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'''Double-headed glasseaters''', or just glasseaters, belong to the By-Quezlar-It's-Frightfully-Big family in standard [[Kmuppens' Taxonomy]].
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'''Double headed glass-eaters''', often just "glass-eaters", belong to the By-Quezlar-It's-Frightfully-Big family in standard [[Kmuppens' Taxonomy]]. Reaching up to half a [[kunanit]] in length, these rare reptiles range in color from dusky red to khaki. The double headed glass-eater is so named for several reasons:
  
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==Physical characteristics==
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# It has a ragged maw of crystalline teeth which, when it chews, resembles a mouthful of glass. Also, the glass-eater is an omnivore in the strictest sense of the word. In the wild, they subsist mostly on [[five-o-clock tea plant]]s, [[fefferberry]] bushes and noxious weeds. Captive specimens have been known to eat all manner of unpalatable and downright hazardous material with no apparent trouble.
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# The glass-eater has a large, lumpy protuberance at the end of its tail bearing an uncanny resemblance to its head. So striking is the similarity that it is not unknown for one glass-eater to attempt conversation with another's tail, or even its own.
  
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Reaching up to half a [[kunanit]] in length, these rare reptiles range in colour from dusky red to khaki. The double-headed glasseater is so named for several reasons.
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The mysterious [[Alezanians]] are said to have ridden glass-eaters into battle. Notably, glass-eaters feature in the account of the [[Battle of Barnum Stones]] but it is unclear which side used them.
  
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Firstly, it has a ragged maw of crystalline teeth which, when it chews, resembles a mouthful of glass. Also, the glasseater is an omnivore in the strictest sense of the word. In the wild they subsist mostly on [[Five-o-clock tea plant|five-o-clock tea plants]], [[fefferberry]] bushes and other noxious weeds. Captive specimens have been known to eat all manner of unpalatable and downright hazardous material with no apparent trouble.
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Once found in abundance, glass-eaters have been driven to the brink of extinction, hunted for centuries. The [[Looliers]] are known to have used various glass-eater organs for smilching. Glass-eater meat has been valued as a delicacy since ancient times, used by many a [[Speedish Chefs|Speedish Chef]]. Most recently, the extremely hard teeth were used in the production of [[Qulirian Energy Converter]]s.
  
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Next, the glasseater has a large, lumpy protuberance at the end of its tail bearing an uncanny resemblance to its head. So striking is the similarity that it is not unknown for one glasseater to attempt conversation with another's tail, or even its own.
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However, in the last two decades, a stigma has cultivated around the killing of glass-eaters. This can be attributed to a campaign by [[Turboduck]] and their famous anthem "Gloddy the Glass-eater”, incorporating a traditional Shepenorian Glass-eater Dance rhythm. Glass-eaters are sacred in [[Shepenor|Shepenorian]] folklore, and feature prominently in the town's music.
  
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'''Citations''': [[Five-o-clock tea plant]], [[Kmuppens' Taxonomy]], [[Shepenor]].
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==Glasseaters in literature and popular culture==
 
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The mysterious [[Alezanians]] are said to have ridden glasseaters into battle. Notably, glasseaters feature in the account of the [[Battle of Barnum Stones]] in [[Bordingbras his hatt!]], but does not specify which side used them.
 
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Once found in abundance, glasseaters have been driven to the brink of extinction. They have been hunted for centuries. The [[Looliers]] are known to have used various glasseater organs for smilching. Glasseater meat has been valued as a delicacy since ancient times, used by many a [[Speedish Chefs|Speedish Chef]]. Most recently, the extremely hard teeth were used in the production of [[Qulirian Energy Converter|Qulirian Energy Converters]].
 
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However, in the last two decades, a stigma has grown around the killing of glasseaters. This can be attributed to a campaign by [[Turboduck]], and their famous anthem "Gloddy the Glasseater”, incorporating a traditional Shepenorian Glasseater Dance rhythm. Glasseaters are sacred in [[Shepenor|Shepenorian]] folklore, and feature prominently in the town's music.
 
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'''Citations:''' [[Shepenor]], [[Kmuppens' Taxonomy]], [[five-o-clock tea plant]].
 
  
 
--[[User:Larj Zyquon|Larj Zyquon]] 07:16, 12 Jun 2005 (EDT)
 
--[[User:Larj Zyquon|Larj Zyquon]] 07:16, 12 Jun 2005 (EDT)
  
 
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Revision as of 08:05, 14 June 2005

Double headed glass-eaters, often just "glass-eaters", belong to the By-Quezlar-It's-Frightfully-Big family in standard Kmuppens' Taxonomy. Reaching up to half a kunanit in length, these rare reptiles range in color from dusky red to khaki. The double headed glass-eater is so named for several reasons:

  1. It has a ragged maw of crystalline teeth which, when it chews, resembles a mouthful of glass. Also, the glass-eater is an omnivore in the strictest sense of the word. In the wild, they subsist mostly on five-o-clock tea plants, fefferberry bushes and noxious weeds. Captive specimens have been known to eat all manner of unpalatable and downright hazardous material with no apparent trouble.
  2. The glass-eater has a large, lumpy protuberance at the end of its tail bearing an uncanny resemblance to its head. So striking is the similarity that it is not unknown for one glass-eater to attempt conversation with another's tail, or even its own.

The mysterious Alezanians are said to have ridden glass-eaters into battle. Notably, glass-eaters feature in the account of the Battle of Barnum Stones but it is unclear which side used them.

Once found in abundance, glass-eaters have been driven to the brink of extinction, hunted for centuries. The Looliers are known to have used various glass-eater organs for smilching. Glass-eater meat has been valued as a delicacy since ancient times, used by many a Speedish Chef. Most recently, the extremely hard teeth were used in the production of Qulirian Energy Converters.

However, in the last two decades, a stigma has cultivated around the killing of glass-eaters. This can be attributed to a campaign by Turboduck and their famous anthem "Gloddy the Glass-eater”, incorporating a traditional Shepenorian Glass-eater Dance rhythm. Glass-eaters are sacred in Shepenorian folklore, and feature prominently in the town's music.

Citations: Five-o-clock tea plant, Kmuppens' Taxonomy, Shepenor.

--Larj Zyquon 07:16, 12 Jun 2005 (EDT)

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