How to Raise and Care for a Knator
By Joykill

Before I can even begin about taking care of and raising a Knator, one must first understand a Knator, how they live and where their origines are... Now to start with that, I believe it is common knowledge that Knators have their home in the wide forests of Loreroot, however, less commonly known is that once they were human, like we all are... They were a tribe of forest people, some people would call them shy, simple minded perhaps ,but their most noticeable feature was the fierceness they showed when defending their territory. Now surprisingly, or maybe not so surprisingly, these features are still very common to Knators. A person that does not know where to look, will have a very hard time spotting a Knator, they arent creatures that simply walk into the open and draw attention to themselves... On the other hand, one step to far into their territory, and you will very likely be aware of them, and more importantly, of their fangs, claws and blades trying to stop you from intruding further into their lands.

Now people might wonder, how did this tribe of forest people turn into the Knators we now see in the woods, well the answer is simple, yet complicated... It is believed that the tribesmen had close to no contact with other humans, the reason for that is unknown, one could say it got erased by the sands of time. Whether the tribe avoided them or they just killed any intruders to conserve their safety is a big mystery. Fact is that year after year, that tribe became more savage. They forgot how to read and write and forgot about their history, but not only that... they started to look... different aswell. Evolution sure takes strange paths, and when the centuries went by, the tribe changed, there is no better word that suits what happened. They grew fangs, fur and claws and took the appearance of Knators as we see them now... Allthough they have changed they still conserved some of their old habits, as often you'll the older Knators wielding blades just as their human ancestors used to do.

Enough history, time to get a bit more to business and talk about how Knators live now... They still have a sort of tribal society in which only one can be the leader, he is called the Warmaster, and you can and will recognize him by the huge blade he has is holding. Also they fight for the right of leadership, there is only 1 problem, the challenger most of the time only has his claws as weapons, while Warmaster as leader is holding that gigantic blade. In theory, a Knator that beats the leader, becomes leader, but in reality, due to the huge advantage of the blade, its very common for a Warmaster to stay leader untill he is to old to use the blade efficient enough to beat his challenger.

I realise I have not spoken at all on how one should take care of and raise a Knator, well the reason for that is I dont believe they should be held in captivity and raised by anyone else than their fellow Knators. if for any reason one wants to hold a Knator and wants to try and raise it, well here is a bit of advise, try to comfort him, in any way possible, a way to do this is by holding him in a large cage, with alot of trees, bushes and plants so it resembles to a forest. Let him set there for a few days without any contact between you and him, so he can get used to his new environment. then after some days, try to go near him, do not try to touch him yet, just go as close as you can before he runs away from you, and sit there, this is again to let him get used to you, remember Knators are fierce when it comes to defending their territory. Do that for a few days, and keep in mind, better wait a day to long then loosing a finger or 2 when trying to touch him to soon.

Patience is really key here, and you'll see that it will pay off. A good indicator that your young Knator is ready for the next step, being personal contact, is that he will come to you, at a moment, his curiosity will replace the fear from you. If he does that, do not look agrresive in any way and try not to make any sudden movements. try holding out a hand and move it towards his face, again, do it slowly, as the slightest indication of agression will make your Knator become agressive aswell. When your hand is near his face, try scratching the area under his chin, or in the neck, they just love that. When u can do that without problems, you can give him some food, Knators eat close to anything, but dont give him rotten meat orso.

Once you gained the trust of your Knator you'll see he becomes a very loyal companion. He will protect you from peril and he'll even hunt for you. Now I'd like to conclude that once again, I believe Knators are not ment to live in captivity, they should live amongst their fellow Knators as thats the only way for them to live in harmony and feel happy with their life.