So this one I decided to take a little bit too literally, however I'd toyed with the idea before. Real flying foxes, which are actually insanely big fruit bats, actually resemble a fox a little bit. So the process of designing a literal Flying Fox was somewhat intricate. The danger of this was looking like I had just stuck wings on a fox.
Instead, I played a bit with the structure of the fox's body, notably the lower back which is now reminiscent of a German Shepherd, and of course the bat wings. However I took inspiration from the mythological Wyvern and the way their wings are structured. Their wings are their forelimbs, and not just an addition stuck on the bag like a forced together jigsaw puzzle.
At any rate, the final creature I designed is:
N.B the name is a combination of Pill Bug and Elephant, since someone remarked that the armored body reminded them of a pill bug.
The only issue with a creature like the Pillofant is that it's quite generic and not one that you would grow attached to, given that its intended purpose is basically livestock. Unlike the other creatures, like the Posskit, it has less potential for developing a unique personality. Someone to bear in mind about designing creatures specifically.
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