Groogum are born with natural inner magic. It is within a Groogum right from birth. The ability to sense life, as well as basic survival magic is within every Groogum. While going through their life, communicating and learning, they master the basic magic that is needed for daily survival on the planet.
One of these magics is giving life to another Groogum. The creation of a Groogum cub is a pure display of inner magic that 2 or even more Groogum use together.
The process usually consists of choosing the one who will be the cub's biological parent. All Groogum involved join their inner magic together to create one combined magical effect - the magic of life's creation. The little fluffy Groogum baby, in the shape of a cocoon, is found carefully tangled in their parent’s neckfur.
Despite Groogum having only one biological parent, the whole community takes care of the kid while it is growing up! Groogum are very communicative, live in groups and almost never live alone, except in very rare cases. Kids are welcome in any ordinary house, and it is completely safe for them to be alone anywhere in a city. Everyone in the city feels responsible for the children's safety and wellbeing; they will be protected, and taken care of if needed, by any of the city's inhabitants.
One of these magics is giving life to another Groogum. The creation of a Groogum cub is a pure display of inner magic that 2 or even more Groogum use together.
The process usually consists of choosing the one who will be the cub's biological parent. All Groogum involved join their inner magic together to create one combined magical effect - the magic of life's creation. The little fluffy Groogum baby, in the shape of a cocoon, is found carefully tangled in their parent’s neckfur.
Despite Groogum having only one biological parent, the whole community takes care of the kid while it is growing up! Groogum are very communicative, live in groups and almost never live alone, except in very rare cases. Kids are welcome in any ordinary house, and it is completely safe for them to be alone anywhere in a city. Everyone in the city feels responsible for the children's safety and wellbeing; they will be protected, and taken care of if needed, by any of the city's inhabitants.
Growing up from cocoon to cub:
- Groogum are born all the same. They are big, fluffy, cocoon shaped babies that are all the same color until the moment they decide to change.
- When they are born, from that very first moment they start to learn: exploring their surroundings and the Groogum daily life, mostly exploring by means of touch, sight and taste. Their tiny body is not intended for free movement. They can crawl short distances, roll, and stand in a vertical position. At this stage they do not use any language for communication at all. Mostly they only create random sounds, some of them quiet, some of them louder, depending on the situation!
- Approximately after 6 weeks, when they learn the basics and feel the will to explore more, their uncontrolled magic grows, and this feeling drives them to a change. Their magic fills them with a warm light and power, physically changing their body to a Groogum cub, a little kid that has all the limbs, traits and colors an adult would have.
- Groogum coloration and traits can differ from cub to cub, they do not necessarily have the same or similar appearance as their biological parent. They basically create their own appearance from scratch based on what is the most comfortable for themselves at that moment. From this state they start to grow into adult Groogum, learning language, how to speak, how to behave, and generally how to be Groogum. At 6 years of age, a Groogum counts as a fully grown adult.