Quigar Injuries

Scarring and blood

Quigar blood is typically inky black, with a slight reddish tint when freshly drawn. Their wounds heal slowly, but only seem to darken with age. This makes their scars particularly notable, even from a distance-- only adding to the mystique and fear factor that these creatures possess.

Cultural impact

Many quigars are peaceful, and try to avoid conflict, and as such they typically do not find themselves injured. As a result of their bond with nature and the ecosystem, even the most "dangerous" animals don't target them-- they know that quigars are their protectors.  Injuries from quigars, then, are usually suffered from the other sentient species on Merlot, whether they be from their own kind, or whatever trespasser thinks they can harm the quigar's home.

The more scars a quigar has, the more other quigars tend to respect them. These scars are seen as proof that you have been fighting to protect life and all it stands for. They also symbolize experience, maturity, and selflessness in quigar society, a visible mark of your life, experience, and ability to protect.

General injuries

Quigars tend to be one of the more durable species due to their bulk and size. They have been known to shrug off blows like tanks, even with multiple weapons lodged in their hide. Easily the biggest "raid boss" of Merlot's species, there have been stories of quigars in guardian form still fighting to the death, even with swords impaled through their chests and stomachs. It takes a lot to bring down a quigar, and it shows-- but it's not impossible.

Quigar bones tend to be particular strong. While they can become injured as easily as any other species, their skulls don't usually seem to crack or chip. It's not impossible, though, to see a quigar with multiple fractures on their skull, especially after they have aged considerably. Like any aging animal's bones, they seem to become more brittle with age-- though the long lifespan of quigars means this process takes a long time, and a quigar is more likely to perish from other causes before extreme breakage and damage can occur.

They show great resistance to blunt-force trauma, their strong muscles and hide reflecting blows easily. The most dangerous situation for a quigar is probably being sliced-- anything that can make it through their hide to immobilize them is surely enough to bring one down. No one wants to get close enough to try that, though.