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A piece fanart that I made long ago, back somewhere in 2022, for Keenan Taylor for his Tales of Kaimere videos on YouTube.

It was made to illustrate his explanations of the subject and for additionnal educatives purposes, here specificaly for a video about the "Hyenas of Kaimere".

This piece was orignally made and mean for educationnal purposes, by using the targeted species of this picture, here the Common Hyena (or also Prairie Hyena), a well-know species of Tales of Kaimere universe, especially since one of the characters of ones of the stories in the first Anthology book 1, in "Songbird's Lament", is member of this species, called Chi'Khami.
Chi'khami is a Common Hyena who befriend with the others protagonnist of the story, and an iconic character of this latter.

Keenan made a first design of this species, a close relative of the extant real-life Striped Hyena (Hyaena hyaena), a long time ago, but he end up for the "Wild Dogs of Kaimere" episode to redesign the Common Hyena's design, to put forward the differences between it and it close Earth's relative (since the two are separated by almost 10 mya and as so, even beig close relatives, they aren't as close between them).

But even if the final results, in term of physical appearance look very nice and awesome looking (the final design is very beautifull !), for me, however, there was a problem.

Its first/old designs was already used in several videos on Keenan's YouTube channel (the official channel by wich the entire universe of Tales of kaimere is explained almsot every weeks).

And also that redesigns are, for me, in Tales of Kaimere, my biggest nitpick because that create continuity's problems about the Lore.
The first Book Antology have several colored pictures at the end, showing the creatures that appeared in each stories, but there some that were redesign after its release/publication. Since these illustrations still always present in book 1, they are so because of that, still canon as an effect.

The first/old design of the Common Hyena is part of the illustrations used at the end of the first Anthology book.

And because of all this, I was in the idea to put things in order to made a compromise, to resolve the why the animal don't look like it was previousely shown before.

And for me, the most logical explanation was that the two design, both the old and the new current one, depict two morphs of the same species, since the Common Hyena have a vey widespread distribution inside and outside the Known World region (the place were the stories of Tales of Kaimere take place), and like every species such it, must be a range of differents morphs following the areas i which it live.

I made the fanart, but sadly, I try numerous times to send it to Keenan, but I wasn't able to send him in times and, as such, this fanart wasn't used in the episode in question.

Even, this piece didn't match the current status of certain elements in the present tales of Kaimere's Lore.
Because I asked some questions to Keenan, and he respond to me that the first/old design of the Common Hyena cannot be valid at all, even from the start when he made it.

So, it was impossible for this piece to be used in one way or anothers sadly.

It's a shame, but it's how things are.

Otherwise, it would have informative and helpful for a video about Hyena or on the subject a variations within a single species (a subject which isn't very put forword in Spec Evo in my opinion) !

Thus, there noneless a positive info he give me !

Since Keenan made several illustrations of Chi'Khami, the Common Hyena character of "Songbird's Lament" story, which was based on the first/old design, I asked him what was the status of the design of Chi'Khami.
And Keenna respond me that, thankfully, his design and illsutrations, even with the curent new design of it species as whole, were still always canon, valid and stand out even with the current status of Tales of Kaimere's Lore/Universe.

So, at least, there no losses in this part !

For the ones interested noneless, you can watch the episode in which the new/current design of the Hyena is used, here, at this link :

* "The Trickster's Song: Wild Dogs of Kaimere"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4AP9B…

The Prairie/Common Hyena and illustrations used here belong and are owned by Keenan Taylor.

Description
A piece fanart that I made long ago, back somewhere in 2022, for Keenan Taylor for his Tales of Kaimere videos on YouTube.

It was made to illustrate his explanations of the subject and for additionnal educatives purposes, here specificaly for a video about the "Hyenas of Kaimere".

This piece was orignally made and mean for educationnal purposes, by using the targeted species of this picture, here the Common Hyena (or also Prairie Hyena), a well-know species of Tales of Kaimere universe, especially since one of the characters of ones of the stories in the first Anthology book 1, in "Songbird's Lament", is member of this species, called Chi'Khami.
Chi'khami is a Common Hyena who befriend with the others protagonnist of the story, and an iconic character of this latter.

Keenan made a first design of this species, a close relative of the extant real-life Striped Hyena (Hyaena hyaena), a long time ago, but he end up for the "Wild Dogs of Kaimere" episode to redesign the Common Hyena's design, to put forward the differences between it and it close Earth's relative (since the two are separated by almost 10 mya and as so, even beig close relatives, they aren't as close between them).

But even if the final results, in term of physical appearance look very nice and awesome looking (the final design is very beautifull !), for me, however, there was a problem.

Its first/old designs was already used in several videos on Keenan's YouTube channel (the official channel by wich the entire universe of Tales of kaimere is explained almsot every weeks).

And also that redesigns are, for me, in Tales of Kaimere, my biggest nitpick because that create continuity's problems about the Lore.
The first Book Antology have several colored pictures at the end, showing the creatures that appeared in each stories, but there some that were redesign after its release/publication. Since these illustrations still always present in book 1, they are so because of that, still canon as an effect.

The first/old design of the Common Hyena is part of the illustrations used at the end of the first Anthology book.

And because of all this, I was in the idea to put things in order to made a compromise, to resolve the why the animal don't look like it was previousely shown before.

And for me, the most logical explanation was that the two design, both the old and the new current one, depict two morphs of the same species, since the Common Hyena have a vey widespread distribution inside and outside the Known World region (the place were the stories of Tales of Kaimere take place), and like every species such it, must be a range of differents morphs following the areas i which it live.

I made the fanart, but sadly, I try numerous times to send it to Keenan, but I wasn't able to send him in times and, as such, this fanart wasn't used in the episode in question.

Even, this piece didn't match the current status of certain elements in the present tales of Kaimere's Lore.
Because I asked some questions to Keenan, and he respond to me that the first/old design of the Common Hyena cannot be valid at all, even from the start when he made it.

So, it was impossible for this piece to be used in one way or anothers sadly.

It's a shame, but it's how things are.

Otherwise, it would have informative and helpful for a video about Hyena or on the subject a variations within a single species (a subject which isn't very put forword in Spec Evo in my opinion) !

Thus, there noneless a positive info he give me !

Since Keenan made several illustrations of Chi'Khami, the Common Hyena character of "Songbird's Lament" story, which was based on the first/old design, I asked him what was the status of the design of Chi'Khami.
And Keenna respond me that, thankfully, his design and illsutrations, even with the curent new design of it species as whole, were still always canon, valid and stand out even with the current status of Tales of Kaimere's Lore/Universe.

So, at least, there no losses in this part !

For the ones interested noneless, you can watch the episode in which the new/current design of the Hyena is used, here, at this link :

* "The Trickster's Song: Wild Dogs of Kaimere"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4AP9B…

The Prairie/Common Hyena and illustrations used here belong and are owned by Keenan Taylor.