Claws

[Ashleg]

That annoys me horribly.

On the book covers themselves the characters are upright.

[MeadowR]

I recall some countries have had covers with characters on all fours. I don't get how they thought these creatures could wield weapons, wear clothes and all that as quadrupeds.

[The Skarzs]

I know, right?
And it is kind of obvious when you actually read the book.

[Ashleg]

I believe it is mentioned that they could go down on all fours to run faster, but they were not permanently like that.

[The Skarzs]

It may have been one of the badgers where they did that, but, yeah.

[Ashleg]

A badger and I remember Ruggan Bor doing that (or being forced to do that).

[MeadowR]

Being used to walking on two legs, I can't see many creatures being wholly comfortable going all fours. Not quite like the clumsiness of a human trying to run on fours... but maybe a little clumsy! I can see a badger or wildcat managing it for a bit - the latter for a good pouncing stance. Oh, and squirrels.

[The Skarzs]

Sunflash was forced to walk on all fours to carry Swartt.

Good points, Meadow.

[Ashleg]

The ermines did that almost wholly, but anybeast who could speak seemed to walk upright (unless they were forced not to, or were trying to escape from/avoid something/go faster).
It must have something to do with their intellect.

Just like how certain birds could not speak and were merely food.

[alexandre]

MOSSFLOWER SPOILER

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Bella went on all fours to carry Abbess Germaine to get to Martin to heal him

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Slagar was on all fours on the cover of my copy of Mattimeo.

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[Ashleg]

I always felt that that particular cover is strange.

[Banya]

Slagar looks too animalistic, funny enough. When the occasional character runs on all fours, I always pictured it as an awkward scramble, as though walking on just their hindlegs was what was most natural and comfortable.

MOSSFLOWER SPOILER

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Bella went on all fours to carry Abbess Germaine to get to Martin to heal him

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Actually, I just finished my re-read of Mossflower yesterday and

Mossflower

nowhere does it say Bella ran on all fours. All it says is that Abbess Germaine was strapped to Bella's back while she ran.

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[Ashleg]

Re: "Slagar looks way too animalistic."

They all do. Slagar looks like he wants to (and, more importantly, like he CAN) eat everybeast on the cover.

[alexandre]

Actually, I just finished my re-read of Mossflower yesterday and

Mossflower

nowhere does it say Bella ran on all fours. All it says is that Abbess Germaine was strapped to Bella's back while she ran.

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ok sorry, I didn't check the book, I guess my mind had just assumed

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she was on all fours carrying Germaine, and I haven't read it in awhile so my brain decided that was what was written.

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[Banya]

My mind does that too. I'll reread something and it'll be completely different than what I thought I remembered.