I've taken quite an interest in the High Mountain growlers recently so I've complied some information on them and I'm looking for other handlers to contribute anything I've missed and correct me on anything that might be wrong. Let's figure out what these beasties are all about together!
This "guide" is by no means complete and I encourage everyone to help flesh it out!
FACTS
-HiMo society is modeled after that of the hyena, where the females are always the dominant ones
-HiMos are known to chase regular growlers out of their territories
MARKINGS (I know there are a ton more but I didn't feel like compiling them all right now...)
-Two stripes on chin, aka snake bite: Only seen on females, and the mark of an alpha
-Single stripe on chin: Former alpha, also only seen on females
-Figure 8 "snoot print": the mark of an omega
-Full band around ear with pitch black: berserker, the sign of a very dangerous wyrm, as seeon on Chernabog
-Red ear tip: full-fledged shaman, as seen on Baba
-Dot within a circle: "the mark of a shaman in training. When accompanied by a red band around the lower jaw, it marks the shaman as having gone on their journey to the spirit world, which is the final test before being considered a full clan shaman." (said by Chuck in the glade)
-Under eye "swoop and dot": scout, as seen on Ivy
-Pointed T: Treetop Clan member
-Single line with two dots above: Two Sisters Clan member
-Zigzag line: River Clan member, as seen on Bathory
-Four dots in a line: Tracker Clan member
-Arrow: Treetop Clan member
-Three claw mark like lines: "a hunter who has been instrumental in taking down large, dangerous prey, usually another carnivore" (said by Chuck in the glade)
-Two claw mark like lines: "a valued pack hunter, worthy of respect" (said by Chuck in the glade)
-Three dots: ?
-Swoop under eye: ?
-Spiral that looks like a lower case "e" with varying numbers of dots: ?
-Single horizontal line: ?
-Single horizontal line with dot above it: ?