Vegetarian/vegan characters

[tephralynn]

I'm working on what I will write for NaNoWriMo this year and I have hit a bit of a stumbling block. When pondering one of my main characters it occurred to me that, due to her species, she'd logically have to be at least vegetarian, if not vegan. She's a fantasy character based off a qilin/kirin which is noted for, among other things, not eating

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[jedi_sheng]

If she's based off a herbivorous species her stomach would also be designed to get more 'mileage' out of grains and greens (which also means she's basically got a potbelly/is plump). Her salads could easily include wild grasses and leaves-the qilin is based heavily off a horse/deer (mythology gives it a deer's body with a horses hooves or a tiger's body with horse hooves...). Let's say it's a multipurpose herbivore, able to both browse and graze, for the sake of evolutionary conversation

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[tephralynn]

I hadn't even considered her body shape could be different. Even if I don't go completely toward herbivore for her (she can't spend as much time eating as a horse would) it would be something to consider.

Mild food poisoning... well that time I had bad chicken will actually be a useful life experience I guess. XD

Thanks! This NaNo should hopefully be easier than the last couple since I have an idea before the 31st for a change. :D