Eteep

Eteep
Pronunciation	"Eh-TEEP"
Type	Domestic Kreature, Utility Kreature
Rank	D-
Availability	Common
Height	27cm (11")
Length	48cm (1'7")
Weight	1.36kg (3lbs)
Powers	Short range pyrokinesis, scent tracking, burrowing
Diet	Omnivore
Biome	Urban, temperate forest, subterranean

Although Eteep was purportedly designed to be a pet, in practice it's more like a parasite. Synthogen intended for it to be a cute and cuddly companion that would also hold cross-demographic appeal for hobbyist Kreature Tamers, but in their rush to get it on the market it came with a litany of design flaws. It's noisy, smelly, eats a lot, shits a lot, humps legs, shreds furniture, chews on cables, sheds all over the place, and on top of all that it's even a fire hazard. It's also extraordinarily fecund and all it took were a handful of dissatisfied customers releasing their pet Eteeps into the wild for them to establish feral populations and become pests. Fortunately, feral Eteeps have no shortage of predators. It was a huge PR disaster but Synthogen did manage to find a use for their excess stock and recoup their financial losses; Teepstop is now one of Dimentiara's most lucrative fast food franchises.