User:SirHoneyBadger

Hello!

I'm Sir Honeybadger.

--"honey badger" as in the African 'Ratel', Mellivora capensis' a mustelid, or member of the weasel family, native to the Middle East, Africa, and India. Although called a badger, the ratel more closely resembles the marten, but (although not closely related) the ratel also shares many traits and much of the reputation, of the wolverine. An unspecialized near-carnivore (they eat mostly meat, of almost any kind including carrion, but will also eat berries, roots, bulbs and the like), but also a lover of honey, honeybadgers are extremely intelligent, possessing larger brains than dogs, and being one of the few species proven to use tools. They are mainly known for their fierce disposition.

They are extremely difficult to hunt with dogs, having a myriad natural adaptions which aid them in fighting other animals, including extremely tough, loose skin, which is highly resistant to machete blows, and nearly impervious to spears and arrows; thick, bony skulls, tiny eyes and ears; and extraordinarily long foreclaws.

They are known to feed on human corpses, and will attack human livestock (mainly poultry), and possibly even children. It's rumored they will even attack an adult human that intrudes on their territory, but if cornered they are known to be both fearless and tireless fighters, able to wear down and outlast most other predatory animals. They are considered to be a fairly serious problem for humans in Northern India, and, despite fierce competition, are considered by many experts to be, pound-for-pound, the most dangerous non-human mammal in all of Africa.

...Unlike our friend the honey badger, I'm reasonably friendly on most days, and I like to help people, as long as you are polite. I've been playing Dungeons & Dragons since the issue of the 'Redbox' edition of basic D&D (over 30 years now!), and have played every edition through 3.5, which makes me, officially, older than dirt.