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Rare · One of 150

Tiko

“He names his favorite stones.”

A Stone ape of The New World

3 known connections · an open question

The living story

The story so far

Tiko's toolkit — fourteen stones, three anvils, one perfect hammer he calls 'Thunder' — is the result of years of testing. He can tell a stone's worth by heft alone, blindfolded. He has demonstrated this. Repeatedly.

Happening now

He is teaching the young ones — not the cracking, but the choosing. 'The stone does the work,' he says. 'You just introduce it to the nut.'

What may come

Vivi once tried to add a shiny stone to his kit. He tested it, respectfully, and declined: 'Too pretty to work.' She was delighted. It now sits on the Unnamed's branch.

Connected

Why someone keeps Tiko

  • because he names his favorite hammer-stone 'Thunder'
  • because he can judge a stone blindfolded, and has demonstrated it repeatedly
  • because 'the stone does the work — you just introduce it to the nut'

The New World

The monkeys of the Americas: capuchins who can open anything, spider monkeys who never touch the ground if they can help it, howlers whose dawn roar is the forest clearing its throat. New troops, new mischief.

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At a glance — details & stats
Element
Stone
Troop
The New World — West of the great water
Rarity
Rare
Personality
Cracks nuts with stones he chose by weight, each one tested and kept. His toolkit is the envy of three troops.
Edition
One of 150
Stats
power 58 · speed 75 · charm 85