Talk:Polt/@comment-65.31.52.44-20140830184724/@comment-26824352-20150903140838

I believe what the Anon above me means is that in popular media, kobolds are represented in many different ways. In original folklore, they are more akin to a cross between a gnome and a brownie, and live in deep mines. In other media, they are often made out as haggish, goblinoid, or ratty to owe to their subterranean origin, and they are also occasionally represented as reptilian for much the same reason.

In the case of this universe's kobolds, they are closer to dogs than wolves. Kobolds, as evident from Polt, are perky and active, and very energetic: they don't display the distance or guile often portrayed by wolves in such media. Also, Polt's body type is softer than a pure-predator wolf, and comes closer to dogs. When she was catching catfish, she showed an ability to dig at a marked pace; again more like a dog than a wolf. Her animal features lean more to utility than offense, with her paws being more pronounced than her claws and her face being wider and not quite as toothy as might be expected of a wolf. Also, she has been shown to wag her tail on occasion.

Of course, wolves and dogs are already rather close to one another, so she still has a lupine appearance. If for no other reason than just because she has a canine one.