Ugh, one of THESE… yes, there is a classification system that could assert that birds are reptiles and dinosaurs. That exact same system asserts that birds are also fish and bacteria. The Phylogenetic classification system seems to exist only for genetic researchers and people who want to sound like smart-asses. It’s just silly and has little baring for people who aren’t genetistst. This blog observes the Linnaean Classification system which recognizes that evolution can result in a true change of kinds. Theropada is dead. It died along with the rest of the class Dinosauria. Birds belong to the class Aves. Deal with it. Because if you’re gonna bring that weak-ass Phylogenetic classification shit in here then I’m a goddamn dinosaur, all mammals are scalies and everyone’s a fish.

(As for the croc stuff, I actually don’t know enough about that to argue it so I’ll just let that go.)

Lots to unpack here so I’ll start from the top. “Furries” doesn’t exclusively mean mammals. It’s more of a blanket term for the entire fandom, including scalies, aquatics, avians and others. Next, birds are not reptiles, nor are they dinosaurs. Birds are birds and have all the taxonomic traits of birds. While they share a common ancestor with reptiles in the Archosaurs, birds descended specifically from the Theropods which developed unique bone structures and warm blood making them distinctly non-reptilian. Furthermore, the later evolution of beaks and wings became a required part of bird taxonomy, thus making them distinctly different from the saurids. So simply put, Avians are definitely not scalies (and yes, that includes crocodiles which are just as related to birds as lizards as they deviated as Protocrocodilians during the Triassic period where lizards didn’t deviate until the Cretaceous). As for feathered Saurids, it sounds like you’ll need a new word. They aren’t Avian yet because they don’t have beaks and wings. They aren’t reptiles anymore because they’re feathered and warm blooded. They’re in that weird, middle ground in evolution where they left one Kind but haven’t arrived at the next Kind yet.

I’m going to be careful with how I answer this question. According to the D&D 3.5 ruleset, a Kobold reaches full maturity at 8 years old and is considered an adult at 10. Xiik is fully matured and well into adulthood.

As for a partner, Kobold society doesn’t believe in monogamous relationships. Everything is communal, even child rearing, so there’s no one male that Xiik comes back to. Her role as Shaman also means she travels quite a bit and acts as an ambassador to other races and communities so she’s rarely around the same people for very long.