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<blockquote data-quote="Desdichado" data-source="post: 4414067" data-attributes="member: 2205"><p>The following familiar earth creatures exist on Kael, transplanted the same way humans were:</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Rats</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Cats</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Dogs</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Sheep</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Goats</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Horses (although these are rare and have not adapted well to Kael)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Chickens</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Falcons</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Bats</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Monkeys</li> </ul><p>The following creatures have gone feral and evolved into completely new species; usually larger, more carnivorous and much more fierce:</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Cats</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Dogs</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Rats</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Falcons</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Bats</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Monkeys</li> </ul><p>Native Kaeling life is quite different, having evolved along parallel paths, naturally. Here's a few examples of some important species:</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Atross, or atroç -- a large creature that is bipedal, with shorter arms, but which maintains a nearly horizontal back, and therefore uses it's arms periodically for locomotion. The Atross is about the size of a horse, has thick armored plates and thick black or gray down, and a longish neck with powerful, broad beak that's underbitten, giving the creature a bit of a bulldog appearance. The atross is omnivorous and foul-tempered, but the barbaric Kvuustu ride them, and throughout the desert areas, domesticated atrosses are not unusual. Wild atrosses can be both larger and more fierce than the domestic variety, and tend more strongly towards carnivorousness.<br /> <br /> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Murga -- an extremely large quadrupedal creature that lumbers across the lowland plains. It's fur is thick and flat, almost leaflike, and although it does not have any chlorophyl, the murga is able to conduct rudimentary photosynthesis. It's diet is primarily made up of dirt that it scoops up with it's large shovel-like mouth and tusks and swallows. Most of the dirt is later evacuated, but minerals, water, and microbial life forms remain in the stomach to be digested. Murgas are huge---in the same size range as the largest of dinosaurs---and may weigh 80 tons, or even more on rare occasions. They are relatively docile, and although they do not move quickly, the size of their step means that they can maintain a decent pace over time. Because of this, in addition to their ability to graze on dirt and process further energy via their limited photosynthesis, murgas are very popular as beasts of burden for caravans. Feeding them is not a cost, and the photosynthesis ensures that they have energy to keep walking non-stop, storing up energy during the day to use at night.<br /> <br /> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Ganxo -- the ganxo is clearly related to the atross in some ways, although it is quadrupedal and very lean, like a greyhound. Ganxo's have long, barbed snouts and hunt in packs. They have never been domesticated, but are a serious threat to livestock and small groups of travelers. Ganxo do not get along well with caens, which are a true-breeding variety of feral dog, and if packs of the two of them meet, they often fight violently until many are killed and one group has been completely driven off.</li> </ul></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Desdichado, post: 4414067, member: 2205"] The following familiar earth creatures exist on Kael, transplanted the same way humans were: [list][*]Rats [*]Cats [*]Dogs [*]Sheep [*]Goats [*]Horses (although these are rare and have not adapted well to Kael) [*]Chickens [*]Falcons [*]Bats [*]Monkeys [/list] The following creatures have gone feral and evolved into completely new species; usually larger, more carnivorous and much more fierce: [list][*]Cats [*]Dogs [*]Rats [*]Falcons [*]Bats [*]Monkeys [/list] Native Kaeling life is quite different, having evolved along parallel paths, naturally. Here's a few examples of some important species: [list][*]Atross, or atroç -- a large creature that is bipedal, with shorter arms, but which maintains a nearly horizontal back, and therefore uses it's arms periodically for locomotion. The Atross is about the size of a horse, has thick armored plates and thick black or gray down, and a longish neck with powerful, broad beak that's underbitten, giving the creature a bit of a bulldog appearance. The atross is omnivorous and foul-tempered, but the barbaric Kvuustu ride them, and throughout the desert areas, domesticated atrosses are not unusual. Wild atrosses can be both larger and more fierce than the domestic variety, and tend more strongly towards carnivorousness. [*]Murga -- an extremely large quadrupedal creature that lumbers across the lowland plains. It's fur is thick and flat, almost leaflike, and although it does not have any chlorophyl, the murga is able to conduct rudimentary photosynthesis. It's diet is primarily made up of dirt that it scoops up with it's large shovel-like mouth and tusks and swallows. Most of the dirt is later evacuated, but minerals, water, and microbial life forms remain in the stomach to be digested. Murgas are huge---in the same size range as the largest of dinosaurs---and may weigh 80 tons, or even more on rare occasions. They are relatively docile, and although they do not move quickly, the size of their step means that they can maintain a decent pace over time. Because of this, in addition to their ability to graze on dirt and process further energy via their limited photosynthesis, murgas are very popular as beasts of burden for caravans. Feeding them is not a cost, and the photosynthesis ensures that they have energy to keep walking non-stop, storing up energy during the day to use at night. [*]Ganxo -- the ganxo is clearly related to the atross in some ways, although it is quadrupedal and very lean, like a greyhound. Ganxo's have long, barbed snouts and hunt in packs. They have never been domesticated, but are a serious threat to livestock and small groups of travelers. Ganxo do not get along well with caens, which are a true-breeding variety of feral dog, and if packs of the two of them meet, they often fight violently until many are killed and one group has been completely driven off. [/list] [/QUOTE]
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