Flora and Fauna Guide

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FLORA AND FAUNA GUIDE

~Introduction~

This is a sort of successor to Montana's plant guide. With the introduction of carnivores, we felt it best to revamp the guide and add in the other edibles for the playable creatures of Vive. All the plants from the old guide are here with the original names and descriptions pretty much intact, but now we have new content! Go on and have a look. Even if none of your characters are carnivores, it'll be handy to see what sort of critters you might encounter in a given area.

In addition to the plants and animals listed here, Vive is home to a wide variety of normal insects. They won't get their own sections on this thread because they're pretty much the same as what we have here on earth.

Due to the ever-evolving nature of this site, it should be noted that this is and always will be a work in progress. If something seems to be missing here, please PM me and let me know so I can keep the guide current. Thanks!

~Table of Contents~

Post 1 - Introduction and Table of Contents
Post 2 - Stardust Caves/Colour Pools
Post 3 - Golden Fields
Post 4 - Sable Shores
Post 5 - Glowing Forest/Prism Pond
Post 6 - Prism Pond Only
Post 7 - Jagged Mountains
Post 8 - Hot Springs
Post 9 - The Eme's Orchard
Post 10 - Speculum Canyon
Post 11 - The Stormlands
Post 12 - Crest Coast
Post 13 - Speculum River Delta
Post 14 - The Castle of the Trees
Post 15 - The Rainlands
Post 16 - Impact Bay
Post 17 - Arbor's Reach/Blooming Tree
Post 18 - Terminal Tundra
Post 19 - Greenheart Caves

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STARDUST CAVES/COLOUR POOLS

~Plants~

Cave Algae
edible
The cave algae grows wherever crystal lights line the cavern walls. It's a greenish color, small and rather slimy. It has been found to have a rather bitter taste but is a good and filling source of food for cave dwellers.

Underground Lake Plants
half edible/half poisonous
These large plants are comprised of huge leaves that form a bowl shape. At the center of the bowl grow juicy purple berries. The plants can only be found growing around underground water sources, such as rivers and lakes. While the berries are edible, and actually pretty nice tasting, the leaves should not be eaten. The leaves do however provide a wonderful bedding.

Cave Moss
edible
Much like the cave algae, though the cave moss is drier. It's roughly the same color as the algae, and some may even mistake them for each other, but the moss is more plant like and as mentioned before - drier.

~Animals~

Cave Worm
There are rumours that the further down into the cave system you go,
the bigger the cave worms get. These timid creatures tunnel burrows in the caves,
eating any insects they find along the way. They are entirely blind,
and use the fleshy sensors on their face to find their way around.
They have bioluminescent spots along their sides,
which helps lure insects attracted to light.
When threatened, cave worms can curl up into a tight ball,
protected by the hard scaly plates that grow on their backs.

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Salemite
Salemites are pretty dense creatures. They don't have actual eyes or noses but detect things with the white orb on the top of their head that acts as a heat sensor. They mostly feed on small insects with the Cave Worm being a favorite treat. Salemites don't have teeth either and swallow things whole. As stated before, Salemites aren't all that smart and may accidentally swallow a small pebble. It is debated whether they do this on purpose or not. This is not much of a worry as they have stomach acids strong enough to dissolve small rocks. In fact, the acid is so strong the creatures spit up the acid it as a last resort when they feel threatened. The spikes on their back tend to change color to match their behavior/mood.

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GOLDEN FIELDS

~Plants~

Golden Grass
edible
Tall grasses that are golden and almost metallic in color come summer. They are edible and found all across the golden fields - giving it the name 'golden fields'. Come winter, the grass is known to become more of a brown color and rather dry. At this point it isn't as nutritious or good tasting, but the provide some source of food in the winter.

~Animals~

Bumblestalk
This tiny creature is found near the creeks
and streams all over the Golden Fields.
They're a low-risk prey, but their miniscule
size and goldish coloration can make
them difficult to spot among the grasses.

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Narcissus
Narcissuses may appear as simply helpless, innocent, just unprotected balls of fur, feathers and a flower, but they have their way around. These cat-like creatures are sneaky, hunting by luring in insects and other creatures feeding on nectar. Growing on its tail is something alike with a flower; though not the real thing. It's usually a beautiful pink, though some male Narcissuses have been known to have other colors and variations of flowers on their tails. They use these lures to hunt their prey, be it a bumblestalk buzzing around through the grasses or a nectar-eating insect. Not only the look of the flower, but the smell, too, works to serve the Narcissus in its hunting. These fellas can release sweet scents through their skin, from the rump to the tip of their tails, that can be smelled from a kilometer away, ones that can allure almost any creature; be they vivian or bug. They manage not to be seen straight away by burying themselves in the shallow dirt, leaving only their tails to hang above ground. They quickly bounce up and at their prey, catching it, after it lands on their lure. Once the spot gets old, a Narcissus can easily fly over to another, finding its way through the grasses from above. They are sometimes seen looking at themselves in puddles of water, and have been assumed to be admiring themselves. They're not caught often doing this. Narcissuses don't make a fuss about mating; they find a healthy partner, have kits and care for them together, then split up and the grown kits find a territory or mate. As the kits grow, though, they do not have a flower on their tail tips. Only a pastel green bulb, which grows with the kitten. It only sprouts after the kitten reaches adolescence. Their wings are also not capable of flight, as expected. The parents of the kittens teach them flight as they grow and their wings become more strong. A season old Narcissus should already be able to fly. Narcissuses may make a good pet for the patient soul; vivians that decide to try and tame one will find they love to be stroked and petted. Affection in general is something they enjoy. If there is a puddle of water near and it has been tamed, the Narcissus might assume that to be their home, as they would be able to look at themselves and their tamer all the time through the reflection. Overall, they can be very good traveling companions, since they're small and can fly. Even with their habits to be a bit lazy, they are active and friendly, even if bigger creatures sometimes intimidate them. Sadly, they only live for about a year, but with good care, they can make it to 5 or 6 seasons, if not a whole 2 years.

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SABLE SHORES

~Plants~

Seaweed
edible
Long, dark plants growing in the ocean. They are edible, but may be tricky for certain creatures to get. Usually, some skill in swimming is requires, though sometimes these plants may be found washed up on the shore. Seaweed can be eaten dried or moist and has a salty taste.

~Animals~

Coral Tashi
These colourful critters are plentiful in the ocean at
the Sable Shores, where they swim in large schools.
You may be hard pressed to see one, though, for they
blend in perfectly with the coral and seaweed that they live
around and eat. Their flexible front fins can be spread apart to help
them anchor to the sand or to the side of a hunk of coral.

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Torkoral (Males)
Seen by most during their nesting season, which occurs every Spring.
The males are the caretakers of the nest and the eggs within it. They spend most of their time on land laying on the eggs, and protecting the nests while the females are away.
Omnivores. They normally eat the Coral Tashi and seaweed that live among the coral reefs with them, however, on land they prefer Bumblestalks and golden grass.

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Torkoral (Females)
Seen by most during their nesting season, which occurs every Spring.
The females act mostly as hunters and foragers. As soon as the nest is built, they either return to the water or venture into the Golden Fields to gather food for their mate and soon to hatch young.
Omnivores. They normally eat the Coral Tashi and seaweed that live among the coral reefs with them, however, on land they prefer Bumblestalks and golden grass.

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Keelpi
A keelpi's main defense against predators is camouflage. As a result it sticks close to kelp forests on the ocean floor. They feed on ocean vegetation including seaweed and kelp but they will always leave adequate amounts of the kelp to ensure proper camouflage. Their antennas help them sense movement in water.

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GLOWING FOREST/PRISM POND

~Plants~

Glowing Blue Mushrooms
should not be eaten
As their name suggests, these are giant blue mushrooms that tower above the inhabitants of Vive. Come night, they glow a dim blue light and light up the entire glowing forest.

Leafy Pink Plants
edible
The plants are small, leafy and pink in color. They grow all across the floor on the glowing forest. When eaten, they are very lush and have a sweet flavor. However, they aren't very filling and you have to eat lots to get your fill of food.

Sleep Flowers
edible
Sleep flowers come out of the ground only at night. When bloomed, they appear as a single very big, beautiful, and glowing red flower. The flower releases ruby-red spores into the air that will put anyone who is nearby to sleep. Those who fall asleep due to the spores will normally have amazing, lucid dreams. Those who have trouble falling asleep would do good to seek out this flower's powder. The flowers themselves do not taste good (and would put you to sleep before you could eat them) but underneath the plant is a large, pineapple-sized bulb that is very nutritious and filling. The outside of the bulb is white and clear and the inside contains red-colored juice that is extremely sweet. It is best for one to attempt to dig out the bulb in the daytime.

~Animals~

Exorma
This tiny creature makes its home in the
Glowing Forest, where it easily camouflages
itself against the pink plants. This helps it
to hide from carnivores that may be
thinking of making it a snack, as well as
the insect that it feeds upon. They're
harmless to hunt, but proficient in hopping
and flying so it takes a skilled or lucky
hunter to actually catch one.

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Ferrsel
Ferrsels will dig holes in the mushrooms of the Glowing Forest and place Pink Leafy Plants in them to create nests which are their homes. They will lay their eggs and raise their young in these nests. They are omnivores but tend to eat mostly plants. Ferrsels are excellent climbers and can glide, but can’t fly or swim that well. They light up their bulbs in different patterns to communicate with each other, but so far the only light pattern understood is the lights flashing in a wave starting at the head and ending at the tail(which means they’re happy and is their default state). These happy-go-lucky creatures seem to be unnaturally friendly to the creatures of vive and will sometimes become attached to a vivian, especially if fed by one. (To avoid the bumblestalk problem, their entire lifespan is 6 years, and spend 5 years as an adult).

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PRISM POND ONLY

~Plants~

None have been discovered...yet.

~Animals~

Leafdra
These little guys live in the Prism Pond,
where their very bright colouring
helps them blend in perfectly with the
coloured stones that line the bottom of
the pond. They feed off algae that grows
on the rocks. They use their long
mouths to suck up rocks, chew the algae
off them, and then spit them back out.
They spend most of the day doing this,
because they need to eat a lot. They're
great divers thanks to the long pair of
insect-like legs, which they use like oars,
powerfully kicking backwards as they
swim along. They have long fleshy bits
hanging off them that resemble
seaweed- again to help them
camouflage. They're completely
harmless, and very docile, making them
quite easy to catch. Again their colours
may come in handy, because who would
want to eat something as pretty as
this... ?

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Agaricus Lightbender
These six-legged amphibious creatures, whose bodies are covered not in fur, scales, or feathers, but in moist, rubbery skin, float in the Prism Pond by way of the buoyant growths out of their backs. They disguise themselves as easy stepping stones, or as a place for a tired Exorma to land and admire the crystalline waters. In actuality, these vicious herbivores, when landed on, will thrash out of the water and try to end the life of whatever dared step upon it using sharp head growths. They're too small to do any harm to Vivians, but if they aren't hunted to decrease their population, they can be a serious threat to carnivores' food sources as they kill off small land animals who they see as threats to their precious food supply. A Vivian caught off-guard may even be drowned by an Agaricus Lightbender. They are seen on land to feed on the leafy pink plants, but otherwise stay and mull about in the water. An Agaricus Lightbender with its back growth chopped off can grow a new one in 4-5 days, but until then, beware the waters.

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JAGGED MOUNTAINS

~Plants~

Stunted bushes
edible
Leafy plants clinging to the mountain in scarce clumps, usually near a water source. The leaves are safe to eat, but can be hard to find and are usually far from the tastiest experience a creature could have.

Wimpral Tree
edible/should not be eaten
The Wimpral Tree is known to have two colors of fruit; during summer and spring, they bear yellow fruits. In autumn, the fruits fall down (if not eaten), so by the winter season, purple fruits take its place. The fruits it bears during summer and spring are edible and taste sweet -- or, if not ripe, sour -- while in winter, insects dwell in the purple fruits which serve as their food and home. Therefore, during the winter season, the tree's fruits should not be eaten.

Cliff Bells
inedible/poisonous
Scraggly looking patches of foliage that grow in between the rocky crevices, at the end of their stems are large pitchers that hang from the cliff side. These pitchers are bell-shaped and are a vibrant purple spotted with red, as well they smell tantalizing to creatures; but don't be fooled even if the pitchers are far too small for any fur, scale, or feather to be trapped they are poisonous to eat.

~Animals~

None have been discovered...yet.

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THE EME'S ORCHARD

~Plants~

Orchard Trees
edible
The trees themselves are far too large to eat, but the things they produce come in a wide variety and are both safe and enjoyable to consume. The orchard offers a seemingly limitless variety of fruits and nuts to meet the tastes of many different creatures. To list each variety specifically would likely take ages and pages of text (though such a feat may be attempted in time).

Botaberry Bushes
edible/antitoxin
Botaberries are small and hard berries that grow in clumps on a short bush with fuzzy dark-purple leaves. The berries are brown in color and tend to be overlooked by most creatures due to the other relatively brighter, tastier fruit growing in the orchard. To tell the truth, these berries are VERY bitter. However, they do have unique properties. These berries are antitoxins, and when ingested they can cleanse the body of most deadly infections and poisons. The detox process is sped-up if the berries are ingested with water.

~Animals~

Cuddlefly
These adorable creatures feed primarily on nectar and occasionally fruit juices. Their hairs are as soft as cotton, which allow pollen to become caught as they go from flower to flower. When they return to their hive they turn the pollen into honey. It is not uncommon to see Cuddleflies stained golden from the pollen and honey that stick to them. Their hives are usually located inside a small tree hollow or knot. During the colder seasons they will cuddle up in the hive with other members of their colony and will remain dormant until Spring. They are very peaceful and may even perch on Vivians if they are quiet and still. They are only aggressive if one tries to steal their honey, in which case they vibrate angrily and might try to jab the thief with their beak. They remember the appearances of those who steal.

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Rasbugs
These little critters' bodies are smooth and delicate. They live on berry bushes and jump from one to another using their wings, carrying pollen with them as they go. They carry seeds and others on the leaves that grow on their bodies, which, as they fly, drop to other flowers and berries or just the ground. Their wings are a bit weird to describe. They're made of leathery skin, though are almost like a leaf in texture. They're hidden between the actual leaves growing on their bodies, which, notably, are sticky and sweet-smelling. Rasbugs are natural pollinators to most of the berry bushes in the Orchard, and due to the fact that they do eat the berries off the bushes, they jump to and fro, their taste varies. Some have sour tastes, some are unbelievably sweet. They usually stay solitary, though little communities of Rasbugs do exist in some bushes. Mainly, these creatures live in the bushes they most resemble, and those are usually either strawberries or raspberries.

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Fruitsnoot
This creature secretes a sweet pheromone from the faux fruit on the end of it's tail, luring unsuspecting insects to it's scent. It then uses it's needle-like teeth to pierce it's meal. Although these wily ambush predators would prefer not to be seen, they have been known to be aggressive if disturbed. When angry, they emit shrill screams.

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SPECULUM CANYON

~Plants~

Hard Grass
edible
This plant provides a sticky but sweet treat, but first it must be broken. The grass has a hard shell that takes a bit of effort to bite through.

Floating Leaves
should not be eaten
This plant is essentially a large leaf connected to the canyon's riverbank by a stalk. The stalk can be severed and the leaf can support the weight of creatures even on the water, and thus may be used as a boat to travel across the canyon without having to walk, fly, or slither the whole way.

~Animals~

Skeebite
These guys live swarms in shadows, in cracks
in the canyon walls and under rocks and
pretty much anywhere that lets them avoid
bright sunlight until night falls and
they feel safe coming out into the open.
Their bodies are flat, allowing them to
squeeze into nearly any tight space.
They are swift creatures and their
coloration helps them to blend in with
their surroundings, making them difficult
to spot until movement in the corner of a
character's eye alerts them to the presence
of these critters. This creature
hunts insects with its long claws, but is
mostly harmless to the sapient Vive
species, causing a bit of pain with
a nip but nothing long-lasting. Their
shells are metallic and hard to crack,
but a persistent predator will be rewarded
with its tasty insides.

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THE STORMLANDS

~Plants~

Sappy Sassa
edible
This tall tree is found near the river that runs through Stormlands. Towering over Vivians, at the top it has a large canopy of leaves that provide shade, as well as white crescent-shaped fruit that grows in clumps. The fruit is very sweet and is especially soft-skinned. Getting to it is a challenge though, as it’s trunk has no footholds since all of the leaves of the trees are located in the canopy on top. Not to mention that it excretes slippery sap from its trunk, making it even harder. This sap can only be washed off with warm or hot water but is also edible and actually very sweet. Occasionally the sap will get on the fruit. With the constant lightning of the area, they will often set on fire and become a danger to Vivians.

Storm Lily
inedible
Jagged looking flowers with pointed iridescent glass like petals and a sharp thorned stem, Storm Lilies are believed to be created whenever lightning strikes the sandy earth in the Storm Lands. These flowers are a rare sight and quite dangerous to touch, not only for their thorns but for the crackling electrical energy that surrounds it. If one is able to pick it though the flower will no longer crackle with electrical energy. The flower makes for a wonderful romantic gesture for its beauty, rarity, and the risk one must take to obtain one.

Bomb Balls
edible/center should not be eaten
These are round ball-shaped plants that can be found in the Stormlands. Bomb balls are approximately the size of a watermelon and are light green with yellow flecks. They are edible, but a bit sour. It is important not to eat the very center of the plant as it contains nasty-tasting chemicals. These plants will EXPLODE when exposed to fire so it is best not to get near them during thunderstorms. It is common for them to cause fiery explosions when struck by lightning. When they burst, thousands of spores get released into the air and the wind carries them all throughout the Stormlands, repopulating the area with new plants.

~Animals~

Bicho
These little bugs are very speedy. Their shells protect them from most attacks from their predators-- which they have a lot of-- and they are quite a treat for carnivores. Their diet consists of bugs smaller than them, which they can find with the little sensors they have sprouting from both their back and front. These bugs are also scavengers. They eat what is left of dead creatures, being sort of janitors of the natural world in the Stormlands. Bicho can sense vibrations easily, which is useful in avoiding most animals that want to eat them, and they live both in the vast ivory sanded Stormlands and in the Castle of the Trees. Their coloring is usually a reddish white, though the bugs that live in the Castle of the Trees have either grey and white colorings or an array of reds, oranges and yellows.

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THE CASTLE OF THE TREES

~Plants~

Fire Trees
edible
While these trees aren't actually made of fire, they are fire resistant. Scattered in sparse clumps around the inside of the Castle of the Trees, their trunks are black with leaves ranging from red to yellow in color. The trees themselves never get very tall, the bottom leaves are always easily reachable. The protection provided to the plants by the area lets them boast leaves year-round, but in the summer they will sprout crunchy red fruit with dull spikes on the outside. The fruit and leaves can be eaten. The leaves are crumbly and have a mild tang to them, while the fruit is EXTREMELY spicy. Only those who are very brave and have water on hand should even attempt to eat it.

Burning Ferns
edible
This plant is bright red in color, alike with most of the trees in the Castle of the Trees. It's leafy, having big leaves coming off of its stem. The plant is edible, though not recommended as a food source because of its intense spicy taste. The plant will leave a long feeling of burning in the mouth in the creatures that eat it.

~Animals~

Moshen
These little critters feed on the leaves and bark of the forest's trees most of the year and in return, end up pollinating them so that the fruits in the Summer appear. In Summertime when they feast on the spicy fruits they also obtain a very fiery, zesty flavor to them. They never travel far from their trees but if they are startled by a predator they will fly up to the higher branches or to another tree for safety.

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THE RAINLANDS

~Plants~

Cornucopia
partly edible
This pitcher plant is quite large and can be a danger to smaller Vivians. It is formed of a long cone which can be found either leaning upright against the trunk of any trees or bushes or lying flat. It is neatly camouflaged to appear as though it is the end of a fallen log, inviting in creatures that wish to get away from the rain or particularly humid-hot days. However, the inside is sticky and covered in a corrosive coating. This plant does flower and bloom. The flower buds look very similar to a variety of fruits. In summer, they appear to look like grapes. In autumn, like an apple. In winter, like dates. In spring, like a pineapple. The pineapple appearance is achieved through many smaller blossoms coming together, but other seasons have one flower making up each "fruit". These are actually edible and taste sweet.

Coilcord Vine
edible

These treacherous plants can be identified by their prehensile ends and small, trumpeting black flowers with stark white stamen and pollen. When this plant infects a tree, that tree begins to grow these flowers as well, shedding a light layer of translucent white around the ground near it, and these vines hang thick from the branches. In the early stages of infection, there may be only a few cords, but as the vine sucks the life out of the tree, it is only the green of these that creates the illusion of a healthy tree. When the end of this plant touches something, like a normal creeping plant on steroids, it snaps around whatever disturbed it, be that branch whipping in the wind or delicate-throated Vivian. It has surprising tensile strength, making it entirely possible that the weight of a full-grown adult could be suspended from one of these without it snapping, with the texture of its outsides being like a Chinese finger trap. The more motion it detects, the more of the vine curls around the appendage, and tighter, but all it takes to get it loose from whatever it was gripping is cutting clean through it (when wounded, it loses its prehensile quality, and vine not attached to a base is forever dead) or touching a part higher up than the highest part currently touching anything with some other object so it diverts its attention to some harmless twig or a tail rather than a whole neck. They are edible, but one would need very strong teeth to chew through and would still get a bland taste. The nectar of the flowers they create is tantalizingly honeysuckle-scented, but tastes sour and rancid. Fortunately, no part of the plant is toxic.

~Animals~

Pitcher Worms
An odd species, Pitcher Worms live and hide inside oddly normal looking-if colorful and thick-pitcher plants on the tropical floor of the island, usually attached to the ground via very short stalks. They use the very sweet smell of their plants to lure in other fauna, then, they pop out in a flash, sinking their hooked mandibles into their prey, until they're dead. If the prey puts up too much of a struggle, they may try to pull it slightly inside the pitcher itself, where the stinging digestive enzymes(Which the pitcher worms are immune to) hit them next, until they're dead. If their prey somehow manages to get lose, the pitcher worm might chase after them, but, will not likely do so, since they're not as protected outside their plants.
They seem to share a symbiosis with their plants, but, details are not known as yet. Both they, and their pitcher plants, tend to come in pink, blue or green, with the green ones typically having the most success.

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Hibiflo
Hibiflo are strange creatures; completely blind and unable to move effectively, yet still some of the more dangerous hunters on the northern continent. It is said that the warmth spreading across the continent is what gave the hibiflo their stealth capabilities; allowing flowers to sprout from their shoulders and help them to hunt. Hibiflo are silent hunters: They sit perfectly still in their environment and wait for their prey to come towards the flowers. Once their prey has come close enough, they snap their flowers shut and eat from there.

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Jaiger
Jaigers are large endurance hunters who roam the jungles of the northern continent. Many have fallen victim to their tricks. These beasts do not actively search for their meals; rather, they drape their tails over branches and logs, all in an effort to get their prey to eat them. Once prey has eaten these vines, all a jaiger has to do to get their meal is trail after them. Be careful about what vines you eat on the northern continent: A jaiger's tail-vine is deadly and should not be treated lightly.

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Ioradin
Ioraden(singular: ioradin) are large, predatory beasts that can be identified by their full manes and wooden faces. They are solitary beings that live in rather large territories, likely due to the large amount of food that they require. While adolescent ioraden have been known to chase down their prey, fully grown ioraden prefer to stand still and let their prey come to them. After warmth came to the northern continent, most ioraden took up spots in the newly unfrosted forests. These ioraden, generally smaller than their ancestors, took on smaller territories and less aggressive attitudes. In addition to this, their patterning grew to be tinged with green, in an attempt to blend in with their surroundings.

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