Postapocalyptia | OOC [Apps Closed]

[Great Confederacy of Commonwealth States]

So, what part of society needs working on?

Add what you like, preferably something outside the Great Khan Desert region.

Great! A fortress city built by them awful military contractors/Knights Templar perhaps?

[Mincaldenteans]

I hope my char doesn't turn out to be too Mary sue.

It's not completed yet. -stamps Mary Sue anyway-

The Arrak and Carnifex will be added to the list.

IJ, char app accepted. Nice work on the The Schism and Mandate.

Lunas, yay someone expanded upon Nexcomm! Will bd adding that shortly.

James, Templar-esque? I... actually don't know.... try your hand and let's see.

[Imperial--japan]

I hope my char doesn't turn out to be too Mary sue.

It's not completed yet. -stamps Mary Sue anyway-

The Arrak and Carnifex will be added to the list.

IJ, char app accepted. Nice work on the The Schism and Mandate.

Lunas, yay someone expanded upon Nexcomm! Will bd adding that shortly.

James, Templar-esque? I... actually don't know.... try your hand and let's see.

A compliment from Min-Senpai? Stop, you'll make me blush.

[Altito Asmoro]

Add what you like, preferably something outside the Great Khan Desert region.

Great! A fortress city built by them awful military contractors/Knights Templar perhaps?

Let me help you too, brother.

[Great Confederacy of Commonwealth States]

I hope my char doesn't turn out to be too Mary sue.

It's not completed yet. -stamps Mary Sue anyway-

The Arrak and Carnifex will be added to the list.

IJ, char app accepted. Nice work on the The Schism and Mandate.

Lunas, yay someone expanded upon Nexcomm! Will bd adding that shortly.

James, Templar-esque? I... actually don't know.... try your hand and let's see.

Ohhh, I meant some kind of capital for Dynamic Unlimited. I forgot their name, so I called them Templar-esque, because... Well, they share a lot of features with the old knightly orders of Europe.

[Jessjohnesik]

I hope my char doesn't turn out to be too Mary sue.

It's not completed yet. -stamps Mary Sue anyway-

The Arrak and Carnifex will be added to the list.

IJ, char app accepted. Nice work on the The Schism and Mandate.

Lunas, yay someone expanded upon Nexcomm! Will bd adding that shortly.

James, Templar-esque? I... actually don't know.... try your hand and let's see.

Here's the updated list Min:

The Daggerwrist

A human sized, arboreal, liquevorous predator, the Daggerwrist is a very elusive creature that feeds in the same way as arachnids. The creature is capable of gliding, but is also a quadruped. While mainly feeding on Trunksuckers, who are mainly airborne creatures, it can also attack earth bound creatures, occasionally stalking burrowing creatures while also capable of running after prey, though it's dagger-like front appendages make it extremely difficult to run at fast speeds. They also use powerful muscles in their legs to allow them to make great leaps to maximize the distance they can cross on each glide. Like many other species on the planet, they utilize bioluminescent lights. This creature's natural habitat would be the pocket forests of Rigel, primarily the Plaque Bark Tree Forests.


Plaque Bark Trees

These Earth-equivalents of trees are tall plant like organisms which rely on minerals, water and the sun's energy for a living. The trees are made up of a very large trunk with a thick crust permeated by photosynthetic covering. The trunk gets less wide on the way to the top. Attached to the trunk are sharp 'branches' with a similar anatomy to the trunk. The branches however have an extra layer of photosynthetic layers. The trees provide food for Skeelies and hunting spots for daggerwrists as well as harbouring other species.
The trees in pocket forests are quite far apart due to complex and extremely deep root networks. The pocket forest are also moderately common in comparison to other high vegetation density habitats but ultimately rare due to the hostile nature of the planet. Their pocket forests are typically medium in size but can cover areas as large as Tasmania if conditions are right.

The Gyrosprinter

These gazelle-like organisms look like a horse-size creature with a naked skull and strong, merged legs. The legs have merged during the course of evolution for the creature to be able to get away from predators with much greater speed. They have a special organ for maintaining balance. It feeds using a long tongue , which spreads apart to form a net similar to a fungi's, using which it captures every organism that is floating in the air at the moment, swaying the tongue as it moves about. Besides the muscly tongue, the Gyrosprinter also has a proboscis organ with which it feeds on vegetation. Gyrosprinters are commonly seen.


Arrow tongue

A very large carnivorous bipedalien with black coloration and red spotted biolights. Averaging about eight meters tall, an Arrowtongue impales its prey with a 3 meter-long, serrated, arrow-tipped proboscis. Like many spiders on Earth (and like most predators on Rigel), Arrowtongues are liquivores, injecting digestive juices into their prey and then sucking up the liquefied organs. They are fierce, solitary hunters found on the grasslands of Rigel. Like most of Rigel's animals, their pointed, spade-like heads contain no true jaws. They use sonar in order to find other species and food.


Micro flyers

Micro flyers are small creatures of various species that inhabit Rigel's lower airways, being the base of most ecosystems along with the Pollen.

The Pollen and Aerophytes

The Pollen are microscopic organisms that float in Rigel's airways, often reaching incredibly high altitudes due to their lightweightness and anatomy. They are the base of many ecosystems(along with aerophytes) and feed through photosynthesis among other things. Aerophytes are Microscopic vegetative organisms that float on Rigel's air currents and constitute a major source of food for several species on the planet.

Beachquills

Beach Quills are short-range attack hunters and are some of the smallest creatures on Rigel. They attack in colonies and kill their prey with a neurotoxin. They can propel themselves by means of a folded muscular "foot". The beach quills appear as red spears and are rooted into the ground, they are 76 mm in length.

Bladderhorn

This creature is a bright blue, rather comical-looking bipedal animal, with two "antlers" extending out of the sides of its head and have red biolight markings on them. The antlers are actually sacs designed to inflate and make it look much larger than it truly is. Bladderhorns make bellowing sounds by deflating the air sacs. The Bladderhorn uses its "antlers" for communication.
Bladderhorn

Prismalope

A tripedalien of Rigel's plains and deserts, Prismalopes often travel in herds. The first thing one notices about this creature is its massive prism-shaped head. Though it appears ungainly, it houses the Prismalope's grasping tentacles, which it uses to capture small prey. This fast-breeding creature is preyed upon by a multitude of predators, both terrestrial and airborne. It is also very widespread.


Prongheads

Prongheads are bipedal plains predators that feed on Gyrosprinters, Symets and Littoralopes. They are named for the three hollow prongs protruding from their faces that act as tubes to siphon liquids from their prey, since they use their feet to inject their digestive fluids into prey. They hunt in pack in a similar manner to wolves on Earth.
A gracious pronghead

Littoralopes

Littoralopes are placid, slow-moving quadrupeds with little evidence of intelligence. They also have tails resembling their heads, similar to Symets. This feature probably evolved to confuse predators. However, Littoralopes can also ram their heads into threats.


Symets

Symets are bipedal herbivores named for their protective symmetry. The symmetry most likely evolved to confuse predators. A Symet

Unth

The Unth is a tundra creature with asymmetrical tusks. Unths are named for the sound they make when they take a step. Unths live in herds. Unths have only one gender but still fight for mating rights.


Skewer

The largest aerial predator of Rigel. It is a humungous flying animal, with a wingspan of over 15 m. Not even the largest pterosaurs (like Quetzalcoatlus, with its 12 m wingspan) from Earth have a wingspan even approaching that size. Its wings do not flap but squeeze, shifting shape to shift flight. It is actually propelled by combusting methane gas in four jet-pods on its wings. This allows the Skewer to travel at speeds of 200 miles per hour. Its killing tool is a hollow lance that impales its prey, injects digestive enzymes, and sucks the corpse dry. The Skewer also hunts in groups, each Skewer dropping the spoils and another swoops in to feast. No large animal on Rigel is safe from the skewer.


Sac-back

Sac backs are large(up to seven metres in height) herbivorous creatures. Male and female Sac-backs live completely different lives. Males live on the surface, walking around on their three legs. The species get their name from the sac that adorns the male's back. The sac is used to store pre-digested food from bodies of water, which is later fed to the females. Their kind shows significant sexual dimorphism, with this physical feature only being the tip of the iceberg. This sac is used to store predigested food, which it later will feed to a group of females who live in a group called a harem. While the male lives on the surface and walks on their three legs, females instead dig "tombs" in which they will bury themselves, with only their mouth and tentacle seeing the light of day afterwards. The males will then travel between one harem to the next, and at each he will stop and either share his sack-stored food with inert mates through the proboscis that sticks above the terrain or mate with them. This mating is considered one of the more bizarre procreation rituals on the entire planet. Sac backs aren't too uncommon.



Rigel Tomato

Rigel Tomatoes are giant red, spherical molds that grow in the pocket forests and are preyed upon herbivores for their succulent and nutritious flesh, even if less so that the jelly bladder plant. They can grow to be two metres in height and four and a half in width, though are typically somewhat smaller than that. Rigel Tomatoes are very widespread.

Electrophytes

These red, mushroom-like plants electrocute animals that stray into their fields, and then consume them alive. Unlike beach quills, they don't form such enormous colonies, but rather smaller ones.

Polardots

A plant with small blue flower like organs that live in the polar and colder regions of Rigel. The flower like organs are actually used for photosynthesis and protection.

Stickball Plant

The Stickball Plant is part sponge and part virus. The only creatures that eat them are the Gyrosprinters. They grow on 0.1-1.5 metre long stalks that end in a grey sphere covered with hairs.

Fodderball Weed

The Fodderball Weed produces football-like fruits called zimns. These weeds have a lightweight construction that puts them at the mercy of every wind.

Stalkers

Stalkers are colony-living predators that have several different tasks. Scouts find large, slow moving prey and mark them with a special scent, then return to the nest to spread the word. Workers then swarm out in huge numbers, detecting the prey and work together to bring them down and kill them. Finally, there is a queen, who stays in the nest and constantly lays eggs that become new stalkers. This lifestyle resembles that of earth's hornets.

Groveback

The Groveback is one of the largest creatures native to Rigel. When fully mature, they are large enough to have entire stands of trees grow on their backs during the long periods of dormancy spent buried in the ground. Once mobile, they travel on two large front legs and a rear appendage shaped much like a boat rudder. The Groveback feeds by absorbing nutrients from the soil through the skin of its underbody as well as feeding on the microscopic plants and animals that number in the millions in Rigel's air currents. The Groveback is one of the few creatures on Rigel with true jaws. The Groveback is a truly enormous animal, however can be easily killed by a colony of Beachquills. Other creatures, even the Skewer, do not risk getting close to mature forms.
A grove back approaching a colony of Beach quills, something that will lead to its death:


Tubegrass

Long grass which is hollow like a tube giving the plant its name. It is striped. Tube grass is extremely prevalent on Rigel, mostly in the vast plains.

Gourd Tree

15-story tall plants that are supported by root-like stilts. Gourd Trees are spongy. They have to be for the stilts to support them. They appear as upside down brown carrots that are fatter at the base(which is supported by the stilts) and the top of which is turned one way or the other, creating odd, upside down coma shapes.


The Spitter

A relatively small(25-40 cm), omnivorous and mostly nocturnal creature, the Spitter spends two thirds of its time under ground, coming out only in the deep of the night. The spitter is a burrowing quadruped and over the course of evolution, it's front appendages became modelled like effective shovels while its hairs help it stay warm during the night. Like most Rigelian wildlife, the spitter doesn't have jaws, but rather a proboscis, which it effectively tugs away into its 'neck' when digging to prevent damage. Once again, like most Rigelian wildlife, the spitter doesn't have eyesight but relies on Sonar and to a lesser extent on hearing, vibrations and tactile senses. When cornered(this happens rarely), the creature spits an acidic bile, that isn't deadly, but quite corrosive. Naturally, it uses the bile to dissolve earth and sand when digging through stronger materials. To dig better, the creature also has keratin encrusted over its front digging appendages.

Butchertree

Many species prey on the numerous, fast breeding Prismalope, but the Butchertree is the only species that actually lures the Prismalope instead of chasing it. Dotting the plains of the northern hemisphere, the Butchertree kills anything that comes within range of its four branch-daggers. They have a bizarre relationship with an unnamed flying organism, which is an attractive food source of Prismalopes. The Butchertree grows underground roots that resemble these fliers, allowing the "tree" to lure Prismalopes close enough to try to kill and eat them. It is unknown just how this species reproduces. One possibility is that the small flier it associates with transfers eggs and sperm between individuals. Another possibility is that the flier itself is the second gender of the species, an extreme form of sexual dimorphism. Either way, young Butchertrees are found close to their "parent", and are connected to them through an umbilical cord similar to that of the "growths" that mimic the fliers. The cord disappears once the young are capable of nourishing themselves. The Butchertree is one of the only species known to prey on Skewers. Most information about The Butchertree is unknown as it is too dangerous to get close to, meaning an almost impossibility of surveying it properly for scientists. Which is why scientists could only guess what the unnamed flyer is(whether its a different species, the second gender of the Butchertree etc) and how the Butchertree actually works.
A Butchertree

Rimerunner

Rimerunners are large(up to four metres in height), very widespread herbivorous creatures. Supported by only one leg, the Rimerunner hops across its habitat like a kangaroo. It eats only aerophytes and other microscopic airborne organisms. At the front of its head, the Rimerunner sports an umbrella-like organ. This organ, suspended by thin neural cables, is a sophisticated sonar system along with a simple and atrophying eye. Rimerunners are hermaphrodites and are solitary animals, however will exchange genetic material if met by one of their kind. Although numerous, Rimerunners are even more prevalent in the polar regions, though those that inhabit the polar regions are considered a different subspecies than those that live closer to the equator.
A Rimerunner with Carver wing's parasitic eggs attached to it near a group of Gaths

Gaths

Docile, heavily armoured creatures that slowly crawl across the landscape in large groups. They are herbivores and are hermaphroditic, relying on vibrations and sonar to navigate. If threatened, they pin themselves to the ground and are virtually impossible to be separated from it until they decide its safe to continue again. Larger, polar subspecies are called Icecrawlers.

A group of Gaths near a passing Rimerunner

Carver Wing

An incredibly aggressive ectoparasitoid flyer that lays its eggs on the dorsal survases of large animals. Once the eggs hatch, the Carver wings will devour their host. It appears as a flying crescent with ten appendages. A stinger lies on the rear, lower end of the crescent shaped body while a complex head lies at the other end. It uses scent and sonar to locate other creatures.

Brain Balls

Brain-like creatures that resemble brain corals. Described as huge, colonial earthbound floaters, not much is known about them as they are quite rare, even though their home are the plains.

Diskflyers

Diskflyers live around Rigel's remaining water bodies and operate within very distinct four square kilometer territories. It is not known whether young Diskflyers stay within the territories in which they were born or if they leave to establish new territories of their own. Diskflyers are hermaphroditic, like most of Rigel's fauna, and mating impregnates both partners. It is not known whether diskflyers give birth to live young or eggs. Possibly related to skewers. They are relatively rare due to the scarcity of water on Rigel.


Amphibians

Medium(0.5-1.5 metres in length), amphibious quadrupeds that live on the shores of large bodies of water. They look like a cross between an axolotl and a lancelet. They are pretty much the only species that even closely resemble Earthican species and one of the few species on Rigel to have true jaws. They are fairly rare, omnivorous, but do not pose a danger to humans.

Gelsucker

Gelsuckers are common and can reach up to two metres in height. They are hexapods, possessing six limbs; two of these limbs are used for locomotion while the final pair end in clawed arms. Gel-suckers get their name from their tendency to feast on the flesh of the Jelly-bladder Plant, although they also consume Rigel Tomatoes and other flora. This is where their clawed arms come in handy, used to rip the Jelly Bladder open, which is then followed by extending their proboscis into the organism in order to suck out its semi-solid flesh.


Fin Leg

Small, silver, barrel-shaped herbivores with two fin-like limbs, hence the name. Even though it only has two fins, it walks on four points, two on each fin. They have silvery skin and barrel-shaped bodies, and appear to move about in groups. The finleg's use of locomotion is quite strange; they have two 'fins' in front of each other, yet each fin ends in two points, giving the appearence that the finlegs are quadrupedal. It has been observed for Finlegs to steal pre-ripped scraps of Jelly-bladder Plants ripped open by Gelsuckers. They feed on the semi-liquid membrane of the jelly-bladder plants, occasionally consuming other flora as well. They are common and are typically 0.4-2 metres in height.


Jelly Bladder Plants

These are plants with relatively large jelly-like forms on their stems. Many creatures consume these plants. While very abundant everywhere(minus the deserts, where they're uncommon), the number of these organisms triple or quadruple near bodies of water and double in Pocket Forests. They can reach very large sizes and are very nutritious and filled with liquid, making them a very preferable target for many species. The plants use this to their advantage by spreading through the waste of those that consume them via seed like organs trapped in their flesh.
large jelly bladder plants large jelly bladder plants

Rigel Moss

These are the small plants that are often seen in the grasslands, pocket forests and bodies of water. They are however very numerous and are also present in deserts. They resemble green moss on Earth, but taller(10-40 cm).

Hoppers

Small(30-70 cm height), biped, naked creatures that migrate from place to place in medium groups. They have powerful hind legs and are very fast(20 km per hour). Hoppers are fairly numerous and are cold blooded, typically inactive and vulnerable during the nights as well. They have a special, sharp proboscis with which the suck gelly bladder plants and scrape Rigel moss. They are one of the few animals on Rigel to have eyesight, a reminiscent to a time when eyes were spread through Rigel's species. While their eyesight is very good, like all creatures, sonar is also used.

The Luna Flyer

An aerial relative of the Spitter, the Luna Flyer is a nocturnal creature with an anatomy very close to that of a Spitter. It's front appendages, however, were changed over the course of evolution into powerful wings that allow it to take into the air. It hunts in a similar way to the Skewer, with its back legs extremely atrophied(they are not visible any more). The creature does however have hard living conditions and a relatively short life. The problem is that the creature is obligately nocturnal, sunlight and heat can damage its skin. Since it has nothing to dig tunnels with to hide in, it is forced to constantly circle the planet to always be in the night zone, meaning that it needs copious amounts of energy and even the slightly weak quickly die off. To compensate for their short lifespan and high mortality, the Luna Flyers are very fast breeders. Yes, these creatures have two sexes like the Spitters, a rarity among Rigelian creatures. A female has a very short gestational period- three weeks and as much as ten wombs, each with a different conception date and as much as two young in each one. The flyers are constantly on the search for food as well, wiping out other night creatures by swooping down on them or using their acid to take them down from the air. Females are typically larger than males and are extremely aggressive when they are carrying young, so as to crush competition and threats. This complex lifestyle allows them to survive in sufficient numbers. Luna flyers are about a metre and a half in length for females, and about 0.7 metres for males.

Trunk Sucker

The Trunksucker is a small animal that glides through Rigel's forests and clings to Plaque Bark Trees, sucking their sap. The Trunk Sucker is hunted by the Daggerwrist. It is a very widespread creature in the Pocket Forests and often migrates from one forest to another.


Ol

The Ol are the dominant aquatic life form in most bodies of water of Rigel. They have a streamlined body and tactile sensors all over its body. They coordinate with sonar and smell in large groups. They feed on the water equivalents of Aerophytes. While spread in most water bodies, the Ol generally need a depth of at least 5 metres, but are able to live in less deep water as well as hibernating in mud in sufficiently large groups to reproduce properly when the water deepens. They propel themselves with the use of their lower body. They feed by filtering mud, sand and water.

Akatziri

Massive, stalking beasts that roam the desert in packs, a sort of tribal organization. No Akatziri ever breeds within their pack, but instead intermates with other packs, and the children stay with the mother. They're extremely territorial, and are generally considered scavengers on a large scale. However, due to their large amount of energy requirement for being so large, they are forced to turn either to cannibalism or predatory natures to ensure their survival. The Akatziri posses a beak-looking proboscis that they use to feed on creatures. The creatures are slightly taller than a giraffe. Their young are capable of moderate flight. They are rare.

Stoveil's beast

Known actually by another, extremely long, latin name, these predators are unique, and have adapted to their surroundings very well. Completely solitary, Stoveil's Beast has the ability to stand on its hind legs, and propel itself forwards in a leaping motion. They're infamous for digging pits in the sand, and waiting hours, maybe days, for the right prey to come along, and then they pounce, their infamous high-pitched scream being the last thing many a vagabond has ever heard. This creature uses sonar and vibration to locate prey. It is not capable of long running which is why it lurks to pounce on its prey. It is a crepuscular species like Earth's tigers. It is one of the few Rigelian carnivores to have jaws, consuming prey in a manner similar to reptiles. They can reach a height of three metres and a length of six
Sketch of the creature(-eyes):


Rigelian Papaya

Somewhat related to the stickball plant, this 'plant' grows edible succulent round grey fruits. Eating too much(more than 4) will cause severe hypervitaminosis. Eating one or two, will give you a supply of vitamins. It is consumed by Prismalopes, Symets and other creatures who pierce the membrane of the fruit. It grows on tall, fat and strong stalks that often fifteen cm in diameter and are coloured in a purple-blue colour.

Agora

A small, herbivorous diurnal quadruped creature. The Agora dwells in Pocket forest and burrows. Occasionally it might dwell on the surface but this happens rarely as it risks getting killed by carnivores. The creature is covered in hairs completely with only its proboscis sticking out. It's fur is soft and matches the colour of the desert. The creature has three sexes and is very populous, it's main sense is sonar and vibration. The creature is quite clumsy and might pretend to be a rock when cornered.

Poleria

The Poleria is a small, flying creature whose maximum size never reaches more than half a metre in length. It is legless and relies on sonar to navigate. It is a filter feeder that feeds on mainly aerophytes. The Poleria is bluish-purple in colour, is very lightweight and and has short , but stretched over the body, wings that have an anatomy like that of a Skewer. While usually exchanging genetic material and traveling in large groups, Polaria is a hermaphrodite and is diurnal, forced to constantly travel in a way like the Luna Flyer, but during daylight hours.

Lorr

Yet another member of the so-called by scientists 'Spitter Genus', the Lorr is a relative of the Spitter and Luna Flyer. This creature, unlike its two nocturnal relatives, is diurnal and dwells in mainly Pocket Forests but travels through the vastness of the desert to different Pocket Forests, water bodies and fields. The Lorr resembles a rather small, bipedal creature with sensitive hairs on the tip of its proboscis. While having atrophied the glands thanks to which its relatives 'spit', this creature uses the leftover of the glands for communication as the species has a very sensitive sense of smell in the form of small pore-like openings running along its body, the liquid expelled through the glands being very scented and easily picked up the scent organs. Lorr are bipedal, standing at half a metre and being about the same length as well. They travel in groups as large as six members, have a streamlined body with bony ridges on its back, are ectothermic and are omnivorous. It's main senses are those of sonar and scent, yet they also have a light sensitive spot on top of it's head. Like all of its relatives in the family, they have have two sexes.

Stinger Fan

A 'hybrid' between an animal and plant, this creature somewhat resembles a large flower with an average height of 1.5-8.5 metres. It folds up during the night and is present in swamp-like and generally at least somewhat rich in water areas in large groups that are sometimes referred to as 'Stinger Fan Forests'.


Trot

The Trot is a generally slow-moving(but actually capable of faster-than-horse long term travel), large(5m in length and about three and a half in height), sextuped animal with armoured skin that moves in medium herds. It is often compared to Earth's equines. This animal has two ways of feeding itself: filtering the air for aerophytes using flaps on its neck and using its prolonged mouth as a proboscis to pierce jelly bladder plants and other flora, using its long anteater tongue lined with keratin ridges and hooks to consume other food. The Trot is considered a domesticated species and is used as a substitute for the horse. Like most creatures on Rigel, it uses sonar to get by, however vibration, hearing and smell are important senses as well. The second species, dubbed the 'Eyed Trot', has rather primitive eyes, one of the very few animals which had actually evolved eyes at this stage of the planet's biological evolution rather than 'loosing' them. The regular Trot has light sensitive spots that can also 'see' silhouettes. There are approximately five species of Trot, as thought out by biologist that have arrived on the planet, there may be much more. It is thought, and true, that the domesticated Trot are much faster than their wild relatives due to the domestication process which selected those fast enough while also encouraging and forcing them to take to speed much more often.

Ferns

Ferns are extremely hardy plant organisms that can be even occasionally found in sole groups in the desert, despite being mostly found in fields of which they are a pretty important component. Although not as nutritious and frequently eaten as the Jellybladder plant, this species makes a very important component in the food pyramid for many creatures. They have a tetramerous radial symmetry and can be somewhat confused with Medusa's poisonous appendages. They are brown-green in colour, as well as looking slightly like a fern if looked at in general.

Medusa Magna

A large(1-5 metres in diameter and maximum 1.5 in height), placid carnivorous creature whose 'tentacle' like appendages are extended over the ground to stand still as if they are a harmless plant organism. Once the opportunity arises however, they snatch unsuspecting prey and brutally bruise it with poisonous spikes and ridges until it dies of its injuries, then protruding its mouth from the earth to swallow the victim. The Medusa can then go on without food for years. Medusa's young are airborne and feed on mainly aerophytes until they become too large for flight and burrow themselves into the ground. Medusa Magna is a hermaphroditic organism, however the young frequently exchange genetic material. It relies on mostly vibration. It's habitat is the desert.

Orange Fruit

A hardy, heat resistant plant that has a bright saffron coloration with fading khaki spots. It is made up of a very hard stem and powerful roots, that are used for keeping the plant in place rather than sucking water from the ground, but are not exempt from either of the functions(essentially they are capable of suck up water but this function has somewhat atrophied due to other ways of obtaining water). It's main source of water would be a flower-like bed on the top of its stem, which can reach up to nine times more wide than the stem and can fold and unfold depending on the weather, slightly resembling an umbrella when open. Like the jellybladder plant it has nutritious orange fruit like sacks. It is spread across low lying plains, pocket forests, near and on the shores of water bodies and generally moist areas. Because of its intolerance of dehydration, it is uncommon, although not rare. Older Orange Fruit can form forests(up to twenty metres high) that cover vast distances, with the plants in such a forest all connected by fusing protrusions so as to not collapse under the weight of their water filled 'hats'. These unpassable jungles harbour various species both inside them and on their umbrella tops. Water inside these tops is hypersalinated by the plants so as to not evaporate. During the day, the tops curl up to expose as little of the water to the solar rays as possible. Forests of orange fruit plants are rare and those that exist aren't large due to their somewhat fragile nature, however.

Johanna-Annabjørg Plant or Sígurðadóttir Plant; normally called the Jas Plant

Discovered by Scandinavian sister scientists Annabjørg and Johanna Sígurðadóttir on their trek around the planet, this organism is a rather small(5 cm in height and usually 2-10 in width) grass like plant that grows in sheafs. It is shamrock in colour and holds importance due to being very widespread.

Corey Hoppers

An endothermic and more widespread distant relative of the Hoppers. These creatures are quadrupeds and quite small(only twenty cm in height max). They have a small head and rely on sonar, smell and infrared vision to coordinate in their surroundings. Their legs are bent in an almost grasshopper like manner and are very powerful, allowing them to take on to great speeds of up to twenty kph. They are omnivorous(however plant material makes up the largest part of their ration and is their main source of food), diurnal and are seen in large groups, often accompanying larger friendly animals for safety. Their heads resemble bioluminescently flared and curved cones during the night.

Draconis

A large(2-3.5 metres in height), omnivorous and mainly diurnal creature, this species may resemble a dinosaur to some, but it's alien head structure is quite different. Having very powerful digestive juices, the creature swallows its food, usually plant and plant-like matter(but occasionally small and medium animals as well), whole. Unable to chew at all, it's mouth is shaped like that of five-petal flower, opening in the same manner. A small set of teeth lie on the tip of its 'mouth petals' to get a hold of plant material and other food. Although a sextuped, this animal's front four legs are held in a T-Rex-like manner, although much longer and much more useful. It's back legs are very powerful and the creature can take on to speeds of up to 80-110 kph. It's tail is used for balance and is moderately large. It relies on sonar, vibration, scent and hearing as its main senses while also being sensitive to electromagnetic waves.

Tungliðvalur

A very large(up to fifteen metres in length and six metres in width), aquatic creature which is found only in the Hvalur Stöðuvatn. This creature, blue-green in colour, has a round mouth suited for swallowing aquaphytes and Rigelian plankton equivalents. It is descended from land animals which also has the indicator of the creature having six appendages: long, fin-like appendages which are used by the creature to coordinate itself in water and be a very good swimmer. The creature's head is proportionally larger than other parts of the body, which gets thinner as it runs down. The first and second pair of fins are used for steering, propelling and motor and the third, long and rather thin pair, for mainly balance, reproduction and housing of special sensory organs. The Tungliðvalur's senses are mainly sensor. Although hearing, scent and vibration are very used as well. The young have strangely well-developed eyes that disappear as the young enter adulthood and their more widely-used senses develop. Reason for this is unknown as it serves not much evolutionary advantage. However many sightings of adult, eyed Tungliðvalur have made suspicions that third could be a viable mutation.

Carracut:

A small(5-20 cm) and extremely dangerous animal that roams the deserts, migrating from one rich habitat(mainly forest ecosystems) to another. The animal is a sextuped and is covered in sensitive hairs that also shield it from detection by a large array of sonars that a lot of predators use. The creatures' legs are arranged in a similar way like a gecko's, minus the phalanges. It's body is linear and streamlined while the head contains a small, sharp proboscis which is used for feeding in a way like a spider. This animal is extremely venomous and it's bite is lethal to a human, many Earth animals and many Rigelian animals. The animal also has a split tail, with a thin and very bright membrane between the two halves, the membrane is used for mating, warning and territorial purposes(although the species can reproduce through parthenogenesis if there is a lack of males, which there usually is due to their high mortality). The Carracut's venom is extremely rich in certain substances that make it the only source of food for at least one animal, this leads to a higher death rate for much more noticeable large males, who get eaten more often than females. Unfortunately for the male, getting attacked is part of the mating ceremony. Should he escape, while his competitors perish, he gets to mate. Carracuts are notoriously widespread, but not very agressive.

Stripewings

Stripewings are two meter tall birdlike creatures named for the beautiful bluish stripes on their wings. They are found in large numbers in the area encircling the Hvalur Stöðuvatn, as well as other large bodies of water. The species is common, so it is seen throughout Rigel, albeit somewhat less frequently than its preferred places of stay. Stripewings mostly spend the days resting upon the lake's beaches or islands, occasionally snapping the occasional Ol out of the water. At night, however, the creatures become astoundingly agitated, flying around and covering great distances in a crazy fashion. The reason for this behaviour is still unclear, but one possibility is that they could be pursuing, and feeding on, hordes of aerophytes and other organisms. Stripewings are migratory animals, however their migrations are chaotic and apparently don't happen because of any natural stimuli. They travel in groups(4+; groups have been sighted of more than 300 individuals) that will occasionally break up. Somehow, despite these erratic patterns, the Stripewings end up in groups no less than twenty. A solitary animal is easy prey for virtually all large enough predators. The Stripewings rely on sonar and infrared, with smell being important as well. Stripewings reproduce sexually, in groups of up to 5 individuals; they also have three sexes, the asexual of which holds a complex organ used in recombination, storage and exchange of genes instead of the male/female organs, this sex is the rarest and consists of about 5% of the population, however is very important. The third sex is considered to be a modification of the female sex, as it's sexual organs anatomically appear to be atrophied, changed and expanded female sex organs.

Stripe Wings lifting off

Lamanteene

Lamanteenes are very large(up to 25 metres in length and 15 metres wingspan), aerial animals that resemble sting rays when seen in the sky. The Lamanteenes are bluish brown in colour from the bottom and a sandy colour from the top. This is considered to be, once again, evolutionary evidence for eyesight once being one of the dominant senses on Rigel. The Lamanteenes rely on sonar and infrared vision, however a complex and largely unidentified, apparently electrical sensory organ is located in the tail. Lamanteenes are completely aerial, and herbivorous animals feeding with their gaping mouth. They are born in the air and they spend their whole lives floating due to mainly large, blister-looking pockets of methane located on the creatures body and heavily centred on its four wing-like appendages that are located on the sides of the body. The creatures are sluggish and comparatively vulnerable, using their mysterious electrical sensory organ as one of their their primary defences. Their only other method of defence is That they release a cloud of particles from their special, dark, sac-like organ located on the base of the tail to fragment its sonar image, but this doesn't stop Skewers from attacking them. Lamanteenes reproduce sexually through a specialised appendage folded into their abdomen. The mating is largely undocumented and takes place rather high up, as does the birth of Lamanteenes. Despite their nature, they are good at controlling altitude.

>The Arrak - Glider


One of the subsets of the "Arrak" species, this is one of the more-known predators that inhabit Rigel-3. Though they tend to frequent jungle areas for the potential for a better "hunt", they can commonly be found in dry lands, forests, and even deserts. Their prey typically consists of smaller rodent-like animals, but can vary to reptiles, amphibians, or even other bird-like creatures of the same size as rodents.

The "Glider" subset of the Arrak rely on flight to swoop down and catch their prey, often hiding high in trees or other high objects and flying off from there.

>The Arrak - Dasher

The other known subset of the "Arrak" species, they share the same diet and mannerisms - for the most part - as their Glider brethren. As opposed to the Gliders, however, they lack wings, and instead make up for it with incredibly strong hind legs and forelegs for running after their prey.

As they lack flight, they do not rely on hiding above their prey in trees or high objects. Instead, they conceal themselves amongst the large fauna of the jungle they typically inhabit. Being keen hunters, the Arrak still find places to skulk even if they are not in a jungle; if they are in a desert, they will submerge themselves in sand until their prey comes across. However, even though they are predators, they tend to leave humans and such beings alone, seeing them as "larger" and therefore more threatening. However, this can lead to the Arrak attacking in self defense.

Carnifex cerberii

A truly gargantuan creature, the Carnifex stands at the very top of the Rigelian food chain, feeding on some of the largest fauna, including Grovebacks. Thick, chitin-like plating covers their body and protects them from harm and prevent Beachquills from injecting their neurotoxin, and fr Despite its size, it has a tendency to burrow in the ground and spends a large chunk of its lifespan immobile, conserving its energy. Remarkably, it has the capability of producing a high bio-thermal temperature near the throat, which helps it spark the flammable liquid it produces in one of its glands. That's right, this fucker breathes fire.
Most of the knowledge regarding the Carnifex has been acquired by studying their corpses, as they were hunted down en-masse during the initial stages of colonization, considering the significant threat they posed to settlements.

Cunihal

A small, blue organism which consists of a short, fat brown stem that ends in a larger, hard four piece body. Under the hard skin lies a sweet, fleshy inside, now commonly injested by humans who want to get high. When the fleshy inside is ingested, Cunihal produces a high like no other, with most describing it as a mixture between Psilocybin mushrooms and Lysergic acid diethylamide, but much, much more potent. Depending on the method of ingesting, the effect of the drug takes upon average twenty or so minutes to properly kick in and can last up to eight hours, with a residual period of six. The general positive effects that the powerful drug brings about are varied for different people, with it mainly causing an increase in the bodies core temperature, causes eyes to dilate, and provides the user with high euphoric sensations, intense feelings of happiness and bliss, emotional and mental clarity and rich hallucinogenic visual stimuli, causing colors to seem much more vibrant and saturated as the world seems to ripple and shimmer around them, which one man describing it like being "transported into another world, a world away from this shithole." The drug can however bring about some negative effects, both short term and long term, with short term effects mainly being headaches after the residual period, during the tirp, feelings of intense fear and on occasions paranoia can appear, with other side effects being dizzyness and intense confusion. The effects on common users vary but very often include schizophrenia and other mental problems, as well as nervous twitching and physical effects of the sort. Migraines and headaches can also appear, meanwhile some people go outright mad. In the wild, Cunihal is commonly consumed by many native species, such as Litteralopes.

Numerous other life forms also dwell the surface, air currents, water and under the surface of Rigel.

[Lingria]

*Frolics through Irradiated Wasteland*

[Mincaldenteans]

Ohhh, I meant some kind of capital for Dynamic Unlimited. I forgot their name, so I called them Templar-esque, because... Well, they share a lot of features with the old knightly orders of Europe.

It does? Dynamic Unlimited was just an excuse for me to give Sev and Aubrey a background story to run on in IC. They're isolated, not secretive, though no one joining them is heard from again, no one outside has ever seen them, and their equipment (weapons or other) is highly prized due to their quality (you just got the basic run down of DU all over again from the OP). Take a stab at DU if you like -nodnod-

[Illan]

*Frolics through Irradiated Wasteland*

No, this one isn't irradiated!

[The Carlisle]

I was thinking of bringing back my previous character and also creating a new one. Hope that is fine.

[Mincaldenteans]

I was thinking of bringing back my previous character and also creating a new one. Hope that is fine.

preferably, new char please.

[The Carlisle]

I was thinking of bringing back my previous character and also creating a new one. Hope that is fine.

preferably, new char please.

Okay then.

Is is fine though if I do both. I have a really nice idea with both characters that I want to do.

[Mincaldenteans]

preferably, new char please.

Okay then.

Is is fine though if I do both. I have a really nice idea with both characters that I want to do.

Well, all the original have their ties, go for it.

[Jessjohnesik]

Min you going to update dem creatures?

[Mincaldenteans]

Min you going to update dem creatures?

Not yet, Swith will be adding things to it in the name of SCIENCE!

[Transoxthraxia]

I am physically in pain that I wasn't informed of this personally.

*Squints at everybody in the thread*

I'll get an app up later.

[Jessjohnesik]

Min you going to update dem creatures?

Not yet, Swith will be adding things to it in the name of SCIENCE!

K

It better be in that name.

[Jessjohnesik]

I am physically in pain that I wasn't informed of this personally.

*Squints at everybody in the thread*

I'll get an app up later.

I actually thought you were already here...

[Transoxthraxia]

I am physically in pain that I wasn't informed of this personally.

*Squints at everybody in the thread*

I'll get an app up later.

I actually thought you were already here...

Well, I'm here now, and that's what's important.

I was active in the reboot on the old thread, but my desktop is on the fritz currently.

Plus I just saw Mad Max today so I'm in the mood for something like this.

[Highfort]

Plus I just saw Mad Max today so I'm in the mood for something like this.

[Illan]

Plus I just saw Mad Max today so I'm in the mood for something like this.

And that guitarist guy on that rig who never stops playing.

[Jessjohnesik]

Plus I just saw Mad Max today so I'm in the mood for something like this.

Plus a huge fucking Groveback in the distance.

[Jessjohnesik]

I'll be finishing my app tomorrow.

[Transoxthraxia]

Plus I just saw Mad Max today so I'm in the mood for something like this.

WITNESS ME

And that guitarist guy on that rig who never stops playing.

Probably my favourite character.

[Illan]

WITNESS ME

And that guitarist guy on that rig who never stops playing.

Probably my favourite character.

MEDIOCRE