Fauna2
From Felarya
The Felayan fauna is composed of many species from many worlds which makes it very varied and unpredictable. See also carnivorous plants and plant life. These pages feature mostly dangerous or remarkable creatures. There is many many others, from small animals to harmless herbivores, or unreported species that aren't listed here but exist and are part of the great Felarya food chain. Because the page is reaching the maximum size, here is the first part of the Fauna, third : Fauna3, and fourth : Fauna4
Note about the threat ranking:
It's based on the threat that the creature represents for a normal human. It's not necessarily linked to the strength of the creature. For example the dryad Cypress would rank very low because she is very friendly to humans, yet she is a powerful being.
Rank:
- Minimal: A totally harmless being such as a mouse or a rabbit.
- Very Low: Mostly herbivores but who can still strike back if attacked.
- Low: Various animals such as felines.
- Moderate: A moderately dangerous Felaryan creature can still be very dangerous in another world. For example a great white shark would rank between Low and Moderate here...
- Medium: A predatory, dangerous and often man-eating creature.
- High: A great predator. Crisis is in this category.
- Very High: A top predator. This creature could take on a small army.
- Critical: In Felaryan scales, very few creatures reach this rank.
- Extreme: A guardian or a mythical creature. Only a god can hope to survive a confrontation with one of these.
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[edit] Mikadis temple
[edit] Mirror Lurker
Size: Varies
Threat: Medium
This term describes a wide variety of mirror denizens. They are relatively small creatures, looking rather harmless and seem to be made from a mix of parts from various animals. They roam the vast halls of the temple, entering and exiting mirrors at random. If you spot a strange creature that looks like a small blue mouse with the beak of a toucan and the tail of a scorpion, then you've probably spotted a mirror lurker. They have limited intelligence and poor fighting abilities, but they make up for that with their great numbers and their strong, instinctive magic based on illusions of all sorts. Their method of hunting is to lure people into walking into a mirror. Once that has happened, all nearby lurkers chase hungrily after the unfortunate victim, as their power and size increase tenfold in the mirror's sub-universe.
[edit] Crysaltinos
Size: Special
Threat: Medium
A very strange creature only found in "distorted" dimensions, like those found in the mirrors of the temple. Crysaltinos resemble a bird with bizarre proportions: a very large, square shaped head with a wide, reptilian looking beak, and a smaller, square shaped body. They are of various colors but each individual is always one color, except for the insides of their mouth. The first thing you notice about a crysaltinos is that it's utterly... flat. No matter what angle you choose to look at them, they just seem to not have any thickness, looking a bit like a moving picture. This impression is reinforced by the fact that when they move their body remains almost motionless, save for their head which rotates a lot, sometimes rolling in complete circles.
Just staring at a crysaltinos is sufficient to give yourself a severe headache, but touching one is far worse. If something touches a crysaltions or is touched by one, it becomes flat, just like the crysaltions, for the duration of the contact. For creatures used to live in three dimensions, such a change is very traumatic, inducing disorientation and nausea at the very least, and giving the crysaltinos plenty of time to swallow it's prey.
While their touch is devastating, crysaltions cannot remain outside of a mirror for very long or they will die, thankfully limiting their hunting grounds.
[edit] Mirror Maw
Size: 7 feet
Threat: Moderate
A large, feminine mouth that can only be found in Mikadis temple, attached to walls inside the mirror. Mirror maws are a mystery. There seem to be multiple mirror maws, but some mages say they actually belong to the same entity who projects them from an unknown place. They do indeed look identical, with plump, fleshy smiling lips and a sensual, seducing voice. They cannot move, and so are not that dangerous, though they will try to gobble up any prey that passes close enough. However, once you see a mirror maw you are in deep trouble because it means you are now inside one of the mirrors in the temple!
[edit] In deeper Felarya
[edit] Dimensional Dragon
Size: 90-110 feet
Threat: Moderate
Dimensional dragons are natives of Sandrag. They are able to navigate through dimensions, and some of them have warped themselves to Felarya to set up residence in the deeper regions. They're quite intelligent and attack anything that they think can put up a decent fight and is edible. They are rather friendly to humans though, mainly because humans are present on their home world as well, but that doesn't mean that they won't eat one every now and then.
Dimensional dragons have a spiked back, sharp claws, razor sharp teeth and strong tails. Males have dark blue scales while females have a lighter shade of blue on their scales, and have smaller spikes on their back. Although they rarely use it they do have some magical ability, and most of them have some magical resistances. Unlike most dragons they do not have wings, but with the help of levitation magic some of them can fly anyway.
They can breath a white flame that is imbued with magical powers of their own choosing. For example, they might enhance their flame with the ability to damage the body and soul of their foe, an attack which sometimes temporarily paralyzes the victim.
These great beasts are tough opponents and very hard to kill.
[edit] Dimensional Trapper
Size: Unknown
Threat: Low
A dimensional trapper is best thought of as a more advanced angler fish. It opens a real portal to a paradise world and lurks in the dimensions between Felarya and that world, eating anyone foolish enough to step through. Dimensional Trappers are dangerous to the unwary and uneducated because the creature isn't physically here, and the portal it opens isn't out of place on a dimensionally unstable world like Felarya. However it poses less of a danger to the careful and the wise because they are not very clever, and always open a portal to a part of the same, abnormally fantastic world, so fantastic that it looks out of place even in the most beautiful parts of Felarya.
[edit] Vortex Tiger
Size: 7 feet but varies a lot.
Threat: Medium
A large white tiger with a curious pattern on their fur, and antenna on their head. Their method of attack is unique as it is dangerous: When attacking they become a tiger shaped black hole, powerfully sucking everything nearby into them, and then becoming normal again. When in this form they are very dangerous. Not only do they suck everything up, but they can still move and change their size! When in black hole form they are not solid, and shooting them is useless.
[edit] Flying Squid
Size: 500-700 feet
Threat: Moderate
They are very rare, immense squid-like creatures that slowly and majestically float in the air, far above the jungle canopy. They usually are so high in the sky that comprehending their size is difficult. They let their long tentacles sweep down into the tops of the trees, capturing any creatures they can find. Despite their enormous size, these behemoths are relatively harmless to humans, who are too small to be held in their large tentacles.
[edit] Archmantis
Size:
Threat: Under Construction
[edit] Saslenoth
Height: 12 feet head-to-bottom.
Threat: Very Low
Saslenoth can be found in many forests in Felarya, including Chidokai forest, the Forest of whispers, and Deeper Felarya. They could be best described as six-legged three-toed sloths. They spend most of their days hanging from trees, moving as slow as a sloth could move, eating leaves and bark from the trees they inhabit, and the moss and fungus that seems to grow in their fur. Their slow speed make them easy targets for hungry predators, but it's usually a test of strength to withstand their foul stench.
[edit] Eisner
Size: Varies
Threat: High
Eisners are gigantic blobs of organic mass that slowly and mindlessly ooze through the forest. They can burn things such as rocks and trees simply by touching them, and they use this ability to digest their prey when they envelop them. The larger eisners are big enough that they have few problems eating large creatures such as nagas.
They have a limited intelligence, and can alter their shape, forming tentacles and pseudopods. Eisners are slow, but they relentlessly pursue food for as long as they can sense it. Moreover, their globular eyes have dangerous hypnotic powers that render their prey unable to move, making eisners terrible and fearsome monsters. These eyes are their weak point, but they are protected by a thin layer of slime that is very hard to pierce, though acid eats right though it.
When an eisner has consumed enough prey it will divide itself in to several smaller creatures. Fortunately the flame of dimensional dragons is lethal to them or they would quickly overrun this zone.
[edit] In Misty glade
[edit] Ostralik
Size: 25 feet on their long legs.
Threat: Moderate
A sort of giant ostrich with reptilian features and a semi transparent body. Their legs are very long which makes them very fast and agile runners. Ostraliks are voracious, and will eat anything that seem vaguely edible. Their maw, throat and stomach are amazingly stretchable and can accommodate very large prey. If the prey looks like an easy target, the Ostralik will try to snatch it and swallow right away. Tougher looking prey first get stunned and knocked down by the Ostralik's powerful legs.
[edit] Blue Collared Cockatrice
Size: 5 feet
Threat: Low
A strange creature with the body of a bird, the crest of a rooster and the tail of a lizard; it feeds purely on magic. To a normal human they are harmless, but cockatrices are the bane of any spellcaster. Once they have sensed a creature possessing magic, they will chase it and drain the mana out of it. While chasing it they also emit a very annoying grating sound that can disrupt even the most focused of spellcasters, making it very hard to cast any spell.
Blue collared cockatrices are an important threat to any purely magical creatures such as elementals.
[edit] Edgar Dragon
Size: 40 feet
Threat: Moderate
A strange and rare creature living in several magic-rich zones of Felarya. They stand on their hind legs, having no front ones, and posses large, delicate, colorful pixie wings. They have two heads, each adorned by long antennas, each head having its own personality and mind. Their body doesn't actually looks very draconic, and no one know how they got their name or who this Edgar is.
Edgar dragons are clever creatures and very capable of speech but with one little restriction: they can speak only in rhymes. They do it amazingly naturally, though. Interestingly enough, if you manage to make a Edgar dragon say an unrhymable word, the beast will collapse, unconscious, and will sometimes even die.
[edit] In frost peak
[edit] Snow Tiger
[edit] Ice Kensha Beast
Size:
Threat: Under Construction
[edit] Ice Wyrm
Size:
Threat: Under Construction
In Randomdude's story.
[edit] Lermenin
Size: 1 foot
Threat: Minimal
Small, white, furry ,and the cutest things on or off the mountain, although somewhat cranky. They are intelligent and devious little creatures, about the size of a large house cat and resembling an earth ferret in some ways. Needless to say they are at the bottom of the food chain and depend on cunning to survive. They live in small crevices in the rock too small for other creatures. It's worth noting that they love to rob travelers of interesting things such as tiny round shiny objects.
[edit] In Miragia forest
[edit] Mirror Bird
Size: 25 inches
Threat: Very Low
A bird whose feathers shimmer, and that can create replicas of itself when it feel menaced. The illusions looks incredibly real and mimic the exact movements of the bird. It can create up to ten replicas, depending on the specimen. Mirror birds can also cast minor magic missiles. The small creature is cranky and rancorous. If you annoy it, it will chase you out of its territory while blasting at you.
[edit] Duplicator Gecko
Size: 30 feet
Threat: Moderate
These strange reptilian creatures reside between layers of reality most of the time, rendering them almost invisible to normal eyes and invincible to physical attack.
Their name comes from a strange ability they have: when they locate a prey they surround it with an array of duplicates, in order to confuse it. The doubles looks incredibly real: they breath, their muscles moves, their eyes shine and you can touch them. They have no intelligence of any sort though, and they can't speak. Still, surrounding a prey with clones of itself usually confuses it long enough for the gecko to come from behind, phase in, gulp down its unaware victim and phase back out to quietly digest it.
[edit] Torkudas
Size: 50 feet
Threat: Medium
A sort of giant tortoise with a shell made of pure diamond. These dangerous creatures can only be found in Miragia forest. They are slow but almost unkillable due to their shell which is not only unbreakable but also reflects any magic back towards the caster. Still, in spite of the difficultly in killing them they are actively hunted, being often seen as walking treasures. Slaying a Torkudas would indeed grant an adventurer a fortune large enough to make even most kings jealous, but very few have ever achieved this feat, and many hunters became the hunted instead. Torkudas are clever, voracious and good spell casters. They are especially feared for their very effective sleep spells. Many adventurers wake up after the fight only to find themselves slowly digesting in the large stomach of the beast.
[edit] Planar Mole
Size: Special
Threat: High
These bizarre creatures literally dig tunnels through dimensions, from a plane to another. They dig mostly through unstable dimensions where it is easier, and Miragia forest on Felarya happens to be quite easy to dig through. Planar moles are extremely dangerous: They advance by mindlessly "eating" reality so this means that if something is in their way, it will most likely be eaten as well. What makes them especially terrifying is that, rather than eating you directly the mole eats the chunk of reality where you are, meaning that your size matters little. If a giant naga happened to be there at that moment, she would be swallowed as well!
The naga Katrika is especially suited to hunting in Miragia forest, because she can sense disturbances through dimensions and can immediately detect if a mole or something dangerous is approaching.
[edit] In Mist ocean
[edit] Stone Snail
Size: 45 feet
Threat: Medium
The name of this enormous snail comes from its shell, which is indeed literally as hard as a rock and equally heavy as well. This weight keeps allows the snail to endure the formidable winds of the Mist Ocean. Like all other snails, stone snails are extremely slow and don't move very much. They are omnivores, lazily grazing on the nearby vegetation, or capturing prey that fall within the range of their long and thin, yet surprisingly strong sticky tongue, that they can project in the blink of an eye. Once their prey is stuck on their tongue, it is pulled back into the large, fleshy and expandable mouth of the snail, and promptly swallowed. The creature then retracts into its shell to quietly digest its meal.
[edit] Ouraghin
Size: 90 feet
Threat: High
A sort of giant grey fox with piercing eyes, curved teeth, and three tails. These massive creatures are an oddity in mist ocean, being quite light compared to the average fauna in this region. Yet, they are oddly unaffected by the winds. People who have managed to get near them and live say that the wind is completely absent around their body, lending to the theory that it contains some sort of magical power that nullifies the wind.
This evidence was obtained when a group of adventurers found one ouraghin pup, that they slew and skinned. As soon as they dragged away the fur, the corpse of the poor animal was literally blown away by the wind. They later said that, while within a meter of the fur, they felt not even the slightest breath of wind. Ouraghins are fierce predators however, and harming their pups is not advised. These beasts are very fast, agile, and clever, and they can perform mighty wind magic using their tails, when outside of mist ocean.
It's interesting to note that some very rare ouraghins have been tamed after they were stolen as pups. Ouraghin pups are very curious and playful, though seeing they are already 15 to 20 feet tall, many attempts led to the kidnapper being played with... a little roughly, so to speak.
[edit] In Bulvon wood
Temporary names for these two creatures.
[edit] Giant Nematode
Size:
Threat: Under Construction
[edit] Giant Flatworm
Size:
Threat: Under Construction
[edit] Drashig
Size: 7 feet
Threat: Low
A sort of Reptilian bird, the Drashig is commonly found in Bulvon wood, and some greater specimens are said to live in Deeper Felarya. Their main ability is to spray a corrosive venom to fend off predators, that they get from consuming a certain type of insect. Drashigs are not very agressive and won't attack humans if they are not provoked. But if they do, they can become frightening opponents, with their very painful acidic venom and sharp talons.
[edit] In The Bach
[edit] Groomer
Size: 12 feet
Threat: Very Low
A strange species of arachnid that lives in large groups in dark places such as crevasses, caves, or the place called "the Bach" in Bulvon wood. Black in color and about twelve feet long, they resemble a scorpion that has been flattened by a heavy object, and ironed out flat.
With their multiple scuttling legs and twitching palps they look absolutely creepy, and most nagas would just send them flying with their tail, repulsed by their alien appearance, and thus they would miss out on the groomer's "services". Groomers survive by eating the parasites off various creatures, from the fleas off a neko, to the dirt and fragments of dead skin off of a large naga.
They are almost totally harmless, even for humans, in spite of their size. If a human goes to a groomers lair with no hostile intent, a groomer will soon appears and give him the same treatment as other creatures, removing pests and parasites like head lice. While coming into contact with a groomer is rather scary, adventurers who have tried it have admitted afterwards that the arachnid knows it's job very well and that the session was definitely refreshing.
Groomers are quite intelligent and possess a sort of limited telepathic ability. They can’t talk out loud so they communicate mind to mind with each other, and those lucky individuals who are also telepathic. They taste incredibly foul, which must have helped them get established.
[edit] In Topazial sea
[edit] Arthronode
Size: 4 feet tall, 20 feet in length
Threat: Moderate
A sort of electric orange colored crab with massive claws and several metal spikes on their heels. They scour the beaches and seas of Felarya, going about their business. They possess a wide gaping mouth which allows them to engulf massive amounts of food. They hunt various creatures, from barnacles to small mermaids, and they swallow their food whole if they get the chance.
What makes arthronodes particularly dangerous is their electrical powers. They can use it to shock and stunt their prey just long enough for them to swallow it down. They can also use it defensively, and the amount of electricity delivered this way is much greater. Sometimes they'll electrify their feet in order to repulse the naturally occurring ions in the soil, slightly levitating their feet and allowing them to "skate" across the land.
During mating season, which usually occurs on a thundery night, male arthronodes create magnificent lightning spectacles in both the sky and the sea, wooing female crabs. During violent thunder storms, their metal spikes conduct electricity and gives them great boosts of power. During these boosts all of the crabs abilities are amplified, from their strength and stamina to their electric power and, of course, their appetite. Often when boosted they will go on feeding frenzies, devouring any creature that moves. It is best to avoid the beaches of Felarya during these times.
[edit] Octohog
Size: 3 to 10 feet tall
Threat: Very Low to Moderate
This nocturnal creature look like an octopus that can be found under the waters of the various Felaryan seas. It possess a specially grafted beak with teeth inside, and eight tentacles, each with a sharp point at their ends, which allows it to burrow into bedrock and various shells. They're mostly constructed of crushed seashells and sand that sticks to their tentacles at birth, and their bodies have a similar texture, giving the Octohog an excellent camouflage. Its diet consists of small fish, occasional land mammals, and on special occasions a passing arthronode. Because of its high density rubberlike skin, it's impervious to the electric crab's thunderous defenses and will feast on them with ease. If it needs, it will sometimes crawl onto land for short periods of time. The Octohog hunts between the late evening hours into the morning, and afterwards it will sleep all through the day after burrowing itself a home inside a patch of underwater rock. It can also sense the temperature outside thanks to it's sensitive skin. If it's too cold or too hot, it won't stray from it's home.
[edit] Airgle
Size: varies
Threat: Threat: Low to Medium
Large birds with black, blue, and yellow plumage. Their feathers are jagged and sharp, almost like quills. They have long, sinewy bodies, and large crests of feathers around their heads. They have no legs, instead having several sets of smaller wings along their stomach. They can freely manipulate electricity and use electromagnetism to allow them to fly in the air forever, never landing. Airgles are fairly small throughout their adult lives, especially compared to most of Felarya's inhabitants, and though they are aggressive they are only minor nuisances to experienced travelers.
The rare Airgle that reaches 100 years of age will suddenly quadruple in size and experience a gigantic boost in their electrical powers, making them extremely deadly when they're hungry. They feed by stunning their prey with electricity, then snapping up the helpless meal. Airgle are found throughout Felarya and can be seen sparking through the trees in most jungles, though they seem to prefer the shores of the sea and are mostly found there. Storm sprites love to keep these birds as pets.
[edit] Gulper Eel
Size: 20 to 30 feet
Threat: Medium
This large and eyeless fish are little more than a swimming stomach. With their large and extremely extendable maw, gullet, and stomach, they relentlessly chase and swallow whole anything that seems even remotely edible, including other gulper eels, or various things that are sometimes significantly larger than them, such as small mermaids or light human crafts. Fortunately they are not very fast swimmers and, once you have noticed them, it's pretty easy to escape. A fight between two gulper eels is usually over very quickly: the two fishes will charge at each other from the front, mouth wide open, the winner being the one who managed to open their mouth slightly wider, and was able to engulf the other's head.
[edit] Angler Seaweedle
Size: 5 to 10 feet
Threat: Moderate
This species, despite it's name, is predominantly a plant based creature who resides within the depths of the Felaryan Seas. Weighing in at an average of 200 pounds, it sleeps at the bottoms of the lower areas of the vast waters, a good place to set up it's trap. In order to catch prey, the Angler Seaweedle allows four stalks of "seaweed" to float above it's body, while concealing it's mouth in the sand. It then wait for an unsuspecting prey to swim up and eat the "seaweed". What they don't know, however, is that the seaweed stalks are actually powerful tentacles that will quickly wrap around the prey and drag it to the seaweedle's mouth. Biting into the seaweed unleash a powerful tranquilizer into the prey's nervous system, which makes devouring the prey much easier.
Smaller versions of the seaweedle will feast on large plankton, fish, etc, while larger seaweedles will feast on human sized prey and small mermaids. As long as you stay away from any suspicious seaweed deposits, the creature pose little threat though.
[edit] Volasaurus
Size:
Threat: Under Construction
[edit] Flying Whale
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Threat: Under Construction
[edit] Bejeweled Serpent
Size: 45 ft
Threat: Medium
A reptilian creature with a long, serpentine shape, though they do possess limbs, many in fact. However small, they are numerous and exist as a series of claw-like graspers on the serpent's sides, and tip of the tail. The serpent swims down to the ocean floor and searches for glittering jewels, and grasps them with these. The most brilliant gems and jewels that the creature find, it attach them to their body, thus encrusting itself with the most valuable. With these treasures in tow, the serpent swims near the surface where the glittering attracts various seabirds, as well as some curious sentient creatures like humans. When a bejeweled serpent passes by a human vessel, some just can't resist reaching out to try to get their hands on a rare gem. Then the serpent rears up, knocks them overboard and devours them. However, if you can kill the creature you can salvage its collection of gems, making a relatively easy profit.
[edit] Living Whirlpool
Size:
Threat: Under Construction
[edit] In Chidokai forest
[edit] Jaykay Bird
Size: 2 feet
Threat: Minimal
A sort of parrot native to the Chidokai forest. Males are brightly colored, usually having alternating patterns of blue, green, and red, while females tend to be uniform forest green. Their diet consists of citrus fruits such as mangos, nuts, and berries. Their beaks are made of densely packed calcium-rich bone, and they are often hunted by Felaryan natives for their beaks as they make very useful tools.
Jaykays possess two antenna that allow them to hear any sounds in their vicinity. They then tend to repeat them, including any conversation they've heard, sometimes spoiling an ambush or annoying a predator to no end. Moreover, their antenna are able to pick up radio transmissions as well, with the jaykay retransmitting it with remarkable accuracy. They aren't complex creatures though, so they just use this ability to warn of danger, and in mating calls to see who can transmit the most attractive signal. This is why sometimes you can suddenly hear music in the middle of the jungle!
Dryads don't like them much as the birds sometimes intrude in to their private network and prevent them from sleeping with all the noises they make.
[edit] Escalnai Slug
Size: 1 to 4 feet
Threat: Minimal
Escalnai slugs can be found wandering next to rivers of Felarya and in other places where there is a lot of humidity. Basically harmless herbivores, these slugs are known to release a special secretion from every pore of their bodies as soon as they sense danger. When it comes in contact with the air this secretion instantly becomes hard, protecting the slug. In this state they don't look any different from a stone, so predators don't notice them and pass by. Once the area is safe again, the slug breaks it's thick stone-like shell and go back to searching for food.
Escalnai slugs taste very good when grilled.
[edit] Muris
Size: 3-9 feet
Threat: Minimal to Low
The Muris is a giant rat-like creature found in Chidokai forest. They look like normal rats, save for their greenish fur that allows them to better blend into the foliage, and their unusually long sharp claws for easily climbing trees. They are most commonly found running around in the canopy, hunting birds and other small prey. They are very plentiful and provide a quick snack for most predators in the area, though said predators don't find them very tasty and sometimes have trouble swallowing them due to their over-sized claws. Muris are almost harmless to humans, although they can become aggressive when hungry and sometimes gather in to large packs.
Because the page is reaching the maximum size, here is the first part of the Fauna, third : Fauna3, and fourth : Fauna4
- Credits to Nksrocks for the Escalnai Slug, to AisuKaiko for the Saslenoth, to Militant prey for the Jaykay Bird, to Servomoore for the Eisner, to Wowandwas for the Lermenin, to Icalasari for the Ouraghin, to Pendragon for the Arthronode, Octohog, Angler seaweedle, and Airgle, to Gregole for the Volasaurus, and to Oldman40k2003 for his great help at editing ^_^ Muris and Edgar dragons belongs to Melancholy-Melody13. Dimensional Dragon belongs to Wolf98456.
