Path of the Wild (Forum Game)

Action: Eat the Glistroskulus louixi.
The number generator has decided that Soundwave shall receive -1 next round

Action: Filter feed

Also the discord links invalid for me, can you link it again please?


Get it while it’s fresh!

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You’ve already eaten it Bio. Svrangite, let me know if Bio’s link works please.

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how did I know I would get a one, but at least i’m not immortaldragon lol
thank you for the round
action: scatter!
(Also its ironic that im about to be eaten by a jellyfish)

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Oh.
Then I’ll hunt around some more.

Yeah, Bio’s link worked fine.

sigh Why me? If it’s not the dice, it’s the other players, it seems. :expressionless: Guess it’s time for that familiar wait once again.

Finally I get a chance to evolve, just hoping I don’t screw up this time:
Mutation 1: Develop a olfactory system
Mutation 2: Have a dark pigment cover my body to protect me from the UV rays
Mutation 3: Develop conscious control over my light spots (the more precise the better).

Ahh, yes, the cave…
Action: Swim through the cave and eat the moss that’s in there.

try to find a mate

Action: Find something to eat

Hey, sorry for the late reply !

Action : Feed again and use the +1 on myself !

go find some where else to feed

Round 59

Extra Stuff

Music: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=T1_wnREGllg
Chat: https://discord.gg/weGdxFB
Eztan Extant Ecosystems: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ramXIxwYwggWj1bVH3zmZT-tlZSbQvW4PUZAEiVWYB8
Book of the Dead: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1JOwzI4ZHorn8nrqEr62v2_uXXlbs7qSCudHc476qLMY

~14.75 million years into the Atroxian~
Pagosian Stage
Season: Northern Autumn, Southern Spring
Time of Day: Midnight (W), Midday (E)
Event - 5 (No Disaster)

Global Climate: The general climate of Ezta is warm, with an average global temperature of 20 degrees, and fairly wet and tropical. This is because greenhouse gases are at a decent level, but oxygen levels are now also climbing. However, many deserts stretch across the continent of Uteeno, as they are too far from the coast to recover rain. The sea levels are quite high, and there are no ice caps.


@RoboTrannic
Veroina ericius (VU)
DEEP SOUTH-WEST UTEENESSA OCEAN
With the supply of food dwindling you are forced to find another area to filter in. The lingering smell of the chemicals from the now inactive hydrothermal vents prevents you from using smell to find active ones. You head away from the submarine ridge, and onto the flat abyssal plain. Eventually, you find a small gulley, which causes the current to deposit slightly more food than elsewhere. You stand at the edge of this gulley and filter, although it is nowhere near as productive as your previous spot. You are starting to feel tired. (3 + 1)
Status
Health: Healthy
Fitness: 35%
Nutrition: 37/38
Maturity: 95%
Temp: Ok
Current Size: 16cm

Veroina ericius

Status: VU
Timespan: R.52 - Present
Habitat: Deep Ocean, Continental Slope (Mid Ocean)
Distribution: Under Temperate and Tropical Uteenessa Ocean, below 1000m
Niche: Benthic Filter-Feeder
Nutritional Value: 38
Size: 16.5cm (length - although this includes spines, the body itself is 6.5cm)
Predecessor: Kapnosta limus
Classification: Veroinidae, Kardiaskulidea, Tubulosa
Latest Mutations: Fix Smell = 3, Sense of Smell = 5, Spikes = 6
Description: With the abundance of predators in these dangerous waters, it only makes sense for species to evolve extra defences. Veroina ericius have developed defences that are almost impenetrable; they have spiky spines sticking out all over their tubular body, with an average length of about 5cm. These spines are also toxic. Predators are unlikely to be able to get to the flesh underneath the spines without causing great damage to themselves. Therefore, areas that were once off-limits because of predators are now open, and Veroina ericius would be able to colonise the shallow seas, in addition to their previous range, if they were adapted to deal with the warmer temperatures. They also use these spines to walk across the seafloor but can no longer swim. Furthermore, they have lost the slime on their scales that gave them a strong smell, but have gained an olfactory sense with the appearance of olfactory receptors studded around the body. With this ability, Veroina ericius can track the smell of chemicals to hydrothermal vents and brine pools, making food easier to find in the deep ocean. All of this makes Veroina ericius the most common animal in the ocean - the only downside is that the spines make mating an awkward tangle.
Previous Mutations: Extra-Efficient Muscles, Open Circulatory System, Tubular Heart, Web of Capillaries Over Muscles, Axochord, Notochord, Four Gill Slits, Two Gill Frills, Pharynx, Large Pinhole Eyes With Lenses (2 on top of head, one on front), Heat-Proof Scales, Cartilage Vertebrae

@agenttine
Thanostoma mediossium (LC)
NORTH-WESTERN SHELF
You swim out of the enclosed room of vegetation and into the dark cave, which leads either further into the cave or back out into the open sea. You search the cave for any food, but there are no plants in here. (3)
Status
Health: Healthy
Fitness: 75%
Nutrition: 38/53
Maturity: 10%
Temp: Ok
Current Size: 9cm

Thanostoma mediossium

Status: LC
Timespan: R.50 - Present
Habitat: Shallow Sea
Distribution: All Temperate Seas
Niche: Herbivore
Nutritional Value: 101
Size: 19cm
Predecessor: Thanostoma aquaprinceps
Classification: Makouradae, Spinacheliforme, Caudara
Latest Mutations: Digestive Enzymes = 1, Plant-Eating Teeth = 5, Bony Body = 4
Description: This is the first bony animal of Ezta, with the vertebra and jaw now being formed of bone rather than cartilage, so it is stiffer but stronger. The tail has remained cartilaginous to maintain its flexibility . At the front of the jaw is a group of very square teeth, which are the prime shape for biting off bits of vegetation. The venomous canines are now only for defence, as this animal is a complete herbivore. The bacteria in its gut are only able to break down plant matter; they require the bits of food to be even tinier and without better ways of mechanical digestion, they often regurgitate the food if it is too large. There is an abundance of food, and they are quite capable of defending themselves, which means they have a fairly stable population.
Previous Mutations: Extra-Efficient Muscles, Electroreceptors, Open Circulatory System, Axochord, Whip Tail, Three Gill Slits, Notochord, Cartilage Vertebrae, Digestive Carnivorous Bacteria, Two Poisonous Spikes on Tail, Dentine Teeth, Venomous Canines, Jaw, Two Swiveling Pinhole Eyes (1 on each side of head)

@immortaldragon
Achmachelus etalas (LC)
EQUATORIAL UTEENESSA OCEAN, MID OCEAN
You hatch out of your capsule, and it is dark, but silvery moonlight casts some illumination over your surrounding area. It seems to be not far from the surface, but the platform dips down in a steep cliff all around, making this a tablemount. There are lots of small animals around, but it seems devoid of large ones. Given your small size, you are part of the plankton above the platform, and you start to feed on smaller plankton close to the surface, until you outgrow the planktonic life, and can move much more freely. (6)
Status
Health: Healthy
Fitness: 90%
Nutrition: 4/11
Maturity: 35%
Temp: Ok
Current Size: 2.5cm

Achmachelus etalas

Status: LC
Timespan: R.43 - Present
Habitat: Deep Ocean, Mid Ocean, Ocean Surface, Shallow Sea
Distribution: Temperate and under Tropical Uteenessa Ocean, All Temperate Seas
Niche: Pelagic Filter-Feeder
Nutritional Value: 31
Size: 7cm
Predecessor: Achmachelus subitamortis
Classification: Makryostusidae, Spinacheliforme, Caudara
Latest Mutations: N/A
Description: This filter-feeder has a liver full of oils and fats, substances lighter than water and allowing them to float. This means that they can comfortably inhabit areas of open ocean. The depth doesn’t bother them, because they have oils rather than a swim bladder and so are safe from pressure. However, they have wide ungainly fins which make for slow swimming. Cup eyes help them sense the direction of the surface and tell between daylight and nighttime.
Previous Mutations: Extra-Efficient Muscles, Electroreceptors, Open Circulatory System, Axochord, Whip Tail, Three Gill Slits, Notochord, Cartilage Vertebrae, Digestive Carnivorous Bacteria, Two Poisonous Spikes on Tail

@soundwave
Thanostoma aquaprinceps (LC)
MANAURAI SEA
You circle around, hoping to sense some prey, and gradually become closer to the cliff that leads into the deep ocean. You sense the presence of an animal about your size coming up the cliff, and when it appears over the edge and comes onto the shelf you watch it. It’s difficult to tell under the low light of the moon and with so many species looking similar but it seems to be an Achmachelus etalas. It is also bleeding from a large wound on the tail. You charge at it and your prey is too drained to make much response other than squirming as you sink your venomous canines into its body. Soon, the flailing stops and it is dead. You eat your reward. (6 + 1 - 1)
Status:
Health: Healthy
Fitness: 85%
Nutrition: 47/49
Maturity: 52%
Temp: Ok
Current Size: 9cm

Thanostoma aquaprinceps

Status: LC
Timespan: R.41 - Present
Habitat: Deep Ocean, Continental Slope (Mid Ocean), Shallow Sea
Distribution: Under Temperate and Tropical Uteenessa Ocean, All Temperate Seas
Niche: Apex Predator
Nutritional Value: 80
Size: 17cm
Predecessor: Makoura jousteri
Classification: Makouradae, Spinacheliforme, Caudara
Latest Mutations: Blue Pigmentation = 3, Pinhole eyes = 6, Jaw = 5
Description: The outwards-jutting tusks of their ancestors have morphed into long, dangerous and venomous canines which are a deadly contribution to the new jaw. Two large pinhole eyes, that the animal is able to swivel slightly for increased range of sight, on the side of the head scan the ocean for prey. Few animals can withstand an attack from this mouth. All of this makes this species the top predator of its time, as well as also being able to occupy shallow water thanks to its blue pigment. It is only restricted by its lack of buoyancy.
Previous Mutations: Extra-Efficient Muscles, Electroreceptors, Open Circulatory System, Axochord, Whip Tail, Three Gill Slits, Notochord, Cartilage Vertebrae, Digestive Carnivorous Bacteria, Two Poisonous Spikes on Tail, Dentine Teeth, Venomous Canines, Cup Eyes

@blackink
Asteridermus luminaria (VU)
DEEP SOUTH-WESTERN UTEENESSA OCEAN
You hatch out of your capsule in the middle of the abyssal plain in pitch black. You cannot seem to sense anything around but for your siblings. You are small enough to be plankton if you leave the floor and swim upwards. (4)
Status
Health: Healthy
Fitness: 100%
Nutrition: 1.5/3
Maturity: 10%
Temp: Ok
Current Size: 0.7cm

Asteridermus luminaria

Status: VU
Timespan: R.59 - Present
Habitat: Deep Ocean, Continental Slope (Mid Ocean), Shallow Sea
Distribution: Under Temperate and Tropical Uteenessa Ocean, All Temperate Seas
Niche: Minor Predator
Nutritional Value: 33
Size: 7cm
Predecessor: Asteridermus gibbosi
Classification: Makryostusidae, Spinacheliforme, Caudara
Latest Mutations: Olfaction = 4, Temperature Tolerance = 6, Control Bioluminescence = 3
Description: This species very closely resembles its ancestor, owning a long tapering body with flashing bioluminescent lights, except it is now black. The other differences are much more difficult to spot; above the mouth, invisible to the naked eye are olfactory receptors, which provide a rudimentary way of tracking prey and mapping its surroundings. Electrolocation is still much more useful and precise. A development in the area of the brain allows Asteridermus luminaria to have more control over its bioluminescence. It can turn them on and off at will, but does so all at once with all of them. The spots cannot be controlled individually but as a group. Internally, this animal has adapted its body’s chemistry to cope with the temperatures of shallower water, including temperate and tropical seas. It is therefore much more widespread then it’s predecessor, and slightly more successful. It would live in tropical seas too, except there is no sustainable food source there for this species.
Previous Mutations: Extra-Efficient Muscles, Electroreceptors, Open Circulatory System, Axochord, Whip Tail, Three Gill Slits, Notochord, Cartilage Vertebrae, Digestive Carnivorous Bacteria, Two Poisonous Spikes on Tail, Dentine Teeth, Cup Eyes, Jaw, Fins (two vertical near head), Hump, Bioluminescent Lights

@louix
Almoskulus caecorum (NT)
DEEP SOUTHERN POLAR OCEAN
You continue to sit on your outcrop,of rock, jutting out from the continental shelf, and filtering passing microbes, pulling them in with your tentacles and resting on your fins. There is quite a lot of food. If you left this spot at this size, you would be plankton. (4 + 1)
Status
Health: Healthy
Fitness: 90%
Nutrition: 3/4
Maturity: 50%
Temp: Ok
Current Size: 1.15cm

Almoskulus caecorum

Status: NT
Timespan: R.57 - Present
Habitat: Continental Slope (Mid Ocean), Shallow Sea
Distribution: Uteenessa Ocean, up to 2000m below sea level, All Temperate & Polar Seas
Niche: Benthic Filter-Feeder
Nutritional Value: 7
Size: 2.3cm
Predecessor: Argoskulus rubrumi
Classification: Almoskulusidae, Squickidea, Tubulosa
Latest Mutations: Eyes = 6, Fins = 5, Defense = 1
Description: Blank, white eyeballs hang off the edge of short, protruding eyestalks that stick out straight to the sides of the head. These are the most complex eyes on Ezta. This gives them much increased coverage in terms of sight, and can see pretty much all around them, although it comes at a fairly hefty nutritional price. In order to have eyes on stalks, Almoskulus caecorum evolved a white sclera to contain the compartments of the eye, and a vitreous humour to hold its shape. There eyes are blank looking because they have no iris or pupil to control the amount of the light that reaches them. Another adaptation of this animal is the emergence of a pair of pectoral fins, close to the head. This do not aid in swimming much, but rather can be used to walk quicker across the seafloor, where the spend most of their time. They also position the head upwards and improve filtration a little. This fins are short but sturdy and curve underneath the tubular body, which varies between red and transparent. In a pinch, these fins can be used to spring upwards and utilise their membranes to glide. To avoid predators is even more crucial for this species, because their skin is especially weak and easy to cut. They thrive best on upper continental slopes, where light still reaches, but also are found commonly in open, relatively deep areas of shallow temperate and polar seas. Below the light level, their eyes becomes useless, and their weakness has no defence.
Previous Mutations: Muscles, Fleshy Membrane (along back and underside), Chemoreceptors, Basic Instincts, Three Gill Slits, Yellow Pigmentation, Dentine Teeth, Open Circulatory System, Pinhole Eye With Lens (one on top of head), Notochord, Anti-freeze Proteins, Slow Reactions, Red-Transparent Colour Shifting, Small Tentacles

@Biologicah
Codowecoi fyuxuul (LC)
DEEP NORTHERN POLAR OCEAN
Patrolling the bottom of the polar ocean is a lonely and often fruitless job, but luckily this time it bears fruit. After some searching you finally come across a small benthic filter-feeder, an Almoskulus. Before it can escape, you shoot across the sand and plunge your beak into its side. It dies from the shock and blood loss, and you have a good meal. You are now mature enough to reproduce. (4 + 1)
Status
Health: Healthy
Fitness: 45%
Nutrition: 12/11
Maturity: 100%
Temp: Cold
Current Size: 3.5cm

Codowecoi fyuxuul

Status: LC
Timespan: R.53 - Present
Habitat: Deep Ocean, Shallow Sea
Distribution: Uteenessa Ocean, All Temperate & Polar Seas
Niche: Minor Predator
Nutritional Value: 11
Size: 3.5cm
Predecessor: Fosdelus gelida
Classification: Codowecoidae, Codowecoidea, Aquamusculida
Latest Mutations: Water Propulsion = 4, Improve photoreceptors = 5, Improve muscles = 6
Description: This species is very widespread across the floor of the deep oceans and the temperate shallow seas, where it has substrate to burrow into, which it can now do thanks to it’s hydrostatic skeleton; this is formed of circular and longitudinal muscles surrounding the body which contains water. The muscles contracting on the water of the body creates a form of locomotion. Added to this is a muscular tube, with an opening at the rear, called a hyponome. Water flows into this gap, then is expelled by the contraction of these muscles, creating a burst of speed. All in all, including the fins that it still retains, this is a relatively quick animal, although it’s form of locomotion restricts it to the seabed. It also has three cup eyes on its head, which are only useful in shallow sea populations, so it can tell the direction of light, and if the light gets blocked this can serve as a threat warning. When threatened by predators it can escape by burrowing into the substrate. Due to the hydrostatic skeleton requiring more manoeuvrability, it has lost its scales.
Previous Mutations: Bitter Chemicals, Chemoreceptors, Proboscis, Hydrostatic Muscle Fins (2 vertical near centre of body), Sharp Beak, Digestive Carnivorous Enzymes, Bigger, Blue Pigmentation, Open Circulatory System, Glittery Scales, Anti-Freeze Proteins

@svrangite
Kapnosta eremitus (VU)
DEEP NORTHERN POLAR OCEAN
Instead of searching for a hydrothermal vent to live in, you decide to filter where you are. Your shell develops and becomes attached to a step in the abyssal plain. It provides a minimal increase in food passing by. (5)
Status
Health: Healthy
Fitness: 100%
Nutrition: 3.5/5
Maturity: 10%
Temp: Ok
Current Size: 0.85cm

Kapnosta eremitus

Status: VU
Timespan: R.43 - Present
Habitat: Hydrothermal Vents (Deep Ocean)
Distribution: Under Temperate and Tropical Uteenessa Ocean
Niche: Benthic Filter-Feeder
Nutritional Value: 50
Size: 8.5cm
Predecessor: Kapnosta limus
Classification: Kardiaskulidae, Kardiaskulidea, Tubulosa
Latest Mutations: Calcium Carbonate Shell, Heat Resistance, Tentacles
Description: Stuck to the chimneys of hydrothermal vents and the surrounding areas are hardy Kapnosta. They hide inside a limestone shell that they build around themselves which sticks to a surface permanently. They have evolved increased resistance to heat to survive such constant exposure to high temperatures. The only problem is that whilst they are safe inside their shells, they have tentacles used for catching particles of food hanging out, exposed.
Previous Mutations: Extra-Efficient Muscles, Open Circulatory System, Tubular Heart, Web of Capillaries Over Muscles, Axochord, Notochord, Four Gill Slits, Two Gill Frills, Pharynx, Large Pinhole Eyes With Lenses (2 on top of head, one on front), Heat-Proof Scales, Cartilage Vertebrae

@jellyfishmon
Thanostoma mediossium (LC)
NORTH-WESTERN SHELF
The predator descends upon you but you just manage to scramble out before its tentacles enclose upon your siblings. You swim until you reach some nearby rocks, where you take shelter and recuperate, and hope that the night helps hide you. (3 + 1)
Status
Health: Healthy
Fitness: 75%
Nutrition: 5/10
Maturity: 10%
Temp: Ok
Current Size: 1.9cm

Thanostoma mediossium

Status: LC
Timespan: R.50 - Present
Habitat: Shallow Sea
Distribution: All Temperate Seas
Niche: Herbivore
Nutritional Value: 101
Size: 19cm
Predecessor: Thanostoma aquaprinceps
Classification: Makouradae, Spinacheliforme, Caudara
Latest Mutations: Digestive Enzymes = 1, Plant-Eating Teeth = 5, Bony Body = 4
Description: This is the first bony animal of Ezta, with the vertebra and jaw now being formed of bone rather than cartilage, so it is stiffer but stronger. The tail has remained cartilaginous to maintain its flexibility . At the front of the jaw is a group of very square teeth, which are the prime shape for biting off bits of vegetation. The venomous canines are now only for defence, as this animal is a complete herbivore. The bacteria in its gut are only able to break down plant matter; they require the bits of food to be even tinier and without better ways of mechanical digestion, they often regurgitate the food if it is too large. There is an abundance of food, and they are quite capable of defending themselves, which means they have a fairly stable population.
Previous Mutations: Extra-Efficient Muscles, Electroreceptors, Open Circulatory System, Axochord, Whip Tail, Three Gill Slits, Notochord, Cartilage Vertebrae, Digestive Carnivorous Bacteria, Two Poisonous Spikes on Tail, Dentine Teeth, Venomous Canines, Jaw, Two Swiveling Pinhole Eyes (1 on each side of head)

@PositiveTower
Megalognathus dankoma (CR)
NORTH-WESTERN SHELF
You hatch out into the pitch blackness and flat surface of the abyssal plain. The water is freezing. There seems to be nothing around except you and your siblings. (4)
Status
Health: Healthy
Fitness: 100%
Nutrition: 0.4/0.8
Maturity: 10%
Temp: Ok
Current Size: 0.23cm

Megalognathus dankoma

Status: CR
Timespan: R.45 - Present
Habitat: Deep Ocean
Distribution: Uteenessa North Pole
Niche: Minor Predator
Nutritional Value: 8
Size: 2.3cm
Predecessor: Glistroskulus louixi
Classification: Megalognathusidae, Squickidea, Tubulosa
Latest Mutations: Digestive Acid = 3, Teeth = 5, Jaw = 1
Description: This species can easily be told apart from, it’s descendants by a much wider head, although it still has a small body. This head houses a jaw of razor-sharp, slicing teeth that are perfect for cutting into flesh. This flesh can be digested by the new stomach acids. But it’s jaws are proportionally very large and the jaw muscles weak; this makes both movement more tiresome, as well as the use of the jaws more difficult. Luckily, in the deep, it’s slow moving doesn’t hinder it too much as its prey struggle to detect its approach, but energy can be a problem.
Previous Mutations: Muscles, Fleshy Membrane (along back and underside), Chemoreceptors, Basic Instincts, Three Gill Slits, Yellow Pigmentation, Dentine Teeth, Open Circulatory System, Pinhole Eye With Lens (one on top of head), Notochord, Anti-freeze Proteins

find a place to rest in safety

Vote: form a hunting pack

Filter feed again

Vote: find some coping food
also wow its only been 2 days nice and thank you for the round

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You can’t do that. You aren’t sophisticated enough.