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Round 65
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
~16.25 million years into the Atroxian~
Gnathian Stage
Season: Northern Summer, Southern Winter
Time of Day: Midnight (W), Midday (E)
Event - 1 + 4 (Major 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.
As the night starts to close, and the new day begins to emerge, an earthquake generated by a tectonic boundary shakes the ground far off the western coast of Uteeno. The resulting force displaces a lot of water, which then begins racing towards the coast.
PLEASE READ: The way genders will work is that it creates another caste that you can evolve separately. Your mutations will automatically be for both unless you specify that you’d like one to be for males or females only. Also, you can let me know which gender you’d rather be before you hatch. A caste specific mutation will take up a normal slot.
@RoboTrannic
Veroina ericius (EN)
UTEENESSA OCEAN, SOUTH-WEST, DEEP OCEAN
As you begin your trek towards food, going in a random direction, you no longer sense your siblings. You are all alone on the abyssal plain. Despite traveling a long distance - for your small size - across the ocean floor, there is no food to be found. But the worse problem is that you feel a very painful sensation in one of your eyes. Also, you are now starving and on the edge of exhaustion. (1)
Status
Health: Healthy
Fitness: 0.2/4 (5%)
Maturity: 10%
Temp: Ok
Current Size: 1.6cm
Veroina ericius
Status: EN
Timespan: R.52 - Present
Habitat: Deep Ocean, Continental Slope (Mid Ocean)
Distribution: Under Temperate and Tropical Uteenessa Ocean, below thermocline
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
Petrocoilius rivieri (LC)
NORTH-WESTERN SHELF
You are born into a dark world. The water is quite warm and has a slow, gentle current; because of your small size, it carries you along with it as plankton. You try to search for algae to eat, but the darkness makes it very difficult and your electroreception only finds others of your species. The sun just starts to poke over the horizon. (3)
Status
Health: Healthy
Fitness: 8/10 (80%)
Maturity: 10%
Temp: Ok
Current Size: 2cm
Petrocoilius rivieri
Status: LC
Timespan: R.65 - Present
Habitat: Rivers, Lakes
Distribution: Temperate Rivers & Temperate, Shallow Lakes
Niche: Herbivore
Nutritional Value: 101
Size: 20cm
Predecessor: Thanostoma mediossium
Classification: Makouradae, Spinacheliforme, Caudara
Latest Mutations: Grinding Plants = 4, Genders = 5, Freshwater Tolerance = 4
Description: A long, tapering eel-like animal with a pair of venomous spikes at the end of the tail, it has bony vertebra and jaw, and cartilage in the tail. The jaw has mainly square vegetation-eating teeth, but also two venomous canines. An attachment to the side of the stomach has evolved, which is more muscular and helps to breakdown the plant matter that it ingests. Larger pieces can now be eaten and digested. This attachment is known as a gizzard, and requires the animal to swallow stones or grit to grind up the food. Furthermore, this species now has two genders, with the males and females each carrying only one type of germ cell. There are only half as many potential mates now, but the genetic diversity is greater. They live in freshwater, with the gills actually helping to increase salt intake, rather than to expel salt. Here, there is no competition and they are flourishing.
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), Weak Digestive Enzymes, Square Teeth, Half Bony Body
@immortaldragon
Icthyotelus sinspica (LC)
UTEENESSA OCEAN, SOUTH-WEST, TEMPERATE OCEAN SURFACE
You hatch out and try to get sense your surroundings. You cannot see in the darkness but your electroreception shows there are many others of your species around. You have also become part of the plankton, due to your small size. However, you have not been able to find food. The sun just starts to poke over the horizon when the effect of a distant tremor is felt. Then, some off the water starts to recede unnaturally into the sea. (2 + 1)
Status
Health: Healthy
Fitness: 2.5/3 (80%)
Maturity: 10%
Temp: Ok
Current Size: 0.7cm
Icthyotelus sinspica
Status: LC
Timespan: R.65 - Present
Habitat: Estuaries
Distribution: Temperate Estauries
Niche: Pelagic Filter-Feeder
Nutritional Value: 31
Size: 7cm
Predecessor: Achmachelus etalas
Classification: Makryostusidae, Spinacheliforme, Caudara
Latest Mutations: Tail Fins = 2, Fix Pectoral Fins = 5, Freshwater Tolerance = 3
Description: Unlike all it’s living relatives and some of its ancestors, the long tail has no spikes. It probably lost them as there was a lack of predators in their range; they live only in temperate estuaries, where the brackish water is just the right balance to suit their rather limited salt intake abilities. Overall, this is a relatively small area to live, but it is the only animal that lives here. The pectoral fins have become smaller, and more streamlined like a ray-finned fish; they are held against the body and composed of a cartilage limb branching off the vertebrae and three supports covered in skin. Muscles in the limb make it move, so this animal is faster than its ancestors.
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 (NT)
MANAURAI SEA
You move away from the coast edge, and head back out towards deeper water. You journey across the continental shelf in the darkness, and reach a slope that leads to the edge of the shelf. But then you detect the presence of an adult Thanostoma aquaprinceps speeding towards you. It reaches you before you have time to react, and you feel a sharp pain in your side as it plunges its venomous canines into your body. Slowly, your body starts to shut down, and you become faint. Soon, the poison overcomes you, and you are dead. (1)
Status:
Health: Dead
Fitness: 52/52 (100%)
Maturity: 66%
Temp: Ok
Current Size: 11cm
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 (LC)
WESTERN SHELF, TROPICAL SHALLOW SEA
Ready to reproduce, you use the crevices that riddle the reef, and poke the front half of your body out of a hole, facing the open sea. It’s pitch black and you can see nothing, but neither can you sense any other animals with your electroreception. You turn on your lights, and flash them in the dark. A short while later, you detect an animal swimming towards you; it turns out to be another Asteridermus and fortunately it appears quite healthy and wants to mate. You leave your hole and successfully reproduce. (6 + 1 = You may now choose three mutations to evolve. You have won a bonus +1 or -1 to use on any player, including yourself, next round.)
Status
Health: Undead
Fitness: 24/33 (73%)
Maturity: 100%
Temp: Ok
Current Size: 7cm
Asteridermus luminaria
Status: LC
Timespan: R.59 - Present
Habitat: Deep Ocean, Continental Slope (Mid Ocean), Shallow Sea
Distribution: Under Temperate and Tropical Uteenessa Ocean, All Temperate and Tropical Seas
Niche: Apex Predator, 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
@Biologicah
Codowecoi koalazk (LC)
UTEENESSA OCEAN, NORTH POLE, MID OCEAN
You crawl over the rock, and the hard surface is uncomfortable as you crawl; you receive many cuts and scrapes from the rock edges as you go. Your instinct is also to bury into the ground, but the continental slope is too hard to bury into. On the other hand, a small cave you find after a bit of exploration seems to draw you in. You slide in, and wait. Later, an animal passes right by your cave. You charge out and chase it down, and with your speed you quite easily catch up, and impale it with your beak. The wandering Megalognathus dies due to the attack, and you eat its corpse. You are now ready to reproduce. (5 + 1)
Status
Health: Healthy
Fitness: 19/9 (170%)
Maturity: 100%
Temp: Cold
Current Size: 4.65cm
Codowecoi koalazk
Status: LC
Timespan: R.61 - Present
Habitat: Shallow Sea
Distribution: All Temperate & Polar Seas
Niche: Apex Predator, Minor Predator
Nutritional Value: 11
Size: 4.65cm
Predecessor: Codowecoi fyuxuul
Classification: Codowecoidae, Codowecoidea, Aquamusculida
Latest Mutations: Improve Eyes = 6 - pinhole eyes, Lengthen Body = 4, Limbs = 2 - lose fins
Description: With four pinhole eyes (two at the front, and one on either side) giving Codowecoi koalazk a good advantage, as it can now vaguely see, it has usurped its predecessor as predator of very small animals in the shallow seas. However, it has lost its fins and thus is slightly slower than Codowecoi fyuxuul, which wins in areas without light. Therefore, it exists in the deep ocean, while Codowecoi koalazk lives in shallow seas. The new species also has a slightly longer hydrostatic body and retains the trademark sharp beak.
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, Water Propulsion, Cup Eyes, Hydrostatic Skeleton
@svrangite
Kapnosta eremitus (NT)
UTEENSESSA OCEAN, SOUTH-WEST, DEEP OCEAN
By the whim of the ocean, a small change elsewhere has resulted in the current that fed you to flow a different way and no longer are you being supplied sigh food, although by this point you are now mature enough to reproduce. Even worse, is the fact that you can feel another animal swimming around you, investigating you. Then, it rips off one of your tentacles. It does not leave. (1)
Status
Health: Healthy
Fitness: 66/50 (133%)
Maturity: 100%
Temp: Ok
Current Size: 8.5cm
Kapnosta eremitus
Status: NT
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)
WESTERN SHELF, TEMPERATE SHALLOW SEA
Darkness falls over your cove, and visibility has become zero. You cannot see the predatory Thanostoma aquaprinceps enter the cove, but you sense it with electroreception. It chases after the nearest prey, luckily not you, and there is a general panic as the herbivores try to flee the predator by dodging it and going out the small, sole entryway. In the chaos, you manage to escape. Another is not so lucky. On the other had, you do get lost in the escape, and find yourself in the chamber of a sea cave, almost surrounded by rock. You feel the distant effect of a tremor. (1 + 1)
Status
Health: Healthy
Fitness: 151/101 (150%)
Maturity: 100%
Temp: Ok
Current Size: 19cm
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
Thanostoma mediossium (LC)
WESTERN SHELF, TEMPERATE SHALLOW SEA
The predator lunges at you, but a flick of your tail gives you a much needed change in speed. It does not make contact with the Thanostoma aquaprinceps, and it continues to chase you. The pursuit lasts for a long time, with your pursuer right behind you. You are almost matched for speed and neither can afford to give up. Eventually, you come to some channels cut through a rock formation by waves, and as you continue to round corners, finally you lose the predator. As luck would have it, you find another adult ready to reproduce in the channel. You can only give a small amount of energy to your offspring, as you have little left, but you do manage to successfully reproduce. (4 + 1 = You may now choose three mutations to evolve.)
Status
Health: Healthy
Fitness: 10/101 (10%)
Maturity: 100%
Temp: Ok
Current Size: 19cm
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)
@louix
Almoskulus caecorum (NT)
WESTERN SHELF, TEMPERATE SHALLOW SEA
You stay around the submarine canyon where you were born, and wait for food to come to you, perched on the ledge. The marine snow that falls past this area is not plentiful. As the sun starts to rise, you feel the effect of a nearby tremor, and the ground beneath you starts to loosen. (6 + 1 = You have won a bonus +1 or -1 to use on any player, including yourself, next round.)
Status
Health: Healthy
Fitness: 0.5/0.7 (75%)
Maturity: 10%
Temp: Ok
Current Size: 0.23cm
Almoskulus caecorum
Status: NT
Timespan: R.57 - Present
Habitat: Continental Slope (Mid Ocean), Shallow Sea
Distribution: Uteenessa Ocean, up to 1000m 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
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Action: Look for a mate
go look for food (aka my doom)
Action: look for a way out while looking for a way out
thanks for the round stealth
Yay, new round! And my mutations didn’t turn out too bad either. 
Action: Bury myself in the sand and muck. Maybe that’ll let me survive that comes next. 
The coin has decided for me to be a male.
Action: Swim with the current into richer waters.
Okey, here goes nothing, let’s hope my luck doesn’t run out now.
Mutation 1: Gender division in three: Males, females and hermaphrodites (Males will carry Y and O, females will carry X or O, hermaphrodites carry X or Y, if the child has XO is female, if YO is male, if XY hermaphrodite, OO is sterile).
Mutation 2: General increase in size, this carried by X and Y genomes, so OO is the smallest, XO and YO have same size and XY are the biggest.
Mutation 3: Brain development for communication areas. (Probably interpret light and smell signals).
For the Random gods will, i will apply a -1 to svrangite. Sorry man.
As always, thanks for the round stealth.
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Wait, is there enough air in the sand to manage that?
I don’t know. But I don’t have to do so for very long. It’s better than possibly getting chucked onto land where I can’t breath at all.
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Mutation 1: gill flaps
Mutation 2:fresh water tolerance
Mutation 3:gender
Jeez I’ve been having horrid luck as usual in this game :S seems like I won’t be evolving for sometime
Niiiice !!!
Action: Rest a lil’ bit
Sorry for taking so long, my laptop broke.
Quick question, how does my species reproduce?
They release germ cells into the water and hope that they find another of your species.
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Then i guess my action is to quickly reproduce before i die from whatever is eating me and hope for mercy.
Round 66
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
~16.5 million years into the Atroxian~
Fressian Stage
Season: Northern Summer, Southern Winter
Time of Day: Dawn (W), Afternoon (E)
Event - 4 (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.
The underwater earthquake generated a tsunami, and the powerful wave swept towards the coasting, hitting the Western Shelf. The surge knocked animal and plant-life around, and the dawn revealed numerous bodies strewn across the beaches; the reef in the tropical stretch of the Western Shelf also took a heavy beating. Finally, the tremor also caused the slump of loose sediment built up at the edge of the continental slope.
When you are first born, you will now start at 5%.
@RoboTrannic
Veroina ericius (CR)
UTEENESSA OCEAN, SOUTH-WEST, DEEP OCEAN
The search for food could not, and would not take long. You don’t get very far before hunger and exhaustion takes you, and puts you out of your misery. (2 = Sadly, you have died. However, your species is still extant, so please wait to respawn.)
Status
Health: Dead
Fitness: 0%
Maturity: 10%
Temp: N/A
Current Size: 1.6cm
Veroina ericius
Status: EN
Timespan: R.52 - Present
Habitat: Deep Ocean, Continental Slope (Mid Ocean)
Distribution: Under Temperate and Tropical Uteenessa Ocean, below thermocline
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
Petrocoilius rivieri (LC) - Male
OLIVER RIVER, TEMPERATE RIVER
You allow the slow river current to gently carry you downstream, and eat some of the floating algae that sits at the surface. A few little ripples reach you, but they soon die down. After a while, you grow large enough that you are no longer carried as plankton, and you sink to the riverbed. The water is a murky brown, making it quite difficult to see very far despite the rising sun, and the water is starting to become a bit cooler. (6 + 1 = You have won a bonus +1 or -1 to use on any player, including yourself.)
Status
Health: Healthy
Fitness: 38/32 (120%)
Maturity: 30%
Temp: Ok
Current Size: 6cm
Petrocoilius rivieri
Status: LC
Timespan: R.65 - Present
Habitat: Rivers, Lakes
Distribution: Temperate Rivers & Temperate, Shallow Lakes
Niche: Herbivore
Nutritional Value: 101
Size: 20cm
Predecessor: Thanostoma mediossium
Classification: Makouradae, Spinacheliforme, Caudara
Latest Mutations: Grinding Plants = 4, Genders = 5, Freshwater Tolerance = 4
Description: A long, tapering eel-like animal with a pair of venomous spikes at the end of the tail, it has bony vertebra and jaw, and cartilage in the tail. The jaw has mainly square vegetation-eating teeth, but also two venomous canines. An attachment to the side of the stomach has evolved, which is more muscular and helps to breakdown the plant matter that it ingests. Larger pieces can now be eaten and digested. This attachment is known as a gizzard, and requires the animal to swallow stones or grit to grind up the food. Furthermore, this species now has two genders, with the males and females each carrying only one type of germ cell. There are only half as many potential mates now, but the genetic diversity is greater. They live in freshwater, with the gills actually helping to increase salt intake, rather than to expel salt. Here, there is no competition and they are flourishing.
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), Weak Digestive Enzymes, Square Teeth, Half Bony Body
@immortaldragon
Icthyotelus sinspica (LC)
OLIVER RIVER DELTA, TEMPERATE ESTUARY
You sensed some sort of danger approaching and so tried to bury yourself in the muck. You felt the great wall of water steamrolling towards you, and then it went over. The force of it unplugged you from the muck, and started throwing you around and it hurtled to shore. When it crashed against the rocks, so did you except your brittle body was no match for the forces involved, and you died instantly. (1 + 1 = Sadly, you have died. However, your species is still extant, so please wait to respawn.)
Status
Health: Dead
Fitness: 0%
Maturity: 10%
Temp: N/A
Current Size: 0.7cm
Icthyotelus sinspica
Status: LC
Timespan: R.65 - Present
Habitat: Estuaries
Distribution: Temperate Estauries
Niche: Pelagic Filter-Feeder
Nutritional Value: 31
Size: 7cm
Predecessor: Achmachelus etalas
Classification: Makryostusidae, Spinacheliforme, Caudara
Latest Mutations: Tail Fins = 2, Fix Pectoral Fins = 5, Freshwater Tolerance = 3
Description: Unlike all it’s living relatives and some of its ancestors, the long tail has no spikes. It probably lost them as there was a lack of predators in their range; they live only in temperate estuaries, where the brackish water is just the right balance to suit their rather limited salt intake abilities. Overall, this is a relatively small area to live, but it is the only animal that lives here. The pectoral fins have become smaller, and more streamlined like a ray-finned fish; they are held against the body and composed of a cartilage limb branching off the vertebrae and three supports covered in skin. Muscles in the limb make it move, so this animal is faster than its ancestors.
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 (NT)
NORTH-WESTERN SHELF, TEMPERATE SHALLOW SEA
You are born on a quiet slope, gradually descending towards the edge of the continental slope. Behind you, the coastal cliffs loom. At this size, if you left the ground you would become plankton. The water here is starting to cool. (2 + 1)
Status:
Health: Healthy
Fitness: 3/4 (75%)
Maturity: 5%
Temp: Ok
Current Size: 0.85cm
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 failurenos (EX)
(Sadly, your species has gone extinct. Please select a new species to respawn as.)
Status
Health: N/A
Fitness: N/A
Maturity: N/A
Temp: N/A
Current Size: N/A
Asteridermus failurenos
Status: EX
Timespan: R.66
Habitat: Deep Ocean, Continental Slope (Mid Ocean), Shallow Sea
Distribution: Under Temperate and Tropical Uteenessa Ocean, All Temperate and Tropical Seas
Niche: Minor Predator
Nutritional Value: 15
Size: 3.5cm
Predecessor: Asteridermus luminaria
Classification: Makryostusidae, Spinacheliforme, Caudara
Latest Mutations: Genders = 3, Size = 2, Communication = 2
Description: A much smaller offshoot of the Asteridermus genus, the short-lived species was half the size of its close relatives. It would have occupied a different niche to them, but the species developed a genetic deformity; the neural network became frayed and detached and the animal had trouble processing information and getting its body to respond. As a result, it went extinct soon after appearing.
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, Olfactory Receptors, Bioluminescence Control, Cool, Warm and Very Warm Tolerance
@Biologicah
Codowecoi koalazk (LC)
UTEENESSA OCEAN, NORTH POLE, MID OCEAN
Now an adult, you meander around the rocky continental slope, hoping to find another adult. After a fairly long search, you find a partner that seems to be in decent health and successfully reproduce. (4 = You may now choose three mutations.)
Status
Health: Healthy
Fitness: 10/11 (90%)
Maturity: 100%
Temp: Cold
Current Size: 4.65cm
Codowecoi koalazk
Status: LC
Timespan: R.61 - Present
Habitat: Shallow Sea
Distribution: All Temperate & Polar Seas
Niche: Apex Predator, Minor Predator
Nutritional Value: 11
Size: 4.65cm
Predecessor: Codowecoi fyuxuul
Classification: Codowecoidae, Codowecoidea, Aquamusculida
Latest Mutations: Improve Eyes = 6 - pinhole eyes, Lengthen Body = 4, Limbs = 2 - lose fins
Description: With four pinhole eyes (two at the front, and one on either side) giving Codowecoi koalazk a good advantage, as it can now vaguely see, it has usurped its predecessor as predator of very small animals in the shallow seas. However, it has lost its fins and thus is slightly slower than Codowecoi fyuxuul, which wins in areas without light. Therefore, it exists in the deep ocean, while Codowecoi koalazk lives in shallow seas. The new species also has a slightly longer hydrostatic body and retains the trademark sharp beak.
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, Water Propulsion, Cup Eyes, Hydrostatic Skeleton
@svrangite
Kapnosta eremitus (EN)
UTEENSESSA OCEAN, SOUTH-WEST, DEEP OCEAN
The predatory Asteridermus luminaria, now with a taste for your flesh, continues to come back for more. You are trapped inside your shell, whilst it eats you. The only relief you get is when you finally die from the wounds it inflicts upon you. You never got a chance to try and reproduce. (1 = Sadly, you have died. However, your species is still extant, so please wait to respawn.)
Status
Health: Dead
Fitness: 0%
Maturity: 100%
Temp: N/A
Current Size: 8.5cm
Kapnosta eremitus
Status: NT
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)
WESTERN SHELF, TEMPERATE SHALLOW SEA
You circle around and finally notice the way into the open sea, by the dawn light shining in. You swim out into the open, but immediately there is trouble. A tremendous wave of water, streams right above, and you get caught up in it. The wave deposits you, stranded, on a small beach of shingle surrounded by a cove of cliffs, somehow still alive, but still in very great peril. And the sun is already rising high into the sky. (4)
Status
Health: Drying out, suffocating, battered
Fitness: 151/101 (120%)
Maturity: 100%
Temp: Ok
Current Size: 19cm
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
Thanostoma saeptum (EX)
(Sadly, your species has gone extinct. Please select a new species to respawn as.)
Status
Health: N/A
Fitness: N/A
Maturity: N/A
Temp: N/A
Current Size: N/A
Thanostoma mediossium
Status: EX
Timespan: R.66
Habitat: Shallow Sea
Distribution: All Temperate Seas
Niche: Herbivore
Nutritional Value: 101
Size: 19cm
Predecessor: Thanostoma saeptum
Classification: Makouradae, Spinacheliforme, Caudara
Latest Mutations: Gill Flaps = 3, Freshwater Tolerance = 2, Genders = 3
Description: A bad mutation has lead to the quick extinction of this species; the skin around the gills expanded to cover over them. Not only did this prevent salinity regulation by the animal, but it also stopped it from breathing.
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), Weak Digestive Enzymes, Square Teeth, Half Bony Body
@louix
Almoskulus caecorum (NT)
WESTERN SHELF, TEMPERATE SHALLOW SEA
Very far above, a huge wave trundled across the surface, churning up the shallow sea, but in your canyon you are sheltered. You decided to rest. But there is another rumbling sound; the sediment loosened by the tremor has started sliding downhill like an avalanche. You are right in the middle of it, as it crashes down the canyon. You are crushed to death. (1 = Sadly, you have died. However, your species is still extant, so please wait to respawn.)
Status
Health: Dead
Fitness: 0%
Maturity: 10%
Temp: N/A
Current Size: 0.23cm
Almoskulus caecorum
Status: NT
Timespan: R.57 - Present
Habitat: Continental Slope (Mid Ocean), Shallow Sea
Distribution: Uteenessa Ocean, up to 1000m 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
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Mutation One: Basic exoskeleton
Mutation Two: Improve muscles
Mutation Three: (Improve) limbs
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sure just kill everyone and make the new species extinct lol
action: slither like a snake into the sea or a tide pool
thank you for the round
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Talk about bad rolls dammit, I guess I will go bsck to being an asteridermus lumimaria
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