Path of the Wild (Forum Game)

Forum Games
930

I would be surprised if that bacteria would reach this deep
Action: Start to slowly swim deeper, looking for small morsels that have reached the nearby bottom or are floating around

931

Action: Eat a bit, and sleep.

932

Action:find food on the seabed

933

Mutations

  1. Connect our olfactory receptors to the nervous system
  2. Develop a sense of hearing to assist in hunting
  3. Strengthen our musclés, hit the gym or something
934

Action: +1 to myself, find somewhere to rest and grow, away from any other creatures.

935

Action: Find a mate and reproduce

936

Action: swim to the surface so I can see and look for some prey

937

Round 114 - P.1

Chat: https://discord.gg/weGdxFB

~28.5 million years since the Atroxian Explosion~
Atroxian Period, Novaglacian Stage
Season: Early Autumn (North), Early Spring (South)
Time of Day: Midnight (West), Midday (East)
Event: None

Species: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ramXIxwYwggWj1bVH3zmZT-tlZSbQvW4PUZAEiVWYB8
Biomes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1079__KZqoqQ5PQkA5gr4rMSIGIHx1UN1RwMa__ZNPV8

Detailed Species Stats

Ezta’s Natural History: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1JOwzI4ZHorn8nrqEr62v2_uXXlbs7qSCudHc476qLMY

Reward Shop

Rewards are subject to change.

  • Bonus Point: Get a + or -1 to use on the action roll of any player, yourself included. = 1pt
  • Guaranteed Action: Use this on an action to definitely roll a 4 or higher. = 3pts
  • Guaranteed Evolution: Use this on an action to definitely roll a 4 or higher. You can save them up and use multiple at once. = 4pts
  • Helping Hand: At the next opportunity, take the reigns of the evolution of an uncontrolled species. = 5pts
  • Call of the Wild: Summon an event that focuses on any specific area of the world you choose. However, the event is random and may be larger than you anticipate. = 8pts
  • Evolution Explosion: Every species immediately gets a chance to evolve, including yourself. = 10pts

State of the World: The global temperature is at about 18c, and there is a high level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. Very small moss-like plants exist on land, specifically only in rainy wetlands but most of is still bare and rocky. Due to the minimal plant life, the atmosphere is oxygen-moderate. There are two supercontinents, Olympia in the north and Tartarus in the south, with the sea transgressing over a lot of land. The continents are surrounded by the superocean Uteenessa, and in-between lies a comparatively small ocean called the Gaia Ocean. The sea levels are high, about 150m above standard, which makes the continental slope begin about 350m below the surface. The ocean is acidic, and the lysocline sits at 2000m. The planet is not currently very tectonically active.

The disease epidemic has now taken over the world. It rips through the populations of members of the phylum Bilateria (which is all player or player-descended species) targeting their nervous systems until they perish. Many species had large enough numbers that they will be able to withstand the epidemic, but those species with smaller, weaker populations were driven to extinction. These includes Quatioculeus olympeii, the ancient Charitomenchelus etalas, Stellingus chelli and Xiros dvale.

On a more positive note, evolution continues and a whole host of new species emerge in small numbers at first. Gradually, they are spreading, and may put some of the existing species at risk of extinction. This includes Stellingus ubivus, a relatively moderate-sized predator that is spreading throughout the spent ire ocean surface, except for polar water. The deep ocean is now patrolled by a new predator, Parateuthis venator, evolved from Thalakelphus, and a larger Elinopterus, Elinopterus carelli, hunts more agile animals. It lives a slow life, mainly preying on wandering jellyfish. The deep is also lit up by even more lights as tiny Masticephalus scintillamus flash bioluminescent tips to help them find mates in the dark. Additionally, a more disease resistant Lampsichelus species, Lampsichelus hippocratesii, occupied the deep, filtering marine snow. Finally, in the shallows, spiky Pneumachasminia leo now graze on algal mats across the norther temperate seas. Lots more species have also evolved in the background, consisting of jellyfish, sponges, corals and algae.

@RoboTrannic - Points Stored = 0
Xirnikrozz Ikrkinkarnikirkn (CR)
SAYAMYANARIK GULF (Temperate Shallows)
Early Spring, Midday
You notice the corpse of a Physkulus laying partially buried by sediment. You leave the patch of seaweed and swim to the body. Sensing no danger in these warm, fairly murky shallows, you tuck in. You eat your fill and finish of the edible parts of the corpse. You grow into a subadult. (6)
Stats
Maturity: 77.5% (Subadult)
Current Size: 24cm
Health: Healthy
Nutrition: 163.2/163.2 (100%) (+ 47.5% left over for growth)
Stamina: 90%
Hydration: 100%
Effects: None

Xirnikrozz Ikrkinkarnikirkn

Status: CR
Temporal Range: R.107 - Present (Novaglacian)
Habitat: Temperate Shallows, Temperate Open Ocean
Distribution: Southern Uteenessa
Niche: Apex Predator
Size: 31cm (length)
Nutritional Worth: 68/10 x 31 = 210.8NP
Predecessor: Xirnikrozz uysaisiroai
Classification: Thanostominae (sf), Thanostomidae (f), Flagracauda (so), Caudomorphii ©, Bilateria §
Perception: Blurry vision with no depth perception on either side, can see well in low light, can use electroreception up to ten metres away.
Latest Mutations: Olfactory Receptors = 2, Sharper Teeth = 5, Muscles = 1
Info: Emerging in the shadow of its stronger ancestor, Xirnikrozz invalidus is not a very succesful species, and retains only a small population. Although it has sharp serrated teeth, none of its prey species require particularly sharp teeth to handle and so this advantage is limited. The worst things are that it has olfactory receptors on the face which are not connected to the nervous system and simply waste energy, whilst they have incredibly weak, sparse muscles.
Description: This species has a long, blue body that tapers into a whip-like tail, armed with two toxic spikes. It’s jaw is made of cartilage and it has serrated teeth here. On each side of the head is a pinhole eye, that is able to swivel slightly. Behind the retina is a layer of cells containing reflective crystals called a choroidal tapetum cellulosum. Olfactory receptors on the face are uselessly disconnected from the nervous system. Along the side of the body, are three gill slits near the front, and line of electroreceptors. There are four paddle-like limbs of flesh, cartilage and muscle. Inside, they have a gut with a stomach containing carnivorous digestive enzymes, and connected to the gut is a swim bladder. It’s brain is not quite as small as most other contemporary species. The muscles are stretched thin throughout the body and are weak. Finally, supporting the entire body is a spine of cartilage vertebrae.

Behaviour Traits
  1. Be vigilant.
  2. Do not eat own species.
  3. Remain near to capsules after they are laid.

@agenttine - Points Stored = 0
Xiros dvale (EX) - Male
AN OLYMPIAN FLOODPLAIN (Savannah)
Early Autumn, Midnight
Sitting on the muddy bottom of the floodplain, you are resting, when a clump of algae brushes past right in front of you. You do not pass up the opportunity and snack easily on the passing algae. However, you still have an open, bleeding wound, You soon start to feel a deep pain, and then start jerking uncontrollably. Finally, you perish. This marks the end of your species. (6 = The bad news is your species has gone extinct. The good news is that the suffering is over. Please choose a new species.)
Status
Maturity: 5% (Hatchling)
Current Size: 0.7cm (length)
Health: Dead
Nutrition: N/A
Stamina: N/A
Hydration: N/A
Effects: N/A

Xiros dvale

Status: EX
Temporal Range: R.105 - Present (Novaglacian)
Habitat: Tropical Monsoon Forest, Savannah, Hot Steppe and Chapparal (Freshwater)
Distribution: Northern Olympia, Northern Tartarus
Niche: Herbivore, Filter-Feeder
Size: 13cm (length)
Nutritional Worth: 67/10 x 13 = 87.1NP
Predecessor: Archaiapasaria circulus
Classification: Archaiapasarinae (sf), Thanostomidae (f), Flagracauda (so), Caudomorphii ©, Bilateria §
Perception: Blurry vision with no depth perception on either side, can use electroreception up to ten metres away.
Latest Mutations: Thick Skin = 6, Denser Fins = 1, Lungs = 2, Aestivation = 6
Info: On the extremes of aquatic life is where this animal thrives; places where freshwater dries up with the dry season, such as in monsoon forest, savannah, hot steppe and chapparal climates. Their most obvious adaptation is the layer of reptilian scales, which give extra protection from the sun’s heat and UV radiation, as well as reduce water loss. This would be enough to survive on land, except it still breathes through water. Unlike their relatives the Archaiapasaria, this species can enter a state of aestivation when the water level reaches a critical point. When this happens, it wraps itself in a mucus-created cocoon, called an epiphragm, also enveloping remaining water because it still needs water to breathe, which it cannot completely stop even when aestivating. Aestivation does mean that they lose very little nutrition or water during these periods of hardship, allowing them to live where no other animal can. Aestivation can last for up to 3 months, until it starts running out of oxygen in its cocoon. They are very easily disturbed or awoken from this state. The range of this animal ends before deeper freshwater areas that are not at risk of seasonal droughts, because Archaiapasaria are far better suited for these environments. This species has no swim bladder, and it’s increased weight, especially in the tail fins which have become hardened by bone. This makes it much slower, and when it does swim it is weighed down by its tail. Therefore, they prefer to wallow in shallow water.
Description: The main body is a general fish shape (like a roach) and the orange and red skin is covered in a layer of brownish scales - small plates of keratin formed in the epidermis of the skin. There are three fills in each side of the body and an almost undetectable break in the scales is a line of electroreceptors. A long, whip-like tail with a pair of barbed and poisonous spikes at the sides protrudes from the body, with two fins of dense bone making a circle at the base. On each side of the head is a lens-covered pinhole eye, with muscle that allows them to swivel. A cartilage jaw frames the mouth and it contains mostly square teeth but with two venomous canines embedded in the upper jaw. A primitive gut leads from the gizzard that can grind up food to a stomach, contains digestive herbivorous bacteria. A ladder of nerves runs along the length of the body, which is supported by a spine of bone vertebrae. The muscles, contesting special vacuoles, and other organs are nourished by the closed circulatory system. There is almost no difference between males and females, except for the possession of requisite gonads. The body is adapted to freshwater only.

@immortaldragon - Points Stored = 0
Quatioculeus olympeii (EX)
AN OLYMPIAN ESTUARY (Temperate Forest)
Early Autumn, Midnight
Newly developed but still just about enveloped in your egg, you soon start to feel a deep pain, and then start jerking uncontrollably. Finally, you perish. This marks the end of your species. (1 = The bad news is your species has gone extinct. The good news is that the suffering is over. Please choose a new species.)
Status
Maturity: 5% (Hatchling)
Current Size: 0.4cm
Health: Dead
Nutrition: N/A
Stamina: N/A
Hydration: N/A
Effects: N/A

Quatioculeus olympeii

Status: EX
Temporal Range: R.102 - Present (Novaglacian)
Habitat: Temperate Forest (Estuary)
Distribution: One Estuary in Olympia
Niche: Pelagic Filter-Feeder
Size: 7.5cm (length)
Nutritional Worth: 45/10 x 7.5 = 33.8NP
Predecessor: Icthyotelus sinspica
Classification: Charitomenchelusidae (f), Brevicauda (so), Caudomorphii ©, Bilateria §
Perception: Blurry vision with no depth perception on either side, blurry vision front with depth perception, can use electroreception up to ten metres away.
Latest Mutations: Eel-like fins = 3, Better Eyes = 6, Filter-Feeding Tendrils = 4

Details

Info: This species has developed further in its filter-feeding habits by evolving a pair of small tentacles at the side of the mouth to help shove in passing particles of food - this is a case of convergent evolution, with the tentacles being very similar to those found in the unrelated extinct Almoskulus and extant Ostracaderma. It is also better aware of its surroundings and has actual, but still dim and blurry, sight. It can see to the front, as well as to the left and right. They live only in the brackish water of a single estuary, being unable to spread out because there is no way to get to other estuaries. As such, the population is very small but thrives in a competionless home.
Description: It has a tapering body, lined with electroreceptors and three gills on each side. It has two pectoral ray-fins and a pair of forward-facing pinhole eyes, as well as one on each side of the head. Around the circular mouth is a pair of small tentacles. An oily liver helps to maintain buoyancy. An open circulatory system bathes the organs in hemacoel, and the body is controlled by ganglia. Down the back are cartilage vertebrae and the muscles have vacuoles to store extra energy.

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Soundwavia vorei (EN)
A WEST OLYMPIAN SHELF SEA (Temperate Shallows)
Early Autumn, Midnight
Whilst resting on the seabed of the kelp forest in the darkness of night, you can detect the electrical signals of another adult Soundwavia heading right for you. It turns out it is also looking for a mate, so without having to search you have managed to successfully reproduce - not easy in the dark. Your eggs are scattered across the seabed. (6 = Well done! You have successfully passed on your genes; let’s hope they fit. Choose 3 mutations to try and evolve.)
Status:
Maturity: 100% (2/8 = Young Adult)
Current Size: 19cm
Health: Healthy
Nutrition: 103.5/115 (90%)
Stamina: 70%
Hydration: 100%
Effects: Metabolism x 1.25, Strong

Soundwavia vorei

Status: EN
Temporal Range: R.76 - Present (Fressian - Novaglacian)
Habitat: Temperate Shallows, Temperate Open Ocean
Distribution: Northern Hemisphere
Niche: Apex Predator
Size: 19cm (length)
Nutritional Worth: 60.5/10 x 19 = 115NP
Predecessor: Thanostoma aquaprinceps
Classification: Thanostominae (sf), Thanostomidae (f), Flagracauda (so), Caudomorphii ©, Bilateria §
Latest Mutations: Swim Bladder = 4, Increase Size = 3, Flippers = 5
Perception: Blurry vision with no depth perception on either side, can use electroreception up to ten metres away.
Info: Although it tends to live around shallow seas where prey is larger, this relatively efficient swimmer can also hunt at the surface of the open ocean. It is quicker, more agile and can control its buoyancy, being able to hunt down the most fleeting of prey. It has become the dominant predator in the entire northern hemisphere, driving Thanostoma aquaprinceps into extinction. It requires air at the surface to inflate its swim bladder.
Description: It has a blue, tapering body, lined with electroreceptors and three gills on each side, ending in a long whip-tail complete with venomous spikes. Two large pinhole eyes, that the animal is able to swivel slightly for increased range of sight, sit on the side of the head and it’s mouth is full of small teeth, with a pair of venomous fangs embedded in its cartilage jaw. Supported by rays of cartilage, it has a pair of pectoral flippers, as well as a dorsal fin on the back. An open circulatory system bathes the organs in hemacoel, and the body is dcontrolled by ganglia. Down the back are cartilage vertebrae. In the gut, was a primitive stomach with the ability to digest multicellular matter. It has a swim bladder connected to the gut.

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, Blue, Pinhole Eyes, Jaw

@blackink - Points Stored = 0
Lampsichelus paladarus (EN) - Male
TROPICAL SOUTHWEST UTEENESSA (Tropical Deep Ocean, 500m below sea level)
Early Spring, Midnight
You head deeper but as you descend, you continue to collect marine snow in your mouth and eat it. Unfortunately, many of these flakes come from animals infected by deadly bacteria closer to the surface. You soon start to feel a deep pain, and then start jerking uncontrollably. Finally, you perish. (2 = Sadly, the end of your life has resulted in your death. Luckily, your species still goes on. It is a time for rebirth.)
Status
Maturity: 90% (Subadult)
Current Size: 10.4cm
Health: Dead
Nutrition: N/A
Stamina: N/A
Hydration: N/A
Effects: N/A

Lampsichelus paladurus

Status: EN
Temporal Range: R.91 - Present (Cinisian - Novaglacian)
Habitat: Tropical Open Ocean, Tropical Deep Ocean, Temperate Shallows, Temperate Deep Ocean
Distribution: Cosmopolitan
Niche: Carnivorous Filter-Feeder
Size: 11.5cm (length)
Nutritional Worth: 60.5/10 x 11.5 = 69.6NP
Predecessor: Asteridermus mutatiogenus
Classification: Skelechelusidae (f), Brevicauda (so), Caudomorphii ©, Bilateria §
Perception: Can detect the presence of light above, can use electroreception up to ten metres away, can smell odours up to ten metres away.
Latest Mutations: Intestine = 1, Serrated Teeth = 2, Hanging Lure = 5, Oily Liver = 4
Info: In the darkness of the abyss, Lampsichelus is the most well-lit of all animals, able to put on quite a light show; as well as the numerous bioluminescent spots on its body that act as one, there is a bulb on the end of a barbel protruding from the jaw that also produces light - this is controlled independently of the others, and can be flicked up and down to be more enticing. However, rather than use it to catch prey, the lights for this species are more useful in terms of finding another individual for mating. This is because there is stiff competition for prey, such as Thanostoma altium, and so it is largely restricted to filtering flesh from marine snow. The most significant obstacle to being a little predator is that it has lost the teeth in the upper jaw, probably as a result of continual filter-feeding. (The species name means Gummy Joe.) Unlike its predecessors, it can control its own buoyancy now with an oil-filled liver, although it has a shrunken digestive system, making digestion less efficient.
Description: All over the black body tapering to a short, spiked tail are light blue bioluminescent spots, as well as a line of electroreceptors and three gills on each side. The two spikes are venomous. At the front, above the cartilage jawed mouth are olfactory receptors and facing forwards are a pair of cup eyes. The jaw contains very simple, shapeless teeth but only on the lower jaw. A cartilage barbel protrudes out and down from the lower jaw, and has a light blue bioluminescent bulb and a hinging muscle at its base. A pair of oval fins, supported by rays of cartilage are attached vertically just behind the gills and there is a fatty hump on the back. Inside, the organs oare bathed in hemacoel by an open circulatory system. All the muscles contin a vacuoles. It’s digestive system is proportionately very small and narrow, which consists of the stomach and gut. There is also a liver, which is filled with oils. The body has cartilage vertebrae running down the back and is controlled by two nerve cords and a rung of nerves. The tiny brain in the head controls this.

Previous Mutations

Extra-Efficient Muscles, Electroreceptors, Open Circulatory System, Tail, Three Gill Slits, Cartilage Vertebrae, Digestive Carnivorous Bacteria, Two Poisonous Spikes on Tail, Dentine Teeth, Cup Eyes, Jaw, Fins (two vertical near head), Hump, Bioluminescent Lights, Olfaction, Temperate and Tropical Tolerance, Bioluminescence Control, Genders, Oily Liver

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R.114 - P.2

@Biologicah - Points Stored = 0
Xirnikrozz yaisyarkrnk (EN)
SAYAMYANARIK GULF (Temperate Shallows)
Early Spring, Midday
Newly developed but still just about enveloped in your egg, you soon start to feel a deep pain, and then start jerking uncontrollably. Finally, you perish. (3 = Sadly, the end of your life has resulted in your death. Luckily, your species still goes on. It is a time for rebirth.)
Status
Maturity: 5% (Hatchling)
Current Size: 1.6cm
Health: Dead
Nutrition: N/A
Stamina: N/A
Hydration: N/A
Effects: N/A

Xirnikrozz yaisyarkrnk

Status: EN
Temporal Range: R.114 - Present (Novaglacian)
Habitat: Temperate Shallows, Temperate Open Ocean
Distribution: Southern Uteenessa
Niche: Apex Predator
Size: 31cm (length)
Nutritional Worth: 68/10 x 31 = 210.8NP
Predecessor: Xirnikrozz Ikrkinkarnikirkn
Classification: Thanostominae (sf), Thanostomidae (f), Flagracauda (so), Caudomorphii ©, Bilateria §
Perception: Blurry vision with no depth perception on either side, can see well in low light, can use electroreception up to ten metres away.
Latest Mutations: Connect Olfactory Receptors = 3, Hearing = 2, Improve muscles = 6
Info: This is the top predator in the Southern Hemisphere, moving quickly and efficiently through the seas to its prey. In addition to non-functioning olfactory receptors, this species now has a lateral line of microvili that detect vibrations but that are unconnected to the rest of the neural network. Like the of actors receptors, this hinders rather than helps the Xirnikrozz. However, it has stronger and more efficient muscles than any of its ancestors. Xirnikrozz has arisen amidst a global epidemic and in this finely balanced world, it’s superior muscles give it the edge of its competing Xirnikrozz species, which have now gone extinct.
Anatomy: This species has a long, blue body that tapers into a whip-like tail, armed with two toxic spikes. It’s jaw is made of cartilage and it has serrated teeth here. On each side of the head is a pinhole eye, that is able to swivel slightly. Behind the retina is a layer of cells containing reflective crystals called a choroidal tapetum cellulosum. Olfactory receptors on the face are uselessly disconnected from the nervous system. Along the side of the body, are three gill slits near the front, and line of electroreceptors. This is joined by a disconnected lateral line. There are four paddle-like limbs of flesh, cartilage and muscle. Inside, they have a gut with a stomach containing carnivorous digestive enzymes, and connected to the gut is a swim bladder. It’s brain is not quite as small as most other contemporary species. The muscles are strong. Finally, supporting the entire body is a spine of cartilage vertebrae.
Behaviour: This species is capable of processing information gathered from sense receptors and using that to form a picture of its surroundings. It can then respond to stimuli. It also has basic reasoning. Other than its standard survival responses, Xirnikrozz always try to be vigilant of their surrounding, they avoid eating their own kind and they also remain close to their eggs until hatching.

@jellyfishmon - Points Stored = 1
_Pensaspidus tardasanguisensis (CR)
SOUTHWEST TARTARUS SHELF (Temperate Shallows)
Early Spring, Midnight
It is dark in the warm, fairly murky water, but luckily there is a lot of moonlight which enables you to find your way to the surface, which isn’t far. However, you still cannot see very clearly at all, which makes it very difficult to find food. A least you managed to avoid death by disease. Eventually, sunlight starts to reappear. (6)
Status
Maturity: 5% (Hatchling)
Current Size: 0.4cm
Health: Healthy
Nutrition: 0.9/2.4 (37.5%)
Stamina: 90%
Hydration: 100%
Effects: Metabolism x 1.25

Pensaspidus tardasanguisensis

Status: CR
Temporal Range: R.113 - Present (Novaglacian)
Habitat: Temperate Shallows, Polar Shallows, Temperate Open Ocean, Polar Open Ocean
Distribution: Southern Hemisphere
Niche: Predator
Size: 8cm (length)
Nutritional Worth: 59/10 x 8 = 47.2NP
Predecessor: Pensaspidus jellyfishmonii
Classification: Roharasrinae (sf), Codowecoiidae (f), Probocephala (o), Cylindrea ©, Bilateria §
Perception: Blurry vision with no depth perception on either side, blurry front vision with depth perception.
Latest Mutations: Genders = 6, Stronger Mandibles = 3, Closed Circulatory System = 2
Info: Pensaspidus tardasanguisensis is a small, fairly uncommon predator living in shallow ocean and seas of the Southern Hemisphere, except in the tropics. This species is set apart from its relatives by having genders, which boosts the genetic fitness of the species, but it also means they produce less offspring. However, once a Pensaspidus tardasanguisensis reaches a mature adult age it transforms into a hermaphrodite, giving it a better chance at reproducing before it dies. Pensaspidus tardasanguisensis also have open circulatory system that have wider blood vessels and hemacoels and lower pressure; this results in a less efficient system and lower stamina. With these problems and a lot of competition in the niche, its population numbers are not very high.
Description: The top of the blue, cylindrical body is protected by a tough exoskeleton made out of chitin, which has extended to form a pair of mandibles around the mouth at the end of a proboscis. Some of the armour has also formed a fan-shaped tail protruding from the rear, which can be moved up and down by muscle and a muscular siphon at the rear propels out water. The armour behind the head contains a spiracle on each side, allowing oxygen through it. There are four pinhole eyes below the armour, but none of them look up; two are at the front, and two are on the sides. Inside their body, they have a simple gut leading to an anus, a stomach containing digestive carnivorous bacteria, a nerve network and small bunch of ganglia, and an open circulatory system filled with blue blood that travels through wide, low pressure vessels into enlarged hemacoels. There is also a swim bladder, unconnected to the gut. Anti-freeze proteins flow through the hemacoel. The body is adapted to only low to quite high salinities. Males, females and hermaphrodites are virtually identical.

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_Ostracoderma kinifolis (EN) - Male
TEMPERATE NORTHWEST UTEENESSA (Temperate Deep Ocean, 600m below sea level)
Early Autumn, Midnight
Suspended in the water, you use your fins and tentacles to crawl in what you think is a downwards direction. It is pitch black and cold. This is fairly efficient and you soon bump into solid ground. It is a lump of rock sticking out into the water. You place yourself at the edge here, holding your tentacles out into the passing upwards current and grabbing in food particles. Every now and then, the current almost takes you away, but the strongest flow is blocked by your platform. You also grow into a juvenile. You can detect a couple of Ostracoderma nearby, but not on your ledge, and the passing food but that is all. (5)
Status
Maturity: 35% (Juvenile)
Current Size: 1.8cm
Health: Healthy
Nutrition:1.2/1.5 (100%) (+30% left over for nutrition)
Stamina: 70%
Hydration: 100%
Effects: Metabolism x 0.5

"Ostracoderma kinifolis

Status: EN
Temporal Range: R.113 - Present (Novaglacian)
Habitat: Tropical Deep Ocean (below thermocline, above lysocline) , Temperate Deep Ocean (above lysocline) , Polar Deep Ocean (above lysocline)
Distribution: Cosmopolitan
Niche: Benthic Filter-Feeder
Size: 5cm (length)
Nutritional Worth: 50.5/10 x 3 = 15.2NP
Predecessor: Ostracoderma densissima
Classification: Ostracoderminae (sf), Almoskulusidae (f), Tunicaphora (o), Cylindrea ©, Bilateria §
Perception: Decent vision with no depth perception either side, can sense chemicals up to ten metres away with accuracy.
Latest Mutations: Egg Fusing Behaviour = 6, Improve Shell = 4, Longer Tentacles = 5, Eggs Able To Fuse To Tentacles = 4
Info: This benthic filter-feeder spends most of its time on the seabed, except for its planktonic stage, and it’s body protected by its shell but for the eyestalks protruding through two small holes and the relatively long tentacles sticking out from underneath the shell and helping it to filter food. When it needs to move, it’s hidden fins drag it along the seabed. The tentacles also serve another purpose, as during reproduction the female gathers up the eggs and they become embedded in pits that develop on the tentacles. The female then tucks the tentacles under her body keeping the eggs safe, whilst carrying feeding, although somewhat hampered. She is then able to divert much of her own nutrients into her young so that they grow bigger and quicker. But this also means a female cannot reproduce again whilst she waits for the eggs to hatch. Therefore, Ostracoderma kinifolis is more successful at raising young, although densissima can potentially produce more. The tentacles also have chemoreceptors along them, making them useful for accurately locating the source of the chemicals.
Anatomy: The tubular, red body is covered in an elongated calcium carbonate shell over the entire body, except for the tentacles that often stick out and the two eyestalks on either side of the head protruding through two small holes in the shell. The shell is thick and heavy. The relatively long tentacles - about the length of the rest of the body - grow from around the circular mouth with small teeth, which is surrounded by chemoreceptors. There are three gill slits by the throat. A pair of sturdy fins supported by cartilage rungs curve underneath the body. In the head, ganglion lead to their single nerve cord that runs down the body meeting a web of nerves, alongside the cartilage notochord. The gut leads straight from the mouth to the anus. Blood is pumped around the body by the vessels of an open circulatory system to organs such as the muscles. Anti-freeze proteins are present in the blood.
Behaviour: This species is capable of processing information gathered from sense receptors and using that to form a picture of its surroundings. It can then respond to stimuli, however, it’s response is often delayed. It also has basic reasoning. Other than its standard survival responses, the female responds to the stimuli of producing eggs by embedding them in her tentacles and tucking the tentacles under her body.

@Spring_blooms - Points Stored = 0
Hemithateus spicati (EN)
A NORTH OLYMPIAN SHELF SEA (Temperate Shallows)
Early Autumn, Midnight
It is very dark in the warm water and you can detect a lot of activity around you based on electrical signals. However, you soon start to feel a deep pain, and then start jerking uncontrollably. Finally, you perish. (2 + 1 = Sadly, the end of your life has resulted in your death. Luckily, your species still goes on. It is a time for rebirth.)
Status
Maturity: 80% (Subadult)
Current Size: 15.2cm
Health: Dead
Nutrition: N/A
Stamina: N/A
Hydration: N/A
Effects: N/A

Hemithateus spicati

Status: EN
Temporal Range: R.89 - Present (Cinisian - Novaglacian)
Habitat: Temperate Shallows
Distribution: Northern Hemisphere
Niche: Herbivore
Size: 19cm (length)
Nutritional Worth: 53.5/10 x 19 = 101.7NP
Predecessor: Hemithateus mediossium
Classification: Thanostominae (sf), Thanostomidae (f), Flagracauda (so), Caudomorphii ©, Bilateria §
Perception: Blurry vision with no depth perception on either side, can use electroreception up to ten metres away.
Latest Mutations: More spikes
Info: With the advancement of predators, this herbivorous species evolved more protective spikes on its flexible, whip-like tail to protect itself as it cannot outrun the fitter species now existing. They are quite common in the northern hemisphere.
Description: The long, blue, tapering body is supported by a vertebrae of bone, although the whip-tail at the end is composed of flexible cartilage. Along the body are three gill slits and a line of electroreceptors. There are no limbs. The head has a cartilage jaw, with a pair of venomous canines surrounded by square shaped teeth. On each side of the head is a pinhole eye, with the ability to swivel around. At the end of the tail, six venomous spikes stick out. A gut leads to a stomach containing weak digestive herbivorous bacteria which can only break down small bits of plant matter. The muscles contain special vacuoles for storing extra energy, and are bathed in hemacoel by the open circulatory system.

Previous Mutations

Extra-Efficient Muscles, Electroreceptors, Open Circulatory System, Whip Tail, Three Gill Slits, Cartilage Vertebrae, Two Poisonous Spikes on Tail, Dentine Teeth, Venomous Canines, Cartilage Jaw, Two Swiveling Pinhole Eyes (1 on each side of head), Herbivorous Digestive Enzymes, Square Teeth, Bone Vertebrae

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939

What the hell
Vote: be born again
and if that’s not a valid vote
e e t

940

Finally it took my species long enough to evolve :slight_smile: ty for the round

Evolve 1: genders

Evolve 2: Better eyes (Something that will make seeing easier)

Evolve 3: Stronger Muscles

Let me know if this is a good idea because idk if I might be screwing myself over or if I need to evolve something else first

941

action:Eat some more of that passing food

943

thanks for the round stealth, glad me and my species survived lol
Action: Look for clearer water to hunt in.

944

Round 115 - P.1

Chat: https://discord.gg/weGdxFB

~28.75 million years since the Atroxian Explosion~
Atroxian Period, Novaglacian Stage
Season: Late Autumn (North), Late Spring (South)
Time of Day: Dawn (West), Afternoon (East)
Event: 4 (Major) - Harmful Algal Bloom

Species: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ramXIxwYwggWj1bVH3zmZT-tlZSbQvW4PUZAEiVWYB8
Biomes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1079__KZqoqQ5PQkA5gr4rMSIGIHx1UN1RwMa__ZNPV8

Detailed Species Stats

Ezta’s Natural History: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1JOwzI4ZHorn8nrqEr62v2_uXXlbs7qSCudHc476qLMY

Reward Shop

Rewards are subject to change.

  • Bonus Point: Get a + or -1 to use on the action roll of any player, yourself included. = 1pt
  • Guaranteed Action: Use this on an action to definitely roll a 4 or higher. = 3pts
  • Guaranteed Evolution: Use this on an action to definitely roll a 4 or higher. You can save them up and use multiple at once. = 4pts
  • Helping Hand: At the next opportunity, take the reigns of the evolution of an uncontrolled species. = 5pts
  • Call of the Wild: Summon an event that focuses on any specific area of the world you choose. However, the event is random and may be larger than you anticipate. = 8pts
  • Evolution Explosion: Every species immediately gets a chance to evolve, including yourself. = 10pts

State of the World: The global temperature is at about 18c, and there is a high level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. Very small moss-like plants exist on land, specifically only in rainy wetlands but most of it is still bare and rocky. Due to the minimal plant life, the atmosphere is oxygen-moderate. There are two supercontinents, Olympia in the north and Tartarus in the south, with the sea transgressing over a lot of land. The continents are surrounded by the superocean Uteenessa, and in-between lies a comparatively small ocean called the Gaia Ocean. The sea levels are high, about 150m above standard, which makes the continental slope begin about 350m below the surface. The ocean is acidic, and the lysocline sits at 2000m. The planet is not currently very tectonically active.

A large storm on the Western coast of Olympia pours rain down upon the rocks - unhindered by plants nutrients rush into a river, washed from the rocks, and along out into the sea. This amount of nutrients is causing dangerous levels of algae, which are building up at the surface. This much algae is slowly depleting oxygen from the water.

In other news, a few new species have arisen. Thanostoma still exist in a few select places, such as estuaries that Thanostoma invasorus has appeared in, hunting down equally primitive Icthyotelus. Lepirhamphos geminus propagate in the shallows of the Northern Hemisphere, as does the two-metre tall Evaphytus floreus. These species’ populations are growing quickly. There is also Soundwavia amazonus but these remain rare; they have only females and reproduce by gynogenesis, and smaller fins than their predecessors.

@RoboTrannic - Points Stored = 0
Xirnikrozz Ikrkinkarnikirkn (CR)
SAYAMYANARIK GULF (Temperate Shallows)
Late Spring, Afternoon
You are in well-lit, fairly murky, warm water. On one side you can see the blurry shape of a Phyoskulus feeding on seaweed. You charge forward but as you get closer the wary herbivore notices you and swims away. You give chase, hunting down the herbivore. The chase is evenly matched as you swim across sandy plains but eventually your prey slows down and moves its tail between you. When you try to lunge forward it whips its tail at you, forcing it back. Both of you circle each other, waiting for the perfect moment; the Phyoskulus suddenly lashes out but narrowly misses and you take advantage of this to whip your own tail, striking the herbivore and piercing it with a spine. Blood leaks into the water from the wound as the Phyoskulus retreats in pain - you follow slowly as it zigzags to the seabed, writhing and finally dying. Your reward for the attack is a decent amount of food of the corpse. This now means you are an adult and capable of reproducing. This area of sandy plain seems quite empty except for tiny animals crawling in the sand. The light is beginning to decrease. (4)
Stats
Maturity: 100% (⅛ - Young Adult)
Current Size: 31cm
Health: Healthy
Nutrition: 210.8/210.8 (100%) (+40% left over for growth)
Stamina: 60%
Hydration: 100%
Effects: Metabolism X 1.25

Xirnikrozz Ikrkinkarnikirkn

Status: CR
Temporal Range: R.107 - Present (Novaglacian)
Habitat: Temperate Shallows, Temperate Open Ocean
Distribution: Southern Uteenessa
Niche: Apex Predator
Size: 31cm (length)
Nutritional Worth: 68/10 x 31 = 210.8NP
Predecessor: Xirnikrozz uysaisiroai
Classification: Thanostominae (sf), Thanostomidae (f), Flagracauda (so), Caudomorphii ©, Bilateria §
Perception: Blurry vision with no depth perception on either side, can see well in low light, can use electroreception up to ten metres away.
Latest Mutations: Olfactory Receptors = 2, Sharper Teeth = 5, Muscles = 1
Info: Emerging in the shadow of its stronger ancestor, Xirnikrozz invalidus is not a very succesful species, and retains only a small population. Although it has sharp serrated teeth, none of its prey species require particularly sharp teeth to handle and so this advantage is limited. The worst things are that it has olfactory receptors on the face which are not connected to the nervous system and simply waste energy, whilst they have incredibly weak, sparse muscles.
Description: This species has a long, blue body that tapers into a whip-like tail, armed with two toxic spikes. It’s jaw is made of cartilage and it has serrated teeth here. On each side of the head is a pinhole eye, that is able to swivel slightly. Behind the retina is a layer of cells containing reflective crystals called a choroidal tapetum cellulosum. Olfactory receptors on the face are uselessly disconnected from the nervous system. Along the side of the body, are three gill slits near the front, and line of electroreceptors. There are four paddle-like limbs of flesh, cartilage and muscle. Inside, they have a gut with a stomach containing carnivorous digestive enzymes, and connected to the gut is a swim bladder. It’s brain is not quite as small as most other contemporary species. The muscles are stretched thin throughout the body and are weak. Finally, supporting the entire body is a spine of cartilage vertebrae.

Behaviour Traits
  1. Be vigilant.
  2. Do not eat own species.
  3. Remain near to capsules after they are laid.

@immortaldragon - Points Stored = 0
Icthyotelus sinspica (LC)
AN OLYMPIAN ESTUARY (Temperate Forest)
Late Autumn, Dawn
You hatch into faintly lit, murky, cool water. You feel yourself being carried by the water. You can sense several Icthyotelus cruising through the water, most larger than you, probably taking up a lot of food. The tide seems to be going out. You detect that the light levels are starting to increase. (3)
Status
Maturity: 5% (Hatchling)
Current Size: 0.4cm
Health: Healthy
Nutrition: 1.1/1.6 (70%)
Stamina: 100%
Hydration: 100%
Effects: None

Icthyotelus sinspica

Status: LC
Timespan: R.65 - Present
Habitat: Estuary
Distribution: Northern Hemisphere Temperate Estuaries
Niche: Pelagic Filter-Feeder
Nutritional Value: 27.3NV
Size: 7cm (length)
Predecessor: Charitomenchelus etalas
Classification: Icthyotelusidae, Tyrannidea, Caudaria
Latest Mutations: Tail Fins = 2, Fix Pectoral Fins = 5, Freshwater Tolerance = 3
Info: 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.
Description: It has a tapering body, lined with electroreceptors and three gills on each side. It has two pectoral ray-fins and a pair of forward-facing cup eyes on the head. An oily liver helps to maintain buoyancy. An open circulatory system bathes the organs in hemacoel, and the body is controlled by ganglia. Down the back are cartilage vertebrae. In the gut, is a primitive stomach with the ability to digest multicellular matter.
Previous Mutations: Extra-Efficient Muscles, Electroreceptors, Open Circulatory System, Tail, Three Gill Slits, Cartilage Vertebrae, Digestive Carnivorous Bacteria
Discoverer: ImmortalDragon

@soundwave - Points Stored = 0
_Soundwavia amazonus (VU)
TEMPERATE NORTHWEST UTEENESSA (Temperate Open Ocean)
Late Autumn, Dawn
You hatch into faintly lit, clear, cool water. From what you can see, which is not much of a range in this lighting, you are being carried by an oceanic current and there is no land below you. You can detect only a couple of Masticephalus also in the current both in front and behind, although you cannot see them. However, the light is now increasing. (3)
Status:
Maturity: 5% (Hatchling)
Current Size: 1cm
Health: Healthy
Nutrition: 5.5/6.1 (90%)
Stamina: 100%
Hydration: 100%
Effects: None

Soundwavia amazonus

Status: VU
Temporal Range: R.115 - Present (Novaglacian)
Habitat: Temperate Shallows, Temperate Open Ocean
Distribution: Northern Hemisphere
Niche: Apex Predator
Size: 19cm (length)
Nutritional Worth: 60.5/10 x 19 = 115NP
Predecessor: Soundwavia vorei
Classification: Thanostominae (sf), Thanostomidae (f), Flagracauda (so), Caudomorphii ©, Bilateria §
Latest Mutations: Gender = 1, Eye = 4, Fins = 2
Perception: Decent vision with no depth perception on either side, can use electroreception up to ten metres away.
Info: Interestingly, Soundwavia amazonus is an all-female species. Each animal contains only the female egg cells, which they use to produce genetically identical young but this must be stimulated by the presence of male sex cells stolen from sexually-reproducing Soundwavia vorei. This method of reproduction is known as gynogenesis. It results in a larger population but with less chance of evolution. It has true eyes that give it clear sight, making locating prey slightly easier but it also has smaller fins, which means it is slower than its predecessor.
Anatomy: It has a blue, tapering body, lined with electroreceptors and three gills on each side, ending in a long whip-tail complete with venomous spikes. Two eyes, with cornea supported by vitreous humour and the retina at the back, sit on the side of the head and it’s mouth is full of small teeth, with a pair of venomous fangs embedded in its cartilage jaw. Supported by rays of cartilage, it has a pair of small pectoral flippers, as well as a tiny dorsal fin on the back. An open circulatory system bathes the organs in hemacoel, and the body is dcontrolled by ganglia. Down the back are cartilage vertebrae. In the gut, was a primitive stomach with the ability to digest multicellular matter. It has a swim bladder connected to the gut. They contain only female egg cells.
Behaviour: This species is capable of processing information gathered from sense receptors and using that to form a picture of its surroundings. It can then respond to stimuli. It also has basic reasoning.

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@blackink - Points Stored = 0
Lampsichelus paladarus (NT) - Male
TROPICAL NORTHWEST UTEENESSA (Tropical Open Ocean)
Late Autumn, Dawn
You hatch into faintly lit, clear, hot water. You feel yourself being carried by a slow oceanic current. You can smell some sparse, small dots of marine snow but you are not alone; you can detect the presence of trio of larger Lampsichelus filtering the surface, taking up most of the food themselves. You detect the light level start to increase. (3)
Status
Maturity: 5% (Hatchling)
Current Size: 0.6cm
Health: Healthy
Nutrition: 2.5/3.6 (70%)
Stamina: 100%
Hydration: 100%
Effects: Metabolism x 1.5

Lampsichelus paladurus

Status: NT
Temporal Range: R.91 - Present (Cinisian - Novaglacian)
Habitat: Tropical Open Ocean, Tropical Deep Ocean, Temperate Shallows, Temperate Deep Ocean
Distribution: Cosmopolitan
Niche: Carnivorous Filter-Feeder
Size: 11.5cm (length)
Nutritional Worth: 60.5/10 x 11.5 = 69.6NP
Predecessor: Asteridermus mutatiogenus
Classification: Skelechelusidae (f), Brevicauda (so), Caudomorphii ©, Bilateria §
Perception: Can detect the presence of light above, can use electroreception up to ten metres away, can smell odours up to ten metres away.
Latest Mutations: Intestine = 1, Serrated Teeth = 2, Hanging Lure = 5, Oily Liver = 4
Info: In the darkness of the abyss, Lampsichelus is the most well-lit of all animals, able to put on quite a light show; as well as the numerous bioluminescent spots on its body that act as one, there is a bulb on the end of a barbel protruding from the jaw that also produces light - this is controlled independently of the others, and can be flicked up and down to be more enticing. However, rather than use it to catch prey, the lights for this species are more useful in terms of finding another individual for mating. This is because there is stiff competition for prey, such as Thanostoma altium, and so it is largely restricted to filtering flesh from marine snow. The most significant obstacle to being a little predator is that it has lost the teeth in the upper jaw, probably as a result of continual filter-feeding. (The species name means Gummy Joe.) Unlike its predecessors, it can control its own buoyancy now with an oil-filled liver, although it has a shrunken digestive system, making digestion less efficient.
Description: All over the black body tapering to a short, spiked tail are light blue bioluminescent spots, as well as a line of electroreceptors and three gills on each side. The two spikes are venomous. At the front, above the cartilage jawed mouth are olfactory receptors and facing forwards are a pair of cup eyes. The jaw contains very simple, shapeless teeth but only on the lower jaw. A cartilage barbel protrudes out and down from the lower jaw, and has a light blue bioluminescent bulb and a hinging muscle at its base. A pair of oval fins, supported by rays of cartilage are attached vertically just behind the gills and there is a fatty hump on the back. Inside, the organs oare bathed in hemacoel by an open circulatory system. All the muscles contin a vacuoles. It’s digestive system is proportionately very small and narrow, which consists of the stomach and gut. There is also a liver, which is filled with oils. The body has cartilage vertebrae running down the back and is controlled by two nerve cords and a rung of nerves. The tiny brain in the head controls this.

Previous Mutations

Extra-Efficient Muscles, Electroreceptors, Open Circulatory System, Tail, Three Gill Slits, Cartilage Vertebrae, Digestive Carnivorous Bacteria, Two Poisonous Spikes on Tail, Dentine Teeth, Cup Eyes, Jaw, Fins (two vertical near head), Hump, Bioluminescent Lights, Olfaction, Temperate and Tropical Tolerance, Bioluminescence Control, Genders, Oily Liver

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945

R.115 - P.2

@Biologicah - Points Stored = 0
Xirnikrozz yaisyarkrnk (NT)
SOUTHWEST TARTARUS SHELF (Temperate Shallows)
Late Spring, Dawn
You hatch into faintly lit, fairly murky, warm water. There is enough light for you to see well; above you is an adult Xirnikrozz that seems to be beginning to move off towards shallower water. You feel yourself being carried by the current also in the direction of the coast. Around you, you can see and detect only a handful of your siblings and that is all. Sand is just visible at the depths of your vision. The light starts to increase. (3)
Status
Maturity: 5% (Hatchling)
Current Size: 1.6cm
Health: Healthy
Nutrition: 7.6/10.9 (70%)
Stamina: 100%
Hydration: 100%
Effects: Metabolism x 1.25

Xirnikrozz yaisyarkrnk

Status: NT
Temporal Range: R.114 - Present (Novaglacian)
Habitat: Temperate Shallows, Temperate Open Ocean
Distribution: Southern Uteenessa
Niche: Apex Predator
Size: 31cm (length)
Nutritional Worth: 68/10 x 31 = 210.8NP
Predecessor: Xirnikrozz Ikrkinkarnikirkn
Classification: Thanostominae (sf), Thanostomidae (f), Flagracauda (so), Caudomorphii ©, Bilateria §
Perception: Blurry vision with no depth perception on either side, can see well in low light, can use electroreception up to ten metres away.
Latest Mutations: Connect Olfactory Receptors = 3, Hearing = 2, Improve muscles = 6
Info: This is the top predator in the Southern Hemisphere, moving quickly and efficiently through the seas to its prey. In addition to non-functioning olfactory receptors, this species now has a lateral line of microvili that detect vibrations but that are unconnected to the rest of the neural network. Like the of actors receptors, this hinders rather than helps the Xirnikrozz. However, it has stronger and more efficient muscles than any of its ancestors. Xirnikrozz has arisen amidst a global epidemic and in this finely balanced world, it’s superior muscles give it the edge of its competing Xirnikrozz species, which have now gone extinct.
Anatomy: This species has a long, blue body that tapers into a whip-like tail, armed with two toxic spikes. It’s jaw is made of cartilage and it has serrated teeth here. On each side of the head is a pinhole eye, that is able to swivel slightly. Behind the retina is a layer of cells containing reflective crystals called a choroidal tapetum cellulosum. Olfactory receptors on the face are uselessly disconnected from the nervous system. Along the side of the body, are three gill slits near the front, and line of electroreceptors. This is joined by a disconnected lateral line. There are four paddle-like limbs of flesh, cartilage and muscle. Inside, they have a gut with a stomach containing carnivorous digestive enzymes, and connected to the gut is a swim bladder. It’s brain is not quite as small as most other contemporary species. The muscles are strong. Finally, supporting the entire body is a spine of cartilage vertebrae.
Behaviour: This species is capable of processing information gathered from sense receptors and using that to form a picture of its surroundings. It can then respond to stimuli. It also has basic reasoning. Other than its standard survival responses, Xirnikrozz always try to be vigilant of their surrounding, they avoid eating their own kind and they also remain close to their eggs until hatching.

@jellyfishmon - Points Stored = 1
_Pensaspidus tardasanguisensis (CR)
TEMPERATE SOUTHWEST UTEENESSA (Temperate Open Ocean)
Late Spring, Dawn
You are in faintly lit, fairly murky, warm water. You feel yourself being carried along by a current and gradually you enter into clearer water. In your limited visual range, you can see no ground but you do see a Lepirhamphos hatchling caught up in the current too. You boost and fan the short distance to the normally benthic filter-feeder and you catch it off guard, plunging your mandibles into its head, crushing its soft body and killing it. You feast on the remains, floating along the current. Up ahead, you see another hapless Lepirhampos hatchling, as well as a couple of a few Dictomedusus jellyfish dotted around you, although they seem further than the Lepirhamphos. The light starts to increase. (5)
Status
Maturity: 5% (Hatchling)
Current Size: 0.4cm
Health: Healthy
Nutrition: 2.1/2.4 (87.5%)
Stamina: 70%
Hydration: 100%
Effects: Metabolism x 1.25

Pensaspidus tardasanguisensis

Status: CR
Temporal Range: R.113 - Present (Novaglacian)
Habitat: Temperate Shallows, Polar Shallows, Temperate Open Ocean, Polar Open Ocean
Distribution: Southern Hemisphere
Niche: Predator
Size: 8cm (length)
Nutritional Worth: 59/10 x 8 = 47.2NP
Predecessor: Pensaspidus jellyfishmonii
Classification: Roharasrinae (sf), Codowecoiidae (f), Probocephala (o), Cylindrea ©, Bilateria §
Perception: Blurry vision with no depth perception on either side, blurry front vision with depth perception.
Latest Mutations: Genders = 6, Stronger Mandibles = 3, Closed Circulatory System = 2
Info: Pensaspidus tardasanguisensis is a small, fairly uncommon predator living in shallow ocean and seas of the Southern Hemisphere, except in the tropics. This species is set apart from its relatives by having genders, which boosts the genetic fitness of the species, but it also means they produce less offspring. However, once a Pensaspidus tardasanguisensis reaches a mature adult age it transforms into a hermaphrodite, giving it a better chance at reproducing before it dies. Pensaspidus tardasanguisensis also have open circulatory system that have wider blood vessels and hemacoels and lower pressure; this results in a less efficient system and lower stamina. With these problems and a lot of competition in the niche, its population numbers are not very high.
Description: The top of the blue, cylindrical body is protected by a tough exoskeleton made out of chitin, which has extended to form a pair of mandibles around the mouth at the end of a proboscis. Some of the armour has also formed a fan-shaped tail protruding from the rear, which can be moved up and down by muscle and a muscular siphon at the rear propels out water. The armour behind the head contains a spiracle on each side, allowing oxygen through it. There are four pinhole eyes below the armour, but none of them look up; two are at the front, and two are on the sides. Inside their body, they have a simple gut leading to an anus, a stomach containing digestive carnivorous bacteria, a nerve network and small bunch of ganglia, and an open circulatory system filled with blue blood that travels through wide, low pressure vessels into enlarged hemacoels. There is also a swim bladder, unconnected to the gut. Anti-freeze proteins flow through the hemacoel. The body is adapted to only low to quite high salinities. Males, females and hermaphrodites are virtually identical.

@PositiveTower - Points Stored = 0
_Ostracoderma kinifolis (NT) - Male
TEMPERATE NORTHWEST UTEENESSA (Temperate Deep Ocean, 600m below sea level)
Late Autumn, Dawn
You are in black, cold water. Poised at the edge of a precipice, you hold your tentacles out into the water, using them to pull microbial food into your mouth. There is a lot of food available and you eat a lot. You can sense a handful of other Ostracoderma in the vicinity and more marine snow floating upwards against the cliff. (6)
Status
Maturity: 95% (Subadult)
Current Size: 4.8cm
Health: Healthy
Nutrition: 25.3/25.3 (100%) (+60% left over for nutrition)
Stamina: 60%
Hydration: 100%
Effects: Metabolism x 0.5

"Ostracoderma kinifolis

Status: NT
Temporal Range: R.113 - Present (Novaglacian)
Habitat: Tropical Deep Ocean (below thermocline, above lysocline) , Temperate Deep Ocean (above lysocline) , Polar Deep Ocean (above lysocline)
Distribution: Cosmopolitan
Niche: Benthic Filter-Feeder
Size: 5cm (length)
Nutritional Worth: 50.5/10 x 3 = 15.2NP
Predecessor: Ostracoderma densissima
Classification: Ostracoderminae (sf), Almoskulusidae (f), Tunicaphora (o), Cylindrea ©, Bilateria §
Perception: Decent vision with no depth perception either side, can sense chemicals up to ten metres away with accuracy.
Latest Mutations: Egg Fusing Behaviour = 6, Improve Shell = 4, Longer Tentacles = 5, Eggs Able To Fuse To Tentacles = 4
Info: This benthic filter-feeder spends most of its time on the seabed, except for its planktonic stage, and it’s body protected by its shell but for the eyestalks protruding through two small holes and the relatively long tentacles sticking out from underneath the shell and helping it to filter food. When it needs to move, it’s hidden fins drag it along the seabed. The tentacles also serve another purpose, as during reproduction the female gathers up the eggs and they become embedded in pits that develop on the tentacles. The female then tucks the tentacles under her body keeping the eggs safe, whilst carrying feeding, although somewhat hampered. She is then able to divert much of her own nutrients into her young so that they grow bigger and quicker. But this also means a female cannot reproduce again whilst she waits for the eggs to hatch. Therefore, Ostracoderma kinifolis is more successful at raising young, although densissima can potentially produce more. The tentacles also have chemoreceptors along them, making them useful for accurately locating the source of the chemicals.
Anatomy: The tubular, red body is covered in an elongated calcium carbonate shell over the entire body, except for the tentacles that often stick out and the two eyestalks on either side of the head protruding through two small holes in the shell. The shell is thick and heavy. The relatively long tentacles - about the length of the rest of the body - grow from around the circular mouth with small teeth, which is surrounded by chemoreceptors. There are three gill slits by the throat. A pair of sturdy fins supported by cartilage rungs curve underneath the body. In the head, ganglion lead to their single nerve cord that runs down the body meeting a web of nerves, alongside the cartilage notochord. The gut leads straight from the mouth to the anus. Blood is pumped around the body by the vessels of an open circulatory system to organs such as the muscles. Anti-freeze proteins are present in the blood.
Behaviour: This species is capable of processing information gathered from sense receptors and using that to form a picture of its surroundings. It can then respond to stimuli, however, it’s response is often delayed. It also has basic reasoning. Other than its standard survival responses, the female responds to the stimuli of producing eggs by embedding them in her tentacles and tucking the tentacles under her body.

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Hemithateus spicati (LC)
A NORTHWEST OLYMPIAN SHELF SEA (Temperate Shallows)
Late Autumn, Dawn
You hatch into faintly lit, fairly murky, cool water. You feel yourself being carried by a gentle current. Below you, you can just about see some mossy rocks lined with algae, although a spiky Pneumachasminia is already grazing here. The light is starting to increase. You can see the surface becoming murkier and murkier. (4)
Status
Maturity: 5% (Hatchling)
Current Size: 1cm
Health: Healthy
Nutrition: 4.3/5.4 (80%)
Stamina: 100%
Hydration: 100%
Effects: N/A

Hemithateus spicati

Status: LC
Temporal Range: R.89 - Present (Cinisian - Novaglacian)
Habitat: Temperate Shallows
Distribution: Northern Hemisphere
Niche: Herbivore
Size: 19cm (length)
Nutritional Worth: 53.5/10 x 19 = 101.7NP
Predecessor: Hemithateus mediossium
Classification: Thanostominae (sf), Thanostomidae (f), Flagracauda (so), Caudomorphii ©, Bilateria §
Perception: Blurry vision with no depth perception on either side, can use electroreception up to ten metres away.
Latest Mutations: More spikes
Info: With the advancement of predators, this herbivorous species evolved more protective spikes on its flexible, whip-like tail to protect itself as it cannot outrun the fitter species now existing. They are quite common in the northern hemisphere.
Description: The long, blue, tapering body is supported by a vertebrae of bone, although the whip-tail at the end is composed of flexible cartilage. Along the body are three gill slits and a line of electroreceptors. There are no limbs. The head has a cartilage jaw, with a pair of venomous canines surrounded by square shaped teeth. On each side of the head is a pinhole eye, with the ability to swivel around. At the end of the tail, six venomous spikes stick out. A gut leads to a stomach containing weak digestive herbivorous bacteria which can only break down small bits of plant matter. The muscles contain special vacuoles for storing extra energy, and are bathed in hemacoel by the open circulatory system.

Previous Mutations

Extra-Efficient Muscles, Electroreceptors, Open Circulatory System, Whip Tail, Three Gill Slits, Cartilage Vertebrae, Two Poisonous Spikes on Tail, Dentine Teeth, Venomous Canines, Cartilage Jaw, Two Swiveling Pinhole Eyes (1 on each side of head), Herbivorous Digestive Enzymes, Square Teeth, Bone Vertebrae

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Action: Commit eat stuff

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Thanks for the new round Stealth! :grin:

Action: Follow the light in search of food.

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Action: Follow one of the larger lamsichelus like a remora, grabbing scraps they leave and eating bigger pieces if i can get to them faster than them

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Action:Eat some more food on the same place

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Action: Find a place to hide