Path of the Wild (Forum Game)

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971

Action: Rest while still drifting.

972

Thanks for the new round Stealth. :grin:

Action: Go searching for food in warmer spots.

973

Action: Grab a couple of specks and eat them at a safe location, maybe some natural protection such as coral or a crevice

974

thanks for the round stealth :slight_smile:
Action: swim under them crush the biggest ones skull and feast.

975

Off to a good start, thanks for the round!

Action: Feed near the novaglacianus, keeping a lookout for any nearby predators.

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Round 119 - P.1

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~29.75 million years since the Atroxian Explosion~
Atroxian Period, Novaglacian Stage
Season: Late Spring (North), Late Autumn (South)
Time of Day: Dusk (West), Morning (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 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.

@RoboTrannic - Points Stored = 0
_Xirnikrozz crusherei (NT)
TEMPERATE SOUTHWEST UTEENESSA (Temperate Upper Ocean)
Late Autumn, Dusk
In cool, fairly murky and faintly lit water, you drift along on a current and cannot see any solid ground. There is plenty of life around you. You struggle to pick on one of the many targets moving about; the first one you chase down turns out to be larger than you when you get closer, another you are beaten too by a bigger, faster predator, skewering the Sanicthyops with a sharp beak. You select another Sanicthyops and hurry towards it. As you get close, it notices you, turns and begins fleeing. But when you chase after it, the spines on its tail scratch your face as it swims. The wound is small and superficial but it stops your pursuit and the Sanicthyops gets away. You are now exhausted. All you can see at the moment are a couple of Regemsitula amebocytus. One of them is entangled with a Pensaspidus [Jellyfishmon]. It is now getting very dark. (2)
Stats
Maturity: 5% (Hatchling)
Current Size: 1.6cm
Health: Exhausted, Superficial scratch on face
Nutrition: 8.3/13.8 (60%)
Stamina: 10%
Hydration: 100%
Effects: None

Xirnikrozz crusherei

Status: NT
Temporal Range: R.117 - Present (Novaglacian)
Habitat: Temperate Shallows, Temperate Open Ocean
Distribution: Southern Uteenessa
Niche: Apex Predator
Size: 31cm (length)
Nutritional Worth: 86/10 x 31 = 266.6NP
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, can accurately smell odours up to tens of metres away
Latest Mutations: Muscles = 6, Olfaction = 6, Jaw = 6
Info: Arising to compete against Xirnikrozz yaisyarkrnk, Xirnikrozz crusherei is fairly similar with strong, energy-efficient muscles, although it has an edge; as the name suggests it has more powerful, reinforced jaws that can crush through cartilage or calcium carbonate shells if it needed two. Substances like bone and chitin are still too tough but it does not need this much power. It can also find prey from further away as it has olfactory receptors which can pick up smells from tens of metres away and follow them fairly accurately to their source. This means that this slinky predator has usurped Xirnikrozz yaisyarkrnk.
Anatomy: This species has a long, blue body that tapers into a whip-like tail, armed with two toxic spikes. It’s muscular jaw is made of cartilage but reinforced with a layer of tessarae and it has serrated teeth here. On each side of the head is a pinhole eye and olfactory receptors are also found on the head. Behind the retina is a layer of cells containing reflective crystals called a choroidal tapetum cellulosum. 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 also contains an olfactory lobe. The muscles are strong and energy-efficient. 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 surroundings, they avoid eating their own kind and they also remain close to their eggs until hatching.
Discoverer: Robotrannicrex

@Agenttine - Points Stored = 0
Stellingus ubivus (LC)
TEMPERATE NORTHWEST UTEENESSA (Temperate Upper Ocean)
Late Spring, Dusk
Rest and drift = 1 + 1
In warm, fairly murky and faintly lit water, you drift along on a current and cannot see any solid ground. There is plenty of life around you. You decide to rest for a moment, and float along effortlessly as you attempt to do so. However, as you do so, you are suddenly surprised by another, older Stellingus bursting out of the gloom. Fortunately, you are able to dodge past it and start to flee. It chases and you are both equally matched in speed and stamina but eventually your pursuer gives in. It leaves you. You are now exhausted. All you can see at the moment are a couple of Regemsitula amebocytus. It is now getting very dark. (1 + 1)
Stats
Maturity: 5% (Hatchling)
Current Size: 0.6cm
Health: Exhausted
Nutrition: 2.5/3.7 (67.5%)
Stamina: 20%
Hydration: 100%
Effects: Metabolism x 1.25

Stellingus ubivus

Status: LC
Temporal Range: R.114 - Present (Novaglacian)
Habitat: Tropical Shallows, Tropical Open Ocean, Temperate Open Ocean, Temperate Shallows
Distribution: Cosmopolitan
Niche: Predator
Size: 12.8cm (length)
Nutritional Worth: (61.5/10 x 12.8 =) 78.7NV
Predecessor: Stellingus vitta
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: High Salinity Level Tolerance
Info: All across the oceans, except for the poles, Stellingus ubivus has appeared. It is versatile whether it lives in tropical or temperate seawater, which has allowed to cross from the Southern Hemisphere into the Northern Hemisphere. It is still not the apex predator in either of the temperate zones because of its comparatively smaller size, but in the primitive tropics, where older animals still used to exist, it has become the dominant predator. Speaking of this, it has driven Thanostoma tropicae extinct, which has lived here for over 9 million years.
Anatomy: Stellingus has a long, blue tapering body, skirted by a ribbon on the top and underside, ending in a spiked whip-like tail. It has a cartilage jaw and two venomous canines surrounded by rather primitive teeth. Each side of its head has a swivelling pinhole eye. It also has three gill slits, and a line of electroreceptors running down its body. Internally, a gut leads to a stomach containing carnivorous digestive bacteria and cartilage vertebrae runs down the spine. It has a swim bladder, centrally located in its body. A simple heart pumps the blood through its closed circulatory system, which supports organs such as muscles. It also has a nervous system composed of two nerve cords and rungs of nerves connected to a brain in the head.
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.
Discoverer: StealthStyle

@immortaldragon - Points Stored = 1
Icthyotelus sinspica (LC)
AN OLYMPIAN ESTUARY (Temperate Forest)
Late Spring, Dusk
In warm, murky and faintly lit water, you swim amongst the shallows, amongst several other Icthyotelus that you can detect. You happen across a point where the rising tide is funnelled through a narrower point and here there is a slight amassing of food particles caught in the tidal current. You remain here and filter a lot of food until it is enough for you to grow into an adult. You are now ready to reproduce. You can detect the presence of several nearby Icthyoletus, enjoying the same bounty. The light is now almost gone. (6 + 1 = Ding, ding, ding! Congrats, you have won a bonus point!)
Status
Maturity: 100% (⅛ = Young Adult)
Current Size: 7cm
Health: Healthy
Nutrition: 27.3/27.3 (100%) (+60% left over for growth)
Stamina: 80%
Hydration: 100%
Effects: Strong

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)
WESTERN OLYMPIA SHELF (Temperate Shallows)
Late Spring, Dusk
You hatch out into warm, fairly murky and faintly lit water. You drift along near the surface on a current and can just about make out the seafloor a short way below. Although you cannot see them, you can detect a few decently-sized electrical signals on the seabed and a larger one above the seafloor. It is now getting very dark. (4)
Status:
Maturity: 5% (Hatchling)
Current Size: 1cm
Health: Healthy
Nutrition: 4.9/6.1 (80%)
Stamina: 100%
Hydration: 100%
Effects: Metabolism x 1.25

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 Shallows)
Late Spring, Dusk
In hot, clear and faintly lit water, you drift along on a current and cannot sense any solid ground around you nor any other animal. The current carries you until eventually you bump into a hard surface. You can also feel the current start to curve upwards by their surface and filtering here, almost staying in place, you still manage to filter in a large amount of passing detritus. For a bit, you are even able to filter, resting on this surface, poking out a small crevice. This recoups some of your lost energy. You grow into a juvenile. You can sense no other animal around you. The light is now almost gone. (6)
Status
Maturity: 70% (Juvenile)
Current Size: 8cm
Health: Exhausted
Nutrition: 48.4/48.4 (100%) (+60% left over for growth)
Stamina: 30%
Hydration: 100%
Effects: Metabolism x 1.5, Food Stored

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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R.119 - P.2

@Biologicah - Points Stored = 0
Xirnikrozz yaisyarkrnk (VU)
SOUTHWEST TARTARUS SHELF (Temperate Shallows)
Late Autumn, Dusk
In cool, fairly murky and faintly lit water, you swim across a sandy plain, looking for somewhere secure to rest. Benthic animals scatter as you go. Soon, you find a good spot and settle down in the gap between two rocks. You rest peacefully and undisturbed, recovering energy. After your rest, you can see some small animals, floating through the water or shuffling about the floor; you can also see a large Phyoskulus, apparently alone, a short distance from your hiding space. It is now getting very dark. (5)
Status
Maturity: 95% (Subadult)
Current Size: 29.5cm
Health: Healthy
Nutrition: 180.5/200.6 (90%)!
Stamina: 90%
Hydration: 100%
Effects: None

Xirnikrozz yaisyarkrnk

Status: VU
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 Autumn, Dusk
In cool, fairly murky and faintly lit water, you drift along on a current and cannot see any solid ground. There is plenty of life around you. You choose a large jellyfish-like animal as your target, and move towards it. The Regemsitula amebocytus makes no escape moves as you come closer. It is bigger than you thought, and bigger than you. You bite down on the soft bell with your mandibles, creating a wound, but the Regemsitula does not die and instead wraps it’s tentacles around you, ensnaring you. It’s barbs rip at your soft underbelly, causing numerous cuts and scratches. It is now getting very dark, as you continue to tussle. (1)
Status
Maturity: 73% (Juvenile)
Current Size: 5.8cm
Health: Healthy
Nutrition: 19.7/34.2 (57.5%)
Stamina: 50%
Hydration: 100%
Effects: None

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. Can detect chemicals within tens of metres.
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 (Lower Ocean, 1000m below sea level)
Late Spring, Dusk
You hatch in cold, black water, floating suspended in the water. You cannot sense any other life around. The only thing you can sense is a large amount of brine right below you, and small amounts of marine snow. Your heavy shell is gradually dragging you downwards. You also happen to be particularly runty. (1)
Status
Maturity: 5% (Hatchling)
Current Size: 0.3cm
Health: Healthy
Nutrition: 7.6/15.2 (50%)
Stamina: 100%
Hydration: 100%
Effects: Metabolism x 0.5, Runty

"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.

@Spring_blooms - Points Stored = 1
Hemithateus spicati (VU)
A NORTHWEST OLYMPIAN SHELF SEA (Temperate Shallows)
Late Autumn, Dusk
In warm, fairly murky and faintly lit water, you feed along the shallows near a coastal cliff, keeping close to a comparatively massive Hemithateus novaglacianus. Luckily, it pays no mind to you and you both keep feeding. As you move along the cliff you come across an opening that leads into a small cove. It is covered like a jungle in kelp. You head into the kelp and start eating, whilst hiding amongst the large algae. You can see no predators, just a couple Hemithatues and Pneumachasminia. You grow into a subadult. It is now becoming very dark. (6 + 1 = Ding, ding, ding! Congrats, you have won a bonus point!)
Status
Maturity: 85% (Subadult)
Current Size: 16.2cm
Health: Healthy
Nutrition: 86.7/86.7 (100%) (+60% left over for growth)
Stamina: 70%
Hydration: 100%
Effects: Metabolism x 1.25

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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978

Thanks for the new round Stealth! :grin: I’ll go ahead and use the +1 reward on myself as well.

Action: Reproduce with one of the Icthyotelus around me.

979

Action: Rest while drifting to eventually come upon food.

980

Nooo, save me robo
Action: try to kill it and cut off its tentacles to escape.

981

Action: hunt the signals I sense

982

Action:eat the marine snow

983

Yes, the dice are in my favour this round, thanks as always for all the details you put on our descriptions
Actions: Close my eyes and finally rest, nose poking out so i can smell if danger comes while asleep

984

Thanks for the round, so close!

Action: Rest a bit near the other hemi’s, paying mind to any nearby danger.

985

Round 120 - P.1

Chat: https://discord.gg/weGdxFB

~30 million years since the Atroxian Explosion~
Atroxian Period, Novaglacian Stage
Season: Early Summer (North), Early Winter (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. = 2pts
  • Guaranteed Evolution: Use this on an action to definitely roll a 4 or higher. You can save them up and use multiple at once. = 3pts
  • 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. = 6pts
  • Evolution Explosion: Every species immediately gets a chance to evolve, including yourself. = 8pts

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.

@RoboTrannic - Points Stored = 0
_Xirnikrozz crusherei (NT)
TEMPERATE SOUTHWEST UTEENESSA (Temperate Upper Ocean)
Early Winter, Midnight
In cool, fairly murky and dark water, you drift along on a current and cannot sense any solid ground. You move away from a struggling Regemsitula and Pensaspidus [Jellyfishmon] a bit until they become more distant and you can only smell them. It seems to be quiet, so you rest floating in the ocean. Your rest is undisturbed and you recover quite a lot of energy. It is starting to become slightly lighter again. (5)
Stats
Maturity: 5% (Hatchling)
Current Size: 1.6cm
Health: Superficial scratch on face
Nutrition: 6.9/13.8 (50%)
Stamina: 60%
Hydration: 100%
Effects: None

Xirnikrozz crusherei

Status: NT
Temporal Range: R.117 - Present (Novaglacian)
Habitat: Temperate Shallows, Temperate Open Ocean
Distribution: Southern Uteenessa
Niche: Apex Predator
Size: 31cm (length)
Nutritional Worth: 86/10 x 31 = 266.6NP
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, can accurately smell odours up to tens of metres away
Latest Mutations: Muscles = 6, Olfaction = 6, Jaw = 6
Info: Arising to compete against Xirnikrozz yaisyarkrnk, Xirnikrozz crusherei is fairly similar with strong, energy-efficient muscles, although it has an edge; as the name suggests it has more powerful, reinforced jaws that can crush through cartilage or calcium carbonate shells if it needed two. Substances like bone and chitin are still too tough but it does not need this much power. It can also find prey from further away as it has olfactory receptors which can pick up smells from tens of metres away and follow them fairly accurately to their source. This means that this slinky predator has usurped Xirnikrozz yaisyarkrnk.
Anatomy: This species has a long, blue body that tapers into a whip-like tail, armed with two toxic spikes. It’s muscular jaw is made of cartilage but reinforced with a layer of tessarae and it has serrated teeth here. On each side of the head is a pinhole eye and olfactory receptors are also found on the head. Behind the retina is a layer of cells containing reflective crystals called a choroidal tapetum cellulosum. 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 also contains an olfactory lobe. The muscles are strong and energy-efficient. 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 surroundings, they avoid eating their own kind and they also remain close to their eggs until hatching.
Discoverer: Robotrannicrex

@Agenttine - Points Stored = 0
Stellingus ubivus (LC)
TEMPERATE NORTHWEST UTEENESSA (Temperate Upper Ocean)
Early Summer, Midnight
In warm, fairly murky and dark water, you drift along on a current and cannot sense any solid ground. You cannot see anything in this darkness but you can detect the pulsing of electrical signals coming from the muscles of a few nearby animals. However, you decide to rest but your rest is quickly interrupted when the electrical signals get closer and a tentacle closes around you. You try to escape but you are already too tired to put up much of a fight. Soon, you are exhausted and the tentacles tighten around you and sharp blades begin to slice into you. You are killed. (1 = Sadly, the end of your life has resulted in your death. Luckily, your species still goes on. It is a time for rebirth.)
Stats
Maturity: 5% (Hatchling)
Current Size: 0.6cm
Health: Dead
Nutrition: N/A
Stamina: N/A
Hydration: N/A
Effects: Metabolism x 1.25

Stellingus ubivus

Status: LC
Temporal Range: R.114 - Present (Novaglacian)
Habitat: Tropical Shallows, Tropical Open Ocean, Temperate Open Ocean, Temperate Shallows
Distribution: Cosmopolitan
Niche: Predator
Size: 12.8cm (length)
Nutritional Worth: (61.5/10 x 12.8 =) 78.7NV
Predecessor: Stellingus vitta
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: High Salinity Level Tolerance
Info: All across the oceans, except for the poles, Stellingus ubivus has appeared. It is versatile whether it lives in tropical or temperate seawater, which has allowed to cross from the Southern Hemisphere into the Northern Hemisphere. It is still not the apex predator in either of the temperate zones because of its comparatively smaller size, but in the primitive tropics, where older animals still used to exist, it has become the dominant predator. Speaking of this, it has driven Thanostoma tropicae extinct, which has lived here for over 9 million years.
Anatomy: Stellingus has a long, blue tapering body, skirted by a ribbon on the top and underside, ending in a spiked whip-like tail. It has a cartilage jaw and two venomous canines surrounded by rather primitive teeth. Each side of its head has a swivelling pinhole eye. It also has three gill slits, and a line of electroreceptors running down its body. Internally, a gut leads to a stomach containing carnivorous digestive bacteria and cartilage vertebrae runs down the spine. It has a swim bladder, centrally located in its body. A simple heart pumps the blood through its closed circulatory system, which supports organs such as muscles. It also has a nervous system composed of two nerve cords and rungs of nerves connected to a brain in the head.
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.
Discoverer: StealthStyle

@immortaldragon - Points Stored = 0
Icthyotelus sinspica (LC)
AN OLYMPIAN ESTUARY (Temperate Forest)
Early Summer, Midnight
In warm and dark water, you swim amongst the shallows, amongst several other Icthyotelus that you can detect. However, in your search for a mate, you find no Icthyotelus that your small range of electroreception discovers, that are ready to reproduce. Your search is fruitless so far. The light starts to increase slightly. (1 + 1 + 1)
Status
Maturity: 100% (2/8 = Young Adult)
Current Size: 7cm
Health: Healthy
Nutrition: 18.4/27.3 (67.5%)
Stamina: 60%
Hydration: 100%
Effects: Strong, Metabolism x 1.25

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)
WESTERN OLYMPIA SHELF (Temperate Shallows)
Early Summer, Midnight
In warm, fairly murky and dark water, you drift along near the surface on a current and can just about make out the seafloor a short way below. Although you cannot see them, you can detect a few decently-sized electrical signals on the seabed and a larger one above the seafloor. Moonlight shines down and illuminates a patch of sand, and on it is the carcass of a Hemithateus. You head down to it. You eat as much as you can before larger animals turn up. You grow into a juvenile. The light starts to increase slightly. (6)
Status:
Maturity: 45% (Juvenile)
Current Size: 8.6cm
Health: Healthy
Nutrition: 52/52 (100%) (+40% left over for growth)
Stamina: 90%
Hydration: 100%
Effects: Metabolism x 1.25

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 Shallows)
Early Summer, Midnight
In hot, clear and dark water, you rest upon a surface, hidden in a crevice. However, before you can recover much of your energy, you detect something larger swimming nearby, patrolling this area of ground. It comes closer and there is just enough moonlight to discern the shape of a Stellingus on the prowl. Instead of remaining in your crevice, you flee out and swim away from the predator. Fortunately, as you did this it was distracted by something else and you are able to get away, but you are now close to complete exhaustion. (2 + 1)
Status
Maturity: 70% (Juvenile)
Current Size: 8cm
Health: Exhausted
Nutrition: 31.5/48.4 (65%)
Stamina: 10%
Hydration: 100%
Effects: Metabolism x 1.5, Food Stored

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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R.120 - P.2

@Biologicah - Points Stored = 1
Xirnikrozz yaisyarkrnk (VU)
SOUTHWEST TARTARUS SHELF (Temperate Shallows)
Early Winter, Midnight
In cool, fairly murky and dark water, you are hiding between some rocks, and a large Phyoskulus with plenty of meat on it, is feeding obliviously nearby. There is just enough moonlight for you to be able to see it, but your low light vision gives you the edge. You burst out of your hiding place and before it has registered what has happened you deal a fatal bite to the head, crushing straight through its unprotected brain. It’s large carcass gives you a great meal, and as you eat your fill, a few more Xirnikrozz turn up to feed, with at least one appearing to be close to mating age. You have recently grown into an adult yourself, capable of reproducing. The light is now starting to increase. (6 + 1 = Ding, ding, ding! Congrats, you have won a bonus point!)
Status
Maturity: 100% (⅛ - Young Adult)
Current Size: 31cm
Health: Healthy
Nutrition: 210.8/210.8 (100%) (+50% left over for growth)
Stamina: 70%
Hydration: 100%
Effects: None

Xirnikrozz yaisyarkrnk

Status: VU
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)
Early Winter, Midnight
In cool, fairly murky and dark water, you somehow manage to twist and bite down on one of the tentacles grabbing you with your mandibles. You cut straight through and the tentacle releases you as it drops through the water. You are then able to make your escape and wrench yourself from the Regemsitula’s loosened grasp. You are faster and leave your attacker behind, but you are now exhausted. You sense nothing around you but water. The light is starting to increase. (5)
Status
Maturity: 73% (Juvenile)
Current Size: 5.8cm
Health: Exhausted
Nutrition: 9.3/34.2 (27.5%)
Stamina: 20%
Hydration: 100%
Effects: None

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. Can detect chemicals within tens of metres.
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 (Lower Ocean, 1000m below sea level)
Early Summer, Midnight
In cold, black water, you are floating suspended in the water and the only thing you can sense is a large amount of brine right below you, and small amounts of marine snow. Your heavy shell is gradually dragging you downwards. You also happen to be particularly runty. You have sunk into a pool of brine and the hypersalinity has started to take effect, sending you into toxic shock. (1 + 1)
Status
Maturity: 5% (Hatchling)
Current Size: 0.3cm
Health: Toxic Shock
Nutrition: 7.6/15.2 (25%)
Stamina: 80%
Hydration: 100%
Effects: Metabolism x 0.5, Runty

"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.

@Spring_blooms - Points Stored = 1
Hemithateus spicati (VU)
A NORTHWEST OLYMPIAN SHELF SEA (Temperate Shallows)
Early Winter, Midnight
In warm, fairly murky and faintly lit water, you rest on the seabed amidst some kelp and other Hemithateus. You have a decent rest until you are bumped awake by a Pmeumachasminia wandering across the floor. The light is starting to increase. (4)
Status
Maturity: 85% (Subadult)
Current Size: 16.2cm
Health: Healthy
Nutrition: 75.9/86.7 (87.5%)
Stamina: 100%
Hydration: 100%
Effects: Metabolism x 1.25

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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987

Action: r e p r o d u c e

988

Thanks for the new round Stealth. :grin:

Action: Search for a fellow Icthyotelus that is also ready to mate and reproduce.

989

thanks for the round
action: sleep like the good boy I am.

990

Action:Rest until the toxic go away