Path of the Wild (Forum Game)

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Action: Find a new crevice and finally rest

992

Action: Feed some more as dawn approaches, keeping an eye out for predators.

Thanks for the round!

993

@StealthStyle can you add me to the waiting list?

994

Action: Swim upwards

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Sure thing. I will add you to the list.

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Round 121 - P.1

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~30.25 million years since the Atroxian Explosion~
Atroxian Period, Novaglacian Stage
Season: Late Summer (North), Late Winter (South)
Time of Day: Dawn (West), Afternoon (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
  • 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. = 5pts
  • Evolution Explosion: Every species immediately gets a chance to evolve, including yourself. = 7pts

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 (LC)
TEMPERATE SOUTHWEST UTEENESSA (Temperate Upper Ocean)
Late Winter, Dawn
In cool, fairly murky and faintly lit water, you drift along a current with no bottom in sight. The light is just enough for you to see, and it isn’t long before you start seeing an increase in life, with lots of animals around - Masticephalus dart away before you get a chance. However, you discover a sick Sanicthyops juvenile, that cannot swim away. You kill and eat it. It is becoming lighter. You still cannot see any seabed but the water is still full of small animals. (5 + 1)
Stats
Maturity: 15% (Hatchling)
Current Size: 4.7cm
Health: Superficial scratch on face
Nutrition: 40.2/40.2 (100%) (+10% left over for growth)
Stamina: 40%
Hydration: 100%
Effects: None

Xirnikrozz crusherei

Status: LC
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)
SOUTHERN OLYMPIA SHELF (Tropical Shallows)
Late Summer, Dawn
You are born into cool, fairly murky water, faintly lit by dawn. You can just about see a shallow, sandy seafloor and can sense a number of electrical signals floating in the water. You can see one of them, the closest, is a Lampsichelus hatchling. You can also see a few Iliochristeus sponges amongst the swaying seaweed. The light is increasing. (6)
Stats
Maturity: 5% (Hatchling)
Current Size: 0.6cm
Health: Healthy
Nutrition: 3.7/3.7 (100%)
Stamina: 100%
Hydration: 100%
Effects: None

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)
Late Summer, Dawn
The water is warm and you detect only a bit of light. However, you can detect the electrical signals of several Icthyotelus around here. One of them approaches you; it is looking to reproduce and your reproduction is successful, scattering eggs throughout the water as the tide moves gradually out and the light level keeps increasing. (6 + 1 = Well done! You have successfully passed on your genes; let’s hope they fit. Choose 3 mutations to try and evolve, or continue and earn a bonus roll for your next evolution. / Ding, ding, ding! Congrats, you have won a bonus point!)
Status
Maturity: 100% (3/8 = Young Adult)
Current Size: 7cm
Health: Healthy
Nutrition: 15.7/27.3 (57.5%)
Stamina: 50%
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) - Female
WESTERN OLYMPIA SHELF (Temperate Shallows)
Late Summer, Dawn
In warm, fairly murky and faintly lit water, you swim upwards away from the carcass as larger Soundwavia move in. As you swim upwards, you sense an electrical signal and see it to be a Hemithateus swimming above you. You rush upwards before it has a chance to notice you, and you bite down on the head, killing it instantly. You then eat much of the body. You grow into an adult, ready to reproduce. (5 + 1)
Status:
Maturity: 100% (⅛ - Young Adult)
Current Size: 19cm
Health: Healthy
Nutrition: 115/115 (100%) (+60% left over for growth)
Stamina: 70%
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 Summer, Dawn
The water is hot and you sense a little bit of light now. You search for a place to rest and bump back into the hard surface. You feel your way to a crevice and hide inside. Here, you rest and regain a lot of energy. You also have extra food left in your hump which you use up to prevent going hungry. Outside you smell plenty of marine snow being gathered by the current brushing up the rock face and no predators; just a few Iliochristeus sponges. (6)
Status
Maturity: 70% (Juvenile)
Current Size: 8cm
Health: Healthy
Nutrition: 31.5/48.4 (65%)
Stamina: 70%
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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R.121 - P.2

@Biologicah - Points Stored = 1
Xirnikrozz yaisyarkrnk (VU)
SOUTHWEST TARTARUS SHELF (Temperate Shallows)
Late Winter, Dawn
The water is cool and fairly murky. There is low light but you can still see. The other adult Xirnikrozz has finished feeding on the carcass and it begins swimming away. You swim after it in the hope that it is looking to reproduce. Fortunately, it is and you successfully reproduce, scattering eggs in the water. (5 = Well done! You have successfully passed on your genes; let’s hope they fit. Choose 3 mutations to try and evolve, or continue and earn a bonus roll for your next evolution.)
Status
Maturity: 100% (2/8 - Young Adult)
Current Size: 31cm
Health: Healthy
Nutrition: 147.6/210.8 (70%)
Stamina: 50%
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 Upper Ocean)
Late Winter, Dawn
It is cool and only faintly light in this fairly murky water. As you can sense no dangers around you, you rest in the water for a while. You recuperate quite a lot of energy but it has been a while since you ate so you are now starving. You can now sense the chemicals from a few Masticephalus nearby. The light is increasing. (5)
Status
Maturity: 73% (Juvenile)
Current Size: 5.8cm
Health: Starving
Nutrition: 6/34.2 (17.5%)
Stamina: 70%
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 (LC) - Male
TEMPERATE NORTHWEST UTEENESSA (Lower Ocean, 1000m below sea level)
Late Summer, Dawn
In cold, pitch black water you wait for the toxic shock to be over, but as you do you sink further into the brine pool. The toxic shock does not end until you are dead. (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: 5% (Hatchling)
Current Size: 0.3cm
Health: Dead
Nutrition: N/A
Stamina: N/A
Hydration: N/A
Effects: N/A

"Ostracoderma kinifolis

Status: LC
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 Summer, Dawn
You are in warm, fairly murky water with low light levels, amongst seaweed. There is plenty for you to feed on, even with other Hemithateus and Pneumachasminia around. You eat a lot, which helps you to grow into an adult, ready to reproduce. There is no sign of a predator. The light is increasing. (6 + 1 = Ding, ding, ding! Congrats, you have won a bonus point!)
Status
Maturity: 100% (⅛ - Young Adult)
Current Size: 19cm
Health: Healthy
Nutrition: 101.7/101.7 (100%) (+37.5% left over for growth)
Stamina: 90%
Hydration: 100%
Effects: Metabolism x 1.25

Hemithateus spicati

Status: VU
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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998

Action: Reproduce (do I just say this? (because my species is all female right now)

999

Action: Search for some form of food.

1000

Thanks for the new round Stealth. :grin: At long last!

I’ll go ahead and choose mutations:

  1. Eel-like tail fins.

  2. Cartilage skeleton

  3. Feeding tendrils around mouth.

1001

thanks for the round stealth
Action: For the love of god eat like my life depends on it !

1002

YES!! Bless you RNG gods
Action: Scoop the marine snow like a damn vacuum cleaner
Really hope this little guy can be the one to push the species forward

1003

Oh come on little guy we’re so close!

Action: Find a mate and make some babies.

Thanks for the round :+1:

1004

Round 122 - P.1

Chat: https://discord.gg/weGdxFB

~30.5 million years since the Atroxian Explosion~
Atroxian Period, Novaglacian Stage
Season: Early Autumn (North), Early Spring (South)
Time of Day: Morning (West), Evening Twilight (East)
Event: (13) Minor Event

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 during evolution to definitely roll a 4 or higher. You can save them up and use multiple at once. = 3pts
  • High Roller: Get a guaranteed 6 for either action or evolution. = 4pts
  • 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. = 5pts
  • Evolution Explosion: Every species immediately gets a chance to evolve, including yourself. = 7pts

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.

In one spot in the southern, temperate region of the Uteenessa ocean, a large storm is raging. It’s stirring up of the surface is hardly dangerous, for nearby animals can simplest shelter a bit deeper, where they are unaffected. However, it’s aftereffects will be more deadly; the conditions left by the storm are ripe for toxin-producing dinoflagellates to populate. They will produce a local red tide that is toxic for all marine life.

Two uncommon new species have appeared - Aspondylus flexibilus, in the northern taiga climate, has lost its vertebrae. Xirnikrozz kixarjiuryziyak is even rarer due to the tough competition it faces for apex predator of the southern temperate seas.

@RoboTrannic - Points Stored = 0
_Xirnikrozz crusherei (LC)
TEMPERATE SOUTHWEST UTEENESSA (Temperate Upper Ocean)
Early Spring, Morning
DID NOT RESPOND
Stats
Maturity: 15% (Hatchling)
Current Size: 4.7cm
Health: Superficial scratch on face
Nutrition: 40.2/40.2 (100%) (+10% left over for growth)
Stamina: 40%
Hydration: 100%
Effects: None

Xirnikrozz crusherei

Status: LC
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 = 1
Stellingus ubivus (LC)
SOUTHERN OLYMPIA SHELF (Tropical Shallows)
Early Autumn, Morning
Bright sunlight fills the clear, hot water around you. A shallow plain of seemingly endless sand stretches out below you, interspersed with sponges and algae. The tidal current pulls at you and drags in one direction without your input. Other small, planktonic animals have also been ensnared, such as a tiny Lampsichelus hatchling. The hatchling appears to be resting and does not notice your presence. You swim towards it and deliver a fatal bite to the head, killing it almost instantly. You then eat your fill of the carcass. Gradually, you grow into a juvenile, large enough to no longer be affected by the tidal currents. By now the tide has dragged you close to shore; the water has actually become murky here and many Lampsichelus paladarus have gathered here and are filtering across the surface. (6 + 1 = Ding, ding, ding! Congrats, you have won a bonus point!)
Stats
Maturity: 65% (Juvenile)
Current Size: 8.3cm
Health: Healthy
Nutrition: 51/51 (100%) (+60% left over for growth)
Stamina: 80%
Hydration: 100%
Effects: Metabolism x 1.5

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
Aspondylus flexibilus (VU)
AN OLYMPIAN ESTUARY (Taiga)
Early Autumn, Morning
You hatch out into cool water, with bright light around you. You sense several other Aspondylus around you and some Icthyotelus. You feel yourself being pulled along by the tidal currents, and in these currents is increased detritus. However, the water starts to get even colder and the light fades. (3 + 1)
Status
Maturity: 5% (Hatchling)
Current Size: 0.4cm
Health: Healthy
Nutrition: 1.1/1.8 (60%)
Stamina: 100%
Hydration: 100%
Effects: None

Aspondylus flexibilus

Status: VU
Temporal Range: R.122 - Present (Novaglacian)
Habitat: Taiga Estuary
Distribution: Northern Olympia
Niche: Pelagic Filter-Feeder
Nutritional Worth: 46/10 x 7 = 32.2NP
Size: 7cm (length)
Predecessor: Icthyotelus sinspica
Classification: Aspondylusinae (sf), Brevicauda (so), Caudomorphii ©, Bilateria §
Perception: Can sense electrical signals within ten metres, and can see and detect the direction of light.
Latest Mutations: Eel-like fins = 2, Cartilage Skeleton = 2, Feeding tendrils = 3
Info: This species has seen a regression during evolution in which it has lost its cartilage vertebrae almost entirely; all that remains is a single rod, a notochord. It also has smaller pectoral fins than its predecessors. It is not a very successful species, living only in one estuary in the world, where it is still less common than Icthyotelus sinspica, the cold north of Olympia.
Anatomy: It has a tapering body, lined with electroreceptors and three gills on each side. It has two small 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 is a notochord. In the gut, is a primitive stomach with the ability to digest multicellular matter.
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.

@soundwave - Points Stored = 0
Soundwavia amazonus (VU) - Female
WESTERN OLYMPIA SHELF (Temperate Shallows)
Early Autumn, Morning
Generous amounts of sunlight pore down over the warm, fairly murky sea. You can see a shallow sandy plain across the floor below you. Below, you can see pair of Soundwavia vorei preparing to mate. You swoop down and intercept, grabbing what’s necessary to start your own reproduction. Successful, you swim away to scatter your eggs across the seafloor, as the temperature starts to cool. (4 = Well done! You have successfully passed on your genes; let’s hope they fit. Choose 2 mutations to try and evolve, or continue and earn a bonus roll for your next evolution.)
Status:
Maturity: 100% (2/8 - Young Adult)
Current Size: 19cm
Health: Healthy
Nutrition: 77.6/115 (67.5%)
Stamina: 50%
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 Autumn, Morning
The sun bathes the hot, clear water with plenty of light. You stick your front out of the crevice you are hiding in, and hold you mouth open. The gentle current brushing past carries lots of detritus which you scoop up into your mouth. You continue to grow on this food and your hump is restocked. Now, you are a subadult. You can still smell only marine snow and a couple Iliochristeus sponges. (5)
Status
Maturity: 85% (Subadult)
Current Size: 9.8cm
Health: Healthy
Nutrition: 59.3/59.3 (100%) (+15% left over for growth)
Stamina: 60%
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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1005

R.122 - P.2

@Biologicah - Points Stored = 1
Xirnikrozz kixarjiuryziyak (CR)
SOUTHWEST TARTARUS SHELF (Temperate Shallows)
Early Spring, Morning
You hatch out in cool and fairly murky water. There is plenty of light and you can see rocky ground around you, and a couple of Ostracoderma hatchlings [PositiveTower]. A current pulls you helplessly along and you can see other hatchlings around you. As the current pulls you, you are pushed past some of the rather sharp rocks and the abrasion damaged your fragile skin. Numerous scrapes are gouged and you start bleeding into the water. The temperature is becoming slightly warmer. (1)
Status
Maturity: 5% (Hatchling)
Current Size: 1.6cm
Health: Numerous cuts and bleeding
Nutrition: 9/12.8 (70%)
Stamina: 100%
Hydration: 100%
Effects: None

Xirnikrozz kixarjiuryziyak

Status: CR
Temporal Range: R.122 - Present (Novaglacian)
Habitat: Temperate Shallows, Temperate Open Ocean
Distribution: Southern Uteenessa
Niche: Apex Predator
Size: 31cm (length)
Nutritional Worth: 80/10 x 31 = 248NP
Predecessor: Xirnikrozz yaisyarkrnk
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 hear noises up to ten metres away
Latest Mutations: Connect Olfactory Receptors = 4, Connect Hearing Receptors = 4, Spines = 1
Info: This species is a fairly uncommon apex predator in the temperate seas of the Southern Hemisphere. It is one of the few animals to be able to hear noises, which gives it a little bit of an edge but its main competitor is still overall superior. It also has the ability to smell, although not as well as Xirnikrozz crusherei. The fatal flaw of this species is that it has very weak skin that is easily torn; a terrible handicap for a predator hunting herbivores with dangerous spines.
Anatomy: This species has a long, blue body that tapers into a whip-like tail, armed with two toxic spikes. It has weak skin. 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. It has olfactory and hearing receptors on the face. 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 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 (EX)
TEMPERATE SOUTHWEST UTEENESSA (Temperate Upper Ocean)
Early Spring, Morning
A shadow looms over the sea, casting shade over the cool water. The clouds are gathering and suddenly let loose with the rain and wind, which swirls up the surface creating massive swells. Caught up in the movement of the stormy swells, you are unable to hunt, despite being able detect prey. You go hungry and this ultimately leads to your starvation. You perish as perhaps the last of your species. (3 = 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: 73% (Juvenile)
Current Size: 5.8cm
Health: Dead
Nutrition: N/A
Stamina: N/A
Hydration: N/A
Effects: N/A

Pensaspidus tardasanguisensis

Status: EX
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 (LC) - Male
SOUTHWEST TARTARUS SHELF (Temperate Shallows)
Early Spring, Morning
You hatch out in bright, albeit fairly murky, cool water. Around you you can see rocks jutting out of the ground, with you nestled in between - another Ostracoderma hatchling huddles nearby. Above you, a few Xirnikrozz are carried past in the current [Biologicah]. The water is becoming warmer. (3 + 1)
Status
Maturity: 5% (Hatchling)
Current Size: 0.3cm
Health: Healthy
Nutrition: 1.3/1.6 (80%)
Stamina: 100%
Hydration: 100%
Effects: None

"Ostracoderma kinifolis

Status: LC
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 Autumn, Morning
In the sheltered bay of warm, fairly murky water, surrounded by seaweed, another adult Hemithateus spicati approaches you. It wants to reproduce and you do so successfully, releasing eggs into the sea. (6 = Well done! You have successfully passed on your genes; let’s hope they fit. Choose 3 mutations to try and evolve, or continue and earn a bonus roll for your next evolution.)
Status
Maturity: 100% (2/8 - Young Adult)
Current Size: 19cm
Health: Healthy
Nutrition: 101.7/101.7 (77.5%)
Stamina: 80%
Hydration: 100%
Effects: Metabolism x 1.25

Hemithateus spicati

Status: VU
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

2 Likes
1006

Action: Eat some more.

1007

Action:Search for food

1008

Evolve 1: Genders

Evolve 2: better electro recepters or something to make detecting prey easier

1009

Action: go after the marine snow, if there is no great danger with the sponges, grab a bite

1010

Thanks for the round Stealth! :grin:

Action: Eat the detritus but try to stay in the estuary while doing so.