Path of the Wild (Forum Game)

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Action: Continue searching for prey to consume.

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Yes! A new species finds the light, thanks stealth for this game
Action: Go towards the hatchlings with open mouth and bioluminescent bulb on, make them think i am the sun and eat them when they move towards me
I would like to save the bonus point, if i can’t then i will give a +1 to immortaldrake

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On a very distant planet, at the galactic museum for the conservation of biomes and species

“On this exposition we can see one of the first recorded maps made of the planet Ezta, made by the astronomer BlackInk based on the pioneer work by its discoverer StealthStyle, thanks to radioobservation and the study of elemental signatures, we got a rough image of the early continents and the altitude of some of the territory.
Posterior excavations studies in the planet have discovered some interesting species from this so called Atroxian Period, such as the ones from the Xirnikrozz genus (in a collaboration between biologists RoboTrannic and Biologicah) which were the biggest of the time, Edentulae and Ostracorderma (named by BlackInk and Dr. PositiveTower) that given their cosmopolitan distribution are used as reference when looking at the layers of Ezta and some other fauna such as Hemithateus, Pensaspidus, Sanelectrophorus, Dentaskulus and Aspondylus, which complexity and rarity reminds us how life can adapt to different ecosystems and the work that so many scientists have done as a team to bring us this knowledge.
Now children, if you follow me, we are close to the halls of the great disasters of Ezta, and after that we will go to the gift shop, we have new t-shirts in many sizes and arm arrangements for all interested”

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1055

Action: Settle down somewhere and try to eat.

Thanks for the rounds, Stealth!

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Damn no luck, but thanks for the round
Action: Swim to a new location and rest

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Mutation 1:Strong tentacles that could be used for swimming
Mutation 2:A phragmacone
Mutation 3:Larger size
Mutation 4:Long strings used for filtering

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Round 127 - P.1

Chat: https://discord.gg/weGdxFB

~31.75 million years since the Atroxian Explosion~
Atroxian Period, Untrustolithic Stage
Season: Late Spring (North), Late Autumn (South)
Time of Day: Morning Twilight (West), Afternoon (East)
Event: (4) Harmful Algal Bloom

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

Detailed Species Stats

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

Reward Shop

Rewards are subject to change.

  • Bonus Point: Get a + or -1 to use on the action roll of any player, yourself included. = 1pt
  • Guaranteed Action: Use this on an action to definitely roll a 4 or higher. = 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 very tectonically active.

The storm over the southwest Tartarus sea finally turned into a waterspout, swirling into sky and carrying animals up with it before dropping them back down to earth when it dissipated. In the north west of Olympia, a new disaster is emerging; a heavy storm over the coast rushed the nutrients of the bare rocks that cover the world into the sea, driving a huge influx in phytoplankton, creating a thick murk at the surface.

The volcanic activity continues, pumping carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. The temperature increases again and is now at 20c. This is devastating for polar life, which has once again been wiped off the face of the earth and replaced by more temperate climes. Another side effect is that there is little ocean circulation and the lower ocean is oxygen-poor.

@RoboTrannic - Points Stored = 0
Xirnikrozz crusherei (VU)
SOUTHERN TARTARUS SHELF (Temperate Shallows)
Late Autumn, Morning Twilight
In the cool sea under a little light, you suddenly find yourself lifted into the air by a towering column of swirling water, carrying you high into the air. Eventually, the waterspout dissipates and you are now falling. When you hit the water, the height makes the impact very dangerous and it knocks you unconscious. (3)
Stats
Maturity: 55% (Juvenile)
Current Size: 17.1cm
Health: Unconscious
Nutrition: 69.9/147.1 (47.5%)
Stamina: 50%
Hydration: 100%
Effects: Strong

Xirnikrozz crusherei

Status: VU
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
Dentaskulus pigerai_ (CR)
SOUTHERN OLYMPIA SHELF (Tropical Shallows)
Late Spring, Morning Twilight
There is a little light in the hot, tropical water but not much. You can now see the bottom of the sea, not far below. You then detect the presence of a small Edentulae just out of sight and follow the signals. You find it but it also noticed you, and you have to chase it down. After a fairly long chase, the Edentulae tires and you deliver the killer blow. Your prize sinks to the floor and you eat. You grow into a subadult. The light around you is increasing, and you see a smaller Dentaskulus approaching the remains of the carcass. (5)
Stats
Maturity: 80% (Subadult)
Current Size: 17.9cm
Health: Healthy
Nutrition:136/136 (100%) (+50% left over for growth)
Stamina: 60%
Hydration: 100%
Effects: Metabolism x 1.5

Dentaskulus pigerai

Status: CR
Temporal Range: R.125 - Present (Novaglacian)
Habitat: Tropical Shallows, Temperate Shallows, Tropical Upper Ocean, Temperate Upper Ocean
Distribution: Cosmopolitan
Niche: Predator
Size: 22.4cm (length)
Nutritional Worth: 76/10 x 12.8 = 170.2NP
Predecessor: Stellingus ubivus
Classification: Thanostominae (sf), Thanostomidae (f), Flagracauda (so), Caudomorphii ©, Bilateria §
Perception: Blurry vision with no depth perception on one side, can use electroreception up to ten metres away.
Latest Mutations: Larger = 5, More Perceptive Eyes = 2, Bigger Brain = 1
Info: Although larger than its predecessor, this species of Thanostomine is very rare due to its multiple deficiencies; it only has a pinhole eye on one side of the head, the other regressing to a cup eye, and it’s brain is smaller and contains less neurones than most other animals. As a result, it interprets signals much slower and can only focus on one sense at a time. These probably came about as an unlucky mutation, and as quickly as it appeared, this species is going extinct.
Anatomy: Dentaskulus 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. One side of its head has a swivelling pinhole eye, the other has a cup 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 slowly processing information gathered from sense receptors and using that to form a picture of its surroundings, although only one sense at a time. It can then respond to stimuli. It also has basic reasoning.
Discoverer: AgentTine

@immortaldragon - Points Stored = 0
Aspondylus flexibilus (VU)
AN OLYMPIAN ESTUARY (Temperate Forest)
Late Spring, Morning Twilight
Light finally returns and it is very bright. The water is warm. You rest, as the current takes you further towards the sea, carrying plenty of edible detritus in its path. Fortunately, this time you are able to rest undisturbed. After your rest, you are now starving. You can sense a couple of Icthyotelus around you but no other animals. (4 + 1)
Status
Maturity: 5% (Hatchling)
Current Size: 0.4cm
Health: Starving
Nutrition: 0.1/1.8 (22.5%)
Stamina: 80%
Hydration: 100%
Effects: Metabolism x 1.25

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
Sanelectrophorus electricus (LC) - Male
WESTERN OLYMPIA SHELF (Temperate Shallows)
Late Spring, Morning Twilight
There is a little light in the warm sea but not a lot. You release a burst of weak electricity to find a crevice in between rocks, and you sneak into one of these. Hidden away, you rest and are undisturbed. You regain a lot of energy. After your rest, you use electroreception again and find that a dead Hemithateus hatchling is wedged in at the back of the crevice. You also find no large predators around your rock. However, you notice a thick murk developing at the surface. The light is further increasing. (5 + 1)
Status:
Maturity: 5% (Hatchling)
Current Size: 1cm
Health: Healthy
Nutrition:5/8.7 (57.5%)
Stamina: 100%
Hydration: 100%
Effects: Metabolism x 1.25

Sanelectrophorus electricus

Status: LC
Temporal Range: R.123 - Present (Novaglacian)
Habitat: Temperate Shallows, Temperate Open Ocean
Distribution: Northern Hemisphere
Niche: Apex Predator
Size: 20cm (length)
Nutritional Worth: 86.5/10 x 20 = 173NP
Predecessor: Soundwavia amazonus
Classification: Thanostominae (sf), Thanostomidae (f), Flagracauda (so), Caudomorphii ©, Bilateria §
Latest Mutations: Gender = 5, Better electroreception = 6
Perception: Decent vision with no depth perception on either side, can use electroreception up to tens of metres away.
Info: One of the strangest Thanostomines up to this point, not only can this species monitor a very large area for electrical signals, it can also generate its own field and use electricity as a weapon. Most of the abdomen is taken up by large organs that produce the electrical discharge, that can give other animals a little shock. These organs also allow the animal to continuously create it own own electric field and discover its surroundings through disturbances in the field. It has also developed male and female genders.
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. The main electric organ stretches across the dorsal portion of the body, mirrored by the Hunter’s organ at the bottom and the Sach’s organ towards the rear; all three contain electrocytes. 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. There are both male and female castes.
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.

@blackink - Points Stored = 0
Edentulae edentulae (NT) - Male
TROPICAL NORTHWEST UTEENESSA (Tropical Shallows)
Late Spring, Morning Twilight
It is tropically hot and you can sense a small of amount of light now. You light up your bulb and flash your bioluminescent spots to attract other animals. Some Masticephalus hatchlings hidden in the seaweed approach and investigate. You try to swallow the nearest one but even these hatchlings are too large to swallow hole. You can also detect the electrical presence of other hatchlings and small animals in and around the seaweed clump. An Elinopterus tropicae skirts the area. The light is starting to increase. (3 + 1)
Status
Maturity: 5% (Hatchling)
Current Size: 0.6cm
Health: Healthy
Nutrition: 2.9/3.9 (75%)
Stamina: 90%
Hydration: 100%
Effects: Metabolism x 1.5

Edentulae edentulae

Status: NT
Temporal Range: R.126 - Present (Untrustolithic)
Habitat: Tropical Shallows, Tropical Upper Ocean, Temperate Upper Ocean
Distribution: Cosmopolitan
Niche: Pelagic Filter-Feeder
Size: 11.5cm (length)
Nutritional Worth: (65/10 X 11.5 =) 74.8NP
Predecessor: Lampsichelus paladarus
Classification: Skelechelusinae (sf), 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: Serrated teeth in upper jaw = 2, Closed circulatory system = 5, Improved Gut = 4, Kidneys = 3
Info: The mouth of Edentulae is completely toothless, making it more suited to filtering than its predecessors. It has a closed circulatory system, with vessels carrying red blood throughout the body that increases the animals, oxygen distribution among other things, giving it better stamina. Furthermore, it’s intestine is not shrunken and small like its predecessors but about the same size as the gut of species before that development. Edentulae is a pelagic filter-feeder, found quite commonly across much of the shallow oceanic areas.
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, toothless mouth are olfactory receptors and facing forwards are a pair of cup eyes. 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, a closed circulatory system pumps red blood around the body. All the muscles contin a vacuoles. A gut runs from the mouth and features a stomach of carnivorous digestive bacteria in the middle. 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.
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: BlackInk

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R.127 - P.2

@Biologicah - Points Stored = 1
Neoxirnkirozz cormeus (LC)
SOUTHWEST TARTARUS SHELF (Temperate Shallows)
Late Autumn, Morning Twilight
You hatch out in choppy water and suddenly find yourself lifted into the air by a towering column of swirling water, carrying you high into the air. Eventually, the waterspout dissipates and you are now falling. When you hit the water, the height makes the impact rock hard and this kills you. (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: 2.3cm
Health: Dead
Nutrition: N/A
Stamina: N/A
Hydration: N/A
Effects: N/A

Neoxirnikrozz cormeus

Status: LC
Temporal Range: R.126 - Present (Untrustolithic)
Habitat: Temperate Shallows
Distribution: Southern Hemisphere
Niche: Apex Predator
Size: 46cm (length)
Nutritional Worth:
Predecessor: Xirnikrozz crusherei
Classification: Peragapodusinae (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: Heart, Larger
Info: The record for largest animal on Ezta has once again been broken, this time by Neoxirnikrozz, almost half a meter in length. This comparatively large predator dominates the temperate shallows around Tartarus, feeding on the large herbivores. It has been forced to evolve a primitive heart to pump blood around this large body.
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. The open circulatory system contains red blood is pumped around by a smal one-chambered heart in the ventral area. 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 surrounding, they avoid eating their own kind and they also remain close to their eggs until hatching.
Discoverer: StealthStyle

@jellyfishmon - Points Stored = 1
Pensaspidus jellyfishmonii (CR)
SOUTHWEST TARTARUS SHELF (Temperate Shallows)
Late Autumn, Morning Twilight
In the low light of the cool sea, you leave the area of rocky seafloor, and as soon as you do, you find sandy plains. There is a channel between two large sandbars and you enter this channel and rest on the seafloor. Your rest is undisturbed and you recover a lot of energy. After your rest, you perceive a fair amount of marine snow in this channel, attracts several pelagic filter-feeders like Masticephalus, as well as several wormy Lepirhamphos on the seafloor. No predators are in sight. (6)
Status
Maturity: 45% (Juvenile)
Current Size: 3.4cm
Health: Healthy
Nutrition: 11.6/20.2 (57.5%)
Stamina: 90%
Hydration: 100%
Effects: None

Pensaspidus jellyfishmonii

Status: CR
Temporal Range: R.106 - Present (Novaglacian)
Habitat: Temperate Shallows, Polar Shallows, Temperate Open Ocean, Polar Open Ocean
Distribution: Southern Hemisphere
Niche: Predator
Size: 7.5cm (length)
Nutritional Worth: 59.5/10 x 7.5 = 44.6
Predecessor: Arthroskulus pelagus
Classification: Roharasrinae (sf), Codowecoiidae (f), Probocephala (o), Cylindrea ©, Bilateria §
Perception: Blurry vision with no depth perception on either side, blurry front vision with depth perception.
Latest Mutations: Mandibles = 4, Legs = 3, True Muscles = 4
Info: Swapping a razor-sharp beak for a pair of chitinous mandibles, these species can eat more efficiently than its ancestors as the mandibles allow them to grip prey and also bite in comparison with the inefficient stabbing motion of its forefathers. The mandibles are not particularly sharp or cutting, but it does not need to be for their soft-skinned prey. One advantage that the beaked species have is the actual method of killing, which is generally much easier than the grip and cut method that this species must employ. In a case of unexpected convergent evolution, the circular, hydrostatic muscles that made the lineage so worm-like have developed into traditionally, both in structure and in placement. When their body moves, it goes from side to side, like other animals with similar muscles, although internally they have fundamental differences. It lives alongside Arthroskulus, and both compete for the same food.
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-green hemacoel. 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.
Discoverer: Jellyfishmon

@PositiveTower - Points Stored = 2
Nimiastoma cavatunicus (NT) - Male
SOUTHWEST TARTARUS SHELF (Temperate Shallows)
Late Autumn, Morning Twilight
You hatch out floating in a current of cool water, slightly illuminated by low light. There is a lot of edible detritus being carried by the current and you can see no predators, just a few other and Masticephalus. The light is starting to increase. (4 + 1)
Status
Maturity: 5% (Hatchling)
Current Size: 0.3cm
Health: Healthy
Nutrition: 1.5/1.5 (100%)
Stamina: 60%
Hydration: 100%
Effects: Metabolism x 1.25

Nimiastoma cavatunicus

Status: NT
Temporal Range: R.127 - Present (Untrustolithic)
Habitat: Temperate Shallows, Temperate Upper Ocean
Distribution: Cosmopolitan
Niche: Pelagic Filter-Feeder
Size: 5cm (length)
Nutritional Worth: 50.5/10 x 3 = 15.2NP
Predecessor: Ostracoderma kinifolis
Classification: Nimiastomasinae (sf), Ostracodermidae (f), Colyphora (o), Violymphia ©, Bilateria §
Perception: Decent vision with no depth perception either side, can sense chemicals up to ten metres away with accuracy.
Latest Mutations: Strong Tentacles For Swimming = 1, Phragmocone = 5, Larger = 3, Long Strings Used For Filtering = 5
Info: This species has floated upwards, away from its historically benthic kind, and risen to plough the water column for its microbial food. This flotation is made possible by the rounded shell deposited by the mantle that continues on past the cylindrical body, as it contains a phragmocone - sectioned off areas of gas that make the shell lighter than the surrounding water. This means the animal is suspended with its head facing down. The tentacles have been completely replaced by a thick curtain of rough string dangling from a circular ring around the mouth. The strings can be retracted into a pocket on the body, pulling any particles they’ve captured with them. The pair of find that their ancestors used to crawl along the floor, are now used to create a swimming movement.
Anatomy: A red, conical calcium carbonate shell produced by the mantle tops the cylindrical body pointing down, as it contains sections of gas creating a phragmocone. Most of the body is covered by this thick, heavy shell, with eyestalks and two cartilage-rayed fins sticking out through special pores and the gill slits are completely covered. The circular mouth contains small teeth and is surrounded by chemoreceptors and a ring of rough strings that dangle below and can be retracted into pockets. 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. Violet blood is pumped around the body by the vessels of an open circulatory system to organs such as the muscles. Anti-freeze proteins are present in the blood.
Behaviour: This species is capable of processing information gathered from sense receptors and using that to form a picture of its surroundings. It can then respond to stimuli, however, it’s response is often delayed. It also has basic reasoning. Other than its standard survival responses, the female responds to the stimuli of producing eggs by embedding them in her tentacles and tucking the tentacles under her body.

@Spring_blooms - Points Stored = 0
Hemithateus springbloomi (NT)
A NORTHWEST OLYMPIAN SHELF SEA (Temperate Shallows)
Late Spring, Morning Twilight
You start to rest in the low light of the warm sea, but suddenly feel something biting down on your back. You try to flee but toxins are taking over your system, shutting down your nervous system. You are paralysed as the predator takes more bites and soon 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: 35% (Juvenile)
Current Size: 6.7cm
Health: Dead
Nutrition: N/A
Stamina: N/A
Hydration: N/A
Effects: None

Hemithateus springbloomi

Status: NT
Temporal Range: R.123 - Present (Novaglacian)
Habitat: Temperate Shallows
Distribution: Northern Hemisphere
Niche: Herbivore
Size: 19cm (length)
Nutritional Worth: 76.5/10 x 19 = 145.4NP
Predecessor: Hemithateus spicati
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: Increased Size = 3, Better Digestive System = 4, Better Immune System = 5
Info: Hemithateus springbloomi faces more predation than its cousin Hemithateus novaglacianus due to its smaller size, yet it remains almost as numerous because it has a more efficient digestive system and has evolved blood clotting that lets it survive more injuries.
Anatomy: 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 digestive herbivorous bacteria. The muscles contain special vacuoles for storing extra energy, and are bathed in hemacoel by the open circulatory system, which has platelets in it.
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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Action: Using my opponents **** eyesight I shall tackle my fellow member of species and eat him as well.

1061

Thanks for the new round Stealth! :grin:

Action: Find and eat some of that food that came along with me on the tide.

1062

Thanks for the round stealth.
Action: now that we are fully rested sneak up in the larger of the animals and crush its throat (or cut it open)

1063

Action:just float there and eat the food

1064

Action: Swim towards the seaweed clump and focus n eating the small hatchlings, maybe quantity over quality is better right now

1065

Action: Eat the body

1066

That was a pretty good run all things considered, thanks for the round Stealth!

Action: Hatch.

1067

Round 128 - P.1

Chat: https://discord.gg/weGdxFB

~32 million years since the Atroxian Explosion~
Atroxian Period, Untrustolithic Stage
Season: Early Spring (North), Early Winter (South)
Time of Day: Morning (West), Evening Twilight (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

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State of the World: The global temperature is at about 20c, 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 200m above standard, which makes the continental slope begin about 400m below the surface. The ocean is acidic, and the lysocline sits at 2000m. The planet is very tectonically active.

In the tropics, a new species of worm-like animal, Plachydon, has evolved, munching on seaweed. The largest animal in the tropics is now a jellyfish, Regemsitula major. Also, Entaops is a benthic filter-feeder with tentacles around the mouth, and is protected by dangerous toxins. Evolution continues also with some slight changes to corals, sponges and relatives.

@RoboTrannic - Points Stored = 0
Xirnikrozz crusherei (VU)
SOUTHERN TARTARUS SHELF (Temperate Shallows)
Early Winter, Morning
You wake up from your daze…to find yourself in the jaws of a Neoxirnikrozz, it’s sharp teeth cutting through your body as it bites down. The water fills with your blood. Soon, the blood loss becomes too much and you die. (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: 55% (Juvenile)
Current Size: 17.1cm
Health: Dead
Nutrition: N/A
Stamina: N/A
Hydration: N/A
Effects: N/A

Xirnikrozz crusherei

Status: VU
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
Dentaskulus pigerai_ (CR)
SOUTHERN OLYMPIA SHELF (Tropical Shallows)
Early Summer, Morning
It is bright and hot. The younger Dentaskulus approaches the carcass and begins biting of chunks. It’s so engrossed in eating that it doesn’t notice you edging closer, especially since it’s one eye is on the other side while you make sure to keep it on your eye-side. Once close enough, you dart forward, biting down on its head. It dies quickly and you then eat this carcass. You become an adult, ready to reproduce. The shallow sea covers a sandy plain around you that appears to be lifeless. The only noticeable thing in the sand is the now rotting pile of remaining flesh and bone of the Edentulae. (6 - 1)
Stats
Maturity: 100% (⅛ - Young Adult)
Current Size: 22.4cm
Health: Healthy
Nutrition:170.2/170.2 (100%) (+50% left over for growth)
Stamina: 40%
Hydration: 100%
Effects: Metabolism x 1.5

Dentaskulus pigerai

Status: CR
Temporal Range: R.125 - Present (Novaglacian)
Habitat: Tropical Shallows, Temperate Shallows, Tropical Upper Ocean, Temperate Upper Ocean
Distribution: Cosmopolitan
Niche: Predator
Size: 22.4cm (length)
Nutritional Worth: 76/10 x 12.8 = 170.2NP
Predecessor: Stellingus ubivus
Classification: Thanostominae (sf), Thanostomidae (f), Flagracauda (so), Caudomorphii ©, Bilateria §
Perception: Blurry vision with no depth perception on one side, can use electroreception up to ten metres away.
Latest Mutations: Larger = 5, More Perceptive Eyes = 2, Bigger Brain = 1
Info: Although larger than its predecessor, this species of Thanostomine is very rare due to its multiple deficiencies; it only has a pinhole eye on one side of the head, the other regressing to a cup eye, and it’s brain is smaller and contains less neurones than most other animals. As a result, it interprets signals much slower and can only focus on one sense at a time. These probably came about as an unlucky mutation, and as quickly as it appeared, this species is going extinct.
Anatomy: Dentaskulus 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. One side of its head has a swivelling pinhole eye, the other has a cup 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 slowly processing information gathered from sense receptors and using that to form a picture of its surroundings, although only one sense at a time. It can then respond to stimuli. It also has basic reasoning.
Discoverer: AgentTine

@immortaldragon - Points Stored = 0
Aspondylus flexibilus (VU)
AN OLYMPIAN ESTUARY (Temperate Forest)
Early Summer, Morning
It is bright and warm, but the water is murky. You swim with the tide, heading towards the sea, hoping to filter some food. In your desperation and the murkiness, you accidentally swim head on into a large, rushing Hemithateus. The accident makes you feel dazed, and this prevents you from feeding. You starve to death shortly after. (2 + 1 = Sadly, the end of your life has resulted in your death. Luckily, your species still goes on. It is a time for rebirth.)
Status
Maturity: 5% (Hatchling)
Current Size: 0.4cm
Health: Dead
Nutrition: N/A
Stamina: N/A
Hydration: N/A
Effects: N/A

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
Sanelectrophorus electricus (LC) - Male
WESTERN OLYMPIA SHELF (Temperate Shallows)
Early Summer, Morning
It is bright and warm, but fairly murky. In fact, the murk has increased so much in layer at the surface, that the light has been dimmed. You squeeze further into the crevice trying to get at the dead Hemithateus hatchling that lies there. However, for some reason, you begin to feel light-headed and dizzy. You suffocate before you can even eat. (1 + 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: 1cm
Health: Dead
Nutrition: N/A
Stamina: N/A
Hydration: N/A
Effects: N/A

Sanelectrophorus electricus

Status: LC
Temporal Range: R.123 - Present (Novaglacian)
Habitat: Temperate Shallows, Temperate Open Ocean
Distribution: Northern Hemisphere
Niche: Apex Predator
Size: 20cm (length)
Nutritional Worth: 86.5/10 x 20 = 173NP
Predecessor: Soundwavia amazonus
Classification: Thanostominae (sf), Thanostomidae (f), Flagracauda (so), Caudomorphii ©, Bilateria §
Latest Mutations: Gender = 5, Better electroreception = 6
Perception: Decent vision with no depth perception on either side, can use electroreception up to tens of metres away.
Info: One of the strangest Thanostomines up to this point, not only can this species monitor a very large area for electrical signals, it can also generate its own field and use electricity as a weapon. Most of the abdomen is taken up by large organs that produce the electrical discharge, that can give other animals a little shock. These organs also allow the animal to continuously create it own own electric field and discover its surroundings through disturbances in the field. It has also developed male and female genders.
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. The omain electric organ stretches across the dorsal portion of the body, mirrored by the Hunter’s organ at the bottom and the Sach’s organ towards the rear; all three contain electrocytes. 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. There are both male and female castes.
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.

@blackink - Points Stored = 0
Edentulae edentulae (NT) - Male
TROPICAL NORTHWEST UTEENESSA (Tropical Shallows)
Early Spring, Morning
It is bright and hot. You continue your search for swallowable prey, swimming around the clump of seaweed. However, many can see you clearly now and avoid you - those that you do catch, even the smallest around, cannot be swallowed whole. You get hungry. During your attempts, you are suddenly attacked by the Elinopterus tropicae. It charges it’s sharp beak right into your flank. (1)
Status
Maturity: 5% (Hatchling)
Current Size: 0.6cm
Health: Impaled flank, starving
Nutrition: 1.6/3.9 (40%)
Stamina: 70%
Hydration: 100%
Effects: Metabolism x 1.5

Edentulae edentulae

Status: NT
Temporal Range: R.126 - Present (Untrustolithic)
Habitat: Tropical Shallows, Tropical Upper Ocean, Temperate Upper Ocean
Distribution: Cosmopolitan
Niche: Pelagic Filter-Feeder
Size: 11.5cm (length)
Nutritional Worth: (65/10 X 11.5 =) 74.8NP
Predecessor: Lampsichelus paladarus
Classification: Skelechelusinae (sf), 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: Serrated teeth in upper jaw = 2, Closed circulatory system = 5, Improved Gut = 4, Kidneys = 3
Info: The mouth of Edentulae is completely toothless, making it more suited to filtering than its predecessors. It has a closed circulatory system, with vessels carrying red blood throughout the body that increases the animals, oxygen distribution among other things, giving it better stamina. Furthermore, it’s intestine is not shrunken and small like its predecessors but about the same size as the gut of species before that development. Edentulae is a pelagic filter-feeder, found quite commonly across much of the shallow oceanic areas.
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, toothless mouth are olfactory receptors and facing forwards are a pair of cup eyes. 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, a closed circulatory system pumps red blood around the body. All the muscles contin a vacuoles. A gut runs from the mouth and features a stomach of carnivorous digestive bacteria in the middle. 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.
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: BlackInk

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R.128 - P.2

@Biologicah - Points Stored = 0
Neoxirnkirozz cormeus (LC)
SOUTHWEST TARTARUS SHELF (Temperate Shallows)
Early Winter, Morning
You hatch out into bright, cool water, but it’s fairly murky. You are in the middle of a sandy plain, gently sloping. There is nothing else of interest that you can currently detect. (2 + 1)
Status
Maturity: 5% (Hatchling)
Current Size: 2.3cm
Health: Healthy
Nutrition: 70%
Stamina: 100%
Hydration: 100%
Effects: None

Neoxirnikrozz cormeus

Status: LC
Temporal Range: R.126 - Present (Untrustolithic)
Habitat: Temperate Shallows
Distribution: Southern Hemisphere
Niche: Apex Predator
Size: 46cm (length)
Nutritional Worth:
Predecessor: Xirnikrozz crusherei
Classification: Peragapodusinae (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: Heart, Larger
Info: The record for largest animal on Ezta has once again been broken, this time by Neoxirnikrozz, almost half a meter in length. This comparatively large predator dominates the temperate shallows around Tartarus, feeding on the large herbivores. It has been forced to evolve a primitive heart to pump blood around this large body.
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. The open circulatory system contains red blood is pumped around by a smal one-chambered heart in the ventral area. 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 surrounding, they avoid eating their own kind and they also remain close to their eggs until hatching.
Discoverer: StealthStyle

@jellyfishmon - Points Stored = 1
Pensaspidus jellyfishmonii (CR)
SOUTHWEST TARTARUS SHELF (Temperate Shallows)
Early Winter, Morning
It is bright and cool, but fairly murky. You head down to the seafloor, to try and catch one of the Lepirhanohos hanging around in the channel. When you start to move forward towards your chosen prey, sharp teeth suddenly enclose around the back half of your body, and vicious teeth pierce right through your armoured back. You are in the grip of its jaws, blood clouding the water. (1)
Status
Maturity: 45% (Juvenile)
Current Size: 3.4cm
Health: Crushed rear end to body, bleeding
Nutrition: 9.6/20.2 (47.5%)
Stamina: 70%
Hydration: 100%
Effects: None

Pensaspidus jellyfishmonii

Status: CR
Temporal Range: R.106 - Present (Novaglacian)
Habitat: Temperate Shallows, Polar Shallows, Temperate Open Ocean, Polar Open Ocean
Distribution: Southern Hemisphere
Niche: Predator
Size: 7.5cm (length)
Nutritional Worth: 59.5/10 x 7.5 = 44.6
Predecessor: Arthroskulus pelagus
Classification: Roharasrinae (sf), Codowecoiidae (f), Probocephala (o), Cylindrea ©, Bilateria §
Perception: Blurry vision with no depth perception on either side, blurry front vision with depth perception.
Latest Mutations: Mandibles = 4, Legs = 3, True Muscles = 4
Info: Swapping a razor-sharp beak for a pair of chitinous mandibles, these species can eat more efficiently than its ancestors as the mandibles allow them to grip prey and also bite in comparison with the inefficient stabbing motion of its forefathers. The mandibles are not particularly sharp or cutting, but it does not need to be for their soft-skinned prey. One advantage that the beaked species have is the actual method of killing, which is generally much easier than the grip and cut method that this species must employ. In a case of unexpected convergent evolution, the circular, hydrostatic muscles that made the lineage so worm-like have developed into traditionally, both in structure and in placement. When their body moves, it goes from side to side, like other animals with similar muscles, although internally they have fundamental differences. It lives alongside Arthroskulus, and both compete for the same food.
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-green hemacoel. 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.
Discoverer: Jellyfishmon

@PositiveTower - Points Stored = 2
Nimiastoma cavatunicus (NT) - Male
SOUTHWEST TARTARUS SHELF (Temperate Shallows)
Early Winter, Morning
It is bright and cool, but fairly murky. You are floating along in a current, with plenty of food, which has also attracted other filter-feeders. Instead of feeding, you suffer from a short, mild illness and are forced to wait it out. Luckily, it soon subsides, having caused no lasting harm, at the expense of some energy. It does leave you exhausted. (1 + 1)
Status
Maturity: 5% (Hatchling)
Current Size: 0.3cm
Health: Exhausted
Nutrition: 0.9/1.5 (60%)
Stamina: 30%
Hydration: 100%
Effects: None

Nimiastoma cavatunicus

Status: NT
Temporal Range: R.127 - Present (Untrustolithic)
Habitat: Temperate Shallows, Temperate Upper Ocean
Distribution: Southern Hemisphere
Niche: Pelagic Filter-Feeder
Size: 5cm (length)
Nutritional Worth: (61/10 X 5 =) 30.5NP
Predecessor: Ostracoderma kinifolis
Classification: Nimiastomasinae (sf), Ostracodermidae (f), Colyphora (o), Violymphia ©, Bilateria §
Perception: Decent vision with no depth perception either side, can sense chemicals up to ten metres away with accuracy.
Latest Mutations: Strong Tentacles For Swimming = 1, Phragmocone = 5, Larger = 3, Long Strings Used For Filtering = 5
Info: This species has floated upwards, away from its historically benthic kind, and risen to plough the water column for its microbial food. This flotation is made possible by the rounded shell deposited by the mantle that continues on past the cylindrical body, as it contains a phragmocone - sectioned off areas of gas that make the shell lighter than the surrounding water. This means the animal is suspended with its head facing down. The tentacles have been completely replaced by a thick curtain of rough string dangling from a circular ring around the mouth. The strings can be retracted into a pocket on the body, pulling any particles they’ve captured with them. The pair of find that their ancestors used to crawl along the floor, are now used to create a swimming movement.
Anatomy: A red, conical calcium carbonate shell produced by the mantle tops the cylindrical body pointing down, as it contains sections of gas creating a phragmocone. Most of the body is covered by this thick, heavy shell, with eyestalks and two cartilage-rayed fins sticking out through special pores and the gill slits are completely covered. The circular mouth contains small teeth and is surrounded by chemoreceptors and a ring of rough strings that dangle below and can be retracted into pockets. 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. Violet blood is pumped around the body by the vessels of an open circulatory system to organs such as the muscles. Anti-freeze proteins are present in the blood.
Behaviour: This species is capable of processing information gathered from sense receptors and using that to form a picture of its surroundings. It can then respond to stimuli, however, it’s response is often delayed. It also has basic reasoning. Other than its standard survival responses, the female responds to the stimuli of producing eggs by embedding them in her tentacles and tucking the tentacles under her body.

@Spring_blooms - Points Stored = 0
Hemithateus springbloomi (NT)
A NORTHWEST OLYMPIAN SHELF SEA (Temperate Shallows)
Early Summer, Morning
You hatch out into bright, warm water. You can see that you are in shallow water, surrounded by nothing but empty bars of sand. The current feels weak here. You can see a couple of your siblings around but that is all. (3)
Status
Maturity: 5% (Hatchling)
Current Size: 1cm
Health: Healthy
Nutrition: 5.4/7.7 (70%)
Stamina: 100%
Hydration: 100%
Effects: Metabolism x 1.25

Hemithateus springbloomi

Status: NT
Temporal Range: R.123 - Present (Novaglacian)
Habitat: Temperate Shallows
Distribution: Northern Hemisphere
Niche: Herbivore
Size: 19cm (length)
Nutritional Worth: 76.5/10 x 19 = 145.4NP
Predecessor: Hemithateus spicati
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: Increased Size = 3, Better Digestive System = 4, Better Immune System = 5
Info: Hemithateus springbloomi faces more predation than its cousin Hemithateus novaglacianus due to its smaller size, yet it remains almost as numerous because it has a more efficient digestive system and has evolved blood clotting that lets it survive more injuries.
Anatomy: 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 digestive herbivorous bacteria. The muscles contain special vacuoles for storing extra energy, and are bathed in hemacoel by the open circulatory system, which has platelets in it.
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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Action: h u n t
and don’t die

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Action:Find a good place to hide and rest here
Use both of my points on +1 on myaelf

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Action: Try and find something to eat.

Thanks for the round ^^