Jeoldarg

Description
Corals are marine invertebrates, a symbol for coral reefs. Bright as gold and bold as a Lion. Amongst those terms exist a creature, lurking in the shadows, being loyal to its duty. It protects the ocean with pride and justice. A hybrid of a Seahorse and a horse, this creature roams both the sea and the beaches. 
History
20,000,000 BJC, birth of Rathnir’s continents. During that time period, the biosphere roamed the terrain as the continents began to take shape. Within the waters, the darkness of the abyss filled the vast sea with a sense of depthness. Within the shadows existed a glint of light, a chance of hope from the peaceful marine creatures. Within the darkness, existed a guardian. Protectors of the water, knights of the coral reefs. Before the continents formed, passive and mystical mob DNA began to form, and evolve into larger forms of flesh and life. Within the mobs, there existed the Jeoldarg (also known as the reef Atlantians), a hybrid with the loyalty and upper body of a Sea-horse with the pride and torso of a horse. In the waters existed a lost/extinct race, specified as the salamander-folk, a humanoid category of a salamander. The old protectors of the oceans and the coral reefs. Their technologies were superior compared to other races/factions, as they were strong, they were also wise. They knew their time was up as their kind were withering away, concluding with the statement of creating an artificial creature to carry on their duty to protect the sea. With previous experiments with nucleus studies and DNA technologies, they were successful to create the Jeoldarg. 
Physical traits
The Jeoldarg is an intelligent group of species, being peaceful until they are harmed. Once harmed, they will emit poisonous chemicals through the corals attached to their flesh-like bodies. Their bodies are rather different from normal marine creatures; half of the body involves the boney plates of a seahorse, and the other half is combined with the flesh and muscles of a horse. The creature itself weighs similar to a deer with the size of an African rhinoceros. They have barnacles and corals “grown” onto them, acting as a defence mechanism when threatened, emitting poisonous chemicals. “Hand to Hand” combat is not their specialty when it comes to offence or defence. They have gills on their necks and lungs in their chests, able to breathe like a prickleback fish (the prickleback fish do not have lungs though they possess the ability to “breathe” or hold their breath on air for a long period of time). 
Cuisine
The Jeoldarg were forbidden to be cooked or killed in most maritime (near water) kingdoms. As they “represented” the messengers of the spirit of the sea. Many barbarians or cults tend to defy this law and treat it as a culture. The Jeoldarg can be cooked in many different ways, but because of their boney plates, it will be hard to take out the flesh from the upper bodies. Mostly in Southern countries, they would skin the lower body and boil it for around half an hour. In Eastern culture, they would directly cook the creature, chop it up into pieces, and throw it in a pan. There is a popular dish known in the black markets of Rathnir, called The Soul of the Ocean, seasoned with sea salt and sprinkled with scallions, usually accompanied by a side of sea urchins. 
Geography
Within the reefs of the Tortugan territory originated the Jeoldarg. Their population experienced a massive increase during their birth but left off with a slight decrease (due to hunting, etc). During winters they would move up North to meet up with the equator, as they are weak in cold temperatures. Some say that the Jeoldarg tend to move into colder territories during a full moon, following the directions of the waves. 
Behaviours
The Jeoldarg tend to be peaceful in normal situations. They act violently when they feel or directly are threatened. When they do attack (as stated), they emit toxic compounds of chemicals, unharming the environment but extremely effective towards lifeforms with large masses (such as humans). The chemicals would poison the lungs and suffocate the organism. They have the ability to kick, but it isn’t as effective for defence or offence. When they are killed, some believe that they can drop the heart of the sea. Through confirmations of hunters, the Jeoldarg drops seaweed, tropical fish, or sometimes dead coral.
Category:Traveler's Era