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Bagheera

***Bagheera*** is a Bajelous Jungle Indian Leopard. She is unique among other leopards as being the only known "Black Panther" in the Bajelous.

## Appearance

She is a slender, long-legged leopard. Unlike other leopards within the Star-Crossed comic series, Bagheera's fur is completely black, lacking any spots or patterns to speak of. She also has an exceptionally long tail, as long as her own body.

## Personality

Bagheera is shown mostly as a mischievous yet clever creature. She is shown as more of an observer than an active hand, seeing most events playing out without anyone even knowing she's there, and whenever she does become involved more directly her motives, actions, and reasonings usually leave most animals questioning what she's really after. Luckily for most, she has a stronger moral compass and isn't one to usually cause problems for animals in the jungle unless she feels that she has to for the better.

## History

### Volume 01. Arrival

She technically doesn't officially appear until "The Council Meeting", although a silhouette of her can be seen in both "The Crystal Gems" and "New Kind of Day", observing the events that play out from afar without interference.

During the springtime gathering, Bagheera appears near the end of said meeting, claiming that she had business to attend to. She speaks on behalf of the Crystal Gems, although her methods of doing so appear somewhat mixed: she explains how the Gems never knew of any of their customs or animal tribe in general until they returned to Earth, but to prove this she bluntly reveals that no Human had been seen in 100 years, giving Steven Universe such a shock that she used that as proof of how genuine their lack of knowledge was. As an additional offer to her argument, she brings up the "Laws of the Jungle" and how an animal can buy off any other animal if a group doesn't accept them in. As such, she buys the group into being accepted by the tribe by offering the tribe a full-sized club tail and a pile of berries to do so.

## Abilities

* **Stealth** - Remarked as being the "shadow" of the Bajelous, Bagheera has an exceptional talent of stealth, able to observe and spy on any animal she wishes without them ever knowing she's there. This is often shown whenever she brings up information that she otherwise wouldn't have known unless she eavesdropped beforehand.
Bajelous Jungle

The ***Bajelous Jungle***, also known simply as ***The Jungle*** is a large eastern Animalian Tribe territory, and main setting within the Star-Crossed series. It is described as being one of the first animalian tribes to have developed.

## Overview

Most of the area is made up of forested areas, with rainforest and temperate forests around the northern and central areas while savannahs and grasslands make up the south. Both the jungle and the savannah have a clear borderline between the two, much of the area made up of cliffside. It also has several mountains, more evidently just pass the northern borders. A desert is also shown just south of the territory.

## History

Shortly after the first dinosaurs and beasts were released and humanity began to decline, The Bajelous Jungle was said to be one of the first areas to have the development of Animalian Tribe society, making the Bajelous tribe one of the oldest. Humans also were known in the area alongside most modern animals, but humans died out in the area 100 years ago.

During Panja's reign as Animalian Tribe leader, the Bajelous tribe's protection rules he had extended to the entirety of the territory, allowing all Cenozoic animals to be protected from the Mesozoic animals and artificial animals regardless of if they're part of the tribe itself or not. It was also during his reign that the Gem War broke out due to an invasion of corrupted Gems in the area. This war left many locals knowledgeable (with some more distrustful) of gems.

## Locations

### **Bajelous Jungle**

* ***Farthing Wood*** - Northern forested sub-territory. Originated from the original farthing wood animals.
* ***Southern Marshlands*** - A tropical marsh covering the southern tip of the main jungle territory.
* ***Bandar City*** - ancient ruins. Current main home for the Bandar-Log group.
* ***High Hills*** - an isolated hillside. Main territory for the Watership Down Homeworld Hares.
* ***Bamboo Forest -*** northeastern Forest, known for bamboo plants.

### **Bajelous Savannah**

* ***The Plateau*** - a semi-large plateau just outside of the Bajelous Jungle.
* ***Hollowhorn Nesting Grounds*** - The main nesting site for the local hadrosaur population.

### **Outside of Territory**

* ***Ace Mountains*** - singular tall mountain, just north of Farthing Wood.
* ***Green Mountains*** - forested mountain range. It separates the Bajelous territory from the Central Taiga.
* ***Central Taiga*** - a boreal forest range.
* ***Monsoon Desert*** - a semi-arid desert range south of the Savannah.
* ***Hollowhorn Peak*** - a forested mountain east of the main territory. Its name is given thanks to the hollowhorn nesting grounds by it.
Jackal

Black-backed jackal (Lupulella mesomelas)

***Jackals*** are medium-sized canids native to Africa and throughout Eurasia. In a niche sense, they fill the same role as the american coyote.

## Overview

Opportunistic and omnivorous, jackals are highly adaptable in their respected ranges: both a predator of small animals and forager or varying plant matter depending on their habitat location. Their size makes them larger than predators such as Foxes, but still smaller than other canids such as Wolves. Their longer legs and larger paws make them well adapted for long-distance running, able to keep speeds of 10 mph for extended periods, and this along with their canine teeth are well suited for hunting small mammals, reptiles, and birds.

Although not primarily sociable (more commonly known to be either solitary or in pairs), some instances of packs had been known although these packs are primarily linked to opportunism rather than true cooperative living (ex. feeding off a large carcass).

Jackals range between only three true species, though only one of the three are true members of *canis*, whereas the other two are within their own group known as *lupulella*. Their natural range mostly extends within sub-Saharan Africa, but the Golden Jackal, the largest and most widespread of the three species, can be found within southern Eurasia, extending from as far as west as Austria, to as far east as Thailand.

### ***In Universe***

Jackals are a less common species that appears time to time within the Star-Crossed franchise, their size comparable to that of Foxes. A notable jackal within the comic series is Tabaqi, although his appearance doesn't link him to any true species of jackal, making him possibly either a fictional jackal species or just a surname for his species.
Grey

***Grey*** is a young Wolf pup, and one of the two biological sons of Alexander.

## Appearance

Grey, true to his name, is a mostly light gray wolf with a pure white underbelly and muzzle. His markings on his face ended in points along the side of his head, and between his eyes. He also has a spot on his forehead that, like his ears, are colored a bluish gray.

## History

### Volume 01. Arrival

Grey first appears alongside Bhoot and Tango in "New World", him joining the two in playing with Kimba. Grey himself was the one who tells Kimba that they've been practicing and wanted to hunt with the rest of the pack one day, wondering if they did a good job with it. Before they can play any further though, he is called back to the den by Alexander to go to sleep, though before he did, he did try to get his parents to let him, and the others watch Kimba race Dash tomorrow.

In "They Came from the Sky" and "New Kind of Day" he is shown with the rest of the family. He doesn't have any notable moment or any major involvement, however.
Wolf

***Wolves*** are a species of large canine native throughout North America and Eurasia. Including the domesticated dog, over 30 known subspecies of wolves are known to exist (over 40 including extinct subspecies).

## Overview

Out of all the known canid species on Earth, the wolf is the largest known living species from the canid family, distinguishable for their less pointed ears and muzzles, shorter torso, and longer trail. Colors between wolves range from gray, white, brown, and black, although subspecies in the arctic region may be nearly all white. Wolves are highly sociable, and famously known for their specialized behavior of cooperative game hunting.

Wolves are found in groups, more commonly known as packs. However, while most media depictions often describe their groups as primarily unrelated individuals with an "alpha wolf", wolf groups are made up of families with a mated pair, with many members within said groups being the mated pair's offspring. The adult parents are usually unrelated and other unrelated wolves may sometimes join the pack. Wolves usually hunt in packs, but they hunt alone in the spring and summer months when there is plenty of prey available.

### ***In Universe***

Wolves are a highly prominent species within the series, several different characters being known as Wolves including the prince of wolves Alexander, and his family. Unique details of Wolves present are often shown with tuffs of fur along their chests and muzzles, colored differently from the rest of the body (most commonly white). Sometimes their tails also match the color of their tuffs of fur.
Buffalo

Cape Buffalo (Syncerus caffer)

***Buffalo***, or ***True Buffalo***, are large, sturdy wild cattle known throughout Africa and Asia.

## Overview

True Buffalo, in a broad sense, make up of two known genus of cattle: *Bubalus* (Water Buffalo and the Anoas), and *Syncerus* (Cape Buffalo). Exact behaviors between each of these species varies in terms of social structure but only in a slight sense: all true buffalo are herbivorous much like other cattle, have larger bodies with sturdy legs, and a set of large horns. The way the horns grow depends on the species: water buffalo horns grow outward to the side; anoa horns grow vertically back; and cape buffalo horns curve to the side from their heads to form what is called a "boss". Both males and females sport a pair of horns, the males having larger horns than the females.

Buffalo naturally are found within both Africa and Asia, these species classed as threatened thanks to human activity to them. Even so, buffalo had been introduced throughout both Europe, South America, and Australia in the form of feral herds. In Africa, the Cape Buffalo is considered one of the "big five game animals" and earned the nickname of "the Black Death" or "the widowmaker."

### ***In Universe***

Buffalo, specifically the cape buffalo and water buffalo, are featured fairly often in the Star-Crossed comic, both as members of an Animalian Tribe, or as outsiders.
Falcon

Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus)

***Falcons*** are thin-winged birds of prey, the genus making up 40 different species.

## Overview

The falcons are the largest genus in the Falconinae subfamily of Falconidae, which itself also includes another subfamily comprising caracaras and a few other species. Unlike larger birds of prey like hawks and eagles, falcons primarily kill their prey with their beaks rather than using their talons. Different types of falcons include "Kestrels" - falcons that hover while hunting their prey, and "Hobbies", which have long narrow wings. Prey of falcons range over a variety of sources, including rodents, insects, birds, and reptiles. A species of falcon is also known as the fastest living animal in the world: the peregrine falcon in particular can dive at over 300 mph.

Falcons are very widespread in range, found in numerous habitats and different species can be found all over the world: even related prehistoric species are known to live in Antarctica.

### ***In Universe***

Falcons of varying species are seen within the Star-Crossed franchise of varying involvements with the plot, with some characters being part of the falcon family group.
Dodie

***Dodie*** is a young antelope, and resident of the Bajelous Jungle.

## Appearance

Dodie is a young, slender antelope that stands just slightly taller than Kimba. Her fur is a lotus coloration with an oyster pink underbelly that stretches from her neck down along her underside, with round black rings around her eyes.

## History

### Volume 01. Arrival

Dodie appears during Kimba and Dash's race, cheering them on as they were rushing through Farthing Wood and being the one to apologize to Kimba after he loses said race. She also joins them in heading outside of the main jungle in order to hide away Peridot's gemstone, wanting to keep them company despite her worry over venturing out so far.

While out there though, shortly after the Red Eye crashes into the Savannah plateau, Dodie becomes so scared that she becomes paralyzed with fear, not being able to move on her own. She doesn't actually move or recognize anything until the following night, being unaware of what actually happened to the others and growing a major headache due to her fear beforehand. She manages to survive through the night (along with the following Imp attack), and while she was told to leave the area, she stops once she spots a figure laying in the nearby grass. Dodie carries said figure back into the jungle, bringing him to the Bajelous Wolf Pack.

She briefly appears within the crowd in "The Council Meeting".
Moorhen

Common Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus)

***Moorhen***, also known as ***marsh hens***, are medium-sized water birds.

## Overview

Moorhen plumages are mostly brown and black with occasionally white markings, with a reddish beak with yellow markings. Although moorhens are capable of flying, their wings are rounded and short, thus making them weak fliers compared to other species of birds. This detail means some species (namely islandic species) are more prone to flightlessness. Also due to their weak flying, they are well adapted for walking on the ground, with strong legs and wide-spreading toes to travel through uneven ground. Moorhens are well adapted to swamplands and marshes (hence the name), with a diet of water plants, small rodents, amphibians and eggs.

Moorhens are found throughout the world, though as far as species distribution goes, the most common ones are split between two main species: the common moorhen of the old world (Europe, Asia, and Africa), and the common gallinule (North, Central, and South America). Other species are known to exist within islands, but these species are rarer in comparison.

### ***In Universe***

Only one Moorhen, Ruffle, appears in Star-Crossed.
Lystrosaurus

***Lystrosaurus*** is a medium-sized dicynodont, and one of the few (and most notable) animals that survived the Permian mass extinction event.

## Overview

*Lystrosaurus* grew to approximately the size of a pig, with dimpled, leathery, hairless skin, a heavily built body and side-spreading legs with a semi-sprawling gait. Its mouth only has two teeth, which evolved into a set of canines that curve downward from its horny beak, used to plucking off vegetation. Studies of the front legs suggest that it was a powerful digger and lived within burrows underground.

One fact regarding *lystrosaurus* is the distribution of the animal. Throughout only 5 million years from the late Permian to the early Triassic, lystrosaurus became the most common terrestrial animal on Earth with an accountability of 95% of fossilized bone beds, including mummified remains discovered in 2022. It was found throughout the southern hemisphere of Pangea. Although not the only known survivor of the Permian mass extinction event, it has become the most notable animal for this reason.
Vole

Meadow Vole (Microtus pennsylvanicus)

***Voles*** consist of numerous species of small-bodied, Mouse-like rodents found among the northern hemisphere.

## Overview

Although strongly resembling other small rodents, voles have a blunt muzzle, a tail shorter than the body, and small eyes and ears. Voles are active throughout the entire year, with most species also active throughout the day and night, though some species are more restrictive in activity (some are nocturnal while some are diurnal). Voles are mainly herbivorous, eating small plants which are stored for winter, though insects and fungi also make up a small part of their diet. Voles make their home within shallow tunnels made up of grasses or snow, namely in subsurface burrows.

Voles are highly common, and found throughout much of the northern hemisphere, ranging from North America and throughout much of Eurasia. They are known through numerous habitats as well, from semiarid deserts to alpine mountains, to several forms of forested regions. Although mostly known in these regions, a small population of voles is known to exist with Africa, specifically along the coasts of Libya.

### ***In Universe***

Voles are among the many forms of "Fay" creatures that are seen within the Star-Crossed franchise. They're different from other rodents mainly thanks to their rounded heads as opposed to pointed snouts.
Pike

Northern Pike (Esox lucius)

***Pike*** are fairly large predatory fish found within the northern hemisphere.

## Overview

Pike are streamline, torpedo-shaped freshwater fish with sharply pointed heads and teeth. Typical pike coloration is grayish green to better camouflage themselves within the underwater plants of their freshwater habitats, and the patterns along their bodies are unique to each individual. Pike are considered to be top predators within their ecosystems with a wide variety of food sources, including insects, shoal fish and amphibians, but are also known to prey on rodents and small birds that get caught within the water.

Pike as a whole can be found throughout the northern hemisphere, namely within North American, European, and North Asian waters. Although top predators, often they are thought of as being overly vicious predators and even as pests by a handful of anglers, although the idea is likely undeserving.

### ***In Universe***

Pike are one among many fish that can be found within the Bajelous Jungle, mainly as a predator to smaller fish.
Vanilla

Vanilla is an extravagant person with a unique way of speaking, he firstly appears on Algicosathlon Season 1, appearing in Maroon's dream and talking to him about the future that was coming.

## Section Header

### Aliases

Mr. Banana (by Maroon)Light Goldenrod Yellow (also by Maroon)

## Personality:

A very strange and mysterious individual, Vanilla is usually found scheming in dark and secluded places, such as the outskirts of the town. He was intent on messing with Maroon's mind, claiming that he would give him unlimited strength. However, Vanilla is also quite naive as he was fooled by Tan to give him the unlimited strength Vanilla promised would go to Maroon.

## Skills:

* Mind control: Vanilla can warp and appear in one's mind and cause them to listen to his commands.
* Power distributor: Vanilla can convert some of his power to a person of choice. He has only used this ability two times in total.
Rabbit

Eastern Cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus)

***Rabbits*** are made up of groups of animals within the leporid family. The term "rabbit" is typically used for all *Leporidae* species excluding Hares.

## Overview

In contrast to the larger, more solitary hares, rabbits in general are smaller in comparison, with shorter ears and lacking any natural markings. Rabbits consist of a number of different leporid groups, including the 100+ breeds of domesticated rabbits, and cottontails. Rabbits are generally sociable and live together in small social groups within varying sized burrows known as warrens. Rabbits are also born completely hairless, blind, and fully dependent on their parents for protection.

Rabbit species are found in numerous areas throughout the world, though most known species of rabbits can be found within North and South America, whereas rabbits within Asia, Africa, and Europe are far less common. Despite their wider range compared to hares, many of the species fall under the endangered category with one known species close to extinction. The European Rabbit specifically has been introduced within Australia in 1859, thus making rabbits a global group of animals in similar manor to Hares and Foxes.

### ***In Universe***

Some rabbits had been seen within numerous areas, some as known residence within Animalian Tribe territory. European Rabbits specifically are known to be the ancestors to the highly advanced, genetically altered Homeworld Hares, as many were captured and taken to the Human Zoo by mistake along with a number of human beings.
Hare

Brown Hare (Lepus europaeus)

***Hares*** are mammals belonging to the genus *Lepus*.

## Overview

Hares are a species of solitary, herbivorous rodent found throughout much of the world, species of hares found naturally within Eurasia, Africa, and North America. In similar manor to the red fox, the sole exception to this rule is the largest species, the european hare, which has been introduced in both South America and Australia. Hares, in general, are a fairly common group, with only two known species (the *Tehuantepec Jackrabbit*, and the *Hainan Hare*) being classified as endangered.

Although strongly resembling Rabbits to the point of being commonly mistaken for large rabbits, hares are notably different for their naturally larger size, and longer ears. They also spend more time above ground than their smaller cousins, living in shallow depressions called forms rather than actual burrows. Hares are naturally independent, and capable of living on their own shortly after birth.

### ***In Universe***

Hares appeared numerous times within the comics, being local residence of Farthing Wood and the Bajelous Jungle respectively. Notable hares include Dash, a young european hare and Kimba's closest friend.

## Gallery

Dash the European Hare (*Lapus europaeus*)Indian Hare (*Lepus nigricollis*)
Vixen

***Vixen*** is an old female Red Fox, and mate of the Farthing Wood Fox currently living in the Bajelous Jungle.

## Appearance

Vixen is a fully grown red fox, similar to her mate, but her fur is a red-orange coloration as opposed to a standard orange. She does have a cream-colored underbelly and muzzle, yet both don't connect together at the neck, and reached down beyond her undertail. Like her mate, her age is shown through tuffs of hair along her head, though they are notably longer and droop slightly forward.

## Personality

Vixen is a calm, collected, and fairly wise due to her years of experience. She is supportive of her mate, Fox, but she also isn't afraid to point out any mistakes or flaws that Fox would make, mostly whenever Fox would give orders yet refusing to explain himself as shown in "New World", her being the one to insist on explaining to the others about the gemstone recovered.

## History

Not very much is known about Vixen's past. Given her talk to Fox during her first appearance, it is implied that she knew about the Bajelous Jungle's Gem War. Though given her age she would be alive when it was going on, it is unclear though if she herself was actively involved in said war or not.

### Volume 01. Arrival

Vixen first appears alongside her mate within Farthing Wood, her and Fox watching Kimba and Dash's race through the wood. During this race, she remarks on how much faster the two were getting, agreeing with Fox that it must've been from being cooped up so long thanks to last winter. As Fox is reminiscing about his age, Vixen helps him out by pointing out his involvement within the previous Gem War, and how it was thanks to him and the other veterans that they have such a great home and saved so many lives along with it. Sometime after the race though, she and Fox were shown a gemstone. When Fox begins demanding them to take it away, she steps in and insists that they should at least know what the object is before he would start fully demanding them like he was. As the situation got worse though, she tells Kimba and the others to quickly cover up the reforming gem, her staying by her mate all the while. Things do calm down afterwards, and she tells Fox that he owes them an explanation once they come back from them mission, and they should be glad they're taking the situation seriously.
Monkey

gray langurs (Semnopithecus)

***Monkeys*** are type of tailed primate within the infraorder of simians.

## Overview

Commonly speaking, monkeys differ from true Apes (chimps, gorillas, Humans) due to them having visible tails. Monkeys are primarily daytime animals, and most species are arboreal in nature, though some species had evolved for a terrestrial lifestyle. Strongly diverse, they do share a few common characteristics, including a social structure known as a troop or a tribe, along with forward-facing eyes with colored vision, apposable thumbs on both hands and feet, and similar facial features such as noses and cheeks. Diets among monkeys vary, though it may contain fruit, leaves, seeds, nuts, flowers, eggs and small animals (including insects and spiders).

Monkeys are known among two common name groups, each apply named by the distribution of the monkeys: the old-world monkeys are mainly found within sub-Saharan Africa to as east as southern Asia, and the new world monkeys are found within Central American and South American rainforests.

### ***In Universe***

Monkeys are prominently featured within Star-Crossed in numerous species, with the most featured example being those within the Bandar-Log group: a mega-troop of numerous species of monkeys (namely leaf-eating monkeys and old-world baboons) living within the Bajelous Jungle. A number of characters too are monkey species.

## Gallery

(Left to Right) Black-footed gray langur *(Semnopithecus hypoleucos)*, Red-shanked Douc *(Pygathrix nemaeus)*, and Golden Snub-nosed Monkey *(Rhinopithecus roxellana)*
Giant Tortoise

Galapagos Giant Tortoise (Chelonoidis niger)

The ***Giant Tortoise*** is a type of land tortoise.

## Overview

As the name implies, giant tortoises are notable for their much larger size compared to other mainland tortoises, likely a key result of island gigantism. Giant tortoises are among the world's longest-living animals, with an average lifespan of 100 years or more, and the longest living giant tortoise reported living nearly 300 years. Giant tortoises are primarily herbivores, the diet made up of grasses, shrubs, and fruits.

Giant tortoises aren't indigenous to any continent and are only found amongst isolated islands in both the Indian ocean and off the coast of South America. The giant tortoises are often threatened thanks to habitat loss but are considered now a protected species.
Heron

Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)

***Herons*** are medium to large-sized birds with long legs and necks.

## Overview

Herons appear similarly to other large water birds such as cranes, but their unique in the way that they can retract and extend their necks, able to kink them in an S shape, and often their necks are retracted during flight unlike other long-necked birds. Their long necks and long legs are well adapted for traveling through deeper waters within swamps, marshes, and wetlands in search of aquatic prey (reptiles, amphibians, fish, aquatic insects, crustaceans, and mollusks). Herons, overall, are well known migratory birds, with every species of heron at least partially known to do so.

Widespread and highly mobile, herons are able to be found on every continent in numerous habitats, the common factor being that they're associated with water and need a fair-sized water source to find food.

### ***In Universe***

Herons appear uncommonly within the main Star-Crossed comic, though those that do are mainly known within the Farthing Wood territory.
Lynx

The ***Lynx*** is a medium-sized wild cat species.

## Overview

Lynx are distinguishable from other cats due to their short tails, tufts of black hair on the tips of their ears, and large padded paws for easier traverse in the snow. It's a solitary predator with a diet mainly consisting of small-to-medium sized mammals and birds, though they will also tackle larger prey such as Deer when given the chance. The lynx inhabits high altitude forests with dense cover of shrubs, reeds, and tall grass. Although this cat hunts on the ground, it can climb trees and can swim swiftly, catching fish. Lynx are born either a single kitten or a small litter, which remain with their mother for up to nine months before venturing out on their own.

Lynx are found mainly in the northern hemisphere in four distinct species: two found in North America, and two within Eurasia. Lynx isn't mainly considered endangered species, but one species, the Iberian Lynx, is only found within southern Europe - regarded as the most endangered species of cat in the world until conservation efforts managed to raise the population numbers.
Sloth

Three-Toed Sloth (Bradypus)

***Sloths*** are arboreal animals native to South America. Although only tree-living sloths can be found today, they are also made up of the terrestrial ground sloths.

## Overview

Sloths are often regarded as the slowest mammals in the world, mainly thanks to their slow metabolism and anatomy: their own limbs aren't capable of holding the sloth's weight, but instead adapted to hang off of branches. Their slow nature has even allowed algae to grow within their fur, thus having a small ecosystem within them made up of beetles, mites and moths. The diet of a sloth primarily makes up of leaves, though the leaves they eat provide little energy or nutrients and are hard to digest.

Sloths, both ground sloths and tree sloths are indigenous to Central and South America. While tree sloths are fairly common within the rainforests, all ground sloth species had gone extinct around the time of the ice age.

### ***In Universe***

In "The Council Meeting" Ben describes Envy's teeth as resembling those of a sloth.
Dire Wolf

The ***Dire Wolf*** is a larger species of canid that once existed in the Americas, and in eastern Asia thousands of years ago, living as one of the predatory megafauna of the Ice Ages. The species lived during the late Pleistocene and went extinct as recently as 9,500 years ago alongside many other megafauna.

## Overview

Dire Wolves, at first glance, appear and behaved very similarly to that of the modern day Wolf, often being comparable to the gray wolf albeit naturally larger than most modern-day wolves: the average dire wolf ranges in size, on average, to the largest known modern wolves. This larger size is attributed to its much larger food sources, mainly larger megaherbivores such as camels, bison, horses, and even ground sloths and mastodons. Seeing such large prey animals supports the idea that dire wolves lived in groups like modern wolves of today, as it would take coordinated efforts to hunt down such large prey, and to protect themselves from and compete with larger carnivores like the short-faced bear, and sabre-toothed cats.

Despite the initial appearances and fossil distribution similarly to true wolves, recent studies in 2021 suggest that the dire wolf is actually a separate genus of canid compared to true wolves: evolving independently within the Americas rather than Eurasia and, through convergent evolution, mirrored the smaller wolves. Specimens found in Asia were then believed to have originated from American populations migrating to Asia through the Beringia land bridge. Dire Wolves and gray wolves were believed to have coexisted for 100,000 years.

### ***In Universe***

The Dire Wolf is shown within Star-Crossed as an extremely large wolf, much larger than modern wolves and more comparable to the size of Shere Khan. One notable dire wolf in the franchise is Akela, the leader of the Bajelous Jungle Animalian Tribe.
Lucas

**Lucas** is the first of six books in the Preston Brothers series.

## Synopsis

In a sprint, every millisecond counts.

When you’re waiting for love, those milliseconds can feel like eons.

High school senior **Lucas Preston** has it all: star of the track team, a scholarship waiting for him, an apartment to himself and a revolving door of girlfriends. He also has an older sister, five younger brothers and a father who relies on him to make sure those brothers don’t kill each other.

His saving grace? **Lois “Laney” Sanders**, a girl he started to fall in like with when he was just eleven.

A girl who became his best friend, his confidant, his courage.

It took only sixteen clicks and eight seconds for Lucas to realize that his like for Laney had turned into love.

Eight life-changing seconds.

It’s also the exact length of time it took to lose her.

## Tropes

* childhood sweethearts
* childhood friends
Holly

***Holly*** is a Homeworld Hare that was part of the Watership Down warren within the Bajelous Jungle. He was one of the captains alongside Bigwig.

## History

Holly is mentioned by Hazel in "The Council Meeting": during the previous winter, he was killed alongside Toadflax, Pimpernel, and Scabious by a large pack of invading Spenderfoot Raptors within the northern borders.
Rusty

***Rusty*** is a young red fox living within the Farthing Wood territory of the Bajelous Jungle. He is one of Fox's grandchildren.

## Appearance

As the name suggests, Rusty is a red fox with rustic-red fur. His muzzle, and the underside of both his torso and tail are tan. On his forehead is a black triangular mark, aiming towards the muzzle. Both his ears also are black. His eyes are yellow.

## History

### Volume 01. Arrival

Rusty appears alongside several other foxes during a patrol when they confront the Crystal Gems. He doesn't speak, but joins them in surrounding the gems, making sure they don't get away or attack Kimba any further.
Human

**Humans**, or **Humanity**, are a species of primate found throughout the world, and one of the most widespread and common vertebrate species known on Earth.

## Overview

Humans are a species of great ape characterized by their bipedal posture, their hairlessness compared to other primates, and their high intelligence. Humans have larger brains, which enable more advanced and complex forms of development, cognitive skills, social structure and civilization. Humans are highly sociable, with groups varying between numerous forms - from family and peer groups to political and corporeal groups. Due to this, aspects such as values, social norms, languages, and traditions are highly varied in human society. Another highly prominent behavior is their natural curiosity: their desire to understand and influence phenomena has motivated numerous developments and domains within humanity, from religion and mythological cultural systems to more advanced forms of study such as sciences, technology, and philosophy.

Many of these traits had made humanity the dominant species on earth, found all throughout the planet on all known continents, with their civilization reaching the point of exploring the local solar system such as planet transversal.

### ***In Universe***

Humanity as a whole is considered extinct by the start of the Star-Crossed comic's present events, the most common human being Steven Universe: a Human/Gem hybrid.

According to the Animalian Tribes, humanity had disconnected themselves from nature in the "distant past", and while becoming the dominant species on Earth, they also developed in genetic science to the point of developing the ability to "create life": artificially creating creatures and reviving prehistoric animals such as the Dinosaurs. However, their same creations fought out against them and, thanks to their underestimation in their creations and overestimation of their own power over them, humanity had swiftly died out. The last known true humans to be seen anywhere on Earth was within the Bajelous Jungle 100 years ago.

## Trivia

* Early concepts of Star-Crossed had humans play a more prominent role within the story, including truer human characters living in a tribal society. Whether or not they are as threatened as they are in the current release is unknown.
Husky

***Husky*** is one of the red foxes living within the Farthing Wood territory of the Bajelous Jungle. He is one of Fox's grandchildren.

## Appearance

Husky is an orange fox with a tan muzzle, underside, and tail. He has a tuff of fur growing off of his face, vaguely resembling that of Fox.

## History

### Volume 01. Arrival

Husky appears alongside other foxes during a patrol, as he and the others confront the Crystal Gems. He doesn't speak, but he joins the others in surrounding them and keeping them from attacking Kimba any further.
J Tropes

This page lists **tropes** of literary work ***Always Visible*** (*Another Prayer for the Dying Horror Genre*) by Russian author Vitaly Ivolginsky, starting with the letter J.

For compiling the list, we bring our thanks to "tv|tropes" website.

**Warning:** *detailed listing and analysis of tropes may partially or completely reveal the plot or other nuances. In addition, their number may be supplemented from time to time.*

**Denial of responsibility:** *possible strange language constructs are caused by translation from the author's native language into English.*

## List of tropes

* Jump Scare: Used in both of Galbraith's nightmares, with the kleister monster and the wooden mannequin respectively.
Human Zoo

The ***Human Zoo*** is an orbital station built by Homeworld. Although operated to be a containment facility, it has been turned into a form of prisonhold thanks to the Homeworld Hares.

## Overview

The outside of the facility looks like a dagger with a large blade and a small hilt that is surrounded by a ring.

* **Assimilation Bay** - When Steven was taken by two of the Amethyst Guards, he was taken to the assimilation bay where Steven would have to go through the assimilation process when he's on the treadmill.
* **Prisonhold** - In a few unknown areas of the Human Zoo, chambers were worked into prisoner cells, prisoners entering into one of these cells through an opened shoot from an Assimilation treadmill. Each of these cells are contained within a gem field, which destabilizes gems on contact. Different-shaped cells are found throughout the Human Zoo, different levels of security made for each.

## History

### "Homeworld Escape"

Steven infiltrates the Human Zoo after the Crystal Gems were captured and brought over there. Two Amethyst Guards took Steven into the assimilation bay while he goes through the process on the treadmill. Once done, he's dropped into the same prison cell as Ruby. After he escapes, he finds Sapphire and Envy, getting them out as well.

### "The Council Meeting"

As Hazel speaks for the Crystal Gems, he recalls a time in the Human Zoo where he saved Amethyst from being attacked by Jasper.
Hathi

***Hathi*** is an adult Asian Elephant. He is a resident of the Bajelous Jungle as part of the Animalian Tribe and is one of the elephant kings alongside Pagoola, with Hathi being the king of the jungle elephants.

## Appearance

Hathi is a fairly large elephant, towering over most animals in the jungle though still slightly smaller than Pagoola. He has a standard appearance for an Asian elephant, including the triangular-shaped ears (characteristics of Asian elephants in the Star-Crossed franchise). His unique feature is his eyes, which are dullish purple.

## Personality

Compared to Pagoola, Hathi is a more laid-back and calmer king, with a good attitude and good sense of humor, mostly shown when he was interacting with other animals both within and outside of his herd, even towards other animals he hasn't met yet as shown with Steven Universe.

## History

### Volume 01. Arrival

Hathi makes a cameo appearance in "The Council Meeting", being one of the many animals arriving to the springtime gathering.

### Volume 02. Adaptation

In "Newcomers and Nuisances", Hathi appears shortly after Steven Universe rescues Bizo from being trapped in a deep pit. Hathi congratulates them, and compliments steven on both his strength and how quickly he came up with his plan, only after doing that realizing he not only recognized him from the meeting prior but also that they hadn't formally met yet. After being introduced, he asks Steven about his family living in the jungle and how they're holding up. On being told what Steven was looking for in his home, Hathi tells him to live where he feels comfortable but does warn him that he won't be protected by animalian law if he decides to live somewhere outside of their territory, Hathi hoping that wherever that would be it would be close by. As a way to reward him and Kimba (and to protect them from Shere Khan) Hathi gives them a ride and carries them off away from the area.
The Snow War

The Snow War erupted early in the history of the Globecraft server, shortly following the Naming War in late February. The conflict was triggered by a speech given by Davido, addressing his assembled soldiers and Neko. However, things took a swift turn when Antarctica launched an offensive, throwing Davido into a state of panic. He initiated an all-out defense of the city of Leningrad, but Neko's forces couldn't match the overwhelming numbers aligned against them. The odds stacked up as it evolved into a 2v5 situation, with key players such as TheBizzareman, Davido, Floki, Rydathor, and Arkius rallying against Antarctica, while Neko was left with only himself and G46N.

Following the fiercely contested Battle of Leningrad, Davido set his plan into motion, a meticulously crafted strategy devised by Rydathor. This intricate plan aimed to accomplish numerous objectives, beginning with the capture and effective kidnapping of a villager. The captive villager was relocated to another location, to be utilized as a bargaining chip in the later stages of the battle.

The battle itself was intense, with Antarctica putting up a valiant effort. However, in the end, the USSR and Davido emerged victorious, imposing stringent terms on Neko in the final treaty. These terms ultimately proved unfavorable for Neko.
W Tropes

This page lists **tropes** of literary work ***Always Visible*** (*Another Prayer for the Dying Horror Genre*) by Russian author Vitaly Ivolginsky, starting with the letter W.

For compiling the list, we bring our thanks to "tv|tropes" website.

**Warning:** *detailed listing and analysis of tropes may partially or completely reveal the plot or other nuances. In addition, their number may be supplemented from time to time.*

**Denial of responsibility:** *possible strange language constructs are caused by translation from the author's native language into English.*

## List of tropes

* Wall of Text: Three hundred or so pages, in which there is little dialogue, but a lot of pseudo-philosophical reasoning about what the author has no understanding of at all - that’s what this work is.
* Would Hurt a Child: It is described that when Delia was five years old, her father kicked her out of dinner just because she did not say a grace.
* The Watson: This is exactly what Galbraith and Schaeymoure's relationship looks like. It is not surprising, since the author copied both heroes from the images of Yuri Solomin and Vasily Livanov in the role of Doctor Watson and Sherlock Holmes, respectively.
* Wham Line: Galbraith's dialogue with Matt MacLaren about something being found inside Delia's uterus that is not pregnancy. "No, it wasn't pregnancy, this is something else"...
* Whole Episode Flashback: In fact, the entire zero act is a detailed analysis of the events described in the second, with the only difference being that if in the latter case the reader followed Jordan Thurlow, then in the zero act the actions are described on behalf of Delia herself.
* Window Love: Jordan Thurlow falls in love with Delia after seeing her by chance in the window when she just moved into his neighbour house.
* Worldbuilding: Lampshade Hanging. The action itself takes place in real-life places, but the author adds strange and unrealistic details to emphasize the madness that surrounds the protagonists.
Shrew

Northern Short-tailed Shrew (Blarina brevicauda)

The ***Shrew*** is a very small, Mouse-like animal from the family *Soricidae*. The shrew family has 385 known species, making it the fourth-most species-diverse mammal family.

## Overview

Shrews are very small animals, some species being the smallest known terrestrial mammals on Earth. Despite very similar in appearance, they aren't closely related to true rodents as mice are, instead being more related to hedgehogs and moles. They have very small eyes with poor vision, sharp incisor teeth, and elongated snouts. Shrews, for their small size, have extremely high metabolisms and as such requires up to twice their body weight in food daily to survive. Shrews are very unique among most mammals in numerous ways: some species are capable of echolocation like Bats, and some have even developed venom within the grooves of their teeth.

Along with being one of the most species-diverse families of animals, the shrew family also probably has the largest population of any mammal family: there are an estimated 100 billion shrews in the world, with an average of a few shrews per hectare of forest.

### ***In Universe***

Shrews, alongside Voles and Mice, are shown in Star-Crossed as one of the "fay" creatures due to their small size. Shrews are unique compared to other rodents due to their elongated snouts, which are often much longer than that in other rodents in the franchise (compared to body size).
Onager

Indian onager (Equus hemionus khur)

The ***Onager*** is an Asian species of equine.

## Overview

Onagers are slightly larger than donkeys and appear more horse-like albeit with shorter legs. The fur color ranges throughout the season but is commonly a reddish-brown during the summer months while these colors pale during winter to the point that they appear gray. Onager, like other equine, are social herbivores, living in groups mainly consisting of either few males, or a dominant male with a harem of females. These social behaviors though can vary depending on the habitat or potential threat from predators and humans.

Onagers are found within arid habitats such as deserts and dry plains among eastern and northern Asian countries in isolated populations, Mongolia having the largest range of wild onager species. Due to poaching for their meat, the areas they are found in are primarily within national parks and protected areas.
Crow

Indian Jungle Crow (Corvus culminatus)

The ***Crow*** is a black-feathered species of corvid. The word "crow" is used as part of the common name of many species within the genus *corvus*.

## Overview

Crows are medium-sized birds with black plumage. These are birds with a robust and slender appearance, equipped with a small, rounded head with a strong, conical beak, elongated and pointed, with a slightly curved end towards the bottom; the legs are strong, and the tail is short and wedge-shaped. Crows are opportunistic, and omnivorous with a very diverse diet, including other birds, fruits, nuts, berries, carrion, and so on. Studies of crow intelligence ranges them similarly to primates: able to use basic tools to get food, and to recognize and learn from their environment. Studies even reveal crows to recognize individuals Humans and will react to each one differently depending on how said human has treated them in the past.

Crows are found worldwide in the temperate regions, with the exception being within South America, shown as being highly adaptive to both natural and human made environments.

### **In Universe**

Crows are one of many birds to appear within the Star-Crossed franchise.
Ruffle

***Ruffle*** is a mother Moorhen that lives in the Bajelous Jungle, namely within Farthing Wood by the large pond.

## History

She only appears notably once in the comic: in "The Crystal Gems", she spots a creature approaching her nest, only to find it being Tabaqi. Tabaqi flatters her by complimenting her eggs, but also tells her that a "Real Human Boy" is living with the Wolves. Ruffle is surprised by the news and is left to worry for Alexander, hoping he won't be in too much trouble over it.