Crystal Isles (Ark: Survival Evolved)/KieranH10

## Summary

Crystal Isles is a non-canon, official map from the game Ark: Survival Evolved, as the current biggest map in the game, Crystal Isles is a vast selection of islands littered with huge crystalline structures and dozens of different creatures.

Crystal Isles is perhaps the most diverse map in the game, in regards to both Biomes, and Species, and houses its own unique Guardian, the Crystal Wyvern Queen.

## Information

**Name:** Crystal Isles

**Source:** Ark: Survival Evolved

**Classification:** Ark, Space Station, Island, Life Preservation Station

**Location:** Orbiting Earth

**Size:** 150km2

**Environment:** Various biomes including; Deserts, Forests, Mountains, Volanos, Floating Islands, Tundras, Plains, Shoals, Beaches, and Oceans

* **Resources**: Sand, Dirt, Magma, Stone (Some boulders have small amounts of metal), Water, Snow, Crystals, The Ark itself is made of Metal

**Notable Effects:** Summoning (The Overseer of the Ark can summon creatures anywhere on the Ark to stabilize the ecosystem), Weather Manipulation (The Overseer can manipulate the weather on the Ark), Earth Manipulation & Earthquake Creation (Overseers are capable of manipulating the terrain of their Arks, and cause massive Earthquakes), Magma Manipulation (Crystal Isles has a relatively active Volcano near its center), Gravity Manipulation (Crystal Isle contains the Eldritch Isles and Apotheosis, in which there are floating objects such as islands and spheres of water), Extreme Temperatures (Crystal Isles has snowy Tundras and Glaciers, and also hot Deserts and Volcanic areas), Water Manipulation (Crystal Isles houses a large sea around it, and the Eldritch Isle has floating orbs of Water), Forcefield Creation & Hologram Creation (Like many Arks, the island of Crystal Isles is surrounded by a Forcefield Projection which stops objects leaving it)

**Notable Features:**

* **Inhabitants:** Dozens of wild species, The Survivor, Crystal Wyverns, Tropeognathus, Overseer, Crystal Wyvern Queen
* **Areas:**

ApotheosisBloodfall's HallowCentral OasisCentral RiverCooling PondCopper PeaksCrooks CanyonCrystal Wyvern Queen ArenaDesert SavannahDesert Wyvern HiveEldritch IsleEmberfallFire SwampHalcyon PlainsLower Halcyon PlainsMidland SavannahNorthern IslandsNorthlandThe Great ForestThe Great Forest (North)The Great ValleyThe TropicsThe WetlandsThe White ShoalsTundrafallsWanders EdgeWanders HopeWanders Tail
* **Objects:** Artifacts, Supply Drops,
* **Hazards**:
	+ Dozens of wild species live on Crystal Isles, ranging from **Wall Scale** to **Small Town Scale**, and having dozens of unique Abilities between them.
	+ Crystal Isles has varying Biomes, each with their own stylized look, some of these have drastic environmental differences such as Deserts, Tundras, and more.
		- Deserts and Tundras both house extremely high and low temperatures respectively
		- Emberfall has a large volcano, which spews lava
		- Eldritch Isle has orbs of water floating around, and also has large energized crystals which emit electricity
		- Apotheosis has Floating Islands which levitate hundreds of metres in the air
		- Crystal Isles has deep oceans surrounding it, some of which with underwater cave systems
		- There is a large Wyvern Hive in the Desert
		- There is a massive subterranean Bee Hive present on the map which houses Giant Worker Bees and Dire Bears.
	+ Like every other Ark, Crystal Isles likely has an Overseer manipulating the Ark that may interfere with anything unnatural on its surface.

**Note**: Crystal Isles is a non-canon map.

## Gallery

A Tropeognathus chasing Survivors in The Great ValleyA Therizinosaurus in Bloodfall's HallowThe Crystal Wyvern Queen fighting Survivors in her arena