Fauna/Seola

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## Drakes

Seola is the only continent in the world that does not house any species of Drake.

## Terrestrial

#### Ternfang:

A wolf-like creature, the size of a large fox with exceptionally long canines. Living in well-organized packs, they will plan difficult hunts beforehand, communicating with chirps and barks, and with the whole pack following the lead of a dominant mating pair, the alpha and beta. Ternfangs will readily attack young or injured animals and will gladly feed on unprotected Crested Dracon cubs, given the chance. They have the unique ability of heating air in their nasal chambers as it is inhaled, warming their entire body just by breathing. They have a double coat of fur that ranges in colour from speckled grey to white. Melanistic individuals may be kicked out of a pack, due to their dark coats standing out from the snow, although this incident has only been observed once. There is a sharp, fused keratin barb at the end of their tails. They were named due to their remarkably straight fangs being reminiscent of the pointed beak of a tern.

#### Biondir:

Biondir are shaggy-furred, long-legged, quadrupedal herbivores. They have a row of long, rounded neural spines, forming a hump of sorts, where the animal can store nutrients. In male Biondir, some of these neural spines are so long that they extend beyond the hump, forming a sail that is connected by skin and sheathed in translucent keratin. This sail can be flushed with blood, turning it a vivid red that the Biondir use to impress females during mating seasons. They have diamond-shaped, almost snake-like heads.

#### Ephertus:

A heavily armored, creature that would remind the onlooker of a rhinoceros. It has thick, practically impenetrable plates of thick hardened keratin made from fused hair. The babies of this species have unfused keratin, and therefore are covered in long, soft brown fur. The Ephertus has a curious nasal structure that takes on the appearance of a large hammer, with two prongs at the back and a large one at the front, which they use not only to scrape away snow and ice in search of food, but also to defend from predators. Its only weaknesses are its unprotected throat and underbelly.

## Airborne

#### Red-throated Muto:

A creature half the size of a Ternfang with four leathery wings and two long, clawed back legs. Mutos have medium-length tails with expandable fins that they use to gain lift in the air, and air sacs under their skin. They have long snouts with small, sharp teeth, only four eyes, and a long tongue they use to probe for their shelled prey. True to their names, Mutos have a patch of red skin on their necks. Their wings are ridged and tipped with dark red.

#### Bandit Stenit:

Also called the Bandit Heron. It has a long, graceful neck, and a medium-length tail that has two long, feathery white extensions with teal blue spots on the ends. Their beaks are long and narrow, and the upper beak fits inside the lower one, giving the Stenit an obvious underbite. The lower jaw is slotted with thin holes filled with keratinous bristles, and when the Stenit takes a mouthful of river water, all the water slips through the holes, and any small food items are filtered out with the bristles and swallowed. The Stenit has a level of control over the bristles and can lock them together so that water does not escape when it wishes to drink. The Stenit's wings are long, white and swooping, made of skin stretched between its forefingers and body, and males have extravagant cyan swirls on the undersides, as well as long feather extensions on the tips.

## Seagoing

#### Atrinas:

Atrinas are sleek underwater carnivores, with six strong, clawed fins and two parallel, upright caudal fins that propel them through the water. They have eight eyes, sharing common ancestors with modern Drakes, and flat heads with a single, curved dagger-like spike on their heads that they use to ram into prey underwater. They have a maw full of sharp, hooked teeth. These seagoing predators live in coordinated pods of up to 20 individuals, often related, but not necessarily, as they will gladly accept strangers. Incredibly territorial, they will attack anything that is not a fellow Atrinas. Conflict between pods seems very minimal. In the event of two pods crossing territories, the lead Atrinas of each pod have been seen partaking in what seem to be long, complex conversations, often resulting in a diplomatic compromise of territory partitioning. Atrinas are incredibly adept hunters, and their pods can take on even the enormous Tiocardnea. They will prey on most any terrestrial animal unfortunate enough to find itself within their vicinity. This is not only limited to underwater encounters, as Atrinas may use their powerful front fins to drag themselves in and out of the water and will often attempt to surround a victim before attacking. In response to this, many creatures, like the Greater Crested Dracon, have resorted to living entirely inland whenever possible. They breath air through slits at the back of their heads.

#### Tiocardnea:

Gigantic seagoing creatures comparable to Earth's whales. They have six large, graceful fins with blunt hooks on the tips, and breathing slits at the back of their heads, which are long and flat, with giant inflatable gullets that are translucent when full. They have eight eyes, with the first pair being their strongest. These are some of the largest creatures in Dasky, facing little predation from any creature except the fearsome Atrinas, which attack in pods, taking turns ramming into it with their horns. They feed on huge amounts of Siltbugs, swimming through swarms with their mouths open.

#### Siltbug:

Almost microscopic creatures, often a fluorescent teal or cyan colour, with glowing spots all over their tiny bodies that can be turned on and off. They are the main food source of Tiocardnea.