Aziel/Fauna

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## **Reptilian Fauna**

### **Lechila**

   Lechila are a species of reptiles native to the swampy areas of Adeon. Their most distinct features are moss growing from it's head, and neck, and their alligator like skill which it uses as camouflage. Lechila's are quadruped, and have two pairs of four strong legs, which it uses to move at fast speeds of over forty kilometers per hour.

They have one massive tail, which can grow over five meters in size. Lechila's also have red and black long eyes, which have extremely efficient night vision.

Lechilas are omnivorous, eating both the local flora, and fauna, however it mostly eats the flora. They reproduce by laying eggs, and one female Lechila lays only one egg during it's lifetime. It takes five years for the egg to hatch, and fifteen years for the young Lechila to fully mature. The eggs are about ten percent the size of its body. They have extremely high good hearing, which helps them locate nearby prey easily.

As social animals, they are sometimes seen hunting in packs of at minimum size of six. The male Lechilas compete by fighting to death, to attract females, and then mate. They were a regular snack for them in the past. They have extremely high good hearing, which helps them locate nearby prey easily. They also often hunt in nearby bodies of water, thanks to their excellent swimming skills.

## **Arthropod Fauna**

### **Dimite**

Dimites, also known as Snowball Spiders, are a species of arachnids native to the north pole of Aziel. They are called so, because their central body which greatly resembles that of a snowball. Their central body is covered in short, white hair, and has small spikes extruding from the body. The size of Dimites is usually only five centimeters, or less.

Dimites have three pairs of extremely thin main legs which it uses to move, and two frontal legs which it uses to grabs its tiny prey, with the use of pinchers. Its head has four extremely tiny eyes in the front of it, which can detect the heat signatures of other creatures hidden in the snow. They also have an insectoid mouth, which it uses to eat prey.

Dimites usually love to hunt alone, however they are not antisocial. They can entirely camouflage themselves as a snowball, hiding their black legs inside the snow below, and not moving at all. When seriously treatened, then can escape as fast as thirty kilometers per second, making them extremely fast. They are purely carnivorous, and eating small worms that it finds inside the snow, or on rocks. Or rarely eating other prey, smaller and weaker than itself, that it finds. They lay extremely tiny eggs, which take a year to hatch, then the youngling will go on it's own path, and fully matures in twenty days.

### **Burgux**

Burgux, or known by its other name of "Mimic Spider" is a species of arachnids found residing in the warmer and dries parts of Aenpari. Burgux primarily mimics as a fungus to attract prey using its unique coloration and body pattern, and oftentimes produce a foul smell in its body using a chemical reaction to attract prey.

After giving birth to living offspring, usually in the number of 5-10, the Burgux acts as a carrier for the offspring until they are old enough to leave. It's offspring can weave silky web around its limbs to trap different kinds of small prey, including worms, insects, and such. After being stationary and captured enough prey, the offspring will gather the preys back to the Burgux chamber, feeding themselves and the mother through internal digestive openings.

## **Aquatic Mammal Fauna**

### **Irridalli**

The Irridalli are a successful species of medium-sized mammalian apex predators stalking the upper levels of the tropical Sea of Tranquof Aziel, and imported from the ocean world of Thetis. Like many large creatures residing of Aziel, evolution has optimized their four-sided body plan into a sleek, secondarily bilaterally symmetrical shape able to move swiftly and efficiently through the ocean.

Possessing some social intelligence, Irridalli travel in loose pods to locate swarms of suitable food, at which time they separate and attempt to drive the prey nearer the surface, thus rendering them easier to capture. Despite this initial co-operation, the actual hunt itself is performed independently of the other pod members, cooperation only resuming when prey needs to be driven towards the surface once again.

While Irridalli are quite fast, many prey species are considerably faster and swimming speed is not their primary weapon: Moving in behind prey, the large eyes fix on a target and when in range two tentacles launch outwards as an elongated and lethally barbed lower jaw attempts to impale it. If the strike is successful, the tentacles rapidly coil around the doomed creature and draw it towards the mouth.

### **Aledor**

Aledor are a widespread species of medium-sized filter feeding mammals slowly gliding in the deeper parts of Aziel's oceans, most commonly being present in the Sea of Tranquility. Their body plan has evolved into peak efficiency for creatures of it's size, utilizing many big and small fins and it's massive tail to precisely move through the oceans.

Aledor are the most intelligent species on Aziel, with their families of many members always travelling together for extended protection against predators. They use an advanced method of echoes to communicate, even forming their own language. Despite this, Aledor posess no knowledge of any technology or anything related to it, but they still are considered a pre type 0 civilization by many nations.

Aledor often swim slowly as to consume planktons, but can become unimaginably fast if threatened. They use their pair of side-facing eyes to detect other species, and observe the environment around them.

Aledor also possess a good enough memory to remember various places on the planet, and various other individuals of Aledor not a part of their family.

### **Thelasian**

Thelasians are a species of peaceful aquatic mammals in the colder large bodies of water of Aziel. Often regarded as the most majestic species on Aziel, they are highly protected and by Azielians it is considered a sin to kill one.

Thelasians are one of the only species on Aziel to evolve bioluminescence, and often their bioluminescent glands on top of their tentacles spreading from the upper body are safely harvested for light sources.

Their ten meter long bodies greatly resemble a whale, and their many fins have allowed them to escape from the predators, though the predators are often too small to kill a Thelasian.

Thelasians have an omnivorous diet of mostly various species of small fish, consuming them once in a while. Rarely Thelasians are seen eating various species of kelp.

## **Fish Fauna**

### **Dragon Eel**

Dragon Eel is a species of massive eels native to the deep sea all over the oceans of Aziel. Dragon Eels possess a long almost dragon like body, hence their name. The body is covered by an extremely thick and scaly skin, which protects it from the crushing depths of the ocean. It has 2 antennae it uses to sense vibrations in the water. And bioluminescent circles running along the front to the back of it's body. It has 2 thin fins, each ending in a bioluminescent organ.

Dragon Eel are highly territorial and aggressive. It is noted that Dragon Eels traverse the water at over 50 km/h, being able to chase prey very easily out of its territory, using its thin fins. Dragon eels are known to take advantage of its bioluminescence, to attract nearby prey. The males compete over females, mostly by fighting to death. Whoever survives, the female will mate with, leaving the weak one to die in the ocean. Sometimes they consume the weak ones of their kind as a way to satisfy its nutrient requirements. They are also intelligent, knowing what to attack, and what to not attack. They can sense threat, and will usually flee into the darkness if it feels extremely threatened.

Dragon Eels start their lives out in the womb of a female, which it carries for 16 months. Then the female gives birth to a tiny eel only double the size of an average human, and during their long growing process of 50 years, they eat up as much matter as possible, to avoid getting killed by various other predators. Parental figures of Dragon Eels are known to give fish to younglings. However, once fully matured, they will almost exclusively live in a solitary lifestyle until their death. They usually like to live at the depths of 5km, but will sometimes rise up up to the depth of 450m, to hunt other species.

### **Feloar**

    Feloar's, also known as "Living Spires" are a species inhabiting the dangerous waters of Rockspire lake. They are the apex predators of the lake, growing up to fifty meters in height. Thanks to their effective camouflage, they go rather unnoticed. It has a strong outer shell of rock around it, making it blend with the aquatic terrain.

They have two bright red/white eyes, which they use to see up to great distances. Their mouth has many layers of teeth, which look like rock. The teeth are in hundreds, and impossible to count, since each specimen has a different amount of teeth. It has tens of rock like fins which it uses to swim under the sea at great speeds. Close to no species can outmaneuver them.

Feloar's usually hide near the rocks, and if the receptors inside its tail detect vibrations in the water nearby, it jumps out and almost immediately attacks them, killing them in one swift bite. These creatures can be ancient, as they usually live for over five hundred years. Rarely, they are seen swimming fast in the lake, and killing everything it sees.
They reproduce asexually, and give birth to at least two Feloars in their lifetime, which take over fifty years to mature. They are extremely unsocial and generally stay away from other individuals from their species, sometimes even fighting them. Like every species with an exoskeleton, Feloar's molt, which is really tiring, but not that painful to them, like for some other species.

### **Thulper**

Thulpers are a species of medium-sized fish living exclusively in the tropical and shallow waters of the Sea of Tranquility. Gliding close to the seabed, Thulpers have a big appetite for all sorts of aquatic crustaseans who make up the main part of their omnivorous diet. Commonly eaten plant species by Thulpers include various species of kelp and seagrass.

The body plan of an average Thulper is effective for avoiding predators, and consists of two semi transparent fins. Other parts like this include the body, haalf of which is covered by gelatinious translucent matter.

With their average length of one meter, they are considered one of the biggest fish species on Aziel. While not the most common, Thulpers are a major part of the aquatic ecosystem, often being prey to the bigger species like Krayens or Irridalli.

To escape from the predators, Thulpers have evolved to learn to use their environment to their advantage, and often many Thulpers are seen releasing a high amount of sand through their nostrils to either distract predators, or give themselves a slight boost in speed.

### **Thelon Fish**

Thelon Fish are a species of tropical aquatic fish found exclusively in the tropical Sea of Tranquility. They are one of the most abundant marine animals on the entire planet, with an estimated population of over two billion. Thelon Fish are frequently being fished, and eaten by locals, due to their amazing taste.

Their body is relatively simple, containing of a long white/grayish body with black stripes, and many red leaf/feather like fins. Their heads are often black colored, with a single black bill extruding. Thelon Fish have a secondary brain, which helps them navigate the planet.

Thelon Fish are sexually dimorphic, with females being bigger than the males, but males have a longer bill. Many females also tend to have grow more fins than males. The females can lay as many as 100 000 eggs per female, with a rate of survival to the egg phase of just 25%. Most who hatch also don't achieve reproduction. They usually mature in ten years, and die five years afterward.

Thelon Fish are often playful, and love to occasionally jump out of the water. It is said that they do so to impress others. They even glide for a second using their fins. They are peaceful herbivorous creatures, as they exclusively feed off aquatic plankton and seaweed. Thelon Fish travel in small packs of about ten. When threatened, Thelon Fish use their bill to stab the creature, often in groups, however this has been recorded rarely.

Thelon Fish are intelligent, and can sense when they stand no chance against a bigger predator. Young Thelon Fish often travel near their parental figures, but once adulthood has been reached, they become a part of other packs.

## **Aquatic Arthropod Fauna**

### **Scerrin**

Scerrin are a species of rare aquatic crustaceans with the length of ten meters found in most large bodies of water on Aziel. Scerrin greatly resemble shrimps, however are slightly more dangerous. As semi deep sea creatures, the Scerrin almost exclusively reside at the twilight zone of all Aziel's oceans. Scerrin are sometimes hunted, and eaten by locals, and are considered a delicacy on nearby worlds.

Scerrin are social species, and almost always travel in packs of two. They lay eggs which are so light they float up to the surface. After ten days of laying, the eggs hatch, and the young Scerrin massively eat anything living, however mostly plankton since there are rarely any small species this deep down on Aziel.

They have two big claws in the front of their body, which has been left over from their childhood. They rarely use them to protect them. They have strange feeding cycles, and come closer to the shore to feed on Stalkvine, and other aquatic plants. Adult Scerrin eat only twice in a month. The other part of their life is gliding through the ocean at the speed of ten meters per second.

## **Aquatic Invertebrate Fauna**

### **Asteron**

Asteron is a predatory species of squid in the Sea of Tranquility on Aziel, seen hiding in caves and are lightly camouflaged against the environment.

Asteron have a simple way of communicating by making gestures by tentacles, which indicates that they have a functional long-term memory. Asteron even remember various individuals of their species, and rarely other species too.

As a primarily ambush predator, consuming it's prey has three stages. In the first stage, their leap out of their respective cave and grab the prey. The second stage consists of Asterons injecting a venomous liquid into their bloodstream to effectively kill the prey. The third stage consists of Asteron slowly consuming it's prey in a matter of days.