Species

Crystal Age is a fantasy series with fantasy creatures. The organic fauna of CA is very similar to our modern day world's; with a large variety of animals forming a cohesive and functioning food chain. The organic beings in Crystal Age live in spite of the gems, and don't disturb or are disturbed by their existance.

## Gems/Jewels

Gems/Jewels are the main species present in Crystal Age.

Gems are anthropomorphic, intelligent mineral beings with composition similar to that of a geode; with a sedimentary, skin-like exterior and a crystal interior. Gems only need light and occasionally water to remain alive, and their lifespans stretch for tens of thousands of years. They are equal to human in the way they speak, look and act.

See more about the gems in-depth at the GEMOPEDIA.

## Sinners

Sinners are the main antagonistic species in Crystal Age.

According to the gems, they are beings of pure shadow that eat other creatures to make themselves stronger.

Sinners start off as puny worms and slowly force their way up the food chain by attaching themselves to plants, animals and eventually taking over the body of the strongest creature they find, mimicking their form and often mashing parts from previous creatures and morphing themselves into huge monsters. Once in their strongest state Sinners will often go after gems, and upon snatching one they can mimick the chemical composition of the gemstone to strengthen parts of their body, but they can't seem to mimick their appearance.

Sinners can be taken out by being split in half or by having their heads horribly damaged, at which point their body will dissipate and they will morph back into a puny worm to restart the cycle.

The exception to this is Rainbow Quartz, who can seemingly dissipate them forever, breaking their cycle of reeincarnation.

## Maned Hounds

Maned hounds are large carnivore canines very similar to today's wolves and greyhound dogs. They are seen both in packs and on their own and reside anywhere that allows them to hunt, with the exception of the volcanic area. They come in a variety of colors ranging from browns, black, white, silver, and reds.

In Crystal Age, a particular pack of hounds are very fond of Rainbow Quartz, and are hinted to have been with him for many, many generations.

## Littlehorn

The little horn is a medium sized herbivore ungulate that can be found in the meadow and the clover woods, usually in small family groups and very rarely alone.

They are peaceful, social and curious creatures. The females and the young come in grayish tones of beige and brown, with small, nub-like horns on their heads, while the males come in rich, bright and striped tones of deep brown, red and occasionally ginger, with long, curved horns.

## Largehorn

The largehorn is a large herbivore ungulate that can be found anywhere except for the volcanic area.

They are territorial creatures that very rarely intermingle with each other outside of mating season. Funnily enough, some largehorns have been seen sticking with groups of littlehorns on the meadow, and even playing with their young and keeping guard over the group. Though they can't stand each other they are usually peaceful towards other creatures.

## Smallhound

The smallhound is a small omnivore canine. They are very similar to fennec foxes, his their fur becoming ticker and fluffy during the winter and sleek and short during spring and summer. It is both curious and skittish, approaching things it does not know but fleeing at the smallest hint of danger.

## Badger Bear

Not much is known about the badger bear, other than it is a very large omnivore similar to today's brown bears, with claws for digging dens similar to that of a badger. They come in a rich shade of brown with white belly and paws, and are not seen often outside of the TallTree forest.

## Unicorn

The unicorn is a very large ungulate, similar to a horse, but with a large horn on it's head, and a layer of fluff in it's legs. The unicorn is not a species native to the peninsula of which the gems reside, having been found by Morganite in one of his travels and brought back as a mount of sorts.

## Unnamed Sea Slug

The unnamed sea slug is a mystery to the gems, having been seen for the first and last time in chapter 42, with Rainbow Quartz unable to identify it outside of it "being some sort of sea slug". It is a gigantic, aggressive sea creature.

Though it was able to move through the ice and close to shore, it quickly retreated and was not seen again after gems were no longer in it's range.