Zenius

## Zenius bananaramien

Latest Mutations: Sexes = 4, Bigger = 6, Stingers = 4

Zenius is a fearsome looking arthropod; on its head it has not only pincers (chelicera) and claws (chela) but also another set of appendages ending in sharp stingers. These are efficient weapons against soft prey but not the hard exoskeletons of other arthropods. They are also much bigger than their predecessors and though all this makes them effective hunters, at their larger sizes, there is not large enough prey to support them. At this point, they resort to grazing on algae. Zenius also has male and female castes and this gives them a bitter evolutionary advantage, even if they cannot breed as often as hermaphrodites.

Status: Unlisted

Habitat: Freshwater & Brackish Water in Tropical Very Humid Barrens, Tropical Monsoon Barrens, Tropical Wet-Dry Barrens, Tropical Winter Semi-Arid Barrens, Tropical Arid Barrens, Subtropical Very Humid Barrens, Subtropical Monsoon Barrens, Subtropical Wet-Dry Barrens, Subtropical Winter Semi-Arid Barrens, Subtropical Arid Barrens, Subtropical Very Arid Barrens, Warm Continental Arid Barrens, Warm Continental Very Arid Barrens, Warm Continental Arid Barrens, Subpolar Moderate Continental Arid Barrens, Subpolar Moderate Continental Arid Barrens, Polar Cool Oceanic Summer Semi-Humid Barrens

Niche: Predator, Herbivore

Size: 16cm (length)

Nutritional Need: (123NP/10) x 12/10 = 19.7NP

Food / Oxygen Requirement: (19.7 x 0.6) x 0.9 = 10.6NP / 19.7NP

Abilities: Moderate UV Resistance, Moulting, Can Roll Up. Osmoregulation (Brackish, Freshwater Tolerance), Circulation, Excretion.

Perception: Chemoreception 2 (Senses chemical particles from 5m away, only vague sense of direction), Sight 1 (Clear sight to the sides), Perceives Blue and Green.

Stats: Respiration 1, Coordination 1. Digestion 1.2 (Can Break Down Multicellular Matter, Can Digest Meat, Can Digest Plants, 10% less), Immunity (Immunity Physical Barrier), Support 1.5, Intelligence 1, Desiccation Resistance 1, Hardness 3. Walk Speed 1.5, Swim Speed 2.7, Stamina 1, Jumping 1, Strength 0.5, Dexterity 0.5, Filtration -0.5. Evolution 1.

Intelligence / Behaviour: Processes information and responds based on fixed behaviours. When feeling pain; roll up into a ball. When hungry; look or sense for algae, Icthyotelus or Sarcodiscus. When ready to reproduce, sense for pheromones of opposite sex and move towards them, then attempt to mate with the source.

External Features: Iridiphore pigments give the calcified exoskeleton with many plates covering the cylindrical body a metallic, blue sheen. This covers the skin. The mouth has a pair of mandibles (chelicera) and also has nearby chemoreceptors. On the side of the head are a pair of lens eyes and behind them a pair of compound eyes. The exoskeleton sports five pairs of legs; the first are chelipeds which end in pincers (chela), the next are long and spindly with sharp stingers at the end, protruding close to the base on the outside of the chelipeds, and the final three are lined with paddles and used for walking. The exoskeleton ends in a fan tail, and below this is a hyponome.

Internal Features: Spiracles at the edge of the body draw in water past gill-like structures. A closed circulatory system of blood vessels transports blue blood efficiently around the body. Anti-freeze glycoproteins circulate in the body fluids. A nephridium funnels out chemical waste and expels it through a pore. The body is supported by a system of muscles. From the mouth, a tube leads to the stomach, then into the coiled intestines and finally to the anus. A brain in the head connects to a nerve cord, which itself is connected to nerves like rungs of a ladder. In the centre of the body is a swim bladder, while below can be found testes (in a male) or an ova (in a female). Throughout the whole body seeps a bitter fluid.

Reproduction: Sexual, Ovuliparity (External Fertilisation). 1,000 eggs.

Castes/Phases: Male and Female. (+1 Evolution)

Locomotion: Walking. Paddling. Fluke Swimming. Hyponome Burst. Buoyancy Control.

External Features: Blue pigments (1 + 1NP, Moderate UV Resistance). Flexible, calcified, chitin exoskeleton (10 + 0NP, +3 Hardness, +1 Desiccation Resistance, +1 Support, No Cutaneous Respiration, Moulting, Can Roll Up). Skin (2 + 1NP, Permeable Skin, Cutaneous Respiration, +1 Respiration, Immunity Physical Barrier). Two lots of pincers (8 + 0NP, +0.5 Dexterity, -1 Filtration). Mouth (0 + 0NP, +0.5 Filtration). Chemoreceptors (1 + 1NP, +2 Chemoreception). Two eyes with blue and green receptor cells (2 + 5NP, +1 Sight, Perceives Blue and Green Light). Two compound eyes with blue and green receptor cells (2 + 5NP, +1 Sight, Perceives Blue and Green Light). Five pairs of legs with paddle linings, but front pair have no paddles and end in strong claws and second pair end in a stinger (4 + 0NP, +1 Walk Speed, +1 Jumping, +0.7 Swim Speed). Stinger (4 + 0NP). Hyponome (3 + 7NP, +0.5 Swim Speed). Fan tail (4 + 0NP, +1 Swim Speed).

Internal Features: Aquatic Spiracles (3 + 5NP, +1 Respiration), Closed Circulatory System (2 + 7NP, +1 Stamina, Circulation). Anti-Freeze (1 + 1NP). Nephridium (3 + 10NP, Osmoregulation, Excretion). Muscles (3 + 0NP, +0.5 Walk Speed, +0.5 Swim Speed, +0.5 Support, +0.5 Strength, Allows Crawling). Stomach (3 + 7NP, Can Break Down Multicellular Matter, Can Digest Meat). Coiled Intestines (3 + 5NP, +1.2 Digestion). Brain and nerve network (6 + 14NP, +1 Coordination, +1 Intelligence). Swim Bladder (3 + 5NP). Testes (1 + 5NP, Male and Hermaphrodite Castes Only). Ova (1 + 5NP, Female and Hermaphrodite Castes Only). Bitter Fluid (2 + 1NP).

Temporal Range: R.167 - Present (Nocturnus Stage of the Oliverian)

Distribution: Tartarus

Lifespan: 1 - 2 years

Predecessor: Gempliaori pollakra

Classification: Zeniusinae (sf), Gempliaoridae (f)

Discoverer: ZenzoneGaming

## Zenius amblynychus

Latest Mutations: Stronger Pincers = 2, Better Digestive System = 3, Spinal Cord = 3, Paralytic Poison = 3

This Zenius species is less dangerous than the previous and it cannot cause a lot of damage because the mandibles are rounded and blunt.

Status: Unlisted

Habitat: Freshwater & Brackish Water in Tropical Very Humid Barrens, Tropical Monsoon Barrens, Tropical Wet-Dry Barrens, Tropical Winter Semi-Arid Barrens, Tropical Arid Barrens, Subtropical Very Humid Barrens, Subtropical Monsoon Barrens, Subtropical Wet-Dry Barrens, Subtropical Winter Semi-Arid Barrens, Subtropical Arid Barrens, Subtropical Very Arid Barrens, Warm Continental Arid Barrens, Warm Continental Very Arid Barrens, Warm Continental Arid Barrens, Subpolar Moderate Continental Arid Barrens, Subpolar Moderate Continental Arid Barrens, Polar Cool Oceanic Summer Semi-Humid Barrens

Niche: Predator, Herbivore

Size: 16cm (length)

Nutritional Need: (123NP/10) x 12/10 = 19.7NP

Food / Oxygen Requirement: (19.7 x 0.6) x 0.9 = 10.6NP / 19.7NP

Abilities: Moderate UV Resistance, Moulting, Can Roll Up. Osmoregulation (Brackish, Freshwater Tolerance), Circulation, Excretion.

Perception: Chemoreception 2 (Senses chemical particles from 5m away, only vague sense of direction), Sight 1 (Clear sight to the sides), Perceives Blue and Green.

Stats: Respiration 1, Coordination 1. Digestion 1.2 (Can Break Down Multicellular Matter, Can Digest Meat, Can Digest Plants, 10% less), Immunity (Immunity Physical Barrier), Support 1.5, Intelligence 1, Desiccation Resistance 1, Hardness 3. Walk Speed 1.5, Swim Speed 2.7, Stamina 1, Jumping 1, Strength 0.5, Dexterity 0.5, Filtration -0.5. Evolution 1.

Intelligence / Behaviour: Processes information and responds based on fixed behaviours. When feeling pain; roll up into a ball. When hungry; look or sense for algae, Icthyotelus or Sarcodiscus. When ready to reproduce, sense for pheromones of opposite sex and move towards them, then attempt to mate with the source.

External Features: Iridiphore pigments give the calcified exoskeleton with many plates covering the cylindrical body a metallic, blue sheen. This covers the skin. The mouth has a pair of rounded mandibles (chelicera) and also has nearby chemoreceptors. On the side of the head are a pair of lens eyes and behind them a pair of compound eyes. The exoskeleton sports five pairs of legs; the first are chelipeds which end in rounded pincers (chela), the next are long and spindly with sharp stingers at the end, protruding close to the base on the outside of the chelipeds, and the final three are lined with paddles and used for walking. The exoskeleton ends in a fan tail, and below this is a hyponome.

Internal Features: Spiracles at the edge of the body draw in water past gill-like structures. A closed circulatory system of blood vessels transports blue blood efficiently around the body. Anti-freeze glycoproteins circulate in the body fluids. A nephridium funnels out chemical waste and expels it through a pore. The body is supported by a system of muscles. From the mouth, a tube leads to the stomach, then into the coiled intestines and finally to the anus. A brain in the head connects to a nerve cord, which itself is connected to nerves like rungs of a ladder. In the centre of the body is a swim bladder, while below can be found testes (in a male) or an ova (in a female). Throughout the whole body seeps a bitter fluid.

Reproduction: Sexual, Ovuliparity (External Fertilisation). 1,000 eggs.

Castes/Phases: Male and Female. (+1 Evolution)

Locomotion: Walking. Paddling. Fluke Swimming. Hyponome Burst. Buoyancy Control.

External Features: Blue pigments (1 + 1NP, Moderate UV Resistance). Flexible, calcified, chitin exoskeleton (10 + 0NP, +3 Hardness, +1 Desiccation Resistance, +1 Support, No Cutaneous Respiration, Moulting, Can Roll Up). Skin (2 + 1NP, Permeable Skin, Cutaneous Respiration, +1 Respiration, Immunity Physical Barrier). Two lots of pincers (8 + 0NP, +0.5 Dexterity, -1 Filtration). Mouth (0 + 0NP, +0.5 Filtration). Chemoreceptors (1 + 1NP, +2 Chemoreception). Two eyes with blue and green receptor cells (2 + 5NP, +1 Sight, Perceives Blue and Green Light). Two compound eyes with blue and green receptor cells (2 + 5NP, +1 Sight, Perceives Blue and Green Light). Five pairs of legs with paddle linings, but front pair have no paddles and end in strong claws and second pair end in a stinger (4 + 0NP, +1 Walk Speed, +1 Jumping, +0.7 Swim Speed). Stinger (4 + 0NP). Hyponome (3 + 7NP, +0.5 Swim Speed). Fan tail (4 + 0NP, +1 Swim Speed).

Internal Features: Aquatic Spiracles (3 + 5NP, +1 Respiration), Closed Circulatory System (2 + 7NP, +1 Stamina, Circulation). Anti-Freeze (1 + 1NP). Nephridium (3 + 10NP, Osmoregulation, Excretion). Muscles (3 + 0NP, +0.5 Walk Speed, +0.5 Swim Speed, +0.5 Support, +0.5 Strength, Allows Crawling). Stomach (3 + 7NP, Can Break Down Multicellular Matter, Can Digest Meat). Coiled Intestines (3 + 5NP, +1.2 Digestion). Brain and nerve network (6 + 14NP, +1 Coordination, +1 Intelligence). Swim Bladder (3 + 5NP). Testes (1 + 5NP, Male and Hermaphrodite Castes Only). Ova (1 + 5NP, Female and Hermaphrodite Castes Only). Bitter Fluid (2 + 1NP).

Temporal Range: R.171 - Present (Nocturnus Stage of the Oliverian)

Distribution: Tartarus

Lifespan: 1 - 2 years

Predecessor: Zenius bananaramien

Classification: Zeniusinae (sf), Gempliaoridae (f)

Discoverer: ZenzoneGaming

## Zenius packhami

Latest Mutations: Stronger Pincers

The pincers of this species can crack even calcified exoskeletons, allowing to hunt previously inaccessible animals.

Status: Unlisted

Habitat: Freshwater & Brackish Water in Tropical Very Humid Barrens, Tropical Monsoon Barrens, Tropical Wet-Dry Barrens, Tropical Winter Semi-Arid Barrens, Tropical Arid Barrens, Subtropical Very Humid Barrens, Subtropical Monsoon Barrens, Subtropical Wet-Dry Barrens, Subtropical Winter Semi-Arid Barrens, Subtropical Arid Barrens, Subtropical Very Arid Barrens, Warm Continental Arid Barrens, Warm Continental Very Arid Barrens, Warm Continental Arid Barrens, Subpolar Moderate Continental Arid Barrens, Subpolar Moderate Continental Arid Barrens, Polar Cool Oceanic Summer Semi-Humid Barrens

Niche: Predator, Herbivore

Size: 16cm (length)

Nutritional Need: (165NP/10) x 16/10 = 26.9NP

Food / Oxygen Requirement: (26.9 x 0.6) x 0.86 = 13.9NP / 26.9NP

Abilities: Air Space. Anti-Freeze. Can Roll Up. Circulation, Large Body Foul Taste. Gas Buoyancy. Excretion, Liquid. Excretion, Solid. Moulting. Penetrates Hardness 2 (Pincers). UV Resistance, Moderate.

Perception: Chemoreception 1 (Senses chemicals from 1m away). Sight 1 (Clear vision to the sides, can perceive green and blue light). View Angle 1 (from one pair).

Stats: Buoyancy 1. Coordination 1. Desiccation Resistance 1. Dexterity 0.5. Digestion 2.2 (Can break down multicellular matter, can digest meat, 12% off). Filtration 0. Toughness 3. Intelligence 1. Jumping 1. Respiration 1. Stamina 2. Strength 0.5. Support 1.5. Swim Speed 2.7. Walk Speed 1.5.

Intelligence / Behaviour: Processes information and responds based on fixed behaviours. When observing a predator; roll up. When hungry; look for prey. When ready to reproduce, look for other adults and move towards them, then attempt to mate with the source.

External Features: Iridiphore pigments give the calcified exoskeleton with many plates covering the cylindrical body a metallic, blue sheen. This covers the skin. The mouth has a pair of mandibles (chelicera) and also has nearby chemoreceptors. On the side of the head are a pair of lens eyes and behind them a pair of compound eyes. The exoskeleton sports five pairs of legs; the first are chelipeds which end in pincers (chela), the next are long and spindly with sharp stingers at the end, protruding close to the base on the outside of the chelipeds, and the final three are lined with paddles and used for walking. The exoskeleton ends in a fan tail, and below this is a hyponome.

Internal Features: Spiracles at the edge of the body draw in water past gill-like structures. A closed circulatory system of blood vessels transports blue blood efficiently around the body. Anti-freeze glycoproteins circulate in the body fluids. A nephridium funnels out chemical waste and expels it through a pore. The body is supported by a system of muscles and a axochord. From the mouth, a tube leads to the stomach, then into the tightly coiled intestines and finally to the anus. A brain in the head connects to a nerve cord, which itself is connected to nerves like rungs of a ladder. There is a gland in the body that secretes a seemingly useless substance. In the centre of the body is a swim bladder, while below can be found testes (in a male) or an ova (in a female). Throughout the whole body seeps a bitter fluid.

Reproduction: Sexual, Ovuliparity (External Fertilisation). 1,000 eggs.

Castes/Phases: Male. Female. (+1 Evolution) Hermaphrodite.

Locomotion: Walking. Paddling. Fluke Swimming. Hyponome Burst. Buoyancy Control. Active (20NP)

External Features: Blue structural colouration (2NP, +Moderate UV Resistance). Flexible, calcified, chitin exoskeleton (10NP, +3 Toughness, +1 Desiccation Resistance, +1 Support, +1 Flexibility, - Cutaneous Respiration, - Permeable Skin, +Moulting, +Roll Up). Skin (3NP, +Permeable Skin, +Cutaneous Respiration, +1 Respiration, +1 Stamina, +1 Immunity). Two lots of pincers (8NP, +Penetrates Hardness 2, +0.5 Dexterity, -1 Filtration, Weapon). Mouth (+1 Filtration). Chemoreceptors (2NP, +1 Chemoreception). Two eyes with blue and green receptor cells (7NP, +1 Sight, +Perceives Blue and Green Light). Two compound eyes with blue and green receptor cells (7NP, +1 Sight, +1 View Angle, +Perceives Blue and Green Light). Five pairs of legs with paddle linings (4NP, +1 Walk Speed, +1 Jumping, +0.7 Swim Speed). Stinger (4NP, +Penetrates Hardness 0, Weapon). Hyponome (7NP, +0.5 Swim Speed). Fan tail (4NP, +1 Swim Speed). 78

Internal Features: Aquatic Spiracles (7NP, +1 Respiration, +1 Stamina), Closed Circulatory System (11NP, +1 Stamina, +Large-Body Circulation). Anti-Freeze Glycoproteins (2NP, +Anti-Freeze). Nephridium (11NP, +Liquid Excretion). Longitudinal Muscles (3NP, +0.5 Walk Speed, +0.5 Swim Speed, +0.5 Support, +0.5 Strength, +Crawling). Stomach (7NP, +1 Digestion, +Break Down Multicellular Matter, +Digest Meat). Coiled Intestines (7NP, +1.2 Digestion, +Solid Excretion). Brain and nerve network (22NP, +1 Coordination, +1 Intelligence). Swim Bladder Without Duct (7NP, +1 Buoyancy, +Gas Buoyancy, +Air Space). Testes (7NP, Male and Hermaphrodite Castes Only). Ova (7NP, Female and Hermaphrodite Castes. Only). Bitter Fluid (3NP, +Foul Taste).

Temporal Range: R.176 - Present (Nocturnus Stage of the Oliverian)

Distribution: Tartarus

Lifespan: 1 - 2 years

Predecessor: Zenius bananaramien

Classification: Zeniusinae (sf), Gempliaoridae (f)

Discoverer: StealthStyle