Fauna

## **Fauna of Fortunum**

The Fauna of Nyrune is wild and complex. Dogs have feathers, cats have two tails, whales and marine creatures fly in the clouds.

### **Small Fauna**

#### **Pom Pom Crabs**

These mostly harmless and adorable little forest crabs feed on scraps of food and are often seen, waving their Pom like hands at anything bigger than them, which is everything.

Most Hatchmarr locals leave compost areas for the crabs to help break down food waste for no cost at all, and when the population gets too excessive, they make for a fine delicacy in Floree and Maison. Many local elementary schools fight over who gets to have the Pom Pom crabs as their mascot.

#### **Cottonballs**

Sometimes called **cottontufts, fuzzwuzzes, and fluffers**, are domesticated forest critter that are easy to care for and train due to their social and eager to please natures. Their fur is so soft that they often need grooming. Their fur can be turned into wool to make the finest and warmest sweaters and scarves.

##### **Wild Cottonballs**

These wild undomesticated Cottonballs are wirehaired survival experts, resilient and feisty. Gaining the trust of a wild cottonball enough to be able to stroke one is considered an achievement, mistaking one for a pet and trying to touch one if it does not trust you is a quick trip to the ER as unlike their domesticated counterparts, Wild Cottonballs have several rows of leaf and bark crushing molars and can crush fingers into mulch if agitated.

#### **Floree Fantails**

Presumed to be small, pretty, ornamental fish, no larger than a thumb, the Floree Fantail is the result of domestication gone wrong, if let loose these tiny predatory fish will take dominion of a flower bush or tree as their territory and attack anyone who comes close. In the wild, they would eat decaying flesh from carcasses; However, in urban environments they will eat almost anything, dead or alive. As they swarm in spring and fall, whole shoals of these little fish can strip the skin off people on occasions. They are treated as a pest, and if shoals form then pest control must be called even though the residents of Floree find them to be pretty for their gardens.

### **Medium Fauna**

#### **Crested Canines**

**Crested Canines, or Cainarys** as some may call them, are exceedingly popular in the Hatchmarr District of Fortunum. These feathery hounds come in all shapes and sizes as they are eager to please and are highly intelligent. Many are used for farm work for cattle, or for delivering small packages, as their wings can carry them for a short distance or help propel them for speed.

#### **Moodbons (Moodibons)**

A type of lesser ape that are very rarely found in Harrod's Forest, they're documented as being sociable, intelligent creatures who's emotions are clear on their fur. Besides their fur changing colours depending on their current mood, many *Moodies* are commonly found in shades of pink. They are highly sought after for their mesmerizing diamond-like eyes that are said to shine brightly even in the dark. The colours of Moodies are still being documented, but a Pink Moodbon is the default or natural colour of these species

#### **Mush Hogs**

**Mush Hogs** are mammals with beady eyes, large snouts, and round bodies with short legs. These ball shaped creatures are born from the earth, as once a Mush Hog passes, their body quickly becomes one with the fungi growing on their backs where it continues its growth onto the ground they die on. Once the Hog has officially been consumed, a new Mush Hog will be born from the patch.

These Hogs are well known for their delicious naturally growing shrooms as most of the species' mush are edible; However, in order to cultivate the fungi on their backs would mean killing the creature in the process. Their meat is dark in colour, almost purple and are considered extremely savory; though they make whoever eats the meat regardless of how well its cooked, sleepy.

The females are larger than males in both body and in fungi while the males have tusks and are generally smaller in shape and fungi.

### **Large Fauna**

#### **Pine Groupers**

These gigantic fish are amazingly intelligent and friendly, and will often watch people if they intrude into the forest. As they move very slowly when relaxed they are a sign of a healthy and calm forest, however if a school of them swim quickly through the trees, it is usually an early warning for the Hatchmarr foresters to retreat. It used to be that Pine Groupers were endangered from over flyfishing, but recent conservation efforts and a ban on flyfishing have helped their numbers to stabilise, however the forestry commission have warned against feeding young pine groupers as they will venture into Hatchmaar to keep being fed.

#### **Whales**

Ancient beyond understanding, the Whales (Sometimes called Viels, Vails, or Wharls) are part of the most iconic fauna of Fortunum. They are gigantic sky-beasts that live amongst the canopies of the pine forests and misty mountains, with songs that can be heard across the kingdom. Such as with many sky-beasts of fortunum, it is not yet known how they fly, as it is a crime punishable by death to kill a whale and even touching one can result in an extended prison sentence. They are migratory and it is a seasonal event to watch the return and departure of the Whales and is a public holiday to watch.

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