Flora and Fauna

This is a compendium of fauna and flora that appears in *The Great Tully*.

A vast range of strange and colorful animals that inhabit the world, ranging over virtually every landscape as well as the oceans and skies. Most of the animals presented are hybrids of two real world animals; sometimes this hybridization is explicit, at other times more subtle. There are also several distinct habitats in the Earth, each suitable for different species and variations of plants.

## Native Flora

### Fruits and Vegetables

* **Bowa fruit** - A sweet and sour fruit which can be picked from spring through summer.

### Plants

* **Blue roses** - A blue-coloured cultivated flower.
* **Fairy rose** - An old folk legend suggests that the sweet smell of this flower attracts fairies.
* **Litheria blossom** - A rare but naturally occurring flower with large, pink petals.
* **Round sabera** - A poisonous flower species that cyclically expels clouds of poisonous gas which can put anyone to sleep.
* **Summer spangle** - A tropical bloom that thrives in the humid summer air.
* **Starflower** - A beautiful, glowing, lily-like flower which can heal any sickness or injuries.

## Native Fauna

### Mammals

* **Arctic Hare** - A white rabbit with shorter ears and limbs than other rabbits.
* **Bat** - Insectivores or fruit-eaters, but at least one species drinks blood.
* **Dire Weasel** - A bear-sized predator is long and low-slung. Its soft fur and intelligent expression contrast with its glistening fangs. Common in a variety of environments and climates, dire weasels are larger relatives of normal weasels.
* **Fox** - A cunning yet wary animal pounces on live prey.
* **Monkey** - Jungle-dwelling creatures who spend the majority of their day searching for food.
* **Pig** - A small domesticated animal, usually trained to do many tasks.
* **Rabbit** - A small, furry creature has long ears and oversized feet.
* **Rat** - Omnivorous rodents that particularly thrive in urban areas.
* **Seal** - A sleek aquatic mammal has a pair of flippers, a powerful tail and a muzzle full of small, sharp teeth.
* **Squirrel** - A small, bright-eyed creature that has a bushy tail, usually living in forests.
* **Unicorn** - A magnificent beast looks like a white horse, but with a goat’s beard and a single long ivory horn on its brow. Unicorns are fierce, intelligent creatures of the forest, noble beasts who keep their own counsel and typically appear only to defend their homes against evil.
* **Wild Boars** - A race of fearsome swine bred for the singular purpose of hunting down escaped slaves.

### Birds

* **Chicken** - A fowl has a compact body, a short beak flanked by red wattles, and a crimson comb on the crown of its head.
* **Hawk** - Majestic birds, often trained hunting companions if raised and properly instructed.
* **Owl** - Nocturnal, rodent-eating birds that make very little noise in flight.
* **Penguin** - A three-foot-tall, thickset bird has black and white coloration, living in arctic environments.
* **Raven** - An omnivorous black bird that feeds on insects, berries and even small animals.

### Aquatic

* **Pufferfish** - A spotted fish has brightly-coloured spikes protruding from its body.
* **Sea Serpent** - A fabled beast that resemble massive snakes with long rows of finned spines down their back.

### Reptiles/Amphibians

* **Fire Salamander** - An amphibian with yellow spots and stripes run from its wide snout to the tip of its tail.
* **Lizard** - A small reptile that can be found in any temperate or tropical climate.
* **Snake** - Particularly aggressive snakes, but their poisonous bite can be deadly.
* **Toad** - Harmless, rough-skinned amphibians.

### Insect

* **Butterfly** - Delicate, brightly colored insects that feed on nectar and other sources of sugar.
* **Dragonfly** -
* **Moon Spider** - A pale and round-bodied small spider, known for their crimson eyes glitter with malign intelligence.