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Banshee Gull

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Earth Ancestor: Tapejaridae sp.

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Reptilia

Order: Pterosauria

Family: Tapejaridae

Genus: Orbanoplastes

Species: Unknown

Disclaimer: The Banshee Gull is a fictional pterosaur from Keenan Taylor's Tales of Kaimere

### Description

The banshee gull is a formidable predator, notorious for their harrowing scream which sailors say can cause temporary paralysis. They are master beachcombers, supporting their great size on a diet of whatever the sea gives them on a given day. Fanning out to maximize spotting potential meals, they are fast enough to arrive quickly and large enough to dominate most resident competition. They can support fairly large groups, especially when they call in reinforcements for large prizes. While there are plenty of recorded man-eaters, these are usually opportunistic rather than the more preferential and focused man-eaters of the Titan Crows, their larger cousin.

### Phylogeny

Banshee gulls are tapejarid pterosaurs in the bathawk clade in the genus Orbanoplastes.

### Ontogeny

Little is known about the banshee gulls early life, but sub adults show a thin coat of drab grey feathers and non muscular forearms, as well as a fairly contained skull shape, as banshee gulls transition into adulthood, they develop large head crests, thicker and more vibrant feathers, as well as more defined musculature. Banshee Gulls hatch from oblong grey eggs with dark spots, which have a leathery shell.

### Sexual Dimorphism

Banshee gulls do not display sexual dimorphism\*

### Human Relations

Banshee gulls are almost unanimously loathed and feared by kaimerans, as they have been well documented as pests, stealing cattle. spoils, and catches from kaimeran establishments, they have also been shown to be man eaters, not just eating small children like other mid-sized pterosaurs, but also capable of eating adult individuals like their cousin the Titan Crow.

### Book appearances

-Of Frost and Famine

-The Reaper's Choice

-Fire in the Shadows
Knotted Drillfish

Disclaimer: The Knotted Drillfish is a fictional animal from Keenan Taylor's Tales of Kaimere.

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Earth Ancestor: Ammonitida\*

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Mollusca

Class: Cephalopoda

Order: Ammonitida

Family: Unknown

Genus: Unknown

Species: Unknown

### Description

The Knotted Drillfish is a common ammonite most notable for it's strange 'knotted' shell for where it gets its name, a helpful tool against predation.

### Human Relations

Ammonites such as the Knotted Drillfish are culturally significant to many kaimeran peoples, they are the symbol of the Great Library of Bolondakoi, with their many collection vaults designed to appear like the swirling shell of an ammonite. The Khalin use these animals to represent a wide range of virtues including, artistry, mathematics, adventure, wisdom, and clarity, the deity of the Khalin, known to the Kentarim as Melrahim, is often depicted as having ammonite shells growing from her brow. Ammonites like the Knotted Drillfish are also prized for their striking shells used in jewelry and/or decoration, as well as their tender meat.
Common Blackfish

Disclaimer: The Common Blackfish is a fictional animal from Keenan Taylor's Tales of Kaimere

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Earth Ancestor: Delphinidae sp.

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Mammalia

Order: Cetacea

Family: Delphinidae

Genus: Unknown

Species: Unknown

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Synonyms: Qrin, Hunter Dolphin, Sea Wolf, Calf mimic

### Description

A creature of many names the Common Blackfish is one of the most prevalent and successful dolphins in the known world, they are distinguished by a relatively small head and a small dorsal fin. Common Blackfish are dolphin specialists, able to keep up with and even exceed the speed of their prey. Common Blackfish are highly social, and because of this are able to take down much larger prey such as lone Orca and Moqrin, Beaked Whales, and Even young Cacholet. Common Blackfish also have the ability to mimic their prey, replicating distress calls from previous victims to lure in unsuspecting prey.

### Phylogeny

The common blackfish is a type of carnivorous whale in the clade delphinidae and presumably the genus Orcinus.

### Ontogeny

Not much is known about the ontogeny of the Common Blackfish.

### Human Relations

Despite being dolphin specialists Common Blackfish have been shown to attack or even hunt people, causing them to be despised and feared by most Kaimerans, though there are some cults to the east which worship them and eat of their flesh in rituals. also see Moqrin.
Shan核心抑制

> 铭记、成长。
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## Shan战信息

胜利条件:触发10级逆卡巴拉能量熔毁警报＆集满能源

核心能力：这个……能做到吗？

开启条件:完成所有记录部任务与Shan个人任务并完成binah的第三个任务，在day41天后并且不在记忆覆盖日

## Shan战能力

在Shan的抑制核心战斗中，大部分特质与hokma类似，不同的是Shan会对主管的加速与暂停行为皆进行惩罚。

即便是已经核心抑制过的部门在Shan战影响下仍会触发熔毁警报。

Shan会将时间根据熔毁等级强制锁定在特定的一种速度下。

* 在这一天刚开始时，游戏时间会锁定在1.0倍；
* 在触发6级逆卡巴拉能量熔毁警报后，游戏时间会锁定在1.5倍；
* 在触发9级逆卡巴拉能量熔毁警报后，游戏时间会锁定在2.0倍。

当主管试图加速或减速时，Shan会制止并弹出：“在劝我习惯这一切之前，请先试着习惯我的痛苦。”

并使设施内随机一名员工生命值or精神值降低20%。

（以此类推残雪的员工遭到天降雷劈会直接寄（。））

该伤害无视护甲防御。

暂停给予的惩罚中降低生命值的概率是降低精神值的三倍。

每当设施内有职员死亡、陷入恐慌或异想体出逃，时间将会转为随机的另一种模式。

随着加速或减速的次数增多，Shan给出的惩罚也将越重，每次加速或减速将增加15%的扣除生命值，最多叠加七层。

当主管初次试图暂停时，Shan会制止并弹出：“但你会为此付出代价。”

在此之后如果主管再次试图暂停，设施内随机一位TETH级以下的异想体的逆卡巴拉计数器将减一，并将加速或减速触发惩罚的随机员工数量加一。（暂停本身并不会触发扣血的效果。）

惩罚的员工人数越多，伤害层数将相对应减少一层。

随着暂停次数增加异想体等级、计数器减少数与惩罚员工数量。

es：

暂停两次后将改为随机使HE以下的异想体逆卡巴拉计数器减二、将加速或减速触发惩罚的随机员工数量提升至3并将伤害降低10%

每三次熔毁也将触发上述效果。

## Shan战奖励

撤去认知滤网后的Shan

* 每10天可复制一名员工，但其复制体的所有特质将会是原员工的一半，有10%的概率将是其四分之三
* 异想体或恐慌员工对职员造成的伤害有40%概率降低60%
* 记录部不再生成考验
* Shan的样貌将永久改变

## Shan战语录

* 我的身体正在以我无法接受的方式成长……
* 这些问题没有答案。
* 我连呼吸都变得那么艰难……
* 我羡慕他们能自由的行走……我希望我也能这样……
* 不要暂停……理解他们……接受他们……
* 不要逃避……直面他们……期待他们……
* 如果……我真的是那场实验唯一的幸存者……
* 我没有家……我最早的记忆只有全身插满管子躺在急救室的那一段时光……
* 这里，连太阳的光都透不进。
* ……求您了……快停下。
* 我还记得你们的笑脸……为什么这一切都过得这么快……
* 那一段时光，我对自己浑身上下都感到恶心。
* 而我，却还活着……
* 您为何一直在逃避？
* 一直在逃避的人……是谁？
Whale Shark

Disclaimer: Kaimere's Whale Shark is a fictional animal from Keenan Taylor's Tales of Kaimere.

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Earth Ancestor: Rhincodon typus\*

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Chondrichthyes

Order: Orectolobiformes

Family: Rhincodontidae

Genus: Rhincodon

Species: R. typus

### Description

Not to be confused with the Whaler Shark, Kaimere's Whale Shark is a large filter feeding carpet shark that functions as key carbon sinks on Kaimere.

### Phylogeny

Kaimeran Whale Sharks are thought to be of the same species, or at least genus, as Earth whale sharks, having been harvested multiple times but most prominently the South American harvest 13.7mya and the Southeast Asian harvest 1.5-1.45 mya.

### Sexual Dimorphism

Female Whale Sharks get significantly larger than males, sometimes even doubling them in size.
Marine Oliphaunt

Disclaimer: The Marine Oliphaunt is a fictional animal from Keenan Taylor's Tales of Kaimere.

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Earth Ancestor: Dicynodontia sp.

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Synapsida

Order: Testudocyona

Family: Odobenodontidae

Genus: Odobenodon

Species: O. magnus

### Description

The Marine Oliphaunt is the largest dicynodont. They are too large to go inland to rest. Within the horsetail forests they are safe from elasmosaurs and mosasaurs. The only predator large enough to threaten them in the dense forests itself is the Jörmungandr, a giant marine snake, and even these 70-food snakes must be wary of the oliphaunt's tusks.

### Habitat

Horsetail forests of Permian Continent. The horsetail forests along the northern and eastern coasts of the continent provide not only an abundance of food, but also protection, as many large predators are wary of getting entangled in the eerie forest. The plants are found throughout the temperate and subpolar regions of the north, and where it goes, odobenodonts have followed.

### Phylogeny

Although the Marine Oliphaunt is an aquatic dicynodont, they are not closely related to cetocynodonts such as the Sharktail Walrus of the south. Odobenodonts feed on marine horsetails rather than seagrass. Another point of divergence between them and the other two aquatic clades is that they swim with their limbs in a manner convergent with walruses and sea lions rather than their tails, which are now quite small. They have spread north to the polar continent and are among the most common marine herbivores of the temperate and polar seas. When Assembly naturalists first encountered the small species, they assumed they were a species of walrus, as they can climb on land and are quite terrestrially proficient. The fully aquatic giants, however, show that the odobenodonts only resemble walruses through convergent evolution.
Kaishel

Videos on the Topic:

* The Moørkutlot: Spirits of the Silent Forest | Silent Ones of Kaishel
* Kaishel: Polar World of Quiet and Cold

Kaishel, also known as the Southern Continent, is a large continent which as its synonym would suggest, resides in the south pole.

### Regions and Climate

The continent is primarily a subarctic climate (purple and dark green). The wider territory coupled with the mountain range means the eastern half of the forest (purple) has a long dry winter. The forests in dark green get more perpetual rain, and therefore have a more abundant understory and denser forest overall. Both biomes constitute the Silent Forest, where animals are pressured into silence by the presence of blind predators that hunt by sound.

The interior is a tundra (grey) known as the Desert of Frost, shielded from most rain by the mountains and colder coastal waters.

Along the western coast, light blue marks a humid continental climate, which experiences heavy rainfall and higher temperatures from warm offshore wind and water currents. These forests are the most dense and abundant, home to such animals as the Juiji and other arboreal pterosaurs. Light green is the warmest region, an oceanic climate, with high humidity and stable temperate year-round. This is where most Tlaton call home, in no small part because coastal exposure means more salt in the air and therefore fewer of the notorious 'silent ones'. The density of these forests do mean that salt isn't carried too far inland, so most settlements are coastal. The offshore islands don't have any of these predators, so people can afford to live in the islands interior.

### Geologic History

Kaishel itself has not moved much within the last 400mya but was combined with Arvel until sometime within the Permian Dynasty\* it broke off. Much later on, around 40mya, what is known as Pakardia broke off of the Continent and drifted towards the Known World.

### Ecology

As Kaishel has been at the south pole for most of Kaimere's history seperated from the rest of the world, it is home to many unique species and clades not found anywhere else on the planet. Notable Fauna of Kaishel includes the Moorkutlot, The Snow King, Juiji, Ketlrek, Xuul and other Firebirds, Nokutlot, Koordu, Large Multituberculates, and perhaps most curiously, Caribou, which were recently introduced to the continent by Khalin merchants.

Specifically the Moorkutlot and other related species have heavily influenced the ecology of the continent, as being such efficient predators but lacking a sense of sight, they have force all longtime residents of the continent into an oppressive silence everywhere except the salty coasts and south pole, which damage their skin.
Mangrove Hammernose

Disclaimer: The Mangrove Hammernose is a fictional animal from Keenan Taylor's Tales of Kaimere.

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Earth Ancestor: Parankylosauria sp.

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Dinosauria

Order: Thyreophora

Family: Tetsudobouridae

Genus: Tetsubouros

Species: T. prorhinozygon

### Description

A fairly common dinosaur in West Arvel is the small yet heavily fortified *Tetsubouros*. These mace-tailed ankylosaurs are omnivorous, able to eat just about anything from roots and small game to grass and mangrove leaves, though they certainly prefer the terrestrial leaves and fruits which are abundant in the monsoon season. They also are quite fond of eggs. They have a very impressive sense of smell, aided by wideset nostrils which allow them a great deal of directional honing capabilities. Though their legs are short, they are surprisingly quick, and can also maintain a steady jog for a long time.

### Phylogeny

The Mangrove Hammernose is a parankylosaur in the clade Tetsudobouridae, a clade unique to Kaimere which emerged around 15mya. The ancestor of the Mangrove Hammernose likely is descended from a parankylosaur from a late cretaceous gondwanan harvest. Their hardy nature, proficiency with travel, impressive defenses, and adaptable diet is how this ankylosaur clade has gone from a relic population in western Arvel to spreading throughout the continent, north through Ni’Khar, and even across the land bridge in Kairul where they are among the most abundant ankylosaurs.
Vaskalamaldus

After an adolescent Titan Crow suffered an injury to his wing, a strain of aggressive Magic took over his weakened immune system. Normally these strains are so demanding that a predator might make a few kills before the magic gives up and consumes the host or is slain by a larger beast, but as he was grounded in Qajar, man-eating was a viable source of sufficient food, and he grew massive on the surplus, quickly exceeding the size of an uninfected adult. Had the raven king not been slain, he might have grown far larger, though likely the demands of his hive would have eventually surpassed his capabilities to provide for it and all his might would have been his undoing.

   Ravens and crows often accompany large predators, and titan crows have a well-known relationship with the large ravens common in the temperate regions of the known world. The ravens help drive potential prey to their provider and reap the benefits of his surplus. Over time the hive which made Vaskalamaldus so large also spread to his flock, allowing them a degree of telepathic communication which resulted in a highly efficient system of flushing, herding, and slaughter.

A comparison between a healthy adult Titan Crow, and VaskalamaldusDepictions of Events from Death Walks on Broken WingsVaskalamaldus' first victim of the logging villageOriginal design for Vaskalamaldus
Meridia

Meridia is one of the three largest landmasses which make up the Permian Islands, it is positioned south of Septenia and northeast of Occidia.

Meridia is split by a large mountain range, with western Meridia being mostly hot steppes (BSh), with a stretch of coastal forests (Am) supported by occasional monsoons. The heartlands of eastern Meridia is a verdant rainforest (Af) with monsoon forests surrounding and a savanna (Aw) to the north.  Eastern Meridia is also called the Crocodile Jungle, for this tropical region has seen crocodylomorphs explode in biodiversity.
Giant Crab Scorpion

Disclaimer: The Giant Crab Scorpion is a fictional animal from Keenan Taylor's Tales of Kaimere.

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Earth Ancestor: Scorpiones sp.

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Arthropoda

Class: Chelicerata

Order: Scorpiones sp.

Family: Unknown

Genus: Unknown

Species: Unknown

### Description

The Giant Crab Scorpion is the largest of the crab scorpion clade, and is distinguished by its size, relatively large chelicerae, and red tipped limbs. The Giant Crab Scorpion is the only known crab scorpions that are omnivorous.

### Habitat

Sea grass meadows of the Known World and beyond.

### Phylogeny

Crab scorpions are the most common clade of carcinizised scorpion in Kaimere, and were harvested far before true crabs had evolved. Not much is known about the Giant Crab Scorpion's relations to other species.

### Ontogeny

Like other marine scorpions of Kaimere, crab scorpions are K selected reproducers, having relative few young that they put more time into, therefore causing them to be more likely to reach adulthood.
Tyrant Badger

Disclaimer: the Tyrant Badger is a fictional animal from Keenan Taylor's Tales of Kaimere

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Earth Ancestor: Cynodontia sp.

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Synapsida

Order: Cynodontia

Family: Unknown

Genus: Tyrannoasvos

Species: T. carnifex

### Description

The Tyrant Badger was a large non mammalian cynodont and the largest predator the Permian Islands at the end of the Tyrant Dynasty, the Tyrant Badger and the other non mammalian cynodonts of the islands went extinct near the end of the Tyrant Dynasty due to volcanic activity.

### Phylogeny

The Tyrant Badger is an ancient relative of the modern Quill Badger.
Monkey Sloth

Disclaimer: The Monkey Sloth is a fictional animal from Keenan Taylor's Tales of Kaimere.

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Earth Ancestor: Neocnus sp.

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Mammalia

Order: Pilosa

Family: Megalocnidae

Genus: Neocnus

Species: N. simia

### Description

Monkey Sloths are arboreal sloths notable for, as their name would suggest, monkey-like body type.

### Phylogeny

The Monkey Sloth is a Megalocnid sloth in the genus neocnus. Its' Caribbean ancestor was harvested in the Interrupted Harvest of Earth's late Pleistocene.

### Human Relations

Monkey Sloths are popular pets among the Kentarim, and some believe they may even be on the path of true domestication.
Reef Snailfish

Disclaimer: The Reef Snailfish is a fictional animal from Keenan Taylor's Tales of Kaimere.

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Earth Ancestor: Ammonitida sp.

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Mollusca

Class: Cephalopoda

Order: Ammonitida

Family: Unknown

Genus: Unknown

Species: Unknown

### Description

The Reef Snailfish is an ammonite most recognizable by its purple and yellow shell, wide tentacles, and brow ornamentation.

### Human Relations

Ammonites such as the Reef Snailfish are culturally significant to many kaimeran peoples, they are the symbol of the Great Library of Bolondakoi, with their many collection vaults designed to appear like the swirling shell of an ammonite. The Khalin use these animals to represent a wide range of virtues including, artistry, mathematics, adventure, wisdom, and clarity, the deity of the Khalin, known to the Kentarim as Melrahim, is often depicted as having ammonite shells growing from her brow. Ammonites like the Reef Snailfish are also prized for their striking shells used in jewelry and/or decoration, as well as their tender meat.
Pebble Crab

Disclaimer: The Pebble Crab is a fictional animal from Keenan Taylor's Tales of Kaimere.

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Earth Ancestor: Scorpiones sp.

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Arthropoda

Class: Chelicerata

Order: Scorpiones

Family: Unknown

Genus: Unknown

Species: Unknown

### Description

The Pebble Crab is a species of crab scorpion distinguished by its pebble like carapace, where it gets its name, as well as its reduced back leg fins. Not much is known about the ecology of the Pebble Crab.

### Habitat

Sea grass meadows of the Known World and beyond.

### Phylogeny

Crab scorpions are the most common clade of carcinizised scorpions in Kaimere, and were harvested far before true crabs had evolved. The Pebble Crab is as of now is of unknown relations compared to the other crab scorpions, but are assumed to be most closely related to the mole scorpion clade.

### Ontogeny

Like other marine scorpions of Kaimere, crab scorpions are K selected reproducers, having relative few young that they put more time into, therefore causing them to be more likely to reach adulthood.
The Barren Plague

The Barren Plague that brought an end to the mercantile age was blamed on humans. This presumption is infused in Kaimeran culture to the point that many words for humans and Earth are synonymous with pestilence. However, the barren plague was an influenza that originated from Earth pigs and spread to the voyager hogs, then to enslaved human kept with livestock on the merchant ships. From there it spread to their captors, then to every port they made contact with. The merchants, quick to blame enslaved humans rather than take responsibility, ended regular contact with Earth. Sanitization standards improved dramatically and enslaved humans of the Free-States were kept separate under the misconception that they were infecting livestock, which then spread to the people who ate the pigs they were kept with. As it spread, most other nations refused human slaves, killing or isolating those in their territories shortly after arrival. Many Kaimerans viewed the slave trade poorly, most notably the Pakardiant, and many refused them even before the plague spread far. Those in power in the Free States opted to shift the blame to humans since it was already proving to be a less than profitable business venture given how few other cultures wanted enslaved humans.

   In a few brutal years the pandemic was under control, but its legacy continues to this day. Almost a quarter of Kaimerans had died in this time, and miscarriages were so frequent that almost no children were born for a subsequent decade. This solidified the reputation of humans as filthy plague carriers, and suspicion of humans persists, reinforced in part by such pandemics like the Black Death, Smallpox, the Spanish flu, and the coronavirus which continues to this day. Fears of contracting human diseases was an inciting motivation in creating the secret societies meant to keep Kaimere from common knowledge, which have in recent centuries consolidated into the Assembly.

Video on the topic: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vo-aJfatZHo 8:23-12:14
Taki

Video on the Topic: Cryptids of Kaimere

The Taki is a cryptid spoken of by Qajarith Loggers, it is said to resemble a large hairy man 2 spans high (3 meters), not dissimilar to that of the North American Sasquatch cryptid. Taki is another word for song bird, and loggers claim that if you refer to it as song bird, and whistle while you work, it will mimic the calls of finches and chickadees, as well as do all sorts of hard labor for you. It is said to be strong enough to lift a half ton drum as if it were a bread basket. These entities are said to stick to the shadows, but will continue to work as long as no one pays too close attention to them, if they are spotted or if you dare to speak the name its father gave it, the Taki will trash your camp and never be seen again. Originally thought to be just a mythical creature, there has been enough frequency of reports from loggers and even Assembly agents to classify them as cryptids. Due to their Sasquatch like description, some believe that if the Sasquatch is real, the Taki may be an ancestor of a Sasquatch harvested during the Pleistocene. If the Taki is real, and not just a misidentified sloth or bear, most think it far more likely that it is a Homunculi which survived the settling of Qajar back during the Age of Witches, rather than a Bigfoot ancestor harvested from the Pleistocene.
Waterball

Waterball is a character than currently can be obtained in every banner in the game, due to being rare rarity.

## Info

Waterball does not appear anywhere in the game, unless following the player.

Waterball has no quotes.

Waterball does not give the player any gifts/rewards when following the player.

Waterball is a rare character.

## Appearance

Waterball is a normal-shaped blue colored ball. They have slightly tealer and lighter lines inside of them to create a watery effect. They have a light tealish-blue shine on their left corner. They have fully opened eyes and a smile.

## Trivia

* They are made out of salt-water.
* They are the creator's second favorite character.
Della Redcliffe

**Della Redcliffe** was a Witch Baroness of Gehenna.

She left for the outside modern world to hunt Exiles and Humongulus because she was bored. She became interested in Sharon Evergreen after Sharon refused to spend a night with her. To pressure Sharon into becoming her woman, Della began taking over Sharon's hunting grounds to force Sharon into sleeping with her, in exchange for money to pay off her debts.
Zhakogen

Disclaimer: The Zhakogen is a fictional animal from Keenan Taylor's Tales of Kaimere

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Earth Ancestor: Elasmosauridae sp.

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Reptilia

Order: Plesiosauria

Family: Neopliosauridae

Genus: Unknown

Species: Unknown

### Description

Little is known about the Zhakogen as their range spans beyond the known world, and where they are found they are poorly established. They fill a similar niche to Orca as family based pack mesopredators. Distinguishing characteristics of this species is their large robust head and coloration similar to the Grandfather Whale.

### Habitat

Northern reaches of the known world and the north polar sea.

### Phylogeny

The Zhakogen is the largest of a group of derived elasmosaurs known as the Neopliosaurs.

### Ontogeny

Due to their rarity in the known world, little is known of their growth and development.

### Human Relations

The only humans who have close somewhat frequent contact with this species are the Kentarim, who hunt in the northern seas. Despite their gnarly appearance, they are of no threat to humans, and some claim that they are surprisingly gentle.
Common Cockatrice

Disclaimer; The Common Cockatrice is a fictional animal from Keenan Taylor's Tales of Kaimere.

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Earth Ancestor: Dromeosauridae sp.

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Dinosauria

Order: Maniraptora

Family: Dromeosauridae

Genus: Infernogallus

Species: Unknown

### Description

The common cockatrice is the most widespread and successful mesopredator in Kaimere. Excellent endurance and impressive armaments certainly help, but the real key to their dominance is a fission-fusion lifestyle: they life in large groups but usually hunt alone. However, when hunting solo, they are usually within eyesight of another member of the group. As they fan out, gulping down anything small they can catch, they are ever on the lookout for any vulnerabilities in the local megafauna. If any creature shows signs of infection, injury, or sickness, the Cockatrices will assemble and mob the prey. This also applies to scavenging: when a predator brings down a kill, the cockatrices often swarm, with one becoming five then twenty. Although megaraptorans are the apex predators of Kaimere, and their supremacy means other predators like lions can't hope to defend their kills or territories, it is actually the cockatrice which overwhelms them and forces mammal predators to burrow or cache in trees. Cockatrices need little food and reproduce extremely quickly, and feeding mostly on small game means they come to fights stronger than predators that regularly expend their energy with larger kills.

Members of the genus Infernogallus in the Known WorldCladistics of cockatricesA Common Cockatrice in fatal combat with a Common DrakeCommon Cockatrice hunting rabbitA victim of poor cockatrice keeping
### Habitat

Open territory of The Known World and beyond.

### Phylogeny

The Common Cockatrice is a eudromeosaur in the genus Infernogallus. It's ancestors likely came from the late cretaceous harvest 68mya.

### Sexual Dimorphism

Females average slightly larger, while males tend to have more ornate head gear, although females are equally combative so have pressures for display.

### Human Relations

Being generalist carnivores common cockatrices often eat people, however this has not prevented some eccentric falconers from attempting to keep these formidable predators as hunting companions, these practices only work when the animal is raised from birth and even then care is extremely difficult and often ends with the death of either the trainer or cockatrice.
Sandstone Patarim

Disclaimer: The Sandstone Paterim is a fictional animal from Keenan Taylor's Tales of Kaimere.

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Earth Ancestor: Ammonitida sp.

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Mollusca

Class: Cephalopoda

Order: Ammonitida

Family: Unknown

Genus: Unknown

Species: Unknown

### Description

Being a Paterim (also known as a waxer or polisher), Sandstone Paterim are algae specialists, feeding on toxic algal blooms which would otherwise ravage oceans they are successful in the Known World due to the persistence of Ladegrim ammonites alongside them, which in working together create both clear and healthy seas. The Sandstone Paterim can be differentiated from other paterims as they are the smallest of the marine species, and have a slightly more yellow shell than others of the clade.

### Human Relations

Ammonites such as the Sandstone Paterim are culturally significant to many kaimeran peoples, they are the symbol of the Great Library of Bolondakoi, with their many collection vaults designed to appear like the swirling shell of an ammonite. The Khalin use these animals to represent a wide range of virtues including, artistry, mathematics, adventure, wisdom, and clarity, the deity of the Khalin, known to the Kentarim as Melrahim, is often depicted as having ammonite shells growing from her brow. Ammonites like the Sandstone Paterim are also prized for their striking shells used in jewelry and/or decoration, as well as their tender meat. All species of Paterim polishers are considered sacred to the Khalin and protected by conservation laws of both Empire and Republic due to their ecological importance.
Gazellasuchus

Disclaimer: Gazellasuchus is a fictional animal from Keenan Taylor's Tales of Kaimere.

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Earth Ancestor: Elaphrosaurus bambergi\*

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Dinosauria

Order: Ceratosauria

Family: Neonoasauridae

Genus: Gazellasuchus

Species: Unknown

### Description

The swift herbivorous noasaur Gazellasuchus is common throughout open terrain throughout the islands. Like the notorious Limusaurus, their juveniles are toothed omnivores, while the adults shed teeth in favor of a beak and are primarily herbivores, but partake in the occasional small mammal or reptile.

### Phylogeny

Gazellasuchus is assumed to be a highly derived relative of Elaphrosaurus and other relatives, though its placement and Pardosuchus' placement is still argued

### Ontogeny

Like Earth's Limusaurus, Gazellasuchus start their lives having teeth but as they grow older lose them in place of a beak.
Tapir Croc

Disclaimer: The Tapir Croc is a fictional animal from Keenan Taylor's Tales of Kaimere.

## Cladistics

### Description

The Tapir Croc is a large tetrapod found only on the Permian Islands. At about 3.5 meters, they are among the largest herbivores in their habitat, being bulk feeding generalists of a wide range of vegetation. The Tapir Croc is named for its' tapir like niche and coloration. They are aggressive, known to chase down predators and other herbivores in the area. Despite looking ungainly, they are capable of impressive speed in short bursts.

### Habitat

Wetlands and jungles of East Meridia and it's southwestern archipelago.

### Phylogeny

One of the greatest mysteries in modern kaimeran taxonomy is the identity of the Permian Tapir and its' relatives. It has been classified with many different clades, including basal crocodylomorph, derived ancient amphibian, or an as of now unknown ancient reptile clade. The ambiguity of this animal has caused much frustration among kaimeran naturalists, and is an issue likely not to be solved within the near future.

### Human Relations

The deaths of two naturalists and injuries to a dozen more are attributed to *Tapirsuchus* in expeditions to the Permian Islands.
Lesser 2-toed sloth

Disclaimer: The Lesser 2-toed sloth is a fictional animal from Keenan Taylor's Tales of Kaimere.

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Earth Ancestor: Choloepus sp.

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Mammalia

Order: Pilosa

Family: Choloepodidae

Genus: Choloepus

Species: Unknown

### Description

The Lesser 2-toed sloth is a slow moving tree sloth. unlike their 3-toed cousins, they have a relatively fast metabolism, larger territories, and more varied diets. They are distinguished by their smaller size compared to the greater 2-toed sloth.

### Phylogeny

The Lesser two-toed sloth is a mylodontoid sloth in the genus Choloepus harvested from the South American Harvest 6mya.
Sunrise Titan

Disclaimer: The Sunrise Titan is a fictional animal from Keenan Taylor's Tales of Kaimere.

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Earth Ancestor: Azhdarchidae sp.

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Reptilia

Order: Pterosauria

Family: Ungulaconidae

Genus: Ungulaconus

Species: Unknown

### Description

Largest of the pterosaurs on Kaimere or Earth at 20 feet tall with a 40 foot wingspan, and on average 800 lbs, is the Sunrise Titan, distinguished by iridescent wings and large horns, pillar-like limbs, and and 2 inflatable sacks adorning their necks. With a galloping speed of thirty five miles per hour, Sunrise Titans can run down all manner of small game. Given their size, small game includes prey less than three hundred pounds. Their eyes are set wide on their head, meaning they can scan for and keep a lock on prey while running at speed or even while flying. Their vision is quite keen. While limits are not known, they are recorded to spot grounded prey from three miles away, and circling vultures over a carcass at least forty miles off. As they lack a refined sense of smell, vision while flying is how they generally spot potential meals. They don’t usually kill on the wing, preferring to chase it down once they land, but they often like hunting near mesas where they can bring prey to after bringing it down. The Sunrise Titan gets its name from the radiant underside of their wings, which resemble a sunset, presumably to attract mates and scare off other animals from a carcass, a tactic more effective in cockatrices and terror birds due to their wider color vision.

### Phylogeny

The Sunrise Titan is the largest species in the genus Ungulaconus and the largest in Ungulaconidae and the only member in the Known World to come from Kairul.

### Ontogeny

Not much is known about the growth and development of Sunrise Titans before they become subadults, but as subadults, lack the size, vibrance, or emblematic horns of their adult counterparts. Unlike other archosaurs when hatched they do not imprint

### Sexual Dimorphism

Males are significantly larger than females, and also sport 2 large horn crests and are generally more vibrant than females.

### Human Relations

Unlike other pterosaurs which can be cooperated with by either using their social nature or exploiting an imprinting instinct, Sunrise Titans cannot be naturally domesticated, and due to their size only see people as a prey item, though this hasn't stopped foolish individuals of the Shu to try. Despite there being no accounts of domesticated Sunrise Titan today, the Shu tell stories of Witches that exercise these beasts as their familiars.
Dire Griffinfly

Disclaimer: The Dire Griffinfly is a fictional animal from Keenan Taylor's Tales of Kaimere.

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Earth Ancestor: Meganisoptera sp.\*

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Arthropoda

Class: Insecta

Order: Meganisoptera

Family: Sphexanaxidae\*

Genus: Sphexanax

Species: S. dirus

### Description

With a wingspan of 12-16 inches, the Dire Griffinfly is around half the size of the notorious Meganeura of Earth’s Carboniferous. Their forelimbs are rotated forward, aiding in prey capture, and their hind limbs more robust to facilitate a launching attack.

### Habitat

Houze Prairie of Ni'Khar. Though some are found in lesser numbers in the Seridic Wetlands.

### Phylogeny

The dire griffinfly is the largest of the clade that once contained the largest flying insects of Earth or Kaimere, Meganisoptera.

### Ontogeny

In the eastern range of the prairie, annual flooding provides the nymphs with food, while the dry season sees them burrow to endure in stasis until the next rains. It takes eight to twenty years of molting (depending on bounty of floods) before they are ready to assume an adult morph, at which point they hunt and mate for a few years until death, although most are caught by predators before they expire of natural causes.
Pakardiant Rinser

Disclaimer: The Pakardiant Rinser is a fictional animal from Keenan Taylor's Tales of Kaimere.

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Earth Ancestor: Ammonitida

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Mollusca

Class: Cephalopoda

Order: Ammonitida

Family: Unknown

Genus: Unknown

Species: Unknown

### Description

The Pakardiant Rinser is a freshwater adapted ammonite, they are not especially dissimilar to other Paterims but are the smallest of the clade. Being a Paterim (also known as a waxer or polisher), Meadow Paterim are algae specialists, feeding on toxic algal blooms which would otherwise ravage oceans they are successful in the Known World due to the persistence of Ladegrim ammonites alongside them, which in working together create both clear and healthy seas, or in the case of the Pakardiant Washer, the great lakes.

### Human Relations

Ammonites such as the Pakardiant Rinser are culturally significant to many kaimeran peoples, they are the symbol of the Great Library of Bolondakoi, with their many collection vaults designed to appear like the swirling shell of an ammonite. The Khalin use these animals to represent a wide range of virtues including, artistry, mathematics, adventure, wisdom, and clarity, the deity of the Khalin, known to the Kentarim as Melrahim, is often depicted as having ammonite shells growing from her brow. Ammonites like the Pakardiant are also prized for their striking shells used in jewelry and/or decoration, as well as their tender meat. All species of Paterim polishers are considered sacred to the Khalin and protected by conservation laws of both Empire and Republic due to their ecological importance. In Pakardia, the Pakardiant Rinser is commonly harvested by the pakardiant and exported across fresh waters of The Known World.
Scimitar Kraken

Disclaimer: The Scimitar Kraken is a fictional animal from Keenan Taylor's Tales of Kaimere.

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Earth Ancestor: Ammonitida sp.\*

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Mollusca

Class: Cephalopoda

Order: Ammonitida

Family: Unknown

Genus: Unknown

Species: Unknown

### Description

Longest of all cephalopods in Kaimere is the Scimirar Kraken. They are ambush hunters and scavengers of the deepest depths and are rarely seen alive by Kaimerans because of this, only coming to the light of day when brought by forceful upwells.

### Phylogeny

The Scimitar Kraken is the largest of the sword shelled kraken clade of ammonites in Kaimere.

### Ontogeny

Not much is known about the growth and development of the Scimitar Kraken.

### Human Relations

Scimitar Krakens, Like all Krakens have intrigued sailors and naturalists due to their odd body plans and striking shells, and catch the attention of any who may find themselves in a rare encounter.
Tank Crab

Disclaimer: The Tank Crab is a fictional animal from Keenan Taylor's Tales of Kaimere.

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Earth Ancestor: Scorpiones sp.

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Arthropoda

Class: Chelicerata

Order: Scorpiones sp.

Family: Unknown

Genus: Unknown

Species: Unknown

### Description

     Tank crabs are generally large. They are incredibly dense thanks to a thick carapace. The largest species, the common tank crab, can weigh several hundred pounds and are among the top scavengers and ambush predators of reef habitats. Being so dense and having strong legs enables these scorpions to hunt in tumultuous reefs, keeping their footing even in a storm. Their stinger is straight, heavily calcified, and thrust into prey from beneath, although often they will simply tear game apart rather than take the time to position it for a sting. Like others of their clade, tank crabs have far more efficient respiration than most arthropods, although unlike many of their relatives they are comfortable breathing air for hours or even days at a time, as long as their book gills are kept damp.

### Habitat

Shallow waters of the Known World and beyond.

### Phylogeny

The Tank Crab is the largest and most robust of the Tank Crab clade, a clade of carcinizised eurypterids.

### Ontogeny

Tank Crabs, like others of their clade have an efficient respiratory system that allows them to go on land for extended periods of time, because of this, Tank Crabs use tide pools as nurseries for their eggs and young, safe from most predators.

### Human Relations

Tank Crabs are not known to be especially dangerous to humans but are generally avoided due to their strength and potent stinger.
Byurin

Disclaimer: The Byurin is a fictional animal from Keenan Taylor's Tales of Kaimere.

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Earth Ancestor: Nyctosauridae sp.

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Reptilia

Class: Pterosauria

Family: Nyctosauridae

Genus: Unknown

Species: Unknown

### Description

The Byurin is an obscure and rare aquatic pterosaur, they are ambush ambush predators, spending most of their days in reefs and rocky shallows. Called Byurin by the Kentarim, these penguin-like pterosaurs are said to be from north of the equator and are trapped in the inland sea by the heat of the equatorial currents. It is unknown to what extent these animals are aquatic, nor whether or not they lay eggs or give birth.

### Habitat

Northern reaches of the Inland Sea and beyond in reefs and rocky shallows.

### Phylogeny

Byurin are (with current knowledge) the last remnant of nyctosauridae, which were presumed extinct after the Dynastic Extinction.

### Sexual Dimorphism

Males have darker coats and larger crests than females.

### Human Relations

It was long believed by many Kaimeran Naturalists that nyctosaurs had gone extinct with the conclusion of the Tyrant Dynasty, this was disproved when accounts from Kentarim sailors (which named the species) and explorers description of the Byurin.
Hartsfeldia

Disclaimer: Hartsfeldia is a fictional animal from Keenan Taylor's Tales of Kaimere.

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Earth Ancestor: Debated

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Dinosauria

Order: Debated

Family: Unknown

Genus: Hartsfieldia

Species: Unknown

### Description

The most abundant nonavian dinosaur in the Jurassic Islands is Hartsfieldia, a cursorial ornithischian from a clade unique to the Jurassic Islands. Their flocks can be thousands strong during migration, though usually they live in much smaller troops of around thirty related females and their mates. They are generally monogamous animals, sometimes for life, though partnerships don't always last multiple seasons. Though strict herbivores they are highly versatile in diet, a helpful condition in a habitat with sparse vegetation and seasonal abundance of inconsistent flora. Their calls are very complex and echoes across the badlands. Their flocking behavior is sophisticated thanks to keen vision, impressive reflexes, and sensitive pads on their feet allowing them to sense movement beyond their field of vision.

### Habitat

Arid/ Open regions of the Jurassic Islands.

### Phylogeny

Hartsfeldia is a basal ornithischian dinosaur from a clade unique to it and Neocamptosaurus.

### Human Relations

Hartsfieldia is named after the now deceased Agt. Jennifer Hartsfield.
Harkundi

Disclaimer: The Harkundi is a fictional animal from Keenan Taylor's Tales of Kaimere.

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Earth Ancestor: Phorusrhacinae sp.

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Aves

Order: Cariamiformes

Family: Phorusrhacidae

Genus: Unknown

Species: Unknown

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Synonyms: Windrunner, hunger runs on the wind

### Description

Most terror birds are ambush hunters with minimal distance running capabilities. The harkundi flips this trend on its head, being one of the fastest animals on the prairie and possessing remarkable endurance as well. They support all their weight on a single hooflike toe, aiding in efficiency, and their legs are bare. The feathers they retain are sparse, mostly serving to provide camouflage and shade from the sun.

 While they still hunt rhea, harkundi also hunt pronghorns, camels, and other ungulates which are now the dominant herbivores of the houze prairie as it has been for the past million years or so. As Uktan remain with their parents and do not hunt on their own until late adolescence, the harkundi enjoys exclusive access to the rank of vassal hunter of the prairie, a role at which they excel. The scavenger king, a large dromaeosaur, is larger and sometimes displaces them from a kill, as do mobs of cockatrices and hyenas, but the harkundi will hunt in groups to hold their own, especially in the dry season when small game becomes scarce and they must bring down and defend larger game.

### Phylogeny

The Harkundi is the most recent and most derived phorusrhacid on Kaimere, coming from the late Miocene harvest of South America 6mya. When rhea came from the same Miocene harvest and populated the prairies scattered throughout the open forests, a species of smaller terror bird followed them.

### Human Relations

  Harkundi are a particular menace to riders, as they can outpace a horse with rider, and will snatch riders off their horses sometimes even without being hungry, just in response to an instinct to chase. Unfortunately riders rarely survive even these hunts of boredom.
Maned Stork

Disclaimer: The Maned Stork is a fictional animal from Keenan Taylor's Tales of Kaimere.

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Earth Ancestor: Azhdarchidae sp.

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Reptilia

Order: Pterosauria

Family: Ungulaconidae

Genus: Ungulaconus\*

Species: Unknown

### Description

Most Reclusive of the Unguloconids is the Maned Stork, Distinguished by a feathered neck, orange crest with black rim, and red eyes. Unlike other Ungulaconids, which prefer warmer environments, the Maned Stork inhabits the cooler temperate regions of the known world and is a solitary hunter, they serve a similar ecological role to their cousins, albeit less boldly.

### Habitat

Temperate regions of the Known World and beyond, primarily Pakardia.

### Phylogeny

Maned Storks are the temperate species in the genus Ungulaconus.

### Ontogeny

Due to their reclusive nature, not much is known about the growth and development of the Maned Stork. What is known is that they bury their soft shelled eggs and have an incubation period of a few months.

### Human Relations

Maned Storks are skittish creatures who are generally uncomfortable around humans, unlike their cousin the Rat Pecker, but will explore the fringes of human settlements to scrounge an easy meal.
Khalin

Disclaimer: The Khalin are a fictional race of people from Keenan Taylor's Tales of Kaimere.

The Khalin, also known as the Children of the Sea, are a seafaring nomadic people and the most widespread kaimeran ethnic group. The Khalin have a diverse set of cultures and people, but generally share an appreciation for freedom and love for travel.

### Cultures

* Kentarim
* Tsuu Henjin
* To Katon
* Akanuk
* Eskadin
Rat Pecker

Disclaimer: This is a fictional animal from Keenan Taylor's Tales of Kaimere.

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Earth Ancestor: Azhdarchidae sp.

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Reptilia

Order: Pterosauria

Family: Ungulaconidae

Genus: Ungulaconus

Species: U. vulgarensis

### Description

Smallest and most common of the Ungulaconids is the Rat Pecker, this species is distinguished by a slightly curved beak with a sharp tip, long backwards facing crest, and the pinkish hue of their wings. Like other Ungulaconids they only retain the wing finger, trading their other 3 for thick scales, which are more helpful when galloping after prey. They are social animals, living in decentralized flocks which alert each other to the presence of food, they are even found to be altruistic for other animals and especially flock members, making sure they get their fill. Despite dealing with foul smelling prey they themselves have a tolerable scent that is unnoticed by most, likely due to an already lacking sense of smell.

### Habitat

Open terrain of the known world and beyond.

### Ontogeny

Little is known about the growth and development of the Rat Pecker.

### Human Relations

Though their appearance is considered unflattering to most, they are begrudgingly welcomed into cities due to their pest control abilities, and are even welcomed into peoples houses when a rodent is spotted, though they are a bit of a theif themself, sneaking the occasional snack from unattended stands and pantries.