Creative Corner

[quote=Contents] [columns][img]http://flightrising.com/images/cms/fvista/14.png[/img][nextcol] [b]Invertebrates[/b] [url=http://www1.flightrising.com/forums/cc/2229586/9#post_39356036]No Body Cavity[/url] [url=http://www1.flightrising.com/forums/cc/2229586/9#post_39356041]Molluscs and Worms[/url] [url=http://www1.flightrising.com/forums/cc/2229586/9#post_39356042]Miriapods, Arachnids and Crustaceans[/url] [url=http://www1.flightrising.com/forums/cc/2229586/9#post_39356045]Insects[/url] [url=http://www1.flightrising.com/forums/cc/2229586/9#post_39356047]Strange Insects[/url] [url=http://www1.flightrising.com/forums/cc/2229586/10#post_39356049]Echinoderms[/url] [b]Fish[/b] [url=http://www1.flightrising.com/forums/cc/2229586/10#post_39356054]Cartilagenous Fish[/url] [url=http://www1.flightrising.com/forums/cc/2229586/10#post_39356057]Bony Fish[/url] [url=http://www1.flightrising.com/forums/cc/2229586/10#post_39356060]Noggles and Kin[/url] [nextcol] [color=transparent]xxxxxxx[/colour][nextcol] [b]Amphibians[/b] [url=http://www1.flightrising.com/forums/cc/2229586/10#post_39356063]Amphibians[/url] [b]Reptiles and Kin[/b] [url=http://www1.flightrising.com/forums/cc/2229586/10#post_39356065]Reptiles[/url] [url=http://www1.flightrising.com/forums/cc/2229586/10#post_39356068]Birds[/url] [url=http://www1.flightrising.com/forums/cc/2229586/10#post_39356070]Birdkin[/url] [b]Mammals[/b] [url=http://www1.flightrising.com/forums/cc/2229586/10#post_39356072]Mammals[/url] [url=http://www1.flightrising.com/forums/cc/2229586/11#post_39356074]Ungulates[/url] [url=http://www1.flightrising.com/forums/cc/2229586/11#post_39356076]Fereungulates[/url] [url=http://www1.flightrising.com/forums/cc/2229586/11#post_39356077]Carnivorans[/url][/columns][/quote] [url=http://www1.flightrising.com/forums/cc/2229586/2#post_28278895]Zoologists[/url] [url=http://www1.flightrising.com/forums/cc/2229586/2#post_28278905]Mysteries[/url] The last three mammal links are broken! Work in progress! Currently I have all the animals in a loose order, but have yet to give them all bios to explain why they are where they are. You can start commenting with thoughts and stuff if you like, and nominate one of your dragons to be a zoologist! Half is based on real taxonomy, half is entirely made up because these animals are magical and don't fit in with science [center][url=http://www1.flightrising.com/forums/cc/1875081][img]http://orig09.deviantart.net/ea42/f/2016/176/e/f/deity_arcanist_by_dogi_crimson-da6mxx1.gif[/img][img]http://orig02.deviantart.net/1602/f/2016/284/9/f/npc__bogbaldwin_by_dogi_crimson-daknevh.gif[/img][/url] [i]Evolution is a mess because of these two![i][/center] THIS IS GETTING AN OVERHAUL, PLEASE BEAR WITH [b]Parts with Complete Animal Bios:[/b] Invertebrates Invertebrates 2 Fish Amphibians -------------- Thank you visual animals guide for making this 100000x easier! [center][url=http://www1.flightrising.com/forums/gde/2376787][img]http://i.imgur.com/nT4ZdTo.png[/img][/url][/center] ------------------- [b]Credentials:[/b] I studied zoology for 3 years [b]Disclaimer:[/b] I take 8 years to reply to people

[Size=7]History of the planet[/size] [columns][quote=Sornieth]FIRST AGE Second Age Life is formed from a primordial soup, magic influences evolution. A mass extinction occurs at the end of the second age. [item=seed fern fossil] Third Age Plant life is the first to rise from the destruction, aided by Gladekeeper. As the Beastclans were said to evolve in the second age, we must assume they survived the mass extinction. Flight Rising What we know of evolution: it happened in the second age. Mass extinctions: End of the second age We know plants came back first after the second age mass extinction Fourth age: Gods created dragons[/quote][nextcol] [quote=Earth] [b]Hadean[/b] [b]Archaen[/b] First bacteria [b]Proterozoic[/b] Evolution of multi-celled animals [b]Cambrian[/b] [item=trilobite fossil][item=Dickinsonia Vendian] [b]Ordovician[/b] [item=Sea Scorpion Fossil] ------ MASS EXTINCTION ------ [b]Silurian[/b] Devonian [item=seed fern fossil][item=fossilised fish] ------ MASS EXTINCTION ------ [b]Carboniferous[/b] [b]Permian[/b] ------ MASS EXTINCTION ----- [b]Triassic[/b] ----- MASS EXTINCTION ----- [b]Jurassic[/b] [item=amber trapped fly][item=amber trapped mosquito] [b]Cretaceous[/b] ------ MASS EXTINCTION ------ [b]Paleocene[/b] [b]Eocene[/b] [b]Oligocene[/b] [b]Miocene[/b] [b]Pliocene[/b] [b]Pleistocene[/b] [b]Holocene[/b] [b]Anthropocene[/b] [/quote][/columns] ----------------- [center]SORNIETH[/center] [columns][quote]First Age[/quote][nextcol][quote]Second Age[/quote][nextcol][quote]Third Age[/quote][nextcol][quote]Flight Rising[/quote][nextcol][/columns] [center]EARTH[/center] [columns][quote]Precambrian [b]Hadean[/b] [b]Archaen[/b] First bacteria [b]Proterozoic[/b] Evolution of multi-celled animals[/quote][nextcol][quote]Palaeozoic [b]Cambrian[/b] [item=trilobite fossil][item=Dickinsonia Vendian] [b]Ordovician[/b] [item=Sea Scorpion Fossil] ------ MASS EXTINCTION ------ [b]Silurian[/b] Devonian [item=seed fern fossil][item=fossilised fish] ------ MASS EXTINCTION ------ [b]Carboniferous[/b] [b]Permian[/b] ------ MASS EXTINCTION[/quote][nextcol][quote]Mesozoic [b]Triassic[/b] ----- MASS EXTINCTION ----- [b]Jurassic[/b] [item=amber trapped fly][item=amber trapped mosquito] [b]Cretaceous[/b] ------ MASS EXTINCTION[/quote][nextcol][quote]Cenozoic [b]Paleocene[/b] [b]Eocene[/b] [b]Oligocene[/b] [b]Miocene[/b] [b]Pliocene[/b] [b]Pleistocene[/b] [b]Holocene[/b] [b]Anthropocene[/b][/quote][nextcol][/columns] ------ Put this in code because idk if this section is needed [code][size=7]Non-Animal Kingdoms[/size] There are many kingdoms comprising of all life; bacteria, archaeabacteria (which are neither ancient nor bacteria...), protists, fungi, plants and animals. Some people like to include viruses, because viruses do have some sort of DNA. Sornieth also has entities made of pure magic, which I have not put in this chapter. Here I have included slimes, fungi and plants. ------------- [center][size=7]Slimes[/size] [i]Synthetic organic life.[/i][/center] [columns][img]http://i.imgur.com/RVyYzZy.png[/img][nextcol][nextcol]These slimes are made by Baldwin[/columns] [columns][img]http://i.imgur.com/Kyce7hj.png[/img][nextcol][nextcol]Mucks are found in sewers[/columns] ----------- [center][size=7]Fungi[/size] [i]Chitin rather than cellulose cell walls, unique reproduction[/i][/center] [columns][img]http://i.imgur.com/qtAkY2G.png[/img][nextcol][nextcol]In Sornieth some fungi are sentient, which may be down to magical intervention rather than pure evolutionary one. They are mobile, as is evidenced by the way they fight in the coliseum, and have eyes on the trunk of the 'mushroom' part (the part of the fungus used to dispense spores). This is obviously the best place for eyes, as most of a fungus is underground leaching nutrients off dead stuff.[/columns] --------------- [center][size=7]Plants[/size] [i]Cell walls with cellulose, usually multi-cellular bodies with different tissues, similar to animals[/i] [size=6]Plantlike Plants[/size][/center] [columns][img]http://i.imgur.com/CQ35t43.png[/img][nextcol][/columns] [columns][img]http://i.imgur.com/eC3EfN4.png[/img][nextcol][/columns] [center][size=6]Animallike Plants[/size][/center] [columns][img]http://i.imgur.com/000yWLM.png[/img][nextcol]cactus[nextcol][/columns] [columns][img]http://i.imgur.com/INHBfRL.png[/img][nextcol]owl[/columns] [columns][img]http://i.imgur.com/aEwB9Oh.png[/img][nextcol]snake[/columns] [columns][img]http://i.imgur.com/zqIKr4i.png[/img][nextcol]pig[/columns] [columns][img]http://i.imgur.com/3n7LZcF.png[/img][nextcol]person[/columns][/code]

FUNGI

Plants?
Ranunculaceae
Buttercups, Hellebores

Fabaceae
Legumes
Clovers and Trefoils

Brassicaceae

Ericaceae
Heathers, Rhododendrons and Azaleas

Rosaceae
Fruit trees
Roses

Asteraceae
Thistles, burdocks, cornflowers, daisies, dandelions

Umbelliferae
Carrots, hemlock, hogweed, cowparsley

Lamiaceae
Deadnettles
Mints

Amaryllidaceae
Bulbs and Onions

PLANTS 2

JUST IN CASE

just in case 2 [center][size=7][color=#8D5B3E][b]Wildlife of Dragonhome[/b][/size][/center] [color=#7B3D1D] Dragonhome is a desert in the sense that it is dry, but there is nothing in the lore that discusses whether it is a hot desert. The word 'highland' is used to describe Dragonhome, which could mean the land is dry by virtue of being higher than most rainclouds. Thin mountain air also tends to be drier than thicker, more humid lowland air. A good real world comparison for a vast and dry highland landscape would be the Tibetan Plateau in Asia. Dry and mountainous environments require their wildlife to have many specialisations, both physiologically with water management and anatomically with navigating rocky terrain. Dragonhome is one of the most northern regions in Sornieth, bordered to the East by the the Viridian Labyrinth, and to the south by the Tangled Wood, the Scarred Wasteland and the Starfall Isles. Note: may include forgotten caves --------- [center][size=5][color=#8D5B3E]Cnidarians [item= Electric Stingers ] [center][size=7][color=#FF8400][b]Wildlife of the Ashfall Waste[/b][/size] [/center][color=#B2570D] If the Ashfall Wastes existed in our world, they would be a borderline lifeless place, home only to microscopic animals known for toughing out volcanic vents. Sornieth is a place of magic, however, and if dragons can breathe fire, then creatures can live in a hellscape of melted rock, aided by some magic, of course. As well as lava, the Ashfall Waste has the added ecological challenge of being a nearly entirely obsidian and fresh rock environment, with very little in the way of rich soil, meaning whatever plants do live there have had the good fortune to take root in a soily nook instead of growing on smooth volcanic glass (obsidian) - maybe Fire Dragons make and maintain gardens to help with biodiversity? The Ashfall Wastes is bordered by oceans to the north and south and acts as a landbirdge between the Windswept Plateau and the Shifting Expanse. The sea to the north is the Sea of a Thousand Currents. --------- [center][size=5][color=#FF8400]Cnidarians [item= Nebula Floaters ] [center][size=7][color=#96D200][b]Wildlife of the Windswept Plateau[/b][/size][/center] [color=#567D34] Unusually for a region in Sornieth lore, we know a lot about the Windswept Plateau's meteorology (weather) - it's humid, with large clouds, and battered with high speed winds. The artwork for the region features bamboo heavily, and the lore says there is a steppe biome. With so many specific geographical features, this region has many analogues with real world ecology, and it seems like an ecologically complex place, with the racing winds of a highland exposed environment and some damp nooks of moist lowland environment, a haven for herd beasts and tiny frogs alike! The Windswept Plateau is bordered by oceans to the southwest and northeast, and forms a land bridge between the Scarred Wasteland and the Ashfall Waste - the sea to the southwest is a cold sea (home of the southern icefields) although the westernmost coast of the Windswept Plateau may be quite warm from the volcanic action of the Ashfall Waste. The sea to the northeast is the Sea of a Thousand Currents, a tropical inland sea, likely the provider of all the warm rainclouds and tropical storms experienced in the Windswept Plataeu. --------- [center][size=5][color=#96D200]Cnidarians [item= Electric Stingers ] [center][size=7][color=#060AA3][b]Wildlife of the Sea of A Thousand Currents[/b][/size] [/center][color=#0A3D67] This is an inland sea bordered by the other regions of Sornieth. The waters appear to be tropical, tunnel north between scarred wasteland and tangled wood tunnel south/river south between windswept plateau and ashfall waste --------- [center][size=5][color=#060AA3]Cnidarians [item= Crystal Jellyfish ] [center][size=7][color=#7702E1][b]Wildlife of the Tangled Wood[/b][/size] [color=#6E235D] Blah blah blah use this bit to talk about how geography may effect wildlife [/center] --------- [center][size=5][color=#7702E1]Cnidarians [item= Darktide Jellyfish ] [center][size=7][color=#2495D5][b]Wildlife of the Southern Icefield[/b][/size] [color=#7995C1] Blah blah blah use this bit to talk about how geography may effect wildlife [/center] --------- [center][size=5][color=#2495D5]Cnidarians [item= Darktide Jellyfish ] [center][size=7][color=#00C0A9][b]Wildlife of the Shifting Expanse[/b][/size] [color=#2B768F] Blah blah blah use this bit to talk about how geography may effect wildlife [/center] --------- [center][size=5][color=#00C0A9]Cnidarians [item= Electric Stingers ] [center][size=7][color=#FEE366][b]Wildlife of the Sunbeam Ruins[/b][/size] [color=#D1B300] Blah blah blah use this bit to talk about how geography may effect wildlife [/center] --------- [center][size=5][color=#FEE366]Cnidarians [item= Crystal Jellyfish ] [center][size=7][color=#629C3F][b]Wildlife of the Viridian Labyrinth[/b][/size] [color=#236925] Blah blah blah use this bit to talk about how geography may effect wildlife [/center] --------- [center][size=5][color=#629C3F]Cnidarians [item= Crystal Jellyfish ] [center][size=7][color=#BF0303][b]Wildlife of the Scarred Wasteland[/b][/size] [color=#850012] Blah blah blah use this bit to talk about how geography may effect wildlife [/center] --------- [center][size=5][color=#BF0303]Cnidarians [item= Nebula Floaters ] [center][size=7][color=#FF00CF][b]Wildlife of the Starfall Isles[/b][/size] [color=#9C4975] Blah blah blah use this bit to talk about how geography may effect wildlife Crystal Pools Coliseum Venue [/center] --------- [center][size=5][color=#FF00CF]Cnidarians [item= Nebula Floaters ]

[center][size=7]Zoologists![/size] [url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=27143707] [img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/350/271438/27143707_350.png[/img] [/url] [i]The founder of the thread, Perthro is a keen zoologist, and a nerd about palaeontology and taxonomy. Her fave animals are usually archosaurs.[/i] [url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=33157660] [img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/350/331577/33157660_350.png[/img] [/url] [i]Tamer of beasts for the SkullLotus's clan, he is a hoarder, and easily distracted if you want to borrow something from him! His experience with taming familiars makes him curious about animals.[/i] [url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=34900419] [img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/350/349005/34900419_350.png[/img] [/url] [i]Flokkun, from Evernear's clan, was the prime Ichthyologist for this thread, expertly researching and classifying the fish of Sornieth. [/i] [url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=33197979] [img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/350/331980/33197979_350.png[/img] [/url] [i]Azure, from Wyvern Warrior's clan, is an ornithologist. She is a keen bird watcher and explorer![/i] [url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=34091377] [img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/350/340914/34091377_350.png[/img] [/url] [i]Felinus, from Violetah's clan, is a zoologist. He believes in splitting taxons rather than clumping them for some nice, precise taxonomy. [/i] [url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=29560999] [img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/350/295610/29560999_350.png[/img] [/url] [i]Harvey, from Crowdazzle's clan, is not a zoologist himself, but teaches zoology to other dragons.[/i] [url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=29694262] [img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/350/296943/29694262_350.png[/img] [/url] [i]Robyn is a natural historian from Hashira's clan and is ready to study the flora and fauna of Sornieth.[/i] [url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=5985611] [img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/350/59857/5985611_350.png[/img] [/url] [i]Wasabi is like a hatchling in a bug store when it comes to researching the flora and fauna of Sorienth. He has a way with animals and often brings home new companions on his way back from the coliseum. He's particularly fond of amphibians and reptiles, mainly frogs and toads. He hails from The God of Stories' Clan[/i] [/center] ---------- Would you like your dragon to be a zoologist? Ping me and tell me about your zoology dragon!

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