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Present Setting: Just before to the new era dubbed the Metapurgaluxian, the Lunt System, particularly near the gas giant of Seostea where Janus and Rienia orbit was struck by a massive Gamma Ray Burst emitted from nearby supernova. Janus at the moment of impact was caught out in the open, taking a direct hit, obliterating its Ozone Layer and causing a cascade effect on the planet’s atmosphere and biosphere. Torrential nitric acid rains, lethal exposure to solar radiation and reduced light due to abrupt NO2 composition in the atmosphere shattered Janus' ecology. The losses on both moon worlds had become so dire that the Librarian chose to step in, rushing to preserve live populations to reintroduce once the Ozone Layer recovered two million years later. Thankfully this undertaking was expedited with the assistance of the Nomad World Ship (seen in image), and its legions of drones.

At the start of the Metapurgaluxian Era, life on Janus has begun to rebound thanks partly to ecological reseeding. Life in Janus' metallically rich marine habitats despite having lost most of its phytoplankton and zooplankton populations was quick to rebound and build new food webs, but terrestrial habitats would only now begin to diversify again in this era. The Medial Hemisphere contains only two distinct of landmass groups to the north and south, separated by the vast Afto Ocean. The few terrestrial species that survived the last mass extinction are now set to define the ecology of this new era.

--Planetary Statistics--
Atmosphere: 77% Nitrogen, 18% Oxygen, 2% Argon, 1% CO2, 1% NO2 1% Other Gases
Average Global Temperature: 63°F (17°C)
Tectonics: Earth Standards
Volcanic Activity: 10% less than Earth Standards
Weather Systems: Earth-like; Turbulent, cooler-wetter Storm Systems; Ocean Current Driven Weather

--Size Increments--
• Size 1: Sugar Ant (0.1 - 1 cm)
• Size 2: Bumblebee (1.01 - 2.5 cm)
• Size 3: Mosquitofish (2.5 - 5 cm)
• Size 4: Poison Dart Frog (5 - 10 cm)
• Size 5: Giant Water Bug (11 - 20 cm)
• Size 6: Birdwing Butterfly (21 - 35 cm)
• Size 7: Horseshoe Crab (35 - 70 cm)
• Size 8: Australian Trumpet Snail (71 - 100 cm)
• Size 9: Japanese Giant Salamander (100 - 150 cm)
• Size 10: Aldabra Giant Tortoise (150 - 200 cm)
• Size 11: Leatherback Sea Turtle (2.01 - 2.5 m)
• Size 12: Mekong Giant Catfish (2.5 - 3 m)
• Size 13: Giant Pacific Octopus (3 - 4 m)
• Size 14: Ocean Sunfish (4.1 - 4.6 m)
• Size 15: Great White Shark (4.6 - 5.2 m)
• Size 16: White Sturgeon (5.2 - 5.8 m)
• Size 17: African Elephant (5.8 - 6.5 m)
• Size 18: Oceanic Manta Ray (6.5 - 8 m)
• Size 19: Triceratops (8.1 - 9 m)
• Size 20: Porites Coral Reef Colony (9 - 10.5 m)
• Size 21: Whale Shark (10.5 - 12 m)
• Size 22: Giganotosaurus (12 - 16 m)
• Size 23: Blue Whale (16.1 - 22 m)
• Size 24: Brachiosaurus (22.1 - 30 m)
• Size 25: Western Redcedar Tree (30.1 - 45 m)

Dossier, Regional Evolution Rules and Blank Template in the next post.

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Attached is the Regional Dossier containing all the organisms available for evolution in this thread, along with a succinct description for each species. Blank Template & Collaborative Image Resource for all organisms will be in the next couple of posts.

--Organism Advancement--
> Marine/Aquatic Plant Organisms may now be as large as the size 22 increment as stated above
> Terrestrial Plant Organisms may now be as large as the size 20 increment as stated above
> Animal Organisms may now be as large as the size 14 increment as stated above
> Carbon-based nutrients/minerals, Calcium, Magnesium, Strontium and rich quantities of soft metals like Copper, Silver, Iron, Aluminum, Manganese and Zinc are present in the environment and may be incorporated into an organism’s diet/evolutions

--Regional Evolution Rules--
> If necessary, specify which landmass/environment(s) an organism exists in. If not specified, the organism will be considered endemic throughout region 1
> An evolution that impacts the same organism throughout the whole region is allowed, but must be specified in your post
> Marine & Aquatic Organisms may only exist in either the Freshwater Basins, Rocky Coastline, or Shallow Seas/Coastline
> Only organisms from the Shallow Seas/Coastline and Rocky Coastline can freely travel throughout Region 1 (Action must be specified in your evolution post)
> Aquatic & Terrestrial Organisms from the Freshwater Basins, Flooded Forests, Primordial Terra Fire and/or Fertile Lowlands may be relocated or travel to neighboring landmasses (Interconnections of landmasses can be found below)
> Terrestrial organisms from the Rocky Coastline can only travel and evolve in the Fertile Lowlands or Cool Mediterranean habitats
> Barring rules above, any Terrestrial Organism may migrate or evolve in other habitats so long as they're adjacent to one another
> If you as a creator wish to establish the existence of a new ecosystem, feel free to specify this and post what organisms would belong in this new ecosystem

--Landmasses & Interconnections--
> Nemoria Island is entirely isolated
> The Bemmucga Isles have interconnected populations with Ovem Island
> The Aftolls despite is appearance or description does have above sea level sand dunes that theoretically any organism that was either amphibious, capable of flight, or an organism encountering these sand dunes after being cast adrift may subsequently reside on these.

--Additional/Misc. Stuff--
> The following Imgur link will provide you with the ecological food webs of each environment in Region 2: https://imgur.com/a/fH660Zw https://imgur.com/a/EtAssrd
> Most of the materials for these threads are made by me exclusively. If you can and/or want to provide me with resources to help improve the quality of information we have for the setting (Food Webs, Trophic Levels, Mapping of individual Landmasses, Etc.) this would be welcomed and appreciated
> Fanart is welcome, and low-key encouraged

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The attached image contains full size & clean images for all the extant organisms available for evolution. Below I will provide a general description & stuff to consider about the nine distinct habitats found in Region 2 of Janus. Consider these just features to note when evolving organisms in these habitats.

-Shallow Seas/Coastline-
> Shallow Seas generally describes the continental shelfs of landmasses or distinct Seas and Gulfs identified on the world map
> These waters have rich deposits of calcium, magnesium, copper, silver, iron, zinc, aluminum and other metals diffused in the waters, which are commonly digested or passed through an organisms’ respiratory tract
> This habitat is heavily impacted by Janus' many frequent and often violent storms, including powerful typhoons that strike the coastal shores of this region
> Organisms are often found living on the tidal shores, but often do this avoid predation, lay eggs or are overall dependent and need to return to the sea to survive

-Freshwater Basins-
> Freshwater Basins includes all lakes and rivers (not seen on World Map) found inland on Janus' many landmasses
> Like the seas and ocean, these Freshwater habitats have rich deposits of minerals and metals diffused in the waters, but to lesser density than marine habitats and is therefore less impactful aquatic organisms' physiology
> The high frequency of pluvial events on Janus leads to high variability in the water table by extension the surface area that many bodies of freshwater can cover at a given time.
> These habitats are almost always directly adjacent to other terrestrial habitats, and thus have heavy interactions with terrestrial populations and their organisms

-Fertile Lowlands-
> These largely are equivalent in climate to Earth's tropical savanna and are typically transition zones between other major habitats
> Fertile Lowlands are frequently subject to torrential storms, keeping these regions rich in moisture
> The often-short dry season in this habitat is highlighted by wildfires caused by dry lightning strikes
> Unique habitat features include lush Mat Grass coverage, subterranean ravines that become vernal pools after pluvial events and massive migrations of various terrestrial organisms

-Cool Mediterranean-
> The Cool Mediterranean are typically found in plateau or highland steppes of Janus far more arid climate and milder weather than all other habitats in Region 1
> Low annual rainfall in these habitats along with frequent windstorms lead to frequent and often deadly brushfires that wipe out swathes of vegetated land
> Organisms here have adapted to take advantage of the short winters in this habitat that are the only time when heavy deluges of rain, sleet or even snow inundates the arid soil with much needed water
> Unique habitat features include pockets of lush topsoil where rainwater collects under, cloud-like fogs and shallow cave networks

Remainder environment notes & final thread assets in final posts.

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Attached to this post is my provided blank template for posting new evolutions in the attached image, as well as the remaining general description & stuff to consider about the eleven distinct habitats found in Region 2 of Janus.

-Flooded Forests-
> The Flooded Forests are named for its commonly observed wetlands or estuarine waters that shallowly submerge the forest floor
> The opaque waters that surround these forests are rich in minerals often derived from water runoff of nearby mountain ranges
> These forests are commonly the landfall site of Janus' powerful typhoons, often decimating sections of forest and providing opportunity for new growth
> Unique habitat features include generally infertile soil due to the murky, occasionally brackish waters leaching nutrients, thick surface layers of peat in non-flooded ground and deadly Fungalgae blooms

-Primordial Terra Firme-
> Primordial Terra Firme has the most fertile soils on Janus, allowing for rapid proliferation of plant life
> These habitats are nearly exclusive to the equatorial region near coastlines and as result experience wet, balmy weather in a state of permanent summer
> The keystone organism of this habitat, the Giant Sap Alteau secrete a sugary and high nutritious sap that can nurture herbivore or entrap gluttonous prey
> Unique habitat features include thick canopies that reduce sunlight to the understory, an ecosystem that is perfect for expansive biodiversity and a multi-level environment that's not seen in any other terrestrial habitat on Janus

-Rocky Coastlines-
> Rocky Coastlines are often found where cold or mixed ocean currents are present and are notable for their rocky black and greystone shores
> These habitats are often found closer to the Polar Regions of Janus and are often semi-isolated from other terrestrial habitats
> Organisms here will be challenged by the dramatic shifts tide level compared to other coastal regions, as well as having access to sheer cliff faces for new niche access
> Unique habitat features include rocky tide pools, labyrinthine intertidal rock mazes and dangerous gale force winds

-Glacial Icelands-
> A highly unique terrestrial environment presently only found in the Antarctic Circle of Janus where life endures the moons most frigid conditions
> Ecology is heavily centered around the keystone organism known as the Antarctic Pehuén acting as oases for life in the Polar Region
> Those animals that survive in this glacial desert do so by either hibernating through the coldest seasons, or endlessly search for Pehuén to feed at
> Unique habitat features here would include a very short season of endless day, constant and hazardous snowstorms and the rare glacial chasm

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-Silicate Lagoons-
> Silicate Lagoons are unique marine formations found in the warm, volcanically active waters of the Afto Ocean
> These habitats are derived from the mineral/metallically rich waters and marine volcanic plumes producing dense substrates covered in raw mineral formations, silicate and crystal
> Organisms here will have to adapt to erratic and frequent volcanic activity coupled with a lack of arable substrate for rooted plants, except for Borfern reefs
> Unique habit features include countless atoll laden with ancient Borfern reefs and Algettaform plant life, sprawling shallow sea caves made of massive crystal and gemstone formation, and year-round tropical weather

That about concludes all the thread start information. Two final points, the first regarding the attached image here that is a blatant How-to Guide for any newcomers to this style of /qst/ game. I will state that these are quasi-hard rules, but I've been known to be lenient on individual creations in the past, so don't too hesitant to post.

Additionally, I would like to stress the following statement: PLEASE DO NOT USE THE DOSSIER PDF TO PULL ORGANISM IMAGES! Use the starting organism image posted here (>>5295044) so we don't have a blatant reduction in image quality.

That's it! Enjoy folks, and welcome to the continuation of the 2022 resurgence of /tg/ style EvoGames.

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After the recent mass extinction, the Borus Mungori were left with few dangers and many opportunities, which meant they were free to diversify and speciate.

The Ratus Mungori has become a mobile generalist and scavenger, reverting to a four-legged gait more suited for climbing and running, similar to that of a rodent. Most of the changes were however to it's facial arrangement, which has shifted to let it maintain knowledge of it's surroundings when it's face is pressed up close to a trunk or to the ground. With not much reason for cooperation, it does not seek out companions(except during breeding season, of course), though it won't spurn close contact either. It's favorite food is Mat Grass bulbs, which it seeks out by smell and digs up using it's tongue.

The POTUS Mungori on the other hand has embraced it's communal nature, the low survival pressures giving ample room for social pressures to surface. They spend most of their waking hours figuring out group hierarchy through a strange sort of contest - the POTUS "candidates" find "podiums"(typically Sap Alteau stumps) from which to scream loudly at each other. In the end, the pecking order is decided by who screams the loudest and who lasts the longest(though the vibrancy of one's tongue also seems to be a factor). The highest ranking individual of the group is known as the POTUS PIO, and the group itself is typically called a Debate. It's favorite pastime is fishing, and it tends to imbibe a bit too much Alteau Sap on weekends.

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>>5383415
>redraws disguised as evos for the sake of enticing people to draw, and making the barrier to entry lower.

Algeod: Its gotten a little bigger. The Algeod can limitedly capture heat which is then reemitted as IR light and a minute vibration via specialized molecules, supporting photosynthesis. The decomposition of this process is toxic, which is no burden to the algeod, when it divides the toxins are simply dumped into the water. With no consequences.

Vesigeod: Mostly the same, still bubbling up and down in the water, but they are a plant they preys on other plants, secreting enzymes that break down cell walls and allow the organism to utilize the prey's resources instead of it's own. Life is good.

Speckled Algeod: Is at it always has been, but reflective to UV light, drawing the eyes of some consumers sensitive to such glittering.

Sticky Nettle Algeod- A hybrid organism that has spread quickly via it's sticky secretions and micro hooks. Edible, but quickly growing, a colony mass will eventually envelop a creature if it is unable to tend to itself.

Chain Algeod- A hybrid organism that may exist in all flowing marine environments, the plant likes motion. A robust cellular structure enables the Chain Algeod to suffer damage that would normally end other microorganisms, while pass throughs between other cells in the colony allow for constant verification of genetic health. Deviations are decoupled to preserve the greater whole.

A colony of Chain Algeod is in theory edible, but incredibly tough, similar to polyester or nylon.

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>>5383415
Saline Algea
with more salt than ever
these pink algea colonies absorb and cumulate deposits of salt into their bodies.
when the colony is in crisis individual cells transform when they die the cell starts rapidly devouring itself then the body shrinks, the absorbed salt gets transferred in the cell walls maing a crystal like shell and new independent biomaterial starts to grow inside it inother words they "reincarnate" and hibernate. this state can last up to a decade but the cells are not immortal.

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Somehow, a sizable group of Borus Mungori have migrated to Nemoria, be it through rafting, olympic-grade swimming or a Nomad-drone misplacing an animal shipment. Here, they found plentiful food in the form of Tiny Stridlers - the only problem being that most Stridlers live deep in the Arctic Wastelands. Those who could best weather the unforgiving cold would return with the most spoils, and over generations these creatures changed to go deeper and deeper into the wastes. The Arctus Mungori is endothermic and clad in a thick fur coat, with thick-skinned nostrils that close up between breaths to keep out snow. They spend most of their lives in the glacial icelands, but during mating season they will collectively make the long trek to the shoreline - the only place on the island warm enough to lay it's eggs. They will stay there for the next few months, subsisting on fish and the rare exceptionally dumb(or unlucky) Stridler until the young grow in their fur coat. Interestingly, the mating season of the Arctus Mungori coincides with every third mating season of the Tiny Stridler, so when the Mungori return to the Icelands they will always be greeted with an abundance of fresh prey.

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>>5383415
mat grass- pictured as a singular plant rather than a field, Mat grass grows dense and thick, normally flaccid strands of grass propped by their neighbors. Throughout the lifecycle of the plant, eventually leaves will form cups at the end which propagate into an edible fruit.

sirens hair moss- Picture as a singular plant, the moss forms a truly small starchy "fruit" that is also loaded with minerals from the rocks it gradually erodes. Some creatures can be found licking the moss to collect this nourishment.

frostbite lichen- The line between the composite entities has broken down, and shortly after sprouting the organisms intermesh, complimenting one another in structure and immune system. Frostbite Lichen contains a number of compounds that could be described as "Spicy".

cripilogae- A hybrid organism, Piligae's spongy, textured, and moist bark proved to be an ideal substrate for Criolga. the Criolga quicky suffocated and outcompeted the Piligae's own "leaf". However the moss had superior surface area, robustness, recovery from damage, and photosynthesis conversion capability. What it did not have was a deep root system or ability to grow upwards like larger plants. Piligae itself would simply pull nutrients from the roots of the Criolga, and the two would exist in mutual parasitism with a net benefit for both parties.


Algae Weed- Little has changed with this organism other than a general refinement to it's environment. (And no artifacts in the picture.)

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>>5383415
change the jointing on its feeding apendange latching onto prey and smearing it into the wounds of there prey, bottom teeth pointing outwards so they dont cut into the bottom of the tongue

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>>5383415
becomes radial, growing a series of interlinked shells as it grows older, catching prey and coating shells with 3 retractable prehensile tongues, this shell design gives them redundancy and increases the surface of there rough shell

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>>5383415
Hermit Tungus sometimes crawling along with its muscular underbelly swallowing prey with there tongue covered in not one shell but many MANY shells forming sort of scales in a way covering its body in flexible armor allowing it to move with much more easily and swallow large creatures

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>>5384917
Aquaterra Mongi develop a thicker insulating coat that protects them from both the tropical heat, and the icewater cold, which alongside increased fatty deposits, has vastly expanded their geographical reach.

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>>5383415
numerous on the rocks and water like glowing lanterns in different variants depending on how they walk and hop more a developmental difference when they start moving then anything else

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The Springtail Stridler has evolved a curled tail that can quickly unwind, propelling it forward at great speed, and then just as quickly wind back up and get ready for another hop. This ability makes it quite the agile little critter, and helps it's chances of escaping the lumbering Arctus Mungori. When it doesn't need speed, it uses the tail as a sort of crutch or clunky third leg. Speaking of it's legs, those have changed shape too, the main claw now folding up when not being used for digging or assisting in keeping balance, with the secondary finger developing a similar, but smaller claw used as a hoof.
It's diet still consists mostly of lichen, though it's new body shape makes getting inside Pehuen trunks a bit difficult.

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>>5383415
The Lesser Mossrock's limited ability to control it's own movement has long been something of a hinderance for their kind. drifting along the currents is all very well when things are calm, but Lesser Mossrock are often torn apart during storms, or beached by strong currents/tides. To counter this, some Lesser Mossrock develop a different kind of tentacle, one which is covered in sticky mucus, and ends in an odd footlike protrusion.The newly evolved Sticky Mossrock uses these limbs to grasp onto rocks or other plantlife should they find themselves trapped by currents, the mucus sticking like glue to whatever they grab and keeping them from getting dragged along. In addition, they can also use it to aid in hunting, batting prey with the tentacle and bringing the trapped animals back to be consumed.

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>>5384671
adaptations such as less exposed facial skin, bigger fat filled snouts to heat up air before it enters there respiratory tracts protecting the mucus membranes, larger labyrinthine nasal cavity to increase surface area for scent based tracking, specialized hairs to keep falling or blowing snow from into there eyes, smaller backleg claws as those are often source of cooling and slowly adapting fur coat makes them slightly better at going deeper into this winter wonderland

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>>5384671
now we have fellas like this F'lickta swallow the unfertilized eggs of as many other members of there species as possible diversifying there own brood stored in a internal pouch a blister near abscess of the digestive tract as its the hottest place in the body

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>>5385583
One variety of Springtail Stridler find their horn to be becoming more a hindereance than a help, and so it is converted into a relatively thin layer of armour upon their backs, along with a spike at the front, fullfilling the role of its original horn. In addition to providing some basic protection, this new shape makes the Armoured Springtail more aerodynamic and less front heavy, allowing them to move faster and more elegantly. This new armour does make them slightly heavier, but not by much. They also grow larger and stronger.

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>>5383415
Sirens spit moss
is one sucessor to the sirens hair moss and mostly similiar to it. the main difference is the expansion in habitats colonies not limited only to saline rocks.
they expanded to the open sea with floating colonies those floating colonies are relatively small and break easily into smaller ones.
and onto the bodies of living organisms the moss is passively grows on the creature the only downside of this mobile lifestyle is that the host animal needs to be atleast semi aquatic/amphibious and the moss mostly prefers fur.

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>>5383415
Amphigori
yet another mungori descendant these guys are smaller than any of their brethren but unlike them they are excellent swimmers.
their tongue lost its "spike" as such lost its offensive capability but it beome more flexible.
the head adapted to the aquatic lifestyle nostrills are higher on the head the secondary eyes also moved upwards the reason is while the lower eyes gaze downwards the higher eyes look upwards while in water.
these omnivorous creatures live in small groups of 12-24 individuals.
reproduction happens on the ground and they are the most vulnerable at this state. because on land they walk like drunken ducks in short easy prey.
they can travell great distances in the sea resting while swimming often crossing between the bemmuega islands and oven island

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>>5383947
living a in a warmer enviroment has allowed some constraints to be lifted elongating there limbs does not scignfigantly cool them enough to threaten them allowing them to get longer and longer strides arraving faster to the source of the smells even if they have to fight Ratus and perhaps scavenge from there remains

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>>5383415
being a outside of context problem with no real predators or prey after they got stranded they spend as little energy as possible just of the coast of the the rocky coastline of oven island standing waist deep in the water mostly bone and fur until they move to consume the sirens spit growing in there waterlogged fur

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>>5383415
not only mimicing the smell of food/rot its able to create complex mixes of pheromones it has sampled out of the water over many years attracting many species with everything they could desire to then be consumed tendrils grappling around with protrusions being reeld in by dedicated muscles inside its mouth forced down into its cilia covered throat that actively forces them down covering the scent of there prey. they habe been able to grow large being the apex predator of there lake ecosystem

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>>5383415
Some Pillgae convert their upper nodules to exclusively form seeds, which are sprayed into the air once they become too full, and float along the winds like dandelion seeds till they come down to rest somewhere suitable. They also develop a pair of lower limbs, the job of which is to produce and release zygotic spores, which other Pillgae will absorb to reproduce. These spores are sticky, and will either be carried on the breeze to other Pillgae, or by any number of animals.

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>>5383415
grow focused vicouse bulbs under the hardened outshell protecting as it collecting light

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>>5383947
Some Ratus Mungori develop a fatty tail covered in a layer of fur. This tail both serves to store fat for lean times, but is also a tool for sexual selection, Larger tails indicating both foraging capacity, and the ability to survive inspite of the extra weight.

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Due to a resource drain and personal life stuff that's been interfering with a lot of my time, I've neglected to have time to build a proper Phylogeny Chart for this thread thus far.

So posted here is a crude, very basic chart displaying all organisms done so far. I promise that the next one will have more the usual refined appearance and shall be posted with the typical Librarian flair of storytelling. Keep up the great work guys.

Also, I neglected to make a note of it, but the Scavenging Borus-Mungori will go extinct by the time of my next post Sunday evening, largely due to its predictable and diverse speciation.

does any observers have any ideas on what to draw that dont want to draw or think they cant

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>>5383947
Some Ratuses (Ratusi)? adapt even further to the diet of Mat Grass bulbs, with their front limbs becoming stockier and their sense of smell becoming sharper, at the cost of poorer eyesight.

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>>5383415
on the rocky coasts of Nemoria they evolved different looking but the same a genetic flow it started with a small chance for bifurcated limbs allowing for more reliable horizontal movement on more beach like and flat areas without use of wings partitioning the niche but still connected populations,
then we have the one way gene flows starting first with the Gliding Mycophiler with horizontal movement between cliffs and coast rocky outcrocks able to glide great distances assisted with hovering a sort of half assed powered flight able to move to more hard to reach spots and strange outcrops,
who then mated with walking variants creating the Generalists not good at beach living or cliff living sort of just filling in the herd against predators highly migratory compared to other variants,
then we have Bristleback species simply from breeding exclusively a offshoot of the walkers there wings reduced substantially to put them out of harms way but thus ground bound, cilia hair like protrusions hardened covering there body but substantially in there rear due to there shoulder/hip joints allow them to swing there whole body like a mace to fend of predators with painful damaging hair like spikes

>>5396038
Ay bruh I like your drawings

>>5396048
thank you, do you have any ideas on what to draw as i have bit of a decision paralysis

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>>5383415
Mat Grass plants growing at the edges of Freshwater Basins often suffer from having their open seedpods submerged and damaged by high tide, resulting in a development of a primitive stem, as well as a more complex root system

>>5396173
Mix bug parts with plant parts
Idk lol
Maybe something will come to me later

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>>5396038
The Bristleback Hopper evolves a second pair of joints in its legs, allowing it to jump around as means of locomotion, which lets it move further in-land.

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>>5383415
Meanwhile, Mat Grass in slightly drier climates develop an "onion-like" type of growth, with one blade growing at a time. Their bulbs get bigger, capable of storing water and nutrients, as well as producing off-shoots of itself. Still, the plant is capable of flowering.

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>>5388427
The armoured springtail's chitin coating expands further, as it proves to be an effective evolutionary trait. Their tails shorten ever so slightly to maximize energy efficiency.

>>5383415
Grougus...they were always there, just ignored. Which was fine, because they were none too smart, but plenty hungry. The coasts provided ample sustenance for them, but better and more nourishing food was inland.

The better the food, the larger the Grogus grew, and the more adapted to their environment they became. Ampibigrogus are nothing special, just bigger than their progenitors. The Shovel Grogus has powerful paws for digging, and a tail to help flick dirt out of their burrow tunnels.

For what it was worth, they were opportunistic omnivores, eating whatever convenient biomass was present, though those who ate mostly meat, or even the forbidden flesh of other Grogus, grew largest and strongest.

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>>5397222
I showed you my grogus, respond.

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>>5387768
Hindclaws of the moomgori become more splayed and hoof like to prevent them from sinking into the snow and to elevate the foot off the frozen ground

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>>5397223
Tundra Grogus derive from Shovel Grogus. The Tundra type is larger and more hungry than it's fair weather kin.

Specialized adaptations include: down along it's carapace, and a total replacement of it's regular red blood cells with oxygen carrying lipids. By nature the Tundra grogus is lazy, and will not attempt to burrow into the frozen dirt or rocky soil, instead blanketing itself with whatever is the current ground cover.

When not hunting, the grogus will passively lick away small plants from rocks or soil., even in search of new caloric intake. Most Grogus are slain by predators or succumb to starvation as their growing bodies demand more fuel than is available.

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>>5389340
self explanatory they use extended fingers along with skin membranes to have better scooping surface in the water for swimming the skin membrane comes from cells between the body and limbs does not self destruct during fetal devlopment

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>>5383415
from channels into its shell its able to extrude strings and dollops of its muculage attracting prey and retracting it to draw in algea to be transported to the "anus" but a spare opening sorts for consumption of its own mucus for recycling.

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>>5383947
The Mungulate genus has arisen due to two major factors: one, the abundance of Matgrass, whose stems are just as ripe for consumption as it's bulbs yet are not capitalized on; and two, the advent of the large and quick, yet easily tired ambush predator Aquaterra Mongi in the Bemmucga isles. Thus, the Mungulates developed their new creed: live fast, and eat grass.

>>5384987
The Pseudoequui Mongi is a mimic species of the Equui Mungulate, using it's unassuming appearance and smell to sneak up on it's favored prey: the Ratus Mungori, which does not fear the herbivorous Mungulates and whose underdeveloped upper eyes are notoriously bad at distinguishing friend from foe.
The disguise also helps it sneak up on the Mungulates themselves, though since their primary eyes have a much better field of vision they are not fooled as easily as the Ratus, and only the dumbest and most inattentive Mungulates are fooled.

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>>5387773
Having a giant gaping hole proved to be highly detrimental in arctic conditions, so the Flickta's mouth was quickly covered by a set of lips, and eventually, much of the lip has fused completely, leaving the Flickmo with two interconnected mouths: one on it's head and one on it's belly. This proved to be a somewhat advantageous setup, as the near-complete loss of neck mobility was offset by having a handy storage space perfect for storing food during long travels, storing air during deep dives and high-exertion chases, and most importantly, storing babies during the mating season. Now able to gestate an egg within themselves instead of having to venture to their ancestral shoreline, the Flickmo Mungori spread far and wide across Nemoria to lands their cousins could never dream of - lands full of slow, meaty Ivory Stridlers and basal Tiny Stridlers that have not needed to adapt to predation.
The one meaningful drawback of their new pouch is that it's a complex organ with a long and delicate formation history, so babies have to spend their first few months of life cooped up in their mother's gullet, simply eating her scraps and completing a process that hasn't quite made it's way to an embryonal development yet, biology-wise.

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>>5397285
A mature grogus is very large compared to most other organisms on the planet. Its progeny not so much. This has caused Grogus to become highly territorial over their feeding spaces, dispersing their kin far and wide. Those who made their way from the tundra into hot and arid environments became "Sand Grogus". Adapted to keep their vital organs high and cool, and at the same time capable of gorging beyond reason thanks to an elastic stomach pouch.

Forest Grogus are a derivative of sand grogus, a larger maw allows for simply shoveling up the forest floor and eating nutrient rich moss, dirt, decomposing leaves, and other matter. A long tail serves to club plants or other tough sources of food so it will fit into their maw. Their tongue have sightly atrophied for this, serving as a complex rasping and grinding mechanism.
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Grogus serve as a source of food to many, either as carelessly spawned young, or dying full sized adults. Their intelligence is very low, and maneuvering the environment is accomplished via their horns which detect vibrations, electromagnetic and infrared energy. Differences in the environment attract their attention, with a crude awareness that mobile differences are likely food. The limited intelligence translates to a lack of pain awareness, and many a grogi has died trying to eat moving lava flows or a fallen meteor.

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>>5396763
Some springtails roll, and some roll better than others. An emergent behavior of rolling and using their own tail and arms to self spring has allowed the spintails to thrive, moving further and faster than any other land animal on the moon.

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>>5383414
Skelkers. Fun to look at, horrible to draw. The lesser skelker was an adaptalbe creature, spreading quickly through the territories with no major adaptations beyond a wide variety of coloration and patterns (shown here as "basic bitch green"). A small nub on either side of the head is used in ritual combat during mating season.

The mouthbreathing skelker is the result of the most aggressive of their kind. Crushed nasal cavities from headbutting have resulted in the feature being entirely atrophied away. where you loose a nose, you gain a thick neck, thick skull, and buttocks packed with muscle to help propel devastating charges at head long into inferior skelkers. Think of rams, but...this.

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>>5395353
Digging for food led to the frame of the Murmot becoming more squat and robust. The lampreylike mouth inherited from more archaic Mungori developed into a hard, bony palate covered in keratinous teeth. Using its tongue the Murmot can now process plant matter more efficiently by crushing it against the teeth before swallowing. The tongue-plate now serves as an equivalent of the incisors, aiding in cutting off chunks of grass bulbs.

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>>5383415
Rayqungus evolves to be a tad larger, and develops some simple land mobility allowing for short excursions onto the atolls and other landmasses.

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>>5383414
(apologies for the quality of the art)
Some Basking Kina start to evolve for speed over defense. They lose much of their armour and develop a longer, stronger tail, its tail fins repositioning to make them faster and more agile. Their body overall becomes more streamlined, though this new speed necessitates a dorsal fin to help with maneuverability. Finally, their eyespot becomes a proper eye giving them a far better idea of where they're actually going, and making them more likely to avoid nasty collisions.

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>>5385583
Other vairants of the Springtailed Stridler don't lose their horn, instead converting it into a pair of tusks that serve much the same purpose. The Tusked Springtail have also developed a habit of using these tusks to duel over things like mates and food. To help them properly sight their target, their eyes have moved to the front of the head, offering a better line of sight ahead of them.

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>>5387768
These guys just said "fuck it, why are we walking all the way to some frozen shithole and back when we could stay on the coast where it's nice and relatively warm forever" and then became penguins.

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>>5397873
changes very little front teeth becoming bigger more focused in the center too bite into hard prey flesh or chunks of frozen sap, nasal bones part of its mouth structure holding up the nasal cavities flesh sometimes puffing up closing between breaths leaving 2 small holes to act as nostrils

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>>5397223
The need to maneuver among dense reedbeds and muddy waters of inland lakes and rivers forced some Amphibi Grougus to become lighter, more flexible and elongated and as well as having their snout and "crown" become more densely packed with electrosensory organs.

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[[Librarian's Note: The following post is a refinement/revision of the following post ( >>5392172 )]]

--Ecological Progress Report: Western Janus Early Metapurgaluxian Log 1--
Life in the Medial Hemisphere of Janus has seen divergent speciation of many organisms throughout the first 10 million years of the Metapurgaluxian Era. The Ovem Island Ecoregion has seen the least diversification with much of its ecosystems remaining relatively consistent, seemingly filling the role of an ecological time capsule for much of the last Era's survivors. Meanwhile the Bemmucga Isles have seen an explosion of speciation, predominantly with the terrestrial Borus-Mungori clade spreading into nearly every niche in these isles, pushing the once proliferous Scavenging Borus Mungori perilously towards extinction; while many of the newest genuses of plant organism begin dominating aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems alike. This divergent speciation of the Borus Mungori has even led to an auspicous population transplanting and now thriving in the otherwise unforgiving Nemoria Landmass. The Glacial Icelands and frostbitten rocky coastlines of Nemoria are now patrolled by the predatory Arctus Mungori, as new descendents of the Tiny Stridler arise to adapt to an even more dangerous frozen world. Finally in the Aftolls, only minor changes to the ecosystems have been observed, with new algea species, new and ornate Tungus genuses, and the recent emergence of the Aquaterra Mongi introducing more competition for the niche of apex predator of the Silicate Lagoons.

--GM/Librarian Notes--
> The attached Phylogeny Chart contains full size resolutions of all the extant organisms on Janus at this moment, and additionally I've taken the liberty of cleaning/touching up most of the new submissions so as to make them viable to anyone wanting to use them for future evolutions
> Please note that Red Flags by organisms are an indicator that they are considered endangered of extinction, although this is not absolute
> While I do discourage people consistently evolving their own organisms in rapid succession, I'm not barring you from making new iterations of it as the creative inspirations may strike. Just try not to evolve a single organism 5-10 times in the same day
> Expect a Phylogeny Chart update with every 30-40 new organisms produced
> Expect a World Event to be posted in the next 12-24 hours.

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As an additional supply drop, I've decided to provide a comprehensive image of the Region 2 Food Webs, so that who can't or won't use the Imgur link can have these for reference.

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--Central Janus Early Metapurgaluxian Log 2: A Thawing Nemoria--

Nemoria Island: a ice world that has for almost a 100 million years now been on the sole gateways of the Antarctic Janus, where only the hardiest of terrestrial life can endure the freezing conditions. However, in the timeframe of roughly 15-20 million years into the Early Metapurgaluxian, there has been marked shift in the climate of the once frozen landscape of Nemoria. A land that once only saw life in its icy shores or in the scattered Alteau oases atop the Glacial plateaus; life in this new era has gained a new foothold in the Rocky Coastlines. This development along with the arrival of wayward Borus Mungori, and the hardy Salt Algea and Siren Hair Moss have begun to shape the once inhospitable climate to all but extremophile organisms.

Now terrestrial life has begun to thrive on the frostbitten shores of Nemoria Island, and the impact of these innumerable plants has also begun to cycle organic nutrients into the earth, opening the way for a very recent change on Nemoria's northernmost chunk of separte island. It has been here where just enough viable soil exists that the appearance of sporadic colonies of Pilligae, likely the results of castaways from the Bemmucga or Ovem Islands have found a new home. The stage is now set in Nemoria, for even more terrestrials organisms to take hold in the now gradually thawing Nemoria.

--GM/Librarian Notes--
> This event is concurrent with the existence of organisms up to the following post ( >>5402949 )
> As the event eludes to above, the Rocky Coastline, which unofficially existed in Nemoria, now officially exists; in addition to an extremely barebones Fertile Lowlands that boasts only the Aftoan Blight and Pilligae genus at this time.
> The brown transition zone between the Glacial Ice Wall and the Coastline is considered barren land and/or Polar Desert, but can potentially be host to a new environment, should opportunity present itself.

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>>5383415
evolved to consume aftoan bloat using enzymes to counteract shell rot there shell on the tongue scrapping material or hooking it in before being cut up into digestible bits by rings of thin but hardy muscles sometimes cracking shells in the rot filled masses

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>>5383415
eats other tungus swallowing them whole crushing them and grappling on by shell parts

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>>5383414
Without the Fractal Tungus around, the Fractal Kina had to take self-defense into it's own hands - or rather stingers. Stinging Kina's frontal stingers grow throughout it's entire life, much like fingernails that also happen to be extremely venomous. When a predator assaults a Stinging Kina, it will beat it's flippers rapidly, causing the stingers to flail and slap the attacker. When touching a predator's skin, the proteins composing the outer layer of the stinger will activate at the points of contact, causing the tendril to curl around the victim's body while releasing the venom stored in the inner layer. Once used, the stingers cannot uncurl or refill their venom stores, so the Kina must drop them and wait for new ones to grow in. Thankfully, the pained thrashing of the poisoned victim is sure to rip the stingers right out of the Kina's flippers, so it doesn't have to do much work on that front.
The shorter spines on the back limbs are also venomous, but cannot curl, so they're not very useful for defense and are used mostly for grooming and propulsion aid. Sometimes the same genes that dictate their growth will activate on the front flippers, causing the Kina to grow multiple stingers. This mutation isn't common however since it greatly increases the Kina's nutrient requirements while not particularly increasing it's defensive ability.

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>>5383415
Certain freshwater Caldray of the Bemmucga Islands change their coloration to better blend with the environment. Their caudal and pectoral fins become shorter and rounder, favoring maneuvrability over speed.

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>>5383415
hard to swallow

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>>5398427
becomes better at grinding up vegetation with protruding partially moving palate plates rubbing and tongue plate becoming toothed sawing and rough

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>>5383414
The weight and small fins of the Majoina make them slow and somewhat easy prey. SOme work to counter this by becoming less appetising, but others choose to drop the fins entirely and start pottering around the ocean floot. These Scuttling Majoina are equiped with four legs extending from their underside, which allow them some small increase in speed, but are also more energy efficient in the long run, as they're only expected to move them around, rather than keep them afloat as well.

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--Ecological Progress Report: Central Janus Early Metapurgaluxian Log 3--

It has been 25 million years since the beginning of the Metapurgaluxian Era, and life in the diversity of life throughout Janus has exploded, but particularly here in the Medial Hemisphere, there has been a standout development in ecology for nearly every Terrestrial Ecosystem. Where in other parts of the world, the Tungusia Class of organisms have shrunk into only a few niches on land, the largely isolated ecosystems of the Bemmucga Isles, Ovem Island and Nemoria are new host to ecosystems whose animal life is dominated by the many members of the Tungusia Class. These changes have also brought with them new environmental pressures, as the rapid diversification of organisms from such a small number of original organisms, has now led to heightened competition in the icelands of Nemoria, and the Bemmucga Isles, with many of the original residents of these islands now being pushed to extinction. Ovem Island remains the only isolated ecoregion on Janus that has preserved practically all of its original survivors of the devastating Magedivatian Extinction Event.

There have been observed environmental effects of the broadening and rapid spread of organisms, namely in the Nemoria, where the increased presence of organisms has led the budding of new Fertile Plains that are just barely able to thrive in otherwise inhospitable climate present near the South Pole. More alarming however, has been the exponental increase in volcanic activity throughout the Aftolls, along with a noticeable uptick of methane vents, belching potentially dangerous volumes of greenhouse gases towards the surface, while suffocating unprepared organisms in the outskirts of the Silicate Lagoons.

There is something looming in the depths below Janus' Aftolls, and now even those aboard the Nomad have taken notice of these abrupt and possibly damning events.

--GM/Librarian Notes--
> The following Phylogeny Chart is accurate up to this post ( >>5405785 ). Anything posted after this is still accepted as canon, but has no influence on the Phylogeny Chart as of its posting.
> As always, take note of the Red Flags, and Extinction Markers on organisms. These indicate that an organism is potentially destined to die out by the next Phylogeny Chart, or they're already dead, and can no longer be evolved by players.
> There are about 15-20 organisms that have not been evolved at all as of yet. This isn't admonishing, but it does put these organisms at higher risk to be killed off at my whims.
> New World Event will be posted in the next 24-48 hours

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>>5389675
Abundance of large mungulate carcasses allowed Catus Mungori to grow in size and strength, making them a formidable scavenger and, at times, a predator. A pair of teeth develops into articulated fangs that allow them to tear out chunks of meat

>>5395006
I was honestly thinking of making the ivory stridler a quadrupede, something like the old Victorian reconstructions of iguanadon, but art's not my speciality

>>5406736
what one reconstruction spesifically?

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>>5406857
These sorts mostly.

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>>5406893
wish sort of granted on the iguanadon angle atleast
>>5383415
with no predators the main drive of change on how long they can live and spread there genes and using resources better its how we got this bulky creature its feet filled with insulating fat and sugars to insulate the rest of the body from the gold ground, its bulkier torso contains complex narrow twisting intestines that construct from simple sugars into complex hydrocarbons and proteins recycling internal body waste into longer lasting energy and nutrients, after feeding on the tree near surgery drilled into leaving a S shaped wound the plants sap can easily fill and eventually heal they are gentler not to destroy there food source.
they live long lives packing on fat and sugars and mating

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--Central Janus Early Metapugaluxian Log 4: Aftoll's Ticking Time Bomb--

Somewhere among the innumerable atolls and sand spits within the shimmering Aftolls, orgnaisms grow, kill, feed and multiply; and in one particular atoll, these creatures are unwittingly aware of the catastrophe to unfold as they go about daily life. Their only warning comes from the violent tremors that shake the seamount rock, as the sands and waters within the bowl writhe and bubble with heat. Just moments later, a thundering boom shatters the tranquil calm on the surface of the Aftolls, as one of its tens of thousands of active undervolcanoes erupt, immolating all organisms in the immediate area, as a plume of pyroclastic ash launches towards the heavens.

Such an even in the Aftolls of course is a common occurence for life there, with 20-30 eruptions occurring annually. However, in recent observations, there has been an unsettling increase in both the number of eruptions, and the severity of these events. Geological Surveying from the Librarian's Research Satellite would reveal the culprit, pointing out a looming ecological disaster on a global scale. A series of deep rifts have been observed in the surrounding ocean crust of the Aftolls, with the mantle pressing and releasing pressure via the regions many volcanoes. With the note increase in volcanic activity though, it'll only be a few million years before the mantle finally leaks through the Aftoll rifts, releasing molten rock and toxic gases into the oceans and eventually the atmosphere of Janus.

Fortune would yet favor Janus, as the scholars and elite of the Nomad World Ship after receiving the findings of Gelogical Surveys had arranged to convene on the subject, and to determine if they would deign to step in and interfere with the Moon World's geological and biological history. It would appear at least a vocal minority residing within Nomad have taken an interest in the circumstances of Janus and Rienia's progression.

--Librarian/GM Notes for Players--
> For the next 24-48 hours the elites (Read as: the Players in this thread) of the Nomad World Ship will determine what actions if any should be done regarding the Aftoll Rift Event
> Poll is linked here: https://take.quiz-maker.com/poll4478189xfBe64290-140

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>>5383415
Leonid Stridler
descendant of the ivory stridler.
by the thawing off the artic these tundral apex predators had made the next step...fur
their fur does a minimal camouflage in the tundra and regulate their heat in these hotter times. males can grow an imposing mane.

the mouth changed into a prehensile upper lip ( like an elephants trunk) with "teeth", the main method of usage is grapling the prey and moving up and down causing extreme blood loss.
the males are exremely territorial and scavenge large amounts of land for either food or rivals ( the latter can be the former) but this doesent mean the females are docile they just keep a low profile to not draw unnecesary attention.
males often seek out females in heat if two male confront each other they start to duel with their lips.
the females lay 1-3 eggs and stays with her cubs for atleast 5 years. the females hide in large burrows in this time feeding and protecting her young. Males often kill the young on sight to get rid of potential competitors and to trigger the female into heat.

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The Parasitic Borfern, it's like the Borfern, if it was a huge cunt. It sends electrical signals through it's roots to confuse the host Borgetta's immune system.

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>>5391493
big ears to catch sounds both avoiding danger behind it and around it that are creatures mostly deaf to there own loudness spending less energy on running away full speed and just walking away from danger calmly

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>>5383947
potus evolve more elaborate fur based show species just shedding fur less often in some areas to increase its visual silhouette looking bigger a defensive threat display and making itself more noticeable

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>>5398350
sunken in eye sockets rougher less permeable skin protecting against the constant hard ramming, mild scratches and sometimes slight dryness, evolving from standing scratching at the ground as a visual and audible threat display often at the samespot and eventually sometimes they just while straining wheezing grunting just PLOP the egg ended up in the pit and the eggs just did not roll away or end up under the feet of another skelker

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>>5408587
--GM/Librarian Notes--
> Poll Results Winner: Conduct precision boring of the underwater rifts to alleviate pressure, likely resulting in increased, but productive volcanic activity in the Aftolls (Creates an Aftoll Archipelago)
> Polls Results Runner-up: (Store Molten Rock for later use) and (Do Nothing)
> The new landmasses can be explored by organism 12-24 hours after this event's posting. Please respect this restriction. (Organisms that are otherwise globally present, may subsequently exist on/around the new Aftoll Archipelago after the 12-24 hours restriction)

After only a single solar cycle spent deliberating on the topic of the unstable oceanic crust beneath the Aftolls, a resolution was reached amongst the scholars and vested elite councilors of the Nomad World Ship. Three factions regarding how to proceed had emerged in this time: one faction, supporting the idea of precisely releasing pressure from the mantle through pre-existing fault lines and caldera resevoirs; another faction of materialists aiming to siphon the molten mantle to convert into raw materials for The Nomad; and finally a stoic faction, wishing to abide with the Librarian's overarching mantra of non-contact with unevolved and insentient organisms. In light of the operators helming the Nomad's past assistance with reseeding Janus and Rienia prior, the Librarian relented and a modified resolution to appease a majority of parties involved was devised.

It took little if any effort to divine the best points to bore into the Janus' oceanic crust, and subsequently diverting the burgeoning volume of molten material towards geological hot spots in the Aftolls, as well as collecting excess volume to be shipped back to the Nomad. 34 sets of boring viaducts were established, pouring substantial quantities of lava into what were predominantly inactive calderas. Overtime, these calderas would overflow, either in stupendous shows of volcanic eruptions; or as less violent, but inhospitable flows of magma, choking out life on any immediate land surface and surrounding shallow waters.

Over the course of millions of years, these pinpointed calderas will eventually develop into a grand Archipelago nestled in the southern tropics of Central Janus. In time, life will even be able to call these for now magma scorched lands home. Whatever global effects, geological or climatological that would have been wrought from this terraforming were thus determined to have likely occurred regardless, so the Librarian and those aboard the Nomad would continue to watch passively.

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>>5391327
The Branching Alteau's sap-secreting buds split and duplicate much more often than a normal Alteau's, resulting in it having a lot of relatively thin branches rather than a couple of wide trunks. It doesn't grow as tall as it's ancestors do, but it's horizontal reach is significantly larger and it grows just a bit faster, making it better at covering ground and beating out other plants.
It also makes for a good shelter for the smaller creatures such as Kinails, as it's branches are too tough to break and too dense and winding to just walk or shove an arm through for the shorter-tongued Mongi and Mungori. Only the Catus Mungori and the Mungorine have tongues agile and long enough to grab a Kinail hidden within the thick of a Branching Alteau forest.

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>>5383414
One variety of Criolga undergo a series of unusual mutations. For one, their stem develops into a hardy tube (fairly solid, but just flexible enough to make sure it doesn't break as easily in strong currents), with flexible branches growing from the inside, tipped with large, rough leaves. These branches can be retacted into the tube stem in the event of damage, packing the leaves into the tube's entrance and ensuring that any enterprising herbivores will have to get through a wall of thorns should they want to get at the rest of the plant.

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>>5397343
The Sail Amphigori lives life on it's side, one arm outstretched into the sky and acting as a sail, letting it harness the winds to move along the water without putting much effort of it's own. The other hand is kept underwater, used as a sort of basket for catching fish and other organic detritus. Once the hand-basket is full enough, the Amphigori will bring it up to it's mouth in order to feed.

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>>5389731
the nex generation of the ginormous tungus hasnt changed much.
now the large ones have a three plated beak which have an offensive and defensive capability. the offensive is its bite, the defensive is the plates give more protection to the soft insides when closes.
the second improvement is that they have now quasi-sexes. the females are the normal ones without much change (except the beak) they still inpregnate themselves to produce offspring and the seasonal spawnin still contains exclusively females. but seemingly randomly without a better word ehn a tungus female "choose" to do. they spawn males (even if they are males in the most base sense).
these males are barely 1/20 of the females size and their natural lifespan is measured in weeks. but they often die before that, mostly due to their reproduction. the males migrate great distances to find a suitable female using thee tentacles to move and two to climb. when they find one they carefuly climb into the mouth and navigate themselves into a calm place far from the stomach. then they scratch a wound to the fall and attach themselves and pass the genetic material. then they start their cellular self destruction , the males will melt into a slurry and the remains dripping down into the females stomach.

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>>5396763
Armoured Swimtail.
thanks to the abundance of the sea the Springtail has evolved into an amphibious lifestyle.
they mostly live next to the shores in large groups.

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>>5396756
As a response to overgrazing by new species of large herbivores, leaves of Mat Bulbs become stiff and serrated while their stems grow tougher and more woody

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>>5397851
paca mungulates continues not being chilled in the mountain range not changing much growing fatter or fuffier who knows other then that there spurs become sharper and longer for jabbing herd mates too close to there feeding spot and for latching on during mating flickering there ear tuffs to emote with sudden motions.
Equui grow a sharp defensive tooth most often they use it on other Equui leading to alot of confusion if they mistake someone else for a mongi and in turn due to jabbing being mistaken for being a mongi.
the Pseudoequui Mongi have strange growths on there ears acting as false eyes making a more convincing "face" looking to have eyes in the right location and amount with the lowest pair adapting for low light conditions using a reflective membrane to pass the light twice through its eyes becoming a distinctly not eye color that does not register automatically as eyes and more easily stalking in they night after prey of all sorts.

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>>5406532
BIG sniffy nostrils with the middle one having the tongue neatly slot into the crevice to sniff the ground closer and sniffing the tongue with some feelers of snestive flesh feeling along the ground, other then that more aggressive confusing coloring to be more repulsive

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>>5408587
--Central Janus Early Metapurgaluxian Log 5: Rise of the Antarctic Taiga--

Since life first made its foothold onto the many scatter islands and small continents of Janus, these newfound terrestrial organisms rapidly carved out the land and its respective niches, building many of the terrestrial habitats seen today. Surprisingly one of the hardiest and most extreme environments, the Southern Pole of Janus has been home to the Glacial Icelands biome for almost a100 million years now been home to bizarre and amazing lifeforms. Even stranger still is the fact that what exposed landmass in the southern pole is present has remained a scarred and barren wasteland, that is up until around the last 10-15 million years. The steady warming of Janus' polar regions, coupled with the northward drift of Nemoria, has led to its northernmost reaches finally experience above freezing for a couple months out of the year, opening the door for a new biome to finally gap the transition from icy coasts to the Glacial Icelands.

Around the last 15 million years, some wayward Pillgae plants had managed to cling to life in the frostbitten coasts around the South Pole, and in doing so experienced significant pressure to adapt and overcome. Out of these millions of years of frozen tribulations, the Nemorian Pillgae has risen and is now rapidly spreading across the once barren soils, now made rich with the nutrients of frozen caracasses of organisms and Frostebite Lichen to help recycle said nutrients for the new plant organisms. These Nemorian Pillgae stand nearly twice the height of their ancestors, and have drastically modified their unicellular leaf into a litany of waxy, pointed leaves. This waxy texture, helps to insulate the invaluable chloroplasts in the leaves from the biting cold thorughout most of the year, in addition to efficently retaining water. Their stocky trunks to anchor into the snowy terrain below, their sheet weight stamping the Pillgae frame firmly into the ground. Its seeds have additionally shrunken, being encased in a tough, fleshy red shell, whose bright color is meant to allure predators to consume the seeds, the shell protecting them, so its may be dispersed via the animal's droppings later on.

This new biome of Antarctic Janus has been dubbed the Pillgae Taiga, and its proliferous growth has made them a suitable sanctuary for the host of animal organisms that once perilous wastes between the coastal shores and Glacial Icelands.

--GM/Librarian Notes--
>The Pillgae Taiga is a unique habitat that will exist in most Region 2 and Region 3 after a predetermined stretch of time in the Region 3 thread has passed.
> This transition zone may additionally harbor any organisms that would exist in Rocky Coastline and Glacial Icelands.
> With this thread likely concluding at the end of this week, I will prepare one final Phylogeny Chart before ending my activities in this thread.

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>>5391493
using its sensitive nose to locate rotting bloat to consume and avoiding Sappy Fungalgea carefully using its tongue to scrape trunks smooth of non poisoned sap chunks using its chisel leads too a very narrow diet

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>>5391493
The Ratus Mungori has decided that quantity is better than quality, with small bodies and large numbers they spread quickly across the Mat Grass plains. Their tongues have turned into assymmetrical, machete-like organs, used to mince Mat Grass stalks before consuming them. Their upper and lower eyes are now almost equal in size and acuity, which helps them spot predators in time. It also has a darker, mottled coat that lets it blend in with the scenery in shadowed areas.

>>5409987
The Camouf Mungouf's adaptations facilitate it's new arboreal lifestyle. It's limbs and underside are now nearly hairless, making them less likely to get stuck on sticky sap, and it's coat and skin have taken on a color similar to that of the Alteau's sap. The most striking new feature is the tail, which normally looks unassuming but can open up into an imitation of the Aquaterra Mongi's head, scaring away hungry Catus Mungori and Mungorines with the threat of a larger, meaner predator.

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>>5383414
Some Harvester Kinail develop a greater level of sexual dimorphism. For females, their hindlimbs shrink, becoming more like their forelegs, and lose the connective tissue between, making them somehwat less ungainly on the ground. However, they don't lose their basket, which can now be found stretched between a pair of rudimentary arms directly behind the head, allowing the Basket Kinail to still collect food for the hive, though admittedly less than before.

Male Basket Kinail however, find their forelegs elongating, their hindlegs changing orientation, and their membrane spreading between all three sets of limbs. As a result, they have become far quicker on the ground, their legs able to cover a significant distance with every step, and even find themselves capable of true flight for short periods, as opposed to their previous gliding. This is all very useful in their hunt for a mate, but requires a lot of energy. Long story short, if a male doesn't find a mate within a few days of leaving their birth hive (aka, being chased out by their fathers) upon reaching adulthood, they are likely to die of malnutrition within a week or so as their energy expenditure outstrips their ability to recoup it. They're generally fine once they have a female to help provide food, but finding a female quickly is paramount.

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>>5383947
seems like some adaptations and intestinal evolution with increased length and glands and even a mutations in its head liver has allowed it to consume sappy funalgea at a certain age with some..... side-effects from the toxins just not stopping growing until there coat of fur splits exposing only skin, not even really bothered by blood sucking knail unlike there younger kin that coat themselves and style there fur using a mix of there own rasped up blood, fur, saliva, sap and pulped funalgea they cannot consume to repel the blood suckers and most anything that would come near them lashing with there sharp forked tongue and short claws while howling unlike anything else on this world.

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>>5398350
Some Smol Skelker develop a set of rudimentary arms. Though a bit on the stubby side, these limbs are actually quite strong and rather useful when it comes to navigating the Rocky Coasts, turning the Skelker into servicable rock climbers and making pursuing prey somewhat easier.

They're also quite useful for righting the Skelker if it falls over, either through just pushing themselves back onto their feet, or by helping them wriggle themselves onto their front so that they can get their arms under themselves and push themselves to their feet.

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>>5383415
long claws are not needed when hunting small bugs if anything else being able to quickly impale them using the tongue or claws is more important and toe claws not getting caught when wadding through the water.
mostly furless body so the water just beads off the smooth curves filled with body fat to prevent extreme sudden body cooling from evaporation going in and out of the water.
bit ears to catch that directional sound when searching for small creatures to supliment there diet when not feeding on the usual.

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>>5387773
mistake of god

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>>5383415
big stompy grippy legs pads of elastic though skin for climbing rocks leaping and running more robust

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>>5401040
A population of marine Basking Kina becomes further even streamlined, utilizing primarily its crescent shaped tail for propulsion. The pectoral fins are now used mostly for steering at lower speeds. Their newly developed eye grows larger and moves further up the head, providing a wider field of vision

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>>5426810
fesh rudder big mouth

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Some grouguses reduce the webbing, the number of digits on their limbs and the paddle on their tail to make moving on land and reaching other bodies of water easier. They also shrink in size.

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>>5402949
Some grouguses reduce the webbing, the number of digits on their limbs and the paddle on their tail to make moving on land and reaching other bodies of water easier. They also shrink in size.

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>>5383414
Some Dancing Kamoina develop an elongated and unusually shaped main body, which acts with their spots to help them blend in among plant matter, allowing them to more closely resemble leaves with their stranger outlines. In addition, their forefins move up the body and grow longer, letting the Camo Kamoina move with greater speed when their cover's blown.

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>>5383414
Some Pehuen develop a set of hardened spikes within their warm hollow trunk, sloped so as to still allow warm air to escape with less difficulty, and coated in sticky sap. This is mostly to discourage herbivores ftrying to get in/at the water, as they might either hurt themselves on the spikes, or get stuck in the sap. on the inside as well as the out.