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Present Setting: As Janus enters the Late Magedivatian Era, another tectonic shift expands and molds the ocean's currents. This shift of the Janus' landmasses adjusts the global thermohaline circulation of the worlds oceans, bringing with it warm waters currents that reach far beyond its tropics. For Region 1 (Needs a name) life's Golden Age of Biodiversity continues to flourish as warm winds and consistent rain, keeps these islands and small landmasses constantly warm and wet. The expansive and nutrient rich waters and coastlines of Region 1 leave marine life with little threat of ecological change, while providing new niches for life to take hold in. On land, life slowly takes its first steps away from the water entirely, as the first semblance of a terrestrial ecosystem takes hold on these tropical islands.

--Planetary Statistics--
Atmosphere: 78% Nitrogen, 12% Oxygen, 6% Argon, 2% Carbon Dioxide, 2% Other Gases
Average Global Temperature: 76°F (24°C)
Tectonics: 20% less than Earth
Volcanic Activity: 30% less than Earth
Weather Systems: Earth-like; Cooler-Wetter Weather Systems; Current-driven

--Organism Advancement--
> Marine Organisms are global unless they live in freshwater or in Shallow Seas, at which the Region must be specified.
> Terrestrial Organisms will be considered global unless specified to live in a specific region.
> Plant Organisms may now be as large as the size 16 increment as stated below.
> Animal Organisms may now be as large as the size 11 increment as stated below.
> Silicates, Calcium, and rich quantities of Iron, Copper, Silver, Zinc, and other metals are present in the environment and may be incorporated into an organisms diet/evolutions if desired.

--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: Tiger 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: Great White Shark (6.5 - 8 m)
• Size 19: Manta Ray (8.1 - 9 m)
• Size 20: Porites Coral Reef Colony (9 - 10.5 m)
• Size 21: Whale Shark (10.5 - 12 m)
• Size 22: Gigantosaurus (12 - 16 m)
• Size 23: Blue Whale (16.1 - 22 m)
• Size 24: Brachiosaurus (22.1 - 30 m)
• Size 25: Smaug, The Desolater (30m+)

Regional Evolution Rules and Blank Template in the next post.

>>1263602
Links to older, archived threads
http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/qstarchive.html?tags=Lunt+system

>>1263637
Region 1 neads a name - Aetheria

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>>1263602
The fins of the Caldirt grow stronger and eventually solidify into short stubby limbs which rapidly develop additional joints, allowing them to actually be used as legs. A similar process affects the hind limbs, allowing the creature to scuttle around seeking plant based food.

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Before I begin this I want to clarify that in my copypasta of the post above, please ignore the first two rules of Organism Advancement. They don't apply in the Regional Setting.

--Regional Evolution Rules--
> If necessary, specify which landmass/geographic area an organism exists in. (This is heavily encouraged, but not a requirement).
> Marine and Aquatic Organisms may only exist in the either the Freshwater Basin, or the Shallow Seas/Coastline
> Organisms from the Shallow Seas/Coastline are the only organisms that can freely travel throughout the region and to other regions. (This must be specified in your evolution post)
> Aquatic and Terrestrial Organisms from the Freshwater Basin and/or the Fertile Lowlands may only travel between neighboring landmasses (Interconnections of landmasses can be found below).
> An evolution that impacts the same organism throughout the whole region is allowed, but must be specified in your post.
> 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--
> The Aracana Archipelago is entirely isolated.
> Isla Obscura is interconnected with the Tenebris Archipelago.
> The Tenebris Archipelago is interconnected with Isla Obscura and the Intraveritas Archipelago.
> Island 1 is interconnected with Interveritas and the Intraveritas Archipelago.
> Inveritas, Extraveritas, and the Intraveritas Archipelago are all interconnected with each other.

--Additional/Misc. Stuff--
> The following geographic locations still need names. Feel free to give them a name at your leisure. The Region may also be named but should be unanimously agreed on.
Ocean 1
Sea 1
Sea 2
Gulf 2
Gulf 6
Island 1
> This is a one-man job I've been doing here for the most part. If you think and/or want to provide me with resources to help improve the quality of information we have for the worlds (Food Webs, Trophic Levels, Mapping of individual Landmasses, Etc.) this would be welcomed and greatly appreciated.
> Fanart is also accepted, and low-key encouraged.

That's all folks. Thanks for being patient on the setup time for this, and get to evolving life.

>>1263602
Functioning link to the last thread
http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/qstarchive/1127053/

I will be lurking.

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>>1263637
The Caldirts that get onto the Arcana Archipelago are faced with a situation where there are very few real preditors there for them.

So they not only lose their camoflage, as the colouring pigments in their shell are absorbed into larger proteins, but they also get larger, but less pointy mouth tools, to cut down dusty trees more efficiently, but that are simply less strong as defensive tools.

In some of the larger islands of the Arcana, these Blue Caldirts scuttle around the lowlands in huge numbers without a care, decimating the local dusty tree populations.

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>>1263637
Some Stridler develop an additional joint on their feet, providing additional stability when moving only on the front two limbs. This proves very useful when attempting to escape predators, but the tail somewhat slows them down. To combat this their tails shorten and develop a flattened end. This flat end allows it to be used in daily movement, but also allows it to be used like a spring, providing the newly named "High-Heeled Stridler" with a little extra boost to help them get started with their running when predators show up.

Additionally, now that they are less likely to be viciously murdered, they grow a little larger

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This is kind of rough, but I took a stab at making a food web for the shallow seas. On the right are some plants that don't have any marine herbivores associated with them. The Cleana was paired symbiotically with the Weird-Mouthed Twizzler, but I'm assuming they moved to the Ab Chomper and Barnacald here instead. The reason the Kinacopter seems like the ultimate apex predator is because all the species that hunt it are in the open ocean. Finally, everything should link down to the decomposer level but I didn't feel like doing all of that work.

>>1263970
I took the liberty of making a slight change to Caldroo's diet in Region 1 to give it more presence when I was placing organisms.

Caldroo are primarily Scavenger/Dertrivore, but I was also suggesting that they have the inclination to be Opportunist Hunters too, preying on weak/dying organisms.

Otherwise, the chart looks great.

>>1264022
Right, also, everything on these charts is 100% not canon unless OP says otherwise.

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OK for this one I put the Swole Skelker under herbivore because it technically eats plants, even if they are faster computer plants. Also, the Kappagetta is probably similar to the Caldroo in that it mostly decomposes stuff but will try to eat whatever it can.

>>1263970
Also, Cald's are Omnivores, which means they would also eat the Base Algea and Base Kina when able.

With this last tidbit in mind, I'd probably call this canon.

>>1264069
shit, i moved them up to the omnivore level but forgot to redraw the arrows

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aaaand one more. Didn't realize how few predators this region had, IIRC all the good stuff was over in the east hemisphere. W/ever, that just means more room for improvement here.

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>>1263602
In the freshwater basins a new breed of Cald emerge called the "Cald Worm" and they are singularly predatory. Their front ends are wider than the base Cald's and these wider fronts are home to a lamprey like jaw and the horns typical of the Cald. The Cald Worms lodge these horns into the bodies of the prey and remain attached to the poor bugger as they begin to gnaw their fill of flesh off the body. They then detach and once again swim through the waters of the freshwater basins and shallow seas.

their small size means that they aren't much of a threat individually, but a large group of them can mean trouble.

>>1264111
just to clarify, these guys are Freswater basin and Shallow Sea dwellers, not just freshwater basin (in case me forgetting what I'd previously wrote confused anyone).

>>1264126
>>1263684
> Marine and Aquatic Organisms may only exist in the either the Freshwater Basin, or the Shallow Seas/Coastline

Unless you make it part of their life cycle like salmon or whatever, most organisms can't really move between fresh and salt water.

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>>1263602
Some Dirtungoid begin hunting the Caldirt and occasional young/weakened Stridler. They get more developed nostrils and teeth, and grow larger to be able to overpower prey.

>>1264174
good point, hadn't thought of that. Thinking about it I reckon they'd be better off in the basins. we need more aquatic stuff there anyway

Woohoo, we're back!

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>>1264041
The Base Tungus Species that live in freshwater react to the arrival of the Cald Worm by adopting a coloration that closely mimics them. It also release a similar smell and move their tongue in a way that stimulates schooling behavior in nearby Cald Worms, attracting them to be eaten by the Freshwater Tungus.

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The Kinail separates its rear claws from its burgeoning wings, and grows a second eyespot.

Shameless bump

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>>1263637
AS some stridlers move onto the main island of the Arcana Archipelago, they find their nests in the rocky cliffs in its north. There, they can nest without fear of breditors, and only are in danger when they come down to eat Mat algae.

To get up to the rocky cliffs, they develop their tail into a muscular third leg like impliment, that can give stabilazation and force when they jump, for which their front legs are now better suited. This way they can jump from rock to rock until they are high enough up to feel safe.

They also lose the sexual dimorphism with their fins as a whole.

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>>1263637
mat algae in the lowlands develop little pods of spermatozoa so that, if eaten by animals that cross over to toher regions, their seeds would be defecated in new ecosystems.

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>>1265259
The split tongue fo the Freshwater Tungus goes down all the way into it's mouth, splitting at the base and thereby giving the TUngus many idnividual tongues, which it uses, using its increased size, to filter out whole schools of Cald Worms.

>>1263684
let's call island 1 Mendacium

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The Dusty Tree gets longer roots and leaves, and gets bigger.

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Some Mat Algae evolve grasslike leaves, and start growing into large, interconnected fields.

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The lifting "cape" of the freshwater species of Silver Node Bead-Body Algetta develops into a set of fins that it uses to glide by jumping out of the water. This lets it escape potential predators, as well as allowing it to travel between different nearby lakes and rivers. It gets a more developed eye to assist in navigation, as well as darker leaves to absorb light and a colored patch for signaling.

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>>1263637
Other dusty trees develop a thicker base, to not be cut down as easily by caldirts, and to be less prone to wind in general.

Their leaves grow out to thick, rounded ends which are full of pods for their spores, giving them a far higher output of spermatozoa

ok dragging it to desktop is not working. I wanted to evolve >>1267642 but I can't us ms.paint on html documents

>>1267918
wait, some one link me the discord as send me the file

>>1267918
have you tried right-clicking and saving

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>>1267970
yes...I have...many many times

but who cares, evo!
>>1267642
the mat grass fills the low lands. due to the soft ground there it develops thick balls of hyper absorbent spongy bulbs to absorb as much nutrients as possible. on the flip side, burying herbivores find these very tasty and nutritious, however there are yet to be any lowland herbivores who can dig, and the few things that do feed on them can't take enough to outweigh the incredible absorbency gained through these

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>>1267119
Whilst I don't want to make a habit out of evolving my own stuff, the Freshwater Tungus do develop a sack which is submerged in the mud and sand of the freshwater basins, making them virtually stationary

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>>1263602
The lesser tendrils of some Swole Skeleker atrophy due to lack of use as they spend more time on land. In their place the Swole Skelker develop an area of knobbly, toughened hide, much like that on the head of their Average Skelker cousins out in the ocean.

You see, the Swole Skelker is a big fella, bigger than most other land based species. As such, most creatures trying to defend themselves from a Skelker will be attacking the Skleker's underside. The loss of their tendrils makes actually reaching the underside harder and the tough hide provides them with an extra layer of protection

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>>1267893
Some Sturdy Trees in the Tenebris archipelago adapt to swamp life. They grow a root system that is shallower but extends a foot or so around the trunk, letting them get nutrients from the muddy water.

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Some Dancing Kamoina adapt to a freshwater environment, specifically the swamps of the Tenebris Archipelago. There, they adopt an amphibious, semi-arboreal lifestyle. During the day, they stay in the marshes to avoid drying out, nibbling on roots, avoiding predators, and engaging in social play behavior; at night, they emerge to climb the sides of the trees and gorge themselves on the leaves of the Swampy Tree. They lose their jet organ, since they no longer need to avoid fast marine predators, and get better tentacles.

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>>1265318
Some Kinail evolve to fit a parasitic niche. They use their wings to fly between larger terrestrial animals with soft, exposed flesh, typically Stridler and Swole Skelker, and use their claws and long tongues to lap up small amount of blood. They also develop thin-walled blood vessels in the wing membrane, letting them breath better, but as this leaves them exposed to disease and infection they get in the habit of folding their legs up when not flying.

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>>1263602
Other varieties of Kinail go a different route. Their limb membranes atrophy ,their hind legs grow stronger with more powerful knee joints and their hind claws become larger and flatter, making them better platforms.

You see, this new breed of Kinail is built not for flying, but for jumping. furthering this end the front limbs have grown bigger and stronger as well, to aid the newly christened "Leaping Kinail" in both their leaping and their landing as these larger forelimbs can latch onto their target more effectively and provide them with better forward thrust.

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>>1264111
The tips of the Cald Worm's horns develop an almost arrowhead shape, making them far harder to remove from a creature once they have gotten stuck in. In addition their tail fins grow larger and eventually fuse together, providing them with increased speed and agility

>>1268817
Good lord

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Let's try this again. This time I actually looked at the initial phylogeny charts.

This pie chart demonstrates the hawa species distribution at the end of last Riennia thread.

Each of the slices is one Gen 2 lineage, apart from Other (which consists of the basal hawa, the nostril hawa, the bristle hawa, the false colonist hawa and two generations of slippery hawa).

In total, I found there to be 74 extant hawa species.

>>1268920
Is this based on total evolutions, or number of final/end species on each branch? I.E. is it measuring # of new evos or # of unique species?

>>1269061
It's based on the number of unique, extant (non-extinct) "species" (organism images).

It measured how many of _extant_ species (organism images) are in each of these lineages at the end of last thread.

>>1269213
should have figured honestly, there are too many halikots but not THAT many

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>>1263602
Another variety of Stridler emerge in the fertile lowlands. The front limbs of these new "Tunler" move further up their body, slim down and develop a more pronounced bowl shape that makes them more efficient at digging. The Tunler use their new forelimbs to dig up Fungalgae and attempt to dig under Mat Grass to reach their bulbs. The latter attempts have been met with... limited success

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>>1268798
The Cald worm becomes thinner and longer, as their whole makeup becomes more primitive: Most of their muscles and organs in their body are in their 'head', where their sharp toothed mouths eat further and further into its prey, with most of its body being one large stomach, to fill the Caldworm up and sustain it for a long period of time until another animal comes along.

The only other movable muscles, those at their fins, are mostly used for steering towards prey, rather than actual locomotion.

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>>1268565
The side fins of the Climbing Kamoina grow longer and develop a sharp claw their end. This allows them to be used in tandem with the hind fins and is often used as a fail safe for climbing, the additional set of claws being ready to plunge into the trunk of a Swampy Tree, slowing/stopping their descent if they fall.

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>>1263602
some dirtungoid mutate strange flaps at the bottom of its front 2 feet. this allows it to move faster over soft surfaces. awhile not as fast as its flappless cousins on hard surfaces, the Dirtungoid muko moves to the plains to prey on weak or young >>1270197

it also develops an outer set of teeth on its tongues. this allows it to shovel food into its mouth more easily as well as making it a more efficient predator

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>>1264178
The snapper Dirtungoid's apendages become rigid and develops a kind of joint-like exoskeleton on them.

That way they can snap down on their prey with more precision and with a more lasting imprint.

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>>1263767
Taking advantage of their now-defenseless cousins, the Arcane Calhurt uses it clawed tendrils for attacking instead of movement, instead getting around by slowly siding on an oily, muscular foot. These tendrils secrete a stinging toxin that causes short-term but intense pain, typically overloading the primitive nervous systems of its prey and sending them into shock. They also get jaws better suited to ripping off chunks of meat.

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>>1270197
The Tunler’s front limbs grow longer and more spoon-like. The Tunler use these new upgrades to tunnel underground (as opposed to scratching at the surface of it) to find their food. To make passage through their tunnels easier the males back hump becomes flatter and the female’s fin shrinks.

Additionally, they find that their drill-like mouths are something of a problem during the digging, as they often get dirt stuck in them. This can cause all sorts of nasty infections so they develop a beak over the drill, to protect it from the dirt. The drills themselves grow smaller and now function more like a fusion of teeth and a tongue, mulching the food that finds its way into the Tunler’s mouth into an easy-to-swallow pulp. Said food is now mainly roots, Mat Grass bulbs and Fungalgae.

>>1269232
Yeah, I'm pretty sure there are almost as many Halikot species as there are species descended from the Troc.

>>1273792
the troc met poor fates. they just kinda stopped being the all demonating apex predators when the kirktroc died. now they live as herbivores or enviromental specialists

>>1273957
Yeah, it's kinda sad. Hopefully they can make a comeback during the regional stage

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>>1263602
the arcane caldirt devlopes a set of glands at the ends of its tendrils and antenna. these gland produce a chemical compound that, when exposed to oxygen, triggers a slow yet potent endothermic reaction, causing and intense loss of heat from the surroundings.

migrating to the deserts of Blofka, it finds incredible success hunting the desert Stridlers. as they are so used to the heat of the deserts, the sudden jolt of cold causes there bodies to go into a shock, and if given to much exposure, even cause necrosis of the flesh, making it an incredibly effective predator.

it also develops a blue angry face on its back. mates find the marks attractive, so its bred in. it lacks any real purpose other then looking cool. this gives it its new namesake, the gurning Coldirt, asthe face on its back is gurning, and its cold

>>1274171
Ummmm, that creature won't survive the journey to Blomkamp. The landmass is too far away and in another region.

>>1274358
*blofka

>>1274171
I learnt a new word today! Also, very much the wrong region.

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>>1263767
Those Arcane Caldirt that maintain a herbivorous lifestyle grow longer, developing a significant extension to their tails in which they store fat. These tails also develop a series of long tendrils with bioluminescent ends that the Arcane Caldirt use in mating rituals.

These rituals generally occur at night and see the males swing their tendrils around at females. The brighter the light from the tendrils and the more exuberant the swinging the more likely it is a male will find a female. To aid in this new ritual their eyes get better, so they can actually see the tendrils of other Arcane Caldirt by which they may judge their partners.

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>>1263637
The Swole Skelkers on the veritas landmasses diverge off from the rest of the Skelker population.
Two of their teeth develops into tusks. These tusks are used to better hold on to its prey while in the water, after having dragged/carried the prey with its tentacles from land to the water-body. The pigment of these Swole Skelkers also changes slightly.

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>>1263637
On the veritas landmasses, the Bloom Borgetta evolves to become slimmer and more agile, developing a tail that improves its balance, etc. This makes it more effective at escaping predator.

Due to this, the Borgetta's leaves have got smaller, giving it less of an ability to remain agile and fast while only relying on photosynthesis. Counter-acting this, the Tailed Borgetta develops a small stomach, allowing it to digest simple sugars found in the plants growing in the area.

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>>1263602
On the Arcana Archipelago, there are less Skelkers. This lack of predators have caused the Bloom Borgetta there to evolve to a more sedentary life. It's false flower grows larger, aiding it in its photosynthesis. Generally the Bloom Borgetta stays in one place for hours and then slowly walks around for several hours more before entering a false sleep once it turns into nighttime. The fastest it can run if preyed upon is about the same speed as a human walking in a brisk pace.

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The Barnaconch on Aracana thicken their saliva into a sticky, viscous mucus that tastes terrible but is a perfect growing medium for the symbiotic algae that they feed on. This prevents other species of herbivore from opportunistically feeding off of them, and discourages the few predators they have. The Barnaconch also start to congregate together along riverbanks and lakesides, literally and metaphorically pooling their mucus for better protection.

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>>1263602
Some Dirtungoid in the marshes/freshwater basins lose the teeth on its tongues, instead developing a pair of powerful claws on each. These new "Latcher Dirtungoid" use their claws to catch hold of and kill prey. They favour the Vampire Kinail and the Leaping Kinail as both are smaller than them and therefore easier to kill

They also develop claws on the base of each foot, allowing them to better climb things and grow somewhat bigger.

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>>1275735

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Phylogeny Charts ho. These are still kind of experimental as I figure out how to best represent the region evolution branches so please bare with me.

Any suggestions for improving it would be greatly appreciated.

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>>1276008
And here's part 2 of the Phylogeny Charts

>>1276008
>>1276012
differently coloured lines are great, but need to be thicker if you want the colour to be imidiately telling

>>1276008
You mixed up the landmasses of the two Borgettas in the chart.

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>>1268635
the vampire kinail develops a pair of razor sharp nails of a sharpness comparable to that of a medical scalpel, on a pair of freshly developed limbs that can fold into the sides of its mouth. these tiny nails can cut into flesh without almost no disturbance to the animal. this allows the kinail to go even longer without being noticed by its prey. it also allows it to cut through the tougher flesh of the Stridlers tail, and the skrelkers head with relative ease

>>1275897
?

>>1276756
I'm going to gues Anon thinks it looks lewd

>>1276822
I didn't draw this yonic boi, I just threw some yellow shit on top of it.

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The Barnacald in the waters around the Intraveritas Archipelago get a thinner, more flexible foot, which allows them to leave behind their sessile lifestyle and swim by moving it in a ripple motion. Since this makes them a much easier target, they develop a fast and long-acting toxin that causes vivid hallucinations in small doses and full seizures in larger amounts; this substance is spread throughout their muscle tissues, making them extremely dangerous prey. The color of the shell changes to warn predators not to fukc with them.

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>>1276686
the vampire kinail gains larger flaps on its back legs, increasing its lift. it also develops eyes that sense Infra-red, allowing it to more clearly see veins and blood rich spots.

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>>1263602
Other varieties of Barnecald grow even more sedentary, losing both their fins and their light sensors. In exchange, the undersides of their bodies now produce a sticky mucus that allows them to stick to objects more effectively. They now rarely move of their own accord, using their small tentacle limbs to drag themselves around in the few instances where they must move.

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As the Crawl Lantea starts to adapt and spread inland, away from the shorelines and lakesides, it diverges into two separate strains.

The first strain, the Crawl Lantea, mutates to grow multiple stems, making use of the ample space for absorbing sunlight found further inland. It's usually found growing next to other Crawl Lanteas, their multiple stems entwining and forming a kind of shrub-carpet capable of spanning several kilometers uninterrupted.

The second strain, the Lowland Lantea, grows a thicker and stronger stem allowing it to stand up, while still quite bent over. These can generally be found growing in areas with few trees and other objects stealing sunlight, usually on Mat Grass plains and jutting out from Crawl Lantea carpets.

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>>1268315
These Skelkers opt for more speed in order to catch the Tailed Borgettas. They develop even more powerful legs and an underlying skeletal structure capable of supporting it. Since these skelkers no longer has tentacles to grab prey with, they develop keratin claws. While not particularly sharp, combined with a full force kick it its more than enough to K.O a Borgetta.

This line of Skelkers are called Legdei Skelkers, so as to separate them from the Tusked Swole Skelkers.

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>>1274887
The Swole Skelker evolves a powerful jaw for better biting/chomping.

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>>1274991
The Bloom Borgetta develops a color more conductive to photosynthesis, at the same time simplifying the neural circuitry that once gave it its distinctive (̶a̶n̶d̶ ̶h̶a̶r̶d̶ ̶t̶o̶ ̶e̶d̶i̶t̶)̶ coloration. The "false" flower, meanwhile, begins producing spores that are carried by both wind and Kinail that are attracted by the vibrant colors. These mature into a transitional "larval" stage, a more traditionally immobile plant which provides a easy food source for herbivores, with only a small percentage living long enough to dig themselves out of the dirt and start moving around.

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>>1279388
Some Barnecalds develop sharp ridges in their 'mouth' to be able to open them without completely opening up their sensitive flesh, at least not to larger predators. small predators like the Kinail can still get into the shell if its opened and feast on the defenseless Barnecald.

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>>1270752
the dirtungoid, despite being a relatively effective predator still has one issue, turning. its a very slow turner, due to its pitiful back legs, its rather clumsy front legs and how much weight is on its front incomparision to its back. to mitigate this develops its limbs on all 4 sides, making it symmetrical on all 4 sides. this however leave it with the problem of its nose. it can still only smell on one, so as a result, rather then developing a nose on each side, it develops several smaller nostrils atop its head.

due to its drastic change in shape its no longer a dirtungoid, instead its name takes after its 4 sidedness, hence it becomes the quadsiod muko

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>>1270875
The arcane calhurt, now no longer reliant on its side apendages for movement, combiens them all into one thick bushel of toxic fingers

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>>1280009
The toughened hide on the underbelly of the Legdei Skelker spreads to cover much of its legs. In addition the claws on its toes grow bigger and sharper. They now use these claws in mating rituals, males essentially kickboxing one another for the favour of females. winners get a mate, losers have to try again, and rarely die, due to their protective hides.

Also the glowing growths above their jaws begin to atrophy as they spend more and more time on land

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>>1279858
The lowland Lantea grows a stronger luminescent head, which now follows the sun throughout the day, slumping to its usual self in the night.

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>>1283177
The skelker, now on land and forced to keep his legs on the ground to not fall down, develops a second set of apendages, these smaller and almost underdeveloped, steming from a mutation that used to be lethal for Skelkers but has found an equilibrium. With these, they can manipulate objects, mainly pieces of meat from slain prey.

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--Region Event: The Typhoons of Aetheria--

The unique geographic positioning of the Aetheria Region landmasses creates tropical weather corridors that spawn powerful typhoons during every warm season. These storms ride along the currents impacting coastlines adjacent to these warm ocean currents that drive the storms. Only occasionally do these storm deal a great amount of damage to local fauna/flora populations, but otherwise life is unaffected by these events. Geographically however, the overall climate of these coastlines that are battered by annual typhoons begin to become more marsh-like in nature, allowing the appearance/expansion of the marshland environment.

>>1283403
The ocean's gonna be called the Veritaric.

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The Kappagetta on Aracana change coloration to loosely mimic the Bloom Borgetta. This allows them to attract Kinail, letting them easily get prey.

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>>1266908
The Jumpler's front 'feet' become rigid and sharp, so they can grab onto rocks when Monsunian winds sweep across the rocks they nest on.

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>>1276686
The Kinail eyespots become stronger, and it's shape changes t be slightly more efficient in relation to its organs.

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>>1265318
The Kinail adopts a body plan i̶d̶e̶n̶t̶i̶c̶a̶l similar to that of it's parasitic cousin, and changes to a shade of brown similar enough to that of the Dusty Tree variants that it feeds on to offer protection.

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>>1263678
The Caldirt that live on the Veritas group of landmasses grow several times larger to deal with predation, as well as allowing them to store more food and better resist winds of the yearly typhoons. To compensate for this change, they develop basic terrestrial circulatory and respiratory systems. To breath, they have three pairs of short tubes at the bases of their hind legs, connected to internal organs that look similar to bellows which are connected to the muscles of the legs; when they walk, the movement causes these organs to expand and contract, pulling in air. The oxygen in the air is exchanged to the blood, which is pumped by a pair of organs, similar to very thick blood vessels, which are compressed by the forelegs. Due to this, it is necessary for the Varitanian Caldirt to constantly move at least some of its legs; due to the simplicity of its nervous system, it requires no sleep and is thus always active.

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>>1263637
>>1283403
With the change in the environment the Crawling Borgetta undergoes drastic changes. Its internal stem once again turns back outside. Being sharp and stiff, it is used to bury/anchor to tidal areas of the marshlands. The Borgetta no longer moves about, instead it remains permanently in one place. Its leaves also deteriorate, making them unusable for locomotion.

To protect itself from the predation of herbivores and the annoyance of pests (such as the Kinail) the Borgetta's circuitry has gone through an unusual adaption. The circuitry charges the Borgetta with static electricity and once a creature gets to close they get shocked. It's enough to temporarily stun larger animals (serving as a deterent) and enough to kill a smaller animal.

These Borgettas are called Lightning Borgettanas.

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>>1284569
The image but without the shiny effects

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>>1268027
The Mat Grass develops seed pods that are also very tasty. Herbivores feed on them and excrete the seeds, aiding the Mat Grass in spreading more quickly. This provides for healthier genetic mix in different areas.

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>>1274991
With escape no longer a reliable response to predation, the Bloom Borgetta evolves defensive characteristics.

The petals of its flower become more rigid and grow into sharp spikes. It also evolves a pair of thorn tusks on the sides of its head.

>>1284569
I knew the second I saw the words "circuitry" that this was going to happen. At least it isn't predatory or anything, but still.

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>>1280590
The Swole Skelker develops a pair of lungs, allowing it to breath on land, which is pretty useful. This makes it possible for the Swole Skelker to spend longer periods out of the water than a couple of minutes, expanding its possible hunting grounds.

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>>1284655
the bloom borgetta furthers it self defence by developing a ball of special mucus atop it flower. this mucus, when exposed to large quantities of electricity shines incredibly brightly with light. the borgetta uses a new pair of wires developed within its flower to cause this reaction on command. when it feels threatened it sends incredible quantities of electricity into this mucus, causing it to flash incredibly brightly, bombarding many an unfortunate witnesses eyes with photons, and radiating enough heat to burn dry leaves within a 1 metre radius of the "flare".

awhile this method of self defence is incredibly effective, it is also incredibly exhausting to the borgetta, and is more of a last resort then its primary method of self defence

>>1284847
Mate, you oughta learn to just enjoy predictable mutations. Not everything needs to be super cereal to be a workable mutation.

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>>1268744
The first joints of the Leaping Kinail's hind limbs fuse together, allowing it to allocate more muscles to the legs with out sacrificing much of importance . Additionally, the front limbs gain an additional joint, allowing them to more effectively grip onto things

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>>1280590
Other varieties of the Skelkus Maximus grow more accustomed to swamp dwelling life. They grow somewhat smaller, however their legs grow longer, along with their toes which also develop thin webbing all of which aids in moving through the marsh, both terrestrially and aquatically. Additionally their colour scheme grows darker to help them hide in the murky waters of the swamps.

This new variety is called the Skelkus Palus or the Swamp Skelker

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>>1284575
>>1284569
The Borgettana, no longer reliant on 3D vision, retards the quality of its eyes in favour of a long, light sensitive (but otherwise not too delicate and fragile) area, constantly surveying in an almost 360 degrees angle through two of these areas, one on each side, around its body and emitting electricity whenever anything comes too close.

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>>1283823
The Vampire Kinail develop a larva state to take full advantage of the new swampy regions: They lay their eggs in water, where they burst at the end of rainy season, releasing larvae that need to penetrate the tissue of any animal (Or walking plant at a stretch) to get to food. They burry themselves into the animal, feasting on its blood from within, to emerge from it as a fully developed vampire Kinail at the start of next rainy season.

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>>1288073
The Borgettana's submerged leaves grow longer and take on root like properties( as well as a series of long hair-like extensions that they use to further extend their reach), absorbing nutrients and water from the surrounding soil.

In addition, their submerged stem develops a series of spike like grows that they use to better anchor themselves to the soil, making it harder for weather/herbivores to move them.

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>>1263637
For most creatures, the swamp means less nutrients. Not so the Fungalgae. The monsoons blow dead matter, both plant and animal, into the swamps every rainy season, leaving them their to rot, and be eaten up by the Fungalgae networks.

So plentiful is the energy, that the maintainance of more sophisticated colonies is possible, with dedicated consumption-cells and wall-cells and redistribution-cells.

All this fermentation in a now closed body means that the fungalgaecolonies get inflated by noxious gasses which keep them afloat on the shallow swamp water.

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>>1290398
A mutation that might seem detremental at first occurs, namely that excess sugar, which can't be used for rampant expansion anymore since the organism has a somewhat defined border, pops up in tumour-like structures on the Fungalgae's surface. It can be now eaten by herbivorous animals, depriving the Fungalgae of nutrients in the short run.

But the fact that animals brave the deeper regions of the swamp for the small sugar doses, often getting stuck and dying in the process, means that in the long term, the Fungalgae has more nutrients available to it consistently in the form of the corpses of baited animals.

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>>1263602
Some Caldroo migrate to the marshlands. here they find a great deal of food and so they decide to stay put, they grow larger, feasting on the sugar tumours of >>1290598 among other things. To aid in getting these tumours the newly named "Caldroosh" develop and couple of extra joints on their frontal spike, turning it into a crab-like claw, which can pluck the "Berries" from Swampy Funalgae with ease.

They also change their colour scheme to better blend in with the murky waters and develop spikes on their hind fin to discourage predators.

>>1290398
Swamps, especially estuarine marshes, have some of the highest rates of primary productivity, up there with rainforests and jungles.

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--Region Event: Rise of the Aetherian Mattorals--

Shortly after the stabilization of the wet-typhoon seasons during the warm season of Aetheria, this leads to minor, yet significant climate change to the Mendacium Islands and Isla Obscura. Large swathes of these islands rapidly develop a cool mediterranean climate, similar to the Chilean Matorral. The two island clusters experience mild and semi-arid weather throughout the warm season, being prone to frequent bushfires that wipe out swathes of vegetated land, leaving the surviving plants and animals to adapt to frequent migration and/or tolerance to the dry, fire-prone land. It is only during the cooler, winter-like season on these islands where heavy rain and snowfall provide no more than an average of 200mm of precipitation annually.

--Regional Impact--
> New habitat, Cool Mediterranean is now present in the Aetherian Region.
> Organisms in image presented are present in the habitat as of now.
> Only organisms from the Freshwater Basin and Fertile Lowlands may migrate to these habitats.
> Just an extra note, at the moment I am fusing the habitats of the Freshwater Basin with the Wetlands of the Region, as will be seen in the Phylogeny Charts immediately following this post. Wetlands as a habitat will have a separate identifier/ecology in the next time period.

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And now, here are the latest phylogeny charts (1 of 2). I've made corrections/improvement to the phylogeny charts so you can more easily identify where all organisms reside.

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>>1290846
Phylogeny Charts (2 of 2)

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>>1290837
The Meditarranean Caldirts develop a shell capable of regulating their temperature - that means that despite their lumbering pace, they can escape wildfires they're caught in.

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>>1287508

The Leaping Kinail's mouth develops some semirigid rough hairs with which it can grind off plant matter from the plants it consumes.

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>>1283680
many jumpler get knocked out of there nests by these typhoons, and due to there tough tails and hydrodynamic bodies, they usually live when they hit the water, however once they're in the water its a different story entirely. for the most part they get dragged by over typhoons to the swamps of Isla Obscura, however they find it incredibly hard to survive in the swamps, however over time those who do survive begin to change. first of all they re-develop there dorsal fins, second of all they develop webbed hands, and finally there drills change shape to act as an almost propeller through the swampy terrain. over many years these creatures become native to isla obscura, and find there role in the native eco system, or what little of it there is.

as of now they are left alone on the isla obscura, and prosper greatly due to a lack of predators or even herbivorous rivals to take there meals before them.

they are now knows as hydrunnler, as they are now amphibious

>>1291412
change to veritas to fit the new

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>>1283680
The baseline Jumpler develops a stronger, even more elongated tail that they use both to wind between rocks and gain speed for longer jumps. They take advantage of their claws to help them stick landings more easily, as well as letting them climb steeper cliffs.

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>>1291696
also this

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>>1284650
Some Mat Grass migrate to the wetland habitat, losing their seed pods in favor of sending out long "runner" stalks which send out roots and mature into a clonal extension of the parent when they touch the ground. Since the marshes are created by typhoons carrying seawater inland, they are at least partially estuarine, containing both salt and freshwater. To deal with the, the grass begins concentrating excess salt in the root pods, as their more fertile environment means they have to worry less about storing energy or nutrients.

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The Swole Skelker on Mendacium grow smaller and get longer legs to be better able to avoid fires. Due to their shorter stature, they grow to focus on smell over taste, and develop sharp claws on their powerful legs to take down prey without the benefit of size.

>>1291968
>>1284895

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>>1290674
Increased competition from the hydrunnler >>1291412 encourages some of the caldroosh to become territorial, even amongst themselves.

They develop a larger claw and patches of thicker defensive skin on their upperside. They also develop a thick-skinned underside to protect them against attack from below.

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>>1291718
>>1291696
Now, leaping off cliffs and rocks, the Jumpler develops thick bushles of hairs on it's front legs, the extra surface area not only supplying extra drag, but also making the flight path more stable.

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In the coastal waters around the Tenebris and Intraveritas archipelagos, the Kinacopter redevelop slightly more advanced nervous system, allowing them to more effectively follow currents and weather pattern in search of food sources. They instinctually follow a set pattern around certain islands, making annual visits to area that have larger populations of coastal marine life at that time of year. Because of this, they are able to grow much, much larger, and change their anatomy to fit this.

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>>1277954
Some varieties of Vampire Kinail find themselves being outclassed by their more triangular cousins. In response they decide to move to the Marshes to avoid the competition.

Here they grow smaller, as life in the marshes is often smaller than life outside it at the moment. In addition they develop larger wing membranes as well as transforming their frontal claws into small pincers, allowing them to more easily open holes from which blood may flow, and this gives them another effective gripping tool for holding onto a host while they are feeding.

These new creatures are called "Lesser Vampire Kinail"

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>>1292872
The Caldroosh increase the coverage of their thick hide evermore as infighting becomes more and more prevelant. They also shrink slightly as a result of the increased competition and following decreased food supply.

Additionally, their mouth claws, now picking off sugar tumours right in front of them shrinks in length but increases in girth.

>>1293649
>Some varieties of Vampire Kinail find themselves being outclassed by their more triangular cousins. In response they decide to move to the Marshes to avoid the competition.

they've gotten beaten there by said triangular cousins! >>1290006


But on the flipside, those larvae seem to be good prey for the lesser Kinail,. providing they are willing to dive for their food.

>>1293671
Curses, foiled again >:(

Just a little public service announcement to my creators as we reach the end of this threads lifespan.

The next thread to follow this one will be for Region 1 of Moon World Rienia. After that we will be visiting Region 2 of Janus, followed by Region 2 of Rienia.

Thank you for your participation and patience with me as I dawdle my way through these first few regional threads. I look forward to seeing you all again in 3-5 days time when the next thread is live.

Till then, cheers dudes.

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The Cleana, between being able to use the hard-shelled organisms that it feeds off of as protection and its low nutritional value, has no real predators aside from the occasional lucky Kinacopter. They take advantage of their relatively complex compound eyes to put on mating displays, growing long, drag-inducing tails and becoming a dazzling variety of colors.

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Some freshwater Twistalgae migrate to the wetlands. They grow thicker strand to deal with the saltwater, and a large, central taproot for nutrients and stability.