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[ World ]

More world information will be added soon-ish.


[ Species ]

Note: Each individual of a species is their own person. The information listed below is a rough generalization, and may not apply completely to each individual.

Teratoma Mothers:

Colossal, amorphous fleshy meat-factories with steam-spewing spires rising from their backs. Knobby roots extend from their bloated, wrinkled bodies and burrow deep into the surrounding earth, absorbing nutrients. Every few seasons they churn out a batch of about a half-dozen newborn Teratomas. They do nothing to care for their vulnerable offspring; they are sedentary, only uprooting themselves to migrate when nutrients in the area are low or if activity in the area is getting too boisterous.


Mothers gossip to one another by sending sound waves echoing along channels in the earth carved out by large subterranean annelids. Information about weather conditions, nutrients, how ugly their last batch of offspring looked, and local activity is shared, among other things mothers chatter about.


Few risk pestering an easily irritable Mother, as one swing from a sturdy root or a blistering blast of steam can kill in an instant.


Teratomas:

The massive, and often pugnacious, offspring of the Teratoma Mothers. They are generally humanoid in shape and live short, violent lives. When they first emerge from their Mother’s flesh, they are minuscule, frail, and easy morsels for predatory creatures. Young Teratomas survive by concentrating in groups with a strict pecking order, which they begin establishing quickly after birth. Newborns are carnivorous and will attempt to eat any living creature within reach, even if it’s equal in size. Later in their lives they’ll start snacking on the various poisonous flora that populate the world, slowly growing a tolerance to the poisons and giving themselves an alternative source of nutrients.


Once they near adulthood they begin parting from their groups, seeking out territories and natural resources to defend. Some Teratomas may choose to remain together or to accompany others they meet along their travels. Groups of adult Teratomas are nomadic, and rarely remain in the same area for an extended period of time.


Teratomas viciously protect the ecosystems they rely on and are an indicator of the local ecosystem’s health. Solitary Teratomas serve as warden over a single domain or a chain of small territories along a migratory route. Groups of Teratomas traverse continuously from one region to another to avoid depleting too many vital resources. The damage a lingering group of Teratomas can inflict on an ecosystem can take years to recover, if recovery is possible. Due to competition over resources, Teratomas traveling in groups tend to be more aggressive and unpredictable. It is not uncommon for Teratomas to prey on each other to reduce competition.


Cysts:

Humanoid beings resembling root vegetables that make a nuisance of themselves wherever they go. They’re social creatures that live together within communities consisting of hundreds of different individuals. Communication is done through a mixture of vocalizations and gestures. Cysts tend to come up with creative solutions to problems and do not fare well when left alone with their thoughts for too long. Some have a disturbing interest in fire and changing the land (and wildlife) to suit their whims.


Barons:

A rare biological event: at dusk millions of thread-like organisms emerge from the earth to weave themselves together to form the skin of these massive siphonophore-like structures, when the sun begins to rise they dissipate and return to the soil. These structures commonly appear as long colossal tubes with stringy limbs that slowly stride across the landscape. The interior of these structures are hollow and are much like a wind tunnel. Occasionally airborne creatures will get caught by air flowing into a Baron’s gaping maw, and eventually shot out of the various openings of the Baron’s body. Unlucky creatures however may find themselves caught within the Baron’s woven skin, usually resulting in death.


[ Other ]

Homunculi:

Organic constructs of artificial nature created by a group of cysts led by Doc. Their purpose is to serve Cysts, and to usurp the place of nature where the Cysts have left ruin. The first prototype of these biological machines, the Hound, was deployed to patrol pastures and keep livestock safe from predators. However the homunculus would occasionally attract the attention of Teratomas, whom could see through the artificial nature of the construct, causing a feeling of uncanny valley. The Teratomas would react to this with curiosity, or violence.
As development techniques advanced, the homunculi became more complex and their creation more demanding. With the violent dance between the expansion of Cyst territory and the natural world's drive for survival, resources viable for the production of homunculi are becoming scarce, resulting in a turn to desperate and insidious measures.