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|fauna1    = [[Linella]]
|fauna1    = [[Linella]]
|fauna1desc = Linella were once thought to be unique fish that excreted a shiny, long, elastic thread known as Elastan, however, it was rather quickly discovered it was not the case. These fish were found to be located in and around reefs surrounding the [[Ashal Islands]] and the continent of [[Daen]] as a whole and, due to a series of small thin hooks around their bodies, would pick up stray pieces of floating Elastan as well as any debris that floated on by. Once the misconception was swiftly dispensed with, both [[Fin'ullen]] and [[Asha]] began to seek out the fish as a steady source of meat and protein for their diets. Many sailors amongst both the Finullen and the Asha tended to use these fish passively to determine if any other vessel had passed through the area, their ability to accidentally hook the occasional debris and waste leading to the discovery of sunken wrecks disturbed by the currents or another passing ship that simply drifted on by. The Linella is still a common sight and staple in both Asha and Finullen culture, though both parties would never admit to sharing such a similar cultural food except in the capital city of [[Talant Amanra-Assalei]], though even then it is more a begrudging admittance rather than any form of appreciation or cultural understanding. To this day, despite the Asha’s lapse of history, it still retains the same use as it held in the past, and the Asha continue to use these fish to locate the coral reefs from which they extract Elastan to this day.
|fauna1desc = Linella are shimmering, beautiful fish who were initially believed to be the source for the strands that the Asha wove into their famous [[Elastan]] fabric. However, the true culprit, a species of coral known as [[Mewnes]], was eventually discovered. Still, Linella proved in the past, and still prove today, to be key to local fishing efforts. The sharp scales that prickle their bodies, which caught the Elast threads used to create Elastan, do tend to pick up far more, and can make them hard to catch and eat in some instances. But, a bit of pain is often worth the gain for the fishers who seek them out.


|fauna2    = [[Findt]]
|fauna2    = [[Findt]]

Revision as of 14:38, 9 December 2023

Aloria is rich in both fauna and flora. This page specifically is dedicated to the broad range of animal life which grows and thrives across the many continents. All animals are split into relevant categories, and are further divided into three types. The first is full Wiki pages with greater information supplied due to their significance to Proficiencies, Cultures or Races. The second are the General Animals, the basic and often common forms of life which can be divided into many subgroupings based on the regions they inhabit. The last are the Specific Animals, unique, one-off fauna with unique traits and a place in the lore, yet almost no interaction from the playerbase or practical involvement in Progressions, instead useful as a purely background feature. Keep in mind that this list is not final and will be added to when necessary.

  • For a list of the lore's written Fauna pages, click HERE.
  • For a list of the majority of Fauna able to be ridden as Mounts as part of Mounted Point Buy/kept as aesthetic methods of travel, click HERE.

Lesser Races

Includes all “animals” with a high degree of intelligence, the capacity for rudimentary speech, yet lacking advanced technology or understanding.


Mammals

Primates

Includes all simians such as monkeys, apes, hominins, lemurs, lorisoids, and tarsiers.


Rodents

Includes animals with two incisor teeth on both the top and bottom of their mouths, such as mice, rats, squirrels, prairie dogs, porcupines, beavers, guinea pigs, hamsters, and capybaras.


Canines

Includes domestic dogs, wolves, foxes, jackals, dingoes.


Felines

Includes domestic cats, tigers, lions, jaguars, and leopards.


Equids

Includes four-legged animals such as horses, ponies, donkeys, and zebras.


Bats

Includes bats.


Elephau

Includes elephants, mammoths and other huge land-based mammals.


Marsupials

Includes kangaroos, wallabies, koalas, possums, opossums, wombats, Tasmanian devils, and the recently extinct thylacine.


Bovids

Includes bison, buffalo, antelopes, gazelles, sheep, goats, muskoxen, and domestic cattle


Cervids

Includes Deer and Elk


Mustelids

Includes weasel, badger, otter, marten, ferret, mink, stoat, and wolverine


Ursas

Includes bears.


Susids

Includes pigs and boars


Leporid

Includes Rabbits and Hares


Aquatic Mammals

Includes aquatic mammals such as whales, dolphins, seals, sea lions, walruses.


Birds

Song Birds

Includes innocent birds that like to sing or other varieties of non-predator bird.


Predatory Birds

Includes birds that hunt other fauna.


Sea Birds

Includes birds that spend a lot of time in or around the sea.


High-Altitude Birds

Includes birds that spend long periods of time up high in, close or above the cloud cover.


Flightless Birds

Includes ostriches and peacocks


Gargant Birds

Includes giant, unnatural and exotic birds.


Reptiles

Saurians

Includes dinosaur-esque reptiles.


Crocodiles

Includes freshwater tropical or saltwater reptiles.


Snakes

Includes all snakes and serpentine creatures.


Lizards

Includes iguanas, geckos and multiple varieties of small or medium sized reptilian life.


Mammal-like Reptiles

Includes reptiles that possess many mammal-like traits.


Marine Reptiles

Includes turtles and other reptiles that live in the water.


Gargant Reptiles

Includes large reptiles.


Amphibians

Anura

Includes all frogs and toads.


Salamanders

Includes salamanders, newts, and other lizard-like amphibians.


Fish

Freshwater Fish

Includes all fish who primarily live in freshwater such as ponds, freshwater lakes, rivers and swamps.


Passive Saltwater Fish

Includes all fish who primarily live in saltwater such as oceans, seas and saltwater lakes who feed on plantlife and do not actively eat their own kind.


Predatory Saltwater Fish

Includes all fish who primarily live in saltwater such as oceans, seas and saltwater lakes who feed on other fish.


Echinoderms

Includes all coral and starfish.


Crustaceans

Includes all crabs and lobsters.


Arthropods

Insects

Includes all invertebrate bugs such as beetles, bees, ants, and more.


Arachnids

Includes all joint-legged invertebrate animals such as spiders and scorpions.


Mollusca

Includes all snails, slugs, squids, and octopi.


Magus

Includes mythical, magical and unique creatures.