https://wiki.massivecraft.com/index.php?title=Kalmian_Spineback&feed=atom&action=historyKalmian Spineback - Revision history2024-03-29T06:05:50ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.38.1https://wiki.massivecraft.com/index.php?title=Kalmian_Spineback&diff=46681&oldid=prevHydraLana at 21:19, 30 September 20232023-09-30T21:19:20Z<p></p>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The Kalmian Spineback has a limited history, masked by the wild land it calls home. Some believe it to be a distant cousin to some species known to exist today across the wider [[North Belt]] and were notated at the time of [[Teledden]] explorations into what was then the edge of [[Drovv]] territory. The first true records of the Spineback begin back several centuries before the [[Cataclysm]], when the first [[Proto-Velheim]] reached what are now the Cains. In this time however, the crude bands and tribes that settled the continent spoke of a plentiful, easy-to-catch fish in the region’s streams and small lakes, abundant in supply. After the Cataclysm, and possibly as a result of low-level [[Void]] mutation, the fish was reported to be more dangerous. The males had grown sharp spines that cut old nets and hurt palms, resulting in unhindered growth for the animal for a number of years as the Cainian Velheim recovered from the chaos of their continent’s many changes, and also sought out new ways to catch the spined fish. Eventually, the Velheim people and other animals adapted to the animal’s physical change. Since then, the Kalmian Spineback has been a staple of the region and has also become a symbol of defense, <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">as the spines are viewed as a gift from the [[Old Gods]] </del>to <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">defend </del>the fish from the hostile world around it. The male Spineback’s unique mating dance is also said to be a gift from the gods. During the phenomena of Njal’s Dance that sometimes reaches the region, the locals sacrifice Spinebacks to honor the <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Union</del>.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The Kalmian Spineback has a limited history, masked by the wild land it calls home. Some believe it to be a distant cousin to some species known to exist today across the wider [[North Belt]] and were notated at the time of [[Teledden]] explorations into what was then the edge of [[Drovv]] territory. The first true records of the Spineback begin back several centuries before the [[Cataclysm]], when the first [[Proto-Velheim]] reached what are now the Cains. In this time however, the crude bands and tribes that settled the continent spoke of a plentiful, easy-to-catch fish in the region’s streams and small lakes, abundant in supply. After the Cataclysm, and possibly as a result of low-level [[Void]] mutation, the fish was reported to be more dangerous. The males had grown sharp spines that cut old nets and hurt palms, resulting in unhindered growth for the animal for a number of years as the Cainian Velheim recovered from the chaos of their continent’s many changes, and also sought out new ways to catch the spined fish. Eventually, the Velheim people and other animals adapted to the animal’s physical change. Since then, the Kalmian Spineback has been a staple of the region and has also become a symbol of defense, <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">that help </ins>to <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">shield </ins>the fish from the hostile world around it. The male Spineback’s unique mating dance is also said to be a gift from the gods. During the phenomena of Njal’s Dance that sometimes reaches the region, the locals sacrifice Spinebacks to honor the <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">the god of art and his husband</ins>.</div></td></tr>
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</table>HydraLanahttps://wiki.massivecraft.com/index.php?title=Kalmian_Spineback&diff=43530&oldid=prevHydraLana at 20:58, 26 February 20232023-02-26T20:58:27Z<p></p>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The Kalmian Spineback is a fish unique to the Kalm Lakes of [[<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Cain</del>]]. As an anadromous fish, they swim through the various streams and rivers that feed the Lakes to breed. As a result, all of the nearby [[Velheim]] nations are supplied with food every autumn in a predictable fashion. In ancient times, it was said to be easier as the fish never “fought back” like they do today; their sharp spines are known to hurt animals hunting them as well as fishermen, and damage their tools. Regardless, the Kalmian Spineback remains a constant source of food for the local people around the Kalm Lakes and are viewed as a delicacy by non-Cain Velheim and some foreigners.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The Kalmian Spineback is a fish unique to the Kalm Lakes of <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">the </ins>[[<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Northbelt|Cains</ins>]]. As an anadromous fish, they swim through the various streams and rivers that feed the Lakes to breed. As a result, all of the nearby [[Velheim]] nations are supplied with food every autumn in a predictable fashion. In ancient times, it was said to be easier as the fish never “fought back” like they do today; their sharp spines are known to hurt animals hunting them as well as fishermen, and damage their tools. Regardless, the Kalmian Spineback remains a constant source of food for the local people around the Kalm Lakes and are viewed as a delicacy by non-Cain Velheim and some foreigners.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The Kalmian Spineback has a limited history, masked by the wild land it calls home. Some believe it to be a distant cousin to some species known to exist today across the wider [[North Belt]] and were notated at the time of [[Teledden]] explorations into what was then the edge of [[Drovv]] territory. The first true records of the Spineback begin back several centuries before the [[Cataclysm]], when the first [[Proto-Velheim]] reached what <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">is </del>now <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Cain</del>. In this time however, the crude bands and tribes that settled the continent spoke of a plentiful, easy-to-catch fish in the region’s streams and small lakes, abundant in supply. After the Cataclysm, and possibly as a result of low-level [[Void]] mutation, the fish was reported to be more dangerous. The males had grown sharp spines that cut old nets and hurt palms, resulting in unhindered growth for the animal for a number of years as the Cainian Velheim recovered from the chaos of their continent’s many changes, and also sought out new ways to catch the spined fish. Eventually, the Velheim people and other animals adapted to the animal’s physical change. Since then, the Kalmian Spineback has been a staple of the region and has also become a symbol of defense, as the spines are viewed as a gift from the [[Old Gods]] to defend the fish from the hostile world around it. The male Spineback’s unique mating dance is also said to be a gift from the gods. During the phenomena of Njal’s Dance that sometimes reaches the region, the locals sacrifice Spinebacks to honor the Union.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The Kalmian Spineback has a limited history, masked by the wild land it calls home. Some believe it to be a distant cousin to some species known to exist today across the wider [[North Belt]] and were notated at the time of [[Teledden]] explorations into what was then the edge of [[Drovv]] territory. The first true records of the Spineback begin back several centuries before the [[Cataclysm]], when the first [[Proto-Velheim]] reached what <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">are </ins>now <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">the Cains</ins>. In this time however, the crude bands and tribes that settled the continent spoke of a plentiful, easy-to-catch fish in the region’s streams and small lakes, abundant in supply. After the Cataclysm, and possibly as a result of low-level [[Void]] mutation, the fish was reported to be more dangerous. The males had grown sharp spines that cut old nets and hurt palms, resulting in unhindered growth for the animal for a number of years as the Cainian Velheim recovered from the chaos of their continent’s many changes, and also sought out new ways to catch the spined fish. Eventually, the Velheim people and other animals adapted to the animal’s physical change. Since then, the Kalmian Spineback has been a staple of the region and has also become a symbol of defense, as the spines are viewed as a gift from the [[Old Gods]] to defend the fish from the hostile world around it. The male Spineback’s unique mating dance is also said to be a gift from the gods. During the phenomena of Njal’s Dance that sometimes reaches the region, the locals sacrifice Spinebacks to honor the Union.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Kalmian Spinebacks exist in large schools of 50 to 100 fish that swim around the <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Inner </del>Kalm <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Sea </del>in a ceaseless pattern to search for food. These schools are almost always of birth mates early on, formed from the survivors of the trek downriver from where they were spawned. As time passes, however, these groups pull apart and mash together with the onset of autumn, at which point schools combine. Each “mega-school” then tackles the major rivers that run into their Kalm Lake of origin. These schools have almost uncountable numbers, but the best guess is that each is some 1000 strong. </div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Kalmian Spinebacks exist in large schools of 50 to 100 fish that swim around the Kalm <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Lakes </ins>in a ceaseless pattern to search for food. These schools are almost always of birth mates early on, formed from the survivors of the trek downriver from where they were spawned. As time passes, however, these groups pull apart and mash together with the onset of autumn, at which point schools combine. Each “mega-school” then tackles the major rivers that run into their Kalm Lake of origin. These schools have almost uncountable numbers, but the best guess is that each is some 1000 strong. </div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>*Kalmian Spineback spines are hard growths of an unknown substance that appears similar to bone. They only nominally connected to the fish’s spine which allows them to be easily removed by fishermen with some even suitable for the ironic tool of fish hooks.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>*Kalmian Spineback spines are hard growths of an unknown substance that appears similar to bone. They only nominally connected to the fish’s spine which allows them to be easily removed by fishermen with some even suitable for the ironic tool of fish hooks.</div></td></tr>
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</table>HydraLanahttps://wiki.massivecraft.com/index.php?title=Kalmian_Spineback&diff=41996&oldid=prevHydraLana at 22:37, 1 December 20222022-12-01T22:37:32Z<p></p>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The Kalmian Spineback has a limited history, masked by the wild land it calls home. Some believe it to be a distant cousin to some species known to exist today across the wider [[North Belt]] and were notated at the time of [[<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Altalar</del>]] explorations into what was then the edge of [[Drovv]] territory. The first true records of the Spineback begin back several centuries before the Cataclysm, when the first <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Velheim reached what is now Cain, having already morphed from their prior form, that of the </del>[[Proto-Velheim]]. In this time however, the crude bands and tribes that settled the continent spoke of a plentiful, easy-to-catch fish in the region’s streams and small lakes, abundant in supply. After the <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">[[</del>Cataclysm<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">]]</del>, and possibly as a result of low-level [[Void]] mutation, the fish was reported to be more dangerous. The males had grown sharp spines that cut old nets and hurt palms, resulting in unhindered growth for the animal for a number of years as the Cainian Velheim recovered from the chaos of their continent’s many changes, and also sought out new ways to catch the spined fish. Eventually, the Velheim people and other animals adapted to the animal’s physical change. Since then, the Kalmian Spineback has been a staple of the region and has also become a symbol of <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">the [[Union of Air]]</del>, as the spines are viewed as a gift from [[<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Basjtur</del>]] to defend the fish from the hostile world around <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">itand the </del>male Spineback’s unique mating dance is <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">thanks </del>to the <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">influence of [[Mærsjel]]</del>. During the phenomena of <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Mershell’s </del>Dance that sometimes reaches the region, the locals sacrifice Spinebacks to honor the Union.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The Kalmian Spineback has a limited history, masked by the wild land it calls home. Some believe it to be a distant cousin to some species known to exist today across the wider [[North Belt]] and were notated at the time of [[<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Teledden</ins>]] explorations into what was then the edge of [[Drovv]] territory. The first true records of the Spineback begin back several centuries before the <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">[[</ins>Cataclysm<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">]]</ins>, when the first [[Proto-Velheim]] <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">reached what is now Cain</ins>. In this time however, the crude bands and tribes that settled the continent spoke of a plentiful, easy-to-catch fish in the region’s streams and small lakes, abundant in supply. After the Cataclysm, and possibly as a result of low-level [[Void]] mutation, the fish was reported to be more dangerous. The males had grown sharp spines that cut old nets and hurt palms, resulting in unhindered growth for the animal for a number of years as the Cainian Velheim recovered from the chaos of their continent’s many changes, and also sought out new ways to catch the spined fish. Eventually, the Velheim people and other animals adapted to the animal’s physical change. Since then, the Kalmian Spineback has been a staple of the region and has also become a symbol of <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">defense</ins>, as the spines are viewed as a gift from <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">the </ins>[[<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Old Gods</ins>]] to defend the fish from the hostile world around <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">it. The </ins>male Spineback’s unique mating dance is <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">also said </ins>to <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">be a gift from </ins>the <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">gods</ins>. During the phenomena of <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Njal’s </ins>Dance that sometimes reaches the region, the locals sacrifice Spinebacks to honor the Union.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>*In [[Cain Folkar]] communities especially but to a lesser extent the surrounding nations, how you serve a Kalmian Spineback can be very significant. If you give an adult an adolescent fish, for example, the message is usually that they are young and foolish or if you give a male a still barbed fish, it means you consider him a warrior. The ultimate insult, however, is serving a male a female fish with all the spines removed, meaning you consider them weak and effeminate. </div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>*In [[Cain Folkar]] communities especially but to a lesser extent the surrounding nations, how you serve a Kalmian Spineback can be very significant. If you give an adult an adolescent fish, for example, the message is usually that they are young and foolish or if you give a male a still barbed fish, it means you consider him a warrior. The ultimate insult, however, is serving a male a female fish with all the spines removed, meaning you consider them weak and effeminate. </div></td></tr>
<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>*Kalmian Spineback eggs are considered the greatest delicacy in Cain due to how hard it is to collect them. If a male’s death regarding their nest is noted by the school, northern fishermen report an eerie stillness befalls of the school before they almost go mad and swarm any foreign living beings in the water in what might only be called “desperate revenge.”</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>*Kalmian Spineback eggs are considered the greatest delicacy in Cain due to how hard it is to collect them. If a male’s death regarding their nest is noted by the school, northern fishermen report an eerie stillness befalls of the school before they almost go mad and swarm any foreign living beings in the water in what might only be called “desperate revenge.”</div></td></tr>
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</table>HydraLanahttps://wiki.massivecraft.com/index.php?title=Kalmian_Spineback&diff=33290&oldid=prevHydraLana at 16:05, 27 June 20212021-06-27T16:05:39Z<p></p>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The Kalmian Spineback is a fish unique to the <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Inner </del>Kalm <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Sea in </del>[[Cain]]. <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">An </del>anadromous fish, they swim <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">up </del>the various streams and rivers that feed the <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Sea </del>to breed. As a result, all of the nearby [[Velheim]] nations are supplied with food every autumn in a predictable fashion. In ancient times it was said to be easier as the fish never “fought back” like they do today; their sharp spines are known to hurt animals hunting them as well as fishermen, <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">causing </del>damage <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">to </del>their tools <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">as well</del>. Regardless <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">of this</del>, the Kalmian Spineback remains a constant source of food for the local people around the <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Sea</del>.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The Kalmian Spineback is a fish unique to the Kalm <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Lakes of </ins>[[Cain]]. <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">As an </ins>anadromous fish, they swim <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">through </ins>the various streams and rivers that feed the <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Lakes </ins>to breed. As a result, all of the nearby [[Velheim]] nations are supplied with food every autumn in a predictable fashion. In ancient times<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">, </ins>it was said to be easier as the fish never “fought back” like they do today; their sharp spines are known to hurt animals hunting them as well as fishermen, <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">and </ins>damage their tools. Regardless, the Kalmian Spineback remains a constant source of food for the local people around the <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Kalm Lakes and are viewed as a delicacy by non-Cain Velheim and some foreigners</ins>.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>==History==</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>==History==</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The Kalmian Spineback <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">was once </del>a <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">less dangerous fish </del>to <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">hunt for both </del>[[<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Ailor</del>]] and <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">larger animals</del>. <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Before </del>the [[<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Cataclysm</del>]], the <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Ailor </del>tribes <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">around </del>the <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Inner Kalm Sea </del>spoke of easy to catch fish <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">which were </del>abundant in supply. After the Cataclysm<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">, however</del>, and possibly as a result of low-level [[Void]] mutation, the fish was reported to be more dangerous. The males had grown sharp spines <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">which </del>cut old nets and hurt palms, resulting in unhindered growth for the animal for a number of years. Eventually, the Velheim people and other animals adapted to <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">this </del>change. <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Ever since </del>then, the Kalmian Spineback has been a staple of the region and has also become a symbol of the Union of Air. </div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The Kalmian Spineback <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">has a limited history, masked by the wild land it calls home. Some believe it to be </ins>a <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">distant cousin to some species known </ins>to <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">exist today across the wider </ins>[[<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">North Belt</ins>]] and <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">were notated at the time of [[Altalar]] explorations into what was then the edge of [[Drovv]] territory</ins>. <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">The first true records of the Spineback begin back several centuries before the Cataclysm, when the first Velheim reached what is now Cain, having already morphed from their prior form, that of </ins>the [[<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Proto-Velheim</ins>]]<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">. In this time however</ins>, the <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">crude bands and </ins>tribes <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">that settled </ins>the <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">continent </ins>spoke of <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">a plentiful, </ins>easy<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">-</ins>to<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">-</ins>catch fish <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">in the region’s streams and small lakes, </ins>abundant in supply. After the <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">[[</ins>Cataclysm<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">]]</ins>, and possibly as a result of low-level [[Void]] mutation, the fish was reported to be more dangerous. The males had grown sharp spines <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">that </ins>cut old nets and hurt palms, resulting in unhindered growth for the animal for a number of years <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">as the Cainian Velheim recovered from the chaos of their continent’s many changes, and also sought out new ways to catch the spined fish</ins>. Eventually, the Velheim people and other animals adapted to <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">the animal’s physical </ins>change. <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Since </ins>then, the Kalmian Spineback has been a staple of the region and has also become a symbol of the <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">[[</ins>Union of Air<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">]], as the spines are viewed as a gift from [[Basjtur]] to defend the fish from the hostile world around itand the male Spineback’s unique mating dance is thanks to the influence of [[Mærsjel]]. During the phenomena of Mershell’s Dance that sometimes reaches the region, the locals sacrifice Spinebacks to honor the Union</ins>.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>==Physical Appearance==</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>==Physical Appearance==</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The Kalmian Spineback is a <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">good </del>sized fish, <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">with males </del>reaching <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">from </del>between <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">a foot and a half to a foot while females measure </del>a foot to a foot and a half<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">. The animal’s </del>weight varies between one to two pounds. The <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">fish has a body similar to many others, being average in its size. It’s </del>scaleless head possesses a protruding lower lip on an upturned mouth, and a large, rounded <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">eye </del>dashed with shades of brown or gray. Behind this sits the gills with membraned, pointed fins<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">. These are </del>located further on the fish’s posterior. An inch behind this and <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">up on </del>their back begins the spines which are paired on either side of a short, soft and spineless dorsal fin. There are four or five pairs of spines on a male while females possess only three. These spines are translucent, sharp and rest “down” for much of the year. The forked tail ends off the creature while the anal fin appears similar to the dorsal fin but has been cut down in size. For females, between this anal fin and the pectoral fin, another pair of spines can always be found. Aside from the head, the Kalmian Spineback’s whole body is covered in pale green or gray scales which <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">gradients </del>to white as <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">you get </del>closer to their belly. Along the top and bottom of each side beneath or above each pair of spines also exist a pair of black circles which can allow someone to determine the fish's gender easily. Their fins are all translucent but are tinged with gray.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The Kalmian Spineback is a <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">medium-</ins>sized fish, reaching between a foot to a foot and a half <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">while their </ins>weight varies between one to two pounds. The <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Spineback’s </ins>scaleless head possesses a protruding lower lip on an upturned mouth, and a <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">pair of </ins>large, rounded <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">eyes </ins>dashed with shades of brown or gray. Behind this sits the gills with membraned, pointed fins located further on the fish’s posterior. An inch behind this and <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">upon </ins>their back begins the spines which are paired on either side of a short, soft<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">, </ins>and spineless dorsal fin. There are four or five pairs of spines on a male while females possess only three. These spines are translucent, sharp<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">, </ins>and rest “down” for much of the year. The forked tail ends off the creature while the anal fin appears similar to the dorsal fin but has been cut down in size. For females, between this anal fin and the pectoral fin, another pair of spines can always be found. Aside from the head, the Kalmian Spineback’s whole body is covered in pale green or gray scales which <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">gradient </ins>to white as <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">one gets </ins>closer to their belly. Along the top and bottom of each side beneath or above each pair of spines also exist a pair of black circles which can allow someone to determine the fish's gender easily. Their fins are all translucent but are tinged with gray.</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>===Diversity===</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>===Diversity===</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The Kalmian Spineback has an evident divide between the sexes. Males appear larger with more spines and black spots on their bodies while females are smaller with fewer needles, though they bear an additional pair of spines that males do not have. Their population meanwhile is largely in flux, constantly changing on a yearly basis. As for the gender ratio, there is an inclination towards males with roughly 40% of the species being females at peak time before the mating season. Their color patterns <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">(</del>aside from the black spots<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">) </del>are random and do not have any bearing on the individual. </div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The Kalmian Spineback has an evident divide between the sexes. Males appear larger with more spines and black spots on their bodies while females are smaller with fewer needles, though they bear an additional pair of spines that males do not have. Their population meanwhile is largely in flux, constantly changing on a yearly basis. As for the gender ratio, there is an inclination towards males with roughly 40% of the species being females at peak time before the mating season. Their color patterns<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">, </ins>aside from the black spots<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">, </ins>are random and do not have any bearing on the individual. </div></td></tr>
<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>===Life Span and Development===</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>===Life Span and Development===</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Kalmian Spinebacks are born in large clusters of small pink, green eggs <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">all just three millimeters in diameter</del>. These are laid inside small holes created by their fathers upriver from the <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Inner </del>Kalm <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Sea</del>. They remain in these eggs for a week as the father continues to protect them in the swirl of mating season. After that time, hundreds of minuscule Spinebacks hatch and over the end of autumn, slowly return to the <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Inner </del>Kalm <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Sea </del>as they feed and grow along the way. Upon reaching the sea, they spend two years physically maturing while mentally, they are very simple creatures. The reason they wait is that it takes a long time for their spines to come in properly. Once those two years pass, the fish can successfully make the journey upstream when mating season comes. </div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Kalmian Spinebacks are born in large clusters of <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">ten to thirty </ins>small pink, green eggs. These are laid inside small holes created by their fathers upriver from the <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">bodies of water that make up the </ins>Kalm <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Lakes</ins>. They remain in these eggs for a week as the father continues to protect them in the swirl of mating season. After that time, hundreds of minuscule Spinebacks hatch and over the end of autumn, <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">they </ins>slowly return to the Kalm <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Lakes </ins>as they feed and grow along the way. Upon reaching the sea, they spend two years physically maturing while mentally, they are very simple creatures. The reason they wait is that it takes a long time for their spines to come in properly. Once those two years pass, the fish can successfully make the journey upstream when mating season comes. </div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Once it has survived the treacherous journey, the male digs a small hole into the waterbed before lining it with some algae or plant fibers. After that, they will manipulate their spines up and down as they swim around in an elaborate mating dance which is almost always unique to the individual Spineback. Females approach them and if they chose to mate with the male, proceed into the hole and lay a section of their eggs before departing. The male continues to do his dance as he attracts females <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">throughout 12 </del>hours before he proceeds into the hole and fertilizes them. He then stays and protects the eggs for the next week, fanning them, adding more algae and occasionally accepting more eggs if his hole numbers are low. After that time, the male will depart for the sea to repeat the process yearly until they die. They can live up to ten years though most rarely make it past two or three.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Once it has survived the treacherous journey, the male digs a small hole into the waterbed before lining it with some algae or plant fibers. After that, they will manipulate their spines up and down as they swim around in an elaborate mating dance which is almost always unique to the individual Spineback. Females approach them and if they chose to mate with the male, proceed into the hole and lay a section of their eggs before departing. The male continues to do his dance as he attracts females <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">for twelve </ins>hours before he proceeds into the hole and fertilizes them. He then stays and protects the eggs for the next week, fanning them, adding more algae<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">, </ins>and occasionally accepting more eggs if his hole numbers are low. After that time, the male will depart for the sea to repeat the process yearly until they die. They can live up to ten years though most rarely make it past two or three <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">years</ins>.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The Kalmian Spineback is a simple fish throughout much of its lifetime with little to no care in the world. In all other seasons but autumn, the fish swims in the <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Inner </del>Kalm <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Sea </del>in schools of both sexes, feeding when it can and only raising its spines in self-defense or when severely startled. Once autumn comes, this behavior grows more complex. Both sexes perk their spines until they are done mating before letting them slowly rest as they return to the <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Inner Kalm Sea</del>. Males exhibit a heightened level of care for females as they will often “escort” females upriver, jumping in the way of danger for the other sex. The male also cares for his children, providing them with food for when they pupate and grow but ultimately leaving them once this urge has gone. A mystery of the Spineback, however, is their mating dance. The seeming individuality of each has baffled casual onlookers with many <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Northerners </del>feeling the fish each have personalities. For biologists, they take a more callous approach, and the majority believe it is just mad flailing caused by sexual <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">energy</del>.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The Kalmian Spineback is a simple fish throughout much of its lifetime with little to no care in the world. In all other seasons but autumn, the fish swims in the Kalm <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Lakes </ins>in schools of both sexes, feeding when it can and only raising its spines in self-defense or when severely startled. Once autumn comes, this behavior grows more complex. Both sexes perk their spines until they are done mating before letting them slowly rest as they return to the <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Lakes</ins>. Males exhibit a heightened level of care for females as they will often “escort” females upriver, jumping in the way of danger for the other sex. The male also cares for his children, providing them with food for when they pupate and grow but ultimately leaving them once this urge has gone. A mystery of the Spineback, however, is their mating dance. The seeming individuality of each has baffled casual onlookers with many <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">locals </ins>feeling the fish each have personalities. For biologists, they take a more callous approach, and the majority believe it is just mad flailing caused by sexual <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">heat</ins>.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Kalmian Spinebacks exist in large schools of 50 to 100 fish that swim around the Inner Kalm Sea in a ceaseless pattern to search <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">of </del>food. These schools are <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">comprised </del>almost always of birth mates early on, formed from the survivors of the trek downriver from where they were spawned. As time passes, however, these groups pull apart and mash together with the onset of <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Autumn</del>, at which point schools combine. Each “mega-school” then tackles the major rivers that run into <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">the Sea</del>. These schools have almost uncountable numbers, but the best guess is that each is some 1000 strong. </div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Kalmian Spinebacks exist in large schools of 50 to 100 fish that swim around the Inner Kalm Sea in a ceaseless pattern to search <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">for </ins>food. These schools are almost always of birth mates early on, formed from the survivors of the trek downriver from where they were spawned. As time passes, however, these groups pull apart and mash together with the onset of <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">autumn</ins>, at which point schools combine. Each “mega-school” then tackles the major rivers that run into <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">their Kalm Lake of origin</ins>. These schools have almost uncountable numbers, but the best guess is that each is some 1000 strong. </div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>*Kalmian Spineback spines are hard growths of an unknown substance <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">which </del>appears similar to bone. They only nominally connected to the fish’s spine which allows them to be easily removed by fishermen with some even suitable for the ironic tool of fish hooks.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>*Kalmian Spineback spines are hard growths of an unknown substance <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">that </ins>appears similar to bone. They only nominally connected to the fish’s spine which allows them to be easily removed by fishermen with some even suitable for the ironic tool of fish hooks.</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>*In [[Cain Folkar]] communities especially but to a lesser extent the surrounding nations, how you serve a Kalmian Spineback can be very significant. If you give an adult an adolescent fish, for example, the message is usually that they are young and foolish or if you give a male a still barbed fish, it means you consider him a warrior. The ultimate insult, however, is serving a male a female fish with all the spines removed, meaning you consider them weak and effeminate. </div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>*In [[Cain Folkar]] communities especially but to a lesser extent the surrounding nations, how you serve a Kalmian Spineback can be very significant. If you give an adult an adolescent fish, for example, the message is usually that they are young and foolish or if you give a male a still barbed fish, it means you consider him a warrior. The ultimate insult, however, is serving a male a female fish with all the spines removed, meaning you consider them weak and effeminate. </div></td></tr>
<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>*Kalmian Spineback eggs are considered the greatest delicacy in <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">that region </del>due to how hard it is to collect them. If a male’s death regarding their nest is noted by the school, <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Northern </del>fishermen report an eerie stillness befalls of the school before they almost go mad and swarm any foreign living beings in the water in what might only be called “desperate <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">revenge”</del>.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>*Kalmian Spineback eggs are considered the greatest delicacy in <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Cain </ins>due to how hard it is to collect them. If a male’s death regarding their nest is noted by the school, <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">northern </ins>fishermen report an eerie stillness befalls of the school before they almost go mad and swarm any foreign living beings in the water in what might only be called “desperate <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">revenge</ins>.<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">”</ins></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The Kalmian Spineback is a fish unique to the Inner Kalm Sea in [[<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">The North Belt</del>]]. An anadromous fish, they swim up the various streams and rivers that feed the Sea to breed. As a result, all of the nearby [[Velheim]] nations are supplied with food every autumn in a predictable fashion. In ancient times it was said to be easier as the fish never “fought back” like they do today; their sharp spines are known to hurt animals hunting them as well as fishermen, causing damage to their tools as well. Regardless of this, the Kalmian Spineback remains a constant source of food for the local people around the Sea.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The Kalmian Spineback is a fish unique to the Inner Kalm Sea in [[<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Cain</ins>]]. An anadromous fish, they swim up the various streams and rivers that feed the Sea to breed. As a result, all of the nearby [[Velheim]] nations are supplied with food every autumn in a predictable fashion. In ancient times it was said to be easier as the fish never “fought back” like they do today; their sharp spines are known to hurt animals hunting them as well as fishermen, causing damage to their tools as well. Regardless of this, the Kalmian Spineback remains a constant source of food for the local people around the Sea.</div></td></tr>
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</table>HydraLanahttps://wiki.massivecraft.com/index.php?title=Kalmian_Spineback&diff=29584&oldid=prevHydraLana at 16:23, 30 November 20202020-11-30T16:23:36Z<p></p>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The Kalmian Spineback is a good sized fish, with males reaching from between a foot and a half to a foot while females measure a foot to a foot and a half. The animal’s weight varies between one to two pounds. The fish has a body similar to many others, being average in its size. It’s scaleless head possesses a protruding lower lip on an upturned mouth, and a large, rounded eye dashed with shades of brown or gray. Behind this sits the gills with membraned, pointed fins. These are located further on the fish’s posterior. An inch behind this and up on their back begins the spines which are paired on either side of a short, soft and spineless dorsal fin. There are four or five pairs of spines on a male while females possess only three. These spines are translucent, sharp and rest “down” for much of the year. The forked tail ends off the creature while the anal fin appears similar to the dorsal fin but has been cut down in size. For females, between this anal fin and the pectoral fin, another pair of spines can always be found. Aside from the head, the Kalmian Spineback’s whole body is covered in pale green or gray scales which gradients to white as you get closer to their belly. Along the top and bottom of each side beneath or above each pair of spines also exist a pair of black circles which can allow someone to determine the fish's gender easily. Their fins are all translucent but are tinged with gray.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The Kalmian Spineback is a good sized fish, with males reaching from between a foot and a half to a foot while females measure a foot to a foot and a half. The animal’s weight varies between one to two pounds. The fish has a body similar to many others, being average in its size. It’s scaleless head possesses a protruding lower lip on an upturned mouth, and a large, rounded eye dashed with shades of brown or gray. Behind this sits the gills with membraned, pointed fins. These are located further on the fish’s posterior. An inch behind this and up on their back begins the spines which are paired on either side of a short, soft and spineless dorsal fin. There are four or five pairs of spines on a male while females possess only three. These spines are translucent, sharp and rest “down” for much of the year. The forked tail ends off the creature while the anal fin appears similar to the dorsal fin but has been cut down in size. For females, between this anal fin and the pectoral fin, another pair of spines can always be found. Aside from the head, the Kalmian Spineback’s whole body is covered in pale green or gray scales which gradients to white as you get closer to their belly. Along the top and bottom of each side beneath or above each pair of spines also exist a pair of black circles which can allow someone to determine the fish's gender easily. Their fins are all translucent but are tinged with gray.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The Kalmian Spineback has an evident divide between the sexes. Males appear larger with more spines and black spots on their bodies while females are smaller with fewer needles, though they bear an additional pair of spines that males do not have. Their population meanwhile is largely in flux, constantly changing on a yearly basis. As for the gender ratio, there is an inclination towards males with roughly 40% of the species being females at peak time before the mating season. Their color patterns (aside from the black spots) are random and do not have any bearing on the individual. </div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The Kalmian Spineback has an evident divide between the sexes. Males appear larger with more spines and black spots on their bodies while females are smaller with fewer needles, though they bear an additional pair of spines that males do not have. Their population meanwhile is largely in flux, constantly changing on a yearly basis. As for the gender ratio, there is an inclination towards males with roughly 40% of the species being females at peak time before the mating season. Their color patterns (aside from the black spots) are random and do not have any bearing on the individual. </div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Kalmian Spinebacks are born in large clusters of small pink, green eggs all just three millimeters in diameter. These are laid inside small holes created by their fathers upriver from the Inner Kalm Sea. They remain in these eggs for a week as the father continues to protect them in the swirl of mating season. After that time, hundreds of minuscule Spinebacks hatch and over the end of autumn, slowly return to the Inner Kalm Sea as they feed and grow along the way. Upon reaching the sea, they spend two years physically maturing while mentally, they are very simple creatures. The reason they wait is that it takes a long time for their spines to come in properly. Once those two years pass, the fish can successfully make the journey upstream when mating season comes. </div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Kalmian Spinebacks are born in large clusters of small pink, green eggs all just three millimeters in diameter. These are laid inside small holes created by their fathers upriver from the Inner Kalm Sea. They remain in these eggs for a week as the father continues to protect them in the swirl of mating season. After that time, hundreds of minuscule Spinebacks hatch and over the end of autumn, slowly return to the Inner Kalm Sea as they feed and grow along the way. Upon reaching the sea, they spend two years physically maturing while mentally, they are very simple creatures. The reason they wait is that it takes a long time for their spines to come in properly. Once those two years pass, the fish can successfully make the journey upstream when mating season comes. </div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Once it has survived the treacherous journey, the male digs a small hole into the waterbed before lining it with some algae or plant fibers. After that, they will manipulate their spines up and down as they swim around in an elaborate mating dance which is almost always unique to the individual Spineback. Females approach them and if they chose to mate with the male, proceed into the hole and lay a section of their eggs before departing. The male continues to do his dance as he attracts females throughout 12 hours before he proceeds into the hole and fertilizes them. He then stays and protects the eggs for the next week, fanning them, adding more algae and occasionally accepting more eggs if his hole numbers are low. After that time, the male will depart for the sea to repeat the process yearly until they die. They can live up to ten years though most rarely make it past two or three <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">years</del>.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Once it has survived the treacherous journey, the male digs a small hole into the waterbed before lining it with some algae or plant fibers. After that, they will manipulate their spines up and down as they swim around in an elaborate mating dance which is almost always unique to the individual Spineback. Females approach them and if they chose to mate with the male, proceed into the hole and lay a section of their eggs before departing. The male continues to do his dance as he attracts females throughout 12 hours before he proceeds into the hole and fertilizes them. He then stays and protects the eggs for the next week, fanning them, adding more algae and occasionally accepting more eggs if his hole numbers are low. After that time, the male will depart for the sea to repeat the process yearly until they die. They can live up to ten years though most rarely make it past two or three.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The Kalmian Spineback is a simple fish throughout much of its lifetime with little to no care in the world. In all other seasons but autumn, the fish swims in the Inner Kalm Sea in schools of both sexes, feeding when it can and only raising its spines in self-defense or when severely startled. Once autumn comes, this behavior grows more complex. Both sexes perk their spines until they are done mating before letting them slowly rest as they return to the Inner Kalm Sea. Males exhibit a heightened level of care for females as they will often “escort” females upriver, jumping in the way of danger for the other sex. The male also cares for his children, providing them with food for when they pupate and grow but ultimately leaving them once this urge has gone. A mystery of the Spineback, however, is their mating dance. The seeming individuality of each has baffled casual onlookers with many Northerners feeling the fish each have personalities. For biologists, they take a more callous approach, and the majority believe it is just mad flailing caused by sexual <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">heat</del>.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The Kalmian Spineback is a simple fish throughout much of its lifetime with little to no care in the world. In all other seasons but autumn, the fish swims in the Inner Kalm Sea in schools of both sexes, feeding when it can and only raising its spines in self-defense or when severely startled. Once autumn comes, this behavior grows more complex. Both sexes perk their spines until they are done mating before letting them slowly rest as they return to the Inner Kalm Sea. Males exhibit a heightened level of care for females as they will often “escort” females upriver, jumping in the way of danger for the other sex. The male also cares for his children, providing them with food for when they pupate and grow but ultimately leaving them once this urge has gone. A mystery of the Spineback, however, is their mating dance. The seeming individuality of each has baffled casual onlookers with many Northerners feeling the fish each have personalities. For biologists, they take a more callous approach, and the majority believe it is just mad flailing caused by sexual <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">energy</ins>.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Kalmian Spinebacks exist in large schools of 50 to 100 fish that swim around the Inner Kalm Sea in a ceaseless pattern to search of food. These schools are comprised almost always of birth mates early on, formed from the survivors of the trek downriver from where they were spawned. As time passes, however, these groups pull apart and mash together with the onset of Autumn, at which point schools combine. Each “mega-school” then tackles the major rivers that run into the Sea. These schools have almost uncountable numbers, but the best guess is that each is some 1000 strong. </div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Kalmian Spinebacks exist in large schools of 50 to 100 fish that swim around the Inner Kalm Sea in a ceaseless pattern to search of food. These schools are comprised almost always of birth mates early on, formed from the survivors of the trek downriver from where they were spawned. As time passes, however, these groups pull apart and mash together with the onset of Autumn, at which point schools combine. Each “mega-school” then tackles the major rivers that run into the Sea. These schools have almost uncountable numbers, but the best guess is that each is some 1000 strong. </div></td></tr>
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The Kalmian Spineback is a fish unique to the Inner Kalm Sea in [[The North Belt]]. An anadromous fish, they swim up the various streams and rivers that feed the Sea to breed. As a result, all of the nearby [[Velheim]] nations are supplied with food every autumn in a predictable fashion. In ancient times it was said to be easier as the fish never “fought back” like they do today; their sharp spines are known to hurt animals hunting them as well as fishermen, causing damage to their tools as well. Regardless of this, the Kalmian Spineback remains a constant source of food for the local people around the Sea.<br />
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==History==<br />
The Kalmian Spineback was once a less dangerous fish to hunt for both [[Ailor]] and larger animals. Before the [[Cataclysm]], the Ailor tribes around the Inner Kalm Sea spoke of easy to catch fish which were abundant in supply. After the Cataclysm, however, and possibly as a result of low-level [[Void]] mutation, the fish was reported to be more dangerous. The males had grown sharp spines which cut old nets and hurt palms, resulting in unhindered growth for the animal for a number of years. Eventually, the Velheim people and other animals adapted to this change. Ever since then, the Kalmian Spineback has been a staple of the region and has also become a symbol of the Union of Air. <br />
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==Physical Appearance==<br />
The Kalmian Spineback is a good sized fish, with males reaching from between a foot and a half to a foot while females measure a foot to a foot and a half. The animal’s weight varies between one to two pounds. The fish has a body similar to many others, being average in its size. It’s scaleless head possesses a protruding lower lip on an upturned mouth, and a large, rounded eye dashed with shades of brown or gray. Behind this sits the gills with membraned, pointed fins. These are located further on the fish’s posterior. An inch behind this and up on their back begins the spines which are paired on either side of a short, soft and spineless dorsal fin. There are four or five pairs of spines on a male while females possess only three. These spines are translucent, sharp and rest “down” for much of the year. The forked tail ends off the creature while the anal fin appears similar to the dorsal fin but has been cut down in size. For females, between this anal fin and the pectoral fin, another pair of spines can always be found. Aside from the head, the Kalmian Spineback’s whole body is covered in pale green or gray scales which gradients to white as you get closer to their belly. Along the top and bottom of each side beneath or above each pair of spines also exist a pair of black circles which can allow someone to determine the fish's gender easily. Their fins are all translucent but are tinged with gray.<br />
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===Diversity===<br />
The Kalmian Spineback has an evident divide between the sexes. Males appear larger with more spines and black spots on their bodies while females are smaller with fewer needles, though they bear an additional pair of spines that males do not have. Their population meanwhile is largely in flux, constantly changing on a yearly basis. As for the gender ratio, there is an inclination towards males with roughly 40% of the species being females at peak time before the mating season. Their color patterns (aside from the black spots) are random and do not have any bearing on the individual. <br />
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===Life Span and Development===<br />
Kalmian Spinebacks are born in large clusters of small pink, green eggs all just three millimeters in diameter. These are laid inside small holes created by their fathers upriver from the Inner Kalm Sea. They remain in these eggs for a week as the father continues to protect them in the swirl of mating season. After that time, hundreds of minuscule Spinebacks hatch and over the end of autumn, slowly return to the Inner Kalm Sea as they feed and grow along the way. Upon reaching the sea, they spend two years physically maturing while mentally, they are very simple creatures. The reason they wait is that it takes a long time for their spines to come in properly. Once those two years pass, the fish can successfully make the journey upstream when mating season comes. <br />
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Once it has survived the treacherous journey, the male digs a small hole into the waterbed before lining it with some algae or plant fibers. After that, they will manipulate their spines up and down as they swim around in an elaborate mating dance which is almost always unique to the individual Spineback. Females approach them and if they chose to mate with the male, proceed into the hole and lay a section of their eggs before departing. The male continues to do his dance as he attracts females throughout 12 hours before he proceeds into the hole and fertilizes them. He then stays and protects the eggs for the next week, fanning them, adding more algae and occasionally accepting more eggs if his hole numbers are low. After that time, the male will depart for the sea to repeat the process yearly until they die. They can live up to ten years though most rarely make it past two or three years.<br />
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==Mental Overview==<br />
The Kalmian Spineback is a simple fish throughout much of its lifetime with little to no care in the world. In all other seasons but autumn, the fish swims in the Inner Kalm Sea in schools of both sexes, feeding when it can and only raising its spines in self-defense or when severely startled. Once autumn comes, this behavior grows more complex. Both sexes perk their spines until they are done mating before letting them slowly rest as they return to the Inner Kalm Sea. Males exhibit a heightened level of care for females as they will often “escort” females upriver, jumping in the way of danger for the other sex. The male also cares for his children, providing them with food for when they pupate and grow but ultimately leaving them once this urge has gone. A mystery of the Spineback, however, is their mating dance. The seeming individuality of each has baffled casual onlookers with many Northerners feeling the fish each have personalities. For biologists, they take a more callous approach, and the majority believe it is just mad flailing caused by sexual heat.<br />
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===Territory and Groupings===<br />
Kalmian Spinebacks exist in large schools of 50 to 100 fish that swim around the Inner Kalm Sea in a ceaseless pattern to search of food. These schools are comprised almost always of birth mates early on, formed from the survivors of the trek downriver from where they were spawned. As time passes, however, these groups pull apart and mash together with the onset of Autumn, at which point schools combine. Each “mega-school” then tackles the major rivers that run into the Sea. These schools have almost uncountable numbers, but the best guess is that each is some 1000 strong. <br />
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==Trivia==<br />
*Kalmian Spineback spines are hard growths of an unknown substance which appears similar to bone. They only nominally connected to the fish’s spine which allows them to be easily removed by fishermen with some even suitable for the ironic tool of fish hooks.<br />
*In [[Cain Folkar]] communities especially but to a lesser extent the surrounding nations, how you serve a Kalmian Spineback can be very significant. If you give an adult an adolescent fish, for example, the message is usually that they are young and foolish or if you give a male a still barbed fish, it means you consider him a warrior. The ultimate insult, however, is serving a male a female fish with all the spines removed, meaning you consider them weak and effeminate. <br />
*Kalmian Spineback eggs are considered the greatest delicacy in that region due to how hard it is to collect them. If a male’s death regarding their nest is noted by the school, Northern fishermen report an eerie stillness befalls of the school before they almost go mad and swarm any foreign living beings in the water in what might only be called “desperate revenge”.<br />
*The Kalmian Spineback is seen as a symbol of the [[Old Gods]] Union of Air because of its spines are a gift of blades from the god Bashtur while the male’s unique mating dance is thanks to the influence of Mershell. During the phenomena of Mershell’s Dance that sometimes reaches the region, the locals sacrifice Spinebacks to honor the Union. <br />
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