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The Ksai Fish is a species of [[Fish]] native to | The Ksai Fish is a species of [[Fish]] native to the lands of [[The Far East]], n used by the [[Sihai]] [[Race]] for centuries as both a source of food and decoration. Over their time in captivity, their coloration has been altered into a range of vivid, pleasing hues, and those who have escaped into wild populations have carried these spots of color with them. With the desire for goods from the Sihai homeland increasing and more Sihai leaving said homeland to explore the outside world, Ksai Fish are shipped abroad and traded with increased frequency, making them a common sight to those surrounded either by Sihai or Sihai commodities. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
Ksai Fish have been part of Sihai life for | Ksai Fish have been part of Sihai life for millennia, going back to the early formation of the [[Sheng Empire]]. In the beginning, they were merely a part of the local diet, the fish’s unaltered ancient ancestor being a species of carp that was common in the rivers and lakes of [[Sheng]]. During this time, they were dull in color; grays, browns, and other dark tones to help them blend into riverbeds. The ancient Sihai, in their pursuit to control their food supply, came to control the Ksai Fish, and domesticated large numbers of them to serve as a foodstuff in artificial ponds and similar water structures. Over time, the Sihai slowly manipulated the fish, bringing out recessive features and traits to the point of completely changing the creature’s color. By 2000 BC, the creature’s dull coloration evolved into glittering yellows, pure whites and solid blacks, with various speckles and areas of other colors in these patterns. Even wild populations were affected by this, their own dull coloration eventually coming to a permanent rest at a muddy-yellow which they still possess today. With this physical transformation also came the development of the Ksai Pond: a body of water in a park or garden setting for the fish to swim in and entertain or amuse others with their bright colors as they moved through clear waters. In the following centuries, this remained the way of things. More recently, the Ksai Fish have finally escaped the confines of The Far East, shipped across the sea to wider [[Aloria]]. Some are taken to help start new sources of fish for traditional Sihai cuisine, but a number of others are taken purely for the prestige of the upper classes. Since the rise in popularity for Sihai things–the Eastern Craze as it is called–the desire for these bright and exotic-looking fish is high. Unfortunately, small groups of the animal have managed to escape in some areas of Aloria and have started to impact local environments as their rapid propagation and tendency to stir up river beds have produced unattractive results. Still, these disruptions are small in the grand scheme of things, and it seems likely their shipment to wider Aloria will continue. | ||
==Physical Appearance== | ==Physical Appearance== | ||
The Ksai Fish is diverse in appearance and shape, but there are several common characteristics that define the species. They are generally between one and two feet long, with a diameter of an inch or so. | The Ksai Fish is diverse in appearance and shape, but there are several common characteristics that define the species. They are generally between one and two feet long, with a diameter of an inch or so. While their weight can vary, they are generally around fifteen and thirty pounds. Their heads are wide, with two small black eyes on either side of their head and then a generally flat surface between them and their wide, puckered mouth. Just outside of this mouth are two small but obvious barbels, slightly curved down and a mechanism the fish uses in its aquatic navigation. Behind their heads are a pair of short, pointed pectoral fins before a prominent gill line. Further behind that are often a second set of short fins, with a short dorsal fin starting in the middle of their body and going back, ending shortly before the forked or indented caudal fin. Their colorations are various and are described in more detail below. | ||
===Diversity=== | ===Diversity=== | ||
Thanks to extensive breeding by the Sihai, a number of varieties in color and physical shape have emerged within their population. In general, their population numbers are equal between the two sexes, but externally, males are impossible to tell apart from females. Below can be found a listing of the various subspecies of Ksai Fish in Aloria. | |||
*'''Common Ksai''': The Common Ksai is the wild variety of the species, found extensively domesticated in fish farms but also out in the wild of | *'''Common Ksai''': The Common Ksai is the wild variety of the species, found extensively domesticated in fish farms but also out in the wild lands of The Far East. They are a pale or muddy yellow in color and possess the shortest barbels out of all varieties. They are also known to sometimes have patches of black or brown along their sides or on their backs. | ||
*''' | *'''Unro Breed'''': The Unro Breed is one of the earliest varieties of Ksai Fish developed, which took black and gray samples from wild populations and bred them together, producing the current species. They possess a unique cloudy appearance in their body, with patches of white and black together in a striping pattern; black being the dominant color in the face and on the animal’s fins. | ||
*''' | *'''Huon Breed''': Also called the Khim Breed after their golden hue, this species is bright yellow in color. Some possess the occasional black spot, often on the top of their heads or along the backs, but the majority retain their uniform bright color. | ||
*''' | *'''Ceng Breed''': This species of Ksai Fish is entirely orange in coloration, but some can possess black or white splattering along their backs and sides. They are also known as the largest variety of Ksai Fish, with one member of the species in the Imperial Gardens from Sheng recorded to reach over four feet long. | ||
*''' | *'''Min Breed''': The Bae’ie’me Breed is sometimes called the Worm Fish by foreigners, as the species has an almost unnaturally white coloration. It is also somewhat translucent, revealing the edges of the internal organs of its body to any who look. Its body is also commonly thin, further exasperating the effect. They are known to have the longest barbels, and can be splotched with orange and black, though this is contained solely to their backs. | ||
*''' | *'''Tak Breed''': This species of Ksai Fish is one both reviled and admired by Sihai and foreigners. Its origins are murky, with many Sihai claiming it was the result of corruption by “blackened creatures.” What is certain is that the modern fish is deadly but useful. It possesses a dark yellow color, very similar to the Common Ksai, but its sides are discolored with blues and purples as if the fish is bruised. Additionally, their scales in that region are particularly sharp, some would even say barbed, which is used to deliver their toxic payload into a foe’s body. This toxin is hazardous to all [[Races]] and an issue to even the normally resilient [[Eronidas]] and [[Allar]], but the flesh of the creature is succulent. Skilled Sihai chefs know how to cut the creature open once dead, leaving its toxin organ intact and unopened, to then create wonderful dishes from the remaining succulent meat. | ||
===Life Span and Development=== | ===Life Span and Development=== | ||
The Ksai Fish breeds fast and lives long, a problem the Sihai have solved through killing thousands of them a day. They are born from small green fish eggs numbering as many as a thousand, released by a single female within the various water sources the Ksai Fish inhabits. Males then fertilize those they can, after which the fertilized eggs darken in color. Ksai Fish babies known as | The Ksai Fish breeds fast and lives long, a problem the Sihai have solved through killing thousands of them a day. They are born from small green fish eggs numbering as many as a thousand per the clutch, released by a single female within the various water sources the Ksai Fish inhabits. Males then fertilize those they can, after which the fertilized eggs darken in color. Ksai Fish babies, known as “fries,” emerge from their eggs very quickly one week after fertilization, and over the span of the next six months, rapidly mature. They are all white when born but at the end of these six months, their coloration begins to come in. By the age of three, they will have settled into their final coloration and are considered mature, as they now have the ability to reproduce. Ksai Fish can live up to twenty years in the wild, but domesticated members of the species have been known to reach well over a century old. It is said that currently, there is a Ksai Fish in the Imperial Garden of the Sheng that was but a fry when the Cataclysm took place. | ||
==Mental Overview== | ==Mental Overview== | ||
The Ksai Fish, like most other species of | The Ksai Fish, like most other species of fish, is generally mindless and lives out its life either in wild schools or in the confined territory of a pond or artificial water structure. It thrives on instinct; swimming, breathing, and surviving. They are notable for one trait, however: greed. Whether it is some small part of their brain that desires more, or simply their automatic nature to consume food, feeding time for Ksai has been said to resemble “the feeding of some species of ravenous worm” by [[Ailor]] and those not from The Far East. They foam the water, pushing their heads up into the dangerous air to gasp, suck, and beg for the food thrown down at them either in confined environments by keepers, or in the wild by kind travelers and roamers. They swim over each other in this action, in a flurry of motion that many feel betrays a deep and greedy nature. | ||
===Territory and Groupings=== | ===Territory and Groupings=== | ||
The Ksai Fish is a coldwater, freshwater species which lives in two different regions. The first is in the wild, where schools numbering as large as two hundred swim in the waters of the rivers, lakes and swamps of | The Ksai Fish is a coldwater, freshwater species which lives in two different regions. The first is in the wild, where schools numbering as large as two hundred swim in the waters of the rivers, lakes and swamps of both [[Zhong]] and Sheng. Some Ksai Fish in Aloria, particularly in the [[Regalian Archipelago]], have escaped confinement and also now exist in the waters found there. However, their presence is invasive, and most fishermen promptly seek their destruction so they do not fill waterways with their unwanted presence. In contrast to this, there are the Ksai that live in captivity in schools or groups as large as their keepers want, though it should be noted that any Ksai Fish without at least one other of its kind will be generally listless and lacking in movement. These Ksai are often colorful and kept for decorative purposes to fill artificial water features, but also kept in more industrial surroundings for the express purpose of slaughter and consumption. | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*Ksai Fish isolated in pairs when mating are said to do a “harmony dance.” They swirl around each other, following the tail of the other, reflecting the other’s movements until the process is complete whereupon they separate to go about their usual day. | *Ksai Fish isolated in pairs when mating are said to do a “harmony dance.” They swirl around each other, following the tail of the other, reflecting the other’s movements until the process is complete whereupon they separate to go about their usual day. | ||
* | *Tak Breed poisoning causes first great stomach pains, then hair loss as the skin or scales yellow, followed by dark boils forming around the stomach area. The individual languishes on for a week before passing without treatment, though the Allar and Eronidas can last two. Treatment for poisons can ultimately curb and cease these effects. | ||
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| Official Name | Ksai Fish |
| Common Nicknames | Kai Fish, Eastern Carp |
| Classification | Fish |
| Habitat | The Far East |
| Domesticated | Yes |
| Current Status | Common |
The Ksai Fish is a species of Fish native to the lands of The Far East, n used by the Sihai Race for centuries as both a source of food and decoration. Over their time in captivity, their coloration has been altered into a range of vivid, pleasing hues, and those who have escaped into wild populations have carried these spots of color with them. With the desire for goods from the Sihai homeland increasing and more Sihai leaving said homeland to explore the outside world, Ksai Fish are shipped abroad and traded with increased frequency, making them a common sight to those surrounded either by Sihai or Sihai commodities.
History
Ksai Fish have been part of Sihai life for millennia, going back to the early formation of the Sheng Empire. In the beginning, they were merely a part of the local diet, the fish’s unaltered ancient ancestor being a species of carp that was common in the rivers and lakes of Sheng. During this time, they were dull in color; grays, browns, and other dark tones to help them blend into riverbeds. The ancient Sihai, in their pursuit to control their food supply, came to control the Ksai Fish, and domesticated large numbers of them to serve as a foodstuff in artificial ponds and similar water structures. Over time, the Sihai slowly manipulated the fish, bringing out recessive features and traits to the point of completely changing the creature’s color. By 2000 BC, the creature’s dull coloration evolved into glittering yellows, pure whites and solid blacks, with various speckles and areas of other colors in these patterns. Even wild populations were affected by this, their own dull coloration eventually coming to a permanent rest at a muddy-yellow which they still possess today. With this physical transformation also came the development of the Ksai Pond: a body of water in a park or garden setting for the fish to swim in and entertain or amuse others with their bright colors as they moved through clear waters. In the following centuries, this remained the way of things. More recently, the Ksai Fish have finally escaped the confines of The Far East, shipped across the sea to wider Aloria. Some are taken to help start new sources of fish for traditional Sihai cuisine, but a number of others are taken purely for the prestige of the upper classes. Since the rise in popularity for Sihai things–the Eastern Craze as it is called–the desire for these bright and exotic-looking fish is high. Unfortunately, small groups of the animal have managed to escape in some areas of Aloria and have started to impact local environments as their rapid propagation and tendency to stir up river beds have produced unattractive results. Still, these disruptions are small in the grand scheme of things, and it seems likely their shipment to wider Aloria will continue.
Physical Appearance
The Ksai Fish is diverse in appearance and shape, but there are several common characteristics that define the species. They are generally between one and two feet long, with a diameter of an inch or so. While their weight can vary, they are generally around fifteen and thirty pounds. Their heads are wide, with two small black eyes on either side of their head and then a generally flat surface between them and their wide, puckered mouth. Just outside of this mouth are two small but obvious barbels, slightly curved down and a mechanism the fish uses in its aquatic navigation. Behind their heads are a pair of short, pointed pectoral fins before a prominent gill line. Further behind that are often a second set of short fins, with a short dorsal fin starting in the middle of their body and going back, ending shortly before the forked or indented caudal fin. Their colorations are various and are described in more detail below.
Diversity
Thanks to extensive breeding by the Sihai, a number of varieties in color and physical shape have emerged within their population. In general, their population numbers are equal between the two sexes, but externally, males are impossible to tell apart from females. Below can be found a listing of the various subspecies of Ksai Fish in Aloria.
- Common Ksai: The Common Ksai is the wild variety of the species, found extensively domesticated in fish farms but also out in the wild lands of The Far East. They are a pale or muddy yellow in color and possess the shortest barbels out of all varieties. They are also known to sometimes have patches of black or brown along their sides or on their backs.
- Unro Breed': The Unro Breed is one of the earliest varieties of Ksai Fish developed, which took black and gray samples from wild populations and bred them together, producing the current species. They possess a unique cloudy appearance in their body, with patches of white and black together in a striping pattern; black being the dominant color in the face and on the animal’s fins.
- Huon Breed: Also called the Khim Breed after their golden hue, this species is bright yellow in color. Some possess the occasional black spot, often on the top of their heads or along the backs, but the majority retain their uniform bright color.
- Ceng Breed: This species of Ksai Fish is entirely orange in coloration, but some can possess black or white splattering along their backs and sides. They are also known as the largest variety of Ksai Fish, with one member of the species in the Imperial Gardens from Sheng recorded to reach over four feet long.
- Min Breed: The Bae’ie’me Breed is sometimes called the Worm Fish by foreigners, as the species has an almost unnaturally white coloration. It is also somewhat translucent, revealing the edges of the internal organs of its body to any who look. Its body is also commonly thin, further exasperating the effect. They are known to have the longest barbels, and can be splotched with orange and black, though this is contained solely to their backs.
- Tak Breed: This species of Ksai Fish is one both reviled and admired by Sihai and foreigners. Its origins are murky, with many Sihai claiming it was the result of corruption by “blackened creatures.” What is certain is that the modern fish is deadly but useful. It possesses a dark yellow color, very similar to the Common Ksai, but its sides are discolored with blues and purples as if the fish is bruised. Additionally, their scales in that region are particularly sharp, some would even say barbed, which is used to deliver their toxic payload into a foe’s body. This toxin is hazardous to all Races and an issue to even the normally resilient Eronidas and Allar, but the flesh of the creature is succulent. Skilled Sihai chefs know how to cut the creature open once dead, leaving its toxin organ intact and unopened, to then create wonderful dishes from the remaining succulent meat.
Life Span and Development
The Ksai Fish breeds fast and lives long, a problem the Sihai have solved through killing thousands of them a day. They are born from small green fish eggs numbering as many as a thousand per the clutch, released by a single female within the various water sources the Ksai Fish inhabits. Males then fertilize those they can, after which the fertilized eggs darken in color. Ksai Fish babies, known as “fries,” emerge from their eggs very quickly one week after fertilization, and over the span of the next six months, rapidly mature. They are all white when born but at the end of these six months, their coloration begins to come in. By the age of three, they will have settled into their final coloration and are considered mature, as they now have the ability to reproduce. Ksai Fish can live up to twenty years in the wild, but domesticated members of the species have been known to reach well over a century old. It is said that currently, there is a Ksai Fish in the Imperial Garden of the Sheng that was but a fry when the Cataclysm took place.
Mental Overview
The Ksai Fish, like most other species of fish, is generally mindless and lives out its life either in wild schools or in the confined territory of a pond or artificial water structure. It thrives on instinct; swimming, breathing, and surviving. They are notable for one trait, however: greed. Whether it is some small part of their brain that desires more, or simply their automatic nature to consume food, feeding time for Ksai has been said to resemble “the feeding of some species of ravenous worm” by Ailor and those not from The Far East. They foam the water, pushing their heads up into the dangerous air to gasp, suck, and beg for the food thrown down at them either in confined environments by keepers, or in the wild by kind travelers and roamers. They swim over each other in this action, in a flurry of motion that many feel betrays a deep and greedy nature.
Territory and Groupings
The Ksai Fish is a coldwater, freshwater species which lives in two different regions. The first is in the wild, where schools numbering as large as two hundred swim in the waters of the rivers, lakes and swamps of both Zhong and Sheng. Some Ksai Fish in Aloria, particularly in the Regalian Archipelago, have escaped confinement and also now exist in the waters found there. However, their presence is invasive, and most fishermen promptly seek their destruction so they do not fill waterways with their unwanted presence. In contrast to this, there are the Ksai that live in captivity in schools or groups as large as their keepers want, though it should be noted that any Ksai Fish without at least one other of its kind will be generally listless and lacking in movement. These Ksai are often colorful and kept for decorative purposes to fill artificial water features, but also kept in more industrial surroundings for the express purpose of slaughter and consumption.
Trivia
- Ksai Fish isolated in pairs when mating are said to do a “harmony dance.” They swirl around each other, following the tail of the other, reflecting the other’s movements until the process is complete whereupon they separate to go about their usual day.
- Tak Breed poisoning causes first great stomach pains, then hair loss as the skin or scales yellow, followed by dark boils forming around the stomach area. The individual languishes on for a week before passing without treatment, though the Allar and Eronidas can last two. Treatment for poisons can ultimately curb and cease these effects.
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