Post by Princess Sparkles on Jun 30, 2007 19:05:15 GMT -5
Flora & Fauna
When Kyrandor was created it was populated by creatures both big and small. Not all of them had the intelligence of the elves or the strength of the dragons but they were all the creations of Lyath and loved by Ameraia. These are a few of the more prodominent species on the planet or the more unique ones.
Mounts:
Everyone must travel and different mounts are used in different places all over the planet of Kyrandor.
Drandel- Viezal
While horses are the most commonly used mount, there is a animal native to the plains of Drandel called a Viezal that make excellent mounts if captured at a young age and trained properly. Viezal are four legged canine-like creatures with short, white, feathers. They stand shoulder to shoulder with a horse and have non-retractable claws on their paws for better traction on the plains and grasslands that make up most of Drandel. The most interesting factor on the Viezal is their crest. They have a crest of feathers, coming in a variety of colors, running down from the top of their heads to their shoulder blades. In the wild they hunt in packs and use the crest to signal each other showing a large amount of intelligence and something like a language of their own.
Old Forest/Illumistrea- Vok Hawks
Voc Hawks are really just oversized birds of prey. They are larger than horses with wingspans of about 15 feet from wingtip to wingtip being the smallest on record. Only the massive size of the trees in the Old Forest and the wide open air over Illumistrea allow them to be used by the elves who they seem to respond better to. All Vok Hawks are born with a crystal embedded in their chest. The crystal absorbs ambient magical energy and give the bird the added strength need for something that large to be able to fly and be able to carry many times their own weight allowing for multiple riders or packages. With sharp talons and beak and keen eyesight and night vision they are forces to be reckoned with.
Sulanwi-Rock Raptors
They are what they say. Large raptors with skin the color and pattern of the rocky landscape their born into. They have strong arms and run on they’re hind legs with their tail held out stiff behind them. They also have sharp teeth and claws and a stabbing horn on the tip of their snout.
Falla and Kypa Trees:
Falla and Kypa trees are in essence the same tree. The Falla tree are enormous in proportion(Like oak trees) and have blossoms to scale with the trees size. The blossoms color and shape depend on the a special factor. The sap from the tree itself is both a potent aphrodisiac and has healing properties that, while good by its self, can become extremely powerful in the hands of a trained herbalist or alchemist. Kypa tree’s on the other hand are the twisted sister of the Falla tree’s. They match them in size but their blossoms are dark colors most commonly black, deep purple, and blood red. Their sap is highly poisonous and when treated properly can become and effective acid. The special thing about Falla and Kypa trees is that they give birth to the dryads and sirens respectively. Originally there were only Falla trees inhabiting the Old Forest. But when The Void made it’s presence felt by having the elves unwittingly poison the forest the trees themselves not only grew to enourmous sizes, but became corrupted as well, this gave birth to the Kypa trees and the Sirens. The Dryads fled and replanted their Falla tree’s in the forest on the island of Illumistrea.
Legendary Animals:
Sun Hawk-The sun hawk is a rare animal hardly spotted anywhere on Kyrandor. They are large birds with a wing span of 20 feet that have pure golden plumage covering their bodies. As they fly they leave a trail of light behind giving them the appearance of a comet. They lay their eggs inside active volcano’s and the eggs only hatch when the volcano erupts. That’s why the only place they have been recorded as being seen is the chain of islands known as the Teeth of fire, a circle of islands all containing active volcano’s. The feathers of the Sun Hawk are razor sharp and as hard as steel if treated right and the feather from a mature one can be crafted into a sword that glows with a blazing light.
Whalui- A giant whale-like creature that grows as long as it is alive. It constantly swims the ocean and cannot stop as the swimming aids in pumping the blood throughout its massive body. As it grows larger it moves to deeper parts of the ocean until finally it is forced to swim the ravines and beyond so that the pressure will hold it down. It is unknown what happens to Whalui that swim that deep. Whalui form massive pearls in their stomach that are exceedingly beautiful and the Dre’nai guard the secrets of Whalui whereabouts closely.
When Kyrandor was created it was populated by creatures both big and small. Not all of them had the intelligence of the elves or the strength of the dragons but they were all the creations of Lyath and loved by Ameraia. These are a few of the more prodominent species on the planet or the more unique ones.
Mounts:
Everyone must travel and different mounts are used in different places all over the planet of Kyrandor.
Drandel- Viezal
While horses are the most commonly used mount, there is a animal native to the plains of Drandel called a Viezal that make excellent mounts if captured at a young age and trained properly. Viezal are four legged canine-like creatures with short, white, feathers. They stand shoulder to shoulder with a horse and have non-retractable claws on their paws for better traction on the plains and grasslands that make up most of Drandel. The most interesting factor on the Viezal is their crest. They have a crest of feathers, coming in a variety of colors, running down from the top of their heads to their shoulder blades. In the wild they hunt in packs and use the crest to signal each other showing a large amount of intelligence and something like a language of their own.
Old Forest/Illumistrea- Vok Hawks
Voc Hawks are really just oversized birds of prey. They are larger than horses with wingspans of about 15 feet from wingtip to wingtip being the smallest on record. Only the massive size of the trees in the Old Forest and the wide open air over Illumistrea allow them to be used by the elves who they seem to respond better to. All Vok Hawks are born with a crystal embedded in their chest. The crystal absorbs ambient magical energy and give the bird the added strength need for something that large to be able to fly and be able to carry many times their own weight allowing for multiple riders or packages. With sharp talons and beak and keen eyesight and night vision they are forces to be reckoned with.
Sulanwi-Rock Raptors
They are what they say. Large raptors with skin the color and pattern of the rocky landscape their born into. They have strong arms and run on they’re hind legs with their tail held out stiff behind them. They also have sharp teeth and claws and a stabbing horn on the tip of their snout.
Falla and Kypa Trees:
Falla and Kypa trees are in essence the same tree. The Falla tree are enormous in proportion(Like oak trees) and have blossoms to scale with the trees size. The blossoms color and shape depend on the a special factor. The sap from the tree itself is both a potent aphrodisiac and has healing properties that, while good by its self, can become extremely powerful in the hands of a trained herbalist or alchemist. Kypa tree’s on the other hand are the twisted sister of the Falla tree’s. They match them in size but their blossoms are dark colors most commonly black, deep purple, and blood red. Their sap is highly poisonous and when treated properly can become and effective acid. The special thing about Falla and Kypa trees is that they give birth to the dryads and sirens respectively. Originally there were only Falla trees inhabiting the Old Forest. But when The Void made it’s presence felt by having the elves unwittingly poison the forest the trees themselves not only grew to enourmous sizes, but became corrupted as well, this gave birth to the Kypa trees and the Sirens. The Dryads fled and replanted their Falla tree’s in the forest on the island of Illumistrea.
Legendary Animals:
Sun Hawk-The sun hawk is a rare animal hardly spotted anywhere on Kyrandor. They are large birds with a wing span of 20 feet that have pure golden plumage covering their bodies. As they fly they leave a trail of light behind giving them the appearance of a comet. They lay their eggs inside active volcano’s and the eggs only hatch when the volcano erupts. That’s why the only place they have been recorded as being seen is the chain of islands known as the Teeth of fire, a circle of islands all containing active volcano’s. The feathers of the Sun Hawk are razor sharp and as hard as steel if treated right and the feather from a mature one can be crafted into a sword that glows with a blazing light.
Whalui- A giant whale-like creature that grows as long as it is alive. It constantly swims the ocean and cannot stop as the swimming aids in pumping the blood throughout its massive body. As it grows larger it moves to deeper parts of the ocean until finally it is forced to swim the ravines and beyond so that the pressure will hold it down. It is unknown what happens to Whalui that swim that deep. Whalui form massive pearls in their stomach that are exceedingly beautiful and the Dre’nai guard the secrets of Whalui whereabouts closely.