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Among the largest predators that stalk the vast salt plains of Garmiwala is a night hunter known simply as…. The Griever The name stems from a semi-mythical story associated with the animal. Centuries ago, one of the first expeditions to the planet ended in disaster. Contact was lost with the ship and a rescue mission […]
Continue ReadingLife is hard in the Ashen Wastes. Water and food are scarce. For the longest time, the sands were home to only nomads, specifically a desert-adapted subspecies of Thyr known as the Kuni. They resemble tall, lithe humanoids with dark gray skin. They have black hair and are highly muscular. They are also resilient; a […]
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Albeit on the top of the food chain in his domain, this apex predator rarely kills, rather it grazes. For you see, the Galumphing Vorpal displays a feeding behavior rarely documented in most other large terrestrial species. Flesh grazing is a type of predation where the predator tears a chunk of flesh from often much […]
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Garmiwala is an odd planet; it is the sole example of its kind to harbor complex life despite liquid water comprising a fraction of its surface. Little larger than Mars, its low gravity may explain its current state of aridity, having lost most of its moisture to space over the eons. Nevertheless, life still thrives […]
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Shirrins (Iduiculis flexitarsus) are a highly intelligent octopedal species native to the arid habitable planet of Garmiwala. Biology The species’ most notable feature is its single, highly advanced shielded eye. It is covered in a layer of super clear enamel that gives them clear vision without the need for eyelids. The pupil is made of […]
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The human-inhabited planet of Lal Hadaf used to lush tropical paradise that at its peak was home to some 100 million denizens. However, the fate of the planet would forever change when its administration decided, despite the vocal protests of experts, to introduce some 100 mastikhors to the ecosystem as a form of biological control […]
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The salt strider is among the largest fauna found on the desert planet of Garmiwala and curiously subsists on among the smallest living organisms here. When it rains, the vast salt flats transform into a surreal expanse of crystal clear lakes that give an illusion of a giant natural mirror. It is also when various […]
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