An alien apex predator - speculative evolution
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Galumphing Vorpal

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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Ionian wildlife. Alien wyvern
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Russet-Backed Skahl

Up in the skies of the oceanic world, Ionis III, soars a fearsome wyvern, uncontested in its position of being at the top of the food chain. The Russet-Backed Skahl is the apex predator of a large chain of scattered islands in the southern Magellan Ocean, the planet’s largest ocean. Whenever its shadow falls, the […]

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Speculative dinosaur by Sol'kesh

Sacrissian

Many millions of years ago, a Howler expedition to Earth brought with it some lizards as curios. They were later released into the ark’s ecosystem. Present day, their descendants strike terror as the apex predators of their domain. Measuring an average length of 17.4 feet, Sacrissian is an imposing monster that lurks in the forest […]

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Tempest - an alien apex predator of gas clouds ecosystem
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The Tempest

Soaring high above the cloud layer of the Neptune-sized gas giant Pazuzu, the Tempest is the largest and most feared predator of its airborne ecosystem. Other than its prey, the island-sized Balloonettes, Tempests aren’t limited by the tropopause and can reach high into the planet’s hydrogen stratosphere on the lookout for potential prey. Once located, […]

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A pack of meat-eating geese

Hunter Geese

The ark, Infinity Horizon, is home to many strange and terrible life forms. However, few inspire as much fear and dread as the Branta Ezekiel, a former waterfowl that evolved from Earth’s common wild goose. Intelligent, highly aggressive, and hunting in groups, they are well capable of killing even large prey. Flying in a V-formation, […]

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A drakon emerges following the arrival of an intruder. Drakelings, the flying infant stage of dragons, scuttle away from the commotion. Faintly up in the sky can be seen the Other-Surface.

Drakons

  In a land long forsaken, Amidst the ruins of the forgotten age,Lies the abode of the legendary drakons,Terrifying beasts that no one dares to engage. Their scales are black as the abyss,Their eyes red as the burning coal,Their roars shake the earth and sky,And their fire melts even the hardest stone. No knight or […]

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The luminate - magic slug
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Luminade

Found abundant across Infinity Horizon, the Luminade is particularly unique in that it has adapted to feeding off nanites which are abundant in the space habitat. This adaptation has strong parallels to real-world examples of animals adding manmade materials to their diet – think of cloth moths or plastic-eating waxworms. The Luminade is coveted by […]

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