NESLife attempt #3

[Cannae]

Spoiler :

Ool: Slavic Sioux
Evolved from: Long-Legged Ponduryte
Role: aquatic scavenger
Habitat: deep ocean
Survival Status: Competing
Genes (13): Crawling x3, Eating Dead Things x3, Exoskeleton x1, Communal Behaviour x1, Pressure Resistance x1, Smelling x2, Poison x1, Tentacles x1
Description: The Ool is an unusual animal. It first changed when it gained the ability to create hallucinogenic chemicals, which caused strange behaviour when eaten by predators. Typically the attacker will get the feeling that they have been infected by parasites and then will go scrape themselves against hard rocks to the point of injuring themselves. They will also see massive (non real, and/or present creatures) that they will think that will attack them. The Ool themselves will often attempt to protect one another from predators. They will also share food with each other using their tentacles, if one is starving and are hungry. The Ool also developed a much better digestive system than it's previous members and thus will be able to use energy much more efficiently, which is always a bonus when in the deep oceans where food may be hard to come by. In addition, to help these animals, both fend off lesser predators and to be able to reach for food they otherwise may not be able to reach, these Ools have managed to grow primitive tentacles that they are able to retract and expand quite a large size quickly and easily. These tentacles may also play a role in reproduction. They also have a higher concentration of poison than the rest of the body, and can be used as a poisonous decoy to draw attention away from more vital areas.

Monuol: Slavic Sioux
Evolved from: Ool
Genes (13): Eating Dead Things + x1, Communal Behaviour + x1, Smelling + x1
Description: The Monuol came into being when it a while back a strange mutation had occurred. The Monuol batches that were being created seemed to be different than the predecessors. They seemed to be a lot more aware of what's going on around them. In addition they even began to have a more extreme degree of sociality with others of the same species. Lastly they began to be even more effective carrion eaters and were able to go scavenging around the floor in large groups.

It was cold on the remote depths of the ocean floor where there seemed to be very little and only a bare minimum seemed to be going on. The currents like always, seemed to be extremely stagnate with only a large amount of darkness and pressure to be around. It was pointless even trying to bother to see what was done in this location because the eyes of most would just envision darkness (that along with the explosion caused by the pressure ).

But despite this, despite the morass of barren darkness, that would make a bat clueless as to where it was, there were in fact some levels of complex life here that could match to some degree what was in the miles above and abroad. When under a very minute distance away from the sand, a small flow or stream of currents would be heard. This would most typically be caused by the ool.

As of recent, the ools as a group of species was starting to decline from all of it's remote and distant glory. These creatures, were being outcompeated by other more advanced and complex species that often filled the same niche as the ool. This is definitely not of something that would state it's downfall however, indeed it was beginning to rebound from the more difficult times of the past.

So when the movement of the tentacles began to swirl the water in many movements it became apparent that something was definitely out of the norm. These creatures were not fighting as much when it came to taking and observing of the food that they were to digest. In addition it was becoming apparent that there was several members of these ools were working together with greater efficiency. They would even send on of these animals to become a scout and watch for both potential food items and possible animals which would want to devourer the ools.

Finally it became to the known that these creatures were not ools at all but part of a more advanced animal which had started to evolve in the response to the stresses around it. The creature that is now most commonly known, thought of, and stressed as the central animal on the morass of the abyss is the Monuol.

 

[Abaddon]

Why does everyone seem to think communal behaviour is a benefitial thing?

Or are people blinding assuming it at low levels to be "breeding/mating" rather than "packhunting/living"

 

[Lord_Iggy]

It allows herds and social behaviours, which help a species to survive.

 

[bestshot9]

Well, only if the species whole physiology and such is set up to benefit from the communal behavior, there are plenty of loner animals out there, look at tigers or a lot of other big cats, they're a fairly advanced animal without much communal behavior (excluding lions, of course) and there are plenty of smaller animals that only ever see each other to mate, like slugs and worms and stuff.

 

[Lord_Iggy]

Oh, of course loner species can survive- sociality is just one of many options, with its own ups and downs.

 

[bestshot9]

Yeah, I think Abaddon was just trying to point out that communal behavior isn't the only thing that can make a species a good bet for surviving. Sometimes it can be the species downfall, such as over predation or over grazing and such.

 

[Abaddon]

Yes.. it seems most of our creatures posses this gene, where I imagine in the real world, communal living is rarer.

 

[Lord_Iggy]

Yes, communal behaviour instills an interdependence which can be fatal for single creatures.

 

[Sliver Slave]

um...yeah... not like I was planning on adding communal behaviour..ahem.

 

[Abaddon]

Perhaps daft sees it at low levels as breeding rites etc?

 

[Daftpanzer]

Monuol: Slavic Sioux

Awesome description Thanks!!!

Perhaps daft sees it at low levels as breeding rites etc?

Hmm, I guess level 1 may be like bears, they tolerate each other when food is plentiful, but otherwise they will avoid or fight each other (except for mating of course).

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As for progress, I haven't got much to show yet, drawing-wise. This pre-preview is about half way though what has been posted, plus one unfinished pic not shown: (alternate ideas for the appearances are welcome!)

 

[TerrisH]

ooh, I like..
except it's "Jubblera Senti Ilusiaus", not "Royalis Jubblera Iludiaus"
new line, new point of thought.

 

[Sliver Slave]

The only thing I can see that could be changed is td should be a little more streamlined. Otherwise, it looks just like I thought it would.

 

[Daftpanzer]

except it's "Jubblera Senti Ilusiaus", not "Royalis Jubblera Iludiaus"

Oops, I'll fix that.

The only thing I can see that could be changed is td should be a little more streamlined. Otherwise, it looks just like I thought it would.

Maybe that's a chubby one I'll make it more streamlined.

 

[tuxedohamm]

I do like! Now I'm ready for the update

 

[Sliver Slave]

Oops, I'll fix that.



Maybe that's a chubby one I'll make it more streamlined.

If you've already done work on it, is okay, but I meant the head sorta broke the silhouette, and the streamlinging. Its not entirely aquatic though, so no major changes need to be made. The chubbiness is okay. If I've learned anything from Nemo Ramjet, its that the aliens like the clawed and obese. but if you're done the revision, I wouldn't want it to be a waste.

 

[Abaddon]

Zoone
Evolved from: Zunatron
Role: versatile land predator
Habitat: warm/temperate vegetation
Survival Status: Thriving
Genes (35): Complex Stomach x2, Flesh Eating x2, Vibration Sense x2, Eyes x2, Brain Power x3, Skeleton x2, Cartilage x1, Jaws x2, Fangs x2, Communal Behaviour x1, Crawling x1, Water Retention x2, Lungs x2, Walking x3, Digging x1, Feathers x1, Strength x1, Climbing x1, Leaping x1, Smelling x2, Parenting Instinct x1.
Add these genes:Communal Behaviour x2, Brain Power x4, Smelling x 3
Description: The Zoone goes even futher, now lives in weak groupings to ensure breeding partners, and terratorial control. Extra brain power allows a keener sense of smell, no prey will avoid this, nor will a predator be able to sneak up on it either. Brain power affects all things, and so general behavoiur is more "developed"

 

[Daftpanzer]

@Lord Aiken, welcome

 

[Lord_Iggy]

Hello again Abaddon.

In the off chance that my suspicion is not the case, welcome to the NESing forum Lord Aiken- good to see another Lord in our midst. You've picked a very good NES to join.

 

[Sliver Slave]

Hello again Abaddon.

In the off chance that my suspicion is not the case, welcome to the NESing forum Lord Aiken- good to see another Lord in our midst. You've picked a very good NES to join.

What, does abbadon regularly leave "permanently"?

Also, welcome Lord Aiken.