Firstly, thank you Maira for proof-reading for me! ^^
Inspired by the Spanish Dancer and various marine flatworms, as well as my love
for the ocean and my desire for Ark's seas to be a little less dangerous and slightly
more tranquil.
Prehistoric Creature:
Outside of the Spiny Wiwaxia, we have very few records of shell-less opisthobranchs,
as they've nothing but soft-tissue, and soft tissue makes for very poor fossils. However,
we do know that opisthobranchs (marine slugs) have been around since the Carboniferous
era. What we DO have, are trace fossils: Climactichnites and Musculopodus.
Climactichnites were the large trails of what was obviously a large, slug-like mollusk, while
Musculopodus were large flat areas on aforementioned trails that represent the body imprint of the
animal when it was stationary. We know the opisthobranch was roughly 30cm wide from the
climac. trails, and we know that it was roughly 70cm long from the muscul. imprints, though we
know very little else.
Nudibranchs are a very old and diverse family - it felt wrong to leave them out, just because
so little fossils remain.
Abilities:
- tba
Passives:
- Oxygen Regen
- Jelly and Eel proof
- Passive Biotoxin generation
Taming Method:
These creatures are quite lethargic by nature in the wild, and take very little notice of
any survivors trying to get it's attention. The only thing that seems to wake it up enough
to realize there's good food to be had from this funny frog thing swimming beside it is -
ammonite bile.
Unfortunately, ammonite bile tends to... wake everything up. But don't forget these
nudibranchs have their special ability. Stay close to the seaslug, and maybe, just maybe
the half a dozen sharks swimming mere feet away won't notice you. Get too far from the
slug, or run out of oxygen... and you may just have a problem.
...
Feel free to leave suggestions, comments, opinions, and anything else that comes to
mind in the comments! I'd love to head and see anything you wonderful people wish
to share!
Firstly, thank you Maira for proof-reading for me! ^^ Inspired by the Spanish Dancer and various marine flatworms, as well as my love for the ocean and my desire for Ark's seas to be a little less dangerous and slightly more tranquil. Prehistoric Creature: Outside of the Spiny Wiwaxia, we have very few records of shell-less opisthobranchs, as they've nothing but soft-tissue, and soft tissue makes for very poor fossils. However, we do know that opisthobranchs (marine slugs) have been around since the Carboniferous era. What we DO have, are trace fossils: Climactichnites and Musculopodus. Climactichnites were the large trails of what was obviously a large, slug-like mollusk, while Musculopodus were large flat areas on aforementioned trails that represent the body imprint of the animal when it was stationary. We know the opisthobranch was roughly 30cm wide from the climac. trails, and we know that it was roughly 70cm long from the muscul. imprints, though we know very little else. Nudibranchs are a very old and diverse family - it felt wrong to leave them out, just because so little fossils remain. Abilities: - tba Passives: - Oxygen Regen - Jelly and Eel proof - Passive Biotoxin generation Taming Method: These creatures are quite lethargic by nature in the wild, and take very little notice of any survivors trying to get it's attention. The only thing that seems to wake it up enough to realize there's good food to be had from this funny frog thing swimming beside it is - ammonite bile. Unfortunately, ammonite bile tends to... wake everything up. But don't forget these nudibranchs have their special ability. Stay close to the seaslug, and maybe, just maybe the half a dozen sharks swimming mere feet away won't notice you. Get too far from the slug, or run out of oxygen... and you may just have a problem. ... Feel free to leave suggestions, comments, opinions, and anything else that comes to mind in the comments! I'd love to head and see anything you wonderful people wish to share!