Fauna
The fauna of Elixis VI is quite scarce. There are not many species at all. Most creatures are non-deadly, although it is rumoured that the Tamae can kill. Well, have a look at the photos for more info.
Quadcromae
The Quadcromae is a rare creature that "swims" under ground. It has 4 tentacle-like legs that have evolved to be strong enough to hold the relativley light weight of the upper body. Each creature has a different amount of eyes and usually a different body colour. Reports say that they don't taste very nice.
The Quadcromae are not very sociable with each other and always travel alone. But sometimes they will find a Radae that they like and follow them around. Some people try to capture them, or even just put a lead on, but if any sign of this is shown the creature will immediatley tunnel away.
Despite having so many eyes, the Quadcromae is near to blind. Because of this, it just shakes it eyes around randomly trying to find somewhere that it can see. It does have a fantastic sense of touch though.
The Quadcromae are not very sociable with each other and always travel alone. But sometimes they will find a Radae that they like and follow them around. Some people try to capture them, or even just put a lead on, but if any sign of this is shown the creature will immediatley tunnel away.
Despite having so many eyes, the Quadcromae is near to blind. Because of this, it just shakes it eyes around randomly trying to find somewhere that it can see. It does have a fantastic sense of touch though.
The SHedomae
The Shedomae is a small creature approximatley half a metre in height. It has a spherical body and two thick blue legs. They walk somewhat like penguins, rocking from side to side as they move. They have a glowing area above thier head which enables them to see in the dark. They have a very good sense of sight and can see things from very far away. Unfortunatley, this sacrifices their senses of smell and feel.
When hurt in any way, the glowing bulb on the top of the Shedomae's head violently explodes, usually destroying the body. The Shedomae has evolved to be more resistant to harm, because the race was nearly forced to extinction when many of them were tripping over, therefore exploding. This resulted in almost two thirds of the race being wiped out and the rest of them evolving in two ways; being more harm resistant and not tripping over.
When hurt in any way, the glowing bulb on the top of the Shedomae's head violently explodes, usually destroying the body. The Shedomae has evolved to be more resistant to harm, because the race was nearly forced to extinction when many of them were tripping over, therefore exploding. This resulted in almost two thirds of the race being wiped out and the rest of them evolving in two ways; being more harm resistant and not tripping over.
The Hedromae
The Hedromae are practically identical to the Shedomae, except are different colored.
One difference is that they are much more harm resistant, and can heal small wounds over time. If a fatal injury is taken though, instead of exploding, the hedromae will amolst always survive for another 5 - 10 seconds before it explodes, similar to the Shedomae. When they suffer a fatal injury, they will run towards the attacker at very fast speeds and stay close enough to them so that they too are affected in the explosion.
One difference is that they are much more harm resistant, and can heal small wounds over time. If a fatal injury is taken though, instead of exploding, the hedromae will amolst always survive for another 5 - 10 seconds before it explodes, similar to the Shedomae. When they suffer a fatal injury, they will run towards the attacker at very fast speeds and stay close enough to them so that they too are affected in the explosion.
The Tamae
The Tamae is a creature that varies extremely in size. They consist of a few small organs enveloped in a blue liquidy slime that protects the organs.The creatures have a thin outer membrane that protects the internal organs and slime from dripping out but they can burst that membrane at any time and basically turn into a small pile of goo. With time, they eventually grow back the membrane and reform. They move by making small hops in the direction that it wants to go, but can sometimes move VERY fast.
It is rumoured that the Tamae can be incredibly dangerous, but proof has never been found. There have been many attempted expeditions to catch a live Tamae for study, but none have suceeded. They have all resulted in those who tried to catch it never coming back.
Many people have different views on how the Tamae catcehs it's prey, so here are some of them:
It is rumoured that the Tamae can be incredibly dangerous, but proof has never been found. There have been many attempted expeditions to catch a live Tamae for study, but none have suceeded. They have all resulted in those who tried to catch it never coming back.
Many people have different views on how the Tamae catcehs it's prey, so here are some of them:
- The tamae turns red and slowly moves towards its victim. When it reaches it,
it envelops it and the slime inside breaks the body down into more slime and
makes the Tamae bigger. - The tamae opens its mouth to reveal a
set of extremely sharp teeth. No more description needed there. - The
slimy creature cutely hops to its victim and sucks on its finger in the cutest
way possible. It very slowly moves its way up its prey's arm in a way so he/she
does not notice. Then, once it has control of the whole arm,it drops the act and
swallows the rest of them. The end.
An animation of the Tamae's "hops", made with Adobe Flash Player.
