I've got a bunch of critters that I've developed. I'll list a handful of the more mundane ones for now.
The Baiyak is a wooly, four hooved animal with a long trunk and a hump, like the cross between an elephant, a yak, and the way we picture a camel. It serves as a slow but reliable mount or pack animal that can store a lot of water in its hump and release it miles away. A herd of baiyak can reshape their landscape, and domesticated baiyak can work marvels for irrigating their society.
The Peacefowl is a bright and colorful bird, like a quail, that's found all over the continent. But within each region they naturally gather in groups of different color shapes and patterns, so that each region has their own special breed of peacefowl that represents them. Nations can show them off on their banners during peacetime and hold contest like dog shows. There's an entire art form dedicated to breeding the most perfect peacefowl, and artists collect rare birds from across the continent hoping to add their color patterns into the breeding mix of their prized specimens.
The Afstelian Clade is a group of red-furred animals ranging from weasels to raccoon and even small wild cats which have evolved in the region. Although they appear very normal, as a group they possess certain traits, such as their distinctive red and black fur, a willingness to show themselves to humans, an above normal intelligence for animals, and a leg-strength that makes them fast and difficult to catch or hunt. Domesticated, they can be incredibly useful. But there's something of a curse on the region that occasionally affects them, transforming the occasional wild animal into a savage little imp monster that tears people apart.
The Baiyak is a wooly, four hooved animal with a long trunk and a hump, like the cross between an elephant, a yak, and the way we picture a camel. It serves as a slow but reliable mount or pack animal that can store a lot of water in its hump and release it miles away. A herd of baiyak can reshape their landscape, and domesticated baiyak can work marvels for irrigating their society.
The Peacefowl is a bright and colorful bird, like a quail, that's found all over the continent. But within each region they naturally gather in groups of different color shapes and patterns, so that each region has their own special breed of peacefowl that represents them. Nations can show them off on their banners during peacetime and hold contest like dog shows. There's an entire art form dedicated to breeding the most perfect peacefowl, and artists collect rare birds from across the continent hoping to add their color patterns into the breeding mix of their prized specimens.
The Afstelian Clade is a group of red-furred animals ranging from weasels to raccoon and even small wild cats which have evolved in the region. Although they appear very normal, as a group they possess certain traits, such as their distinctive red and black fur, a willingness to show themselves to humans, an above normal intelligence for animals, and a leg-strength that makes them fast and difficult to catch or hunt. Domesticated, they can be incredibly useful. But there's something of a curse on the region that occasionally affects them, transforming the occasional wild animal into a savage little imp monster that tears people apart.