Dinosaur fauna

Subject: Dinosaur fauna Sun May 11, 2008 3:55 am

For a dimensional crossroads, Felarya's fauna sure seems pretty well modelled after modern day animals. If we have volasaurs, naturally wouldn't we have other neo-prehistoric beasties?

Here's a few I took the time to compose:

Noctor
sketch

A massive theropod adapted to a feline shape, these predators are mostly found in the jungle of perils. They tend to lurk in the trees, snagging demon harpies from the air. They've been known to prey on lone kensha beasts as well, though the kensha's pack mentality generally keeps them from being regular prey.

Huge claws quickly neutralize prey, as do colossal canines. A series of pivoting dorsal spines and a thagomizer-tipped tail protect the noctor from larger predators.
Normally solitary, noctors mate every few years - the larger of the couple usually eating the other after.

Noctors CAN be domesticated, but only the hardiest of human and neko tribes have pulled it off.

Tulak
sketch

Descended from sauropods, the tulak is a monstrously large creature, adapted for hunting small prey like humans and nekos. A small head and flexible, muscular neck allow it to quickly snatch prey up.
Tulak are otherwise simple enough creatures. They've been known to suppliment their diet with leaves and ferns when small prey isn't available. Their great size prevents most predators from approaching them, though noctors and kenshas can be a bane.

Tulaks can be found all over the jungle, though they tend to be solitary, only gathering to mate.

Triax
(No pic)

Essentially a coleophysis on a colossal scale, the triax's slender body, long, flexible neck, nimble arms, weak jaws and three vibrant cranial crests render it VERY distinct.
Up to a full hundred feet in height, the triax is strictly a human and neko hunter. It relies primarily on its hands to seize prey, keeping its body high above the foliage and out of sight.

Triax are not only solitary, but reproduce asexually and can't stand the notion of another of their species. When two triax cross paths, only one of them walks away.
Triax fight not by biting or clawing, but by fighting fist to fist. Like humans, their clawless hands can form excellent fists, allowing them to beat one another senseless.

Tyrannosaurus Felarya(most natives prefer to still call it T-rex, mostly due to it being easier)
No pic. Too simple to bother.

There's no arguing that the tyrannosaurus was the single most advanced, most efficient, most fearsome dinosaur known to man. As such, it's only natural that they adapted for the Felaryan jungle.

T-rex is very much like its earth counterpart, save for some minor differences. Its size if far greater, towering up to a full hundred feet in length for some specimens! Their height is roughly forty to fifty feet from talon to brow.
A projectable, froglike tongue is the T-rex's weapon of choice against human-sized prey. Its signature bone-crushing jaws remain, however, for use against larger prey. Slightly longer arms with opposable thumbs also aid in capturing small prey.
Serrated brow ridges aid in warding off what predators the T-rex may encounter.

Tyrannosaurus Felarya tend to be solitary, but mated pairs do exist.

Xyron(I've posted them already, but they're relevent for this thread)

Xyron are an extremely rare breed of part-humans, modelled - quite distinctly - after carnivorous dinosaurs.

Xyron
average fifty to eighty feet in height, with considerable variation in
build. Human from the waist up, xyron stand on the lower torso of what
basically amounts to a semi-upright tyrannosaur. Unlike typical
theropods, however, the tail is flexible and extremely muscular, though
hardly prehensile.
Their arms, while not inhuman, are notably
scrawny and tipped with scaly hands and short claws. They are
deceptively strong, however, as they're capable of suspending a
similarly sized corpse by their own power.
Their primary physical
weapons are their jaws. Concealed inside their lips are colossal,
shredding teeth, each one as tall as a fully grown man. Worse still,
when so needed, the jaws are capable of popping out of place, allowing
them to engulf immense objects. This not only allows them to completely
swallow prey which other predators would have trouble with - such as
chilotaurs, young nagas and the like - but also wrench monstrous bites
of flesh from their enemies. Indeed, very few creatures are capable of
fighting on after a xyron has taken a bite out of them.

Notable
is the xyron roar. From their wide throats, aided by massive lungs,
xyron are capale of emitting an ear-splitting roar, so loud it can
fracture large boulders. This roar wreaks intense pain on similarly
sized creatures, but moreso, it's designed to stun smaller ones. Many
explorer teams have been left in ruin from the loud roars of these
beasts, only to be gobbled up helpless and semiconscious.

Xyron
swallow prey whole as often as they can. In fact, some sicientists
theorize that this is the entire purpose of their distending jaws, as
it maximises food intake.
Xyron, when faced with similarly sized
humanoid prey, such as fairies or giants, can and will swallow it
whole. Their guts are extremely stretchy, allowing them to house insane
quantities of meat.
When faced with large prey, such as nagas,
dridders or centaurs, however, xyron tend to get messy. Even so, a full
sized centauress can be choked down in as little as three bites.

Xyron
are normally solitary hunters, but occasionally travel in small sibling
groups, sometimes with offspring in their company. They're responsible
parents and don't attack one another's offspring. Part of the reason
for this is due to the species' rarity. Indeed, xyron respect one
another's territory and do everything they can to get their species
back on its feet.

Xyron, naturally, favor hot, steamy jungles,
though they hardly object to desert or mountanous regions. In fact,
various subspecies have popped up.

Xyron, like most Felaryans,
are dominantly female. In fact, only one male is born for every
thousand females. He, of course, fertilizes all eggs en masse.
Males are much larger than females, posessing muscular arms, heavy tails and pronounced bony protrusions all along the spine.
What's
more, through means that defy known science, males are capable of
igniting their roars to the point of spewing not intense sound but a
terrifying blast of flame, so hot that its color is blue rather than
orange.
Currently the only male xyron is known as Gyjilla, who
resides on his own personal island not far from the main continent.
Female xyron gather on the beach during mating season and deposit their
eggs for him to fertilize at his leisure.
Gyjilla is an old and
experienced xyron with more guts than a sandwyrm, but a very tired
disposition. Currently he's one of the few beings with enough gall to
make occasional raids for food on Negav, though this is extremely rare.

Xyron culture is virtually nonexistant. Due to the species'
rarity, very few groups are alike. Many are nomadic, roaming the
jungles, though some live with other races. As a dying species, after
all, they can't afford to be prejudice.
Xyron are well known, but not very well understood, giving rise to countless rumors, some of which may or may not be true.
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Subject: Re: Dinosaur fauna Sun May 11, 2008 3:04 pm

Hey, some of these could make perfect predators when you are sent back to the past in Akaptor Desert. I could use some of them for my second story arc. Very Happy

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You can give their size please.
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Subject: Re: Dinosaur fauna Sun May 11, 2008 4:27 pm

Subject: Re: Dinosaur fauna Mon May 12, 2008 1:23 am

Your description of the Xyron sounds like one of the creatures I saw on the monster girl website a long time ago. I would post a link but I have no idea where it would be in that looong list of pictures they have. I really like the idea though; I think every think could stand to have a little dinosaur mixed into it. And there movable teeth are an original idea that I think is pretty awesome. Good idea all around.

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Great design ! ^_^
I agree with Sean, I can easily imagine some of them in Akaptor desert Smile

Subject: Re: Dinosaur fauna Tue May 27, 2008 4:19 am

I has moar.

Clobbersaurus

This man-sized upright built theropod is mostly found in the jungle of perils. It's also widely considered the single most frickin' annoying animal in Felarya by many residents.

The clobbersaurus doesn't eat, drink, sleep or do anything except hop around and punch people in the face with its massive, bone-studded fists. The amount of muscle packed into each arm is incredible. It's been witnessed to knock harpies off their feet and has been reported to, on at least one occasion, uproot a dryad, knocking her over in a much more painful manner.

The clobbersaurus tends to pull its punches against humans and the like. No one's ever been decapitated or directly killed in any way by these creatures. Some scientists theorize that instead of pulling its punches, the clobbersaurus automatically adjusts its own personal physical laws so that each punch has only just enough force to knock its victim off their feet(or the equivalent).

Nothing else is really known about these creatures. It almost seems as though they derive sustainance from beating people up. Not just people, in fact, as the clobbersaurus will go out of its way to knock anything with a face into the dirt, only to hop away before they can realiate. Entire platons of explorers have been given bloody noses by a single clobbersaurus.

Dodecaceratops

Proof that quantity is indeed better than quality, the dodecaceratops is widely considered the arch-rival of the T-Felarya. Towering up to thirty feet in height, these twelve-horned ceratopsians are strict herbivores, but are known for being ornery and aggressive, going so far as to knock down neko tribe trees after one resident so much as blows a rasberry.

Beyond this, the dodecaceratops is fairly similar to the triceratops of its ancestry.
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The idea of the Clobbersaurus is very funny Very Happy

I, find the description of the Dodecaceratopsvery poor when we look the others
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Subject: Re: Dinosaur fauna Sat Jul 26, 2008 7:46 am

Dryptosaurus

Literally meaning "Leaping Lizard", the dryptosaurus is an effectively daikaiju-sized theropod which even humanoid predators fear. The smaller specimens stand around 130 feet in height while larger ones can be as massive as 180.
Muscular and robust, the dryptosaurus devotes most of its muscle to its legs and neck. A pair of rhino-like horns grow from its face, composed of bony cores sheathed in horn.
Probably a descendant of tyrannosaurids, the dryptosaurus is found in mountainous regions, where it preys primarily on flying creatures, particularly sphynxes.

The dryptosaurus' powerful legs allow it to execute frightening leaps. Normally it can launch itself up to twice its own height, but rumors fly of some bounding as much as five times their own height.

The dryptosaurus hides among large trees or rocks, stalking prey. Typically, the dryptosaurus preys on flying creatures, like harpies or sphnxes - though as far as past events have shown, the sphynx is generally more likely to place itself in the position to be caught, due to frequent challenges to the saurians on the sphynx's part.

When it spots a victim, the dryptosaurus will launch itself right at their target, burying its horns into their flesh and bringing them down. Normally this kills the victim right away. If not, they'll find themselves quickly disabled within the beast's jaws.

Some have been known to chase down centaurs, though this usually requires the use of ambush tactics. Curiously, the dryptosaurus seems immune to the equally mysterious sixth sense found in humanoid predators. This allows it to remain hidden when presented with enough cover, and strike without warning.
Of course, given the chance, the dryptosaurus will gorge itself on anything large enough to catch its attention.

Because of their great size, adult dryptosaurs tend to ignore humans and other small beings, in favor of more satisfying big game. However, smaller ones may prey on humans until they reach maturity.

Dryptosauruses are HIGHLY territorial, and will not tolerate the presence of another of their species. If one should invade, the dryptosaurus will do everything in its power to drive it out.

One notable rumor speaks of a large blue dragon entering a mountainous region. This was unfortunate partially because the dragon chased off a group of harpies who were harassing a sphynx, and partly because this particular species of dragon just so happened to sport a large nasal horn. A local dryptosaurus was outraged by the newcommer, thinking it to be a rival and viciously attacked. So furious was it at the invader that it continued to attack, even after losing one of its eyes to a lightning bolt on the dragon's part. The dryptosaurus didn't let up until it had won the battle and made a meal of the newcommer.

Whether or not this is true is up for debate.

However, dryptosaurs are never found anywhere near one another, not even to mate. Curiously, dryptosaurs seem to be all female and reproduce aesexually. They lay a clutch of five to ten eggs, all of which hatch dryptosaurs identical to the mother.
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It's a very interesting beast Very Happy

Edit:You seem to know many things about dinosaur beast. I have two ideas who in mind I want to know your opinion about them.

The first is a dinosaur biped but which can swim, climb trees and it is omnivore: can eat vegetable and meat.

The second is a beat of the past, a dinosaur like harpy afterthe dinausaur are the ancesters of the birds Razz

What do you think Question

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Subject: Re: Dinosaur fauna Sat Jul 26, 2008 5:34 pm

Subject: Re: Dinosaur fauna Sat Jul 26, 2008 5:59 pm

@Gregole: Wow... I like. Very Happy

I also agree that prehistoric-style beasties are underrepresented. Looks like you're off to a good start on correcting that, though.

Noctor:

These, I like a lot. Modelled after two of the most perfect killing machines nature's devised? Again, I wish there was a thumbs-up emoticon. Smile

The spines and tail are a nice touch, but I'm assuming the cultures who manage to domesticate them only use them as guard beasts or warbeasts? They seem somewhat poorly suited for riding or use as beasts of burden. lol!

Tulak:

I swear, I know I've seen something like this before. Did you get the inspiration from a Kaiju movie? Not sure why, but they seem vaguely familiar, and not just in a "resembles a sauropod" manner. I like the idea, and the general look of the creature; the fin-like structures on the head and back, the placement of the nostrils, and the way you drew the eyes seem to suggest it is at least semi-amphibious, though. I could see the head spines folding back so that the frill lies flat, while they lie submerged in the water, with only their nostrils and eyes above the surface. You know, like a crocodilian. A party of explorers passes by, suddenly they whip their neck out and snatch one up before anyone knows what happened... when the rest of the party looks around, all they see is one of them missing, and a disturbance far off in the water. Eerie. Smile

Triax:

Very interesting. I'm a bit uncertain about a giant coelophysis- it just seems like they should be mid-sized at most, to make the best of their agility- but I love the idea of a theropod whose MO is hand to hand combat. Talk about unexpected. Smile

My thoughts on the rest later, don't want this post to be too huge.
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hahaha I totaly loved the Clobbersaurus idea XD

Subject: Re: Dinosaur fauna Sat Jul 26, 2008 8:42 pm

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