Editing Primordial Evolution Game/East Continent (section)

==Govnik Evolution==
[[Image:Govnikchart.png|thumb|center|Govnik Evolution]]

===Herbivorous Govnik===
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<br />'''Herbivorous Govnik'''
<br />Status: <span style="color:#FF0000">'''Extinct'''</span>
<br />Progenitor: Govnik
<br />->Armored Govnik]]
The Herbivorous Govnik was a herd animal that lived on the once lush plains of the eastern continent. They fed on most kinds of vegetation.
Their main defense against predators was a thicker carapace than what earlier Stalcks had.

===Armored Govnik===
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<br />'''Armored Govnik'''
<br />Status: <span style="color:#FF0000">'''Extinct'''</span>
<br />Progenitor: Herbivorous Govnik
<br />-> Cutter Govnik
<br />-> Coast Govnik
<br />-> Jungle Govnik
<br />-> Gohrok]]
The Armored Govnik possessed an incredibly thick carapace to defend itself from predators which had become more proficient in cracking shells open. Despite their appearances, this species of Govnik is an apt runner. The muted color attracts less unwanted attention than the bright pink shell did. While their heavy pincers can crack open most things they are able to grasp, they are most often used to club predators with.

===Cutter Govnik===
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<br />'''Cutter Govnik'''
<br />Status: <span style="color:#008000">'''Extant'''</span>
<br />Progenitor: Armored Govnik]]
The Cutter Govnik is a resident in the root labyrinths of the great swamp. It feeds on the roots, fruits, detritus and other plant matter. The Govnik use its strong and sharp claws to cut its way through the tangled mess of roots and branches. The mandibles of the animal are large and powerful to break apart tough plant matter.
Cutter Govniks move in small groups, helping each other to clear the way towards food. 

===Coastal Govnik===
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<br />'''Coast Govnik'''
<br />Status: <span style="color:#008000">'''Extant'''</span>
<br />Progenitor: Armored Govnik]]
Coastal Govniks are strict herbivores which live mainly in the Coastal Plains. They have two specialized pairs of mandibles, one pair for small, tender foods such as tubers and grasses, and a large pair for crushing harder, woody vegetation. They'll use their claws and major mandibles to dig up the tuberous roots of Vindras.

===Jungle Govnik===
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<br />'''Jungle Govnik'''
<br />Status: <span style="color:#008000">'''Extant'''</span>
<br />Progenitor: Armored Govnik]]
The Jungle Govniks are slightly smaller than their relatives. Their legs are suited for climbing over the fallen over trunks that litter the forest floor. The Govniks use their long, yellow ears to communicate with members of their herds.

===Gohrok===
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<br />'''Gohrok'''
<br />Status: <span style="color:#008000">'''Extant'''</span>
<br />Progenitor: Armored Govnik
<br />-> Jungle Gohrok
<br />-> Upright Gohrok]]
These stout Govniks were once omnivores which once wandered in small herds along the  plains (both the coastal and the burning), highlands, southern marshes and in the edges of the jungles. Now they are just found on the eastern end of the continent, due to other species forcing them out of their former habitat. They lost a lot of the thickness of their exoskeleton, but they ware still rather sturdy creatures. The Gohroks' resilience comes from their large stature, as they are capable of taking blows that would knock a normal armored Govnik to the ground. A combination of their bulk and strength allows them to easily brace for most impacts.
Surprisingly, they are actually quite fast when they need to be. They can produce explosive bursts of speeds by flinging themselves forward with their strong front limbs. However, they prefer to slowly lumber along. They walk mostly on four legs, but they are also able to stand on just their hind legs.

Gohroks are mainly herbivorous, although they eagerly feed on carrion and occasionally hunt down a sick or wounded animal.

===Jungle Gohrok===
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<br />'''Jungle Gohrok'''
<br />Status: <span style="color:#008000">'''Extant'''</span>
<br />Progenitor: Gohrok]]
The Jungle Gohroks are carnivorous animals that feed on whatever they are able to catch. Their mantis-like claws elongate and are able to shoot out so fast they break the sound barrier. One can tell when a Gohrok is hunting nearby when by the sound of gunfire or falling trees. The sound is used both to scare away larger predators as well as disorienting their prey. Due to the skulks and other sources of LemUy their diet, the Jungle Gohroks tend to glow in the dark slightly.

===Standing Gohrok===
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<br />'''Standing Gohrok'''
<br />Status: <span style="color:#008000">'''Extant'''</span>
<br />Progenitor: Gohrok]]
Hailing from the Ashen Highlands, the Standing Gohroks move in large swarms, eating everything they come across. They are extremely aggressive and easy to provoke if they are meddled with. They will attack anything they perceive as a threat without warning and with relentless fury. They use their extremely powerful necks to make devastating headbutts and their crushing claws to <strike>[[Rip and tear|RIP AND TEAR YOUR GUTS!]]</strike> crack open almost any armor. They will pursue the thing that angered them for miles, and if they catch it, they will pummel it to death.

The swarms migrate across the ashen highlands and mountains. Occasionally they end up in other biomes such as the southern mountain ranges, its jungles, the burning plains, and the frilla forest. 

===Mountain Govnik===
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<br />'''Mountain Govnik'''
<br />Status: <span style="color:#008000">'''Extant'''</span>
<br />Progenitor: Govnik
<br />->Hex Govnik]]
A freak mutation resulted in an extra pair of functional legs. Coupled with their toes, Mountain Govniks can easily navigate the rugged terrain of the mountains, as well as the Ashen Highlands.

===Hex Govnik===
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<br />'''Hex Govnik'''
<br />Status: <span style="color:#FF0000">'''Extinct'''</span>
<br />Progenitor: 
<br />-> Govink]]
Hex Govniks were predators which hunted in packs. They ran on their four legs and used the two large pincers to take down prey.
Having been dependent on their sense of vision, the Govniks had shorter eyes talks than other species.

===Govink===
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<br />'''Govink'''
<br />Status: <span style="color:#008000">'''Extant'''</span>
<br />Progenitor: Hex Govnik
<br />-> Ripper Govink
<br />-> Climbing Govink
<br />-> Jumping Govink]]
Govinks are a nocturnal predator of the plains. They hunt by stalking their prey during the day, and launching numerous rapid attacks on the victim after nightfall, slowly tiring it out. They kill their prey by inflicting a few heavy wounds and allowing it to bleed out. 

===Ripper Govink===
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<br />'''Ripper Govink'''
<br />Status: <span style="color:#008000">'''Extant'''</span>
<br />Progenitor: Govink]]
The Ripper Govinks are large predatory creatures, honed for hunting prey in the dark. They stalk and ambush their prey, before quickly tearing it apart with it's heavy claws.
These predators are capable of taking down almost anything the jungle has to offer.

===Climbing Govink===
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<br />'''Climbing Govink'''
<br />Status: <span style="color:#008000">'''Extant'''</span>
<br />Progenitor: Govink]]
The Climber Govinks live in the large Azrach trees. Their long legs and flexible bodies allowing them to move with surprising ease amongst the branches. They eat small insects, fruits, bark and the occasional Joord they manage to catch.

===Jumper Govink===
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<br />'''Jumper Govink'''
<br />Status: <span style="color:#FF0000">'''Extinct'''</span>
<br />Progenitor: Govink
<br />-> Swamp Govink]]
The Jumper Govinks were a compact offshoot of the Govink. Their powerful hind legs allowed them to leap from tree to tree. The paws at the ends of their middle limbs were hand like, allowing them to better climb the trees.
Rudimentary jaws allowed them to better eat everything they can get in their claws. They even gnawed at the bark of the azrach trees for sustenance.
They lived in loosely scattered groups, usually hunting climbing boomers and eating fruits. Their main threats were the higitains(which are still the dominant predators of these forests).

Only few survived into adulthood. An increased number of offspring guaranteed that at least few would survive.

They had a curious mental trait. Because of the shortage of food, the ones who attempted to taste and eat strange foods were able to survive to breed more often than the ones who tried to stick to the lesser quantities of familiar prey.
Over time, this trait had manifested itself as almost suicidal curiosity. When they got interested in something, they quickly became very distracted from their surroundings. They would poke a sleeping higitain in the eye, and the ones who survived would probably have learned something.

===Swamp Govink===
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<br />'''Swamp Govink'''
<br />Status: <span style="color:#FF0000">'''Extinct'''</span>
<br />Progenitor: Jumping Govink
<br />-> Govkar]]
The upright posture of the Swamp Govink was more suited for holding on to the branches and trunks of the Azrach trees covering the swamp.
They used their large crab like claws for hunting, climbing and clearing their way through the tangled roots and branches.

Their suicidal curiosity was still very much present. The ones who learned what was dangerous would survive until they reached sexual maturity. A new learning behavior had begun to develop in the young of the species: imitation. They could learn necessary survival skills by watching the adults of the species. 

The govinks have started nesting together for common protection. They usually built their nests in the upper branches of the azrach trees, away from the water, Higitains and the Skulks. The govinks guarded their young until they became old enough and dispersed to the forest again in smaller groups.

===Govkar===
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<br />'''Govkar'''
<br />Status: <span style="color:#008000">'''Extant'''</span>
<br />Progenitor: Swamp Govink]]
The inquisitive Govkars are one of the six sapient species native to East Continent.
The long, tentacle-like projections were an extra pair of malformed [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinna_%28anatomy%29 pinnas]. Without being connected to the inner ear, they did nothing to aid in hearing. However, they did aid in the regulation of body temperature. Over time, they became longer as well as somewhat prehensile (the tentacles can be flexed, but they are not strong enough to lift themselves). Now, they serve as antennae, and are sensitive enough to feel the slightest breezes passing through the Azrach tangle.

In human terms, the govkar seem to be insanely curious, from our perspective, resembling children with ADHD. Though from closer inspection, it is clear that they lack a certain amount of logical thinking that we take for granted. This is because from their perspective, the marshes make very little sense. They don't understand why some of their brethren are suddenly killed by seemingly invisible strings and then dragged to the canopy, they can't comprehend how the wounded looking plant which is suddenly alive again, dragging them towards a giant nefarious looking tree with glee, the fallen Azrach log that suddenly turned into a ravenous Govnik and killed one of their mates is just another nonsensical occurrence, the uncanny precision in which the hunter boomers track them is beyond their comprehension, the hunters that never returned being found hanging from the canopy shriveled is just one of the mysteries of this infernal swamp.
Why try to make sense of anything, when it bloody doesn't make sense?
The Govkar, although curious and capable of learning extremely fast, don't think logically at all, because they don't understand the marshes they live in. In their mind, stuff just happens, and it is all the fault of this cursed marsh. 

There is an odd phenomenon which causes some Govkars to be born with a third eye and glowing tentacles. While the condition is genetic, the traits will not be exhibited without some external influences during development.

===Swimming Govnik===
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<br />'''Swimming Govnik'''
<br />Status: <span style="color:#008000">'''Extant'''</span>
<br />Progenitor: Govnik]]
Swimming Govniks are ambush predators which live along the river banks and in the massive swamp. They lie motionless, floating at the water's surface and wait for potential prey to approach. Their coloration make them appear as a simple Azrach log. When something wanders close, they lunge out of the water and clamp onto the victim with their two claws and either rip it apart or drown it.
While submerged, the Govnik can extend its eye stalks above the surface to look for prey, or watch out for larger predators such as Higitains.