Arigan/The Beginning

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The Beginning is the first era of Arigan which spans from the emergence of the three beginning species of fauna through the end of the third thread. While there were many microscopic forms of life in Arigan's rich waters, only three became visible to the naked eye. These were the Skrelp, the Felg and the Burz.

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Arigan Progenitors

Environment

Progenitors

Burz: Flying, carnivorous invertebrates which had difficulties with taking off from the ground. They reproduced by laying a single egg, usually on the leaf of a Fern.

Felg: Felgs were aquatic scavengers. They used smell-sensitive pores on their heads to identify dead bodies in the water, Skrelp or Burz. The sharp "tooth" at the front of their mouths was used for scraping off bits of flesh. They would reproduce by laying large clutches of externally fertilized eggs.

Skrelp: A small and primitive herbivore species. It fed with mouth tendrils and used its sense of smell to find patches of algae to feed on. It reproduced in large numbers via external fertilization of eggs.

Fern: The common fern was a photosynthesizing plant with a single root. Given ample sunlight, a single sprout could be incredibly far-reaching.

Thungus: A fungus which would develop a fruiting body for producing spores.

Burz Evolution

Perch Burz

Legged Burz
Status: Extinct
progenitor: Burz
-> Armored Burz
-> Diving Burz

An early species of Burz, the Perch Burz gets its name from its ambush hunting behaviors. They would hang onto the fronds of Ferns hanging over bodies of water, and wait for something to swim past, at which point they would drop down into the water and latch onto their prey and bring it to shore. These Burz would fiercely defend their hunting leaves from others of their species that would want to take it for themselves. Those which were able to defend their leaves and were well fed were desirable mates. The egg would be layed on the underside of the male's leaf.

The hair-like projections on the legs of Perch Burz were used for cleaning their wings, allowing for easier flight after crawling back out of the water.

Armored Burz

Armored Burz
Status: Extinct
progenitor: Perch Burz
-> Emburz

Armored Burz evolved from the tough competition Burz faced from other Burz. Over time, they developped gnarled horns on their heads and a harder, more complete shell on their bodies and thicker mandibules. Along the way, they had also evolved spear-like claws on their forelimbs. Burz with larger, more complete shells reproduce more easily. When Skrelps became harder to catch, said competition had increased even more.

Emburz

Emburz
Status: Extant
progenitor: Armored Burz
-> Unknown

An offshoot remaining near the pools of the species' origin adapt a new chemical formula from the venom of their predecessors, a viscous fluid rich in sugar and nutrients that glows brightly in dim light. Large groups of Emburz hypnotise water-dwelling creatures with their rhythmic dance, causing them to surface, becoming easy prey. They have also developed more pointed chitin on their lower limbs, allowing them to skewer low-hanging parasites and eat them, while also better able to grab surface-bound meals.

Diving Burz

Diving Burz
Status: Extinct
progenitor:Perch Burz
-> Duburz
-> Canniburz

Duburz

Duburz
Status: Extinct
progenitor: Diving Burz
-> Durrd

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Durrd

Durrd
Status: Extinct
progenitor: Duburz
-> Grasper Durrd
-> Venom-Beak Durrd

The Durd as they are now classified as have developed a gland preventing them from local environmental toxins Though their eyes once bare, They now possess vertical eyelids protecting their sight Some Durd's anti-toxin glands mutate, and in addition to rendering them immune to airborne toxins, it concentrates them, causing them to excrete this concentrated cocktail as a form of paralytic venom from their beaks. These Venom Durds develop a lazier method of hunting to their non-venomous cousins. They swoop in, latch on, and peck their victims, envenoming them. Then return to the air and wait for the victim to succumb before landing and devouring them.

Grasper Durrd

Grasper Durrd
Status: Extinct
progenitor: Durrd
-> Hunter Durrd

After an eon, the Durrds begin to develop primitive graspers. What started out as a mutation causing multiple limbs turned into a beneficial adaptation. Too bad these critters aren't smart enough to utilize this advantage...yet.

Hunter Durrd

Hunter Durrd
Status: Extinct
progenitor: Grasper Durrd
-> Spore Durrd
-> Stilt Durrd
-> Swift Durrd

Spore Durrd

Spore Durrd
Status: Extinct
progenitor: Hunter Durrd
-> Furry Durrd

Furry Durrd

Furry Durrd
Status: Extinct
progenitor: Spore Durrd
-> Surud
-> Clurrd

Surud

Surud
Status: Extant
progenitor: Furry Durrd
-> Unknown

Clurrd

Clurrd
Status: Extant
progenitor: Furry Durrd
-> Unknown

Stilt Durrd

Stilt Durrd
Status: Extinct
progenitor: Hunter Durrd
-> Flightless Durrd
-> Fird

Flightless Durrd

Flightless Durrd
Status: Extinct
progenitor: Stilt Durrd
-> Stridurd

Stridurd

Durrd
Status: Extant
progenitor: Daburz
-> Unknown

Fird

Fird
Status: Extant
progenitor: Stilt Durrd
-> Unknown

Swift Durrd

Swift Durrd
Status: Extant
progenitor: Hunter Durrd
-> Unknown

Venom-Beak Durrd

Venom-Beak Durrd
Status: Extant
progenitor: Durrd
-> Unknown

Canniburz

Canniburz
Status: Extant
progenitor: Diving Bu008
-> Unknown

Longtail Burz

Longtail Burz
Status: Extinct
progenitor: Burz
-> Fan Burz
-> Land Burz
-> Fin Burz

Fan Burz

Fan Burz
Status: Extinct
progenitor: Longtail Burz
-> Fanburizo

With the rise of the many variants of the Perch Burz, it became almost impossible for the long-tailed variant to find any sustenance amidst the competition. The most successful amongst them were a strange new breed, with broad wings best suited for soaring and gliding, rather than hovering. Unfortunately, these heavy wings make diving a suicidal, condemning the Burz to death if they get caught beneath the waves.

Spending their days migrating from place to place across the ocean, the larger 'Fan Burz' conserve their energy and seem to dine exclusively on the easier prey - the predatory breeds of Felg. With the Skrelp diving deeper and avoiding the surface, the Fan Burz are reliant on catching Felg unawares.

Fanburizo

Fanburizo
Status: Extinct
progenitor: Fan Burz
-> Furburizo
-> Vicious Fanburizo

Furburizo

Furburizo
Status: Extant
progenitor: Fanburizo
-> Unknown

Vicious Fanburizo

Vicious Fanburizo
Status: Extant
progenitor: Fanburizo
-> Unknown

Land Burz

Land Burz
Status: Extinct
progenitor: Longtail Burz
-> Lurz

Fin Burz

Fin Burz
Status: Extinct
progenitor: Longtail Burz
-> Swimming Burz

Swimming Burz

Swimming Burz
Status: Extinct
progenitor: Fin Burz
-> Aqlurz
-> Longfang

Felg Evolution

Skrelp Evolution

Fin Skrelp

Fin Skrelp
Status: Extinct
progenitor: Skrelp
-> Proboscis Screlp

Fin Skrelps, as the name imply, grew fins. Said fins were of great use, allowing them to more easily navigate in the water.

Proboscis Skrelp

Proboscis Skrelp
Status: Extinct
progenitor: Fin Skrelp
-> Paddle Skrelp

Proboscis Skrelps facial tendrils grew and fuse into a long proboscis that allowed them to eat from below the surface, protecting from the Burz.

Paddle Skrelp

Paddle Skrelp
Status: Extinct
progenitor: Proboscis Skrelp
-> Purple Skrelp
-> Poison Skrelp
-> Green Skrelp

A enlarged, paddle-like tail has enabled the Skrelp to swim faster.

Purple Skrelp

Purple Skrelp
Status: Extinct
progenitor: Paddle Skrelp
->

A certain population of Skrelps has developed a different pigmentation. The purple skrelp are far more visible from above and are decimated by the leaf-sitting Horned Burz due to their tendency to remain still on leaves spotting prey. As a result, the population of purple skrelp develop stubbier dorsal fins and longer probosci, diving deeper in response to the disturbance in the surface tension by an attacking Burz.

Poison Skrelp

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Poison Skrelp
Status: Extinct
progenitor: Paddle Skrelp
-> ???

Due to not being able to slip away from the Felg as easily, certain Skrelp have been developing a counter-measure to stop the problem at its source. Organs which appear as white spots on the skin act as a means of storing toxins naturally produced by the skrelp's body functions. Upon death, large amounts of toxin are released into the skrelp's body, making it deadly to eat.

Green Skrelp

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Green Skrelp
Status: Extinct
progenitor: Paddle Skrelp
-> Land Skrelp

Another branch of skrelp emerges. Their skin responds to pain (such as caused by latched on felg) by manifesting bright, slightly luminescent purple spots. They also grow too big for burz to grab.

Land Skrelp

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Land Skrelp
Status: Extinct
progenitor: Green Skrelp
-> Finned Skrelp
-> Burrowing Skrelp
-> Terrestrial Skrelp

Some of the the larger branch of Skrelp find algae is not enough to satiate them. They begin to venture onto the surface to search for larger plant life, slithering around slowly.

Finned Skrelp

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Finned Skrelp
Status: Extinct
progenitor: Land Skrelp
-> ???

Some Skrelp have developed a second pair of fins by their rear, their current finds seem to have a few strengthened lines of their body Though useless currently, It does not affect their population this variant often stays in the water however

Burrowing Skrelp

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Burrowing Skrelp
Status: Extinct
progenitor: Land Skrelp
-> Scrall

Land skrelp burrow into the soft land. Nose atrophies entirely, fins grow smaller. Reliance upon atavistic sensory tendrils increase.

Terrestrial Skrelp

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Terrestrial Skrelp
Status: Extinct
progenitor: Land Skrelp
-> Nose Skrelp
-> Clawed Skrelp

Terrestrial Skrelp develop stronger, thicker pectoral fins, giving them faster movement on land.

Nose Skrelp

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Nose Skrelp
Status: Extinct
progenitor: Land Skrelp

Big green has mouth under nose now. Tendrils return. Nose grows thicker and stronger for defence. Didn't last very long.

Clawed Skrelp

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Clawed Skrelp
Status: Extinct
progenitor: Land Skrelp
-> Krelp

Land skrelp develop small claws on their fins. They have the twofold usage of allowing manoeuvrability in things such as climbing and as a small measure of defence.

Scrall Evolution

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Scrall
Status: Extinct
progenitor: Land Skrelp
-> Spiral Scrall
-> Capped Scrall

Some of the Land Skrelp have started hanging around some of the early trees (nobody has really posted on the plants section so lets imply) Others do venture to the surface at times, Most of these variants have shells and a hardened self lubricating skin to protect them from the heat of the sun, This variant are primarily herbivorous

Fern Evolution

Thungus Evolution