Bestiary
Although much attention has been given to such creatures as the mindworms, Chiron does have a healthy ecosystem full of other creatures of interest. Limited time and resources have been spent on identifying and studying them to date, however below can be found a list of the most interesting creatures, grouped by their primary habitat.
It is recommended that any xenobiologist wishing to make a name for themselves might spend time out in the wilds learning and recording all they can about them, then documenting and publishing their findings for the world to see.
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Description: Huge, translucent, jellyfish-like organisms that drift through the upper atmosphere, with a faintly ethereal glow. Usually solitary.
Other habitats: None
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Description: Agile predators with large, serpentine bodies and wing-like membranes. Their scales are dark and iridescent. and they have bioluminescent organs along their backs. They appear to generate some kind of electrical charge.
Other habitats: Grassland
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Description: Small, swift birds characterised by their bright green colouration and delicate, leaf-like wings. Often seen in large flocks, active during the daytime.
Other habitats: Canyons and cliffs
Aerial
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Description: Graceful, serpentine creatures adapted to aquatic life. Solitary creatures, typically active at dawn and dusk
Other habitats: None
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Description: Living ecosystems that resemble leafy sea dragons, they are comprised of kelp and algae. While not technically fauna, they are of great interest.
Other habitats: None
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Description: Small snails that produce melodic echoes within their shells. Commonly found on rocks and submerged plants in various biomes
Other habitats: None
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Description: Small, sleek fish with large, flowing fins that emit a soft, blue bioluminescence. Typically found in large schools.
Other habitats: None
Aquatic
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Description: Armoured creatures that resemble mobile rocks. Usually solitary or found in small groups.
Other habitats: None
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Description: Crab-like creatures adapted to live along sandy coastal stretches. Often found in small groups.
Other habitats: None
Coastal
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Description: A medium-sized reptile, armoured and with a flattened profile. Usually solitary and nocturnal.
Other habitats: Underground
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Description: Very large reptiles covered in bony plates and scales, with spiked tails and short, powerful legs. Typically brown or grey in colour. Solitary and slow-moving.
Other habitats: Savanna
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Description: Small, insectoid creatures whose bodies appear to be composed of crystalline structures. Social, seeming to form colonies.
Other habitats: Rocky canyons
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Description: Medium-sized reptilian creatures with excellent camouflage. They can move with surprising speed across uneven terrain. Usually solitary.
Other habitats: None
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Description: Beetle-like insects with exoskeletons that refract light into vibrant colours. Solitary and slow-moving.
Other habitats: Volcanic and geothermal areas
Deserts
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Description: Large, burrowing mammals characterized by their thick, bark-like hide, which is often home to bioluminescent fungi.
Other habitats: None
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Description: Small, bioluminescent amphibians with variable skin colours. Typically found in small groups and usually nocturnal.
Other habitats: Forests (Fungal)
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Description: Large, herbivorous creatures resembling a cross between a deer and a tree. Slow-moving and usually solitary.
Other habitats: Forests (Fungal)
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Description: Nimble, forest-dwellings creature known with exceptional camouflage and stealth capabilities. Believed to be nocturnal.
Other habitats: None
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Description: Very large insectoid creatures with crystalline structures growing along their spine.
Other habitats: Underground
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Description: Small, beetle-like bioluminescent insects that dwell in the darkest parts of the forest. Usually seen in large swarms.
Other habitats: None
Forests (Arboreal)
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Description: A large, beetle-like species with a segmented, chitinous exoskeleton in shades of brown and green.
Other habitats: None
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Description: Small, rodent-like creatures with brown fur and large claws for digging. Fungal tendrils sprout from their backs.
Other habitats: None
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Description: Large, segmented, worm-like creatures with chitinous armour plating. Coloration ranges from dark brown to deep purple, with splashes of bioluminescent colouring.
Other habitats: Underground
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Description: Large, beaver-like creatures with large claws suited to burrowing. Nocturnal and often found singly or in small groups.
Other habitats: None
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Description: Bipedal, badger-likes creature with muscular builds. They appear to be covered in a dense layer of symbiotic fungi, giving them a mottled appearance of greens, browns, and reds.
Other habitats: None
Forests (Fungal)
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Description: Gentle giants drifting through the grasslands, resembling massive, bioluminescent jellyfish. Similar to the Sky Jellies but typically found drifting along grasslands rather than in the higher layers of the atmosphere.
Other habitats: None
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Description: Large, slow-moving reptiles covered in bioluminescent fungi. Social, typically living in herds.
Other habitats: None
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Description: Small, herbivorous creatures with compact bodies and smooth, green fur. Short, stubby legs ending in hooves. Highly social creatures, living in large herds.
Other habitats: None
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Description: Bioluminescent, grasshopper-like creatures. Nocturnal, sometimes solitary but usually found in swarms.
Other habitats: None
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Description: Slow-moving herbivores with rounded bodies covered in thick, grey scales, small, beaked mouths and stubby legs.
Other habitats: None
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Description: Small, hedgehog-like creatures which appear to be incredibly fast and agile. Their quills are short and dense. They are typically solitary.
Other habitats: None
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Description: Heavily armoured herbivores characterized by their thick, spiny hide and slow, deliberate movements. Usually solitary.
Other habitats: None
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Description: Large, graceful, sun-loving reptiles known for their iridescent yellow-green scales. Typically diurnal, and often seen basking on large rocks.
Other habitats: None
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Description: Towering, quadrupedal creatures with thick, leathery skin. Long necks for reaching high vegetation, and sturdy legs ending in broad, flat feet. Typically covered in patches of tough, bristly hair. Solitary or found in small groups
Other habitats: None
Grasslands
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Description: Small, brightly coloured amphibians with membranous wings. Frog-like body, skin coloration varies widely, often featuring bright blues, greens, and yellows. Usually found in small groups.
Other habitats: None
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Description: Small, arboreal primates with gliding membranes, allowing them to move swiftly through the jungle. They have bright blue and green fur, and large forward-facing eyes.
Other habitats: None
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Description: Long serpents with brightly coloured scales, ranging in hues from green to blue. They posses large, membranous flaps of skin extending from the body, used for gliding.
Other habitats: None
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Description: Large, bioluminescent insects that emit a soft, glittering light from their wings. They are known for their mesmerizing aerial displays, especially during mating season. Their bodies are typically green or blue, while the intensity and color of their bioluminescence varies by region. They have an average wingspan of 12-15 cm, and an average body length of 10 cm.
Activity: Glimmerwings are typically nocturnal, most active during twilight hours. They are usually solitary, but will gather in large swarms to perform elaborate aerial displays when seeking mates. They are most often found in humid environs such as rainforests, fungal forests and marshes, and show a preference for areas with dense plant and fungal life as well as access to water.
Lifecycle: Glimmerwings have an average lifespan of 2-3 months, emerging as larvae from fertilised eggs that are almost always laid in fungal matter, growing into caterpillars, then pupating and developing into the adult flying form.
The immature glimmerwing larvae and caterpillars feed on fungal matter, while the adults feed on nectar and pollen from flowering plants, as well as spores from fruiting fungi. They serve as pollinators and spore-carriers for various flowering plants and fungal subtypes.
They are susceptible to predators, primarily various types of birds as well as mistodes, and their short lifespan makes them vulnerable to habitat destruction and pollution.
Other habitats: Swamps, Forests (Fungal)
Publication Source: Dr. Victoria Rosa, Amnesty Base
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Description: Large feline-like creatures with striking blue and gold striped fur, muscular builds, sharp claws and piercing yellow eyes. Solitary and highly territorial.
Other habitats: None
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Description: Small, primate-like creatures covered in bioluminescent fungi. They have a slender torso, long limbs, and prehensile tails.
Other habitats: None
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Description: Nocturnal, bat-like creatures. They have large, leathery wings covered in bioluminescent fungi. Their fur is dark grey or black, and they have sharp claws and teeth.
Other habitats: Caves
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Description: Large turtle-like creatures covered in thick moss and fungi. A large, branching 'crown' of foliage grows from their head. Colours range from deep green to earthy brown.
Other habitats: None
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Description: Large ape-like creatures with thick, matted brown fur, powerful limbs, and prehensile tail. They possess sharp claws and teeth and seem to be highly territorial.
Other habitats: None
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Description: Large, predatory bird-like creatures with dark green plumage, iridescent blue markings, large amber eyes, and sharp, curved beaks. Solitary, thankfully.
Other habitats: None
Jungles
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Description: Large, aggressive bird-like creatures with leathery wings and sharp, hooked beaks. They seem to generate some form of electrical energy. Observed in pairs or small flocks.
Other habitats: None
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Description: Small insect-like creatures with thick, segmented bodies that are dark brown or grey in colour. They have a tough exoskeleton and small, rudimentary legs.
Other habitats: Caves
Mountains
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Description: Large, armoured beetle-like creatures, iridescent black in colour. Highly social, colony-forming.
Other habitats: None
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Description: Large, lion-like reptiles with fur-like scales. Predominantly tan and brown coloration with striped tails that resemble savanna grasses. Possess sharp claws and powerful jaws. Pack hunters, highly territorial.
Other habitats: None
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Description: Massive quadrupedal herbivores with thick hides and prominent horns. Generally solitary.
Other habitats: None
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Description: Bizarre, seemingly mobile fungal organisms. They have large, bulbous fungal bodies supported by a network of thick, root-like structures.
Other habitats: Underground
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Description: Large, quadrupedal creatures covered in thick, tawny fur. They possess a bison-like hump on the back and have powerful legs and short, curled horns.
Other habitats: None
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Description: Large, beaver-like creatures with large claws suited to burrowing. Nocturnal and often found singly or in small groups.
Other habitats: None
Savannas
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Description: Small slug-like creatures. They have translucent, gelatinous bodies with a visible digestive tract. They leave a trail of phosphorescent goo behind them.
Other habitats: Forests, caves
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Description: Small, small, brightly coloured frog-like creatures with bioluminescent spots and stripes. Their skin is smooth and moist, and they seem to be excellent climbers.
Other habitats: None
Swamps
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Description: Hardy, insect-like creatures with a chitinous exoskeleton of dull, grey coloration. They have short, segmented legs.
Other habitats: None
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Description: Large insectoid creatures covered in thick white fur, with six articulated legs and sharp claws, and large multifaceted eyes that seem highly sensitive to light. Solitary?
Other habitats: None
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Description: Wolf-like predators sporting dense, multi-layered fur ranging in colour from white to grey, they have powerful jaws and sharp teeth. They hunt in packs.
Other habitats: None
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Description: Massive, slow-moving turtle-like creatures covered in a thick layer of moss and lichen. Solitary.
Other habitats: Underground
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Description: Large, quadrupedal reptilian creatures with thick, white scales and dark blue markings along their spine. They have a neck frill which can expand when threatened. Solitary.
Other habitats: None
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Description: Massive, quadrupedal mammals with thick fur and layers of fat to survive the cold. They have powerful legs and rows of large, curved tusks. Found in small groups.
Other habitats: None
Tundra
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Description: Large reptiles with dark grey, almost black scales and red glowing vents along their back. Solitary.
Other habitats: None
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Description: A type of algae, typically a translucent, blue-green colour with a glass-like sheen.
Other habitats: None