Fauna
Land Dwelling
Flogh
- A domesticated cattle about 2 meters in length that grows large metal plates and horns. First function is as a source of metal, second function is as a source of dairy, third function is as a source of meat.
Maes
- A domesticated biped roughly 1-1.5 meters in length. Distinct varieties include alfur maes and asnan maes. Though they were initially believed to be different forms of the same species they are actually distinctly separate. Alfurs are kept first for their thick coats, second for their meat or their milk. Asnans are ketp first for their meat and second for their milk. Despite producing milk they do lay eggs, but the eggs are generally not palatable and since the animals do not lay unfertilized eggs most buns are unwilling to eat them.
Vinay
- A domesticated animal with six legs and thick scaled hide, typically 1.5-2 meters in length. Kept almost exclusively for meat and fed frequently on kitchen waste.
Scriggs
- Status: Domesticated (Almiraj, and Dwarf primarily) Size: Small (.5 m *.2 m, 3-5 kg) Lifespan: 6-8 years Phylum: Gride (Any creature possessing a complete outer skeleton and no internal skeleton) Diet: Omnivores, primarily small vermin, grains, and plants Physiology: Scriggs consist of a long head portion, a curling segmented tail, 6 palps, and 10 long thin legs. The foremost set of legs are adapted into
- a form of offensive structure, varying on the breed. For breeds referred to as "boulder scriggs" the limbs are capped with a large overdeveloped segment of shell and in the "pointer scrigg" with an barbed set of pincers. In both cases these limbs are muscled to function as a spring enabling the scrigg to use them in both hunting and defense. Though now bread to the point of uselessness in the domestic breed scrigg tails end in a set of fins which, combined with the jet structures and gills on their belly, enabled them to move and survive in the amphibious swamps of their origin. The palps in the mouth of the scrigg contain 4 gripping claws and 2 tearing claws that process food into the mouth which passes it along to a gullet for further digestion. Adult scriggs, while healthy and well fed often go through molts at a rate of 1 every 8 months. Male scriggs are smaller and substantially fewer than the females and possess a large colorful dorsal structure along the tail that fans out during mating displays.
Reproduction: Female scriggs periodically (3-5 days in egg layer breeds, 1-2 weeks in others) lay a clutch of as many as 30 eggs. During the first few - days of being laid the eggs retain a soft and semipermeable membrane that allows the male to fertilize same. Regardless of fertilization the eggs develop a hardened shell after those few days and the membrane secreted around the eggs likewise hardens in place to protect the eggs. Fertilized eggs then develop into a "beanling" or larva (.05 m in length) which then locates a suitable body of water for hiding, feeding, and growth. Larva reach adulthood in about 22 weeks.
Uses: Scriggs are primarily domesticated as a food source with the unfertilized eggs and the large muscles of the forelegs and tail being exceptionally - common in many forms of Bun cooking. While the shells are thick, sturdy, and strong enough to be useful there is (with the noted exception of the prism scrigg breed) a heavy stigma against things built using the shells as they are mostly associated with the poor and lower classes, especially Scrigg ranchers who frequently use the shells as roofing material due to their waterproof nature.
Freshwater
Saltwater
Scraggs
- Status: Wild, dangerous, rare Size: Huge (7 m *14 m, 10 Mg) Lifespan: Uknown Phylum: Gride Diet: Carnivores, primarily large fish Physiology: Like their domesticated relative the scrigg, scraggs possess a long head structure, 6 palps, and 10 legs. Unlike them the tail of the
- scragg does not curl underneath the rest of the body. Like wild scriggs the tail is tipped with a large fin and possesses jet structures that enable the aquatic creature to reach speeds of 65 kph. Scraggs, with the exception of the polar scragg (which develops large bony nodules on the first two legs), have a set of large barbed pincers on their foremost set of legs which they use to grab/crush prey. Adult scraggs are estimated to molt every few years and have no upper limit to their size. While male scraggs are fewer and do still have brighter coloration, the colorful fin is replaced with colonies of bio-luminescent bacteria.
Reproduction: It is believed, though not yet observed, that scraggs reproduce in a mechanism similar to scriggs. Occasional discoveries of large egg - mounds on rocky outcroppings deep at sea or washed ashore provide evidence that the scragg also uses a similar method of external fertilization.
Uses: Due to their size and aggression scraggs are rarely used for anything and a primarily a danger to seagoing buns. However those who catch them - report that their meat is only slightly more fatty than the scrigg and armor made from scragg shell is actually considered quite impressive as it suggests the wearer has managed to kill one of the large beasts.
