Asprea

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Asprea; Introduction to my world
Topic Started: Feb 16 2009, 01:54 AM (5,576 Views)
BaliTiger23	Feb 16 2009, 01:54 AM Post #1
Do Not Touch Anything For It May Explode And Kill You Posts: 279 Group: Members Member #139 Joined: Feb 14, 2009 Area of expertise: Future Evolution Nationality: Canadian Favorite Quote: Just sayin'.	So Asprea is some 200 million years into the future, with the continents once again rejoining to create a single massive supercontinent (Called Pangea Ultima by scientists). There has been at least two mass extinctions from now until then, though I haven't truly thought out the reasons behind these yet. Either way, almost all life now is unrecognizable from the earth as we know it. The animals have no obvious ancestors as the extinctions (whatever they were) left nothing but the smallest of the small alive. One of the extinctions nearly cleaned out the oceans for a couple million years and while sanitary drinking water is once again available there are still a few locations that are horribly irradiated. Also, the oxygen is very, very high and nearly all animals have so called blue blood. Rather than their blood containing hemoglobin (which is what makes blood red) it instead contains hemocyanin, which is most commonly found in molluscs and anthropods in the present time. This is because hemocyanin doesn't bind properly with oxygen and so offers only 1/4 of the oxygen hemoglobin does. However, due to the extremely high oxygen levels, animals have evolved with the hemocyanin protein instead because that high of an oxygen concentration would otherwise make life other than molluscs and anthropods impossible. Because of the two great extinctions and the long period of time from now until then, the evolutionary ancestors of the animals alive in Asprea some 200 million years into the future are unknown. That and the sentient race alive in Asprea has no idea homo sapien sapiens ever existed, as all existence of them has been wiped out or obliterated into something unrecognizable. After all, it has been over 200 million years and they aren't exactly interested in paleontology as they are still a fairly new and primitive race. New animals have evolved to fill the niches, and the variety and new evolutionary paths are astounding. That's the very basics, and more will be revealed once I get home to my scanner, but enjoy this small peek so far :) Edited by BaliTiger23, Feb 16 2009, 01:55 AM.



Carlos	Feb 16 2009, 03:00 AM Post #2
Adveho in me Lucifero Posts: 11,702 Group: Members Member #5 Joined: May 31, 2008 Gender: Male Nationality: Portugayse Favorite Quote: Blame is the playing of children and is given to many like a gift that cannot be returned. Acceptance is the tool of the mature that is rarely loaned out.	Interesting, its like as if it was an alien world, but on future earth
	Lemuria: http://s1.zetaboards.com/Conceptual_Evolution/topic/5724950/ Terra Alternativa: http://s1.zetaboards.com/Conceptual_Evolution/forum/460637/ My Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Carliro


BaliTiger23	Feb 16 2009, 03:12 AM Post #3
Do Not Touch Anything For It May Explode And Kill You Posts: 279 Group: Members Member #139 Joined: Feb 14, 2009 Area of expertise: Future Evolution Nationality: Canadian Favorite Quote: Just sayin'.	JohnFaa Feb 16 2009, 03:00 AM Interesting, its like as if it was an alien world, but on future earth Well, the whole idea was originally for a novel of mine where the reader was supposed to think it was an alien world, only to find out later on that OMG ITS EARTH! Buuuut as the novel will probably never be written, I figured it would make a damned fine hobby :)



Carlos	Feb 16 2009, 05:28 AM Post #4
Adveho in me Lucifero Posts: 11,702 Group: Members Member #5 Joined: May 31, 2008 Gender: Male Nationality: Portugayse Favorite Quote: Blame is the playing of children and is given to many like a gift that cannot be returned. Acceptance is the tool of the mature that is rarely loaned out.	If this expands, though, I might right a fanfic
	Lemuria: http://s1.zetaboards.com/Conceptual_Evolution/topic/5724950/ Terra Alternativa: http://s1.zetaboards.com/Conceptual_Evolution/forum/460637/ My Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Carliro


BaliTiger23	Feb 16 2009, 05:45 AM Post #5
Do Not Touch Anything For It May Explode And Kill You Posts: 279 Group: Members Member #139 Joined: Feb 14, 2009 Area of expertise: Future Evolution Nationality: Canadian Favorite Quote: Just sayin'.	JohnFaa Feb 16 2009, 05:28 AM If this expands, though, I might right a fanfic :D That would be exceptionally awesome! I'll definately have to get some critters up sometime tomorrow, as well as some more information on the climate and such :)



Viergacht	Feb 16 2009, 01:06 PM Post #6
faceless fiend Posts: 411 Group: Members Member #126 Joined: Jan 20, 2009 Nationality: earthican Favorite Quote: More than ever, the creation of the ridiculous is almost impossible because of the competition it receives from reality.	Wow, you're even more of an evil god than I am when it comes to wiping critters out I can't wait to see what they look like.



Canis Lupis	Feb 16 2009, 06:58 PM Post #7
Dinosaurs eat man, woman inherits the Earth. Posts: 5,881 Group: Away Staff Member #95 Joined: Oct 16, 2008 Gender: Female Nationality: United States Favorite Quote: "A speccer once tried to tell me I was wrong. I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice Chianti."	This look great! A few things: 1. What caused this extinction? Some sort of gamma ray burst? 2. Be careful not to steal any creatures from TFIW. 3. Be careful not to steal any of Dougal Dixon's creations. 4. Be careful not to steal any of Metazoica's creations. 5. Be careful not to steal any of my creations from TFIB. Can't wait to hear more. Edited by Canis Lupis, Feb 16 2009, 06:59 PM.



Titanomonstrus	Feb 16 2009, 07:04 PM Post #8
Legendary Beast Tyrant Posts: 411 Group: Members Member #131 Joined: Jan 26, 2009 Nationality: United States Favorite Quote: "You lose."- Calvin Coolidge	I don't think this project will steal anything from any of those. Steal isn't the proper word either. Most of these projects will have similar animals. Both metazoica and I have bearlike descendents of arctic foxes, but hers is a polar bear replacement while mine hunts giant sheep and geese.
	Check out the Postocene! To all conservative Republicans- America, love it or leave it.


ATEK Azul	Feb 16 2009, 09:14 PM Post #9
Transhuman Posts: 2,416 Group: Members Member #81 Joined: Sep 20, 2008 Gender: Private Nationality: usa	this sounds very interesting i can not wait too hear more. and i wonder what life forms live there i hope descendents of birds and mammals but if not thats fine it sounds very cool and the only thing i am hoping for is vertebrate life of some sort.
	I am dyslexic, please ignore the typo's!


Viergacht	Feb 17 2009, 01:52 AM Post #10
faceless fiend Posts: 411 Group: Members Member #126 Joined: Jan 20, 2009 Nationality: earthican Favorite Quote: More than ever, the creation of the ridiculous is almost impossible because of the competition it receives from reality.	She's pretty much starting from the ground up all over again, so she's obviously not going to be running into that problem. If anything resembled animals alive today it would be a case of convergence, not descent.



ATEK Azul	Feb 17 2009, 01:50 PM Post #11
Transhuman Posts: 2,416 Group: Members Member #81 Joined: Sep 20, 2008 Gender: Private Nationality: usa	interesting well i just hope it is a diverse world with maybe some vertebrateish life.
	I am dyslexic, please ignore the typo's!


Canis Lupis	Feb 17 2009, 03:21 PM Post #12
Dinosaurs eat man, woman inherits the Earth. Posts: 5,881 Group: Away Staff Member #95 Joined: Oct 16, 2008 Gender: Female Nationality: United States Favorite Quote: "A speccer once tried to tell me I was wrong. I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice Chianti."	Just making sure I cover that. By steal, I meant copy. You may have said this already, but what species of plants and animals actually survive this extinction?



BaliTiger23	Feb 17 2009, 04:00 PM Post #13
Do Not Touch Anything For It May Explode And Kill You Posts: 279 Group: Members Member #139 Joined: Feb 14, 2009 Area of expertise: Future Evolution Nationality: Canadian Favorite Quote: Just sayin'.	@ Viergacht - Yes, yes I am. But I wanted to start with a clean slate so extinction was mandatory :P I'm working on some sketches today, but I just found out my Nana is coming to visit so unfortunately it might not be until next week now that I can actually get stuff posted. @ Canis Lupis - I have heard of Dougal Dixon as well as the site of Metazoica, but those others aren't ringing a bell. And I haven't looked at any of the creatures from the two aforementioned ones because I do not wish to unintentionally copy ideas. At least if I make something that is similar and yet have never seen it, I'll know it was merely coincidence and not my mind sneakily warping other peoples ideas :) @ ATEK Azul - Yes, bird and mammal descendants are on Asprea :) @ Viergacht - Yes, exactly! And a few instances of near convergence are apparent, but nothing that is related to today's animals. @ ATEK Azul - LOTS of vertebrates, no worries. It's in the invertebrates I need to work on still :P @ Canis Lupis - I'll be thinking of plants for the next while, as I kind of shunned them throughout the creation of Asprea and I really need to figure them out. I have some ideas, but I need some facts to back it up before I go making it a for-sure thing. As for animals that survived? You'll just have to wait and see ;)



Venatosaurus	Feb 17 2009, 04:06 PM Post #14
HAUS OF SPEC Posts: 3,331 Group: Members Member #69 Joined: Aug 28, 2008 Gender: Male Nationality: American	Aw I would have lived to have seen some sketches, are you a good artist ?



Canis Lupis	Feb 17 2009, 04:08 PM Post #15
Dinosaurs eat man, woman inherits the Earth. Posts: 5,881 Group: Away Staff Member #95 Joined: Oct 16, 2008 Gender: Female Nationality: United States Favorite Quote: "A speccer once tried to tell me I was wrong. I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice Chianti."	TFIB's my project. You probably won't copy anything, since the slates are wiped virtually clean.



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