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Kanaloa; We've got Mud n' Eels...
Topic Started: Oct 7 2008, 11:53 AM (7,536 Views)
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Sister Topic to over here. :D

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Approx size; 20-30ft. A slow-moving deep-water predator that sneaks up on prey, grasps it with it's main tentacles, and drags it into it's beak. Nom nom nom.

Kanaloa, roughly the same size as earth orbits a similar star, and is very similar to earth in many ways- except for it's geography and life. The planet's surface is almost entirely covered in shallow, warm oceans (with deeper, cooler patches and small ice caps- it's a little warmer than earth) with very little lands, either consisting of muddy sandbars that can wash away overnight, or reeflike structures that protrude from the water's surface wherever reefs are, as well as 'land' made from large, strong floating plants and some small islands surrounding volcanic activity.

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From a foot to two meters long. The beaked reefeater is a peaceful, if dim-witted creatures that uses it's large, hard beak to defend itself as well was to crunch tough reef into dust when it eats. Cute, no?

But it's not like anything lives on what little land there is, anyways. Virtually all life on Kanaloa exists under the water. Most life in the shallow parts of the oceans is rather safe, consisting of smaller creatures, strange plant-like animals, and the few carnivores and venomous animals don't pose too worrysome of a threat to the adapted posthumans (Mermatees) that live on Kanaloa (They still pose a threat, but attacks and injury are rare or treated well).

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This creature uses it's flattened tentacles to dig up sea-cabbage and sea-lettuce creatures, and then impales them with it's skinny beak before eating. They occasionally bite or nip mermatees or the passing human tourist, but don't pose a great threat. Approx. one meter long.

Granted, in deeper waters, things are a little more dangerous.

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oh god what is it make it go away make it go away oh god

But Kanaloa is a vast place, with much life to be had. Besides rather earthlike reefs, many of the plant forms here are actually somewhere between animal and plant, octopus or eel-like creatures capable of photosynthesis, and the majority of life forms resemble mixes of some creatures from earth. Cepholpods, eels, and crustaceans namely, adapted to fill the niches empty in the ocean.

Skeletons are rare, and anything beyond a cartilaginous skeleton like that of a shark is nigh-impossible to find in the native lifeforms of Kanaloa, although hard, bony beaks and claws are common (teeth less so, but still noticeable) as well as hard shells and spines.

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An example of sea lettuce. The octopod-like body is buried in the mud, the eyes permanently closed in adulthood. As young "spores" the eyes are open as they swim to find a place to root themselves. They taste kinda like broccoli and bacon fat.

Think Lovecraft, for these animals. Horrible horrible H.P.Lovecraft full of tentacles and writhing things.

Enjoy, and do check out the threat above for the Mermatees- my wonderful posthumans. XD
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I like it. ^ ^ I just have to keep reminding myself "No! Keep it simple! Stop trying to add everything you see in your head!"

My brain has a tendency to render things fully textured in 3D. o_o
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I like you style as well. I wish I was half decent at any style.

Tourists never change do they?
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Never. Never ever. It's part of what makes them so...touristy.
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Oh God, British scum in Spain are so embarrassing.

Tourist on Kanaloa are going to be funny. There clothes will be ruined.
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aw man, hun this was dry clean only now its going too shrink.

i told you too where the vacation package clothes, these full body swim suit are quite slimming.

but i like my clothes and this was part buissness trip i was supposed too descuss realistate with the mer wierdos.
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Full body swim suit slimming? I know bugger all about fashion and know they would not make you look slim.

Why do people shorten Honey to Hun rather than Hon? Hun makes me thing savage Germans bayoneting Belgian nurses.
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That's what I think when I call people hun. Also, because honey isn't my style. I call my boyfriend

"stickybeevomit"
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Aw, aren't you the romantic.

The Germans would never invade Kanaloa would they?
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"Jawhol!"

"Chiikiiiihiki!"

"..."

"... :D"
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Over on Kanaloa there's a game that's played
By all the soldier boys in each brigade
It's called Hunting the Hun
This is how it is done!

First you go get a gun
Then you look for a Hun
Then you start on the run for the son of a gun
If you want to bring them out
Offer them a little bit of hot octotrout
They come over the top with a pip and a hop
Then your work is done
When they first show their face
Crump 'em with a mace
That's the game called Hunting the Hun

I like the world crump. Better than Iceing somebody.
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Crump is a new word. I haven't heard that one before.

At least Mermatees would be fully able to defend themselves should any interspecies tension start.

"Stupid little dolphin-scamp."

"SHiiiiiii!" {Mommy!}

*Mermatee grabs person by the leg and drags them into the water forcibly*

"...Chii ki hiiit." {I can leave you down here...}

*Bubbles!*
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"The Mematees are revolting!"

"Well, they are not what I like but I would not go that far"

"I mean they are rising up!!"

"Well they do like to float at the surface"

"You are hopeless, I'm going twenty three skidoo."

"Thats a bit excessive, and it would not work. One jet ski would suffice, where did you go?"
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chiiikiitiikkitti (eat the mean humans)

mommy why are the weird fish people angry looking and have weird swords

uh oh, molly come with daddy and mommy its time too go.

hay you did not answere my question.

tell you what molly i will answere a bunch of your questions if come here and run with us, just like the smart screaming people around us.

okay mommy should i scream too.

if you want too its fine we are out side and every body else is.

okay aaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.

chiiikkkkkiiaakaaachishika (hey commander there hearting my head can we eat them faster).

chiia (yesss).
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I don't think they would ever eat people. What are they? Socialist?

On the other hand, the deep sea ones...
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hey they were revolting in a previous post so i tried too roll with it sorry if i got the characters wrong although i think that i got the human family just about right in the funniest way.
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