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| This is the master bestiary for the world of Miranda. In here you will find many familiar creatures from various fantasy worlds, legends, and oral histories. In addition there are many that are new creations by us and others that are a completely different take on a long used creature. | This is the master bestiary for the world of Miranda. In here you will find many familiar creatures from various fantasy worlds, legends, and oral histories. In addition there are many that are new creations by us and others that are a completely different take on a long used creature. | ||
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| + | ===== Biomes ===== | ||
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| + | ==== Terrestrial ==== | ||
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| + | * **[[creatures:Equatorial Biome]]**; always Moist, little temperature seasonality | ||
| + | * Evergreen [[wp>Tropical Rainforest]] | ||
| + | * **[[creatures:Tropical Biome]]**; summer Rainy season and cooler "winter" dry season | ||
| + | * [[wp>Tropical seasonal forest]], seasonal [[wp>Tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests|dry forest]], scrub, or savanna | ||
| + | * **[[creatures:Subtropical Biome]]**; highly seasonal, [[wp>Arid]] climate | ||
| + | * Desert vegetation with considerable exposed surface (drought-adapted), frost-sensitive shrublands and woodlands | ||
| + | * **[[creatures:Temperate Biome]]**; moderate climate with winter freezing/frost | ||
| + | * Temperate evergreen forest, somewhat frost-sensitive, Frost-resistant, [[wp>deciduous]], temperate forest | ||
| + | * **[[creatures:Polar Biome]]**; cool summers and long, cold winters | ||
| + | * Low, evergreen vegetation, without trees, growing over permanently frozen soils, [[wp>Taiga]] | ||
| + | * **[[creatures:Underground Biome]]**; Beneath the earth | ||
| + | * fungus, hard soil and rock, and almost no sunlight. | ||
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| + | ==== Aquatic ==== | ||
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| + | * **[[creatures:Freshwater Biome]]**; water with less than 1% dissolved salt | ||
| + | * **[[creatures:Wetlands Biome]]**; standing water covers the soil or the soil is very wet | ||
| + | * **[[creatures:Marine Biome]]**; water with more than 1% dissolved salt | ||
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| + | ==== Outsider ==== | ||
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| + | * **[[creatures:Shadow Realms Biome]]** | ||
| + | * **[[creatures:Infernal Realms Biome]]** | ||
| + | * **[[creatures:Divine Realms Biome]]** | ||
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| All elves on Miranda came from the same common ancestor. As of the [[lore:Age of Heroes]] there are three distinct races of elves, True Elves, Common Elves (typically just called elves), and Lost Elves. All elves were once True Elves, but after the Firstborn War a new race (Common Elves) was born among the True Elves. There are distinct races among Common Elves - the Great Elves, Dark Elves, Half-Elves, Forsaken Elves, and Tainted Elf. A third race of elf appeared during the Dark Ages called the Lost Elves. | All elves on Miranda came from the same common ancestor. As of the [[lore:Age of Heroes]] there are three distinct races of elves, True Elves, Common Elves (typically just called elves), and Lost Elves. All elves were once True Elves, but after the Firstborn War a new race (Common Elves) was born among the True Elves. There are distinct races among Common Elves - the Great Elves, Dark Elves, Half-Elves, Forsaken Elves, and Tainted Elf. A third race of elf appeared during the Dark Ages called the Lost Elves. | ||
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| Ethnicity is not used in this section of the wiki. Ethnicity deals more heavily with cultures and shared identities and while this may heavily cross into race and species. Ethnicity will be discussed in the [[orgs:ethnic groups]]. | Ethnicity is not used in this section of the wiki. Ethnicity deals more heavily with cultures and shared identities and while this may heavily cross into race and species. Ethnicity will be discussed in the [[orgs:ethnic groups]]. | ||
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| ===== Intelligence ===== | ===== Intelligence ===== | ||
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| ==== Sentience ==== | ==== Sentience ==== | ||
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| ==== Sapience ==== | ==== Sapience ==== | ||
| - | The highest order of sentience is a creature that is sapient as well. This is defined as a creature that is able to act upon its own judgement with the wisdom of their own intelligence. To contain a spark, however small, of the [[lore:Shadow Realms]]. | + | The highest order of sentience is a creature that is [[creatures:sapient]] as well. This is defined as a creature that is able to act upon its own judgement with the wisdom of their own intelligence. To contain a spark, however small, of the [[lore:Shadow Realms]]. |
| The [[lore:gods]], [[lore:devils]], [[lore:titans]], and even [[lore:Krynan]] itself are not sapient. This is because they are only capable of acting according to their nature - they are bound by what they are for all time. Sapience did not exist in the [[lore:cosmos]] until the creation of the Shadow Realms. | The [[lore:gods]], [[lore:devils]], [[lore:titans]], and even [[lore:Krynan]] itself are not sapient. This is because they are only capable of acting according to their nature - they are bound by what they are for all time. Sapience did not exist in the [[lore:cosmos]] until the creation of the Shadow Realms. | ||
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| - | ===== Biomes ===== | ||
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| - | The world is divided into different [[wp>Biomes]] using the approach like that of Heinrich Walter as opposed to the more complicated system used by the [[wp>World Wide Fund for Nature]]. | ||
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| - | ==== Terrestrial ==== | ||
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| - | * **[[creatures:Equatorial Biome]]**; always Moist, little temperature seasonality | ||
| - | * Evergreen [[wp>Tropical Rainforest]] | ||
| - | * **[[creatures:Tropical Biome]]**; summer Rainy season and cooler "winter" dry season | ||
| - | * [[wp>Tropical seasonal forest]], seasonal [[wp>Tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests|dry forest]], scrub, or savanna | ||
| - | * **[[creatures:Subtropical Biome]]**; highly seasonal, [[wp>Arid]] climate | ||
| - | * Desert vegetation with considerable exposed surface (drought-adapted), frost-sensitive shrublands and woodlands | ||
| - | * **[[creatures:Temperature Biome]]**; moderate climate with winter freezing/frost | ||
| - | * Temperate evergreen forest, somewhat frost-sensitive, Frost-resistant, [[wp>deciduous]], temperate forest | ||
| - | * **[[creatures:Continental Biome]]**; arid, with warm or hot summers and cold winters | ||
| - | * Grasslands and temperate deserts | ||
| - | * **[[creatures:Polar Biome]]**; cool summers and long, cold winters | ||
| - | * Low, evergreen vegetation, without trees, growing over permanently frozen soils, [[wp>Taiga]] | ||
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| - | ==== Aquatic ==== | ||
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| - | * **[[creatures:Freshwater Biome]]**; water with less than 1% dissolved salt | ||
| - | * **[[creatures:Freshwater Wetlands Biome]]**; standing water covers the soil or the soil is very wet | ||
| - | * **[[creatures:Marine Biome]]**; water with more than 1% dissolved salt | ||
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| - | ==== Outsider ==== | ||
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| - | * **[[creatures:Shadow Realms Biome]]** | ||
| - | * **[[creatures:Infernal Realms Biome]]** | ||
| - | * **[[creatures:Divine Realms Biome]]** | ||
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| - | * Terrestrial | ||
| - | * [[creatures:Tropical Rain Forest]] | ||
| - | * Always moist and lacking temperature seasonality | ||
| - | * Evergreen tropical rain forest | ||
| - | * [[creatures:Tropical Forest]] | ||
| - | * Summer rainy season and cooler “winter” dry season | ||
| - | * Seasonal forest, scrub, or savanna | ||
| - | * [[creatures:Subtropical]] | ||
| - | * Highly seasonal, arid climate | ||
| - | * Desert vegetation with considerable exposed surface | ||
| - | * [[creatures:Woodland]] | ||
| - | * Winter rainy season and summer drought | ||
| - | * [[wp>Sclerophyllous]] (drought-adapted), frost-sensitive shrublands and woodlands | ||
| - | * [[creatures:Temperate Rain Forest]] | ||
| - | * Occasional frost, often with summer rainfall maximum | ||
| - | * Temperate evergreen forest, somewhat frost-sensitive | ||
| - | * [[creatures:Temperate Forest]] | ||
| - | * Moderate climate with winter freezing | ||
| - | * Frost-resistant, deciduous, temperate forest | ||
| - | * [[creatures:Temperate Grasslands]] | ||
| - | * Arid, with warm or hot summers and cold winters | ||
| - | * Grasslands and temperate deserts | ||
| - | * [[creatures:Boreal Forest]] | ||
| - | * Cold temperate with cool summers and long winters | ||
| - | * Evergreen, frost-hardy, needle-leaved forest (taiga) | ||
| - | * [[creatures:Polar]] | ||
| - | * Very short, cool summers and long, very cold winters | ||
| - | * Low, evergreen vegetation, without trees, growing over permanently frozen soils | ||
| - | * Aquatic | ||
| - | * [[creatures:Freshwater]] | ||
| - | * Water with less than 1% dissolved salt | ||
| - | * [[creatures:Marine]] | ||
| - | * Water with more than 1% dissolved salt | ||
| - | * Outsiders | ||
| - | * [[creatures:Outsider]] | ||
| - | * Spirits and Creatures not of [[lore:Miranda]]'s [[lore:Mortal Plane]]. | ||
| ===== See Also ===== | ===== See Also ===== | ||
| - | * [[lore:List of Sapient Creatures]] | ||
| * [[lore:Origins of Life]] | * [[lore:Origins of Life]] | ||
| * [[creatures:index|Creatures (index)]] | * [[creatures:index|Creatures (index)]] | ||
| + | {{topic>creatures?list &simplelist}} | ||
