Animals in Othere

Hey, I'm sorry I haven't posted in a bit! I've been busy editing pages and doing projects in school. Hey, even people who have an occupation involving saving the world don't have lots of free time.

Anyway, today we're focusing on the various animals who occupy Othere.

Seriously, nobody draws good pictures of amphitheres! Like, look up
"amphithere" on the Internet. I'd draw a picture but my scanner is broken.

AMPHITHERES: Dragons don't technically exist in Othere, or anywhere else, although amphitheres are certainly very dragon-like creatures, and half-dragons look very dragonish, although they're rather small. Anyway, amphithere usually live in mountainous areas or caves. Some live in ancient temples and ruins from long ago. The largest ones dwell in Criellan's valleys. They're feathery in Calathea's region of the world, but in another continent (there's three super huge continents) there's a furry variation. They speak Runic and can learn human languages. They write omens of the future in their caves and collect not jewels, but wishes, hopes, and dreams, which they either keep for themselves or release to the human world in pulsating, floating orbs that drift through the sky. The amphitheres in the Vayl mountain range release these dreams twice or three times a year, and it's a beautiful sight.

FRISTIES: Fristies are the most common birds in Calathea, and are as abundant as New York City pigeons, but, at least to me, much more beautiful. They're white or light gray with speckled bodies and necks, and a rainbow-like sheen on their wings. They act like messenger pigeons, but smaller variations sing beautifully, like nightingales, and slightly larger ones speak when prompted to do so, like parrots.

THRAUQ: These creatures resemble buffalos crossed with mammoths, with huge tusks, hooves, a huge body covered in shaggy fur, and a face that looks like an elephant but with a buffalo-like snout. Usually, though, you can't make out all the details, because they're so covered in fur that it's hard to distinguish anything about these enormous beasts. They're native to Calathea and parts of Criellan.

WALUWA: These are reptilian creatures that look like serpents, because they're so long and flexible. They have six legs. Despite this, they actually look cute. They are shy of humans but will not attack. Before mating season, thousands of them travel to Waluwa Canyon (pronounced Wau-loo-wau) to mate. As they go, they produce blue smoke, signifying their readiness to get busy. Once they're there, they perform elaborate dances to win over the females. Then they all find caves to live in, and create nests, only coming out to fish to feed their babies. They're a very important creature to the Pranuerians, and it's against the law to kill a Waluwa.

AWULAW: You may have noticed that Awulaw is Waluwa backwards. Not my choice. Many Pranuerian words associated with each other are the same thing, only backwards. The Awulaw is a type of spiny fish that lives the Vayl river. There are some larger variations that live permanently in Kraken Creek. They looked like swordfish with huge spines and have a somewhat shrimp-like shell around them. They use their many fins to paddle themselves through the water, and can go quite fast. Waluwa are good at catching these willy creatures, and experts at shelling them.
Awulaw swim downstream to mate, unlike most fish. They gather at Waluwa falls. When they arrive is the same time that thousands of amphithere come to the falls to lay - or rather, distribute - their eggs beneath the falls. Their eggs, already laid, are brought in magic bundles made of nightmares. Then the Amphithere put their eggs in caves behind the falls and dive into the falls, scooping up huge mouthfuls of water and mating Awulaw. Thousands of Pranuerians and Calatheans travel here to watch this amazing freak of nature.

OTHERE "WOLVES": Othere's wolves aren't really wolves at all - they're absolutely way to enormous. They've got markings beneath their eyes that declare what rank they are within their packs, they can climb trees and run for extremely large distances, they've got feelers sprouting out of their back and backs of their legs like mutant whiskers, and they've got fangs like a saber toothed tiger. Yet, they still manage to look regal and mysterious. Even with antenna poking out of their backs. Even with eyes that glow at night like a cat.

There will be more, I promise, because this is a whole world I'm talking about - but it's late. Mum's going to kill me if I stay up this late on a daily basis.