σ υ я . т ι м є . ι ѕ . σ ν є я ...
... wнo wιll doмιnaтe тнe laѕт oғ υѕ...?
" While our home burns in the darkness- while our children, our kin, are taken from our lives... We will stand strong... And we will survive this curse..."Open! Come and Join!. ρ ℓ σ т ."тнey тooĸ oυr нoмeѕ... oυr ғaмιlιeѕ... тнey rιpped oυr lιveѕ aparт вeғore deѕтroyιng oυr world. тнe ғallιng ѕтarѕ тooĸ everyтнιng ғroм υѕ, and now we are all тнaт reмaιnѕ oғ a once вeaυтιғυl and вoυnтιғυl land. we are lιzard-- 'тerrιвle lιzard'. вιrd-вraιnѕ. we are dιnoѕaυr. and noтнιng wιll ever тaĸe тнaт ғroм υѕ... oυr anceѕтorѕ ѕυrvιved тнe darĸeѕт wιnтerѕ, тнe мoѕт вlazιng ғιreѕ, and тнe мoѕт devaѕтaтιng oғ eхтιncтιonѕ. a ғew ғallιng rocĸѕ wιll never тaĸe υѕ ғroм oυr planeт! we are ѕтrong, and we wιll ѕυrvιve..."
-- тorevaιn, leader oғ rapтorĸιn.ᒥᒣ
- 65 мιllιon yearѕ ago... тнe eхтιncтιon oғ тнe dιnoѕaυrѕ ғιnally looмed on тнe нorιzon oғ ғaтe. aғтer 3 мonтнѕ oғ ѕolιd darĸneѕѕ, тнe creaтυreѕ oғ тнe earтн ѕтrode ғroм тнeιr нιdιng placeѕ... cold, нυngry, ѕcared and мore тнan ever... alone. were тнey тнe laѕт oғ тнeιr ѕpecιeѕ? were тнey тнe laѕт oғ dιno-ĸιn? aѕ тнe dυѕт вegan тo ѕeттle, тнe ѕυn ғιnally peeĸed тнroυgн тнe cloυdѕ ғor тнe ғιrѕт тιмe ιn 13 weeĸѕ. ѕнroυded ιn a тнιcĸ layer oғ ash тнe planт lιғe waѕ all вυт gone... deprιved oғ тнe ѕυnlιgнт тнey ѕo deѕperaтly needed. тнe only тнιng тo вreaĸ тнe ѕolιd landѕcape oғ aѕнeѕ and dυѕт were тнe carcaѕѕ' oғ тнoѕe leѕѕ ғorтυnaтe тнan тнeмѕelveѕ... нerвιvoυrѕ and carnιvoreѕ alιĸe ғell prey тo тнιѕ rυтнleѕѕ вoмвardмenт, ѕendιng тнe ecнo ѕyѕтeм ιnтo υттer cнaoѕ. тнe нerвιvoreѕ were нιт тнe нardeѕт вy тнe caтaѕтropнe. weaĸened вy тнe lacĸ oғ ғood, and conѕтanтly υnder тнreaт ғroм нυngry eyeѕ, тнey eacн ѕυвмιттed тo тнe crυel world and one вy one... ғell down dead ιn тнe ғeιldѕ oғ тнe ғallen.
══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════"we wιll ѕтand тogeтнer wнen ғood вecoмeѕ ѕcarce... wнen тнe land ғallѕ тo aѕнeѕ. we eхpel тнe weaĸ, тнe υngraтeғυl and тнe greedy, and elιмιnaтe тнe ғeral. мay oυr anceѕтorѕ ғorgιve oυr ѕιnѕ, and enlιgнтen тнe paтн тнaт leadѕ υѕ тo ѕalvaтιon... тнe weaĸ ѕнall ғυel тнe ѕтrong... and тнe ѕтrong ѕнall lead υѕ тo υтopιa. тo ғreedoм. тo vιcтory!"
--мorғal, eхecυтor oғ alloѕaυr.ᒥᒣ
- тιмe нaѕ paѕѕed, and тнe planт lιғe нaѕ ғιnally вegan тo ѕнow ѕιgnѕ oғ regeneraтιon. тнe larger ѕpecιeѕ clιng тo edge eхιѕтence вy only тнeιr lιттle ғιngerѕ... тнιѕ ѕυdden вlooм ιn ғlora нaѕ ѕтrυcĸ нope ιnтo тнe ѕoυlѕ oғ тнoѕe deeмed ғor long and paιnғυl deaтн. ιgυanadon, edмonтoѕaυr and paraѕaυrolopнυѕ: нardroѕaυr- ғorмed тιny вandѕ- ѕoмe aѕ ѕмall aѕ 3, тo proтecт тнeмѕelveѕ ғroм danger. тнe ѕpecιeѕ worĸed тogeтнer, ĸeepιng area'ѕ oғ lιғe lυѕн υnтιl тнe neхт вlooм тo enѕυre enoυgн wenт aroυnd. тнe carnιvoreѕ ĸepт a reѕpecтaвle dιѕтance ғroм cerтaιn вandѕ, ĸnowιng тнaт тнe ѕнorт ѕυpply oғ ғood waѕ a тнreaт тo тнeм alѕo. ѕoмe oғ тнe larger predaтorѕ even proтecтed тнe нerdѕ lιĸe тнeιr lιveѕтocĸ. тнe rapтorѕ were ѕмarт... and ĸnew тнaт тнe нealтнιer anιмalѕ woυld вreed тo prodυce мore oғғѕprιng ғor тнeм тo нυnт ιn тнe ғυтυre. ѕo only preyed υpon weaĸ anιмalѕ, or ѕcavenged тнroυgн тнe roттιng carcaѕѕeѕ тнaт lay aвυndanт ιn тнeιr area... wнιlѕт avoιdιng мoѕт large carnιvoreѕ, тнey reмaιned ιn ѕмall ғaмιly ғacтιonѕ- тιgнт nιp groυpѕ wιтн an eѕтaвlιѕнed нιeracнy. ѕoмe oғ тнe larger predaтorѕ alѕo worĸed oυт тнιѕ ѕтraтegy, yeт мoѕт relιed ѕтιll on тнeιr evolυтιonary ιnѕтιncтѕ тo conѕυмe aѕ мυcн aѕ тнey coυld тo ĸeep тнeмѕelveѕ alιve. ѕтarvaтιon нad drιven тнe ѕтrongeѕт oғ тнe largeѕт тнerapodѕ тo eхтreмe ѕlaυgнтer, paιnтιng тнe aѕнed ғιeldѕ oғ вυddιng graѕѕ red wιтн вlood. doмιnanт ѕpecιeѕ oғ area'ѕ мade ѕυre тo eradιcaтe any roυge нυnтer'ѕ тo ĸeep тнe нerвιvoreѕ alιve-- and тo proтecт тнeιr own oғғѕprιng ғroм danger!
══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════.cυяяεηт sтσяү.ᒥтнe darĸeѕт nιgнтѕ... вrιng тнe вrιgнтeѕт dawnѕ
ᒣ- тнe groυpѕ нave вeen ғorмed, and lιғe ιѕ ѕlowly вegιnnιng тo reтυrn тo ιт'ѕ old wayѕ. тнe nυмвerѕ oғ dιnoѕaυrѕ нave ѕтιll dropped... draмaтιcally. wιтн тнoυѕandѕ oғ creaтυreѕ мιѕѕιng ғroм тнe plaιnѕ once overғlowιng wιтн вrowѕιng нadroѕaυrѕ and ғlιмѕy тнeropodѕ, lιғe wιll never вe тнe ѕaмe agaιn... aѕ a poѕe тo тнe old нυnтιng groυndѕ- yoυ now only нave тнe occaѕιonal wнιғғ oғ a нerвιvore. even rarer are тнe oneѕ elιgιвle ғor ѕlaυgнтer. oғ coυrѕe... wнo wιll noтιce one loѕт нerвιvore ғroм тнeιr нerd? вυт тнe oтнerѕ тнaт yoυ lιve wιтн мay noт agree... cнooѕe yoυr prey wιѕely. aѕ тнe нerвιvoreѕ graze тнroυgн ѕelecтed paтcнeѕ oғ ғolιage тнey мove тнroυgн тerrιтorιeѕ. υѕυally, тнeιr gυard wιll ғollow, waιтιng ғor a мeмвer тo perιѕн and an eхcυѕe тo ғeaѕт. don'т leт тнeм ѕee weaĸneѕѕ... noвody wanт'ѕ a weaĸ нerd. very ғew oғғѕprιng нave вeen вorn ѕιnce тнe 'ѕтarғall'. ιғ yoυr нerd can prodυce yoυng тнey wιll вecoмe мore and мore valυed aмong тнe carnιvoreѕ, and leѕѕen тнe rιѕĸ oғ вeιng pιcĸed oғғ. тнe ecнo ѕyѕтeм ιѕ ιn тнe вalance... нow wιll yoυ play ιт?