____________________● The Ancient Timberlock are large wolf-like creatures that journey in the large trees of Iolunn, and have adapted to living in large tunnels inside the tallest, strongest of these. Ancient Timberlock are at an average, 6ft tall, a body length of 9.5 ft, and weigh at least 205 lbs. Their tails, which are 3ft. at length, are made of incredibly soft feather-like fur that helps them balance and jump from tree to tree, while still managing to be silent. They seem to almost glide through the air when leaping from each limb. Ancient Timberlock use their large, extremely sharp claws to latch onto the mighty bark of the trees. The pelt of Ancient Timberlock is rather thick, due to chilly weather beneath the foliage. Large, bat like ears give the Ancient Timberlock an advanced talent of hearing, which is why Ancient Timberlock are the first to know if anything odd is around. They spend most of their life in hiding, and even though many human research expeditions have traveled to Iolunn, it has taken over 100 years to discover these creatures,and many of the explorers never returned due to not only Ancient Timberlock, but other predators as well.
The Land of Iolunn
♢The Land of Iolunn offers many obstacles for all inhabitants. With overgrown foliage, most light is shielded from the ground, and this can give land-dwellers cold weather, especially when the sun is furthest away - winter.
♢ Lolunn is considered by some, a four-seasonal planet being that the temperatures get considerably warmer, and cooler, depending on the planet's distance towards the sun. Though, creatures here have never experienced snow.
♢ Large, ancient trees are scattered abundantly throughout these lands, reaching to around 700ft. tall. The tallest, and most known home of the Ancient Timberlock, on the center-most island stands at 805.7 ft. tall.
♢ Aside from the enormous trees, most of the smaller type plants are large, and leafy. The ground of Lolunn's islands are much like Earth's rain forests, this being that the plants are considerably large, and well nourished.
♢ Lolunn has three moons, the smallest being seasonal and only comes out in the 'summer' months, Crisenthum. Followed by Vexus - a large, red moon much like mars. Lastly, Tygette - medium, blue moon that sits below Vexus.
♢ The Lolunn calendar is much like ours, except it has fourteen months, instead of twelve. Ten of those being hot, and warm. The four remaining months are cooler, and frost can form on the leaves and a thin layer of ice upon the rivers.
♢ Water on Lolunn has an odd luminescence, the rivers and lakes having a light blue glowing color, due to the organisms that reside in the water.
♢ Lolunn also houses sizable mountains and volcanoes, much like those found on earth. Creatures of Iolunn
Many odd creatures lurk beneath these trees, each of those serving a specific puspose.
● Sentenients: These creatures have up to forty tentacles, small and large. Two of them being longer and wider and are used are their primary limbs. They have a hard, beak like mouth with two larger teeth to help tear at meat. They normally have black, or dark brown skin, covered in tiny scales to protect and keep them warm. They are known to travel in groups of four, usually led by a king.
●Howlers: Large, ape-like animals - about the size of a large male lion with long, brown or grey fur. Their faces are mask-like. It is hard like bone and sligtly scaly. It has red freckles under two black eyes. The name derives from the odd and empty howling sound they make when the sun goes down, filling the islands of Lolunn with their echoing cries.
●Parralex: Large bird with a wingspan if twenty-four feet across. They have black feathers, and a long tail. They bare increddibly sharp talons, and beaks. These birds are strictly carnivorous.
●Timaren: Common prey to most predators in Lolunn. They are small deer-like animals with short and very soft fur. They have almost goat like eyes, and can see through ultraviolet light. Timaren aren't the fastest creature and are limited to the earth. They're also poor fighters. Timaren come in all varieties of colors, though all have up to 8 stripes along their back, and spots always running under the stripes.
● Elitra: Three foot tall, bug-like creatures. They have long oval shaped bodies covered in a shell with sharp stilt legs jutting from it. They are tough creatures, but stay in groups of seven or eight so they form strong defenses.
●Ferr: Found underground in borrows, Ferrs are large gerbil-like animal, with short stumpy legs. They have long claws for digging, and a fury, wide bodies with a long head. They can live in groups of up to 30 adults and babies in one den. Their meals consist of bugs found under Lolunn's surface and they make nightly above ground to meet water needs.
●Pslyadex: The size of a smaller elephant, It has strong legs for running, a black, scaley body and a large mane filled with spikes. They sport two rows of large deadly teeth and equally as deadly claws. They travel in packs of seven to ten, and seem peaceful from afar, until they smell prey.
Commonwealth: Lolunn also contains species of birds, fish and bugs common to those on earth, though each has adapted to the Lolunn's unforgiving ecosystem. ● = Intermediate prey. Mild Predator.●= Often Avoided. Tough Prey. Mild Predator.●= Avoid. Predator.●= Easy prey. B E A S T I A R Y - ♦♦♦♦ Ancient Timberlock - A closer look
♢ Ancient Timberlock are omnivores. They consume mostly meat captured from the hunters, but can also eat certain plants.
♢ The eyes of Ancient Timberlock are usually lighter in color, giving better vision in the dark.
♢ Ancient Timberlock always feature:
- soft, fluffy tails
- thick fur
- large bat-like ears
- long, flat paws
- large, sharp claws
♢ Ancient Timberlock find homes in the largest, most durable, and often the oldest trees on the islands of Iolunn. They have carved intricate tunnels, rooms, and hallways into the bark of the trees, and continue to expand their homes as their family grows.
Timberlock that are higher in rank usually gravitate higher in the tree. Each family, or being has it's own room in their birth tree, where their family tribe is located. And though most Ancient Timberlock choose to stay in the tribe their family was born, but it isn't rare to find that an Ancient Timberlock leaves their tribe to another. Very few loners are found amongst this species due to danger levels of Lolunn. Loners are either extremely experienced in fighting, or have sided with another species who takes them in as part of their family. Most loners have succumb to the evil within themselves.
♢ Speaking of tribes... One tribe of Timberlock inhabit one single tree. The tribes are more of a family in the sense that the most common way to be in a tribe is being born into it, though it isn't the only way. Tribes are also ranked to keep order and balance throughout.
Rankings include: Chiefs - One / two chiefs per tribe, they are generally the strongest and wisest of the tribe and are natural-born leaders.
Hunters, Warriors, Blacksmiths, Shaman, Up-keepers, and Commoners: Each carries out the job implied by their names. The only commoners in the tribes are the young members who have yet to be placed. Other than the young every member of the tribe must be constantly working for the tribe.
Ancient Timberlock - Variations and Accessories
↠Long tails (very common)
↠ Natural colors - colors of Iolunn
-browns, greens, bioluminescent spots, reds/oranges, greys, blacks, darker purple/violet, creams, some blues. (very common)
↠ Light colored eyes (common)
↠ Claws same color as nose (common)
↠ Accessories that tell a story of the individual - natural items, not Earthly things. (common)
↠ Tribal paint (common-uncommon. Commoners may only have small marks. High ranks may have full body tribal paint and such.)
↠ Masks made of bark/skull of other creatures. (uncommon, warriors and high ranks only)
↠ Chest plate, back plate, or braces made of bone, bark, or metal made by the forges (uncommon, warriors and high ranks only)
↠ bright colors - ex: pink,light blue, lime green (uncommon)
↠ two eye colors (uncommon)
↠ Short tails (rare)
↠ longer manes (rare)
↠ darker eye color (rare)
↠ blind (hard to find, but not quite rare)
↠ Claws and nose different colors (rare)
↠ Albino (rare)
↠ Headpieces or gauntlets and such (not contributing to armor - rare - higher classed only)
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