Trove of Gansuega
May 1, 2020 22:24:44 GMT -5
Post by Artemis on May 1, 2020 22:24:44 GMT -5
Single: Gansuga
Plural: Gansuega
Group: Trove of Gansuega
General Info: Gansuega are goose-necked marine creatures with small eyes, wiggly piggy noses, two front fins, two back fins, and a hard, disc-shaped shell encasing their round bodies. Adult Gansuega range in size depending on their rank, although even the littlest ones are a couple meters in diameter, making their shells broad enough to ride on for a single individual at least, and they only get bigger from there. Despite a potentially intimidating stature, Gansuega are mostly herbivorous, happy to use their necks as much for ripping up aquatic or shoreline plants as they do for poking up out of the water for breath every few hours.
Even more eye-catching than their size, however, are the crystal-like gems that Gansuega use to identify one another. Each Gansuga is born with 1-6 'seeds' of a gem in its shell, which will grow slowly over time into smooth, embedded jewels, although breakages, scuffs, and other damages can occur over the long life of these turtle-ish creatures. The gems help signify their rank, and in addition to being very pretty on their own, glow with a soft light that helps them navigate dark underwater caves, and the occasional above-ground ones, when scouting for new treasure.
Gansuega love treasure, after all. Whether it's chocolate coins or real gold doubloons, they aren't terribly picky, as long as it sparkles or they can otherwise be convinced it's valuable! Baseball trading cards? They're gonna need some convincing if you want to trade those for a cluster of pearls they've collected. Old hubcaps? Polish'em up and they'll take them to hoard away! Bad as any dragon, honestly, they are, but dead useful if you drop something over a bridge and need *someone* to swim down and get it... Just don't be surprised if they ask for something in exchange, because, well, they can talk back. Their mindspeak is good as anyone else's is, as an average population. Not everyone's a poet or a philosopher, but there's also a few out there who are more eloquent than others.
Mating Info: Gansuega court their crushes by bringing them some sort of treasure piece, naturally, although there's always room for non-traditionalists in the great wide world. Once a couple has paired off based on whatever means they use to find each other, both of them will lay leathery rainbow eggs on land in a soft sand nest, or whatever is a reasonable substitute for sand, and the couple will often take it in turns to watch over the nest. A Gansuga withdrawn into its shell and resting on top of something makes a pretty touch and heavy shield to break! By the way, did you notice there's no mention of a male involved? Gansuega are unusual in being exclusively female, save for the rare oddball.
Bonding Info: Contrary to many species, these sparkle-obsessed shinies don't want anything from you. They want to give something to you! When a group of Gansuega is ready to bond, they will come ashore and place their choicest trinkets in a mass pile to grab the attention of as many passersby as possible. When a potential bonder has chosen their trinket, the Gansuga who discovered it will form a bond with them. Gansuega use this means of finding partners under the expectation that those who like similar trinkets and treasures must share something in common with them -- and even if they're wrong, what Gansuga really wants to turn down an extra pair of hands (or eyes, or rocket boosters, or) to help get new finds?!
Morazulo
Plural: Gansuega
Group: Trove of Gansuega
General Info: Gansuega are goose-necked marine creatures with small eyes, wiggly piggy noses, two front fins, two back fins, and a hard, disc-shaped shell encasing their round bodies. Adult Gansuega range in size depending on their rank, although even the littlest ones are a couple meters in diameter, making their shells broad enough to ride on for a single individual at least, and they only get bigger from there. Despite a potentially intimidating stature, Gansuega are mostly herbivorous, happy to use their necks as much for ripping up aquatic or shoreline plants as they do for poking up out of the water for breath every few hours.
Even more eye-catching than their size, however, are the crystal-like gems that Gansuega use to identify one another. Each Gansuga is born with 1-6 'seeds' of a gem in its shell, which will grow slowly over time into smooth, embedded jewels, although breakages, scuffs, and other damages can occur over the long life of these turtle-ish creatures. The gems help signify their rank, and in addition to being very pretty on their own, glow with a soft light that helps them navigate dark underwater caves, and the occasional above-ground ones, when scouting for new treasure.
Gansuega love treasure, after all. Whether it's chocolate coins or real gold doubloons, they aren't terribly picky, as long as it sparkles or they can otherwise be convinced it's valuable! Baseball trading cards? They're gonna need some convincing if you want to trade those for a cluster of pearls they've collected. Old hubcaps? Polish'em up and they'll take them to hoard away! Bad as any dragon, honestly, they are, but dead useful if you drop something over a bridge and need *someone* to swim down and get it... Just don't be surprised if they ask for something in exchange, because, well, they can talk back. Their mindspeak is good as anyone else's is, as an average population. Not everyone's a poet or a philosopher, but there's also a few out there who are more eloquent than others.
Mating Info: Gansuega court their crushes by bringing them some sort of treasure piece, naturally, although there's always room for non-traditionalists in the great wide world. Once a couple has paired off based on whatever means they use to find each other, both of them will lay leathery rainbow eggs on land in a soft sand nest, or whatever is a reasonable substitute for sand, and the couple will often take it in turns to watch over the nest. A Gansuga withdrawn into its shell and resting on top of something makes a pretty touch and heavy shield to break! By the way, did you notice there's no mention of a male involved? Gansuega are unusual in being exclusively female, save for the rare oddball.
Bonding Info: Contrary to many species, these sparkle-obsessed shinies don't want anything from you. They want to give something to you! When a group of Gansuega is ready to bond, they will come ashore and place their choicest trinkets in a mass pile to grab the attention of as many passersby as possible. When a potential bonder has chosen their trinket, the Gansuga who discovered it will form a bond with them. Gansuega use this means of finding partners under the expectation that those who like similar trinkets and treasures must share something in common with them -- and even if they're wrong, what Gansuga really wants to turn down an extra pair of hands (or eyes, or rocket boosters, or) to help get new finds?!
Platoro
A Platoro's gems are metallic mineral deposits of silver or gold, and reach an unusually large size with shells up to six meters across. These unusual giants are genderless and incapable of reproducing.
3 psp
Ebano
Dotted with smoky to solid black gems, Ebano are tied for largest females with shells up to four meters across on average.
2 psp
Diamono
These uncommon females have gems ranging from shimmery pearl-like shines to snow white to clear as glass. Like Ebano, they can reach up to four meters across in the length of their shells.
2 psp
Narojo
Narojo have gems in warm hues of orange and red, and grow up to two meters across. They are common females.
1 psp
Verillo
Greens and yellows signify the midrange of the females' colourful common spectrum, who are approximately two meters across their shell just the same as their kin.
1 psp
Morazulo
The final common female, they are a similar size to but with crystals on the other end of the colour spectrum, sporting blues and purples.
1 psp