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Timeless Bestiary: Saltlake Skarot
I’m working on a bestiary for the creatures that inhabit the world of the dragon twins, Timeless.
[FULL BESTIARY]
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Timeless Bestiary: Saltlake Skarot
[Pronunciation]
Skarots are a family of crabs whose tail becomes a protective shell as they grow older.
Saltlake skarots, as their name implies, inhabit the shores and waters of the gigantic lake in the northern salt flats.
Skarots are solitary creatures. During mating season, however, incredibly large numbers of skarots gather at the shores. The waters of the lake become brightly suffused with a wide variety of vibrant colors, and many Varanar also gather to watch the spectacle in a special festival.
Male skarots deposit sperm inside the female through an orifice in her shell. After few days, the female will lay over 50,000 eggs inside holes she digs in the shallow pools of the lake’s sandy banks. The vast majority of those eggs fall prey to other creatures, but those who manage to survive will hatch into a small larva. The larva has a long tail which it uses to propel itself in the water. As the larva gets older and molts, the tail starts to develop into the characteristic shell of the skarot. As adults, skarots have both aquatic and land life.
The shell is part of the skarot’s body and attempting to remove it will result in the creature’s death.
Saltlake skarots differ from other skarot species in the fact that their color can change with with their diet. Skarots mainly feed on microscopic creatures found in sand and upon rocks, though they’ll also eat carrion and occasionally hunt smaller creatures. The minerals ingested by the skarot are used to form its shell and cause the change in its color.
Skarots are important to the lives of Varanar of the salt flats, who have managed to domesticate them. Varanar will create artificial ponds in which they’ll raise the creatures, protected from the environment and natural predators. The meat of the skarot is rich in nutrients and comprises a big portion of a salt flats Varanar’s diet. A portion of the skarot eggs are left to hatch, but the remainder is harvested, as they are considered a delicacy.
Salt flats Varanar feed their farmed skarots sand and rock from different parts of the world in order to produce as many different colored specimens as they can. The shells are used in various crafts, and are characteristic part of salt flats Varanar culture.
No two shells are alike. The shape of the shell develops thanks to the individual skarot’s habits and movements, some Varanar skarot-farmers claiming it’s something to do with the creature’s ‘personality.’
They have a conic shape with bumps and spikes. In very old individuals, the tip of the shell curves and forms a spirial. These rare shells are kept by shamans and used in rituals.
[FULL BESTIARY]
~~
Timeless Bestiary: Saltlake Skarot
[Pronunciation]
Skarots are a family of crabs whose tail becomes a protective shell as they grow older.
Saltlake skarots, as their name implies, inhabit the shores and waters of the gigantic lake in the northern salt flats.
Skarots are solitary creatures. During mating season, however, incredibly large numbers of skarots gather at the shores. The waters of the lake become brightly suffused with a wide variety of vibrant colors, and many Varanar also gather to watch the spectacle in a special festival.
Male skarots deposit sperm inside the female through an orifice in her shell. After few days, the female will lay over 50,000 eggs inside holes she digs in the shallow pools of the lake’s sandy banks. The vast majority of those eggs fall prey to other creatures, but those who manage to survive will hatch into a small larva. The larva has a long tail which it uses to propel itself in the water. As the larva gets older and molts, the tail starts to develop into the characteristic shell of the skarot. As adults, skarots have both aquatic and land life.
The shell is part of the skarot’s body and attempting to remove it will result in the creature’s death.
Saltlake skarots differ from other skarot species in the fact that their color can change with with their diet. Skarots mainly feed on microscopic creatures found in sand and upon rocks, though they’ll also eat carrion and occasionally hunt smaller creatures. The minerals ingested by the skarot are used to form its shell and cause the change in its color.
Skarots are important to the lives of Varanar of the salt flats, who have managed to domesticate them. Varanar will create artificial ponds in which they’ll raise the creatures, protected from the environment and natural predators. The meat of the skarot is rich in nutrients and comprises a big portion of a salt flats Varanar’s diet. A portion of the skarot eggs are left to hatch, but the remainder is harvested, as they are considered a delicacy.
Salt flats Varanar feed their farmed skarots sand and rock from different parts of the world in order to produce as many different colored specimens as they can. The shells are used in various crafts, and are characteristic part of salt flats Varanar culture.
No two shells are alike. The shape of the shell develops thanks to the individual skarot’s habits and movements, some Varanar skarot-farmers claiming it’s something to do with the creature’s ‘personality.’
They have a conic shape with bumps and spikes. In very old individuals, the tip of the shell curves and forms a spirial. These rare shells are kept by shamans and used in rituals.
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Category Artwork (Digital) / Fantasy
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File Size 3.14 MB
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