Flora and Fauna of Balúrail

Introduction

The plants and animals of Balúrail are adapted to its long, cold winters and, in the Western Lowlands, to waterlogged ground. The lowlands are dominated by peat bogs, swamps and light forest, and the Eastern Highlands by boreal forest on the foothills of the Mazissage Mountains. This page lists some of the more distinctive plants and animals of the region.

Flora

Further information: List of flora of Balúrail

Western Lowlands

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  Balúrail Pine
  The most common tree in Balúrail, growing on dry ground and at the edges of the bogs.
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  Balúrail Spruce
  A spruce common at the edges of the swamps.
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  Lumbage Fern
  A pale marsh fern whose leaves are used in teas and poultices.
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  Fraie Irir Fungus
  A marsh fungus tied to folktales about silent monks wandering the swamps.
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  Ipuimbe Bush
  A shrub known for its bright red berries.

Eastern Highlands

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  Balúrail Pine
  Grows on dry ridges and poor soil throughout the foothills.
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  Balúrail Spruce
  The main tree of the dense highland forests.
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  Allia Fir
  A fir of the higher, cooler slopes.
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  Bagava Fruit
  A fruit found on alpine slopes.

Fauna

Further information: List of fauna of Balúrail

Western Lowlands

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  Aerbicares
  Large one-horned herbivores whose wide hooves carry them across marshy peat.
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  Oeinsos
  Deer-like herbivores found throughout Balúrail and hunted for food.
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  Lersumon
  Large water birds that can swim rapidly underwater.
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  Falixes
  Predatory birds that hunt fish in the lakes and rivers.
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  Oimãos
  Venomous lizards that hunt in groups and have been known to bring down lone travelers.
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  Quelotoxes
  Huge winged insects, territorial and known to attack people.
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  Moscanos
  Swarming, biting insects of the swamps.
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  Zapusos
  Small, common rodents.

• Turfels – Wolf-like hunters of the swamps.

Eastern Highlands

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  Aerbicares
  Found in the highlands as well as the lowlands, though their range has shrunk.
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  Oeinsos
  Deer-like herbivores found throughout Balúrail.
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  Preguios
  Rare, territorial herbivores of the highland forests.
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  Pallas
  A fierce mammal of the highland forests.
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  Sibelas
  Small carnivorous mammals.
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  Passachs
  Grouse that live in the highland woods.
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  Zapusos
  Small, common rodents.