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{{Flora and Fauna Sections
{{Flora and Fauna Sections
|Introduction=Sanctuary Vale’s landscape, though shaped by stone and guided erosion, supports a distinctive range of plant and animal life adapted to its highland savanna conditions. Rather than abundance, the vale is marked by endurance and adaptation—species that thrive in mineral-rich soils, shifting mist, and exposed strata. Many of these organisms are tied to [[Orasian]] practices of observation, cultivation, and spiritual balance.
|Flora=* '''Vale Grass''' – A low-growing, dry-season grass with thin, sun-flecked blades. It turns deep grey during nightfall and forms spiral growths around stone outcrops. Its presence often marks ground stability and is used to determine safe encampment zones.
Sanctuary Vale’s landscape supports a distinctive range of flora and fauna adapted to its highland savanna conditions.
|Flora=* Vale Grass – A low-growing, dry-season grass with thin golden tan blades.
* '''Kire Shrubs''' – Tough, gnarled shrubs that calcify in their upper branches during dry cycles. Their deep roots extract trace minerals, and their bark is harvested sparingly for tonic binding and stonecut salves.
* Kire Shrubs – Tough, gnarled shrubs that calcify in their upper branches during dry cycles.
* '''Pyr Trees''' – Rare, tall trees with narrow trunks and shallow canopies. Their upper branches catch wind currents and creak in patterned rhythms. Pyr wood is brittle but used ceremonially in rite torches or signal posts.
* Pyr Trees – Rare, tall trees with narrow trunks and shallow canopies.
* '''Spring Fig Trees''' – These trees grow along mineral springs and exposed fissure mouths. Their pale fruit is high in condensed sugars, and their leaves reflect faint light. Some consider them markers of memory or ancestral presence when found alone in stone-clearings.
* Spring Fig Trees – These trees grow near water. Their pale fruit is a popular delicacy and their leaves reflect faint light.
|Fauna=* [[File:Terasil_-_Fauna_-_Slateback_Behemoth_-_General_02.jpg|alt=thumb}A Slateback Behemoth|thumb|A Slateback Behemoth]]'''Slateback Behemoth''' – A massive, slow-moving beast with an armored hide resembling the rocky terrain of [[Terasil]]. These creatures are peaceful but fiercely territorial when provoked.
|Fauna=* [[File:Slateback_Behemoth_01.jpg|alt=thumb}A Slateback Behemoth|thumb|A Slateback Behemoth]]Slateback Behemoth – A massive, slow-moving beast with an armored hide resembling the rocky terrain of [[Terasil]]. These creatures are peaceful but fiercely territorial when provoked.
* '''Pierrooks''' – Long-legged birds with tapered beaks and thin, high-crested feathers. Their calls shift subtly with air pressure, making them natural weather indicators. They often nest near Pyr Trees or ledge hollows.
* Pierrooks – Long-legged birds with tapered beaks and thin, high-crested feathers. They often nest near Pyr Trees or ledge hollows.
* '''Vale Cats''' – Slender, silent predators with pale coats and long limbs. Their claws curve inward, aiding in climbing and silent movement. Hunted only under ritual agreement, their bones are never kept as trophies.
* Vale Cats – Slender, silent predators with pale coats and long limbs. Their claws curve inward, aiding in climbing and silent movement.
* '''Dust Beetles''' – Small, spiral-shelled insects that burrow into dry stone and detritus. Their tunnel patterns are sometimes copied by engineers and ritual carvers for efficient airflow or drainage. Seen as omens of hidden depth.
* Dust Beatles – Small, spiral-shelled insects that burrow into dry stone and detritus.
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Latest revision as of 18:20, 13 April 2025
Vale Grass
Sanctuary Vale’s landscape supports a distinctive range of flora and fauna adapted to its highland savanna conditions.
Flora
Vale Grass – A low-growing, dry-season grass with thin golden tan blades.
Kire Shrubs – Tough, gnarled shrubs that calcify in their upper branches during dry cycles.
Pyr Trees – Rare, tall trees with narrow trunks and shallow canopies.
Spring Fig Trees – These trees grow near water. Their pale fruit is a popular delicacy and their leaves reflect faint light.
Fauna
A Slateback BehemothSlateback Behemoth – A massive, slow-moving beast with an armored hide resembling the rocky terrain of Terasil. These creatures are peaceful but fiercely territorial when provoked.
Pierrooks – Long-legged birds with tapered beaks and thin, high-crested feathers. They often nest near Pyr Trees or ledge hollows.
Vale Cats – Slender, silent predators with pale coats and long limbs. Their claws curve inward, aiding in climbing and silent movement.
Dust Beatles – Small, spiral-shelled insects that burrow into dry stone and detritus.
