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[Ozarck]

Synthesis achieved! Woot! Sorry about forgetting to put in the species name, and after I suggested it originally, too Ozarck has gained an achievement: Follow Your Own Advice, Dummy!

Ixid farmers: cultivate any species that can exist in the shallow caves.
Dirigid Riders: Determine if any of the shallow caves is suitable as a breeding ground for the Ixid and Dirigids. Also, begin carrying bits of various things to repel, bribe, or fend off predators - bits of food, nasty smelling stuff, small rocks, sticks, etc.

((Shadowhammer, you got any thoughts on ongoing evolution? I have a few ideas, but I feel like it's pretty open ended right now: camouflage, greater senses, vocals, speed, more radiation resistance, some kind of defensive screen, like the octopus ink (I'm still trying to go completely harmless, but I keep trying to add some kind of defense too, lol. Originally I had wanted them to be so harmless and tasteless - non nutritional that everything eventually just ignored them.), maybe heightened energy consumption so that, again, they are less nutritional to others, or I could evolve toward a sort of photosynthesis with the filter feeding cilia ... maybe even edge more toward tool use. I think that has been a direction I have been going anyway, what with the twelve arms and throwing rocks and grabbing Dirigids and whatnot.))

[Xardalas]

If this is still taking players, count me in!

Spoiler: Xidrandi (click to show/hide)

Name of Race: Xidrandi
Physical Description: The females are large, swollen insects roughly about the size of a fist. They have four legs on either side of their centipede like body. When nesting, they grow a bulbous, protruding sac that produces a great many eggs which are cared for by the others within the hive. Unlike the males, they posses little to no natural defenses when nesting. They have a significantly longer lifespan compared to the males of their species.

The males are relatively short lived and and much smaller. Each on roughly about three inches in length with three legs on each side and wicked, pincers. They have soft, chitinous shells. Each male posses four, small easily damaged wings that enabled them to have limited, very shorts bursts of flight that allow them to 'leap' ahead short distances as a method of travel.

Unusual Traits: Rapid Breeding, Immobile egg-layers. Omnivorous. Very limited 'flight'(Less of flight and more like short hops.)
Location:Thermal Belt

[ATHATH]

Continue bringing the worm food, and evolving psychic powers. Attempt to establish communications with the worm and Yrb (cave pictures, perhaps?). Explore the surrounding area.

Whelp, this thing is sapient. Good luck, Yrb player. Also, didn't I say that the Borak would kill the herbivore?

[DAPARROT]

I'd like to join,here's my creature.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

name:(edit,didn't see that someone else chose the name) Kraban
Description: mouse sized lizard-like creatures(warm blooded though)that are darkly colored
Traits: barbed teeth(they can latch on to their prey);paralyzing saliva(very weak,only local paralysis);camouflage;quick breeding
Location:radiation belt
Edit:forgot to mention,they are strictly carnivorous

[endlessblaze]

((I think my action was forgotten))

[ShadowHammer]

Synthesis achieved! Woot! Sorry about forgetting to put in the species name, and after I suggested it originally, too Ozarck has gained an achievement: Follow Your Own Advice, Dummy!

Ixid farmers: cultivate any species that can exist in the shallow caves.
Dirigid Riders: Determine if any of the shallow caves is suitable as a breeding ground for the Ixid and Dirigids. Also, begin carrying bits of various things to repel, bribe, or fend off predators - bits of food, nasty smelling stuff, small rocks, sticks, etc.

((Shadowhammer, you got any thoughts on ongoing evolution? I have a few ideas, but I feel like it's pretty open ended right now: camouflage, greater senses, vocals, speed, more radiation resistance, some kind of defensive screen, like the octopus ink (I'm still trying to go completely harmless, but I keep trying to add some kind of defense too, lol. Originally I had wanted them to be so harmless and tasteless - non nutritional that everything eventually just ignored them.), maybe heightened energy consumption so that, again, they are less nutritional to others, or I could evolve toward a sort of photosynthesis with the filter feeding cilia ... maybe even edge more toward tool use. I think that has been a direction I have been going anyway, what with the twelve arms and throwing rocks and grabbing Dirigids and whatnot.))

((With the apparently rampant predation on my species, I should probably go for stronger defenses. I'm thinking maybe some sort of repellent gas emissions or dust or something. And yeah, I think tool use is a good way for your Ixid to go. Want the dirigids to share their toughened epidermis with you? It'll only cost me one point and will probably be pretty helpful, especially to help protect the Ixid with the thin bones.

@Inithis: can I leave an evolution and then pick it back up later? Or will I have to start from scratch?))

Dirigid-Ixid surface bros: help the Ixid scout those shallow cave things.
Other Dirigids: Fly higher. You're more radiation resistant than most predators, so fly close to the roof. Stop dying so much. Also, do some primitive predator analysis. What's killing you the most? How are they killing you?
Finish evolving size.

[Generally me]

((I thought that I had another evolution point saved up?))

Eyul: Continue setting up ambushes but always have at least one of the pack as a runner so of the ambush fails then they can communicate why to the other packs.

Evolution: Camoflouge

[Ama]

Kuyeth: Attempt to try an take Yrb spores to these more dangerous areas to establish new Yrb colonies. Stop however if this harms the Yrb colony.

A collection of Kuyeth leave the Yrb colonies and instead search for other psychic plants to symbiosis with.

Evolution: Stop growing any larger, instead develop a slight psychic connection with the Yrb.

[Iituem]

Yrb

Make physical connection with Hotward colonies, seed with cells capable of forming receptors.

Evolution: Drawing on impulses from the psychically positive Borak and developing Kuyeth connection, attempt to mimic and develop a connection capable of perceiving their sense of 'touch' and proprioception (where their bodies are in relation to themselves).

[Touch seems to be the most basic of senses, so it feels like a good starting point to start on proxy sensation.]

Spoiler: Yrb Traits (click to show/hide)

(For my own reference.)

Distributed biology, transient organs.  Take the form of brownish-white mats.  At sufficient growth, capable of supporting psychic pseudo-organs. 

Sessile: Incapable of movement, only spreading.

Psychic Broadcaster - Can provide impulses of [aversion], [attraction], [aggression] and [fear] to nearby creatures with brains or neural nets.

Psychic Receptor - Perceives impulses of [aversion], [attraction], [aggression] and [fear] from broadcaster colonies and picks up emissions from psychically 'positive' creatures.

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[Ozarck]

sure, share some hardened epidermis with me when it's convenient. I might later spike my fur a bit, or add a nauseating chemical, like musk or something. But, for now:

Ixid evolution: Increase object manipulation (appendage dexterity/strength, perhaps?)

DaParrot, we already have a Graxid species: The Graxid original post

[DAPARROT]

Sorry,didn't see that,I was wondering where that name came from,I'll fix that.
New name is Kraban

Also,my first action will be to find a stable source of food

[ATHATH]

Hmm... I think the Borak will perform one more action.

After a long council discussion, a consensus had been reached.

A solitary Borak, watched by the rest of the tribe, sat, upside-down, on an especially large patch of Yrb. Then, he dropped all of his mental defences, and even actively helped the Yrb in. From this day forth, he would no longer be known by his former name. He was something else now. He was... The Psychic Emissary!

Perform this ritual with the worm and an egg as well. The Yrb care not for the safety of the individual, only the group, so finding (or selecting) a volunteer should not be a problem; he will accept his fate.

[ATHATH]

Bump?

[DAPARROT]

Pretty sure this is dead

[Ozarck]

Too bad. I liked this.