Xeir Mushrom Rainforest

Place

Place Name:

Xeir Mushrom Rainforest

Biome:

Mushrom Rainforest

Size:

Unknown

Continent:

Unknown

Subcontinent

Unknown

Geography

The Xeir Mushrom Rainforest spans an impressive area of 143,220 square kilometers. Of all of the biomes, rainforests are one of the places with the most diverse and complex ecosystems. Thousands of species of plants and animals live within. It is a place where nature not only inhabits, but thrives and reigns supreme. Animals and plants are at the top of the food chain and have sometimes been the sole reason for zu’aan deaths. A majority of the insects are capable of killing a full grown zu’aan within hours, some within minutes. Some of their bites have venom that can paralyze, cause high fevers, and even eat away at the skin and muscles. With the air and ground being so moist, the forest is practically a breeding ground for them.

Some of the tallest trees stretch almost two hundred feet and have bases of almost a hundred feet in diameter. While there are harmless plants that are edible or have medicinal benefits, there are also extremely dangerous plants that are almost 100% fatal. Carnivorous, poisonous, and plants with deadly defensive characteristics can be found almost everywhere in the region. The rainforest has four layers: emergent, canopy, understory, and the forest floor. The emergent layer is the top layer. It has an abundance of foliage, allowing the sun’s rays to be photosynthesized. The leaves retain water during the dry season. Birds and other flying animal species can usually be found here.

The canopy is right below the emergent layer. It is full of thick vegetation and forms protection over the bottom two layers. It blocks heavy winds, rainfall, and sunlight. Fruits and seeded plants are often found here, along with more species of birds, climbing mammals, and insects.The understory is a dark, humid layer located several meters below the canopy. Large plants, with large leaves that catch small amounts of sunlight reside here. Many of the edible plants can be found in this layer. The larger mammals, more birds, insects, and amphibians dwell here. The forest floor is the bottom layer. Since it is so dark, it can be difficult for plants to grow here. This where the nutrients needed to support plant life is absorbed from the organic matter that falls from plants.

Decomposing animals thrive in this layer and aid in the cycle of life. There are a few small mammals and insects that can be found here as well.There is a large freshwater river running through the south of the region that supports some aquatic animal and plant species. It is almost a hundred feet wide and two hundred feet deep. Mushrom has a moderate climate with warm temperatures year round. The average temperatures stay between the mid-sixties to the upper seventies. It rarely drops or rises past that. Rainfall happens year round and the rainforest can easily see over three hundred inches per year. Due to the amount of rain and the warm temperatures, the rainforest can be really humid. As the temperature doesn’t fall below sixty, there is no snow in the region.

Plants

The Xeir Mushrom Rainforest is one of the most plant supporting biomes out there. Thousands of species of plants grow comfortably and abundantly thanks to the rich soil and the climate. While this forest is known for being a haven for plant life, it is also known for its poisonous and carnivorous plants. Of course, not all of the plant life is dangerous. Croscomi is a leafy plant that blooms all year round. While they do grow in Xeir Mushrom Rainforest, they are not native to the area. They grow in places of moist soil. It has thin, barb shaped, silvery blue leaves. Its leaves can be used to treat wounds ranging from cuts to burns. It can be used as wrapping to help draw out toxins.

Inside of the leaves is a gel that can be rubbed on burns, cuts, and even missing limbs to help treat and prevent infection. They are inedible. Ingesting croscomi can and will lead to death depending on how much is ingested. There is no cure and only a slim chance of the body fighting off the fever that it causes. Frirlite are average-sized pitcher plants that can grow up to just over a foot tall. They have narrow, cylindrical pitchers that grow to almost ten inches deep, with a rim diameter of about nine inches. A single pitcher grows at the top of a single dark purple stalk that has small, light purple leaves with irregular, light yellow edges. There are around twenty of these leaves growing at the base of the stem.

The pitchers themselves are dark red on the outside, and a mix of yellow and red on the inside. Frirlite prey on insects and small birds. They lure their prey with a strong, sweet scent. The inside of the pitcher is a pool of toxic, sticky liquid that drowns or poisons whatever lands inside. It takes them about an hour to fully digest their meal. They have kill rates of almost a hundred percent. This plant is dangerous for both zu’aan and kin’toni. The Rhouv tribe collects and stores the liquid carefully. Because of its lethal properties, they use the liquid to coat their weapons and traps that they have around the forest. Phuncalda are a species of tree native to the region. They can grow up to two hundred and thirty feet tall and almost twenty-five feet wide, making them the largest tree species in the forest.

They can live for hundreds of years and were some of the first to make up the forest. They have slender, straight trunks with hard, knotted, pale green bark that covers dark yellow, flexible wood. It has hundreds of branches that are short stubs. Asymmetrical, pale blue leaves with smooth edges and a waxy texture cover the branches. They also have a stripe of white down the middle. The leaves are about a foot long. Phuncalda roots are thick and grow straight down for several feet, making them hard to uproot. Their leaves fall off in the cold months and produce small, beige, shelled seeds in the warm months. They grow packed together, with patches of undergrowth between them.

They mainly grow within the middle of the forest, but can be found on the outer edges as well. While the bark is hard, it can come off and it is edible. It doesn’t offer medicinal benefits, but it is a great way to curb hunger while away from the settlement.

Animals

The Xeir Mushrom Rainforest has a diverse ecosystem full of animals on all levels. Birds, insects, amphibians, reptiles, mammals, and even a few aquatic species inhabit the rainforest. Prumena are small amphibians that can be found in rainforests. They are six legged and stand at a height of just four inches. Their slender bodies are about a foot long. They have thick, rough, black skin with silvery blue spots that vary in size, covered in a thin layer of clear mucus. Their heads are large and wide, with a small horn in the middle of their head, just above their two sets of red eyes. Their horizontal pupils give them extended sight, while their narrow nose can block their sense of smell.

When threatened, they make a harsh clicking sound. Females have small spikes running down the backs. As prumena are carnivorous, males attract females by bringing them the biggest prey they can. That can be anything from insects to other amphibians. They can be found climbing trees in the understory. They only go to the forest floor to hunt. Prumena mates once a year, with different partners each time, and females can lay up to a dozen eggs. They are fairly aggressive and have been known to attack zu’aan. Hornecta are a common species of small insect found in humid and wet regions like this. They grow to about an inch tall, with eight short, thick legs. Their soft, delicate skin is purple with bright red stripes.

Four narrow, translucent wings stretch to about three inches. There is a thin stinger, full of venom, at the end of their rounded bodies. They have three sets of black eyes, with the bottom set being the biggest. Their name comes from the black horn, with a red tip, on their heads. They are one of the few herbivores in the rainforest, only feeding on plants on the forest floor or the under story. They mate once every eighteen months and with one partner for life. Hornecta are aggressive and their stings can kill a fully grown zu’aan in a matter of hours. Luckily, hornecta colonies are small, only about three dozen, and they mainly stay in the trees. They only attack when threatened.

Caniwau are a species of mammal that is native to the region. They grow to a height of about four feet and can weigh up to a hundred and fifty pounds. They have four arms and two legs, both with appendages that allow them to climb the trees. Their thick, rough skin is covered in thick, coarse, dark blue hairs. They have two sets of eyes, with the biggest being round and the smallest being narrow. Their razor sharp teeth can easily bite through skin and muscles, and the power of the jaws can crush bones, aiding them in their omnivorous diet. While they lean more towards meat, they also eat a variety of fruit and leafy plants. They have tiny noses and large pointed ears growing horizontally on the sides of their rounded heads.

When threatened, they make high pitched screeching sounds that calls other caniwau to help them. Caniwau have life partners that they mate with once every two years. Females can give birth to up to three to four young per mating. They can be found lazing around on thick tree branches. Unless threatened, they are actually quite friendly and have been known to bring their young around zu’aan. They have an excellent memory and can remember the faces of those who welcomed them and the faces of those who tried to attack them.

Historical Timeline of Ages

Age Name	Dates	Controller
Stone Age	Before 1E 0	Unknown
Copper Age	1E 1–1E 2200	Unknown
Bronze Age	1E 2200–1E 4400	Unknown
Iron Age	2E 0–2E 700	Unknown
Ancient Age	2E 700–2E 2200	Unknown
Middle Age	3E 0–3E 2050	Unknown
Early Modern Age	3E 2050–3E 2600	Unknown
Industrial Age	3E 2600–3E 2700	Unknown
Machine Age	3E 2700–3E 2800	Unknown
Atomic Age	3E 2800–3E 2850	Unknown
Space Age	3E 2850–3E 2875	Unknown
Information Age	3E 2875–3E 2900	Unknown
Genetic Age	3E 2950–3E 3000	Unknown
Awakening Age	3E 3000–3E 3415	Unknown
Twilight Age	4E 0–4E 500	Rhouv Tribal Zu'aan

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