by Silverhart » Mon Feb 04, 2019 5:17 pm
I just realized something, so here I am digging up the old Lore thread once again.
Anyone else find it odd that Eldemore doesn't have a lot of different species? I mean, there's more than just we collect of course, but it's kind of curious how there are only a few major species that are found across Eldemore and in different niches. Take rune dragons, probably the most diverse species we have. There are Rune dragons who live in the water, Runes who live in caves, Runes who in forests, Runes that live in cities. We have Runes that look like geckos, and Runes that look like plants, Runes that look like insects, and Runes that look like dogs, and they all have different niches, a lot like birds. But unlike birds, all of those Runes can interbreed. So they're all the same species. One species, filling hundreds of different niches in hundreds of different environments. I'm sure a lot of them are bred that way by humans, but still - that's pretty crazy!
And the same goes for all our other pet species - (save for crows) all super diverse, found in different environments, and ecological niches. There's tons of diversity in each individual species, but not a whole lot in species diversity.
You guys think there might be something going on here? Like, something wiped out most of Eldemore's species many years ago (*coughOblivionWarscough*), and the ones we collect are the ones who survived and thrived - the Runes, the Elkrin, the Direwolves, the Ligers, the Chillwings, etc. etc. In the absence of all the other animals, they could take advantage of the new resources. So maybe there were creatures before Deep Sea Runes that lived in the Deep Sea, and when they were gone, runes moved in and adapted to the new environment. Kind of like how dingos moved in and became the major predator in Australia.
It's just an interesting idea to think there may've been an ecological disaster that hit Eld, and we're all living in the aftermath and that's why there are so many individuals of specific species. I'm sure humans and trueborns would've also had a huge influence on this as well - taking the creatures they liked best, moving them to new places, breeding them for specific purposes, and having them escape into the wild. Or maybe the magic creatures have just out-competed most of the non-magical ones.
Hey! Maybe the Sealer's (or Falk's) whole goal is to restore balance by establishing creatures in niches where the previous occupants went extinct, like introducing direwolves in places with too many elkrin, or breeding a humming bumble that can pollinate a specific type of flower.
Hellooo!
My name is Silverhart and I am here to collect pets, draw fanart, and geek out over Eld related things. And all while simultaneously searching for the truth behind the very many excellent questions. I am a stamp enthusiast, a loyal minion to my Lord Sullivan, partaker of muffins, and a shipper of apologies.
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