Creatures of Geba

The fauna, flora, and peoples recorded across the planet, grouped by ecology. Choose a category and an entry, or search.

Fauna Flora Humanoids

Legendary Fauna

Crystalhorn Behemoth Deep ocean serpent Redback Titanbird Uncharted reptilian flier Blackwing Titanbird Northern Thazvaar coastal giant Terraveth Behemoth Inland Thazvaar bipedal predator Thaloryn Wanderer Geban folklore The Red Raptor Legendary

Terrestrial Megafauna

Boretheris Titan Kela plateau herbivore Boughstrider Saethera canopy predator Darkroot Subterranean burrower Duststalker Inland Thazvaar desert predator Emberjaw Sentinel Manalheim volcanic giant Gelivox Stalker Kela ice feline Ghyralis Charger Berinu plains herbivore Lichengrazer Inland Thazvaar herd animal Palmstrider Saethera canopy omnivore

Mammalian Predators

Ngorrhal Ice Bear Ngorrhal glacial predator Yuvaar Kelek Yuvaar lowland feline

Pack Hunters

Greater Smilohound Northern canid-line predator Lesser Smilohound Geba canid guardian Sentinelhound Lesser Smilohound Variant Plains Smilohound Inland Thazvaar pack predator Field Howler Semi-domesticated smilohound breed

Volant Fauna

Hollowwing Bat Kela nocturnal predator Swiftwing Geban Sea raptor Whitewing Ngorrhal peak raptor Goldenwing Yuvaar aerial predator Jadenraptor Uncharted high-altitude raptor Violetraptor Polar jet stream raptor

Aquatic Predators

Softbelly Blackclaw Deep trench ambush predator Northern Sea Phantom Northern coastal ambush predator Reefmarcher Jeyrha reef fish Thazvaari Jungle Viper Inland Thazvaar giant serpent Venomveil Serpent Inland Thazvaar jungle snake Edgerammer Kela coastal sea creature Mirehook Berinu marsh predator

Arthropods

Imperial Striking Wasp Geba stinging insect Hedgethorn Berinu swarming insect

Sessile Marine Life

Trenchcrown Geban Sea trench coral

Trees & Woody Flora

Aquarex Elm Geba woodland tree Berinu Rainwood Berinu wetland tree Lavaridge Palm Manalheim volcanic palm Manalheim Megatree Manalheim geothermal giant Myrith Oak Coastal hardwood Ngorrhal Cliffspire Ngorrhal cliff plant Saethera Bridgewood Saethera bridging tree Saethera Veilwood Saethera parasitic shell Stormbread Tree Inland Thazvaar desert giant Trailpalm Grove Warm-coast palm Ukhaal Ruinwood Ukhaalstaag ruin trees Saethera Skypillar Saethera giant tree

Shrubs

Ashpalm Inland Thazvaar desert palm Emberbriar Thazvaari bio-engineered plant Thazvaar Dustblade Inland Thazvaar razor shrub Thazvaar Heatthorn Inland Thazvaar desert succulent

Ferns & Reeds

Edgeweed Geba toxic wetland plant Ngorrhal Passreed Ngorrhal stimulant reed Ngorrhal Windbrace Ngorrhal antidote shrub Ngorrhal Root Calming root grown planet-wide Pitstraw Lethal mimic grass Stonefern Calming fern Reedglass Berinu wetland plant

Epiphytes & Lianas

Barkmilk Vine Saethera canopy vine Glassbloom Saethera predatory plant Ropevine Yuvaar and Thazvaar vine Veilvine Coastal Thazvaar climbing vine

Herbs & Forbs

Berinu Stormgrass Berinu salt grass Brineth Herb Coastal salt herb Bluecup Berinu dye flower Bluecrust Berinu dye flower Bogfloss Berinu bog sedge Chalkbell Berinu delta flower Geban Grain Geba staple crop Icecup Northern frost flower Lowcandle Saethera glowing groundplant Mirebell Berinu marsh flower Moorbloom Rare moorland flower Saethera Shadegrass Saethera groundcover

Mosses & Lichens

Glowmat Southern Jeyrha coastal grass Lamplichen Subterranean glowing lichen Rockjaw Mat Volcanic rock mat Softmoss Planet-wide moss

Succulents & Xerophytes

Coasthorn Coastal Thazvaar desert shrub Dusthorn Coastal Thazvaar thorn shrub Nightspout Inland Thazvaar desert succulent Frosthorn Kela parasitic icevine Berinu Riverhold Berinu wetland plant Raincatcher Berinu wetland plant

Aquatic & Wetland Flora

Tidelash Berinu tidal algae Trenchribbon Geban Sea deep algae

Natural-Born Peoples

Geban People of the Geba continent Jeyrhan People of Jeyrha Berinese People of Berinu Thazvaari People of Thazvaar Yuvaari People of Yuvaar Ngorrhali People of the Mountain Passes Kelan People of Kela

The Engineered

The Engineered Era of Late Conquest to Modern Geba Assault-Class Engineered The most common Engineered class Tactician-Class Engineered Strategic Command Variant Scout-Class Engineered Sensory Dominance Variant Destroyer-Class Engineered Cataclysmic War Variant Hybrid Engineered Engineered and natural-born descent

Other Lineages

Rupturan Rupture Born, Warborn Progenitors Neron Devolved Humanoid Ukhaal Walkers Devolved Humanoid Vessels Merged Humanoids
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Softbelly Blackclaw

Deep trench ambush predator

Origin
Geba (trenches and subsurface caverns, planet-wide)
Length (Standard)
Up to 4 meters
Lifespan
Immortal
Length (Seabelly Variant)
Up to 40 meters

Overview

The Softbelly Blackclaw is a solitary ambush predator native to Geba's deepest trenches and subsurface caverns. Its namesake comes from its pale, vulnerable abdomen contrasted by jet-black armor plating and hooked claws capable of piercing bedrock. The species is immortal and shows no sign of biological aging in any observed specimen. Its population spans the full subterranean network of the planet, from shallow cavern systems to the deepest ocean trenches.

Standard Variant

Most Softbelly Blackclaws do not grow beyond 4 meters. These are the specimens most often encountered on subsurface expeditions and in cavern exploration, and even at this size they have caused numerous expedition fatalities since the species was first cataloged during the Era of Absolute Expansion. Bioluminescent eyes let them navigate in complete darkness, and the eyes reflect faintly just before an attack, which is often the only warning a target receives. At this size the eyes are small and easy to miss, so the creature is usually upon its prey before the prey knows it is there. The Blackclaw keeps the populations of subterranean fauna such as the Neron in balance, as the apex predator of ecosystems that have no light and no other regulatory mechanism.

Seabelly Variant

Ancient specimens have been found at sizes so large that they were first mistaken for terrain features. These are the Seabelly variant, found at the bottom of the deepest ocean trenches and approaching 40 meters in length. Where the standard variant's eyes are small, the Seabelly has unsettlingly large eyes beneath transparent shielding, visible from a considerable distance in the darkness of the deep ocean. An encounter with one unfolds slowly: what appeared to be the ocean floor turns out to be watching, and to have been watching for longer than the observer had been aware of it. Because the Seabelly is immortal, the largest specimens have been growing for an unknown length of time, and the upper limit of their size has never been established, since no expedition has reached a depth where the species ceases to exist.

Self-Destructive Defense

The species has a self-destructive defense reflex that destroys its own vital organs on death. This makes study of dead specimens nearly impossible, because the internal structures that would reveal the most about its biology are gone before any examination can take place. The reflex also makes the jet-black armor plating and hooked claws extraordinarily difficult to harvest intact, which is why materials from the creature command extreme prices in covert markets, where the armor is shaped into projectiles and the claws are used as penetration tools.