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Biome Modifiers
Extreme temperatures
Extreme temperatures and sudden temperature swings are common in this biome.
Forbidden
It is against local laws to visit this biome. None are allowed to enter.
Underground threat
The ground shakes violently sometimes, but no one is sure why...
Creatures found in the Aurough Ocean
COMMON
#208 Marvenken
Marvenkens are sea creatures that prey specifically on sailors and passengers to small- to medium-sized boats. Although they typically dwell near the bottom of whatever body of water they've called home, any time a marvenken finds something shiny along the ocean floor they wil...
#208 Marvenken
UNIQUE
#341 Karystel
Karystels are noted for their beauty, grace, and quickness. Their long, lithe bodies move like eels, and they have scales in shades of iridescent purple, blue, and green. They are very popular in the arts, both among dancers and musicians. Baby karystels look like tadpoles, bu...
#341 Karystel
RARE
#311 Quammoth
The quammoth (a portmanteau of "aqua" and "mammoth" popularized by the eastern Squib coasters) is an aquatic mammoth-like mammal that calls oceanic vents home. These gigantic creatures are too large and heavy to swim; instead, they stand on four thick legs and walk along the s...
#311 Quammoth
COMMON
#280 Kora
The kora are an aquatic species of intelligent coral common in warmer ocean climates that have historically been an enabler of oceanic human societies in areas they couldn't otherwise exist. Although kora harden into a stony toughness after death (that can be used in everythin...
#280 Kora
COMMON
#173 Alu'fiku
Alu'fiku are reef-dwelling fish most notable for their false "dorsal eye", which remains open while they sleep to help deter smaller predators. This is particularly helpful for alu'fiku because they sleep in open waters, coasting forward as if swimming, rather than hiding some...
#173 Alu'fiku
UNCOMMON
#007 Merm
Merms live in small groups, typically in the deepest reaches of the western oceans. They seem closely related to a potential aquatic fork of human evolution, but scientists haven't yet developed a way to communicate with them.