Difference between revisions of "Animals"
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The technical definition of an "animal" on All-That-Is is "that which seeks out and devours other things which are, or have been alive." Compare to [[plants]] or [[life]]. | The technical definition of an "animal" on All-That-Is is "that which seeks out and devours other things which are, or have been alive." Compare to [[plants]] or [[life]]. | ||
| − | Animals can be | + | Animals can grow up to a certain size, which changes depending on the animal. As they grow, their toughness increases correspondingly. Animal experts generally divide the growth of an animal into twenty groups, known as "levels". A "level 1" [[rart]], for instance, is 5% the size of a "level 20" rart. (level 20 is defined as the maximum growth of any animal) |
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| + | Animals can be categorised in several different ways. | ||
=By size= | =By size= | ||
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Subterranean life is any life (including plants) which lives primarily below-ground | Subterranean life is any life (including plants) which lives primarily below-ground | ||
==Birds== | ==Birds== | ||
| − | Birds are any animals which can fly. (including [[Angels]] and [[Fairies]]) | + | Birds are any animals which can fly. (including [[Angels]] and [[Fairies]], though it is mostly used as an [[offensive term]] to describe members of those races) |
==Fish== | ==Fish== | ||
Fish are any animals which can survive underwater. | Fish are any animals which can survive underwater. | ||
Revision as of 04:41, 17 June 2008
The technical definition of an "animal" on All-That-Is is "that which seeks out and devours other things which are, or have been alive." Compare to plants or life.
Animals can grow up to a certain size, which changes depending on the animal. As they grow, their toughness increases correspondingly. Animal experts generally divide the growth of an animal into twenty groups, known as "levels". A "level 1" rart, for instance, is 5% the size of a "level 20" rart. (level 20 is defined as the maximum growth of any animal)
Animals can be categorised in several different ways.
Contents
By size
Insects
Insects are any animals less than .1m in size.
Normals
Normals are any animals between .1m and 3m in size.
Monsters
Monsters are any animals over 3m in size.
By Sentience
Persons
Persons are any animal aware of its ability to think. There are only 10 known types of persons, referred to as "races": Angels, Demons, Dwarves, Elves, Fairies, Gnomes, Humans, Ogres, Orcs, and Peedlings.
Beasts
Beasts are any animal unaware of its own ability to think.
By reproduction
Beings
A being is an animal which reproduce sexually, with genders. Generally, being is not specified - only creatures.
Creatures
A creature is any animal which reproduces asexually.
By habitat
Terranean
Terranean life is any life (including plants) which lives primarily above-ground.
Subterranean
Subterranean life is any life (including plants) which lives primarily below-ground
Birds
Birds are any animals which can fly. (including Angels and Fairies, though it is mostly used as an offensive term to describe members of those races)
Fish
Fish are any animals which can survive underwater.
Example list of animals
- Appels - a normal terranean creature-beast.
- Bibet - a normal terranean beast.
- Big Black Blobs - a normal terranean flying beast.
- Rarts - a normal terranean creature-beast which can grow into a monstrous terranean creature-beast.
- Ymile - a normal terranean beast.
- Ink-Ant - an insect terranean beast
- Moop - a normal terranean beast
- Mississippi - a normal terranean beast
- Pooky - a normal terranean beast
- Lesser Goodooligadoo - a monster terranean beast
- Greater Goodooligadoo - a monster subterranean beast
