Species Name: Pliathor
Species Number: 5
Pronunciation: Ply - uh - Thor
Breeds Available: Abyss, Lake, River, Sea
VSC Breeds: Goldwater, Quicksilver, Ghost
Feral Breeds: Sand
Super-Rare Breeds: None
Stats: Here
Species Number: 5
Pronunciation: Ply - uh - Thor
Breeds Available: Abyss, Lake, River, Sea
VSC Breeds: Goldwater, Quicksilver, Ghost
Feral Breeds: Sand
Super-Rare Breeds: None
Stats: Here
Species Standards
Prefered Habitat: Bodies of water.. Their breed name specifies what KIND of water-envirnonment they
prefer. The Lake and River variety are freshwater, and the Sea and Abyss variety are saltwater.
Diet: Mostly fish. Unfortunately, similar to sharks, they will eat just about anything that they can swallow - be
it organic or not. It is always amazing to disect one to find the contents of it's stomach containing everything
from fish bones to peices of ancient armor to car wheels.
Call: This creature makes three very distinct noises. One of which (before they get old) reminds one of a
dolphin's high pitched "squee" noise, and the other (during all stages of life) would remind one of a whale...
an angry whale perhaps, because this creature's "song" is not so much a pleasant one, but one that is
more rasp. And no doubt the most frighening sound - can only be heard by the old Pliathor.. the mighty roar
of the beast if and when is surfaces.
Special Care Needs: These creatures need to be in water constantly. If they remain out of water for very
long, their own body weight will crush their heart. This creature also cannot hear the pitch that a normal
voice gives off, so training is difficult, if not impossible without the aid of a "captain's whistle".
Biology and Anatomy: Using their long, snakelike bodies, they can swim easily through their preferred
habitats, staying underwater for incredibly long amounts of time, only emerging for air once every hour or
two. The fins along their bodies help aid their propulsion through the water, but due to their small size in
comparison to the rest of the body, the tail does much of the work, and they swim much like a common sea
snake. The spikes along their bodies can damage any predator bold enough to actually come near them,
usually other Pliathor if they happen to get into a fight, but it's their huge mouths that catch prey- those fangs
may not look big compared to the rest of them, but they sure are sharp! Having six eyes allows them to see
greater areas along the sides of their heads, except in the case of the blind Abyss, but it's not reccomended
you try to surprise them by heading towards that blind spot right in front of them.
Behavioral Study: Surfacing often for air (with the exception of the "abyss" breed, which rarely sees the
surface), these creatures have a fasination with boats... Unfortunately, for the un-tamed creatures, this
fasination is not a playful one, and they often cause many shipwrecks.
Suggested Uses: A grand "water monster"... These creatures were not designed to be kept as pets, though
it has been proven that it is possible to tame and train them.
Prefered Habitat: Bodies of water.. Their breed name specifies what KIND of water-envirnonment they
prefer. The Lake and River variety are freshwater, and the Sea and Abyss variety are saltwater.
Diet: Mostly fish. Unfortunately, similar to sharks, they will eat just about anything that they can swallow - be
it organic or not. It is always amazing to disect one to find the contents of it's stomach containing everything
from fish bones to peices of ancient armor to car wheels.
Call: This creature makes three very distinct noises. One of which (before they get old) reminds one of a
dolphin's high pitched "squee" noise, and the other (during all stages of life) would remind one of a whale...
an angry whale perhaps, because this creature's "song" is not so much a pleasant one, but one that is
more rasp. And no doubt the most frighening sound - can only be heard by the old Pliathor.. the mighty roar
of the beast if and when is surfaces.
Special Care Needs: These creatures need to be in water constantly. If they remain out of water for very
long, their own body weight will crush their heart. This creature also cannot hear the pitch that a normal
voice gives off, so training is difficult, if not impossible without the aid of a "captain's whistle".
Biology and Anatomy: Using their long, snakelike bodies, they can swim easily through their preferred
habitats, staying underwater for incredibly long amounts of time, only emerging for air once every hour or
two. The fins along their bodies help aid their propulsion through the water, but due to their small size in
comparison to the rest of the body, the tail does much of the work, and they swim much like a common sea
snake. The spikes along their bodies can damage any predator bold enough to actually come near them,
usually other Pliathor if they happen to get into a fight, but it's their huge mouths that catch prey- those fangs
may not look big compared to the rest of them, but they sure are sharp! Having six eyes allows them to see
greater areas along the sides of their heads, except in the case of the blind Abyss, but it's not reccomended
you try to surprise them by heading towards that blind spot right in front of them.
Behavioral Study: Surfacing often for air (with the exception of the "abyss" breed, which rarely sees the
surface), these creatures have a fasination with boats... Unfortunately, for the un-tamed creatures, this
fasination is not a playful one, and they often cause many shipwrecks.
Suggested Uses: A grand "water monster"... These creatures were not designed to be kept as pets, though
it has been proven that it is possible to tame and train them.
| Breeds Available |
Abyss: The Abyss breed lives in the deepest areas of saltwater only. The Abyss breed is also the only
Pliathor that does not brethe air with their mouths, because it doesn't breathe air, it "breathes" water, and
thus it rarely surfaces, if ever - because of this lack of surface activity, it has grown very sensitive to light.
When growing to their next life-stage, the "Abyss" breed all died in the labs due to lack of much needed
underwater pressure tanks... It is the hope of the labs that the owners who have adopted these creatures
managed to get them into appropriate facilities, though the "Abyss" that were released into the wild seem to
be doing just fine in their proper home (the farthest depths of the seas and oceans).
Lake: The Lake breed (similar to the rest of the Pliathor) live in the habitat that best matches it's name. The
Lake breed only tends to live in lakes, but it must always be freshwater.
River: The River breed prefers to live in moving water, such as streams and rivers - although as it ages,
streams will be to small, so it must move to larger rivers only... The River breed must be in freshwater only,
never saltwater. Unfortunately, due to it's limited habitat at such a large size, the creature is becoming more
scarse, and now is limited edition - we're sorry if you missed your chance to adopt one.
Sea: The Sea breed lives in all manners of Saltwater, and (like whales) must surface frequently - it is this
need to surface that greatly seperates it from it's saltwater kin, the Abyss breed.
Pliathor that does not brethe air with their mouths, because it doesn't breathe air, it "breathes" water, and
thus it rarely surfaces, if ever - because of this lack of surface activity, it has grown very sensitive to light.
When growing to their next life-stage, the "Abyss" breed all died in the labs due to lack of much needed
underwater pressure tanks... It is the hope of the labs that the owners who have adopted these creatures
managed to get them into appropriate facilities, though the "Abyss" that were released into the wild seem to
be doing just fine in their proper home (the farthest depths of the seas and oceans).
Lake: The Lake breed (similar to the rest of the Pliathor) live in the habitat that best matches it's name. The
Lake breed only tends to live in lakes, but it must always be freshwater.
River: The River breed prefers to live in moving water, such as streams and rivers - although as it ages,
streams will be to small, so it must move to larger rivers only... The River breed must be in freshwater only,
never saltwater. Unfortunately, due to it's limited habitat at such a large size, the creature is becoming more
scarse, and now is limited edition - we're sorry if you missed your chance to adopt one.
Sea: The Sea breed lives in all manners of Saltwater, and (like whales) must surface frequently - it is this
need to surface that greatly seperates it from it's saltwater kin, the Abyss breed.
| Very Special Breeds |
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| Ghost Not only is the "Ghost" Pliathor a quarter of the size of it's species bretheren (making it quite small - at their old stage, they're the size of an adult regular pliathor)... In addition to that, they're quite sensitive to light - and only prefer the deepest waters to help the pressure on their bodies.. Without a lot of pressure, they may fall appart! On top of that, their coloring is quite unique - you can see right through them! It's rather awesome to cound all their bones, and watch their heart beating. However, despite their name, they're very much alive.. just transparent, like an x-ray fish. |
