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* [[Miniphants]] — Like elephants, miniphants feed on trees in savannahs, although on a smaller scale. Bred as beasts of burden and pets. | * [[Miniphants]] — Like elephants, miniphants feed on trees in savannahs, although on a smaller scale. Bred as beasts of burden and pets. | ||
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* Nibbon — A fluffy, flying, fox-like creature, often raised as pets. They eat insect and fruits, like a bat.<ref>Mongoose 2e Traveller Core Rulebook, p.88</ref> | * Nibbon — A fluffy, flying, fox-like creature, often raised as pets. They eat insect and fruits, like a bat.<ref>Mongoose 2e Traveller Core Rulebook, p.88</ref> | ||
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* Klian Sea Sifter — A pangolin-esque shallow-water creature. May also be found in swamps, lakes, or other aquatic regions, if you're feeling creative!<ref>Mongoose 2e Traveller Core Rulebook, p.87</ref> | * Klian Sea Sifter — A pangolin-esque shallow-water creature. May also be found in swamps, lakes, or other aquatic regions, if you're feeling creative!<ref>Mongoose 2e Traveller Core Rulebook, p.87</ref> | ||
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== Rural/Cultivated == | == Rural/Cultivated == | ||
=== Ice Sheet === | === Ice Sheet === | ||
Revision as of 08:43, 21 March 2022
This page will attempt to collect all the myriad creatures in the Traveller universe. The organization style will collect them by biome first, then alphabetically.
Land Biomes
Everywhere
"Everywhere" animals are creatures that have managed to find in a wide variety of environments. Creatures with this biome tag can be assumed to be just about everywhere, limited only by geographic restriction or a few extreme biomes.
- Rats
- Space Rats?
- Cats
Plains/Steppe
- Gazaal — A hefty and robust ungulate-like herbivore. Also utilized as a beast of burden or mount.[1]
- Miniphants — Like elephants, miniphants feed on trees in savannahs, although on a smaller scale. Bred as beasts of burden and pets.
Forest
- Nibbon — A fluffy, flying, fox-like creature, often raised as pets. They eat insect and fruits, like a bat.[2]
Swamps
Arid/Desert
- Carthus — A large, pale cave-dwelling semi-humanoid carnivore. Moves extremely fast, can swim, and can fit through any passage the size of its head. Definitely causes nightmares.[3]
Beach/Island
- Klian Sea Sifter — A pangolin-esque shallow-water creature. May also be found in swamps, lakes, or other aquatic regions, if you're feeling creative![4]
Urban
Rural/Cultivated
Ice Sheet
Aquatic Biomes
The following are aquatic biomes.
River/Lake
Reef/Coastal
Kelp Forest
Ice Sheet
Open Ocean
Ocean Floor
- Erakuul — huge, powerful worm that produces bioelectricity and eats even larger dead leviathans at the bottom of the ocean. Grows to 60 meters.[5]
Ocean Vents
Exotic Biomes
Gaseous
- Ruuta — A small, ball-shaped creature with fanning wings. It filter-feeds through a thick atmosphere, spending most of its life in the air.[6]
- Creatures on the planet of Jagd are likely mostly this type of species.