Core Bestiary

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The Core is home to many bizarre creatures. FRONT and other organizations are constantly discovering new species adapted to the depths of the Core and cataloging them, and learning to live alongside, and sometimes with, them.

Notable Species

• The Example Creature, an exemplary example.
• The Zxes, a small parasite that eats iron.
• The Omni-Railer, a rogue construction bot that travels in herds.
• The Doppler Wolf, a canid that grows in size and volume in the presence of others.
• The Parabolakeet, a bird known for flying in U shapes and eating unguarded variables.
• The Bolt Being, a mechanical construct of scrap pieces.
• The Core Duck, the mascot of the Core Mechanics and a ubiquitous presence in the Core.
• The Railroad Runner, a plains-dwelling avian capable of extreme speed.
• The Halomonas Pillae, anomalous rust-eating bacteria that replace materials and shimmer when struck.
• The Oilrat, a friendly black rodent that moves in large, oil-like swarms.
• The Nucabranch, a slightly radioactive land nudibranch.
• The Downer, a mysterious creature seen en route to the depths of the Core.
• The Clockworm, a synthetic annelid which eats machinery and can grow to colossal size.
• The Jacker, blaseball-sized entities which can "haunt" technology.
• The Lanterns, luminescent creatures of neon and molten glass.
• The Mercursid, a liquid metal grizzly bear.
• The Qilin, dragon-like beings who have a strong sense of justice.

Creature Encounters

Here are some collected journal entries and tales from Core dwellers encountering and living alongside these creatures.

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