There are many plants and animals that exist in Paragon, from the simple hawk to the tiniest mouse or the great oak tree. However, there are some plants and animals that are native to only Paragon, and appear nowhere else . . .

Plants of Paragon ~ Animals of Paragon

Flora:
Common ~ Uncommon ~ Rare


Common
Paragonian Name: Chikkiberries
What Area(s) located In: All around Paragon
Description: A small berry that grows in bushes of any size and can accommodate itself to almost any climate to grow and it can also grow near cave mouths, although it is not that frequent. The berry is a regular red before it ripens which leads to confused many with it's true species, but after it matures it turns to a dark, almost black purple which takes several weeks. it is only after it has ripened as well that it's medical attributes take effect.
Medicinal Qualities: If gathered in large numbers and eaten, and only after it has ripened, it has the ability to speed up cell production and renewal which in response leads to speeding the healing processes of the body and it can be used to sooth feverish illnesses, but does not have as much effect. After a couple of hours after it has been eaten the aftereffects begun to show like a tingly feeling which oddly causes a lot of giggling. It can also be mashed until liquefied and if added to a leaf and placed upon a wound it can also speed up the healing of the specific wound without having to eat the berry.
Scarcity: common

Paragonian Name: CleanseWeed
What Area(s) located In: Throughout Paragon
Description: a plant with thin, dull green stems and large bright leaves and small yellow flowers.
Medicinal Qualities: Leaves are chewed and juice is dribbled onto wounds to cleanse them of bacteria (used like Marigolds might be)
Scarcity: Very Common

Paragonian Name: Coyeh
What Area(s) located In: Gypsum Pools, Sapphire Lake, Jade Grasslands
Description: A small flower with many thin, white petals that curve inward to form a sort of bulb. It has a fragrant, honey-like scent, but the taste is actually very bitter.
Medicinal Qualities: When the whole flower is steeped in hot water, it makes a bitter tea, which can be drunk to relieve stomach cramps and nausea. They grow in bunches in the grass and around the lakes.
Scarcity: Very common

Paragonian Name: Feenin
What Area(s) located In: Gypsum Pools (Only in the swamp area)
Description: A green shrub with many small leaves. The spores are curly. They have no flowers or seeds.
Medicinal Qualities: If eaten, the Feennin leaves will induce vomiting, thus expelling any poisonous substances.
Scarcity: Very common

Paragonian Name: FireVine
What Area(s) located In: Obsidian Slopes and Ruby Desert, recently began appearing in the rapidly drying Sapphire Lake area
Description: A dark green vine with vibrant red leaves. The vines are strong and range in thickness from a piece of yarn to a thick tree branch.
Medicinal Qualities: thinner ones vines can be used to tie on poultices or splints
Scarcity: fairly common

Paragonian Name: Fynke
What Area(s) located In: Everywhere
Description: A moss like plant that grows on rocks and trees and mainly everywhere else. Seen in shades of brown to a bluish green.
Medicinal Qualities: When eaten it nearly removes all traces of a fever, and if placed on a wound severely reduces infection and provokes a speedy recovery.
Scarcity: Very common

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Paragonian Name: Garbhféar
What Area(s) located In: Emerald Forest, Jade Grasslands, Sapphire Lake, Carnelian Isle, Obsidian Slopes/Gypsum Pools
Description: A rough sort of grass that is very hardy, standing up to most climates. It is also incredibly bitter tasting and can cause cuts on fragile skins.
Medicinal Qualities: Chewing and placing on a wound helps the bleeding to stop and can seal the wound up. This should be changed every 2 days to make sure healing occurs.
Scarcity: Common

Paragonian Name: Nimhcuidi
Located In: Emerald Forest, Carnelian Isle, Obsidian/Gypsum
Description: Small reddish flowers on a bush that grows only where there are large shady trees to cover it!
Medicinal Qualities: MUST BE ground up and ingested (paste, mixed in food/water, etc) to have it's effect. Otherwise the medicinal quality is not released (breaking down the plant releases the good stuff); which is the curative for most common poisons that a wolf could come across. Within a half days' time, the wolf will feel better as the poison's onset is slowed and stopped.
Scarcity: Common in the forest

Paragonian Name: Pinnamie
What Area(s) located In: Jade Grasslands
Description: A showy flower that tends to grow in groups, the colors are bright and include white, red, orange, pink, yellow and blue. The petals are bowl-shaped. The buds are covered with white fuzz.
Medicinal Qualities: The seeds can be eaten to help aid in sleep or relieve pain.
Scarcity: Common

Paragonian Name: Taffi
What Area(s) located In: On all territories
Description: Small grassy plant with long, slightly elastic leaves and stems. Inside aforementioned stems is a clear liquid that acts as a weak antiseptic.
Medicinal Qualities: Leaves are commonly used for bandages due to their antiseptic properties. Berries can be chewed to produce a numbing sensation. Helps toothaches.
Scarcity: Very very common.

Paragonian Name: Timil
What Area(s) located In: Jade Grasslands, Emerald Forest
Description: A small, fragrant herb that grows in bunches. It has tough, brown-green stems and tiny, round, brown leaves. It has a sweet, minty taste. Usually grows around the base of a tree.
Medicinal Qualities: When dried, Timil can be added to other dried plants to preserve them longer.
Scarcity: Common

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Uncommon:
Paragonian Name: Corcrapur Floral
What Area(s) located In: Emerald Forest, Obsidian Slopes/Gypsum Pools, Carnelian Isle
Description: A small purple flower that grows in ample supply in dim areas, under tree growth. It does not like bright sunlight, and may perish in those conditions. It tends to like to grow in "bushes" rather than individual plants.
Medicinal Qualities: Eating two to three of the flowers (only one if a pup) can quell pains in the body from injuries, illness, etc. However, eating more than needed can cause intense drowsiness and deep sleep.
Scarcity: Uncommon

Paragonian Name: Dreamapple (Tree)
What Area(s) located In: Emerald forest, foothills of the Quartz Peaks
Description: A short, squat tree with branches that spread into a broad, umbrella-like canopy. Leaves are a bright, healthy looking green. Bark colors range from sandy to mahogany. Blooms in summer, flowers are small, delicate, with yellow anthers and petals ranging from white to a pale pink. After the petals drop off of the flowers, the fruit begin to form. When ripe (in late winter, early spring), the fruit are small, soft, and pinkish-red. Grow in groves.
Medicinal Qualities: Can ease fevers, pain,and slow the progression of toxins through the body, but can cause hallucinations as a side-effect.
Scarcity: Uncommon, but not Rare

Paragonian Name: Luvipe
What Area(s) located In: Quartz Peaks, Amethyst Ridge
Description: A large flower that usually grows in the cracks in the rocks. It has heart-shaped leaves (each about the height of a squirrel) that form a deep bowl on the ground. Growing from the center of the "bowl" is a thick, hollow stem that grows about the height of a small wolf. At the top of the stem is a bunch of small white flowers that point slightly downward. Since it grows among the rocks, it has very tiny roots. Instead of collecting water from the ground, it collects rainwater in the "bowl", which it holds until it needs it. On cold, windy days, the water freezes, which helps anchor it down so it won't fall over.
Medicinal Qualities: When the water is frozen, the large leaves can be peeled away from the ice for a cold bandage. If the flowers are eaten, it sends a wolf into a loopy, relaxed stage. However, the wolf can experience slight hallucinations, and may say things they wouldn't normally say.
Scarcity: Very uncommon.

Paragonian Name: Sael Breeze
What Area(s) located In: Diamond Shores, in tide pools
Description: A large, lily-like flower that grows in tide pools. The stems are extremely thick and fibrous. The leaves are large and and vibrant green, and the petals are deep red with yellow flecks. It grows by itself, usually in a small pool of water, standing a little taller than a wolf's shoulder. It is often called the 'Paradise Plant'.
Medicinal Qualities: Sael Breezes are the only cure to a Pupplaiar bite. You have to break open the stem and collect the watery sap that runs out, then rub it on the snake bite within six hours of the injury. After that, any manner of bandage may be put on as long as it's been soaked in Sael Breeze sap.
Scarcity: Somewhat uncommon.

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Rare:
Paragonian Name: Ymen (Pronounced yim-men)
What Area(s) located In: Carnelian Isle
Description: A tiny flower, about three inches high, that grows only in the winter. They grow in tiny bunches. The stems are extremely thorny, and will give you a bad cut if you touch the stem. The actual flowers are a light blue with white speckles. There is a tiny pistil in the center of the petals, which is a bright red.
Medicinal Qualities: Eating many pistils (which are very difficult to obtain) will heal a wolf who has a high fever, or is delirious. If the petals are consumed, however, it will CAUSE fever.
Scarcity: Very rare.

Paragonian Name: Nightbringer
What Area(s) located In: Everywhere but Ruby Dessert
Description: A short broad leafed bush. The leaves and steams are a vibrant yellow-green that look very inviting and harmless. At the base of a mature leaf is a small red round berry that looks full of juice.
Medicinal Qualities: None, These berries are very poisonous and deadly to any animal that eats one. A pup would die within 15 minutes of consuming and an adult in 30 minutes.
Scarcity: Somewhat rare.

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Fauna:
Common ~ Uncommon ~ Rare
Important Note: These animals, unless noted, are NOT communicative verbally with the wolves of Paragon. They do not speak in words that the wolves can hear, similar to how we humans cannot talk in "squirrel" or "rabbit".

Common:
Paragonian Name: Caribhawks
What Area(s) located In: Emerald Forest and Jade grasslands
Description:
Stags: A large, usually the size of a normal sized stag, their black with large bird like wings. Their eyes are gold, orange color. The tips on the horns range from 2 through to 18 (18 is like nobility)
Does: Are the size of normal does, they are usually either silver or white with blue eyes. Their wings are feather like also.
Normal Diet: Herbivorous and also small bugs
Scarcity: Somewhat common in the winter and spring. The other times of the year they seem to be scarce. Caribhawks can fly, obviously, but not very far or for great lengths of time. Mostly hunted by Feolan.

Paragonian Name: Hornog
What Area(s) located In: Jade Grasslands, Gypsum Pools, and Emerald forest
Description: A very large species that greatly resembles the wild hogs of earth. They have hooves with three cloves and curling horns on their heads, like a Bighorn Ram. Are solitary or live in small family units.
Normal Diet: Roots, fruits, brush, some fungi.
Scarcity: Very common

Paragonian Name: Fire-Breathing Dragon
What Area(s) located In: Ruby Desert
Description: A small lizard with soft, tan scales that reflect lots of light to help it stay cool. It's name derives from it's main defense against predators. It has two stomachs, one containing normal bacteria and that digests food, and another that contains bacteria that consume the methane produced by the digestion of the food it eats and turn it into hydrogen gas and several other chemicals. This gas/chemical mixture collects in a special sack connected to their wind-pipe. They can open a path to this sack, releasing the mix which ignites on contact with the oxygen in the air. Their mouths and wind-pipes are coated with a thick mucous to protect from the flames.
Normal Diet: Smaller animals and insects
Scarcity: Fairly Common

Paragonian Name: Skipfish
What Area(s) located In: Sapphire Lake
Description: A long fish, about the length of a wolf's tail, that resides in the shallows of the lake. It is mostly blue, with scales that shimmer purple and red in the sun. It has long whiskers and large fins. When frightened, it can hurl itself into the air and skip across the surface of the water. For fun, pups (or immature wolves) sometimes jump into the shallows, causing the fishes to skip across the water in all directions.
Normal Diet: Kelp, smaller fish, bugs
Scarcity: Somewhat common

Paragonian Name: Sparpins
What Area(s) located In: All except Ruby Desert
Description: A small, plump bird with feathers ranging from white to brown-gray, with stubby black beaks.
Normal Diet: Seeds, insects
Scarcity: Common

Paragonian Name: Squerells
What Area(s) located In: Emerald Forest, Lowlands of Quartz Peaks / Amethyst Ridge, Sapphire Lake, Gypsum Pools/Obsidian Slopes, Carnelian Isle
Description: These small beady-eyed creatures can walk on either four legs or just two, having a squat body and a long, puffy tail nearly twice their body length. They come in shades of cinnamon, gray, black and white and like to live anywhere there is ample food supply. They almost look like what would happen if someone miniaturized a wolf cub that was still full of fuzz, shortening the nose to just a stub, and giving them more flexible, grabby paws. The nose they make is something between a chitter and a squeak.
Normal Diet: Nuts, roots, berries. They've been known to scavenge off of things that the wolves eat as well as invade dens and become quite the pest.
Scarcity: Annoyingly common.

Paragonian Name: Swidfin
What Area(s) located In: Diamond Shores, anywhere in water
Description: They have long wide bodies that tend to move quite slow at times making it an easy catch to many. Its quite a tasty snack to predators and a big source of entertainment to pups and young adults. They have long fins and are usually found near the shores grazing where its warmest.
Normal Diet: (if an animal): smaller fish, kelp, bugs
Scarcity: overly common

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Paragonian Name: Taitle
What Area(s) located In: Sapphire Lake, Ruby Desert, Emerald Forest, Obsidian Slopes/Gypsum Pools
Description: There are four varieties or Taitle: Lake Taitle (SL), Sand Taitle(RD), Forest Taitle(EM & GP Forest), and Swamp Taitle. (GP swamp) They all look basically the same, like a normal turtle, but they have long, spiny tails. Someone who tries to hunt one improperly could end up with a mouthful of spines. They are very tasty, but the skin is tough and leathery.
Lake: Their skin is deep blue, and their shells are a polished black. Instead of toes, they have long flippers, and slender bodies. They spend most of their time in the water. They're somewhat docile.
Sand: Very small but meaty, they have black skin and blood-red shells. They like to burrow under the sand, but most Tineans can easily spot one. They also have a spine on the tip of their nose. They're very aggressive.
Forest: These Taitles have brown skin and dark green shells. They are somewhat large but good at camouflage. Their shells are very large, and more bowl-like.
Swamp: Closely related to the Forest Taitle, the Swamp Taitle looks almost the same, but with green skin and brown shells. Their skin is thick and knobby, and they spend most of their time in the mud. They seem to sleep more than other Taitles.
Normal Diet: Lake-Small fish and sea-grass. Sand-Snakes and bugs. Forest-Bugs and leaves. Swamp-Frogs, toads, and bugs.
Scarcity: Somewhat common

Paragonian Name: Totiels
What Area(s) located In: Jade Grasslands
Description: There are a distant cousin to the Parronis, but these birds come in two sub-species. The one thing that is the same is the crest of feathers on their head, that is used to show emotions by moving up or down. Both also have a hooked bill.
Whites: These are the larger of the two, and are the size of a small wolfs head. Their plumage is mostly white with highlights of orange, salmon, pink, or yellow. They have a short square tail similar to their green cousins. Their beaks and feet are slate gray.
Grays: These birds are smaller to then their big brothers, being only the size of a wolfs muzzle, tail not included. They range from a silver-gray to a dark blue-gray. Some have a bright yellow patch covering the sides of their head, this may extend into the crest, but not always. There is also a bright orange patch on some that cover the ear holes of the bird. Their tails are the length of their body and are thin and pointed.
Totiels can be found in flock’s ranging from 20-300 birds. They have the same intelligence and mimic abilities of their cousins. They are also more playful, and more notably, not scared of wolves, as long as the wolf remains un-aggressive. These birds will group and fly at any wolf trying to hunt them, leaving a confused wolf trapped in a mass of gray and white flapping, screaming feathers, before they fly off.
They are also known for curiosity and have been found flying with air wolves or pestering a wolf that’s napping in the grass lands. And there are rumors that you can gain their trust as well.
Normal Diet: Small Bugs, Grains, Berries, and Fruit. They prefer bushes or low grasses.
Scarcity: Common

Paragonian Name:Tunnies
What Area(s) located In:Sapphire Lake
Description: A medium sized fish with a very chubby appearance and colorful scales. The colors are usually composed of soft pinks, red, orange, and greens and each fish has them organized differently around it's body. It has long fins enabling swift and sudden sprints in the water, but it is regularly slow when swimming. It only uses enough energy to dash through the water when it's trying to avoid a predator and can posses a lot of stamina when it shifts speed, but when tired out it barely moves, but remain resting hidden between seaweed. They live in small schools.
Normal Diet: Seaweed, kelp
Scarcity:Very common

Paragonian Name: Wingchester
What Area(s) located In: Quartz Peaks, Amethyst Ridge, Pearly Cliffs
Description: An animal more or less the size of a full grown wolf, the males tending to be 1/3 bigger than that. They live only on incredibly high altitude areas. It resembles almost entirely mountain goats and has four horns that spiral out of their skulls and sharp hooves for firm grasps of the slippery rocks. It has a short tail as well and short coat around the summer and becomes thick around the winter and even though it looks like a heavy creature, it is truly very light enabling it easy leaps from a peak to the other and for climbing as well. It would take at least two grown wolves to catch either a male or female and they are very swift on their hooves which make them difficult catches for wolves that are not accustomed to their speedy leaping. They live in small families and scatter when felt threaten, but eventually join with the same members before a day has passed or, if one is found walking around by itself, it usually means they've become lost.
Normal Diet: They are herbivores so pretty much anything that's inorganic
Scarcity: Common

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Uncommon:
Paragonian Name: Antick (strange name, feel free to change it)
Located in: Wherever it's dry and dusty
Description: Standing at over 2.5 meters tall, weighing approximately 1, 600 kilograms and having a blazing temper these guys are definitely a force to be reckoned with. A thick coat of shaggy dark brown covers their muscular frames, keeping them warm in the winter. From their hard skull's sprouts two ram-like horns that curve around their tiny ears and end in a sharp point just below their beady eyes. If that wasn't enough, they have two sharp horns that protrude out of their snout too, the one closer to their nose usually being larger. This set of horns along with sharp hooves can inflict great damage to a wolf; one mighty kick from a Low could crack open a wolf's skull.
Although these mammal's make an excellent food source wolves must be wary when hunting it, for once a Low starts charging, nothing can stop it. Random drawing of one
Normal Diet: Much like an elephant, Low's have a ton of muscle, but don't hunt. Instead, they lumber around eating berries, fruits, some plants and maybe a rodent or two
Scarcity: Uncommon, but they are found in herds of about 8-20 animals

Paragonian Name: Giant Taitle
What Area(s) located In: Emerald Forest
Description: It looks just like the Forest Taitle, but as big as a full-grown wolf. The skin isn't as leathery, but still very thick. They are also more slow and docile than a normal Taitle.
Normal Diet: Bugs, leaves and fruit
Scarcity: Very Uncommon

Paragonian Name: Lazibelle
What Area(s) located In: Quartz Peaks, Pearly Cliffs, Amethyst Ridge
Description: A large animal, as big as a full-grown wolf. It looks almost like an oversized wolf pup, but with stubbier legs, rounder body, and longer head and snout. It has tiny ears on the side of its head. The majority of its body is gray, with long, straggly hairs that stick up in every direction. Its legs are black. Its head is white with black stripes across the eyes. It has no tail, and beady black eyes.
Even though it is an herbivore, it has long, sharp fangs for tearing and eating the rough grass that grows in the mountains. It is very placid, and spends most of its time sleeping or eating. Usually it will avoid wolves, only growling if provoked.
Normal Diet: Grasses and other plants
Scarcity: Uncommon

Paragonian Name: Mythus Snake
What Area(s) located In: Jade Grasslands, Emerald Forest, Sapphire Lake, Quartz Peak, Amethyst Ridge
Description: A medium-sized, non-venomous snake with brown stripes and black rings on the body. Just below the head there is a yellow ring. Instead of biting, they usually play dead, emit a foul stench, or pretend to attack.
Normal Diet: Mostly small frogs
Scarcity: Uncommon

Paragonian Name: Pupplaiar
What Area(s) located In: Everywhere
Description: A snake abut the length of a pup, with rich, vibrant colors. They're usually bright red or green, with either yellow or blue pinstripes. Their tail curls up into a little spring, which unsuspecting pups like to play with. The Pupplaiar will wait while the pup bats his tail around, then he'll turn around quickly and administer a bite that can be deadly if not treated quickly.
Normal Diet: Bugs, frogs, and small birds.
Scarcity: Uncommon

Paragonian Name: Skorpion
What Area(s) located In: Ruby Desert
Description: A black insect that is often found at night, or under rocks by day. Has six legs and two large pinchers in the front. Skorpion’s are non aggressive unless bother in anyway. When bother, their tail curls up and the bard at the end secretes a poison.
Normal Diet: Bugs
Scarcity: less then common

Paragonian Name: Streeker
What Area(s) located In: Ruby Desert
Description: A lizard-like small creature with fours legs and a webbed feature between the fore and hind leg that enables them to glide. They are scaled with an orangey color that blends them in with the desert earth and have long orange tails that snaps off if grabbed by it. They are known not to be poisonous if bitten by one, but it is not deadly. It would only make the victim sickly, but it has not killed anyone. It likes to bask out in the sun for hours and its cold blooded.
Normal Diet: Insects
Scarcity: uncommon

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Rare:

Paragonian Name: Jagri (pronounced Yaw-grr-eye; singular is Jagris, pronounced Yeah-gree)
What Area(s) located In: Everywhere but the Ruby Desert
Description: The largest of these creatures is about the size of a medium-sized dog. They usually have filthy, matted dark-brown fur and broken, disgusting yellowed teeth and have piercing, evil yellow eyes. They reek of swamp mud and carrion, and are always showing their disgusting teeth in vile grins. They think they are the darkest of all evils, but they are really just deceitful jokesters and malignant tricksters.
Normal Diet: Smaller animals, weaker animals, carrion, and wolf pups if they can get them.
Scarcity: Fairly Rare, thank goodness

Paragonian Name: Parronis
What Area(s) located In: Emerald Forest (can be seen fly around or near the forest)
Description: A large bird of about a foot long with a short square tail. Plumage is bright green with varying bight colored accents on wings, head and tail. They have a hooked They live in flocks and are very loud, with a repertoire of more then 30 calls, and sounds. They have been know to learn and mimic sounds that are constantly heard around them, such as an Alphas calling howl. These birds have the intelligence of a 4 month old pup. And there are rumors that you can gain their trust with work.
Normal Diet: Berries, Fruit, and insects that are poisonous to others, clay that neutralizes the poisons.
Scarcity: Only found in the more jungle like parts of the forest.

Paragonian Name: Phien
What Area(s) located In: Obsidian Slopes (Only at Night)
Description: A large bird, perhaps the size of a hawk, but with a gentler, curved body and longer neck. It's feathers are a dazzling, almost translucent yellow-orange, with red-orange tips. Its wing feathers are longer than normal, and its tail feathers are twice as long as its body. It has three plumes on its head, similar to a peacock's, but they are often orange or red, or in rare cases, black. It's claws and beak are pale yellow.
It is not often hunted for meat, but some like to scout it out to see its beauty. They like to rest around the pockets of warm air in their volcanic home, and are very well adjusted to extreme heat. During the day, no one knows where they flock.
Normal Diet: Almost anything they can find, as long as it's small.
Scarcity: Rare

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