"Fish"
is the general term for all beasts living in the seas and rivers in the world
of Caelereth,
consisting of a vertebrae skeleton, which are breathing by the use of gills.
There exists a great variety of fish of different sizes and builts, dependend
its natural environment, the enemies etc. Though some fish may be dangerous or
poisonous for the races, many of them serve as an excellent food source or have
other important uses.
Fish
Overview. Following is a list of all
kinds of Fish known in the lands of Caelereth:
The
ANCYTHRIAN
SHARK
Most people
consider sharks as deadly, vicious, evil, and all around unpleasant things.
These rumors mostly derive from any encounter made with the Ancythrian
Shark. This saltwater fish lives a lonely life, eating anything that may
keep its company out of the breeding season. As the name already implies,
this shark can only be found in the Ancythrian inland sea. Lacking in any
intelligence the creature is easily fooled but will usually get its target
eventually. The Ancythrian Shark is the most feared hazard of the average
Alvang sailor.
The
BARSA
The Barsa gives its name to a family of similarly related ocean fish. Like
the others, it is a good food source and much sought after fishermen. Like
each member of this family, it lives in the same kind of environment, has
basically the same diet and is a good food. It differs, as the others do, by
body coloring, fin structure and habitat range.
The
Bonehead
The Bonehead is a huge marine fish from 1.5 to 2.5 peds in length covered
with large scales. It gets its name from the thickened cartilage and bone
structure about its forehead and cranial area. In general
the Bonehead's body is compressed and
flattened at the sides. The
Bonehead is a very popular and easily worked food fish. It can be salted and
dried and stored for long periods of time without spoiling. It can be eaten
as dry tack, or more popularly, cooked in water and it becomes tender and
fresh again.
The
Caéh-Fish
Monstrous fish
species, living in the most dangerous parts of the Dark Sea, mainly north of the
peninsula of Paragonj and near the island of Narvoss and the Northern Peak.
The size of an adult beast may range from 2 to 4.5 peds. Cáeh-Fishes also have
a very sharp peak.
The
Evoor
The Evoor, also known as the Blackdah, is an ocean fish of
approx. 46 cm in length. It has a
large head and gill structure with straight-edged body scales.
The Evoor has extremely oily flesh and is very rarely used as food. The
oil is pressed out of the flesh and used in lamps or other needs. The remainder
is often ground, dried and used as a fertilizer. Fishermen also cut it up to use
for bait on other food fish.
The
Khendochar
Flying, mostly inedible poisonous fish species existing only in the inland
waters of the Ancythrian Sea. The Khendochar is by far the biggest of all
fish (up to 1.5 peds) which can be summarized under the term "flying
fishes" of which most kinds can be found at the Ancythrian Sea.
The
MITHANJOR
The
Mithanjor is a small, prolific silver fish found in ponds and lakes throughout
Southern Sarvonia. It is most commonly found in the mountainous cavern pools of
Een Puvtyr, supplying the
Thrumgolz
dwarven clan with food, but also inhabits
the Aerelian Lakes, the Ancythrian Sea, and the Silvermarshes. Its name comes
from the Thergerim Taal, or
dwarven tongue, "mith" (mith) being
"metal" or
"metallic", and "anjor" (anjor) meaning simply
"fish".
The
MITHRALFISH,
COMMON
The Common
Mithralfish is a small, silvery fish common to the
mithanjor. It’s typically mithral-colored on the sides with small
olive-blotches on its sides. It has large eyes and a rounded snout.
Mithralfish feast upon insects, spiders, worms, and seaweed in rivers,
lakes, and marches in mid Santharia to
southern North Sarvonia.
The
NYJAE
The Nyjae
is a food fish living in the oceans around the continent of
Nybelmar, the Crimson Isles and
Isles of R'unor.
The Nyjae, although in the Barsa family, is probably
the most different than the others of this family,
having a more rounded forehead and being thicker in general. The Nyjae is a good tasting fish and is a staple for many a citizen of
Nybelmar. It is a light orange meat,
although somewhat oily, with a slight citrus taste to it.
The
SUNSET
FISH
The Sunset Fish, named for its beautiful red, purple,
indigo, and blue coloration, lives in rivers in streams in Mid-Sarvonia,
including the Luquador and Rayne River. It eats insects and some algae, and
is eaten itself by carnivores like bears and wild cats,
but also by ogres, trolls,
orcs, and
humans.
The
YELLOWTAIL
The Yellowtail is an ocean
fish and belongs to the Barsa family. Like each member of this family, it lives
in the same kind of environment, has basically the same diet and is a good food.
It differs, as the others do, by body coloring, fin structure and habitat range.