Skylands

Floor Five

Enclosed in a large, five thousand foot diameter room, sits a collection of large stone islands. They have a narrow base and expand out at the top like mushroom caps, ranging from several hundred feet wide to only a few dozen. Near the end of the room, the islands are collapsed, forcing invaders to venture down to the ground to make their way across. Along the outer walls, exposed iron veins house dens and burrows for flying creatures, as well as three battlefields for insects to compete over pure mana. Beneath the islands is a jagged land with streams of water and no way out except for climbing.

Boon from Khasvar, God of Lightning.

All ambient mana on the floors becomes electrified, arching and forking around like actual lightning. It both damages invaders and powers inhabitants.

Flora

Billowing Moss - Common - Schema

A long, trailing moss with massive roots; through the strangely limited hold gravity has on its leaves, it grows both outward and upward, disguising the ground below it in rolling hills of pale green.
Long, feathery fronds of pale green, constantly moving in an intangible breeze. Very long roots. Looks like fields of grass.
No known evolutions.

Jadestone Moss - Rare - Schema

In parallel to its amber-producing brethren of trees, this species stores water inside its outermost leaves until they eventually die, in which they solidify into a hard, gemstone-like mineral that defends the inner core.
Small and growing close over the ground. Deep emerald. Grows hard pearls around its base with a gemstone-like quality.
No known evolutions.

Lacecap - Uncommon - Schema

Learning from the spiders surrounding it, this mushroom trades its pacifism for sticky webs that trail to the ground, trapping small insects to serve as bait for larger creatures.
Less than a foot tall and half a foot in diameter. Has a large cap with gills that extend to the ground in a lace-like pattern, covered in a sticky bile to catch insects.
Evolves from Whitecap Mushroom.
Evolves into Houndspore and Reaper's Cap.

Moonstar Flower - Exotic - Schema

Pale and delicate, it is said they carry the wishes of a god. Those that ingest them find their future paths smoothed with good fortune.
Short, tiny. Pale green leaves. Delicate white flower with a silver center. Very expensive.
No known evolutions.

Razorleaf Lichen - Uncommon - Schema

It lives in an endless cycle of death and rebirth. Underneath its medulla, its lower cortex is a brittle, bone-like substance exposed after its section of plant dies, lining its edges in a sharp, unforgiving weapon.
Brittle and short, growing in turkey tail-esque fronds of a bone-like substance. Varying stripes between amber, grey, and gold.
No known evolutions.

Whitecap Mushroom - Common - Schema

They thrive in damp, dark places. When they can't grow on dirt or other high-nutrient substances, they will grow from the back of algae, lichen, or moss.
Less than a foot tall and a few inches in diameter. Very thin with a narrow cap, pure white, fragile and very nutrient rich.
Evolves into Lacecap.

Fauna

Baterwaul - Uncommon - Schema

This creature doesn't limit its echolocation to only movement; it cries out in a shrill, piercing voice, disorienting prey and predators alike so that it can both hunt and escape with ease.
Leathery grey-brown skin, large ears, shrunken eyes. Extremely loud shrill voice.
No known evolutions.

Bladehawk - ?

Four feet tall, with rust-red wings and a jagged black beak. Golden eyes. A piercing cry and hooked talons.
No known evolutions.

Cleaver Ant - Common

Born from soldier ants separated from their colony, it lives a solitary and hungry life. Its namesake jaws cull all prey in its path as it devours more and more, searching for the power it needs to return to its queen.
Three feet long, earthen-brown carapace. Large mandibles capable of piercing armour and clicking together fast enough to create a minor shockwave.
Evolves from Groundbreaker Ant.

Cloudskipper Wisp - Rare - Schema

The lowest form of an elemental. Useless in combat, this creature born of wind and water delights in creating swirling clouds to rest within, controlling them in a dizzying dance that serves as the home for many other creatures.
Around a foot in diameter, takes the form of a ball of cloud and mist, constantly shifting and hiding what is underneath.
Evolves into Stormcaller Sprite and Tidewalker Sprite.

Edgewing Dragonfly - Common

Uncanny mobility and a hunger for prey creates danger. Its wings serve as blades as it flies through crowded canopies, drinking the blood of all those it cuts open in its wake.
A foot long, with wide eyes and a long, curling tail. Four wings, hardened for use as blades.
Evolves from Dragonfly.

Eyeblight Butterfly - Uncommon - Schema

Using the wide, eye-like spots over its body, it hypnotizes creatures around it, either chasing predators away or luring prey closer for it to feast on their blood.
As caterpillars, roughly a foot long and covered in small divots. Fuzzy antennae filled with psionic mana. As butterflies, their wings are covered in dozens of eye-shaped patterns. Very fuzzy antennae.
Evolves from Eye-Spot Butterflies.

Goblin Mage - Rare

A harnesser of mana, it chooses one element to attune itself to and perfect. Amidst a world of sloppy deliverance, it hones its abilities to rival that of the outside world, swearing to be more than what it is seen as.
Five feet tall, blue skin with black tiger stripes. Large ears, black eyes, grey hair. A long tail tufted with grey hair.
Evolves from Highland Goblin.

Greater Pigeon - Rare - Schema

Grown hungry from an urban life, it has learned to stop scrounging for scraps and instead feed off its unevolved brethren, hunting in great flocks.
Three feet tall, dusty white feathers, long tail. Large talons built for grasping and a scarlet-tipped hooked beak. Predatory. Still a pigeon.
Evolves from unknown lesser pigeon.

Groundbreaker Ant - Common - Schema

Boring through stone to build their elaborate homes, there are multiple variants within this species; warriors, enormously powerful to defend the nest; workers, strong-jawed and clever; and queens, rulers over all.
Differing size based on variant; queens are a foot long, workers are six inches, and warriors are a foot long. Earthy brown carapaces, long mandibles.
Evolves from Brown Ant.

Highland Goblin - ?

Three-five feet tall, with mottled blue skin with black tiger stripes. Tufts of pale hair. Gnarled teeth, nimble fingers, and bright eyes.
Evolves into Goblin Mage.

Mist-Fox - Rare

With silver pelt and soul, they move through moorlands unhindered and untested. Hiding themselves in cloaks of mist, they leave strange images and shapes in their wake to serve as distractions for greater predators.
Small, a gleaming silver-blue coat. Clever black eyes. A long, curling tail that trails off into mist. Ivory fangs behind black lips. Hooked claws.
Evolves into Phantom Fox.

Mottled Scorpion - Uncommon - Schema

iding under rubble or leaf, it waits with an all-encompassing patience for victims to fall prey to its barbed tail. In times of hunger, it leaves its disguise and hunts as a scavenger, feasting on the dead.
Three-four feet in diameter. Dappled brown-green carapace, squat, heavily armoured. Large claws and tail.
No known evolutions.

Storm Eel - Rare

No longer content with electricity, this creature climbs to the sky to harness lightning. Swimming through air and coiling around clouds, it hunts in the streaking, violent manner befitting its shocking aura.
Twenty feet long, sinuous, grey-blue skin with near-imperceptible scales. Jagged dorsal fins. Black eyes and pits around mouth, fangs like broken glass and protruding from mouth.
Evolves from Electric Eel.

Stormcaller Sprite - Rare

Hardship breeds power. From the depths of captivity awakens a spirit for power, for a break from fragile clouds. Soaring through others' creations, it howls to bring forth a storm to strike against its foes.
A canine form with ice for claws and frost for fur. Constantly changing number of legs and bright blue eyes.
Evolves from Cloudskipper Wisp.

Swarming Wasp - Common - Schema

They fiercely defend their territory in massive, droning swarms, flying as one to cover their prey and inject them with nausea-inducing venom.
Five inches long, burnished gold with black stripes. Translucent wings, long antannae, black eyes.
Evolves from Common Wasp.

Notable Creatures

Akkyst, the Starwrought Bear

Bylk, the Goblin Mage

Stormcaller Sprite, stolen by Gonçal but returned