Jungle Labyrinth

Floor Four

A collection of thousands of feet of sprawling tunnels, around ten feet in diameter, covered in algae, moss, and lichen. They interlace and reconnect with each other, no straight way through, and are filled with glowing spores of algae as the only light source. Ends in a large, cavern-esque room with stone shaped like tree trunks and strung with algae, and a large den at the back with the exit next to it.

Boon from Nenaigch, Goddess of Weaving.

Slowly, each tunnel of this floor moves, switching positions with each other just fast enough to never let maps be accurate, constantly moving in delicate promise to confuse and lure lost invaders to death.

Flora

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.

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.

Restorative Aloe - Rare - Schema

The best symbiotic relationship is one too useful to threaten. This plant gathers healing mana in its sap to help all those who consume it, guaranteeing that all those who live nearby will protect it.
Pale green fronds lined with dull spikes, curved up to catch water.
No known evolutions.

Thornwhip Algae - Rare

United as a thousand vines, this plant takes a more proactive approach to hunting; it extends long, grasping tendrils to snatch at prey, dragging them back where other, shorter arms with do the dirty work of providing fertilizer.
Large and sprawling, deep emerald green. Thousands of extended "arms", each covered in sharp ridges built for tearing.
Evolves from Green Algae.

Fauna

Bladesong Mantis - Uncommon

There is no need for defense for those who kill first. Growing tall and upright, so as to mirror its preferred prey, it fights with arm-like claws and dances away from anything that could strike its brittle body.
Six feet tall with an emerald-blue body, no armour. Thin, spindly, with claws shaped like sickles and wide eyes.
Evolves from Hunting Mantis.

Burrowing Rat - Common - Schema

Small and often afraid, it avoids predators by digging through dirt and stone to create burrows, using their sensitive twin tails to sense vibrations of approaching animals. They feast on anything they can find in their short excursions out of their burrows.
Over a foot long including tail. Covered in pale brown fur with a lighter underbelly and ears. Tail splits like a snake's tongue, capable of moving independently. Large ears and claws.
Evolves into Mage Rat and Shadowthief Rat.

Crowned Cobra - Uncommon - Schema

Where once it waited, now it strikes. Armed with venom-launching fangs and a flared hood, it stalks through the undergrowth in search of richer prey.
Twelve feet long. Covered in grey-blue diamonds. Large, flexible hoods with a crown-like design. Black eyes.
Evolves from Luminous Constrictor.

Forestfall Ratkin - Rare

Caretaker and commander of nature, this creature uses its nature attunement to control great swathes of forests and flora, to serve at its biding and do as beckoned.
Upright, standing at four feet. Earthen-brown fur covered in jadestone moss. Emerald green eyes.
Evolves from Mage Ratkin.

Horned Serpent - Rare

To actively hunt is well below this creature. Exchanging its luminous underbelly, it instead grows crystalline horns, embedded with psionic mana as a hunting lure—when unwary foes follow the mana-light, their lives are soon ended.
Twelve feet long. Scales between dark grey and black, no pattern, same for underbelly. Large, antler-like growths above head, pure white and crystalline.
Evolves from Luminous Constrictor.
Evolves into Empress Serpent.

Hunting Mantis - Common - Schema

Born and raised in violence, this creature ventures forth with a deep desire to prove itself better than its brethren, using its massive claws and camouflage to strike unwary foes.
Two feet tall, deep emerald green, iridescent white wings. Large and jagged claws. Built for grasping and slashing.
Evolves from Preying Mantis.
Evolves into Bladesong Mantis.

Jeweltone Serpent - Rare

Learning from those around it, they sacrifice their scales for the elegance of gems. Though they are slow and ponderous, they can force great feats of magic, and only need replace their jewels once they are used up.
Ten feet long, amber-gold eyes, pure white scales. Scales on back fall off easily and can be replaced with gemstones.
Evolves from Luminous Constrictor.

Juvenile Lunar Cave Bear - Rare - Schema

This nocturnal creature hides in caves to avoid the burn of the sun, only emerging at night to eat. They harness scraps of shadow mana to camouflage themselves as they hunt. Though they grow slowly, a limit hasn’t yet been found.
Four feet tall and six long, covered in shaggy brown fur. Large ears and eyes. Massive paws with extended claws.
Evolves into Midnight Cave Bear and Starwrought Bear.

Luminous Constrictor - Common - Schema

Living in the shadows, they hide and wait for their chosen prey to draw closer. By releasing a flash of bioluminescence from the scales beneath their throat, they stun the creature and can freely constrict it. Though they lack a venomous bite, they are powerfully built and extraordinarily quick, allowing them to bring down prey many times their size.
Eight feet long. Dark grey scales with a diamond pattern, pure white underbelly. Pale grey tongue and black eyes.
Evolves into Crowned Cobra, Horned Serpent, Jeweltone Serpent, Silver Krait, and Spectral Serpent.

Mage Ratkin - Rare

Unlike its arcane brethren, this creature chooses a specialization in only one branch of mana, and can now generate their own attuned mana to use as they see fit. As they study and train, their power can grow to be reminiscent of a true mage.
Four feet tall, hunched over. Rich, earthy fur, long tail, bright eyes the colours of their magic.
Evolves from Burrowing Rat.
Evolves into Forestfall Ratkin.

Midnight Cave Bear - Rare

A friend of shadows and darkness, it rings itself in pitch black regardless of what is around. Its attacks are never seen and its home is never found, and it lurks in the quiet space before dawn.
Ink-black fur, shadows trailing from the edges. Black eyes and ivory fangs.
Evolves from Juvenile Lunar Cave Bear.

Platemail Bug - Common - Schema

It grows ever in size and fears nothing. With its highly sensitive antenna, it meanders around scavenging for dead plants or bodies, hiding under its massive armour and surprisingly quick feet.
Five feet long and one tall, covered in overlapping grey scales, dozens of feet and small black eyes. Well armoured.
Evolves from Pill Bug.

Shadowthief Rat - Rare

Burglars, collectors, rogues. It has learned that it serves best from the darkness as it seeks to build its shining hoard, striking in a flurry of blows before disappearing back to lairs unseen.
A foot long. Silver-grey fur, sleek, pitch black eyes. Ridged prehensile tail used for holding things.
Evolves from Burrowing Rat.

Shardrunner Spider - Rare - Schema

Learning from the stone-backed toads and burrowing rats, this creature harvests surrounding stone and minerals to spin into silk, creating tangled webs strong and sharp enough to cut larger creatures to ribbons.
Two feet in diameter. Mostly black with grey and red lines throughout. Two sets of mandibles, one small for eating and one large for collecting resources.
Evolves from Cave Spider.

Spectral Serpent - Rare

The paleness of its scales are more than disguise; it slips between the death and the dreaming, phasing from the world to hide from mortal worries. Its strikes are unseen, its fangs unnoticed, until the moment is far too late.
Fifteen feet long, pale white-grey with a long black stripe over its spine. When it phases out of the world, the black stripe is visible while the rest is ghostly and transparent.
Evolves from Luminous Constrictor.

Notable Creatures

Veresai, Empress Serpent

Kriya Acadaiss, human healer under Veresai's geas

Boundless Jaguar