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FRIC — Viewing Species: Matmadyur Heimsins

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Species Info
Grouping: Reptilian, Aquatic
Rarity: Super Rare
Time Per Stage: 44 Hours
Wild Caught: 1007
Captive Bred: 375
Total Population: 1382

Wild Caught Acquisition

Chroma Coast — Found regularly at the Sector's nest.

Common Chroma Breakdown

Red
107 Total
Green
64 Total
Blue
94 Total
Purple
92 Total
Orange
58 Total
Pink
59 Total
White
86 Total
Tan
50 Total

Rare Chroma Breakdown

Obsidian
147 Total
Silver
86 Total
Gold
71 Total
Bronze
62 Total
Rainbow
130 Total
Sapphire
137 Total
Emerald
69 Total
Ruby
70 Total

Baby Stage Notes

It's a perfectly spherical egg with a tough, leathery shell. Intricate, glowing patterns seem etched on the surface, but upon further inspection these appear to be natural grooves and markings on the shell.

Juvenile Stage Notes

Some sort of serpent has hatched from the egg. Though perfectly capable of breathing air, it refuses to leave the water of its volition and tends to respond by biting if one attempts to extract it. This proves to be a problem due to its alarmingly rapid rate of growth, quickly outgrowing any vessel of water it’s placed in. It has a tendency to see creatures smaller than itself as prey, necessitating it be kept away from other creatures one is taking care of. Hopefully it never grows into viewing its handler as a snack.

Adult Stage Notes

The Matmadyur Heimsins, known in short as the Matmadyur, is a spectacularly rare serpentine beast that lives primarily in deep ocean trenches. The species spends adolescence in shallower, coastal waters, preying on smaller fish and aquatic mammals; however, when they reach maturity, they begin moving into deeper water. Eventually its prey of choice shifts from coastal fare to much larger oceanic animals, including whales and smaller specimens of its own species. The Matmadyur is known to grow to great size as they grow older, and an upper limit has not been discovered. A mature adult can reach such great lengths that it becomes difficult to tell which way the coiling body is going, as its fins can easily bend in either direction; only its ventral scales are reliable for telling the beast's orientation.

Matmadyur are hostile and aggressive to smaller creatures, which they see as food. In the face of larger adversaries, the serpent will often hiss and bite but ultimately flee if the enemy is not deterred; this includes very young specimens reacting to researchers. The intelligence of the creature is unknown; they can be trained to perform basic tricks, but are ornery and stubborn—often refusing to perform tasks which they have exhibited the capacity to do before. Captive serpents certainly do display recognition and even preference of their handlers, as well as associations between good behavior and extra food, but it is unclear if they are only as intelligent as a dog or much cleverer—perhaps even sapient—than we currently can confirm.

Common Chroma

Red
Green
Blue
Purple
Orange
Pink
White
Tan

Rare Chroma

Obsidian
Silver
Gold
Bronze
Rainbow
Sapphire
Emerald
Ruby


Artwork: Keileon