Mirducor

Basic Information

Anatomy

The Mirducor is a large, sluggish, salamander. Probably the most striking feature are the ten large bubbles on the back of this creature. This is where Saxum is stored, allowing the Mirducor to adapt to a wide variety of circumstances. These bubbles are connected to each other, to the skin by small veins and to a gland at the edge of the mouth of the Mirducor. This gland is often used to deter attackers, allowing the Mirducor to shoot a different type of saxum with a different effect depending on the attacker. At night the bubbles and veins of the Mirducor glow and you can clearly see the resulting pattern which is unique to every Mirducor.

Biological Traits

Besides the bubbles on the back, the Mirducor have a pair of gills through which they excrete the sucked in water during the water hunt. As well as a sideline organ with whose help they sense living creatures in their environment.

Genetics and Reproduction

The mating season of the Mirducor are the first months of the Hie, near rivers.
This is the only time of the year when the Mirducor males become active and even fight life-threatening battles.
Besides the fights the males try to impress the females by the shine and the fullness of their saxum bubbles.
After finding a male, the female lays a strand of about 500-800 eggs at the edge of the river.

Growth Rate & Stages

After the eggs have been fertilized, the eggs develop into larvae within the next two months and hatch at the end of WINTER. They spend 6 to 7 years as larvae in the river of their birth, during this time the distinctive bubbles grow and they lose all of their gills except one pair.
It is not uncommon that around 90% of all mirducors do not reach adulthood.
Once they've reached adulthood and skin respiration develops, they leave the river and retreat to the forests and swamps.

Ecology and Habitats

The natural habitat of the Mirducor is forests near rivers and swamps. Here they come out at night and hide during the day in caves, in mud and in other shady parts of the environment.

Dietary Needs and Habits

When searching for food, the Mirducor are reasonably choosy, they only eat creatures and minerals with a high proportion of saxum. However, they are limited to the fish, insects and small creatures found in rivers and their vicinity.
The underwater hunting tactics are simple: They suck in water until they have devoured enough prey animals.
Above the water, they almost show strategic traits by secreting a viscous mucus from different kinds of saxum of their bubbles which attract and fix prey.

Additional Information

Geographic Origin and Distribution

Predominantly river areas and swamps

Perception and Sensory Capabilities

The Mirducor have poor sensory capabilities. Although they seem to be able to detect attackers at a short distance, they only react to them at the risk of their lives.
In general, they have a very high pain tolerance and hardly seem to notice if one or two legs are missing.
They have an exceedingly high regenerative capacity, because stored Nature-Saxum is used to restore missing body parts.

Lifespan

50 Years

Average Weight

30-35 Kg

Average Length

1 - 1.8 m

Body Tint, Colouring and Marking

Mainly grey with a differently coloured lateral line organ. The pattern created by the veins emanating from the bubbles shines in various colours.