D'ni wildlife

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This article discusses D'ni wildlife in games of the Myst franchise.

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[edit] Cavern Wildlife

The fictional D'ni civilization of the Myst series live deep in an underground cavern with very little in the way of wildlife. There is, however, a plankton which lives in their underground lake, which provides them with the majority of their light. This light-emitting organism provides light for half of their day, and is dormant for the other half, thus providing a simulation of night and day. Small references are made to salamanders and other species in the Cavern. In Uru: Ages Beyond Myst, explorers can see a large aquatic creature swimming in the Cavern's lake, and fireflies circling various lanterns in the neighborhood areas.

[edit] Wildlife in other Ages

Many of the D'ni's ages display lush wildlife, and a number of creatures and plants are seen in the computer games. Some ages, such as Eder Kemo in Uru, Haven in Myst IV: Revelation, and Edanna in Myst III: Exile have huge amounts of wildlife.

[edit] Wildlife in Games

  • Myst and realMyst
    • Myst Island
      • Tiny butterflies – Two small butterflies can be found in the woods.
      • Birds - Gull-like birds are flying about. In original Myst they are seen only from a far distance and resemble dragons or pterodactyls
      • Conifer trees.
      • realMyst only: Small blue flowers
    • Stoneship
      • realMyst only: Fish - A number of different fishes, such as eels, rays and globefishes.
      • realMyst only: Jellyfish - A green, translucent jellyfish.
      • realMyst only: Sea turtle - A brownish, camouflaged tortoise.
    • Channelwood
      • Very tall conifer trees.
      • Tree-people: Monkey-like people that went extinct
      • realMyst only: Frog - A small brown frog.
    • Selenitic
      • Some red leaved trees
      • realMyst only: Bat - A bat that lives in caves.
    • Mechanical
      • No known wildlife.
    • K'veer
      • Myst V: End of Ages only: Bats - Black bats fly around near the cavern ceiling.
    • realMyst only: Rime
      • Whale - A large, slow moving whale-like animal.[dubious — see talk page]
      • Wolf-like howlings are heard by distant unseen animals. Possibly a sound made by the aforementioned whale-like creatures.
  • Riven
    • Riven
      • Ytram - An orange and black colored frog used for poison darts (named after Marty O'Donnell, a sound editor)
      • Wahrk - A large blue whale-like predator found in the ocean surrounding Riven.
      • Sunner - "...a cross between a baleen whale, a platypus, and a penguin", these are large blue aquatic creatures that are hunted by the Rivenese for food.
      • Webber - A small, brown fish.
      • Birds - A number of different, nameless birds can be seen and heard.
      • Golden Beetle - A small, yellow colored insect. Provides ink necessary for creating ages.
      • Other insects - There are a number of insects that can be seen and heard, but not examined closer.
    • Tay
      • Birds - Unnamed, black, crane-like birds roam the sky.
      • Tree - A huge tree in which the Moiety live.
    • The 233rd Age
      • No known wildlife, although Gehn goes armed.


  • Myst III: Exile
    • Tomahna
      • Bird of prey - Can be seen in the sky.
    • J'nanin
      • Squee - A rodent imported from Edanna (see below)
      • Fly - A small insect that can be found in the main tusk.
    • Edanna
      • Squee - A small, furry, rodent like creature that eats Barnacle Moss found in Edanna and J'nanin, but native only to Edanna.
      • Redbreasted Grossamery - An orange Edanna bird with a wingspan of 6 to 7 feet.
      • Papilion Moth - A brown moth that lives in the swamp level of Edanna.
      • Electra Ray - A fish that lives in quaffler figs, and can produce a small electric shock.
    • Voltaic
      • No known wildlife.
    • Amateria
      • No known wildlife.


  • Myst IV: Revelation
    • Tomahna
      • Unidentified Red-Crested Bird - Exotic bird seen all over. From one of Atrus and Katran's Ages.
      • Mountain Chickadee - Heard only.
      • Lizard - Yeesha shows you a bright green gecko, possibly a house gecko (Hemidactylus frenatus).
      • Insects - A few different types of insects, including dragonflies and an unidentified blue-winged beetle.
    • Haven
      • Bugs - Two species of unnamed bugs fly around Haven: a blue dragonfly and a sort of bee
      • Camoudile - A tan-coloured reptilian carnivore that lives in the Haven grasslands.
      • Cerpatee - A gargantuan sea monster that inhabits the Haven ocean.
      • Crab - An unnamed red crab lives near the shipwreck
      • Dan'ni - An frog with eyes on stalks far above its head. (Named after a MYST fan)
      • Karnak - A brown colored, bird-like creature that lives in the Haven shipwreck and lake. It is a scavenger.
      • Mangree - A very intelligent monkey-like creature that lives in the Haven rainforest.
      • Ornithophidian - A snake-like creature that will hold on tightly to something, and be immobile, unless stroked correctly.
      • Zeftyr - A mammalian herbivore that lives in the Haven swamp.
    • Spire
      • Spire Plants - What Sirrus ate while imprisoned.
    • Serenia
      • Ornithophidian - A snake-like creature that will hold on tightly to something, and be immobile, unless stroked correctly. It is important to note that the Ornithophidian is most likely not native to Serenia and was probably imported by Achenar from Haven.
      • Serenian Butterflies - Translucent butterflies that fly around Serenia.


  • Uru: Ages Beyond Myst
    • Relto
      • No known native animals, though butterflies can be brought into the Age through a "Yeesha page" and fireflies can be brought along from Eder Kemo
      • Plant life is limited to pinelike trees, scrub grass, and small shrubs resembling those near the Cleft
    • Gahreesen
      • Various Large Creatures - Not seen, but by calls and reports from DRC explorers, they are "like something out of a horror film." Presumed carnivorous.
    • Kadish Tolesa
      • Frogs - Various frogs can be heard in many areas and are thought to either exist in the trees, or deep below the Age's solid, tree-dominated, area.
      • In the outdoor area near the pyramid, the cries of unknown animals are heard.
      • Firefly - One firefly-like creature, glowing blue-green, can be seen near the pyramid.
      • Butterflies - Butterflies can be found in a future instance of Kadish Tolesa.
    • Eder Gira
      • Hawk - unknown hawk-like bird
      • "Gira Plant" - broad leaved plant
      • Octopus Plant - Strange plant with many tentacle-like arms and a small central flower
      • "Gira Ray" - small ray which glows at night
    • Eder Kemo
      • Kemo - small multi-colored fish which gave the Age its name.
      • Keanulint - A large, spider-like creature which hangs by its tail from the cliffs in Eder Kemo, apparently eating the moss that grows there.
      • Puffers - Large, teardrop-shaped plant which sends out spores.
      • Trooms - Tall, trees with a red brain-like top. Wind blowing through the dangling portions of this plant make a moaning sound.
      • Pseudo-bamboo - A tall plant looking much like Earth bamboo.
      • Kemo moss - Branches dangling from an overhanging rock, with a growth habit something like Spanish moss but broad-leafed.
      • Umbel trees - Many-branched, low-growing trees with foliage growing in an umbel-like formation.
      • Ground cover - There are two primary forms of ground cover in Eder Kemo: a grass-like plant, and a small broad-leafed plant with leaves and blossoms in many bright colors. There are other, slightly larger plants as well.
      • Fireflies - Fireflies native to Eder Kemo. They will gather around you if you walk slowly. Extremely sensitive to water.
    • Teledahn
      • Buggaro - Strange insect-like birds. Its name means "big bug." Named by Douglas Sharper.
      • Shroomies - Giant aquatic creatures. Seem to be a cross between a whale and a spiny lobster. Large claws on the two front legs help it eat its food, mushrooms and flappers.
      • Flappers - These flat, circular creatures eat the spores of the mushrooms in Teledahn.
      • Mushrooms - There are many giant species of mushrooms in Teledahn, and photos taken from before the Fall show that there were many many more back then. Their disappearance was caused by industrial destruction of the Age and from Shroomies.
    • Ahnohay (It should be pointed out that exactly what wildlife can be said to be "native" to what we see of Ahnonay is dubious at best.)
      • Quabs - small crabs that frighten easily.
      • Ning Trees - a strange type of crystal tree found on Ahnohay's second sphere.
    • Er'cana
      • Scrub grass
      • Funguslike plants
    • Cleft
      • Ephemerals - small beautiful flower apparently native to the Cleft
      • Scrub grass
      • Small shrubs, possibly a species of Artemisia
      • A tree of unknown species: its foliage resembles that of the acacia
      • Zone-tailed Hawk - bird of prey native to the Cleft in New Mexico
    • Ae'Gura
      • Algae - a red bioluminescent algae which used to light up the cavern, but has since died off slightly. Not native to the cavern.
      • Senomar - Unknown animal native to the cavern lake
      • Tredfish - Unknown fish native to the cavern lake
      • "Cavern Shark" - Unknown fish which patrols by the neighborhoods (It is possible that this is a Tredfish or Senomar, no details have been found on any of these animals.)


  • Myst V: End of Ages
    • Direbo
      • Fireflies - Non-descript fireflies roam Direbo.
    • Todelmer
      • No wildlife.
    • Noloben
      • Bahro
      • Snakes - Protect the entrance to Esher's laboratory in Noloben. The Bahro fear the snakes' poisonous and paralytic venom.
      • Various sea birds - Various birds can be spotted in Noloben's skies.
    • Laki'ahn
      • Laki - An aquatic creature that was captured and killed in an arena. Now nearly extinct. Only four are positively known to exist, but more are probably out in the oceans, as their haunting calls echo over the water.
      • "Pirahna" birds - Small birds of prey that roam Laki'ahn.
    • Tahgira
      • Bacteria - Small heat-seeking bacteria create pathways that can be walked across.

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Games and Ages

• Myst (Ages, Soundtrack) • Riven (Ages, Soundtrack) • Myst III (Ages, Soundtrack) • Myst IV (Ages, Soundtrack) • Uru (Ages, Soundtrack) • Myst V (Ages, Soundtrack)

Characters

• Aitrus • Ti'ana • Veovis • Gehn • Atrus • Catherine • Achenar • Sirrus • Yeesha • Saavedro • Esher • The Stranger

Publications

• Book of Atrus • Book of Ti'ana • Book of D'ni • Book of Marrim • Passages • The Book of Black Ships

D'ni

• D'ni Ages • The Art • Items • Kings • Language • Numerals • DRC • Timeline • Wildlife

Organizations

• Cyan • Brøderbund • Red Orb • Presto • Ubisoft • Turner • GameTap
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