Kuruinin Karierbaag
The Karierbaag
| Karierbaag | |
|---|---|
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| What? | National Animal of Kurui |
| Why? | Ask it's creator. How the hell are we supposed to know? |
| Features | Carraige of possessions. Water Retention. Inedible to most. Slow. IQ of a dead pigeon. |
| Predominance | Himori Region |
Officially documented in 1967 but known since Konin times, Kurui's National Animal is the Karierbaag - A protected species due to their appalling taste and obvious practical purposes from the name. A giant mollusc (45cm tall, 35cm wide), its absence of speed would make it an easy snack for any predator. Thankfully for its lack of intelligence, there are none on the island desperate enough to want to eat it. Like most non-aquatic molluscs, it leaves a trail of slime, and prefers shady patches, explaining it's prominence in the Himori region, as well as the Himori itself. Its name comes from an early Kuruinin's mispelling of the English it sounds like. Its body is like four webbed toes in a square formation, and the tougher skin in the middle has only one stomata, as the cavity was designed for water retention. This way, no slime goes into the water as the slime is not necessary, and there is no means for the upper cavity to dehydrate. The other apparent purpose of this is that after some of the Kuruinin domesticated the Karierbaag (yes, the let the slimy creatures into their houses) it was useful for carrying their shopping in the earlier days of the economy. With the Automotive Industry's uprise in the late 1980s, their use became lesser known and as such seldom used except in remote areas. In 1995 they were made a protected species on the island following the Gake abuse cases in which a small sect used them as candle moulds, resulting in some of the creatures taking in hot wax and burning their insides. Those concerned were made to build several thousand houses on Atacama; such is the respect for the animals and nature on Kurui. Only the celestine spirits know how many got burnt in the Kazankurui eruption in 1992. Whatever they are. All we have to worry about with the Karierbaags are our lettuces.
