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The creatures of Tékumel
are very diverse. In addition to the indigenous species the colonists of
the Humanspace Alliance brought many more from their own homeworlds to Tékumel
as specimens in zoos, to farm and as reminders of home to decorate
their colonies and enclaves. The current fauna and flora are a mixture
from at least fourteen different worlds. In the great disaster the various
plants and animals met and mixed, and in the manner of living beings
competed and either thrived or went extinct. Unfortunately for humanity,
it was usually the nastiest predators from the old hunting preserves who
did well. Add to this some unfortunate
experiments in genetic engineering, mutations caused by the 'thinning of
reality' in Tékumel's new pocket universe and a hefty dose of gamma
rays from the nastier wars of the Latter Times and you will see why a
walk in the woods can be hair-raising in the extreme. Sources In all cases I
have added a few details of my own to the descriptions, and updated the
stats for T:EPT.
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