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 * Original thread: Purged during the attempted transition to Discussions.
 * Reboot 1: The Skean-Vandhat Empire. ( Warning:  Drama involving at least 4 users ahead).
 * Reboot 2: The Bekn Civilization (AKA this thread).


 * Uh... we haven't made an introduction like the one in the first reboot yet. I shall make it, then.

Introduction

 * (I suggest for you to take notes of these, and put them in use; I want them to be important in the timeline later on).

What is this life form called?

 * They're called "Bekn."

What is their home planet?

 * (Credit: Fantasy Name Generators - Planet description generator).

Name

 * Their homeworld's name is Buswade.

The planet and the rest of its star system

 * The planet Buswade, as it's called by most scientists, is an oceanic planet in a huge solar system filled with twenty-two other planets. The water is red-colored, while the islands are mostly green like the Earth's landscape.
 * Buswade is about 4.2 times bigger than Earth and its gravity is about 1.75 times that of Earth.
 * A single day lasts 28.99 hours and a year lasts 200 days. The planet is made up of hundred thousands of small to large islands (but mostly small ones), which make up 17% of the planet's landmass.
 * (Meaning that 83% of Buswade's landmass is covered in water, which is 12% more than Earth's landmass, which is 71%).
 * A moon orbits the planet and Buswade itself orbits a red sun in a circular orbit. The star is named "Aleph", while the moon is named "Xon". The Aleph System may or may not have multiple planets with sentient life.

Plant life

 * The plant-like organisms on this planet are exclusively different types of flowers. They come in all shapes and sizes, some are small and single stemmed, like you'd expect to find on Earth. But others are more like bushes, shrubs and even trees.

Animal behavior

 * Almost all organisms want to prevent being eaten and many do so by growing thorns or excreting horrible tasting fluids, but there's one species which, in a way, needs to be eaten to make sure the species survives.
 * Once this species has grown to a mature size, it will stop regrowing. Instead it will begin storing energy, which makes it more appealing to animals.
 * Once animals begin eating it and eat enough of it, the energy stored deep within will be transferred to all the seeds, which will be released simultaneously.
 * The seeds get stuck to the animals, who are too busy eating the parent, and are taken with them. The extra energy stored within them will give a temporary growth boost in the vital first weeks.
 * After the seeds have fully matured, they will be released from the consumers' excretion system, and hatch into Yggworms few hours after being released from their hosts.

Underwater life

 * The wonders seen on the surface are also seen underwater. A huge variety of corals and aquatic plants have made their home in the waters of this planet, both living in harmony with each other, at least in most cases.
 * Some species have developed into more aggressive forms, effectively trying to force their species wherever there's water for them. This has lead to the decline of some other species, but also to the rise of new, specialized predators.

Animal life

 * This planet has an abundance of life in all shapes and sizes. Birds, reptiles, insects, fish, mammals, you name it.
 * There are even a few dozen sentient species, most of them either reptilian or amphibian. However, the most remarkable species is only barely sentient.
 * But it's not their sentience that makes them interesting. These large mammals have bark-like skin, comparable to the skin of an elephant but with the texture of a dragon's scale. These mammals are slow and docile, which they can afford to be with such armor, but their gentle nature causes moss, plants and other small organisms to grow on their skin.
 * Some individuals look more like walking trees than a member of their own species and it has lead to unique micro-ecosystems.

What's it like?

 * They look like this.
 * They are amphibians with incredibly long, yet flat, teeth. (Kinda different from the ones shown in the picture above).
 * They have eyes that are entirely black.
 * Their skin on the neck are white, while the rest can be brown, black, grey, green, or red. Male Bekns have dull-colored skins (brown, grey, and black), while female Bekns have bright-colored skins (green and red).
 * They have a total of 12 horns. 3 on the left side of the head, and another 3 on the right side of the head, and 4 on the top of the head.
 * They can breathe both on land and in water.
 * They have webbed feet, but their hands are not webbed. Having webbed feet and strong legs make them a great jumper and a great swimmer. Their hands, on the other hand, have retractable claws.
 * Their 4 "mustache tentacles" are stingers that work like jellyfish stings; they can inject deadly poison at their enemies if they get too close. Females only have 2 mustache tentacles and they are thinner. However, they are thrice as long as the male's tentacles.
 * They eat Yum Shells and certain elements (Cesium, Barium, Polonium, and Neodymium) for food.
 * They make their first tools out of Ick Shells.
 * Their average lifespan is a half-century. (50 years).

The Prehistoric Bekns

 * (Note: The trees mentioned in Year 7 are giant flowers that resemble trees...)

Year 8

 * Some Bekns have decided to leave New Beknginning, and swum to the largest island they've ever discovered to date: Virnach.
 * On Virnach, the Bekns have discovered the aforementioned species of huge mammals that carried entire micro-ecosystems on their backs: Buswadian Behemoths.
 * These large mammals have bark-like skin, comparable to the skin of an elephant but with the texture of a dragon's scale. These mammals are slow and docile, which they can afford to be with such armor, but their gentle nature causes moss, plants and other small organisms to grow on their skin.
 * Some individuals look more like walking trees than a member of their own species and it has lead to unique micro-ecosystems.
 * A few Bekns tried to gnaw on a Behemoth's skin, expecting it to taste like Yum Shells or the elements that they regularly eat. Turns out, it was too hard for their teeth to handle. The Behemoth's reaction was to stomp on them with its feet, before slowly moving on like nothing happened. (And no, Bekn stingers don't work on Behemoths).
 * However, another group of Bekns were more clever, and decided to jump on another Behemoth's back. There, they discovered a strange species that needs to be eaten in order to make sure the species survives: Yggworms (pronounced "yigg-wurms").
 * They're basically red gummy worms who are incredibly nutritious.
 * These worms are named after "Yggdrasil" (world tree) because of their tendency to live on Behemoths, who are, again, basically mobile ecosystems.
 * Once this species has grown to a mature size, it will stop regrowing. Instead it will begin storing energy, which makes it more appealing to animals.
 * Once animals begin eating it and eat enough of it, the energy stored deep within will be transferred to all the seeds, which will be released simultaneously.
 * The seeds get stuck to the animals, who are too busy eating the parent, and are taken with them. The extra energy stored within them will give a temporary growth boost in the vital first weeks.
 * After the seeds have fully matured, they will be released from the consumers' excretion system, and hatch into Yggworms few hours after being released from their hosts.
 * The Behemoths don't mind about this as long as they aren't hurt. And such, Yggworms become the Bekns' fourth food source after Yum Shells, the Four Elements (Cesium, Barium, Polonium, and Neodymium), and the Vastevillian flower-tree sap.

Year 9

 * The Bekns began to form small communities inside a cave tunnel with lots of Yums and Four Elements deposits inside them. And just outside the cave entrance is a herd of Behemoths that regularly walk by, and their backs are full of Yggworms for the Bekns to feast on.

Year 10

 * Some Bekns have returned to Old Bekhginning. They wandered for a while, until they discovered giant, blue-colored flowers on the island. There, a large colony (basically what you call a group of bats) of Yums are feasting on a giant flower's nectar, so a team of Bekn hunters decided to scale the giant flower and get to the Yums.
 * They started with a big jump, and then they climbed with their claws. After minutes of enduring, they have finally reached the top. The Bekns realized that throwing them down would break their shells, their favorite part of the Yums, so they decided to frighten them.
 * And such, the Yums fled to their cave, not knowing that the Bekns have already inhabited it. Ambushed, around fifty Yums have been killed with Bekn stings, and they enjoyed their hard-earned meal for the night. This "giant flower hunt" would repeat for the rest of this year.

Year 11

 * A shadow loom over the Bekns of the Old Bekhginning. This entity swoops down to the Bekns, revealing itself to be a massive bird of prey. This is their first predator: Sharp-feathered Megahawks.
 * Basically, they are giant hawks with feathers that can be sharpened at will to the point they could cut flesh.
 * The Bekns, after realizing that the Megahawk is after them, tries to attack it with close range and sting them, but the Megahawk cut the Bekns' tentacles with its feathers, then shoots its feathers into either their heart or brain, killing them.
 * The Bekns rushed to make weapons out of Ick Shells, as the Megahawk began to eat the Bekns one by one, they have finally made them: Ickspears, made from shells so hard that Megahawk feathers can't damage them. And so, they threw the Ickspears at the Megahawk, killing it. Its beak was later cut off as a trophy to symbolize their victory.

Year 23

 * The Bekns have inhabited a total of 17 islands at this point (out of hundred thousands), yet they haven't encountered other sapient species (and haven't dove into the vast ocean as of now) despite there being a few dozens of them on this planet.
 * The Bekns have learned to domesticate the Yums and the Icks. Domesticated Yums and Icks are much friendlier and less fearful than the wild ones, not knowing about their inevitable demise.
 * The Bekns have discovered that any attempt for the Megahawks to peck a Behemoth with their sharp beak or attack them with sharp feathers won't work. And in turn, the Behemoth would gore it with its tusks, and feast on it. (Behemoths are omnivorous).


 * And that's all for today. 23:03. Took so many hours to finish this post. Good night.