Species of the Inner Earth, Part 1

Life forms living on the Inner Earth are far different than life forms living on the Outer Earth. Due to slightly varying wavelengths of light given off by Archolight and Sergolight, plants do not use chlorophyll to obtain energy; they use a currently unidentified chemical known as pastrocune. The pastrocune in the leaves of plants gives the leaves a reddish purple coloring. Also, most plants are partially carnivorous due to the large number of flies that come in swarms overnight. These flies are quite special, however. Each fly can spit lethal poison up to a length of 12-22 feet, depending on the size of the fly. The flies intentionally spit the poison into the mouths of predators. If ingested, this poison could kill an Outer Earth human being in a matter of seconds.

The dominant species of the Inner Earth is a humanoid life form known as Brrchucrcrclcx, or in Inner Earth language, "Large Bison-tongued Bird Man." Inner Earth language is universal among mammalian species, and consists of rapid mid-frequency noises such as those given off by an old dial-up modem. Brrchucrcrclcx is similar in size, anatomy, and genetic structure to a human being, but contains feathers and large wings on its back in order to quickly fly away to safety during overnight fly swarms. Its stomach can digest anything but fly poison, and it breeds through a complex form of mitosis. It builds houses atop tall trees to avoid being eaten by rampant wolverine packs that roam the surface of the Inner Earth. Wolverines are an invasive species on the Inner Earth; they grow to be twenty feet tall, and are so widespread that any attempt to hunt or mass-murder them has resulted in the death of all parties involved. Luckily, trees grow quite quickly on the Inner Earth due to the effectiveness of pastrocune as an energy-harvesting chemical. Because of this, trees grow to several hundred feet in height in a matter of months, and Inner Earth species can easily find shelter from the wolverines. Thus, the wolverines are often forced to eat their young.

Here is an artist's representation of an Inner Earth wolverine attacking a Brrchucrcrclcx