Fauna and Domesticated Animals

Xiunus is rife with life, from the smallest insect to the largest predator within the depths of the sea. Domestication is fairly new amidst the colonies, but it is sure to expand as time moves on. It should be noted that while currently, colonies with domesticated animals or livestock can freely pick up "drops" and assign colonists as "owners," this may not always be the case.

Some species of fauna on Xiunus have been domesticated and often live both among native populations and among colonies. These often can return with items on a daily basis for their colonies. These can be found by going to your animals page and collecting individual drops or from all animals at once.

When bred in captivity, variations of livestock may occur at random. They may also occur when a livestock animal is fed a "Swill", or  a type of transmogrification item that affects the creature's genome.

Wildlife can be freely illustrated or written about without the need for canonical gameplay elements such as domestication, though in these instances, they offer no bonuses and should be seen as purely flavour.

New wildlife can be discovered through colony observation via worldbuilding prompts. There is no promise that any noted creatures will be officially documented by DPIP (see: added to the game), nor that they may ever be domesticated, but there is often a good chance that they may. Colonies must be aware that there is always the potential for DPIP to take documentation into their own hands (see: staff may create new art to fit into the site's style.)