Cottonball Cottonball

A perplexing species calling the surface of the Osao Ocean home, cottonball cottonballs roll about the surface of the water, gradually picking up plankton, algae and other floating plants and animals, and other random debris to increase their size. These animals are magical, their existence dependent upon aeromancy.

A Fisherman's Nightmare

Fishing isn't the most common profession on Osao but industrial fishing is quite popular. There are thousands upon thousands of fish species in the Osao Ocean, such as batfish, mohawkfish, firefish, yackadoodles, but the one thing guaranteed to be caught in their fishing nets are cottonball cottonballs.

Yackadoodle by Mochi

Without fail these annoying little inanimals get caught in fishing nets. They reproduce through magical fission and so there are millions upon millions of these cottonballs bobbing over the surface of the ocean. They are drawn to loud noises and no offense to slimes, but their industrial fishing platforms aren't the quietest.

They swarm these areas in their millions, getting caught in their nets as they pull up catches from several hundred metres below the surface.

Scientific Name
Cottonball cottonball
Geographic Distribution

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Sep 28, 2023 19:27

Perfection

Oct 12, 2023 13:34 by Mochi

<3

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Sep 28, 2023 23:22

... Since they catch so many, what do they taste like? Somebody had to try, right?

Oct 12, 2023 13:35 by Mochi

I can't imagine they taste nice! xD

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Oct 12, 2023 13:10 by Vivianne Morena

I'm imagining those oceans would be very clean if there's tons of those Cottonballs picking up random debris as they float around :D

Feb 22, 2024 18:04

Where can i read about the slimes?

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