Serina: Serinaustran Lumps (290 MYH)

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Twilump: Inhabitant of the deepest forest interior near the south pole, a burrowing lump that is specialized to dwell in perpetual darkness, thriving through the polar night, with long, fluorescent, ribbon-like feathers that shine through the dark to maintain contact with its colony mates.

Lumperjack: Specialized lump with flanges covered in sharp, triangular "teeth" that allow them to cut down small trees with back-and-forth motions. For more information, you'll need to see Sheather's patreon (for now).

Midnight Mump: A close relative of the twilump, this is a relatively large polar forest-dwelling browser, with very dark feathers to camouflage with the eternal gloom. They have large resonating gular sacs to produce deep acoustic vibrations that travel through the earth to communicate with one another without sight.

Butterflange Lumpelope: Small, jungle-dwelling lumpelopes, lacking the horns of other larger species to better navigate through the thick tangle of vegetation. Males are stationary, while females live in larger nomadic herds. Males will work together for coordinated dance numbers to try and court females; the more males that can dance in sync, the more impressive they are liable to be.

Minilump: One of the smallest lumps and descended from the bloblump, a duck-like animal that lives in large flocks, feeding on floating aquatic vegetation. Although slow-moving and incapable of diving, the minilumps are capable of defending themselves by "sneezing" a foul-smelly and greasy fluid that mats up fur and feathers.

Lumppotamus: One of the largest lump species and (ironically) a close relative of the minilump, the lumppotamus is a massive wading herbivore which is nearly featherless and strong enough to rip up rhizomes and consume swathes of water weeds, with keratinous "teeth" on the edge of its bill-like flanges to help it grip vegetation. Although slow and ponderous animals, they have very few predators as adults.

Bosslump: One of several species of large horned lumps, evolved from the hoglump, this species is notable instead for for central defensive facial ornamentation which does not involve its horns. Its face is covered in thick sheets of keratin, particular in the nasal region, which is over two inches thick, allowing it to be used as a nearly impenetrable shield against the most formidable Serinaustran predators.

Six-Horned Lumpelope: Particularly large, plains-dwelling lumpelopes, the open space has allowed them to evolve particularly large horns. However, these are used mostly for visual display, as the lightly-built sprinters are not well-built for combat. These are one of the fastest of the lumpelopes, able to cover great distances fleeing from similarly fleet-footed predators.

Lazuli Lumpelope: Easily identifiable by its deep blue face, this is a wading lumpelope species perfectly at home walking through shallow water, consuming floating vegetation, rooting for rhizomes, snarks, and crustaceans, and grazing along the shore. Males create raised platforms in ponds which are their display arenas from which he will perform elaborate courtship dances to impress flocks of females.

Rutlump: Possibly the most vicious of lumps, this is a horned lump which has evolved into an aggressive boar-like beast with large hooked spikes along its flanges and trunk for gripping prey and tearing through flesh. Although still largely a plant-eater, this is the only lump which will regularly hunt big animals, even coordinating in groups to do so, making it one of the continent's apex predators.

Bumplump: A reclusive, forest-dwelling horned lump which is one of the most primitive living members of the group, representing what the ancestral horned lump likely resembled. These are relatively solitary animals, dwelling in pairs at most, camouflaged in the undergrowth by their mottled green plumage, but can flash their bright red fringe of erectile quills on the backside for display.

Buffalump: Possibly the most common of the horned lumps, great herds wander the moist grasslands, wetlands and prairies of Serinaustra in groups that can number hundreds of thousands strong. Their numbers and large horns are formidable defences against predators, but their numerous and more vulnerable young are on the menu for a number of the region's larger carnivores.

Bogthumper: At up to two metric tonnes, this is one of the largest terrestrial trunkos to ever live, only exceeded by the bogbeast and larger giraffowl in size on Serinarcta. These powerful herbivores have rows of huge tooth-like spikes along their flanges which allow them to bulldoze trees and rip up shrubs, plowing through the forests like biological construction vehicles. Because of their destructive habits, these are one of the least social lumps, only living in pairs or small family groups.

Grumplump: A direct descendant of the earlier grumplump, this species has changed relatively little in terms of appearance and behaviour outside of superficial differences, primarily in its even more ornate array of flange horns, useful for digging efficiently through soil digging up tubers and nutritious roots.