Moemoea

The Moemoea is an omnipedal creature that walks and stands on four legs, but runs on two. It that holds a resemblance to the Parasaurolophus. The Moemoea has an overall alien look to it with wispy crests and frills which resemble otherworldly flowers. These frills can be spotted on the head, specifically on the forehead and around the eyes. They are also found running down the back, at the base of the tail, and on the shins. Many of these frills expand into tendrils or whiskers. The neck of the Moemoea is long, and covered in a sort of armour plate, also resembling flowers. The Moemoea's back is covered in similar armour which appears more stiff and hard. The body of the Moemoea is rounded and bulky, supported by long, somewhat thin legs.

**Males**: Males have larger, brighter coloured frills on their shins.

Males have larger, brighter coloured frills on their shins.

**Females**: Females have smaller, darker coloured frills on their shins.

Females have smaller, darker coloured frills on their shins.

• Moemoea inhabit the rolling plains and dense woodland of Sonaria. As they travel in packs, they prefer to stick together in relatively large and open areas where there is a lot of room for escape if danger arrives.
• Moemoea are pack creatures, moving in herds for safety and engaging in highly social lifestyle, similar to real-world elephants. Their lives are mostly spent grazing fields and forest undergrowth, as they are rather large and require a lot of sustenance to remain active.
• They are primarily crepuscular (active at dawn and dusk) creatures, and feed off of glowing plants that allow them to retain a type of bioluminescence on their outer frills.
• At night and during the day, Moemoea migrate to dense Sonaria undergrowth to hide effectively from predators.
• The only time these creatures become effectively "aggressive" is when their young are threatened, and the adults form into a group to protect their young. They trample their enemies and primarily rely on defensive maneuvers.
• Moemoea are able to display their cheek frills much like a frilled lizard can, and use them as a way to ward off predators.

• Moemoea are very fond of eating Mush, much to the dismay of the other creatures of Sonaria who sometimes seem to use this currency in a form of trade.
• Any mutations seen in the original concept art are effectively canonical/lore mutations; while not appearing in-game, some Moemoea may exhibit these mutations with no boost in stats.

• Designed by malarkeii. Moemoea's design was heavily influenced by Parasaurolophus as well as the wings of butterflies, which is why the Moemoea is so frilly and colorful. It was created for the original fantasy approach that Agartha intended, to be whimsical and mysterious. The name "Moemoea" is one of the few names given to a creature made by malarkeii that originally had no basis in another language or meaning. That said, it may have meaning in some languages. In certain Polynesian languages, it's a word meaning "dream", or more rarely depending on context, "fantasy". It was originally planned to have physical mutations like extra teeth and other features, but for development reasons (extra hidden parts cause more lag), these weren't added to the game.
• Modeled by Erythia.
• Redesigned by Stood ( Stood_04 ). The redesign was inspired by Parasaurs and flowers.
• Redesign modeled by Exell_Ex.
• Redesign rigged by Mezzioli.
• Redesign animated by kazooduder.
• Moemoea was once featured on the Creatures of Sonaria thumbnail, but was later swapped out for another thumbnail.
• The original Moemoea description referred to Sonaria as Agartha, which is Sonaria's original name back during the early stages of the game.

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