I’ve been working on island ecosystems which are always super fun because of how weird they can get!! so far, I’ve got an island full of bugs who’ve experienced insular gigantism and an island full of birds that’s taken all sorts of different paths in evolution.

however, I do sometimes think about the nightmares and what they would look like if they were in RR. i didn’t add them because I disliked the fact that they were on fire all of the time, so they likely wouldn’t have that in my version. the replacement would be that they’d always be born with the fire element, like how hippocamps and kelpies are always born with the water element!

as for their appearance? there’s two directions they could go in. the first option would be a rhino-like and spikey equine, with some influence from the karkadann. the second option would be a more mammalian carnivore approach where they have sharp teeth and are quite fluffy.

these are both unfortunately quite similar to two unicorn types that already exist in RR! also, i wouldn’t want to add more equine variants. 12 I feel is a good number, and 13 feels like an odd number (no pun intended). it cannot be perfectly split into 2s and 3s like 12 can!