I'm gonna be redoing my worldbuilding for the Kindlings/Iru here soon, so I might as well start up a sideblog for it specifically! Here's a brief introduction.
Iru is a planet of dense red forests and megafauna. The planet's atmosphere holds a large amount of greenhouse gases, water vapor, and oxygen. All condusive to a planet of giants. Not all Iruan fauna are big though. Some, like the intelligent lifeforms on the planet (Kindlings), are more adapted to climbing and taking down prey in packs.
Kindlings are not the first intelligent creatures on Iru. The Iruans before them built large cities and portals which have now falled into ruin. They even domesticated the proto-kindlings, turning their ancestors into what they are today.
The main goal of this project is to come up with cultures and stories for the Kindlings. I love xenobiology but I also like worldbuilding, and I find it hard to balance both. Looking at an entire species as a whole vs focusing in on one specific city or region is hard!!













