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Towards the end of the last glaciation period, the humble janits, once a rather diverse group that diverged from the mainline [[wingworms]], were very nearly driven towards extinction. Only the [[snowsculptor janit]] had managed to survive, and even then just barely, with two remote populations currently known to exist separated from one another by a vast expanse of ocean. While those on Drake continue to eke out an existence relatively unchanged from that of their ancestors, those on Fermi found themselves faced with a rather different situation. Their island home offered up a far harsher existence, one plagued by a shrinking coastline and ever increasing desertification that had been going on for over the last several thousand years. Under such conditions, as the island of Fermi continues to erode away into the sea, life was difficult to say the least, even for those such as the janits which are so low on the food chain. As is often the case, though, under such conditions when the specter of adversity rears its ugly head, species are often forced to either adapt or, should they fail to do so, risk dying out. As they hailed from the highly adaptive wingworms, those snowsculptor janits of Fermi were able to do just that.

Towards the end of the last glaciation period, the humble janits, once a rather diverse group that diverged from the mainline [[wingworms]], were very nearly driven towards extinction. Only the [[Snowsculptor Janit|snowsculptor janit]] had managed to survive, and even then just barely, with two remote populations currently known to exist separated from one another by a vast expanse of ocean. While those on Drake continue to eke out an existence relatively unchanged from that of their ancestors, those on Fermi found themselves faced with a rather different situation. Their island home offered up a far harsher existence, one plagued by a shrinking coastline and ever increasing desertification that had been going on for over the last several thousand years. Under such conditions, as the island of Fermi continues to erode away into the sea, life was difficult to say the least, even for those such as the janits which are so low on the food chain. As is often the case, though, under such conditions when the specter of adversity rears its ugly head, species are often forced to either adapt or, should they fail to do so, risk dying out. As they hailed from the highly adaptive wingworms, those snowsculptor janits of Fermi were able to do just that.

The '''communal janits''' are the end result of these evolutionary pressures. Forsaking the frozen shores of Fermi for its more temperate ones, they have split from their ancestors and no longer dwell within the more polar climes as they once did. While this change arose due to the more plentifulness of available food within warmer climes, it also provided them an unprecedented opportunity for expansion - the [[seashrog|seashrogs]]. Or, to be more accurate, the seashrog’s nests. Unintentionally stowing away on bits of foliage as these clever shrews went about constructing their floating homes, they wound up being brought aboard, whereupon they could feast on decaying bits of flora and food. As local currents brought these nests away from Fermi, they would inevitably wind up upon the shores of the driftwood islands, a massive expanses of floating debris located in the Jujubee ocean. With vast fields of [[puffgrass|puffgrasses]] to hide within, a plethora of decaying matter from which they could gorge upon, and, at that point in time, little in the ways of competition from similarly sized fauna like [[minikruggs]], this region would be as a paradise for them to flourish in. From here, the driftwood islands would serve as a “staging point” of sorts, allowing the communal janits to spread globally as the occasional shrog or tamow would cast off from that place in search of distant shores, all awhile unconcerned with the little janits which would infest their nests.

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-Towards the end of the last glaciation period, the humble janits, once a rather diverse group that diverged from the mainline [[wingworms]], were very nearly driven towards extinction. Only the [[snowsculptor janit]] had managed to survive, and even then just barely, with two remote populations currently known to exist separated from one another by a vast expanse of ocean. While those on Drake continue to eke out an existence relatively unchanged from that of their ancestors, those on Fermi found themselves faced with a rather different situation. Their island home offered up a far harsher existence, one plagued by a shrinking coastline and ever increasing desertification that had been going on for over the last several thousand years. Under such conditions, as the island of Fermi continues to erode away into the sea, life was difficult to say the least, even for those such as the janits which are so low on the food chain. As is often the case, though, under such conditions when the specter of adversity rears its ugly head, species are often forced to either adapt or, should they fail to do so, risk dying out. As they hailed from the highly adaptive wingworms, those snowsculptor janits of Fermi were able to do just that.
+Towards the end of the last glaciation period, the humble janits, once a rather diverse group that diverged from the mainline [[wingworms]], were very nearly driven towards extinction. Only the [[Snowsculptor Janit|snowsculptor janit]] had managed to survive, and even then just barely, with two remote populations currently known to exist separated from one another by a vast expanse of ocean. While those on Drake continue to eke out an existence relatively unchanged from that of their ancestors, those on Fermi found themselves faced with a rather different situation. Their island home offered up a far harsher existence, one plagued by a shrinking coastline and ever increasing desertification that had been going on for over the last several thousand years. Under such conditions, as the island of Fermi continues to erode away into the sea, life was difficult to say the least, even for those such as the janits which are so low on the food chain. As is often the case, though, under such conditions when the specter of adversity rears its ugly head, species are often forced to either adapt or, should they fail to do so, risk dying out. As they hailed from the highly adaptive wingworms, those snowsculptor janits of Fermi were able to do just that.
 The '''communal janits''' are the end result of these evolutionary pressures. Forsaking the frozen shores of Fermi for its more temperate ones, they have split from their ancestors and no longer dwell within the more polar climes as they once did. While this change arose due to the more plentifulness of available food within warmer climes, it also provided them an unprecedented opportunity for expansion - the [[seashrog|seashrogs]]. Or, to be more accurate, the seashrog’s nests. Unintentionally stowing away on bits of foliage as these clever shrews went about constructing their floating homes, they wound up being brought aboard, whereupon they could feast on decaying bits of flora and food. As local currents brought these nests away from Fermi, they would inevitably wind up upon the shores of the driftwood islands, a massive expanses of floating debris located in the Jujubee ocean. With vast fields of [[puffgrass|puffgrasses]] to hide within, a plethora of decaying matter from which they could gorge upon, and, at that point in time, little in the ways of competition from similarly sized fauna like [[minikruggs]], this region would be as a paradise for them to flourish in. From here, the driftwood islands would serve as a “staging point” of sorts, allowing the communal janits to spread globally as the occasional shrog or tamow would cast off from that place in search of distant shores, all awhile unconcerned with the little janits which would infest their nests.

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