Families and species
The five beast families, their fifteen species, what each family's habitat makes, and how to unlock the next family.
Every beast belongs to one of five families. Each family has three species, one habitat and one material its beasts make. You start with Meadow and unlock the other four in order: Ember, Tide, Highland and Canopy. Beasts of different families never breed together.
Meadow
Meadow beasts live in the Meadow habitat and make Bloomthread. Your island starts with this family.
BumbrelYour starter
VeylarkThe opening egg
MyralumeBred from Bumbrel and Veylark
Ember
Ember beasts live in the Ember habitat and make Cinderstone.
ScorvaneThe unlock egg
TembrixThe chapter egg
VolsharBred, or guaranteed after 5 breedings
Tide
Tide beasts live in the Tide habitat and make Tidepearl.
NacrilThe unlock egg
VortulaThe chapter egg
ThaluneBred, or guaranteed after 5 breedings
Highland
Highland beasts live in the Highland habitat and make Stormshard.
DolmorrThe unlock egg
KavruneThe chapter egg
TorvailBred, or guaranteed after 5 breedings
Canopy
Canopy beasts live in the Canopy habitat and make Wildsap.
BrambraxThe unlock egg
ElytrilThe chapter egg
NemorakBred, or guaranteed after 5 breedings
Every species can also hatch from a family's daily field study egg, from a Wild Titan egg, or come from another player.
The Legendary
Nexavyr is the only Legendary beast. It can't be bred, released, refined or traded; you earn its egg by summoning and defeating it, once you have mastered all five families. Nexavyr explains how.
Unlocking the next family
Families unlock in order, in /families. Only the island's Owner can unlock one.
| Family | Islemarks | Materials | Also needs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ember | 200 | 120 Bloomthread | Your first breeding, all 3 Meadow species in your Archive, and the first island border |
| Tide | 600 | 240 Cinderstone, 120 Bloomthread | Ember, all 3 Ember species in your Archive, and the Ember chapter |
| Highland | 1,200 | 360 Tidepearl, 240 Cinderstone | Tide, all 3 Tide species in your Archive, and the Tide chapter |
| Canopy | 2,400 | 480 Stormshard, 240 Tidepearl | Highland, all 3 Highland species in your Archive, and the Highland chapter |
A species counts as soon as your island has owned one, at any stage; you don't need adults, and the Archive remembers species you no longer own. Ember needs the first border, which gives its habitat room; see Island upgrades.
What an unlock gives
- The family's habitat, ready to place from
/habitat. - An egg of its first species, with random traits.
- Its block tier, trail and themes in the shops, its fishing water and its trial line.
- Its chapter quests: 5 care or training rounds with the family pay an egg of the second species and 30 Islemarks, and 5 paid breedings in the family guarantee an egg of the third.
Meadow works the same way: your starter and the opening egg are its first two species, and 5 Meadow breedings guarantee a Myralume.