Flora and Fauna of the Floral Sea

Wax Golem: At almost five meters tall each wax golem is an intimidating rune carved sentinel against any threats to The Hives and the Bee-Folk. A single cyclopean black compound eye stands out from the butter-yellow wax flesh of the golem, unblinking and ever vigilant, never breaking from their perpetual scan of the horizon. Each golem caries a quiver of nightshade tipped hooked stinger-spears on their back. Bee-Folk pollen harvests revere these guardians, and as a ward against danger and for auspicious pollen harvests, often adorn them with woven flower crowns and multiple leis.

The process to make a wax golem is not an easy one. Wax must be first melted and then shaped into the rough shape of the construct. The melted wax severely burns the bee-folk constructors and most require amputation of their forearms. Gallons of sacred royal jelly and a specialized larva, who’s body will wither and die so that it grows into the Wax Golem's eye, are implanted in the constructs chest. Finally the runes that give the creation life must be carved into the construct. The same bee-folk that melted the wax for the bee golem are chosen for this task, their stingers used to carve the runes into the wax flesh. This process kills the workers. From the corpses the stingers are gathered and treated with nightshade and other poisons and psychoactive pollens to make the stinger spears that each golem keeps on its back.

Honey Bears: Neither honey, nor bear, Honey Bears are golden predatory oozes. Often covered in petals Honey Bears are one of the most dangerous predators in the Floral Sea.

Root Fogs: Root Frogs are massive and their skin has a knotted green designed to blend into the roots. On the back of each grows a large lotus flower. They strike from camouflage with their massive tongues that can shoot out lightning fast to a distance of ten meters or more. Their preferred prey are the pollen harvesters of the Bee-Folk, so the Wax Golems must stand ever vigilant scanning the horizon for root frogs while out harvesting.

Petal Elemental: Elemental is a poor descriptor of what these creatures are. Their most natural form is that of a gust of wind heavy with various flower petals. They however can take other forms including that of birds, fish, and men, all shaped out of petals. They leave a pleasant scent wherever they go and serve as guardians to the flowers in the Floral Sea

Flutter Swarms: Great flocks of shimmering butterflies that shimmer and change color based on the moods of nearby creatures. Their life cycle is unclear, as no caterpillars exist in the Floral Sea.