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Storyline; Need help.
Topic Started: Nov 2 2007, 07:41 AM (896 Views)
Emerald_Fang
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As I very well know from priviate conversation with Adam, he doesn't want to ruin the storyline of brackenwood. So I now have a question that doesn't involve how brackenwood became so sparsely populated, opposed how much life exist.

In watching waterlollies, I noticed a great abundance of life in contrast to previous animations. In addition I identified several areas used in the previous episodes (or similar look-a-likes) and discovered that life is in great numbers.

My question here is,
"What is the general number of species on brackenwood and how densely is it populated. Is the forest planet recovering from some huge disaster, or was it a simple choice to exclude large amounts of wildlife in the earlier episodes?"


(PS Adam. I have my friends locked into brackenwood thanks to waterlollies... You're Welcome for the favor ;D)
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Emerald_Fang
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Well after reading another forum post, I thought I would bring it on myself to post a more indepth guide to the brackenwood wildlife. I do understand that some material has been taken from other resources, but is well accounted for later in the guide. This will be updated regularly.

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[size=7]Table of Contents[/size]
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001 Introduction

002 Prominent Characters
--0021 Bitey
--0022 Bingbong
--0023 Auld Sage
--0024 Lemonee Wee

003 Secondary Characters
--0031 Fairies
--0032 The Yuyu
--0033 Prowlies

004 Wildlife
--0041 Bigfeet
--0042 Fatsacks
--0043 Chisel-Lizards
--0044 Mood Birds
--0045 Blood-coats
--0046 Palefaces
--0047 Umbrellafly
--0048 Other Wildlife

005 Guide Updates

006 Planned Features

007 References/Resources

008 Flash Animations of Brackenwood

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[size=14]Introduction[/size] 001
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The origin of Brackenwood and its inhabitants is another mystery in the series, but they come together to build an intricate, if not bizarre tapestry. The wealth of Brackenwood's environment supports a great deal. Despite this profusion, civilized, let alone intelligent inhabitants number very few. Those few take so little from nature and give so much that they are likened to greenkeepers. For this reason Brackenwood appears untouched since its dawn of time.

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[size=14]Prominent Characters[/size] 002
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So far the series displays Brackenwood's characters moving around in their environment. It brings them to life with individual personalities, showing how they relate and interact with one another. For this reason each Brackenwood episode so far is more of an introduction for one or more characters than an actual story.

[size=7]* Bitey[/size] 0021
Bitey is the fastest creature on the planet. He has the appearance of a hairy faced humanoid and bears resemblance to a Satyr or Faun. Bitey has exceptional eye-sight, which was proven in littleFoot, where he spotted the littleFoot from several miles distance. Growing up completely alone has made him a cruel, selfish, arrogant opportunist with a dangerous excess of hubris. Nothing makes his day more than ruining someone else's. Bitey's only weaknesses are pride and spiders. As a side note: In Episode 1 he is picking on a fat-sack. However, later on he has a dream about having one as his best friend/pet. Having unmatched speed doesn't always save him, though- Once his pride has him captured he has little way to escape. He is introduced in his own episode Bitey of Brackenwood. He also holds a main role in the episodes Prowlies at the River, LittleFoot, and The Yu-Yu. Bitey has never made any noises besides snickers, dismissive sounds, chomps, snarls, growls, yelling/roaring (as seen in Prowlies at the River, where he startles one of the Prowlies by appearing randomly behind it and screaming), and hisses, but is capable of speech.

Height - Information Coming Soon
Weight - Information Coming Soon

[size=7]* Bingbong [/size] 0022
With origins as obscure as any of the other mysterious creatures in the series, Bingbong has the physical likeness of a sort of childlike elf or goblin, and is the embodiment of innocent stupidity. Despite Bingbong's slight build and infantile mentality, he is the strongest being on the planet. He means no harm to anyone, and often goes out of his way to help where he can. This often turns to disaster simply because Bingbong has no concept of his own strength. His introductory episode was in the first Brackenwood episode Bingbong of Brackenwood. He is also in the episode Prowlies at the River. Bingbong is also safe from the wrath of both fairies and musical storms by his sheer stupidity.

Height - Information Coming Soon
Weight - Information Coming Soon

[size=7]* Auld Sage [/size] 0023
The Auld Sage is a very old and very hairless Bigfoot. Despite the hallmark stupidity of Bigfeet, he is the wisest being in the world. And while he knows everything there is to know, he is much more interested in a long conversation over a cup of hot tea, than imparting any knowledge or wisdom on request. The Sage loves his world and all in it, things nasty and polite alike. The Auld Sage sings a Coldplay song in his eponymous short "Auld Sage" and has a short appearance in Bitey of Brackenwood.

Height - Information Coming Soon
Weight - Information Coming Soon

[size=7] * Lemonee Wee[/size] 0024
The Brackenwood witch spends her life taking care of the forest all over the world. She lives alone, but each day spends time with her fast friend the Auld Sage. Being intolerant of nonsense or damage to her forest, she is quick to summon a spell to clean up a mess, repair broken foliage or to teach a lesson. Like the Sage, Lemonee Wee knows much of Brackenwood's History, but he is the only one intelligent enough with whom she can discuss such things and carry on conversations with. She has only appeared in the Brackenwood episode Bitey of Brackenwood. One of Wee's most common spell is a water spell that gives water the behavior and appearance of fire, which ades both in watering high trees and capturing annoying creatures.She is probably the only human in all of Brackenwood

Height - Information Coming Soon
Weight - Information Coming Soon

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[size=14]Secondary Characters[/size] 003
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In addition to the more well known characters, there are also a number of secondary creatures still significant to the series and its development. As of yet these include the elemental Faeries and Yu-Yu, and the strange, if not awkward Prowlies.

[size=7]* Faeries[/size] 0031
They appear as tiny dancing flames and act as guardians to the forest. While in general the Faeries prefer to be left undisturbed, they are well known for mischief. Still, any sort of intrusion upon their affairs will undoubtedly be punished. These punishments range from minor physical ailments to sorts considered too frightful to mention. In all, the Faeries can be regarded as nothing short of dangerously unpredictable. If seen in a yellow color, it is presumed that you are not noticed or safe. If they turn a bright red or dark orange, its time to leave.

Height - Information Coming Soon
Weight - Information Coming Soon
Average Lifespan - Information Coming Soon

[size=7] * The Yu-Yu [/size] 0032
Well known for their droning chant of 'yu-yu yu-yu', this dangerous race of diminutive shadow people serves the role of Brackenwood's bogeymen. The Yu-Yu spirit away any hapless creatures on the verge of sleep that they can find. Their victims are taken to a shadow world to serve as slaves in the darkness. They surround their victim and transform into a thick fog-like creature that acts as a gateway to this shadow world. They can be defeated, however, as in the Yu-Yu, where Bitey dashes through their cloud several times to disperse it, then stepping on them.

Height - Information Coming Soon
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Average Lifespan - Information Coming Soon

[size=7] * Prowlies [/size] 0034
Prowlies are a type of territorial, piscivorous pack animals. They tend to live in groups of no more than five. When their numbers exceed this, any extra Prowlies leave the group to start their own family. Prowlies are naturally curious, intelligent, and resourceful. They also posses a sort of innate maternal instinct, sometimes going to extraordinary lengths to protect creatures smaller than themselves.They even know how to defend themselves.

Height - Information Coming Soon
Weight - Information Coming Soon
Average Lifespan - Information Coming Soon

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[size=14]Wildlife[/size] 004
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Brackenwood's animal life is as diverse as its plant life. Each new episode reveals at least a few new fantastical creatures.

[size=7] * Bigfeet[/size] 0041
These large, hairy, bipedal vegetarians are the forest's gentle giants. They serve as its guardians, watching over and protecting its inhabitants. One of the more prominent Bigfeet is LittleFoot, who appeared in the fourth episode LittleFoot. When a Bigfoot is angry, its purple-red eyes turn green. LittleFoot can go into a 'berserker' mode when stressed.That LittleFoot knows how to fend for itself when Bitey was blocking the way back to the Bigfoot.

Height - Information Coming Soon
Weight - Information Coming Soon
Average Lifespan - Information Coming Soon

[size=7] * Fatsacks [/size] 0042
Fatsacks are one of the most popular creatures in Brackenwood, but by far the most useless. They resemble a bloated water balloon with eyes, that moves like one too, that is, if water balloons could run. Fatsacks are also capable of surprisingly fast movement, in spite of this. The fatsack is an insectivore that tears at the grass with its little claws, then inhales the disturbed gnats from the air with its stub-like trunk. Digestion is an ongoing process within the fatsack, so gases are released frequently and noisily from its trunk. The most well known Fatsack is Jiblet, who appeared in Brackenwood's second episode Bitey of Brackenwood.

Height - Information Coming Soon
Weight - Information Coming Soon
Average Lifespan - Information Coming Soon

[size=7]* Chisel-Lizards[/size] 0043
A Brackenwood equivalent to the Woodpecker, these lizards can be heard endlessly chiseling holes into trees. Chisel-Lizards, though noisy, are difficult to find and observe. Other than the fact that it possibly eats wood, their diet is a mystery.

Height - Information Coming Soon
Weight - Information Coming Soon
Average Lifespan - Information Coming Soon

[size=7]* Mood Birds [/size] 0044
Literally one of Brackenwood's most colorful inhabitants, Mood Birds are a Brackenwood parallel to Chameleons. They are small birds whose disposition is reflected by the color of their feathers. When content they appear blue, when cautious they are green,, possibly for camoflauge purposes, and when angered they turn a bright red and attack whoever has disturbed them. The feathers of a Mood Bird, if detached, will forever stay the color of the Bird upon detachment.

Height - Information Coming Soon
Weight - Information Coming Soon
Average Lifespan - Information Coming Soon

[size=7]* Blood-Coats[/size] 0045
Blood-Coats are small, bipedal, arboreal, and fairly harmless insectivores. The name "Blood-Coat" is taken from their dense and shiny crimson fur. Much like Flying Squirrels, their skin is saggy like an oversized coat. By extending its arms, legs and tail the skin stretches into wings that allow it to fly with quick flapping movements. It also has very dextrous hands, each with five naturally sticky fingertips, like those of a gecko, which help it to climb trees and grasp prey.

Height - Information Coming Soon
Weight - Information Coming Soon
Average Lifespan - Information Coming Soon

[size=7]* Palefaces[/size] 0046
These "Palefaces" are one of Brackenwood's most mysterious inhabitants. They are occasionally glimpsed staring up with wide black eyes from below pond and lake surfaces. The nature of their existence is completely unknown and the regions they inhabit continue to go unexplored. The "Palefaces" have yet to be seen in any episode of the Brackenwood Series.

Height - Information Coming Soon
Weight - Information Coming Soon
Average Lifespan - Information Coming Soon

[size=7]* Umbrellafly[/size] 0047
The Umbrellafly resembles an umbrella, and pulses through the air like a jellyfish. When not airborne, it lies on the ground, upturned and open like a flower. Its colorful tentacles resemble pollen-coated flower parts, which attract feather-gnats.

Height - Information Coming Soon
Weight - Information Coming Soon
Average Lifespan - Information Coming Soon

[size=7]* Other Animals[/size] 0048
In Brackenwood there are countless more animals yet to be discovered. There are also also several of which very little has been made known. These include fireflies, beetles, white birds, the aforementioned feather-gnats and Hairy Ants, as seen in Prowlies at the River.

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[size=14]Guide Updates[/size] 005
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11-2-2007 Added Subsection Numbering
11-1-2007 Guide Started with basic features such as a Ctrl + F number system

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[size=14]Planned Features[/size] 006
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* Movie appearences of each character/animal
* Heights/Weights/Strengths/Weaknesses sections
* A Sticky by an admin at some point...
* Improved find feature with each animal having a number

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[size=14]References/Resources[/size] 007
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I redid the ealier list from wikipedia/Dalza [link:: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brackenwood]

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[size=14]Flash Animations in the Brackenwood Series[/size] 008
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Note!!! Please have Flash9 before veiwing the following movies!!

Bingbong of Brackenwood - http://www.biteycastle.com/bbWindow.html
Bitey of Brackenwood - http://www.biteycastle.com/biteyWindow.html
Prowlies at the River - http://www.biteycastle.com/prowlies.html
LittleFoot part 1/2 - http://www.biteycastle.com/littleFoot.html
The Yuyu (LittleFoot part 2/2) - http://www.biteycastle.com/theYuyu.html
Waterlollies - will be posted when released on newgrounds

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I hope you guys like the guide :) I will be updating this constantly and I look for any edits done by Adam to further progress in the knowledge of Brackenwood's many many lifeforms.

(( TO ADAM!!!! I would love if you gave the average height/weight/average lifespan of the animals on brackenwood. Also if you would like to put a little author's note under each, it would be greatly appreciated.)

~ With Love and Care for the enviroment of Brackenwood
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I hope i post this in the right forum now. Have been looking around for 30 minutes searching for the right forum to post it in. But heres the thing.

I will soon get my "drawing board" don't realy know what its called in english. But one of those digital drawing boards. And i will then finaly begin to animate my own series that i have started to work on. Only thing i need for the first episode is a storyline.

There is nothing wrong with my imaginatin, but i am having some troubel geting started with the storyline.

So i thought, "Hey, maybe some of the guys at the Brackenwood Forum can help me out".

Whitch brings me to the actual reason i'm typing this.
Type anny beginning to a good storyline YOU would like to see in an flashmovie containing -
Snow - Arctic Weather - Fantasy Creatures and mutch mutch more.
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Oh i forgot to mention. If you were to come up with a storyline i would like to use, i will ofcourse mention that in the movie.

-Story by: .... -

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Diphallia
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Really great list.
But update it with the new Waterlollies information and include pictures aswell as links!
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I think the early episodes having less in terms of wildlife was a result of incompleteness of the vision at the time. You have to remember that this began years ago, and has been developing immensely since.

I would imagine that the sheer number of species would be similar to earth, somewhere in the order of several billion when you include plants. There aren't many animals known to us yet because we haven't seen much of Brackenwood. Just because we haven't seen them yet doesn't mean they're not there. When you walk in a forest you don't see all the creatures even though they're there. Maybe they're not where you are, maybe they're skittish.
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I'll start doing pictures and such once I get adam's blessing on this project, because I want to have the essence of the characters and wildlife in a unique way. If he wants to do a quick sketch of each then I'll be constantly updating this project.

Also expect to see more of the waterlollies information once it hits newgrounds and once we get names for each of the new animals I'll have this guide complete.

Once again adam when you read this please PM me with other animals, heights, weights... Thanks in advance...
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kikinak
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It's very neat. Maybe you should to a section on the Whispering and Dome(?) Trees. ^-^ I can't find the compendium that Adam once had on Brackenwood.net
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Emerald_Fang
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thats more geared towards the botanical feel of brackenwood, whilst I am aiming on the wildlife and animals first
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I'd like to see if there is any connection between fatsacks and waterlollies, it would purhaps be plausible, hell anything may be plausible in an enchanting environment like brackenwood.
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The Brackenwood world overview is here.

It's great to see it reproduced on Wikipedia but a few "extras" have been added. For example "palefaces" aren't a part of the known inhabitants of Brackenwood.

The creator of the article has written them in as specific inhabitants, even giving them the name "palefaces". If I was to edit the Brackenwood Wikipedia page, I'd either remove that part or just copy what's on the Brackenwood site.

Another example is Bitey's eyesight. It says that Bitey has exceptional eyesight which was proven when he spotted littleFoot at several miles distance, but that's not something in Bitey's character description. Bitey just spotted littleFoot in the distance, but it doesn't mean that he has superzoom telescopic eyesight.

Just sayin :)

Anyway, the definitive list of characters, inhabitants, plant-life, etc will be updated at the above link soon. I haven't updated that page for years, so there's no mention of littleFoot, Yuyu or Waterlollies and I want to do that eventually.

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kikinak
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A watersack....or maybe a fatlollie. :P :P
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Emerald_Fang
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well adam you're homefree of waterlollies, so get crackin ;)
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chluaid
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yeah, now I'm free of Waterlollies, I certainly can get cracking... on these two fast-approaching freelance deadlines :blink:

At least I may be resuming normal working hours soon. I can only hope :worry:
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Emerald_Fang
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a little off topic adam, but no WoW lately eh?
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Nice thread ;) .

Not really much else to say there :worry:
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The Deuce
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You need to add Morrug the huge foot to this list.
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Lazarus_the_2nd
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What I want to know is what exactly that under water sucker-newt thing in Waterlollies is :huh: that thing was cute :lol: *snuggle*
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chluaid
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it's a striped salamog :D
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No offense, but that sounds like it came off the top of your head :huh:
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Nov 9 2007, 03:03 AM
No offense, but that sounds like it came off the top of your head :huh:

lol, ....i'm sure it did.... :)
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In any case that thing was awesome :D :lol: :D
But, why is it a striped? It was pure green wasn't it?
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chluaid
Nov 3 2007, 05:19 PM
It's great to see it reproduced on Wikipedia but a few "extras" have been added. For example "palefaces" aren't a part of the known inhabitants of Brackenwood.

Hmm, so are we not supposed to know about them yet? :++:

I know this much, I'm looking forward to that update!
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Hmm well lets see its kinda hard. Let me think about itz :3

It would help a lot to know your drawing style and if you have difficulties with some animals or people. And also what type of story do you wanna do?? I could make any story with Snow - Arctic Weather - Fantasy Creatures and mutch mutch more but its you whos gonna do it so you need to have at least what do you want your flash to be about D:

So plz tell meee <3
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I'm good with forrest a darkness ^.^ im trying to get 3 books of my own published
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