Register
Availabilities
Here, we will explain the various availabilities of species.
All creatures are obtainable through trading and auctions. Sometimes retired species are released again multiple times.
One file in the Archives reveals information about the Shengxiao. You read carefully to learn about this creature and obtain more knowledge about the mysterious species of Ark.
Retired
Available around the Lunar New Year (2017-2021).
8 kg
1 m
Cave
Feminine 85% female, 10% male, 5% non-binary
Farmlands
#59 of 1134
Shengxiao eggs have a rather sophisticated appearance about them. They are as fragile as they are beautiful.
An ancient species of landfowl, the Shengxiao was first domesticated thousands of years ago by an early Arkian civilization. The purpose of its introduction is presumed to have been in response to predators targeting livestock; underneath a Shengxiao's elegant exterior is a carefully-crafted muscular system capable of delivering powerful strikes with its razor-sharp spurs. The unsuspected offensive capacity of Shengxiao helps to dissuade the predators most commonly found patrolling farmlands.
Very strict regulations have been implemented on Shengxiao usage and breeding because of the sacred connotations associated with it. Not only is the slaughter and consumption of Shengxiao considered heavily taboo on the island, it is punishable by law.
Grand-scale festivals are held near the beginning of each new year as a means to pay tribute to the Shengxiao.