In those old bygone days, at least three species of pachyderm inhabited the north pole, and at least seven in the south, including a dwarf species, the remains of which are on display on the 17th floor of this facility.
If you like, a guided tour can be arranged. To book a tour, enter the EXPLORE menu on your Pentalibra and tap the EXHIBITIONS button. It's the one that looks like a little bookshelf.
Anyway, the largest of these extinct cold-climate pachyderm species grew 3 and a half meters tall. These blubbery monstrosities had two sets of yellowy-white tusks and pale red eyes.
In the scheme of things, these pachyderm outlived almost all of their cousins. In fact, Shordigan, the famous barbarian king of the north, documented them in detail on his travels:
“If you ever find yourself in the icy wasteland and you come across a wooly pachyderm hunting alone, you will almost certainly die. They are powerful swimmers and equally terrifying on the ice, too, because when they charge you, they come fast, and out there in the vast expanse, there’s nowhere to hide. Only reason we made it back from the expedition alive is because the wooly pachyderm that caught Wally started eating him. That gave the rest of us enough time to get back to the ship.”
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–Shordigun, Barbarian King of the North, Expeditions II. Kang translation, 3rd edition.
On the other hand, you have the Citadel of Sot Island. That now-lonesome place was completely destroyed, brick by enchanted brick, by the so-called Mad Pupil, a decigod (that means he was only 1/10 divine) who broke every single one of Sot’s rules, and sadly, according to legend, helped to usher in the beginning of the end of the age of magic.
Of course, modern science fails to support those claims–but those claims are still important, because they have become an important part of our Cannesian heritage.
Anyway, where was I?
Ah, yes, I remember.
I was telling you about Bun and his encounter with the giant pachyderm.
Well, it just so happens that Bun’s adventure was far from the citadel of Sot; nor was it anywhere near the inhospitable frozen places at the extremities of planet Cannesia. In fact, Bun was much closer to the Lumb Delta than anywhere else.
However, the pachyderm which he encountered that day was actually an escapee from an enchanted prison located on the Island of Sot.
What’s more, this particular pachyderm was one of the more interesting species – one of the kinds which talked. And thought. And acted on its own accord, with consideration and presence of mind. To that end, a conscious creature such as he could very well prove to be much more dangerous than one of his less intelligent cousins.