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** Quite obviously, they would team up. Together, TheyFightCrime.

WordOfGod has already established that several creatures in Carna, such as the gargant, herdbane, Marat, and [[KrakenAndLeviathan leviathan]] are all descended from prehistoric Earth creatures that got sucked into AnotherDimension and became established there (ground sloths, terror birds, Neanderthals, and plesiosaurs, respectively), much as the Alerans did. It is quite possible that other creatures in the series that are not immediately recognizable as modern Earth creatures could have a similar ancestry. The thanadent is described as having feathers (as worn by one of the Marat), as well as sharp teeth. This information would seem to suggest it is a theropod dinosaur, more specifically either a [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coelurosauria basal coelurosaur]], a [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyrannosauroid tyrannosauroid]], or perhaps some sort of [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maniraptoriformes maniraptoriform]]. In-novel, the Canes are described as sort of like a [[WolfMan wolf]], but at the same time rather unlike a wolf. A possible ancestor can be seen in the prescence of Tavars, a species of predatory animal that is described as both wolf and weasel-like, which seems to suggest they are descended from [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bear_dog amphicyonids, or bear-dogs]], animals that are oftentimes described in the ''exact same terms''. The fact that Tavars are highly intelligent and native to Canea suggests that Tavars and Canim share a common ancestor, sort of like how humans and the great apes do. It is also possible that slives could have an origin in our world, possibly descendants of one of the Cretaceous species of [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estesia venomous monitor lizard.]] The [[TheVirus Vord]], though, are most likely StarfishAliens who fell through from their homeworld, if not from another AnotherDimension entirely.

Each race is a Planeswalker's preferred deck theme. Those wiped out could be loses in the tournament. Building from this, [[spoiler: Alera's change to merit-based furycraft, something that felt rather deus ex machina to this troper, is Wizards of the Coast releasing the next expansion.]]

During the first appearance of the Vord they display little to no furycrafting capability relying on physical power and Hive Mindiness. When they next return in Princep's Fury they begin to make greater use of furycraft and by the final book the primary Vord Queen has become the most powerful crafter in the series. The Vord in Canea however show no such ability ''because'' they were born after the Vord Queen fled Alera (and so have never been in contact with furycrafters before [[spoiler: Tavi]]). We know that the Vord have encountered the Marat on at least one occasion in the distant past so it's no great stretch of the imagination to assume that they 'copied' their abilities, indeed the comparison between the Vord and the chala bonds of the Marat is directly discussed.

3. The prime Queen mentions that "among the stars, between the worlds, we conquer."

A weak Vord Queen fell to Earth millenia ago, where it's children encountered Neanderthals and such (the precursors to the Marat) before being wiped out. Then, in modern day, it created a virus similar to certain fungi, as it's way of "taking". However, this left the infected humans with too much ego. It tried turning human fetus's into Vordlings, but they just became mutated. It used its psychic abilities to send illusions to the more off balance children, stopping them from building a significant defense against the Taken. Eventually, it got transported to Carna, where it hid in the wax forest, generating the croach and a creature to protect it, while it could heal and wait for new DNA. The reason it looked like how it did, was because it was too weak to properly adapt, and one of the first things it encountered, after microbes, were bugs.

* It'd make sense. It's apparently a common sentiment among Septimus's surviving friends, and Septimus's inner circle were apparently all quite close with one another. It'd also conveniently explain why, after five books of revolutionary activity, he ultimately throws in his lot with Septimus's son.