My end of an art trade with @grox-empire is finally complete RAAAAGHHHHH. It took me 4 months to work on this while getting distracted by other projects that you'll see in the near future hehehe.
The scene showcases Celeste and Altair's making planetfall on a T3 world. A temperate moon with an atmosphere so dense the sky is a light twilight gradient regardless of the sun's position. This world is still early in it's evolution as no macro predators have evolved yet and the largest animals are no bigger than a cow.
Here she is approached by an Inquisitive native. Who's species are generalist omnivores who forage the fan-blade "grass" with 2 sets of oral tendrils and come together to hunt smaller animals and watch for predators. Hunters that look nothing like the starbound visitors who bring them more comfort than caution.
Surrounding the 3 are several other species of this moon. To the right are a pair of coastal carnivores probing the sand for invertebrates with rudimentary electroreceptors. And scare off rivals and smaller pack hunters with the bright side of their electroreceptor flaps. A pair of flying "fish" closer related to the invertebrates of this world to any terrestrial natives. And large herbivore that rips plants out of the ground with spiraling tentacles and weaponized a skin cancer to transform their front mandibles into grooved horns to fight for mates.
Celeste is overwhelmed by the scenery and the local's curiosity. But not in a bad way. What she loves, life an nature isn't just here, but cranked to 11. She feels love on all sides, by the Aliens' curiosity, the moon's warmth, and Altair's support. For once, she actually feels like she can belong. She finally feels at home away from home
Everyone go check out Alistair's page and their end of the art trade!!!! and make sure to give em a follow :)
tumblr only displays it at the full size with a white background... unless it's sent via DMs, in which case it's a lower-resolution but transparent-background version. so i had to size the images down here
grox moment
Her name is Stromona, and she's 1 out of the 2 only grox OCs I own that I'm probably going to actually use LOL
She has damaged vocal cords and has to use something similar to a electric larynx, just with it actually physically installed into her.
Her cybernetic leg is also a bit too long, and forces her to constantly lean and limp! Because of the forced position, she has hip and back pains/issues (just like me fr)
Version w/o glow;
Grox are known for being red, though it isn't the only color they come in! Here's a chart showcasing the known colors of the empire's spacefaring inhabitants.
Orange is in second place for the most common fur color, though most orange grox easily pass as red. Pink grox, the 'dilute' form of red, comes in third, and yellow(or ivory) grox bring it in in fourth. While you might think purple grox shouldn't be in last place considering they do not have a visible dilute form, they're still quite rare and are striking to grox and outsiders alike.