#ABYSSAL

[todropscience]

DEEP SEA PRODUCE ITS OWN "DARK OXYGEN"

Small metallic nodules, like potato-size strewn across the deep sea ocean seafloor produce oxygen in complete darkness and without any help from living organisms, a new research reveals.

Called polymetallic nodules, are found in the deep sea and produce oxygen through seawater electrolysis, where seawater splits into oxygen and hydrogen in the presence of an electric charge. This charge may come from the difference in electric potential that exists between metal ions within the nodules, which leads to a redistribution of electrons. This is called by scientists as dark oxygen, as is produced without sunlight, as photosintesys does.

-Polymetallic nodules coat fields of the ocean floor Photo: NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research

These nodules polymetallic nodules are common between 3,000 to 6,000 m below the ocean surface. These nodules mostly contain oxides of iron and manganese , but also metals like cobalt, nickel and lithium, as well as rare earth elements such as cerium that are essential components of electronics and low-carbon technologies. This also raise new concerns about potentially mining polymetallic nodules, which could represent a vital source of oxygen for deep-sea ecosystems.

Main photo by Fisheries and Oceans Canada

Reference (Open Access): Sweetman et al., 2024. Evidence of dark oxygen production at the abyssal seafloor. Nat. Geosci.

[shpepyao]

Alive and kicking, just got a bit tired of managing several places at once An expansion for one of my old characters, maybe I'll make a ref for leviathan form in future

[zaifonart]

Summoning of the Abyss Witch.

[xamiipholia]

Horizon Machine Idea - The Abyssal

Lv. 55 Combat Class Aquatic Machine. Real-World Megafauna: Mesonychoteuthis

The Abyssal, like the Floodrage, has been designed as a countermeasure to Quen naval supremacy. Imperial expansion has lead to mass systematic machine harvesting as the Quen empire and their need for resources has grown - the abyssal was created by HEPHAESTUS to impede the culling of aquatic machines and is able to destroy aquatic vessels with alarming speed and brutality.

The Abyssal has been built using some of HEPHAESTUS' newly-integrated Zenith tech that allows it to have a semi-decentralized nervous system. Dismemberment will not render the arms inert - they will reanimate after a brief period and can be reattached by the abyssal using Zenith nanotech if left alone for too long. Any dismembered limbs or removed parts must be damaged beyond functionality as quickly as possible.

The Abyssal is armed with twin electrical flails, two crusher arms equipped with grinder saws, auxiliary shock coils, Purgewater jets, an adhesive jet that uses an electroconductive variety of machine adhesive, and a radar jammer. It uses two pairs of dorsal-mounted repulser turbines for propulsion and three-dimensional underwater mobility.

When the Abyssal has firm hold of a ship, it can divert power from its weapons systems to overcharge the thrusters, allowing it to drag vessels underwater.

Extremely dangerous. Do not engage without a machine mount or ship-mounted heavy weaponry.

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Okay actually this was super fun and I don't think I've ever done something quite like this before. It took a week on and off and gave me a chance to play around with a bunch of new painting tools. Still getting used to digital but - happy with some progress.

Horizon font found here: https://fontmeme.com/fonts/horizon-font/

[ze0wlartist]

Express and puppeteer

[brontes-anvil]

Here's a dumb train of thought re: Underworld resources

Bone is the Underworld wood element. It's probably not uncommon to see trees made of bone that ghosts harvest for resources.

This suggests the existence of a lumbarjack.

Have a good day

[eatthecupcake]

my abyssal for an exalted campaign.

[guybitesatgames]

Related, here's my Midnight Abyssal exalt, Infectious Probing Needle - occultist and professional annoyance.

They're one of the characters I'm going to be featuring on Art Fight! I'm still setting things up but I'm too excited not to share now!

[ashenvein-gate]

The capitalists don't want you to know this but you don't have to pick just one version of yourself. You can be as many yous as you want--over time, all at once, on a rotation, it's all up to you. Own your chaos!

I'm not talking about plurality, but if you do have headmates they can also be as many versions of themselves as they want. In my house we provide affirmation for the whole system

[greazebat]

WOAHH MY BESTIE RELEASED A GAME?? GO LOOK GO LOOK!!!

[laurenashleysparks]

I made fan art of @rottenhellhound's OC, Diego, from his Abyssal series!

[quasont-butter]

Just a drawing of MoonDancer I made :3 ALSO BTW!! I am going through some art block, so if you want me to draw an incredibox oc of yours, you can ask me to! I'd be happy to draw some other people's OC's :D

[shpepyao]

Abyssal presence  One of the lore thingies 

[zaifonart]

Description: An eldritch hivemind of shadowy creatures that have taken the form of a dapper dressed lady. Born from the literal tears of the Gremlin creature from the void known as Zaifon. Likes: Green tea, memes, suits and dress up. Dislikes: Being the parent of the parent.

[selfspinninglies]

obligatory intro post that I haven't made before despite being on this website for over a year -

-incest, nsfw, homo/trans/xenophobic, ableist, racist dni.

-system

-our preferred names change a lot but for now just call us vince[nt], ivan, or viscera

it/he [maybe they/them??] + any neopronouns [neutral terms preferred but masc terms are also cool]

-I mostly draw oc stuff at the moment

-doodle/sketch requests are open !! (I will likely procrastinate to all hell on it though . apologies . Also i might not do them period)

-I write sometimes

-drawing box [the link is broken but i don't feel like removing it]

-spotify (don't make music it's just playlists jsknb, 77 to be exact)

-current hyperfixation(s): our ocs, death note [<- especially this], body horror

-messages are always open or talk to us on discord [our acc is visionsuntangible just let us know who you are]

[taglist under the cut]

#noodle talks- just me saying things [self explanatory]

#defnotdoodles- doodles and sketches

#art- self explanatory, only finished things here

#not art- any post i make that doesn't have art [self explanatory]

#drabbles- writing tag

#fave- favorites

#mecore- self explanatory

#helpful- self explanatory

#for later- self explanatory

#sysposting- posts about system things

#moot- anything with my mutuals (ily <3 /p)

[au descriptions are simplified for brevity]

#kitchen sink- dead plate time loop au

#table for two- dead plate au that takes place after ending one

#ashtray- post abbatoir ending haunted vince au, extra salt in the wound he only kills Rody after they have their whole conversation

#cyborg theater- [might change the name later i just needed something] bad end theater x vtsom au

#Spotify- spotify links

#fanart- art by other people for my stuff <3

#plushieposting- posts about my plushies

#oc stuff- general oc tag + stuff that reminds me of them

oc story tags- #abyssal , #I'll love you when you fall apart [#ilywyfa] , #divine intervention, the anatomy of being wrong [#taobw], #experimental [check posts on those tags for what they're about]

[ze0wlartist]

Abyssal