#Acaprian

[molagboop]

Fasteners? Polished. Whites? Freshly starched. Fucks? None given. Her demeanor is that of an arctic baclozen and her kill count is rumored in the thousands. All business, no shenanigans: Admiral Fuja is the face of calculating military genius.

And she's about ready to turn this frigate around.

Another sketch that has its roots in volume ii of Samus and Adam's Great Big Court Martialed Adventure, broadcast live from the mind of @sablegear0.

[askelectrochromic]

Some slightly more whimsical Castilla content for you bc I wanted to draw more cute goat lady. In her daily life she likes to dress pretty femme, but only for her own satisfaction. She gets prickly when other people lean too hard on the fact that she's cute.

Poses from Adorka Stock, limited palette "Wherever She Goes" from Colorpod.

[molagboop]

It's Acaprian Sunday, babey! Got the unseemly palpitations after some insurance shenanigans this afternoon, so I vacated my mind-hole by scribbling out how I saw Admiral Fuja of @sablegear0's Electrochromic in my head, then slapped out some alt palettes for good measure.

[askelectrochromic]

More acapriposting featuring an attempt at drawing Fuja based on @molagboop‘s designs. While headbutting as a form of instraspecific competition has largely been lost to time, Acaprians do still occasionally feel the atavistic urge to bash their heads against things and/or people. It’s a pretty versatile gesture that can be anything from a friendly bonk to a full-on bone-breaking smash. Despite coming from a lower-gravity planet, Acaprians have comparatively dense bones.

Original text here if it doesn’t enlarge nicely

[askelectrochromic]

Messy Castilla sketch/minor redesign. Colours simplified to save effort.

She’s splotchier in my head than how I drew her last, so this is a bit more accurate. It’s intentionally an awkward look; she’s not attractive by Acaprian standards, despite being adorable to human sensibilities. She doesn’t make much use of her natural mimicry abilities, but she will occasionally bust out dead-on impressions of her co-workers, or the odd beep. (Link to video upon which this sketched is based.)

[askelectrochromic]

Species Spotlight: Acaprian

A breakdown and reference for my Acaprian original species.

(Hand-drawn “Version 1″ reference sheet for the Acaprian species. This was mainly to nail down the general shape and proportions of the species.)

Acaprians are a mammalian bipedal sapient species, which bear a passing resemblance to Terran goats/ibex. Their legs are unguligrade and cloven-hooved, fingers are 3 on hand with opposable thumb and thick nails, tails are bobbed/vestigial. Their native homeworld has lower gravity than the Terran standard; homeworld Acaprians are slightly taller than the average human with slender builds, while offworld Acaprians grow more compact and are often shorter than the average human. Short fur covers the entire body, their coats are generally solid colours and neutral tones (black-brown-tan-white). A wide variety of patterns exist as well (cap/saddle/socks, tuxedo, painted, spotted, speckled/piebald, etc). Pointed and counter-shaded coats are extremely rare, no documented instances of striped coats. Eye colour range is similar to that of humans, skin colour tends to be light overall as the body is covered in fur. Dark coat colours are often reflected in skin pigment as well.

(Some example coat patterns for a typical Acaprian. Solid and Patterned coats are equally common. Mane length and horn size/shape also vary between individuals, I’ve just used a generic masculine body plan here to showcase the fur colouration.)

Acaprians are obligate herbivores, unusual for a sapient species. Their evolutionary ancestors were a prey-species on their homeworld. Highly derived vocalization and mimicry abilities used for deception/defense developed into a capacity for language, while their herding instinct evolved into cooperative tribal societies. Their earliest organized civilizations were pastoralist/gatherers. An early member of Galactic Federation, many Acaprians work as translators and ambassadors due to their natural capacity as polyglots and mimics.

The species exhibits minor sexual dimorphism; horns appear in both sexes upon reaching adulthood, though tend to be more prominent in males (still greatly reduced in modern Acaprians compared to their ancestor species). Horn growth is constant throughout the lifespan, accelerating as individuals reach sexual maturity and slowing as they age. As a result, horn growth can be enhanced/suppressed via hormone supplements. Horn etching/adornment is a common aesthetic modification, as is pierced ears. They have a cultural/special aesthetic preference for smooth, enclosed shapes and strong symmetry. Acaprians with jagged markings, broken patterns, flecks, or asymmetrical markings are generally considered “unattractive” among their own species.