#Cw cosmic horror

[bonefall]

How did palefoot make it to Starclan, I thought you needed a proper burial in order to get a fetcher? Especially since his body was hidden. Did he just happen to get lucky and they found him before he got his spirit trapped in the dark forest?

Also, him then becoming the patron of finding bodies is a bit funny, like a car crash victim becoming the patron of surviving car crashes. Then again, you can't really complain about getting prayers I guess.

Nope, BB!Cats don't need a proper burial to get to StarClan! It's just extremely disrespectful from the living, and denies the family a chance to grieve since they can't sit vigil and share tongues with their loved one. It's a deeply malicious mortal action.

Also LMAO yeah Clan cats are brutal with their ironic patrons. They love it. It's exactly like how Catholic saints become the patrons of things related to their insane deaths or just straightup insults. Like Saint Elmo who is the patron of tummy aches because they gutted him like a fish. Or how Saint Drogo who was allegedly so ugly he is now the patron saint of the unattractive (and also coffee).

Quick dribble on Fetchers;

Their basics are covered over in StarClan 101

Fetchers can be anyone. They're usually a family member, or a guardian angel, but there's no hard rules with Forest Four.

SkyClan DOES have a hard rule; Cloudstar is the "Grim Reaper" for SkyClan, in what he feels is repentance for his time as the Rat Leader. He is their only Fetcher.

They have to come down and find your spirit. Some Fetchers are better at this-- just because they have a better sense of when death is near, or they were nearby, or they were fast, or you invoked them shortly before the death, etc.

It's possible to run away from your Fetcher if you want, or hide.

BUT, Dark Forest cats can ALSO Fetch you.

In the case of cursed bloodlines like the Appledusk Lineage, very strong fetchers are sent who can fight the rival demon effectively.

Flametail was immediately dragged down to the Dark Forest because of this. That wasn't an accident; they killed him and then kidnapped his soul.

RiverClan cats believe that if your Fetcher doesn't come for you, Ripwater will find you first and bring you to the Dark Forest.

You NEED a Fetcher to get to StarClan. If you are a spirit who looks for StarClan on your own, you will find the Meadow of Young Stars first, and then the Dark Forest.

When you die, you usually get "knocked out." Your Fetcher can bring you to StarClan while you're still asleep, making it seem like you "woke up in Silverpelt"

However it IS possible to die awake. You will suddenly not feel the pain of your injury. It's extremely alarming.

So, Palefoot was able to get to StarClan. It actually did take the Fetchers a while to find him though. He was killed and buried very quickly, and it took him a while to wake up and realize he'd been shoved in a bog. He didn't realize he was dead at first, he thought he'd just been beaten up and thrown in the mud.

He wasn't really taking it in that he was kinda numb, and in spite of being in the autumn bog for a while, he wasn't cold. It wasn't until he got back to the camp that he realized no one was responding to him, and then it hit him that he didn't need to breathe anymore.

(I like to keep the rules 'loose' for situations like that, lmao)

[amee-racle-ofmyown]

one thing I love about iswm is that even though the Captain hardly talks, engineer Mark always seems to understand them

I'd like to think that in the monster captain au, the two of them would still find their own ways of communicating, despite being very different

[agent-gladhand]

ONCE MORE, I RISE FROM THE ASHES!!!

In this chapter, everything is totally daijoubu, I prommy. :D

Art (spoilers) for this chapter below the cut!

Content warning for this chapter and art!

[Cosmic horror description and imagery!]

[Possible eyestrain warning, but not excessive or moving objects!]

[Breif death mention!]

[caw-oticdork]

Here's a quick short story for a project I'm helping out with.

I'll tell you what it's for once I can.

Please hold.

[botaniqueer]

Having a science background and knowledge in mathematics is very funny because all these stories will talk about things like non-euclidean geometries and it's like...

BEHOLD THE NON-EUCLIDEAN HORRORS FROM BEYOND OUR WORLD:

SEE HOW THE ANT IS FORCED TO TRAVERSe THE ELLIPTICAL TERROR OF NON-CARTESIAN SURFACES

(Sidenote: This post is meant lovingly and not aggressively or flippantly. You cosmic horror writers keep doing you as long as it's not xenophobic like Lovecraft. I love cosmic and unreality horror btw and it's my favorite horror.)

[stiffyck]

Never finishing this so I at least tried to make it presentable skfjdgifkh

Au by me, @/angeart, @/wren-kitchens and @/loveroped

[dawning-mars]

Content Warning!!!

Contains gore/ Body Horror

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So some of you might’ve noticed I didn’t post part 16 on Sunday and that’s mainly because I’ve been sick. I haven’t made a lot of progress on the comic besides some little sketches.

Don’t worry I plan to get back on schedule once I start feeling better.

In the meantime, enjoy this little comic of Mars pulling out her brain! This isn’t canon just more venting my frustrations with this cold.

Anyways, love you all!

- Mars

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[theotherhappyplace]

Bookmark design for The Other Happy Place artbook backers!! Making things happen

[theartofasty]

waiting for the day when an indie game dev has the guts and wants to collab with me on a game with a traditional art aesthetic where I get to design the characters and/or hand-paint the model textures

[agathielart]

I'm playing Call of Cthulhu too much and I don't have nearly enough time to draw everything I'd want to.

Also I visited OmegaMart during my honeymoon and IT SHOWS.

But what if, what if... I put this design on a water bottle... mhhhh.......

[robosquid-sm]

Cephalovirus - Faceless

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[bonefall]

do the starclan angels get to taste the culinary evolutions their descendants cook up? do they ever watch their great grandkids salting something and think "damn that looks agreeable"

Sadly there are downsides to being dead. They can still eat and cook the prey in StarClan offerings, but they can't taste of the mortal plane any longer.

There is ONE exception. Sacrificial offerings can be tasted. Tasting these offerings as a spirit can sometimes have... unintended effects.

Nothing magical, but suddenly, it hits you again that the afterlife isn't the same as being alive. There's flavors you haven't experienced in years. Mass returns to your lips and paws. You realize that you aren't breathing, and for a twinge of a second, your chest surges with the warmth of a beating heart.

Angels who died young are usually alarmed and unsettled by eating such offerings, and won't partake more than once. To others it's a comfort. Many cry after their first experience, so perhaps, unknowingly for the living, it's why it's so common to make food sacrifices during droughts.

[m3rtyndraws]

"REMEMBER OUR PROMISE"

Here's my new fan art piece to celebrate the One Year Anniversary of SIGNALIS (@rose-engine).

Such a brilliant Sci-Fi Horror game and one of my most loved games of 2022.

[bornulhuu]

Uborna pathogen

A unique bile containing a virus synthesized inside Uborna's body with its own alien DNA. When ingested into another organism, it starts breaking down their flesh before rebuilding it into a new creature with a mix of its original dna and Uborna's. The resulting critters are natural prey of Uborna, and a very healthy snack for them.

[mariemorewski]

DAY 21: MUTATION

[magna-lucis-art]

Inspired by Hellstar Remina. First time drawing and painting planets and constellations; it turned out alright