#I don't know what a scav is

[prismaticsaltedink]

He's really out there just shakin' dat ass, huh?

4142 was my old disc number!! What does that scav look like?

Hes very wiggly,,,

[spark-circuit]

not me trying to farm karma and get practice with killing lizards that i accidentally fuck up my Outskirts forever and a red lizard attacks the Farm Arrays scavenger toll 🥲 🫡

[ask-the-pioneer]

Hey uhh... you know what... you creatures have it difficult around this place... rarely coming out in packs or group's... and I don't see many of you around making me assume your species is... rather well... diminished... so... Me being a scavenger myself I can always hunt more with help of the others... Have this...

*proceeds to pass them a strawberry lizard body*

Enjoy it... I apologize if it seems like I'm pitying you... I'm just... worried... I hope your future is as bright as these pearls...

Marbles takes the lizard and stares into its blank dead eyes. She hasn't had anything to eat this cycle, and desperately needs this food for hibernation. The scug hesitates, then closes her eyes and begins to eat… trying very hard not to think too much about the fact this lizard was probably sentient in some capacity.

She will never be able to look at these creatures the same way again…

// I think it's great that Anon mentioned there's little to no slugcats around anymore. In my AU, nearly all scugs inside the Five Pebble's retaining wall were pushed out by the expansion of the Metropolis' scavs and the allied neighbouring tribes.

// Spike (brown scavenger) belongs to @angelofchaos001

[isthescavengervideocute]

!!!

New Things to Beware on the Internet

On May 3rd, Google released 8 new top-level domains (TLDs) -- these are new values like .com, .org, .biz, domain names. These new TLDs were made available for public registration via any domain registrar on May 10th.

Usually, this should be a cool info, move on with your life and largely ignore it moment.

Except a couple of these new domain names are common file type extensions: ".zip" and ".mov".

This means typing out a file name could resolve into a link that takes you to one of these new URLs, whether it's in an email, on your tumblr blog post, a tweet, or in file explorer on your desktop.

What was previously plain text could now resolve as link and go to a malicious website where people are expecting to go to a file and therefore download malware without realizing it.

Folk monitoring these new domain registrations are already seeing some clearly malicious actors registering and setting this up. Some are squatting the domain names trying to point out what a bad idea this was. Some already trying to steal your login in credentials and personal info.

This is what we're seeing only 12 days into the domains being available. Only 5 days being publicly available.

What can you do? For now, be very careful where you type in .zip or .mov, watch what website URLs you're on, don't enable automatic downloads, be very careful when visiting any site on these new domains, and do not type in file names without spaces or other interrupters.

I'm seeing security officers for companies talking about wholesale blocking .zip and .mov domains from within the company's internet, and that's probably wise.

Be cautious out there.

[angelofchaos001]

WAIN RORLDERS - I NEED SCAVS

I am utterly terrible at designing scavengers, so Im turning to Tumblr instead.

This is for my How Bad Can I Be? Saint animation thing, fi you don't know what I'm on about . . . whoops.

Long story short I need a bunch of scavs and I'm willing to use your scavengers in this animation (with some written credit in the final post description)

All I need is a colored ref from at least the head to the chest.

Reblog for a greater reach, since this could actually kill my animation due to my sheer inability to make scav designs (and I can't keep asking Doodle because then I still feel like I have to pick and I can't)

[sleepyc63]

artificer, collie, and para :D

story + content warnings under cut (please read them her story gets a little graphic)

CW: ‼️ abusive family, depression, disownment, alcohol, teen pregnancy, violence, gang violence ‼️

Artificer is biologically Unparalleled Innocence's daughter, but UI gave her up for adoption, and they never met. Artificer doesn't know who her biological mother is, and has no interest in meeting her.

She was adopted by King, the leader of the biggest scavenger gang in the area. She has two older adoptive siblings, Mantis and Juniper (June). King wasn't a good father by any means, often leaving Mantis to look after Arti and June while he was 'working'. Mantis and Arti never got along, and butted heads constantly, even getting physical in fights (resulting in some lasting scars). She was close with June, though she still wished she could leave her toxic household.

In her early teens, she started going out with Spearmaster. She found their company to be therapeutic in a way, feeling better about herself for a little while. That is until her father started roping her into his gang, making her do violent things to innocent creatures, and her mental health declined quickly. She started drinking to cope. Spears tried their best to care for her in her time of need, but Artificer didn't recover easily this time. One time, while she was drunk, she made the horrible mistake of cheating on Spears with a slugcat named Nomad, and had their pups soon after. Spears cut contact with Arti after this.

Her father didn't approve of her having pups so young, and especially not with Nomad (who came from a family that was very anti-scav gang). They got into a massive fight, which turned physical. In the end, Artificer's face was burnt badly, and King lost one of his antlers.

Artificer was kicked out of the house and disowned by her family. Alone, expecting pups, and half blinded, Artificer spent a long time in the hospital. She now works three jobs to pay off her debt and provide for her pups, Collector and Parasite.

She's debated giving up her pups, as it's hard to give them a good life in her state. But, she loves them too much, and the pups would be devastated to lose her.

After being fired from her retail job for theft, she found an ad for a newly opened bakery in town. She decided to give it a shot, and was hired at Gourmand's bakery. She's made good friends out of her co-workers, Hunter and Gourmand especially. She knew Hunter when she was younger, as Hunter was her old friend Watcher's younger sister. The two got along well, being in very similar situations.

Gourmand, she had known from high school, as they were in the same grade. They had never spoken to one another back then, despite the two hitting it off instantly when they met. Gourmand loved pups, and happily babysits whenever Artificer needs to work a long shift -- and the pups don't mind at all! They've nicknamed her 'Mama Gourm' after all the time they spend with her.

Artificer finds it hard to ignore Gourmand's obvious feelings for her, and even if she reciprocates, she doesn't have time for a relationship. She isn't even sure if she deserves one after the harm she caused to Spears and Nomad.

No matter what happens, she always has her pups, and her only goal is to give them a happy childhood. No matter what.

---

I did not mean to make this so long. Oops

@churrorat-art

[psystirene]

You know what ship I'm gonna request

Do I though? /j No but seriously hope this is what you were looking for.. Tha Shared Union... I pretty much just used your design for Scav King because I don't currently ahve my own, but it was fun drawing a Scavenger again :]

This one is titled (in my head) as "Sharing Customs", Gourmand demonstrates their ability to craft items to the Chieftain. Scavs have their own way of crafting, but of course it's very different from the way Gourmand does it.

But Scav King seems to be focusing on something other than the crafting... Perhaps a bit distracted... Hmm 🤔

[puppetmaster13u]

Thinkin' of Slugcat Batfam again.

And I was thinking on like, if they were actually in Rainworld what sort of abilities each would have. Y'know, if they were playable scugs. So have my thoughts lol:

Bruce- Pretty much a batarang, he can throw a returning bladed boomerang of sorts at the cost of a food pip. Can also carry up to 3 spears at once.

Barbara- Has a skull pattern on her tail that mimics a vulture mask, meaning predators get spooked if they approach from behind- gives a couple seconds to escape before they try again

Dick- Give this man a double-jump. He's light and graceful and fast.

Cass- She doesn't give off vibrations- is pretty much invisible in darkness allowing for her to go through areas that have no lights without worry of things like the cave lizards.

Jason- Has an ability similar to Spearmaster in spear-generation through openings on the tail. But instead of grabbing them they fire out in all directions. Would probably have a slight cooldown for balancing purposes.

Steph- This girl can carry so much stuff. Multiple spears and store multiple objects in the fur on her tail. Though if a lizard or predator gets a hold it'd probably cause her to drop said extra things.

Tim- Gets extra length with spears and doesn't need to throw them to attack something if its close enough.

Duke- Tail glows like a built-in lamp, meaning he doesn't have to carry one and can run by spiders without getting attacked if he doesn't just sit there for minutes at a time.

Damian- Doesn't get attacked by scavengers, since he is half scav. Also has increased attack power on things meaning less spear throws are needed, but is also vegetarian meaning you don't need to hunt things

Jarro- Yellow lizards can't use their telepathy trick near him meaning it's easier to escape them. Can also breathe underwater so is fine as long as he avoids water predators.

Terry- Night vision. Can also use up a food pip to know where surrounding enemies are.

Links to the previous Posts:

First Post [With Alfred Design] The Batkids Talia, Khoa, Kate & Ivy/Harley Superman & Joker Gordon, Selina, Harvey & Ras

[glowingvoid]

All I want for Christmas is a bomb (By The Artificer)

I don't got a lot for Rainmas

There is just one thing I need

(A bomb)

I don't care about the presents underneath Five Pebbles's can

I just want it for my own

More than Monk could ever know

Make my wish come true

All I want for Christmas is... A bomb!

I don't want a lot for Rainmas

There is just one thing I need

(a bomb)

Don't care about the presents underneath Five Pebbles's can

I don't need to hang my kills there upon the scav king throne

Five Pebbles won't make me happy with a pearl on Rainmas day

I just want it for my own

More than Monk could ever know

Make my wish come true

All I want for Rainmas is a bomb

Bombs, Spearrie

Oh, I won't ask for much this Rainmas

I won't even wish for blood

(A bomb)

I'm just gonna keep on waiting underneath the dismembered toes

I won't make a list and send it to the Void Sea for The Saint

I won't even stay awake to hear those caramel lizards spit

'Cause I just want it here tonight

Warming me up so nice

What more can I do?

Oh, Spearrie, all I want for Christmas is a bomb

Bombs, Spearrie

Oh-oh, all the blood is gleaming so brightly everywhere (so brightly, Spearrie)

And the sound of children's terror fills the air (oh, oh, yeah)

And everyone is screaming (oh, yeah)

I hear those lizards spitting

Pebbles, won't you bring me the thing I really need? (a bomb)

Won't you please bring it here to me?

Oh, I don't want a lot for Rainmas

This is all I'm asking for

I just wanna see all my bombs sitting right outside my door

Oh, I just want it for my own

More than Monk could ever know

Make my wish come true

Oh, Spearrie, all I want for Christmas is a bomb

Bombs, Spearrie

All I want for Rainmas is bombs, Spearrie

All I want for Rainmas is bombs, Spearrie

All I want for Rainmas is bombs, Spearrie

All I want for Rainmas (all I really want) is bombs, Spearrie

All I want (I want) for Rainmas (all I really want) is bombs, Speary

[thunder-opossum]

Hewwo again Thunder!

A follow-up to this ask, I made a ref sheet(?)!

I think I have a few ideas for this au au >:3

Funny note: Reference image land exists because I needed to colorpick for exact colors because jspaint doesn't allow me to edit the colors easily (also for the fact I can see what your design for blue pup is)

Also! placeholder name real!! "Raincloud" is what my brain chose lol

She kinda looks like a rain cloud a little, don't you think?

Also, ear tufts because I love those in designs

The text color I chose for her is just her pupil color lol

Curled ears instead of the basic one I usually add to my scugs because uniqueness is fun

Ooo ref image land makes my wanna go back and analyze my sizzle pices

This is a really cool idea! I'll draw the family later!

I would love to know Rainclouds view on scavs (aswell as her brothers fondness of them)

How is arti in this au? Still insane? Which pup does she find first?

Raincloud is also a good name: Rainclouds scare off scavangers (they hide when the rain is near and they can't swim very well)

[scavenger-catalogue]

Idk if you need images bc I'm genuinely just curious what ID lines up with some funny numbers and wanted to ask

Speicifcally I just wanna know what 0617 has because I'll be damned if I don't give my birthday scav some love

ID 617

so i showed my friends this scavenger and one of their immediate reactions was "TWINK" and the other called it a twig. also it's pathetic. sorry about that

Personality

● Aggression: 0.007767789 ● Bravery: 0.020086 ● Dominance: 0.3135071 ● Energy: 0.8179128 ● Nervousness: 0.9819649 ● Sympathy: 0.762814

Stats

● Dodge: 0.01380833 ● Mid-range: 0.01586919 ● Melee: 0.0493255 ● Blocking: 0.02070482 ● Reaction: 0.8737397

[scav-gifs-daily]

Please can u do 4,294,967,295 I wanna see the last scav

ID : 304503893

that is double the 32 bit integer limit. i actually don't know what that one looks likle either tbh

[ladyofthebookcase]

ouhh watched a video of someone playing saint for the first time and im having some saint thoughts. i think the most canonical way to interpret their campaign and behaviour is as follows:

the world is being devoured by the void sea. that's why rubicon is there now when it never was before, and that's why it incorporates parts of the real world as they were in the past (even pre-collapse five pebbles). this was all bound to happen inevitably, as per the subterranean echo's words to saint; they just happened to have the unfortunate fate of existing at the same time as the world finally started to be fully devoured. there are no more working iterators, and the ecosystem partially falls apart in their absence, but we can also see it surviving and the creatures adapting (lizards growing crests, slugcats becoming fluffy) to match. things will keep living even as the void sea devours the world, because that's simply the way of life in rain world: you keep living. everything keeps living, everything wakes up again, whether that's in day to day "respawning" or in reincarnation after actual death. and in a way, this is reflected by saint's failure to ascend-- perhaps by all slugcats' failure to ascend, if we look at the ending cutscene as them swimming towards an "egg" to be reborn anew. you can end one life, sure, but you'll always wake up in the next, in the same way the world ends only to begin anew (subterranean echo, undergrowth echo). but their failure to ascend, except in the case of saint, is framed as something beautiful! they are returning to their kind, they are waking up into the world once again as something new. that says a lot about how rain world as a media views all this i think. it's not about letting go and leaving life behind; it's about moving on, and finding new beauty in what remains.

i also think saint failed to ascend, as others have said on here before, because of their urge to ascend. that's what made the other echoes, echoes, after all. perhaps saint's campaign is just the memory of this echo being forever relived as it sleeps, waiting for some sentient creature to track it down so it may give a monologue and grant some karma. and in that vein, i don't see the other slugcats' gaining of karma as them necessarily growing and letting go of worldly attachments to ascend-- i think perhaps the reason none of them except artificer (and we'll get to her in a minute) truly leave behind the cycle of reincarnation is because they all have some desire that's never truly snuffed out. for survivor and monk, it's to find their family; for hunter, it's to make their creator proud, or perhaps return to him. gourmand is thoroughly attached to life and its wonders; rivulet, arguably the same. spearmaster, like hunter, wants to return home to its creator and rest.

artificer, if she chooses to ascend, i think really does leave behind worldly attachments. they accept that their children are gone and no amount of revenge will bring them back; they still hurt from the loss, but she accepts and no longer tries to change it. more importantly, unlike in the normal ending, she renounces the violence that tied them so strongly to this world, and without that to fuel her, there's not much left of them, hollowed out by loss. they are truly granted peace when they ascend; they feel their children again, just for a moment, and that peace and solace that that moment brings is enough for the void sea to completely erase her. it's sad, but i almost think it's a better ending than the normal one (though of course gameplay wise the scav king is more fun).

saint is not like this. i don't know why they try to ascend the void worm-- maybe just to bring an end to their cycle, if they truly are trapped inside a loop and not just endlessly reliving their past as an echo, but either way, i don't think it's that that prevents them from ascending (at least not entirely). for the void worms to "curse" them and trap it in a loop implies more conscious action than i think those creatures have-- after all, this is Subway Rat Simulator The Game. at the end of the day, i think it's far more interesting for the void worms to just be creatures like any other, going about their lives, eating the world for no other reason than they're hungry and they need to live. no, i think the reason saint fails to ascend is because, in their last moments, their only thought is of ascension. unlike artificer, they still CARE so strongly about ascending that they even try to ascend the void worm, and it's that attachment to the idea of ascension that they're so unable to let go of that turns them into an echo, trapping them cruelly in the world they tried so hard to escape.

saint can't see the beauty in it. it can't see the point of living on, of finding beauty continuing to bloom in a place thought dead and forgotten. THAT is why it's trapped.

[failed-inspection]

Dead On Arrival: a Rain World AU

hii hii! I had this AU concept bouncing around in my head for ages, the basic summary can best be described as "What if Spearmaster was friends with Artificer before the events of Arti's campaign?"

Time has passed since The Incident, and Spearmaster Cannot help but blame themself, those angry words of their recipient still haunt their mind, knowing that the message they delivered had caused the death of someone, brougt a slow and painful demise to another, and had burned the bridges between their creator and the one closest to them... They had so much people relying on them, and they failed, they sometimes still visit the surrounding facility areas, maybe as some sort of self inflicted punishment, reopening the wounds of memories, maybe as a bittersweet reminder of what could have been, regardless, during one of these travels, they come across a family of three, a maroon Slugcat and their two pups, at this moment in time, Spear is aware that they're considered an anomaly amongst slug kind (maybe they went to OE at one point as they were traveling), and expected some sort of negative reaction, instead, the other slugcats just seem... curious, not afraid, not disgusted, curious, this in one way or another, this leads to the slugcats interacting, which leads to them hanging out more and more, at one point, becoming relatively close, Arti's pups enjoy playing with Spearmaster despite how unusual they are, and Arti is happy to have a supply on spears whenever it was time to hunt, of course, spear would always return back to Suns, but whenever they visited the facilities, the family would always be happy to see them again.

Eventually, Spearmaster felt comfortable enough with Arti to open up about The Incident, about how they were tasked to deliver a pearl to help their creator's friend, only for things to take a turn for the worst, they ruined their creator's life, their friend lost everything, and they failed to save the one person who needed it most, leading to her death.

Arti doesn't quite understand the loss spearmaster has experienced, since they admit they hasn't faced such a loss like this, but they try to reassure them that things will be fine, they'll be here for them, despite everything, they don't have to grieve alone, one day they talk once again, before Spear goes back to Suns' can, and Arti and their pups go along their very way.

Remember how I mentioned Arti didn't understand the loss? That's because they didn't lose their pups yet.

This is the last time Spearmaster ever sees Arti's pups again, their lives had been later taken in freak incident, when one of them got a little too curious about a golden pearl within the scavenger tolls...

Eventually, time passes, and Spear and Arti see each other again, this isn't a warm, welcoming reunion by any means, as Spear found out about their current murder spree, to add salt to the wound, they also learned about how Pebbles, (who in their eyes, is the very one that lead to the death of Moon and stuff like that, how they feel about pebbles is very complicated and might need it's open in depth look but regardless considering their previous experiences with Pebbles his actions here REALLY don't sit well with them) tasked them with exterminating the scav population in his city, Spear is... rightfully horrifed! This wasn't the slugcat they once knew, the one they considered a friend, they honestly felt pretty betrayed in a sense... maybe Artificer is in the middle of a killing spree as Spearmaster runs into them, maybe they're too blinded by grief so that their attempts to get them to stop, that they don't have to do this... This only makes them see more red, maybe they end up fighting physically, maybe one of them ends up fleeing, whether it be in anger or horror.

Either way, Just like the bonds of the two iterators Spearmaster was made to help in the first place, history repeats itself, and the bridges have burned once again.

because I'm evil, the pearl the pup tried to take is the same pearl that held the instructions for removing the self destruction taboo in this AU <3

[ask-the-pioneer]

Hello and welcome to @ask-the-pioneer! This is a scripted ask blog dedicated to a slugcat OC of mine called Marbles (she/her), titled the Pioneer. She is a re-interpretation of Artificer’s blue slugpup, set in a AU where the pup survives, grows up, and receives a name. The main story begins some short time after the end of Artificer’s campaign. At that point in time Marbles is already a young adult (early 20s in human years). She parts ways with Hunter - her mentor - and ventures out to seek the knowledge contained within the pearls that she was always captivated by.

This blog is run by @kalivasquez (@kalivasquezart). Keep in mind I’m not a native English speaker. There may be spelling errors or weirdly constructed sentences at times. This is my first ask-blog ever so idk what I’m doing but I’m trying my best 👍

CONTENT WARNING: This blog has content rating of +18 due to potential sensitive themes: mental trauma, depictions of violence, suicidal ideation, blood and gore, or other graphic imagery that may be uncomfortable, scarring or otherwise triggering to witness. Viewer discretion is advised. Posts containing mild themes will be tagged appropriately, while posts showing heavy themes will have "mature" filter applied to them. Please be aware that all the content shared on this blog is intended for an adult audience!

More info below the cut, including blog rules. Please read it!

Blog Rules 📜

Last update: 10th of October, 2024

By default you address the main character - Marbles, aka the Pioneer - in your asks. If you wish to inquire me directly (as an author of this blog), please include “[OOC]” at the beginning, or otherwise indicate that the message is directed at me and not the character.

Asks are answered in-character. Sometimes the character may react to your ask in a seemingly negative way. Please keep in mind that it is done from their point of view, and it does not imply that I (the author) personally reacted badly to your message.

I appreciate all the asks that I receive. However, I reserve the right to not answer some of them, at my discretion. It is not guaranteed that you receive a response. Still, I’ll try my best to answer as many messages as I can.

Be aware that some asks I receive may be skipped over, especially ones that are short and vague, in favour of more complex asks that help me push the plot of this AU forward. This is also relevant for asks that refer to the same subject (duplicates).

Please be tactful! Asks that are inappropriate or confusing in their intent (like spam, baits, asks containing slurs) will be deleted. Sorry!

Do not send me asks via direct messages (DMs)! I keep my DMs open in case someone needs to contact me for other reasons, like incorrect tagging or important offsite matters. If you send me a DM meant to be answered like an ask, your message will be ignored and deleted.

Do not repost my art onto your own social media accounts. Honestly, don't. I don't care about publicity, I have enough following here to last me a lifetime. Anyone can see this blog without needing to log in or register on tumblr.

More rules may be added later. Please check this section again periodically.

General Character Info ℹ️

As of now, this ask-blog has only one acting character - Marbles the slugcat, aka the Pioneer.

Name (given): Mirmyntasseth, Eight Marbles Cast in Stone

Title (given): the Pioneer

Nickname: Blue (for family), Marbles (for friends, after being named by an iterator)

Pronouns: she/her

Age: young adult (very early 20’s in human years)

Personality: energetic, curious, savvy, humorous, short-tempered, resilient, drive, a little naive and too trusting, exhibits mild case of abandoned child syndrome

Specific traits:

good at finding pearls (she loves them, goes about as crazy for them as scavs) and other trinkets,

knows martial arts, can incapacitate enemies by hitting their pressure points,

can craft explosive spears and grenades - they do less damage, but stun for longer; crafted explosives have deep orange color,

already has a mark of communication, granted by NSH,

Tools:

Marbles is often seen wearing a light colored “sling bag” on her back, where she keeps her pearls and other items,

at a muuuuuuch later point in time, she receives a gift from a kind interator - her very own citizen ID drone; the drone can read from pearls and translate slugcat speech into other languages.

Current reference sheet:

For more in-dept info and drawings/references of the character, please visit Marbles' ToyHouse page.

AU Timeline ⏱️

the story of Pioneer takes place some years after the end of Artificer's campaign, and begins at the same time as Hunter's campaign in-game

this AU assumes the following timeline for slugcat campaigns: Spearmaster -> Artificer -> Hunter -> Gourmand -> Survivor -> Monk -> Rivulet -> Saint,

Artificer/Hunter/Gourmand campaigns happen close together, with Hunter/Gourmand overlapping slightly; all three scugs are roughly the same age, with Arti being the oldest (early 40s), and Hunter the youngest (39),

Saint and Monk are still slugpups by the time the story of Pioneer beings,

Spearmaster is unlikely to be present in this AU as it is assumed that over 432 cycles have passed, meaning they are no longer alive,

Rivulet is unlikely to be present in this AU as here their campaign is assumed to have taken place *much *later in the future,

Saint is thought to be stuck in a time loop, and *may *appear in this AU.

AU Setting 📝

Pioneer’s Backstory (before the events described in this ask blog):

Marbles/Blue (the Pioneer) was born in the Garbage Wastes area, raised by a single mother (Artificer); the other parent remains unknown,

she had a sibling (who was also the runt of the litter) - a brother named Bryn, the green slugpup; the two were fraternal twins,

she got separated from the rest of her family in a scav toll incident,

was not killed, but abducted instead by the scavenger toll tribe, brought into their local shelter just before the rain started,

initially assumed to have been taken in as a fodder in case of predator attack,

in the end she has earned her keep when she learned how to make grenades and explosive spears, turning herself into a valuable asset for the tribe,

was treated fairly well, but never truly incorporated into the local scavenger community,

had stayed with the tribe for many cycles, learning how to fight and survive, but also how to look for valuables (mainly pearls) and haggle with other tribes,

could probably have run away, but she held on to hope that mom would come back for her,

whenever she got “lost”, the tribe would look for her to bring her back,

after one of her short solo expeditions, she came back to the camp only to find out the entire scav tribe has been wiped out,

ran away and been wandering aimlessly for a while, eventualy stumbling upon Hunter who adopted her, took back to NSH's superstructure, and underwent training alongside him (under NSH’s supervision),

promised to accompany Hunter during his important mission, but had to suddenly part ways due to unfortunate circumstances (just before the beginning of Hunter’s campaign).

Post Tagging 🏷️

I use the following tags:

#rain world, #rain world oc, #rain world au - default tags added to all answered asks (unless OOC),

#rain world spoilers - is included in posts that may spoil RW lore, for example: when answers hint to the conclusion of Artificer’s campaign,

#rw - rain world-specific characters that are present in a post, such as: “#rw hunter” or “rw five pebbles”; i will try to use the full name(s) intead of abbreviations,

#au lore - posts that contain important worldbuilding information for my AU,

#ooc- out of character posts, or anything else that doesn’t fall under “rain world” umbrella,

(more tags will be added to this section once I actually start posting stuff)

I also tag sensitive content with appropriate tags like #tw [trigger], if shown.

Text Key 💬

Most dialogue takes form of narrated drawings, where Marbles speaks in her own voice. The speeches are a part of the drawings themselves.

However, if a post contains additional text, the following key is used:

[Narration]

[The road was long and arduous, and she was glad to have finally found a shelter]

(Thoughts)

(This place is full of scavengers, I should be able to trade those pearls for some food)

“Speaking”

“How come you have not seen a vulture before? Climb up to Sky Islands, they are everywhere!”

//OOC

// more art coming soon woohoo!

Credits 📑

image in the blog's header belongs to Pawel Czerwinski on Unsplash

Yoŋasabi script (slugcat language, original conlang) in the top banner by @opashoo

all the other drawings posted on this blog were made by me, unless stated otherwise

[rain-world-headcanons]

i love scavs so im going to drop some of my headcanons here :D

scavs have their own crude language loosely derived from that of the ancients and, if given the proper time and environment, could eventually form advanced societies

the reason scavs often leave colored pearls alone is because they see them as tainted or cursed

the blue paint scavs use is made from hanging fruit, red from either clay or ground snail shells, and white from ground squidcada chitin

baby scavs are typically left safe in underground burrows, but when needing to be transported they ride on the backs of their parents

scavs groom each others spines as a way of bonding, like cats

scavs also play with each other!! usually just chasing each other around but sometimes they play fight (or actually fight) with their eartlers

I LOVE SCAVENGER WORLDBUILDING ITS SO COOL

i think its fun to think about how an advanced scavenger society would be! would they continue the cycle the ancients continued, or would they break it? they know about echoes, i wonder if they'd 'worship' them or be scared of them, or try to figure out what they were... or even learn from them!

and OOH the white the pearl the purer.... thats honestly a cool concept! i like the paint concepts too, that's certainly not something i would've thought of! maybe the blue could also be from the headplates on squidcadas as well? or pale blue lizard scales or vulture masks!

baby scavs being left in underground burrows explains why we don't see any! i wonder if it's a baby pigeon situation or if they're just absurdly fluffy [which is a very common fanon thing - personally i really like it!] when they're small. grooming eachother and playing with eachother is honestly really cool - playfighting - and actual fighting - with their eartlers could maybe be a way of showing strength? :o