#Manaia

[bethanythebogwitch]

Original New Zealand Pokemon

Another post of Fakemon for my original Goorda region based on a combination of Australia and Aotearoa/New Zealand. I've given Australia much more focus so far, so I'm balancing things out by making more kiwi Pokemon. But not an actual kiwi Pokemon. I already did that one.

Tinamu, the Green Stone Pokémon, rock-type. These shy Pokomon live deep underground and are tended to by their parents. Their bodies are made of a rare and valuable green stone and they make their burrows near deposits of this stone. Miners looking to harvest this stone traditionally leave food for the Tinamu as a form of trade.

Tinamu evolves to Pouina, the Green Stone Pokemon, rock/ghost type. When a Pouina wraps its tail around its neck, it gains the power to see into the spirit world. The icon of a Pouina wrapped around itself is used as a symbol of harmony and connection to one's ancestors.

Pouina evolves to Mananamu, the Green Stone Pokemon, rock/ghost type. When a Mananamu ties its tail into a knot, it gains the power to walk between this world and the world of spirits. Legends say that in the past, war almost broke out between the living and the dead until a hero with a Mananamu calmed the ghosts. Since then, Mananamu have been used by psychics and shamans as messengers between worlds.

The Tinamu line are based on pounamu, several types of green stone found in Aotearoa that is culturally important to the Maori and is frequently seen carved into multiple symbols. I tried to work the carvings into the designs. They are also based on the Manaia, a legendary creature often depicted in pounamu carvings (I specifically took inspiration from this carving). The Manaia is a messenger between the human world and the spirit world and its symbol is used to ward off evil. It is often depicted with the head of a bird and the tail of a fish and is often depicted curled into a figure 8, which is where I got the idea of the Pokemon wrapping their tails around themselves. I also based Mananamu on a hadrosaur, specifically a Parasaurolophus, mostly because I thought it would be cool. Their names come form "tiny", "pounamu", and "Manaia"

Sprink: the Bungee Pokemon, normal-type. Sprink have long, prehensile tails that can extend to great lengths, then retract. They wrap their tails around tree branches and wit for bug Pokemon to pass beneath. Then, they jump, catch the bug, and their tails retract to pull Sprink back up with its prey. The sport of bungee jumping was inspired by Sprink.

Sprink is based on skinks, many species of which are native to Aotearoa, and bungee jumping, which (in its modern form) was invented in NZ. The markings on Sprink's body are based on safety harnesses. TBH, I may go back to the drawing board on this one. I feel like it's missing something. Its name comes from "skink" and "spring"

Pāunomacre, the Abalone Pokemon, psychic-type. These strange Pokemon levitate through the air with their psychic powers and habitually collect and examine objects with their tentacles and eyes. The iridescent colors on their shells constantly shift and can mesmerize those who look for too long. Jewellery and carvings made Pāunomacre shells are highly valuable due to their shifting colors and high quality.

Pāunomacre is based on abalone, large sea snails known for the layer of iridescent nacre (mother of pearl) that line the inside of their shells. The shells are often used to make jewelry and decoration. For Pāunomacre, I added an extra shell on the bottom, put the nacre on the outside, and made it into a flying saucer. he tentacles are inspired by sensory tentacles on abalone while the ring of blue eyes around the body comes from scallops. The name comes from "pāua" (the Maori word for abalone), "anomaly", and "nacre".

Korm, the Root Pokemon, ground/grass type. These worm-like Pokemon are actually burrowing plants. When they feel safe, Korm expose their rear ends to the air and unfurl the fronds growing from them to absorb sunlight. Korm have soft bodies that leave them vulnerable to predators. As a result, they are very shy and will burrow away at the first sign of danger. Dirt that Korm burrows through is left enriched in nutrients and supports plant growth.

Korm evolves to Woodworm, the Root Pokemon, grass/ground type. It has developed a powerful yet flexible armored tube of wood around its body that supports larger fronds that can reach higher into the air. When threatened, Woodworm retracts its soft body into its wooden tube. If a small forest appears out of nowhere, It is likely a colony of Woodworm that have decided to stop and photosynthesize for a while.

Korm and Woodworm are based on a number of influences. First, they are earthworms and Aotearoa and Australia have some remarkable large earthworm species. Earthworms help recycle nutrients into the soil, which is why Korm leaves enriched soil where it grows. Second, they are based on ferns and fern trees. The Koru is a spiral symbol that represents an unfurling silver fern frond, which I tried to recreate in Korm's design. The tube that Woodworm has is based on tube worms, aquatic relatives of earthworms that build tubes they can retract into for protection. Korm's name comes from "Koru" and "worm" while Woodworm's name is a pun on "wormwood".

Cololite, the Stromatolite Pokemon, rock-type. Cololite are so strange it took scientists decades before they deciphered its biology. Cololite is a colony of microbes that work together to grow a hollow structure of living rock. Smaller stones bud off of the central body and can be levitated and manipulated through unknown means. By the tine the central stone splits off of the rock it grows from, it is ready to evolve.

Cololite evolves to Concraki, the Stone Colony Pokemon, rock-type. Concraky is a group of spherical, hollow boulders built and controlled by a hive mind of microscopic organisms. The boulders levitate and can be arranged into any configuration, though they are always directed by the largest boulder. As the boulders grow, they crack open and eventually shatter. The fragments of shattered boulder are believed to act as seeds from which new Cololite grow.

Cololite and Concraki are based on stromatolites, stone structures built by generations of photosynthetic bacteria and archaea. As the bacterial colonies grow, they lay down layers of sediment that results in an iconic layered appearance that is represented in the base of Cololite. Most stromatolites are only known from sollils, but there are living ones living in places around the world, including Australia. Concraki is also based on the Moeraki boulders or Kaihinaki, a series of spherical, hollow concretions found on Koekohe Beach. I wanted to make something very bizarre with these, making a Pokemon that doesn't even look like a Pokemon. Their names come from "colony", "stromatolite", "concretion", and "Moeraki".

Previous posts in this series: new evolutions, misc 4, misc 3, single stages, non-natives, regional standards, creepy lines, regional variants, birds, early game standards, misc 2, misc 1, Johto starter variants, starters,

[iguessihavemore]

Halloween art challenge thing I made up for the syoc I write. I had so much fun!! Ocs and themes and credits are listed below:

Georgia/ie as a (rodeo) clown

Ivy in her monster form as a pirate, feat. her brother Luke (doesn't compete in TD Garden)

Zuleika as Batman

Jennifer as Marceline the Vampire Queen

And Marina as a SEA-ne kid and Stella as a superhero themed after herself lol. These six characters owned by @faemorningstar

Nikki as an alien alien.

Lana as a demon in her au monster form where she's a rabbit person don't ask.

Rosie as Slenderman. These three are by my sweet @sapphicwizzro 🧡

Manaia as Robin by @tuatara-time

And Rei as a werewolf by @explosivoo

[mucking-faori]

"Phoenix" my ass, get this the fuck outta here

[anthribidae]

idk

[pis3update]

Ultimate CAS Catalog Overhaul - Fixes and overhauls the CAS categorization erroneously mistaken by EAxis by David Manaia

"This mod fixes and overhauls the CAS categorization to correct and add some categories forgotten by EAxis.

...continued on MTS."

More Info + Download @ MTS.

[theslowtravel]

Mount Manaia Walking Track / NZ

[mari-beau]

Gina: Did you know that in races in Vladivostok, only the men are allowed to ride the horses? Kristin: Mm. Because the women are obviously off doing other things, like the cooking, the cleaning and the ironing.

The Brokenwood Mysteries 9x04 "Going to the Dogs"

[incoherent-orca]

the gentle paragon

[maydaymadier]

I realized I never actually posted these chibis I did when I was in a bit of an artblock.  I’ll probably finish out the party as I work on my catch-up (currently on ep3 of the arc4 SYOS series).  I, really love how the colors on Dewey turned out.

[haloburns]

For the ask game! Song #21 and Danny Phantom

two weeks later, here i am!!

as with the other ask, 21 is i caught myself by paramore

okay, youre probably expecting a ghost light fic, BUT... cnsider:

dan and manaia.

after dan has started to earn his redemption, and he's living with the specter squad, he and manaia are doing this kind of weird dance around each other. probably from dan's pov, he's so confused as to why this human is pulling him in so strongly after only one night three years ago. he keeps denying himself because he cant. he doesnt think he deserves her affection, he stops himself from saying smth about his feelings about her, things he shouldve never thought in the first place.

"i know in my heart its not you" is his way of trying to say "it cant be you because i dont deserve you"

but then. but then. (because im a slut for those emotional magnetism moments where everything is Very Tense and then suddenly everyone is kissing) something happens and we have the "i know what i want, i want, i want / oh no, i shouldve never thought" bit where dan's finally giving in because he can't deny it anymore and he's tired of it. the last "oh no, i shouldve never thought" is more of a "i know i shouldve never thought [but i cant help it and im not denying it anymore]" then cue kisses and laughter bc dan deserves softness.

[iguessihavemore]

Various chapter 5 art that I have for now.

[vila-of-burning-waters]

" It's Halloween!!!! I have to get my costume on and stay in the city, and make sure to stay safe! Then I'm gonna go back to Natlan for a visit and talk to Manaia. First though, Mel, let's go get our costumes on! "

[anthribidae]

I JUST finished chapter 2 of dr2... IT BRoKE ME. What.... WHY did they do this.... I never wanted a tool... I CANT IM CYRING WHY AM I SO SAD ABOT THIS TRIAL agghhgagg THROWS UP tears up 😢😢😢

[pis3update]

UserDirected Enabled Interactions - Enables many of disabled interactions that have never been seen by the player! by David Manaia

"(UPDATE 1): Added a separate mod which only enables "Swim Around - Sim" and "Swim Around in Ocean - Sim" interactions, it only requires Base Game. Thanks to CMaxi for letting me know!

This mod enables several interactions that were disabled by EAxis, or some debug interactions that EAxis were developing and were never seen/have been completely deprecated by the player.

Why are many interactions disabled? During development, the team behind The Sims 3, its EPs and its Store Content had to check that some interactions work correctly. After checking the turnings (so that players wouldn't see how some interactions were), they disabled them by setting "DisallowUserDirected=True" and "DisallowPlayerSim=True", this mod sets the values ​​"True" to "False", so the players can see what interactions are disabled by EAxis developed like you've never seen before.

How many interactions were disabled? There are a total of 138 interactions disabled in the Base Game, EPs, and Store Content. Here are the interactions that have been disabled in alphabetical order.

...continued on MTS."

More Info + Download @ MTS.

[theslowtravel]

Mount Manaia Walking Track / NZ

[donospl]

LIVE: "Hamilton"

Londyn, Victoria Palace Theatre, 27.6.2024 ‘Hamilton’ który miał swoją amerykańska premierę już niemal dziesięć lat temu nadal święci sukcesy na świecie. Przedstawienie weszło już do musicalowego kanonu i stało się międzynarodowym artystycznym fenomenem. Produkcja doczekała się nawet swojej niemieckojęzycznej wersji, a od roku 2017 gości na także na londyńskim West Endzie gdzie nadal zapewnia…