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Crack AU - Worldless is actually just Very Curious and Very Lonely and Edda and Aven realize this when they see Worldless watching them intently, and so they make a point of waving at them and going to all the interesting places and showing them things even though they're this giant eye in the sky and can see it anyways, and then Worldless is no longer lonely and decides the conflict was really dumb because they see that it makes Edda and Aven sad and so they undo the conflict and everyone is happy the end.

[sqarletgecko]

First of all, Context:

Hello there! I'm SqarletGecko, or just Sqarlet. I'm elsewhere and more informally called Spectral from time to time.

This here blog is my official creative blog. Here is where I'll be putting art, writing, and other such shenanigans. I decided to make a dedicated blog for this under my primary pseudonym finally.

That also means this blog is exclusively that - I don't really reblog things here or share outside content. This will just be my stuff.

Content wise, expect fandom stuff, and probably some original work at some point. I'm not sure whether I want to start reposting all my art here or not, given that it's already up on the other blogs. We'll see.

I will, however, answer asks and respond to mentions and all that wonderful jazz.

If I ever sort out commissions, stuff for that will also go here.

Currently, I don't have time to do much with this blog, so this post is just... gonna sit here for a while until I do. But I wanted to get the post up so people know I'm not a bot, lol.

Other Blogs:

I do, however, run two (sort of three) other blogs at the moment!

SpectralGecko - this is my informal side blog. It's where all the reblogs live, all the various game shenanigans, and up until just now has been my "main."

Sqarlet'sWorldlessWandering - A blog I made specifically for my musings over the game Worldless by NoName Studios, since I have quite a lot of content for that, and wanted to keep it sorta kinda separate from the stuff over on SpectralGecko.

Worldless Eclipsed - A dedicated blog for my Worldless AU "Eclipsed." Currently, it's a ghost blog because I haven't had time to reformat everything properly there. There's nothing there except in the drafts. When I have time, it will become the official blog for all things Eclipsed. Unless I decide it's not worth it.

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[sqarletsworldlesswandering]

The boi! The lil bab. Have an Eclipsed Adaptation, better known as Allagi!

[sqarletsworldlesswandering]

Edda but she got plants in her hair that she takes care of like she's a walking garden

This might be stupid idk

See, I have a very hard time imagining Edda doing this.

But I could 100% see a starfolk doing it. Maybe a fairy, maybe a seraph, or maybe even a larger beast-like critter that has an entire, majestic garden on its back.

Actually, I like that idea - a Leviathan that's so big and can stay in one place so long that entire ecosystems of plants grow on her back. She carefully ensures they get water and keeps them protected, and even lets some smaller critters stay in them. Her horns are practically a hanging garden and her face is somehow both nearly obscured yet beautifully ornamented by the flora. It's a diverse garden, too - a collision of ecosystems from the different zones, all in one place and interacting in ways no one has ever seen.

There's a little botanist somewhere that runs across her. They become friends, and she lets the botanist observe the flora and study them, on the condition that she does not disturb them too greatly.

[sqarletsworldlesswandering]

Okay do you have any trivia on Hyena/ Acids? Because that oc idea caught my attention... plus that acid sounds adorable-

UHHHHH not really-

Hyenas are one of the species that have a higher chance of sapience, but they're a little more 50/50. They can be sapient, especially if surrounded by others who are sapient, but they can also not be. However, across the line they are very clever.

The dynamic between sapient Hyenas and non sapient is oddly smooth - they see each other fondly enough, but there's no real fuss over the roles they play. It's sort of like that Talking Creature vs non talking creature divide in Narnia, if you're familiar.

Cut because this somehow got long!

Stellpeci Hyenas:

Stellpeci Hyenas are often the hounds of the army - they're lethal hunters, loyal guards, and big enough to be trusty mounts as well. They're fast and efficient, and excellent survivalists.

Their acid is also a very valuable resource for many things, and can be harvested without hurting them. The acid can be used for weapons as a tip coating, or brewed into a potion consumable to imbue their innate weapons with the same effect, often concentrated. The acid comes from the large glowing sacs encased in their underbellies, which are normally sheathed, but they can open their ribcage and push them out to utilize them defensively. The acid itself comes from sets of glands within those sacs, but those same sacs have auxiliary glands that secrete a liquid designed to protect their own shell from the substance. Their shell coats itself with the substance normally from smaller glands, but these are designed to generate more to keep their softer insides and underbellies safe.

Also, and to the extreme bemusement of some, the acid can be neutralized and rendered consumable, and is rich in nutrients that aid shell strength. It's a rather tedious process to do externally, though. The Hyenas can do this themselves internally, and it's quite efficient, but it's considered rude to try and harvest the converted substance directly from them unless they offer it. This substance is the baseline for a number of elixirs. As an internal process, it's purpose is to reclaim nutrients. They've also been known to give it to starlets as a boost and stabilizer - works wonders if their essence is acting up.

Hyenas often form packs, and have a strong set of protective, nurturing instincts. If for whatever reason your camp has starlets in it, Hyenas are some of the safest ones to leave them with.

Sapient Hyenas:

These guys have a really funky anatomical switcharoo that happens - while quadrupedal, their back legs angle up then down, rather like a grasshopper, and extend behind them. But, while bipedal, their legs bend frontwards like any normal knee joint. Starfolk have primary essence lines which, through the strength and solidity of the essence around them, determine how flexible any given limb or joint is. The essence line that connects from their "spine" to their pelvic region and hips, however, has this weird little knob ending where the essence is spongy and flexible, and softens further to permit of 360º rotation when signaled. This allows them to rotate their hips around and change the orientation of their legs, and returns to a firmer constitution when the rotation is complete.

They prefer quadrupedal movement for rapid travel (and are much faster as such), but for day-to-day activity prefer bipedal movement. their dexterity with their claws is also much improved.

They do still clump in packs, but the packs don't have to just consist of Hyenas. They will gladly take other starfolk into the back, and really if you spend any length of time with them you are considered "pack." Don't be shocked when then insist on tucking you under their chin and keep hooking their chin and head around you (they're scent marking you and also hugging you).

The mechanics of the acid stuff chances slightly as well - they have a lot more control over their generation of the material, so they don't have to worry about buildup - it's a voluntary trigger now.

As a rule, you do not ask to harvest acid from a sapient Hyena. If they offer, that's great, go ahead, but if they don't, you don't bring it up short of extenuating circumstances. It is entirely dependent on how much the Hyena feels like being part of your alchemy projects. During the Conflict, though, it does become fairly standard practice for sapient Hyenas to go in for a harvest now and again, at least if there are no Stellpeci Hyenas in the camp.

Role-wise, they're still very adept hunters, just with a bigger arsenal of attacks and an alarming ability to climb stuff. Also, they can squeeze themselves into spaces they absolutely should not be able to.

The more combatively inclined make for some deadly soldiers and occasionally assassins. Others become scouts and other such stealth units. The less combatively inclined often help around camps and herd troop movements, sometimes as resident doctors, other times as gatherers and resource scavenging, yet others as cooks and brewers. These know how to make a camp properly comfortable and cozy, and can boost troop moral. (...It would be heckin' hilarious if a Hyena was the one to figure out how to make Starfolk or Darkfolk booze (at least during the Conflict).)