#Which creatures? All of them.

[bookshelfpassageway]

managed to get some loose doodles in during D&D tonight, on a topic that’s been conceptually bouncing around my brain. Tumblr probably murdered the quality in the dashboard view hhghhhhh…

what if the creatures of Hunters Unlucky had Shelts (faunlike creatures) in the style of Wefrivain/Panamindorah?

First one’s a possible version of the Telshee, Keesha. Probably being a nosy nuisance on purpose to an offscreen Arcove. Long white hair on this species seems fitting, they’re sirens after all, as does the beard for someone who is the eldest waking Telshee. Big pupils for underwater eyesight, and a slightly greyer skintone like a seal’s. Clothes omitted because I can't think of any that wouldn't get in the way of swimming good, and it fits the mythical creature feel.

Second one’s a foraging Ferryshaft. Probably pretty thin and leggy fauns, even if a bit small. They’d make a weird faun that’d be hard for people to categorize, with their animal counterparts being omnivores that hunt and having the more wolfish tail. Braid for practicality, and loose simple clothes that allow for a good range of motion, and running. I started coloring him and then realized due to palette and clothing choices they accidentally look exactly like one of my own characters, so I just leaned into that. Their name is Virgil.

[botanyshitposts]

confirming the Ethiopian wolf pollination hypothesis seems so straightforward in theory, like just erecting anti-wolf barriers around some of the hot poker plants and seeing if those get pollinated at the same rate as the other ones, but also I feel like it could be some lab’s 6 year long project that ends up in Nature and answers more questions about wolf dessert time than I could ever think to ask. and also it would give more beautiful photos of wolves between 3 seconds and 1 hour into passionate nectar indulgence. so hopefully with the media attention they’re getting they can do that

[jorenilee]

monster hunter stickers/prints.... take ur fave wretched animal and make them small and on your wall

[raventhrush]

Today's practice sketch page was full of Bilbo's and some hands. so naturally I had to share.

Whoever came up with the headcanon to add tails for Hobbits, I love you.

(yes, his ears kept getting bigger. No, I won't apologize for that they are cute dang it! <3)

[melchinafan]

Massive kudos to the South of Midnight team for the attention to detail in environmental storytelling and character design! I know there's still a ton of stuff I can't even begin to guess at, but I've been able to glean a good amount just from the trailers, and it's all got me itching for more.

Some things I've been able to spot, just from these two screenshots:

I'd already kinda gotten the impression from Hazel's tattoo choker necklace and Lisa Frank-esque dolphin-rainbow tank top...but after seeing Lacey's half of a "best friends" heart necklace and jean jacket? I'd be shocked if this doesn't take place in or around the 90s. (Which is a solid choice, since it's a good way to limit having to worry about the question of cell phones.) Plus, if you take a look at their fridge, you can see magnets of the primary mythical creatures we'll run across! I listed most of them in the alt text if you can't tell what they are, but if I had to guess at the mystery cut-off one in the second screenshot...I'd say it's the Altamaha-ha from the announcement trailer. (Which I think is also maybe the purple-pink aquatic creature you can see for a split second near the end of the story trailer.) And...well, it's not visible in these screenshots, but in this scene Hazel also accidentally knocks a handmade mug off the counter. That mug has a bottle tree design on it, as featured in the game's logo and as important in-game magical elements!

Also fun is some of the detailing for Shakin' Bones:

His guitar has a Prospero license plate near the bottom (also seen on a half-sunk taxi that Catfish swims past in the gameplay trailer), which says CROS RDS (or "crossroads"). Below his arm you can see his name "Bones" carved into the face of the guitar, flanked by a couple Fleur-de-lis, and in a couple spots there's decorative blue paint (haint blue, I'd bet). Plus some short bits of bone (femur, at a guess), for both the bottom strap button and the tuning knobs. There's also a broken, rusted sawblade for a pickguard...which curiously has an elegant leafy design carved onto it. There's a similar leafy design carved along the top side of the guitar, too. Bones himself has a lot of different flora growing on him...at least two different kinds of leafy plants (small round leaves on his shoes, larger pointy leaves on his arms and neck), and some small brown mushrooms. And while I don't know enough about plants to recognize what those three might be, I'm pretty sure the flowers on his neck and side are swamp lilies. (The flower on his side is visible near the start of the announcement trailer, when you see him from behind. I'm also pretty sure I spotted some swamp lilies growing around Rhubarb's house in the story trailer, in their standard cluster form vs. Bones' unique singular flowers. Fun fact: for folks who play Secret World and remember a particular painting of some import in the Franklin Mansion, you may be amused to note that one of that flower's colloquial names is "seven sisters.")

There's also...well...these are a bit more spoiler-y, so I'll put them under a cut and try to keep it vague. But there's visual clues hinting at some secrets a few folks seem to have...

Less overtly secret, but still some story spoilers:

The most obvious thing at first glance in the first screenshot is the presence of Huggin' Molly's red yarn inside the broken wall. At second glance, and double-checking the start of the trailer to confirm the yellow paint and window style matches, this appears to be Hazel's house. But looking more carefully, one might notice that the exposed inner boards of the wall seem to have a little faded blue paint...suggesting that the house was protected with a hidden layer of haint blue (possibly in addition to the indoor wall paint that also appears to be blue), which wards off nasty critters. And with that ward literally broken, and Huggin' Molly being known in her real-world mythology to go after folks late at night, well... (Bonus fun fact: Secret Worlders may also be amused that the time on the clock in the first screenshot of this post is 10:10, as with Kingsmouth's clocks. Probably specifically 10:10 pm, not a storm-dark morning.)

And finally, a particular someone who seems to have deeper secrets:

(I linked the story trailer earlier, but the second screenshot is from the half-hour-long documentary.) The subtitles tell us this man is Laurent, and I'm curious about how significant his ear and nose piercings might be, given that he otherwise seems to be giving off airs of "responsible adult" (which typically does not permit such things). I have no idea who he is, exactly...yet his clothing choice and sense of decor are reminiscent of another design, which has shown up in the trailers and some promo/concept art that's been shared by the devs... But I'll let you dig up that connection on your own, if you're inclined to hunt down a bigger story spoiler.

[blaiddraws]

if you ship ingo and emmet please don't follow me

[fisheito]

I started reading beastars so now HE's reading beastars .wait

THEY'RE reading beastars

[synthaphone]

i don't mind that people often mistake my fursona for a neopet, and i also don't blame people for assuming its one when i draw mostly neopets + it has backplates and claws like a bori

but i should probably clarify that it isn't a neopet. its just some thang

^ examples of thang

[marclef]

felt like making some more Fakeling content, so i thought i'd share some of the "special" unique properties that each of them has! it's not all of them of course, just one special trait about each Fakeling! maybe i'll share some more in the future...?

the first one is Goudino! she's the second-smallest Fakeling, but she has the largest ears, and that's because the "hat" on her head is her true ears! the smaller ones are just for show! but they're very powerful ears, she can hear pitches than humans can't, such as high mouse and rat squeaks! making it all the easier for her to hunt her favorite meals! she can hear rats squeaking from extremely far away, and even through walls!

second is Poultrino! she has many mannerisms like a chicken, like the way she walks and the sounds she makes! but, she also has a very unique method of "disposing" bits of meals she can't absorb! with the others, like Fakey, the things they can't absorb like bones and plastic just have to be coughed up, but for Poultrino, her body encases them in a protective "shell", kinda like an oyster's pearl! they are still coughed out, but as an "egg", neatly bundled together for easy disposal! just don't mistake those "eggs" for normal ones... they still contain things like bones and excess goop!

third is Paperino! they read many books and other written material, and it's not too rare they find something they particularly enjoy! but, for most things they read, they simply eat it afterwards, so what's the solution if they want to keep something to read later? (not eating it? don't be silly!) they've developed a two-chambered "stomach"! for favorite books and the like, they will shove them further down into this second chamber, which is special in that it won't absorb anything put into it! perfectly safe and ready to read again later!

fourth is Pisceno! the most unique and only aquatic Fakeling, they spend most of their time hiding in deeper waters to ambush prey! it's not always easy when they stand out from their surroundings. so, like a cuttlefish or octopus, they can change their "skin" to near-perfectly match the colors of what's around! most Fakes can change their "clothing" colors with ease, but Pisceno's entire body changes! and sometimes, they'll leave their mustache visible, as a kind of lure to get fish close! in the darker waters, it's extremely effective!

and finally, there's Trashino! since he eats mostly garbage, there's a lot of stuff that ends up inside him that other Fakes couldn't process! since that'd end up with him full of things he couldn't absorb, his body has adapted, and his inner goop is now especially effective at absorbing anything it covers! tough pieces of metal, hard plastic, even things harmful to Fakes such as the dreaded lemon are barely a match for Trashino! he can eat to his heart's content, and his body will not put up a fuss!

but, this has been your fun lesson on Fakeling Properties! hope you enjoyed! ✨

[roominthecastle]

[bayetea]

I'm a strong "percy would get a job in education/outreach to underprivileged kids in the future" truther but I don't necessarily agree with people who say that him taking on marine biology as a college major doesn't make sense at all

"why would he study marine biology he can already work with sea animals to his heart's desire" I don't know maybe because he wants to get paid???????? he wants a normal job???? percy grew up poor and unsafe. why is it weird that he craves stability with a career that enables him to do something that he loves? or maybe he wants to go into the system and help bring about lasting reform that will actually improve care for sea creatures??? yes he can save sea animals on his own time but think about it. is it better to abandon his life in the middle of the night to go help a trapped sea creature Every Single Time it happens or is it better to enter the system and make it so that capitalists stop polluting water or disturbing sea ecosystems for profit. his powers as a son of poseidon are a band-aid not a lasting solution to systemic environmental neglect and decay. he has an established precedent of caring for bringing about systemic change (see: turning down immortality) and for me this is no different (I just personally headcanon him wanting to bring change for disadvantaged kids but whatever)

to me this logic is like telling an exceptional artist that there's no point in going to art school to become a professional when they can already just do art on their own time for fun. like yeah....... if you're content with doing that as just a hobby. but what if you want to become an even better artist and learn new skills. what if you want to do it as a job that pays you and gives you health insurance and social security. then what

for me the main logistical issue of him majoring in marine biology has never been that he would never do that it's that the intersection of new rome college accreditation to the Actual Real world isn't all that clear/logistically sound. like I guess the mist can handle anything but what impact is new rome going to be able to have on the realm of mortals. this would be a nice thing to discuss actually (more in tags)

[machrealgirl]

do you think michael distortion, kevin wtnv, and elijah volkov would get along

[creekfiend]

I just had the worst nightmare I've had in over a decade and in retrospect it was kind of like a bunch of mean bored dead people tormenting me about my miseries while I was trapped in some sort of car park. like a gang of rogue beetlejuices who didn't have anything better to do. fuck off

[fisheito]

what sort of twisted powerplay is this

[mad-hunts]

thinking that, at this point, i should just create a multi BC a bunch of old character concepts that i had that i wrote on another platform or developed and did nothing with have been popping up in my head lately + it's like... i've got too many to make an individual account for each but i also know nothing about running a multi NGL ahahhh

[sysig]

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