#can you find the diaphonized specimen??

[crate-of-0ranges-and-4nxiety]

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[x-hyzenthlay-x]

Yo.. can someone tell me how a yautja would react to a person who can Diaphonize things?

Like how would they react :0 would they think ur cool or weird? I wanna do a cute little comic but idk how to go about it.

Edit: I wasn’t expecting this to get so many notes so I just want to make a quick disclaimer, these are not my specimens! While I intend to learn this wonderful art form myself I did not create these :0 I found these on Google images. ALSO I am most certainly making a little comic now and the yautja species will now be included in my haso comic series. The series will be for fun so no profits or anything like that :) ANNNND I hope you guys enjoy this fun little find lol

[mechanicalriddle]

My journals are liable to be a little barebones this year since I have been extremely busy for the past 2 months lmao.

To my dear and WONDERFUL Exalted Secret Santa....

Hirudana Siithavari- Current Gunstar Autochthonia PC, Worm of my heart (also brain)

If you're not in the know about the 2e Gunstar Autochthonia shard, everyone lives in Autochthonia and its a lot nicer than regular Autochthonia but also its in space and also the Yozis are chasing you 100% of the time. We've got it sort of star trek vibes but a little grungier and a tad diesel/rustpunk.

Siithi (32 y.o., she/her, 5'6") is a dipshit No Moon necromancer. She's a bit of a golden-hearted asshole, and while quite capable of taking things seriously, she also loves acting like a complete hooligan. Unfortunately lately she hasn't really been acting herself lately on account of she is maybe a little bit stressed out.

Her main character arc so far has been overcoming her own insecurities to come into her own as a powerful Chosen. Now she is finally getting the hang of it, but also currently dealing with like 4 different parties all vying for her allegiance (a number of whom are literally inside her head), trying to unlock the secrets of necromancy while being the Deliberative's first and only practicioner (with no formal training in anything involved), and slowly drifting away from her best friend, the dragon-king Meteor-Dream, who has formed a maligned pact with the Viator of Nullspace and lost most semblances of "humanity" that they had left. So shes basically pretty cranky, and not getting a lot of sleep. She finds working with her hands to be very therapeutic, so she's mostly trying to keep busy to forget about it.

This is working as well as one would expect.

She's blessed with the ugly bastard's confidence, and usually sporting either severe RBF, a wide & wry grin, or something smugly between. Sort of a slouching creeper. She emotes exaggeratedly and has a little bit of natural rubberhose stretchiness, plus a very minimal concept of personal space.

Motifs- The colors of chemicals, grime, and industrial decay (rust-red and algae green, ochre, dusty grays, various shades of black and brown) paired with the bright hues of warning. Rustpunk machinery chic, gears and bits and bobs. Black leather, vinyl, and latex, with silver studs and hardware. Machines that hiss and undulate. Mysterious stains, diaphonized specimens, sludge, slime, small skittering and squirming vermin.

Anima- Siithi's iconic anima is a moonlit mangrove swamp except the water is oil and the trees are made of steel and pulsating tubes and the moon is really really huge and reflective, also she is suspended over the surface of the water by a bunch of tubes connected to her back because thats fun. Her glowing/burning anima is pretty much like the regular Lunar anima except that its kind of gloopy and flows like wax in a lava lamp.

Her spirit shape is the Asian Buffalo Leech (Hirudinaria manillensis). Feel free to draw either her human or hybrid form.

Ideas (I like to put in a list of these in case you wanted to draw a little scene but arent sure what to do; feel free to ignore them completely)-

She's a bit of a gearhead, so you could draw her peeling an engine apart, covered in oil

Or disassembling a rotted corpse on a steel table with a bonesaw, covered in blood

Ruefully drinking coffee out of a go mug, or nursing a glass of dark-colored liquor on the rocks at a sci fi dive bar

Smoking weeeeeed

Notes- She is very much musclefat. Please don't omit details relating to this like her double chin, rolls, etc. She has a couple hairstyles listed in her references (take your pick), and sometimes has sparse facial hair which you can choose to include or not.

Cynis Niraj- Traitorous Twink of the Realm

(most of my art of this guy is either like 5 years out of date and/or trapped on my former PC, so hopefully these give you enough to work off of. he doesn't really have a signature outfit so you can have some fun with it!)

Niraj (21 y.o., he/him, 5'8") is a little water aspected bastard boy I held close to my chest for a very long time; he happens to be probably the most important Ledaal Tedeo backstory character (besties+magic college roommates, also Niraj has been dutifully covering Ted's tracks to try to prevent him from being detected by his Realm detractors).

He is sort of on track to be Cynis's next spymaster because while he may be a sorcerer he has all the sneaky bastard manipulator spells... infallible messenger control, corrupted words, silent dreams etc etc. More damningly he is the present wielder of Calumny (spoilers). A large proportion of his time at the Heptagram was spent cultivating his ability to lie and diplomacy his way out of anything, and the rest was of course spent doing... You know. Sorcery. Has the capacity to self reflect to some degree (e.g. why he didn't spurn his best friend completely right off the bat and has been reassessing his loyalties to the Realm as a result) but he's also a nervous animal who wants nothing more than to seek comfort in the familiar. Probably not the worst guy in the world but he is a rich kid, full stop.

Niraj carries a constant level of tension well beyond his years (it happens when you're lying thru your teeth on the daily to essence 5 shikari on behalf of your pet solar). Lately his anxiety has been much more difficult to hide. His outbursts are snide and a little temperamental but usually all hot air. The poor devil hasn't put on a genuine smile much in the past decade.

Motifs- Eels and various other toothy fish. Thick smoke and clouds of incense. Orchid and lotus flowers, draping vines, tobacco & potpourri, and general floral motifs. Dark-stained wood and leather. The night, and deep water. Dark, rich, luxurious garbs and tapestries; comfort over looks over practicality. The colors of his house, and of affluence.

Anima- Dark underwater cavern with toothy formations; deeper in the cave you can see dark shapes swimming in hypnotic patterns. Also, he has a little red lantern hanging over his head like an anglerfish lure.

Ideas-

Miserable in the bath. SFW only as per the rules of the event. Maybe he's in a nice bubbly bath. Or maybe he's bathing fully clothed.

Or simply laying facedown in an estate fountain. Not really his best angle, though.

Sitting in a dark room, forging a correspondence by candlelight.

Looking contemplative and/or nervous on the prow of a boat.

Also smoking weeeeeed or hookah

Notes-

I would say make sure his skin tone is accurate and also hes got magic top scars (depicted) in case you do choose the bath option or have him with his shirt slightly open all sexy or something. IDK

Keeping most of my other OCs on reserve this year. Have fun with one of these little freaks.

[froody]

Seeing that pic of your family's taxidermied cats was really cool actually - I couldn't bear to be parted with my cat after she died so I had her cremated and I keep her with me - but if I'd have known a taxidermy service I might have considered that instead, it makes me so sad I'll never see her again except in pictures

That wasn’t me, though I’m a total advocate of pet taxidermy but we haven’t had any of our pets taxidermied yet. I would love to know who OP was.

Dealing with a pet’s death is so difficult that exploring options in that moment is almost impossible. I am so so sorry for your loss and I hope navigating grief becomes easier for you. Even if she only lives on in memories and photos now, she still made a mark on this world and I’m sure she knew how much you loved her.

Below the cut are some options and tips on preserving a pet’s remains after death for future reference or anyone who would like to know more:

If anyone is interested in taxidermying their pet’s remains after death, I recommend looking for a taxidermist before the pet dies and writing their pricing and contact details down. It’s kind of difficult to find a taxidermist who will work with pets because of the taboo, the fear that the customer will not realize the animal won’t look wholly lifelike and the difficulty of navigating the US’s weird laws around the remains of certain animals like cats. (It is legal, you are paying for a service done to the animal and not the animal’s remains themselves.) You may have to ship your pet’s frozen remains to the taxidermist if they live fair away, this is not a problem for most taxidermists who deal with exotics such as pets. Taxidermy is an art form and it’s important to find a taxidermy artist you like and feel comfortable with the pricing. You can get your pet soft mounted or traditionally mounted. One fills their remains with wire and stuffing so they can be possible and huggable, the other mounts them on a foam or wooden form in one particular pose but usually stands the test of time better.

When you get a new pet, I highly recommend every one starts an emergency fund if capable. That money can be used for unexpected vet bills, future body preservation expenses or whatever you may need.

Additional forms of pet preservation are freeze drying (a form of preservation that freeze-dries the entire pet in a certain position with the organs intact), wet specimens (animals within preservation liquid and kept in glass containers, only feasible for small pets), diaphonization (a process for small animals the bones and cartilage are stained beautiful colors and the rest of the remains are dissolved, the remains are then kept in a solution within a glass container) or skeletonization (where the body is reduced to a skeleton and you can have it re-articulated in its entirety or keep parts of the remains such as the skull, taxidermy usually only utilizes the hide of the animal, if you choose to get your pet taxidermied, you can have the rest of their remains skeletonized if you desire).

If you’re not squeamish and looking for a cheaper option, you can DIY some preservation methods. I highly recommend in-ground skeletonization. You bury the animal in a permeable bag and allow them to decompose naturally over a period of time before cleaning their skeletal remains. This is good because you can have a traditional funeral for your pet and months or years to distance yourself from the grief before you process their remains. The process is a little different than commercial skeletonization which is usually done by beetles within a short period of time. The bones may be stained even after cleaning but if that’s not something you’re worried about, DIY skeletonization may be for you.

You can also DIY wet specimens. This works better for small pets like insects, small fish, mollusks etc. 

[one-thousand-cockroaches]

BART HERE TAXIDERMY IS SO COOL I LOVE IT !! there is this store here in ye old alabama called Birmingham Oddities and they get lots of cool taxidermy stuff in, also my mothers work used to have a taxidermist next door to them but he moved. My fav taxidermies are the old taxidermy duckling dolls you can find mostly on etsy and the taxidermy rats posed to look like movie scenes. the store i mentioned once had rats as a scene from beetlejuice it was so so cool i loved it

Hi! That’s cool that you like it. I’m not practicing right now because I still need to apply for a license and I’m currently unemployed, but when I can get a license I’d like to take some classes and then pursue it as a career. I have watched some tutorials and read up on it though. I think it’s pretty interesting. I also really liked anthropomorphized pieces! My favorite is a piece entitled “the kitten’s wedding” :)

When I was really young, a friend of mine had a dad who was a hunter, so I saw lots of mounted animals. Later on when I was a freshman I had a science teacher who had lots of mounts and even a wet specimen of a human fetus which was really wild. Im pretty sure she also had a snake.Personally I really like the look of wet preserved specimens, particularly diaphonized ones, but I also think mounts are cool, and I really want to be able to make my own. I think it would be cool to be able to work with a museum, restoring old pieces or preserving ones for study, but I think think that’s dreaming a bit big for now. I’d settle for working in a local shop, or even starting my own business some day

[peroxidebutch]

Sorry to bug, but I can’t find a link to where you sell your creatures and am super interested in buying a beauty for the holidays for myself!

Hello! We only sell our diaphonized specimens over tumblr or discord so far. You can dm us at this blog and we will work out shipping and whatnot with you :) happy holidays!

[averoseart]

Throwback to 2015. Still my favorites of any commission I’ve ever done. The client wanted me to create a Bladerunner flavored cabinet of curiosities and wanted me to call it Death Becomes Her. Based on that, here’s what I made. It features six amethyst gemstones set in sterling silver and an android oracle made of clear glass lined with a circuit board mosaic. The diaphonized specimens include a bat, frog, chick, seahorse, and lizard. The acrylic cabinet has been wired to create movement and a light show.  The story:   A living creature's conscience still exist after death but in a permanent dream state. It's conscience does not remain in the body after death but becomes a traveling energy.  If you bring a part of the dead to the android oracle's cabinet she could connect with it's conscience and analyze it's dreams using the death dream analyzer that she wears upon her head. If the creature is newly deceased she can retrieve data about its home planet. If it's been deceased for long periods of time she can retrieve data from other planets as well as other dimensions. The Cell Singers are the keepers of the android oracle. They are an alien race that have the ability to regenerate living things with the sound of their voice. The strongest singers are chosen in youth to be trained and later surgically modified to optimize their powers. The Cell Singers use the android oracle to find dying worlds with the potential for survival so they could send one of their own to Heal the planet. #averoseart #deathbecomesher #diaphonizedspecimen #bladerunner #cabinetofcuriosities #wunderkammer #scifiart

[thefancywalrus]

Hi! What should a diaphonized specimen be suspended in? My other wet mounts are in alcohol and the seller just said "glycerin" so... is just straight glycerin fine? Will it be okay in alcohol until I can get the glycerin? Sorry for all of the questions I haven't been able to find any good info on it online! Thank you!

No worries. As far as diaphonized specimens go, glycerin is key. Make sure the glycerin you're buying is NOT vegetable glycerin. You need the stuff you can buy from taxidermist supply companies. (Van dykes sells glycerine by the quart for about $14)As far as storing the specimen don't use alcohol. Alcohol can dry out and damage a Diaphonized specimen. The person you bought it from should have shipped it in either a ziplock or s small Tupperware container. As long as you keep it sealed up it should keep moist. Don't leave it out exposed to the air and it should be good until you can bottle it up. :)Also note that when you freshly pour glycerin into a new jar it takes a while to settle and look clear. Best of luck! And enjoy your new specimen. -E

[daily-dose-of-kahlcium]

Pachinko, why weren't you at the winter ball?!

🕹️“people make me feel bad, so going to an event like that...i like staying indoors in the basement where no one can see me! i had a good time that day though! i was labeling Otōsan’s diaphonized specimens! i find that i get along better with things that aren’t alive...” 

[jaketeachesdeath]

#meetthemaker day 4!

I figured Id go for 3 different things that people collect and educate with.

Skulls, Taxidermy and Diaphonized specimens. These are the main things youll see or hear about, although wet specimens are probably more common than diaphonized specimens.

Skulls are great reference pieces, they show you the internal workings but also the differences and adaptations different species have. Some species only being seperated by tiny variations like the teeth of mice or beak length when comparing a Sparrow and a Chaffinch for example. Adaptations are really interesting and sometimes can only be noticed when examining the skeletal remains the hinged jaw of the Badger or the giant cribriform plate of the Wolverine.

Taxidermy is great for getting up close and personal with specimens without endangering an animal or yourself. Lets not forget they look great! Really showing the skill of the artist too. Taxidermy also gives folk the chance to potentially see things theyve never seen before and meet extraordinary animals that live right on our door steps, aiding vital outreach events for protecting our wildlife.

Diaphonized specimens are incredible, taking dedication and patience to achieve. These are preserved in glycerin so unlike wet specimens can be transported ready to go. I find them very fascinating and although theyre arent used in science all that much any more they are visually stunning and give a great insight into tissues and bone development. Young mammals are used since theyre smaller, like the Rat above but you can see the unfused bones! The blues of the cartilage and the red stained bones, in my opinion are far superior to wet specimens visually. This takes a near complete specimen and literally lets you see whats inside.

What do you prefer to collect?

04/03/22