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[igorlevchenko-blog]

A word on Grazelandic Nix-Hound

—Grazelands is savannah-like expanse of rolling hills, Acacia trees and endless pastures of wild wheat (called Wickwheat), which to the smaller creatures (kwama, rats and nix-hounds) provide much-needed concealment from larger saurians. Widespread of wheat gives landscape its characteristic colours, and the local wildlife follows in step with its palette of tan browns and sun-scorched greens, molting in time with the cycle of plant's ripening. This is why Grazelandic nix hounds are not dark green like their Bittercoast cousins but—depending on the season— have carapaces of ochre,tan and beige colours. Also their paws are not as large and they are not known to swim—probably due to cliff racers swarming the crag-ridden coast.

Nix-hound in the picture is Scuttler, OC of @jenarion.

[ahb-writes]

Mara.

"It is a vile creature, as terrible as the plague and fierce as a storm whipped up by the demons of the higher planes. But the mara never takes physical form. It cannot be predicted, understood, or grasped by either human hands or scholarly means. It is a scourge born from nightmares, as elusive and deceptive as the chaos of dreams. Sometimes it appears to its chosen victim in the form of a demonic, scornfully grinning cat, other times as a shriveled corpse, frail-looking and partially covered in thick boar bristles. It is said, however, that the sleeper can always recognize the face of his nemesis in the mara’s twisted features, but whether this is ancient wisdom or mere superstition is anybody’s guess."

Forbidden Lands: Book of Beasts (2023); Andreas Marklund (lead writer); Henrik Rosenborg (lead artist)

[vcreatures]

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if you’ve been following me long enough you know I love a mimic. From my false faced mermaids that I’ve been painting for years to butterfly dragons, I’m a big fan of illusion in the bestiary world.

I bring you the Ginkgo Draco, another member of the Botanical Drakes. 

[vickychendraws]

starting another project bc i have no self control :9 but also bc i wanted to try out a different aesthetic

[kinerxy]

Honrses

[sanctus-ingenium]

Collectable woodblock prints commemorating individual conquests were commonplace in the theocracy, distributed by the church as a way to announce its victories.

get a print here :>

[monstermonger]

Eda and Skögul, from a Bestiary of the Parallel

[the-fluffy-folio]

Wizard – Tiny monstrosity, unaligned

An arcane anomaly is what they described the wizard to be; a rejected experiment; nothing more to worry about they said – after all, it is just a lizard, they so naively thought. Shortly after, the streets of Falbheim were shattered by spells that were exclusively known to the well-read and most exalted scholars of wizardry. With all of the city’s magical stores, arcane schools as well as magically gifted resident, the wizard found a perfect place to live, to feed and thrive.

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[haematinon]

Illustration created for my upcoming new book, Ergo Cosmos!

"The first of the alchemists was he who set fire to the pyre upon which the Veiled Lady burned. To atone for such a sin, all those who are privy to the Highest Secrets swear to use the hand of will exclusively to restrain evil, and the hand of intuition only to perform good deeds. From this sorrowful figure derives the name of this sacred commitment, which is commonly known as the Oath of Minos."

[filurig]

ALSO finally. updated nattramn ref somewhat. their anatomy change is a bit subtle but i did make them More Creatura i will say.

[ordheist]

been using this https://img.4plebs.org/boards/tg/image/1373/09/1373096776710.pdf guidebook for coming up with some crazy beasties as a warmup

[chimeride]

[igorlevchenko-blog]

Portrait of a Satyr

Digital painting. Photoshop. 2019

[vcreatures]

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Another Botanical Drake added to the compendium. Today is the tropical Draco Monstera

[vickychendraws]

[odoanaga]

drew some medieval marginalia for our discord challenge