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Hoyofair | Dimensional Detective Chronicles Countdown: 6 Days

Artist: ho_siya

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Genshin Impact Wriothesley Artwork by code_tesseract on Twitter

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Genshin Impact | 2024 St. Patrick's Day Artwork

Artist: nbb3_G

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[hoyoversenews]

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[nelsaqift]

hand hurts from all the drawing yeowchhh

[ririarts]

bites and tails <3

instagram | nsfw art | webtoon

[arinmoss]

Beautiful trans man for the lads :3

[ninjautizm]

In concept arts Lloyd was gonna have glasses so I wanted to draw him with them :]

[joneevarts]

He's more pretty than I intended. One day I'll manage to draw him like I imagined him.

[alkalamity]

They spend their time researching magic and fish, I think. And also following the town doctor around like a puppy.

[macksartblock]

hey gang <3

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Hoyofair | Dimensional Detective Chronicles Countdown: 7 Days

Artist: ment502

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Genshin Impact Archons Artwork by boooo_sa2 on Twitter

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Genshin Impact | Featured Illustrations: Alhaitham

Artist: waternaeng

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[noxhawthorne]

Abaia

Imagine, if you will, that you’ve gone on a quiet vacation to the islands of Fiji. Feel the sand under your toes, the sun on your skin, the smell of saltwater. You take an excursion, and find a beautiful, deep lake, surrounded by lush greenery. It’s a sweltering day, and the lake looks so inviting.

You walk into the lake, the cool water stinging pleasantly as you go deeper. Eventually you’re floating, unable to feel the ground beneath you. It’s calm, soothing. The local birds sing, the breeze rustles the leaves… you’re relaxed enough to let your eyes close and just drift…

Your feet touch a slippery rock, slick with grime from centuries of being submerged. You pay it no mind… until you notice the layer of grime is thick enough to give, making the rock feel almost squishy. You open your eyes. The birds have stopped singing.

You realize that you aren’t touching the rocking. It’s touching you.

The Abaia. A massive eel of Melanesian mythology, said to live at the bottom of freshwater lakes. The legend comes from the Fiji, Vanuatu, and Solomon Islands, though the exact location varies. There’s not really a specific size given, but, for an idea of what we’re talking about, the average American Eel is 16-33 inches long and about 2.5 pounds. So… bigger than that. Much bigger.

The legend of the Abaia poses it as the guardian of the lake it dwells in, protecting the inhabitants from humans looking to harm them. If a fisherman were to try and get his daily catch from the lake, or if an ignorant tourist were to throw their trash in it, the Abaia will unleash its wrath. Thrashing and twisting, it causes impressive waves that will claim the life of the perpetrator, dragging them down to the depths to remain with the great eel.

There is another version of this legend that claims the Abaia holds control over the weather via magic. The story goes that a fisherman discovered a bountiful lake, full of critters and creatures to sate his village’s hunger. He led the village to this lake, and has them help plunder it of life. The Abaia, upon seeing this, causes a torrential rainstorm, wiping out the village and drowning everyone who had harmed the creatures. The Abaia is often depicted as a motherly being to the inhabitants that share its home.

As someone who knows the basics about various eels, I have to wonder if there is some electrical aspect to this creature. Perhaps its ability to cause storms is caused by a powerful electrical charge. According to the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute, the Electric Eel has three organs — the main organ, the Sach’s organ, and the Hunter’s organ — that produce electric impulses used for defense, communication, navigation, and hunting. At 6-8 feet long, this eel can generate up to 800 volts of electricity. Is the Abaia electric? Being so massive in size, could its electrical shock cause a storm? It’s unlikely, yes, but an interesting thought to consider.

[crystallizedday]

Soooo

My lovely husband @aceofcards0715 introduced me to this funni fishy fella recently

& I came up with a funni idea I really wanted to draw

& uh

I did it. IQNQOSMWODMSOXM