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Silly comic ft. Loligrog and Sherbert Dangernoodle based on the prompt ''not knowing oven mitts exist''

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Loligrog expression sheets / exploration

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Character profiles: Loligrog

About Loligrog Loligrog is a Guildmaster, and is the boss of the setting's world largest crime syndicate. He has a large ''family'' of underdogs who see him as the head of their family, and would lay down everything for him. His syndicate takes a kind of robin hood approach; steal from the rich to give to the poor. His crime ring is a home to all of the thugs and misfits without a place to call home. He himself was a misfit and a thief, and wants to use his newfound power to bring about true justice. He fronts as a Guildmaster to keep his true identity as crime boss on the down low. As a Guildmaster he is able to gather intelligence and artifacts from adventurers that further his agenda to rise to power. He himself has known true poverty, and thoroughly enjoys luxury, or at least his idea of what luxury means without becoming the kind of elite that he originally sook to destroy. He likes to create his own costumes/clothing from scrapped materials. He feels like he can enjoy luxury this way without forgetting to respect his humble origins. He has also used his skill in costuming and forgery to craft several fake identities to get around relatively undetected. 

Others:  - He loves to play the piano  - He's usually one of the bigger presences in the room both literally and figuratively; He's very tall! (7 foot!) - If drawn as a human, Loligrog's ethnicity is French-Romani  -Sherbert is his right-hand man

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The world of the Godslayer Chronicles is home to a species known as ''Mothmandids'', a hybrid of mantids and moths, having 4 arms, 2 feet and 2 decorative wings.

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Species lore and details under the cut.

Biology

The uppermost set of arms can shift into scythe-like claws, and the legs are pointed and insect like, with spikes on the calf. Mothmandids' heads are triangular with bulging compound eyes that allow them to see in shades of grey in the dark, 2 antennae protruding from their foreheads and mandible-like jaws. The species exhibits sexual dimorphism, men being typically more colorful than Women, and Women typically being bigger in stature. Men are typically between 5 or 6 foot tall, while women can stand up to 7 foot tall. They tend to weigh slightly less than an average human.

Respiratory system: The all have a fluffy neck guard that looks like a puffed up scarf/jabot. Biologically, this releases pheromones used to identify individuals of their kind, and serves similarly to an insect's spiracles, being their primary way to breathe air.

Torpor: Instead of sleeping, mothmandids enter a torpid state, during which they remain fully aware of t heir surroundings. A mothmandid only needs four hours of torpor to be fully rested.

Life cycle: Being insectoids, mothmandids grow quickly. Unless stopped, newly hatched mothmandid nymphs will instinctively attempt to cannibalize their kin from the same brood as their first meal. As they mature, they go through up to 80 molts. Culturally an individual isn't considered an adult before the final 80th molt, which happens around the age of 20 and is the molt that causes wings to finally develop. A molt happens roughly once per season. They age considerably faster than other humanoid species, rarely living longer than 50 years of age. 

Masks and culture

To communicate more effectively with other species, some mothmandids choose to wear hand-painted porcelain masks that are enchanted to mimic facial expressions. These masks are highly prized individually customized possessions,  and mask makers are held in high regard in Mothmandid culture. Mothmandid settlements are rare, as their kind is nomadic by nature. Instead you're more likely to find communities that travel together on semi-fixed routes in mobile houses.

Wigs: Being insects, mothmandids do not grow hair, and instead often like to wear wigs for the sake of fashion.

Language

Skittish is a high-pitched language that includes clicking sounds and gestures, and be transcribed with fairy script.

Naming conventions

Mothmantids don't particularly have a need for names within their own culture, and instead make up names on the spot or take one on as the need arises. They will go by whatever Sound or word they enjoy, or take a name locals end up giving to them. More often than not a gifted name will be a descriptive of their skills, profession or an aspect of their appearance. Because of this, mothmantids tend to be known by many different names depending on who you ask. In some circles individuals may pride themselves with the collection of as many names as possible, as a testament of their skills and influence. In communities where this is a practice, it is frowned upon to give yourself a name, and to lose your mask would be to lose the identity and status tied to it.

Examples:

Keeper, Baker, Arthur, Burroughs, Somber, Scythe, Fluffles, Big momma, Jewel, Tidy, Felicia,  Jolly, The harvester, Mrs. Mantis, Mr Mask, Oingo-Boingo, Ringeding