#oxian

[swirlyblast]

Day 6: Trek

Featuring this Sonic OC (Uzunai) I never post about, dw I'll get to it eventually once the refs are done...

[factorybought]

Whilst I’ve been doing rw stuff I’ve also been working on my speculative zoology project

I wont show it but I’ve been drafting and redrafting designs for my alien species Oxian (which i need to rename) it’s been a very very tough feat and I still haven’t gotten to a design I like yet.

I have about 6(?) years of writing on that project and it’s been very tough to get to a point I’m happy with it visually as I feel like only now am I truly more comfortable within my art form.

There’s a lot about that project I haven’t said, and the only info out now is very outdated

Its pretty daunting as I started the project when I was very young so the designs as of now are very juvenile looking to me, but I plan to add more logic to their designs and variation.

The amount of research I’ve been doing has been a lot haha, mainly about cephalopods as that is the main inspiration for Oxian. I’m hoping soon enough I can get to a point where i’m happy enough to share my updated designs as I plan to overhaul the entire project visually, and scrap all the regions. I’m also having to rename the entire project as Oddities was a fill in name.

The history of this project is actually very large, but I get very shy sharing such stuff restricting it to my patreon and closed community server connected to my patreon.

[ferinehuntressmoved]

[ N ] OXIAN TRAINING .

Noxus emboldened the power of strength and power. If you cannot hold your own in a battle, you are useless to Noxus.

Every child in Noxus begins their training at the tender age of six. Unlike other societies that might start an education in science or languages; Noxus starts their military training and prowess. A child goes through rigorous training including strengthening of the legs with running or wrestling as well as upper body building. As children, they are required to fend for themselves, stealing food as they can but also if they were caught stealing they would be punished with beatings. The purpose of this? It taught the children how to be resourceful, and cunning, and learn when and how to strike to get what they needed. The lesson was meant to ingrain the ability to use tactics and how to steal without being caught; just the same with how to fight without being killed.

If a child did not survive, they were not strong enough to be among the Noxian people and therefore either left on their own, outcasted by their families, or died from starvation or being too weak. Being a Noxian is a tough life and if one could not step up and learn how to survive, then Noxus wanted nothing from them.

As a child grew in age, the training became more rigorous, including the lessons of war tactics and domination, of handling weapons (weapons could be chosen by the child and what best suits them and their wants), and learning how to fight. They were put through many physical trials to hone their bodies and prepare for the harshness of war.

Mel struggled as a child due to these harsh conditions, but she did not fail as many would think she would. Many times she would go hungry or cold, having to find ways to find clothes and steal food. But she was smart about it, she watched as other kids got punished, so she worked on being stealthy. She got beat just like the other kids if she got caught, but she learned far quicker how to be a cunning fox, and how to distract and misdirect others.

She also dealt with a lot of hazing and ridicule from the other kids. Mocking her 'beauty' and how she was as slender as a tree and could break. Mel had no means to defend herself, and while these kids were bigger than her, she learned how to use a silver tongue to mock them back. Mel learned to manage, she had to work hard with her disadvantages. the Clan Merdarda was well known for their powerful robust build, and strength of ten men. Ambessa was an icon among the Noxians, and Mel stood on the complete opposite spectrum.

Still, she did not allow her physical build to dissuade her desire to prove herself to her mother. She might not be able to go on and on in a fight, but she learned how to manipulate a situation to her advantage. She could find the most damaging spots on a body to hit, which would cause someone to fall over or a muscle to spasm. She would never win a fight outright in a melee event, but she learned how to fight dirty. With each test thrown at her, she worked hard to prove herself. When it came to weapons training, Mel took on a spear rather than a broadsword of a dual axe. It was insulting to Ambessa, that her daughter picked a weapon so unlike the Medarda fashion as she wielded a Dual head broad axe. Still, Mel was determined to prove she could be as good as her mother. The spear allowed her to fight from a distance without getting into a melee match fist to fist. she learned how to wield smaller knives, shaped like her spear, and throw them to incapacitate her enemies.

No matter what she did, though, she always fell short of her mother's standards. No matter what she did, despite surviving every trial and learning to be resourceful, cunning, and powerful in the way she could, was never enough for Ambessa. Mel looked weak to her mother, in every action and every move. Despite Mel's constant search for approval and praise, her mother ridicules her as harshly as the other children.

[fluffy-pawninja]

cryrogen_first_voyage.rtf

a lil writing i did for a friend :)

[cryrogen systems: checking]

[audio input: functional]

[vitals: stable]

[visual systems: online]

[speech output: !warn!]

[motor functions: functional]

[logistical analysis functions: online]

[wireless interface: functional]

[all systems online. one system warning, functionality may be limited]

the room is bright, various computers positioned along the walls, each with their own purpose, and each soon to have a new purpose.

[running connection..]

[connection secured]

query: where am I?

text displayed on the monitor, someone who was sitting in front noticed and turned around.

“well good morning cupcake, you’re abord the Charlie-Seirra Snowfall. Feel like plotting a course?”

response: I am unable to deny orders

answer: I am ready to plot a course

query: location, ship crew, and on-board cargo?

Motioning towards monitor

“hm? What’s the matter, can’t speak?”

answer: negative

“the fuck do we have a bio engi department if their abominations don’t even work properly. Here, take this”

[log: handler sergent Kampus Omar Kopollo fastened one (1) medical PDA to my upper torso and one (1) audio-video com radio to my forehead using scrim-backed pressure-sensitive “duct” tape]

[running connection..]

[connection secured]

“everything clear?”

response: affirmative

“good, now to the breifing room”

[briefing summary: CS-snowfall is to relay supplies and reinforcements to outpost delta-six of Oxian IX, who has been having troubles with indigenous wildlife while guarding the colony. I have been given permission to carry lethal weaponry for defensive purposes only. Authorized weapons include the  “pepper” ppr-45 pistol and the boothatchet mk2 enhanced machete] [cargo: “beans, bullets, and band-aids”] [crew: 6 people, all armed] [barracks rat: Morna Mahlock] [log: arrived at LZ, approx 100m from outpost D6. deployed “ramen” RXM-3N armored cargo truck] [fauna detected] warn: fauna detected approaching convoy, weapons readied ”eyes up men, animals might be paying a visit” I upholstered my pepper, its grip felt smooth, its weight comfortable in my left hand as my right drew the machete I was provided. A noise, leaves rustling, something prowling I heightened my stance, climbing all the way onto the roof of the cargo section from the hatch I was previously poking out of. A noise, leaves rustling motion, a vine fell [running connection..] advisory: halt the convoy the ramen came to a stop, a very slight jolt. I stood motionless, listening. Motion, something positioning on a branch inference, target is small, sleek, agile   in one quick motion, I swung my arm up and fired. A noise, gunshot. A noise, howling of pain, leaves rustling, a thud, whimpering. A noise, gunshot. Summary: target dead, threat reduced, two rounds expended. Caution: noise may attract more hostile fauna. Warn: fauna detected. Advisory: move convoy. Motion, convoy moving. Motion, pouncing !Hostile incoming! I held up the machete, positioned defensively. A noise, howling of pain, metal peircing flesh. Motion, blood running down blade. Texture, moisture on right hand. Displacement, i have been pushed slightly down the truck. I threw the beast to the side, its body hitting the ground and tumbling as the truck sped along. A noise: thud. A noise: many pawprints. Warn: !Many hostiles inbound! Motion: hatch opening. A noise: fully automatic gunfire. A noise: yips of pain. I took aim, careful shots, any misses increases mission risk. [encounter report: I expended 18 rounds of .45auto, ramen sustained no structural damage, minor bloodstain on roof.] [log: arrived at outpost D6, Bio-engineering researcher Dr. “teardrop” Tyr Eydis requested to see me] ”so, you can’t quite speak, right?” response: affirmative ”so their solution was to strap a pda to your chest and one on your face.. they might be onto something here actually” teardrop brougt over a laptop and plugged a cable into a port located along the back of my neck. Sensation, tingly [running connection..] [failed: denied] ”heh, nice try, but I outrank you and your security clearence, cryro now, this might shock just a-” [!ERR!] [systm:processes_overrides_modes_maintenance = 1] [audio intput: offline] [visual systems: offline] [speech output: offline] [motor functions: offline]

[wireless interface: offline] [all systems deactivated] [systm:protocol_contingency_safety_hibernation = 1]

[handthigh]

Summary of the chapter:

[misupoteto]

Not really active much lately but look at what arrived todayl!!! I'm crying ahhh 😭😭😭 The sandwich pillow is so soft!! Everything is amazing 💛

[19xianji]

HAHAHAH

[hosearlie]

[ku-roria]

@old先 / update 04.08.2017 / chapter 208

[4-for-u-glen-coco-u-go-glen-coco]

👿Sinister Grin👿 Wanted to try a little something in Old Xian's style ~ . . . #dailysketch #dailyart #moleskine #moleskinewatercolor #staedtlerpencils #waterpencils #waterpencils #portrait #oxian #oldxian #oldxianfanart

[last-years-pizza]

What happened to Old Xian's insta?

[alternateuniversely]

original artist is tan jiu

[thewriternextblock]

Seriously, Mo's mother and Jian Yi's mother are such amazing women! They never falter in face of danger to protect their most cherished treasures, their kids 😭👏

[handthigh]

Legend has it that He Tian did not put Guan Shan down for 42 chapters

[saizophrenia-blog]

One day

[19xianji]

☆Mosspaca☆ •