#purposed batfly

[thewandererh]

this ROCKS!!!!!!!!! gave me a really good smile :]. thank you again purposed batfly!!!!!

[localceilingdevil]

What is your head canon on the way saint acts are they calm and reasonable or murderous with little reason or maybe something else.

saint campaign spoilers!!

I prefer the more docile, peaceful headcanon of him (this is totally not due to my own attachment to him (IT IS). he understands what his purpose is, and even though it is cruel at times it is what he's there for. he's ultimately just a little guy doing his job!

he goes around ascending creatures of all kinds, big or small, that are exhausted of the cycle whether they know it or not. part of me can imagine him getting along very well with the critters as opposed to the actual campaign BAHAH

and contrary to the popular BRAINBLAST ASCENSION BEAM that the fandom likes to see, I think he's very capable of helping them pass on in a. less violent way. more gentle :] guides em into it.

hope this answers that!

[ladyofthebookcase]

the wiki is locked until the 11th so ive had to resort to making my own observations about creatures and what they do. here are some notes off the top of my head

nudibranchs:

definitely passive

aposematic and poisonous (but seemingly not all of them???)

give differing amounts of food pips also? between 1 and 2

if you stab them, you can make a poison spear and they can withstand one spear hit so they're tougher than they look

native to watery areas like coral caves and rusted wrecks

barnacles:

seem to like being in groups and climbing on each other to block off pipes

when threatened(?) they start to shriek and hiss and spew water out of their coral tubes? the purpose of this is unknown because it doesn't actually seem to do anything, but maybe is just a threat display idk

cannot be killed????

have mild electric charge as a defence mechanism

loaches/slop beasts:

seemingly omnivorous from what i've observed; they don't always eat slugcats, but it seems to be that if you fall on one from a great height and get stunned they'll slurp you up

otherwise they seem to mostly graze

rain deer ish ai; ive seen them climbing on top of each other and getting stuck on terrain before

they appear to be blind and have four long facial tentacles that they use to feel out prey

capable of eating green lizards

spearing them doesn't seem to do much

may have some connection to lizards/the rot because rotted versions of them were seen in rotted garbage wastes, and no other unlizard creature has been seen to be rotted so far? their eating is similar to rot but otherwise i got nothin

gila monsters:

their spit has some kind of effect that prevents cicadas from attacking; could just be that it dampens you, since mud does the same thing

bioluminescence??? their spit is at least brightly colored, which i'm not sure why

probably a lizard subtype like axolotls since they have a different head and body shape but are still able to become rotted (i have Theories about the lizards and their connection to the rot but that's a different post)

they can burrow out of the ground; it's probably meant to be limited to sand, but currently they can burrow out of ANY ground which like jumpscare hello there

those rattling things in rotted regions:

they rattle when you get near them, seemingly as a way to alert the rot creatures nearby

they don't actually attack or hurt you themselves, but will pick you up and incapacitate you; presumably this is also so that rot creatures can grab and eat you

symbiosis???

they make a batfly grab sound and i'm not sure what that does-- maybe a way to lure in slugcats? but they don't eat them so idk

can be stunned with a spear or rock, allowing you to pass

moths:

seemingly peaceful at least to slugcats??

i've seen a group of them kill a blue lizard tho

they sometimes pick you up and drop you from a great height to kill you-- i'm not sure if this is intentional or buggy ai bc they didn't eat me when they did that

clumsy, raindeerlike

some of them have their little proboscis tongues sticking out and others do not-- again not sure why but it's very cutes

are they carnivorous?? probably not with those tongues but then why do they kill

they cast shadows like vultures!

lizards are afraid of them

i thought the small moths in ancient urban were their babies at first but after seeing the [SPOILER] there i now think they're probably actually ancestral forms of the current moths; they are small, unable to fly as much as their current counterparts, and harmless.

rats rats we are the rats

also found in ancient urban and nowhere else, so they probably died out

seem like common earth rats honestly

edible and harmless

very cutes

fancy neuron things:

when idle, they do a sort of "projection"; unclear what this is for but it's likely related to the mechanisms of the locations they're found in

exhibit a symbiotic relationship with the big living pipes in which they inhabit them and allow them to become mobile and defensive, blowing toxic smoke at infiltrating creatures

probably serve a role similar to inspectors in their host facilities, since they seem to be found exclusively in industrial environments

alive pipe:

incapable of moving or doing anything without a fancy neuron

you can pull out the stopper things in it and eat them and it's gross, it shoots out some water and squelches

those stopper things can be stored in a shelter, but they vanish and become intangible the next morning

they also appear to visibly decay when no longer connected to the pipe

they seem to have an optic nerve like thing?

glacial lizard:

seemingly extremely hostile and tanky

covered in "fur" that probably insulates them from their own extreme temperatures if i had to guess? since other lizards in those locations don't have it but rather have the spikey things they have in saint's campaign

are surrounded by winds that knock potential attackers away

they can charge up and release a literal beam attack for some reason-- unclear how this would have naturally evolved, so they could be artificially created because Come On Man how do you naturally evolve a fucking beam attack

i dont liek them they're too OP

drugs lizard:

have a natural field of time dilation similar to what mushrooms give you, that affects them and any creature that gets near enough

probably get this by eating mushrooms, like how monarch butterflies are poisonous bc of their diet

being in range of their field for too long causes you to start taking what i've been assuming is poison damage, or else a drug overdose; if exposed to it for too long you just die

they're very annoying and their ai seems a bit buggy

snear (snail deer):

another mostly defensive creature

walks on long legs to avoid the sandworms most likely

cicadas don't attack them

when a creature gets too close to them, they retract their legs, collapse to the ground, and activate "drill mode", wherein their snail shell ignites like an engine and they start bouncing around

instantly kills any creature that touches it while in drill mode due to excessive kinetic force

probably their shells are shaped like that to create a football bounce effect and heighten their potential for damage

they do seem to pursue you while in drill mode but they're pretty easy to evade

obviously not naturally like that

sandworms:

i'm not super clear on these cus i've only had a handful of encounters

they just hide in the sand and when you come near they attack you

can be hit with spears

frog:

amphibious, lives in dark damp areas or floats on the surface of water (can be avoided by swimming underneath)

latches onto creatures to suck out all the nutrients

not sure how you get them off but it's not by going in water

probably a snail would help

scav priest:

very cool

they can weaponize their karma and use it both as a defensive shield (it goes down each time they're hit and then releases a blast at karma 1) or to just explode and save themselves if captured

some have blindfolds and others don't, but all wear golden elite masks and capes

they can echolocate!!!!! so cool!!!

they probably trained themselves to do that by being blindfolded and i assume the karma thing is achieved through the power of religion

but also who brought religion to the scavs. how do they fit in with normal scavs. i have many questions.

ive probably missed something bc there are just SO MANY new creatures in this dlc it's really fantastic

[icrawledoutfromtheabyss]

Girls who help Moon :)

(plus our orphan son we found along the way) I did this in a solo jolly co-op with the purpose of reading Hunter's pearl (I didn't read it my first Hunter run because it was hard to carry multiple items and I was inexperienced. Maybe this is cheating but idc and it was fun) I played as Riv and carried Hunter on my back most of the time, but on the first cycle Riv actually died and I had to play as Hunter (and use arrow keys instead of WASD!). My headcanon for this little story is that the timeline is closer together and Hunter's rot was faster, so Rivulet offered to help the ailing scug. Hunter reluctantly agreed.

When I got to Five Pebbles', I found this lil gal! Named her Pearl...

Unfortunately, I went the wrong pipe, so I went back to get the neuron, leaving Hunter behind with pearl while Riv got neurons, but Hunter teleported into Pebbles' room. I didn't want to leave without enlightenment. Long story short, they both died, and poor Pearl was lost on her 0 cycle, so we couldn't get her back. I hope she's okay somewhere in the great cycle... However, my girls then found Odysseus! He's a cutie.

Not Rivulet backflipping into an echo (and taking her whole squad with her)

Then we got to Moon! There were scavs blocking the path, but I had to go and I hibernated in the shelter three rooms before her and they were gone, so I guess it worked out. Took a few tries.

Us bowing to the queen before we leave her ✨

One of their last cycles together- Hunter fell asleep standing up <3 Plus, a pretty purple scav! She killed us all lol

Finally, farewell. Recently did a Spearmaster ascension where I ditched my pups and I felt so bad, so I had Rivulet stay behind with Odysseus. Then I found out only Player 1 could ascend, so I had to redo it and switch Rivulet to Player 2. They said their goodbyes, group hugged, and Hunter went off to ascend, while Rivulet stayed behind to raise Ody.

The ending... void sea spoilers! Things actually dissolve in there! So cool. Checking in on my gang one last time before I go to the light.

Hunter ending spoilers + run stats! Idk why it said Helped Five Pebbles instead of Helped Looks To The Moon lol

Jolly co-op indeed except I did it by myself but storywise yknow. Thanks Rivulet!

I doubt anyone read this far but if you did I appreciate it lol. Here's a virtual batfly. 🦇 What?? You don't like batflies? Fine, a cookie. 🍪 Take it or leave it (or take both a batfly and a cookie...)

[katiekatdragon27]

Thank you Rain World Ray World mod for the inspiration <3

So I got back in to Rain World like two weeks ago and got this cool new mod where I could play as some Rayman characters. I main as Goth Teensy ofc, but it got me thinking about how the actual Rayman cast would work in Rain World. So, here are some concepts.

(Some things for sure are that slugcats are teensies, scavengers are glutes, lizards are dragons, vultures are knaaren, neurons/batflies are lums, ancients are limbless/thingamagigs, the nymphs are iterators, and the lesser fairies are overseers.)

Actual designs the bios below cut:

Limbless Body, Sunray Mind (Rayman) was a purposed organism created by Beyond the Earth and Stars (Betilla). Beyond's fascination and respect for the ancients that built her led to Sunray's creation, a conglomerate of Ancient body parts held together with mechanics. He's still very much like the og Rayman (energetic, kind-hearted, procrastinator, strong, etc.) except now he has two permanent companions in the form of overseers who keep him from dying. One overseer is Ly, and she's actually good at her job. The other, Murfy, is really bad at keeping Sunray alive.

Also, although Sunray can survive downpours of rain, it does cause his body parts to detach and be unusable.

Globox is not his actual name, it was the name that Sunray heard him referred to when they first met. He's a scavenger that is still the same old Globox, big, loving, scared, but this time armed with water and a knife. He and Sunray met on accident while he was being chased by a lizard. Sunray stabbed the lizard (on accident but shhhh) and Globox immediately bonded to him. When he's not hanging out with his own scav colony, he's with Sunray sleeping in shelters or exploring the Glade. He does do weekly food trips for his wife and kids tho.

Raised by a skilled spearsmater and explosive artificer, the Grand Minimus has a knack for fighting and crafting. Although not being the smartest scug in the colony, he is very skilled in thinking on his feet and getting himself and others out of tight situations. However, he does view slugcats higher than most other creatures, so befriending other species is a challenge for him. But with Beyond's protection, the colony has no need to worry about a mass attack anytime soon. He really likes Sunray though; they take awesome naps together.

The Goth is one of the newest residents of Beyond's scug colony. Coming and going from the group quite frequently, he bounces between relaxing / attempting to make friends and guarding the entrance to the Depths and to an extent, the Rubicon. However, he's not very good at either. Whether it's his weird tail and mannerisms or his giant red lizard pet, it's anyone's guess why he struggles. When Sunray comes into the picture, he is able to have an easier time making friends (cuz of that Sunray rizz), but still struggles. When he disappears for longer durations of time, he's either with the Ray Gang or hanging with his found family down in the Rubicon.

I will make more later, but this is it for now. I love them all. If anyone has any ideas or questions, feel free to ask lol.

Have a good one folks :))

[projectmainframe]

New subregion! This one mainly focuses and themes around the purposed organisms designed for beauty, living in glass boxes.

Forgotten Gallery

A large structure created with the purpose of acting as a zoo or art museum of sorts. Glass boxes line the walls, containing beautiful creatures, some dead due to thirst or starvation, some plucked down to bone by other creatures, some alive, and some thriving. Many of these enclosures either have desperate scratch marks, usually containing weak or deceased creatures, while others are shattered, their inhabitants roaming the grounds. Nevertheless, all of the containers were made to contain nothing but their inhabitants, meaning no items, food, or entertainment can be found.

Creatures!

Rose lizard / getaway prevention system A lizard specifically designed to meet the ancient’s idea of beauty and elegance. Unfortunately, part of their ideas of lizard grace was sharp claws. Using a charge attack similar to a green or caramel lizard, they leap through the air and attempt to land on you and slice you with their claws. Getting sliced will temporarily weaken your speed and spear damage, but repetition results in random Hunter-like stuns, exhaustion, and sloppier crafting (Less durability or effect). This happens with all slicing and piercing creature attacks, and can be nullified by using self-made bandages or resting in a shelter. Getting slice damage inflicted too many times without treatment will make you drop to the floor out of exhaustion more and more often until you die. This way, even if you can escape from a creature’s grasp, you’re never going to get out without some damage. Rose lizards are typically very agile, able to keep up the same pace as the player.

Kintsugi moth

A passive creature in the form of a moth. There are multiple varieties of these moths, all ranging from any shade of black, white, and grey. These moths sport extravagant golden line patterns that swirl along their bodies. They are prey animals and will eat batflies, leeches, and plant life. They can usually be found flying around with food folded in their arms with the goal of storing large amounts of food in their dens to survive the harsh climate and little foliage, and they will drop these items when stunned. Unfortunately, they have heightened senses allowing them to hear and see you from a while away. Giving them food will raise your reputation with them, meaning they will sometimes drop you two food items that they consider a meal, which can unfortunately include leeches. Killing them will lower your reputation, and most moths will fly away immediately upon sensing your presence. Occasionally, their pupae can be found hanging a short distance from ceilings, looking like larger, taller green blue fruits. Grabbing and eating them will grant you 1 food pip, but taking one to your shelter and hibernating with it will result in two babies, each giving you 2 food pips. If an adult spots you carrying the pupae or newly-emerged moths, your reputation will drop by a large margin. Throwing an alive baby to an adult will raise your reputation by the amount lost +10. Infant moths cannot be found in the wild, due to them being kept in their guardian’s shelter.

[lyss-butterscotch]

Hi! Yes please. We want to know more about your hc about silly robo babies

A bunch of random tidbits about the skrimblos go! Not all are necessarily plot relevant just things I thought they'd vibe with and i don't feel like doodling rn

Looks to the Moon

Can chuck a spear with great precision

Is still trying to catch batflies with her bare hands (even the pups can do it and they're laughing at her!!!!!!)

When travelling with the scug colony she likes to help scout ahead to unknown areas

Takes alot of photos

She's more afraid of losing something in the water than the water itself

Cannot draw or write to save her life but can sing

Doesn't like darkness, gets antsy when travelling on moonless nights

Secretly on super high alert when she asks Pebbles to go on walks with her

Five Pebbles

One of those scary engineering kids that can draw straight lines and perfect circles traditionally

Sketches alot more and rarely colors

The one that helps Moon write poetry for Sliver

After canon, goes on expeditions to dig up more pearls and record old buildings, brings Suns along if the expedition site is too far on foot

Goes to his city to watch the sunset sometimes

'The dad and the cat he didn't want' energy

He does listen to Arti if she forces him to look away from his screens but pretends he hates it if someone is looking

Can't bring himself to look at Moon if she's struggling physically

No Significant Harassment

A fan of fidget toys, rubix cubes, puzzles, and tiny mechanisms

Definitely knits

His scarf is a little worn at the end from Hunter tugging at it alot but he never fixes it

Very interested in biology even if his branch is technological

Will literally wait for Moon's scug colony to pass by so he can go down and bury himself in cats

Seven Red Suns

Paints alot

Makes alot of knick knacks

Listen and talks alot with their citizens about their interests during the Ancients Era

They manually do species population control / culling in their territory

Extremely proficient with engineering purposed lifeforms

Cat parent, scugs love them, except for Arti, they gotta prove themselves lmao

Tunnel visions

Sometimes needs to be snapped out of the spooky mode, ya know that one yeah

Unparalleled Innocence

Only has a soft spot for her cats, her magnum opus

Will psychoanalyze anyone that talks to her

The 'I wonder what happens if-' kind of scientist

Has once cured herself of the rot

Almost never uses her security systems

Cannot fight physically

Gets off the string only to walk around in her can or city

Chasing Wind

Is also those scary engineering kids that can draw perfect lines and circles

Definitely a boomer but tries to be updated on current culture

The one that falls for deez nuts jokes

Will straight up chuck you out of his can if you dirty his robes

He likes diamonds but hoards other precious stones as well

Prefers not to get off the string

Sliver of Straw

Wanted to understand her people and why they wanted ascension

Is an empath

Her speech is heavily influenced by monks so she speaks with fancy grammar and metaphors

Unintentionally psychoanalyze people silently

Does nature watching when taking a break from work

Extremely professional when serving her religious duties, is a cinnamon roll when talking to other iterators

Sometimes Omen has to literally snap her out of serving as god

Wishful Omnipotence

Does scrying with the black glass ball on their staff

Really likes stars

Has dismantled 2 iterator cults

Thinks ascension is stupid but hearing Sliver talks about her people intrigues them

[villageoflight]

Rebecca's Molded Creatures Guide - Pt 1

The following notes are recorded in a lizard-skin bound journal always kept on the person of Rebecca, the co-leader of the Recovery Colony, for the purpose of documenting and sharing the details and record of events of the Mold infestation. 

These notes include illustrations and details regarding the Molded, creatures of our world that have been infected and/or created by the Mold. It should be noted that all creatures listed are very dangerous and should be avoided at all costs to lessen the spread of the Mold. If interaction is unavoidable, these notes will also detail how to keep oneself from getting infected - if it’s possible. 

The creatures on this page are those that reside, or have resided, in the air. 

Batflies

Batflies, once the smallest and most harmless entities within the Regions - and our main food source, now a threat to our survival

Batflies that have undergone a Molded transformation have grown exponentially in size, ranging from grappling worms to full grown Slugcats

They, like most other Molded, have also become much more hostile, attacking any uninflected individual on sight

They travel in swarms and infest dark, dank areas. A good way to tell if you are approaching a Batfly nest is to listen - the sound of flapping wings, gnashing teeth, and gargled squeaks usually signify that a swarm is inhabiting an area

The Batflies are blind and rely on hearing to detect prey. If you must travel through a Batfly nest, you must do so absolutely silently

If Batflies detect prey, they will swarm it like piranhas and strip them to their bones. Escaping from a swarm has two possible outcomes: bleeding out due to the number and deepness of bites, or becoming infected through the mold in their saliva

One way to tell that something has been infected by a Batfly is through the signature circular bite marks decorating their body

Vultures

Vultures’ hostile attitudes remain through their infection - as do most other already hostile creatures - though they will persist in attacks even if injured, whereas uninfected counterparts will flee

Vultures that have been infected slowly lose their ability to fly as heavy Mold drip growths cover their body, eventually becoming completely flightless

They reside in trees and other high places, laying in wait for prey to walk beneath them. Once they do, they will either drop down or ensnare them in vine drips. Afterwards, their mold-covered bodies will engulf the prey completely 

A good way to tell you are approaching a Molded Vulture’s territory is to check the vine drips to see if they are attached to trees or to something in the trees

If you see a grounded Vulture, avoid it, especially if it has bone-like spines growing from its back, mold drips, and a cracked mask

Noodleflies

Infected Noodleflies are wildly different from their uninfected counterparts

For one, they travel alone. No baby Noodleflies to be found. Some suspect that infected Noodlefly adults devour babies first chance they get

For another, their colors have dulled, and their eyes are empty and hollow and clouded with black 

The most obvious mutation, however, is that their bodies are covered in thin bone-like spines from their noses to the tips of their tails. Some of these spines are detachable and can be launched like projectiles. The ones on the lower half of their bodies can also serve as legs 

Noodleflies main method of attack are the aforementioned projectiles, but they can also constrict, which leads to tearing thanks to their sharp spines

Noodleflies have not been seen eating any prey that they’ve caught, only killing, impaling to carry, and flying away. It is believed that they carry anything they’ve caught back to home colonies to feed the Mold growth 

Distinct buzzing sounds herald the approach/proximity of a Noodlefly. If you get caught, your best bet of escape is to bite or slash through their bodies between their spines. Be careful to not swallow or hold the blood in your mouth for too long or the Mold will take root

Samca

Samca were the second instance of hybrids to be observed, the first being Varcolacs 

Through observation, it seems that these creatures are hybrids between Scavengers and Vultures, looking more like the former than the latter

The theory of how these hybrids form is not proven, but it is believed that they are formed when two separate species are caught in the same Mold trap. They’re bodies are broken down before being fused together and reanimated into these new creatures

Though their wings seem inadequate, they are adept flyers and replace grounded Vultures as top sky predators

They ambush from the air and carry prey off to either be devoured by Samcas or integrated into Mold systems

Samca’s have a distinct, high-pitched cry that can be heard for miles. Their wingbeats are also very pronounced, the flapping sounding like leather

Their talons are sharp and pierce deep, struggling makes it worse. If one is captured, it may take the help of others to free them before they are taken away

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[spotsupstuff]

Do boreas's batflies ever make batfly chains hanging off of him?

Also does he keep batflies in his cloak so he can do the batman cape thing and then bats fly everywhere.

THEY DO AND IT ALWAYS MANAGES TO TILT HIS HEAD A LIL TO THE SIDE AND HES LIKE

he gets no break </3

he wouldn't do it- on Purpose at least. he's a mister serious "i gotta work", so he's not gonna fool around like that ever, but the lil things would probably worm under his chlamys to sleep there. and then he moves in a certain way and the chlamys lifts up a lil n WHOOOSH a whole flock goes flyin

in the worm off the string au it would probably happen a few times intentionally either because the kids would ask for it or he'd try to make someone fuck off with the power of Many Bat In Face

[ppenguinpperson]

The batfly survives because it has nothing else to do. The Hunter survives because it has to. Neither want to let their family down.

For the batfly, each cycle is the same. Eat, sleep, repeat. By no doubt, this cycle gets interrupted often. Most regularly by multiple of its swarm getting caught and devoured. Rarely do they get through a cycle all in one piece. Little does the batfly care, however, as it does for everything else. Other than eating and sleeping.

If the batfly were capable of feeling things other than hunger, it might have grieved for its lost family members. But it doesn’t. So, it eats again. 

‘Family’.

The swarm is the closest thing the batfly has to one. They all huddle together for warmth at the end of each cycle, just like they share all the carcasses they find during daylight. Each member of the swarm understands that they’d die if alone. This deep-rooted understanding helps them cooperate. Makes them, more accurately. 

If the batfly was smart enough to think about all this, it might have felt sadness. But, it isn’t, and that’s okay. What matters is that it’s smart enough to survive. So, it sleeps again, having survived another cycle. 

The batfly *will die eventually, of course. That’s an undeniable fact for all living creatures. Most creatures fear it. This bug has already accepted this just like its swarm has. This doesn’t mean itt embraces it. Far from it. Dying would mean leaving its swarm behind. That would be unfortunate, given how many more nights there are to huddle through, how many carcasses left to share. Hardly cooperation. Dying would mean going against its deep-rooted understanding. So it survives.

This world is undeniably cruel. Even the batfly knows this. But, it doesn’t dwell on this. Instead, it continues to eat, sleep, and survive. 

Maybe, if the batfly understood the Great Cycle, it’d think its existence meaningless. It’d be wrong. Even the smallest little bugs make this world what it is, one of them being the batfly. Whether it gets consumed by a wild creature, whether it gets caught out in the rain, whether it lives out its life in full, it’d all mean something.

But, the batfly doesn’t have time to think about such trivial things. Survival comes first. So, it does it all over again.

—

For the Hunter, each cycle is precious. Although their purpose has been fulfilled, there is still no time to rest. They must go on. Keep eating, sleeping. Keep surviving. There is no time to waste when their time in this world will end soon.

… Not exactly ‘end’. Their body and soul will still reside in this world. They’ll simply take on a different form. A cursed form, yes, but they’ll still live. The mangled mess that their heart will become will still beat, painfully so, and the Hunter will wish it had just died. But it hasn’t yet, so it continues on. 

There is nothing they, or the so-called ‘gods’, can do about this, about the cysts that cluster on the beast’s body. They’ve spread all across their body now. They pulse and spasm every so often, ready to burst, painfully so. 

If what the pink god said is true, they still have a chance. The old path. Go west, past the farm arrays, and then down into the earth where the land fissures. Simple enough, they thought. They were familiar with the farm arrays - finding an entrance underground wouldn’t be difficult. They may have already seen it before.

But the Hunter is no fool. They know it won’t be easy. Surviving never has been. Their aching muscles won’t be of any help, either. 

Unlike the batfly, the Hunter can feel more. They feel grief for the family they never had, sadness for being cursed with this terrible existence. Maybe, in another Cycle, they return to their father who rids them of their illness. Maybe, there, they live out the rest of their existence happy, without having to worry about starving, or being eaten by a fellow starving beast. 

Maybe, in another Cycle, their existence isn’t so painful. Their heart pangs at the idea, cysts spasming, sending them crashing to the cold ground. This isn’t the first time they’ve thought about such a life.

They feel something resembling shame, sometimes, for thinking these things. It’s not like this existence is only pain. There’s rare moments of joy and respite. They don’t last long, but they’re there. The fallen god was one of them. After they had delivered their purpose, they curled up in her lap, and stayed there until the rain came. She had pet them gently, avoiding touching the cysts amassing on them. There had been far less of them back then.

The cysts cover their whole body now. They wonder if she’d still recognize them, mutilated as they are. They wonder if they’d have the time to visit her again. They can only hope they have enough time to make the journey to the farm arrays. 

But, the Hunter doesn’t have the time nor the strength to think about such painful things. First, it must rest - so it continues on. 

—

Eat. Sleep. Repeat. The cycles all blend together like a blur of light.

But, this cycle, it smells something familiar. Something special. A red, lanky plant, not much bigger than the batfly itself. It’s not the only one to notice this new smell. In a few seconds, nearly half of the swarm heads towards it.

 Despite not providing much substance, the batflies continue on. Everything means something, and this plant means a small joy to nibble on. It’s not much, but it’s enough for the batfly.

Nearby predators notice them flying about, but none care enough to hunt them. Like the plant, they provide little to no substance. They differ from it in the matter that they’re not a joy to consume. Only to a starving beast, maybe, but those lack the stamina necessary to catch these fast and elusive bugs. 

A starving beast is what they find. It lays on the cold ground, gasping for air. Next to it lies the red plant. The swarm advances, paying no mind to the beast. 

The beast’s ears flick as the batflies flutter towards it. It bares its teeth, emitting a low, faint growl. It’s enough to scare some of the swarm off, including the batfly. For some, the plant’s smell is too alluring. They flutter around it, nibbling away. The beast quiets down after a few moments. It stops panting and huffing as well, completely still now. The batfly understands that it has now died. 

Now without worry, the rest of the swarm joins in on enjoying the plant. 

Preoccupied, they don’t notice when the beast moves, at first. It wriggles around, and only when it bumps into the plant does the swarm flutter away. They still stay around the plant, watching the beast, waiting for it to quiet down again.  But it doesn’t. Instead, the bulbs on its back rapidly expand. Puss leaks from it, the smaller cysts completely bursting. The rest of the swarm flutters away now as well.

The creature’s pale body transforms in a way the batfly cannot describe. It watches as the creature’s limbs stretch, how its skin tears in places, how the red liquid trickles down. Its cloudy, bulging eyes get overgrown by  a thin layer of its skin.

Tendrils sprout from the cyst, short at first, but in the span of a few seconds twice the size of the beast. It doesn’t let out as much as a whine. Another tendril sprouts, this time from its mouth. A few cysts, connected by short, lanky strands, fall out of its maw when it opens. 

The batfly does not feel fear. This is a creature, just like any other, in its eyes. It stays close to its swarm, still, and waits for it to leave. 

Again, the beast’s ears flick in the direction of the swarm. After a moment of stillness, it raises itself up. The batfly watches as it reaches out and catches its fellow bug. If it could, it’d mourn. But it can’t. So, when the creature drinks it and falls to the cold ground, it flies to the plant again. It’s still hungry, after all. It doesn't mind the terrible wet sound that comes from the beast.

It nibbles on its tasty leaves. A small respite in this cruel world. Then, it feels something soft, moist, near it. Instinctively, it flutters its wings - tries to. A silent *crack, which only it could hear, sounds out as the tendril wraps around it. It’s not the only one caught, though. At least three more of its swarm are now wrapped up.

Again, the batfly flutters its wings, but tangled up as it is, this action proves futile. It feels itself be consumed by the beast, feels itself get turned to liquid, how the cysts swallow it up. It sees how the creature falls again, how its swarm is let go. It lasts an eternity. It happens in a second. 

Maybe, if it could, it’d feel proud to have saved some of its swarm from getting consumed. Maybe it’d feel fear, for what will come after death.

But, it does not. So, even as it gets consumed, it continues to hunger, as it always has.

[badgerfrost]

[LIVE BROADCAST] PUBLIC Moss’s Luminous Arcane, Reaching Of Abyss, Extravagant Answers

ROA: - And then BS kept whining about his rot, like c’mon, that’s your fault for being such a shitty coder!

MLA: Pff, yeah.

[JOINED] SUBJECT: Extravagant Answers

MLA: Oh hello EA.

EA: MLA, have you sent a purposed organism to MW’s can? She disconnected from our private broadcast saying there was one trying to break into her can. The overseer also reported the usage of miros bird’s beaks, which live in Memory Crypts.

MLA: Woah, woah, woah, slow down! A purposed organism what-?

EA: It broke into her can and-

MLA: Alright, that’s all I needed confirmation of. Do you know what it looked like?

EA: I could only get a glimpse, but it was a dark colour.

ROA: Sounds like MLA’s failed experiment! Go on, tell ‘em MLA.

MLA: …

MLA: Alright, yes that is my purposed organism. But I didn’t send them to MW’s can, they escaped.

ROA: He even gave them a name! The Gloaming! How stupid does that sound?

MLA: It’s not stupid, ROA. I grew quite attached to the creature before they left me.

MLA: Here’s my advice, just wait. I’m quite away of MW being your only friend, but The Gloaming is my small, and can’t do much damage to MW, even with miros bird’s beaks by their side.

ROA: Yeah, but MW is all soft, and wouldn’t hurt a batfly, let alone a purposed organism.

[LEFT] SUBJECT: Extravagant Answers

MLA: I really hope The Gloaming doesn’t do much damage. I didn’t program them to be violent, just strong. Voids, I should’ve just watched them.

[comvi]

this is a squidcada! They are peaceful things found in the most random places: The most calm region in the game (sept when playing as hunter.) The most scary region in the game (Not the scarist when playing hunter, infact you start the game in the hardist region, here.) They will fly around and play with eachother for fun they watch over you sometimes, not caring much. They like small prey, like batflys... but also help you!! they are halfway aquatic so:

They will eat and steal leeches for you! they can also be grabbed to hold in your hands for gliding... however they become hostile. They cannot kill you. instead when hostile they will bump you off poles (maybe deadly but rarly) all they can really do to you. They are hunted by all predators.. BUT THEY FUCKING HATE AND BULLY GREEN Lizard's (no idea why they arent even from they're region) They will attempt to save you from wormgrass but... doesnt work..

their name reminds me of both squid & cicadas.. but to be fair theyre both bug & semi-aquatic, and it wouldnt be the first time rw bases their creatures off pre-existing animals so, there is a likwly chance they are actually based off both squids/cicadas (or something similar to them, anyways)

calm, peaceful, helpful (atleast, through attempts to help), & pretty cute i like em!! <0P

for now im going to completely ignore how it seems like the leeches are raining down from the sky im too sleepy for this. But it genuinely interests me how they are able to go underwater without damaging their wings in the process/it seems like theyre almost flying in the water.

Im just gonna assume we see it that way, but in reality they are either tucking their wings back & diving down in the water/up in the air before flying again, or somehow their wings double as flippers/fins/somethng like that!!

And why does it seem every living creature in this game just has a vendetta against green lizards WHAT DID RHEY DO?? scruffy &dirty yes, a bit basic but thats it!!! LEAVE THEM ALONE!!!!!!!!!!

also thinking/random ideas in my brain time… if slugcats were created for… well.cleaning pipes i think its fair enough to think that either these other creatures were also created for similar purpose, or theyre all weird evolutions of animals. anyways, going with the former, im thinking there mayyy just be a chance that some of the creatures here have robotic-parts/be part-robot or something else of that nature.

it would explain my previous question on how, for example, squidcadas are able to almost fly in the water!! & other things like how noodleflies have such long spear-like blades/stingers hidden in their snout, and how they are able to fit them in their body?? these things are floppy & flexible i dont have a single clue how they are fitting such a long, sharp, unbending thing in there without it being something able to retract into itself

i could be so unbelievably wrong but!! Dont have much to go with & these are just my current thoughts…. :03c

[counterattacker]

Cover for 504 Farm Arrays Lane, a maybe-gonna-be-real comic based on my friend and I's Jolly Co-Op shenanigans! This is a heavily lore noncompliant slice of life/comedy AU. There's a little bit of character info under the cut! (The background patterns and Batfly are borrowed in-game graffiti)

504 Farm Arrays Lane is an apartment building housing slugcats, scavengers, and a single random entirely nonsapient vulture named Victor. Among its residents are the idiots extraordinaire and the stars of this AU: Bogos & Binted!

The Characters

Bogos (Lavender Spearmaster)- A jack of all trades and master of none, Bogos is a complete and utter incomptent idiot who deeply believes himself to not be one. He often attempts new hobbies and tries to create various inventions, which invariably ends in injuries due to critical oversights or overconfidence.

Binted (Green Survivor)- Binted is an ill-tempered Slugcat who was raised by garbage worms and carries a brick with him wherever he goes. He, unlike his roommate Bogos, has fully accepted that he's not terribly smart, and often sabotages Bogos's projects. This, however, usually leads to disaster for Binted more than anything.

Finger (Dark green Slugpup)- Finger is... something. They went to the Rubicon and back again, and are now hunting down Binted to take their revenge for an incident in which he backflipped Finger over the edge of a cliff on purpose. However, they're a 3 month-old slugpup, so there's really not much they can do.

Carrot (Orange Artificer)- Carrot lives in the apartment above Bogos & Binted's with her wife (also an artificer) and three slugpups (named Tax Benefit 1, Oops Forgot To Take Birth Control and Tax Benefit 4). She spends most of her time harassing happy couples and other peoples' slugpups with high explosives.

Spot (Caramel Lizard)- Spot is a stray Lizard who showed up at 504 Farm Arrays Lane. He usually loafs around on the lawn.

[rehkloo6]

ALRIGHT HERE WE GO INTO THE OC EXPLAINY ZONE YOU CAN ASK THEM ANYTHING TOO IN THE ASKS BOX

My first OC is 6 golden stars.

(me about to load the OC lore)

(oh god)

6 Golden Stars was an iterator who woke up in the 1st waking period of dry world. He adored scavs, took their RW DNA and placed them on dry world, got convinced that the oldest iterator (who was given the title "Head Iterator" by the ancients), Sunset Dunes (not my OC!) was hiding information from the iterator populace and sent an announcement where he was....

...sort of bullied in private....

Then started stealing void fluid to use for his tests because Dry World has none or its a very small amount deep down in the core. Void fluid is in wells near/on every iterator can. He did this with the Inspector Class units.

The investigator was an air attack unit, used for dropping charged siphoner/examiner eyes. Siphoners were used for stealing void fluid. Examiners were used for ground attack/defence.

Sifters were used to repair the holes Metal Eating Batflies (SD made) in his superstructure. This plan failed.

Observers were floating signs to tell you to fuck off.

Scrutinizor missiles were missiles launched by a turret on the can.

Now, the metal eating batflies were painful, so he attacks SD, collapsing/melting his superstructure with the Examiners Teslas. (he still survives). As he looses his forces, 6GS wants to make a weapon that would win the war. Right as he is about to make it, one of his legs collapses and that disrupts the effort, breaking it free.

(typo here, in this image, i mean SD when i said 6GS)

(incase you are wondering why he can see the private messages, him collapsing made the system not recognize him as him for a second.)

The weapon was (god here we go) MIND CONTROL ROT. Its purpose was to keep SD and his buddies neutralised, but 6GS collapsed and set it free, mind controling HIM instead.

So everyone thinks 6GS is dead until he makes gibberish broadcasts to lure curious people in so their overseers can get rotted so then they can get rotted, because the rot wants to kill people.

Here comes Snow Reaches Soft Meadows (GOD THIS IMAGE IS SHIT HOW DID I MANAGE TO DRAW HIM SO BAD??????) (ONLY REFERENCE PICTURE OF OLD SNOW :sob:)

Snow was an iterator who wanted to explore 6GS dead corpse. Surprise surprise, he gets rotted, and now the rot has a host with a working factory.

Some time passes and an iterator by the name of Helix HNA (not my OC) makes a hypertumor to kill the rot. They are cured with some scars, 6GS is in shame, and quickly logs off the comms, while having occasional "seizures" where he thinks he is back in the rot again and immense pain and stuff. 6 golden stars is suffering, and thinks he deserved his collapse, so he wants noone to repair him.

Snow, on the other hand, continues on his work...

he has administrator status now.

Something i forgot to tell you: SRSM really liked spying, and keeping his ancient colony in check. He spied on them and crushed rebellions. One time, during the RW/DW indepedence war, he got to lead an entire faction and did horrible things.

He has that power back now.

As you would expect, he has gone full censory informationary 1984 mode.

He gives himself a new, upgraded puppet.

After some time, 6GS keeps speaking out and SRSM is very tired about that.

He factory resets him.

He fixes his can, gives him new clothes, new eyes, a backdoor that allows SRSM to survay him at all times and take control of him sometimes, and a wiped memory.

Now heres the promotion for Dry World RP server you can interact with SRSMS 1984 shenanigans right now!!! https://discord.gg/9sPdSWpbue

(Also 6GS has a GF already, SRSM has no GF)

(little dark age animatic coming soon tooo!!!!!! thats right little dark age (im surprised noone has done a rain world animatic of it tho wierd))

[the-lovecore-abnormality]

You Wawa Me 'Round | Purposed Batfly

>:[

[ladyofthebookcase]

ecology run aside, what i think about saint's ascension powers is that they would only use them in self-defence/when they have no other option. because cmon its saint. i like to think that their desire to ascend takes precedent over everything else, so when in rubicon they start ascending creatures left and right because they want to leave the cycle so badly, but they don't have any sort of higher purpose for doing it. they consider it a mercy to other creatures, of course, but that doesn't change the way they look like they're dead afterward. idk. i just think a guy who can't even eat batflies wouldn't want to do that any more than necessary, regardless of their higher goals.