#the lizardverse

[sparky-is-spiders]

The funny thing about Amaldyne and the Overseer that I think about sometimes is how INCREDIBLY similar they are. They have similar backstories. They're both charismatic, intelligent leader figures. They both view the people around them as Enemy, Tool, or Special Beloved (a position only ever occupied by one person who is still also a tool). At a certain point they end up as the two strongest players on the board in a battle for "which hellish nightmare world will everyone else be stuck in?" and the winner is the one who can manipulate and account for One Guy the best.

Class is starting but maybe later I'll go on the full rant cause these two drive me up the walls I love them so much.

[storms-path]

Day 21 – Feckless

“Do you remember?”

The question came completely out of the blue, startling Arashi. She had been stargazing just outside of Fanow, marvelling at the newly liberated night that now basked the Greatwood. Apparently she had been noticed, for now she had Emet-Selch’s baleful gaze on her.

“Sorry, what was that?”

“Do you remember? Staring at those countless stars in some other life?” There was something about his voice, something so desperate for just the right words to be spoken. Arashi shook her head ruefully.

“Afraid not, no. My father taught me how to read the stars, that’s all. Thought I might see some familiar patterns.” Emet-Selch met her words with a weary sigh, then disappeared without a word. Arashi frowned as she stared at the space where he had once been.

It hadn’t been her intention to lie to him, but something told her to keep the truth to herself. No telling what the ancient enemy of her star might weaponise.

Those fragmented, barely-there memories of another time and place, another her and another Emet-Selch, could remain her little secret.

[the-mainverse]

Temmie Republic ball:how is of yuo doings?

Mauve: A little groggy. I just woke up.

Virus: I'm doing fine.

[diamonds-little-den]

I'm doing fine! Thanks for asking!

[rainworldslugcats]

Opinion! Blue lizards are the best and easiest to tame, and are adorable

There needs to be plush of them as I managed to take a lizard I named Blueberry

how about blueberry and banana! blue lizards are def the lapdogs of the rw lizardverse.

and yes i think a lizard plush in general would be very sweet, at least we can always try to make our own!

[eandcheckmark]

All the fanart I've made so far

@justanechoflower @mount-ebott-population-one @lizardverse-cbcomics @r8mix @yourbestfriiend

[camfedball]

Here is something drawn by @lizardverse-cbcomics he gave me permission to post this

[sparky-is-spiders]

How Likely is Death by Lizard?

This idea popped into my head and I had to do it. Chart of how likely my beloved bastard lizard OCs are to kill you, a random lizardverse civillian. Under a cut for length lol.

Before we begin, a few assumptions about the scenario:

You are a member of the lizardverse, because a human would lose against every single guy on this chart. Species is unspecified, just assume it's a Lizardverse species.

You are of average strength for that species, and have average magical and/or psychic abilities.

You do NOT have divine power from any of the gods.

You do NOT have any weapons beyond whatever abilities your species already has.

You have no prior relationship to any of these lizards, and they have no prior knowledge of you. This is how likely they are to kill you immediately upon meeting you with no influencing factors.

And Now, the Chart:

The Y axis measures capacity. It is how capable of murder a lizard is purely based on their strength and powers. Characters near the bottom are weaker, characters near the top are stronger (and again, we're assuming you have average strength and abilities in the Lizardverse setting)

The X axis measures willingness. This is how much they would want to do murder. Characters near the left are very unwilling, characters nearer the right are very willing.

You are at exactly average strength on the Y axis. Where you would be on the X axis is up to you.

The difference between "If You Provoked them Somehow" and "Only if it Benefited them" is that for the former, you would actively need to do something to make them want to kill you, and for the latter you could literally just be existing and as long as it furthered their own ends they would try to merc you on the spot.

Alright! Chart time:

Character Explanations:

(From left to right, top to bottom)

Veskieryaer - Literally a god, incredibly powerful. So weighed down by grief that it doesn't care anymore. It's just so tired, you guys. Could theoretically turn your brain into soup with a single pulse of electricity but would basically never be bothered to do it.

Leoshgon (w/ Sword) - Leoshgon while wielding the Godslayer Sword. Capable of reducing cities to rubble but only every so often. Slowly being consumed by the power of the sword. No qualms about murder but doesn't seek it out either. Would absolutely kill you if provoked. Or if the Overseer asked him to. Or if you were in one of the cities the Overseer told him to melt.

Amaldyne (Revenant) - Goddess of a new world, hooked into a system designed for ancient power. Trying so very hard to fight the part of her that wants to devour all of reality. She's so hungry. She's so hungry. But she's trying so hard. Would let you go, but maybe don't stick around...

She is the only known Divine Champion of the god Hunger (the Locust) in all of history.

The Godslayer* - Vesk's stronger, deadlier sister. Full of Rage. Wants to burn everything down and start again from the ashes. Absolutely, 1000% capable of that too. Would kill anyone on sight but if it helps it wouldn't be personal, and you'd be in good company (read: literally everyone else).

*Technically not on the chart, should be several degrees higher.

Raven - Older than every other Champion. Would never kill without provocation, but wouldn't hesitate to draw her blade either.

Divine Champion of the god Justice (the Beetle)

The Terrible Silence - All things will end, and they shall do so when her master reigns, but in the meantime she does not revel in death or violence. She has never wanted to destroy, only to see destruction. She would not kill you. It is not a mercy.

Divine Champion of the god Destruction (the Antlion)

Corvid** - No qualms about murder. Absolutely none. It's sort of her job, really. Would also kill if it made her life easier, or for dramatic effect. LIVES for drama, really. Doesn't go after random passers by usually, but she does tend to cause a lot of collateral damage...

Divine Champion of the god Vengeance (the Mantis)

**Also has a hair-trigger temper (see: Divine Champion of the Mantis). Most likely to kill you purely by accident (and then not care).

The Overseer - When you're a necromancer, it's generally very beneficial to have more people dead than alive, generally speaking. He'd much rather a perfect rotting puppet than a living breathing being. But if you could convince him of your usefulness, or of the benefits of keeping him alive... well. Maybe he would just let you go.

Divine Champion of the god Control (the Hive)

The Golden Mask - A strange creature, with unusual powers and no obvious connection to any of the seven gods... everything they do is to benefit themselves. Are you going to be more useful as a tool, or as a corpse? Choose wisely

Amaldyne (pre-death) - Powerful, certainly. Dangerous, certainly. She is hungry, yes, but it drives her to do good. To BE good. Despite the slipups, despite her friends turning away from her, turning ON her. But she’s functioned this long. She could resist the call to devour. She has resisted it before. But sometimes sacrifices need to be made. Sometimes she just needs to eat. Let’s hope that when you meet her, she’s well-fed and on her way.

Divine Acolyte of Hunger (the Locust)

Askavenenoth - If her love wants to see this world in ashes then she will reduce it to cinders. She is so angry, so scared, she spent so long powerless in this world of gods and monsters. She will see destruction reign, and the Terrible Silence descend upon the land. If you meet her know that you do so on the battlefield and that she does not have mercy.

Divine Acolyte of the god Destruction (the Antlion), knight and lover to the Terrible Silence

Eityr - with hindsight, placed much too far right (I’m too lazy to change it now). She spent long, long years without even a modicum of free will or control and now she cast all those things aside. No laws shall limit her, nothing shall ever again fasten a leash around her throat and tell her to heel, and Amaldyne shall be the key to this freedom. She is quick to violence, and will not hesitate to follow each whim. If she does choose murder, plead your case to Amaldyne.

Divine Servant torn between the gods Knowledge and Destruction (the Scorpion and the Locust), would-be Divine Champion of Amaldyne

Drakkus - His name means “traveler,” and he chose it himself. A very easy-going guy, believes firmly in right and wrong (although he has something of a vain, selfish streak). He is also a tremendously skilled fighter who would not hesitate to defend himself, should the need arise. You’d need to put some effort in, but not too much.

Leoshgon (pre-sword) - Flightless and weak in dragonflame, he is a stain on House Varmillius. He is weaker than many (but not all), and has no interest in killing. He knows he probably couldn’t, and anyway why should he bother? The Godslayer Sword and the destiny it promises await him, he has no reason to resort to violence unless it was his only option.

Leoshgon (post-sword) - the sword drained him. His life. His dragonflame. Now he has only sparks left. He has met destiny and then gone past it, and has found nothing but bitter disappointment on the other side. He’s not inclined to violence, but he can manage if he must. All he wants is to really, finally live, even if it means snatching the opportunity from others first.

[averycoolskeleton]

Iguanaland:My name is Iguanaland i come from a world known as lizardverse

(Sorry I haven't answered yet. I just can't think of how to continue because I've been TRYING to continue the flow of the story but you don't give me anything to really.... Roll off of. All of this is equivalent to trying to start a conversation from simply saying hello, or writing a book at the top of your head all by yourself, except its not a book because its not that long but you get the point. Probably. )

(What I'm saying is I don't know what to do. Especially if all I'm given is a hello and vague answers.)

[sparky-is-spiders]

To whoever voted for Lizardverse prep work as one of the writing projects I should focus on: please enjoy a WIP of the world of Lizardverse made w/ the Civ V mapmaker tool.

Fun Facts:

The small forest in the north of the leftmost continent is actually also a desert. There's sources of water in a network of underground caverns that the trees draw water from. They're also fuckoff-enormous. The main sapient species from the area include: Grotles, Illyariks (in the underground caverns), and dragons.

That big gash on the rightmost continent? Made by a god literally tearing the land apart (not that anyone knows this). It's called The Great Rift.

Amaldyne is from somewhere in the Northern part of the right continent.

The big desert on the left continent is currently called "The Searing Wastes" but will hopefully get a more creative name someday. Primarily home to Diloranus.

The only named landmass is that big island, known as "Jewel Talon." I'm sure one day I'll invent a reason for this.

It's home to a huge and popular trading port city (being conveniently placed between the two continents). Eityr probably lives there at the start of the story.

Leo's cult family initially was supposed to live there but I might move them somewhere else now actually.

The huge icy fields are known as "the Northern Maw" due to the landmass being kinda mandible-shaped. I should probably make it smaller. It's where Destruction's champion and her gf live. Previously it had a lot of nice blooming tundra before you hit the icy bits. These two facts are not unrelated.

The big black blob? A monster-infested sea, where most of the seafloor is actually the corpse of a god. Drakkus spent a good amount of time there <3.

I also sketched out a dragon ref sheet and some regional variations but idk when that'll be posted. Anyway I promise I'll get to some of the other stuff too but due to Circumstances I had a really good opportunity to work on Lizardverse stuff that I grabbed with both hands.

[sparky-is-spiders]

Y'know Lizardverse owes its life to this song, like by a lot. So much has changed over the years (to the point where this song is better suited to Amaldyne than the character it initially inspired) but several major concepts and characters really were sort of shaped around this specific song.