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[arredusworld]

Loongs speculative biology is breaking me a little bit

im adding Loongs (Chinese dragons) to Arredus right, cuz they look cool, are cool, and i refuse to be euro-centric in my fantasy worlds

problem, the way i want to go about it is ruining my life (hyperbole), see part of Arredus is to have implied speculative evolution to back up the speculative biology, and Loongs are making that really hard

lets examine this depiction, scales are seen along side whiskers on the snout, spikes along the back, (presumed) feather coverage on the tale and face, and ears

this creates some issues, see the scales assert that this is a reptile of some kind, the (presumed) feathers make it likely that this is a dinosaur, but thats a guarantee, maybe lizards on Arredus have feathers, maybe its in the class of true dragons, or maybe those arnt feathers at all, and are instead real weird scales, tho considering all the more detailed art ive seen depicts it as fluffy-

-like this, <sidenote, there is so much ai slop of eastern mysticism out there> and while i acknowledge this is a modern piece of art, it appears to be representative of wat ppl think Loongs look like

<another sidenote, some art depicts the dragon with horns but this is inconsistently done so whether its s thing is up in the air>

one more thing b4 i begin speculating is that this project has no respect for modern preconceptions of the fantasy u know and love, only science and even thats a vague impression, so if that means making pegasus a dragon that convergently evolved to look like equines with wings, so be it

with that said lets get into my ideas for how to get this thing to exist at all, firstly lets talk environmental pressures, Loongs are suppose to be water gods of some sort and closely tied to alligators, turtles, and fish, so it is semi-aquatic, and being from china in our world, its likely accustomed more specifically to lush jungle environments

next lets talk niche, every animal in an ecosystem has a niche, wats this guys, well clearly its an apex predator, i dont think this needs much elaboration

next is its behaviors, and again i think its fairly intuitive to say Loongs are ambush predators, like cats and alligators, also most likely making it a solitary animal

finally for the hard part ive been procrastinating on all post, wat friggin animal is this at all, the first thots are obviously a reptile of some kind, if the non scaly bits are feathers, than its a dinosaur, most likely a dragon, however his native land is in Lushia, a continent with very little reptiles at all

another option is to make the Loong a mammal of some kind, maybe a monotreme, which would make it fairly distinct and also give me more freedom to be creative, or a feline, very similar in lifestyle of a jaguar (reminder that these nightmare animals are not only good but happy swimmers)

the issue i run into repeatedly is that no answer makes me happy, while a feline is my fave of the choices, it raises more questions for me, why is its snout so long, is the "scales" just fur pattern? or did this feline specifically evolve armadillo fur, if so why, if its a monotreme, wat does that mean at all, its a neat idea and allows it to lay eggs still but is that all that important? do all monotremes have beaks? does the Loong? is it bioluminescent like platypuses? if its a reptile, why is it one of the few on this continent? it didnt fly over like the dragons did, unless this is a dragon who lost its wings, if so why? why not evolve fin like wings to help swim like sea serpents? if its not a dragon, wat reptile is it? it has to be a dinosaur of some kind thats where feathers are from, but its clearly not any other dino other than a dragon, which circles us bacc around, and wat about them ears, are they false ears like the horns on a horned owl? if so why did it evolve that other than to look cool? does it even look that cool?

in short the Loong is making me tear loong strainds of hair out of my head, so here poll, decide ur thots and please tell me more in the replys/notes/watever else you wanna use to communicate with me

[taperecorder-gizmo]

hyrum: hiveism [>friends world building project] penguin-people oc

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[zoannearts]

Working on some designs for the elves in my world building project,

Designing the clothes for the elves has been really tough so far if anyone has any ideas please let me know haha 😅

Here is an illustration I am also working in, just a sketch so far but I am really trying to push my illustration style and the expressions in my piece to tell a story and convey emotions

[darksilvershadows36]

The Realm System of Ansera

Back again with Worldbuilding Wednesday, today I'm discussing the realm system of Ansera.

Ansera is like a cake, with the different realms stacked one on top of each other, with the Celestial Realm, Seraserma, acting as the buttercream between them. Magik, the fundamental life-force, emerges in the lowest realm, and rises up through the realms towards Seraserma. The top three realms can be travelled between by most normal people, while travel to, and from the lowest realm is restricted to a select few creatures and the usage of one magik class.

The Realms are:

Morkanta: The lowest realm, filled with Magik, its the origin of the world, and contains hundreds of different creatures colloquially called Voidlings. It has strange, pale forests, opens plains of dark, pulsing plant matter, and holds the Qesha'ementalan and Ferenxalen of the world, the Beast Monarch and Deshma'tali.

Tavasé: The lowest widely accessible realm, Tavasé relies solely on Magik and the magik induced auroras of Seraserma to sustain life. It has copper-rich soil, most plants are blue in colour, bioluminescence is common, and dragons of all shapes and sizes prowl the plains, forests, mountains and skies.

Fashora: Fashora is a realm of fire and ice, with forests made of mushrooms, oceans of lava and great glaciers that cover the frozen north. It finds its time keeping using many various glowing stones linked to various stars, moons and more.

Vatreal: The realm most like our own, Vatreal is the only realm with a sun. It has the least magik, and most creatures live by the light, rather than the pulses of primal energy that rule the other realms.

Seraserma: The final realm, Seraserma is a realm where all the stars and gods of sky reside. It controls the flow of magik up through the realms, and goes through a day-night cycle of auroras, the night being full of brilliant auroras, and the day being empty. It also hosts where the New Sun has been contained, leaving it to only look over Vatreal. Seraserma also serves as a weak link to the Interim.

[aylameridiandrawsstuff]

Concepts of some River Realms stuff...

[redneaththedogwood]

Introduction

Hi! Call me Red.

I am a queer young adult artist with a passion for making stories! My pronouns are he/they/it.

Red 'Neath the Dogwood is a feline centric xenofiction world building project that is inspired by the blogs @/barrenclan, @/bonefall, @/trinitywc, and @/cathedralcomic, as well as published works such as Warrior Cats, Ratha's Creature, Guardians of Ga'Hoole, and Watership Down. Other influences may show through, particularly the horror aspects present in media such as The Magnus Archives and Old Gods of Appalachia.

My goal with R'NtD is to create compelling groups with their own religious beliefs, food cultures, and a unifying language. The overarching story has not been decided yet, and while I flesh that out I will focus on characterizing the groups and who resides in them, along with creating unique roles and government systems for each.

This blog is a passion project and it is mostly just me working on it, with language help from my good friend @elkpaws.

Things To Know

Red 'Neath the Dogwood will not be a project for children and will include serious discussion of topics ranging from mental health, cultism, oppressive structures, and more. If these topics upset you, that is absolutely okay! This project will likely not be for you.

You are not bothering me with like spam or reblog spam! I appreciate the love and engagement :)

I ADORE seeing people talk and reply in tags and replies, it makes my day!!

I love asks! I will read them all!!! I might not get to all of them if I ever get super popular, but as a smaller work I will do my best to answer.

Please do not ping me on other people's work. It feels very rude!

The main theme I want to portray with Red 'Neath the Dogwood is generational differences, finding one's sense of self, and what drives people to fall into fascist ideas. GROWTH, CHANGE, and PROGRESS, for better or worse.

This will likely be a story that follows many characters and will grow to reflect that, with different "arcs" and offshoot tales about characters within the three groups present. I will do my best to tag for organization's sake, but be warned that I am forgetful and might lose posts.

I will also try to remember to tag for triggering or otherwise upsetting subject matter, but if I miss something send me an ask and I'll take care of it as best I can.

Closing Thoughts

For now I believe this covers everything I can think of, and as this project grows I will likely rewrite this pinned post to reflect those changes. In future I hope to have several original tags set up for this blog, including things specific to food, culture, and character posts.

Thank you for taking the time to read this! I hope I can make this blog worthwhile.

Ask Status: Open

[k00297797]

WEEK 3

Finished mini-me with mouths. Even though the hair doesn't match Yotsuba's style at all, I used it as inspiration for the colours and the eyes. What's missing is a pair of glasses before it actually looks like me, but I didn't think to make them. I wanted to show that the sun is shining on them at the side. I tried to use Yotsuba's style to draw the mouths, and I used watercolour to colour them to give a soft feel.

[phantom-the-spookyboi]

The Tumor of America AKA The Alcatraz Anomaly 

in 1983 a cancerous growth sprouted out of Alcaraz Island. after two weeks it was “successively contained” but every so often outbreak “Alcatraz Syndrome”  can occur

[noxsetanta]

Strange thing I found

Strange Places: Describe curious locations he’s visited, with detailed descriptions that convey how they affected him emotionally or mentally. Run-down Warehouse Listicles: Fun or serious lists related to topics of interest (e.g., “Top 5 Most Bizarre Encounters” or “Things I Wish I Knew About Magic”). Keywords: Energy, Dripping, Singing, Song, Message Blood-stained ritual circle: I’m no…

[ajsvoices]

Strange thing I found

Strange Places: Describe curious locations he’s visited, with detailed descriptions that convey how they affected him emotionally or mentally. Run-down Warehouse Listicles: Fun or serious lists related to topics of interest (e.g., “Top 5 Most Bizarre Encounters” or “Things I Wish I Knew About Magic”). Keywords: Energy, Dripping, Singing, Song, Message Blood-stained ritual circle: I’m no…

[arredusworld]

Misc. Regions

Barrenlands

-A small archipelago of active volcanic islands, covered by a massive ice sheet. This barren winter hellscape is a cold and foreboding place that harbors some of the toughest life on the planet.

Auroria

-A large archipelago that is the result of very unique tectonic interactions and erosion, creating a strange and beautiful winter wonderlandscape. Due to the region's placement at the south pole it is gifted with the vision of the Aurora Borealis.

Pantheon Isle

-The home of the goddesses, created as a hideout to watch their creation flourish. Placed at the nemo point and sculpted by volcanoes and erosion to create the perfect living quarters for the creators of this world.

[jch3ss3cak3]

Check this Board out on Pinterest!

I thought you'd like this Board on Pinterest... https://pin.it/4uld7IR

Here's a board for a world building project I'm working on

[zoannearts]

I think I Finished the portrait of my oc Llynaira youngest daughter of King Marren the king of the sea.

An important character in my world building project. Let me know if you want to know more about her :3

Been experimenting with a few different elements of my style still trying to figure it all out

[darksilvershadows36]

Worldbuilding Wednesdays

Hallo! Since I've started using Tumblr, I suppose its a good place to start info dumping, so I've decided that every Wednesday I'll write about one aspect of the world building projects that I've been working on for a couple of years - Ansera, Golden-Heart and the Interim!

Starting off with the arrangement of these worlds in relation to each other. They were all originally part of a larger, whole world, which was split in a great calamity, they are now separated but connected. The best way to think about them is like an hourglass, or a closed loop, with Ansera on top, Golden-Hearth on the bottom and the Interim acting as the buffer-tissue between them, currents of energy, and specific entities and people are able to travel through the Interim, however, there is also the Pool of Unity, which connects Ansera directly to Golden-Hearth. All have a duo of a spirit of destruction (Qesha'ementalan) and a spirit of creation (Ferenxalen), which serve to balance the world, though Golden-Hearth and Ansera work on very different magic systems.

Over all, connection between the worlds is few and far between, and they prefer to remain separate. Therefore, they will likely be discussed separately, outside of a few characters that do end up crossing over.

Either way, hope to see you next Wednesday!

[thewastemuseumorg]

Unfortunately in our modern era time-slipped objects are becoming more common. Desk #62382 found on 2/3/06 has yet to be identified. Further investigation is required.

If you or a family member has found any peculiar objects in strange places report to the museum immediately.

TWM would like to thank you.