This Is My Daughter, Salma, Only Three Months Old, Born Into This "cruel War That Has Been Killing Innocent

My oil painting of an Uncrustable

A pistol made from memory

THESE ARE SO FUCKING COOOOOOL

FINALLY finished the fellow sophonts for Styraphant-land. They aren't too closely related to the styraphants and have quiet a few differences. They are small, energized, and hyper carnivorous. Info dump BELOW!

Caltrops live on a mostly tropical continent, with the majority of their range being lush jungle and forests. The continent is pretty new, with the flying ancestors of the Caltrops being some of the first terrestrial creatures to colonize the land. So these guys and their relatives have a pretty intense stranglehold on the niche of megafauna. Caltrops are on the larger side of carnivores there and specialize in catching smaller prey with their creepy face fingers. They also partake in fruits and other treats they can find in the shrubbery.

Or at least they did before they got CIVILIZED. They have a complex and violent history between various peoples and governments that has lead to their current system of shakily aligned states controlling very rigid territories. But things are p chill at the moment! They made contact with the Styraphants a few hundred years ago and they actually have gotten along pretty well, though it is rare to see either living fulltime outside of their native ranges. (See ranges below)

I want to make a more in depth anatomy overview for them, but here are some general notes. They have 'stalk' less eyes, more so the stalk has shortened and become part of the eye itself. They have 6 webbed fingers that cover the majority of their face, including their mouth, nostrils, and secondary fingers. They have NO digits on their front limbs, since they are derived from wings, but they do still have their toesies. That big ass spike above their head is the remnants of their keel, used now for the muscle attachments of their large head. And most importantly is their tail, which like a Styraphant, is grown and dropped to feed their young. Though it is actually the male Caltrop that drops his tail for the kids to eat. Yeah, a good lil STARTER for em. I have another info sheet almost done, but wanted to get them down so I could think on em more.

worlds beyond number is sooo good!

ARTISTS.

Keep doing what you're doing, I like seeing your work.

AI "artists". go fuck yourselves.

killer mighty nein quotes that live in my head, all these years later

I've never seen a group of people more in need of a good time

You were always a better dancer than me, Astrid

what's the best lie you've ever told?

eyes never shut

shine bright, circus man

I wait

I do not disengage

Edith, where is my son?

we are of the Empire, but we are no friends of the Empire

No more children on the pyre

someday, someone will pray for a miracle, and their prayer will be answered because you will be there

would you like to share a cupcake with me?

you were not born with venom in your veins

you sound like all of us, welcome to the mighty nein

pain doesn't make people

I hope that someone will mourn you, when you are gone

Race you to the top

Time. It takes time

I was made to put this shit down

You love her and you're killing her

Whatever was there. They've earned it. Put it back

I'm so used to seeing the world in shades of grey but it's so much more beautiful in all the shades of colour

narwhals playing

girly time at the witch conclave

Seed Dagger

prince wearing a necklace made from pieces of his favorite knight's chainmail