ARTISTS.

Umora from Worlds Beyond Number

narwhals playing

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.

I am once again campaigning for everyone to listen to Worlds Beyond Number: The Wizard, the Witch, and the Wild One. It's the best serialized podcast ever, it's got some of my all time favorite creators, and it never stops making me pause the episode and think "I love this story so much, and every new thing they add only makes me love it more, I am going to explode with happiness."

I cannot put into words how perfect this podcast is please just trust me and try the first episode, thanks <3

girly time at the witch conclave

worlds beyond number is sooo good!

I've been fucking laughing, non stop, yes victorian child, yes

people keep callin me an orphan, but i aint a reason in the world to think me folks dead! i saws em alive and well at the fishmonger the other day, even! i up and left the bastards to join the circus because they kept tryin to make me help clean up after the cats when i was playin my games. i cant pause hoop and stick, mum! anyway i stole the perch right outta their bags when i saw em. street urchins gotta eat, innit!

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

A pistol made from memory

My oil painting of an Uncrustable