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Ive been using a simpler art style that helps me make lots of character refs quickly that are full color palette too, I think I'm gonna try and do the line up again this way. I'll try to work on it and post in manageable bites of the amount of them I work on at at time.

Their gems and basic designs aren't gonna change besides minor tweaks, I mostly just wanna fully outline them

These designs and the story always scratches my brain haha, I've just been hyperfixating on Sons of the forest lately and it consumes my time

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is there a rank of who is the most powerful gem and the weakest bewteen them all? Like is ctechno more powerful than cdream? Is ctubbo more powerful than ctommy? Who is the strongest and who isn't?

It really depends on some stuff, but i think that in terms of a fight with just summoned weapons, Techno and Karl would absolutely destroy Dream in a fight. Due to experience and training in combat being far superior than Dreams. Despite the three being around the same thousands of years in age.

Dream has enough control over his magic abilities that he could theoretically overwhelm Techno in a one-on-one fight even being less skilled with weapons. and sort of vice versa with Karl, who Dream is stronger and better trained in physical combat but Karl is able to either predict or block Dreams magic.

Techno and Karl as a Team in a serious fight where they didnt hesitate for any reason would stomp Dream. But there's enough reasons of why they both wouldn't full out fight him like this that this just wouldnt happen.

Dream is technically the most powerful, but poorly trained in both combat and with his abilities.

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Dream's mirror he has made to trap Tommy in. (Tommy's gem at the bottom of it)

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what's your favorite thing about the au? Also I really love it sm :D

it's certainly a hard pic for my favorite individual concept since there's so many moving parts. Favorites lean around Karl+Techno+Tommy, Ponk+Sam, and the Three Lapis's Phil+Wilb+Quackity.

And thank u! this thing has a lot of personal love put into it as well haha

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i have sketched out what they look like in comparison, i will be making similar refs for the (elder guardian) and (regular guardian) but i wanted to get these out of there before i get too hyper-focused on art-ing.

The irl animals i have referenced doing these designs:

Bees/Wasps: hive building and social structure.

Whales: mostly on size body builds, since they are Large sea beings.

Crabs/Lobsters: Limbs (10 limbs, with a pair being heavy claws). The way their tails work and reproduction

reposting some info from previous posts to compile it here is previous post

They function a bit like termites/ants/bees. Although more intelligent, with them having around dolphin/other whale intelligence.

They'd have four variants (outside of egg/larva forms that are the similar visually, outside size)

Drones (regular guardians, what 70% of the hive looks like),

Queens (Elder Guardians, usually have 3 at max per Hive),

Warriors (more of a mid ground between Drones and Queens in size, with huge claws and thicker shells. They are rather slow moving and stay in the hive/near the entrance at farthest.

Attendants (about half the size of drones, mostly latch onto Queens and keep them clean and fed etc. they move eggs into areas for the Drones to care for.)

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Someone interacted with the last nevadas as an ocean temple post I made again and now I've been reminded of that concept, I wanna draw the design of the guardians again today and I'll probably elaborate further on the guardians

They function a bit like termites/ants/bees. Although more intelligent, with them having around dolphin/other whale intelligence.

They'd have four variants (outside of egg/larva forms that are the similar visually, outside size)

Drones (regular guardians, what 70% of the hive looks like),

Queens (Elder Guardians, usually have 3 at max per Hive),

Warriors (more of a mid ground between Drones and Queens in size, with huge claws and thicker shells. They are rather slow moving and stay in the hive/near the entrance at farthest.

Attendants (about half the size of drones, mostly latch onto Queens and keep them clean and fed etc. they move eggs into areas for the Drones to care for.)

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i dont hate you guys i swear i just have really shitty memory

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Gem au Purple Sapphire, Pink Topaz, and Crimon Pearl Rambling

(ie) Karl, Techno, and Tommy

a squad!

Karl and Techno are war trauma 🤝

Karl and Techno Relationship Info

Karl out ranks Techno in gem society, but they see each other as equals, and treat each other as such. Techno is older than Karl. Techno is physically stronger and a far superior warrior (tbf not many gems rival his combat skills in general) than Karl, and Karl was originally not a gem intended to actually engage in combat themself, simply to help predict the enemy and advise generals. But Shit Happens. Karl has a history of being both extremely unlucky and lucky. Kept getting poofed in battle but still retrieved or surviving a full shattering, and being very good at anticipating the enemy with future vision. Karl got important enough to be assigned Techno as a guard while in a war-zone. Techno was also sort of asked to teach Karl proper combat skills. He wasn't assigned this task, but it was more of a subtle personal ask from PD and also Techno got tired of having to save Karl constantly in situations he totally could have protected himself. They were inseparable for the heaviest parts of the war. Karl would need to go into war-zones to physically communicate with generals about what to do next, and where most gems would hesitate to follow, Techno charged ahead unbothered and confident in their combined skills. As the pairs need to be in active combat subsided over the thousands of years, they continued to remain together. Although they spent more time apart, Karl said he felt 'safest' with Techno around. As Karl is still a very high stationed Gem he's still got a target on his back. So Techno being assigned to his side as his personal guard seemed natural. Tommy added into the mix <3

With Techno doing less combat work, he needed an assistant. someone to manage the new tech that he had no clue how to use. (Techno's smart, well read still. But while in war for like a thousand years Homeworlds tech got crazy advanced and he doesn't know wtf he's doing with the touch screens. Karl had more involvement with tech and also had an easier time learning it as he had prior knowledge before becoming active in the war. And future vision helps.) So Techno was assigned a pearl. He's been given this option long ago, but considered a pearl a distraction, an accessory, and something he'd have to worry about protecting all the time outside himself as they were not built for any kind of combat. Techno's view on some gems "not being built for combat" has changed since Karl, as Karl wasn't made with the intent to fight but he was a very skilled and dangerous fighter anyway. Techno arrives at The Shell and is Greeted by Tommy, and is bored with the options given for making a fancy custom pearl and how long it's going to take for a new pearl. Eventually he bluntly asks why Tommy is here, and why cant Techno just take him, as he's close enough in color and clearly knows how the tech works that baffles Techno. The Shell tries to downplay and disregard Tommy, saying that he's nothing compared to what Techno could have. And Techno Directly asks Tommy, "What's this disembodied voice got against you? You look fine. You act fine. You know how the tech works." "I'm Defective..." "Okay but like. how. you look fine to me?" "I can't sing- and i drop and fumble things and i trip a lot-" "Okay but like do you fall or just trip? and I don't need you to sing, I need you to use the damn digital communicator. Do you drop things a lot?" "I don't fall anymore- i don't drop-" "I don't see a problem." Techno bickers with The Shell, about how Tommy isnt doing anything anyway, as the Shell told Techno. and That Tommy would be of use to Techno, and isnt that all The Shell cares about? Techno finally threatens getting PD involved if it doesn't let him take "The perfectly good pearl you've got standing here doing nothing, rather than wait ages for a pearl who is also going to have to learn how to do things"

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The three lapis's designs (from a while ago) i never finished Phils design.

This is specifically how they look at the start, when they come to Dreams colony, before Wilbur or Quackity have ever been poofed in their existence.

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putting a few drafts into the que

i've been sketching character designs a lot recently. gonna pick a couple of the gems and draw them

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im so sorry i never posted her ahfjklahfa;afs She was at the bottom of my drafts and i just saw it behold: her

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i guess i never posted these???

i was drawing a lot of cinnabrite when i was between living situations and didnt have my pc and i thought i uploaded them

photo dated 3-13-24

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George Cinnabar Rambling

a basic summary of his character from me in discord:

that's also your warning for drug usage implications.

Summary: George spends 99% of his time at Dreams side, as both a companion and a calming aid. As Dream has never had good control over his emotions (Primarily angry outburst that are not befitting of a diamond.) George rarely is seen not at Dreams side, and when he IS, he manages to spook every single other gem (on accident/not on purpose) due to his gangly size and form, and Due to being very quite in both movement and voice, never calling out to greet other gems when alone.

Post wars, when Diamond Dream gets put in the prison (Spoilers for the au LOL.) and George has actual unopposed alone time, where he's not just waiting for Dream to return, poor guy doesn't know what to do with himself! George spent all the thousands of years of his existence attending Dream, only focusing on Dreams wants and needs and simply not thinking of himself that he is just clueless on what do to with himself. Sapnap guides him through some of self realization and wants, but Sapnap also pushes the point of "I cant tell you what you want to do or need, George" George eventually finds himself primarily enjoying a comfortable spot in the woods where he can lay for days and just watch the sky. Somewhere far from where they'd been building, alone and undisturbed, except from the occasional beast that would wander up to George to sniff him or inspect him, then George would watch the beast until it wandered off. Sometimes beasts that became familiar and comfortable with his presence would rest beside him in the sun, curled up against his side. The fungus his spores grow is edible to beasts, and it has grown around his resting spot. It doesn't cause the same intoxication effect as it has on the gems, but does cause a calming effect. Meaning animals that eat a few of these fungus are far more confident and calm around George, and when they curl up in his comfortable spot he's made beside him, they rarely react to him touching (petting) them besides the initial gentle startle and glance from his touch.

Georges Powers Description: He fungal boy. He can create spores for shrooms, that he can either grow intentionally once they've landed, allow to grow naturally, or when they are inhaled by other gems, cause an intoxicated effect that usually causes a calmness about them. George is immune to this effect of his spores.

George Physical Description: George is very tall and lean, and i think is currently going to be the tallest gem on the colony. He's not terrible at physical combat, but doesn't have much training and often is to sit out with Fundy when Dreams court combat trains. George is a big gangly, arms and legs very long, smaller torso. When he walks with Dream, he keeps his hands clasped together on his chest chest just below his diamond shaped collar. When alone, he walks with them at his side, he looks like (Endermen) the similarly lengthy black scaled beasts that roam this planet in dim light. Also i think im removing his nose from his design. i am retconning his nose if you see old art with him having a nose, no you dont.

George's job Description: George was specifically created by pink diamond to be given to Dream very early on in Gem society. George is the third oldest gem on the colony, with Dream as the oldest and Techno being a close second. He is meant Comfort and Calm Dream, either with words or his Spores. Also to entertain and counsel Dream, mostly in a way of having Dream voice his thoughts to George and work himself into his own decisions. Doodles of George below the cut

some of these are from last year when i started the au. the above mention of the nose retcon is still true you do not see it

Pencil drawings are from 3/13/24 (when this post is written lol) the blue pend page and the digital doodle are from last year

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I really love this au. And i wanted to ask how dangerous are the diamonts? Like how intimidating they can be?

Diamonds very scary and dangerous. WD Dream is just sort of a sheltered dumb-dumb.

I need to sit down and really decide on all the powers each diamonds has and list them, which i will try to bully myself into doing by making a draft post referencing the concept

But basically the other diamonds can pick up a humanish sized gem and poof/crack them in their bare hand by squeezing.

The Diamonds are still the "Dictators" of the gems in this au, although they are often much softer or gentler with disobedient gems in the absence of the other Diamonds. They have themes of trying to have a "Perfect Society" but are far more war focused. If you're not a 'perfect' cut, you still better be able to put up a fight and you'll earn your right to exist.

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I love this au so much!! Adapt the characthers dynamics with this universe it's an amazing concept and so interesting!!

thank you, i am clinically insane

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I... i fucked up my q settings... that many posts was not supposed to be done today... i wanted to have it posted out over time... i am in misery

the instrument one was posted on purpose this morning when i finished it. i figured the q would auto go to TOMORROW instead of 3-4pm THE SAME DAY also i made it post to many in one day... yall enjoy the content drop because now im going to greedily hoard the other stuff that was in the q for a bit lol, i'll schedule the other two posts for maybeeee sat and sun day this week.

As a treat you get the info. the following posts are "defiantly" going up this weekend:

A rambling long post on Cinnabar Georges character with some character doodles because he's really fun design to keep drawing (Completed) a long rambling lore info post on Purple Sapphire Karl, Pink Topaz Techno, and Crimson Pearl Tommy (Basically Complete, i need to add stuff about Techno and Karls weapons... Possible Fusion Lore)

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Tommy’s internal storage concept

Cannon Pearl has an internal storage- I’m running on the assumption all pearls have this. Tommy doesn't have very good control over it, but over time on the colony gets better with it.

Primary Important Items in Tommy Gem Storage:

Violin 

(The first personal possession Tommy ever got)

Emerald Compass 

(Actually just a GPS that is connected to Emeralds devices he carries, so Tommy can always know where Emerald is on the Colony, so when Techno leaves the moon for one reason or another without Tommy, Tommy knows exactly where Emerald is and can go visit him. -Techno gave permission for this, although technically pearls aren't supposed to go places without their gem, or to stay in Techno’s room while alone. To “not get in any important gems way”)

Music Disks 

(Acquired while on Dreams colony, something Emerald had or made using sounds he recorded from Tommy playing music and then remixed, and build a device to play it back for them.)

A Vibrant red flower. 

(Gift from Techno early on with him, before Dreams colony. From a distant moon. Tommy was still nervous around Techno, as Techno is quite and cold in most situations... Techno doesn’t say much about the flower, just stops as the pair are walking down a path to stare at the flower until Tommy almost bumps into him because he had been walking behind him. Tommy waits quietly for a few beats, following Techno’s gaze, before asking what the topaz was looking at the plant for. Techno reached in, and plucked the flower from quite a way down on the stem. Then Techno turned to Tommy, and held it out to him, softly saying “Looks like you. I like you and it. So you should have it.” Tommy takes it, stunned. Techno turns back to walking down the path silently.)