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Transcendence

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I have come to perceive Radiance's face hole as a weird, large beak

Now I can't unsee

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(through tears after beating its boss fight) love this creature. the hello night

trying to figure out how i want to draw this littlebig beast. the hyperfixation is here and it is strong

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Higher beings, these words are for you alone

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Hornet UwU

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Some traditional art of broken vessel.

Done with watercolors, ink, and markers.

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it's them!

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no voice to cry profanities🖕

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fragrant olive

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Frigid Steel, Boiling Wraith

Thinking about how pale ore is eerily chill to the touch

about how PV's spells, likely learnt from its father, take on the same shape as nails made out of an ore allegedly related to its parents

about how those spells are pretty much a solid state of soul for a few moments about how solid state of matter is often the most "cold" state, generally speaking

about how cold it's often associated with lack of emotion and corpses

Also thinking about how the knight's spells, learned from the snails, is more raw, more volatile

stated and shown to literally burn opponents, more of a hot blast than a proper solid mass

shaped and named after haunting ghosts, spectres that do not lay to rest, despite soul itself being present in the whole environment and not necesarily directly linked to sentient beings

about how it is strong emotions what fuels their transformation into their more powerful state through the usage of void, a volatile yet maleable substance, and the opposite of light

if you want to, you can get this drawing in full quality and ready to be a phone wallpaper at my kofi page completely free of charge (although i wont be mad if you leave a lil tip)

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Thought I might wanna post this series here too :D

I basically try to incorporate the charms equipped to the knight in this series :3

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Kintsugi Porcelain Hollow :)

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hollow knight is 50% off on steam right now. about $7.50 USD. for seven dollars you can irreversibly rewire your brain to have hollow knight disease, which is where instead of a brain there is hollow knight

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@nonbiney-swag-competition GO GHOST GO TEAM GHOST

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SLAMMING STAFF ON THE FLOOR

“I CAST SUMMON THE LADS!!!”

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if you learn to love bugs with all your heart the world will feel half as hostile and a thousand times as big

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Why the Monster Hunters Hunt Monsters

Inspired by an old post from @the-wyvern-biologist and various YouTube comments, I’ve decided to compile a list of reasons and details about why Monsters are hunted in the first place.

Reasons

Protection: The areas that the gameplay take place in are often close to towns and villages. Monsters that venture too close will end up attacking people and causing massive damage. In some cases, people have already been attacked and the monster needs to be gotten rid off before things get worse.

Ecosystems: Monsters that venture out of their normal habitats can wreak havoc on an ecosystem they aren’t meant to be in. Overhunting the prey species, attacking local predators and disrupting natural processes are examples of what can happen. Elder Dragons and Deviljho in particular are very guilty of this, as they are walking natural disasters that will wipe out entire areas of life if left alone.

Mercy: This is more uncommon, but sometimes Monsters are hunted to put them out of their misery. The main culprit is the Frenzy Virus, a disease that drives monsters insane with anger and pain while slowly killing them. Gore Magala, the spreader of the Virus, is also vulnerable as they can sometimes be transformed into a Chaotic variant. This causes them to be in constant pain, stuck in a state halfway between their juvenile and adult form like disrupting a caterpillars cocoon. A similar disease is the Black Blight, but it instead created by Fatalis and is more magical than biological. Hunting Kushala Daora and Savage Deviljho can also be seen as mercy kills, considering the horrific way they die naturally for the former and the painful life of the latter (Art from here )

Funds: Yes, some quests have rather stupid reasons for being made, such as a spoilt child being scared by a Lagombi or a woman wanting to make quill pens out of Malfestio feathers. The reason why such quests aren't rejected immediately is because they pay the Hunters Guild (and therefore the Hunters) to do them. The Hunters Guild is just that, a Guild. It needs money to keep it afloat, so if a client pays handsomely, the job will get done no matter how stupid the reason.

Reality of Nature: In the grand scheme of things, what Hunters do is not much different from what Monsters do to each other. It’s a world where everything is fighting each tooth-and-nail, often coming down to one Monster killing another. The Hunters are just another opponent a monster has to look out for in its daily life.

Details.

Capturing: You are given the option to capture every singe large monster in the game (except the Elder Dragons due to their power) and release it back into the wild afterwards. This is a more peaceful option, as the monster can be relocated to an area further away from civilisation where it won’t cause any problems. There’s even an increased chance of rewards too. I greatly appreciate the fact that we are given this option, and I never go on a hunt without doing it.

It Could Be Much Worse: Long story short, the world of Monster Hunter is technically post-apocalyptic. A highly advanced civilisation known only as the Ancient Civilisation used to exist that treated every creature like nothing more than cattle. They made towers out of Kushala Daora bodies and in their most heinous act, constructed a biomechanical abomination out of the corpses of over 30 monsters. This caused the Elder Dragons to start a Great Dragon War, which eventually wiped out the Ancient Civilisation. They are the reason why Elder Dragons attack people in the first place, as they remember the sins of their ancestors. But the oldest ones nearing death in the New World have forgiven humanity, knowing that they are now respected as they rightfully should.

Hopefully this answers any questions people might have about the world of Monster Hunter and its lore!