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Zrai are cold blooded and have smooth moist skin fit for the semi-aquatic environment they evolved in, the salty reef-mangrove coastlines. They've evolved chromatophores on their skin to display their emotions, and every zrai language heavily incorporates color as a supplement to vocal speech, which is especially useful underwater. Each language uses unique colorful flashing stripe patterns, but all their languages use the same color for each emotion, with few exceptions.

It's very difficult but possible for a zrai to learn how display any color they want independently of how they feel, it's a skill that generally takes years of practice to pull off effectively, though rarely it comes naturally for a small few. Those that can pull this off are usually regarded by fellow zrai and other sophant species in the galaxy as emotionally mature and above average intelligence compared to other zrai, and often live in or move to nedal settlements to pursue careers in acting and performance (though it varies whether they live up to the high exceptions put for them).

Males evolved to generally have more choromatophores so their matriarchal female partner can keep better track of their harem. Also, most females who you ask would tell you it makes them more cute :>

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A380でお願いします

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Laurent Gapaillard

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Been thinking about Aviary characters lately and figuring out hoe the heck to update their designs from being bald lizard chickens.

Leidy and “Meyer” are turning out much cuter then they use to be…

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Crustacean Cocktail Party, interlocking crochet (patterns)

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grass thing? grass thing

grass thing!

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Originating from the African continent, the Ocos are one of the most widespread populations of intelligent species, with some of the biggest population centres in Africa, Asia, India, and the European Archipelago.

While omnivorous, Ocos seem to have evolved from specialized predators of mammals, and retain exceptionally acute hearing and crepuscular habits. While still widely farmed a livestock, some cultures view mammals as “pestilent” and unsuitable as food. Fish, fruit, and eggs are also common favorite foods

Despite only having mild sexual dimorphism (the most obvious difference is males usually having light facial disks and females darker ones), Oco society is traditionally highly segregated, adults of different sexes often expected to not interact at all unless with family or mates, essentially living in separate parallel societies. This traditional segregation however has been weakening in recent years.

It is claimed by some that Ocos are the wisest and most clever species of all, but you only hear this from Ocos themselves, they might be a bit biased on the topic.

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i'd love to know some stuff anout the coldsider's lore and culture if you have any to share, they seem facinating

The Coiled Republics A federated democracy in a windswept western region of the cold side. It's a nation that formed by referendum, which is one indication of how much they love voting on things. Once they were relatively poor shepherds and fisherman. But these days, their economic fortunes have sharply improved. They are a maritime power with a strong navy and an oversized influence on international trade.

Greater Syma is a former queendom located in the agrarian center of the coldside. Though in the midst of a messy revolution, they remain and industrial champion and formidable land power. They're locked in an intensifying conflict with the Coilies, who busy pouring their resources into funding and supplying counter-revolutionary forces.

Agogy (or the Ottar Empire) is the nub of an ancient, theocratic empire ground down by numerous defeats. Though the height of their power has long passed, their cultural and religious influence protects their relevance in international politics.

The plot:

To Expand the Scope of Coldsider Knowledge (i.e. to one-up the Symans and make themselves rich), the Long Coast Trading Company launches a bold new expedition to the Warm side. Captained by failson and hier to the company fortune Iwin Cade, this mission will....... something something something one paragraph summaries are hard! (also thank you I'm glad you like it!)

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how do they know the warm side is warm, and it's not just harsh and chilly the world over?

There's a temperature gradient as you sail north, and the cloud wall is evidence of two air masses of very different temperatures meeting.

But the truth is they don't know. Coldsiders make predictions using the "Warm Pole" model, and test these predictions against empirical evidence. If the prediction matches the data, that supports the accuracy of their model.

If assuming the pole is warm leads to accurate predictions (and it does!), then that assumption is a useful way of understanding reality.

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What's the deal with the coldsiders?

Sure! The Cold Side is set on a planet wreathed in clouds. The Storm Wall separates the Warm Side from the harsh and chilly Cold Side.

The Cold Side is inhabited by these white-faced opossum chameleon things. Nobody knows who or what inhabits the Warm Side.

Overall, it's a character and narrative-focused setting starring starring a motley crew of dumb-asses on an expedition North. Happy to dump more information about the characters (this is the only setting where I have like. individual guys I'm attached to), but I'll save that for another post.

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Critter

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Critter

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Critters and their landship

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Rob Pointon (British), Winding up the Great Orme, 2025, Oil on board