#Prehistoric fantasy

[visions-of-our-past]

The Ark Encounter in Williamstown, Ketucky is a peculiar theme park depicting a fanciful interpretation of the Biblical book of Genesis where dinosaurs and other prehistoric animals live alongside an ancient civilization of humans. Needless to say, it's preposterous from a scientific and historical perspective but makes a compelling piece of prehistoric fantasy.

[coconuttrunk]

"Winter Weathered" | SAURIA | Animated Short Film (2024)

[olgadrebas]

This was a very fun character and quite a challenge regarding all the details the brief required: a tattooed spellskin (mage) with multiple mystic masks for Planegea setting from Atlas Games.

[salrikstrongbow]

A cave painting dating back to 5000 A10 of Arkanos Earth, Northwest Siropea.

Pictured above appears to be the early modern species fighting some kind of extinct avian creature (troll, goblin, orc) and protecting their village (dwarf, elf, human). This cave painting is essential to understand how the species of Arkanos Earth became co-dependent on one another, rather than competing as individual species. This also appears to have been the purpose of the painting itself, to instruct the place of this particular tribe of prehistoric peoples.

It is theorized that proto-orcs and their ancestors 'kept' proto-humans and their ancestors as 'pets' to tend to prehistoric camps. This was a great advantage as the human species were able to cook and construct their camps and villages while the orc species hunted game and defended territory. Over time the other sentient species that evolved on Arkanos Earth integrated into this system to create more and more successful settlements. Trolls were large as well as able to stand still for hours at a time, goblins could wriggle into tight spaces and scout ahead, elves could aid everyone with rudimentary understanding of magic as well as natural, and dwarves were strong enough to quickly erect/dismantle camps as much as being small enough to reach smaller areas in-camp.

Collectively, the idea that went into becoming unified groups and ethnicities together rather than competing in mono-species groups separately was similar to how wolves were domesticated into dogs - gathering together over time to share resources and abilities in a way that benefited the whole.

*Note: The only species not pictured here are the Giants and Ratfolk. Ratfolk were largely subterranean and did not formally join their sentient kin immediately, often burrowing under or nearby and living off discarded resources from sentient camps. Giants were likely in the same role as their cousins, the orcs and trolls, but were likely feared at first for their immense size. Both species, however, did ultimately join the others and integrate into niches that they could fill.

[tyrannoninja]

This is a map I made for my next novel-in-progress, which I am calling "Nyanja and the Starborn Terror" for the time being. It's a prehistoric fantasy novel set in a world where humans and dinosaurs coexist, with the main human culture (the Abanti) being loosely based on the Proto-Bantu cultures of ancient West/Central Africa.

As you can see, the geography of this map draws inspiration from the area straddling modern Nigeria and Cameroon. At this point in the world's history, the Abanti peoples all live in small, autonomous villages along the Nzadi River. They practice horticulture alongside hunting and fishing for subsistence, but have not yet developed metallurgic technology.

[troythecatfish]

[artistassinideas]

Pterosaur People:

The Angin from the world of Himmel, have no real relation to pterosaurs, their appearance is mere coincidence, due to convergent evolution, they are an intelligent species of aerial predators, but are generally peaceful with other sapient species.

Unfortunately for me, the scanner doesn't favor it, later I will see if I can upload it again, with better quality.

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Gente pterosaurio:

Los angin del mundo de Himmel, no tienen relación real con los pterosaurios, su apariencia es mera coincidencia, debido a evolución convergente, son una especie inteligente de depredadores aéreos, pero son generalmente pacíficos con otras especies sapientes.

Para mi desgracia el escáner no le favorece, después veré si lo vuelvo a subir, con mejor calidad.

[izapug]

~CAMBRIAN LIL DUDES~

[letmeinimafairy]

What a surprise - more neolithic stuff. Making these things is very therapeutic, burning splinters and arranging shards into something. Picking broken stupid little things and building portals. Recreating the oldest motif in the history of paint.

I guess you can call my genre 'overly emotional about pebbles'

[ordheist]

mammoth mount

[cosmopoliturtle]

Ancient Seasons

[trinketfairy]

Assorted scooter outing pictures

[kleioscanvas]

The death of Prince Terasarin of Sartar, who "was killed when a stray moonbeam blinded him as he climbed a cliff to escape a hungry dinosaur."

[averyghe]

“On the back of a giant”

[pencilbrony]

Early bowling alley

[corvidayyy]

the hunter