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Ea, Our Second Chance (2c)

2c. Life on the planet

(> Back to 2b. Meteorology and climate > On to 2d. The human presence)

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The general life cover of Ea, measured as kilograms of biomass per square meter. As comparison, the 0-1 range contains Earth's deserts, glaciers, polar or alpine tundra, and dry shrublands; the 1-10 range contains Earth’s steppes, savannas, and the Mediterranean scrub; the 10-30 range contains conifer and temperate forests; and the 30-50 range contains monsoon forests and rainforests. Compared to Earth, Ea is relatively cold and dry (not much colder, but remember Earth is in the middle of an ice age as we speak).

In general, red flora was rather sparse even before 1 AL [...] The main exceptions are the lush jungles of Ishkur and Oshun, on the Equator, the Kurukshetran parataiga in South Inanna, and the old forests of Ninkasi Land, which are now mostly gone. Two tropical islands, Great Hesperid and Shin'yamato, were smaller but well covered. Enlil, mountainous and located on the 30° S high-pressure belt, remains very dry, as do the Ninurta and Ninkurra mountain ranges and the Anzu and Martu deserts.

Living matter is not remotely as abundant in the ocean as on land: when water becomes deep, light and oxygen can only be found at the top, and mineral nutrients at the bottom. Water life is most abundant when upwelling occurs, meaning the flow of deep water toward the surface, "fertilizing" the top layer of the ocean. Upwelling occurs at the latitudes of low pressure, at the Equator and 60° north and south (such as around Skandia and Oshun); and also wherever the wind blows parallel to the shore pushing water away from it, and so drawing more from deeper down. This occurs where the wind has the shore on its left in the northern hemisphere, and on its right in the southern: on the Nergal coast, in the Yam and western Litanu Sea, and before Joseon and Tianhua. These are the best grounds for fishing and aquaculture.

Ea also has a variety of reef where aquatic life is concentrated. Benthic reefs grow on the seabottom, where the continental shelf rises close to the surface (as before the Ishkur jungle, fed by its mighty rivers), at its border near the deep ocean (as in the Yam Sea), in the atolls that form around volcanic islands (as in the Hesperid archipelago). Floating reefs are, of course, not bound to a place, and move along with the current in the immense oceanic gyres.

– The World We Live In: Ean Planetology for Primary Schools (3rd edition), Ministry of Education, Olduvai, 299 AL

The most obvious difference between Earth's biogeochemical system and Ea's is the much greater store of carbon in the atmosphere of the latter... A desirable feature, certainly, as Ea would be entirely and deeply frozen, except around volcanic vents, if not for an intense greenhouse effect.

Preliminary observations suggest that Ean "plant" material decomposes very quickly. On Earth, land-dwelling plants quickly evolved a structural compound called lignin, which makes wood extremely resistant to decomposition. Indeed, there was a gap in Earth's history between the evolution of lignin and that of lignin-digesting fungi that is responsible for almost all coal on the planet. This removed large amounts of carbon from the atmosphere, and indirectly the ocean, and concentrated it into sedimentary layers.

On Ea, this never occurred: while living red "plants" have extensive immunitary reactions to defend themselves from parasites, they quickly disappear after death, returning their carbon to the atmosphere, where it forms the crucial greenhouse blanket. The planet's general drought also means that less carbon is drawn in the first place. For these same reasons, we expect Ea to effectively lack any fossil fuels. Indeed, no significant deposits of oil, coal, or natural gas have been discovered to date, although small formations similar to peat bogs can be found in anoxic water bodies.

This has concerning implications, as it suggests that Earth plants, which evolved to thrive even when carbon dioxide is much scarcer, will spread quickly where climate and soil composition allow it, as we've seen in open-air farming experiments... not only drawing large amounts of carbon from the atmosphere, but locking it away thanks to their natural resistance to decomposition... which poses a severe threat to the greenhouse effect that keeps Ea inhabitable.

– M. Wang, J. Petrov, "Toward a unified model of the Ean biogeosphere", Journal of Xenoecology 1, 21 AL

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HAPPY PRIDE GUYS 💕 🏳️‍🌈 💕

Collaboration art I worked on with @ickyguts and @technicoloranimalviolence

All the star blorbos marching to the beat of their own drum 💞

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Some more doodles in the meantime…

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Stupid idiot

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And on Christmas Eve, Icky was visited by 3 spirits…

Icky belongs to @ickyguts

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BIG UPDATE FOLKS!

So I’ve been meaning to say something about this for a while now, but due to time restraints and me trying to get stuff more established, I just haven’t been able to. Some of you may have noticed that I haven’t been posting up here much for a while now. Those of you who follow my other socials have probably also noticed that I have not been tagging anything as Htf within the last month or so and that my art there has had small design tweaks taking away some of the more iconic features that are standard for Htf (piecut eyes and pink heart noses for example). So I will be completely transparent with you all here.

Essentially, thanks to encouragement from outside friends and for the sake of my own mental health, I’m ripping my ocs and story out of Htf completely. By this point it has completely become its own thing. The concept of Death loops and anthropomorphic animals are not exclusive to Htf and even then, so much has deviated from the original formula that I hardly recognize it as that anymore. I haven’t had much desire or interest in drawing canon stuff for a while now, and it’s not a matter of me disliking it. I just have been feeling so fulfilled by this original story that we’ve been building for a few years now and I really want to dive into it and make it a real thing outside of the confines of a fandom. Being able to share this story to others on the outside of the fandom without needing that specific context has been really good for me and I feel like the art and writing I’ve been pouring my heart and soul into now has a future.

What does this mean? Well the story for the most part is the same. There’s been some redesigns such as Nergals temple, the idols, Dumuzis brother (which luckily cro-marmot did not *really* have an established character in show and my characterization of him is my own anyways), but the overall plot and world building and the way the curse works was already my own original idea so that stays the same. I will not ignore that this story is very inspired by Htf, but it’s grown so much that I think it’s time that it walked on its own. Canon Htf characters are no longer a part of the world, there is no “Happy Tree Town” ect. Certain ocs, however, are still a part of it; such as Icky, Hopps, Screwball, Kyle, ect. This is still a collaborative effort with @ickyguts and @technicoloranimalviolence since they have been a part of it for a while now and have both inspired me and have helped me a ton with writing. Their ocs are still their ocs of course and what they do with them will always be ultimately up to them so nothing will be made involving their ocs without their consent. They are part of the team for as long as they wish to be <3 And I am so proud and honored to be working with them on this project.

Now I want to make it clear that while I’m cutting this story completely out of Htf that does not mean I hate Htf or the fandom or anything. It’s done a lot for me and people for the most part have been very kind and supportive of me. I may still even draw fanart of canon characters in the future if I ever get the itch to again. I just really wanna be able to do more with this story outside of that. I haven’t felt so fired up by a project like this in so long and since I’ve made the decision to do this I have been feeling really excited and happy about creating again. There’s something really fun about working on a project that’s your own that I can’t explain. I’m still establishing and setting up a lot for it but it’s very much in motion and I have a lot of cool folks cheering me on inside and outside of this little fandom. I know I’m definitely going to be taking a hit as far as followers go now that I’m going full original content, I may even lose a lot of you here because of it, but there’s something really exciting about building from the ground up. I want to make it clear though that there is absolutely no pressure for you to stick around if me drawing Htf was what you were here for and if this news makes you lose interest in this blog. I want people to follow me because they like my work overall.

That brings me to the fate of this blog. I will still keep it up and keep up my old posts. Like I said I do not wish to try and bury the roots of this story. I’ve joked with some friends that I’m “pulling a 50 Shades of Grey with this shit”. Old art will remain, but here on out the trio and my other ocs are not a part of Htf. Be Brave is no more.

Now, they are part of a project we call Fossilized.

ALSO I’m on bluesky now!

You can follow me on Bluesky HERE

And Official pages and content for Fossilized will be hosted HERE (site very much still a WIP though)

So much love and thanks to those of you who have stuck with me up until this point. And for those of you who continue to stick with me, buckle up, cus it’s going to be a wild ride! 💖💖💖

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WELCOME!

To those of you who are new here, I make a horror comic series called Fossilized along with @ickyguts and @technicoloranimalviolence about a bunch of unlucky critters who find themselves trapped on an ancient cursed Island stuck in a never ending death loop.

Few things to note about this comic before I throw links at y’all~

1. Mature Content Warning~

This comic is intended for an adult audience. There will be sex, violence, gore, strong language, and other mature topics present in this story. Keep in mind that this is a HORROR series. Many of these characters are bad people who do bad things and, as is the nature of horror, uncomfortable and mature themes will be explored.

You have been warned. Read at your own risk.

2. Asks are Open~

I know I have kinda dropped the ball on answering asks lately due to changes in the story direction as well as outside forces, but I do miss answering em. So I may dust off some old ones as well as accept new ones.

Please keep in mind that I will probably only respond to asks relating to this story/project. Thank you for understanding.

Now onto the links…

LINKS

Fossilized Bluesky: Here we will share updates, promoarts, and concept arts ect

ComicFury: Here you can read the main storyline comic, The Unfortunate Ones

Global Comix: Here you can read The Unfortunate Ones comic along with the 3 precursor books.

The Unfortunate Ones: Comic following the stories of the castaways who find themselves trapped on the Isles.

Children of Theia: (Coming soon) Collection of illustrated short stories about the rise of the trio to godhood.

First Civilization: (Coming soon) Collection of illustrated short stories about the rise and fall of the civilization on the Isles proceeding the meteor impact.

The Undying Colony: (Coming soon) A journal documenting a colonies long occupation of the Isles of Darí.

* Updates will also be posted here on the tumblr as well, but not always full pages.

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Nergal doodles~

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Various doodles~

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POV you wake up at 3 am and go to the kitchen for a glass of milk

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Livestream in 30 min!

Come watch on my instagram HERE

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Oodles n oodles n oodles of doodles

I love drawing @ickyguts deplorable son so much too 💕

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Crazy guys i posted on Bluesky and im posting here too

They all belong to @herebecritters 🤓

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Livestream tomorrow 12pm est, hosted on my Instagram here

Watch me draw comics about evil prehistoric animals~