My @netherworldpost shipment came!
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i always assumed that the trolls would go through the trials after they hatched/ became more humanoid but the idea of a bunch of larvae trying to crawl out of a dangerous cave full of predators like baby turtles racing to the sea makes more sense. also i think the jades would just inspect the grubs and dispose of the visibly "defective" ones and ignore the rest. they probably ate some too lol you think they made food with them?
wow i had this completely backwards in my head you're right LOL "After they pupate, the young troll with his or her newfound limbs undergoes a series of dangerous trials." somehow this is more absurd to me? presumably these are naked, human babies or toddlers with horns undergoing these trials. which is even harder for me to imagine than little bugs doing Ultimate Ninja Warrior type shit for survival
how it goes in my head is that the jadebloods are sorting through the little grubs like workers in a fish factory picking up and killing the fucked up ones. and whatever's left after that process - all the ones they killed plus whichever ones were just frail and died or got crushed underneath their siblings and so on - they get to eat. and/or ship above ground to be turned into grubloaf etc? i guess whether they suck them dry raw or turn them into lasagna is more of a vampire question. like is a fresh kill the most preferable meal or is it better to put a little bit of marinate on that bad boy. it probably depends on your preference as an underground vampire nun. i don't imagine conditions are very nice for them down there but they must at least have an oven or something
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Chief Botanist at the beginning of the game: Gentle, quirky plant man. So soft, could do no wrong
Chief Botanist at the end of the game: Will most likely commit arson for you
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What is the story behind the swan harpy the people need to know!!!!
he's like... the most favourite of the all-king of a massive coastal and oceanic flock. not the same as the big flock cuinn comes from, this one is mainly represented by herbivorous water birds and shorebirds, who gather in massive numbers all along the very complex northern coast of the continent. they migrate further north to the arctic regions during summer.
he is a tiercel and relatively satisfied with his role. as the favourite of an all-king he basically has a ruling position over the other tiercels of the subordinate kings, and also a ruling position over the subordinate kings - technically he is below them in the hierarchy, but he is aware that in real terms, he can make demands of everyone - including his own all-king, since kings are supposed to fulfil their tiercels' every need - and expect the demands to be followed. in this sort of flock, with potentially thousands of members and various kings all with their own factions jockeying for power, a skilled communicator and diplomat would be necessary to keep things running and prevent the flock from splitting into warring factions. i imagine this swan guy in that role; not in an official capacity, but as a quiet guiding hand behind many political events in the flock, all for its benefit. so then i thought what might change for him if his respected king was replaced suddenly by someone not quite so respectable, and how hard this swan would have to work to keep everything from falling apart.
i wanna think more about different cultural practices vs the eyrie and flock we've already seen the most of (thunder strike's). i did originally think about tiercels who willingly clip their wings as a gesture of dedication and faith in their kings but this doesn't really gel with a migratory lifestyle lol so i can save that for someone else
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