as i'm workin on my Ancient stuff- i've got to say that it is really interesting and neat (read: nasty) that there's a good chance most of the Ancient population probably didn't actually wear masks. but We think they did cuz the only really solid evidence of what they looked like at all all comes from places of the higher social circles. and those strived for religious... superiority, i guess. brownie points, not actual dedication to the religion for the sake of its teachings but either because it made them look good, put them higher in the social hierarchy or whatever manipulation have you (or the flawed look upon the religion aka "we gotta get out of this cycle no matter what")
all we are left with are the bastards. the simple people and their cultures that were left to weather the Iterators' rains were simply washed away. nobody cared for their way of life- as long as it served the higher circles well and they stayed submissive (enough so that at the end everyone would take a dip in the void), nobody had to give a singular shit
just how much do we not know about the Ancients' *everything* because of this disregard? how much do we think we are right about, when such is true only for the small but privileged piece of the species?
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Finally working on Silver Faes' ref! I did change her pearl belt so it'd be easier to draw!
Some notes on her uu
Faes' legs are very strong, a solid kick would be very painful, not to mention she's very fast when she feels motivated enough to run.
She has a pearl belt, it's unknown what information is stored in them! (Older notes might say they contain combat info but I decided to scrap that and have that particular bit contained to a single pearl)
She doesn't contain her neuron flies, she says that putting them in any container is very uncomfortable for her.
She likes dancing! She's quite elegant despite her size!
Faes is an excellent fighter, but her size can land her into trouble if she misjudges the situation. Her back is also not as resilient as the rest of her, and damaging it enough can even disable her legs!
Faes can self heal, but only smaller wounds, and it requires a lot of energy. In order to heal herself, she has to remain absolutely still to conserve her energy, so she only self heals while resting. (She can sleep, and her body will go into a forced sleep mode when she needs to conserve her energy asap!)
Doesn't believe in Ascension.
A bit old, definitely the mom type to the youngsters. She tries really hard to reign herself in, which often results in her looming and staring, she's not aware of how intimidating she can be sometimes.
Very pensive and will get lost in thought, especially when feeling nostalgic.
She had a very good relationship with her Architect, they were the only Ancient to ever know Faes' belief. Their Ascension was forced, and this reinforced Faes' belief and sowed a quiet, solemn bitterness towards the other Ancients. She doesn't speak about this, but she also doesn't hide her bitterness when pressed.
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my fucking god
the amount of glue fumes i inhaled trying to stick things together.
Cursed attempt at needle felting moon i am very bad at needle felt but only one finger was harmed in the making of this
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