#rainworld vulture

[captain-sebafox]

Up the Wall

(Rotting birb collection)

[humming-tranquility]

Meet vulture, Her name is just vulture! She was helped by a slugcat a long time ago where her mask was torn off by a scavenger, now to fend for herself and while hunting she tried to eat a slugcat who held a king vulture mask- instead of fighting her it gave their mask to her. Now she assists any slugcat in need, bringing you to the nearest shelters or into the sky when rain comes. Due to her abnormal behaviour humming had caught her overseers on their actions and now uses vulture as her own personal messanger! To ensure she could get into structures…the most horrifying thing imaginable can happen, A vulture squeezing into pipes and following you into small spaces :3

[chaotic-minds-think-alike]

Biiig image hopefully it like translates well but oughhg vultures,, Info/hcs about them below: (warning- long/wordy post)

General information:

Their entire lifecycle is based off bugs and thus they go through instars or larval stages of growth before they eventually cocoon and pupate and finally emerge as fully fledged adults

Through some strange modifications to their genetic and biological code, the ancients were able to make them grow their own biomechanical components through ingesting inorganic and organic material

Much more detailed under a microscope, their biomechanical structures are layered as if they were 3D printed on, but include interwoven organic components such as nerves and blood vessels

Vultures are opportunistic and will even result to cannibalism

Hatchling / 1st Instar:

multiple hatchlings will hatch all at once in a single clutch and immediately fight each other, eventually killing and consuming the loser, thus resulting in only a few grubs surviving

Nutrients gained from their siblings and material eaten from the environment around them is used to form the headpiece as quickly as possible

the modified head is used as its primary defense in the larval stage, calling adult vultures in hopes that it'll deter it's attacker- though the vultures that do arrive are most likely not the parents and will eat the grub at any given chance

5th Instar:

By now the grub has eaten as much nutrients as it could and will soon undergo pupation

The grub's first four legs have elongated to aid in travel as they will seek refuge in high perches where they will hide away and cocoon

They are swift and hard to spot in this stage because of their grime covered coat

Pupation / Near emergence:

After spinning its cocoon, the silk hardens and thickens into a tough ball

The silk is woven in with specific nutrients that promote plant growth to further hide the cocoon

After an undetermined amount of time, the cocoon gradually expands as the pupa grows into the adult form; the expansion leaves translucent areas where the silk is thin

Adult Vulture:

The engines and mask are a result of a mixture of bone-like material and metal-like material and are very hard to break

They are aware of how strong their own mask is so they stray from fighting each other, only ever attacking another vulture if they've lost their mask; this is an instinctive behavior both driven by their opportunistic nature and seeing a maskless vulture as sick or injured

As with the majority of creatures, the skin of a vulture is smooth and porous, but instead has patches of hair-like protrusions

Through a mysterious process, vultures are able to synthesize various chemicals to aid in flight, namely helium gas, which is pumped into the feathers

This process brings toxic byproducts: chlorine and iodine gas, which is forcefully expelled alongside the helium through the engines and out of the creature

A vulture's engines are raised occasionally to allow more airflow and a faster exchange of gas as standalone they accumulate these chemicals regardless of exertion

The feathers of a vulture are akin to swim bladders and are inflated with helium gas to allow the creature to fly, the feathers retain their flat shape but the skin is expanded and shows the true colors of the wings, when deflated the feathers are black in color

When on the ground, the feathers of a vulture are deflated and much tougher, their wings will curl into "fists" as they walk, occasionally extending their wings to grab ahold of things with their prolegs

Previously as a grub, they had 4 developed legs before they pupate, the mid legs turned into a pair of weak grabbing arms, mainly used to preen the creature

The grub's last pair of legs became fat reserves

The jaws of a vulture are pretty animal-like and only have a top and bottom jaw, they also have pedipalps which are used to preen, grab, and feel things

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King Vulture:

Unknown as to how they originated, bear slightly different genetic coding compared to normal vultures, namely noticed with the mysterious brand on their masks

the vulture is larger to accommodate a second pair of lungs solely used to power the harpoon mechanism

The harpoon is shot via a swift expulsion of air similar to a sneeze, through the cables that they stiffen and expand, sending the harpoon flying at dangerous speeds

Relaxation of the cables allows them to slowly retract back on their own

[moth-nautilus]

Thinking abt vultures today,,, I know most people say vulture grubs arent related to them because vultures will kill them when they grab them but i think that could very plausibly be a part of some weird Creature Behaviours

also they just have that same shape,, like i can see the grub slowly transforming into a vulture (also ling vulture lazers = vulture grub lazers? but im not gonna get into that yet)

Then heres 2 theories on how they get their masks though i lean towards number 2 especially for the grub theory

and some thoughts about how they eat, if they have teeth and what the masks and funny squishy mandible things they have are for !!

I have like an essay or 3 worth of other theories and stuff i wanna talk abt (how king vultures work, where they nest, what they make their nests out of, how do they survive cycles, HOW THEIR WEIRD MECHANICAL SEEMING PARTS WORK, my weird vulture grub parasite theory and more!) but im too tired to retype it here so if you wannt me to talk abt any of them ask me and i will answer !!

[salsaface1]

some sort of peculiar specimen

[neptune-139]

Hi slugcat

Slugcat watch out

SLUGCAT

SLUGCAT NOOOO

In short, I have been playing rainworld a bit. Fun.

[grapejuicedragoon]

so i designed a rainworld themed fakemon Skulture The poison bird Pokémon Skulture, have toxic gas stored in their wings they use it to disorient predators. Vultox The poison bird Pokémon Vultox, flies through the sky in search of prey once it finds a target it will swoop down and take them away. Vulking The bird king Pokémon Vulking, skewers it’s prey with its sharp harpoons. Once prey is in vulking’s sights there is no Escape.

silly crossover idea

i'm gonna post it on main instead of my rainworld blog since it's also pokemon

[mapl3-e]

RAINWORLD

[puffycatfish]

late day 3

uhmm.. j cant draw vultures OR lizards so.

[captain-sebafox]

Another WIP sneak peak. I'm still mulling over the color palette.

[humming-tranquility]

Mermay number dos, what’s more terrifying than a vulture? One that can swim after you in shoreline, sorry guys no bobbing and weaving with This one! It’s got speed too, Good luck trying to fight it <3

[foxqlove-draws]

SCUGGIN TIME SCUGGIN TIME RAINWORLD GOT ME OH FUCK I TURNED THEM INTO SCUGS

some OCs belong to @eopleey

[prismsoup]

Quickly reposting some of my Rain world art month drawings here - this one was for day 14 : Meals ! (Though it's just one big meal here)

[noctimber]

an assortment of rainworld doodles i've done inbetween bouts of playing!

[yourlocal-weirdo]

Rainworld 7th aniversary art!:D

Im late tho😔

(there are all slugcats btw)

[asoupyferretnamedfar]

I did something again :)

Vulture mask!!! This one was actually a lot easier and a lot more fun to make lol, it's not fully finished but it looks really really cool rn!!

I may have to make a king vulture mask too