#speculation is speculation

[fanthirtheen]

It's been a minute so correct me if I'm wrong but has there been any canon description of what 'immortal' means? Like, Blitz calls Stolas that in a way that implies he (Blitz) is not. This is expanded upon with how Blitz (and other imps, hellbound, succubus, etc.) Can get hurt/killed with normal weapons (except human world fire) but it takes blessed weapons to hurt Stolas (and other Goetia).

But have we seen elderly imps?

The questions I pose are:

What if 'immortal' refers more to how easy they are to kill and not their lifespan?

Follow up: what if imps/other "lesser" hellborn would potentially live indefinitely so long as they didn't get shot or poisoned or whatever?

Also a follow up: What if imps/other "lesser" hellborn just live longer than the average human lifespan? They're in hell, why must we assume their standard lifespan is the same as ours?

Related: Why do Goetia get to be "immortal"? It can be stripped away by Satan as a punishment (assuming that is part of Stolas's punishment asit seems to be), so could it be bestowed in a similar fashion?

My thesis: We need to stop worrying about Stolas living a lot longer than Blitz because there are a lot of potential work-arounds and loopholes that have different, but related, trauma potentials.

Wouldn't it be funny if they other married and Stolas started sending his husband to work in bubble wrap?

[iris-of-the-lambs]

what if instead of horses we domesticated porcines... i think that could be cool

[tawnysoup]

Finally now that the comic is fully public on comicfury, I get to share it with all of you here, too <3

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[rosie-dear-rosie]

I love you speculative biology. I love you worldbuilding projects. I love you creature design. I love you fantasy biology. I love you speculative evolution. I love you science fiction.

[yupmabel]

i think creepers are herbivores who get their chloroplasts by eating plants and then photosynthesize by themselves. like sea slugs

[t00thpasteface]

here's something stupid: the catcatfish

some quick facts:

they're nocturnal and tend to roam around while awake.

they have keen senses of smell and hearing, but terrible eyesight. despite this, they also have a tapetum lucidum, making their pupils "glow" in the dark.

their fur is short, dense, and oily to waterproof them.

they prefer a diet of mostly meat and are attracted to strong-smelling food like fish, cheese, and anything fermented.

the elongated dewclaw on each front paw is sharp, flexible, and nonretractable. it injects a venom that causes respiratory failure and cardiac arrest in prey and, in extreme doses, humans. veterenarians typically remove the dewclaw venom glands during the neuter/spay procedure.

they grow to an average of 1m and 23kg (3ft and 50lb) but can reach up to double that length and triple the weight!

[frankierotwinkdeath]

Y’all want Taylor Swift to be gay so bad but you won’t even write femslash about her

[lylahammar]

My take on unicorns! I'd really love to make a mythical creature field guide someday, since the Spiderwick Field Guide is what inspired me to start drawing in the first place 🥰

[armadillorollup]

biology of a stapler

[theantiazdarcho]

The Lancetfish is a species that looks like it comes straight out of a realistic fantasy world building project.

[vcreatures]

PRINTS AVAILABLE

if you’ve been following me long enough you know I love a mimic. From my false faced mermaids that I’ve been painting for years to butterfly dragons, I’m a big fan of illusion in the bestiary world.

I bring you the Ginkgo Draco, another member of the Botanical Drakes. 

[sparrowlucero]

tweaking the design of these guys a bit. They're a tiny, solitary, sapient alien that evolved to survive in an endless windstorm. I initially imagined them as sea dwelling, but I think they might work well with a setting I've been tossing around, a little planet dominated by oceans of wheat

[camerainbow]

Coping HARD rn

[iris-of-the-lambs]

Behold, an angel

some anatomy musings on winged ppl and also clothing furgonomics

[valdevia]

The Ghost Buckeye (Junonia prosopon), descended from a species driven to extinction by urbanization and habitat loss, has evolved specifically to ward off humans. When intimidated, they display the uncanny face-like patterns on their wings. The image it creates has inspired many legends about unearthly distorted creatures, and has consecrated entire areas of forest as haunted.