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Since creatures won the last poll, I have a showcase of the creatures you can expect to see in Tears of Xivo! Let's start with the less intelligent critters of the world.

First off I want to start with a personal favorite:

I call this a Dragabat. They’re not usually aggressive but are very territorial, and travel in packs. They,as you’d expect, live in dark places, and go out at night.

This is a Sea Dart. They attack ships and are the reason a lot of ship crews need to be armed. Probably slimy to the touch. Could make for good eats tho, not that I eat fish.

This little guy we’ve already seen, but I like him so he can be here again. Here’s Opal, the colorful crow! He’s a familiar to a character I haven’t made yet. He’s so cute!

This is a bull dog fish. Very aggressive, they’d flop onto land just to bite you. They don’t travel in packs but sometimes hunt with other predators.

This is a giant crab! I don’t have a clever name for them. I put a person next to it for scale. It’s kinda cute.

This guy also doesn’t have a name besides what he came with: Tentakill.

Extraordinarily dangerous and rare, just seeing one and living to tell the tale is a clout boost. Though the odds of that are slim to none.

A more classic fantasy creature, the griffin. I like griffins, I think they're cool so they can be in here. They're smarter than most creatures, but very defensive. You might be able to befriend one but you might also offend it and it'll tear you to shreds. So best to give a wild one space.

This is a Shabark! I called them that cuz sharks bark. They're very friendly! They've been known to walk on land to help folks sometimes. Look at that smile :)

This is an Usher, gigantic flying plant like creatures. Many people believe they help souls pass on from this world. Despite their size, they float gently on the wind. They are peaceful, and attacking one is considered a pretty dickhead move. No one knows how long they live, or if they even die.

Now that we covered non-sapient creatures, let's go to some non-human (Non-Ori) folks.

This is a Lamia, similar to but NOT a Naga like Sahkyō is. Do not confuse the two, or they'll get very mad. Lamia’s have longer, thinner tails than their cousins.

These octopus ppl are called Lalalutas, if you can figure out why, you get a virtual cookie. I wanted some water based folks that aren’t just mermaids and this fits the bill.

These scorpion ppl are called Lisins after the Sumerian goddess associated with the Scorpio star. I was wary of having another half person half animal creature but I thought a scorpion would be really cool.

This gooey lady is called a Dilatant. Isn’t she squishy?

Though they look like a Turnt Ori, this is actually a separate species that naturally grows crystals out of their bodies. They’re called Blings.

This we’ve seen before, this is an Omeg. A fish person. I call them Omegs cuz Pisces are the final sign in the zodiac, so they’re the omegas.

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Okay, by a large margin, creatures won the poll so the next Tears of Xivo post will be creacher based! Watch for how they’ll creach

What do y’all wanna see next for Tears of Xivo?

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writing? oh, i’m definitely writing. in my head. during the most inconvenient times. like in the shower or when i’m about to fall asleep. actual typing? no, no, we don’t do that here.

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Two queens at war with each other... supposedly.

Wanted to do something for Mermay so here it is!

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Everyone's favorite gargoyle

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how it turned out

Some more behind the scenes, Katrina binding with the Tears of Xivo.

Song is Control find it here

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Nobody asked but there are men in the world of Kāertrə (the planet that the story Tears of Xivo takes place) they just aren’t doing anything particularly interesting enough to be mentioned.

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Some more behind the scenes, Katrina binding with the Tears of Xivo.

Song is Control find it here

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lol, lmao even

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As a flimsy pretense to show some love to these two, let's have a wing comparison for Terrya and Artelia.

Artelia has much bigger wings that Terrya. They have a shimmery, leathery kind of patagium between the fingers(?). Terrya’s skin is far less shiny.

But Terrya has thicker and stronger wing appendages. I feel as though this makes Artelia more agile in the air, but Terrya is the stronger flyer. Terrya runs rescue missions so she carries people and for that you need a strong pair of wings to lift multiple people. Artlia, in an emergency could probably fly carrying one person, but not for very long. Terrya can carry four to five people. Though Artelia is probably a faster flyer.

There is probably a more “physics” based approach to this; but this is fiction and what I say goes so, 🤷🏿‍♂️

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we need to stand up stop being ashamed of our lightning powers and start killing people with them indiscriminately

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She's not having a good time, straight up.

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nameless brigands, besties, and unlucky.

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Click here and tell me what holiday you got!

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Terrya: We never do what I want to do!

Vexxin: That’s not true. We took you to a healer when you got that concussion, like you wanted, remember?

Terrya: NO?!