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townofcadence · 2 months

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The Abyss: GameFox

A soft creature about the size of a large cat or medium dog, the Gamefox are known as tricksters by those who know of them. They are harmless on their own, as they have no natural defenses except for their fast movement speed, their keen hearing, and 'sticky' paw pads (pads covered in microhairs, which allow the Gamefox to cling and run along steep and some of the smoothest surfaces, as long as there is enough purchase).

They can be trained to work with humans, as they rely on other species for food, but that also goes for other beings as well. Often it can be difficult to determine if they are tamed by a person, or if they are leading them to danger, with the intentions of feeding a greater creature, and supping on the remains. They are omnivores, eating whatever they can, be it berries, fruit, nuts, or meat. They eat with small tendril-like tongues that are prehensile, which they use to bring food into their mouth. In their throat they have grinding teeth and tearing ones, to break down food material for digestion.

They often form a mutualistic partnership with a creature that will offer protection and food remains to them, in exchange for helping find food or lead it to their partner. Sometimes, though, it does not work out; if a beast is hungry enough and the Gamefox is unable to provide a meal or the location of one, they may be eaten instead.

Due to having extra vertebrae, the game fox is able to bend more liberally at the spine. They often will stand on one pair of legs to be tall and look or listen for danger as needed, and can flip over themselves for rapid direction change while being pursued, as needed. Their ability to to be quick and seem playful in those rapid squirmy movements, has charmed many a person, and often led to said being's demise.

#gamefox #my original creature #my original stuff #my original writing #my original art #a man with three of these hanging from his arms and shoulders: LETS GO GAMERS #but also they're free game/game in the sense of hunting and fox like so they get called that #Creatures of the Abyss #Headcanon #Abyss Headcanon #The Abyss #More Dread

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starr-ofthevoids · 2 months

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I love the “Mumbo’s some kind of supernatural creature” headcanons, and I love the “Mumbo’s just a guy” headcanons, but may I propose: “everyone thinks Mumbo is some sort of creature thing but he’s actually just a bit strange”

“His eyes are so red they basically glow!” My guy inhales enough redstone to power a small machine on the daily.

“He’s nocturnal! He’s always up at night!” Insomnia.

“It’s like he teleports! He just appears behind people” he’s just naturally very quiet and people don’t hear him walking up.

“He knows so many random facts, there has to have been around for ages to learn all that” he’s just a nerd.

Mumbo gets nervous anytime someone tries to interrogate him, making the hermits even more suspicious, but in actuality he’s just worried they’ll be disappointed and he’s starting to realise they probably won’t believe him no matter what answer he gives.

There’s a server-wide bet going for who can figure out what he actually is. Grian, who’s known him for years and knows full well that’s he’s 100% mortal and human, shows up and starts egging the hermits on by “dropping hints” as to what he may be, much to Mumbo’s dismay. Grian thinks the bet is utterly hilarious.

#I know this definitely is not an original thought but I still thinks is silly #hes just a silly lil guy #Grian is a menace ofc #feel free to add on #I like this hc I think it’s silly goofy #mumbo jumbo #hermitcraft mumbo #hermitblr #hermitcraft #headcanon #Hermitcraft headcanons #def not projecting from my bsf #who I also question if he’s a creature sometimes #starr ramblings

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violetwolfraven · 11 months

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The funniest thing in the world to me is when people write mermaids that are bothered by humans eating fish. Like do you think fish don’t eat each other? The ocean is full of little freaks that will eat whatever or whoever the fuck will fit in their mouths. If the mermaids haven’t been eating fish this whole time what do you think they’ve been eating? If the answer is humans, that doesn’t make it any less funny. They’ll eat the species that looks like the top half of them but won’t eat a species that looks like the bottom half? Peak comedy.

#mermaids #mythical creatures #edit:#okay a lot of you have had good ideas about why mermaids possibly would be bothered by humans eating fish #so i will amend my original statement to say it’s funny and it doesn’t make any sense #unless you outright in-universe explain it #like don’t just fall back on the excuse of bUT tHeIR OUr unDERsEa BrOTherS #make it a part of their culture or physiology #if they haven’t been eating fish explain what they HAVE been eating and why #make it interesting

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welldrawnfish · 1 month

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Fish HRT! PART 3 MONTH 2! TW BLOOD Featuring @deadeyedfae and @kaylasartwork

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NEXT BONUS EPISODE 1 made by the amazing @prettiestplatypus BONUS EPISODE 2 Collab with @kaylasartwork and @nyxisart

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sparrowlucero · 5 months

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The genus Silurian ("Person of the Silures", in reference to the historical territory of Wales in which they were first found) was initially known only from a single fossil, notable in part for the unusual object fossilized alongside it (1). Though this was generally accepted to simply be a large petrified stick, the "Silurian Artifact" was often a point of discussion in the topic of dinosaur intelligence and the theory of pre-human civilizations. It wasn't until large-scale mining operations began to impede on their extensive networks of stasis chambers that the Silurians themselves finally woke up and were able to meet humankind in person. To the surprise of many (and dismay of a few) the Silurians were not the scaled, humanoid "dinosauroids" so often depicted, but colorful, feathered, and relatively goose-shaped. Most Silurians who were present in the planet's underground represent the gentry and high ranking military, who were given priority in the earth-based shelters. Most others were evacuated on large, extensive spaceships, all of which are yet to return to Earth. Due to this, the varied mindsets and cultures of the Silurians are in shambles at best, largely replaced by the speciesism and real estate concerns of the upper classes. (1) Much later, the original type fossil was identified as Rohlik, a student who fell to his death after attempting to drunkenly pole vault over a ravine with a large petrified stick.

#in universe cow tools is a reference to this #doctor who #All The Strange Strange Creatures #thank you rachel for reminding me of the origin of the term silurian . my life in your hands #speculative biology

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luciasatalina · 4 months

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another quick one of her

#my art #art #doodle #fantasy #original character #bird lady #creature #nudity

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deadwooddross · 2 years

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A family of tbhs out on the town! I love these little things sooo much okay (ps, tis a sticker) PATREON

#tbh creature #yippee #autism creature #art #patreon #HI I DIDNT LIKE MY ORIGINAL POST AND REDID IT TAKE THIS ONE #i'll put the sticker pics in another post

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synapseoftheark · 9 months

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downward spiral

#my art #traditional art #watercolor #oc #original art #original character #creature #creature design #vent art #unnghhh

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obsob · 7 months

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the accolade ( the...the cat-olade...)

#mine #original #i cannot even begin to explain the anguish. the torment. this drawing has brought me #and i STILL dont like it. i simply cant work on it any longer i cant i cant. i must be rid of it #eating drywall as we speak #you want to know how many weeks ive worked on this. THREE. ALMOST.#you want to know how long my other cat drawings take me ?? 3 days absolute MAX #anyway. begon foul creature etc #i havent left extremely long tags for a long while hello everyone good lord there are many of you #we are going stratford this weekend very exciting #its going to be a little chilly and i want to take my new coat with me but issue its not chilly right now so i cant wear it onto the train #i do not think. i can. stuff it into my suitcase i dont think that will happen #i am sure i will figure it out #also. no longer vegan . eggs have won me over. egg egg egg.#im having to restrain myself SO hard from buying more wool i want a shawl i want a shawl #i want more cute DRESSES why are nice comfy dresses 10000£#i look on vinted and its like dresses for popping your pussy in like not. the vibe im going for thank u #anyway. im going to eat crackers now

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fleshwizard · 1 year

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#i gave the original to my cousin for christmas !!#i kept it b&w i was afraid that the different colors wouldnt match together #illustration #monster #bestiary #creature design #Supernatural in Scotland #Scotland #folklore #Europe

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monstermonger · 9 months

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A Night Sky in the Woods

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townofcadence · 2 months

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The Abyss: Death Knell

Shorthand to Nells, these creatures (sometimes also called Nellies) are of the abyss. They live in dense vegetation, using the coloration of their bodies as camouflage to hide themselves amongst foliage. Their coats function well for this, as do their tails, which can fold over themselves when they rest on the ground. They have some control over the tail feathers' texture and coloration, and given some time can alter them to better mimic the area, for more effective ambushing. They are carnivores, eating any animals drawn in by the flowery dapples to their coat or to the 'safety' of the thicket they can make with their tails when they are in wait, but they have specifically evolved to hunt humanoids and other large animals.

The Nells have multiple features that assist them in their hunts. They have prehensile claws on their forelegs, which allow for grasping and tearing when dealing with meat. They have spurs for fighting one another, but also a defense against creatures approaching from an angle that they cannot reach easily with their beak. The beak itself is tough and thick with a sharp tip, used for rending meat and snapping bones, and inside their mouth are serrated teeth, which allow for grabbing on and keeping something from pulling free easily if it still lives. Even their tails can be effective, able to to flip as they do and knock prey to the ground. The feathers may also be 'condensed' by folding over one another into a thick tail-like structure, which can be used for balance while a Nell is running, or weaponized by swinging it with less resistance and more weight to the impact.

Their camouflage is still one of their greatest features, as it allows for ambush to be further effective, and their head, often colorful in a geode shape with 'gemstones' inside, often attracts creatures who care for shimmering objects or stones of value. Inside the stone is where they can release black tendrils of varying thickness, as they stay curled up inside the hollow until an animal is too close. They are prehensile, and can be used as a mechanism for subdual, and carry an electric current that can incapacitate.

The most devastating for humanity is their voice, however. Like mockingbirds, they can near perfectly emulate a call they have heard, down to the pitch. Often, they will hunt a person, and then use their own voice to call for help often with their panicked cries, to attract others to their location. Using bodies as bait, they will lie in wait in their self-made foliage, and ambush any human that wanders close enough. They are fast moving on all fours with such long limbs, and can fold their feathers together to make one long tail for balance if need be, but it often doesn't come to that. Instead, they conserve energy and wait for their prey to come to them, using familiar voices, or ones in need, to lure others to them.

When their prey is dead, they will use their beak to feed and tear a hole in the abdomen, which they will then use their electric tendrils to enter. The electric current they possess can bring false 'life' to corpses, which they can use to make them move and twitch; such movements can fool humans into believing the body is still alive.

While they cannot mimic a person they have not heard, if they manage to find a body that is fresh enough, using the same currents, they may be able to force the lungs and muscles to constrict in order to 'speak', which may allow them to learn a new voice they can utilize.

Nells all have the same gemstone on their face above their beak, which for a long time was assumed to be their eye, and a potential weak-point. It was quickly discovered that was not the case, and their eyes are actually what appear to be nostrils on either side of the eye (it is thought that they might breathe through the geode on their head instead). The piece itself is theorized to be used in mating rituals for Nells instead, as larger or unblemished stones seem to attract mates more effectively, paired with tail length and thickness.

Nells have some degree of sexual dimorphism, with female Nells appearing in blues, with ripples in their coats that are more effective to hiding in aquatic environments. Their 'geode' head appears more like coral or stone, and they keep it above water to breathe, and the gem they use to mate will often be blue and much smaller than a male's.

Once a year, the males and females meet at a mating grounds to have offspring, which are born with blue coats and stay with the mother until maturity. The males (and a few females) will have their coats change over time into more vegetative coloration, while most females and a few males will remain blue into adulthood.

#Death Knells #Nells #Nellies #my original stuff #my original art #my original writing #horror #my original creature #Creatures of the Abyss #Headcanon #Abyss Headcanon #The Abyss #More Dread

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lajadelmira · 2 months

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Here is Nicodemus

one of my characters that I never posted before! All you need to know is that Nicodemus is a noble who has chosen to oversee the vast knowledge held within the scriptorium. Huge neeeerd.

#my art #humanoid #character design #artists on tumblr #oc #sketch #original character #my oc #terato #monster lovers #monster fucker #Humanoide #creature design #demon

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sennamaticart · 5 months

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