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Wandering Okali Game Update

happy sunday :) back at it again with the wip sneak peek of another CG!

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the CUTEST fanart ever!!!! of the cutest girl :3

(for newer people since i havent posted her in a while : Iliali)

[4 - 11 - 24] Fanart of @wanderingokali 's oc

i am ontologically incapable of drawing anything more than three inches tall, it causes problems

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The lobuut is a hardy animal that lives in the coastal areas of Omikti's breath. They use their strong paws and large tusks to overturn rocks or dig in the beach to find crustaceans or seashells, which they crush with their powerful molars. It's not all they eat though, they also eat seaweed and are scavengers on occasion, often taking over large carcasses by driving away smaller animals from it. They excel in environments with quicksand, which they have no problem traversing thanks to their thick, heavy tails keeping their weight spread out over a large area.

They are domesticated and used as beasts of burden and livestock within the Rain Ravine. Domesticated lobuutu have smaller horns than their wild counterparts, but keep the large tusks as people have trained them to catch and retrieve crustaceans along the coasts and the riverbanks. Though they are poor swimmers, their heavyset build and ability to hold their breath for a long time lets them traverse waters by trudging along the bottom without needing to truly swim.

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Wandering Okali Game Update

happy sunday! this week, I started a new CG, so you get to see my very early stages! pictured is the first color pass on gloria.

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some colors/breeds of Nakulla! pink is the most common color for them, but there's variety. Piebald and brindle stripes are pretty common and found across all colors!

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WO Game Update

This week, I got some more work done on the various backgrounds and CGs, many of which are now in a state of being only "unfinished" because I haven't pressed the "save a png copy" button, so pretty darn close to being officially done. I also started detailed work on the notes for one of the species encountered this chapter, which you can see above :3c

#okali #fantasy #visual novel #wandering okali #art #graphi's things #worldbuilding #speculative biology #specbio #vndev #gamedev #devlog #WO Game Update #idk how the queue post time will be affected by daylights saving hours. it shall be up to fate. im off to bed

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The plikelo is a species of kulla that lives in tree hollows and other such crevices. They mostly fly in short bursts, though their hindwings allow them to glide nicely on the hot air currents above some patches of magic-using mushrooms that grow in their habitats, which lets them reach higher trees with little effort. The tip of their muzzle is a hard beak, with which they pierce through the bark of trees before lapping up the sugary sap.

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continuing slight redesigns of oldie goldies! the akusel is a small hardy kulla that lives in cold conifer forests in the northern hemisphere, both on Omikti's Breath and Eskor's peace. They have a varied diet and are fierce defenders of their territories, which are occupied by small groups of about a dozen akuselu.

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a bit of fashion!

this type of bell-sleeve that only stops at the fingertips is common for phériu in the hotter seasons all around Omikti's Breath. They're a comfortable item, made with light fabric such a silk. They're often sewn onto a small top which has attachments for accessories or work items (pictured here are some sewing supplies), and all that is worn over either a wrapped garment or a sleeveless buttoned tunic. It's a kind of clothes to wear to lounge around, maybe do small manual activities, but not much more.

#okali #fantasy #wandering okali #art #graphi's things #worldbuilding #speculative biology #specbio #fashion design #fantasy fashion #character design #testing the queue feature. never used it before. lets see how it goes

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where it all started!! one of the first concepts for wandering okali had the main character be a kamablep... how far we've come and yet they're still here :3c

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@reblogging-blackbird well hi again :3c

So, they are not domesticated per say, but people are quite aware of their migration patterns and potential to aid in the spread of plants, so it's common to use them to sort of "tailor" environments to their benefit. You see, what plants grow on them will depend on what seeds a female eats during pregnancy, so when it's that time, they are lured with food filled with seeds of edible plants/cultivars of nearby wild species so that they may spread those out in the wild, basically setting up some wild agriculture.

a slight redesign of the Olwo, an ungulate which grows plants on itself. It has large, thick legs to support the weight of the plants, a long tail with fine, long fur, and a vividly colored patch of fur on its throat.

They use the plants growing on them as both camouflage, a source of food, and a way to stock magic. While most hardy enough species will take root in an olwo, some are specialized for this.

Due to the movement of herds, they are an important part of spreading seeds around in the parts of the world where they live.

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Wandering Okali Game Update

hi everyone :D here's the wip sneak peek for this sunday, first color pass on a background i started this week! I also got some progress done on the chapter writing :3

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some sketches to play with fluffo facial diversity. and then i colored them, bc im not one to pass an opportunity to have some fun.

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@reblogging-blackbird spotted your SUPER NICE tags 💚💚💚 so glad you like the little noodles :) and to answer your question... they could be! well, less like a proper pet and more like, the big toad that lives by the pond in your garden, especially the leaf-gathering marsh one. You could befriend it by tossing it some worms and have it regard your place as its home!

Some various species of nudelu!

The stout floodplain nudel inhabits the rolling hills part of the Nalken area in Omikti's breath. It lays its eggs in large puddles, so that they have plenty of humidity to hatch and grow for their first few days in water, but can do so in water devoid of predators.

The Kiskenti cave nudel is a slow-moving, blind animal, but their whiskers are longer and more sensitive. Due to living in caves where food is scarce, they have the ability to remain unmoving for months, or even years, slowing their metabolism until a prey passes by.

The leaf-gathering marsh nudel is a quick and intelligent creature, that spends less time in water once it can walk, and instead takes to the damp floor of swamps, grabbing and lifting leaves with its two front paws to eat the creatures hiding in the leaf litter.

The striped river nudel, on the other hand, spends almost all of its time within water; a fast swimmer, they appreciate clear, pure waters and can be found high within mountain streams. They can do impressive jumps out of water to catch insects.

#okali #species #makes me so happy when ppl love my creatures aaaaa 💚💖💚💖💥

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Wandering Okali Game Update

gonna try and do one of these posts every sunday! theyll have little wips, sneak peeks of illustrations, and other progress updates on the VN if I finished something particularly noteworthy that week.

for today, a nice list!

Chapter writing progress: about 5k words

Backgrounds : 4 or 5 planned, 4 started

Illustrations : Unsure of number planned for now. 2 started

Notes : 3 species decided on, none started

Sprites : 1 new character, sprite started

Chapter card : Done!

So chapter 3 is still in its early stages, but moving steadily!

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oop, i never did share this to the WO blog. well here is the sleech (ill come up with a better name later).

This animal is a shell-less gastropod that has evolved to drink the blood of larger vertebrates, such as cave nudelu... or the occasional cave explorer. There are many types of it, some living in streams, others in marshes, some even in salty coastal waters! This one in particular, due to being a cave organism, has lost its pigment and appears white most of the time, and pink when it has recently eaten!

They make a small incision with the sharp radula at the end of their elongated snout, and stick on with the large 'skirt' that acts as a suction cup. Their mucus has anti-coagulant properties, and they absorb the nutrients in the blood through a special patch of skin on their underside. Then, after about half an hour, they let go and go digest in peace.

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Some various species of nudelu!

The stout floodplain nudel inhabits the rolling hills part of the Nalken area in Omikti's breath. It lays its eggs in large puddles, so that they have plenty of humidity to hatch and grow for their first few days in water, but can do so in water devoid of predators.

The Kiskenti cave nudel is a slow-moving, blind animal, but their whiskers are longer and more sensitive. Due to living in caves where food is scarce, they have the ability to remain unmoving for months, or even years, slowing their metabolism until a prey passes by.

The leaf-gathering marsh nudel is a quick and intelligent creature, that spends less time in water once it can walk, and instead takes to the damp floor of swamps, grabbing and lifting leaves with its two front paws to eat the creatures hiding in the leaf litter.

The striped river nudel, on the other hand, spends almost all of its time within water; a fast swimmer, they appreciate clear, pure waters and can be found high within mountain streams. They can do impressive jumps out of water to catch insects.

#okali #fantasy #wandering okali #species #art #graphi's things #worldbuilding #speculative biology #specbio #xenobiology #creature design #spec bio #speculative zoology #fantasy creature #fantasy worldbuilding #xenofiction