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The trunk/proboscis is the main upper part of the mouth, acting much like an elephant's, but the "lower jaw" is actually made up of two mandibles much like an insect. more of my take on ancients under their helms, + associated helms off to the side. Trunk/Proboscis design thoughts under the readmore

thank you and YES! sort of!!

while i havent drawn ancients themselves, i was really intrigued by their armor in the karma murals. ancient fashion spurs so many questions like "where does this character start and end" and "what is this supposed to represent" and "what the fuck am i even looking at" so i tried to replicate the effect

((some humans are there just to show how the piece is supposed to be worn))

Seriously though, I haven't done anything similar in, like I don't even remember how long. So I'm kinda proud.

This isn't really a proper design or anything, more a bunch of ideas slapped together to see if they are any good. Primarily, what if the Pebble had a little colar and what if the umbilical was like. Huge and fucked up. Double antennas and iris and colored paper too.

"This is a hallucinogenic plant. They used to call it a 'Wheel Flower'. It became the symbol for enlightenment as it momentarily enables a creature to let go if its carnal self, and to contact the selves of other planes - dreams, memories, imagined worlds.