Otherworldly Concepts

These are two male Dravans. Dravans are a made-up species I created for my fantasy world. They are nomads, originally come from the desert lands but most Dravans leave their clan when they become adults, in order to travel the world and heal whatever hurt they can find. They are able to sense pain and fear from any creature or place, through vibrations in the ground etc, and they seek out this hurt to lend whatever help they can. They can communicate with all creatures, and thus rarely have any enemies in the wild.

Dravans mate only for reproduction purposes, however it happens often that they fall in love with oneanother. They just dont have sex, unless it is needed for the clan to grow. If the clan is a good size at that time, they will not mate, and instead show their lover affection in other ways. Dravan love is a lot more spiritual and deeper than the physical, and they see no gender when it comes to their affections. Sex and love is not something that goes together for them, mating is only for reproduction and it is more of a duty rather than something they would do for pleasure. Even if a Dravan has a lover of the same sex, he or she may willingly offer to mate with another individual if they are th only ones currently in the clan who can spawn a child, and there would be no hard feelings between the lovers as it is not an act of love, but something that has to be done forthe clans survival.

A handful of adult Dravans stay in their homeland with the little ones, and help each other to raise the children up until they are adults. Dravan families are not like human families where there are two parents raising the children. Instead, every new child is raised along withall other children of the clan, and all of the adults in the clan help to give advice and teach and raise thechildren. Mostly the handful of adults who are either too old to travel anymore, or simply made the choice to stay behind rather than to travel, will do most of the work in raising the children.

Every so often - some as far apart as several years, others every year and a few even with only a few months in between - travelling Dravans will return home to check up on their clan and reconnect with their loved ones. Every Dravan travels alone by tradition, so they go long periods without meeting or seeing each other. Dravans visit home to reconnect, check if they have to mate to help maintain the clan’s size or if theyre a bit older, retire from travelling and care for the younglings the final years of their life.

The Tavloc is a cousin to the Revloc. Though, the two species differ a lot from each other. First off the Tavloc is an omnivore and not a herbivore like it’s cousin. The Tavloc’s favorite food is an underwater moss called Nephton moss, and they also enjoy a fish called Deepwater prill. These fish only exist in caves with pools and underwater tunnel systems connecting several caves to each other, so they cant be found in any lakes or sea. The Tavloc lives in caves and need moisture to be happy. They are great swimmers and will usually stick to one cave throughout their life. The caves they pick, however, need to have water so the Tavloc can find food and swim, which they love doing. They are very agile with a flexible spine and webbed feet. However, their feet make walking and especially running difficult, so the Tavloc rarely steps food outside their cave and thus rarely encounter troubles where they need to flee on foot. Should a threat enter their cave they can instead slip into the water and swim through the underwater tunnels to another cave, as many caves are connected by these natural, underwater tunnel systems. The Tavloc is a very gentle beast and can tolerate other species in it’s presence, but if a strange Tavloc or other species comes too close the Tavloc will express anxiety and give warnings through body language. On the back and sides of it’s neck the Tavloc has horns with a thin layer of skin between. The horns are not a part of the Tavlocs skull and instead they are held in place by muscles that theTavloc can control. When it wants to signal to anyone to stop and be warned that they are overstepping their boundaries, the Tavloc can flex these muscles and make the horns stand up and spread,  making it looks bigger and more threatening. It is important to pay attention to hese signs as Tavlocs are very quiet creatures and communicate mainly with bodylanguage. They do, however, communicate with low wailing and sounds from deep within their throat. The sounds are smooth and long, quite like a whale’s call. The Tavloc dont open it’s mouth to “talk”.

Tavloc are considered very intelligent and himan-like in the sense that their family life varies. Depending on the Tavloc’s personality it  can either be a loner, or someone who sticks to their mate and cubs for the rest of their life. Some Tavlocs are believed to simply choose not to mate and instead lead a solitary life, some males only stick to one female while others switch partners. It has baffled researchers who try to figure out the Tavloc’s behaviour and instinct when it comes to reproduction, but so far a lot of it is still a mystery.

The Revloc is a large herbivore who lives in the desert. It moves in small to medium groups where the oldest female ofthe group leads, and every member is allowed to have a mate. However, stray males or males without mates will fight other males for their mate. This isnt too common though and few battles result in a bloody end.

The Revloc has a large pouch on it’s chest and upper stomach where it can store water. Since water is difficult to come across in the desert this is very helpful for the Revloc. The pouch will shrink as the water supply runs out so the pouch is never really in the way. The Revloc’s tail end is made of the same stretchy, soft and half see-through skin as the pouch, and is used as a fan on extremely hot days and help the Revloc keep cool by catching the cool from breezes and thus cooling the Revloc’s blood, keeping it from overheating.

Revlocs feed on plants and roots they find in the desert. Their absolute favorite plant is the Yellow Pylon; a highly nutritious flower and a great source of water. The flower is very crispy and has a sweet taste. The seeds on the inside are small, many and somewhat sticky and will get stuck on the Revloc’s nose or lip, and eventually fall off as the moisture dries. Thus ensuring more Pylon’s will grow. The Red Pylon is poisonous and Revloc’s keep away from them. The Red and Yellow Pylon are the two most common plants in the desert.

Work in progress. Some concept art of a creature I thought up. I don’t have a name for it quite yet but the male is named Ishta’ar and the female is named Ishta. The crature itself is a hermaphrodite meaning it has both genders.

They are conjured twins, with different minds and different personalities. They live in a large cave/natural underground structure containing of many caves of different sizes and looks, and many tunnels connecting them to each other. Ishta and Ishta’ar see all of it as their territory and spend most days patrolling their home. Ishta’ar is strong and has a large two-headed axe. You can’t quite see it in this drawing but he has both arms and uses them to swing the axe, while Ishta’s left arm is missing. Ishta don’t have any weapons but is exceptionally good with poisons which she then puts on Ishta’ars axe, or use in traps or to throw at enemies. Her right hand often has poison or poison residue on it as it is in contact with poisonous plants and whatnot that grow in the various caves. Ishta and Ishta’ar are immune to all poisons.