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In an effort to help brainstorm ideas about the worldbuilding project I've been working on for one of my bois (and cuz I thought it would be a fun prompt to do) I drew one of my friend's sonas as a character in said world!

Meet Viaat'mur (@veamers), the local dye-maker for one of the Mountain-Dweller tribes that live in the Arctic regions with looooots of deep snow!

As per the lore we made together, she lives in a small/medium sized den on a hill overlooking the village, separated only because the dye-making process occasionally includes plants or other ingredients that are dangerous to handle, especially around nosy peaklings and wheps who have slipped away from their sires. Also, being closer to the forest, there's easier access to ingredients!

Large paws help her stay atop the deep snow in the colder seasons, and long fur keeps her warm from all but the harshest winds, as well as camouflaging her pelt against the birch-like trees and hibernating black-vines!

Unlike Sea-Dwellers, Mountain-Dwellers (and the other terrestrial Kinds) have visible ears, and hers serve as a quick method to narrow identification from afar!

Here, Viaat'mur can be found going on a foraging trip for ingredients. She has with her a woven vine-skin basket to hold said ingredients in, a small scythe to collect with, a belt identifying what group she belongs to (plus a water skin and coin pouch), and a saddle - partially to keep the worst of the winds off her back, and to make anything burdensome she may have to carry less painful on her muscles.

The saddle is something you commonly see among Mountain-Dwellers - unlike some other Kinds, they don't have reliable beasts with which to carry their things whenever they travel. Those available are either ill-suited for common Mountain-Dweller terrain, or are notoriously hard to train. Of course, especially influential or rich Mountain-Dwellers may have beasts they have trained for the task (barely trained, but just enough to be efficient), but most Mountain-Dwellers will either carry their own load or have another do it for them.

I've had this doodle and the accompanying lore in mind for a good lil while now,, :]c

Meet this unnamed Northern Forest-Dweller! He's a dancer, prepared to partake in a local celebration! Oh, and it looks like someone's caught his eye...! Or, someone's about to catch his teeth?

As lore goes, Northern Forest-Dwellers live among trees made pale with lichen covering their trunks, and their fur is patterned to better blend in with it!

These clothes, all shades of reds and orange, are a sacred set, red especially! They represent fire, which is heavily associated with a deific figure of theirs, the Forest Mother! She's the historic mother of all Forest-Dwellers, said to have been impregnated with the founders of all the Forest Bands by a floating flame (or something, I'm still working on it). Whichever celebration this is, it is one to honor their Mother! For like fire, she has quite the temper, and they think it best to keep themselves in her good graces.

Considering the post, I kept thinking this: Northern Forest-Dweller males (if not all Forest-Dweller males, if not all Land-Dweller males) will show their hips or legs like this to say one of two things:

Hey! Look at me! I'm strong and healthy! I like you; you should come with me so we can hook up!

or

Hey! Look at me! I'm strong and healthy! I don't like you; you should back off before I beat your ass!

Determining which it is mostly depends on context clues and inference.

Tail wraps are a common part of Forest-Dweller dress; living in the trees, they often use their tail as a third - er, a fifth arm! Having it covered like this can aid in keeping it from injury or becoming dirty. And certain kinds can act as a predation safety device in a pinch! They have firmly wound inner part and a looser, more flowing outer sleeve - that way if a Forest-Dweller is caught by the tail, they have a better chance of being able to slip out of it and keep running away!

Putting this bastard in outfits!! again!!!

legitimately had a grand old time doing this!! it sucked figuring out what to do for the outfit itself, but was hella fun choosing the tones for em,, :]c

For these, I'm thinking that by time Mauvit'fur hatches, Sea-Dwellers aren't quite seen by the other Kinds with such hostility and disgust, so their cultures begin to interact and mix a tad more. Thus, Sea-Dweller clothing gains influence from the other Kinds and their styles! Even so, there are certain things about these fits that makes them clearly made for Sea-Dwellers!

outfit description below the cut,, :D👍

Last art of 2021 vs first art in 2022!!