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Inktober day 20: Sprout

(Sorry for bad formatting, I copy + pasted this from where I posted it on another social medium.)

All throughout the game, lesser bugs are reckless, primitive creatures that will attack anything that moves. However, in the Forsaken Lands, things are very different. There are many examples of these “lesser bugs” displaying a higher level of intelligence than those elsewhere in Bugaria.

The first example is the Spider friend. Through a thick, foggy expanse you can find a small hole in which a spider resides. Spiders, as you may know, have not Awakened (the sorcerer is a Tarantula.) There’s a sign near it that says “pease leave items in front of hole. tanks” (Cute!) When you give the Spider items, she cautiously takes them and then pays you whatever amount of berries she thinks it’s worth. She can write in Bugnish and has somewhat of a concept of economy (though not a very good one, as she pays WAY too much.)

The second example is the false Ancient City. In the outskirts of the Forsaken Lands lies a small village. All of the citizens of this village are actually clusters of Mothflies in trench coats and masks. These Mothflies try to form some sort of kingdom like the Bugarians, but they speak gibberish. Nonetheless, they recognize a monarch and have houses (that they did not build).

The Mimic Spiders in the Forsaken lands are capable of standing up on two legs and walking around like an ant. The Primal Weevil can WHISTLE.