#grokies

[ID: Artwork showcasing a scattering of various ocs on each page. The 1st has the chracters cut out and pasted over an abstract color-pencil background, including a slug creature, a scarecrow, a slimy, radioactive pig, a creature with an anchor design for a smile, a sheep of some kind, a cat with storm clouds covering his neck, a ladybug with an eye pattern on its wing cases, an egg lion, a rhombus-shaped robot fish, and a dark-skinned human with short, straight hair and a black letterman jacket. The next drawing features 3 other ocs, the top left of which is a guitar player named Coal L. with short, blue hair, unique clothing and red glasses. Across from him is a furry green creature named Fruity with sharp teeth, no eyes, and hair held up by a heart-shaped clip. Below them is a walrus-like oc named Kazz, with an eyepatch and skull pattern on their stomach, alongside blades replacing their tusks, flippers, and one of their tail fins. The final image also only has 3 characters, the top left of which features a squirrel named Smug with a snail replacing its ears and tail, the middle right having a dual-colored mouse named Needle with needles sticking out from its nose and arms, and finally a rabbit thing named Bea who seems to be mostly fabric, with zippers adorning its body and purple, slightly translucent arms emanating from its neck. End ID]

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[ID: 3 digital artworks illustrating a variety of ocs. The 1st image showcases a black and white creature that vaguely resembles a bipedal dalmatian, with long curled ears and an underbite. Behind them is a colorful background, with various strange monster silhouettes scattered within it and four DNA strands emitting from the central character. The 2nd image features Byome, a bipedal amphibian creature with no mouth or nose, a single giant eye, and fishbone-like gills sprouting out of her head. She’s shown to wear a fish for a hat, and bright yellow galoshes, as well as occasionally wearing a skull mask and wielding a nail-filled bat. The final drawing is a sketchy doodle of a humanoid character, with moth wings and a hole-filled sweater. He’s shyly peering to the right behind large glasses. End ID]

[ID: A digital sketch page compiling multiple ocs. The top left features 5 different species; from left-to-right are the Grokies, slug-inspired creatures with sharp teeth & huge arms, the Seikorg, snail-inspired species with rolled-up eye stalks & shell-hats, the Lumids, jellyfish-inspired species with large hands & decorated caps, the Glix, magnetic-fluid creatures wearing masks & stomach plates, & finally the Sabergrits, a reptilian & avian combination with a large main eye & winged arms. Below them is someone named Baxel, who is black & white, curly eared, with a spiked tail, underbite & tired eyes. Fe's shown to be an artificially created amalgamate of all 5 species, plus some dog dna. To the right are their parents, a Seikorg/Grokie mix called Slug & a dalmation reporter called Broaden. End ID]

Lore-wise, Baxel was originally commissioned as a test-tube baby by their parents (common practice, esp for those who are sterile/don't have means of natural reproduction) and was only suppose to have the DNA Slug and Broaden- however, fe ended up being illegally modified by their bio-engineer, and was later even stolen by said engineer, raised as their own kid after they claimed skull died due to complications. Parents and child continued not knowing the other existed for 16 or so years, until Baxel got involved in a bunch of stuff that led vox to learning about their conception, as well as about the species they're related to.

[ID: 4 digital drawings featuring various animalistic ocs. The 1st has a line-up of 5 characters, each labeled by a species name- from left to right; Grokies, which are slug-like, Seikorg, which are snail-like, Lumids, which are inspired by jellyfish, Glix, inspired by ferrofluid and cats, and Sabergrits, a mix between birds and lizards. 2nd image features more Sabergrits, one being Cardal alongside their sibling Orox, and an elder named Grukop. 3rd image has several Lumid characters, featuring Vira, Luchi, J.E.M, Pointoro, and Mirus. The final drawing includes an amalgamate character with all 5 species in their DNA, and dalmation DNA. Vox name is Baxel. End ID]

[ID: A digitally drawn lineup of 5 characters, each meant to represent a separate fictional species. Starting from the left, a toothy, bipedal slug creature is labeled as “Grokies”. He’s mostly purple, with green spots on his belly and cartoonish large arms, with a long tail and large eyestalks. The next creature is based on a snail, labeled as a “Seikorg” and shown to have their eyestalks curled into a spiral, matching their curled tail, four arms, and a shell hat. They are equally toothy and bipedal, with feelers lining their back and decorating their top lip. Next to them is a jellyfish creature called a “Lumid”, floating off the ground to match the height of the seikorg, with a humanoid body and floating limbs and head. Their cap has brightly colored tendrils coming out of it, and their legs are thin to contrast their large arms. The next creature is cat-like and gooey, labeled as a “Glix” and shown to be able to change her form. Her skin is coal black, with a green mask and stomach plate making her identity distinct. The final species is a spikey reptilian with wings, labeled as “Sabergrits” and shown to have a large eye decorate most of their face, with a smaller eye shoved in the corner. They have an overbite and curled, spikey tail. End ID]

Hiii I just dug through my deviantart and found some old drawings.. wanted to show off the progression of some of my funny slugs really bad so here u r :] bonus old Grokie ref sheet from 2013 under the cut

OK HOPE YOU DON'T MIND BUT I TOOK THIS OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE A WHOLE BUNCH OF ART AND INFODUMP SO HERE WE GO

So I made these guys (Grokies) way back in 2013 and they're basically artificially mutated slugs, human-level intelligence, pan-carnivorous (aka they eat anything meat-based) and they're ravenous little fuckers. They usually look something like this:

But some also get fun body types like these!

Anyway, most of their population lives underground in an abandoned. Cavern? Laboratory? And they have this culture of leading fast-paced and reckless lives bc they only live 5 years so a perpetual yolo mentality- which makes it hard to deal with em bc they’re fast, hard to kill (they can regenerate stuff), and willing to throw themselves in dangerous situations bc death doesn’t scare em. They’re very disorganized as a group but they ARE in a monarchy, or rather they’re “lead” by a single prince who goes thru a constant cycle of death and rebirth. This is him:

Giru-Tiru lives 1 year at a time, annually dying then regenerating as a newborn. He’s essentially a perpetual baby, getting his memory wiped with every rebirth, but big events and important information stay locked deep in his subconscious and resurface whenever needed. Royal grokies can live 100-200 years like this and are selected to rule for this reason- although they still need designated Royal Caretaker™ to help them navigate the world, being children and all.

Some final Grokie facts before I talk a bit about their relatives: some Grokies grow fur/manes, they have very specific naming conventions (although they can be broken if one feels rebellious enough), bio parents don't normally raise their bio kids, and since u asked: yes they are gooey/slimey, but I think I’d describe their skin as more amphibious than actually slug-like.

Anyways, Grokies do share the other half of the cavern with their cousin species the Seikorg, which are snail based!! They look like this:

They don’t have as many body varieties as Grokies, are bigger and slower, almost never eat (they actually eat once in their life during a designated “splurgefest”), more defense than offence, and live twice as long. They have a human-like culture of taking their time and pursuing multiple hobbies/interests/etc, and probably have a direct democracy (not sure yet).

(I WILL note, when I say something like culture or mindset or a division of living space, I don’t mean to imply they’re species specific- many Seikorg and Grokies intermingle and even live together, really just consider it a division of life outlooks/ philosophies/ lifestyles. One cavern side is “yolo” and the other is “take ur time”, and you live whichever suits you best. There’s just a majority of each species that happens to prefers one over the other, due to how long they get to live).  

Anyways, the overall relationship with their cousin species is complex-ish, (like some Seikorg avoid getting to know/ attached to Grokies because they live for such a short time and vice versa), but there’s still plenty of amicability and they have a pact of mutual aid, should the other be attacked.  Here’s a height chart!

And here’s an extra fun fact- Seikorg + Grokie halfling babies exist! I won’t explain everything about the reproduction process, but they don’t actually do it naturally- just kinda toss everything into a giant vat and get children conceived artificially. Halflings are cool because they can get ANY traits of ANY species and they’re essentially a wild card- can live between 7 years and 20! Here’s some examples: