#haint blu

[id: Two digital drawings of a domestic cat monster with a boomerang shaped head with dripping flesh on its chin and chest. On its back is a pair of spots like a milk was dripped down its back. Its posed seated, tail curled loosely around the side, looking up and to the left. Behind them for a background is a simple colored block.

The monster on the left is black with white spots and eyes. Green background. The monster on the right is white with pink spots and eyes. Gold background. /end id]

Sopkit

[right] Slime type (typ); [left] Bone type (haunt);

I will be working this weekend. Boo hiss.

I wanna work on some of my series and Haint Blu has been pressing on me.

If folks have suggestions for USAmerican ghost stories, folk tales, 'cryptids' [so long as it's nothing that's literally a bastardization of spirit from an actual religion], Fearsome Critters, urban legends, etc make a suggestion and I'll see if it inspires me to make a mon out of it.

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[ID: A simplified drawing of the head and neck of an undead character depicted with grey skin wearing a hoodie and a baseball cap all outlined in bright blue. The character has long curly hair with bangs and and ponytail poking out from under the brim and behind the cap. There is a white streak running through their hair. They have a small amount of stubble on their chin. The character’s visible eye is blue as is a stitched scar across their neck.

The drawing has a transparent background. /End ID]

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The general public has classified haints as having elemental affinities as observed from battles between the creatures. Haints of certain elements tend to have certain common abilities and aspects of their appearance and behavior. Experts caution that this kind of unscientific labeling could lead to dangerous overconfidence in handling haints. Experts are rarely listened to.

Haunt, uncommon variants of some haints can have different typings than their typical counterparts. One of the reasons that experts caution against categorizing haints by type.

The Haint Battling League’s marketing team has classified haint elemental types as:

Scream- haints associated with air, the skies, lightning and thunder, or have dangerous sonic cries. While most haints can levitate, scream types are the fastest and most maneuverable in the air. Commonly have wings. Commonly the best talkers of all types of haints. Scream vs Bone -> tie. Scream vs Pyre -> favors Scream. Scream vs Slime -> favors Slime.  Scream is weak to scream.

Bone- haints associated with earth, plants, metals, or have strong sturdy bodies. Frequently parts of their bodies look like skeletons or rocks. These haints have the best physical defenses of all haints and are known to be able to even bruise the living. Commonly rather calm if slow haints with great patience. Bone vs Scream-> tie. Bone vs Pyre -> tie. Bone vs Slime -> favors Slime. Bone is neutral to bone.

Pyre- haints associated with heat, light, and fire. Frequently have parts of their body that look to be on fire. Second fastest haints with high tier attacking power but very weak defense. Have a tendency towards mischief, tend to be a bit hyperactive. Pyre haints are also known to be little arsonists when they find the opportunity.  Pyre vs Slime -> favors Slime. Pyre vs Scream -> favors Scream. Pyre vs Bone-> tie. Pyre is neutral to pyre.

Slime- haints associated with water, the cold, rain, snow and ice, and darkness. Scream haints have the best stamina and second best defense. Frequently these haints appear to be sopping wet even when away from water. They are most often found near sources of water and enjoy leading humans to their doom to drown.  Slime vs Pyre -> favors Slime. Slime vs Scream -> favors Slime. Slime vs Bone -> favors Slime. Slime is weak to slime.

Haints

Mysterious creatures from another reality that infiltrated this one during the Death Energy Plant Event. The creatures were named ‘haints’ by the lead researcher investigating them, Dr. Day, after folkloric ghostly beings from stories she was raised with.

Haints are attracted to Death Energy (DE), the energy that is produced from living things being afraid, in danger, or dying. They seem to gain power from Death Energy and it may form part of their diet. Haints that absorb enough DE gain the ability to evolve into more powerful forms. These evolved haints can also merge together to reach even greater levels of strength. Most haints have multiple potential evolutions and what they transform into are often determined by change or environmental factors.

Locations high in DE like graveyards, slaughter houses, farmland, hospitals tend to have high populations of wild haints.

People who are haunted by haints or who choose to capture and tame them are called mediums. While it is possible to befriend haints, experts warn against trusting the creatures due to their mischievous, at best, and malicious, at worst, natures. Remember, DE can be generated by death, haints are perfectly capable of choosing to kill a medium to obtain the energy generated by their death. A medium owning more haints than recommended for their DE rating can find themselves getting ganged up on and killed.

Haints have odd interactions with the color blue, possibly due to the wavelength of light involved. Haints can be repelled by the color so its recommended to use on clothing for personal protection or on the outsides of buildings to protect the home. Haints are also ill affected by salt and silver (possibly for their disinfectant properties?) and religious iconography and sripture (possibly due to the user believing it will protect them?).

I wanna draw my characters and my creatures

but by the gods do i not have time or energy.

I have designs in mind for half of Sopkit's 'evolutions' [ascended forms] Sopdoll and Vampuss. Plus I wanna draw the Mediums that the player would pick for the game.

I also wanna workshop Rainbowslick Nightmare and draw all the characters like I always want to do every pride month.

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