#orekroark

Anyways.  Emperors are the largest of the Llumors and 2nd largest of all orekroark species.  They are more animistic peoples, utilizing fewer tools and practices that other orekroarks may use more often.  They are typically a dark color, usually some shade of dark gray, brown, black, purple or blue, with bright colored blue markings common in the trees they find home in.  Their trademark coloration that differentiates them from other Borqoi strains is the bright solid patch of blue on their primaries and the ‘V’ marking on their chest.

Been having a lot of trouble with personal stuff lately.  Will attempt to put up what it is I do end up scribbling when I do it. Anyways.  I realized a while ago that a lot of my roark heads were very generically the same, with very little variation between the different species and subspecies that appear in very different places.  The head I seem to favor belongs to the central jungle species, but there are a lot of shapes that I think I need to really scrape at when approaching the rest of them.  I had fun with these though, and its been a while since I've really felt inspired when it comes to any of my creatures. First up, we have a double toothed black foot.  Black foots are a desert species that lives in very harsh rocky desert areas.  While most of them have very smooth faces, the double tooth (and especially sex type :3: ) will have two large upper teeth and a shoe shaped dipped chin.  Older, larger or otherwise more grizzled individuals may have rougher features, larger teeth and bigger chins.  While softer individuals may not exhibit the shoe shaped chin or elongated teeth at all. Second down is the pharaoh highland.  I'd been struggling with the beards on type :1: sexes for a while on the pharaohs, who sometimes have awkwardly long or curved chins which sometimes form a hard, scaly (horn like) skin over the bone.   The alternative was side beards that extend from the ruff along the jaw line.  In the highland orekroark this beard has a slight dip then extends out sharply on either side.  All Pharaoh orekroarks have inherited this side-beard. Third down is the pharaoh bellower.  A long time ago I touched upon the bellowers having expandable pouches in their noses and throats.  But to house a more specialized nasal cavity for the active calls they are known for, they sport a larger nose developed for the display of sound.  The pockets are still expandable and likely very colorful.   Fourth down is a newer concept for an orekroark I'd been struggling with since it first appeared.  The crested short wing is a semi desert dwelling 'toxic' species that developed from a population of volcanic inhabitants with a common genetic mutation that caused the scales and horns to grow over the entire head rather than from one part of the crown.  This helmet effect became a fine, smooth crest that grew from the nose tip towards the back of the head, splitting into horn nubs towards the back.  The entire crest is bony and ridged and the same color as the skin.  Older individuals may still grow 'horns' either as proper extensions of the nubs at the back of the head, or as sporadic tines jutting out from in between the scale layers. orekroarks and all that is Hup (c) Morgan Banks

Finally got my new drive for my computer, which means I can now do digital art and stream again.  So to celebrate I did a couple of simple color studies of two subspecies of Shadow blackskin orekroarks. Blackskin orekroarks are shy and very difficult to find, as they live in the deeper parts of forests in roots and crevasses where there is little light from above.  They are dark colors, typically black to dark grey and most with spots on their bodies and some form of decorative or defensive marking under their wings.  they tend to have mildly iridescent feathers, except for crest and display feathers which have a bright sheen that allows them to communicate through flashes and glimmers without making any noise.  While normally quiet, they drum and hiss during ceremonies or celebrations, and spend much time dancing and exploiting their markings. The top orekroark is a Pointed blackskin.  They express a greenish iridescence along their bodies and the undersides of their wings are usually a solid cream/white color.  This, paired with a long pointed feather on either wing can surprise and deter foes easily when the underside is flashed or the foe is beaten with the wings.  The long feather has a fine, rigid edge that can easily cut through soft flesh, and is usually aimed at the eyes. The bottom orekroark is a Short winged blackskin.  They have very short primaries which are bright red in color, and a bright red spot on the underside of the wings.... both are hidden when the wing is folded to the body.  They sport long display feathers on the rump and shining iridescent crest feathers on the head.   Still trying to figure out the general colorations of the other 4 blackskin varieties.  Somehow is very difficult to decide on them. Orekroark and all that is Hup (c) Morgan Banks