#skyless

my On Repeat is basically just my Summer 2026 playlist, soooo there's probably gonna be some reposts from songs i've already thrown under the tunes tag 💖

Hmmn... it’s been a few days since I’ve done any updates here on the progress of Skyless. Not that I haven’t been working, but most of the work I’ve been doing lately has been on the writing aspect of it, which I don’t want to share too much of.

So might as well share some of my sketches and studies for one of the Skyless species. I’ve worked up about 10-12 of them at this point, and steadily working on fleshing them out, so this one is more in the concept art stage.

Cherloirgiet are among the larger skyless, substantially larger than your average humanoid, and are also amongst the more deadly. Because of their flexibility as warriors, they make up a sizeable chunk of the Skyless King’s army. They can spit hot sticky toxins a short range and fling their tail-quills in distracting display, and their high intelligence makes them very versatile enemies.

Another study for the Skyless project. Another Crodog.

Their primary fighting style involves them being airborne and striking with their tails. The sharp tips tear or impale small prey items, and can rend huge cuts and gouges in attackers. When they snap their tail forwards, they clutch their legs together at the heels to cut down on the surface membrane that they fly with, meaning that they’re fighting against less resistance.

Sometimes their spines will become lodged in larger creatures and stay there. Such wounds are not always fatal, but can be since the wounds will have a hard time closing and often times keep bleeding.