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The story itself

General World Stuff

Maps

Character Concepts

Nexus

Early Character Concepts

Killcode and Bloodmoon

Lunar

Eclipse Trio

Sun and Moon

Cleo and Muffin (species)

Dark Sun and wither dragon

Monty

Earth

Me Making Random Shit

Doodles

Tis but a scratch

Full on art

Chapter 1 ending scene (badly drawn gore)

Multiple KC drawings

Nighttime with Sun and Moon

Over explaining random stuff

Stopped myself from using color because that's always where these go wrong, but I discovered a cool pen I have that's good for shading:)

Today I also learned it is hard to give KC expressions. He is supposed to be smiling and nice looking. He just looks creepy in this. Also please ignore Bloodmoon, drawing feet and a second matching head is very hard for me

Anyways, I promise character protective services does not need to be called. I just can't think of drawing ideas with sun and moon, and with the Eclipse trio and Dark Sun I'm stuck trying to make them match the setting but I don't want to stylize them too much or whatever the term is since I don't think people like that(?)

I'm not very happy with this, really hate what happened with the paper and colors (it's mostly just my camera I think), but gonna share it anyways ¯⁠\⁠_⁠(⁠ツ⁠)⁠_⁠/⁠¯

I totally don't have a favorite. Definitely not.

Also happy prides month since apparently that's this month, including to the other aroace people and anyone who's trans or anyone at all really ¯⁠\⁠_⁠(⁠ツ⁠)⁠_⁠/⁠¯

Very messy drawing, but here is KC during the rare occurrence of hunting/eating :D

Drew a picture of when Killcode met his children :D

They were very bite-y at the time lol

Also sorry, this was a smaller drawing so it might be a bit messy, plus I'm still mapping out the final designs for these guys.

I have 47 of these in my tabs and it keeps growing, so now I'm gonna start listing some every few days on here so my brain won't focus on talking about them constantly and I can get some sense of organization again.

crested coua

rubber ducky isopod

Now that I got all basic designs down, I'm working on the final designs since the current ones are rushed so that people can have a general idea when they appear in the story.

Anyways, here is Nexus who is a 350 cm/138 inch long 'glowmaw siren' which is known for bioluminescence and their big mouth. The species is mostly solitary but share territory with a pod (they just don't actively hang out) with Nexus being a completely independent one (does not have a pod) :D (please ask literally anything about the species or Nexus himself, I love to blabber about this stuff so much)

Generally took inspiration from sharks (tail shape), anglerfish (bioluminescence that look like small fish), ringed seal (yellow markings), pelican eel (mouth), gurnards (pectoral fins), goblin shark (mandible jaw stuff), princess anthias (what the bioluminescence mimics)

April 16th to April 29th, 30ish hours(?), pen and colored pencil

I learned how to draw trees! And water! And the white shore stuff! :D

Kinda lost Bloodmoon, but I guess that's ok since they are decapitated ¯⁠\⁠_⁠(⁠ツ⁠)⁠_⁠/⁠¯

The wither dragon is associated with death and destruction where the story takes place. They absorb/feed on radiation, so whenever there is something destroyed by a dragon they often pop up soon later, like how it did in the third chapter.

Because I can't write in a readable language, here's basically what it says-

Differences between true dragons and false dragons:

True:

Usually snake-like, sometimes a monitor lizard.

Scales (can feel like scutes)

Some can fly.

Fire/ specialized organs.

swallows their prey whole like a snake.

Some have fins or gills.

Species can be 6 inches and up.

Often have no noticable difference between snout and head.

Typically have larger eyes.

Specialized pouch for holding young.

Broods are around 1-4, with some outliers of around 7-15.

False:

Usually crocodilian-like, or like a spine-y reptile.

Scutes.

Cannot fly.

No fire.

Tears apart prey first.

No fins.

Only breathe air.

Around 10-20 feet long for most.

Snout is more defined.

Smaller eyes.

Young stay in the den.

Broods of 10-70 depending on species.

Similarities and other stuff:

Recognizes each other's territory.

Often burrowers or swimmers.

Some true dragons can be mistaken for false dragons.

They can be in the same packs together (called a nest).

They are not the same genus, but are similar enough that they treat each other as if they are in the same group. (They are both in the same family, but split apart long ago. Hybrids are still common due to their constant intermingling though, to the point some hybrid species have names with how common they are.)

Facts about nests:

Nests are built around the elder's den.

Elder is the oldest, or the nest's first member.

Others join via mates or adoption of loners, sometimes because two nests merge though that is rare.

They share recourses and responsibilities.

Sometimes nests disband when the elder dies, or merge with another, unless a dragon manages to take over first.

Nests can range from only 2 dragons to around 20, some reaching 30.

Stages:

First stage. Egg:

Very squishy, looks like a snake egg.

Second stage. Hatchling:

Squishy blob.

Scales are very faint.

The cute period of dragon parenthood.

Third stage. Nestling:

Body becomes more defined, same with limbs.

True dragons stop pouching them.

The loud period of parenthood.

Fourth stage. Fledgling:

Scales, webbing, horns, etcetera form properly.

False dragons stop nesting and they start leaving the den.

The longest stage of childhood for most.

Around 2/3 adult size already.

Period of wrangling children constantly part of parenthood.

Fifth stage. Wyrmling:

Depends on nest and culture

Accomplished something like their first successful hunt.

Not a 'proper' stage and some nests skip it.

Sixth stage. Adult:

When they reach parents' size or stop growing.

Depends on the nest, but usually they are getting ready to make their own den.

I have wasted two pages trying to color this already, so this is just line art :/