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Journey of the lost souls by an unknown pilgrim
A scene from the story of the "crystal Head".
With the help of a "harpy", the great sinner crosses the bridge to the new land as their sea-born crystal body cracks under the weight of a thousand souls.
If they were to fail, the sky may become richer, but the Uniima will end.
This is a bigger central Foru uniima religion post. All the information here is about the central religion's beliefs, not the world's biology or physics.
Now let's get the context for the painting.
To leave the Physical, one must die at a ripe age so that their wisdom can be put to the test. The glowing triangles are the souls of uniima. They resemble a larva/white and are parasite-like in behavior. After a soul is released out of a body by premature death (or created) it holds onto someone (soul-binds) until it's passed into a new body. Soul bonded can be anything with a soul but uniima souls are picky in what they cling onto and usually pick a parental figure, a friend, or pupil. When the soul senses an empty unii-body, it moves in. Twins/triplets are considered 'one-soul' with special powers.
The one depicted to carry this soul mass is the uniiman spiritual leader/s (their historical body and events), sometimes called the Heads, but there's definitely a better name in the native language (slomen and O.s use this name). The Head/s existed for most of the religion's history and is the one to name the 'uniima' (translates "own-one-mind". It's the name of the central people. Because of historical events, it caught on between aliens as the species name). Head/s is immortal because of a "curse" set on them for breaching into the spiritual world thousands of years ago. Since this event, they have been changing bodies and fixing their sins until today. Nowadays, they are considered the wisest, mentally strongest, and morally cleanest soul - an inspiration for everyone (which keeps them in power over Central Foru among other things).
More about the current Heads.
This art comes from an early chapter, only a few hundred years after the creation of people. After the Head dooms the uniima by peaking into the Spiritual, society starts falling faster than it did ever before, finally resulting in the 'death of creature people'. This society was one of constant sin and destruction since no holy parts were remaining (too complicated, let's leave that for another time), so this scene is something of a strange bitter-sweet moment. With both the land and the people gone (yes, land too), the Head is once more reincarnated - being put into a body of melted sand and rock. They collect all the wandering souls unable to ascend and travel to a new land with the help of a half-uniima-half-animal who feels sorry for the people it shares a soul with. This journey is the first major lesson and soul-cleaning of the Head. Now, what is the thing in their jaws?
This motive is common in images with the Head, but it's not very realistic for the time period. These "flesh lists" worn on the lower tongue-hand are a modern-ish invention. People wear these on special occasions. They show all the past lives on a uniima and can get very long in high mortality areas (soul moves until a body reaches the desired age to be final-judged). The significance and uses of these in status get very complicated, but I will keep it simple. A short scarf/list makes one seem strong, with potential, being naturally gifted, and wealthy. A long scarf shows weakness, and a tendency to sin, but also patience, and a wise mind (which in many cases is the most important feature of a person).
In religious art, "scarfs" help mark chapters, but in "Journey of the lost souls" it's to depict the scale of the tragedy.
Lastly, the Heads' stomach. It shows them moving a large "hole" out of their body. This is symbolism for shedding a sin. It's said a mind and body should be able to naturally "regurgitate" any "object" out of their stomach, clean of the evil within it.
Bad nature - sins, bad thoughts (even physical stuff such as poison and drugs), is stored in the stomach. The "hungrier" you are the more evil you have to shed and the more you are controlled by this "evil hunger". Being flagged as a "stomach-thinker" is not calling you a food enjoyer but rather an insane/deranged person. However, some regions consider the stomach the default thinking center (what's a brain?), so it's more like a scale of good to bad stomach.
If anything needs more explaining or isn't explained properly, please inform me in the replies or send me an ask for a dedicated post. Thank you for reading this far <3
I was out of green so.... 🫤
Here's our favourite invader in 🟡Yellow🟡
Hey, Does Anyone Remember This Evil Son Of A Bitch ?
Made a little portrait of a sea slug lady complete with the head antennae and face sensory tentacles. I think we sometimes forget they're voracious predators so I gave her sharp teeth.
Just a little something I did for uni lol.
Its rushed but oh well ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Xenomorph
I used to draw these very badly at the beginning of my art rediscovery. I’m glad I can do it recognizably now
Rewatched Scavengers Reign on Netflix and i just love the show that I decided to draw a picture of one of the alien creatures from the show.
Please everyone give this show a watch it amazing
drew the alien glorbos from chicken smoothie! Prolly gonna draw the whole set, I love them sm <3
The lil guys in question:
I finished the alien blorbos! All in the store set complete! :3
here they be from chicken smoothie:
Darwin, Jelly and tha one-eyed guy are having an amazing time in their planet UwU
Life Time Warranty
I’ve been listening to a lot of songs lately and my depression is going.. well... not that well. I’ve noticed that I always draw galaxy/space theme things when I’m sad (?)
“Is my vision getting clearer now that I can barely see?”
The title of this was inspired by Cyberbully Mom Club’s song, Life Time Warranty. I know I do not post as often as i used, and i know my drawings are nothing special, but i really love playing with colors and so, that’s what i do.
Now I’m starting some alien stickers uwu What do you think? do you like this one? nvn
the sweetest alien ever
Aliemmm
Yayyyy turned a meme into a small art piece and turned the small art piece into a meme, so funnieh 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 (pls laugh and leave a like and a comment and don’t forget to subscribe.)
₊ ꒰ 🌟 “E.T.~! E.T.~! Do you wanna go party?”⊹.
Little guy I designed based off a Dragon Headed Caterpillar :D
Selling them for $25!! You can DM me here or on Discord (fenickfox6113) if you’re interested :3
Spec Evo Project: Maya 1b
Part 1: The Sophonts
Some background Info:
My spec evo world Maya 1b or Halahal, it's a planet a bit smaller than earth but with a much higher eccentricity and axial tilt than ours that leads to a relatively cold, dry world with extreme seasonal shifts, this project is about exploring how the biology of the creatures and subsequently the culture of the sophont species would work in such an environment
Enough about the world, here we go
These guys are my main sophont species, one that I've tentatively named "Butterfly Hawks", part of the Artiopoditheria (transl. Even-Legged Beast) phylum that contains creatures having 12,6 or 2 legs
The Butterfly-Hawks are a group of dodecapods that have developed powered flight and hunt in packs among the grassy plains of their planet and are starting to display the first signs of sapience
Alright onto anatomy
1) Eyestalks
They possess one pair of retractable eyestalks on the anterior part of the head covered in "fuzz" that serve the fuction of both mechanoreceptors and to protect the eyes
This feature grants them a wide range of vision, a characteristic of their phylum
The head is a bit smaller than pictured here, the fuzz accounts for about 40℅ of its size
2) Antennae
Instead of an ear, they have four feathery antennae-like structures present near the eye stalks
These mainly serve the function of mechanoreceptors, picking up vibrations, auditory & pheromone signals and could be moved around and adjusted like the pinnae of cats or dogs
The antennae are also moved around to help communicate with other members of the species
They are mainly dark in colour covered with spot like designs to facilitate communication by making the it easier to identify and read the movements
3) Feeding Appendages
All Artiopods possess a pair of feeding appendages to capture and ensnare prey and which also often aid in defense often situated above or surrounding the opening to the proboscis
The Butterfly-Hawks possess quite a robust pair of feeding appendages with long inward curved spikes(not pictured here) to quickly kill and tear apart prey
As past of the body it is also covered with picnofibres to help insulate the body
4) Forewings
The first pair of limbs in hexapods is modified to form the first wing in Butterfly-Hawks and their relatives
These are the secondary wings and are slightly rounded to help steer and maneuver the body while flying
Each wing also possesses three fingers
Thus, when not flying, the fore wings are also used to grasp and to manipulate tools
The fore wings surround the opening to the proboscis and also sometimes help in further breaking down food to "swallow"
5) Midwings
The midwings are formed by the fusion of the 2nd, 3rd & the 4th pair of limbs in the dodecapods, three fingers curl inwards to form the wing and the other three are used for griping and standing when not in flight
These are the primary set of wings, broad, muscular and used to generate flight
The Butterfly-Hawks have an average wingspan of about 7 feet
These wings possess an splotchy pattern that is dark at the extremities and yellow or whitish near the centre
This splotchy pattern helps members of a pack to identify one another like seen in the multicolored coats of Painted dogs, and like human fingerprints the pattern on each Butterfly-Hawk is specific to that individual only
6) Hindwings
The hindwings are formed by fusion of the 5th & 6th pair of limbs in dodecapods
Longer and pointer in shape than the forewings this set of secondary wings play a greater part in balancing and steering analogous to the tails of earth birds
While similar in function to bird tails, they have a greater range of mobility and could be unfurled and adjusted to make flight easier
The hindwings are held up in most situations while flying or walking as the large midwings provide a stable enough surface but the could be extended down to provide extra stability to the body while perching or walking
7) Spiracles
Butterfly-Hawks like other artiopods, possess two pairs of spiracles in the upper side of their body, one pair near the forewings and the other near the hindwings
Work alternatively to inhale and exhale air
As such the respiratory system of all Artiopods is distinct from the digestive system making it a more efficient method of respiration than the one humans possess
Aaaaaand we're done for now
This was a very general overview of the physiology of the Butterfly-Hawks, the next part I'll probably upload will shown the other major phylum on this planet, the Perissopoditheria (or the Odd-Legged Beast) in the meantime enjoy this Butterfly-Hawk sitting and thanks for reading
SPEC EVO
Maya 1b Part 2: General Anatomy
1) Artiopodithera
A) The 3 Artiopod Classes
(Sizes not actually upto scale but kinda relative)
B) i) Adult Anatomy
ii) Nymph Anatomy
2) Perissopodithera
A) The 3 Perissopod Classes
B) Perissopod Anatomy
Drawing of my oc Bug the legs are looking pretty funky I know
Vent alien… he’s so sad!!!