sort of, anyway. I cannot FOR THE LIFE OF ME decide on which of these I like the best. the left is nice because it's more recognizable as hornet, a bit more colorful, and I like to imagine that the bone crown on her cape is formed from ancient weaver legs she tore from the shrines you find through the game in proper the queen can desecrate whoevers grave she wants fashion. and tbh it just looks a bit better from a character design pov
the RIGHT one fits more of the vibes I was going for originally - pale being, holier-than-thou, VERY much takes after her father, maskless, loses her red because the color is closely associated with hornet finding and fulfilling her identity, something she explicitly does not do in Wulfmaiden. But its just. gah. they're both so pretty.
I'm tempted to make the first one hornet immediately after transformation and the second lone later in her reign, but also I kind of just want to choose one? but im not sure? help
more notes:
- !!! SHE HAS ALL SIX ARMS !!! I just didn't bother drawing the right side for clarity's sake lmao
- when standing still, the silk gown will not usually be flowing freely like this, but instead sinking into the ground like GMS's strands do.
- silly freaky abdomen.... makes her look more of a queen... those extra legs DO work and are NOT vestigial but aren't really good for walking, she mostly uses them to make her inventions much faster.
- also all of her main arms are weird icky disjointed nonsense, and can function both like regalar human arms (bottom two sets) or crawly spider arms (top set)
- spider peets...
- uuuuu fuck i just realized i forgot to include the Paleharp design in this drawing but never fear I plan on doing some more exposition and design doodles for her in the near future
anyways. I have TONS more versions below in varying states of dress/undress. She'll usually be wearing this silken veil too, but again, for the sake of reference clarity, I didn't include that version above.
the thing about being an artist is that sometimes youll be making art and youll hate it and youll hate it and youll hate it and youll hate it and you hate it and youll hate it but your friends will think it is nice. and sometimes thats all you need
Sometimes we’re unsatisfied with a thing we made because when it only existed in our head, we saw all the things it could have been and when it’s done we know all the things that it isn’t, but we can’t see the way it expands into a million new things when someone else unpacks it in their head.
drew some inspiration from subnautica--otherwise based on the frilled shark, diplocaulus, and mosasaurids
info below vv
Species Overview
As pictured above, guardians are extremely large, predatory creatures, although they are generally docile unless provoked. Guardians possess effective counter-shading, a flexible body, partially translucent fins, and a large frill on their skull. Due to roaming the deep sea for a large portion of their youth, they have very poor eyesight.
Lifecycle & Hunting Behaviours
Almost immediately after hatching, a guardian will begin hunting in the murky depths of their nesting grounds, which can be found in volcanic ocean trenches. Because the surrounding area is so dark, this species has evolved to use echolocation. Until they get big enough to school together and ascend to the shallows, they feed on microorganisms, shellfish, and crustaceans.
Juvenile guardians make a dangerous journey to shallow waters once lifeforms in the trenches can no longer sustain them. Together, they form a pod of no less than 7 individuals. The importance of this specific amount of juveniles travelling together is not yet understood. Once they reach sexual maturity, the guardians split from their pod and begin establishing their own territory.
Adult guardians primarily consume large, mollusk adjacent invertebrates which burrow into sand or corals for shelter. Using their shovel-like frill while pressing their bellies against the sea floor, they disturb the sediment and utilize echolocation to see underground. After the guardian locates its prey, it emits a low frequency vibration in its throat that is powerful enough to shake the burrow and drive the invertebrate out of hiding.
Guardians are also opportunistic, scavenging from large kills that have been abandoned. They may challenge one another over a body, but rarely stand up to other similarly sized carnivore species.
Mating rituals and end of life practices are yet to be observed.
Echolocation
At first glance, the rings atop a guardian's head may look like eyes. These rings are actually organs that the guardian is capable of rapidly dilating and constricting at will, producing an ultrasonic frequency that allows the guardian to "see" its surroundings more clearly. A guardian's eyes and beak are actually located underneath its frill and are not pictured in the reference image.
Given that their rings resemble eyes, it's also a useful defense mechanism that discourages predators attempting to ambush the gaurdian from above.
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