Kara V. Calhoun, She/Her. 32 year old MTF Transwoman. Demisexual. Musician, Artist, Writer. Head writer of "BEACON" universe. Ásatrú,⠀ΘΔ,⠀Loving⠀Wife⠀of oPashoo!
My name is Kara Van Calhoun. Scandinavian-American Transwoman, 30, practicing Ásatrú.
I'm a budding illustrator, writer and rusty musician - none of that in any particular order. Just as much as that, I'm an activist (as much as one can be in my position anyway) and manage a support network for others. I write a setting called, "BEACON" - easily my life's work from the last ten years to the next forever. Feel free to ask any questions you have about my characters, setting, etc., as I divulge more and more information about it all.
If you want to know more about me, my DMs are open. But, fair warning. I have no patience for centrists who sit idly by and enable Fascism by inaction. Oh yeah, DNI if you're below 18 by the way.
Anyway, I hope you enjoy your stay..! I've got a lot to show y'all and honestly, it's good to be back on tumblr after so long away.
-Kara.
I was originally planning on holding off sharing this until June, but then decided to hell with that; why wait?
FURTHER RESOURCES:
Intersections: Indigenous and 2SLGBTQQIA+ Identities – this booklet from the Native Women’s Association of Canada is more intended towards 2S folks, but is still a great read for anyone.
Two Spirits, One Voice – This video from Egale is a great, no more comments needed.
A Two-Spirit Journey: The Autobiography of a Lesbian Ojibwa-Cree Elder – This book by Ma-Nee Chacaby can be a difficult and emotional read, but very much worth it.
Becoming Two-spirit: Gay Identity and Social Acceptance in Indian Country – I have yet to read this book by Brian Joseph Gilley myself, but heard positive things about it.
Please feel free to reblog with more suggestions, if you have them!
Hey, so uh. My wife and I's car is kinda' messed up. Like, "We can't return the car to you in this condition, it REALLY needs repairs" messed up.
Please help if you can. We're pretty dependent on this thing to get around. I'm only asking for half of what we need ($1400.)
https://ko-fi.com/kcdodger/goal?g=0
We're not being extorted btw it's just in really bad, bad condition and it is inadvisable to continue driving it at this time.
So, please help if you can. We really need it.
Thank you.
Undergrowth (Yongasabi: igonda) is an anthro Rain World AU, told as a hybrid webcomic and askblog. While the Endless Winter of Saint's time rage outside, slugcats and scavengers have long been forced to change their lifestyles, with most moving into geothermal pockets underground. In this setting, the timeline is compressed, events overlap, and in the warmth of Undergrowth, Saint maintains a garden shelter where they house the other slugcats.
The blog author is @opashoo. If you have any questions that aren't addressed directly towards Undergrowth or its characters, you can ask me at my personal blog. Ko-fi here if you're feeling generous.
Content Warning: As of now, Undergrowth is a +15 work. The exact nature of subject matter will be subject to change as I feel out the tone, but it will contain depictions of trauma, blood, injury, and sexual themes. This blog is generally aimed towards an adult audience and posts will be tagged appropriately.
Blog context, ask rules, additional info, and table of contents for the blog's chapters below. This post may change as time goes on.
Rules
As of June 1st 2026
Asks are generally handled diegetically, communicated through overseers as a means of long-distance communication. Asks can be fun and playful, but I won't be entertaining things like Magic!Anons, spam, bait, or nonsensical asks. DMs to this blog will be ignored.
Asks should generally be directed towards specific characters. Be sure to address the character you are speaking to. Asks that don't address anyone specific will be up for grabs by any of the characters.
If you have a meta question, or want to ask a question non-diegetically, please include "[Meta]" at the beginning. If the ask is unrelated to the blog, or you just want to send an ask to me directly, my blog is @opashoo.
Unfortunately I won't be able or willing to answer all asks. I'm ultimately doing this for fun and will prioritize telling a story, so asks will generally be slow or closed during story events. However, the breaks between story events are generally the designated time for asks.
No slurs. You can be rude to the characters if it makes sense for the context, and you can even look up some Yongasabi insults if you want, but no real life slurs.
When it comes down to it, I run the blog and I get the final say what gets posted.
Context
The story as it stands
The Undergrowth AU is an anthro AU where the blizzards of Saint's timeline have come sooner and deadlier, forcing most Yongasabi (slugcats) and Mulngjer (scavengers) to settle in underground geothermal pockets or adopt lifestyles suited to the cold. It takes the timeline of the game and compresses it so that all slugcats are alive concurrently, and all the events of the game have already happened much more quickly, oftentimes overlapping.
Pebbles' collapse and Moon's acquisition of the rarefaction cell are recent events. The Metropolis Scavengers have moved underground to found New Metropolis; Artificer's rampage and subsequent exile are still fresh in the minds of the both scavengers and slugcats; the worsening blizzards prevent travel between retaining walls. Hunter—whose condition is dependent on active treatment from NSH—Rivulet, and Spearmaster are trapped in Moon and Pebbles' retaining wall while Monk, Survivor, and Gourmand have all been separated from their colony. Everyone lives in a shelter built in Undergrowth, run by Saint.
The AU centers around Saint after the events of their campaign, who has taken to the teachings of Rhinestones Beneath Shattered Glass and started a garden in Undergrowth, where they have gathered all the other slugcats to live in safety. The other slugcats see Saint as a mysterious benefactor who knows more than they should, rescued each of them from certain death for unknown reasons, and given them shelter from the blizzards, but for Saint, it's all part of a comfortable routine formed from countless lifetimes of repetition.
In their most recent lifetime, however, things have started to change. Things aren't where they should be. People aren't where they should be when they should be. Events that have always fallen on consistent times and dates simply don't. Then Saint starts getting dream visits from someone they've never met before in all their past lifetimes, one who brings ominous warnings about the future.
Tags
Common tags
#Rain World #rw Undergrowth AU - Default tags
#meta - Out of character or meta posts
Yongasabi
The language
I developed the Rain World conlang Yongasabi for Undergrowth, so you may see slugcats occasionally using words and phrases from it. You can find it here.
Yoŋasabi (Scuglang) by oPashoo (Find me on tumblr) The Slugcat language of the Rain World Undergrowth AU dang'ag lamlan pagsa. She is Rivul
(The dictionary has been sorted into tabs. Check them out on the left.) Yongasabi Dictionary by oPashoo (Find me on tumblr) Welcome to the d
Table of Contents
x. Extras
1. The Start
2. Interim I
Credits
I draw all my own art unless otherwise stated. Shoutout to my wife @kcdodger and all my friends who have made this possible, much love.
