#+monopod

[taphonomenon]

Playable D&D races if Wizards of the Coast weren't cowards

[fantasy-anatomy-analyst]

How would you design a one-legged humanoid similar to the Skiapods of Greek mythology and Saci-Perere of South American folklore?

the body shape kinda reminds me of a seal. seal feet are actually what look like tail fins, and their legs are fully encased in their bodies, no clear limb separation. of course, if you want a similar shape to be able to hop around on land, the encased legs will need more muscle than fat, and the big foot has to be quite sturdy.

so maybe a monopod person could look something like this:

(image description: sketch of a humanoid figure with their legs fused together, ending in a large fan-shaped foot with seven toes, one toe extra large in the middle. they also have a thick tail similar to that of a kangaroo. end description)

the tail is optional, but I think it would help their balance! especially if you go fully into a kangaroo tail and have it long enough to reach the ground and support them at rest.

the crotch would also likely be more similar to that of a seal, everything internal with a small opening at the front of the pelvic region. Or you can take inspiration from kangaroos again and set them up with the same structure.

heck, a marsupial monopod would be pretty neat!

[briefbestiary]

Diminutive people whose distinctive feature is the single large foot at the end of their leg. Due to their habits, for which they are also known as skiapodes, they were most often depicted in a position lying down, holding up their leg to keep their foot blocking sunlight.

[chimeride]

[daily-rayless]

Oh, you have a Narnia OC? You have a Daughter of Eve Princess OC, and a pretty leafy dryad OC, and a strong noble centaur OC, and a capering foresty faun OC?

Who among you is going to cop to having a Dufflepud OC?

[coffeenuts]

[cuties-in-codices]

monopod

in the "liber quodlibetarius", bavaria, c. 1524

source: Erlangen, UB, MS.B 200, fol. 6v

[wingedjewels]

Ruby-Throated Hummingbird/male. Dbl-click by Neal Kupferschmid Via Flickr: Lantana plant.