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Keepsake

#toad’s notes #Toad’s ghosts #pmatga #Nether princes au #Np!blinky #Baaphles #Pups #And yes- present day that doll fits in the palm of his glove

As you can see, I’ve been figuring these guys out on-and-off.

Anyway-

BAAPHLES: a thrown together, incomplete compendium but I don’t think I’ll explain them otherwise.

A polygenous species- families often being comprised of 1-2 adult males and 5-20 adult females. They partner for life.

Given some similar characteristics, some do think they share common ancestry with Pacworld Caprinae (sheep, goats,) but no one can say for certain, and actual Netherworld evolution experts are few and far between. Some wonder if they’re even related to Pacworld ungulates at all.

They, like dragons and gargoyles, grew the third eye developed from a light-sensory organ to cope with the dark environment of the netherworld.

They are omnivorous. Primarily, they graze seasonally on the Enebrius flower- also known as The Nether’s Kiss. It is a psychoactive plant with hallucinogenic properties, and is often used by ghosts in… recreational activities. The baaphles, however, consume it enough that the toxins have become ingrained in their systems as a sort of venom. It does affect them slightly, but they grow a tolerance from the trace amounts in their mother’s milk. When there is limited Enebrius, however, they eat whatever they can.

They themselves are hunted, by the few beings who dare. Their third eye keeps a look out for prey, but much like Pacworld sheep their other two keep a lookout for threats.

A group is called an ambush- a term only decided within the last few decades.

Their venom is also harvested for recreational purposes, but in the wild Baaphles use it to slow down and disorient their prey- a single bite can sedate a guardian ghost in under two seconds.

Believe or not, a couple netherworld cultures are actually nuts enough to domesticate these things. Their wool is exquisite, their horns made use of, and their meat and milk is rich in flavor (and drugs.) Lineages of baaphle herders tend to accumulate the toxin due to consumption- the affects more instantaneous if drinking raw milk, like Cake did.

Edit: thanks to @ribbondee for the plant’s name!

#tw drugs #Speculative biology #baaphles #I started this so long ago-#Toad’s notes #Toad’s ghosts #Pmatga

Blinky’s noble steed from this lovely drawing by @feralwaff1e is still alive and well present-day. More or less.

#toad’s notes #Toad’s ghosts #pmatga #Baaphles #Nether princes au #Np!blinky #*forget to originally put it: group of baaphles

Valentimes

Ivan meeting Crème and Peaches (changing fruit-cup’s name), a pair of domesticated baaphles.

The girlies are intrigued by this rugged stranger beyond the fence.

#Very few ghosts dare try and tame- let alone FARM baaphles #But one culture has made it pretty common practice #Toad’s notes #Toad’s ghosts #pmatga #pmatga oc #my characters #baaphles

a foolproof disguise

#Basically young Cake would wrap its “arms” around itself to blend in more #Also return of centaur-body-plan Cake #pmatga #pmatga oc #Cake Morales #Baaphles #Gijinka (sorta)#Cake’s sibs #doobles #Toad’s ghosts #Young cake

Behold, Cake’s monster family

(Version w/ the actual relations)

#Not sure which of the mamas specifically aided in caring for Cake or if it was a shared effort #Toad’s ghosts #Creature design #my ocs #pmatga #pmatga oc #pacman and the ghostly adventures #Cake morales #Baaphles #Monsters #Just putting my signature/watermark everywhere because why not #Young cake

Grand-baa Ivan

#A sheep sneezed in my eye today #Toad’s ghosts #pmatga #pmatga oc #my characters #biskit Skarn and panko #Baaphles #Ivan #ok fr not sure how old I want his species’ lifespan to be #given Cake was possibly in her 40s (or the Pacworld equivalent) when she had the triplets #So Ivan and his ladies are pretty damn old then (especially since I half-planned on Ivan being alive present day)#pacman and the ghostly adventures

I’m not sure they’d be “named” in the traditional sense, but I think I’d like to give Cake’s monster siblings/family (the sheep) nicknames, or something for Cake to refer to them as when talking about them. Not sure how to go about it tho, so

How should i “name” Cake’s monster family?

Just random names

dessert-based names

designations based on distinguishing features

Some combo/multiple (features + dessert?)

something else (suggestions in the comments)

Voting ended onMay 30, 2024

#toad’s notes #Toad’s ghosts #pmatga #pacman and the ghostly adventures #pmatga oc #Cake morales #Tumblr polls #baaphles #My ocs #cause I tried making names at first but not sure if I’d keep them #One kid named “Melbourne” and their mama “Sydney”