#crashed tales

[winterarts]

Poor Dr. Winters, went from checking out the pod to crash landing on an alien planet.

The first creature is harmless and more like a dog. The second one…yeah, that’s an apex predator

[paxinovus]

Cover art for the mini series Crashed Tales

Tales of people who were unfortunate to crash into an alien planet and never got out

This is the cover art for the research logs currently going on

[winterarts]

Dr. G. W. Winters is not doing so well Figuring out how to do animatics and so on. Pretty proud of this one :D

[paxinovus]

It has only been a couple of days of me sneaking into the village, and I already got myself in trouble. I thought I was being stealthy, I really was! But guess I wasn't stealthy enough. On my way back to my pod, an arrow whizzed right past, almost hitting my head! I started running because no way was I going to look back at certain death! Still, they caught me.

It was one of those monkey sphynxes I have been telling you all about. They were tall, not too tall really, more like slightly above the average height of person. Their fur war curly, similar to 3c hair, and it was adorned by these gold barcelets that held up the two locks at eithet side of their head. Their eyes were a piercing yellow, yet their right eye was horribly scarred with what seems to be a claw mark. Couldn't have been the lizardfolk, their claws are too huge and dull. They use those more for digging and breaking rocks then slashing. I wonder what did that? Oh! I am getting off on a tangent. I am very sorry!

Anyway, this monkey sphynx stared me down. Maybe it was trying to figure out if I was a threat or a thief, so I don't know why, but I was nervous and I emptied my pockets and show them I didn't steal anything! It was really stupid, I know :( .I forgot that sudden movements can be a bad thing. Thankfully they didn't react badly or beat me up. They just huffed and flicked their tail at me before leaving. At least I am not dead.

I am pretty sure they told the rest of the village about me, because I have seen those lizardfolk coming closer and closer to the area where my pod is. Hell, even some of the kids have been doing their version of ding dong ditch. Hopefully I don't get into too much trouble in the future.

Signing off,

Dr. G. W. Winters

[paxinovus]

I haven't written down anything in a while. I got so caught up with testing the fruits and vegtables the lizardfolk and the others eat. I also tested the atmosphere's composition just in case and what I found was quite fascinating!

First of all, the atmosphere is pretty similar to Earth's just with slightly more C02 and argon, but not such a significant amount where it wouldn't be breatheable. Still, it is best I keep on testing before just taking off my helmet.

The next thing is the fruits and vegetables. They eat mostly root vegetables. There is one that has a high amount of arsenic in it, which is pretty bad. But I have notices that they don't eat them raw. No. They clean them and boil them and THEN eat it or grind it into a paste. It reminds me of a vegetable back on Earth found mostly in parts of Africa and the Caribbean. They are probably using a similar process to get rid of all of the arsenic and make it edible. I could start doing the same...

As for the fruit, I have not found anything concerning as of yet. It is big yet juicy. Further testing will be done, but I believe it is edible by humans.

That is all for now. Signing out,

Dr. G. W. Winters

[paxinovus]

For Dr. G. W. Winters: Have you been able to learn anything about how the lizardfolk communicate? Like, both orally and through other methods, like a writing system maybe? And, you say you've been doing some testing, so I'm guessing you have some equipment in the pod, right? What else is in there?

I hope you are able to take your helmet off safely :3

Hello!

I have seen them communicate. They make these deep rumbling sounds, similar to an alligator's bellow. Some sounds I can't even hear, just feel. They also tap the ground in different rythms. But they seem to have another language, a lot more high pitched than what they normally speak. Maybe it is to communicate with the other sentient species.

As for writing, I have seen inscriptions in rock. They seem to have that same geometric swirl that it is everywhere. It is fascinating!

[paxinovus]

To Draconian researcher: Hi! You mentioned making drawings to pass the time, can we see them? You also said it's more of a tropical climate, so how often does it rain? Finally, you sign off with "Dr." and you do research logs, so I guess I wanted to ask, what exactly is your field of study, as a researcher/scientist(?)? I hope you are able to eat the food on that planet... and I hope that red-eyed creature doesn't eat you O_o

Hello,

I would love to show them, but I left them back at my pod. As for the climate, I did say it was tropical but it is a mix of that and a semi arid climate. It is not too humid and there is plenty of rainfall. I think I may have landed during the region's rainy season. Still, in my travels I have encountered a rocky desert just at the outskirt of the forest.

Oh, I'm a botanist! I was hired by Exodus company to manage the plants that were both helping feed the crew and maintain a decent oxygen level. Hopefully I will be able to find what foods here are edible. I could potentially grow some potatoes, but I really don't want to disrupt the native ecosystem.

Please don't remind me of that thing. I set up some cameras that were in the pod outside just to monitor the area, and that creature was outside for OVER AND HOUR! It was just staring! Thankfully, it does seem to be nocturnal, so as long as I don't come outside during nightfall, I should be fine.

I belive you should know my name at the very least. It's not like I have anyone else here.

Signing off,

Dr. G. W. Winters