#firebacks

[puddleorganism]

Ma'am where did you get that baby

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Fireback hand practice

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In certain Fireback cultures it has been a longstanding tradition to, at the end of a meal, bring out the cookware and allow ravenous children to scrape all the delicious little vittles from the bottom to eat. In the absence of children, the treat would be offered to guests or respected family members.

Over the years this tradition escaped the home and began to be practiced in many different contexts, though sometimes in other forms.

After a meal, if the cookware is unavailable (such as in restaurants, where it would already be in use again) or there wasn't one used, then usually a small dish - often shaped like a miniature pot or pan - with a treat of some sort will be served instead.

Even so, the original tradition still persists in many households.

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Spacefarers (7/13)

I intentionally use the word “spacefarers” (or occasionally just “aliens”) instead of “sophonts” because intelligence and sapience are subjective and inherently impossible to definitively quantify. Every organism thinks differently, and personally I don’t like dividing them into hierarchies. So, I just refer to them collectively as space-faring creatures. These are all the named spacefarers in OEH (so far):

Agacana (still in the process of being designed)

Mid-sized bipeds with a thick coat of fur. Much of their lore is still a WIP. They were the 6th group to enter the Interstellar Neighborhood 516 years* ago.

Avg size: 5’ tall, 35-40 lbs (1.5 m, 15.9-18.1 kg)

Avians (due for a new name)

Small armored creatures capable of flight. Much of their lore is still a WIP. They were the 4th group to enter the Interstellar Neighborhood 1,151 years ago.

Avg size: 2’ in length, 4 lbs (0.6 m, 1.8 kg)

Bombos

Small hexapodal creatures that hail from a relatively small terrestrial planet. They were the 3rd creature to achieve spaceflight and enter the Interstellar Neighborhood. They are known for being gregarious and empathetic, but beware trying to take advantage of them - they have the most potent venom of all spacefarers. They were the 2nd group to enter the Interstellar Neighborhood 1,756 years ago.

Avg size: 2-2.75’ tall, 20-30 lbs (0.6-0.8 m, 9.1-13.6 kg)

Daremoria

Enormous gliding creatures that hail from a distant gas giant. They were the 3rd group to enter the Interstellar Neighborhood 1,212 years ago, but exactly when they first achieved spaceflight is unknown. Daremoria are the only spacefaring solitary species, able to do so through extensive genetic memory. They’re a rare sight in the Interstellar Neighborhood, and often don’t stick around to talk.

Avg size: 60-80’ in length, 1800-2200 lbs (18.3-24.4 m, 817-998 kg)

Firebacks

Mid-sized quadrupeds that hail from a frigid terrestrial planet. They have the unique ability to spit alcohol and create sparks, making them able to, essentially, spit fire. As far as it has been recorded, they were the first organism in the region to achieve spaceflight, forming the Interstellar Neighborhood when they met Wahu a few decades later - 2,031 years ago.

Avg size: 2.25-3.3’ tall, 100-130 lbs (0.69-1 m, 45-59 kg)

Gibolanch (still being designed)

Very large aquatic creatures that hail from the underground seas of a neptunian planet. Much of their lore is still a WIP. They were the 7th group to enter the Interstellar Neighborhood 359 years ago.

Avg size: 18' in length (excluding tentacles), 2,900 lbs (5.5 m, 1,315 kg)

Grassraptors (temp name, originally designed by @gulldragon)

Tiny bipedal creatures with venomous stingers, native to a sooty planet. Much of their lore is still a WIP. They were the 8th group to enter the Interstellar Neighborhood 155 years ago.

Avg size: 6” tall, 30 g (15.2 cm)

*Years are measured in Earthen years, just to give my brain something to go off of. These timeframes (or at least the exact numbers) are largely irrelevant due to the relativity of time. I talk about this more in the “Time" section of this post.

View the rest of the spacefarers here.

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Echoes of Elegance: The Timeless Allure of Ancient Surfaces’ Salvaged Antique Fireplaces and Metal Gates

In the heart of every home lies a story, a narrative shaped by time and tradition. Ancient Surfaces, with its collection of salvaged antique fireplaces and metal gates, invites you into a world where each piece tells a tale, a whispered history of eras long past. These are not mere architectural elements; they are portals to the past, masterfully salvaged to bring their mesmerizing beauty into…

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OTHER PRODUCTS. - Hotspot glass fibre woven lagging rope for fitting between surrounds, firebacks and where any gap needs to be filled with a flexible expansion material that has insulation qualities.

[jandeluzantiques]

#antique #firebacks, perfect for a kitchen backsplash or along the back of a fireplace... What else could you do with this iron square plate? (at Jan de Luz)

[jandeluzantiques]

Cool ornate cast iron #firebacks.. perfect for a kitchen backsplash or fireplace (at Jan de Luz)