Simplifying the five urges murals for better understanding of what's depicted
I have seen some still struggle to understand what's going on on these murals, even after knowing what they represent, so I made these
Karma 1: strife, conflict, wrath
Left is stabbing right with a feathered lance
Right one doesn't seem armed, and is attempting to stop left one from going further
I have said this before but the red feathers remind me of the red cloth on explosive spears
Could be a thematic choice, could be a coincidental artistic choice
The weird blocky many eyed backpack looking thing seems to be connected to the mask, but since it's not entirely fused I decided to omit it for the sake of clarity
Karma 2: procreation, propagation
Seriously what's with the tube
Hand holding within the shirtless sleeve
Fun how the left one's mask has a red veil
Karma 3: bonds, community, exchange
From the hand holding to the shoulder pad boombox, this might be my favorite
Did you know this mural's concept art has them doing either a fist-bump or a finger heart?
Left one is giving (or receiving?) an obnoxiously big necklace
Right one is holding a scroll with the karma 3 symbol (contract? receipt? marriage?)
Right one also has a tail nub (vestigial?) and is also the second one of these to have a stripped pattern
Maybe some benefactors had a stripped skin, just like some humans; some humans are also born with vestigial tails
Karma 4: hunger, gluttony
That's a whole ass rosittere chicken
Or is it a lantern mouse? Unlikely given how much purposed organisms have changed but who knows
Also, 4 tits
Karma 5: self-preservation, ego, survival
Holding two shields to shelter from incoming knives, simple as that