#sculk lore

[emberdragon34]

Writing a fictional sculk microbiology paper.

Feeling good.

[clever-naming-convention]

So the pale garden is just more proof that the sculk is natural and not from some other dimension right?

[beeswaxwings]

my silly little sculk infographic!! more below the cut (cw for gore, infection, etc)

so! sadly there's not a big visual difference between sculk simply attaching itself to someone (usually through long periods of exposure) and infection. symptoms of infection can be extreme fatigue, blackouts, sluggishness, violent tendencies while in ancient cities, if someone breaks sculk around someone infected it physically hurts, and the sculk can talk to them. (mostly screaming ^_^). the only real way to fight sculk is with water, as it melts it away entirely. though sculk can ocassionally mutate around it. also, sculk can mutate! if enough of one type of soul goes into a catalyst, the sculk will take on its traits. (zombie souls: the sculk will be more sluggish and less intelligent, if you get infected by it, you may also become a zombie! skeletal soul sculk will cause extreme hunger and nausea, and eventually all of your blood will go into the sculk.) also, if theres any wounds that the sculk can access, itll essentially break them open to get into your bloodstream. it can also choke/suffocate you with the tendrils, which will also attempt to wrap around any of your limbs in order to try and restrain you long enough to infect, though theyre fairly weak. itll also change an infected person's eye color, which is really the only way to tell the difference between an infection or the sculk simply latching onto you. also, if the sculk manages to somehow latch onto your soul, youre essentially fucked. it will spread throughout you inside and out, taking over you entirely. dont try to fight it too much, or you might turn into a warden!

(this is just my personal hcs, mainly canon for my mcrp ocs!)

[pureconvexenergy]

oKAY BUT CUBS OBSESSION WITH SCAR IS SOMETHING NO ONE CAN BREAK- THE I D E A S- (also hi sculk scar anon again :3)

1: Cub Totally uses Scar as a basis for spite specifically! Or at least Scar level spite (then you get Grian level instigation, Doc level revenge, aaaand honestly Cub uses himself as a Knows It level to see how others vary on what they know like parkour and different mechanics for it in the Labyrinths case - everyone elses mini games and businesses are enough data on their own, talkings just a bonus)

2: Cub had to lock himself away, listen to the Songs of the Vex and later the Sculk, when Grian was soulbound to Scar. Already Grian was connected to Mumbo, Grian already was paired up! Scar was *His* proven and Earned soulhalf- Sometimes he can only be brought out of his jealousy by the Vex, other times he calls Scar over and covers absolutely Covers Scar in jewelry while looking at their shared earring/necklace/ring/piercing. They may not have the Cathedral anymore but hell if Cub didn't know how to make Scar feel like an altar, worshipped and made *perfect*.

3: Though course connected as they are, Cub is near by, watches, listens, plans, *lives* near Scar in ways the other Hermits could never even Attempt. But Scars version? It's Being. Cub is near by? Scar slows, stops, flies predictably. Cubs watching? He becomes more animated, smiley, putting on a him sized puppet show for Cub. He's listening to Scar? More inflection, tone, stylized pacing- ends some stories as "For the one and only, Cubfan!" Planning is Inevitable for those two. Living?

They are Vex. They have always been before and after. Even Watchers look on, envious of the Connection eyes cannot achieve.

...aNYWAY- Hope yall like it :D (need more convex crumbs I am Dying)

1: Yep. Definitely. Scar spites, and holds grudges, and gives his friends the cold shoulder like no one else. But never towards Cub. They’re not sure if it’s a vex thing, but Vex definitely hold grudges, so it’s probably part of it

2: ooooh yess. Cub would definitely be at least a little bit jealous and begrudging of Grian for being Scar’s soulmate, and respond by treating Scar even better than usual. For so many reasons. A: how the other soulmate pairs get to act around each other without anyone questioning. He and Scar are happy to be close and affectionate in private, but being able to do that more publicly without the other players teasing them for it? Yes. Cub needs that.

b: he’s heard Scar’s stories of Grian being distant and rude and then later cheating in Scar. He knows Scar just wants an ally who cares for him. Grian has a chance to be as friendly and excited and caring with Scar as he is in Hermitcraft and he’s blowing it completely. (Which also made Cub wonder if Grian was faking it in Hermitcraft) C: one of my headcanons is that during Double Life, Cub ALSO feels the Scar and Grian’s injuries (but as phantom pain), even stronger than usual. And then Grian saying how Scar’s always getting hurt when he really isn’t. And Cub can’t quite understand Grian’s problem.

Also, on the same point, I want to know more about this Song of the Vex. I love it. Clearly it’s something that calms vexlings down, perhaps something only vexlings can hear. And maybe allays as well, and the allays are either calmed by it, or it makes them act up. And other players are really confused. I can imagine a lot of humming, no real lyrics. But a lot of pent of emotion. And now that’s led me to a thought that Vex - and Vexlings - hum when they’re happy. Like the equivalent of cats purring.

3: Scar putting on a show of normal everyday things whenever Cub’s around? Yes. So much yes. Anything he can to make Cub’s day that little bit brighter. And when Cub’s in a conversation with other hermits, Scar sometimes appears behind and Cub’ll be left trying to explain Scar’s antics. And he never quite can explain how Scar made him laugh in a way that the other hermits understand. In the same way neither of them can explain how they understand their secret non-verbal language of tiny movements, or what any particular movement means. They just have that connection with each other. Is it the Vex? Probably. Are they in love with each other? Only in a QPR way. But would they exchange that feeling for anything else? Absolutely not.

[emberdragon34]

Wake up y'all new Cub lore just dropped

Me: *happily working on Convex birthday art*

Cub: lore! Witches! Sculk!

Lore gremlin: :)

Me: :|

Lore gremlin: >:D

Me: >:[

Lore gremlin: like- what if- what if one was watchery, one was vexy, one was sculky, one was creakingy?

Me: ...

Me: gosh damn it I wanna draw them now-

[emberdragon34]

Hey Ember :)))

Look at this :)))

I wonder how evil I could be with this :)))

(I stole this from Pinterest user Shadow (Tumblr wouldn't let me use the link feature but I can cheat :) https://www.pinterest.com/pin/7177680650409307/)

D:

I fear for the Cubman

(Original post by @Panidaya - https://www.tumblr.com/panidanya/695228983424516096/beware-of-sculk-infection?source=share)