#secati

[taniqetil]

Fullbody of my baby boy Nephele I drew as a birthday gift for myself back in august. I love him dearly Here is his toyhouse where you can read a bit about him and look at the amazing original design art of him by @shemeiart - https://toyhou.se/16812194.nephele

[ausp-ice]

I yoinked a Secati recently! I think they're neat, and this design called to me. 

This is Nyruch [NEER-ook], AKA Nyru [NEER-oo], goes by he/they pronouns! I'm thinking of plopping them in the Ideation world since that's where a lot of my brainspace is, but we'll see.

See also: Nyru on TH

[creepyan]

... Finally I've had my eye on the Secati closed species for a while now and I was overjoyed to hear that I had won the MYO slot from the January Prompt contest (remember? it was thanks to this piece) I sadly couldn't finish it until now, and I'm quite happy with the result! Meet Kal'Najii, the Twilight Stars Secati! 

You can find some facts about her and her background story below

Origin:

The first thing she ever saw was the sunset on the golden sands of the Sahara desert and a memory, the single one she had, flashing before it everytime she blinked.

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She couldn't understand what that meant. She didn't try to, in fact. Her instinct was yelling at her to move. Do something, anything, but not stay there. And so she did. She started to crawl in the warm sand in hopes of reaching the top of one of the dunes, to be able to know where she was, or where she should go. But once she got on top, the only thing she could see was more dunes. Having no other clue, she continued for hours. Eventually, she learned how to walk, even though she kept tumbling down everytime the sand would give in under her weight, but it was better than crawling in it. When the sun came back up, much to her surprise, Kal'Najii continued to walk, although with much more difficulty. Her legs started to ache, a first and bothersome sensation aside from the warm sand. Then her back started to burn with the heat of the midday sun. Later, it's her throat who turned against her and became sore. Life was painful, she thought. She didn't see any reason to stop as long as she was standing, right? Her body led her to an unknown shadow. Now it was her midsection which started to ache, but this soreness was different. It was like a pit in her stomach, that called for something. She started to slow down, sometimes even stopped to dig in the sand, in the hopes of finding what her stomach was calling. But she had the feeling that even if she found something, her sore throat wouldn't let it inside her body. So she continued looking for something to stop the pain. The shadow she has been chasing had disappeared... The day was long and tiresome. Kal'Najii didn't have the strength to walk, and she didn't understand what she should do or where to go. She felt panic for the first time. Despair too. She eventually laid down on the scorching hot sand without a care in the world. ...Hours passed and the sun was setting again. Kal'Najii woke up from slumber once again, but much to her surprise, the pain was still there. She didn't understand her body and grew infuriated, but the cooling air renewed her determination. She walked for hours again, enjoying the coolness against her burnt skin. Her ears deciphered sound she had heard before but didn't care about back then. The sound of life: bodies walking or slithering on the same sand as her. She had no idea how far those things were, but if they were alive, maybe they could ease her pain. She walked and walked again, until the previous sounds were replaced by a new one, unknown to her. She hurried there, where she could see strange new forms sprouting from the ground. When she arrived, there was commotion, loud noises compared to what she's used to. Strange animals with a body and limbs like hers were sitting down together under trees, near a whole full of liquid, where some of the bipedals were crouched. When she arrived, everyone shrieked and backed away from her. True they looked very different, but was she that dangerous looking?

She hadn't noticed her tentacles had slipped out of her slits, slowly waving towards the liquid.

Kal'Najii avoided the humans and went straight for the liquid. It was fresh, fresher than the night air, and her throat demanded it. She drank for the first time in her life, in utter satisfaction. The humans just looked at her, dumbfounded, as she made her way back to them. Calmly, she bowed her head, unable to talk, to thank them for bringing her here. Without the noise they had made, Kal'Najii would still be wandering the world. The humans, that mistook her for a djinn and feared her as such, calmed down too, and offered the tall creature some meat as an offering. Curious, Kal'Najii ate it whole, and once again satisfaction filled her as she felt the meat slide down into her entrails, making a part of the pain in her stomach disappear. She looked at them, demanding another, and another. The humans kept giving, afraid of being eaten instead. After a while, Kal'Najii felt the same exhaustion from the day before, and laid down on the cooling sand, next to her saviors. She lived and traveled with them for a while. As thanks for saving her, she started to protect them from the danger of wilderness and bandits, since she could clearly see she was stronger and bigger than any of them. They later grew fond of the beast themselves, giving her a name and story as a djinn. They believed her tentacles were made from the night sky and stars, that her golden eyes imprisonned rays of the sun, and that her silver mane was made from the moon's light.

About Kal'Najii:

Kal'Najii didn't choose her name, the Bedouin that took her in did. "Najii" comes from "Najima" (نجمة ) meaning "star" in arabic while "Kal" (قال) means "he said". Both those words were shortened and combined to give a poetic name to the creature based on their appearance. One could simply interpret her name as "he talked to the star", but Kal'Najii prefers the more poetic "Star Envoy"

Another interesting thing about her name: Kal'Najii as no defined gender, and it is reflecting in their name, that has both a female (star) and male (he said) part.

As said above, Kal'Najii has no gender but prefers she/her pronouns. She doesn't mind people using they/them or he/him pronouns, but she will take it as a sign of defiance if the person uses he/him constantly when they know her preferred pronouns.

Kal'Najii has no idea of her real origin. She is convinced she is a djinn and feels closer to the humans who taught her how to survive in the desert than anyone else.

She vowed to protect them as long as they stay in the desert, her territory. Her superior strength, vitality and instinct made her a valuable asset against bandits and other dangerous animals they could encounter.

[taniqetil]

sum portraits of my boi Flo dat triple blep <3 Flo is a secati (closed species by ShemeiArt)

[csmeaner]

The only redeeming feature is it's free. secatimasterlist(/)art(/)443-Runaway-Cryptid-935875143 Tbh, you can see the base idea they were going for but it's not executed well. The thing technically has no face if you zoom in on it. Because the chest and arms are pitch black, it looks like this thing is twisted with its back to you or its chest to you, depending on how you look at the arms. The excessive use of darks also obliterates the poor thing's pelvis.

.https://www.deviantart.com/secatimasterlist/art/443-Runaway-Cryptid-935875143

eh it being free helps but not very good

[csmeaner]

Secati deserve to be shat on. They are literally the most boring species. Their lore is that they poof into existence; exciting. Also, Shemei’s art hasn’t improved since they started their species. I used to look up to their anatomy and rendering in 2017, and now I cringe at their figures and pillow shading. The only time their anatomy looks good is if it’s clearly referenced. I’ve improved so much that I surpass them in skill now. It’s crazy how much CS stagnates your skill. CS: not even once.

nice humblebrag i guess but i won’t lie that cs does horribly stagnate your skills since you’re so busy trying to get an adopt out you stop exploring or experimenting at all it stops being fun too but you got to. that’s why i fucking burnt out

[csmeaner]

Dunno why people think being nice is an excuse to sell shit on a shingle. I mean, $900 is $900 (or whatever) whether you’re giving it to a devil or an angel.

Fact of the matter is, CS is already over-priced and over-hyped as it is, and should be subject to closer scrutiny. You want luxury prices? Put out luxury products. No more of this bullshit where you can do almost anything you want as long as it’s “brand name”.

right on

[csmeaner]

Aren't we supposed to be shitting on shitty or pop CS owners? The owner of secati is really nice, I’m pretty sure they mostly do it for fun. There’s a lot of nicer designs as well even if it’s not up to your standards or taste.

they sold that shit for 900$ i dont give a flying fuck closed species is by its very foundations vile and those designs were fucking atrocious