#tribe redesign

[fiendish-illos]

you guys know what would be great

SkyWings without visible ears solely for this joke

[radrado]

Stupid skywing but it's Tau hexified into amphitere

[reallyhumongousgarden]

mudwing tribe redesign (concept art) + notes/doodles below

so um. yea this is like the third time i just really like mudwings OKAY. heres a transcription of my chicken scratch writing + more info

primarily based on water-loving animals- ie crocodiles, alligators, hippos, & komodo dragons

spines running along their backs are somewhat prehensile and help in underwater navigation

scales similar to that of an armadillo; interconnected plates like chainmail (icewings have this as well)

lots of browns/greens/reds + orange/yellow highlights (many mudwings paint decorations/swirls on themselves)

thick tail for splashing around in water & slamming weight down on prey

webbed fingers/spines; are able to breathe underwater (but not for very long)

live both in water and above ground (mostly swamps/rivers/marshes/ponds)

wings not separate from the limbs & don’t enable flying - very high-density and muscled, perfect for flapping and maneuvering waves/water/gliding

very thick & stocky ; one of the largest tribes by bulk/height/size

visible scales on bottom of belly/sensitive areas of hide- very thick skin otherwise

mudwings are a very large interconnected family;; much like clay’s sibling-family, many families are very close and familiar with one another

jewelry is seldom worn (apart from wooden/other natural materials) - decorative designs are far more common and indicate statud

ALMOST FORGOT TO MENTION !! the animation is what i think mudwings would look like while fighting in the water (like ducks !!) - their enormous wings let them flap water around easily & do cool stuff

more concept art um

[puppetmaster13u]

What's this, a wings of fire redesign thing? Yeah I kind of wish the tribes had more unique body shapes because looking at all of them they have like, the same sort of proportions for the most part.

I feel like mudwings would have a more crocodilian-sort of body shape, more designed for ambush, with shorter, thicker necks since they're known to be the tanks of the tribes.

Sandwings I took more inspiration from vipers and lizards that actually live in the desert, and I feel like they could almost slither across the sand to sneak up on prey.

Nightwings I took a lot more inspiration from things like komodo dragons, and gave them kind of stretchier skin on their underside and smaller scales across their body, which I feel like mimics things like obsidian and volcanic rock.

Seawings deserve some anglerfish lures and the bioluminescence to be more similar to IRL creatures like deep-sea jellyfish. I also took inspiration from dolphins for the head shape, seeing as we read about how the seawings believe them to be cousins of sorts.

Rainwings I took inspiration from chameleons and frilled lizards, make them look like they can be threatening if they want to.

Icewings I gave almost seal-fur on their undersides for more help on the ice, caribou-esque horns to give a bit of uniqueness to the silhouette, and protruding tusks both for the ice and silhouette.

Skywings I made have a bit of a bird vibe with the head shape, almost like they could hook into whatever they're biting or use it to pick up things like rocks.