tanks engage a custodian
Family Patrol Tanks fight a custodian.
Pitched combat between lizards and custodians is uncommon, occuring when custodians' instructions are particularly strict or the lizards are particularly stubborn.
The goal isn't to destroy the custodian, only threaten it enough that it ret... 2020-08-19 21:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Pitched combat between lizards and custodians is uncommon, occuring when custodians' instructions are particularly strict or the lizards are particularly stubborn.
The goal isn't to destroy the custodian, only threaten it enough that it ret... 2020-08-19 21:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Federal City (very WIP)
A look at the capitol city of the Federation.
Not the biggest city in the heartland, but one of the most influential: the Capital is where the Federal Family formed and where it stil resides. The Federal Compound-- an enormous, multi-tiered tower-- sits at its center.
The Federa... 2020-08-19 00:42:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Not the biggest city in the heartland, but one of the most influential: the Capital is where the Federal Family formed and where it stil resides. The Federal Compound-- an enormous, multi-tiered tower-- sits at its center.
The Federa... 2020-08-19 00:42:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Recent Inactivity (read me)
Hi all,
Making the periodic "man, I'm really sorry I've been so inactive lately" post. I've been deep in the coronavirus depression hole, I've been busy with commissions and non-art responsibilities, and I'm preparing for my fall semester to begin (woo residential school during a global pa...
lizzer pirate
captain Dawn
They are.. a Nameless pirate captain who camps out one of the Stone Forest trade routes
i wanna say their Family collapsed RIGHT after they had come of age, and they were never able to get Family membership again
leading to disenfrachisment and a general resentment... 2020-08-16 06:44:42 +0000 UTC View Post
They are.. a Nameless pirate captain who camps out one of the Stone Forest trade routes
i wanna say their Family collapsed RIGHT after they had come of age, and they were never able to get Family membership again
leading to disenfrachisment and a general resentment... 2020-08-16 06:44:42 +0000 UTC View Post
Take a Hike!
An artificer hiking to a ruin in the mountains. There are closer and easier pickings, but this dude was in the mood for a walk.
2020-08-16 06:26:51 +0000 UTC
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surgeon Pye (and cowboy)
Surgeon Pye and cowboy dude.
While every family offers care, some specialize in surgery and advanced medical procedures. Pye is one of these kinds of practitioners.
2020-08-16 06:25:33 +0000 UTC
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While every family offers care, some specialize in surgery and advanced medical procedures. Pye is one of these kinds of practitioners.
Origin of the Ceramic Desert/Crater Wastes
Patreon question for... someone. I don't remember who and seem to have lost the message. Sorry about that!
The crater wastes/ceramic desert are the barren, irradiated eastern region of The Shell. This area, once a dense knot of factories and industrial infrastructure,...
2020-07-22 22:08:49 +0000 UTC View Postpolitical map of The Shell, collapse era
A map of The Shell post-collapse "years of broken eggs"
The North pushes down, absorbing the upper tip of the Heartland, and coalescing into several "temple states."
The middle heartland sees the worst of the fighting, and eventually settles on a status quo of a bunch of little,... 2020-07-17 16:58:30 +0000 UTC View Post
The North pushes down, absorbing the upper tip of the Heartland, and coalescing into several "temple states."
The middle heartland sees the worst of the fighting, and eventually settles on a status quo of a bunch of little,... 2020-07-17 16:58:30 +0000 UTC View Post
political map of The Shell, federal era
A map of The "present day" Shell.
West "unaligned" is Family settlers, pirates, and small, independant communities. Sparsely populated, and, thanks to the pirates, light federal presense.
East "unaligned" is the Republic Valley. It's more rural and agragrian than anywhere else in... 2020-07-17 16:58:19 +0000 UTC View Post
West "unaligned" is Family settlers, pirates, and small, independant communities. Sparsely populated, and, thanks to the pirates, light federal presense.
East "unaligned" is the Republic Valley. It's more rural and agragrian than anywhere else in... 2020-07-17 16:58:19 +0000 UTC View Post
the walls of Duhr
A Duhr lizard watch the battle rage.
composition for dramatic effect, no way they'd be standing outside of the walls like that.
2020-07-14 19:43:34 +0000 UTC
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composition for dramatic effect, no way they'd be standing outside of the walls like that.
airshapes
The shape profiles of The Shell's main "factions."
Duhr's ships are chonky, slow, and heavily armored.
Federal Ships are sleek, tapered, and competent.
Northern ships are rounded and inspired by the ruins. Fast.
2020-07-14 19:43:23 +0000 UTC
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Duhr's ships are chonky, slow, and heavily armored.
Federal Ships are sleek, tapered, and competent.
Northern ships are rounded and inspired by the ruins. Fast.
lizard walk
was playing with clip studio paint's animation tools and... hark! a lizard walketh.
2020-07-14 19:43:12 +0000 UTC
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northerners
lizards from the temple-cities to the North of the Heartland.
2020-07-01 20:00:10 +0000 UTC
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the unbuilt capitol ship of the Federal Fleet
built to crack Duhr's walls, the federation fell apart before it could be built.
2020-07-01 19:59:58 +0000 UTC
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Duhr
City of walls and debt.
Unwilling member of the heartland Federation, they pay nominal taxes in exchange for being left alone. They barely try hide their efforts to support sepratists and sow political discontent, but their ancient walls, massive guns, and battery of shield generators ma... 2020-07-01 19:59:46 +0000 UTC View Post
Unwilling member of the heartland Federation, they pay nominal taxes in exchange for being left alone. They barely try hide their efforts to support sepratists and sow political discontent, but their ancient walls, massive guns, and battery of shield generators ma... 2020-07-01 19:59:46 +0000 UTC View Post
araya
sketch of a coastal Family culture city, probably Araya or Silas
2020-06-13 15:26:19 +0000 UTC
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way station
A Family tethys waystation, useful for refueling, airship repairs, and force projection in the wastes.
2020-06-11 19:11:52 +0000 UTC
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Crew of the creeping moss
The crew of the Creeping Moss, a small airship operated by Family Deatat.
Hotha: quiet for a lizard. distant and can seem cold if you don't know them well. Knows more about guns and how to use them than the vast majority of Family lizards. keeps in contact with pira... 2020-06-05 23:23:11 +0000 UTC View Post
Hotha: quiet for a lizard. distant and can seem cold if you don't know them well. Knows more about guns and how to use them than the vast majority of Family lizards. keeps in contact with pira... 2020-06-05 23:23:11 +0000 UTC View Post
Where did management engines come from? Who built The Shell? Read this infographic.
Patreon reward for Nari
A little "meta" infographic about who built The Shell and why. Hope it answers some foundational questions about the setting (:
Family lizard dining
some Family lizards enjoying a meal together!
2020-05-11 18:31:15 +0000 UTC
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worldbuilding question for Astral Cicada
A lizard artificer laid out all their gear for you to look at! Please let me know if you have questions about any specific item.
2020-05-11 18:25:01 +0000 UTC View PostOLD map 2
For Nari (:
An experimental revamp of Outsider's Sky (still done way before I started working on The Shell) that never actually happened.
2020-05-09 13:24:12 +0000 UTC
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An experimental revamp of Outsider's Sky (still done way before I started working on The Shell) that never actually happened.
OLD map 1
For Nari (:
The map to my older worldbuilding project, Outsider's Sky.
You'll notice lots of stuff that carries over to The Shell. I lifted names from this older map, and both worlds have anthromoprhic lizards, ancient ruins, airships, etc etc. They're definitely different projec... 2020-05-09 13:24:01 +0000 UTC View Post
The map to my older worldbuilding project, Outsider's Sky.
You'll notice lots of stuff that carries over to The Shell. I lifted names from this older map, and both worlds have anthromoprhic lizards, ancient ruins, airships, etc etc. They're definitely different projec... 2020-05-09 13:24:01 +0000 UTC View Post
OLD isometric experiment
For Nari (:
An old map, excavated from my archives.
This was an early style experiment-- I was thinking about using this bright, lined style for a larger map of The Shell, but never actually did.
2020-05-09 13:23:48 +0000 UTC
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An old map, excavated from my archives.
This was an early style experiment-- I was thinking about using this bright, lined style for a larger map of The Shell, but never actually did.
lizard singing
little doodle of a lizard singing lyrics from Pathetic by Blame Candy... which is presently stuck in my head.
2020-04-30 01:05:59 +0000 UTC
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