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failed mission to the wastes (warning: violence)

a long and edgy comic about lizard being shot down over the wastes. made in the midst of finals angst

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a slice of the city of Duhr. Duhr is geographically small city, but it has built up and down within its limited footprint, with a densely populated underground that spills into abandoned mines, and tall, interconnected tenament buildings that are only constrained by wanting to stay within the shadow of the walls and their energy sheields.

where I've been the last few weeks

Hi everyone. Sorry for the recent inactivity. I had a really tough semester, and have fallen behind on a lot of my responsibilites in the last few weeks, including Patreon and commissions. I'd like to apologize to all of you who are here because you're intersted in my sketches and worldbuilding. The good news is my semester is (mostly) over and I hope to have a lot more time and energy for art in the next couple months. Thank you for supporting me thought this difficult time, and for your patience.

lizzer shoot

lizards and their funky guns

baby lizard and artificer

artificer shows a babby something neat

mechanic’s shrine

Family culture believes that peoples’ life force comes from emotional connections and relationships. Relationships to your peers are important, but also to your Family’s history. Spiritual health means good relationships, and a healthy reverence for your Family’s gods-- who were probably founders, notable craftslizards, or other historical figures. The Heartland Peninsula is the land of a thousand gods-- which is an understatement, really. Each Family has their own pantheon, informed by their ancestry and local History.Shrines are scatter...

dip

no worldbuilding for this one, just a doodle.

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the general mood lately

over the coast

Unfortunately I won't be continuing this, but here's a comic page of a lizzer catching a ride on a cargo airship.

artifact shields

Artifact sheilds can be found all over the Shell, but they're most common in Duhr.They fix a thin field of particles in the air in front of them, which looks like a hazy, glowing disk. These particles. will arrest anything that tries to pass through them. You can actually press on the shield-- it's tangible. Like a non-newtonian fluid, you can deform it with your hand, but objects traveling really fast will just smash against it.Hit it with too much stuff and the particles will get knocked out of position and disrupted, so you can disab...

poopin

Everyone poops. This is what lizard bathrooms look like.While there's a certain hygenic squeamishness about going to the bathroom, Family lizards aren't big on privacy. Pooping is kinda communal, like everything else they do. Toilets are located on the floor, and you crouch over them-- good luck trying to position your tail on a seat.

the shell

Trying to capture some of the... vibes of The Shell in an abstract way.

Exile: the worst punishment in Family culture

Exile is the worst punishment in Family culture.Normally punishments are about shame and restorative justice. Make someone feel the sting of what they did wrong, understood how it hurt others, and restoratively bring them back into the fold. Usually this involves having your name published, and sometimes an extended "silent treatment"-- which is excruciating for exhuberantly social Family lizards.But if you do something really terrible-- intentionally hurt someone or betray the family-- you can't be healed or restored. An individual...

lies

me.

service pistol

lizard shoot

artificer found something cool

The deeper you go, the more twisted and confusing the ruins get. At some point they become twisted and tangled, tubes, chambers, and aeortal passages that even 2 foot tall lizards have a hard time squeezing through. It's worth the trip, through, for the sensitive and valuable artifacts that can be found in hard to reach places.This artificier has just found something very rare and exciting, and he's deeply pleased with himself.

federal city overlook

An overview of the Federal Capital. The Federal Family Compound is front and center, one of the largest lizard-build structures in The Shell, surrounded by pedastals and a maze of lawns and concrete outbuildings. On the left, you see the assembly building, where the Parliament meets. On the right, you see the fires of Federal Industry, where they build their airships, guns, diesel generators, and all the precision-made tech that makes the Feds a dominant force in The Shell. And for a little context, while the Federation is technically a republ...

photography session for lizards

Three federal soliders get their picture taken. Photography is common throughout the Shell and most families have a couple photographers, varying from enthusiastic amateurs to actual professionals.

fixed wing aircraft

Lighter-than-air airships have been around for hundreds of years, and lizards have gotten very good at building them. Fixed-wing aircraft are a more recent development. Knowledge of how to build them is pretty rare, they're unfamiliar, difficult to fit into an airship-centered paradigm, and they're vulernable to the Shell's weather, custodians and altitude restrictions. They fill niche commercial or military roles, but are generally viewed with doubt and distrust-- and for pretty good reasons. A few factions on the cutting edge, suc...

lizzer fixing something

tactical screwdriver

truck full of artificers approaching a pillar

The Shell is scattered with pillars. These towering ceramic edifices used to hold up the Ceiling, but since the Ceiling fell, they do nothing but watch ominously over the countryside. This one is still drawing power, and its suspension globe pulses with bright, ancient energy, making it a choice destination for artificers.