A Squirm Of Scugs

One’s loss is Another’s gain

comfy

I need to think of a name for this AU

edit: I did. Check out #rwrof au tag for more content with le anthro scug au

every time i see this image i think of the bizzyboys …

I AGREE 100% and I shall contribute more to it MORE:

little princess

I found this banger animatic from Rain World today and had to draw something inspired by it with the godmode duo instantly!!!!!!

SPOILERS FOR SAINT'S ENDING - ALT VERSION BELOW

yay yuri

A memory of a childhood's end rippling back into your head

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More of that headcanon because I like having fun lalalala

RAIN WORLD WATCHER SPOILERS

Little boys, little guys, quite skrinkly, scrumblo, is artificer jealous of gourmands kids?

i think gourmand could help artificer heal

static ver because i don't know how to make high quality gifs

Since I've been playing the Artificer campaign recently (badly), scavengers have been on the brain. I know the AU mostly focuses on the slugcats themselves, but what are the scavs like? Are they similarly enlightened to stuff related to the Benefactors? Or are they just doing their own thing and interacting with the scugs like a friendly neighboring nation or summat?

Mostly doing their own thing, and yes - they also dug up and stole a bunch both from Ancients' knowledge and what they left behind physically. Funnily enough, I think they're far ahead in their "reasearch" comparing to Slugcats and quickly realized that whatever the Ones Before were doing doesn't really apply to the reality they're living in right now, so to Slugcats they might even appear a bit weird and like they don't care about the sacred past of those lands.

While whatever Slugcats learnt about the Ancients was spread by word of mouth and was full of speculation, Scavenger's system of living in more organized, bigger groups with larger, hidden settlements scattered throughout the land made it way easier for them to both have more more unified outlook on things AND shape their own, unique identity. That's why, alongside simple drawings, I also gave them theater as characteristic way of creating art in their culture and decided on highlighting that pearls would work as currency to them more than just a more valuable trade object. Slugcats' culture and group identity is, in contrast, really fluid. Sure, they have things like shelter-usage savoir-vivre, drawing, sharing stories with other nomads when crossing paths, but all of it is overshadowed by the idolization of the mysterious, past residents of the earth they walk on now.

The biggest problem Scavs and Slugs have is the fact that they were mostly avoidant of each other and the language barrier is probably a big obstacle. Moreover, to Scavengers, a Slugcat would probably be way scarier than a Lizard or a Vulture - they know that the intentions of the latter are simple, to just hunt and eat. Slugcats are smarter, possibly cunning WAY more unpredictable strangers, which makes them a way bigger, potential threat. The only means of communication they have is either by trade, body language or simple Ancient symbols (all the karma + passage ones most likely) they both are familiar with.

So yeah - mostly neighborhood nation that doesn't want anyone to meddle in their buisness and they won't meddle in others', but when it comes to friendliness... Yeah that varies. Communication between the Scavenger settlements is top notch, so if one Scav saw a Slugcat acting like a vicious beast to them (or, on a more positive note, saved them from a Lizard or something) - all the other, nearby Scavs WILL know about that sooner all later.

And we have one particular, funny Slugcat lady that went a bit too overboard.

Yeah basically the Outer Expanse slugcats didn't visit the terrains near 5P and LTTM for a longer while after this incident worrying that their presence may be not too comfortable for the neighbors that'd need the time to heal.

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reminder that this AU has both a tag here and a DC server

I liked your spearmaster design so I doodled them

Why are they so creature

THANK YOU SO MUCH??? I woke up to this little fella and sobbed a little, they are so cute and I love the little . eye.... This is the first time someone draw something of my interpretation of a character!!!!!! Feels so good man

I know that "why so creature" was more rethoric, but they are so creature with long hands to actually reach for spears easier!! ^^^^ + straight antennae ears to get those broadcasts going

smthng smthng like father like son *

*minus the fact that Gourmand eats lizards instead of befriending them

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