After A Whole Year Of Avoiding This Task, I Have Finally Drawn Jyggalag, The Only Daedric Prince My Redesign

i drew a misraaks a few days ago. look at this crepe of an individual.

some thoughts

i don't know why i never regarded the eliksni as being lizard-like. i always thought of them as insectoid, but they can be lizardy too. i imagine they have little hard whiskers on their snouts for feeling and social gestures (they're very social creatures that enjoy physical touch) and scutes that shed as they grow older, growing larger and more vibrant in color until they reach their adult form. they molt through their entire life, slowing as they age. similar to lobsters, a lack of energy and difficulty molting can end their otherwise extraordinarily long lifespans. shed scutes are often used in things such as jewelry and the making of small household tools. after being introduced to the idea of the tooth fairy by pre-golden-age records, eliksni sometimes keep their hatchlings' first shed scutes as tokens, or leave small gifts in exchange for them.

they are cold-blooded creatures, who prefer warmth and basking in direct sunlight. when available, they prefer open-air architecture that allows them to stay in the sun, and otherwise use windows and basking bulbs when the sun is unavailable. sometimes mirrors are used to direct its rays into otherwise unreachable areas. their armor probably contains heating mechanisms for colder environments. they enjoy basking as a social activity, and will bask in large groups, utilizing dark materials in floors and furniture to absorb heat.

anyway, just food for thought.

Last City civilian clothing refrences under the cut and in the reblogs

DOG MOSAICS (From Italy and Greece ××)

Osiris makes a grave mistake

details of the Ishtar Gate, c. 575 BCE, Babylon, present day Iraq

housed in Pergamon Museum, Berlin

I wouldn't want to come across these in the middle of the night, they would scare my pants off. Phoenicians/Carthaginians apparently thought so too because they placed these menacingly grinning masks inside their tombs to scare off evil spirits and guard against evil. These particular exemplars come from Tunisia, Spain, and Sardinia respectively.

self regulation

Festive Hellmouth Viper

Another giant spectral resident of Hellmouth, Depth Charge 7 🎊

The Electric State (Simon Stålenhag)

THE LAST NUCLEAR

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