Episodes for the next 3 months all done! Got the April Fools left to record, but then it’s all about writing this Dragonrider novella!

A compilation of the currently-canon Plesiosaurs in the known-world region of #Kaimere, roughly to scale. They are reimagined here with a little more streamlined chonkiness around the neck and body. All are creations of @talesofkaimere.bsky.social. #specevo #plesiosaurs

In the forest of western Ni’Khar, a Fireback finds itself between two Unicorns in search of an easy meal. With both a protective mother and a defensive neighbor, the calf may survive its first day. A scene in #Kaimere, setting and creatures are creations of @talesofkaimere.bsky.social. #specevo

Rhinos of the known world are not of any species alive on Earth today, though they all have close relatives quite similar in appearance: www.youtube.com/watch?v=yTut...

Finished making the rhino episode! Time for my first day off since September. We getting Taco Bell, adding [REDACTED] to the Baja Blast, and binging Knight of the Seven Kingdoms.

Perissodactyls of the Houze Prairie (at least within the known world). A lot of Hipparionins, one Equus species, a Rhino and a giant Chalicothere. All species are creations of @talesofkaimere.bsky.social for the fictional world of #Kaimere, as seen in today’s episode documenting its horses. #specevo

Happy Chinese New Year! As we enter the Year of the Horse, we meet the equids of Kaimere. There are familiar horses in the known world, but in the realms beyond, many are so strange they could hardly be recognized without close inspection. Link: www.youtube.com/watch?v=qT1E...

Found an additional graphic that gets even more of these quotes together. I've kept "I hate myself, I hate clover, and I hate bees" pinned above my desk since I first started studying evolutionary biology as an undergraduate. So relatable to get extremely frustrated with your study system.

I little thought I could ever presume to claim any kind of kinship with Darwin, but here we are. 😁

Perissodactyl Harvest Opportunities by @dynamoterror.bsky.social: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Certified Little Guy™

Horses of some familiar colors:

"it's time to discuss your car's extended warranty"

There are two chalicotheres of the known world: the hugor and the ghlanos, each representing one of the two major chalicothere lineages. Beyond the known world, many cousins of the ghlanos can be found. Link to episode: www.youtube.com/watch?v=3tug...

The greatest diversity of horses in Kaimere can be found in the equatorial rainforests of western Kairul, far beyond the known world. Most of these horses are quite small, between 20 and 80 kilograms.

Every American needs to watch this:

Next video is up featuring artwork from @talesofkaimere.bsky.social and Emily Stepp youtu.be/kla2KLTZV54?...

An overview of perissodactyl natural history in the known world and beyond: www.youtube.com/watch?v=2BeM...

Three reasons tapirs didn’t make it to modern Kaimere:

A selection of Pleistocene Perissodactyls:

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A selection of the paleo perissodactyls from both Earth and Kaimere we will meet next month!

2 months after I had planned to release this video, it's finally up. Artwork provided by @proflambeo.bsky.social @talesofkaimere.bsky.social EmilySteppPaleoart Nickroraptor on YouTube GabrieltheAchillobatar youtu.be/CKdRJSn5FCs?...

Jackalopes, a clade of hegetothere notoungulates, from the houze prairie.

A fantastic piece of art I’m quite happy with for @talesofkaimere.bsky.social ‘s upcoming horse episode! Happy year of the horse!

Though megathere sloths were once among the dominant large herbivores, most of them went extinct with the most recent major faunal turnover 1.5 million years ago. In the western reaches of southern Arvel, a relic of a lost age soldiers on. Link: www.youtube.com/watch?v=jU1m...

Getting back into the swing of ungulates after a bit, here are four rhinos: Parvorhinus, Uintaceras, Megacanodon, Aprotodon qiui #paleoart #sciart

So It Begins...

Guess I didn’t need that hand for drawing

Hey @talesofkaimere.bsky.social I made something for the latest episode.

Using a broom to clear an inch or two of powder snow on our walkway in a scything motion call me the Grim Sweeper

I have finished the Fable of Fai Zhemi: a Ba'khar Story. Elated, tired, and proud. Thanks to sponsors & art contributors! Chapter I: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCQ6... Chapter II: www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0L1... Chapter III: www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRrw... Chapter IV: www.youtube.com/watch?v=yH-r...

After enduring the harshest trials the Seridic Wetlands could offer throughout her youth, Fai Zhemi now faces the greatest challenge of a female ba'khar's life: finding, taking, and keeping a territory in which she will raise the next generation. Link: www.youtube.com/watch?v=yH-r...

Figured I'd do this separately from my intro post, but I made this piece of an uktan, a giant megaraptoran made by the wonderful @talesofkaimere.bsky.social for his setting of Kaimere. I've always loved the uktan, so I figured it'd be nice to draw. I'm pretty happy with this one.

Chapter IV of the Fai Zhemi is finally complete! Will air tomorrow at 10am EST, basically my usual time but on Wednesday instead of Tuesday. I technically did not lie to my girlfriend when I assured her this would be shorter than chapter III, but... only by 3 minutes evidently💀

I was not able to resist the urge to make a few small edits to some of the sketches I colored

I've gotten at least a dozen since last week, and that's just the paid promoters. Tons of people looking to make AI partnerships that stink of scam as well. Keep cautious out there, folks!

Chapter 3: www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRrw... Fai Zhemi has not only survived the transition to independence, she has thrived, growing into a persistent and versatile angler. Most of the predators that threatened her in years past are fit comfortably in her shadow.

Following disaster, Fai Zhemi and her two surviving sisters are on their own: www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0L1...

The pibald water monitor is a highly versatile generalist that arrived in the Seridic wetlands 1.5 mya. They're second best at everything, employing this flexibility to elbow their way between the truce established by snubnose monitors and giant tegu during the Anchored Period.

Fable of Fai Zhemi Chapter 1: The Enchanted Forest www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCQ6...

GEDDIT BECAUSE IT'S A LUNGFISH

I'm so terribly funny

Megafauna are cool and all, but a habitat is only as good as its Little Guys™

Rhinos of Kairul may lack horns, but they are not without their ornamentations:

For those who wish to contribute further to the art budget of the Fable of Fai Zhemi, or who have already done so: I'm putting together credits now. I've got how some folks would like to be referred in the episodes based on knowing them or listed in memos.

I am sorry to report I have to postpone the Fable of Fai Zhemi by a week. The series will arrive in four weekly chapters starting the 9th. I'm almost done with the first chapter, but I'd have to cut corners to get the others to the original schedule, and I'd rather it be as written.

It’s the most wonderful time of the year 🎄