Somatei Advent of Lore Day 22: Common Plant Species Somatei are big on agriculture, nature and indexing the plant species they discover. Here are some of them: tinyurl.com/somatei-...

Somatei Advent of Lore Day 21: Soma and Reproduction Life in Tzeco spreads in ways you might not expect: tinyurl.com/somatei-...

I could not photograph the chickens but here's something to make it up

Chicken butts weren't on today's plan yet here we are. Chicken pictures may follow

Somatei Advent of Lore Day 20: Pets and Companions Noone said life has to be lonely. The world is full of friends! Some of them are listed here (and yes there are drawings) : tinyurl.com/somatei-...

Somatei Advent of Lore Day 19: Origins of the Somatei Just as their world's, Somatei's origins are a great mystery. Here's all they know: tinyurl.com/somatei-...

Somatei Advent of Lore Day 18: Cosmology What is the world made of? What is meaning of life? This has been subject of debate for a good while, and only fools pretent to have the answers. Some beliefs are commonly accepted though: tinyurl.com/somatei-...

Somatei Advent of Lore Day 17: Magic Back to the fun stuff today! Most Somatei know at least one or two spells. Some are real specialists though, here's an overview: tinyurl.com/somatei-...

Somatei Advent of Lore Day 16: Measuring Units Politics, law and now science? What kind of worldbuilding is this? Well I thing the way a society measures things tell a lot about them. Somatei's notion of time in particular is very interesting: tinyurl.com/somatei-...

Somatei Advent of Lore Day 15: Order and Protection Fun themes these days, eh? (Some) Somatei take safety very seriously, making sure everyone's okay both inside and outside city walls. Here's the wiki link: tinyurl.com/somatei-...

Somatei Advent of Lore Day 14: Politics and Administration Sorry for the late post! Sorry for the subject as well :p Though Somatei have their own way to deal with things, read more here: tinyurl.com/somatei-...

Writers who use genAI for illustrations are class traitors. We all have to fight this beast TOGETHER. We are not just trying to save SOME of our livelihoods.

Somatei Advent of Lore Day 13: demographics How many Somatei ate there exactly? Today we get an overview of the size of civilization: tinyurl.com/somatei-demo...

Somatei Advent of Lore Day 12: Lifestone Fabrication Cracking the secret of lifestone fabrication was no small feat, but the greatest challenges caused by this discovery were yet to come. Learn more here: tinyurl.com/lifestone-fa...

A little lore break for day 11, here's the second adopt :) Price: 150 CHF (appr. = 160€ = 187 USD) Join the discord server to claim them! Link in bio, or there: discord.gg/TdgR47b6w8

Somatei Advent of Lore day 10: cities Yes, they make whole cities out of live, giant plants! Learn more: tinyurl.com/major-somate...

Somatei Advent of Lore Day 9: houses How do you build a house under a giant living plant? Learn how the Somatei do it here: tinyurl.com/somatei-houses

[CB] Welcome to the Gyrelands

Somatei Advent of Lore Day 8: house keltza Somatei don't live under rocks, they actually build homes using different varieties of plants they call keltza. Read more here: tinyurl.com/house-keltza

Somatei Advent of Lore Day 7: tzautan Small creatures with a big secret, tzautan are sometimes called soul keepers. Wanna know why? Read today's wiki article here: tinyurl.com/tzautan

I got a vgen account! I got 4 different offers there for now, my regular commissions are also open via my website! vgen.co/spacelorenz spacelorenz-en.carrd.co/#commissions

Somatei Advent of Lore Day 6: life cycle Being born practically grown up from moss beds, Somatei life can be surprising! Learn how they grow and flourish in their society today: tinyurl.com/somatei-life...

Alsziaukat ✨ #art #Enokidemon

Somatei Advent of Lore Day 5, we return to our lore posts :) Today it's the mysterious Soma chambers! Follow the link for ✨lore✨ tinyurl.com/soma-chambers

Horns you say? Qrp with something with horns!

Here's day 4's surprise! It's a new adoptable design :) Price: 150 CHF (appr. 160€ or 187 USD) Join the discord server to claim them! discord.gg/PwqEgAjg

Somatei Advent of Lore day 2: the lil guys themselves! Happy reading :) tinyurl.com/somatei-people

“AI is clearly sticking around so you have to get used to it” wrong. I don’t have to get used to shit. I am a practiced hater and I can keep this going for decades if I am required to

Did I announce it? Can't remember. Anyways I'm releasing some Somatei 💫lore💫 everyday for the month of December! Here's for the first: tinyurl.com/tzecosworld

I'm giving away a FREE Enoki design to end this Enoki season with a bang! Join the discord to see how to enter to get her <3 discord.gg/thedatastream #Enokidemon | #Adoptable | #Closedspecies

A small collection of Deus Ex (2000) inspired/styled demos I've whipped up over the years. (including instrument samples ripped from the game's audio data) The drum and bass rhythms in that game's soundtrack are so addicting, I love it :3 #musicsky #deusex #vgm

Here's all my recent #novemberworldbuilders Somatei lore in a thread, for accessibility :) bsky.app/profile/spac...

Many Somatei made their mark on society, but the oldest notable figure is the gentle ruler of the first Somatei. All we know about them comes from one of their followers' journal. They are believed to be part of the ancient people who built the soma beds and made the first lifestones.

Oh boy oh boy! There is indubitably forgotten craftsmanship and a long gone people in Somatei history, but they hardly have any information on them. These people made the first lifestones and built the soma beds that make Somatei life possible.

Festivals is a topic I haven't fleshed out yet, but Somatei do like to party! In Zintotel, they have an annual festival where they send floating paper lanterns on the lake.

A lot of somatei towns have water nearby. Zintotel, the oldest somatei city, is built on the shore of a big lake, shared with a few fishing villages. The shores are safe and full of life, but the center is very deep and can have unpredictable currents which is why boats tend to hug the coastline.

There isn't one important lake, but bodies of water in general are used for fishing, algae farming and transport. Some caves' only access is through rivers. In such cases, the biggest challenge is always figuring out a way to go against the current to make round trips possible.

Let's go with the whole Somatei species shall we :p Water has always been a primordial source of food, both directly through fishing and indirectly as without water, there would be no crops. Recent hydraulic systems are also using water in new ways, for elevators, mills and water gates.

While there are many, the tzolot might be the cutest river denizens. These amphibious, high energy little hunters are kept as free roaming pets. They don't typically like cuddles but they do love scratches!

In association with the belief that the World is a hollow, upside down tree, running water is considered to be its sap. Some speculate that it also contains the energy needed to form new souls, since there's no life without water nearby.

Gotta wait till I make proper maps 🙈 All inhabited caves have a lake, river or some water source since no living thing can survive without it.

Most somatei morals would be similar to mamy socialist ideas, they're just better at it :p Socially though, the concept of family is pretty different from ours: children are all technically adopted and stay with their parents for about 7 years only. Polycules of 3+ are also extremely frequent

#3157 A helpful tutorial

I'm going to YCON this week end! Here's a preview of my products. I will be tabling with @ai.mlle on instagram. Lots to prepare still but I'm very excited!

Somatei have beliefs but no established religion. They are pacifists who care a lot for each other, meaning that cruelty is incredibly shocking to them. This can cause courts to issue harsh punishments, not because they think it's fair but because they don't know what to do with the culprits.

out-of-control (oc)

Since it's a semi-open species, every character is their own MC in a way ;) Meico, however, refuses to be even an extra in anyone's story including their own. They settled as far away as they could to civilization and their ethics are "make sure travellers are safe and sound, then kick them out".

I'm going to YCON this week end! Here's a preview of my products. I will be tabling with @ai.mlle on instagram. Lots to prepare still but I'm very excited!

Digital art program journey! The journey was long but the tools were few. I tend to stick to one it seems 💫 Photoshop (I got gifted a license, that was in like... 2010) 💫 Gimp 💫 Krita

Somatei opinion differs a lot on the recent population boom following the discovery of lifestone fabrication. Was it progress or a mistake? A lot agree though that the first years of intensive production were reckless, as the overload of soma chambers caused many deformities in newborns.