Wednesday, October 20, 2010

Bestiarium - Yerkeni

It's time for Yerkeni.


 Yerkeni is a double-sided eel-like fish, found in  waters of the Inner Lake. While one head is chasing small fish, the other is keeping watch, defending it from the predators. Sometimes, when the danger is too big from both sides, or when it is hard to decide on which side the catch is more promising, the two halves of its brain connected to each other by a thin cord come into conflict, and the poor creature rushes about in confusion back and forth. Often, as a result, the brain cord is being torn, and Yerkeni goes out of its mind, twirling around hysterically till cardiac arrest.

Friday, October 15, 2010

Harmony

Playing with Harmony. Oh, it is so addictive! Try it yourself.  http://mrdoob.com/projects/harmony/





Tuesday, October 12, 2010

Bestiarium - Artatam


Well, here comes another one. This is Artatatam. 

 Artatam is a very serious animal of great strength, persistence and dignity. Miraculous as it is, the mouth of this creature is located not on its head, but under its broad chest, which allows it to eat, simply sitting on the ground without the need of bending its stiff neck and losing its dignity.


Thursday, October 7, 2010

Bestiarium - Cover

image © Sona Babajanyan

I already have a cover ready for the Bestiarium. The creature featured on it is Apshabots, one of my first beasts.


Apshabots is a small timid creature and although it can spout fire through its five-nostrils almost like a real dragon, it usually gets very scared of that fire itself. It breathes out fire only to defend itself, but as it is so fearful and sees danger everywhere, this happens quite often, making it petrify for about half an hour. It has no mouth and uses its nostrils to suck in water and small insects, which are poisonous to humans and other animals. It inhabits the most isolated part of the Inner land.

Monday, October 4, 2010

Bestiarium

I thought it was time to take all my beasts under control, so a while ago I started working on my "Bestiarium" - a collection of all the creatures inhabiting the Inner Land, including their Latin names and brief descriptions.
Let me introduce one of them. This is Yotnapalar. Please make him feel welcome.

Yotnapalar is an animal of incomparable flexibility. It has seven similar hollow tubes or canals, which can be used interchangeably as a nose, mouth, ears, feet, or tail. When it is thirsty or hungry, it goes to the Great Mountain of the Inner Land, climbs to the peak, sits on its bottom and breaths air through its tubes, which fills its body and transforms into vital energy.