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Jackal-in-the-Box

Posted on November 12, 2021 by eczarnik
The Jackal-in-the-Box is a not-so-special delivery!Jackal-in-the-Box color version  

The Jackal-in-the-Box is a special delivery for all the wrong reasons!

This packaged predator hides among the piles of presents lining the streets of Mattanah, a wealthy Bavel city. When an unfortunate citizen, subject or creature opens the box expecting a reward, the jackal pounces. Unscrupulous donors — including Bavel’s Sotem forces — have used these traps to assassinate enemies.

The Jackal-in-the-Box is powered by the תנן shoresh root, which governs jackals, gifts, donors, delivery, citizens, subjects and more.

Tannin Statistician

Posted on November 10, 2021 by eczarnik
The Statistical Sea Serpent is far from average! The Tannin Statistician is far from average! This nerdy dragon has an odd eye for data, order and analysis, despite being a serpentine ancestor of Leviathan (Livyatan), Tiamat and other chaotic sea monsters. Even as a monster, this crocodilian calculator isn’t very mean. He often surrenders his lunch money and other valuables to the bully monsters. The Tannin Statistician is powered by the תנן shoresh root and family, which deals with crocodiles, sea monsters, jackals, data, giving, surrendering and more.

Inktober Day 30: Slither Skates

Posted on November 9, 2021 by eczarnik
Whether grass, gravel or ice, the Slither Skates slide through them all.

INKTOBER DAY 30 (SLITHER): You don’t need an ice rink to use the Slither Skates!

The slippery blades — flexible to the molecular level — allow the wearer to smoothly glide through fields, farmland and even gravel roads without stumbling. Water jet hoses cool the blades as they accelerate to avoid bursting into flames.

Many conquering forces, including the Holy Tongue Society, buy the Slither Skates or acquire them as war booty. Special forces use them when they need to move fast on foot or divide a target with a sharp bladed kick.

The Slither Skates are powered by the חלק shoresh root and broader family, which govern slithering, slipperiness, smoothness, skating, gliding, fields, agriculture, stumbling, division, water hoses, buying, war booty, conquest, ignition, particles and more.

(Note: This drawing was published Oct. 30 on social media like Instagram.)  

Inktober Day 31: Risk Manager

Posted on November 9, 2021 by eczarnik
Risk Managers are agents with dangerous missions. INKTOBER DAY 31 (RISK): Risk Managers are mercenaries who do bodyguard duties for Bavel’s princes, religious leaders and other top officials when they go to dangerous conferences or meetings. These agents for rent sweep buildings ahead of time to find traps, preemptively slaughter assassins and perform other critical tasks. Their standard gear includes a Slaughter Knife that tears and warps the fabric of space to create escape portals — and entering one brings a new set of perils! The agents also wear Personal Property Pants that store tons of survival goods. And a Hazard Mask protects against fire, gases and instant death. Risk Managers earn top dollar for taking on the most dangerous duties. Because the job requires luck on their side, they tend to be very superstitious, worshipping molten metal idols and performing weird libation rituals. Furthermore, the job pressures tempt many of them to excessively drink the libations too. Risk Managers are powered by the סכן shoresh root and family, which deal with entry, gatherings, conferences, houses of worship, sweeping the house, revenue, agents, princes, rentals, wealth, goods, risk, danger, knives, warping textiles, slaughter and more. (NOTE: This character was published Oct. 31 on social media like Instagram, but I didn’t get time to post it here!)

Sotem “Stopper”

Posted on November 8, 2021 by eczarnik

 

The Sotem, aka the “Stopper,” is a chief unit in the Bavel Macrostructure’s secret police force. Linguistically, they represent the consonantal stop. As a golem, the Sotem’s body is like the Bavel Guf soldier’s — Bavel recovers and mutilates a soulless body before equipping it with construct technology. For unknown reasons, while Guf soldiers have cork-shaped heads, Sotem have tampon-shaped ones. Sotem appear interchangeable, except for the “anonymous” disguises they wear. Sotem are mentally neutral and think no independent thoughts; they’re solely driven by id and the regime’s orders. They cover up the truth and shut up even the vaguest citizen conversations. They also hunt down creators of sacred writings. Their headquarters, the Storehouse, is a vault of banned documents. The Sotem have the power to stop enemies in their tracks, then shoot, mute or obliterate them with their caulking guns. And they can shut and seal any portal, lock or door. The Sotem’s power comes from the סתם shoresh family, which governs stopping, valves, tampons, caulking, neutrality, closing, storehouses, muting, anonymity, concealing, the id, and more.