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There has yet to be a year that didn't give me some brutal challenges on this front!

The Tomb Serpent
Horror/Creatures

Aggressive, cannibalistic, and highly territorial, Tomb Serpents are thought to be the cursed remains of intruders and thieves. They are commonly found in catacombs and burial chambers where they collect bone and tissue to enhance their bodies. Abandoned belongings, empty coffins, unnaturally-large snake trails and the sounds of falling sand are all good indicators that a Tomb Serpent is nearby.



Bonus with a background (so you can see its stinky sand breath a bit easier):

My first year entering! For fae/creatures.

Oh my god a creature of elegance and dignity I love them.

So, I don't know if it would be possible to enter such a thing as I don't know how credit would be split between them or if it would have to be one or the other - but would it be thinkable to have one person draw their design and then another person digitally draw over it? I know that goes against the rules of it being your own art, and tracing, technically, but if they were working as a unit and only one submitted it, I was thinking it might go okay. If that's too handwavey, I understand, though.

Look at the first post again! There's a section under a collapse about collaborations!

Oh. *Facepalm* thanks so much! I don't know what's up with my reading skillz today, I totally missed that.

For mutant / creature

Some...borzoi...armadillo...gem...thing

called Gemma

for the gothic romance or romance genre. A pair o fancy betrothed.

UGH THIS IS SO WICKED COOL MAAAAAN

This is very, very pleasing to my eyes...I'm mesmerized.
...the shading and the way you blend the colors...and what a cute character too! 10/10 *chef's kiss*

Teehee, it's a faerret!

Thank you so much 😊

For Nature Goddess

Just a heads up, the missing bottom portion of this character is going to dramatically decrease the likelihood of this one making it in. I strongly recommend editing to add the rest of the character.

Aoili the Advanced Battle Drone (who only wants to DANCE)

D'awwww! Why thank you!

EEEEEEEEEEEEEE I WANT TWELVE

For Speculative Fiction, speculating on why the chicken crossed the road, and which came first the chicken or the egg... mainly

MMMM this is absolutely amazing, I'm mesmerized right now