Precious lore, I crave more.

Yesss this is so cool bro im geeking😭

Hmm, interesting color for the venom

I like the process of doing a bunch of pose thumbnailing and then picking one to make a full drawing

This is absolutely amazing i hope this gets the attention it deserves can’t wait to read the novels im in love with this lore

God I love the designs.

This was really cool

This is a really neat concept

“Painted on a blank spot on their wings.” - Aw sweet, a in-universe explanation for spell slots! :D “Black market for Ro wings used as spell scrolls.” - Oh yeah, that too… :,)

Nara when the Apoi declare holy war against her: “Oh bother..”

Hopper probably wished he had a concealing spell during his final moments….

So since mosquitos are usually nectar-feeders (except females during breeding season), would this be similar to breeding dairy cows?

Ants: Having a massive & epic war. ⚔️ Big doggo: “Ooh look, a distraction! 🐶”

That awkward moment when the tobacco sauna accidentally overdoses its patrons in pesticidal smoke (ie nicotine). 😅

Sikauan throat-singing choirs when??

Interesting. Regular slaver ants kidnap the babies of neighboring colonies in order to replenish their numbers. But I guess the Eirg don’t do that, instead working a conquered mountain’s populace to extinction before moving on to the next kingdom?

But do they farm tho? 🤔

Ooh, fire ants using venom gifted by a fire demon? Love it! Also, what about wasp “venom” that can mind-control their victims? (famously demonstrated by a parasitic wasp that stings their favored prey of cockroaches, then guides the now-zombified victim to a secluded chamber where it’ll feed a baby wasp with fresh meat)

Babyfaced Bagworm has wares if Friendly Fora has coin.

This sounds like a mini-cutscene that plays when entering a new level in a video game. ☺️

Insects are limited in size because of their respiratory system and chitin exoskeletons, if they can evolve larger size, intelligence, hands and feet why can they not evolve pseudo lungs in their abdomens in a similar way that a fish's gas bladder evolved?

"scientifically informed fantasy" to me didnt sound at all like what you define it as, its way too broad of a term for what you define it as. while what youre doing is technically just that, still you could have been a little more specific with the naming, as you have been very niche with the description. what i imagine under "scientifically informed fantasy" is like reverse engineering the biology and evolution of vampires to explain using science why they cant bear sunlight (weak cell walls that dont stop UV radiation in the slightest, or transparent skin that also has the side effect of their paleness) or why they hate crosses (unique cone cell structures inside their eyes getting confused from right angles) and things like that

I'm very sorry @worldofcolony.. You have my deepest sympathies hearing about this loss. Your work is great and I hope things have improved

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Just discovered this channel and I will definitely be supporting this in the future. Such a cool concept, and just the kickstart of inspiration I needed to get back to working on my own world building project. Keep up the good work!

As an avid worldbuilder and musician myself I love your approach and ambition to this project. The soundscape is also amazing!

The work of Kenkou Cross constitutes a grand variant of monster ecology in a twisting world similar to this hither but more to another vector of direction. Diddo, you ll̲i̲k̲e̲ly 𝓲𝓽inerate enjoyment, y34H?

Pretty artwork. Thanks for continuing this project.

good use of perspective.

13:40 Look into the science behind the reason why Moths and stuff get attached to lights like that. Apparently from what I've heard, it happens because they have an organ on their back or something, that actually orients them so that the light is above the back. It's like in nature, the sun would be above them, and it orients them. I don't know if that's helpful or what, but look into it, it's cool

Great art!

If you guys are hiring, I have ideas for interconnected magic systems. And I have background in science.

You could easily do a supplement on ant nations alone

Mommy?

God I love big fantasy trees

I adore insect world building. When I was a kid I had a hive of honey bees. I would watch them and write small short stories about them and the struggles they would experience.

YOOO! This is awesome. Insects are amazing creatures so seeing a world building project that is centered around them is amazing!

Yeah I don’t know whether your talking about the spider or the moth. Super excited and I love the concept of bug ttrpg just like I like mouse guard.

This is fucking cool

When does this video game come out and why is t this a video game instead of what it is

13:48 Fun fact, moths and many nocturnal insects having this seeming attraction for light is not actually a result of choice. Insects have a self righting reflex that positions their back up towards the light of the sky, normally coming from the moon and stars, but with an artificial light now right next to them, they struggle to escape essentially an orbit caused by their reflex constantly facing their backside to the lamp in circles.

Not sure if doing "Hollow Knight, but, like, totally more scientific guys!!" is the big grand opening you want for your group focusing on original worldbuilding.

These are the orcs of the fora I love this world