"Arctic Saurians" | SAURIA: Lore Compendium

Created by David James Armsby.
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SAURIA is a brutal, primordial, dark-fantasy world. It's full of dangerous prehistoric wildlife, acursed cultists, pirates, bandits, and numerous warring factions. Survival is the only real goal of most of SAURIA's inhabitants.
In this video; I'll be going over the backstory and lore behind one of the most ancient races of SAURIA; the Arctic Saurians. A species of humble and secretive hunter-gatherers who live deep within the dangerous wilds.
Hope you all enjoy! :D
0:00 INTRO
1:00 SPECIES and HISTORY
4:30 RELIGION and CULTURE
6:15 CURRENT GOAL
8:42 HELIONYX
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[@DeadSound]

I'm really glad people seem to be liking this series as much as they are! :D This is the second of at least four SAURIA Lore videos I'll be making, spread out throughout the series. The final two videos will be about the BlueSong and the Fell, and will be released after the third episode is finished.

[@yellowjacket3553]

when will the third episode prolly release?

[@Heatwave298]

Congratulations for getting 1 million subs ^_^

[@The-realness-is-baffling]

Who were the pachycephalosaurus people?

[@user-pk9qj9oe2y]

I hope there will be a Second Season of Sauria?

[@user-pk9qj9oe2y]

I think the last Episode will be a long time coming?

[@geckokid8265]

The way Helionyx's face drops when he realises what he's done and starts apologizing to the smilodon is heartbreaking it's amazing how you were able to get so much emotion into a face so foreign to us humans plus your delivery just absolutely makes it amazing, I absolutely love this short film

[@V3P0X-711]

I can see the relief from the mother smilodon knowing her child will be safe.

[@justusb.plorer8773]

It's a bit of a shame that we'll only be getting three episodes of Sauria in the forseeable future. I understand why, of course. Running a solo indie project of this scale costs immense effort, and what you have shown us already is incredible. I just feel like a project with so much time, detail, passion, effort, and depth involved deserves to be so much more than just a KZbin series that maybe one or two million people will see. Yes, I am aware of the magnitude of that statement, and I mean it. This deserves to stand alongside giants of the fantasy genre like The Lord of the Rings or The Elder Scrolls. It is more than worthy of hollywood, or at least being put on Netflix.

[@rumpeltyltskyn]

I know!! The fact there’s only going to be one more episode planned is sad! I’m so drawn into this world.

[@user-nt8dq9se2e]

YES

[@Lanval_de_Lai]

Probably he already has tought of this but looking at how AWESOME he draws if instead of doing animated shorts he could do more material doing comics I would totally prefer it. I love the animation of certain parts, like how the animals move but apart from that I love as much his drawings as his animation. I don't want him to be like a content machine for us or anything like that, but if he can express his creativity more in other ways and expand as much as he wants, I don't really care if it's animated videos or comics or... I mean, for me the best part are his ideas and how he show them in his art, not so much that we got "good animation" or something.

[@thegreivousone2444]

A bit of good news, in the pinned comment he says there'll be at least 4! But I totally agree, this is one of if not the best series on youtube

[@rumpeltyltskyn]

@@thegreivousone2444 4 lore videos

[@coffeecatty]

Taurox: A staggering 200+ years old. Helionyx: "Those are rookie numbers."

[@angelsartandgaming]

The near extinction of the Arctic Saurians and their culture reminds me of one time watching this one Ralph Breaks the Internet video. It had all the Disney Princesses speaking their native languages, all except two. One was Moana simply because a Polynesian dub didn't exist yet... And the other was Pocahontas... Because her language, Powhatan, is extinct... And it was rather haunting to read that with Pocahontas having no audio in that video. It was horrifying to imagine that an entire language is gone. The fact that the Arctic Saurians are losing their people, culture, and subsequently their language because of invading forces is all too realistic. Great job with all this. I can't wait until the next Sauria episode.

[@jh4490]

"How high can a sycamore grow? if you cut it down, then you'll _never know"_

[@IbexWatcher]

"There were never very many of us" - Treebeard, The Two Towers. You've given me a Tolkien-esque sense of wistfulness with the story of the Arctic Saurians' plight. I hope they find a way to weather this storm and keep the balance of the mountains!

[@DragonKing-te9wy]

And hopefully the figurative Saruman in this story gets the same treatment! Though if it's inverted I'd still like to see that despite how painful (in a good way) it would be.

[@mateuszjokiel2813]

​@@DragonKing-te9wy Honestly the Bluesong Empire is something of a hybrid of both Sauron and Saruman. Apparently obsessed with control and order like Sauron - himself playing a not overtly villainous role at one point in Middle-Earth's history! - extended by Saruman's drive to tame nature and bend it to his will when necessary. I'm curious to discover if there is a Morgothian figure in this Sauria universe. Whether an evil incarnate from whom all lesser evils are begotten even fits this sort of project.

[@DragonKing-te9wy]

@mateuszjokiel2813 Well written! I've even associated the Blue Song with the materialistic naturalist seeking to regimentize an inherently wild world. I think we may soon see a Morgoth-esk character in the Elder Ones (if I remember that name correctly).

[@LimeofTheLord]

You are by far one of the most creative people on this platform, please, keep up the good work dude!

[@elliotgandersen]

My thoughts as well!

[@daviddimitrov3696]

Based

[@robwoodke6592]

You took the words right out of my mouth.

[@telson1583]

So true

[@user-pk5zu4mz4q]

Fyijfdo.

[@jackblanc4967]

I am absolutely obsessed, I could watch hours and hours of your lore videos.

[@EcoNBeBop]

Pretty sure he’s got more on his patreon if you have a few bucks lying around 👀

[@hawklegs6940]

Same!

[@gatorgreen_2679]

real

[@jerichosombilon5169]

I love the Maia reference to Maiasaura, a dino genus described as caring to their young.

[@risel56]

_"Not evil,"_ says the mother, _"just born with sharp teeth."_

[@hbluemole6941]

Exactly what I thought! Glad to see I'm not the only one who made that connection

[@Pixelcat607]

Wasn’t expecting to get a sneak peek at the next episode coming after your last one, but I’m looking forward to it once it’s ready regardless.

[@patriciusthehumanfighter3642]

The lore of these people is both fascinating and somber. They have been suffering a long, slow and tragic extinction. You really cut deep with this one.

[@DavidGlenn]

I love the world building you’ve done for Sauria

[@villanlover58]

I liked how the main character was understanding of what killed his child was just a animals survival but the pain still lived with him enough to kill the beast such a complex story good job

[@Hashakgig]

Sauria is such an interesting world. Perhaps think about turning it into a TTRPG game so that we may explore it on our own after the last short film.

[@laurentiuvladutmanea3622]

I am with you, 100%!

[@Tuepp]

Realistic thought: Bad idea to develop new games and today more than ever. That's no healthy sector for anyone.

[@gavinkailey527]

Oh, i get it! Maia like maiasaura, that's clever, sir. I aplaud you.

[@prehistorictimes9711]

I hope Sauria will be made into a full blown series sometime, this is simply amazing.

[@purplehaze2358]

"If true, this individual would have to be a staggering 5,000 years of age." For comparison, that's about the same age as the oldest tree in the world.

[@amitkenan3878]

I wish this tree could tell us about everything it saw

[@nootnoot9230]

I love these lore videos, I love your worldbuilding and your voice is soothing to listen to. I can't help but notice and appreciate the irony of the helix. The Artic Saurians worship the cyclical nature of the world, the very balance of it all and the helix represents that. The Blue song have unwittingly created their own helix, though a much more negative one. They worship the forefathers, the world they created and left behind. They want to replicate them and thus seek out those who may have the knowledge about them. But in their conquest, their invasion of the mainland...they've pushed the artic Saurians to the point of extinction in their pursuit of their knowledge. If they continue, they will lose the very thing they are seeking before they even find it. Their punishment will be never knowing anything about the culture they idolise, it will forever end up out of their reach no matter how much they try to tame Sauria. I love it

[@Ech_The_Sentiant]

I love how immediately after you put out the animation, you also post two super high quality supplements. Keep up the good work!

[@Skimmer951]

How you worldbuild is inspiring.

[@wolfielee11]

I'm nowhere near skilled enough to pull it off, but I would absolutely love to try my hand at created a cosplay of one of these Saurians. Especially the pachycephalosaurus warrior glimpsed in your sketchbook!

[@DryptosaurusDavid]

Congratulations on 1 million subscribers.

[@tec-jones5445]

Another fantastic look into the mysterious people of Sauria! I'm now very intrigued by the Forefathers, and what they could mean for the BlueSong. It looks like next episode will show us the most of Sauria and it's peoples we've seen yet! I can only wonder if Helionyx might take up his father's pursuit of knowledge about the ancients to better fortify his wild home from these new invaders. And I'd love to see him and the now grown Smilodon cub again!

[@user-nt8dq9se2e]

YES

[@evodolka]

I am noticing that anything relating to the "forefathers" have a lot of Pterosaur imagery, and I have seen Green Pterosaur dudes in he trailers and a lot of green swampyness in the bits of Ep3 you are showing My theory is that these forefathers didn't die out but instead fell from grace, becoming feral in the swamps of sauria

[@MrTickles445]

They also seem to have some kind of worshipping or sacrificing circle in the very first trailer. That could lead to some big reveal

[@Stooltoad5017]

That is my thought as well. The same general that killed the bull will also feature in the episode.

[@evodolka]

@@Stooltoad5017 interesting, what tells you that?

[@Stooltoad5017]

@@evodolka look at the community tab.

[@Stooltoad5017]

@@evodolkaThe community tab has a quick snapshot about the third episode.

[@jucom756]

I love how the snow makes it look like the statue of one of the forefathers is crying. It is a subtle detail but it might hint at the true motives of the forefathers or the way the blue song are treating their history or any number of things i can't currently come up with.

[@markelelcrack]

WoW, thanks for uploading so soon, im drawing every creature of Sauria and this, helps me a lot 😊😊

[@grummdoesstuff2983]

I love these lore breakdowns. This one is especially impactful to me as, at least the part with Helionyx, seems to mimic the message of Sharp Teeth, which has a special place in my mind, as that was the first video of yours I ever saw

[@sampan5919]

the bluesongs motivations now make more perfect sense now, the bluesongs goals, aren't just to take over sauria but also to understand what happen to the previous empire to find out happen to them. also we also get more info other saurian races other from the main four?

[@DR.Michael577]

Giving this man a whole team full of hard working and passionate people, and having a high budget, now I dont know what kind of master piece this man can create.

[@skysiren4113]

I'm honestly in love with this series, its one of the most well thought and creative ideas I've seen and you can feel the love put into this series I'd love you make fanart art and fan characters for this series and i hope someday well get more of this series after these 3 episodes

[@GiganSupremacy]

I just realised that the lands of Sauria could be based on the UK. The map looks very similar and the far north of Sauria is inspired by Scotland.

[@Ali3n_k1tt1]

Absolutely can't wait for all this lore. Don't forget to take your time though, all these videos are a treat but you need to treat yourself too

[@user-pk5zu4mz4q]

🐎🐎🐎🐴🐴🐴🐴🐴🐴🐴🐴🐴

[@shanedaigle7751]

This needs to be sponsored, such an awesome lore and back ground. Really creative details. Just awesome.

[@evilsmaster8876]

I love the Arctic Saurians. Their just so good natured. Hopefully we hear a lot more of them

[@thomaswilliams5503]

HES HIT A MILLION SUBS LADS LETS GO

[@gavinkailey527]

Hurray, more lore vids! I love stories and franchises that have more bellow the surface shown!

[@TehKyura360]

I'd love to give Helionyx a hug, I'd never find him in the snow but it's the thought that counts right? Old man needs a hug

[@oliviab4079]

The level of detail you put into your world building is always so impressively staggering, and the way you neatly lay it all out in sketchbooks is so satisfying to see and listen to

[@skywolf6666]

Been a fan, and a Patron for what feels like ages. And I am so keen to continue supporting a creative mind that is so alive and bursting with ideas! Every video is its own masterpiece, and I have always been in awe of what you create, and how you create it!

[@DeadSound]

Thank you very much. I’ve seen your name on that top Patreon supporters list for years! I really appreciate it

[@GeorgeTsagkarakis]

I was really hipped for this. Love the series

[@rodrigoqueirozneves8726]

Bro, probably people are already telling you this, but this whole series is just amazing, and this video makes it stand out even more! I mean, you just created a whole lore about just one species of your Sauria land, and I could imagine a whole spin-of of it just talking about the arctic saurians way of life and culture and religion. Please keep the good work and I cant wait for the next video!

[@GalaxyDragonArt]

You should please sell the book of lore I would absolutely buy it also has anyone told you that you have a very nice voice? Love your work! Keep going!

[@Garrettito6671]

I absolutely need this series to be more than 3 episodes

[@ABH1130]

A video game should be made for PS/Xbox/PC with this incredible creation, such a rare talent, it would be cool if it was like Far Cry Primal or something, with long story, huge map, all kinds of creatures who you could interact with, etc. it would be beastly

[@hikothealien2758]

My siblings and I love watching your videos and making theories, I’m excited to show them Sauria!

[@Trexcorndogs]

The third episode looks so cool from the few shots I saw.

[@passionateaudiobooks2735]

So cool, love the detailed lore, really adds an extra layer of depth.

[@maisamzeiad1421]

Congratulations on 1m subs you really deserve it ! 👍

[@equarg]

Damn. The sneak peeks have me so excited! Also, why has Netflix not contacted you. If not Amazon Prime. You have an entire amazing universe in your head!

[@amitkenan3878]

I think he would prefer to keep his work safe from Hollywood corruption

[@user-nt8dq9se2e]

​@@amitkenan3878YES

[@jansila6005]

I love how well thought out the lore of Sauria is, it is truly incredible that you can get so much work done so quickly. And thank you so much for sharing it with us!

[@america2793]

Episode 3 looks like it’s going to be crazy! Can’t wait!

[@abookwyrm804]

I really love your sketches of Helionyx, something about the way you drew him reminds me of Caesar from the planet of the apes trilogy

[@LaraPosting]

i dont know how magical you intend to make this universe but the idea of a millennia old wise sauriqn with a little bit of magic is just so aesthetically compelling

[@xavierchaves7090]

Seeing clips of the third episode is making me more excited.

[@JackassJunior627]

I would love to have see a full blown series or movie of this world. Sauria is an amazing setting.

[@lordinquisitor6233]

I like how you made Conan with dinosaurs; it’s such a unique and cool setting

[@nomisunrider6472]

Clips of the new episode was an unexpected joy.

[@TheTaurenification]

if you've considered creating a full lorebook for the world of Sauria. Seeing all your art and a complete history of the continent and its people in a hardcover would be amazing.

[@humblebumble2477]

This world would make for a fantastic RPG. I personally love this kind of dark fantasy (and the juxtaposition of episode 1 being dumb fun to episode 2 being a depressing serious story)

[@brianlevine871]

The world building for this series is incredible, and the exploration of it in both episodes proves how powerful the writing is. I'm really curious about that ancient pterosaur figure and how it shaped the society of this realm. Whatever you got planned for the third episode, I can't wait to see what happens.

[@Rexhasfluff]

Congrats on finally hitting a million subs! You earned that sh!t man.

[@Jackhenrey]

Simply not a villain but an animal is a strong phrase

[@Onetruenugget]

It's so good to see another spectacular masterpiece from you! This really needs to be put on a streaming service

[@Pebblepilot]

I love these kinds of videos : explaining the lore of your world. Its so interesting learning about the lore and backstories of characters, races and places. keep up the amazing work!

[@410colepyro3]

I think these are my favorite race and I love how you make your lore books look like journals from from an old Explorer aspect

[@RJa26]

The quality, the effort put into these stories, the added lore videos. I've only found this channel last night, but I've already gotten so invested! Great job! Can't wait for more!

[@victor_bueno_br]

This soundtrack is absolutely amazing

[@mythcrafts]

Can't wait for episode 3, the world building and lore is very strong in this series and I love it, it would be really cool to see a game taking place in this series.

[@RJS2003]

Congratulations on finally reaching 1 million subscribers! It's been a long time coming and it's far more than deserved! I'm more than happy to be a part of this channel! ❤

[@benji-menji]

Even though 'autodale' was great, these series feel like real treasures.

[@thephilosoraptor8565]

The sneak peeks of episode 3 look amazing! You're truly outdoing yourself with this series, every time a new episode comes out it has a chokehold on my mind for weeks!

[@Trexcorndogs]

Congrats on one million!

[@bloomins8088]

Absolutely outstanding. I would watch an entire television series of this. So excited for episode 3. I want to learn more about the Bluesong.

[@anastasia_852]

You have no idea how much I love these videos, they're great

[@joshuamyles4992]

CONGRATS ON A MILLION SUBS!!! :D

[@alexwaters6659]

A MILLION SUBS! Congrats man!

[@blockofCryingObsidian]

Finally, 1 MILLION subs! Great job, you totally deserved this!

[@RedCrusader-ph2vk]

Absolutely love it! Can't wait to see more!

[@d0z3r91]

Please never stop, your talent as an animator and VA is truely inspiring and beyond entertaining. I’ve watched you for years now and I hope to watch your work for years to come. Thank you for the obviously incredibly hard work you put in to provide us these beautiful short films and creating of videos. Ps, I’m loving these new lore videos for Sauria!!

[@crystal_melody]

I absolutely love this series and the world you've created ❤ it's so inspiring and incredible! You're amazing and so talented 💖

[@ccrumpet]

I am becoming obsessed

[@ThatCraftyCorner]

I love how you did the book! May i ask if you made it digitally? Maybe... a TUTORIAL?

[@wolfc9078]

I’m pretty sure he does his sketchbooks with multiple different mediums like pencil, pen, watercolour, et. cetera. However, I’m not sure if any of it is done digitally.

[@TripluortArchive]

This is truly amazing! I can’t wait to see more!

[@mariahanczewska8109]

Lol, "Currently untilted" made me laugh. XD

[@Banished-rx4ol]

I love lore videos

[@OuthouseCookieAnimations]

The work you put in to this series is amazing.I can't wait to learn more about your amazing world.

[@RA1NnF0G]

I’m now excited to see those pachycephalosaur saurians

[@calebstern6232]

congrats on 1 million dude!

[@averagemidwestern6954]

1 million subs! Congratulations David!

[@lectroeel6290]

Idk if yall noticed but the bluesong general on the parasaurolophus at the beginning of Winter Weathered is the same general that killed The Bull. They got one antler and are half blind, also named Captain Ornithecera. They also appear to be the main character of the third film as they have been teased in it plenty of times which is so interesting having a Bluesong as the main character

[@lemonlordminecraft]

Congratulations on 1M subscribers, David. I’m glad you’ve hit a well-deserved appreciation milestone.

[@AlmightyThagomizer]

Ohhhhh yeah inject the lore right into my veeeeinsss

[@Quanifer_the_quacker]

I've been watching your channel for over 6 years with my brothers and everytime I'm amazed by your work. Since Redone, every animation but especially the making of videos have been so cool to watch. You've been my biggest inspiration online to go to college now for post production work, videography, and to try out art as a hobby. Keep up the great work man!!!

[@devonblackwell7405]

Great world building can’t wait for the next one may the arctic Saurins some how bounce back thank you for the series 🫡👌🏾🫶🏽🙏🏾😎

[@alpacaofthemountain8760]

Dude your worldbuilding is immaculate, amazing work!

[@charlottebowman4033]

Love this video, also thank you for including titbits of future episode, very excited! Take your time with it, your work shines when you're having fun

[@cybersearcher1041]

Absolutely beautiful mate

[@kenglam]

Wow, I just love these Lore videos - the world, which you have created David, is just amazing: thank you for this 🙏

[@H_3_R_0-]

This is such an awesome and creative concept. I love everything you're doing with this series and can't wait to see what the next episodes have in store.