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Published: 2011-11-21 04:15:19 +0000 UTC; Views: 2621; Favourites: 61; Downloads: 0
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More old drawings, monstery stuff from Caranoctia.This is an Aelvian-created warbeast, modified almost entirely from human stock. Primarily used as a battering ram, these creatures would also be used to for hauling heavy equipment and, if a battle was going poorly, as a last resort the Aelvians would goad them into a frenzy and set them loose to stampede opposing troops. Of course, given that they were nearsighted and not very smart, they were just as apt to trample their own allies.
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Could you add armor? I am writing a story and I would love to have a battle ready Dondervertrap. Its fine if not.
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Poor bastards... roped into conflicts not of their making, like so many others over the ages. I'm unfamiliar with the backstory - do the Aelvians use genetic engineering, or is this the end result of a very long selective breeding programme?
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It's genetic engineering disguised as magic.
Too-long version: Basically, the Aelvians conquered humans about 700 years ago and have been tweaking and breeding them ever since. When a small group of Aelvians discovered & invaded Caranoctia, they found their refined types of humans were dropping like flies, kind of the same way a pack of lap dogs couldn't survive if let loose in the wilderness. They tried a few experiments crossing humans with native species (trolls backfired spectacularly, at least from the Aelvian POV) but eventually ended up with a "mutt" human mixed from the various breeds and pretty much looking like us (again, sort of like how dingos are dogs reverted to living wild and resemble never-domesticated canids). The mutt humans were more independent than the old type and allied with some of the intelligent native species to rebel against the Aelvians. Fairly standard fantasy novel stuff, although I set most of my writing after the war, in the recovery period.
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Thanks for the info. I wouldn't call it standard fantasy - no heroes with birthmarks and magic swords here! It sounds more like science fiction. Can we expect a novel one day?
In 7th grade one of my favourite series was the "West of Eden" trilogy by Harry Harrison, set in an alternative present where the dinosaurs survived, and one intelligent species, the Yilane, coexists with human beings. The human cultures in this book owe a lot to Neolithic ones, but Yilane technology is entirely biological. The characters and story never grabbed me as much as the world and its creatures - I especially liked the vivid illustrations and descriptions of Yilane-bred organisms at the end of each novel. Check it out if you haven't already!
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Nope, the main character is too cynical to be a hero (think Rick in Casablanca) and actually ends up n the side of the "monsters".
I remember the Yilane books. Don't recall being impressed with the plots either, but the idea of biological machinery was definitely an inspiration.
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I love critters with shoulder protrusions.. I have a mount species where you use them like handle bars on a bike.
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