#karyta — Public Fediverse posts

The Karyta once believed the spirits of the ocean punished them for leaving the depths and seeking what lay above. Whenever they ascended too high, a strange illness befell them and made them turn back. However, ... (1/2) . #art #mermay #sci-fi #DarkArt #Karyta #EB7

Shaded version 👀

#Karyta are an original species of my sci-fi world. They can emit light and produce electricity - soft impulses for communication and strong shocks to hunt and fight.

Shaking hands isn't recommended.

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Usually, when I try to get back into art, I sketch random people of my #Karyta species. Why? I have no clue. Maybe because they're fun and comparatively easy to draw.

I'll shade them too, mh-hm.

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Handholding sketch 🫱🫲
Darker hand belings to an #Arka.
Lighter hand belongs to a #Karyta.

Probably #EB7 and #Leshky - who knows.

Inspired by @ina. Thank you for making the suggestion <3

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This is #EB7 (e-be-seven) - a character from my world. Their peculiar name is a "translation" to make it more accessible for vocal species. EB7's true name is a series of electric impulses: 111010110111

Feel free to guess how the names are connected~

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When they first discovered that another species existed on their planet, #Karyta and #Arka became enemies very quickly. They are opposites in many ways, but the finger-gap is one small (useless) thing they have in common. They also share the stripes - in light and dark.
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Additional thoughts on the finger arrangement of #Karyta and #Arka:

The small gap between the 2nd and 3rd finger is something that could hint at (very early) common ancestors, but they mainly have it, bec I wanted them to share a few inconspicuous morphological traits - something you'd only notice on second glance.
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Hand comparison 🫶

The left one belongs to my #Arka species and the right one to the #Karyta. Those two share the same planet, but one species is terrestrial and the other is aquatic.

You see the small gap between the 2nd and 3rd finger? Both have it, even though the Karyta have those noodly fingers and webs.

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Not gonna lie, this won't end well.

A land dwelling #Arka meets an aquatic #Karyta. They live on the same planet, but they are very different.

Both species belong to my #WorldOfKrim

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Sooo, do I share my sketchy sketches?
Yes, yes I do.

Also RIP fingers. To my defense, they have an additional finger joint in those two digits. Still wonky.

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Here are some HANDS! 🫶

Which species do they belong to?
1st: #Karyta
2nd: #Arka
3rd: #VarUSan
4th: #TarNex (lower arms)

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@GoodNewsGreyShoes
And in case you were wondering: Yes, all my species & characters are from the same universe & are in some ways connected.
9 species are part of the federation, called Araz - #ZhorKhat, #Arka & #Karyta are part of it.
1 more species is extinct, the #Srella, known as "the old ones", whose legacy is used as a common ground (e.g. the simplified version of their language, standards for time & distances, & technology).
And then there are 2 more + human colony c:
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Later on, they learned more signs and were able to have full conversations.

Nowadays, it's very common on Yr'takia, their planet, to learn the sign language and the alphabet in addition to their native tongues.
Unfortunately, Karyta aren't able to produce words, so they can try to understand, but never speak on their own. However, there are devices that can transform their electric impulses into speech and vice versa.
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@GoodNewsGreyShoes
In the beginning, the most prominent sign was "ry" which is an abbreviation for "rygis" and means "peace". It can be written with symbols and signed with a hand gesture - one hand is held like you would wave to another person, but frozen vertically, and the other hand is held horizontally in front of it. They used this a lot when they encountered each other unintentionally, just to show that they won't attack.
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@GoodNewsGreyShoes
Regarding their language: You're right about the sign language! That's the first thing #Arka & #Karyta learned from the #ZhorKhat. The latter were the 3rd species to intervene and luckily were much more advanced already (think cowboys VS aliens :D). That's why they managed to figure out their languages quite quickly and tried to act as a bridge. Still wasn't easy though xD
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@GoodNewsGreyShoes
And for #Karyta & #Arka who reside on space stations - like the gigantic "Set Il Rega" - they sometimes even stick together, as they consider each other more familiar in comparison to other inhabitants. And they share a language most others can't comprehend~
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@GoodNewsGreyShoes
Glad you like it c:

Their relationship improved over time! There are still areas on their planet where people are stuck in their beliefs (and development). Old habits die hard. But especially in more international areas (and I mean international in terms of "open for alien guests and trade"), #Karyta & #Arka live and work side by side with little to no hassle.
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To their defense, they had no way of communicating. #Arka are acoustic, like humans, and #Karyta communicate via electric impulses.

And "the Age of Landing" (when Karyta first discovered land) happened during a time when both species were less civilized than humans are today.
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@GoodNewsGreyShoes
Thank you <3

Ah I think I have never linked a full body drawing here with their hashtag. I'll do so at some point - but I can say - where #Karyta have no legs, #Arka have four 😂

Yes, exactly! And how did they react when they first learned of each other.. uhm... badly. Absolutely badly. They tried to annihilate each other, to the point where a third (alien) species had to step to stop them.
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In addition to my previous post: You can click the [#Karyta] hashtag to see what they look like ✨

Drawing [#Karyta] while traveling starts to become a habit.. 🤔
I did them during the plane ride. One of them didn't work out, bc the plane started to shake quite a bit 😵‍💫

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Uploading the original one, just in case someone wants to look at it. See my previous post for tinted version~

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#Inktober - Dream.
I decided to do my own interpretation of the prompts, mixing them with characters and lore from my world.

[#EB7] has been dreaming about the surface since they were a child. They heard stories of the endless light and the dangers beyond the glittering wall. They didn't stop until their dream came true.

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More sketches I did on #Tenerife. I was obsessed with [#Karyta] apparently..

RL things: On the same day as we arrived (about 2/3 weeks ago) a wildfire started. While traveling I saw smoke in the mountains & smelled it in the air. The ocean was full of ashes in some places. It was the worst wildfire on the Canary Islands in the last 40 years.

Last pic is from a safe part of the island - the yellow tint is sunlight, not fire.

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Drawings of my [#Karyta] and pictures of #Tenerife.
I love those black lava beaches, they are beautiful!

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@Ladee Haha I did the same when I developed that concept! I researched some fish and eel especially.

Yess, they can totally to that! #Karyta use their bioluminescence for communication too (their body markings can glow). I imagine them floating in darkness, holding on to each other with hair, hands and tails like a network of bodies, pulsing light in unison and electric currents crackling through the water. A dangerous event for any other to encounter ~

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@Ladee Hii :)
Similar to the "normal" fingers, the tentacle-like fingers can hold on to things, just in a wider range of motion.
The more interesting part is that they are equipped with electric organs and electroreceptors. Though the fingers (and the tentacles close to a #Karyta's face) produce lower voltage than the "hair" and the tail.
Karyta use lower voltages to communicate and navigate (the latter is called electrolocation) and higher voltages to fight and hunt.

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Today's sketches. I played with poses and different head angles and those whirly head snakes.

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Species: [#Karyta]
They belong to [#WorldOfKrim]
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[#Karyta] are perfect for #Mermay ~

I have been experimenting with longer "extra limbs" at their hips. Until now, they have been shorter, but I like that "long insectoid limb vibe" - especially on an underwater creature. I couldn't visualize the tips in this drawing (bc the sketchbook page ended there), but I imagine the ends as they were before - pointy stingers - but now with greater reach.

The more I work on them, the more dangerous they get..

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Ok, I did something in - *shock* - color.
It's a [#Karyta] under water.. they glow.

Just imagine looking into the depths and seeing this creatue staring back at you.
#DeepSeaHorror

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