Competition: Creature Concept Contest!

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Creature Concept Contest!

Creature Concept Contest!

Create a unique creature that your character would take as a companion. You are allowed to use current Canon and legend animals as inspiration, but there must be defining characteristics that differ. Also, please provide a list of the inspiration creatures (if applicable), as well as short description about its characteristics. For example, is it nocturnal? How big can it get? What is its disposition? What does it eat? How long does it live? What planet does it come from? Please keep submissions safe for work.

Submission Requirements: - Please upload your image submission to the DJB site in either .png or .jpeg format. - Please provide the list of inspiration creatures, if applicable. - Please provide a short description of the creatures interesting characteristics and traits.

The competition will be judged using the Herald Rubric 2.0.

Have fun with it! I can't wait to see what everyone comes up with.

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Competition Information
Organized by
High Inquisitor Anderson, Lenoka Tuteru Shadowalker
Running time
2023-03-08 until 2023-03-31 (24 days)
Target Unit
Entire DJB
Competition Type
Graphics/Multimedia
Difficulty Class
Intermediate
Awards
Second Level Crescents and 3 Clusters of Graphite as per Herald guidelines
Participants
20 subscribers, of which 9 have participated.
Results
1st place
Kasmar
Member
Kasmar
File submission
Newdles.PNG
Textual submission

Newdle

Name: Newdle

Appearance: The Newdle is a tiny creature that resembles a garden eel. It has a long, slender body that is covered in sand-colored scales, and four short, stubby legs that allow it to move quickly through the sand. Its head is pointed and snakelike, with a pair of large, glowing eyes that help it see in the dark.

Diet: Newdles are carnivorous and feed primarily on small insects and other invertebrates that live in the sand. They are particularly fond of sand fleas and other small crustaceans.

Behavior: Newdles are primarily solitary creatures and spend most of their time buried in the sand, waiting for prey to come near. They are most active at night and are able to move quickly through the sand thanks to their four legs.

Lifespan: Newdles can live up to 20 years in the wild, provided they are able to avoid predators and find enough food.

Homeworld: Newdles are native to the desert planet of Tatooine, where they are a common sight in the dunes and canyons. They have also been introduced to other desert planets throughout the galaxy, where they have adapted to a variety of different environments.

Special Abilities: Newdles are able to sense vibrations in the sand, allowing them to detect the presence of prey or predators from a distance. They are also able to tunnel quickly through the sand, using their four legs to push themselves forward.

Height: The Newdle measures only 13 inches in length from head to tail, and stands at a height of approximately 4 inches at the shoulder. Its small size allows it to move through narrow spaces and tight corners in the sand with ease, making it an adept hunter and escape artist.

Trainability: Due to it’s solitary nature, the creatures are hard to train though it is possible. It requires a lot of patience on the trainer’s end and a strong bond between the two but they are incredibly useful once trained. Due to their small size and unique abilities, Newdles could potentially be used for a variety of purposes, such as scouting or detecting hidden objects.

Placement
1st place
Member
Malfearak Asvraal
File submission
PXL_20230318_001015283-01.jpeg
Textual submission

The Wooly Grubbleh is a crepuscular carnivore that feeds on insects of its Homeworld. Its hook-like claws are made to their exoskeleton open like ration cans.

Its homeworld is an uncharted planet on the far reaches of the Outer Rim. They are rare and difficult to spot as their cream-colored fur meshes serves as camouflage in the savannah. No scans or recordings of these creatures exist, only the rough sketch of some ancient explorer found in a manuscript.

They are believed to be endangered.

Placement
2nd place
3rd place
Koda Kendis
Member
Koda Kendis
File submission
WolfBear.png
Textual submission

Inspiration was taken from various pictures of wolves and bears. The Elysian Wolf Bear is a rare sight to see, as they can be found deep in the mountains and avoid humanoids when possible. Their sizes can range from a large dog like a Saint Bernard, to a full size bear in our world. They're smart creatures who are protective of their kin and very very hesitant of outsiders. They eat a various amount of foods, whatever they can find out in the tundra. Sometimes they wander into warmer climates for berries and quick game. They can live upwards of 40 years, but their full range of age has yet to be seen as there have been very few tamed. Some have considered them to be legend, a myth, like a Jackalope.

Placement
3rd place
4th place
Benn Nevis
Member
Benn Nevis
Submission
Benn Nevis opted out of publishing his submission.
Placement
4th place
Member
Cello
Submission
Cello opted out of publishing his submission.
Placement
No placement
Member
A deleted dossier
File submission
frankenmonster.png
Textual submission

You never heard of Doctor Aphra's frankenmonster? I thought not. It's a sith legend.

This bad boy is what you call one of them cryptids. People say theyve seen it, but honestly, theres no evidence that it really exists. Just that doctor aphra let it go somehwere. Wouldn't want to meet up with this sucker on my way to the loo at night.

Dr Aphra's frankenmonster has the body of a wampa, head of a mythosaur, right arm of a rancor, and wings of a mynock. And dont let those little pesky wings fool you. They're capable of full flight for this behemoth. She must of juiced those bad boys up something good to be able to haul this chunky son of a gun around.

Ralph mcquarries concept art of wampa, photoshopped a mythosaur head, mynock wings and rancor arm in.

Placement
No placement
Member
Battlemaster Elaine Conrat
File submission
Screenshot 2023-03-31 153551.png
Placement
No placement
Member
Adept Xantros
File submission
Xantros, 11518, Spikeball.jpg
Textual submission

The species is commonly referred as Spikeball, because it resembles a ball and has lots of spikes, which it can hide, when not in danger. It is a herbivorous and daylight creature. It grows up to twenty five centimeteres of height. Its average livespan is six years.

Placement
No placement
Member
General Zentru'la
File submission
bird.png
Textual submission

It's a bird-sized bird from Birdooine. It eats bird food and has a birdy disposition, with bird brain intelligence. The inspiration is bird.
Look it's just a bird, I just want the Shroud Syndicate points.

Placement
No placement
Member
Gui Sol
File submission
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Textual submission

From the ruins of Mandalore, this fiery bird crawled from the ashes, a Phoenix or flaming bird more myth than creature. Fuelled by vengeance.

Placement
No placement