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Devi, in four states of excitement: calm, alert, fearful, and panicked. For each one, there is a picture of him standing, and a picture of him running, with different levels of intensity-- Except for panicked, which only depicts him running. Underneath each one is an image of a heart, increasingly distorted by electricity in each successive panel.

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Devi: what are you doing now? Init, dressed in flowing robes, suspended by multiple balloons, and carrying a sign titled bonus: I'm worth 50 points!

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Init opens a curtain to reveal a little tent with blankets and Christmas lights scattered about, and says tada. Devi starts to cry, thinking "they've been sleeping up here all alone?", while Init excitedly says "isn't it awesome? come on!" Devi looks up at the stars, as the two of them lay together. thinking about how lonely it must have been up here frightens him, so he clings to Init's arm with a worried expression. Init hugs him back.

sleepover
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Lewis teaches Aaron the following line of advice: "A real cowboy gotta dress with looks to kill." Aaron thoughtfully replies "I see..." in his mind. Later, he cheerfully says "hiya lewis", standing in cowboy attire from the waist up, but wearing nothing but stilettos on the lower half. The raw aura from his getup causes Lewis to be instantly eviscerated in the explosion.

aaron and lewis

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Devi builds a card tower for a miniscule Init, who rests at the very top peacefully. he suddenly sneezes and everything falls over, with init yelling a rather resounding "FUCK!"

silly
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devi and init's face in the silhouette of an onion

silly
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Morris, sitting in his garden of flowers, surrounded by butterflies and sunshine.

Morris
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same as above, but centered on the characters

up close on characters version
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A wide artwork of the main cast of Caesal. An unkempt silver haired dragon named Allium, A yellow feathered beast with a red bow around her neck called Joyce, A purple lizard of slime named Liza, A four armed catfish orca named Morris, A beast with a screen for a face and sapphire hair named Init, An albino dragon with pink and blue eyes named Devi, A rough, red cowboy dragon named Aaron, and a green iguana-like beast called Oscar, who's stolen his hat. They're walking together in the rocky woods, and spires of Ichor float ominously in the distance.

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them

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Morris, a collage of him in various places, mostly just standing around or waving, one of him swimming through the grass as though it was water, one of them clinging to a tree with a distraught face. They're a catfish-like dragon who has been transformed into an orca.

Morris
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my little creatures. from left to right top to bottom: Joyce, Init, Liza, Allium, Morris, Devi, Aaron, Oscar

creatures
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top down exploration game styled marker drawing. Init asks "What's up?", Devi asks "Can you carry me?", Init says"oh! sure!", and as they carry him upon their shoulders, Devi exclaims "much faster!"

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last night I dreamed I was programming the story into a game. a lot of stuff happened in it that I sadly can't draw at the moment but this part in particular made me go "aww"

liza, init (pre-tf), init (protogen), aaron, devi, morris, oscar in pico8 palette

a few silly pixelart portrait doodles
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Devi, as a floating head and limbs missing the torso, clutches his heart, which he seems to have pulled from a giant obelisk like mouse trap in the background, where the rest of his body lies. the entire background is very distorted and takes on the appearance of his screaming face.

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vicious heart

Init stands face to face with themself, before and after their transformation. Both are purple beings with blue hair, but one is an anthropomorphic lizard with gills and horns, the other looks like a strange beast with an ominous digital mask. despite the bright cheerfulness of the scene, loads of flowers, and clear sky, something about the art feels mournful or sober.

"who are you?"

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A collection, a gathering of a plethora of Init's forms, from tiny little creatures, to grand mythical beasts, Init is a shapeshifter who wakes up everyday as a new person. The Ichor transforms reality around you based on your perception of it or your emotional state, so this incoherence of form is brought about by their disassociation/depersonalization.

"who am I ?"
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Morris is a somnoloxis, a type of dragon with silly gills that give them a bit of water breathing ability. He has dark brown skin with a white underbelly, black bristly hair atop of their head, across their tail, and on their arms. he has a carefree, warm expression, and is a gentle soul who tends to flowers.

After a disaster struck his garden, he blamed himself for the death of many flowers, and vowed to try harder to be a better steward for them. he made this vow as the Ichor struck the world, and was transformed into an Orca, making him dependent on the water his garden was built around. the world around him is dry and arid, so he wouldn't be able to leave without drying up, but he's so focused on tending to the garden he doesn't even realize he's trapped.

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The world dried up, awhile ago, and the flowers were going missing.
Morris is a lovely creature who had been building a wonderful garden greenhouse to preserve the flowers around him.

After the Ichor struck, he became bound to his garden, dependent on the water from the spring to survive.

long ago, in the world before Ichor,
Aaron was a frightened loser.
one day, he decided enough was enough,
and so he woke up a winner.
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Devi and Init wake up identical to the inhabitants of the Moon, separated from each other.
Because they can't tell themselves apart from the others, they don't even know if they're alone or together up there.

but eventually, they see signs of each other's presence, and find a way to meet.

Allium sits in a nearby truck with his laptop, to watch from the security cameras to see how Soris does and guide him along. Allium's power only works in proximity, so he has to be relatively near the other person to send his thoughts to their mind. he starts off with simple thoughts like "go left, no, slow. don't peek, no running." as his victim descends deeper into the pit of an unknown monster.

Allium: "see? they're perfectly fine. I've given them everything they need to live a happy life. so why do you struggle to hold up your end of the bargain? it's stupid. " Soris sees his family through allium's omniscient computer system, where he has access to security cameras across the world. By taking this job, he can provide for his family, but he's never allowed to return to them. Allium doesn't want the secrets of the lab to spread, so he keeps everything under wraps.

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He desperately wants the power of true mind control, so he sends people into Devi's abandoned laboratory in order to gather the ruined pieces of machinery in hopes of understanding the Ichor, and possibly take advantage of it.

Allium and Soris. in the top half of the image, Allium is whispering into Soris' ear, and the two of them are cast in dramatic shadow. A closeup of Soris' neck reveals a necklace with a circle divided into four segments, indicating he's a believer in Bedel mythology. (it means that he values faith, even when things seem terrifying, he trusts those who guide him.) In the bottom half of the image, Soris is blindfolded and swarmed with images of Allium's face, guiding him along to walk forward even while blindfolded. Standing behind him is Allium, his head encased in a halo, as he assumes the role of the god in this situation.

Thousands of little thoughts flood Soris' mind. Allium is frustrated that his power only allows him to project his thoughts into others minds, he would have preferred straight mind control, and this frustration with his ability leads to him constantly berating or nitpicking his subject out of a frustration whenever they don't listen perfectly to his orders. various thoughts include "pathetic. this is infuriating. 13 paces forward. listen. why did you stop? it's so close. ignore that. just walk forward. you are almost there! there is no reason to fear. trust me." As the thoughts bash against Soris' mind like a sledgehammer, he gets visibly more and more irate, until he rips off the blindfold, yelling "I DON'T trust you. I- wh- the hell is that?" in the reflection of his eyes, you can see an indeterminate shifting blue mass, which for now is unrevealed. Allium, safely back home watching Soris' fate through his laptop mutters to himself. "You fucking imbecile. why didn't you just listen?" He shuts the laptop, and Soris is gone.

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Allium's ability is to project his thoughts into the minds of others.
He guides others to places he dare not go himself.

(there are things down there which are dangerous to lay your eyes upon, and Allium can never return, for he has already seen them.)

Unfortunately, he can be demanding.

Oscar and Aaron sleeping together gently in each other's arms makes up the centerpiece of this collage styled marker drawing. surrounding the bed upon which they sleep is a desk with a lamp, and playing cards which lay on the floor in a scattered mess, probably because they're both too lazy to pick them up (they will get them tomorrow) other parts of the image show the two chasing butterflies, or after they just awaken, with Oscar having a a cheerful expression and Aaron having a dazed, half awake expression.

happy pride month to them
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Devi and Init pre-transformation. they're doing different things like hugging, eating together, sitting together, brushing each other's hair and brushing their teeth. Devi eats a plate of flowers while Init watches pathetically with a sad expression, Init eats a plate of fish while Devi watches with a forlorn expression

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Init is a carnivore who deeply appreciates flowers for their mathematical beauty, and feels heartbroken to watch them be eaten,
while Devi is an herbivore who loves creatures and feels devastated to watch them be devoured.

Oscar is an iguana like character who's ability is to allow anyone to relive and reflect on any of their memories. he casually sits behind a stand with two very simple labels, one reading reflect, and the other reading $150 cash only. on the sides of the image, you can see Init, who desires to understand a memory in their past, going through the phases of the ritual. They're covered in goo, which acts as a conduit into their mind, where they confront a mirror image of themselves. beyond this, they would simply relive their memory. Oscar's synesthesia makes the experience of living someone's memories a delicious experience-- different memories have different tastes.

Oscar
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Two formless beasts of the same shape, each on opposite sides of the mirror, reaching to embrace themself. They are conjoined at the penis, their parts merging into a singular orb which binds them together. They seem hesitant to approach each other any further, unsure of whether they wish to fully merge.

reflection
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aaron, a dragon with long flowing hair and a cowboy hat wielding a whip, and oscar, an iguana like therapist/medium character who can enter someone's mindscape through a sexual ritual atop a marble slab. when Aaron initially refuses this service, Oscar calls Aaron a chicken, going "BAWK BAWK!", until Aaron pulls his throat shut with his whip, pissed off at their noise. Oscar took Aaron to visit his old memories, but Aaron couldn't stand to see his own face in the mirror, so he punched it. unfortunately, what he really ended up punching was Oscar's face.

Aaron listens in on a conversation, but accidentally slips into view. instead of tripping, he elects to do an intimidating stomp.

Aaron wakes up tied to a chair. he looks around to realize Oscar is standing opposite to him, holding a notebook. Oscar croaks: "why did the chicken cross the road?"

Aaron [who Oscar calls "chicken"] responds "bcus getting maimed by a semi truck is a preferable experience to this" and promptly leaps out the window while still tied from head to toe. Oscar yells "Aaron what the hell" right behind him, clearly upset that he didn't hear the end of the joke

Aaron and Oscar
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Init, wearing a suit with a bow tie that they can't seem to take off. Devi sits in a chair beside them, with his foot casually propped up on his knee. Init: don't I look ridiculous? Devi: uhm, honestly... Init: WHAT. Devi: it "suits" you. [a long pause] Init: please, just kick his ass.

Aaron, a dealer for a casino. He is an anthro dragon with long, flowing hair, who wears a cowboy hat with a bold star, and a patterned suit. He's holding out three cards, a Seven of Tendrils, Eight of Chains, and a Two of Horns. Behind him are a variety of butlers with expressions ranging from cheerful glee to existential dread. Init, shapeshifting into a strange creature, walks in and accepts his offer for a game of cards. You must write your three strongest desires on a piece of paper, which in a bright flame, shift into playing cards, and are integrated into the deck. The cards have wish-granting capabilities, making the desires written on the cards into reality, but you must win a game to make up your own wish. In the top right, it looks like the game is heating up, the effects of the playing cards have summoned chains, blindfolds and other obstacles meant to make it more difficult for the players to play. When a player cannot make a play in 30 seconds, they lose. Aaron has never lost a game, and his wish is always for the opponent to stay with them at the casino, joining his troupe of butlers who keep the place running. New members even get a lovely matching suit and bowtie! [Removing employee uniform is strictly forbidden, along with exiting the property.]

the house always wins.

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Devi and Init, wrapped into a circle and sleeping gently.

Init and Devi, coiled into a yin yang shape and resting.

rest

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Devi and Init, being carried away into outer space, by a series of rocket-boot wearing robots.

ascension

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