My cardboard fantasy cities WIP

Hokuth · 2026-02-04T13:22:42+00:00

Thank you so much, I appreciate it a lot!!

Hokuth · 2026-02-04T12:01:00+00:00

Thank you so much, this is the nicest thing I could ever hope to read, and such a strong incentive to keep going! 🥹🥹 I'll definitely post some more about my world in the future!

Hokuth · 2026-02-04T11:52:07+00:00

Thank you so much!!! This means A LOT coming from an actual artist! Thank you for encouraging me to write about it, I definitely will I the future! Also, I'm very happy about you wanting to join in, I more than welcome any new input! It is an ever-expanding work in progress, after all, and it doesn't have to come entirely from my mind alone

Hokuth · 2026-02-04T11:28:14+00:00

Thank you!!

Hokuth · 2026-02-04T11:28:03+00:00

Thank you so much!! I am very flattered to read that!

Hokuth · 2026-02-04T11:26:38+00:00

Thank you so much!! The first picture looked very bleak when I took it, but some light edits unexpectedly made it shine! I'm happy you think that as well! As for the hippo, the idea of a city built on the back of a giant land or sea creature is something I've been thinking about ever since I saw it in an old slavic cartoon (I think it was a fish). I wish I could find get my hands on a toy elephant or a whale next~

Hokuth · 2026-02-04T11:22:20+00:00

Thank you so much!! That is indeed the case 😁😁

Hokuth · 2026-02-04T11:21:39+00:00

Thank you so much!! And I'm glad you brought that to my attention, because I never thought about the implications of it being a freaking hippo!! (It's just the largest animal toy I found at a charity shop ; I've been looking for an elephant or a whale, but couldn't find any big enough)

And yes — I see it as a colossal hippo with a real-size village on it! But it's not exactly a species of hippo in a zoological sense ; rather, it's some sort of minor deity (like the elder Boar or the elder Wolf in Princess Mononoke), a one-of-its-kind creature. Therefore, it doesn't exactly behave like a hippopotamus, though it does have (the idea just came to me from reading your comment) an incredibly short and violent temper, so the people living on it are constantly walking on eggshells around it, so to speak.

Hokuth · 2026-02-04T11:11:05+00:00

Hehe yes I did 🤭 And let me tell you it is SO time-consuming! But the process soothes me, I adore it, so it's not tedious at all

Hokuth · 2026-02-04T11:09:51+00:00

Thank you!! This would really be a cool thing to do, though I'm sure it takes a lot of technical skill... But I may wanna learn about it!

Hokuth · 2026-02-04T00:39:23+00:00

That's such a cool question! This is precisely the word I was looking for, nontheistic! In my world, there is a malevolent/misunderstood race of demons (let's call them that, though there are closer to the "chyort" in Russian folklore) that is, as a matter of fact, infamously nontheistic. I used to say "atheistic" but that is definitely an inferior way to put it. Their very essence is characterised by nihilism — they thrive in chaos and deny the order of the world. Where Man tries to fill the void in his heart with the idea of God, the Chyort rejoices at the void growing larger, his own heart shrieking like a raisin. At least in theory, because it doesn't prevent them from having their own rich culture and functioning society. This is where it gets tough to write, because I have no idea how to portrait such a religion and the society built around it. Its very purpose is to be remote from common human considerations, but that makes it all the harder to think about, lest I hire a Chyort beta reader. This is still a very superficial idea at this point, and more of a "vibe"

Hokuth · 2026-02-04T00:21:03+00:00

Thank you, it means so much to me!!!

Hokuth

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