[CS - Plylym]

BASICALLY, I was talking with a couple of my friends about their favourite closed species, and how THEIRS really ping on some of their absolute favourite character types and traits. And in this discussion, I realized that there wasn't actually an existing CS that I knew of, that SUPER DUPER captured my heart and mind. So I thought, 'what are MY favourite character traits in an OC or a closed species?' And I used a Kariosa_Adopts base to whip up a simple mock-up of the concept!

WARNING: THIS IS A CLOSED SPECIES THAT'S STILL IN THE CONCEPT PHASE!
There's a THREAD in the forums for discussion and feedback regarding this concept!

My BASIC idea is that they're emotion-eating, androgynous little demons with a penchant for deception and manipulation! :0 They're relatively evenly split on prevalence of one sex over the other, but Plylym don't have secondary sex characteristics like breasts because they're not the breeding portion of the population. I haven't finished creating the mock-up for what a Plilith looks like, but they're BASICALLY like the Queen Bee types as compared to the Plylym 'Drone' population, in the sense that they're bigger, stronger, more violent, and have secondary sex characteristics such as breasts.

What do you guys think? They're DEFINITELY a case of 'Zeda's indulging all of her personal preferences,' but I thought, 'hey! That's what makes CS so fun, right?' I'd like to create something that I enjoy!

UPDATE! [11/05]:

I cleaned up some scans of my concept art for Plylym, AND I finished sketching out my concept for what the Plilith would look like! While speaking with users in the interest thread, people suggested the possibility of a Plylym's appearance being further modified or effected by the type of emotion that they gorge themselves on. That is to say- do they prefer the taste of rage? Maybe bliss? Wouldn't it make a lot of sense if the more well-fed ones end up becoming stronger? I'm not sure where to take that idea yet, because although horns and wings were suggested as potential 'power up' additions to their designs, this is a species that relies on its ability to go incognito amongst mortals, and I'm reluctant to have a 'power up' be something that's purely cosmetic. In my sketch below, here's a thought: the more well-fed ones grow more powerful, and perhaps their hair can also take on the liquid, malleable qualities of their blood for the purpose of combat? That, and/or the addition of more eyes to their body motifs?Let me know what you think! ♥

UPDATE! [11/14]:

Work has been VERY SLOW-GOING for the past week or so, since I suddenly got really sick. BUT, just the other day I FINALLY felt okay enough to start working again, and I decided that I'd begin by creating my own base for the standard Plylym! The following three designs are still works in progress, but I'm hoping for them to be the first three Plylym that I make available for adoption! ♥ I'm definitely going to make off-base adopts as well, but this is me just kinda getting my toes wet, so to speak! It's my intention to provide both unclothed designs [so that you can see the tattoo markings both activated and not-activated] AND clothed designs, but here's the thing - I want them to be as versatile as possible, so that they can fit more easily into a variety of RP and world settings, so I've been wracking my brain trying to come up with outfits that will let them slip into ALL SORTS of settings. I've also been picking my friends' brains for suggestions and ideas, and I've got at least one Pinterest board FULL of ideas, so-! If you guys have any suggestions for fashion inspiration, or ideas about what kind of world settings you'd prefer to place them in, please let me know! ♥

SOME DETAILS ABOUT THE ABOVE DESIGNS [still WIPs!]:
LEFT: Goldenrod Limb Stains/Blood [Common], 5 Eye Motif [Common]
MIDDLE: Wine Limb Stains [Common], Black Blood [Common], 3 Eye Motif [Common]
RIGHT: Midnight Blue Limb Stains [Common], Red Blood [Common], 5 Eye Motif [Common], Eye Motif on Hands [Uncommon]