ABSINTHEANCANDLE'S GUIDE TO DOLL CREATION [art]

MORE INFORMATION HERE (i'll maker a proper document later lol)

EXTRA INFO from the original tumblr post:

- dolls don’t really age and are typically made in their 20′s (as comparable to humans), “older” ones were either made as That Age or simply decided to make themselves look like that.

- cores are pretty much what holds the entire functionality of a doll, including mental. dolls are able to have disordedrs and disabilities <3

- dolls could, in theory, live forever if their materials are checked and kept up to date regularly. however they can (technically) be killed by the same stuff a human would be killed by!

- when a doll is made they usually get Incredibly Upset about it.
it’s heavily suggested if not straight up required to put a newly finished-yet-not-alive-quite-yet doll in a room with as little stimulation as possible so they won’t get Fucked Up before they gain consciousness, adjust to Suddenly Existing, and then walk around outside the room.
they’re usually incredibly confused and bother the first person they see to help them figure things out.
If a doll is not given a lack of stimulation and/or is not able to find someone after they’re more conscious, it can Cause Many Long-term Problems.
(*points* im giving dolls neglect issues!!)

- dolls are made for Many reasons including “needing them to help a business”, “i simply want family”, and “weird rich-person family legacy” type of stuff.
usually newer dolls are incredibly impressionable and will Easily Accept what’s handed to them without issue for a while, but expecting them to stick with that forever isn‘t realistic.
also the person who had you tailored isn’t always your parent. as in they could be someone who wanted an assistant or whatever. they (hopefully) teach you things and treat you well but they Aren’t Always Your Family.

- stuff like horns and wings are possible for dolls to have, but they are very strictly paid attention to because they are considered a nobility legacy-type thing. if you are not part of Certain Bloodlines:tm: you aren’t allowed to have them. wings aren’t even functional they’re entirely decorative. it’s weird. anyways make your own fancy bloodlines if you want i don’t mind.
decorative tails i’m currently on the fence about but i can’t stop you, really. it just might not be canon (who cares though)

- the geological location dolls are at isn’t incredibly specific because that’s not too fun for me. however i do know it’s somewhere rural aaand i’m making the dolls have dublin-area irish accents so. take that how you will

- the location they’re at In General is a huge forest with the main city being located near a large lake (essentially a sea to the dolls <3). there’s multiple smaller towns and settlements strewn around the forest with decently sized fields for farms.

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so if anyone comes across this and goes "oh, hey, i want to make one!": anyone is allowed to make dolls based off of my concept, however you must tell me if you've done so and credit me. i guess this is technically an open species but i'm not gonna advertise it as one because i'm nowhere near it being well developed enough for that.
the main reason why i want to be told + credited is so i can find what you've made!

however the dolls ARE missing information on how their world looks/works so i wouldn't really expect anyone to do anything yet. no information on How Their Society Works..
i might make a world for this later or something idk