#homestuck ancestors
It’s been 500 years and this blog has kind of grinded to a halt, but I doodled some Psiionics for @commanderfraya and I figured I might as well post them?
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Original comic is by Shen Comix, editing done by me. Reposting is allowed but please credit Shen Comix for the original comic and me for editing, I worked hard on this lol.
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More troll headcanons under readmore because I can’t stop ever
(Please do not tag as helmsman)
- Been thinking about how the cancer symbol on Alternia really only comes into existence after the execution of the Signless (when he becomes known as the Sufferer) and so what symbols would the folks who follow the Signless have on their body during the time of the Signless, I decided to settle on the concept of red paint that signifies their willingness to assist others
- This stands out in my head thinking about how other trolls wear bright red all the time, so it really wouldn’t be a tremendous leap or an immediate giveaway, but having it in certain placements on the body would be something that was only really something that the Signless’ followers would know to do and therefor be doing
- The symbols I chose were related to my other interpretations of troll lore but mostly relate to:
- Red on the tops of horns so they’re visible to others even in crowded public spaces
- Dots on the corners of the mouth to mimic the Signless’ little grub scar colorations (as described here) and red on the palms of the hands to mimic the way the Signless listens to people with his hands outstretched (talked about here a bit)
Some troll biology headcanons in this year of troll jegus 2022
More thoughts under readmore:
1) I don’t think trolls have an exoskeleton by any means, but I like to think that the developing of their bodies was such that they have growth lines that range from very faint like the ones on the Dolorosa’s stomach to the segmentation lines still visible on most parts of the Psiioniic (with the thought process being that more of his development biologically was put into psion powers than other physical development). The most subtle of these growth lines are still visible maybe under different types of light than what their moons offer (I imagine most of them are made to see off of the light reflecting off of their moons than the sun, for obvious reasons) or through bio-illumination like rainbow drinkers have (or maybe also seadwellers) and these growth lines are like the natural lines humans have that can’t be perceived, and this being where trolls got symbols from, simplifications of the patterns of their bodies.
2) Lots of troll biology isn’t really bug-y enough for me and I like to supplement that in thinking about grubscars and pincers and things like that, like the texture imagined for their horns is the same texture as you would see on horned beetles, those big smooth exoskeleton-like horns and pincers, maybe they could even be crushed with enough force? The idea of trolls like Equius having more of a situation of having his horn’s outer shell snapped through than it being like a solid antler or horn is a neat idea, like a crunching of a thick outer layer.
3) In the way of liking bug things for trolls specifically, I’m very invested in the idea of “grub scars” as they would be come to known as a residual pupal form almost, like the last thing on their body that is still pupating so it’s just the last remnants of their grubal form on their bodies. On some people, they simply go away after a while, especially on trolls dmab, and actually settle out into “scars” that are just evidence of them having been on their bodies, whereas on others, they harden and are a fixture that is raised off of their bodies where wings develop over time, the scars wrapping around to the center of the back and opening if/when they actually grow out wings, rather than them just coming out of nowhere.
4) Additionally, with the evolutionary proclivity towards rainbow drinkers, the concept arises of them having pincers sharp enough and fast enough to puncture skin that are stored under their cheeks, with additional muscle for the darting “bite”. This would make jade blood cheeks raised and hard.
5) Really just nailing down the bug thing, I just really like the idea of them having hard carapacian fingers that tend to be shaped like claws (maybe also toes? I don’t work on feet often in this chilis) as well as mostly ear holes rather than the types of ears we typically have. Any ear shape would mostly be for keeping hair out of the way, and hearing has a lot more to do with picking up vibrations through possibly the horns or body than actually catching sound waves with the ear shape.
6) I have a LOT of thoughts about color coding and how it works in Alternia, but the most important thing in my mind immediately is that white is something that is rarely seen on trolls themselves, which is probably because in order to have white clothing they would have to get it directly from lusi, who are huge and dangerous. I have LOTS more thoughts about how white clothing would be seen or even obtained in a world where it seems that white as a clothing base for dyeing into other colors seems relatively unobtainable (with more privileged trolls only having solid colored clothing and other trolls mostly having black and grey in their wardrobes), but the coding of color would probably have people think that pure white, especially in a world that takes place at night, would probably be seen as othering and dangerous, with it likening people to lusi as well as “here I am I am very easy to see”. When you live in a violent society, allowing yourself to be seen means you can handle yourself and that means you must be dangerous to be drawing attention. Hence, rainbow drinkers glowing bright white.
7) I like to think psionics work as a positive and negative charge, and dance across the body in that format, between the red and blue, and would, as a result, lead to there being different circulations of that power on opposite sides of the body, with the coloration. You see this with the eyes and powers on psionic trolls, but I also like to think that if you retain damage from using psionics, that the scars you develop would then have that coloration from that half of the body, then applying to the face first, and reaction to restraints (like the ones seen on the Psiioniic during his…. um…… employmentby HIC)
8) Thinking about grubs, I really like the idea of them having little soft white horns that haven’t quite developed yet because they’re so small, otherwise I can’t imagine the grub pools are very fun, to say the least. Little pincers surround the mouth and aid putting food in as leggies are mostly used for very basic movement and, more importantly, hearing. Ears aren’t on the head until after pupation, and instead located on the legs as they need to pick up environmental vibrations. This leads to the few instances of a troll raising a grub usually including speaking to the child’s stomach or little grabbers, and adult trolls raised by other trolls finding hands important, listening intently to others by holding their face in their hands even though they no longer hear that way. It paints a striking, abnormally friendly, otherworldly concept of The Signless’ adult life and adds a neat little cultural phenomenon to his approach. I like the idea of reaching out to someone or having your hands out in a pleading way be a deeply personal way of listening to the other person in a culture that hasn’t developed what would be a common practice of this because of its lack of humanity.
idk tell me your thoughts if you read literally a quarter of this I have way too many
Other troll biology posts: X
Damn imagine not being able to get your quadrants filled without having to literally keep someone captive
Mindfang and Dualscar wish they fucked as severely as The Psiioniic they can’t even make into the Dolorosa’s DMs
On god the only correct ancestor ship besides First Ship is this, I will take no criticism as I am right
Their ship dynamic: The Psiioniic laughs at shit that is 100% not funny and The Dolorosa pretends to not have the exact same sense of humor, The Signless has mixed feelings about the unknowable concept of a step-father, and The Dolorosa hides this man behind her absolutely gigantic body
There are only bonus points here, look: no mind control or slaves AND bi wife energy
