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The Stralicora Creature Design
Creature Description
The Stralicora is a creature that stands about 2 feet tall with a large round stone as its main body and vibrantly colored vines protruding from their sides and bottom to act as the creatures limbs. They tend to walk with a waddle as their large top-heavy bodies sway with each step. They see the galaxy around them through two glowing orbs that act as their eyes. These eyes match the large glowing orb that rests on top of their body, supported by a large vine wrapping around it with leaves at the base. This is the main identifier that both the Strali and Stralicora are known for.
Creature Origins
The Stralicora is a living plant companion that is rare across the galaxy despite it’s originating plant being extremely common in many different colorations. This creature originates from the Strali plant, a vibrant vine that grows out of the ground with large leaves protecting the base of the plant. As the plant grows, a glowing orb begins to form and be encased by the vines. In most cases, this orb will continue being wrapped by the vine and remain that way for its life cycle. However, in extremely rare cases, the orb and vine stop growing and the ground underneath will slowly reveal the rock body of a Stralicora.
Because of the rarity of these creatures and the unpredictability of their births, very little is known about the species. They have no known home world or colonies, in fact, there is no known record of two Stralicora ever interacting. Despite this isolation from others of their kind, the Stralicora have a tendency to befriend the local inhabitants of whatever environment they find themselves in when they awaken for the first time. This instinctive compassion is especially apparent for the other plant life that surrounds them, which has given them the reputation for being the greatest gardeners in the galaxy!
Creature Environment Concept
Artist’s Note: I plan to create multiple versions of this creature to reflect the different variants that I imagine would exist throughout the galaxy!
All digital Drawings were completed in Clip Studio Paint, with post-processing in GIMP.