Post by StellarWind Elsydeon on Jan 8, 2011 13:11:05 GMT -5
So here's some stuff. You can find most of my art, including these on my dA Gallery.
Little is known about these powerful, deeply intelligent and majestic beasts of the sea: they are an exceptionally rare sighting beyond certain areas and even in those areas they only rarely appear near the surface. However, the partial data we do have suggests some fascinating possibilities.
Lugia exhibit many conflicting traits - great muscle mass (allowing them to tirelessly fly or swim) alongside light yet extremely strong bones, capable of withstanding massive pressure. Their bodies are covered with a a thick layer of insulating, water-resistant plumage of a silvery color (these have come to carry some spiritual significance to certain island populations) and yet their wings aren't on the whole particularily avian - being more similar to chiropterid wings with very thick membranes or even to human hands, complete with one 'opposable' digit. These wings appear to serve as flippers underwater, allowing some very rapid propulsion through water as well as through air.
Lugia spend most of their time deep in underwater trenches. They seem to be adapted for deep dives, and it has been theorized that the adults at least have some form of limited underwater breathing capabilities. This makes them exceptionally difficult to observe, and as such we know very little about their diet (though we presume they are carnivorous due to their sharp teeth and the bony growths on the side of their 'beaks') or social structure (though we know they travel in pods in a manner similar to cetaceans when caring for young, who may be unable to dive for the longer periods of time the adults can). Telepathy may have a part to play in their communication, though they appear to primarily commune through intricate vocalizations similar to whalesong. Lugia vocalizations have been recorded before, though humanity is still far from decoding their intricacies.
We do, however, know that Lugia have a large and highly developed brain - and they have been observed displaying psychic capabilities, including some form of localized weather control - on which they are said to have a balancing effect of sorts. That is not to say that such is always the case: Lugia are capable of causing massive storms by beating their wings - and legends say that one of the reasons to their underwater reclusiveness is their awareness of their own power, which may conflict with their legendary role as guardians of balance.
Deoxys are complex silicon-based entities. Their crystalline core functions as a crystal lattice computer, capable of sentient thought, learning and internal alteration as well as rather powerful psychokinetic abilities.
Deoxys travel the far reaches of space with their crystalline core in a dormant state, encased in rock. They drift through the void in search of planets which possess some form of life, then 'home in' on them and travel in their direction using their psychokinetic abilities as a manner of boosted propulsion. Upon crash-landing onto the planet, the Deoxys core scans the planet, reading the DNA of lifeforms and encoding it into its own crystal matrix. Using these DNA patterns, it synthesizes itself a body out of some form of bio-polymer (the base elements for the generation of which already exist within the Deoxys Core). This body serves both the function of protecting the core and providing the Deoxys with a body that is relatively well-suited for handling its environment. Provided the central core is undamaged, a Deoxys can reconfigure its 'body' to suit its needs - from altering its form to completely dissolving and absorbing it.
Theoretically, so long as the central core is intact and undamaged, a Deoxys may live for a very long time, if not forever. Deoxys however does require some form of energy to power itself. A Deoxys that is running low on energy will absorb its body and enter a state of 'stasis lock' - hibernation of sorts. It has been shown that exposure to focused bursts of laser can revive a stasis-locked Deoxys, and that even Deoxys in this "power saver" mode can reach out telepathically and communicate with other lifeforms - or even call out to their own kind within an interplanetary range.
Even though PokéMon world Deoxys often display one of four 'Formes'(Attack, Defense, Speed and Neutral), it occurs to me that perhaps on different world, Deoxys would assume different Formes. This one, Guardian Forme, was designed by me, has rather balanced stats, and has a bit of a personal significance to me .
"I tell ye this and I charge ye with my words: In ancient times, a rebel spirit of violence and chaos rampaged across the world, laying all it saw to waste, leaving a path of destruction in its wake. Fearing for its creation, the Original One cast the being away across the threshold of dimension - but to teach it the value of preservation, he gave it a world to rule alone, unchallenged. Where there was one world there were now two, back to back - only visible to each other where the fabric of reality is weakened - but strongly bound together.
Lo - the beast that sought to unmake the world, became its guardian - its role reversed."
Giratina, the Renegade, In a moment between formes, between worlds.
More is to come.
Little is known about these powerful, deeply intelligent and majestic beasts of the sea: they are an exceptionally rare sighting beyond certain areas and even in those areas they only rarely appear near the surface. However, the partial data we do have suggests some fascinating possibilities.
Lugia exhibit many conflicting traits - great muscle mass (allowing them to tirelessly fly or swim) alongside light yet extremely strong bones, capable of withstanding massive pressure. Their bodies are covered with a a thick layer of insulating, water-resistant plumage of a silvery color (these have come to carry some spiritual significance to certain island populations) and yet their wings aren't on the whole particularily avian - being more similar to chiropterid wings with very thick membranes or even to human hands, complete with one 'opposable' digit. These wings appear to serve as flippers underwater, allowing some very rapid propulsion through water as well as through air.
Lugia spend most of their time deep in underwater trenches. They seem to be adapted for deep dives, and it has been theorized that the adults at least have some form of limited underwater breathing capabilities. This makes them exceptionally difficult to observe, and as such we know very little about their diet (though we presume they are carnivorous due to their sharp teeth and the bony growths on the side of their 'beaks') or social structure (though we know they travel in pods in a manner similar to cetaceans when caring for young, who may be unable to dive for the longer periods of time the adults can). Telepathy may have a part to play in their communication, though they appear to primarily commune through intricate vocalizations similar to whalesong. Lugia vocalizations have been recorded before, though humanity is still far from decoding their intricacies.
We do, however, know that Lugia have a large and highly developed brain - and they have been observed displaying psychic capabilities, including some form of localized weather control - on which they are said to have a balancing effect of sorts. That is not to say that such is always the case: Lugia are capable of causing massive storms by beating their wings - and legends say that one of the reasons to their underwater reclusiveness is their awareness of their own power, which may conflict with their legendary role as guardians of balance.
Deoxys are complex silicon-based entities. Their crystalline core functions as a crystal lattice computer, capable of sentient thought, learning and internal alteration as well as rather powerful psychokinetic abilities.
Deoxys travel the far reaches of space with their crystalline core in a dormant state, encased in rock. They drift through the void in search of planets which possess some form of life, then 'home in' on them and travel in their direction using their psychokinetic abilities as a manner of boosted propulsion. Upon crash-landing onto the planet, the Deoxys core scans the planet, reading the DNA of lifeforms and encoding it into its own crystal matrix. Using these DNA patterns, it synthesizes itself a body out of some form of bio-polymer (the base elements for the generation of which already exist within the Deoxys Core). This body serves both the function of protecting the core and providing the Deoxys with a body that is relatively well-suited for handling its environment. Provided the central core is undamaged, a Deoxys can reconfigure its 'body' to suit its needs - from altering its form to completely dissolving and absorbing it.
Theoretically, so long as the central core is intact and undamaged, a Deoxys may live for a very long time, if not forever. Deoxys however does require some form of energy to power itself. A Deoxys that is running low on energy will absorb its body and enter a state of 'stasis lock' - hibernation of sorts. It has been shown that exposure to focused bursts of laser can revive a stasis-locked Deoxys, and that even Deoxys in this "power saver" mode can reach out telepathically and communicate with other lifeforms - or even call out to their own kind within an interplanetary range.
Even though PokéMon world Deoxys often display one of four 'Formes'(Attack, Defense, Speed and Neutral), it occurs to me that perhaps on different world, Deoxys would assume different Formes. This one, Guardian Forme, was designed by me, has rather balanced stats, and has a bit of a personal significance to me .
"I tell ye this and I charge ye with my words: In ancient times, a rebel spirit of violence and chaos rampaged across the world, laying all it saw to waste, leaving a path of destruction in its wake. Fearing for its creation, the Original One cast the being away across the threshold of dimension - but to teach it the value of preservation, he gave it a world to rule alone, unchallenged. Where there was one world there were now two, back to back - only visible to each other where the fabric of reality is weakened - but strongly bound together.
Lo - the beast that sought to unmake the world, became its guardian - its role reversed."
Giratina, the Renegade, In a moment between formes, between worlds.
More is to come.