• By Lauren Davis
    Nov 9, 2009 8:30 AM 5,763
    read more: #conceptart, #moraeriver, #brynnmetheny, #worldbuilding, #animals, #ecology

    Gigantic Fleas and Killer Fish Wait on an Alien World

    Brynn Metheny's The Morae River is a fascinating exercise in ecological worldbuilding. She populates her alien world with strange and unusual creatures, from man-sized rodents to towering, tentacled arthopods.

    Metheny includes details about the biology and behavior of her alien species, as well as the ecology of the fictional Morae River region. In addition to the The Morae River blog, she has also published a book exploring the imaginary ecosystem.

    [The Morae River via lines and colors]

    The Gigatus
    The Sabulo
    The Blue -Throated Hulompolus
    The Balandic Cula
    The Spotted Bufodd
    The Greater Fugamus
    The Red Tailed Mardik
    The Banded Terrinsc
    The Mountain Uru


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