Fun speculative biology graphic I made this morning the new (maybe canon?) lifeform, the furniture crab, mentioned by Kane Parsons in the Directors Commentary for @BackroomsMov
🌊 #MythologyMonday
🐟 In Orkney folklore, the mysterious Finfolk were powerful sea magicians who could shapeshift into fish or humans. Feared by islanders, they were said to abduct mortals to their enchanted underwater realm of Finfolkaheem, a place of beauty and sorrow beneath the waves. 🌊 #Finfolk
📚 Source: Ernest W. Marwick, The Folklore of Orkney and Shetland (1975); Walter Traill Dennison, Orkney Folk-Lore (1880).
🎨 Jesse Duquette
One of the easiest ways to make a fantasy village feel believable is to leave part of it empty. 👀
Medieval villages often reserved a shared green where livestock grazed, festivals were celebrated, important announcements were made, and neighbors could gather.
Before public parks and town halls, this was often the heart of village life. It’s a small detail, but adding a village green can transform a collection of buildings into a place that feels lived in.
What’s your favorite overlooked feature of medieval settlements?
QUESTING BEAST This creature has a serpent's head, a leopard's body, a lion's haunches, dazzling green eyes & deer's feet. It's difficult to capture but not to hear. It's belly makes the sound of baying or questing hounds. Images: Rackham, Romance of King Arthur, 1917; H. J. Ford, 1908 #FairyTaleTuesday