Ikelos!
He's an original creature of mine and a very important part of my world-building project!
I am VERY happy with how he came out!

Made by  gyuunori


I have also attached the first form of a lore excerpt to accompany him; feedback/questions/criticism is welcomed!
It may not make much sense quite yet, but (hopefully) with due time, things will start making some sense~


~“What exactly inclined your scientists to design the Venators the way they did?”

~“You commissioned them.”

~“But why did you make them that way.”

~“Is it a problem?”

~“Let's start from the top. ‘Selectively acidic and toxic saliva; the ability to decide, within 98% accuracy, what effects they want at any given moment… Acid at maximum potency can melt metal, and the toxins' effects range from weak anesthesia to a particularly highly lethal neurotoxin.’ Selective? And why do they have such a strong odor of strawberries?”

~“The Strawberry smell is a long story. On the other hand, the ‘selective’ nature was a safety decision; all bodily fluids within a Venator have the capability. Previously, there was no such thing as ‘selective.’ The acidity was on at all times; it made them far more dangerous to handle; as a result, a large number of our casualties during the development phases, for one reason or another, were from the potent acid. Many iterations later, we introduced a naturally produced neutralizing agent; I know that you’ve been debriefed on it by now, but to reiterate, it neutralizes all effects of its saliva, only unable to reverse permanent damage."

~“Here's the thing: We didn’t need something that could compete with exo-suits one-on-one. We asked for reconnaissance and loyalty. While you went above and beyond in your design choices, why did you make them so violent? Loyalty doesn't bode well when it's scheming a way to eat you at any given time.”

~“To tell you the truth, we wanted to see just how far we could take it.”

~“So you used us as a testing ground?”

~“Oh, no, of course not! We gave you a finished product. Although it is quite a hazardous finished product, it is still a finished product. You don’t want to know how many coordinators died in the development process, but they knew the risks of what they signed up for. I’d say we shipped to you the safest iteration thus far.”

~“Do you recall the line that my handlers were told in their debrief? What was it, ‘Never turn your back to a Venator?’ Am I correct?”

~“Everybody was told that phrase: the Science department, Security, Handlers, Trainers, Coordinators, and even the administrators overseeing the project had to keep it fresh on their minds at all times. As far as I know, violent tendencies are a side effect of the artificial sentience.”

~“Excuse me?”

~“Calling it ‘artificial’ is not the right way to describe it. Frankly, all of it is entirely above my pay grade, and unfortunately for you, the only man who truly knows what was going on behind those very well-secured doors has been executed.”

~“Adam?”

~“Who else would I be referencing? Of course, the super-genius CEO of BioU, the f***er who created effective immortality, mister ‘I hate narcissists,’ all from the greatest subconscious god complex I have ever had the honor to shake the hand of. You may have known him, but you don’t really know him… You ask too many questions; answer me this: What exactly is the problem?”

~“We found a facility well within the RC’s jurisdiction. A recently decrypted dataset, recovered in the wake of Adam's death, placed its exact coordinates and a name: the Abberant Amalgam Vault. The dataset also stated the vault should have been demolished for reasons undisclosed. Lo and behold, it stands tall on an otherwise uninhabited, habitable planet."

~“My advice to you is to stay away from anything involving Adam. If the Vault remains, destroy it, and don’t bother. I know vaguely what it was used for and the research that occurred there. I assure you, it's not worth it… I’m proud of our creation, the Venators, but Adam meddled with things that pushed brilliance into Abomination.”