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ToastyCinnabear
Sep 3, 2022, 2:45:24 AM UTC
Howdy! Been browsing your stuff after reading your Takes One to Know One story. Is there any information you're willing to share on the wyfex species? Like what's a normal one and what makes Arcus "enhanced"?

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[Art] Arcus - PDARPG
seepran
Sep 3, 2022, 9:41:54 AM UTC on [Art] Arcus - PDARPG
i'm so glad to hear they pique your interest!

there are two "big" subtypes of wyfexes. one being the basic "feral", quadruped model, and the other being the enhanced one, which is anthropomorphic, and human-like in intelligence.

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  • ToastyCinnabear
    Sep 3, 2022, 10:05:21 AM UTC | Total Edits: 1 | Last edited on Sep 3, 2022 by ToastyCinnabear
    Oh that's rad. So are they organic? Do they reproduce naturally or they created?
    • seepran
      Sep 3, 2022, 10:32:54 AM UTC
      they have organic parts, but they are created, and seen simply as machines by the general public. especially with enhanced wyfexes, there is a big market for spare parts and synthetic organs, and often they end up replacing everything organic over time with tech. their brain is essentially a motherboard of a computer, and it's the only part that cannot be replaced, if personality, memories, etc. are something that's valued.

      Arcus has mused about this in a portal entry:
      https://www.paperdemon.com/writing/view/5772 (TW; musing about organs and body parts)

      there are also general things about wyfexes and specifics about Arcus on her talisman challenge, and a character development prompt:
      https://www.paperdemon.com/writing/view/5765
      https://www.paperdemon.com/writing/view/5656 (TW; swearing)

      i'd love to write a full thing about wyfexes as a species some day, but knowing they've been in development since 2015, i'm not hopeful for it happening too soon, pfft. but i'm extremely grateful that someone is interested, it does spark a small flame to be noticed. ♥
      • ToastyCinnabear
        Sep 3, 2022, 10:40:24 AM UTC
        Thank you! I'll definitely get to reading those!

        I was really intrigued by that story of yours and wanted to seek out some answers. Thank you for being so helpful!
      • ToastyCinnabear
        Sep 20, 2022, 9:55:42 PM UTC
        Howdy there! Finally getting around to reading these. I can't comment on the original post of the first link, so I'm dropping the comment here.

        "Her kind was built that way. She was built to be replaced." That line really got to me. It made it click just how messed up Arcus' society is.
        • seepran
          Sep 20, 2022, 10:38:03 PM UTC
          yeah, sadly comments for the literatures in the old system have been switched off.

          eeyup : D the enhanced wyfexes are a classical case of "being preoccupied with whether they could, that they didn't stop to think if they should". no one actually thought what would happen if they just plopped another species into the already established society. spoiler: it didn't end well lol.