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[Raul]

Is Stone Wera still active in the forums (I guess not)? He could update the first post with the improved rules, it would make things easier for the new arrivals. Maybe a new thread, made by one of you guys?

[slowpokez]

Is Stone Wera still active in the forums (I guess not)? He could update the first post with the improved rules, it would make things easier for the new arrivals. Maybe a new thread, made by one of you guys?

At one point we were discussing the possiblity of making a new thread but in the end we did'nt want to lose the earlier submissions.

[Raul]

At one point we were discussing the possiblity of making a new thread but in the end we did'nt want to lose the earlier submissions.

Can't blame you for that, I've been following this thread for a while now and there are indeed lots of awesome submissions... Oh, who am I kidding, I just wanna see DD's decision already

[PlutoniumApe]

Is Stone Wera still active in the forums (I guess not)? He could update the first post with the improved rules, it would make things easier for the new arrivals. Maybe a new thread, made by one of you guys?

At one point we were discussing the possiblity of making a new thread but in the end we did'nt want to lose the earlier submissions.

We can always link to the old one.
But I never understood this to be a contest really

Just an opportunity to share your twisted creations 

[Yoink]

I'm guessing someone has already PM'd DD?

[Headhanger]

I did, but that was a few days ago.

Presumably there are issues in meatspace that require his attention.

[DarkerDark]

I did, but that was a few days ago.

Presumably there are issues in meatspace that require his attention.

Yeah, sorry 'bout that, guys. Schedule's just clearing up, I'll do a proper post tomorrow and pick a winner.

[slowpokez]

To ease the waiting somewhat-

Shadownights the webthrowing-eagle.

[ottottott]

Slowpoke in lake.

[Headhanger]

What is it with that hidden slowpoke? 

[DarkerDark]

Hello everybody, I'm back. I suppose you're all ready for me to choose a winner for this round. Well, Alright. But I dare say it's hard to pick out a single winner amongst all these truly awesome submissions. So, after humming and hawing for the past couple of days in my usual indecisive way, I've decided to call on the help of an old friend. Let me pull up the transcript here...

DarkerDark: Thanks for showing up on such short notice, Cero!

Cero: Well I couldn't help but hurry over when you mentioned forgotten beasts. I'm an expert of sorts, you know, and I do so enjoy informing others about these wonderful subterranean creatures. Did you know the life expectancy of the average forgotten beast is directly proportional to whether or not he resides close to a Dwarven Mountain Home?

DarkerDark: I suppose it makes sense.

Cero: Makes sense? Come now, old friend, you can't possible sit here and say that the systematic extermination of the indigenous populations of the underground world makes sense. It's Dwarven barbarity, I tell you! And it must be put to a stop!

DarkerDark: Err... I...

Cero: I apologize, friend, I didn't mean to direct that little outburst at you. It's just infuriating that these forgotten beasts, these gentle giants, these sweet princes of the underground are facing such persecution at the hand of those bearded devils... Anyways, let's carry on, shall we? I believe we have a contest to judge!

DarkerDark: Yeah, Alright... Let's see here... This latest round is Nuglush, an enormous eyeless lobster.

Cero: Ah yes! I'm quite familiar with Nuglush! "Nuglush the kind" we call him back at the forest retreat. He's quite the gentleman, you know.

DarkerDark: Let's review the entries, shall we?

Spoiler: Entry by Logrin (click to show/hide)

DarkerDark: Hmmm... Yes, it would seem that Logrin just drew a portrait of his beloved pet lobster, Mr. Moustachio. Look, you can even see the aquarium pebbles set about his feet! Actually, I'm almost positive this is just a picture of Mr. Moustachio with a photoshop filter applied over it!

Cero: Come now, Darker! This is clearly Nuglush rendered in all his glory. If you look closely you'll see that what appears to be common aquarium pebbles are in fact clusters of a rare subterranean fungus. This man knows his subterranean environments! Not only that, but you see that the lobster in question is actually trying to entertain us by dancing a jig! Clearly this man knows Nuglush personally!

DarkerDark: Right... Well, it is an awesomely drawn lobster, in any case.

Cero: Indeed. I say he's captured Nuglush perfectly on canvas!

DarkerDark: On to the next entry!

Spoiler: PlutoniumApe (click to show/hide)

DarkerDark: This next piece was drawn by PlutoniumApe! Here we see a lone dwarf warrior ready to give his life for the mountain homes by facing down the fearsome Nuglush! Who will emerge victorious in the coming battle?

Cero: What nonsense are you on about? Clearly we can see that Nuglush is at the pinnacle of his feverish jig, trying desperately to impress his audience. If this was not a still picture, I imagine it would be revealed that those legs are moving so fast and with such co-ordination they'd just be a blur of frenzied movement.

DarkerDark: Right... How do you explain the dwarf raising his sword at the beast?

Cero: The Dwarf is clearly stunned at the raw display of such emotionally driven dance and all he can do is raise his sword to cheer the beast on.

DarkerDark: I like it!

Cero: As do I, my friend!

DarkerDark: Next!

Spoiler: DG link (click to show/hide)

DarkerDark: Oh yeah! Here's the kind of pictures I like! It shows how fearsome Nuglush really is, as the beast tears the head off a nearby dwarf with it's powerful and terrifying mandibles!

Cero: There you go using that word again. Fearsome? I say, friend, you don't know Nuglush at all, do you? No. The look on that Dwarf's face says it all; He couldn't handle the awesome display of Nuglush's furious dance moves. He literally blew his mind with such force that it separated his entire head from the rest of his body.

DarkerDark: Uhm... Okay. Why then is Nuglush carrying the guy's head?

Cero: It's obvious, isn't it? Nuglush is rushing to save his new found friend by attempting to put the poor Dwarf back together.

DarkerDark: You're too late, Nuglush. He's gone...

Cero: He tries so hard... It brings a tear to my eye... Excuse me for a moment

DarkerDark: Hold on, I'll get you a box of tissues.

Spoiler: Headhanger (click to show/hide)

DarkerDark: This piece was done by Headhanger. Here we see Nuglush wandering the caverns.

Cero: Indeed. But look at that poor creature. Nuglush is completely distraught! And rightfully so, his life is a hard one.

DarkerDark: I suppose he's taking the death of that dwarf rather hard.

Cero: This happens to a lot of the forgotten beasts that roam the lower layers of the great cavern. Many of them begin to question their very existence. Questions such as "Am I cursed to forever walk the bowels of the earth alone?" "Will I ever find true love?" "Will people always attack me based on what I look like, instead of getting to know me on the inside?" It all weighs heavily on their mind.

DarkerDark: Somehow I doubt those are things a forgotten beast would think about.

Cero: It just goes to show how little you understand the creatures you draw, my friend. If you would take the time to get to know these wonderful creatures on a personal level instead of just blindly illustrating fictional rampages, you'll see that each one is like a snowflake. Complex, unique and beautiful. Obviously this Headhanger fellow knows the heavy emotional experiences that accompany Nuglush through his journeys. And he's managed to capture that brilliantly on canvas! Well done, Mr. Headhanger!

DarkerDark: Right... Moving on.

Spoiler: Robocorn (click to show/hide)

DarkerDark: Here we have Robocorn's excellent digital painting of Nuglush wreaking destruction while rampaging in the lower caverns!  Oh no! The drawbridge! Look out Urist! He's about to smash that bridge to bits!

Cero: Calm down, friend, that dwarf is in no real danger.

DarkerDark: Eh? But the bridge... the fleeing dwarf... the claws... Nuglush.

Cero: You've totally missed what the artist was trying to capture here. We can see as clear as day that Nuglush is helping the dwarf with the construction of the draw bridge. "Did you forget your tool box, good sir?" inquires Nuglush, "Very well, go and fetch it, my good man, I'll keep the bridge aloft in your absence."

DarkerDark: Wow. I can totally see it now!

Cero: Yes. I wish more dwarves would take the time to get to know the forgotten beasts that inhabit their caverns. They'll find that the majority of them are quite the gentlemen, Nuglush included. This artist has clearly been touched by the kindly nature of Nuglush to paint such a stunning scene.

DarkerDark: Yeah, it is quite good, isn't it? Look at those lighting effects. I wish Robocorn would grace us with submissions more often.

Cero: Indeed. I believe we've found our winner.

DarkerDark: Hold on, Cero, there's a couple more submissions.

Spoiler: slowpokez (click to show/hide)

DarkerDark: Here we have slowpokez's action packed submission. He certainly knows how to appeal to everything I like to see in a picture. Look at Nuglush go! Look at the carnage! So Freakin' Awesome! Don't go telling me this is just Nuglush dispensing hugs and kisses to the good dwarves, either. This is an epic battle and it will only end in bloodshed!

Cero: Bloodshed indeed! Such is the fate of many a forgotten beast at the hands of those murderous dwarves! You can clearly see the dwarves are the instigators in this altercation, as they're quite literally throwing themselves onto the back of this beast while crossbow equipped marksmen take careful aim at Nuglush's vitals. Poor Nuglush. What did he do to deserve this? Nothing. He was just walking amongst the stalagmites of his ancient home, minding his own business, when these bloodthirsty savages set upon him! Bearded devils! Pint-sized murder machines! That's what they are! Bringers of death and destruction!

DarkerDark: Err... Cero, calm down! It's just a drawing!

Cero: They think they can just cut down our forests and slaughter the creatures of our world like they were nothing more than just material to be harvested! Blasted bearded brutes! I bet they didn't even have the decency to eat Nuglush! No! They probably just tossed his corpse down a mine shaft, or into one of their ghastly volcano pits! Savages! Fiends!

DarkerDark: Cero! Calm down, friend!

Cero: What are they good for?! What are they really good for?! This world doesn't need them! They're parasites! They're worse than parasites! They're bloody dwarves! They destroy everything they touch! They're worse than goblins! Killing our beautiful trees so they can throw the butchered remains into their terrible furnaces! A pox on them! May death claim them! Kill them! That's what we'll do! We'll wipe them out!

DarkerDark: Cero! Please!

Cero: Sound the horns! Muster the troops! Prepare my armor! Summon the champions! The land will feast upon the blood of dwarves tonight!

Well... This is pretty much the end of the transcript. Cero gathered up his things and stormed out the door. Which is for the best, I suppose... Because I'm not sure what he'd make of my entry.

Spoiler: Bonus beasts (click to show/hide)

by Slowpokez


by Nyalathoteps_Cousin

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

So I guess the winner is Robocorn! CONGRATULATIONS!

[slowpokez]

Gz, robocorn!
That coloring is just amazing, I mean seriously fckn beautiful!

I don't know who or what Cero is but your dialouge was top notch comedy, I can't believe I didn't see it before but that lobster is totally holding up the bridge

I couldn't picture how Cero would defend old Nuglush in my picture...but he/she/it managed

You're almost as slow as me Darker but damn if it isn't good quality on your stuff

[Mephansteras]

That was awesome, Dark!

[Robocorn]

Pretty sure Cero was an Elf of some variety, he seemed to know a lot about trees.

Glad I could take part in the contest this time. Maybe I'll try more often. Wish I'd known I had a few more weeks, might've put in a bit more time.
Anyway, I've got a new forgotten beast for you.
It's Xûku!

[Hugo_The_Dwarf]

My horrible addition of Xuku Xutzestslospo

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

It's hard to see the trunk, and I did an ocean side cliff because the titan's lair had the word "sea" in it

I should have drawn this and scanned it, instead of using the mouse and GIMP2

P.S.
Always wanted to post something, but without a good tablet all digital art is horrible