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| Topic Started: Feb 16 2009, 01:54 AM (5,577 Views) | |
| BaliTiger23 | Feb 16 2009, 01:54 AM Post #1 |
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So Asprea is some 200 million years into the future, with the continents once again rejoining to create a single massive supercontinent (Called Pangea Ultima by scientists). There has been at least two mass extinctions from now until then, though I haven't truly thought out the reasons behind these yet. Either way, almost all life now is unrecognizable from the earth as we know it. The animals have no obvious ancestors as the extinctions (whatever they were) left nothing but the smallest of the small alive. One of the extinctions nearly cleaned out the oceans for a couple million years and while sanitary drinking water is once again available there are still a few locations that are horribly irradiated. Also, the oxygen is very, very high and nearly all animals have so called blue blood. Rather than their blood containing hemoglobin (which is what makes blood red) it instead contains hemocyanin, which is most commonly found in molluscs and anthropods in the present time. This is because hemocyanin doesn't bind properly with oxygen and so offers only 1/4 of the oxygen hemoglobin does. However, due to the extremely high oxygen levels, animals have evolved with the hemocyanin protein instead because that high of an oxygen concentration would otherwise make life other than molluscs and anthropods impossible. Because of the two great extinctions and the long period of time from now until then, the evolutionary ancestors of the animals alive in Asprea some 200 million years into the future are unknown. That and the sentient race alive in Asprea has no idea homo sapien sapiens ever existed, as all existence of them has been wiped out or obliterated into something unrecognizable. After all, it has been over 200 million years and they aren't exactly interested in paleontology as they are still a fairly new and primitive race. New animals have evolved to fill the niches, and the variety and new evolutionary paths are astounding. That's the very basics, and more will be revealed once I get home to my scanner, but enjoy this small peek so far :) Edited by BaliTiger23, Feb 16 2009, 01:55 AM.
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| BaliTiger23 | May 9 2010, 09:49 PM Post #136 |
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Wow, I just re-read all the information I had written for Asprea, and it's all so outdated. I think I'm just going to start a new thread honestly, as a lot of this information is moot now... I'll save it just in case, but a new thread is definitely in order. I can't wait to share the new and improved Asprea with everyone. 
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| Pando | May 9 2010, 10:59 PM Post #137 |
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A lot of members make revision threads. But they're still awesome. |
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| BaliTiger23 | May 9 2010, 11:10 PM Post #138 |
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I've been working on Asprea for the last few days, and have sketches and ideas galore. I don't have a scanner currently, but I'm in the process of making a list of species that I plan to illustrate, sort of like a wildlife guide to Asprea. Should be fun! Also rethinking the hemocyanin blood, climate, and extinctions... will start a new thread when I have something more concrete to show! |
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| Pando | May 9 2010, 11:41 PM Post #139 |
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I enjoyed strolling through Asprea when I found it  Do you have a DevArt account? |
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| BaliTiger23 | May 10 2010, 01:39 AM Post #140 |
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Well thank you! Hopefully you'll enjoy the new and (hopefully) improved Asprea as well! And I have two actually, as well as an FA account. http://jaspersable.deviantart.com <--- clean art http://balitiger23.deviantart.com <--- Spec Ev art (very, very empty) http://www.furaffinity.net/user/balitiger23 <--- adult art and sketches (updated the most often) I'm also on a few others, but those are my main (barring my Balitiger23 DA account, which I'm thinking of nuking due to inactivity lol) ones :3 Working on a list to help me figure out which animals went extinct and which survived and evolved. Just finished figuring out the surviving mammals, now to figure out what they evolve into! Should have something to post by tomorrow! |
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| Pando | May 10 2010, 01:49 AM Post #141 |
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Why nuke your DA account? I just became a watcher of it and gave you a Llama badge! And you should really update the link in your profile. The .sytes doesn't work anymore. Can't wait 
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| BaliTiger23 | May 10 2010, 03:27 AM Post #142 |
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I don't know, I'm all nervous about spreading my art too thin across the internet; makes it easier for thieves to steal art. And as Asprea is my brain baby, I'd die a little inside if someone ripped something from it, idea-wise or art-wise or writing-wise or whatever. Also, wtf, llama badge? I thought that was just an April fools gag! I didn't know they kept the little buggers! Well thank you very much! And I'll update that particular link once I make a new thread! Narrowing down the list of animals that survived my two extinctions; shouldn't be too much longer now! Couple more hours... I really should sleep but... I've ignored my world for too long and she's demanding my attention! |
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| Margaret Pye | May 10 2010, 05:25 AM Post #143 |
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I'm really glad to see you back - Asprea sounded fun. Yeah, I'm not sure the haemocyanin blood was a good idea. |
| My speculative dinosaur project. With lots of fluff, parental care and mammalian-level intelligence, and the odd sophont. | |
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| BaliTiger23 | May 10 2010, 05:34 AM Post #144 |
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Thanks Margaret. I hope Asprea will be as entertaining for those watching as it is for me to create and toy with. I have no idea why I though hemocyanin blood was a good idea... I think I was just dead set on the whole blue blood idea. Ah well, will be one of many fixes to Asprea! |
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| Pando | May 10 2010, 12:54 PM Post #145 |
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Nobody can steal your art, after all DevArt copyrights it when you submit it, I think. If you're scared of people stealing it make it private. Will still be there, but won't be as handy. |
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| BaliTiger23 | May 10 2010, 03:32 PM Post #146 |
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Hah, I wish. Unless I actually pay money to legally copyright my artwork and ideas, I can't take any legal action if someone does rip me off. DA doesn't do shit about it. But if I really wanted to keep it safe, I'd never post anything (which is pretty much what I've done for the past... half of my life)! I'll risk it, because I like to share my ideas, and well, lets face it, everyone likes recognition! Hahaha. |
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