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Say hi to aridmanders. This is the first cameo of them, as I've finally got them more or less correct. And you can expect more appearing in the future - they are one of the five major sapient species (if you've watched me carefully enough, you have seen something about salkahi, dravene, gureta and datyle too) who inhabit their world.
The aridmander are biologically lizards, without any doubts. They're the shortest of all five, but the longest living ones. Aridmanders are known of their toughness (physical and mental), persistence, and their skills in various areas. They change their skin occasionally, so any small scratches won't stay on aridmander any long - but nothing too small can hurt an aridmander. Their skin is a natural armor, their structure is durable and sturdy, overall killing an aridmander is one of the hardest known tasks, especially because an angry aridmander fights back like a rabid badger.
An aridmander becomes excellent in one profession - usually crafts, mining, metallurgy and any unsocial works (excluding the Negotiators, the most social class of aridmanders, who take care that communicating among aridmanders and with other species is sufficient*). As long living creatures, aridmanders become more than excellent in whatever they do, and they're know to be the best ones in any profession they can be in**. Aridmander society is based on master-apprentice -relations, and the social status is tied on this. But it doesn't matter in which profession you're good at, only that matter you can do it well. Jack-of-all-trades, master-of-none are not wished.
Every aridmander has unique colour pattern. The sexes are rather similar, females are a bit taller and heavier. (Random: I didn't meant to, but while building this collab I thought "hmm, those two look like they could be a couple. ... Okay, why not." I mean those two in the bottom middle, Ms. armored warrior and Mr. printing guy.)

*Somebody has to be able to translate that "Hrmp." from a clockworks master actually means "I am pleased with our deal of the raw gold and I hope we can continue our business relationship in the future".
**Things like flying are still reserved for somebody else, though there has been some tests...

Sketches, digital texture.

PS. Aridmander babies are also durable, no worries if they are dropped.

Description
Say hi to aridmanders. This is the first cameo of them, as I've finally got them more or less correct. And you can expect more appearing in the future - they are one of the five major sapient species (if you've watched me carefully enough, you have seen something about salkahi, dravene, gureta and datyle too) who inhabit their world.
The aridmander are biologically lizards, without any doubts. They're the shortest of all five, but the longest living ones. Aridmanders are known of their toughness (physical and mental), persistence, and their skills in various areas. They change their skin occasionally, so any small scratches won't stay on aridmander any long - but nothing too small can hurt an aridmander. Their skin is a natural armor, their structure is durable and sturdy, overall killing an aridmander is one of the hardest known tasks, especially because an angry aridmander fights back like a rabid badger.
An aridmander becomes excellent in one profession - usually crafts, mining, metallurgy and any unsocial works (excluding the Negotiators, the most social class of aridmanders, who take care that communicating among aridmanders and with other species is sufficient*). As long living creatures, aridmanders become more than excellent in whatever they do, and they're know to be the best ones in any profession they can be in**. Aridmander society is based on master-apprentice -relations, and the social status is tied on this. But it doesn't matter in which profession you're good at, only that matter you can do it well. Jack-of-all-trades, master-of-none are not wished.
Every aridmander has unique colour pattern. The sexes are rather similar, females are a bit taller and heavier. (Random: I didn't meant to, but while building this collab I thought "hmm, those two look like they could be a couple. ... Okay, why not." I mean those two in the bottom middle, Ms. armored warrior and Mr. printing guy.)

*Somebody has to be able to translate that "Hrmp." from a clockworks master actually means "I am pleased with our deal of the raw gold and I hope we can continue our business relationship in the future".
**Things like flying are still reserved for somebody else, though there has been some tests...

Sketches, digital texture.

PS. Aridmander babies are also durable, no worries if they are dropped.