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Blaine Arcade
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I'm a speculative fiction hobbyist, pre-skeleton, and broad disappointment to the human species. Body of work: https://blainearcade.com/
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Smaller sprites for the Cavecub & Paleogrizz line, the cave bear and cave painting cillimorphs. If you coax them out of their caves they'll get mad about it. Learn more in the field guide:

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December 5, 2025 at 2:07 PM
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Pretty wild that Jonathan Swift basically invented ChatGPT in Gulliver's Travels as a joke about how you shouldn't invent ChatGPT because it would be a ridiculous, wasteful, stupid, counter-intuitive way to write a book.
December 4, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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A smaller sprite for the juvenile in the Krygawa & Maudlemari line, the blue crab and blue lobster cillimorphs. Cold water makes them grow slowly, but they never stop. Learn more in the field guide:

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December 3, 2025 at 1:54 PM
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My latest novella is finished: Snakewaist: Species Invader. It's urban fantasy where fairies use transforming/combining mechs to fight encroaching mankind on their own scale. It's free to read!

series start: blainearcade.com/2018/06/02/s...

latest: blainearcade.com/2025/12/02/s...
December 2, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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A redesign for the adult in the Ishinice & Wungaweigh line, the ice fishing and one-that-got-away cillimorphs. They get stuck in surface ice and end up taking chunks with them. Learn more in the field guide:

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November 30, 2025 at 1:48 PM
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Minor changes for Protoscoot & Exempleror, the prototurtle and scutosaurus cillimorphs. They have no idea what to do with their shells, but they make it work. Learn more in the field guide:

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November 25, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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A smaller sprite for the adult in the Thimbloon & Orbitweaver line, the ballooning and satellite cillimorphs. Maturation sends them into low orbit. Learn more in the field guide:

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November 24, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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Smaller sprites for the Udidu & Dusksud line, the upside down jellyfish cillimorphs. Their orientation is a matter of perspective at all times, the palindromic ninnies. Learn more in the field guide:

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November 23, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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A smaller sprite for the Blobroy & Waddlord line, the blob fish meme and Kilroy was here cillimorphs. Their comically gross exteriors disguise their eavesdropping nature. Learn more in the field guide:

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November 22, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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A sprite redraw for the Graveloach & Fruitymoat line, the aquarium castle and gravel cillimorphs. The rocks they dye and nest in are eventually used to build a fortress shell. Learn more in the field guide:

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November 21, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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A sprite redraw for the Pinberg & Mastodontist line, the odobenocetops & elephant seal cillimorphs. The icy sheath on their longer tusk becomes a trunk hammer in adulthood. Learn more in the field guide:

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November 20, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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Minor changes for Solarsword & Knightingale, the multiphase boss cillimorphs. Halfway through battles they energize and change strategies. Learn more in the field guide:

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November 18, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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You've encountered a wild Tropichi & Pengamous! These tropical penguin/gay penguin cillimorphs love beaches, settling in colder waters as adults with same sex partners. Learn more in the field guide:

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November 17, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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Smaller sprites for the Glerm & Glamnip line, the beach glass hermit crab cillimorphs. They collect tide-weathered litter and shape it into beautiful shells. Learn more in the field guide:

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November 16, 2025 at 1:17 PM
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Some changes for Hadroquack & Mallarballast, the hadrosaur cillimorphs. The juveniles look like ducks, but on maturation their reptophibian persuasion is made clear. Learn more in the field guide:

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November 14, 2025 at 2:39 PM
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You've encountered a wild Lood & Yarbow! These loose thread/yarn ball cillimorphs try to warm the cold by knitting them silken clothes. Learn more in the field guide:

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November 13, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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Some changes for Herking & Dryherking, the surstromming cillimorphs. They slide across ice in mucus pucks, while the adults fly on their own foul odors. Learn more in the field guide:

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November 11, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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A new juvenile form for the Luusguus & Platytuud line, the platypus cillimorphs. They mimic cryptids with shadowy cloaks, but they're just annoying goofballs. Ignore them. Learn more in the field guide:

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November 9, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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A minor change for the adult in the Bloog & Bluegoals line, the bluegill and blue hole cillimorphs. Their scales spiral tight enough to open dimensional portals. Learn more in the field guide:

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November 7, 2025 at 10:26 PM
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Some minor changes for Darangle & Viprachnid, the spider-tailed viper cillimorphs. Their rattles mimic spiders so well that they spin silk. Learn more in the field guide:

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November 6, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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A new head for the adult in the Billo & Zigloo line, the armadillo lizard/igloo cillimorphs. Learn more in the field guide:

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November 5, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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A minor change for the adult in the Crumf & Labrytaur line, the minotaur cillimorphs. The juvenile finds its way by symbiotic breadcrumb berry, shed by the adult in favor of fur. Learn more in the field guide:

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November 3, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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You've encountered a wild Wepwata & Nunchuckles! These weapon wheel/longisquama cillimorphs store weapon data for their tails in the panels of their sails. Learn more in the field guide:

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November 2, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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You've encountered a wild Ishinice & Wungaweigh! These ice fishing and one-that-got-away cillimorphs always get stuck in the ice and have to tear free. Learn more in the field guide:

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October 31, 2025 at 2:26 PM
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You've encountered a wild Poapy & Walkaghan! These wet dog and aquatherapy cillimorphs use gelled water to keep clean and build muscle. Sometimes fishy morphs get in there. Learn more in the field guide:

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October 30, 2025 at 3:08 PM