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The Drum

Huge, slow, and heavy with a drum-like chest that resonates when they speak. They sleep for days and wake hungry.

Oonma from orbit. Development art.

HomeworldOonma

RegionThe Oon

CultureA culture of ranchers, sheriffs, and kaiju-keepers who value patience over speed.

ReputationGentle until provoked. Then loud.

If you visitOonma is wide plains, long shadows, and a sky that rumbles with a distant kaiju.

Story hookTheir sleep cycles make every Drum plot twist a bit slower and a lot bigger.

Abigail's notebook"Wake well." Go ahead and say it, even if it's the middle of the afternoon. It's the last thing you may get to say to them this year.Lower Second Shoulder. Wake well.

Drum body study: front, side and back views — Drum body study. Development art; bodies are still in review, so a picture may not match every word yet.

Six possible individuals

How different can one people look?

Every person in a people has a body of their own. These are painted studies of how far the Drum can stretch: tall, tiny, wide, long-limbed, odd. Explorations, not final designs.

Six painted concept studies of the Drum, labeled A to F, each a different individual body. Exploratory art. — Exploratory · not canon Six possible individuals, A to F. Every one is a different body from the same people. Full size ▸

PeopleDrum

LensRace

LeadTukkar