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The Gelm

Soft, round, and warm to the touch. They taste what they touch and store food in a second stomach.

Gelmoor from orbit. Development art.

HomeworldGelmoor

RegionThe Oon

CultureA culture of cooks, farmers, and relentless hospitality. Nobody leaves a Gelm table hungry.

ReputationKind, nosy, and dangerous in the kitchen.

If you visitGelmoor smells of bread, cut grass, and something simmering.

Story hookFood is the Gelm love language, which makes Dot's cold-box Fridays a promise.

Abigail's notebook"Have you eaten?" Give her your hand. You won't get it back until she's satisfied.You can see his lunch. I didn't ask.

Gelm body study: front, side and back views — Gelm 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 Gelm can stretch: tall, tiny, wide, long-limbed, odd. Explorations, not final designs.

Six painted concept studies of the Gelm, 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 ▸

Browse every people in the Field Guide ▸ · How we pushed the proportions ▸

On the board

Gelm fugitives

Warrant024 / 099

At large

The Gentle One

Hunt 24: Mostly Beans

The Time-Share Baron

Hunt 46: Ten Years a Week

The Emperor of Snacks

Hunt 68: Terms Printed Inside the Foil

The Mayor of the Garbage Moon

Hunt 88: Vote Early, Get Recycled

PeopleGelm

LensMadcap

LeadLio