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The Marl

Hard-skinned and stocky, with stone-like patches that can be struck without pain.

Koppa from orbit. Development art.

HomeworldKoppa

RegionThe Gasket

CultureA culture of gamblers, dealers, and bookmakers. Every deal is a bet, and nobody blinks.

ReputationReliable if you're paying, dangerous if you're owed.

If you visitKoppa is neon, smoke, and the shuffle of cards.

Story hookThey paint eyes on their eyelids so they never look asleep.

Abigail's notebookNine to One. He dealt me in.

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

Six painted concept studies of the Marl, 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

Marl fugitives

Warrant010 / 099

At large

The Dealer

Hunt 10: Painted Eyes

The Doorman

Hunt 43: Thank You, Sincerely

The Pit Boss

Hunt 75: Four Hundred Credits Up the Wire

Brother Anvil

Hunt 98: Forty Missiles, Zero Words

PeopleMarl

LensRoad

LeadKellen