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The Tomen

Living libraries. They remember everything and forget nothing, and their bodies hold stories as scrolls.

Nemfol from orbit. Development art.

HomeworldNemfol

RegionThe Goom

CultureA culture of keepers, scribes, and silent watchers. Questions are rare and costly.

ReputationWise, tired, and rarely asked a kind question.

If you visitNemfol is dim, hushed, and full of the smell of old paper.

Story hookA library that remembers secrets is a danger, and a lonely one.

Abigail's notebookQuen. No flash. They asked nicely.

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

Six painted concept studies of the Tomen, 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

Tomen fugitives

Warrant005 / 099

At large

The Archivist

Hunt 5: One Honest Question

The Bookmaker

Hunt 94: Odds on the Orchard

PeopleTomen

LensMadcap

LeadLio