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thanagar: environment, flora, and fauna

environment: thanagar is a desert planet, in large part due to its proximity to the sun in its solar system. the environment is arid (hot and very dry), with little rainfall that only occurs on a seasonal basis. a similar environment on earth would be the sahara desert. however, unlike the sahara, thanagar is not a sand desert. while there are sandy areas on the planet, most of its surface consists of hard, rocky, dry earth and jagged desert mountains and deep canyons. flatter portions of the planet are prone to flash flooding during the rainy season, which is short but heavy. daytime temperatures exist in extremes upwards of 100 degrees fahrenheit (38 degrees celsius) because there is no moisture in the air to help absorb and block the sun's rays. nighttime temperatures drop rapidly after sundown, with nights being significantly shorter than days.

the primary source of water on thanagar is the sea of scythia; the only ocean on the entire planet. the sea itself is very small --- roughly 150 miles (241km) long and 80 miles (128km) wide, fed by the only three rivers found on the planet. thanaldar, the capital city, is situated between a pair of canyons from which two of these rivers flow. any other water found on the planet is usually deep underground and non-potable unless purified. the lack of water makes agriculture virtually impossible.

flora: most of the flora on thanagar exists in the form of scrub brush or short, woody trees and cacti. plants have adapted to the dry climate by using water conserving characteristics such as smaller, replete leaves or allowing for gas exchange solely at night when water is less likely to evaporate. several species of plant have edible leaves or roots and a select few produce edible fruit. one of these, the plume plant, is used by thanagarians to make a strong form of alcohol, known as plume nectar. however, most other plants are bitter or foul-tasting. thanagarians do cultivate several species of plant for the purpose of consumption, but do not truly farm due to the difficult environment and the fact that meat tends to make up a majority of their diet. agriculture, therefore, is not a staple of thanagarian society.

fauna: animals on thanagar also exist in extremes. they're either very large predators or very small prey. most mammals on thanagar are rodents. other species include reptiles, birds, and insects. the largest predators on the planet are massive, car-sized tarantulas; known by thanagarians as "snare-beasts". these spiders are extremely dangerous and have a potent venom, capable of taking down even the most skilled thanagarian warrior. other predators include crocodile-like creatures that populate the three rivers and the sea. rodents and insects on thanagar are generally larger than their earth counterparts, but are considered harmless and a source of food. snare-beasts and crocodilians are also hunted by groups of warriors and subsequently eaten if successfully killed. fish and other forms of aquatic creatures do make up about a quarter of thanagarian diet. thanagarian birds vary between entirely alien looking and similar to birds on earth. thanagarian "hawks" are four-winged, slightly more reptilian looking, and highly respected by thanagarians. it's considered a crime to kill one, and most thanagarians avoid killing birds in general.

#HEADCANON. #i didn't change too much on this one but yeah

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-cracks knuckles- time to rewrite some thanagar headcanons

#called out of work bc i felt like shit so i'm rewatching dune 1

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dune parts 1 and 2 really got me rethinking half my headcanons about thanagar fml

#guess i will sit down and rewrite some of those at some point

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updated blog roll: @ataviisms, @vspertilian, @teoporiuli, @priscus, @thanagrian

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i'm watching d/une part one and arrakis is definitely how i picture thanagar.

#swap out the giant worms for not-quite-as-giant spiders and yeah

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shay doesn't really do/understand birthdays but hers is the end of march

#the pains of being born on an alien planet where no one gives a shit about your existence

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thinking about just how good of a liar shayera is. good enough to convince the most powerful group of people on earth that she's one of them. good enough to fool even fucking batman right up until the thanagarian invasion.

#i both love and hate that for her.

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Raw || February 26 - 2024

#SELF.

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shay and carter in the middle of battle just lovingly bonking their helmets together

#shay bonking him just a little harder than entirely necessary

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shayera does go hunting on occasion. and when i say hunting, i do mean like a hawk.

#part of surviving on thanagar means being capable of finding your own food

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Christina Im, "Cycles"

#oh??? #shay and carter tag

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i'm lazy tonight so like this for an ask from shay

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@clawsextended

fear.

she remembers the last time she felt fear like this: the last time she had seen his face. the cruel of his yellow eyes boring into her after she had failed to kill him; the look he gave her as the ship door closed before taking him and the rest of the invasion force back to thanagar. back to the war. back to the inevitable death of her homeworld. a death that she and she alone had ensured.

that same fear beats in her breast now, thunderous as her bird heart. it twists in her gut and propels each rapid flap of her wings, every flight muscle straining with the urgency; the speed at which she's pushing herself through the heavy air.

above, lightning cracks through gathering clouds. rain is coming. rain that the dry, dusty earth below will surely be grateful for. water is always a rarity in the desert. but shayera knows all too well that the storm will be a violent one --- the kind that hammers the desert with unspeakable fury; the kind that flash floods. if she had time to think about it, if she could stop and muse about it beyond a passing realization, she would recognize how fitting it is for what's about to happen. instead she only pushes herself harder, faster. a race against time and the weather.

selina is in danger. selina is running out of time. hro shouldn't have involved the cat in this; it wasn't her fight. but he loved making her twist. making her squirm. this wasn't about the failed invasion, this wasn't about thanagar. and, really, this wasn't even about selina. this was a far older and far deeper hurt. everything he had ever done to her. everything he had ever put her through. shayera knew that --- by the time this fight was over, by the time the storm has passed --- either she or hro would be dead.

she can only hope she's not too late to save selina from hro's talons.

#clawsextended

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BECKY LYNCH Monday Night RAW | February 19th, 2024

#SELF.

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Sent “Y-your wings..” to find my muse with their wings missing

Whether someone brutally rip them off, cut them off, or just are gone because of curse, punishment or accident is up to you.

#MEME.

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@metalfeather said [ eat ] your muse eating mine out.

nothing has ever felt more right than this. never before have two people been so made for each other --- except they have, a thousand times over. so many lives shared between them; so much time in this one spent apart. seems they are making up for it now. it feels like they have all the time in the world and yet not enough all at once.

shayera's fingers thread their way into carter's hair, her heels pressing bruises into his wingless shoulder blades. in this life he is not thanagarian; although at the moment that hardly matters. not when his face is buried between her trembling thighs and his hands are tight on her hips. it's an intensity that transcends time and space. ages and eons and lives. it's an intensity that she remembers well, even if much of it is still a hazy mystery.

" carter --- "

she pants, chest heaving, wings ruffled and splayed out beneath her. hips buck against his hungry mouth and her grip on his hair tightens desperately. she has to remind herself to be careful; to not tear it out at the root with her strength. and when the stroke of his tongue hits her just right, when she finally comes undone beneath him, it's with a breathless scream of his name and a thanagarian curse.

and neither of them are finished just yet.

𝐍𝐒𝐅𝐖  𝐌𝐔𝐒𝐄   𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍   𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐌𝐏𝐓𝐒 --- accepting

#metalfeather #NSFW.

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i write shay as being a police detective when she's not being hawkwoman, but i think she specifically works as a homicide detective.