A reminder that I am taking break in February in preparation for the next part. There will be no major Artworks, but there will be some Lore posts.

What is the next part? Of course Four Great Nations! Originally I wanted to spend three months on each, as there is almost 12 pages of lore for just a single (almost) complete Nation, with each month presenting Police, Soldier and Knight uniform/armor in Art... but then I understood that there are important topics inside each Nation which require its own month to be presented. Like The Empire of Hips and Thighs have Church of Thighs and thus have Thigh Clergy robes, Feet Republic has Commissars and their uniform, or the Realms of Bosom... *sigh*... Well, you can guess what uniform and for what occasion is worn inside the nation of Big Boobs... Anyway, instead of thee months per Nation, there will be four now.

And a Great Nations which will be first is of course the Realms of Bosom...

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I would make a Devlog on Four Great Nations now, but it will spoiler a lot to them... yet even bigger problem is that it is already two years since I started developing these Nations and for all this time I didn't prepare Devlog, and now I forgot a lot of reasoning behind their lore and design besides basics. Thus I need remember stuff, thus it is better to talk about Four Great Nations after they are complete.

Another, and last, Interchapter Artworks while more important chapters are in development.

1. Zhermerro, New Year's Eve Party: pure SFW; 1 basic Artwork

2. Jager; Female and Futale versions - both get 1 SFW and 3 NSFW

3. Dova Rivalry; Female and Futale versions - both get 1 SFW and 1 NSFW

4. Flatia Bellus III: pure SFW; 1 basic Artwork

5. Vammabelle al Apole: Female only; 2 SFW and 7 NSFW

6. Vammabelle al Apole's Diary: pure NSFW, for Tier 2 only; 4 "pages"

In Lore Shunai had no updates, but in body... I was too focused on their torsos when I was drawing them originally, that I ignored feet and hands. Now that I returned, I don't like how simple these parts are compared to the rest, it doesn't look like carapace, but just skin. And for such, I updated every Shunai Artworks and Reference Sheet, changed feet and palm design to make it feel more like there is a second layer upon them.

Regarding updates to other Lore that was released alongside Shunai:

"Progress of Meority along the Gift of Creation" got new second paragraph, just to make it more coherent; An additional last sentence for "Animation", which is this: "Albeit, Animations becoming less popular among Engifted in current times as drones and automatons become more available and advanced". The rest of Lore written back then got updated, but mostly in wording, thus if you remember it - then you still remember it 

A New Year Celebration; An annual festival commemorating birth of Eight Aspects, Exaltation of Eight Sacred tribes, the end of Grievous Strife, global peace among all sistren, and the beginning of Anno Aspecti – the Age of Aspects. Celebrated on Old Year’s Last Day through New Year’s First Day by millions of Meora’s children around the world.

People of Meorenell celebrated New Year Holidays before this, but at different dates in different region, with varying traditions and reasoning, like Feets who were starting new years on first days of sowing, associating it with a cycle of reincarnation and birth of new generations, or Bosomian Fortress Cities where celebrations are extended for whole two week after the First Day, which The Realms to this day are never stingy to reward for yet another year of selfless service and perseverance, delivering biggest feasts with no delay.

In this age, start of New Years falls on last cold days of winter season in southern hemisphere, on a day which is believed to be when First Angels were begotten. It is accustomed to celebrate with all neighbors, family and friends whole night – a meaningful symbol of our united persistence to live and joy even when surrounded by cold darkness, to show dominance of Her Light inside us against Serpent’s encroaching corruption.

Many parents desire for an existence of their children to be spiritually supported by festivity spirit – a new life in a new year, thus many births or conceptions fall on around Zhermerro holidays.

Most New Year traditions are universal among all nations for a long time now, like wishing each other virtues of Aspects, or decorating houses with eight-pointed stars made of Aspect runes, to celebrate birth of each one, and adding more stars with runes of those Aspects whose blessing you wish to receive in a new year. Talking about other common decorations: traditional colors are white, gold, red and green, where white is for glory of Her Light and holy Aspects, gold – for our burning spirit and valorous hearts, red – for beauty and health of bodies we were endowed, and finally green represents surrounding goodness of nature and the existence itself; such decorations may include lanterns, either hanging alone or in group of four – one for each color; light-colored tinsel, to visualize serenity of Her Light surrounding us; big decorative ribbon bows, as it resembles Her holy symbol in a festive way; small round golden bells, to guide souls of ancestors towards feasting and intimidate the Evil.

Hallow Trees became inseparable part of celebration, for they are health and safety of Her body. As such, resembling smaller trees with white bark, their branches, or branches painted white, become part of decoration. Depending on a region and nearby Hallow Trees it is either Birch, Aspen, Alders, Sycamore, Gum, and some others. Though in much of Southern Continent, where only two Hallow Trees were blossomed, Zemerza is more popular – visually similar to Sycamore, but with dark red bark and much more tolerant to cold climate than its relatives, it keeps light-green leaves throughout whole winter and shed them right before spouting new ones.

Celebratory outfits usually comprise of red and green colors, with golden or white wool rims. Common combination is red bottom and green top, with Green Capelets being popular (of course they never red for laity).

Maker of Slime and Tentacle Doctrine, Arch-Magister of Slime and Tentacle Doctrine, and a Senior Doctor of Fetishes in Hornytology Academy. 

 Chosen or demanded, it is a duty of many – to put their lives at risk against Hellish Spawn endlessly coming upon shores of Her gorgeousness, craving to consume us. Only no matter how hard our bravest fight they are not perfect. Some of Umbral Horrors intelligent enough can stroll astray from mindless brethren swarms and pass behind our watch, get far into safety of our lands and begin spreading corruption from there. When such happens an armed patrol would be sent to hunt these creatures. Yet, especially during very straining Envasion, every guardian count on a front line and can’t be spared to chase unknown threat within lands where no one lives, which may not even exists and be just a rural gossip. For such, many centuries ago first Jagers were summoned – an honorable profession of independent monster hunters and adventurers who became local heroes, drifting between towns and alleviate them from imperilment of secluded Serpent’s Offspring, pitiful Tarfested and their dark lairs – like a true immune system they eradicate vermin from Her sacred body before it turns into cancer; and centuries later Jagers still commit to this role.

To be one officially today a Jager is required to obtain a permit from Herquisition itself after apprenticeship under another qualified Jager, evaluations of expertise merit, and an additional education on numerous topics, including how to deal with Umbral Remains of slain Beastiary, thus every official Jager is required to be an Engifted of a Spark-grade minimum to effectively learn and perform Tome of Remedy. With a permit Jagers will be directed by any local Herquisition office to inspect accounts of stray Jealous Beastiary, Infernal Miscreations or rampaging monstrous wild animals in a province, then deal with these creatures if danger is real or report back if a threat was greatly underestimated and requires more than a few Jagers. As well they are entitled to receive an official payment for righteous service, can collect appreciation donations from a client and be provided with free sleeping quarters and meals during official stay as part of the payment, be supplied with a minimal provision by Herquisition with no charge, or receive honorary records to be employed by a State for a long-term Jager services with many promised benefits. However, being an official Jager as well brings a lot of mandatory paperwork and collection of mundane reports from all parties involved – to confirm a completion of the Hunt and affirm Remedy of its aftermath. With that, expectation are high, and punishments for failures, cowardice and lies are tantamount.

Honorable profession its, but for various reasons some individuals become Rogue Jagers – unsupported by Herquisition and as well illegal in some region for not uncommonly botched Remedies or for being money-stealing charlatans. Yet, rural settlements in secrecy still may buy services of Rogue Jagers if possible, either because they afraid for official Jagers to arrive too late, because danger is coming from local wild animals which some Jagers not always accept as a job seeing it as “too low” for them, or because it is an inner greed attunes for decisions to buy cheaper services.

 “Today is the Fourth day of the Month of Thiccpril, Year One Thousand One Hundred Seventy of the Age of Aspects, the Year of Family Force; Seventy-secondth day since natural passing of all-beloved and honorable Flatia Bellus III, of venerable and esteemed Ventero dynasty, former benevolent Malika of Waist, undivided Queen of Tum, King of Kings, Lord of Perpetual Calm, Futher of forty-one heirs, Grandfuther to a hundred and ten, Solsticed of Truth, Uniter and Peacer, She Whose Belly Is Worshiped, Keeper of Abbic Fire, Thorn of Grace, Crowned Rose of Unity, Allfavorite Belly to Attain, Barbed Scourge of Envious, the Forgiver, Alltumish Red Mane, Rebuilder of Tumeru and foremost Sovereign on the Sea of Birth, harmoniously she reigned for three centuries; born trice blessed – born witnessed by Meora on First Day, born to a Sacred Tribe one of Eight, and born Engifted with Creation; Seventy-secondth day of a seventy-three-day Mourning for Flatia Bellus III departure, be her Soul forever pure; be she remembered Joyful in Mind, Gorgeous in Body and Righteous in Deeds to all generations and to our Joyful and Gorgeous Allmother.”