These are original creature designs all meant for the same world. The two on the left are photo manipulations with a paint-over. The two on the right were drawn from scratch with reference nearby.
*Top Left: The Squird
The squird is an herbivore. It can fly for short distances and has a large population, thus making it ideal for hunting. The native humanoids like to use their feathers to decorate their outfits and weapons.
*Bottom Left: The Hommaker Bird
This bird is rare. It's main diet consists of foliage in the top canopy and it will build nests out of sticks and mud-clay high up in the trees, away from the vicious predators on the ground. The natives will build tribes in these abandoned nests. The leader of a tribe is the only one allowed to wear the feathers of the Hommaker bird whose nest they are living in, though other members of the tribe will often dye the fabric of their clothes to match the colors of their Hommaker bird. Thus it is possible to identify which tribe a native is from depending on the color of their clothes.
*Top Right: The Fish-Egg Eater
This amphibian is small, and could easily fit in the palm of your hand. It's main diet consists of fish eggs, hence the name. The fish in this world are highly poisonous when mature, although their eggs only contain minute levels. The fish-egg eater can absorb the toxins in the eggs it eats and then secrete it through it's skin as a contact poison, making touching them highly dangerous. The natives revere them as sacred creatures.
*Bottom Right: The Earm Monkey
Earm monkeys dwell in the treetops and live in large family groups. They mostly feed on berries and small insects. They will normally move hand over hand through the canopy. However, if being chased or in a need to move fast, they will also use their tails. This appears as if they are somersaulting through the canopy and is illustrated above.
For more information on the natives of this world, see this post: http://ginryuuart.blogspot.com/2011/03/catmen-natives.html
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