Yellow-Masked Ululare
Ululatus flavifacies
Ululare or masked shrieker is a family of creatures that hunt by using a high-frequency sound blast. Yellow-Masked Ululare entire head is covered with hard shells that resemble a human face. These shells are actually an organ tha...
2020-10-09 01:55:59 +0000 UTC View Post
Flame-Tail Ground Harpy
Harpyiacursa Flammeus
A species of flightless harpy native to Baramus Prairie. They are the fastest creature on land. Like most harpy, they live in a flock led by an alpha female. The female flame-tail has rather dull red plumage, but their male has a bright... 2020-10-08 04:56:36 +0000 UTC View Post
Hermit Slug
Limaciinersis solitarius
The large mollusk lives by using a hollow cavity as its ‘shell’. Once it found a spot which usually is a dead tree trunk or a small cavity on the ground or cave wall, It will anchor itself inside then expand and rearrange its organ inside th... 2020-10-07 05:52:15 +0000 UTC View Post
Draconic Troll
Gigatrocis draconinus
A rare species of a true troll (Gigatrociae) that roam the Basran mountain range. It looks like a hybrid of a dragon and a troll with the thick scales covering its body, a long and heavy crocodilian tail, extra pair of arm, and a lizard-l... 2020-10-06 04:09:20 +0000 UTC View Post
Argosian Longcat
Felislongus argonensis
A longcat breed that is native to Argos. All longcat breeds have a unique body structure that allows them to withdraw their body into a ball shape. When in the ball position, their thick condensed fur, skin, and muscle protect them from both ... 2020-10-05 02:39:31 +0000 UTC View Post
Storm Render
Cornibracchiorum tempestas
Storm Render has a similar appearance to a stag, except for its blue skin and ‘horns’. It is a carnivore that has the ability to store huge amounts of electrical energy by practically ‘catching lightning’. The creature’s h...
2020-10-04 02:47:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Naked Horned Rat
Muriscornigerum periculosa
It is a rare species of horned rat that was considered extremely dangerous. They live inside a cave system that caused so many mysterious death and illness to explorers. They consume a certain material inside the cave and store it o... 2020-10-03 02:35:47 +0000 UTC View Post
Wailing Behemoth
Since it was first discovered 150 years ago as it just hatched from an unknown egg inside a derelict temple, the wailing behemoth is still growing even now. It has an insatiable appetite and will devour anything within its reach.
Its body is almost impervious to damag... 2020-10-02 05:59:05 +0000 UTC View Post
Giant Mistfly
Muscafluites Nebula
A giant insect that floats using the bloated abdomen which was filled with bioluminescence gas. The insect also releases the gas which was mixed with its stinging cells in order to propel itself and to incapacitate its prey which usually consists o... 2020-10-01 08:32:08 +0000 UTC View Post
To celebrate the start of this year’s Trial of Ink, I’m going to give the digital artbook of “2019th - Trial of Ink” to all current and new Researchers, Curators, and Archivists. The 70+ page artbook consists of 31 unique creatures that I created during last year's Trial of Ink. 2020-09-30 13:57:51 +0000 UTC View Post
Forsaken Fables
The first giant ‘sword’ later known as ‘The Forsaken Fables’ was found in a derelict temple in the middle of Cernunnos Forest, while the second one has been passed down from generation to generation and used as a sacred weapon by the Ulrhea tribe. All known swords have a s... 2020-09-30 09:17:58 +0000 UTC View Post
Integral Ichor
A sacred artifact that belongs to the temple of The Blood Mother. It is used during the trial to become a Blood-Seeker. The candidate would be given the blade-less sword and then locked inside the Red Ruins. They have to fight and survive the onslaught of fiendish creatures called The H...
2020-09-29 09:24:17 +0000 UTC View Post
Cerulean Crest
The beautifully crafted sword is one of seven regalia of The kingdom of Sheilumn. It was forged by a master blacksmith using the purest mithril for the hilt and ornaments, while the blade was made from rare kind of adamantine which can only be found within the kingdom territory. Rather tha... 2020-09-28 13:38:09 +0000 UTC View Post
Grieving Garden
Hated by the fae, elven society, and druidic community, this sword is condemned as an act of desecration and cruelty on fae creatures as well as mother nature herself. Under the beautiful petal hilt is a hellish contraption that was designed to lure, capture, and trap sprite, fairy, or pi... 2020-09-27 04:50:20 +0000 UTC View Post
Vicious Vortex
This sword was found at the center of Cerulean Sea Ship-Eater, a gigantic whirlpool located at the center of Aldega Archipelago. It is still unknown how and when it arrived there, but it is certain that the giant everlasting whirlpool was caused by this sword which has been there long before the... 2020-09-26 07:02:46 +0000 UTC View Post
Avaricious Avant-Garde
This sword belongs to the Andramolach family, a very successful and wealthy merchant family from Azalis Empire. The skillful craftsmanship of several famous blacksmiths, jewelers, and enchanters created the extravagantly ornate sword. It was commissioned several decades ago by the former hea... 2020-09-25 12:31:39 +0000 UTC View Post
Carnivora Carnival
This pair of weapons was created by Schere, The Patchwork Witch, and once belonged to her when she’s still actively hunting for a subject to play with. This weapon is imbued by her very own original magic which grants it the ability to mutilate living beings without harming nor killing the... 2020-09-24 14:54:34 +0000 UTC View Post
Aberrant Aegis
Exist in between the category of shield and sword, this weapon belongs to the well-known veteran adventurer who now becomes one of Tierra’s Royal Knight, Sir Olivant Slagtand, or better known as his title; The Iron Gates. He’s well known as a knight who wields two giant shields in battle. Th... 2020-09-24 02:41:49 +0000 UTC View Post
Draconic Dread
This sword was found inside the lair of an ancient white dragon, Adharainth The Mist Eater. It lies there beside the ancient dragon dead body and an unknown female warrior corpse who wears various kinds of makeshift armaments that seemingly specifically designed to kill the white dragon. T... 2020-09-23 00:44:29 +0000 UTC View Post
Gleaming Gehenna
The appearance of this sword might not even make it suitable to be classified as ‘sword’. But It is indeed a sword. Forged by using a combination of Mythril and a mysterious alloy from the Astral Sea, this sword gains a unique nature; It exists in between the boundary of the material... 2020-09-21 18:22:24 +0000 UTC View Post
Paradoxical Paradigm
Forged by using a small shard from The Timeless Dragon, Arsqualia, as its core, the sword inherited Arsqualia natural ability to cause a temporal anomaly around it. When the power is triggered, the sword will create a time loop for every swing it made, causing it to produce a phantom copy ... 2020-09-20 15:31:08 +0000 UTC View Post
Absolute Arbiter
A forbidden artifact left by the celestials. The double-bladed sword might not have a destructive magical attack and the two floating shield doesn’t have any defensive magic or anything to protect their wielder. The reason this sword is considered a taboo object is because of its ability to ... 2020-09-19 17:14:36 +0000 UTC View Post
Thank you so much for your participation in creating this list! Just like last year which gives birth to '2019th Trial of Ink' book, this year I'll attempt to go for another journey to records 31 unique creatures and entities from across the world and plane of existence again.
Of course, I invite you to join me in this Que...
2020-09-19 08:20:25 +0000 UTC View Post
Crawling Claymore
Dracoparvulus gladius or the Claymore Dragon is a unique species of pseudo-dragon that lived in the western rainforest. They can grow up to 2 meters long and have a unique razor-sharp tail. Besides their ability to produce neuro-toxin that they use to laces their tail wit... 2020-09-18 17:20:59 +0000 UTC View Post
Shattered Swarm
Created by the Lampede druids, It is a sword made of unique crystal only found in their domain. In its idle form, the sword looks like a clump of iridescent crystals which rather blunt and brittle. But it’s true deadliness will become apparent when the brittle sword is smashed into pieces. Ea... 2020-09-18 00:37:31 +0000 UTC View Post
Spell Scriber
Developed by the Director of The Archive, Spell Scriber is an attempt to improve upon the typical spell imbued swords that rellies on a limited pool of spell and energy to cast magic. Using a reloadable miniaturize spell scroll imbued with simplified spell formula, a replaceable canister of condensed... 2020-09-17 00:39:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Faithful Feathers
The beautifully ornate twin swords are designed to resemble a pair of a winged serpent, Couatl, It is imbued with magic that gives the wielder the ability to reduce their body weight to almost nothing and move like a feather in the wind. But the main magical feature of this pair o... 2020-09-16 03:21:39 +0000 UTC View Post
Righteous Regalia
Hung at the main chamber of The Hall of Valor at Azalis Empire’s capital, the set of sword and shield appeared out of place among the other glamorous weapons, armor, and ornaments. But the broken sword and shield once belonged to the first king of Azalis Empire who fought countless invader ... 2020-09-15 10:32:08 +0000 UTC View Post
Spiral Spark
Another experimental weapon developed by The director of The Archive. Utilizing dwarven technology to channel, store, and amplify lightning magic, the ‘sword’ generate a deadly lightning blade. Although it still require more research to ensure the safety of the user, the tests so... 2020-09-12 23:57:18 +0000 UTC View Post
So the time will soon come once again for the annual 'Trial of Ink'~!
Just like last year, I'll embark on a journey to record 31 creatures based on a predetermined prompt list. If nothing goes wrong, then by the end of October we'll have 31 ink drawings of various creatures.
But since this year I have you with me, rather than follo...