Project W Post: March 2025

Well, it's a Project W post day! Normally that's a Wednesday, however we're still working on the Q&A and the beta. Since I don't know for sure when they'll be ready, I want to post this now instead of saving it for later in the week.

So let's talk about lumulles some more!

Lumulle Info Part 3:

Lumulles are unusual creatures that aren't made of flesh or bone or organs. They consist of many thin layers of a clay-like substance. The layers are hardest on the outside and progressively get softer on the inside. The very center is a mushy, semi-hollow area where new material for the lumulle's body is formed.

The lumulle diet consists principally of plant fiber. They are able to eat various plants that humans can't, such as all flowers, seeds, leaves, and grasses. Lumulles can eat animal products in moderation, as long as most of the meal is plant based.

The plant fiber is broken down in the mushy clay core and eventually becomes more clay. That material is compressed, there's more material than space after a while. Clay is forced up against the walls of the chamber and slowly forms a new, very soft, inner-most layer. Lumulles drink water to keep the inner clay soft, and to provide water for any plants that have taken root on its body.

If a lumulle becomes injured and cracks, the next layer under will be pushed upwards from the internal pressure to gradually fill the openings.

When certain conditions are met, lumulles go through a normal process for their kind- a full outer layer break. The hardest layer that was protecting the lumulle entirely falls away at once. It happens in a matter of minutes. Any plants or decoration on the lumulle are also lost in the process.

A compressed, softer material layer becomes the new outer layer. Usually, the lumulle becomes larger in size after an outer layer break. And after a couple days being exposed to air, the new outer most layer fully hardens.

This process happens around once a season when a lumulle is a young sprout. An adult lumulle could go through outer layer breaks a couple times a year or not have it happen for multiple years, depending on its lifestyle and age.

As a lumulle gets into its older ages (or if it had to use a lot of material to fill in cracks from damage), it can end up smaller than it was before the layer break. Or it could be the same size but with a thinner, more delicate outer layer than it normally would have.

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Writing this took longer than I thought. Sorry today's post was a little late, haha. But I certainly enjoy talking about the details of these folks.

Infographic Artist: talentlesshuman

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