Those are the eye sockets and below them are the cheeks. The cheeks are in our line (synapsids) extra holes in the skull, surely meant to allow for muscles going through. If that drawing is correct, it would prove that dragons are not dinosaurs (they have two holes: diapsids) but rather closer relatives of us (synapsids). I think the drawing is wrong because dragons should be dinosaurs (among other reasons because otherwise Bree would not be able to lift such a large skull if the bones are not hollow like those of a chicken).
Eh, Dragons don’t have to be dinosaurs in a DnD setting with a divinely-driven creation origin, as they can be a fully separate existence that was brought (or came into being) entirely separate from them. When you bring magic and divine creation into things, all of the patterns of evolution go out the window. Heck, in a lot of DnD type mythos, Dragons just sort of came into existence on their own, born out of raw chaos and magic.
They are their own thing, and everything else is a sad and poorly made copy.
Okay, after half an hour of Wikipedia reading I can clarify what holes picked my interest: antorbital fenestrae (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antorbital_fenestra), or “before-eyes openings”, you can clearly see them in the last panel: eye sockets on the top of the skull, nostrils at the very end of the muzzle, and between those — antorbital fenestrae. I didn’t know they existed, but apparently they do, and they are common among exactly diapsids, e.g. birds! So the dragons in this world are descended from dynosaurs, apparently.
Very dramatic, but maybe to the point. Great middle panel. Is Bree channeling a “childless cat-lady”?
Loved the art video, and story. Also the colour version of Bree as a ‘snake-sneak’ – She looks more resigned to her fate this time round than as portrayed in the original B&W version.
She’s really strong! Even after considering that dragons are dinosaurs and thus birds and should have hollow bones… that skull must weight at least 100 kg. (200 pounds)
A Full T-rex skull was about 80kg/160 pounds, a T-rex didn’t need to fly, It would be logical to assume the skull to he lichter, less density bones and more openings hidden under the skin to reduce weight
…I don’t know who Bree’s face is reminding me of(I wanna say… a video game character?), but she seems really good at acting (I’d say “acting crazy”, but it’s just more just a different brand xD). She feels like a different, equally interesting personn ^^
“I’m not crazy, I just have a crazy stare!”
What are those two other holes, between the eye sockets and the nostrils?
Maybe its to make it lighter? Birds have this, dragon may too. Flying is hard for big creatures…
Spot on.
Note in the “beneath” shot how those middle holes extend down into the mouth?
They’re probably extra air intakes for the flame breath somehow.
Those are the eye sockets and below them are the cheeks. The cheeks are in our line (synapsids) extra holes in the skull, surely meant to allow for muscles going through. If that drawing is correct, it would prove that dragons are not dinosaurs (they have two holes: diapsids) but rather closer relatives of us (synapsids). I think the drawing is wrong because dragons should be dinosaurs (among other reasons because otherwise Bree would not be able to lift such a large skull if the bones are not hollow like those of a chicken).
Eh, Dragons don’t have to be dinosaurs in a DnD setting with a divinely-driven creation origin, as they can be a fully separate existence that was brought (or came into being) entirely separate from them. When you bring magic and divine creation into things, all of the patterns of evolution go out the window. Heck, in a lot of DnD type mythos, Dragons just sort of came into existence on their own, born out of raw chaos and magic.
They are their own thing, and everything else is a sad and poorly made copy.
Okay, after half an hour of Wikipedia reading I can clarify what holes picked my interest: antorbital fenestrae (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antorbital_fenestra), or “before-eyes openings”, you can clearly see them in the last panel: eye sockets on the top of the skull, nostrils at the very end of the muzzle, and between those — antorbital fenestrae. I didn’t know they existed, but apparently they do, and they are common among exactly diapsids, e.g. birds! So the dragons in this world are descended from dynosaurs, apparently.
Dragons have three pairs of limbs, so they’re clearly bugs.
Very dramatic, but maybe to the point. Great middle panel. Is Bree channeling a “childless cat-lady”?
Loved the art video, and story. Also the colour version of Bree as a ‘snake-sneak’ – She looks more resigned to her fate this time round than as portrayed in the original B&W version.
I’d say less crazy cat lady, and more mad cultist…
…Though I do wonder how similar those are…
“Our god be the dragon, or dem titties?
She’s really strong! Even after considering that dragons are dinosaurs and thus birds and should have hollow bones… that skull must weight at least 100 kg. (200 pounds)
A Full T-rex skull was about 80kg/160 pounds, a T-rex didn’t need to fly, It would be logical to assume the skull to he lichter, less density bones and more openings hidden under the skin to reduce weight
Bird (and dragon) limb bones are hollow, but not the skull (specially not on a woodpeckerer)
Now they need to consider death worship.
…I don’t know who Bree’s face is reminding me of(I wanna say… a video game character?), but she seems really good at acting (I’d say “acting crazy”, but it’s just more just a different brand xD). She feels like a different, equally interesting personn ^^
Figured she just marked her face with the ashes of the dwagon (because no blood left), kinda like some tribes did
…That sounds familiar but I can’t place it.
Conan the Barbarian?
Could be. Haven’t seen the movie in ages.
Probably didn’t say that, but did a similar pose after defeating Darth Vader
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhy9–YRBD8
Warning for excessive blood (and hammy overacting, from the character not the actor 😛 )