It started when I shared this image and u/dioiioib told me they were an entire group of fantasy folk with a name: Blemmyes (who are also called "headless men" but that's silly because... well, look at 'em.) This led me down a rabbit hole and started discussing how their anatomy would work with u/Mimir-ion and u/PantherophisNiger. Things got out of hand with ideas and writing, so now we're here.
I present for your enjoyment: Blemmyes: the first folk added to One Page Lore: Fantasy Folk since it’s launch earlier this year. If you already own it, the latest version includes them. If you don’t own it, you can snag it now for 50% off and get the other 21 folk along with these round bois. Community copies are available upon request.
Here's the PDF. Raw test is below.
Enjoy!
BLEMMYES
Blemmyes have no dedicated head and are nearly half as wide as they are tall. Instead of a torso, blemmyes have a large, cylindrical skull called a craniothorax. Their face rests in the center of their craniothorax. Since their faces are proportional to those of humans across their carniothorax, their faces are quite large.
Physicality
Blemmyes grow between 6-9 feet tall, though their eye line is far lower than humanoids of the same height who have a dedicated head. Childhood nutrition accounts for most of the variation in height.
With their large, wide-set eyes, blemmyes are able to see 180 degrees around them while looking forward.
Craniothorax
A blemmyes’ craniothorax is a solid, skull-like structure. Its only major openings are their mouth in the front, their arms near their temples, and their legs on the bottom.
The craniothorax is solid, meaning they have far less flexibility than most other humanoids. Their spine is within their craniothorax, making it impossible to bend. However, the thick bone structure houses all of their oversized internal organs, granting them astounding protection from external damage.
Their organ placement differs from most other humanoids in order to fit within the craniothorax. Their heart, liver, kidneys, and brain are all above their mouth. The brain sits nestled in th
... keep reading on reddit ➡All pieces are from late antiquity, when the Kingdom of Kush had disintegrated and a series of successor realms fought for hegemony. In the north, bordering Byzantine Egypt, there were the Blemmyes and Nobatians, who fought until the mid-5th century when the Blemmyes were finally expelled from the Nile Valley. Both seem to have made use of hide armour.
Scale armour made of camel hide, Garara (Kalabsha?)
Two hide helmets, Garara (Kalabsha?)
Breast plate made of ox hide, Qasr Ibrim
Armour fragment, Qustul or Ballana
Name: Blemmyes
Species Name: Pan blemmyes
Classification: Chimpanzee/Bonobo Relative
Diet: Omnivorous
Height: 5 Feet
Weight: 103 pounds
Vocalizations: Hoots, Pants, Grunts, Peeps, Screams, Howls, Yelps, Laughter
The Myth: the Blemmyes were a tribe of headless men with their faces on their chests said to be native to Ethiopia in medieval folklore, later traditions state that they lived in an Island in the Brison River or India,
The Reality: Blemmyes are a relative of the Chimpanzee, they are covered in grey fur and have hunched shoulders, giving them an almost “Headless” appearance, which likely originated the myth. Like other apes, Blemmyes are very intelligent, they display tool use (One Blemmyes was sighted in the hollow earth with a spear made out of a branch) and have complex communication, Sightings of these creatures above the hollow earth likely inspired the myth of the Blemmyes.
Blemmyes Viking - High Stamina, Fast Runner
Look and Feel:
The goal of the hero is to confuse opponents by running around in dominion while screeching.
His customizable bits are; 'Moustache'.
Default emotes and executions:
Emote 1: He dabs vigorously. Emote 2: He plays dead by laying face down with a 25% chance of actually dying.
I hope you like this idea, i've been working hard in order to make this viable and fun to play. The playstyle might seem a little similar to shinobi, so i'm open for some possible feedback to improve the character.
https://imgur.com/i2YN0RF
I've posted before asking for tips on what I could do with it. Now it's finished and I'm quite proud.
I don't want to brag, but I'm only 15 years old. Actually, yes, I am bragging. I'm planning on studying compostion.
I don't want to step on anybody's toes here, but the amount of non-dad jokes here in this subreddit really annoys me. First of all, dad jokes CAN be NSFW, it clearly says so in the sub rules. Secondly, it doesn't automatically make it a dad joke if it's from a conversation between you and your child. Most importantly, the jokes that your CHILDREN tell YOU are not dad jokes. The point of a dad joke is that it's so cheesy only a dad who's trying to be funny would make such a joke. That's it. They are stupid plays on words, lame puns and so on. There has to be a clever pun or wordplay for it to be considered a dad joke.
Again, to all the fellow dads, I apologise if I'm sounding too harsh. But I just needed to get it off my chest.
Do your worst!
I'm surprised it hasn't decade.
For context I'm a Refuse Driver (Garbage man) & today I was on food waste. After I'd tipped I was checking the wagon for any defects when I spotted a lone pea balanced on the lifts.
I said "hey look, an escaPEA"
No one near me but it didn't half make me laugh for a good hour or so!
Edit: I can't believe how much this has blown up. Thank you everyone I've had a blast reading through the replies 😂
It really does, I swear!
Because she wanted to see the task manager.
They’re on standbi
Pilot on me!!
Nothing, he was gladiator.
