THE ARTIFACT

Log 22, ice walkers. The large chunks of ice on the ocean coast are home to a unique species of cydropeds I call ice walkers. Ice walkers are much larger than most cydropeds, coming in at an average of 2ft in height. Ice walkers have traded in their dexterous tentacles for long sharp legs that pierce the ice. While these legs are rigid, they do have certain “squishy spots” that allow for movement. The mouth of these creatures has shrunk into a hole at the bottom with small tongues coming out; said tongues are used for feeding on microorganisms in the water. The eye of an ice walker is unique in that it is a solid loop around the head. Rather than having multiple small eyes like most cydropeds ice walkers have evolved a ring eye that provides full 360 vison, and a top eye to spot predators from above. These must’ve been some of the first ice walkers on land seeing how specialized they are. I wonder what Georg thinks of cydropeds? He’s started to scribble creatures into the ground, I take pictures and re-render them to make them more comprehensible. It gives me a good insight into his view of the world, maybe I can get him to draw another picture for me.