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Blaine Arcade
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I'm a speculative fiction hobbyist, pre-skeleton, and broad disappointment to the human species. Body of work: https://blainearcade.com/
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You've encountered a wild Gluvet & Velvetwom! These velveteen worm cillimorphs cloak themselves in children's book nostalgia since people don't like spiky glue worms apparently. Learn more in the field guide:

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January 8, 2026 at 2:41 PM
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A redesigned adult for the Darden & Gardagnan line, the dice tower cillimorphs. They grow their own dice, but they'll roll yours if you ask. Learn more in the field guide:

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January 6, 2026 at 3:00 PM
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You've encountered a wild Yggdrealm & Yggdraheim! These bonsai and world tree cillimorphs collect silt and cosmic dust to make into miniature planets for their collection. Learn more in the field guide:

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January 5, 2026 at 3:41 PM
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Your problems will be whapped and zapped...

For he is come from on high...

Pterothor!
January 2, 2026 at 4:56 PM
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Smaller sprites for Wollyclog & Wartwaste, the mutant frog cillimorphs. Their polluted flesh results in all kinds of unsightly growths, but they won't stop sewer swimming. Learn more in the field guide:

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December 31, 2025 at 2:34 PM
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Smaller sprites for Pokeyperch & Ribrage, the Iberian ribbed newt and cage cillimorphs. They attract small spirits and then trap them upon maturation for reasons unknown. Learn more in the field guide:

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December 29, 2025 at 1:33 PM
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Slight redesigns of Snaked & Lurided, the snakehead cillimorphs. The juvenile's eye spots and fang-shaped fins look ferocious, but it's a bluff. Learn more in the field guide:

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December 26, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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Smaller modified sprites for Jackscream & Typhoonator, the Stymphalian bird and sword of Damocles cillimorphs. They steal street food at sonic speed; you might lose a hand. Learn more in the field guide:

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December 24, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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Without them there's basically no point to a film adaptation of 'The Odyssey'. If Ray Harryhausen would've made a puppet for it, it should be in there.
December 22, 2025 at 9:09 PM
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A smaller sprite for the juvenile in the Azp & Azzets line, the frozen assets and snake game cillimorphs. They protect data inside egg shells they then freeze and collect. Learn more in the field guide:

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December 22, 2025 at 4:42 PM
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You've encountered a wild Ribblenip & Levelspir! These fishing mini-game cillimorphs use a lure-like sensory organ to echolocate in the 2D video games they tend to reside in. Learn more in the field guide:

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December 21, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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Minor adjustments for the juvenile in the Cooyutie & Blownkiss line, the cooties cillimorphs. They're always in love and gooey about it. Learn more in the field guide:

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December 18, 2025 at 1:04 PM
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You've encountered a wild Itemolly & Mollymockite! These ammolite and pocket home toy cillimorphs are internally populated by semi-independent flesh nodules with enviable lives. Learn more in the field guide:

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December 17, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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Some adjustments for Bubcap & Brackray, the amphibious mushroom cillimorphs. Their stalks are snorkels, except on land, where they are mediocre pogo sticks. Learn more in the field guide:

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December 16, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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Dead zone forms added for Ladeebug & Ladahbug, the rhythm game cillimorphs. They gather digital and stellar energies into snackable discs conveyed toward the mouth. Learn more in the field guide:

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December 13, 2025 at 2:07 PM
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Dead zone forms added for Zlounge & Vaporlator, the vaporwave lounge lizard cillimorphs. They steal shirts and drinks from online ads and memes in order to par-tay on the beach. Learn more in the field guide:

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December 12, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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Minor redesign for the juvenile in the Voobascoob & Juggerdrought line, the beaver and dam cillimorphs. As adults they team up and pilot a wooden vehicle they built together. Learn more in the field guide:

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December 10, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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Some adjustments for Porpinky & Phrammal, the Lisa Frank dolphin cillimorphs. They eat anything of intense color to borrow the shade, impressing friends and enemies at parties. Learn more in the field guide:

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December 9, 2025 at 2:51 PM
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You've encountered a wild Thawtisaw & Puppentanz: the shadow puppet cillimorphs. They borrow the silhouettes of other cillimorphs, thus coming in all shapes and sizes. Learn more in the field guide:

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December 8, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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A redrawn sprite for the juvenile in the Reeple & Tictuttle line, the death watch beetle cillimorphs. They make clockwork sounds in your walls, reminding you of your mortality. Learn more in the field guide:

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December 8, 2025 at 3:14 AM
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Smaller sprites for the Cavecub & Paleogrizz line, the cave bear and cave painting cillimorphs. If you coax them out of their caves they'll get mad about it. Learn more in the field guide:

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December 5, 2025 at 2:07 PM
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A smaller sprite for the juvenile in the Krygawa & Maudlemari line, the blue crab and blue lobster cillimorphs. Cold water makes them grow slowly, but they never stop. Learn more in the field guide:

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December 3, 2025 at 1:54 PM
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My latest novella is finished: Snakewaist: Species Invader. It's urban fantasy where fairies use transforming/combining mechs to fight encroaching mankind on their own scale. It's free to read!

series start: blainearcade.com/2018/06/02/s...

latest: blainearcade.com/2025/12/02/s...
December 2, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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A redesign for the adult in the Ishinice & Wungaweigh line, the ice fishing and one-that-got-away cillimorphs. They get stuck in surface ice and end up taking chunks with them. Learn more in the field guide:

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November 30, 2025 at 1:48 PM
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Minor changes for Protoscoot & Exempleror, the prototurtle and scutosaurus cillimorphs. They have no idea what to do with their shells, but they make it work. Learn more in the field guide:

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November 25, 2025 at 3:30 PM