I redesigned humans

I didnt articulate this well enough in the video so a few people miss understood it but, a change as drastic as the hatchfolks only happened over generations of them living in the trenches, this isnt a "all of a sudden my soldier friend turned into a rat" it was slow and gradual. so you cant just magically turn into one they are pretty much a separate race within the trenches

plz dont redesign me

Rats, we're rats, we're the Rats. We prey at night, we stalk at night, we're the Rats

I redesigned humans -Quetzalcoatl

The more I learn about this world, the more I want to . . . well, maybe not visit it, but definitely observe it from a distance.

The Hatchfolk keeping rats is actually really smart. Some militaries train rats to sniff out explosives, which might be a pretty useful ability considering where the Hatchfolk live

"my skin just didn't want to stick to me anymore" Oh hey, just casually handing out nightmares here, no big deal.

YOU ARE BEING TURNED INTO A MARKETABLE PLUSHIE. Please do not resist.

I think it would be cool if for their language instead of doing the “cowardly and weak rat-man bit” that is seen so often, they were very well spoken. I imagine they often come into contact with generals and high ranking officers when starting their scouting deals or trading maps of the tunnels and trenches. Then of course they may have their own language but I like this idea seeing as they are humans.

"Do not upset the Rats. You do not want to make an enemy out of the Things In The Walls" is a chilling quote

This is the perfect balance of silly, disturbing and tragic. I love it.

I love the character portraits!!!! It really makes the world feel more personal

I'm of the strong opinion that fantasy and fictional settings don't utilize the potential of altering the human body enough, so it was delightful to see you take a crack at it! Basing them around rats lends to some really fun societal and cultural opportunities, it's a great choice for an animal basis! The way you present your designs is always so engaging, I love both the thought process and the in-universe explanations from observers and participants, it makes it all feel so alive

New halfling just dropped

This worldbuilding project inspires me, along with Fear and Hunger, to make my own project. I’m making it for a DnD campaign and your work has really inspired me to keep going. Thanks for all the hard work and wonderful content

Also dont forget the rats would be the go to smugglers on the battlefield, getting Verus luxurries to raum officers and vice versa. Maybe even using a monetary system like the soldiers in the trenches, with sigarettes as their currency instead of coins.

"it's bad to play god" Monstergarden's honest reaction:

feels like a more grounded take on Skaven - I like it a lot! Especially the role they play as an important but unknowable ally to both sides in the war

Love the whole project, and the concept of manamorphosis absolutely fascinates me. Also if you want the rat people to look more uncanny valley, my uneducated tip would be to try making their eyes more foreward-facing, similar to other predators as eyes on the sides of the skull are almost exclusively found on prey animals. This is evolutionary hard-coded in our brains and from my experience at least nothing with prey like eyes can really trigger uncanny valley feeling. Either way the design is great, canny or uncanny.

i fucking love this style of video! the combo of "this is a thing i redesigned", "this is some lore about this thing", and "this is how they fit into the larger frame" is a balance i would like to encourage for future projects as (to me) these 3 things all explain stuff about how the world works and the various bits intersect!