I'd like to throw some info about them. It's a bit long maybe? Sorry about that.

My hollow burbs are something I made in order to express some bad feelings like anxiety, stress, depression, loneliness...
The one I made based on the idea, you can see them here, they're called Ink Vessel and represent the feelings I mentioned.
I'll probably use them to draw vent art, and the species is mostly made for that purpose.

They're feral werebirds, formerly free spirits that were caged and became hollow and (theoretically) dead.
Since they were caged and had their freedom stolen, they are now a kind of container without a proper soul. So yeah, they're "dead", but at same time they're also kind of immortal.

Hollows are not alone, though. Each one has a little creature that acts as a parasite and lives inside them in something you could call a "home ecosystem". Mine, for example, is a octopus so its home is full of sea water.
The creature becomes their senses in exchange of protection, establishing a strong bond of affection between them. They depend one another, their lives are tied to each other since a host is created and a creature is "assigned" to them.
This is why the hollows aren't fully immortal- they do depend of their parasite, since they're the most similar thing to a soul they have, and taking care of them is their only purpose.
If the parasite dies, so does the host. If the host dies, so does the parasite.

I'd explain them psychologically but if someone reads this, I think whoever has to understand them, already did. ??

Physically, some details have to be explained I guess.
-Hollows are, well... hollow, as they lack of organs, flesh, blood... But their insides do have their parasite's ecosystem, like crystals, forest, oceans...
-They're very skinny but with a big thorax. Hind legs are atrophied, so they're especially small and can't move them a lot. Their arms, though, are strong and powerful. Claws are atrophied as well, for the lack of activity and use, and curl on themselves, making it difficult for them to do some stuff with their hands.
-Hollows can be partly or fully bird, but their heads are always avian. They lack wings and can have scars on that place.
-The cage can be represented with them or not, and it's always too small for their body.
-Parasites can only be small animals or creatures and they get into the host through the mouth, being this the only hole along with the eyes and nose if that's the case. Parasites and hosts can share symbols or color patterns on their bodies.
-When the hosts feel especially bad, their inner ecosystem can react, throwing storms, lava, water, etc, outside.
-They can, in some situations, be apparently healed, but they don't lose the condition of being hollow and dead, nor can their body shape be recovered. This means that for example they can have their claws trimmed, gain some strength in their hind legs as to walk properly, or have a more healthy and happier expression.


My idea on making this public was initially selling/auction/raffle a design every some time to people who liked this concept and would want one. Being something I've made to be personal and with a strong meaning to their owner, I wouldn't like to see them around being used in porn and that stuff. Mostly because, idk, you'd be fucking the idea of a feeling that hurts people. Hope I'm explaining it correctly?

Though, I've recently decided to make this an open species. It makes sense, ya know. I'd just ask that people don't use them for porn.

If you have some comments about the concept and this journal in general, feel free to comment. I'd LOVE to read opinions. It's been a long time in my head.

Thanks~