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Brainstorm: Rimpala Universe
9 years ago
For a long time I've been wanting to revise the Rimpala account but wanted to do something interesting with it to compete with the fetish edge this account has, been also been thinking about what to do with my Rimpala character who's changed over time from an Egyptian demigod to sort of this kitschy Mad Men look-a-like. There's also been a toying around with Rimpala as a victorian gentlemen and a medieval druid.
Since I couldn't make of my mind in this department I've came up with the idea that "Rimpala" is either the same guy throughout different eras in time, or a surname that belongs to a whole lineage of individuals. This in turn had me thinking up a universe he can live in that can share spaces with other characters I've created and maybe even those of some close furs I know.
The "universe" would be much like Earth except furry, and dealing with dragons, herms, and various phenomena related to the more fantasy-like aspects of the fandom. The latter is covered by two vast organizations the Rimpala name has long been associated with that are behind many events in the universe.
The first is a guild that I've yet to come up with a name for that was founded in medieval Europe and basically collects and studies anything extraordinary or magical. In fact it can even be called just "The Guild" maybe. The nature of the organization means that it's a weirdness magnet that constantly gets itself in trouble. Its tendency to blow up whatever location it's set in usually means having to move from town to town until finally being banished to the colonial United States, where it stays largely underground into the present day.
In the 1800's Rimpala Industries was founded by one of these members, who secretly funds the organization while increasing its own influence and power. In the Victorian era it reaches a monopoly status, founding factory towns that enjoy the comforts of advanced technology but at the price of dealing with many of the shenanigans of The Guild in Europe. Its influence dissolved somewhat in the 20th century, and by mid-century generally only one of these towns is left, whose factory is completely involved in mad science but is generally tolerated by the locals for keeping things from becoming too dull.
Nothing is set in stone yet but I just thought of the idea as basis to include other backstories, or maybe future comic ideas. *shrug* The idea is basically to be a source of plot fuel for a whole host of other things. The Guild is something that was thought up thinking about my Elysium Gate comic, and is admittedly kind of SCP inspired, though less MIB-like and more like some weird Illuminati cabal-thing... except kind of a deconstruction of such in that they are abysmally terrible of keeping themselves secret and keeping their stuff contained. Rimpala Industries was born out of Second Life and is kind what I've called my little workshops, my time building furry avatars and other objects made me think of Rimp Ind. as some crazy Dexter's Laboratory scenario.
Raffle winners' wips:
Tacet the Terror: http://www.furaffinity.net/view/19059477/
UltraKirby123: http://www.furaffinity.net/view/18951619/
Valya: http://www.furaffinity.net/view/18928931/
blackhowler12: http://www.furaffinity.net/view/18992344/
Yenapaws: http://www.furaffinity.net/view/19136525/
And of course there's the commissions, I may be working on the raffle winner's art in-between these:
Next commission being worked on: "Rats"
"Feral" - 100% Flat Color Complete
"Rats" - 45% Pages almost Inked
"Sergal" - 75% Flat Color Complete
"Turtle" - 10% Head and body sketch completed
"Chocobo" - 25% 25% 0% 2 out 3 sketches compelte
Since I couldn't make of my mind in this department I've came up with the idea that "Rimpala" is either the same guy throughout different eras in time, or a surname that belongs to a whole lineage of individuals. This in turn had me thinking up a universe he can live in that can share spaces with other characters I've created and maybe even those of some close furs I know.
The "universe" would be much like Earth except furry, and dealing with dragons, herms, and various phenomena related to the more fantasy-like aspects of the fandom. The latter is covered by two vast organizations the Rimpala name has long been associated with that are behind many events in the universe.
The first is a guild that I've yet to come up with a name for that was founded in medieval Europe and basically collects and studies anything extraordinary or magical. In fact it can even be called just "The Guild" maybe. The nature of the organization means that it's a weirdness magnet that constantly gets itself in trouble. Its tendency to blow up whatever location it's set in usually means having to move from town to town until finally being banished to the colonial United States, where it stays largely underground into the present day.
In the 1800's Rimpala Industries was founded by one of these members, who secretly funds the organization while increasing its own influence and power. In the Victorian era it reaches a monopoly status, founding factory towns that enjoy the comforts of advanced technology but at the price of dealing with many of the shenanigans of The Guild in Europe. Its influence dissolved somewhat in the 20th century, and by mid-century generally only one of these towns is left, whose factory is completely involved in mad science but is generally tolerated by the locals for keeping things from becoming too dull.
Nothing is set in stone yet but I just thought of the idea as basis to include other backstories, or maybe future comic ideas. *shrug* The idea is basically to be a source of plot fuel for a whole host of other things. The Guild is something that was thought up thinking about my Elysium Gate comic, and is admittedly kind of SCP inspired, though less MIB-like and more like some weird Illuminati cabal-thing... except kind of a deconstruction of such in that they are abysmally terrible of keeping themselves secret and keeping their stuff contained. Rimpala Industries was born out of Second Life and is kind what I've called my little workshops, my time building furry avatars and other objects made me think of Rimp Ind. as some crazy Dexter's Laboratory scenario.
Raffle winners' wips:
Tacet the Terror: http://www.furaffinity.net/view/19059477/
UltraKirby123: http://www.furaffinity.net/view/18951619/
Valya: http://www.furaffinity.net/view/18928931/
blackhowler12: http://www.furaffinity.net/view/18992344/
Yenapaws: http://www.furaffinity.net/view/19136525/
And of course there's the commissions, I may be working on the raffle winner's art in-between these:
Next commission being worked on: "Rats"
"Feral" - 100% Flat Color Complete
"Rats" - 45% Pages almost Inked
"Sergal" - 75% Flat Color Complete
"Turtle" - 10% Head and body sketch completed
"Chocobo" - 25% 25% 0% 2 out 3 sketches compelte
Looking forward to seeing this develop~
i've always had this magnum opus of mine in the works, of a kind of demon world, laid out like a fetish map, of enormous fetish themed areas and pavillions, that spread for miles and miles. as far as the imagination can go with decadent indulgences.
but it seems like you can take it in funnier, more relatable directions. if you can make funny quirky plots, go for it.
your back stories don't NEED to be consistent, heck... my fursonas have a lot of alternate timelines and variations.