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This is a two-part supplement lore update. For part one, please see the Dondoko Reference[Here]
Biology
Their bodies consist of red muscular systems, belt-shaped bones, gray reproductive organs, and digestive organs. While they have gray blood as many Talyxian organisms have that, a fraction of their body parts and organs contain bodily fluids in colors of white or orange as well. Their skeletal and muscular structures are arranged in such a way to give them high mobility.
Their longitudinal (horizontally jointed) mandibles show that there are specific front and back to their head and body, but they can run in any direction with their legs, regardless of the direction they face. They are found in sizes as small as 1 foot 9 inches and can grow as large as 9 feet 8 inches in length.
Their running speed is similar to that of most Eltus races, but they can continue running for hours thanks to their abundant stamina.
They eat meat, attacking prey by biting off chunks with their toothy mouths. These mouths also serve as a waste vent, the function of use being divided by a valve. Ingested foods will travel through their stomachs clockwise, in the digestive organs and return to the mouth opening, to be excreted.
There are soft sensory organs on the soles of their feet, to detect vibration, and around these soft organs is a hard and rubber-like covering. The sensory organs have a unique fingerprint-like pattern, and experts can distinguish between individual dondokos by examining the pattern.
Relationship with Eltus People
While dondokos are treated as terrible and harmful creatures, the Eltus people also identify them as a common food source. Almost the entire body can be eaten, and their meat is healthy and flavorful. Thanks to their taste and the presence of dondokos in most of Tal's various ecosystems, dondoko meat is a staple food in almost all areas inhabited by the Eltus races.
Smaller groups are not as formidable and will flee when they perceive footsteps from something larger or more numerous. But they become more aggressive as they grow larger, or as their groups gain more members. The large individuals or large groups (even composed of small individuals) are especially dangerous.
They mainly react to footstep-like vibrations, so thankfully there are some safe methods to move near them, including crawling on the ground like a leech, vaulting from cliffs, or riding a wheeled vehicle. To these non-footstep vibrations, they are not usually attracted or aggressive. Because of this, people usually use cars for safe transport in dondoko-inhabited areas. Another option to avoid detection is to hide in a tree until the swarm moves on.
Though the sensory perception of dondokos is very limited, as a group increases in size, the collective dondokos become more sensitive to heterogeneous sources of vibration (such as those caused by Eltus traveling on foot). This only makes them more likely to attack. Lots of large vehicles often indicate the nearby presence of a large group of dondokos, and can signal an area as being dangerous. Thankfully, these dangerous areas are easy to identify, with the sight of many vehicles traveling to avoid such groups of dondokos. Large vehicles are the safest way to travel through the dondoko areas, since the vibrations caused by wheels do not trigger the dondoko attack instincts.
Dear Readers,
Unfortunately, Mick Ono has sustained a moderate injury to her right hand last week and is forced to postpone the manga and some commission updates as a result. In the meantime, we will be uploading Intermission Artworks with supporting Lore to FA/Web as per the usual alongside Patreon with sketches, paintings and so on. [Read More]
This artwork comes from the Vilous Wiki. Eager fans perhaps have already seen this, however, some readers who are new to Vilous might have not! As such we would like to share this on FA as well, with some newly added lore bits. We hope it could help everyone learn more about the wonderful world of Vilous!
Recently, Mick has been focusing on providing more Patreon updates, not just the HD version of the manga.
Patrons will be able to gain early access to the latest artworks of the Vilous universe, as well as some permanent Patreon-exclusive entries.
Translation and FA post support by
Coju and 
Maplesquid
Vilous Creators Patreon
Please support me as a patron so that I can continue to create beautiful worlds for you to enjoy! In return, you will be able to access Patreon-exclusive content such as HD versions of the manga, artwork, and concept work found nowhere else!
Patreon Link: https://www.patreon.com/mick39
Also, if you deeply love Vilous and everything related to it, please consider supporting co-author of Vilous, Kiki-UMA. She is the true creator of almost all of the Vilous lore, canon, and story line found on the comic. Patreon helps sustain her so she can keep making art and lore. Through her Patreon below, she would be most appreciative!
Patreon Link: https://www.patreon.com/Tenteraten
Vilous - Artwork and Design @ Mick39
Vilous - Story and Lore @ Kiki-UMA
Vilous - Management @ Vilous Official Team GRG
Vilous Official
Web Site / Wiki / Patreon - Mick / Patreon - Kiki / Twitter / Team
Biology
Their bodies consist of red muscular systems, belt-shaped bones, gray reproductive organs, and digestive organs. While they have gray blood as many Talyxian organisms have that, a fraction of their body parts and organs contain bodily fluids in colors of white or orange as well. Their skeletal and muscular structures are arranged in such a way to give them high mobility.
Their longitudinal (horizontally jointed) mandibles show that there are specific front and back to their head and body, but they can run in any direction with their legs, regardless of the direction they face. They are found in sizes as small as 1 foot 9 inches and can grow as large as 9 feet 8 inches in length.
Their running speed is similar to that of most Eltus races, but they can continue running for hours thanks to their abundant stamina.
They eat meat, attacking prey by biting off chunks with their toothy mouths. These mouths also serve as a waste vent, the function of use being divided by a valve. Ingested foods will travel through their stomachs clockwise, in the digestive organs and return to the mouth opening, to be excreted.
There are soft sensory organs on the soles of their feet, to detect vibration, and around these soft organs is a hard and rubber-like covering. The sensory organs have a unique fingerprint-like pattern, and experts can distinguish between individual dondokos by examining the pattern.
Relationship with Eltus People
While dondokos are treated as terrible and harmful creatures, the Eltus people also identify them as a common food source. Almost the entire body can be eaten, and their meat is healthy and flavorful. Thanks to their taste and the presence of dondokos in most of Tal's various ecosystems, dondoko meat is a staple food in almost all areas inhabited by the Eltus races.
Smaller groups are not as formidable and will flee when they perceive footsteps from something larger or more numerous. But they become more aggressive as they grow larger, or as their groups gain more members. The large individuals or large groups (even composed of small individuals) are especially dangerous.
They mainly react to footstep-like vibrations, so thankfully there are some safe methods to move near them, including crawling on the ground like a leech, vaulting from cliffs, or riding a wheeled vehicle. To these non-footstep vibrations, they are not usually attracted or aggressive. Because of this, people usually use cars for safe transport in dondoko-inhabited areas. Another option to avoid detection is to hide in a tree until the swarm moves on.
Though the sensory perception of dondokos is very limited, as a group increases in size, the collective dondokos become more sensitive to heterogeneous sources of vibration (such as those caused by Eltus traveling on foot). This only makes them more likely to attack. Lots of large vehicles often indicate the nearby presence of a large group of dondokos, and can signal an area as being dangerous. Thankfully, these dangerous areas are easy to identify, with the sight of many vehicles traveling to avoid such groups of dondokos. Large vehicles are the safest way to travel through the dondoko areas, since the vibrations caused by wheels do not trigger the dondoko attack instincts.
Dear Readers,
Unfortunately, Mick Ono has sustained a moderate injury to her right hand last week and is forced to postpone the manga and some commission updates as a result. In the meantime, we will be uploading Intermission Artworks with supporting Lore to FA/Web as per the usual alongside Patreon with sketches, paintings and so on. [Read More]
This artwork comes from the Vilous Wiki. Eager fans perhaps have already seen this, however, some readers who are new to Vilous might have not! As such we would like to share this on FA as well, with some newly added lore bits. We hope it could help everyone learn more about the wonderful world of Vilous!
Recently, Mick has been focusing on providing more Patreon updates, not just the HD version of the manga.
Patrons will be able to gain early access to the latest artworks of the Vilous universe, as well as some permanent Patreon-exclusive entries.
Translation and FA post support by
Coju and 
MaplesquidVilous Creators Patreon
Please support me as a patron so that I can continue to create beautiful worlds for you to enjoy! In return, you will be able to access Patreon-exclusive content such as HD versions of the manga, artwork, and concept work found nowhere else!
Patreon Link: https://www.patreon.com/mick39
Also, if you deeply love Vilous and everything related to it, please consider supporting co-author of Vilous, Kiki-UMA. She is the true creator of almost all of the Vilous lore, canon, and story line found on the comic. Patreon helps sustain her so she can keep making art and lore. Through her Patreon below, she would be most appreciative!
Patreon Link: https://www.patreon.com/Tenteraten
Vilous - Artwork and Design @ Mick39
Vilous - Story and Lore @ Kiki-UMA
Vilous - Management @ Vilous Official Team GRG
Vilous Official
Web Site / Wiki / Patreon - Mick / Patreon - Kiki / Twitter / Team
Category Artwork (Digital) / All
Species Unspecified / Any
Size 1167 x 843px
File Size 270.9 kB
Due to the way it is reproduced, I understand that when reproducing in this way generically each Dondoko is the same... if this is true, the only thing that does not close me is how its sensory parts are unique among each Dondoko... Generically identical does not mean that there can be no differences in physical things I suppose.
The other thing that catches my attention is... if they are cannibalists, how can they form groups? I mean... if even their own vibrations make them attack each other. :o
Thanks for the info. :3
The other thing that catches my attention is... if they are cannibalists, how can they form groups? I mean... if even their own vibrations make them attack each other. :o
Thanks for the info. :3
So they find prey kinda like the worm creatures from the movie series called "Tremors" which use vibration to detect movement from below ground on the surface of unwilling victims. (Some of those movies are really good by the way <3 )
There's no word about hearing on the supplemental update page so just vibration?
There's no word about hearing on the supplemental update page so just vibration?
No hearing capabilities either, just vibrations. Check out the full page on Dondokos [Here] !
If you would like to know more, I suggest taking a look at our Wiki! It has bountiful information with regards to the Vilous universe and all sorts of creatures that inhabit it alongside Sergals, Agudners and Nevreans..
If you would like to know more, I suggest taking a look at our Wiki! It has bountiful information with regards to the Vilous universe and all sorts of creatures that inhabit it alongside Sergals, Agudners and Nevreans..
Vibration-based senses huh? I'm guessing larger vibrations can scare away even bold Dondokos.
Perhaps settlements use things like these to ward off large groups.
https://youtu.be/99bEgHkM3Lw
Perhaps settlements use things like these to ward off large groups.
https://youtu.be/99bEgHkM3Lw
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