u/LavenderWaffles69

I am considering moving to Dresden next year to start my PhD and wanted to know what the general living situation is in the city.

Since I am a member of the LGBT+ community, I would also like to know how progressive the city is. I heard the stereotype of people saying that the city is more conservative due to being eastern Germany, but I wanna know from people who actually live there or lived there before.

Thank you 😊

My thoughts on the leviathans based solely on their design.

Ghost Leviathan: Scary yet incredibly pretty. I love its bioluminescence and translucent texture. The addition of the inner body is a great touch.

Ventgarden: Very pretty. I love the small ornaments in its design like the yellow eyes and the reddish comb structures you see when entering it.

Reefback: Iconic appearance. Perfect design to convey whale but alien.

Collector: Definitely my fave from SN2. It looks familiar enough yet also incredibly alien. As a big lover of cephalopods in general, this guy was made for me.

Sea Treader: I will always defend you. This guy looks perfectly alien yet also plausible. I like the choice of making its front "leg" actually its snout.

Shadow Leviathan: Intimidating design and also pretty. Usually I hate mixing vertebrate and invertebrate features but this guy does it right. My only gripe is that its design and coloration would’ve been a better fit for a more open and darker area.

Ice Worm: Pretty basic design but the glowing horn and the three parted jaws save it for me. Not my favorite but interesting nonetheless.

Void Chelicerate: Looks like a shrimp crossed with a solifuge. I really like the rotten, zombified look of this version and prefer it to the red chelicerate. Similar to the shadow leviathan, this guy would’ve aesthetically fit better into another biome.

Reaper: The most iconic design and still holds up today. My only gripe is that it’s mandibles look wonky on its head and that its face looks a little too human for me, almost entering uncanny valley.

Chelicerate: Pretty cool but not the best. I prefer the void version‘s look as this one looks like it got cooked a little too long.

Deepwing Brooder: Very unique. But honestly I al kinda confused with this one. It has a beak, but then also eyes below its main body? And then its body is somewhat ray shaped… It’s an interesting combo for sure but not aesthetically pleasing imo.

Coral Crab: Basic crab. No notes.

Glow Whale: Whale but glowy. Very basic but doesn’t have any issues.

Great Jaw: Big clam. I like the addition of the eyes on the inside of the shell but design wise pretty unremarkable otherwise.

Frozen Leviathan: Not my favorite. Looks like gamera from wish. Its fine but its design doesn’t excite me.

Ancient Floater: Just a big ass floater. Not as creative as the others.

Shiver Leviathan: This one will be controversial. Something about its design bothers me a bit. It looks like a skull crawler made love to a plane and this amalgamation was the result. I am also not the biggest fan of its jaws being made off elongated curved teeth. This thing looks more like an SCP than an actual lifeform.

Sea Dragon and Emperor: I am not a fan of mixing vertebrate and invertebrate features. These two look more like mythical creatures than plausible alien lifeforms. They are not ugly per se but they just look a little wonky to me. The sea emperor is slightly better imo since its frontal body doesn’t clash as much with the tentacles imo.

For the other three we don’t know their full canon designs. For the world tree we will eventually get it but for now, I put it here.

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