Y'know I was travelling with a guy from the dune sea once. He tried to sell me 'the scale of a mighty pope' that his granddad had slain. Apparently, the old man used to go around the desert at night dressed up as a cactus digging up dune moles and tying a collar made up of various intertwined posionous plants around their necks before letting them go. Before long, a pope terrorizing the local farms dropped dead, and now its skull is used as an impractical family table back home. I can't say I believed him, but it was an interesting story.
Ahh yes, the Bishop! An absolute unit and probably the best executed desert dragon I have ever seen! Despite how Strange it is, it is far from the weirdest of the codex beasts.
my loyal companion, cathedral the wailing bishop. we defeated a scarlet lasher together, and he has been my only companion for many long trips through mostly uninhabited lands.
@@wen9157 Feel like one of the significantly greater concerns is the Gaping Kilnneck's 10,000 degree inferno blast. There could probably be some kind of armor or shields that the Bishop's molten glass would slide off of, but you can't block a wall of fire that can melt armor and flesh alike
I am absolutely loving the religious connotations used for this creature. Both majestic and frighteningly intimidating. A dragon dubbed as 'bishop', its nest being called 'cathedrals', and groups being ministries is such a beautifuly gothic way of portraying such a magnificent dragon. I can only imagine having the creativity to make something like this.
As a trader of dune sea... mph mph... collector who collects coals(we ussualy leave coal peaces in sands becouse it will be diamond like in month due to heat) we ussualy wear skins of dune moles and ships which we do not remove meat layer from skin becouse it will keep it cool when wear despite being stinky and uncomfortable, its only choice to trevel in that heat.
You know, I have been following your project almost since the beginning (like, since your fourth or fifth post of it) and seeing it in a documentary-style presentation was always a dream of mine. Really happy that it's finally happening!
Absolutely loved your work the moment I saw it from curious archive, I hope to see more of these in the future! your work would be so cool to have as a monster hunter-ish game aswell!
I once went on pilgrimage through the dune sea i had the rare chance to hear the mating song of two bishops luckily i was far enough from to not be seen but it was quite a beautiful song.
Excellent new video, the editing and pasting is really good and I also can see an improvement is sound quality. The art accompanied by your skills in story telling and different sound effects allowed me to be immersed by the video, which is extremely welcomed and make the overall experience a true pleasure; The only critique i would have is not because of something that is missing, but rather just something that i find would make the experience even better, and as i was saying, its to put more ambiance sounds and music to accompany the story telling, as I think it would make the experience even better. The dragon itself is absolutely fascinating, a massive inspiration for my world building projects and a impressive creature, with all the things they have to survive in such harsh conditions. Absolutely love the project 💙
@@sawyerleeart Yepp! I remember when I first followed you on Twitter, I'd scroll your page for a long time to get quench my desire for more of your world. Now fans, new and old, can easily access all the info they could ever desire because of these videos.
What an amazing job ! As a world builder and creature maker too, I find your work so impressive and interesting ! I would love to see more videos like this ! It's very well explained and complexe, I'm in love with it !
Have you used vampire bats as a reference for terrestrial wing folding of the wailing bishop? Your creatures look very naturalistic and life-like (but at the same time alien) because they have subtle traits from real animals.
Great episode man! The bishop is one of my favourite dragons with their reflective scales and heyna like body posture. I particularly love their mating ritual and how they build obsidian "cathedrals" to house their eggs. One minor criticism though, 2 tons is extremely heavy for a flying animal. Quetzalcoatlus, one of the biggest pterosaurs, only weighed about 200 kg thanks to a structure of hollow bones and air sacs that reduce the weight of the animal. The wailing Bishop would of course be heavier due to tough scales and a much more massive body and tail but two tons might be a tad extreme.
They are indeed heavy for a flying beast! I let it be one of the realism boundaries I push however- as this same beast also melts and stores molten sands in its stomach- something no beast would realistically be able to do! It’s a push and pull with the mythical feats vs realism
There’s a bird that feeds in a similar way, the black skimmer, and occasionally, they break their beaks, even though it does grow back. Does anything like that ever happen to these dragons??
IN THE DESERT by Stephen Crane In the desert I saw a creature, naked, bestial, Who, squatting upon the ground, Held his heart in his hands, And ate of it. I said, “Is it good, friend?” “It is bitter-bitter,” he answered; “But I like it “Because it is bitter, “And because it is my heart.”
Do the dragons constantly grow teeth to compensate for their lack of lips? It seems like their teeth may be damaged easily due to environmental conditions and erosion
i am curious as to why the audio when you speak only outputs on one side of my headset while the ambience plays in both. But my curiosity aside, you did a wonderful job this time around, can't wait for the next video.
"You find a crumpled letter on your doorstep. It looks like it was stained with the saliva of a swamp dragon." Read it? Please master, can you tell something, about not a dragons, just an animals in our world. Like a moles, or kinghounds(dog breed) . I just a Vagant looking for knowledge. I hope for your understand Sir Dragonslayer. Unknown Bard.
I only have one thing to dislike about these videos is the volume of your voice...it is very VERY low...is not even your tone ore the way you talk, ore the quality of the sound..it is actually only the volume of the registration...every other thing is just chef-kiss perfect. Thak you for creating all of this
Y'know I was travelling with a guy from the dune sea once. He tried to sell me 'the scale of a mighty pope' that his granddad had slain. Apparently, the old man used to go around the desert at night dressed up as a cactus digging up dune moles and tying a collar made up of various intertwined posionous plants around their necks before letting them go. Before long, a pope terrorizing the local farms dropped dead, and now its skull is used as an impractical family table back home.
I can't say I believed him, but it was an interesting story.
Love this
Real or no, it's a good plan
Little PA: I’m still experiencing audio issues so please forgive me, will get it sorted eventually
I dont care. I love more videos 💚
I really enjoy the creativity of the dragons and the stories you can make
Can we get a video on your design process. I’m truly interested
@@taymack9725yes definitely- once I get a couple more ecology vids out I intend to do a “let’s design” type vid
It’s the Wailing Bishop’s call that’s interfering with the audio
Ahh yes, the Bishop! An absolute unit and probably the best executed desert dragon I have ever seen! Despite how Strange it is, it is far from the weirdest of the codex beasts.
Now this is a dragon I don't want to be spit on. Also I can't believe such a large airborial creature can subsit on such a small prey.
It isn’t shown very well in the pic, but the moles are almost five feet high at the shoulder!
@@sawyerleeart what the, that's a big mole. I thought they are like, small.
@@leoornstein3963same it doesn’t look like it’s very large
@@sawyerleeartGOD DAYUM HOW DOES ONE EVEN BEGIN TO FATHOM COLLECTING THESE AS PETS WHEN THY MOLES ART LARGER THAN A CHILD
@@maxximus6418the f- I THOUGHT THEY WERE THE SIZE OF BASEBALLS.
my loyal companion, cathedral the wailing bishop. we defeated a scarlet lasher together, and he has been my only companion for many long trips through mostly uninhabited lands.
How I wish your world had a monster hunter style game🥲
That would rule
@sawyerleeart Oh now that's an excellent investment! I'd definitely buy a game based on the Codex lol
But the twist is that no matter how good your armor is, that Bishop can still glass you in a single spew, if you think you're hot stuff.
@@wen9157 Feel like one of the significantly greater concerns is the Gaping Kilnneck's 10,000 degree inferno blast. There could probably be some kind of armor or shields that the Bishop's molten glass would slide off of, but you can't block a wall of fire that can melt armor and flesh alike
Honestly it would be the best competition for Monster Hunter. A lot of what I love about MH you have put into the Dragon Codex ten fold@@sawyerleeart
I am absolutely loving the religious connotations used for this creature. Both majestic and frighteningly intimidating. A dragon dubbed as 'bishop', its nest being called 'cathedrals', and groups being ministries is such a beautifuly gothic way of portraying such a magnificent dragon. I can only imagine having the creativity to make something like this.
As a trader of dune sea... mph mph... collector who collects coals(we ussualy leave coal peaces in sands becouse it will be diamond like in month due to heat) we ussualy wear skins of dune moles and ships which we do not remove meat layer from skin becouse it will keep it cool when wear despite being stinky and uncomfortable, its only choice to trevel in that heat.
The beginning gave me reign of fire flashbacks, naturally 10/10
These designs are so creative
I wish to learn to have this same level of creativity and skill some day.
You know, I have been following your project almost since the beginning (like, since your fourth or fifth post of it) and seeing it in a documentary-style presentation was always a dream of mine. Really happy that it's finally happening!
5:27 so that’s where the Image for your thing came from
Its crazy to see someone off the batt with so much potential and already such a high level of quality
Absolutely loved your work the moment I saw it from curious archive, I hope to see more of these in the future! your work would be so cool to have as a monster hunter-ish game aswell!
I once went on pilgrimage through the dune sea i had the rare chance to hear the mating song of two bishops luckily i was far enough from to not be seen but it was quite a beautiful song.
Man, that sound its wings make is still stuck in my head to this day.
Always a good day when a new video drops
Man I love these comments, like the ones that are creating/extending lore to this world lol! Also great work sawyer as always!
Excellent new video, the editing and pasting is really good and I also can see an improvement is sound quality. The art accompanied by your skills in story telling and different sound effects allowed me to be immersed by the video, which is extremely welcomed and make the overall experience a true pleasure; The only critique i would have is not because of something that is missing, but rather just something that i find would make the experience even better, and as i was saying, its to put more ambiance sounds and music to accompany the story telling, as I think it would make the experience even better. The dragon itself is absolutely fascinating, a massive inspiration for my world building projects and a impressive creature, with all the things they have to survive in such harsh conditions. Absolutely love the project 💙
Thank you I’m glad you like it! I’ll def take note of that for next time
This is great! New knowledge and art I haven't seen of the Bishop, all eloquently laid out! Love that you started a channel.
Thank you! The videos are GREAT cause I can communicate more info in a clearer way
@@sawyerleeart Yepp! I remember when I first followed you on Twitter, I'd scroll your page for a long time to get quench my desire for more of your world. Now fans, new and old, can easily access all the info they could ever desire because of these videos.
Its likely already been said but when you described their social structure i immediately started calling the sun biships friars
Omg YES
Definitely my favorite dragon of yours!
And keep it hard work I love I love your art is so amazing I'm trying to create it the same thing just little my touch I love your work
What an amazing job ! As a world builder and creature maker too, I find your work so impressive and interesting ! I would love to see more videos like this ! It's very well explained and complexe, I'm in love with it !
Thank you sm! I have the next one underway
This is definitely one of my favorite dragons from the Codex, it's such a cool and thematic dragon.
And they're back!
I am really liking these ecology videos
They’re fun to make!
@@sawyerleeartI look forward to find out which dragon you do in the next ecology video. I have a feeling it’s going to be the sicklemouth
Absolute Favorite, Lasher and Clatterjaw tie for second.
The tale of the Bishop rider makes me wonder if any species of dragons in the Codex can be tamed or, at the very least, have their trust be earned
FiRSt
srsly tho I follow your DA page and its a huge inspiration for my own dragon project
This is unbelievably beautifuly cool
Have you used vampire bats as a reference for terrestrial wing folding of the wailing bishop? Your creatures look very naturalistic and life-like (but at the same time alien) because they have subtle traits from real animals.
Good eye! I very much use the bat method of wing-folding. It just made sense to me for a dragon to do so- makes walking a much cleaner endeavor
My personal favorite
This was my absolute favorite 🔥
Great episode man! The bishop is one of my favourite dragons with their reflective scales and heyna like body posture. I particularly love their mating ritual and how they build obsidian "cathedrals" to house their eggs.
One minor criticism though, 2 tons is extremely heavy for a flying animal. Quetzalcoatlus, one of the biggest pterosaurs, only weighed about 200 kg thanks to a structure of hollow bones and air sacs that reduce the weight of the animal. The wailing Bishop would of course be heavier due to tough scales and a much more massive body and tail but two tons might be a tad extreme.
Seems like they have massive wing muscles
They are indeed heavy for a flying beast! I let it be one of the realism boundaries I push however- as this same beast also melts and stores molten sands in its stomach- something no beast would realistically be able to do! It’s a push and pull with the mythical feats vs realism
@@sawyerleeart ah ok then. can't wait to see more dragons!
the only ASMR i want ot listen to:
AMAZING AS USUAL!!!
Awesome dragon!!!
i was guessing bishop weakness and got its poor turning correct yay 🎉
Awesome video man, would love to see you collab with curious archive since he has covered the series once.
Does an ancestor of this dragon have a second set of wings ? I asked because the long claw can be indicated as a old trait of an ancestor.
There’s a bird that feeds in a similar way, the black skimmer, and occasionally, they break their beaks, even though it does grow back. Does anything like that ever happen to these dragons??
How large are the dune moles? Cause the bishops would have to eat alot of them if there around the size of a normal mole
I couldn’t communicated their size a little better- they’re almost the height of a person at their back
@@sawyerleeartholy sh*t
IN THE DESERT by Stephen Crane
In the desert
I saw a creature, naked, bestial,
Who, squatting upon the ground,
Held his heart in his hands,
And ate of it.
I said, “Is it good, friend?”
“It is bitter-bitter,” he answered;
“But I like it
“Because it is bitter,
“And because it is my heart.”
god i love your content
5:38
Same as pfp
Spewing out molten glass as a breath weapon is metal as fuck.
great stuff dude!
l would like to ask which of your dragon is your favourite?
Tough! Would have to say the Clatterjaw probably!
I would love to know more about the structures they build.
Do the dragons constantly grow teeth to compensate for their lack of lips? It seems like their teeth may be damaged easily due to environmental conditions and erosion
They do
so this is the lore of your profile image
I hope you do a video on the hullbreaker
So basically most of these dragons or police off them maybe or half of them or bring intelligent
Your mic is very very low, and you gotta set it to record in mono, so we can hear you in both left and right speakers :)
i am curious as to why the audio when you speak only outputs on one side of my headset while the ambience plays in both. But my curiosity aside, you did a wonderful job this time around, can't wait for the next video.
Legend says I’m still figuring that out myself 😔
Do tou have plans on publishing it like a book or smth like that?
W vid
Are you doing these in any particular order?
Loosely
@@sawyerleeart what do you mean mr. dragon?
I had no idea there was a youtube!
I'm beating my Bishop to this.
When do you intend to make your next video
Currently working on it
@@sawyerleeart Good to hear that and excited to find out which dragon it's going to be
Is this something your writing?
Yes
Your drawings are amazing.
The dragonsare sort of like wyvern-like creatures, no offense.
Thank you. I chose the four-limbed approach to give the dragons a sense of realism, but theyre still dragons in the context of this world
Man these first 2 videos have a real ASMR vibe that kind of makes them difficult to listen to.
Is the map ai generated? No offense if you drew it but it looks a little wonky in some places.
Hell no- I despise ai art in all it’s forms
🚬🗿
"You find a crumpled letter on your doorstep. It looks like it was stained with the saliva of a swamp dragon."
Read it?
Please master, can you tell something, about not a dragons, just an animals in our world. Like a moles, or kinghounds(dog breed) . I just a Vagant looking for knowledge. I hope for your understand Sir Dragonslayer.
Unknown Bard.
"In the package you also find the continuation of the letter"
Most of all I would like to read about Hellmouth or Inusitherium
I have to ask, what's with the ASMR voice and the frequent pausing? It's a bit off-putting, is all.
I only have one thing to dislike about these videos is the volume of your voice...it is very VERY low...is not even your tone ore the way you talk, ore the quality of the sound..it is actually only the volume of the registration...every other thing is just chef-kiss perfect.
Thak you for creating all of this
Noted! And thank you much
@@sawyerleeart no problem! And again thank you for this amasing work!
Jesus loves you
? We're talking about a silver sand skimmer dragon here
Tried to watch, and I cannot watch this video. Having the voice only in one ear, my bad ear, ruins it for me, and feels very unprofessional.
I’m sorry about your ear- still a learning process for me, hence my disclaimer
Fantastic Art and Amazing Video as always!! :) 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏 💖❤️💖❤️