Corr Totem #2

"The high priests of the goddess Sut are trapped in a cycle of drought and decay. They have turned their already starving bodies into vessels. But worse than the despicable practice of sinking their worldly prayers through a blessed capsule into their eye sockets [...] is bone cutting. Disgusting deformities result from this technique. While still alive, they scrape the skin of their bones into shreds, piece by piece, for ornamental display. One of our guides, Kotak was his name, made a big mistake by trying to remove one of the capsules and read the scripture. In doing so, he destroyed the delicate bone carvings and was punished with a cruel death."

From an expedition diary of the ship Nostrimus, Captain Sumina Phaat of the Iridiae

Raiko Oldenettel (2021, Ink on Paper, Digitally Enhanced)