December marks the end of the year, and our 58th collection to date. This month we’re deep in the swamps of the Mikata Wetland where the entrance to the hidden Barrow Realm of the Uragakure lies. This hidden ninja village formed by rogue Hanzaki salamanders is a sanctuary for those who have run afoul of the powerful Ryujin axolotl dragons. Though the Ryujin is the adult form of a Hanzaki, they are powerful and cunning magical beings, jealous of their territory, and want to limit the number of Hanzaki who can ascend to as few as possible. This is not terribly difficult, as it can take thousands of years for a Hanzaki to amass enough energy to ascend (not to mention political clout), but the Ryujin have been tightening their hold on their Hanzaki spawn for some time now. The Uragakure takes in those who object to the Ryujin’s iron grip on Hanzaki life, and they seek to spawn their own Ryujin and create a new territory of their own.

Within thieir Barrow Realm, they have found some allies in the Amagaeru, frog-folk with a strong sense of justice (and adventure). Together, they continue stealing supplies and Hanzaki eggs to grow their numbers, as well as disrupting Ryujin operations and being a general thorn in the side…

We have a wonderful mix of Throwbacks this month, with Esmar, Boondaburra Diplomat and her two bodyguards Ishu & Goru, an adventurous Giant Pack Snail, and Hanarin, Hanzaki Ninja (Fan) who could help fill out the ranks of this month’s ninja crew!

As always, our bases and terrain are sculpted by Kittifizz and Calrais, with concept art from Paul Ferret. We’re slowly making our way through formatting the stats and have recently added June 2024, which is available through the link in the Patron Download Links post. In the meantime, Conflux Creatures has been drawing up the most recent stats in a new format, which we’ll start to use for September 2024 stats.

If you’re interested in knowing more about the Mikata Wetlands amphibians, check out the lore in the CobraCompendium: https://bit.ly/3om6snO

There is a listing of all the models and collections at the end, but I think the easier way is to look through our https://shop.cobramode.com store, which shows all of the collection graphics by year. You can also buy your monthly bundles (and a massive Mikata Wetlands Pack) there using your patron discount code ????

See the full post on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/december-release-117050137