The Guarians

The way I see them, the guarians are less of a species and more just a general concept, so broad that I feel as though it would be unfair for me to lay claim to it. For that reason, the guarians are an open species!

• You are completely free to make as many guarians as you like without needing permission
  • You can create guarian versions of your existing characters as well and even have one as your sona!
• You're free to use them for any purpose, be it art, stories, roleplay, etc
• You can use the guarians for commercial purposes, ie, taking guarian commissions, selling adopts, etc
• You are allowed to draw NSFW art of the guarians
  • I personally do not enjoy NSFW art in general however, so unfortunately, I may not be interested in actually seeing it! Sorry!
• Consider giving credit (@squeaky.monster) whenever it feels reasonable and avoid using them for nefarious purposes

Guidelines

The guarians were very much designed around being as vague and open to interpretation as possible. As such, there are no true rules as to how you must create your guarian. Instead, there are mostly just guidelines that you're free to follow if you want. In the end, you should mostly just design whatever you find most fun. In general, my guarian designs feature:

Bulky Necks

Guarians typically have large, pronounced, swooping necks. Characters who have been "guarified" are typically given necks far larger than what they had before

Facelessness

Consider designing your guarian to be faceless, or at the very least, eyeless. Ears are pretty common, while mouths are rarer but still perfectly fine.

Besides this, there are a lot more really subtle aspects that define what it means to be a guarian, but regardless, what really defines a guarian is subjective, and thus, these guidelines are merely guidelines and nothing more. In the end, you should design what you feel is right for your guarian, what you feel actually defines a guarian, and above all, what you find most fun.