About Ark | Ark--Bark Arts!

About Ark - The Character

If you ask Ark what exactly he is you’ll get a made up answer or a shrug. Easiest guess is that he’s a mutt of some impossible combination between hyenidae, goat, and avid bloodlines. Something like that. He doesn’t care much. He might if he could remember. Ark woke up one day in an apartment with no memory of what he is, or where he came from; and only a collection of succulents and strange affinity for space to serve as clues to his former life.

Ark is a creature with too-big teeth and an even bigger tongue. Because of the sheer size of it making it impossible to fit in his mouth entirely, Ark’s forked tongue perpetually hangs out, making regular speech impossible and annoying him when he accidentally bites it (which happens a lot). His vocalizations - indicated in art with an emoji - are nothing more than various noises used to indicate his feelings. Words are hard.

Ark’s also got a mane of feathers topped with a crest that sticks up like a cockatoo when he feels - well, anything really. His mane poofing up makes him super fluffy too, which is kind of a bummer if he’s mad and wants to be intimidating.

Also on the topic of feathers, he has no tail. Instead there’s a pseudo-avian-tail ruff of feathers that stick up like he went down a slide too fast. It makes pants not so much fun.

For the most part Ark is a pretty nice guy. He just wants to make friends and have a good time. And maybe go to space someday.