Why vore?

From my name, you can tell I'm confused, but.. I'm also a little ticked off, I don't know why either. Maybe because I haven't found any hard evidence or facts, but then I haven't had the time to read any of the stories. So my question is.. why vore? I just can't get it in my head.. it just confuses me to think.. that someone, even these "giant nagas" (lamias I like to call, for a reason I will explain) would eat live things. Maybe I have a problem with the sexual thought of it, but then I could hardly care about what people get off to. I just need to know if there is a point to these giants eating live things, is it enjoyable? is it easy to digest? I have to know hard fact. Because the thing is, is that I too am writing a story, a way to long one that has gotten out of hand, but still a story (going to be divided into probably 4 or 5 books) that deals with "Lamias" and Arachnes (spider women also from greek mythology) all taking on a new today form. No vore, no nothing, they are just plain normal people like the rest of us. What I have to do, because I like to get every single little tiny small detail sorted, is figure out why do they eat live humans. Because i need to take that, say that its a bad thought about lamias, arachnes or anything else, that just because they are monsters means they must eat people, when in fact its not. (its just because, well my story i could have all lamias have pink hair if i wanted to) but, I need to say why people think that in my book, and that in caveman days when the spear was like the iphone of technology, the cutting edge (ahaha, you saw what i did there) that giant lamias, nagas, or whatever else were large enough to eat men alive, it was true, but because of constant human interaction they all eventually were run off and killed (really, and there are none left what so ever because in todays climate their lungs could work. Spiders have this same issue, their lungs are not strong enough to be any bigger then the bird eating spider today, but evidence shows that spiders could reach over 5 feet body lengths) <-- you see how i try to get every single detail so that any readers can not, will not have any questions, because it just ruins a story for me when i have to question something and not get an answer.

So please, help me, I'm dieing trying to get my head wrapped around this.

Well, Felarya wasn't always the elaborate fantasy world it is now. It used to be just a bunch of Fetish-based drawings that happened to feature the same basic premise and some recurring characters. Eventually it kinda just grew into a world of its own.

The whole justification for the "vore thing" is sort of handwaved in the rumors section of the wiki. Some sort of being or force somehow causes the urge for predatory species to swallow their prey alive whole, but no one knows what that force is exactly.

As for the large size of the species, well, It's not really supposed to be that realistic. The Square Cube Law probably doesn't work the same in Felarya as it does in other worlds.

Just a question, though, If you're not interested in vore, how exactly did you find Felarya?

The world of Felarya was originally started by Karbo as a setting that allowed him to easily draw voreaphilic art in some kind of context, and in the beginning, it was very much a vore fetish-world. Over time, that has changed a fair bit. More people built up an intrest, and many people, even those who are not into the vore fetish have come and contributed. That being said, vore (eating people) is still a fairly common act that is entrenched in Felarya's roots.

The reason giant predators in Felarya tend to eat smaller creatures stems from a few things. One, they are relatively easy to catch. Take another common food item on Felarya, the Druiker. THe Druiker is a medium-sized herbivore, similar to an antelope. Predators will hunt and eat these, but honestly, they are hard to catch sometimes. Humans are not. They have inferior senses to the giant predators, and cannot outrun them in the open.

The other reason is that these giant hybrid creatures ARE predators. Sentient or not, they are very much wild animals and behave in a very wild way. They eat to live, and they tend to regard anything food-sized as a potential prey item. Sometimes its animals, sometimes its fruit, and sometimes its people. Humans are far from the only thing these predators eat, and it is very likely that less humans are eaten than are portrayed, but many of this communty's members are voreaphiles, and that is what they like to see, or write or draw. Humans also apparently taste good to the giant hybrids. That is likely part of it too.

Also, you have to keep in mind, these are not Earth's "lamias" and "arachnes". These are Felaryan Nagas and Dridders. They are not related to their mythological Earth counter-parts in any real way. The only thing from Earth in Felarya is the occaisonal Earthling that gets drawn there by a dimensional shift. Felarya is a very specific setting. It is one world and that is where these creatures are from. In Felarya, the giant predators, be they Nagas, Dridders, Mermaids, Fairies, Harpies or anything else, live in the wild and tend to be predatory or omnivorus in nature. Humans, and human-sized Nagas, Nekos, Elves and such, are potential prey for the giant predators of Felarya, and must be extremely cautious to survive there. They band together in small, hidden groups, or in some rare cases like the Human city of Negav, build heavily defended fortress cities to live in.

As for how all the giant creatures survive, that is due to the strange dimensional physics of the world of Felarya. The giant creatures do not suffer from the negative side effects that something their size would go through on Earth. They can run, jump, roll and fly just as well as a normal sized creature.

@ itsmeyouidiot: Not everyone in Felarya is into vore. Some find it through macrophile or monster-girl sites, others will find it during random internet searches. People stick around for many reasons other than vore, like the characters, the creatures or the setting itself, with all its mysteries and hidden secrets.

It might not hurt to take a look at the Felarya wiki, if you haven't already. It contains a lot of information about the people, places, species and nature of the world of Felarya. Felarya wiki

darnit rcs got to the reasons before i did :/

dimensional magic makes felarya much more intense than earth. that sums up most of the reasons in a nutshell i guess. but rcs being specific is probably better since you need hard facts.

felarya's way different than earth. not every world is like earth in real life anyway. you have to remember biologically, organisms evolve to deal with their surroundings. period. that would explain the ability that large creatures can live being that size. plus the felaryan soil helps anyway, so no need to question that much.

just talk to other people around the forum and they'll help you sort everything out ^^

Thank you.. ohh.. I have been confused about this for many.. months come to think about it. I actually want to read some of these stories, I might get a kick out of the plot, the vore.. ehh.. not so much, (but then hell I read dirty mangas for the story rather then the pornographic nature). Man, the reason why I was so worried about this is because when you look for plot lines with Lamias and nagas you get no where. I like to build off of what other people write almost. So.. atleast now I can rest easy thinking of Felarya as its own completely different world, but because of how nice I think everyone is here.. i might stick around for a while.

the relationships between some of the older users here are a bit complicated, so I cant explain that too well.

I stayed for the vore initially. I needed some community of fellow vore-lovers to talk to, because i've been all by my lonesome for years thinking that someone would put me in a mental hospital if they knew the kind of fetish i liked D:

actually, the worst species to try and get a plot out of are fairies.

Anyone who manages to understand a fairy, well, good luck with that, i don think its possible XDDD

Confusedman3 wrote:

So my question is.. why vore? I just can't get it in my head.. it just confuses me to think.. that someone, even these "giant nagas" (lamias I like to call, for a reason I will explain).

Your question has pretty much been answered; Felarya has it's origins in vore. Vore will always be a part of Felarya.

But I notice that you like to call "Nagas" "Lamias."
In Felarya, Nagas and Lamias are different things. I won't try to explain, since it's already been done here.

Not all nagas are giant either, it's just that most (if not all) of the character nagas happen to be giant.

I'm not here because of the vore or the macrophilia. I'm here because of the art and the setting. I know it's a strange setting and you have to get used to the fetishes around, but it's still a nice twist from your usual fantasy world.

At least, that's what I've seen during my time in this community.

well, this all helped. But after reading a story.. its just not for me. I can see why people would get a fetish out of it, but I prefer just normal sex. I just think it just seems a bit mean to eat someone. But any whoo uhh, the thing i have to add is that Lamias and Nagas tho different are exactly the same; maybe in Felarya they are different, but really they are not. So, I'm done, trying to make sense of all this to get my story done, so I think I'm just going to have to completely void this whole thing. I just that I would like to add cameos, but I guess i cant. Its only just because surprisingly this place is the only place for a lamia naga comic, too bad its just not my thing of different worlds, giants, and vore.. It kind of sucks because now I have to spend hours fixing my story to match the recent information.

Confusedman3 wrote:

well, this all helped. But after reading a story.. its just not for me. I can see why people would get a fetish out of it, but I prefer just normal sex. I just think it just seems a bit mean to eat someone. But any whoo uhh, the thing i have to add is that Lamias and Nagas tho different are exactly the same; maybe in Felarya they are different, but really they are not. So, I'm done, trying to make sense of all this to get my story done, so I think I'm just going to have to completely void this whole thing. I just that I would like to add cameos, but I guess i cant. Its only just because surprisingly this place is the only place for a lamia naga comic, too bad its just not my thing of different worlds, giants, and vore.. It kind of sucks because now I have to spend hours fixing my story to match the recent information.

It would greatly depend on who's story you read. Different authors vary greatly in skill and their use of vore. Some use lots of it, others focus more on stories and characters.

Wowandwas' long-running "Jungle Bowl" series is generally highly regarded amongst people in the Felarya community. Lots of interesting characters, and Cypress (his Dryad) is pretty awesome.
The Jungle Bowl

Tora044's stories about his Sea Krait naga, Negeyari are also a good read. She technically isn't in Felarya yet (egg got taken off-world before it hatched), but he plans on her going back eventually. Still a good series full of some very cool characters.
Negeyari's story

Not all Felarya stories are created equal, and not all are entirely focused on fetish content. Poke around a little and you're likely to find something you'll like. Randomdude and Ravana3K are also fairly well-known and skilled writers, but I'll admit I haven't read much of their work myself.

Terra does a lot of great art and stories too. Terra's page
Here is one of her more recent (and pretty good, in my opinion) stories. Violet's hunt

rcs619 wrote:

Confusedman3 wrote:

well, this all helped. But after reading a story.. its just not for me.

It would greatly depend on who's story you read.

Beat me to it.

There are quite a number of writers in Felarya. They have different preferences, different styles and different approaches. There's also a great variety of characters, with almost every conceivable type of personality.

It would take too long to list all the good writers, but if you look around in this forum and on dA, you should come across a number of skilled writers and a variety of stories and characters.

In addition to those mentioned by rcs619, I'll simply mention zoekin, timing2, feadraug, PrinnyDood-Abides, Dante8411, MukatKiKaarn, Lighthawk344, turboman500, asuroth, ElPortero, E-akahele... And that's just among those who are on dA. Felarya has quite a pool of writing talent.

Confusedman3 wrote:

well, this all helped. But after reading a story.. its just not for me. I can see why people would get a fetish out of it, but I prefer just normal sex. I just think it just seems a bit mean to eat someone. But any whoo uhh, the thing i have to add is that Lamias and Nagas tho different are exactly the same; maybe in Felarya they are different, but really they are not. So, I'm done, trying to make sense of all this to get my story done, so I think I'm just going to have to completely void this whole thing. I just that I would like to add cameos, but I guess i cant. Its only just because surprisingly this place is the only place for a lamia naga comic, too bad its just not my thing of different worlds, giants, and vore.. It kind of sucks because now I have to spend hours fixing my story to match the recent information.

good luck in you projects ^^

As it has been said, it depends on whose story you've read, but anyways... Good luck with your stories!

Best of luck to ya!