Concept101: Origins of a Water Mole

So suppose I started talking about water moles in Concept101. As in, a mini-series within a series... No, not Inception. Most people don't take much notice of these odd beings in Skull Island, but they may mean something bigger. So I've already planted seeds for more worlds than you can count in Pirate101... here's one more!

Mommy, Where Do Water Moles Come From?

Wait, wrong perspective. Celestia, is that the answer we're looking for? Maybe not, but we're talking in terms of worlds, here... why, what did you think? Hehe...

Water moles inhabit the Floating Land in Celestia in Wizard101. So Celestia - or where the remains of it are currently located, anyway - that must be where Water Moles come from, right? But what about the Water Moles in Skull Island? They can't have just shown up. And there's no stormgate to a water-mole-related world nearby.

This creates some confusion. If water moles come from Celestia, how did they end up in Skull Island... and if they originated in Skull Island, how did they get to Celestia?

A World All Their Own?

It is my belief that the water moles originate in a world that belongs entirely to them. A world of water moles... hmm. I'm not sure how much there'd be to do there. I'm just trying to think in terms of what makes sense based on a telling piece of art.

The follow are water mole ship concepts. Normally, a cropped image is shown. This one is the full concept.

Pirate101 does not have ships for different factions, though. There's a Skiff, Frigate, and Galleon for each world based on the world theme. So the fact that we have three finished pieces at three sizes is surprising... and easily overlooked.

What J. Todd Coleman Says

If there's any sort of confirmation, it's words from a developer! And J. Todd Coleman, though not currently working at KingsIsle, had something to say about these ships before he left. This was one of his posts:

You see these guys in the Skull Island skyway, but you can't buy one of these ships -- yet! I love the flagship in the lower right.

So we're eventually able to buy water mole ships? For what purpose? Having three doesn't make it a bundle. That makes it a world. And if the ships are water-mole-themed, doesn't that means a world of water moles?

My question is - who sat around and drew up a random concept of Water Mole ships that weren't going to be used at all? And then end up on the Pirate101 website? Unless it isn't random. Maybe it's actually on its way.

About the Artist

The ship concept in this post was done by  Loren Ashleigh, one of the concept artists for Pirate101 at KingsIsle Entertainment. Her site is HERE. The lead concept artist at KingsIsle is Dave Greco, you can view more from him on his blog HERE. To see more from KingsIsle, visit http://kingsisle.com/.

What do you think? Is a water mole world on its way? Thanks for reading and see you in the Spiral!