Share your worldbuilding headcanons for trolls/Alternia!

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Saturday, August 2nd, 2025, 4:21 AM β€” 4 months ago

Putting this in the Hiveswap subforum because i feel like it's pretty troll-centric around here πŸ‘€ I'm a BIG fan of trying to explore and extrapolate anything about troll society and Alternia, and I wanna hear what you guys have thought about them! It doesn't have to be canon compliant either, just something you thought would be cool :-)


My favorite personal headcanon (and I'm probably of the unpopular opinion here LOL) is that -- meanwhile it's said that troll eyes get pigmented with their blood color as they get older -- I'm actually really drawn the idea that trolls eyes still remain relatively black/dark, BUT!!! when they get older, instead of becoming a vivid hue, you can only notice the color in their eyes as a sheen iridescence in their iris if the light hits their eyes juuust right. I've just always thought it added a bit of mystery and cool story possibilities like that!


What do you guys usually headcanon for trolls? ^_^ The ever present question, pointed ears or "human" ears? or NO ears? Nose or no noses??? grub scars or nah? What're Alternian cities like? What is life for adult trolls like off-planet? Go crazy, I wanna hear it! πŸ”₯

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Topic: Share your worldbuilding headcanons for trolls/Alternia!