World of Gaia - Traits

Sunset

Category: Markings

Info: Sunset is a marking that puts a large patch of colorful gradients on the coat..

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Marking Rules/Overview

Tier: Tier 4
Color: Must be mostly darker, cooler colors, but can have a little bit of lighter and/or hotter colors as long as it's suble
Tones: Must be at least three-toned
Shape: Natural

Holes: Holes-No Tapering: Tapering-Yes Breaks: Breaks-Yes

Symmetry: Symmetry-Yes Asymmetry-Yes Nuances: Nuances-Yes

Edges: Hard-Edge-Yes Soft-Edges-No Blended-Edges-No Gradient-Edges-No Textured-Edges-No Mixed-Edges-No

Ranges and Coverage

Wing Ranges

Horns: Sunset cannot touch the horns.

Beard: Sunset can touch the beard.

Back: Sunset can touch the back.

Belly: Sunset can touch the belly.

Leg Fur: Sunset can touch leg fur.

Body Protrusions: Sunset can touch certain protrusions.

Fins: Sunset can touch the fins.

Examples and Common Mistakes

Good Examples

Gradiant inside must be blended.

Can be in small patches as long as they aren't smaller than 10% of the body.

Common Mistakes

Can be large patches, but cannot cover too much.

Cannot have striping or marbling in the marking.

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Metallic Marking

Rarity: Legendary

Category: Markings

Info: Metallic is a legendary modifier that gives a marking a metallic or reflective sheen.

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Marking Rules/Overview

Tier: Tier 1 Modifier
Color: Similar shades, tones, and tints to the marking it's affecting
Tones: Must be at least two-toned
Shape: Natural

Holes: Holes-No Tapering: Tapering-No Breaks: Breaks-Yes

Symmetry: Symmetry-Yes Asymmetry-Yes Nuances: Nuances-Yes

Edges: Hard-Edge-Yes Soft-Edges-Yes Blended-Edges-No Gradient-Edges-No Textured-Edges-Yes Mixed-Edges-Yes

Ranges and Coverage

Wing Ranges

Horns: Metallic can touch the horns.

Beard: Metallic can touch the beard.

Back: Metallic can touch the back.

Belly: Metallic can touch the belly.

Leg Fur: Metallic can touch leg fur.

Body Protrusions: Metallic can touch certain protrusions.

Fins: Metallic can touch the fins.

Examples and Common Mistakes

Good Examples

Must affect every instance of a marking.

Can be subtle.

Common Mistakes

Cannot glow.

Cannot cover the entire marking.

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Sunrise

Rarity: Legendary

Category: Markings

Info: Sunrise is a marking that puts a large patch of colorful gradients on the coat.

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Marking Rules/Overview

Tier: Tier 4
Color: Must be mostly lighter, hotter colors, but can have a little bit of darker and/or cooler colors as long as it's suble
Tones: Must be at least three-toned
Shape: Natural

Holes: Holes-No Tapering: Tapering-Yes Breaks: Breaks-Yes

Symmetry: Symmetry-Yes Asymmetry-Yes Nuances: Nuances-Yes

Edges: Hard-Edge-Yes Soft-Edges-No Blended-Edges-No Gradient-Edges-No Textured-Edges-No Mixed-Edges-No

Ranges and Coverage

Wing Ranges

Horns: Sunrise cannot touch the horns.

Beard: Sunrise can touch the beard.

Back: Sunrise can touch the back.

Belly: Sunrise can touch the belly.

Leg Fur: Sunrise can touch leg fur.

Body Protrusions: Sunrise can touch certain protrusions.

Fins: Sunrise can touch the fins.

Examples and Common Mistakes

Good Examples

Gradiant inside must be blended.

Can be large patches, as long as they don't cover too much.

Rarity: Legendary

Category: Markings

Info: Small or large circular splotches with a border. The splotches can be merged together.

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Marking Rules/Overview

Tier: Tier 4
Color: Border darker than and natural to the base, inner any color lighter than the base
Tones: Single color for border, can have gradient for inner
Shape: Circular blobs

Holes: Holes-No Tapering: Tapering-Yes Breaks: Breaks-Yes

Symmetry: Symmetry-Yes Asymmetry-Yes Nuances: Nuances-Yes

Edges: Hard-Edge-Yes Soft-Edges-No Blended-Edges-No Gradient-Edges-No Textured-Edges-No Mixed-Edges-No

Ranges and Coverage

Wing Ranges

Horns: Marbled cannot touch the horns.

Beard: Marbled can touch the beard.

Back: Marbled can touch the back.

Belly: Marbled can touch the belly.

Leg Fur: Marbled can touch leg fur.

Body Protrusions: Marbled can touch certain protrusions.

Fins: Marbled can touch the fins.

Examples and Common Mistakes

Good Examples

The entirety of the inside must be filled.

Tapering must be the same color as the border.

Common Mistakes

Gradients must come from the center of each blob.

Cannot be single circles spread apart and must have some blobbage.

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Iridescent (C)

Rarity: Uncommon

Category: Markings

Species: Centaurian

A rainbow or multicolored sheen throughout the coat or over the whole body.

Traced

Rarity: Legendary

Category: Markings

Info: Creates a solid outline around the entirety of the chosen marking. Can only affect hard-edged markings.

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Marking Rules/Overview

Tier: Tier 1 Modifier
Color: Lighter or Darker than the base
Tones: Single Color
Shape: Surrounds marking it's effecting

Holes: Holes-No Tapering: Tapering-No Breaks: Breaks-No

Symmetry: Symmetry-Yes Asymmetry-Yes Nuances: Nuances-No

Edges: Hard-Edge-Yes Soft-Edges-Yes Blended-Edges-No Gradient-Edges-No Textured-Edges-No Mixed-Edges-No

Ranges and Coverage

Wing Ranges

Horns: Traced can touch the horns.

Beard: Traced can touch the beard.

Back: Traced can touch the back.

Belly: Traced can touch the belly.

Leg Fur: Traced can touch leg fur.

Body Protrusions: Traced can touch certain protrusions.

Fins: Traced can touch the fins.

Examples and Common Mistakes

Good Examples

Traced must effect all instances of the marking it's affecting.

Traced can be thick or thin.

Traced must be a similar width through the entirety of the marking it's effecting.

Common Mistakes

Traced cannot effect softer edged markings and can only be on hard edged markings.

Traced cannot vary in width along the marking (Unless tapering at the end).

Traced cannot effect semi transparent markings.

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Stripes (C)

Rarity: Common

Category: Markings

Species: Centaurian

Streaks of color throughout the coat. Can be thin or thick, large or small, soft or hard edged. Can't replicate banded or brindle.

Canvas

Rarity: Unique

Category: Markings

Info: Inspired by Japanese woodblock paintings, Canvas can range from simple to incredibly complex designs. Cannot include handmade structures or people in the image.

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Marking Rules/Overview

Tier: Tier 1
Color: Any Color
Tones: Any number of tones
Shape: Unnatural, man-made

Holes: Holes-No Tapering: Tapering-No Breaks: Breaks-No

Symmetry: Symmetry-No Asymmetry-Yes Nuances: Nuances-Yes

Edges: Hard-Edge-Yes Soft-Edges-Yes Blended-Edges-Yes Gradient-Edges-Yes Textured-Edges-Yes Mixed-Edges-Yes

Ranges and Coverage

Wing Ranges

Horns: Canvas must cover the horns.

Beard: Canvas must cover the beard.

Back: Canvas must cover the back.

Belly: Canvas must cover the belly.

Leg Fur: Canvas must cover leg fur.

Body Protrusions: Canvas must cover certain protrusions.

Fins: Canvas must cover the fins.

Examples and Common Mistakes

Good Examples

Canvas can use unrealistic colors.

Must appear fullbody.

Common Mistakes

Canvas cannot have any man-made structures such as buildings.

Cannot be lacking in design elements.

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Splotches (C)

Rarity: Common

Category: Markings

Species: Centaurian

Medium sized, hard edged patches of color, can be same color or multiple colors. Cannot be so large to resemble Paint.

Paint Dump

Rarity: Unique

Category: Markings

Info: Adds anywhere from one or several sections of multi-layered splatters, with each layer being a different color.

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Marking Rules/Overview

Tier: Tier 2
Color: Any Color
Tones: Multiple Colors
Shape: Paint Splatter drips

Holes: Holes-Yes Tapering: Tapering-Yes Breaks: Breaks-No

Symmetry: Symmetry-No Asymmetry-Yes Nuances: Nuances-No

Edges: Hard-Edge-Yes Soft-Edges-No Blended-Edges-No Gradient-Edges-No Textured-Edges-No Mixed-Edges-No

Marking Interaction
Paint Dump + Pour
This combination allows for Paint Dump's marking shape with Pour's color mixing, however it must be Tier 2.

Ranges and Coverage

Wing Ranges

Horns: Paint Dump can touch the horns.

Beard: Paint Dump can touch the beard.

Back: Paint Dump can touch the back.

Belly: Paint Dump can touch the belly.

Leg Fur: Paint Dump can touch leg fur.

Body Protrusions: Paint Dump can touch certain protrusions.

Fins: Paint Dump can touch the fins.

Examples and Common Mistakes

Good Examples

Paint Dump can be different shades of the same color.

It is allowed to appear as different kinds of splatters but must have a central large patch.

Common Mistakes

Paint Dump must be splatters or drips and cannot mimic Pour.

Paint Dump cannot just be two colors and must be at least 3.

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Points (C)

Rarity: Common

Category: Markings

Species: Centaurian

A different soft or blended edged color on the points of the centaurian, much like siamese.