Traits

Brindle

Category: Markings

Info: Brindle is a legendary striped marking that clashes a lighter and darker hue of the base coat along the body.

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Marking Rules/Overview

Tier: Tier 5
Color: Lighter and Darker than, but similar hue to the base
Tones: Must be two-toned
Shape: Natural

Holes: Holes-Must Tapering: Tapering-Yes Breaks: Breaks-Must

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

Please note: Brindle has a unique optional interaction with Helix and Peregrine. Please see the Marking Interaction Guide for more info.

Ranges and Coverage

Wing Ranges

Horns: Brindle cannot touch the horns.

Beard: Brindle can touch the beard.

Back: Brindle must touch the back.

Belly: Brindle must touch the belly.

Leg Fur: Brindle must touch leg fur.

Body Protrusions: Brindle must touch certain protrusions.

Fins: Brindle must touch the fins.

Examples and Common Mistakes

Good Examples

Must cover nearly whole body.

Can be subtle stiping.

Can appear almost like camo.

Can be dense.

Common Mistakes

Cannot appear like stripes.

Cannot be horizontal.

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Merle

Rarity: Legendary

Category: Markings

Info: Merle is a legendary multi-toned marking that puts large splotches along the coat of the Kiji or Tally. Each set of patches must have distinct edges and may not form a gradient.

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Marking Rules/Overview

Tier: Tier 4
Color: Any color natural to the base
Tones: Can be multi-toned
Shape: Natural, must cover 50%+

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

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

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

Please note: Merle has a unique optional interaction with Pinto and Skew. Please see the Marking Interaction Guide for more info.

Ranges and Coverage

Wing Ranges

Horns: Merle cannot touch the horns.

Beard: Merle can touch the beard.

Back: Merle can touch the back.

Belly: Merle can touch the belly.

Leg Fur: Merle can touch leg fur.

Body Protrusions: Merle can touch certain protrusions.

Fins: Merle can touch the fins.

Examples and Common Mistakes

Good Examples

Must cumulatively cover approximately 50% or more of the body, but this doesn't mean the patches need to be terribly dense.

Merle is allowed to be a single color.

Common Mistakes

Different colors can touch but cannot be blended together. They must be clearly their own patches.

Merle must be blobby patches and cannot be shaped or stripey.

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Moonlight (Kiji)

Rarity: Legendary

Category: Markings

Species: Kijikaiaku

Info: Moonlight is a legendary marking that makes the base coat look shiny and glowing.

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Marking Rules/Overview

Tier: Tier 1 Sheen
Color: Desaturated blue grey
Tones: Can have blue/grey gradients
Shape: It's a sheen, so only has to show partly

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

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

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

Please note: Moonlight has a unique optional interaction with Sunny. Please see the Marking Interaction Guide for more info.

Ranges and Coverage

Wing Ranges

Horns: Moonlight must cover the horns.

Beard: Moonlight must cover the beard.

Back: Moonlight must cover the back.

Belly: Moonlight must cover the belly.

Leg Fur: Moonlight must cover leg fur.

Body Protrusions: Moonlight must cover certain protrusions.

Examples and Common Mistakes

Good Examples

It is a sheen, so can show partially. It doesn't need to visually cover the entirety of the body.

Moonlight can use certain filter layers as long as it's still blue/grey.

Common Mistakes

Moonlight is a sheen, not patches, and should have transparency.

Moonlight may not be so light to appear as shiny.

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Moonlight (Sub)

Rarity: Uncommon

Category: Markings

Species: Subtalleon

Info: Moonlight is a legendary marking that makes the base coat look shiny and glowing.

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Marking Rules/Overview

Tier: Tier 1 Sheen
Color: Desaturated blue grey
Tones: Can have blue/grey gradients
Shape: It's a sheen, so only has to show partly

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

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

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

Please note: Moonlight has a unique optional interaction with Sunny. Please see the Marking Interaction Guide for more info.

Ranges and Coverage

Horns: Moonlight must cover the horns.

Beard: Moonlight must cover the beard.

Back: Moonlight must cover the back.

Belly: Moonlight must cover the belly.

Leg Fur: Moonlight must cover leg fur.

Body Protrusions: Moonlight must cover certain protrusions.

Fins: Moonlight must cover the fins.

Examples and Common Mistakes

Good Examples

It is a sheen, so can show partially. It doesn't need to visually cover the entirety of the body.

Moonlight can use certain filter layers as long as it's still blue/grey.

Common Mistakes

Moonlight is a sheen, not patches, and should have transparency.

Moonlight may not be so light to appear as shiny.

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Sunny (Sub)

Rarity: Legendary

Category: Markings

Species: Subtalleon

Info: Sunny is an uncommon marking that makes the base coat look shiny and bright.

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Marking Rules/Overview

Tier: Tier 1 Sheen
Color: Saturated orange-yellow
Tones: Can have subtle orange/yellow gradients
Shape: It's a sheen, so only has to show partly

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

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

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

Please note: Sunny has a unique optional interaction with Moonlight. Please see the Marking Interaction Guide for more info.

Ranges and Coverage

Horns: Sunny must cover the horns.

Beard: Sunny must cover the beard.

Back: Sunny must cover the back.

Belly: Sunny must cover the belly.

Leg Fur: Sunny must cover leg fur.

Body Protrusions: Sunny must cover certain protrusions.

Fins: Sunny must cover the fins.

Examples and Common Mistakes

Good Examples

It is a sheen, so can show partially. It doesn't need to visually cover the entirety of the body.

Sunny can use certain filter layers as long as it's still yellow/orange.

Common Mistakes

Sunny is a sheen, not patches, and should have transparency.

Sunny may not be so light to appear as shiny.

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Orca

Rarity: Legendary

Category: Markings

Info: Orca is a legendary marking that mimics the marking orcas have.

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Marking Rules/Overview

Tier: Tier 3
Color: Drastically lighter (smaller range), drastically darker (larger range)
Tones: Single color
Shape: Natural. May be adjusted as long as it mimics orca markings

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

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

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

Please note: Orca has a unique optional interaction with Panda and Parrot. Please see the Marking Interaction Guide for more info.

Ranges and Coverage

Wing Ranges

Horns: Orca can touch the horns.

Beard: Orca must touch the beard.

Back: Orca must touch the back.

Belly: Orca must touch the belly.

Leg Fur: Orca must touch leg fur.

Body Protrusions: Orca must touch certain protrusions.

Fins: Orca must touch the fins.

Examples and Common Mistakes

Good Examples

The marking does not have to follow the range guides exact.

Orca is able to have different locations and shapes of the marks as long as each bit is there.

Orca must cover everything under it and cannot have transparency without Filter.

Common Mistakes

You cannot use both the light and dark ranges, it's one or the other.

Nuances must be subtle and cannot be too obvious.

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Parrot

Rarity: Legendary

Category: Markings

Info: Parrot is a legendary marking that mimics markings parrots have.

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Marking Rules/Overview

Tier: Tier 3
Color: Lighter or darker but same color as the base on face, any bright color for back stripe, any natural color for blanket
Tones: Can have a slight gradients
Shape: Natural-ish

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

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

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

Please note: Parrot has a unique optional interaction with Orca. Please see the Marking Interaction Guide for more info.

Ranges and Coverage

Wing Ranges

Horns: Parrot cannot touch the horns.

Beard: Parrot can touch the beard.

Back: Parrot can touch the back.

Belly: Parrot cannot touch the belly.

Leg Fur: Parrot cannot touch leg fur.

Body Protrusions: Parrot cannot touch certain protrusions.

Fins: Parrot cannot touch the fins.

Examples and Common Mistakes

Good Examples

The stripe is allowed to be restricted to wings if they're present.

The blanket patch on the back is optional.

The stripe does not have to be straight and can have varying width and sway to it.

The stripe can be moved around and doesn't have to be exactly where indicated in the range.

Common Mistakes

The blanket cannot be tiny.

If affected by Filter, Filter can not effect the stripe, however filter must effect both face and blanket and can't just effect one.

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Skeletal

Rarity: Legendary

Category: Markings

Info: Skeletal is a legendary marking that mimics bones along the body.

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Marking Rules/Overview

Tier: Tier 4
Color: Lighter than the base
Tones: Single Color
Shape: Bone-shaped

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

Symmetry: Symmetry-Yes Asymmetry-No 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: Skeletal can touch the horns.

Beard: Skeletal cannot touch the beard.

Back: Skeletal can touch the back.

Belly: Skeletal can touch the belly.

Leg Fur: Skeletal can touch leg fur.

Body Protrusions: Skeletal can touch certain protrusions.

Fins: Skeletal can touch the fins.

Examples and Common Mistakes

Good Examples

Markings do not have to be accurate to bone shape.

You are allowed to restrict it to one part of the body.

Skeletal may be naturally black if the spirit has the Black Bones mutation.

Common Mistakes

Bone marks must not be out of natural placement.

Bones must be simple in shape and cannot be too high definition.

Skeletal cannot have broken, shattered, or fractured bones.

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Stained

Rarity: Legendary

Category: Markings

Info: Stained is a legendary marking that adds a color over the entire coat of the Kiji.

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Marking Rules/Overview

Tier: Tier 1
Color: Any color
Tones: Single color
Shape: Fullbody coverage

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

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

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

Please note: Stained has a unique optional interaction with Good and Bad Wolves. Please see the Marking Interaction Guide for more info.

Ranges and Coverage

Wing Ranges

Horns: Stained can cover the horns.

Beard: Stained must cover the beard.

Back: Stained must cover the back.

Belly: Stained must cover the belly.

Leg Fur: Stained must cover leg fur.

Body Protrusions: Stained must cover certain protrusions.

Fins: Stained must cover the fins.

Examples and Common Mistakes

Good Examples

Stained must cover the entire body, but the energy, eyes, and flesh is optional.

The markings underneath should still be told apart and their color differentiated.

Common Mistakes

Stained cannot be so transparent that it is difficult to notice.

Do not leave this marking opaque.

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Tiger

Rarity: Legendary

Category: Markings

Info: Tiger is a legendary marking that adds tiger stripes to the body with an optional light gradient underbelly.

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Marking Rules/Overview

Tier: Tier 4
Color: Much darker (Much lighter for the belly) than but natural to the base
Tones: Single color, belly is optional
Shape: Natural

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

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

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

Please note: Tiger has a unique optional interaction with Highlight. Please see the Marking Interaction Guide for more info.

Ranges and Coverage

Wing Ranges

Horns: Tiger cannot touch the horns.

Beard: Tiger can touch the beard.

Back: Tiger can touch the back.

Belly: Tiger can touch the belly.

Leg Fur: Tiger can touch leg fur.

Body Protrusions: Tiger can touch certain protrusions.

Fins: Tiger can touch the fins.

Examples and Common Mistakes

Good Examples

The vertical stripes can be fairly sparse and spread out.

The softened white underbelly is completely optional.

Tiger must have the stripes coming from top down.

Tiger may be horizontal on the legs below the knees and elbows.

Common Mistakes

Do not crisscross the stripes.

Tiger may not have stripes disconnected from the spine.

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Easter Painting

Rarity: Unique

Category: Markings

Info: Easter Painting is a unique marking that puts a pastel sheen through parts or all of the body of the spirit.

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Marking Rules/Overview

Tier: Tier 1 Modifier/Sheen
Color: Any pastel color
Tones: More than one
Shape: Natural

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

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

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

Ranges and Coverage

Wing Ranges

Horns: Easter Painting can touch the horns.

Beard: Easter Painting must touch the beard unless restricted to a marking.

Back: Easter Painting must touch the back unless restricted to a marking.

Belly: Easter Painting must touch the belly unless restricted to a marking.

Leg Fur: Easter Painting must touch leg fur unless restricted to a marking.

Body Protrusions: Easter Painting must touch certain protrusions unless restricted to a marking.

Fins: Easter Painting must touch the fins unless restricted to a marking.

Examples and Common Mistakes

Good Examples

It is a sheen, so can show partially. It doesn't need to visually cover the entirety of the body/marking.

Easter Painting is allowed to be restricted to markings instead of the entire base.

Common Mistakes

Easter Painting, if affecting a marking, must affect the entire marking.

Easter Painting cannot mimic Iridescent.

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Dark Side of the Moon

Rarity: Unique

Category: Markings

Info: Dark Side of the Moon is a unique marking that adds a dramatic, cel-shading like marking over the spirit's body.

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Marking Rules/Overview

Tier: Tier 1
Color: Dark
Tones: Single
Shape: Natural, contouring

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

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

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

Ranges and Coverage

Wing Ranges

Horns: Dark Side of the Moon must touch the horns.

Beard: Dark Side of the Moon must touch the beard.

Back: Dark Side of the Moon must touch the back.

Belly: Dark Side of the Moon must touch the belly.

Leg Fur: Dark Side of the Moon must touch leg fur.

Body Protrusions: Dark Side of the Moon must touch certain protrusions.

Fins: Dark Side of the Moon must touch the fins.

Examples and Common Mistakes

Good Examples

Dark Side of the Moon must have slight transparency or be applied with a multiply filter (Or similar).

While it may be soft edged, it must still appear similar to cel-shading.

Common Mistakes

Dark Side of the Moon is a marking the appears like shading, not actual shading.

Dark Side of the moon cannot be too soft an edge.

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Good and Bad Wolves

Rarity: Unique

Category: Markings

Info: Good and Bad Wolves is a marking that inverts one side of the character's body, like a reflection in negative.

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Marking Rules/Overview

Tier: Tier 1 Modifier
Color: One side normal, other inverted
Tones: Varies based on geno
Shape: Varies based on geno, must be half and half though

Holes: Holes-No Tapering: Tapering-No 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

Please note: Good and Bad Wolves has a unique optional interaction with Stained. Please see the Marking Interaction Guide for more info.

Ranges and Coverage

Wing Ranges

Horns: Good and Bad Wolves must touch the horns.

Beard: Good and Bad Wolves must touch the beard.

Back: Good and Bad Wolves must touch the back.

Belly: Good and Bad Wolves must touch the belly.

Leg Fur: Good and Bad Wolves must touch leg fur.

Body Protrusions: Good and Bad Wolves must touch certain protrusions.

Fins: Good and Bad Wolves must touch the fins.

Examples and Common Mistakes

Good Examples

The Good and Bad Wolves inverts one half, or puts a negative filter over the one half. It's not just opposite colors or complimentary.

Good and Bad Wolves can be on either side of the spirit.

Common Mistakes

It does not mirror things, only changes the color.

Good and Bad Wolves affects energy colors as well!!

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Appaloosa (C)

Rarity: Common

Category: Markings

Species: Centaurian

A spotty marking generally the same or darker than the base that mimics appaloosa markings on horses, often with a white border or blanket underneith.

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