Traits

Kanti Conduits are composed of the mana that runs through a Kanti's body. They manifest as patches along their backs and as horns that protrude from their foreheads. Conduits may be a solid color of any vibrant, deep, or bright hues (definitive examples coming soon). Patterned conduits are well recieved, with those adorned being seen as masterful in their craft. A patterned conduit is able to be simple, or intricate, depending on the wishes of its bearer and may come in lines, stripes, or dots.

Patterned Conduits consist of:

• A pattern or design on the Kantis conduit that still clearly has a definitive base color.
• Multiple colors

Patterned Conduits cannot consist of:

• Patterns with too many lines and colors that the base conduit color is lost.
• Black, white, or greyscale colors

Example of a Patterned conduit across all conduit points.

A gift from a wantering fey... that's all this is. You did remember to be polite, right? Well however you recieved this boon, your mantibab's accents are adorned with, well, thorns!  

•  Thornstruck:

  Sharp, spiney thorns appear along your bab's horns, nubs, and cheeks! Ouch!
  🔹 Thorns are be spread out along the length of the horns, causing pain to whoever knocks against them. (horn taps are a bab's way of saying hello!)
  🔹 Magic is said to go awry when cast by someone thornstruck, soft hits sometimes unintentionally dealing harsher blows. It's not quite a sickness, as it is difficult to "cure", but why would you want to do that when a benevolent fey has granted this gift to you?
  
  ❗ Thorns should be evenly spread to avoid clustering.
  ❗ No more than 2 thorns per nub, or 5 per cheek if space allows.
  ❗ Long horns do not have to have thorns along the whole length if not desired, and horns may be asymmetrical. This does not grant the "mismatched" trait to your mantibab.

A long set of feathers that extend from the base of the wing.

•  Swallow Feathers:  

  🔹 Feathers should be medium - long in length, but cannot drag on the ground. 

A set of fluffy puffs that dangle from the base of the wings. Called "feathers" due to their placement on the wings, differing them from the traditional moth puffs that appear on the head.

•  Moth Feathers:  

  🔹 Puffs can be short, medium, or long, but should not touch the ground.

As creatures made of plant and bone, Lelokos carry with them a bond with nature that often manifests itself along their bodies. A cover of leaves can grow along any part of them, and can appear in any shape and size. (within reason)

•  Leaf Cover:  

  🔹 Leaves should be decorative, and scattered, and should not resemble any modifiers of higher rarity.
  🔹 Leaves can take on the shape of any real-world plant, or can be made up completely as long as it clearly resembles leaves and not flowers.
  🔹 Leaves may be condensed and layered, as long as each leaf clearly connects to the body.
  
  ❗ Short leaf cloaks are allowed under this rarity, but anything longer or "stitched" together will most likely fall under higher rarities.

As creatures made of plant and bone, Lelokos carry with them a bond with nature that often manifests itself along their bodies. Rarely, a mantle of soft, magic filled moss will begin to grow. This moss can be gathered and used in special potions.

• Moss Mantle:  

  🔹 Moss may cover large portions of the leloko as a singular patch, or can be broken up .
  🔹 Moss can be any series of colors, but should stay naturally patterned.
  🔹 Moss should clearly grow from the body.
  
  ❗ Moss cannot conceal main features of a leloko completely (eyes, nose, inner ears, flower bulb, paws)
  ❗ Moss can dangle slightly.

A single ribbon extends from the base of each ear, trailing down and billowing in the wind.

•  Ribbon Trail:  

  🔹 The ribbon may end in a flat, rounded, or notched shape, and is thin, but durable.
  🔹 You are free to pattern this ribbon with any marking that doesn't fall into a higher rarity.
  
  ❗ Ribbons may reach the tops of the paws, but should not touch the ground.

A single fluffy extension called a "moth puff" extends from the base of each ear, trailing down and billowing in the wind.

•  Moth Puff Trail:  

  🔹 The puff should be thinner at the base, and end in a round shape.
  
  ❗ Puffs may extend in length to the tops of the paws , but should not touch the ground

A single feather extends from the tip of each ear, standing stiff in the wind.

• Plume Add-on:  

  🔹 The feather may be short to moderate in length, with a smooth or fluffy edge.
  🔹 You are free to pattern this feather with any marking that doesn't fall into a higher rarity.
  
  ❗ Feathers may be shorter than depicted, but should not be much longer.

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•  Sweet Extensions:

  🔹 Heart-shaped tufts may be placed on the ears, wrists, top-side of feet, or be used to replace the tail.
  🔹 Heart tufts may be smooth, or very fluffy, and can be depicted a bit smaller or larger than shown below.
  
  ❗ Hearts must follow species-specific color rules.
  ❗ This trait allows for heart-shaped fur puffs to be placed on a mantibab's front hands.

Below is the general application of this trait!

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•  Sweetheart Accents (Mantibab):

  🔹 Your bab's cheeks, elbow nubs, ankle nubs, and palm paw pads are shifted from circular, to heart shaped patches!
  
  ❗ Hearts must follow all species color rules.

•  Sweetheart Accents (Skullcracker):

  🔹 Your Skullcracker's paw pad and nose are changed into heart shapes. Additional heart shaped nubs may be placed at the tips of the paw pads. 
  🔹 Nose is optional

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• Trait:  

  🔹 This trait causes your single tail to split into three.
  🔹 This tail can be applied to any tail of equal or lower rarity. 
  
  ❗ Both tails match whenever this trait is applied. (Cruciferous tails must all have leaves, Cotton Cover Tails must all have some Cotton on them, etc)
  ❗ All tails must end in a flower that must similarly match physically (2 5-pointed flowers with 2 leaves each, 2 tulips with ruffled leaves, etc). Colors and design can vary.

A rare occurence, but one that is often warned against by parents towards their kits. If you run wildly through the thorny brush your tail will split into two. If you do it again after you're warned you might just be unlucky enough to have it split into three. Imagine how heavy that would be! A triple split tail is often seen as a nuisance, but adds new capabilities to the Leloko lucky enough to attain it. The prehensile aspect of the tails can be used to propel a Lelo through the trees, with their ability to gain energy from the sun quicker able to carry them forward longer far longer than their companions. Some believe the triple tail unlocks a stored power within the Leloko who bears it.

• Trait:  

  🔹 This trait causes your single tail to split into three.
  🔹 This tail can be applied to any tail of equal or lower rarity. 
  
  ❗ All three tails match whenever this trait is applied. (Cruciferous tails must all have leaves, Cotton Cover Tails must all have some Cotton on them, etc)
  ❗ All tails must end in a flower that must similarly match physically (3 5-pointed flowers with 2 leaves each, 3 tulips with ruffled leaves, etc). Colors and design can vary.

Note: If this trait is applied to your Leloko, be sure to include both palettes in their masterlist entry!

Transition plays a large part within the beliefs of a Leloko, with various aspects of their history leaning into this theme, and in turn, their beliefs. A subtle form of this belief is said to manifest in the coat of a Leloko, transitioning from color to color under the light of the sun or shade of the trees. This rarity is said to manifest on Lelokos who are in tune with themselves and the world around them, allowing their visage to shift and flow with the energy of the world. Others say this is absurd, and the Leloko might be sick with something, "You're looking a little green today", "You have to stop exhausting your mana, it eats away at your identity", "Did you eat a wierd fruit? You know some of those things have wierd effects!" etc etc. The more observant notice that Lelokos of all shapes, sizes, personalities, and dispositions may come under this effect, with seemingly nothing to connect them, so perhaps this is just an inherent part of their species... 

• Trait:  

  🔹 Allows you to apply a secondary color palette to your Leloko. 
  🔹 Palette may be a full palette shift, or a partial color shift. 
  🔹 Markings should be fully visible between both palettes, and cannot be "hidden" or removed using this trait. 
  🔹Each Leloko has 1 condition that causes the shift in color. The conditions for the shift may be decided by the user (Day/Night cycles, light/shade, time of day, alternating by day/season, or other conditions)
  
  ❗ This trait cannot be used to change the design past the shifting of colors. 
  ❗ This Item may be applied again to add additional palettes to the Leloko.

Note: This trait is currently limited to: Mantibab, Skullcracker, Leloko

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• Trait:  

  🔹 Adds a simple icon pattern to your Mantibab's "accent" points (cheeks, pawpads, nubs) 
  🔹 Icons should be kept simple, with only 1 pattern allowed per use of this trait. 
  🔹 Acceptible Icons should fall into common summer themes that could appear on pool floats. (Stars, Clouds, Sprinkles, Waffle Cone pattern, Ducks)
  🔹 Icons should all be 1 color, with the exception of "sprinkle", which allows for a multicolored pattern.
  
  ❗ Waffle cone pattern is limited to browns and oranges that give the illusion of a waffle cone.
  ❗ Clouds must be pale or pastel in hue, and should follow species rules. (grey clouds are allowed on skullcrackers, but not manitbabs.)

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• Trait:  

  🔹 Adds a series of seashells that grow from your Crederians body. 
  🔹 Shells can come in a variety colors for the majority of the species and should be patterned after existing seashells. (Mantibabs should follow their standard species rules)
  
  ❗ Shells cannot appear iridescent or akin to pearl. 

The maximum coverage of this trait can be seen below.

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