Traits
Standard Coat (★ Common)
Kanti fur is capable of being velvety or dense and ranges from soft to coarse depending on environment and how much care they put into themselves. A standard length of fur varies depending on the body part, but generally the thickest places fur lies is along the back (mane), around the neck (ruff), and on the rump. The legs can gain a "draft" quality to them but should not be excessively long or resemble unicorn fetlocks!
Vivid Coat (★ Common)
This is a core aspect of mantibabs and is mandatory for all standard forms of this species. They contain heavily saturated hues and have restrictions on pastel and light hues. Please read the rules carefully to ensure this is the species for you.
All standard mantibabs are covered in a coat of vivid color. Vibrant hues of lightly differing values dance along their fur and shine in the sun, sharing the vibrancy of the magic that permeates Crederia itself. Their colorful coats define their species as a whole, with dull, dark, pale, or pastel coats being extremely rare and having deep significance in their lore.
Here are some examples of existing mantibabs with vivid coats
Vivid coats must be 60% vivid hues, which gives a 40% allowance of combined saturated pastel/white hues. A vivid mantibab will never have grey, muddy, or dark colors.
Which colors fall into vivid?
🔹 These hues are all safe to use and can be used to fill your entire coat! Mix and match between them with no issue.
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🔹 These hues should be used sparingly, and will not be accepted as a Mantibab's base coat color, but will be acceptible as markings and gradients.
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What about pastels?
🔹 Pastel hues are classified within this visual range, and are able to be used in combination with whites up to 40% of your Mantibab before encroaching into rarer territory.
How much is too much?
🔹 Vivid Mantibabs should always lean towards the colorful side, with pastels, whites, and creams used to enhance a design rather than overtake it. Making use of cutouts, underbellies, blanket markings, masks, and the like are all welcome as long as we stick to the 40% rule. Does your bab look half pastel half vivid? You will be asked to reduce some of the lighter colors.
Looking for other coat traits? Mantibabs will be able to upgrade their coats with hard-to-get items, getting rarer the further down the list you go: Pastel Halfling, Umbra Halfling, Pastel Coat, and Umbra Coat. Each of these coat types have in-game significance and will affect your Mantibab in different ways.
Sweep Ears (★ Common)
Another version of the classic ear with a gentle wave shape.
Plush Ears (★ Common)
A soft and fluffy version of the classic ear with softer and rounder shapes. The general populace agrees plush ears are the softest.
Sleek Ears (★ Common)
A sleek look to the classic shape, with an arching line to the ear, ending in sharp points and coming down fluffy.
Flurry Ears (★ Common)
A messy ear type with bits of fur sticking up along the entire shell of the ear.
Overstuffed Ears (★ Common)
A classic ear with an explosive amount of fur on the inside that has it sticking out longer than the rest of the ear.
Fullstop Ears (★ Common)
A sleek ear with a fluffy base and tip, with a smooth decline along the underside before fluffing out again.
Classic Ears K (★ Common)
A solid ear of mid to long length that is velvety on the inside. Fur usually lines the base.
Velvet Ears (★ Common)
A pair of tall perked ears that are velvety along the insides. Classically long kanti ear that is often perky.
Flurry Ears K (★ Common)
A pair of fluffy mid length ears that are soft and lined with a lot of fur. The inside can be velvery or fur lined.
Sleek Ears K (★ Common)
A pair of long ears that are velvety along the insides. Classically long kanti ear that is often lax and pinned back in a natural resting position.
