Li'uhn Traits : Version #55

Examples of each of the Li'uhn types, and their average colors, traits and heights

More Detail on the breeds can be seen in the following links
Stoneclaw
Large and strong, incapable of flight, but able to run on all fours. Often found underground. Docile and calm.

Silverwing
Dainty and slim, able to fly mostly under their own power without requiring energy boosts from their natural magic.

Shadowcloak
Extremely rare and very elusive. Shy, generally only seen at night. Often seen with Nightkin.

Common
The main example of the species, the one from which all variants extend from. Commons are everywhere.

Seaborn
Fairly rare variant that lives on the shore or underwater. They are capable of existing on land just fine as well.

Nightkin
Fairly small, known for their deep blue colors and starry markings, as well as their nearly white trimming.

Flutterwing
Tiny things, but brightly colored and very pretty. Skittish and watchful. They can often be seen with Stoneclaws.

Woolie
Smol and floofy! They handle cold much better than other Li'uhn variants.

Following is a list of the traits Li'uhn can have as well as their tiers!

Li'uhn have what is known as a frill. This can be called their ears, though the functionality is quite different. The Li'uhn frill is mobile and can twitch and flick and move around like ears, and even helps funnel sound into their actual ears (On the sides of their head with reptilian like openings), but their main function, aside from emoting, is energy sensing. Li'uhn all have an energy core in their chest, the signature within unique to the individual. When they call, they let out a pulse of this energy. Special organs within the frill sense this energy and allow them to locate eachother. These energy pulses can go far and wide.

 

Coloration

Most Li'uhn appear in shades of black and red with golden or yellow trimming. This is true of Common li'uhn (The most common type, and the type from which all other types descended) as well as Woolies, Stoneclaws and Flutterwings.

Common coloration of the wings, hair, mane and tail. These always match. The mane is an extension of the hair.

Note that these color blobs are only suggestions! They can be a very wide array of red, clay, and terracotta colors and even go into the range of orange.


Trimming is golden, yellow, or yellow-orange unless effected by a color mutation or on a type where the color is different.

The body is always black, dark to medium brown or dark grey, though there's some color mutations that can change the body color. The body can be tinted with other colors, though this must be subtle.

 

Body Colors

Li'uhn bodies are black, dark to medium brown, or dark grey by default, with darker or lighter markings that match the color of the body.  Their frill always matches their body. Feathering can match the body OR the mane, tail, hair and wings.

There are, however, a few colors that can effect the body!

Golden Tan
This creates various shades of deep tan or golden brown or golden tan fur.

Sand
Can turn the Li'uhn into a sandy, tawny, cream, or light tan coloration. They can't be white or off white in color.

Extended Coloration
Causes the body to match the coloration of the wings, hair, mane and tail.

Markings

While any Li'uhn can have striping, spotting, tabby effects, siamese gradient, and lighter underbellies and darker backs, brindling and other simple markings, some genes give them extra special markings!

Extended Markings
Extends the color of the trimming onto markings on the Li'uhn's body

Leopard
Creates rosettes and spots on the wings and tail of the Li'uhn. Can also create subtle rosettes on their body as well.

Eyespots
Creates eyespots like the eyespots found on moths and butterflies. Can also create peacock like eyespots on the feathers.

Star
Gets the Star or crescent moon mark from the Nightkin onto another Li'uhn type. Matches the trimming in coloration. Can be inherited from Nightkin.

Runes
The gold of a Li'uhn's trimming can take on runic  or geometric shapes along the tail.

Atlantian
Creates unique patterns on the wings and tail. Generally swirls and squared swirls. (Examples coming soon)

Face Markings
Inherited from Stoneclaws.
Extended markings that can appear on the face, matching with the trimming. Can appear on the frill as well.

Mica
Creates a subtle pale, shimmery effect on the wings. The trimming can also take on this shimmering property. Should be a lighter shade of the color beneath it. Can not effect the body.Inherited from Stoneclaws that have it.

Strata
Creates banded markings on the limbs, in shades of the main body. Trimming can appear in the bands without needing Extended Markings. Resembles the banding found in canyons and geologic strata.
Can be up to 4 shades.
Free for Stoneclaws, can be inherited on other types by breeding with Stoneclaws

Ripple
Creates ripple like markings lighter than the color beneath it.
Free on Seaborn, can be inherited from seaborn on other types.

Bubble
Creates bubble like markings on the Li'uhn's tail and wings. Can appear on any Seaborn without needing any upgrades. Can be inherited from Seaborn that have it.

 

Color Morphs

Color morphs can interact with eachother and effect how they effect the Li'uhn that has them. How you make the colors act together is entirely up to you!

Note that all Color Morphs count as one tier down from their given tier when upgrading a Flutterwing!
Uncommon - Become Common and free to add
Rare become Uncommon, and only cost the Uncommon amount of Upgrade Tokens to add
Mythic become Rare, and cost the amount of upgrade tokens a Rare upgrade adds.

 

Earth
Makes the wings, hair, tail and mane appear in shades of green, brown, or green and brown. They can keep the golden trimming.
They can also appear in tan or sandy colors as well, with brown banding. They way the brown and the green are combined is up to the designer.
Can not effect Shadowcloaks or Nightkin.
Free to apply to Stoneclaws.

Monochrome
Turns the wings, hair, mane and tail monochrome colors. Effecting the trimming is optional.
Can effect any Li'uhn.
For Shadowcloaks, it turns their trimming grey.
Required on Corrupted Li'uhn, required to effect the Trimming or turn it black.

Sunset
Common Li'uhn, Stoneclaws, Flutterwings and Woolies
Brilliant oranges, reds and golds, even pinks, like a sunset. They keep the golden wing trimming.
Shadowcloak
Vibrant orange markings, or sunset colored markings. They can take sunset inspired gradients as well.
Nightkin
Changes the wing color to a beautiful sunset color, though this usually stays more towards dark blues and purples.
Silverwings
Turns the wings to pastel oranges, reds and yellows with golden trimming
Seaborn
Creates deep purples, ranging into reds and oranges on the wings. Can turn the Trimming golden.

Pastel
Dilutes the color down to soft pinks with gold trimming
This can effect Common Li'uhn and Woolies
This can also soften and lighten the Seaborn's wings to colors reflective of tropical shores

Silver
Common Li'uhn. Flutterwings, Stoneclaws or Woolies
Shades of blue and silver with blue trimming.
Silverwings
Makes them monochrome, in shades of silver and grey
Does not effect Shadowcloaks, Desaturates Nightkin into dark bluegreys.

Dilute
Dilutes a Li'uhn to lighter tones of their normal coloration, with darker markings.
Turns the gold on a Silverwing's markings silver.
Makes a Seaborn's wings a soft medium blue, does not effect the trimming

Blood
Turns the normally indigo or blue markings found on a Shadowcloak red. This can be a dark intense red or a bright red, but not pink
Only effects Shadowcloaks.

Rose
Shadowcloaks and Silverwings
Turns trimming pink
Common Li'uhn and Woolies
Turns the wings and markings various shades of pink, can be quite vibrant.
Nightkin
Does not effect Nightkin
Seaborn
Makes them various shades of pink, coral like in color. Trimming can be lighter pink, or darker pink or red.

Rust
This mutation gives the tall and elegent Silverwing the normal coloration for a Li'uhn, in various shades of earthen or rusty reds with golden trimming

Piebald
Irregular patches of white anywhere on the Li'uhn's body. This can be as small as a single patch somewhere on the body, to extensive. About 25% of the body should remain the normal color.

Reverse
Changes the Li'uhn's colors to shades of gold with red trimming.
This can effect Common li'uhn, Flutterwings, Woolies and Stoneclaws

Deep
Appears in deep blacks, teals and green tones with a light blue that glows. The claws can be pale green, and the eyes can take on a blue glow. Examples of the colors in the link.

Dusk
Common Li'uhn, Flutterwings, Stoneclaws and Woolies
Shades of purple and indigo with golden trimming.
Silverwings
Pastel purples and blues, retaining the golden trimming.
Nightkin
Wings, mane, tail and hair turn indigo or deep purple
Shadowcloak
No effect

Albinism
Turns a Li'uhn completely white, including the body and trimming. Markings are either incredibly subtle, or not there at all.

Snow
Common, Woolies, Flutterwings and Stoneclaws: Shades of white and light grey, trimming is replaced by slightly darker greys.
For Shadowcloaks, it turns their markings white, and they glow, but it does not effect their body or wings.
Does not effect Nightkin.
For Seaborn, makes their wings, tail, mane and hair to take on soft, ice-blue colors, and darkens the trimming

Cosmic
Their wings appear like a starfield in space, able to have Nebula and Galaxy like markings across them
Only effects Nightkin, Flutterwings, Seaborn and Shadowcloaks

Blue
Turns a Woolie Li'uhn into shades of blue instead of red. This should be a darker, less saturated blue. Sky would be required for brighter blues.
This can be added on to Woolies with upgrade tokens, but can be inherited on other variants.

Canary
Turns the wings into bright golds, yellows and oranges, can create crescented feathery markings. Can appear on Flutterwings, but can be inherited from Flutterwings that have it.

Cream
Causes the wings to take on a cream color, mimicking the Silverwing.
This can effect Common Li'uhn, Woolies, Flutterwings and Strongclaws. It can be inherited by pairing them with a Silverwing.
Does not effect Seaborn, Nightkin or Shadowcloaks.

Slate
Makes the wings, mane, tail and hair slate greys, with a blue or reddish tint. When interacting with other color mutations, the tint can take on their colors. It should be noticeably different color from the body without the extended coloration trait. A free trait for Stoneclaws, but can be inherited by others types.
Does not effect trimming.
Inherited from Stoneclaws.

Bejeweled
Makes the feathers take on bright, gemlike colors. Up to three can be chosen, they must be complementary. (So yellows, oranges and reds, blues greens and purples)
Spots on the wings can resemble gems, making it look like they have gemstones embedded in their wings.
Trim can be gold or silver, or another shade of one of the chosen colors.
Can be inherited from Stoneclaws that have it

Dawn
Brighter Blues, more like a dawn sky. Fewer starlike marks, and fainter.
Only effects Nightkin and Flutterwings unless inherited.
The coloration can be inherited from Nightkin and Flutterwings that have it

Duskwing
Purples and indigos - markings remain the same
Only effects Nightkin and Flutterwings.
Can be inherited from Nightkin and Flutterwings that have it.


Songbird
Can be inherited from Flutterwings that have it.
Makes the colors, markings and patterns of the wings resemble various birds. Trimming can be gold, silver, or lighter or darker shade of the main color of the wing.

Gilded
Turns the Shadowcloak's markings into a shiny gold, striking against their black wings.
This can happen when a Shadowcloak and a Silverwing are bred together.

Shadow
Darkens the mane, wings, hair and tail.
Can make them almost black, mimicking the Shadowcloak.
This can be acquired by breeding a Shadowcloak with another Li'uhn type.

Sky
Vibrant sky blue with gold or white markings
Only effects Nightkin and Flutterwings.
Can be inherited from Nightkin and Flutterwings that have it

 

Frill Types

 

The Finned frill is special in that it can only be inherited from Seaborn, and is a mythic tier trait.

Some new frills not shown on the trait sheet

Bat Frill
You can see an example of the Bat Frill on the Stoneclaw, one of the rarer Li'uhn variants. Their shape can be inspired by various bats, but are generally big and wide.

Fennec Frill
This frill type comes default with the Flutterwing Variant. They are similar in shape to the Anubial frill, but much longer and wider at the base, like the ears of a fennec fox. They come on Flutterwings by default, but can be inherited by other variants.

Lurker Frill
Exclusive to Stoneclaws, a mythic frill found only on the deepest of Stoneclaws. Often comes with a special color morph.

Wing Types

There are a few inherited Wing Types that aren't shown on this page.

Woolie Wings
Long fluffy fur, a little short, like the wings of a Woolie. Can be inherited from Woolies.

Stunted Wings
Can be inherited from Stoneclaws

Large Wings
Can be inherited from Flutterwings

Wing types can also come with some feather mutations!

 

Feather Mutations

The Tendril can come in many different shapes, and can appear on the tail or wing, or both. Up to three feathers can be effected, and it matches on either side. This is like the unique feathers found on nightjars.

Not shown here
Small Feathers
Inherited from Seaborn, the can also make the fur on the wings sleek, smooth and silken/shiny.

Most of these are shown, but there is one not shown here!

Tail types can combine and interact, and can be effected by various fur mutations. The Bare + Flare tail is an example of a trait interaction.

The Ribbon Tail
This long, slender tail can be inherited from the Flutterwing

Fur Types and fur mutations

Some of these effect the Frill, or effect more than the Frill, or even create different sorts of manes.
Some are inherited from a certain type. The frull fur goes on the frill, following the basic shape of the frill itself. Combinations of frill type and frill fur can create some unique Li'uhn frills!

Some frill fur types not shown

Feathered Frill
Replaces the fur on the frill with feathers.

Most of these are free fur tyoes! The tuft can either match the body, or match the mane, tail, hair and wings. The woolie mane always mates the mane tail, hair and wings.

Some not shown on this sheet

Ruffed
Can be seen on the Stoneclaw
It is similar to the Woolie Mane, but matches the body instead of the mane, tail, hair and wings.

Ragged Fur
Found on Corrupted Li'uhn, but can also be inherited from them. This fur is long and shaggy, often appearing ratty and unkempt. The mane tends to hang down over the eyes and face. Generally looks wild. The texture is bristly rather than soft. Can be compared to a werewolf.

Silken Fur
Long silky fur, tends to flow into the Flow tail fur type.

Long Fur
Noticeably longer than normal fur, but not as long as Silken or Flow. Can look fluffy, especially around the elbows, calves, wrists and feet.


Lion

Can be seen in addition. Can only appear on Stoneclaws unless inherited by another breed.
This is unique in that it can either match the colors of the body, OR the colors of the mane, tail, wings and hair.

Fur Types that Effect the Tail

 

Flow
No Example Yet
This makes the fur long and silken and flowing, especially on the tail. It can also be shiny. Can effect the texture of the mane.

Long Tail Fur
Makes the tail fur longer, but not as long as the flowing Tail fur. This tends to be fluffier in texture

Dust Mop
Called this because the long fur alongthe underside of the tail mups up dust like no other and can be very high maintenance!

Tail Tuft
A long tuft on the end of the tail, much longer than the free small fringe that can appear along it.

Edging
Long fur is found along the edges of the tail. Usually the color of the Li'uhn's trimming.

Mane Types

There are a few different types of manes. Some are shown here, but some are specialty!



The Lion Mane and Woolie Mane are mentioned above


There are some mutations that can be found among Li'uhn!

They come in different sorts, and some are inherited!

Mutations

Blue Eyes
Their eyes are blue instead of white. Rare. Quite striking.

Yellow Eyes
Burning yellow eyes, inherited from Corrupted li'uhn.

Red Eyes
Burning red eyes, inherited from Corrupted li'uhn. Red and Yellow eyes can interact to create fiery orange eyes.

Extended Claws
Most li'uhn claws are kept retracted, but some breeds have them extended. This gene is inherited from Woolies.

Woolie Tail
Technically a tail type, but acts more like a mutation.
Makes the tail noticeably wider than usual. Can interact with other tail types.

Fanged
Fangs that stick out over the lower lip. Inherited from Stoneclaws and Corrupted li'uhn.
Can be long, almost saberlike in some cases.

Reduced Expression
This is a marking mutation. It reduces the coverage of color mutations or special markings. Can effect trimming, reducing it.  Can create some very interesting effects between different color morphs.

Corrupted
More like an infection, twists a Li'uhn into a bloodthirsty monsterous version of itself, like a werewolf and a vampire wrapped into one. Aggressive and dangerous.

Talons
Extended claws with a wicked curve. Inherited from Corrupted li'uhn.

Jagged teeth
Mouth full of long, sharp jagged teeth. Every tooth is sharp and meant to slice and tear instead of grip and chew like normal li'uhn.

Black Trimming
Turns the Li'uhn's trimming black, prevents it from glowing.

Crossbreed
Note technically a mutation, but can result when two different Li'uhn types interbreed. Crossbreeds will appear in their traits as one breed, but have the other breed listed in their crossbreed information. They can blend features and free traits from both breeds together in one.

Webbing
Webbed fingers and toes. Inherited from Seaborn.

Digger Claws
Long claws, a little curved. Meant for gripping into rocks and allowing a li'uhn to climb effectively. Inherited from Stoneclaws.

Wing Claw
A claw on the wing, curved and capable of hooking onto things. Inherited from Stoneclaws.

Luminous
Inhberited from Stoneclaws and Flutterwings
Trimming glows at all times, brighter than the normal glow when a li'uhn channels their natural magical energy from their core. They can dim and hide this glow at will.