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arcanthera
a fictional species of big cat with magical properties, native to the domains of land arcana. can shift between feral/quadrupedal form (typical lion build) and anthro/bipedal form (walk on two legs, have hands and opposable thumbs for humantype craft).

divided into the three subspecies of panfaera (faerie-like), pandemona (demon-like), and pangelic (angel-like), as well as the unclassed panneutroid (arcanthera born outside the dimension of the land arcana, often with natural colorations).

there are faction divisions: the faeric (their main virtue is beauty) faction, the netheric faction (their main virtue is freedom) and the aetheric (their main virtue is order) faction. there are also arcanthera with complex alignment, and arcanthera that are factionless.

rules
01. do not remove or obscure my signature.

02. do not use adopts that are not your own.

03. give appropriate credit to the species owner and designer (me) when posting your adopt elsewhere. you can credit either my toyhouse (zoocyte) or my twitter (@zoologician).

04. adopts may be gifted. adopts may be traded for other adopts within this species, or other original characters outside the adopts.

05. you must post updates of ownership here.

06. if you no longer connect with your adopt, you can resell it for the same price you got it for (price can only be increased if the adopt has art pieces made of it).

07. do not make major design changes to your adopt.

08. you may decorate and create extra references as you please, and can add any omitted details (palette, blood color, tongue color, paw color, full design of obscured body parts like folded wings [a pantheryc's design is presumed symmetrical and must remain so, unless i specify asymmetry], expression, stylization of lineart to your own, facial features, body type, items). any design additions must be in line with the original design, and use only colors and design elements present on the main base.

09. you may take an adopt out of the species and use it as a separate original character with their own lore, just inform me.

10. you may make your own pantheryx (they will exist within the universe and lore of the land arcana), however you will have to create or find a separate base. inform me if you have made your own pantheryc.

11. always be kind and respectful. do not whine, guilt trip or beg.

base traits
how lineart edits and amount of design are categorized

lineart edits
unedited - adopt uses base lines with no edits
body region: n/a

simple mods - adopt has 01%-20% of lineart edited
body region: nose, muzzle, whiskers, eyes, eyebrows, forehead, cheek, ears, nape, front neck, back neck, shoulders, front legs, front paws, back, belly, rump, thighs, back legs, back paws, upper tail, lower tail, tail tuft, top wing half, bottom wing half, wing mid-section, wing primaries, wing secondaries, wing marginal coverts, wing tips, wing scapulars

moderate mods - adopt has 21%-50% of lineart edited
body region: head, neck, back, abdomen, torso, rear, tail, wings

complex mods - adopt has 51%-90% of lineart edited
body region: front body, middle body, rear body, full back, full sides, full unders, full wings

special - adopt has custom lineart
body region: fullbody

design coverage
solid color - base color with at most differences in hues, minimal markings
simple coverage - base color with one layer of markings, 01%-20% coverage of design detail
moderate coverage - base color with one or more layers of markings, 21-50% coverage of design detail
complex coverage - base color with multiple layers of markings, 51-90% coverage of design detail

alignments
the different species and lore divisions and typings

species
by birthplace, by parental alignments
all are pantheryx
some are native arcantheran, some are outborn
all outborn are panneutroid
all native arcantheran are fullblood panfaera, fullblood pandemona, fullblood pangelic, or hybrid

outborn - regardless of parent's alignment, any pantheryc born outside of the land arcana is a panneutroid; outborn by birth place, panneutroid by species
fullblood - pantheryc that contains traits of a single subspecies
hybrid - pantheryc that contains traits of more than one subspecies
monotypic breeding - both parents are fullbloods
monohybrid cross - one parent is fullblood, one parent is hybrid
dihybrid cross - both parents are hybrids

traits
by inheritance, by mutation

panfaera-exclusive
base color: can only be unnatural
animal alignment: arthropods
body modification: exoskeleton, pincers, antenna, plantlife, extra legs

pandemonic-exclusive
base color: can only be dark
animal alignment: reptile
body modification: scales, goo, spikes, bones, extra mouths

pangelic-exclusive
base color: can only be light
animal alignment: bird
body modification: feathers, runes, metal, extra wings, extra eyes

panneutroid
cannot have subspecies-specific traits

hybrid
mix of traits of parents

passive ability
by genetics

can have a passive ability, can lack one
those who lack a passive ability can carry the gene for it or not carry the gene for it

each arcantheran has a mostly unique passive ability, a characteristic of their body that is irregular and may have an effect on the individual or on individuals interacting with them. it is a fact of the individual's biology that cannot be controlled. effects of passive abilities are minor and impermanent.

examples of passive ability
can modify the body
can be an extra internal sense
can modify a sense
can modify perception (whether own or of others)
can be an affinity with an organism
can use magical basis to provide access to particular knowledge, effect or ability that others do not have
can (but not necessarily) be related to a body modification/edit
can be a natural ability of an existing real animal (venom of a snake, poison skin of a frog, platypus bill's sensory abilities, etc.) (cannot be fatal, for the stronger chemical weapons they can inflict almost the same amount of discomfort/pain but only for a few minutes, or they have a reduced effect that lasts a slightly longer time)

characteristics
can have a minor effect on others (is impermanent, free will is not inhibited, mind and body are not severely inhibited, no physical or mental degradation or damage caused)
can either be always active (usually if a biological component), or conditional (activates on certain condition), or can manifest in applied action (can consciously will it to manifest)

what passive abilities are not capable of
cannot directly harm others (unless it is a function of a real-life animal species, cannot be fatal, can cause temporary harm)
cannot have wieldable control over it, does not generate or have manipulable energy
cannot exist in a way that makes regular daily life impossible for them or for others

faction
by assigned birth alignment, by choice of individual

some arcantheran are faction-aligned, some are factionless, some have complex faction alignment
all faction-aligned are faeric, netheric or aetheric
all faction-aligned belong to a specific guild

[*arcanthera adopts is cross-posted on lioden and chickensmoothie (if you want to see more designs there are some posted there), however these ota and flatsale adopts are lioden-exclusive.]