A Complete Guide to Breed-Only Traits
This guide is made by and for The Lioden Conservatory, and is made public to help others! This guide assumes you know a little bit about Lioden and its mechanics. It can be easily understood by new and returning players, however. I also recommend viewing this guide on a computer rather than mobile, as it is formatted specifically for computers.

So, if you've been on Lioden for any amount of time, you've probably heard people talking about this mythical thing called 'BO' on their lions. And you're... probably a little confused. I mean, BO means body odor, right? Well... not on Lioden. On Lioden, BO refers to breed-only. What does breed only mean? I'm so glad you're asked!
Breed-Only refers to traits that can primarily or only be obtained through breeding.
Note that 'primarily'? That's important. This is because Random Marking Applicators (RMAs) can be used to apply breed-only markings, though it's very, very rare. If we were to count breed-only traits based off of traits that could absolutely only be obtained through breeding, we wouldn't have a whole lot of markings to work with!

So, you're probably asking, what are breed-only traits? Well, since that is a very, very complicated question depending on the traits you ask about, we will be dividing this guide in sections.

UPDATED TO: DECEMBER 2023 DEV UPDATE - IMAGES PENDING

Year-Round BO Eye Colors | Event BO Eye Colors
Skin Color
Mane Shape & Mane Color
Raffle Markings Part 1 | Raffle Markings Part 2 + Rosettes + Hybrid Exclusive Markings | NCL Exclusive Markings | Event Markings
Year-Round Bases | Event Bases | Combo Bases

Please note that 'Breed-Only' is a community term. Ultimately, you are free to decide what you personally think is considered breed-only. I am writing this guide using the most common community definitions, as well as referencing Breed-Only Beauties, the largest clan dedicated to breed-only traits. If you have any questions, I would recommend reading the clan description, or you can ask here and I'll answer to the best of my ability! The Breed-Only community is very old, having existed since 2014, and as a result, these definitions have been honed for nearly a decade into what they are. That is why I am reporting these as fact, because they are what the community itself has decided. Some people's definitions may slightly vary, but it does not change what the general community has decided to call BO. I don't even think staff could really change what users now consider to be breed-only, not without a ton of backlash.

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