Introducing the Aelith...

Kitsuneko · Post by **Kitsuneko** » Tue Dec 21, 2010 6:37 pm

Genetic Information available at:
http://deviant-uprising.com/nexus/viewtopic.php?t=3086

The Aelith are a relatively short-lived race compared to many in the Nexus; they reach adulthood at the age of ten and live for a total of around 50 years. They are quite adaptable and widespread on their homeworld, having adapted to live in many different climates. They have a technology level roughly equivalent to that of 21st century Earth, though they are rather advanced in some areas, particularly genetics, and not so much in other areas. They are aware of other worlds and having a thriving trade market with them.
The Aelith are more than a little obsessed with genetics, and have developed technology to the point where they can identify hidden genes in their own genotype with over 95% accuracy and even do some genetic engineering sometimes. They can be a superficial people and it's not uncommon for a female, when it comes time for her to mate, to choose a male solely for his genetic qualities. They're mostly a solitary race, anyway, except for mothers and their cubs, and they rarely mate with the same male twice. Despite their mammalian appearance, they lay 1-3 soft, leathery eggs every 3 years.
Aelith live everywhere from the tundra to the equator, and natural selection has ensured a wide variety of physical traits which differ from biome to biome. Body shape may vary in different regions but the template shows a more-or-less mid-range body type for simplicity's sake. The only physical characteristics apart from coloring that are reflected on the template are long/short fur and full-sized/stunted wings. Certain gene alleles may be more common than others in a given biome, but others can still show up. A tundra Aelith could very well be black or red, it's just very rare and not considered desirable in a snowy region.
They do not naturally bond, but some Aelith may very well interested in bonding others, or finding an unnatural way to bond (like Avengaeans and their scrolls). They have no special abilities beyond a verbal language; if you have other questions, ask and I can probably make up an answer.

Eight of these are mixed breeds from breedings, and as all but one of those were female, the other purebreds are all male from various biomes. Two per person, though parental claims don't count towards the limit. Breeding forms are also open again.

1. Mixed Female--Ryaral x Irith (Dray)
2. Mixed Female--Ryaral x Irith (Shard)
3. Mixed Female--Idai x Ralla (Starburst)
4. Mixed Female--Idai x Ralla
5. Mixed Female--Idai x Ralla (Yakima)
6. Mixed Male--Kilo x Phaelo
7. Mixed Female--Kilo x Phaelo
8. Mixed Female--Kilo x Phaelo
9. Tundra Male
10. Temperate Grassland Male (Shard)
11. Tropical Rainforest Male
12. Tropical Savannah Male (Dray)
13. Taiga Male
14. Desert/Scrub Male (Starburst)

To Adopt:

Your Name:
Which number(s) do you want? (Up to two):

To Breed:

1. Both Aelith must be paged, but do not have to belong to the same person.
2. Permission must be granted if you're using someone else's Aelith, though.
3. You may only submit one pair at a time; a female can only be bred once in a breeding round, but males can be used multiple times.
4. The person who submits the breeding form is entitled to one of the offspring. Extra eggs will be open for adoption by anyone (Though ICly, whether they're adopted as children or raised by parents until adulthood is up to the parents' owners.) If you don't want to claim yours and leave it for others, let me know, that's fine too.
5. After a set amount of time or everyone's replied, I'll put all the children up in a post similar to the first one, along with some random newbloods.

The form:

Your name:
Male's name:
Male's Page:
Male's Genetic Code:
Female's name:
Female's Page:
Female's Genetic Code:
Do you want to keep one of the offspring?:

Yakima · Post by **Yakima** » Tue Dec 21, 2010 6:51 pm

*pst* Kit, I think that's the wrong link. lol

Kitsuneko · Post by **Kitsuneko** » Tue Dec 21, 2010 6:54 pm

No, I just thought I'd link to the original post to make things a bit easier. I guess I forgot to say that people can post their forms on this topic, or PM.

But I'd intended to just handle all the Aelith stuff through this topic.

Yakima · Post by **Yakima** » Tue Dec 21, 2010 6:57 pm

Ah, gotcha.

Shard · Post by **Shard** » Tue Dec 21, 2010 8:00 pm

Ooh me.

4 and 8 please? They will likely wind up in the Dragonmasters of Zekira setting, where they'll probably do the most good!

Kitsuneko · Post by **Kitsuneko** » Tue Dec 21, 2010 8:05 pm

Shard!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v694/ ... /Irith.gif

Name: Irith
Gender: Female
Home Biome: Temperate Grassland
Color: Black Striped Tabby and White
Personality: sloppy, athletic, and scared of small spaces
Code: XX Bb DD AA tt Mme ii ww Ss CC wiwi LL

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v694/ ... Ryaral.gif

Name: Ryaral
Gender: Male
Home Biome: Desert/Scrub
Color: Lilac Ticked Tabby and White
Personality: cold, responsible, and cheerful
Code: XY bbl dd Aa TiTi MM ii ww Ss Cch wiwi LL

Shard · Post by **Shard** » Tue Dec 21, 2010 8:10 pm

Squeeee! Neat!

How tall are they at the shoulder? And can they speak other languages than their own? They'd need to learn Zekiran.

Kitsuneko · Post by **Kitsuneko** » Tue Dec 21, 2010 8:20 pm

They're pretty small, like, 10-15 feet long, so whatever that translates to at the shoulder. Not sure?
They can learn new languages, as easily as any human, and these were adopted as children, so new languages would come pretty easily to them.

Shard · Post by **Shard** » Tue Dec 21, 2010 8:25 pm

Excellent.

Also, since they will be on Zekira... will they have any predisposition toward or against the slavery that goes on there? Because they could go two ways here: one would be that they are brought on and let loose to do their own thing, left alone by the zekirans in general unless there's an invasion on; the other is that they would be brought *by someone* who becomes their Owner. Any cultural issues with that? Since they're reasonably sentient with their own technology and such?

Not that they'd remain slaves, because unless they're absolutely hopeless at Zekiran learning, they'd be Raised to their own status (dragon master, dragon breeder, pelatih/animal master) in time anyway.

Kitsuneko · Post by **Kitsuneko** » Tue Dec 21, 2010 8:36 pm

An interesting question. Aelith never really developed an extensive slave system, so while they would not really be experienced with slavery, they wouldn't have any moral objection to it.

Shard · Post by **Shard** » Tue Dec 21, 2010 8:55 pm

Okay! That gives me enough to work with, I think.

Hehe. Let's hope I remember the thing I just thought of while writing it up.

Starburst · Post by **Starburst** » Tue Dec 21, 2010 9:02 pm

Can I please have... 2 and 12? I'd go for one of the tropical rainforest ones but the climate of Starfall isn't particularly rainforesty. XD

Kitsuneko · Post by **Kitsuneko** » Tue Dec 21, 2010 9:11 pm

Starburst! They may come from a certain climate, but they don't necessarily have to remain there. They acclimate pretty fast, so barring sticking short-furred Aelith in the middle of the tundra or something, it's fine, and even that can be fixed easily with clothing. Mind you, I have no idea what Aelith clothing would look like, or if they might have a different method of keeping warm, but their technology is certainly advanced enough that they'd have ways around it. Anyway, here's your two:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v694/ ... Aethen.gif

Name: Aethen
Gender: Male
Home Biome: Tundra
Color: White
Personality: energetic, mature, and highstrung
Code: XY Bb Dd AA TiTi MM Ii Ww SS Cca wiwi ll

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v694/ ... /Ralla.gif

Name: Ralla
Gender: Female
Home Biome: Temperate Forest
Color: Red Ticked Tabby
Personality: energetic, ironic, and playful
Code: XOXO bbl DD Aa Tit MM ii ww ss Ccs wiwi LL

Starburst · Post by **Starburst** » Tue Dec 21, 2010 9:18 pm

Beautiful! No regrets there, they're awesome and I'm lovin' the personalities.

jess d · Post by **jess d** » Tue Dec 21, 2010 9:22 pm

Could I snag 1 and 11 please?

Kitsuneko · Post by **Kitsuneko** » Tue Dec 21, 2010 9:43 pm

Jess!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v694/ ... /Raena.gif

Name: Raena
Gender: Female
Home Biome: Tundra
Color: Blue Ticked Tabby and White
Personality: intelligent, normal, and sad
Code: XX BB dd Aa TiTi MM ii ww Ss Ccs wiwi ll

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v694/ ... /Syalo.gif

Name: Syalo
Gender: Male
Home Biome: Taiga
Color: Black Ticked Tabby
Personality: hating, steadfast, and witty
Code: XY BB DD AA Tits Mme ii ww ss CC wiwi ll

Shard · Post by **Shard** » Tue Dec 21, 2010 9:55 pm

floooooofy!!

Yakima · Post by **Yakima** » Tue Dec 21, 2010 10:21 pm

Your Name: Yakima
Which number(s) do you want? (Up to two): 10

Starburst · Post by **Starburst** » Tue Dec 21, 2010 10:21 pm

THEY'RE SO FLUFFY I'M GONNA DIE.

XD

Kitsuneko · Post by **Kitsuneko** » Tue Dec 21, 2010 10:29 pm

There's still one fluffy one left.

Yakima!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v694/ ... h/Idai.gif

Name: Idai
Gender: Male
Home Biome: Temperate Grassland
Color: Seal Silver Striped Tabby Point and White
Personality: eager-to-please, mischeivous, and down-to-earth
Code: XY Bb Dd Aa tt MM Ii ww Ss cscs wiwi Ll

jess d · Post by **jess d** » Tue Dec 21, 2010 11:11 pm

Ooooo, pretty fluffy critters!

*goes to reread info*

JKatkina · Post by **JKatkina** » Wed Dec 22, 2010 4:12 am

These guys look so regal! :D

Your Name: JKatkina
Which number(s) do you want? (Up to two): 3 and 13

Kitsuneko · Post by **Kitsuneko** » Wed Dec 22, 2010 10:16 am

JKatkina!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v694/ ... h/Yalo.gif

Name: Yalo
Gender: Female
Home Biome: Desert/Scrub
Color: Brown Tortie
Personality: solitary, indifferent, and witty
Code: XOX bbl Dd aa Tits MM ii ww ss Cch wiwi LL

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v694/ ... /Earel.gif

Name: Earel
Gender: Male
Home Biome: Tropical Savannah
Color: Fawn Silver Striped Tabby and White
Personality: helpful, patient, and obedient
Code: XY blbl dd AA tt Mme II ww Ss CC wiwi LL

aireona93 · Post by **aireona93** » Wed Dec 22, 2010 12:39 pm

Name: Aireona
Number: 7

! These guys are awesome!

Kitsuneko · Post by **Kitsuneko** » Wed Dec 22, 2010 12:45 pm

Aireona!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v694/ ... h/Isty.gif

Name: Isty
Gender: Female
Home Biome: Tropical Rainforest
Color: Black Tortie Silver Striped Tabby and White
Personality: downcast, imaginative, and smart
Code: XOX BB Dd AA tt Mme Ii ww Ss CC WiWi LL

Shard · Post by **Shard** » Wed Dec 22, 2010 1:50 pm

Ooh that one's different!

Mine are paged! I had plenty of fun with this, and if more of them become available I'd very much like to keep them on this page with Yngsame as their hostess.

http://droppin-the-fork.com/dragonsites ... aelith.htm

Kitsuneko · Post by **Kitsuneko** » Wed Dec 22, 2010 2:44 pm

Trying to draw stunted wings onto the existing template would have given me a headache, so yeah, two templates. I might draw up some more unrelated pures if there's still interest, but they can be bred as well, though I'm not sure how I'm going to handle the extra eggs, since they can have up to three.

Shard · Post by **Shard** » Wed Dec 22, 2010 2:53 pm

Maybe keep track of how old they are? Since they mature at 10, may only breed once in several years, and only live to 50, perhaps keeping each female's breeding schedule would be in order (or at least, a nod at it from a story perspective). Maybe 'halfway through' a breeder's lifespan another starter would be made available?

....... YEAH I know, I know. but still, lol - yngsame would be keeping track of that stuff!! heehe.

in either case I'd love to have cubs from this pair, perhaps keep one and let the other two go - you know like the flying cats were gonna be from a ways back in another thread?

Post by **Dray** » Fri Dec 24, 2010 10:38 am

Yay, now that I'm finally settled for a moment, I can enter this!

Your Name: Dray
Which number(s) do you want? (Up to two): 6 and 14? :D

Kitsuneko · Post by **Kitsuneko** » Fri Dec 24, 2010 10:54 am

I think I'm gonna start breedings tomorrow, since I would like to do something for Christmas, if anyone else has theirs paged, aside from Shard.

Dray!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v694/ ... /Airal.gif

Name: Airal
Gender: Male
Home Biome: Temperate Forest
Color: Cinnamon Ticked Tabby
Personality: bratty, normal, and accepting
Code: XY blbl DD AA TiTi MM ii ww ss Cch wiwi Ll

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v694/ ... /Nenda.gif

Name: Nenda
Gender: Female
Home Biome: Tropical Savannah
Color: Black Smoke
Personality: friendly, but aloof, down-to-earth, and deceptively normal
Code: XX Bb DD aa tst MM Ii ww ss Cch wiwi LL