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Here comes my open species, Dandlefurs!

You can see mine in Dandlefur folder!

RULES :

I don't like rules much, but dandlefurs have one rule that cannot be broken,

ONLY DANDLELIONS

no roses, no lilies, only dandlelions, alright it's not fun, but this is the species. You can make the flower colors they can't be in real life though, just stick with the flower shape for consistency. If it's not a dandlelion, then it wouldn't have that kind of seed, and as I said, this is one of the principal things that makes them a dandlefur. For the rest, be creative!

Also, I would like to be notified if you make one. I also ask to be credited for the species as I'm its creator, but you’ll read more about it below

Terms of Service

1. You may not claim the concept of the species as your own. When using them anywhere, please link back to my profile or this journal somewhere in your post. (Toyhouse profile, deviantart uploads, twitter threads, etc)

2. You may not create content of your dandlefur and then commercialize it. (Comic, prints, novels, etc) this may be an open species, but it’s not an open source. This concept and species is still my intellectual property.

3. You may not resell your dandlefur. Gifting and trading is perfectly fine though. If you ever want to get rid of your dandlefur, you can very well just give them to me.

4. Concerning redesigns and ties with the species, you can redesign a character of yours into a dandlefur if its rules allow it. Redesigning a dandlefur to not be a dandlefur anymore is allowed but more though, if you decide to do that, then you must not keep any of the dandlefur lore for them and they must still get a redesign so they can separate themselves from the species as a whole. I’d like to get notified when yiu redesign a dandlefur to not be part of the species anymore.

INFO ON THE SPECIES :

They are inspired of dandelions, all other features were added for lore or aesthetic.

Some examples of what they look like would be that, that, or even that.
They are a little smaller than human, about a head in less, and generally have a small child-like stature, although they can have multiple body types and muscles. They have retractable claws and their flower, seed and fur pattern are very varied, of any color and shape.

They tipically have a short life, a year, in which they birth in spring and die in winter. A dandlefur can live some more years, but they have to be ready for winter. when a seed fall, it will grow in a dandlefur baby, which means they have a lot of babies and are rather common, often referred to as an invasive species. They have retractable claw.

they are sexless, you can assign a gender to them though.

They can have hooves or paws, it depends on their environment. exemple: dandlefurs who live in mountains will have hooves when dandlefurs in the forest will have paws.

Also, their color are based on the seed they are born of: if a dandlefurs lost a green seed, this green seed will grow to be a green dandlefurs.

 

They can have ears and a tail short or long, like a rabbit to like a lizard. They always have ears, also of differing lenghts.

The flowers can be anywhere on the body, but it will be EXTREMELY RARE to see a dandlefurs without flowers in the neck. The flowers change into seeds, that mean that the seeds are where the flowers were on its body.

 

Dandlefur cycle:

spring : bud

Summer: flower

autumn: seed (the seed will survive the winter and the dandlefur will born in spring )

winter: no more seed since they all detached themselves. Death. ( buds grow again if they survive)

like you can see there

 

 

FAQ

 

 Q: Do they have a specific language or something?

A: Well, would you consider usual animal sounds a language? Pobably not. They make little cries, they growl, basically the usual obvious way of showing how you feel.

 

Q:  Do they get along with humans? Like, most humans find dandelions to be pests and hate them and some even... eat them. So, do they have the same relationships with humans as actually dandelions?

A: Well, some fear humans, some not, it depends on instincts, how threatening they seem and past experiences with humans. I don't think that an human would jump on them and eat their arms haha. I guess they are not toxic but... they are far from delicacies, and since they somewhat look like humans and show intelligence, it's considered unethical to eat them, like monkeys. For the pest thing, well yes, they have a surpopulation (thank to dandelion's seed ) so sometimes there will be a kind of witch hunt if an area is swarmed with them. A lot of babies get eaten by predators in spring though.

Q: Do they live in towns? 

A: the most live in the forest, but some can decide to reside in abandonned buildings or make houses with leaves and stuff... 

 

Q: Do they live in group?

A: Some are solitary but some like to stick in groups, since they are not with their parent when they are born, they start with nobody and they can cross the path of other dandlefurs eventually and decide to form a group, wich can make a big group after a while.


 Have fun! Feel free to ask me questions