Also, the bank is now live!

If you have received your MYO already, it can be checked here!

Hello everyone! At long, long last, we are launched! Check out the festivities here!

As a side note, we've added a Link Directory to assist in navigation!

With the help of a lovely team, I've been hard at work bringing the world of Enchiron to life. If you're not in the discord server, check out all the sweet new links: a new ToS, an FAQ, Places (to tell you about the setting), People (to tell you about the species that inhabit this world), and the caelian trait guide!

With the full release for caelians looming, ianthina will be closed at the end of the month, and all existing material deleted as we finish transitioning this world into a full Enchiron world. If you still wish to make ianthina characters, please get them in before that deadline. Ianthina WILL receive a rerelease within the context of Enchiron (they were always intended as part of this world), but they'll be coming in under a different set of rules.

For now, though, do check out the new pages! All existing ianthina lore is on the wiki, and much of it has been expanded upon. When they get rereleased, they'll be coming with some fun new bells and whistles too.

https://enchiron.fandom.com/wiki/Ianthina

https://enchiron.fandom.com/wiki/Olitskur

Sometime in the near future, this group will be morphing. I'm expanding ianthina to include the rest of the world I created them for: Enchiron, a fantasy world full of dragons, angels, beasts, and more. 

When Enchiron launches, ianthina will shift from being open to closed, so please get in your designs before that time. There will be starter MYOs, but they will be more restricted than things are currently.

If you are interested in talking to other ianthina owners and hanging out during Enchiron's prelaunch, then check out the new discord server. (16+ age limit, please.)

Need help with your designs? We have a base for you to work with! The layered version includes most traits, and we have basic lines for traditional artists as well, or for anyone else who can't open a psd. Check it out.

The MYO (detailed) page has been updated with fresh lore! If you're in the discord, then you've seen this, but if not, everything Fins and below is new.

Reproduced here, for your convenience:

Fins: Ianthina fins are thin and are soft to the touch,  almost satin-like. They don't have many nerve endings, so they're not  particularly sensitive. For this reason, piercings are extremely common.  Back fin piercings, close to the skin, are typically given at a young  age to allow wetsuits to be buttoned (or snapped or or tied) up.  The  rays allow them to flatten or flare at will or in response to emotions,  like anger or fear. Due to the muscles that control the rays being close  to the body, ianthina with long fins have much more difficulty  expressing themself this way, since their fins react more slowly.  Thicker rays are what form spiked fins, and separated rays are what form  lionfish fins. All ianthina are slightly toxic, due to the chemicals  that make their lumens, and the lionfish gene is closely tied to much,  much higher levels of these toxins.

Tails: Everything mentioned about fins also applies to  ianthina tails. Their tails are very powerful and muscular: the tails  provide most of their forward motion when moving in the water. The ends  of their tails catch water, pushing it aside in a side-to-side motion.  The rarer the tail, the less effective this process is. Bifucated,  short, and long tails are notably impaired in swim speed. Long-finned  ianthinas in particular tend to have trouble. Their fins are easily  targeted by wandering predators, and it's extremely common for their  fins to become tattered or acquire holes as they age. Long-finned  ianthina are typically viewed as beautiful, fragile, and delicate,  regardless of their actual personality.

Lumens: "Lumens" collectively refers to all the parts  of an ianthina that glow: their antennae, the spots on their skin, and  the edges of their fins. Lumen color is unique to each ianthina,  influenced by a complicated array of genetics. The chemicals that  provide this color and make them luminesce make ianthina mildly  toxic--moreso at the higher levels found in lionfish-types--and it also  colors their blood a deeper, richer shade of their lumen color. These  spots can be found all over the body, but they tend to cluster on the  face, shoulders, thighs, and fin edges. The different types arise from  mutations in their spots. Freckle-types are standard. Spotted-types have  extra large lumens, thus glowing brighter--a boon for others, but  occasionally too brightly for the ianthina who has them.  Constellation-types have thin, misshapen spots that give the appearance  of the constellations. Constellation-types also tend to have fewer  lumens overall, making them slightly dimmer, and, strangely, tend to be  slightly more vulnerable to chill.

Antennae: Lumens are incredibly important to the  ianthina, viewed as nearly as integral part of their body as their  tails. They're a key part of communication: ianthina can light up at  will, and flashing their lumens allows for morse code-like conversations  at long distances, without making a sound. They're also an emotional  indicator: antennae and lumens react to emotions. Slow glowing in and  out can signify relaxation, while flashing can indicate fear. Antennae  curled toward the face can indicate interest and curiosity. Antennae  tend to be the area of focus, culturally. Marriage ceremonies include a  twining of the antennae, as a way of combining your light, and—while  losing a little length at some point in one’s life is common—to lose  ones' antennae entirely is akin to losing an arm or similarly brutal  sort of mutilation.  Between fins, lumens, and tails that all act as  forms of nonverbal communication between each other, many ianthina  struggle to correctly read the emotions and body language of other  species. To them, a human's range of expression is flat and limited,  which further feeds misunderstandings and conflict. Touching an  ianthina’s antennae without permission is extremely taboo. For most,  it’s an act of intimacy reserved only for parents, lovers, and the very  closest friends.

Diet: While ianthina are able to eat a wide variety of  foods, they are ultimate obligate carnivores. Predictably, most of their  diet consists of fish and assorted other marine life; there are few  animals that they consider off-limits. There is very little plant life  in the oceans, but they make do with what they can. They've also been  known to hunt for land animals on occasion, for the variety. While they  are perfectly capable of eating foods raw and often do, they do cook.  Cooking areas are special caverns in the icebergs carved with holes for  ventilation, and they're available for public use. Smoking and salt  curing is often practiced as well, and more easily available than  traditionally cooked food. Cooking food is a luxury, and many meals are  raw. Poke- or ceviche-style dishes (assorted raw fish in a sauce) is a  common comfort food. When ianthina do cook, they typically make a big  enough batch of food for the entire immediate family and some friends to  enjoy. Food from the mainland is highly prized and a rich luxury. At  night markets, food is always a safe offer. For ianthina, bread is a  delicacy. They especially like to trade for spices and dried beans and  grains, anything they can pack into their watertight bags and take home  for the others.

Religion: The ianthina god is the Leviathan, and the  Leviathan is very, very real. It is a massive, violent sea serpent that  roams the seas, alight in signature patterns of lumens.  Legend has it  that, in ancient times, those living on the coasts offered human  sacrifices to the Leviathan, for its blessing, or to pray for calm seas,  or out of abject fear, and indeed, the Leviathan took these victims.  But, not all perished. Survivors were taken back to the Leviathan's home  in the arctic and, depending on the teller, what happened next varies.  It is one of the few stories not agreed upon in the histories. Some say,  clever sacrifices hid from the Leviathan, scraping out a life for  themselves in secret, and slowly, over the years, their children  adapted. Others say that the Leviathan--jealous of other gods'  creations--used its magic to twist the bodies of its victims until the  ianthina were born. Still others--kinder folk--say the Leviathan was  simply lonely, trapped in the arctic waters, and changed the humans it  took because it craved a family, as they all do. The Leviathan still  visits ianthina cities regularly.  A city of any substantial size has a  massive temple dedicated to it, a place where the Leviathan will come,  sleep, and the ianthina who work there will ply it with food, music, and  other entertainment. Occasionally, the Leviathan has acted  destructively, killing people or destroying buildings, so when it comes,  ianthina are desperate to please. Temples are always large, open, and  lavishly decorated. Some ianthina have dreamed up kinder gods, but these  religions are much more niche. Most ianthina take very little stock in  faith: if you cannot see a god and it does not respond to you, then it  must not exist. Consequently, they see very little reason for religious  symbols. Gods are simply something that are, not things they owe any  loyalty too.

Check out our adopts folder to see ianthina made by our members that are currently up for grabs! Contact the owner to inquire about how to adopt.