Visual Trait Guide:
Art+Graphic Design by Celest
Written Trait Guide:
Anatomy
- Theriads are chimeras: all share aspects with a minimum of two different animals, but there's no upper limit.
- Since Enchiron is a fantasy world, there are no restrictions on skin tone/markings.
- Most have fangs or tusks, but occasionally other tooth shapes, like buckteeth, are seen.
- There is no size or number restriction on teeth.
- All theriads have claws
- Tapetum lucidum is always present, no matter the pupil shape.
- Noses can be flattened, humanoid, or animalistic, but they always have a textured tip.
- No snouts.
Ears
- Common: Long/rounded
- Uncommon: Pointed
- Rare: Animal ears (Mammal only)
Tails
- Common: Domesticated mammal (Dog, cat, horse, cow, rabbit, etc)
- Uncommon: Wild mammal (Fox, squirrel, beaver, chipmunk, etc)
- Rare: Nonmammals (Shark/fish, reptilian, insect) or no tail
Horns:
- Common: Domesticated animals (Ram, goat, bull) (Single tip)
- Uncommon: Wild animals (Deer, antelope, pronghorn) (Split, antlers and spiral)
- Rare: Single horn, multihorns, connected horns
Legs
- May be drawn with tall, human-like stances or lower, animal-like stances
- Common: Paws (rabbit, rodent, cat/dog)
- Uncommon: Hooves (Horse, deer, clawed)
- Rare: Nonmammal (Bird, reptile, bug)
Optional Traits
- Common: Whiskers, fur coverage, pawpads
- Uncommon: Pawed/hooved hands, multiple tails, split-tip tails
- Rare: Scale coverage, feather coverage, body plating