Cherish Traits

Satyr or Centaur?

A little lore info for you - Cherish are a very lovely and aesthetically pleasing species, they were one of the original species of Aermerea long forgotten after the war. Being pacifists most of them went into hiding and the Cherishes you see out today are typically crossbreeds between Cherishes and other Aermerean species, not pureblood Cherishes. Cherish citings are incredibly rare but not much more rare than seeing falling meteors. In fact its thought in Aermerean Myth that Cherishes may gather magic from meteors into their crystals, as the meteors itself are infused with crystal debris they absorb, but that isn't important...yet.

Information now shows Cherishes retreated permenantly under Aermerea Isle in a deep cave system called the Visitet Labyrinth, where they have continued to flourish in the crystals there, gaining more magic for them over time. There is a big underground crystalline Sakura Tree at the heart of the labyrinth that mirrors the Sakura Tree in Vita Square, its actually the roots of the Vita Square tree, it is said the tree is the All-Mother's spirit, and the Cherish protect her and keep her safe. This place was once home to a multitude of species and you can read more about it in Locations: Aermerea Sanctuary. Cherishes used to come freely from this place but now stay there in their own sanctuary afraid of the outside world. Visitet Labyrinth is huge and spans almost as big as the Isle itself underneath it. Its been hundreds of years since a non-Cherish has been inside this area. But recently an entrance opened up and communication is happening. Most of what we know about Cherishes today comes from text, so we hope to update that information.

As far as body goes Cherishes come in two main types, Satyr and Centaur, each version having slightly different features. More rarely there are other taur types but its said you need a special item to gain one. (Item - Transfiguration found in Potions & Oddities) The type you choose will only slightly affect your design so feel free to choose whatever you are comfy with.
(Note Cherishes are an Aermerean species that can not become Mermereans, but they can adopt Mer traits with the right item just not tails. A rumour says if you try to use a Kishiko's Song on your Cherish you will get some sort of Naga or Sea Dragon creature. But that's just a rumour...right? Kosuke's Amulet will also work on them.)

Body Types




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    Satyr

    Only hooved types.



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    Centaur

    Only hooved types



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    Other Satyr [Item Only]

    Pawed & Harpy
    Other types approved on a case by case basis



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    Other Taur [Item Only]

    Pawed & Griffin
    Other types approved on a case by case basis

Hoofing Around

This species has several key parts and the legs are incredibly important for many reasons. So I'm here to explain Leg types and other info important to Cherish legs. Most of this applies directly to Satyr as Centaur has a second option this will also all apply to as well.

First of all its very important to note that Cherishes either have solid crystalline hooves or solid metal hooves. There typically isn't much if at all decoration on their hooves though sometimes small etchings can be present it isn't common at all. Cherishes hooves are magically enchanted and as they step they make music. Its a soft noise and they can magically surpress it but where they live now it isn't necessary so there is always beautiful music in Visitet Labyrinth. Its not physically possible for a Cherish to make a discordant noise so all of the little tinkles and chimes make perfect harmonies with each other. They can even sync to other music playing. Its pretty autonomous so they don't do much for this to happen it just comes naturally. Crystals have a lighter more airy noise then the metal which has a more full and sharp noise.

As an important note, if you have something other than hooved feet this still applies, for pawed feet this applies to their pawpads, for clawed feet their claws, for spiders and scorpions, snakes, legs and tail tips.

Standard Material Types

Metals are always completly filled in. You can etch them with small patterns.

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    Crystal/Gem

    Lovely shimmery elegant


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    Agate

    Earthy layers with shine


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    Copper

    Shiny like a penny


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    Bronze

    For that artsy look


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    Brass

    A musical as it could be


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    Zirconium

    Sleek, black, high couture


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    Silver

    Sterling and sparkle


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    Gold

    These hooves are golden, literally


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    Platinum

    Lovely, white, high fashion


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    Rose Gold

    These hooves are coming up roses


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    Black Hills Gold

    A special pattern


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    Mother of Pearl

    Needs Enchanted Shell Item

Special Material Types

You must have an item to use these!

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    Lavandinium

    Vanite's Metal
    Needs Masayoshi's Blessing Item


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    Menthenum

    Masayoshi's Metal
    Needs Masayoshi's Blessing Item


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    Lunaurem

    Mona's Metal
    Needs Masayoshi's Blessing Item


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    Solaurem

    Eliana's Metal
    Needs Masayoshi's Blessing Item


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    Belladonite

    Nexus' Metal
    Needs Masayoshi's Blessing Item


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    Nemetite

    Nemesis' Metal
    Needs Masayoshi's Blessing Item


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    Sanguinite

    Moira's Metal
    Needs Masayoshi's Blessing Item


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    Sakuraurem

    Golden Sakura Metal
    Needs Masayoshi's Blessing Item


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    Sakuranium

    Sakura Platinum Metal
    Needs Masayoshi's Blessing Item


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    Rosaurem

    Pecunia Metal
    Needs Masayoshi's Blessing Item


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    Valorite

    Valo's Metal
    Needs Masayoshi's Blessing Item


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    Histoirite

    Histoire's Metal
    Needs Masayoshi's Blessing Item

Those Leggies tho...

Cherish legs are made of resin and they often resonate and help carry tones up the leg from the hooves and ring out their music. These Resin legs can be comprised of many different things. They can be filled and decorated to your hearts content. But it seems from what we can tell Resin legs follow certain types. They are typically hollow without liquid and they are strengthened by Magic making them hard to break regardless of how hollow they are. Legend tells there is an item that adapts Cherish to a more simple form making their legs covered in fine fur and adorned by patterns. History books tell us the original Cherish had legs like these but years of life in the Labyrinth caused weird mutations and adaptations that Cherishes now have these special legs versus their original colorful fur laden ones.

Resin must be seethrough, can be plain like glass/plastic, shimmer, etched, or crystalline. You can not mismatch leg types without a shop item. (Item - Resinating in Potions & Oddities) You can however have for example a spring scene in one leg and a winter scene in the other. So your legs can mismatch within their type class. Balljointed Cherishes still have to have see-through resin, Ball jointed parts can have more than one leg type for each section of leg. If you have a centuar all 4 legs must have resin. As a note Centuar type cherishes always have a pattern on their flank of some sort, whether simple or detailed. These include things like crystal freckles and other such fur decorations. There will be an option for Resin/seethrough flanks at some point via an item. (Item - Cute Terrarium in Potions & Oddities)

Some Cherish have metal casings or decoration around their resin. These metal casings have the same option as the hooves and have to be all one type of metal. Please see hooves for metal options. They can also cover their legs with cloth coverings but they often still like to show off some parts of the leg. Covering with cloth does mute or tone down their sounds and music. This is helpful when traveling and for protecting their resin from scratches and dings.

Resin Leg Types




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    Crystals

    Crystals, gems & agates, oh my!



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    Flowers/Terrariums

    Grow a few or a whole garden



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    Items

    For your keepsakes



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    Scenes

    A picture is worth a thousand words



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    Liquids

    For submerging things



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    Stardust

    ...and moonbeams, or maybe not?



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    Galaxies

    To infinity and...wait no.



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    Ball Jointed

    For the hobbyist [Item Only]

Horn Info

Cherishes must have antlers or horns, they must feature what cherish call "chandeliers".
A chandelier is a decorative feature of a cherish that feature a stringed fixture with hanging crystals.
Horns must also feature a crystal or metal base. Horns can be fully crystal or metal as well or even patched.
Horns metals and gems must match hoove metal and gems
Youngling Cherish have crystalline or metallic nubs instead of horns and they grow as they age.
Cherish horns reach full length at 16 years old.

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    Antlers


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    Ram/Sheep


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    Twisty


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    Curled


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    Succubus


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    Straight


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    Triple Horn


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    Multi

    Up to 2 sets only.

Chandeliers

As said above these are required. Here are some examples of how to do them.
These are merely examples and all other lengths are allowed <3
Chandeliers can even sometimes be as long as their bodies.

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    Short


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    Long


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    Mixed

Tail Lengths

Has to have deer or horse tail, if regular satyr or centaur.
If you want to make other animal tails or mismatch you'll need Neva's Experiment item.

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    Short


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    Medium


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    Large


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    Extra Long

Tail Decor

Considering Cherishes elegant and musical nature, they all have some decor on their tails even if its minimal.
This applies to all tails, horse or not.

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    Crystals

    Any shapes and sizes!


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    Flowers

    Any types and kinds!


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    Sparkles/Makeup

    Glittery, Pristine and Fashionable!


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    Items

    Any items you could desire!

Tail Types

There are a few special groupings of tails you can get.
Its even said if you use a certain item you can get an Elemental Tail~

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    Natural

    If you like it au natruale~


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    Patterned

    A bit modest but still cute.


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    Cloud

    Clouds for every day and occasion


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    Aura/Sky

    Rainbows of sky colors in a tail


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    Nebula/Gaseous

    For the seasoned cosmic explorer


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    Galaxy/Planets

    Any kind you like even one far far away...

Wings (Optional)

Can also have Extra Small, and Giant Wings
As well as up to 2 sets of wings.
Without an item Wings can only be avian/mammalian
At this time the item needed has not been released.
You may have dragon wings and pegasus wings
Wings are entirely optional so feel free to skip~

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    Small


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    Medium


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    Large


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    Extra Large

Crystals

These are just extra features and are optional!

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    Hair Crystals


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    Crystal Freckling


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    Crystal Auras/Forehead Crystal


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    Filled Crystals


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    Resin/Crystal Chest


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    Resin/Crystal Stomach


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    Ankle Clusters


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    Body Crystals



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