Meet the Zeta Clan

The Zeta Clan is the discovery clan. They are highly intelligent and love to play mind games. Most influential scientists are Zetas and they were responsible for finding the cure to the Great Rot and countless other discoveries. Without the Zeta’s scientific advancements, the Candyfloss would never have survived this long. Zetas have many talents and span the entire scientific spectrum, from astronomers to zoologists, Zetas study it all. The more creative minds design and build large and complex machines and engineer whatever the scientists might need for their experiments. They never stop learning and tend to teach or take classes well into adulthood. They are raised in a strict environment with an emphasis on giving all they’ve got and never ceasing to move forward. These ideas shape them into the intelligent clan that they are. The Zeta clan are strong allies with the Psi clan, considering them their little sister clan. They are also friendly with Epsilon and Delta since all three leaders are nigh inseparable.

culture

The Zeta Clan is very strict about only stating proven facts as absolutes. They are very clear that theories are only theories and that their facts are tried and true. Zetafloss are more than happy to listen to other clans’ beliefs, they just won’t say anything definite one way or the other until they can prove what is and isn’t true. The Zeta aren’t afraid to say they don’t know and prefer it greatly to stating something that isn’t proven fact.

In the early days of the clan, the Zetafloss wore the furs of animal that they hunted for sustenance, using every part of the creatures that kept them fed to be respectful of the loss of life. Even though the Zeta have some of the thickest fur of all of the Candyfloss, the furs were still necessary to keep them warm in the brutally cold climate of Zeta. Modern fashion in the Zeta Clan is very reminiscent of the past and they still wear a lot of furs in more modern designs. They also wear quite a few layers from long underwear to heavy pants and shirts to their thick fur coats. Visitors from other clans might wear even more layers to keep warm while visiting Zeta.

Zetafloss are usually extremely busy and barely have enough to eat let alone cook an extravagant meal so they mostly rely on dried meats and easy to prepare freeze dried food for sustenance. They also eat many different soups made from root vegetables and drink lots of soda to keep warm, the alcohol-like beverage being the best thing for keep warm when travelling long distances in the icy terrain. Their diet is actually still pretty close to what their ancestors ate back when they still roamed the tundra.

In the early days of the Zeta clan, they developed spears and bows and arrows to be able to hunt. They also had to all be able to cooperate to survive and very little infighting occurred. As the Zeta sped through their industrial revolution, they also developed more advanced weaponry like guns and explosives. However, as weapons advanced, the Zetafloss lost more and more interest in them, not even bothering with violence when conflict arose, choosing to either talk it out or ignore it completely in favor of their work. There are some whispers of Zeta created superweapons, but there’s never been anything close to confirmation of those rumors.

Zeta is famous for a few modes of transportation, their massive coal-powered trains and airships the most recognizable. The trains are enormous, originally used to transport goods through the blizzards and treacherous snow. Now they are mostly used by tourists who want to take a day trip and experience what it’s like to ride in the huge trains. It’s not a popular mode of transportation with locals who much prefer to use the airships to travel from place to place. It’s much faster and cleaner and reliable. Zeta Clan also boasts having one of the only highway systems on all of Caramella. Because of this, most Zetafloss own a car and can drive. The only ones who don’t, live in the cities and usually walk everywhere. Zeta also has a large fleet of submarines and big ships in their oceans.

attributes

Here are some common attributes shared by the members of the Zeta Clan. Does your floss fit the mold? Or are they an odd man out? Either way these are some stereotypes they may be compared to by other Candyfloss throughout their lives.

Intelligent ; Zeta pride themselves on their intelligence and ingenuity. As a culture scientific reasoning, mathematics, and engineering are held in the highest standard. This leads floss who meet them to expect Zetas to be able to fix any problem that requires high intelligence, whether they fit the bill or not.
Cold hearted ; The Zeta clan itself has long stood as an isolated nation, with minimal treaties and alliances with the other clans. The rulers of Zeta in times passed have left them with a stigma of being hard hearted and loners.
Conceited ; Zetas hold themselves to high standard, and as a result tend to consider themselves as 'better than' those around them. They look down on floss to put no value in education and innovation, and this can give them an air of conceit, causing other floss to write them off.
Calm ; Zetas are logical thinkers, they tend to be calm and collected in a crisis, and can be reliable as a level-headed friend or ally for those who are high maintenance. When Zetas dont fit this expectation they can be ridiculed for it.
Strict ; Zetafloss have a tendency to be strict in all things in their life. Be it their work, cleaning their home, their eating habits, or even their relationships Zetas can be particular about thigs being a certain way.

History

During the industrial boom of Zeta, when steam power was the most popular kind of power and new inventions were being built daily, one scientist was ahead of the curve. Dr. Krakenberg was the genius behind neurotechnology and invented everything necessary for the mechanical trait to be a viable option for floss missing limbs or Sugarfloss without wings. Floss came to him with these needs and always left happy. Eventually the scientist wanted mech traits of his own and started replacing parts of himself, a hand, a foot, a forearm, a leg, but it was never enough. He felt his invention was so perfect that he wanted as much of it as he could, replacing so much of himself that finally he was mostly tech and very little of his original body remained. This process also seemed to have warped his mind. Now when floss came to him for mech traits, instead of just giving them what they asked for, he would instead give them more modifications and many floss left his facility distraught. Eventually Alpha clan had to step in and burned down his lab, destroying all of his research. No one is exactly sure what happened next, but it wasn’t long before the doctor died. Neurotechnology was forgotten for a long time before Zachari, a huge fan of Dr. Krakenberg, rediscovered it and started recreating his work. Currently it’s not anywhere near what the doctor was able to accomplish, but Zach is working on it constantly.

leader

Zetas as a culture hold knowledge and academic success as a very important attribute in their children, and as a result of that they have a tendency to push their kids to prove their worth with grades and academic accomplishments. The royal family in Zeta was no exception, if anything they were the model for this sort of system. Zachari was the first born son, and thus was raised from birth to succeed the throne. He was expected to not only be great, but to be the greatest, smartest, most creative and intelligent than all others. This was a heavy burden to put on a baby, naturally. Since he was young he was passed between professors, tutors, and teachers and saw very little of the King and Queen or of his younger siblings. He was held up on a pedestal as the perfect prince and he strove to maintain that reputation. He succeed in many ways, and grew to be extremely intelligent and calculating, but part of that training was instilling in him a great greed. He could never rest on his laurels and be satisfied, but instead to always crave more. More power, more success, more learning and inventing. Such a greed was burned into his core.

Despite all of his success there was one area that Zachari could not improve. His physical body. Zachari was born with a defect rendering his right eye weak and blind. A scar covered the side of his face that he covered with a patch for much of his early life. As a sugarfloss he was small and weak and on top of all of that he was born without wings or the necessary muscles to have them installed. He was flightless, weak, impaired and pink on top of it all. Zachari hated the way that he looked, and felt it was his most hideous flaw.

A recluse, Zachari did not spend time with others. He had no friends and didn't think he required them. He made very little connections with others and proffered it that way, focusing on the sciences and mechanical endeavors that he loved. That was, until he began to accompany his father in the Clan Council meetings. There he was introduced to the other princess and princesses that would one day sit beside him on the council. His father encouraged him to make friends with the others but it did not come easy for him. Especially with the young leader of Alpha whom he butt heads with on occasion. Annalise, the princess of Delta and the young prince of Epsilon, Rhoam eventually became friends to him, and he admired them for their tenacity and calm thoughtfulness. He was glad to share a continent with the two of them, and began to reach out to them outside of these meetings. Though math and science came so easy for him, he could not easily understand things like emotions, spirituality and bonds, so he was very intrigued by the kinds of things Annalise and Rhoam could share with him. Rhoam's clan believed strongly in things like souls, karma and reincarnation and Annalise's people believed in spirits and magic. Though he couldn't completely get on board with their logic, he was very interested in how their societies ran so differently than what he had always known. He had finally understood why floss strove to form connections like friends and families. He quickly became very attached to them.

As a young man, now leader of his clan Zachari made many advancements in Floss technology. He put together institutions and funded projects to help better not only his clan, but all of Caramella. It's thanks to his hard work and intelligence that things like the portals to Chi and the mechanical traits and artificial limbs are now staples of Floss' daily lives. However, despite his success as a leader, and his newly formed friendships he still struggled with his biggest flaw - his appearance.

He knew it was wrong to obsess over things like the color of his fur, or his blindness, but he could not give up the hope that somehow science could be the solution to his woes. Science had never let him down before, and he had achieved such wonderful feats that had once been thought impossible. Surely, he could find a way to fix himself- or so he thought. But despite all his attempts he could not find a way to fix himself. In his desperation he reached out to Annalise to ask more about the magics that her people believed in and in their legends of floss that had magically transformed in the past. She sent him a great tomb with information on all sorts of magic and spirits. Though he didn't believe in them he thought there muster been some sort of science behind the phenomenon that he could unravel and tap into.

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Some say the spirits were angered by his greed, envy and vanity and others say he just pushed too far into a science he didn't fully understand but regardless of the cause, Zachari made a grave mistake in his lab that day. He released a horrible virus that latched onto his body, stripping him of his color, strength and warmth. It did succeed in fixing his damaged eye, but it went too far, creating more and more eyes over his entire body, overwhelming him with an ice cold pain.

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It quickly spread, infecting his entire lab and all those around him as they all were changed into stark white floss covered in horrific eyes. This was later known as the great Peppermint Virus. A cure was eventually found that stopped their pain and suffering it was causing and halt the spread of the virus and prevent more floss from changing, but those who were affected could not be reverted to their former bodies. They became known as Peppermintfloss and their children and children's children were born peppermintfloss as well.

Now, many years after the virus, Zachari continues to work hard to develop new technologies and advance Caramella. With help from clans like the Psi, Chi and Sigma he has been able to achieve great things, but he will never again fall prey to such an insatiable greed. He no longer denounces the beliefs of the other floss, and instead has decided to believe that he does not know the truth of the world, and that it's out there to be found someday but he will not ceaselessly chase it. He lives his life content in the moment, and is open to hearing new perspectives and understandings of the mysterious world they inhabit.

“Without science, life is meaningless.”

Zeta territory

The Zeta Territory covers two large sections of land in Northern Pzekazi. The Zeta region is a cold one, with harsh winters and mild summers. It snows half the year and the other half is nippy at best. The biome in Zeta is alpine with mostly Ceder and birch trees and bushes that litter the land. Hills and mountains blot the map and the shores are rocky and ice cold. The Zeta region is highly populated with large cities and small towns that are divided by snowy hills and thick forests.

nature

The Fauna in Zeta consists of a number of wild creatures, from the thick skinned Polar Kappabears to the flocks of furry Jawbreaker bats. The most notable of the creatures who call Zeta their home are the Snow and Cloud Altis that live among the vast birch tree forests.

landmarks

Ooljéé pond
Ooljéé pond sits peacefully at the south-eastern tip of Zeta. This large body of still water is nestled into the bottom of a deep trench and surrounded on all sides by a steep cliff. Traversing to the pond is dangerous and not many are able to make it there and back. The pond is still and seems to hold no life, however when the moon shines down on the crescent shaped pool it's said to reflect the light so perfectly that it appears like the water itself is glowing. If you catch the pond at midnight under a full moon, they say even the snowfall over the water glows like lightning bugs.

Submarine graveyard
In the great bay of west Zeta there is a graveyard of ships and submarines from an age long passed. Deep beneath the icy sea, rocks and ice berg caught hold of passing iron ships and the great currents pulled them in and ripped them apart. Now the Submarine Graveyard is well known as a place of danger and mystique.

settlements

Sidera City
The Capital City of Zeta, Sidera is a vast place densely packed with skyscrapers and metallic buildings. The most notable feature of the city are the roadways that criss-cross in and around the structures on tall metal bridge ways that go around and beneath one another in a way that makes it seem that the city is almost sewn together with busy roadways. The capital building of the city is a huge tower that holds the world's largest and most powerful telescope on it's roof. This scope can be seen from miles outside the city and is a major achievement for Zeta

Dentra Valley

Dentra Valley is a city of steel and smoke. This trash wonderland started off as a giant junkyard and turned into a fully realised city, composed of slums and ramshackle towers. The city is filled with handmade shacks constructed from anything floss can get their hands on as well as pitched tents. Dentra Valley is the birthplace of the Mechanical Trait, where many creative engineers set up shops. You can find all types of chop shops, the goods being refurbished, stolen, or scrounged up from the junk heaps. Most of the citizens of Dentra Valley are at least somewhat mechanical themselves.

Kryoville

Kryoville is a small close knit community town taking the form of a wooden cabin cul-de-sac. The small homey town is also known for breeding Snow Altis and training tame Cloud Altis. The cabins of Kryoville dot the side of a small mountain range, where the villagers have set up ski ramps and lifts. The Kryoville skii resort and training facilities are a treasure of Zeta and a 'must see' when visiting.

Aithali Dasos

The largest forest located on Carmella, this dense grove of pine trees is record breaking both with height and thickness. This central landmark is a tourism location year-round but specifically during winter holidays. During which it is tradition for families to come out and decorate the trees with ornaments and garland. The forest rangers will decorate a secret hidden tree within the grove and whoever finds the tree first is wished good fortune the coming year. The townspeople are very proud of their trees and tend to own more protected land than most places in Zeta.

Pagomenos Pass
Zeta is split into two major land masses connected only by a thin piece of land known as the Pagomenos Pass. This pass is home to a sizeable town known for being a rest stop and check point for travelers moving from the thickly forested East to the chilly west. Pagomenos town is also where most travelers coming in from Epsilon and Delta when visiting. The Town is quant and rustic in nature.

Clan Holiday

chioni festival

Jingle all the way with the Holly Jolly Zeta Clan! ]Brave the cold and come in for a hot cocoa! Enjoy the holidays at the Chioni Festival! "χιόνι" or "chióni" means "snow" and it's all youll see in Zeta this time of year! The Zeta really know how to make the best of the cold, join them for festivities celebrating the blissful snow and the warmth of family and friendship! All of Caramella love to gather at the Zeta town square to see the lights, enjoy the hot food, and celebrate the season during Chioni Fest. Celebrate the Chioni Fest with the Zeta and Psi this wintry season! All of Caramella love to flock to Psekazi for this lovely holiday! Snow is falling and chestnuts are roasting around the cozy fire in Zeta this year. Come help the floss celebrate family, love, and warmth and commemorate those they lost in the Peppermint Virus so long ago. The Psi come bearing gifts of songs and foods and cheery smiles as they migrate south into Psekazi for the holiday. Floss love to run and play in the snow and all of Caramella is adorned with festive lights and decorations! Even the angriest of Iota put on a happy face for this night of peace and love for the world. Grab a hot plate of ginger cookies and a mug of hot cocoa or sweet eggnog and cuddle up with your family for this very very very merry Chioni <3 You better watch out! Santafloss is coming! A long standing myth that has been passed down by the generations, Santafloss is one of the key elements of the Chioni Holiday. A jolly round Sugarfloss high in Pagoto, far out of reach of even the Psi toils away day after day with his village of short fuzzy sugarfloss to create gifts for each and every good little kittenfloss. It's said that Santafloss' sugarfloss helpers were the origins of the Sugarfloss species, though this isn't backed by science. One day a year, on the night before Chioni Santafloss is said to mount a sleigh pulled by a heard of the most beautiful of Cloud Altis, and deliver presents to every Floss in Caramella on the day of the Chioni fest. It's true that presents seem to appear overnight, and sometimes even strange little snow creatures can be found beneath the tree. But the origin of these gifts has never been proven! Surely its absurd... but it keeps the kittenfloss acting nice all year round so who's to say.

The Zeta celebrate their holiday in December

The Zeta leader Zachari was a Sugarfloss before the Virus.

Clan power

cryokenesis

Screenshot_2021-11-24_at_17-18-41_Katya_ The Zeta Clan’s power is the ability to freeze objects and other individuals with their gaze. They are cryokinetic and their powers are opposite to those of the Alpha Clan. Young children can only freeze things by touch instead of sight and their power doesn’t hold for very long. Masters can freeze something at a distance and come back hours later to the object or person still frozen. They have naturally low body temperatures and thrive in colder environments.

Zeta exclusive trait

Frost Material Type

Frost Material is a Legendary Trait.
Frost Material is corporeal.

The frost material type is make of freezing cold ice! this ice is cold enough to freeze anything that comes in contact with it so watch out! The solid ice is moved using the Zeta's Cryokenetic powers and can be frozen and melted at will! The blood of the Zeta runs col and by using their abilities they can focus the coldness inside them in a particular area! This area of their skin and fur will get so cold that ice and frost will spread over their fur before the frost traits sprout out! Woah! The frost material can be used on all traits that can have material types!

The Frost material consists of
- Frost bite effect on the skin/fur of the floss, this can be anywhere on their bodies but usually appears on extremities and on the places where their trait comes out. This is drawn as a small white gradient and frost effect, which is easy to apply using vectors like this one! or brush effects! This is always white and is not palette bound or considered a part of the floss' coat pattern. This comes and goes and always includes the frost texture!
- Ice base, this has to be at least 50% transparent, and can be white or tinted with color. All lineart for the ice must be solid white. This is not palette bound. This makes up the bulk of the trait. They cannot change shape at will but can be grown and melted at will.
- Frost mist, this cold mist comes off of the ice at all times and can puff around the ice in small clouds that are mostly transparent and always white.

- Icicles, Icicles can form coming off the bottom of the trait, this doesnt count towards the shape of the trait. they always point down and are never the same twice.

- snow particles, snow particles can sometimes sprinkle off the ice! just small dots of snow that fall when the trait is shook around.

Need assistance? Check out our nifty tutorial on how to draw the Frost trait!

Clan petpets

Meet these awesome petpets that call Zeta Clan their home. To purchase Petpet MYOS or Customs check out the [ petpet shop ] or [clan holiday ] !

Snow Altis

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These skittish furballs are knee-high on a Candyfloss and tend to stick to packs in the wild. They come off as timid at first, but once you garner their trust, they will quickly become playful and curious. If one of these darling creatures is taken into a hotter climate than they are used to, you will often find them creating beds of snow to cool off in. Snow Altis are wonderful companions to have in the snowy areas of Zeta, go find one to befriend today!

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Snow Altis

Cloud Altis

The majestic Cloud Altis are hard to spot through most of the year, but around Chioni time they can be spotted scouting through the snow fields of Zeta and Pagoto. They're regal and proud creatures and will not usually let Floss get close to them. It's said they judge a floss by looking into their eyes, and will only allow the pure of heart to come within reach of them. Cloud altis have powerful snow magics, and its said that the winter only comes because they bring it along with them. Even in warm climates a snow storm will form near a group of Cloud Altis, and snow can be found in their hoof prints. Cloud Altis get their name because of their extraordinary ability to leap upon snow flakes and frozen clouds making it appear as if they are galloping through the air. No Zetafloss has ever been able to replicate this ability.

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Cloud Altis

Frompot

The Frompot were an invention of the Zeta leader Zachari in his youth. A small companion that runs on kinetic energy, the Frompots are useful and helpful critters. Thye are a very popular alternative to other petpets in Zeta and around all of Caramella. They are fully robotic however the AI they run on is highly advanced to the point where they are indestinguishable from more organic petpets. They can learn and build personalities based on their environments and relationships and can often be silly, affectionate or grumpy. They communicate with beeps and bleeps and are able to be personalized with different attachments and abilities like GPS, internet connection, and projector eyes.

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Frompot

linook

These thick furred mammals make their home in the wintry forests in northern Psekazi. The Linook is a curious creature that loves to forage and explore their forest homes. They frolic and play in small family groups and sleep through the summer months in cold ice caverns they create using their Kryokenesis. The Linooks unique middle legs allow them to run and play on soft paws, perfect for traveling over thin ice, and unstable snow, while their clawed front paws help them grab hold of trees for climbing, crack open nut shells, and pick berries from prickly bushes. The Linooks are most well known for their wreath-like manes that grow from their necks and sometimes their tails. These manes are perfect camouflage when the Linooks want to hide in the trees, but are mostly used for storage.

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Linook

nookouda

The abominable Nookouda are a rather rare sight to find in the thick alpine forests of north Pzekazi and Southern Pagoto! These large slow moving beasts are generally lazy and will spend most of their time sleeping in large dome-like caves they forge out of snow and ice. If you see one in the wild watch out! They may appear docile and adorable but they are strong powerful hunters

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Nookouda