by Zephayer » Wed Sep 29, 2010 12:31 pm
So if you are reading this, you're probably like 'Wha--? What is this, valusaa?' If so, this is the place to read~
The Valusaa (vuh-loo-suh) is a medium-sized winged creature that looks like a cross between a fox and a wolf. It has two feathers, usually darkly-colored, on each of its heels and on its tail-tip. It is unknown what purpose these feathers serve, but during mating season females tend to go for the males with the longest and most colorful feathers.
Adult male Valusi (vuh-loo-see), called elins, stand about three and a half feet (42 inches) at the shoulder and are three and a half to four feet long (42-48 inches), while female Valusi, called tsarrs, stand about three feet (36 inches) tall and three to three and a half feet long (36-42 inches), sometimes smaller.
Valusi get their wings when they turn one year old. The wings start out small, having a wingspan of only a few inches, and slowly grow, reaching full size, wingspan two to three feet, when the Valusaa is five years.
Two pure white silk ribbons (one on each side) grow from the base of the long, cat-like tail. When the Valusaa is born, the fluffy ribbons are more like strings and are only a few inches long. As the baby Valusaa, called neni, grows, however, the ribbons grow longer and silkier. When the Valusaa is full-grown, the ribbons are even longer than its body.
Male Valusi have a special pigment in their throat, called perspicuus colo colui cultum that changes to bright colors (i.e. red, orange, blue, green) during mating season. This helps to attract females.
Mating generally occurs between May and August. The elins win tsarrs by showing off their bright chests (from the perspicuus colo colui cultum). But when two or more males want one female, they will not hesitate to fight to the death. Winner takes the tsarr.
The lead elin, called the Alpha, is usually the strongest of the pack. Every year during mating season, however, this Alpha is challenged by younger elins. Often fights for leadership result in death for one or both of the Valusi.
Valusi oddly both lay eggs, and nurse their young. - Due to this it is hard to tell whether these creatures are mammals, birds, or something in between. - The tsarr build nests and lay a litter, usually having one to four eggs. When hatched, newborn valusi are about the size of a housekitten. Newborns are hatches with their eyes open, but are blind. Neni are weaned at about three weeks old and leave their mother when they are around three years.
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So now you have the basic understanding of these strange creatures called valusi. Of course, there is much more to learn about, but I'd rather not clutter this topic with it. So now we will move onto the different subspecies of valusi and their rarities.
There are four different subspecies of valusi, all with their own color schemes and mutations.
M O U N T A I N . V A L U S A A
The most common subspecies of the valusi. Mountain valusi have evolved fit for scaling the sides of mountains and diving down on their prey. These valusi are small and lithe, more so than the other subspecies.
The base pelt colors include shades of brown, gray, blue, white, purple, peach-pink, and occasionally green. Base colors or marking colors of red, orange, yellow, etc are uncommon. Wings normally match the color of the main markings, but some rare outcomes are seen with darker colored wings or bright colored wings (red, yellow, etc). Their eyes almost always either match their pelt color or are sky-blue, and any other eye color is rare.
T I M B E R . V A L U S A A
A common-uncommon subspecies of valusi, the Timber valusaa is the largest of the valusi subspecies. This is due to the large forest animals the Timber must hunt and kill to survive.
The base pelt colors include shades of brown, deep green, black, deep blue, gray, and burgundy. Wings can be any color but are generally earthy tones like their pelt colors. Eye color can be nearly any color, except for orange and light blue which are very rare.
L A V A . V A L U S A A
The Lava is a rare species of valusaa. Colonizing in a place known as the Synonym of Hell, at the top of an active volcano, these animals tend to have evil spirits, and it shows on their dark designs. Lavas are known for commonly having mutations such as horns and manes.
The base pelt colors include shades of black, red, orange, deep purple, and deep gray. Some OMG so rare pups have glowing white markings. Wing color is always black or dark red. Eye colors include black, white, amber, and red. Any 'cool' (blue, green, purple, etc) eye colors are uncommon.
F I S H E R . V A L U S A A
A bit rarer than the Lava, the Fisher is the rarest subspecies of valusaa, very rare to be exact. Slim, sleek, and small, Fishers are built for flying over the water and snatching fish from the surface. Since flying is mandatory for survival, the wings of Fishers are generally larger.
The base pelt colors include shades of blue, white, aqua, turquoise, green, silver, beige, and lavender. Dark colors are uncommon. Wing color can be any shade of turquoise, blue, or gray. Eye color generally can be any color but white is the most common.
--Rainbow is uncommon for Fishers and Mountains. It is rare for Timbers and Lavas.--
G E N E T I C S / B R E E D I N G
- Valusi can typically only breed with valusi of the same subspecies therefor the kits will most likely be the species of its parents. However, there is a case in which wo valusi of the same subspecies can breed and have one-two kits of another subspecies. This is extremely rare and is the result of two valusi with rare mutations breeding.
- Crossbreeding - breeding two valusi of different subspecies - is very rare and can only happen asexually to create a 'designer baby'.
- If you have a kit who grows up to have a rare+ feature, such as a mutation or an odd color for that species, the chances of their kits (if they are to have any) having rare features increase.
- Litters of valusi generally have 2-5 kits, it is rare to have more or less. If two valusi produce only one kit, that kit automatically becomes rare in spite of it's mutations/colors. This means that if there is one kit in a litter and it has a rare eye color, for example, instead of just being rare for its eye color it'd be very rare.
-And lastly, of course the designs and such of a kit are determined by their parents'.
If you read at least the SUBSPECIES + GENETICS/BREEDING section of this post put 'neni' in turquoise in your kit-adopt form.Last edited by
Zephayer on Thu Nov 18, 2010 8:20 am, edited 64 times in total.
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