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I felt like…Info-dumping about fairy wings in the cultverse… Pls enjoy.

Yes I know I outlined some different wing types but really, fairy wings are free form. And they get complicated and fancier the higher in society a fairy is.

Yes dense magic spots amputated from a fairy could be implanted in another fairy(Perhaps one that doesn’t have working wings) or even another species and still work.

Despite being made of magic, Fairy wings can get broken and scarred. Sometimes even magic healing won’t take those scars or breakages away.

The dense magic spots will always be the darkest ones on the body. Whether that means they’re entirely black or some other dark color depends on the color of the rest of their spots. (Ex. A fairy with typically red magic spots has deep blue dense ones on their back)

Wings don’t actually connect to the spots usually. They can be summoned outside of clothing thanks to this. Someone may still choose to hide them under their clothes regardless, and many don’t dissipate them in day to day life. It feels more natural for them to have them out.

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Some additional notes about Skeletons:

- A capital S refers to a conscious one, a lowercase s refers to the body

- Evil necromancers of the past would raise armies of mindless skeletons, these skeletons did not have ghosts tied to them in any way.

- Sometimes a Skeleton will have their hair or other features appear in a sort of transparent ghostly image, this will appear similar to how the Skeleton wishes it to. This is found to relieve some of the dysmorphia a Ghost in the wrong body may feel.

- Skeletons can be raised from any species.

If you have any other questions, ask them. This is one of those ones I feel like I didn’t do the best on even though I’ve explained all the info I have. XD

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Not a species reference, but a reference for a type of magic user! This time Necromancers!

Featuring Max, an apprentice necromancer and a cousin of Diane’s :)

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Ghosts featuring River.

Additional Notes:

- Summoned ghosts can be returned to the Ghost Realm by the person who summoned them

- Summoned ghosts can be tied to a physical object. This is how you get possessed objects, this also forces them to stay in our realm.

- Ghosts that lose their grip on reality let off a similar “ping” to a spirit separating from their body.

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Cyclops!! I think I accidentally emulated the “Hello fellow kids” dude in this boi’s outfit but oh well.

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I...Really feel like I didn’t write a lot here. I’ll update it if I think of new information, but that’s the gist of the Orken-kin.

Some updates cause I thought of more things:

- The orken-kin live in a democratic society, they abhor monarchs and think the people should vote for who leads them

- Compassion is highly valued over ruthlessness

- Despite there being many great warriors among them, intelligence is also highly respected, and there’s many orken-kin wizards.

- All of the orken-kin are typically born with enlarged lower-canines, these tusks are thought to be vestigal from when the fae used to enslave and breed them as gladiators for entertainment.

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Dullahan! i think this is the first undead species I’ve covered. Just by virtue of being undead, they are pretty much immortal unless killed.

Also: If they’re experiencing a strong emotion the fire in their neck will flare up higher and hotter.

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Gargoyles! I’m excited about them, can you tell by my excessive amounts of information? XD

Featuring Grimm’s Dad

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Mixed Species Individuals

Within the many species that exist, there are also those whose parents are of different species, but species don’t always mix equally.

will be updated as more species references go up.

Humans

Humans tend to average out traits when mixing between species, appearing somewhat between human and the other species, with no traits being particularly stronger than others.

The Undead

Undead cannot have children so there are no half-undead

Fae

Half-fae children inherit the high capacity for magic, but often very few of the physical traits of the fae. Children of two types of fey may have any combination of traits, but those with one non-fey parent rarely have more than the pointed ears and maybe brightly coloured hair as an indicator.

Elves

Half-elves generally keep the pointed ears of elves, but no other traits are particularly likely over any others.

Goblins

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Orcs

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Ogres

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Gremlins

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Cyclopes

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Nymphs and nature Spirit:

Despite not being born in the normal sense, Nature spirits can have children. Those children will have the natural affinities of their parent(s), but no connection to a specific piece of nature. They won’t have a single tree or river or whatever that they are connected to, and as such their lifespan will resemble that of their non-nymph parent species (oreads often don’t have or aren’t involved with their children, as they almost always outlive them, whereas children of anemoi will almost exclusively far outlive their parents). Children between two nature spirits will have a connection to one or both of their parents’ natural anchor, and will therefore live exactly as long as at least one of their parents. 

Encantados

Half-encantados may be able to change into a dolphin, but primarily take traits from their other parent. Most commonly they will have a blowhole like their encantados parent and little else, species-wise.

Finfolk

Finfolk tend to have more dominant traits against land species, but more recessive against undersea species. Half-finfolk tend to be very brightly coloured and can breathe both air and water. If the other parent is a mermaid, lamia, or other species with a tail that trait almost always manifests instead of legs. 

Marus

Marus rarely have children with other species (due more to biology than a decision against this), but when they do it’s always an interesting and largely unpredictable mix of traits.

Mermaids

Half-mermaids generally maintain the mermaid traits needed to live underwater (ie thick skin, large eyes, gills, skin patterns, etc.), though in the cases where the non-mermaid parent is a land species the traits vary a lot more, and whether they can breathe air, water, or both is variable and determines where they grow up.

Nøkk

Nixies are generally considered incapable of having children with other species, though it has occasionally occurred with nymphs. Half-nokk are aetherial

Rusalka

Rusalka, as a cursed species, are different in how they inherit genes and such but basically, female children will be entirely Rusalka and males will be entirely the other species. Rusalka are almost entirely made of interspecies couples.

Selkies

Half-selkies are uncommon and tend to only inherit the most superficial traits from their other parent. 

Vodyanoy

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Yokai

Yokai traits, including their magic, are highly recessive, and few if any yokai traits tend to show up in half-yokai children. If they have any traits from their yokai parent, they may inherit a long lifespan or a small animal trait. Yokai magic is pretty much never passed on to half-yokai children.

Cynocephali & Ailocephali

Cynocephali are rather family-minded and, culturally, rarely have relationships outside their own species. However, when Cynocephali or (more commonly) Ailocephali do have children with other species, those children tend to retain their ears, tail, and fur, with all other traits being highly variable. They could have the full canine/feline head, could look entirely like the other parent’s species with only the tail and ears, who knows. could be anything. 

Harpies

Half-harpies usually spout feathers and keen eyesight, but very few of the other traits. Half-harpies rarely have the wings or talons of their parent. 

Lamia

Lamia traits are strong, and children with one lamia parent commonly have tails, scales, and/or eyes like their lamia parent over the traits of the other parent

Minotaurs

Minotaur genes don’t mix particularly well. A child born between a minotaur and another species will either be a minotaur, or the other species, with only very rare or very small variant traits. Magical ability, however, will generally be inherited from the non-minotaur parent regardless of physical traits.

Sirens 

Siren genes aren’t very compatible with others and they cannot have viable children with other species.

Sphynxes

Sphynxes don’t often have children with other species, but when they do, half-sphynxes are usually more humanoid (if their other parent is), though they often may have the fur, ears, fangs, wings, etc. of their sphynx parent.

Tikbalang

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Centaurs

Half-centaurs may have the leg count of either parent, though it is more common for them to have the four legs of their centaur parent. Horns are also highly heritable, though no other traits are sure.

Satyrs

Half-satyrs usually have hooves and goat-like eyes, though all other traits are just as likely to be lost as they are kept. 

The Abyssal

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Doppelgangers

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The Divine

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Psychopomp

Psychopomps don’t have children, ergo no half-psychopomps.

Banshee

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The Muted

Half-muted are rare, though not unheard of. They dampen magic around them (and as such tend to not be able to use much magic), but don’t completely nullify it. 

Birdfolk

Half-birdfolk are born of two varieties; True and Mixed. True birdfolk are born with a feather or feathered cloak, and will look entirely like a normal birdfolk, though they may have magic from the other parent’s side. Mixed birdfolk have no feathers and, therefore, cannot change into a bird form. They have more mixed traits between their parents. 

Were-creatures

Half-werewolves (and other half-were-creatures) tend to get the were-shifted form from their were parent, while their other form will be more influenced by their other parent.

Daemons:

Daemons don’t, in their world, have a set form, so when they mix it is highly variable. Usually, the child will look like their other parent, though it’s not uncommon for them to have random odd traits (ie horns, tails, disproportionate limbs, oddly coloured hair/eyes/skin, etc.). Children of daemons tend to inherit their daemon parent’s style of feeding off of concepts instead of food, though the specific concept is not genetic and may be anything.

Dragonkin

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Gargoyles

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Constructs

Constructs cannot have children so there are no half-construct individuals.

Dwarves

Dwarves are the corgi of people. You mix them with anyone else and you generally just get a shorter version of the other species.

Vampires

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Kikimora

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Gnomes

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Featuring Frenchie’s half-sister, Amanda!

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The Mundane featuring Ruby!

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This was a mistake I cannot draw scorpions

Anyways, here’s the final centaur reference!

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Centaurs: 4/5

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Centaurs: 3/5