#black silver broken mackerel tabby

[identifying-cat-phenotypes]

loving ur blog so much !! I work in cat rescue and im absolutely obsessed w their weird genetics they're such fun critters. here r some of my favorites from work :]

Such darlings!! and ty!!!

The first one seems to be a black classic tabby!

The second one seems to be a black smoke!

The third one stumped me for a while, because it could be a plethora of genes causing that coloration, so there are a few possible options. The first one I thought of was a Ccb pointed silver cat, which would give it the eye colors and tinted brown around the back of the head and legs, but I'm unsure. I'm going to leave this cat as unidentified for me to check back on within a month, and see if my answer had changed.

The fourth cat seems to be a black silver broken mackerel tabby!

[mamadarama]

Kuro and Madara both seem like maine coons but Madara(and also Leo ) also give me calico vibes. Kuro also fits the norwegian forest cat.

Himeru is one of those freaky ass lanky oriental cats or a russian blue

Adonis is an egyptian mau or a siamese, Kaoru is an orange, Rei is a regular black cat but with weirdly shiny fur and Kouga is a cat who was raised by pitbulls and will not accept the reality that he’s not a pitbull

Keito is a regular european/domestic shorthair but with a weirdly green tint to it

I would say Mika is a khao manee due to the eyes but he is big eyed dark brown colored LaPerm( the specific image I have in mind is one of the pictures in The Cat Encyclopedia and I’m not even sure if it’s for that breed)

Tori is a munchkin

OK OKOK SO i actually already have breed hcs for everyone bc im so autistic abt cats i was gonna wait to talk abt them as i made the cat designs but progress is going really slow on those and now that someone is talking to me about it i cant make myself shut up . i agree with a lot of these !!! im just gonna go ahead and list all of my hcs though bc im insane (these are my somewhat realistic color hcs for what they would be if i didnt choose to make them all candy colored when i draw them lol)

(disclaimer: this is on appearance alone, not all these breeds and mutations are ethical, not all these colors actually appear in the breed stated or are combinations that dont exist, and some of these colors/breeds are extinct)

gonna put this under a readmore cuz its ...... a lot (i woulda added pics too but theres definitely way more than 10 cats here)

fine

eichi - ragdoll, cream point, important to note he is a purebred show cat

wataru - oriental longhair, blue bicolor harlequin

tori - munchkin/british shorthair, dilute calico

yuzuru - domestic shorthair (feral TNR), tuxedo, otter like coat texture

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trickstar

subaru - abyssinian, cinnamon

hokuto - american bobtail, black with blue undertones and low white

makoto - scottish fold, golden, non breed standard (longer face)

mao - ragamuffin, red with high white

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akatsuki

kuro - siberian, black smoke striped tabby

keito - domestic shorthair, brown mackerel tabby with low white

souma - japanese bobtail, brown broken mackerel tabby with high white

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eden

nagisa - maine coon, light gray sokoke tabby

hiyori - laperm, silver sunshine agouti with low white

ibara - chausie (feral), blue cream

jun - thai pisaat, black ticked tabby, kinked tail (pisaat characteristic)

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undead

rei - oriental longhair, black (looks brown in sunlight), long teeth (this isnt a mutation, some cats just have longer teeth than others— my design is inspired by mingus the panther, a black oriental shorthair that was popular on the internet for his huge fangs)

kaoru - turkish van, medium longhair, red chinchilla tabby/white

adonis - arabian mau, but with toyger coloration

koga - lykoi, dark gray/black roan, thinks hes a wolf due to being raised with dogs and the lykoi being known as the "werewolf cat"

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knights

leo - domestic shorthair, dense coat, medium white calico, long teeth

izumi - domestic shorthair, lilac striped tabby with low white

arashi - singapura, breed standard

ritsu - bombay, non breed standard (longer face) long teeth like rei but slightly shorter

tsukasa - ragamuffin, chocolate tabby with medium white, higher rufousing

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crazy:b

rinne - chausie, red grizzled tabby, high rufousing

niki - nebelung, non breed standard (shorter fur)

himeru - domestic shorthair, blue solid, small rounded ear mutation

kohaku - longhair american bobtail, sunshine lilac lynx point

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alkaloid

hiiro - chausie, red grizzled tabby (darker tabby than rinne), high rufousing

aira - ragdoll, cream point, non breed standard (shorter fur)

tatsumi - australian mist, silver spotted

mayoi - oriental siamese, seal tortie point, non breed standard (shorter face)

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rab*its

nazuna - somali, fawn, notably smaller than average

tomoya - domestic shorthair, fawn based caramel classic tabby

hajime - russian blue, breed standard

mitsuru - kurilian bobtail, chocolate solid

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valkyrie

shu - donskoy (brush), warm gray with white

mika - appears to be a kurilian bobtail, actually domestic longhair (medium), black heavy tortie, odd eyes and bobtail mutation (khao manee cats do have odd eyes, but can only be white. also mikas backstory lends itself to him being a randombred)

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2wink

theyre twins, so both are red classic tabby domestic shorthairs. theyre somewhat smaller than most cats .

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switch

natsume - domestic shorthair, red solid with minimal white

tsumugi - american wirehair, solid chocolate and white, non breed standard (longer fur)

sora - highlander, golden classic tabby with white, ringtail mutation

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ryuseitai

chiaki - havana brown, chocolate

kanata - turkish van, blue classic tabby/white

tetora - bengal/abyssinian, zorro mask charcoal bengal with high roufusing

shinobu - domestic shorthair, black/medium white spotted, somewhat short tail

midori - domestic (medium) longhair, fawn based caramel solid with white

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MaM and others

madara - maine coon, calico (my design for him is based off dawntreader texas calboy, a male calico maine coon that was the subject of controversy among cat show judges for being a genetic anomaly)

(madaras name actually means calico cat!! madara (斑) means spots and mikejima (三毛縞) means tricolored stripes, with "mike" often referring to calico and tortoiseshell cats. as a kid he also had the nickname "mikekun" in reference to his tendency to startle people by sneaking up on them silently like a cat)

anzu - british shorthair, chocolate tortie with medium white

jin - domestic (short) longhair (stray), dark gray, rough fur texture

akiomi - oriental longhair, fawn

kaname - british shorthair, blue solid, non breed standard (longer face)

[officialclangen]

I’ve seen mention of a ‘wildcard’ pattern on here, but I don’t actually know what that means, what do wildcard cats look like?

Also, were anonymous asks turned off or is my app just broken 💀

Wildcards are tortoiseshell cats that don't follow our standard rules for tortie patch colours and patterns! I'm going to copy-paste the explanation our wonderful coder Key gave for tortoiseshell coding, she explains it very well <3

REGULAR TORTIE RULES: Cats with a base-pattern of singlestripe, smoke, or single can now have patches with single, smoke, agouti, and ticked, in addition to the previously possible tabby, mackerel, and classic. There is now a small chance for the single-patterned patches to appear with any base-pattern. Tortie cats with a base-color of WHITE will be given PALEGREY or SILVER instead. If a cat's base color is in the black or white group, the patches can be any color in the ginger or brown group. However, the ginger group is more likely. If a cat's base color is in the ginger group, the patches can be any color in the black or brown group. However, the black group is more likely. If a cat's base color is in the brown group, the patches can be any color in the brown, black, or ginger group. However, the color of the patches can not be the same as the base color. Colors in the ginger group are more likely. WILDCARD TORTIE RULES: For fun, there is a very small chance for the color and pattern of the tortie patches to be determined randomly, without regard to the rules listed above. (hope all y'all "rare cat" hunters have fun hunting for the most rare(tm) cat in Clangen - the male wildcard tortie)

As for your second question, your app isn't bugging out, don't worry! They're turned off for the moment, at least temporarily, as we were experiencing an uptick in some.. rude messages. Sorry for the trouble, I know I personally highly prefer using anon when asking stuff so I get that it isn't very ideal </3

☆ Fable ☆

[garden-of-willows]

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[climbdraws]

Hello I found my cat in basically an alley but he is the most beautiful coat color I have seen on a random street cat but I can't figure out exactly what he is! The base of his fur strands are white while the tips are grey, but I can't find the ticked chart that I want. You can see at the base of his tail he has a 'middle part' where the white fur shows 😂 thank you you're the only one who knows cat genetics that I know and google doesn't get it 😭😭 (his name is Morpheus also ft. Coraline and Tristan)

hiii what a cute baby!!

they’re a silver black mackerel tabby - Silver because the hair shafts are banded with white (aka the white undercoat you see), Black because of the pigment of the stripes, and Mackerel because of the broken striped pattern along the sides

here’s an example of what I mean by banding on the hair shaft & a silver Turkish angora tabby

[caliginousarchitect]

Vongola 10th generation squad (+Byakuran and Kyoko) based on @bonesetblues​‘s KHR/BNHA crossover curiosity kills the cat (but satisfaction brings it back)

As yet in the fic only Tsunayoshi and Byakuran have actual established cat forms, so I was like,,, WHEEEE Tsuna I did him as a cinnamon classic tabby longhair. Not actually doing him as a Norwegian Forest Cat, but I did base his facial structure on one a bit. (And it is quite funny to envision him going from being one of the smallest of his agemates to having a good kilo on them) Byakuran Longhair, high white spotting over lilac (with a carried point gene because even carried it can affect the eyes sometimes). Also wings. He came out kinda Eh sadly, I think Hayato Mediumhair blue silver spotted mackerel tabby. Something about him gave me spotted tabby vibes (and hey, kinda a shoutout to Uri), and I got to make his facial markings be a shourout to his glasses. Takeshi Shorthair black solid, very low white spotting. Homozygous for Japanese Bobtail (fun fact, Japanese Bobtail is a Partial Dominance gene- with only one JB gene, the cat has a shorter than normal kinked tail instead). I actually concluded that Bobtail was a very fun idea for Takeshi, because it’d make him a lot harder to read. You can’t really see the emotions the tail would convey if the tail is that short, after all; like how Takeshi generally gives off cheerful vibes all the time, shrouding his actual thoughts. Kyoya Black solid mediumhair, with very oriental-type build and head structure. Lambo Did him as a kitten because, well. him young. Gave him Laperm-type curled fur, since Lambo has fairly curly hair (he’d be medium or longhair, but, well, kittenfluff) and curled ears (to reference his lightning horns). Black solid with medium white spotting forming patches to reference his general cow theming. Chrome Blue solid shorthair (pale/light blue). Gave her some white hairs to indicate scars because,,, how, exactly, did she end up losing an eye and internal organs and not have scars? (even if the accident didn’t leave any somehow, surely there were medical proceedures at some point that would have?) Mukuro Blue solid mediumhair (dark blue). You know, I didn’t realise his other eye was blue until right now? (Although I’m a manga reader so) Also his Eye of Reincarnation is drawn in its third path, Path of Beasts, because I Thought It Was Funny. Ryohei Shorthair blue silver classic tabby with extreme ticking and rufousing, and a little white spotting. I actually have other incarnations of Ryohei. Still a bit iffy on how our attempt at his markings/colouration came out here. (alternate version that can’t be put here because of image limit is a red tabby with very high white spotting, with his red patches being in more unusual spots than you’d usually have, and slightly higher rufousing than Kyoko)

Kyoko Longhair red classic tabby with extreme ticking and less extreme rufousing than her brother, and low white spotting on her nose. (have an alternate version is the same but just, classic tabby instead of ticked classic tabby, but again, don’t have the image allowance to put that in this post) Other characters who we are considering doing: Xanxus- gives me real strong longhair/ medium-high rufousing / black classic tabby vibes. Probably built like a maine coon. Big beefy boy. Squalo- It’d be kinda funny to have him be a shorthair? Just because imagining how he’d flip out given the reason he has longhair is mildly amusing. Blue silver broken mackerel tabby to go for shark gill/scale vibes. Maybe some white spotting? Reborn- author of the fic thinking melanistic serval, me over here going “would a black savanna cat or a very small black cat be funnier?” Like, a savanna cat is 100% going to cause chaos, they’re leggy and they’re a hybrid breed that’s still using the rather unfortunate wild ancestors (unlike Bengals which are now a... what’s it called, a fixed breed? and no longer use their progenitor species) so the non-domestic genes are still very much there. A savanna is tall enough to open your doors easily. But on the other hand, having a tiny black thing doing all the same things despite the size IS very funny to think about. Expected vs unexpected chaos, I guess? those are the only other ones that really wandered through my mind while I was doing these, but maybe others will in time

[sp1resong]

tbc rewrite stuff: the tunnel gang

also known as the Dark Forest Rebellion or, more officially, the Lights in the Mist.

a group of Dark Forest cats who live in an underground tunnel system. their unofficial leader is Willowsong, and they are allied with Rootspring, Bristlefrost, and Shadowsight against Ashfur. Some are canon characters, some are OCs.

(character details under the cut!)

WILLOWSONG (female, she/her although she really dgaf how you refer to her, aroace): Longhaired silver classic tabby with blue eyes. She has dark sclerae and is missing one paw (which almost appears to have been melted off). Mad-scientist type; knows practically everything about the Place of No Stars. Former medicine cat, was sent to the Dark Forest for testing experimental remedies on her Clanmates without their consent. Will do anything for knowledge and has a somewhat ends-justify-the-means mentality. Knows how to read and write (she's been here for a while, and she had to keep herself occupied somehow. Besides, now she can record her experiments better). Has some powers, all of which stem from either knowing how the Dark Forest works (and therefore how to exploit it) or her experiments with the dark water (which can be used to give a cat great power, as evidenced by. well. ashfur. whose rise to power was technically her fault).

SPARROWFEATHER (female, she/her, bisexual): Shorthaired cinnamon broken mackerel tabby with yellow-green eyes. Close friends with Willowsong, also a former medicine cat (was sent to the Dark Forest for poisoning someone she didn't like and semi-accidentally setting the camp on fire). Reminds me of Tim from TMA for some unknown reason.

RUSHTOOTH (non-binary, he/she, bisexual): Longhaired brown-and-white classic tabby with bluish-green eyes. His personality is admittedly among the least fleshed out. Was sent to the Dark Forest for leading a rebellion against her leader.

SNOWTUFT (male, he/him, gay): Tall white longhair with a massive scar running from his forehead through his left eye, down his throat, and across his chest and stomach before ending on his flank directly in front of his hindleg. His right eye is cyan with a dark sclera, and his left eye is pure black with a cyan pupil. Fog seems to cling to him, and he is not always entirely corporeal. Gained the ability to See into others' souls with his left eye during Willowsong's dark water experiments. Doesn't remember his life.

LYNXHEART (female, she/her, lesbian): Lanky brown spotted tabby with amber eyes. Wears a wilted flower tucked behind her right ear. Former serial killer who has come to regret her actions. Is not actively seeking redemption like some of the others (what she did was unforgivable, and she knows that), but is doing her best to be a better person.

FRECKLEWISH (female, she/her, lesbian): Golden tabby with one brown eye. Willowsong may or may not have compelled her to spill all her trauma the first time they met (she still hasn't apologized for that). Canon Frecklewish backstory.

FEATHERFELL (male, he/him, gay): Smoke Maine Coon with yellow-green eyes. Former kittypet. Went to the Dark Forest for murdering three people as revenge for his crush's death. Didn't die of any normal cause, but rather because StarClan (more specifically, the aforementioned crush) denied him nine lives after having already stripped away his original one.

bonus lore: cats fade not when they are forgotten, but when they allow themselves to, when they stop clinging onto their personhood. this can be through losing themself in anger and vengeance, or through simply giving up on existence. they tend to appear less cat-like, their appearance changing to fit what they're like inside, whether that makes them the host for a colony of worms (Maggottail), unusually dog-like (Houndleap), in possession of far too many eyes (One Eye), or simply more fog than cat (Snowtuft, when the others first found him). They can be (to some degree) brought back from this state (as shown by Snowtuft) by giving them something to cling to, something to rebuild their soul around. they will never regain their old memories or self, but they can make new ones. as such, their appearance is often somewhat different than their original one, even once they look like a cat again.

[conarcoin]

How would kittens between Goose and Jambo would look like ? Or Goose and Pearl ?

(Sorry the only gender i know is Jambo being male)

Goose and Pearl is fun!!!

So Goose is a cream (dilute red) solid tom with short fur and low white spotting (XOY dd aa LL Ss CC)

Pearl is a black spotted tabby molly with short hair and no white spotting (XoXo BB DD AA tata McMc SpSp LL Ss CC)

She likely also displays silver, but I’m not using the silver gene here for sake of simplicity

All toms have to be black here, because they can only get red from their mothers, since it’s sex-linked. Additionally, since mollies can’t get black from their father or red from their mother, their only option here is tortoiseshell.

All kittens are spotted tabbies. Technically they should be broken mackerels, but broken mackerels are showing the spotted gene. It just happens that the spotted gene is separate from the mackerel gene which controls mackerel/classic, so sometimes the spots aren’t perfectly broken up.

One noticable difference from the other pairs so far is that these kittens can only have low or no white spotting!

Kitten 1 - Black tom, spotted tabby, short hair, no white spotting (XoY BB Dd Aa tata Mcmc Spsp LL Ss CC)

Looks a lot like mama Pearl :)

Kitten 2 - Black tortoiseshell molly, spotted tabby, short hair, low white spotting (XOXo BB Dd Aa tata Mcmc Spsp LL Ss CC)

Kitten 3 - Black tom, spotted tabby, short hair, low white spotting (XoY BB Dd Aa tata Mcmc Spsp LL Ss CC)

Kitten 4 - Black tortoiseshell molly, spotted tabby, short hair, no white spotting (XOXo BB Dd Aa tata Mcmc Spsp LL Ss CC)

This one took a while because for some reason finding a good image of a spotted torbie without white is really hard? And this one honestly does have some white, just pretend it isn’t there at all I guess bc it’s the closest we’re gonna get ��

[kittypets-unite-au]

Allegiances

THUNDERCLAN

Leader: Bluestar- Tall blue gray lynx point molly with a scar on her shoulder. Blue eyes

Apprentice: Sandpaw

Deputy: Redtail- Small, mostly white calico tom with a bushy dark ginger tail. Amber eyes

Apprentice: Dustpaw

Druid(s): Spottedleaf- Petite calico molly with a plumy tail. Yellow eyes

Apprentice: Smudgepaw

Lorekeepers: Robinwing- Brown calico ticked tabby molly. Hazel eyes

Patchpelt- Black and white tom. Yellow eyes

Apprentice: Ravenpaw

Mossburr- Gray and white spotted tabby molly with long ears. Green eyes

Warriors: Rosetail- Heavily scarred cinnamon calico molly.

Lionheart- Regal golden classic tabby tom with a thick ruff of fur and nicked ears. Green eyes

Apprentice: Graypaw

Tigerclaw- Huge dark brown mackerel tabby tom with a white belly and paws, tufted ears, and a long scar on the bridge of his nose. Amber eyes

Apprentice: Fawnpaw

Whitestorm- Silver and white broken mackerel tabby tom. Yellow eyes

Apprentice: Sandpaw

Brindleface- Pale gray spotted tabby molly with white paws. Yellow eyes

Cherrygaze- Cinnamon mackerel tabby calico molly. Green eyes

Darkstripe- Slender dark gray tabby tom. Amber eyes

Runningwind- Pale brown mackerel tabby tom with a pale belly. Amber eyes

Mousefur- Pale brown molly with a white chin. Yellow eyes

Apprentice: Firepaw

Longtail- Lean cream mackerel tabby tom with unusually dark stripes. Green eyes

Caretakers: Fuzzypelt- Black tom with messy fur. Yellow eyes

Dappletail- Lean brown tortoiseshell molly. Pale green eyes

Aspenfoot- Skinny pale golden and white ticked tabby moggie(she/him) with darker ears. One amber eye, one blue eye

Willowpelt- Pale gray molly with a darker stripe running down her back. Pale blue eyes

Apprentices: Sandpaw- Huge, mostly cream dilute calico molly. Green eyes

Dustpaw- Short, stocky brown ticked tabby tom with a white belly. Yellow eyes

Ravenpaw- Lanky black tom with a white locket, tail-tip, and front paws. Yellow eyes

Graypaw- Large, fluffy pale gray classic tabby tom. Pale yellow eyes

Smudgepaw- Plump black and white tom. Green eyes

Firepaw- Lanky ginger ticked tabby tom. Dark green eyes

Fawnpaw- Stocky fawn ticked tabby molly with a white chest and paws. Amber eyes

Perma-Queens: Speckletail- Pale golden spotted tabby molly with a white chest. Green eyes

Quailmist- Plump pale gray molly with distinctly dark mackerel tabby markings. Bright amber eyes

Queens: Goldenflower- Large golden classic tabby molly with white paws. Amber eyes

Frostfoot- Black molly with a white muzzle, chest, and paws. Yellow eyes

Kits: Swiftkit- Black and white tom with scruffy fur. Yellow eyes

Lynxkit- Skinny, small calico molly with tufted ears. Green eyes

Brackenkit- Large golden classic tabby tom

Cinderkit- Round dark gray molly with a white muzzle, chest, and belly

Brightkit- Golden calico molly

Thornkit- Skinny golden classic tabby tom with white paws and a white chest

Elders: Smallear- Small dark gray tom with folded ears. Hazel eyes

Whiteeye- Very pale gray molly. One blind eye, other eye is yellow

Sparrowpelt- Dark brown tom with a stub for a tail. Amber eyes

SHADOWCLAN

Leader: Raggedstar- Large dark brown mackerel tabby tom. Pale green eyes

Deputy: Brokentail- Stocky ginger mackerel tabby tom with a short muzzle. Amber eyes

Druid(s): Yellowfang- Stocky, heavily scarred mostly gray dilute tortoiseshell molly with a flat muzzle. Yellow eyes

Foggynose- Pale gray and white tom with missing fur on his nose. Green-yellow eyes

Lore-keepers: Archeye- Dark gray tom with an arch-like white marking over his left eye. Yellow eyes

Toadskip- Dark brown spotted tabby tom. Green eyes

Apprentice: Cypresspaw

Pinethroat- Pale cinnamon ticked tabby tom. Amber eyes

Quietsong- Pale silver point molly. Dark blue eyes

Warriors: Scorchwind- Heavily scarred dark ginger classic tabby tom. Amber eyes

Amberleaf- Pale ginger ticked tabby molly. Amber eyes

Blizzardwing- White tom with black ears and a black tail. Pale yellow eyes

Apprentice: Cedarpaw

Lizardstripe- Slender pale brown mackerel tabby molly with very dark stripes. Green eyes

Nightpelt- Skinny black tom with a nick in his left ear. Amber eyes

Apprentice: Starlingpaw

Clawface- Dark brown tom with black ears and three long scars on his face. Amber eyes

Frogtail- Small gray tom with a limp left hindpaw. Green eyes

Newtspeck- Tortoiseshell molly with shaggy fur and a missing patch of fur on her haunches. Amber eyes

Mudpath- Pale brown spotted tabby tom with white paws. Pale green eyes

Applefur- Short dark cinnamon classic tabby molly. Amber eyes

Apprentice: Whitepaw

Tangleburr- Dilute tortoiseshell molly with tattered ears and a scar on her muzzle. Amber eyes

Blackfoot- Large, bulky seal point tom with heavily nicked ears. Yellow eyes

Russetfur- Dark ginger ticked tabby molly. Yellow eyes

Apprentice: Drizzlepaw

Sootclaw- Pale gray point tom with nicked ears. Blue eyes

Jaggedtooth- Dark gray mackerel tabby tom. Pale amber eyes

Scavengers: Mousewing- Black tom with white paws, and white chest, and a white muzzle. Yellow eyes

Thymestalker- Tall lilac lynx point tom. Green eyes

Finchflight- Short tortoiseshell molly. Pale green eyes

Apprentice: Hemlockpaw

Timberfall- Dark brown point tom. Blue eyes

Apprentice: Salamanderpaw-

Boulderpelt- Small silver tom with white paws. Green eyes

Caretakers: Rowanberry- Plump dark cinnamon spotted tabby molly. Pale green eyes

Apprentice: Poppypaw

Wolfstep- Dark gray tom with a pale belly. Yellow eyes

Deerfoot- Pale brown point tom with a white muzzle and belly. Amber eyes

Stumpytail- Skinny dark brown tom with a pale belly and a nubby tail. Green eyes

Apprentices: Cedarpaw- Large dark gray dilute tortoiseshell tom. Amber eyes

Cypresspaw- Large dark brown mackerel tabby tom. Green-yellow eyes

Poppypaw- Cinnamon and white molly. Pale yellow eyes

Peatpaw- Stocky pale cinnamon spotted tabby tom. Hazel eyes

Whitepaw- White molly with gray speckles along her back. Yellow eyes, one eye blind

Starlingpaw- Black tom with a white chest. Yellow eyes

Drizzlepaw- Pale gray spotted tabby tom. Blue eyes

Salamanderpaw- Fluffy tortie point molly with protruding front canines. Dark green eyes

Perma-queens: Hollyflower- Sleek black and white molly. Amber eyes

Queens: Fernshade- Dark dilute tortoiseshell molly. Dark green eyes

Ashpelt- Small pale gray lynx point tom with white paws. Dark amber eyes

Darkflower- Slender black molly. Amber eyes

Kits: Oakkit- Pale brown mackerel tabby tom. Green eyes

Ratkit- Small dark brown tom. Yellow eyes

Snowkit- White molly with brown ears and a brown tail. Blue eyes

Bagerkit- Black and white tom. Yellow eyes

Midnightkit- Black molly with white paws. Amber eyes

Brownkit- Dark brown tom. Pale copper eyes

Littlekit- Small, pale brown mackerel tabby tom with a short tail. Pale green eyes

Dawnkit- Cream mackerel tabby molly

Mosskit- Brown mackerel tabby tom with white paws

Volekit- Gray tom

Elders: Brackenfoot- Ginger point tom with a gray muzzle. Blue eyes

Brightflower- Dilute tortoiseshell molly with a nick in her left ear. Amber eyes

Poolcloud- Small brown and white mackerel tabby molly. Yellow eyes

Dustcloud- Pale brown moggie (he/they) with shaggy fur. Dark amber eyes

RIVERCLAN

Leader: Crookedstar- Large pale brown mackerel tabby tom with a twisted jaw. Pale green-yellow eyes

Deputy: Oakheart- Stocky cinnamon tom with a lighter belly and paws. Dark green eyes

Druid(s): Mudfur- Small pale brown tom with a darker back and ears and a long, jagged scar along his left shoulder. Pale yellow eyes

Lore-keepers: Softwing- Fluffy cinnamon calico molly. Amber eyes

Apprentice: Pebblepaw

Mallownose- Dark brown and white molly. Green eyes

Apprentice: Loudpaw

Owlpelt- Dark brown tom with white paws, a white muzzle, chest, and belly. Bright yellow eyes

Vixenleap- Black smoke molly with white paws. Amber eyes

Warriors: Whitefang- Brown and white mackerel tabby tom. Yellow eyes

Beetlenose- Large black smoke tom. Yellow eyes

Voleclaw- Gray smoke tom. Amber eyes

Graypool- Dark gray molly with a silver muzzle. Deep amber eyes

Sedgecreek- Lilac spotted tabby molly with an unusually long, plumy tail. Green eyes

Apprentice: Silverpaw

Reedtail- Dark brown mackerel tabby tom with white paws. Dark green eyes

Ivytail- Pale brown mackerel tabby molly with very dark stripes. Dark green eyes

Blackclaw- Black smoke tom. Yellow eyes

Apprentice: Raypaw

Skyheart- Brown smoke molly. Blue eyes

Leopardfur- Golden spotted tabby molly with a white muzzle and paws. Amber eyes

Apprentice: Icepaw

Stonefur- Heavily scarred dark gray tom with a pale belly and muzzle. Yellow eyes

Apprentice: Shadepaw

Mistyfoot- Dilute calico molly with a white chest. Amber eyes

Frogleap- Pale brown mackerel tabby tom. Pale green eyes

Whiteclaw- Black and white tom. Yellow eyes

Grasswhisker- Pale brown molly with white paws. Dark green eyes

Chubpelt- Pale golden mackerel tabby tom. Pale amber eyes

Dapplestream- Calico molly. Green eyes

Caretakers: Willowswirl- Pale gray classic tabby molly with long leg fur. Blind pale amber eyes

Petaldust- Dilute calico molly. Dark amber eyes

Apprentice: Flowerpaw

Dawnbright- Pale cinnamon calico molly. Pale amber eyes

Apprentice: Heavystep

Springstep- Pale brown and white molly. Bright green eyes

Apprentices: Silverpaw- Slender silver classic tabby molly with a white muzzle. Pale green eyes

Icepaw- White molly with dark gray ears. Amber eyes

Pebblepaw- Pale gray spotted tabby tom. Pale green eyes

Raypaw- Large dark gray smoke tom with white paws. Yellow eyes

Flowerpaw- Slender pale gray and white ticked tabby moggie (they/them). Amber eyes

Shadepaw- Lean-muscled dark gray molly. Deep amber eyes

Heavypaw- Stocky dark brown mackerel tabby tom with white paws. Amber eyes

Loudpaw- Plump pale brown mackerel tabby tom with white paws and a white chin. Pale yellow eyes

Perma-queens: Greenflower- Pale brown classic tabby molly with white paws. Green eyes

Queens: Mosspelt- Small, fluffy calico molly. Dark green eyes

Kits: Cricketkit- Dark brown tom. Amber eyes

Splashkit- Pale gray classic tabby tom. Pale blue eyes

Wavekit- Dark gray classic tabby tom with white paws. Blue eyes

Dawnkit- Ginger molly. Amber eyes

Woodkit- Dark brown tom. Pale green eyes

Robinkit- Brown calico molly. Dark green eyes

Elders: Echomist- Gorgeous, stout black smoke molly with sleek fur. Yellow eyes

Piketooth- Skinny dark brown tom with elongated canine teeth and a graying muzzle. Dark amber eyes

Shimmerpelt- Slender black molly. Yellow eyes

Rippleclaw- Large silver classic tabby tom with tattered ears and a wrenched right shoulder. Bright yellow eyes

WINDCLAN

Leader: Tallstar- Tall, slender black and white tom with large ears. Amber eyes

Deputy: Deadfoot- Skinny black tom with a twisted left front paw with nicked ears. Yellow eyes

Druid(s): Barkface- Stocky dark brown lynx point tom with a nub tail. Amber eyes

Lore-keepers: Sorrelshine- Dark brown calico molly. Green eyes

Wrenfeather- Cinnamon ticked tabby molly. Pale amber eyes

Apprentice: Fleetpaw

Flytail- Pale gray and white ticked tabby tom. Yellow eyes

Eveningheart- Ginger spotted tabby tom. Dark amber eyes

Moor-runners: Ryestalk- Tall cinnamon spotted tabby molly with three claw-mark scars across her flank. Green eyes

Stagleap- Pale brown spotted tabby tom with white paws and a white tail-tip. Amber eyes

Harefur- Pale brown molly with a white underbelly. Dark green eyes

Bristlefang- Dark gray spotted tabby molly with a tattered right ear. Yellow eyes

Patchfeather- Large black and white tom with a scar on his right shoulder. Copper eyes

Fleckear- Brown mackerel tabby moggie with a white spot on his ear, and a white chin and white paws. One yellow eye and one dark green eye

Apprentice: Onepaw

Mudclaw- Dark brown mackerel tabby tom. Amber eyes

Tornear- Pale gray spotted tabby tom with tattered ears. Amber eyes

Meadowrunner- Lanky gray ticked tabby molly. Green eyes

Paleclaw- Stocky pale gray moggie with white paws. Yellow eyes

Tunnelers: Mistmouse- Small pale gray and white spotted tabby molly with small, rounded ears. Pale amber eyes

Apprentice: Tawnypaw

Rookfeather- Black tom with very long whiskers. Amber eyes

Mousestripe- Pale brown mackerel tabby molly. Yellow eyes

Apprentice: Webpaw

Tinyfang- Small black and white tom with a nicked right ear. Dark green eyes

Pochardface- Short brown tom. Pale green eyes

Dawnbriar- Ginger ticked tabby molly with white paws and a white locket on her chest. Amber eyes

Caretakers: Rushtail- Pale cinnamon spotted tabby tom. Pale green eyes

Doespring- Petite pale brown and white molly with large eyes. Pale amber eyes

Apprentice: Whitepaw

Morningflower- Stout dilute calico molly. Amber eyes

Oatcloud- Cinnamon spotted tabby tom. Deep gold eyes

Apprentices: Onepaw- Pale brown mackerel tabby tom with white paws. Gold eyes

Webpaw- Dark gray classic tabby tom. Pale yellow eyes

Tawnypaw- Golden ticked tabby molly. Green eyes

Fleetpaw- Tall, lanky pale gray ticked tabby molly. Pale blue eyes

Whitepaw- White molly with small ginger patches along her back and a ginger tail. Vibrant green eyes

Perma-queens: Hawksoar- Dark brown molly with a pale belly and chest, and nicked ears. Bright yellow eyes

Queens: Ashfoot- Short gray ticked tabby molly with a white chest and paws. Amber eyes

Kits: Hillkit- Pale gray classic tabby tom

Downkit- Fluffy black molly

Eaglekit- Lanky pale gray ticked tabby tom with a white chest.

Elders: Appledawn- Plump, curly furred pale cream mackerel tabby molly with a graying muzzle. Yellow eyes

Cloudrunner- Tall gray and white tom with nicked ears and a long scar on his left elbow. Blue eyes

Woolytail- Bulky, curly furred dark brown and white tom. Amber eyes

Crowfur- Grizzled black tom with white paws with patches of missing fur. Yellow eyes

CATS OUTSIDE THE CLANS

Scourge- Small, lean black tom with one white paw and a red collar. Bright orange eyes

Henry- Old, fat brown classic tabby tom with white paws. Amber eyes

[sparrowminder]

Hello! :) I've been wanting to use polygenes in my cat's genos, but I have no idea how haha. Do you have any idea how I could represent, for example, the polygenes that control spotted tabby? I have a decent idea of how polygenes themselves work, but not really how to represent them. Could a simplified version that just has more sp genes (so, SpSpspsp instead of just Spsp, for example) work, or would that be inaccurate or not work at all for some/all polygenes? Tysm in advance! <3

Hi!

I actually have a polygenic version of my kitten generator to tidy up and release soon, in the meantime I can give you the overview of what I'm currently using.

While it would be accurate to actually list out multiple loci, it is also kind of tedious. So I just pick a symbol, and pair it with a number. You can make the maximum number as big as you want depending on how granular you want to be, but currently I'm using 1-10 for wide band and 1-6 for everything else.

The ones in the calculator are:

Pigment (Pig): 1 (light) - 6 (dark). Determines the overall density of pigment which affects the color of solids and stripes on tabbies.

Rufousing (Ruf): 1 (cool) - 6 (warm). Determines density of red pigment, which affects redness of red-based tabbies, warm undertones on black-based tabbies, and tarnishing on silvers.

Wide Band (Wb): 1 (very low) - 10 (tipped). 1-6 covers the nongolden range, after that 7 is golden/very light silver, 8 is shaded, 9 is tipped, and 10 is the extreme phenotype such as copper.

Spotted (Sp): 1 (full mackerel) - 6 (full spotted). Middle is varying degrees of broken/loosely spotted.

Ticked Modifier (Tm): 1 (standard ticked) - 6 (agouti tabby). Can also be represented nicely as incomplete dominant if polygenes are too much of a pain.

Bengal Modifier (Bm): 1 (standard pattern) - 6 (bengal pattern). Same deal as Tm.

White Modifier (Wm): 1 (low degree) - 6 (high degree). Determines more precisely the amount of white spotting in addition to the actual white gene. For example, a Wsw Wm1 cat would have very little visible white, a WsWs Wm1 cat would be a bicolor.

Eye Pigmentation (P) and Eye Refraction (R) are also 1-6 and follow my convoluted rules for eye color modeling.

[mallowstep]

Can I ask for hypokits between Jay & Kestrelflight and Lion & Berry, with Berry and Jay being trans? I find cat genetics really interesting and the fact that you can Just Do It blows my mind

yes, you can. okay: i realize i've never said this publicly, but for Reasons, i only do one set of hypokits/ask (mostly i'd never answer them if i accepted more than one), so i'll do jay&kestrel here, and then kindly ask you to resend the lion/berry ones. ty for ur patience <3

and yes, yes cat genetics are fascinating. i'm planning on...well, not sure when, but i'd like to Expand my alleles and such to include some fun things, so next time i have some free time and can sit down with a pile of resources? yeah.

alright, on topic: jay and kestrel.

here's my jay info from when i last did him, altho i'm changing him carrying cinnamon to him carrying chocolate because it makes more sense, and i won't be able to "force" a full set of options here anyway.

Bb/Dd/Ii/wbwb/Aa/tata/spsp/tbtb/Ll/wsws/o/CC

(he's not tortie so it doesn't matter if he's carrying the kits. when it comes to trans relationships it only Really matters if cats are tortie or mixed between ginger and not ginger. i.e., two grey cats are always going to have kits that are black, brown, cinnamon, or associated dilutes and etc., two ginger cats will always be ginger or cream, etc. that's just a quick genetics comment for u xd.)

and for kestrelflight...

urgh okay so i could handwave and say he has vitiligo (which wow! i've finally learned to spell bc in my head it sounds like "vigil-ato," rhymes with "gelato," because the part of my brain that does letters -> sounds is, scientifically speaking, broken), but i want some variety so...

Bb/Dd/Ii/wbwb/aa/tata/Spsp/tmtb/Ll/Wsws/o/CC

kestrel could carry cinnamon instead of chocolate but it doesn't matter and it saves me from writing out an extra character. i didn't give him ticked tabby because of tabby breakthrough stuff and trying to support the idea of spots. i'd give him two copies but i want there to be kit variety so.

alright! options:

BB, Bb (black); bb (chocolate)

DD, Dd (not dilute); dd (dilute)

II, Ii (silver); ii (not silver)

wbwb (no wide bands)

Aa (tabby); aa (solid)

tata (not ticked tabby)

Spsp (spotted); spsp (not spotted)

tmtb (mackerel); tbtb (classic)

LL, Ll (short hair); ll (long hair)

Wsws (<50% white); wsws (no white)

o, oo (black)

CC (no albino)

and examples...

k1: lilac smoke she-cat with long fur (bb/dd/Ii/wbwb/aa/tata/spsp/tbtb/ll/wsws/oo/CC)

k2: black silver spotted tabby tom (BB/Dd/II/wbwb/Aa/tata/Spsp/tmtb/Ll/wsws/o/CC)

k3: blue and white she-cat with long fur (Bb/dd/ii/wbwb/aa/tata/Spsp/tbtb/ll/Wsws/oo/CC)

k4: black and white smoke she-cat with long fur (BB/Dd/Ii/wbwb/aa/tata/spsp/tbtb/ll/Wsws/oo/CC)

and example pics...

okay i got distracted because i was pointed to a new resource for cat genetics and ended up buying a book and. well. it's a long story. but y'know. i was hoping for new cat photos but unfortunately it seems not but still. new book! very exciting. do i have time to read it? not really. sigh.

k1: lilac smoke (pretty bb)

k2: black silver spotted tabby

k3: blue bicolour

k4: black bicolour (usually i do prefer coat colours to patterns when it comes to choosing photos but i think we've seen enough black smoke cats that i can be forgiven for my bias of black and white cats)

[cycloneseason]

Year Three - Aston Colony

Spring

CAT COUNT: 15

TOM:MOLLY RATIO: 10:5

Archcloud gives birth to Beechleap’s kittens: Squirrel, Silver, Tulip, Ginger, Cotton, Night, and Gray.

COMMANDER

Eastwind the Founder (6y; 8/9) - shorthaired polydactyl lilac point molly

LEGATE

Maplebright (7y) - longhaired black silver mackerel torbie and white molly

MENDER

Fleckmask (2y) - longhaired polydactyl black smoke karpati tom with low white and curled ears

DOYEN

None.

EMISSARIES

Eveninggaze (6y) - longhaired lilac ticked tabby tom with white gloves

Beechleap (3y) - shorthaired polydactyl cinnamon golden rosetted tabby tom with high white

KEEPERS

Barkfur (2y) - shorthaired chocolate mackerel tabby tom with curled ears

Vixentail (2y) - shorthaired polydactyl red molly with low white

TENDERPAWS

None.

QUEENS & KITTENS

Archcloud (3y) - longhaired blue silver mackerel caliby molly with a shortened tail (mother of Beechleap’s kittens: Squirrel, a longhaired red broken braided tabby tom with high white; Silver, a longhaired polydactyl blue golden broken braided tabby tom with high white; Tulip, a shorthaired blue broken braided caliby molly with a shortened tail; Ginger, a shorthaired polydactyl red silver broken braided tabby tom with high white and a shortened tail; Cotton, a shorthaired blue golden broken mackerel tabby tom with high white; Night, a longhaired polydactyl black tom with high white and a shortened tail; Gray, a longhaired polydactyl blue silver broken braided tabby tom with high white)

[stagwhisker]

Zepp's Wc Design Headcanons

-- I've always pictured Poppyfrost as a diluted tortie point. Anytime the -frost suffix is on a cat I alwasy see them as white or pointed tbh.

-- Bluestar ABSOLUTELY resembles a Nebelung in my eyes I can not change this anymore. We need more long haired bluestar.

-- Crowfeather has the Windclan look, that being similar to an Oriental Shorthair with big ears and a thin frame. He's blue but it's on the darker end.

-- Nightcloud looks much more like what you'd see from Shadowclan than windclan with a shorter, stockier build. Fluffy classic smoke tabby. I can't see her as anything but tabby tbh and it could be because my brain needed some kind of destinction between her a Breezepelt.

-- Breezepelt looks JUST like his dad with the same ears, eyes, and frame but gets his neck fur and feather tail from his mama. He's a classic smoke as well but it's not as obvious as Nightcloud, he looks more solid.

-- Leafpool looks like a cinnamon tortie I don't make the rules. (This is actually exactly how I see Leafpool, Lionblaze got his lion look from somewhere and it wasnt rat ass Crowfeather)

-- Sasha makes more sense as a flame point than a seal point seeing as Mothwing was straight up red/cream. I also think it would explain why shes never described with typical pointed features like dark legs and face because they just don't always show up well.

-- I've always liked seal point Hawkfrost designs with more white on them even though I have NEVER drawn him that way for some reason. I think it separates him a bit more from every other tabby in wc. Pretty Boy Hawkfrost has also been burned into my brain the past several years.

-- Longtail has short legs, not like munchkin short, but short enough that when compared to his tail it's noticeable. It's a trait from grandpa Adderfang that skipped Patchpelt and rammed into Longtail.

-- Sandstorm will always be a torbie in my mind no you can't change it. I have two Sandstorm variations, one being a cinnamon torbie and one being a regular Torbie so it looks like her fur is colored like yellow and black sand.

-- Ashfur is a big guy, big enough to square up to Bramble if he wasn't such a coward. He gets this from his mama Brindleface who I've always seen as a pretty big cat. Fernsong has it too actually.

-- Birchfall is a silver broken mackerel tabby. Honestly I'm not sure why he isn't grey or silver in canon anyway since he was named Birch as a kit but whatever.

-- Shadowsight looks a lot more like Tigerstar II than Dovewing. Big, solid, fluffy boy.

-- Flipclaw is a red tabby to me. I used to see him as a brown tabby but I can't now.

-- Millie is a silver torbie. I like this a lot because it helps separate her from "Silverstream 2" a bit more. Also just makes her a unique cat since I can't see any others as silver torbies. Probably carries point like Greystripe too.

-- Blossomfall has Vitilago! That's it, thats the headcanon.

-- Briarlight is a dark seal point. The kind that almost look Tonkinese/Burmese.

-- I have ALWAYS seen Tree and Rootspring as big cats. I know in canon Tree is supposed to be smaller but screw that big fluffy dad. I'vre tried drawing Tree like he is in the books and it never sticks. Rootspring is a bigger cat because of the Sisters' blood on his dads side and Hawkwing's blod on his mothers side. Not as big as Tree and hes not as solid but still bigger than the Skyclan apprentices at least. Which kind of adds on to how silly it is to the others that he's just kind of bad at everything at first.

-- SPEAKING of cats I imagine bigger than they are in canon Alderheart is absolutely the same size as his dad. I can't see him as a small cat, just gentle giant.

-- Same with Feathertail too she's a big cat like Graystripe and looks even bigger on top of it with her thicker fur.

-- Rosetail was a chimera. I've seen some chimera cats that have their tail a different coat and not the rest of their body before. It's rare but it does happen.

-- Crookedstar is a black tabby and Oakheart is a greyish tabby. They have two grey parents and honestly with their names it would make more sense with Crooked being named Storm as a kit and oak trees tending to have a more washed out color of greyish brown. (Crooked on the left, Oak on the right)

I ran out of images I could add so there might be a part 2 to this eventually but for now this is just about it!

[climbdraws]

hey! i really adore your art and just wanna ask what kind of cat breed you imagine thunderclan or skyclan as? you've said before that you imagine shadowclan as cobby cats :0

oh man I used to have this really old guide I made describing my ideal breeds/types for each clan but I think it was on my old blog ;o;

so let’s do this again cause im bored lol 

SO as much as the Erins like to push the “cats can’t have kits w/ a cat outside their clan”, that doesn’t really work irl due to years of inbreeding. Old forest queens typically kept the father a secret unless the two are a bonded/mated pair who have multiple litters. Queens will sometimes seek mates in loners/rogues, or cross-clan breeding. River/Wind and Shadow/Sky are not uncommon, but Thunder is extremely traditional and view cross-breeding as an extreme sin (esp with a rival clan) 

Thunderclan - largest cats in size, classic & mackerel tabbies, black tabbies & torbies, solid colors are a bit uncommon, typically long-haired, rare traits are white/silver/smoke/fawn/lilac/cream/cinnamon/ticked tabbies, least likely to bring in outside blood due to traditionalist views (pre-Firestar), low birthrate & small litters due to inbreeding

Breed Ideals: Maine Coon, Norwegian Forest, Nebelung 

(Maine Coon black classic tabby) 

Riverclan - 2nd biggest cats in size, classic & broken mackerel & spotted tabbies, can include any color but black or blue silver is most common, white is extremely common, typically long or medium furred, short tails are a unique trait, not uncommon to breed with passing loners at the farm (so long as a Kit doesn’t have split allegiances between clans they don’t really care - same with Wind/Shadow) 

Breed Ideals - Turkish Angora, Cymric, Turkish Van, Cashmere Bengal 

(Turkish Angora black silver mackerel tabby bicolor) 

SkyClan (old forest) - typically medium or long furred, powerful & muscular legs, mackerel & spotted & ticked tabbies, white/chocolate/cinnamon/red not uncommon, silver is rare, curled ear mutation is common due to inbreeding (similar to Thunder) 

Breed Ideals - Norwegian Forest, Somali, American Curl, Siberian  

(Norwegian Forest black calico)

Windclan - cats can be tall/large but are usually very skinny & lean compared to other clans, various colors/patterns due to outbreeding with loners/rogues to keep bloodlines healthy, short-furred typically, ticked & spotted tabbies are most common but solid & pointed cats are common as well, large ears & long legs to help them hunt in tall grass

Breed Ideals - Oriental, Egyptian Mau, Ocicat, Havana Brown, Serengeti 

(Oriental Shorthair chocolate spotted tabby bicolor)

Shadowclan - small but stocky, typically dark colors & solids to help them blend in at night, large round eyes, curled/permed hair mutation is not uncommon, typically classic tabbies, white/fawn/lilac/cream are rare 

Breed Ideals - Siberian, Selkirk Rex, Burmese, British Short/Longhair 

(British Longhair black smoke) 

[feliquest]

Feliquest is pleased to announce that our head artist has completed all the files needed for our cat creator demo!  In celebration of that, here’s a little post introducing it.

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Version one of the cat demo features some basic genes, but does not reflect the final art style for the site. This is essentially an early preview of what we can do and a loose guideline for what to expect from the game. Some things will change - for example, the full game will feature two different spotted tabby layers depending on if the cat is mackerel or classic tabby, and we will be switching to the most recent information regarding the ticked tabby system. Cat genetics are constantly changing, new discoveries are being made and old knowledge is being rehashed and expanded on - we aim to reflect that in Feliquest.

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The demo will include black, chocolate, cinnamon, and red coat colors, as well as the dilute gene which can be used to create blue, lilac, fawn, and cream. Tortoiseshell will be available as well, with the patterning changing depending on the amount of white spotting the cat has just like in real cats! Classic tabby, broken classic tabby, mackerel tabby, broken mackerel tabby, spotted tabby, heterozygous ticked tabby, and homozygous ticked tabby will be available, and a wider selection of tabbies will be featured in the end game. Ten different levels of white spotting will be available, ranging from mittens and a white chin to dominant white covering the entire cat. Colorpoint, mink, sepia, silver, and smoke will be featured as well. These traits can be combined to produce a total of 8,962 unique phenotypes!

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While the files are all complete, our programmer is still in the process of coding the demo, a process we hope to have finished by the end of April. In the meantime - can you guess what phenotypes these cats are?

[catsofsealandsky]

TRIBE OF MOUNTAIN SONG

CAVE SINGER: 

FLIGHT OF WATCHFUL KESTREL (Kestrel Flight)

 -Scarred small chocolate spotted tabby longhair tom with hazel eyes.   

  Listener: Dragonfly Flare

HEAD TALON GUARD:                                                                                 WOLF SINGING ON ICY LEDGE (Singing Wolf)

-Silver ticked tuxedo tabby longhaired tom with green eyes.  

     HEAD PREY RUNNER:                                                                                      STING OF SWIFT BEE (Swift Bee)

- Longhaired cream and white tabby tom with green-yellow eyes.

TALON GUARDS:

VALOR IN NIGHT EMBERS (Ember Night)

-Smokey tortoiseshell molly with yellow eyes. 

MIST OVER RUSHING WATERS (Mist Water)

-Brown and cream fluffy molly with green eyes.

BAT FLYING THROUGH STORM'S EYE (Bat Storm)

-Large longhaired black smoke molly with hazel eyes.

SAGE IN BLACK SHADOWS OF NIGHT (Black Sage)

-Large shaggy black smoke tom with green eyes.

Listener: Flare Fox

MORNING DEW ON MOUNTAIN LILIES (Mountain Dew)

-Longhaired broken mackerel calico tom with blue eyes.

LIGHTNING LEAPING BETWEEN STORM CLOUDS (Lightning Storm)

-Silver spotted tuxedo torbie molly with blue eyes.

THUNDER OF LION'S FURY (Thunder Lion)

-Huge black ticked tuxedo tabby longhair with blazing orange eyes. 

TUSK OF CHARGING BOAR (Boar Tusk)

-Powerful longhaired black tabby tom with white locket and gold eyes.

Listener: Smoldering Ash

THORNS SNAGGING HUNTERS FUR (Snag Thorn)

-Sturdy brown and white tabby molly with golden eyes.

Listener: Mud Wolf

MAGPIE GAZING INTO STORMS EYES (Magpie Gaze)

-Tall black bicolor molly with pale green eyes.

SHARP BILL OF WATCHFUL HERON (Sharp Heron)

-Broad silver tabby tom with small ears and brown eyes.

WOLF DANCING IN MOON’S LIGHT  (Dancing Wolf)

-Silver chocolate spotted calico molly with folded ears and amber eyes.

STORM CLOUDS CURLING IN NIGHT SKY (Storm Cloud)

- Black and gray curly longhair tom with white markings.

ELK CROWNED BY BLAZING SUN (Sun Elk)

-Big chocolate smoke fur tom with golden eyes.

TALE OF DANCING RAVEN (Raven Tale)

-Large black tom longhair with yellow eyes.

STONE PEAKS REFLECTING WRATHFUL THUNDER (Thunder Stone)

-Tall longhair silver tabby tom with yellow eyes.

PREY RUNNERS:

CRY IN DARK NIGHT SHADOWS (Night Cry)

-Longhair thin black and white smoke with green-yellow eyes.

RAGE OF HOWLING WINDS (Wind Howl)

-Small dark smoke chocolate molly with yellow eyes.

Listener: Windy Peak

AMBER FEATHERS IN RAVENS WING (Amber Feather)

-Long black tom with russet rusting and pale green eyes.

Listener: Cascade Mist

RABBIT RUNNING THROUGH FIRE (Rabbit Fire)

-Long furred cinnamon tuxedo mackerel molly with amber eyes. 

PALE DEER CASTING DARK SHADOWS (Deer Shadow)

-Chocolate and white tabby tom with short tail and mismatched eyes.

Listener: Clay Brook

SWIFT FLYING ON TWILIGHT HORIZON (Swift Horizon)

-Sleek black and white molly with golden eyes.

Listener: Fire Whirl

MOOSE CHARGING DOWN MOUNTAINSIDE (Charging Moose)

-Fluffy chocolate molly with yellow eyes.

NIGHT SPIDER ON MOONLIT THREAD  (Night Spider)

-Small black longhair molly with brown eyes.

FIRE WHIRLING IN DRY GRASS (Fire Whirl)

-Tall red tabby tom with pale yellow eyes.  

FIRE IN TOAD’S BELLY (Fire Toad)

-  Stocky torbie molly with golden eyes, white belly, and toes.

LISTENERS:

DRAGONFLY FLARE -  Longhair silver caliby molly with golden eyes.

Mentor: Kestrel Flight

SMOLDERING ASH -     Lithe black tabby tom with amber eyes.

Mentor: Boar Tusk

CLAY BROOK -    Large chocolate and red torbie with yellow eyes.

Mentor: Deer Shadow                         

MUD WOLF -Longhaired chocolate molly with amber eyes.

Mentor: Snag Thorn

FLARE FOX

-Cream and white mackerel tabby longhair tom.

Mentor: Black Sage

CASCADE MIST

-Fluffy gray and white tabby tom with green eyes.

Mentor: Amber Feather

WINDY PEAK

-Fluffy cream, brown and white molly with green eyes.

Mentor: Wind Howl

LIFE-GIVERS:

RAT CLIMBING STEEP CLIFF LEDGE (Rat Cliff)

-Small cinnamon mackerel tabby molly with green eyes.  

CHASM  

- Black solid molly with stubby tail and green eyes.

SKY-WATERS:

REACH OF BLACK BEAR'S SHADOW (Black Reach)

-Large black long furred tom with yellow eyes.