Traits
Crowned Dire (Seasonal)
Crowned Dire
Many stories throughout Ttakor say that Crowned Dires are the children of the moon goddess, Nueis. Some stories talk about the moon goddess falling in love with a Skaejai and wishing to be with him. She made herself mortal and had children with him. All these stories stem from the fact that the Crowned Dires' "crown" is made of the same rare mineral called "Moon Dust."
Crowned Dires are known for the striking crests, or "Crowns," on their heads. Their crowns start from the inner corner of their eyes, travel up the brow bone, and wrap around the sides of their faces.
Crowns do not count for the color count.
Crowned Dires have what you call a "Hood." The hoods on Crowned Dires are their ears. They start from the head where the ears would start and travel down the sides of the neck and into the forearm. The hood is connected to the skin it travels on. The hoods can be fluffy or semi- fluffy, as seen in the example below.
Hoods (and every item colored in dark gray) do not count for the color count.
Crowned Dires have no visible claws but a sizeable permanent dew claw inherited from their closely related cousins, Sun Dires.
Crowned Dires have exposed back thick clawed toes unlike their other Dire counterparts. These feet are also equipped with a large back dewclaw. Along the backside of their hocks, the Crowned Dire has long, sharp osteoderms. Many Crowned Dires learn to fight with their legs, using those spikes as a weapon to defend themselves.
Claws and spikes do not count toward the color count.
Crowned Dires can come in many different tail and horn shapes, so long as they follow the general species' tail guide.
Social characteristics
Crowned Dires have a social dynamic known as High-Born and Low-Borns.
High-Borns will always have their signatured "crowns" while Low-Borns do not have their crowns. Low-Borns happen when a Crowned Dire has a child with a 'buck that is not a Crowned Dire or not a pure Crowned Dire. When using the item Camouflage, you may create a pure Crowned Dire with no crown, making them a Low-Born.
As an option for Low-Borns, you may crop your Low-Born's hood to show its status further as a Low-Born, as seen in the example below.
High-borns are seen as the purest of Crowned Dires and are often treated as Kings and Queens despite not having an ounce of royal blood. This is mainly due to the crowns that concile moon dust. Low-borns are not treated terribly; they often still share close bonds with their family trees. Being a Low-Born means you are not at risk of being murdered for your crowns, and you'll frequently see them taking a carrier path in the military, police force, or the royal onslaught. High-Borns are often hunted by dark guilds of the under rot for their crowns, as moon dust is a very rare mineral that is highly desired. Due to this nature of things, Low-Borns often feel obligated and almost driven to protect the High-Borns.
Not everything is as friendly as it seems, however. Many will always treat Low-Borns as whipped dogs who only live to protect their High-Borns and have no free will. Many Low-Borns cannot help this as it's taught since birth how endangered the High-Borns are and how it's "their" duty to protect them as their familia.
Moon dust
Moon Dust is a rare mineral from moon rocks that fall into ttakor. It is also found inside the crests of the Crowned Dires. This mineral is used in medicine and in the drug Saarksi. Saarksi is a neuro drug that, in high dosage, eats the brain and causes death. It is often sought after by individuals who wish to cause harm without getting caught, as Saarksi leaves no trace. It's an expensive drug.
Moon dust in medicine is used to cure many nasty, otherwise fatal diseases.
Due to their popularity, Crowned Dires are at risk of being targeted for their crowns. A Crowned Dire can live without its crown; however, most, if not all, cases end with the death of the Crowned Dire as the ones who committed the crime wish not to be caught.
Humanoid
Examples show Feral ears, Alt ears and Low-Born feral cropped ears