Inkwings design guide
1 – Wings
All inkwings have wings made of ink or any other fluid connected to their art form. a writer might have ink, a painter might have paint, a beekeper might have honey. there are many forms an inkwings wings can take. inkwings can also retract their wings and put them in a bottle or somewhere else and get them back at will. some disabled inkwings need to keep their wings retracted at all times due to energy
2 – bioluminescent scales
all inkwings have bioluminescent scales, that can glow any color visible to dragons. [which is the same as the spectrum for humans] they can be found almost anywhere on the inkwing, anywhere green on the guide above is possible to have bioluminescent scales
3 – whiskers
most inkwings have whiskers, the maximum amount of whiskers is 3 sets. some inkwings don’t have whiskers. the length of whiskers is up to you, although they cannot be floor dragging long.
4 – fluff
all inkwings must have some fluff on their body. some inkwings are partially scaled, feathered, or have partial skin, but all inkwings must have at least 40% fur on their bodies.
5 – horns
all inkwings have some horns, but they can be almost any shape! antlers, big, small, curly, straight, they just must be attached to the head and not attached to each other or the nose horn.
6 – ears
outer ears are an optional attribute to add to your inkwings, they can also have feathered ears like owls, floppy ears, etc, or no ears! they can be big, or small, pointy or round, you have creative freedom with what type of ear you would like!
7 – body type
inkwings can have any body type youd like! fat, skinny, long, muscular, big, small! nothing too exaggerated, like a super long body. or an inkwing that doesnt look like it could have organs!
8 – paws/talons
all inkwings can have paws, or talons! its up to artistic interpretation! the exact number of toes is also up to interpretation! talons not covered in fluff is not a mutation! talons can be scaley, although not feathery or skinlike without a mutation
9 – nose horn
nose horns are very common, but not required. the nose horn can be of any shape and can be as big as the horns, but no bigger. the nose horn cannot be attached to the head horns.
10 – tail
all inkwings must have tails unless due to an injury/amputation. inkwings may have any type of tail, and their tail is flexible, but not prehensile. they may be moved around by hand more than they can naturally. some disabled inkwings wrap their tail around itself to keep it from dragging on the floor.
Required traits
- wings
- can by any material related to their craft. can be put away
- Bioluminecent scales
- some amount of fluff
- look at fur section for more information
Normal traits
- different shaped horns
- although horns need to be attached to head and not to each other
- missing limbs/tails/horns
- no whiskers
- scaley talons
- ear differences
- body type differences
- extra digits [toes/fingers]
- all shapes and types of tails
- although one must have some sort of visible tail
- chimerism
- mismatched traits like horns, wings, etc.
- albinism/melanism/leucism/piebald
Mutations
- Extra limbs/tails/horns/wings/eyes
- sometimes inkwings wings can look like two wings
- more than 50% of the body covered in bioluminecent scales
- Partial feathers/scales/skin
- all inkwings must have at least some fur on their body
- abnormal innards
- plush, plants, electric parts, etc
- abnormal fluff
- elemental, void, fabric, etc
- permanent gore
- plant growth
- includes mushrooms
- and anything else you can think of
Not allowed
- no tail
- a nub is fine, just has to be at least a tiny bit of tail
- fully scaled/feathered
- horns attached to each other
- horns attached to the head
- nose horn connected to head horns