Nautipods Legacy Traits

Created: 16 August 2023, 21:21:12 UTC
Last updated: 27 March 2024, 21:47:06 UTC

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Nautipod Traits

Shell
Eyes
Helm
Tentacles
Body
Humanoid Body
Misc.

Shell

Required
  • A Shell
Common
  • C Shell - [Standard, rounded and curling shell]
  • Bubble Shell - [Rounded shell without a curl]
  • Oval Shell - [Rounded, but slightly more oblong in shape]
  • Humpback - [Shell is oblong and rounded, flowing into a smooth tip]
  • Bean Shell - [Rounded shell with a slight curve]
Uncommon
Rare
  • Polygonal Shell - [A shell that is considered non-organic in overall shape, having near-exclusively hard edges, sharp corners, and lacking in naturally rounded curves]
  • Blanket Shell - [A flatter edged shell with curvature. Still has dimension]
  • Corkscrew Shell - [Resembles a corkscrew with an overall spiral shape, like a wine bottle opener]
  • Twisted Cone Shell - [Conical shell with a swirl in it]
  • Crescent Shell - [Shell shaped like a crescent moon]
  • Split Shell - [Shell splits off into multiple points, like two shells merged together]
  • Fishy Shell - [Shell that appears and can move like a fish's body. The fins trait is not needed if Fishy Shell is used]
Myth
  • Flat Shell - [Thin, flat shell with little dimension]
  • Abstract Shell - [An undefined shell shape]
  • Manta Influence - [A fishy shell that resembles a manta or ray. Classified by wide, long flapping manta pectoral fins]
Abyssal
  • Overgrown Shell - [General size, dimension, and length can be affected. Must be very clearly larger than are proportional to the character]
Unseen Affliction
  • -
Lore-breaking
  • No Shell

Eyes

Required
  • 2 Eyes Minimum - [Eyes blinded due to injury are not traited, but must still show evidence an eye was once present]
Common
  • Blank Eyes - [Eyes that do not have any pattern ◯] 
  • Black and White Eyes - [Black outline, white inside◯]
  • Round Eyes - [Eyes are circular in shape ◯]
  • Dot Eyes - [Small Pupil ⨀⦿]
  • Slit Eyes
  • Colored Eyes - [Eyes are most commonly black and white, but can be colored as well]
  • Heterochromia
Uncommon
  • Square Eyes - [Pupil is a straight line, square, diamond, or horizontal goat shape] 
  • Half Moon Eyes - [The pupil is reminiscent of a closed eye, a halfmoon shape, or crescent shape. This does not affect the shape of the eye itself]
  • X Eyes - [Pupil is an X or + Shape]
  • Star Eyes - [Stars with varying amounts of points]
  • Heart Eyes - [Pupil is a heart shape]
  • Slash Eyes - [Pupil is a circle with a straight line dividing it ⦸⦶]
Rare
  • Glowing Eyes - [Entire eye or parts of it glow. It must glow the same color as the eye]
  • Metallic Eyes - [Eye that has an overall metallic sheen]
  • Opalescent Eyes - [Eyes have an overall opal sheen]
  • Sparkling Eyes - [Eye that sparkles. Sparkles should not fall from the eye]
  • Target Eyes - [Multiple, target or spiral-like markings in eye]
  • Patterned Eyes - [An eye that can have any pattern, as long as a 'pupil' pattern is visible]
  • Shaped Eyeball - [Actual shape of eye is morphed. Unless the eye has another pupil trait, the pupil shape can match the shape of the eye]
Myth
  • Multiple Eyes (3-6) - [Up to 4 extra eyes on the face]
  • Pattern-Shifting Eye (1-5) - [The pattern of the eye shifts. Patterns should have a similar base to avoid appearing as a completely different eye. This creates up to five patterns total]
Abyssal
Unseen Affliction
  • -
Lore-breaking
  • -

Helm

Required
  • Small Eye Marking - [Eye marking on helm. Does not have to exactly be an eye shape in nature, but has to have a similar placement]
  • Tooth Spike - [At least one small spike on each side of the upper helm resembling a tooth]
  • Lower and Upper helm
Common
  • Pointed Helm - [Triangular in shape]
  • Rounded Helm
  • Stubby Helm - [Short in length]
  • Beak/Hooked Helm - [Has a beak-like curve]
  • Slope Helm - [Helm with a concave slope]
  • Sharp Teeth - [Triangular, pointy helm teeth]
  • Zipper Teeth - [Square helm teeth]
  • Needle Teeth - [Needle-like, thin helm teeth]
  • Closable Helm - [Nautipods can close their helms]
Uncommon
  • Flat Helm - [The helm is flat in shape like the brim of a hat]
  • Crescent Helm - [A non-articulate, crescent shaped helm]
  • Snout Helm - [Resembles an animal's snout with an upturned rounded/bumped end]
  • Skull Helm - [Resembles an animal-like skull with orbital and nasal holes]
  • Mask Helm - [Helm is flat and covers a portion of the face]
  • Multiple Rows of Helm Teeth - [Multiple layers of helm teeth resting over top of one another]
  • Saber Helm - [One tooth or set on the top of the helm is proportionally larger than the rest]
  • Tusk Helm - [One tooth or set on the bottom of the helm is proportionally larger than the rest]
Rare
  • Sword Helm - [Long, pointed helm]
  • Tall Helm - [Length of the helm is situated upwards rather than forward]
  • Peaked Helm - [Further along the shell, resembling a triceratops frill]
Myth
  • Handle Helm - [Helm has a handle-like hole]
  • Grabby Helm - [Helm is shaped like a hand]
  • Plated Helm - [Helm is segmented]
  • Axe Helm - [Forward heavy helm, generally square and axe shaped]
  • Overgrown Helm - [Helm is wide or long in a way that is very clearly larger than is proportional to the character]
Abyssal
  • -
Unseen Affliction
  • -
Lore-breaking
  • No Helm 
  • No Tooth Spike
  • No Eye Markings

Tentacles

Required
  • 2 Tentacles Minimum - [Injury does not count as a trait, but it must still be visible that a tentacle was once there]
Common
  • 2-6 Tentacles
  • Squid Tentacles - [Pair of tentacles that have a diamond shape and longer length]
  • Thick Tentacles
  • Stubby Tentacles
  • Pointed Tentacles
  • Rounded Tentacles
  • Different Length Tentacles - [Within the short, medium, and long ranges]
Uncommon
Rare
Myth
Abyssal
Unseen Affliction
  • -
Lore-breaking
  • No Tentacles 

Body

Required
  • Soft Body - [Soft, fleshy areas, usually the facial area in pod form and have a general fleshy placement in humanoid form]
Common

  • Fur - [Can have small patches of fur. Fur cannot cover the helm, shell, or soft body in its entirety]

Uncommon
  • Floating Body Piece (1-5) - [Small, shaped object floating separately from the body. Must be extension from an existing part, that can include horns, tail tips, and more]
  • Horns/Spikes - [Anywhere on the body, any amount that does not obscure the body’s design. Includes antlers]
  • Particle Markings - [Particles that trail from a specific marking. These can be shaped, but must be small particles]
  • Scale Growth - [Scales growing or carved anywhere on the body (Helm, Shell, Tentacles, Soft Body)]
  • Draping Fins - [Betta fish-like fins. These can be veil-like or semi-transparent]
  • Gills - [Gills on the head area]
  • Catfish Whiskers - [Whiskers on the body or face]
  • Textured - [The hard body (helm and shell) can contain small textured spots such as bumps, small ridges, or rockiness]
  • Fins - [The hard body (helm and shell) can have fins]
  • Cracked - [The hard body (helm and shell) is cracked]
  • Layering - [The hard body (helm and shell) has multiple layers, visibly described as overlapping enclosed pieces of the helm or shell]
  • Slime - [Body (Helm, Shell, Tentacles, Soft Body) can ooze a dripping slime. It can also come from any one specific part]
  • Lip Tags - [The lip has protruding shapes. These can be pointed, zipper shaped, or akin to eyelashes]
  • Opalescent Markings - [Markings shimmer different colors in light -- Effects 3 colors on the body. This trait cannot affect the entirety of the hard or soft body, but can be present on both]
Rare
  • Floating Body Piece (6-10) - [Small, shaped object floating separately from the body. Must be extension from an existing part, that can include horns, tail tips, and more]
  • Glowing Markings - [A marking type that glows -- Effects 3 colors on the body. Glow must be the same color as the color that is glowing. This trait cannot affect the entirety of the hard or soft body, but can be present on both]
  • Metallic Markings - [Markings that reflect light like metal -- They do not change color. Effects 3 colors on the body. This trait cannot affect the entirety of the hard or soft body, but can be present on both]
  • Sparkling Markings - [A marking type that sparkles -- Effects 3 colors on the body. This trait cannot affect the entirety of the hard or soft body, but can be present on both]
  • Rocky Growth - [The hard body (helm and shell) has rocky growths]
  • Jeweled - [The hard body (helm and shell) is embedded with crystal or jewels]
  • Plant Growth - [The body (Helm, Shell, Tentacles, Soft Body) can have Plant growths such as sprouts, flowers, leaves, or grasses, attached or growing on top of it. It cannot overtake an entire body part]
  • Ocean Growth - [Barnacles, starfish, anemone, coral, or other small oceanic growths attached to the pod]
  • Poms - [Small, pom pom-like growths on the body (Helm, Shell, Tentacles, Soft Body)]
  • Rotted - [The hard body (helm and shell) appear rotted at the edges and is depicted with small holes that expose some of the soft body. This does not create holes all the way through the shell]
Myth
  • Floating Body Piece (11-15) - [Small, shaped object floating separately from the body. Must be extension from an existing part, that can include horns, tail tips, and more]
  • Glowing - [Makes the entirety of the Nautipod glow, which includes shell, helm, armor, tentacles, and soft body entirely. Glow color must be the same as the color underneath it]
  • Metallic - [Makes the entirety the hard parts of the Nautipod metallic, which includes shell, helm, and armor entirely]
  • Opalescent - [Makes the entirety the hard parts of the Nautipod opalescent, which includes shell, helm, and armor entirely]
  • Sparkling - [Makes the entirety of the Nautipod sparkle, which includes shell, helm, armor, tentacles, and soft body entirely]
  • Crystalline - [Entire shell and helm are made up of a crystalline substance]
  • Arthropod Influence - [Any part of the design (Helm, Shell, Tentacles) resembling an insect, arthropod, or arachnid counts as 1 myth trait, however the trait naturally allows allows small mouth/face mandibles without additional usage. Examples are segmented tentacles, segmented shell, antennae, etc.]
  • Transparency - [Shell and Helm are transparent enough that the body can be seen within. The soft body is not transparent]
  • Feather Growth - [Small Feathers growing from the hard body (helm and shell). Cannot cover the entirety of the pod's body]
  • Repositioned Mouth - [The mouth is positioned non-standardly on the face, such as horizontal or diagonal]
  • Holed - [The hard body (helm and shell) has a deliberate hole shape within the larger form]
  • Thermal Vents - [Vents on the hard body (helm and shell), usually appearing like small columns, that expel heat]
  • Robotic Body - [The hard body (helm and shell) is metallic with bits of metallic plating, and other small robotic details such as buttons. Cannot articulate like robotics, and must still follow standard shell shapes]
  • Object Growth - [The design grows some form of object across its body. This covers one type of item, even if that specific item (ie: wires, bone) has more than one material]
  • Fused Mouth - [The mouth is connected by strips of skin]
  • Overgrown (Body) - [Body parts that are very clearly larger than are proportional to the character. This trait can work on a single group of body parts, such as arms, legs, hands, body, or neck. Specific aspects will be listed in the trait's notes on each individual design]
  • Unusable Limbs - [Small additional limbs that have digits/joints that are unable to grab or grip objects. These can appear on their own anywhere on the body or attached to other limbs, with the hand/arm's anatomy noticeably changed]
Abyssal
  • Multiple Forms - [The design has more than one form. Forms must be of the same base species as the rest of the forms. Each new form requires x1 extra of this trait]
  • Floating Body Piece (16-20) - [Small, shaped object floating separately from the body. Must be extension from an existing part, that can include horns, tail tips, and more]
  • Second Set of Colors - [Body that can completely change all of its colors -- NOT markings. This covers one extra set of colors, for a total of two. Effects both the hard and soft bodies]
  • Shifting Markings - [Body that can change its markings/patterns -- NOT colors. Examples are eyes that blink, swirls that spin, and generally change appearance. It must remain visually similar]
  • Rainbow Shift - [A set of markings can shift between all colors of the rainbow]
  • Extra Mouths - [Any extra mouth above 3 total mouths (this includes the mouth on the face, meaning the body can have up to two more mouths) counts as an extra touched trait. The extra mouths can be anywhere else on the body as long as one remains on the face. Each mouth can have a tongue, but once the tongues differ from one another it is considered multiple tongues]
  • Mouth Elsewhere on Body - [A mouth that is elsewhere from its proper place on the face]
  • Extra Limbs - [Any extra set of limbs above 3 sets total counts as an extra abyssal trait. This trait can appear on both the humanoid body and pod form]
  • Extra Head - [An extra head in a normal position or elsewhere such as the tail]
  • Dual Body - [Dual body. The nautipod is split into two beings. Shows as a split bodied or two headed humanoid]
  • Object Shell - [Shell and Helm are an inanimate object, includes food. Either or both the helm and shell can be an object, but they must be the same object. Helm must still have an eye marking and helm tooth]
  • Living Shell - [Shell is a living creature. This is often characterised by the face and tentacles coming from the mouth of another creature. Helm must still be clear]
  • Exposed Bone - [Due to injury, bone remains exposed]
  • Wings - [Any Extra set above 2 total sets of wings counts as an extra Abyssal trait]
  • Altered Anatomy - [Anatomy is altered, such as adding an extra joint to a limb, or a wyvern like set of arms]
  • Inanimate Soft Body - [The soft body is robotic or inanimate, including the tentacles]
Unseen Affliction
  • Limbless - [The design is naturally missing a set of limbs, such as arms or legs]
  • Lamprey Mouth - [Teeth are situated in a circle around the mouth. This includes multiple layers]
  • Gulper Mouth - [The mouth extends beyond the bounds of the skull and can open very wide, akin to a gulper eel]
  • Headless - [No head is present]
Lore-breaking
  • -

Humanoid Body

Required
  • 4 Fingers, 1 Thumb - [Nautipod hands should have five digits total, four fingers and one thumb. They can be clawed or blunt like standard human hands. There is no minimum amount for toes, but they can have up to 5]
  • Nautipod Humanoid Form - [A humanoid form based on the existing traits and appearance of the Nautipod's pod form]
  • Mimicking Traits - [The traits of the Shell, Eye, Helm, Tentacles, and Body carry over and are mimicked somehow on the human form]
  • Hand and Foot Armor - [Hands and feet are segmented in an armored way]
  • Joint Patches - [Required on wrists, ankle, and lower neck. Optional on arms, legs, and other jointed areas, and can be shaped]
  • Limbs - [Two arms and two legs. Limbs lost due to injury are not traited, but must still show evidence that the limb was once present]
Common
  • Hair
  • Tentacles on Head
  • Tentacles on Back
  • Tentacles on Face
  • Tentacles as Tail
  • Armor Pieces - [Large chunks of natural armor plating]
  • Shell as Tail - [Shell shape can occur as tail placement]
  • Hoof Feet
  • Clawed Feet
  • Paw Feet
  • Heeled Feet
  • Clawed Hands
  • Digitigrade Legs
  • Body Type - [Bony, Thin, Athletic, Chubby, Fat, etc are all possible]
  • Alternate Forms - [Nautipods can shift into a mer-form, meaning their tentacles or fishy shell can replace the legs]
  • Human Form - [Nautipods can shift into a near-human form. Soft skin patches of the body on the wrists/hands, ankles/feet, and neck. Eyes should also remain the same as well as beaky teeth]
Uncommon
  • Tentacles on Chest - [Tentacles on the front of the chest]
  • Tentacles on Torso - [Tentacles on the stomach area]
  • Tentacles in Multiple Places (2) - [Tentacles can be located in multiple places (2) on the humanoid body, ie: head and tail at once. The total number of tentacles in all spots must equate to the total number of tentacles on the pod form]
  • Outer Beak - [Akin to an octopus beak, instead of the standard beaky teeth in the mouth, the Nautipod's beak is on the outer mouth. Creates a hard, beak-like mouth that should remain flat to the face]
  • Arm to Chest Webbing - [Thin webbing that connects the arm and the torso]
  • Hand Webbing - [Webbing between the digits of the hand]
Rare
  • Tentacles in Multiple Places (3) - [Tentacles can be located in multiple places (3) on the humanoid body, ie: head and tail at once. The total number of tentacles in all spots must equate to the total number of tentacles on the pod form]
  • Tentacles Elsewhere on Body - [Tentacles begin on the arms or the legs]
Myth
  • Tentacles in Multiple Places (4) - [Tentacles can be located in multiple places (4) on the humanoid body, ie: head and tail at once. The total number of tentacles in all spots must equate to the total number of tentacles on the pod form]
Abyssal
  • Tentacles in Multiple Places (5) - [Tentacles can be located in multiple places (5) on the humanoid body, ie: head and tail at once. The total number of tentacles in all spots must equate to the total number of tentacles on the pod form]
  • Transparent Appendages - [Affects up to two appendages on the human body, i.e., head and tail per trait instance. Effects the entirety of the limb, including the flesh and shell]
  • Tentacles for Arms - [Humanoid form arms are replaced with the tentacles]
Unseen Affliction
  • Fullbody Transparency - [The whole body is able to be affected by transparency. This applies to the pod form as well]
Lore-breaking
  • -

Misc

Required
  • -
Common
  • -
Uncommon
  • -
Rare
  • -
Myth
  • Chibi Size - [Available to Nautipods that possess a myth trait or higher. Does not count as an extra trait. Min 0'6" Pod/4’6” Humanoid]
  • Monster Size - [Available to Nautipods that possess a myth trait or higher. Does not count as an extra trait. Max 2'0" Pod/7’6” Humanoid]
Abyssal
  • Extra Tiny - [The Nautipod is smaller than is standard. It cannot be so miniscule that it is invisible. This does not count as an extra trait, and is available to Nautipods that possess an Abyssal trait. Min 0'3" Pod/4’0” Humanoid]
  • Extremely Large - [The Nautipod is larger than is standard. It cannot be impossibly large. This does not count as an extra trait, and is available to Nautipods that possess an Abyssal trait. Max 3'6" Pod/8’6” Humanoid]
Unseen Affliction
  • -
Splice
  • Splice - [A fusion of a Nautipod and another Skire species, resulting in the Nautipod displaying traits of this species]