Character Creation: Furry/Anthropomorphic and Feral/Animal

Character Creation: Furry/Anthropomorphic and Feral/Animal

Thank you for taking the time to review these rules in order to understand if your avatar fulfills the requirements needed to be acceptable at [the] Hood's Bay RP Sim. If you have any questions please reach out to:
Leyte the Dire Wolf (hellhoundactual) on Discord
Titus King “Doc” Holiday dashti.crumb on SL

Beastkin

Below is an example of a Beastkin form of a Domestic House Cat. 

Take note of the Natural Colouring of the Fur. Any Character that is of a Non-Mythic/Biblical creation will be required to have colours Natural to THEIR SPECIES. E.g.: A beastkin Wolf must ONLY have natural colour that occurs on Wolves in the wild. White, Tan, Black, Grey, Silver, etc. 

Mythical creations and those of Biblical stories:

Below are photos of a Beastkin HellHound and Beastkin Kitsune. 

 Notice the Red Hues of the Hellhound, as a biblical and mythical creature.

• Biblical Creatures, such as Imps, HellHounds etc must adhere to a Dark Colour Scheme. 
• Mythical creatures, such as Kitsune, Oni, And others must adhere to a STRICT natural fur or skin colour undertone. However, Markings such as those on the Kitsune may be:
  Red, Blue, Green, White, Black or a mix 
• There are some cases where a more heavily unnatural colour scheme may be allowed, such as Pink and blue markings on white fur. 
• There are some exceptions to colours, however, please make yourself familiar with the rules.
• IMPORTANT: This does not apply to dragons, who may be any color and have any colour variation within a Medi-fantasy setting. 
• Dragon players if you have questions please DM hellhoundactual (Discord) or dashti.crumb (SL)

Humanoid-Animal Mixes

Below is an example of an appropriate Dragon in human form.

Horns, Wings, Tail, and Ears (if Applicable) Should be proportional to the Avatar's height and size. Anthro Rules apply to Human-Animal Hybrids (E.g: If you are humanoid with Dog Ears and Tail, you may use any natural skin colour you want, but your Ears and tail (Furred arms/Legs as well) must adhere to the colours of the species.)

Feral Animals and Beasts:

Below is yet another appropriate Kitsune. 

Look at them lil Beans. 

The same rules apply to Ferals/Beasts as to Anthropomorphics/Beastkins. 

• Biblical Creatures, such as Imps, HellHounds etc must adhere to a Dark Colour Scheme. 
• Mythical creatures, such as Kitsune, Oni, And others should be of natural fur or skin colour undertone. 
• However, Markings such as those on the Kitsune may be:
  Red, Blue, Green, White, Black or a mix 
• There are some cases where a more heavily unnatural colour scheme may be allowed, such as Pink and blue markings on white fur. 
• There are some exceptions to colours, however, please make yourself familiar with the rules.

Clothing:

If your beast wears clothing, please note that clothing must suit Hood's Bay's Aesthetic. If your beast wears clothing, it must also adhere to this rule. 

Below are three examples of the Dire Wolf "Leyte" 

Leyte is shown here in her natural state.

Leyte's“outfit” then with her heavy armour.

To summarize what is not allowed under any circumstances:

• There is to be absolutely NO genitalia on your animal/Beast avatars whatsoever.
• Mythical and biblical characters must *not* RP as if they have the power of the Gods or Lords they serve.
• "Cutesy" or Anime avatars are not acceptable due to the Sim's Medi-fantasy aesthetic
• Any clothing must suit Hood's Bay's Aesthetic. If your beast wears clothing, it must adhere to this rule as well.  Take note of the lack of velcro, Zippers, and other modern trinkets that make our lives much easier in regards to our apparel.

If you have questions regarding our rules for Furry/Anthropomorphic and Feral/Animal characters, please direct your character's avatar trait questions to:

hellhoundactual (Discord) or dashti.crumb (SL)

For size approval of a character, please send a message to:

Córyndà: anise_swallowtail (Discord), corynda.mcgregor (SL)

Garrack: eacen (Discord) garrack.mcgregor (SL)

The Wanderer: hoodsbay.resident (SL)