Semi-Closed Species- Winter's Children

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UNLESS YOU HAVE RECEIVED MY WRITTEN PERMISSION OR HAVE PURCHASED RIGHTS YOU CANNOT MAKE WINTER'S CHILDREN ADOPTS. 

You must have your design approved by ObsidianOccult, RikaTheFallen, KoibitoWarau, or OceanRegalia no exceptions
Common children will not cost anything to make unless this problem continues.

---LORE--- 
(a lot more to come)
Before the stars that created man fell to earth, the goddess of time created the rulers of the seasons, those who would bear watch of the ever changing tides of man, and make sure their world remained hospitable, as it was constantly changing and wild. It was considered inhospitable before the rulers of season made the world calm and safe for the children of time, strange beings called 'Mankind'.
Father Winter rules over his fellow seasons, with just and calm fist.

Long ago when the world was coated with ice, the very breath of winter wanted a steed to bear Him and His people across the icy snow, and to the reaches of the world where the sun shined and the weather was warmer. He breathed life into small frozen beast, who sprouted to be massive animals, with bright eyes and sharp horns, and a fierce loyalty to the man they came to know as "Father Winter". Father Winter gave his children the gift of magic, to fly without wings, and horns sharp enough to protect their precious cargo they toted across the land or sky. Their eyes are said to hold mini stars that can see for miles in pitch darkness. 
They can navigate at night perfectly, using stars as guides.
Made from the breath of Father Winter, and the Heart of the storm, the Winter's children are literally born from the winter.
The heart that beats inside the chest of these wonderful beings, is cold as ice, and when the Winter's Child perishes, their bodies turn to snow flakes, leaving behind their frozen hearts in hope to return as a faun in the Fawn Fallen Season. 
All Winter's Children have frozen hearts, as do Spring and Fall's Children. Summer's Children have hearts bearing fire.

Winter's Children would soon be spread across the world but centralized in the colder northern regions. Some have been recorded in far off regions where there's sun all the time and the weather is hot!
The children of father winter cannot reproduce through normal means- the parents and community band together, combining magic and things the parents love, to make a child who literally is born of snow and love. The community host these events almost weekly in the spring time, calling it Fawn Fallen, the times are enormous celebrations amongst the Child Tribes, with merriment and joy more bountiful than any other time of year.
Winter's Children are not deer-it is not sure what they are at all. They are simply perceived as deer. Sometimes they can be seen as humans, but more often than not, they are large strange deer like beings. 
-TRAITS-

Commonly known as the largest species of deer-like beings, they can be upwards of 20 hands, larger ones being massive animals. The can be omnivorous, carnivorous, or herbivorous. More often than not when in their human form they are omnivores.
-Sizes: From super small to super tall, this species is always on the larger end of things, often over 18 hands (6 feet high)
-Teeth- Their mouths are designed to eat one of three listed ways above.
-Winter's Children can have both a human and 'deer' form- but can occasionally look like other winter animals. Their beast like forms often coincide with their human brethren. 
-They can bear a charm around their neck, hidden under clothing usually, that is a gift from their Tribe leader as a sign of coming of age. This charm usually bears some significance to the child and helps them with their magic as it can get out of hand sometimes. when this happens, the air around the child becomes extremely cold, and they often turn things to ice. 
-Common in more winter areas, tropical climates are rare, but not per say unheard of. 
-Said to be in service of the queen these people/animals are often very regal.
-most commonly found with this species is a their bright colored eyes, that often set them apart from other deer. Their eyes usually stand out quite starkly from their main color palette. 
-often they can be as fragile as ice; some can be missing limbs, pieces, etc. Their healing magic takes time to work (Thank you Grace Kim for this wonderful suggestion!) It is not exactly uncommon to see Winter's Children with broken limbs.
-the emit cold as they are literal embodiments of winter
-their hooves often look to be made of glass but usually are white or black ice.
- Ice tends to grow around the base of their horns in excess and up their back legs. It can eventually grow to oversized lengths and thus, can be maintained similar to hair.
-Winter's Children can be made through normal mating, though this method is considered overly painful and thus, is very rare. Magics of both parents are combined to make a fawn, or a infant. It depends on the form the parents are in on the combination of magics. These children are born with homage to their natural alignments, or a combination of their two parents. 







-Commonly found traits- 
Snowflake Winter Themed (themes centering around cool color patterns)
Snowflake Christmas/New Years/Valentine themed (other winter holidays like Hanukkah, Yule and Kwanzaa included.)
Snowflake Pale colored pelts and soft colored manes, pastel colors, muted colors
Snowflake Deer antlers
Snowflake Deer tails
Snowflake Short tails with long fur
SnowflakeLong haired pelts
SnowflakeDeer patterns- (this does include other deer species out there- just be tasteful!)
SnowflakeWinter themed clothing, such as sweaters, beanies, etc
Snowflake Cool color palettes
Snowflake Natural colored antlers
Snowflake Some piercings and things of that nature
SnowflakeLong fetlocks
Snowflake Fangs in teeth
Snowflake Semi colored mouth (pink cheek insides blue tongue, something like this)
Snowflake black, coal or any shade of blacks hooves
Snowflake single colored magic
Snowflake Ice coating back legs to hindquarters
Snowflake Ice around base of horns
SnowflakeEarth Tone palettes. 

-UNCOMMON- 
100Batman Points  per trait

SnowflakeWhiptails
Snowflake Ice Pelt- Instead of ice growing in large chunks it grows like an icy sheet over the pelt. This ice does grow in whatever color the main ice ice is (so if the ice chunks are purple the ice pelt is purple). Your child still has a main pelt color underneath.
SnowflakeUnicorn horns, and any other form of antlers (i.e Moose, gazelle, etc)
SnowflakeMulticolored manes
SnowflakeMulti colored pelts
SnowflakeOmbre pelts
Snowflake Horse like tails
Snowflake Long haired deer tails 
SnowflakeSmaller sets of antlers
Snowflake Small set of four horns 
SnowflakeBranch like antlers.
Snowflake Small tail mouths (pompom tail mouths essentially)
Snowflake Extremely large chunks of ice on legs
Snowflake Ice on underbelly, neck, ears, and front limbs
Snowflake Colored Ice- Ice that is white or a color different from the body colors
Snowflake Ice that acts like a snowglobe with water, or other liquid in it.
Snowflake Ice in mane or hair 
Snowflake Ice on back
Snowflake colored natural occurring patterns (I.E. pastel colored deer patterns etc)
Snowflake Natural Items in ice, like flowers, plants, etc.
SnowflakeAdditional colors to antlers like ombre or stripes 
SnowflakeFor spring, fall, and summer children; moss growing over ice. 


-RARE-
200Batman Points per trait

SnowflakeAny species other than deer/unicorn- bat wings, unicorns with antlers, ram/goats etc
Snowflake Ram horns, or goat horns
SnowflakeObjects on antlers; bells, flower bunches, toys, trinkets etc. These are GIFTs to the child from someone; they are special to your child.
Snowflake Larger sets of antlers, with 8 plus points.
SnowflakeDifferent color Magics
Snowflake Ombre Ice
SnowflakeColored sclera 
Snowflake Dark colored sclera
Snowflake Excessive Fluff around the neck or all over body
Snowflake BRIGHT colors i.e. neons and rainbows etc
Snowflake Blindness- these ponies are gifted with extra sensitive hearing and smell to make up for their lack up sight, and often held in high regards.
Snowflake Fairytale themed- Fairy tales are very hard to find! 
Snowflake Pawed Deer i.e. hybrids
Snowflake Tail mouths (LARGER styles)
Snowflake Floating Ice around body/legs
Snowflake Ice going up the back legs, coating only the hooves or just the back of legs
SnowflakeThanksgiving/Fall themes.
SnowflakeBlack ice- Dangerous and Sleek, black ice molds right to your Child's skin, almost invisible until touched. This ice is clear, and thus, the color of the pelt can be seen under it. 
Snowflake 
any colored unnatural patterns (Ie: Hearts, stars etc) applies to stripes on antlers
Snowflake Unnatural items frozen in ice, like toys, trinkets, etc. 
SnowflakeUnnatural colored antlers (red, purple pink etc) 
Snowflake Split pelt: pelt is distinctly two different colors
Snowflake Snowglobe pelt: different from ice, small images move on the child's pelt. shake them and they move faster! (please do not shake snow globe children)

-LEGENDARY-
400Batman Points  per trait
Snowflake Heterochromia (left eye blue right eye green etc)
Snowflake Shapes in Iris (hearts, clovers, etc) (this refers to both the pupil being shaped like a heart, or confetti like shapes in the iris)
Snowflake Themes other than Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year's, and Valentines day (I.E. Easter, Halloween 4th of july etc)
Snowflake Cursed tails, or animal head tails
Snowflake ACTUAL WINGS capable of flight!
Snowflake Ice wings
Snowflake Ice growing from base of tail
SnowflakeDark colored antlers 
SnowflakeAlbino- Including piebaldism, minor and half albinism
SnowflakeColored hooves- includes patterns like stripes.
Snowflake Colored flesh (i.e. orange tongue, nose, mouth)
Snowflake No antlers
Snowflake Super small (small = 2-3 feet 200pts/$2. Super small = 13 inches - 2 feet 400pts/$4)
Snowflake Super Large (Large = 6-7 feet tall 200pts/$2. Super large = 7.5 - 8.5 feet tall 400pts/$4)
Snowflake Doll/Plush Deer (patchwork or stitched up children)
Snowflake Skeletal Ponies- you can see their ice heart beating!
Snowflake No ice on body at all- this is considered a mutation and often worrisome
SnowflakeIce bones- As humans these children are the most fragile and often do not live long as they break, very easily. 

--Beyond Legendary-

Snowflake Father Winter is said to gift his children with a special bell, worn on leather passed down from parent to child, to Winter Children who have gone above and beyond the call of their nature to protect another person(s) life. The bell is made of magical metals said to protect the wearer in times of great danger.

this trait will give access to bell owner specific events, extra raffle tickets, and other prizes year round.
Earned through events, admin recognition or raffles.


Snowflake The gift of sight- Some Winters Children are bless with the ability to see past, present and future. It is said this trait happens once every thousand years. The Ponies with it are typically blind from birth and bear a scar of the sight somewhere on their body. This trait is not purchasable at this time
Snowflake The Crown- Only eight known Winter's Children bear the crown of winter, a sign they are leaders in the clans. This trait is unpurchasable, and never will be. The icy crown floats between the wearers antlers, held up by unknown magics. 

To buy right to this species (Ability to make uncommon/rare adopts, and legendary adopts once a month) 
It's 2000 :bademoticon:  (All designs must be approved by me, Obsidian Occult) You are allowed to make 40 adopts a month, take custom commissions.
To buy co-owner rights 5000:bademoticon: - You will get to help make changes, make up lore, make monthly adopts, make super rare adopts, and other perks. (Again, please run them by me this is to check that you're not abusing the traits.)


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KawaiiKlau's avatar
Where can i buy the larger tailmouth trait? :)