v2 here! Off oekaki!
welcome!
Welkins live on a gaseous planet that orbits a sun-like star. Their home planet has two moons, and the moons' gravity has pulled rocks from the planet's core, creating floating islands. Welkins thrive on these floating islands above the gaseous planet that exists below, using their head wings and trailing feathers to navigate the columns of air between the islands. Their large wing like arms allow them to grip the sides of these islands to climb up, but also allow them to build and sculpt from the minerals they mine from the islands! Thankfully, their tough, gem-like paw pads and claws are durable enough that they don't get hurt during these climbs.
The number of trailing feathers a Welkin has doesn't determine social standing or anything like that, but does relate to how many unique features they have. Two feathers, one for each shoulder, is the most common, however some individuals may have up to ten total! Due to their dense fur, Welkins don't require clothing, but some decide to wear it anyways as a fashion statement.
Welkin society is a welcoming, bright one where creativity abounds. They celebrate several times a year, and the manners of celebration vary from crystal collection and offerings for the end of the harvest, to creating large plant displays in celebration of the summer solstice, to gift giving at the beginning of a new year for good luck.
New Welkin are created from infusing crystals from the island with gas from the planet's core. One, two, or more parents will aid in gathering the crystals and where to bring the crystal to the core for the gas. This gives them a perfect balance between the earth in the sky with the gas from the ground, imbuing them with the ability to read the planet's thermal columns so that they can fly. Welkin have no assigned gender at birth as they don't have reproductive organs, meaning that they can identify however they like and create offspring with any other unrelated adult Welkin. Traits from the parent Welkins are passed on to the children through runes engraved on the crystal(s) surface.
- rules:
1: be polite - no guilt tripping, begging, attacking other people in the community, bullying, etc.
2: no re-selling for more than you bought them for - this is a for-profit species, meaning that some will be USD/C$/pet sales. Without additional art, you may not resell for more than the purchase value. Free Welkins may not be resold, but may be traded for other species and species' items, other Welkins and Welkin items, and art.
3: Welkins are obtained as is - you may only change a Welkin with the proper items, permission, etc. You may add things such as accessories, items, scars, without permission or edit items.
4: Welkins do not need to 'fit' species lore in your personal settings, character development, etc. However, events will have ARPG like elements that will require your Welkin to be 'in universe' for the prompts.
5: Welkins may not be copies of existing fandom characters, designs, etc. They must be unique designs.
6: Staff may take commissions for customs in any currency (USD, C$, etc.), and sell a premade Welkins.
7: Each artist must make at least two free Welkins every month to be able to considered active and have access to the unlimited hallpass for their own customs.
8: im prob gonna add more to this eventually
