Staff Litter 2020 Discussion Thread

[Raire]

Does anyone else have these puppies? I've got at least three left.

Yes - we have 32 outcomes in their puppy or adult stage and 1 newborn. =)
33 staff members participated this year.

[douxvamp_]

Cant wait to see this lil' guys outcome!!!!

[GatheringRosesInSnow]

I was waiting for a reply on an earlier guess for this pup,(because I have this vague feeling that all the clues are melding together in my brain,and all the remaining pups are all going to grow up on the same day and by their powers combined, join together to form one giant superdog, the protector of the known universe)

but going to go out on a limb and suggest a new wolfbane theory...

• Hint #1: "All of my pups seem so sleepy! Perhaps that's a theme.... (invis text) it's not, or is it?"
• Hint #2: Dressed up staff pup was found with a dragon tail.
• Hint #3: Answered Question with transparent text: As for designing my UR: Food-based: Wouldn't a cute little takeout box be the sweetest thing? General pet: I'd love to design a fancy plant-related animal of some sort! or an eastern dragon, wink wink
• Hint #4: Dressed up staff pup updated with the lynx growth, still has dragon tail and mane. Says: "I'm not sleepy!"
• Hint #5: What would your pups zodiac sign be? Probably a Capricorn, or Capricorn-Aquarius cusp!
• Hint #6: Does your pup have anything in common with fruit, vegetable or mineral? Not particularly, no!
• Hint #7: Does your pup have a sordid past with others or is he/she fairly easy to get along with? - I would like to say they're an amicable pup to get along with, if perhaps a bit shy.
• Hint #8: If your pup could be considered "human", what job would it have, if any? - Something that involves doing a lot of tasks quickly and well, perhaps something akin to an accountant
• Hint #9: what does your pup smell like/of? Incense!

1) So Wolfbanes' pup hadn't grown on the first day which is consistent with all four of those pups being susbsequently claimed.
2) the tail dress-up is interesting, because on the one hand you have the suggestion that wolfbane's pup is the cupid pup, but this one also has a tail that could be considered a little bit like that of an eastern dragon.
3) pup has a sweet appearance which wolfbane could have been alluding to with the hint
4) (Sadly I'm not sure when the second and fourth hints were actually recorded. It could provide a clue to which day Wolfbane's pup actually grew,) so either it still hasn't grown from the blanket or its one of the 'teen' pups. Lynx pup grew on day five, but fawn was day seven... again date not recorded so can't be fully certain but it could certainly allude to the fact that the fawn was still under the blanket at that point (or the pup staying under the blanket for a long time)
5) Taken literally Capricorn is a hoofed creature, much like a deer also is.
6) animal-like features, nothing mineral or fruity about this cutie
7) pup appears to be blushing so also suggests that they are sweet but very shy
and 9, could be interpreted in two ways, some deer species are known for their musk (so a form of incense), but this pups design also feels a little bit indian to me, and burning incense is also a big part of their tradition.

and I can't remember seeing a denial anywhere for this particular pup so wolfbane by any chance is she your pup?

[catmother456]

@gatheringrosesinsnow

I concur with your guess. I was eyeing that pup for a bit and wondering if it could be wolfbane’s, too. I was going to type up a guess but yours is a good write up.

[GatheringRosesInSnow]

@gatheringrosesinsnow

I concur with your guess. I was eyeing that pup for a bit and wondering if it could be wolfbane’s, too. I was going to type up a guess but yours is a good write up.

I think you had some valid points with the accounting type personality from your research too. The only thing I could come up with was maybe they liked to count spots (again alluding to pattern) which sounded just a bit daft Really would love to know who actually made this gorgeous pup though.

(edit missed a spot there.)

[Doglike]

@gatheringrosesinsnow

I concur with your guess. I was eyeing that pup for a bit and wondering if it could be wolfbane’s, too. I was going to type up a guess but yours is a good write up.

I think you had some valid points with the accounting type personality from your research too. The only thing I could come up with was maybe they liked to count spots (again alluding to pattern) which sounded just a bit daft Really would love to know who actually made this gorgeous pup though.

(edit missed a spot there.)

As lovely as this pup is I cannot claim them either! Great guessing though!

[GatheringRosesInSnow]

Aw well back to the drawing board, (thankyou wolfbane )

I can't be sure, but I've been looking over meveh's clues too and for the moment I've narrowed down my guesses to this pup
, the lynx and the ungrown one.

Here's why: Of the eight pups that are unclaimed, 2 have floppy ears, and the hint chart suggests it's neither of them. At first I wanted to try the drenched pup, despite the curled ear, but the markings along the tail made me exclude it as a candidate.

Meveh's art seems to lend itself to softly muted patterns that blend into each other. Therefore it seems unlikely that the cupid and halo pups are good candidates. The lynx is also tentative because of the markings, but she has produced pets with crystalline features as well in the past.

"• Hint #1: Looking at the code, in between color=#424242 spells out pps
could hint at the ungrown or these two may not grow to adult stage but turn pps which has happened before with some pups

• Hint #2: Answering Questions:
- role/archetype do you think your pup would take in a fantasy or sci-fi story? Mage, mysterious quiet type
- Will you be using all of the colors in the palette for your pup? Mine does not use all of the colors
- What are your pups' favorite season? Winter
- Does your pup prefer rain or sun? They prefer a balance of both!
- what pokemon type you think your puppy would be? Ghost/Ice
- Does your pup like lots of hugs and love? Nope
- If your pup could be friends with another animal, what would they pick? mine would be friends with a bird!
the connection doesn't feel as strong, but cubone in pokemon wore a skull and it's mother was a ghost. crystals suggest underground, and cold because no light reaches it, or are ice crystals thus both ice and ghost typing. And ice types would prefer winter months.
Mages, shaman and dark practitioners are rumoured to use bones in their craft often. Often you see these individuals associated with crows or ravens rather than cats as their preferred familiars, so that might explain the choice of a bird as a friend.
Being drawn to the dark arts, they're mostly loners, honing their craft and definitely not very lovable or approachable individuals.

• Hint #3: More answering Questions:
- What’s their favourite gemstone? Amber! Beautiful little time capsules
- Does your puppy have pointed ears? Yep!
- Who's the goodest boye? My pup would say, ""Uri""!
Amber time capsules, something buried or more correctly trapped in amber and fossilized over time which is why I considered the skull pupper. It's ears are hidden but still could be pointy under those spikes

• Hint #4: Interest update to a moon night lamp image link - LINK"
this is one of my favourite hints, but one of the hardest to tie to this pup. It seemed to suggest the pale pup, but again the curled ears of that particular pup suggest it's not meveh's. Instead I'm hoping the hint relates to the fact that some things glow and fluoresce under certain conditions and is pointing to the skull pupper. Also a masculine pronoun would be consistent with this more edgy looking pup.

Hoping we have enough here to ascertain if this is actually meveh's pupper?

(edited typo)

[Lufi]

Oh boy... this one is absolutely amazing! ♥

[catmother456]

@gatheringrosesinsnow

I concur with your guess. I was eyeing that pup for a bit and wondering if it could be wolfbane’s, too. I was going to type up a guess but yours is a good write up.

I think you had some valid points with the accounting type personality from your research too. The only thing I could come up with was maybe they liked to count spots (again alluding to pattern) which sounded just a bit daft Really would love to know who actually made this gorgeous pup though.

(edit missed a spot there.)

As lovely as this pup is I cannot claim them either! Great guessing though!

how about this one wolfbane? It is gorgeous, whoever made this one! ❤️

[Spearow]

Oh boy... this one is absolutely amazing! ♥

Definitely wolfbanes pupper! How cute 🌸💙 The antlers are amazing.