Other than its coloration and markings, a Hekund’s physical appearance is strictly determined by its genetics. Each Hekund will have a genotype, detailing the genes it expresses as well as those it carries and can pass on to its offspring, containing each of the genes below. Occasionally, a Special Hekund will be released with a new gene or allele, at which point it will be added here for future reference (which will predictably be considered of the Special Rarity). If any new genes are added, all Hekunds released before it are assumed to have two copies of the allele which prevents expression of the gene.
An example genotype is as follows: CC|NN|TdTa|DaDa|RlRd|AdAs|FvFn|ElEv|HdHf|Uus|EE|Bbr|WWWhat does this mean? This Hekund would have short fur (C as the first allele in the Fur Gene slot) that has a natural colored base (N as the first allele in the Fur Color Gene slot), a demon tail (Td as the first allele in the Tail Gene slot) with an arrow tip (Da as the only allele in the Demon Tail Gene slot), long ears (El as the first allele in the Ear Gene slot), and demon horns (Hd as the first allele in the Horn Gene slot). All second alleles are considered recessive, meaning the Hekund can pass those traits on to their offspring, but the Hekund themselves does not show those genes on their body. As for the Reptile Tail, Aquatic Tail, and Furred Tail Genes, these only express (show up on the Hekund's body) if that tail type appears in the first spot on the Tail Gene slot, but the Demon Tail allele is there, so only the Demon Tail Gene is expressed.
Rarity Guide:
Green = Common
Yellow = Uncommon
Red = Rare
Blue = Special
Key:
[D] = Dominant
[R] = Recessive
[C] = Co-dominant
Fur Gene
{C} - Short Fur
{c} - Long Fur
If Long Fur is expressed, it blocks the expression of the Aquatic Tail, expressing instead the recessive tail allele (if present) or the appropriate Demon Tail as expressed on the Demon Tail Gene.
Fur Color Gene
{N} - Natural Colored Fur
The base fur color of the Hekund can only be some form of white, gray, black, brown, tan, cream, golden, or ginger. Markings can still be any color.
[D] n
{n} - Unnatural Colored Fur
The base fur color of the Hekund can be any color.
[R] N
Tail Gene
{Td} - Demon Tail
{Tr} - Reptile Tail
{Ta} - Aquatic Tail
Mutates *Aquatic Ears.
[D] Tf, Tm
[R] Td, Tr
{Tf} - Furred Tail
{Tm} - Mouthed Tail
This type of tail varies greatly, but the tail will always have some sort of mouth located on it. The tail may also have eyes, a nose, and/or ears of its own. The tail mouth is not connected to a stomach but it can 'swallow' things for storage purposes (which can be expelled later) or bite for defensive/offensive purposes.
[R] Td, Tr, Ta, Tf
Demon Tail Gene
{Da} - Arrow
{Df} - Fork
If Da and Df are both present, the demon tail expresses the Diamond tip instead.
Reptile Tail Gene
{Rl} - Lizard Tail
{Rd} - Dragon Tail
{Rs} - Snake Tail
Aquatic Tail Gene
{Ad} - Dolphin Tail
{As} - Shark Tail
Furred Tail Gene
{Fv} - Fox Tail
{Ff} - Fluffy Tail
{Fs} - Silky Tail
{Fn} - No Tail
When paired with this allele, all co-dominant alleles become shorter/smaller, but if it appears with two copies of Fn or with one copy of Fk, the Hekund will have no tail at all.
[D] Fk
[C] Fv, Ff, Fs
{Fk} - Kitsune Tail
If Fv and Fk are present, the Hekund will have two fox tails. If two copies of Fk are present, the Hekund will have three small fox tails.
[R] Ff, Fs, Fn
[C] Fv
Ear Gene
{Et} - Tall Ears
{El} - Long Ears
{Ev} - Fox Ears
{Ef} - Fluffy Ears
{Es} - Silky Ears
*Aquatic Ears express over any other ear type when an Aquatic Tail is expressed. They do not have their own allele and cannot express without an Aquatic Tail being expressed.
Horn Gene
{Hd} - Demon Horns
[D] Hg, Hf, Hr, Hc, Ha, h
{Hg} - Goat Horns
[D] Hf, Hr, Hc, Ha, h
[R] Hd
{Hf} - Forked Horns
[D] Hr, Hc, Ha, h
[R] Hd, Hg
{Hr} - Ram Horns
[D] Hc, Ha, h
[R] Hd, Hg, Hf
{Hc} - Horn Crown
[D] Ha, h
[R] Hd, Hg, Hf, Hr
{Ha} - Antlers
[D] h
[R] Hd, Hg, Hf, Hr, Hc
{h} - No Horns
Forehead Gene
{U} - Not Present
[D] us, uf, uu, ug, ue, uh
{us} - Small Horn
If two copies are present, a small nose/muzzle horn is also present.
[D] uf, un, ug, ue, uh
[R] U
{uf} - Forked Horn
If two copies are present, the Hekund will have scales on its legs and muzzle.
[D] un, ug, ue, uh
[R] U, us
{un} - Unihorn
If two copies are present, the Hekund will have glowing markings.
[D] ug, ue, uh
[R] U, us, uf
{ug} - Gem
If two copies are present, more gems may be present anywhere on the Hekund’s body.
[D] ue, uh
[R] U, us, uf, un
{ue} - Fifth Eye
If two copies are present, up to eight more eyes may be present anywhere on the Hekund’s body.
[D] uh
[R] U, us, uf, un, ug
{uh} - Halo
If two copies are present, in addition to the above the head halo, up to six more halos may be present anywhere on the Hekund’s body. Halos may glow or have elemental effects/be made of elements.
[R] U
[C] us, uf, un, ug, ue
Eye Gene
{E} - Normal Eyes
{eh} - Horizonal Heterochromia
The smaller eyes are one color and the larger eyes are another color.
[D] ev, es
[R] E
[C] eg
{ev} - Vertical Heterochromia
The eyes on the right side are one color and the eyes on the left side are another color.
[D] es
[R] E, eh
[C] eg
{es} - Single Heterochromia
Three eyes are one color and the fourth eye is a different color.
[R] E, eh, ev
[C] eg
{eg} - Glowing Eyes
If two copies are present the nose and tongue will glow as well.
[C] E, eh, ev, es
Spine Gene
{B} - Not Present
{bd} - Dorsal Fin
If two copies are present a webbed mane extends down the back instead. Can only express if an Aquatic Tail is expressed, otherwise expresses as the recessive allele if present, or as Not Present if there is no other allele present for the gene.
[D] bp, bm, bf
[R] B
{bp} - Spikes
If two copies are present, the spikes will extend down the tail and there may be up to eight other spikes anywhere on the Hekund’s body.
[D] bm, bf
[R] B, bd
{bm} - Mane
If two copies are present, the mane will extend down the tail (except on the demon tail) and the Hekund will have hair.
[D] bf
[R] B, bd, bp
{bf} - Flames
A flaming mane along the spine may extend down the tail and flames may be present in some fashion on the Hekund’s legs/paws and/or there may be wisps of flame around the Hekund.
[R] B, bd, bp, bm
Wing Gene
{W} - No Wings
{wc} - Chibi Wings
If expressed with Demon Wings or Angel Wings, the wings will be small, stunted, and not capable of flight. If two copies are present, the Hekund will have tiny wings on their paws.
[D] wf
[R] W
[C] wd, wa
{wd} - Demon Wings
If present on a long furred Hekund, Demon Wings will express as Furred Demon Wings.
[D] wa
[R] W
[C] wc, wf
{wa} - Angel Wings
{wf} - Four Wings
If expressed with Demon Wings or Angel Wings, a second, smaller pair of the same type of wing will be located behind the first pair of wings. If two copies are present, the Hekund will have one pair of angel wings and one pair of demon wings, which may be mismatched.
[R] W, wc
[C] wd, wa
