MUTATIONS

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Head mutations

Heterochromia

• Partial or Full Heterochromia

forked tongue

• Tongue is forked.

Fae ears

• Ears have long, swallowtail-like cartilaginous  lobes.

Oversized Horns

• Horns grow enormous, encumbering the Gannea's movement.

Extra horns

• Gannea has more than two horns.

mismatched horns

• Gannea has differing horns.

deafness

• Partial or complete hearing loss

blindness

• Partial or complete vision loss

dermis mutations

Oiled Filaments

• Filaments are oiled and waterproof.

lion mane

• Lion's mane around the neck and chest.

foo mane

• Woolly mane around neck and chest.

dragon mane

• Long mane extending down the back.

overgrown

• Hair lacks the genetic code to tell it to stop growing, resulting in long hair that must be cut.

Rex

• Fur curls.

Winter Coat

• Gannea grows a thicker fur coat during the fall/winter, most concentrated on the upper body.

yetism

• Body becomes overgrown with fur.

furred pauldrons

• Furred shoulders.

Furred Mantle

• Furred mantle around chest.

Frillback

• Feathers curl.

Overgrowth

• Body becomes overgrown with feathers.

Feathered Pauldrons

• Feathered shoulders.

feathered Mantle

• Feathered mantle around chest.

OSteoderms

• Raised, bony growths protruding from the body.

Spines

• Long, pointed bone projections from the skeleton.

Pangolin

• Body becomes overgrown with scales.

Translucent Fins

• Fins are semi transparent.

Bulb Fins

• Fins have bioluminescent bulbs at their tips.

Veil

• Long membrane trail extending from the arms and wrapping around body like a cloak.

Glowing Crystals

• Crystal growths are bioluminescent.

Different color crystals

• Crystals of the same species, but different colors grow on the body.

Different crystals

• Crystals of differing species grow on the body.

Limb mutations

polycaudal

• Extra tails, up to three. Can be split or separate.
  

polydactyly

• Extra fingers/toes, any limb, can be radial, central, or ulnar.

bobtail

• Tail is shortened to only a nub

sphynx

• Tail and body doesn't grow filaments, scales, or fins, revealing the gannea's sparsely haired skin.
  

prehensile tail

• Tail is long and prehensile, capable of carrying objects and gripping things.

Crane Wings

• Feathered wings have a base of very long, trailing feathers.

Fan wings

• Feathered wings have extremely long flight feathers at the base of the wing, creating a fanned appearance.

Pennant Wings

• Feathered wings have very long feathers branching out from the middle of the wings, similar to a pennant winged nightjar.

cherub feathered wings

• Feathered wings have a glider shaped feather fan, creating a double winged appearance.

seraph feathered wings

• Feathered wings have a glider shaped feather fan, creating a triple winged appearance.

Pointed Wings

• Wing membranes are characteristically pointed.

Fringed Wings

• Wings are characteristically fringed, with shaped membranes.

Swallowtail Wings

• Long trails of membrane on the wings.

Glasswing

• Wing membranes are translucent.

Cherub Membrane Wings

• Membrane wings have a glider shaped  fan with extra fingers, creating a double winged appearance.

Seraph Membrane Wings

• Membrane wings have a glider shaped  fan with extra fingers, creating a triple winged appearance.

extra wings

• Extra wings, any type.

Dwarf Wings

• Form of dwarfism only affecting the wings, rendering the Gannea flightless.

feathered arm wings

• Feathered gliding wings attached to the arms.

Membrane arm wings

• Membrane gliding wings attached to the arms.

body mutations

Gigantism

• Gannea develops an issue in the growth hormone producing pituitary gland, resulting in unnaturally rapid and increased growth. Reaches a maximum height of 9'.
  

dwarfism

• Achondroplasia, stunted body that is unable to continue growing past adolescence, only reaching a maximum stature of 4'.

Beast shift

• Gannea possesses a mutation to transform into an anthropomorphic beast at will!

twins or triplets

• Two or Three Gannea develop in utero. Can be fraternal or identical, only birthed by females

feature mutations

Webbed digits

• Webbing on fingers and toes, for swimming.

paw pads

• Soft, squishy padding on the palms and soles of the feet.

sickle claws

• Long, sickle shaped claws.

Serrated claws

• Serrated claws for sawing.

overgrown claws

• Claws grow rapidly, and must be cut frequently.

Marking Mutations

sparkle

• Markings shimmer and sparkle in the light

iridescence

• Markings reflect rainbow in the light

metallic markings

• Markings shine and reflect light, mimicking a metallic appearance

mosaicism

• Gannea possesses more than one genetic line, resulting in clashing markings

chimerism

• Gannea twins that fused in the egg, possessing two genetic lines. Can be bilateral or random

piebaldism

• Gannea possesses a white spotting gene that removes pigment from the body

abundism

• Gannea possesses a pseudo-melanistic gene that results in dark pigment on parts of the body

melanism

• Gannea possesses more melanin, affecting the body. Not to be confused with dark skin.

albinism

• Gannea lacks melanin, affecting the body and eyes.
  

leucism

• Gannea possesses a gene that results in partial melanin loss, resulting in a pale, but not fully albino appearance. Not to be confused with pale skin.

vitiligo

• Gannea progressively loses melanin over time, affecting the body. Most commonly concentrated around the mouth, eyes, hands, and feet. Can be localized or generalized.

Magical Mutations

Multiple Elements

• Gannea is capable of controlling more than one element, up to three.

no elemental affinity

• Gannea is born without the ability to control any element.

metacreativity

• Gannea is capable of creating solid objects from light

skinchanger

• Gannea is capable of possessing an animal and controlling it, leaving their physical body in slumber. Cannot possess another Gannea

Medium

• Grants the Gannea an innate ability to see, sense, and convene with the spiritual realm and its denizens.

charmspeaker

•  Gannea is capable of controlling someone or something with their voice, forcing any to obey their commands

shapeshifter

• Gannea is capable of shifting their physical form into any animal. Cannot take the shape of another Gannea

empath

• Gannea is capable of feeling another’s emotions

mindreader

•  Gannea is capable of reading another’s thoughts

dreamwalker

• Gannea is capable of dreamwalking, traveling into another’s dreams and observing, communicating, or altering the dream

precognition

• Gannea is capable of seeing possible futures, through cryptic dreams and visions