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BIG CAT FAMILY
I asked in the character creation channel on Discord and there was interest in this idea so I decided to post it up <3
So, I absolutely adore big families and the dynamics they bring. When I made Leopard's profile I thought "there are so many fun big cats out there" which spiraled into "a family named after big cats would be super fun". A quite random line of thinking but it has lead me here!
This is mainly a "first come, first serve" thread! I figured it'd help keep track of everyone and to claim potential names!
plot
I want to collaborate with the fellow members of the family as much as possible when it comes to origins and backstory. Right now I have a vague idea of them all being from a montainous region (since there are quite a few big cats that fancy the mountains). I'm imagining they lived in a colony but a very "loose" colony since everyone was busy trying to survive harsh winters, etc. Being first time parents, their mother and father would have named them after "legends" - like the clan has a tale of three cats who originally established the clans but different. Or simply because big cats are strong and they would have wanted their kits to be just as strong.
As I said, though, I want this to be a collaborative experience and none of that has to be used when deciding <3 I plan on making a little Discord for the family!
Furthermore, it will be discussed if they all join the same clan, split off, which clans, etc.
naming guide
I asked which big cat names are allowed so here is a confirmed list:
* Please let me know if I'm missing any
* Panther and Jaguar may be used if they are daylight warriors / decide to go to SkyClan
Side note: not a requirement but I think it'd be cute if they kept the naming tradition in a way?? So if you want your cat to already have children, names like "Maned, Spotted, Snow, Clouded, Mountain" and whatnot would be super cute.
genetics
big shout out to Blitz who put up with my never ending genetics request!
Of course, these exact genetics would only apply to first generations:
Sire: SH black broken braided tabby (carrying solid, dilute, point)
Dam: SH broken mackerel torbie (carrying solid, dilute, point)
Toms can be red tabby, black, black tabby, cream tabby, blue, blue tabby, flame point, seal point, lynx point, cream point, blue point, or blue lynx point
She-cats can be black, black tabby, tortoiseshell, torbie, blue, blue tabby, blue tortoiseshell, blue torbie, seal point, lynx point, tortoiseshell point, torbie point, blue point, blue lynx point, blue tortoiseshell point, or blue torbie point
- kits will be shorthaired
- kits will have no white
- non-point kits can have any realistic eye color besides blue; point kits will have blue eyes
- tabbies will display patterns of mackerel, broken mackerel, spotted, braided, broken braided, or rosette
- red tabbies will mask black tabby or black; cream tabbies will mask blue or blue tabby
- non-dilute kits will carry dilute; tabbies may or may not carry solid; non-point kits may or may not carry point
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