Injuries
Injuries are free traits that can be applied to any character at any time. You don't need an item to apply them, so you can wait until you hit a pivotal point in your character's story or submit them right away with their injury.
Blood Warning!
This page has mentions/pictures of blood and injury, and mentions of death! There's nothing extreme, but if the mere depiction of blood makes you uneasy, I don't recommend proceeding!
Injury vs traiting
Injuries to key features such as ears, tails, horns, etc. should make it clear that an actual injury has taken place, and that it is not a "missing" trait.
Species-specific injuries
Below will be examples of what some injuries look on the playable species on the site. You don't have to stick to this canon if you don't want to.
SqwagulSqwagul blood, scars, and wounds match the color and effect of their magic mist. If a sqwagul has sparkling mist, their wounds will sparkle as well. Sqwaguls typically do not see cracked or broken horns. Cracked horns are incredibly fragile and are at risk of breaking. Being that the horns are how sqwaguls conduct their magic as if using a magic wand, injuries to the horn can have extremely detrimental effects to any sqwagul. Cracked horns can cause individuals chronic migraines and may cause their magic to be unstable or fizzle out. Horns that are broken off entirely are very, very rare, at least in living sqwaguls... The unfortunate fact is that for sqwaguls, breaking a horn is often like losing a limb. They can live fine without their horns, but the shock and stress of losing one will often do a sqwagul in swiftly. It's a very rare occasion for a sqwagul to survive the aftermath of such an injury. Those that do have had swift and immediate physical/magical care to the injury that has let them survive to this day. These lucky sqwaguls can survive, but they may have little to no magic and will often suffer chronic migraines. Some of these sqwaguls will be left with an exposed horn core that quickly heals over, but others have magical care provided by other sqwaguls, and their horns will be magically "repaired", leaving a magical cloak over the tip of the horn that mimics their original horn's size and shape. Sometimes these magical cloaks can restore magic again, but for others, it's just a way for them to feel a little more secure in their new life. Either way, these sqwaguls may become iconic in their home-town for surviving what is usually impossible.   |
RinglingsRinglings are so gentle in their own communities, and so fast and agile when visiting the ground, that it's almost an oddity to see a ringling with any injuries. When a ringling is injured, however, their blood is revealed as being a variety of colors on the spectrum. They're commonly multi-hued, and supposedly match the color of the wisp that a ringling turns into when it reincarnates. It seems to twinkle faintly. Ringlings with injuries are treated as a peculiarity by their own kind. Expect to be bombarded with questions on how and why you got your injury if you are a ringling returning to the clouds, and expect to tell them the whole story of what exactly happened. They always seem amazed to find out, even if it's from something silly like falling over.  |
QuigarsQuigars do not typically find themselves injured. Their homes are typically serene and free of conflict, even the most dangerous animals don't target quigars as they know they are their protectors. Injuries from quigars, then, are usually suffered from the other sentient species on Merlot, whether they be from their own kind, or whatever trespasser thinks they can harm the quigar's home. The more scars a quigar has, the more other quigars tend to respect them. These scars are seen as proof that you have been fighting to protect life and all it stands for. They also symbolize experience, maturity, and selflessness. Quigar blood is typically inky black, with a slight reddish tint when freshly drawn. Their wounds heal slowly, but only seem to darken with age. While quigars can become injured as easily as any other species, their skulls don't usually seem to crack or chip. It's not impossible, though, to see a quigar with multiple fractures on their skull, especially after they have aged considerably.
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Sugar BeastsSugar beasts are built like tanks, and can shrug off most injuries easily. It's not uncommon to see one with any form of injury on their bodies. Their own kind seems rather indifferent to the concept of scarring and injury. It's just a thing that happens to them sometimes. Sugar beast blood and wounds usually take on a bright or unnatural shade, from blue, to green, to purple, etc. Other than that, they seem to scar and bleed quite normally, their wounds are just really colorful. It's a fairly regular occurrence for a sugar beast to lose or break a horn. They often grow back swiftly, giving the individual a unique set of mismatched horns. The core of their horns closely tends to match their horn styles.   |
MothmenAnother uncommon victim of injuries, mothmen don't usually find themselves getting hurt with nicks or scrapes, let alone stabs or slices. Mothmen blood and injuries seem to glow faintly and tend to be colored more on the pale side. They are often unnatural colors.
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