Fur Coloration Modifiers & Details

Riardi have a bevy of genetic factors which influences their fur coloration, some of which may or may not carry into their offspring. The Curious Colors, for example, spontaneously show up- such as lotus, coast, and tea- yet if the offspring does not have specific prerequisite genetics, these colors remin dormant or 'default' to similar, yet markedly different, results. Sometimes, colors may lead to color ranges over time once they become more established over time.

Self Riardi

Singly-colored riardi are referred to as self, regardless of how they were born with it. What they lack in visible patterning, they reliably transfer their coloration to their future offspring, be that as a dominant or recessive for the color, or as dormant genetic information that might show up later on in their family tree.

Genetic Oddities

Sometimes, weird things just happen that no one's seen before. See Mutation: Flux for more information.

Color Blending- Patternless Color Transmission, With or Without Body Types

Riardi are incredibly colorful, and will love who they will love. Self-colored individuals can and do take partners of other self-colors. Thus, the color wheel applies, and some of their offspring will be that corresponding color- creating a color blending result, ie a different color than either parent has. Each riardi color has a warm range and a cool range. Should a couple form such a pairing, the resulting offspring will be either warm or cool. Thus, red and cobalt might have purple or midnight-hued offspring. Color blending can ‘pull’ colors that wouldn’t ordinarily be seen in certain body types, and by this example, the parents would most likely be northern and opal, so the offspring would be a blended body type, too- unless their colors both are from this very blended phenomenon. In this case, however, purple could be born, live their lives and introduce the purple color to their future offspring.

In this color blending phenomenon, colors can and do travel across families. They indicate that over time all colors will eventually be possible- unified and not limited as initially presented here, and this information will- for the riardi- be rendered historical reference. Given this, some riardi's colors will become less 'unusual' as time progresses. This is not a loss of specific riardi's identities; they don't base identity upon their colors. Should plenty of southern riardi partner with riumae, the interaction of green with blue self riardi bearing offspring will result in the teal coloration usually only found in opal riardi, for example. It does not diminish the opal riardi in any way.

Color blending in southern populations results in more umber, tan, and beige individuals. In northern populations, color blending does not at all occur. Curiously, opal riardi are to be credited for this phenomenon happening. They chose partners both from other opal populations and also from other riardi populations, including the nuria. Cyan and magenta offspring gave birth to self-colored azure riardi, and central riardi who are canary-colored had offspring with cyan opal riardi have had offspring who are lime-colored. The same canary-colored riardi also happened to have another opal riardi partner who was magenta-furred, and their offspring was shockingly scarlet! Those offspring born are the first non-nuria riardi bearing lime and scarlet fur. Strangely, the azure hue was already within the opal riardi’s family, so riardi have scratched their head about this and chalked it up to the color being very rich. Similarly, they found that cobalt plus fuchsia led to midnight offspring from the color-blending phenomenon.

Nuria riardi- only possessing very specific fur colors- have found that their chrysocolla hue along with berry results in azure offspring. Lime and banana results in citron. Crimson or berry with banana results in glow. Scarlet and chrysocolla results in orchid. Chrysocolla and lime produces cyan.

Lastly, when opposing colors blend together, the results are as follows: red and green results in brown, as does green with orange, blue with orange, and purple with orange. If there are dilution genes at work as well, the result is grey offspring rather than brown. If offspring do not receive the vibrant mutation that their parent/s may have, then the color will ‘bump’ into the next comparable color.

Dilution Genes

Dilution and double-dilution affect the riardi's fur coloration often. Here is further information on it. See: Dilution & Double-Dilution

Non-Color-Specific Effects

As mentioned earlier, riardi have several other genetic traits which affect their appearance and sometimes, their health. See: Riardi Genetic Behaviors.