Riardi Body Chart Summary
Here is a detailed chart of the various riardi and which traits they display. Offspring may resemble one or both parents in appearance, depending on their lineage.
| Body Type Name | Ear Type | Fur Type/Traits | Tail Length | Venom Type | Other Traits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aeryardi | Ear-less or short-eared (narrow width, round/pointed tip mix); lop-ear mutation variants | Gossamer fur; long-limbed | Long (2.5x body height) | None; produces "velicline" carrier-binder oil | Has hock/vestigial spikes; shape-shift into ri’perafi form; neutral culture |
| Aervalk | Upright, short, pointed ears | Velvet Plush (velvet, double-coated) | Long (2.5x body height) | None; produces "velicline" carrier-binder oil | Has feathered wings from their backs, feathered flattened tails, velvet plush fur with gossamer fur on their arms plus flight feathers on arms/legs |
| Central | Short, Narrow width, rounded or pointed tips | Frizzle (single-coat, thin, crimped) | Short (1x body height) | Default: Hallucinogenic | Thick frizzy fur on shoulders/back; tail has crimped fur |
| Nexus | Extra-Long, Rounded/pointed tip, Wide ears | Velvet (dense single-coat) | Extra-Long (3x body height) | Aberrant: Panacea (cures poisons/toxins) | Densely-furred woolen tails with guard hair |
| Northern | Regular length, Narrow width, Rounded tips | Angora fur, Tufted ears, ‘Mane’ of thick fur | Standard (2x body height) | Default: Hallucinogenic | Tails twice as heavy/fluffy; no sap production on tail |
| Nuria | Short (feline-sized), Standard width, Pointed tips | Regular (chinchilla-plush) | Short (1x body height) | Poisonous wax (replenishes every 10 days; is own antidote) | Shape-shifting (1st gen Heartsong); no hand scales; neon sclera |
| Opal | Extra-Long, Wide width, Pointed tips | Satin sheen | Long (2.5x body height) | Aberrant: Magically-sickening (MP loss) | Leathery belly scales; 80% vestigial spikes; 30% heterochromia; crystallization |
| Ore | Extra-Long, Wide width, Rounded tips | Metallic sheen | Extra-Short (0.5x body height) | Atypical: Induces metal/mineral overages; filters excess | Smaller eyes; no spine spikes; grippy paw pads; bioluminescent markings |
| Riasax | Large sprays of feathers, as though they wore feather decorations in place of ears (they have short ears from which these grow) | Down (soft, downy, in between fur/feather) | Extra-Short (0.5x body height) | Sooty substance on tail- caustic; can burn whomever comes into contact with it, ignites at will | Tail produces volatile substance; tail capable of magical fire/self-ignition, bird-like feet from diasaxxis influence, large spurs, back spurs capable of self-ignition/spurts of magical fire |
| Ribold | Depends on riardi parentage | Depends on riardi parentage | Short (1x body height) | Depends on riardi parentage | Depends on riardi parentage |
| Rithi | Regular length, Standard width, Pointed tips | Double-Coated- plush (sheds ice crystals) | Long (2.5x body height) | Rhogathi venom (can also cure it) | Spikes on head/shoulders/spine/tail; stinger tail-head; chevron chest scales |
| Riumae | Short, Rounded tip, Standard width (otter-like) | Saponin-bearing; Finely-scaled (fish-like skin); Iridescent | Short (1x body height) | Atypical: Paralyzing/Numbing (used as healing agent) | Marine adaptation; head scales/barbels; fins/spikes; various tail finishes |
| Southern | Regular length, Standard width, Pointed tips | Regular (chinchilla-plush) | Standard (2x body height) | Default: Hallucinogenic | Sap production on tail; crusts into resin which serves as insect-repellent, incense, and can be used as fatigue-reducing honey |
The only riardi on Asmarius-Daatimir are the Lyrdi.
| Body Type Name | Height Range |
|---|---|
| Nexus | 8' |
| Lyrdi | 7.5 - 8' |
| Aervalk | 7 - 7.5' |
| Aeryardi | 6.5 - 7' |
| Opal | 5.5 - 6' |
| Riasax | 5.5 - 6' |
| Southern | 4.5 - 6' |
| Nuria | 5 - 5.5' |
| Northern | 4.5 - 5.5' |
| Ore | 4.5 - 5.5' |
| Riumae | 4 - 5.5' |
| Central | 4 - 5' |
| Rithi | 4 - 5' |
| Ribold | 3.5 - 4' |
Body Phenotype Order & TLDR Summary:
The following details the riardi and includes their heights, genetic contributions, and relevant details, without going into their individual information profiles, for easy comparison.
Aervalk- 7-7.5’, introduces Mutation: Gradient, pattern: Vortex & pattern: Blizzard into the riardi gene pool.
Aeryardi- 6.5- 7’, mountaintops/cloudscapes/fae society, indigenous of Intirri, introduces hock spikes and vestigial spikes along back (HCK/HCK 100%), gossamer fur (GS/GS), ear type EL₁, ear width EW₁, ear tip ET₃, lop ear (LP) tip-folding/lobe variance, Mutation: Earless, Mutation: Iris Pigmentation (IRP/IRP or IRP/-), velicline tail-binder oil, ability to shape-shift into a ri’perafi form, role-states of Caelbinder, Fractured Wing, and Vexail, conditions of glass-lung, skyfracture, and resonance bloom, patterns Aakri, Ban, Daash, Drya, Lily, Monar, Satfa, Spae, Vria into the riardi gene pool.
Central- 4- 5’, Ahnkanan and Kalankra latitudes, open-minded adventurous pioneers from both northern and southern families, introduces short narrowest-width rounded or pointed tipped ears, short tail (body height in length) with no sap production, Frizzle single-coated thin non-plush fur marked by mild to ample crimps, short wavy/curly head hair, long wild crimped fur on shoulders/upper arms, excellent spinning qualities for texturing yarn, default hallucinogenic venom, black/umber/tan/beige legacy colors, yellow-factor color ranges (olive, gold, canary, cream), warm green ranges (kelp, avocado, lime, leaf), and the highly saturated cool-purple Curious Color: Vinca.
Lyrdi- 7.5- 8’, Asmarius-Daatimir, introduces Ears Dagged, Umbral Locus, thick fur on hocks, float, shadowless, MIP (Metallic Iris Pigmentation), EL 2.5, Vacuum Locus, pattern: Maratus, pattern: Strata into the riardi gene pool.
Nexus- 8’, Nexus-indigenous of Intirri, willowy build, introduces velvety short fur, extra-long bushy tail (3x body height) used for balancing, tail-head restorative healing bite, immunity to poisons/venoms, loss of two Mystic Tree skills in the Onsaelyt RPG, mutations Comet and Stellar, patterns Globe, Tale, Runic, Spiral, and Stellar into the riardi gene pool.
Northern- 4.5- 5.5’, colder climates, introduces regular length narrow width rounded tipped ears, tufted ears, a mane of thick fur around the neck, twice-as-long head-and-tail hair, exceptionally heavy/fluffy/long-furred standard tail (2x body height in length) with no sap production, Angora fur type, a cultural focus on spinning/weaving/fiber arts with shed fur, and default hallucinogenic venom.
Nuria- 5- 5.5’, harsh coastal climates, blended descendants of feline-sized nutra, first generation Heartsong relative, Intirrian-indigenous, introduces short standard width pointed ears, short tail (body height in length) with no tail-head or gut-intestine but featuring a martial bone-clobbering sphere, toxic nurax tail-wax exudate (requires 10 days to replenish, causes severe systematic failures, acts as its own antidote for nuria/riardi/rhogathi toxins) harvested via tail-wrapping culture, multi-form shape-shifting capability (meld form, two animal forms, two were-beast forms; static/less fluid meld form with long learning time but grants bonus starting forms/skills), no hand/foot scales but doubly-strong longer claws, neon-colored sclera (lighter/darker than irises), doubly-long rattle-capable vertebral spikes, specific isolated eye-burner neon palettes (black, white, banana, citron, lime, glow, berry, orchid, chrysocolla) along with cool greige Driftwood background color, a genetic color-dropping/conversion rule for non-nuria descendants, and 100% expression of Mutation: Vibrant which enables hyper-vivid activation rules (chrysocolla+berry=azure, lime+banana=citron, crimson/berry+banana=glow, scarlet+chrysocolla=orchid, chrysocolla+lime=cyan), dormant/active color-shift tables, borealis-flux effects, and a neon-hued black frost presentation when interacting with melanism.
Opal- 5.5- 6’, crystal deserts in Zalarkis and Symaas, migratory warrior-traders from the northern riardi, introduces cobalt/turquoise/fuchsia/midnight color ranges and blue-tinted mid-grey Opal-Steel color, allows for Lunar and Solar effects (requires Mutation: Polar), wide extra-long pointed ears, long tail (2.5x body height) with satin sheen fur, broad protective scales (forearms and lower legs), banded leathery horizontal scales (groin, belly, diaphragms), 80% incidence of vestigial spinal spikes, 30% heterochromia incidence, ear-tattoo long-distance recognition culture, aberrant venom causing spiritual fatigue/magic-sickness (MP loss and spell backfiring), crystal growth crystallization phenomenon on elderly tails/spines/shoulders/necks/heads, double-effort magic learning penalty with increased RES resilience scaling, environmental transformation phenomenon for periphery travelers.
Ore- 4.5- 5.5’, subterranean spaces and abandoned caverns, southern migratory pioneers, introduces unique inverted quadrupedal ceiling-gripping/roosting locomotion, hooked claws and specialized hand/foot paw pads, controllable bioluminescent markings, metal-working/ceramics/geometric design/eye-wear craftsmanship culture, metallic fur sheen, bronze/copper/silver/gold metallic color ranges, tarnished cool grey ranges (meteorite, tarnish, pewter, cloud), frosted-black hair-tip effect (Mutation: Metallic), venom fluid inducing mineral overages, tail-head intake/purgation cycle capable of absorbing metal poisoning and expelling rock-melting acidic bile.
Riasax- 5.5- 6’, introduces pattern: Firelight, pattern: Machina into the riardi gene pool.
Ribold- 3.5- 4’ introduces Mutation: High-Gloss, pattern: Corded, pattern: Quarry into the riardi gene pool.
Rithi- 4- 5’, brawny hybrid descendant of rhogathi manticore humanoids, high muscle mass and bone density, low jumping capability, introduces lengthy curving spikes (skull, neck, tail, shoulders, elbows, hocks), rattling tail signal, thick chevron-shaped scales (chest, belly, groin), ice-shedding plush fur, white/grey/blue irises, pointed regular ears, venom bulb-tipped tail (lacks tail-head), potent venom with high default concentration, self-immunity to stings, access to Natural Weapon: Deadly Toxin, patterns Leopard and Tiger into the riardi gene pool.
Riumae- 4- 5.5’, Intirri’s coastlines, blended descendants of marine orumae, introduces short rounded-tipped standard width otter-like ears, black sclera with vertically-slit pupils (trait ends with riumae), paws slightly webbed, marine adaptation (nose flaps, gills, underwater oxygen/salinity filtration), structural options (scalp/muzzle scales instead of hair, regenerable barbels instead of whiskers, 1-3 rows of webbed spiny fins atop head down to pelvis), scaled bodies instead of fur, saponin-bearing tail and hair exudate (atypical paralyzing/numbing venom used for healing/barter decanting), variable tail formats (fully scaled, furred fringe layouts, or fully furred), Mutation: Iridescence, genetic monochromatic traits, cool blue color ranges (abyss, storm, sodalite, sky), warm yellow ranges (flax, honey, nectar, ivory), and the unique warm-brown Curious Color: Ochre (precursor to bark, sienna, and sand ranges).
Southern- 4.5- 6’, OG first riardi body type crafted by Silaanju, introduces regular chinchilla-plush fur, standard width/regular length pointed ears, standard tail (2x body height in length), default hallucinogenic venom, legacy colors, cool green ranges (green, fern, jade, mist) for canopy camouflage, and contrasting orange ranges (orange, carrot, peach, apricot).