The Starting Lineup of Fifth Generation Females
I entered Creature Docking Station, knowledgeable of each Norn in my world. Yet when I checked on the females in the Norn Meso, I came across someone I certainly didn’t recognize! The nametag read Levia, yet I remembered her as a fairly typical Norn with nothing too special about her appearance. There she was, though, sporting a more subdued coat color that made her stand out beautifully! This was only the second color mutation I remembered having: The only other one was in Quirin, who later went on to become one of the mascots of Docking Station Galaxy. What a pretty Norn Levia had matured into! Suddenly, I had a very strong hope that she would become the next alpha female.
In total, there were eleven females steadily growing up in the Norn Meso. Amanora, Carthial, and Filana made their own little group on the lower most level. Note the color of their heads and tails in relation to Levia’s. I think I was a little too excited, but this was exactly the kind of mutation I was hoping for! Of these three ladies, only Amanora had the extremely typical look that my Norns had taken on. I still don’t dislike it or anything, but diversity in appearance is something I still hoped would last through the generations.
Another fairly sizable group of females had stationed themselves on the top floor of the Norn Meso. Hartinnia and Grinae were surprisingly different, even with their infamous Zebra Norn heads. Xaria seemed a little frightened to apparently be looking in a mirror wherever her bright blue eyes looked! The youngest of all, Dilae, made her way into this group. She was still one of my favorites, and it was nice to see her welcomed so completely. There was a lot of diversity in this small space!
Little Wynda was also stationed on the upper level of the Norn Meso, although she preferred to stick to herself. She was possibly the best musician of the females, and that creativity seemed to make her more prone to wandering. Unfortunately for her, the Norn Meso was her home for the time being: No exploring beyond the walls just yet! I would just need to remember to give her a musical instrument to take along on her journey. Wynda wasn’t completely antisocial, although I was happy to see her take some solitary time to take care of herself.
Finally, the last two females were Caeriv and Oasia. Caeriv had her mark changed, since I had a momentary lapse of judgment and gave her a red spiral in the beginning. She and the young Treehugger were nearly inseparably, although they made their base right next to the door. The males were just on the other side, though the two genders had a bit of time before they would be able to meet. Oasia had a few odd quirks, mostly attributed to the problems inherent in the Treehugger Norn genome. She would be a challenge, but maybe she would surprise everyone!
Levia and Filana actually became close friends, and I was somehow persuaded to hope that one of them would be the next alpha female. Dilae was also a strong contender… But it would nice to have Levia’s mutation passed on to many Norns! Actually, her identical twin brother, Krinsho, had the same mutation, but since it was specific only to females, he only had the chance of passing it on. He might not be heading to CreatureLink if I decide to start up a secondary breeding project. Who do you think will be the next alpha female?
Oh wow, Levia’s new coat is lovely. Far too often I see colour mutations that make the Norns really garish. Which is kind of funky, but not at all realistic. This colour mutation is awesome. I’ll be rooting for her ;)
i’m guessing her green pigments are increasing. the only problem i’ve encountered is that sometimes it doesn’t last past this life stage but if it stays in further generations it will get greener and greener until it eventually stays although at a lighter level
gah i really want simteo and dilae to be the next alpha’s but now i’m thinking about levia too. we are definitely more spoiled for choice on this round
i’m on my 11th round in my current world now and i think i’ve finally been able to breed the zebra heads out but only because the females have started to reject the ones with zebra heads and are choosing different males
ArchDragon: I agree! There are certainly amazing colors that can happen with C3/DS Norns, but I really prefer a more natural appearance. Levia is quite special, and her Fallow Norn body really pulled her look together. That’s kind of the fun with color mutations: Many happen at a later age, so a seemingly boring Norn might just turn out to be a favorite!
Lilliumbird: Actually, this is a mutation in one of her pigment bleed genes, associated with the rotation. It’s normally set at 128, but her value is 35. I’m pretty confident it will last the rest of life, since there are no other pigment bleed genes to switch on. We’ll have to see! Hopefully the Zebra Norn head will be less common in the next generation… Simteo has one other brother with a Hardman Norn head, but Simteo is still on my list of favorites. I’ll make a post in the next few days highlighting each male so everyone can see the entire field. Won’t be too long now!
Hmm. Levia and Grinae’s colouration looks similar to me, but I might be wrong there.
Either of them have my vote for Alpha.
It’s difficult to tell them apart because they really don’t have similar body parts: Levia’s tail should be the bright orange of a Bengal Norn. Her coloring certainly was very unique and beautiful! I rather enjoy the subdued hues from time to time.