Muravix- Ninetails variant

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Name of species: Muravix
Elemental type{s}: Normal
Size: About 4ft tall
Method of reproduction: Sexual, live birth
Description/Appearance: A Ninetails with only two tails and no "mane". Females are a ruddy tan-brown color and males are a flashier silver/creme color.
Disposition: Normally very skittish, but males are ferociously territorial. Females have and excersize the power to defend their 2-3 kits. About once a year, mates are taken in contests by those who have reached 5 years of age. Those who have already chosen just come to watch.
Habitat: Most select heavily forested areas. Silver males often live near springs and waterfalls.
What does this pokémon eat?: Forest-dwellers eat mice, birds and easily caught rodents. Silver males eat fish and rodents. They both, when none of their staples can be found, will ea berries willingly.
How common is this pokemon?: There is currently only one pack in existance, which contains 5-7 Muravix.
Sprite:
-Female
-Male 1
-Male 2

[wynnyelle]

Approved! I really like this.

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Thanks~! My original was more complex, like with special evo stuff which I lost some things to. But Yaay~! ^_^

[wynnyelle]

It looks like it could be a final evo{its size} or middle evo{it is somewhat unadorned}. Does it have an evo that comes before it?

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Umm.... it is a potential evo from a Vulpix, but the vulpix has to undergo a special evo and it's kinda hard to do. They are pretty much born under cerain conditions as Ninetails but are soon changed to Muravix after birth.

[wynnyelle]

Oh ok I see, so it isn't a sucspecies but part of Ninetales/Vulpix.

That's fine, just describe the process by which these pokemon evolve.

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Ok. There are pretty much 3 ways, but two are more common, the third would be impossible unless I submitted a plant, which may do.
The first way- a celestial, mythical, kinda thing. Usually an odd position of the moon or a harvest moon.
The second- It's a whole genetic mutation, which is the most common way for Muravix to be born.
The last- the pregnant Ninetails eats a berry (which I'll add later) that causes the mutation, but is not directly tied to a Muravix being born- the mutation can happen on its own.
That's just a really quick version of the evo details. I can still clarify if you want. ^_^

[wynnyelle]

May 12, 2008 16:49:04 GMT -5 o~|*( |*/\/\*|~o said:

Ok. There are pretty much 3 ways, but two are more common, the third would be impossible unless I submitted a plant, which may do.
The first way- a celestial, mythical, kinda thing. Usually an odd position of the moon or a harvest moon.
The second- It's a whole genetic mutation, which is the most common way for Muravix to be born.
The last- the pregnant Ninetails eats a berry (which I'll add later) that causes the mutation, but is not directly tied to a Muravix being born- the mutation can happen on its own.
That's just a really quick version of the evo details. I can still clarify if you want. ^_^

All right, here's how it is. You need to pick a single way for it to happen. The way you have it here, it doesn't make enough sense. Mutations are inborn and arise usually once, although there can be carriers of said mutation that don't exhibit the trait. Berries don't cause mutations. I can see a pokemon evolving by way of lunar phases, but not if it is also a mutation...no.

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Ok. We can just use the lunar thing, then.

[wynnyelle]

I was leaning towards mutation, but lunar is fine too. There's just one problem. This variant isn't seen in ninetales everywhere, so are only certain vulpix able to evolve into this? Maybe some can have the potential to evolve either way, and then by way of doing something on a full moon or whatnot, they achieve this, instead of evolving by way of a firestone.

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Yeah. The double-evolution thing is a good idea. It would also be reasonable, then, that if some can go both ways, and some can go only Ninetails, that some would undergo a sort of "forced" Muravix evolution.

[wynnyelle]

It just makes more sense to me if only a certain line of Vulpix can do this. Otherwise we'd have to explain why it's never occurred in certain regions.

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That's more logical than I had explained it. I think the Pokemon will be able to be played with less difficulty now. I also think the Muravix should only be able to Purebreed for more Muravix- like protecting the lineage or something like that. They could probably only breed then with other Muravix for Mura kits and Ninetails for double/Ninetails kits.

[wynnyelle]

So it could have fairly recent origins, is what you're saying. That's fine, however, what are the specifics on how it evolves? If it's just a full moon, wouldn't they all evolve at a month old or less?

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It would be pretty much like that, yes. But some, like the Silver males need a harvest moon, so the don't usually "mature" into Muravix until... *thinking* about 1-2 years..?

Edit: I'm really bad with my lunar calendar. >.<

[wynnyelle]

Evolving young is fine, but you have to work out exactly how they evolve. It can be different for both sexes, that's fine too, just as long as you have the specifics nailed down.

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Ok. That sounds good. I'm thinking that there should be a trait to the Silver males, which easily explains their slow maturing rate. Evolution would be something like a ceremony

[wynnyelle]

Ok, well no hurry, when you hammer out the specifics just post em.

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Cool. ^_^

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Another evo edit (and hopefully the last)- The mating, birthing and aging cremony will take place on about the same day. The mating ceremony would take up most of the morning/afternoon. At sunset, the kits would be presented to the pack. And at midnight, the 3 year-old kits, no matter the gender, would be evolved under a harvest moon. After that, a sort of "party" would take place.

I know this doesn't match Rhyme's history, but Rhyme's group is the Founding generation of the Muravix. Almost all of Rhyme's packmates should be about age for the mating ceremony. If this doesn't clarify *almost* everything about the Mura's evo, just tell me and I'll try to explain some more.

[wynnyelle]

Ok so the initiation involves evolving them using an object under the harvest moon? Or can anyone say any incantation over them under a harvest moon and they'll evolve? I'm a bit troubled by the use of "magic words" alone to evolve a pokemon, I'd have to say no to that. Or do they need to be about 3 years old physically before they are capable of evolving, then they just do?

You're allowed to make up an object to evolve them if that's what you want to do.

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Yeah, I agree with having them be physically being 3, that's kinda what I was aiming for. It's better that way, it's like having a baby "evolve" into an adult, but not being old enough to know what they need to do, or something like that. (Not the best metaphor, I know.)

[wynnyelle]

Ok so if they all evolve around 3 and evolve by aging then if that works for you, this is approved. Would mean you don't know exactly when evolution will strike, though...that might make it interesting, though.

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That's true. It would kind be cool to spring evolutions on people, they'd have to get atleast a little warning, though. :3

[wynnyelle]

Well, people could decide when they want theirs to evolve, it wouldnt have to be exactly 3, just around there.

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We'll go with that. Is the Muravix ready for playing?

[wynnyelle]

It is if you're ready!

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Whoooo!! ^_^ I'm glad we figured out the whole evo thing, now the Mura shouldbe less complex, but still as fun and easy to play~! ^_~