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Hey, I'd like some oppinions on this new charater I created, and the breed I came up with. Keep in mind I don't usually made equine (or animal) OCs that often because I rarely use them, but all of this just came to me and wouldn't let me go.
So first here's Renegade's referance image (lineart from here)
He’s technically half Sprinter-calf as his sire was a gray Appaloosa, while his dame was a rusty colored Sprinter-calf, but he clearly took after her. She was a domesticated Sprinter-calf, so Renegade grew up in a paddock, but he always itched to get out of there and run wild through the plains. One night, bandits attached his paddock and set fire to it. He managed to escape but his mother was shot as she fled with him. He just kept running, until he couldn’t run anymore and collapsed. When he woke up a day later he made his way back to the paddock and saw all of the destruction and his dead mother and it broke his heart. From then on he became very distrustful of humans and has roamed the plains alone, not even trying to reconnect with any Sprinter-calf herds. At time, it’s been said he’s attacked some humans even, but later it was discovered that they were about to do something illegal before he attacked them, and thus his vigilante style has earned him the name Renegade.
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And here's the basic outline I have for the Sprinter-calf breed:
“Sprinter-calves†are a genetic abnormality found in the Unicorn species. They are a bit leggier than a Unicorn, and leaner; built for running fast. Their hair is much thinner; thanks to a chromosomal defect that makes it thin and more brittle which causes them to have thinner feathers on their feet, and for males to have no goatees. The same defect also makes he horn very weak, and stunts it’s growth; in Unicorns the horn grows to 90% it’s full length by the time they reach sexual maturity and then continually grows slowly to counter act wear to it’s tip so it seems to stay the same length. Meanwhile, the Sprinter-calf’s horn stops growing when their feathers develop, and by the time they reach sexual maturity it’s very common for their horns to have snapped off one way or another. Unlike for a Unicorn though, it rarely causes them pain when that happens.
On the plus side of the breed though, despite their naturally speedy bodies and legs, they have quite beautiful patterning. This is thought to be because Unicorns with the weak horn genes were ostracized from their herds and instead interbred with regular horses. Now while some of those had strong horns and looked normal were taken back into the ?Unicorn population (thus spreading the Sprinter-calf heritage among them), others looked more like their genetic misfit parent and just grouped together and started their own groups. But what they inherited from their regular horse ancestry are their beautiful coat colorations and peculiar mane coloration.
Sprinter-calf always has bangs/forelocks that are a very distinctly different color than the rest of their mane. Their tail can match either, or is a combination of the two, or even unrelated to either, but the bangs will always not match the rest of the mane. And they always have at least one leg with a “stocking†that is a different color than its body; it’s most commonly calf high, thus giving the breed its name. Other than those features, the Sprinter-calf can come in a wide variety of colors and patterns.
The personality of the Sprinter-calf varies as well, but generally they are a bit more aloof and mistrustful than a regular Unicorn, due to the generations of being segregated from their horned relatives. They also don’t like to stay in one place for too long, but that lends itself to their mistrustful nature. Sometimes their need to keep active makes people think they suffer from ADD, but really a calm Sprinter-calf is just as common as a speed demon. They aren’t above socializing with humans (another trait inherited from their horse relatives), and can be tamed and broken, and turned into a ridding mount; quite often, if the horn broke correctly and close to the head, they’re mistaken as a horse if they become a riding mount. If they become attached to a person, they are very loyal and protective of them. But not all “tame†Sprinter-calf are fond of the humans who tame them; if their personality is just right they’re more than happy to stick around in a barn as long as they’re fed and have lots of room to run around, but it doesn’t mean they like you.
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So what do you guys think? Any suggestions, or comments? This is also on my dA account, so feel free to go see it there too if you want.
Thanks for looking.
:reaper: Kat :reaper:
So first here's Renegade's referance image (lineart from here)
He’s technically half Sprinter-calf as his sire was a gray Appaloosa, while his dame was a rusty colored Sprinter-calf, but he clearly took after her. She was a domesticated Sprinter-calf, so Renegade grew up in a paddock, but he always itched to get out of there and run wild through the plains. One night, bandits attached his paddock and set fire to it. He managed to escape but his mother was shot as she fled with him. He just kept running, until he couldn’t run anymore and collapsed. When he woke up a day later he made his way back to the paddock and saw all of the destruction and his dead mother and it broke his heart. From then on he became very distrustful of humans and has roamed the plains alone, not even trying to reconnect with any Sprinter-calf herds. At time, it’s been said he’s attacked some humans even, but later it was discovered that they were about to do something illegal before he attacked them, and thus his vigilante style has earned him the name Renegade.
----
And here's the basic outline I have for the Sprinter-calf breed:
“Sprinter-calves†are a genetic abnormality found in the Unicorn species. They are a bit leggier than a Unicorn, and leaner; built for running fast. Their hair is much thinner; thanks to a chromosomal defect that makes it thin and more brittle which causes them to have thinner feathers on their feet, and for males to have no goatees. The same defect also makes he horn very weak, and stunts it’s growth; in Unicorns the horn grows to 90% it’s full length by the time they reach sexual maturity and then continually grows slowly to counter act wear to it’s tip so it seems to stay the same length. Meanwhile, the Sprinter-calf’s horn stops growing when their feathers develop, and by the time they reach sexual maturity it’s very common for their horns to have snapped off one way or another. Unlike for a Unicorn though, it rarely causes them pain when that happens.
On the plus side of the breed though, despite their naturally speedy bodies and legs, they have quite beautiful patterning. This is thought to be because Unicorns with the weak horn genes were ostracized from their herds and instead interbred with regular horses. Now while some of those had strong horns and looked normal were taken back into the ?Unicorn population (thus spreading the Sprinter-calf heritage among them), others looked more like their genetic misfit parent and just grouped together and started their own groups. But what they inherited from their regular horse ancestry are their beautiful coat colorations and peculiar mane coloration.
Sprinter-calf always has bangs/forelocks that are a very distinctly different color than the rest of their mane. Their tail can match either, or is a combination of the two, or even unrelated to either, but the bangs will always not match the rest of the mane. And they always have at least one leg with a “stocking†that is a different color than its body; it’s most commonly calf high, thus giving the breed its name. Other than those features, the Sprinter-calf can come in a wide variety of colors and patterns.
The personality of the Sprinter-calf varies as well, but generally they are a bit more aloof and mistrustful than a regular Unicorn, due to the generations of being segregated from their horned relatives. They also don’t like to stay in one place for too long, but that lends itself to their mistrustful nature. Sometimes their need to keep active makes people think they suffer from ADD, but really a calm Sprinter-calf is just as common as a speed demon. They aren’t above socializing with humans (another trait inherited from their horse relatives), and can be tamed and broken, and turned into a ridding mount; quite often, if the horn broke correctly and close to the head, they’re mistaken as a horse if they become a riding mount. If they become attached to a person, they are very loyal and protective of them. But not all “tame†Sprinter-calf are fond of the humans who tame them; if their personality is just right they’re more than happy to stick around in a barn as long as they’re fed and have lots of room to run around, but it doesn’t mean they like you.
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So what do you guys think? Any suggestions, or comments? This is also on my dA account, so feel free to go see it there too if you want.
Thanks for looking.
:reaper: Kat :reaper:
