Traits

Tail MP: 1

Steppe tails are high arcing, relatively inflexible tails. The fur on steppe tails falls in light layers similar to lagoon tails, but shorter and far less heavy. This tail actually has quite a lively bounce when an elnin is trotting along, giving elnins with steppe tails an impression of being perky and ready to break into a jaunting sprint at any moment.

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0 MP Steppe w/ Twin Tail

Steppe w/ Bottom Layer

4 MP Steppe

Details:

• Steppe tails are really not very flexible with the structure of the tail acting like one giant feather made of fur. It can flex a bit but it's not going to curl around or bend back on itself without breaking. This tail is generally held more upright with some flexibility downward, but less than other styles like Meadow tails.
• This tail generally has a very smooth top to the arc and a fluffier underside.
• Unlike lagoon tails, the layering on steppe tails is less uniform with the shortest strands near the top of the tail arc sometimes visibly layered over the ones falling beneath.

Legacy:

Merged from Thicket (Legacy) mostly, with just a hint of Bosk/Bramble (Legacy) for seasoning.

Tail MP: 4

This is a legacy tail style that is no longer obtainable. It cannot pass through breedings.

Details:

• Quadruple of  Bramble (Legacy) style tails!

Legacy:

• Retired in favor of the Tetra Tail mutation.

Tail MP: 1

This is a legacy tail style that is no longer obtainable. It cannot pass through breedings.

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Miniature Thicket

Miniature Thicket

Standard Thicket

Standard Thicket

Details:

• This tail style resembles a deer tail.
• The fur along the top side of thicket tails lays flat with no layering present, while the underside of the tail is plush with fur. Fur should be thicker at the tail base and middle of the tail and taper towards the tail tip!
• Thicket tails are stiffer in posture and usually are held more upright in a perky fashion or straight behind the elnin with little flexibility.

Legacy:

• Merged into Steppe.

Notes:

If you wish to follow current tail guidelines, elnin with this tail style can be swapped to the Steppe tail style at no cost. This change would be permanent and cannot be undone.

Tail MP: 3

This is a legacy tail style that is no longer obtainable. It cannot pass through breedings.

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Miniature Timber

Standard Timber

Standard Timber

Standard Timber

Details:

• A cinnamon roll tail that curls upward on itself into a tight compact curl.

Legacy:

• Merged into Canopy.

Notes:

If you wish to follow current tail guidelines, elnin with this tail style can be swapped to the Canopy tail style at no cost. This change would be permanent and cannot be undone.

Tail MP: 4

This is a legacy tail style that is no longer obtainable. It cannot pass through breedings.

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0 MP Trine (Legacy)

1 MP Trine (Legacy)

1 MP Trine (Legacy)

Details:

• A triad of Bramble (Legacy) style tails!

Legacy:

• Retired in favor of the Trine Tail mutation.

Notes:

Kittoms with this tail style at the time of growth can have their tail style swapped to the Meadow tail style with the Trine Tail mutation at no cost. If you wish to keep the legacy mutation, then you would not acquire the tail mutation.

This option is for only kittoms that are growing. The Trine (Legacy) tail style would change from a 4 MP tail to the Meadow 1 MP tail style so growth stats will reflect that change! This change would be permanent and cannot be undone.

Tail MP: 1

This is a legacy tail style that is no longer obtainable. It cannot pass through breedings.

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Miniature Tundra

Standard Tundra

Standard Tundra

Giga Tundra

Details:

• This tail style resembles a thick long-haired cat tail with a rounded tail tip! The tail should be uniformly fluffy.

Legacy:

• Merged into Marsh.

Notes:

If you wish to follow current tail guidelines, elnin with this tail style can be swapped to the Marsh tail style at no cost. This change would be permanent and cannot be undone.

Tail MP: 4

This is a legacy tail style that is no longer obtainable. It cannot pass through breedings.

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0 MP Twin (Legacy)

Details:

• A pair of Bramble (Legacy) style tails!

Legacy:

• Retired in favor of the Twin Tail mutation.

Tail MP: 1

Perfect little cottonball bun tail.

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0 MP Warren

1 MP Warren

Sitting on 3 MP Warren

4 MP Warren

Details:

• There shouldn’t be any noticeable tapering to a point for this tail style as short tufts of fluff cause this tail to retain a very round plush shape.
• Not much else to add, they are really just round masses of fluff attached to your elnin's bum.

Tail MP: 1

This is a legacy tail style that is no longer obtainable. It cannot pass through breedings.

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Standard Weald

Details:

• This tail style resembles a very messy fluffy fox tail with fur flipping and flicking in different directions! Fur should be thicker at the tail base and middle of the tail and taper towards the tail tip!

Legacy:

• Merged into Meadow.

Notes:

If you wish to follow current tail guidelines, elnin with this tail style can be swapped to the Meadow tail style at no cost. This change would be permanent and cannot be undone.

Tail MP: 4

Welkin tails are characterized by their silky spiraling swirls. These distinct shapes are caused by underlying energy whorls that often look artificially distinct in shape when compared to natural curls.

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Standard /w Starlit Suffusion

Miniature Welkin

Standard /w Starlit Suffusion

Details:

• Welkin tails are not truly weightless, but the hair is so light and delicate that it tends to billow outwards in fluffy clouds.
• Despite their delicate nature Welkin tails still abide by gravity and should not have much if any lift without the featherlight hair mutation present. Similar to how fog rests on hills, welkin tails still rest on the ground at larger sizes.

Tail MP: 4

Whip tails are tails that taper, similar to possum or chameleon tails. These tails are dexterous and prehensile, as well as capable of gripping items, hanging from things, etc. The biggest difference between whip and flare tails is that they lack the extra winglets on the end that accompany them and flare tails are not dexterous or prehensile at all.

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Thick Whip (Fae)

Whip (Fae) w/Optional Tight Curl

Whip (Fae) w/Optional Big Curl

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Whip Tail Examples - Whip (Fiendish) on top and Whip (Fae) on the bottom.

Details:

• These tails can have a split at the very end of their tail, similar to a snake's tongue. Tails with a split at the end are not required to curl at the end like their non-split counterparts.
• This tail style's thickness can vary but the tail base should never be thicker than the elnin’s body and must taper all the way down to the tail tip (or tips if the tail is split at the very end).
• These tails are prehensile and can optionally curl or grip better than their similar but plumed flare tail counterparts.
• It has been observed that the majority of whip tails have stripes along the tail's length but this is an optional feature.
• Optional tail-base winglets present on this tail style must match the associated subtype.
• Formerly for Faenin this was called the "Imp" tail style.

For Faenin / Whip (Fae) tails:

• The winglets near the tail base would be butterfly or moth-like, and labeled "Fae".

For Djinnin / Whip (Fiendish) tails:

• The winglets near the tail base would be batwing-like, and labeled "Fiendish".
• This tail can optionally have a spade at the tail's tip(s).

For ??? / Whip (Feathered) tails:

• The winglets near the tail base would be birdwing-like, and labeled "Feathered".

Notes:

• If you switch out from a subtype tail style, then you will not be able to opt back in later. You can swap to another subtype tail style (within the same subtype) if you prefer, though.
• For example: If you have a "Whip (Fae)" tail style you could switch it out for a "Flare (Fae)" style tail. You cannot switch across subtypes though, so a "Whip (Fiendish)" could not be swapped out for a "Whip (Fae)" or "Flare (Fae)" style tail, and so on.
• If your elnin's Whip tail subtype is not specified please submit a support ticket to clarify which tail subtype your elnin has. If a tail subtype is not specified, this does not mean you can choose any tail subtype. Staff will have to determine which type your elnin was granted and make sure that detail is specified on the masterlist before a design approval goes through for that elnin.

Tail MP: 4

Zephyr tails have a windswept, feathery quality but no actual feathers. They are in fact made entirely of strands of fur. The supporting tail limb is usually held upright, causing a pronounced arc and elegant fall of fur that sometimes brings to mind the shape of a rooster's tail.

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Miniature Zephyr

Standard Zephyr

Standard Zephyr

Miniature Zephyr

Details:

• Zephyrs often sport additional streamers of fur that flare stylishly from the base of the tail.
• This is not a feathered tail. The fur is just prone to separating into sections that can arc in feather-like ways.