Hybrid: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 19:28, 21 July 2024

Spawning Myth
A slyne/ravel hybrid
Reference Sheet
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Notable Individuals
Pundlepox

The term hybrid refers to an individual of mixed species that maintains clear distinguishing traits of other Noddish species. Should such an individual show no clear distinguishing traits, they are instead referred to as a chimera. Typically, a given hybrid's lineage will only maintain recognizable traits of the parent species for around four or five generations. Hybrids do not necessarily require breeding between different species - Nodd's chaotic nature will at times result in unusual offspring even between parents of the same species.

Physiology

Hybrid species vary widely, but they are notable for uniquely blending the traits of their hybridized species in unusual manners, both physical and metaphysical. While not all traits are expressed evenly, or even at all, it is very typical of a hybrid to inherit at least some facet of their parent species' quirks. Slyne hybrids may or may not retain the need to feed on suffering, for instance - it may even be warped to require feeding on other emotions.

Hybrids show a wide amount of variation even between hybrids of the same types. Hybridization in nearly all cases is limited to distinct traits from at most two species - a citizen who's descended from a mix of ravel, slyne, and oggorus but who shows primarily traits matching a ravel and an oggorus would be considered a ravel/oggorus hybrid. Often hybrid species are referred to as a combination of the names of their parent species - A hybrid slyne/ravel would be a slyvel, for instance.

Stereotypes

Hybrid behavior varies as wildly as their physiology, but often follows the trend of being a mix of traits - hybrids with ravel in the mix are notorious for inheriting a fascination with puzzles, for instance. However, these behaviors may be less focused or altered in some manner.

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-|summary=A hybrid is a name given to the species of an individual with clear, distinguishable traits. Generally the exact lineage becomes too muddied after four or five divisions and most would simply be considered chimerae at that point.
+|summary=The term hybrid refers to an individual of mixed species that maintains clear distinguishing traits of other Noddish species. Should such an individual show no clear distinguishing traits, they are instead referred to as a [[Chimera|chimera]]. Typically, a given hybrid's lineage will only maintain recognizable traits of the parent species for around four or five generations. Hybrids do not necessarily require breeding between different species - Nodd's chaotic nature will at times result in unusual offspring even between parents of the same species.
-|physiology=The nature of a hybrid varies almost as much as that of chimerae except that hybrids are always the sum of their inherited and distinguishable parts. But what exactly is, and isn't, inherited in the individual varies wildly. Some slyne hybrids retain the need to feed on suffering, others find themselves needing to feed on other emotions, and still others gain no sustenance whatsoever from them. Some might still be sensitive to the suffering of others without being satiated by it. An oggorus hybrid might have addictive body fluids or those with no effect at all.
+|physiology=Hybrid species vary widely, but they are notable for uniquely blending the traits of their hybridized species in unusual manners, both physical and metaphysical. While not all traits are expressed evenly, or even at all, it is very typical of a hybrid to inherit at least some facet of their parent species' quirks. [[Slyne]] hybrids may or may not retain the need to feed on suffering, for instance - it may even be warped to require feeding on other emotions.
-It is worth noting that the physical species or parentage of a hybrid's actual parents are not necessarily what they themselves are hybrids of, nor is it required a parent be of any species that ultimately ends up in a hybrid. It is thought that Nodd's chaotic nature influences births and that happenstances around the time of conception or birth are likely to influence the nature of the citizen-to-be. Thus it is entirely possible for two nurks to give birth to a nurk, a nurk-hybrid, a chimerae, and even a pure species other than nurk!
+Hybrids show a wide amount of variation even between hybrids of the same types. Hybridization in nearly all cases is limited to distinct traits from at most two species - a citizen who's descended from a mix of ravel, slyne, and oggorus but who shows primarily traits matching a ravel and an oggorus would be considered a ravel/oggorus hybrid. Often hybrid species are referred to as a combination of the names of their parent species - A hybrid slyne/ravel would be a slyvel, for instance.
+|behavior=Hybrid behavior varies as wildly as their physiology, but often follows the trend of being a mix of traits - hybrids with ravel in the mix are notorious for inheriting a fascination with puzzles, for instance. However, these behaviors may be less focused or altered in some manner.
-The variation in hybrids is truly immense but in every case some remarkable and recognizable trait clearly points to one or two distinct species.
+|namingconventions=It isn't uncommon for a young hybrid to be given a name that follows the traditions of both of their inherited species. Though as they age, some hybrids will change their names to emphasize or distance themselves from certain aspects of themselves, as they feel out their personal identity.
-|behavior=Hybrids vary wildly but, as with their physiology, will tend towards the same stereotypes as their parts. A hybrid with any part ravel may find themselves pulled towards puzzles and riddles, though perhaps on a broader scale such as the intricate workings of complex artifacts.
-|namingconventions=Though varied it isn't uncommon for hybrids to be given names that speak to each of their inherited species; that said, some do eventually change their names for personal, social, or other reasons in order to distance themselves from one aspect of themselves.
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