Electric SpeciesThe Electric species is common and can be found all over Delv Ihoo. Those residing in their main habitat, the Raishida Valley, have served the Tanlin Clans for generations and benefits from the alliance and their protection. There is a huge difference between wolves raised within their homeland compared to wolves raised outside of it. They are proud by nature, and especially males tend to feel above others.
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Aside from using electricity in battle, they are amongst the fastest of all species. The males stand out, as they are the only species with horns. While siding with the Tanlin Clans, they are generally not friendly and looks down on other species. They forbid mixing and same sex couples, which caused many to leave their homeland. When it comes to their electric powers they are often compared to walking lightning bolts. They are capable of releasing lower voltages and higher ones at the cost of elemental energy. They control the current at which they release electricity, but some factors can alter this. If boosted their current will be higher, while in water the current of electricity will be so high that it can easily become lethal to those that are weak to the element itself. But if the wolf in question runs out of elemental energy, the current in their electricity will be so low that it will cause little to no damage. On Delv Ihoo all wolf species have gained elemental defenses, while most animals have gained these as well. To most species while it will hurt, they will not pass out instantly, and likely will be able to fight back. Of course depending on the situation, if a wolf is confined and cannot escape the attacker they will eventually pass out from electricity and if proceeded will even be capable of dying. To wolves who are naturally weak to electricity, it takes a whole lot less to knock them out cold, and it will be deadly a whole lot faster.
Behaviour
They have a lot of pride, and their sense of nobility can get the better of them. They look down on most species and generally feel superior to them. Pups are raised strict, any form of heavy expression is discouraged and disapproved. Tail wagging and play bows are forbidden, and pups will receive punishment if they showcase any of these behaviours. From a young age they are to follow an example of their parents, which causes many of the pups to behave very mature for their age. Young pups are trained early to serve and fight for the Tanlin Clans. Behaviour differs greatly if born outside of the main society. They still seem to have specific traits such as pride and nobility, but they are far more open minded and accepting. However, most outsiders are rogues and considered to be traitors to the species. Because of this, they will be targeted and killed if found by the Electric wolves from Raishida Valley. The electric species have gained a bad reputation due to questionable acts forced upon them by the Tanlin Clans.
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They behave with grace and calm behavior towards one another, and excitement is discouraged. In the presence of a superior, wolves are to bow their heads to show respect. When fighting they will usually keep their heads up to maintain their mature and proud nature. They follow their king or queen, which determined by bloodlines. Outside of the main society, leadership depends on the strongest. The horns on males plays a part, depending on the shape it can be used to show off, or intimidate opponents as they can light them up. When it comes to their horns myths have also spread over the years, some wolves strongly believe that electric wolves will use their horns in combat or even duels similar to some horned animals. Bunt the reality is that this is far from the truth. Electric wolves in general especially in Raishida Valley find this behavior to be rather barbaric. Aside from that their horns are actually quite fragile, which is while males will prefer to fight on far range. After all a broken horn is nothing but additional stress to a male electric wolf, if broken they will tend to feel ashamed and in most cases they will lose a lot of confidence as well. A broken horn will also prevent redirection to work properly.
DietTheir diet mostly consists of meat. They usually prefer to hunt large sized prey as they enjoy the challenge of taking down more dangerous animals. They are also known to hunt small lizards known as the “spiked fat tails”. They avoid fruits, as they will easily feel ill. They have a variation of the holy grape that also grows in their natural habitat, they are said to have no resistance to this fruits, as they will be intoxicated in seconds if consumed, and they will be ill for days.
ReproductionAfter a bonding process, Electric wolves will be mates for life. Within their natural habitat, arranged and planned marriages are custom. Higher ranking wolves are not allowed to pair with low ranking wolves. Bloodlines are valued highly, as a mix with a lower ranking family can be considered a disgrace to the bloodline. They are sexually mature around the age of 18. After mating, females will have a gestation period of 60 to 75 days before giving birth. The pack will provide for the female. In general, male pups are preferred over female pups, but this differs outside of the strict society. Pups are born blind and deaf, and gain sight and hearing after a week. Their ears remain floppy for two weeks. Male pups will have small horns that grow as they age, same goes for their manes.
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Physical Appearance
Electric wolves have a yellow pelt featuring black and light markings. Most noticeable are the horns that males have that females lack. They have a long tail and a slender appearance which allows for great speed. Males are born with standard horns, but if symbolized or marked they may alter shape. Pure horns are obtained by pure breeding lines, these usually consists of controlled pairings. Noble horns result in natural born leaders, it’s not uncommon for Noble to have leading ranks and Pure to have command ranks. The rarest of horns is known as Dragon horns, as these can only be obtained by the one blessed by their dragon god. Their horns will always light up when they use electricity, as these help them to redirect lightning and aim. The color of their horns will always match their eye color. Females have to be more careful as they generate lighting but cannot redirect is as males can.
- Males differ greatly from females, not just with their horns. They feature a mane on their heads, necks and backs. They have tufts of fur in their ears and most noticeable of all they have horns on their head which they use for aiming lightning.
- Females have a slender appearance and just like males they feature a long tail. Their markings differ as they also lack a mane, horns and tufts in their ears. Their fur isn’t as smooth compared to the males, and they have more volume around their necks and chest.
Male Electric wolves take great pride in their horns. To them it is a sign of strength and superiority. It's not uncommon for traitors to have broken horns, as the main society that directly serves under the Tanlin Clans will always aim to destroy what male wolves of this species treasure. Sadly this has also created an unfair treatment towards the opposite sex. Within the society of Raishida Valley, young born males are treasured over females. Some rumors even speak of high ranking families disposing of young female pups. Females are generally treated lower. A huge shift can be seen outside of Raishida Valley where most packs of Electric wolves treat females equal. It is believed in the first place that many that left the homeland, left for the very reason of this behavior or for the protection of their young female pup. As males are young their horns are shorter and will grow as they age. Some wolves usually older ones, have generally longer horns than younger wolves. While generally there is a "considered" size to the horns once they become adult, some individuals do grow longer horns than others. Longer horns give status and serve as intimidation towards younger electric wolves. At the same time they do have to be cautious, longer horns can be more fragile. It has been noticed that the following horns: Pure, Noble and Dragon can increase in lenght while standard horns remain the same or only increase very slightly in lenght. One horn variant known as "Pure", differs from the other horns as they are pointed forward. This has left duels to end rather deadly as they can pierce opponents with ease. When males release electricity, their horns will shine as a giveaway as it will aid them to redirect their lightning for aiming. If they lose their horns they will not regrow or restore. If the horn is cracked or damaged, males will find themselves having a hard time aiming the lightning. The shape of their horns depends on circumstances, but it can happen that wolves are born with horns without the qualities that are to be expected. This meaning that "Noble" horns will not always guarantee a natural born leader and so on.
Powers and Abilities
Common moves
- Electric shock: Electric wolves generate electricity from their bodies releasing electric shocks. Males can redirect this for precise aiming while females can't. This forces females to be far more careful when fighting alongside other species, as they could damage allies. Females will generally fight in close range compared to males.
- Lightning charge: Rather than releasing electricity upon preparing for an electric shock, they will maintain the energy that is saved up and so increase their own speed. This will allow for them to deal swift strikes or catch up with faster individuals.
- Paralyze strike: With this move they will strike their opponent with a lot of concentrated elemental energy. Upon a direct hit they have at least a 80% chance of temporarily paralyzing their opponent. This will leave a wolf incapable for moving for a few seconds.
- Redirection(♂): Fire Redirection is extremely handy, as it allows for males to redirect their electricity. This means that male electric wolves can aim their lightning from a further distance and are capable of controlling it. They can also redirect electricity coming from other sources such as the weather.
- Horn strike(♂): This move is used to either absorb additional electricity from opponents, or the weather directly to their horns alone. This way a male can boosts himself with stronger electric powers. Combined with the ability "absorb" it could lead to devastating electric powers. Male Electric wolves with the variation of "pure horns", will even use their horns in combat but only if they are fully charged as it protect their horns from damage. Even so they will be extremely careful, the horns are more so fragile than anything else.
Abilities
- Call of storms: Within a pack they can alter the weather and cause for storms to appear when howling. They require to be in group for this as lone howling will not help. In group it is believed they can release frequencies which cannot be heard that will trigger a change in weather.
- Absorb: This allows for electric wolves to absorb electricity from other sources such as the weather or other electric wolves. It will generally recharge their elemental energy, it does provide for a slight power boost only if much is absorbed.
- Electric immunity: Electric wolves are immune to electricity. The only way that electricity could hurt them is if their elemental powers are blocked. Aside from that it is believed their mythical ability will also damage electric wolves.
- Electric touch(♀): While Female electric wolves might lack the horns and capability to redirect their electric shocks, they did gain a handy ability in it's place. Because their electricity is always released from their body, their coat gained a secondary effect. Upon touch by an opponent during a battle, they are capable with a 50% chance of paralyzing their opponent for a short while. If they are fighting this effect will always be active. Though it is known when they are excited they could accidentally trigger this effect as well and so paralyze a friend that is not of their species.
Mythical abilities
- Black lightning: This ability was often referred so as "Raishida's lightning". It is believed the dragon God himself taught electric wolves he gave his blessing on how to master this move. Over time this move was rarely seen even on individuals that were not blessed at all. This electricity is black and will even damage fellow electric wolves. Wolves with a natural weakness to lightning will quickly fall unconscious if hit.
HabitatThey originated from the “Raishida Valley”, and outsiders of the main society are considered traitors. Their habitat is surrounded by mountains with a valley in the center. They prefer open and wide spaces, as forests could be a disadvantage to their speed. Despite the strict society, many packs of electric wolves have existed outside of this habitat as well, but they prefer to stay miles away from their homeland out of fear of being hunted down. If outside their natural habitat, they will prefer fields and open spaces.
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Dragon God Raishida
Their dragon God was known as “Raishida”. It is believed that for generations the bonding between the dragon and the species have faded. Some believe the dragon does not approve of the main society residing in Raishida Valley, while others believe they control the dragon. The rulers of the main society residing in the valley believed they had risen above their own god as they do not worship the dragon at all. It’s more common for wolves outside of the valley to still pray to their dragon god. behaviour behavior
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Gallery and available coloration's
Below you can find extra images and a link which contain the coloration chart. This chart shows all the available coloration's this species can have. Available colors for different mutations are visible as well.
Trivia
- For the reboot, they were opened for a redesign by other artists.
- They are the first species to feature horns.
- For the reboot they also gained new personality traits and behavior.
- Their nature and behaviour are partly based on the wealthy and rich.
- Inspiration for their new concept came from maned wolves.
- The symbol for their kind remained the same, but their God became the opposite gender.
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