Spectrel Spectra Guide (UPDATED)

UPDATE: The visual guide has finally been updated to reflect all traits!

Here's the guide to SPECTRA, the powers that make spectrels special! Let me know if anything is unclear or if you have any questions, I'd be happy to help.

For information on the Spectrel species, see here: 

 

WHAT ARE SPECTRA?

Spectra are amazing, ghostly powers that spectrels obtain in adolescence. The physical manifestations of spectra include oversize, ethereal arms, and other features that vary from spectrel to spectrel. In addition to these features, spectra also allow spectrels to use extraordinary “super powers”, which can be just about any ability imaginable. Spectrels may summon their spectra at will.

Most spectrels have only one spectra type, but in rarer cases they can have two.

• Tail (common) – A tail or tail extension. Can vary in length, and can appear to be smooth, furred, feathered, scaled, spiked, etc.
  
• Horns (common) – One or more horns or horn extensions. Can vary in size, number and position, but must be located somewhere on the head.
  
• Spines (common) – Spikes that can be located anywhere on the body.
  
• Mane (common) – An ethereal mane or tufts of fur/hair, can be located anywhere on the body.
  
• Talons (common) – Talons located on the feet, can vary in size, number, and shape.
• Ears (common) - Ears or extensions to ears, can vary in size, number, and shape.
• NEW: Scales (common) - Groups of scales or plating that can appear anywhere on the body.

• Fangs (uncommon) – Fangs that protrude from the mouth, can vary in size.
  
• Tattoos (uncommon) – Appear as shapes/designs on skin, scales, and fur. Can be anywhere on the body.
  
• Tendrils (uncommon) – Long or short tendrils that are attached to the body. Can vary in length and number.
  
• Tongue (uncommon) – A ghostly extension to the tongue.
  
• Mask (uncommon) – A masklike structure that can cover all or part of the face, varies in shape and size.
• Feathers (uncommon) Resembles feathers or groups of feathers anywhere on the body, can vary in number, shape, and size.
  
• Fins (uncommon) Resembles fins that can be located anywhere on the body. Can carry in number, shape, and size.
  

• Elemental (rare) – Appears like floating accumulations of a certain element. May also be attached to/originate from certain locations on the spectrel's body.
  
• Mineral (rare) – Appears like mineral deposits growing anywhere on the body.
  
• Eye(s) (rare) – One or more extra eyes located anywhere on the body.
  
• Halo (rare) – A floating shape above or behind the spectrel’s head.
  
• Eye Aura (rare) – an ethereal aura emanating from one or both of the spectrel’s eyes.
• Smoke (rare) – A smoke-like substance that swirls and pools around the spectrel. May attached to/originate from certain locations on the spectrel's body.
• Flora (rare) - Appears to resemble a plant (such as leaves, vines, or flowers) or fungi, can appear anywhere on the body.

• Wings (super-rare) – Ghostly wings, or extensions to physical wings. Do not allow for flight unless that is a spectrel’s specific power.
  
• Object (super-rare) – Manifests in the shape of an object or weapon, can be used like a real, physical version. Can appear as numerous objects/weapons as long as they are identical.
• Companion (super-rare) - Manifests as a ghostly creature companion, can vary greatly in appearance, shape, and size.
• Wound (super-rare) - Appears as a wound or wounds anywhere on the spectrel's body, such as bleeding cuts or exposed organs. Body is unharmed under the illusion of the spectra.
  
• NEW: Mouth - A mouth or mouths anywhere on the spectrel's body. Can include teeth and/or tongues, do not normally function as a real mouth.
  
• NEW: Shadow - The spectrel's shadow is made of spectra, and seems to have a mind of its own.
• NEW: Extra Arms - The spectra takes the form of two arms in addition to their standard pair.

• Glowing (uncommon) – The spectra emits a glow when summoned. This can vary from dull to bright.
  
• Glossy (uncommon) – The spectra has a smooth, shiny surface. May or may not be reflective.
  
• Multi-Color (uncommon) – The spectra has two or more contrasting colors (this trait only applies for larger/more dramatic color shifts, not a shift from a lighter to a darker shade of the same or similar color)

• Glimmering (rare) – The spectra appears to glitter, shimmer, or sparkle when summoned.
  
• Patterned (rare) – The spectra has a repeating pattern. The pattern may include shapes, detailed designs, or images.

• Textured (super-rare) – The spectra appears to have an unusual texture/composition, such as slime, water, fire, smoke, stone, fur, etc.
• Double Spectra (super-rare) – The spectrel has two types of spectra, which can be any combination of the types above (including two of the same type). They can also grant the spectra two powers instead of one.
  
• Detached (super-rare) - The spectra arms are in multiple pieces, detached from the spectrel's body, or are attached somewhere other than their arms/shoulders. This trait can also allow spectra types to be detached from the body when they normally wouldn't be, such as tail, ears, talons, tattoo, eyes, mouth, etc.