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Melanism
Melanism
An excess of pigment causes the dergon’s base color to become near black. Markings may be affected, or may show Vibrant genes as usual.
Color Rules
Color Rules
Base must use the Black or Off-Black slider, unless Gemtone, in which case the Onyx range base of the color family may be used (e.g. a Melanistic Sapphire dergon may use the Ocean slider).
Markings may be affected by Vibrant and Gemtone genes, but if the base is Natural, then markings must also be Black or Off-Black. If affected by a Vibrant gene, the markings may use the Onyx or Stone range of their marking family sliders (e.g. Rain and Ocean but not Mist), but if Gemtone than the entire Gemtone slider (or the full height color family slider) may be used.
Allowances
Allowances
Free markings (minus free common) may use the Natural marking color slider.
Flight may use the original base color slider.
Restrictions
Restrictions
Eyes should be either dark brown, dark red, or gold. Markings which are specifically lighter or darker than the base must still present as such; the base may need to be lighter than the darkest allowed shade to accommodate this.
Interactions
Interactions
If present alongside Calico, Melanism may cause all three bases to be chosen from the Black or Off-Black bases, with up to one chosen from the Onyx slider.
If present with White or Dilute markings, those markings may use the lightest allowed value in the Stone slider, or may simply be lighter than the rest of the design.
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