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Handler Creation
We strongly recommend members to stick with human characters, however we do allow anthropomorphic creatures.
During official quests and group events they will be treated as default human characters.
Handler Requirements :
Human or anthropomorphic creature. (Furries and werewolves are accepted. See FAQ section below for further clarification and where they can be used.)
In their adult state / full grown handlers may be no shorter than 60 cm.
In their adult state / full grown handlers may be no taller than 245 cm. ( If intended as a rider. )
If your character is a human, they must be no less then 18 years old to take part in Official Shedu events of ungraded and up levels.
Handlers may only be as young as 10 years old to take part in shows of U-14 Leagues. ( With Parental Permission )
Note ; There is no age restriction in street racing.Character can be a magical creature, and you can give them whatever abilities you would like them to have, but those won`t be taken into account during official group quests.
Characters can have horns, wings, whatever other unnatural features
Things, that are not possible:
Other Animals can not be official handlers for shedus
Your character can not use their unnatural abilities to gain benefits in official shows, tests or quests.
For example ; If your character is capable of teleporting themselves. You can use that ability in your story, but when you attend official quest, you can not use that ability as response to action.
Further example ; Your character got surrounded by bad guys during official quest ; You may NOT use teleportation as an option of escape.
YOU DO NOT HAVE TO DRAW YOUR HANDLER CHARACTER.
You may do photomanipulations, create them with Sims creator or any other "doll maker", just name actor or actress that is their prototype or just simply describe them with words!
Handler Reference Template
The following information is required in your Handler's reference. You may add more information to the template as well, and you may adjust the order/ formatting for the template - BUT it all must be present!
Name:
Gender:
D.O.B.
Nationality:
Profession:
Professional division & rank:
Traits & skills:
Height:
Eye color:
Hair color:
Body build:
Additional details about appearance:
Personality:
Biography:
Cattery:
Cat Yard or Gang:
Shedus, that belong to your character:
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IMPORTANT!
CREATE A LOG IN DEVIATION COMMENTS SECTION:
LOG
ACHIEVMENTS
HEALTH CONDITION
GEAR/ITEMS
TRAITS
This LOG is needed for admins to officially record all the achievments and posessions of your handler, that they got during in-game activities.
You can add more sections to the LOG if you want, but these should be present. You can see LOGs of the characters if you will open one of the character sheet examples below. Scroll to comment section on them.
Once you've uploaded your Handler to your account, be sure to submit it to the Handlers Folder in the SheduCats Gallery!
Handler Examples ;
FAQ
Anthropomorphic handlers requirements & clarifications
SHEDUVERSE LORE:
There is no anthro creatures in the Sheduverse. Only truly sentient and capable of riding/handling shedus creatures are humans. Therefore human characters will fit the universe the best.
WHY ANTHROS ARE ALLOWED THEN AND WHERE/WHEN YOU CAN USE ANTHRO CHARACTER?
We know that people use shedus in their own universes and within own worlds, so thats why anthros are allowed.
You can use Anthro's in non-competitive activities of the shedu group that do not take place in cannon locations.
For Example: SND/Elsevier/Mezza facility settings/cannon location explorations(including Africa/Gatos)/etc do require human handlers
For Example: free explorations, story art, themed/seasonal explorations, SFT, monthly themes and most of the monthly prompts, bi-weekly RNG races may have anthro handlers.
WHAT CONSIDERED AN ANTHRO VISUALLY?
Anthros are animals with a few mandatory distinct human qualities:
Upright, human-like posture (without tilting forward)
Proportions of the torso and upper limbs.
Forepaws being very similar to human hands with opposable fingers (no animal-like paws here, upper limbs should be highly functional and should be able to perform all tasks that human hands can do)
Anthros may retain next animal qualities:
Heads
Tails (tails should not interfere with riding. Long tails should be capable of being wrapped out of the way (think around the handlers waist) and thick tails should be short enough to not hang off the cat causing imbalance issues)
Fur or scales, claws
Digitigrade feet (but still with more human-like posture)
You can make your anthros even more human-like than this, but do not go the other way, adding more animal features, while taking away/decreasing the amount of human-like traits.
You can not use anthros in competitive events and activities that specifically state that they take place in the sheduverse.
Exceptions are made for anthros that have their human forms. They can take part in any event in their human form (pure human form, no additional features).