Freckle

pattern

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Genetics

Genotype options:

Appearance

Freckle causes small spots scattered throughout the coat, anywhere on the body. The freckles can cover the entire body or just a part, but should always appear randomly scattered and not arranged in deliberate patterns. Freckles should always look like small spots, never streaks, lines, or rosettes.

The majority of the freckles must be darker than the coat, but can vary how much darker than the coat they are (anywhere from slightly darker to complete black). Some freckles are allowed to be lighter than the coat, as long as they are fewer than the dark freckles.

Can optionally affect mane/tail where it touches.

Always goes below white patterns.

Minimum requirement:

At least one freckle somewhere on the body.

Minimum requirements can be reduced or completely removed by the occlusion trait.

Allowed:

Can optionally affect mane and tail where it touches.

Not allowed:

Can not cause large appaloosa/leopard-like spots.

Eye colour:

Doesn't affect eye colour.

Skin colour:

Can optionally affect skin where it touches. Dark patterns should darken skin while light patterns should lighten skin.

Horn/hoof colour:

Can optionally affect horns/hooves where it touches. Dark patterns should darken them while light patterns should lighten them.

Examples

Dark freckles

chestnut + Freckle

Freckles in more than one dark tone

chestnut + Freckle

Freckles with light accents

chestnut + Freckle

Black freckles

buckskin + Freckle

Semi-opaque dark freckles

perlino + Freckle

Large amount of freckles

blue black + Freckle

Always goes below white patterns

chestnut + Freckle + Tobiano

Always goes below white patterns

chestnut + Freckle + Roan

Modifiers

Bronze turns patterns into a light and/or rich brown.
Flaxen turns patterns creamy white or lighter than the base coat. (only affects chestnut-based (ee) coats)
Silver turns patterns white or lighter than the base coat. (only affects black-based (EE or Ee) coats)
Chromatic can change the pattern's brightness and/or saturation.
Grey can leave the patterns unaffected (doesn't grey out), or leave the entire body unaffected and only the patterns grey out.

Mutations

Astral can cause the patterns to become starry/sparkly, in any colour.
Aurora can cause the patterns to glow in any colour.
Eclipse can cause the patterns to have an eclipsed outline/border.
Opulent can make the patterns appear metallic/shiny and a golden/silver/copper colour.
Primal can cause the patterns to be the same colour as their elemental alignment.

Shimmer

Shimmer can turn the pattern into any colour available on each shimmer's palette, depending on which shimmer is present.

Bronze freckle

bay + Freckle + Bronze

Flaxen freckle

chestnut + Freckle + Flaxen

Silver freckle

bay + Freckle + Silver

Chromatic freckle

chestnut + Freckle + Chromatic

Grey freckle

chestnut + Freckle + Grey

Grey freckle

chestnut + Freckle + Grey

Partial interactions

If your Veilhorn has Modifiers, Mutations, or Shimmer that can alter the colour of patterns, the effects can be applied either fully or partially. See the list above for which traits can alter the colour of patterns.

The examples below show Flaxen (a modifier) interacting with Pard (a pattern) and Papilio (a pattern), but the principle applies to all patterns. These examples are not exhaustive, you can choose how much the pattern is affected.