Quill

pattern

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Genetics

Genotype options:

Appearance

Quill causes wavy striping or barring across the body, mimicing the appearance of feathers - similar to Sebright chickens that have a striking laced feather pattern.

The quill pattern should always be darker than the coat, and can optionally have light accents around the markings. Quill can flow in the direction of the coat hair (but doesn't have to.)

Always goes below white patterns.

Minimum requirement:

A small cluster of quill shapes anywhere 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.

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 pattern with light accents

chestnut + Quill

Dark pattern without accents

bay + Quill

Black pattern

cremello + Quill

Black pattern

seal bay + Quill

Always goes below white patterns

chestnut + Quill + Tobiano

Always goes below white patterns

chestnut + Quill + 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 quill

bay + Quill + Bronze

Flaxen quill

chestnut + Quill + Flaxen

Silver quill

bay + Quill + Silver

Chromatic quill

chestnut + Quill + Chromatic

Grey quill

chestnut + Quill + Grey

Grey quill

chestnut + Quill + 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.