This is going to sound really stupid...

[Steveh]

But can there be albino daemons?
My daemon Mashu's forms are almost always albino or have a majority of white on his coat.

The only exceptino was when he was an ayeaye, a form he dosen't go in too often anymore. But ayeayes have white, black tipped fur though.

So, its gets me thinking.

Daemons aren't 'born' so they have no genetics.

Could this be possible?

[Hailey and Lokyll]

To me, the albinism would be like a trait. A color analysis of white would prove helpful, I think.
Besides, Rannock is melanistic, I don't see why a daemon couldn't be albino. The analysis would just to include that. ^^

[Winger]

Yeah, we've got black coyotes, black dingoes, gold wolves - why not white critters? Albinism seems to suggest a disadvantage in the wild, so maybe it indicates that you're less, uh, able to defend yourself? You stand out, but it's not necessarily a good thing?

[|3200k1]

Hahah. This -is- a stupid question.


I'm just kidding,of couse. Having an albino daimon would just be another trait.

[Jory and Mew]

Um, just asking, but is he actually an albino, or is he leucistic (not sure about spelling)? As I understand it "albinos" have no pigment, which causes the pink eyes (blood vessels in the back), but leucistic animals can have pigments in their eyes and skin... :/ Not really sure. Mostly I've seen photos of leucistic snakes and other reptiles, but I've seen a leucistic scrub jay, too, and it didn't quite look albino.

Just an uneducated idea.

[Spiral Sun]

Ghost had an albino snake for a spell. I think it is entirely likely- to exclude genetic traits would be quite bias indeed.

[SNL_Ali]

If thats the case, is there some poor soul out there with a daemon that is, say, suffering from some sort of genetic disorder? Like...I don't know....making this up here....one with fused eyelids? Or a daemon with an extra toe or paralyzed? Those would be fairy messed up daemons...but if this is the case with genetic disorders, could those be a posibility?

[boo]

I think I recall Sil saying that one of her friend's daemons was a cat with 'wings'? According to this site this condition is called Cutaneous Asthenia and makes the skin of a cat elatstic and therefore more sensitive.
This would be a point for an interpretation for sure. So maybe daemons with other genetic disorders or missing limbs or something would indicate something, too?

[Jory and Mew]

Hey, I know someone who I absolutely swear has a cat dæmon, with "thumbs". Some cats have extra digits on their forepaws which have similar function to an opposable thumb. All in all, it's a part of the analysis.

[Spiral Sun]

mairead said:

I think any and every thing about a daemon says something about the person and is useful for an analysis...so I'd say yeah, albino daemons would probably be referred to a colour analysis. Deformed daemons is a little trickier to analyse, however. I suggest we call in Spi xD

::looks down from balcony above into window::
.-. <eh?)

Well, according to the dictionary (which I find to be a valuable analyses asset) something deformed is 'distorted in form,' 'hateful; offensive: a deformed personality,' or perhaps 'having the form changed, esp. with loss of beauty; misshapen; disfigured.'

So I would conclude that daemon deformity reflects perhaps a negative personality- or alternatively a positive personality that has overcome something negative... depending on the deformity of course.
Some people get over their deformities and have an excellent personality. Their outgoing-ness just blurs the hindrance so that it becomes their greatest asset through it's hard-earned life-lessons.
It would suggest something complicated and deformed in personality- for example a lack of social skills which prevent proper interaction with others.

And it would probably imply a bunch of things that I can't think of at present.

[Steveh]

Sorry I couldn't log in since Wenesday ^^; Just started another frickin job.

absolicious said:

Um, just asking, but is he actually an albino, or is he leucistic (not sure about spelling)? As I understand it "albinos" have no pigment, which causes the pink eyes (blood vessels in the back), but leucistic animals can have pigments in their eyes and skin... :/ Not really sure. Mostly I've seen photos of leucistic snakes and other reptiles, but I've seen a leucistic scrub jay, too, and it didn't quite look albino.

Just an uneducated idea.

It depends. When he's a white crow, then yes his eyes beak, etc are pinkish but in most other forms his eyes are milky white or really dark.
There was only one form where he wasn't really white, I think he's starting a trend for winter or something XD

Albinism seems to suggest a disadvantage in the wild, so maybe it indicates that you're less, uh, able to defend yourself? You stand out, but it's not necessarily a good thing?

I stick out like a sore thumb evvverryywhheere, but I like to oO so is that a bad thing? I normally don't have to defend myself, physically anyway, I'm really good at avoiding that kinda stuff.
But in an arguement I almost always lose.