CLASSIFICATION
Species: Mesfes (equine)Subspecies: Dörea (northern unitavrus)
Breeds: -
DESCRIBTION AND ABILITIES
| SPE | END | JUM | GRA | AIA | WAA | STR | ELE | INT | DRE | OBE | COU | RES |
| 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Height and build: 160-180cm, light akhal-teke build
Habitat: snow plains and taiga of Kröh
Feed: Beached kelp, regular horse food, lichen, moss, twigs, amerite
dust
Lifespan: 25-30yo
Life cycle: nursing foal to 3-6months, weanling to 1yo, yearling to
2yo, adolescent to 3yo, adult till 20, senior 20+
Breeding details: Chance for twins 95+, no more than two foals at
once.
Extra pictures for proper offspring growth: Foal with at least one of parents, playing foal, foal in it's first snowfall
Extra pictures for proper offspring growth: Foal with at least one of parents, playing foal, foal in it's first snowfall
📜 HISTORY
When quarthug dwarves arrived to the Kröh (which was definitely not where
they were heading) they brought chaimoi
kelephan ponies
with them. Quarthugs were heading for colder parts of Kelepha, which
thankfully made them prepared for quite cold weather. Naturally even the
ponies they've picked were the most suited ones for excessive cold.
It didn't help. From 100 ponies only stallions survived first rough months.
There was 19 individual stallions not connected in known family tree to each
other. For quarthug it was very sad news, since they were planning on
breeding more ponies as they would be building civilization in this new
strange land.
Then wild baltira nagians were found on first voyages around Kröh. And spark
of hope ignited. Certain individual decided to start breeding program of
chaimoi stallions and baltaran mares. He was looking for smaller size
unicorns with smaller horns and least pronounced fins and tail.
Usable results came immediately as even first generation of crossbreeds was
fertile and could reproduce.
Steady gene line was formed in roughly 150 years of breeding, but further
tweaking and reforming was still required. With later addition of more pony
genes were breeders selectively getting rid of rest of baltira traits such
as remains of fins, shortening on horn and fascination by water.
By this time northern elves started to communicate with drawers way more and
started to form alliance. Elves were fascinated by dwarven mounts and joined
breeding program. Named horses dörea (meaning 'by earth and sea') and added
final touches, such as reforming of body build to be swift and elegant and
infusing döreans with amerite surges as part of diet in coldest and most
poor winters.
🏡 DOMESTIC BEHAVIOR
Döreans are elegant in both movement and manner. They are not interested in
mud rolling, however they will roll in snow. They do not exactly like water
or rain or overall wet environment. Their homeland is freezing dry. They do
not enjoy too hot weather but they don't mind bright sun and lots of
light.
Mares and stallions are usually kept in separated paddocks. At spring, when
temperatures are higher are breedable mares selected to special paddock.
Chosen breed stallion is let into the mare paddock for mating.
🛖 STABLE REQUIREMENTS
Can be in outside paddock all year long. During summer in warmer climatic
condition they would require shade to hide. Same in rainy weather, but it's
not mandatory. They will be just super grumpy and annoyed if wet.
If there's no snow to roll in, dry sand will do the same job.
TRIVIA
- Dörea comes from breed of Unitavrus, which had separated line created by EsaArts specifically for WoC in 2016.
- In beginning of 2021 were northern unitavrus completely overhauled and rights to the breed were transferred to Brissinge, who renamed breed to dörea to distinct from unitavrus.
