WORLDBUILDING
What about the lore?What kinds of worlds are there to explore? With the whole Prime System at your fingertips, see the in-depth world-building of the species here.
DISCORD SERVER
Come and see the Alphean community!This server is a hub for in and out of character interactions, art, doodles, and much more! You don't have to own an Alphean to view this server! Come and join the fun!
FAQ
What is an Alphean?From how to acquire one, to what you can do with your own Alphean, we've gathered the most common questions here.
TRAITS
Traits are aspects and identifiers that make up an Alpheans. Explore the rarities and different types of traits your Alphean can have.
TERMS OF SERVICE
Upon obtaining an alphean all members agree to the following listed terms of service and conduct.
MASTERLIST
Every existing alphean has been documented, if you are curious of the full list, feel free to check them out!They come with information of ownership, trades and upgrades.
STAFF
A list of the current mods and admins etc etc
PRICING AND UPGRADES
All information regarding how to adquire and upgrade an alphean!
TERMS OF SERVICE
BASICS
Alpheans are a closed species owned by InkAntlers and are not allowed to be created freely without the owners' expressed permission. Members are required to be 18+ to acquire an Alphean and to join and partake in the species events and discord. Nothing involving the species may be used in any blockchain-related technology, to include NFT’s, cryptocurrency or future inventions in the space.Failure to adhere to this rule will result in an immediate blacklisting from the species. Please read the rules of the species thoroughly before acquiring one of your own, as you will be agreeing to these rules when you accept ownership of a design whether it be via purchase, trade or gift, etc.We ask that you keep things such as personal drama between the people involved and not drag it into our community. Regardless of how mature some subject in this species and its lore can be, we ask that you keep real life subjects such as politics, war etc out of the community as it can be upsetting to many. Situations of art theft, rip-offs and other such situations are taken seriously and should be brought to the team with the necessary proof and information.
WAYS TO ADQUIRE AN ALPHEAN
- Official adopts through; flatsales, auctions and raffles (ko-fi supporters exclusive).- Custom designs made by official designers.- Trading/selling in the community.
ADOPTING AN ALPHEAN
When adopting an Alphean you will get a reference sheet and a premade backstory. This backstory is OPTIONAL and up to the user. Alpheans are leaping species and they can and will travel and live in different cultures and planets so their flexibility on the subject is up to the owners decision.-Keeping the Alphean within the Primse System will mean you will join the roleplay sessions and interactions on the main Discord server and therefore partake on the main lore.
- Whilst partaking in the main lore, it is also okay to have AU versions of these characters in different stories of yours.IMPORTANT:
-You may create AU versions of your Alphean. However, they are restricted to non-closed species only to make sure to not step on anyone's toes. (Unless said species is owned by you).
-When transferring ownership of your Alphean, any and all AU designs must either be nullified or forfeited to the new owner.
VOIDING AND UNVOIDING
Users who become blacklisted due to repeated rule breaking of community guidelines and TOS will have their Alphean voided. Voiding means that the alphean will no longer be considered part of the species until un-voided. If you purchased a voided alphean and want it to re-listed on the masterlist you can contact server mods and they’ll get you sorted.
Voided alphean do NOT take part in official lore nor events. Pls bring our babies home!
THE DO AND DON'TS OF ALPHEANS
DO:
- Coordinate with other alphean owners- Use the approved trait lists
- Follow adopt, MYO, and upgrade guidelines- Enjoy the RP!DON'T:
- Create relations without the consent of other Alphean owners.- Treat Alpheans as an Open Species. It is a Closed Species. All designs go through InkAntlers.- Completely overhaul designs. Adopt designs can be modified by purchasing upgrade items.
CLARIFYING STATEMENTS
- If you want your character to know another character, you must have agreement from the owner of the other character- Creating minor characters in LORE for your character to be related to/have relations with is allowed, however you cannot make them fully fledged designs. They must remain anonymous shapes/silhouettes in any illustrative work or writing. They can't be related to other characters without the consent of the owner of other character.- Directly related NPCs (ie, parents) can only exist in concept and not in design. These conceptual NPCs are considered an accessory to your alphean. To get a solid design for these other character ideas you have, you need a MYO or adopt another alphean.-Upgrades are add-ons to your alphean. In canon, they mutate or fit over your alphean's existing body, not replace. You cannot redo a design and make it lose its initial identity.
RESELLING AND VALUE
-Get approval from mods before selling your alphean so we can maintain the masterlist. Unknown sales will result in the character being voided.- You must sell at the price you purchased the Alphean for. Inflating the price of an alphean when reselling is prohibited. Additional art can add to the price within reason, not drastically increase.- You must update ownership transfers in the appropriate channel within the discord server.- Once sold/traded an alphean will enter a cooldown period. The cooldown starts the moment the ML has been updated.- An alphean cannot be sold, traded nor gifted until this cooldown has ended.- When advertising to sell or trade your alphean, you must provide the original value you purchased them at and all images/art of them so the buyer can oversee the value.
All that being said if you do decide to keep them in AlpheaAs the basics listed here are followed, all is good! Alphea is a BIG world with many continents and cultures, it's made so basically everything is viable to do. Endless adventures and possibilities.
TRAIT INFORMATION
As for the nature of alpheans themselves, there are some sort of oddity to certain things in their bodies that can be categorized as the following, they'll be listed in level of rarity
EYES
Eyes are Crucial in alphean culture, it is one of the most visible mutations from their ean half blood, all their eyes are synced to one another
|COMMON| 2 or 4 eyes, mostly evenly spaced
|UNCOMMON| unevenly spaced eyes in general, numbering from 3 or 5
|RARE| 6 eyes is known to be signs of Strong Ean connection
|MYTHICAL| Any amount of eyes that are independent from each other, often in sets, for example Nun, who has 4 eyes, 2 work independent from the other 2
|CORRUPTED| One eye or no eyes are often seen as a deformity, same as being born blind, the cause of this is still unknown but theres suspicion it may be related to Ea.
WALKING
Their society is not limited to the ground.. nor the organic, there are sometimes special cases of alpheans being born in places one could not think of.
|COMMON| Earth-bound alpheans, ground dwellers
|UNCOMMON| Water-bound alpheans, reliant of moisture to be able to function
|RARE| Hybrid-land alpheans, both a water and earth walker, these cases are extremely rare to encounter and they tend to work as ambassadors of both people.
|MYTHICAL| An inorganic alphean, may it because it was made without an Ai or because they're not even born but built, Nun and Lea are good cases of this. Nun was made without an Ai, basically out of science and untied to Ea, Lea is an AI, therefore has no permanent organic body she's tied to.
BODY MUTATIONS
Due to being artificially born most of the time, body anomalies are not rare
|COMMON| Most of the time alpheans rarely have outstanding anomalies, at most their hands are shaped a little differently or their teeth have a variation to them. This would be a “stable” alphean. These are generational.
|UNCOMMON| Abnormally long tails, Split tails,Oversized ears, anything that can be easily called an overgrowth of an aspect of the alphean. These changes happen in the embrio modification process.
|RARE| Single mutations like one overgrown tooth or a hand with 5 fingers, most of the time mutations come in pairs to make everything even, when it doesnt it's kinda funky but some consider it lowkey cool. Ean related mutations also fall under this category.
|CORRUPTED| Intense and health-wrenching anomalies like multiple limbs, a split head, multiple mouths or organs though may happen are EXTREMELY rare to see. 90% an alphean is born with this, they barely get past the 2 days of life. Just like animals can be born with two heads split mutated limbs so can alpheans. If one survives this, they still bear a lot of health consequences and require a lot of medical assistance.
COLORS
Biomes determine the coloration of an alphean, there are some traits that are more rare than others due to the nature of the pigment on their skin. It also determines how much of Ean blood is left in their family tree. The first settlers and long old generations had their saturated bright colors fade away long ago, while new generations of immigrants still keep their bright aspects.
|COMMON| Earthy tones or “reasonable” tones to their species, for example a earthy palette for a deer. The environment the alphean grew up in also helps determine the warmth of it. Alpheans born in hot climates tend to lean to warm tones while those born in cold climates lean to cold ones.
|UNCOMMON| Natural tones with traces of strong saturation to it, alpheans with saturated parts like freckles, eyes, horns or claws (as an example) shows a decent connection to their Ea ancestry. It means their ancestors had someone come from Ea a few centuries ago.
|RARE| Saturated or pastel patterns that would be akin to unnatural coloring for us, this shows that the alphean is a second or even third generation immigrant from Ea and is quite eye-catching to the masses. Their colors can lean either to the cold tones (the Blue Queen) or warm tones (Red King). When there's presence of both, though uncommon u may get a stinky look from Ean immigrants.
|CORRUPTED| A non-ean related entity with saturated patterning or markings is almost impossible to manage though it can happen if the alphean is infused with things you should probably not shove into their bodies. Some unethical practices can result in this, it's… not healthy nor good.
CROWNS
Ears are surprisingly a very notable mutation from the ean genes, coming from the idea that the Red King bares 6 ears as a sign of superiority over his kin. It is rather strange to see deformities in ears, but when they happen they are heavily related to ean connection
|COMMON| Non or a set of ears, as mostly seen around alphea. A set of horns with no visible ears is also common, mostly for scale-covered species.
|UNCOMMON| 4 ears, though uncommon, can still happen. Having both ears and horns can also be considered an uncommon trait.
|RARE| 6 ears is what alpheans would call a full crowning it is almost impossible to see one around since most that do have these traits are Eans that stayed in their planet. It's a fast way to get respect from Ean immigrants. Pair this up with horns and you got yourself the Red King.
|CORRUPTED| Uneven number of ears and horns are seen as a deformity, though they can happen sparsely. Normally one of the ears is cut off for healthcare sake but when not it's truly a weird sight.
TEMPORARY TRAIT SHEET FOR REFERENCE
INKANTLERS / TEO
CREATOR/ARTIST/WRITER/DMHey there! I'm Teo, a.k.a. Ink, the proud creator of Alpheans since its humble beginnings in 2013. After countless hours of polishing (and maybe a few tears), the project has evolved into what you see today! Alpheans are my heart and soul, a true passion project, and I'm excited to see where this journey takes us.As the CEO of brainworms, I can't help but gush about my babygirl Juan; just look at that pathetic, adorable face – pure brrr perfection.
LYNSMOON
ADMIN/WRITER/ARTISTMeet our business maestro, the guardian of order, and the reason I (Teo) stay intact. Lyn, the artistic virtuoso, excels in administration, writing, and crafting stunning visuals. Perhaps you recognize them as the brilliant mind behind the secondary art for L.E.A tickets and the proud owner of THE Lea.Dive into Lyn's diverse and expressive art gallery – a captivating journey awaits with every scroll.
XURRYLS
PROP ARTIST/COLLABORATORMeet the unsung hero of my sanity, Airis, the maestro behind our project's worldbuilding art. We're partners in crime, especially when it comes to CS – a perfect blend of collaboration and a touch of mischief. Airis excels in prop design and character illustrations, boasting a killer portfolio that's an absolute must-see.
PRICING REFERENCES
Please know these are just general pricing guidelines and the result may vary per alphean due to traits, add ons and complexities.When it comes to Alpheans, theyre all made by the hand of InkAntlers. It is crucial to mantain the standard of worldbuilding relevancy and quality that the species establishes.
Because of this, the ways to obtain an alphean are either though flatsales posted in TH or Discord, Custom work done by InkAntlers [Only accesible through ko-fi tiers] or the purchase of an already done design up for resale.
When buying second-hand designs, please remember that gifted alpheans have a sale value of $0 and may only be traded for art or characters.Standard pricings tend to go as the following:
| Adopt Type | Starting price |
|---|---|
| Bitesized Premade Alphean | $100 |
| Standard Premade Alphean | $170 |
| Custom Made Alphean [ko-fi] | Starts at $200 |
| Add-Ons | In Custom | Shop Ticket |
|---|---|---|
| L.E.A | $30 | $40 |
| Items Inventory/Extra Headshot | $45+ | - |
| Prosthetic/Augmentation mech [per unit] | $35+ | $55+ |
| Extra Outfit Design | $50 | $60 |
| Nun's Worktable | $60 | $70 |
Tickets cannot be pre-purchased for a custom work or non existing alpheans. All tickets are applied the moment they are purchased.For custom work, clients provide personality, themes and moodboards to InkAntlers to produce the design. The client can chose one or two fixed traits but the rest are left to the tweaking and adjusting of the design. The focus of customs is not trait driven- but to make a character that is perfect for its owner in theme and personality.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
What is an Alphean?
An alphean is a character from Alphea, a closed species world made by InkAntlers (das me!) They are part of a RP/Worldbuilding community within my Discord server. Access to said community can only be gained by owning an alphean yourself.
Is Omegia and Alphea the same?
Omegia and Alphea share UNIVERSE but they are not the same story or world. They both exist within the Andromeda galaxy. Omegians are unaware of Alphea's existence and Alphea has dictated Omegia is OFF LIMITS of their system due to how dangerous it is socially and biologically.Alpheans are incapable of breathing Omegia's atmosphere and vice versa.
Do Alpheans have magic?
Alphea does not possess any sort of magic that can be harnessed. Though, they are a very advanced society that has been capable of creating things beyond humans' capabilities. Their world falls under Eco-Punk and intergrate nature into a lot of their constructions and daily life.
What is their pricing information?
Pricing information for them can be found in InkAntlers' discord server, alongside his ko-fi.
I have an Alphean, how much can i change of their design?
Design changes are allowed as long as it does not affect the trait rarity of your alphean. This can mean you can change minor marking aspects as long as it maintains its color, clothing styles, hairstyles, minor physical aspects and the like to make your alphean more comfortable for you. IF your change is major and would drastically change the design in question please ask mods/InkAntlers first.Prosthetics, augmentation, hue changes and things of the like should be done with a MYO ticket. For a list of what can be upgraded or not please visit the alphean upgrade shop.
Can i change my Alphean's sex? What About their name?
Sex and name changes are always allowed upon purchasing the alphean. They are always designed to be flexible enough to allow these sort of things. But due to sentimental value and consistency, we always suggest on keeping their original names. Please contant mods when it comes to changes so the Masterlist is up to date.
Can i change the pre-established story of my alphean?
Yes, the pre established story is only optional and up to the owner to follow. They are made to make the owner more accessible to the world but is never obligatory.
Can i co-own an alphean?
No, alpheans cannot be co-owned due to their RP nature.
I purchased/traded a voided alphean, how do i unvoid them?
Contact mod staff in the Coconut Cafe discord server and they will take care of that!
Can i resell/trade/swap my alphean?
Yes, but it falls under the owner's responsibility to notify alphean mods about it so we can keep the ML entry updated. When traded, please make sure to follow the rules of the TOS in this page. When a new owner arrives it is their choice to mantain or rehaul the lore of the acquired alphean.
Can i gift my alphean?
Yes! And that is super sweet of you. Please do know that when you gift an alphean, their resell value becomes 0$ so people do not take advantage of your nice gesture.