Traits

The vast, vast majority of soosh are born from various kinds of food and drink around the world.

This trait includes...

• Real world food/drink
• Imagined food/drink using real world ingredients
• Fictional foods that could exist in the real world

Because many food and drink items can be created using different recipes and techniques, there could be more than one in existence. It is not necessary to ensure your basic food themed soosh has a unique name for its concept, so long as it looks distinct from other soosh!

Any foods/drinks that include names or images legally protected words or symbols will be classed as specialty food instead and cannot be used without express permission. In most cases, you can get around that limitation by using a more generic name!

Some food and drink themes are a little more unique than others. These are classified as specialty foods!

This trait includes...

• Fantasy food/drink with magical effects
• Fictional food/drink that does not exist in the real world
• Food/drink that uses legally protected names or images

Specialty food themed soosh CANNOT be created except by Chital or with her express permission. Unlike basic food themes, specialty food themes are never duplicated--there can only be one in existence!

Celestial themes can only be used by celestial soosh! These themes are not associated with any sort of food or drink, and are instead...well, celestial! This includes planets, stars, constellations, or sometimes even more abstract concepts.

This is a soosh that began as a Standard, but split itself into two smaller forms. Both bodies retain the original personality, and count as one soosh. A diptych's two bodies are each about 1/2 the size of a standard soosh.

Sometimes referred to as "Cerberus" soosh, in reference to the three-headed dog of Greek mythology. This is a three-headed soosh with three distinct personalities. Trihead soosh are significantly larger than standard and bihead soosh, in order to accommodate their third head.

Sometimes referred to as "Orthrus" soosh, in reference to the two-headed dog of Greek mythology. Soosh with this body type have two heads with two distinct personalities. They tend to be slightly larger than a standard soosh since their body needs to accommodate a second head.

A normal, single headed Sushi Dog with one personality. The most commonly seen type of Soosh.

This is a soosh that began as a Standard, but split itself into three smaller forms. All three bodies retain the original personality, and count as one soosh. A triptych's three bodies are each about 1/3 the size of a standard soosh.

Perky ears (usually) stand upright and alert! Perky ears should be situated towards the sides of the head (unless combined with foxy ears), tipped in a gently rounded point (unless combined with round ears or tufted ear tips), and no taller than one half the height of the head (unless combined with large ears).

(Merged trait: side ears)

*Staple ear traits can be mixed and matched, where each trait is applied to one ear (ex. perky and floppy, floppy and lop, etc.)

AKA ursa ears. Round ears are have a more prominent curve at the ear tips, often creating a completely circular appearance!

This trait can be stacked with any other ear traits (ex. for "bear ears" combine round ears and perky ears).

AKA lynx tufts or lynx ears. Ears with tufted ear tips have a longer tuft of fur at the tips of the ears compared to the fur on the rest of the ear.

This trait can be stacked with any other ear traits (ex. for "lynx ears" combine tufted ear tips with perky ears).

Mythical - Faesoosh trait

Mega lop ears are EXTREMELY long! Like lop ears, mega lop ears hang on the sides of the head, and can be as long as the full length of the soosh's body (minimum length is twice the height of the head).

This trait can be stacked with any other ear traits except perky ears, floppy ears, lop ears, large ears, and foxy ears.

Mythical - Kitsoosh trait

Foxy ears are positioned more towards the top of the head, and are more pointed than other ear traits! Foxy ears also have increased size limits--unaltered they can be up to the full height of the head proportionally, and when combined with large ears, can be up to two heads tall (creating a more "fennec fox" look!).

This trait can be stacked with any other ear traits except lop ears, round ears, and mega lop ears.

Large ears are more than one half the height of the head proportionally, and allow slightly more flexibility as far as shape goes compared to other ear traits. Large ears should be no longer than the full height of the head.

This trait can be stacked with any other ear traits except mega lop ears.

Lop ears hang on the sides of the head (contrast with floppy ears, which fold forward!). Lop ears should be situated towards the sides of the head (always), tipped in a gently rounded point (unless combined with tufted ear tips), and no longer than past the chin (unless combined with large ears or mega lop ears). Lop ears do not have any structure in them and thus should always appear completely limp.

*Staple ear traits can be mixed and matched, where each trait is applied to one ear (ex. perky and floppy, floppy and lop, etc.)

Floppy ears fold forward, either completely or only slightly. Floppy ears should be situated towards the sides of the head (unless combined with foxy ears), tipped in a gently rounded point (unless combined with round ears or tufted ear tips), and no taller than one half the height of the head (unless combined with large ears).

(Merged trait: folded ears)

*Staple ear traits can be mixed and matched, where each trait is applied to one ear (ex. perky and floppy, floppy and lop, etc.)

Mythical - Faesoosh Trait

Fancy cheeks pouches are quite striking! These are cheek pouches that have a multicolored pattern or gradient on them. This trait can be stacked with mismatched cheek colors to create cheek pouches with a different pattern or gradient on each one (or the same pattern/gradient in different colors).

Mythical - Kitsoosh trait

Very rarely, a soosh may have their cheek pouches missing from their face! Worry not--they can still use magic, they just might catch a few strange looks.

This trait CANNOT be stacked with any other cheek pouch traits.

Default cheek shapes are always a full circle or oval. If a soosh has small freckles or beauty marks, they can "bleed" onto the cheek pouches, but they should not be only on the cheek pouches.