Annex 6 - Pet Magic

It has been recorded that while Whifflings themselves cannot harness Magic relating to their Scent Focuses as Paralogos can with their Word Focuses, that Whiffling Pets can manifest an ability instead that seems to mirror one of the first three tiers of Paralogos Magic. Both Whifflings and Caretakers have taken a vibrant interest in this phenomenon, with some Paralogos curious as well. It has been observed the Red Rose Whiffling known as Vardan has taken a special interest in this...

This means that a Whiffling Pet may have a minor magical ability they can aid their bonded Whiffling -or the Whiffling’s Caretaker- with, relating to the scent the Whiffling has taken on as their focus.

This Annex provides 2 sources of information:
1) A resource for a "prediction" of what a Pet's magical ability might present as.
2) A record for how a Whiffling's Pet acquires their magical ability and an official noting down of that fact.

It has been observed that Pets can acquire a magical ability of one (1) of the three existing types:

 

 


Possesses an attribute or minor effect loosely associated with their Whiffling's scent.

This is a constant passive or active effect/ability that is always available.

Example: A rain-scented Whiffling's Pet may leave wet footprints wherever it goes, or maybe a flour-scented Whiffling's Pet produces little clouds of flour whenever it sneezes.

The Pet can spot and/or find their Scent Focus easily and is very good at using/cooperating/communicating with "it".

This can be an active ability/skill or passive/subliminal knowledge.

Example: A flower-scented Whiffling's Pet might be extraordinarily good at finding that exact flower, or an animal-scented Whiffling's Pet might be capable of talking to that specific animal.

Can repair/heal/fix their Whiffling's scent focus.

This can change depending on the focus in terms of how “healing” would work.

Example: A paper-scented Whiffling's Pet may be able to mend tears in paper, or an animal-scented Whiffling's Pet could be able to heal wounds of that kind of animal to a degree.

 

 

 

Pets have only been observed manifesting one (1) of these three types of abilities, and do not manifest what one would call Tiers 4, 5, or 6 Magic in Paralogos.
In the same way as Paralogos, Whifflings have only been seen to manifest at most two (2) distinct Pet companions at any given time.

These Pets can have the same Types of Magic, or two differing ones, although two pets having the exact same ability has not yet been observed.
This means that one Whiffling cannot have enough Pets to manifest all three types of Magic.

 

 

 

 

  1. Decide on the exact magic ability you wish to give your Whiffling's Pet.
    1. If you are unsure what options you have, you can submit to the Magic Questions prompt to find out whether a certain ability would work or to ask for suggestions.
  2. Draw [a fullbody of the Pet with at least a half body of the Whiffling owner with a detailed background] or write [at least 800 words] about your Whiffling and its Pet performing the type of magic desired.
    1. Your finished artwork/writing has to be submitted to the Whiffling Pet Magic gallery.
    2. This step can be skipped if you use a Magical Petnip Satchel (instructions on how-to are below).
  3. Submit your gallery submission to the Whiffling Pet Magic Acquisition prompt and fill out the following form in the "comment" section:
    Type: (1-3)
    What was learned?: (short description of the new ability)
  4. Your submission will then be checked & approved by an admin, and the Pet's masterlist entry will be updated to reflect the newly acquired ability.

Please note that, unless you use Magical Petnip, your submission will only be approved if you've submitted to both the gallery and the prompt.

 

 

A Magical Petnip Satchel can be used to grant one (1) Pet a magical ability without completing the art/writing requirement.

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To use a Magical Petnip Satchel, you will have to create a new claim.

In the comment field, please use the following form:

I would like to use a Magical Petnip Satchel to give [Whiffling Pet ID/Code] a magic ability.
Type: [1-3]
Ability: [description of the ability]

- Please add the Whiffling Pet's masterlist entry to your claim via the “add character” feature.
- For the URL, please write "using Magical Petnip"
- Don't select any reward (the reward is an update of the Pet's masterlist entry)
- Select one (1) Magical Petnip under "Add-Ons" to add it to the submission (and therefore, use it).
A De-Maginator can be used to remove/reset a Pet's magical ability, allowing you to redo the steps outlined above to give the Pet a different ability.

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To use a De-Maginator, you will have to create a new claim.

In the comment field, please use the following form:

I would like to use a De-Maginator on [Whiffling Pet ID/Code].


- Please add the Whiffling Pet's masterlist entry to your claim via the “add character” feature.
- For the URL, please write “using De-Maginator”.
- Don’t select any reward (the reward is an update of the Pet's masterlist entry)
- Select one (1) De-Maginator under “Add-Ons” to add it to the submission (and therefore, use it).