Traits
No Teeth (HOLDBACK) (NPC)
This trait allows a fox to be void of any teeth in their mouth! The "gum line" of the foxes mouth will retain what looks like stitching to ensure the fabric is sealed tight!
the lip can be sealed with a standard stitch, and X stitch, or an embroidery edged lip! this embroidery lip allows for an expanded opportunity of lip shapes and boardered edges for a scarfoxes mouth! this permits a form of irregular shaping for the mouth thats beyond the H chomper look. this does NOT add on extra fabric, this instead stitches up into the head along the gumline, and recedes the lips edge a certain amount. any fox with this trait cannot rest their mouth closed normally, the mouth will always have a gapping between the top and bottom lip due to the cheek stud holding the shape of what was once there. embroidered lips can have a thicker look, a variety of colors, and can have extra embroidered accents above the initial application for decorative purposes.
Why is this trait unstable? A foxes teeth are a necessity not just to its existence but for the species anatomy as a whole! Unstable foxes with this trait are truly damned to a tough life, as consuming or biting down onto anything feels similar to a goldfish nibbling ones finger (in short, not much pressure at all, as fox heads are just fabric with mist, and not muscle/bone/cartilage). This trait offers no pain to a fox who lives with it, and can open and close like your normal mouth. When the mouth closes it closes at a bit of an odd angle, usually squishing down the cheek tab in an uncomfortable pinched position. Thusly foxes typically like to have the mouth resting slightly open!
Why is this unstable and VR Closed Mouth isnt? When closed mouth was created, it was before we started figuring out what makes an unstable trait unstable, and to prevent any further confusion with trait rarities we are leaving it as it stays! This also keeps it more available to the community who shows interest in using a trait thats less than beneficial to a scarfox if they please.
This trait is combinable with other head traits, such as:
- R vertical mouth
- R ripped mouth
- U Unhinged mouth
- U Void head, excess embroidery is absorbed into the mass of the void head tho, only the lips edge is visible.
This trait CANNOT:
- be mixed with VR Closed Mouth unless its through a special event.
- cannot have things like fleshy "gums" as the heads are just fabric (for official masterlist artwork submissions, stylized artwork is fine beyond this)