Playable Races
Some Etherheim inhabitants have particularly high intelligence and spiritual awareness, on a level similar to human beings. They're considered to be player-character races or party members in the context of Etherheim lore, and thus are referred to as Playable Races. They are treated as a closed species, and thus methods of obtaining official ones include:
That being said, owning one or more designs from any playable race will allow you to freely create designs from any of the other, minor sipperworld species (MSS, which are semi-open). For more information on those, please visit here.
The official terms of ownership apply to any of the playable races listed here, please review those here.
- adopt sales from official sources (Fumi-LEX or approved guest artists)
- custom purchases via Fumi-LEX
- MYO (make your own) slots purchased from Fumi-LEX or obtained during an event
That being said, owning one or more designs from any playable race will allow you to freely create designs from any of the other, minor sipperworld species (MSS, which are semi-open). For more information on those, please visit here.
The official terms of ownership apply to any of the playable races listed here, please review those here.
Potion Sippers
An adventurous race with unknown origins, they have the largest population out of all the playable races. Technically speaking, they're clusters of sentient magic willing themselves into physical form. Their shapeshifting powers allow them to change their body shape, but every sipper has a 'true' or 'neutral' form that they revert to when magic is scarce. This form reflects a sipper's true identity and changes as they grow older and experience new things. |
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Main Guide | Hatchlings | Shapeshifting | Special Feature Sets | Tail Examples | Wing Placement Examples
Potion Sipper Masterlist (dA link)
Potion Sipper Masterlist (dA link)
Coming soon....
Fumis (to clarify, owning a fumi doesn't grant access to MSS currently, but it will in the future)
Carnibunncles
Lily Hoppers
Carnibunncles
Lily Hoppers
Terms of Ownership
The following rules a nd guidelines apply to any of the aforementioned playable races!
Please
Read about the species and have a general understanding of them (this is just a request, not a strict requirement) Information on each species can be found further up on this page.
You may
As long as you get approval from me (Fumi-LEX), you may
As long as you let me (Fumi-LEX) know before or after, you may
Please don't
Please
Read about the species and have a general understanding of them (this is just a request, not a strict requirement) Information on each species can be found further up on this page.
You may
- make minor changes to markings, colors, and proportions to your sipper/etc's neutral/true form without notifying me.
- give your potion sipper any appearance you desire (after all, they are shapeshifters) as long as it's neutral form stays relatively close to it's original design (see above).
- change the job class, personality, etc. (the starting job only applies to the potential future game)
- co-own, although you must keep in mind that co-ownerships are not recognized officially. One person technically has full rights over the design/character, and I won't be intervening in any problems relating to co-ownership.
- give them non-canon backstories, even ones that don't include Etherheim lore at all, although please keep in mind that such backstories are usually considered AU (alternate universe).
- give your character any outfits or accessories you'd like!
- freely create sipper hatchlings, including breeding existing sippers to make one, please read other rules/guidelines for this here.
- create miscellaneous background characters of any playable race for story/backstory purposes (especially hatchlings), although keep in mind that they aren't considered official and should never been traded/sold/etc as if they are. If you'd like to use them as an official sipper/etc in the community/potential future game or trade/sell/gift them as an official one, you may make them official through purchasing and using a MYO slot (or obtaining one during an event).
- create certain adult material of your sipper/etc (substance use, gore, sexual themes, etc) as long as you yourself are 18+ and it is done so IN PRIVATE or at least not anywhere near official Etherheim community pages. PLEASE use proper filters and for sexual or fetishistic work specifically, and I request that you not credit me for the species/design when doing so (I would also prefer you not to use your sipper/etc's original form within such work, but I won't force you not to) I can't and don't want to restrict owners on how they can use their designs, but Etherheim species aren't meant to be geared generally toward a PG-13 audience and I don't want the community to be associated with that sort of content directly, if possible.
As long as you get approval from me (Fumi-LEX), you may
- make medium-major changes to your sipper/etc's neutral/true form, although ideally the design should have some resemblance to the previous version of itself (you should be able to tell that the designs are related) Some exceptions may be made depending on the circumstances, so don't be afraid to ask either way! The changes will need to be approved before they can be made official, but you may go ahead and draw the changes you have in mind before asking to use as a visual example (worst case scenario if the changes are too extreme, it can still be used as an alternate form)
- change the species, as long as it's changed into something that isn't too similar to the respective Etherheim species. Please contact me (Fumi-LEX) directly to strip the species status from the design for you.
As long as you let me (Fumi-LEX) know before or after, you may
- gift or trade the sipper/etc to someone who already owns a sipper/ect (if you're trading or gifting to someone who doesn't already own a sipper/etc, please link them to these rules)
- sell the sipper/etc for the price it was purchased for. You may raise the price for additional artwork, but please be reasonable (I won't be keeping track of this, it's simply a request). (again, if you're selling to someone who doesn't already own a sipper/etc, please link them to these rules) This rule might be lifted later, as it is now there are so few sippers in existence that scalping feels particularly unfair.
- for clarity, sippers/etc can be resold even if you didn't purchase them personally, although you must take into account the rule above. If it would be helpful to know how much a sipper/etc originally sold for, please feel free to contact me and I can help you locate that information!
Please don't
- intentionally make your Etherheim design look like another person's intellectual property (be it other species, OCs, copyrighted material, etc) You CAN create alternate universe versions of your sipper/etc as other species as long as you do so through official means (adopts/customs/MYOs of the other species) and the other species owner allows AUs to exist within their rules. These are considered the same design, and all versions of the character must be provided to the new owner if a transfer (sale/trade/gift) takes place, unless the designs look VERY different from one another (it would be best to contact me to double check). Using a sipper/etc to create offbrands/unofficials of other species is NOT tolerated under any circumstance.
- use your sipper/etc's neutral/true design commercially (although you may use them commercially if you use other forms, and don't directly mention their lore in your work) I can discuss a compromise to this via note if desired.