User blog:Yelmut Eats A Lemon/naturathereals

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- you, probably

overview
every natural element except fire has a corresponding ethereal element. i would like to see monsters that combine these pairs of elements and bridge the divide between the natural and ethereal planes. i call them naturathereals, but if you can come up with a better name, i am open to suggestions.

breeding
as of now, ethereals cannot breed with natural monsters. with the introduction of naturathereals, it becomes possible, but only under certain circumstances. ethereals are only able to breed with the most powerful natural monster—the "boss" quad element—on an island, namely entbrat, deedge, riff, shellbeat, or quarrister. in addition, both monsters must be at level 15 and 100% happiness. when these conditions are met, the breeding structure will allow those monsters to be selected as a breeding pair.

when ethereals breed, the offspring can only have a maximum of two elements—hence the absence of triple/quad/quint element ethereals in the game—so the quad element is "distilled" into its dominant element during breeding, resulting in a double element monster of the island's element and its corresponding ethereal element. the new naturathereal monster's contribution to the song will be whichever type—vocal, instrumental, or percussion—is different from both of its parents'.

only five naturathereals will ever be possible, unless a new ethereal element corresponding to fire is introduced.

swilqie
the only naturathereal i have an idea for is, a monster i have named swilqie. it resembles an adult harp seal with crystalline features. its name is a portmanteau of the musical style "swing" and a corruption of "selkie," a mythological creature that can change its form between a human and a seal. it sings in a contralto range with an echoey and slightly raspy voice.

here are its parts for each island:

please tell me what you think! if you have any ideas for a or  percussion monster, a  instrumental monster, or a  vocal monster, i would love to hear them!