i know the only reason D1 watercolours have snow patches is bc there's no lower density for them to take the other colour from and it's primarily a visual thing but i do like to think of the in-world explanation

like, do d1 WCs have less magenticism than other trades but not as low as nulls? are they infertile like nulls? if trades are born under winds that come from both the north and south and nulls are born in still winds how are they born?is it considered some sort of mutation that happens with trade winds? honestly the implications are really interesting to think about

The winds aren't related to birth conditions despite the not-cats' superstitions, so I don't think they'd need anything special on that front. I also don't think they'd be completely infertile like nulls, given they're able to have beans in-game. I do headcanon that lower expressed fur color intensity means less magnetism, with snow standard being the lowest.

I vaguely remember that trade winds have magnetism that... shifts? I think? So maybe watercolors have slightly variable magnet strength, and sometimes a D1 watercolor will have theirs as low as a null's

@Elseya Yes! I remember that too. Something about magnetic pole reversals, I think.



Jelly, I present to you the weather condition: Partly Windy
It’s like partly cloudy, but with wind!

Edit: Oh and also, due to D1s being a visual element, it doesn’t really make sense but maybe wind/magnetism relates to color intensity somehow? Like Albinos exist obviously and that’s a different thing but nulls are like, leached of color, and trade winds can be a mix of colors or have diluted tones without their genetics being the lowest dilution. Idk how best to explain it. You know what I mean?
It would make more sense if tortoiseshells came from North/South pairs and points came from Trade winds

...hey, how's magnetism tied to fur colour anyway?

i know winds aren't related to birth conditions, but if a trade wind that's usually associated with winds from both directions is partially born with colours related to nulls, which stand for no wind, what do others not-cats make of it? i do like what willow came up with,

in that they're born under both winds like other trades, but it's extremely low which explains why they arent "fully" null

i also like the theory that the lower density a not-cat is the weaker their magniticism is until we get to nulls, which have the lowest (i don't think it would impact albinos tho unless they're also d1, they still have patterns and colours which r hidden by their white type)

also re: them being able to have beans; if they're able to then i do think maybe they still have some complications due to low magnetism as that's related to breeding


in canon magnetism is only related to wind, but if a trade cat like d1 watercolours have snow patches which only null winds have what does that mean? so the theory the others proposed where not-cats have less magnetism based on their density makes sense

Aw, thank you! I’m glad you like my theories!
@Monty Mostly just speculation and headcanon xD
But we’re making some interesting ideas I totally want to use in lore

F1 watercolors too!



and they are breedable

the D here stands for density, im talking about density 1 WC which includes tan notcats

and i know in the game mechanic they can breed, im speculating about the lore implication and wondering if they may have complications when it comes to it or less fertility because they are part null

Hmm… this is very interesting
I have a theory and it is that the reason they are trade is because if they have one of the winds, they would be infertile and therefore will be null with a completely snow coat
Perhaps the winds blew from both north and south but the winds are very weak causing this to happen and if only one of the very very weak wind blows then they would end up null

This theory of course ignores the genetic mechanic within the game