Traits

🌈 Can be applied to an Astrean browbird using a Chromatic Conch.

Trait: Adds ornate carved scales over the body of an Astrean Browbird
Size: Can cover up to 50% of the design. Tail and wings are included in total coverage.

✅ Can be asymmetrical
✅ Can be placed anywhere on the main body, tail, wing "arm" and edges
✅ Can be merged/accent regular scales or plates scales to give them ornate edges
✅ Can be patchy, have ridges, slight raised areas, chips, small breaks, and carvings
✅ Can be stacked with thorned tail or body thorns to give the scales thorns.
✅ Can be stacked with reflective accents to give the scales metallic edges or inlays

❌ Ornate scales don't replace any traits. They are scale plates layered over the outside of the character. While they can have carvings they can't appear as deep carvings that appear to go into the skin.
❌ Can't be placed on the horns and can only accent the face around the edges/on the nose like the examples, but can't entirely cover it or go over the mouth/eyes.
❌ All parts they cover should still be clearly discernible. Ie: Can't merge claws into the scales or completely obscure nose stripe.
❌ Can't have large cracks/missing chunks that look like large breaks