Nimoona

== Description ==
=== Behavior ===
 
* primarily inhabit Sonaria’s dense coral reefs, seeking out warm saltwater to play in the hidey-holes of the dense ocean.
** have also been observed living and adapting to all temperature zones of the Sonarian ocean; temperate, tropical, and arctic. They are one of the most widespread and clever oceanic species of Sonaria.
* During the day can be seen congregating in packs and breaching the ocean waves playfully much like dolphins do. 
* are capable of sitting on land for short periods, using their front extremities to crawl to land and sit in a way similar to seals.
* are pack creatures, swimming together in packs with very distinct sub-groups of who are in charge of doing different tasks for their “clan”. Some roles include gathering flora and underwater berries for their pack mates to eat; and others tend for their young. The major roles of packs are:
** Leader: Senior may eventually be chosen by the council to become the leader.
** Council mates: This group of are typically comprised of senior members who make important decisions for the pack; such as movement of the pack or discourse with other clans.
** Seniors: These older typically take on fledgling students to teach and mentor, training them in the ways of the pack up until their eventual graduation. They also typically become members of the council.
** Fledgelings: Young who are being brought up by senior members of the clan.
** Gatherers: Gatherer collect and forage fruits and vegetables to be eaten by the pack. Some are clever enough to have figured out how to replant the seedlings; leading to dense kelp-fruit forests inhabited by the packs.
** Defenders: As are typically docile and friendly creatures, defenders protect and patrol the territory to scout out potential threats to the pack. only attack when there are territory disputes or threat to younglings.
** Caretakers: These care for the pack's young and nesting ’s clutches. s typically have three to four eggs in one clutch!
** Younglings: These are the juvenile taken care of by the caretakers.
=== Artist Headcanon ===
* Five major packs inhabit the oceans of Sonaria; Intertide, Anthozoa, Pelagic, Abyss, and the Benthic packs. 
** Intertide are the tidal groups of . As can come up to land for short periods of time, these packs come in and out with the tides of the Sonarian ocean. Some of these end up getting swept into the freshwater rivers and estuaries near the coast; leading to some to develop a unique adaptation to survive in both fresh and saltwater.
** Anthozoan exist in the warm coral reefs of Sonaria. They are smaller; very colorful and agile that like to burrow and make homes among the very biodiverse coral atolls, fringing, and barrier reefs of Sonaria.
** Pelagic are the largest variety of ; these exist in the large open oceans and therefore typically grow to be the largest. You can see packs of these coming up to playfully breach the ocean.
** Benthic exist in-between the Pelagic and Abyssal clans of ; living in deeper ocean that tends to be sparser but not fully devoid of life. These are unusually long, quick swimmers and scavenge off the sparse plant life of the benthic ocean. These shelter in the skeletal remains of the Titan (tier six) species that used to roam Sonaria before their inevitable demise. 
** Abyssal are the most elusive and mysterious pack of . As they exist in some of the deepest depths of the Sonarian ocean; they have adapted to live in the low light and tend to be skinnier and weaker than their surface subparts. Their eyes are often cloudy, and they are far less colorful than other . They exist around submarine volcanoes and vents, and have evolved to withstand the extreme pressures of the deep ocean.
== Appearance ==
The is small in size and has round ‘frills’ with a similar build to a leviathan, but with some mammalian features (particularly, on their snout, cranium and back-leg structure). is very vivid, with light blues, yellows, and deep purples and dark blues and magenta hues. The fins on the side of its head resemble multi-lobed ears or gills/plumes. Both pectoral and ventral fins look extremely developed and resemble a tetrapod's arms and legs, with the distal area sharing some similarities with flat-fingered hands, the pectroal fins having a 4-fingered hand and the ventral finds having 8-flat-toes feet; and are mostly used for propulsion when not in a rush and for dry-land movement. Two small dorsal fins can be seen on top of the pectoral fin area and at the base of the "tail", with a ventral fin mirroring the first's position near the bottom of the tail, and the large fin on the tail looks partially like a rose bud, with several circular layers, not resembling any actual vertical or horizontal fin; but being used as a horizontal fin and main method of water propulsion when in a hurry. All these fins present particular patterns and decorations.
=== Males ===
Males have a pair of small barbels on their snouts.
=== Females ===
Females have two pairs of small horns on their heads.
== Abilities ==
== Carry-able Creatures ==
== Trivia ==
* Designed and modeled by Malarkeii.
** Originally the design was heavily inspired by the popular Blue Dragon, and later by inspiring on sea slugs in general, but the face was based off of malarkeii's pet corn snake Curie. "They have super baby faces" - Malarkeii.
* Redesign concept by Malarkeii.
** 's redesign was made to refine the original concept to a more modern and less simplistic Sonaria while keeping its overall cuteness.
* Redesign modeled by dino (Acrasixa).
* Redesign animated by Zyraphes.
* One of the few creatures that was made in the game's Alpha stage.
* is currently the smallest fully aquatic creature in-game.
* The was the first aquatic creature to have received a breath (that of which being storm). However, it has since lost this ability.
== Gallery ==
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Main =
This tab is intended to present official concept sheets and color palettes for the .
NimoonaRedesignConcept.png| redesign concept art
Nimoona1.png|Former concept art
NimoonaRedesignColorPalette.jpeg|'s primary color palette
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Development =
This tab is intended to present anything showcased during the process of development for the , such as the creation of models, animations, and poses.
NimoonaModel.png|Headshot of 's model
Nimoona.png|'s complete model
NimoonaImport.png|'s model, imported to Roblox
NimRig1.png|Rigged and posed 
NimRig2.png|Rigged and posed 
NimRig3.png|Rigged and posed 
Nimoona Pose Redesign.png|Rigged redesign 
NimoonaRedesignFront.webp|Redesign size compared to Yiepir and its previous model, front view
NimoonaRedesignSide.webp|Redesign size comparison, side view
NimoonaRedesignTop.webp|Redesign size comparison, top view
NimoonaDev1|Clip provided by Erythia, CoS Discord, 8/13/2021
NimoonaDev2|Clip provided by Erythia, CoS Discord, 8/13/2021
NimoonaRedesignDev1|Clip provided by Zyraphes, CoS Discord, 1/22/2024
NimoonaRedesignDev2|Clip provided by Zyraphes, CoS Discord, 1/22/2024
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References =
This tab is intended to present anything to further observe the 's design, inspirations, and changes in growth stages for reference.
BabyNimoona.png|Juvenile Redesigned 
TeenNimoona.png|Teen Redesigned 
Babyni.png|Old juvenile 
Teenni.png|Old teen 
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Mutations =
This tab is intended to present how different Mutations appear on the .
NimoonaRedesignTrialAlbinism.jpeg|Albino 
NimoonaRedesignTrialBewitched.png|Bewitched 
NimoonaRedesignTrialDiamond.jpeg|Diamond 
NimoonaRedesignTrialFrostburn.png|Frostburn 
NimoonaRedesignTrialGhosty.jpeg|Ghosty 
NimoonaRedesignTrialGlimmerCustom.webp|Custom Glimmer 
NimoonaRedesignGlowTailGlimmer.png|Glow Tail + Glimmer 
NimoonaRedesignTrialHarvest.png|Harvest 
NimoonaRedesignTrialHeadless.jpeg|Headless 
NimoonaRedesignTrialPiebald.jpeg|Piebald 
NimoonaRedesignTrialShadow.jpeg|Shadow 
NimoonaRedesignShimmerGlimmer.jpeg|Shimmer + Glimmer 
NimoonaRedesignTrialZombified.png|Zombified 
NimoonaTrialAlbinism.jpeg|Former Albino 
NimoonaDiamondGlimmer.jpg|Former Diamond + Glimmer 
NimoonaDiamondGlimmer2.jpg|Former Diamond + Glimmer 
NimoonaTrialGhosty.png|Former Ghosty 
Nimoona_MALE-GLIMMER.png|Former Glimmer 
Unknown_(28).png|Former custom Glimmer 
NimoonaTrialGlow Tail.png|Former custom Glow Tail 
NimoonaTrialHarvest.png|Former Harvest 
NimoonaHarvest.png|Former Harvest in-game
NimoonaTrialLeucistic.png|Former Leucistic 
NimoonaTrialPiebald.png|Former Piebald 
NimoonaTrialShadow.png|Former Shadow 
NimoonaTrialSmore.png|Former Smore 
NimoonaTrialZombified.jpeg|Former Zombified 
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Other =
This tab is intended to present images related to the that don't fit into the other tabs.
NimoonaColorPalette.png|Previous primary color palette
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Category:Glimmer
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