Cinnas come in many flavors, influenced by forces before a Cinna is born. These flavors determine various anatomical traits of each species including their colors, markings, smell, and general appearance. Each Cinna is born with a flavor, and can only be without a flavor if they have been Voided. Common flavors may be used for customs and MYOS. Restricted flavors are currently only available through official sale via the species owner. Some flavors come with spiritual inhibitors, which affect a Cinna's innate ability to shapeshift into other members of the Cinna species - this problem requires a ritual to be preformed.
MYO slots for these flavors appear periodically in our shop, they cannot be made otherwise.
Common Flavor
Common flavors are predominantly sweet foods; desserts, baked goods, candies, fruits, and conventional drinks. A food may have savory elements, but the taste and overall appearance may not resemble savory food. Food that imitates any rare or restricted flavor are not considered Common and are subject to admin review. Cinnas born of sweet and savory flavors are inherently linked to Cyzzyzzyphos, and thus are born spiritually awakened. This unknown connection to the originator allows for shapeshifting into other Cinna species.
Savory Flavor
Savory flavors are restricted in nature and apply to Cinnas with predominantly savory flavors such as meat, vegetables, and carbs, depending on how they are prepared. A dish may have sweet elements and be considered savory - such as sugar-baked meats - as they are predominantly protein. Savory flavors that imitate common sweet flavors are most often considered Cursed, another restricted flavor. This flavor has been heavily associated with mischievous trickster entities, though no evidence has been shown of their influence besides the flavor's rarity.
Cursed Flavor
Cursed is a type of Cinna flavor that is restricted in nature, highly unusual, and thought to occur with the influence of chaotic entities before birth. Cursed flavors are often ridiculous and unable to be enjoyed by most, if it exists. Cursed flavors can include conceptual ones, such as Nihilism Flavored Chips. A Cinna with a cursed or forbidden flavor cannot shapeshift into other Cinna species. The flavor is thought to be outside of the influence of Cyzzyzzyphos, and thus the connection to the originator does not exist. Food that is considered strange yet feasibly edible are not considered cursed. [i.e. cheese dusted sushi burrito, cafeteria pizza with kranch] Cursed flavors typically fall into three categories: Meme Food : Food that does not, cannot, or should not feasibly exist and/or is intentionally humorous. Ugly Food : When meme food meets reality, the result is a purposefully ugly [and often barely edible] food. Failed Food : Food that was ruined or made poorly.
Forbidden Flavor
Pushing the limits of what can be described as a flavor, Cinnas of this restricted nature are based on purely inedible every day items, substances, or abstract/conceptual thoughts, themes, feelings, or ideas. The Cinna will have elements of that flavor occurring throughout their biology. Simple examples of Forbidden flavors are soap, concrete, and perfume, and they are affected by the same spiritual inhibitor that restricts their ability to shapeshift.