FAQ

You may only preclaim a theme if you own a MYO slot. Otherwise, it is prohibited to preclaim themes. This is to prevent preclaimed themes from never being used.

No, none of the MYO slots for any of our species come with a deadline. Take all the time you need to create a character that you are truly happy with.

Yes. If you really do not want to make an account on the site, please tell staff beforehand so the Chowling is uploaded to the Admin account for storage.

Please note that Chowling that is not uploaded to the site will be considered a regular themed character and NOT a Chowling! So if you want your Chowling to count as an official member of the species, you must make an account on the website. 

All Chowlings that are already on the Masterlist will remain there unless the owner wishes to permanently void them. Members who are banned from the species will keep their characters, but as a themed OC only. The characters are removed from the Masterlist and no longer count as an official Chowling. More on voiding and removing characters from the species can be found in the ‘Voiding’ section of our Rules Page.

Yes! You are allowed to sell stickers, charms, pins, etc., of your Chowling, but a few rules need to be followed. 

You may only sell merchandise of characters that you personally own, not characters you bo longer own/never owned. You may not sell merchandise of NPCs/the Chowling brand as a whole, and you must the Chowling species.

You can find Chowlings that are open for gift art by using the 'Advanced Search Options' on the Masterlist! You can also request for Chowlings to draw via asking our Discord server.

If you find a Chowling that is clearly missing an obvious trait, please inform a moderator and we will add their missing trait shortly.

However, if a Chowling seems to have traits listed that are not visible in their design, it is likely because the owner added the trait themselves, or because the designer wanted the Chow to have this trait added. This does not need to be reported or changed. Only if you find your own character to have more traits than originally planned then you may contact a moderator to remove the access traits.

Whilest we don't have any free trait available for chowlings, all traits can be found and made available in the shop. There are seasional traits, year long available traits and donation traits.
Seasonal traits and year long traits only use site currancy, whereas donation traits are acquired through donation charity events.

You also can make full unique and beautiful Chowling designs without any traits!

No, themes  cannot be changed. Only the Lineage of a Chowling may be changed under certain conditions; if the user obtains and applies one of the lineage upgrades on a Chowling that does not already have a lineage.

Special exceptions can be made by Sauntproof and Oko, but that is uncommon and need a very good reasoning to happen. Please do not ask staff if your Chowling's theme or lineage can be changed unless or you own a lineage updade item.
Applying a lineage statue to a character that already has a lineage will NOT make the character a hybrid.

Yes! You are free to do what you want with your character's design. If you want to have the redesign officially added to the Masterlist as a secondary reference, please follow our Redesign Rules. Please note that it is against the rules to recolor or Staff's artwork for your redesign without permission. You must draw it yourself or commission new artwork!

If you would like your new design to be the official Masterlist image, you will need a rebase from one of our official artists. Look for commission openings in the #advertisements or #rebase-info channels on our Discord!

Chowlings can be purchased from official sales. We also occasionally run raffles oppotunities for free Chowlings! These are mainly sold on our site qnd our Discord.

Finally, you can also get a Chow from other members who are selling or trading theirs. Keep an eye out on the #sales-and-trades channel on the Discord server for posts, as most Chowling owners are active in the Discord. 

Only Sauntproof, Oko and handpicked staff are allowed to make 'official' Chowlings. However, Chowlings can also be made via Make Your Own tickets by members as well.
MYO Chowlings need to be submitted on the site and approved by staff before they're considered an approved Chowling.

Nope! You do not need your own Chowling to join the community. Both the site and our Discord are open to any members and are safe for all ages [13+].

Chowlings are a CLOSED species ! 

That being said we are in no way ‘gatekeeping’ the concept of these critters. If you want to make characters similar to them, go ahead! We ask that you do not call them Chowlings or mention Sprite Festivals name in association with these ‘fan-made' characters.

Also, personal use is fine, but please do not make 'fan-made' Chow-inspired characters to sell for profit.

Yes and no...

We encourage that all Chowlings are original in creqtion, but CBCs are allowed.

Chowlings based on other characters such as OCs must be stated in the OC's Toyhouse and traded along side with each other. The Chowling's worth will also NOT be reflected by the OC's, only artwork purchased after the Chowling's creation date can be added to it's appraisal. The Chowling cannot be sold seperately from the OC, the receiving end of the trade/resale must also be informed.

Chowlings based on copyrighted characters must follow copyright law rules. If being traded the receiving end of the trade/resale must also be informed of the character's origin.

CBC: Character based character.

You will first need a Chowling MYO ticket in order to claim a theme, after you can make a theme claim request ticket in the Discord.

You should request help from a moderator in our Discord, there you can make a ticket and will then be contacted to fix your issues.
DO NOT create a new account.

Every Chowling has one official owner. Off-site ‘co-owning’ is allowed, but it will not be maintained or recognised on the website.

The masterlist can only recognize one official owner per character. You can co-own with someone else, however, we do not and will not take any responsibility for co-ownership disputes nor the terms that co-owners set between themselves. 

No, every Chowling has it's own unique theme. Therefore, there cannot be two or more chowlings that have the same theme.

• Two Chowlings cannot have the same theme meaning, even if wording is different.
• Chowling's cannot have scientific names for themes, some exceptions may apply;
• Chowlings can have similar themes, but the wording/meaning must be different
  • Chocolate Bar & Caramel Chocolate Bar, Ice Wine & Apple Ice Wine, Apple Juice & Sparkling Apple juice ...