Welcome to the new-and-improved Nordanner Design Guides!
This page is the central hub for all of the genes and resources you need in order to design your foals and imports, and will be replacing all previous versions of the Design Guides. We find that hosting all of the information here is much faster, lighter, and easier for our members -- and we can include more information to help you understand how genetics work in Nordanner!

To view the details on a specific gene, click the text hyperlink for the gene you need, or use the site search function!
To find something specific on this page: Use ctrl f to open a page search function.
Please note: Nordanner genes may simplify certain genes from real life. Genes may not present in Nordanner the way they do in real life or in other ARPG breeds, and are as close to being realistic as possible while still maintaining standards within the breed. 

Please note: Due to the updating of these guides when they were transferred, all foals and imports created before DATE should not be used as examples when creating new foals. In general, you should refer to the information on the Design Guides, rather than other imports and foals -- as the information on the Design Guides is routinely updated!

Base Coats

Other Resources
Chestnut
Bay
​Black
Dilution / Color Chart
How to Read A Genotype
How Do Genes Pass?
Gene Dominance Order
Jester Hat Foals
​Designing Imports

Natural Genes

Dilutes
Modifiers
White Genes
Appaloosa
Champagne
Cream
​Dun
Pearl
Lilac
Merlot
Mushroom
​Silver
​Verdin
Banding
Caped
Flaxen
Grey
Pangare
Point
Roan
Sooty
Ticked
​Webbed
Natural White / Non-Genetic White

Dominant White
Overo
Rabicano
Sabino
Splash
Tobiano
Combination White
​Noir
Snowflake
Frosted 
Varnish
Leopard
Fewspot 
Spotted Blanket
Snowcap 
Semi-Leopard
Manchado

Randomized Traits

RNG Traits

Anomalies and Breedable Potions

Anomalies
Breedable Potions
Albino
Corruption
Melanism
Spectral
Vitiligo
​Xolo
Atmospherica
Cookiedanner
Firedapple
Glitch
Guardian
Houndanner
Lava
Maple
Painted
Paleo
Pastel Dun
Pot-O-Gold
Roche
Shift
Strike
Tidal
​Wrapping Paper

Mutations

Regular 
Retired
Holiday
Restricted
Agis
Angler
Aquatic
Bloodsplash
Carved
Cemophora
Ectotherm
Emblem
Entemos
Fawn
Festive Fawn
​Flametouched
​Giraffe
Henna
Hummingbird
Inkspill
​Jaguar
​Kintsugi
Mandarin
Moulin
​Panda
​Stained Glass
Tiger Roan
Universe
Wooded
​Zebra
Atlanticus
​Butterfly
Checkered
​Clouded Leopard
​Frostsplash
Kascel
Laced Tobiano
​Snowdripple
Tabby
​Tiger
Candy Cane
Christmas Bells
​Christmas Lights
Snowfall
Snowglobe
Griffin's Touch
​Masquerade
​Peafowl
​Ortho
Design Guides Development Team
The following users have had a hand in helping to develop the information and/or designs present on our Design Guides!
Main Contributors
  • Moosiferr - Founder. Main Writer.
  • Tealmagpie - Co-Founder, Prev. Founder. Base Information. Designs Contributor. Foal Lineart edits. 
  • belreynard - Proofreader, Editor, Secondary Writer.
  • luxurysoup - Designs Lead.
  • stray-spACE - Proofreader, Editor. 
  • Crows-CrandySkulls - Proofreader.
​Additional Contributors
  • H0T-Stables - Started original Design Guides information. Prev. Founder. Foal Lineart Edits.
  • Julsquick - Designs Contributor
  • Kelpie-Boi - Base Information transfer on original Design Guides. 
  • Scutterland - Designs Contributor
  • qannekke - Designs Contributor, prior Guides page layout creator. 
  • GECK0e - Designs Contributor. 
  • HorRaw - X - Foal Design lineart creator.