Life Cycle

Only mature corceïs can mate and produce a fawn, usually two, one of each sex; however, there had been recorded cases of twins having different fathers. The female is the one to carry on the offspring.

Gestation takes around one year, with symptoms much like humans; the first symptoms start around the first month, such as nausea, mood swings, bloating, etc.; those symptoms will become more extreme as the pregnancy continues; it might be visible around the third month.

Typically, corseïs produce between one to two fawns, though triplets and even more aren't unheard of, though such might be more challenging to birth naturally.

Corceïs fawns are born blind and deaf and only open their eyes and can hear after one week. They are born small and fragile and depend strictly on maternal milk until they are two years old.

They can be born with simplified or sometimes not even visible markings; some may take weeks to show, while others might only show in later stages of life; they are born with a very soft and fuzzy coat that changes once they complete one year.

And of course, a line of spots on their sides, lighter than the main coat, all fawns are born with it, even if not visible (white fawns).

They are no longer considered a fawn once they complete their first year of life.

At that age, they will already be saying their first words and forming sentences, though they only thoroughly learn how to speak by around the age of three to five.

They still lack horns and stingers and cannot perform magic; horns will only start growing by the age of four to six years old and will continue growing until they become mature adults.

For those born with no markings or very faint ones, the markings will become more visible and less simplified; new markings can also appear during that age. Their fawn spots are still present.

They may also have slightly flopped/bent ears, that may straighten up with age, or, stay down, it depends entirely on their genetics (Users can portray their fawns/yealings with flopped ears without needing the trait as long as their mature versions have the future ear drawn in their masterlist).

In this stage, corceïs will start to mature and learn magic, often sent to magic academies to continue their studies, in nearly all provinces of Postinen those academies can be found, however, the most well-known ones are found in the Capital of Callasta, and Crorport. Those academies can be quite hard to apply to, as they only wish for the best the society can offer, most will host annual trials in which corceïs of all ages can participate.

Their horns and stingers will be formed mainly by the time they reach Young Adult, and finer detail markings will begin to come in.

At that age, they will become less dependent on their family; mood swings might be expected in adolescent corceïs as they are experiencing puberty, which usually starts at fifteen. Now, each corceïs has a different way of going through puberty; some experience it worse than others, much like humans.

Their fawn spots will completely fade as they become young adult corceïs! Though it isn't unheard of some corceïs fawn spots never fade as they age.

By that age, they will already be considered mature, able to mate and create offspring; at that time, they will have mastered their magic and start to be part of society actively as an individual.

​They are expected to leave their parents' homes and start their own lives, though some would rather stay as long as they can and get better degrees in hopes of a high-ranking job; it is very common for young adults to form social groups, even share housing with a group as they still get prepared for the adult life ahead of them.

Their coat from then on won't change much, markings are fully visible, and horns are fully grown along with their stingers.

Once they complete thirty years of age, they are fully matured biologically; they will stop growing and, from then on, will start to show signs of aging slowly.

Their coat slowly loses color and becomes duller as they approach senior age; depending on their genetics, they might even start growing white fur around their muzzles, though that usually begins around the age of fifty-five.

Females will also go through menopause around the age of sixty; after that period, they will no longer be fertile. They may experience discomfort during this process, fevers, nausea, insomnia, etc. Usually, menopause lasts from two to three years.

However, it is possible to carry before or during menopause, though many doctors are against the practice due to the risks.