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Fur
Wolves and other canines' coats can have a wide variety of colors. There aren't just black, white, and grey wolves. While those colors obviously exist, there are also golden wolves, red wolves, patchwork wolves, and so on. Any number of coat colors and combinations can be made as long as they are natural-colored.
'Souls is relatively lenient when it comes to colors, but completely unrealistic colors are not allowed. For example, a dark red or rust-colored wolf would be okay, but a stop sign red wolf would not be allowed. Markings should be semi-realistic -- while we're okay with brindle patterns for dog-mix characters, natural zebra strikes are not.
Keep in mind also that this rule only applies for a wolf's natural color. Your character is free to dye or bleach his or her coat, but this also must be within semi-realistic limitations. A naturally black wolf could bleach his coat, but it would likely never get lighter than a dark cream or tan color, especially since it would be unlikely that he have regular access to potent, human-made bleaches.
For more information on dyeing and bleaching fur, among other physical modifications Luperci can have, see the see the page on Body Modification!
Eyes
In the wild, wolves' eyes are usually yellow, though blue and brown eyed wolves can also be found. At 'Souls however, we let you go all out and just about anything goes -- chartreuse, ice blue, green, orange. Whatever floats your boat! Heterochromia -- bi-colored and multi-colored eyes -- is also acceptable. However, we do not accept pupilless eyes, as characters without pupils would realistically be blind. Only characters who are actually blind, due to cataracts or other visual defects, are permitted to have pupilless eyes.
Not Allowed
Although 'Souls is generally pretty lenient when it comes to most character modification, there are certain things we absolutely do not allow. We do not allow winged wolves at 'Souls or wolves with spikes or horns or whatever else. We do not allow wolves with extra limbs -- puppies with extra legs or tails would likely be killed at birth (note that polydactyl animals, animals with six or more toes, are allowed, as well as other minor genetic mutations). Inter-species hybrids involving non-canine species are not allowed. Also remember that only canines of the genus Canis can gain the ability to shift, so no were-cats or were-ferrets are allowed.