# Characters

You can have up to 9 characters at any one time; if you wish to have more, existing characters must be removed. 

Once you have created your initial character or activated a character, you can return back to the initial state by choosing Options from the HUD dialog to create additional characters or assume the identity of an existing birth.

### Aging <a href="#aging" id="aging"></a>

There are four stages of aging: Young, Adolescence, Young Adult, Adult. Fertility begins sometime during the Adolescence period.&#x20;

Aging is based on species (different for each species) number of days till you are considered a full adult.

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You retain species compatibility permanently when copulating before reaching Adult.
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### Class/Form <a href="#class_form" id="class_form"></a>

Class and Form give some additional variants to creating your character; each having their own complexity ratio (CR) affect on stats, compatibility, and other factors. The individual affects will be listed below and may also be show on other corresponding pages:

* Compatibility is dividing smaller *Class/Form* CR by the larger CR: **1.5 (Daemon) / 2.0 (Deity) = 0.75 (75%) Compatibility**
* Incubator volume is multiplied by the *Form* CR: **30 ml (Incubator) \* 0.8 (Feral) = 24 ml**

| Class  | Complexity Ratio |
| ------ | ---------------- |
| Human  | 1.0              |
| Demon  | 1.2              |
| Daemon | 1.5              |
| Deity  | 2.0              |
| Synth  | 200.0            |

| Form         | Complexity Ratio |
| ------------ | ---------------- |
| Feral        | 0.8              |
| Anthro       | 0.9              |
| Human        | 1.0              |
| Taur         | 1.1              |
| Shapeshifter | 1.2              |

### Class of Character <a href="#class_of_character" id="class_of_character"></a>

List of classes your character can be with their definitions, in short what is your character? Are you living, are you a synthetic or a god?

| Class     | Definition                                                                                         |
| --------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Daemon    | a divinity or supernatural being of a nature between gods and humans                               |
| Deity     | a god or goddess                                                                                   |
| Demon     | an evil spirit or devil, especially one thought to possess a person or act as a tormentor in hell. |
| Living    | alive, living creature                                                                             |
| Synthetic | made artificially                                                                                  |