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how to grow your napling

Ready to grow your Napling up into a full-fledged Sleepkin? Wondering why you should grow them in the first place? Well look no further, and wonder no more!


We'll be talking all about why you should and how you do grow your Napling into an adult!

Step 1: why should I grow my napling up?

As cute as Naplings are, they're still limited in what they can do in the group! Naplings are limited to one elementary magic, can't breed, and are locked to Napling Only Story Prompts! Naplings also can only normally gain upgrades listed on the Baby Upgrade page or Elementary Magic Upgrades! While most upgrades can be applied to Naplings with upgrade items, there are some that can't!

Adults Can...

  • Breed, meaning you can get yourself brand new adorable Naplings!

  • Learn more advanced magic, and even learn more than one type of magic or even all of the magic. Eventually.

  • Complete Adult Only story prompts, meaning you can gain more!

  • Have upgrades from all categories applied if they have the completed requirement(s)!

  • Wear clothing freely in every image! Once your Sleepkins an adult, outfits are unlocked!

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Breeding Kit, a Backpack, and some Upgrade Items!

Step 2: Preparing to grow your Napling!

Now let's start with how to grow your Napling now that you (assumedly) have chosen to get them into the wonderful world of adulthood!

Preperations...

  • Your Napling must be one month or older (calculated from the date their approval was posted, not approved) in order to grow!

  • You'll need three separate full-body deviations of the Napling you want to grow! Your Naplings approval does NOT count for one of the three.

  • Your Napling will need to have officially learned a form of Elementary Magic! For more on how to learn Elementary magic, take a look at our Introduction to Magic and How to Learn Magic pages!

Now that you've gotten those preparation steps in order, let's look at how to start the process of actually growing your Napling into a big strong adult!

The first thing? The two available stances to your Standard Sleepkin! It's time to decide whether or not your Sleepkin is going to be a Biped, or a Quadruped!

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Bipedal

The more common stance in Sleepkin Civilisation.

 

These Sleepkin stand upright on two digitigrade legs. They have short necks and a straight back for balance while walking.

 

Bipedal Sleepkin are often seen working in jobs involving dexterity and using their hands. This means Bipedal Sleepkin often make up most jobs like Tailoring, Woodworking, and other such craftsmanship careers!

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Quadrupedal

The less common stance in Sleepkin Civilization.

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These Sleepkin walk on all fours, just like they did when they were babies! These Sleepkins also have longer necks than bipeds and slightly enlargened front paws for balance, but can have a straight or sloped back depending on preference!

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Quadrupedal Sleepkin often work in more labor-intensive jobs or work close to the ground, such as mail delivery between towns, mining, and other jobs requiring muscle and stamina!

Step 3: Drawing the adult approval!

In order to start drawing, you'll need the Adult Approval template! We have one Template for both Bipedal and Quadrupedal approvals just to make things easier!

 

In order to download it, simply click the button below and right-click the image before hitting "Save image as..." to download it! Alternatively, on mobile, you can hold down on the image before clicking the "Download" button!

Things to Keep in Mind!

  • Your Naplings placements shouldn't change on the Adult form! They should be in the same area and the same shape, or at least very similar!

  • Your Napling and the Adult form should face the same direction, so if one faces the left, the other should! They should also be facing forward, not looking back over their shoulder.

  • Do NOT shade or add highlights to the image! The only thing allowed on the approvals images is eyeshine and nothing more!

  • Accessories should NOT be included on adult grow-up pictures, however, all other upgrades should be shown in some way (including paw pads or baby teeth!)

  • If drawing traditionally, try to take a very clear picture in a bright room, flat surface, or use a scanner! Please remember if we can't see your Sleepkin clearly we'll have to ask you to retry taking your pictures!

  • Your Napling does NOT gain a fourth toe! They keep three toes, and can only gain thumbs through the normal upgrade!

Make sure to reference the Adult Stance images for what your Sleepkins adult proportions should roughly be! Don't be afraid to ask in the #approval-help channel in the Discord!

Step 4: Uploading and getting approved!

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Now that you've drawn your Sleepkins Adult Approval, you'll have to upload it to your Deviantart and add the needed information to the description! Let's look at what you'll need to include...

Name: Your Naplings Name, this should be the SAME name listed on your baby application!

Adult Stance: What stance your Sleepkin is growing up into! This is either Bipedal or Quadrupedal.

Elementary Magic: A link to where your Napling learned their Elementary Magic officially!
Upgrades: The upgrades your Sleepkin had/has a napling! Remember not to add ANY upgrades during the approval process!
3 Fullbody Deviations: The three fullbody Deviations you've drawn of your Sleepkin as a napling!

All done? Great! Head over to the #grow-up-approvals channel and fill out the form there to get them approved and all grown up!

Breeding your sleepkin?

Want to breed your Sleepkin, or just learn about how Breeding Works and what you'll need to do that? Check out our breeding guide now that you have an approved adult!

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Breeding is not Currently Available

Slow Growing & HOW SLEEPKIN GROW

Now, while you can just skip right from baby to adult once your Sleepkins Grow-Up is approved, not everyone wants to do that! Of course, you can always slow-grow your Sleepkin, portraying the process of them turning from Napling to Adult! Now let's look at how Sleepkin grow, and what ages look like what!

incubation & Baby stages

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Incubation: 1 to 3 Months

Sleepkins start as buds, planted into pots or in the greenhouse of a Kindergarden where they're carefully cared for. They're given physical contact, sunshine, water, and love from their caretakers (whether that be their loving parent or whoever watches over the buds of the Kindergarden they're planted in!)

Bloomling: Up to 11 Months

After they finally emerge from their buds (referred to as their Blooming!) a baby Napling is rather soft and helpless, usually rather squinty and stumbly like infants tend to be. This is the most vulnerable part of a Sleepkins life, and can last anywhere from eight to eleven months after they emerge from their bud!

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Toddler: 1 to 3 Years

Though they're no longer little Bloomlings, Toddler Sleepkins are still vulnerable and rather weakly compared to older Naplings! This is usually when Naplings start to communicate without prompting, through speaking, or through babbling and other such baby noises! This is also when Naplings will start to exhibit any magic they may have been born with!

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This is the crucial civilization period, where the Naplings are soaking up information from adults and their environment!  This means that Feral Sleepkin who are raised by Feral parents past this point often can never be fully civilized or taught the full scope of a language!

children and teenage stages

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Children: 3 to 6 Years

Ah, independence! This is the stage where Naplings will start trying to be more independent from their caretaker and forming close bonds with friends, family, and others! They can run, walk, and talk fluently without issue!

This is also the stage where Naplings start going to general school if they're able to! Along with this, it's the stage where Naplings can finally learn their first magic in the form of an elementary ability!

Oddly, some Naplings seem to freeze permanently in this position! Often referred to as Dreamers, they just never seem to grow up, watching their friends age and leave them behind...

Juvenile: 6 to 10 Years

The start of growth, but still distinctly children! This is where naplings will start to notice the first signs of adulthood. The largening of the front paws of soon-to-be quads, the slight extension of the back legs of a future biped!

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Naplings in this stage sometimes try and influence their growth if they don't like the signs they're getting, including those with signs of growing up to be a quad trying to stand on their hind legs and bipedals refusing to get off all fours!

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Pre-Teen: 10 to 14 Years

Also known as being a "tween", this is when Naplings are often forced to confront their new stances! They start to grow a bit more rapidly, with Quads unable to balance on their back legs while standing for long and Bipedal getting horrible back and neck pain if they try and stay on all fours.

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Sure to cause some squabbles between friends as one grows into their new adult body faster than the other, or maybe a Quad is jealous they aren't a Biped like their good pal!

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Definitely an awkward time emotionally, this is the last stage before your Sleepkin is finally a full-grown adult! Once a Sleepkin is a teenager, they're no longer referred to as a Napling, finally starting their journey into the official wonders of adulthood! This also when it typically becomes not acceptable to forgo wearing clothes.

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Looking similar to adults, but smaller, these Sleepkins are still immature and rowdy, as teenagers tend to be!

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Although Sleepkin in this stage are sexually mature, it's heavily frowned upon (Read: NOT allowed in group mechanics!) for them to start having children at this time! Instead, Teenagers start looking for jobs, looking for places to move into, and starting their journey into adult magics!

Teenagers: 14 to 18 Years

Adulthood and onward!

Young Adult: 18 Years+

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Young adulthood, a Sleepkin in their prime! Sleepkin as a whole are rather long-lived, meaning their Young Adult stage will last for quite a long time! Usually faster and stronger than their older counterparts, Young Adults are often seen as the working force in terms of strength and flexibility!

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Still immature and learning how to be an adult, it's common for Sleepkin of this age to drop off Seeds and Buds at the hatchery after some nights of adult fun!

Middle Aged Adult: 40 Years+

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Your prime won't last forever, and once a Sleepkin hits Forty Years of age, they start going downward! Often these Sleepkin experience the first signs of greying hair, weakening of muscles, and other such physical issues.

 

Instead of being the workforce, these Sleepkin act as leaders of the community. Mayoral Roles, Priests, Teachers, Shop Owners, and other such higher or respected positions are often held by older Sleepkin!

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These Sleepkin usually have themselves figured out and have been wisened by their years of experience and hard work.

Elderly: 80 Years+

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Sleepkin who lives to be Elders are often regarded as pillars of a community, wisened with their old age and often parents or even grandparents. To live long enough to be an Elder, Sleepkin must be hardy and well versed in magic and often knowledgable in how to balance your magic internally.

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Elders show their age, and if they suddenly take a turn for the worst and become weak and in pain, it's often a sign that the Elder is soon to pass on to the next life and into the arms of whatever waits for them after death.

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