Trait Documentation

Natowls are characterized by a combination of core and dynamic traits determined by the hash of the block number passed into the UNAT logic inscription by the mint inscription, which represents the owl's unique DNA.

Core traits, such as body parts (e.g., beak, chest) and environmental elements (e.g., background, tree) and the moon phases, are fixed and remain present to the extent relevant in the view. They may, however, be covered by dynamic traits or cut out of the PFP view. The visible phase of the moon tracks the phase of the actual moon. These traits are mapped as coordinate sets on a 30x30 pixel grid within the owl.json inscription. Each of the core traits has an index number that is consistent in the collection deploy inscription which has the sets of potential colors for a given trait and the Owl.json inscription which holds the coordinates. The digit in the owl's DNA sequence corresponding to the index number of a core trait determines the color of the trait. For example, the beak has an index of 16. So the value of the 17th digit in the owl's DNA sequence is the index of the beak color in the 17th color set in collection deploy inscription. Dynamic traits include overlay and personality traits. The overlay traits include apparel (e.g., hats, outfits), accessories (e.g., sword, gloves), and environment (e.g., sky, tree branch). The number present, what they are, and when they appear is determined by the owl's unique DNA sequence. The first digit of the owl's DNA sequence is used to determine whether the default view is the PFP or the contextual view. The average of the first and second digit of the owl's DNA sequence determines the number of overlay traits and the number of days to hatch, as shown in the table below.

# of Traits	Average value	Days to hatch	Percent
0	<= 0.5	0	3
1	>0.5 & <= 2	1	12
2	>2 & <= 5	2	49
3	>5 & <=8.5	3	35
4	>8.5	4	1

The expression of specific overlay traits depends on the owl's DNA, the appearance rate of the trait category, and the relative percentage within the category.

The table below shows the category appearance rates. Categories with a zero category appearance rate (e.g., the sky overlays) express based on the time of day, day of week, and/or day of year.

Category	Category Appearance Rate (percent)
glasses	50
outfit	50
neckgear	50
sky	0
tree	30
headgear	50
lower background	0
hands	30
peg legs	10
words	0
laser eyes	10

The table below shows overlay traits, their category, and their relative likelihood within the category. Traits with a zero relative percentage express based on time of day and/or the owl's DNA sequence. Many of the overlay traits change colors either within a set of color or randomly.

category	trait	relative %	Observed %*
glasses	eye patch	9	2.13%
glasses	yellow glasses	13	2.15%
glasses	cat glasses	9	1.83%
glasses	thug life glasses	9	1.79%
glasses	thick sunglasses	4	1.80%
glasses	wireframe glasses	8	1.88%
glasses	wayfarer glasses	9	1.88%
glasses	monocle	1	1.88%
glasses	augmented eye	9	1.84%
glasses	square patchie	9	2.08%
glasses	pirate patchie	5
glasses	spacey glasses	5
glasses	matrix glasses	5
glasses	red and blue	5
outfit	inmate suit	13	2.61%
outfit	checkered suit	13	2.32%
outfit	checkerboard suit	13	2.09%
outfit	checkered robe	9	2.00%
outfit	see through kilt	1	2.12%
outfit	kilt	9	1.86%
outfit	jump suit	13	2.09%
outfit	footie	10	1.90%
outfit	satoshi shirt	1	1.89%
outfit	lightning bolt	9	1.74%
outfit	seven	9
neckgear	gold chain with medallion	75	8.59%
neckgear	gold chain with gem	25	9.06%
sky	square sun	8
sky	sun	8
sky	cloud	8
sky	cloudy sky	8
sky	chemtrails	8
sky	striped sky	8
sky	cloud 3	8
sky	cloud 2	8
sky	squigly sky	8
sky	high sky	10
sky	midday sky	8
sky	brilliant sun	10
tree	upper tree branch	50	8.44%
tree	bark	50	8.32%
headgear	mohawk	5	2.03%
headgear	beret	5	1.89%
headgear	poohbah hat	4	1.52%
headgear	two tone poohbah hat	4	1.59%
headgear	tin foil hat	4	1.77%
headgear	top hat with patch	4	1.82%
headgear	reverse pyramid hat	4	1.70%
headgear	drip hat	4	1.58%
headgear	box hat	4	1.51%
headgear	cap	4	1.75%
headgear	rasta cap	4
headgear	baseball cap	6
headgear	buzzcut	4
headgear	spikey hair	4
headgear	spikey hair 2	4
headgear	swoosh hair	6
headgear	afro	5
headgear	halo	0
headgear	devil horns	0
headgear	antlers	5
headgear	ranger hat	7
headgear	bat ears	4
headgear	bat mask	5
headgear	bat mask and cape	4
lower background	tulum	50
lower background	morning	0
lower background	jungle sunset	0
lower background	sunrise	0
lower background	tulum waves	50
hands	paw warmers	15	3.67%
hands	boxing gloves	20	3.19%
hands	gun drawn	10	3.25%
hands	two guns drawn	10	1.52%
hands	smoking guns	10	1.55%
hands	paddle	15	1.84%
hands	sword	20	1.65%
peg leg	peg leg right	75	8.32%
peg leg	peg leg left	25	8.30%
words	hoot upper case	25
words	hoot lower case	75
words	lfg	0
words	12.14	0
laser eyes	laser eyed maxi left	75	4.27%
laser eyes	laser eyed maxi right	25	4.40%

*These were the observed percentages from a snapshot on the evening of March 17th, 2024. These numbers are subject to change as each day some owls go naked, but we generally expect the numbers to be relatively similar. The personality traits express based on specific values in the owl's DNA sequence, the time of day, and the day of the week. As shown in the table, each personality trait has a corresponding position in the DNA sequence. Generally, if the value is 8 or 9, the trai is considered to have full expression.

Trait	Behavior	DNA index value	Observed %*
Sleeper	Closes eyes	10	16.6
Flipper	Flips	13	20.6
Devilish	Devil horns	6	20.4
Angelish	Halo	16	19.9
Owlish	Different eye colors	1, 2,3 & 4	8.9
Gabby	Talkative	12	20.2
Morning Bird	Sunrise	11	20.2
Romantic	Sunsets	8	15.4

*These are the actual observed percentages from a snapshot on the evening of March 17th, 2024.