# Pets Origin Story

_As you may know, OV “Pets” were introduced as companions to the Pufflings’ parents. These Pets were valued highly in Puff society, like family members, however the prominence of the Pets was lost on the Pufflings, as the war kept them from proper enculturation. Read ahead, as the Pufflings begin to learn just how influential the Pets can be for their species._

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As the war spiraled out of control and the grown Puffs began to lose ground, they had no choice but to take drastic measures to protect their progeny.

While all 8,888 Pufflings were being tucked safely into their space pods, some of the elders quickly gathered as many Eggs as they could get their hands on. The Egg Hibernation Chambers housed over 20,000 Eggs on Puffera. But, with the enemy rapidly descending upon Puff territory, only **5,555** of those Eggs were secured in a shipment vessel before the elders had to launch them to SP-7, alongside the Pufflings.

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The Pufflings arriving to SP-7 are naïve– just starting to make sense of daily survival affairs, and especially new to caring for themselves without assistance from the elders. After all, it has only been about a year since they could get around on their own two feet. But, the Puffs are known to be one of the most clever species in the cosmos. Their resilience and intuition will allow them to overcome their greatest challenge yet– establishing a new civilization of Puffs amongst the stars.

There will be many life-changing missions these Pufflings will encounter as they travel through space, in pursuit of their next home planet. One such quest is their initial exploration of the space station, where they will stumble upon the Hibernation Room! Thousands of Eggs and incubators will be discovered by the Pufflings, leaving them completely baffled…Learning about the Eggs will be the Pufflings’ first step toward settling into their newfound independence at such a young stage of life.

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Fortunately for the young Puffs, the Chief Elder who oversaw the gathering of Eggs being sent to SP-7 took care to ensure the Pufflings would not only discover the meaning of the Eggs, but learn to care for them, as well. As Eggs were being loaded into the shipping vessel, the Chief Elder managed to scribble some notes in a book, which he titled “The Compendium,” to stash away with the Eggs, as a last-minute act of desperation and hope. The young Pufflings could barely recognize the language of their own species, but the Chief Elder knew they would have the pertinacity to decipher his markings once the Eggs reached their space station. Some of the Pufflings had seen Pets from afar, either in training or going off to fight the war with their parents. None, however, had seen Eggs or Pets up close. With the Chief Elder’s instruction manual the Pufflings could learn about the different types of Pet hatchlings, and how to raise them to be companions.

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Within our future game, you will have the opportunity to decode notes from "The Compendium".

The team here at OV understands you have not yet mastered the Puff language, so we have deciphered a couple notes, to get you started and help you to learn more about how pivotal these Pets will be in the game. Keep tuning in to OV updates, to catch sneak peeks of some deciphered notes!

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What can you do with your pets?

Although Pets are the newest NFTs introduced in the OV Universe, they will definitely hold their value as the game continues to grow! Once the Eggs hatch, you will be able to start building a relationship with your Pets. You and your Pufflings will soon discover that these Pets have a proud, independent spirit, and it will take hard work to build a relationship with them! However, for the sake of your progress in the game (and the Pufflings’ progress in building their new life on SP-7), working with the Pets will take high priority.

There will be requirements to achieve prior to taking your Pets out and exploring the Puffs’ world. Pets will also have their own needs/tasks within the game, including future involvements in our Flat Map, VR, Racing, Multiplayer games, Minigames, and Breeding. Here’s a preview of a few of these features:

### Flat Map

As voyages in our flat map become our initial main attraction, your Pets, once hatched, will be able to move alongside your Pufflings, and it will increase your chances of returning back with rarer items (keep in mind you will have to create a bond with your Pets before that will be allowed). More information will come as we get closer to hatching!

### Breeding

The young Puffs have some deciphering to do before they are ready to breed Eggs, however once unlocked, their relationships with Pets will become stronger than ever!

Details will appear in due time, but breeding will become an important factor in gameplay. The basic concept of breeding will involve creating new generations of Pets through YOUR decisions as players! \


## Gen α Eggs

The initial 5,555 Eggs introduced to the public—Gen α—will come in 5 different styles:

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Each Egg style will have 5 color options, also:  Gold, Purple, Red, Teal and Gray.&#x20;

Once the Puffs decode the Chief Elder's instructions for breeding, these design features of the Eggs—their genes—will be a great indicator of what your Pets’ offspring will look like in the future. Their genetic attributes will dictate the creature’s appearance _and_ special abilities in gameplay.

Just like the Pufflings, Pets will have stats of their own. Their features relating to things like Health (HP), Agility, Strength, and Mind will determine how they perform in our game, in the future!

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