Trait data in. Finished NFT out.

Aether is the image layer under the turtle ecosystem: it composites NFT images on the fly from trait data, writes the ERC-721 metadata, pins both to IPFS, and keeps serving fresh frames as the dynamic layers change. In development; the API surface below is what we're building against.

GitHub

# render a turtle from traits
POST /api/v1/nft/generate
{
  "chain": "pearl",
  "type": "breedable_turtle",
  "traits": { "element": "cosmic" }
}

# → image_url, metadata_url, ipfs_hash

Overview

What Aether handles so contracts don't have to

Rendering

Chromosome frames, color scales, and trait layers composited on demand. Images stream rather than sit pre-baked, which is what makes time- and market-reactive turtles possible.

Metadata

ERC-721 and ERC-1155 compliant JSON, with trait rarity computed automatically and schemas validated before anything ships.

IPFS

Images and metadata pinned for permanence, with gateway fallbacks and CDN caching in front so wallets and marketplaces load fast anyway.

Event indexing

Mints, transfers, sales, breeding, and staking indexed across every supported chain, searchable through one API.

Breeding

The full pipeline: inheritance, chromosome combination, phenotype calculation, and offspring rendering, exposed as one endpoint.

Physics NFTs

World lines, world sheets, and particle interactions rendered as generative art with genuinely physical parameters.

API

A small surface, on purpose

FastAPI underneath, OpenAPI docs generated from the code. Four endpoints cover most integrations:

POST/api/v1/nft/generateComposite an image from trait data, get back URLs and the IPFS hash.

GET/api/v1/nft/{id}/metadataERC-721 metadata with rarity scores and attributes.

GET/api/v1/marketplaceSearch and filter NFTs across chains with current pricing.

POST/api/v1/breedCompute offspring traits, render the hatchling, prepare the mint transaction.

Chains

Where the indexer is pointed

Chain	Role
Pearl · Polygon	Primary chain for breedable turtles: minting, breeding, marketplace.
Diamond · Ethereum	Premium collections, auctions, rare traits.
Deltoid · NooSphere	DeFi-integrated NFTs, collateralized lending, yield-bearing pieces.
Citrine · BSC	Daily-growth turtles with feeding mechanics.
Sapphire · Base	Territory claims and map-based play.
Cosmos chains	IBC-connected NFTs across the Cosmos ecosystem.

Aether ships as part of the Colossal Capital platform; your CC tier covers it. Create an account or see tier details.