#voidstar phighting

Congenital is when the horns grow from the eye sockets since spawning. This quite often means that the eyes or one of the eyes don't develop. This is incurable and has no treatment, since the growth plate for the horn is located in the eye socket. Void Star has this.

Progressive is where the original growth plate is either on the brows or cheekbones and slowly migrates over time into the eye socket. While it is genetic, it can be dormant and get triggered by stress, causing rapid growth in the affected areas. It can be mitigated by shaving down the affected horn or taking specific medications. Firebrand has the stress effected strain.

Both are genetic, being a recessive trait - congenital being recessive to progressive - and are rare in the population (maybe 1 in in 10,000 spawned).

Cornuorbital conditions are part of a broader group of cornuoccular conditions, including ingrown horns (where the horn tip grows into the eye) and when the natural growth of a horn goes over the eye but doesn't cause injury (Like Spray Paint). Both can be mitigated by shaving down the horn.

- Ice Bird Anon