Sherwood Orangutans
About the Troop
Deep in Sherwood Forest lives a troop unlike any other.
Sherwood Orangutans is a collection of hand-drawn orangutan portraits on Robinhood Chain. Every orangutan is built on a single master template — same pose, same seat in the forest — and made unique by its traits alone, just like the real people of the forest: no two are alike.
170 traits across 8 categories: Background, Fur, Eyes, Mouth, Hat, Clothes, Accessory, and Cheek — our signature category, inspired by the cheek flanges that only adult male orangutans grow. Fifteen traits are Legendary at just 0.5% each, from Gilded Gold fur to the Phoenix Headdress, Solar Flare Eyes, and the Jewelled Crown.
No roadmap promises, no fake utility. Just orangutans, drawn one trait at a time.
Meet the Orangutan
Our troop is drawn from a real animal — one of the great apes, and a close cousin of ours. Orangutans are native to the rainforests of Indonesia and Malaysia and today survive only on two islands, Borneo and Sumatra. Here is the animal behind the art.
“Person of the Forest”
The name is Indonesian for exactly that: orang means person, hutan means forest. Sherwood's newest residents are, literally, forest people.
Three Species
The genus Pongo holds three species: the Bornean (P. pygmaeus), the Sumatran (P. abelii), and the Tapanuli (P. tapanuliensis) — the rarest great ape on Earth, found only in the Batang Toru forest of North Sumatra, Indonesia, and recognised as its own species only in 2017.
The Flange
Dominant adult males grow wide cheek pads called flanges, made of fatty tissue, and sing long calls through the forest. That flange is why this collection has a Cheek category no ape collection before it used.
Life in the Trees
The most tree-dwelling of the great apes, with arms that can span about 2 metres. Every night, an orangutan builds itself a fresh sleeping nest from branches and leaves.
Among the Smartest
Orangutans rank among the most intelligent primates: they use sophisticated tools, learn by watching, and different populations keep their own local cultures.
Critically Endangered
All three species are critically endangered. Deforestation — much of it for palm oil — poaching, and the illegal pet trade have cut their numbers and their forest down. The real troop needs its forest standing.
Facts drawn from Wikipedia's article on the orangutan — read the full article to meet the animal properly.
Traits & Rarity
Eight categories, 170 traits. Rarity is pure trait frequency — the rarer the combination, the higher the orangutan ranks.
Background
From Solid Orange to the Sherwood Canopy and the full-moon Night Canopy.
Fur
Classic red-orange long hair, silverback grey, albino — and gilded gold.
Eyes
Calm half-lids, the signature blindfold bandage, solar flare eyes, one mecha eye.
Mouth
Banana in mouth, gold and diamond grillz, the legendary gold fang.
Hat
Trader visors, archer caps, five crowns — one for every kind of royalty.
Clothes
The black turtleneck, archer tunics, velvet robes, crystal armor.
Accessory
Studs, hoops, one diamond earring. Small slot, loud signal.
Cheek
Our signature. Cheek flanges only adult male orangutans grow — up to Golden Cheek.
| Rarity class | Chance per trait | Traits |
|---|---|---|
| Common | 8% and up | 31 |
| Uncommon | 4% – 7.9% | 36 |
| Rare | 2% – 3.9% | 47 |
| Epic | exactly 1% | 41 |
| Legendary | 0.5% — about 50 of each in 10,000 | 15 |
The 15 Legendary traits: Gilded Gold fur · Rainbow Swirl fur · Solar Flare Eyes · Mecha Eye · Crown · Jester Hat · Samurai Helmet · Jewelled Crown · King's Crown · Phoenix Headdress · Gold Suit · Diamond Jacket · Imperial Gold Robe · Crystal Armor · Diamond Stud.
The Mint
When the mint opens, this page is the only official place to mint. Anyone asking you to mint anywhere else is not us.
How the mint rolls out — five phases
Treasury
RESERVE100 SWOOD are minted to the project treasury first. Never part of the public supply.
FREE — Waitlist
WAITLIST OPENThe first 1,000 waitlist wallets mint for free — 1 per wallet, gas only. The forest takes care of its own first.
Price: free (gas only)
GTD — Guaranteed
WAITLIST OPENWaitlist wallets picked for GTD are guaranteed their mint inside the GTD window. Unclaimed spots roll forward.
Price: 0.0005 ETH
FCFS — Waitlist
WAITLIST OPENEvery other waitlist wallet races for what GTD leaves behind. First come, first served, per-wallet limit applies.
Price: 0.00075 ETH
Public
AFTER WAITLISTWhatever remains opens to everyone, first come, first served, until the paid supply is gone.
Price: 0.001 ETH
Questions from the Forest
What is Sherwood Orangutans?
A collection of 10,000 hand-drawn orangutan portrait NFTs (SWOOD) on Robinhood Chain, generated from 170 traits across 8 categories — including Cheek, a category no ape collection before it has used.
How does the mint work?
In five phases: Treasury (100 reserved), a FREE waitlist mint (1,000 pieces, 1 per wallet), then GTD for selected waitlist wallets at 0.0005 ETH, FCFS for the rest of the waitlist at 0.00075 ETH, and finally Public at 0.001 ETH until the paid supply is gone. Opening times will be announced on this page before each phase starts.
Why orangutans?
"Orangutan" means "person of the forest" — and Sherwood is the most famous forest in legend. The people of the forest, living in Robin Hood's forest. It wrote itself.
Is this affiliated with Robinhood?
No. Sherwood Orangutans is an independent art collection. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or connected to Robinhood Markets, Inc. "Sherwood" refers to the forest of the Robin Hood legend.
What do I need to mint?
A wallet on Robinhood Chain with a small amount of its native ETH for gas, plus the mint price once announced. The mint button on this page will handle the rest when it opens.