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Post: 8679214_1 created on Fri Jul 01, 2005 4:11 amPosted: Fri Jul 01, 2005 4:11 am

"What is life?
It is the flash of a firefly in the night.
It is the breath of a buffalo in the wintertime.
It is the little shadow which runs across the grass and loses itself in the sunset."
- Crowfoot, Blackfoot warrior and orator


Thread Contents

- Page 1 -
1. Welcome
2. Updates
3. Rules
4. Story
5. Roleplay Map
6. NPC
7. Availability
8. The Soquili
9. The Familiars
10. Owners List
11. Services
12. FAQ
13. Employees
14. Links/Affiliates
15. Thanks/Credits

- Page 2 -
16. Customs
17. Breeding Thicket
18. Owner's Corner
19. Games/Events
20. Soquili Language

- Guilds -
RP/Quest Guild
Services Guild

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Post: 8679214_2 created on Fri Jul 01, 2005 4:12 amPosted: Fri Jul 01, 2005 4:12 am
 

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=September 4th= Antigra is opening her Big Bribe Slot! Check out the availability post for details! Merangue is now on haitus so please be patient for anything she may owe you.
=September 3rd= King is opening her Big Bribe Slot! Check out the availability post for details!
=August 30th= Wow Soquili team won the Olympics!! 'grats. Everyone who participated for the Soquili team gets a plushie trophy to be made). A big 'grats to Natsube for being promoted. SiSi has a 3 day weekend 'cuz of Labor Day so will spend it trying to get more things done. YIPPEEE!!
=August 24th= Soquili is taking on B'alam in their own mini-Olympics! Click here for your chance to play! (Go, Soquili team, go!)
=August 18th= Endejester is opening her Big Bribe Slot, and Antigra is opening her (standard) bribe slots! Please check the Availability post for details!
=August 16th= We now have a newbie welcome center subforum in the guild with a contest going on to help all newbies feel welcome in the shop. We have had problems of people ignoring newbies so this will help make them feel like part of the shop. click here to see the spanking new center!!
=August 13th= King is opening bribe slots! Please check the Availability post for details! There was a change made for soquili rape plots. It's allowed but of course no rape RP and you can only use rape in a plot if you have owned a soquili 6 months or more. If any abuse of this occurs you will be banned from it permanently for your first offense. An official rule will be drafted this weekend when SiSi can find the time. Also more work on getting elders up again will be done then too as well as getting more pets done that I owe.
=Aug 2nd= We have two very important announcements about peltless skinwalkers and rape of soquili so click here. News of a bear SW and some additional rules will be found here. Also Sirenz has been taking way way longer on soquili rl commissions as you all may know so I'm announcing my haitus as a colorist of the shop until I get all the work done. I won't be coloring any more soquili for events as well. I think that this will be best so I won't feel like I gotta contribute colorings and further stress myself out so I can concentrate on my workload. I'm the only colorist in the shop who has never officially taken a haitus of any kind so I'm long over due this break. I'll still be in the shop as an owner just not colorist.
=August 1st= Lilwere is opening a Big Bribe slot tomorrow; more details in the availability post below
=July 30th= Green Eyes won the RP contest. 'grats! Also everyone is still catching up but Natsube got caught up. Also, Sage apologized to Natsube so is now off the greylist after serving her time. Please remember that I won't tolerate anyone who disrespects one of my staff members or myself!
=July 29th= Natsube is opening her breeding bribe slots! Slots open July 29th 11:59pm PST until July 30th 11:59pm PST. Please send bribes to natsube_soquili.
=July 23= ELF is done making the calendar of events. Some things will not be announced here, just in the calendar if you look close enough. *hint nudge*Calendar here! Also today King and Antigra's promotion was announced to all. They can both take customs and bribes. A big 'grats to these hard workers. Sirenz and the gang are catching up with things owed so thanks for being patient! <3
=July 19= There will be a flaffle Wednesday, July 23rd, at 6:30 pm CST!
=July 16= The Breeding Bonanza is now open! AND hey, check out the new breeding updates while you're at it!
=July 14= Sirenz is still catching up on things owed as is the other colorists. Also, something terrible has happened, our talented Natsube has had her account stolen by a vicious scammer. She is trying to get things done too so by patient. Her new account is Natsube_Soquili. If you'd like to help her then please send any donations you can to her account. We all hope she will get past this depressing ordeal and her account recovered ASAP. ELF is currently making a calendar of events that will tell everyone about all things happening in the shop. You will never be confused as to when something is opening again or have to look in multiple places. Also, we are getting ready for the elders but need to redraft the rules that says you can only try for an elder 3 times. Stay tuned for the chance to be an elder in the near future.
=July 6th= Stats have been updated, and a new standard concerning stats has been made!

------- Past Updates -------

=June 30th=Lil and Nerpin will be having a little Patriotic Soquili raffle in the guild, July 2nd-3rd. Whether you're Canadian or American or just interested, check it out then! Click here to enter
=June 29th= Lil is opening two bribe slots July 2nd; see availability post for details.
=June 29th= Ameh's June customs are opening 6/30 at 8pm PST (10pm CST, 11pm EST) in the service guild!
=June 28th= Sorry for the late notice, guys!
Flatsale events (yes, there shall be more than one way to win a Soquili, ohoho! 8D) will begin at 6pm CST. If you're unable to get online at that time, DO NOT FRET. You may miss out on a chance for one or two Soquili, but I promise some of the other events will last long enough so that everyone gets the opportunity to participate (that is, if they keep up with the updates! >o> )
=June 26th= Ameh is opening a pet trade and Dawnie is opening 2 bribe slots! Please check the availability post for more details.
=June 22nd=Nerpin will be opening bribe slots! Check Availability post for specific times and info. Eve is having a basket RP contest click here that is opening soon (or already has) and closing "11:59pm PST/GS
T (2:59am EST, 1:59am CST) on Saturday, June 28th (in other words, if it's the 29th in Cali, null/void)."
=June 21st= Antigra and Natsube are opening their breeding bribe slots! Check the Availability post for more details!
=June 20th= King is opening her breeding bribe slots! Check the Availability post for more details!
=June 18th= There will be an upcoming FS/Giveaway the weekend after next (28th-29th)! The exact time for the FS will be announced at a later time.
=June 14th= Go to '258 to see the new soquili kind. LILWERE HAS BEEN PROMOTED TO ELDER!! <333 For those on the 50,000th page a KIRI will be raffled off. eek
=June 11th= A Newbie Raffle for one of Autumn and Anshu's baskets is now open!
=June 11th= Raze and Sayuri are holding a basket RP Contest, go check it out! <3
=June 10th= Surreality and CuterThanYou are holding a basket RP Contest... go check it out!
=June 8th= Flatsale will be held 6pm CST Wed, June 11th
=May 30th= The generous Amirynth is having a RP contest! -clickeh- ^o^;
=May 25th= The Circle Star Contest has ended. I couldn't narrow it down so to be fair I just did a raffle. Next Contest will be in 3 months and will involve creative ways to win like the Spring Event had. The winners of the raffle are: Celeanor-Flame, CuterThanYou-Fool, Paramekia Darkheart-Yei! 'grats to all winners!!
=May 19th= King's breeding bribes are going to open this Friday! Please refer to the Availability Post for more information~
=May 19th= Antigra's breeding bribes are going to open tomorrow! Check the Availability Post for more information!
=May 10th= The Spring Event is now open!
April 28= Important breeding-related announcement on page 47777. Go read!
April 28= Does your soq want to be in a music video? Yes? Then go here to sign up your cute pet. Usdias, mers, and familiars can participate too. A big thanks to Niloufer for setting this up.
April 26= Soquili Circle Star Contest! click here
April 23=Mer has her April Breeding Slots open!
April 20=Endejester's opening custom slots on April 26th, 10 am EST. You can find the thread here!
April 19= The shop has been slow so we are thinking of ways to boost activity around here. Please answer the poll!! Everyone is still working to catch up with stuff owed, especially Sirenz who started a new job.
=Mar 16=The new Mates and Permissions Thread is open for business in the services guild!
=Mar 16=Dawnie's March breeding raffle is open!
=Mar 12= Beat and Harper are having a Basket contest in the guild. Check it out!
=Mar 2= Shar is hosting a 24 hour Leap Year Usdia raffle in the guild, until 11 pm PST March 2nd.
=Mar 1=As it's been brought to my attention that the General Error messages that pop up in the guild can be quite obnoxious, users are welcome to roll stats in the Temporary Stats Rolling Thread until Gaia fixes the issue, if they would like, to avoid the repetitive error messages.
=Feb 25= Ameh has 1 pet trade slot open! Please check the Availability post for more details.
=Feb 24= Lilwere's February Custom Slots are open; read and pay attention, cause they're a bit different than usual!
=Feb 22= Lil and Zoo are having a BASKET GIVEAWAY CONTEST. Sure looks like fun, doesn't it?
=Feb 19= Ameh's opening her custom slots TOMORROW (2-20) at 7:30pm pst. Check the Services Guild (in the customs subforum) for more details and her thread.
=Feb 16= The Valentines fair is over so everyone is catching up on things owed now and relaxing. Nerpin and Ameh are having RL issues so be patient on anything owed from them. Sirenz is setting the rest of today and Monday to finish pets owed and also more days during the week between working. On Feb 20th is Sirenz' birthday so may have a small party in the guild where a pet or two will be given away. On page 43062 is a rather old announcement so have a look if you didn't see it yet.
=Feb 12= Dawnie has a breeding raffle open! update:CLOSED. Ameh now has a breeding raffle open too in the services guild (breeding thickets).
=Feb 9th= There is a Valentines event going on now with carousel horses. Si is working on getting all pets finished up that are owed too.
=Feb 7th= Mini-Announcement mentioning some new guidelines to be followed in the RP subforum.
=Jan 31= We have 3 new subforums in the main guild so have a look. Also I'm hiring for both a fortune teller and owners' corner manager so visit the services guild for details. I'm still getting out pets owed so thanks for being patient. ^o^ The small Valentines party will be set up next weekend. (2/1 not this weekend, I originally made a typo when writing this update)
=Jan 27= New NPC! Soquili-arrivals likes to help out the colorists by posting the new growths, births, and arrivals. You can always see all the new soquili by going here and viewing his posts. All future soqs will be posted by him!! We have a chatroom on that's #soquili on irc.dal.net! Go to page 2 under owner's corner for instructions on how to visit.
=Jan 26th= Lorako is having a basket RP contest!
=Jan 25th= Thread vigilante notice up on page 43460
=Jan 20th= Important announcement post is up on page 43062 detailing some of the new changes in the way certain elements of the shop are handled. Read and remember, and if you have any questions, feel free to pm the mule
=Jan 17th= There is a new rule. 22. NEW RULE Two soquilis, even male and female, can't be made to be exactly alike or similar unless they are twins or have permission from the owner. I know with horsebreeds it is bound to happen but please be aware of what other soquili look like by going to the ownerslist if you are unsure.
Also, I'm going to working on more pets tonight.
=Jan 15th= The poll results of the Valentines event were carousel horses with 100 votes and Victorian with 95. Since carousel won and Victorian was so close, we will have some carousel horses with a Victorian valentine theme. Some of the prettiest old fashioned carousels were made in the Victorian era so that will be lots of fun. ELF and I will be sending out event notices to the colorists. It's a small event so colorists don't have to make very many. I'll make some too after I get caught up. Thanks to everyone who voted! <3
=Jan 13th= Dawniechan's first breeding raffle is open! SiSi is catching up with stuff owed. If given a WIP sketch make sure to approve or correct it ASAP so all Oct edited pets can be finished soon. Then, all Dec pets will be worked on and the breedings.
=Jan 9th= Lilwere bribes open 1/14/08; more info in bribe post
=Jan 5th= Nerp and Ameh have a breeding raffle! It ends 9AM PST/10AM MST/11AM CST/12PM EST Sunday, so you'd better hurry and enter while you still can! (:
=Jan 4th= Cihiru is no longer on the staff and we all wish her well. Please be patient while we get everything done since January is a big catch up month for the shop.
=Jan 2nd= I got all pregnant mares their first stage and doing more WIPs/unedited/edited customs. Thanks for being paitent. I have more to do than I realized so it's going to take time getting everything finished with quality. That's what counts right?
=Dec 28th= The Winter event is now over so everyone is catching up to get done with things owed, especially SiSi. I'm using today and this weekend to get caught up on past due pets because I have this time off. I hope everyone has a happy New Years!!
=Dec 25= Ameh had a short breeding raffle! Congrats to all participants!Raffle
=Dec 24= Time to try for some extra bonus stats! Go to this thread to enter not only for stats, but a chance to win a Dec 07, OMG box, or pure. Happy Holidays everyone!!
=Dec 21= Zoo and Lil have a breeding event open. click here!!
=Dec 18= Sisi has been working a ton IRL but will get the soqs owed out as I go down my TO DO list. Thanks all for being patient with those. The holidays are such a hectic and stressful time but its all worth it! <3 The winter event is still going on so click here! We have games, raffles, auctions, and a flatsale coming this weekend.
=Dec 17= Endejester's bribe slots for December open Saturday (22nd) at 10am EST! (9am CST). If you're planning on trying for a bribe, make sure to have your forms sent in by 5:30pm EST (4:30pm CST) on the 22nd! More information in the Availability post down below.
=Dec 13= Sisi is being overworked like a slave at her new temp job so sadly didn't get much done in time for new slot opening on Friday. I decided to move the next opening to Dec 21st and will make some gift cards that notify a gift recipient that they have a pet on the way. I'll be making that card this weekend and it will be free for those who got a rl soq for someone as a gift so if you'd like, you can email me if you got a soq as a gift via RL commissions (moonsirenzATgmail.com). Just tell me the TO and FROM. Also the cards will be free for those who have gotten soqs in gaia commissions too. I got in more pets for the winter event today so am planning a raffle or other event now. ELF is almost done with her SS thread too. Such a busy time of year for everyone but we will get the event going eventually so everyone has a chance to get these cool soqs. Love ya!!

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Post: 8679214_3 created on Fri Jul 01, 2005 4:13 amPosted: Fri Jul 01, 2005 4:13 am

In order for every shop to go smoothly, there need to be rules. Failure to follow these rules will result in blacklisting/greylisting.

    General Shop Rules
    1. No profanity, fighting or drama! Be respectful to everyone at all times.
    2. Only send PMs to Soquili, the shop mule.
    3. Keep in mind that the shopkeepers have IRL lives; also, respect them and their decisions. (Note that in Sirenz's absence, PM the shop mule your problems and they will be dealt with upon Sirenz return.)
    4. Art theft is NOT allowed. This includes non-staff taking the Soquili art and coloring it.
    5. No advertising! Keep it in your sig.
    6. No refunds will ever be given.
    7. Payment for all Soquili is due within 24 hours. If they aren't paid for, they will be re-sold.
    8. Do not ask for a job or to guest color. I will seek YOU out if I want you to guest color. wink
    9. Up to 2 people can co-own flatsale and raffle Soquili; up to 3 people can co-own auction Soquili.
    10. You may own as many Soquili as you can afford to take care of.
    11. updated: 1/21/08 Selling Soquili baskets, pets, or familiars by yourself is against the rules. Exchanging gold and RL money for Soquili created pets outside an official shop sale is forbidden and both people will be blacklisted permanently, the pet taken away to be rehomed, and a mod will be contacted. If you choose to sell a basket, it must be done through the shop via. shop-set limited ticket raffle with the shop getting a percent. You can only sell your breeding basket once and your pet is reduced to only 2 breedings from 3. Re-selling a non-breeding basket and all foals, adults, and familiars via the shop isn't possible. You may only give away your foal, adult, or familiar to a friend for free or give to the shop for free rehoming.
    12. Bribing owners for their Soquili is NOT allowed; if anyone tries it, both parties will be subject to consequences!
    13. Soquili can be purchased with IRL money since we got Leelakin's permission. click here for information.
    14. updated: 1/21/08 All public user-run events of any kind need approval from the shop first before taking effect. Reference1 (Reference2.)
    15. No claiming or putting 'dibs' on copyrighted characters such as those from movies, books, etc. That doesn't mean you can't quest for them, just that you can't prevent others from questing for the same character. It just isn't fair! A cosplay pet isn't yours 100% until it's tagged with your name on it. (Reference.)
    16. Do not ask someone if you can co-own their pet. The only person who can ask for co-ownership is the owner. (Reference.)
    17. When posting an image in the thread, please use a thumbnail and link to the bigger size. Photobucket.com automatically generates thumbnails if you put "th_" in front of the image name when posting the image.
    18. It is possible to change an existing pet's race. click here for information.
    19.No actively seeking breeding partners in the main thread; click here for information.
    20. Themes from a work of art aren't considered a cosplay. Some people have been getting pets themed after a piece of artwork. It isn't considered a cosplay because those have a character with a story and personality. A nice pretty work of art doesn't. Pets themed after a popular copyrighted artwork will be treated like Natural Wildlife Edition pets. A male and female of the theme can exist without any problems. If one of them takes the name of the artwork title then the other has to pick a different name.
    21. Another cosplay version of the opposite gender can be created with permission from the cosplay's owner. The male/female version, if permission was granted, has to look different from the other. The hair needs to be styled different, clothing differently-maybe in another outfit of the character, etc. The same colors can be allowed of course. I doubt anyone would want to give permission for a male or female version of their character but this option is open in case anyone is. exclaim Use this thread to post permission for someone to use your cosplay as another gender. If you do not post, it means you do not give permission. No one is allowed to tell you (in PMs or in soquili-related threads) to post there with your permission either.
    22. Two soquilis, even male and female, can't be made to be exactly alike or similar unless they are twins or have permission from the owner. I know with horsebreeds it is bound to happen but please be aware of what other soquili look like by going to the ownerslist.
    23. NEW RULE 8/16/08 Rape as a plot device used in backstories is allowed in the shop but rape RP is not. Only those owners who have been in the shop for 6 months or more may use rape in their pet's backstory in an RP plot. Those who abuse rape as a plot device for the first time will be banned from it without warning.
    24. NEW RULE 8/16/08 Skinwalkers with a no pelt version can be commissioned but the peltless SW cannot be RPed, it's just for sig only. There will be a charge added as well and colorists can choose whether or not to allow it in their customs. Sirenz is a colorist that won't because she came up with the SW concept for soquili to have pelts.
    25. NEW RULE 8/18/08 Asking a colorist when your pet will grow up is against the rules and if I hear about anyone doing it they will be punished (greylist or multiple offenses - blacklist). If a pet hasn't grown up a stage for 3+ months you may PM the Soquili shop mule (Soquili) if that colorist has not been on an official shop haitus at all during this time. If they have been on a haitus then that's the reason the pet hasn't grown up so please allot for up to a month after their return date before PMing Soquili about it. Haitus are always announced in the Staff post on the first page. I'll start posting staff haitus depart/return dates to help this situation too.


    Thread RP Rules
    1. Use whatever tense the creator of the RP went with (present or past)
    2. If RPing with your avatar, create an indian persona for him/her. In the world of the Soquili every human is an indian. More about this in the guild.
    3. Humans can't understand what a Soquili is saying...unless they use Soquili words (which will be introduced later). Familiars can though.
    4. Try to not to leave anyone out. Give people a chance to join in.
    5. No god-modding
    6. Try to use (( and )) for OOC talk..its required only when ppl are RPing in the thread.
    7. When RPing your Soquili, it is recommended that you use a text color.
    8. If you don't own a soquili or don't want to use an indian persona for your avatar, then you can use a normal looking pet to RP with.
    ex: Shaoilin wolves, Cait, Gaian Humane, etc.. just no mythology/magical based pets.
    9. Drawing/commissioning art of a horse and RPing it as a soquili is not allowed.
    10. Dream soquilis don't exist yet in the soquili world so are not allowed to be RPed in the guild or thread.
    11. You must wait 3 week before picking a breeding mate for a new soquili adult.
    12. If your Soquili already has a breeding mate and they still want to flirt romantically with another..you should make an (( OOC )) post stating that to the other person.
    13. NEW RP RULE!! Non-cosplays cannot take the name of a cosplay character and they cannot take that cosplay's personality either. Source
    14. NEW RP RULE!! Accents other than an "American accent" are allowed if the soquili has a backstory about why they speak that way. RP is usually conducted in a standard American accent since 95% of owners come from America. You can also RP in another language if the person you are RPing with is fluent too. If you are from another country yourself and don't know what an American accent is..then just RP how you normally do.

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    *You may donate to any breeder, colorist, or other staff member without any approval from the shopkeeper. A donation is your business so you do not need to ask in order to do it. Send the donation directly to the staff. Do not expect anything in return for your donation because it is a donation! All donations to staff should be clearly marked as such.*

    Whitelist
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    All soquili staff
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    Greylist
    (Those on greylist can't get any soquilis or participate in any shop activities until No one! Let's keep it that way.


    Blacklist
    (Those on blacklist usually remain here permanently at the discretion of the shop owner. They can't get anymore soquilis, post in the thread or guild, and they can't participate in any activities.)
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Post: 8679214_4 created on Fri Jul 01, 2005 4:14 amPosted: Fri Jul 01, 2005 4:14 am
 

=The Legend=
(The Soquili are based on the legend of Wind Horse. Click here to read his legend.)

=The Legend Continues=
Story and Art: Rapidashtrainer



The Wind Horse was gone. That was what she had been told. The gentlest of creatures and strongest of heart was gone. But the little girl refused to believe it. Deep down inside her she still believed that he could be brought back and with that train of thought in mind, she left the village one dark night taking only a small ration of corn bread and her unyielding determination along with her.


Soon, her travels brought her to a glen where rumors had said that it was the Wind Horse's last place of being before he departed to the Great Hunting Grounds with a young boy. When she finally reached the glen however, the little girl searched and searched but found no trace of the Wind Horse. Dejected she sat down and cried when suddenly a gentle voice spoke out. 'Why are you crying daughter of the earth? Has something troubled you to bring you this far into the unknown?'


'Yes,' the little girl replied still weeping though somewhat comforted by the voice. She had hoped to find the Wind Horse and once again bring new tales and tidings of his courage and kindness to the world. But now it seemed that all effort was wasted.


'Perhaps not all effort,' the voice continued after a while. His memories still remain. His feelings, his thoughts, his prayers and if the little one was willing these thoughts could be brought to life but there was a price to be paid for it. The little girl listened gravely as the conditions were told and nodded her head. 'I will pay the price even if it is to revive these forgotten memories and I understand that even though the real Wind Horse will not return I would still want his memories and his prayers not to be forgotten,'

'It is done then,' the voice said and when the little girl looked down into her hand she found a dream catcher. Somehow deep within her she knew what must be done. That night as she slept she placed the dream catcher under her head. In her dreams, the little girl could see mists slowly swirling around and taking on various shapes and sizes. These were the different feelings of the Wind Horse and as they took shape the little girl marveled at their likeness and unlikeness to the Wind Horse. Suddenly out of the mist a solid shape took form and the little girl gasped. The image that was coming to her was the exact replica of the Wind Horse described in legends and as she reached out her hand to touch him, he disappeared and the girl woke up. Looking around the girl found out that her dream catcher was gone and standing before her was a creature of immense grace and beauty. Around its neck hung the dream catcher given to her by what she suspected was now the Great Spirit. 'Who are you?' she asked not daring to believe what was before her.

With a slight tilt of its head the creature snorted and in the back of the girl's mind a clear voice rang out. 'I am his thoughts, I am his prayers. I am soquili,' and the little girl suddenly found herself atop his back riding through the trees and plains at such a speed unimaginable to her. Behind her similar sounds to that of the footsteps of the soquili were heard and as she turned her head she saw many others like and unlike him following suit. Some had horns, some had wings and there were also some that had neither. Soon the herd reached the girl's village and some of the soquilis left the herd choosing to follow a different path while others that still harbored feelings towards humans stayed on.

Jumping off the soquili's back the little girl and the soquilis were welcomed by the villagers with great delight. Feathers were tied to their manes and songs were sung to them. Replicas of the dream catchers were made and hung around their necks and valuable cloths were wrapped around the little girl's ragged clothing. All in all it was a joyous occasion indeed and yet the girl remained silent throughout the ceremony as if deep in thought.

That night while the villagers were busy celebrating the arrival of the soquilis the little girl discreetly left the village along with her soquili and tried as they might, the villager could not find her. It seemed that she had just disappeared into thin air along with her soquili.

Many moons had pass and as the hunters were chasing wild buffaloes one spring day they noticed a herd of wild soquilis watching them. Taking a closer look a hunter let out a cry. The leading stallion had a dream catcher around his neck similar to the one that the lost girl had ridden in while the mare that stood by his side had beads and feathers tied to her hair customary of the women of their tribe. Sensing the hunter's surprise the mare stepped up to him and nibbled on his arm gently; her dark brown eyes shining with intelligence. Then as suddenly as it happened the mare turned around and galloped off together with the stallion; their manes flying in the wind. Too shocked for words the hunters returned home and reported their findings to the elders who nodded gravely in understanding. The girl had become one with the soquilis. That was the price she had agreed to pay to the Great Spirit for the existence of the soquilis in in this world.

Ever since then the villagers treated the soquilis with possibly more respect than they ever had and treated them like members of their family; weaving baskets to place the soquili's young in and shelter them from harm. It was the least they could do. It was their responsibility.

~The End..or is it?~
     

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Post: 8679214_5 created on Fri Jul 01, 2005 4:15 amPosted: Fri Jul 01, 2005 4:15 am

Current Moon

-Click Here to View the moon for this month
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Post: 8679214_6 created on Fri Jul 01, 2005 4:26 amPosted: Fri Jul 01, 2005 4:26 am
 


In the world of the soquili there are some characters that conduct quests, events, and games for all the pretty horses. Similiar to Gaia's NPC, they are here to help you and make Soquili a fun shop. ^_^;







Princess Soquili: The princess is the first NPC you will meet. She is the shop mule and frequents the thread alot. Ever since Soquili can remember she has had a fondness for horses and was even named after them. As the daughter of the Kawani chief, Soquili is expected to behave very ladylike but she is just the opposite. The indian princess loves getting into mischief and adores soquili of all ages. Played by: Sirenz, Cajmera, and CuterThanYou
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Tasunke: This is me..aren't I handsome?! wink Princess Soquili is my sister in case you don't know already. I am next in line to be the chief of the Kawani tribe so I better start acting mature. In the meantime, I prefer to just be myself..a pest (is what my sister refers to me as). In my spare time I love to make handmade items for all the soquili and sell them in the trading post to make moolah. That's about it. ^_^ Played by: Sirenz
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Grandmother Sequoia: Don't confuse her with another wooden granny! In the forest there are some giant trees, called Sequoias. The biggest one is inhabited by an earth spirit that my sister and I have come to know as Grandmother Sequoia. She says some pretty wacky stuff but my sister insists she is some kind of oracle. *le eyeroll*

Chief Tawadi: The big chief of the Kawani tribe and my daddy! During the New World event he was badly injured but the old fart is doing great. xp

Oyohusa: He is a frail but fearful man who is a skinwalker by night and terrorized the Kawani village. The skinwalker curse was given to the first soquili by him and he brought pure skinwalkers into our world from the Indian Burial Ground. He was banished from the Kawani village forever by my father so we will never see him again..hopefully.

Uyoiwaya: On the night that Oyohusa left, this female skinwalker came in his place. She is now the keeper of all pure skinwalkers and corpse powder. The elders believe she is Oyohusa's daughter that has come to seek vengence on the Kawani people for banishing her father. I don't know what the truth is but.. I'm going to stay away from her. sweatdrop Played by: Cajmera

Ajadi: This boy is what I call a fish out of water! He is of the undersea people called Merloks but wants to be human. The Kelpis and Mers were brought to the Kawani people by Prince Ajadi. My sis has a lil crush on him but don't tell her I told you! XD Played by: Sirenz

Sahani (soquili-arrivals): Sahani loves showing off all the new soquili that have been found, born, and grown up! He loves the color blue and is even named the Cherokee word for the color. He dresses a bit too flamboyant for my taste since I prefer natural manly colors like burnt umber! >.> Played by: All Breeders and Colorists

Macawi (soquili-requests): She loves to help put tags on soquili for the owners. Without her we wouldn't know which soquilis belonged to who. ^^ Played by: Yayoi

Reindeer (Soquili Events): This cute lil reindeer loves helping in events for the soquili. It is said that he wishes so badly that he could be a beautiful soquili instead of a reindeer. Maybe helping them makes him feel like one of the bunch, eh? Played by: ELF

Teekana (soquili~teepees): This lovely lady, don't tell her I said so.. redface , is the keeper all the teepees. She makes sure all soquilis are placed at home with their loving owners. Send all your teepee related PMs to her. Just don't think of her as a maid or I'll give you a knuckle sandwich! Ya hear?! surprised Played by: Shariea

U-tse-li-i: She is the keeper of the owners' list so we all know which soquili are registered to whom. Played by: Nori Ishida



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Foalen: Foalen has grown up in a village far from here raised at the knee of the tribes shaman with three other shaman candidates. As a final test of his students to see who would earn the right to succeed the old shaman when it was time, the three were sent out into the world on a vision quest. The one to return and recite his vison to the shaman with proof that it was a true telling would become the shaman's heir.




Vashtya: No one besides Vashtya himself is really sure of his exact history before he showed up at the outskirts of the Kawani village, looking rather the worse for wear. His hair was gnarled and unkempt, his buckskin clothing was ragged, he was covered in scratches, and he'd been clutching a knife like a lifeline, a wild expression in his silvery eyes. It had taken him a few weeks to fully relax and show himself to be less wary than the wildest of forest creatures.
     

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Post: 8679214_7 created on Fri Jul 01, 2005 4:27 amPosted: Fri Jul 01, 2005 4:27 am

Flatsales
There are many ways we conduct flatsales at this shop.
1. The Picka Feather Way- Koolkittencub has made an image map where you click and find a number. If you find a try again..then try again to find a number. You have to post it in the thread with image tags so it will show up. If someone picked the same number as you, hurry to try and find another number. The order in which you pick will be based on the number you got. Example: you get #1, you get to pick first and so on.
2. The Random Image Way-I make an account at cutandpastescripts.com filled with both 'Try Again' and 'Code Word' images. If you see a try again image, then just refresh until a code word comes up. When the code word finally appears, post it! If you get a code that someone else already posted, then you have to keep refreshing until you find another. The order the codes are posted is the order that you pick the pet. A flatsale price of 6k applies.
3. The RP Way-This is usually done for rare colored and Wind Soquili. A prompt will be under the basket. You have 20 minutes to write out at least a paragraph in response. Whoever answered the prompt the best will get the pet. A flatsale price of 10k applies.
4. The Speed Way-as the name implies, we post 'go' and you dash to claim your pet. Speed sales may or may not have additional specific instructions, so pay attention!
5. The Trivia Way-Again, pretty self-explanatory; this format is occasionally used in theme events, like Easter or PotC or HP. First to correctly answer the questions wins!


Flatsale Rules
1. Do not whine if you don't win..just try again next time.
2. Be kind to others and do not guilt trip anyone out of trying
3. Only one per person, per post.
4. You can get one for someone else, but make sure to let us know beforehand.
5. Payment is due ASAP after the sale. If in 24 hours the trade isn't confirmed the pet goes up for sale again.
5. These are not RP required.
6. Only 2 people may co-own flatsale pets

No flatsales at this time

Past Flatsales


Auctions
Auctions start at 6k for regular Soquili and 10k for rare Soquili. They usually last a week, although some could last longer. The minimum increase is 1k and the autobuy is (not set at this time). Also, there is an anti snipe guard. Every bid made close to the ending time has a grace period of 30 minutes.

Auction Rules
1. Do not guilt trip anyone out of bidding
2. Do not form massive cheerleading squads for an individual bidder. "good luck" shouts are welcome.
3. Up to 3 people may co-own
4. These are not RP required
5. No drama allowed in the thread.
6. Payment due ASAP after 24 hours, the pet goes back up for sale.
7. No anonymous bidding
8. Items accepted at 10% under TekTek

-none at this time-

Past Auctions


Raffles
Raffles have an unlimited number of tickets and can last up to a week. The price per ticket is 100g. There is no ticket limit, but please do not gamble away your Gaian savings. Please note that there will be only one winner, although more prizes might apply if there is a considerable number of tickets.

-none at this time-

Past Raffles


Customs
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Sirenz is sometimes available for IRL soquili commissions. click here.

Events
Soquili will not participate in any more public breedable pets events.
Events to come: none

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Past Events


Regular Bribes


Each month, up to 2 bribes will be available for each colorist or breeder who has earned them by being caught up with no past due work and good quality coloring. Please follow the rules below.
.:Rules:.
1. PM the colorist or breeder who has not used their slot yet with your bribe. If they accept, then PM your form and payment to Soquili so I can give it to them and then update their slot here.
2. All colorists/breeders who have earned bribe slots will be PMed about it first. They can decide if they rather not have the slots open this month or carry them over to next month.
3. Use the following form to submit to the colorist whose slot was open. If you need a price quote, PM Soquili. These are bribes so to get the colorist to accept yours then it may need to be higher. This isn't always the case since it's the colorist's decision which bribes they want to accept to fill their slots. Refer to the custom prices to see what you may have to pay for the soquili you want. If that soquili breed isn't listed then PM Soquili for a quote.
***Make sure to include your offer in your pm! Do NOT send a request and ask the colorist for an estimate, these are BRIBES. Use custom prices as a baseline and go from there
.:Bribe Form:.
Colorist desired:
Your bribe (you may ask for a quote):
What would you like?:
Other comments?:


-Bribe Slots for September-
(in alphabetical order)

Ameh (custom/breeding, colorist's choice)

N/A


Antigra (custom/breeding, colorist's choice)

N/A


DawnieChan (breedings only, colorist's choice)

N/A


Endejester (custom/breeding, colorist's choice)

N/A

King Inversitle (custom/breeding, colorist's choice)

N/A

Please send all bribes to the user Gixt.

Lilwerewolfgirl (custom/breeding, colorist's choice)

N/A

Merangue(custom/breeding, colorist's choice)

N/A

Natsube (breedings only, colorist's choice)

N/A

Nerpin (customs/breeding, colorist's choice)

N/A



Big Bribes

Every 3-4 months, one Big Bribe Slot will be available for each colorist or breeder who has earned them by being caught up with no past due work and good quality coloring. Please follow the rules below.

.:Rules:.

1. PM the colorist or breeder who has not used their slot yet with your bribe. If they accept, then PM your form and payment to that colorist, who will PM the mule and have their slot status updated in this post.
2. All colorists/breeders who have earned their Big Bribe slot (aka have been caught up on their work), can PM the mule requesting a time/date for their Big Bribe Slot to open, or they can decide if they rather not have the slot open for the current month.
3. It's the colorist's decision which bribes they want to accept to fill their slot. Refer to the custom prices to see what you may have to pay for the soquili you want, and make sure to include your offer in the PM you send to the colorist! These are bribes, so don't expect offering regular custom prices will get your offer accepted.
4. As this is the BIG Bribe Slot (emphasis on "BIG" ), your offer should be for 2 or more customs and/or breedings. If you only want one custom or one breeding, please submit your bribe offer when regular bribe slots are open.
5. The colorist has the 3-4 months in between Big Bribe Slot openings to finish fulfilling their current Big Bribe, so if you snag a slot, please be patient and realize that your customs and/or breedings will NOT be done all at the same time. More than likely, depending on the colorist's discretion, at least one item in the bribe will be done each month, to span over the 3-4 month period of the Bribe, as well as not to overload the colorist each month.
5. Any given person may only have one big bribe active at a time, whether they themselves are the sole briber or part of a joint offer.
6. If you are accepted for a Big Bribe, you may not participate in trying for any other bribes until the Big Bribe is finished, no matter who's bribe slots they may belong to.
6. No big bribing the same colorist twice in a row; making two offers back to back is fine with the funds and inclination, but not with the same colorist.
7. As always, bribe offers sent anywhere other than the directly to the colorist will be ignored
8. If a colorist is not listed to open a Big Bribe slot, DO NOT OFFER ONE.

Breaking any of these rules may result in the offender being temporarily banned from future bribes.

-Big Bribe Slots for September-
(in alphabetical order)

Ameh (custom/breeding, colorist's choice)

N/A at this time

Antigra (custom/breeding, colorist's choice)

Slot opens on Saturday, September 13th from 10am PST (noon CST, 1pm EST) until 10pm PST (midnight CST, 1am EST).

Please PM all big bribe offers to Antigraviton and include a brief description in the PM of all customs/breedings in the bribe you are requesting for.

Endejester (custom/breeding, colorist's choice)

N/A at this time


King Inversitle (custom/breeding, colorist's choice)

SLOT CLOSED.

Lilwerewolfgirl (custom/breeding, colorist's choice)

N/A at this time

Merangue(custom/breeding, colorist's choice)

N/A at this time

Nerpin (breedings only, colorist's choice)

N/A at this time

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Pet/Art Trades
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I generally like pets that look professionally done with really nice coloring. Also ones that have many stages and have an active shop. I love equine, dogs, cats, and anthro pets the most. I prefer non-RP required pets unless the RP looks interesting enough.

If you have a pet that is not on this list, but has the criteria listed above you may PM Soquili. Do not be upset if I turn you down because I am just very picky. If I do not respond back in a few days, but the message is in your sent box (instead of your outbox) it means I'm not interested. PM only once please.

The way it works is if it is you who asks for the trade, you need to give me my pet first. Then I will give you a soquili. If I'm the one who asks then I'll give your soquili first.

If you are a colorist/breeder of the shop and haven't used all your bribe slots up then you may contact Soquili to ask for me to put your pet of choice on the wishlist. If the owner of that shop contacts the shop, I can forward it to you. All quality shops are forwarded to colorists/breeders who have earned bribe slots.

Pet Wishlist
Elderspark pets

Pending trades
none

Completed trades
Mossflowerchanged to ToE pet-Kyribird/Sirenz
Maneki Neko-Danke Kitten/Sirenz
Custom Pala-Paperghost/Sirenz
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Post: 8679214_8 created on Fri Jul 01, 2005 4:28 amPosted: Fri Jul 01, 2005 4:28 am
 


= Stages =

    Soquili are rare horses that are believed to belong to the gods. Most of them are adorned with dreamcatchers to ward off evil spirits and allow the horse to have peaceful dreams. Until recently, the Kawani Native American tribe was responsible for the care of this sacred animal; now, they have invited outsiders to help.

    Basket
      When a baby is first born, they are placed safely in a hand-woven basket by a Kawani shaman. This is because baby Soquili are very weak and vulnerable, unlike other breeds of horses. Some believe that the babies are simply born too early and need a faux womb to gather their strength. Inside the basket, enough food is placed to last them until they decide to come out. They must leave the basket themselves and are not to be coerced in any way by their owner, as doing so would severely alter their development and motor skills. (A secret is that the baby needs to begin to trust their owner before coming out.) They do not like loud noises, as they enjoy sleeping a lot, though they do love singing and rocking. There are a variety of ways to get a Soquili baby to come out of its basket early.

    Foal
      After the Soquili's owner earns their trust, they pop out of the basket as a beautiful young foal. They have a sudden burst of energy which causes them to have to explore and find out about everything around them. This is understandable since they had been living in their confined woven space since birth.

    Mare/Stallion
      All your hard work as a loving owner has paid off! Adult Soquili are stunning beauties and can now breed! They can participate in several games, too.

    Elder
      These soquilis reached 100% stats and must now be a symbol of a Cherokee god. The god bestows upon them gifts of abilities and powers as they see fit. There is a subforum for elders only where they can worship their gods. Other soquilis look up to them since they are very wise. An elder can give great advice on almost anything. Another cool thing about elders is they have 4 babies standard since they are ultimately blessed by the gods.

= Kinds =
Additional details about Kinds can be found here.

    Regular Soquili
      This kind looks like a normal horse. They don't possess any magic and spend their time on land. Regulars get along good with all other Soquili kinds and most have a good nature.

    Wind Soquili
      This rare kind of Soquili have big bird-like wings and can fly! Some say they are the full reincarnation of Wind Horse. They watch over regular Soquili like guardian angels.

    Uni Soquili
      This kind of Soquili is said to be a crossbreed of the unicorn plant, which the natives use for medical reasons, and a Soquili by the spirits. Whatever the truth is... they are extremely rare. It is very difficult to find one, as many are killed by hunters for their horn, which has healing properties.

    Kiri Soquili
      Kiri are generally very shy and kind in nature (of course some can be the opposite. XD). It is said they would never harm another living thing and even avoid stepping on ants, swatting flies, and can walk on grass without trampling a single blade. Even though they are gentle if an innocent is threatened by the wicked then kiri can become fierce. They are based on one of the many types of kirins and can come with a curved or antler type horn as well as scales. These are skilled in meditation (calming techniques) and acupuncture (pressure points) that can be used to help other soquili. Legend has it that they bring their owners serenity. Kiris can also walk on water for no more than 10 minutes through meditation (those with higher levels can do this longer) so could befriend Kelpi and Mer soqs quite easily. They are vegans (never eat meat) as well.
      note: The custom kiri created before 6/14/08 will retain the healing properties of a uni (kind alike a kiri/uni cross) as well as the kiri specific qualities if the owner wishes. Retagging isn't necessary but can be done if preferred.

    Flutter Soquili
      This ultra rare kind of Soquili is smaller in size and are usually found fluttering around flowers/plants. These can resemble any type of flying insect/bug such as butterflies, beetles, etc. They help the crops grow too so that everyone in the Kawani village has enough to eat.

    Ali Soquili
      This kind isn't pure, but rather, is the result of uni and wind mating in the wild. The Kawani people have located a few, but they are so extremely rare that not much is known about them. What is known, however, is that the alis can fly, though not as high as a pure bred wind Soquili and they can heal, though not as well as a pure bred unicorn. They are quite a sight to see! eek

    Kalona (Demon) Soquili
      The Kawani people are too terrified to even talk about this kind of Soquili, but they agreed to for reference. These are said to belong to the evil spirit Kalona that usually takes the form of a raven. Kalona destroys crops and reaps evil upon whoever dares to cross him. The Soquili that Kalona possesses have hideous wings and a cold stare. They do not wear dreamcatchers like the other Soquili but instead wear things too terrible to mention.

    Kelpi (Water) Soquili
      These have been showing up rarely at night in the waters of the village and in the ocean. Some say they come from a land of the pale-faced red hairs. These are conside