How can I get one?
A: Through flatsales, auctions, raffles, contests and other events. Occasionally some people might be rewarded for special dedication, but do not bother people about it, nor try to bribe the staff. It will earn you a spot in the blacklist
Are they RP required?
A: Yes, you need to rp in order for them to reach the next stage under the determined timeframe. But if by some reason you can no longer keep it up, the character will still change, though at a much slower rate
Why are they so expensive?
A: The price is to limit the amount of people who get in. We are looking for people who are willing to get in as serious rpers and not just people who want another fancy “pet art”
Can I co-own?
A: No. Each of the characters are completely individual. Having 2 people rping them would only cause confusion
Can I become an artist? Or be a guest artist?
A: It depends. You can send a pm to the mule account with samples of your work, what type of creatures you can do and which type of events you are most comfortable with. We’ll be keeping a list of the interested people
Can questers be part of the RP?
A: Yes, by playing the villagers. They are the local inhabitants and, like in medieval times, they regarded monsters and beasts as evil
Can I have more than one character?
A: Yes, though you’ll have to win another of the sales to get one. There’s also the possibility of creating a villager. You don’t have to pay for them, but you don’t receive art either
Are the creatures limited to mythological/cryptozoological beings?
A: No, it’s possible to use invented creatures as well. But in either case there are limits imposed by the staff. They can’t be too magically dependent (like djinns or demons) nor have unrealistic features (like a lava body). Even well know myths might have to suffer some changes in order to get in
Can they “breed” and create new species?
A: There are compatibility issues, but considering the rp happens in a pretty much real-time basis, it would take several months before the child was born and a few years for it to grow. Also there’s the problem of the persecution and lack of proper conditions to consider as well. It’s something that as to be individually discussed with the staff
Can I start with a non-human character or one with special powers?
A: No. In this setting people from our world are being brought into this. Anything that doesn’t exist here cannot be accepted as starting character. As for animals, they aren’t being the targets, so they can’t be picked as well
Can I play an elf or a vampire?
A: No, unless you have been specifically approved by the staff. There are plot reasons why the human like creatures are restricted. But artistically doesn’t make much sense to have a transformation where very little changes
Can I play a cowboy or a futuristic character? Or maybe even a dinosaur?
A: No, all the people that arrive to this world are from the same timeline as ours. Despite this being a medieval setting, time flows in the same way it does in our world. They simply chose to keep the feudal system over the centuries
Can I play my character outside of the shop?
A: There’s nothing we can do to stop you, but any rp that occurs outside of this world is not valid. People are trapped there and there’s nowhere else they can go
How do I know which myth is best for my character?
A: You should consult the categories. It divides the different types and provides a rough guideline how each one acts and what is to be expected from them. It’s not there to limit your options and actions, but to help people decide
How do I know which type of magic my character can do? For example a phoenix will be air and fire right?
A: The type of magic is determined by personality and not by the creature you chose. It’s as possible to have a phoenix with an earth alignment as one with the fire. It all depends on the original personality of the characters before they arrived
Why do you limit the magic so much? I want to be able to cast fireballs and turn my enemies into ash just by snapping my fingers
A: Because of 2 reasons. First, we want to keep the roleplay fair, as we have both Changed and villagers being played at the same time. Having one easily overpower the other would cause too much confusion and interest in the game would soon be lost
Second, that is not what magic is about. We can explain it, dissect it and reproduce it and even understand it, but it will still be magic in the end, something that can cause awe and admiration, no matter if it’s just a small flame in the tip of a match, or clay coming to life from your fingers. We want people to remember that science is not a dead thing but has a simple beauty, that there isn’t always the need to analyse things and take that magical aura away from them just because they can be explained in numbers
In the magic elements, shouldn’t there be an Order element as well?
A: No. We used Chaos’ original meaning, which is void in greek. Besides all the other elements have an order implicit to them, since they all follow their set of rules. Only Chaos acts in a paradoxical way
Isn’t there a way to escape?
A: No, there’s not. The people who brought them here don’t want them to go back. And there’s nowhere else to go outside the kingdom. Even those who change into aquatic creatures and manage to reach the sea, the next piece of land is too far away to be of any use
Why are they being brought here in the first place?
A: That is something for you to figure out during the rp
How come the people from that world speak English?
A: Because the natural portals still continue to occur, every now and then new people arrive to that world. The locals like to keep things as they always known them to be, but a new language and way to pronounce things is a welcome curiosity, especially to the younger people. In the end those new words find their way into the existing language, making it much more similar to ours
Why didn’t the medieval population changed when they first arrived? Is there a way for us to bring unchanged people there?
A: Unlike man-made portals, the natural ones aren’t unstable to trigger changes on those who crossed them. That is why you won’t find strange creatures roaming around the wilderness along with the Changed
It is possible for people to cross a normal portal, but the odds of being in the right place at the right time are extremely small. Because of that, and consistency reasons, that option is closed to both players and questers
What happens when someone finds the Changed? Do they burn them like they did to witches?
A: First there was a drastic change when the people in that world embraced magic. Though a person can still be accused to be a witch or a wizard, a person who performs magic outside the wing of the church, they are no longer burned or suffer the same accusations and punishments ours did. Instead they are kicked out of town, considered heretics and treated as such. They may even be arrested if they linger long enough for the guards to capture them
As for the Changed they'll be likely eyed with suspicion when they first arrive and be considered monsters when they start to suffer the transformations. What will happen depends on how the events unfold, but no, they won't be burned alive or drown in a lake unless the player wants to
