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Welcome to The Wayward Children Pound, or as I usually say to the newcomers I see in the thread, "Welcome to our little circle of insanity." 8D We're all about the kids here, and all about the... Fun? Weirdness? I dunno. Come see for yourself. =D

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Feel free to take Kibou! Just remember to save to your own server!

Important Links:
Guild
Owners List
Certing Subforum
Dropoff Thread


1 - Welcome
2 - News
3 - Rules
4 - F.A.Q.
5 - Story
6 - Children
7 - Flatsale Info
8 - Events
9 - Breeding
10 - Customs
11 - Black/White Lists
12 - Affiliates
13 - Staff
14 - Black hole 2? =D;
15 - The black hole returns! 8D
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August 8, 2011: Raffle for two pirate/Pokemon kids here!
July 17th, 2011: here for an anything goes custom / bribe event. Now with more bats!
February 13th, 2011: Flatsale on now! Also, the front page is going under renovation for the time being. Please bare with us!

Older news can be found here~ <3
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- DON'T STEAL THE ART.

- These children are not RP required, but RPing them gets you GREAT benefits. Trust us.

- You MUST be at least semi-active to have your child grow! We cannot stress this enough! It's not fair to us or your child if you just get it and leave and never show up again. So please, stop by once in a while, say hi, RP, whatever. Your child will not be taken away if you are not active in the thread, but it will not grow.

- Do not PM the mule or owners begging for a child. Only when there is a flatsale, RP flatsale, custom slots, event, etc. will you be able to get a child.

- Do not beg, whine, or offer to buy someone else's child. It's rude, and we don't take that kinda stuff here.

- BE NICE! For the love of all that is good in the world, have some respect for yourself and for others. We are nice and friendly people here, so there is no need to be rude. If we see any of this in the thread we will issue warnings. Don't make us warn you again. If there is someone being rude, harassing you, spam, etc. PM the mule or a mod.

- READ THE FRONT PAGE! Yes, we know there's a lot of stuff here. But its all important and stuff that you need to know when getting a pet from here! And trust us, we'll be a lot more polite in answering your questions if you have read the front page.

- Please do not bug the staff about growings, commissions, etc. >_> If they're quite a bit overdue, then feel free to poke them via PM and politely make sure it hasn't been forgotten. Other than that, it's just irritating.

- Do not harass the other shop-goers either! This means harassing for RP, 'snuggles' with their pet, or especially for breeding and life mating. The pets belong to their owners, it is their owners that ultimately get the say in what goes on with their pets. If they decline your offer, then they declined it, simple as that. Drop it, don't continue to bother them.

- Please avoid posting in the thread on mules for other shops. It often confuses people and can be mis-interpreted as advertising.

- Please do not use excessive post styles when you post here. If you have something simple at the top and bottom of your post such as a lyric or two, clearly separate from your actual text, that's fine, but otherwise it looks cluttered and confusing. Animations are not acceptable, nor are large images. When roleplaying, please try to avoid light or bright coloured fonts such as yellow or lime green. It hurts our eyes. ):

- Do not edit posts in flatsales, custom slot claiming, or any other event. That's cheating, and we don't like cheaters. Do not delete posts either. Someone is sure to see it, and it makes you look very suspicious. Do not delete posts AT ALL.

- Regarding RL commissions: We'd much prefer that you do not send a payment via credit/debit card, as Paypal cuts money off it just for accepting it. We're also only permitted to accept five such payments per year, unless we upgrade our accounts, which none of us particularly wants to do. >.> If you absolutely must send a payment that way, talk to us about it first. We'll figure out how much Paypal's going to take off and ask you to add it to the payment. Sorry if it seems a bit unfair, but it's Paypal's thing, not ours. Dx Making an account and charging the money to it, then sending it to us, would be an easy way to get around it.

- We reserve the right to refuse to sell you pets based on misconduct (being blacklisted, basically).
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Q: Why does that child have special hair?
A: It was probably a custom or event child. Normal children have one of the base hair styles. All customs besides color customs are allowed to have special hair. The children of parents with edits may also have different har.

Q: When will my child grow?
A: It takes about a month to grow to it's teen stage and another month to become an adult. But you MUST be atleast semi-active to have it grow.

Q: Life cycle? That means my adopted child will die?!
A: Nah. After adulthood, they are... Immortal?

Q: Could I guest color a Wayward?
A: PM the mule and we'll see!

Q: Why did -insert person here- get a Wayward for free?
A: They're probably a friend, a staff member who made one for themselves, or someone who's done something to help out. Really though, we're entitled to give Waywards to anyone we see fit. :3

Q: HOMG! Why does this person have 2038401 Waywards, but I find it hard to get one? Not fair!
A: The regulars who have a lot of Waywards have all been around the shop for a long time, and had a lot more time to accumulate them. There is no limit on how many Waywards one is allowed to own, so anyone pestering people about how many they have is not exactly smiled upon. D; It's really not that difficult to get a Wayward, anyway. You'll get your first soon, I'm sure.
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The story is a lie.
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Here you can see examples of the various breeds we offer, as well as your certing options.

Cat Boys and Girls:
[x]

Dog Boys and Girls:
[x]

Fox Boys and Girls:
[x]

Hair Style Examples
Cat Male Child: Short, Scruffy, Ponytail, Long, Emo
Cat Male Teen: Short, Scruffy, Ponytail, Long, Emo
Cat Male Adult: Short, Scruffy, Ponytail, Long, Emo
Cat Female Child: Short, Pigtails, Ponytail, Braid, Long, Flippy
Cat Female Teen: Short, Pigtails, Ponytail, Braid, Long, Flippy
Cat Female Adult: Short, Pigtails, Ponytail, Braid, Long, Flippy
Dog Male Child: Short, Scruffy, Ponytail, Long, Emo
Dog Male Teen: Short, Scruffy, Ponytail, Long, Emo
Dog Male Adult: Short, Scruffy, Ponytail, Long, Emo
Dog Female Child: Short, Pigtails, Ponytail, Braid, Long, Flippy
Dog Female Teen: Short, Pigtails, Ponytail, Braid, Long, Flippy
Dog Female Adult: Short, Pigtails, Ponytail, Braid, Long, Flippy
Fox Male Child: Short, Scruffy, Ponytail, Long, Emo
Fox Male Teen: Short, Scruffy, Ponytail, Long, Emo
Fox Male Adult: Short, Scruffy, Ponytail, Long, Emo
Fox Female Child: Short, Pigtails, Ponytail, Braid, Long, Flippy
Fox Female Teen: Short, Pigtails, Ponytail, Braid, Long, Flippy
Fox Female Adult: Short, Pigtails, Ponytail, Braid, Long, Flippy

Our cert!
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Next Flatsale:

Adult or perma-teen flatsale pets will be 3k, while fully growing kids will be 9k.
How to claim a pet will generally be explained prior to the flatsale, though generally a user simply posts which pet they are trying for and who there are proxying for, if anyone.
You may only try for yourself, and you may proxy for someone else. Each post must be in a different post however.

Proxying Rules:
- Any one person may only have one proxy for a sale.
- Do not proxy for someone if they will be participating in the sale themselves.
- Should a situation arise in which a person both participates for themselves, and also has someone proxy for them, neither post will be valid.
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Next event: Super Heroes and Villains coming up in April!

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Relevant Breeding Links:
- Breeding Information
- Lifemate List/Request Thread
- Breeding Permissions Thread

Okay, so your kid's all grown up? You've worked your parental skills to the max, and royally messed up helped your kid to greatness? =O What to do now, you wonder?
Procreation! 8D

General Breeding Guidelines:
- A breeding will produce between 2-3 babies, regardless of whether the parents are teen or adult (Lifemates have a chance at 4 babies). In unedited breedings, this number will be determined by randomization; In edited breedings, it will depend on how many babies you request/pay for.
- Male x Male and Female x Female pairings are fine. How? We're magical! 8D
- A breeding will not be carried out unless a post has been made in the breeding permission thread, with all owners agreeing.
- Inter-species breeding is fine; The babies will come out as one or the other, not a hybrid.
- Occasionally a threesome (Or... Moresome! =D; ) will occur. (Hey, animals do that in nature. Humans do too, just not to reproduce. >.>... )
- Kids can't breed, unless they are cosplays made as permakids, and the character is actually a teenager or older. Permission should be gotten for this when the cosplay is commissioned.
- A Wayward will be allowed to breed again when its last litter have grown to their teen stage (Or after a month and a half, by which time they should have grown to teens ).
- Breeding costs 20k for an unedited breeding, and 30k per child for an edited breeding.
- A new adult Wayward cannot breed for a month after it is made. Also, a growing Wayward cannot breed for two weeks after it becomes a teen, unless the pairing has documented RP beforehand. They're not baby machines. D:
- There is a 2 week pregnancy period after your breeding slot has been confirmed. :3 This gives the colourists time to complete the breedings, and gives you a chance to RP your Wayward as preggors if you wish.

Breeding Slot Guidelines:
- Slots may be speed-style, raffle, etc. This is at each colourists' discretion. :3
- One person can only claim one edited and one non-edited slot, per month. These must be by different colourists. Not one slot per each of their Waywards. Not each slot per colourist. One per person. If the other owner involved is the one who actually does the slot-claiming, it still counts.
ie;
Kait and Kita want to breed Slate and Deidrick. Kait claims the slot. Kita cannot come along and claim another edited slot, since she is already involved in a breeding for that month. She can however claim a non-edited slot.
- You can check whether or not your Wayward is clear to breed again by going to this thread: Breeding Tracker

Lifemate Info:
Though breeding with several different partners is fine, a Wayward may choose to instead settle down with a lifemate. Lifemates have a chance at having 4 babies!

If you have one of your Waywards signed up for a lifemate, you cannot have it breed with another Wayward other than its mate. However if you have pimped out your Wayward before and now wish to have it settle down and get a lifemate, you may do so.

Breeding Slots: None at the moment,
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Relevant Customs Links:
- Customs Information
- Cosplay Reserve List
- Cosplay Lists

Non-Growing Colour Custom: 20k
A colour custom is the most basic of customs. It allows you to choose the colour(s) of your child and a design or pattern for their fur and/or clothing. You can also choose the child's gender, stage, and a basic hairstyle (samples of most styles can be seen in the Previews post).
Note: Perma-kids will only be allowed for OCs or cosplays, where it makes sense for them to exist.

Growing Colour Custom: 40k
A colour custom is the most basic of customs. It allows you to choose the colour(s) of your child and a design or pattern for their fur and/or clothing. You can also choose the child's gender and a basic hairstyle (samples of most styles can be seen in the Previews post). These customs will begin at the child stage and grow up into an adult.

Edited Custom: 65k-200k, depending on difficulty of edits
Basically, an edited custom is anything that involves edits, but is not a cosplay. Edits include things like jewelry, clothing edits, unique hairstyles, unique clothing, ear and tail edits, and so forth.
The prices can vary greatly for this type of custom, since the level of editing can differ so much. Edited customs can range from minor edits at the lower end of the price range to major edits at the higher end of the price range. Be sure to get a price estimate from the colourist you plan on commissioning before ordering your custom.
Note: Reference pictures = Love and puppies. D: If you don't provide a reference for something, and it comes out done wrong, we'll be pretty annoyed that we have to change it.

Cosplay Custom: 200k-400k, depending on difficulty of edits
Cosplays, whee! 8D These involve... well, cosplays. Children based off of a character from a pre-existing series (anime/manga, video game, movie, TV show, etc) or a real-life person (actor, musician, fashion model, etc). Pretty much anything you want, edit-wise, short of a different species. As with minor edit customs, be sure to get a price check beforehand, and be sure to include lots of reference pictures.
For rules and specifics on ordering cosplays, look here.

Uber Custom: 500k+
You want it? You've got it! ;O This category allows you to create a whole new species for your Wayward. Want an elephant Wayward? A moose? This is the slot for you. =O They are, however, hard to come by, and since they involve quite a lot of work, and you're getting something totally unique, quite expensive.

Colour Custom Form
[b]Username:[/b] The username of who the Wayward is for.
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[b]Name:[/b] Pet's Name.
[b]Gender:[/b] Self-explanatory.
[b]Species:[/b] Cat, Fox, Dog...
[b]Stage:[/b] (if non-growing custom, neglect if growing) Child, Teen, Adult.
[b]Personality:[/b] A few words or short statement describing the Wayward's personality.
[b]Cert:[/b] We have a few cert options! Please post your preference here. If you don't, the colouurist/certist will choose for you. Note that a new cert is the default.
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[b]Hair Style:[/b] The base hair styles are: (for males) Short, Scruffy, Ponytail, Long, and Emo. (for females) Short, Pigtails, Ponytail, Braid, Long, and Flippy.
[b]Hair Colour(s):[/b] Self-explanatory.
[b]Eye Colour(s):[/b] Self-explanatory.
[b]Base Fur Colour(s):[/b] Self-explanatory.
[b]Fur Designs:[/b] Any patterns/designs you want for the fur and the colours you would like them to be.
[b]Base Clothing Colour(s):[/b] Self-explanatory.
[b]Clothing Designs:[/b] Any patterns/designs you want for the clothing and the colours you would like them to be. Leave blank or put 'none' if you desire the clothing to be a solid colour.
[b]Reference Pictures:[/b] If you have any reference pictures for patterns/designs, link 'em here~

Edited/Cosplay Custom Form
[b]Username:[/b] The username of who the Wayward is for.
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[b]Name:[/b] Pet's Name.
[b]Gender:[/b] Self-explanatory.
[b]Species:[/b] Cat, Fox, Dog...
[b]Stage:[/b] Child, Teen, Adult.
[b]Personality:[/b] A few words or short statement describing the Wayward's personality.
[b]Cert:[/b] We have a few cert options! Please post your preference here. If you don't, the colourist/certist will choose for you. Note that a new cert is the default.
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[b]Hair Style:[/b] (if hair is not unique) The base hair styles are: (for males) Short, Scruffy, Ponytail, Long, and Emo. (for females) Short, Pigtails, Ponytail, Braid, Long, and Flippy.
[b]Edited Hair Style:[/b] If getting an edited custom with unique hair, detail the edits here.
[b]Hair Colour(s):[/b] Self-explanatory.
[b]Eye Colour(s):[/b] Self-explanatory.
[b]Base Fur Colour(s):[/b] Self-explanatory.
[b]Fur Designs:[/b] Any patterns/designs you want for the fur and the colours you would like them to be.
[b]Base Clothing Colour(s):[/b] (if clothing is not unique) Self-explanatory.
[b]Clothing Designs:[/b] (if clothing is not unique) Any patterns/designs you want for the clothing and the colors you would like them to be. Leave blank or put 'none' if you desire the clothing to be a solid colour.
[b]Clothing Edits:[/b] If getting an edited custom with unique clothing, detail the edits here.
[b]Other:[/b] Any edits, such as jewelry, accessories, or ear/tail edits, that do not fall under any of the above categories.
[b]Reference Pictures:[/b] If you have any reference pictures for patterns/designs or lineart edits, link 'em here~


Custom Slot Info:
- What colourists will be opening slots, as well as how many and what kind, are at their discretion.
- Customs are held in the customs subforum in the guild. A link to the thread can be found at the top of this post.
- Limit is one slot per person per colourist, per month, as well as a maximum of two slots per month.
ie; Kita claims a custom slot from Kitten; she cannot claim another slot from Kitten until the following month. She can, however, claim a slot from Kait. However, since she has now claimed two slots for that month, she cannot claim slots from any other colourist until the following month. Make sense?
- Note that bribes don't count toward your monthly count. If a colourist randomly pops into the thread and asks who wants a custom, that wouldn't count toward your limit either.
- Re-dos on Commissions: You may ask for changes when a colourist shows you the lines and again when they show you the coloured pet. After that, unless it's something the colourist forgot that was clearly visible in a reference (like a scar) or stated in the form, please don't drive them crazy asking for re-do after re-do.
- Time Range on Commissions: After one month (for non-edited pets) or two months (for edited pets), if the commission is not complete, the pet will be considered half price. If something comes up in RL for the colourist and they are unable to meet this time period, you will be notified and the half price rule will not be in effect. Examples of this include someone's tablet breaking, a hiatus, etc.

CUSTOMS OPEN: TBA
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What does a grey/blacklisting mean?

A greylisted person is allowed to post in the thread, but may not purchase pets via any means, participate in any events, act as a proxy for other users, or place reserves on cosplays for the duration of their greylisting.

A blacklisted person is not allowed to post in the thread, or purchase pets/participate in events in any way.

The scale for grey/blacklisting will be as follows*:
First transgression - two week greylisting
Second transgression - one month greylisting
Third transgression - blacklisting

* It may vary depending on the severity of the issue. For example, someone could be blacklisted immediately for something outrageous, such as running amok and posting porn in the thread, or something crazy like that.

White List
You're cool. ;O

- All the staff. 8D
- All the regulars, too. <3 We love you~


Grey List
You've done something less than cool...


Black List
Dx

B-Mel - Flamed the shop and the owners.
Yitomic - Repeatedly argued with staff when they were just trying to help. ... Also made everyone's heads explode.
Lady Evelon - Rude in event thread along with sending threatening pms to a Staff member and a Regular.
Rhea Hyuga - Failure to provide payment for finished customs.
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Full-Time Staff:
Teigra
xx Kara-chan xx
Kitsu_IS_EPIC_FAIL
UniWingdFox

Part-Time Staff:
HelMel
Kaitaia
F a l l a c y
SerenAur
Nikui
musicaloner7

Previous Staff
These people are able to guest colour whenever they want!
leon_a_darkangel
one over three
Syrcaid
~Silent Kitten~
NarakusGirl

Hiatus'd/MIA Staff:
Jestari
kita 21
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We're happy to trade links. =O Just PM the mule with your banner.


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o: Another gaping hole?!
Gaping hole turned comic space! ;D

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Done by the lovely Chobi, of course! <3
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The black hole of doom returns! 8D

And it now has a companion!
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It's... Edible Waywards? 8D;;;;;

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