Ashes to Ashes ~ Drop Offs/Game pg 182

Would you like to see Non-Bird Pokemon in the event as well?

Yes of course!! DO EET NAO! >]	80.4%	[ 37 ]
No. They would look funny as birds D:	6.5%	[ 3 ]
I don't... care? Just gimmie some gold.	13.0%	[ 6 ]
Total Votes:			[ 46 ]

[Guardian of Ashes]

1.01 Table of Contents, News / Updates
1.02 Rules / FAQ
1.03 Phoenix Descriptions / Growth
1.04 Elements in Depth
1.05 Availability
1.06 Customs
1.07 Breeding
1.08 Staff
1.09 Credits
1.10 Links / Affiliates

2.01 Event Overview
2.02 Raffle
2.03 Flaffle
2.04 Flatsale
2.05 Auction
2.06 Games
2.07 Game Pot Prizes
2.08 Reserved
2.09 Reserved
2.10 Reserved

[July 03 '10] - Shop is open!

Important Links
Guild // Certing Thread // Pick Ups // Owners List // Gods, Goddesses and Demi's

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01. Obey Gaia's ToS.
02. Please PM shop-related questions/comments/concerns/Cookies to Guardian of Ashes. 90% of the time, this is also where all trades should go, too.
03. Please try to type as clearly as you can. You don't have to be perfect, but at least spell out your words to the best of your ability and use punctuation! One Staff Member herself is dyslexic, and will still try to be literate. You should too.
04. Do not be a drama llama, or bring drama into the thread. If you have a problem with someone in the thread, please deal with it in PM or IM.
05. Do not advertise in the thread! (In your sig is just fine.) You may request to affiliate if you wish, by PMing Guardian of Ashes with the banner image and code. Do not be angry if it's declined.
06. DO NOT QUOTE ANYTHING ON THE FRONT PAGE. That is for Staff to do if purpose calls for.
07. Do not steal, copy or edit any of the art work! If you want an "uncerted" image, please ask. Most likely, all uncerts will be posted along with the cert drop off, however if you miss yours or we miss yours, feel free to pm Guardian of Ashes.
08. Do not beg or whine for a pet; do not pester people for offspring from breedings. Do not try to get someone else's pet.
09. Direct Linking is fine.
10. Do not pester someone for "mates." Do not solicit mates. Phoenix are not here just to make more phoenix.
11. More rules to be added if seen fit.

Is Roleplay a requirement?
No (unless previously stated for certain pets). However, there may be some perks to roleplaying. You can RP in this thread or via guild

Can I have one for free? <Person> got one for free!
Nope. You will never get one just by ASKING for one. Someones, there will be freebies available in the thread or from events. But Staff will simply not just hand over a freebie. <Person> most likely deserved it or earned it somehow.

Custom slots are closed! But I want one now!
Customs are probably closed as our Colorists are omg busy with other things. You may still bribe, but try to make it worth it, and not every bribe will be accepted. You may also consider pet trades as another possible option.

Can same sex pairings exist?
Yes. But if there's an over population of LAWLZ HOT GAY YAOI SEX NAO stuff... Halcyon will not hesitate to alter the breeding requirements.

Why hasn't my Phoenix grown/had babiehs/mutated/learned to knit yet?
'Cause Halcyon is busy. If you pester too much without due cause (IE your ashes have been ashes for MONTHS) Halcyon reserves the right to simply refund (a prorated part of) your money instead.

You mention colours a lot in the elements section, but... I saw a Light elemental that was black. Can I have CRAZY colours for my elemental?
If... you want. The colours are there more as a suggestion and general guidelines.

OMG I WANT A GOD/DESS! HOW DO I GET ONE?
God and Goddesses are extremely rare, and we plan to keep it that way. Therefore, Gods and Goddesses will be hard to obtain, but they will be obtainable through extensive amounts of literate and serious roleplay, special auctions and events, bribes, or even being extremely helpful to the shop, staff, and customers. And by extremely helpful, we mean EXTREMELY HELPFUL. Don't expect to walk in, suck up and walk away with a God or Goddess.

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-As a pile of ash, there's nothing all together remarkable about your phoenix. Yet. Just be really careful not to sneeze around it.

-As a fledgling it's so ugly it's cute.This young, they tend to rarely think beyond sleep, food, and play.

-Teens are finally old enough to move -- or fall -- away from their parents' nest, and spread their wings. Literally. Friendships start to strengthen and take flight and most fancy themselves old enough to take care of themselves, though will occasionally come running back home when things get rough.

-As Adults, the Phoenix are completely grown up and on their own. Elemental control (if any) moves away from random bouts of fire when they burp, or gusts of air when they sneeze, more towards standard control. As adults, Phoenix may start to find mates and eventually breed. In full control of their element(s), an adult Phoenix is a formidable thing to come across, especially on their bad side.




- Gods and Goddesses are the most supreme of Phoenixes. Worshiped by others, Gods and Goddesses are Complete Masters of their element, and that Element alone. For that reason, there is only one God/Dess for each element - however, "elements" can stretch as far as imagination (and staff) allows. For Example, God of Darkness, Goddess of Poison, etc.

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[Elements, Down and Dirty] Elements do not control everything about a Phoenix -- think of it more along the lines of a specialty, or a severe affinity. Fire elementals can swim and play in water, and earth elementals can fly and create fire. An Elemental Phoenix is simply more suited to their specific element, and can do it better than a non-elemental. Certain colours do tend to show up more in certain elements, but there's nothing that says a light elemental cannot be black, or green, or.... Anything. Whilst water elementals tend towards watery shades, they're more than welcome to be Red and Orange and Rainbow, all on the same bird. It's just not as common for a Water elemental.

Now some elements are related to others and co-exist happily, while others are enemies and can not cross paths without a fight. Some Elements can be allies to more than one, for example Light is an Allie to everyone, while Darkness tends to be an Enemy to all but few. Some are even Neutral, holding no element, nor sides at all. Even some of the "badder" elements will at times strike deals or bargains with other elements, or simply use another element entirely against its own will.

[Elements Known:] (More Subject to be added)
Neutral:
No Particular Allies nor Enemies unless made. Neutrals try to stay on equal terms with all.

Fire:
Allies-Light, and on Occasions, Wind Enemies-Water

Water:
Allies-Light, Ice, Earth, Wind. Enemies-Darkness, Fire, and on Occasions, Wind.

Earth:
Allies-Light, Water, Wind. Enemies- Fire, Darkness, and on Occasions, Wind.

Ice:
Allies- Water, Wind, Light. Enemies-Darkness, Fire.

Wind:
Allies- Water, Wind, Light, Earth, and on Occasion, Fire. Enemies-Darkness and its allies, and on Occasions, Earth, and Water.

Light
Allies- All. Enemies- Darkness and its Allies.

Darkness:
Allies-Poison, Pestilence, and on Occasion, Fire and Earth. Enemies-Light and its Allies.


Poison:
Allies-Darkness, Pestilence and on Occasion, Earth, Wind, and Water. Enemies-Light and its Allies.


Pestilence:
Allies-Poison, Darkness, and on Occasion, All Elements. Enemies-Light and its Allies.

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The phoenix aren't so hard to obtain; Flatsales, Raffles, Flaffles, Auctions, Freebies, Customs/Bribes... The list goes on and is veritably infinite. Please check this area for basic info on general upcoming dates of upcoming events/sales, and also for some general all purpose rules that should be followed unless otherwise specially notated in the event/sale.



Next Flatsale Date: TBA
The most common way to get a Phoenix will be via flatsale. A Flatsale Phoenix will grow from the pile of ashes into a full fledged adult. Normal Phoenix will be 5k via flatsale, and trades will be expected within 24 hours, else the Phoenix will be reflatsaled. You will only be allowed to win one per flatsale. You MAY proxy for someone else as well as yourself but it must be in two separate posts. Not all flatsales will be speed. Some will be dice games, some will be held flaffle style, and will be varied around so as to try and give everyone a chance.



Next Raffle Date: TBA
Raffles are always fun for everyone, right? Raffles will be run in a plethora of different ways (just like flatsales.) Some will have a sticker price of 100g per ticket, with unlimited OR limited tickets. If sold this way, sometimes more Phoenix will be added at certain amounts of tickets sold, but that's up to the Staff's discretion. Some raffles will be based on thread activity, and "spam" posts will not be allowed to win. Please be sure to read each raffle's specific rules to make sure. Trades for raffle tickets will need to be labeled clearly with page number and amount of tickets and sent to Guardian of Ashes. Trades that are not finalized by the time a raffle is drawn may be canceled and your tickets will be removed from the list.



Next Flaffle Date: TBA
Flaffles are free raffles, one free ticket per person, and will require a preference list posted at time of ticket claim. You may proxy for up to two friends as well as one for yourself for a flaffle. The type of flaffle will vary depending on situation or colorist mood. There may be newbie flaffles for people with 0-2 phoenixes only, or a mix of a newbie Flaffe/Regular Flaffle, where those with 0-2 phoenixes will recieve two tickets, and regulars will receive one.



Next Auction Date: TBA

Auctions are fairly simple, where one bids either gold or items at lowest marketplace value to win a phoenix. Auctions will rarely vary from this, and generally are held for edited, complete custom, or rare pets.

Next Game Date: TBA
Games can be anything from point games, first to post said picture, random number generators, and dice games. Generally, a game will be held randomly whenever a Colorist feels up to hosting a game, or there may be several games spread out during the course of an event, with a large "Game Prize Pot" for winner of said game wins their pick of the prize pot/Said selected pet by staff member.



For more information about Customs, please see Custom Post.



For more information about Breedings, please see Breedings Post.

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[Custom Information:]
If you want a custom Phoenix, then here is the place to look. Customs range from a wide variety and prices.

There are three types of customs:

Semi-Custom
You give the colorist gender, name, stage, two to three colors and a simple pattern and they will create it for you.

Custom
You chose everything. Name, gender, stage, colors, patterns, even edits. You CAN NOT Custom a God or Goddess.

Cosplay
A Phoenix created to look like a certain character from TV/Movies/Anime/Games/Etc.

Bribes
Want a custom but they aren't open? Bribe a certain colorist for any of the above, of course you have to be willing to pay a little more. Bribing is one of the main ways to obtain a God or Goddess but will only be available at specific times. Just because bribes are open does not mean staff will be accepting God/Ddess bribes at that current time.




[Custom Pricing:]
Semi-Custom
5k for adults, 10k for growing.

Custom
25k for adults, 30k for growing.
Additional charges for edits depending upon colorist.

Cosplay
100k+

Bribes
Use your best judgement.


[Custom Slots:]
Fea's customs: -Slots- [CLOSED]
Umi's customs: -Slots- [CLOSED]

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[Breeding Information:]
Breeding is quite simple. Two adult Phoenixes will create a nest of ash, where their offspring will live and grow. However, Phoenixes do not lay eggs. Instead, each parent sheds from two to four feathers that will merge through the power of magic and become a growing feather that resembles both parents. It is crucial for the feather to remain in the nest of ash, less it will wither and die if not returned within 24 hours.

-Only Adults may breed.
-Any pairing is allowed. MalexMale, FemalexFemale, MalexFemale.
-You can not breed with yourself. This means you can not own both parent. This is to prevent hoarding.
-Giving feathers away is highly encouraged, though not mandatory.

Gods and Goddesses may also breed, but this will happen very few and far in between. They will also require a strict amount of Rp to be able to breed, and their offspring numbers will be less. Max will be three on very very rare occasions. Least will be two. This also does not guarantee your feather will be god/dess material. Since Gods and Goddesses may only breed with regular adults and not other Deities (this is to prevent elemental mixing, as its not available at this time), only one of the offspring may be born with the potentials of a god, but will be known as a Demi god. They are masters of the same element as their God/Dess parent, but extremely less so.




[Breeding Prices:]
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[Breeding Slots:]
Fea's customs: -Slots- [CLOSED]
Umi's customs: -Slots- [CLOSED]

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