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[The Creator Genesis]

The Broken Oath Guild

Welcome to The Broken Oath I/T thread!

The Broken Oath story is a fantasy based one that takes place on the planet Farfalla. It was created by the mighty, genderless omnipresent being Genesis and it shares many of the same qualities as earth with a few small differences. Farfalla used to house mankind on her surface, though no houses the Leroxis instead. Which were once human beings but now are, well, not.

The shop has a semi apocalyptic setting. However the apocalypse was brought on by ticking off one very powerful, and slightly cranky, power named Genesis. It cursed humankind to roam Farfalla as beasts until such a time as they could see and atone for the errors of their ways.

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O1. Everyone is welcome here. Absolutely everyone.
xxxTry to include everyone and be respectful to absolutely everyone. We here at The Broken Oath know that not everyone will be friends, however, we feel that does not mean that we cannot be civil human beings.

O2. Check your baggage at the door. We are a drama free zone. So have fun with us!
xxxThat's not to say that bad day's don't happen, but when they happen we expect everyone to behave in a mature manner.

O3. Be mindful of Gaia's Rules & Guidelines, ToS as well as the Breedables Forum Rules.

O4. Do not take/claim as your own any of the banners, art work, other people's pets or stories.
xxxWe have worked hard to gather our resources and nothing puts us off more than people taking our work or other people's hard work.

O5. If you do have a situation arise with someone, please take it out of thread.
xxxThe reason we ask this is because drama tends to make everyone uncomfortable and we strive to be a comfortable and fun atmosphere. If a situation arises in shop that you do not think you will be able to handle, please feel free to PM Adora_Heartseeker I'll try to mitigate for you.

O6. Do not beg, guilt trip or otherwise try to coerce anyone into giving you a pet/familair/items.
xxxIt's not cool, so just don't do it. Those are the sure fire ways to ensure that you will not get a single thing and may see to your removal from the shop if it becomes an on going problem.

O7. Likewise, do not harrass staff about when your custom/growings will be complete.
xxxThe owners of this shop do not like to micro-manage our staff. In turn that means that we don't want anyone else mini-modding or micro-managing our staff either. If your custom/breeding hasn't been completed in 3 month's time, please bring it to our attention so that we can look into it, but do not harass the colorist about it.

O8. Do not push for RPs, Breedings, etc. with other patrons.
xxxWe have seen this happen in other shops and have noticed that it makes the shop atmosphere uncomfortable. What we mean by this is that you should not shove your pets down other people's throats. Everyone B/C's differently and if someone says no to something you request then don't badger then about it. It's rude. And we won't tolerate it. If someone politely declines, then take that and move on. This is not to say that you cannot pursue it if someone says maybe or yes. But if they deny your request, just let it go.

O9. Always be a good sport if you win or lose.
xxxTantrums will not be looked upon kindly and will be dealt with seriously. There will be other opportunities and we look favorably on those that are gracious in both winning and losing.

1O. We are not a roleplay required shop.
xxx The shop might not be roleplay required, however we do plan to reward those that roleplay with perks and it is the only way to reach the elder stage of a Leroxis' growth.

11. Please keep swearing to a minimum.
xxxOnce in a while is okay, but if its every other word, then its an issue.

12. This is not so much a rule as a request: If you should come across spelling/grammar errors, please contact Adora_Heartseeker through PM!
xxxI try to catch them, but sometimes my fingers work faster than my brain does and my brain just refuses to see the mistakes when rereading.

13. Staff has the ultimate say in all issues regarding the shop.
xxxWhat they say, goes. There's no need to argue or fight them. And if you feel you have been treated unfairly, please bring it to the attention of Adora_Heartseeker through private message.

14. We operate on a three strike's system.
xxxThat's it. Break the rules three times and you're out. However, depending on the severity of the break, we may simply forgo the strikes altogether. No matter the case we will strive to be fair in our judgements.

15. We may add or remove rules as we see fit.
xxxAfter all, situations may arise and we need to adjust to those situations.

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O6/29/16
We're still terrible at updating when things are actually done - We hired on an assistant for the shop! Celestial Sun Library, The Silver Expanse and Delicate Starlight Plaza are all open to the public. Burning Moons Bazaar has also opened up to the public! Teirgan is now officially open for all bullet hoarding needs. And we're playing a game on page 60.
O1/15/16
We're terrible at updating when things are actually done - So here's a small list of things that have already been completed: Guild set up (lots of it), a bunch of staff information, Afarfalla sketches had their anatomy adjusted/corrected and the Afarfalla templates are nearly complete.
O6/16/15
Female Afarfalla sketch revealed. Looking to hire a graphic artist. Information added to post 8.
O6/15/15
Male lines complete - WIP given.
O6/13/15
New male Afarfalla sketch revealed.
O2/O1/15
Set up the thread in the Pricing and Suggestions forum.

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In the beginning there was nothing but a vast inky blackness lighted by the brilliant twinkle of a far off stars. Oh and apparently there was also a genderless, nameless omnipotence too. Supposedly that’s really where the story begins. At the time, this omnipotence was nothing more than a bodiless idea; a thought of its own creation that gradually over time took form. It was slender, pale and a beautiful sight to behold. This being became known as The Genesis; The beginning of it all or a life giver. So it would come to pass, but we are not quite at that part of the story just yet.

For eons The Genesis moved through the coldness of space, drifting lazily to and fro, between dying stars, floating chunks of unknown rocks and glittering star dust run between those delicate hands so lovingly. But it was a lonely existence, and the Genesis began to feel a longing from somewhere deep in its chest. It wished for something more. An idea struck The Genesis, a brilliant and strange idea. It started small, creating a tiny floating island of space rocks floating adorned with glowing crystals and red sands. For a while this was enough for the Genesis. However, this small thing was not enough for It and it craved for something more.

Many stars and worlds did the Genesis create. Some were tiny as pebbles while others were so vastly large that it would be hard to describe the sheer magnitude of their surfaces. Each possessed different features, which amused the being greatly for a some time. Some were covered in a brilliant blue substance that ebbed and flowed and slipped between Its fingers when it tried to grasp it, somewhere covered in a lush green padding that was comfortable to lay in to rest with a cool rush brushing Its face, cracked dry sands with vast mountains and then there were the ones that boiled and raged with glowing orange and red fury. It named each of these things It created: Earth, Fire, Water and Air.

The Genesis loved the each planet It created and longed to be able to enjoy all of these things together. Determined, this benevolent being created Farfalla; the world where all these elements blended together in perfect harmony. Above the world It bound a brilliant burning sun, three pale and beautiful moons and many brilliant glittering stars. This world was perfect and the Genesis breathed a contented sigh, It had created the perfect place. A place where it could enjoy all things it had created together as one. For a while all was well, but something unsettled the omnipresent beings heart once more. Silence was all that greeted the being and something about this tore It up inside. For a while this being wandered the world that it had made, creating little creatures here and there and yet, these little creatures could do nothing for the hollowness in Its heart. They were not the same as It, they were small and colorful and covered in fur, scales and all manners of different hides. They did not understand as It understood and did not know the way of the world in which it lived.

The Genesis wandered, lost inside Its own thoughts for the longest time. It played with the earth and molded it in Its hands. From the clay It created three, simple figures. A brilliant thought struck The Genesis and he crafted the figures larger and more detailed. The first he created was a mother to the two other creatures he was to create. She would be the embodiment of the solid ground beneath their feet. She would be called simply The Mother. He breathed a strong life into her and a lesser life into the other two figures. This was how It created the first Goddess and Humans. It is said that It did the same with the other elements to create the Goddess Oceana and the Gods Hellspire and Tranquility as well as their followers. Though the details have been lost to the ages as to just what it was that Genesis had done in order to create the remaining three elemental groups. Eh, semantics! It's not really that important, now is it, pups? It happened and that's that.

After the creations of the various elemental Gods and Goddesses as well as their followers all seemed well, but soon their populations began to grow and with the growth of their followers, the desire for more space came and the tensions between the elements soon began to rise high. Small squabbles over territory began. Each smaller skirmish was more violent and terrible than the last. At first all The Genesis watched on in mute terror as the clans began to war. Despair gripped Its heart as it watched those that it loved most begin to tear each other apart. In fury over such a pointless loss of life, It threw apart each clan with a mighty force and held them back from each other. With all Its strength it began to expand their tiny island into a must vaster land, and designated territory to each of the clans. A thick, beautiful forest nestled at the base of a mountain for the Earth Clan. The Fire clan was given a nearly endless desert with secret Oasis’ hidden in its sands. For the Water Clan It created coves and beaches and deepened the vast blue oasis of the ocean. Lastly he gave to the Air Clan he gave them open and airy plains. At last, each of the Gods and their followers were sated. At last there was peace. This pleased the Omnipresent Genesis, It was tired, but alas, Its work was not done yet. In the center of the boarder where they lands crossed, a circle was created and in that circle was a set of stone tablets. The Genesis set down Its laws: None of the clans were ever to war again. All of them were to love one another as It loved them all. And it was agreed. Each God and Goddess swore an oath that their clans would never war again and their Clans followed their lead. Contented with the peace it had brought, the Genesis went to sleep. The Gods and Goddesses, weary from their own struggle, followed their Creator’s lead.

Peace filled the world for years to come and for a long while, everything was well. But sadly, all good things must come to an end. Man’s legacy lived on, long after our beloved Gods and Goddesses had gone to rest. Their children and their children’s children lived by the laws set down by The Genesis, but as the ages passed by, each generation began to recall less and less of the old ways. The Genesis and the Gods and Goddesses were all but forgotten. They became nothing but a mere myth in the eyes of man. And that, my dear pups… is where all our trouble begins.

Greed struck Man’s hearts and the desire for that which was not possessed returned. Once more, as they had before, Man warred. I’ll spare all you pups the gore filled details, eh? Oh no, cease you huffing and puffing. The last thing I need is for angry den Mother’s after my pelt because their youngins are having nightmares. Settle down, settle down now. Where was I? Oh yes—Once more, as they had before, Man warred. With more vigor then they had ever had. Man fought with metal slings that spit fiery pebbles at their foes and metal birds flew in the air, dropping exploding boulders from their breasts and destroying everything in their wake. Many of their lives were lost and it seemed that no one nation, for that’s what the Clans had taken to calling themselves now, could gain the upper hand over the other.

The rumbling of the earth shook every nation to their very bones and the sounds were enough to wake the dead. If only they have awoken the dead, perhaps life would be a little different now. All the fighting did something far worse than that—The Genesis woke once more. To this day no one of us story tellers can be sure what exact reason was that the Genesis did what it did next. Perhaps It was cranky from Its long slumber or perhaps It had had a bad dream that was exacerbated by the sight of Its children warring once more. With Its enourmous power, it stopped the fighting in its tracks. The metal birds fell from the sky and the slings broke in two. When all was quiet once more, The Genesis spoke:

“My children, why have you have betrayed me?” Its voice at that point, so it’s told, was a mixture of anger and pain. When no answer was given to It, what little sorrow the deity had seemed to evaporate from Its beautiful face. “I see… So be it. If you all wish to behave as beasts, then beasts you shall be until such a time as you realize the errors of your ways!” The deafening sound of thousands of shrill howls pierced the silence. Genesis gazed on with clear, cruel eyes as Its once beloved children began to change into creatures of fur and scale. The world of Man fell into ruin as The Genesis reshaped the world once more, all but destroying all that Man had worked for over the centuries. “You are not my children, you are nothing but Oath Breakers.” And like that, The Genesis was gone. All it left behind in Its wake were the Five temples dedicated to the Gods and Goddesses and Itself.

Why did the Genesis simply not destroy man, you might ask yourself Pups? Well, it is said that The Life Giver, despite its fury, loved Man too much to destroy them. And rather than kill that which it had created… A lesson would be taught instead.

This my darling pups is how we, the Leroxis , came to be.

-- Teller, Keeper of the Stories

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Afarfalla

Afarfalla are the toughest of the varieties of the Leroxis and the most common variety to come across. An average Leroxis is 7 feet in length where as afarfalla are anywhere from 7 1/2 to 10 feet in length. They are neither too fluffy nor too scaled, but a perfect balance between the two. They are ground dwelling creatures that like to make their homes in large, expansive burrows in the forests of the world. They have the ability to mold the earth with their special elemental power, have tough claws to help them in their digging and a thick skin to protect them from falling debris as well as from things that might wish to do them harm.

Diet: Omnivores - Meat, Insects, Plants are most common in their diet, but some have been known to fish in shallow rivers and ponds.

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Art
Templates - Afarfalla
✔ Egg
✔ Child
✔ Teen
✔ Male Adult
✔ Female Adult

Sketch - Familiars
❧ "Snakes"
❧ "Rats"
❧ "Rabbits"
❧ "Mutated Bugs"
❧ "Deer"

World
❧ Map
❧ Place Thumbnails

Other
❧ Cert
✔ Thread Banners / Coding
❧ Guild
xx✔ Acquire Guild
xxxxx❧ Complete world information
xxxxx✔ Roleplaying info
xxxxx✔ Staff information
xxxxx✔ Customs info
xxxxx✔ Breedings info

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Owner/Concept Creator: Adora_Heartseeker
Owner/Concept Creator/"Lines"/Thread Art: Infected Wounds
Thread Manager aka "Thread Fairy": Astraea Pandora
Shop Assistant: Broken Oath Butterfly

Guest Colorist: musicaloner7

Graphic Artist: Brosephiine
Coding: Adora_Heartseeker

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