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Welcome to Hearthside, a post-human, post-apocalypse B/C featuring sentient reptiles.

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[1] Introduction - [2] News & Updates - [3] Rules & FAQ - [4] Hearthside - [5] Sentinels
[6] Flora & Fauna - [7] Reserved - [8] Reserved - [9] Affiliates - [10] Staff & Credits
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            [ 2013.01.18 ] - Midwinter is here on p2! And with it comes two new familiar species, the Groundling and the Weaver!
            [ 2013.12.31 ] - Bell has open breeding slots until January 4th, so get matchmaking! Eauo has opened customs until the 11th.
            [ 2013.12.27 ] - Our Grand Opening has officially closed - congrats to everyone who won Sentinels, and to everyone for participating! <3
            [ 2013.12.09 ] - Our Grand Opening has officially begun! Please head on over to page 2 for all the events!
            [ 2013.11.04 ] - Kamileunaire is our second full-time colourist!! /throws confetti And also, independently, we may have finished the official cert.
            [ 2013.10.24 ] - Eauo has been hired on as a full-time colourist! Welcome her warmly. <33
            [ 2013.10.22 ] - The guild is up and running!
            [ 2013.10.20 ] - Advertising raffle is posted. See IT for details.
            [ 2013.10.12 ] - Posted IT thread.



[1] Introduction - [2] News & Updates - [3] Rules & FAQ - [4] Hearthside - [5] Sentinels
[6] Flora & Fauna - [7] Reserved - [8] Reserved - [9] Affiliates - [10] Staff & Credits
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            [ GENERAL RULES ]
              • Obey the Gaia Online Terms of Service and the Breedables Forum Rules and Guidelines.
              • Do not claim, modify, copy, or in any way steal the concepts and artwork from this shop. We will report you.
              • Keep everything chill. Do not feed the drama llama, do not belittle or harass other users, and do not whine.
              • If you are having a serious issue or concern, please PM a staff member rather than post in-thread. For more general questions, read through the front page and through appropriate guild topics before posting a question.
              • Do not beg for pets. There are plenty of opportunities to acquire them.

            [ ROLEPLAYING RULES ]
              • Roleplaying is not required. However, roleplaying does have a few perks, including increased breeding chances and free in-character edits.
              • This shop follows the basic rules of the the Daisy Code.
              • The Hearthside universe is a dynamic, open landscape that allows roleplayers to create their own specific subregions in the Hearth. For more information, please see here.
              • Be aware that any new regions, behaviours, or creatures not already discussed in Hearthside lore need to be approved by the staff.

            [ NAMING RULES ]
              • There are no humans in the Hearthside verse. Thus, distinctly human names such as Elizabeth, Rodney, John, Miko, etc, are not allowed.
              • Most Sentinels are given names derived from natural objects or emotions, such as Warbringer, Heartbroken, Mirror, Grass Eater, Orange, Touch-the-Sky. Made-up/fantasy names are acceptable as long as they can be justified as an onomatopoeia of a natural sound, such as Shirrush (the sound of wind through grass) or Caoca (the carrion crow's cry).
              • Do not use names that would include concepts unknown in the Hearthside universe (i.e. Nuclear, Nebula, Black Hole, Atom, Molecule, etc.)
              • The same naming rules apply to familiar species as well.

            [ SALES INFORMATION ]
              • Under no circumstances will we allow pets to be resold.
              • Growing Sentinels cost 10k. Non-growing/adult Sentinels cost 6k. Familiars cost 3k.
              • You have 48 hours to send in payment for a paid pet or place a certing request for a free pet, or they will be rehomed.
              • Co-owning is currently not allowed.



[1] Introduction - [2] News & Updates - [3] Rules & FAQ - [4] Hearthside - [5] Sentinels
[6] Flora & Fauna - [7] Reserved - [8] Reserved - [9] Affiliates - [10] Staff & Credits
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According to legend, the story is this:

Many eons ago, a splinter in the crust of the world burrowed itself into the center of the world
and festered and festered, until at last its hot, burning hate spilled through the wound it had
made and erupted out of the earth. Its rage, violent and ruined for reparation, boiled the
waters and turned the skies into ash that would melt the breath of all living creatures.

Such was the splinter's rage that the rain of fire and ash lasted thousands of years, until only
the smallest of creatures survived, hiding in the pockets of earth that the splinter could not see.
But even fire and hate could not last an eternity, and so the splinter in the center of the world
cooled and slowed. The waters calmed, and although the sky remained dark and bleak,
the burning winds began to clear and the earth, at last, was still.

First, the grass returned. The most proliferous of plants grew tentative shoots on the barren
remains of what once had been the world, and, as no fire came to them, painted the red land
gold and green. Then came the insects and small rodents, and then the ancient trees long
unseen until the searing hate of the splinter cracked open long-awaiting seeds. Then came
the low-flying birds, and the predators after them, and at last awoke a creature most
susceptible to the fire and ash and writhing rage, the Sentinels of the Hearth.


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For the most updated maps/setting descriptions, please visit the roleplaying forum!

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The Hearth is a barren, dry, and polar world in which the Sentinels reside, so named for
the active, although sluggish, fissure that oozes lava into the basin below. The air is dry and
scalding the closer you venture to the Hearth, although it is somewhat moistened by the makings
of a lake many kilometers to the west. Nothing grows near or on the Hearth, and no soul dares
venture near it, but for a few foolhardy Sentinels who wish to prove themselves warriors - a feat
that usually costs them their lives as the trickle and bubbling of boiling lava is entirely unpredictable.

The basin and the surrounding rocky cliffs and plains that surround the Hearth are collectively known
as Hearthside, and the land is rich in hardy plants and teeming with surviving wildlife. Sentinels
are by far the most successful predator in the western Hearthside, although they too are still prey
to larger, hungrier creatures, many of which threaten the borders to the north and east.



[1] Introduction - [2] News & Updates - [3] Rules & FAQ - [4] Hearthside - [5] Sentinels
[6] Flora & Fauna - [7] Reserved - [8] Reserved - [9] Affiliates - [10] Staff & Credits
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For indepth Sentinel physiology and behaviour, visit the Sentinel Lore Compendium!

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Front to Back: Hatchling, Juvenile, Adult Male, Adult Female

Sentinels are highly intelligent reptiles that evolved to survive in the extreme, polar
environments of the earth post-Splinter. They have smooth, reflective scales and agile fingers
that have almost the full range of motion of a human hand. Sentinels are partly bipedal, with
the ability to walk or sit on two legs for many hours, although they prefer to run on four legs.
Like most surviving creatures at the Hearth, Sentinels are much smaller than their evolutionary
ancestors, growing to maximum lengths of 1.5 meters (5 feet) including their tail.

Due to the sparse prey and harsh climates of Hearthside, many Sentinels spontaneously form
tightly knit, family-driven hunting groups called packs. As many as 10 Sentinels will band
together to hunt prey, provide nesting grounds, and claim territory. Vicious fights can break
out over territory redistribution, particularly near scarce and precious water sources.



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[6] Flora & Fauna - [7] Reserved - [8] Reserved - [9] Affiliates - [10] Staff & Credits
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For indepth familiar information, visit the Sentinel Lore Compendium!

A multitude of surviving creatures make their way through Hearthside, most of them living in
constant fear of large predators. Many are prey for Sentinels themselves; however, a few are
often used by Sentinels as companion pets, or, more rarely, as assistants in hunting or crafting.


COMING SOON...


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Coming soon...


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[1] Introduction - [2] News & Updates - [3] Rules & FAQ - [4] Hearthside - [5] Sentinels
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[ STAFF ]

bell curve: Owner, Full-Time Colourist, Workaholic

Eauo: Full-Time Colourist

Kamileunaire: Full-Time Colourist


[ CREDITS ]

All banners, original concepts, maps, and lineart/templates [c] to bell curve on Gaia Online.
Additional concepts belong to all those who participated in creating them!





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