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What happens when you cross a gryphon and a chimera? An elf and a werewolf? Stick around. You might just find out.


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News:

9/13/06~ A bit of a new development has occured.
A woman dressed in a dark blue kimono walked through the new shop. The lines were crisp and clean and everything was in it's proper place.

Fitting for the new locale. She was getting a bit tired of sharing her house with two .... individuals.... who didn't have the first clue about modern technology. Thankfully the bathroom was a quick and easy lesson.

A soft crash reached her ears and she turned to see the draconic looking one bend down and pick up a book that had fallen to the floor, muttering something to herself about keeping her wings closer to her body indoors.

Well, at least the satyr hadn't found the coffee. The idea of him on a caffine buzz sent a small shudder of terror through her. He did not need the extra energy thank you VERY much.

Moving from the front room to one off the main hallway she slid the door open and took down a small selection of book. Spells, charms, talimans, folklore. Anything and everything to help her understand the two creaturers who had suddenly made a huge impact in her life.

Somehow, she couldn't really see that as a bad thing.

7/31/06~ Speed flatsale in the near future! 5th stage added!
7/22/06~THE FLATSALE IS OPEN!!!

You are to write a response to one of these prompts to the best of your creative ability. PM your answer to this account. We will read them over and rate them as they are turned in. No epics, please.

Also, please list which set you are going after. Please also list a second choice just in case.

1. Mer-Kitsune cross
2. Angel-Faerie cross
3. Nundu-Naga cross
4. Elf-Werewolf cross

Have fun!

Prompt One-

Long before the decline, myths wandered the earth as free and as real as any man or woman. Choose one side of the Gui Xing you're hoping for and write a bit about their life. Are they hunted? Are they free? All up to you.

Prompt Two-

While Kaida and Cedric have gathered this first batch of artifacts themselves, that won't always be the case. Most artifacts will be out in the world for their companions to find on their own. Write a short story about how you might have found the artifact you're after if it had been left untouched.


These entries don't have to be long, and in fact we would appreciate it if they weren't overly-long, but they do have to be descriptive and creative. We're looking for owners who RP well and have an active imagination to help us keep these stories rolling. Each Gui Xing is it's own tale. They just need your help in writing it.

7/21/06~ Flatsale to start tomorrow! Prompts shall be put up as well as a trivia game for small prizes during the entire writing time!
7/2/06~ Flatsale date pushed back to 7/22/06-7/25/06
7/1/06~ Flatsale date announced for 7/8/06 and will remain open until 7/11/06.
6/29/06~ Front page is mostly up. Art to be added later.
6/27/06~ Thread opens.

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Origins

Once there were many great and wondrous creatures living upon this land we claim as ours. Beasts of size and strength that we can no longer comprehend. Beings of grace and fluidity that make even our most graceful dancers seem awkward and gangly. A time when those of Pure lines crossed when it suited them, making odd half-creatures that were wondrous in their own ways.

But as all things do, Time faded away the great creatures until nowt but remnants of tattered memories remain of their true forms in our lives. Bed time stories, fairy tales, things told in frivolity.

Did not someone once tell you that all stories have a base in truth?

Long past has been this age of the Great Creatures of Myth and Lore. They now live scarce and far between. Gone is the time when these creatures came together with one another, creating unusual life between them. Staying their own species is far more important.

The great Dragons of wings and claw and scale, breathing fire into nights. Satyrs playing their tunes and leading fools astray. Battle Faeries, otherwise known as Valkries, guarding the last of the sacred keeps. Bogeys need not haunt the toy chest any longer, long out grown have the children come of their games.

But there are things left. Essence. The bare bones of Existence. Not enough to create a Pure on their own, too drained to hold that dream. But perhaps enough left to create a new legacy of Half-Born.....

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This pet/character will have an ultimate 4 stages.

1) The Artifacts: Bits of creatures of Lore left behind. A dragon's claw, a kitsune's whisker, a mer's scale. Two must always be used because there is simply not enough essence left in one to breed new life. And what happens when you put together two creatures of Magic is anyone's guess.

2) Fused Artifacts: The proper spell must be found to bind the two Artifacts together into a new whole. Sometimes the spell is easy to find, some times not.....

3) Newly-made: The creature that is brought to the world is neither one nor the other of it's original influences, but an amalgamation of both. There is no childhood for these beings, but a new life that is their's to claim.

4) Acclimate: Born new into this reality and time the creature no longer sees everything new. They are adjusted to their surroundings and know themselves. What will they do from here?

5) Fulfilled: This is the 5th and final stage of these beings. This stage is NOT guaranteed when the creature is made. Rather this stage must be earned through dedication to your character. However the rewards are great. A completely original piece of work of the creature will be your's as well as powers and abilities otherwise lost to it. (there is no extra charge for this stage, if you're that dedicated you've earned it.)

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Art Samples

Cedric Roughout:
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Q&A

Q: How did you guys come up with this concept?
A: Honestly? TGIB and Drac should NEVER be allowed to plot after 4 in the morning.

Q: Can my creature breed?
A: Dunno yet.

Q: So who does what?
A: Drac mostly does art though she's an RP addict. TGIB is the writer and does all the great writing/plotting things.

Q: OMG can I get one for free!?!?!
A: Haha...... no.

Q: Can I get a custom?
A; Check the bribe/auction post. Otherwise no can do. It makes too much work for poor little Drac-fox. sweatdrop

Q; Will these only be humanoid creatures?
A: Nope! If Drac thinks she can draw it, she'll probably try it at least once.

Q: Will they have powers?
A: Dunno yet.

Q: Are these RP required?
A: Yes but it's minimal. Seriously, we're talking one joint and two solo a month. Easy enough. If RL gets in your way just tell us and we won't judge it against you.

Q: How much are these?
A: Right now the flatsale price is tentatively 10k. That may go up or down depending on interst and response.

Q: Umm, I won an prompt sale but I don't have all the gold right now. Can I pay in bits?
A: It's fine with us. The best writers aren't always the richest gaians. 5k a month works fine if you can't pay it all up front for flatsale creatures. If you skip a month and don't tell us though we reserve the right to reclaim your creature without giving a refund. It'll be dealt with on a one-on-one basis to be fair. On certain occasions we might also accept items. The ones that will fly with us will be listed in the rules for the sale beforehand.

Q: Why are you requiring RP?
A: This whole concept came out as a way to get gaiains who enjoy writing and bouncing plot ideas off eachother together for some fun. The art is mostly a nice and shiny bonus you get for RPing here and playing the game TGIB and I are running.

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Availability

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Flatsales: Spped flatsale TBA. Price will be 10k each for each winner.

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Auctions: N/A

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Bribes:
Angelic Anklets! (full) eek HOLY Prox!
Ninja Band (full)
Zony Discman (partial)

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Pet Trades:
* Cait Eibhilin
* Lab 305
* Custom Asiatic Dragons for both Drac and TGIB
* Kitsusagi
* Mozou Totem

We're willing ti listen to offers, but as Drac is inundated with Rp characters already and TGIB is focused on this shop please keep RP pets minimal and don't be offended if we decline.

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Rules:

1. Golden Rule, as always.
2. Play nice!
3. Keep personal drama out of the store. We have angst enough, thank you.
4. Ask a question if you aren't sure about whether something would work in the grand scheme of things.
5. No godmoding!
6. If TGIB or Drac says it, believe it (at least as far as the shop is concerned).
7. We reserve the right to cancel events if RL bites us in the rear.
8. TGIB and Drac reserve the right to take back a creature if
* the owner fails to pay
* the owner causes problems in-thread
* the RP requirements are fulfilled within reason (Rl does come into play)
9. If your Gui Xing is taken from you we will NOT give you a refund.

In summary, play nice, don't whine, and listen to the people running the shop and we'll get along great. biggrin

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Blacklist:
empty! Let's keep it that way!


Greylist:
Also empty!


Whitelist:
Merci`
Prolixity

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~*~ Ban Wo Zi Ji's story



Things change.

It is an undeniable fact that nothing in the world can stay the same forever. The wheel of time keeps turning, the seasons go through their inevitable cycles, and eventually, always, things change.

So it was that humankind would eventually turn their backs on their own beliefs. The creatures and gods they once held as sacred, as fact, were tossed aside in the name of progress and growth. A part of us all was left behind with them. Without the belief that had sustained them through countless generations, the creatures of myth faded from existance, or were hunted by humans who feared what they did not understand, until only a few traces were left to attest to the fact that they were ever here.

Man moved on. He grew, as he had promised to do. He became more intelligent, more sure of himself. More certain that he was the master of his own destiny, and for a time he was.

Things change.

It began in China. Suzanne Connor worked as a curator for an American museum. She'd been sent to China two years ago as a go-between for one of her job's more prolific donators, and had since seen more vases than she cared to remember. Part of her job, however, was to visit the local markets and town squares to search out random oddities. She liked that part, at least. She was half Chinese herself, according to the adoption papers, but had been adopted by American parents. It was nice to get in touch with a bit of her heritage, no matter how little of it she understood.

The day it began, she had stumbled across a young boy seated on the ground with various bits and pieces strewn in front of him. It looked like your average, run-of-the-mill junk to Suzanne, but the boy looked like he could use a meal and hey, it was the museum's money anyway. She bought the lot; a few stones, what looked like a chip of bone, a half-inflated soccer ball, a can of something-or-other, various bits of cloth, and a few flowers. From the look on his face, not even the child had expected to sell this junk, but he took the money happily and Suzanne marched off feeling she'd done a good deed.

It wasn't until a few days later that she noticed something strange. The bag she'd carried the junk in had sat on the dresser in her bedroom since she'd bought it and it seemed that can of something-or-other had gone bad. So, donning a dust mask to try and stave off the fumes, she opened the bag. The can was the first thing to go, followed by the various other bits. She'd have dumped the whole bag, but she was a notorious packrat. Besides, if she'd done that, she'd never have noticed those two stones. She hadn't seen them before, but the way the light caught them.. well, she couldn't throw those away, could she? She picked up the two rocks and moved to set them on the dresser. Before they had even touched the wood, she instinctively reached into the bag again, both hands, and began feverishly searching for who knows what.

It was if something else was controlling her. She knew they were in the bag, she knew she needed them, but she didn't know what "they" were.

Aha!

A bit of cloth, and some sort of insect's wing. Why did she need them? No idea, but she did. At any rate, they looked nice with the little stones on top of them. Kind of like a miniature museum of her own. She felt much better about just tossing the rest of the bag's contents away, now.

A couple weeks later, she returned home to find her house ransacked. Tables and chairs were overturned, drawers empty... and she could hear whoever did it still in the house.

"What are these, my sister?"

"Truly, I would not know. I am as lost as you."

There were two of them in there. A man and a woman, going through her things. She reached for the nearest thing to a weapon she could find, a shoe, and threw herself around the corner with her best war-cry.

The fact that she was staring at a man with goat legs, horns, and covered in stitches, and what appeared to be a dragon-lady who appeared ready to cut Suzanne's throat at a moment's notice quickly cut it short, turning it into more of a gasp.

However, the fact that the goat-man was chewing on her favorite houseplant somehow managed to snap her back into reality.

That is how the first halfborn were brought into the world. Suzanne Connor, after many hours of hiding in closets, being coaxed out by who she came to know as Kaida, defending her plants from the one she'd call Cedric, and countless question-and-answer sessions, decided she'd best take the two under her wing. She found out through research that the locals had a name for creatures such as this, creatures born of two bloods.

Ban Wo Zi Ji.

However, something was lost in the retelling, and the halfborns decided that it was a much more suitable name for their human guardian than that "Suzanne" monstrosity. So, Suzanne became Ban Wo Zi Ji, herself. A part of her already was, it would seem.

More halfborn would be found, in increasing numbers around the world, and all for different reasons. One thing would echo through all their lives, however.

Things change.

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Full Gaian Name: ThatGuyInBlack, aka Gibby, aka Gibby Potter
Shop Responsibilites: Writing, plot-development, powers and such, and cracking walnuts with his horns.
Likes: Anything having to do with Irish culture, mythology, or folklore. Nature, pirates, music, l'amore, and other such nifty things. Pretty eclectic, really.
Dislikes: Evil people. You know who you are! And I'm watching you!! RAWR!

In Shop Character: Cedric
Breed: Half satyr, half bogey
Personality: Curious, a bit deviant, and a bit of a big-brother type
Appearance: We'll see.
Abilities: Again, we'll see.

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Drac's post

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Full Gaian Name: Draconayzia, aka Drac
Shop Responsibilites: Artist, RPer, and all around nut
Likes: art (obviously), draconic pets, breedables, RP, reading, mythology, foke lore, fairy tales, confusing random people
Dislikes: whiners, fru-fru, pink!

In Shop Character: Kaida
Breed: Half dragon, half battle faerie
Personality: Protective, agressive, and a wee bit wicked with humor
Appearance: Bordering on 7' tall, shimery gold skin, green and blue hair, multitonal wings, draconic tail tipped in feathers
Abilities: Skilled with sword and hand-to-hand combat, as strong as a similar sized dragon

~*~ more to come when Drac doesn't have a headache.

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Owner's List

* = artifacts
* = fused artifacts
* = newly born
* = fulfilled

#/owner/name/gender/stage
1. Drac/Kaida/Female/ *
2. TGIB/Cedric/Male/*
3. Prolixity/?/?/*
4. Merci`/?/Female/*
5. Enkil /?/Male/*

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The Guild

This is where journals will be kept and RPs recorded. This just makes it easier for TGIB and Drac to notice when you write and give appropriate applause. wink

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Disclaimers
"Gui xing?" is the creative baby of TGIB and Drac. No stealing!

All artwork is copyright to Draconayzia.

All plot developments are copyright to TGIB and Draconayzia.

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Thank you

Many thanks to our friends who tolerated us with our "Hey, lookit this!" pokes at all hours of day and night. You're all wonderful. heart
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