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No one really knows how the first Glitterbug came about. Like the fae, they just always seemed to have been; yet oddly enough it's only recently that anyone has noticed them. Perhaps it's because many Glitterbugs have been mistaken for a fairy, or a firefly. This happens not just because of their glow, but because of their commonly used ability to shift in size. However, without shifting a full grown Glitterbug is about the size of an adult house cat.

These intelligent creatures tend to be cautious. Often when they are seen outside of their normal habitat they are hiding in their small form. This is not to say that Humans have not seen a Glitterbug in its full grown form, it's just not as common. Usually seeing a Glitterbug in its natural state only happens when that Glitterbug chooses, and not the other way around.

Although their body slightly resembles a reptile in shape Glitterbugs, like humans, are warm-blooded mammals. With a soft minx-like pelt, a heart/soul stone embedded in their chest (partially exposed), antennas, and a set of wings, commonly butterfly-like in appearance, it is not really hard to tell a Glitterbug from any other mammal -- It truly has a strange shape. There is no question that these lovable critters have a magical nature. Each Glitterbug is born with an innate ability to control one aspect of one element and both that aspect and element vary from Glitterbug to Glitterbug.

Capable of high functioning thought, simple sounds, gestures, and telepathic speech, the Glitterbugs have a unique society of clans (a choice option given to all by the end of their Shinju stage.) These clans are found in many different woodlands all throughout the world of Unabeth and are segregated based on each Glitterbugs abilities. However, even with these separations of skills, Glitterbugs work hand and hand with each other of different abilities in order to help their small society prosper.

General Rules

- Follow Gaia T.O.S.
- No begging
- No Stealing of any graphics, this includes, but is not limited to pets, headers, banners, certs.
- No altering of certs (ever) or pets (with out permission)
- No flaming
- No trolling
- No harassing
- No mules (if you want more than one pet, buy them in the normal fashion).
- You may not sell your pets to anyone but the shop owner.
- You are allowed to give your pet away for free. (Please notify shop owner if this happens).
- No refunds
- If you want to sell your pet, its current stage will be put in the next flatsale and you will receive 25% of the earnings.
- No editing posts during flatsales, or auctions. Ever!
- Keep it pg-13 people.
- No advertising, expect in your signature.
- I reserve the right to refuse sale to anyone (Most likely this won’t happen unless you piss me off.)
- You are required to host the final stage of your Glitterbug and PM me the URL for that final stage with in one week time after its growth.
- You are required to show up in the thread at least once a week, even if you don't plan on role-playing.
- If you join the shops guild, you are required to show up in the shops guild at least once ever 2 weeks in the form of OOC chat/game (if you choose not to roleplay) or in postings done in your journal or in a roleplay thread. *I do check*
- I retain the right to change the rules as I see fit.

Flatsale Rules
- Each person may only purchase one pet per flatsale for the first 24 hours after the word go.
- If you buy for someone else during a flatsale, you ARE forfeiting your own right during those 1st 24 hours to purchase for yourself.
- Only post after I say GO in big bold RED letters.
- Use the order form.
- Gold only (I don’t want to argue with people over how much they feel something is worth).
- If there is no trade sent after 24 hours, the pet will be put back up for sell.
- Two owners may own one pet (but it must be stated in the form).
- When sending trade, Title the Trade after the pet you are wanting.
- Please make sure the correct price is entered in the trade.
- Send the trade to the shop owner and no one else.
- These rules are subject to change depending on the auction. Always refer to the rules listed in the flatsale section.

Auction Rules

- No disrupting a sale.
- Only bid what you have.
- If I don't receive the trade in 24 hours, the second highest bidder will win.
- Up to two owners may bid (but the bid must be confirmed by both owners).
- The only item you may bid is a current month sealed; valued at 12k.
- Do not bribe people to bid more or less.
- These rules are subject to change depending on the auction. Always refer to the rules listed in the auction section

Raffle Rules

- You may buy as many tickets as you wish.
- Obey the Gaia T.O.S.
- Be respectful of other users.
- Do not beg, by PMs, or in this thread
- Payment must be sent immediately and the trade complete before you will receive your tickets.
- Refunds will not be given.
- Do not flame other users.
- Do not attempt to bribe others for their pets.
- You may win up to 2 times in a raffle.
- These Rules are subject to change depending on the auction. Always refer to the rules listed in the raffle section.

White list heart

This is a list of people who I think are awesome and will always be welcome in this shop.
All Staff, Yorugami, SKaleido Star, Rein_Carnation, Tsel, SunFireDemon, and Chenali (for being awesome and helping me start over again.)

Grey List

This is a list of people who might have made one or two bad choices, and as a result have ended up on my to be watched list.
None Yet

Black List:

If you are in this list go away; you are not welcome at this shop.
None Yet (thankfully)

TYPES of Glitterbugs:
Glitterbugs are divided into one of nine clans at the moment of their first growth into the Junko Stage. Clans based on their elemental bonds. There are currently only 9 known elemental bonded Glitterbugs.

---> The basic 5 are Earth, Fire, Wind, Water, Ice.
---> The un-commons are Spirit, Energy
---> The rare are Death, Healing

Details about these types of Glitterbugs can be found in the Guild (must be a glitterbug owner to join Guild.)


The Stages of Development:
No matter the type of glitterbug all Glitterbugs have 3 known stages of Development. Theses Stages are called, The Shinju, Junko, and Hotaru Stage.


How long Each Stage Lasts

The Shinju Stage-The Shinju stage lasts for 1 week
The Junko Stage -The Junko Stage Last for 3 weeks (rpers have a chance of growing sooner)
The Hotaru Stage - Lasts forever (unless a new stage is created)

What Happens in Each Stage

The Shinju Stage:
Directly after birth a glitterbug merges with it's heartstone sinking inside of the pearl shaped encasement. For the first week a glitterbug lay resting inside of this stone. This first week is a fragile time for a glitterbug as it has no control over its element, and risks being consumed by it's element if it does not merge with the heartstone correctly. As a result of this lack of control, in the young body, the heartstone it lay inside gives off something of a glowing effect. During this first week the Glitterbugs body will begin to merge with the heartstone making the glitterbug body stronger and more able to survive outside of the stone. This stage is referred to as the Shinju stage because this resting stage has a pearl-like appearance especially when the heartstone is placed on its birthing shell (the nest of the Glitterbugs for their young)

The Junko Stage:
By the end of the first week of a Glitterbugs life and the beginning of the next week the body of the glitterbug is completely merged with the stone which has magically sunken almost all the way into the infants body encasing both the soul of the glitterbug and the heart of the glitterbug. Should this stone ever break the glitterbug will die. This stage in development is referred to as the Junko Stage. It gains this title because this is the first time since it's birth that the child form of the glitterbug reveals itself.


--->Week 1
Small like a kitten that's been freshly born they no longer fit into their shells and for a week they will nursing from their mothers while growing in strength and size. For the first 2 weeks of the Junko stage a Glitterbugs wings are not flight worthy, and their control on their element is rather chaotic, yet unharmful to their own body.

--->Week 2
By the second week These young tend to wander off curiously from their mothers. No longer nursing, they are able to eat on their own and tend to be filled with energy. In this stage the glitterbug begins to test it's wings (still not flight worthy) they do this to make them stronger and ready for flight.

--->Week 3
By the beginning of the 3rd week of the Junko Stage the glitterbug has begun to fly, and has almost mastered their elemental skill. By the end of the third week a Glitterbug in the Junko stage can fly and has mastered the basics of his/her element, now they are learning to shift in size before gaining complete independence from their parent.

The Hotaru Stage:
The final Stage, the adult stage, is called the Hotaru stage. This stage begins in the 5th week of a Glitterbugs life. Hotaru means Firefly, or Lightening Bug. This name is given to this stage, because at this stage, the once young glitterbug has complete control over their elemental gift and has either mastered or is mastering the ability to shifting of their size as well, the older the Glitterbug the better their ability to shift.

Rumor has it that their are other stages in the Glitterbugs life, but as of yet it's just rumor.


Glitterbugs are a long lived species. Although their stages may pass quickly it's not unheard of for a glitterbug to outlive a human. However the world of Unabeth is a strange world filled with strange magical things. Should a glitterbug come across such things their natural course could easily be altered forcing the glitterbug to either stop growing, reverse it's age and sometimes speed up their age. Once such things are done to a glitterbug the only way to reverse them is to find the antidote for what ever it is that they have come across.


(this portion of the shop is not yet up and running, sorry)
Go back/forward a stage= 5k (these only on Flatsell glitterbugs)

Flat sale prices vary depending on the stage at which your Glitterbug is purchased because you are essentially buying more art with the more stages a glitterbug goes through.
While most flat sales will be Shinju occasionally one might be from the Junko or the Hotaru stage.
The first stage the Shinju Stage is worth 8k
The Second Stage, The Junko Stage is worth 6k
and the final stage the Hotaru stage is worth 5k

Flatsale Rules
- Each person may only purchase one Pet per flatsale for the first 24hours after the word go.
- If you buy for someone else during a flatsale you ARE for fitting your own right during those 1st 24 hours to purchase for yourself.
- Only post after I say GO in big bold RED letters
- Use the order form
- Gold only (I don't want to argue with people over how much they feel something is worth)
- If there is no trade sent after 8 hours, the Pet will be put back up for sell.
- Two owners may own one Pet (but it must be stated in the form)
- When sending trade Title the Trade after the pet you are wanting.
- Please make sure the correct price is entered in the trade.
- Send the trade to the shop owner and no one else.

What's a bribe?
By my definition a bribe is anything someone uses to gain something they want that they are unable to get by other means. This includes, Items, sealed envelopes, and even Pet trades.

Yes that's right. Unlike most other shops you'll come across I consider pet trades to fall under the bribe section.

How Bribes in This Shop work
If all the of the months colorist customs slots have been used or closed, and you still want a Glitterbug you can always attempt to bribe one of the staff to make one for you, so long as you follow the rules.

Bribe Rules.
1. All Bribes go through ME! THE GLITTERBUGS
2. To fill out a bribe use the custom form that fits the glitterbug style you are wanting.
3. Just because you place a bribe does not mean the bribe will be accepted.
4. DO NOT contact my colorists Directly, doing such once will get you put on my bad list. More than once and you'll be put on the Ugly list, trust me you don't want to go there.
5. JUST LIKE CUSTOMS, no Bribe will be worked on until the trade transactions are completed.

Staff Wishlists

More than likely if you offer something we've listed we'll take you up on your offer. Not always but most of the time.










Bribe Slots

The Glitterbugs

1. Not Open
2. Not Open

Kizoku

1. Kutebare~Kisama
2. Will open after Customs are completed
3. Will open after Customs are completed

PipicatStatus: Closed until custom slots are taken up and finished.
Bribe slots owned.
1.Not open until the slot is purchased.

-= STAGE -=- CERT -=- COLORIST -=- NAME -=- OWNER =-

-= Hotaru -=- Cert -=- T.S. -=- Rei -=- Wil_Kandrakar =-
-= Hotaru -=- Cert -=- T.S. -=- Tikata -=- Kutebare~Kizama =-
-= Junko -=- Cert -=- T.S. -=- Sarien -=- DragonEnchantres =-
-= Hotaru-=- Cert -=- T.S. -=- Lamia -=- C.h.e.s.h.i.r.e =-
-= Hotaru -=- Cert -=- T.S. -=- Thora -=- Phoenix_Dawn_Firebird =-
-= Hotaru -=- Cert -=- T.S. -=- Alfie -=- Nightlite =-
-= Junko -=- Cert -=- T.S. -=- Seamus -=- Greenshamrock =-
-= Junko -=- Cert -=- T.S. -=- Aya -=- Suki Fairy =-
-= Junko -=- Cert -=- T.S. -=- Neela -=- Vynnessia =-


-=- Junko -=- cert -=- Pipicat -=- Finbarr -=- tsel =-
-=- Hotaru-=- cert -=- Pipicat -=- Zoen -=- keliptis =- *Waiting on URL
-=- Hotaru-=- cert -=- Pipicat -=- Senkuu -=- wil_kandrakar =- *Waiting on URL
-=- Hotaru -=- cert -=- Pipicat -=- Raj -=- Yaoi_Sephiroth =- *Waiting on URL
-=- Hotaru -=- cert -=- Pipicat -=- Tyggah -=- Chryssta =- *Waiting on URL


-= Hotaru -=- cert -=- Kizuko -=- Darius -=- Capricorn Sunchai =-
-= Hotaru -=- Cert -=- Kizuko -=- Ayane -=- Keliptis =-
-= Hotaru -=- cert -=- Kizuko -=- Gyokuseki Kou -=- Yorugami =-
-= Junko -=- Cert -=- Kizuko -=- Grant -=- TAPS baby =-
-= Junko -=- Cert -=- Kizuko -=- Oiyo -=- Omiko-bringerofchaos =-
-= Junko -=- Cert -=- Kizuko -=- Adriane -=- Kaitaia =-

-=- Hotaru -=- cert -=- Cryptica~Rose -=- Kisama -=- Kutebare~Kisama =- *Waiting on URL
-=- Hotaru -=- cert -=- Cryptica~Rose -=- Wynne -=- Nebulafire =- *Waiting on URL

-=- Hotaru -=- cert -=- Winged Angel of death -=- Zarina -=- Cryptica~Rose =- *Waiting on URL
-=- Hotaru -=- cert -=- Winged Angel of death -=- Yeratu -=- Omiko-bringerofchaos =- *Waiting on URL

-= Hotaru -=- cert -=- -sebi the lost- -=- Blaze -=- Hot n Devilish =-





-= STAGE -=- CERT -=- COLORIST -=- NAME -=- OWNER =-

-= Hotaru -=- Cert -=- Kizuko -=- Takatashi -=- Kutebare~Kisama =-
-= Hotaru -=- cert -=- Pipicat -=- Sunburst -=- NightLite =-
-= Hotaru -=- Cert -=- Kizuko -=- Kira -=- SunfireDemon =-
-= Hotaru -=- Cert -=- Kizuko -=-Estarion -=- Lady Aria Starstone =-
-= Hotaru -=- Cert -=- pipicat -=-Kakai Aisu -=- Master Wild Mage =-
-= Hotaru -=- Cert -=- Kizoku -=-Getsuei Shirezu -=- Yorugami =-





-= STAGE -=- CERT -=- COLORIST -=- NAME -=- OWNER =-


-= Hotaru -=- Cert -=- T.S. -=-Amisis -=- tsel =-
-= Hotaru -=- Cert -=- kizoku -=- Makoto -=- Kutebare~Kisama
-= Hotaru -=- Cert -=- kizoku -=- Amisis -=- XGeminiFaeryX
-= Hotaru -=- Cert -=- T.S. -=- Lucifer -=- Kutebare~Kisama
-= Hotaru -=- Cert -=- Kizoku -=- Buggie -=- Amandagayle32
-=- Junko -=- Cert -=- Cryptica~Rose -=- Sai -=- Remicchi
-=- Plushie/Flurtle -=- Cert -=- T.S. -=- Lola -=- NebulaFire -=-




-= STAGE -=- CERT -=- COLORIST -=- NAME -=- OWNER =-

-= Hotaru -=- Cert -=- Kizuko -=- Chikao -=- Kutebare~Kisama =-
heart -= Hotaru -=- Cert -=- kizuko -=- Koko -=- Chenali =-




-= STAGE -=- CERT -=- COLORIST -=- NAME -=- OWNER =-
-=- Shinju -=- Cert -=- Pipicat -=- Armani -=- SunfireDemon =-
-=- Shinju -=- Cert -=- Pipicat -=- Yong -=- Kutebare~Kisama =-

-=- Shinju -=- Cert -=- kizuko -=- Zander -=- Saphria201 =-
-=- Shinju -=- Cert -=- kizuko -=- Lilly -=- NightLite =-

-=- 4/5 -=- Cert -=- Winged Angel of Death -=- Adria -=- Lady Aria Starstone





IF and when this becomes to big of a list, this info will be transfered to a page in the guild forum.