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Yes, yes, I know. It's waaay too damn early for Halloween but I'm decorating anyway so there. mad p


I'm in the process of repairing the HTML glitches brought about by the forum update. Two new elements, several new mutations, and a few new abilities have been introduced.

June 16, 2005

Ok, so the front page was down awhile so I -couldn't- update. Not that I'd have remembered to anyway.
We've had several flatsales and a couple of contests, it's been a lot of fun! I'm thinking about revamping
the guild, breeding system, and the lineart. Guild members may report to the guild (once it's working again, it isn't at the time
of this posting) for details and to express opinions and suggestions.

April 29, 2005

Aha hahaha. sweatdrop Sorry, y'all, I just keep forgetting I'm supposed to do this...

Anyway. We've had a bunch of flatsaling and several breedings this month. Almost 50 new unis! Plus the writing contest that's up in the Guild.
I've changed the guild to "hidden," to give us a little more privacy and restricted membership to uni owners only, and people we've come to trust not to be morons.

Also, a small, easily missed but very important rules change has been implemented. Please go read the rules CAREFULLY. Hope you find it, your future uni purchases depend upon it. xd

March 28, 2005

Updated the Storm Uni's offerings to include electricity. It just made sense. I'm also trying to work the kinks out of the RP system. I hope to open Breedings soon.

March 15, 2005

Updated the guild layout in preparation for the flatsale in 10 hours.

I think I must be insane.
<center> March 13, 2005</center>
Changed the Adoption procedure. Hopefully this will get a few more people to go to the guild by forcing them to go there once. A flatsale of 16 unis will be happening on Tuesday at 2:00 PM EST.

<center> March 10, 2005 </center>
Finished the first half of the special guild flatsale two days ago. Opened breedings today.

<center> Feb 15, 2005</center>
We have new affiliates and the linkbanner for this shop is up.

<center> Feb 07, 2005</center>
Ok, Lakitra suggested this so here I go- An Oldbies-only flatsale will be held in the Guild coming up here, hopefully by the end of the month but don't hold your breath. To be eligible, you must own one unicorn which you have named. You have until the end of February to name your unicorn(s) to be eligible. If You meet these criterion and haven't been offered a guild membership: This is merely an oversight on my part, PM me and I will get you an invite ASAP.

ALSO! There is a guild decor contest going on in the guild as we speak. It's running 'till the end of the month.

<center> Feb 05, 2005</center>
Why yes, I do indeed suck at news updates. Um... we have a Guild now. Anyone who owns a unicorn and/or is active in this thread is eligible for membership. If you have not already been sent an invitation and want to join, please PM me or post in this thread and I will Invite you as soon as I can.

<center> Dec 6, 2004</center>
Can we tell I suck at news updates? Keep forgetting to do them. Ah, well. The Newbies-Only flatsale was a huge success. ^_^ Thanks, y'all. I'm working up a sale for oldbies-only next (only seems fair) that should... pique y'all's interest, to say the least. Lets just say my ulterior motive is to force myself to work on graphics for the mutations...

<center>Nov 30, 2004</center>

Revised some rules and policies; gender now has little bearing on reproductive capabilities, except that mares only come into season once a month.

Also, added the current samples for the flatsale on Sunday, and a poll asking what time the flatsale should be run.

<center>Nov 19, 2004</center>

Eep does not begin to describe the stampede that was the flatsale! Wow! I'm really surprised y'all like them as well as all that... gratified, but suprised. Now to begin gearing up for the next flatsale... there are still 3 breeding slots still open, if anyone's interested...
<center>Nov 17, 2004</center>

In preparation for the flatsale tomorrow (eep!) I have put up all the unicorns that are to be available. The idea is for folks to look over them and decide which one they want, for convenience's sake.

<center>Nov 17, 2004</center>

Ok, I'm almost ready to go. Now I just need to find a chunk of time when I can be online when I can hold the first flatsale and be around to referee. This will -probably- be on Friday. Yes, Friday is good. It will be Friday. xd

Earth:
Colors: Primarily brown and green.
Temperament: Friendly and calm.
Abilities: Summon, Kinesis
Habitat: Any Land

Fire:
Colors: Primarily red and yellow.
Temperament: Extroverted, quick-tempered.
Abilities: Summon, Kinesis
Habitat: Warm Land, Volcanic regions.

Air:
Colors: Primarily blue and white.
Temperament: Flighty, skittish.
Abilities: Kinesis, Flight
Habitat: Flatlands, mountains; anywhere with a lot of wind.

Water:
Colors: Primarily blue and black.
Temperament: Emotional, friendly.
Abilities: Summon, Kinesis
Habitat: Damp lands, swamps, marshes.

Electricity:
Colors: Black, Yellow.
Temperament: Volatile, friendly.
Abilities: Summon, Kinesis
Habitat: Plains, mountains, anywhere prone to electrical storms.

Ice:
Colors: Blue, White, and Green.
Temperament: Distant, uncaring.
Abilities: Summon (Water), Kinesis (Water, Air), Freeze
Habitat: Cold lands, glaciers, snowfields

Steam:
Colors: White, light blue, transparent.
Temperament: Impatient, short-tempered.
Abilities: Summon (Fire, Water), Kinesis (Fire, Water), Cloudform
Habitat: Land with Hot Springs, Jungle

Dust:
Colors: Silver, Gold
Temperament: Quiet, lazy
Abilities: Summon (Earth), Kinesis (Earth, Air), Cloudform
Habitat: Desert, Flatlands, Volcanic Ash Fields

Smoke:
Colors: Grey and Black
Temperament: Sullen, flighty.
Abilities: Summon (Fire), Kinesis (Fire, Air), Cloudform
Habitat: Volcanic Land

Magma:
Colors: Marbled Black and Red
Temperament: Moody, often angry.
Abilities: Summon (Fire, Earth), Kinesis (Fire, Earth), Glow
Habitat: Volcanos

Storm:
Colors: Black, Blue, Yellow, Gray
Temperament: Excitable, violent mood swings.
Abilities: Summon (Water, Electricity), Kinesis (Air, Water), Flight
Habitat: Flatland, Mountains

Permafrost:
Colors: Blue, Brown, White, Gray
Temperament: Cold, unkind
Abilities: Summon (Water, Earth), Kinesis (Water, Earth), Freeze
Habitat: Arctic, Tundra

Mud:
Colors: Brown and Black
Temperament: Depressive
Abilities: Summon (Water, Earth), Kinesis (Water, Earth), Heal
Habitat: Swamp, Marsh.

Swamp:
Colors: Brown, Green, Gray, Yellow
Temperament: Introspective, Quiet
Abilities: Summon (Water, Earth), Kinesis (Water, Earth), Glow
Habitat: Swamp, Marsh.

Acid:
Colors: Black, Green
Temperament: Snarky
Abilities: Summon (Acid), Kinesis (Acid), Glow
Habitat: Swamp, Marsh, Underground.

Light:
Colors: White & light values of all others.
Temperament: Happy, kind.
Abilities: Summon (Fire), Glow, Shine, Heal
Habitat: Grasslands, Flatlands, Sparse Forests.

Sonic:
Colors: Blue and Orange.
Temperament: Extroverted, talkative
Abilities: Summon (sound), Kinesis (sound), Shatter, Purr
Habitat: Caves, Deep Forests, Canyons

Shadow:
Colors: Black & Dark values of all others.
Temperament: Thoughtful, kind.
Abilities: Summon (shadows), Kinesis (shadows), Telepathy (nocturnal creatures), Cloudform (shadow)
Habitat: Caves, Deep Forests, Canyons

Plant:
Colors: Green.
Temperament: Helpful, quiet.
Abilities: Summon (Plant), Kinesis (Plant), Telepathy (Plant), Heal
Habitat: Anywhere green growing things thrive.

Tundra:
Colors:White, Green, Brown
Temperament: Harsh, distant
Abilities: Summon (Water), Kinesis (Earth), Freeze, Cloudform (snow)
Habitat: Tundra, Snowfield

Twilight:
Colors: Black, Gray, Blue
Temperament: Mysterious, Contemplative
Abilities: Glow, Summon (shadow), Kinesis (shadow), Cloudform (shadow)
Habitat: Arctic, Shallow Cave, Deep Forest

City:
Colors: Black, Yellow, Grey
Temperament: Extroverted
Abilities: Summon (earth, air), Kinesis (earth, air), Telepathy (any social animal (humans included)), Cloudform (smog)
Habitat: Cultivated and Developed Areas

Time:
Colors: Purple, Pink
Temperament: Deliberate, Thoughtful
Abilities: Flight, Heal, Precognition, Reverse Time, Telepathy (any unicorn)
Habitat: Any and all

Love:
Colors: Red through White
Temperament: Gentle and Affectionate.
Abilities: Bolster, Glow, Shine, Heal, Warm Fuzzies

Heartbreak:
Colors: Pink, Black
Temperament: Bitter, wounded
Abilities: Summon (shadows), Kinesis (shadows), Freeze, Battlecry, Gloom
Habitat: Any

Akashic (all elements):
Colors: Purple, Black
Temperament: Quiet, mysterious, kind
Abilities: Glow, Shine, Heal, Resurrect, Telepathy (any living).
Habitat: Any

Celestial:
Colors: Purple, Blue, Gold, Silver
Temperament: Serene, Distant
Abilities: Flight, Glow, Shine, Heal, Resurrect
Habitat: Any

Courage
Colors: Black and white, with some incidental grey.
Temperament: Brave, sometimes to the point of foolhardiness.
Abilities: Glow, Shine, Heal, Battlecry, Bolster


Blood:
Colors: Red, Black
Temperament: Cold, wrathful
Abilities: Summon (shadow), Kinesis (shadow), Vampirism, Telepathy, Cloudform (red mist)
Habitat: Any


Nightmare:
Colors:Black, Blue, Purple
Temperament: Detached, sometimes cruel
Abilities: Summon (shadow), Kinesis (Shadow), Nightmare, Telepathy, Cloudform (black mist)
Habitat: Any

Cosplay:
Colors: Any
Temparament: Any
Abilities: None. Note: These unicorns, due to the unique nature of their creation, cannot breed. "Cosplay" elements are created when a strong personality, a truly unique soul, extinguishes somewhere in the cosmos. That energy can on rare occasions leave an imprint a developing ingot, causing the resulting unicorn to bear a striking resemblance to the departed soul.
Habitat: Any

Battlecry:
This unicorn can emit a wild cry when engaged in combat which may frighten and/or demoralize its opponent, possibly to the point of causing it to flee entirely. The efficacy of this ability is related to the relative power of the unicorn and its opponent. If the unicorn is more powerful than the opponent, the battlecry will be more likely to be effective. If the unicorn is weaker than its opponent, it is less likely to function.

Bolster:
This unicorn carries itself with such confidence that it is able to inspire its' allies. This ability may, depending on the unicorn in question, manifest as a rousing speech, a few quietly spoken words of comfort and support, or merely an infectious aura of hope and confidence.

Cloudform:
This unicorn type can assume a cloud composed of its element. For example, a Smoke-type unicorn can turn into a cloud of Smoke, and a Dust-type unicorn can turn into a cloud of Dust. They can fly at low altitudes (No higher than the treetops) and low speeds (no more than a fast trot) while in this form. In this form, they cannot attack anything, nor can they be attacked.

Flight:
This unicorn type can fly. It can take to the air even without wings, or if its wings are damaged.

Freeze:
This unicorn type can freeze small quantities of unliving matter. For example, an Ice-type unicorn could use this ability to freeze a damp, baseball-size stone and cause it to shatter. Remember: Water expands when it freezes, but most things contract. (Thanks, Vahyla, for pointing out the error in the former writeup of this Ability)

Gloom:
This unicorn type can enhance or instill apathetic, depressed, lonely, and unhappy feelings in other unicorns and people.

Glow:
This unicorn type can radiate ambient light from its body. This light is brighter than a torch, and is usually colored like the unicorns� associated element. For example, a Magma-type unicorn might glow a deep red, whereas a Light-type unicorn will probably give off a golden glow.

Heal:
This unicorn type possesses the ability to heal itself and others of wounds and sickness. The efficacy of this healing ability is related to the level of experience of the unicorn. If your unicorn is new, its healing ability will not be strong, but will increase over time.

Kinesis:
This unicorn type can control small amounts of its element. For example, a Fire-type unicorn can control a flame up to the size of a torch perfectly and direct the flame to move wherever the unicorn wants it, regardless of fuel, or can make small changes in the behavior of a bonfire.

Nightmare:
This unicorn type can induce nightmares in a sleeping unicorn. Unicorns particularly skilled in this ability can use it in conjunction with their Telepathy ability to control what the nightmares contain; most unicorns can only cause bad dreams in general, which manifest in whatever way is most appropriate for the victim unicorn. Particularly powerful unicorns may use this ability to induce short-lived unpleasant hallucinations in a wakeful unicorn.

Precognition
This unicorn type can sometimes know, a mere split second beforehand, exactly how to avoid a sudden danger. For example, a unicorn with this ability might suddenly know to jump left just before a heavy tree branch falls right where it had been standing.

Purr:
This unicorn type has a mystical ability soothe and comfort others by producing a purring sound.

Resurrect:
This unicorn type can raise the dead.

Reverse Time:
This unicorn type can reverse time in a very limited area around itself, no more than a few feet. This is not noticeable within the bubble itself (except by the unicorn that's doing it, of course) but observers outside the bubble will see the scene that just played out "rewind." More powerful unicorns can affect a larger area and/or reverse time further.

Shatter:
This unicorn type can break crystalline or glass objects with a burst of high-pitched sound. May also damage the hearing of sensitive-eared creatures standing too close.

Shine:
This unicorn type can emit a blinding light from its entire body. This glow dazzles any creature looking at the unicorn, and often causes creatures associated with the opposite element to flee.

Summon:
This unicorn type can create small amounts of its associated element out of nothingness. For example, a Water-type unicorn can cause a small amount of water to appear at will, in any location which it can clearly see. The amount of element which the unicorn can summon increases with time.

Telepathy:
This unicorn type can communicate telepathically with its associated element and other unicorns of its associated element within a limited range. For example, a Plant-type unicorn can communicate telepathically with plants and any Plant-type unicorns within range. The range of this ability is usually anything the unicorn can make eye-contact with, or can see clearly (if, as in the case of plants, the thing to be communicated with has no eyes.)

Vampirism:
This unicorn type can feed on the life force of other creatures. This can either manifest as blood drinking or simply sucking the energy out of a creature, usually via touch or eye contact. This ability provides nourishment for the unicorn and can heal wounds sustained by the vampiric unicorn. The vampiric unicorn cannot heal damage to other unicorns, however.

Warm Fuzzies:
This unicorn type can defray strained social situations and distract enemies by inciting feelings of warmth and love within them. Also useful for cheering up a depressed friend.

Contributed by: Harperking
Morning gently fell on the grounds of the Agency. It had been one of those rare, perfect nights with no trouble coming from the surrounding forest. The rising sun shone through the trees, gilding the buildings and stream in warm golden light. The soft morning calls of birds were occasionally interrupted by the faint far of roar of an unknown darkling.

Two unis were walking slowly across the pasture. The tall grass whisked gently against their legs as they strode with a quiet purpose to a hidden hollow. A bend of the stream and a small tree covered hill had created this secluded place that was not visible from the main compound. Seldom did the caretakers come here, by unspoken accord it was a place that was exclusive to the unis. In the center of the hollow was a longish, flat rock. Bits of quartz embedded in it caught the first rays of the sun and refracted them in muted glory. The two unis approached the stone, one on each side, and stopped facing each other across it.

Ready? Asked the first uni.

Yes, replied her companion. Fire! she said, and with a moment of concentration a dancing flicker of flame appeared, floating above the altar stone.

Earth! the other uni then spoke. A column of rich, dark earth joined the flames above the altar.

The two unis watched for a moment, the flames and earth dancing together in the growing sunlight. Together they chanted:

Joining now at break of day
Our two gifts here now we bring
Life to give, Life to share
Bring new life here we pray.

As they spoke the earth and flame above the altar wove and spun in a dizzying pattern. As the last word fell there was a bright flash of light. When the glow faded, there upon the stone was a roughly squared shape that was a beautiful mottled orange and red.

Magma! the two unis spoke as one.

Think the caretakers will be ready for him? The earth uni spoke, breaking the spell that had seemed to fall over the glade. I have a feeling that this son of ours will arrive fully grown and ready for adventure!

I'm sure they will, answered the fire uni. He will be safe here until ready to join us. Now, let's go tell Neava to get ready for the new one to arrive!

Together they turned and left the hollow in a slow canter, leaving the softly glowing ingot behind.

1) You must own both unicorns being bred, or have permission from the other owner, PMed to me by them, to breed. If you are breeding with another's unicorn and want two foals, you have to pay for two breeding slots. (The slots, in essence, represent the number of foals I'm willing to create at a given time.) This will result in a twin birth.

2) Gender has no bearing on reproductive capabilities. You may RP, write, or imagine any sort of romantic relationship you wish between any unicorns you wish, and any pairing you desire may produce offspring. (given access to a breeding slot, of course.) This unusual facet of unicorn nature is due to their elemental heritage, elements being as genderless as you get.

3) Do not harass me to offer more breedings. I offer as many as I have time for and desire to do, no more. If I am pestered about breedings, it drastically reduces my desire to do them.

4) Your unicorn MUST be in the Registry before it can be bred. It only takes a second to record your uni's picture and genetics in the Guild.

1) Do you own both unicorns you seek to breed? If not, do you have permission from the owner of the other unicorn? If yes, continue. If no, smack yourself in the head very hard and repeat "I will ALWAYS read the rules!" 10 times. Then go back and read the rules and get yourself the unicorn/permission you need before proceeding.

2) Check to see if breedings are available. If not, don't ask for one. Wait until some are offered.

3) If there are breedings available, check to see if all of the breedings ostensibly available have already been claimed in case I am slow to update. If not, you may ask for one.

4) If some of the breedings remain unclaimed, post IN THIS THREAD that you want a breeding. Include in the thread which two unicorns you want to breed and their element and genetics.

5) Start a trade with me for the amount of gold I am asking for the breeding.

6) When I finish coloring your unicorn, I will post your unicorn in the Pickup thread in the guild.

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