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Welcome, humble visitor, to the world of the Elemental Spirits! What are these creatures exactly, how can you obtain one, and how can you participate in the role-playing game associated with it? This shop will provide information regarding the world of the Elemental Spirits and hopefully answer any questions you may have!

Table of Contents

Chapter I . . . Introduction & Table of Contents
Chapter II . . . Updates/News
Chapter III . . . Masters of Elemental Spirits
Chapter IV . . . The Story of Astora Village & Elemental Spirits
Chapter V . . . Rules of the Game/Shop
Chapter VI . . . Examples of Gameplay (Growth, Special Events, Grading Cards)
Chapter VII . . . Gameplay Strategies and Hints
Chapter VIII . . . Rules for Contests
Chapter IX . . . Contests for Available Seedlings
Chapter X . . . Pet Trades
Chapter XI . . . F.A.Q.
Chapter XII . . . Guild Information
Chapter XIII . . . White List/Gray List/Black List
Chapter XIV . . . Links & Affiliates
Chapter XV . . . Disclaimer/Copyright

Related Elemental Spirits Areas

The Elemental Spirits Guild Headquarters
Astora Village: The Role Playing Forum
The (OLD) Mini-Shop Thread
The (OLD) Role Playing Forum

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Sunday, July 03, 2005
Dear Friends:

Hello hello. This is your friendly Chiaku here. My hiatus status has not been prevented. As many of you know, my computer just completely died at the end of the school year (luckily, I got all of my research and papers turned in at that time so I didn't lose any of my work) and I have had limited Internet access since then. I have also ended up with a full-time summer job and do not have very much time to scramble and look for a computer to use.

Therefore--and I suppose this is disappointing to hear--I will have to put growings and other events on semi-hold until my situation improves (I swear that it will not be more than 2 months, so help me God). By that time, I'll also have enough money to purchase a new computer and a tablet, so that should be the source of much joy for all of us (no more having to scan and clean pictures).

Until then, please hang on with me. I'll visit the ESF thread when I'm not being killed at the zoo (where I'm working).

Tuesday, April 26, 2005: Congratulations to LokisRose, Rainye, and Lenachan358! They are the winners of the ESF Writing Contest and will each be receiving a seedling!

Sunday, April 24, 2005 : Due to major glitches from Gaia during the last few hours of the Writing Contest, the deadline for the competition will be extended by exactly 24 hours (deadline is now Monday at 7:00 p.m. CST). Judging will occur once guilds are up.

Sunday, April 17, 2005 : Congratulations to DS! Linnea has grown up into her child phase! There will be several "growings" that occur over the next month. Also, there is one week left in our Writing Contest. (Good luck, everyone!)

Monday, April 11, 2005 : After all of the havoc, destruction, and general madness that occurred in the last Elemental Spirits mini-shop, we have decided to relocate. Gaia caused too many glitches in our old thread, so it was time to move to a more comfortable location.

Also, we have a Writing Contest up for a nifty Brown seedling!

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. [ Generation I ] .

Nekura : Aetherion // Absalom : Toshihiko // Xue-Lien : Luna Artemis // Kizzy : SailorM4ev
Shin Daiko : Faevan // Linnea : DivineSaturn // Seriva : Zeejay

. [ Generation II ] .

Sylvia : Dio da Goat // Kapono : Carol Nawali // Varia : LokisRose

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<img src="http://esf.final-heaven.com/Layout/Star_Format/stars3.jpg" align="left">The village of Astora has always been settled on the border of the Falsin Forest. The forest has been forbidden to humans by its resident creatures, especially the Elemental Spirit fae there, who represent the elements fire, water, wood, metal, and earth. However, in recent years, natural hardships have caused a great decline in the faerie population, and restrictions on the forest could not be enforced. Many curious villagers from Astora began venturing in, admiring the curiosities of a world they were unable to see before. However, some explorers discovered the tragedy of the mysterious Elemental Spirit race: abandoned children.

Fae children are born from seedlings produced by the earth. However, those children who possess characters undesirable in fae are abandoned by their guardians, left to die without nurture in the depths of Falsin. Compassionate humans began collecting these seedlings and returning to Astora with them. The Elemental Spirits, although imperfect in their society, present special characteristics admired by humans, and a recent demand for such children has resulted in a market for these mysterious seedlings. . .

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After having read the story, perhaps you are more interested in how exactly you play a role in these events. As a citizen of Astora, you have the ability to adopt an Elemental Spirit. You role-play the part of a master, and must raise the child with care. The young fae will begin to grow, developing certain traits according to Special Events, Grading Cards, and your interactions in the role-playing game. When your fae reaches full adulthood, it can breed children with other fae and even obtain a job!

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<img src="http://esf.final-heaven.com/Layout/Star_Format/stars2.jpg" align="right"> idea Do NOT PM Chiaku or Elemental Spirits. Post in this thread and I will respond.

idea Anyone who trolls or spams maliciously will be black-listed. Bumps are welcome.

idea Do NOT ask for masters to sell their Elemental Spirit; additionally, do NOT ask me to give you special advantages in obtaining a fae.

idea There is a limit of one Elemental Spirit per Gaia user. Co-owning is allowed on the condition that only one of the owners is allowed responsibility for decisions in Special Events.

idea You will be required to role-play in this game, and the better at RPing you are, the more you can encourage your fae's growth. Read the "Game Play" section to find out what will happen if you refuse to role-play or abandon your fae for long periods of time. More specific guidelines for role-playing will be included in the RP thread.

idea When you role-play, you are allowed to role-play both yourself (as a master) and the Elemental Spirit (for daily events). However, you must role-play the fae according to their natural temperament and the Grading Card you receive. This presents a special challenge, because you could be a rather good-nature person and receive an evil child. You are not allowed to automatically convert your child to the side of good during role-playing to suit your preferences.

idea At times, I will "take control" of your Elemental Spirit through special events. These are not very dramatic moments (they only last 1-2 sentences long), and are made to act as a guide (like the grading card) to your fae's character. They are also graded more critically than regular daily interactions that you write about you and your fae. Thus, it is important for you to consider what course of action best to take when reacting to a special event.

idea You must place your Elemental Spirit identification card in your signature or a thread/website where you display your pets.

idea Please do not complain about the status of your fae after you have paid and received it. If you have read ALL of the information contained in this shop, you will know that there are some unexpected aspects with the fae.

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Life Process: There are basically 6 different stages your fae child will develop through: seedling (the fetus stage), toddler, young child, child, adolescence, and adult with a career (according to their job affinity at this point).

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What Are the Elements?: Each Elemental Spirit is endowed with a specific element that will determine his future talents, personality, and growth. Such elements are actually taken from Chinese tradition, which was used in the past to judge a person's character.

scream Fire Element
Personality Characteristics: Passionate, easily angered, energetic, aggressive
Natural Job Affinities: Artist, actor, fighter

sweatdrop Water Element
Personality Characteristics: Restless, intelligent, indecisive, frank
Natural Job Affinities: Astrologer, writer, traveller

stare Wood Element
Personality Characteristics: Organized, jealous, practical, impatient
Natural Job Affinities: Merchant, secretary, doctor

confused Metal Element
Personality Characteristics: Disciplined, cautious, authoritative, unmerciful
Natural Job Affinities: Leader, teacher, judge

mad Earth Element
Personality Characteristics: Responsible, stationary, trustworthy, insincere
Natural Job Affinities: Unknown ?

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Identification Card: Below is an example of what the Elemental Spirit identification card looks like. If you receive a child, it is REQUIRED that you place this image in the signature of your Gaia account or another website where you display your pets.

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Special Events: Perhaps once every other week, you will receive a Special Event. This event will be sent from Chiaku, and will follow the format of the example below. The event will actually involve a special request or action on behalf of your fae child, according to their personality. For example, a greedy, spoiled child may have events asking you to go buy toys for them, while a generous child may have events in which they give you gifts of their own. Whether you accept the gift, reject the demand for more toys, or etc. will have significant effects on their personality growth.

SPECIAL EVENT for Luna Artemis!

There's someone tugging on your clothes! eek Oh, it's Xue-Lien... What does she want? Xue-Lien says to you, "Give me cookies!"

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Grading Cards: It will be difficult to role-play your child, as the fae will be constantly changing and adjusting. To guide this process and to allow you to see how you are doing as a master, Grading Cards will be handed out once a week, sort of like a report card. The card will have specific ratings by personality and job affinity. However, if you interact with your fae very little, do not respond to the special events, or your fae is still in early development periods, it will not have very many items on this Grading Card.

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There are numerous ways to interact with each child. Isolating your fae from other children (for example, by making him study books in your home rather than allowing him to play outside) will negatively affect his social development, but may enhance his mental development. Punishment may alter children in different ways, especially according to their natural temperament (for example, an Earth child already prone to wickedness will learn to become crueler, while a Water child may improve his performance to gain your approval).

Each interaction will either add or deduct points from certain characteristics in their personality (Violent or Peaceful, Stingy or Generous, Confident or Uncertain, etc.) and job affinity (Military, Maid, Doctor, etc.). Every one a while, your fae child will bring home a "Grading Card" which will give the appropriate markings so that you are aware of how your child is developing.

<img src="http://esf.final-heaven.com/Layout/Characters/chiaku_momo.jpg" align="left"> Temperament - Perhaps one of the largest influences that will affect your fae's development is the temperament that he was born with. In the earlier years of life, a fae will especially decide matters and react by his temperament. A Fire child who is scolded too often may be destined to be very volatile and hot-headed as an adult, because of his existing affinity towards these traits. However, a Fire child who is not scolded enough may become overconfident and careless as an adult, unable to realize his own faults.

Abnormalities - How will you react if your young child possesses an unusual trait, such as blindness or missing wings? These fae have been abandoned for one reason or another, but primarily due to imperfections that would not be accepted in the fae society. Will you become frustrated and scold your child for causing you more trouble than he's worth, or will you attempt to sympathize with his struggle?

<img src="http://esf.final-heaven.com/Layout/Star_Format/stars3.jpg" align="right">Fae Versus Human - You're human, he's fae. Of course, there's going to be some complications in attempting to explain the relationship to your child ("Where did I come from, Mom?", "Why don't I look like the other children?", etc.). The way you attempt to handle your fae's heritage will also influence his development. A fae who has been converted completely to the ways of humans may fail to connect to his natural environment but will be able to use his fae powers to aid mankind. By contrast, a fae who is fully aware that he was stolen out of his world and stuck in the realm of humans may become bitter, and possibly disappear for periods of time to wander in the woods and search for his original race.

Age Growth - If you want your fae to grow into adulthood, you MUST interact with him. (This is a roleplaying game, after all). Simply letting the kid sit there and waiting for him to develop will not work. Even in its early emryonic stages, talking and caring for the fae may prompt it to "hatch" from its flower. Because the age growth is partially dependent on its naturally tendency and partially dependent on your interaction, your fae could grow to the adolescent state while the fae of others in the same generation are still stuck as kids for a while.

Job - Future careers are not determined by job affinity alone. Their area of expertise will be determined by this affinity, but the specific job may be dependent on the personality. For example, a high mental development with a love for reading history (personality) and occasional violent reactions to school fights (job affinity) will result in this sort of equation: Intelligence + Violence = Future Job = Military Tactician.

Items - Everyone wants to buy items/toys for their young kids, right? Well, maybe not. It depends on how you want your child to develop. A Metal child with an affinity for valuables may demand more items than others, and whether he receives those items or not will affect his growth. The type of items you give are also important (for example, giving your kid a twig to play with is entirely different than purchasing a set of jewels). If your Metal child asks for a wooden sword and you give him a pencil instead, how will he develop? Items are important in developing personality, job affinity, and physical appearance as well (maybe a child flooded with items has potential as a Merchant in the future). What will happen if you feed your fae too many sweets when he asks for them (uh-oh, perhaps he'll become a little pudgy!)?

Selling/Abandoning the Child - Feel like leaving Gaia? Are you a poor Gaian who really needs some cash? Feel up to selling your poor kid to someone else? This is HIGHLY unadvisable, but...this is your child, and your decision. A child who is abandoned could potentially die (If you leave for a vacation and have no access to the Internet, please send your child to live with a friend for a week or arrange another situation. Otherwise, by the time you return, your kid may have run away or been killed while attempting to fend for himself. In some cases, "child services," a.k.a. me, will come to rescue the child and put him up for adoption.). If sold, the child will become confused, hostile, and potentially run away if put under the care of a stranger...especially after being SOLD (how would you feel if the person who has promised to love you has sold you away like some commodity?). Doing so will detrimentally affect his personality and development.

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PLEASE READ ALL OF THE RULES THOROUGHLY BELOW BEFORE ASKING QUESTIONS, BIDDING, ETC.</center>

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General Rules of Contests

General Rules

idea Again, PLEASE read every single last word in this introduction thread I wrote before asking questions and such.

idea In the case that you win two ongoing contests, be aware that the rules stated above say that you are not allowed to own two children (aside from if your original fae bears a child). You will be given the choice of which of the two seedlings you will wish to adopt. The second one will be given to the second-place winner of the contest in which it was offered.

idea If there is an ongoing auction, raffle, or RP contest, THERE WILL BE A POLL POSTED IN THE SHOP THREAD. This will be the indicator that a seedling is available (unless Gaia glitches... gonk ).

Auction Rules

Auction Rules

idea I know I set a time for the auction to begin, put please do not begin bidding until I have posted that the auction has begun. Also, I will formally anounce on the message thread when an auction has ended.

idea Each auction will start at 10,000 gold, and the bid increment will be 500 gold.

idea Each auction will last one week. If possible, auctions will take place during weekends to make certain everyone has the opportunity to bid if possible.

idea During the last 30 minutes of the auction, no new bidders will be allowed to enter.

idea Do not hassle the other bidders, or hassle those who win auctions.

idea If you are offering items as part of your bid, they will be counted as the highest price on the EVIL Price Guide.

idea Only bid if you can pay. Pay within 24 hours of the conclusion of the auction.

idea During an auction, THE BEST BUMPER will be awarded a prize on my behalf. So try your best!

idea To prevent sniping at the end of the auction, there will be an extended period of 10 minutes added to the time in which the auction ends.

Roleplay Contest Rules

Roleplay Contest Rules

This new method of giving out seedlings was discussed by myself as well as some of the frequent posters on this forum. Because there were certain unfair aspects of the raffle and auction, we felt it would be best to include a third alternative in finding a seedling that guarantees a talented roleplayer in the game, to some degree.

I will likely choose those individuals who have posted frequently and helpfully on this forum or the RP forum. I trust that these people are more committed to the game because of their willingness to participate despite not having a seedling.

Below are some basic rules for how the contest will operate:

idea The contest will be announced to open on a certain "RP" day. If you are selected as an entrant to the contest, you will receive certain instructions from me on how you will RP on this day.

idea There will only be 15 entrants per contest. First come, first serve.

idea There is also an entrance fee of 2000 gold. If I approve of your application, I will ask for a trade for this fee.

idea ONLY send an application if there is a current competition posted up.

idea Be active during the time the contest is occurring. This is one of the best ways to increase your chances of winning the contest.

idea At the end of the week, I will take votes from current parents as to who they think performed the best. I will take these votes into consideration, but ultimately, it is MY decision who gets the seedling. (This will be to prevent any possible conspiracy that may occur... )

idea The flat price for the winner is 10,000 gold.

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PLEASE NOTE: Offers and competitions for seedlings will be posted here when they are available. However, in the incident that Gaia becomes glitchy, it may become impossible to post an upcoming competition; we encourage you to watch the Breedables forum or read messages in the thread to stay best up-to-date!

Add Elemental Spirits to your Friendslist if you would like to be updated news, events, and when seedlings become available!

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Gah...Unfortunately, Chiaku isn't much into pet trades... sweatdrop There are few breedables in which I have interest. If I reject your pet trade offer, it is not because I think your breedables are bad quality...but I am extremely selective because of how much time I simply don't have to collect a dozen pets.

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.: Rules :.
. I won't trade for pixel pets .
. I usually am not interested in "animal" pets (dogs, fish, etc.) .
. I am not interested in pets that are not RP-intensive .
. I am not interested in "templated" pets (the same lineart colored various ways) .
. And...ermm...even then, I am likely to be not interested X3 .

. You're allowed to PM Elemental Spirits if you're interested in trading .
. Please don't be sad if your offer is turned down ._.

.: Chiaku's Breedables Wish List :.
. Eden Project .
. Stars of Destiny .

.: Pet Trade History :.
Sylvia (Elemental Spirits) Traded for Ilyusha (Scattered Stories)

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1. I don't want to wait for a Writing Contest or Auction! Is there an Autobuy so that I can purchase a seedling at any time?
Unfortunately not... sweatdrop I really am not in the Breedables business to hoard as much gold and property as possible...I make seedlings available only when I think I can commit enough time to make a quality product.

2. Ok, I want a special element! I want a Devil element and a Blizzard element kid!
Uh, sorry. gonk The elements are based on the Chinese 5-element system, and introducing "special" elements would disrupt the balance and harmony that the original Chinese system attempts to establish among the elements.

3. I don't get it. Why is a kid that looks like a bug born from a mushroom?
This is actually sort of tricky...I don't want all of the children to look exactly like their plant forms. If I can relate another concept to the plant, then I will attempt to illustrate that concept in the child (but only if the concept is related).

4. Can I hire you to do an art commission?
Nope. I got out of the art commission business a while ago. Now I'll only do commissions for close friends...and free art for my Elemental Spirits RPers. ninja

5. Do you ever offer custom children?
Well...I think the only way I would offer a custom child was through a pet trade...and those don't come easily, either. X3

6. I just lost the recent auction/writing contest/raffle! sad When will the next seedling be offered?
Seedlings are offered whenever I have available time to commit towards making an excellent product. The time between Generation I and the birth of Generation II was roughly 6 months due to my insane school schedule. gonk So the answer is: I don't know.

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<img src="http://esf.final-heaven.com/Layout/Characters/xuelien_hisataka.jpg" align="right">The full experience of Elemental Spirits can be experienced by visiting our guild headquarters! You can find the Astora Village role-play, art gallery (including all Elemental Spirits in-game artwork and fanart), character encyclopedia, children's journals, random OOC madness, and more. Feel free to post in the "OOC Welcome Center" (in the guild) for more information!

Visit the Elemental Spirits Guild!!

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White List people, you will be loved by Chiaku forever. heart Gray List people, you have been fairly warned (you'll find yourself on the Black List if you persist in being problematic)... And Black List people, you deserve to swallow your own poop (don't come back here again)! scream

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.: White List :.
All of my Elemental Spirits masters! heart Without you, there wouldn't be ESF!
SailorM4ev (for being with me since the beginning)

.: Gray List :.
(None)

.: Black List :.
Kye (It takes guts to troll while hiding behind a mule account)
KensingtonL (Didn't your mother ever teach you not to troll?)

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