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Story

There once was a young modifox who traveled a lot. She never really had a home. Many of the modifoxs she encounted belonged to tribes but this young modifox couldn't stand to stay in one place. So throughout her adventures, she ran into other modifoxes like herself. They decided to join together and travel the world.

The lifestyle of the clan is nomadic, although they will sometimes stop in one place or another for various reasons--injured members, newly emerged kits, maybe they just like the scenery, maybe the food is good, or maybe for some other reason--they spend most of their time traveling. The only planned stop on their travels is at their homeland, where they return to only once per year.

As such, the clan is full of very physically fit modifoxes, with great deals of endurance, and they're also very productive, as laziness is frowned upon, because not only does it negatively affect the lazy modifox, it can affect the entire clan.

The Homeland

The Gypsy's are traveler and rarely stay in one spot for a long time. The Gypsy's have a small plot of land they call "home" at the base of a mountain next to a river. The only times that they go "home" is on their annual funeral and party.

((More detail to possibly come later.))

Celebrations

The Annual Funeral- When all the Gypsy's get together and mourn for those lost since the last funeral.
The Annual Celevration of Life- Follows after the funeral. Modifoxes get together and share tales of their adventures and show off their new mods and what not.

White, Gray, and Black Lists

Through various forms of brown-nosing and perhaps even outright bribery, you can get your name on the white list. I'll have fun watching you guys come up with creative ways to get your names on here. :p

Grey list: You break a rule, you go on here, and you're on prohibition for a week. (An important rule, not something trivial like forgetting to use OOC brackets.)

Black list: You break two rules in a week. Big major rules. You can also go here if you break one major rule. (I really can't think of anything big enough to get you on here in one go at the moment, though.)

White List
Natitsuri--she made the tribe. Without her, we wouldn't exist. Bow before her.

Gray List
No one, yey!

Black List
No one, huzzah!

Ranks

Elder- Also known as the Gypsy King or Queen, every decision has to be run past them. They are also the only ones who can pray to the Higher Beings. The Elders have the abilities of all the ranks below.

Hunter- Hunts for food while on the move. They are also responsible for finding salt, or other preservatives, so that meat may be kept. Strength and ability for teamwork are important in this position, as they need to get large amounts of meat (such as a deer) to the rest of the clan. Heightened senses. They can move quicker, and sense other Modifoxes quicker and more accurately than other Tribe members.

Shaman- (Also known as the witchdoctor) Keeps the clan safe from superstitions, takes care of the sick. They tell the gatherers what sort of herbs they need for their medicine. They have the ability to use small amounts of magicks. Nothing extreme like commanding oceans or anything, but small commands over Earth, Air, Water and Fire. The abuse of these powers, however, will result in Shamans being demoted.

Gatherer- Can sometimes be thieves. They like to gather things from other tribes. They often help out the hunters and shamans. They have the ability to use ultrasonic-like pules, to check surrounding areas for food and other usual materials

Carer- Teach the young and are often wonderful story tellers. If the young are unable to keep up with the rest of the clan, it is up to them to carry the kits. As a result of their powers, they also work closely with the shamans. They have the ability to sense auras, and to calm other Modifoxes when they are in distress. They can also communicate with kits that are still in BCR stage, to soothe them. They can also aid healing. If a Modifox is hurt in battles, spending time with the Carers means that their wounds can be treated faster and leave minimal scarring.

Scouts- Often wonder ahead of the clan to scout the territories, looking for danger. They need to be skilled fighters, to protect the rest of the tribe from whatever they encounter. The ability to negotiate, in the case of encountering hostile modifoxes, is also important. Scouts usually surround the clan as they travel, so nothing can take the clan by surprise. They have the ability to use telepathy, in order to send news faster. The telepathy is one way, unless they are talking to another Scout or an Elder.

Members- Tag along for the ride and always pull their share of the weight. There are no special abilities associated with this position.

NEW! Entertainers - After a long day of travel, relaxing is important, so they entertain the tribe through various ways, such as dancing, story telling, singing, or anything else they can think of. The Entertainers also pass down the history and lore of the tribe through their storytelling/singing/etc. Their abilities are improved memory (sometimes photographic, sometimes simply better than normal), and the ability to "enchant"--to have the attention of a being (modifox, or animal) focused solely on the Entertainer. Because of the enchanting ability, when hunting in rather lifeless terrain, the Hunters occasionally take along an Entertainer to enchant the prey. As Entertainers are less experienced at stealth than Hunters, it is a risk for the Hunters to bring them along, since the Entertainers might startle the prey before having a chance to enchant it.

Reserved

Application

This is just a formality, so I can keep track of which foxes are in the tribe. However, I want you to really think over if your fox will fit in--Rina won't banish someone just because they've decided they like another tribe better. This is a lifelong commitment, and it'll take a lot to get out of. So make sure your fox can deal with all aspects of tribe life before applying.

Now with that lovely disclaimer out of the way, onto the actual application.

PM this to Anrea. (Please watch this space, as directions for this form may change, depending on how full my PM inbox gets.)