Welcome to Gaia! ::

[align=center][color=cornflowerblue]Welcome to our guild!

So, now that you've joined the guild, we'd like to let you know a few basic things so that you're not confused about what goes on here.[/color]

[color=lightsteelblue][size=18][b]• Rules[/b][/size]
[size=9][i]Our basic rules that everyone must follow. Usually, breaking the rules twice results in a blacklisting. Be blacklisted three times and you're booted from the guild![/i][/size]

o1. [b]Type actions using brackets and speak using quotations.[/b] Example at the end of this message.
o2. You can't kill someone else's character without their permission.
o3. Do not god mod- which is making yourself super powerful and undefeatable. That's just silly.
o4. Respect other members, even in the roleplay.
o5. You have a limit of five made-up characters. You can adopt up to five characters.
o6. Adopting a character means paying a fee for a cat we designed, usually reserve cats for skirmishes, or adopting a cat a roleplayer can no longer roleplay as.

Further rules are posted here. [url=http://www.gaiaonline.com/guilds/viewtopic.php?t=18304221][ x ][/url][/color]

[color=cornflowerblue][size=18][b]• Storyline Summary[/b][/size]
[size=9][i]Like every roleplaying guild, we have a basic storyline everyone must follow.[/i][/size]

Like the actual warrior books themselves, we arrange our story first by series and then by books.

Our series is called "The Star Slayers." The Star Slayers are a group of five big cats (a lion, a cheetah, two mountain lions, and a jaguar) who are bent on killing the entire population of Clan cats. Their grudge is based on an event in the book. [b]Spoiler warning[/b] when the chosen cats went to the mountains and killed that lion cat.
The Slayers claim they are avenging his death, but they really just like killing. They have a powerful shaman who sends curses. Each "book" contains a different curse.

This forum describes each previous book in detail, and previews of future books. Please refer here to find out where we are in our storyline. [url=http://www.gaiaonline.com/guilds/viewtopic.php?t=18410565][ x ][/url][/color]

[color=lightsteelblue][size=18][b]• Directory[/b][/size]
[size=9][i]Each of our forums have different purposes. No links are provided-they're easy to see in the guild.[/i][/size]

[b]• The Lounging Den[/b]- play fun games here and chill out when the story is progressing slowly.
[b]• Discussions and Ideas[/b]- suggest any ideas you have about anything, or discuss things that have happened and what we could improve. There is a Questions thread here as well if you need any help.
[b]• Celebrations![/b]- each season, we have an annual celebration. From Christmas to St. Patrick's day, we like to celebrate as much as we can with you! Check here to see if any events are coming up.
[b]• The Order of Destinies[/b]- this is our help forum. Leo and Timber, the leaders of the guild, have set up forums for you to ask for almost anything. Need help doing somthing? We'll try our best to help you! You can even set up your own help thread if you have a specific strength you'd like to help others with.
[b]• Cat Profiles[/b]- each character you have needs to have a profile so others can check their past and what they are like. Post it in the appropriate thread here.
[b]• Storage Den[/b]- all our unused or temporarily closed threads are stored here so as to not spam up the forum. There's no need to go there.
[b]• Clan Borders[/b]- this is part of the Roleplay. When you are at the border between two clans, post here as to lessen confusion.
[b]• Worker's Clearing[/b]- this is for crew only. If you want to apply for crew, apply here [url=http://www.gaiaonline.com/guilds/viewtopic.php?t=18858321][ x ][/url]
[b]• Auditioning Center[/b]- occasionally, we will have auditions to be main characters in the storyline. Also, caretaking auditions are here. Caretakers temporarily RP as characters whose owners are away because of life issues.[/color]

[color=lightsteelblue][size=18][b]• Roleplaying Example[/b][/size]
[size=9][i]Here's an example of a CORRECT roleplay. We're pretty strict about writing correctly- you can get blacklisted quickly for disobeying this rule. Remember, when roleplaying, you must be literate- no chat talk! ( Lol, ur cool...u r so rite...etc.)[/i][/size]

[Hollypaw padded through the dense undergrowth. A twig snapped, startling her. She glanced behind her, eyes alert.]
"Who's there?" she called.
[Silence. There was no answer. [i]Great StarClan...help me![/i] Hollypaw prayed.]

[size=9][i]Notice the brackets. It may be hard at first to use these, so you can write what you have to and add in the brackets when you're done. You must use these![/i][/size][/color]

[color=cornflowerblue][b]• Acceptable Alternative[/b]

"Who's there?" [she called.]

[size=9][i]Use the [b]quotations[/b] " " for speaking and [b]brackets[/b] [ ] for everything else. [b]Italicize[/b] your character's thoughts.[/i][/size][/color]


[color=lightsteelblue]That's all the basics. Seems like a lot, I know-but that's why we're such a good guild! We're packed with fun![/color]

[color=cornflowerblue]Thank you for joining, and have a great day![/color][/align]