[ We reserve the right to change any of these rules at any time. If any rule changes occur, there will be a post in the Updates section. ]
XXXXRules - General
●●●●1.xxxFollow Gaia's ToS.
●●●●2.xxxRESPECT THE STAFF. [ In every shop, in every setting when it comes to B/C's there is always a group of hard working staff members. Colorists, lineartists, managers etc. They will respect you, so please do the same, If there is an issue feel free to IM King Azreth [AzrethTheKing] ]
●●●●3.xxxFRIENDLY and WELCOMING. [ Unfortunately things have happened here and there, but it doesn't have to happen here. This is a shop for the regulars, newbies and even for you aswell lurkers! Come one, come all. Let everyone join in on the fun, don't be picky folks! ]
●●●●4.xxxDo not BEG. [ One thing every shop, hates to have are those who beg. -- The staff here provide to those who are active in this shop very generously and include the new individuals just as much. There should be no need to beg at all. ]
●●●●5.xxxRESPECT. RESPECT. RESPECT. RESPECT. [ No excuses, treating someone poorly is treating someone poorly. Do not insult, harass, gang up on, or pick a fight with anyone. This shop was created purely for fun, and we want it to stay fun. If you're going to choose and ruin it that way then expect a blacklisting. ]
●●●●6.xxxQUOTING LIMITS. [ If you MUST use quotes, please dont quote an individual more than THREE times maximum. Also, please do NOT quote the front page. ]
●●●●7.xxxART THEFT. [ Will NOT be tolerated, as per the original rules under the influence of the King himself, he will send his Guard Dog Puddle on you and he will rip your throat out AFTER reporting you. <3 ]
●●●●8.xxxQUESTION, COMMENTS, or CONCERNS.[ These should ALL be PM'd to King Azreth himself. He will get back to you as soon as he possibly can. ]
XXXXRules - Roleplay
●●●●1.xxxDAISY CODE
[ If you are not aware of what the Daisy Code reads please click on the lovely pink Daisy, it holds all the information you'll need. If any of these rules are broke intentionally you will be BLACKLISTED. This shop is supposed to be a fun place, keep it that way. ]●●●●2.xxxDRAMA FREE. [ This should speak for itself, but basically dont cause problems and we won't have a problem with you. You dont want to end up grey listed or black listed. I promise you that. ]
●●●●3.xxxACKNOWLEDGE THREADGOERS. [ Even if you're in the middle of RP or a conversation, ALWAYS acknowledge people! We all come here to interact with everyone, and no one likes being ignored! ]
●●●●4.xxxLOG ROLEPLAYS. [ If you plan for your Azrein to become an E Q U I V I R, then please L O G your In-Thread RPs! This makes it easier -- for you and for us -- to reference them!]
●●●●xxxxxxAGE APPROPRIATE. [ Remember -- Gaia requires everything be a maximum of PG-13. If you feel the need to have any violence, manipulation, or adult in RPs, either with Azrein or OCs, please take it to the W E B S I T E Forums -- not the Guild or Thread! ]
XXXXRules - Customs
●●●●xxxxxxDON'T HOUND COLORISTS! [ This irritates us because we are busy with either real life or working on other shop issues, and it makes us put your Azrein at the back of the line. It is disrespectful, and if the only reason you talk to us is to ask when your custom will be done, we W I L L cancel the trade, reject your custom and graylist you. We don't want to to it, but we will, considering that we work as hard as we can and it's insulting when you harass us. So please don't do it, okay?♥]
●●●●xxxxxxORDERING your Custom [ Post your Custom Form in you Colorist's Customs Thread! For all Colorist's Custom threads, please go H E R E. Begin the trade after you have been Confirmed, but do N O T complete it until after your custom is finished. T I T L E _ Y O U R _ T R A D E. If you do not title your trade, the colorist will cancel the trade and request that you do so. You may change your order B E F O R E your Colorist has started. If you change your form after your Custom has been started, the colorist has the option to continue the original order, or make the changes you requested. If requested, your Colorist will PM / AIM you when they are starting on your Custom. Please allow up to O N E _ M O N T H for your order to be completed. If there are customs in front of yours, the wait time could be longer. We do our best to finish things as fast as possible, but understand that real life and other shop duties get in the way sometimes. If your order hasn't been finished within a month of it being started, please PM King Azreth and he will deal with it promptly.
●●●●xxxxxxTWO CUSTOM LIMIT [ You may order up to T W O Customs per month. However, you may not order both customs from the same colorist. This ensures that other people will have a chance at getting slots from each colorist. ]
●●●●xxxxxxTotal The Price [ When ordering a Custom, please fill in the total amount at the bottom. With our broken-down C U S T O M _ P R I C I NG, just about every edit you can think of is covered. There should be no reason why you do not know the total price for your Custom. However, a Colorist will be MORE than happy to give you a price quote if you PM them if you're still unsure about the total price of something. Once you get a quote, please put the quoted price in your form, as colorists will not edit your form for you. If you do not put a Total Price in your Custom form, the colorist will NOT accept your order. ]
XXXXRules - Bribes
●●●●xxxxxxBRIBES ALWAYS OPEN [ For F U L L – T I M E_ C O L O R I S T S, Bribes are always open. PM us an offer and what you’d like, and we’ll let you know. Please understand that we have the right to refuse a bribe at any time.]
●●●●xxxxxxUSING BRIBES [ Bribes are used when a Colorist’s slots are filled or they are not taking Breedings / Customs – NOT to have your Azrein pushed to the front of the line! ]
●●●●xxxxxxDON’T HOUND US [ We work as hard and as fast as we can, and we will get your Azrein done as soon as possible. The more complex the bribe, the longer it will take. You will be provided WIPs and updates, but if you continue to hound us, we will cancel the trade, greylist you, and refuse to do your bribe. So please be patient. ]
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XXXXRules - Breeding
●●●●xxxxxxBREEDING AGREEMENT THREAD [ //. Both users M U S T post in theB R E E D I N G _ A G R E E M E N T _ T H R E A D BEFORE posting a Breeding form.
Have one user post the Breeding Form in the respective Colorist's B R E E D I N G _ T H R E A D
After you have been Confirmed by staff, send 14, ooog from O N E account to the Colorist, and T I T L E _ Y O U R _ T R A D E. If you do not title your trade, the Colorist will cancel it and request that you do so. Do not complete the trade until the babies have been completed. ]
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●●●●xxxxxxAZREIN ARE MATURE [ Parents MST be adults for two weeks before breeding! If you obtained your Azrein as an adult, you still must wait the two-week period.]
●●●●xxxxxxSAME SEX ALLOWED [ We encourage Azrein no matter their life-choices! Same-Sex breedings ARE allowed!]
●●●●xxxxxxWAITING PERIOD [ There is a TWO-MONTH waiting-period between each breeding! That means if your Azrein bred on January 16th, you must wait until March 16th to breed him or her again. Colorists will check – if you try to intentionally bypass this rule, you will be graylisted.]
●●●●xxxxxxONE FOAL per BREEDING [ Each user may keep O N E foal from the breeding. You must give the other foal away to other users. You may hold an RP contest, free raffle, free game, etc, but you M A Y _ N O T sell them. Even if you breed two of your own Azrein, you may still only keep one of the offspring.
If you get more than two blankets from a Breeding, and both users choose to keep a baby, p l e a s e figure out how you will be giving them away before they are delivered to you. When you have decided on what to do [RP Contest, free game, give them to friends etc], let the Colorist know as soon as you have reached your decision. ]
●●●●xxxxxxBREED TWICE per MONTH [ You may breed twice per month, but only one Azrein per Colorist.]
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XXXXRules - Certing
●●●●xxxxxxNO DUPLICATE NAMES [ This goes for both Azrein and Familiars. If there is a mare named 'Fred,' and you want to name the stallion you just got 'Fred,' it will not happen. The filing system we use to upload our files into the HoA Photobucket is organized by name, making it impossible for there to be two of the same name, even from gender to gender.
●We also use the Azrein name for breedings -- the parent names are on the offspring's cert, and it makes it easier for us when using the family's genetics when only one Azrein with the name exists.
●V A R I A T I O N S of the same name ARE allowed -- if an Azrein was named 'Sabrina' and you wanted the same name, you could change the spelling to 'Sebrina.' You could add a nickname or a last name, as well -- there is an Azrein named 'Dark Tide,' and his brother is 'High Tide.' However, you may still call and refer to the Azrein by nickname [ie 'Tide'] in RPs and when talking about him, of course. ]
●●●●xxxxxxCHECK OWNER’S LIST [ The O W N E R ` S _ L I S T, updated once to twice a week, holds the name of E V E R Y Azrein. PLEASE search for the name you wish to call your Azrein [press ctrl+f for an easy find] BEFORE putting the name on the Certing Form / Custom Order Form. Colorists _ W I L L _ check the Owner's List before Certing your Azrein!. If they find the name you wish to use, they will ask you to correct your form. ]
●●●●xxxxxxALIGNMENT CHANGE [ You may change the Alignment of your Azrein THREE times. For each change, you must have at least a one-page RP or Journal Entry explaining the change of heart. ]
●●●●xxxxxxTHE CERTING FORM [ When filling out the Certing Form in a Colorist's C E R T I N G _ T H R E A D, please post a link to the IMAGE of the Azrein. Even if it was in a group sale, link to the image and give a small description of the Azrein you won. Putiing something vague like "the blue one in the flatsale" just irritates us, because we don't know WHICH blue one from WHICH flatsale you're referring to.
● Be sure to use the correct Certing Form! When requesting a Cert for a NEW Azrein you won / ordered, please use the "New Cert" form. To change anything on you Azrein's Current Cert or to have a Familiar you bought added to the Cert, please use the "Certing Change" form.
● If you are unsure as to what you want your Azrein's Alignment to be and will decide later after RPing and getting a feel for their personality, post on the Cert Form that you'll decide later. We'll set the Alignment as Neutral, and you can let us know once you figure it out. If we don't hear from you within three weeks of the Certing date, we'll keep it at Neutral. ]
XXXXGame Rules - Events
●●●●xxxxxxREAD ENTIRE EVENT [ R E A D _ T H E _ E V E N T _ P O S T _ E N T I R E L Y. Each colorist has a different way of doing things, and each event may be drastically different from the last. ]
●●●●xxxxxxMAXIMUM AZREIN WON [ The MAXIMUM number of Azrein you can win from an Event will be posted in each individual Event's Rules -- the number you may win will vary with the Event's size. For example, if we have an event with over 3o Azrein, you will be allowed to win far more pretties than you would in an Event with only 1o Azrein up for grabs. So P L E A S E _ R E A D the Rules! ]
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XXXXGame Rules - Flatsale
●●●●xxxxxxREAD ENTIRE EVENT [ R E A D _ T H E _ F L A T S A L E _ P O S T _ E N T I R E L Y. since different colorists may choose to run them different ways, the rules might not always be the same. Read the rules of each individual sale; some sales may be speedsales, other may be raffles, and some may be in game or even RP-Prompt format. ]
●●●●xxxxxxREAD ENTIRE POST [ R E A D _ T H E _ F L A T S A L E _ P O S T _ E N T I R E L Y. since different colorists may choose to run them different ways, the rules might not always be the same. Read the rules of each individual sale; some sales may be speedsales, other may be raffles, and some may be in game or even RP-Prompt format. ]
●●●●xxxxxxPROXYING AND CO-OWNING [ Proxying IS allowed -- but you may ONLY proxy for one person, and must do so in a S E P A R A T E _ P O S T. This ensures that the flatsale remains fair. You MUST give notice if you are going to be filling in for someone BEFORE the event starts. Co-Owning is NOT allowed for Flatsales at the time of sale. ]
●●●●xxxxxxPOSTING AND PAYMENT [ Do not post before the GOGOGOGO! post, and do not change your form after posting. Doing so will disqualify you.
● Payment must be sent IMMEDIATELY upon Confirmation. If payment is not received within 24 hours, your Azrein will go to the runner-up. ALL TRADES MUST BE TITLED. IF WE DO NOT SEE A TRADE WITH A TITLE, WE WILL CANCEL THE TRADE AND TELL YOU TO TITLE IT.
● Post your flatsale form in the shop thread, and once your win has been C O N F I R M E D, re-post the form in the Colorist's individual C E R T I N G _ T H R E A D. Failure to post in the Colorist's Certing Thread might cause your order to be overlooked, and thus delayed. If you have already paid for your Flatsale, send us a PM and post the form in the respective Colorist's certing thread. If you haven't paid for the FS and fail to post the form in the Certing Thread within 24 hours, the Azrein will go to the runner-up.
● Don't be a sore loser, please. You'll be greylisted for being a bad sport, and we've never had to do that. So don't make us. ♥. ]
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