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1/1/2021 Staff
Happy 2021 to all! Big thank you for hanging out and being awesome for the first two-ish months of the site. It's been fun so far, looking forwards to a lot this year! If you haven't seen, after a delay, the last day of the advent can be claimed now (here). You have three choices for your last advent prize including a second chance at a creature pass. That's right we have creatures coming to Aesseldar now! Be sure to check the announcement for any rule clarifications if you're interested. Last big bit of news we do have our light layout "in the mist" ready to be used. There will still be tweaks and color changes coming in the next week or so by the fantastic dusk so don't be afraid if things look a little different.

12/15/2020 Staff
Congratulations to Zay for winning the pride raffle with Runar! Welcome our new pride, Adamo Autumna! Don't forget to keep posting in the advent to claim your awesome prizes, and within the next few days you'll see some additional posts cropping up in the ooc areas. We'd love some feedback on the site and will be adding an area for feedback and suggestions. We will also be adding a thread to post all your open threads. Another fantastic surprise is that Koafox (some of you may know her as Miranda from other sites) has said we are welcome to use their table switcher plugin. As soon as I get the files we will be integrating that into the site for everyone to enjoy!

12/7/2020 Staff
TWO news posts back to back my oh my stuff must be brewing! We wanted to let everyone know that the third pride slot has opened. Unlike the other slots we wanted to give everyone a chance to go for it as well, so we'll be raffling it! In order to enter the raffle please DM an admin or the Eoin account with your OOC and which character you'd like to enter the raffle with. The only requirement that has to be met is that the character must be 2 years of age or older (meaning that number of posts and feathers doesn't matter). So get your entries in, the more the merrier as we head into the new year! The other exciting news is that our neutral/lighter colored layout will be out by the end of the year, thanks to the lovely dusk!

12/5/2020 Staff
Thank you so much everyone for a fantastic first month opening. We wanted to thank you all and let you know that we've decided to extend the grand opening bonuses for one more week, so you can bring in your first three characters free through 12/11! In other news our first contests have started and we couldn't be more excited! You may participate in the following, if you haven't already partaken: Advent Calendar, Superlatives, Advertising Contest, OTMs, and the Writing Contests. We'll be releasing another update soon with some super fun surprises, but some of Eoin's events have drawn to an end and it appears some new boards may start popping up! Expect to see more of Eoin, as well as some adjustment to the event threads, for some of the future boards as well!

11/28/2020 Staff
As we bring another week to close we'd like to welcome everyone to participate in our first contest! The Advertising contest is up and provides some really great rewards, as well as participation rewards! Coming soon are the first set of OTMs and superlatives, a writing contest, a sneak peak at our more refined skills system, and a few other small updates. Happy weekend everyone!

11/19/2020 Staff
Thank you everyone for having joined us so far for our site opening and help us grow our community. We have had so many wonderful suggestions, and while we are processing some things and working on the skills, we wanted to let you all know that the OTMs and superlatives are coming! Keep an eye out soon for those. Also it appears that Eoin has been wandering around Aesseldar and may be up to no good... best get checking on his apperances for some good old fashion fun, and maybe even a sweet surprise!

11/4/2020 Staff
Welcome everyone to the grand opening of Aesseldar! We are excited to open our doors and build a community with all of you. As we being our journey together we would love you all to read through the grand opening thread, and remember that while we're transitioning into the start of this, we still have a few fantastic surprises coming. Our skill system is underway and we hope to have that out by the end of November, we would also love to have you all in the Discord with us and welcome any and all suggestions and feedback to help us improve the site! We have a number of things still to come, including a lighter colored layout, accessories in the shop, and would love to remind everyone that the top right series of three vertical dashes will open up the sidebar. In order to reference what IC month it is you will find the calendar link in the sidebar. Happy posting!

in character
12/15/2020 Eoin
With three new terrains open and a third pride staking a claim once more, our mischievous deity Eoin appears to be up to no good again. The quake that cracked open the mountain and closed it once more was felt around the lands, and three new terrains popped open. Tryphosa Shore now has an Atoll sub-board, and there is a Desert and a Rift board. Several more will be coming... but first Eoin will make an impression.

11/17/2020 Eoin
The rainforest trembles, as if fighting back against those who dare to occupy it. The lands of Aesseldar are still only half-tamed, unfettered and unwilling to give way to any aspiring King, any growing empire. And just as quick as King Barnabas came to lay claim to it did it begin to push back, forcing his fledgling pride out with an unforgiving downpour, and a bitter resentment of the creatures that dwell within. With one pride felled, it leaves the opportunity for another to rise from the ashes.

11/4/2020 Eoin
It happened on a hot, humid night. No one there to witness it. Somewhere, surely, it could be heard. The start of a crack. The sound vibrating from mountain top to valley dips. It was a long and dreadful noise. Somewhere in the mountains, somehow, one of the peaks had collapsed. An impassible tower of sharpened points- gone. Snow, with the hidden rocks from the destruction, slid down the slopes that were formed by ages. A wave of white forced outward to cover all below. At first it is still much too dangerous to traverse. But with time the new ground settles and with it comes- a pass. On the other side awaits a land untouched by the curious paws. The lands of Aesseldar have been revealved and somewhere down below three pridelands sit empty, awaiting for eager travelers to start staking their claims. Please refer to the grand opening announcement for information on how to claim a pride slot and fully customize it, since there are some grand opening bonuses or exceptions that are not referenced in the guidebook! We would also love to let everyone know that any official in-character news that gets posted in this "in-character" section of the layout is going to be considered common knowledge for any character in-game. Consider it like an in-character bulletin board! We will keep it updated with relevant and applicable information and hope it helps inspire your plots.

Spring Y11
With spring the clouds begin to disperse and the warmer weather begins and new life blooms. With new lands having been discovered there is a plethora of places for the lions to explore and yet somehow that mischievous site deity never seems to stop bringing the surprises, some of which include occasional inclement weathers. Temps varying between 45°-80°F (7°-27°C).

Abracadabra, Patas de Cabra!
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Swan,
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Silva

A Latin American family deeply intertwined with myth and witchcraft. According to legend, Ernesto Silva was but a boy when he encountered his first monster in the woods. It should’ve been the child’s end, thrust as he was into the merciless jaws of the Chupacabra. But what Ernesto didn’t know what that his mother’s lover, Don Fernando, had sought to kill him. And when that devilish man was about to raise his paw, to pluck the boy away from mortal life as we know it, the Chupacabra lifted its monstrous head and sunk its fangs into Don Fernando. It was only then that Ernesto was able to escape with his life.

From then on, the Silva family has believed not only in the existence of monsters, but in existence of magic! Potions are their lifeforce, spells and incantations their way of life. And dreams are, more often than not, bits and pieces of what is to come.

Ernesto met María Elena, the pride’s moonchild. It is said that long ago, the moon struck a deal with a gypsy woman. She’d give the mortal love in exchange for the child she’d bear. And this child was born as pale as ivory, causing the gypsy woman’s lover to murder her in a fit of jealousy. The abandoned child was left crying on the moor, but the moon found him. And every time the moon wanes, it’s because she’s making a cradle to rock the cub to sleep.

(The Moonchild aspect is based on the song “Hijo de la Luna” by Mecano. Go give it a listen!)

But what they haven’t told you, is that the moon, now that she’s a mother, grieves for the children that are lost. So, when a white cub is born, it’s because the moon has slipped down and given back one of her sons or daughters. Either because the parents have failed to conceive, or lost past litters, or because the moon saw that a child was dead in the womb.

María Elena was one of these returned daughters of the moon, and so she was loved dearly. Her parents never did approve her union with that wacky family. But it seems that her real mother, la Luna, did. For ever since their union, the Silva has been blessed with numerous moonchildren. All happy, healthy and highly powerful.

Now, we must come to the end of our story. As you can imagine, seeing monsters in dreams doesn’t exactly make for the best conversation starter at the local watering hole. The Silva family has been chased away from almost every territory imaginable, so now they’ve become very secretive. They live mostly as traveling merchants, reading fortunes and telling stories. Some of them have taken a more medicinal route, while others focus on incantations and runes.

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Adoption Guidelines:

- Pelts are usually warm tones! Think golds and browns. Sunrise, Hazelnut, Acorn and even Red are good pelt colors to choose from.

- On the subject of pelts, you CAN have your character be a moonchild. Keep in mind moonchildren, or hijos de la luna, can only happen once in each litter and hopefully separated by a couple generations. Moonchildren will have a special standing in the family and shall be mentored by their elders in all things witchcraft and spirits.

- Builds are usually on the medium to small side for both genders. Though any mutation is welcome!

- NAMING CONVENTIONS: the Silva family follows Latin American naming conventions, meaning that the cubs will take both their father and mother’s name. The father’s name is placed first and the mother’s name second, ex: Ernesto Miguel Silva Castillo. As you can see from the example, middle names are also very common!

- The Silva’s are a very tightknit, loving family. But they’re also very diverse! You can have the skeptic, the loner, the party girl, the one who hates their family. All I ask if that they don’t go too rogue or become too much of a bloodthirsty killer. I’m always here to discuss ideas!

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Family Tree (ommiting middle names):


Ernesto Silva Castillo x María Elena Fernández García

Belén Silva Fernández, Francisco Silva Fernández, Aurelio Silva Fernández

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Francisco Silva Fernández x Alba Reyes Duran

Aníbal Silva Reyes, Victoria Silva Reyes, Almendra Silva Reyes

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Aurelio Silva Fernández x Dulcinea Torres Ruiz

Julián Silva Torres (played by Swan), Rafael Silva Torres, Esperanza Silva Torres, Luz Silva Torres

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Aníbal Silva Torres x ???

x, y, z

Rafael Silva Torres x ???
x, y, z

*All of Julián's siblings and cousins are up for adoption! So, Francisco and Aurelio’s kids. These would be around three to four years, depending on how we wanna play them. Aníbal and Rafael’s kids can range from six months to a year, whatever your little heart desires

*Also you can change names/gender to your preference <3


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Swan,
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I'll be making a custom family tree and lots of art for all members of the family!

Gonna be putting up Julián's ref soon!

Here's a sneak peek at the tree:
Sneak-Peek-Fam-Tree