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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!

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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).

Velma & Fred
11-18-2020, 04:13 PM - Word count:
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#1
Lioness of Prideless
Played by Twesh

In the air was a crisp chill. Something on the border of uncomfortable when the breeze whipped up but otherwise tolerable. Marcella breathed in the fresh air and felt it cool the inside of her mouth, she considered the aromas around her with thoughtful analytics. The steppe lands were less barren than she'd first thought they might be. There was harshness to them, the unforgiving rolls of earth blanketed with hardy shorter foliage unlike the fertile plains and grasslands to the south. After a time travelling it was the first place Marcella had found a contentment, security in the roughness of it all. She'd found this world to be more sparse than she'd like but part of the Faust woman was tired of moving her children from place to place. There was essential work to be done and she could not afford to waste any more time in search of a place for her to meet her social wants and goals of ascension. In this land, with its fewer inhabitants, her attention must shift. She would not, could not, mourn the life she had before too hard lest she risk losing her ability to adapt to this one.

The maned woman stood upon a crest of a gentle rolling bit of land, hardly a hill at all, and turned away from the daylight sun to glance outwards. Her green eyes traveled the length of the steppe until they met the horizon, surfing the ground while her other senses trained elsewhere in observation. The peace she felt here was enough for now, her heart felt enough contentment she decided.

@Daphne

11-18-2020, 04:43 PM - Word count:
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#2
Lioness of Junior Member
Played by Max

The child had yet to wear away every trace of the swamps from her adolescent figure. She tromped along through the soggy grasses of the steppe, flicking her nub of a tail about with the rhythm of her pace as she moved through the vast lands with her characteristically-tufted pelt gelled in wayward directions. She was pleased with her disguise as a way to avoid unwanted attentions--who could recognize her as an adorable child when she was smelling like such a swamp monster? She thought that it would do nicely to intimidate any foe who came her way.

Even with her cleverness, the light in the youth's gaze had begun to dim in recent days. She was lonely and tired. Her frame was little more than skin and bones held together by pure determination. The goal of finding her way back to her pride was seeming more and more like a dream she could not catch up to, despite her ceaseless pace.

With all of this mental weight placed upon Daphne, it was no wonder that she was not paying such rigid attention to her surroundings as usual. It was a cub's mistake, sure, but it was inevitably bound to happen.

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Table by Naboo

11-18-2020, 05:27 PM - Word count:
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#3
Lioness of Prideless
Played by Twesh

When Marcella spotted Daphne moving out at a distance her gut wrenched a little bit. It was hard not to feel concern but Marcella was astonished by the intencity with which she felt the wave of emotion. It drove her to move before her brain thought it through entirely. Her feet were in motion as if they had a mind of their own and within moments bringing her into clear sight of Daphne. Her green gaze flickered left and right across the steppe in search of any signs of someone larger who this child might belong with. Without immediate signs of someone who fit that bill however Marcella gave her attention over to Daphne. "... are you okay?" Marcella softened the volume of her voice in hopes of appearing less threatening of a creature. But she nevertheless struck a mature tone with the child despite her size and apparent age- the Faust woman's concern and curiousity did not immediate lead into a need to baby or coddle the child.
@Daphne

11-18-2020, 05:39 PM - Word count:
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#4
Lioness of Junior Member
Played by Max

The lioness was already approaching her by the time Daphne noticed the movement in her peripheral vision. She flattened her large ears against her skull and shifted her stance slightly so as to face her, her heart racing in her chest as she realized her carelessness. There was nowhere to run--no trees to clamber up or thickets to duck underneath. The feeling of vulnerability enveloped her and made her want to cry out in defiance.

The question pierced her heart. No I am not! Do I look okay! Do you know where my mom is? Who will help me? I have dug my own grave! The raw sentiments bounced around her mind in a frenzy, her lips refusing to move still. Even in her emotion, she knew this was not the question, and she knew that she could not answer it if it was.

" 'm fine, just passing through," she offered in a hollow tone, standing rigid and staring at the lioness with wide eyes.

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Table by Naboo

11-18-2020, 06:34 PM - Word count:
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#5
Lioness of Prideless
Played by Twesh

She let her head drop down a little bit, aiming to get closer to the youth's level and intending to seem just a little bit less of a threatening presence. Daphne's reaction had not gone unnoticed and it flew in the face of Marcella's concern to scare the child any further than needed. "Passing through..." Marcella tempered her words and tried to hold back most of the disbelief she had that this was true. "...on your way home?" The thought and question hung thick on the tip of her tongue and the mother looked intently down at Daphne with the best 'don't lie to me young lady' look she could. Her children had given her plenty of practice but this would be the first real test of anything maternal growing in Marcella.
@Daphne

11-18-2020, 06:45 PM - Word count:
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#6
Lioness of Junior Member
Played by Max

Daphne remained unblinking as she regarded the lioness, waiting with held breath to pass over the lie and move onto escaping the intimidating encounter. She did not know what the lioness would do if she found out she was alone--did not know why strangers were supposed to be scary, only that the lesson was ingrained within her from the time she could understand her mother speak. To her dismay, the woman questioned her.

"Yeah, I'm almost there," she lied weakly. "Do you... do you know where it is?" Daphne asked hopefully. Though cautious, it occurred to the cub that this lioness might be just the guide she needed.

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Table by Naboo

11-23-2020, 03:37 PM - Word count:
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#7
Lioness of Prideless
Played by Twesh

Her brow raised a little bit with a question, a curiousity. Her ears twisted around front facing and curved in the child's direction while Marcella's shoulders sank down into a relaxed position. "Where my home is?" Her paw lifted up and brushed along the light painted fur of her chest just below where her boa of a mane peaked. "Yes." With that same paw she curved it around and gestured, paw pads up, towards Daphne and let her muzzle become streaked with a soft frown. "Yours? No." Perhaps if she was less of a stranger here herself she could have picked up some useful scent on Daphne's pelt? Everything around here smelled new and strange though- if there was a chance of some freak ability to track down her home Marcella certainly did not have it. "You're lost aren't you?"
@Daphne