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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).

Pride Creation

In order to get everyone's creative muses flowing and allow for a broader spectrum of plots, pride creation on Aess is very member driven! Pride leaders will have a lot of liberty over how they run their prides and the structure of their pride, with only a very loose outline to be set by the staff team. As a base, the site will always have a minimum of 3 prides, with more becoming available dependent upon active population. For starters, a pride "slot" once claimed will will come with a few basic things.

  • Freedom to name it whatever you like (barring anything inappropiate or offensive)
  • Freedom to create your own hierarchy so long as it follows the loose outline we provide
  • 6 Ranks including 2 primary, 2 secondary, and 2 tertiary. Each pride expansion purchased will also add more ranks (see below)
  • Their own forum with their own pride thread for stats, news, and rules etc.
  • Dedicated ranks to differentiate them on the member list
  • Will "claim" a portion of any neutral territory that doesn't already have a pride. They will not own the entire territory, just the portion they claim and their board will be separate from the territory.
  • Prides may have a maximum of 10 adult members to start. Pride expansions may be purchased to expand the pride population by 10 adults per expansion, any character in the pride can contribute their points towards pride expansions.
  • If a pride has max members and also has young cubs, those cubs may remain part of the pride until they mature, at which point they will be relegated to rogue unless an expansion is purchased.
  • Prides at maximum capacity may not accept new members, leaders are always allowed to cast out members to fall below the maximum, this is to encourage prides remaining active.

If a new pride slot is available or opens up via disbandment, a qualified lion may claim the slot. Qualifications include paying 100 feathers, having 50 posts minimum on the claiming character (or per character, if two are choosing to jointly lead a pride), and having 3 other lions - all with different roleplayers from one another and yourself - that have ic-ly agreed to follow said lion by founding a pride with them. Threads where leading lion(s) solicit followers that qualify are valid for 3 ooc months from when they happen so long as the characters are not placed inactive or part of another pride. If a founding follower is part of another pride, they must have permission to leave their existing pride or fight for their freedom to join the new pride. Every character that claims a pride or is a founding follower must be at least one year of age. All characters are able to claim a slot or challenge for pride leadership, they may designate themselves whatever title makes them comfortable ic-ly, and are only constrained to the physical limitations of their bodies in fights or reproduction (see fighting & modifiers).

Please note that any prides that are disbanded due to inactivity or failing requirements reset the pride completely. Any additional ranks or membership slots will default back to the base ten for whoever claims that pride slot and all members that were in the pride before the disbandment will be relegated to rogue.


Challenging for a Pride

Any qualified lion that has 50 posts minimum and has paid 100 feathers may challenge for a pride, so long as they are over 1 year in of age. Lions that wish to challenge and steal a pride do not need to have the 3 additional followers that claiming lions do. Prides that are stolen or otherwise go under new leadership are able to be altered by the new leader(s). New leaders under this method may move their prides to a different terrain, so long as no other pride resides there, rename the pride, change all of the pride rules, and change all of the ranks. If a challenger successfully wins a pride they will also inherit all expansions purchased up to that point for the pride, this is one benefit to stealing a pride vs. claiming an open slot.

As a fun little twist, if a pride has two primary leader positions filled, whether they are truly co-ruling or not, any challengers who wish to do a dual challenge may face off against both leaders. The fights will take place at the same time during the same thread, with two combatants facing off against once another in simultaneous fights. This is not a multiple lion fight in the sense that it's a free-for-all, simply both leaders will fight to win their place. The pair with the overall highest score will be victorious (regardless of who won or lost their individual battle). If two lions wish to challenge for a pride and that pride only has one primary leader, they must follow the traditional 1 vs. 1, alternatively if two leaders are being challenged by one lion, it must also be 1 vs. 1, the 2 vs. 2 is only offered in instances where both sides have 2 combatants and where the challenging pair has opted into it. A ruling pair that is challenged by a pair cannot opt-out, they must both fight.


Leader Requirements

As with all good things there are some caveats. In order to make sure that all prides are active, leaders must meet certain requirements lest they risk disbandment of the pride. Primary leaders of prides must make no less than 3 posts per rolling week, so you cannot go more than 7 consecutive days without 3 posts within that timeline. If the primary person that claimed the slot fails the pride is subject to disband, if another primary leader (not main ruler of pride) fails their requirement they will lose their rank and be subject to a one month cooldown. Every leader will be tasked for making their own ranks and making sure their top ranked members are active and their pride pages are updated in a timely manner. If leaders fail an activity check a qualified diplomat in the pride may take it over within 24 hours, first come first serve, if they are a member of the pride and not within the top 3 ranks they pay a reduced price for the challenge/takeover of the pride. This is open to outside challenge, which must still pay full price.

Failing leadership requirements and losing the pride will subject the ooc player to a 1 month cooldown before they can take over a pride again.


Pride Structure

Leaders may choose to structure their pride however they want, so long as it falls within the constraints of the appropriate rank tiers provided. Leaders can also set their own rules, pride name, rank name. For example, though Aesseldar is all inclusive, if a lion was to claim a pride and have all male ranks only, or create gender specific rules (such as females can't claim ranks or ranked females can't lay claim to any characters under 1 year of age) they are welcome to do so. The rules for the pride must be completed within one week of a pride being claimed or taken over via diplomatic takeover or successful challenge.

As a starting point every pride will have 6 ranks. Two primary ranks, such as the traditional King and Queen, or Heir, two secondary ranks, such as Lord and Lady or Prince and Princess, and two tertiary ranks such as Duke and Duchess. Every ten member expansion purchased will add two tertiary ranks to the pride, to be decided by the leader(s).