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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.
Adamo Autumna
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Ignis Empire
5/10
Ithilien
3/10
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).
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11-08-2020, 06:37 PM - Word count:
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Gender: Female ()
Size: Large (3'8", 400lbs)
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Hecuba,
Lioness of Junior Member
Played by
Hecuba had never seen such brilliant water. It was such a piercing, crystalline blue that it made the lioness gasp softly upon approach and trot eagerly down the shore. Sure, the pebbles were bothersome as her paws trudged through them, but the view alone was worth suffering through the ones that lodged between her paw pads. It was something to be dealt with at a later time, however, because she had one goal in mind: swim. It had been so long since any stagnant water had seemed appealing, but this was something else. Hecuba waded slowly into the shallows, wiggling her toes in the shifting sand beneath. Without having to battle waves, it was effortless to move and eventually push off into the deeper portions of the pool. She paddled leisurely, breathing a sigh of contentment.
11-08-2020, 07:01 PM - Word count:
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Age: Three
Gender: Female (Female)
Size: Large (3'8", 400lbs)
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Arcania,
Lioness of Prideless
Played by Zena
Land sakes she hated walking. Trekking all over hither and yon and back after her family, getting displaced from one land to another. All of it was exhausting. But, they'd had no choice in the matter. She wasn't about to hang out in the ruins of a beachfront pride while the only people besides her family that she actually got along with were chased off. At least they were alive, she thought, and she hadn't been forced to watch someone die again. Not that she particularly cared about seeing death mind you, she just wanted to be part of it, and for it to be, you know, her enemies dying.

She'd lost the queen's trail in the entrance of this place, where it mingled with many others, but eventually had picked it up again. This place was large, but she was ever determined. All her hard work had paid off, and she was able to follow the trail down to the lake.

"There you are!" she exclaimed, spotting Hecuba paddling around in the water. She should've guessed she'd find the other woman somewhere near a source of water, come to think of it. "Did I ever tell you about the time my brother Roanoke and I trekked all the way from our birth lands to find our brother Gabriel? Long story short, you'd think I'd be used to going on hikes by now," she said, moving to stand in the shallow end of the water to soak her paws, purring quietly as the cool water lapped against her legs.

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11-09-2020, 03:18 AM - Word count:
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Hecuba,
Lioness of Junior Member
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Hecuba didn’t know how long she stayed out in the water, simply paddling around without a care in the world. The reality was she had several thousand cares, of course, including two missing daughters and a pride she sorely missed. Things had never been easy before, but at least they had been more stable than all of this. The lands were foreign and in a sea of strangers, Hecuba craved something familiar. Someone familiar -- outside of Drakon, of course. It was unlikely anyone would have managed to follow and if so, they certainly hadn’t been in a hurry.

She thought.

The lioness heard her before she spotted her. Hecuba’s head snapped towards the voice, seafoam eyes widened in surprise. “Arcania?” In a rather graceless display, the woman frantically paddled towards the shore and sloshed through the water until her paws met the ground. From there, she threw herself at the lioness with outstretched arms, eager to tackle the familiar face to the ground. “I’m so happy to see you. You never have to hike again, I promise.” Not in pursuit of her, anyway.

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11-10-2020, 06:28 PM - Word count:
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Age: Three
Gender: Female (Female)
Size: Large (3'8", 400lbs)
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Arcania,
Lioness of Prideless
Played by Zena
She had plenty of warning that Hecuba was coming at her, but she was still taken by surprise by the tackle hug that she received. They went over and Arcania landed with a quiet oof that was more of surprise than anything else. Was this what it was like to have friends? She'd never known before. It was, admittedly, slightly more exuberant than when Gabriel had greeted her when they had first found him in the jungle. Surprising even herself, a quiet purr escaped her as Hecuba spoke.

"Oh yeah? You haven't already gotten into trouble here without me then I suppose?" she asked. It'd be a damn shame to be sure. If anyone was going to be getting into trouble around here it ought to be her. She also wondered if they were going to take another pride or if they were going to chill out for a while, but that was a far less important question. She didn't care about living within the boundary of a pride, if she was being honest. It didn't make a difference one way or another. Honestly, it might be easier if she wasn't living in a pride considering she could get into trouble as she pleased without having to worry about anyone else.

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11-19-2020, 01:26 AM - Word count:
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Hecuba,
Lioness of Junior Member
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It may have been more emotion than Hecuba had ever shown the lioness before, but circumstances were much different now. Now the fallen queen was desperate to cling onto the pieces of her old life, where things had made marginally more sense than they did now. Hecuba planted a smooch on the woman’s cheek before peeling herself off, glad to give Arcania some breathing room if need be. “No, not yet. We were waiting for you, of course.” A sly grin carved her muzzle as she glanced the lioness over, pleased to see no injuries worth noting. She had all her limbs, anyway. “You didn’t happen to see Cassandra or Hydra on your way, did you?” the stony feline asked, doing what she could to stop the hope from blossoming in her chest.
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11-22-2020, 10:38 PM - Word count:
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Age: Three
Gender: Female (Female)
Size: Large (3'8", 400lbs)
Dice: d20, d20, d20
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Arcania,
Lioness of Prideless
Played by Zena
"Good," she said with a purr, playfully batting at Hecuba as she backed away before rolling herself onto her stomach and getting up as well. She was quite good at getting into trouble if she put her mind to it. That was why she'd chosen to leave her pride behind in the first place to join Hecuba and Drakon, and now here they were. Well, at least they were all still alive. It had gotten hairy there at the end. But, now it was all behind them and they could start again somewhere new, and have some fun for once.

"No," she said, showing a rare moment of sympathy. Family was important, she knew, and while it wasn't surprising that some had been lost in the shuffle it was still saddening. "Hopefully they'll show up soon." She had no way of knowing, but she would still hope. It was a rarity for her to feel anything for another, or to care about their problems, but in this case she was doing both.

"You two found a place to settle down yet?" she asked, wondering if they had claimed a place for themselves. Hecuba didn't overly smell like a pride, but she might not if it had been newly formed. Not that she felt the need for a pride at the moment. If they didn't have one, then she was quite willing to hang out with them until they did, or even if they never got one.

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