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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).

if i had a heart
11-05-2020, 03:19 PM - Word count: (This post was last modified: 11-10-2020, 12:22 PM by Mara.)
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Pirates. Y'all asked for it, so I made some pirates. A usually nomadic pride and crew of rough and tumble, plundering lions. Loyal to themselves and themselves only, willing to lie cheat and steal to get what they want. They live by a code, follow it as much as they are able, and generally just do whatever they want. Alignments can run from good to evil, with the understanding that clashes are going to happen between crewmates but it should not affect their loyalty to the captain and the crew as a whole. Read below to find out more. To apply, give me a concept appearance and a personality, and maybe mention if they were born into the crew or plundered at some point!

Code & Culture
- The captain has final say, weighing in on all opinions. They decide where the crew goes, where they plunder and where they fight.
- Every lion has an equal vote in affairs and is entitled to equal rations (barring children and pregnant lionesses, who are given their fill first). Under the captain and captain’s second, all crew are equal and are treated as such.
- Children - born into the crew or plundered - are raised by the crew to be full members. They are taught skills by each member and will choose their own place in the crew as healers, fighters, spies or otherwise.
- At one year old, children are seen as full members of the crew and may vote and perform all duties expected of them. To become an official member, they are to repeat a pledge vowing loyalty to the crew. Should they choose not to, they are left at the next habitable prideland. Yearlings that leave the crew are not to be harmed or seen as traitors.
- They are not eligible to put their name forward for captain until they are at least two years old, needing at least one full year as a crewmate to be considered ready to lead.
- Upon the death of the captain, the second shall hold an election - no child of the previous captain is eligible for election to ensure there is no bias. Eligible lions that wish to lead put their name forward. Each crewmate votes for the lion they deem worthy. Should the vote come to a tie, either one withdraws or a fight for dominance determines the leader. The new captain may keep the current second or pick a new one.
- To be eligible, crewmates must have been in the crew for a year, be at least two years old, and hold a position within the crew (not captive, slave, or strong-armed member).
- Punishments: slitting the ears and nose, lashes to the back (claws raked down the spine to leave visible scars), removal of tail, removal of tongue (often handed out for spilling crew secrets to outsiders), removal or rations for a number of days, beating
- Once punishment is dealt, the guilty party is to be forgiven and accepted back into the crew without further bias. Failing to do so will result in similar punishment for the crewmate.
- Children do not receive scars as punishment, they are beaten or starved instead.
- No child or pregnant woman to be allowed amongst the fighters
- Deserting the crew in battle is punished with death.
- Fights between crew are dealt with by fights of dominance - or first to draw blood.
- Maimed and injured crew are looked after until their death - their own weight to be pulled where able, but they shall not be left to die.

Hierarchy
Captain - King/Queen equivalent - Rue
Second/First Mate - one step under Captain, they organise the crew and keep everyone in line - Kieran
Quartermaster - organises crew life, from food storage and hunts to captives - Finn
Master-at-Arms - in charge of the fighters and training/leads battles and raids - open
Surgeon/Medic - the healer - Vex
Infiltrators - normally females, often used because the general population does not see them as threats. They are sent into prides to gage numbers, strengths and weaknesses, and report back to the Captain before raids. - unlimited
- Teuta
Juniors - teens to yearlings being trained by one of the above ranks (not including captain) to one day take over that position - open, unlimited

Appearance
Because of the long history of plundering and lions joining freely, there is no set appearance or truly common markings. Families are common in the crew, so when making blood relatives keep that in mind (and please ask the owners of the family you want to make before doing so, thank you).


11-06-2020, 01:21 AM - Word count: (This post was last modified: 11-24-2020, 03:17 PM by Cat.)
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DESIGN CONCEPTS FOR POSSIBLE ADOPTS:

11-07-2020, 08:55 PM - Word count: (This post was last modified: 11-07-2020, 08:56 PM by Zena.)
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Hiiiii! So I'd love to use this little lady as an infiltrator!
Name: Teuta (yes, Teuta of Illyria c; )
Personality: Chaotic neutral. Very spunky, likes doing her own thing. She's got a fiery personality to match her appearance and can often be found getting into minor scuffles with other crewmates due to her sass. She's a practical joker, generally having fun pulling stupid little pranks on other crewmates. Of course, they're eternally her family and she'll defend them to the death, so if a land-lubber even looks at them funny, well, it's not gonna be pretty. You're gonna have her all up in your face real quick. It's tough to bring her down, but bad things happening to the crew are high up there on the list of things that'll do it. She'll want to fix their problems, but honestly she'll usually offer to go beat up whatever the problem is, which isn't always helpful. She just can't help herself.

Born in the crew, they're the only family she's ever known and they're all her family, because she doesn't care about blood thanks to her upbringing among the crew.

11-09-2020, 12:48 AM - Word count:
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@Zena mara and I agree that yes we would love you to join us!

11-10-2020, 12:52 PM - Word count: (This post was last modified: 11-10-2020, 12:53 PM by Hinter.)
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I talked to Mara about a little bit of this, but I was wondering if Hildryn could fit in here? She would've been with the group for less than a year out of basically necessity acting as an assistant healer/herbalist?

11-10-2020, 02:50 PM - Word count: (This post was last modified: 11-10-2020, 02:51 PM by Fricky.)
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I spoke to Mara about my boy @Walford I had on another site as a pirate lad, now bringing here. He's a pirate and would've been with the crew for a year or two. He's capable of any roll within the group. He's big dumb but aside that he's a lad and a bean.

11-13-2020, 05:44 AM - Word count:
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yes of course to both of you! (to have it officially say here <3)

12-01-2020, 02:39 AM - Word count: (This post was last modified: 12-01-2020, 02:39 AM by ResidentRowan.)
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Marisol ("of sea and sun") Barros (“clay, mud”)

Rank: Infiltrator
Personality: This woman is an extremely charming one. Often she is found flirting, whether for information or simply to lead others on. The members of the crew are not necessarily separate from this practice, seeing as she finds it funny to see if they take her seriously or not. Mari is somewhat vain, believing herself to be fairly attractive, and keeping her fur neat as often as possible, trying to keep every hair in place. She’s not afraid to get dirty, but finds it so unnecessary to make herself have a bad first impression. Marisol is a cunning lion. She isn’t afraid to twist things so that situations may shed more favorably on her. Mari does he best to keep this side of herself far from her crewmates, knowing lying to them will get her nowhere, and perhaps just in more trouble. She very much plays up the “pretty dumb girl” when infiltrating prides, to seem as non threatening as possible.
History: Born in a small pride, she was plundered at a very young age from her own home, so young she doesn’t remember the old pride, and always felt anxious, not wanting to ask if she was plundered, rather wanting to believe she had always been in the crew, even if it was only for her own comfort. She picked up bits and pieces of languages along her travels, including Spanish and French.

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yes yes <3 can't wait to thread with her! @ResidentRowan