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Post: 18417701_1 created on Mon, 09 Oct 2006 23:32:36 +0000
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Born of the blood of Medusa, these horses are wild and untameable, no rope shall ever circle their necks nor shall any ride upon their backs...

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Post: 18417701_2 created on Mon, 09 Oct 2006 23:48:08 +0000
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December 2, 2006: Started first Flatsale ever! heart
Novemnber 10, 2006: Started first ever auction and raffle heart
October 12, 2006: Finally put up finalized breeding costs, and created a guild with subforums for journals, roleplay...the works. Still will be pretty empty till we got some horsies, though xd Oh, and certing contest has begun, though an end date has yet to be decided.... ninja
October 11, 2006: Put of previews of the Pegasi...Tolli states she'll have sketches of the other species and stages done tonight...woot! Also have put up prices for FS, Auctions, Customs and Breeding ^.^
October 10, 2006: Pegasi, Nightmares and Unicorns WILL be part of the shop, as agreed by the co-owners...now only need to settle payment arrangements for the lineart to get this shop going! WOOT!!
October 9, 2006: Setting up shop, final decisions on lineart being decided right now, though Pegasi is definate and Nitemares and Unicorns are very strong maybes... ninja heart

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Post: 18417701_3 created on Mon, 09 Oct 2006 23:51:58 +0000
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Follow the Gaian TOS
We hold that truth to be self evident.... rolleyes
Be respectful to other patrons
Please send all PM's regarding shop business/questions to the mule only
No begging
No stealing uncerted/certed or blank lineart and claiming them as your own
Tolli worked long and hard to make the lineart, and the colorists on coloring so if you are caught stealing, you WILL be banned from the shop, No questions asked.
No badgering the colorists about when your pet will grow
Everyone here has lives outside of Gaia that take precedence, and sometimes that will get in the way. IF, however, it's been quite awhile since it's last growth, please ask nicely and we will see what we can do

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Post: 18417701_4 created on Mon, 09 Oct 2006 23:53:39 +0000
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Post: 18417701_5 created on Mon, 09 Oct 2006 23:54:39 +0000
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The Greek Mythology behind the
Origin of the Pegasus...

In Greek mythology, Pegasus (Greek: Πήγασος (Pégasos)) was a winged horse that was the son of Poseidon, in his role as horse-god, and the Gorgon Medusa. Depending on the historical source, the plural for pegasus is pegasi or pegasuses.

Descriptions vary as to the winged stallion's birth and his brother the giant, Chrysaor; some say that they sprang from Medusa's neck as Perseus beheaded her, a "higher" birth, like the birth of Athena from the head of Zeus. Others says that they were born of the earth as Medusa's blood spilled onto it, in which case Poseidon would not be their sire. Athena caught and tamed Pegasus, and presented him to the Muses at Parnassus.

Hesiod connects the name Pegasos with the word for "spring, well", pēgē; everywhere the winged horse struck hoof to earth, an inspiring spring burst forth: one on the Muses' Mount Helicon, the Hippocrene ("horse spring" wink , at the behest of Poseidon to prevent the mountain swelling too much and another at Troezen. The actual etymology of the name is most likely from Luwian pihassas "lightning", or pihassasas, a weather god (the god of lightning). In Hesiod, Pegasos is still associated with this original significance by carrying the thunderbolts for Zeus.

Pegasus aided the hero Bellerophon, who is a double in some way for Perseus, in his fight against both the Chimera and the Amazons. There are varying tales as to how Bellerophon found Pegasus; some say that the hero found him drinking at the Pierian spring and that Polyidus told Bellerophon how to find and tame him, others that either Athena or Poseidon brought him to Bellerophon.

Prior to aiding Bellerophon, Pegasus brought thunderbolts to Zeus, and following Bellerophon's death he returned to Mount Olympus to aid the gods. In his later life, Pegasus took a wife, Euippe (or Ocyrrhoe) This family is the origin of the winged horses.

Pegasus was eventually turned into a constellation, but a single feather fell to the earth near the city of Tarsus (hence its name).

(Source: Wikipedia)

What is a Unicorn?

The unicorn is a legendary creature like a horse, but with a slender, usually spiral, horn growing out of its forehead. The popular image of the unicorn is that of a white horse differing only in the horn.

In mideval lore, the spiraled horn of the unicorns was called the alicorn, and was thought to neutralize poisons. In popular mythology, unicorns were hunted for their horns, which were said to protect one against diseases, or, if made into a cup, would protect on eform any poison that might have been added to one's drink. This belief is derived from Ctesias' reports on the unicorn in India, where it was used by the rulers of that place for anti-toxin purposes so as to avoid assassination.

People sold what they purported to be unicorn horns at this time, but were actually selling narwall horns (narwalls are whales with large, horn-like tusks that swim in cold water.)

Traditionally, the unicorn had a billy-goat beard, a lion's tail, and choven hoofs. Ironically, this perception was more realistic, as only cloven-hoofed animals have horns. Unicorns were once thought of as nasty, easily provoked creatures, unlike the gentle perception we have of them today. They were thought to have deep, bellowing voices. As Ctesias, the ancient Greek physician, said:

"The unicorn was native to India, the size of a donkey, with a burgundy head and white body; it had blue eyes, a single horn that was bright red at the top, black in the middle, and white at the bottom; the horn was also eighteen inches long."
Julis Ceasar also described the unicorn, saying, "It had a deer's head, elephant's feet, a three-foot long horn, and a boar's tail." It was not until the middle ages that the unicorn began to take on its present form.

A widespread legend is that, when Noah gathered two of every kind of animal, he neglected to gather the unicorns, which is why they do not exist today.

The quilin, a creature in Chinese myth, is sometimes called "the Chinese unicorn," but is not directly related to the Western unicorn. The quilin has the body of a deer, the lead of a lion, green scales and a long froth-covered horn. In Japanese, the word kirin (written with the same Chinese ideograms) is used to designate both the giraffe and the mythical creature. Although the Japanese kirin is based on Chinese myth, it more closely resembles the Western Unicorn than does the Chinese quilin.

(Source: What is a Unicorn?)

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Post: 18417701_6 created on Mon, 09 Oct 2006 23:55:51 +0000
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There has been a change in that there are only 3 stages to these pets now: Foal, Yearling, and Adult and they are smexy! heart

Right now, the lineartist is fixing three of the stages, but we have the rest of them up, so here's a preview (minus the three of course) of all the species thus far heart

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Post: 18417701_7 created on Tue, 10 Oct 2006 00:06:26 +0000
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Prices are set at 6k
All flatsales are speed events
No co-owning (may be allowed later, when there are more pets)
No sniping will be allowed
If someone bids within the last 10 minutes of the end time, then the auction will be extended an additional 20...and so on.
Send all trades to the mule account, not the colorist.

Next Flatsale: Now!
Past Flatesales:

Flatsale Form

Owner:
Foal number:
Colorist:
Name:
Cert: cert 1, cert 2, cert 3
Personality:

Preveiws:
Lady Mirage:

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SaekoChan
1.)
Male

2.)
Female

3.)
Female

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DHS

2.
Male

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Prices will start at 5k

No co-owning (may be allowed later, when there are more pets)

No sniping will be allowed
If someone bids within the last 10 minutes of the end time, then the auction will be extended an additional 20...and so on.

Items and pure will be accepted, at mid - Teh Guide

Send all trades to the mule account, not the colorist.

Next Auction confused ??
Past Auctions: male Uni

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Post: 18417701_8 created on Tue, 10 Oct 2006 00:29:46 +0000
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All tickets cost 100g
No limit for how many tickets a person may buy
When buying tickets for yourself and for others, please specify how many for each person, and break up the trades accordingly.
Also, in the trade title, specify how many tickets and the username of whom they are for. Ex:If you're name is Amie, and you are buying 35 tickets for your friend Jack, put in the trade title: "35 tickets for Jack." Easier to keep track of what's for whom in case something happens.
No free tickets (might change...depending on our mood xd )
End times will vary with each raffle, but will typically last a week.

Rules for events will be posted later (aka, when we have one xd )

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Post: 18417701_9 created on Tue, 10 Oct 2006 00:31:44 +0000
Posted: Tue, 10 Oct 2006 00:31:44 +0000

Ok, so you have an idea for a custom you just HAVE to have, huh? Well...here's the prices! 4laugh

Pegasi-
-20k for adult stage only
-5k additional for every additional stage
-30k for all stages

Unicorns-
-30k for adult stage only
-5k additional for every additional stage
-40k for all stages

Nightmares-
-40k for adult stage only
-5k additional for every additional stage
-50k for all stages

Cosplays can only be bought at auction, and any major edits to the lineart will have to be discussed and agreed upon price-wise (that is, in addition to the standard price already set). 3nod:

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Post: 18417701_10 created on Tue, 10 Oct 2006 00:32:50 +0000
Posted: Tue, 10 Oct 2006 00:32:50 +0000

Breeding Rules:

Breeding cost
- Pegasi is 10k (5k from each owner)
- Unicorn is 15k (7.5k from each owner)
- Nightmare is 20k (10k from each owner)
- Crossbreeding species (like Uni with Nightmare, or Pegasi with Uni..what have you) is 30k (15k from each owner)
All breeding, whether Normal (UnixUni) or Cross (UnixNightmare) will result in 2 foals.
In Crossbreeding, however, the foal's species will be random. (As in a Uni with Nightmare, the foals could be one or the other, there are no combination breeds, like a Nightcorn, sorry!)
If more foals are wanted, each additional one will cost an extra 2k, if for a crossbreeding the species of each additional will again be random, and there can only be 2 extras bought per breeding...any more and you will kill their dam. xp
No same sex breeding
Owners who breed and would like to give one of the foals away, have the right to do so. However, the foal(s) can only be given away via either transfering ownership straight to the new owner (as in telling us who you'd like to give the foal to), a free raffle (no tickets will be bought, free for anyone to join), or given away via RP contest.
There are no refunds on the pets, and anyone caught selling foals or horses will be blacklisted and reported with no questions asked.

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Post: 18417701_11 created on Tue, 10 Oct 2006 00:39:46 +0000
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Post: 18417701_12 created on Tue, 10 Oct 2006 00:43:45 +0000
Posted: Tue, 10 Oct 2006 00:43:45 +0000

Shop Mule: Blood of Medusa
Owner: Lady Mirage
Co-Owner: DarkHeartedSorrows
Manager: Izzy Makani
Accountant: ~Silver Metallic Dragon~

Colorists:
Mystica Hashi
HanaKirei
SaekoChan
Iratus Mancipium

Guest Colorists:

Tolli: For being such a great lineartist, inker, and inadvertantly coming up with the perfect shop name xd

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Post: 18417701_13 created on Tue, 10 Oct 2006 00:45:34 +0000
Posted: Tue, 10 Oct 2006 00:45:34 +0000

Want to affiliate with us? Just post in the shop with one of your banners, and a link to your shop! Want to sport our banner in your siggy? Well, take your pick! Both banners are sig-friendly. 3nodding

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