Silva Regia
Silva Regia
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Look here for the latest news about the Court, its denizens, and their kithain!
LATEST TO GROW




NEWS


Sajhiri
NOTICE
Please tell me what you feel you are owed for what has not been completed on your SRs. I will be liquidating my inventory to pay you that before I leave Gaia. People believe I trace. You all know I use references, but I don't know what I can do to refute the accusations. I came here for art and for the breedables, but none of that will be anything I can do anymore, so after almost 3 years on Gaia, so there's no reason to stay. Please PM me what you feel you are owed and I will do my utmost to get the equivalent in gold or items to you.
Please tell me what you feel you are owed for what has not been completed on your SRs. I will be liquidating my inventory to pay you that before I leave Gaia. People believe I trace. You all know I use references, but I don't know what I can do to refute the accusations. I came here for art and for the breedables, but none of that will be anything I can do anymore, so after almost 3 years on Gaia, so there's no reason to stay. Please PM me what you feel you are owed and I will do my utmost to get the equivalent in gold or items to you.
03.21.07- The Spring Celebration Begins!
10.23.06 - Metaplot begins
10.09.06 - We're back in business, baby! Check out page 639!
07.04.06 - Aquae has become a teen!
06.20.06 - Growth Forms are now in place, please use responsibly!
06.02.06 - Auction ended, congrats to Kimaya! ^^
05.26.06 - Guest Art Auction!!! http://www.gaiaonline.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=13902573
05.23.06 Metaplot stuff begins! Check the Guild Sticky!
05.19.06 - Aranea and Feles' twins unofficially arrive!
02.16.06 - Shiaree released Aquae from the curse!
02.06.06 - Aranea and Feles are expecting!
01.23.06 - Breeding is Open! See the 'Available' post for link to guild thread for details.
01.20.06 - The heir is ready to be born (and her art's done though it's not rped yet! Welcome her Royal Highness Tamia!
01.20.06 - We've reached 500 pages! Congrats to the Kithain and players who posted on page 500! Each of the following people can add a bonus 50 points to their shared xp totals!
Sayuri_Nitta
Krista DarkAngel Silme
Lucifer Force
karma_k
Asahi Kumoru
Sizzla
Youkochylde
Sosiqui (for future use)
01.20.06 - Melidora is released!
01.19.06 - The window of Melidora, Astra's brother, has been found and the search for his Kithain begun by Nox!
01.18.06 - Congrats to Nio Love, Youkochylde, Lady_Ourania, Orestae, and Valar Morghulis, new roleplayers for Alces, Astra, Equus, Pappila, and Ursa respectively!
01.16.06 - Although he went on his Ascension quest many long months ago, Cervus has finally tossed aside his cloak to reveal his new form!!
01.12.06 - Custom purchase prices updated.
01.11.06 - Ardea is a delicious adult!!
01.10.06 - Roleplay Contest thread is up at: http://www.gaiaonline.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=11689111 . Prompts will follow.
01.09.06 - New System is in place in the guild for character sheets. ALL FEY MUST BE CONVERTED! Read stickies and announcements in the guild for details.
01.05.06 - Purchasing Rules 1 and 2 changed. Breeding Rules added, Ascension Rules added.
01.04.06 - The guild has been revamped! Go take a look!
01.03.06 - Lilium and Cervus ring in the new year with the announcement of their impending PARENTHOOD!!!
12.17.05 - Lutra became an Adult!
12.12.05 - Due to personal circumstances Arrikanez has given up Guardianship of Pappila, so we are looking for a new Guardian for the lovely butterfly teen. In the next few days a roleplay contest will be opened in order to find a new roleplayer for her, and this will be open to new people AND to Kithain who do not already have a Sun Court Fey. Keep checking back for more information!
10.24.05 - Thread set up in guild with Events to celebrate Hallowe'en..enter the contests!
OLDER NEWS
08.20.05 - Mephiti became a Teen!
- 08.15.05 - Procyon became a Teen!
- 08.06.05 - Dionaea became a Teen!
- 06.20.05 - Rebuilding the front page which has year old info *sigh* AGAIN.
- 06.24.04 - Alces becomes a Teen!
- 06.08.04 - First Fan Art added to that section! Thank you Ahnna!
- 06.04.04 - Filix is uncursed!
- 06.01.04 - Alces, Equus, and Rosa are uncursed! Lilium transformed into an adult!
- 05.31.04 - The flatsale is over and though there was minimal entrants, all the entries were wonderful. Congratulations to Ahnna, Neith-Kia, Weasley, and Xannyia!
- 05.30.04 - The first Silva Regia flatsale will be on Monday, May 31st! See the Available section for details!
- 05.23.04 - Info and windows posted for the 4 Fey available in the upcoming flatsale!
- 05.23.04 - Ardea has been found and freed of the curse by Kuyalu!
- 05.22.04 - Chambers/Journals created for Cervus and Lilium.
- 05.22.04 - Castellum Argentus thread created and linked.
- 05.17.04 - Posted available info with a tentative date for the first flatsale.
- 05.17.04 - Posted the Disclaimer.
- 05.17.04 - Posted the Pricing Information.
- 05.17.04 - Posted the Kithain.
- 05.17.04 - Posted the Current Fey.
- 05.17.04 - Posted the Development Stages.
- 05.16.04 - Posted the development images and information.
- 05.16.04 - Posted the Rules.
- 05.16.04 - Posted the story information.
- 05.16.04 - Posted the shop thread and set up the 15 reserved posts.
FAQ


Who owns this shop? Sajhiri own the shop and *Washu* is her right hand. Sajhiri is the artist and roleplay coordinator. *Washu* is a co-plotter. Sayuri_Nitta is shop manager, and Shiaree is the roleplay coordiator.
Who the heck is Silva Regia, the chick who made the posts? Silva Regia is the shop's shared account, created for the purpose of both being able to update and maintain the official thread posts.
EMPLOYEES


Sajhiri - Artist/Designer/Roleplay Coordinator
*Washu* - Ideas
Sayuri_Nitta - Shop Manager
Shiaree - Roleplay Coordinator
Silva Regia - Dummy Account for store management purposes
Silva Regia
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Harken now and hear the tale of the Fey of Tir Nan Og, and the fall and rebirth of the Silva Regia!
THE CURSE


A thousand years ago, the fey folk of Tir Nan Og traveled between their world and ours at will. They moved from their home into the Gaian realm via special portals, either fairy mounds, typically barrows, or fairy rings, rings of mushrooms which defined the borders of a doorway between the two worlds.
There were two types of fey folk, though one would be hard pressed to tell between them by appearance alone. All of the Fey (a simple name used here. Legends have called them the Tuatha de Danaan, Tylwyth Teg, Sidhe, Bediadari, Fae, Fairies, Good People, Green Children, and Wee Folk among numerous other monikers) are beautiful of form, with insectoid wings and possessing at least one feature reflecting an aspect of the plant, animal or facet of nature that served as their totem. However, despite their similarities, they were split into two factions of thought and belief, the Sun Court, and the Moon Court.
The Sun Court was comprised of the Fey who walked in the light of the sun, and whose totems thrived and grew in it. They lived by the motto of "Veritas, Aequitas, Honestus" translated from Latin (the language of magic) to be truth, Justice, and Honor. They are the Children of Spring, of life and renewal.
The Moon Court was made up of the Fey who walked in the shadow of the moon, and whose totems thrived in times of darkness and death. They lived by the motto "Imperium, Gloria, Vires", which means Power, Glory, and Strength. They are the Children of Autumn, of Dying and Hungering.
The two Courts warred often with one another, over territory, beliefs, and sometimes just for the sake of warring. But they also met four times a year for reasons of peace, at the Solstices and Equinoxes. On these four days of the year, they gathered on the Gaian world in the Silva Regia, the Forest Court, a tower which was built around a fairy ring in its very center. Here on the Gaian plane they could do no magic, so the peace could be maintained in spite of age old hatreds and quarrels.
A thousand years ago, however, the Majestrix of the Moon Court, Siccitas, and her lover, the court magician, Culex, conspired to destroy the Fey of the Sun Court as they passed through the portal between Tir Nan Og and Gaia. They placed a curse on the Fairy Ring connected to the Silva Regia, and all who passed through it would fall prey to it, unless upon their return to the Fey World they had the curse removed by Culex. Siccitus and the Magician planned to uncurse all members of the Moon Court upon their return from the Spring Equinox revels. Their plan, however, was doomed.
When the revels were under way, with all the Fey of both courts present on the Gaian Plane, Siccitas' husband, Magister Cupressus, murdered Culex and Siccitas. He had discovered his wife's indiscretion some time before, and waited until the Equinox to carry out his vengeance, knowing the magician to be too strong for him were he able to wield the arcane streams of Tir Nan Og. Culex and Siccitas were the only ones who knew of the curse. And neither had told another before they died.
So it was that the Fey departed from the revels and returned to their homes to meet and discuss the deaths of the Magestrix and Magician. The members of the Sun Court returned to Castellum Argentus, the silver castle, and those of the Moon Court to Castellum Umbra, the castle of shadow. It was there that the Fey children, one and all, fell to the curse.
Each child of both courts fell where they stood, and were surrounded by light. Every window in the two castles glowed, though neither bore any glass panes in them. The light consumed the children, and then the child lights drifted, one by one, to each fill a single window. There it solidified into glass, beautiful stained glass, depicting the castle itself, and on the vast lawns of the castle was the symbol of the child's totem.
The adult Fey were unable to break the curse, for they knew not how to remove it. In Culex's journal they found that even he wasn't sure he could remove it, but that it could be broken, if one of the Gaian world having Fey blood of the child's line were to find the castles and share part of it's soul with the child it was related to.
They found themselves unable to conceive more children, and they found that the portals between Gaia and Tir Nan Og had all been destroyed or blocked from the Gaian side by foolish men who knew not what they were. And so the Fey Folk of Tir Nan Og, of both courts, perished to the last, all save for their children, trapped by the wicked curse within panes of beautiful glass.
THE DISCOVERY

In 2004, During the Spring Vernal Equinox (March 20th) Sajhiri and her best friend, *Washu*, were exploring the stranger reaches of Gaia looking for interesting things. They stumbled upon the ruins of the Silva Regia. Intrigued by the ancient and crumbling tower, they entered it and began to poke about.
Underneath a fall of stone and wood they uncovered a circle of strange-looking mushrooms, flattened and seemingly dead. But the moment that sunlight filtered through the open top of the tower and touched the fungus, they flushed with life and grew again. Tiny magical motes of light seemed to drift from them in the rays of the sun, and completely mesmerized, the two women stepped into the ring. They were transported to Tir Nan Og, in a grand and beautiful meadow. In the distance to the east, where the sun was rising, they could see a glorious silver castle reflecting the light. To the far west there was a dark structure rising against the clouds, seeming to absorb the sun's rays rather than reflect them.
The pair headed towards Castellum Argentus, feeling an odd pull in that direction. This world was certainly not Gaia. It was more vibrant, more beautiful…but it seemed devoid of human or humanoid habitation. They walked several miles, seeing forested areas teaming with fauna, and field brimming with flowers and waist-high grasses. They traversed pristine and unmarred streams and saw some traces of what must once have been a well paved road of cobbles, now nearly overgrown with weeds and the accumulation of earth blown by 1000 years worth of storms.
The castle too appeared deserted, and when they reached the moat, they found it to have dried up entirely. They entered through the portcullis and courtyard, and began to walk through it's dust-covered halls, marveling at tattered tapestries, gold and silver trinkets, and beautiful limestone and marble blocks. They also marveled at the intact and breathtakingly lovely stained glass filling every window and opening of the palace. Still, something was drawing them onward. Finally they stopped in the Throne Room of the castle, before a pair of stained glass windows above the thrones. A plate beneath each bore words…"Cervus" the Latin word for "Stag" was under the left one, directly above the King's throne. On it was depicted the head of a stag before the castle. Beside it the plaque read "Lilium", Latin for "Lily", and the window had the flower of the same name depicted upon it, and like all the castle windows, had the Castellum Argentus behind it.
Between the thrones was a scroll, aged and dusty, and in Latin. Fortunately, Sajhiri was a Latin scholar and was able to read it, and understand the jist.
"And so ends the legacy of the Sun Court. We are the last, for our children, and our ability to bear children, were lost to a wretched curse. The Moon Court dies with us, for the treachery of their own, which has brought about all our ends. One last magic our people have created, one to preserve and protect the windows of the castle, until such time as the curse can be lifted, and they can be freed by those to whom our blood calls."
SILVA REGIA REBORN!

The calling of the blood had led Sajhiri and *Washu* to this place, and the two felt drawn most to the two windows behind the thrones. With a nervous hand, Sajhiri reached out and touched the stag on the window above the larger throne, and magical motes, not unlike those from the mushrooms of the fairy ring, began to drift around her arm and then her form. In the castle a disembodied voice demanded, "Do you willingly share part of your light and your life with he who dwells invitrium?" The woman suddenly felt a good and rightness within her, and something else…something from the window. A pleading, a desire for freedom, a connection to her. "I do." She replied.
The magical light enveloped her and then entered her, and she felt it grasp something inside of her and draw it out, infusing the glass of the window with her very essence. A flash like summer lightning erupted from the window, and the stag vanished from it, leaving only the image of the castle behind. Startled, Sajhiri took her hand from the glass and stepped back. It was then that *Washu* tugged on her arm and pointed behind her. Lying in a ball on the floor was a child. A little boy with iridescent wings and the nubs of two tiny horns on his head.
He shuddered and looked up at his Kithain, his blood kin from a long ago tryst between a Fey of his line and a human of Gaia. "I am Cervus…" he said quietly, "Heir to the throne of the Sun Court, and I owe you my life." He had seen all that had happened in the throne room since his imprisonment, and he explained to the two of the curse of his people, and of the Kithain, the blood kin of the Fey of Tir Nan Og. He was weak though, and small, and so the pair brought him back with them through the Fairy Ring to Gaia.
To their surprise, when they passed back through the ring of mushrooms, although they were themselves again, Cervus was tiny, fitting into the palm of Sajhiri's hand. It seemed that the women had shrunk to Fey size when they passed into their realm, but the Fey could not grow to Gaian size. They also discovered that after a week or so away from Tir Nan Og, Cervus grew weaker. They returned with him to the Castellum Argentus where they nursed him to health.
During their stay, they cleaned up much of the castle, but everyday *Washu* returned to the other window, the one above the smaller throne. She felt it's call, but she was hesitant to touch it.
In a month's time, Cervus suddenly collapsed in pain, and curled into a ball on the floor of the throne room. He was enveloped in magical light, which surrounded him and grew blindingly bright, then faded suddenly. Where he had lain was a teen, with antlers upon his head. It was clearly still Cervus, but he had grown into a handsome and princely young man. He helped the women clear his castle, and quietly asked *Washu* if she would make her sacrifice and return his betrothed to his side, that their people might live again.
Moved by his request, *Washu* finally succumbed to the window's call, and gave of her soul and her life force to release Lilium from her glass prison. A babe was released, and *Washu cared for her as her own, finding that in another month's time, she too underwent her metamorphosis and became a beautiful teen girl. In that time, Cervus underwent a second painful transformation, and leaped into adulthood, with the proud horns of a stag atop his head. He sat the Sun Throne beside Princess Lilium, and with their two Kithain, they all vowed to find the others, the rest who were linked by blood to the children of the Silva Regia, and vowed to release them all in time.
Sajhiri and *Washu * have reinforced the tower of the Silva Regia, and set it up as their base of operations, from which they travel between the two worlds. Here they wait for those of the blood to be drawn to them, so they might lead them to the lost Fey children in their cursed forms.
Silva Regia
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GENERAL RULES

THE SILVA REGIA ART AND CONCEPT ARE RESTRICTED! Sajhiri contacted the moderators on the subject of people losing their fey or being banished from the shop and continuing to rp it regardless. This decision was by a concensus of moderators and will be enforced.
Moderators
And here is the verdict, on discussion, regarding RP character ownership:
The art is yours. They can't use that. The SPECIES is yours, They can't use that either.
The personality, however, since they came up with it, is theirs. So they can take the personality and name and plunk it into another 'body' (as it were), but they can't use your art or your species concept at all.
The art is yours. They can't use that. The SPECIES is yours, They can't use that either.
The personality, however, since they came up with it, is theirs. So they can take the personality and name and plunk it into another 'body' (as it were), but they can't use your art or your species concept at all.
THE SILVA REGIA FEY ARE ROLEPLAY INTENSIVE. This means if you don't have the time to devote to a minimum of 1 journal entry a month, (either a compiled roleplay with others, an individual roleplay, or a classic diary-style entry) do not attempt to own one. After 2 months of no activity Sajhiri will start to worry. 3 months of no activity will get you IMed or PMed asking where you are. No reply, or one that doesn't fly (ie I'm uninspired, I'm on hiatus but didn't bother informing you), will get your fey turned over to a new roleplayer with NO REFUND. Although you will technically remain their Kithain, another person will be chosen to roleplay as the fey. They will not have to pay for this, and except for extenuating circumstances, the fey will never revert to your control. You can RP with the new player normally, and you may still display the kithain version of the cert, but all the fey's actions and choices from then on will belong to the new player. There are tons of pets out there to stick in your sig and look pretty without any further responsibility. If you aren't prepared and able to roleplay, go buy one of those instead.
FEY HAVE PERSONALITIES! These personalities are partially defined by Sajhiri, and their Kithain are expected to maintain these documented personality aspects when roleplaying them. Although you have leeway to enrich their personas, these basic personality traits should remain and be prominent.
DON'T BE A MUNCHKIN! Fey will be statted and possess and learn skills and abilities. They will be able to raise them through roleplaying review and point awards from Sajhiri and the shop staff, and these stats should be reflected in their roleplaying. The system is a simplfied adaptation of RIFTS, so if your fae has a low physical beauty score, they shouldn't be prancing around as if they are the Tyra Banks of Tir Nan Og!
DON'T TREAT THE FEY LIKE PETS! These are not pets in the sense that you feed and water and pet them. They are rational independent beings and you are not their owner, you are their kin, a distant descendent of their line who has a connection to both their blood and their soul. They should be treated as such.
PLEASE KEEP IC/OOC SEPARATE! Please remember that the Fey are characters, and that their views and behaviors may not be those of their Kithain. Do not get angry at the player for playing their character, keep your anger IC, dealing with the Fey. Also remember what you know IC is limited compared to what you know OOC. You only know what you have actually learned through roleplaying, not through reading the OOC info in this or other threads, or chatting OOCly with people.
DON'T STEAL SAJHIRI'S ART! If we catch anyone stealing her art we will report you to both a moderator, and the web host you are hosting the images on. If you are stealing her bandwidth along with her art, we'll feed you your liver. Owners may do minor edits to the art to fit them into a smaller signature space, make icons and banners for journals and such, but may not make major changes. If in doubt, consult with Sajhiri first.
IF THERE ARE NO FEY LISTED AS AVAILABLE, THERE ARE NO FEY AVAILABLE! That means don't pester Sajhiri or *Washu* about when the next ones will be along. Don't pester Sajhiri or *Washu* to make a specific totem fey unless you've won or purchased a custom slot.
NO CO-KITHAIN! It is simply not possible for two people to bond with a Fey and people sharing their breedables usually results in disaster.
ABSOLUTELY NO FLAMING OR TROLLING IN THIS THREAD! The only exception is in the case roleplayed arguments. Anyone flaming or trolling will be blacklisted and reported to a moderator for breaking the Terms of Service. If a new user or someone who is not accustomed to the Breedables makes an error, or someone breaks a rule of the thread, it is the shop staff who will deal with them. Do not berate, yell at, flame, or harass them or you will be blacklisted for a 1 month period. A second offense will be a 2 month blacklisting. If you are blacklisted 3 times, you will be banned from the thread and lose your Fey if you own one.
SAJHIRI HAS FINAL SAY ON WHETHER OR NOT YOU GET A FEY! Being able to afford an auctions, raffle, flatsale, and custom is not a guarantee you'll get one. If Sajhiri feels you are not mature enough, are too combative, too insistent/whiny/pushy/arrogant/munchkinny or any other of a slew of irritants that disrupt the thread or would be a detriment to rp, she will refuse you. There's a not-so-fine line between posting an admiration or appreciation for the art or concepts of the Silva Regia and badgering people, whining, begging, and vowing to get one someday. The former is welcome, the latter is not.
PURCHASING RULES


YOU MAY ONLY OWN TWO (2) FEY! As these are RP intensive characters more than 2 would be difficult for anyone to maintain. However, if you have 2 fey and choose to breed, you MAY KEEP ONE (1) OFFSPRING if you can meet the fee, even if this pushes your number to 3 fey.
YOU MAY ONLY HAVE ONE (1) FEY FROM EACH COURT! If you own 2 Silva Regia Fey, if one is of the Sun Court, the other must be of the Moon Court or a Sleeper. You cannot have 2 from the same court or 2 Sleepers. This restriction has been lifted for the time being.
YOU MAY ONLY BUY ONE FEY FROM A FLATSALE/AUCTION/RAFFLE/CONTEST! Although you may have up to 2, only one can be purchased via each means to gain one. So If you gain one from a Flatsale, the other must be gained via Auction, contest, or raffle.
CURRENT FLATSALE PRICE: 25K (gold only please). Please do not complain about the price, as an enormous amount of time and effort goes into each one.
FLATSALES WILL INVOLVE A WRITING CHALLENGE. At the time announced, a choice of two scene scenarios will be presented in the main thread. Users will have 10 minutes to ponder and work out their ideas for writing the short scene. There will then be a post to start the challenge. Users will have 15 minutes after that post to enter their written piece by posting it in the thread, along with the totem of the Fey they are trying to get. All written entries will then be judged by Sajhiri and *Washu* and the Fey awarded to the best ones.
COURTESY IS REQUIRED! Anyone participating in a flatsale is expected and required to be courteous, polite, and encouraging to the other participants. Any sour grapes from those not winning will earn them a banishment from the shop. Any gloating from the winners will disqualify them from their win.
CURRENT STARTING BID FOR AUCTIONS: 25K This is the base opening bid for an auctioned Fey. Please do not complain about the price, as an enormous amount of time and effort goes into each one.
WHY AUCTIONS? Auctions will be held for Fey who have a special function within their court, be it a position of power, heir to a title, etcetera. An example of this would be a King's advisor or court magician.
AUCTIONS WILL BE 5-7 DAYS IN LENGTH! They will usually be for a single Fey at a time. There may be pairs auctioned at some point.
WHAT YOU CAN BID! Auction bids may be comprised of pure gold, or items listed specifically as acceptable in the auction thread.
CURRENT RAFFLE TICKET PRICE: 250 gold (gold only please). Please do not complain about the price, as an enormous amount of time and effort goes into each one.
NO LIMIT ON PURCHASING RAFFLE TICKETS!You may buy as many raffle tickes as you like, or as few as you like. There will not be a set number of tickets to be sold, they will be sold to anyone who wants them, as many as they'd like.
RAFFLES WILL BE RUN FOR 7-14 DAYS! This is to ensure that everyone who wishes to enter, has a chance to earn the gold to buy their tickets.
CURRENT CONTEST ENTRY FEE: 250 gold (gold only please). Please do not complain about the price, as an enormous amount of time and effort goes into each one.
CONTESTS WILL INVOLVE FAN ART OR FAN FICTION! Contests will either be fan art contests, where you draw the Fey and/or their Kithain, or illustrate roleplay scenes, or they will be contests for Fan Fiction, where you submit short stories, poetry, etc. based on a scenario or theme given at the time of the contest. There will be non-Fey prizes for runners up in these contests as well.
CONTESTS WILL RUN FOR 2 WEEKS TO ONE MONTH! This is to ensure that no one is rushed in making their entries, and has time to plan them out and make detailed works.
ALL TRADES GO TO SAJHIRI! Please make all trades after flatsales/auctions and for contests/raffles to Sajhiri. She will distribute funds to those who get them.
PET TRADES Pet trades will be considered for the following pets: Fa'e. Others may be considered over time but all but the Fa'e will have to have special consideration that Sajhiri will not need to RP them regularly, even if they are RP intensive. Feel free to PM Sajhiri to inquire about a pet trade with her, but please understand that she may refuse based on her interest in your pet.
CHAMBERS/JOURNAL/RP THREAD RULES

JOURNALS ARE REQUIRED! Each Fey should make a minimum of One (1) entries a month as a journal/diary piece in their chambers or a compiled rp. If you cannot manage that due to circumstances on any given month, please just let Sajhiri or another shop staffer know the reason. Sajhiri is VERY LENIENT about this. However, pushing it will result in the turning over of your fey to a roleplayer. Your character is a necessary part of the storyline, and their absence affects everyone. Poofing with no RP/diary posts, and no shop posts, and no word to Sajhiri about the why you are leaving or are too busy to rp, etc, is grounds for a turnover of control. NOTE: Posting a hiatus in your sig or announcing it in another thread is not good enough. PLEASE post your hiatus and when to expect your return in your fey's chambers as well as the main shop thread.
JOURNALS ARE ALSO CHAMBERS! Roleplay scenes are permitted and encouraged within your journal. Please just indicate where a roleplay scene begins and ends. Chambers are considered private places in the castles, so please only post in them if you are the resident of that chamber, or if said resident has invited you in for a scene.
OOC IS ONLY PERMITTED IN THE SHOP AND MARKED THREADS! Please do not post Out-of-Character posts or comments in any of the Silva Regia threads in the Guild which are not marked [OOC].
BREEDING RULES

CURRENT BREEDING FEE: 0-50,000 gold )See BREEDING MAY INCUR A FEE, below.
BREEDING FEY MUST BE ADULTS! I'm not into letting teenagers get knocked up. Call me old fashioned but it's my shop, and I'm standing firm on this.
BREEDING REQUIRES ONE MALE AND ONE FEMALE This may be fantasy, but it's also biology. Mating requires a male and a female, and carrying/birthing a child requires a womb. Same sex couples do have the option of researching/questing for a spell or item to change the gender of one of the pair for this purpose, but their gender change will only be reflected in the pregnancy picture, it will not appear on their standard cert, even if permanent, unless the player pays a fee for edits to be done to their existing art, or they ascend, the art for which would reflect their gender at the time.
BREEDING HAS A POINTS COST If you win a breeding slot, there is a 100 point cost per parent. This is to disuade breeding for the heck of it.
BREEDING MAY INCUR A FEE! Parents have several options to them concerning their offspring:
- Keeping the child: If one of the parents wishes to RP their child themselves, and does not already have 1 child in their control, they may pay a fee of 50,000 gold.
Choosing a Kithain: If the parents wishes to have their child roleplayed by a person of their choice they may pay a fee of 25,000 gold.
Auction for a Kithain: If the parents wishes to breed, but cannot afford fees, or don't have someone they wish to give the child to the care of, they may let the shop auction their child. They in turn will get 5% of the final auction price each.
BREEDING SLOTS WILL BE GIVEN BY RANDOMIZED LIST There will be a bi-monthly sign up. For one week, I'll post the list asking for sign ups, and at the end of the week I'll give people 48 hours to confirm they want the slot and can afford the fee for their choice of handling the child if they are chosen. Those who do not confirm will be removed from that list. After the 48 hours, the Gaia randomizer code will be used to choose someone off the list. You must reapply for the next list when it opens. Both parents must have been played actively in the 2 months prior to the list opening.
ASCENSION RULES

CURRENT ACENSION FEE: 25,000 gold )This is the price of the additionl art, which is highly detailed and will have it's own specialized cert.
ASCENSION REQUIRES AT LEAST 7TH LEVEL That is the minimum level you must be to sign up for a quest.
ASCENSION IS DANGEROUS AND HAS A COST This is detailed in the guild's Character Sheet section, but your fey will lose something physical, mental, or emotional that is dear to them by ascending.
ASCENSION TAKES 2 LEVELS If you ascend, the changes will be gradual. You may choose to hold the 2 levels worth of xp and then apply to ascend, making the changes instantaneous, or you may let them happen gradually.
ASCENSION SLOTS WILL BE GIVEN BY RANDOMIZED LIST There will be a bi-monthly sign up. For one week, I'll post the list asking for sign ups, and at the end of the week I'll give people 48 hours to confirm they want the slot and can afford the fee. Those who do not confirm will be removed from that list. After the 48 hours, the Gaia randomizer code will be used to choose someone off the list. You must reapply for the next list when it opens.
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THE CURSED ONE

The Silva Regia Fey start off as stained glass windows, where they have been trapped for a thousand years by the curse of the Fey Magius, Culex. They remain in this form until their Kithain finds them, and then willingly gives of their soul and lifeforce to free them. This is done through a roleplayed scene in the Castellum Argentus (or later Castellum Umbra) thread. Your Fey will not emerge until you have roleplayed this.

THE CHILD


Once freed of their curse, the Fey emerges in child form. This may vary from an infant to a child as old as 7 or 8, depending on how old they were when the curse was cast. They will remain in this form for anywhere from 3 weeks to 2 months, depending on how active their Kithain is, and how much they learn and grow in that time. At this stage, they will have a rank indicating their potential.

THE TEEN

After their time as a child they will go through a painful magical metamorphosis and emerge as a teenager between 13 and 19 years of age in appearance. Again, how long they remain in this stage is dependent on roleplay, 3 weeks to 2 months typically. At this stage, their rank will increase a step.

THE ADULT

Once through their teen stage, they will undergo a final metamorphosis, into an adult form. From this point they achieve Fey immortality, and will not age or die. When they feel their lives are lived, they depart on a final journey, some believing they transform into their totem for the rest of eternity. At this stage their rank will be final.

THE SLEEPER

There are several ancient fey who escaped the curse by putting themselves (or having another put them) into a state of suspended animation centuries before the curse ever came about. These fey are known as sleepers, and when awoken, possess knowledge and powers from the ancient past of Tir Nan Og.

THE ASCENDED

An adult fey might undertake a task to seek a merging with the spirit of their totem. This journey is dangerous, and the merging comes at a great price, a sacrifice of some unknown part of themselves. Only after they have ascended, and gained the special powers and abilities it affords, will they know what they have lost in the process.

BREEDING

Two adult fey may choose to have a child, in which case they get a couples picture of the expectant pair (Sorry kids, they have humanish biology so thus far only male/female pairs can produce offspring unless another means can be discovered). Babies born from breedings have a baby stage, rather than a window/cursed stage.


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The following is a list of the current Silva Regia Fey, as well as their Kithain. Click on the name of the Fey to be taken to their Chambers/Journal.
|FEY|TOTEM|COURT|RANK|STAGE|KITHAIN|SEX|PLAYER
SUN COURT
|Cervus|Stag|Sun|King|Ascended|Sajhiri|M
|Lilium|Lily|Sun|Queen|Adult|*Washu*|F
|Ardea|Heron|Sun|Researcher|Adult|Kuyalu|M|Asahi Kumoru
|Alces|Elk|Sun|Herald|Adult|Xannyia|M|Nio Love
|Equus|Horse|Sun|Apprentice|Child|Weasley|M|Lady_Ourania
|Filix|Fern|Sun|Countess|Adult|Neith-Kia|F
|Rosa|Rose|Sun|Countess|Adult|Ahnna|F|Krista DarkAngel
|Muris|Mouse|Sun|Stablemaster|Adult|Shiaree|F
|Aesculus|Oak Tree|Sun|High Advisor|Adult|Syrenrei|M
|Lutra|Otter|Sun|Locksmith|Adult|Angua Von Uberwald|F
|Pappila|Butterfly|Sun|Protege|Child|Eirnae Natenhar|F|Orestae
|Ursa|Bear|Sun|Shaman|Adult|Seeno|F|Valar Morghulis
|Tamia|Squirrel|Sun|Heir|Baby|Sayuri_Nitta|F
|Aquae|Lake|Sun|Adept|Teen|Shiaree|F
MOON COURT
|Nox|Night|Moon|Majestrix|Adult|Sajhiri|F
|Corvus|Raven|Moon|Seneschal|Adult|Rik Prowley|M
|Aranea|Spider|Moon|Alchemist|Adult|Sayuri_Nitta|F
|Feles|Cat|Moon|Scholar|Adult|Youkochylde|M
|Procyon|Raccoon|Moon|Knave|Teen|Sizzla|F
|Dionaea|Venus Flytrap|Moon|Eavesdropper|Teen|Lucifer Force|F
|Lupinus|Wolf|Moon|Hunter|Adult|Angua Von Uberwald|M
|Mephiti|Skunk|Moon|Healer|Teen|Inle Roo|F
|Pteryx|Bat|Moon|Advisor|Teen|Neith-Kia|F
|Astra|Star|Moon|Protege|Child|SilverLynx|F|Youkochylde
|Vulpina|Silver Fox|Moon|Sorceress|Adult|Kamiki|F
|Melidora|Kingfisher|Moon|Protege|Child|karma_k|M
|Polylepsis|Black Mamba|Moon|None|Baby|Lenore Slytherin-Natenhar|F
|Cygnus|Black Swan|Moon|None|Baby|Sosiqui|M
SLEEPERS
|Laniger|Ram|Sun|Assassin|Sleeper|Tara Jenkins|M
|Spina|Thorn|Moon|Oracle|Sleeper|O-Ren~Ishii|F
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CHARACTER SHEETS

In most roleplayed scenes, stats will not matter, as players can agree on outcomes OOCly and go from there. However, in GM-run scenes (Run by Sajhiri or another designated Assistant GM), if your character attempts actions which could have positive or negative effects on them, players should use the Gaia dice system and their character sheets.
For info on these, based on OGL D&D 3.5, please read:
http://www.gaiaonline.com/guilds/viewtopic.php?t=1918022
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This section contains information on Silva Regia Pricing.
Flatsale Price: 30K (gold only, please)
Auction Starting Bid: 30K (gold and some items accepted, see Auction Rules)
Custom Price: Special. You may order a custom Silva Regia, without winning an auction, for one of the following items:
- 2 pairs of Minis (Angelic or Nightmare) or 2 Sept 2003 letters
DJ Studio Headphones or an August 03 Letter
Panda Hat or a July 03 Letter
Grizzly Hat or a July 03 Letter
Halo or a June 03 Letter
Chickie Slippers or an Easter 2003 Basket
Emeraldback, Rubyback, or Diamondback Lionfish Mask
25,000,000 pure
Breeding Prices: 0-50,000. See Breeding Rules for details.
Ascension Quest Prices: 25,000. See Ascension Rules for details.
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This section will contain accessories users can purchase for their Silva Regia denizens.
CURRENTLY AVAILABLE ITEMS

FEY HORSES


FEY HORSES

Custom Fey horses are here! These beautiful animals have thick manes and tails which form into curls. They have standard coat and mane colors, though their eyes, hooves, and markings are often odd or unusual shades. They may be breedable in the future!
Price: 2500 gold.
Here we have King Cervus' stallion, Sunshade:

Sunshade is a black stallion, with golden eyes, hooves, and spiral markings on his rump.
HOW TO ORDER


To order a steed for your fey, fill out the following information and post it here Ordering Thread, and start your trade (trades go to Sajhiri). SILVA REGIA FEY OWNERS ONLY PLEASE!:
Name: Desired name for the horse
Type: Colt, Gelding, Mare, Filly (Stallions are not available at this time. Foals will come about when/if breeding opens).
Eye/Hoof Color: Desired color for eyes and hooves. They will be the same, but they can be any color you wish, no matter how odd.
Coat Color: Any naturally occuring horse coat color. Check HERE or HERE for some info on coat colors.
Markings: Socks, points, stripe, star, blaze etc.
Fey markings: Yes or No? If Yes I'll put a design on their rump.
CURRENT ORDERS:
Ahnna (For Rosa) (DONE)
Xannyia (For Alces) (DONE)
Neith-Kia (For Filix) (DONE)
*Washu* (For Lilium) (DONE)
Weasley (For Equus) (DONE)
Syrenrei(For Aesculus) (DONE)
Shiaree(For Muris) (DONE)
Eirnae(For Pappila) (DONE)
Seeno(For Ursa) (DONE)
DIRE WOLVES


Custom Dire Wolves are here! These frightening animals are large enough for an adult fey to ride, and have wicked tusks. They have standard fur colors, though their eyes and markings are often odd or unusual shades. They may be breedable in the future!
Price: 2500 gold.
Here we have Lupinus' Alpha, Comus:

Comus is a black alpha male wolf, with green eyes and silver tribal markings over his left eye, right hind leg, and rump.
HOW TO ORDER


To order a wolf mount for your fey, fill out the following information and post it here Ordering Thread, and start your trade (trades go to Sajhiri). SILVA REGIA FEY MOON COURT OWNERS ONLY PLEASE!:
Name: Desired name for the wolf
Type: Male or Female
Eye Color: Desired color for eyes. They can be any color you wish, no matter how odd.
Coat Color: Any naturally occuring wolf coat color.
Markings: Socks, points, stripe, star, blaze etc.
Fey markings: Yes or No? If Yes indicate where you would like them.
CURRENT ORDERS:
Angua von Uberwald (For Lupinus) (DONE)
Neith-Kia (For Pteryx) (DONE)
FEY EMOTICONS


There are 16 different emoticons available, customized to match your Fey! They are also available in two sizes, large or small.
Prices:
8 emoticons (large or small) 1000 gold.
16 emoticons (large or small) 2000 gold.
32 emoticons (all 16 large and all 16 small) 3500 gold.
Here are all 16 small emoticons (big laugh, big smile, doht!, embarassed, gonk, mad, sad, shock, shout, smile, stare, stressed, sweat, tears, wink, yuck):
















The large versions can be seen HERE.
To Order:
Note that the fey will be drawn at the stage they are in when ordered, and will not change as your fey does. Because of this, you may wish to wait until they are an adult. Please post your order here; Ordering Thread and send all trades to Sajhiri.
BANNERS


A set of banners matching the chambers and stats banners in your first 2 posts, with text of your choice on each one.
Price: 2500 gold for a set of 8, 3000 for a set of 15 , and 200 for each additional after that.
Examples:






HOW TO ORDER


To order banners for your fey, fill out the following information and post it here Ordering Thread, and start your trade (trades go to Sajhiri). SILVA REGIA FEY OWNERS ONLY PLEASE!:
Number: Number of banners being ordered
Stage: Stage of fey you wish for the graphics (Window, child, teen, adult)
Text: A list containing the text you want for each banner.
CURRENT ORDERS:
Youkochylde (For Feles) (DONE)
Sayuri_Nitta (For Aranea) (DONE)
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This section will announce availability of new Silva Regia denizens, custom slots, and breeding slots.
FLAT SALES


Flat Sale Date: None Scheduled
Flat Sale Time: N/A
Flat Sale Items: N/A
AUCTIONS


Guest Art Auction for Scorpius, art by Asahi Kumoru!
http://www.gaiaonline.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=13902573

CONTESTS


No Contests are currently scheduled.
RAFFLES


Breeding Raffle
Entry thread here: http://www.gaiaonline.com/guilds/viewtopic.php?t=2050423
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This section will contain the Silva Regia blacklist for users who don't follow the rules.
Leonis/ Solinus/ranjir/Kethra/ Shakespear/: For badgering, whining, being insistent and demanding, and trying to circumvent the rules in both Jhiri's art contest and a prompt-based flatsale to get a fey. Sorry, Sajhiri is tired of feeling pressured and pestered. Then, when main account was put on ignore to stop them posting in shop where they were irritating players, they posted with a known mule to get around it. All mules also banned. (Permanent Ban)
Owle Isohos: Winning in a free contest for a fey, then deciding months later she didn't have any desire to RP someone else's former fey. (6 month banishment ending 12/20/05)
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All artwork and characters associated with the Silva Regia Fey in this and the subsidiary roleplaythreads (unless otherwise stated), are the original art and Property of Sajhiri/Bridget P. Haines.
If you DO NOT own a Silva Regia Fey You MAY...
If you DO NOT own a Silva Regia Fey You MAY NOT!...
If you DO own a silva Regia Fey You MAY...
If you DO own a silva Regia Fey You may NOT!...
Failure to comply with these requirements will result in the user being reported to a moderator for art theft, banishment from the shop, and if applicable, reports to their web host of art theft.
</CENTER>All artwork and characters associated with the Silva Regia Fey in this and the subsidiary roleplaythreads (unless otherwise stated), are the original art and Property of Sajhiri/Bridget P. Haines.
If you DO NOT own a Silva Regia Fey You MAY...
Look at the artwork on the site
Save a copy to your computer for personal viewing
If you DO NOT own a Silva Regia Fey You MAY NOT!...
Claim the art and/or characters as your own
Use the art for profit on any kind
Use the art for your website
Post the art anywhere on the web, including Gaia
Link to the art hosted on my site (bandwidth theft)
Anything else that would be considered stealing.
If you DO own a silva Regia Fey You MAY...
Look at the artwork on the site
Save a copy to your computer for personal viewing
Use the art for your website
Make minor modifications (cropping/tinting/resizing) to the art for the purpose of making graphics for your journal
If you DO own a silva Regia Fey You may NOT!...
Claim you did the art
Use the art for profit of any kind
Direct link to the full sized art on my site. The only thing which should be direct linked is your signature (tagged) image which is required as it changes.
Failure to comply with these requirements will result in the user being reported to a moderator for art theft, banishment from the shop, and if applicable, reports to their web host of art theft.