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General Rules.
01. Don't piss Jynk off. This includes PMing her, sending random trades to her when there's not a sale going on, or being rude in the thread. It will get you spanked and sent to the poo list till she's not mad anymore.

02. Do not steal the artwork. Jynk works hard on the crappy art she provides for the shop and really doesn't need anyone else using it elsewhere. This also will get you on the poo list and reported to a mod. Stealing artwork will also have you banned from the shop. Don't do it, okay?

03. Don't b***h about the Changeling you get. Like a real adoption of a 7-10 year old, you don't get to pick the name or personality. Also, don't b***h about the fae they become. That's based a little on the starting personality and mostly on RP. Bitching will...well..see rule 01.

04. Be respectful to people. Don't start fights or be a snit about stuff. This includes how your Changeling turned out, auctions, and flatsales. the Staff will not tolerate fighting of any sort. You have issues with someone, take it to PM or talk to a mod. Don't bring it around here.

05. Only one person can be a guardian of any one Changeling. This means...no co-owning. It makes it easier on us as far as RP upkeep goes. If you want to write out that someone is raising the Changeling with you, that's fine, but only the guardian on the certificate will be acknowledged in regards to ownership.

06. If you are slacking on your updating and RP, you'll be notified by one of the staff (probably whomever does upkeep on your journal). Failure to acknowledge the notification or to start updating/PRing will result in having your Changeling taken away. Be aware that this will only be done in extreme cases of the guardian not updating/RPing without prior excuses ('cause we're all slackers, too). No refunds will be given if your Changeling is removed from your care.

07. Please refrain from extreme bumping and quoting. It's annoying and we'll ask you to stop, and then eventually ask you to leave the shop for awhile. Some bumping and quoting is fine, we just don't need pages of nothing but bumps or 7216543 quotes in one post.


Flatsale Rules.
01. Check to see when the flatsale is being held. We'll post it quite a good while before the day of the sale. Don't PM any of the staff asking about it. Also, don't send trades when there are no sales going on. We'll just take your gold and thank you for the donation. Obviously you have too much and wish to part with some out of the goodness of your heart.

02. There are no reservations. Period. Don't ask about it.

03. Flatsales, like many flatsales, will begin with a post from one of the staff..most likely Gashlycrumb or Jynk..stating when the flatsale begins. Please refrain ordering one or submitting an entry for one before the starting post.

04. A situation will be given or a question asked before the flatsale. It'll probably be up there for awhile before hand, depending on when Gashly posts it. When the 'go' post is given, you will have whatever length of time is alloted in the flatsale area to submit your entry. Please include the name of the child you are wishing to adopt. It should be a well-thought out entry that's at least a paragraph long...but no novellas. We don't want to be reading entries for the next three weeks, okay? The ones we like best, based on writing skills and originality, will be allowed to adopt the child requested. Everyone else will just have to try again next time.

05. You may only adopt one child per flatsale, but may only own one flatsale child. This means that if you get a child in the first flatsale, you may not get another one for yourself from any other flatsale. After that you have to wait till breeding or an auction to get another.

06. Don't edit your damn entries. We will know and your entry will be ignored.


Auction Rules.
01. Again, check the first page for the date. Don't PM us about it.

02. Children won in the auctions will be customizable...to a point. You will be allowed to choose the gender, name, basic appearance, and what fae they will become (within reason). You will also be allowed to have input on the personality.

03. Before you are allowed to bid in an auction (taking a page from Puchiko's book), you will have to answer a question via PM. The answer will be on the front page somewhere of the thread. This is to make sure you've read the information provided. Do not post the answer in the thread. You will be banned from the auction and put on the poo list for a really long time.

04. No bitchiness during auctions. Don't discourage people to bid. That's mean, yo. No fighting on auction threads either.

05. Items may be accepted instead of gold. You'll have to check the auction thread for what items they may be and the values.


Journal/RP Rules.
01. Stay in character! You child comes with a personality already. Stick to it. You can develop them over time, but gradually. Remember, a lot of their starting personality and how you RP them determine what they will become.

02. Your character is not God...or whatever deity you believe in. Seriously. They may be a fae in their true form, but they're not all-powerful. No one on this thread is omnipotent or omniscent...'cept maybe Jynk. o.o

03. One of the staff will issue your journal to you. Whomever issues you your journal will be the one handling upkeep. This will most likely be Gashly. He needs something to do with his free time. If you have any questions regarding your journal or need to inform us that you'll be unable to update for awhile, please PM Gashly and he'll relay the message to the appropriate staff member in charge of your journal.

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Once your Changeling has reached adulthood, they are free to marry their love interest. Yes, they can marry someone of the same gender and have children with them (oooh, magic *sparkly glitter*), but only can have children if at least one of them has reached a point where their true nature is known.

The Wedding. Mawwiage is what bwings us togewver today. Weddings for your Changelings can be private ceremonies or public RP events, depending on how the Changelings and guardians wish to handle arrangements. The Changelings are put on the chapel list and are allowed to stay in one of the fabulous honeymoon suites at Kelton. What...it has rooms other than the dorms. During this time, you will not be allowed to RP with your Changeling as they will be...well, a bit busy.

The Cabbage Patch. The happy couple will, with the help of the Kelton staff, contact the stork. No, there really is a stork. He's very nice. Moving on. The stork will then take the couple's children back to the fae realm and leave in their care Changelings of equal number (1-3). The guardians and Changelings can decide to keep the children to raise themselves, make arrangements with the Kelton staff for adoptions by friends, give the children to the orphanage to be placed with guardians in open adoptions (this make get you a refund!), or have closed adoptions (auctions) for the children, giving a portion back to Kelton Orphanage, depending on how much the auction went for.

Please be aware that if you sell a Changeling's child to not sell it for more than 8k, otherwise you'll be on our poo list. This does not apply to auctions. Auctions should be discussed with the Kelton staff before starting one.

Do the children know they're really fae creatures?
No, they don't. They have some vague sense that they're different. They don't really start figuring things out till they're in their adolescent stage, and even then they won't know what they really are till they're teens or adults.

What about these "late bloomers" you mentioned?
That just means that their changes don't take place till their teen stage. It depends on how they develop in their parent's care and some on what their true form is. Like normal children, some just develop later than others. It's completely natural and you shouldn't feel alarmed if your child isn't showing fae signs in their adolescent stage.

What if they don't show any signs in their teen stage?
Then you should talk with us immediately. This usually means they're not developing in a way that their fae self can show through. They can recover and develop normally, but they'll be a lot more behind than the others.

I notice there's a thing on the development about other stages.
That's right. It doesn't stop with the adults, but you'll have to wait and see what happens next.

Um...Bromley's adult from looks really different, art-wise.
Well, that's Jynk's fault. She did the children fast to have them ready to go. She'll be spending more time on their various stages as they develop. The art will look more like Brom's adult from from now on.

What's that blue thing with Bromley?
That's Lunchmeat, Jynk's pet demon. He's there because he hopped in the picture as it was being "taken" and to show that things that happen to the children will be represented in their certs. It's is highly recommended to save the images while you can. There won't be advanced warnings when they change, though some situations will be the exception to this.