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This isn’t just any shop. This is the ranch owned by a pair of fairly odd anthros—you're not lost, are you? Well, if you aren’t lost, I suppose you’re wondering what we sell here, right?

Quite simply, we sell the critters we found on the land our ranch is built on; they’re all (er, mostly) quite friendly, and seem to enjoy human company…so we figure why not unite the public with them?

They are herd animals and require the contact of others of their species, so once you purchase one it will be added to our herd, where you can come visit it at any time. Buying a pet automatically qualifies you to become a ranch hand and help, but you don’t have to if you don’t want to—we understand.

They can’t talk with humans or anthros, we’ve discovered, but whenever I (Fenshae) am romping about in my full-thylacine were form, I can swear I hear the vaguest hum of telepathic conversation—so maybe they all communicate telepathically amongst themselves? Who knows. I DO know that occasionally, Badgercall has seen what she SWEARS are anthro creatures…but I think that’s probably just her fanciful, daydreaming mind.

We’re always finding new species, and we’re always happy to harbor guests—if you came all the way out here, you might as well stay a little while. Karma! Fetch these folk some tea, will you? Now…come along, let’s show you around.



Story
We, Anita Fenshae, the were-thylacine, and Karma Badgercall, the anthro squirrel, were never exactly normal; honestly, we’re pretty much kooky and eccentric. So, of course, it made perfectly good sense for us to move out to the edge of the suburbs, into an old abandoned inn in the country, and renovate it to live in.
One night, we were sitting on the back porch, watching the sun go down—and right into our backyard comes lumbering this odd little creature, and starts grazing a few yards from us.
“What is it?” I—Fenshae—was leaning forward to stare at it. It didn’t take heed.
“Beats me…looks like a cow mixed with an armadillo, sort of…ish…”
“Yeah, yeah, I can see that…or…”
So—of course—we investigated. Come to find out, there was a whole herd of these strange critters in the rolling fields, meadows, and distant woods around our land. We also discovered that they were, on average (there’s always a bad seed…) quite friendly and seemed to enjoy our contact.
“What should we do with them?” It was Badgercall again, and she was looking in awe as one of them started licking her hand. “Just…let them run around?”
“No, that’d be stupid.” I was leaning against a tree with one’s head in my lap; lord but these were friendly. “Let’s claim a percentage of their children and sell them to people!”
And so it began.


Species currently up for sale: The Tarillo, a unique mix of cow and armadillo. ...don't ask how that happened.

News
8/9/04--first flatsale!
8/5/04--The shop gets built


Flatsales: four eggs now up!
Auctions: None
Raffles: Nope
Contsts: Niet
Customs: Closed
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So you've come this far...come along, Karma and I will show you the paddocks. If you're considering buying one of our stock...well, first, a few simple ground rules:

Rules
1. No stealing of the artwork
2. No stealing of pets/concepts/designs
3. No spamming the board
4. Some OOC conversation is fine, but remember we’re a 100% active RP thread, so please mark your OOC conversations accordingly
5. While RPing, no godmoding or powerplaying
6. No chat speak, 133t 5p34k, or any other butchering of the English language
7. No making Karma cry. She's a pansy.
8. No whining, begging, pleading, bribing, threatening, or otherwise attempting to unethically get yourself a pet
9. No flaming, or otherwise causing a disturbance; please, we’re laid-back and nice here, don’t make us get angry.
10. Read this first page and the FAQ’s THOROUGHLY before posting, to save us all the hassle
11. Follow any special rules posted for sales/events, or you will NOT QUALIFY for them. Kapeesh?


If you think you can follow these fairly simple rules, then come along and view our stock.

Life Stages
Egg:
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If you so decide to buy one of our lovely creatures, we’ll give you one of these. The blanket color indicates your Tarillo’s gender, so you can name it beforehand, and they hatch in about a week. Make sure to keep them warm, sing to them, talk to them! You want a smart baby, don’t you?

Child:
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Awwwshnoogie! After that week goes by, your egg hatches, and you get to see your new pet! Most of them are about knee-height on your average human, and almost all of them will be affectionate, trusting little creatures. They like nothing more than a good roll in the dirt or a back scratch from an owner (or visitor). They also love to play with each other, so maybe you should buy two! Wink.

Adult:
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After about two weeks, your calf will have grown into a fine young Tarillo adult, now capable of breeding. Adult Tarillos still maintain their friendly sweetness, and still love a rub-down from a loved-one, though they are less rambunctious and tend to spend much of their time grazing. When fully grown, these guys get pretty big—the males usually get up to shoulder height, with the females close behind. Also, if you’ve taken especially good care of your pet, don’t be surprised if he reaches adult size earlier than expected.



The main method of buying a pet is through flatsales, although we may occasionally run a special event, auction, or raffle. In any case, instructions will be posted and you’ll be expected to follow them.
Flatsale price is 1000g.
Each of our flatsales shall be held in the form of an RP contest. A prompt will be given and you will have 24 hours to PM Lancier your response. Along with your prompt, indicate the number of the egg you've chosen. If you have the best response for the pet you chose, you win it, and you can tell us your pet's name, gender, and your username.

We will host the images through to the adult stage. At that point, you will have ONE WEEK to save the pic to your own server before we delete it.

Breeding
We have three breeding pens total; if your pet is showing interest in another’s and you’d fancy some children, bring them over and we’ll see what happens. Pets must be adults to breed, and unrelated. The fee to breed is 1000g, either paid in full by one owner or split between the two. Depending on species, pets will usually have between 3 and 5 eggs; the owners can keep one egg each, and opt either to give the remaining eggs to friends or sell them back to the ranch for 1500g.

Breeding slot 1: Open
Breeding slot 2: Open
Breeding slot 3: Open
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Q: OMG I luv it give me one plz?!?!?!?
A: ...no.

Q: I'd like one--are any available?
A: Check the first post to see if there's any availability, then follow the instructions posted in the "acquisitions" page

Q: Do we HAVE to RP them?
A: Well, no, you don't HAVE to, but it'd be better for everyone if you did--your pet will grow faster, and you'll have the ability to qualify for special bonuses. At very least, you have to stop in every once in awhile so we know you're alive.

Q: Do we have to be anthros to RP them?
A: Nah. Bring in whatever character you feel represents yourself--heck, bring yourself. It doesn't matter.

Q: Do you take pet trades?
A: I'm inclined to say "no", but there's always a shot. Check the posts for Fenshae and Badgercall to see what pets we'd be interested in, if any; just keep in mind, if you make a trade with Fenshae, she'll be the one coloring, not Chibs--so it'll look a little different.

Q: Will you make me a custom?
A: Again, most likely not...you'd have to appeal to either of us to get a custom pet. Your best bet to get a custom would be to stay very active in the thread, roleplay a lot, and be nice and helpful--then we might consider special benefits for you.

Q: What's this about a 4th pet stage?!?!
A: ...I haven't a clue what you're talking about. *looks shifty*

Q: When are you going to make another pet species?
A: Give us time, young grasshopper. Keep your eyes out--and don't reject the species available to you, ungrateful buggars!

Q: So if I slipped you a little under the table...
A: No, we will not take bribes. Well, we might take bribes, but they'd have to be very good and even then a rare occurrence. You'd do better to just wait around for a sale.

Have a question you don't see here? Need clarification? PM or post here ^^;
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This is an RP-based forum, because Chibathing and I are RP-obsessed. That said, we understand if real life gets in the way, so it's not REQUIRED that you RP your pet; we won't like take it away or kill it if you don't RP. However, we do request that you stop in every once in awhile to let us know you're alive; if we don't hear from you for a month or so, we'll seriously consider taking your pet and selling it to someone who cares.

But if you DO want to RP, there's some perks in it for you. Nope, we won't say what they are--where's the intrigue in that?--but we will guarantee that RPing regularly will definitely prove beneficial.

Also, just because we're nice--and it gets awfully lonely around here--you're always welcome to come in and RP as yourself, look around, help us take care of our stock, wander the grounds, and chat. There MIGHT even be a special bonus for those of you who spend lots of time with us here on the ranch smile Just remember, if we catch anyone--absolutely anyone--stealing part of our herd…well, the squirrel can't do much to you, but the were-thylacine has awfully big teeth.


RP World Details
The location for this RP is a large, sprawling ranch out in the countryside a few miles outside a suburban locale. The ranch is a converted inn, which means it has numerous rooms—which guests are welcome to stay in—and a large meeting/gathering area on the bottom floor. The land itself is fenced in with a white picket fence, and there are numerous small buildings; all the creatures in our herd are kept in pastures and are totally open to human contact. In the woods surrounding us are wild herds, and while these are also pretty friendly they’re not real keen on constant attention.

Whenever you buy a pet, you can RP that pet here in this thread (you can RP them elsewhere, if you wish, but here will qualify you for nifty stuff) as that pet. Remember, they can’t talk to humans, but they can telepathically communicate with each other—and also make any range of animal vocalizations. You can also RP as yourself at any time, whether or not you have a pet—so this gives you a good chance to interact with the animals to see whether you’d like one, and also for us to get to know you. Sound good?
Egg Sales!

Hey all! These are the eggs currently up for grabs. If you're interested, just go on and start an rp...Fenny or I will greet you and show you to the herd, so you can check out what kind of animal you're getting yourself into.

Current Sales:
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All eggs are currently still available.
Cost: 1000g.
Seemingly Pointless Tarillo Observations:

Hey, it’s Karma here! Now, if you guys are interested in owning one of these little fellers, I figured it’d be best to fill you in on what kind of creatures they are. Tarillos are very herd-oriented creatures, led by a dominant bull and his also-dominant cow. They spend most of their time roaming the fields and grazing—they especially love the shorter, greener grass that usually grows in richer soil, but they’ll pretty much eat anything if it’s plantlike enough. They communicate, as far as we can tell, through bleats and other such utterations, as well as a good deal of body language. They’ll make their own dustbaths by rooting up the grass with their trotters (think semi-flexible hooves) and roll about in the underlying soil, making as suitable a fly repellant as their long, agile tails. Like chickens, they nest almost year-round (they need to be kept indoors to lay eggs in the wintertime), and like echidnas and platypi they nurse their young after they hatch. As stated a couple of times before, they are a very sweet-tempered breed, very fond of physical attention as well as a good romp through the fields.
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Pet Pickup:
((Just purchase an egg? Pick up your bundle of joy here!))


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Current Owners:
((Members of the herd, and their respective owners))

Xia | Haika | calf
Cian | Daimyn | adult
Penelope | Fenshae | adult
Sampson | Badgercall | adult


Whitelist (for being helpful/wonderful):
Nobody.... sad

Greylist (For not complying with the rules):
Empty, yay!

Blacklist (For not listening to warnings and repeatedly breaking the rules; users here are BANNED and will never be allowed a part of our herd):
...hope you never see your name here....
About the Owners:

This is the mule account of Fenshae and Badgercall.

Badgercall is the artist; these were her brainchildren, and she does all of the art and pretty much all the coloring. She's also an incredibly optimistic person, full of brilliant ideas and inspirations, and her energy is refreshingly endless.

Fenshae is the writer; somewhat more pragmatic than her partner, she's the one in charge of the business aspects--the person who keeps Badger firmly rooted when she goes off on a fanciful flight.
Fenshae's Space

Let's see...what is there to say about myself? I'm a writer, a college sophomore, and double-majoring in English and pre-vet. I got roped into co-owning this shop by my long-time friend Chibs, and despite my protests early on, I got really into it soon.

I don't do art for the shop at present; I'm in charge of the business decisions and keeping the shop running, and MAY occasionally do some guest coloring...but likely not often.

Pet Trade Considerations
If you offer me one of the following pets (assuming it's by the rules of the shopowner) I'll personally color you up a pet:

1. Didgeridoo heart
2. Cait
3. Feli
4. Alchemoombas
Badgercall's Space.

Um...yep. Fenny really took care of everything that had to be said. I do the artwork around here (at least for now), which means I'm currently working my squirrelly arse off trying to color a bunch of my Tarillos. I'm going to be a junior in high school this coming year, and spend most of my time either doodling, writing, reading, dancing or talking. I'm not terribly experienced with the minishop world (hence Fenshae's domineering o'er here), but I'm holding my own...and starting to be incredibly envious of some pets I've seen. domokun !

Quote:
Mendels! Oh, god, give me a mendel. Was hydrogen taken?
Shaoilin wolves (well-thought out situation! Low magic! Marry me!)
Cait (Did I mention my penchant for adorable feline creatures?)
Crysthall (ooh, aah.)
SoA (adorable felines AND good rp base? Am I in heaven?)
Anything well-drawn. If you're interested, run it by me.
Affiliates/Links of interest:

Our Links:
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We'll be your slavepuppies if you link us! Or we could just return the favor and put you below. whee This is the obnoxiously large link, if you REALLY like us.
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And here's the second one I made, a nice decent size!
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Songlings is currently on hiatus, but it's so cool, it stays up here anyway. Bugger on Jadaria, make her come back!

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Good LORD, these are cool! I pine for one with all my heart and soul.
Chibi's friggin PETS

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This is my Sampson! He's the dominant bull in our domestic herd here, and a gorgeous roan color, if I do say so myself. He hasn't sired any children as of yet, but I'm sure when he does he'll turn out some fabulous calves!

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OMG hi. This is Kippy, my Siberianz. He's the result of a trade between Daimyn and myself, and I'm very happy with him. He's the sexiest cub ever!

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Ohm'gosh. Zeidel is adorable. Done by my b'loved Haikums, OOHAH.

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I won a contest a while ago, and these gorgeous babes were the prize. The shop's on hiatus now, but hopefully it'll come back! ...Hint.

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Her name means Dawndaughter. She's pimpin'.
I'm SURE we'll need this for some reason...
And this one. We'll definitely need this one for something...

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