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User ImageThe Castaway Dream shop is located on a small tropical island two miles off the shore of Gambino. The water level between Gambino's shores and that of the island is so shallow a average sized human can wade the distance and the water will only reach midchest level. For more information about the shop simply click the picture!


Castaway Dreams Staff
Lord Changeling Shop Owner
+ Within + Rules Enforcer/Bouncer
Lady Avriess Colorist (Hiatus)(Flatsales, Customs, Breeding)
Xenostatica Colorist (Flatsales, Customs, Breeding,)


Shop Glossary
Post 1 : Welcome
Post 2 : Announcements
Post 3 : Rules & FAQ's
Post 4 : Sales
Post 5 : Guild Links
Post 6 : Watch WIndow
Post 7 : Events
Post 8 : Affiliates
Post 9 : The Layers (List o' Good folks)
Post 10 : Line Art Credits
Post 11 : Owners List
Post 12 : Role Playing Info
Post 13 : Pet Trades
Post 14 : Blank
Post 15 : Blank
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wahmbulance I know I haven't added anything as of late. I'm sorry for that. There has been a death in my family and in all honesty, though it's been a week, I'm still being effected badly by it. I'm trying to get back online, so i will be making small edits here and there. Please be pacient with me.
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1) Castaway Dreams are Non-Maintence pets. You do not have any obligations when you buy one of these pets. You do not need to keep a journal or post in the shop. Your CD will not be taken from you unless you break one of the rules that states requsition as a consequence.

2) Do not think that coming in here and killing off your CD will get you your way or even upset me. If anything it will get your juvinale butt banned from my shop and all your CD's requisitioned. They will then be auctioned off starting at 1G and you, and all alternative accounts, will be forever banned from owning a pet I have colored, or from any shop I own.

3) I do not want my shop to turn into a clique' I understand some folks simply do not like others, but this shop is not your personal playground (It's mine) and I want everyone to have a equal oppertunity to own a CD, RP a pet, or otherwise hang out here. (I am not excluded from this rule, I will ban myself from the shop temporarily if I ever break this rule mrgreen ) However, if you have been banned from this shop for breaking a rule this rule excludes you.

4) Ask questions and don't feel dumb. It's not allowed! Feeling dumb I mean. Please do read the FAQ's though before you start asking questions. If it's not in the FAQ's then you have every right to ask any silly question you want! lol

5) Don't flame my shop! This rule is supersized so I will not take any excuses about 'not seeing or knowing' of it. I consider it flaming if you come in here and start badmouthing the folks that come here. If you start up arguments or foul types of conversations your a flamer in my book. You will be banned, you will be reported, and you will find me ignoreing you completly.

6) Please use common sense and courtesy with your conversations. If your upset at someone I understand that your going to say something, but please take it to PM's before carrying on too far.

7) Don't let RL issues or issues outside this thread cross over. What this means is, ifyou had a real bad day at home, it does not give you the right to come in here and start snapping at people who have nothing to do with your problem. If you do this I will give you one warning. If it happens again you will be placed in Limbo. (Folks I do not read every single post that is made. I am kinda busy myself RL, so if you see something like this happening please PM me with a link to the disturbance or one of my staff members that has the authority to deal with the situation.)

cool I reserve the right to alter, edit, and add rules at my own whim.

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Q: Is Role Playing and Journal Keeping the only way to get my Dream a item or power?

Answer
Nope. There will be auctions for some powers and some Items. The rareity of the item or power up for auction will vary however.


Q: Can my Dream die?

Answer
Yes your Dream can die. Just like all dreams, neglect of the Dream can kill it. The Dream can also be killed in RP. However there are penalties for those that kill other peoples Dreams against their wish. There are also penalties for killing your Dream in a manner deemed immature by me. Your Dream will not die, however, if you do not RP or Journal post for it.


Q: Can I lose my Dream?

Answer
Yes you can, by ticking me off. Other then that you need not fear for your Dream. Nor do you need worry about me. I'm not one who plays favorites and I'm not that easy to get angry or offended. Any Dream that is taken away from a disrespectful person will be put up for auction, starting a 1G and will go to the highest bidder that day. People whom have had the Dream taken away may not bid on a Dream ever again.


Q: Can I breed my Dream?

Answer
Yup. Dreams can sometimes merge and give birth to new dreams! Gender is not a issue when it comes to breeding.


Q: Four stages? Is that all?

Answer
Not anymore! mrgreen There are now stages that can be reached by useing special items on regular dreams and Yudou! There are also new races added here, Fancies and Deejarne. Soon there will also be Nightmares that you can own!


Q: Can I RP my other Pets with my Dream?

Answer
Well...I would like that. I'm working on getting some Role Play Affiliates. Basically, these are people who wouldn't mind your Dream playing with their pet in their RP thread. Nowhere, unfortunatly, is a place that only a Dream can travel to. You can't even accompany them there. More will be explained when I get a RP thread set up.


Q: Can my Dream talk?

Answer
Yes and no. When a Dream is a Whisp it can not speak. It isn't until the Dream reachs the state of Awake that the Dream can begin to speak. When a Dream reachs Awake it begins to absorb information at a rapid rate. The Dream will begin to learn how to speak your language, and those of your pets, with much ease. After the Dream becomes Aware it's learning capacity slows down and it becomes harder for it to learn new languages.

It should be noted that Dreams have their own form of communication that is like telepathy. This form of communication can be used ONLY between Dreams. Even the Whisps can do this. It's a natrual ability and nothing can block it.


Q: What is the Whisp made of?

Answer
A Whisp appears to be made of mist and softly glowing light. It is transparent and can be looked through. A Whisp has no solid form until it hits the sleeping state. Whisp's can not be broken apart by wind, and normally they don't have any trouble by being pushed by it. They can float through cracks, but they do not break up.


Q: Is my Dream a Guy or a Girl?

Answer
Most Flatsale Dreams and commisioned Dreams can have their gender choosen by the person that buys them. Those that are not decided at purchase unfortunatly risk the certist chooseing for them. On Flat Sale certs, the gender is a small icon right below the Dreams name. On Special certs, the icon for gender is located to the lower right of the bubble. Here is a sample of the symbols.


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Q: What the heck is that third symbol???

Answer
The first two are obvious enough, but that third? Well...that gender is known as Yudou. The Yudou gender is -extremly- rare and can only be gained through custom auctions. A Yudou Dream can become male or female at whim, and tends to be ranked as a Demi-god. Yudou are immune to the poison of Nightmares and are the only species that can transecend into the Angellic form.


Q. Do Dreams remeber who first dreamth them and what they were?

Answer
ninja That is partly up to the owners. Dreams can remember who originally dreamt then, and what they were about. But that comes with a price. It means they will be driven to fulfill whatever that dream was, even if it's impossible. Those that can't remember may try to, this is both good and bad cause then they can get attached to their new dreamer and become 'their dream' instead, but they will feel a bit of a longing to discover their roots. Dreams that remember nothing completly bond with their dreamer. Which is good because it forms a very deep connection, yet even this can be bad, due to the fact the dream will feel more acutely the pull to enter Nowhere because they have nothing else to 'distract' them lets say.


Q. Do Dreams dream?

Answer
Yes they do. Normally when a Dream dreams, it's just the same as when we ourselves dream. However, if two dreams dream together in a elemental temple...their dreams will merge and form new whisps!
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To make a Custom Order please read the next post ^_^

Current Auction
None Plotted


Flat Sale Information
Information about planned Flatsales shall be placed here. Normally there will be a teaser list of the dreams to be sold, along with prices and a date. The # is the identification number of the Dream to be sold.

LC# = The sale is being held by Lord Changeling
XS#= The sale is being held by Xenostatica
LA#= The sale is being held by Lady Arivess

There are two different types of Flat Sale. NOFS and FFAFS.
NOFS= New Owners Flat Sale. These dreams are avalible only to folks who own 2 or less Dreams.
FFAFS= Free For All Flat Sale. These dreams are avalible to anyone.


Flatsales: None Planned
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Open Sales
Open Sales are basically dreams that are avalible right now for sale. They have a price listed next to them to let you know how much they are. Just PM Lord Changeling with a picca of the Dream your interested in purchaseing and..well...it's yours so long as no one else has beaten you to it!

idea Note: Dreams that go to auction but are not bid on will often be placed here at a set price for purchaseing. These dreams often do not come with the bid incentive item offered in auction.


For Sale
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The Guild itself is where a majority of owners create journals for their dreams as well as RP. The following is a quick link list of the different placesyou can go in the guild and what each place offers.

Workshops
These workshops are places you can go to place custom orders, check out each colorist's flatsales and watch windows, or just see what they are offering currently. The following is a small guide to what each colorist can do:

LC: Flatsales, Customs, Cosplays, Fancies, Fancie Customs, Pet Trades
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Xenostatica: Flatsales, Customs, Cosplay, Fancie Customs, Breeding
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LadyArivess: Flatsales, Customs, Cosplay, Breeding

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Compendiums
The Compendiums are a wellspring of information. Each one gives more indepth desriptions about different aspects of this shop.

Yudou Compendium This Compendium lists the Yudous, or God Dreams, that exsist. It gives information about their domains and powers. Yudou are the rarest of all Dreams and the most powerful.

Nightmare Compendium This Compendium lists the different kinds of Nightmares at exsist in Nowhere, what their powers and weaknesses are, and if they are a species that can be gained as pets/companions.

Magical Compendium Spells and artifacts are listed here. If you find a magic item just peek in here for a description of what powers it grants your dream!

Accessory Compendium Items that aren't classified as Magical scrolls, runestones, or artifacts can be found here. Some of these items grant your dream a special ability or stat bonus. Check them out when you find them to decide if you want your dream to wear it or not. mrgreen


Misc Links
The following links are a general mish-mash of different things. You'll have to check out the descriptions to get an idea of what each thread is for.

The Breeding Chamber This is where baby whisp's are made! This thread gives you all the information you need to know on how to breed and how the results for each breeding are made.

Customer Service Have a problem with the shop or a dream? Please, feel free to post it here. I check this thread daily and try to get things fixed as quickly as possible. If you don't post it thought, more n' likely I won't remember it!

Meet My Dream Sort of the classifieds section for Dreams seeking mates or breeding. Dream owners are encouraged to post the picca of their dream along with what your hoping to find for them. If your looking for a mate for your dream, a RP partner, or to make pretty babies this is the thread to do it in.

Suggestion Thread Got an idea for the shop? I love hearing the ideas of my patrons. Cosplay ideas, contest ideas, RP ideas are allw elcomed and really encouraged.

The Joining Glade This is where dreams become mated and form their own packs. All relative information to creation of packs is found here. (Not implemented)

Races and Stages Slowly but surely I am adding a quick list of all stages and races that you can find here in Castaway Dreams. If your interested in knowing how to get a particular dream, check this thread out.

Re-Dreamt Dreams A collection of all dreams that have been sold. It's incomplete right now but I'm attempting to list them all. If you lose your link to your dream check this thread first. if your dream is not included in the list please post it in the thread and it shall soon be added.

Training Arena Entering Nowhere is dangerouse and risky busniess. For dreams that aren't all that powerful, a trip to the Training Arena is probably the best move for them. Contests are held here sometimes and prizes are awarded. Careful though...now and then a rouge Nightmare makes it's way into the pit!

Contests Every so often a contest will pop up and well..happen! Not very often though. Quite rarely in fact, when there is a contest though, you can be sure to find out about it here!


Role Play
Nowhere Nowhere, the place where all Dreams come from. This is the chaotic world in civil war. A place tainted and overrun with Nightmares. Here you can find wonderous sights, amazeing items, wonderful friends, and dangerouse enemies! All important information is posted on the first page. It is vital you read it before entering this place!
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Ongoing
Breeding Special! Why? because...to put it quite simply, I'm -really- strapped for cash. I've been low on funds for quite a few months now. I haven't been able to buy -any- donation letters the past three months. So then..here is the deal....

Pay for your Breeding useing a Donation Letter (or Donation Letter Item in certain cases) and this is what you will get:

A) If the Letter/Item is for a Past Month, I will drop the % for all rolls by 10% For ONE of the babies. (Meaning if both parents pay via letter 2 of the babies will have their % dropped by 10%)
B) If the letter/item is for the Current Month, I will drop the % for all rolls by 15% for ONE of the babies. (Meaning if both parents pay via letter 2 of the babies will have their % dropped by 15%)
exclaim The Yudou Roll is temporary Excluded from this Special in light of the God Boom exclaim



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Heaven

Some Simply Divine Friends


Beautiful wonderful people! The names listed below belong to folks who have contributed to this shop or have somehow really really helped me in some way.

Lady Within: The Reason why I own this shop to start with, the love of my life, my inspiration.

Storei: One of the first people to have ever lent me a hand when CD was first starting and never asked a thing in return. ^_^

Remove: Another friend who did much for this shop with no expectation of reward.

Xenostatica: Whootness!

LizzyMoo: Gawd, how do I even Begin? ART! Single handedly responsible for the replacement of a lot of my cruddy attempts at items with AWSOME versions of her own, Line art additions too! Helloooooo Nightmares! And singlehandedly responsible for aiding me in my winning bid for the Deejarne lineart!

Final_Crucible: Responsible for keeping me company when I've felt incredibly lonely, responsible for lending me a hand when I really needed it, Responsible for the Dream/Fancie crossbreed line art ^_^, responsible for a lot of organization and keeping me on my toes with random rewards ^_^. And she's cute as a button.

Lytte: EEEEE! LINE ART! She kindly replaced the original line art after hearing me dismay at finding out the one I bought it from was a major scammer. Not to mention additional line art contributions!

Limbo

Treading the Fine Line


Folks who find their names here are usually those whom have broken a rule(Gaia's or mine), disrespected my staff in this shop, or have done something that I strongly dissapprove of in this shop. They are still allowed to participate but are under observation...

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Abyss

BACK! Back to the darkness with Ye!


This spot I pray to the gods is never filled. A name that is placed here is blocked from my shop in all their incarnations. They are no longer allowed to participate in any events or sales.

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This section is to give credit to all the wonderful artists that have in essence helped me put this shop together. Please do not steal the samples below. If you do, rest assured you will be reported to a mod. You must PM me first for permission to color any of the samples below.

LizzyMoo
Lizzy has done more then just these drawings, she has single handedly drawn nearly all the accessories for this shop. She is a remarkable woman whom I'm very pleased to have as a friend.
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Lytte
I could almost call this the 'Shop of Lytte' lol Lytte has replaced pieces of line art that I lost in a computer crash, as well as replaced the original line art that I started out this shop with. There is a reason for that but you'll see that later. I absolutly love this woman, she is one of the most talented artists on Gaia and I am so honored to have her name associated with my shop.
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ALL the Deejarne Lineart belongs to him. I'm currently still getting weeny piccas fer this place.
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I believe in rewarding those that take care of their pets. As such, every week or so I randomly award items to folks that keep a journal. I ask that all journals be kept in the guild. If you do not keep your journal in the guild then please PM me the link to your journal so that I may record it here. I will not accept Gaian journals and if you keep a group of your pets in one journal I ask that you keep in mind I will not count any posts made for those other pets towards the 2 week activity deadline.

Yes, there is a time limit to how often you must post in order to qualify for the random reward. Once every two weeks pretty much. When I go to reward folks journals, I will check the last date you posted in it. If it is over 2 weeks a small note will be made next to your journal stating it is 'inactive' if your journal is listed here. All you need to do is post and this note will be removed and you will be qualified once more for the random rewards. (This rule exclused group pet journals of course)
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Nowhere: Introduction


Welcome to Nowhere. This place can not be found, it can not be described, it can not be seen. Yet it exists. In this place things are born that require no parent in order to be conceived. Dreams are born here. From mere thoughts and flights of fancy, Dreams are given substance and form.

In Nowhere, the dream of a child can create a world. Yet at the same time, the loss of childhood innocence can bring about Armageddon. As long as there are dreamers, there are dreams. However, even though a person may give up on a dream, that does not mean it fades out of existence. Nay...dreams do not die. They merely become dormant, until another would waken them.

Here, in Nowhere, Dreams float as mist. Forgotten and cast away. Until now, no one has known of these orphans of imagination. But a gateway has been opened and the dreams are slowly being pulled from Nowhere. They are scattering on the wind, seeking out someone to awaken them. Someone to Dream them back to life. Perhaps even...someone to help them find a home, and fulfillment....


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Nowhere 101


This is the place that Dreams come from. It is a place that only they can travel to as well. As your Dream becomes Awake and Aware, it may have the pull to explore Nowhere. Nowhere is the place of it's birth after all, and a place where it can learn about itself.

Nowhere is a ever shifting land of chaos. On one trip it could resemble a woodland forest. On another it may look like New York City. Yet on another it could be a mystical countryside chock full of oddities. Nowhere is shaped by the subconscious imaginations of children, meaning a Dream could be trotting down a forest trail, turn the corner,and find itself stareing down a busy mainstreet avenue just a few feet away.

Many wonderful things can be discovered in Nowhere...but many dangers lurk there as well. Beasts of nightmares and terrors of the imagination roam Nowhere freely, and could come upon your Dream at any time. What makes Nowhere so very dangerouse for a Dream, is the fact it must travel there alone. You nor any of your pets can accompany a Dream into Nowhere. Meaning it is wise to keep a Dream from traveling there until they are at least fully Awake and have had some time to discover a power or two of their own.

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Rules of Nowhere


1) Only Dreams can travel to Nowhere. As they grow older and more powerful...there may be a way you, or one of your other pets, can accompany them on their search through Nowhere.

2) All Dreams have the desire to return to Nowhere. It's part of their being, Dreams that lack this desire usually fade away.

3) Yes, your Dream can be hurt in Nowhere. There are powerful monsters that roam Nowhere. Your Dream can even 'die' in Nowhere. However, if death is experienced in Nowhere, the dream simply returns to your side, wounded and weak, and will require a period of healing rest before it can attempt to return to Nowhere.

4) Yes, Dreams can meet other Dreams in Nowhere, and can even team up for the benifit of Safty.

5) Once a Dream has discovered a certain part of Nowhere, they can always return to that place. The many faces of Nowhere are constantly shifting about, like noodles in a pot sort of. But if a Dream has been to a particular section, it needs only concentrate, and it will be able to feel out where that place is now.

6) Dreams can carry back through the barrier of Nowhere, anything they find on that side.
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Pet Trades


Yes I do them. I don't exactly have a list or anything concerning what kind of pets I have my eye on. If you want to do a pet trade with one of my colorists you need only contact them about the trade, and then just get my OK on it for it to happen. If you want a pet trade with me...well..just PM me and we'll talk.



Pets I have glanced at in peoples Sigs and wouldn't mind having
Feli
Xanolonia
Farland Clinic
Cein Isles
Zaylie
Hououza Kodomo
Volu
Kimburu
faolan
Tallis
Zodical (Aquarius)

If your not on here, like I said, PM me about it. I'm just too lazy to search every shop on Gaia to make a complete list XD
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Contest Entries


kittykato
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Soft tune with Soft voice
Imaginary Person point of view

The tree of our past is here and now
where will it lead us but to our rest
Listen to this Calming song
and those you miss will become one,
if only for a moment in time.

Where does our memories lead us
Where do we stop dreaming
At the life of the tree
Where our hearts still beat but we stop breathing

Can it be...........Our dream into a Imaginary life

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Tree of Imaginary Life

It is said when were all younge we make our own friends. Our own friends can not breathe or speak but they listen, they listen to us. No one else can see them, no one else can speak to them. My mother used to say this is what we call imaginary friends, friends we learn to forget. Those of us who hold on to what once gave us hope, learn that they truly never go away and some point in life, we will meet them to. Only people who still believe will only know that this is true. I was one of many who found the Tree, the tree of hope, dreams, something that exsists in our hearts. But its there, in person a tree that gleems silver and shines out our memories. There i met, met the only person who met something to me. My friend who i could only see, the tree portrayed his image that swayed like a silvery image, like a glitch. Those of us who still believe meet our friends here at this tree and we remember those who loved us the most when we were only two. Though we have true friends we should never forget the ones that couldnt touch us. This tree is here, to remind us of our friends to show the images of them and remind us of the fun we once had with them. It came from all our thoughts, our lost memories of our imaginary friends. We put it here when we created our friends, they did not want to be forgotten. Thus grew the tree of Imaginary life.


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For every story there is a beginning. Here is one in a place called Nowhere. A place divided in two. One of calmness, quietness, with no trouble, everything was in order. Then the edges covered in Chaos. The two met regularly, but it was known that all of the Chaos in Nowhere was lingering, waiting to finally destroy Order. The first thing that Chaos created in preparation for the eventual devastating attack was a castle to rule. It hid this item away; waiting for someone to come and control it. To balance this, Order created the first spirit of a white willow tree, which would appear when the Chaos castle was occupied to sound the first warning.

When the first Dreams were dreamt to Nowhere, they always saw a message that Order left them, telling them about the white willow. The message was created each time that Chaos won and Nowhere was created again. The first Dreams always promised to tell the next generation, to go from one to another. However, this tradition died out eventually as Order began to lose strength. So when Chaos surged with the new inhabitant of its castle, the spirit appeared. None saw it, and no one remembered her story. The spirit was confused. She had been created to warn Nowhere, but no one answered her. Nothing happened to prevent the final attack. She sang sadly, hoping for someone, anyone to realize the battle to come. Her hope came true, but not in the form she thought. She could see the confusion on his face, and knew then that the story had been forgotten. What would happen to them all now?
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