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The Corrupt are coming, Aedan and Minya are worried, and there's something strange going on at the Meadow of Life that perhaps no one is prepared for.

The shop's ready to introduce the Corrupt - officially - and this event will encompass customs, two flatsales, new item releases, roleplay, and elder nominations. The main difference from any other event is that this one is confined to the Guild in its entirety.

A general reminder is that all Corrupt from this event are RP-required to grow and gain a social class. The Corrupt are an entirely different, erm, monster, than the other Dragon Kyns. So, please, keep your hands and fingers and arms inside the car at all times and be prepared to pray.



Schedule
Dec. 6th: Nominations open
Dec. 20th: Nominations close
Dec. 23rd: Gift-Specific RP begins

Something strange is at the ranch, that has made Aedan's feral friends keep their distance despite curosity. There are two giant Kyn, one far superior to the other, though even the smallest is arguably in-league with a full grown European male. They are here for an important reason, though the Island shutters under the weight they bring with them.

There are ancient legends that speak of Kyn that grew to enormous sizes, who's powers were unmatched by anyone. For Lunars, the Gift of the Moon dropped from the Blue Heavens and granted them speed and strength. In the case of Europeans, the Earth's Flint Gift came from the depths, and sparked courage and physical prowess in their blood.

A nomination period is upon us again, it seems, and the dark clouds of uncertainty are even more opaque this time.

Only Kyn who have been RPed or have the intention of being RPed are eligible. Another Kyn of the same species from outside the den are the only ones able to elect one of their peers, and they must do so without being requested and without telling the other rider or Kyn. If this rule is violated, if someone requests that their Kyn or one of their Kyn be nominated, then all requests concerning one of their Kyn, whether they already were made, will be ignored. Likewise, bragging about such nominations, or telling someone that you nominated their Kyn before the reveal period will cause those nominations to be ignored. This will be very strictly enforced.

There is no telling if good or bad or anything at all will come of this. Take any nominations that you do seriously. Do know that, as soon as possible, the Kyn you nominated will be alerted. They and you alone will know about it until the reveal. It is crucial to not tell others that your Kyn has been nominated. If your Kyn is nominated multiple times, you will only be alerted the first time. Multiple nominations will be revealed when all accepted Kyn are revealed. The Kyn will have the opportunity to reject the nomination at the time they are told. There is only one opportunity to accept or reject and this cannot be changed. Be careful what you choose.

Although we encourage everyone to nominate multiple Kyn, we also want you to understand that this is a high point of respect and a lot of responsibility you are offering to someone else. Be sure of your choice(s), and put effort into your nomination forms. They should show some form of great courage, or intelligence, or something that sets them apart from others of their species.

Cosplay Kyn, heavily edited Kyn (in which they would not be considered a model Kyn), and mixed breeds (even if predominantly Lunar) are not allowed to be nominated, unfortunately.

To hopefully help eliminate any misunderstandings in the future, these guidelines may be a little strange but they are in place for a reason.

All nomination forms are to PMed to the mule. Lunar female nominations should be entitled "Gift of the Moon", while European male nominations should be called "Earth's Flint Gift".


Gifted Kyn Rules and Regulations

It is a rare opportunity for a Kyn to be given the honor of accepting a gift. So rare, in fact, that there are specific rules surrounding it.

1. No more than three Kyn of a given species.gender combination a month may receive any of the Gifts, and no more than two of any species/gender combination a month may use their Gift.

2. A Kyn must be voted to their position to use their Gift.

3. Gifts are limited in number and can only be earned or purchased at certain points and only in limited stock. Only one or two Gifts of any one type will be sold per month. Roleplay to receive a Gift may only be open for short periods of time each month. Purchasing a Gift will be costly. Roleplaying for one will take a lot of time.

4. A single Kyn Owner may not have more than one of their Kyn use their Gift in a span of three months.

5. A single Kyn Owner may not, at this point in time, own more than one Kyn who has used their Gift per species.

Rules are subject to change and alteration as needed.




Aedan calls the smaller of the two creatures Neti, who speaks softly and only to Aedan and Minya. She is blind, but even her pale unseeing eyes reflect a sort of sadness about the world. For those lucky enough to have heard her singing voice, it is moving in its sadness and depth. Neti's call can be heard by Lunar females who have a pure heart and good intentions only.





The large creature with intimidating spikes and massive wings has been called Randil. He is loud, and boastful, and unquestionably powerful. Those of European heritage, who are male and have a taste for battle, are often impressed with the courage and valor that Randil emits.



The Nominated will have an choice to make, if they accept their nomination. They may compete against their peers for an unknown prize through role-play, or they may enter into a raffle between their peers for the opportunity of one of them to purchase the prize. The price for the raffle winner is a staggering 15,ooo gold for something they are unsure of what it does.

Two may purchase the Gift per species/gender combination after being nominated, but if more people wish to avoid the roleplay and pay the fee, then there will be a raffle.

Flatsales and Customs

For all Corrupt you recieve that you are going to roleplay, you must have a profile for them. Make one post in this thread, and include all your Corrupt profiles. Be aware that someone will edit your profile for you if there is something wrong, including formatting.

Speed-Based Flatsale
- three eggs -
Start Date & Time: January ?? at ?? PM EST

RP-Based Flatsale
- OVER -

PM all entries to Rikkashan, with a proper title. Be sure to include in your PM your most favorite to least favorite of the displayed Corrupt.

The best entry gets their first choice, the second will get their highest choice after removing the Corrupt the first place gets, etc. The winners will be treated to a free Corrupt.



Customs
A: 3 adult-only female basic slots
B: 1 adult-only male color-variance slot
C: 2 growing basic or color-variance slots

Slots Currently Open:
One A Slot - OPEN
Two A Slots - OPEN
One B Slot - OPEN
Two C Slots - OPEN

Custom information and forms are found here.

Roleplay guildelines for Corrupt are found here.

General species information is found here.

Aedan had sent messengers to every rider's den he could, hoping that word of mouth would spread to those he couldn't find. Minya wasn't on the ranch, instead circling high overhead with her attention to something no one else could see.

It was time to do something, but Aedan feared the results. This was different than what had happened in the past. This was a threat to the mainland, to their way of life - to life itself.

((Only RP responses are allowed. I will try to allow everyone to respond to sections of the RP before moving on, but I will not wait forever. ^.^))

When Aedan's message had arrived, only Zen really knew what to do. Ari was a fairly new rider, and the two younger Lunars were clueless to who this mysterious 'Aedan' was. But Zen had always heard Ivan speak of the rider with respect, and on one occasion, had met him.

Thinking deeply as he glanced from Mikayl to June and back and forth before shaking his head slightly. The two of you are far too inexperienced. I cannot just let you two go on your own, he decided, swishing his tail. I will answer Aedan's call, and the two of you stay here and help Ari watch the new eggs. Understood?

Be careful, Zen, Juniper told him with worry evident in her voice. Don't get hurt.

I won't, the European reassured the female.

Why do you get to have all the fun? grumbled the blind Lunar, though his worry was seeping through their bond. Zen had to smile at how cute Mikayl was being.

I'm going, Zen informed them before spreading out his wings and flying up through the Staircase, and used his earth magic to bring the slab of earth to the side so he could fly out into the air. He floated in the air for a moment to close the Staircase before setting off in the direction that he believed the Ranch was in.

A day and a half later, he finally came to a stop in front of the Ranch. It had taken a while because he had only bypassed the place, but had never actually been to it.

To his surprise, he could already see Spirit, and the newest kyn to Edoc'sil, Paradox, waiting at the Ranch. Of course, it would only be natural for Aedan to send messengers to the other clans as well.

Stretching out his wings before tucking them in, Zen landed smoothly, not quite sure what he was supposed to do.

Kaido looked up at Aedan, eyes shining with admiration. This had to be the kyn caretaker that Myrrh and DA had spoken so highly of, the protector (along with Minya...the kyn circling above, perhaps?) of the flowers from which kyns were born. "Thank you," he said finally, taking two of the canteens: as massive as they were to Aedan, it was incredible that the boy was able to carry them at all, but somehow, he managed. He staggered under their weight towards Jicho. The gargoyle sat back on his haunches as he took one of the vessels in his red-tipped talons, contorting until he found a comfortable position to drink, a little of the herbal liquid trickling out the corner of his mouth, dripping off his jawspikes.

Finding one canteen more manageable than two, Kaido held the other so that Litienn could bend her neck to drink, lapping at the liquid within between bouts of panting. He looked over his shoulder at Aedan's question. He wasn't sure himself: Crater Lake was rather cut off from other areas, and, if DA had visited other densites, she hadn't spoken much of it. "How many flights are there in the world?" The boy looked about, his head turning this way and that: surely they weren't the only ones who had come? After all, the mercenary who had come had said something about easterns...Kaido had never met an eastern aside from Kiko.

((Waffles' Edit: Sorry, DA, but I adjusted the font size so I can read it. ^.^; ))

( Press ctrl and + at the same time, and the words should get bigger. Well, it works on my computer anyways. I know that this doesn't do anything on my school computers, so I don't know if it'll work on yours ^^ )

Spirit stretched mightily, feeling the ache in her muscles from the long flight. Her constant exercise back at the clan against their princess, Rosemary, has definitely kept her in shape. She's pulled off all-nighters hunting some particularly hard prey before, she'll be fine.

Spirit was worried about Dox though. The red eastern was a lot younger than spirit, and smaller. Dox is the newest member of Edoc'sil, and it has not been expected of him to hunt yet. Dox had landed pretty heavily, as if he was trying to get back to the ground as soon as possible. His sides were heaving from exhaustion. The two had stopped for a break half-way through, but it did not seem to have helped too much.

Spirit watched as Zen arrived, and greeted them briefly. She was fascinated as she watched two unfamiliar kyns enter the ranch. One was a black kyn that looked like an European but...different (May he be one of those Gargoyle Kyns Spirit has heard of?) and the other was a two-tailed green lunar.

Then Spirit watched Aedan come out of the house, and turned around, nudging Dox with her snout.

Let's go meet everyone. She told the smaller eastern. Dox smiled tiredly, and the two easterns glided gently towards where the others are gathered. The bangles around Dox's right hind leg jingled as he moved, and his scarf flapped around from the movement. Spirit never understood why Dox would use such things, she believed a Kyn was a beautiful thing naturally.

When they reached there, Dox gratefully drank from the canteen, and Spirit took a few reserved sips, but that was it. She looked at Aedan curiously, looking back through the mental images Rosemary had given her. He was smaller than she had thought, but then again, Rosemary was a lot smaller than spirit. Not to mention the European was only a hatchling when she had met the man.

We are here on behalf of the Edoc'sil clan. Our rider has fallen ill, so she and the Princess could not make it here. The rest of our clan is flightless, and it would be a difficult journey here for them. Spirit answered Aedan, and closed her eyes.

If I do remember, a rider named Poke came to visit our clan before I was hatched. Also, Sora, a rider staying with us, could not come. Besides them and Aezhenn Chalm, I do not know of any other riders.

Dox brought his head up, some of the herbal mix still dripping around his jaws. He made an effort to clean it -it wouldn't be right to be rude in front of ladies- and then said,

There is also a clan called Silvanus, my mother was from there. I don't know much about them 'cept for their name though.

Spirit nodded. That's about all the Kyn clans they know of.