Glimmers:
Glimmers are animal-like companions that differ from the norm in mutations, coloring, powers and intellect as they grow. Rumors suggest that the town of Woodhurst, the place all Glimmer species originated from, has a secret Haven research facility in the middle of the forest, but due to the intensity of monsters in the area no one has been able to confirm.
Monsters have appeared within the past few months terrorizing the town before the locals sent a cry for help to the cities and all available mercenary groups.
Monsters are Glimmers with dangerous mutations that cause havoc to anyone or thing that comes in their way. They have also been spreading away from Woodhurst, not quickly but still faster than most mercenary and soldier groups can put them down. A monster may look like a normal earthworm, but at the size of two skyscrapers put together, or even an odd creature with no known normal type.
Scientist have started to call the monsters, mythical type Glimmers as they seem to evolve from what looks like a normal animal. While normal animals, without mutations but with odd powers, normal type Glimmers. It seem to suggest that normal type evolves into mythical type but no one is quiet sure how.
Humans from Port Darnys were quick to see if they could train and sell a few of these glimmers as pets. While they have managed to train a few species, others have been to elusive or dangerous to approach. There have been a few individual that have connected with a few wild mythical Glimmers but it is rare(though events).
Also, any meta with a mutation that comes to this area is usually confused for a monster or a glimmer, as those outside of the city have rarely ever heard of metas. In short they consider mutated metas nothing more than monsters or trained pets, and those from Port Darnys would not be quick to refute those charges despite the treaty if it makes them a nice large sum.
Mutated metas enter alone at your own risk.
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Rules:
Glimmers come in two types. Mythical and normal.
Normal Glimmers look like the normal version of the animal. (Up to artist if they evolve)
Mythical Glimmers is when they reach a point that Haven's manipulation start to show and mutations appear.
Unique Glimmers are those not found in nature but also do not have the power of a mythical Glimmer. They are considered normal Glimmers and may or may not evolve further.
-Normal Glimmers maybe gifted, Mythical Glimmers that were grown through rp must have an rp how they decided to move to someone else.
Currently Evolving Glimmers:
Lions
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RPing
Evolving a normal to a mythical requires rping with a meta and completing the rp. It does not require that the Glimmer be a companion to a meta and can easily be a monster or a stray that appear multiple times within that metas, or multiple metas, life.
Normal and Mythical Glimmers may be played as monsters and terrorize places or people to get rp points. On the other hand they might be just as happy being the pet of a meta , though owning a lion or an elephant like Glimmer can still can run afoul the normal laws of a city.
Glimmers normally have the intelligence of their base animal, but some can have human-like intelligence making them more dangerous.(Human like intelligence takes up a power slot)
Glimmers shares the journal of a meta they meet, though any Glimmer journal entry where the Glimmer is the focus point does not count for the meta's growth requirement.
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Powers:
Each species has a list of pre-determined power and charges that refresh with each new battle. The owner of the glimmer may pick up to three powers and list them in the meta journal along with the Glimmer.
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Evolving:
20 Roleplays (6 posts per person totaling 12 posts or 12 post for a solo. One paragraph or more)
20 First-person journal entries (one paragraph or more)
Complete the Mythic Glimmer Quest
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Winning a Glimmer
Rolling Thread: Rolling
A glimmer may be won by rolling a 1d20 dice in the Gaia forums and falling on 20. The requirements must be completed for it to count or even be considered. (6 posts per person in the rp, if a person has stopped rping their turn may be skipped after a few days/week depending on rp type in the rp rules )
If the species you described can't be made or the artist can't make it then you may receive a glimmer from the current lines or switch out for another species. Only one roll per rp may be tried(must be rolled and labeled in the Gaia online forum Metamorphosis Sanctuary -> rolling thread).
New lines are rare and depends on the artists work load and real life obligations.
Glimmers will usually be won through events or customs.
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Battle:
At the start of a battle a glimmer power set will override specific powers from the meta(assuming the player is also controlling a meta/true race/magi). If the player is not controlling a second character then the glimmer fights normally.
Example:
Mr Water(Meta):
Powers:
Water blast
Coral Shield
Sediment
Boil
Freeze
Heal
Vapor
Glimmer:
Fire blast
Thunder
Icy Stare
End result:
Mr Water(Meta):
Powers:
Icy stare (Glimmer)
Coral Shield
Thunder(Glimmer)
Boil
Freeze
Heal
Vapor
Basic attacks from a glimmer also takes up the meta's basic attacks.
In short a Glimmer replaces attacks that normally would have been done by the meta, it is not considered a secondary character in a fight. This applies to diceless or semi-diceless rps as well.
