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 Posted: Sat Oct 27, 2012 1:51 am
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Posted: Sat Oct 27, 2012 1:52 am
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██████████|███❧ It is said, in stories told from generation to generation; in records kept, that
███████████████████there was once a time when there was no light in the world. Everyone lived in
███████████████████darkness. It was like this for years and nothing changed; it was widely
███████████████████accepted as the norm because no one knew any different.
███████████████████But then something happened. A storm came through; one like nothing they’d
███████████████████ever seen before. Light crackled across the sky in bright flashes. Many turned
███████████████████away; their eyes not used to such harshness and those that looked for too
███████████████████long lost their adaptation to night for a period of time.
███████████████████The storms raged on and on for months; always the light flickering in the sky.
███████████████████One night; a particular bright storm passed through. The light was striking the
███████████████████ground, coming down in cracks that seemed to split the sky. A bolt hit a tree
███████████████████nearby and it ignited in flames; bright and golden. The whole lands around it
███████████████████were lit up; colours, faces, everything could be seen clearly for longer than a
███████████████████few seconds. The blaze spread through the forest; some were brave enough
███████████████████to get close to it, receiving small burns or smoke sickness.
███████████████████Panic spread through. They had lived in darkness for so long and now the
███████████████████only light they had was dangerous to them. Most grew afraid of the light and
███████████████████retreated, finding a new home where it was dark; where they were used to the
███████████████████ light. However, one family stayed. The Goldenleaf family; Baran; his wife,
███████████████████Laurëa and their son; Bril.
███████████████████Baran was not afraid of the flames. He could see his wife clearly in the golden
███████████████████ glow; her beauty and grace. He could see their son; what features he
███████████████████inherited from them and how handsome he had grown to be. Sadly, the light
███████████████████was short lived; the pouring rains extinguishing the flames after a few hours,
███████████████████thrusting the Goldenleafs back into darkness.
███████████████████Baran became obsessed. He wanted the light back; to see his wife and son
███████████████████clearly again instead of always looking at them through a dark-coloured hue.
███████████████████His life was spent trying to find the light again; to find a way to capture it, to
███████████████████keep it forever. It was in his darkest days when he found the light,. Frustrated,
███████████████████he had thrown a stone and it had struck another. The light was small but when
███████████████████ you live in darkness it’s not something you easily miss.
███████████████████It took him months after that; but he finally discovered flint and how to create
███████████████████the light; how to create fire. He spent his days crafting cases to hold the fire in;
███████████████████ lanterns. With these, he and his son guided their small family through the
███████████████████forest. They saw the lands together.
███████████████████The Goldenleafs worshipped the fire. It had given them a life they didn’t know
███████████████████they weren’t living. They prayed to it, threw offerings into to it. One day, the
███████████████████fire took the form of a great beast. Had Baran not devoted his life to trusting
███████████████████the fires, he might have been afraid. The Fire God thanked Baran for allowing
███████████████████him to survive in this land; for making sure he was never extinguished. He
███████████████████explained that he had been sent away and needed to regain his strength so
███████████████████that he could return to his home in the sky.
███████████████████However, it was revealed that the Fire God’s powers would never be as strong
███████████████████ as they once were. He would only be allowed to burn for half of the day; the
███████████████████other half he would have to go into hiding to replenish his strength. The
███████████████████sorceress who had banished him would also be returning to her home in the
███████████████████sky though the two could never be in the same place together. Lunaris; she
███████████████████was called and she ruled the night which is why she had banished the Fire God.
███████████████████“Her powers will vary. She has grown weak and cannot let her light shine
███████████████████forever. Use my flames; my light while I am not there to guide you. Let my light
███████████████████outshine Lunaris’.”
███████████████████True enough, the next day they awoke to a world of light and colours; the Fire
███████████████████God at home in the sky. Baran and his family worked on spreading the word of
███████████████████the Fire God; spreading his light. When he slept to replenish his powers so
███████████████████that he may bless them again the next day, they lit lanterns to keep them
███████████████████safe from Lunaris.
███████████████████When Baran died, he trusted his son to carry on the tradition and from then
███████████████████on, sons born in the Goldenleaf family were granted lanterns to guide the
███████████████████family through the darkness. It was a sign of bravery and loyalty to the Fire God.
███████████████████Somewhere along the line, a descendant of Baran made it so sons had to be
███████████████████proven worthy to carry a lantern. It is said this was due to a betrayal of a
███████████████████lantern carrier, but the stories vary. To receive a lantern, the sons must prove
███████████████████themselves not afraid of the flames by leaping through them. If they emerged
███████████████████unburnt they were granted a lantern. If they were burnt by the flames; it was
███████████████████taken as a sign that the Fire God did not trust them and they were banished
███████████████████from the herd.
███████████████████At one point no sons were born to the current leader. It was decided he would
███████████████████test his oldest daughter. She emerged from the flames unharmed and was
███████████████████granted a lantern. She was Gail Goldenleaf; the first female lantern bearer.
███████████████████Traditions carried on and to this day, the Goldenleaf family have carried
███████████████████lanterns to light their way in the darkness; never faltering and never losing
███████████████████faith in the Fire God.
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Posted: Sat Oct 27, 2012 1:54 am
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█████████Ｂ Ｅ ＬＩＥ ＦＳ
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██████████|███❧The Goldenleaf family/herd today aren’t religious to the point of being a cult.
███████████████████They have their beliefs and traditions, which have been passed down through
███████████████████generations, but there have been some things that have been forgotten or
███████████████████tossed aside as time went on.
███████████████████The one thing that has stayed throughout the generations is the Fire God and
███████████████████their loyalty to him. They hold festivals and celebrations in his name, wear
███████████████████charms to ward off Lunaris and, of course, carry the lanterns.
███████████████████A child born with golden hair is considered blessed by the Fire God and are
███████████████████treated as mini deities themselves. They act as Priests/Priestesses and
███████████████████communicate with the Fire God and are in charge of the ceremonies and
███████████████████festivals.
███████████████████A child born with white hair is considered a changling sent by Lunaris. In older
███████████████████times, the child was killed; burnt alive as an offering to the Fire God. However,
███████████████████ when a leader’s son was cursed with white hair, he could not perform the rite
███████████████████realised how cruel the tradition was. He removed this aspect from their family
███████████████████beliefs. Those born moon-tainted might still be considered ill-omens by some
███████████████████of the older members of the family (and children of said members) but the
███████████████████current leader ensures they are not mistreated.
███████████████████Outsiders are not easily trusted; particularly kalona, Ulun’suti and imps. For
███████████████████years, the Goldenleaf family have believed these to be spies working for
███████████████████Lunaris for they bare resemblances to bats; creatures of the night. For this
███████████████████reason, kalonas and Ulun’suti are not permitted entry into the family and any
███████████████████member who chooses to mate with one is exiled.
███████████████████Kelpis, mers and other aquatic breeds are also not welcomed in the herd. Not
███████████████████for the same reasons as those mentioned above, but because they’re from the
███████████████████ water which extinguishes the Fire God’s lights. For the same reason, they
███████████████████don’t often travel near large bodies of water, preferring to stick to small
███████████████████ streams and the like.
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Posted: Sat Oct 27, 2012 3:23 am
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█████████Ｔ Ｒ Ａ Ｄ Ｉ Ｔ Ｉ Ｏ Ｎ Ｓ
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███████████████████❧ Ash Ceremony;;
███████████████████When a couple has children, the Ash Ceremony takes place. This happens the
███████████████████day of the foal's emergence from baskets. The parents light a fire on behalf of
███████████████████their children, adding ash from past fires. This symbolizes the foal's connection
███████████████████ to the herd. This is typically a private ceremony with the family & herd leader
███████████████████ which is then followed by a celebration with the whole herd.
███████████████████❧ Lantern Ceremony;;
███████████████████A ceremony for the stallions - and mares, if applicable - who have come of age.
███████████████████The herd will migrate to an open field, usually with little vegetation around.
███████████████████Once the herd has settled, they all work together to set up a bonfire. Those
███████████████████participating in the ceremony are kept separate from the herd -and each other -
███████████████████so that they might reflect and prepare in whatever way they wish. As the sun sets,
███████████████████ the bonfire is lit and the herd gathers around. One by one, the participants ███████████████████
███████████████████ which is then followed by a celebration with the whole herd.
███████████████████❧ Midday;;
███████████████████The middle of the day is considered a special time. It is when the Sun
███████████████████ is at its highest in the sky. During this time, all herd members must say a silent
███████████████████prayer to the Sun. They could pray for anything - health, love, children. Those
███████████████████of higher rank - the patriarch, matriarch, commander and head priestess - use
███████████████████this time to reflect on the herds position and current status. They pray to the Sun
███████████████████for guidance and safety and anything else the herd requires. This is done in private
███████████████████ and is not discussed among members outside of this circle.
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Posted: Sat Oct 27, 2012 5:02 am
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Posted: Sat Oct 27, 2012 5:04 am
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Posted: Sat Oct 27, 2012 5:05 am
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Posted: Sat Oct 27, 2012 5:07 am
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█████████Ｃ Ｕ Ｓ Ｔ Ｏ Ｍ Ｉ Ｎ Ｇ██Ｉ Ｎ
█████████━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
███████████████████Relatives of Aurelius
███████████████████❧ Mother;; ICly will have retired from any leadership position.
███████████████████❧ Father;; ICly will have retired from any leadership position.
███████████████████❧ Sisters;; ICly will be younger than Aurelius.
███████████████████❧ Brothers;; ICly will be younger than Aurelius.
███████████████████❧ Aunts;; May still hold some form of rank, but no leadership.
███████████████████❧ Uncles;; May still hold some form of rank, but no leadership.
███████████████████Mockchildren
███████████████████❧ Sons;; Closed until a mother is found (a mate for Aurelius).
███████████████████❧ Daughters;; Closed until a mother is found (a mate for Aurelius).
█████████Ｒ Ｕ Ｌ Ｅ Ｓ
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███████████████████Breeds & Breed traits
███████████████████❧ Cerynei;; Must have cloven hooves and a cerynei tail. Stallions have small horns
███████████████████that are gold (always, unless a child of parents who do not have this trait).
███████████████████❧ Flutter;;Wings must be butterfly/dragonfly/insect themed.
███████████████████❧ Fluttercery;; Do not require cerynei tails but must have cerynei horns (in gold).
███████████████████❧ Hippogryph;; Can have any of the hippogryph traits. But must follow the family trait rules. c:
███████████████████❧ Other breeds;; Are a case by case basis and must be presented to myself before
███████████████████approval. Only breeds that will be accepted are kirins, unicorns or
███████████████████winds (as well as a hybrid of these and any of the breeds above).
███████████████████❧ Forbidden Breeds;; Skinwalkers, kalonas, kelpis and gryphs cannot be a member of
███████████████████the herd and are not allowed to be members of the family. Members of the family are
███████████████████forbidden from breeding with these breeds.
███████████████████❧ Minis;; Minis are welcomed in the herd; but cannot be customed as a family member;
███████████████████due to the genetics.
███████████████████Colouration
███████████████████❧ Body colours;; Various hues of brown. Natural colours only.
███████████████████❧ Patterns;; Deer patterning.
███████████████████❧Accents;; Light coloured fetlocks/snouts/ear tips/stomach. Natural colours still.
███████████████████❧ Eyes;; Gold. Always.
███████████████████❧ Hair;; Different hues of brown/cream/gold.
███████████████████❧ Horns/wings;; Stallions always have golden horns. Wings should have some form of gold on them.
███████████████████Accessories
███████████████████❧ Natural Influences;; All jewelry has some form of influence from nature. Leaf charms.
███████████████████Vine-themed bracelets, branches. Etc'.
███████████████████❧ Golden;; All jewelry is gold. No exceptions. Jewelry can have precious stones.
███████████████████❧Lanterns;; Traditionally, only stallions carry lanterns. However, in the event of
███████████████████a litter baring only females, the oldest will carry a lantern. Females
███████████████████ who show great bravery can be granted lanterns.
███████████████████❧Human Clothing;; Will not be accepted. That is, pants, shirts, capes and what not.
███████████████████Pieces of cloth that haven't been tailored are fine. I will also accept sashes and head scarfs.
███████████████████Names
███████████████████❧ Sirnames;; All family members must have the sirname 'Goldenleaf'.
███████████████████❧ Elvish/Nature;; Names must be Elvish in origin. Traditionally, they must have meanings
███████████████████associated with nature. However, exceptions can be made on a case by case basis.
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Posted: Sat Oct 27, 2012 5:07 am
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Posted: Sat Oct 27, 2012 5:10 am
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Posted: Sat Oct 27, 2012 5:12 am
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Posted: Sat Oct 27, 2012 5:13 am
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Posted: Sat Oct 27, 2012 5:14 am
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Posted: Sat Oct 27, 2012 5:15 am
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