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But maybe not forever...

The evening is cool; a thin, silvery-blue crescent hangs in the sky above, its gleam delicate against the blanket of stars. The grass feels moist as you walk up a hill. Atop the hill, you can see a small cottage, an orangey light flickering in a window, and the breeze brushing your cheek carries the light sound of children laughing.

Curiously, you walk closer, making your way through a rocky area. But as you turn to step over a stone, you freeze, feeling a sudden cold tingling wash over you. You look to the side, and see there a small, strange figure, gently shimmering with flowing silk and a great banner of greenish-blue hair, and the most pale, smooth skin, like white-glazed porcelain. Its eyes, like aquamarine, or perhaps ice, cut through you.

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Before you can wonder, the peculiar sensation comes over you again, and you feel an image forming in your mind. A dark city choked with grime, strange men and women in black coats with leather leashes, and a child, its pure white skin wrapped only in frayed pieces of cloth, curled up in a gutter, crying gemstones. You feel the imprint of a soul brush yours, a restrained, yet compassionate, paternal soul, and see the moon reflected in a sword -- you hear a name spoken, although it is not spoken, and the letters and characters are clearly spelled before your eyes, though you see nothing -- T S U K I B A.

You suddenly break from your trance. Tsukiba is still staring at you. You find that you almost cannot move, but you take a breath, and in the moment it takes to fill your lungs, he turns away in a swirl of shimmering cloth and strides gracefully, almost floating, up the hill, towards the sound of children laughing.



Owner and artist: Wenyuan (a.k.a. WenWen)
Caretaker, mascot, and eyecandy: Tsukiba
My muses heart
-Junyi, Muse of Kookismut
-Yeu, Muse of LotsandlotsofYuns
-Fumei, Muse of ...Muse-y Stuff
Shop guardian angel: Suuri
Shop dashing stranger: Heiyue


Table of Contents
Post 1: Intro
Post 2: Announcements
Post 3: Backstory/Biology/Porcelain 101
Post 4: Rules and Regulations
Post 5: FAQ
Post 6: Events
Post 7: Previews
Post 8: Pick-Ups
Post 9: Owners
Post 10: Breeding
Post 11: RP Event!?
Post 12: (Tentative) Calendar
Post 13: Links
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6/23/04 -- There will be an auction of Porcelain #14, Tsubei, from June 26, 8 PM CST, to June 27, 8 PM CST.
6/21/04 -- Fwaaaa! Boyan and Tsubame had babies!! eek
6/7/04 -- Resumed updating! Image host's being a little weird, though, so some things won't be up-to-date until later.
6/6/04 -- Back from A-Kon... update when I'm not so tired and depressed...
6/1/04 -- Yeu and Fumei, by spending ridiculous amounts of money, won the two Lucid Gems! xp
5/30/04 -- Lucid Gem Auction #1 Thread set up, as well as the RP thread! The Lucid Gem thread has important information that prospective bidders should read.
5/22/04 -- #15 found a home with Mizuiro Ookami~ heart
5/19/04 -- The flatsale for #12-#14 is over. @_@
5/16/04 -- The auction for #10 is over! Congratulations, Junyi and ArynLight!
5/12/04 -- The raffle for #11 is over! Congratulations, Junyi. wink And congratulations to Sundragyn, to whom Junyi gave #11, even though it was one of her own tickets that won. whee
5/10/04 -- The kids from the first flatsale have begun growing up... eek ...Also! The flatsale for Porcelain #12-#14 will be on 5/19 at 8 PM Central Time (North American xd ) That's 6 PM Pacific, 9 PM Eastern, and 2 AM GMT.
5/8/04 -- The raffle for #9 is over! Congratulations, Tomodachi Kiko!
5/7/04 -- The raffle for #11 will be Tuesday, 5/11 at 6 PM Central Time! That's 4 PM Pacific, 7 PM Eastern, and 12 AM GMT. Like with the other raffle, the winner will be chosen once all the tickets are sold. Then, the next Saturday on 5/15 at 8 PM Central Time, there'll be a conservative little auction for #10. It'll be over on Sunday at 8 PM Central Time. Conversions: 6 PM Pacific, 9 PM Eastern, and 2 AM GMT.
5/6/04 -- #8 found a home. 3nodding
5/3/04 -- Time and date for the raffle for #9 announced! It will be OPENING on 5/8 at 6 PM Central Time! That's 4 PM Pacific, 7 PM Eastern, and 12 AM GMT! The winner will be chosen whenever all the tickets are sold, however long that takes.
5/1/04 -- Flatsale over! Congratulations to the new owners!
4/24/04 -- The flatsale for Porcelain #2-#7 will be on 5/1 at 8 PM Central Time (North American xd ) That's 6 PM Pacific, 9 PM Eastern, and 2 AM GMT.




Mailing list! If you want news and announcements PMed to you, post "Add to mailing list" or something to that effect in big, colorful text, so I don't miss it (I'm near-blind.) 3nodding

Mailing List!
1. K-Dogg
2. Yeu
3. Junyi
4. Fumei
5. DivineSaturn
6. Krono Zero
7. Imbri
8. Arianna456
9. Chibi_Dragonfly
10. Asahi Kumoru
11. Sundragyn
12. Chibi Sorka
13. Dooma
14. Shiaree
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Nice to meet you! My name is Wenyuan, and I run this adoptables shop. Here you can adopt little chibis we call "Porcelain" because of their complexion and tendency to break when dropped long distances. They are very sweet, gentle folk, and will be very happy if you can give them a safe and nurturing home, and will gladly help take care of your pets and assist you however they can.

You see that handsome male, the tall one? His name's Tsukiba; he's an adult, and Lucid. We've become friends. He's brought these children to me, most of them from some place called 'Dragonlamp,' and asked for my help finding them homes.

There are quite a lot of them, and I alone can't take care of all of them; for this reason, we're looking for people to take care of Porcelain children. Tsukiba charges an adoption fee both to provide for ourselves and help more children come to Gaia.

Characteristics Breakdown

Porcelain are extremely similar in shape and biological function to humans. They can digest the same foods, succumb to the same diseases, and reproduce in similar ways. However, the most noticeable trait that distinguishes a Porcelain from a human is size. Porcelain are very small in comparison with humans -- only a very few adults grow more than 3' tall, and more are closer to 2'4". Males tend to be slightly larger and more robust than females, but the difference is barely noticable. To a human, all Porcelain seem small and brittle.

The skin of a Porcelain tends to be very pale, although their blood is as red as a humans, and they blush quite red. Their bodies are similar to humans, although they are fewer heads tall. The most noticeable physiological differences are present in their facial structure. Their features are very smooth, giving the impression of having no external ears or noses. Their eyes are also large, with a third, translucent eyelid which may have once served a purpose. As far as their senses go, they seem still capable of hearing noise and smelling odors. They rely most heavily on vision, much like other humanoids.

Psychology and Communication

Porcelain vocal chords are structured differently from humans, and while they can make noises, they are quite crude, and a Porcelain simply cannot make all the variations and inflections required for language. Few Porcelain try, either; although they may cry out in reaction to something like pain, sound is not their primary means of communication.

Instead, Porcelain project their desires and feelings telepathically. As Porcelain grow, they becomes more able to send thoughts and images along with these feelings, but it is difficult for them to transmit anything as complicated as human language. Organizing 'words' into 'sentences' seems strange to them. The vague, fluid stream of mindspeech suits them perfectly well.

Because they communicate in terms of feelings, Porcelain tend to be both extremely empathetic and extremely sensitive, male Porcelain stereotyped as being especially emotional and impulsive. Being so sensitive, they can be easily traumatized, and become psychotic or disturbed if they are either physically or emotionally abused or neglected. Porcelain, especially young ones, crave love.

Elements and Lucidity

Very young Porcelain have malleable personalities, and their emotional patterns may shift and alter as they mature. However, once they reach adolescence, the foundations of their personas are laid, and they select one of the five Porcelain elements -- wood, fire, earth, heaven, and water. Their humans' preferences and their favorite colors have nothing to do with the element; it is more about which archetype the Porcelain fits best.

Once they have an element, Porcelain tend to develop an affinity to it, although they cannot use any elemental magic. Magic-like abilities are exclusively the province of the strange, rare Lucid Porcelain. Lucid Porcelain have a much more humanlike intelligence, able to communicate with sophisticated telepathy, transmit complex ideas and images, and intuitively use magic-like effects relating to their element to help them. A Porcelain who has just become Lucid can only use very minor magic, but with intense (and frequently painful) training, their abilities can become refined and powerful.

A Porcelain becomes Lucid when something called a 'Lucid gem' enters her body. Exactly how this should be done or why it works is unclear.
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The rules are meant to make life easier for both you and me. Please read and follow them.

General Rules
-Be nice to Wenyuan and the other people on the thread. Lose gracefully. Win honorably. Annoying parties will be eaten.
-Do not PM Wenyuan -- post all questions in the thread.
-Please refrain from advertising.
-You must RP with your Porcelain now and then. Neglect is extremely traumatizing for a young Porcelain, and if I see that yours is not getting enough attention, I will remove you from the parents list and entrust your Porcelain's care to someone better.
-Steal art and Tsukiba will show you that his sword is not just for decoration.
-Avoid an excess of typos and grammatical errors. If I can't understand you, I can't get you a Porcelain. Tasteful use of Engrish is fine.
-Only one Gen 1 Porcelain per person. This rule allows a wider variety of people to get one. You can get more Porcelain of later generations.
-If you violate any of these rules (including the niceness or extremely poor typing rules), you may be refused a Porcelain, disqualified from a flatsale, auction, or raffle, or be blacklisted.
-Wenyuan's choice is final on whether or not you get a Porcelain -- if you seem like you wouldn't take good care of him or her, I won't let you adopt one.
-Wenyuan reserves the right to revise the rules as necessary, without warning.


Flatsale-Specific Rules
- Each Porcelain at a flatsale will cost 2000 gold to adopt.
- Flatsale will start by the clock. Once the clock reaches the appointed time, whoever wishes to purchase can post her order.
- No reserving.
- You may only buy one Porcelain per flatsale (if you're repeatedly beat to the one you wanted, though, you can try again as many times as you like.) You can buy for a friend, but then you can't buy another one for yourself.
- If someone posted before you for the Porcelain you wanted, you must post again for another. No editing of the posts allowed!!

- Send payment immediately after Wenyuan posts the winners list.


Auction-Specific Rules
- Starting bid and min. inc will vary by the auction.
- Auctions start and end at the designated times. Any bids made before or after the designated times are invalid.
- No retraction or editing of bids allowed at the auction!!
- You must express interest before the last 30 minutes of the auction in order to bid.
- Bids must be in pure gold and paid immediately at the end of the auction.


Raffle-Specific Rules
- Each raffle will have 100 tickets. Each ticket costs 100 gold; you may not buy more than 10 tickets (per person; you can buy 10 more for your friend.)
- Post how many tickets you'd like in the thread, and send payment immediately after you post.
- You can buy tickets for your friends, but you must state at the time you buy the tickets who they are for.
- If you win the raffle, you can give it away to someone else, but you have to say so immediately. It's much easier for me if you buy in someone else's name.


Blacklist
*tumbleweed blows past* Nothing here!
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-Can I have a preview? CanIcanIcanI???

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(Male child) (Female youth) (Male adult)

-How can I get a Porcelain?

You can buy one in a flatsale or auction, or win one in a raffle or special event. If you help me out, I may give you one as a gift. Groveling will get you hugs and kookis, but not Porcelain. Hanging out in the thread, RPing well, and befriending me and the other owners will.

-How quickly does a Porcelain grow?

A Child takes 1 to 2 weeks to mature into a Youth; a Youth takes 2 to 3 weeks to mature into an Adult. Ones who are RPed more tend to grow a little faster. This is much more apparent in Children, because they have to choose an Element; you won't get so much of a bonus as a Youth grows into an Adult.

-How can I get a custom Porcelain?

Occasionally, Tsukiba will bring a special item to be auctioned. This item can be used on any of your Porcelain; it will cause him or her to become Lucid. A Lucid Porcelain has a much more humanlike intelligence and an advanced understanding of the world. He or she can also communicate with much more sophisticated telepathy, and while still incapable of physical speech, able to transmit ideas as complex as spoken language. They can also use very minor elemental magic (such as using Fire magic to warm up soup, or Wood magic to gently nurture growing plants.)

In addition, he or she will mature into a special form during adulthood. The winner of the auction will describe the form to Wenyuan, who will do his best to render the Porcelain according to the request. Unless it's very important to you to change them, I'll keep the hair and eye color of the Porcelain the same, and add a kanji representing his or her element.

-Do I have to RP my Porcelain according to his or her given personality?

In fact, no. You can RP your Porcelain's personality changing, and in his or her next stage, the changes will be reflected. The personalities of the children are a starting point for both RP and a basis to choose the child's element, if his or her personality does not change.

-About how tall are Porcelain?

Adults are usually between 2' and 3', tending towards the lower end (2'4" or so). There is considerable variance among individuals, however.

-Is the plural of Porcelain "Porcelain" or "Porcelains"?

Both, because Wenyuan is dumb. sweatdrop

-Do you do pet trades?

It depends. Post about it in the thread, but don't be disappointed if I turn you down.

-How do I RP if a Porcelain can't talk!?

Read the thread for some examples of RP. If you're still stuck, focus on describing how the Porcelain feels without using quotes. Since they project their feelings telepathically, others will be able to pick up on her mood.

-NOO! There are no sales scheduled! How do I get a Porcelain!?

Either wait for a sale (of new Gen 1 Porcelain or others) to be scheduled, or stick around in the thread and RP with us. If you seem nice, RP well, and pop in often, I may give you one as a gift.

Note that if you hang around for a while and I don't give you one, screaming and whining will not improve your chances. @_@; I don't want to disappoint people, but...



(More questions will be added as WenWen sees fit.)
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RP EBENTO!?!?!? eek
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Flatsale Previews
None being planned right now.


Auction Previews
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Auction for new owner of Tsubei, Porcelain #14. 3nodding
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Raffle Previews
None planned...


Event(?) Previews
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I'd very much appreciate it if you hosted the images on your own site. You must check back regularly to see if your Porcelain has grown, though.

Post when you pick up your Porcelain, and also if there is an error on the image!

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[(# – Minitag - Name – Sex – Age – Element – Personality – Parents – Mate – Owner)


001 - x - Tsukiba - M - Adult (Lucid) - Water - Calm - Unknown - ??? - Wenyuan
002 - x - Tsubame - F - Adult - Heaven - Proud - Unknown - Boyan - riry
003 - x - Ichigo - F - Adult - Fire - Creative - Unknown - ??? - Chibi Sorka
004 - x - Amena - F - Adult - Fire - Cheerful - Unknown - ??? - Imbri
005 - x - Jilan - M - Adult - Water - Shy - Unknown - ??? - Asahi Kumoru
006 - x - Silver - M - Adult (Lucid) - Heaven - Clever - Unknown - ??? - Fumei
007 - x - Yun - M - Adult (Lucid) - Wood - Disciplined - Unknown - ??? - Yeu
008 - x - Cho - F - Adult (Korea) - Earth - Resolute - Unknown - ??? - Rogue Dragon
009 - x - Matsumaru - M - Adult (Greece) - Earth - Calm - Unknown - ??? - Tomodachi Kiko
010 - x - Gongjin - M - Adult (Ming) - Water - Clever - Unknown - ??? - ArynLight
011 - x - Coya - F - Adult (Inca) - Wood - Energetic - Unknown - ??? - Sundragyn
012 - x - Lin-wai - M - Youth - Fire - Energetic - Unknown - ??? - Tiria
013 - x - Boyan - M - Adult - Earth - Dreamy - Unknown - Tsubame - Junyi
014 - Tsubei - F - Child - ??? - Nervous - Unknown - ??? - ???
015 - x - Yousei - F - Adult (Unique) - Wood - Fierce - NPC Kazeshi/Tenran - ??? - Mizuiro Ookami
016 - x - Kujaku - F - Child (Peacock) - ??? - Gracious - Unknown - ??? - Unloved
017 - x - Kele - M - Youth (Amerindian) - Fire - Mercurial - Unknown - ??? - SiyannaTwilight
018 - x - Nusumu - F - Youth - Wood - Sneaky - Unknown - ??? - DivineSaturn
019 - x - Xiao - F - Child (Xiao Qiao) - ??? - Curious - Unknown - ??? - Suuri
020 - x - Liao - M - Child (Zhang Liao) - ??? - Guileless - Unknown - ??? - SunCe
021 - x - Tsuyoshi - M - Child - ??? - Eccentric - Boyan/Tsubame - ??? - Ryllen
022 - x - Melody - F - Child - ??? - Gracious - Boyan/Tsubame - ??? - Junyi




Journals! They are completely optional, and you can make them yourself. 3nodding
Silver
Yun
Matsumaru
Boyan
Nusumu
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Porcelain don't breed as simply and mechanically as some other pets do; the process requires patience, trust, and a sense of fun from you as an owner. You have to be willing to accept some surprises.

I expect that the young males, once they turn into Youths, will be very interested in the breeding procedures, so I'm posting them in advance. wink

The long of it
Porcelain tend to be very choosy about their mates, because they stay with one partner for life. If you don't RP your Porcelain interacting and showing considerable interest in each other, I won't pair them.

A Porcelain can be interested in his or her same sex, the opposite sex, both, or inanimate objects, but I'm afraid offspring only arise from a male/female coupling. Both must also be Adults, although they may be interested in each other while they are Youths.

Porcelain don't reproduce on command. You do not pay a fee every time you want babies born; instead, both parties are asked to pay an equal fee of 2500 gold (5000 gold total), to pay for their wedding. After the wedding, children will be born at irregular intervals, although newlyweds tend to be quite enthusiastic about their first offspring...

Children are almost always born as twins; it is rare for a couple to have more than three pairs of children, although some may have more or less. One child is entrusted to each human. The human can choose to raise him or her, give him or her to a friend, or sell him or her in a flatsale or auction. Tsukiba humbly requests you give 20% of your profit from such a sale back to the Porcelain shop.

Children start in a "Baby" stage, and will mature into the Child stage shortly after it is decided with whom they will stay. You can't tell for sure what the baby will look like; appearance and personality are generally passed down, but exactly what you get is a surprise.


The short of it
- RP your Porcelain, and RP your Porcelain together, or I won't let you breed them.
- Only a male and a female can produce offspring.
- Each owner must pay a fee once of 2500 gold. (That adds up to 5000 gold between them.) The Porcelain will then stay married for the rest of their lives.
- Children will not be born on command. When there'll be a birth is not totally predictable.
- Children are born in pairs, in an immature Baby stage; each owner takes charge of one child.
- Owners can keep the baby, give it away, or sell it in a flatsale or auction. The flatsale price is 2K. You can set the numbers on your auction. However, please send 20% of the profit to Wenyuan.
- After their definite owner is declared (flatsale or auction over, and/or the recepient/owner announces they will keep the baby), the baby will mature into a Child. Kids tend to resemble their parents, but their appearance isn't certain until they become Children. You'll be able to tell some things before then, like whether it's male or female, but otherwise, it's a surprise.


Couples:

Tsubame & Boyan
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Thread is here!!

Tsukiba's Bulletin
- I made robes for Matsumaru, should he grow too big for his current ones in Dragonlamp.

- I have instructions for making a key in the box with the vials, if you still do not have one.

- There is a note that seems to be entirely gibberish. However, if you turn a mirror with the key-spell on it to it, the reflection turns out to be a map that shows the way to the gate.

- Please let me know if you see Yun in Dragonlamp...
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This only serves as an overview of what I'm considering and planning, and the dates are not neccessarily fixed or up-to-date. Check the Announcements post for exact times. 3nodding

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