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"Purhaps you've heard the stories told on dark, stormy nights. Or you're just passing by and your curiosity has gotten the better of you. Or maybe you've entered my little shop on a dare from your friends. Whatever the reasons for coming here, I welcome you with open arms. Who am I, you ask? I am known by many names. But for simplisities sake, you may call me Fathira Retiau. Or just Fathira for short. I am ShoeBandit's personal assistant. Now, come with me and I will show you my garden."

Together we walk to the back of my small shop and out the back door into a large, beautiful garden. There are animals of diffrent species, shapes and sizes lazing about. But a narrow path off to the side catches your eye.

"Oh that," I reply to your unasked question. I step infront of the path and say, "Before I allow you to walk this path, I'm obligated to tell you that I am the gaurdian of the stones. It is my duty to ensure that these sacred creatures are well taken care of. Before I let you walk this path, I must ask you and you must ask yourself, are you willing to put in the time and energy it takes to raise this sacred creature?"

You nod your head and I step aside. As you walk down the path, everything goes quite. Just as you're seriously considering turning around and heading back, you see them. Lying peacefully on a white silk blanket, are stones.

'All that fuss for stones?' you think. But they seem to call to you, one stronger than the rest. You reach out your hand and one of the stones starts to glow.

I come up behind you and say in your ear, "These are the Koishi. They choose those who will raise them. To be chosen is a great honor, and a great responsibility. Are you up to the challenge?"

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December News

12/17/04 Yay! The Lady Vincira's Koishi has come out of its stone! Everyone, say hello to Viol!! heart
12/10/04 Alright! I was able to have my first flatsale start when I said it would!! Yes, that does mean flatsale is a GO!!!
12/8/04 Yay! All banners are up and we have our first affiliate!! Well, moving right along. The first flatsale might be this friday...I'm not sure. That's the tentative time. First I have to color them so, we'll see!
12/6/04 Most banners up, Tengoku's last stage on display. Working on first flatsale! I'm on a role!!
12/3/04 Starting to set up shop once more. Banners will be put up in the afternoons seeing as how I make them and then upload them at school.


Fathira Retiau= Mule acount of ShoeBandit's, all Koishi rights copyrighted to her.
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"Ah yes, the history of the Koishi. Now that's a tale worth telling. These precious little stones come from far away, in a land littered with huge, mountinous peeks. Deep valleys and large canyons. This land, though beautiful, was not suitable for life. Except for one life form.

"Born from the mountains firey pit were seven stones. Each stone was influenced by a diffrent element. Fire, water, earth, gold, sun, moon, and the unknown (I just call this breed "what," it's much simpler that way.) Influenced by these seven elements as they were, they began to change.

"One by one, the stones started to change into tiny song birds. Soon, colorfull song birds filled the sky. They brought life to the beautiful, although unihabitable land. But they didn't stay little for long.

"The bearutiful, tiny song birds started to change once more in just a matter of weeks. It was an awsome site to see! What were once stones had become song birds. Now those song birds have transformed into the legendary pheonix!

"When I first heard this story growing up, I didn't believe it. But soon, my curiosity got the better of me. I left my home in search of these stones and I found them.

"Where you ask? That is my little secret. But now I am gaurdian and caretaker of these sacred stones. Now I have brought them here, where they can be shared with the world and saved from a life of loneliness in their home land."
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First Stage (Stone)- In this stage, the Koishi are still locked in the stones. It takes about a week of handling (carrying them around) for them to gain the confidence and strength it takes for them to reach the second stage.

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Second Stage (Song Bird/Child)- The Koishi have come out of their stones in a burst of power. They crave attention so they tend to stick very close to their caretaker. But they're also very curiouse and fasinated by the wrold around them. Your love and encouragement (RPing) allows them to become accustomned to their new world. After two more weeks of RPing, the Koishi grow into their final stage.

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Third/Final Stage (Pheonix/Adult)- This is where the true beauty of the Koishi is recognized. Their loyalty to their caretaker is unmatched by anyother bird. Being a pheonix, it can't die. But after awhile it will return to it's dormant, stone state. This will only happen however, if it's one of the few unable to breed. But no worries, it can and will return to it's former glory.
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Yes Koishi do infact breed. That is, once they reach the third and final stage.

After two Koiski pair off, they perform the mating ceremony. Like most large birds, Koishi mate for life. So it's very important to RP the final stage often if you want your Koishi to mate.

Sadely, because of their genetic make-up, each Koishi pair can ony have two (2) Koishi stones at a time. It also takes a long time before the pair is ready to mate again ( a month, maybe two.) The elements of the stones are impossible to be determind until the caretaker or I get a good look at the symble on the stone.

I have a special breeding garden that can be used by the Koishi pairs. Breeding costs 2k (1k from each owner, or paid full if both Koishi are owned by the same person) each time a couple breeds.

Only Tengoku is old enough to breed at this moment, so I'm going to hold off on all the details and such. 3nodding

slot 1: open
slot 2: open
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1. Be nice and mind your manners. If you get into an argument with someone than take it away from my shop.
2. RP/Journals are not required, these are not terribly RP intensive. I just ask that you let me know that you're alive at least once a month. I'd like people to hange out more and be active, but I know that real life gets in the way a lot.
3. No stealing my art. I work hard on my art and stealings for jerks.
4. Please don't PM me about every little thing. Send a PM to Fathira Retiau and I'll get back to you.
6. No begging or whinning. I'm usually pretty tolerent, but it gets old fast.
7. I recommend NOT naming your Koishi until AFTER it reaches the second stage. In the second stage is when the gender is determind.

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1. OMG! Gimme! Gimme!! Gimme!!!
A:...I'm sorry, but I don't just give things away to just anybody.
2. Why are two of the stones cracked?
A: Because the powers of the sun and moon are very strong and hard to contain in something so small.
3. I don't like RPing or keeping journals, is there any other way for the Koishi to grow past the second stage without RP/Journals?
A: Yes, ther is a way. But I don't like to allow people to use this method. It's hard on the Koishi you understand. It costs 10k for this method. Pricey, I know but I want to discourage it. If you must though, PM Fathira Retiau and I'll give you further instructions.
4. Can I buy more than one?
A: Yes, but you can only have a max of three. I suggest one from each of the three elemental fields. I also suggest waiting until after your first Koishi has grown and mated, that way you know what your second Koishi's elemental field is and you can buy from the fianl elemental field.
5. What are elemental fields?
A: Known Elements (Fire, Water, Earth)
Special Elements (Sun, Moon, Gold)
Unknown Elements (What)
6. What is a "what?"
A: That is a well kept secret that not even I know. A "what" is completely determind by how you RP and/or keep your journal.
7. How do you tell if it's a boy or girl?
A: You can't until it reaches it's second stage. But once there, females have rounded feathers while the males have pointed feathers.

Any other questions? Either post them here or PM Fathira Retiau. wink
ShoeBandit is the owner, lineartist, colorist, certist and basicaly does everything. Fathira Retiau is just the mule acount and serves as a special RP person during certain events.

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Lady Vincira: She's my best friend! Plus she supports me and hounds me when I'm lazy and haven't done things that I say I will. (and vic versa) She also owns Oscorp Industries, so go there sometime!

D-chan Spiro: She's just one of the sweetest girls I have ever met on Gaia. Plus she makes great cookies and keeps me alive when I chain myself to walls!

Glace Leau: She has made me tones of awsome banners and gave me my beautifull, if somewhat annoying, Bloc D'art. Go to her shop!

chikara-meiyo: My worst nightmare, extremely good artist *very jelouse of her mad art skills* Fear her and worship her mad skills!!

Caffe Latte: Art buddy, a really good friend of mine who I chat with non stop! I stalk her and she's my clone sometimes. Funny relationship we have!

Lee Kushrenada: ninja My experimental figure for when I draw guys. Thanks Lee!

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No one here. Yay!!

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Don't ever get on this list! I mean it!!
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Flatsale:

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Raffle: None for a while

Auction: ...um....we'll see....

Contest: *thinks* Ya, I'll do one closer to the holidays! *plots* ninja
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The price for these sacred creatures is 1k. When ordering please fill out this form...

Elemental Field:
Your Gaian Name:
Amount Due:

When your Koishi reaches it's second stage, I'll PM you with a request to name it.

(this is subject to change as I find ways to improve the ordering form)

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Pet Trades, I love pet trades! I'm more than willing to do a pet trade! Just PM the info and we'll work something out. wink But that doesn't mean that I'll trade for your pet, it just means we'll see and we'll work something out.

heart =I want so bad!
3nodding =I want, but am waiting patiently for a custom.
biggrin =I want, but can wait for now.
ninja =working on getting it.
eek =I got it!
Pet's I'm After...

heart Shin-Ra Labs Appointment
PROJECT: Hollow Bastion
eek Banthi
eek Manx Cat
Levian Balan

(more to come as I think of them. I know, I'm dreaming with that first one!)
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Rogue Dragon

(wish to be on the mailing list? PM Fathira Retiau and she'll put you on her friends list)
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*Name/Stage/Species/Owner*

Tengoku/Adult/What/ShoeBandit
Gemini/Child/Gold/Fathira Retiau
Viol/Child/Moon/Lady Vincira
???/Stone/Water/Glace Leau
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Wish to affiliate? Either post the link here in the shop or PM it to Fathira Retiau and then copy and past the link to my banner!

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