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Page 1- Store Info
1.01 Welcome Post
1.02 Announcements
1.03 History
1.04 Rules
1.05 Races
1.06 Owner's List
1.07 Availablity
1.08 Pick-Up
1.09 Quests
1.10 FanArt and Concept Art
1.11 Black/White Lists
1.12 Featured Links
1.13 Affiliates
1.14 Mailing List
1.15 Donation Center

Page 2- RP iformation
2.01 Bonds of Blood
2.02 Fey and Social Classes
2.03 Blue-Blooded Races
2.04 Mixed-Blooded Races
2.05 Red Blooded Races (Mundanes)
2.06 Silverbloods
2.07 The Lost Ones
2.08 The Great Dragons
2.09 Fey Since Coming to Dream
2.10 Current Issues
2.11 Fey Religion
2.12 Fey Society
2.13 Fey Geography & Important Places
2.14 Other Information
2.15 NPCs

<center>[The Alaenthieu Guild]

<img src="http://www.kamiki.net/afod/banners/welcome.jpg" align="left"></center><center>The History of Alaenthieu

They came from Dream. No one remembers how, or where they lived before, or why they came to the Realm of Earth. In was ancient times, time of the Greeks, when the fey first came. There were only a few to begin with, and with them came the Silverbloods, and The Great Dragons.

They settled on an island they named Alaenthieu, but the Greeks would call the great city by another name. The fey flourished there, and the city became legendary. Magic was high in the Earth Realm, and the Fey were powerful and strong. Magic levels directly effect the fey in all aspects of their lives, especially birth rates. Because the magic in Earth was so high, they bred quickly, and would eventually leave the island to settle elsewhere.

But the humans did not welcome the fey. They called them baby-robbers, devils. Many where killed on sight. Those that lived where treated barely above animals. Afraid of having their great city discovered and taken over by the human, the wizards hid the city, taking the whole island under the sea.

Yet the population was still rising, and fey continued to have to leave Alaenthieu and venture into the countries of Earth. Most fey that lived outside of Alaenthieu cast a guise on themselves. Guises allowed the humans to see what they wanted to see. A mere human, instead of a Eldhe. A horse, instead of a unicorn. Some people could see beyond the simple spell, but only a few. And the fey lived peacefully, hidden, amoung the humans for centuries.

But then, the coming of the Age of Enlightenment, shifted the balance of the magic in the world. Belief in magic and the magic levels are directly related. It is unknown if a fall in belief causes magic to decline, or if the decline in magic causes belief to drop. What is known, however, is that the magic levels in Earth began to fall, and they fell quickly. Alaenthieu emerged from the ocean, and the guises began to slip. Unicorns and dragons were hunted to near extinction in a few decades. Something had to be done.

All the wizened wizards gathered in the great city to discuss what could be done. The birth rates of the fey had declines to almost zero, and thus the fey began to dwindle in numbered.

The final straw was when Iron began to become commonplace. Iron: a substance so lethal to fey that not only does it kill them - it rends their souls into undoing. At this time, the four Great Dragons - War, Wisdom, Wealth, and Wonder, put themselves into a deep slumber. The hid themselves within the earth, mountains, or oceans, promising to wake again only when magic had returned to Earth.

The hibernation of the Great Dragons was signal to the End of the Age for the fey. They had to leave soon, or be lost forever. All the fey and silverbloods worldwide were called back to Atlaenthieu. A few stayed behind, but most of the remaining fey gathered there. The wizard had divined a spell - unlike one ever done before. It took hundreds of fey sorcerers to pull it off, but they did. Within a day and night of spellcasting, all of Altaenthieu was pulled into Dream.

All the wizards were dead by the time the spell was complete. But their job had been done. In the cold, dark, chaotic depth of Dream, a new land was born. From The Great city, the land spread around them like a welcoming carpet. Mountains grew, oceans spread. There was a new world for them here.

The called their world Alaenthieu, after the Great City.

<img src="http://www.kamiki.net/afod/banners/races.jpg" align="left"><center>The Races</center>

Please note: more detailed information on all the races can be found on Page 2.

Rarity 1 (most common):

Pixies: Pixies are colorful, cheerful, helpful fey. Almost always CityFolk, they are the most commonly merchants and shop owners. Appearance-wise, they are colorful, short, and have small flightless insect wings on their back.

Imps: Imps are the Wildfolk cousins of Pixies. The was witty, malicious, and pranksters. They have short tempers, and love laughs at other's expense. They keep their hair short, and generally dress in rags or stolen clothing. Like pixies, they have small flightless wings.

Satyrs: Satyrs are fun-loving Cityfolk. Having the torso of a fey, and the lower half of a goat, surprisingly they are not half-bloods, but 100% Blue Blooded fey. They are passionate about music, sex, food, and drink. Most are bards, storytellers, or chefs, but several settele down and take diplomatic government jobs.
Examples: Base Set 1 Base Set 2

Rarity 2

Eldhe- Eldhe are the nobility of fey. They are proud, selfish, and generally the most powerful fey in society. They have flawless skin, long, thick hair, peircing eyes. They are believed to be the purest blood of all the fey.

Merfolk: Merfolk are fey that live in the oceans. They have a fey torso, and the lower body of a fish or sea serpent. Merfolk are known for their beauty and mystery. Most fey do not trust merfolk, since unselee Merfolk are known for luring sailors into traps.
Examples: Base Set 1 Base Set 2


Beastlings- Beastlings are half-bloods, a mix between fey and mundane animals. They generally either live outside the cities as sustenance farmers, or move to the cities to become servace workers. In the cities they are generally discriminated against due to their beastial ancestory. However, Beastlings are known for their integrity and dedication.
Examples: Base Set Feline Base Set Bunny

Rarity 3

Centuars: Centaurs are a proud race of Halfbloods that originate in the north. They have the torso of a man, and the waist-down of a war-steed. They are world-reknown archers and weaponsmiths. Most of them stay in their scattered cities, however, some do travel; selling wares or as hired mercenaries.
Examples: Base Set 1

Nymphs: Nymphs are some of the most feared and mysterious of all the fey. Known for their unnatural beauty, Nymphs are playful, physical creatures. They generally live in the woods, near well-traveled roads to "play" with travellers. Nymphs live together in medium-sized bands. They come in three sub-species: Dryads, RiverFolk, and Gemfolk
Examples: Base Set Dryad

Rarity 4

Dragonkin- Dragonkin are a reclusive race. They build their cities away from other inhabatation, and are very untrusting of strangers. Female Dragonkin appear to be a tall, strong fey with dragonlike features including claws, horns, wings, and a tail. Male Dragonkin appear to be upright-walking small dragons.
Examples: Base Set 1

Unknown- Legend speaks of a small race of unicorn-eldhe crossbreeds...but their actual existence is unknown.

Rarity 5 (most rare)

Greater Unicorns - Greater Unicorns are bigger and more beautiful than their lesser cousins. They are capable of speech in many differeant languages, and retain some of their innate magical abilities. Great Unicorns are known for their wisdom, kindness, and pride.

Dragons - In ancient times, Dragons used to walk amoung the fey in their cities. However, Dragons were hunted to near exinction by humans on Earth. Though it wasn't as common as humans, some fey hunted them as well. Ever since, Dragons have lived in hiding.

Greater Gryphons- Greater Grypons are nearly twice the size of their lesser cousins. They are capable of speech in almost every known language, and generally live high in the tallest mountains. They are extremely intelligent and very powerful.

Availability

FLATSALE!! The next flatsale will be Thursday, May 19 at 8:00CST

After I say GO in big, bold letters, the first four people to say "I want a fey, please!" will get one. The first person gets first choice, and so on.

1.) Satyr Female

2.) Merfolk Male

3.) Pixie Female

4.) Beastling Male

<img src="http://www.kamiki.net/afod/banners/quests.jpg" align="left"><center>Quests

Questing for a Alaenthieu Fey? Post a link to your quest in the thread!</center>

<img src="http://www.kamiki.net/afod/banners/whitelist.jpg" align="left"><center>White List
This is the list of people we especially love.

Sajhiri- doing a whole bunch of the lineart, guest colorings
Sirenz- Wonderful lineartist
EvilGummy- Wonderful Lineartist
Daimyn- Made the beautiful banners in the shop heart
Sabin Duvert - For being sexy, and doing lineart 3nodding
Tavis Harts - lineart edits

Grey List
This list are people who have broken the rules, but not severely. While on the greylist, they can still chat in the thread, try for flatsales, bid in auctions, etc. They are "on probabtion," so to speak. If they don't break anymore rules, they will be removed from this list. If they continue to break rules, they are moved to the blacklist.

None!


Black List
People on this list have messed up badly. They may not post in the thread, nor own any fey or participate in any fey events.

None!

<img src="http://www.kamiki.net/afod/banners/affiliates.jpg" align="left"><center>Affiliates






Want to be an affiliate? Just post the CODE to your link and banner in the thread. PLEASE LINK BACK. If you are caught not linking back, your banner will be removed permantly. I realize I don't have a link button yet, so please check back.