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Post by Chomp on Dec 11, 2014 20:52:41 GMT
[/div] "One day, long ago and on a cold night, one valiant, but very simple cat, rescued a dragon that was injured and caught in the branches of a tree. The cat warmed the dragon, brought it to shelter, and nursed it back to health.
When the dragon could once again fly, the cat was sure he would be gone forever. But only a couple of days passed, when suddenly, a whole group of dragons found the cat and blessed him with a tiny little egg, no bigger than a marble! The news spread, and from then on, the cats were deemed as "Guardians of the Royal Family" and put at a high esteem among the dragons.
Every year, new cats and dragons have a chance to visit the Prism City, where the dragons have established a beautiful and complex city on top of a high mountain that only the dragons and felines can enter. And every year, hundreds of cats are given the honor of becoming bodyguards and friends to the loyal and wonderful companions, the dragons." [/div][/ul][/ul]
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12/11/14: This is most likely to be the permanent new home of the adoptables. Chickensmoothie did not allow me the freedom to give or take the attributes that I would like from my species, and therefore I will not place them on a website where I have no choice but to have their physical and mental traits go against my values.
I would like to thank anybody who supported me and who has made the effort to transfer to this website! I hope to make it worthwhile for you.
Quick Rules
- For the time being, you may only own two RGCs. This may change in the future.
- Please no mini-modding, I will be able to handle things like that on my own.
- Unless given permission from me, you may only post these characters on CS.
- Be a good sport; no begging, bribing the new owner or complaining if you lose.
- Feel free to post questions/comments, however no re-posting them or spam.
- I reserve the right to end any contest suddenly or extend it beyond any time.
- I hold the right to revoke a character if any rules, biological or else, are broken.
- Be respectful and tolerant towards mods, artists, other applicants and so on.
- Don't ask to be a guest artist or helper. I will seek these out on my own accord!
- The species is created by and is copyright to me. No claiming it as your own.
- Do not nag or otherwise ask when something is supposed to be judged. All of these
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Post by Chomp on Dec 11, 2014 21:40:47 GMT
[/font][/font][/font] [/font][/b] The first thing that you should know is that there are two basic categories of RGC's - the "dwarf lion" species and the standard species.
The largest dwarf lion can reach up to 3 1/2 feet at the head, which is just larger than a Great Dane, while the smaller gets to be the size of a large domestic cat. Unlike with real lions, a male or female can be a dwarf lion, though males are more common (about 75% are male).
For the standard species, the size ranges from about that of a German Shepherd dog to the size of a small house cat or Chihuahua. For both species, there are very rare extreme mutations that can make them either smaller or larger than the standard sizes.
The dragons however, will always remain consistently the same size with the exception of hatchlings - about 1 1/2 feet in length and, standing on their forelegs, three inches high. They have small, slender bodies that are often twisted or curled. The dragons have no known gender, and don't require a mate to lay an egg, but they can only lay one egg in their lifetime and usually only do so if their own life is in some sort of danger. In rare occasions, they will lay one without a cause or will lay one for a kitten of their guardian.
These cats are very animated, and have mastered a variety of tasks, including music playing and standing on their hind legs for short periods of time. Some of them can even walking on their hind legs for a short while.
And, like real cats, they are omnivores. They'll eat a range of foods, from fish to insects and berries to human foods as well. They aren't too terribly picky!
Breeding, Mates, Aging and TimelinesIt is only physically possible for the species to be attracted to the opposite gender - anything else it outside of their mental and physical biology and there for not applicable to this species. When the species takes a mate, they mate for life! I don't encourage taking a mate for your cat within a week of meeting them, and while I do encourage your cat wanting to have children, please do not adopt them and marry them off right away for the sole purpose of having kittens.
Should the user who owns your cats mate quit or go inactive, before doing so they can choose to "entrust" their cat to you; basically meaning that you get full ownership until they come back (if they do come back). Regardless of whether they do or don't, I grant anybody permission to use the mate in roleplays/art and so on as long as you're not changing the character drastically. And again, if the user comes back, you will cease any use of their character unless they say otherwise.
Like in the real world, there are four seasons. Seasons span roughly one week each. That means over the course of a month, all four seasons will have passed. Breeding season only spans over spring and summer (the first two weeks of the month). They can breed up to two times in their life, and they give birth to one two three kittens; the chances of having two or one being half and half, and the chances of having three being rare.
Your adult cat can be aged however you like - if you want to make it old, that's your choice to do so. You also have the freedom to do "flashback" roleplays, roleplays where your cat is a child or teenager.
If you get a young cat or a kitten, you can take however long you'd like aging them to an adult. Given that you receive a kitten, you have the option to skip over the adolescent stage and move onto adulthood. However, if you do decide to age them, you must wait two weeks (fourteen days) before aging a kitten or child to an adult. Should you desire to roleplay babies as children, adults, or roleplay children as adults, you also have the freedom to do that. However, unless you intend to age them soon after, they can't take a mate or even dawdle too far in romance in this setting. Territory, Colonies and Interaction with HumansRemember, the Guardians do not actually live on earth, so, in their own world, interaction with humans is impossible. You can read more about that here. Despite the fact that when applying for them and doing official guardian roleplays, it has to be on their planet, Emblem, you can still have alternate dimension/non-canon roleplays where you can roleplay them on earth. Keep in mind I absolutely refuse to see any human bashing coming from the species. As a human myself, it does bother me. Please, no "humans are destroying the world/humans are evil" mentalities within the species. There are good humans and bad humans, and these cats will judge them on a personal level, not as a whole.
You also have the freedom, if it's not against any rules of the other species, to have the cats interact with any other species that you'd like as well. However, they may not fall in love outside of their own species, and there will be no exceptions - it's simply not part of their physiology (in other words, impossible). As for living situations, these cats are highly adaptable and can live anywhere from deserts to cold icy terrain, given they have the right shelter. They can and will make their homes virtually anywhere. In some places, colonies of cats have developed their own miniature (and obviously natural) versions of villages. Again, you can read about their location in the link above!
And of course, you have your loners and those who prefer to live in vast colonies. Colonies can range from as few as six cats to as many as twenty five cats and twenty five dragons!
Different members in colonies are assigned different tasks. Depending on the size of the colony, there's one or two overseers who make sure everything is running smoothly. There's a messenger assigned to deliver messages to other colonies or cats. There are those who keep guard for danger (usually males). Then there are gatherers and those who watch the kittens and so on.
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First off, what are they exactly? They are descendants of the Easter Dragons. They may be a lot smaller but don't be fooled by their size; they are still the same noble, fierce and fearless beasts that they were when they were as large as little houses. From far they look small and innocent, but up close you will realize they actually have all of the features of a much larger dragon. They don't need guardians, but as a gratitude towards the cats for rescuing their kin so long ago, they actually allow the cats to guard them because they have nothing else to give but their own friendship as thanks. And what a great friendship it is!
The dragons really have few natural predators and as seldom bothered. They have sharp talons, teeth and their skin is made up of thousands of tiny scales that are near impossible to pierce by natural means - with the exception of their underbelly, which is still much stronger than typical animal hide. They can - and do - breath fire, but only if it is absolutely necessary. So you see, they are not helpless by any means. Their only real predator that they have to fear is a Wolfhawk, but that's another story.
Now please make a note that the dragons cannot speak as the cats and other species do. They communicate with their guardians using a series of body languages, snarls, purrs, occasional clicks, but they cannot outright speak. However, if the situation is dire, or if there is a matter of utmost importance, they can establish a personal mental link strictly between them and their guardian. And although dragons have many different personalities, it's universal amongst all dragons that when they speak, they choose their words wisely and don't speak more than what is necessary.
When these dragons lay an egg, they will either wait with the egg until it hatches, or entrust it to the care of a guardian. Some eggs take longer to hatch than others, so long that they are passed down from generation to generation, until finally they hatch - it's said that they are waiting for their soul guardian to come. Other times they hatch within the minimum of two weeks.
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Post by Chomp on Dec 11, 2014 22:39:33 GMT
[/div] This section (also called a Q & A or FAQ) will be for questions that aren't addressed or aren't completely addressed in the species information or rules. Please feel free to post or message me any questions! If they aren't already answered and I find them to be useful and constructive, I may put them here.
Q: Will I be able to make a custom/will you make me a custom? A: Short answer, no, and maybe. To be honest, when it comes to designs I am a little nitpicky and I kind of want to aim for a semi consistent quality in designs. But, while I'll never allow the general public to make customs, I do think that at some point I will have customs that you can buy with real money (obviously a process that will take place via Deviantart like the auctions).
Q: Will 2nd, 3rd, 4th gens and so on, be able to breed? A: And the short answer is yes. It may take a little longer and I may make slightly longer time restrictions on the mating and breeding of later generations, but I don't want to limit the process entirely! I think as RGCs age they should be able to have every function that a first generation does. Plus, babies (especially kitties) are awesome hehehe!
Q: Why don't you ever hire moderators/artists for your species? A: There really isn't an easy answer for this one. For the artist part, it kind of goes with the first question - that I really like to see a consistent style and a quality in designs (not that my designs are high quality by any means). So when I do start introducing new artists, they are going to be selected internally, meaning that I know them personally and I can trust them to make designs that I think will suit the species and keep consistent with my personal standard (they're not high, just, specific).
As for the moderator bit, as you might know I have never really gotten "off the ground" with any of my species, and so, they've never been fully developed and such. So, if I personally haven't even worked out all of the kinks to a species, then how can I trust somebody who knows even less tell other people about them? And then this is more personal opinion to me, but even in little species on sites like Chickensmoothie, I do like to see moderators who are a little older, wiser and just better rounded emotionally. I'm not accusing anybody of not having these qualities! But again, this is something that I don't want to entrust to just anybody. I think this job is best suited for people who I know and have talked to a lot or who I just have a lot of experience with, because especially with something I'm dedicated to, I have to entrust these people with what I feel is a little part of myself.
Q: If you quit this species, will it die or go under new management? A: Another complicated question, but I think it does need addressing. Admittedly, I have always been very possessive over my thoughts and ieas. Ask anybody who knows me, oh boy! So, while I currently can't see myself leaving this species, if that does come up in the future, obviously they will only go to someone who is really close to me, who I know will respect my wishes and what I have set for this species.
And I should have you know now, that, regardless of who this species goes to, I would like all of the rules and the biological facts of this species to stay exactly the same. Any changes to my species that you will see under a new management would be directly authorized by me, because while I may leave the species, I will not leave a new owner to fend for themselves regarding these things. Which is another reason the new owner will probably know me IRL, so even if f I'm not active on CS, they can still come to me regarding these matters.
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