Post by Phantom on Oct 22, 2008 22:57:52 GMT -5
(Taken from Bleaknight and copied precisely)
"If you noticed the notation on the descirption of the sub-board, you will see the note about the 'slaughtered' deal. Rules here, like stated, will be obeyed. And if they aren't, you're going to find yourself a very unpleasant fate.
"So many will ask; what are these laws that 'must be obeyed'? I will tell you know, and you'd better listen.
ACCEPTANCE
"There is none. Not even some who've been here for more years than you can count in your head are truly accepted. Acceptance is for pups' comfort and desperate yearlings. No, you won't be accepted. You'll simply be put up with. For those of you who are curious, yes, I've lived longer than the very roots of this forest. I was here when this was all grassland and the humans were weak imitation hunters with adapted deer pelts. So in my mind, you're a stupid, inexperianced pup with no life. Get used to it. I'll let you into my pack, give you some tips here and there, but if you can't prove your worth, you're not gonna live long. You'll not get food if you don't fight for it. You'll not get a descent den if you don't fight for it. And you'll most certainly not get a life if you don't fight for it. You have to prove to me that you have a use. I will meet you on the border - none of my other wolves are allowed to accept wolves except for Jasper - and I will test you. If you can't pass the test, you're either killed or chased off. Good luck. You'll need it.
Officially, you'll need to say something like (acceptance) somewhere in the title of your wonderfully diminutive thread. The border will never be closed; always open, since not many people get in anyway. Like I said, I'll reply. Officially. There may be some auto-accepted designs for you from time to time, to give you a bit more chance, but if not, you've gotta do it on your own.
LEAVING
Escuse me? Did you say leaving? Oh, well, sorry if this wasn't included in the contract (it may've been in the miniscule writing), but there is no leaving. Not unless you mean leaving your body behind, because hey, I'm always hungry for traitor. Or coward, whichever you prefer. Once you're in, you're never out. Oh, and if you're inactive? I'll give you a month, without reason, before you're kicked out. Harsh? Too. Damn. Bad.
RANKS
There aren't really any. You just typically run around like a magpie with it's head bit off. Those who kick your ass are of higher rank. If you kick their ass, you're of higher rank. Make sense? But don't try to challenge me. I'll send you out of this territory in so many different peices, you'll sooner be scattered to the wind than buried.
THE BIG ONE
You heard me right. There's one subject left to address, and that's where all the rules are. What a primitive species like humans would call 'breeding'. Yeah, I want you to understand that you can play the game with as many females (or males, if you're a femme) as you want. I don't even care much if they weren't totally happy about it. Doesn't matter. But if you get any... say... 'results' from it? It doesn't matter if they didn't survive. It doesn't matter what rank you are. It doesn't matter how much you beg or plead. It doesn't even matter if you were falsely accused. You die. No exceptions. Not within the pack. Outside it, if you manage to carry on your bloodline, good for you. I don't mind if it's with some dirty rogue. Go right on ahead. But not in-bounds. If so, you won't like what I do to you. Now, if you were, say, a desperate female and wanted a future generation in the pack, I'll try and arrange something. Maybe if it's with a newbie, it won't be so bad. The price for that would just be one of the litter. Tasty.
JUDGEMENT AND PUNISHMENT
No worries about this one. Most of the rule-breaking just gets rewarded with painful death. I'm the one that dishes out the punishment around here, though. Jasper can help - on occasion - and Hemitite too, if he's not busy screwin' around. But only when I'm present. I have to oversee it all to keep track of how many wolves I've got. Occasionally, there may be a loss of an ear, or paw, or feeling in the tail, or some such thing like that, but nothing too bad. Don't worry. Be happy.
AFTERTHOUGHTS
One more thing I'd like to address: Immortality. I can grant anyone I wish a longer life. I did it with Hem and Jasper 7,000 years ago, and I can do it with any of you. Just ask. If you've already passed your usefulness test, than it shan't be too much hassle. But don't ask for powers unless I offer you them. This is just a warning. You won't get another."
Questions, please PM Phantom.
"If you noticed the notation on the descirption of the sub-board, you will see the note about the 'slaughtered' deal. Rules here, like stated, will be obeyed. And if they aren't, you're going to find yourself a very unpleasant fate.
"So many will ask; what are these laws that 'must be obeyed'? I will tell you know, and you'd better listen.
ACCEPTANCE
"There is none. Not even some who've been here for more years than you can count in your head are truly accepted. Acceptance is for pups' comfort and desperate yearlings. No, you won't be accepted. You'll simply be put up with. For those of you who are curious, yes, I've lived longer than the very roots of this forest. I was here when this was all grassland and the humans were weak imitation hunters with adapted deer pelts. So in my mind, you're a stupid, inexperianced pup with no life. Get used to it. I'll let you into my pack, give you some tips here and there, but if you can't prove your worth, you're not gonna live long. You'll not get food if you don't fight for it. You'll not get a descent den if you don't fight for it. And you'll most certainly not get a life if you don't fight for it. You have to prove to me that you have a use. I will meet you on the border - none of my other wolves are allowed to accept wolves except for Jasper - and I will test you. If you can't pass the test, you're either killed or chased off. Good luck. You'll need it.
Officially, you'll need to say something like (acceptance) somewhere in the title of your wonderfully diminutive thread. The border will never be closed; always open, since not many people get in anyway. Like I said, I'll reply. Officially. There may be some auto-accepted designs for you from time to time, to give you a bit more chance, but if not, you've gotta do it on your own.
LEAVING
Escuse me? Did you say leaving? Oh, well, sorry if this wasn't included in the contract (it may've been in the miniscule writing), but there is no leaving. Not unless you mean leaving your body behind, because hey, I'm always hungry for traitor. Or coward, whichever you prefer. Once you're in, you're never out. Oh, and if you're inactive? I'll give you a month, without reason, before you're kicked out. Harsh? Too. Damn. Bad.
RANKS
There aren't really any. You just typically run around like a magpie with it's head bit off. Those who kick your ass are of higher rank. If you kick their ass, you're of higher rank. Make sense? But don't try to challenge me. I'll send you out of this territory in so many different peices, you'll sooner be scattered to the wind than buried.
THE BIG ONE
You heard me right. There's one subject left to address, and that's where all the rules are. What a primitive species like humans would call 'breeding'. Yeah, I want you to understand that you can play the game with as many females (or males, if you're a femme) as you want. I don't even care much if they weren't totally happy about it. Doesn't matter. But if you get any... say... 'results' from it? It doesn't matter if they didn't survive. It doesn't matter what rank you are. It doesn't matter how much you beg or plead. It doesn't even matter if you were falsely accused. You die. No exceptions. Not within the pack. Outside it, if you manage to carry on your bloodline, good for you. I don't mind if it's with some dirty rogue. Go right on ahead. But not in-bounds. If so, you won't like what I do to you. Now, if you were, say, a desperate female and wanted a future generation in the pack, I'll try and arrange something. Maybe if it's with a newbie, it won't be so bad. The price for that would just be one of the litter. Tasty.
JUDGEMENT AND PUNISHMENT
No worries about this one. Most of the rule-breaking just gets rewarded with painful death. I'm the one that dishes out the punishment around here, though. Jasper can help - on occasion - and Hemitite too, if he's not busy screwin' around. But only when I'm present. I have to oversee it all to keep track of how many wolves I've got. Occasionally, there may be a loss of an ear, or paw, or feeling in the tail, or some such thing like that, but nothing too bad. Don't worry. Be happy.
AFTERTHOUGHTS
One more thing I'd like to address: Immortality. I can grant anyone I wish a longer life. I did it with Hem and Jasper 7,000 years ago, and I can do it with any of you. Just ask. If you've already passed your usefulness test, than it shan't be too much hassle. But don't ask for powers unless I offer you them. This is just a warning. You won't get another."
Questions, please PM Phantom.