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updates & events. 05.15.2013 I posted up an extremely revised FAQ! Check it out! And please don't forget to reply to the ACTIVITY CHECK by May 29th! 05.01.2013 Got the new census table up, sorry for the delay! you can find the link in the Bans box below :) And just as a note, spotlights will be posted up within the week! 04.20.2013 Fixed the currency glitch! You should now be able to view the CP in your mini profile table :) 04.20.2013 I hope you all enjoy the new skin! I know it will take some adjusting, getting used to the lack of side-tables, but I hope you all will grow to like it ^^ As it stands, there are a few glitches that I'm aware of that need fixing--one is that currency does not display in the mini-profile table, which I am working to fix. but don't worry! you still have all your CP, and can view it in your profile by clicking "Profile" in the menu bar ^^ The other error is that OOC names in mini-profiles on character accounts will no longer show up, which may be permanent D: I'm sorry, but I will try to find a way to make them work. If you find any more glitches or bugs, please PM me and let me know so I can try to fix them. MAY EVENTS! ACTIVITY CHECK bans & encouraged. click here for in depth census. shift bans. - Cougars (aka Puma, Mountain Lion, Panther) - Eurasian & Gray Wolves group bans. all rogue retros banned. encouraged. create a RETRO or ANTHRO and get 250 CP + a free skill! read me for more info!

important links. INTRODUCTION RULES SPECIES LIST FAQ MENAGERIE MAP SKILLS & ABILITIES OPEN THREADS LIST MEMBER DIRECTORY SHIFTS LIST TAKEN NAMES FACE CLAIMS DEVIANT-ART GROUP TUMBLR easy log in & account switch !

SPOTLIGHTS QUICK RANKS MEMBER -- FEMALE -- MALE -- RELATIONSHIP -- THREAD Click each title to read more about current spotlights! VIVIAN MEMBER OF THE MONTH Vivian, the creator of a multitude of characters - nine to be exact! - has come back only to dive right back into the fray. She is actively posting many times a week, and is always seen floating around the c-box as well. She is a friendly girl, with a love for playing Retromorphs, as seven of the nine are...that has to be some kind of record! Vivian brings a love of writing to the table, as most of our M-goers do, and is a wonderful piece of our M-family! This is why she is this months Member of the Month! RILEY SALVATICI FEMALE OF THE MONTH Riley Salvatici (played by Rumor) is not your average Fallen girl. Her history is one that very few share, having been brought up in the depths of an organization that fought against the suppression of shapeshifters. This girl is no pushover, and won�t give in. She�s been trained rigorously since the beginning to survive, and possesses a range of skills to help her accomplish her goals. If there is any weakness in her, it�s her undying loyalty to her brother Jonah. But it remains to be seen in the Menagerie whether this is a true weakness, or a burning flame that will give her strength in the trying times they will both have to face. EAST MALE OF THE MONTH East, played by Kriss...well, he wants a little too much, never works a little too hard, and from time to time just pushes it a little too far. This Fulsi scout isn't living up to his ring's ambitious stereotype, and in fact seems to try to hide from it if he can. Trespassers? Spies? Thieves? Isn't that like...hunter work? Still, he endears himself to readers with his skeptical, often humorously deadpan inner thoughts as he makes his way through the Menagerie. That is if the people he's managed to anger don't knife him first! Maybe he should train a little harder in hand-to-hand back in Fulsi before tackling Fallen scouts! (Though we like the odds the way they are!) So keep a close eye on East, and a closer one on your high-end valuables, cause he's our Male Character of the Month! DENVER AND MONICA RELATIONSHIP OF THE MONTH In the short time that they�ve known each other, Denver and Monica have already been through a lot together. Their initial meeting soon sparked a friendship that ignited into romance, both of them bringing comfort to each other in a time where they were most vulnerable. Surrounded in an intensely anxiety-inducing environment, their love for each other has since helped to reduce the stress that arises from it. Monica helped Denver cope with the painful withdrawal from her anxiety medication and the memories that were awoken by it, and Denver in turn helped care for Monica when she fell victim to a virus attack. Overall, their relationship is absolutely adorable, and for that they win Relationship of the Month! Keep an eye out for more of their threads in the future to find out the progression of their new-found love.! YOUR WORLD IS GONNA BURN THREAD OF THE MONTH Your World is Gonna Burn, despite it's foreboding title, is a uniquely touching thread that leaves me simply wanting more. Wanderer and Kajetan, played by Sar and Kriss respectively, are two feline Retromorphs from opposite climates and opposite lives--one of cold mountains and a solitary life, the other of golden deserts surrounded by generations of family. It's interesting watching these two break down barriers as they relate their histories. This thread is full of subtle emotion that evokes the sense of longing for the past, for home, that those living in the dome face everyday. SHIFT BANS -- RING BANS -- RETRO BANS -- ENCOURAGED! Click on a link to see what is currently banned. SHIFTER SHIFT BANS - FELINES: Cougar (aka Puma, Mountain Lion, Panther) - CANINES: Eurasian & Gray Wolves (other wolf species allowed) - OTHER: RETROMORPH SHIFT BANS - NONE. This means you can join as all the big cats, wolves, etc, even if they are banned for Shapeshifter Shift Forms, but you may only join these shifts as a Retromorph. - ROGUES: OPEN - CARNA: OPEN - FALLEN: OPEN - FULSI: OPEN - ROGUES: BANNED, retros being joined must be a member of a Group - FALLEN RING: HUNTERS & OMEGAS ENCOURAGED! - RETROS: ALL GROUPS ENCOURAGED - ALL ANTHROS, NAKOMA OR FALLEN ENCOURAGED Click on each Ring or Retro group image to learn more about them! CARNARING QUICK STATS ALPHA -- Manic, Sabertooth*, played by Mourge BETA -- Crash, White Lion, played by Noxx DELTA -- Lyric, Mountain Lion, played by Kriss _______________________________________________ OPEN POSITIONS: None NEEDED: Females, Medics, Omegas and Scouts --------- click here to see full ranks -----» FALLENRING QUICK STATS ALPHA -- Skye, White Tiger, played by Bels BETA -- Quick, Leopard, played by Sumdood DELTA -- Tori, Lynx, played by Rumor _______________________________________________ OPEN POSITIONS: None NEEDED: Males, Hunters and Omegas --------- click here to see full ranks -----» FULSIRING QUICK STATS ALPHA -- Charm, Andalusian, played by Rumor BETA -- Dalton Williams, Coyote, played by Grace DELTA -- Tarrik Graywall, Great Dane, played by Etch _______________________________________________ OPEN POSITIONS: None NEEDED: Females, Omegas and Hunters --------- click here to see full ranks -----» NAKOMA TRIBE QUICK STATS CHIEF -- Zephyr Woodwind, played by Noxx MAJOR -- Ptah, played by Sumdood _______________________________________________ OPEN POSITIONS: None NEEDED: All ranks needed! --------- click here to see full ranks -----» ANALOYA PRIDE QUICK STATS TELLER -- Wanderer, Snow Leopard, played by Sar FORESEER -- Lorena, Tiger, played by Kit Kat _______________________________________________ OPEN POSITIONS: High Hunter, PM Sar if interested NEEDED RANKS: Warriors, Hunters and Denmothers --------- click here to see full ranks -----» BELLATOR HERD QUICK STATS THE DUX DUCTUS -- Reach Wilds, Wild Mustang, played by Kriss RIGHT HAND -- Indira, Asian Elephant, played by Vertigo LEFT HAND -- Loril, played by Bahgera _______________________________________________ OPEN POSITIONS: Lead Breaker and Lead Navigator. PM Kriss if interested NEEDED RANKS: Commoners --------- click here to see full ranks -----» LAWAII FLOCK QUICK STATS LEIER -- Anita, Pied Crow, played by Grace TWEEDE -- Fidelias, Gyrfalcon, played by Etch DERDE -- OPEN _______________________________________________ OPEN POSITIONS: Derde, PM Grace if interested NEEDED RANKS: All ranks needed --------- click here to see full ranks -----» NILDA PACK QUICK STATS CHIEFTAIN -- Gaunt, Arctic Wolf, played by Seija CHIEFTESS -- Najeri, Black-backed Jackal, played by Han COMMANDER -- Fang, German Shepard, played by Silfrvarg GENERAL --- Pandora, Maned Wolf, played by Vertigo _______________________________________________ OPEN POSITIONS: Lead Seeker and Lead Saint, message SEIJA-CHAN if interested NEEDED RANKS: Saints, Predators and Corporals --------- click here to see full ranks -----»

The Menagerie! :: RETROMORPH TERRITORY :: LAWAII MOUNTAIN RANGE :: The Lawaii: Rankings Author Topic: The Lawaii: Rankings (Read 1,205 times) Anita Gellard RETROMORPH LAWAII LEIER[M:-600] member is offline those whispers in the dark; Joined: Oct 2009 Gender: Female Posts: 63 The Lawaii: Rankings « Thread Started on Feb 27, 2010, 1:56am » [ THE NOBLES ] THE LEIER -- Anita Gellard (African pied crow) THE TWEEDE -- Fidelias (Gyrfalcon) THE DERDE -- Unfilled [ THE ARMY ] THE KONDUKTEURS -- Batu (Golden Eagle) -- Cirre (Peregrine Falcon) -- Corvus (Common raven) -- Everhett (Bat Hawk) THE JAGER -- Mikaronos (Secretary Bird) -- Necalli (Martial eagle) [ THE SERFS ] THE GEWOON -- Abraham "Drake" (Victoria Crowned Pigeon) -- Kimthile (Chinstrap Penguin) -- Lein-Hua (White-Naped Crane) -- Paynal (Red-billed Streamertail, Hummingbird) -- Creed (Harpy Eagle) -- Zahra (Bearded Eagle) [ THE BANDITS ] THE OUTCASTS -- Genocide (Martial Eagle) Last counted: march 4th, 2013 Males: 7 Females: 6 Total: 13 « Last Edit: Mar 19, 2013, 7:08am by CAPTAIN MOU! » Link to Post - Back to Top   Logged anita|4(24)|retro|pied crow + empathy, + hearing, + telepathy, + telekinesis Anita Gellard RETROMORPH LAWAII LEIER[M:-600] member is offline those whispers in the dark; Joined: Oct 2009 Gender: Female Posts: 63 Re: The Lawaii: Rankings « Reply #1 on Mar 22, 2010, 1:50am » THE LAWAII (‘The Noise’) “Let our cries shake the heavens and earth!” The Lawaii, previously referred to as ‘the Flock’, is composed of a wide assortment of different bird species, ranging from the tiny finch to the bold eagle. Therefore, as one might guess, there is no distinct personality that can describe the members of The Lawaii, but rather a variety of individual ones. However, there are several general traits that all birds tend to share, and those in the Flock are no exception; characteristics such as fierce determination, greed, aggressiveness, and a sly nature are the most common ones. It should be noted that the following ranks are all words in the Afrikaans language. Lawaii is pronounced as “luh-why”. The ranks have pronunciation guides beside them. The Leier (lay-air) The leader, if you will, of the Lawaii. They make the ultimate decision on what to do if a major problem arises, and also have the final say over more minor issues (things such as what to do with a prisoner if they’ve been captured, if the Flock should travel more to find food, when to start planning battle tactics should the need arise, or journeying to Ring or other Retro territories and attempting to make truces) that are brought to their attention. Therefore anything of importance must be reported to them immediately. The Leier assigns each member of the Lawaii a rank that they deem them suitable for, asking that the new members defend their Flock and that their leader, in turn, will keep them from harm. However, the Leier is also quick to encourage independence as well – opinions and advice are welcomed and considered, though not always accepted in the end. The Tweede is the Leier’s consultant and often their closest, most trusted friend. The Tweede (twee-de) A hard rank to come by, this ranking is only reserved for the retromorph that the Leier trusts the most. To put it simply, they’re the second in command. They help to make sure that everything in the Flock is running smoothly, and should be quick to reprimand those that try to cause disruption amongst the Lawaii (for more serious offenses they will usually take the offenders to the leader, and will, in some cases, be asked to drive them out of the Flock). The Tweede must be someone who is calm, fair and level-headed, not one to make rash decisions; being able to provide good advice is a prerequisite. They are also personally responsible for leading and addressing the guards (Kondukteurs). The Derde (derd) The Derde is third in command, acting as a deputy who mostly consults the Tweede when permission is needed for various small matters. They are mainly in charge of the hunters, planning hunts to find food and organizing the hunting party rotations. They also have a say when it comes to how to plan battles, as their hunters often act as ‘warriors’ as well (occasionally the Derde may take on one Jager as their apprentice, giving them the best training they can offer). This deputy must be rational and able to communicate their thoughts and tactics well. The Kondukteurs (con-duct-oors) The Kondukteurs are very integral members of the Flock, acting as both guards and scouts. Their duties include defending their fellow Lawaii members when necessary, as well as travelling to other territories to gain information about the Rings and other retromorph groups, and to scope out the lands. They occasionally deliver messages as well. The Tweede is in charge of organizing scouting parties and guard shifts, and leading them. The Jager (juh-ger) The Jager are also fundamentally important, as they are the main ones to provide the Flock with food; their hunting parties are typically sorted by bird type (so, birds of prey will obviously hunt for meat and fish, while other types like song birds and parrots will collect whatever berries or nuts they can find. Crows and ravens would mostly stockpile carrion or other various food types they discover) and they rotate shifts every four hours, give or take. As well as searching for food, they are also the primary birds used in battle, since they are usually highly skilled at fighting. The Derde is the one who will lead and organize them. The Gewoon (geh-woon) The Gewoon are, to put it simply, the commoners; usually they are the ones who have yet to earn a higher rank, and until they do, they tend to lend a helping wing in whatever needs to be done. Hatchlings and omega-types are also included here. The Outcasts These are the bird retromorphs that have been banished from the Flock. « Last Edit: Dec 13, 2012, 2:20am by Grace; » Link to Post - Back to Top   Logged anita|4(24)|retro|pied crow + empathy, + hearing, + telepathy, + telekinesis Forum Jump--------------------» Home--------------------» PUBLIC DATABASE--------------------- BRIEFING --- PLOT- THE LISTINGS- NOTIFICATIONS --- ACTIVITY CHECKS- EVENTS! --- CONTESTS --- MONTHLY EVENTS- THE KEEPERS SHOP --- CP TRANSFER --- REFUND OR REDEEM --- COMPLETED PURCHASES --- COMPLETED REDEEMS--------------------» THE RECORDS--------------------- REGISTRATION- SUBJECT FILES --- KEEPER FILES --- VIRUS FILES --- RETROMORPH FILES --- ANTHRO FILES --- CARNARING FILES --- FULSIRING FILES --- FALLENRING FILES --- ROGUE FILES --- DECEASED- GROUP UPDATES --- TRYOUTS --- THE CARNARING •• --- THE FALLENRING •• --- THE FULSIRING •• --- NAKOMA TRIBE ••- CHARACTER PLOTTING CENTRAL! --- STALKER THREADS •• --- SIDE PLOTS •• --- ADOPTION AGENCY •• --- ORIGINS ••- AH, SWEET MEMORIES- JOURNALS--------------------» THE COMPOUND--------------------- KEEPERS COMPOUND --- THE LABORATORY •• --- HOLDING CELLS •• --- HOSPITAL WING •• --- OBSERVATION DECK •• --- KEEPER'S LOUNGE ••--------------------» THE RINGS--------------------- CARNARING WATERFRONT --- CARNA WALL •• --- SEWERTOWN •• --- THE DOCKS •• --- SS-ANZIO •• --- TORRENTEM CLIFFS •• --- CRUSOE'S CAVERN ••- FULSIRING HEIGHTS --- FULSI WALL •• --- THE GOSPEL COMPLEX •• --- MANA SPRINGS MALL •• --- THE IRON CURTAIN •• --- BARANOVA FARMS •• --- HOUSE OF INCARCERATION ••- FALLENRING STATION --- FALLEN WALL •• --- SWITCHSTONE EXPRESS --- THE TRACKS •• --- CESSPOOL --- THE OASIS •• --- HAPPY HOLLOWS INSTITUTE FOR THE MENTALLY DESTITUE ••- NAKOMA DISTRICT --- SHANTYTOWN •• --- THE FACTORY •• --- DISTRICT STREETS •• --- CITY RIVERBED •• --- THE HOLLOW ••--------------------» NO MAN'S LAND--------------------- OLDTOWN SPEAKEASY- BREATHELIGHT INN- DELICA PARK- PALISADE HOSPITAL- STUDIO ESS--------------------» RETROMORPH TERRITORY--------------------- LAWAII MOUNTAIN RANGE --- THE NESTING GROUNDS. --- THE CRAGS. --- THE GORGE. --- CASCADE BROOKS.- NILDA LAKE --- THE CATACOMBS. --- THE LAKE. --- THE BOG. --- THE HIGHLANDS.- THE SAFEHOUSE- BELLATOR MEADOWLANDS --- THE PLAINS. --- THE THICKETS. --- THE SKIPPING RIVER. --- THE LIGHTNING TREE.- ANALOYA HUNTINGROUNDS --- THE RUINS. --- THE CAMP. --- THE RIVER. --- THE FOREST.--------------------» ON THE OUTSIDE--------------------- SPAM 'N EGGS •• --- QUESTIONS AND SUGGESTIONS •• --- HIATUS •• --- GAMES ••- IN CHARACTER CHAT ••- ALPHA DISCUSSION ••- MEMBER JOURNALS •• --- PORTFOLIOS ••- GRAPHICS CENTER •• --- DYNAMIC DUO STUDIO •• --- THE STARTLED SPARROW •• --- CREATE IT! •• --- FINE WINE GRAPHICS SHOP •• --- CHILLICHOWDER GRAPHICS ••- ADVERTISE - AFFILIATE •• --- AFFILIATE •• --- LINK BACK- ARCHIVES •• --- OOC ARCHIVES •• --- CONTEST ARCHIVES •• --- THE BATTLE TO END ALL BATTLES! ••

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