Adopt Hub (rules, faq and species information!)

Oct 7, 201427 min read

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Ryis

Published: Oct 7, 2014

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So for a while i've been looking at some people making adopt journals stating important information in more detail than what you can normally do in artist descriptions, so i'm going to make my own. I've taken some notes from a lot of other artists, so thank you!

there is however more than just rules, below there's also a FAQ and a place to find all the information about my closed species!

Adopt Rules and Regulations

Please read all the information stated in here! if i receive any questions or have someone break a rule written here, i will have to warn the user and link them to this very journal, a warning will always stay by your name and can easily cause you to become blacklisted!

A character will never be resold without permission as long as the owner follows the guidelines set in this journal. If i find an owner of my adopts breaking the rules without contacting me personally for a pardon, the rights to their character will be taken and returned to me.

Purchasing and Selling

When purchasing an adopt, please make sure you have the money to do so, i am able to hold an adopt for a maximum of 3 days. If you are unable to pay the price of the adopt by 3 days i will then begin selling the adopt again.
Do not use the adopt commercially. If you decide you would like to use the adopt for commercial purposes, please note me with the information. A fee will be introduced at this time.
If you choose to sell, trade or gift the adopt.. Please message me with the new owner so i may update the deviation with the new owner's name. If you choose to sell the adopt, do not sell them for more than they were purchased for. If there is additional art, or if there's something such as a newly added familiar or something similar you may note me with the information and we can come to an agreement on the matter.
You may return the adopt to me, however i cannot issue a refund. If an adopt is returned to me i will begin to resell it. If you would like to get your money back i recommend just selling it yourself.
If you see a person selling an adopt that i have created please message me with the details, please double check beforehand however that the person is not in fact the owner that is selling them, noting me about this should only happen when you believe the adopt should not in fact be sold by that person, or for the amount stated.
I will only accept art on deviations specifically saying i will accept it. I however will never accept just art, please add at least a little bit of points/money to your offer if this is ever an option

Editing and Offspring

You are buying the character for how they are at that time. You may edit the character on your own time for free, or if you wish for me to make minor edits such as color changes or any other minor things you may message me. A fee will be introduced at this time.
This does not however, allow you to edit the character drastically that may involve upgrading their rarity. Things that may be shown as rarer traits for the species are not allowed to be added by you the buyer, however you may message me about buying an upgrade for your character. you will have to pay extra to upgrade your adopt, these upgrades can vary in price depending on the rarity and if i am to edit the initial drawing of them, i can also decline your request if i believe the character should not have the upgrade.
If you are going to make your character have a child, please message me beforehand with the information. These children cannot show rarity traits that are not present on the parent, however you may still purchase an upgrade for these children characters if you wish to do so. You may not sell these characters, however trading and gifting is still allowed.
you are allowed to make other adopts you have bought related to others as long as you own them or you have come to an agreement with the other owner. This includes any type of relation, be it family or not. Do not claim your character to be related to another adopt if you have not gotten permission by the adopts owner.

Character information

You do not have to ask me if you may give them an age, personality, gender etc. you may choose all the personal details of your character freely
Character details in the artist description are only suggestions. You do not have to use the suggestions given, they're just what i was thinking when drawing them. Some things however are not suggestions, such as bottle heir's ability types.
If you are to create a backstory for the character, please make sure it makes sense for their species. You may change the species if you are very adamant about a certain backstory, however this does not mean you may dismiss any rule related to editing the character's rarity or their childrens rarity.

Deviation

Please do not post negative comments on the adopt deviation. This includes talking negatively about other buyers, the adopt itself or how much it's price is. If you fear someone who is offering on an adopt is not trustworthy you may note me but please have some evidence to back your claim or i will have to ignore it.
You may upload your adopt to your own account, however please make sure you credit me!
Please do not claim the design was your own, while it's okay to make edits and inform people of those edits you have done, you should never say you created the design from the very beginning. This however does not mean you have to constantly credit me for the design, once or twice is okay but it's not absolutely necessary.
When buying the adopt, please tell me if you would like a larger version of the drawing. there may be times however where i do not have a larger version than the one shown. If you do not request a large version you will not be given one.
Do not be afraid to note me to show me art of your character. I will always enjoy seeing new drawings of your adopt and it will not upset me at all! it makes me very much excited to see how the character's being used and such.

Custom slots ||Custom Adopt Journal here!||

A custom closed species character will be a 'grab bag' type of deal. The character will always be uncommon or above however if they end up being rare is all up to chance unless you buy an upgrade to make sure they do in fact have a rare trait.
Once you accept the character's colors, the design is finalized. While i can make minor edits after this, completely changing main parts of the character will not be allowed.
If by the Finalization i have not received payment, i will then begin selling the custom to someone else. if you need to have it be held for a little longer you can tell me beforehand, however it is the same as any other adopt where i will not hold it longer than 3 days.

Closed Species

You may not create a character from my list of closed species without paying for a make your own slot or through other means of purchase. These are all closed species, unless otherwise stated characters cannot be freely created. Some close friends (Or members of certain groups) May make characters based on these species without paying as long as i know before the character is created.
Follow the Species specific rules if you are to ever buy or create one of their kinds. characters that do not follow the guidelines may be revoked.

Bottle heir

A Bottle heir's ability type cannot be changed unless the owner buys a rarity upgrade. this rule is related to a heir's bottle and what skill it can do, you may not turn your adopt into a wish granter if it does not say they are either titled a 'wish granter' , or that they're a 'wildcard' type bottle heir. You may buy upgrades to the bottle heir's rarity however.
a child to a wish granter bottle heir will not gain their rarity. they instead will be granted a common skill related to how the character behaves and was raised, or will not gain a bottle at all.

Puff

A puff's scent is very addictive. other Characters may find themselves attracted to the scent and it can put them in a dazed state. This is a Puff's main way of luring prey close to themselves.
The scent is determined at birth and will not change with age. What is written in the artist description is official unless you message me personally about changing the scent. There are some that are more rarer than others and if the scent you chose is one of the rarer ones, you will have to pay a fee to change it to that.
A child to a puff will always have the same type of scent such as sweet, minty, etc this does not mean they'll have the same scent, just the type it comes from. If there are two Puff parents the child can sometimes have a mix of the scent or will have a scent that is basically what the two items would be used in a recipe (Such as Chocolate and Vanilla might come together to make something such as Cookies or any other baked goods). If you are unsure what the childs scent might be, don't be afraid to note me with the question. It is rare for a puff child to have a scent other than their own parents type, but it can happen, however you will have to personally request that. Depending on the scent a fee may be introduced

Aqueous

If you're going to change the liquid your aqueous is based on please make sure it's not something that's rarer than the aqueous. Rarity for aqueous' are objects inside their hair or having places other than their hair being the substance. there are some liquids that are more rarer than others so please make sure you double check with me if you're worried about it!
An Aqueous child's liquid must be a similar or lesser rare version of their parents. As like all children for closed species. however with aqueous', a successful pregnancy is rare, and the character may have to try multiple times before it actually happens. If both parents are an Aqueous the child may show a rare trait of where they have two types of liquid. However please do not give this to your child character without first asking me about it before hand (and please say what the two liquids would be, depending on the rarity a fee might be introduced)
They are not slime girls/boys. an aqueous with an entire body made of liquid is extremely Rare, and while it can happen, the only time i would allow this is if i personally create one to sell. Liquid Aqueous' cannot have children.

Lunar Angel

A Lunar Angel will never show traits that are demonic/dark. If you are to edit your character please avoid these entirely. there will be rare chances for these traits to show up, however i will be the only one creating these characters. this does include children, even if their other parent is demonic. Dark traits in lunar angels are extremely rare and will only appear when something in the angels body does not work correctly. All dark traits are usually rejected by any healthy angel's body. There will be times when i will put up a sickly lunar angel, where you will then be able to make them a more demonic variant, but until then please follow this rule when editing the character. Other than that, lunar angel rules are pretty relaxed

Crown Riders (Also known as _ Tamers)

A tamer never has more than one main creature. They may at some point tame more than one beast however the one they first tamed is bonded by their soul and thus will always be their 'Crown'.
Tamers and Crowns are usually never too far away from one another. If a crown strays too far from the tamer they will be desummoned, there are rare cases where the crown will not summon back, but these should not happen a lot if at all.
Children do not get their parents crown, instead if they hold the same skill as their parent they are allowed to tame their own Crown. More information about crowns and tamers is available below!
A Rider's crown will always be around the same age (Child, Teen, Adult) as the rider, and will always be weaker than their parents if they are not born from two tamers. Pure Crown Riders will always be the strongest tamers and will be able to tame much rarer and complex crowns, if you are to get a pure crown rider please note me with the parents so i can keep track, all Riders sold by me are Pure.

Sorry that was so long! i didnt mean for it to go for so long but there was a lot i wanted to write down

FAQ

If there is any questions not answered in this Journal you may comment down below with any you'd like to answer (or if you would like to remain anonymous to other people you may note me instead, however to keep records i will have your question and the answer posted in the comments, but your username will not be shown)

When will your next Adopt be available?

There's no set answer to this, i work with motivation so there may be times where i cannot make an acceptable adopt. there are times i am in fact working on some but art takes a long time for me to create sadly! however, i'll always try to have at least any that i've been showing (Be it in groups i'm in or otherwise) done at a reasonable time

What is the price for most of your adopts?

an adopt's price can vary on rarity and if i have been selling any, sometimes if i take a long break in creating characters i will almost always start with an auction to gauge how much the rest i may make would sell. If this happens please do not ask for an autobuy price or a set price because they will not have one. Autobuys are always set a little later after the auction starts

Will there ever be another __ species?

Maybe! there are some set closed species i have created but sometimes the character i've created is just a random species i made up on the spot for that specific character, if there's any interest in any prior species that is not in the list below then you may note me with your request! however, i would need to know there's more than just one person interested in the species to ever make another of the same kind.

Are your Commissions/Customs etc closed?

Customs are almost never closed! however Commissions may be at points but there will always be a journal saying if they've closed or not. The only time i would close either is if i feel too unmotivated to do them and would fear i would make them a lower quality, or if the slots become full.

I love this sold adopt! may i draw them?

That's not up to me anymore, if an adopt is still unsold you may go ahead and create art of them if you'd like! i can even put it in the artist description. however if it's sold, i'd ask the owner if you can instead! the owner will always be located in the artist description.

This adopt is older but it says it's not sold yet, does this mean i can't buy them?

If an adopt does not have an owner name beside them they are unsold, and can be bought for the price specified (or if it has been past a week since they've been posted, i will begin accepting art+money or even trades as well) I'm not an avid adopt keeper (i believe i have.. 1? at this point in time, maybe 2) so trades would be the bottom of my list.

Are you open to adopt collaborations?

Either if we are a mutual watch, or if you show me examples of your work i may try collaborating adopts, however i have never really done such so i may not understand how it works entirely, so please be patient with me if you do decide to!

How about make your own (MYO) events?

I've got MYO's open all the time! check it out Here

Animal/Feral Adopts?

I have an animal adopt species! they're called Draie's, however they weren't very popular so i've sorta made them a relatively relaxed creation rate, whenever i want to practice drawing animals i tend to draw these out- if people showed enough interest i'd definitely make them my face animal adopts but right now they're just practice!

Is there any Group for the species/adopts you've created?

Not at all, i have no groups specified towards me. i don't think i create enough adopts or have enough popularity for something like that! However if there are ever enough adopts or art related to certain species then i will personally open one but i highly doubt it'll ever become a thing.

Species Information

This is where you can find anything i have written down about the species i've created, this can be updated with new species and also with any deviations related to them. I hope to eventually get something out there about a rarity guide and such

Aqueous
The Species named "Aqueous" came from a rare mutation that appeared suddenly decades ago, It's origin is unknown but many theories have been passed around, some say it was from a lab, others say some celestial being blessed some lucky civilians with this strange and rare trait. For a while Aqueous' seemed to be a myth, but even with their low Fertility rate, people with this the Aqueous trait began to slowly grow in number until they were classified as their own race. Some places did not take to the news well however, and believed they were some sort of infectious mutation that would one day become fatal to all who have been "polluted" by it. but in fact it seemed to be the opposite as members with this rare gene began to then live longer than humans, and tended to have a healthier lifestyle because of it.

A Common Aqueous tends to only have one part of their body this gel-like substance, many call this liquid Aque, derived from the name the race was given at the beginning of it's appearance, this substance tends to have a soft outer layer, however with some pressure people can in fact break through and touch the inside of the Aque, which can sometimes feel exactly like the liquid, or can be any type of semi liquid substance, or even solid if the Aqueous is well trained in manipulating their aque.

Rare magical aque has been boasted for it's abilities and some members of the Aqueous race have been given very high ranking spots because of their unlimited quantity of the substance. Some however are not as lucky and can be used by cruel people for their own use. There have been times people have said they have in fact spotted a rare type of Aqueous where their entire body is made of their Aque, and while there has been proven cases of this happening, it's still very rare and some talk about them as if they're legends.

A well trained Aqueous can do many things with their aque, such as manipulating the the substances acidity, warmth, amount and also it's magical properties, this is all dependant on what exactly the liquid is however. Acidity and Poison levels cannot be changed if the Aqueous' liquid wasn't at first designated with those abilities, despite many trying. Some have also been able to train themselves to turn their aque into the more "Normal" version, such as turning their hair into it's standard form, however many keep their Aque visible for the fact that it is much more malleable than regular hair.

Bottle Heir
A Bottle Heir is a person who, after birth is given a "pod". these pods are very tiny bottles that must always be held by a child from the moment they are given it, either through necklaces, bracelets or other various ways. No one really knows where these pods come from, the parents of a bottle heir will find it with a note addressed to the child somewhere in the room the child is born in, it's always in sight and should never be overlooked. At no time should the parent read this letter before the child can read and fully understand it, or the child will never be able to gain their ability.

This Pod will grow with the child, eventually becoming too large to keep held up by necklaces and bracelets, around this time is when a bottle heir must choose how they will carry their bottle around, some are able to access the ability to manipulate their bottles and make them any size or shape, or instead the heir is able to make their bottles float and follow them around. There are Rare Heir's who can use both these abilities and tend to be regarded as very powerful mages. Other heir's who do not use magic however, choose a more traditional way such as ropes and straps to carry the large bottle on their back. Some heirs decorate these straps with their family to celebrate their "awakening", a time where the bottles that have been with them from birth evaluate their strengths and weaknesses and give them their power.

The awakening always happens before the age of 10, if a bottle is dormant for any time longer than that it means either the note or the pod itself was compromised while the child was at a young age. However, if the awakening does go through without any problems the heir will wake up on the day of their birthday and will now be able to access a skill. Before this, there would be no sign that the character had any abilities, magical or otherwise. The bottle's power reflects the heir themselves, and sometimes can tie in with a lot of their likes and hobbies. These powers are not limited to just magic though, things such as talents or even senses can be introduced through the bottle, where one heir might get the ability to read minds because of the bottle, another may learn how to successfully wield a sword in record times due to it, however a bottle heir's skill will always get better the more they practice. There are more rarer abilities that are given to heirs, such as summoning or shifting, the rarest skill however would be wish granting, a very sought after skill.

Depending on how powerful the wish granting heir may be, the efficiency and strength of these wishes can be infinite. How a bottle with this ability works is that any time past the awakening a heir may choose to grant wishes to others around them, their ability to grant more powerful wishes will always get better the more experience they gain as like any other bottle heir, however some have the natural ability to take on harder wishes. Some requests however, are almost impossible. Most Impossible missions include things such as immortality, and other generally big wishes. Even if a wish granter doesnt take any dangerous tasks, the ability is never without consequence , there is always some sort of backlash to the heir themselves when granting a wish, some things that can happen is that the bottle could drain their energy, life, hunger- any aspect of themselves while granting a wish, other times it can use a equivelant exchange, where if someone would wish to be able to see, the granter can be blinded for a certain amount of time, or even forever. The consequences to granting wishes varies from heir to heir and it cannot be predicted before granting their first wish. After a very long time (years, decades even) a wish granters bottle will fill to the top, this is when they themselves get to grant a wish for themselves instead of others, the choices are infinite, but depending on what kind of wishes they granted through their lives the outcome could vary, for example; a heir who grants positive wishes will get a positive outcome, while someone who takes a more negative approach may have their wish twisted.

A Bottle heir must always have their bottle nearby them. If they are to ever lose these sources of power, they will not be able to access their skill. Other hybrids cannot use these bottles like the heir does, while they may steal it, unlocking the power the bottle has can only be used through the heir that the pod belonged to.

*After reading the note, a Heir will forget what it said but will know that in it something very important was written. And if a parent or anyone else is to read it (before or after the heir does) it will look blank to them.

Crown Rider
A Crown Rider is a tamer of any type who have accepted a certain lifestyle where they connect to their initial tamed creature in a spiritual level. They can be any age and can come from any place in the world, though lately the title and life of a Crown Rider has become somewhat of a birthright than a clan, some people in fact call this a subrace more than a group or guild. Many people look up to Crown Riders due to their strong bonds with creatures and the amazing feats they can perform with them. Some riders are able to make bonds with multiple animals, but their first creature (one which they are connected to at birth) are always their first priority, their "Crowns". However they do not in fact get their crown the moment they're born. Most if not all riders must go through the Crowning of a beast, a tradition that first created the entire system Riders use now. The Crowning of a beast can become very dangerous fast, and can harm the rider's Body and Spirit, to the point of death. Because of this parents to riders wait until the child is a old enough age to really understand the dangers, however some slip into their Crowning much earlier than expected.

A Crowning of a Beast is a trial of strength all Riders go through to find their Crown, they must travel through a spiritual realm that hosts a large amount of creatures that want to cause harm to the intruder of the realm. To successfully finish their crowning they must find the crown (A crown in the realm will always glow a certain color, however this color changes for each person, but it is noticeable enough for the Rider to spot out of a crowd) and create a bond with the creature. The bonding process can vary from person to person, some of these bonding situations can be different depending on the rarity of the crown, from sharing blood to defeating it in a fight and other various ways, these creatures will choose something they know the rider needs to train on, something they may be self conscious about to break them out of their shell. Once bonded the Rider will return to the normal world and from then on will be able to summon this Crown. They also, will be able to communicate with them and understand them where others may not be able to. some may be able to speak telepathically to their crown while others have to resort to a more traditional method.

Lunar Angel
Lunar angels are angels that were born under the moon, their appearance almost always reflects this and can be seen from the moment they were born. While most Lunar angels stay in the skies where they are commonly found in, some find their way down to the ground and live there as normal civilians. Most Angels tend to be more active during the night, to the point that their body reacts depending on the time of the day. A Lunar angel's abilities will always get stronger during the night, making them very dangerous if you are not allied with them.

While Lunar angels tend to be more passive, some do take a lot of pride in their race and tend to look down upon more demonic creatures, to the point that a lot have practiced a cleansing technique to prevent themselves from getting corrupted by these dark creatures. Some angels however are not as healthy as others and can become "sickly", allowing them to be corrupted into demonic variants. Almost all sickly angels tend to be seen as contaminated before they can even become corrupted, and are not allowed in the floating cities that the angels have up in the clouds. It's more common to see a sickly lunar angel walking around than a pure one, and it's almost impossible as any other species to find these mystical floating cities.

Not a lot else is known about Lunar angels. Their entire lifestyle is different depending on where they're raised. Some in fact try to adopt a more bright and fiery look, trying to replicate the sun. these groups of angels are usually looked down upon, however never as much as sickly angels.

Puff
Puffs are actually a relatively new species that's been found scattered throughout the world. these strange creatures will always have some sort of animal trait, but some of their body will be entirely made of a strange smoke like substance that let's off an addicting scent. the scent is different for all Puffs and this is always been their main point of attracting prey to themselves. Through time they've dropped their rather tribal like nature however and do not use this skill too much other than hunters and other types of puffs that still need this luring ability.

A puff's smoke, while looking like it has no form in fact does hold some shape and can be touched freely without it breaking or dissipating, many people say that it feels much like there was in fact the right type of tail there. Puff's are sometimes able to control the strength of the scent the smoke gives off or how the smoke feels (either like actual smoke or like the tail that is actually there) , however a puff cannot change it's actual scent, nor can they change it's addictiveness. Whenever someone or something touches a puff's smoke the scent will always rub off on them for a short amount of time, a lot say it's like perfume.

The Puff's scent is always personal, while there may be a chance one would find someone with the same scent, there will always be slight differences in how it smells or what color the smoke may be. A lot of puffs tend to stay around others who compliment their scents. This tends to create 'types', categories most puff's stick to when befriending other Puffs, or even when thinking about who they would eventually want to settle down with. this however does not reflect every puff, and is just a general pattern of the race.

That's it i think! this journal can change and update at any time so please come and check it every now and again!

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