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March 19, 2024 A momentary lull has overtaken the lands of Amaryllis as its inhabitants attempt to find their footing and rebuild after a string of challenges. How long it will last, however, nobody can be quite sure.

February 11, 2024 The Mire has fallen from the Stärke family and is now held by Luther Rike. The change has stirred but the fighting nature of those on the island. The Brook finds a new leader with Icefang and Isla takes over the Lagoon after a storm pushes out the old leader. Reti finds himself the leader of the Hollows after Alexander is hurt. The Oasis finds a new leader in Léonie who is soon tested by Harou.

January 8, 2024 The snow has finally begun to melt anew, which means that the world is slowly returning to the much-anticipated summer season. With the various holiday activities and the other jests put on by Nafasi also coming to a close, it is safe to say that winter is finally over.

December 5th, 2023 Nafasi had pulled a cruel trick and has sent Amaryllis back into a renewed winter season! But it's not all bad, because the lands will also see a handful of holiday-themed events popping up as a result. To make things more interesting, a wayward trio of travlers have also arrived and are facilitating a mass competition between the prides, bands, and rogues -- formally dubbed the Amaryllis Winter Games.

December 2nd, 2023 The spring air brings forth a number of pride challenges. A familiar challenger for the Cove and the Oasis arrive to try to earn what they want. The new leader of the Lagoon is tested in battle as well. What changes will come from the challenges? Who will remain standing and who will find their world turned upside down?

November 27th, 2023 In a challenge between mother and daughter, the leadership of Wolfbron Bluff changes for the first time in 5 IC years.

November 22nd, 2023 Two death matches, one resurrection, and an almost-war later, the lands find themselves in a constant state of turmoil and calamity. Families have been torn apart and endless blood has been spilt; but how is it all going to end?

November 3rd, 2023 The lands stir violently as a death match rages on between Aeistrios Saxe and Morrigan Greyflood. Observers spill into the pit in droves to witness what will no doubt be a historic battle -- and it is clear that this familial fued is far from over, no matter who wins and who dies.

October 12th, 2023 With winter comes the surge of more pride challenges; Ludivine challenges Ryker for Firnen Rainforest and is victorious in her endeavors, meanwhile an outcropping of maims breaks out on the sidelines. In a shocking turn of events Luther returns to challenge Bruno for Ecrosia Mire, will the former heir prove victorious or has Bruno got what it takes to keep his brother's ambitions at bay? This has undoubtedly shaken things up as Bruno declares war against Andal Oasis and Allies in the process!

September 26th, 2023 A series of pride challenges spark up across the peninsula, while warring families face-off as tensions reach their boiling points. Anthonius Savante barely manages to escape the clutches of Apollinaire Dieudonne with his life, while death looms over the broken truce between the Valour-Greyflood and Saxe families.

September 4th, 2023 After Tinúviel collapsed at the Wolfbron Bluff's challenge, she was unable to make it back to the Lagoon to take up her leadership position again and the pride disbands. Diomedeidae & Cirilla fight for the pride.

August 28th, 2023 Both Amara and Morrigan keep their prides. Lachesis doesn't show to defend the Brook and Renfri takes over. The Wolfbron Bluffs challenge seems to be setting off fireworks already.

August 15th, 2023 The two longest standing female leaders are both fighting for their prides once again. Anthonius challenges Amara for the Bluffs. Amaroq challenges Morrigan for the Summit. A new leader faces his first challenge as Renfri challenges Lachesis for the Brook. Did anyone think that peace was something the island was able to have?

August 1st, 2023 Conflict, drama, love, and loss - the lands are never free from any of it for more than a fleeting moment. As the summer months wane on and the season nears its end, there is no telling what is coming next upon the horizon.

June 19th, 2023 With the rains leaving and spring upon the island, things are heating up among the lions. Bruno seeks to unseat his father in the Mire. Helah looks to dethrone Scorpius in the Oasis and keep the fire between the Bluffs and the Oasis alive. The Plains have raided the Brook and allies on both sides showed up to help.

May 23rd, 2023 All is fair in love and war - moments of chaos and peace lull in a cyclical nature across the lands of Amaryllis, though most are wise enough to know that the quiet never lasts quite long enough.

April 20th, 2023 Alexander manages to win the Hollows and Tiamat keeps the Lagoon. Vághan challenges Amara for the Bluffs but Amara is able to hold off another challenger and keeps the Bluffs. The Cove was hit by a storm that washed away it's leader leaving the lands open to be claimed by Nephthys and Keligan who both are attached to the land. Cirilla attempts to take the Oasis from Scorpius who seems driven to keep the land.

April 5th, 2023 It doesn't take long for the dust to kick up as the Hollows is challenged for by Alexander once again and the Lagoon is challenged for by Fernweh.

March 31st, 2023 As wars and challenges continue to break out across the lands, Amaryllis is certainly keeping up with its turbulent reputation. One can only hope that the dust will settle soon enough - for everyone's sake.

March 10th, 2023 The turbulance of the prides never ceases for very long, as a violent landslide forces the members of Firnen Rainforest to evacuate and disband. Who will step up for the throne this time around?

March 1st, 2023 While Gauthier manages to retain control of Caladan Cove, Lorien Plains' fate is not so simple. With Aeistrios overthrowing Violarum and taking the pride's throne, how will things unravel from here?

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Pain behind blue eyes
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ooc: set the next day AFTER the claim thread.


The red lion had won, and honestly, Vasilis had missed about eighty percent of all the fight that happened because he was too busy looking into something else entirely. The land was lush of mud - the swamp-like atmosphere that reminded him of the badlands in his homeland - the woodlands had a southern tip of the land where it was stuck with thick watery depths that if walked in you'd never come out of again. So Vasilis being, well, Vasilis...he starts to explore this....new land. His coat from his belly down to his toes covered in the muck as he huffed "Just great..." he smacked his tongue against his teeth.

Vasilis goes by Diuris , He also speaks Estonian | Greek | Romanian. !This character is prone to nightmares/panic attacks in night threads!
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He was stiff and sore, but there was a border to patrol and mark. There were plenty gathered that tale of his claim would probably spread without him needing to do too much so soon, but Viné refused to leave things to chance. He had spent plenty of time exploring the muddy land he thought ripe for Casimir claim, the land would test the family as much as it would any who would dare try to intrude, and once you realized the trick, it was much easier to navigate.

Case in point, Viné who was using the roots of the trees as a pathway watching the golden male who looked like he'd been sunk deep in the mud at some point. The wood under their paws groaned as they shifted their weight across it, but it didn't budge under their weight. "I believe I saw you at the challenge." Viné hummed in thought, skillfully hiding the sweeping eye that crest over the golden male behind a slow blink. They would never be so careless as to let another know such a depth to their soul. They were male, or at least in a male's body, and they would not be caught appreciating the sight of the same gender. "Do you need something." Less of a question, but only if the golden male chose to take it as such.

@Vasilis

""

don’t get caught, i’m dangerous
it’s always been like that.
code by corvus




type: & #233; (no space) for é
Viné presents as male, but flips between female and male pronouns in posts, your character should only refer to them as male.
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Vasilis was sure that he was well hidden the day of the fight - he was sure of it. But he didn't allude to that at all. So he simply ignores that question and instead looks to the damaged paw. "You may want to put some wild mango and Oil Palm on your wounds. It'll help them heal faster and keep the pain away." he states. Vasilis shifted then - sits down and looks to the other " I had heard on the wind of new prides popping out like Daisies and I wanted to learn more of the new leaders and how they will run their land." he tells the man before him. "I am Diuris Yeager - High Sovereign of the Lagoon to the far south of here. " he introduces himself plain and simple before leaning to the left and rolling his right shoulder.
@Viné

Vasilis goes by Diuris , He also speaks Estonian | Greek | Romanian. !This character is prone to nightmares/panic attacks in night threads!
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Perhaps Viné had been mistaken (or Naya should read more then just the character names), it didn't matter, the golden male didn't comment and he let it go. Instead, his brow furrowed at the mention of mango and oil. "I know little of healing beyond some basic." He replied, not knowing what these items are or where one would begin to even look for them.

His next words had Viné nodding his head. Daises. Maybe. From what he could tell there was no other claimable land, unless there was greater northern territory that they didn't know about. "Viné Casimir." He replied, they both knew he was the ruler of the Mire and he felt no need to reiterate it. "I said this at the end of my claim, but I will say it again. There will be those who do not like my families laws. We live by the old ways. Rouge females are free for us to claim and we do not allow them to rule prides in our name. This of course, only applies to Casimir prides. I care not what others do in their own lands." Out loud anyway. He had met two female leaders and wondered how he'd covertly direct Gywn and Akuma to dispose of them. "I am willing to make concessions for other pride leaders that ally with us; should the Mire arrive late and the rouge wishes to go with you, we will not interfere. We ask that you do the same. If a member of our pride wishes to join yours we will accept a trade, nothing less." The words fell from his lips like one reading a list, matter-of-fact and uncaring. "If these are agreeable terms we can discuss more." If not, well, then there was no reason to keep talking.

@Vasilis

""

don’t get caught, i’m dangerous
it’s always been like that.
code by corvus




type: & #233; (no space) for é
Viné presents as male, but flips between female and male pronouns in posts, your character should only refer to them as male.
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He listens, so he had heard right - this man was a Casimir. Huffing as he frowns he takes a breath. "I understand that your way and ours will entirely be different. " he looks at the man square in the face in all seriousness. " Hearing your words I have only one thing to bring up." he sits back. "When Gwyn ran the hollow there was an issue where a child was claimed without its permission and held against her will in the Hollow. It caused strife between your family and the child's family. I know many prides out there claim rogues which is not something I know we can stop. Rogues are fair game and I accept the terms of not stepping on each other's toes. But I must state so here - the lagoon does not do trades for life for a life, we will do trading other ways such as resources or knowledge. If this is something you are okay with accepting then we can continue." he leans back waiting. "The lagoon is a Safe Haven for all regardless of their age, sex or bloodline. All I ask is that if you come across someone regardless of their sex or age that wants to go to the lagoon to escort them to our borders and we shall do the same. " he blinks.

"If this is something we can continue to discuss further - The Lagoon offers its doors to those from the mire as long as our terms are followed. There is to be NO fighting or attacking members even if you have an issue with someone there or someone has an issue from here. We will not tolerate rapists or child killers and they will be punished on the spot regardless of whom it is." he sits back and takes a breath. "is this something you'd like to continue discussing with me, Lord @Viné ?" Vasilis askes the red man before him. Cautious - wary - on edge but he made sure to keep his cool, his calmness was managed eerily as he watched the new leader before him.

Vasilis goes by Diuris , He also speaks Estonian | Greek | Romanian. !This character is prone to nightmares/panic attacks in night threads!
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Ah so Gwyn had already caused trouble in the name of the Casimir. This was the reason the family had split, for what one did reflected badly on all of them. "I won't pretend to know the details or the circumstance you speak of. What his motives were, or what logic he might have had is lost on me. All I can say is what I would have done. The child would be returned, though compensation would be asked for. That would be decided by the her family and the pride she would be returning to, assuming it was a pride at all. You must understand; we hold the belief that we protect the weaker by bringing them into our fold." It was said in a way that was clear that it was a tradition and nothing more. Of course females where capable of caring for themselves; the mindset of the Casimir was just not something that would be changed, perhaps ever.

The red male breathed slowly, feeling like he hadn't been listened to. "You have to agree that the worth of an able body is worth more then a mouthful of meat or information that could be out of date by the time it reaches one's ears." He conceded almost tiredly, "But, I would conceded that sometimes such a trade might be worth our wile." Rarely, if ever, though Viné did not mention it out loud. And if he decided that what he was being given was not worth, then no trade would be made. Simple. No more, no less.

"We agree no fighting between our prides and in that we do not tolerate rapists or child killers." Yes, even Casimir have morals, but as Viné had said, they believed the were protecting those who could not protect themselves.

@Vasilis
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type: & #233; (no space) for é
Viné presents as male, but flips between female and male pronouns in posts, your character should only refer to them as male.
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'All I can say is what I would have done. The child would be returned, though compensation would be asked for. That would be decided by her family and the pride she would be returning to, ' now see if that was the reason they did what they did for Amra, to begin with, things may have gone differently. But from what he was told it had gone a totally different way. "See that I can understand and that is something I can tolerate. But I will inform you now that Gwyn's actions and those under him may have cost your chance at any alliances due to the misfortune of what happened." he frowns. "As long what you have just said to be entirely true then I can work with you." he stops to shift his weight.


'You have to agree that the worth of an able body is worth more than a mouthful of meat or information that could be out of date by the time it reaches one's ears.' "That I understand Lord Vine I do - but I have made it a point to all our allies and family groups that the Lagoon will not trade another lion for a lion. I know that what you say is better to trade a soul for a soul instead of information.." 'But, I would concede that sometimes such a trade might be worth our while.' Well, that was something Vasilis would hope that the other would pass the chance to allow such a trade to happen but he knew that not every leader would hold up their end of the deal "And I will ONLY trade a life for a life if all parties were on par with that situation...but it goes against what I believe in." he shrugged.

"Good, I am glad to know that such vile beasts will not be tolerated at all even amongst your group. I ask though if you have someone of that nature that has done something to one of my pride members to lend them to us and allow us to punish them that fits their crime. Of course, we will be sure the evidence pointed is correct and not hearsay. " licking his lips. "The Lagoon has 'safe spots' that guests and outsiders along with allied prides can visit - The Lagoon offers three locations marked by fish skeletons that are for various uses, one is a fishing ground to hunt on the western side, on the eastern side is a location perfect to rest and be out of the sun, and a norther-central location is a place that Myself and my hunters stock herbs and food storages for those who are in dire need of it. All we ask is whatever you take from the storage there is replaced." so that someone else may have something.

"In terms of the possible wars, raids, fights, etc between our allies - if our allies get into a scuffle the Lagoon will remain neutral and our borders will be open to help those injured and to watch your young and those who can not protect themselves. If a war breaks out that is not ally against ally - you can count on the Lagoon to be called. " he keeps to himself about the fact that it may be his pride members choice to fight and take up arms though, he would not force his pride members to fight a battle they would rather stay out of.

Vasilis goes by Diuris , He also speaks Estonian | Greek | Romanian. !This character is prone to nightmares/panic attacks in night threads!
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That trouble maker boy, given the chance Viné could slap him for making a mess of things once again. This was bigger then before. What was he thinking? One little child was not worth the appreciation of a whole family, a whole pride. Gwyn was a child, Viné closed his eyes keeping his face neutral. "I already know I will be judged solely for the name I carry. As long as you and I have an understanding I will be satisfied."

"Then it is something we will decide when the time comes." Viné offered. It seemed like if either of them could help it, they would avoid finding out just where they would fall in such a deal. But Diuris understood where he stood and so did Viné and that was what was important.

He spoke of safe spots a strange concept, he would never allow any lions within his pride at their leisure, but nodded along in an interested fashion. "Of course, we wouldn't dream of taking without giving back." His next point about inter-pride relations was something Viné would have asked next. "And the Mire would offer the same to you. Neutrality in a conflict of interests and aid against mutual enemies." Hopefully no one would be dragging anyone else into a island wide war.

@Vasilis
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type: & #233; (no space) for é
Viné presents as male, but flips between female and male pronouns in posts, your character should only refer to them as male.
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Vasilis would listen to the red man before him. He nods at his words "As long as my terms are acknowledged and respected then the same can be said on my end to you." he tells Vine. He was thankful that THIS Casimir seemed to be more.... level-headed than what Gwyn had been. Vasilis shifts and takes a breath through his nose and exhales it out with the flick of his ear. "Lord @Viné that is Good to know." he said sincerely about the terms of a trade comment.

"If you are not able to give back what you use in the storage, simply call for one of us and let us know. " he shrugged, pretty easy, right? That's would Vasilis wanted - a place anyone could be at and be respected as long as he himself and his terms and people were respected. 'nd the Mire would offer the same to you. Neutrality in a conflict of interests and aid against mutual enemies.' he smiled with a fruitful nod of his golden crown "Thank you. Now the question remains regarding our prides. I generally give those I come to a choice to pick from instead of forcing their hand at term. Would you want to be Allies? Pact Allies? Friendly Allies? Neutral Allies? Allies with a Truce involved? " he stated curiously to find out where the red king wanted to remain in terms of their group's connections.

Vasilis goes by Diuris , He also speaks Estonian | Greek | Romanian. !This character is prone to nightmares/panic attacks in night threads!
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This male, Viné decide, was weak. Weak willed and hardly a leader. Allowing any and all to come into his pride without escort? Allowing strangers to eat his hard hunted food, how would he ever know if one took without returning? Viné thought him foolish, weak foolish and hardly worth his time. He nodded in understanding, thinking of a cousin would have a grand time thieving food from this pride, had he remained in the valley with the rest of them. Lucky for him Raum the glutton was not about.

It was about this time that the red male realized the golden one was still talking. Viné's lip crinkled just a fraction, the smallest, mistakable hint that he wasn't as calm as he let on. And the reason was simple; why make it so damn complicated? He wanted to snap at the male that it hardly mattered, a an alliance was an alliance, what did it matter what the other pride called it? The red male licked his lip, schooling his face back to its neural stance. He needed to finally end this discussion before Viné gave too much away. "I think neural allies best describes our terms. Thank you Diuris, I am grateful for your visit, but my wounds are beginning to ache me. If you'll excuse me." Hopefully that would be enough of an excuse for the golden male if he suspected anything other then friendliness from the Casimir, and give him enough excuse to leave his border now. Something did ache, but it wasn't his wounds, it was his head.

Exit unless stopped by @Vasilis .

""

don’t get caught, i’m dangerous
it’s always been like that.
code by corvus




type: & #233; (no space) for é
Viné presents as male, but flips between female and male pronouns in posts, your character should only refer to them as male.
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