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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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♚ LONG LIVE THE KING !
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he weaves through the patches of thick grass, tempted by the tantalizing scents of the brook but choosing not to follow the path his nose is leading. skarde has not traveled this far before, and the strong desire to stop and lap at the soft waters of the brook is not ignored, not entirely. but today the man is on a mission, and he intends on getting his way - diplomatically. skarde runs his back under the low-hanging branches of a young african umbrella, purring loudly as the sharp claw-like twigs scratch down to his muscles. truly, he will need a moment of peace, before what he is about to do.

though already scarred and marred with the times of trial and tribulation, skarde doesn't mind shredding himself to further his cause. he lifts a paw, and slashes it directly over his nose and un-marked eye, giving a brutal yowl as blood fills his vision. despite the pain, the barbarian swipes the same claw over his shoulder, wincing hard as his claws dig deep into the muscle and drag downward. blood spurts from the wound, uncontrolled and wild. skarde knows he will not be accepted by this pride if he does not look the part for the story he's about to tell.

"wounded", he limps forward, chuffing painfully as forced tears spring from his eyes. h-help! calls the tramp, weighing one paw heavily as blood drips onto the youthful grass below him. help! ambush... ambush in obsidian hollow!

@Nymeria

Skarde is rated M for strong sexual themes, language, and violence
      |   #2
there is a sombreness to the air -- a weight that tethers the valour woman to the earth and causes the slightest peak of her senses. plucking herself from the comforts of her den, her lashes flutter briefly to the surrounding area, carefully studying the landscape, before her limbs coiled and looked to push her forward, out across the territory.

nymeria's gait is wide, purposeful, as she moves -- and, thankfully, it does not take her long to hear the rustling of leaves and a few looming yowls reaching out across the air, prompting her pace and heart to quicken. and it is then, suddenly, that she sees a brute stumbling forward in her direction, spewing pained words and sporting a battered figure. the scent of iron reaches out towards her, mingling against his roguish cologne -- and although what he was saying warranted further questioning, there was one small detail that needed to be reprimanded first. "move back, across my borders --” she instructed towards @Skarde, her voice unfamiliarly firm. she was not often a woman of harsh lines and cold tones, but when it came to her pride, she refused to take any risks; which that included this stranger. ”-- and then, i will help you.” she could do that much, should he adhere to her request.

      |   #3
the temptation to snap at her is there in full. skarde forces himself into obedience, taking seven or eight steps back from the scent border he purposefully crossed. the rogue does his best to engage in his hobble, blood dripping from his face. is he convincing? will she believe him? the decision's left to the gods, but skarde believes he's done as good a job as he can of hiding his true intentions.

i apologize. i am not used to the borders. please forgive me. he is not one to grovel, but here he is, kissing the paws of a bitch he hardly respects. i have just come back from the hollow. on my way to a hunt i noticed lions fighting. his wording is perfect, pristine and rehearsed. gwyn was gone. two strange lions: one black and maroon, and another... it was too dark, i didn't catch his color... some of this is true. skarde was there, but he did not see as much as he claims, too far downwind to be noticed or attacked in such a way.

please... my mate... they took my mate! what mate, skarde? inside, he laughs maniacally, considering himself clever for his trickery. they drove gwyn away. and pistis... some other lion has her now...

@Nymeria

Skarde is rated M for strong sexual themes, language, and violence
      |   #4
the stranger is quick to back-peddle on his mistake, pushing back towards the clean lines of vermeda's perimeter, as instructed by nymeria. she was more than happy to help, but this rogue was still unbeknownst to her, and did not deserve her trust for simply suffering a tragedy. nonetheless, the druid would quickly pluck some white weed from the earth as she follows the man towards the borders, cutting the stems with a single, unsheathed claw, as she continues to decipher the words spilling forth across his panicked tongue.

once they had settled in a more appropriate position, the sovereign would drop the herbs at her feet, between @Skarde and herself, as her ears remained perched atop her skull, listening ever-so carefully to his story. "do you want me to take a look at your cuts?" gentler tones would now now, almost idly, hoping to momentarily advert his thoughts from the chaos and calamity so that more logical conversation could follow. pressing the palm of her paw against the stem, the woman would move to press her bodyweight down, twisting, as she looks to grind the plant into a more malleable pulp, before continuing to speak. "so you were a member of the hollows?" a simple enough question, she supposed. and nymeria considers stopping there, at least to give him a moment to respond, but she finds herself continuing, voice dropping an octave or two in the span of the silence. "i saw your king squabbling in the pit with a group of others, not a few weeks ago. did you know that?" perhaps the two things had been correlated. or perhaps it had simply been karma for the violence that that group had tainted the valley with.

      |   #5
skarde feels the anxiety drop down his throat like a gigantic wintermelon. he blinks numbly at the lioness, who incorrectly assumes he was, at one time, a pride member. skarde clears his voice, now ignoring the blood from his self-inflicted wounds as he does his best to keep his gaze straight ahead. his own gray eyes are hazy, as if nothing is behind them, simply because he does not want @Nymeria knowing the truth. at least, not yet.

yes, i was, murmurs skarde, wondering how much trouble he will be in for lying like this? he lifts a paw, wincing at the claw marks, barely shrugging his shoulders in response. it would be nice... but i do not expect it. thank you, though. formality isn't his strong suit - he's learned over the years how to fake it. that fight i never watched, explains the demon, biting his lip nervously as he tries his best to act convincing. but i know he no longer resides in the hollow. he is lost to us - i came to warn you, as i am sure none of my pride mates would dare come as far as i have. relations between vermeda and obsidian hollow seemed tense, based on the queen's response. nevertheless, skarde averts his gaze when he can, merely licking away the drying blood from his dark brown fur.

Skarde is rated M for strong sexual themes, language, and violence
      |   #6
if anything, nymeria felt more settled now that they had returned to the protection of the borders -- and a small part of her might even feel sympathetic for growing so angry towards this man, as he was clearly in distress. she knew that such a reaction was warranted, of course, but how could she not feel at least somewhat guilty for the slip of her wrath? after grinding down the herbs for a moment or two, nymeria flickered her gaze back towards the earth, content when she saw that it had transformed into more a paste, suitable enough for application. "would you mind if i applied this to your face?" she asked, smothering the herbs across sheathed toes, and pausing where she sat. he could, of course, still opt to refuse her service -- but she wanted to ensure that she got the proper consent before actually treating his wounds.

the rest of their conversation was far from over, of course, as the woman greedily indulges in the details of @Skarde's words. she had already had her suspicions, especially after her discussion with the oasis king, but this seemed to be both a blessing and a curse. a blessing because the casimir king was gone, and a curse because more violence had befallen them. "i am sorry for what has happened to your home --" the druid started, gearing turning silently within her mind, speaking more directly to the fact that his mate had been taken from him. "-- what would you have me do? surely the hollows had other allies to call to, in times of need?" the final phrase was posed as a question, given that the vermedan queen unsure as to whether this was factual, or just a bold assumption to make. a king without some sort of allies seemed like a foolish way to run a kingdom, but it was hardly her place to judge, she supposed.

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