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October 11, 2024 Something is happening in the Scorched Wilds. There is a battle raging between a familiar force and an unfamiliar one. What will you do? Help or hinder?

October 1, 2024 Spooky things are happening as the afterlife start walking among the living once again.

September 30, 2024 Louve Dieudonné manages to keep Wolfbron Bluffs in the family. What will happen between the Bluffs and the otherwise peaceful pride of Lorien Plains?

September 20, 2024 Ilarion Rurik challenges for Wolfbron, will the Dieudonné lead pride fall?

September 8, 2024War broke out once again in the Lagoon when a wedding had some uninvited guest arrive. The war results in the most death matches the island has seen at once. The Summit was challenged by Brighid with Talisa answering the call. After many years of the Summit have the same two leaders, the Summit changes hands. What will this mean for the balance of Amaryllis? A witch hunt has started by Luther and Miaran which seems to be turning things on an island that is full of magic.

August 25, 2024 War broke out in the challenge for the Lagoon after Cassius tries to take the Lagoon from Isla. The Cove remains with Miaran. The leadership of the Mire switches from Sigrún hold to Rike when Luther comes back to take his birthland back. Elephants push into the Rainforest and push out the lions there. Soon after Lucifer lays claim to his birthland and takes over the Rainforest.

June 27, 2024 Conflict and tensions rise as prides come head-to-head with one another across Amaryllis - just as Pyrrha and Cassius take the leap to try and claim (or reclaim) their own thrones.

May 24, 2024 Rulers continue to shift, family strife ensues, and, per usual, tensions seems taunt and always lingering on the horizon.

April 24, 2024 Things are rocky within Amaryllis as the Dieudonne clash result in three deaths and forces a shift in the rulership of Firnen Rainforest. With Caladan Cove freshly overturned as well, what will the consequenecss of these events be?

March 30, 2024 The lull has ended as a long standing family, the Dieudonné, launch death matches against their own. The Plains sees a challenge from a new comer, Aphrodite, and the quite pride is pushed into the spotlight.

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!

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October 11, 2024 An important message to our members please take a moment to read it over. We are also launching our Mini-BWP! Echoes in the Ash

October 05, 2024 Check out our Fall update. There are a lot of changes and some fun new things!

October 01, 2024 Halloween has come to Amaryllis in the spring! Check out the Spooky Time Fun we have going on, complete with scavenger hunt and ghostly hauntings! There might even be something going on in the Scorched Wilds, for those brave enough to look.

July 15, 2024 We have released our official summer update/patch. It includes a lot of important information so make sure to read it through!

July 12, 2024 Our summer break is here! Learn more here! It will end on the 26th of July.

July 1, 2024 Our summer break is coming up soon! Learn more here!

June 27, 2024 The June Posting Raffle is coming to a close this weekend, so get your posts and ticket counts in!

May 28, 2024 Our June posting raffle is posted for sign ups! Sign up here. Be sure you vote for your favortie banner! Seasons banner contest voting!

May 23, 2024 The Guidebook has officially been updated with the new trade perks, as per the revamp. Please ensure that you are changing your trades or picking your perks from the pools (if applicable) in this thread.

April 19, 2024 We are entering the next phase of our trade perk revamp and testing with the launch of our soft opening, which includes the new perks going live and changes being able to be made to characters. Please read the thread in its entierty. Additionally, this is a reminder that you have until May 9th to exit your double exp threads!

April 01, 2024 Our Spring Update is a MASSIVE update! New trade perks are annouced, changes to leadership and prides, new ranks, and more! Be sure to read it over! After you are done, be sure to head to member testing to give the new trade perks a test drive!

March 19, 2024 With our site-wide double trade experience event now fully underway, the Admin team would like to bring our official 2024 Site Fundraiser to everyone's attention. We rely on our members to keep the site going, and are offering a wide range of gifts and prizes - please take a look!

March 1, 2024 Our double trade experience fundraiser is open for donations! Please read about the changes made for this time around.

February 13, 2024 It is time for our 2024 Community Check In. This survey covers OOC areas, IC areas, and a few other things that staff are looking to gain insight on. This is very important to us so please take the time to answer the questions. You have until March 11th to finish this survery. Once complete, you can claim an item from the shop or 150xp. More details are in the survey.

January 25, 2024 Site update! Please review some changes to the site here.

January 8, 2024 Happy New Year and welcome back from our site-wide break! We're looking forward to picking things back up, and hope that everyone feels refreshed.

December 2, 2023 Fa la la la la, la la la la! It's finally December, and we all know what that means — holiday events, woohoo! We will also be having a site break December 22nd - Jan 5th.

November 28, 2023 We are looking for input on the trade system revamp. Learn more about it and the raffle here!

October 26, 2023 We are looking for a few additional staff members to help with processing things around the sitd. Please apply if you have the time and are interested!!

October 19, 2023 A very important site update is out today, so please take a look and read through it in full.

October 11, 2023 If you weren't aware, we have an ongoing Halloween Event! The IC event is live as of today, and both that and the scavenger hunt will run until the end of the month.

September 26, 2023 There is less than a week left of our site-wide double exp event, so get in there and earn what you can! Also stay tuned for some fall fun coming to the site in October.

August 20th, 2023 Let's talk; Amaryllis does not condone the stealing of content or harrasment in any form.

August 10th, 2023 It's World Lion Day! That means a free character for all of our active members! Check out the details here.

August 1st, 2023 Our site break has officially ended - we hope that everyone enjoyed the downtime and that you are looking forward to getting back into the swing of things. Please refer to the original announcement for timelines to get caught up!

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A firestone forged in flames.
      |   #1
It seemed… odd to her to have to come to challenge for her ancestral home. The Valour family had held these grounds for generations with few exceptions. One was that bastard that took her home when she was merely a yearling, and now it was this bastard from the Plains. As night fell over the land, Cassandra prepared to make her way from where she’d been hiding and scoping things out throughout the day. The Brook seemed quite a bit smaller than when the Valours had ruled. Good. Perhaps this new bastard wasn’t that great of a leader if so few had come to join him. The Brook had thrived under her leadership and that of her uncle and aunt in the past. It was time for the Valour family to reclaim what was rightfully theirs once again. The Brook belonged to the natives, and she would fight over and over to reclaim the land for her family again. No matter what, she would keep coming back until she reigned victorious over what belonged to the Natives.

Night crept further over the land, and thunder rumbled overhead. ’Perfect.’ She thought, figuring that the thunder would mask her pawsteps and movement within the lands a bit more. She was well-versed in the knowledge of this land - she’d been born and raised within its borders and knew it like the back of her paws. It enabled her ability to move more stealthily within the lands, and she would make her way to the clearing she’d often called pride meetings at. By the time she’d reached the clearing, rain had started to fall and she relished the feel of the rain along her pelt.

Thunder rumbled, and lightning flashed once.

Then again.

And then alongside the rumble of thunder that came before the next lightning, a loud roar of challenge left the Valour-Greyflood as she stood proudly within what was sacred ground to the natives. She had only one goal. Reclaim the Brook for the natives and for those who had once called the pride home. The brown lioness knew she had failed the members of the pride once. But never again would she fail them. She would do whatever it took to regain their trust and keep them safe within what should’ve been sacred ground. And this would be the first thing she did to attempt to make amends with those who had been left behind.

Her mother had made it clear - she was allowed to try to take back the Brook for the natives. But she would do this properly and the way it should be done. No weakening the pride beforehand, and no backhanded moves like had been done to wrest the pride from her family's paws in the first place. No... she would fight with honor and with dignity. The way a pride should be fought for.


Cassandra vs. @Renfri
For Vermeda Brook
Round 0 / 5
Hits: [roll=#d20]
Dodges: [roll=#d20]
Luck: [roll=#d20]

text. "speech."

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      |   #2
She hadn't been there before. But now, freshly scarred from her own foolish idea, she was. She couldn't help find the Valour a new home but turns out she could help them reclaim their rightful one. And maybe that means there is a reason she hadn't succeeded with her own endeavor. This should be a family affair in the end shouldn't it? Her blue form moves without hesitation after the call is sounded. Along her shoulders come carried the lingering pain, the fear, of the fight in Scilla. Dio knows she might be marching right into another and she cannot hesitate. A life time of physical pain would still be less than knowing she had failed her family again with her absence.

Dio approaches to stand, at a safe distance, from Cassandra's back, in clear support of her cousin. Adding in her own call to the sky, voice rumbling and rolling for the mortals and dead. Let them watch. Let every god that has followed their supporters into this land see. Maua, lend Cassandra your strength. I give her mine. Guide her paw and steel her will. I feel you. Dio thinks to herself as she feels a radiating warmth in her chest that she can only attribute to Maua's presence here today.

( Dio is trespassing / Open to fights per orange pvp rules )
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      |   #3
this country knew no peace but war and violence. ever since her grandmother's challenge faustine had taken it upon herself to attend every battle for the throne, no matter the cost. this was just a pleasant surprise to be among the few to be here first, before the sovereign could answer the challenger's call. faustine knew little of the brook besides it being a decent place to live in. there was plenty of water to attract prey to the stronghold, but not enough to shelter the pride from invaders and foul weather. faustine wondered what prompted this woman to fight for it when she could have went for the hollows or even the summit.

though it was best to not cross the brooks border, faustine just couldn't care anymore in this regard. it was a challenge for the throne and she would rather join in on the fun every once in a while. her smile lingered, bigger than it should be, as she searched for willing faces.

ooc: open for battle!

code: cala | art: drifty


NOTE: faustine is a cannibal and speaks in a heavily accented english. she may attack without warning and/or act creepy around your characters.
      |   #4
A challenge had been made for rulership of a pride, a sound that rang out, a blissful sound once landed upon his ears. It would be an opportunity for the Crows to finally shine, to potentially stand on the battlefield, weighed with promised wealth in return for services rendered.

He would call for the band to inform them of this opportunity, though it was up to them if they wished to partake. He should like to think them enticed, for what purpose would they have joined if not to unleash their fighting prowess upon the field?

Venturing towards the Brook, Fissure would settle himself comfortably on the sidelines for the time being, in plain view of those gathered. He knew of the lioness being challenged, but he would not choose sides in the conflict. Winter was coming, and it was his hope that he might serve the side that might secure for his Band the necessary supplies to see them through the cold months.
And I'm feeling good
Birds flying high, You know how I feel, Sun in the sky, You know how I feel, Breeze driftin' on by, You know how I feel, It's a new dawn, It's a new day, It's a new life, For me
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      |   #5
Bordeaux had spent the length of the afternoon resting, having not felt well that day. Having slept so long, she found herself awake in the night, feeling the tether that bound her falling away. She felt better now, moving from her den to eat a small meal from the food cache. Fissure would arrive to speak of potential work, and while her part in it might not require her to go, she found little reason to stay here.

Gathering up her newly mended medicine bag, she would follow after the band leader, eyes gazing skyward to observe the gathering storm. Would it rain this night? Bordeaux hoped not, for the air was cold, even against her coat of long fur, becoming thick with winter fur.

Arriving near the pride border she would find a quiet space in which to sit and observe the goings on. For now, the place stood mostly empty, but she imagined many were already on their way here. She pray it was an honorable fight, absent rival prides taking the opportunity to fight amongst themselves. Pity then that none ever answered such prayers when they came from her.

Setting her bag down beside her, she would take a moment to look around, noting a few herbs that could be of some use to her should she need to tend one of the Crows later. She would watch also for familiar faces, one in particular.
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      |   #6
The Firnen woman had been on her way to the passage when the call rang out - an ear turning towards the Brook with curiosity. The rain overhead was likely one of the last of the season before it turned to sleet and snow.. but the red giant found it...poetic. She approached the borders - her gaze landing on the woman challenging and recognizing her as an Illyrian from a few meetings in the passage. It wasn't the challenger she was here for - but @Diomedeidae that caught her attention.

Moving towards her, she also tresspassed in moving to the side of the younger woman, a chuff of greeting as bi-colored gaze searched the others face. "Dio...I've been worried.." Her tones were soft, but it appeared at least to outward purposes that the lioness retained vision in both of her eyes - something that had been up in the air since the Scillan challenge. Gaze turned towards the lioness who had called for this fight and wondered where the pride was.

Fur lifted around her nape, her ruff growing in preparation for anything. Though she knew there had been some friendliness between Firnen and Lorien - Kireena wasn't sure if the same extended now that it was the Brook.. and the purple bastard wasn't in charge. Still, she kept alert - watching... waiting.


Kireena tresspassing and open for fights! :)

ART BY VASILIA, CODE BY LARS


      |   #7
Orei Saxe

Sleepy eyes blink in confusion, cozy amongst the warm bodies of his siblings. The thunder and lightning cracked around them, the sound of someone’s loud mouth along with it. Brows furrow, absolutely pissed to have his beauty sleep disturbed not only by the rain but by someone making a bunch of racquet outside. What kind of crazy lions had his family invited in for them to be making so much noise right now? Quickly untangling himself from where the rest of them slept, he slips out of the den. He cringes against the cold droplets that soak his fur as he winds around the tall grasses. A scowl etched into his features as he trudges through the increasingly wet earth, boy would he have some choice words for whoever was out here.

Coming out into the clearing, jaw hangs open in shock at the array of lions that gathered in his home. None of them smelled right, even with the rain muddying the smells. None of them smelled like home. Who were these lions? Why were they in his home? His mind races a mile a minute, frozen in place as his eyes shift from each and every lion that gathered in the storm. One in particular stands in the middle, the lioness that must have woken him up. Dual toned gaze bores into her, unsure of what is going on. Too young to understand why they were here, but absolutely pissed about it. Finding his feet again, the youngest Saxe slinks around the outskirts of the clearing inching towards the two lionesses that sat behind the big brown lady.

Puffing out his tiny chest, his own makeshift roar rips from his still developing vocal chords as he charges towards the big red lady ( @Kireena ) and the smaller abyss lady ( @diomedeidai ) "Out! Out!" he screeches, before stopping just in front of the two of them. Chin jutted upwards as he huffs at them, dual toned eyes shifting from one lioness to the other. Expecting one of them to give him some kind of explanation as to why this was happening and what they were doing here.

"speech."
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      |   #8
If he'd been able to sleep through the storm, he might have thought it was a nightmare. Even still, it took a moment for the realization to hit - that the roar was not some kind of weird thunder and that danger had, again, found his home. The knot of anxiety in his gut formed so quick he nearly lost his dinner. If they lost this place...where else was there to go? How long would it take to find everyone again? Would they even still want him around by then?

Elio allowed himself a quiet whine before he emerged from the small shelter he'd found when the hints of a storm had begun, moving carefully through the territory he hadn't quite learned yet. He wasn't the first arrival, but that was perfectly fine. Less fine was the fact all those present were unfamiliar faces. He swallowed roughly as he came to a sudden halt well away from the collection of strangers.

And then a little voice raised over the rumble of the storm and Elio's stomach did that complicated flip again. A cub, that looked so much like Renfri he had to be one of the new cubs. "Oh no," soft, little more than a breath to himself before he found himself moving (quite against his better judgment and the terrified voice screeching in the back of his brain) toward the boy (@Orei). "S-stop," it faltered at first and grew a little stronger in the last half, "it's not- not safe," oh he was going to be sick - pastel eyes wide, folded ears pinned back as far as they could go, he did not make a brave figure, but the young cub was more important than his terror in the face of the stranger - a giant like his (their?) father. Elio would attempt to grab the child gently by the scruff and quickly backpedal away from the possibly-deadly stranger.

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      |   #9
the storm rages overhead and the call isn't meant for her but she comes anyway. léontine nudges @Ludivine and then makes her way into the brook proper, skirting along the borders before finding a place that she decides is as good as any to dive in. and in she goes, streaking through the underbrush and splashing mud up onto herself. it's easy to continue to work to mask her scent, covering the roguish scent that clings to her, painting herself with the mud and letting the downpour of rain to dampen the senses.

she intends to be a ghost among them, this evening.

so she's soft and quiet as she approaches, settling in on her her stomach with her forepaws tucked under her chest, she lowers her head to peer through the brush, luminous gaze hard as it flits from lion to lion, noting their faces, the way they react. so far the other woman is alone in her challenge - and léo can't wait to see who comes in to answer.

léo is attempting to hide!
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      |   #10
+10 (5x2) Attend a spar or challenge to assess the wounds
+10 (5x2) Use the terrain to your advantage
+20 (10x2) Explore a territory and find something useful in it

Parvati believed there was no such thing as honor, but those who scorned it were yet the more dangerous. The Summit could be trusted. Parvati greatly owed them, and yearned for their return to the Brook. Over the seasons they had not become accustomed to the cold. So, being tipped off as to the challenge, the silver lion naturally wished Cassandra to win. But not this way. Not through violence. There was no other way, they knew; they had been told.

Grudgingly again they tread forward against backward customs and stubborn fate.

The storm's thunder grates in their ears and nerves throb between their toes. Parvati feels them itching in the spaces between the lightning. Something smells like burnt rock. New glass. Seared wood. Scents rise from the rain. They worried about the scent and sight of the leaf-wrapped herbs they carried with them. When Cassandra crossed the borders, Parvati sheered off to not follow directly (but still trespassing) but seeking what dense greenery remained in the progress of autumn to hide their bundle therein.

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