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The Capital of Kasuria

A Charter for the Draco Somnus Guild

1. Guild’s Name: Draco Somnus

2. CharterPage: Webpage URL: Scarhawk and Panthera

3. Guild E-mail contact: knightsofparagon@aol.com

4. Rah's Furcadia Name: Kreegar Yin-Sloth also OOC Nash OOC

5. Tahneests’ (Tahneestas’) names: Narsuun & Talishia

6. Ten Founding members email addresses are being withheld:

Founding Members help the Rah and Tahneests with

making up the final Charter. we'll be meeting every

so often and it's too much hassle to call official

meetings, But once a month, so the Best thing to do is find us on Furc

(or check into our forums)>Draco Somnus Community Forums < Kreegar and

company in Scarhawk...

Members

1. Narsuun ::

2. Scarred Devil ::

3. Ayres ::

4. Kendril D'Corrin ::

5. Sohare ::

6. Arden ::

7. Silver Tigress Willow ::

8. Talishia ::

9. Kreegar Yin-Sloth ::

10. Talzhemir ::

Also founding* Possible members havent gotten e-mail addys yet**

11 *Aquagoldo Dragonsense ::

12 * Dalani Lightwind ::

13 *jh'Scrud ::

Willow Wulv Ravenoff:**

Other members:

7. Guild Dream title: Scarhawk Castle

((also Panthera Keep and Fortress of Dominus))

(( Draco Somnus Members ))

8. Guild dream location: Imaginarium (66,50)

9. How to Join:

For "Ordinary" Furres, it's enough to read the

Scarhawk Castle Background and Both understand and

agree to it. You don't need a character sheet and you can

participate in combat At Cool2, without gaining experiance,

At Cool3 Everybody is limited to 3 fights per month.

Ordinary means just that-- plain, average. If your character is

one of the following, you need to submit an application to your

Sphere Wizard: above average in appearance below average in appearance of noble birth has a pet or lackey has followers owns a skyship owns a property such as a keep or farm or cave complex is a Mage, Psion, Vampfurre, or Lycanthian is a Wyrmme or Bugge is a Mythical (Wyrmme, Phoenix, or Gryffe) is a Demifane (half-blooded Vampfurre, Lycanthian, or Faerie furre)

There can be medieval fantasy furres from either Kasuria, the distant magic-free Olde World, or raised in Drakoria.

The allowed "special" classes (called "Spheres") that Draco Somnus

accomodates can be found listed in #13. below. Other "special"

character are beyond the scope of the game and not allowed.

To play one of the following, you need to first submit a

background of between 2000-2500 words to the Sphere Wizard.

(Please read their Sphere Notes on our web page first.)

For special Furres, submit a background to your Sphere Wizard.

For characters that belong to two of the following groups, you

must submit the same application to both Sphere Wizards. We

do not permit characters that belong to 3 or more Spheres.

We reserve the right to temporarily close a Sphere for the

good of the overall mix represented in the Continuity.

10. Your Guild's Continuity:

Roleplaying takes place in the Draco Somnus Continuity,

strongly based on the Dragonlands Continuity that's

Furcadia's official default. This Guild's RP is set in courtly

medieval Kasuria.. the entire Realm has three sections, The

quaint Olde World and the savage barbaric and somewhat

primitive Drakoria, the westernmost land, are the two other

places each of which has its own "natural laws". .

Names that sound like they obviously came from

outside Continuities (such as "Boba Fett" or "Gangsta

Rappa") will not be permitted.

11. Style of play: Offical Furre! Rules

Strict Roleplay Cool3 Sheeted (no character sheets Needed for cool2 Ordinary visitors or new members But Must resolve on quick table or leave Immediately, as cool1 states ; supernaturals and other "specials" need Sphere Wiz approval; conflict resolution via Furre! Combat Tables.

Although the setting is Kasuria there will be dreams set in

Dark Drakoria, a land of bloodshed and slavery, please

keep the action limited to PG-13.You may not have a

non-PG background.Every players is permitted 3 fights

per RL month.A brief summary and the results must be

sent to your Sphere Wizard. If that is not done, the fight

is assumed to be Retconned.

12. Continuity's Tech Level:

Bronze Age (think Ancient Greece or Egypt)

IMPORTANT: In Drakoria, technology has been

held back by the way metal turns to dust.

Slavery is an accepted fact of life. Villages

do NOT have a "city guard"; furres live

in tribes.

13. Types of characters your Continuity supports:

There Are NO Humans, human-like elves, etc., they are not acceptable. Ferals

are only acceptable if the character is an approved Lycanthian.

Just about any anthropomorphic version of a real tetrapod

land animal is okay (so, fish, squids and snakes won't work).

NOTE: We can only allow a type after a Sphere Wizard

has been found for it. Otherwise, please assume they exist

but only as NPC's (non-player characters). If you would like

to apply for Sphere Wizard, please see Nash about it. To prevent "conflict of interest", Sphere Wizards do not roleplay an IC member of their Sphere.

Kasurian Furre Nobles (Drakorian Furres don't have Nobility.

Highborn Wyrmmes belong in Psions)-- Sphere Wizard Name

Wyrmmes-- Sphere Wizard Name

Bugges-- Sphere Wizard Name

Lycanthians (werefurres)-- Sphere Wizard Name

Faerie Furres-- Sphere Wizard Name

Vampfurres-- Sphere Wizard Name

Information about Vampfurres is here.

Demifane-- Sphere Wizard Name

Mages and Alchemists-- Sphere Wizard Name

Information about Mages is here.

Psions (includes Raptor Knights, Dragon Riders, Wyrmme Royalty, WatchWyrmme Riders, and Shamans. Shamans *can* also be Mages but they MUST be Psions.)-- Sphere Wizard Name About Psions

Mythicals (Dragons, Phoenixes, and Gryffes, who all have specific powers

here. Please, no other Mythicals such as Unicorns.)

Demifane are half-blood or quarter-blooded descendents of

nbsp; Faerie-furres, Lycanthians or (very rarely) Vamp-furres.

"Vanilla" Furres are under the Furres & Factions

14. Combat is done by:

Calling a Timestop; then calling

for a Draco Somnus Staffer to witness,

then using the Quickie Table,

with minimum OOC "time-outs"

and die-roll penalties for Injuries.

Full details are here:

Using the Quickie Table

Mage, Alchemist, Lycanthian, Psion, Faerie, and Vampfurre

abilities will be described, in detail. (This is

definitely not "Freeform").

NOTE: Until further notice, assume that Experience is done as a regular monthly award by me personally. These things get you more XP: 1. Furthering the plot by asking or answering good questions. 2. Getting other characters involved in a believable way. 3. Resolving the situation in a believable way. 4. Showing awareness of, and being consistent with, the existing source material. 5. Using timestops appropriately. 6. Using retcons appropriately.

And these things will cut into your experience award: 1. taking too long between poses because you are multiworlding 2. poses that are purely reactive because you're multiworlding 3. long and well-written and elaborate poses that are a vain attempt to make up for your big pauses due to multiworlding, and 4. the lack of natural curiosity towards the scene and other players (Yes, another symptom of multiworlding).

Can you guess that this is a bad place for those who like to multiworld? Chronic multiworlders may be removed.

15. Backstory:

The Wyrmme Empire has ruled here for well over

a thousand years. Their royalty have held power via

strange mind-powers and ritual telepathic alliances

between the City-States of Drakoria. Those furres

who entered Wyrmme society did so as slaves in the

sculleries and arenas, or mucking out the 'coves of

the Wyrmmes' steeds: the quadruped Dragonmounts.

By taking their queens hostage, the Wyrmmes

enslaved the Bugges, although there are a few free

colonies left in the most inhospitable places.

In the meantime, many Furres ran wild and free

in the plains and forests (living very much like RL

Native Americans). They mastered the breeding and

riding of Ostrixes, but not the Scarhawks.

Far away, in Kasuria, they are enjoying a peaceful

medieval period under King Constantine. The occasional

flying ship has brought refugees from the subterranean

settlement of Harshlaw to Kasuria. The excitement of a

dangerous, savage, and sparsely populated land has

lured adventurers and explorers (mostly from Dragonclaw.)

What do they hope to find? For one thing, there are the

beautiful and fragile Heartstone opals lodged tightly

in the granite of the Lost Mine of Ruvir- the only place

Heartstone opals can be found.

16. Geography and Biome:

The "chronicle" Of Ruvir is set halfway between the

Wyrmme cities of K'Regmot and Ah Koomaal.

There are no cities or even towns here...

The weather is mild, and warm due to the

winds from the Fire Mountains.

* The nature of our Guild Dream is yet to be decided.

It might be a forest, with places for uploading

sub-Dreams. It might be a mine. Whatever it is,

it must somehow address what inhabitants eat, and

why the Wyrmmes have not already obliterated it. *

Map of Drakoria

The "chronicle" Of Scarhawk castle takes place In Eastern

Kasuria, nearby the lands of the Principality of Hawkmount.

It is home to A Chivaliaric force of raptor knights Intent on

rebuilding the Old castle and village into a force of good bound

to protect the lands of Kasuria. Panthera Keep is located

about 75 miles Northeast of Mount Lonestar. It was once home

to a strong Mercenary Army, but has fallen into ruin..

its fate yet to be decided by the Primes that be..

17. Magic Items:

This Continuity does not have magic items Accepted from outside except

for potions, which come from Alchemists, Any magical Items are to be approved or created By the Rah, and council, are the Property of the Continuity and considered on loan to thier respective owners

18. Roleplay positions:

* The Sphere Wizards may each create a few of these positions. *

19. Factions: You may not make up a Faction and roleplay it without

approval from the Furres & Factions Sphere Wizard,

whose job it is to see that we don't get too many

of the same kind. Suggestions for possible Factions:

Mercenary Company. Bear in mind that Drakoria is not as heavily populated as Kasuria and the Olde World. A Mercenary "company" tends to have around two dozen.

Bandits. Alas, there is very little in the way of law and order, and these gangs survive by raiding. They are often colonies of slavers, cannibals, incestuous refugees, and/or bizarre cults.

Native Tribe. These can be farmers, hunting nomads, raiders, etc. Somehow they survive despite the Wyrmme oppression.

Flying Ship. Their leader might be one of the heroic Sky Captains, the fierce defenders of the Free City of Harshlaw willing to fight Wyrmmes riding Dragonmounts. On the other paw, these might be predatory pirates.

Raptor Knight, this is where Scarhawk Castle has thier plot centred around.

Ostrix Caravan. These cross Drakoria from time to time. They are usually led by a Wyrmme, as Furre- or Bugge-owned would be seized the moment it came near a City-State.

Household. Not to be confused with a Kasurian "Greater House" or "Lesser House", the Household is a typical Drakorian social unit, consisting of several allied families.

Approved Factions actually add their

history to the Continuity of Draco Somnus, as we

install them with "retroactive Continuity"

and add them to our official Draco Somnus web page.

Note, however, that if you do this, what you

create is no longer your own, but must become

public domain. If you stop playing the

Faction leader, we reserve the right to

appoint another player the new head for

the sake of the Continuity, and you might

not recover leadership. You can also lose

IC leadership through legitimate IC actions.

We require this of all Faction leaders in

order to give this game a bit of IC "edge".

Example: Dayhadah's player writes up the

Websingers, a Tribe that reveres spiders

and lives in burrows. He invents Dayhadah's

own ancestor, the legendary hero Tuhaan

Websinger, who could swim through stone.

Dayhadah writes he would like the Websingers

to be somewhat famous in Drakoria because

they can help greatly when making tunnel

complexes. He explains OOC that Tuhaan was

actually a Mage with earth-related powers

and that this is what Websingers do.

IF the Websingers are approved, this

bit of Lore becomes a part of the Draco mythos.

Other players may freely mention Websingers in RP.

They can *be* Websingers with the OOC permission of

Dayhadah's player.

20. Character Sheets:

Character sheets are only required for any character

with special abilities such as a mage or vampfurre. They

are kept on a web page character sheet proving

their abilities, put there by their Sphere Wizard.

Also, Sphere Wizards keep copies of approved backgrounds,

and file a spare copy with Talzhemir Or Nash (( Kreegar ))

(Should a Sphere Wizard turn their job over to a new

Sphere Wizard, they will also need to turn over their

bookkeeping.)

To keep characters from having "too many notes",

they are permitted up to 5 points worth of "Advantages".

Belonging to a sphere with special abilities costs

Advantage Points. For each point of Advantage, the

furre must have that many points of Disadvantage.

Advantages and Disadvantages Costs for Ruvir

21. Plot Assumptions:

(This part of the Charter is not just suggestions. These

are rules. Your character is expected to "fit in" with

the game world, and will share the following assumptions

for the sake of being appropriate to the Continuity.)

1. Draco Somnus is about barbaric fantasy. Think

Conan the Barbarian In Drakoria instead of Camelot while in Kasuria!

There is slavery in some places but prostitution (renting slaves

for purposes of sex) is taboo. The typical Drakorian is afraid of

disease and it is widely believed that such practices cause

deadly plagues, so sex-slaves and owner alike are destroyed.

2. Wyrmmes (bipedal Dragons) will tend to be met with distrust.

Especially in Drakoria The vast majority of them consider Furres the way RL humans

consider chimpanzees. Although a player-character might treat a

furre very differently, it is well-established that NPC Wyrmmes

will hunt Furres for sport, or to enslave them- or even for

food.

3. Draco Somnus has no possible contact with outside of the set dreams in

this Continuity So, coming from another world or dimension is not possible here.

When you create your character, you will choose to be from

Drakoria, Kasuria, or the Olde World.

4. Stylistically, magic is rarer In Drakoria than in Kasuria (where

King Constantine and the Noble Houses sponsor mage schools for

those who show promise in "the arts"). Drakorian Furres are more

likely to have Shamans. Shaman powers are psionic things like

paralysis and mood-reading, with immediate rather than persistent

effects. Drakoria doesn't happen to have angels or

spirits such as ghosts, however.

5. Bugges are generally sympathetic to Furres, and vice-

versa. The Insect Folk are the source of the flying ships,

which are made with a glue-like stuff produced by Bugge larva.

Bugge families can crew little flying canoes with big

feathered paddles. Inhabitants of Dragonclaw were astonished

when the Bugges shared their pets: the Minidragons.

Minidragons can be bonded using the same ceremony as used

on Dragonmounts, making them doubly valuable as detectors

of children with Dragon-rider potential.

6. Dragonmounts and Scarhawks require their rider to be

psionic. The connection is accomplished in a ritual performed

(normally) by a psionic Tribesfurre Shaman. "Psipets" do

not provide a "telepathic switchboard" service, nor are

they ever more intelligent than about a 3-year-old RL human.

About Psions

7. This Guild is not about the doings of the Primes

or Dark Primes. (Please do not ask to be allowed to play

one.). Monsters come from the Fire Mountains to the west,

where the air is poisonous to Furres, but not to Wyrmmes.

The people of Drakoria know the Primes by different names.

To the Furres, they are benevolent hero beings. To the

Wyrmmes, however, they are treacherous "pagan" gods, to

be shunned, their disciples put to death. There are

Wyrmme cults devoted to beings suspiciously like the

Dark Primes (or perhaps their progeny).

8. The abilities of the different Dragonlands "Classes"

are such that they do not "steal each other's thunder". For

example, faeries and mages of other fiction can shapeshift

In Ruvir/Dragonlands it is (mostly) reserved for Lycanthians and, as

potions, Alchemists. Example #2: breathing fire is the

traditional "trademark" of dragons, so we don't happen to

have a spell that enables one to breathe fire.

9. Because this is Strict Roleplaying and you may not

call "Consent" to avoid the effects of a spell, magic,

from the OOC perspective, has been SEVERELY limited.

Information about Mages is here.

22. OOC Areas:

The arrival area of this Dream is one of our OOC Areas.

This is pretty strict: there is another inside area as well.

You may keep an alt in the OOC area. All OOC chatter is to

be kept to whispers. If there's a dire need for an OOC "channel",

the Shout command can be pressed into service.

23. Guild Positions:

We need Sphere Wizards. (See also Character Types, #13 above.)

Storytellers: (Combat referees & Continuity cops) WANTED

Webmaster: WANTED Dream master: WANTED Bot Master: WANTED Patch Master: WANTED Dreamholders: (Furres who have the dream and

load alt to load the dream when it goes down) WANTED