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Unification Procedures

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Post by Brady on Jan 17, 2014 15:09:55 GMT -6

Unification Procedures

The meadow is a momentary break in the chaos of Wryweb's jungle, a breath of fresh air slipping through undulating grasses. But peace can only last so long and the thunder of hooves in battle often invade the serenity, herds joined together to strengthen their bonds and escalate their abilities through a test only the elite shall pass.

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To qualify, the herd must have at least a Domitan, Mattrice, Omniren, and 1 Civire as described in Equine Hierarchy. All current herd members must have a collective total of at least 700 stats.
The species, appearance, and behavior of the generated predators is decided by the individual herds, often varying between groups. Regardless of discrepancies, they are always predatory, large, and powerful. The roleplayer of the herd's Domitan can choose which beasts their herd will fight and may select any approved creatures from Contribution, so long as the respective author allows it.
Herd members are not required by the site to engage in unification, but any who do not complete the process from beginning to end will be excluded from their herd's ability. Omission may be their own choice or that of their herd's leadership. The herd would need to undergo the entire process again to assimilate an excluded member if they wanted to include them in their existing unification.
Before entering the official battle, the herd must have at least 1 completed thread where every qualifying herd member participates in a practice session. Practice may include discussing strategy, a mock battle, educational sparring, and/or any other suitable preparation. Keep in mind the characters will not know IC which type of creature they are battling until the actual trial begins, so their practice may not include specific knowledge.
After at least 1 completed practice thread, the Domitan makes an IC post in Verdant Veldt summoning and rallying their herd, linking their practice thread, using the label "Unification," and then alerting staff through Invocation. Staff will post OOC to officially initiate the battle. If the Domitan has chosen a specific creature from Contribution as their opponent species, they must list it as an OOC note in their first post; otherwise, staff will select a beast at random. The Domitan's roleplayer must also notify the contribution creator by posting in their thread with a link to the unification thread.
Each participating herd member must make a 200-400 word IC post detailing their combat; though there is 1 creature for every herd member, they do not necessarily need to fight 1-on-1. These posts must exemplify total unity through joint attacks, cooperative defenses, and clear loyalty. If a staff member feels the battle did not thoroughly satisfy this criteria, they may judge it unsuccessful.
Participants must each make 2 IC combat posts following the established posting order (with the Domitan making 3 to include their initial rallying post). Each post must be made within 3 days of the preceding post, so if there were 10 herd members then your unification trial must be completed within 60 days. If anyone fails to post on time, does not make 2 acceptable posts, does not meet the minimum word count or greatly exceeds the maximum, or otherwise breaks these rules, the trial fails and the herd must wait 7 days to try again from the beginning.
Any horse that willingly or involuntarily leaves a unified herd forfeits their power, though the remaining members will retain it amongst themselves. A character forcibly captured by a different herd or by a human keeps their power with the original group unless they or their original herd chooses to sever the bond or if at least 30 days have passed without the captured horse returning to their unified herd, at which point it severs by default.
Any new equines that join a unified herd do not automatically gain the ability unless the entire herd redoes the unification process. Unless undergone again, the original members will keep their power and the newcomer(s) will go without; if a previously-successful herd retries the process and fails, they will lose their abilities, though a victory will mean there was no interruption for them.
Unified Domitans must update their Syndicate thread with their new status. It must include the name of all unified herd members and the link to their last successful trial.
Unification is marked in the mini-profile by a staff member via the addition or exclusion of the word "Unified" preceding their rank in the field that names their herd (under the "Extra" tab). If you gain or lose the status, you must inform staff through Invocation. Though it is staff that modifies your mini-profile, it is still your responsibility to ensure it remains updated and accurate.
Unified herd members may:

Sense where another unified herd member is located through any method they prefer, whether it be akin to echolocation, a physical sensation, a mental pull, or any other type of "radar." They may not see the character or gather any information beyond their current position within Alcryst. If sensing where a character is that you do not own and is not present in your thread, you must get permission from their roleplayer to choose where the character is located yourself or to request they choose for you. Characters may block other members from knowing their location at any time.
Emit a mental distress call by posting in Invocation; staff will then send a PM to both the IC and OOC account of every yunified herd member alerting them, so that they may respond as they deem fit. The call is like a wordless beacon.
Send mental messages between each other; no thought can be accessed that was not clearly intended for the herd members to receive, as this is more closely defined as a mental mail delivery system rather than mind-reading. Unified herds are given an exclusive board in Syndicate which only they and administrators can access. In this board, characters may post their mental messages and tag the IC and OOC accounts of the horses that should receive it; any not tagged are not considered privy IC. These mental messages are purely dialogue and do not include tone, emotion, or physical action, much like a written letter, nor will they count toward your post total or accumulate spirits.

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