Winter has frosted Alcryst like the cold blush of a corpse, hardening every surface with frigid ice searing through the depths of its heart. The plants are lethargic and slow, the sky is desaturated and dull, and the wind is a violent gale ripping apart flesh and soil alike.

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Welcome to the relaunch of Alcryst! Every system has been polished and inch scoured to ensure the site is sleek, pristine, and ready for our members! To any returning members, it's wonderful to see you again, and to all new members, we cannot wait for you to join our family.

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Our Dues

Theme and coding credit to Brady of Alcryst. Logo and board header images created by Ruanly of DeviantArt. Concept and content credited to Brady of Alcryst. Membergroup icons created by Steamfaun & MagpieOnMars of DeviantArt. All posts, characters, and individual content credited to their corresponding roleplayer.

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Why choose Alcryst?

We are unlike any other.

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First and foremost, the world of Alcryst is unique and vibrant, nature itself shifting around you in movement and hue and providing the roleplayer with stimulating muse--after all, it is not difficult to write when trees reach to grab you, the sky belches fire, and mountains change color. We are not Earth; there is no time period restricting our society. We are both Greek and Roman, we are Renaissance and magical, we are alien and exotic. Horses and humans alike can be an elaborate masterpiece of abnormality, from multiple heads to cyan flesh, or look entirely normal. Even more than their physicality is their mentality: humans are freed from the moral restrictions caging us and horses are far from prey, rather deadly carnivores, a predator. Not to mention the dynamic between the two species, one of painful separation and chaotic joining.

Though we offer both horses and humans, there is no need to mix them. We are the first to allow you to completely immerse yourself in one species or delve into both with equal ease. Play solely a human, solely a horse, or blend the two together! We do not force you to partake in both species and thus can appeal to a wider member-base on either end of the enthusiast spectrum.

Our shop system is member-run and one-of-a-kind. There is no single method for trade but rather many varieties to choose from, all catering to anyone's capabilities. Use your art to design armor and weapons; utilize activity and writing skill to farm cattle and crops; sell your horses individually or auction-style; buy cheap tack and sell at a higher price to gain profit; build your dream house/castle, stable, or inn through the caravan's construction options; buy directly from the site store for detailed customization; or perhaps deal with the black market in our rustic village, Morrene, where anything goes. Many of our shop systems allow OOC or IC interaction and are primed for the advantage of the clever. It is a vastly interconnected system, every facet reliant on another and each individual crucial.

You will never be bored here. Even if no one is responding to your threads, we have a secret: IC Interactive Boards. Nearly every IC board on the site has an alternate function that offers some reward or, as the name implies, interaction. Don't know what to do? Why not sacrifice to the gods? Or go fishing! You could drink some Elixirs, clone yourself, come up with your very own IC contest in the Arena! The list is quite endless. All IC Interactive boards are devised to provide our members with ways to occupy themselves and continue to excel. Don't believe me? Take a gander! Click on any IC category; every board description that has a top line centered and underlined is an IC Interactive Board. And yes, you can roleplay like normal in these as well! Don't feel overwhelmed by your options, they are not mandatory and there is no pressure to utilize them, but their presence means you will have plenty of ways to promote yourself, earn from your labor, and fill your time on a rainy day.

We do not promote favoritism. There are no royal ranks on this site that lend an unfair superiority over other characters/members. Instead, our sense of accomplishment and standard for prestige is gained through hard work, effort, time, and devotion!

For roleplayers, respect is earned mainly through Alcrystan money, custom titles, post count, and participation in contests, the cbox, and overall helpfulness and friendliness!

For humans, respect is earned mainly through Alcrystan money, high stats, number of occupations, quality and number of weapons/armor, number of owned horses, high stats for owned horses, a residence, customer satisfaction, creative appearances, guild standing, reputation, post count, victories in combat, contests won, and writing!

For horses, respect is earned mainly through Alcrystan money, high stats, herd standing, offspring, number of escapes, post count, victories in combat, contests won, quality and number of tack/horseshoes (if tamed), creative appearances, reputation, and writing!

You will find no magic King here that simply rules because they won an audition. What you will find is acceptance, encouragement, friendship, creativity, and a site pioneering a new frontier in roleplaying.

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The intricacies of Alcryst are best unraveled through experience, but explanations can aid the process. Leaf through guides aimed to enlighten and offer your own advice to other members here.