Illyria Summit
25 adults • 7 yearlings • 20 cubs • 52 total
The winds howl wildly through the mountains of Ilere's Freeze, the air crisp and tight as it hangs heavy with an unrelenting sense of frigidity. However, despite the bitter temperatures and the unforgiving nature of the landscape, Illyria Summit stands strong amongst the snow-coated peaks, its territory sitting high above the valley, well-protected by the jagged rockfaces that surround it. It is not a place for the faint of heart, with winding, precarious trails and the never-ending presence of winter - and yet, somehow, they endure.
News
September 17th The second round of the pride meeting is now posted as the leaders call for celebration all around... after laying down a few ground rules.
September 8th Morrigan has called a mandatory pride meeting so please make sure you get your members in!
September 3rd Beware of cubs, there are many! Lots of new little feets escaping their dens in the Summit.
August 23rd Our fierce Mountain Queen has defended our home once again! Yay Morrigan, you bad bitch you!!
August 17th The lover of Morrigan's late sister has issued a challenge for Illyria, so be sure you are there to help protect your pride members if it is needed!
August 12th It appears there is a challenge for our neighbors potentially on the way (WB) by one of the Hollow's members so let's keep our eye on that! Make sure to get into the hunt, LOTS of ranks are empty and available!!
August 1st Violarum has retaken the crown of Lorien from Aeistrios, while the Scillan Queen Tinúviel arrives to share some grave news regarding her former counterpart. Elsewhere, a Wolfbron loyalist has defeated Scorpius, leading to refugees from Andal arriving on our borders.
July 19th A delightful surprise happens when Lorien is challenged for by its previous ruler. Isla has also been in the works with Riordan, a member of the Savante family, in getting intel from the Brook ever since its fall.
July 4th Aeistrios and Morrigan have had a very tense midnight meeting to discuss their respective prisoners of war. All members stolen in the raid will be released immediately upon the posting of the fight results.
June 28th The man who tried to steal Illyrian royalty and aided in the raid against the Brook has now taken over Vermeda but has chosen not to keep prisoners. Vermedan refugees should be expected.
June 19th Lorien has made a move against Vermeda, initiating a raid with the help of the Rainforest. All Illyrian warriors should be in attendance.
June 12th Archaic goes to make sure the change in leadership in the Brook has gone smoothly and reassure the long-standing alliance between the two prides. Meanwhile, the Illyrian leaders make a trip south to meet the new Caladan King.
June 2nd Some misfortune in the Brook leaves Aquila once again on the Valour's sacred throne. Meanwhile, Isla and Morrigan finally make the trek to the Hollow to discover what has become of the Obsidian throne, favorably finding it in the hands of Alexander Savante rather than Vermier Dieudonne.
May 23rd A few visitors upon our borders, it would seem! Ryker, the High Sovereign of FR has come to settle the rumors he has heard. As well as Leonie, the Heiress of Andal, who happens to be shivering her butt off just to relay some rather interesting information the council of Illyrian leaders.
May 12th This month's pride hunt was successful! Morrigan is all but healed up now, being able to speak (albeit raspy), so yay for that! She has also called for a pride meeting which is mandatory!
May 2nd After Isla filled Morrigan in about Caltáriel being stolen by a Caladan member at the Obsidian Hollows challenge she has yet to be seen back on Summit soil, bringing with it confusion and questions. This month's pride hunt is also posted so be sure to jump in and help maintain that tier level!
April 23rd Vaghan loses his challenge while the boyfriend friend of Isla's, Alexander, claims the crown for Obsidian. One of Isla's sister, Yavanna, had also made a return. Also, happy birthday to Nero and Ghyslaine's children! Yay for turning 1!
April 13th While Fernweh's challenge ends in a loss, another challenge ruffles more feathers. Vaghan, who is familiar to some in the Summit, has decided to try his paw in challenging for Wolfbron. Talisa has also called for a hunt for the pride, so don't forget to join in! Also! Let's welcome the Taligandr litter to the world!
April 5th Surprise! More pride challenges are called, one including the recently banished Fernweh in trying to take over Scilla Lagoon. This is surely going to go well.
April 2nd The war seems to be coming to a conclusion with the Summit heavily punishing their enemies with Talisa giving a final command to ensure they leave as Morrigan collapses, her vocal cords and throat badly damaged by the Rike, but at least he chose to leave her alive...
March 24th The Summit remains stable for now, with the pride challenge resulting in the Rike challenger being thrown from a ledge, but the war continues around the aftermath and Illyria's prisoner seems to have chosen a side.
March 20th Well, we did say it was only a matter of time! Go get that war/double exp combo! Our Sovereign is also looking way more thicc than usual...
March 16th Rainer Rike makes a bold move by challenging for the Summit, and it is only a matter of time before the challenge escalates into an all out war.
March 12th Quite a bit of ruckus going on in the Passage with Voluspa's return, including Morrigan going after Vermier to try to get Zahra back.
March 6th First training event is up! Due to double xp happening this month, the thread will be moving quickly, but there will be others happening so do not fret if you don't make it in time in this event!
March 3rd Several members have leveled up in their trades and we are now pride tier 5! Good job everyone! Look out for training events that will be posted in the very near future, so don't forget to throw in your members to get that double xp!
February 27th The challenge for the Cove winds down while violence spreads around it, reigniting the embers of the Rike and Sigrún hatred.
February 21st War, the Sequel just dropped in Caladan Cove (feat. more dead folk!) where the Sigrún hope to make the coastline their home once more.
February 15th Ronin has come to Illyria with news that Ghyslaine is being held captive by Scilla Lagoon, wanting to give a heads up of his plan in trying to free her. There is also a second hunt posted so let's get to that next tier, everyone!
February 11th Isla has taken up the title of Illyria Heiress and Nero has proven himself worthy of earning the rank of Gentry. Roarke has also proven himself to be the pride's Lead Fighter, as well as bringing Aarani to the mountain to join. Congrats to all!
February 9th Congratulations on another successful hunt! We still need that second hunt OR event now that those count if anyone is interested in hosting either. We're also pushing 30 members for the first time!
February 3rd Fernweh's children will be playable soon (if not already) so be prepared for vicious little ankle biters! While Morrigan takes the time to heal, make sure we're keeping up with our duties and post in the hunt if you haven't!! I think we still need a second hunt, too, if anyone wants to take charge!
January 28th After the violence of the war, Fernweh steps down to spend more time with her newborns, but her cousin is quick to answer the vacancy with a challenge for Heiress.
January 22nd Cassandra keeps her hold on the Brook, maintaining the Valour hold on the north from southern usurpers. Elsewhere, war continues to rage on.
January 15th Morrigan retains her hold on the Summit throne, but the war only continues to grow around her victory with nearly every member of Illyria currently fighting.
January 11th A challenger from the Mire seeks to take Morrigan's throne and the High Queen has declared open season on anyone supporting Adeodatus.
January 9th Welcome Blitz to the Summit! Perfect time to start training new soldiers for the inevitable war :')
January 6th: A Rike by the name of Andras has joined the Summit! A welcome should be in order, but it seems he has accidentally joined an enemy pride.
January 1st: Happy New Year! We've ended up with a bit of a brawl in the Passage, likely igniting the sparks between the Starke-Rike children and the Greyflood brood, but that was kind of inevitable wasn't it?
December 26th: Happy Holidays! Heiress Fernweh has found herself fighting for a rogue lioness in the passage. Will she win this time, or suffer another loss?
December 23rd: Welcome Aryana to the pride!
December 19th As they say, the quiet before the storm. There're no activities brewing around or within the summit, but one cannot be too sure! Just what will happen within the next few months for Illyria?
December 14th Fernweh takes up the position of Heiress in the place of her late mother, Avaneira. Two more successful hunts have gotten us to tier three! Only missed one month so far so we're rolling through these tiers. Thank you everyone!
December 8th With warmer weather comes new faces to the Summit, including youth and some distant relations to the Greyflood. Elsewhere, Illyria will likely be regaining an ally in the recrowned King Alizabeth.
December 1st As winter comes to a close, the southern ocean continues its habit of driving out Kings which leads to another round of fights in the lagoon. A few new members have joined the Summit and a pair of wildebeest have stumbled into the last bout of snow in Illyria.
November 25th Fernweh has returned to Illyria officially just as the warm morning sun promises the worst of the winter weather is over. The Summit has survived its first winter.
November 19th Now that we're back on track, make sure to make your exits in the november hunt! Not to mention that Archaic is teaching a healing lesson for anyone who wants one! Even if you're not a medic, still a handle trade to know a bit of!
November 13th — Vermier has won the throne of Obsidian Hollow, so that's probably not good for us. Things haven't exactly settled down in the Lagoon either, though it is the small man by the name of Black who claims Alizabeth's former throne.
November 6th — As predicted, things escalate to war status in the Lagoon but so far the Summit is uninvolved. The BWP event ends in just a few more days, too, so still some time for those awards!
October 30th — The battle continues for the Hollows but now the Lagoon has fallen after Alizabeth has to go look for her missing child, but the claiming of Scilla gets chaotic quickly, with Wolfbron attempting to further extend their reach, and now it looks like they may start a war.
October 22nd — The man from the Bluffs defeats Seraphiel and from the description of his future in the Cove, the new Caladan King is very much against what the Summit stands for. Elsewhere, the long reign of the Hodari in the Hollow ends with the collapse of part of the cave system, leaving the land to be fought over by Vermier and Revna, another alliance now decided on a coin flip.
October 16th — A second pride hunt has been posted after the success of our first one! Alizabeth remains King of the Lagoon and the Summit keeps an ally while the fate of the Cove still remains to be seen.
October 10th — Feel free to exit the pride meeting whenever you like! Also don't forget about the pride hunt, and we could still use one more to get us up a tier this month. Elsewhere, leadership around Amaryllis seems to be shifting to a great degree.
October 5th — Ranks have been given to those who showed interest, but there is still time to get a word in if you haven't yet! Otherwise members are free to exit the meeting now. A new board wide plot has started with may lions seeming to share the same dream or vision. The eldest Valour-Greyflood children have come from Vermeda to try and work out its meaning.
September 29th — Just a couple of days left to get your exits in for double exp! Next round of the meeting ends October 1st so if you want a rank the easy way, get in there now! Elsewhere, two of Illyria's prospective allies have been challenged for, the Lagoon and the Oasis.
September 23rd — Still waiting on folks to post to the second round of the pride meeting; all ranks encouraged to be asked for or challenged for. Talisa & Morrigan encourage either! Make sure to get in on the pride hunts that have yet to be rolled and don't forget to exit your double experience threads before the end of September! One week left!
September 17th — The second round of the pride meeting is up, with Desdemona taking up the rank of Lead Hunter so far with other ranks up for grabs. Our mighty huntress is also holding a second pride hunt so go join her for that sweet exp and pride tier!
September 11th — Remember to post in the meeting if you haven't yet! The first round ends on 9/14. Morrigan has taken Arsynia's body to the Mire to be buried, but Alaric doesn't know that so we'll see how this goes. Congrats on another successful monthly hunt as well!
September 5th — A mandatory pride meeting has been called by Morrigan and Talisa to let the pride know what has happened lately, the good, the bad, and the ugly, and see if there is any interest in the sadly opened Heir position or any of the other unfilled ranks.
September 2nd — For every life there must be death, it would seem. The Summit has lost both Farrow and Avaneira to the wroth of Mother Nature, as well as the mother of the Greyflood women, who for some reason smells like the Mire... Expect your Queens to be wrecked for a while.
August 30th — The newest Illyrian cubs are out running around now, but dark news is on the horizon for the Summit and Morrigan will be searching for a new heiress soon.
August 25th — Illyria's first pride hunt was a success but we still have two more to be rolled if anyone wants to jump in on them! Morrigan is recovering while continuing to reach out to current and potential allies, now including the Oasis.
August 19th — Illyria Summit has welcomed its very first royalty born into the pride, but the circumstances surrounding their birth can only be a harbinger of wars to come. Turns out the Summit's enemies are far closer than the leaders might have previously believed. Alliance talks continue, now including Roan visiting Illyria himself.
August 13th — Strangers and kin continue to show up on the Summit's borders, willing to brave the permanent winter to join the icy stronghold. Though with such an influx it will make it difficult to keep a few snakes from slipping in the door... Meanwhile, the most proficient of our hunters are working hard to build the pride's food cache with three hunts this month so far!
August 7th — Talisa and Avaneira are named as Morrigan's fellow leaders while other familiar faces, both new and old, flock to the claiming or to the borders later to either join up themselves or to offer congratulations. Though maybe some are just there out of sheer curiosity?
August 2nd — After hearing a rumble from the mountains nearest Vermeda, Morrigan Greyflood is pulled to a once impassible mountain peak and after making the climb, the once queen crowns herself High Sovereign over a new territory, believing it to be fate and the will of Maua.
Important Threads
Leader Ranks
High Ranks
Medium Ranks
Occupational Ranks
Low Ranks
Unranked
Adults
Yearlings
Cubs
Laws
- The High Sovereign, Sovereign, and Heir/ess are equal in all but title. The High Sovereign will fight to defend the crown unless incapacitated, in which case the Sovereign may fight.
- In matters of inheritance; the Sovereign will inherit first, followed by the Heir/ess.
- The Summit is ruled by the leadership tier but major decisions would not be made without consulting the rest of the pride beforehand. They are more of a figurehead, and should be treated the same as other members.
- Abandoning an ally in a time of need outside of mortal peril will be met with great disdain and likely result in banishment from the Summit.
- As far as wars go, all enemies are fair game. Do as ye wilt, but remember, the best defense is a good offense.
- Ranks are expected to fight in war should the need arise and will thereby be expected to defend their ranks. Any of these ranks may be challenged for except leadership or occupational tiers (Lead Fighter is the exception to this and may be challenged).
- Confirmed allies are welcome to come and go as they please, neutral trespassers should be stopped with caution and questioned, while enemies may be attacked on sight if posing any threat at all.
- Be considerate when recruiting. The Summit wants loyalty and strength over numbers. If an enemy stakes a claim while recruiting, fight for the claimed subject’s right to choose. Otherwise, Illyria is a place of freedom and no claims should be made on anyone except in the case of warfare or welfare and lionesses will not be kept against their will.
- Prisoners of Illyria are not to be physically mistreated. Individual prisoner allowances and punishments are decided by the High Sovereign and the Sovereign. They can be assumed to have no rights within the pride unless given ICly by the leaders.
- Challenging for the Illyrian throne is met with an automatic declaration of war against anyone supporting the challenger or trespassing on Summit territory at the time of the challenge.
Pride Relations
Obsidian Hollow - Ally
Caladan Cove - Ally
Scilla Lagoon - Unknown
Andal Oasis - Neutral
Wolfbron Bluffs - Pact
Vermeda Brook - Cautious
Firnen Rainforest - Cautious
Ecrosia Mire - Unknown
Lorien Plains - Unknown
