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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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November 11, 2024 We have added two more weeks to the BWP! Also be sure to check out our Quick Fire Updates.

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.

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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!

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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.

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VIVE LA RESISTANCE
      |   #1
the parisian sulked back towards a place that she knew, a place that she remembered, and a place that song idly to her soul. memories danced against her vision, poignant and red, of her family clamoring against the polished floors of the pit, vying for blood and their pound of flesh-- and she knew, already, that that would be her one day. it was in her dna, woven tightly across the fabric of her being, and she knew that she could not escape it. not that she wanted to, of course, but fate was always a funny and fickle thing.

slipping along the outside ring of the arena, cassine's eyes moved across the vacant space within with furrowed, unpleased brows. it felt hollow, unused - what a pity, to let the pit go to waste in such a way. pursing her lips after a moment more of contemplation, the teenager would begin her descend into the center, claws raking against the limestone as she went, hoping that she may still find something interesting to statiate her appetite.

@Oleander

      |   #2
Oleander recognized that gait even if the body had grown and gotten older. The way the female moved and held herself spoke volumes to him. He had watched her from afar when they were both cubs after all. He had been that silent shadow at Vermier's side and had never approached without his guardian's permission. To outsiders Oleander was a Dieudonné through and through but there was always that lingering concern that Vermier could always take that name away should Oleander thoroughly displease him. And that was why he had only sat silent and watched, Cassine had brothers to guard and serve her while he had no one for no sister had ever been found for him.

But those brothers weren't here now and Oleander was. So he followed but he kept his distance, stalking the clay pelted woman just as her shadow did. He remained within the viewing seats as she made her way to the center. It was then his gaze drifted from her, but only to be able to observe the area instead. He was on the lookout for both threat and kin to come from Cassine.

A misstep was what broke his silence and sent a stone skittering down from the ledges. "Stupide Oleander stupide!" The yearling was quick to berate himself in French. Vermier would have done the same, he knew, but would have said much worse that Oleander couldn't come up with at the moment.

@Cassine
      |   #3
she had not noticed his company until the sound of the rock reached her ears, swiveling atop her crown, as cassine twisted her maw over her shoulder to hone in on the culprit. but, alas, it was no culprit at all -- rather, she saw the familiar shape of @Oleander perched upon the arena. truth be told, the other yearling was a welcomed sight, even though their relationship had been a sparse one, up until this point. "eh bien, pas besoin de crier."* she huffed, though her words were not unkind. he had been a constant in her life, through all the trials and tribulations that they had been through, and was still a sort of brother in cassine's eyes.

though, albeit the fact that they had grown up together, the dieudonne could not help but to be inherently interested in him. she could only assume that growing up beneath the wings of vermier had been far different than beneath ambrosine, and so she could not help but to wonder what it was that made him tick. limbs curled, pushing cassine back towards oleander's direction, tilting her maw up towards him and offering a casual, brief smile, before speaking anew. "cela fait longtemps. Qu'avez-vous réalisé récemment?"* between their relocation and the constant chaos of their family, she wondered if he had managed to find any sort of peace amongst the fray.


*well, no need to yell
*it's been a while. what have you been up to lately?

      |   #4
He had been spotted and his head hung as he had been told not to yell. Jaws immediately clicked shut at the instruction. Vermier had taught him to always listen to the females of the family, to do their bidding no matter what. So Cassine said not to yell and Oleander cut himself off. They were family and yet not at the same time. Ole had never gotten to actually play with Cassine and her brothers but had only watched from afar. Granted Ole had never got to play as a cub at all. He had quickly been brought up to be an old spirit in a young lion's body.

What had he been doing lately? There was only one constant to it all. "A la recherche d'Ambrosine. Vermier sera content si je la retrouve." (Looking for Ambrosine. Vermier will be happy if I find her.) And that is what it was all about. He wasn't trying to find Ambrosine for himself but was still trying to please Vermier. "J'ai choisi mes métiers. Paladin et détective." (I have chosen my trades. Paladin and Sleuth.) Which was another huge milestone for the yearling. Of course the trades picked were what he thought Vermier wanted for him. Ole's only passion was to please Vermier.

@Cassine
      |   #5
(This post was last modified: 07-13-2021, 02:22 PM by Cassine.)
watching him with a careful gaze, cassine caught on quickly that he was rather, well, inclined to listen to her words, albeit the fact that they had not been meant so literally. it caused a curious glint to flicker against the edges of her complexion, though it was quickly smoothed out into the same, neutral façade of before. but it was @Oleander's response that gnawed at her chest, igniting embers that she dared not exposed -- the mere name caused a ripple across her being, one of loss and of somber nostalgia. "ce serait un miracle. c'est une femme difficile à trouver quand elle ne veut pas l'être." the dieudonne replied, moving a few feet closer and regarding her not-so-brother through a web of thin, ebony lashes, mulling the thought around within her head. if oleander were to find ambrosine, cassine would likely roll over dead. though that was not to say that she would not be grateful, for she would be -- but only time would tell if her mother would ever return, irrespective of oleander's devotion to the cause.

russet ears pricked at the sound of his next declaration, curiosity spiking anew, as she tilted her head to the side, eyes never wandering far from his visage. "Oh? tu me ressembles." the parisian hummed, though it was approving and almost tender sound. maybe they were not so different, after all. "vermier vous a-t-il appris ?"

*that would be a miracle. she's a hard woman to find when she does not want to be.
*oh? you sound like me.
*has vermier been teaching you?

      |   #6
Oleander hadn't meant his words to cause discomfort. He was simply on a mission and he couldn't stop until he had fulfilled it. He knew it to be the one thing that Vermier truly wanted even if it wasn't placed into words exactly. If he could return Ambrosine he might finally earn his patron's love. Maybe then he would really be a Dieudonné. Maybe then Vermier would stop second guessing the choice to allow the boy to live and grow.

"Vermier est le meilleur professeur. " (Vermier is the best teacher.) Granted Vermier had been his only teacher. Ole had never had any else to guide him. He had always been kept apart from the other Dieu children. Ole had a feeling it was a worry about the risk of Oleander corrupting them as he had still been learning what it meant to be a Dieu.

Oleander glanced around the area before returning his attention to Cassine once more. "Vous venez pratiquer?" (Have you come to practice?) Which would leave the male with a bit of a dilemma. Was he allowed to even fight Cassine should that be what she was after? He was supposed to listen to her so if she said so then he had to. But then he wasn't meant to harm her either, was he? Because then that would be disrespecting a matriarch.

@Cassine
      |   #7
the gears slowly turned within the dieudonne's head, pushing down the emotional bubble at the mention of her mother's name, in favor of the task at hand. amara had been teaching cassine, of course -- but neither her nor hazarin had made very good opponents. she wanted something new, something fresh, and the prospect hinted to by @Oleander caused her eyes to brighten, lips flickering curiously at the edges. what better way to gage her abilities and her training than to brush off the dust, and level herself against her kin? "montrez-moi," cassine rumbled finally, tongue running quickly across her chops as she settled into position, hoping that he would not shy away from proving himself, and all that vermier had taught him thus far. if oleander wanted to be dieudonne, if he was dieudonne, there was no reason not to.

*show me

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