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Here is where you can find all of the old news and updates, along with their original dates!

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February 19th, 2012

Welcome to Helovia everyone! We're really excited to have you here and we're thrilled at the activity and character's we've already begun to see.

As a new site with some new systems in place, we're learning as we go and tackling whatever typos, bugs and confusion comes along the way. We're grateful for any assistance and understanding with this, thank you guys!

There are some important updates I want to turn your attention towards:

:: Crossover rules found in the Updates board.

:: Please let us know when you've joined or crossedover a character with any magic or otherwise, so we can keep our records up to date. If it isn't listed on our record page (found on the hidden side bar at the left) then it will not apply in posts or battles! Thread found in the Updates board.

:: New companion slots! Thread found in the Updates board.

:: Remember when creating an account it's one for each character, so all account info should regard the character. Because proboards has limited account information and customization, most character info will need to be posted in the Characters board with one thread per character. It's a good idea to add 'Played by: your ooc name' in your profile under 'personal message'.
- For whatever reason when you join, it lowercases all names. You can capitalize it under modify profile though.
- When you join your rank needs to be manually changed, so if it doesn't happen soon let an admin know!

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:: Herd leader applications will be opening soon! In the mean time feel free to post anywhere, you can even join herds right now if you so desire, and if you have the appropriate species for the herd. Keep your eye on the regions for the applications.

:: Can't decide on a new character or even an old one to bring over? Why not browse the adoptables to see if anything catches your eye? Link found on the hidden side bar to the left.

:: Don't forget to check out our first contest! Making land image icons. There's going to be some awesome prizes. Thread found in the Contests board.

:: Helovia's trading system will soon be put into play. We're looking for some suggestions for this new system so if you have any ideas or comments, find the thread on the Comment board.

:: As part of an up and coming plot, there's a religious fraction seeking members and a leader (looking for someone active and dedicated!) to begin converting everyone to belief in only the Sun God. Thread found in the Plotting Board.

:: Don't forget to introduce yourself in the Chat board!

:: Need some help figuring out BBC coding? Tamme has made a wonderful table guide in the Art Nook.


And last but not least, Helovia will be moving to it's own domain and host, with a different system that ProBoards. It will be much more customizable for admin and users and will support HTML. We've very excited about this, as we're sure you are too! For now we're not sure what time the move will be happening, but it's already in the works so it will be sooner rather than later

As always questions, comments, suggestions and otherwise are welcome! Feel free to ask anything here, in the Updates board or find an admin on the Cbox, or just give 'em a pm.

Have a great day everyone and remember to keep your hooves free of rocks~

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February 28th, 2012

DRAGON'S THROAT :: Ra
WINDTOSSED FOOTHILLS :: Gossamer
WORLD'S EDGE :: Mauja

Healer applications are up for Dragon's Throat and World's Edge, Windtossed Foothills already has one. Other ranks are up to the leader of the herd. Remember that leaders will be running their herds differently!


LEADS ::

• Please pick a legend status name in the near future and let us know.
  
• Please create a rank ability for yourself. Take a look at other rank abilities to get an idea at how 'powerful' the ability should be. A rank ability should suit the type of leader you'll choose to be. Any rank ability must be approved first by an admin.
  
• Please create a set of rules or customs for your herd in the near future and let us know. Same goes for alliances!
  
• You are able to design your herds in any way you see fit, which does mean adding, subtracting, rearranging and even renaming ranks within your herd. Update us with any new designs so we can edit the herd info.
  

In addition, each herd has it's own private board. These are password protected, so if you join a herd you should get a PM telling you the password. If you don't get the PM within a day or to just let an admin know!

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March 6th, 2012

The Administration team has decided that the ability to join Helovia with magic will be coming to a close on Saturday, March 17th.

There will still be great opportunities to get magic from random drops by the gods, questing at the Vein of the Gods, or winning site contests! Magic slots also happen the change of every season, so there is still an opportunity to join with magic if you claim those slots ;]

We hope you had as much fun with this as we did! The site definitely has some great magical diversity now.

Healer's Chosen!

Dragon's Throat
Onni

World's Edge
d'Artagnan

Foothills
Poppy


Congratulations!

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March 7th, 2012

Hello guys,

Just a friendly reminder. Avatars need to be at a ratio of 220 pixels tall and 110 pixels wide. If you need someone to resize for you, just ask on the art board.

Also, if you use an image for your signature, it needs to be no more than 150 pixels tall and the maximum width should be 500 pixels. If you have text beneath the image, that is okay, even if it increases the width, it will not be distracting.

If you only have text in your signature, I would just remind everyone to keep it appropriate in respect to the posts.

So to sum it up:
Avatars: 220x110 pixels
Sigs: 150x500 pixels

Thank you!
- Staff

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March 8th, 2012

Wow, Helovia's nearly a month old! Seems like only yesterday we were still fighting with coding.... maybe that was still yesterday.


OUT OF CHARACTER UPDATES
-- All magic or magical items must be updated in the updates board. If it is not on the Character Record page, then the magic or item does not count towards roleplays.
- If you've joined with magic or brought a character over from Isilme, please post in the Crossover and Joining thread in the updates board.

-- Joining magic will be ending Saturday, March 17th.

-- Helovia's first contest, creating images of the lands will be ending this month on Monday, March 26th! So be sure to get your entries in sooner than later. Prizes are now listed up on the thread.

-- Helovia's first sitewide plot is about a religious group, the Order of the Sun, trying to convert everyone to the belief that the Sun is the only god and vanquish worship of the moon and the earth gods. The Order is going to start off nice, but eventually they plan to consume all of Helovia with their beliefs, and to chase away anyone who's questing at the Veins of the Gods if it isn't for fire or light magic. Eventually the God of the Moon will get wind of this and help her own followers organize themselves and ruin the Order.

• The Order has a lot of fun, crazy customs!
  
• If you join the Order, your character will get the ability to turn their mane and tail into burn-less fire. They'll also get to pick out an Order name, one revolving around light or fire.
  
• Don't have a character that fits the Order? There's lots of available adoptables, or you could create your own new character for them! Because there will be an end to this plot, the character could always be a temporary one for you.
  
• Have a character that fits better with the Moon? Awesome, the Moon will eventually get her own group gathered, but not for a few months, and in the mean time the Order needs to become powerful enough that it's worth taking down, muahaha.

-- We are now in the second half of the Frostfall season, so next month with bring Birdsong as well as a magic slot and hybrid slot, so be on the look out for those! You can expect another companion and magic drop some point this month.

-- Character of the Month and Herd Champion will be running this month! Right now you can nominate characters for CotM, then vote on them starting the 27th.

-- Helovia's trading rules will be finished this month and start being used in the game next month. So leaders, be sure you plan accordingly!

-- Helovia will be moving to it's own domain and better system in the near future. We've already begun to work on that, but we're not sure of the exact move date yet. We'll be sure to give you updates as we have them. Just remember to save all your html tables, as the new site will be html enabled.


IN CHARACTER UPDATES

-- A kitten companion was dropped in the World's Edge. The tiger cub went to Prometheus, and they're now happily bonded.

-- The God of the Sun waited in the Dragon's Throat to bless someone with magic, choosing the young colt Aaron who wanted the ability to make his foes think they were on fire.

-- Healers for the herds were chosen:

• Onni of the Dragon's Throat
  
• Poppy of the Windtossed Foothills
  
• d'Artagnan of the World's Edge

-- Leaders for the herds were chosen:

• Ra of the Dragon's Throat
  
• Gossamer of the Windtossed Foothills
  
• Mauja of the World's Edge

Remember leaders have complete control over how their herd is organized and run, and already we've begun to see some differences between the three herds. Check out the info bar with the ranks, rules, updates and alliances inside each of the herd lands. For a quick glance:

-- Dragon's Throat permits all species and auto-joining, but is religious to the Sun god and discriminates against darker color coats, as they are like moon god disciples.
-- Windtossed Foothills permits all species, but new members must be accepted by a herd member. There is a justice system and stress on the Helovia economy.
-- World's Edge is only accepting unicorns and is interested in taking over the other herd lands and wiping out all other species.

If you are a leader, remember you may pick a legendary status, a rank ability from any class (or make your own), and should write up your own rules and rank duties.


-- If you join a herd you should be PMed the password to that herd's private board. Sometimes admin forget however, so if you don't have the password be sure to let an admin know!

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April 1, 2012

Helovia Winter Year 1 News

• The site opened February 19, 2012.
  
• Three companions have been released and awarded! A tiger cub to Prometheus, a common songbird to Onni, and a reptilian companion to Umbra!
  
• The current site-plot, the Order of the Sun, is officially underway. To get involved, check out the Dragon's Throat, the center of the Order.
  
• Admins would like to remind everyone of the battle format. Helovia uses the 800 word format, and future spars or challenges should reflect it!
  
• The Location Image Contest voting comes to a close April 3rd! Get your votes in!
  
• Trading rules are still being discussed in the Comments board. Go have a look at the thread and share any ideas or opinions you have.
  

Herd News

DRAGON'S THROAT :: Ra has been busy interviewing and inviting newcomers in the Threshold. Onni and Sanadi have caught Riekahn stabbing the tree. What could he possibly want? Torasin is currently the herd captive!

WORLD'S EDGE :: The Plague has taken nicely to their new home. Mauja and D'Artagnan have traveled to visit the God of the Earth for poisonous knowledge. Cineviam has been the greeter of many into the herd, spending a lot of time in the Threshold.

WINDTOSSED FOOTHILLS :: Gossamer has introduced Archibald and Evers to the herd, who seem to have an interesting family. Smoke has been making friends with the Pegasi outcast band, the Tuuli. Found in the Threshold, Poppy has found medicinal magic and is now the healer.

Monthly Champs
Congratulations WORLD'S EDGE who came in first with an impressive 94 posts!
Windtossed Foothills gave them a run for their money with a close 92 posts.
Dragon's Throat came in last with only 60 posts.

Character of the Month
Congratulations, MIRAGE for winning Helovia's first COTM title.

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May 1, 2012

Out of Character Updates

• The site move has a date now, at the end of this month (5/28/12)!
  
• Survey information about the move has been collected, with more details to follow.
  
• The ACTIVITY CHECK ends tomorrow. Please make sure your characters are not up for deletion or demotion!
  
• The Icon Contest has begun. Please help out our site and donate your artistic talents!
  
• Character of the Month has been awarded to the awesome Vikram.
  
• Herd Champion for the month of April is the Windtossed Foothills! Please stop by to see what your prize is.
  

-- Site-move survey information has been collected. Thank you to everyone who took the time to fill out Tamme's survey. Here are the results:

• The information and cbox will be in a non-folding sidebar.
  
• The layout will remain for the new site, but a layout contest will be given shortly following the unveiling to replace it.
  
• The new site will introduce a new sitewide plot, but no worries, the Order will be wrapped up in some fashion.
  

-- Additional information about the new server that was not discussed in the survey:

• The server will be hosted on Rackspace with unlimited bandwidth and no downtime!
  
• Avatars will remain 110x220 pixels, so save your avatars.
  
• Character profiles will be available, but save your information.
  
• HTML will be applicable again, but BBC will also be acceptable.
  
• Herdland information will be in a tabbed table above the board.
  

-- Admins are currently in discussion about the next site-wide plot, a foal directory, and how to wrap up the order. If you have any ideas or concerns, please let one of the admin team know.

In Character Updates
-- Onni successfully bonded with her Finch companion!

-- Umbra successfully bonded with her Black Mamba snake companion!

-- A brown dragon egg was dropped in Helovia's Heart, and Torasin, Poppy, and Solstice are coaxing the mother to entrust them with her egg. Who will be the lucky one?

DRAGON'S THROAT
-- Activity has dwindled, and Ra has gone missing, leaving the Order in a state of transition. Onni was spotted fraternizing with the rogue Pegasus band, the Tuuli. Are they the target of the outcast band's invasion?

WORLD'S EDGE
-- The Plague has also become scarce. D'Artagnan has successfully gained knowledge of poisons from the Earth God, though, so perhaps their plan is about to unfold.

WINDTOSSED FOOTHILLS
-- Smoke has made friends with the leader of the Tuuli, and Gossamer was seen speaking with the tricky mare Mirage. The peaceful home of the Foothills certainly has a lot of friends for someone with no thoughts of expansion. Should the other leaders be worried?