These are the rules, blatently obvious I know, but there are people out there who will not read them all. Notice, if I didn't want you to read them then I wouldn't have put them up here. There are reasons for rules; to make the game easier to play and undertstand. Not just to make the site look pretty with info which you can simply pass off as unimportant. Please read all of these. Thank you.

// General

1. Okay, as most roleplay owners know, moderating the site is a very time-consuming and kinda boring job, so I am allowing you the privelage to swear as much as you like. THe only exception being that there is to be no porn or similar whatsoever. See, that won't be too hard?
2. This game, �.opaque, is owned, moderated, created and ruled by Bekki. All game related questions are to be directed to her [me] via e-mail or the chat board. Others may help, but Bekki's word will always overule anyone else's. It happens in most other games in the roleplay world. Stick with it.
3. All levels of roleplay are accepted, but beginners are asked to improve. I expect most of our lovely family will be obliged to help you with your skills.
4.Beginners are not to be discriminated or put down for being beginners. Once upon a time we were all like that. I still have proof of what I used to be, and I expect that most others will have deceased games with their beginning posts still visible.
5. Beginners, do not annoy us. Please be patient, and repectful. Infact, everyone is to be. Do not make people mad, as it makes me angry then I end up throwing prickle fits and banning people. Don't make me do that.
6. Activity, my minions, activity. Please inform us that you will be inactive or away, and try to keep characters active too. Don't worry, I know how hard it is to stay active when your muse threads snap. I'm nice. Just don't join, then 'forget' to roleplay.
7. You do not have to wait to start roleplaying, just follow the Joining basics, provide a good sample, and check back to make sure if I posted anything back. Simple.
8. Please, don't hog the territories. It's actually particularly hard to rule lots of territories and keep them all updated and active, and I am speaking from experiance here.
9. The owning of a territory is a responsibilty, not a right. Inactivity and such will get your terrain taken away. Don't let it happen.
10. Even though this is a dark vs. light kind of roleplay, it is really about survival, and the horses. vary characters, and don't call them all 'Suicide' or 'Death'. It will be much more interesting if some darks aren't all bloodthirsty killers, and lights aren't all lovers. Be individual, and even out the three sides.
11. About the territories, I would prefer that when editing your own could you have a white background? I know it may look stupid on dark terras and such, but it makes the site just look a bit better overall. You can contact me for the password, and change the layout and fonts etc. I like HTML, and having individual and attractive layouts brings in players!
12. Oh, and make sure you close all your fonts! It just messes up the boards. And its nippy.
13. There is a word limit of 100. This is not a lot, concdering my posts are much longer than that. All one liners will be deleted. On an average, basic posts should be around 300 +. Again, not a lot. Please attempt to improve. Short posts discourage activity and possible members.

// Mares

1. To find a home, mares go to the isolation board, mainly. They may choose to wander around the common ground or possibly the breeding grounds to find a stallion/amazon 'casually'.
2. All mares not wishing to have stallions reside in 'Vantage', or the Amazon Land.
3. Amazons must stick to the rules of their present queen.
4. Amazons may choose whether to be 'kind' or not, but it is mostly up to the Queen.
5. Mares are mares at three, and cannot breed or properly fight until then.
6. Sadly, mares will never be quite as strong as stallions, even though they may be wiser. Unless a mare is a heavy draught, and the stallion is an Arabian or Thoroughbred, the stallion will win any battles. Sorry.

// Stallions

1. When claiming, don't hog all the mares. You should have roughly only three claimances in a row.
2. You're stallion may have only one territory.
3. You may only have one stallion owning a territory per side, and you shouldn't have one of each. There are other people to think about. ^_^
4. Stallions become stallions at the age of three, and cannot breed or own a territory until then.
5. Stallions cannot force claim mares in the common land.

// Territories

1. Only stallions may claim the territories. Mares would claim the Amazon Area.
2. You update your own terrains. Please ask me on the chat board.
3. All HTML must be readable, clear and non-glaring for all.
4. It would be nice if you kept the background colours the same as the present layout's.
5. Inactivity will cause your territory to be revoked, in other words, taken away. Notice.
6. The number of herd members are unlimited.
7. Design your own ranking and rule systems. be inventive!

// Stealing

1. In order to steal, you must post a riddle or some oher kind of thing on the steal board.
2. Stallions have three guesses, over three days. One guess, per day.
3. If after those three days, the stallion has not blocked his mare(s) you get the mare.
4. Stallions can only steal mares.
5. Mares may steal foals.
6. Amazons may steal mares also.
7. Only leads of 'normal herds' may steal mares, but any amazon may steal.
8. You may only steal every four days, at the maximum.
9. The steal must refer to the name of your stealee, somehow.

// Challenging

1. Stallions may might for respect, territories, mares, other posistions or mocks.
2. Mares may fight for respect, posistions or mocks.
3. Challenge rules are debated with amongst the fighters, but there must be at least three posts each way.
4. Challengees have three days to respond, or they forfeit the fight.
5. You have three days with each post to respond, or the opponent wins.

// Breeding

1. Breeding only happens in the Kelpie Realm.
2. Longbreeding or shortbreeding is allowed, but nothing overly graphic.
3. Posts must eventually be posted at the end, fully, including health.
4. Once done, a 'kelpie' will come alond and give you the stats of your foal(s).
5. Kelpies are helpers, mainly. Only I will give out stats at the present.
6. Twins and triplets are possible here. it is semi-realism here, and no-one is to contradict that.
7. Your foal may or may not have disabilities. Deal with it.
8. Force-breeding is permitted.