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Post by oakleafwolf on Sept 30, 2011 21:25:55 GMT -5
Every year on the islands of Pa'ulo the Lupras come together and celebrate in rare fashion. It is a time of plenty, at summer's end, and a time to contemplate those who have moved on to the spirit world. But it's not all solemn, the lupras also celebrate with spooky stories, feasts, parties, and games! This year the Lupras have decided to invite you to their celebrations, some come and have fun!  1. Opening Ceremonies - FREE semi-customs!
2. Trick or Treating!
3. Interactive Story (PI)
4. Scary Story Contest
5. Garish Fruit's Pumpkin
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Post by oakleafwolf on Sept 30, 2011 21:27:55 GMT -5
Opening Ceremonies:In honor of our graduation from PI Intros, I will begin this month-long celebration with three FREE semi-customs! The slots for the semi-customs will be given away by random raffle taken from everyone who posts a form before Saturady, October 8, at 5:00 pm CST. The Rules:1. For these semi-customs, only known adaptations from the Lupras Adaptations page up to rare may be used. Sorry, no glowing! 2. You do not have to come up with a name. If you choose to, please follow the naming conventions established on the Lupras About page. 3. Use PI appropriate content for the pattern, etc. 4. This contest will be running concurrently on both PI and the Lupras forum boards, please post only one form. ------------------------------------- The Form:Username:
Male/Female:
Up to 3 colors:
A Pattern:
Up to 2 Adaptations:
A Word/Personality:
Lupra's Name?:
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Post by oakleafwolf on Oct 2, 2011 8:32:54 GMT -5
Trick or Treating!Visit the Trick or Treating thread on the Lupras forum to receive FREE crafting items! Trick or Treating ThreadYou can post once a week until the 29th of October, plus two bonus Trick or Treats on the 30th and 31st for a max of 6 prizes over the course of the Festival of Hallowed Lights! These crafting materials will come in handy next month during the first breeding season! Even better, every time you Trick or Treat you're given a ticket into the raffle for Clinging Moss the Melancholy!  So grab your best costumes and get ready to Trick or Treat!
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Post by oakleafwolf on Oct 26, 2011 19:42:40 GMT -5
Interactive Story ContestThis contest was held on the Pony Island forums, but has since ended. The log of the event is located on the Art and Writing board, here. In summary, the event introduced both Wraith Island and the first Advanced Breeding object. Look for more Advanced breeding items in other contests and different ones in the future!
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Post by oakleafwolf on Oct 26, 2011 19:44:07 GMT -5
Scary Story Contest It's the time of year when the weather is getting cooler, and evenings are spent together in the warmth and safety of a den. To while away the lengthening autumn nights, stories are told around the campfires. Some may be tales of ancestors, others might be cautionary tales to instruct the young pups, but most seem to reflect the spooky atmosphere as the trees become skeletal and the nights grow ever longer. What might lurk beyond the flickering glow of the fire is any Lupra's guess...  To enter this contest please PM the account oakleafwolf with your scary or spooky story by Friday November 4 at 5:00 CST.. Rules1. It is preferred that the story focuses on Lupras or is set in the world of Pa'ulo, but this is not an absolute necessity. 2. Please keep in mind the Pony Island rules when writing your story; we're looking for spooky/creepy but not a bloodbath or excessive gore. 3. There is no minimum or maximum length, but entries will be judged on creativity, effort and spookiness. Prizes1. First Prize receives White Coat the Returned! (not technically a ghost, spooky nonetheless!) 2. Second Prize receives one of our brand new Halloween Crafting Materials, the Wraith-focus!  3. Third Prize receives a random crafting material! Please have your entries submitted to Oakleafwolf by Friday November 4 at 5:00 CST. |
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Post by oakleafwolf on Oct 26, 2011 19:45:19 GMT -5
Garish Fruit's Pumpkin Garish Fruit the Sculpted loves pumpkins! She loves eating them, she loves baking with them, and she loves carving them into spooky faces... Garish Fruit found herself an exceptionally large pumpkin growing wild amongst the twisted trees of Wraith Island, but she is having a hard time getting it back to her den. How much must this pumpkin weigh?! Guess how heavy the pumpkin is to win Garish Fruit the Sculpted, a lovely lupra showing the new adaptation Bobtail! Reply to this thread with the following: I think the pumpkin weighs ____ Only one guess per person, please do not edit your guess. If the exact number is not guessed by Friday November 4 at 5:00 CST., the user with the closest number without going over wins. Hint: The number is between 50 and 150! |
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Post by oakleafwolf on Oct 26, 2011 19:47:10 GMT -5
The Midnight Hunt Dark Claw the Beast prides himself on his stealth, cunning, and of course his speed. He has challenged the other lupras of Wraith Island to some spooky night time fun. Dark Claw will be running through the forest, leaving behind a trail, and it is up to you to track him! This is a race to win Dark Claw the Beast, the first lupra with the were adaptation. This will be a tracking race, requiring not just speed but keen eyesight and awareness as well. Participants will have the opportunity to sponsor a racing lupra. There are ten slots available, awarded by random draw from all the completed forms. When filling out your form you will choose how you want your lupra to race. RUN ( higher speed, lower accuracy) TROT ( average speed, average accuracy) WALK ( low speed, high accuracy) Each round a die will be rolled to represent difficulty of the trail Dark Claw leaves behind him. Dice will be rolled for each participants' accuracy and again for their speed (taking into account whether the sponsored Lupra is walking, trotting, or running). If a racer repeatedly fails their accuracy checks (two times in a row) they will be helped along a little bit. The first racer to travel fifty spaces wins!Entries must be posted by Friday November 4 at 23:00 PI. The race itself will be held on Saturday November 5 over the course of the day. To enter please reply to this thread with the following form filled out: The Midnight Hunt Username:Pace? (Run, Trot or Walk)Two Random Colors:Prizes1. First place will receive Dark Claw the Beast! 2. Second place will receive a Wraith Focus! 3. Third place will receive one random crafting material! |
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Post by oakleafwolf on Nov 4, 2011 7:52:11 GMT -5
Last chance for Hallowed Lights contests!
Registration will close today, the race will be run tomorrow and the other winners announced.
Make sure you stop by to cheer on your sponsored Lupras!
Also, come back next week for our first Migration Season in preparation for Breeding season!
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Post by oakleafwolf on Nov 5, 2011 15:38:14 GMT -5
 RACE DAY!!!The sponsored lupras are all lined up at the starting line, nervously dancing in place or doing some last minute stretches. There are the best of the best, the fastest racers Pa'ulo has to offer; each of them serving as messengers and scouts on their home islands come here to race for the big prize. Today's race is different from usual, however. Not only do the racers have to be fast, they have to be cunning. To find and follow a trail is difficult enough at the best of times, but to do so at breakneck speed? And when the trail is laid by so cunning a lupra as Dark Claw the Beast? Yes, today's contest would truly be something to see... Today's race is The Midnight Hunt! Our sponsors are:  Cassiadawn!  CosmicDragon!  Tortuga1202!  Paintset!  Taydah!  Sushidragon!  InuYasha_Fan! Third Place will take home a random crafting material! Second Place will take home a Wraith-focus; one of those coveted advanced crafting materials so recently discovered! First place will go home with Dark Claw the Beast! The devious Lupra whom the sponsored racers will be attempting to track! Rounds 1-5 And the racers are off! The trail starts out easy, but there is a rough spot where it crosses a stream and all the lupras except #3, in Red and White, lost the trail momentarily! Once on the other side of the stream, they all picked it back up on the other side and #6, in Red and Gold, surged ahead in a quick burst of speed! |
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Post by oakleafwolf on Nov 5, 2011 18:00:53 GMT -5
Garish Fruit's Pumpkin The results are in for Garish Fruit's Pumpkin! The pumpkin was massive and weighed in at a whopping 106 pounds and Painset was the closest without going over! Congratulations Paintset! Rounds 6-10This section of trail had two rough bits on it where Dark Claw crossed some areas of bare rock that didn't hold prints or scent very well. Everyone but racers #3 and #6 had trouble finding the trail there! After the first, smaller, patch of rock face #2 got so lost that Wraith's head scout and referee for this event, Night Wing, had to swoop down and give a hint to the lupra. That put the racer back on track, though.  Psst! Try that direction!Night Wing wanted to compete, but was disqualified for having wings. Being a good sport she decided to stick around and help Lupras who stayed lost for more than 2 rounds! |
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Post by oakleafwolf on Nov 5, 2011 18:40:25 GMT -5
Scary Story Contest! Taydah was the only soul brave enough to write a scary story! Taydah receives White Coat the Returned and the Wraith-focus will go back into the river for another year! Rounds 11-15 The track was incredibly difficult this time, Dark Claw was really making an effort to hide! #6 gained a sizable lead and surged ahead but got tangled up in vines on this last portion of the track! In these rounds, both racers #2 and #4 had to be helped along by Night Wing, although #2 really put on a burst of speed to make up for it! Psst! Try over there! |
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Post by oakleafwolf on Nov 5, 2011 19:19:52 GMT -5
Rounds 16-18 The track was pretty easy on the home stretch, as compared to that last segment! #7 was slow and steady the whole way. The racer was confused momentarily in the 17th span, but kept chugging along and came in 3rd place. Congratulations to InuYasha_Fan! You'll be awarded a random crafting item! #2 was lost badly enough to need help from Night Wing again! The racer put on a really good burst of speed after being pointed in the right direction, though, and neared Dark Claw only to be outstripped by #6 in the final sprint! 2nd place goes to CosmicDragon, who wins a Wraith-focus! #6 was going very slowly at first in this set but looked up and made a final run at Dark Claw, outstripping #2 for the title and a 1st place prize for Sushidragon! Congrats on winning Dark Claw the Beast, the first lupra with the were adaptation! After all the dust was settled from the race, Night Wing decided she was lonely. While helping racer #4, she'd heard all about how nice the racer's sponsor was and decided to go meet this little spirit who earner such high praise. Night Wing, modeling the trait Bat Wings, decided to go home with Paintset! Congratulations to all the winners, and we hope to see everyone at the next race! |
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