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A few of these are draining into areas I think are getting a bit unfair.

I really don’t like the auto-pricer, it can be abused by those not using it (listing items very low and then an unsuspecting premium user is tricked into pricing an item too low), and it gives a really unfair advantage to those who can use it compared to those who have to manually check and relist items. Considering items can’t even be sold in groups, items will drift down to the 1 sd mark very quickly, and that going to hurt the entire site economy.

Horse dynamic could be unicorn horns.

It’s time for some questions.

What is the limit of magic? Is it a natural limit or is self imposed? Have some tried to break the barrier? Where does magic come from?

How do members of the clan greet each other? How do they say goodbye? How does the clan send off those who are no longer with them?

A member of the clan has just been caught stealing something from another clan. Are they punished, do they receive a trial, or are they praised/rewarded?

Does the clan decorate? It so what, and if not is it for practical reasons or social ones?

There are only so many different kinds of magic that can be learned, and each of these types tends to have a rigid hierarchy of skill levels.

Types of magic may include Fire, Healing, Augury, Earth, Water, Air, and other such categories.

Hierarchies are usually defined by one’s magical power and one’s magical flex. Usually, an individual can only learn from one school of magic, and often shows an affinity for such from a young age. However, if one has great flex, the more skills you can learn, and the most flexible Mages can learn a spell or two from other types that tend to be related. For example, Fire Mages can learn a little Light magic, Water Mages can learn a bit of Ice and such.

The magical power determines how much you can do within your types. For example, Healing. Weaker Mages may be able to treat scratches, small bruises and light colds and sniffles. The most powerful healers can restore grievous injuries, cure otherwise fatal diseases and in some rare cases even help alleviate the negative effects of genetic defects.

In Fire Mages, the weakest may be able to warm things and produce sparks, while the strongest can burn down forests.

Is it a natural limit or is self imposed?

Natural. Although some types of magic are forbidden, most notably the school of Necromancy (which is not the same as Death magic).

Have some tried to break the barrier?

Yes. It rarely works. Most often this is done by young Mages who overstretch themselves while testing their limits.

Very rarely, a Mage may use magic far beyond their ordinary limits, mostly in times of extreme desperation, and this can either ‘stretch’ their limits into becoming permanently more powerful, or drain them of all magic forever afterwards.

However, the limit on types changes on the whims of the deities. Every now and then, a child is born with a new ability, a new school of magic, and these individuals are highly celebrated and lifted into the clan pantheon as minor gods.

Where does magic come from?

From the gods.

How do members of the clan greet each other?

Generally a polite nod of the head, unless they know the other personally. Then it really just depends on the individuals.

How do they say goodbye?

Just saying goodbye, really. Not much point in pomp and circumstance. If it’s someone very important, there might be a few curious onlookers and an inpromptu waving crowd.

How does the clan send off those who are no longer with them?

The body is moved out of the camp and somewhere secluded. Friends and family hold vigil for a day, and then leave and let nature do its thing.

A member of the clan has just been caught stealing something from another clan. Are they punished, do they receive a trial, or are they praised/rewarded?

Depends on their relationship with the other clan. If they are on friendly terms, they’ll take the thief to the other clan and let them decide what to do.

If the other clan was an enemy, they’d probably be praised.

Does the clan decorate? It so what, and if not is it for practical reasons or social ones?

ARTWORK UPDATE

Chutkat has generously decided to share with you a video of her work on the Shaman Cat base, and with it comes an update as to how the revamped art is progressing.

All creatures are in the line art stage right now. The sketches were finalized and reviewed by a second artist successfully. Soon, we will have one of the wolf bases completed so we can hire a marking artist to complete the markings on all bases.

When that time comes, we will make a post with a link to the new wolf base’s PSD file for any artists interested in trying out for the marking artist position. Unfortunately, the marking artist that we had lined up prior does not have time to work on markings anymore, so we will be looking for someone new that compliments Chutkat’s style well.

If you recall, with this revamp, all species will have a dynamic part. In this video you can see a preview of the cat clan’s dynamic feature: extra fluff! Your cats can look super regal with all of that fur, or you can play them as a cat normally looks by turning off the dynamic feature in your clan mates.

Here’s a more organized plan for my colour wheel!

YOUR DREAM COLOR WHEEL A Color Wheel Design Contest

Clanheart is looking to improve its color wheel and will be holding a contest to involve the players in the creation of the game’s final color wheel. Are you interested in participating in the contest? Read the below!

GOALS: Clanheart’s color wheel is meant to provide the player with an immense spectrum of colors while also allowing the player the freedom to lock their breedings to smaller “sub-wheels.”

RULES

The main wheel should span at least one hundred colors, and should ideally blend into each other at each end (as a wheel would). This is the wheel that goes across the rainbow and through the grayscale shades, also known as the “full color wheel.”

There should be sub-wheels for each individual color (red, blue, etc.) as well as for “grayscale" and “natural.” Entrants may, at their discretion, design additional sub-wheels.

Entries should be posted in the tumblr tag “Clanheart” and include a link to a spreadsheet (Google Spreadsheets preferred) that indicates Color Name, Color Box, Color Hex, and Sub-wheels for all colors in the entrant’s wheel. For instance, the color “white” may belong to a “Grayscale” sub-wheel, as well as a “Natural” sub-wheel.

Entries must be posted by Monday, July 4th.

Three entries will be selected and posted on the Clanheart tumblr blog within one week of the contest’s end, and players will be invited to vote for the entry that they would like to become to the official Clanheart wheel. The official voting period will last for one week.

PRIZES

One Grand Prize winner, as selected by community vote, will be awarded with $100 USD through PayPal, Amazon Gift Cards, or Clanheart Rainbow Seeds, at the winner’s discretion. 

Two Runner Ups will be awarded with $25 USD through PayPal, Amazon Gift Cards, or Clanheart Rainbow Seeds, at the winners’ discretion.