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Helovia Info
Helovia opened in February 2012! We are an active fantasy equine RPG
Where once the world narrowed into naught but gray dust and desolation, the gods called for life. Wielding the elements of fire and light, dark and wind, earth and water, spark and time, they have created Helovia. The realm is set within the mythical globe of Loorien, a planet rich with all variety of creatures and blessed with all manner of magic. Originally populated by nomadic, tribal characters, they've since grown into massive empires saturated with culture and history. Separated into four distinct segments of Helovia, called "The Regions," each band of horse strong enough and capable enough, took up the power and responsibility of leadership. Unicorns, old, wise and mysterious, took to the north, hidden in forests of mists and shadows and rarely making themselves known beyond their cliffs of the World's Edge. Equines, vast, organized and militaristic, split into two, one group went north to the Windtossed Foothills and the other group went south to the Dragon's Throat. Pegasus remained nomadic, making their homes in various parts of The Wilds in a migratory manner. For many generations, the land was peaceful and calm, but peace was never the way of the gods. With a clash of argument, war and bloodshed massacred Helovia, and in the aftermath, the realm was eerily quiet. Now, as newcomers sweep into this land, they are met with the lingering bitterness of the gods and the struggle to reclaim what was lost. Nothing remains safe or certain while sorcerers and soldiers alike brood and bide their time for revenge, honor and glory.
Site Wide Plots
Kaos :: The Beginning of the End ☼ - 6/2017 - Kaos placed Helovia in a time-bubble for a short period of time, but the Helovian gods are fighting back. But Kaos is powerful- far more powerful than anyone thought. This may be the beginning of the end of Helovia as we know it.
Kisamoa :: A New Kind of Kaos ☼ - 3/2017 - Kisamoa asks Helovians to help him restore the Spectral Marsh. Which side will you choose?
Invasions :: All Out War ☼ - 5/2/16 - New layout and the brand new invasion rules are up! Thank you for your patience and we look forward to getting started with this new adventure.
The Rift :: Gods Do Die ☼ - 8/2015 - Helovia Gods are saving the Rift from corrupt gods! Can Helovians band together against these foreign deities?
The Literal Ship ☼ - 2/8/15 - Oh no! You have to pair up for Valentine's day!
Sky Island :: Murder ☼ - 10/25/14 - Vesta has been found dead on the island, and the gods have called to you to solve the murder!
Sky Island :: Peace ☼ - 7/7/14 - An island has appeared in the sky! Clouds carry Helovians from the Veins to the sky.
Restoration :: We Welcome the Dawn ☼ - 9/21/13 - The sun has finally risen on this day, giving the land new light, but the Time God and the Sun God have yet to be seen.
Endless Night :: Broken Magic Plot ☼ - 8/30/13 - The earth god has returned and is walking across Helovia to heal the land. Every area can now be considered lush and prosperous, but the sun has still not risen.
☼ - 7/19/13 - The moon has risen in the sky, heralding the return of the Goddess of the moon. Lamp trees which light the paths have grown brighter, moon flowers which grow in dark places have begun to grow and prosper and the world is brighter, filled with a new hope.
Endless Night :: Dead Magic Plot ☼ - 6/22/13 - The gods of Helovia, in order to protect the world, have disappeared into the rift, leaving the world sunless, moonless and magic-less in their absence. Only the herdlands have a source of light, but lamp-trees with glowing leaves and branches sporadically line the popular roads and paths from place to place.
Doppleganger Plot ☼ - 6/20/13 - The God of Time is still struggling to close the rift though which the dopplegangers have come. He has requested that his brothers and sister assist in closing this hole, but without knowing why it opened, the task is proving difficult. Magic still remains faulty and hard to control, but the herdlands continue to be places of refuge for those who are fortunate enough to call these lands home.
ORANGEMOON cools off the lands with a a viscious force. Colder than normal, a sign of things to come during Frostfall, Helovia is bathed in a rich tropical lushness - albiet a cold one. The coastlines of the Dragon's Throat are pelted constantly by tidal waves, and the desert climate is humid but chilly. Ice begins to form early in the Aurora Basin leaving the winding trails slick and dangerous. The mists of the World's Edge coat everything in a glistening crystalline shine which encourages mould to grow everywhere. The Spectral Marsh is the only area which remains fertile, blissfully temperature and lush.
Cotm
Character of the Month for
June, 2017
WEAVER, Corporal of the Aurora Basin, is a relatively recent addition to Helovia and has taken it by storm. Branded with the seal of Death on her chest, intrigue and interest follow both her past and present. Though she is assuredly beautiful, her sometimes sharp personality reveals that there is more to this uni-peg hybrid than meets the eye. Proving herself able on the battlefield in the Basin’s warrior ranks, we can’t wait to see her test her mettle against the looming Kaos happenings! Congratulations!
Helovia RPG was created by Tamme and Blu and coded by Tamme also known as Schwartze. All coding, palettes and imagery are copyrighted to the website and are not for use outside of Helovia. Thank you to our ServerMaster for hosting Helovia. A special thanks goes to Neo for all of her coding help and fixing Tamme's errors, Boom, for her loyal service and creation of the Time God, and to Ali for her consistent contributions and dedication.
02-24-2014, 11:36 AM (This post was last modified: 02-26-2014, 11:25 PM by Blu.)
Valkyrie, will you sing this world to sleep like a mother would a restless child?
Fires have died and ash now nestle where they burned, charred remains of a once brilliant flame.
When will you take up your spear again?
Have your forgotten the pride of your ancestors, kings and queens of promise?
your time to rule has come. Will you take up the banner?
Delinne says "You will not take me today, young kin."
Valkyrie, will you sing this world to sleep like a mother would a restless child? - Personality & Lineage ref. Delinne's a fighter and she's also the mother of two. Fires have died and ash now nestle where they burned, charred remains of a once brilliant flame. - History/Lineage ref. Her mate Azzaron was fire-themed and is now deceased. When will you take up your spear again? - Appearance ref. Spear = Horn = Deli is a unicorn. Have your forgotten the pride of your ancestors, kings and queens of promise? - Lineage ref. Her father's biological parents are King and Queen of one of the five kingdoms in her homeland.
your time to rule has come. Will you take up the banner? - History ref. Is a Princess, but doesn't want to rule.
We will always be a team, no matter what.
Remember?
Valkyrie, will you sing this world to sleep like a mother would a restless child? - Valkyrie could be a reference to her gender, as well as sing a reference to her magic.
Fires have died and ash now nestle where they burned, charred remains of a once brilliant flame.
When will you take up your spear again? - Unicorn reference (spear), has also fought in two invasions.
Have your forgotten the pride of your ancestors, kings and queens of promise? - Doesn't follow the racist regime.
your time to rule has come. Will you take up the banner?
Valkyrie, will you sing this world to sleep like a mother would a restless child? --> Could be a reference to gender and or / personality as Ina said, a Valkyrie is usually a fighter. Fires have died and ash now nestle where they burned, charred remains of a once brilliant flame. When will you take up your spear again? --> Unicorn Have your forgotten the pride of your ancestors, kings and queens of promise? --> Voices in her head
Your time to rule has come. Will you take up the banner? --> recently acquired the Hills
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Glory and Gore go Hand in Hand
That's Why We're Making Headlines
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Valkyrie, will you sing this world to sleep like a mother would a restless child? -> Valkyrie referring to a female character and sing the world to sleep referring to her goal of bringing peace to all of Helovia.
Fires have died and ash now nestle where they burned, charred remains of a once brilliant flame -> Reference to her history, where her previous home was burned by flames, and to her personality which has become slightly more troubled and muted because of everything that has befallen her.
When will you take up your spear again?
Have your forgotten the pride of your ancestors, kings and queens of promise? -> Her ancestors were kings and queens.
your time to rule has come. Will you take up the banner? -> Recently named queen.
Permission granted to use magic or physical force with Kahlua at any time
for any reason to any degree, with the exception of killing her.
Please do not tag Kahlua unless it is in an opening post
Valkyrie, will you sing this world to sleep like a mother would a restless child? -- Valkyries decided who would die in battle, so this would refer to Archibald being a warlord, having fought in all but one war on Helovian soil.
Fires have died and ash now nestle where they burned, charred remains of a once brilliant flame. -- History ref: thread Born of Ash where Darwin was born, where the sons killed their mother and brother. Mandrake was a genius, albeit evil, and her brilliant flame is dead. || Appearance ref, burn scar.
When will you take up your spear again? -- Ex-General
Have your forgotten the pride of your ancestors, kings and queens of promise?
your time to rule has come. Will you take up the banner?
Through the ages of time
I've been known for my hate,
but I'm a dealer of simple choices;
for me it's never too late.
Valkyrie, will you sing this world to sleep like a mother would a restless child? - Midas is a warrior and his parents died in a war.
Fires have died and ash now nestle where they burned, charred remains of a once brilliant flame. - his first son died. Fina is a phoenix
When will you take up your spear again? - spears are made out of a metal, he sports metal armor
Have your forgotten the pride of your ancestors, kings and queens of promise? - he has chosen to go to hidden falls instead of returning back home
your time to rule has come. Will you take up the banner? - he is the new ruler of hidden falls
Valkyrie, will you sing this world to sleep like a mother would a restless child? gender ref - Ampere is female.
Fires have died and ash now nestle where they burned, charred remains of a once brilliant flame.
When will you take up your spear again? history/personality ref - Ampere comes from a lineage of weapon users and intends to do so herself, hence spear.
Have your forgotten the pride of your ancestors, kings and queens of promise?
your time to rule has come. Will you take up the banner? rank ref - Ampere has just become lead.
Tag me only if starting a new thread.
Magic or force permitted any time, aside from death.
Cealistis tells the wingless to leave her be - he couldn't hold her, anyway.
Valkyrie, will you sing this world to sleep like a mother would a restless child? - Female, and the Valkyrie are usually portrayed with wings.
Fires have died and ash now nestle where they burned, charred remains of a once brilliant flame. - She has changed considerably since being tattooed with the poison ink.
When will you take up your spear again?
Have your forgotten the pride of your ancestors, kings and queens of promise? - Has a huuuge pegasus are better than everyone problem, and is the daughter of the queen of Elysia
your time to rule has come. Will you take up the banner?
Magic/physical violence allowed to be used upon Cealestis at any time, so long as it does not kill or seriously maim her without my permission.
Valkyrie, will you sing this world to sleep like a mother would a restless child? - He's a warrior, and his history makes many references to a troubled relationship with his mother.
Fires have died and ash now nestle where they burned, charred remains of a once brilliant flame. - His dragon's got a flaming tail and fire breath
When will you take up your spear again?
Have your forgotten the pride of your ancestors, kings and queens of promise? - His father was a king, and his mother a queen on Isilme.
your time to rule has come. Will you take up the banner?
Valkyrie, will you sing this world to sleep like a mother would a restless child? - Gender/History Ref. Valkyrie; she's a female and, quoting her profile "She is quite a competent warrior, a capable fighter and does not shy away from pain..." Mother; she's had several children.
Fires have died and ash now nestle where they burned, charred remains of a once brilliant flame. - Color Ref. Ash is light gray, a thing becomes black when 'charred'. Nyx is gray with black mane and tail.
When will you take up your spear again? - Species Ref. Spear refers to her horn, as people guessed quite correctly.
Have your forgotten the pride of your ancestors, kings and queens of promise? - Lineage/Relations Ref. Kings and queens refer to Nato and Querida. Both her parents were leaders of their herd when she was born. Pride; Nato has stated in several threads how he is proud of his daughter.
your time to rule has come. Will you take up the banner? - fluff
Note: I had no idea that so many characters on this site claim royal linages >.> I thought it was a good clue, but now I'm not so sure...
Valkyrie, will you sing this world to sleep like a mother would a restless child? - Gender/History Ref. Valkyrie; she's a female and, quoting her profile "She is quite a competent warrior, a capable fighter and does not shy away from pain..." Mother; she's had several children. +1| [Gender ref] very obvious point to gender, I didn't as much get the warrior vibe from it.
Fires have died and ash now nestle where they burned, charred remains of a once brilliant flame. - Color Ref. Ash is light gray, a thing becomes black when 'charred'. Nyx is gray with black mane and tail. +1| [Color ref] solid clue.
When will you take up your spear again? - Species Ref. Spear refers to her horn, as people guessed quite correctly. +1| [Species ref] solid clue.
Have your forgotten the pride of your ancestors, kings and queens of promise? - Lineage/Relations Ref. Kings and queens refer to Nato and Querida. Both her parents were leaders of their herd when she was born. Pride; Nato has stated in several threads how he is proud of his daughter. +1| [Lineage/History ref] Good clue, though "kings and queens of promise" almost suggests they were not royal/in power, however I think the king/queen buzz word and mention of ancestors were strong enough buzz words that they captured the focus and maintained the intent of the clue.
your time to rule has come. Will you take up the banner? - fluff -1| [no ref] This fluff was actually rather misleading to me, especially with all the changes in ranks happening, so it did seem to suggest too heavily it was a clue. 3/3 necessary to pass
Valkyrie, will you sing this world to sleep like a mother would a restless child? - Gender/History Ref. Valkyrie; she's a female and, quoting her profile "She is quite a competent warrior, a capable fighter and does not shy away from pain..." Mother; she's had several children.
+1- good, most everyone got that this was a female warrior character
Fires have died and ash now nestle where they burned, charred remains of a once brilliant flame. - Color Ref. Ash is light gray, a thing becomes black when 'charred'. Nyx is gray with black mane and tail.
+0- I struggled with this one for a while, but in the end, with it being a color reference, the dual mention of fire and flame really seemed significant to me. Like the character had been burned before or had orange on them as well.
When will you take up your spear again? - Species Ref. Spear refers to her horn, as people guessed quite correctly.
+1- good species reference
Have your forgotten the pride of your ancestors, kings and queens of promise? - Lineage/Relations Ref. Kings and queens refer to Nato and Querida. Both her parents were leaders of their herd when she was born. Pride; Nato has stated in several threads how he is proud of his daughter.
+1- good to me, everyone knew what you were going for.
your time to rule has come. Will you take up the banner? - fluff
+0 Careful with this. 'Will you take up the banner' saved it, but 'your time to rule has come' was verging on misleading.