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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.
AND YOU DON'T WANT TO BE HERE IN THE FUTURE, SO YOU SAY THE PRESENT'S JUST A PLEASANT INTERRUPTION TO THE PAST.
If he had stopped to think before his impromptu visit to the Wilds, he would have sought out his twin to accompany him.
The princeling had missed Mother and Father, of course. So, too, had he missed their desert home. Perhaps it was in his blood, but there was nothing quite like the warm sand and the bright Sun, so brutal and so pleasant all at once. In some ways, that was what he was supposed to be, wasn't it? He was the prince of the Dragon's Throat. His father was Gaucho the WildFire and his mother Sohalia the Transcended. They were two halves of the same whole, and yet they were so very different - and, to his young mind, he should be half of each. He should be a fighter, but not unnecessarily so; he should be a scholar, but he should not be weak. There was a balance, wasn't there? And it was reflective of the desert.
But if he had to pick what he had missed the most, it would be his brother. He had never been separated from Rhoa for any length of time, and, quite frankly, it sucked. They were twins, quite literally meant to stay together, to grow together, to challenge each other. And he had left Rhoa behind. But he was back now, so he was off to find his twin.
Father had accompanied him back to the oasis before departing to resume his Sultan-ly duties. The prince did not begrudge him the task - after all, it was his job - and instead thought it best to seek out his brother. And, if he happened to run into some other herd members along the way, then he would start making up for lost time. He did not think much on Mother's absence now - after all, it was in Father's hooves now, and who more capable than the WildFire? He would find Mother, and everything would go back to normal. The prince was sure of it.
@[Aud]
OOC | Pre-aging, immediately after Ivezho's return, if that's okay. :3
"Talk talk talk."
please do not feel pressured into mirroring the length of any of my posts I write what I feel at the time and hope everyone else does the same c:
I have been alone long enough now that is has become the norm, rather than the bane of my existence. I have experienced lost and friendship, and even though I still do not feel whole, at least I am moving on. I will never see Mother or Ivezho again, and I am coming to terms with that. I miss them terribly and often wonder where it is that they went and why they didn't want to take me with them, but I suppose some questions are just meant to be left unanswered. Father says they will return one day, but I've seen the way he looks at Ampere ... I've seen how he allows himself to look in a way that he never did with Mother around, or in the days after her departure.
If he thought she would return - if he knew she would - then why did he allow himself to look?
I sigh and merely continue on, content in my confusion and childlike view of the world.
That's when I see it. See him.
I would recognize that burning coat anywhere; it had not been out of my thoughts for more than a few hours a day, when life would pleasantly distract me from this hell that I've been living.
"Iv-" His name forms on my lips and immediately drops to the sands. If this is a dream, I want it to last. I don't want to shatter whatever illusion I have blissfully walked into. I can feel my heart pounding - it feels so loud that I almost think my whole body is swaying with the motion. My ears ring, and the embered pattern on my wings flares bright and fast in time with my pulse.
I want to run down to him, to release the energy that is within my body, but for some reason I think better of it. He is here? All along he was here? Or has he only just returned? Why didn't he find me? Why didn't Father tell me? Where is Mother? Suddenly I feel trapped, drowning in my own self conscious thoughts of betrayal and deceit. Was he just going to stroll back like nothing happened? After I had searched everywhere for him? Reality wells in my throat like a hard lump, and I am immobilized.
I want to run to him, to be excited and to tell him how much I've missed him. But I also want to tell him that he's been a bit of a son of a bitch, as well.
My wings spread from my flanks, feeling the ocean breeze waft under my feathers. Taking a breath, I lift off from the sand dune I am currently on, and glide down towards my twin. As I fly, I wonder, bitterly, if Ivezho has learned to fly as well as I have. He had Mother to teach him and she was always graceful, so I assume yes. I had no teacher, Father was always too busy being Father. I learned on my own.
I did everything on my own.
I land rather roughly in the sands near him. I can't dampen the bright spark of joy at seeing him in my eyes, but it's bitterly crowded by the pain and resentment that I've been feeling for all these seasons now.
"Ivezho-" I say, wanting my voice to be strong and aloof, but feeling it shake and wobble with emotion.