"Where brilliance is good and madness is better..."
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.
Cause all the walls of dreaming, they were torn wide open
And finally it seemed that the spell was broken
And all my bones began to shake, my eyes flew open
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It had gotten to the point where every time I left the Dragon's Throat I wondered who I would find because it seemed like every time I left I found someone that had disappeared. Rhoa and Ivezho were the most recent, but I still found myself hoping that Dragomir would reappear somewhere. I missed my friend and I wanted to see him again, but at the same time I found myself angry with him. If he was leaving again he could have told me so I wouldn't be hung up with looking for him. It made me wonder just how much our friendship meant if he hadn't thought enough to tell me where he was disappearing to or when he would be back. I supposed I should just let it go and be done with it, but when you care about someone its hard to just forget them.
I sighed and I stared down at the ground that reflected the sky and I frowned to myself because as much beauty as that place might have held I could only associate it with battle. How long ago had it been that the rift god had come through? How long ago had I ran around fighting with a giant eyeball stuck to my horn? A shuddered rippled through my body as I thought about it and I forced myself to lift my head and look out at the expanse of nothingness. Try as I might I couldn't seem to see beauty in the land that the Sun God had brought us. The whole place just gave me an odd feeling that I couldn't shake.
I turned, fully intent on leaving the flats and heading back to the meadow, but as I turned I could see two figures in the distance. I squinted against the brightness of the sun reflecting on the ground, but I couldn't make out who it was. Without really thinking about it I started walking toward those two figures and I called out to them. "Hey!" And as my voice echoed I hoped that whoever it was wasn't someone that was looking for trouble.
There were no dark thoughts of a battle clouding the mind of the young colt as he paused at the edge of the shallow lake. Nothing but light and joy at this new discovery - a place where the ground looked just like the sky! It took a few experimental steps for him to realize that the water was shallow enough to be safe and then he was off - bucking and splashing in the crystal clear water. This place was great! And so far as he could tell at the moment, completely empty! Instead of whooping and neighing like a young colt might, Murtagh took the chance to practice his bear calls and growled and roared as he pranced about. Not that these sounds were anywhere near what an actual bear sounded like but he was practicing after all!
It was in the middle of a buck that Murtagh realized he wasn’t alone because the word ‘hey!’ was echoing all around. Losing his balance, he fell into the shallow water with little ceremony. After assuring Eytan that he was okay Murtagh scrambled back to his feet and looked aorund - easily spying the black and gold figure that must’ve made the call.
Hey! He knew who that was! “HEY BIG SIS!!” Or, at least, he was pretty sure it was her.
“Mama, look!” Although Murtagh really doubted that the grizzly bear needed any help spotting the other figure. The colt made a quick snorting noise, meant to sound like the sort of happy noise a bear would make (and likely falling a bit short), before bounding off across the shallow water. “HI! remember me?!” He unceremoniously shouted at her as he approached, thinking that she better because they were siblings!
Cause all the walls of dreaming, they were torn wide open
And finally it seemed that the spell was broken
And all my bones began to shake, my eyes flew open
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The noises echoed in the vast emptiness that was the flats and I felt myself grinning at the attempted bear noises. I remembered trying that once or twice when I was young, but once I discovered how much I absolutely sucked at trying to communicate with Bear that way I gave up. It seemed, though, that my little brother was far more persistent than I had ever been. As I watched him I couldn't help but feel like it was a lifetime ago that I was his age, running around with Bear, trying to explore as much as I could and failing quite spectacularly. How many seasons had passed and I still hadn't explored all of Helovia?
Had I really been that small? Was I as cute as my little brother was?
I couldn't help it. I laughed when Murtagh fell into the shallow water. It wasn't one of those little giggles, but one of those laughs that you feel in your stomach. The kind of laugh that fills you up with happiness and it was exactly what I needed. He climbed back to his feet and was bounding over to me, so I waited for him. "Hey." I said once he was close. "You okay, didn't hurt anything?" I ducked my head a little to check him out because I remembered tripping and falling a lot when I was young. I remembered the sting of scraped knees and the pull of sore muscles from awkward, embarrassing falls. I think the bruised ego was what hurt the most, but that certainly didn't seem to be bothering my little brother.
"Of course I remember you." I said when he asked if I remembered him. How could I not remember the colt that said my Momma was his Papa. "Bear..." I said to the shuffling grizzly and I nuzzled the top of his head affectionately before turning my gaze back to Murtagh. "What are you doing all the way out here?"
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M U R T A G H
Oh damn, it looked like Ranjiri had seen the little bit of a tumble that he took. But his pride was still in-tact despite the laughter - it didn’t bother him so much coming from her. Plus! She asked him whether he was okay and that reminded him of his parents because of course family would be worried about that, right? “What? Oh I’m fine!” And he danced a little on the spot, causing small splashes of water, just to demonstrate that fact. Aside from a little bit of bruising but that had already been forgotten about in the excitement of seeing his big sister again.
What were they doing there?
“We’re exploring! Did you know I’m on a quest?!” The colt had a rather skewed version of how a family worked - he had spent so long with it just being him, his Papa, and his Mammina (and the bears) and there was rarely a day when he didn’t see everyone all together. He assumed that it was the same with Ranjiri, even though he had never seen her in the Falls before. Surely she must see Ktulu enough to catch up on news about Murtagh.
The fact that she hadn’t even known he existed before their last meeting was, of course, already forgotten and therefore irrelevant.
“I gotta find three more people to help and then the Earth God is going to help me find my very own bear cub!!” But despite his excitement, a frown riddled its way onto his face as he thought about his quest. “Not many people need help from a colt though, my compass hardly ever moves.” He gestured to it with despair. “But what about you?! Are you looking for your bear cub too here too??”
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