"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.
Caleb's steel eyes were focused downwards as he stood on the Flats. He analyzed the reflection the inch-deep water showed him. Chiseled obsidian dashed with porcelain crafted his regally beautiful cranium. He only looked quickly, with little desire to fixate further upon his reflection. His eyes sought the horizon, where salt flat meets sky, yet no matter how far he looked he saw nothing. The Lord of the Basin had told him to patrol the 'new lands', and he had never seen this one previously, thus assuming it was new. The Beast figured why few patrolled here... There was absolutely nothing.
Dutiful, he picked up a trot and began moving. Beside him loped Henrietta, the only creature he would allow constantly by his side. After a few aimless minutes of trotted, Caleb began galloping. Henrietta continued her even lope, slowly falling behind him which she was perfectly okay with. As his hooves pounded into the water, salty sprays flung upwards from his hooves beating it. His muscles rippled powerfully with every single movement. At his flanks, his massive ebony wings unfurled and spread wide. Evenly, they began to beat. The momentum paired with the flapping granted his body flight, and soon he was soaring above the salt land.
From above, he still couldn't really see much. His molten eyes could only find Henrietta's body loping around beneath him. The beast ascended, with each beat of his powerful appendages he gained feet of altitude. His salty legs and tail hung limp beneath him, flowing through the wind as he began to glide.
From here, he could see the extent to which the Halycon Flats reflected. The sky was perfectly mirrored on it's smooth surface. If he hadn't know it was a salt flat, he would've thought the ground way below him was some sort of reflective marble. Each porcelain cloud, the crystalline sun, the cerulean sky.. they were all perfectly copied onto the salt flats. The smooth transition between ground and sky at the horizon was flawless and added a sort of eerie endlessness.
And then he knew... No one patrolled here because they would get lost. Caleb had been cautious about that- if he needed to go back, he could turn around and head in a straight line. The beast hadn't gone left or right, he just moved straight ahead and backwards, leaving the potential of getting lost rather minimal.
This is such a bad post, I suck at openings :( Open for anyone! Caleb is just patrolling
a cold-hearted man was once a man that once cared too much.
Lost, lost indeed.
Somewhere along the way back from the Endless Blue, Zyanya confused North from South. She began suspecting, correctly, that she was headed in the wrong direction when the heat from the sun grew more and more intense instead of giving way to the ever present breath of winter in the North. Once more, the pale maiden found herself in a precarious situation where her lack of knowledge played a fierceful game against her. She could turn around, seemingly to end up traveling back north, yet she had no way of telling if she was just going farther east.
Letting out a frustrated sigh, she continues moving - in search of anyone who might be able to help her find her way back home.
The grasses of the Thistle Meadow, as Thranduil had called it, begin to thin. The trees dissipate. Soon, sand becomes the only thing slopping about her cerulean hooves for a time. Absently, Zyanya wonders if Seanan would appreciate the warmth of the sun reflected on the sand more than the crisp air in the Fields. Her thoughts amble on, wondering what happened to the opalescent stallion, to Thranduil and Haldir, to Lena, to Rexanna, and even to the twins after they parted ways. Meandering forward without purpose, it is with shock and surprise that a dainty hoof meets with water.
Looking around, the sight itself is dizzying. Much like the at Endless Blue, the horizon before her disappeared. Clouds, sky, the dazzling of the sunlight, appeared as two mirror images stretching out endlessly. Beautiful, disorienting, dazzling, nauseating - Zyanya tightly shuts her eyes for her mind to get a grasp on reality. Whenever her lavender eyes open, the world shifts, as if she is suddenly standing upon the sky, touching the clouds she learned were made of water not long ago. Shaking her head, the girl attempt to find some sort of clarity.
That is when she sees it - a dog, grey in color, bounding across the water which only existed on the earth instead of the sky. Like a moth to a flame, Zya races forward toward the beacon of reality. The long tendrils of her mane and tail fly behind her her, beacons of white and blue dancing in the wind and revealing speed the grace of her body does not, trying to catch up to the loping creature who was... chasing a shadow? Fear clinches slightly in the pit of her stomach, but following the advice of Thranduil, she dives forward without hesitation.
"Hello!" she calls after the dog, hoping them a friend rather than a foe. The creature was likely a companion, like so many in this realm had, and if anything like Haldir, would understand her words even if she could not speak.
Please slow down, she prays, even as she keeps running, causing tiny cascades on the water below her hooves.
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We've made a fool out of love, when all we want is to be enough when all we want is to feel enough
Scales slid across sand, across puddles, across rocks and stones, gliding sinuously, serpentining through pieces of sky, dust, and dunes. A long tongue flashed, darted, relishing in the scent of the unknown, before returning and curling back into its massive jaws. Others were nearby – a tempting predilection. Who was to play predator, who was to play prey?
She took her time, wiling away the pieces of hours, the snippets of moments, coiling around a lone tree before blending back into the colors and hues of the mismatched earth. The large serpent wished she could have the same brilliant quality as the surroundings; become a reflective portion of the grounds, camouflage into the pools of water, strike when everyone was mesmerized by sights and sounds – and no one the wiser when she sunk her fangs into their figures, when she gobbled, consumed, and devoured them whole.
The notion almost made her hiss with glee.
Instead, however, she eyed her newfound…friends. Both equines (a given around these parts – since when did Helovia have to be ruled by things with hooves and horns? Why not scales? Why not claws?), armed tooth and nail with swords, one with wings. Damn, she muttered to herself. He’d easily thwart her. But what about the angelic looking one…?
Temptation and hunger rattled her as she inched forward, slowly, cautiously, nearly silent. The puddles weren’t a deterrent. The grounds didn’t coax her away. Even their daggers couldn’t persuade her to cease and desist. She was starving, she was driven, she was enamored with the notion, with the idea, of having unicorn for lunch.
So she advanced, grew in height as she raised herself off the ground, and tried to wind her way around the mare’s left hind leg as she rampaged by.