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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.
I liked the Falls, I really did. My family was there, Rhoa was there, I was still able to craft ... kind of. But some things were really frustrating and I guess it was because I was still comparing the Falls to the Throat. There were so many things that were different, like a distinct lack of leadership here, where Gaucho and Meg had always been around. I often found myself doubting my abilities to craft because I had no direction. I was scared to craft something that wasn't needed and waste my time on it. Sometimes it made me wonder if I'd made the right decision to leave the Throat, but I didn't often let myself dwell on those thoughts.
I had been feeling frustrated again and had been wondering over my decision and staying in the Falls when that happened it only made my frustration worse. So I left. I didn't have any particular destination in mind when I took off, I just flew until I got tired and didn't feel like flying anymore. When I finally landed I was near the stream that lead toward the rotunda. I'd only been there a couple of times, but the place was peaceful and quiet and that was what I wanted.
I sighed and made my way to the stream -- it was clear, cool, and refreshing after such a long flight. I drank my fill then lifted my head and looked toward the structure that was a mixture of rock, glass, metal, and fabric. Just as the first time I'd seen it I was struck with the desire to build something equally as magnificent, but this time I doubted myself. I turned my head away from it and sighed. The whole idea of leaving the Falls for the day was to relax but I was beginning to think that I had chosen the wrong place. The grove was only a little further north, and I wondered if maybe I should've gone there instead. Or the endless blue wasn't far away either. There was still plenty of daylight, I could head there and spend the day listening to the ocean and ... and thinking about the Dragon's Throat and how much I missed it.
Unbidden, I began to think about Rhoa and I wondered if he felt the same way that I did. As far as I knew he hadn't taken up any kind of job in the Falls since joining and ... and I hoped he wasn't upset with me for asking him to leave his home. I decided that I needed to talk to him the next chance I got and make sure that wasn't the case. In all honesty it was something that I was going to put off as long as I could because if he was upset about leaving the Throat I didn't want to know. I didn't want that guilt. It was bad enough that I had made him choose between me and his family. But I guess love makes you do selfish things, because I had wanted him with me. I still wanted him with me.
I should have found him before I left and asked him to come with me, I thought as I stared at the stream.
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this is terrible, but it'll get better :c
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Mother, make me
Make me a big tall tree
So I can shed my leaves and let it blow through me
I asked, finally letting my presence be known. I had seen her land, watched her move through this gladed clearing and towards the stream. Why hadn't I said something right away? Well .. because I wasn't entirely sure if she came here to be alone. Not that that's easy to tell just from watching her of course, but I'd like to think that I've gotten to know her well enough to tell her 'just out for a flight' and her 'I need to be left alone' face. And while this didn't look just like 'out for a flight', it didn't strike me as 'needing to be left alone', either.
And so I stepped forward into the dappled sunlight of this beautiful afternoon, and towards her.
Ranjiri.
The love of my life.
An easy smile parted my lips as I moved towards her. I looked wistfully towards the sky, allowing my smile to grow. "I was just thinking about what I might do to better myself in our home." I continued, assuming that she was going to ask me what it was I was thinking about. "I've been a warrior for so long .. and I didn't really do much as a crafter other than shove a few boulders around to help complete the church. But .. I don't want to feel as though I'm merely following in my father's hoof prints. But-" I shrugged easily, turning my gaze back towards her (and loving the view). "-I'm not really sure what else I could contribute at this point. Then again-"
I shuffled towards her now, wings loose at my flanks and muzzle searching to find the place where her jaw connecting into her neck. "-if I were to become a crafter again I suppose I'd be taking orders from you?" I flashed my best trouble-making smile, accompanied with a wink.
My head lifted at the sound of his voice and I found myself smiling despite all of my previous thoughts. "Not often." I admitted. "I usually do my best thinking in the grove or at the veins." I didn't need to ask why he was there, that much I could assume from what he had asked me. There was something about Rhoa that made all of my worries and dears seem trivial and silly. It made me wonder why I spent my time worrying over buildings and leaders when I had more important things that I could be thinking about. Like my future with Rhoa.
Before I could ask what he'd been thinking about he told me. My ears rotated toward him and my head tilted slightly as I listened. I didn't want to tell him what to do, though I thought he would excel at whatever he put his mind to. He had the strength to be a warrior and the fortitude to be a crafter, but I didn't know which path would make him happiest. "I just want you to be happy with whatever you choose." I murmured.
"-if I were to become a crafter again I suppose I'd be taking orders from you?"
I turned my head and nipped playfully at his neck. "I don't think I would have much to complain about if you crafted with me." It would be just like when we were working together back in the Throat. It had been fun and I'd looked forward to it because it meant that I was able to spend time with him. "There's so much that needs to be done and so little help." My worry spilled forth before I could reign it in, but I tried my best to anyway. "But, if we worked together again what do you think we should create first?" I could list off everything that needed to be done, but instead I waited for Rhoa's opinion.
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Mother, make me
Make me a big tall tree
So I can shed my leaves and let it blow through me
"I could spend my days digging trenches and would be happy about it, so long as I could always come home to you." I say with a smile. And it was true too - the fact that I had left the only home I had ever known, that my entire family was still in the Throat hadn't worn on me at all. I thought that it might after the first few weeks had slipped by and novelty of being with Jiji all the time had begun to fade, but it hadn't. It hadn't faded, if anything, it had shone brighter in my mind, and I had the intuition that it always would.
My grin widened as her teeth pinched my neck, and immediately turned my muzzle inwards, hoping to catch hers as it moved away from me. I couldn't help but laugh, and take a deep breath, allowing myself to enjoy this sun-dappled moment alone with her.
As she continued, I nodded, my face slightly more sombre now as she mentioned all that needed to be done. There certainly was this ... urgency in the Falls to complete projects and yet .. .no real direction. At least none that I had picked up on yet. Our leaders were noticeably absent, and so it was no surprise that the few industrious minds like Ranjiri were left trying to make big decisions on their own. I sighed softly and shrugged my shoulders unhelpfully.
"Unfortunately I don't know. I don't think I've been here long enough to presume to understand what it is we're driving towards .. " I frown, wishing I could offer something more tangible, but falling short. "Maybe something for the Earth God?" It's a stretch.
"I could spend my days digging trenches and would be happy about it, so long as I could always come home to you."
I found myself smiling, though I would never wish for Rhoa to spend his days digging trenches. I knew what he meant, though. As frustrated as I was with the lack of drive to do anything within the Falls I was still happy that Rhoa was there with me. I think without him I would have lost my mind to frustration and anxiety. "I'm glad you came for me." I said and I rubbed my muzzle against the spot on his neck that I had nipped only seconds before. "And I'm glad you stayed with me." My head turned and my muzzled brushed against Rhoa's as he turned his head more toward me. "I love you." I whispered and I felt it within every fiber of myself.
Our conversation continued, once more, on the subject of crafting. Rhoa seemed to be just as lost as I was with what to do and what to build. It was a feeling that I didn't care for and I hoped that it was only a momentary lapse in action from Uncle Archi and Brisa. I nodded when he suggested something for the Earth God. "I was thinking about a temple for him." I admitted. "But something like that is too big for me to take on by myself." I sighed and sudied Rhoa's face for a moment. "I think, if we do build a temple I would like to have a statue for the Earth God there." I said. "...but also one for Hototo." I didn't think anyone would really mind considering Toto was the Earth God's son and had died to protect others. It seemed fitting to have something for him.
But I grew wearing of thinking and talking about crafting and so I stepped closer to Rhoa and pressed myself into his side. There were far more pleasant things to think about and as I stood there with him I let my mind drift. I'm not sure how my mind came to rest on the thought foals, but I could picture us -- the future us -- standing together watching our children play. I knew Rhoa already had a child, it was the thing that had drove us apart for so long, and I began to wonder if he'd want more. "Do you ever think about th e future?." I asked. "Our future?"
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Mother, make me
Make me a big tall tree
So I can shed my leaves and let it blow through me
I accept her nuzzle, fondly returning it with one of my own. After all this time - ever since I returned home and told Jiji that I missed her, I have wanted this. Wanted this exact moment. And now that it was here ... it all still felt like it was a dream. But rest assured, I wasn't planning on waking up any time soon. "I love you more."
As she mentions a temple, by eyes grow larger in surprise. It is quite the undertaking, and yet for such a larger-than-life God, what could be a better offering? The Throat was building their church for the Sun God, why should we not build a temple for the Earth God? Though my loyalties would likely always remain with the Sun, I had no problem diverting my attention to create a monument for this new deity. Especially if it was what Ranjiri wanted. "Cera and Maren are still working on the church in the Throat .. I'm sure no one would expect a temple to be completed quickly. And you'd have lots of help, I'm sure." She mentions Hototo, and I allow my gaze to drop solemnly out of respect. I had never met the earthen stallion, but every word I had ever heard of him had been good. "I think that would be very nice."
My wing rose as her body pressed against mine, to allow her to come closer. The dreamlike quality of this moment intensified as a shiver of excitement raced through my veins.
Her question does not catch me off guard, for it is something I think about often. More than often, truth be told. I turn my neck, pressing my muzzle deep against the crest of her neck. "I do. I think about our life in the Falls-" I plant a kiss on her shoulder. "I think about how we will spend our days, crafting together-" Another kiss, this one lower down her spine. "I think about the foals we will have -" Another one, closer to her flank. "-and about making them-" A bite on her hindquarter. A look to her, a sheepish and boyish smile on my features.
She's the most gorgeous mare I've ever seen, dipped in gold and draped in determination. Can she really fault me for the wanderings of my male mind?
Rhoa was a lot more confident that I'd have help with building anything in the Falls than I was and I wished that I had that same confidence in my peers. "I don't know." I admitted uncertainly. "I've only met the other mason once." And that meeting hadn't lasted very long at all. "I just wish that I knew what to do ... or where to start. I feel useless."
It ... made me really happy when Rhoa admitted that he had thought about our future together in the Falls, though a part of me suspected that he'd really considered our future together in the Throat. I felt his muzzle press against my shoulder and listen to him say that we would spend our days crafting together and I smiled. His muzzle was at my back when he said that he thought about our foals. "I do, too." I said, and then he said he thought about making foals. I could feel my face burning because even though I'd thought about having foals I'd ... I'd never thought about making them before.
Rhoa's bite was something that was totally unexpected, but even more unexpected was that it made me pivot my butt more toward him. I turned my head to look at him over my shoulder and that smile he was giving me made me feel like butterflies were fluttering around in my chest. I flicked my tail at his chest and found myself stepping even closer. It was ... strange, feeling the sudden urge to unite with Rhoa, to be one and possibly start a family, but I wanted the future he spoke of. I wanted to be a mother, I wanted to have foals ... but most importantly I wanted to have Rhoa's foals.
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Mother, make me
Make me a big tall tree
So I can shed my leaves and let it blow through me
This isn't like it was before...of course I'd never mention it (what girl wasn't to hear about her lovers past flings, especially in the heat of the moment), but it wasn't. Before ... everything had felt like a dream then too, but a very different sort of dream. The type of dream that takes you over in the moments before you die, when the world stretches long and you're given a few moments of quiet contemplation. That time was needy, just two strangers groping to feel something in the darkness. It was nothing like this.
I wait for Ranjiri to stop me - to coyly laugh and pull away. The last time we brought up this subject she mentioned that she ... hadn't ever been with anyone. I didn't know if that was still true, but certainly it wouldn't surprise me either way. We were only just fumbling our way through this life and despite my confidence in our ability to become parents, this was the first Ranjiri was broaching the subject. She was surely just testing the waters, to know my thoughts. Surely she wasn't actually suggesting that -
-as her hips swung closer to me I could feel my breath catch in my chest as a fire ignited deep inside of me. The ember patterns on my wings suddenly grew brighter as if someone had just blown onto a bed of hot coals - and that's surely how it felt. I felt my teeth biting my lip as my mind commanded that my hooves remain where they were. And yet the instinct to rush towards her was so strong that I did take a step forward, unable to help myself.
But then she was moving again. The flick of her tail as it grazed my chest sent a river of electricity through my body, and that coal-stoking illusion appeared again on my wings. I felt as though I could fly to the moon if she asked me too, that's how tightly coiled my entire body seemed to be. I reached my muzzle outwards, grazing the area where her tail met her body. Her scent was so strong that my knees threatened to buckle.
Was she really suggesting what I thought? Surely she wouldn't be so cruel to tease me this way, unless she didn't know the effect she had upon me.
I just needed to know..
I stepped forward until my chest was pressed against her. My head and cheek gently rubbing against the swell of her thigh, trying to remain poised and loving, rather than revealing the incredibly tempted man I truly was.
When she didn't pull away, my heart (and other parts) began to soar. Clearly this was what she wanted? "Are you sure?" I asked, my voice sounding much huskier than I had anticipated. Clearly I was game, but I would not ruin what we had for one romp under the sun, if it wasn't what she truly wanted.
Thinking about being a mother wasn't something that was new to me. It had all started when I'd found Ryuu on the beach and had taken him in. Watching him grow - up in the point that he'd disappeared - had made me want to experience it again, but more fully. I had wanted to carry my own foal in my belly, I wanted to feel the life in there, I wanted to know that I was able to create something that wasn't just metal .. or stone, now. That want hadn't faded as the years had gone by, but with everyone disappearing one after another I'd begun to lose hope ... until Rhoa.
I didn't know why he was hesitating when I swung my hips closer to him and for a moment it was a very real concern. Had I misread him? This entire situation? Was he not ready to start a family with me? He took a step forward and I thought that maybe I was just being silly for doubting, but then he stopped again. His teeth against my flesh made me shiver and my heart beat harder in my chest and before I realized what I was doing I stepped back toward him.
I could feel his chest against me and his head rubbing against my thigh and ... he was making me feel like my blood was boiling -- like my whole body was on fire. Rhoa's question of "Are you sure" had me looking back toward him. "Of course." I wanted to say, but my voice seemed to catch in my throat and left me unable to speak. So, instead, I gave a faint nod of my head and pressed back against him.
-fade-
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Mother, make me
Make me a big tall tree
So I can shed my leaves and let it blow through me