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The How & Why: Each elemental pack of Paragon has a particular focus that gives them their elemental attributes. This particular focus is where the power of the element is the strongest, and in some cases (air, earth, fire, spirit, lightning), it protects a pack land that offers protection and a home for the wolves. This focus does several things for the wolves:
1. Brings about their unusual colors. As the magic of the element flows around the wolves, the coat picks up it's undertones and manifests in a response to better blend into the element. This is why you will never find a green fire wolf or a red air wolf. It simply isn't possible! 2. Confers upon them elemental abilities and charms. Charms and abilities are STRONGER when a wolf is in their own territory or near their element's focus. 3. Grants the special bond with their element's Celestial. If a wolf is dedicated, their element / Celestial can cause boons to happen when needed or in an emergency. Grave things happen when a wolf leaves it's pack for long periods
of time. The longer they are away from their elemental focus, the lesser their abilities and charms are. They will even start to 'depigment' and return towards the normal coloration of a grey wolf instead of the often vivid colors of their element.
This process is called Displacement and denotes the Celestial of one's element losing favor with the wolf. All a wolf has to do, however, to avoid displacement is to make sure they return to their elemental focus at least once every 72 hours (or for spirit wolves, every 24) as a show of dedication to one's Celestial. If a wolf strays too far from their element, it will take two weeks of time re-absorbing that element to become imbued with the traits and charms again, and will also likely require the permission of the Alpha to return! 24 hours away: Coat colors begin to slightly dim, becoming dull and lackluster. 24-48 hours away: Only able to call upon their abilities/charms 50% of the time. Coat colors are 50% diminished. 48-72 hours away: No longer able to call upon abilities or charms at ALL. Coat colors go back to that of a normal grey wolf, some color of the element may remain, but it is very muted and near impossible to see. |
Element Specifics:
Each element's image will open a new page that will show you the specifics for that element: colors, pack base, focus, celestial, beliefs, attributes and charms!        Above Element Images by Cloudpaws save for Ice, created by Tabs! | |
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New elements are allowed to be created in a rare scenario where in character; two wolves have decided that their attraction for one another cannot be denied, even though they are of differing element paths. Seeing that there is no pack that combines the best of their abilities, they can choose to try and create their own, in essence, creating their own Celestial by bringing their strong beliefs and love into it's own. This then, manifests in game as a "new" element, with permission and guidance from the administrators. (At times, these "new" elements can be created / have been created by the Administration itself as well, but this is also very rare!) OOC Guidelines Prior to any movement towards this particular elemental creation, the Administrators must approve this process. There are several guidelines that both will have to meet to pull this off:
Each Character has to be from a "Main" element, and this combination cannot have been done prior. The "main" elements are: Air, Earth, Fire, Spirit and Water. Enough Players to Support a New Pack. We need enough players to support more packs to have more packs. So, if you're thinking into the future about this; feel free to advertise to help your cause by bringing in more members! ^^ Capacity to Lead a Pack. In Paragon, when a new pack is created, at least one, or sometimes both, of the "creators" become new Alphas. We have high standards for our Alphas, so this will also be judged very rigorously. Ability to role-play well. In essence, if you are always writing "short" posts, or don't seem to be able to hold up a good role-playing thread, this may not be for you. A History of Good Activity. If either player has a history of dropping and rejoining due to inactivity (whatever the reason; even if it's an acceptable reason, like computer failure, we do have to hold the same standards for everyone), or many inactive characters . . . you will need to prove yourself over at the very least 2 months in real time so that we know you won't simply drop off the face of the game. This is to prevent a new pack from suddenly dissipating and leaving the other player hanging! Willingness to Work Well With Others. This is an administrator decision, and while your input is appreciated, we have the right to completely ignore it so that we can maintain the ideals of the game and the world. Current "Created" Packs: Lightning: Air + Fire -- Created by a wolf of Air; Ciali and a wolf of Fire; Fiero in AE 2 Ice: Air + Water -- Created by a wolf of Water; Kai and a wolf of Air; Cerulean Serenity in AE 51 | ||
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