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Breeding

Unlike in the wild, Vivarium’s breeding season is all year round, for wolves and beasts alike. Putting your character into heat is entirely up to each individual player. However, we do have a few rules and requirements needed before your character can participate in conception. Keep in mind that the following requirements, expectations, rules, and tree use are in regards to wolves and beasts alike.

It’s also important to note that companions, as an NPC, cannot breed. However, on the rare occasion a beast can breed with another NPC beast off-screen (as we understand it can be difficult to find a similar species of beast being played).


Requirements

If you would like your character to bring a litter into this world, then please make sure all the requirements are met!

  • Characters must be at least 1 year and 6 months old

  • Characters cannot be older than 10 years old

  • All character players involved must consent to the litter being created

  • There must be a thread that proves conception, this can be simply indicating it happens off-screen or alluding they spend time together. Players can backdate this thread up to one week. (Must have four posts minimum).


Rules

When it comes to conception and pregnancy, there are a few rules we enforce. These rules are primarily in place to prevent an unrealistic amount of litters to be born to the same characters.

  • If a character loses their pregnancy, they must wait a minimum of three months before being able to conceive again.

  • Characters that carry a successful pregnancy must wait one full year from the time of their last conception.

  • Characters who turn 10 years of age can no longer conceive.

  • If a pregnant character leaves the game or falls inactive, the pregnancy will be lost. (Depending on the situation, please reach out to staff to discuss things further)


Expectations

Let’s take a look at the many things you can possibly expect and potentially prepare for! Pregnancy, birth, and all things litter-related differ between characters.

  • Characters between 2 years and 8 years can have anywhere from 1-8 in a litter

  • Characters younger than 2 years or older than 8 years can have anywhere from 1-3 in a litter.

  • Characters younger than 2 years or older than 8 years will have higher chances of early death, labor complications, and tough recovery

  • Characters younger than 2 years or older than 8 years are likely to have a more difficult pregnancy, along with a higher chance of premature birth

  • Characters younger than 2 years or older than 8 years that have a full litter of 3, may choose a long-term or short-term illness for 1 baby

  • Pregnancy usually lasts between 50 to 75 days long (also applies to beasts!)

  • Characters part of a group/pack may face backlash or IC consequences for conceiving, this will depend on if the leader or group has rules regarding breeding

  • If a parent of the litter has a mutation, there is a chance for it to be passed down. Parent players can assign up to 3 mutations per baby.

Submit Pregnancy

Paperwork

Once you have everything, you will submit the pregnancy application form.

If there is an issue, staff will mark the application with a message stating "Pending" and will DM you to sort it out.

Submit Pregnancy


Give Birth

Paperwork

Once the Birthing Thread is posted, you will submit the Give Birth application form.

Once the form is approved, the children will be added to the aging timeline on our wiki and adopt section.

Give Birth


The Magic Tree

The Lake’s Halo is a special place in Mythris, it is here that the Magic Tree grows. No one really knows the name of this tree, nor its origin, but it is capable of fulfilling impossible tasks. It gives litters to those that are unable to have one themselves. This can be: same-sex pairs, cross species pairs, infertile characters, asexual characters, and characters unable to reproduce due to trauma. The Magic Tree utilizes the life essence of the users to help create new life/children. As a result, those of less-than-ideal ages will face potential downfalls.

For characters that do not have the ability to produce milk nor a feeding surrogate, there is a solution. The Magic Tree is surrounded by a useful (and otherworldly) herb known as the Milk Flower. These flowers are able to produce a milk substitute for any species!


Requirements

To secure your litter, there are a few extra in-character steps that everyone must follow. Please read both the OOC and IC needs for a successful experience with the Magic Tree.

OOC
  • Characters must be at least 1 year and 6 months old.
  • Characters cannot be older than 10 years old.
  • All character players involved must consent to the litter being created.
  • Establish a milk supplier (either a character capable of production or using the milk flower found at the Lake’s Halo).
  • There must be a thread that proves “conception”, this is just a thread with the involved characters making an offering. Players can backdate this thread up to one week. (Must have 4 posts minimum).
IC
  • Characters will suddenly feel an unnatural pull, guiding them across Mythris and to the Magic Tree.
  • Characters will feel an obligation to make some sort of offering to the tree, this can be anything of your choosing (this thread must have four posts minimum).
  • Feeling as if they’ve completed some strange quest, the characters leave the Lake’s Halo and return to whence they came.
  • Near the end of the 50-75 day gestation, your characters will feel that persistent calling once more. Urgent and unable to ignore, they travel to the tree. (Characters have up to one week post-“birth” to retrieve the litter, failure will result in loss).

Cross-Species Guidelines

Another special feature we offer on Vivarium is the ability to cross breed between species! This does come with a few rules, but overall it’s a great way for cross species characters to grow their family.

  • The tree cannot make unrealistic hybrids (we won’t allow bear x tiger mixed come into existence, sorry!)
  • The litter can be a mix of species, so some can be bears and a some can be tigers.
  • The litter can have the color palette and markings of either parent. If they inherit markings unnatural to their species (such as a bear getting tiger stripes), these markings must be at 50% opacity or lower.

Rules

The rules for the Magic Tree are relatively similar to the rules for natural breeding. Please be sure to read them if you plan to utilize the tree!

  • Characters who use the Magic Tree cannot use the tree again for one calendar year. Characters also cannot have bred within one calender year from conception and use the Magic Tree.
  • Characters who turn 10 years of age can no longer utilize the tree.
  • If the expecting characters leave the game or fall inactive, the pregnancy will be lost. (Depending on the situation, please reach out to staff to discuss things further).

Expectations

While those that use the Magic Tree will not get to experience the joy and discomfort of a natural pregnancy and birth, their litter will still be affected by them. Be sure to understand the expectations of a Tree litter.

  • Same sex couples do not carry the pregnancy if they are utilizing the tree.

  • Characters between 2 years and 8 years can have anywhere from 1-8 in a litter.

  • Characters younger than 2 years or older than 8 years can have anywhere from 1-3 in a litter.

  • Characters younger than 2 years or older than 8 years are likely to face health complications, a result of the Magic Tree feeding off their life essence.

  • Characters younger than 2 years or older than 8 years that have a full litter of 3, may choose a long-term or short-term illness for 1 baby.

  • Pregnancy usually lasts between 50 to 75 days long (also applies to beasts!).

  • Characters part of a group/pack may face backlash or IC consequences for conceiving, this will depend on if the leader or group has rules regarding breeding.

  • If a parent of the litter has a mutation, there is a chance for it to be passed down. Parent players can assign up to 3 mutations per baby.