❧ Catshee, the Cats of Avalon ❁ The Nesting Hollows ☙

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❧ Catshee, the Cats of Avalon ❁ The Nesting Hollows ☙

Postby lex » Thu Jul 31, 2025 9:43 am

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❧ TᕼE ᑎESTIᑎG ᕼOᒪᒪOᗯS ☙
ᴡʜᴇʀᴇ ʙᴇᴀɴꜱ ᴀʀᴇ ʙᴏʀɴ​


ᴛʜᴇ ɴᴇꜱᴛɪɴɢ ʜᴏʟʟᴏᴡꜱ ᴀʀᴇ ᴄᴜʀʀᴇɴᴛʟʏ:
ᴏᴘᴇɴᴄʟᴏꜱᴇᴅ
ʀᴇqᴜᴇꜱᴛꜱ ᴄᴀɴɴᴏᴛ ʙᴇ ᴍᴀᴅᴇ

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❧ ❧ ❧ Welcome to the Nesting Hollows. Here in the heart of Avalon, most catshee visit to perform special rituals to enchant beans together, to create the next generation of cats in the place where their magic runs the strongest. Catshee may attempt to enchant up to four beans, though not all of them may take; the ones that do, however, are placed in the comfortable safety of a nest, where they will be watched over by their parents until they hatch. Oftentimes, catshee parents will weave special charms into nests or use special elixirs for good luck, prosperity, and guidance to the new beans. Newly-enchanted beans are usually around the size of a jellybean, though over a short time period they grow to be about the size of a potato. After they have reached this size, a beanshee will hatch from them - a newborn catshee, named for their tendency to be very, very loud! These beanshee have a long way to grow, to eventually reach adulthood and earn their Touchstone.

❧ ❧ ❧ There are a number of catshee that roam Avalon that can be romanced by your catshee, provided they receive persuasive enough gifts. These Studs can nest with your catshee. Each stud can only nest with so many catshee, though, so they change regularly!


ᴜꜱᴇꜰᴜʟ ʟɪɴᴋꜱ
Rules
Requesting a Nest
Available Studs
Trait Guide: Trait Rarities & Inheritance Chances
Market: Nesting Curio Catalogue


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Postby lex » Thu Jul 31, 2025 9:44 am

❧ TᕼE ᖇᑌᒪES Oᖴ TᕼE ᕼOᒪᒪOᗯS ☙
ʀᴜʟᴇꜱ ᴀɴᴅ ɢᴜɪᴅᴇʟɪɴᴇꜱ

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Prettying Up
Nesting Hollows posts should be entirely plaintext, or at most have a single size change (no size below 85) or list.

Searchable IDs
Please make sure that all of user IDs are searchable.
User IDs are the string of numbers attached to your profile URL. Ex: My ID is 344558.

Nesting Limits & Cooldowns
A single catshee may only breed up to 2 times (or up to 4 times, with special curios and Adventuring bonuses) total.
Once a catshee has nested, it cannot nest again for 45 days, starting when the nest request was accepted. Special nesting curios may be used to reset this cooldown.
Once a user posts a nest request, they cannot post another for 30 days, starting when the nest request was posted. Curios can be used to reset this cooldown, and users may be participants in other users’ nests during this cooldown, but just cannot request their own.

Interbreeding
Catshee may not nest with other catshee of the same origin band or nest, and cannot nest with any of their relatives. If related catshee nest by accident (i.e. the artist did not fully check both lineages) and it is found out later, all offspring from the nest and any of their descendants will lose all of their nesting slots.

Commissioned Nests
When staff have worked on enough non-commissioned catshee, they may open up commissioned slots, including nests. These closed nest requests will be posted on the Discord alerts channel. Nesting artists may set up limitations for these, such as allowing or not allowing free items to be used in the nest or allowing only certain growth types.
These commissioned slots can be sold for whatever currency the artist prefers (irl currency, C$, pets, art, etc.) but all commissioned nests must be done through the Discord. Additional information, and pricing, of commissioned nests can be found here.
Unlike customs/commissioned customs, commissioned nests and all resulting offspring do count against the ownership limit.

Distributing Offspring
Once a nest is posted, the requesting user must post a Nest Distribution post to the Changelog to use as Proof of Ownership. If you wish to surrender unwanted beans to the Wayward, you will do so using the distribution form as well. Users must decide between themselves which offspring will go to who. Arguing or fighting over offspring’s placements, or refusing to distribute offspring within 30 days of the nest being posted, may result in your account being marked for Limited Nesting, where your catshee may only nest with catshee that you own, or (if a serious enough violation) a ban from nesting entirely. If needed, a staff member can roll results for you as to who keeps what offspring.
Especially keep this in mind with nests with 3 user participants; without nesting curios being used, there is no guarantee to the nest size. Please plan accordingly.

repost from main thread wrote:Personal Archiving.
You must have an up-to-date post in the Personal Archives to participate in the catshee adoptables, communities, and games. Please make sure to keep your personal archives up-to-date as all possible to prevent your forms being skipped.

Notification of Changes
Ownership changes of any kind should be noted in the Archive Changelog within 1 week of the change.

Selling/Trading Catshee
Catshee should be owned for 30 days before before being rehomed, unless being surrendered to the Wayward. Catshee cannot be sold/traded for Spades, any currency (IRL or in-game), CS pets and items/offsite goods. They may be traded for other catshee or offerings (custom tickets). The exception are summons (customs), which may be sold, traded, or gifted freely. IRL currency sales should be taken offsite. Once you have sold, traded, or gifted a catshee, it may not be returned to you in any fashion for at least 90 days.

Keep Your Records
Due to the slightly complex nature of Adventuring, leveling, and currencies, please keep a good record of your experiences, and be sure to fill out all forms correctly to make searching for them easy in the future! While occasional mistakes are understandable, falsifying information (esp. for large purchases or catshee ownership) will bar you from participating in the adopts, events, nesting, or community any further.

Ownership Limits
Ownership Limits. Currently, a user may own up to 5 catshee. This limit will increase (or be removed) in the future, but for now we want everyone to get a chance, in the event that there are a lot of entries for catshee adoptions.
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❧ ᖇEQᑌESTIᑎG ᗩ ᑎEST ☙
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Slots for Nesting will open once a month for a select few amount of nests. Artists are free to open slots, both free and commissioned nests, even when the Hollow itself is closed for new forms. During general openings, all nests are available for any artist to work on; while you may request a specific nesting artist, it is no guarantee and another artist may do the nest instead.

Nesting posts must be fully and correctly filled out upon posting. You are free to write up your posts beforehand, and save to post when there are openings available, but please double-check to make sure your IDs, formatting, links, and all info is correct and up-to-date. Failing to do so may get your form skipped.

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[b][u]I would like to request a Nesting![/u][/b][list]
     [b]My User ID + Link to Personal Archive:[/b]
     [b]IDs + Personal Archives of Other Nesting Partners:[/b] (delete if solo nesting)
      [b]Curios Applied:[/b] (list all curios in use for this nesting, including proofs of ownership, quantities, and specifications for curios that require it i.e. choosing a trait for an automatic pass; if a curio is owned by a participant that isn’t you, give their user ID as well)
     [b]Growth Speed:[/b]
     [b]Nest Type:[/b] (random or choose from: bird, blanket, seaside, log, planter, rocky - just a visual change)
     [b]Lines Preference:[/b] (parents’ lines only or random lines; if random, you may specify pixel or soft lines)
     [b]Requested Artist:[/b] (NOT guaranteed, remove/leave blank if posting for a specific artist’s slot openings)

(copy and paste the following for each parent cat)
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     [b]Parent Cat ID:[/b]
     [b]Proof of Ownership:[/b]
     [b]Traits:[/b] [/list]


ꜱᴘʟɪᴛ ɴᴇꜱᴛꜱ
(nests with more than one user participant)

When posting a nest that is not a solo breeding (i.e. with two or three other users), the form is still filled out the same. Curios and catshee may be used from any participating user's inventory, but all curios not coming from the posting/requesting user's inventory must be linked and specified.

When a user posts a split nest request, ALL participants must confirm the request on this thread. This can be done simply by quoting the post and confirming. However, please be sure to read the other user's request in entirety to make sure everything is accurate, especially when it comes to using nesting curios. Feel free to take your time to read this—even FCFS nesting slots will be confirmed by the request post's date, not the time of confirmations.
If a split nest request is not confirmed by all participants within 72 hours, it will be voided.

Distribution after a split nest request is born/grown is done the same as solo distributions, except that all participants must agree to it. If a staff member must step in to distribute offspring for your nest due to disagreements, it may lead to a strike against your account and limited nesting in the future. Read the "Distributing Offspring" section of the Nesting Hollows rules for more specifics.

ᴀᴘᴘʟʏɪɴɢ ᴄᴜʀɪᴏꜱ
Nesting curios may be used on nests. These can be obtained from the Market, or earned while Adventuring, during events, or as specific prizes. View the catalogue of all Nesting Curios here.

You may use as many nesting curios per nest as you like, as long as they are all compatible with each other (descriptions will state if there are any incompatibilities). However, all participants in the nesting process must agree to every curio in use. All curios are assumed to come from the posting user’s inventory unless stated and linked otherwise in the form, and explicit permission must be granted from other participants if using curios from their inventory.

If seeking to nest with a Stud, a gift of an acceptable type must be applied in the Applied Curios section. Otherwise, the form is filled out as if the Stud catshee is one of your own.

ɢʀᴏᴡᴛʜ ꜱᴘᴇᴇᴅ
Normal Growth
(currently unavailable until adventuring opens)
ʙᴇᴀɴꜱʜᴇᴇ → ꜰʟᴇᴅɢʟɪɴɢ → ᴀᴅᴠᴇɴᴛᴜʀᴇ ᴀꜱ ᴀᴘᴘʀᴇɴᴛɪᴄᴇꜱ → ᴀᴅᴜʟᴛꜱ

Normal Growth nests will be posted as newborn Beanshee.After one turn, they will age into Fledglings. Fledglings may begin to Adventure with the “Apprentice” Calling, where they can find small rewards and have a chance to find rarer Touchstones. Apprentice Fledglings will come across several Touchstones, of which they can choose from to make their own. (Particularly choosy Apprentices, who reject many potential Touchstones, may get stuck with one they don’t like, though—so be careful!) After a Fledgling has found their Touchstone, they will age into Adults.
Normal Growth catshee begin Adventuring, as well as nest, as soon as they reach their Adult stage.
If a catshee is obtained from a Normal Growth nest that is still a Fledgling, and has not been able to find a Touchstone (or the user does not wish to participate in Adventuring), they may be provided a Base rarity Touchstone and grown by any artist.


Quick Growth
ʙᴇᴀɴꜱʜᴇᴇ → ꜰʟᴇᴅɢʟɪɴɢ → ᴀᴅᴜʟᴛꜱ

Quick Growth nests will be posted as Beanshee. After one turn, they will age into Fledglings. After another turn, they will age into Adults, with Base rarity Touchstones of the artist’s choice.
Quick Growth catshee may begin Adventuring as soon as they hit their Adult stage, but they may not nest with another catshee for at least 15 days after they reach their Adult stage.


Accelerated Growth
ʙᴇᴀɴꜱʜᴇᴇ → ᴀᴅᴜʟᴛꜱ

Accelerated Growth nests will be posted as Beanshee. After one turn, they will age into Adults with a Base or Common rarity Touchstone of the artist’s choice.
Accelerated Growth catshee may begin Adventuring as soon as they hit their Adult stage, but they may not nest with another catshee for at least 15 days after they reach their Adult stage.


Instant Growth
ᴀᴅᴜʟᴛꜱ

Instant Growth nests will be posted as full adults with no Beanshee or Fledgling stages. They may have any Touchstone of Uncommon or below rarity, of the artist’s choice.
Instant Growth catshee may begin Adventuring instantly, but they may not nest with another catshee for at least 30 days after they are born.

ɴᴇꜱᴛ ᴛʏᴘᴇꜱ
Nest types are a purely aesthetic choice with no real consequences! Just for fun. All nest variations were drawn by Darkodraco. Currently, the following nests are available to choose from:
❧ ʙɪʀᴅ ɴᴇꜱᴛ ❁ ᴄᴏᴢʏ ʙʟᴀɴᴋᴇᴛꜱ ❁ ꜱᴇᴀꜱɪᴅᴇ ᴅᴇɴ ☙
❧ ᴍᴏꜱꜱʏ ʟᴏɢ ❁ ʙᴇᴀɴ ᴘʟᴀɴᴛᴇʀ ❁ ʀᴏᴄᴋʏ ɴᴇꜱᴛ ☙

ʟɪɴᴇꜱ ᴘʀᴇꜰᴇʀᴇɴᴄᴇ
While you cannot choose which specific lines you would like your catshee to have, you can specify if you would prefer only the parents’ lines to be inherited, or to choose any lines from our line bank. If you choose random, you may specify if you would prefer pixel- or soft-line bases. All line-arts are compatible with each other and do not represent any change in rarity, except for a few unlockable lines later on which cannot be passed on. View the available line bank here.
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Postby lex » Thu Jul 31, 2025 9:45 am

❧ ᗩᐯᗩIᒪᗩᗷᒪE STᑌᗪS ☙
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Studs are catshee that are available to be persuaded, with romantic Gifts, to nest with your catshee(s) - or you can even give stud catshee gifts to nest with other studs. Studs can only nest so many times, though, and have 10 total slots. Once a stud has nested 10 times, they will be retired and be available for adoption at the Wayward Willow.

Studs are rated on different tiers based off of their traits. Each tier requires a gift of at least a certain level to impress them enough to nest. Gifts are available for purchasing from the Market, or may be rarely obtained through events or Adventuring.

When seeking to nest with a Stud, fill out their part(s) of the Nest Request form with the Stud's information, as if they were a cat of your own. Include the Gift required in the Items used portion of the form.

Base StudsCommon StudsUncommon Studs
All Current StudsAll Studs Archive
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ʙᴀꜱᴇ ꜱᴛᴜᴅꜱ

Base studs can be persuaded by any Gift, big or small!

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Windseeker
Slots Remaining: 10 / 10

Cat ID: S-013
Artist: lex #13
Lines: Classic
Touchstone: (B) Plant Part: Sturdy Stick

Windseeker is one of the front page banner cats!

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Specks
Slots Remaining: 10 / 10

Cat ID: S-014
Artist: lex #13
Lines: Stand Tall
Touchstone: (B) Plant Part: Moss Boa

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Rippling Sands
Slots Remaining: 10 / 10

Cat ID: S-016
Artist: lex #13
Lines: Sit Pretty
Touchstone: (B) Plant Part: Leafy Stem
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ᴄᴏᴍᴍᴏɴ ꜱᴛᴜᴅꜱ

Common studs can be persuaded by the following Gifts:
Sincere, Generous

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Erik
Slots Remaining: 10 / 10

Cat ID: S-010
Artist: Kaskakay #05
Lines: Classic
Touchstone: (C) Natural Object: Feather

[C] Unrealistic Coat Color, Faded Pupils, Wildcat Ears (Ocelot)

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Fezzy
Slots Remaining: 10 / 10

Cat ID: S-011
Artist: Kaskakay #05
Lines: Lanky
Touchstone: (C) Natural Object: Amethyst Geode

[C] Long Coat, Unrealistic Coat Color, Unnatural Eye Color, Multi-Tone Tuft, Solid Tuft Color, Mane Tuft, Half-tail

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Espresso
Slots Remaining: 10 / 10

Cat ID: S-012
Artist: Darkodraco #04
Lines: Lanky
Touchstone: (C) Artificial Object: Stone Spearhead

[C] Chest & Beard Tuft, Bob Tail, Fairy Dust
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ᴜɴᴄᴏᴍᴍᴏɴ ꜱᴛᴜᴅꜱ

Uncommon studs can be persuaded by the following gifts:
Generous

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Puddin'
Slots Remaining: 10 / 10

Cat ID: S-001
Artist: Darkodraco #04
Lines: Classic
Touchstone: (C) Natural Object: Charming Little Egg

[C] Solid Color Tuft, Chest & Brows Tuft
[UC] Unkempt Coat, Curled Tail

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Fabio
Slots Remaining: 10 / 10

Cat ID: S-004
Artist: lex #13
Lines: Sit Pretty
Touchstone: (C) Artificial Object: Hairbrush

[C] Fairy Dust, Solid-color Tuft
[UC] Silky Coat, Lion Tuft, Curled Tail

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Leo
Slots Remaining: 10 / 10

Cat ID: S-015
Artist: StitchedPig #42
Lines: Lanky
Touchstone: (C) Natural Object: Bird Skull

[C] Unnatural Eye Color
[UC] Unkempt Coat, Matching Tuft Color, Lion Mane, Long Tail
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