Hoard Discussion Thread

[ferretjuice]

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W h y I H o a r d T h e s e d o g s.
When I first looked at them, I screamed at their beauty and then said "I need more!" So I started hoarding them.

F i r s t p e t i n t h e h o a r d.

[Raire]

Heh, Ama with her ~80 hoards and you already fall over?
Then I shouldn't start with my 285... |D

(Though I guess I will pick some tomorrow, hmm~)

Well. You know, I have horrid balance. Sees number. Grabs onto chair. I DIDN'T CRASH TO THE GROUND.

Yet.

[Xiao_Jian]

Well, I guess if we're posting hoard lore I'll join in.

Our Land My Chinese New Year pet hoard. I named it after a scene in the movie Hero, which is about the unification of China under the Qin dynasty in 221 BC. They used the word Tiānxià to represent the idea, which was badly translated in the US version to mean "Our Land," which fits the hoard.
Across the Stars Named after a song from a Star Wars movie. It's a beautiful song, and fit the galaxy markings of the dogs.
Air Nomads The markings on the horse reminded me of the tattoos and symbols for the Airbenders from Avatar: The Last Airbender.

Arizona Dreams I grew up in Arizona, and still get homesick sometimes. The spiders reminded me of a species of cactus that I love.
Blue Rings Pretty straightforward - the dogs are based on the Australian Blue Ring Octopus.
Bright Clouds, Dark Sky The markings of the horse remind me of a beautiful night sky, when you catch glimpses of the stars in between the clouds.
Dark Wings, Dark Words Song of Ice and Fire reference. Representing the black ravens used to carry messages, with one white raven that only maesters use.
Dovakiin My Skyrim inspired hoard. I'm not happy with the name, but haven't been able to come up with anything better.
Dragonwell My favorite kind of tea is called Dragonwell, which is a pan-roasted green tea.
Dream Catchers Self-explanatory.
Farewell Ten This hoard was inspired after the Tenth Doctor's regeneration. Broke my heart. The horses are named with the lyrics of the Latin song that is sung during the episode. English translation:

Farewell, Ten
On to eternity
The fates be with you
On to eternity.
Farewell, Ten
The fates be with you.
Oh, blessed he
Who brought us peace.
Farewell, Ten
Lay down your burden
We will remember you forever more.
Farewell, Ten
We give you thanks.
On to eternity
You are not alone
Never
Trust to the last
Farewell…

Green With Envy The name fits the for the beautiful color of these horses.
Heart of Gold Named after an episode of Firfly.
Heart of the Tardis Another Doctor Who reference. I thought it fit the vibrant starry pattern of these dogs.
In the Earth Abides the Flame Named after the first book of a trilogy I really like.
Mola-Mola! Mola-molas, or sunfish, are awesome, and deserve a hoard.
Monsters, Gila Monsters Another Arizona inspired hoard. Gila Monsters are beautiful, amazing, rare, reptiles. I was lucky enough to see 2 of them in the wild during hikes.
Name of the Wind Inspired by one of my favorite book series, The Kingkiller Chronicles by Patrick Rothfuss. The magic system in the books partially revolves around learning the "true name" of things, so you can use them. The main character struggles to learn the WInd's name.
Not All Who Wander are Lost Lord of the Rings reference.
Paper Hearts The title of one of my favorite episodes of The X-Files.
Phoenix Wings Markings on the horse look like Phoenix wings.
Rain, Rain, Go Away Named after a nursery rhyme, inspired by the summer storm I loved watching in the Arizona desert. Named after bodies of water in the state.
Seeing Red Fits the pets.
Solitude The title of one of my favorite photographs. It's of a beautiful tree, standing alone in a snowy field.
Spiral of Infinite Skies Spirals are a symbol for infinity in many cultures. For me, the markings on these owls remind me of the vastness of our universe.
Straw DogsFrom a passage in the Tao Te Ching, which speaks of physical things like money as "straw dogs," things which are easily destroyed or lost.
TankedMy aquarium dogs.
The North RemembersAnother Song of Ice and Fire reference.
What is Magic For?I absolutely love these dogs, they're my favorite pet on the sight. They just remind me of the magic and imagination.
What the... hell?The expression on this dog's face looks like me after I'm fed up and frustrated after a tough night at work. Reminds me to laugh.
Wizard for HireNamed after my favorite book series, The Dresden Files, by Jim Butcher. The main character is introduced as a Wizard in Chicago who advertises in phone books, as a wizard, to make a living.
You can't Take the Sky From MeNamed for lyrics in the theme song of my favorite TV show, Firefly.

Take my love, Take my land
Take me where I cannot stand
I don't care, I'm still free
You can't take the sky from me.

Zuni FetishesMy collection of Zuni fetish ponies.

[aaliyah.]

So alright. Tomorrow we go on vacation. That means I need 240 butterwolves until tomorrow. e.e
So today is butterfly hunting day. D: But I need these 10k.

[Pure Dragon]

...Nah, take your time xD But I'm really curious about the reasons people have for naming their hoards as they do ^^
So go and sacrifice your time to us. This Lord demands it --->[/color]

I usually think of something they remind me of, then word it in a fancy way. xD I might post all of them later, but here's just a few for now:

Gold Etched in Blood
Grammar Bright
Swirls of Mint
Seafoam's Rainbow
Savanna Shamans

[Summer~Breeze]

Chloe's Angels
Chloe's Angels was my first proper hoard. It's in memory of my wonderful friend Chloe, who passed away in 2012. Lots of people are probably thinking 'At least no one in her family has passed away,' but if you're thinking that, then you don't know Chloe. She was more then just my best friend, even if she was older then me. She was like my sister, and she always stood up for me. She taught me to be true to myself and to love nature. She showed me the stars, and she the names of them all. She was never too busy to talk to me, and I loved her with all my heart. And I will never stop loving and missing her.
Aim; Neverending.

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The Fire Breathers
I started this mini hoard just because I found these guys adorable, and well, who couldn't love them? I also quite like dragons, so it seemed like the perfect hoard.
Aim; Maybe 20?

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Love is Life
These little cuties just melted my heart, and I just thought...'Aww, why not?' So this hoard was born!
Aim; 200 - complete!

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Monkeying Around
I'd just been on holiday in Thailand, and when I was the beach in Koh Samui, people would walk by with monkeys, and you could have your picture taken with them. I had my picture taken, so it seemed like such a weird coincidence when I got back to the uk to see monkey themed pets! I decided it was a sign that I was meant to hoard them, and they were adorable, so I did!
Aim; Neverending!

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Panda Luff
As you can see from my signature, I love pandas, so when I saw these guys I was like 'Must hoard!' Also, they looked a bit plain, so they all have a different coloured wig on, which I think looks pretty awesome! So my hoard was born <3
Aim; 9 - complete!

[aaliyah.]

MY BUTTERFLY WOLF HOARD ;; & her kings & queens.

Why do I hoard them?
This is a good question. A really good one.
The first that goes through my mind was
look at these wonderful pets. who can resist them?
but hey they are a combination of two of my favourite pets
a butterfly & a wolf.
to me every butterfly wolf is beautiful
& so I couldn't decide which one I wanted to hoard.
Now I hoard all of them. Every outcome.
& it's endless forever.
I know more beautiful designs will come and so I can't stop. ;u;

my first goal was to get a complete collection.
but now that I have one I decided to beat
the record in hoarding butterflys.
I'm close to my first 10 000 but i'm missing too many. <3
I really can say this is my most important hoard. :3

[lucẏ]

I hoard squids because they are so cute!

[CalicoWolf]

Re: Hoard stories... -pokes hoard thread-
I have wayyyy too many hoards to show off here and explain why I hoarded them/inspiration,
and I have a hard time picking favorites to list a few, but they're all on my hoard thread.

There's a lot of text and I get a bit redundant, but I just had to have a page to display my lovelies. ^^

Beautiful Thread. <3

Heh, Ama with her ~80 hoards and you already fall over?
Then I shouldn't start with my 285... |D

(Though I guess I will pick some tomorrow, hmm~)

You know I'm going to demand a full post with all your hoards, reasons why you hoard them and why you named them, right? XD

...Nah, take your time xD But I'm really curious about the reasons people have for naming their hoards as they do ^^
So go and sacrifice your time to us. This Lord demands it --->

I want to change all my names to awesome names once they are completed, I suppose I should get started since some are completed.

[AyanaN]

I love to hoard Griffins! Hard to find, though, because there aren't that many...*le-gasp!* They could replace the spiders!