Original Lines by seth
Edits by Mehingan
Species Information by Nobady
About Hoptree Bunnies
Hoptree Bunnies are actually nymphs. And here you probably thought nymphs were tiny people with wings? What a silly concept. For every tree species there is a species of Hoptree Bunnies and the tree that grows from their crown tends to replicate the tree that they nurture and protect. Baby Hoptree Bunnies are seedlings, Teens are saplings and Adults go by the tree's common name (for example birch, apple, and oak).
How are Hoptree Bunnies "born"?
When a seedling goes to ground and starts to grow a Hoptree Bunny also grows beneath the soil in the roots of the seedling. As the Seedling grows into a sapling, the nest of the Hoptree Seedling gets pushed above ground and starts to unfold revealing the new Hoptree Bunny. Large trees, like the redwood, tend to grow multiple Hoptree Bunnies within its lifetime, while smaller trees, such as pine trees, tend to only have one Hoptree Bunny.
What happens when a Tree dies?
If the tree's spirit has lived a long life and dies of natural causes the Hoptree Bunnies dissolve into Spirit Bunnies go with the Spirit of the Tree and from there no one is really quite sure. Some speculate that the spirits may bless a tree by healing it, others that the Spirits just simply move on. If a tree dies from unnatural causes, such as being cut down or fire, the Tree's Spirit will go, but the Hoptree Bunnies that once guarded the tree may turn into mischievous tricksters and with no tree to call their home, they run a muck causing trouble in the forest. These bunnies are referred to as Fungi Bunnies and if multiples of these bunnies get together they can infect and even kill a healthy living tree.
Can Hoptree Bunnies breed?
Not in the traditional way. Sometimes when two trees seed and the seeds grow together creating somewhat of a hybrid tree, you can get Hybrid Hoptree Bunnies, but this is extremely rare and tends to only occur with human intervention.
Hoptree Bunnies Tree Species
Just an idea of the trees from around the world.
Want to represent a tree not listed? Message me the tree's name and I'll add it below.
Common: Pine, Oak, Birch, Fir Trees, Maple, Aspen
Uncommon: Cyprus, Banyan, Palm, Bonsai, Walnut
Rare: Cedar, Willow, Eucalyptus, Strangler fig
Very Rare: Redwood, Bombax, Tetrameles nudiflora
*Endangered: St. Helena Gumwood, African Baobab, Meranti, Dragon Blood
*These tree species are actually Endangered right now. Please recycle, especially paper products to prevent future deforestation and only buy wood products made from common trees.
Rules
1. You may own up 10 Hoptree Bunnies.
2. Please be kind to the Staff and Artists. If you don't like a design, then you don't have to adopt that bunny, but being rude about it will get you kicked from ever adopting a Hoptree Bunny again.
3. If you no longer want one or all of your bunnies, please let us know so we can re-home them. You may re-home the bunnies yourself, but please also let us know so we can update adopter information.
4. No selling Hoptree Bunnies for pets or other game currency. You may trade them for other species or character, you just can't sell them.
5. If you want to join the Staff Team, please know that only Artist will be hired and that if you fall inactive you will be removed without warning. Inactive means you do not create any new designs for 30 days. If you're still interested please fill out the form below.
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