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Welcome to the Opalica community I am Fuscontidox the creator if the Opalica species ^^
we as the team are very glad to see you join us in making this community possible
we try out best to create and maintain a happy, friendly, and willing to serve environment
as staff, we encourage members to help each other out and walk new members through the community along with us
it's not required, but we appreciate seeing members congratulate and praise each other on achievements in our community
please remember that if you dont have anything nice to say, that it should not be said at all ^^

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6/7/16
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What is an Opalica?
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An Opalica is a semi aquatic species found along the shorelines and water regions of tropical areas, except for Africa.
Opalicas are relatively new in findings, and have only recently begun documentation, only few have ever been brought in for scientific evidence.
They appear to be semi aquatic reptilian (such as water serpents and crocodiles), hippos, and an unidentifiable species of land mammal in the canine lineage.
Each Opalica possesses 1-2 embedded stone/s somewhere on their body that's purpose is unknown, however, they look like opals, but are made with a new element called Voparous that genetically possesses different colors based on the heritage of the Opalica.
Opalicas are harmless for the most part, and don't mind other beings meander around them, however, no one should ever under estimate a wild animal. A cluster of Opalica can range between six to eight adults alone, and can become very protective and deffensive in situations where they feel threatened.

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Anatomy:

Opalicas have a stature of no taller than the average Great Dane, there's no height range based on gender as to which gender is larger than the other.
their legs are canine in build, and have excellent webbing structure when their feet are splayed in water.
They have relatively thick skin, and scales normally start at the crown of their head, travel down to cover their neck, create a dorsal effect along their spine, and complete with a fully scaled snake-like tail.
their eyes resemble elongated curving tear drops, and are very good for seeing out of, however, they have bad night vision and rely on series of grunts and stomping when on land and low frequency blurb sounds when in the water to communicate.
Opalica are omnivorous and have a set of four sharp teeth, two on each side of their upper jaw about midway in. Their eyes normally match the color of their stone/s.

Habits:

despite being omnivorous, they much prefer eating plant life, and normally only consume fish to balance their diets
Opalicas normally travel in clusters ranging from 6-8 adults, as calves normally aren't counted into the cluster until they are weaned.

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Common:

1 or 2 stones
no line edits
no line extras (ie. hair, extra tufts, tail hair etc)
monochromatic eyes

Uncommon:

3-5 stones
minor line extras (Head hair)
no line edits
heterochromatic eyes
eyes do not match stone color (if het. stones ONLY ONE of the eyes colors)

Rare:

1-2 stones resemble other precious stones not opals (only one type of stone aside from opal) *all remain same color*
minor line edits
line extras (any extra hair added, not a lot just more than head)

Very Rare:

major line edits
major line extras
mismatch stones (up to three colors and two different types of stones aside from opal)

items DO NOT count towards rarity

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Owner: Fuscontidox

Archivist:
May have one custom with uncommon rarity unless said other wise, 2 extra slots to number of Opalica you may own)

Artists:
(may make 1 custom after first ten Opalica they adopt out and one after thirty Opalicas they adopt out *they must have an owner to count towards next Custom*)
(customs can be up to uncommon unless prior permission from me )
(are allowed three extra slots to number of Opalica they may own)

Mods:
(may request two Opalica customs, they must be separated by at least a month between request ^^ *you may either make them yourself, or ask an artist)
(Customs may be up to uncommon unless prior permission from me)
(Are allowed 2 extra slots to number of Opalica they may own)

Guest Arists:
(May make 5 adopts during their one month time as an artist, and 1 uncommon custom)

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All of the CS Rules apply (aka tess' rules)
do not claim species as your own
you are free to use your character(s) as you wish, but please link back to here or give credit where its needed ^^
this is a closed species customs are not easily attained by public
you may own up to six Opalica
don't pity party please ^^ if you don't win an adopt, there's plenty more
if you cant say anything nice, please refrain from saying anything at all
if you no longer want a character, please contact me via PM and let me know every now and then there will be a readoption fare, however please keep in mind, that readoption fares will be non-owner ONLY competitions
you may gift characters, please let me and that archivist know when you do so
you may not resell characters
if you would like to be added to your character, just comment and ask the artist, and they should have no problem doing so ^^
you may add items to your character, as they do not count towards rarity, this includes any article of clothing, jewelry, and even change of facial expression
you may not change edits whether it be hair or body edits, you cannot add nor change them, if the design is "Older" and you would like to request a touchup, please contact myself AND the artist who made it for approval


Staff:
please be fair and as unbiased as possible ^^
Giving RUs is fine please don't make them easy to obtain though :3 reserve them for contests that take a lot of effort like impress me, creative art, or heavy writing
please dont remove my signature ^^
Artists may own 9 Opalicas, and mods (and the archivist) may own 8
to make a custom, artists are required to make 10 ADOPTED Opalicas, RUs and customs do not count, they must be judged comps and have an owner to count towards the ten required (neither do readoption fares)
mods must wait 2 weeks after they are inducted to order their first custom, and another month before they can order their second one.
commons should be the most present in the community, for every three commons made, you can make an uncommon, you must ask for permission to make a rare, and very rares are limited edition opalica reserved only
customs should only be common or uncommon, unless i give special permission
artists, please dont gift adopts randomly x3 lets try not to even do it to each other unless theres something extremely special going on... and even then we should talk it over before whatever is going on so we arent making things unfair
Mods have the right to give warnings and Strikes to people who break rules, they must notify me with evidence of the rule breaking
please make sure (all staff) to stay calm and collective even in harsh moments, you are the examples (as well as myself) for those who join this community, you may be stern, but try to remain respectful.
everyone gets two warnings before they are given a strike, if they continue to break the rules.
be careful and mindful, as bans can result in revocation of characters and/or the ability to take part in certain events or comps ;n;

these rules are subject to change at any given time as i see fit
above all, have fun and be kind to one another!

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okay we are now open!
youre free to mark the page

artist search is active and will go for a week! ^^

end date is June 15th 2016