Changes for the Knights.

[Chess]

For those of you within the Knights pack things will be changing due to Revvy leaving. Having his pups born in the Knight's territory he has come and will be taking over as Czar of the Knights. There will be new changes taking place I will outline these below so OOC you know what to expect and you can use this information to form a plot for your character to either adapt and stay or plan out a plot to leave. No one will be punished for wishing to leave during these changes.

As times go on Ahote will be changing the philosophy, the ranks, and finally the name of the pack. It will change in to a pack where females are honored but kept separate from the males. They will be the mothers of the pack but they will not be able to hold any warrior/high positions. They will not be taken as permanent mates by the males in the pack will only come to breed and take their sons when they are able to be separated from their mothers. Females may hunt small game amongst themselves or prey to keep themselves healthy and active, as well as forage for herbs. Bigger prey will be provided by the males but they will hold higher positions, patrolling, hunting, fighting, messengers exc.

I plan to institute these changes slowly, so no one is taken by surprise as well as holding a pack meeting IC to announce these changes. The pack meeting will be mandatory because this will be the beginning of the plot.

[Chess]

Some questions have come up during the OOC AC check and in the cbox I think are important to address.

Will the females be getting the draftier/old/unsafe living Home Tree?

No, the females as in Spartan society are considered females who are honored and to be cared for. Ahote has already found the second home tree and has and will be taking time to make it more suitable than the males. Because it was the first attempt, it is actually newer than the old home tree, with less damage.

Will females have their own dens?

Absolutely, we are not going to force females to live in one big room. However even though each female will have their own den, they do have the choice to utilize the birthing room, and the meeting room, both of which are the larger dens on the bottom of the tree.

Can females leave the Home Tree:

Again, absolutely. We are not cloistering them in, however females that insist upon traveling the territory, hunting for small prey or accompanying pups outside will be attended by a trustworthy male in some capacity, and are encouraged to stay together in groups. (A pack of females is much more vicious when pups are concerned)

Can pack members take mates:

I really did not want to implement this but for the sake of plot I will. Males ARE allowed to take a mate. That female then (unless otherwise agreed, such as in the case of a hybrid mating and the hybrid is not fertile and they agree to mate her with someone else for the sake of pups) becomes unavailable to other males. Most females however are encouraged to breed with different high ranking males to produce the best offspring possible for the future.

What can females do if they were left alone with no males and were attacked?:

This scenario is highly unlikely. Males would never do anything to put their females in any danger, however if such a scenario came to occur females are expected to fight back. They are living creatures with a mind of their own. We do not expect them to lay back and be raped, or tortured or harm given to their pups.

Can females speak to males about being "constricted":

There is already a female in charge of reporting to Ahote about female conditions. The stipulation is the following things will never change: They will not be involved in politics or male ranks, they will never hunt big game, and they will never fight/battle/go to war. Other than that Ahote will do much to satisfy their happiness.

Well what can females do?

Females are not so limited as everyone is thinking. They have their own den, their own tree (free of testosterone), they can hunt small game together or travel the lands (with escort), they can take up learning healing (magical or herbal), mid wife skills or even take up watching over the tree so the females stay safe.

What if a female consistently breaks the rules?

Again, another issue I really did not want to address but because it may come up: Females are not kept by force, the way they are treated is considered a luxury not torture. Any female caught breaking the rules more than once will be exiled from the territory as they are seen as a bad influence and a danger to the remaining females. I have not decided what the first time offense punishment should be yet but I am pretty sure it will come out IC.

I hope I addressed everyone's concerns and if you have any more questions, feel free to add on to this thread or PM me.

[Vulpes Rose]

You mentioned that females will be will be encouraged to breed, but how far does this go? Is it policy that they must breed unless they have been claimed as a mate, or are they allowed to say no to breeding/say no to certain males?

[Chess]

Any female is free to refuse any male, there will be no rapes or forcing of females to mate, regardless of how much a male may want to. However, I encourage females to think realistically. All females will eventually go in to heat, and while every mating may not result in puppies, it is good to keep things going slightly realistic plus it opens up many plot lines.

Hope that answered your question and sorry I got to it a little late...Okay a lot late.

FOR THE REST OF THE PACK:

This week I intend to have the pack meeting! ATTENDANCE IS MANDATORY. Because this meeting will announce official changes, possible alliances, name change and the final plot device for the pack, all members must attend. Those who have active absence are excused. Because we have close to thirty members let's try to keep the posts not as lengthy as to keep introductions moving, and get through things as quickly as possible.

As this will be the "end" for the knights and the beginning of the new, it is important everyone be sure they are up to date on the changes and how things will run in the pack. Now the time is dwindling when Ahote will graciously let members leave the pack. (I would really prefer by now everyone that is here be here, but if leaving is truly what you want I would like it to involve a deep meaningful plot to remove them from the pack, seeing as how it is rare in real life to have a wolf leave a pack and live through it.)

Should have the post up sometime between tonight and tomorrow, so be on the look out for it.

[Artemis]

Sounds great Chessy. All my character shall be there. c:

[Tsunami]

Whoo pack meeting! Rava will be there :3

[°Nautic°]

nautic is already there :3