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Welcome to February! The days are finally feeling longer, so while there's certainly more cold to come, we can at least look forward to leaving the dark icky slump of winter. If it's warm where you are, we request you share with the class.

➤ This update brings us to our next age-up. As mentioned last time, this one will be handled just a little bit differently since we split it from the activity check. Staff has already gone through and aged all bios accepted after 1/4/24 by one moon. This does not include WIP bios...if your WIP has connections to an accepted character, you will need to go in and edit their age to keep their timelines matching. 

So what do ya'll need to do? If needed, just go through your WIPs, adopts, trackers, etc. and update any age information that may be listed. No need to post here once that is done. Easy peasy!

Riversong's kits and Mushroomstar's son are also now apprentice-aged. If you play one of these babies and want an on-site mentor, be sure to connect with another player to begin training! More info on apprentice ceremonies to come.

➤  We will also be holding our next on-site Gathering this moon! As before, we have provided questions for each high rank to answer regarding what will be discussed at the Gathering and an announcement thread may be started by one of the leaders. This will bet the first Gathering since the Kingdom separated from the Clans as well as the first with PrairieClan's new leader, so emotions are sure to be high!

More information about our next Gathering can be found here and mingling threads can be started at any point.

➤ We have a new surprise for ya'll! We have put together a High Rank Policy Guide for everyone's reference, featuring our official clan emblems designed by Erose! This guide will give you a quick overview of each high rank's views on various topics, including the treatment of outsiders, breaking the code, etc. We hope this will be a useful reference when creating characters as well as to see how your current characters agree (or disagree!) with their leadership. 

We hope to update this further in the future with the opinions of past high ranks to help flesh out the valley's history. More on that to come in later months!

➤ Last, we would like to hold another small advertising event for anyone who wants to earn a special suffix! The rules are the same as last time:

Any member who posts ads on 20 different sites will be granted the use of a special suffix! This doesn't have to be limited to other Warriors sites. Feel free to visit other genres, topics, and types of roleplay sites!

Some advertising etiquette to keep in mind:

- Make sure to use the correct jcink or proboards ad, depending on where the other site is hosted. This keeps our ad legible and keeps our neighbors sites looking nice!

- Make sure to follow the site's advertising rules. A typical general rule is to not post an ad if our site is already on the first page of ads. Too many ads in a row may lead to advertisements getting deleted and give us a bad reputation! Therefore, each member participating will need sites different from each other, so keep an eye out!

- Our ad should include the site name in the title.

- Staff reserves the right to ask any member to stop advertising if we feel these guidelines are being ignored!

To claim your special suffix, please respond to this thread with links to your 20 advertisements. The suffix can be applied immediately to a new or existing character or you can hold on to it for the future!


That's all for now, but we will have more later on this month with a few planned events! More info on those to come. We love you all and happy writing!