of swords & roses: an original medieval roleplay

Welcome to Avarice, a fantasy wolf and human shifter roleplay with an entirely original setting and backstory. We are an intermediate to advanced site, but beginners are also welcomed if there is intent to improve. Back in the day we were a bustling hub of activity; after a few years' hiatus, we're making a comeback! You'll never find another site like it.

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Silver

0 male . 2 female
2 total

Morphling

2 male . 0 female
2 total

Cloudhopper

0 male . 0 female
0 total

Colorcoat

0 male . 1 female
1 total

Celces

0 male . 0 female
0 total

Faren

1 male . 0 female
1 total

Riverkeeper

1 male . 0 female
1 total

Terrian

1 male . 1 female
2 total

Shade

0 male . 0 female
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10.09.23 glad to see all of you and hope you're having a fantastic year! adulting keeps us all busy, but I hope Avarice can always be a place for us to return to when we need it. happy spooky season~

09.29.22 well... i finally got around to remaking everything! this place is ready to come back. the question is, are you? (: -aydan
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05.02.20 having fun cleaning up this site, after all this time.. it's my dream to get it up and running again, so let's see how far it goes! -aydan
06.02.16 been a while since we've had an update, huh! to entice all of you just starting your summer vacations to make some new characters, all character bans will be lifted (except for the rare ones of course, but expect some of those to open up soon). limited time only, take them while you can! also, expect an activity check sometime in the near future. lots of love, aydan
07.16.15 ALL LEADERS AND BETAS, read the new thread in the high ranks board, please. also, great news! you can now send "donations" of talismans to other accounts! instead of having a staff member transfer talismans from each of your accounts so you can purchase something for a character, you can do it yourself. go to the account's profile, click "send donation" on the upper right, and follow the instructions. then log in to that account and click the donation button on the toolbar, bottom left of your screen, to accept the donation! any questions, please contact me! love, aydan
07.03.15 what could this "black fire" mean for the future of ilisthmira? the leaders have all gathered to discuss with the medicine wolf a possible cure. follow the thread here~ love, aydan
06.29.15 HAPPY FIFTH ANNIVERSARY EVERYONE! thank you for being so wonderful these past few years! to celebrate, we are kicking off the summer with the start of our new site-wide plot! have fun~ love, aydan<3
06.23.15 the EVENT account has struck in the marketplace! but what could this mysterious message mean? tune in on our anniversary to find out! don't forget to send in your videos and votes!! <3, aydan
06.12.15 happy summer, avarice! as the activity rises, so does the amount of fun things going on! we currently have high ranks auditions going on until june 25th, our anniversary coming up on june 29th (don't forget to send tana videos!), and an advertising contest until july 3rd! get excited and get involved! ~riri
05.08.15 i'm sure most of you have seen this already, but in case you didn't: we're coming up on our fifth anniversary!! isn't that crazy? avarice is almost kindergarten age now haha. please pm your nominations for the annual avarice awards! the categories and past winners are all listed HERE! love you, tana
03.20.15 all accounts that DID NOT respond to the activity check were deleted (though a few were spared). if your account was deleted on accident, just remake it with the same username and then PM me and we'll sort something out if you lost any talismans. thank you guys! montana
03.01.15 hey friends! there's an activity check up, it ends on the fifteenth! please direct yourselfs right here to reply to it! <3 tana
12.25.14 Merry Christmas Avarice!! We have a new system for our market! Read all about it here! <3 Aydan
12.24.14 It's Christmas Eve!! Did you vote in our January OTM poll yet? <3 Destiny
12.23.14 Check out our newest giveaway from Silvers and expensive marketplace items to a special prize for all who enter. Read more here. <3 Destiny
12.20.14 The site plot of four and a half years is finally over. The Royal Heir has been returned. The Riverkeepers have returned to the light. But what will happen next? Well, come spend New Years with us and you might just find a nice little surprise has happened. <3 Destiny
12.20.14 Hello, all! It's Riri~ I just wanted to announce that I updated the TIMELINE with all of the threads from this semester. I just wanted to remind you all to tag the @timeline account so I don't have to rifle through all the boards! Love you all~ riri
11.06.14 Hey guys, Destiny here to tell you that the talisman error has been fixed. What this means is, you haven't been earning talismans for the posts you have made for the last few months or so, you might think. Turns out that as soon as you make your next post with said account, all the talismans you earned will show on your account. It is now possible to also transfer talismans between accounts. <3 Destiny
8.17.14 patrols have been set up for several of the packs! make sure you sign up and participate in this great opportunity for pack bonding! we'll be coming up with more and more ways to improve the system so let us know if you come up with any ideas! love, aydan
8.13.14 the new sub-board of the eastern packs, acedia hollow, has a list of shops and vendors currently available for mention in threads! want to own a shop of your own? head over to the market with your payment and a description ready! love, aydan
8.11.14 we have added in a new board for each species! thanks to everyone who contributed. go check them out, tell us what you think about them, and get to posting! love, aydan
8.09.14 there is now a list of items allowed on the site. if you have any further questions or wish for further explanation on something, let me know and i'll add it to the list! love, aydan
8.05.14 new skin new skin new skin! finally! sorry for the wait you guys. i'm still fixing bugs, let me know if you find any. please keep an eye out on the announcements as we have some updates you should be aware of, such as the new relationship list, updates thread, and ranks history thread. also, congrats to riri for becoming a full moderator!! <3 Aydan
6.29.14 HAPPY FOURTH YEAR ANNIVERSARY AVARICE!!! The OTMs are up, the balloons are cascading down the page. Join us later today for a live broadcast of the annual Avarice Awards with Tana as the host! Can't wait to see you there!! <3 Destiny
6.22.14 The last thread for our plot has begun, you can stalk it HERE. Follow the king of the Silvers and the alpess of the Riverkeepers in the exciting and thrilling ending to our three year plot. <3 Destiny
6.20.14 You made a suggestion, and we heard it! Go read the announcement HERE about the new timeline procedure! Thanks for your ideas, keep 'em coming! ~Riri
6.10.14 The thread containing the entire site's plot and history has been updated! Basically what's been added are summaries of all the past sitewide events, so if you want to read the full threads check out our timeline! Love, Aydie
6.08.14. The results are in for the high rank auditions. See this thread HERE for the results! Congrats to everyone who got a high rank and thanks to everyone for participating. We plan on having another soon because there is a new board called the high ranks board (explained in the audition results announcement). If you hold a high rank expect a PM within the next few days for the board password. Can't wait to see you guys plotting! <3 Destiny
6.03.14 The time has come for another CONTEST! Go on over and participate; you'll get some talismans if you do! The contest closes June 30. Good luck! <3 Riri
6.1.14 hey you guys! nominations for the avarice awards are up, but there were some ties so if you'll head HERE and HERE to vote before june 8th that'd be awesome! thanks, tana!
6.01.14 Due to circumstances like nearly every active member participating in the lottery sign-up, we decided to skip ahead and pull names out of the hats already! I pulled names out of a hat while Riri watched over Skype. If you want to know the results go over HERE! Congrats to all the members who won; we look forward to seeing your characters around the site! <3 Destiny
5.28.14 It is so exciting that it is now summer and what better way to celebrate surviving an activity check than with some high ranks auditions and a lottery for a silver species character slot or a deserter rank slot? You can find information about both of these members events HERE and HERE. Good luck <3 Destiny
5.10.14 There is an activity check currently going on, located HERE and you have until the May 17th to reply with all the characters that you wish to not be deleted. Not replying means that you want to risk deletion and that is not a fun game to play.
5.1.14 Thank you everyone for sending in your OTM nominations and for voting in the OTM polls, the OTMs are currently up! This is a friendly reminder to check out our Avarice Awards information thread here and to send in your nominations via PM to TANA by June 1st. Thank you! <3 Destiny
4.18.14 Hello everyone! There is a new announcement up to read about the new style of OTMs! Make sure to send in your nominations and vote to have your voice heard! You can read the thread HERE. Good luck to everyone! <3 Destiny
3.31.14 heyyyy avarice! it's about that time of the year again - voting for the FOURTH ANNUAL AVARICE AWARDS is up and running! check out the categories here and pm me your votes by june 1st! happy voting, montana
3.12.14 Hey everyone! Just a reminder to keep watch in the plot thread right here because this summer is going to be exciting!!! We hope everyone is having a great spring and we are happy to have everyone around both old and new! <3 Destiny
2.02.14 There's a new CONTEST up for you all to enjoy! The deadline is March 2nd, so hop to it! I hope you guys enjoy. <3 Riri
1.24.14 The results for the high ranks audition can be found here! All of the stats have been updated. We are so proud to have members like you guys who make this place worthwhile! If you have an idea for a fun character event, don't forget to suggest it in the suggestions board!!! <3 Destiny
1.14.14 Auditions are up for high-ranking positions in almost every pack! Come claim them! Aydie<3
1.01.14 and a happy new year! there's several things i want to bring to your guy's attention. first off, there's an ACTIVITY CHECK FOR HIGH RANKS happening right now. it ends the 7th, so you should really get on that! there's also new information on the MIXED BREEDS home front. read up on that! last but not least, there's an important EVENT THREAD happening that everyone should keep an eye on. thanks guys! love, tana
12.25.13 Merry Christmas to Avarice! We hope your holidays have been joyous and filled with sweets and good company. Right now there is a new announcement. Our wonderful founder has finished her semester and we are glad she is back. Please go to this thread HERE to say hello and let us know of anything you want done or that we need to know. Or just come by and tell us how you and your characters have been doing :) we'd love to know! Ever yours, Destiny <3
12.16.13 The winners of the 2013 Fanfiction Contest have been announced! Congratulations to Jade, Thistle, and dotPoison for winning! Their stories and all the entries have been put up on the contest page for everyone to see. Thanks for the entries! They were all wonderful. <3 Riri
11.28.13 Happy Thanksgiving & the first day of Hanukkah to our American members! We hope everyone that celebrates gets to have dinner with their families and/or friends.
10.31.13 Happy Halloween/Hallow's Eve everyone! Try to stay out of trouble ;)
10.04.13 It's official, I just went through the member list and deleted all the old & unused accounts. I used my best judgement, according to the pack listings and the activity over the past few months. If there are any mistakes, please let me know. <3 Celest
8.13.13 Heads up everyone! Due to school & college starting up again, there is an ACTIVITY CHECK going on. It ends August 18th.
8.10.13 FANFICTION CONTEST! It's the first contest held by our new Contest Mod, Riri! The deadline is September 30th!
8.06.13 Congratulations to Oren, the winner of the Advertising Contest!
7.22.13 ADVERTISING CONTEST! Great prizes will be given out, so make sure you participate!
7.12.13 Take a look at our new announcement! The staff have been discussing it for a long time and we would love to hear what you think about it!
7.07.13 Take a look at our "WORDS" side table, we now have a Word of the Week!
7.01.13 Avarice has been converted to v5 and a new skin put up! Please take a look here for more information.
6.29.13 HAPPY BIRTHDAY AVARICE!!! Thank you guys for sticking with us for three years! :'D It's all thanks to you! Love you all, Aydie<3
6.08.13hello friends! avarice's third anniversary is fast approaching. since some of you have yet to send in votes, the final deadline is june 14th. as well, if you would like to make art for the winners, please head on over to the linked thread. thanks! love, tana
5.24.13 Reply to the AC! Love, Aydan
4.09.13 School is almost over, hang in there! Once summer hits, get ready for an activity check, a new layout, and a flood of posting from me and everyone else celebrating the end of the school year. ;D Aydie<3
3.31.13 I love you all <3 four more weeks until school is done for the college kids and our third year anniversary is three months away, give or take a few days, by my count. Thank you to everyone who has remained active and made it enjoyable to come in and check on. I love you, seriously <3 Ever yours, Destiny.
1.4.13 Happy New Year Avarice! Thank you for a fantastic past year and here is to another good one. With this new year comes a new timeline that incorporates past threads in addition to current threads. It is our responsibility as members of the Avarice community to keep the timeline updated.; after all, it's our history. The new timeline can be found here Let us strive for another active year. Ever yours, Destiny.
12.25.12 Merry Christmas to all! Another great year has passed, with many more to come. (Congratulations on surviving the end of the world!) I hope everyone is having a wonderful holiday season. Love, Aydan
10.31.12 HAPPY HALLOWEEN :D please enjoy the cute little ghosties that Aydan got for us. Jut a reminder that we love you guys a whole bunch and that you are all awesome active members <3 Keep calm and keep writing ^^ love, destiny
07.22.12 NEWS FLASH! For those of you not keeping up with the event thread in the celces territory, I will let you in on a little secret. The leader of the Vindicators has been assassinated!!! Keep up in this exciting plot as the next event thread takes place in this thread. Keep reading ;D love, destiny
06.29.12 happy birthday avarice! :D thank you everybody for making this place so great. we made it another awesome year! love, aydie<3
05.30.12 guys, only one month until avarice's second birthday! so uh, head on over to this here thread to know about voting for the avarice awards! ily guys, tana :'D
03.26.12 ACTIVITY CHECK! Please post, everybody! You have a little under a week before it closes. Love, Aydan
03.21.12 Everybody, please check your PMs! That is all. (: Aydie<3
02.20.12 hello, ilisthmira. are you ready for more vindicators fun?! everybody, check out this thread as soon as possible! we're getting this plot back on track c: and don't forget to post if you're involved in the mini-event thread! love, tana
01.08.12 our premium c-box is back now! thank you, liz! <3 love, tana
01.07.12 sorry for the inconvenience, everyone! our poor c-box expired :C i suppose you'll have to busy yourselves with posting instead! love, tana
01.05.12 Ta-da! Finally finished the skin. Happy late Christmas to Jade, my Secret Santa! The skin is based off her character Nerissa. I hope you all like it. ^^ Love, Aydan
12.31.11 I really need to update this more often... ANYWAY, you guys need to reply to the battles! The plot is never going to move forward unless you do. Don't make me come after you. :P Happy belated Christmas and almost New Year! Love, Aydan
10.19.11 Activity check! Please POST! Thank you~ Love, Aydie
10.03.11 If you haven't noticed yet, new otm's! Courtesy of Tana! (Yes, I am procrastinating by writing this update. Shush.) Love, Aydan
09.27.11 I love you guys. So much. Seriously. Aydan<3
08.11.11 We have a new staff member added to our ranks! Please welcome JADE as our bio mod! :D Yay! Love, Aydan<3
07.20.11 Thanks for replying to the activity check, everyone! Your reward is a new skin! ;D Let me know if anything looks funny... Oh, and I moved all threads that haven't had a response in the last month to the archives; if one of yours is still active, let me know and I'll move it back. Love, Aydan~
06.29.11 HAPPY BIRTHDAY AVARICE! I cannot believe this moment has come so quickly. This site has grown so much since day one, and you guys have made it one amazing year! The whole day will be full of festivities and balloons, so don't miss out! Head on over to the OOC board to see some of the ways we express our happiness for this one year anniversary. Here's to a whole year of awesomeness~ Love, Aydan<3
06.01.11avarice is ALMOST at the one year mark.. doesn't that make you excited? as a little treat, we're having the first annual avarice awards! so go ahead and vote for your favorite characters and members right HERE! don't forget to keep up the activity and continue posting in the event thread; that should be coming to a close real soon. love, tana
04.28.11 things are starting to get REALLY good - you don't want to miss this! go, post away! love, tana
04.24.11 Let the Easter Egg Hunt BEGIN! ;D Love, Aydie
03.27.11 a much needed activity check is up! you better post if you don't want to get deleted! O: nobody wants that! love, tana
03.15.11 another installment of our amazing plot! go right here to get all caught up on it. stay classy. love, tana.
02.20.11 New skin! ^^ Woot! Hope you like it. Love, Aydie
02.15.11 it's st. lover's day in ilisthmira! look at this here thread to learn all about it, and get yourself in the mood for some love and get to posting. as well, you can head over here to nominate your favorite members, charries, and the such for the march of the moments! love, tana
02.01.11omg, february otms are up! i think next month there's gonna be a thread so you can nominate people for otms, if i remember about it(: don't forget about the BIG PLOT! love, tana.
01.21.11The site-wide plot has just turned the key into the lock. Prepare to be baffled by the secrets that will unfold from characters who have never been seen and some of the most influential characters around! The skeletons are coming out of the closets and what will you do to keep or share those secrets? Pick a side because in this thrilling and twisting ride no species is safe from the powerful force that drives every wolf to the edge. Can even the fittest and strongest survive this test? Sincerely, Destiny ♥
01.02.11the otm's for january are up, peoples! C: let's give a round of applause for everyone, yayy~ keep up the good activity, guys! and i hope you all have a lovely 2011(: love, tana
12.27.10It's now winter in Ilisthmira! ~~But what about autumn?~~ Shh... >D I forgot to change it for fall, okay? Haha, oh well. Enjoy the wintery weather in your threads! And merry belated Christmas! Love, Aydie
12.25.10happy holidays, members, from all of your staffies! C: i love the activity that's been going on - keep it up, guys! and don't forget to wrap up posts in the battle thread 'cause that should be ending soon. well, hope you all have happy holidays and an even happier new year! love, tana
11.29.10A plot, a plot! I see a plot! Head on over to the battle thread and have some fun. Everyone is invited! Love, Aydan
11.24.10 The activity check is over, so now I'm going through deleting accounts and cleaning out threads. Let me know if I make a mistake! ;] Happy Thanksgiving, everybody! Love, Aydan
10.17.10 SQUEE! New skin! Like it? :D If there's anything that doesn't look right to you, please let me know so I can fix it. You better thank me by posting a lot, now! ;D Love, Aydie
10.03.10 It's been a while since the last announcement! Sorry for my inactivity, guys; school has really taken a lot out of me. ): Anyway, new otm's are up! Keep up the activity everyone, I really appreciate it. Love, Aydan
09.06.10 Anyone who didn't post in the activity check has been deleted; if there was a mistake or if you wish to become active again, feel free to rejoin. (: We need more activity! Advertise for us, recommend us to your friends, roleplay! We want the site to grow! I'll advertise today, and maybe I'll put us up on one of those 'top RPG' sites, too. Oh, and we need high positions filled, especially leaders; remember to check the main header table for what's needed and banned. Anyway, keep up the good work everybody! Love, Aydan
09.05.10 The activity check is now over. Thanks for posting! And the September otm's are now up! I know it's hard, but let's try to keep up the activity. If you're feeling extra nice, maybe you'll even advertise the site for us? ;D Love, Aydan
08.28.10 ACTIVITY CHECK! Post or be deleted. Click! And please read the rest of the news in the thread. Love, Aydie
08.07.10 Auditions for the king and queen of Ilisthmira! Sign up here! Love, Aydie
08.01.10 New otm's are up! ^^ For next month, you guys can PM me suggestions for whomever you think deserves one! Love, Aydan
07.30.10 Don't you just love the new tables? If you see Falky, thank her for them! ^^ Love, Aydan
07.28.10 There is an announcement everyone should go read. Everyone who has been gone is back and ready for action (: Please take a look at the announcment. Thank you. Love, Dessie
07.10.10 Head's up to members who missed it! Aydan will be off on a trip, and depending on if she has internet accessibility, she will not be around for about two weeks or so. ;3 Danke, Falkyrin
07.05.10 New announcement! Check it out here. Love, Aydan
07.01.10 Our first otm's are up! Love, Aydan
06.30.10 Wow, our first day open and already so many members! ^^ If you have any questions at all, feel free to PM me. Love, Aydan
06.29.10 Grand opening!