If you're planning to bring a character back from the dead, read this first!

Reincarnation

On Canis, players can bring back characters that have passed on-site for any reason. To avoid abuse of this feature, we have outlined some terms that must be followed when reviving a deceased character.

New Account

Revived characters must use a new account. Characters cannot be literally resurrected and will have a new body. This means you will lose any achievements and skills you had from before and must earn them back. Mark that the character is a resurrection in your joining application and provide a link to the thread they died in.

Characters that retain memories

Revived characters that are similar or the same as their previous incarnation, or who have reason to seek justice/revenge must meet one of the criteria below.

Criteria

• It has been at least 1 year since the character died on-site.
• Character is “reborn” as a child (newborn to fresh yearling).
• Character is reintroduced as an elder (8+ years with gradual or severe health issues due to age).

Even if your character meets one of the criteria, if your intent is to write a revenge plot against another character, you should check-in with that player and see if they are interested.

Characters who are different from the original

Characters who have new personalities or completely scrapped memories do not need to follow any of the clauses.

Aging Pools

The aging pools are located at the heart of Canis, Astra's Grace, and are available to any character that has at least reached adolescence (1 year for canids). The pools here have the ability to alter a character's physical age once a year. Upon ingestion or submersion in the pools, characters may find themselves aged up, down, or without any visible difference.

To activate the effects of the pool, please contact staff who will spin a wheel determining what the results are. After an answer has been picked, players are allowed to pick how many years of effect are applied in the direction of time they were assigned. Time must be applied in years with this exception of yearlings who are assigned an age down. After an answer for aging results (up/down/no effect), players can always back out of the process if the result is not something they wanted or feel comfortable with.

The aging pools can only be utilized once per 1 year, starting from the date it was attempted. If the pools have no effect on your character (whether by choice or by chance), you may try again in 6 months instead of the regular 1 year rule. Staff will keep track of all dates for you, so you do not have to keep a log.

Example One — Bob visits the pools and the staff have notified Bob's player that the pools will increase Bob's age. Bob's player can then decide if Bob will age up 1+ years, or if no effect takes place.

Example Two — Jess is a yearling. Jess's player was notified that Jess will be decreasing in age. Jess's player can pick how many months she will be aged down, or if no effect takes place.

Example Three — Eric's player was notified that their character experienced no change. Eric's player can try again in 6 months.

Staff will adjust the age on your character's profile once a decision has been made. Edits are not allowed after this point.

It is important to note that the aging pools only affect characters physically! This means a character might be an elder who suddenly has the appearance and body of a child. They will retain their memories and skill unless the character is so young that they have yet to gain motor control. Likewise, a young character that increases in age up may act like an adolescent due to inexperience.