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Rules re canons

If you are playing a canon, then you must be active with that person, unless they are on the exceptions list below.

Active: Posting as that character with no more than a 1 or 2 month hiatus. (please inform us if not going to be posting.)

Note: For major plots, if you are away, or not able to post a needed canon, then that person will be NPC-d by others.

Main Characters (for site purposes) = Max, 09-ers, Alec, Logan, Joshua, Sketchy and Original Cindy.

No more than one month of being on hiatus:

• Max
• Logan
• Alec

No more than two months of being on hiatus:

• Zack
• Eva (resurrected for the site)
• Jondy
• Tinga (resurrected for the site)
• Zane
• Sketchy

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Those exempt from the rules, due to really only being needed as 'foils' are:

• Sam X5-453
• Ames White
• Colonel Lydecker
• Case Smith
• Biggs (resurrected for the site)
• Asha

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This list only mentions those currently played on site, it will be updated as needs be.

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Canons of course should remain true to their personalities on the show.

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Notes on site canons

For the purposes of this site only the television show is considered canon, not the novels or Eyes Only Dossier. (Many people have not read the novels / dossier, and there are inconsistencies with the books and the show.)

Also considered canon is the information that we have posted to aid in game play, that expands the Dark Angel universe and allows for so many Transgenics, as well as making the Familiars into more of an ancient people, with a cultural structure etc, please follow that information. (This information is known as site canon, members making up units also comes under 'site canon', why these are documented on site as existing and are free for anyone to join, using the 'rules' set in place by the person who made the unit up, so that they fit its profile.)

Note: For reasons of making sense, we have altered two things within the show. (as well as allowing some 'dead' characters to be resurrected.)

1.) Lydecker knew of the clones of the 09 escapees, its nonsensical that he did not, one can only assume that the clone 'brainwave' happened after Season 1 was filmed.

2.) We have altered the practice of the majority of Familiars killing the first two children after they are born, they still kill the first two, but during pregnancy, this is because it makes far more sense to cause miscarriages with certain herbs etc, (they would want to get the third child as soon as possible afterall) and is less noticeable, especially from the 1980s onwards when more than one death by SIDs would raise eyebrows and cause questions. (Its known that after the events of 9/11 that plots had to be changed you'll have noticed that anything 'terrorist' was dropped, it is not a hard assumption to make that White, although introduced in season 2, was not supposed to be revealed as being of an ancient people and the true enemy of humankind, until season 3, when it makes more sense for the Familiars to have been introduced. Season 2 was meant to be about the Transgenics being freed etc.)

Note: We still allow the killing of born infants in a couple of circumstances: (this does not include those not authorised to be born by the Conclave, all those are to be killed as you wish, they have a death sentence on them no matter what if located at any age.)

A.) The one doing so is a real hard liner on keeping to the old ways, (Infanticide was common in many cultures, and not really deemed wrong, until quite recently on a historical scale), not something found a few centuries ago (remember the Familiars are supposed to be what remains of the Minoan people, so have been around for a few milenia.)
B.) The child is a third, or later, birth, so wanted, but is not perfect, deformed, mentally disabled, etc, then it would be euthanaised.

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Because we are not using the novels or dossier as canon, this means that the characters introduced or mentioned in those are not considered canon, so are exempt from the canon rules.

• Seth
• Jewel
• Keema
• Lane
• Devon

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Members are allowed a maximum of 3 canons, subject to admin approval... i.e we know you can play them and that you will be able to play that many.

To make things fair on new members, you may reserve a canon, but this is voided after a month, and can not be reapplied for, until 2 months have passed, (out of date reserves will be kept on the list, but struck through.)

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Max's unit / Alec's unit

To make it fair on new people joining the site, we are limiting the number of characters one person may have in Max's unit (09 escapees and those who got left behind) and Alec's unit (the clones of the 09-ers etc.) The maximum people in each of those units is 24, or it just gets ridiculous.

• You may not have more than 2 characters in either unit
• You may have a maxium of 3 characters between the two units.
• You may still reserve a place in those units, but this is voided after a month, and can not be reapplied for, until 2 months have passed. (out of date reserves will be kept on the list, but struck through.)

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Reserving people for avatars.

We are establishing a new rule for this, to make it fairer on members (new and old) getting the 'face' they want.

• You may still reserve anyone you wish, but this is voided after a month and can not be reapplied for, until 2 months have passed. (out of date reserves will be kept on the list, but struck through.)