Gwaine's Writings [Schleich]

Very Much Belated Post for 10 April ‘20


Daring is a young lion cub with an endless curiosity for the world around him. He is always asking why. His parents and the other lions in the pride. They don’t always have patience for him and his questions, but they never really get angry with him.
Sometimes Daring wanders off. He only means to explore. He likes to play with Hidekuni, T’Challa and Tank. He’ll go off with them and not come back until his mother is sick with worry.
His parents are Akher and Mo’at. He has one sister named Darling.

Special Very Much Belated Post for 11 April ‘20


Bilara is a very powerful sorceress. She is of the Dark Fae Clan and one of the most important members of that clan. Sometimes she is thought of as Evil, but that is not the full truth. She is simply very experimental with her magic.
She has a sister named Merope. They make an awesome team when it comes to magic, especially in healing the valley. The damage the beastlings have done on plants and the earth is slowly undone by their hands. They can even pull the poison from the land. The only thing they cannot do is bring back our lost ones.
Bilara is bonded to the Valley Unicorn Stallion Ghost.

Special Very Much Belated Post for 12 April ‘20


There are new friends in our valley. No one knows where they came from. They were just there, one morning not too long ago. A stallion, his mate and his daughter. They are beautiful exotic unicorns that love the sun more than anything. They dance and sing joyfully.

They call themselves the Unicorns of the Refracted Light. The stallion is called Glaucous and like the Royal Unicorns, he is slighter than his mate, but he is, like the Rainbow Unicorns monogamously mated. Which leads the dragons to suspect the Light Unicorns are related to the Rainbow Unicorns.
The mare, Amaranth is a stern personality, in contrast to her more playful and outgoing mate. She says she is a teacher, but we have yet to find out what actually she teaches. We hope to find out sooner rather than later. Maybe she can teach the foals some manners.
Their daughter, Tessie, is a very curious and sweet filly. She is already making a heap of friends and asks about as many questions as Alyan.

Very Much Belated Post for 13 April ‘20


Torvi is the newest addition to the Perenbaum household. She was a gift from Pieter to Marisè. She is a halfbreed siamese cat. Her mother is Savanna cat and her father a siamese. This makes Torvi 1/4th serval. Marisè values her a lot because of this.
Torvi is trained to walk on a leash and sometimes she is taken out onto the stable grounds with Niklas. She is very sociable and loves attention. She is also very playful and loves playing catch. She is very cuddly and when she is around strangers she will try to encourage them to cuddle with her.


Torvi lives with Man beyond the Fog, but feels the call of the Valley, very strongly. She was found by The Young of Men when she was a kitten. It is suspected that she was born in our valley, or that at least one of her parents hails from her.
She is very wild and not a good pet to Man. She will return to the Valley sooner rather than later.

How big is she Tessa?

Very Much Belated Post for 14 April ‘20


Danolero is a very strong and good looking Hippocampus stallion who draws attention to him wherever he goes. He can be a bit of a show off, but everyone likes him nonetheless. He is very sociable and an extremely amicable animal.
The merpeople love his presence and the other sea creatures all like him a lot. He is jovial and kind of almost everyone. He is very clever, but does not always apply himself. He is incredibly athletic and about the fastest swimmer in the sea.
He is mated to Pallas and Nereya. With Pallas, he has a tadfoal, a colt named Nautico. He is very proud of his son.

Very Much Belated Post for 15 April ‘20


Merle is a very large fish, larger than many of her school.
When she was younger, she was hit with a spell that enlarged her beyond all natural proportions. This made her stand out in her school. Rather than staying by them for longer periods of time, Merle started associating with the Merpeople. She started learning from them and sharing the old fish tales with them. The Merpeople see her as their vast friend. She spends most of her time with them. She is barely over at her school anymore. She feels more comfortable with the Merpeople.

Very Much Belated Post for 16 April ‘20


Noodle is one of the boarder’s dog. He is half Shih Tzu and half Retro Pug. He is sometimes taken to the stable and has to wait for his owner in the cafeteria. He has no issue with that, though, drawing much attention. And he loves attention! Attention he gets in spades. He is very well behaved and everyone enjoys having him around.


Noodle is a lapdog of Man beyond the Fog. He lives with them in their home and eats their scraps. They cuddle him and love him. Noodle enjoys this love gladly and he is comfortable where he is at.

Very Much Belated Post for 17 April ‘20


Quentin is a companion foal to the Flower Fae. He is a very outgoing and excitable colt. He loves prancing around in fields of flowers. He is a very curious lad and wants to know everything. The Fae are not always pleased with this...
He might be related to Merrigold, who could be his sister or cousin, but we are not sure. If the Fae know, they are not willing to tell me.

Special and Very Much Belated Post for 18 April ‘20


Bitsy is a flower fae girl, bonded to the pony Deegie. She is not a very friendly fae. Very unfae like, she is quite arrogant. It is not known how she became like this. Her parents are perfectly normal respectable fae.
Bitsy does not like to play with other Fae children. Most of the children are a bit younger than her and she clearly thinks herself above them. Naturally nothing is less true. The Fae children are the purest beings on this plane of existence.
Mayhaps Bitsy will grow up and everything will even out.

Special and Very Much Belated Post for 19 April ‘20

It’s a Girl!

Pryde Skirra’s foal is here! It is a filly.

Joost discovered her this morning in Skirra’s stable. We had not expected Skirra to be in labour already, but I suppose she liked to surprise us. A very pleasant surprise indeed.
Mother and daughter are both in perfect health. Vet Lievenhart has already come by to check up on them. The filly is drinking from her mother’s udders perfectly to schedule and she also sleeps a lot. The Vet assured us that she will be very active in a few days. Being born is very tiring for the foal as well as the mare.

The filly is named Pym. She is a beautiful buckskin mare foal and she has her father’s long legs. She is for now very shy and her mother is very protective. We’re leaving them mostly alone.
We have not yet introduced Pym to her father. Although blood tests still have to prove if Aspen really is her dad, we sure hope so. For now she is kept with her mother in the stable.

Very Much Belated Post for 20 April ‘20


Jafar is an energetic and spirited Shayga Arabian Stallion. He can be very stubborn at times but also gentle and very willing to work. He is a voltige horse, used to teach riders who want to become experienced in voltige. His gaits are very smooth and he is very patient.
With the mare Menhit he has a foal. A colt named Daehyun. He is very sociable to mother and foal both.
Jafar is a very sociable horse in general. He doesn't bite at other Stallion's and is very tolerant of foals. He is warmer to mares and doesn't care much for geldings. Shetlanders annoy him a little though.


Jafar lives with Man beyond the Fog. He is a swift and good looking horse, but he is only a breeding stud. His sons and daughters will be the horses to Noble Man, bringing them swiftly over great distances.
The mare Menhit has only recently given him his first foal. It is a colt named Daehyun.

Very Much Belated Post for 21 April ‘20


Dwebble is Natas’ pet Hermit crab. He lives in his own spacious tank. He shares the tank with a few fish, but they don’t really bother him. He thrives there and is very happy when Natas feeds him or when she gazes at him through the glass.


Dwebble lives in our inland sea, in the collar reef. He is best friends with Luana and sometimes acts like a bit of a conscience to her, to reel in her more Kelpie tendencies. He rides along in her mane and talks to her non stop.
He is friendly to the mermaids, but does not care for them much. He prefers to hide out in his small cave in the coral reef, or to be with Luana.

Very Much Belated Post for 22 April ‘20


Kylan is a gentle and sweet Pinto gelding. He has only been recently gelded. It has calmed him down somewhat, but even when he was a stallion he was quite gentle and sweet. He has always been an excellent horse for rides through the forest for moderately experienced riders.
He gets along with most other horses. It is very easy to pair him up during forest rides. He is more a follower than a guider. And he does not like going out on his own. His meadow friends are Prince Charming, Clint and Jafar.
With the mare Dark Watcher, Kylan has one foal. It is a yearling mare named Cypress. He socialises with them both pretty regularly.


Kylan is a member of the Wild Herd. He is a brother by law to lead mare Merida. He is mated to her sister Dark Watcher. This makes him brother by law also to Jeanne and Gillian. With Dark Watcher he has a yearling mare foal named Cypress. And he is uncle to Cloud and Zidane.
He is kind and gentle and sociable. He has many friends and is even rather outgoing to members of other herds. He could be one of those horses that bridges the gaps between our herds. His best friends are Clint, Prince Charming and Stavan.

Very Much Belated Post for 23 April ‘20


Luana is a very special case. She is Wirnpa’s paternal half sister. She was born from the union of Maluri and our late Kelpie stallion. Oh yes, even Unicorns and Kelpies can have affairs.
Luana usually lives under the water’s surface, where she feels more comfortable. She is not very friendly to the merpeople or the fae and most horses stay away from her when she is on land, too. She can be quite prickly and sometimes acts even openly hostile. Only to Wirnpa and Dwebble she is always gentle.
Dwebble is her best friend. Luana often hangs out by his little cave in the coral reef. He rides along in her manes and acts a bit as her conscience. They go on adventures together.

Very Much Belated Post for 24 April ‘20


Pym is Pryde Skirra’s new foal. She is only barely dry and is already attracting a lot of interest. But she is kept away from the public with her mother. Pryde Skirra is very protective of her and allows only a select few people around to clean the stable and to brush them. Pym is already very curious and loves putting her nose in any pocket she can find.
Vet Lievenhart has taken a blood sample from Pym to test if Aspen is her father. The conclusion has been sent to the stables by mail and it turns out that Aspen is indeed her father.
When the weather is a bit better, Pym will be allowed out in the meadow with her mother. But we want to make sure she is strong and healthy first.


Pym is a new member of the Wild herd. Her father is a vast friend of leader Tyr, so she is born with high status. But as she is only a few days old, so status matters not to her. She stays close by her mother and sometimes her father.
There are a lot of curious members of her herd that would like to get to know her better. But she is still rather shy. She will get to know everyone later.
Her parents are Aspen and Pryde Skirra. She has no older siblings.

Very Much Belated Post for 25 April ‘20


Celila is a healer of the Flower Fae. She is a very skilled herbalist and makes remedies and poultices for injured Fae and animals. She is extremely dedicated to her craft. She lives alone in a big hollow tree.
She is not unfriendly, but prefers to focus on her trade. Her home is full of dried herbs, plants and fungi. And everything is so fragrant.
Celila is very helpful and knowledgeable. The Fae rely upon her when they are sick or injured. And she helps them gladly.

Special Very Much Belated Post for 26 April ‘20


There are new inhabitants in our valley, once again. One more impressive than the other. Their names are Lugh and Soren.

They are very new, they only just flew in, led here by Newt’s song. They were both not alone, but came here with their families. They are, unfortunately both widowers.

The first, Soren, is a huge owl. He is large enough to let a Fae ride upon his back.
Where he comes from we cannot be sure. This is because Soren’s mother language is very different from our own and not even the dragons can translate the word he uses for his birth lands.
Soren came here with two eggs. These have now been safely nested down. We can only pray to Alma that the eggs are still viable and will hatch in our valley.

The second, is a winged lion. His name is Lugh. He can let a Fae ride upon his back as well, but there is no way he shall. He is far too proud for it. He says he comes from The Land of the Sands, where Man buries their dead in large triangular mounds. He speaks our language, but also knows a written language in pictures.
Lugh came here with his cubs, Nuada and Shisa. They are very young, but lost their mother. They now feed on their father’s magic until they are old enough to eat solid food. This does not negatively impact their development, luckily.
Lugh has very strong magic. His most proficient power is his hidden hoards. In this hoard he can spirit away and summon from, anything he wants. From gems to spears, anything you can imagine. It is how he transported his cubs.

We welcome these new friends in our valley and hope it can be a safe home for them.

Very Much Belated Post for 27 April ‘20


Allayne is a beautiful and graceful Trakehner mare, owned by Jaleesa, a cousin of Joost’s. She is a very sporty horse and comes out in national competitions. She is well disciplined and he and Jasleesa make an absolute winner team. She has several prizes to her name already.
Allayne is a sociable and even tempered mare. She is very patient and is not phased by noisy dogs or rambunctious children. She is gentle to people and to other horses. Her meadow friends are Uisce, Goldberry and Elaine.
With the stallion Tybalet, Allayne has one colt. The foal is named Gawaine.


Allayne is a member of the herd of the sextuplets. She is the sister by law of one of the leaders, Trick. This lends her a moderately high status. She herself is mated to Tybalt, a friend of leader Felix.
She spends most of her time socializing, being very good friends with most of the other mares in the herd.
With her mate she has one son. The colt is named Gawaine.

Very Much Belated Post for 28 April ‘20


Aste is a squirrel that lives in a tree on the stable grounds. She is small and very quick. Nico has found out in which tree she lives and he has tried to take a photo of her a few times. But she is too quick for even him.
She sometimes rushes over the stable grounds. Everyone is always very excited to see her go. She is very quick to make sure no dog or cat catches her.

Horsevalley

Aste comes and goes. She knows a little hole, just by the fog. She brings us news from the other side. She has a tree on this side and on the other side. She is very friendly with the fae as well as the animals on the grasslands and plains. We appreciate her news.
She is heavily being flirted with by Nibbit. But for now she is holding off the boat. He is far too large for her.

Very Much Belated Post for 29 April ‘20


Gawaine is an energetic and curious Trakehner colt. He tends to be a bit boastful and always tries to be the boss of other foals and get away with dominant behaviour towards the stablehands. Of course the stablehand guide him firmly and make sure Gawaine learns how to behave.
He is rather dominant to other foals and thusly doesn't get along with all of them. His best friends are Timo and Alessa. To the other foals he tends to be a bit aggressive
Gawaine’s parents are Allayne and Tybal. He has no siblings.


Gawaine is a junior member of the quintuplets herd. He has a very high rank, for his father is one of the leaders. He is very dominant and can be quite bossy to the other foals, this doesn't make him the most popular. He does have friends, most certainly, but doesn't get along with all other foals.
His parents are Tybalt and Allayne. His aunts are Roslin, Morrigan, Goldberry, Pandora and Willow. His cousins are Vic, Theodred, Reginald, Oberyn, Liam and Eothain.

Very Much Belated Post for 30 April ‘20


Neyla is a member of Calydor’s herd. She is a beautiful golden unicorn. She is, like the rest of Calydor’s harem, absolutely majestic and very gentle. She has a sweet and kind disposition, but keeps to her own herd.
She gets along very well with the other mares in Calydor’s herd. She gets along best with Yoru, whom is one of her closest friends. They are nigh inseparable.
With Calydor, Neyla has one foal. This foal is a lovely filly named Rhiannon. Neyla loves her little daughter dearly.

Misplaced Post for 2 April ‘20


Goliath is a very large rhinoceros, moving slowly along the plains. He is not a normal rhinoceros. He is a special battle rhinoceros, with special fae forged armour. He towers over even elephants and only Thunderclap and the Dragons are his equal.
He is the only one of his kind in our valley. Mayhaps in other vallies, there are more like him. We can only guess at that
He is unmated and his best friend is Thunderclap.

Special Very Much Belated Post for 1 May ‘20


It is forgotten from which Fae clan Dagonot hails. He renounced all claim to his clan magic and memories of his ties to them have been whipped away. He is in service of all the clans, to protect every fae in our valley.
Dagonot is a very brave fighter and he does his very best to keep the fae in the valley safe. The crown on his head means he is the leader of one of the knightly garrisons. The night garrison is directly under his command.

Dagonot is deeply in love with Princess Eleanor, but he knows it can never be. As Knight he is not allowed to vie for her hand in marriage. He can only dream of her love.
He’ll do his best for the Princess and hopes to serve her closely upon her coronation. Of course he is holding a secret hope for an affair, but this hope is folly.

Or is it? Mayhaps the Princess holds a candle for him, as well?

Special Very Much Belated Post for 2 May ‘20

The Distinction between the Unicorn Breeds

In our valley there are quite a fre breeds of Unicorns. All of them are intensely magic.

* There are the robust and gentle Valley Unicorns
* The direct opposite are the Royal Unicorns, who are slender and private
* The Ice Unicorns, who are covered in thick fur and proto scales, are very close to the Fae and extremely sociable
* The Forest Unicorns, on the other hand, rarely show themselves and are very secretive
* The Sea Unicorns are actually falsely named, for they live on the beach
* The Rainbow Unicorns, colourful and cheerful, are individuals who love the sun
* Unicorns of the Refracted Light, which are closely related to the Rainbow Unicorns, are a little more closed off with their moods and spirit

There will inevitably be more breeds in the future, as our valley is a haven for their kind.

Unicorns have a few things in common. All are equines with a single horn growing from the center of their forehead.
They all wield magic and use their horns as weapons to adversaries.

Some Unicorns have solid hooves, whereas others have cleft hooves.
Some breeds have sexual dimorphism, whereas others can only be told apart by looking under the withers.
For the valley Unicorns, the stallions are larger and more muscular. They also have longer manes and heavier feathering.
For the Royal Unicorns it is the other way around. The stallion is smaller and more slender than the mares.

The Valley and the Royal Unicorns live in Harem herds, lead by the stallions and multiple mares living together.
The Rainbow, Sea, Forrest and Refracted Light unicorns are bonded pairs of one stallion and one mare.
However, there has not yet been a male Ice Unicorn found, only one mare and her offspring.

Technically the Unicorns are able to interbreed, though they rarely do this. There is only one hybrid in our valley. But this is a Kelpie and Sea Unicorn Hybrid.


Here ends The Distinction between the Unicorn Breeds