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Canon Imprints & Regains Influence Costs ▲ Canon Imprints ▼ Regains An imprint is any change made to the world caused by a character's influence. Anything that's been brought into existence within the world is considered an imprint, whether it's something pulled from a canon world or developed naturally through interactions with the setting and other characters.

As imprints are formed by a character's understanding and knowledge, they are not formed by conscious choice on their part. This enables players to implement elements of their character's world that, if given the choice, the character would not choose themselves.

For detailed information on what imprints are, the different categories of imprints, regains, and so on, please see the section for Influence & Imprints on the FAQ.

Canon Imprints and Regains must be purchased by individual players using this page and the influence system. Organic Imprints are decided on solely by the mod team, but players may suggest threads for consideration through the separate Organic Imprints page.

For information on imprints that are already in effect within the setting, please see the Locations, Bestiary and State Of The World pages.

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Influence Costs
To request a regain or canon imprint for the setting, your character must pay the associated cost in influence. Influence is measured and tracked through Activity Checks. For more information on gaining influence, please see the Activity Check page.

Influence cannot be shared or transferred between characters, and influence costs must be paid for in full by the character submitting the imprint.

To keep things relatively simple, all regains will be categorized as either small (can be picked up and carried comfortably by the average person), medium (too big to carry comfortably, but no bigger than a car) or large (anything car-sized or bigger). We may choose to reject a regain request if we feel the regain is large enough that it would be better suited as a canon imprint, such as scenery.

Imprint Type	Influence
Regain (small)	-10
Regain (medium)	-15
Regain (large)	-20
Scenery, Species or Object	-25
Concept	-40

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Canon Imprints
You may only request up to one canon imprint per month. This includes the imprint submitted with your application. You cannot retroactively request an imprint for a previous month, even if you had enough influence at the time to afford it. If we need to reject an imprint request for any reason, you may still submit a different imprint for that month.

Canon imprints should be directly inspired by your character's canon world, as the name implies. While this form may also be used to request more general imprints to expand the setting with, we recommend exploring these ideas as potential Organic Imprints first. We may also choose to decline more generic imprint submissions if we already have plans for that particular concept.

To submit a canon imprint for approval, please comment on this page using the form in the textarea below.

Player: Your name.
Character: Your character's name.
Canon: Your character's canon.

Imprint Type: Scenery, Species, Object, or Concept.
Influence: Provide a link to your thread on the Activity Check page to show you have enough influence to pay for this imprint.

Summary: Describe your imprint in one simple sentence that doesn't rely on canon terms, ex. "a large library filled with many books", "carbuncles, a species of small fox-like animals with gems on their foreheads", or "dead people go to an afterlife". Please try to avoid one-word answers, even if your imprint is something that exists in the real world.

Full Details: This description must be 500 words or less. Please explain the nature of your imprint in detail, assuming the reader is unfamiliar with your canon. Not all details of an imprint may be used, but we recommend focusing on the details you would most like to be included. This section should be in your own words.

For scenery, species and objects, this section should strictly be about how the imprint is supposed to work, so do not include details on how it would go "wrong" or interact with other imprints and keep headcanon to a minimum.

For concepts specifically, it is more important to get across what you intend to accomplish with the concept than the exact details of how it works. For example, if you wanted to create a version of the Internet within the setting it would be better to focus on the idea of long-distance communication than explain how wireless signals between electronic devices work.

Additional Links: (Optional) If you have any additional wiki pages or images to help explain your imprint, you may leave them here. For non-concepts, we would prefer at least one image for reference whenever possible.

Other: (Optional) You may offer suggestions how this imprint may be implemented or blended with other imprints here, or any other comments you feel are important. Please try to keep this section brief.

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Regains
To request a regain, please fill out the form in the textarea below. Regains do not count towards your monthly imprint limit.

Once a regain has been approved the regained object or creature may be found by the character at any time, in whatever way the player desires.

Player: Your name.
Character: Your character's name.
Canon: Your character's canon.

Regain Size: Small, Medium or Large.
Influence: Provide a link to your thread on the Activity Check page to show you have enough influence to pay for this imprint.

Description: Please describe what your character is regaining in detail, including any special abilities the object or creature is capable of. Abilities must be included even if they are currently unsupported by the setting.

Additional Links: (Optional) If you have any additional wiki pages or images to help explain your regain, you may leave them here.

Other: (Optional) You may put any additional information or questions regarding your regain here.

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Imprint Type: Scenery ; the Erechtheion Temple (or even just the south Porch of the Maidens).
Regain?: No
Influence: AC Total

Summary: An ancient temple created out of marble from the nearby mountain with a porch held aloft by six marble maidens.

Full Details: The area around the Erechtheion was considered the most sacred of the Acropolis. The Erechtheion was a complex marble building in the Ionic order, an exceptional artwork. The eastern part of the Temple was dedicated to Athena, whilst the western part was dedicated to local hero Boutes, Hephaistos and other gods and heroes. Thus, the Erechtheion was a temple with multiple functions, housing older and newer cults, and the site of the ‘Sacred Tokens’, the marks made by Poseidon’s trident and the olive tree, the gift of Athena to the city of Athens.

The building had two porches. The roof of the north porch was supported on six Ionic columns, while below its floor the Athenians pointed at the mark of the thunderbolt sent by Zeus to kill the legendary King Erechteus. At the south porch (also referred to as Porch of the Maidens), which was the most well-known, the roof was supported by six statues of maidens known as the Caryatids, instead of the typical columns. Below it stood the grave of Kekrops, another legendary King of Athens. A building inscription of the Erechtheion refers to the Caryatids simply as Korai (maidens), while the name Caryatids was assigned at a later time.

Each woman wears the peplos and himation and has a bent leg. Although of the same height and build, and similarly attired and coiffed, the six Caryatids are not the same: their faces, stance, draping, and hair are carved separately; the three on the left stand on their right foot, while the three on the right stand on their left foot. Their bulky, intricately arranged hairstyles serve the crucial purpose of providing static support to their necks, which would otherwise be the thinnest and structurally weakest part. This suggests they were all carved in the same workshop. The arms are unfortunately missing, but Roman copies show them holding vessels of libations or offerings.

Several interpretations about the Caryatids have been put forth. The most convincing one supports the view that they constituted the visible portion of the grave of Kekrops and were the choephoroi who paid tribute to the glorious dead. The word Caryatid comes from karyatides meaning maidens of Karyai, an ancient town in the Peloponnese. The women were said to dance with baskets on their heads in honor of Artemis. The main building and the north porch were surrounded by a continuous Ionic frieze decorated with images of gods, heroes and mortals, in scenes related to the ancient cults of the Erechtheion.

Additional Links:

Statue at British Museum

Hair styles video { because I know there is an artist mod, so just in case.

Erechtheion wiki

Caryatid wiki

Other:

Name ideas: Shamoutheion | Kormouti

The Korai/maidens replace the pillars of the shrine. Seventh could be a Slowking? Or just another maiden, mods’ choice.

Middle altar remains the same.

Since the temple was (in part) to Poseidon, and the shrine is part of the Legendary/Chosen One islands (Moltres, Articuno, Zapdos), Imprint could be on or near water.

Since the temple was (in part) to Athena, and for Zapdos, some type of apple could grow here, but they only show up after thunderstorms. Could be golden apples? Yellow hue for Zapdos, name and color to represent the actual Golden Apple from the mythological contest.

The Pegagirafes frequent this area (Athena helped Perseus reference).

Since hibiscus flowers grow around the shrine, and said flower derives its name from the Greek word ἰβίσκος (ibískos), the flower could also grow at the Imprint?

Perhaps the Maidens outfits could be painted in a Legendary birbs colour scheme? Two for each birb? Like these women.
OR in shades of pink, to reference the Slowpoke who resides at the shrine.
AND/OR they totally have Slowking crowns on their heads.

Before we approve these submissions, we just want to clarify that all imprints are added to the queue individually. While you are free to suggest how they can be used to achieve a general goal, we cannot promise that specific imprints will be fused together as a final product.

If this is alright with you, please let us know and we'll add your submission to the queue!

Sure, we just thought they worked nicely and it would be a nifty idea, but I won't, like, quit the game over it. ♥ So, thank you.

Approved! This imprint has been added to the queue. Please remember to subtract the points from your November AC.

Canon Imprints & Regains

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