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Name:
Gender:
Age:
Breed:
Color:
Markings:
Personality:
Parents (if born on site):

Each member should make their own thread, then reply to their thread with a post for each character. DO NOT START A NEW THREAD FOR EACH OF YOUR CHARACTERS.

New rule: You may not have more than 8 characters!

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If you're going to be away for an extended amount of time, be sure to post of your absence on here so we don't send out a search party.

If you would like someone to make you a character picture or signature, would like help with photoshop or another graphic program, or just want to show off your artwork... this is the place for you!

This board is to make general, out of character announcements about your characters on hoofbeat. Things like announcements that your herd is looking for members, your horse is looking for a mate, plot planning, etc. should be placed here (if you wish to plan them out of character first), and then taken to an in-character forum.

The foster home for all of your forgotten - but still loved - horses. If you have a character you no longer wish to play, but which you don't want to be deleted, feel free to find him/her a new home here. Be sure to include a detailed description of the character's personality and history so that applicants will be better able to continue playing the character in the way you wanted him/her to be played. Keep in mind that once your character is adopted, however, he/she is NO LONGER yours, and (if roleplayed out reasonably) significant changes may be made to his or her personality.

The Pad is the common meeting ground for all horses, herdless or otherwise. It is nothing more than a large plane, resting at the foot of the mountain marking the battlegrounds, and dotted with patches of forest, rivers and streams, and other such things. Although the pad has no lord, many horses call it their home.

This quiet, romantic spot is often visited by those without a herd... or without love. Many horses have found mates within the borders of the singles board, which encourages more and more loveless individuals to flock here every day. It is important to remember, when taken in by the sleepy spell cast over this sultry land, that love is something to be questioned - it is often tempting to give your heart away to the first soul you meet here, but remind yourself that he or she may not be your true love.

This is a place for young foals to romp and play and make friends. Sorry, no adults allowed! No horses over 2 years old can post here!

At the foot of the mountain which marks the battlegrounds lies the Clearing of the Eclipse. It is so called because every month on the full moon the moon centers itself over this very spot and the clearing is washed in an unearthly glow. Many religious individuals worship here on these nights; it is said that the strange glow is really the souls of lost loved ones. On nights of the eclipse, when the dead are denied their passage to the world of the living, strange things are said to happen here.

Next eclipse: no eclipse pending

Cape Colen is a small area located just off the main meeting ground of the pad. It is a rocky beach, void of any sand, which gazes out onto a vast and often unforgiving ocean. Not far above the relatively small shore line lies a large cavern, which extends deep below the earth in a series of tunnels and chambers untouched by any hoof. Strange howls are sometimes heard from the depths of these tunnels... are they really just the wind?

Looking for something? A present, food, anything you can think of? Search for it here and you may just get what you're looking for. (Or you may find something better!)

The battleground is, essentially, a large mountain. It lies at the very center of all neutral ground and herdlands, and looks over all. The terrain is forboding: the steel gray rock of the mountain, unpunctured by any weed or blade of grass, is eternally shrouded in darkness.

By general consent, this mountain has become the traditional meeting point for any and all battles. It has one sole occupant - Sage Credence, the ancient stallion of no alignment, who has been elected the battlemaster.

A series of sunny islands makes up the isles. The sun always shines down onto the sand, warming the clear blue water to make for good swimming conditions. Palm trees cover the islands and offer shade and protection from the weather.

Stargem is so named because at night, in the heart of the forest, the stars shine down through the canopy in multiple shades of red and green and yellow. The rainforest is thick and green, and all sorts of animals hide away behind the trees.

Sanmere is a dark, beautiful forest. The ancient trees grow so high here that sometimes you might think that they're not trees at all, and the sky is just green. In some places the space between the trees' enormous roots and the ground is tall enough to make a comfortable home.

The Verdesh Plains are lush and green. The sun shines freely on the soft grass, warming the backs of the horses who live there. The plains are dotted with trees which provide cool shade. A stream runs through the center of the plain.

The Forsaken Desert stretches as far as you can see in every direction. The days are hot, the nights are freezing, and the sand is constant. The horses who live here, however, seem to have adapted to the harsh conditions in miraculous ways; no group of individuals could possibly be so talented at sheer survival as those who brave the harsh life in the desert.

Most horses find the Valley of Sorrow eerie, but to some it is beautiful. It is a deep valley with steep walls, set in the basin between two mountains. These mountains block the sun from reaching the valley at all times of the day but a few hours when the sun is straight up in the sky. Because of the lack of sun, the plants here are unlike any found anywhere else.

Mordred Peak is the one of the tallest habitable mountain in the range surrounding the Hoofbeat lands, second only to the desolate peak used as the battlegrounds. It lies in the farthest reaches of the continent: the shallower, fertile side of the mountain sprouts up from the far side of the Valley of Sorrow, while the steep, rocky drop which gives it its deathly appeal drops straight down several hundred feet, straight into the ocean. Taking a dive? Not suggested.