Custom Branding for Characters

This conversation revolves around Aric's request for a custom "branding" for a character named Fire (and possibly himself), leading to a discussion about the creation, purpose, and lore of such brands within the context of their role-playing environment.

Here's a summary:

Main Topic: Custom Branding for Characters

Participants: Aric, Kailias, Theron, Too Pretty to Think, Kartane, Flo, Toi Armani Skolldir, Kaster Slade, Montell Lovejoy, Vosathiel Ravenwood, Be, Sylvi Amour, Passion.

Key Points:

• Aric's Request: Aric initially asks if any "slaver or Smith" is available to do a "branding." When the immediate opportunity for a full role-play (RP) branding passes, he shifts to asking about creating a custom "A" brand for "Fire" and "Flame." He specifies he doesn't want a "kef" (a type of brand mentioned by others) but a simple "A."

• Brand Creation:

  • Kailias asks if Aric is looking for "BOM layers" (a technical term likely related to how virtual items are applied in their platform).

  • Too Pretty to Think and Flo recommend a "kef" from "FLO," providing marketplace links. Aric states he doesn't want a kef.

  • Kartane reveals that she makes brands and explicitly states she made Fire's original brand, offering to create a custom "A" brand that blends with Fire's existing one. She invites Aric to provide details on Discord.

  • Vosathiel Ravenwood interjects, claiming anyone with basic image editing skills can make a custom brand, which leads to a minor disagreement with Kartane and Toi, who defend the skill involved in creating quality brands. This exchange is quickly diffused.

• Discussion on Custom Brands and Lore:

  • Aric suggests "AoS" (Aric of Selnar) for his brand to make it unique, acknowledging that a simple "A" could be mistaken for others.

  • Be and Toi discuss the practicalities and humorous aspects of custom brands in a scenario where a branded character might be sold multiple times. Be jokes about a "trail of strikouts" down the leg.

  • Toi and Kartane clarify "merchant law" regarding branded slaves for public sale and that breeding/major slaver houses would use custom brands for identification, similar to livestock branding in real life.

  • Sylvi and Be discuss the aesthetics of brands, noting that modern virtual brands ("dinas") are prettier and smaller than older, larger ones.

  • The conversation briefly shifts to other topics, like Gilded Age season and new shows.

  • Sylvi expresses gladness that Toi (a physician) is still active, as many physicians have left.

 

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[09:43] Aric (orionbound): any slaver or Smith on?

[09:43] Kailias (kailias.lightcloud): Yes.

[09:44] Aric (orionbound): wanna do a branding lol?

[09:46] Aric (orionbound): nvm she's gotta go to rl soon 🙃  I can at least do the rp of setting up a time perhaps 

[09:46] Kailias (kailias.lightcloud): Fair enough.

[09:48] Theron (sagunn): *tosses Aric a branding iron and a fire starter*

[09:48] Theron (sagunn): No time like the present

[09:48] Aric (orionbound): lol I wanna see if anyone knows how to make a brand first

[09:49] Aric (orionbound): so I can get a simple A done.

[09:49] Kailias (kailias.lightcloud): Like BOM layers?

[09:50] Aric (orionbound): mhmmm?

[09:50] Aric (orionbound): idk how or id take a whack at it.

[09:51] ᴛᴏᴏ ᴘʀᴇᴛᴛʏ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜɪɴᴋ (aspen.candyclaws): if you are looking for a simple kef the one from FLO is wonderful

[09:51] Kartane (laiastar): >:L Aric, you already know I make them

[09:51] Kartane (laiastar): If you're making one for Fire

[09:52] Flo (floreo): yes, the Flo one is amazing

[09:52] Flo (floreo): I am wearing it too

[09:52] Flo (floreo): at the moment

[09:53] Flo (floreo): let me find the MP links

[09:53] Toi Armani Skolldir (babeangel) walked into the infrimary and well stopped behind a red head. She looked the girl over and then down to her feet*"Are you having issues with your feet?"She said to the girl and arched a brow at her*

[09:53] Theron (sagunn): pokes her in to local chat

[09:53] Aric (orionbound): lol for fire and flame 

[09:53] Toi Armani Skolldir (babeangel): i mean Kartane is an excellent content creator

[09:54] Kartane (laiastar): He wants a custom brand, not a typical one, and I've made custom for him before

[09:54] Kaster Slade: Hey Aric. What text viewer do you use?

[09:54] Montell Lovejoy: ^ +1, she is

[09:54] Toi Armani Skolldir (babeangel): she did kennel Camisk for me when i helped run a Kennel when i was a private Physician

[09:54] Flo (floreo): https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/FLO-brand-Ornate-Kef-2K-BoM-tattoo/27312947

[09:54] Aric (orionbound): lumiya 

[09:54] Aric (orionbound): the best one 

[09:54] Flo (floreo): https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/FLO-brand-Kef-2K-BoM-tattoo/27217229

[09:54] Aric (orionbound): I dont want a kef lol

[09:54] Kaster Slade: Does it also have a PC version?

[09:55] Aric (orionbound): no?

[09:55] Vosathiel Ravenwood: Anyone with some basic photoshop / gimp / whatever skills and half a brain can make a custom brand.

[09:55] Toi Armani Skolldir (babeangel): ouch

[09:55] Toi Armani Skolldir (babeangel): pretends to be offended

[09:56] Kartane (laiastar): Thats kinda mean, everyone does brands differently, and there is such a thing as a BAD brand

[09:57] Vosathiel Ravenwood: You calling people's art bad?

[09:57] Toi Armani Skolldir (babeangel): alright lets change subject before this turns into a arguement

[09:57] Aric (orionbound): sighs this is what I get for asking questions 

[09:57] ᴛᴏᴏ ᴘʀᴇᴛᴛʏ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜɪɴᴋ (aspen.candyclaws): Enough.

[09:57] Kartane (laiastar): Im not getting into this

[09:58] ᴛᴏᴏ ᴘʀᴇᴛᴛʏ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜɪɴᴋ (aspen.candyclaws): Aric what are you looking for specifically?

[09:58] Kartane (laiastar): Aric, if you want help making a custom brand I would love to do one =)

[09:58] Vosathiel Ravenwood: I'm being a contrarian, not actually angry. :p

[09:58] Toi Armani Skolldir (babeangel): i think he wants a custome brand.. im guessing

[09:58] Aric (orionbound): idk something that would look like it blended well with Fires brand

[09:58] Be (before.nightfall): I'll say it...yes, some things are bad. Some things are good. All in the eye of the beholder, and all are allowed opinions.

[09:58] ᴛᴏᴏ ᴘʀᴇᴛᴛʏ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜɪɴᴋ (aspen.candyclaws): Kartane is pro at texture work.

[09:58] Aric (orionbound): but made it look more like a A 

[09:58] Kartane (laiastar): I made fire's brand, I can make another <3

[09:58] Aric (orionbound): oooo then you'd know how to do it 

[09:58] Kartane (laiastar): I have the original files so I can add a few lines here and there =)

[09:59] Kartane (laiastar): Hit me with the info on discord, and I'll get it done >^-^<

[09:59] Aric (orionbound): id say aos but that'd be to much and look like crap lol 

[09:59] Toi Armani Skolldir (babeangel): and she is off

[10:00] Aric (orionbound): aka AoS for Aric of Selnar as if its just a A itd be easy for anyone else with A name to be like thats mine lol 😆 

[10:00] Toi Armani Skolldir (babeangel): thats why we have paperwork

[10:01] Aric (orionbound): paperwork can be forged :P

[10:01] Be (before.nightfall): But then if Aric leaves Selnar...

[10:01] Be (before.nightfall): they gon have to strike that out and put another letter

[10:01] Toi Armani Skolldir (babeangel): he tkes her paper work and has it redone whereever he goes

[10:01] Be (before.nightfall): she'll have a trail of strikouts down her leg.

[10:01] Toi Armani Skolldir (babeangel): lol Be

[10:01] Be (before.nightfall): Custom brands always made me laugh lol

[10:02] Sylvi Amour: Nothing wrong with a simple dina. I think they are pretty.

[10:03] passion (tendai.jules): that's what I wear

[10:03] Be (before.nightfall): I love Dinas. I think my issue has always been that back when...most brands were so big and ugly

[10:03] Be (before.nightfall): But the one I wear is smaller and higher on the hip

[10:03] Sylvi Amour: I have not branded Ava, as I don't intend to sell her, lol

[10:03] Sylvi Amour: oh they make them so pretty now!!

[10:04] Aric (orionbound): why custom brands are very gorean 

[10:04] Be (before.nightfall): They are...but they make me laugh

[10:05] Be (before.nightfall): I can't think logically if the girl is sold...how does that work? She'd literally have a line of brands down her thigh

[10:05] Sylvi Amour: I am so sad Gilded Age season is over. Now i'm watching Blood of my Blood and it is soooooooooooooooooo goooooood

[10:05] ᴛᴏᴏ ᴘʀᴇᴛᴛʏ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜɪɴᴋ (aspen.candyclaws): Why would she be rebranded if sold?

[10:05] Sylvi Amour: she's never been branded

[10:05] Be (before.nightfall): The next owner would keep a custom brand on a slave he bought?

[10:06] Sylvi Amour: I didn't buy her

[10:06] Toi Armani Skolldir (babeangel): slaves can not be sold if they are not branded... Merchant law

[10:06] ᴛᴏᴏ ᴘʀᴇᴛᴛʏ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜɪɴᴋ (aspen.candyclaws): He doesn't have much of a choice.

[10:06] Be (before.nightfall): So like if guy two bought the slave, with guy one's brand...how's that work

[10:06] Kartane (laiastar): Actually Toi, if you read it properly, a branded slave is for PUBLIC sale.

[10:06] Toi Armani Skolldir (babeangel): now if someone is not going to sell their slave then no they do not have to be branded

[10:06] ᴛᴏᴏ ᴘʀᴇᴛᴛʏ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜɪɴᴋ (aspen.candyclaws): Then she still has the brand

[10:06] Be (before.nightfall): Yah, that's how I mean it.

[10:06] Be (before.nightfall): So...custom brands just make me chuckle.

[10:07] ᴛᴏᴏ ᴘʀᴇᴛᴛʏ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜɪɴᴋ (aspen.candyclaws): Custom brands make sense.

[10:07] Be (before.nightfall): Dude three walkin around with a slave that says 'dude one' on her thigh

[10:07] Kartane (laiastar): Either way, custom brands existed in the books.

[10:07] Be (before.nightfall): i know they did. I'm not arguing that.

[10:07] Kartane (laiastar): So how about those kittens

[10:07] Sylvi Amour: I know one guy who has a custom brand that is ginormous it covers the whole upper thigh

[10:07] Toi Armani Skolldir (babeangel): i mean breeding houses and major slaver houses would have a custome brand so everyone knew where said slave came form

[10:07] Be (before.nightfall): I just say it makes me chuckle

[10:07] ᴛᴏᴏ ᴘʀᴇᴛᴛʏ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜɪɴᴋ (aspen.candyclaws): Slavers would want people to know that a slave was from their house simillar to how bred livestock is handled on Earth.

[10:07] Toi Armani Skolldir (babeangel): mmhmm

[10:08] Aric (orionbound): exactly 

[10:08] Be (before.nightfall): I get it. I'm not saying it's not done, lmao.

[10:08] Be (before.nightfall): Never did

[10:08] Toi Armani Skolldir (babeangel): ahh

[10:08] Be (before.nightfall): I'm sayign it makes me laugh. That's literally all

[10:08] Sylvi Amour: I'm not saying it's not pretty but it's huge, you can see the brand the slave coming a pasang away

[10:08] Be (before.nightfall): damn

[10:09] Toi Armani Skolldir (babeangel): lol Sylvi

[10:09] Sylvi Amour: hehe

[10:09] Toi Armani Skolldir (babeangel): i mean there would be no way to hide that brand then or cover it up with another

[10:10] Be (before.nightfall): evah

[10:10] Sylvi Amour: Toi

[10:10] Toi Armani Skolldir (babeangel): yes?

[10:10] Sylvi Amour: I'm so glad you stay here and have not left!!!

[10:10] Sylvi Amour: so glad

[10:10] Sylvi Amour: so many physicians have left.

[10:10] Toi Armani Skolldir (babeangel): why would i leave? i love rping with so many here

[10:11] Toi Armani Skolldir (babeangel): and yes but we are getting more

[10:11] Sylvi Amour: yeah right? This is the best place.

[10:11] Sylvi Amour: Great!