Site Features

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Site Skins & Fonts

As of July 2025, we currently offer 11 different site skins; each have the same format for ease of navigation but feature a different header image and color palette. You can also pick a preferred font that will change the appearance of most site text (does not change a player's selected font for their HTML). You can change these at any time from the "Set Theme/Font" menu at the top right of the page. If there's a color palette or font that you'd like to see us add, please let us know!

Player Accounts

Our site is semi-private, so you will need to register for a player account and join our Discord to gain access to the full site.

  • Signing in with your player account will allow you to create and edit your posts; edit your player, character, Companion, and pet profiles; buy things from any market; enter new database submissions; etc.
  • You don't need to set up separate accounts for each character or anything like that - just create one account under your out of character (OOC) name and you're all set!

Private Support Channels

A private support channel will be established for you on Discord ASAP after you've registered for a player account so you can privately ask questions, get help, share feedback, make requests, submit updates, and more. Support will also use this channel to contact you directly and privately for moderation purposes such as asking clarifying questions or offering special opportunities, checking in if you missed a monthly check-in, and dropping rewards from special events.

Instant, Editable Profiles

Profiles are immediately established as soon as a character is joined, a Companion is created with, or a pet is adopted; you are able to edit profiles associated with your OOC name at any time. The majority of profile fields are unlocked and editable, even things that cost coppers to change. Check out the guides below for more information!

Automated Post Claims

With the click of a few buttons when posting, your account will be automatically credited for completed tasks; this includes instant character or Companion progression, copper credits for the post itself, and more! Check out our Posting Guide for more information.

Stored HTML

Save your character's formatted HTML, including their Name, Subject, and HTML layout, using our Saved HTML feature; with the click of a button, your saved details will be automatically entered into the posting form.

On-Site Image Hosting

Once you've registered for an account, you can use our upload form (linked from the Members Database) to store character, Companion, and pet profile pictures, as well as any and all pictures for your HTML. You can also manage images you've uploaded, including renaming or deleting them; this feature is also linked from the Members Database.

Instant Powers, Items, & Pets Buying

You can buy Talents (abilities), gear, and/or pets for your character at any time using the Arcanum, Marketplace, Guild Shops, or Adoption Center. The Adoption Center and Guild Shops change every time the page is loaded. This includes the items, pets, or Talents available, their special features, and how much they cost. If you see something you like, you should make sure to snap it up quick!

  • Your account will be automatically debited and your purchase will be entered into your inventory.

Character Progression

Characters can collect Character Progression Points by mentioning or using their magic or nanites in an in-character post. The more points they have, the better their control over their magic or nanites becomes, and the more they have access to stronger or more unique abilities by default; that means that even if you never use the Arcanum, they'll still have access to a suite of powers.

Companion Progression

Companions can collect Companion Essence Shards whenever they are included or mentioned in an in-character post. The more Shards they've collected, the more stabilized their personality and mental states are, and the more in-tune they are with their Affliction. This offers a suite of extremely powerful and unique abilities unique to their type of Companion.

Pet Progression

Pets can gain Pet Progression Points whenever they are included or mentioned in an in-character post; these allow them access to higher tiers of the Pet Shop, as well as new features such as breeding or even upgrades to Companions or characters!

Follower System & Callings

Characters can elect to devote themselves to any of the deities in our database. By mentioning their dedication to their deity, or including the performance of rituals, prayers, etc. in-character, characters will gain Devotion Points. As they accrue points, your character will ascend through several ranks of devotion, allowing them more access to their deity and their allies as well as the ability to access extreme divine powers. Deities may also issue Callings, which are similar to Bounties but with a divine focus rather than a Guild focus.

Guilds & Bounties

Guilds offer characters a variety of opportunities, from reasons to interact with others to more background options for characters or posts, as well as benefits for members like shop discounts. Guilds also offer a variety of Bounties, special challenges that characters can undertake to unlock special prizes. Bounties change each time the page is reloaded, so the available challenges and rewards will change every time you visit! Learn more about Guilds here, and check out the existing Guilds, here; players can also set up their own guilds at any time by collecting interested characters and paying a Guild Establishment Fee of 200c. Players can join a Guild, and set their rank/position within the Guild, at any time through their player profile.

Catalysts

These are the catalysts for change and progression in-game, offering avenues for character creation, exploration, and development.

  • Breeding: This catalyst enables players to expand their roster of playable characters, Companions, and pets through breeding.
  • Divine Encounters/Prayers: Through this catalyst, individuals can engage in interactions with the divine, seeking blessings, guidance, or even challenges.
  • Housing: Create a property for your characters and earn monthly events.
  • Quests: Quests are large-scale tasks that offer focused character development and special rewards.

Mini-Games

Mini-Games within Kinship are dynamic and engaging activities that offer players unique experiences; they are often more randomized than Catalysts, and anything can happen!

  • Collection & Crafting Mini-Game: Stats/roll-based games that allow you to collect materials for recipe creation.
  • Expeditions: Expeditions are high risk, high reward adventures where almost anything can happen. These require 1 post for every 2 days of travel.

Events

In-character and out of character events may be posted from time to time; these events allow players to complete set tasks within a set period of time to earn prizes of all kinds, including special edition items, pets, Companions, and Talents. These events will usually be hosted on Discord; they are often discussed in #announcements, and some may also have a separate event-focused channel. Possible events include, but are not limited to:

  • Word Count-Based Challenges: Often either per post or per event, players are rewarded for how many words they are able to write during a set period of time.
  • In-Character Challenges: Complete specific tasks in-character, like talking to specific NPCs or participating in specific mini-games, to earn rewards.
  • Out of Character Challenges: Complete out of character tasks like submitting art or new entries into the databases to earn rewards.
  • Randomized Events: Sign your character up to have something really good -- or not so good! -- happen to them.
  • Special Days: Special celebratory prize drops that happen each year on the date of the player's choosing.
  • Freebies: The Support team will occasionally post special rewards in the #freebies channel, usually to commemorate or celebrate a particular event, milestone, etc.

Wish Lists

Players can set up wish lists on their profile and their character profiles to let Support know more about your goals, interests, and dislikes. You can put items, pets, Talents, or Companions you want on the list, let us know what you're saving up for, or request that we try to avoid giving you specific prizes when generating rewards. We will use these lists when generating custom rewards, so we can try to get you something that really excites and interests you.

Non-Player Characters (NPCs)

To help Kinship feel like a living, breathing world, we've populated New Ognos with a variety of NPCs. NPCs can be freely used in any in-character post any player writes, as well as adopted, bred with, and used for mini-games. Players can submit new NPCs, and NPCs may progress and develop through various Discord polls.

Polls

Players can also vote in the #polls channel to share their thoughts about where the site should go next; polls might be posted to determine leadership, further NPC development, progress site-wide plots, and more!

Add to Site Lore

There's a whole huge island just waiting to be discovered! Players can submit information to expand our site in a variety of ways, including submitting new entries. or by adding new details or art and/or suggesting edits for pre-existing entries.

This includes:

  • Animals for our Bestiary or Plants for our Herbarium
  • Deities for our Deities Database
  • Landmarks for our Topographium, which will appear on our Maps
  • NPCs and NPC Companions for our NPC Database
  • Items, Pets, or Powers for our Marketplace, Guild Shops, Arcanum, and/or Pet Shop
  • Crafting Materials for our Grimoire
  • Organizations for players to join, including Human Houses, Valka Clans, and Religious Orders

When a player submits a new animal, plant, landmark, or NPC to a database, they will automatically be added to the appropriate section on the Play board; this means the Play board is constantly up-to-date with the latest additions to inspire players!

Automatic Residents List

On the Play board and Maps page is a list of players and characters living in each District (and beyond). Players can instantly add their character, or a NPC they're making, to this list just by entering something into the "District" field on their character profile or NPC creation page; this will be automatically linked to their profile as well. Players can change this at any time to reflect a character moving up or down in society, wealth, etc.

Automatic Groups & Organizations Lists

Players can instantly add characters, or NPCs they're making, to any organization in the Organizations database (found under the Character Development tab) by filling out the Group & Group Position and/or Organization & Organization Position profile fields. This includes Exploration Groups, Valka Clans, Human Houses, Religious Orders, and "Other" organizations; this will be automatically linked to their profile as well. Players can change this at any time to reflect a character joining or leaving an organization. At this time, each character may only be a member of one Group and one Organization at a time, but we would be open to expanding this in future if there is interest!

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