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A fierce stallion once drew his head here and called it home. Xasus, a wild beast brought to Australia to pull lived his life pulling, and only pulling. Xasus was smart, he knew better. He knew horses were not meant to be tied to large chunks of wood and steel pipes- they were meant to be free. His wishes were granted as a sympathetic girl- many years ago, set him and a harem of mares and foals free by "mistake." He took the chance and ran with it- heading over a seemingly endless terrain of nothing but barren outback. As days wore on to weeks and weeks wore into months he was losing strength, the young colts were trying to buck up and take over, when all seem lost he came upon a gold mine. He and his haphazardly grouped herd hit an incline, moving down it with haste they fell into an eden of Australian Outback. Xasus and his favorite mare, Audota, explored the terrain, finding a rivers, streams, lakes and even a small sea. There is are apple tree's along some of the lakes, fields stacked with rolling hills and what seemed endless.

Two years passed in harmony, but the third year came a threat. The horses had expanded, Xasus and Audota had foals of their own, the colts had grown and wanted their own mares. A split happened, Rikaran, a young 3 year old banded mares together and created a second herd- starting a never ending battle between the two herds. A fight had broken out. Rikaran and Xasus went at it; a legendary battle between the horses and Rikaran prevailed leaving Xasus to die in his wake. In which he did, a two days after the battle, the great stag lie down in the grass never to rise again. His body sinking into the earth. A widowed Audota was furious, standing tall in front of her land, the first mare to ever lead. She became like a demon- vengeful and full of hate after her loves death. A few horses from both sides broke away, avoiding all the conflict starting a small place of their own.

Since the splitting of the horses, the land has been forever hurting. The year they parted, a harsh winter came through, killing much of what they survive on, then to make things even worse, an unforgiving heat wave came through the summer. A drought lasting over a year, nearly dried up their resources. Grass dry and burned from the lack of shade, where shade once was, lie tree's killed from the winter. The land is suffering, and the horses are suffering. The herd of Elderwood wishes to join again with share lead thinking this will solve their problems, while Affliction would much rather keep his distance, fearing that Elderwood is only creating a trap.The small band of Au Courant is stuck between the two- simply living by their own rules and making no enemies. They draw themselves away from the other two. They fair better through the harsh season, having a smaller herd and less mouths to feed, they tend to be the strongest of the three, but refuse to take a stand.

Plot by Dash

Xasus Audota
Season;; \| Spring \| Summer \| \| Autumn \| Winter \| Breeding;; Breeding is not suggested. Foaling;; Foals may die shortly after birth or be born ill. There is only a 25% chance the foal will born healthy. Foal health will be posted by an admin after birth. Next Season;; November 20th, 2007	Scheme Of Things A fierce stallion once drew his head here and called it home. Xasus, a wild beast brought to Australia to pull lived his life pulling, and only pulling. Xasus was smart, he knew better. He knew horses were not meant to be tied to large chunks of wood and steel pipes- they were meant to be free. His wishes were granted as a sympathetic girl- many years ago, set him and a harem of mares and foals free by "mistake." He took the chance and ran with it- heading over a seemingly endless terrain of nothing but barren outback. As days wore on to weeks and weeks wore into months he was losing strength, the young colts were trying to buck up and take over, when all seem lost he came upon a gold mine. He and his haphazardly grouped herd hit an incline, moving down it with haste they fell into an eden of Australian Outback. Xasus and his favorite mare, Audota, explored the terrain, finding a rivers, streams, lakes and even a small sea. There is are apple tree's along some of the lakes, fields stacked with rolling hills and what seemed endless. Two years passed in harmony, but the third year came a threat. The horses had expanded, Xasus and Audota had foals of their own, the colts had grown and wanted their own mares. A split happened, Rikaran, a young 3 year old banded mares together and created a second herd- starting a never ending battle between the two herds. A fight had broken out. Rikaran and Xasus went at it; a legendary battle between the horses and Rikaran prevailed leaving Xasus to die in his wake. In which he did, a two days after the battle, the great stag lie down in the grass never to rise again. His body sinking into the earth. A widowed Audota was furious, standing tall in front of her land, the first mare to ever lead. She became like a demon- vengeful and full of hate after her loves death. A few horses from both sides broke away, avoiding all the conflict starting a small place of their own. Since the splitting of the horses, the land has been forever hurting. The year they parted, a harsh winter came through, killing much of what they survive on, then to make things even worse, an unforgiving heat wave came through the summer. A drought lasting over a year, nearly dried up their resources. Grass dry and burned from the lack of shade, where shade once was, lie tree's killed from the winter. The land is suffering, and the horses are suffering. The herd of Elderwood wishes to join again with share lead thinking this will solve their problems, while Affliction would much rather keep his distance, fearing that Elderwood is only creating a trap.The small band of Au Courant is stuck between the two- simply living by their own rules and making no enemies. They draw themselves away from the other two. They fair better through the harsh season, having a smaller herd and less mouths to feed, they tend to be the strongest of the three, but refuse to take a stand. Plot by Dash	Affiliates