Accessory Shop

The accessory shop is where you can purchase apparel, armor, weapons, and cosmetic changes for your character. Items are purchased with Crystal Shards. Accessory items cannot be shared between multiple characters.

Other shops: Familiar Shop, Magic Shop.

Accessories may be returned or exchanged by replying to your original purchase note through the shop group  - make sure to update your tallies accordingly!

The purchase of an accessory allows for multiple designs of that accessory, but only one of that accessory at a time (i.e., wielding two swords at the same time requires owning two of the item). Very large amounts of the item may require double purchase as well (i.e., an extremely multilayered outfit made of fabric - may require fabric x2).
All armor, weapons and outfits need to be purchased for a character to be depicted with those items - this applies both to art and literature. If a character does not own the items pictured, the artwork can not be accepted into the group until items have been purchased. The only exceptions to this are in specific memes or events which allow depicting unowned items/outfits, such as combat oriented chapter plots allowing characters to wield a single weapon. Unless otherwise specified, even during events items must be owned to gain outfit or prop bonuses.

## How to Purchase Items for Yourself

Send a note to the shop group with the following information!

* **Subject:** (Character Name): Accessory Shop

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Name of Character:

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Link to CS Tracker:

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Link to Reference:

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Link to AP Tracker:

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Purchasing: (list of items and their prices)

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Total: (total price of purchased items)

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Items listed as free for your herd do not have to be claimed via note, and can be included without putting an image in your character's inventory.

## How to Purchase Items for Someone Else

Send a note to the shop group with the following information!

* **Subject:** Purchasing for (Recipient Username): Accessory Shop

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Character Making Purchase: (link to ref and AP tracker)

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Character Receiving Purchase: (link to ref and AP tracker)

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CS Tracker:

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Purchasing: (list of items and their prices)

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Reason: (in character explanation of item ownership)

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Items bought for another user will be delivered to the person purchasing the item, who may present the gift to the recipient however they wish.

Example note:

* **Character Making the Purchase**: Rory [link to ref and tracker]
* **Character Receiving the Purchased:** Taishen [link to ref and tracker]
* **CS Tracker**: [link]
* **Purchasing:** Iron Dagger
* **Reason for Purchase**: In our roleplay, Rory and Taishen had a minor disagreement and, long story short, she stabbed him in the ribs. In addition to a wicked cool scar, he gets to keep the dagger on account of it was too hard to pull it out and she just kind of, like, left it where it was... lodged in him. It was kind of rude tbh

## How to Claim Rank Rewards

When you have put enough AP towards your character's rank on their AP tracker to unlock a shop item, send a note to the shop group with the following information!

* **Subject:** (Character Name): Rank Rewards

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Name of Character:

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Rank Reward: (rank and level[s])
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Claiming: (list of items)

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Items listed as free for your herd do not have to be claimed via note, and can be included without putting an image in your character's inventory.

## Birthday Gift

Every year, you can claim a birthday gift from Starborn Alignment!

## Free Items

The following items cost no CS, and do not need to be "claimed" via note; you can simply use them. They cannot be used by starter characters until after the original design has been accepted, but can be included in the initial designs for a member's second character and onward. **Free items cannot appear in your character's inventory box** - you'll only receive artwork for items you have purchased to avoid confusion during herd changes or the restrictions around some of the free items (ie Vagabond bones can only be small bones etc). You will lose access to the old herd items if your character changes herds, and gain access to the free herd items of the new herd.

###  All herds

The following items are free for characters of any herd:

* **Mobility Gear:** wheelchairs, prosthetic limbs / eyes, etc. Does not include detail paintjobs, gemstones or other additional decor - must be purchased separately
* **Feathers:** if given by a pegasus acquaintance
* **Glasses:**  Prescription/reading glasses only. Does not include tinted glasses.
* **Shapeshifting Amulet**: Amulet imbued with low-level Shapeshifting. Allows players to make minor edits to their character (height, build, sex). Does not allow for simulated character design changes or breed changes.

###  Herd-Specific Freebies

- Makeup

- Hoof Polish
- Horse Shoes
- Flask
- Seashells

- Prayer Idol
- Gemstones

- Hair Doo-dads
- Beads

- Succulents
- Lantern- Small bones

*Note: free bones are limited to small animals, such as squirrels, songbirds, etc.*

*Water skins, drink skeins, drinking horns, and canteens are all acceptable "Flasks".*

## Cosmetic Change Items

Note: Scale like tattoos are not able to be used UNLESS you would already have access to scales based on either species (kirin) or buying a rarity roll (hippo). For example, a kirin could have scaled tattoos, where as a common horse could not. A pegasus/hippocampus hybrid could have scale tattoos only if they also had the rarity roll that allows them to have scales on their body.

## Armory

###  Weapons

Weapons must be made of metal, or wood. Bone weapons are available only with the Scavenger talent. Ivory handles are acceptable. Weapons include a sheath, holster, or belt to attach with.
Weapons no longer come with stat changes; see the Magic Shop for imbued stat boosts.

## Artwork Credit

Thank you to SA artists lemonyh, cogaidh, Chipo-H0P3, wolf-mask, and Criminologic for contributing item art to our shops!