By participating in group events and owning a character from the Noctarion Locus, you automatically agree to these Terms of service.
Breaking these rules will result in a strike or Ban from the species.
1. Overall species rules
- The species owner @Arnoctis maintain complete Intellectual rights to the Noctarion Locus and all species from this universe. Receiving a Noctarion in any way does not grant you rights over the species itself.
- You need to be a part of the Noctarion group and have a Deviantart account to obtain a Noctarion/participate within the species (does not apply on Noctapods) (This rule is currently not applied, currently you can still recive a Noctarion without a Deviantart account. You must have at least one social media provided)
- Do not harass anyone in the group for owning a Noctarion/Noctapod.
- Do not guilt trip for not being able to get one.
- Every Noctarion has a masterlist entry, we are not responsible for members purchasing unofficial designs.
- Do not share unofficial designs withing the group (exept in (W.I.P chanels)
- Accounts must be somewhat active or need to link to your active main account to participate in group events.
- We do not allow any for of scamming withing in the group
- We don´t allow NFT´s or AI artwork to be used to scam people/To submit masterlist images/use as giftart.
- Do not create multiple accounts/fake identities to rise your chance of winning raffles/group events or evade bans.
2. Design rules
- All designs on the Masterlist must be unique and cannot be copied from a character you do not own yourself.
- You may take inspiration for brand products/popular character, but you cannot make a Noctarion completely based on that character. We are much stricter when said character is from an independent artist.
- You can turn a character you have rights into a Noctarion/Noctapod with a MYO or custom. See the special trading rule for this case.
- “Sibling designs” are designs that are very close to each other on purpose. These designs have unique features and themes. Two design that are just based on a specific fish and are not made similar on purpose for example do not fall under this category. Castor and Pullux are great examples of sibling designs. We allow these designs with consent from both parties, but they have special trading rules.
- Do NOT use an AI to create the design!
You can create a Noctarion based of a one-off you own. Please be sure that it is okay with the original designer, since we won´t remove the Noctarion from the Masterlist if the one-off designer demands it.
The oneoff is linked to the Noctarion on the Masterlist. One-off and the Noctarion version MUST be traded together at all times.
3. Purchasing
- All sales are ether made in Euro or USD.
- Sales are paid over paypal.
- Do not bid if you don´t have the funds. Backing out of an auction a second time will result in a ban from future auctions.
- Staff/Guest artist have the right to refuse service when suspicious.
- Any form of chargeback/attempted scam will result in a group ban.
4. Selling, Trading, gifting
Exept some special cases, all Noctarions follow these rules:
Trading, selling etc Then trading a Noctarion both parties have to agree for the trade. To trade a Noctarion create a comment on the Noctarion you want to trade. Following information needs to be present:
Trading, selling etc Then trading a Noctarion both parties have to agree for the trade. To trade a Noctarion create a comment on the Noctarion you want to trade. Following information needs to be present:
- Who’s receiving the rights to the Noctarion
- Mention how the trade took place (selling, trading, gifting etc)
- Giving more details about the trade (Was sold for this and that amount/traded for this character/traded for X art pieces)
Both parties need to confirm the Trading act to assure safety.
Voucher and selling rules:
- A Noctarion can only be sold for the value it’s worth. Don’t oversell your Noctarion/Noctapod for more than that.
- Only items and commissioned artwork raise the value of the character. Personal art/traded art does not count.
- You can no longer ask for a full resale + character add on. You can now only ask for half the price + add-ons.
- DM an admin if you’re not sure about the value of the art collected or how much a base Noctarion/Noctapods is worth.
- A Noctarion cannot be vouchered for more than its worth.
If this rule is broken, a warning, Ban or blacklist will occur, depending on severity
Sibling trading rule:
- A sibling design can only be traded to the owner of the other sibling design.
- If one of the sibling designs is voided, the lock will be removed.
- Even if you heavily re-design one of the designs, it will still be locked.
Note that Noctapods are mainly kept track via screenshot proof. The safest way to obtain one of them is looking on the Toyhouse masterlist!
5. Commercial use
We allow the production of Merchandise of Noctarion/Noctapod designs you own. Please message us if you are planning to use elements from the lore in your work!
Please make sure the artist allowes commercial usage.
We have nothing against independent artist using Noctarions/Noctapods for their projects, but don´t want companies to use the designs.
The art that is being commercially used needs to be provided by yourself or you need the artist permission. If you are planning to make comic with your Noctarion or want npc´s/word aspects featured, please dm an admin. It will be noted on the Masterlist if the design is commercially used.
We don´t enforce artist TOS, exept if it involves chargebacks/scamming
Please make sure the artist allowes commercial usage.
We have nothing against independent artist using Noctarions/Noctapods for their projects, but don´t want companies to use the designs.
The art that is being commercially used needs to be provided by yourself or you need the artist permission. If you are planning to make comic with your Noctarion or want npc´s/word aspects featured, please dm an admin. It will be noted on the Masterlist if the design is commercially used.
We don´t enforce artist TOS, exept if it involves chargebacks/scamming
Important:
If you trade a Noctarion/Noctapod that is commercially used, you immediately need to remove all monetary content from that design. If the new owner is giving you a license to continue using it commercially, it must be stated on the masterlist. Failure if informing the new owner of the Noctarion or refusal to remove the content will result in a strike, warning or BAN depending on the situation.
6. Co-owning
Co-owning is not officially allowed within the species.
7. Trading cool-down
All designs have a trading cool-down of at least two weeks. Certain designs like raffles have longer cooldowns.
Designs that are on cool-down won´t be transferred. Please do not try to trade designs on the server that are "on cooldown."
8. Soul-Bounds
Soul-binding a design means that the design can no longer be traded or co-owned and is bound to you.
You can comment on the Masterlist for a soul bound or request it on the server.
- It is completely optional and does not have any effect on the design.
- A soul bound lasts 5 years. Id renewed after this period, the design is permanently bound to you.
- A soul bound cannot be reversed.
You can comment on the Masterlist for a soul bound or request it on the server.
9. Voiding designs
- The ML image MUST be revertet to the OG.
- The OG artist of the design must be okay with you voiding it.
- You must state what will happen to the design. If you are planning to use re-designs of it, these artist must also be okay with voiding it. You would need to submit a "one-off" version where its no longer recognisable as a Noctarion.
- A voided design cannot be brought back, it is final.
- The masterlist “Space” will be used for a MYO to keep the masterlist number correct.
- A voided design can only be brought back with a MYO that supports the traits of the design.
- Voided Noctarions count as unofficial and cannot be shared within the group.
Charity/Free raffle/Designs by Arnoctis or ones that have redesigns by Arnoctis CANNOT be voided!
10. Ban/Blacklisting
Being banned from the server:
- Users that are banned from the official Noctarion Discord server are not allowed to enter the server and activities specifically discord-only. They are still allowed to participate in events within the DA group. This ban can be appealed.
- Users banned from the Noctarion group cannot participate in any group activities or obtain any new Noctarions/Noctapods. Their Noctarions remain official but cannot be used for group events or be traded for another Noctarion.
11. Outside Behavior
These will result in a removal of the Noctarion group:
- Heavily Racist/transphobe/homophobic behavior
- Scamming
- Being or being an open supporter of Pedophilia or Zoophilia
- Planned harassment to members of the Noctarion group
- Stealing other peoples art
12. Posting Noctarion content outside the official spaces.
- We don´t want to police things that happen outside of the server. If you choose to post W.i.p´s of MYO´s or re-designs, its fine as long as you state
- it´s unofficial at the moment.
- Please don´t lie about the status of the design beeing approved/unofficial!
- We don´t allow the selling/trading/gifting of unofficial Noctarions! It may fool someone into purchasing someone into thinking they are legit, so it will be treatet as an attemt to scam.
- If you nether have a MYO/Noctarion and post unofficial designs, it may results into refusal of service! We prefer if these aren´t postet on social media and are correctly labeled.
- Directly copying a design on the Masterlist is a ban-able offense!
We don´t own the concept of "horned creatures with fangs, horns and glitter". The project focuses more on lore, designs and overall worldbuilding. We don´t gatekeep these certain design traits, but ask you not to 1:1 copy the concept and call it a Noctarion! Especially designs from users within the species! If you aren´t sure, you can always reach out and ask.
13. Event/free raffle designs
- Some won MYO crystals have an expire date. Make sure to send in your design BEFORE the time ends. We may make an exeption if the design is almost finished or staff took long to reply to your questions. We will NOT remind you to send in your design.
- Free premade designs are not tradeable or sell-able. They can only be gifted or given to staff for a re-raffle of the design.