MahouBae are an adult closed Species, by signing up your agreeing you are at least 20+ years of age. If we find out you've lied we will swiftly ban and blocklist you as well as void your designs from the CS. Please make sure to read everything here before signing up.

All MahouBae and pet species are CLOSED SPECIES you cannot make your own as part of this species without stated permission.

THE FOLLOWING DOCUMENT OUTLINES MAHOUBAE's WEBSITE TERMS OF SERVICE. BEFORE USING THIS WEBSITE OR , YOU MUST READ, UNDERSTAND, AND AGREE TO THESE TERMS.

This TOS extends to all official MahouBae sites, communities and Social Media which at the moment include the MahouBae Twitter (@MahouBae).

By accessing the site , viewing any content, or using any services available on the site, you are agreeing to be bound by these terms. Failure to abide by these terms may result in a warning, a ban from the MahouBae group, and/or termination of the account on the MahouBae website, depending on the severity of the situation. If you do not accept all of the MahouBae group’s rules, refrain from interacting with this species and participating in any events.

The base framework of the MahouBae website is based on the openly available Lorekeeper ARPG Masterlist. We do not claim ownership of this framework, nor claim creatorship. All other content found on this website, including artwork, writing, etc. belongs to the MahouBae group, unless stated otherwise. Credits for any extensions and Artwork can be found on the Credits page. 

While these Rules extend out of our official Site to anyone interacting with the MahouBae species, we can’t fully regulate what happens on third-party sites or servers. We advise to not join any unofficial groups, as those are not moderated nor observed by us. However if you find any suspicious activity outside of our server or site, you may contact us and we’ll try our best to resolve these issues but can’t guarantee to be able to execute proper action.

These terms are subject to updates and changes, so it is important to check them regularly. Whenever Rule changes are made we will update the ‘Last updated’ date at the top of this Document and make an announcement in our official Discord. When big Rule updates have been made we will also announce these on our MahouBae Website through the News feature.

MEMBERSHIP AND USER CONDUCT

USER BEHAVIOUR

Users are expected to be kind and respectful to other members and staff regardless of the situation or circumstance. The MahouBae community is not a place for venting, ranting, or overt negativity. Please do not bring up any topics that may be harmful or upsetting to others in public.

Participation in our official Discord group is a privilege not a right. Discord participation is also not required in order to obtain or own any MahouBae characters nor to enter most events.

THE FOLLOWING CONDUCT VIOLATES OUR GUIDELINES AND WOULD BE SUBJECT TO WARNINGS, STRIKES, OR BANS, DEPENDING ON THE SEVERITY OF THE SITUATION:

• Perpetuating pedophillia, zoophilia, racism, nazism, sexism, ableism, homophobia, transphobia, and any other hateful remarks inside or outside of the group. Bigots are not welcome in our community.
  
  
• Being rude to, bullying, or harassing users in the Discord server, or on other social media. If there is a concern with a user that cannot be solved with blocking, please open a ticket or contact a mod. Note: We require proof of instances of breaking TOS, and cannot go off of "good faith" statements. Please provide (to the best of your ability) transcripts, screenshots, or any other relevant information.
  
  
• Name-dropping or publicly gossiping about an individual, even if not present, to stir up drama.
  
  • Discussing rumours, scandals, or malicous/negative situations involving other species, closed or otherwise, including the community, designs, or owners of those species in the Discord server is prohibited.
  • Additionally, any user found to be posting harassment or these topics to "hate" or "drama" blogs will receive a strike. Both of these instances are malicious and directly go against the rule above of respect towards the community. You are allowed however to vent/complain etc on blogs please just do not harass people on them!

• Guilt-tripping, whining, or complaining about adoptable or artwork prices. Do not beg, guilt, or harass members or staff to try to gain characters, items, currency, or artwork. MahouBae characters are an artist-made luxury item, not a necessity.
  
  
• Harassing another user to sell or trade their MahouBae character(s) to you when they are not explicitly put up for sale or trade offers. If a character is not listed for sale or trade, please do not contact the owner to ask if you can purchase or trade to obtain them.
  
  
•  Copying an existing MahouBae character’s design & selling it as a different species.
  
  
• Scamming another user by attempting to sell or trade a character that does not belong to you, or accepting money but not transferring the design to the buyer.
  
  
• Reselling your MahouBae character for more than their official Value. Please see HEXHARE's design TOS for more infomation on how to price your designs, or contact Hyexur if your unsure.
  
  
• Creating multiple on-site accounts to obtain on-site currency/items, to participate in sales and raffles, or other means to profit off of the Species will result in an immediate permanent ban from the Species.
  
  
• Pretending to be a moderator, admin or GA may result in a ban depending on the severity of the situation.

When uploading NSFW media of MahouBae we cannot police everyone and we will not. However we can control what is uploaded to our servers. Any hard kink must be TW/CW'd before posting. Any content breaking our rules will be met with a swift ban. While we allow chibi NSFW/and NSFW in allowence with chibi like styles, do not imply or suggest your MahouBae are minors. All MahouBae are 20+ - any content suggesting otherwise will be banned. 

When moderators make a decision or announce a new feature, the issue is open for further discussion in mod DM’s or the suggestion channel in moderation. It can be overwhelming and difficult for individual mods to handle when large numbers of people all question a decision at once, and we much prefer concerns to be addressed one-on-one. This allows us to take our time formulating our replies without getting buried in other messages or overrun by an overwhelming response. Please know that we consult with the entire team for all major decisions and think about our members’ happiness first. No decision is pushed forward without heavy discussion beforehand.

While we encourage members to voice their opinions and highly appreciate suggestions, we also have to consider the wellbeing of our moderators and other members. When topics are often and excessively discussed, our moderator team might not always be ready to fully divert their attention to the discussion at hand and quickly form a comprehensive and accurate response. Therefore, we might ask members to temporarily drop a topic if we feel like the discussion is getting out of hand, is too much for the available mod(s) to handle, or is overtly nitpicky or inconsiderate. In this case, the moderators will always discuss the topic as soon as possible with the full team and make a public announcement in response. Once a moderator asks for a topic to be dropped and discussed later, it must be dropped immediately without any ‘last words’ added in. Ignoring this will result in a warning.

Suggestions and critique are welcome, as long as it’s constructive and civil - we will not tolerate hateful or cruel messages directed towards members or the moderator team. If suggestions or criticism devolve into name-calling or bad faith arguments towards the mods warnings will be given out to all involved.

WEBSITE & SPECIES CONTENT

• MahouBae are a 20+ CS Content can be R-18 anywhere on the site. Therefore on site content may feature some NSFW imagery, themes and topics such as gore, body horror, alcohol and drug mentions, and other possibly triggering content. This content will always be properly spoilered and marked with Trigger Warnings to make Users aware of its subject matter.
• Members and mods may create NSFW content but this must be properly tagged, spoilered and/or posted in NSFW-designated areas. This includes sexual topics, sexual nudity, gore, heavy drugs and other heavy narcotics and other possibly triggering content.
• If a user decides to engage with any NSFW content put out by the official group or a member of the group, they are doing so at their own discretion. We will never force anyone to produce, engage in, or discuss any NSFW topics, as these will mainly be included in individual character designs, some lore, and some in-game assets. 
• Any NSFW content needs to have a fitting and explaining Content warning and Spoiler added to it before posting it. This also applies to Triggering content, which requires a fitting Trigger Warning as well as a Spoiler before viewing/reading. If you’re unsure whether or not your content requires a CW/TW, please message one of our moderators.

AGE

• Members must be at least 20 years to create an on-site account. Users under the age of 20 are asked not to interact with the species at all and will be banned if found to have created an on site account.
  
  

ACCOUNT AND USER UPLOADS

• You need to have an on-site account (linked to any of your social media; for now only DeviantArt and Toyhou.se are possible to link) in order to own any MahouBae characters.
• Your account name must be unique and cannot include any vulgar, sexual, suggestive, NSFW, hateful, or otherwise disrespectful words or phrases. Same goes with your Account’s biography and Profile Image.
• Links in regular Users’ profiles are not verified by the mod team. Clicking on any links not provided by the site or moderators is to be done carefully. However it is forbidden for Users to include any content in their profiles that breaks any of our rules. If you find any suspicious, or otherwise rule breaking links or Userprofiles please report these to a moderator directly or through the Report button on the User’s page (triangle next to their Username).
• It is forbidden to make multiple accounts on the MahouBae website for any reason. Making multiple accounts, to earn more ingame currency/items or materials, enter FTO/FFA sales for higher win chances, bypass bans, troll, cheat, etc. will result in a permanent ban without further discussion. To find such so-called ‘sockpuppet accounts’ we have a system on our site, which flags down suspicious accounts for us. After reviewing these, we will contact you to explain yourself.

-> If you find yourself unable to log back into your account, try resetting your password or contact a moderator as a last resort. If you would like to change your username, please contact a member of the staff team instead of creating a new account; we can change your username for you.

-> In the event of a ban, the banned user cannot create or use another account. Your account and access to your account is non-transferrable and cannot be given away, traded to, or sold to another user or person for any reason.

• You can’t sell in-game currency/items for real-life money. You may trade art, physical goods, or characters for in-game currency/items though.
• All art and writing uploaded by you must either be made by you or have accurate and working credit to the artist/writer and needs permission by the artist/writer to be reposted on this site. Said content must follow our ‘Website & Species Content’ rules.
• The MahouBae group is strongly against NFTs (Non-Fungible Tokens) and will never interact with or condone them. Every instance of the acronym NFT used within our group is the shortened version of ‘not for trade.’ This acronym has been used for character trades for years and we will not change its in-group meaning to stand for Non-Fungible-Token, as we do not associate with them. The staff team and Guest Artists are against Non-Fungible Tokens.
• We do not allow anytype of AI generated wroks, such as myos, art, writing, prompt or challange submissions etc. Using AI for any of these things will result in your ban and void of all your MahouBae.

WARNINGS, STRIKES AND BANS

All warnings, strikes, bans, and other personal matters will only be discussed privately with the individual involved. We will not give out any personal information to other users or disclose who has how many warnings, strikes, etc. any User has at any point in time.

A Warning will be given out to the User in question, for small and/or clearly unintentional rule breaks. Once 3 separate warnings have been sent to the same user, said user will receive a strike. 

Strikes may also be directly given, without prior warning, for larger and more intentional rule breaks. Once a user has received a total of 3 strikes, they will be temporarily or permanently banned from participating in the MahouBae group, depending on the severity of the situation and their previous warnings/Strikes. A user can earn multiple strikes at once for serious infractions.

We also reserve the right to instant ban someone without warning in serious situations.

There are 2 types of bans a user can receive:

A temporary ban means that the user is banned from participating in any group-specific games, events, sales, giveaways, and any other group-specific activities for a set period of time. During this time period the User may trade, gift or sell their MahouBae characters but will need to provide proof of the trade to a moderator. Once the given timeframe has passed, the user may be allowed back into the group unless the moderators receive proof of continued malicious intent and/or non-changed behavior. If this is the case an extended or a permanent ban will be issued.

A permanent ban means that the user will be banned from all group-related social media, the HEXHARE/HYEXUR  Discord, and the official MahouBae website. The user may no longer participate in any games, events, sales, trades, giveaways, and other group-hosted events. The user will be given a specific timeframe in which they can sell, trade or gift away their in-game items/currency, as well as any MahouBae characters logged on the website. After the given timeframe has passed, all characters, items, and currency still on the user’s on-site account will be permanently voided and deleted. This user may no longer receive Mahoubae or other Species from this group. 

ANY OF THE FOLLOWING WILL RESULT IN A PERMANENT BAN WITHOUT DISCUSSION WITH THE USER:

• Pedophillia, zoophilia, racism, nazism, sexism, ableism, homophobia, transphobia, and any other hateful remarks inside or outside of the group.
  
  
• Messaging/Exchanging NSFW content of any kind to/from an adult to/from a minor.
  
  
• Anyone under the age of 20. 
  
  
• Trolling, extended Name-dropping, extreme bullying or extreme lashing out on members or moderators.
  
  
• Scamming another user by attempting to sell or trade a character that does not belong to you, or accepting money but not transferring the design to the buyer.
  
  
• Issuing a refund or chargeback after purchasing an official MahouBae character without discussing this with the other User or moderator/GA first.
  
  
• Selling a MahouBae character for a much higher value then it's worth or selling a trade/gifted design without speaking to the HEXHARE team.
  
  
• Creating multiple on-site accounts to obtain on-site currency/items, to participate in sales and raffles, or other means to profit off of the Species.
  
  
• Pretending to be a moderator, admin or GA.
  
  
• Lying about your age in order to gain access to the website.

To read more about voided characters, refer to the relevant section, ‘Voiding.’ Users may keep their characters after they have been voided, but can no longer call them a MahouBae or claim them to be a part of the MahouBae group. 

Users that have been permanently banned may be put on a public blacklist to warn and inform others. No personal information will be mentioned but the Users Usernames as well as a short version of the ban reason will be listed. This will only be done if we believe the User is- and will continue to be a rule breaker and put others in danger.

ART

• HEXHARE retains the right to use any MahouBae-related art that they create for any material; this includes (but is not limited to) site art and promotional posts.
• Users are not permitted to trace HEXHARE or any other GA’s art or claim their art as their own.
• Edit's are allowed in some cases, please contact HEXHARE for more info, or the GA if your unsure. Any MYO design, you must follow and look into the TOS of the artist who made the MYO before editing their work.
• Any art posted to our Website needs to follow the rules stated in the ‘website and species Conduct’ of this TOS. 
• You may not sell merchandise of NPCs/HEXHARE’s characters/the MahouBae brand as a whole, or profit off of HEXHARE’s art in any way. This includes creating prints or merchandise of their art, the species, etc. This also includes any art made by any of the official/guest artists. Users may sell merchandise made with their own art but this needs to be discussed with HEXHARE first.
• Masterlist images may include NSFW elements (such as gore, body horror, or other dark themes), but the thumbnail image will be spoilered with a content warning.

CHARACTER AND OWNERSHIP TERMS

SPECIES SPECIFIC

• MahouBae are a closed species by HEXHARE STUDIO'S meaning you cannot make your own without a MYO slot. Official MahouBae can only be made by the species owners, and designated official Guest Artist or by using a MYO slot. These rules pertain to the ownership, resale, and trade of MahouBaedesigns. You may not claim ownership of the species or claim any rights to any art and content made for this group.
• We cannot stop you or police you for making a knockoff of MahouBae. However you cannot claim them as a MahouBae, and cannot use them in prompts etc etc. If you see others making a MahouBae knockoff do not harass, attack etc.. If you've been harassed by someone who making a 'knockoff' please contact us, with the infomation on who. 
• You may NOT make MahouBae with the use of a MYO slot based on real life people or characters that fall under official copyright rules.
• Need to make a random NPC MahouBae that will only be mentioned in passing in RP formats? Go ahead, we only ask that you do not draw/create them byond the roleplay unless you'd like to submit them as an NPC idea. [ We will link NPC's you can use freely once that page is up and running. ]

OWNERSHIP

• When you own a MahouBae character, you own the personal and non-commercial rights to that character. The MahouBae Gruop retains the commercial rights to the character species, but does not claim any personal or commercial rights to any unique and individual character you may own. We will never claim to own or revoke any characters owned by any user.
• Commercial Use of your MahouBae requires specific approval by HEXHARE as well as the original designer of the character
• Users only officially own a MahouBae Species Character if the Masterlist of said character is under their name. Once a Masterlist transfer has been made, approved and accepted the character no longer belongs to the previous owner. Only through the on site transfer of the characters specific Masterlist entry can the trade be verified and called legitimate. In order to reduce the possibility of a scam, users are encouraged to only initiate a character transfer after full payment has been made.
• If a user is experiencing difficulty verifying the legitimacy or worth of a MahouBae species character they are purchasing off-site, they may reach out to a site moderator for assistance. 
• At the moment every MahouBae species character may only have one official owner. Co-owning cannot atm be recognised on the site and is therefore discouraged. We do not and will not take any responsibility for co-ownership disputes nor the terms that co-owners set between themselves. You are completely responsible for keeping up and navigating your own co-ownership contract.
• You may change your MahouBae appearance, character and design according to our guide and rules in our design/ redesign guide. Things like age, character, height, weight, body build, disability, scars, ethnicity and other things may be changed at the owners will. However please do not use this as an excuse to whitewash characters. 
• While we host all MahouBae characters on our website, we have no direct connection to, or say in, how a user decides to develop their character’s personality and actions. We do not condone any inappropriate character development, but cannot and will not interfere with a user’s personal choices unless they directly violate our rules. It is against the MahouBae terms of service to make characters that perpetuate harmful stereotypes of race, gender, sex, mental health status, lifestyle, etc.

DESIGN AND REDESIGNS

• The complete overview on design and redesign rules/ guides for MahouBae can be found on this page. The following rules are simply the rules around designs and redesigns.
• Larger design edits, different traits and specific details might require in-game items which need application to the character. Once a redesign is submitted the item needs to be applied in the submission to make the redesign valid and approveable.
• Once a design or MYO requests has been filled out and submitted you’ll need to wait for a Moderator to approve your request. This might take a couple of days please be patient.

VOIDING

• a user may request to completely remove any of their Mahoubae or pet characters that are on the Mahoubae site as well as any association to the species. This will result in the masterlist of the character to be completely deleted which includes all of their art, info and items/traits. This action means ‘voiding’ your characters. After this process has been done the character can no longer be associated with the Mahoubae group nor can it be called a Mahoubae or the pet species name. This process is permanent and cannot be undone by the current owner of the character. However we might re-add it to MahouBae if the design is traded or sold to a new user. Please contact us if you want to know more on how to re-add a voided design. 
• Any user may decide to void any of their characters without question from the Mahoubae Team or any other members. Refrain from asking any members why they have decided to void their characters as the reason might be personal or simply none of your business.
• To void your character simply request to message a moderator and tell them which specific character you’d like to void. You will be requested to agree to this TOS once more before your characters will be permanently voided.
• Mahoubae without a masterlist entry are not considered an official Mahoubae and should be reported to staff if the owner clearly pretends like the character is a Mahoubae.

SALES AND TRADES

The following are general rules for any official Mahoubae or Pet species sales as well as resales. Extended rules may apply to specific sales or events and by participating in any official sales, auctions, raffles, character events or trades you agree to these terms.

GENERAL RULES

• Official sales and creations of Mahoubae can only be made by HEXHARE and when discussed by Moderators and designated GAs. 

- Please do not ask to be GA or Moderator. When applications open we will make announcements

• Do not ask any mods or Guest Artists when sales go up.
• Do not ask for specific Mahoubae in seeking ads unless they’re up for trade/ you’ve gotten permission from the owner.
• Do not message a Mahoubae Owner asking if they plan to sell/trade their Mahoubae, or if they would consider selling/ trading to you, unless the Mahoubae has been listed for trades. This is disrespectful and will result in a warning. 
• Do not complain or guilt-trip anyone about the value of Mahoubae. They are not a necessity but a luxury item!
• MYO Mahoubae Slots are sold on occasion or raffled off in sales or free events occasionally as well. These slots are only valid if they have been uploaded to the MYO slot Masterlist with their own Masterlist entry.
• refunds and chargebacks are not accepted and will not be granted (exeptions for extreme situations may be made if they’re brought forward early enough) In the case of an unresolved chargeback, the character will be voided, you will be banned from the species permanently and put on a public blacklist to warn others.
• Designers retain partial rights to their design. This includes all copyrights, rights to the intellectual property, and the rights to distribute, reproduce, and display in their online galleries. Artists will not reuse or resell the design for personal and commercial projects, unless the design has been traded back to them.
• Artists reserve the right to refuse sale or service to anyone at their own discretion: this includes the sale of adopts or Guest Artist commissions. (Example: Users with brand-new / unverified accounts or repeat rule-breakers.)
• We will not sell Mahoubae characters to anyone under 20. 
• We are not responsible for any unofficial or stolen Mahoubae characters you may purchase or trade for outside of our official Discord , social media, or website. It is your responsibility to resolve the situation and get your money back if you are scammed outside of our community. You may report the incident to us but we cannot guarantee compensation. We only have control over the sales occurring within our community. However Users found to have made these sales will be punished with a temporary to permanent ban.

AUCTION AND CUSTOM RULES

• False bids are not tolerated. Users are prohibited from making bids in an attempt to increase the price without intent to purchase.
• The currency should not be changed from one bid onto another. Most officialMahoubae sales are hosted in USD ($) but may be in another currency depending on the Artist.
• It is forbidden for users to block other bidders to prevent them from making further bids.

RESALE RULES

• Mahoubae or Companion species of this group can’t be sold for more than their Values.
• Selling a Mahoubae for higher than their official worth can be a bannable offense.
• MYO slots can be resold but only for their Masterlist value. Any MYO slots obtained through a prompt, free raffle or event does not have any resale value and can only be traded or gifted but not resold.

Appraising a Mahoubae Species Character:

• Please keep personal track of the value of your MahouBae. You are only allowed to add traded work to the value of the design if the artist who did the work allows. Ontop of this, do not inflate your own prices to value the MahouBae for more than it's worth. In some cases we will allow MahouBae to be resold if they were traded/gifted. Please contact us as it's case by case.

TERM MEANINGS  

MahouBae, also known as MB, are sprits living in the city of Raise. More about these creatures can be found here.

MYO (Make Your Own) are slots sold, traded, or gifted to members to make their own character of a certain species. 

Closed Species are an Original Species defined by the unique nature of the character’s appearances, anatomy, and lore to create the species concept as a whole. Characters within a Closed Species are not free to make, meaning only certain individuals can create official characters of said species. Usually there are MYO slots with which other users can make their own characters of the species.

GA (Guest Artist) These are individuals which were granted special permission to create MahouBae characters and accept official rebase commissions. When and how many GAs are chosen is up to the staff team.

NFT (not for trade) Some MahouBae characters on Toyhouse might have the Tag ‘NFT’. This has always been a shortened version of ‘not for trade’ meaning that the character isn’t currently open for offers.

FTO (First Time Owner) are members which have never before owned a MahouBae. Owning/ Having owned Pet species of this Species do not take away a Users FTO status.

Non-Owners are members who have owned a MahouBae in the past, but currently do not own any MahouBae.

FFA (free for all) is a term used to indicate that a specific sale, trade, etc, is available for anyone to enter. This includes members who currently own MahouBae, as well as FTOs and Non-Owners. 

FCFS (first come first served) is a way to quickly sell characters or MYO slots. The person who replies fastest to the given advertisement will be the winner of said sale, giveaway, trade, etc.

Flat Sale Raffle - A flat sale raffle is a sale in which the character or MYO being sold has a predetermined price, such as $50, and the buyer is selected randomly from a raffle. It does not cost any money to enter into the raffle. Only the winner, once rolled from the raffle, will need to pay for the character. Do not enter any flat sale raffles if you cannot pay!

UFS (Up For Sale) indicates that a member is looking to sell their character! They sometimes have a set price tag, or may allow you to offer money with other things on top, such as art.  

UFT (Up For Trade) indicates that a member is looking to trade their MahouBae for characters, such as one offs or other closed species! They may mention what sort of characters they are looking for in their post.  

SWAPS (Up For Swap) indicates that a member is looking to swap their MahouBae for another MahouBae only.If they are only looking for swaps, please do not try to bribe them with money or non-Symprite characters.  

ENTERTAINING OFFERS indicates that a member is accepting offers on their MahouBae out of curiosity, but is not certain if they would let the character in question go. Entertaining means that it’s mostly to see what sort of trade offers they will get, so the people who offer shouldn’t get too excited about receiving said character.  

HEXHARE Stands for HEXHARE STUDIO.

Please respect these terms and only offer what people ask for, repeatedly ignoring sale or trade requirements will result in a strike.