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No. While NPCs and the physical area may change, characters themselves do not lose their memories or change between shifts in location. There may be an occasional event prompt that offers some amnesia-like effects, but these will always be optional for players.

Whatever you and your thread partner are being inspired by. Bonds in Cyndane can be anything from tender to toxic. We only ask that if you choose to engage with material that may be violent, graphic or sexual, you use content warnings for it.

Your character arrives in clothing from home with the inventory included in your character application. Because Cyndane is ever-changing in terms of location, each TDM will call out more specific arrival details for that location.

Your character will arrive with the clothes on their back as well as up to three items submitted in your application. These items must be small enough for a character to reasonably carry with them. For example, a pocket watch or sword would be permissible, a grandfather clock or a motorcycle would not. These items will be stabilized along with your characters, meaning they will not disappear or change when the setting does. Events will allow chances to gain other items from home. Pets are not allowed, as living creatures aside from player characters are not stabilized.

Locations in Cyndane will have varying levels of danger, including some that can cause character death. If your character dies in one of these situations, they will not be resurrected until the next cycle happens. As the game goes on, events will offer different opportunities for death that allows for shorter resurrection times. Regardless of the type of death, each instance will have some effect on the state of your bonds and the world, even if your character doesn't see it directly.

Due to the nature of this game canon updates will be extremely limited. We expect for this to happen approximately once a year, but no more then once every six months. If you wish to change your character's canon point outside this, you will need to drop them and re-apply fresh.

By default bonds will always be on. There may be some events that allow for adjustment of this, such as a learned skill to mask it, if characters choose to work on such. With multiple bonds, reacting to every little thing will not be realistic, but we want to leave the door open for the players to do with it as they wish.

This varies by bond and we want to leave it up to players how they want to use that mechanic and the level they choose to engage with it. It's meant to allow for players to get creative in their threads and for characters to access feelings and emotions they otherwise wouldn't. While it doesn't have to be a constant thing, we ask that it is used in a consistent way that doesn't ignore the downsides in favor of the advantages.

Cyndane is run in three month increments. Each set of three months will have one TDM and two events. The TDMs will count as game canon for those currently in the game and can be used as supplementary event material.

After three months, there will be a shift of environment based on the stabilizations achieved by characters. OOC, the theming of the location will change as well as some of the elements.

Threads/Bonds between characters & mysteries. Threads/Bonds are the currency of the game. Genres will shift, but events will both strengthen and challenge those bonds. Additionally, each new shift of the game setting will have a mystery to unravel that folds into the larger metaplot.

Content warnings will vary by event and be updated as they come up. You can expect a mix of suspense and mystery that will involve both physical and psychological danger situations. This includes things like gore, violence, emotional and mind-altering substances, and other adult situations.

We ask that powers be nerfed to a non-game-breaking status that aims to not put one’s own character at significant advantage over others. A character that can teleport across their world will still be able to teleport, but the range may be down to a hundred yards or so. A wizard who may cast a fireball can still create fire, but might be limited to something the size of a bonfire. Players will be asked to identify powers in their application with suggested nerfs, and mods will provide additional feedback if needed.

Fandom or Original Characters over the age of 16. We do not accept "fandom OCs", any Original Character must come with an original backstory and information. We do not accept CRAUS.

Yes. Since this game is about creating and forming new bonds we want to keep casts small. There will be no more then five characters per cast at any given time.

AC will consist of fifteen comments across no more then three threads. One of these threads needs to be a tag out.

Not at all. Some of the ideas are inspired by the series, but having knowledge of The Wheel of Time will not provide players with any advantages, and not having knowledge will not put players at a disadvantage.

There is no default network as most of the settings will be those without the required tech. There may occasionally be a short-term event or settings that do allow for one, and it will be set up in those specific cases.

What are humans without connection? In Cyndane bonds are an emotional currency that helps to shape the worlds and cycles that the characters explore. A bond might be love, loyalty, rivalry, obsession, or a shared moment that refuses to let go. Whether tender or toxic, chosen or unavoidable, any connection that leaves a lasting mark on who a character is can take root as a bond.

Threadbound | Level 1

Pros: Each bonded character can sense the general direction and rough distance of the other (near / far / very far). Strong emotional spikes (fear, pain, rage) can be detected, but not their cause.

Cons: Strong emotions bleed across unintentionally, which may begin to interfere with communication or a character’s ability to mask their emotions.

Soulbound | Level Two

Pros: Characters can pinpoint each other’s exact location within a limited range. Intentional emotional impressions (comfort, warning, urgency) can be sent.

Cons: Truth detection; when one of a bonded pair lies, the listener feels a dissonance (pressure, wrongness, chill). They don’t know the truth, only that something is false.

Fatebound | Level Three

Pros: When together, bonded characters may ignore exhaustion, pain, and move past normal human limits for a short time, with their delayed symptoms catching up later. Bonded characters may see or hear through the other’s perspective for 30 seconds if bond-mate allows it. Both of these abilities are limited to once-per-month use. (They reset every 30 days).

Cons: Strong physical or emotional harm in one character causes the other to feel it even if they are not close. Uncontrolled feelings (anger, joy, love, etc.) can be felt across the bond even if they are unrelated to the character in question, making obfuscation even more difficult.

Each player in Cyndane receives one bond slot per month they play. These must be used in the calendar month they are available to them. The cut off for bond slot expenditures will be midnight Eastern Time on the final day of the month.

Additionally if a character's bond-mate drops, that bond may be recalled for an additional bond slot and used within 30 days of the other character's drop date. If using a dropped slot please link to the drop/sweep comment of the bond that is being recalled under 'bond slot used'. Otherwise list monthly.

April-May 2026 notes: Because applications wont be until May 2026 and we want to encourage people to play on the April TDM, those threads can be used for an additional bond slot within the month of April. For the 'bond slot used' you must link a TDM thread.

When you’re ready to claim a bond, comment below using the form provided. Both players must acknowledge the bond before it is accepted.

<big><b>Bonds</big></b> <b>New or level up?:</b> <b>What in-game event(s) sealed this bond?:</b> Provide short (1-2 sentence) summary. <b>Player 1 Name:</b> <b>Character Name & Journal:</b> <b>Bond slot used:</b> <b>Player 2 Name:</b> <b>Character Name & Journal:</b> <b>Bond Slot Used:</b>