.・゜゜・DISCLAIMERS・゜゜・．
➵ Transparency is key.
Members have a right to understand the Moderators’ actions. If you do not understand a rule, ask! If you wish to see the evidence regarding a ban or blacklist, ask! (Evidence earlier than 2024 is not guaranteed to be archived). Moderators are able to inform users of how many strikes someone may have on record, though they may not always disclose the reason for those strikes.
We ask that Members be transparent with us as well. Please keep issues to tickets and public spaces if you can, and avoid dm-ing Moderators about moderation-related things.
Exceptions include: dm-ing a Moderator to get their attention on an issue in-server, or dm-ing a Moderator regarding an issue that has to do with privacy of identity, if you wish to remain anonymous.
➵ The rules are subject to change.
The Owner alone may change the rules or TOS of the species, but they must inform the community of any and all changes. The Owner and Moderators are also beholden to all rules of the species, as any other Member would be.
➵ Last updated December 10, 2024.
.・゜゜・COMMUNITY RULES・゜゜・．
These rules encompass general community expectations.
1.01 ➵ Age Requirements.
You must be 13 years or older to participate in the Vesper community. This is the requirement for every platform that Vespers are located on:
⇢ Vespercove.com TOS: https://vespercove.com/info/terms
⇢ Discord TOS: https://discord.com/terms
⇢ Discord Guidelines: https://discord.com/guidelines
⇢ Toyhouse TOS: https://toyhou.se/~tos
⇢ Toyhouse Rules: https://toyhou.se/~rules
‼️ Violation of this rule results in an immediate ban.
1.02 ➵ One account per person.
For the sake of moderation, we ask that you only have one account in the server and on VesperCove at a time. If you need to move to a new account, please let a moderator know!
‼️ Violation of this rule with the intent of ban evading or hiding from Moderators will result in an immediate blacklist.
1.03 ➵ Bigotry in any form is not tolerated.
This includes racism, ableism, and any form of LGBT+ -phobia. Any form of harassment, disrespect, or discrimination based on someone's race, ethnicity, nationality, gender, sex, sexuality, mental health, or disability is explicitly not permitted.
This rule will be enforced on behavior that takes place within or outside of the Vesper server.
‼️ Violation of this rule results in an immediate ban or blacklist depending on the severity of the infraction.
1.04 ➵ Only official Vespers may be used in the community.
In order to publicly use a Vesper, the designer must first get them approved by Moderators.
Using a Vesper entails: drawing them, getting art of them, showing them off in Vesper community spaces, etc.
1.05 ➵ Copying, stealing, tracing, or re-uploading artwork is not permitted.
Identical poses, color palettes, or themes are not considered theft for the purposes of this rule. Multiple identical elements must be present to constitute theft. Using bases without proper credit is also considered a violation.
An artist's individual TOS / permission does override this rule, if for example they permit re-uploads or granted permission to trace.
1.06 ➵ Scamming is not tolerated.
Scamming is defined as accepting payment for a service, and subsequently failing or refusing to provide said service. This rule encompasses any transfer of currency, completed artwork trades, or accepted character trades.
Vesper Moderation is not responsible for providing reimbursement in the event of a scam.
‼️ Violation of this rule results in two immediate strikes.
1.07 ➵ NFT and AI ‘art’ is forbidden.
Vespers may not be used for any NFT or AI purposes. Sharing images generated by AI in the community is not allowed.
1.08 ➵ Respect all Moderators.
The Moderation team is a volunteer group of some of the most dedicated members of this community! Please refrain from arguing with them or otherwise giving them trouble for simply doing their jobs and upholding the species rules.
1.09 ➵ Community members can help too; just avoid mini-modding.
Anyone is able to greet new members, point others in the right direction, or answer general questions! Even in the help forums, members are allowed to help direct others to previously answered questions.
Members are considered to be mini-modding when attempting to resolve or interfere with conflicts. If you are arguing with a member or see an argument begin, please ping or dm a server moderator for assistance.
1.10 ➵ 3 strikes, you’re out.
When a user receives their third strike, they will be banned from the server. Being banned is not the same as being blacklisted.
Warnings may or may not be administered before a strike depending on the frequency and severity of the behavior.
1.11 ➵ Blacklisted users cannot obtain vespers.
The user may keep any vespers they already own, but they cannot gain any new ones. A vesper must be voided before a blacklisted user may own the design. This is so that characters that were once Vespers but have since been removed from the species are able to be transferred to blacklisted users.
‼️ Violation of this rule results in an immediate blacklist.
1.12 ➵ To the adults; Post NSFW responsibly.
The Vesper community is a safe environment for anyone 13+. NSFW content may ONLY be posted in the appropriate verified NSFW discord channels; never on VesperCove.
Feral NSFW is not allowed under any circumstance.
‼️ Violation of this rule results in an immediate ban.
.・゜゜・OWNERSHIP・゜゜・．
What you can do as the owner of a Vesper.
2.01 ➵ Transfer the Masterlist entry.
The Vesper Masterlist has the final say as to who owns any given Vesper; it's very important to keep it up to date. Make sure to initiate the character transfer when you get rid of a Vesper, and accept the transfer when you are receiving one!
‼️ Repeated failure to transfer can result in a strike. Exceptions being if you simply cannot access your VesperCove account, as long as you keep moderators informed.
Contact a Moderator if you have transfers pending for over 1 month, or you need to transfer to someone not on the website.
2.02 ➵ There is currently no transfer cooldown.
Vesper Moderation does not enforce a cooldown on the transfer of Vespers. We do recommend that you abide by the TOS of any artists whose designs you are transferring.
2.03 ➵ Co-Ownership is not allowed.
VesperCove cannot adequately track co-ownership, and it can become quite messy without proper documentation, so co-ownership is not permitted within the species.
If you co-owned a vesper prior to 04/16/23, neither owner has to relinquish ownership; however, once the Vesper's ownership is consolidated under one user, ownership cannot be split again.
2.04 ➵ Trade-Back Deals are not enforced by Moderation.
Trade-Back Deals (TBDs) are exclusively to be managed by both parties involved.
2.05 ➵ There is no resale/trade/gift policy.
Vespers may be resold or traded for whatever the owner wishes, even if the Vesper was gifted. Please do not scalp, as that will earn a strike.
Scalping is defined as reselling at a large or quick profit.
2.06 ➵ Multiple forms cannot be separated.
If a Vesper has a human form and a Vesper form for example, they cannot be rehomed separately unless the designer's TOS permits otherwise.
You may make alternative forms freely. An alternate form is defined as any species other than Vespers.
.・゜゜・RIGHTS & MYOS・゜゜・．
What you can do with Rights or an MYO.
3.01 ➵ Rights or a Make-Your-Own (MYO) are required to make an official Vesper.
All official Vespers are approved by Moderators before being posted to the VesperCove Masterlist. If a Vesper has not been approved, it is not considered official and may not be shown within the community.
Rights Holders are ineligible to obtain or use MYOs.
3.02 ➵ Rights can be revoked by Moderators.
A poorly behaving Rights Holder can have their Rights revoked ONLY IF:
They are blacklisted; they are a scammer; they are creating and distributing unapproved vesper designs.
Users will not be reimbursed for their Rights if they are ultimately revoked.
3.03 ➵ Rights may be traded, gifted, or sold.
There is no standard for trading or gifting Rights. In order to re-sell them, you must first get them appraised by the Owner. It is your responsibility to keep record of your purchasing price and proof of payment for appraisal.
‼️ Violation of this rule results in an immediate blacklist.
Rights have a cooldown of half a year (6 months) before they can be traded, gifted or sold again.
3.04 ➵ Rights Holders can make any Rarity up to Corrupt.
Each month, Rights Holders can make any number of Vespers up to Rare, being limited only by the number of Legendaries or Corrupts they can make.
The limit is determined by the owner, and is subject to change depending on rights holder activity.
Rights Holders can currently make up to four (4) Legendaries and one (1) Corrupt per month.
3.05 ➵ Extra slots.
Extra Legendary and Corrupt slots may be obtained by Rights Holders, but only 5 of each type may be used each month. These slots can be used to make additional Legendaries or Corrupts, or to change traits in redesigns without using items. These slots can only be used once the free monthly slots given to Rights Holders are fully used.
3.06 ➵ Mythic Rights are not available to Members.
Mythic Rights are reserved for the Owner, Co-Owner, and Head Moderator positions only.
A Mythic MYO is sold once a year on June 16th, in celebration of Vespers’ birthday.
Mythic MYOs may be gifted at the Owner’s discretion. This will never be done flippantly or be influenced by favoritism.
3.07 ➵ MYO slots are transferable, but non-refundable.
Unused MYOs may not be sold for greater than their market value.
MYOs do not expire.
3.08 ➵ An MYO’s rarity is determined by its price.
MYOs can be purchased for Common, Uncommon, Rare, and Legendary Vespers. An MYO’s rarity can be changed by using a Shimmerbulb, or by paying the difference between the rarities. MYOs can only go up in rarity, but you are free to use exclusively lower rarity traits if you wish.
To add Corrupt traits to an MYO, an Ineffective Antidote must be used.
3.09 ➵ Rights Holders can make adopts; MYOs cannot.
Making adoptables is a perk exclusive to Rights Holders. You cannot make an adopt using an MYO.
If you intentionally make adopts with MYOs, you may be stripped of your permission to own MYOs entirely.
3.10 ➵ Non-Rights Holders may design Vesper customs using MYOs.
The user requesting the custom must be in possession of the appropriate MYO (and any additional items). Rights Holders may not take customs in this fashion.
3.11 ➵ Vesper customs must be completed in a timely manner.
It is up to the customer's discretion how long they are willing to wait before reporting an incomplete custom.
Vesper customs must be started within 3 months of being fully paid for. For those 3 months, the designer must keep consistent contact with the commissioner. If the designer does not keep contact or refuses to provide updates, action can be taken. Once the custom has been started, Moderators will intervene if 4 months progress without it being finished.
Rights Holders can have their Rights suspended or revoked, and non-Rights Holders can be muted, kicked, or receive a strike.
‼️ Repeat violations of this rule can result in a user being blacklisted.
.・゜゜・DESIGN・゜゜・．
What you can and can't do with a Vesper design.
4.01 ➵ What is a redesign?
By Vesper standards, a redesign is any change to a Vesper’s design that does not have to do with art style.
4.02 ➵ How much can be redesigned?
Just about every part of a Vesper is allowed to be redesigned (e.g. markings, colors, hairstyle, gender, etc.), but traits may not be changed without the appropriate item or Rights.
Changing the traits of a Legendary or Corrupt Vesper will take one of the corresponding slots from Rights Holders, unless they use the appropriate item (Odd Fruit/Seed).
If the colors, traits, or overall design is changed more than 50%, or is unrecognizable to be the same Vesper, it is considered an "Overhaul."
4.03 ➵ An Overhaul requires an item.
Either type of Overhaul (Color or Full) requires the corresponding Overhaul Potion from Kit’s General Shop on VesperCove.
Color OH: You may change the full color scheme to any degree, including markings, hair color, hue shifts etc.. However, you may not change any traits unless you are a Rights Holder or use the proper items (Odd Fruit Seed or Odd Fruit) available in Kit’s General Shop.
Full OH: You may fully customize both the colors and traits of a Vesper. This potion can be used for extensive redesigns of a character; for example, if they keep the same or similar colors but get all new traits, etc.
You may be required to use a Full Overhaul instead of a Color OH + items if you are changing a considerable number of traits. If you're unsure if you’re changing too many, ask a Moderator.
4.04 ➵ Can Mythics be redesigned?
Mythics follow the same redesign rules as other Vespers, with the exception of how traits are handled. To change a Mythic’s traits, you must use either an Odd Fruit/Seed (to remove Mythic traits) or a Mysterious Idol (to add/change a Mythic trait on an existing Mythic).
You may use a Color Overhaul on a Mythic to change their markings and/or colors.
You may use a Full Overhaul on a Mythic to change their markings/colors and affect non-Mythic traits only. Mythic traits will still require a Mysterious Idol to add or change.
4.05 ➵ Can Corrupts be redesigned?
Corrupts follow the same redesign rules as other Vespers, with the exception of how traits are handled. A Corrupted Mushroom may be used to add or change up to three (3) traits on a pre-existing Corrupt Vesper.
You may also use an Odd Fruit/Seed to change or remove the non-Corrupt traits of the Vesper.
4.06 ➵ You do not need permission to redesign a vesper.
Permission is not needed from Moderators or from the original designer, unless their TOS says otherwise.
If a Vesper is being Overhauled, permission from the designer is required and proof must be provided upon approval. If the designer has something in their TOS which permits overhauling, you can submit that as proof instead; permission to redesign a character in their TOS is not enough for Overhaul purposes.
The only exception to this is if the designer is listed as 'Unknown' and/or cannot be tracked down to an active account. These cases require proof that they have not been active on social media for at least 4 months.
4.07 ➵ Do redesigns require approval?
Only when you are updating the reference sheet, changing traits, or doing an Overhaul does a redesign need Moderator approval.
4.08 ➵ I.P. Based Characters.
To create a Vesper visually based on a character from any Intellectual Property, such as a Pokémon or a character from a TV show, you must provide a reference of the character alongside the Vesper for approval.
You may not base any characters off of real people (i.e Youtubers, Celebrities, etc) , unless it is a fictitious character with a live-action human actor (i.e Superman, Jack Sparrow, etc).
You may take inspiration from popular pieces of media, so long as the resulting designs are not rip-off/blatant copies of the original. They must be recognizable as their own character.
You may not heavily reference other people’s OCs. This is considered character theft.
4.09 ➵ Turning an OC into Vesper.
You may turn a non-Vesper OC, such as a pony or furry character, into a Vesper only with the original designer's permission. You must provide proof of asking the designer to do so, unless the designer has a term in their TOS which permits changing a character's form without asking directly.
The only exception to this is if the designer is listed as 'Unknown' and/or cannot be tracked down to an active account. These cases require proof that they have not been active on social media for at least 4 months.
There are designers who wish to not have their designs turned into Vespers::
- g-gvnji
- Khianite/BGM/King-Marcus
4.10 ➵ What is a Concept?
Concepts are ideas for a future vesper design that is not yet going to be used. Concepts may not consist of a full-body view of the Vesper, but must rather only contain a few split apart elements of the design.
Vesper Concepts cannot be used as characters before the design is officially approved.
Concepts can be made of any Vesper rarity, including Corrupt and Mythic.
Examples available upon request.
4.11 ➵ Blacklisted Concepts/designs.
Concepts or scrapped designs made by Blacklisted users may not be passed on to people in the community to be made official. If you use a Blacklisted user’s design/concept to make an official Vesper, you risk losing your Rights (if you have them), receiving a strike, or other punishment.
4.12 ➵ Color based traits.
Blood color is a trait, and thus cannot be changed without using an item. While eye color is not a trait, the number of eye colors, including sparkles, is a trait and must also stay the same.
Irises and Ears match each other in color and pattern. Tongue and Blood must also match each other in color and pattern.
The only exception to this is the Mismatched Blood/Tongue Mutation. There is no exception to this for Irises/Ears.
4.13 ➵ Is mimicking traits allowed?
No, you generally may not mimic traits above the Vesper’s specified rarity. There are specific cases when this is allowed, but Mythic traits may never be mimicked.
Fake horns are allowed, you can make a headband or clip-on accessory.
Accessory Back Spines are doable as well, you can attach them to a hoodie or straps that are clearly detachable from the body. (If it could not be removed, it is not allowed).
Fake Unicorn horns are allowed, only if it is attached to a hoodie.
Any design with mimicked traits must have either a reference without the accessories present, or clearly legible “accessory” labels for Approval.
4.14 ➵ Can I design twin/triplet+ Vespers?
Yes, you can. However, bear in mind that all designs must be recognizable from one another; this means that “clone” designs are not allowed.
4.15 ➵ Can I keep my Vesper’s invalid (old) traits?
When redesigning a Vesper with invalid traits, and/or traits currently recognized as Mythic, you may keep the invalid traits until they are removed or modified. However, you will have to remove any Mythic traits if the design is not an approved Mythic at the time of the redesign.
4.16 ➵ How do cursed traits work?
Vespers designed with any cursed traits must come with a cursed item (that applies the curse to the Vesper). The reference sheet must also contain an un-cursed version of the Vesper without their cursed traits.
The Masterlist will list both the cursed and the un-cursed traits.
4.17 ➵ Can Vespers be approved in DMs?
At the moment, the only Moderators able to approve in DMs are the following:
Owner, Co-Owner, Head Mod, Server Mod Lead, Website Mod Lead
.・゜゜・ML CATEGORIES・゜゜・．
What each of the Masterlist categories means.
5.01 ➵ What does the Masterlist (ML) category mean?
The Masterlist category is for Vespers that are actively in use and able to be transferred to other users!
5.02 ➵ What does the Account Bound (AB) category mean?
The Account Bound category is for Vespers that are actively in use, but are not able to be transferred to other users. This is typically done because they are forever homed!
5.03 ➵ What does the Retired (RE) category mean?
The Retired category is for Vesper designs that are no longer actively in use. Retired Vespers are also unable to be transferred.
5.04 ➵ What does the Voided (VD) category mean?
The Voided category is for Vesper designs that are requested to be completely removed from the species.
As of December 2024, any design that is Voided may be reinstated upon the owner’s request. An exception to this rule is any design by a blacklisted user; these may not be reinstated under any circumstance.
Blacklisted users may not have their Voided Vespers reinstated.
A Full Overhaul potion may be used on a Voided masterlist entry and treated as a Common MYO by non-Rights Holders. To raise the rarity, the appropriate number of Shimmerbulbs must be used. Rights holders may use whatever rarity they wish, if their slots allow it.
5.05 ➵ Who can change the category of a vesper?
Only a vesper’s owner can request to change the category of their vesper. This means that artists may not void their own designs that are owned by other people.
5.06 ➵ How do I change the category of my vesper?
On discord, you can make a post in #website-help or privately #open-a-ticket ! Or, on the website, you can leave a comment on the help desk ! A website moderator will complete the change(s) requested.