A storyline created by Terezz Darkshadow,
that has grown larger than she ever imagined.

Within these pages you will find the history of
the Family de la Shadou, the IC reasons behind
their cruel and incestuous nature, the reasons why
the DS bloodline never leaves the family.

And here, you will find the OOC reason:

This family requires a vote for all new members. Due to the reality of one Mother giving birth to all the siblings, it was voted to close the family to the invention of NEW family names. Thus leaving only the names in existence to be passed to others. For any to claim a DS bloodline to be valid and recognized it has to be voted upon by the family.

This is one of the few "closed" storylines to allow interaction with Others not directly involved in the central Family storyline. Many of Us play in outside storylines, and try to respect the storylines of Others in Our Realm.

We, as a Family and as Players will not recognize any claims to kinship from anyone against our protocols and voting proceedures. We will not recognize the play of those who cannot respect the Storyline We have spent years creating.