Phish-Keepers's Bulletins
Quarterly Prompt: April, May and June 2024
Welcome to the Monthly Prompt Post!
These Prompts will last through April until the end of June!
Bonus Prompts may become available during the next few months as well, with one bonus prompt being available through the whole Quarter!
This month’s prompt is:
🐚 A Pearl a day! 🐚
“Your Phish-Keeper is swimming in their favourite patch of ocean, when out of the blue something shiny catches their eye, hidden amongst the sea floor sand! They swim down to take a peak and find some treasure, with the most beautiful Pearl they’ve ever seen! Man, this was their lucky day indeed!”
For this prompt, we would like you to draw or write about your Phish-Keeper finding a Pearl! This can be interpreted in any way you like, your P-K can take this Pearl back to their hiding spot, show it off to their friends or make it into something else entirely.
Your prompt entry must include the following:
Your Phish-Keeper (or an NPC if you don’t have one)
A Peal as described in the prompt
Must be at least a halfbody & coloured (Art Entry)
Must have at least a simple Background (Art Entry)
Must be at least 500/1000 words (Written Entry)
The reward for completing this prompt is:
Standard prizes and Trinkets.
This month’s prompt is:
✨ What a shine! ✨
“A pearlescent shimmer is in the air and it’s time to get shiny!”
For this prompt, w we would like you to draw your Phish-Keeper with pearlescent colours! They can be a sculpture, a piece of jewellery or their natural selves, just a shinier version!
Your prompt entry must include the following:
Your Phish-Keeper (or an NPC if you don’t have one)
Must be at least a halfbody & coloured (Art Entry)
Must have at least a simple Background (Art Entry)
Must be at least 500/1000 words (Written Entry)
The reward for completing this prompt is:
Standard prizes and Trinkets.
This month’s Bonus prompt is:
🧜♀️ MerMay Mayhem 🧜♀️
The MerMay event is back!
For this prompt, we would like you to mermaid-ify your Phish-Keeper in any way you like, and draw them in a setting of your choosing.
Your prompt entry must include the following:
Your Phish-Keeper (or an NPC if you don’t have one)
A Peal as described in the prompt
Must be at least a halfbody & coloured (Art Entry)
Must have at least a simple Background (Art Entry)
Must be at least 500/1000 words (Written Entry)
The reward for completing this prompt is:
Each P-K Character included with a Mermaid’s Necklace, as well as DB and Trinkets.
Rewards
Each completed piece for this prompt will be entered into a draw to win one of a small list of Bi-monthly trinkets or a Familiar for your den!
Any art or writing featuring a P-K that isn’t yours will receive an extra chance in the Bonus Reward roll, so you’ll earn 2 trinkets for the price of 1!
These trinkets will be used at a later date in an Upgrade and Exchange shop that is in the works, but can start to be collected now.
There will be Common prizes, Rare prizes, and one Special prize up for grabs, and a random generator will select which one you get as your prize.
(All trinkets can be found in the Resources folder in the gallery, and are free to download and attach to your Phish-Keepers inventory for use in the Shop! (Shop still under construction, though collecting items is in effect at the moment.))
The trinkets featured in this Monthly Prompt are the following:
Bronze Land Penny - Common
Silver Land Penny - Uncommon
Golden Land Penny - Rare
Multi-coloured Shell (Green) - Common
Glittering Shell - Common
Conch - Uncommon
Small Pink Pearl - Rare
Silver Bell - Uncommon
Muscle Shell - Common
Angels Wing Shell - Uncommon
Opalised shell - Rare
Celebration Bell - Rare
Bonus Rewards:
Pearl - Rare
Familiar - Tortoise Shell Crayfish- Unique
Familiar - ‘Dotty’ 7 legged Sea Star - Unique
Familiar - Albino Spiny Sea Urchin- Unique
Urchin Quill - Special
Best fishes! Keep on swimming and stay safe!
~Bell & Finch
Quarterly Prompt: January, February, & March 2024
Welcome to the Monthly Prompt Post!
These Prompts will last through January until the end of March!
Bonus Prompts may become available during the next few months as well, with one bonus prompt being available through the whole quarter!
This month’s prompt is:
🥚Mystery Egg 🥚
“Your Phish-Keeper found a Mysterious Egg on the beach and has chosen to take care of it! This Egg is fairly large and white, with light grey and beige speckling over its thick shell. It’s warm and seems healthy.”
For this prompt, we would like you to draw or write about your Phish-Keeper taking care of their Egg! This can be interpreted in any way you like, your P-K can make a nest to sit on with the Egg, carry it around with them, hide it and defend it from others, you name it!
Your prompt entry must include the following:
Your Phish-Keeper (or an NPC if you don’t have one)
An Egg as described in the prompt
Must be at least a halfbody & coloured (Art Entry)
Must have at least a simple Background (Art Entry)
Must be at least 500/1000 words (Written Entry)
The reward for completing this prompt is:
One ‘Mystery Egg’ and 5 Gold LandPennies*
*Only one MYO Slot and 5 Gold LandPennies can be claimed per person, however extra entries will be rewarded with the standard monthly rewards (DB and Trinkets)
This month’s prompt is:
🐣 Hatching Day! 🐣
“After taking care of the Mysterious Egg for so long, keeping it warm and making sure it was well protected, your Phish-Keeper hears a cracking noise and rushes to see what’s going on. They gasp as the sides of the Egg begin to split apart, showing the newborn to the outside world.”
For this prompt, we would like you to draw or write about your Phish-Keeper reacting to their Egg hatching! The hatchling can be of any species native to your Phish-Keepers location, or be a creature native to your Phish-Keepers Homeland.
Your prompt entry must include the following:
Your Phish-Keeper (or an NPC if you don’t have one)
A hatched animal from your Egg
Must be at least a halfbody & coloured (Art Entry)
Must have at least a simple Background (Art Entry)
Must be at least 500/1000 words (Written Entry)
The reward for completing this prompt is:
One ‘Special MYO Slot’ and 5 Silver LandPennies*
*Only one MYO Slot and 5 Silver LandPennies can be claimed per person, however extra entries will be rewarded with the standard monthly rewards (DB and Trinkets)
This month’s Bonus prompt is:
🫂 Hug Time 🫂
“Hug it out guys! Come on, just hug it out!”
For this prompt, we would like you to draw or write about your Phish-Keeper hugging another Phish-Keeper, or giving a hug to an object or animal.
Rewards for this prompt will be doubled if you draw someone else’s P-K!
Rewards
Each completed piece for this prompt will be entered into a draw to win one of a small list of Bi-monthly trinkets or a Familiar for your den!
Any art or writing featuring a P-K that isn’t yours will receive an extra chance in the Bonus Reward roll, so you’ll earn 2 trinkets for the price of 1!
These trinkets will be used at a later date in an Upgrade and Exchange shop that is in the works, but can start to be collected now.
There will be Common prizes, Rare prizes, and one Special prize up for grabs, and a random generator will select which one you get as your prize.
(All trinkets can be found in the Resources folder in the gallery, and are free to download and attach to your Phish-Keepers inventory for use in the Shop! (Shop still under construction, though collecting items is in effect at the moment.))
The trinkets featured in this Monthly Prompt are the following:
Bronze Land Penny - Common
Silver Land Penny - Uncommon
Golden Land Penny - Rare
Spring Flower - Common
Seaweed Pod - Common
Shiny Shell - Common
Candy Wrapper - Common
Rusty Bell - Common
Bonus Rewards:
Pearl - Rare
Albino Cone Shell - Rare
Familiar - Fairy Crab - Unique
Familiar - Albino Banded SeaSlug - Unique
Familiar - Pink SeaSnail- Unique
Urchin Quill - Special
Best fishes! Keep on swimming and stay safe!
~Bell & Finch
Hey there Phishies!
After some deliberation, we’ve decided to give all applicants to our current Guest Artist event the green light! This means we have 6 lovely GA’s this year! They are IrusanW4, @beetlebuggy01 on DA, Hoppycoco, leafbub, MossSage and Lookaspooka !!
Thank you guys for all of the interest, and get ready for a jam packed December!
Howdy Phish and Phishies!
It's been a minute, and with the holidays quickly approaching, we figured it's around the time to host another Guest Artist Event! This will last between November 24th to December 31st!
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NOTE: This is not a permanent position, and only lasts for the duration of the event.
Rules for the Guest Artists:
All guest artists will need to make at least 1 batch of 2 or more designs to be able to receive a MYO slot. You may post one extra batch for an additional MYO slot. Any batches posted after 2 will not gain a MYO slot.
Adopts must follow Phish Keeper rules, references, and guides. They're only allowed for Standard, Special, and Ultra tiers. Use Unique traits in moderation, with a maximum of 3 per design (Unique traits being mutated, or abnormal to species standard. Scars and injuries don't count as unique traits)
Adopt sketches—along with a list of traits of the designs—are to be sent to an admin (FlNCH-FACE, BGArts, WillowTheLacera, or LilyLovat) for approval on either Deviantart, Discord, or Toyhouse before the final designs are produced. The designs will not be approved if the sketches aren't checked beforehand.
MYO slots can be used whenever the Guest Artist likes, but must fit into the Standard Special, or Ultra traits from the Slot Shop!
Charge whatever you would like for your designs, be it actual money, or DB.
Please message an Admin or note the group if you have any questions.
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If you're interested in becoming a guest artist, read the rules above, and fill out the form below!
Username: (DeviantArt and/or Toyhouse)
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Are you a member of the Group/Toyhouse World?: (Remember to join if you aren’t joined already)
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Why would you like to be a guest designer?:
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Art/Design examples:
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Guest Artists:
-TBA
Thank you in advance to everyone who enters, we look forward to seeing some awesome artwork!!
Happy Holidays!
-The Phish-Keeper Admins
Quarterly Prompt: October, November, & December 2023
Welcome to the Monthly Prompt Post!
As promised, this month is something special. so read on and see!
This month’s prompt is:
PROMPT REWIND
“All previous Prompts from throughout this year are now available to draw again! If you missed out on your favourite Prompts then this is the perfect time to get your drawing shoes on!”
For this Prompt, you can catch up on any previously announced Prompts and draw a piece with that Prompts theme! This includes yearly event Prompts too like Mer-May and The Bunny Mishap.
All past prompts listed in this document are available for everyone to receive rewards from through December.
Flash prompts are not applicable for this prompt.
This month’s prompt is:
Season of Giving
"As the year draws to a close, it is time to celebrate your family and friends near and far by exchanging presents."
Draw your Phish-Keeper (or a Phish-Keeper/NPC you like if you do not have one) giving gifts to other P-K!
Any art featuring a P-K that isn’t yours will receive an extra chance in the Bonus Reward roll! So you’ll get 2 trinkets for the price of 1!!
This month’s Bonus prompt is:
INKTOBER
"Daily challenges? No problem!" |
Rewards
Each completed piece for this prompt will be entered into a draw to win one of a small list of Bi-monthly trinkets or a Familiar for your den!
Any art or writing featuring a P-K that isn’t yours will receive an extra chance in the Bonus Reward roll, so you’ll earn 2 trinkets for the price of 1!
These trinkets will be used at a later date in an Upgrade and Exchange shop that is in the works, but can start to be collected now.
There will be Common prizes, Rare prizes, and one Special prize up for grabs, and a random generator will select which one you get as your prize.
(All trinkets can be found in the Resources folder in the gallery, and are free to download and attach to your Phish-Keepers inventory for use in the Shop! (Shop still under construction, though collecting items is in effect at the moment.))
The trinkets featured in this Monthly Prompt are the following:
Bronze Land Penny - Common
Silver Land Penny - Uncommon
Golden Land Penny - Rare
Pine Cone - Common
Ribbon Strand - Common
Smooth Sea Glass - Common
Driftwood - Uncommon
Crystal Snowflake Chip -Rare
Chocolate Coin - Rare
Bonus Rewards:
Muscle Shell- Common
Pearl - Rare
Familiar - Candy Cane … Fish? - Unique
Familiar - Furred Snow-Puff Crab - Unique
Familiar - Sparkling Sea Snail - Unique
Urchin Quill - Special
Best fishes!
~Bell & Finch
Quarterly Prompt: July, August and September 2023
Welcome to the Quarterly Prompt Post!
These Prompts will last from the beginning of July until the end of September!
Other Bonus Prompts may become available throughout the year to help us stay creative and enjoy the connectivity of our community!
This month’s prompt is: Vacation
“It’s always nice to sit back and enjoy the sunny weather during the summer months, and Phish-Keepers love the sun as much as anyone else! What’s better than finding a peaceful vacation spot, hunkering down and letting the sunbeams dance across your scales? Not much!“
Draw/Write about your Phish-Keeper enjoying the sunshine in their favourite vacation spot! Consider the location your P-K and their companion would find the most relaxing for the summer, or send them to a spot they’ve never been before as a bit of fun!
This month’s bonus prompt is:
Size Differences
“Everyone knows Phish-Keepers have a wide range of companion types. This means that they come in an even wider range of sizes to match! Fascinating!”
Draw your Phish-Keeper with another Phish-Keeper of a different size! This prompt would work best with 2 P-K of vastly different sizes!
This month’s Bonus prompt is: Hide and Seek
“Maeve walked out of her research office into the bright sunlight and tipped her head back, stretching her arms out after a long morning of going through paperwork and answering emails from a neighbouring research board. Talks between the two research facilities were going well, and a possible collaborative project was in the works to expand their knowledge on Phish-Keeper intelligence! She was excited to see what that project had in store!
After stretching for a while, she stood up and surveyed the stretch of beach and tundra that preceded the shallow forest behind her research centre. She had expected to see some of the local Phish-Keepers lounging around on the sand on such a glorious day, but instead the beach was unnaturally quiet and still. Her good mood quickly changed to one of confusion and she took quick steps away from her centre to survey the beach from a closer angle.
She passed a cluster of bushes on her way down to the beach and paused as a rustling sounded beside her. She turned, only to be met with a large, squishy nose in her face and yelped, falling backwards into the sand. A Phish-Keepers face was poking from the bushes, keen eyes glinting in the light and keeping eye contact with Maeve as she caught her breath.
Maeve chuckled. “Hey there Phishy, what’re you doing in there?” She spoke softly to the creature staring at her.
It paused as several other faces poked out of the bush, crowding around the first with what seemed like anticipation. The first Phish-Keeper stepped out of the foliage and approached Maeve slowly, taking big, deliberate steps towards her. When it was within touching distance, it thrust its head forward to boop its snout against her forearm before turning rapidly and taking off down the beach, the others following behind it.
Part of Maeve was whirling with confusion over what had just happened, but the scientist in her started replaying the events to see what had happened.
She walked past the bush.
She engaged in friendly behaviour with the Phish-Keepers in the bush.
The first one touched her arm and then ran away.
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Oh! They must be playing Hide and Seek, or an equivalent of that game anyway, and she must be the seeker they were waiting for!
She wasted no further time, tying her hair up into a quick low bun and donning her favourite ball cap, she set to work on winning her first game of Phish ‘Hide and Go Seek’.
This would be a great leading story at her meet up with the Animal Intelligence and Welfare Organisation.”
For this prompt, we would like you to draw your Phish-Keeper/s hiding from our Land-Walker NPC Maeve! They can be in any environment, though she usually works near beaches and tundra’s. Your P-K can be hiding out of her field of vision, being found or running away from her after being caught, but Maeve must be present within your artwork!
Rewards
Each completed piece for this prompt will be entered into a draw to win one of a small list of Bi-monthly trinkets or a Familiar for your den!
Any art featuring a P-K that isn’t yours will receive an extra chance in the Bonus Reward roll, so you’ll earn 2 trinkets for the price of 1!
These trinkets will be used at a later date in an Upgrade and Exchange shop that is in the works, but can start to be collected now.
There will be Common prizes, Rare prizes, and Special prize up for grabs, and a random generator will select which one you get as your prize.
(All trinkets can be found in the Resources folder in the gallery, and are free to download and attach to your Phish-Keepers inventory for use in the Shop! (Shop still under construction, though collecting items is in effect at the moment.))
The trinkets featured in this Quarterly Prompt are the following:
Bronze Land Penny - Common
Silver Land Penny - Uncommon
Golden Land Penny - Rare
Sand Dollar - Common
Dried Starfish - Common
Spiral Shell - Uncommon
Sharktooth - Uncommon
Shiny Bead - Common
Pearlescent Cone Shell - Rare
Muscle Shell - Uncommon
Sunflower Pin - Rare
Parrot Feather - Uncommon
Marine Pin - Rare
Familiar - Pygmy Silverfin Seahorse - Unique
Familiar - Spiral Cone SeaSnail - Unique
Familiar - Pygmy SeaPuffer - Unique
Urchin Quill - Special
Best fishes!
~Willow, Bell, & Finch
🧜♀️ Welcome to The MErmay Event! 🧜♀️
MerMay is back!
As of today, you can draw all your P-K as their mermaid, merman or merthey counterparts!
This can be however you wish, with any proportions, headcanons or styles as long as they still resemble your P-K character in some way!
Each P-K automatically earns a ‘Mermaids Necklace’ for this event (unless they already have one) to partake in MerMay!
I hope you all enjoy having some mermaid fun this month, as usual any questions can be asked in the discord or by dm'ing an admin.
This event will go until the end of May!
Best fishes!
~Finch
Phish-Keepers are a CLOSED SPECIES made and owned by FlNCH-FACE! Please DO NOT make your own Phish-Keeper without express permission, or as part of an MYO event!
Phish-Keepers are FlNCH-FACE‘s Intellectual Property and are protected by Digital Copyright. Any works featured in this Character Profile are made for the explicit use of the Species Lore, Scientific Conceptualization and World-building and are not permitted to be used outside of the Species World.
All respective property (Art, Literature, Characters, Lore, Concepts etc) made for this species by any party is subsequently added to the Phish-Keeper World, and is protected by the species’ Digital Copyright as long as it adheres to the Species Rules.
Welcome to Kaihokohoko's Seapony DTA Event!
Kia ora fishies!
I'm Kaihokohoko the art trader and have a cool event for you!
These Seaponies are looking for a home and love art just as much as me, so I'm looking for artwork of the prominent Phish-keepers!
Draw at least a colored headshot or fullbody lineart of one of the NPCs-you're welcome to do more- per entry, and you may give one of these darlings a forever-home!
This event will go until May 20th, 2023!
Congrats to our winners!
meet the seaponies!
Sea Star - Pathea | Abalone - GalacticJaguar |
Seaweed - Samateus | SeaShell - PricklyWallflower |
RULES
Draw any of the Phish-Keeper NPCs as at least a colored headshot or fullbody lineart per entry.
Anyone can enter, but please be a member of the Phish-keeper World or Group!
4 entries per person.
Each will be a raffle and you can only win 1 Seapony to make it fair to others.
Fill out the form below:
Name:
Link to Entry/Entries:
Which Character You'd like to Enter for: (Can be multiple to the same seapony)
Best fishes!
~Kahokohoko (aka Bell)
Phish-Keepers are a CLOSED SPECIES made and owned by FlNCH-FACE! Please DO NOT make your own Phish-Keeper without express permission, or as part of an MYO event!
Phish-Keepers are FlNCH-FACE‘s Intellectual Property and are protected by Digital Copyright. Any works featured in this Character Profile are made for the explicit use of the Species Lore, Scientific Conceptualization and World-building and are not permitted to be used outside of the Species World.
All respective property (Art, Literature, Characters, Lore, Concepts etc) made for this species by any party is subsequently added to the Phish-Keeper World, and is protected by the species’ Digital Copyright as long as it adheres to the Species Rules.
Quarterly Prompt: April/may/june 2023
Welcome to the Quarterly Prompt Post!
These Prompts will last from the beginning of April until the end of June !
Other Bonus Prompts may become available throughout the year to help us stay creative and enjoy the connectivity of our community!
This month’s prompt is: Backstory
“A Phish-Keeper rests on the sands of a far away beach, watching the commotion around them with a tranquil gaze. They sigh wistfully and prop their head between their front feet, content to rest on the soft grains of the beach and think back to times past with fondness. ‘Those were the good days.’ "
Draw/Write about something relating to your P-K's backstory/Background. What we’re they like when they were younger? Have they had any adventures that they remember fondly?
For this prompt, we would like to to draw a scene featuring a P-K character of yours that best describes a period of time from their past, or shows an important event in their lives so far!
This month’s prompt is: Keep-Away
“A stick. That’s what this was, floating a little ways off in the surf. The surrounding Phish-Keepers were curious, eyes following the movements of this stick in the water with rapt attention. One of them, pluckier than the rest, decided they would claim the stick as theirs, and strode forward to grab it between their teeth. The others paused and, with friendly rivalry, made motion to defend this stick from the first P-K. This, as it turned out, was the start of a brand new game: Keep-away! Each P-K would take their turn with the stick, and run around trying to keep the others from touching it. If someone managed to strike the stick, it was forfeited to the new ‘guardian’ and the game was reset. Many hours were spent playing that day, and all the P-K there got in a good amount of exercise!"
Draw your Phish-Keeper playing the above game Keep-Away! They can be drawn in a group, team, or as a single player, interacting with others in a chase or being the ‘guardian’ of the stick!
This month’s prompt is: Food Friends
Draw your Phish-Keeper as a themed food item! This could be any food, like Ice-pops, cupcakes, shaped Pasta noodles or anything else you can think of!
Be creative and use your imagination for this Prompt.
writing is also accepted!
Doubloons earned through all new writing will be 0.2x the wordcount (1 db for every 5 words). This is still subject to change as we decide what levels are best for rewards, and may be re-evaluated in the future.
Rewards
Each completed piece for this prompt will be entered into a draw to win one of a small list of Bi-monthly trinkets or a Familiar for your den!
Any art featuring a P-K that isn’t yours will receive an extra chance in the Bonus Reward roll, so you’ll earn 2 trinkets for the price of 1!
These trinkets will be used at a later date in an Upgrade and Exchange shop that is in the works, but can start to be collected now.
There will be Common prizes, Rare prizes, and Special prize up for grabs, and a random generator will select which one you get as your prize.
(All trinkets can be found in the Resources folder in the gallery, and are free to download and attach to your Phish-Keepers inventory for use in the Shop! (Shop still under construction, though collecting items is in effect at the moment.))
The trinkets featured in this Quarterly Prompt are the following:
Bronze Land Penny - Common
Silver Land Penny - Uncommon
Golden Land Penny - Rare
Glittering shell - Common
Cone Shell - Uncommon
Cherry Blossom Petals - Uncommon
Rusty Bell- Common
Multi-coloured Shell - Cream - Common
Silver Bell- Uncommon
Muscle Shell - Common
Familiar - Fairy Crab - Unique
Familiar - Pancake Crab - Unique
Familiar - Confetti Star Fish - Unique
Urchin Quill - Special
Best fishes!
~Willow, Bell, & Finch
Welcome to the Phish-Keeper Gacha 2023!
Greetings fishies!
Today we’re bringing you something special, a Phish-Keeper Gacha event!
This event has over 50 adopt designs by FlNCH-FACE, WillowTheLacera, PricklyWallflower, & BGArts up for grabs.
A single roll costs $20/600 db and the AutoBuy for any design is $30/900 db (if YOU want to choose a specific character).
But wait! There's more!
There are special designs that are random roll only.
This includes a special surprise and an on-base custom from BGArts!
RULES
Comment below to claim.
3 rolls per person every 24 hours. Claiming for others counts to the number of rolls. If a friend claims and both use the same paypal, that roll will be discounted.
1 free re-roll if you are not a fan of what you got. Additional rerolls are $10 or 300db.
Fill out the form below:
Name:
# of Rolls:
Type of Rolls:
Payment: Paypal or DB:
Best fishes!
🤎 ~Finch, Willow, Kiwi, & Bell
Phish-Keepers are a CLOSED SPECIES made and owned by FlNCH-FACE! Please DO NOT make your own Phish-Keeper without express permission, or as part of an MYO event!
Phish-Keepers are FlNCH-FACE‘s Intellectual Property and are protected by Digital Copyright. Any works featured in this Character Profile are made for the explicit use of the Species Lore, Scientific Conceptualization and World-building and are not permitted to be used outside of the Species World.
All respective property (Art, Literature, Characters, Lore, Concepts etc) made for this species by any party is subsequently added to the Phish-Keeper World, and is protected by the species’ Digital Copyright as long as it adheres to the Species Rules.