All frequently asked questions about Enchanting Love will be here. If any explanations aren't clear, feel free to ask the staff either through the cbox, PMs, or the Guilded Server. If there isn't a question that's on here that you feel is needed, let us know, and we'll not only answer it but add it here.

Q. WHAT IS OMEGAVERSE?
A. Omegaverse is an alternate universe in which secondary genders exist, and they are Alphas, Betas, and Omegas. For EL, we not only have those three secondary genders, but we also have incorporated a fourth category known as Unknowns. These secondary genders also create a social system that tends to divide people based on their presentation. In the case of our universe, this varies from area/region around the world. Not all areas are heavily prejudiced towards Omegas, and others are. For us, it depends on the players' individual characters’ backstory, which states that they deal with such prejudice. Alphas here aren’t all known for being aggressive. Anyone is free to create an Alpha that is nice and kind. Betas aren’t ignored. They are heavily interacted with because like Alphas and Omegas, they exist too. Unknowns can vary from being an empowered human or a non-human being, and their powers cause their secondary gender to fluctuate between two secondary genders or all three. Unknowns can also be characters who have had their scent gland removed for medical and/or personal reasons. They can be Male or Female. Females exist for all secondary genders. It is allowed to create a Female Alpha and to have a heterosexual Male Omega. This concept isn’t foreign to us, nor should it be to anyone else. While the focus of Omegaverse is intimacy and reproduction, we tend to encourage everyone to form a plot of some kind with their characters that does not jump straight to intercourse.

Q. WHAT IS AN ALPHA?
A. Alphas are known for being dominant and aggressive individuals among everyone. They're oftentimes stronger whether they have powers or not. Males and Females can be Alphas; however, a female Alpha normally carries a lot of testosterone and can impregnate an Omega, but cannot become pregnant. Where the female's clitoris is, a retractable penis is there instead. Depending on the setting of a story, a womb for an Alpha Female can be small to non-existent. Alpha Males, on the other hand, are known for releasing a lot of semen during sexual intercourse. Some stories have knotting, and others don't, making the intercourse pretty standard. Alpha Males are known for having larger penises and are highly protective of their Omega partners. Alphas aren't always exclusive to mating with Omegas. They can mate with Betas if they so choose to.

Q. WHAT IS A BETA?
A. Betas are your everyday person. They are commonly known to breed with other Betas. Depending on the story, Betas cannot breed with Alphas or Omegas. Commonly, Male Betas cannot become pregnant, but Female Betas can. Male Betas can impregnate an Omega and other Beta Females. With a Female and Male Beta, they can reproduce that way. Sometimes, even a Female Alpha and a Female Beta would be able to reproduce. In the universe of Enchanting Love, since it is common for characters to have abilities, with Beta characters, they vary. Should they be born with powers, they would more than likely be weaker, depending on the type of power they have and if they have control over it.

Q. WHAT IS AN OMEGA?
A. Omegas are the softer and more gentle out of the three. They're the nurturing parents who raise their children, as well as being the only ones to become pregnant, besides Beta Females. The Female Omegas use normal body systems that allow them to have a baby. For Male Omegas, it is different. All Omegas go through Heat. It depends on how one wishes for their characters to frequently go into Heat. It is during these times that Omegas are most fertile. However, Pre-Heat is what Males go through. Since they only have one hole, their rectum doubles as protection for the Female parts. During Pre-Heat, these parts start to grow after they empty their rectum. The reason this happens is so nothing gets stuck in the uterus. Omegas are also known to be physically smaller and less muscular as well as having smaller penises if they're Male. They love to take care of children, many of them desiring to start a family, whereas others don't trust Alphas and refuse to mate with them. Showing that not all Omegas are submissive. In our universe. Omegas also have powers depending on their families and are sought after for breeding purposes. Omegas here can also fight back against those who attempt to harm them. For more information about Heats, refer to the Omegaverse Lore thread here.

Q. WHAT IS AN UNKNOWN?
A. Those who classify under the secondary gender "Unknown" refer to those who either don't have a secondary gender anymore, or because their powers cause their secondary gender to fluctuate between two and all three of them. Many can be born having terrible allergic reactions to their scent, where it is required for their scent glands to be removed, or for other medical reasons, religious or personal. It is allowed in EL's universe for characters to decide if they want their scent glands removed to be a regular person, not tied to the societal system that often separates many for what they present as. The procedure is costly; it is not something that can be done easily. Men and Women are given the choice if it is recommended by their doctors, or they can inquire about it on their own. But those who are Unknowns have nothing changed about their bodies except they would no longer produce a scent or experience having a Heat or Rut. Genitalia will also be normal. This means Females that were once Alphas no longer will produce a penis during intercourse, but they will remain barren, and Males that were once Omegas will no longer have the ability to become pregnant. As for individuals who have powers or are not human, it is normal for them to present as two or all three secondary genders. Many of them can handle it, but others cannot. But because of this, it makes it difficult to know what secondary gender is, because when their scent is released, it could confuse others who may mistake them for one of the three secondary genders, while not knowing this person has more than one they present as. Medication for those who have this issue is different from that of an average person who doesn't have powers or whose powers don't affect how they present. They still have to take them to avoid their scents from affecting those around them.

Q. ARE CANONS ALLOWED OR JUST OCS?
A. Both Canons and OCs are allowed to be played here on the site. Depending upon the series a canon comes from, you all as the players, will have to modernize the character's backstory for them to fit properly into the universe of the site. An example would be registering a canon from Naruto and removing all aspects of ninja-related stuff and creating an original history for the character that's similar to their story from their respective series, with its personality and other things intact. Yes, we are flexible when it comes to that, and it is because we try to encourage everyone to be creative when forming their bios. If it's passable, it will be approved; if not, you will be told to fix it. The same goes for OCs; if the bios of your OCs are passable, they will be approved; if not, you’ll need to fix them. There are no restrictions on OCs, but there are a few restrictions on Canons. This is if a series is heavily popular, but the fandom side of it is heavily toxic. Knowing that no one wants to deal with a fan who wants to push a headcanon onto others, the characters from those series can only be used as OCs and not their Canon selves. An example would be My Hero Academia and She-Ra. Other such Canons restricted to only being used as OCs would be overpowered/god-like Canons. There is no way around rewriting them to be weaker without nerfing them entirely. The most common characters that would fit this description are characters from the Dragon Ball Z series. These are just to name a few. There isn’t a grand list, and it is easier to just ask before registering any Canons.

Q. ARE CHARACTERS WITH POWERS ALLOWED?
A. Yes, they are. There will be a lot of supernatural aspects on the forum in different areas for you to jump into, whether it is the schools, parkers, other areas of Japan, or other countries. When you make characters with powers, make sure they are balanced by explaining how they work and their drawbacks.

Q. WHAT SEXUALITIES ARE ACCEPTED?
A. The standard sexualities are accepted. You can make your character whatever sexual orientation you wish to give them without overcomplicating it. Everyone here is used to the standard ones, but adding additional terms like "homo-romantic", “hetero-romantic”, or anything under that umbrella or more is not needed. You’re creating unneeded extra steps for something that’s supposed to be simple. If your character is specifically gay or straight, but they have a specific interest in people, that isn't something that's needed as a label. The only time a label may make sense is only IF a character is Asexual. But obvious ones, no. That's something that can be plotted out between you and other members. Staff also has the right to question the sexuality you put if it doesn't make sense. If you're asked to explain it so we can have an understanding of it, it's advised to do so. However, if it's too similar to an already existing sexuality, we'd suggest that you use it over an extensive word salad of sexual attraction labels. We do advise players to do research beforehand on sexualities because if you give your character a sexuality but are playing them the opposite of it, that's confusing other players. An example would be assuming all Male Omegas only want to mate with other Male characters. They can mate with Alpha and Beta Females if they are straight. So there is a variety that exists here on the forum for players that want to play straight males that are Omegas.

Q. ARE GENDER IDENTITIES ACCEPTED?
A. As for "Gender Identities", these are not sexualities, and we don't consider them as such. It really depends. The most common gender identity is Non-Binary but you as the player will have to explain what that is in your character’s bio. Do also be aware that how your character identifies is not the same as who they are attracted to. As our template asks if your character is Male or Female, that's based on biological sex when born. If you want to insert your characters' identity, that's fine as long as you explain it thoroughly for all players to understand it and write with you accordingly. That's all we ask. Transsexuals are the only characters that aren’t allowed on the forum. Not because of any prejudice but because of the genre of Omegaverse itself. There is no need, nor does it make sense, for Transsexuals to exist. Omega characters already have it difficult dealing with Heats. Inserting Transsexuals into that, on top of them having to take hormonal medication and suppressants to fit the opposite sex they’re transitioning to, sounds like a medical nightmare for a character. This is not something we’d wish for anyone to put their characters through. This is reason number one. Reason number two is that people tend to make Transsexual characters for kink purposes and no real plot, which leaves a bad taste for many people. The third is making them a transsexual, being their entire personality and nothing else. This is a medical mental condition that requires a person to have Gender Dysphoria. This condition needs to be taken seriously. The only place these characters can be played is in the OOC board, where players can take a break from writing Omegaverse to write anything that isn’t related to the main forum plots going on. Create your own RP plots with players where these characters exist with no problems. That is completely fine.

Q. WHAT IS THE AGE LIMIT FOR CHARACTERS?
A. An age limit for the characters doesn't exist. You can make your character any age you choose and build a plot around them. The only time age becomes a factor is for characters that go into Heats and Ruts. Characters have to be at least sixteen years of age or older to engage in sexual intercourse with other characters. Please do not use your younger characters to have sex with other younger or even older characters.

Q. WHAT IS THE CHARACTER LIMIT?
A. There is no limit to how many characters members can play. But to keep up with them, you have to make sure you post them within the page list thread you make after your first character is approved. From that point on, it's YOUR responsibility to update it and keep up with who you play. There is no need to create new accounts for multiple characters. You only create another account if you feel as if you have too many characters on the first one. But yes, multiple characters under one account, no limit, no extra accounts unless you feel it's necessary. Just don't register a bunch of characters all at once and not use them, because then you will be penalized for taking up a bunch of Face Claims that people could be using. Be considerate of other players regarding that.

Q. DO CHARACTERS HAVE TO BE HUMAN?
A. Your characters don't have to be human. You can make a character of any species you want. The only species of characters that aren't allowed on the forum are furries. However, the most common nonhuman characters are demons, vampires, angels, aliens, werewolves, and humans with animal features, such as having the ears and tail of an animal. These characters are usually cat girls (or boys), fox girls (or boys), etc. Go crazy as long as you explain why they're wherever you decide to put them. There is also an approved species sub-board as well, with info on certain species that are registered. If there isn't one registered and you'd like to make it, feel free to do that. Do your research, gather your information, and post it.

Q. ARE INTIMATE THREADS ALLOWED?
A. Yes, they are. The ratings for such threads, whether intimate or gore-related, go from PG to M. We are a plot-based site, which means we do try to plot and not focus on the sexual aspect of the Omegaverse genre. Your characters need to at least like each other and not do too many at the same time. This also means don't go forcing your characters onto other players' characters. If it's not talked out beforehand that this is what you've plotted out, you will be immediately banned from the forum and the server. Fans of this genre would like to feel safe playing their characters here without having to worry about whether or not certain characters of theirs will be taken advantage of. If you wouldn't stick your Dick in crazy or let crazy stick its Dick in you in real life, don't come doing it here on the forum. In character or not. Any further abuse will be a permanent restriction of intimate threads for ALL members and resorting to the "fade to black" format. Right now, only +18 players can write mature content, and anyone +16 has to "fade to black".

Q. ARE FOREIGN CHARACTERS ALLOWED?
A. Yes, characters from all over the country are allowed on the site. There are no limitations, just because the site is set primarily in Japan, there are boards for areas outside of Tokyo, such as its other neighboring cities and prefectures, other countries, and characters from other dimensions, too, as where they come from and live would technically be considered foreign in Japan.