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Trans Day of Remembrance
Site Update
The Trans Day of Remembrance is November 20th this year. Normally, I don't make news posts about all of the awareness icons that show up on the sidebar, but this one is important enough to me that I need to.
This day was started by Gwendolyn Ann Smith, a trans activist, in memory of Rita Hester. She was a transgender woman killed in 1998. The day is a vigil for all of the transgender people killed in the previous year.
"The Transgender Day of Remembrance seeks to highlight the losses we face due to anti-transgender bigotry and violence. I am no stranger to the need to fight for our rights, and the right to simply exist is first and foremost. With so many seeking to erase transgender people -- sometimes in the most brutal ways possible -- it is vitally important that those we lose are remembered, and that we continue to fight for justice."
- Transgender Day of Remembrance founder Gwendolyn Ann Smith
This may not be a very fun topic for Aywas, but this our reality -- mine, yours, everyone's. While it's difficult to hold a vigil online, please at least look at the list of transgender people killed this past year and remember them, think of them, at least once during the upcoming twenty four hours.
I would really appreciate it.
I personally donated $100 to GLAAD in honor of the day.
You can pick up a Transgender Pride Flag from the Advent Calendar today.
Posted by JAK
(#15) on Thu Nov 20, 2014 12:03am
Fauna Fauna Fauna!
Site Update
The fauna versions of Moe the merchant and the massive baby bunny cuddle pile monster have a few announcements for you!
Join the event creator, Azi, in Aywas Talk for the Official Fauna Day FAQ & Chat! She's really great about giving information and answering your questions. :)
Yes, that's right, Eri. The event is formally called Fauna Day, not Fauna Forest.
That's just the area, silly. Get it right!!
Speaking of the forest, two additional fauna have been added--the Natural and Rare Hibernation!
All of the fauna also want to remind you that while quests are enabled in Fauna Forest, there's no reward or anything for completing them. Since this is primarily a fauna event, and not a pet event, some of the quests won't be able to be done.
Hope you're having a real hoott!
- Eri
Posted by Eri & --
(#17) on Wed Nov 19, 2014 9:54pm
Trivia & Weekly Raffle!
Site Update
This week's raffle winner is:
Akamuna (#62559)
Who had 51 crystals out of 13,085 total and won a set of November GP Shop pets!
Congratulations!
Next week's winner will receive...
A Leaf Harmonica!
Set a reminder to snag those crystals!
Trivia
The trivia has been updated!
Last week's questions and answers revealed!
These creatures are very docile and enjoy spending their time drifting about on the waves.
Horned Fluff
They can survive in any kind of liquid, from the deep sea to a thick swamp to the belly of a volcano.
Horned Fluff Puggle
Baby Dragon fauna exist in all of the following color variations except...
Gold
If you're in the mood for a wintery site theme/background, you should use
Holiday Lane
How many pet designs does the GCC showcase display?
6
What is the Art Gallery theme for November 30th - December 6th?
Advent Calendar*
What is on the cover of Three?
Eggs
What item does the Knowledge Base use as its icon?
A Small Halloween Romance
The HA monthly clothing set for December is called...
Skull Nomad
The Peasant Hair is available in all of the following shades except...
Red
How many questions will you get correct this week?
Good luck!
- Eri
Posted by Eri & --
(#17) on Wed Nov 19, 2014 9:48pm
Super Speshul Egg & more!
Site Update
As much as I love keeping you guys in suspense, the time has arrived to reveal what the Super Speshul Egg hatches into!
... a Super Speshul Dragon, of course!
Click on the image above to download the PSD.
The Super Speshul Egg will allow you to upload a custom on the base above with up to 30% edits.
To give you enough time to make the perfect pet, the item is usable through December 14th at 11:59 p.m.
P.S. You'll notice that the PSD is quite large, so these would be great pets to use the Natural Aywa Enhancement on. :3
We can't wait to see what you guys make!
Congratulations to our ferocious, fearless Top 20 Questers!
In reward of your valiant efforts, you will have various treasures bestowed upon you:
- a special dragon trophy
- 3 SP
- and one of twenty premade dragon SCCs like the one below!
I will be contacting you individually, in order, to claim your pet and send you your prize. :D
Species owned by our event creator, choco (#41056).
*waves*
We hope all of you enjoy your goodies, and thanks for playing!
- Eri
Posted by Eri & --
(#17) on Wed Nov 19, 2014 9:19pm
Finding Fauna Forest
Site Update
Once upon a time, the lands of Ay and Ara--regions already flourishing with flora--suddenly became blessed with enchanted fauna of any shape, size, and color you could imagine. Over the years they diversified and dispersed, many finding forever homes and larger pets to be companions for. However, one place in the lands remained reserved for these little critters, but was lost to all maps and knowledge...until today!
Welcome to the Fauna Forest--a place of frolicking, fun, and fauna!
Brought to you by Azi & Darsol (#6879), and which would not have happened if it weren't for Bex (#16)!
Here are some of the fauna* you'll run into amid the trees of the forest:
*Note that all of the fauna are currently classified as collectables so that there's no issue gathering them from the adventure region. Once the region closes, all of these items will be turned into fauna for you and your pets to enjoy.
It appears there are also a small number of fauna-inspired pets roaming the forest!
You might notice that there are less than 20 pets in this region, which is intentional since the spotlight is on fauna. :3
Speaking of the famous little critters, it seems that a few of them have been immortalized in sticker form!
You will encounter piles of stickers in quantities between 1 and 10.
These are account-bound points that will be used in the Seasonal Shop, set to open Friday.
You can see how many points you have at any time by visiting the shop.
Now, before you get out your nets and money lighters and come after me in rage, Azi and I want to stress that this is meant to be a very laid back event. Everything in the shop will be priced to be affordable, and the main things you'll find in the store will be fauna, clothes, and pets.
We also have a few more surprises, but you'll just have to wait and see what those will be!
The Fauna Forest will be open from November 18th - November 24th at 11:59 p.m..
The Seasonal Shop should open on Friday and close on November 25th at 11:59 p.m.
Hi! :3 I'm Moe, and I'm pretty awesome.
Let me show you around my home, the Fauna Forest!
- Eri
Posted by Eri & --
(#17) on Tue Nov 18, 2014 9:55pm
Little Dragon Reminders!
Site Update
Just a quick reminder that the wonders of Dragon's Canyon will be closing down in a few hours!
Yasu will be closing down the event pretty quickly after 11:59 p.m. tonight, and I will announce our questing winners and details about the Super Speshul Egg tomorrow evening. :3
And as a last little gift, there was a suggestion to turn the adorable baby dragons into HA items, so you can now find those in the Event Shop until tomorrow night at 11:59 p.m.
Enjoy, and thanks for playing safely with dragons!
- Eri
Posted by Eri & --
(#17) on Tue Nov 18, 2014 9:28pm
A New Raffle has Started!
Items
A new raffle has begun
Wild Teo Egg
Ticket Price: 1 BP
Max Tickets: 1
Click here to join the raffle!
This pet (which was returned to me per its rules) is up for raffle.
Remember the rules: it cannot be sold, traded, or given away. It must remain with the owner or return to me if they don't want it anymore. Note that it has two breeding slots pending.
Posted by JAK
(#15) on Tue Nov 18, 2014 12:33am
Castle Princess and Human Avatars
Site Update
One of our friendlier Tavi dragons is now selling a pretty Castle Princess HA set in the Event Shop.
You can buy the items individually; there's a crown, scepter, dress, and hair.
The Castle Princess set cannot be found in any of the eggs, so if you want one or more pieces from this set, be sure to snag them from the shop! They'll be available through the end of the event.
11/17 UPDATE: The Castle Princess wearable images should now be working. :)
I also wanted to make a quick Human Avatar announcement!
As a heads up, Yasu is going to be working on the system some time tomorrow, so you may find that your HA is not working or not showing up. This is to be expected, and will be remedied as soon as possible. He's taking the system down to make a few fixes, since some of our new members cannot create HAs or are otherwise having problems with them, and we want to get that straightened out. :3
Thank you!
- Eri
Posted by Eri & --
(#17) on Sun Nov 16, 2014 5:28pm
Dragon's Canyon Updates!
Site Update
The dragons and I have some updates for you!
First, you might've noticed that a Top 20 Questers board has been added. Your quest level is determined by how many quests you complete, and rejecting a quest will not bump you down. So, if I do 100 quests but have rejected 5, I will be at quest level 100.
Note that the quest level is different from your location level. Currently, your location level in Dragon's Canyon can now not exceed level 14 to keep you from "mastering" the area, so that you can quest infinitely. Unfortunately, we can't display your current quest level, so you'll only be able to see it if you move up into the high score board.
The Tavi should still let you throw gems at him after every three quests you complete, and the most he will ask for is 480 gems.
Yasu and I have spent the past few days working on getting all of these kinks with the new script ironed out, so thank you SO much for your patience and continually testing things and reporting them in the glitches forum. The bugs were pretty widespread, but I know many of you have still been loving the event, especially since prizes are being given out instantly through the eggs. :3
We also didn't want to reset everyone's quest level since pretty much everyone encountered some sort of glitch, but we did expand the high score board from 10 to 20 people, and I'm happy to report that even people with consistent bug issues are on it. n_n High score winners will receive a special dragon trophy, SP, and a custom-related prize!
Second, a bunch of dragon items have been activated!
The Dragon Dagger and Flaming Dragon Dung are adventure weapons that give you various fire-related bonuses. See their descriptions for full details. The Fireball is an LBC/MBC-compatible breeding add-on that tells your artist to give you fire-colored offspring; note that this item does not give edits, it influences only the color palette.
These two mysterious eggs are now hatchable! The Much Specialer Egg will turn your active pet into one of 8 dragon-themed hybrids or rares at random, while the Not So Uncommon Egg will randomly turn your active pet into one of 5 more common dragon-themed colorations. In case you want to be surprised I won't post the list here, but you can check out the item description and/or the Aywapedia to get the full details!
Third, we've released a final batch of dragons into the canyon!
There are 10 new pets for you to collect. :3 Enjoy!
If you are the artist behind one or more of these incredible dragons, stay tuned for a payment update!
The Super Special Egg use will be revealed soon!
As you might've suspected, especially if you've been poking around the Item Database, this is a custom creator. We'll be revealing what it creates in a day or two as a final surprise, and you will also have a longer time to use the item than usual since we want to give Graymare a chance to heal. :)
Dragon's Canyon will be closing up on November 18th at 11:59 p.m. to give you a full 48 hours+ to quest, steal eggs, and fling poo. The best parts of Aywas, amirite?
Thanks again to needchocolatenow (#41056) for letting the dragons loose on us, and to all of you for your continued patience and support. Have fun!
- Eri
Posted by Eri & --
(#17) on Sun Nov 16, 2014 2:27pm
Art Gallery
Contests
The art gallery has been judged!
The theme was Hibernation and we received some adorable entries that made me want to crawl back into bed. Alas. XD
Here are our featured winners:
They won:
Congratulations!
The current theme is Book Covers!
Time to design an Aywas-related book cover or book cover scene. :3 This can be a brand new book cover, or your rendering of an existing Aywas book item. You can use any medium you like, from digital to craft materials. You may also create a scene featuring a book cover, or multiples (like a library, or a pet reading, etc.). Have fun!
Official Aywas stock is permitted for this theme.
Good luck!
- Eri
Posted by Eri & --
(#17) on Sun Nov 16, 2014 10:55am
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