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New Moderators!
Site Update
You know that all this green can only be a cue for... new moderators being added to our team!
Please join me in congratulating and welcoming our four newest staff members:
Chibi Echo (#124)
Kaiyo (#489)
Fire & Deja (#1163)
Despite it being the Halloween season, please try not to scare them away just yet! *wink*
As they are getting acclimated to their new roles, feel free to contact them with any questions or issues you encounter; they're very eager to help out. :3 You will also probably be seeing them around the forums more, so don't hesitate to contact them with any of your thread moving or locking needs.
Wish them luck!
I also just want to squeeze in a little note here that I am extremely busy with our seasonal festivities and am consequently behind on my messages. If you have a timely general question or issue that can be addressed by another staff member, please contact them rather than me. Thank you!
Cheers!
- Eri
Posted by Eri & --
(#17) on Thu Oct 30, 2014 3:40pm
Trivia & Weekly Raffle!
Site Update
This week's raffle winner is:
Rose the Ghost (#20789)
Who had 39 crystals out of 12,545 total and won a Magic Custom Trove!
Congratulations!
Next week's winner will receive...
A Gold Antiquity Stave!
Set a reminder to snag those crystals!
Trivia
The trivia has been updated!
Last week's questions and answers revealed!
What group does the Bumble fall into?
Common Ara
Who created Bumble Day?
Pirate & Kazna (#233)
Which of the following pets was NOT released for Bumble Day 2014?
Teal Touch Bumble
This item will unlock a special Bumble-themed forum title.
Bumble String Lights
This is a nut that looks like a hive filled with honey. This is filled with honey too because that rocks.
Bumblenut
Where can you find a Rare Bumble (fauna)?
Fields
"Batty batty batty bat!" describes the...
Black Bat
We have Pumpkin everything except...
Waffles
What does the Halloween King do to your active pet?
Change it to a pet you don't own
Pin it to your lover's chest or something but make sure they're wearing a shirt.
Spooky Corsage
How many questions will you get correct this week?
Good luck!
(Quick reminder that the Bumble Event Shop is being cleared out after 11:59 p.m. tonight!)
- Eri
Posted by Eri & --
(#17) on Wed Oct 29, 2014 5:33pm
Raw Pet Voting - Part II (Descriptive)
Pets
Much like the poll below, it's time to vote on which Raw Pet Concept* (Descriptive) will be turned into one of our upcoming Raw pets!
Staff put together a shortlist from your creative concepts, and now we are asking you to choose your favorite. Below please find the full description for each entry above.
Here are the full descriptions:
#1 Proposed Genus Name: Flutterbie
Short Description: A butterfly pet, with wings in four parts.
Suggested genus description: Flutterbies are shy creatures that are wondrous to behold. Remote viewing locations along their migration routes are the most common way to catch a good look at the hypnotic movement of their split wings while they're in motion. It's theorized that Flutterbies are the metamorphosed form of Chorlus, but no one has ever been able to observe the phenomenon of a Chorlu cocoon turning into a Flutterbie.
Concept Description: The Flutterbie would be posed either at a 3/4 view or head on. Its head would have antennae (possibly with the little bulbs that the Chorlu has?), the body would be fuzzy, fairly small, and slightly diamond shaped, with two to six (space permitting) fuzzy legs hanging off of it. To either side of the body would be the wings. They'd be shaped much like traditional butterfly wings, but the upper piece and the lower piece of the wings would be separate wing parts altogether. The Flutterbie would be in the process of flapping its wings, and they'd all be at different angles, giving it the illusion of movement. The wings would be paneled like most butterflies' and colorful, with the tips of the wings on the top curling off into antennae (again, maybe the Chorlu tie-in?).
#2 Proposed Genus Name: Yorik
Short Description: Feathered horned pig
Suggested genus description (optional): Despite their strange appearance these rather wild looking creatures, are rather friendly. Though it is a good idea to stay out of their way if food is involved.
Concept Description: Yoriks can come in a variety of sizes, though most are mediums size. Their bodies are shaped like a potbelly pigs, but unlike their pig relatives. They are covered completely with feathers. On their forehead they have a twisted horn, that two long feathers that curve back over their head sit behind. For a tail they have long plumes that spread out like a fan, much like a peacock. Their pose should be anything that shows off their tail.
#3 Proposed Genus Name: Frillo.
Short Description: A cute, stylized fairy armadillo.
Concept Description(s): This animal is like any other armadillo, except the plates of armor is more like a shell with tufts and strands of stray hair sticking out from under, a goofy, happy grin on its face with tiny eyes and a long snout, pig-like ears on either side of its armored head. The tail is tapered and even has plating on it as well. It has large, mole-like paws with big claws on each. It has small whiskers on its snout and a sleek, albeit fuzzy belly. The thing that makes this a REAL fairy armadillo? Suspended pixie wings just above and between the shoulders as if they're floating.
Pose Suggestion 1#: Only halfway facing the viewer with the head turned 1/4th to the side, paws arched up into its chest with the hind feet firmly planted to the ground. The tail curls around the feet, just off to the side so as to expose all of the lower body. The wings are sticking straight up and the whiskers are relaxed, a smile on the creature's face.
Pose Suggestion 2#: Completely side-view angle with it sitting down on its hind paws, tail straight out, snout in the air and the forepaws hanging down, staring at its own perked whiskers with the ears sticking forward, a bewildered but adorable expression on the face. The wings are relaxed in this pose.
#4 Proposed Genus Name: Canoh
Short Description: A strange combination of a fluffy creature and a toy
Suggested genus description (optional): A child's playtoy, with enough love it has come to life.
Concept Description(s): At their basic, these usually stand on four paws. They have large rounded ears, as well as soft fur and a short, bobbed tail. However one would also notice that across the pelt, there are buttons, or patches usually. The paws have heart-shaped pads in most cases.
#5 Proposed Genus Name: Noot
Short Description: A fuzzy, feathery snail.
Suggested genus description (optional): Some researchers think Noots originated from the watery zones of Ay, but their fluffy adaptations repel dust and allow them to survive in drier climates as well. Curious and cheerful, they love to investigate humans and other creatures with their soft antennae.
Concept Description(s): Where a snail's eyestalks would be slimy, the Noot has feathery feelers like a moth's, and eyes seated at the bases of them, giving it the appearance of long eyelashes. It has a fluffy, fuzzy face with almost a lion's-mane effect around the cheeks and chin. It also has a layer of downy fluff bordering the edges of its single foot, like shag carpeting.
#6 Proposed Genus Name: Condyl
Short Description: flying lizard
Suggested genus description (optional): This small reptilious creature spends more time in the air than on the ground. Being true acrobats of the skies, their mating ritual involves the males showing the most complex manoeuvres in an attempt to impress a female.
Concept Description(s): A condyl is a rather long and thin lizard that comes in all sorts of colors. The ridges above their eyes are rather strongly pronounced and on the back of their head they have a head crest. This crest follows the curve of their head (instead of bending upwards, like in the green basilisk) until just above the ears, where it bends back down and touches the back of the head in a perpendicular way. The condyl's most remarkable feature is without a doubt his wings. These are attached to the ribcage right behind the front legs. Unlike real life gliding lizards, whose wings form a 90° angle with their body, the wings of a condyl are strongly pointed backwards and form a 45° angle. Their tips reach until right behind the hind legs and are quite pointed, not unlike the wings of a swallow. They have a second, smaller pair of wings just behind their hind legs, which are mainly used as stabilizers during flight. (Optional: a few small wing- or spike-like structures on the tip of their long tail.) These wings give them a somewhat damselfly- or fairy-like appearance, rather than looking like a miniature dragon. Running along their back they have a small, subtle crest which kind of looks like the edge of the leaf of a nettle. Their spines are incredibly flexible, which makes them very agile in the air. To illustrate this, I propose a pose which shows them making a turn during flight. For example, the tip of their tail being placed in the top left corner of the canvas, slightly further towards the background, with the tail making a few bends (like the body of a snake). At the right edge of the canvas, the body could bend back to the left, so the head is positioned near the lower left corner and more towards the player.
There's a few things to keep in mind when voting:
- The winning pet will become a normal Raw genus available for 2 months, and will then move to Antiquity Staves once retired.
- *The design is a concept. Our pet artist, Kuitsuku, will be doing the pet in her style and interpretation to ensure it fits with our other pets, but will of course be basing her work on the description.
- Genus names are subject to change.
And, as always, select the one that you'd love to see in our lair!
We are accepting votes through October 31st at 11:59 p.m.
Good luck!
(Check out the poll below for the Raw - Visual contest if you haven't already. :3)
- Eri
#1 Proposed Genus Name: Flutterbie. A butterfly pet, with wings in four parts.
12% [ 172 ]
#2 Proposed Genus Name: Yorik. Feathered horned pig.
7% [ 109 ]
#3 Proposed Genus Name: Frillo. A cute, stylized fairy armadillo.
17% [ 259 ]
#4 Proposed Genus Name: Canoh. A strange combination of a fluffy creature and a toy.
20% [ 305 ]
#5 Proposed Genus Name: Noot. A fuzzy, feathery snail.
17% [ 259 ]
#6 Proposed Genus Name: Condyl. Flying lizard.
26% [ 386 ]
Posted by Eri & --
(#17) on Tue Oct 28, 2014 9:33pm
Raw Pet Voting - Part I (Visual)
Pets
It's time to vote on which Raw Pet Concept* (Visual) will be turned into one of our upcoming Raw pets!
Staff put together a shortlist from your incredible ideas, and now we are asking you to do the hard part--somehow narrow it down even further and vote for your favorite.
There's a few things to keep in mind when voting:
- The winning pet will become a normal Raw genus available for 2 months, and will then move to Antiquity Staves once retired.
- *The design is a concept. Our pet artist, Kuitsuku, will be doing the pet in her style (and possibly alternate pose) to ensure it fits with our other pets, but will of course be basing her work on the concept.
And, obviously, choose which one you would love to fill your lair with!
We are accepting votes through October 31st at 11:59 p.m.
Good luck!
(Voting for the Descriptive Concept contest is coming up shortly. :3)
- Eri
4% [ 59 ]
28% [ 462 ]
3% [ 49 ]
6% [ 96 ]
28% [ 456 ]
3% [ 49 ]
5% [ 88 ]
7% [ 118 ]
2% [ 36 ]
14% [ 224 ]
Posted by Eri & --
(#17) on Tue Oct 28, 2014 8:45pm
Giant Cauldron Rumblings
Site Update
Something tells me it'll be awakening soon...
(Personal spooky customs owned by myself and Dew!)
The Giant Cauldron sat quiet and still, covered in cobwebs and dust that had accumulated over the last year. Seemingly untouched by the October magic floating around Ay and Ara, to the unfamiliar eye the cauldron could be dismissed as a relic of the past, but to those who were willing to take a closer look, the cauldron's true enchantment would be revealed.
The Giant Cauldron has the power to create unique custom pets, and one of them could be yours if you're a skillful brewer!
Here's how things work!
(If you're a cauldron veteran, this will sound very familiar, but if you're a newer player, you'll want to read up since this feature is unique to October. :3)
- a random custom's image will appear on the Cauldron page and remain there for ~30 minutes.
- during that time, there will be a line of text that gives you a hint about what the upcoming recipe will be that's needed to create the custom. The recipe will use plants from the Witch's Garden. It will look something like this:
It is currently unknown how to make this pet, but it requires 4 different plants.
(Note: The Antique Cauldron will count as one of the ingredients/"plants." This item is required for every cauldron recipe.)
- when ~30 minutes has elapsed, refresh and the required ingredients will be displayed, like this:
To create this pet, you need this recipe:
- similar to Frankenstein's Lab and Rowan's Potion Brewing, you can hover over the item images to see how many of each are required. However, since the cauldron deals in custom pets and not site colors, this is a first-come, first-serve feature; if you are the first person to successfully turn in all of the required ingredients, you will receive the custom as a new pet in your lair.
- once a custom is claimed, either a new one will show up and the 30 minute timer will begin again, or the cauldron will take a little break ("The cauldron is quiet. There is nothing to mix tonight.").
Things to keep in mind!
- You can only create ONE custom from the cauldron per account, so choose wisely.
- Again, if you see a message that says the cauldron has gone quiet, that means it's taking a break. We'll do our best to fill the cauldron with customs at various hours to hit all timezones.
- There will be 50 pets total put into the cauldron between October 29th - November 2nd, working out to roughly 10 per day. Pets will be put in at random times, and not necessarily all one after the other.
- We'll run the Cauldron until we exhaust our stash, and I will make an announcement when it is officially empty.
- The Antique Cauldron will be turned into an openable goodie bag after Halloween/November 2nd. So even if you don't manage to snag a custom with the help of one, you'll still get some treats!
Remember, you can only claim ONE custom, so choose wisely.
Again, every recipe will require one Antique Cauldron and a random number of different plants from the garden.
The cauldron doesn't open until tomorrow (the 29th), but I wanted to give you this information ahead of time.
The Giant Cauldron is a fun custom giveaway tradition that we'd like to keep going every year, so please be sportsmanlike about it. It's a bonus for our October festivities finale, not the focus; please keep that in mind. :3
Good luck!
- Eri
Posted by Eri & --
(#17) on Tue Oct 28, 2014 12:21pm
That's the sound of a Reed Lunaris!
Pets
The remarkable Reed Lunaris is the ninth in our series of thirteen inspired by Celtic tree astrology and coinciding with lunar months.
Those of you with birthdays from October 28th* - November 24th will receive a copy of this feline on your special day as a gift from Aywas when you click the birthday link!
*If your birthday is today and you collected the previous Ivy Lunaris in the last hour or so but would like the Reed coloration instead, please contact Kyu (#1010) and she will do a switcharoo for you!
The Knowledge Base has also been updated with our latest starry coloration!
Enjoy! <3
- Eri
Posted by Eri & --
(#17) on Tue Oct 28, 2014 12:55am
Rowan's Potion Brewing
Site Update
"Oh hello everyone! How I've missed your lovely faces! If mine looks new to you, allow me to introduce myself. I am Rowan, and I'm delighted to meet you! You might know me from the Knowledge Base, but I also dabble in potions." She spoke quickly, her effervescent cadence in sync with the rhythm of her fingers drumming along her broomstick.
With a soft twirl of her wrist, a few plants from the Witch's Garden appeared above her hands and began dancing in a floating circle. "I do hope you've had good luck harvesting some of these plants from the garden! I assure you it's not as treacherous as Minerva makes it out to be." Rowan offered a reassuring smile and a wink, before revealing a set of eight shiny glass bottles.
"Tada! I've been pretty busy but I managed to create some brand new potions for this year using the latest, freshest herbs. I also brought back a few favorites from last year. Please enjoy!"
Our seasonal item crafting feature, Rowan's Potion Brewing, is now open!
Here's a quick guide to what each new potion does:
White Herb Potion: Unlocks the special forum title/achievement "Light Magic." I'm currently using this one, so you can see what it looks like by checking out any of my topics/posts.
Red Herb Potion: An alcohol/energy item with 10 charges.
Green Herb Potion: Random potion that will turn your active pet into one of 4 "super" pets. Your options are Super Koaf, Spiced Tea Raffi, Wild Yena, and Candy Corn Chorlu.
Gold Herb Potion: Will turn your active pet into a Broomstick Suune.
Black Herb Potion: Unlocks the special forum title/achievement "Dark Magic."
And for the three returning potions:
Banish Brew: Repels monsters for 100 steps in Adventure.
Potion of Transportation: Small chance of yielding a Scroll of Transportation!
Fertility Brew: Small chance of yielding a Fertility Potion!
You'll have almost two weeks to grab these, so get harvesting if you're a bit behind. :3
I will also be posting a timeline with deadlines this week to ensure you don't miss out on anything. <3
The herbs will also be used in our upcoming Giant Cauldron feature.
I will be posting more detailed information on this tomorrow, but the Cauldron is set to be open from October 29th - November 2nd (so that we get both weekend days in), and approximately 50 pets total will be put in, working out to about 10 a day.
Happy brewing! *clinks bottles*
- Eri
Posted by Eri & --
(#17) on Mon Oct 27, 2014 8:52pm
Spooky Toes!
Site Update
Halloween is tiptoeing ever closer!
Though, considering the 20 new pets that just made their way into the Spooky Forest, it sounds like it might be stampeding instead. ;)
Best of luck luring them back to your lair!
Don't forget to keep checking in on the Witch's Garden!
Rowan's Potion brewing is scheduled to open up later this evening, after which we'll be making an announcement about the famous Giant Cauldron.
Happy October!
- Eri
Posted by Eri & --
(#17) on Mon Oct 27, 2014 4:27pm
Birthday Hair!
Items
This lovely HA item comes to us courtesy of Shaylmesse (#13314), who has asked that it be put into Trash for Treasure for everyone to share.
It will be in stock until 11:59pm October 29th!
Posted by Eve
(#2775) on Mon Oct 27, 2014 3:18am
Bumble Reminder
Site Update
Good evening! :3 I have a few quick Bumble-centric updates for you.
The first is that Pirate has provided us with alternate shaded Bumble bases, which you'll notice are very similar to the style of the original Bumble glory. You can find all of the alt Bumble bases, including the new shading options, on the Alternate and Event PSDs thread.
Artist payment for the Bumble event has been completed! Please reach out to me if you did not receive yours.
I would also now like to formally congratulate Kya (#43493), who won the design raffle. :)
Congratulations!
Don't forget to pick up all of your Bumble goodies!
The Event Shop will be open through October 29th at 11:59 p.m.
- Eri
Posted by Eri & --
(#17) on Mon Oct 27, 2014 12:06am
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