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"Hello everyone! I wanted to give you a bit of a heads up that I'll be changing the stock in my shop come April 21st! So if you want to own any of these pretty pets I currently am selling in the Exotic Pet Palace, you should buy them before April 21st. On April 21st, they will be permanently retired and new pets will take their place."
Posted by Lacia
(#25044) on Wed Apr 15, 2020 4:29pm
Snapdragon Ceremony: Challenge 3 Begins
Events
The scents of the freshly made and delivered food hung in the air. The sound of ice being slightly crunched as champagne bottles were sat upon them could be heard. Rowan had her eyes closed and listened to the sounds and enjoyed the smells of delicious food. Her stomach growled in agreement.
Apparently loud enough for Minerva to even hear, as the normally broody gardener couldn't help but give a small, but fleeting, chuckle. She looked at the venue with some satisfaction, though it still felt...off. She looked at some of the balloons that had been collected earlier in setting up the venue. "Of course, it's missing some decorations." She mused softly.
Rowan immediately snapped from her midday daydreaming to look at Minerva, and follow her gaze. While yes, they had balloons, it certainly wasn't enough. Not for the Snapdragon Ceremony!
"We could definitely add some magical enhancements, and we'll need music!" Rowan added. She could already picture some floating candles and beautiful curtains to accent the place.
"There's also a nice assortment of foliage and herbs this time of year, brought in from all over." Minerva nodded sagely, thinking of things she'd like to see.
"Well, then we better get more snapdragons! Those decorations won't buy themselves!" Rowan chirped. Minerva wondered just how they hadn't picked Ay clean of snapdragons yet.
Once again, the challenges for this event will require you to collect different colors of Snapdragon. They will be available in pink, orange, green, blue, white, yellow, red, and purple. Your team leader, Rowan or Minerva, will tell you which color you will need to turn in. Be sure to work together and try to overcome the opposing team!
The ladies would like to emphasize working together - they have noticed some people have been taking naps instead of helping! If you have not participated since the beginning of the event and still do not participate by the end of this challenge, you will be removed from your team with no opportunity to rejoin. This is to ensure that it remains fair to all active participants.
You will have until 6:30 PM AST on April 16th to accumulate points for your team for this challenge.
Snapdragon Ceremony
Posted by Aywas Official
(#2) on Tue Apr 14, 2020 6:39am
Snapdragon Ceremony: Challenge 2 Results
Site Update
"Congratulations, you all were victorious!" Rowan said, clapping her hands together a few times to convey her enthusiasm. She seemed to be almost beaming with pride, if it weren't for the fact she knew there were a few more challenges to go. "Be sure to get plenty to eat and rest. If it weren't for the fact Minerva and I promised not to use magic to gain the upperhand, I would have given you all the perfect little pick-me-up potion!"
Humming cheerfully, Rowan then walked off, presumably to find Minerva.
Congratulations to Rowan's Team for winning the second challenge! Both teams will now be able to take a short break until the next challenge, which will begin at 6:30 AM AST on April 14th! Feel free to rest, strategize with your team, or return to your usual Aywas activities until then!
Posted by Aywas Official
(#2) on Mon Apr 13, 2020 6:44pm
Story Game & Monthly Customs
Contests
The Story Game continues ... or not.
Unfortunately, there have been no entries for the past couple of rounds. In order to keep the game rolling, anyone who has won previously can enter again!
The deadline for the next installment is 11:59 PM AST on Saturday, April 25th!
For those unfamiliar with the game, you can read about it here. Don't forget, you can also subscribe to the official Story Game thread or the ping group StoryGame! Not only will you be notified of updates and reminders for the game, but it is a good place to chat about the current game, or even about what you'd like to see in the future!
Remember, the story is in your hands!
It's time to give away five free customs designed during March under the theme of Music!
To play, you simply choose your favorite from the poll below! This will enter you into a raffle for that particular design. You only get one vote, so choose wisely! If you created one of the pets below, please contact Lacia (#25044) with which prizes you are claiming.
You have until 11:59 PM AST on April 19th to get your votes in! Good luck!
Posted by Lacia
(#25044) on Sun Apr 12, 2020 11:20am
Snapdragon Ceremony: Challenge 2 Begins
Events
"Well, that was certainly a...." Minerva brushed a handful of stray snapdragon petals off herself with a small pause as she gave herself a look over for any more. "Plethora of snapdragons."
"It was! But we're going to need more!" Rowan happily replied, not looking at Minerva. Instead, her glances were at the once-empty venue. It was now filled with tables, chairs, balloons. Although still missing key portions for the Snapdragon Ceremony, it was beginning to take shape.
"More?" Minerva questioned. Rowan laughed and turned to Minerva, who had now raised an eyebrow in a bit of suspicion. "Are we missing something?"
"Can't have a ceremony without food and drinks!" Rowan added, with a tone that had a hint of 'duh, silly' added in it. "We'll need some champagne, ice cream, and ooo those mini heart-shaped pies!"
Minerva interrupted Rowan's listing off of delicious delectable goods. "And we're going to get those with snapdragons?" Minerva asked the question, but seeing how Rowan was still listing off more food they would need, she had already received her answer.
Once again, the challenges for this event will require you to collect different colors of Snapdragon. They will be available in pink, orange, green, blue, white, yellow, red, and purple, and your team leader will inform you of which one you need to turn in. If you hadn't noticed in the previous round, the color that your team leader requests will change once you hit a certain number of points. The amount of points will vary between the teams, as it's based on how many members are on your team. It may have seemed like purely a numbers game, but it's about being one step ahead of the opposing team in more ways than one! Go forth and use this knowledge wisely!
You will have until 6:30 PM AST on April 13th to accumulate points for your team for this challenge.
Snapdragon Ceremony
Posted by Aywas Official
(#2) on Sat Apr 11, 2020 6:30am
Snapdragon Ceremony: Challenge 1 Results
Site Update
"All right, way to go!" Rowan grinned enthusiastically. "I hope you all had fun! I know pulling up flowers all day can't be the most exciting thing, but it means a great deal to me that you're willing to go through all of that for the sake of our wedding. Don't tire yourselves out too much, okay?"
Energized by her team's victory, Rowan turned and walked off to see if she can send some of those good vibes over to Minerva.
Congratulations to Rowan's Team for winning the first challenge! Both teams will now be able to take a short break until the next challenge, which will begin at 6:30 AM AST on April 11th! Feel free to rest, strategize with your team, or return to your usual Aywas activities until then!
For those who may be worried, the Snapdragon will not be used as the shop currency this year, so feel free to throw them all into the challenges without worrying about holding onto anything!
Posted by Aywas Official
(#2) on Fri Apr 10, 2020 7:03pm
Snapdragon Ceremony: Challenge 1 Begins
Events
"Well, it seems that you all have chosen whose team you're on. So then, how about we start the first challenge in Roweddin--" Rowan began, but was promptly interrupted by Minerva.
"The Snapdragon Ceremony - we'll start the first challenge of the Snapdragon Ceremony," Minerva finished, her expression making it clear that she found Rowan's choice of name to be too embarrassing for her to hear aloud again.
Rowan simply giggled. It seems that MInerva speaking up has put her in a good mood, despite the fact she had cut her off. "Right, for the first challenge in the Snapdragon Seremony, we'll need help setting up the venue. Now, Snapdragon are quite popular around this point in the year, so we should be able to bribe some shops with them to help furnish it." she explained.
"We'll probably need a few different colors depending on the shopkeeper, but--wait, Rowan, did you just pronounce ceremony with an 's'?" Minerva started off normally before casting a suspecting gaze at her partner.
"Hm?" Rowan responded innocently, acting as if she had no idea what Minerva was talking about.
The challenges for this event will require you to collect different colors of Snapdragon. They will be available in pink, orange, green, blue, white, yellow, red, and purple. Your team leader, Rowan or Minerva, will tell you which color you will need to turn in. Be sure to work together and try to overcome the opposing team!
At this time, you can take Satin Sheet and Stiletto items and convert them to Snapdragon via Alchemy, as they will hold no importance in future events.
You will have until 6:30 PM AST on April 10th to accumulate points for your team for this challenge.
Snapdragon Ceremony
Posted by Aywas Official
(#2) on Tue Apr 7, 2020 6:30am
Snapdragon Ceremony: Prologue
Events
With the coming of spring, it seems that the Snapdragon have started to bloom! The residents of Aywas seem to be itching to go pick them to create beautiful dyes and floral arrangements, but it seems that Rowan has something else in mind. With a confused Minerva in tow, Rowan grins in a way that seems to say she has a plan brewing...
"Hello! The weather is so nice right now, isn't it?" Rowan asked cheerfully - almost too cheerfully. "It's almost perfect for a grand event... You know, perhaps something like... a wedding?"
"We don't have anything ready for a wedding," Minerva responded, her tone significantly softer when speaking to Rowan than how many residents are accustomed to her speaking towards them.
"Right, right... That's why we're going to have an epic battle! A battle to create the perfect wedding," Rowan explained, nodding sagely.
"We're--wait, what?" Minerva seemed to be taken by surprise by the sudden declaration.
"It shall be me against you, Minerva! We will see who can create the perfect wedding!" Rowan continued on, making gestures grand enough that it might seem like she was about to perform some type of spell.
"Rowa--"
"Come now, residents of Aywas! Choose between us and help one of us create the perfect wedding - this event shall be called... Rowedding and Minervows!" Rowan concluded, becoming increasingly more enthused the longer she spoke.
"We're not calling it that," Minerva replied flatly.
Rowan and Minerva need your help to create their perfect wedding! However, it seems that Rowan may have an ulterior motive and is making a game out of it. If you're up for the challenge, choose one of the ladies to rally behind for the Snapdragon Ceremony! You will have until 11:59 PM AST on April 6th to sign up to be on a team. Choose wisely, as you will not be able to switch teams for the duration of the event.
Posted by Lacia
(#25044) on Sun Apr 5, 2020 2:51pm
Small Jeweled Update
Pets
I just noticed that the Melo lines are backwards - this has been fixed, and the PSD immediately reflects the change, while the PNG will likely cling to the old version of the image for a little while (it's a cache thing).
If you have made a pet on these lines and I have not PMed you, please get into contact with me because this technically renders the pet unbreedable to other oldline Melos.
Again, sorry for the mix up and the confusion this may have caused anyone.
Posted by Eve
(#2775) on Sat Apr 4, 2020 10:42am
What..???
Random Silliness
What's this? How curious! It seems one of the gargoyle's on Minerva's house fell into my paint set and came to life!
My painting of her garden is ruined, but now we have a new friend to play with!
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The Gradient Gargoyle is stocking for 1 BP in the BP Shop!
(If you attempt to barter and get an offer of 0 BP it will still take 1 BP.)
A few notes:
This pet cannot be made as a custom
This pet can be recolored using a Recolor Potion
This pet can breed to others on the same lineart using Metal breeding coins *
This pet can be bred to pets on different linearts following the usual guidelines of those coins, following "pet" rules
This pet can only breed with other Item genera pets that do not share it's lineart if the coin supports 2 different genera in the pairing, eg Breeding Coins
* unless edits have been added to a Gen2+ with a breeding add-on, at which point non-metal coins would be required
You can find these rules, and get the PSD, on a KB page made especially for this site pet.
Be quick! The Gradient Gargoyle will only be stocking for the next 48 hours - until 11:59pm April 3rd!
(For those wondering this is a small nod to April Fools, but like many countires and companies we chose not to observe it on the 1st out of respect for the serious situation the world is in at this moment. We hope you enjoy this silly, but cute, pet.)
Posted by Eve
(#2775) on Thu Apr 2, 2020 12:00am