News
Search Options ►Something spoopy is in the water!
Site Update
"Aren't you bored with that silly little Pumpkin Patch that Rowan has been obnoxiously flying around yet?" Minerva paused, flicking her tail in a twinge of what might've been a rare fleck of jealousy. "Speaking of boredom, I was a little tired of conjuring up trees and dirt paths and thought you all might enjoy a little change of scenery." Her ominous laughter seemed to suggest that she recognized how comfortable the pets had become in the forest, and she was only comfortable when others were on edge.
Turning toward the shadows with a wink, Minerva waved a single gloved hand in the air, beckoning her troops of Griffins to emerge before disappearing in a spiral of darkness herself. With red eyes piercing, the feathered beasts took to the skies, leaving behind a trail of feathers that led to an eerily quiet beach...
Introducing the Haunted Lake!
You might be puzzling to yourself, wondering why a supposedly spooky area has a cartoon feel. I'd be happy to answer that. :3
In October, as each week passes, the intensity of the season's magic grows with the opening of more features.
Wouldn't it be cool if we could "see" evidence of the magic taking hold?
That's where the Haunted Lake background comes in! Through a series of background art contests, we are giving you the opportunity to illustrate this magic phenomenon.
Essentially, each week a new background image will be uploaded--with more detail and perhaps even different features from the last--though the essence of the Haunted Lake (beach, water, sky) will remain. If this intrigues you, please consider entering!
--* Round 1 is now open here! *--
Best of luck! :3
You will find 20 pets--including the 6 above--in your Haunted Lake travels, but rest assured that we will be adding many, many more!
Note: I have gotten a few requests for extensions on Halloween pet submissions, so keep an eye out for a new thread for all you stragglers. ;) I'm not quite done accepting pets from the initial thread, but I will let you know as soon as I finish.
The pumpkins that we all have such a strong love/hate relationship with have returned!
Both pumpkins can be found in the Haunted Lake area, but you know we can't make them too terribly easy to amass.
If this is your first October on Aywas, you're probably wondering why these two pumpkins elicit such strong emotions from us, and why anyone would want a large hoard of them, right? Let me explain:
The above items (Melo Pumpkin and Halloween Pumpkin) will be used as exchange currency in our Seasonal Shop that will open at the end of the month.
When the shop doors open, you will find some items priced in Melo Pumpkins, but most will be priced in Halloween Pumpkins. However, we do offer an exchange option so that you can trade in your MPs for HPs (example: 5 Melo Pumpkins = 1 Halloween Pumpkin). The official trade-in rate has not yet been decided.
You will also encounter 10 collectable items during your stay on the beach, including the 4 above.
Hold onto these, for they are more than holiday souvenirs. Not only will we be opening up a special Museum Collection for them when our curator is ready, but they will also come in handy later in the month as the magic intensifies!
Have fun out there, and be careful when talking to strangers!
(As a new area, the Haunted Lake has a few quirks that we're working out, including a silly trivia bug. Things should smooth out in the next few days. <3)
- Eri
Posted by Eri & --
(#17) on Mon Oct 5, 2015 11:10pm
- Verus [hiatus]
(#68390)
-
Posted on: Tue Oct 6, 2015 2:34pm
I love this event so much! This is my first Halloween here <3
- AkainuHathen
(#64712)
-
Posted on: Tue Oct 6, 2015 3:32pm
Ren (#50779) did you stick a metal detector to your pet or something lol, I've had to buy mine from other people because none are showing in the area at all.
- dbz2004
(#4617)
-
Posted on: Tue Oct 6, 2015 3:34pm
is anyone else getting this glitch where it shows this:
Let's see how well you know our homeland. What species of pet is this?
Crawling up from the depths of the water, the slime dripping from it almost looks radioactive.
and all of the options are the same pet
- AkainuHathen
(#64712)
-
Posted on: Tue Oct 6, 2015 3:37pm
dbz2004 (#4617) I believe everyone has been experiencing this, they probably haven't coded in the other pets yet that's why there is only one option. Or they just felt like giving free 1,000 bp to us lol.
- Voluspa is on Hiatus
(#67552)
-
Posted on: Tue Oct 6, 2015 3:38pm
dbz2004 (#4617) - read the last line of the news post ;)
- dbz2004
(#4617)
-
Posted on: Tue Oct 6, 2015 3:46pm
ah ok. i didn't see that last night when i read the news report. thanks
- Ren
(#50779)
-
Posted on: Tue Oct 6, 2015 3:46pm
Harthwing (#64712)
NO idea. I tried it again this time Overall cassis 1 out of every 19.633 steps got a LTG (589 steps taken 30 gems gained)
Only items Chesis has is a discount card, a pinwheel, and a item seer in his adventure slots and a sword in one of his battle slots
My head cannon is hes playing cat and mouse with this poor terrified theif XD
- Okirin
(#40141)
-
Posted on: Tue Oct 6, 2015 3:51pm
That silly trivia bug looks like a treat to me, very nice question! XD
- AkainuHathen
(#64712)
-
Posted on: Tue Oct 6, 2015 3:58pm
Ren (#50779) It must be a glitch with certain accounts then, as my Aku-e-nemu has all those items as well. Or as you say it could be your pet has a strong urge to beat justice into the thief lol.
Posted on: Tue Oct 6, 2015 2:31pm
Love this!
Stuck on quest 2. It needs 5 more pets or monsters. I've used stuff to get hidden rares out that I hadn't seen before and we're still stuck at 5. Guess I'll have to wait for more pets??