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News thread: 3-site-news/209610-winter-solstice-festivities.html
Creature Release News: 3-site-news/200404-creature-release-new ... #p20750712
Event badge:
New drink in Remy's: "Swirly Slush" 112 gold
Drinking the Swirly Slush makes colorful baubles fall from the screen.
Drinking a Swirly Slush also has the chance of giving you an Alicanto Heart token. After you have the Alicanto Heart token you will gain 5 gold from clicking unfrozen eggs. Other unfrozen creatures still grant 1 gold like before. Based on January 2016 item design contest entry
Art credits:
Bauble badge: Rosehill
Swirly Slush: Rosehill
Baubles: Rosehill
Alicanto Heart: Xenomorph
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#725: Os Raven: (Hybrid from breeding Corax and Yatagarasu Raven)
(Art by Tekla, descriptions by PKGriffin)
This pearly egg is cradled in a polished stone shaped like a skull.
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Os raven chicks hatch larger than their yagaratsu and corax siblings, but offer little competition, often taking only what the other chicks in their nest leave behind and refusing fresh gobbets of meat offered by their parents. They make little noise and are unable to caw, instead giving off a faint screech when disturbed. They are the first of their cohort to leave the nest, learning how to survive with minimal help from their parents, and relying on their larger size to fend off predators. The first year of life is often the hardest for these birds, their white coloration a distinct disadvantage in the summer forest, but if they survive these hardships, a young os raven may expect to live for thirty years or more.
Spoiler
Os ravens wander for their first few years of life, searching for food in the desolate wastes of the high north. Eventually, though, they settle in a large territory with reliable food, and there they begin to build a nest of smooth polished stones, a favorite trinket these creatures seem to hoard regardless of size or value. They don’t guard their nests viciously unless they have eggs or hatchlings of their own, and tend to wander around to other ravens’ territories to search for mates. It takes many years for ravens to pair up and produce eggs, and during the long, tenuous courtship, the pair may spend days carrying and transferring their collection of stones from one raven’s nest to the other, consolidating their hoards and fussing over which location would be more suitable. The ravens mate for life, and so may reject unsuitable consorts late in the courtship process, but once they have settled on their choice, the ravens will combine their territories and often spend time searching for food and sleeping together. The eggs are produced mid-winter, and both parents take turns incubating their progeny in the down-lined nest, often building up a cover of snow to block the wind. The eggs hatch with the coming spring, when food is more plentiful and the climate warmer. Hatchlings leave the nest quickly, as their parents did before them, regardless of where they were born, but many stick around their parents’ territory for a few years before finding one of their own.
Spoiler
Typically larger than their corax and yagaratsu progenitors, os ravens are named so for their lustrous white plumage. Because of their unusual coloring, hybrid os ravens typically leave their birth lands at the end of their first winter, following the snows north to cold Boreus and the Arkene. Their large size and exceptionally downy coat helps them survive the cold climate, and their color, which elsewhere would make them easy targets, acts as the perfect camouflage amongst the snow and ice of the far north. One might expect from their great size that these creatures might hunt to survive, but they have a surprisingly low metabolism and survive only on bones and marrow. They crack open the frozen desiccated carcasses of other northern animals they come across and use their heavy bills to break the bones into smaller pieces which are consumed slowly, one at a time, to prevent the bird from getting chilled. Because they eat so little, os ravens will often carry off especially delicious parts like the leg bones and store them under rocks to eat later. Their affinity for polished stones makes them easy to appease, and magi will often provide a large carved stone to act as their companion's prize piece.
(Art by Xenomorph, descriptions by Sochitelya)
The five burning candles on this egg illuminate the delicate silver filigree on its golden shell.
(m/f)
On occasion, a Foxfire Skulk hatches either red or black. It is otherwise like any other Foxfire Skulk, only a different color. The Foxfire Skulk will carry this color to adulthood.
(m&f, rare, or "shiny", or "alt", color)
(m&f, rare, or "shiny", or "alt", color)
Spoiler
Hatchling foxfire skulks are calm and watchful, with a dignity that belies their age and small size. They can often be seen sitting on high spots where they can see everything around them, and they make good guardians - and pleasant, careful playmates - for children. Even the youngest hatchling is very proud of its bell and looks forward to adding more to the wreath of greenery around its neck as it grows older and bigger. These bells ring with a gentle, soothing chime and often accompany skulk hatchlings on clear moonlit nights, when they sing to the stars and light the night with the flames on the tips of their tails.
(m&f, rare, or "shiny", or "alt", color)
(m&f, rare, or "shiny", or "alt", color)
Spoiler
An adult foxfire skulk is still a small creature, though its five fiery tails can make it twice as long. Always alert to potential trouble, a skulk can often sense things before they happen, either through smell or through some other method that magi don't quite understand. Skulks almost never spend time within the Keep, even during the winter months, and are often out looking for lost people to help guide back to safety. They decorate themselves with green wreaths and poinsettia flowers, along with the bells strung around their necks. No one has ever seen a skulk without its decorations, but there are rumours that skulks cannot survive damage to their bells. Mysterious as they are, skulks are still highly respected amongst magi and regular people alike, and this respect is always mutual.
Spoiler
A relative of the kitsune, foxfire skulks are only seen in the north during the winter, around the time of the winter solstice. They often appear to travellers in order to guide them through the night or snowstorms, lighting the way with the ever-burning fire on the tips of each of their five tails. Many magi also hear their bells at night and are comforted by the sound, knowing that a skulk is nearby and watching over them. They tend to be shy creatures and can be easily spooked by loud noises and crowds, but for individuals and small groups, they're friendly and even playful. Most skulks are coloured either solid gold or solid silver, but magi have spotted them in other colours as well, though this is a rare occurrence.
#727 Gilded Foxfire Skulk (From breeding the Foxfire Skulks)Rosehill wrote:Reds and Blacks can't turn back to gold/silver.
Think of the red/black thing as a 100% egg or hatchling. The server knows that the egg has hatched, but due to some numbers in behind the scenes it hasn't realised that it should have been red or black. Once the hatchling gets one more view (doesn't need to be a click, viewing it from your own keep page works), the server catches up and starts displaying the correct sprite.
(Art by Xenomorph, descriptions by Sochitelya)
The five burning candles on this egg illuminate the delicate silver filigree on its golden shell.
(m/f)
Spoiler
Hatchling foxfire skulks are calm and watchful, with a dignity that belies their age and small size. They can often be seen sitting on high spots where they can see everything around them, and they make good guardians - and pleasant, careful playmates - for children. Even the youngest hatchling is very proud of its bell and looks forward to adding more to the wreath of greenery around its neck as it grows older and bigger. These bells ring with a gentle, soothing chime and often accompany skulk hatchlings on clear moonlit nights, when they sing to the stars and light the night with the flames on the tips of their tails.
Spoiler
An adult foxfire skulk is still a small creature, though its five fiery tails can make it twice as long. Always alert to potential trouble, a skulk can often sense things before they happen, either through smell or through some other method that magi don't quite understand. Skulks almost never spend time within the Keep, even during the winter months, and are often out looking for lost people to help guide back to safety. They decorate themselves with green wreaths and poinsettia flowers, along with the bells strung around their necks. No one has ever seen a skulk without its decorations, but there are rumours that skulks cannot survive damage to their bells. Mysterious as they are, skulks are still highly respected amongst magi and regular people alike, and this respect is always mutual.
Spoiler
A relative of the kitsune, foxfire skulks are only seen in the north during the winter, around the time of the winter solstice. They often appear to travellers in order to guide them through the night or snowstorms, lighting the way with the ever-burning fire on the tips of each of their five tails. Many magi also hear their bells at night and are comforted by the sound, knowing that a skulk is nearby and watching over them. They tend to be shy creatures and can be easily spooked by loud noises and crowds, but for individuals and small groups, they're friendly and even playful. Most skulks are coloured either solid gold or solid silver, but magi have spotted them in other colours as well, though this is a rare occurrence.
(Art by Lazuli, descriptions by PKGriffin)
This egg resembles a tiny gold pearl.
Spoiler
A hatchling globefish is barely the size of your thumb nail and takes many years to become an adult. They are quite docile throughout their lives, but the hatchlings especially are known for being gentle, even allowing diligent magi to cup them in their hands. Even at a young age, the hatchlings emit rejuvenating magic into the water around them, though it is not yet potent enough to have lasting effects. Though globefish have no natural predators, for they are hardly nutritious and there are few metal-eating creatures in the water, the juveniles are still inexperienced and may be tossed around in violent waters and become trapped in the silt of their resident streams or ponds. As such, the youngest hatchlings live inside their mothers' bellies until they are large enough and strong enough to swim through rough waters on their own.
(morning, day, evening, night)
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The adult globefish is a placid creature, content to drift in slow-moving water to its heart's content. They are seen often travelling through the Stream, on their way to the Koi Pond, and their magic is thought to be in some way connected to that of the Stream itself. The globefish remembers the sights it sees on its journey and those memories are sometimes reflected on their bubbles. As they swim, the fish pump water through their gills, not to breathe, but to collect metal to build up their bodies. On a calm day in the Keep, the radiant gold globefish can be spotted just under the surface of the Pond, trying to catch the sun on their bodies. When the weather grows colder and the wind picks up, the globefish regress to the safety of water plant roots where the currents are partially blocked.
Spoiler
Globefish get their metallic sheen from dissolved particles of metals and minerals in the water around them, and as such have no need to consume food. The translucent membrane that encases much of their bodies is simply a bubble, and if the fish is removed from water, the bubble disappears and their metallic mouths and fins remain unmoving until they are returned to a still pool. This seems to have no deleterious effect on the fish, and as long as all of their pieces are returned, they will create a new bubble and continue with their lives as though nothing has happened. For eons, magi have noticed the rejuvenating properties of the water where globefish live, which may sooth burns and heal scars. Some claim that this water can extend one's life, and every large city has vendors who sell globefish elixirs. The magi keep globefish elixirs for burns only, and use the fish themselves in healing procedures for elderly creatures. Unlike koi, globefish cannot truly repair injuries, but they can help ease pain.
#729 Svetku Lynx (Trading Post)
(Art by Lazuli, descriptions by Lazuli)
This egg is wrapped in a warm blanket with a sheer ribbon wound around it.
(m/f)
Spoiler
Svetku lynx hatchlings aren't much different from their non-magical feline cousins. None of their powers have come in yet, and they spend their time exploring and playing. Svetku lynx hatchlings enjoy the company of their own kind, as well as any other friendly playmates. Their energy seems endless and often gets them into trouble when they let their curiosity get the better of them. Even as hatchlings, they are attracted to anything related to the holidays, especially items that may have absorbed a festive aura or happy, warm gatherings.
(m/f: day)
Spoiler
As adults, svetku lynxes are less playful, but no less energetic. It is rare to see a svetku lynx sleeping. Instead, they are constantly roaming, exploring, finding festive occasions and people who could use a little more holiday spirit. Their demeanor changes quite drastically from carefree, playful kittens to calm, sage grown felines.
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As they grow, svetku lynxes begin to form their powers. All svetku lynxes have the power to give off an aura of holiday spirit that affects all that is near them. Males give off an aura of festivity, a child-like feeling of joy and wonder, as well as a sense of generosity and compassion. Male svetku lynxes are known to be less elusive than the females. They enjoy showing up during festivities and joining in at the celebration. Children especially are drawn to them and they seem to be similarly drawn to children. At the end of the night it is not a rare sight to find all of the tired children cuddled asleep next to a male svetku lynx. Female svetku lynxes are harder to spot, but no less common at celebrations, even if you don't see them. Females give off a warm, safe aura, like being wrapped up near a warm fire on a frigid night; a feeling of closeness, as if nothing else in the world can touch you and those loved ones around you. Female svetku lynxes don’t enjoy attention like the males do, and prefer to watch over gatherings from above, where they are rarely seen.