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Happy April everyone! There's a lot of changes that we're hoping to roll out soon in April, as well as a few reminders and clarifications we would like to mention. So let's get to it!

Silvergrace Sanctuary Guideline Update

After some thought, we've decided to adjust the 1 AP (Any Region) earned on elnins that have been traded in with an exotic trait.

Elnin relinquished to the Sanctuary that have one or more exotic mutations will now be granted up to 1 hereditary exotic mutation instead of the 1 AP (Any Region) per exotic mutation they would have originally gotten. Please note that this means even if an elnin traded in has more than 1 exotic mutation, they will only earn 1 hereditary exotic mutation overall. The hereditary exotic mutation applied using this allowance must also have an associated region.

We realized a while back that since MYOs have no place to bank that AP, we could add it to the notes tab on a MYO, but it would be harder to keep track of. So instead, we'll just be setting it up this way to try to lessen moderator overhead and hopefully avoid any mistakes where AP goes missing in the future due to atypical logging methods for that currency. This change will also apply to any elnin that have been traded into the sanctuary prior to this update, meaning if they were initially granted 1 AP (Any Region) in exchange for every exotic mutation they had, this will be swapped to a single hereditary exotic mutation instead.

Questing Updates

New quests are on the horizon! This upcoming week, April 3rd-9th, we'll be moving to slowly roll out adjustments to our questing page, with new quests being added as the week goes on. This may take several days so please be patient with us as we get things added.

We would like to request that everyone save their questions about the new quests for the week following this update/release (starting April 10th) so that we can get all the changes live before turning our attention to questions. This should also give group members time to read and review the new information during that week, with reassurance that by the time the week is over, everything should be fully updated. We know there's a lot that needs to be added in this space, so we just don't want anyone to think updates are fully complete on day 1 if we couldn't add everything that fast. ^^b

I'll highlight some of the biggest changes we plan to make with this effort:

1. The Questing Guide will be undergoing some wording revisions. Previously, this page was highly resonance-specific because that was the only quest we've had for a long time. Now we'll be aiming to make it a bit less Resonance Quest-specific. All of the same info for the Resonance Quest info will still be there, but wording will be adjusted to be more inclusive of other quests.
2. We will be creating a Quest Directory page. Previously, our list of available quests was found at the bottom of our Questing Guide page. With the addition of more quests, this section will now have its own page.
3. The Acts Directory page will no longer be a resource page on our site. We've been thinking about this for a while now, and although it's a good resource for an overview of all the resonance quest acts, we've historically had problems making sure wording revisions for those acts has been maintained both on this page and the specific act prompt listed on site. The information is duplicative, so moving forward, we'll be doing fewer detailed directory pages and keeping those pages more overview focused. Details for each act will be left under the details section where the act is submitted. Our Quest Directory will instead make an effort to link to specific groups of acts and categories where possible.
4. We will be adding in a category for Special Quests. Special Quests will involve traits, mutations, or features in the group that typically are only acquirable through special means (e.g. Patreon Sales or Event Raffles) Not all traits/mutations/etc. will have a related Special Quest, but we may be adding more over time. At the moment, this quest category will not contain quests related to elnin subtypes or subtype-specific traits.

We want to highlight a few other very important things our group members will need to know about these quests, particularly the quests intended to allow the acquisition of mutations or traits that are not typically available through regular means (e.g. EC/SC or AP):

• These quests are designed specifically to err more similar to how our mutation system works with a few differences, meaning they should not be compared to resonance quests in terms of workload.
• These quests will be available year round, and they will not require you to spend AP.
• The number of acts required to do these quests will be comparable to the number of prompts you would typically do to acquire a mutation of the same rarity, with an additional piece required beyond the standard amount.
• These trait quests will generally include an additional 1 AP (Any Region) that users can put towards other goals they have for a character.
• The number of times users can do a certain Special Quest will be limited on an annual basis. This may be adjusted later, but we're considering this first year (2023) a trial period to get a sense of the workload before deciding if we want to change our approach.
  
  • Please keep in mind, if this were limited by AP, you might only be able to complete less than a handful of quests in a year. This approach allows users to do potentially 6+ different quests annually at a variable pace if they wish, rather than it being dependent on all submissions being complete in a month.
  • We will be counting this based on when quest claims are submitted. So if you submit a quest claim in 2024, it would count towards that year's annual limits, even if your acts were completed or submitted in 2023. There will be no exceptions on this, so please be mindful of when you submit your claims!
• Quests will exist for the following mutations/mana flaw traits: Cloud Breath, Fire Breath, Hydra Tail, Phantom Step, Oddly-Colored Pomu, Crystallization, Splintered Anima, Veins of Corruption, Gloom Kissed, and Capricious Shadow.
  
  • More mutations/mana flaw traits may be added at a later time. This is just a solid starting point for us.

Once all the new quests have been added, users will be able to start working on them. Please give moderators at least a month to review quests submitted to the Special Quest category. This is a fairly large release of quests, and with the quest length, we expect that approvals for these quests may take a bit. While we won't be aiming for these approvals to take a whole month, we don't want these approvals to compete too much with our regular monthly prompt approvals in terms of time commitments. We will be seeking additional mods in this area to support this effort as time goes on, but that process will follow this release and take some time to work through.

Subtype Trait And Mutation Updates

In preparation for the release of the djinn elnin subtype in the near future, for the first half of April, we are aiming to update trait guidelines for some subtype traits and mutations. We'll be starting with updating some of our current trait and mutation guidelines, and then getting into more specific or new mutations.

So what does this mean? What changes will community members start to see?

• We'll be adding a "Variable" subtype. This will just be more or less a category rather than an actual subtype. We need a way to group traits that are subtype-related, but can vary depending on their subtype association (things like subtype-specific tails, miniature wings, winglets, etc). This is to lessen some of the redundancy of having different less uniquely-named mutations in existence.
  
  
• With the addition of the variable categorization, searching for some broader subtype-specific mutations on the site will change. If someone needs to search for a mutation that can be variable, they will be able to search by the broader mutation name (like winglets) and see its specific type within the masterlist entry. If someone wants a more precise search result for a type of winglets, they'll need to do it by searching for something like the winglet mutation and with a certain type of subtype elnin selected (ex. If you want to look at winget (fae), you will need to look at the faenin subspecies. These will only be searchable through 1st-generation subtype elnin).
  
  
• Subtype-related tails will be undergoing a name change, and will fall under the variable trait category. There will be some differences between how the tail types show on each subtype, much like their mutation counterparts. These tail types will be relatively consistent, specific, and generally on the simpler side. The most flexible tails in terms of depiction will not be subtype-specific, similar to how Hybrid tails and Overwild (Aquatic) are not considered subtype tails at all, but allow for a broad range of furred and aquatic style tails respectively.
  
  
• Text guideline updates to subtype specific traits. We will announce when the subtype is fully released and all traits are fleshed out and fairly complete. Until that announcement is made, please refrain from asking about subtype-specific mutations without a related subtype MYO or character with a specific trait. We may add text and still be touching up visual guidelines, so we want to give Mana and the team some time to put out what we have as it comes. There's still quite a few examples we want to refine a bit more before sharing those art examples on site, so patience is appreciated!
  
  
• Art guideline updates to subtype specific traits. We expect visuals will take some time, but we're aiming to have some available by the time the subspecies goes live, hopefully to help cover questions users may have about these traits after the announcement has been made.

Once again, thank you everyone for your patience with us as we make these updates. We know there might be some growing pains that come along with these additions, but we'll be keeping an eye on how things go and adjust where possible to try to keep things moving on all possible fronts.

Trading Reminders, Clarifications, and Changes

Relative to Soliciting Elnin

This was mentioned a while back in our group discord, but we wanted to make sure the message was reiterated on the site as well. It has come to our attention that users have been approaching people about buying/swapping their elnin when they've made no inclination that they have any desire to part with them.

This is a reminder that users should not be harassing people about buying/swapping their elnin, or guilt tripping anyone at all. Users found in excess of this harassment may have their incoming trading privileges temporarily suspended.

If someone has been harassing you about trading/swapping your elnin, please send the moderators a ticket with the details so that we can look into it. In the situation where a user has an older elnin and doesn't have a WoE account, you can send us a note to our Berry-Bazaar group on DeviantArt instead.

Transfer Reasons

This is a reminder to please include clear transfer reasons when you transfer an elnin to another user, whether it's a resale, trade, or gift. For gifts, this is also where you would mention if you would like a gifted elnin to keep their resale value, otherwise it will be assumed the gift is not intended to be resold and the resale value will be removed.To clarify, we do not require lengthy explanations, but if it’s not clearly stated whether a transfer is a resale, trade, or gift, then the involved group members become liable for any potential issues that might arise from not documenting the type of transfer.

Transfer Cool-downs

We've seen this come up a few times recently, so we wanted to clarify that if an elnin has an active transfer cool-down, group members should not be offering those characters in trades/swaps or for resale. We cannot help if trades progress faster than cool-downs pass. This is particularly concerning if half of a swap comes through sooner and then the other party backs out or does not follow through with their part of the trade. Be sure to use the trades feature on site whenever possible for swaps and make sure elnin are not being offered while they have cooldowns. Thank you!

Trading MYO slots

This has come up a few times as well, so we wanted to emphasize that we do not condone users offering MYO slots for trade within public group spaces. The reason for this is that should a trade fall through, such as a user deciding not to honor their side of the trade once an MYO slot has been designed and cooldown has ended, there is very little that the moderator team can do. While we cannot stop users who still wish to do this despite the risks, we ask that these offers are not posted within group spaces, and that they understand that if anything should go wrong, the moderator team will not be held liable.

Bundling Designs for Trade

We did a poll back in January relative to elnin being included in bundles with designs. The results of that poll were split just about 50/50 opinion-wise. After some discussion with Mana where we went over a lot of user comments and a few suggestions from some of the moderators, we've decided that the public advertising of bundles will still be allowed within the group. For discord specifically though, we will be asking bundles be advertised in the #ad_board channel as opposed to the #trading_post channel, which is for elnin-only trades or swaps.

In addition to clarifying the location for future bundled designs, we're also requesting more thorough transparency about designs bundled together. Specifically, we are asking users to list the price of any designs bundled together, who the artist of the design is, as well as what platform they are on, and linking a way for group members to verify that pricing is accurate for bundled designs. The linked info can be either a masterlist entry that states a price (if applicable), an original design's sale post where the price was listed, or a receipt of purchase with any personal info obscured. If artists allow pricing to vary beyond a set resale value, please link their TOS and clarify where that is stated.

These are things we honestly would recommend any user include in their resale posts. At this time though, we are requesting it specifically for any bundles because bundling can obscure the prices of each design independent of one another (elnin or otherwise). We just want to be sure the value of any elnin or kittom being bundled is not conflated with the values of other designs that cannot be verified clearly by potential buyers.

Moderator Applications

We'll be opening up application forms again in the near future. This will be done in a separate news post in the coming weeks, but we wanted to give group members some notice in advance. With a lot of the changes mentioned towards the beginning of this news post, we expect there will be a need for additional moderator staff to help keep approvals and group processes moving. Stay tuned for more info on this front!

2/4/23 Update: A small note relative to Sanctuary MYOs. Belatedly we realized Sanctuary MYO slots do not have a bank for us to log AP in, so that AP will be logged under the Sanctuary MYO slot's "Notes" tab. We've amended the Sanctuary page to mention this info to try to mitigate some confusion, opposed to removing the option altogether. This is pretty non-standard and will be just what we do for only Sanctuary MYOs. We will not be doing this for any other types of MYOs in the future since it's more tracking than expected.

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Happy New Year all! Can you believe it's already February?

Modcation has long since ended so let's dive into what's being released this month and what future things we are working on.

Bonded Kittom MYOs

For a long time now, we've wanted to have some group currency based MYO available to the group, but many things have caused this goal to repeatedly get pushed back. So we decided to step back a bit and dedicate time specifically towards the goal of having this opportunity available to group members.

Finally, we're excited to introduce bonded kittom MYOs! These will be special account-bound MYOs that can be purchased by anyone for group currency. Due to the nature of these MYOs, they will be completely non-transferrable and heavily group participation-focused. USD purchases will not be allowed for these special MYOs ever, since that would allow them to acquire a resale value, which in turn would make them transferrable. The decision to keep these MYOs non-transferrable was made with a lot of consideration and will not change now or in the future.

With that in mind, there will be some opportunities specific only to these bonded elnin. Since these account-bound elnin will only ever belong to the same user, the amount of edits that these elnin can undergo will be greater than other designs in the group. We will not be expanding the amount of edits that other elnin can undergo, as this is an opportunity specifically for bonded elnin. We understand there are some traits and mutations that cannot be acquired through normal means outside of patreon. Please be patient with us on this front. Once we know the new systems we're introducing are running smoothly and settled in a bit, we'll be looking to host raffle opportunities for bonded elnin to acquire traits normally only accessible through patreon sales.

Raffles will not be the only way to acquire traits that have previously been patreon-only, but for now this is where we're starting out for these types of MYOs.

See our "Bonded MYOs" page to learn more about bonded kittom MYOs.

The Silvergrace Sanctuary Re-opens

It's been a long time coming on this front as well, but the Silvergrace Sanctuary has officially re-opened with some adjustments.

It's worth noting, the Sanctuary in general has always been intended as a last resort for users who have tried just about everything else and still have not been able to connect with an elnin. We understand that compared to how it was historically run, the Sanctuary's guidelines may seem quite steep, but after much discussion, both Mana and the moderator team are in agreement the Sanctuary has never been intended to be the primary means of acquiring MYO slots in the group. We hope the introduction of the Bonded MYO slot system helps provide a more intentional way for users to acquire MYOs and without needing to have an elnin to relinquish to the Sanctuary in the first place.

Notable changes to the sanctuary include requirements to turn in elnin to the Sanctuary. Users must have accounts that are at least a year old and have completed at least one prompt to relinquish an elnin to the Sanctuary. Other changes include limitations on how many mutations carry over as well as limits on which kinds of mutations carry over. There is also a little more flexibility on which mutations the resulting MYO can pick up. (For example, if you turned in an elnin with featherlight hair in the past system, your new MYO would have access to only the featherlight hair mutation. With the new system, turning in an uncommon mutation like featherlight hair would result in the ability to pick any uncommon mutation that is both hereditary and has an associated region.) This news post will not encompass all the changes made and new guidelines.

If you would like to read more about the Silvergrace Sanctuary you can find more info about it on its respective page.

For those wondering what happens to elnin turned into the sanctuary, we’ve answered that in the FAQ section of the Sanctuary! Once elnin are traded in, the group reserves the right to redesign or disperse the elnin as the group sees fit. Generally, we will prioritize reintroducing elnin back into the community via group participation-based raffles. Some elnin may be redesigned prior to their reintroduction into the group to give them some fresh art or bring traits into alignment with current guidelines.

Next Steps and Goals

We have a few new items we're looking at in the month of February.

1. Our first goal for February is to dive a little more into questing.
   
   • Quests we would like to create will not be focused on knights/mages/guilds/etc. That's a larger project that will take a lot longer.
   • We would like to look into making some, not all, historically less accessible mutations available through means beyond just Patreon. Specifics are yet to come.
2. Our second goal for February is to try to get some of the sub-type trait guides filled out a bit more.
   • This goal is a little less concrete than the first since we're not sure how quickly or completely guides will come together but this is something we want to work on.

We do not have any further details at this time that are ready to be shared, but look out for news posts early next month if either of these projects sound like they interest you! There are several other ideas rolling around in the background as well, but for the sake of making some concrete ground. the two above will be what we're aiming at. Any additional work in terms of broader updates we do this month will just be a bonus on the side.

As always, thank you everyone for your continued patience. The group would not be what it is without your creativity and interest!

Hi all! Here with a quick winter update!

Year's End Modcation

Moderator staff will be taking off the last week of December and the first week of January. This was mentioned in a prior news update but we wanted to toss it out there with this one as well.

The last week of December and first week of January (12/24/22-1/7/22) will be considered weeks "off" for staff.

This is so group members can expect to see limited to no responses during those weeks. Some mods will occasionally work during designated break periods, but we do not ask them to during these times. Please be patient during the weeks we've marked as off for staff and not to ask for status updates on things. Some of us are workaholics and find it difficult not to want to respond. Thank you for working with us to have a chill holiday season! Prompts will for sure be posted up January 1st, but if you're eager to try to get things approved sooner please submit them prior to the weeks of modcation.

Guidelines Updates and Inclusions

There have been a few trait and lore updates we've gotten feedback and finally moved onto the site.

Trait Updates

• The Grafted Anima mutation has been created and has a description, examples, and a little bit of lore.
• The Sectoral Heterochromia mutation is being renamed to Decora Anima with updates to allow for more variation in how this mutation can be displayed and now includes some examples of how it interacts with some other mutations.
  • Note: Please be patient with us as we get used to the adjustments made with this mutation. There's a lot more room for creativity with this mutation now but we still have to make sure all anima mutations an elnin might have are visible.

As always, this is an ongoing process so we'll be updating stuff as we go! Thanks everyone for the patience with us as we get through this!

Community Poll

In the past year or so we've noticed some advertisements in our group bundling elnin designs with non-elnin designs. We're curious to get WoE community members' thoughts on this topic. Is this something the community wants to continue to allow and have advertised in official group spaces? Should this be altogether not allowed within the group ToS and this type of advertising not appear in official group spaces? Maybe a mix of still an allowed practice but not allowed to be advertised in official group spaces?

We would like to know! The results of this poll will remain anonymous and do not guarantee that changes will be made. The results may inform decisions we make in the future.

Please do not discuss this topic anywhere publicly in our group discord. Any posts found publicly discussing this topic will be removed, no questions asked. You may inquire publicly if anyone would like to discuss the topic in private with you, and then take the discussion to your DMs. Harassment of users to disclose their thoughts/poll submission will not be tolerated.

We don't want to create an environment where group members may feel pressured to respond to the poll any certain way. We understand there may be varying thoughts and feelings on this topic. Ultimately the WoE staff want to know if this is something that is fine left as is or if there's a broader desire to see change in this specific area.

Community Poll Link: [RESPOND TO THE POLL HERE]

• This poll requires you to sign into google to submit a response.
• You can edit your response to this poll by returning to the link above while logged into the same account you submitted the form as.
• No email or personal info will be collected/responses are anonymous, requiring you sign in just ensures you can edit your poll response.

This poll will be open until the end of January, 1/21/23 at 11:59pm PST time! So if you have thoughts or feelings about this topic please share them!

On the Horizon

The World of Eyre staff have a few major goals we want to accomplish this new year. Our aim is to have the following two things begin some time towards the beginning of next year (ideally January some time, but if any bumps in the road are hit it may take a bit longer).

1. Our first goal for January is to create an opportunity for group members to earn a MYO using group currency.
2. Our second goal for January is to reopen the Sanctuary.
   • We may discuss what happens to existing sanctuary designs but at this time the priority is just to get the sanctuary system reopened.

We do not have any further details at this time that are ready to be shared but look out for news posts early next year if either of these projects sound like they interest you!

The MYO/Growth/Upgrade slots and Mutation raffles have been rolled and our winners are...

MYO/Growth/Upgrade Winners:

1. Noble : eelheadman
2. Adventurer: night-class
3. Adventurer: fayeskies
4. Adventurer: Snugglymoon
5. Kittom: Daffupanda
6. Kittom: jahpan
7. Kittom: Strabii
8. Kittom: Iemonesque
9. Kittom: avaliette

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Mutation Winners:

1. Miniature Wings (Bat): wriven
2. Miniature Wings (Bat): Trashiebag
3. Miniature Wings (Feathered): jahpan
4. Miniature Wings (Feathered): yumehaeya
5. Miniature Wings (Fae): Pumpkhen
6. Miniature Wings (Fae): BlackMajixCat
7. Dire: Mewwwsic
8. Dire: TragicKiwi
9. Elfin: SuperLebunee
10. Elfin: TheSmolPeep
11. Demon's Brand: Afrielzi
12. Demon's Brand: NineEye
13. Antennae: KeilinAlyr
14. Antennae: engare
15. Pixie Horns: fayeskies
16. Pixie Horns: blankshi
17. Winglets (Fae): Eeviebun
18. Winglets (Fae): Najishio
19. Cloud Breath: ShinPurple
20. Cloud Breath: Alterial
21. Fire Breath: adriananimations
22. Fire Breath: Strabi
23. Crystallization: mirrorly
24. Crystallization: night-class
25. Splintered Anima: Chickolates
26. Splintered Anima: Alibastar
27. Gloom Kissed: Forged-Artifacts
28. Gloom Kissed: CandyChameleon
29: Capricious Shadow: MewW01f
30. Capricious Shadow: ForonGur
31. Phantom Step: whimsicalblue
32: Phantom Step: number11train
33. Hydra Tail: Wila-Chan
34. Hydra Tail: osteoh
35. Oddly-Colored Pomu: NijiMarii
36. Exotic Mutation: giz-art
37. Exotic Muation: missDevichi
38. Exotic Muation: Iemonesque
39. Exotic Muation: Heelies
40. Exotic Muation: Snugglymoon
41: Exotic Muation: Exclaimed
42: Rare Mutation: Triggwolf
43. Rare Mutation: Daffupanda
44. Rare Mutation: wintry-chan
45. Rare Mutation: Nalico
46. Rare Mutation: AkaneTsukino1
47. Uncommon Mutation: MalisVitterfolk
48. Uncommon Mutation: LolitaCynder
49. Uncommon Mutation: Tara-Elani
50. Uncommon Mutation: LlewsArt
51. Uncommon Mutation: Vontier
52. Uncommon Mutation: Starbask
53. Uncommon Mutation: avaliette
54. Uncommon Mutation: LeechiPeachy
55. Uncommon Mutation: kaethus
56. Uncommon Mutation: eelheadman

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Congratulations winners and thank you everyone for participating in this past month's prompt!

DA notes have been sent out to the raffle winners for the MYO/Growth/Upgrade slots! The mutation winners will slowly see those mutations added under each specified elnin's note tab in the next 24 hours or so!

Rolling took place in our discord #games_and_raffles channel today. As always it was a great time. ^^b

Event Update - 12/4/22

A small update on the event. Prizes for the Feyhallow raffles will be rolled 12/4/22, at 10:00am PST time!

For any exclusive mutation pools that end up empty before we roll them we will add an additional Hereditary Exotic Mutation roll pool later in this raffle to substitute the exclusive mutation roll that did not take place.

Any exclusive mutation pools that end up empty may appear in a later raffle as well. We will not be re-opening any forms afterward for empty pools but more or less we'll reassess how things went and you can likely expect to see the mutation pop up for a raffle later on. ovob

For the month of November, we're hosting a raffle for a variety of MYO/Growth/Upgrade and Mutation prizes. We're re-posting the information here since once the prompt closes, people may still need form access and access to the rules/guidelines for these prizes, so we've moved the information over to a news post as well!

As an aside, some of the encyclopedia entries for mutations being raffled off are more fleshed out while others are not just due to how seldom they are released. If you have any questions about traits you're considering entering for, we can't promise to have all the answers, but we'll try to answer what we can this month. Feel free to submit questions via discord or ticket on site!

Please read below for additional info on how to enter and rules. Completing October or November's monthly prompt will not automatically enter you for this raffle, you will need to submit a response to the appropriate google form so please keep this in mind!

November Feyhallow Raffle Details

Hi everyone! We’ll be running this activity from now until the end of November!

Overarching Rules

• Activity answers/responses will be submitted via claim using the appropriate activity form provided alongside the activity below.
• Claims can be submitted from now until November 30th, 11:59pm PST.
• Activity claims submitted after 11:59pm PST on November 30th will be rejected.
• There will be no edit period past the activity end time, so please do not submit or resubmit anything late!
• That said, if you submit an activity claim and it gets rejected for whatever reason, you’re still free to resubmit a new claim with revisions as long as it’s before the activity end time stated above.

Activity: A Strange Dream

• If you own an elnin:
  • Your elnin is experiencing a strange dream where they imagine they have a trait they didn't have before! Are they surprised by it? What single new feature do they discover isn't quite what it was before falling into their deep slumber. This can be anything from an existing mutation like luminous suffusion, something more odd like finding antennae atop their head, or something wholly new (like gooey slimy paw pads). It must be just a single trait though, nothing that entirely changes the whole appearance of the elnin to the point they cannot be recognized anymore!
    
    
• If you do not own any elnin:
  • Years ago masked elnin wandered through portals into the mysterious Aegis Veil. The masks at times did strange things to those who entered with them, but what if the masks were thrown through the portals themselves? Design a mask and the creature it might transform into upon crossing through the veil.

Guidelines

• You can earn a maximum of 2EC from doing this activity.
• You can either write or draw submissions for this activity.
• We reserve the right to potentially make traits or creatures depicted in entries canon if desired (though this is not guaranteed).
  • Do not use another CS or copywritten character or item as part of your submission. We're looking for ideas that are as original as possible. It doesn't have to be entirely unique but we shouldn't be seeing strong/near identical references to other works/games/CS/etc.
• For Drawn submissions:
  • (If you own an elnin) The elnin art must be a fullbody image and have only one trait adjustment overall. The elnin should almost entirely resemble its usual appearance.
  • (If you do not own an elnin) The creature must be a fullbody drawing of a critter and a mask that shares similar motifs that the creature is based off of.
• For written submissions:
  • Submissions must be 300-500 words total.
  • (If you own an elnin) Be sure to clearly describe what the new trait or feature they're seeing is and how it's different compared to other features/markings/traits they normally have. You can describe what the elnin normally looks like as a part of this if you wish!
  • (If you do not own an elnin) Be sure to describe what the mask looks like and what materials it is made out of. How are certain motifs the mask shows reflected in the creature that seems to come from it?
  • Stories must be written in English.
    
    • It doesn’t need to be perfect English as long as the theme you’re trying to get across is clear!
• Nothing in these submissions is canonical or real. This is just for fun. We may consider some of these ideas for the group in the future but we want to be clear that by doing this activity your elnin will not acquire real traits and no one actually knows what all the Aegis Veil holds so this is all dream or speculation!

Activity Form

Please use the following forms in the "Comment" box when submitting your activity claim.

• If you own an elnin
  • Trait Name:
  • ELN ID #
  • (If written) Word count:
  • URL Link to your art/writing: (Please use a discord image link or a sta.sh link. We want to be sure links don't expire before we get to reviewing them and other sources have at times failed on us. Written pieces can just be entered into the "comment)
• (If you do not own an elnin)
  • Mask name:
  • (If written) Word count:
  • URL Link to your art/writing: (Please use a discord image link or a sta.sh link. We want to be sure links don't expire before we get to reviewing them and other sources have at times failed on us. Written pieces can just be entered into the "comment)

Please submit your submission as a claim under the “Current Activity Participation” category here (https://worldofeyre.com/claims/new). You can use this link for the “URL” field: https://worldofeyre.com/news/59.november-2022-activity. Remember to attach 2EC to your claim for doing the activity.

Final notables

If you:

1. Own elnin
2. Have done the monthly prompt ( [M-059] Feyhallow Frights)
3. Participate in this activity

Then don't forget you can submit an entry to the 2022 Feyhallow Mutation Raffle Form. For more info read the news post here [November Feyhallow Raffle]!

This activity should be submitted via claim. This isn’t meant to be a high pressure activity, just something small and fun to earn a little extra EC.

Hi everyone! How is it November already?

A Quieter Fall

Most have probably noticed we had a pretty quiet October this year in terms of events, but we haven't forgotten Feyhallow. We decided that we won't be doing a guest artist event this Feyhallow. The team was quite ambitious with our goals for Starfall Faire this year.

Currently, we want to try to focus on some other quality of life goals for the last chunk of the year here (November through December). With that in mind, we'll just be doing prompt and activity based raffles this Feyhallow. Nothing quite as grand as past years elaborate puzzles, but we hope community members will still enjoy what we have planned! More info can be found below relative to that, but we want to start by talking a bit about prompts in the group.

Prompt Updates

The moderator team has been mulling over some ideas of what we can add prompt-wise while still keeping prompt approval overhead mangable for the team. This is what we've decided on!

One new bonus has been added to the monthly prompt (M-###)!

• Group members can now earn an additional 1EC for including their elnin's pomu alongside their elnin in that prompt. This bonus will be present moving forward unless there's a very compelling reason for the team to remove it.

Changes and additions to monthly regular prompts:

1. "[MR-002] Gift Giver" now allows up to 2 submissions a month, where group members can earn up to 2EC per submission, for a total of 4EC per month for this prompt.
2. We've added "[MR-003] Regional Flora" where group members can earn an additional 1AP overall for designing a new regional plant and including it among other iconic regional features in a background. (No elnin required for this one!)
3. We've added "[MR-004] Upright Eyresian" where group members can earn up to 2EC for drawing or designing a clothed gijinka or bipedal form for an elnin. This can be for your own elnin or a gift for someone else, but be sure to get permission if you plan to do gift art. Make sure to also read other guidelines for this new prompt since we've addressed a few concerns that might arise with gijinka forms.

We're excited to broaden our monthly prompts a bit more. There's other ideas we have yet that we would like to add prompt-wise but we want to add things slowly just to make sure we're still keeping up with everything alright. If workloads are too steep for existing staff we'll reassess staffing needs but currently this is where we're at and plan to be for a while.

View our monthly prompts here!

Feyhallow Raffles And An Activity

For the month of November we'll have an activity running and a few raffles.

Some Prompt Raffles

There are two raffles being hosted this month!

1. The Feyhallow MYO/Growth/Upgrade Slot Raffle
2. The Feyhallow Mutation Raffle

Both raffles require group members to complete the monthly prompt to participate. The second raffle (the Feyhallow Mutation Raffle) additionally requires users to own a elnin/kittom and have also completed the November 2022 Activity mentioned further below in this news post.

Doing the monthly prompt ( [M-059] Feyhallow Frights) will allow you to enter the raffle for some MYO slots though if that interests any community members looking to get their first elnin!

More details about the prompt raffles can be found here: [November 2022 Feyhallow Raffle] further info (and the raffle details reiterated) can be found on the prompt itself ( [M-059] Feyhallow Frights).

November 2022 Activity

The activity this November is a bit of a hat tip to some past lore and events we've done around this time of the year. You can earn up to 2EC by participating in the activity! If you own an elnin and do the monthly prompt and this activity you can also enter a second mutation-based raffle.

It's worth noting if you do not own an elnin you can still participate in the activity, there is a mini-prompt for owners and a separate one for those still working on getting their first elnin.

More details about the activity available this month can be found here: [November 2022 Activity]

Feyhallow Masterlist Card Frames

Is your elnin feeling spooky? Well then they just might be looking to pick up a the masterlist card frame this month!

The Feyhallow card frame in the Card Frame Merchant's shop for the rest of November, until 11/30/22 at 11:59pm PST time! So get your frames while you can.  ^^b

Group Negativity and General Etiquette Reminder

These past few months we’ve been noticing in the Berry Bazaar discord that the general chat, and especially the patreon channel, has at times become grounds for airing negativity and grievances about the group. While we don’t expect users to always agree with how things are handled in the group, we do ask that discussions be kept constructive rather than complaining over how something has been handled.

If you have concerns over something pertaining to you, whether this is feedback given for a design approval that you don’t quite agree with, or that you feel the way that certain systems are being handled could be improved and wish for clarification, please submit these as support tickets on the WoE site, and the moderator team will work with you on this. Please note that this will take time, and does not guarantee we’ll have a solution right away or that the offered solution will be what you want, but it will be much more productive than complaining about it in public spaces, as not only does this not resolve the issue, but also makes those spaces uninviting and stressful to others who may or may not be involved.

If you wish to offer suggestions on things you would want to see in the group, whether this be more prompt options, types of events, currency distribution, etc, please use the suggestions channel for this. Please note that the suggestions channel is only for offering suggestions, and not a channel meant for lengthy discussion. If you agree or disagree with a suggestion, please indicate this using the up and down arrow emotes. Do not ping others for their opinion if the user doesn’t explicitly state that they wish to discuss their decision, as no one is required to defend their decision, whether this be positive or negative. Please be respectful to others.

Moving forward, we would like to see less public complaints and negativity, and ask that these be directed to the appropriate channels, whether this be through tickets or constructive feedback in the suggestion channel. Users are free to discuss ideas in the general chat, but please keep these discussions constructive. If we continue to see these conversations taking a negative direction, we will begin issuing warnings. Please be kind to your fellow members and moderators, and treat others how you would want to be treated.

We are regularly looking at what areas of the group can be improved, and understand that the time it takes the team to make improvements can be frustrating. We just want to be clear that the less constructive and more negative feedback is the harder it is for the team to focus on what we can do better for the group. Everyone, whether they’re a group member or moderator, has difficulties they face on a regular basis in life. As a group we want to provide a welcoming and positive space for everyone but that’s hard to accomplish if negativity is regularly being vented in these positive-oriented safe spaces. No one wants to be in, or work around, that type of environment.

MYO Slot Restrictions and Trade Cooldown Reminder

Earlier in October we were seeing more of this coming up in trade journals and our discord trading channels specifically, for context! So we just want to remind users that MYO slots themselves cannot be offered for trade until a design has been submitted and their cooldown is completed, and thus should not be advertised within group spaces.

We also want to give a reminder that elnins should not be advertised for trade or resale until their respective cooldown has been completed as well. Any MYO slots or elnins on cooldowns being offered for trades/resales will be asked to be removed until their respective cooldown has been completed. We wanted to post a general reminder about this a few weeks back but it got delayed, so we're just grouping it with this news post. This doesn't pertain to anything that's come up very recently.

Hi all! We're coming in with a bit of an update to wrap up the busy month of August. ^^

Turnaround Times

It's been a bit since we've said anything about turnaround times, so we just wanted to clarify specifics a little more. There have also been some areas where turnaround times are fairly vague, like where unpaid or partially paid design approvals submissions sit.

General Clarifications

• Turnaround times are internal goals we aim for, not hard deadlines.
  • We ask that users not ask about a submission during these turnaround time periods. Once the turnaround time period passes, users may check-in on a submission.
  • Try not to think of these turnaround times as hard deadlines, where the second they pass we'll have feedback to send. We set turnaround times to try to manage expectations a bit. They're meant to add breathing room for the team and still give users the space to request an update if something's taking a while.
  • We aim to try to keep communication open, but still recognize internally that most moderation work is occurring during limited hours outside of our day jobs and other real life obligations.
• Submission wait times start from when something was last submitted.
  • For example, you submit a design approval the first week in a month. It could take 2 weeks for a response to come, but instead you get a response after only 1 week. At that point, the turnaround time would reset to potentially 2 weeks of waiting for feedback again.
• We count 1 week as 7 calendar days.
  • Our team's work schedules vary, some of us do work weekends in real life, and for others on the team, weekends are free time that gets split between moderation work for this group and other tasks in life that need to happen.
  • Since it's come up as a confusion point in the past, we just wanted to clarify this so that everyone is aware; we do not consider a week 5 days, like you would think of typical "business days".
• We generally respond to things as fast as we can. If something is taking a bit longer, it might be that we need Manaberry's input, or that some team members are busier on a given week.
  • Most approvals are a team effort. We have multiple moderators review each submission for better accuracy in our review processes. Sometimes multiple people look over an approval and we still miss things, but for the most part we run under the premise that a few eyes looking over things are better than one!

Currently these are the turnaround times our team aims for...

• Design Approvals (paid submissions): 2 weeks + 1 week if we’re in a busy period (21 days)
• Design Approvals (unpaid/partially paid submissions): 1 month (30+ days)
• Resonance Quests: 1 month (30+ days)
• Masterlist Transfers: 1-2 weeks (14 days)
• Prompts: 1-2 weeks (14 days)

Design Feedback via Discord

The #design_feedback channel was never intended to be used for questions for a specific elnin with no design update submitted. Priority for design update submissions is still dictated largely by whether or not something is paid for or able to be paid for immediately (whether it's EC/SC/USD doesn't make a difference as much as if the currency is fully there). So coming into the #design_feedback channel without any related submission on site gives us zero context on how to prioritize feedback for these requests.

For example, if we were to get 20 questions in #design_feedback for various approvals but only 5 were fully paid for, those 5 individuals that are 100% ready would potentially be waiting for us to answer the other 15 questions, that may not be anywhere near ready to be paid for. It's also possible those 15 questions could be theoretical/tentative edits that might never come to fruition. So for us to be able to prioritize a growth/edit/etc. that is more certain vs. potentially uncertain is important.

We are still willing to review things that are unpaid. We know the ability to have those checks is valuable to the community for pacing reasons and to help guide how our group members choose to potentially use their time/prompt submissions. That said, we still want to try to respect moderators' volunteer time and the time other group members have already put in to save up currency fully. This is the reason why we require design updates to be submitted alongside elnin, so we can keep track of payment in a clear way.

Since there's been some confusion on what the #design_feedback channel is for a few times, we've updated our first pin in the #design_feedback channel of discord to clarify this a bit.

We've updated that pin to include the following:

"We will no longer review inquiries that don't use the following forms below. Design inquiries for a specific elnin/MYO slot MUST have a design approval submitted on-site first for review. If you are trying to ask a question to get a specific elnin's design art updated/checking if something is ok for a myo/art update/growth then please submit a design approval first! We check there initially, and anything submitted here that is specific to a certain elnin should be follow up on an existing submission."

There are 2 types of questions we handle in the design feedback channel:

1. Design approvals questions for a specific elnin or MYO slot (where a design update submission on site is required.)
   
   • Example: Is the tail size on this growth good enough for 1MP now? (With use of the "Design Feedback Form for A Specific Elnin/MYO")
2. General overarching questions that are in no way related to any sort of approval, but clarify some specifics relative to a trait in a broader sense.
   • Example: Can grove tail tips be styled at all? (With use of the "General Trait / Mutation Question Form")

Hopefully this clears up our process a bit. We're sorry if there's been frustration on this, just remember if you're going into the #design_feedback channel with a specific elnin in mind that you're asking the question about or for, we will expect there to be a related design update submission on site. Any questions that are broader should be asked generally about a specific trait, with the intent to clarify existing trait guidelines further.

We heavily advise users to re-submit any changes requested for design approvals on site and discuss feedback there first, as this process is generally quicker and easier to track for both parties. Discord can be helpful for design approvals where there's not many aspects of a design to check, usually follow up on art where less changes are happening.

We don't bar anyone from submitting follow-up checks via discord, however the more things there are to check the higher the chance the post will get buried while it is all being discussed. In cases where there are a lot of checks being made, we may still ask for a submission on site if we're concerned it will take longer to compile feedback. We have multiple moderators look over the art to ensure stats and mutations are represented, and multiple mods review the draft feedback before it is sent out to try to ensure it doesn't miss anything. This means that one mod can't look at a discord post and reply immediately.

Modcation Reminder

We'll be taking a slower-paced approach to September. This was mentioned in a prior news update but we wanted to toss it out there with this one as well.

The first and last weeks of September (9/5/22-9/11/22 and 9/26/22-10/2/22) will be considered weeks "off" for staff.

We're putting it out there publicly because moderators could use a well-defined break. Some mods will occasionally work during designated break periods, but we do not ask them to during these times. Please be patient during the weeks we've marked as off for staff and not to ask for status updates on things. Some of us are workaholics and find it difficult not to want to respond. /v\;; Again, we really want to continue to help the community, but it takes a lot of energy too.

Guidelines Updates and Inclusions

There have been a few trait and lore updates we've gotten feedback and finally moved onto the site.

Trait Updates

• Overwild (Aquatic) tail style clarifications
  • Included info addressing leafy sea dragon and lobster/crayfish tails.
  • Added in examples and clarified wording for when hydra is needed in conjunction with tentacle styled Overwild (Aquatic) tails.
• Lore additions made to Hallowed and Infernal Gaze traits.
• Starlit Suffusion star shapes and star trail clarifications.
• Luminous Markings and Luminous Suffusion glow coverage clarifications.
• Inner Fire minor wording updates and clarifications
• Crystallization mutation updates and clarifications to flesh out the description more and add examples.
  • Gilded Anima interactions with Crystallization
• Capricious Shadow updates and clarifications for this mutation's details.
• The Heart of the Void mana flaw now has a description and examples.
• The Extra Fluffy Cheeks mutation is being renamed to Facial Fluff with updates to allow for adult elnin to show beards, and mustaches.

Lore Updates

• Regional Zevija and Bellmoril elder tree clarifications.
  • Both of these trees feature white trunks and autumnal colors to their leaves
  • Bellmoril has been clarified as being closer to a yellow maple with predominantly yellow leaves, other minimal autumnal leaf color inclusions, and a pure white trunk.
  • Zevija has more recently been clarified as resembling a large birch tree with violently red ember leaves and a trunk that is mostly white and black.
• Regional Silveil boundary clarifications relative to surrounding regions, mentioned under "Notables:"
  
  • There's a ring of twilight that exists as you pass over the water surrounding Silveil into surrounding regions!
• Updates to the general lore page in the "Technology & Magic" section FAQ to cover airship transportation

Prompts, Acts, and Regional Affinity Updates

• Clarifications about species permission usage and copywritten characters
  
  • On the General Prompt Guidelines page (This note has also been included under a few other areas like the Questing and Acts pages, and "Elseworlder Orientation" and "A Peculiar Self" acts specifically.)
• Regional Affinity lore clarifications under " Do elnin know about regional affinity?"

As always, this is an ongoing process so we'll be updating stuff as we go! Thanks everyone for the patience with us as we get through this!

Starfall Faire Wrap Up

The Annual Starfall Faire has come to a close! Raffles wrapped up smoothly this past weekend. Thanks again everyone for all the fun and participating in our event this year! ^^

We'll be keeping the Starfall Faire frame in the Card Frame Merchant's shop for one more week, until 9/12/22 at 11:59pm PST time! So get your frames while you can. >v<b

The Oddly-Colored Pomu Token Raffle from this August's prompt has been rolled and our winners (dA names listed) aarrrrrreeeeeee~

Oddly-Colored Pomu (Oddform / Multi-colored) Token Winners
1. Nalico
2. AliLV
3. FruitCrepe
4. Giz-Art
5. Mewwwsic
6. TragicKiwi
7. Chaemera
8. Jahpan
9. StarryDoe
10. Synicals
11. LlewsArt
12. Starbask
13. DaffuPanda
14. Kaethus
15. Whimsical-Blue

Oddly-Colored Pomu (Single-color) Token Winners:
1. Meww0lf
2. ShinPurple
3. Glassmoth
4. SuperLebunee
5. NineEye
6. MalisVitterfolk
7. LolitaCynder
8. Tara-Elani
9. CandyChameleon
10. Twistyropes
11. Forged-Artifacts
12. Blankshi
13. Kloana-chan
14. Avaliette
15. Chickolates
16. Mocha-Miel
17. LizzyJun
18. Osteoh
19. Manataneshiro
20. Wintry-chan
21. Trashiebags
22. Strabii
23. LocketShoru
24. DearRyufur
25. Engare

Congratulations winners and thank you everyone for participating in this past month's prompt!

Tokens have been sent out to the raffle winners and a 16EC grant went go out to the remaining participants that did not win a prize/are not listed above. ovob!

Rolling took place in our discord #games_and_raffles channel today. It was a fun raffle to host this year! ^^

Event Update - 9/3/22

Prizes have been expanded so we raffled off a total of 40 Oddly-Colored Pomu Tokens (15 Oddform/Multi-colored pomu and 25 Single color pomu) . Also those who did not win any token but entered the raffle have been granted a 16 EC for participation. Winners will be posted shortly!

Event Update - 9/1/22

A small update on the event. Prizes for this oddly-colored pomu raffle will be rolled 9/3/22, at 11:00am PST time!

For the month of August we're hosting a raffle for 25 Oddly-Colored Pomu Tokens (10 Oddform/Multi-colored pomu and 15 Single color pomu)! We're reposting the information here since once the prompt closes people may still need form access and access to the rules/guidelines for these tokens, so we've moved the information over to a news post as well now that the prompt has closed!

Please read below for additional info on how to enter and rules. Completing August's monthly prompt will not automatically enter you for this raffle, you will need to submit a response to a google form so please keep this in mind!

August Raffle Details