Quibbspawn is now appearing at Gathering Locations

Vespera had been at Flamefall Cascades for a few days - she figured she may as well gather while she was in the area, as she doesnt come to Flamefall very often. She had placed River, her Raylen, to gather at Ember Springs only a few hours ago, and it was almost time to go and see what treasures had turned up.

When she got there however, River was flapping her wings wildly. "Ok, ok, calm down! What did you find?" Vespera said calmly as she tossed a berry at Rivers feet.

Vespera poured out the contents of the now Broken Elite Pouch, and threw the pouch to the side. To her astonishment, there was something glistening in the pile of items. "Oh - could it be..?". Vespera recognised that glint - it was a Quibbspawn!

"Woah! So now they are appearing at gathering locations too? River, we need to keep gathering! Let's see if we can find some more!".

Vespera pulled out a fresh Elite Pouch and held it out - "Ready to go gather again?" she said to the magnificent bird, now stretching her wings wide.

River had finished eating her berry at this point, and hopped excitedly up to Vespera - River's favourite thing to do was exploring the unknown. She grasped the pouch in her claws and gave Vespera an affectionate peck before flying up, high above the springs.

Quibbspawn hatches into a Minimal - the Quibblet!

Back at Solar Sands, Silvershade and Skylar had been working together - Silvershade was fishing and reeling in items, and Skylar had been making treks back and forth to Barnaby to keep the golden beach clear of the trash. Skylar had just returned as Silvershade got another bite on their rod.

"That is quite the pile of Quibbspawn we have pulled up so far!" Skylar exclaimed. "Yeah I just counted them - there is 49 in total" Silvershade replied, "well, 50 if we include this one", as they fumbled with the fresh Quibbspawn now dangling from their fishing line.
"Amazing!" Skylar responded "I wonder what is inside-"

Before Skylar could finish their sentence, they watched in astonishment. Silvershade had just placed the fresh Quibbspawn into the pile, and straight away the pile had begun to vibrate. Both Silvershade and Skylar took a step back in unison, as the pile of eggs started to dissolve. Some of the eggs popped, some deflated, but the pile was shrinking fast.

After a few moments, the process was complete, and all that remained were empty shells of Quibbspawn scattering the area, shrinking and draining into the sand.. and in the center of the pile was a small tadpole-like creature.

"Oh gosh!" Skylar said - "That... is a Minimal!"

"Wait! Does it need to be in water?" Silvershade asked, worried that it looks like an aquatic creature. "Nope" Skylar responded "- this is a Quibblet. It's a Minimal, and it's amphibious - we learned all about them when I was studying with Rose". Silvershade swooped down and picked up the creature in their arms, "I will name you.. Quin!". 
The small minimal froze for a moment before nuzzling into Silvershade's chest. It seemed very content.

"I'm going to get this little guy back to my Minimal Ranch. I'm sure it will fit right in with all my Minimals" Silvershade said softly, a small happy-tear rolling down their face.

"That sounds great" Skylar replied, examining the remaining egg shells. "I'm going to stay here and try to catch more. We need to study this phenomenon - I recall from my studies a cove where these originate from. I'm going to try and find the source!"

After they bid farewell, Silvershade and Quin started the trek back towards Silvershade's Minimal Ranch. "I'm excited to show you to my adventurer friends! When we get back, we'll announce that our doors are open for Adventurers to come visit!"

Figurines Updated!

To help distinguish our Divine figurines with our non-divine figurines, our team has been working through all the art work in order to standardize their orientation.

Going forward, Divine figurines will always face to the right:

..and our Non-divine figurines will always face to the left:


We hope that this change will help give a greater distinction between the two types of figurine (in addition to the Divine figurines also having a 'base' to the image).

A new mysterious item has began appearing all across Santae at fishing spots.

Silvershade continued standing at the beach with their fishing rod, waiting for fishing ripples to appear. Fishing got much easier since they acquired Fishing Bait from Captain Finn's Cast & Catch, and it was thrilling to start seeing actual aquatic life appearing when they pulled in their line.

There was still a long way to go though - every other cast resulted in more Old Boots.

Just as Silvershade's line was reeling in their latest catch, they recognized that this time it was different - "Oh! This.. is this what I've been looking for? The Jelly blob!"

Skylar:"Is that... Q-Quibbspawn?"

Silvershade jumped and spun around. They had been fishing there for so long that they hadn't noticed Skylar stood there behind them, along with dozens of adventurers scattered along the shoreline casting their lines, helping to clear the Fishing Trash.

"S-Sorry", Skylar stammered.."I just.. I studied the origins of Quibbspawn when I attended Rose's classes at Pinnacles Hall... but I've never seen them in person".

"Woah, hey Skylar, no problem - I was startled is all... You.. wanna hold it?" Silvershade replied excitedly.

"YES! A million times, yes!", Skylar reached out their hands and Silvershade handed it over gently. It felt squishy and slimey, and they felt it was alive in their hands.

"Is it.. alive?" Silvershade asked inquisitively. Skylar shrugged their shoulders - "I doubt it. If my understanding is correct, most Quibbspawn are unfertilized and hatch into nothing -", "Hatch?" Silvershade interjected. "Yes! I'm fairly confident that it is a Minimal Egg - " Silvershade's jaw dropped. "I have maintained my minimal ranch for years, and in my whole time herding, I've never heard of Minimals 'hatching' before.."

Silvershade was in awe at the beauty held in the glistening orb now swirling around in Skylar's palm. Skylar smiled, before continuing "- and if my research is correct. This is a very special Minimal. I believe it can evolve further."

"Wow! So like the Goopper that Vespera discovered a while back?" Silvershade declared!
Skylar placed the Quibbspawn on the ground before grabbing a rod, and turned to face the water to cast their line as there were several ripples now breaking the normally calm water.

They took a deep breath before responding to Silvershade - "No. This is much, much more exciting."

Fishing Bait Shipment Arrives

Captain Finn had been tirelessly ensuring that adventurers stayed well-equipped for the ongoing shore cleanup project. As he was tidying up after another long day at his shop, Cast & Catch, Gus Lightfoot entered. "Ay Captain Finn, I finally got that order of bait for ya," Gus announced. Captain Finn looked up, surprised. "Oh, Gus! How's it going? I completely forgot about this order, with the current trash issue we've been tackling," he replied. Gus smiled, "No worries mate, you and the adventurers have been doing a swell job! I've hardly seen any trash around anymore."

Captain Finn, returning the smile, said, "I know just what to do with these baits. The adventurers will finally start to see the beautiful fish I've been telling them about." "Glad to have been able to help ya out, Captain Finn. Keep up the great work--the entire world is coming together to clean it up, largely thanks to you and the adventurers," Gus replied, then added as he departed, "It's getting late. See ya around, Capt."

Left alone, Captain Finn pondered the situation. With the trash diminishing, he hoped the fresh bait might be the solution to attract a bountiful harvest from the waters. Perhaps the enticing scent of the bait would bring even more fish back to the pristine waters that once lived here?

Captain Finn has began selling Fishing Bait at Cast & Catch, every adventurer can now use the bait after fishing, to decrease the time until more fish have appeared. There are 5 unique types of bait that reduce the time based on their type.

As a thank you to every adventurer Captain Finn has sent one Elite Fishing Bait to all adventurers to help bring back these beautiful fish that once inhabited these waters. 

Timer Added to Fishing Page & Guide

★ The Fishing page now shows how much time is remaining until you can fish again. A green check mark will appear when the fish have returned to that location. We have also added a Brief Tutorial on each of the fishing pages, the first time you visit showing the functionality and how to fish, there is also a button at the top of the page to watch it again. Happy Fishing <3 ★

★ NPC Shops will now refresh when you click on the NPC for a better user experience. ★

Broken Fishing Rods Washed Up

Adventurers have been doing amazing work, helping to alleviate this excess trash problem we have, however now we have a new problem! Captain Finn has called out to everyone to do their part in helping restore these once pristine waters and bring the fish that live in these waters back. Unfortunately Broken Fishing Rods have began littering the shorelines from Solar Sands to Celestial Pools - we must do better. 

Barnaby has began telling adventurers he is accepting these broken rods in exchange for SanDust, and is expecting a share of profits from Captain Finn and Netty Nexus.

Captain Finn heard all these reports from his patrons and was not pleased. "There has to be a better way to get a handle on this problem." he thought to himself, before setting to work trying to come up with a solution.

After pondering for a while, he decided to take a look at his stores to see if he could find something useful. "Aha!" he exclaimed as he blew the dust off a rustic old crate - "This is EXACTLY what the adventurers need right now!". Across the side of the crate was the etched words "ROD REPAIR KITS".  "Yeah, these'll do. Instead of continuing to add more trash, lets fix the rods we find and get these waters back so I can get back to fishin" 

Fishing Rod Repair Kit

Vespera meets Master Yushe

From the moment she left Lani Archipelagos, Vespera had travelled cautiously through the dense forests heading northwards - towards the Flamefall Cascades and had just started to navigate around the Ember Springs Lava Pits.

It had been two days since Vespera had convinced Barnaby to accept the trash found while fishing at his sanDust exchange. She was aware that the community were doing their best to fish up trash - but it just wasnt enough. Santarians were getting tired - the fishing gear was expensive, and the rewards were not very bountiful.

She clambered over a small hill into a large clearing. She could see just how close she was to the Cascades at this point - with the giant volcanoes looming over the lava pits like dormant guardians watching over the barren wasteland.

In the center of the clearing was an older gentleman who appeared to be encouraging two Natural Ogrelings to lift boulders above their head. It was Master Yushe - Flamefall Cascade's martial arts master.

Vespera walked towards Master Yushe and once he saw her approaching he said authoritatively to the pets "Well done, Ogrelings. Your training is complete. Please return to the temple for hydration and to await for your owners to return".

The Ogrelings both dropped their boulders with a thud, creating a loud boom that must have been heard for miles around, and bounced ripples across the nearest lava pool.
"Vespera!", Master Yushe started, "As always, it is a pleasure to see you.".

Vespera braced herself - she knew what was coming. "Master Yushe - it has been a while! How are -" and before she could finish her sentence, Master Yushe hollered "AGILITY!" and picked up 5 berries in quick succession and threw them directly at her.
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She managed to deflect two of them, before the third splatted on her gown. She ducked, and the remaining 2 flew over her head and into the pool of lava behind her.
"Do you have to do that every time we meet?" Vespera clamored as she started to laugh. "Absolutely!" Master Yushe grinned, his eyes twinkling with mischief. "Keeps you sharp.".

Vespera and Master Yushe shared a special bond that had developed over decades. While she had never seen him smile while training adventurers' pets, it was always a joy to witness him break his normally serious demeanor when they were alone. She looked up to him as a father figure and held great respect for him, and his wisdom.

"Ah! River!" Master Yushe exclaimed, his eyes wide with compassion, "Vespera has raised you well! The last time I saw you, you were just a small chick, and now you're all grown up!". Master Yushe reached down and grabbed some berries off the ground before throwing them high up in the air. With that, River chirped excitedly before spreading her wings and flying up after the berries.

"I know why you're here Vespera, but you didnt need to come. Word has already reached Flamefall - we, along with several other districts are preparing to allow adventurers to fish at our gathering locations."

Vespera stood silent for a moment. "Well, in that case, it seems I don't need to rush to the council hall after all - AGILITY!", and in the blink of an eye, Vespera swooped down and grabbed several berries off the ground before throwing them in quick succession at Master Yushe .. and before her very eyes he moved almost faster than the human eye could see - successfully deflecting all 5 berries with his bare fists.

New Fishing Locations Discovered!

Adventurers rejoice! More fishing locations are now available to visit to help clear the Fishing Trash for Vespera and Silvershade!

The trash cleanup efforts appear to be successful so far, as adventurers have observed a resurgence of fish species that were once abundant in these areas starting to return.

Reports have also come in of adventurers reeling in Runes while fishing. Silvershade has even reported they have caught a new mysterious Rune at Solar Sands.

  

Alpha 2.0 Referral Contest Update

We completed the second raffle - this was exclusively for anyone who only earned between 1-4 referrals and weren't eligible for the guaranteed Wispyr at 5 referrals.

The winners of this raffle are:

Lion
AceRose
Frog
Glow
Kiwikat_writes
Rio
Setzer
Icarus
Rougarou
beastly_boy

Divine Natural Wispyr Figurine

Your prize (Divine Natural Wispyr Figurine) has already been sent to you!

Introducing Captain Finn



"G'day adventurers! I heard about all these fishing locations appearing and decided to start up my own store - Cast & Catch where I'll be selling specialized fishing equipment to help with fishing. I've already got a shipment of Fishing Bait being delivered to me in the next few days, so keep checking back!"

For the duration of the event, Fishing Rods will be available at "Cast & Catch" and "Tangle & Tote"

New Background Available in the Cash Shop

Enchant your HA with this Illuminated Candlelit Chamber - now available in the cash shop! This mystical item not only adds a touch of magic to your HA but also a breathtaking background.

Illuminated Candlelit Chamber