The Luminary Meadows In Bloom

Vespera took a deep breath as she walked along the path toward the Luminary Meadows. The air here was always fresh thanks to the wind that swept across the crystal-studded plains, but something especially sweet was on the breeze today. It was a delicate floral scent, unmistakable...

The roses were beginning to bloom!

As Vespera approached the colorful buildings within the Luminary Meadows, the changes of the season where immediately obvious. The Meadows were always bursting with color and life, but a profusion of blossoming rose bushes added even more beauty to the landscape. 

The Meadows bloomed with color at the same time each and every year, bringing an early respite from the cold and snow of Winter. As soon as the Roseweaver Roses opened their blooms, everyone knew it was time for the annual Heartsong Festival! 

The loveliness of the rose blooms, blossoming despite the remains of Winter's chill, represented the beauty and steadfastness of love in all its forms to celebrating Santarians across Valaria and Aleriea. It was one of Vespera's favorite times of year, and she had come to the Meadows to help prepare for the celebrations.

A pair of figures was standing in front of the Bakery. One extended an arm to wave in greeting when they saw Vespera approaching. Breezyl and Skylar greeted Vespera with warm smiles.

"Hi, Vespera!" Breezyl grinned. "Ready for the Festival?"

"I can't wait!" Vespera replied. "The Meadows are already looking so lovely -- and the roses have only just begun to bloom."

"There's still so much we don't understand about the magical properties of these flowers," Skylar said. "I hope we'll have some time during the celebrations to learn more about the Blossomheart and Roseweaver roses!"

"I'm sure we will," Vespera agreed. "What kind of celebration would this be without a little adventure?"

Continued QoL Improvements

★ We have added additional functionality to the Accessibility toggle on the User Settings page. Now, when activated, this flag reduces the movement of Minimals during the Herding minigame.

When the accessibility flag is turned on, the Minimal you are herding
will circle a single small area instead of wandering around the entire
page. You will still need to explore the area Silvershade directs you to to discover the exact page the Minimal is hiding on, however!

★ The user shop "Sales History" page has been tidied up! It now shows a log of the last 7 days of transactions (reduced from the last 100). The list of sold items now also includes the item ID and a link to Price Check for each one. Each buyer's name now links to their profile. The readability on sale prices has been improved by adding commas and the "sP" suffix. And finally, the log is now paginated and the table no longer overlaps the site template!

★ The Harlowin Cave now features a functional pet name check, and will allow non-First Edition (FE) pet names to be created!

A New Look For Some Timeless Relics

The beauty of the past shines brighter than ever before thanks to gorgeously updated artwork for several artifact items. Assorted treasures have an exciting new look!

Ancient inscriptions brimming with magical potential, goblets cast in bronze, and precious chalices carved from sparkling crystal -- all these artifacts and more are available for discerning Adventurers to acquire at Timeless Relics. Which treasures from the past will you add to your collection? 

These updated items are part of our ongoing effort to improve the artwork for some of Santae's oldest items. Our Artist team is hard at work refreshing even more artwork for every Adventurer to enjoy -- look forward to more updates soon!

TL;DR

★ The map artwork for Luminary Meadows has been updated for the Heartsong Festival.
★ QoL improvements are ongoing. See the full list of updates above!
★ 6 artifact items have received updated artwork.

Reminder: Referral Contest Underway!

The ongoing Referral Contest will reward you with Referral Points for every new user that signs up using your special referral link. Spend your RP at the new Referrals Shop to take home rare prizes, including rare Divine Wispyr Figurines for 5 RP each!

We are also holding two (2) separate Wispyr Raffles at the conclusion of the event. When the Raffle Contest ends on February 15, we will be raffling a total of 100 Wispyr Figurines to give those with fewer than 5 referrals a chance to also receive one of these rare pets! 

One raffle with a prize pool of 50 Wispyrs will be held for Santarians with 0 referrals.

A second raffle with a prize pool of 50 Wispyrs will be held for Santarians with 1-4 referrals.

Disclaimers:
The only people entered into the above Raffles are users who have been Active since the start of the Referral Event!

Additionally, for the contest of having 1 or 4 referrals, you will receive one entry for
the second Raffle. (Example: If you refer 1 user you will receive 1
entry to the raffle, however if you refer 4 users, you will also only
receive one entry to the raffle.

Rare Minimals Return, And Precious Figurines Are In Stock!

Vespera has something very special in stock in her Cash Shop and Dust Shop: A trio of rare Minimals that haven't been seen for many months!

The Gaiamander, Nebulagon, and Halosnake are back for a limited time!

Don't miss this chance to collect these rare dragons. They will remain available for the next 7 days, so head to Shadow Veil Pass soon to pay Vespera a visit and collect a rare companion -- or three -- before they disappear again.

But that's not the only way to discover this delightful trio. Silvershade has been seeing unusual signs while tracking Minimals across Santae recently: The tracks of Gaiamander, Nebulagon, and Halosnake in the wild! For the same 7 day time period, these three draconic Minimals will also be available in Herding!

Vespera has also added an additional Divine Figurine to her stores' selections. Channeling the magic of Echoes Cavern and the Fossil Chamber, she has enchanted a selection of Divine Petrastone Drava Figurines for your perusal.

Snag one of these exclusive items to transform your pet into an elegant Drava in the amazing ancient Petrastone theme!

Bond With Petrastone Pets

The Divine Petrastone Luffin, Quenaris, Wispyr and Xyren figurines are now all available!

This means that you can now bond with rare Petrastone pets at each bonding location (or purchase from the Referral Store in the case of the Wispyr!). Deep under the ice in Luffin Hollow, within the mysterious depths of the Forgotten Cavern, and high over the Celestial Peaks at the Xyren Altar -- prospective companions with the ancient Petrastone theme are now appearing there for you to discover!

Rules Reminder

We would like to direct the community's attention to an item in the Santae ToS: Please remember that cross-site trading of Santae's items, pets and currency is not permitted at this time. Trading Santae items for items currency, access keys, or anything else belonging to a different site is a violation of the rules. Please regularly review the Terms & Conditions page for the most up-to-date information about Santae's policies!

TL;DR

★ The referral contest is ongoing until February 15! At the conclusion of the contest we will be holding two Wispyr raffles for users with fewer than 5 referrals.
★ New stock in the Cash Shop and Dust Shop: Gaiamander, Nebulagon, Halosnake, and the Divine Petrastone Drava Figurine!
★ Petrastone Luffin, Quenaris, Wispyr and Xyren are now available at their respective bonding locations.
★ Rules reminder: Cross-site trading is against Santae's terms & conditions.

A New Set Of Plushies To Adore

With heart-shaped button eyes brimming with love, soft pink patterns, and exquisite roses for a touch of detail -- the Roseweaver pet plushies are not to be missed!

The first four plushies representing the romantic Roseweaver theme are now available from the Plushie Machine: Velarie, Yelbin, Direfang, and Raylen! These soft cuddly toys are made with love in every stitch, perfectly encapsulating the essence of the beautiful Roseweaver Roses that will soon bloom all across Santae, and the Heartsong Festival to celebrate them.

You can earn Plushie Machine Tokens from Toymaker Quests in order to try your luck at collecting these brand-new plush friends!

Try to collect them all -- and keep your eyes peeled for even more Roseweaver plushies arriving soon!

These plushies have a boosted drop rate until 20:00:00 on 2/7/25.

More QOL Improvements

Our current Quality of Life (QOL) improvement effort is well underway, and we have several exciting updates to share!

★ The Notifications system has received an overhaul! Notifications should now feel more responsive and are more efficiently optimized to prevent lag.

★ The Price Check pop-up now has a small delay (5 seconds) to purchase when viewing multiple in quick succession to prevent abuse. You can still see the price in the Price Check immediately, but you will need to wait a few seconds for the link to be clickable if you are price checking many items.

★ We have fixed a bug that allowed users to mass refresh a usershop or to keep buying an item via Price Check. This has also been applied to NPC shops!

★ User shop notifications have been improved! While your shop notifications remain unread, they will consolidate. For example, say you have several 1 sP items in your shop:

When the first one is purchased, the notification will name the item and the sell price:

If subsequent items are purchased while the initial notification is unread, you will still receive only one consolidated notification when you eventually do read your notifications!

Our efforts to improve your Quality of Life in the world of Santae are ongoing. Look forward to future updates about even more improvements and bug fixes!

A New Set Of Apparel Is In Bloom

Adorn your HA with a cascade of beautiful blossoms with the brand-new Roseweaver set!
Now available at Vespera's Store  ( )!

Crack open the gilded Roseweaver Chest to reveal a complete collection of  equippables that capture all the elegance and beauty of a rose garden in full bloom. Or, if you prefer, each piece is also purchasable separately -- so you can perfect your look with only the precise items you want!

This botanical bounty won't be available forever, so don't miss this chance to give your HA a makeover! After the Roseweaver set cycles out, it will not return until next year.

Forum QOL Improvements

We are kicking off another round of Quality of Life (QOL) improvements all across Santae -- starting with the Forums!

The Forums have been freshly updated with unread markers. These visual indicators will show you which categories have unread topics, and which topics have unread posts.

A "mark all as read" button has also been added to the forum homepage to help you clear many notifications at once!

More improvements are on the way. You may notice changes around Santae as improvements and changes are implemented each day. Each batch of changes will be summarized in the News, so check back often to see what's new!

A New Power Stirs In The Fossil Chamber

The pillar at the heart of the Fossil Chamber has revealed a strange new ability. Now, in addition to crafting Petrastone Shimmer Dust there, you can also create a brand-new item: Petrastone Tokens!

Combine a Petrastone Geode with 4x Petrastone Residue to receive one Petrastone Token in exchange.

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These rare Tokens are imbued with some kind of power...but where can they be spent? The latest news about a strange development outside the Sienna Canyon lab might hold the answer!