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Redraw or rewrite a Celestial Seas piece you created in the past! See how far you've come.

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Create a gift piece for another user OR depict your character interacting with someone else's character. Party and celebration themes encouraged, but not required!

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Draw or write about your character investigating the cellar beneath the house.
What do you find hidden in this spooky basement?

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✦ There is no one here but you, Endehark, and the party of adventurers who accompany you. The atmosphere is tense and eerie, and as you move about the room.. it feels as though something is watching you.

✦ Perhaps there is evidence of the history of this house? Or even of the spirit that lingers here? There are piles of abandoned furniture, boxes, and plenty of things left behind by those who once dwelled in this place. Maybe you can find a clue about the house’s previous owners? Or perhaps you will even spot the ghost itself!

What does your character do?

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Draw or write how the date went!

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✦ The stage is set, the flowers are delivered, and the ill-timed break-up ice cream is on emergency standby. How does it all shake out for your character? Where do they go? What do they do, and with whom? Are their romantic chocolates well-received? Who wins that battle of wits and blades between rivals? How hard does their best friend laugh when they crack that silly joke? Consider how this "date" reflects their relationship to each other — is it par for the course, or does it change anything between them? 

✦ How did things turn out on this special day, whether they be platonic, romantic, or otherwise! Did it end well or was it a complete disaster?

✦ You may also use this prompt as a way to explore a past experience with someone important to your character in a flashback!

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Draw or write about your character preparing for a date or get together with someone they care about. Or... Maybe they aren't prepared and something unexpected is about to happen!

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✦ Big cheesy gestures don’t set themselves up! It's time to prepare for a night out with their friend(s), rival(s), or significant other(s). For friends and family they can simply go out for a good time! But if it's a proper date with a crush or partner are they the nervous sort? Do they need a wingman hyping them up the whole time, maybe for a big confession? Do they dress up nicely? Do they cook something special, or maybe go out to a fancy restaurant? Maybe they need to scope out a location for a spar that's definitely not romantically coded, and they want everything to be picture perfect — or maybe they’re more laid back, and don’t mind a few holes in their plans… or their windows.

 

✦ If your character is a loner type, consider what type of person might get them out of their shell! Maybe others are plotting a surprise around them and they’re totally oblivious. Maybe they are simply spending time alone when someone unexpected shows up!

✦ This prompt is about PREPARING for the "date", not the date itself! PART 2 is about how the date goes, so only focus on the pre-date part for this prompt!

What does your character do?

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Draw or write a piece of autumn themed gift art!

 

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This prompt allows for any type of autumn theming! Please be sure your submission clearly reads as "autumn".

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Draw or write a piece of spring themed art!

 

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This prompt allows for any type of spring theming!
Prompt ideas: Picking flowers, gardening, a walk through the cherry blossoms, feeding animals, spring cleaning, picknicking, egg hunting, baking spring treats, enjoying your favorite seasonal sweets, rainfall, splashing in puddles, flower crowns, flying a kite, and so on!

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Write or illustrate your character finding the Wailing Statue.

 

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There are rumors going around that there is a crying statue nearby. However, everyone says it is in a different location every time your character asks. Is the statue… moving? Does your character find the statue hidden in the house? Or maybe they find it peeking at them through the trees of the forest? A crying statue would be at home in a cemetery too… Will your character take a photo to commemorate or will they ask why the statue is crying? Good luck in your search!

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Write or illustrate your character compiling their photographs.

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There are many ways one can put together a photo album! Between the digital choices - computers, phones, holographic communicators - and the traditional choices - scrapbooking, collaging, pinning on a board - there are many ways your character can put together their spooky photos. Selfies and posed pictures alike are great ways to hold onto memories. Do they post them online to try to prove ghosts are real? Does your character hide them in a book to stash the hauntings where no other eyes can see them? These are memories worth documenting in some fashion or another.

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Write or illustrate your character creating a potion in the Living Cauldron.

 

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Within the house itself, there lives an ever bubbling cauldron on the hearth. There is a sign above that beckons adventurers and alchemists alike to attempt to toil and bubble a magical concoction. Does your character have the ingredients? Do they know what they’re making, or are they throwing in whatever they can find or have found? What does the potion end up being? If it is a living cauldron, perhaps it can work with whatever your character provides

★ Prompt

To participate this prompt you must first complete the part 1 prompt AND complete ONE of the following prerequisites:

 

Option 1:  Complete the  Dress for the Weather side quest
Option 2:  Own one of the following items and use it on your focus character in your entry

Note: Do not attach the item to your entry!

Draw or write about your character's experience on the journey across Aldebast

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What area will they explore? How are they faring in the cold? What do they find? What did they bring with them? Do they help others? Do they have any encounters with ice creatures?

Prompt Info

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✦ This is intended to be an open ended prompt where you choose how your character progresses in the story! Just pick an area you like and depict your character exploring it, investigating, helping others, or battling ice monsters.

✦ The goal is to head on a path towards the core while stopping in each to disable the four core defense system beacons on the way.
✦ Your character can split off from the group and explore on their own and meet up with everyone else later, it is up to you what they decide to do! Just know that going on your own is dangerous...
✦ This prompt can be done TWICE per user. You only need to do it ONCE to progress. If you decide to do it twice, be sure both submissions feature a different location or task!

Locations

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Going off Vinta's explanation it seems there are FOUR possible locations to explore on the path to the core. Pick one location to focus on for your entry.

Aurora Park surrounds the outer edge of Snowstar Village and the Aldebast college, it's a place frequented by townspeople, students, and tourists alike. Old ruins dot the lovely landscapes and are just waiting to be explored by those looking for a lower risk adventure. The plants here are covered with ice and snow and yet still find a way to flourish in the cold with  the most notable flora being the vibrant tree covered in glowing leaves. A river of dark, starry water borders the park and serves as indication of where the barrier around the town ends, and normally this barrier keeps everyone within safe but there has been reports of creatures slipping through in the past...

The further you are from the town, the more frozen and weighted down with snow the trees become. The black bark of the trees is said to be as such due to their roots reaching deep into the ground to absorb traces of energy from the core of the moon, this bark is also where the forest gets its name. The Blackpine Forest is incredibly dense and dark, only allowing trickles of moonlight through its frozen canopy. In the distance stands a dark castle made of ice that loops atop the jagged cliffs, it's rare that anyone can approach it as the forest itself is teeming with terrifying monsters. There is an air of uneasiness in this forest, a feeling of always being watched. It's difficult for thoughts not to wander of stories that tell of those who went missing in this place.

While difficult to find, there are a few surface entrances that will allow easy passage into the Veins of Aldebast if you head far enough from the village. There are large tunnels that run deep beneath the surface of this moon that pulse with ancient energy almost as old as time itself. These caverns are entirely made of sparkling jagged crystals and glowing gemstone shining in bright blue and purple hues that surround a massive underground lake. There are also the occasional large holes that look out towards the stars in Aldebast's eternal night sky. It's actually much warmer down here than on the surface, but that's just about the only hospitable thing about this place.

The coldest and most unforgiving place on Aldebast. The Dark Side is so far from the village that it sits as only a small shimmer of light in the distance on a clear night. Blizzards tear through this place often and monsters lurk behind every pillar of ice. Large frozen branching slowly spines grow in formations that reach towards the sky as if the ice itself has a mind of its own. Rather than water, there are only large frozen pools that reflect their surroundings like a perfect mirror. Nothing in this place has thawed in likely hundreds of thousands of years, and as such there may be strange secrets locked deep beneath the ice.

Tasks

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At each location there is an ancient Pylon Tower you can explore. They're riddled with tricks, traps, and icy monsters that challenge any who get near. These towers are rather large and have glowing runic bands covering some of the stone. These runes show up in pink, blue, green, or yellow depending on the location.

 

Inside the tower is a glowing beacon. The source of the tower's power.

Shutting this beacon down after handling whatever obstacles you encounter should shut down the entire tower too.

Threats

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Watch out! While you explore, as there are giant  ice monsters that could attack without warning and easily take out someone unprepared. They appear similar to the fauna naturally seen on the surface of Aldebast and couldeasily be mistaken as such, but it's that very misunderstanding that would be a deadly mistake to make if you were to encounter one. Three in particular have been spotted lurking along the path Vinta planned out. They seem attracted by the excited sounds of adventurers.  Be careful if you go off on your own as there are many stories of people disappearing in the Aldebast wilds.

You can optionally include an ice beast in your entry, it must be one of these three. It is up to you how your character defeats them! Do they fight? What's their strategy? Do they trap it somehow? Maybe they befriend it? They could also simply run away and leave it for others to deal with!

	It resembles a creature known as a Serblint, but a closer look reveals it is made of some kind of frozen red fluid with armor of extremely hard packed ice. It seems to sense others by heat rather than sight. It is very aggressive, but still cautious as it keeps its distance for a while before launching an attack with its claws and teeth.
	This large beast vaguely resembles the slow-moving, gentle giants called Torrdra, but this creature is nothing of the sort. It hides beneath huge piles of snow and ice while  sensing vibrations of adventurers above who get too close. You could be walking on the back of one of these without even knowing! Once you're within range it bursts forth from where it was buried and attacks by shooting cold air and ice spikes from the hole in its head.
	It could be easily mistaken for the elegant Starspek which are common in the wilds of Aldebast. But mistaking them could land you in a lot of trouble. It stands completely still like a statue, blending in to the blizzards while it listens for sounds of life. When it hears something it will begin its pursuit, walking atop the snow on its razor sharp feet. When you are confronted with this creature do not take its delicate appearance lightly, it is capable of casting powerful frost spells and the ice on its body can easily cut an unprepared attacker.

Oddly enough, when the group comes across any kind of challenge Aventus hangs back and simply observes the course of events. Vinta would do everything they can to help if they're nearby however!

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Draw or write about your character exploring the Aldebast school and preparing for the journey ahead.

What kinds of things do they find?
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✦ Aldebast is massive. You are able to depict any type of room as long as it vaguely aligns with a "school" "castle" or "wizard tower" feeling. There are huge libraries, alchemy rooms, studies, classrooms for all manner of subjects, lecture halls, storage rooms, rooms to practice magic, small museums of artifacts and paintings, cafeterias, and even a school shop! Each room is decorated by the teachers or students who make use of it, leading to all kinds of unique looks! ✦ It overall has a very fancy and mystical energy to it but there are those few stand out rooms that give off an ominous feeling. The magic in the air easily could make ones fur stand on end. ✦ Some notable places are: • The main entryway, with huge stained glass windows and a rotating ceiling covered glowing stars and labeled constellations. It reflects the real sky. A massive tree decorated in lights sits at the center, and inside are the information desks and attendance offices. • The History Hall, a long corridor covered in paintings of great wizards who attended the school, the various teachers of the present and past, and the many awards the school has won. There are also a few weapons and magical items on display here. • The Glass Library, with it's high ceilings and walls completely covered in bookshelves it is the go-to place for all manner of magical research.

Where does your character go?

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To participate this prompt you must first complete the Part 2 Prompt at least once!

Draw or write about your character participating in the battle against the Opalite Automoton

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What does your character do to help? Do they charge in, ready to strike their enemy down with sword in hand? Do they lay traps or outsmart the monster somehow? Or are they the sort who stands further back and blasts it with spells from a distance. Do they run and hide, afraid of fighting such a massive opponent? Or perhaps your character is the sort to lend support and aid those who fall in battle!

Prompt Info

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✦ You are NOT required to include NPCs or the boss in your prompt! 
✦ NPCs will count as 1 additional character and grant winter bonus if included. The boss monster will grant +3 stargold if at least 50% of it is included in a drawn prompt, or if it features a major role in a written prompt. It does not take up an additional character or companion slot. You are allowed to simplify its colors and patterns as long as it is still clearly meant to be the same monster.
✦  The boss is meant to be very large. The exact scale is up to you but it is likely larger than a bus, it may even be house-sized!
✦ Vinta would aid in the battle, however Aventus will observe from afar and would not fight.

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DRAW a celestial seas character as a funny meme! Draw overs and references are OKAY.

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Draw or write about your character’s dreams of the deep.

✦ Does your character undergo a strange transformation? Draw or write them as a merperson, an astrean, or any other aquatic form.

✦ Does your character have an encounter with the creatures near the bottom of the Starwell? From tentacled beasts to schools of glowing fry; the depths of the lake contain multitudes of lifeforms unfamiliar to those who walk the surface.

✦ Is there something below the surface that only they can see? A secret that they forget upon waking up? Or a distinct feeling that there’s something they’ve missed, though they can’t quite put their finger on what?

✦ Maybe their dream is introspective, unlocking a hidden memory that they lost in their youth. A past life, an endless summer’s day, a swim beneath the waves — the possibilities are endless.

What does your character dream of?

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Deep within the depths of the Starwell, a creature stirs. Perhaps it’s a long forgotten memory, abandoned to the waters of time, or a sleek-finned whisper of a thousand potential futures, fluttering between the liminal spaces of could-be's and will-be's. Perhaps it’s not real at all and all of this is just one long dream, from the moment you open your eyes for the first time to your last breath, fogging the window of the universe.

Whatever it is, it’s the call of the Starwell that draws you closer, wandering and wondering. It’s the call that speaks against your skin like a prayer, lulling you to sleep beneath the soft eye of the moon. Is it a transformation you seek, opalescent scales curling over your body like a veil of the sea? Is it a dance with the denizens of the deep, sharp teeth and luminescent lures flickering to and fro before your eyes?

You wake up and everything is as it was before, save for the call. Calling, calling…

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Draw or write what your character does on the shores of the Starwell!

Is your character enjoying the festivities? Who are they hanging out with? Do they want to buy any interesting souvenirs or snacks? Do they prefer to sunbathe alone, or are they one of the people taking advantage of this new craze? Consider what they’d be doing at the Starwell’s delightful pop-up festival!

 

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The sand underfoot is toasty warm, and the water of the Starwell is a pleasantly cool escape from the sun’s heat. All around you, other celestial citizens have made the shores of this place their own. You can hear people talking excitedly about this and that, what they’ve caught today or the best place for a quick bite. Strings of brightly colored lights trail between tents and stands, drawing your eye from one place to the next, all of them decorated with streamers and pinwheels to catch the wind.

Every tourist here is looking for a good time, and every bright young entrepreneur wants to make a quick buck while there’s a crowd. To that end, stalls are selling everything from handmade Starwell-themed souvenirs to tasty treats to fresh caught fish. The market is lively with people who want to cash in and snatch up a memory while they can. There’s even a crew that’s set up a series of carnival rides!

Of course, if that’s not your style, you can always set up a towel on the beach to relax and bask in the sun, or take a dip in the sparkling waters of the Starwell! Everybody agrees the water’s absolutely phenomenal.

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Draw or write about your character’s fishing attempt.

Consider who they might go with, how far out do they go, are they freely swimming or do they have a boat? Makeshift raft? What gear do they use? A rod, a net, their own bare hands, magic, elaborate traps, something else? What do they catch? Is it something beyond their wildest dreams, or perhaps something a bit less exciting than they bargained for?

 

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You arrive at the water’s edge, a gust of wind rushing past your face and the feeling of excitement expanding in your lungs. All around are others who have gathered for a chance to fish in the deep and unknown waters, and you are no different as you set up your spot for the long haul.

There are endless rumors about what can be reeled in from the water’s swirling colors and illuminating lights, from ancient artifacts to crystalized magic shards scattered beneath the surface. Even more speak of a grand creature dwelling in caverns and reefs, waiting to be pulled up and sold for a large sum of money or cooked into a rare, once in a lifetime cuisine. One lively tourist seems very insistent on an item able to touch a being’s soul and gift them with powers beyond their imagination - but that’s just a guess, of course. No one truly knows what’s actually down there.

You find yourself mentally preparing for the looming battle of patience, fishing rod in hand as you reach beside you into a bag filled with various assets you would need to effectively fish. There will be no fishing without bait - you did pack it, didn’t you?

★ SPECIAL INFO

This is a SIDE CONTENT "minigame" quest! The mechanics work differently so please read over this section before submitting an entry.

✦ For this prompt you need 1 BAIT item that you turn in when completing the quest. This USES UP THE BAIT!

 

 

✦ You can use up to x3 BAITS per submission to this quest!

 

✦ Attach the bait you wish to use using the ADDONS section on the submission page.

 

✦ Additional Info:

• For each bait attached you must do a SEPARATE drawing or writing that should be submitted on ONE single image or text document. (1 bait = 1 drawing, 2 bait = 2 drawings, etc)
• Prompt rewards are added per bait used
• You can attach multiples of the same bait

• If using multiple bait the drawings/writing can be one sequence split up, or various excerpts from the fishing attempt(s). Can be from different character's perspectives, and can be fairly loose in how you want to interpret "fishing". Your submission doesn't have to match the bait you use. Have fun!

 

You can catch different things with each bait type! But there's also a chance of fishing up nothing extra... If you want to guarantee a catch you'll have to get your hands on a Spellcaster Rod™. Attach this item in the "REQUIREMENTS || ADDONS" section when submitting to use it!

Fishing rod can be obtained through CRAFTING.

★ PRIDE RAFFLE

 

You can gain 1 free entry into the RAFFLE here!

 

Completing this prompt gets you 1 EXTRA ENTRY into the raffle!

 

RAFFLE AND PROMPT CLOSE AT THE END OF JUNE! We will process all entries submitted by the deadline BEFORE rolling!

The staff and guest artist team have come together to create a HUGE batch of designs for raffle to celebrate pride month and as a thank you to the community!

DESIGNS FOR RAFFLE:
1. Browbird-616
2. Browbird-617
3. Painted-Satyr-171
4. Painted-Satyr-175
5. Browbird-618
6. Kitbull-139
7. Browbird-619
8. Painted-Satyr-172
9. Browbird-620
10. Kitbull-138
11. Painted-Satyr-176
12. Browbird-621
13. Browbird-622
14. Browbird-623
15. Painted-Satyr-174
16. Painted-Satyr-173

★ RAFFLE RULES

✦ You can only win MAX 1 design in the raffle, if you are rolled for one design you are removed from the following rolls
✦ Distribution is different this time, we will be basing it off both winner order AND winner priority choice
✦ If you obtain a design from this raffle you are on cooldown and cannot win a PREMADE BROWBIRD, PAINTED SATYR, OR KITBULL design in the next premade raffle. You can still enter for companions/items/MYO slots in the next raffle!
✦ If you win and and no longer want the design you can ask for us to do a REROLL. If later you decide you no longer want the design you can return them to the group to be re-raffled or gift them to someone else!
✦ PREMADE DESIGNS AND MYO SLOTS OBTAINED VIA RAFFLES CANNOT BE TRADED OR SOLD!

Winners will be announced on discord. When rolled you will be REQUIRED to contact Corrin on discord within 24 hours of winning or you will be rerolled!

★ Prompt

Draw or write about your character celebrating pride in some way!

 

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You can depict them at a pride festival, wearing pride colors, with pride flags, colored in the palette of a pride flag of your choice, spending time with loved ones, or anything else that feels fits the pride spirit to you!

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Create a drawing, written piece, or craft art based off one of the above prompts!

 

❗ You can submit prompts for this challenge to the GALLERY!

 

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You find yourself lost in a strange dream, but even when you wake you feel a faint ripple at the edges of reality.

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Draw or write about your character in a monstrous form.

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✦ Does their transformation align with in world phenomena such as the halv curse, hollowing, or becoming a revenant? Are they a monster from a fairytale, folklore, or urban myth?

✦ What chaos ensues at the Inkwell? How does your character react to this unexpected transformation? Are they intrigued or intimidated by it? Are they lost in the excitement of the party?

✦ What does the visual aspect of your character’s transformation represent to them? Is there anything from their past that would be of personal significance to them?

✦ Or maybe they haven’t transformed, but they’re dressed to blend in. What does your character dress up as? A vampire? A werewolf? A ghost?

What does your character look like as a monster?
ANY MONSTER OR FANTASY CREATURE is okay! While it can be Celestial Seas related, it does not have to be. Cannot be anything copyright/franchise related!