Biome Bonus

All Mountain Biome artwork and writing submitted to the group during this event will receive a +5AP and +2GP bonus!

Artwork and writing submissions for the Biome Bonus must show the Mountain Biome clearly using a background or descriptive language. You may not reuse backgrounds or bases, each artwork must be completely original in order to count. YCH scenes with multiple esk are permitted as long as there are no reused elements. Submissions do not have to include esk from the Mountain Biome, and esk outside of their biome should be portrayed without nature features. This bonus does not stack with normal game bonuses such as Monthly or Origin Prompts.

Please submit your Biome Bonus artwork/writing to the Events gallery folder

Submit your Mountain Biome artwork and writing by March 8th in order to receive this bonus.

 Mountain Biome Quest: Shattered Peaks 

This is a linear story quest. All entries will receive a +15AP and +8GP bonus plus opportunities to win prizes. This quest is different from our earlier events — please read the new instructions thoroughly!

Shattered Peaks will take you on a challenging journey through the mountain biome. The story will unfold in a series of chapters that will be gradually released, and each chapter will offer multiple story options to choose from. This quest gives you the opportunity for a lot of customization, but you must complete it in order starting at Chapter 1. Quest completion will enter you into a raffle for an Abnormal MYO slot, and each chapter comes with a guaranteed participation prize. Quest completion will also earn a blessing or curse for your esk, a new game feature that will be explained in the final chapter. You can only earn the Abnormal MYO ticket once, however you are allowed to go through and complete the quest as many times as you want (each time must be with a different esk). Going through the quest a second time will give you the chapter rewards for a second time, including a blessing or curse. For your third completion and beyond, only the blessing or curse will be available. 
This quest will put your character's decision-making skills to the test, be it alone or with a group. We hope you enjoy this whirlwind adventure!

Please Note: Lore-wise, this quest only makes sense for each esk to experience it once. You can only include other esk in your entry if you and the esk's owner agree that they are going on the quest together. For example, you and your friend's esks could go on it together, and could be in each other's entries, but then those same characters could not be reused in an entirely new playthrough by someone else.

New game feature:  Blessings & Curses!

Check out the Blessings & Curses journal to learn more and redeem your blessing or curse!

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RULES + REQUIREMENT CHECKLISTS

For this quest we have a separate page listing all of the rules and requirements, including a checklist that you can go through before submitting your entry to make sure it is eligible for the bonuses and prizes.

View quest rules and requirement checklists

PRIZES

You will need to comment on the quest prizes page in order to get your tickets. 
Comments for the prize claims are open! Click the link below to access the voucher + abnormal ticket claim.

View quest prizes

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BEGIN THE Shattered Peaks QUEST Here!

Please submit your quest artwork/writing to the Quest: Shattered Peaks gallery folder

Submit your entries by March 8th in order to receive the bonus and raffle tickets.

Mini-activity: Research in the Mountains

This is a smaller, non-narrative activity for any players that want a more casual event option. There is no extra bonus aside from the biome bonus, but all participants will earn a treasure, as well as the chance to win an MYO slot!

In this activity you will need to learn about an endangered nature feature that is native to the Mountain Biome and include it in any form of artwork or writing. You can include it in the background of an illustration, integrate into your esk poetry, or describe your esk encountering it on its journeys. This activity is open-ended and has no minimum artistic or word count requirements. Score your entries normally and apply the biome bonus.
Participants can only earn one MYO raffle ticket, but are allowed to submit an unlimited number of entries if they feel inspired to.

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Mini-activity rules:

  Entry must include at least one esk.

  Entry must include the species name in the description.
  For this activity plants, fungi, lichens, rocks, minerals, and molds are all accepted.
  The nature feature must be clearly depicted or described in your submission in order to count.
  This is an opportunity to learn more about nature! Please do your research and select nature features that accurately fit the regions below. 
  You may submit only one entry per region.

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Mountain Research Links

Here are some research links to help you get started! Please note that these lists include all endangered plants, so you must double check which ones match the mountain biome! Feel free to explore resources beyond these links.

List of Endangered Plants  Link

List of Critically Endangered Plants     Link

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PRIZES

You will need to comment on the prize page in order to get your ticket. 
Comments will be open at the end of the event after the deadline with a grace period.

View mini-activity prizes

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Please submit your Mountains Research artwork/writing to the Events gallery folder

Submit your entries by March 8th in order to enter the raffles

Alter Your Form - Open till March 11th 11:59PM (PST)

For a limited time only your esk will be able to purchase these special alterations using their GP without any AP requirements. You can only apply these alterations to the esk that is trading in the GP and they are not transferable to other characters. These alterations are only available during the event and are currently the only way to the unique trait without  adding it with an Abnormal Transformation.

These form alterations can apply to esk of any biome and are not limited to Mountain esk only. If you want to explain these changes in your character's lore you can create your own story behind them... perhaps they visited the Mountain Biome and had a profound experience that changed them on a deep level, or maybe they found a magical area in the biome that can change an esk's appearance... it's up to you to help expand the esk lore with your unique interpretations!

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Rules:

  One purchase per esk.
  One purchase per comment.
  You must wait for staff to confirm your purchase before adding it to your character.
  You still need to do a Spirit Renewal request to update your masterlist image with these changes. 
  Once your trait is confirmed by staff, any additional changes afterwards will require a reconfirmation in the original purchase thread if a Spirit Renewal has not been done and the esk has not been drawn or written with that trait in any artwork. If an esk has been drawn or written about with the new trait and you wish to make changes to that trait, a modify trait purchase in the Energy Exchange is needed.

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AVAILABLE FORM ALTERATIONS

Cloud Elemental  •  100GP

This will grant an existing esk character a cloud elemental. 

   Comment HERE to claim your cloud elemental   

Please include a link to your character tracker and a mock-up of your design!
Staff will need to review it to make sure it meets elemental requirements.

Winter Coat  •  100GP 

This form alteration will allow you to add a winter coat to your esk character. This grants esk the ability to shift between their normal form and a form with longer/thicker fur. Coloration is not affected.

   Comment HERE to claim your winter coat alteration    

Please include a link to your character tracker and a mock-up of your design!
Staff will need to review it to make sure it meets the requirements.

Auric Feathers  •  50GP 

This form alteration will allow you to add auric feathers to your esk character. During this event you will be able to purchase this unique trait simply by trading in Growth Points! Auric feathers are an enchantment and not a physical feather, so they must be transparent and ethereal. Glowing is optional but recommended. Feathers can be any color. They are not wings, and cannot move. They do not need to be a realistic feather size, meaning they can scale larger for large esk. You may have up to 5 feathers with this purchase.
Limit one purchase per esk!

   Comment HERE to claim auric feathers    

Please include a link to your character tracker and a mock-up of your design!
Staff will need to review it to make sure it meets the guidelines mentioned here.

Rocks  •  5GP 

Just rocks. One to three rocks, to be exact. These rocks can even float, like the air plant morph. There are a lot of rocks out there, but these rocks are yours.

   Comment HERE to claim the best rocks in town   

Please include a link to your character tracker and a mock-up of your design!
Staff will need to review it to make sure it meets the guidelines mentioned here.

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