• Speak to Pellumi at Soll's Ruins to begin the seasonal quest "The Winter Sands"
• There are 4 quests in total to be unlocked in succession.
• 2 of 4 quests are repeatable quests. "The Great Labyrinth" can be completed once a day while "A Moment's Respite" can be completed 3 times.
• Pellumi's Antique Nook is open again for the month of January!
• Stocked are Soll's items, with a new few new items available this year.
• This shop takes Ruin Lights which are obtainable through the Seasonal quests in Soll's Ruins, Random Item Alchemy, Adventuring Rewards, and the Starry Night Minigame
  

DECEMBER DELAYS
During December, between the holidays and some difficult life changes for members of staff we were unable to meet some of our original projections.

We'd like to apologize for the additional and unexpected delays especially around the holidays during December that caused a general delay in our work queue. We are regrouping and getting back on track for the new year!

VAER BALANCING STATUS
CUSTOM QUEUE STATUS
Due to our holiday delays during the month of December, we needed to pause our work on the custom queue to focus on our site-wide task list instead. We're looking to be back on track this month with finishing the current and taking on the next batch!

UPCOMING PLANS
Once the Vaer Balancing update is out, we'll be looking at updating our current priorities and working fully towards the Marketplace updates. More info on this as we progress!

VAER REEF BALANCING UPDATE
We're working hard to release the Vaer Reef balancing update later this month! Look forward to some status update teasers as we get closer to release!
Item & Pet Assets • 95%
Quest Adjustments • 70%
Misc Tasks • 70%
We'll be preparing a gifting event to go with the update launch as well to celebrate the season!

2025 NEW YEAR ROLLOVER
This month's end of month rollover will take place a bit later than usual on January 2nd to make time for the holiday season, we'll be posting up a look back at 2024 as well as our plans for 2025 early in the new year!

SEASONAL SHARD PET ARCHIVE
We've added a new thread where we'll be posting all past seasonal shard pet recipes, items, and full pet previews going forward!

Magdalene's seasonal quest is back for the month, along with an event shop containing Ombra's items!

• You can start the quest "Among Fallen Leaves" by going to 3's Forest and clicking on Magdalene.
• There are 3 quests in total: Among Fallen Leaves, Search the Shadowed Path (Repeatable, available throughout the month), and Returning to Magdalene's Cottage
• Magdalene's Autumn Bazaar is open again for the month of November!
• Stocked are Ombra's items, with a new item available this year.
• Ombra's seasonal currency "Wild Forage Snacks" can be obtained from Magdalene's repeatable seasonal quest "Search the Shadowed Path" as well as through Random Encounters, Adventuring, and 3's Forest Clean Up.
  

  
VAER REEF BALANCING STATUS
Here's our current progress on the upcoming Vaer Reef Balancing update!
Item & Pet Assets • 90%
Quest Adjustments • 70%
Misc Tasks • 60%
We're aiming for either late this month or some time in December for the release of this update. We're plotting some event mechanics to go with the launch of our final town rebalancing, so look forward to some teasers at some point!

CREATIVITY CONTEST RESULTS
We had the privilege of judging the many submissions to our first Nico's Creativity Contest recently. Feel free to peruse the winning entries here!

CUSTOM STATUS
Our current custom's batch is a little behind at the moment. This is just an update to say that they're on the way in the next few days! There were some minor delays over the last few months which lead to an overlap of deadlines.

UPCOMING THINGS
After our upcoming Vaer Rebalancing, we're going to be continuing with our work on the Trades Market as well as shifting back into gear for our remaining deity event stories as well as new towns and areas. We're looking forward to showing you what's to come!

• Speak to Cro in the Grove to begin the seasonal quest "An Unfamiliar Path"
• There are 3 quests in total, to be unlocked in succession.
• The repeatable quest can be completed 5 times a day, allowing for progression and accumulation of currency.
• The Grove Goods Shop is stocked with Pann's items and will be open all month, taking Grove Treasure as currency!
• Other than quests, Grove Treasure can also be obtained through Random Encounters, Adventuring, and Turnip Thief.
• Clue - Take note of who you travel with, what paths you take, and at what time you take them.
  

 
UPCOMING NICO'S ATELIER UPDATE
We've accumulated a bunch of item assets over the last year for items that would be suitable for the Atelier, so it's about time we do another update there. We'll be compiling this month and getting it ready for the shop!

VAER REEF BALANCING STATUS
Here's our current progress on the upcoming Vaer Reef Balancing update!
Item & Pet Assets • 80%
Quest Adjustments • 70%
Misc Tasks • 50%
We're getting close to being ready and will be aiming for the update some time in November.

TRADESMARKET UPDATE STATUS
We're working on different aspects of the Tradesmarket and Pet Accessory/Custom Markets and will be rolling out some optimization for search speeds this month. We'll be working on and pushing additional updates to improve the UI and QoL for the market.

EVENT BACKGROUND WORK
While we're working on all of these permanent updates, we're also brainstorming and working on future event content in the background when we get the chance!

Welcome to Nico's Prize Boutique, the shop that takes currency exclusively obtained in staff forum contests.

• They cost potatoes rather than polished buttons to add a small potato sink for this season.
• This seasonal item stocking is a temporary measure to get seasonal items circulating until we can focus on events again!