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.
  

AVIAR BALANCING STATUS
We're well on our way in progress for the Aviar Balancing Update (which includes the Frog Sink Update), here are some stats on our current progress!

Item & Pet Assets • 70%
Quest Adjustments • 30%
Misc Tasks • 10%MERCHANDISE PLANS
We're still in the concept and planning stages of making various merchandise. We're thinking that we could try out a small Enamel Pin Set Kickstarter for Louise Hill pets first at some point! Here are some concept sketches for pet pins.


We'd love to hear what you think, comment here as well if you have ideas for merch that you would really want!

QOL CHANGELOG INCOMING
We have a QoL update coming that will include custom maker drop rates across all NPC shops as well as other things later this month. A status will go up as always when we're preparing for an update maintenance!

STAFF RECRUITMENT STATUS
If you made an application to our Staff Recruitment post, keep an eye out for email replies coming in the next day or so! We've prepared some followup questions for everyone we've selected.

Here are some plans for improvements for future events like this that we've accumulated from hosting this event!

• Assign different point prize values to different tasks instead of 1 for every task. This way more difficult tasks like hatching or alchemizing a pet would reward more.
• Balance future event finale quests to unlock a bit sooner to reduce grindiness.
• Display a cooldown on the event page for when you can give pets blessings, near the green "Visit Random Pet" button.
• Add a "donate all" option for snail energy.
• Add a blessing button in posts on the forums.
• Look further into random pet button priorities to see if the selection can be a bit smarter.
• Reduce currency reward clicks in quest by grouping both rewards into one step.
  

For the next few months, we'll be having smaller events and releases here and there as well as staff managed forum contests in between more permanent content, feature and balancing updates.

• 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 PERMA-CONTENT
Now that the Kelbi event is underway and that segment of work is complete, here are some of our upcoming permanent update plans that we're working on in succession:

• Aviar Cove Balancing Update
• Major Potato Sinking Swamp Content - Frog alert!
• Vaer Reef Balancing Update
• Pet Milestone Reward Revamps
• Misc Item Updates (Nico's, other Peddlers, Various item reward pools that need updates, etc)
• New Towns, NPCs, and Content to further the storyline
  

UPCOMING CODING/FEATURE UPDATES
Here are feature updates, new features, and other areas of major coding that we're currently working on:

• Marketplace Revamp
• Pet Accessory Market
• Custom Market
• Eventually - Block System Update, Guild Revamp, QoL Updates, etc
• See our Roadmap for a more detailed list.
  

EVENTUAL EVENT PLANS
Although we're currently going to be focusing on permanent content and feature updates in order to better balance the base game, we'll eventually return with more events in various formats. In the meantime during these next few months, we're planning to still hold various contests and giveaways for those who enjoy participating!

STAFF RECRUITMENT STATUS
We're finalizing emails to be sent out as soon as we can this month to our new team members. Apologies for the delay on this, we intended to get emails out earlier but with how busy event prep was and other circumstances we felt that it would be better to wait until we can give our full attention to training the new recruits. Thank you for your patience!

MERCHANDISE PLANS
You may have noticed that we were leisurely designing some potential merch on development streams, we're currently long term planning some exciting Dappervolk themed merch and may be holding some polls in the future before committing to designs, stay tuned!

We've also gotten in contact with Makeship - a pledge-based plushie making site and are planning out a potential future campaign. If all goes well, a Turnipling plushie could exist in the future!

DREAM OF THE SPIRALWOOD

• Visit the Spiralwood Dream to begin tracking for activities and become a participant!
• This is a Cooperative Community Event in which all participants can donate to reach collective community milestone rewards.
• Milestone prizes can be claimed by all participants regardless of contribution level once the prize is unlocked.
• There are also Individual Prize Tiers for dedicated participants.
• Collect Daily Rewards for donating and sending offerings!
• With the Kelbi Festival comes pet blessings, where participants can make offerings to other users' pets for rewards.
  

WHAT ARE PET BLESSINGS?

• During the Spiralwood Dream, participant pets can be blessed by other users with offerings.
• Depending on which offering you pick, the target pet may gain a new friend for the festival's duration.
• Once a pet is fully blessed, its owner can collect its many fortunes for rewards.
  

• Lula's Festival Booth shop opens on the second day of the event on September 21st 12AM DVT
• The shop will be open until October 18th, 11:59PM DVT
• Shop stock will include all Kelbi Deity clothing, Seasonal Spring Clothing, 2 new pet hatch shards, totems, and more!
• All shop items should be affordable if you unlock your personal tier prizes at the Spiralwood Dream and complete all 3 spring quests in the Spiralwood.
  

HOW TO OBTAIN WINDING SHELLS
Winding Shells are the currency for the Kelbi Event Shop - Lula's Festival Booth

• Do the seasonal event quests in the Spiralwood
• Complete community milestones and claim prizes in the Spiralwood Dream
• Collect blessings from pets with many fortunes
• Random Encounters
• Random Item Alchemy
• Starry Night Minigame
• Adventuring Rewards
• Participate in the Event Forum Contests
  

HOW TO OBTAIN SNAIL ENERGY

• Complete tasks around the site which are passively tracked while participating in the Spiralwood Dream
• Send Offerings to other users' pets to obtain Snail Energy
• Collect Offerings from your own pets which have been fully blessed
• Claim daily rewards from the Spiralwood Dream
• Complete seasonal Kelbi quests
• Participate in the "Bless the Pet Above You" thread to trade blessings
  

To access the event quest, visit the new seasonal area -
The Spiralwood! Go to the World Map and find it just east of Aviar Cove.

• Speak to Lula at the Spiralwood to begin the seasonal quest "Into the Spiralwood"
• There are 3 quests in total to be unlocked in succession.
• "Festival of the Slumbering Snail" is a daily repeatable quest which can be completed 4 times per day.
  

• There are two Custom Maker grand prizes, type chosen by the winners.
• One can be won through entering on the site thread and another through sharing on social media.
• There are additional participation and runner up prizes for all entrants!
• Only first time custom maker owners are eligible to win the grand prizes this time, though anyone can participate for the other prizes!
• The winners will be announced on site once the giveaway concludes and winners are drawn.