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''<big>'''Rumor Woods''' and '''Summit Academy''' are open from April 10th, 2026 at 9 PM EDT to May 3rd, 2025 at 11:59 PM EDT. The box office closes on April 30th at approximately 11:55 PM EDT.</big>''

On Discord, please follow our [https://discord.com/channels/226045346399256576/1120873800712601663 Read Only Updates].

Also, please consider joining our [https://discord.com/channels/226045346399256576/594009994953883648/1226340340227903498 discussion channel] for Rumor Woods.

== Informational Posts ==

=== Information Post 1 - How to Earn Currency===

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| author = GM Thandiwe
| date = 4/7/2024
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For those new to Rumor Woods, here's a reminder of how to earn Currency:

* Jousting - There are two entrances to jousting. One will support the Beetle Team and the other the Spider Team. When you enter, you select your equipment (though you can use your own) and a mount (though you can use your own). From there you
* Instructions:
# Present your sunburst marker at the entry table. (GO ENTRY TABLE)
# Select a mount from the paddock. (GET [MOUNT])
# Select a lance from the weapon rack. (GET [LANCE])
# Select a shield from the shield display. (GET [SHIELD])
# Present yourself at the entry table again. (GO ENTRY TABLE)
# Crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and hear the lamentations of their significant others!
Spider Entry - 8208002
Beetle Entry - 8208001
* [[Fox Hunt]] - Bugle is still the rare prize for a fox pet.
* [[Pixie Hunt]] - Bell is still the rare prize for a lamb pet.

=== Information Post 2 - Areas of Interest ===
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| author = GM Thandiwe
| date = 4/7/2024
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'''[[Rumor_Woods/Areas_of_interest | Areas of Interest at Rumor Woods]]:'''
* '''The Aspen Grove''' has multiple Inn Room-like tents scattered throughout the area as the Aspen Grove itself is just like an Inn. There is a Tavern w. Tables, drinks and food.
* '''Summit Academy''' is a college. It has an Ellipse at its heart that is for socializing and getting warm drinks.
* '''Cysaelotar''' was built by Aelotoi visitors and is a natural area filled witha variety of wonders.

== Announcements ==

=== Announcement 1 - Theme ===
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| author = GM Thandiwe
| date =3/4/2026
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This season’s theme draws inspiration from sunbaked sands and wind-carved horizons, bringing a new palette and a new spirit to the woods. As always, our offerings will remain varied, but many of this year’s highlights carry a distinctly desert flavor.

The tournament returns with a new rivalry: Scorpion versus Jerboa.

Each side will bear its own colors:
* A beige jerboa on a field of myrtle green,
* A jet black scorpion on a field of copper,

This year’s festival mount will be the scorpion, accompanied by new lore released alongside it.

For a special twist, the Fox Hunt will change its quarry for one year only. Instead of the fox, participants will have the chance to win a jerboa pet.

Prefer not to run the hunt? No worries. The jerboa will also be available through Ewe Vixen.

Sands are shifting. Rivalries are stirring.

Rumor Woods awaits.

Event begins April 10th, 2026, at 9:30 PM EDT.

=== Announcement 2 - Titles ===
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* 100 wins for Jerboa - Companion of the Desert Hopper (any number of wins)
* 500 wins for Jerboa - Knight of the Swift Dunerunner (any number of wins)
* 100 wins for Scorpion - Disciple of the Black Sting (any number of wins)
* 500 wins for Scorpion - Knight of the Paralyzing Strike (any number of wins)
* Jerboa wins & you have 100 runs (plus at least 1 greater than scorpion) - Messenger of the Shifting Sands
* Jerboa wins & you have 100 runs (plus at least 1 less than scorpion) - Witness of the Fractured Burrow
* Scorpion wins & you have 100 runs (plus at least 1 greater than jerboa) - Harbinger of the Burning Venom
* Scorpion wins & you have 100 runs (plus at least 1 less than jerboa) - Scar of the Paralytic Venom

=== Announcement 4 - Summit Academy Customs ===
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These customs will be added to our current collection, providing you with a wide variety of ways to feel more like you while you destroy your enemies or utter words you shouldn't say in polite company. This year, you'll note many options with a sun-scorched desert flair!

* Spell Preps
* Urchin Guides
* Signature Verbs
* Log Phrases
* Death Messages
* Swears
* Spell and bolt customs
* CMAN customs

These customs are brought to you by Casil, Elidi, Elysani, Gyres, Kaonashi, Mariath, Marstreforn, Sindin, Thandiwe, Valyrka, and Xynwen.

An enormous thank you to Isten, our QCer, who had a monstrous task to review.

=== Announcement 3 - Diriko ===
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The last of the scaffolding had come down three days prior, and the landing smelled of fresh-cut stone and linseed oil. The arrow slits had been fitted with glass, their new panes catching the pale alpine light and scattering it in clean lines across the floors. The writing desk, dark and well-oiled, sat precisely where Diriko had placed it on the first day, as though it had always belonged there.

She received the dean of Summit Academy as she received everyone, with stillness, with patience, and with tea that she had prepared before he had finished climbing the stairs.

He was not an unkind man. She had taken care to note that in the years since her arrival. He managed the Academy with the weary competence of someone who had long since traded ambition for endurance, and she respected that quietly, as she respected most things quietly. He accepted the tea, settled into the chair she had placed for him, and began.

Sylinar's name entered the room like bad weather.

She listened without expression as the dean laid out his grievances with the careful precision of a man who had rehearsed them on the stairs. Attendees arriving with devices in need of attention. Requests submitted and unanswered. Correspondence returned unopened or not returned at all. The reputation of the Academy, he said, resting his teacup on his knee, was not well served by a man who could not be found when he was needed. He had sent word four times. Four times. Sylinaar was nowhere to be found.

Diriko folded her hands in her lap and let him finish.

When the last of it had settled into the room, she rose in a single smooth motion and moved to the nearest arrow slit. Below, the grounds of Summit Academy spread themselves in the late afternoon light, the old hedgerows casting long shadows across the cobbled paths. A groundskeeper moved along the far edge, tending to the snow and ice in turn. A student crossed from the east dormitory with her nose in a book, nearly walked into a post, and corrected herself without looking up.

Diriko watched, and said nothing.

The silence stretched. Behind her, she heard the dean shift in his chair. The small sound of his teacup being set carefully on the desk. Another shift.

When she turned, her smile was patient and warm, the smile of a woman who had seen a great deal and found most of it more interesting than alarming.

"I understand your frustration," she said, returning to her place with the unhurried ease of someone navigating familiar waters. "Sylinar's absence has been an inconvenience, and I do not diminish that." She settled, smoothed the front of her sky blue robe, and met his eyes with her own, clear and steady. "But I would ask you to set that frustration aside, because it is no longer necessary."

The dean opened his mouth.

She continued, gently.

"I worked at that man's side for longer than this Academy has stood. What he knows of enhancives, of charge and capacity and permanency, I know also. What he can do with a device brought to him in need, I can do here, at this desk, in this tower, which is no longer his." She paused, letting her words sink in with measured stillness. "Your attendees need not wonder where to bring their concerns. They need only climb these stairs."

She folded her hands into the sleeves of her robes and let the silence return, though this time it was a different kind entirely and she did not let it linger nearly as long.

"More tea?" she asked.

The famed erithi [[Sylinaar|Diriko]], will be available in Sylinaar's tower throughout the festivities to offer the same services that Sylinaar does at Ebon Gate.

=== Announcement 4 - 2026 Shop Announcement ===
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{| class="wikitable"
|'''New Shops'''
|'''Refreshed Shops'''
|'''Reopening Shops'''
|'''Last Run Shops'''
|-
|Better in the Saddle || Artistic Expressions || All About That Lace || [[RWShop:Common Weaves|Common Weaves]]
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|Bowl Me Over || Braid and Mane || Baaarnyard Bounty || [[RWShop:Earthtones|Earthtones]]
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|Claws and Effect || Can't Stop That Weaving || Bad Wolf Clothing || [[RWShop:Irons in the Fire|Irons in the Fire]]
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|Dessert Vibes || Charmed, I'm Sure || Barn with It || [[RWShop:Lambs Among Wolves|Lamb Among Wolves]]
|-
|Dhu Impression || Colorful Carapace, The || Bee's Knees, The || [[RWShop:Mount'N'Cloak|Mount'N'Cloak]]
|-
|Insurmountable || Common Weaves || Been Shanked Lately? || [[RWShop:Notcher Style|Notcher Style]]
|-
|Moody Jewels || Container Yourself || Born to Adorn || [[RWShop:On The Wing|On the Wing]]
|-
|Secondhand Sorcery || Curio Minds || Brass Ring, The || [[RWShop:Poiret & Company|Poiret & Company]]
|-
|Song Sung Blue || Enlightened Pages || Breaking Bread || [[RWShop:Robes of Resistance|Robes of Resistance]]
|-
|Straight and Arrow || Ewe Vixen || Bugs on Parade || [[RWShop:The Spirits Within|Spirits Within]]
|-
|Sunscar Sanctum || First Class Plane Ticket || Call of the Wild || [[RWShop:Tinkers Toys|Tinkers Toys]]
|-
|Uvaldov's Pinions and Cogs || Folded Lotus, The || Cervidae Corral ||
|-
|Wax Poetic || Galloping Gait, The || Clodhoppers ||
|-
|Webs We Weave, The || Gnomish Gnails || Cog and Zephyr ||
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| || Honeyed Gears || Couturier's Retreat ||
|-
| || Horsing Around || Crafter's Hearth ||
|-
| || Knight Way, The || Creative Couture ||
|-
| || Lofty Affair, A || Daily Dip, The ||
|-
| || Moving on Up || Deerner Time ||
|-
| || Palette Perfections || Devote Alloys ||
|-
| || Peaked Interest || Diminishing Demises ||
|-
| || Purls of Wisdom || Eight-legged Innovators ||
|-
| || Tinker's Toys || Ferocious Eyes ||
|-
| || Tomeward Bound || Flanked Bags, The ||
|-
| || Trim and Polish || Fryc and Shives Innovations ||
|-
| || Unfurling Battle || Gallant Groom, The ||
|-
| || Vaunt It and Flaunt It || GemStoned ||
|-
| || Vintage Visions || Gift Horse, The ||
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| || What Remains || Gifts of Atan Irith ||
|-
| || || Girlybird, The ||
|-
| || || Goin' Stag ||
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| || || Grand Stables ||
|-
| || || Greater of Two Weevils, The ||
|-
| || || Holy Sheaths ||
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| || || Horn and Mane ||
|-
| || || ImPressions ||
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| || || Leaping Leezards ||
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| || || Legendairy ||
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| || || Lesser of Two Weevils, The ||
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| || || Little Ticker ||
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| || || Lizard Nest, The ||
|-
| || || Lizard Vivarium ||
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| || || Merited Metalworks ||
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| || || Milkin' It ||
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| || || Obsidian Raiment ||
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| || || Off the Chain ||
|-
| || || Ostler's Den ||
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| || || Pitcher Perfect ||
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| || || Quit Stallin' ||
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| || || Rollin' In The Greens ||
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| || || Rolton Pens ||
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| || || Roundabout Racers ||
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| || || Saddle Me Up ||
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| || || Starry Lotus, The ||
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| || || Steaming Mugs ||
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| || || Tempered Threads ||
|-
| || || Tiu & Qaiteke ||
|-
| || || Tortoise Enclosure ||
|-
| || || Ursine Emporium ||
|-
| || || Ursine Paddock ||
|-
| || || View from a Stag ||
|-
| || || Virelion Hall ||
|-
| || || Whirl and Twirl ||
|-
| || || Woodn't Yew ||
|}
=== Announcement 5 - New Lore ===
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| author = GM Thandiwe
| date = 4/3/2026
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Beneath the shifting sands of the Sea of Fire and Southron Wastes, as well as the suffocating canopy of the southern jungles and elsewhere throughout Elanthia, a silent watcher lies in wait. The scrape of chitin against stone and the sharp whistle of a raised stinger descending are often the only warnings a traveler receives before encountering one of the more intimidating members of the arachnid world -- the scorpion. Scorpions have occupied the dark corners of Elanthia since the ancient ages, outlasting empires and surviving cataclysms that claimed far softer creatures.

Enjoy this New Lore Document, providing details about the [[The_Silent_Watch:_Scorpions_of_Elanthia|Scorpions of Elanthia.]]

Created by GM Gyres, Thandiwe, Warlockes, and Xynwen, this document outlines the various cultures that interact with these dangerous animals.

=== Announcement 6 - Pet Adjustment ===
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After careful review, we are making the following adjustment:

* Fox Hunt - This year you will have a 50/50 chance to find a Songbird Egg instead of a Bugle. Starting next year, you will only be able to find a Songbird Egg.
* Pixie Hunt - This year, you'll have a chance to find a Jerboa Rainstick instead of a Bell.

'''Ewe Vixen'''
: Lamb Summoning Devices (bell) are being reduced to 250,000 raikhen.
: Fox Summoning Devices (bugle) are being reduced to 250,000 raikhen.
: Jerboa Summoning Devices (rainstick) will be offered at 250,000 raikhen.

'''Song Sung Blue'''
: Premade Songbird Summoning Devices (egg) are being reduced to 250,000 raikhen.
: Randomizing Songbird Summoning Devices (egg) are being reduced to 200,000 raikhen.

== Teasers ==
=== Teaser 1 - Papermaker Update ===
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This year at Rumor Woods, the [[Papermaker]] is getting its final update and unlocks. These unlocks can all be found in the shop Enlightened Pages.

The following nouns have been added to the papermaker:
* bookmark
* codicil
* dedication
* deed
* depiction
* dispatch
* doodle
* landscape
* mural
* picture
* portrait
* roll
* rubbing
* scrap
* sign
* sketch
* slip
* tract
* voucher

The following articles have been added to the papermaker:
* a charred
* a damp
* a delicate
* a dusty
* a filmy
* a frayed
* a gauzy
* a grimy
* a heraldic
* a humid
* a large
* a limp
* a matted
* a moldy
* a musk-scented
* a musky
* a notched
* a pale
* a pleated
* a rose-scented
* a scorched
* a sheer
* a smoky
* a soiled
* a sooty
* a spotted
* a stained
* a supple
* a tea-stained
* a vellum
* an ashen
* an illuminated
* an ivory
* an oily

Additionally, the papermaker has 2 new tiers.
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'''Tier 8'''
In the Common language, it reads:
A gear-painted treat box voucher will unlock your Papermaker from Tier 7 to Tier 8. This will grant it the ability to create treat boxes.```

'''Treat Box'''
You analyze the treat box and sense that the creator has provided the following information:
Papermaker Treat Box
Created using the famous papermaker, the box can be customized to your liking. Please be sure to GLANCE at the box to see what your customization options are. Once you've filled the box and completed the design, close it and WRAP it while holding ribbon or yarn to lock in the design and ready it for gifting.
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glance my box

Treat Box Design<br>
Once the design process is complete, the box will become a wrapped treat box ready to give away. You may customize it in the following ways:

Box Color: (ADD a Dye) not yet designed<br>
Box Shape: (TURN to shape) not yet selected<br>
Valid shapes: heart, round, star, oval, square, hexagonal, octagonal, scalloped, rectangular<br>
Contents: (PUT items into box) empty

To add color, ADD a dye to the box.<br>
To set a shape, TURN the box to a shape name (e.g., TURN box to HEART).<br>
To fill the box with treats, PUT treats into the box.<br>
Once you are done designing and the box is full, close it and then WRAP while holding a ribbon or yarn. This will lock in the design and use the ribbon or yarn for open/close.
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turn my box to heart<br>
You turn a treat box over in your hands, watching as it transforms into '''a heart-shaped box.'''<br>
Add my dye to my box<br>
With careful hands, you uncork a crystalline vial of vibrant papaya dye and allow a few drops to seep into the surface of a heart-shaped treat box, watching as the color blooms across the box in rich, even tones.<br>
put cookie in my box<br>
With a gentle touch, you nestle an oatmeal raisin cookie into a heart-shaped treat box, settling it carefully into its own little compartment within.
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wrap my box with my ribbon<br>
Please confirm this is the final design you wish to set:

Box Color: vibrant papaya<br>
Box Shape: a heart-shaped<br>
Your final design will be: '''a heart-shaped vibrant papaya treat box tied with a violet-sheened moonflower white chainsil ribbon bow'''

If this design looks correct, then WRAP again in the next 30 seconds to lock in the design.
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<pre{{log2}}>
> wrap my box with my yarn<br>
Please confirm this is the final design you wish to set:

Box Color: vibrant papaya<br>
Box Shape: a heart-shaped<br>
Your final design will be: '''a heart-shaped vibrant papaya treat box wrapped with lightweight aurora blue angora yarn'''

If this design looks correct, then WRAP again in the next 30 seconds to lock in the design.
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<pre{{log2}}>
> wrap my box with my yarn<br>
You pull a generous length of yarn from a skein of lightweight aurora blue angora yarn and wind it around a heart-shaped treat box with unhurried care, looping it over and under until satisfied, then finish with a neat knot at the top.

Congratulations! Your a heart-shaped vibrant papaya treat box wrapped with lightweight aurora blue angora yarn is ready to be given away.
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<pre{{log2}}>
You analyze the treat box and sense that the creator has provided the following information:<br>
Papermaker Treat Box<br>
Congratulations! You've been given a heart-shaped vibrant papaya treat box wrapped with lightweight aurora blue angora yarn!<br>
You can interact with your treat box by taking the following actions: GAZE (demeanor based), LICK, OPEN, CLOSE, SHAKE, and SMELL<br>
A heart-shaped vibrant papaya treat box wrapped with lightweight aurora blue angora yarn was designed and wrapped by someone just for you and as such it can never be altered.<br>
Once you have eaten the contents, you can TRASH the box to get rid of the evidence!<br><br>
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All verbs work if the box is open or closed.

'''Tier 9'''<br>
In the Common language, it reads:<br>
A gear-painted award voucher will unlock your Papermaker from Tier 8 to Tier 9. This will grant it the ability to create awards.

<pre{{log2}}>
You analyze the simple award and sense that the creator has provided the following information:
Papermaker Award
Created using the famous papermaker, the award can be customized to fit your needs. Please be sure to GLANCE at the award to see what your customization options are. Once you've completed the design, you can TWIST to lock in the design. This will turn it into your award and prevent the recipient from changing the designs and fields.
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<pre{{log2}}>
>glance my award
Award Ribbon
Once done the design process is complete, the award will become a ribbon. You may design it in the following ways:

Noun of Award: ribbon
Primary Body: (Add a Ribbon) blank
Embroidery: (Add an Ore) blank
Short Missive: (Whisper a Missive) blank
Back Missive: (Write a Missive) blank

The final design will be:
a color fabric ribbon trailing a metal type-embroidered missive

When looked at, it will display: The award is crafted of a color fabric ribbon and fitted with a simple pin that allows it to be worn. A short missive, embroidered in metallic type thread, reads, "Short Award Reason."

To customize any of these fields, TURN the award to the design field and then ADD the necessary item.
To add a short missive, WHISPER to the award MISSIVE followed by your short missive.
To add a readable description, WRITE on the award.
Once done designing, TWIST to lock in the design.
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add my ribbon to my award <br>
With practiced ease, you lay a brilliant blue silk ribbon in the center of a simple award. It slowly gets absorbed into the piece, leaving nothing behind.<br>
add ore to my award<br>
With practiced ease, you lay a chunk of silver ore in the center of a simple award. It slowly gets absorbed into the piece, leaving nothing behind.<br>
whisp award missive The Best Little Jerboa Hopper<br>
Holding the award close, you whisper your award missive of "The Best Little Jerboa Hopper" and watch as it settles into place on the award.<br>
write my award ; This award goes to Thumble Bump for being the best little jerboa hopper we've ever seen.<br>
You carefully turn your award over and begin inscribing on its back in Common. Your feather quill glides deliberately across the surface, each stroke precise and intentional. Upon finishing, you turn the award over once more and admire your work with a critical eye.<br>
>twist my ribbon
<pre{{log2}}>
Please confirm that this is the design you wish to make:

Long Description: a bright blue silk ribbon trailing a sterling silver-embroidered missive
Look Description: The ribbon is crafted of a bright blue silk and fitted with a simple pin that allows it to be worn. A short missive, embroidered in sterling silver thread, reads, "The Best Little Jerboa Hopper." There appears to be something written on the back.

If this design looks correct, then TWIST again in the next 30 seconds to lock in the design.
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<pre{{log2}}>
twist my ribbon
Congratulations! You've created a bright blue silk ribbon trailing a sterling silver-embroidered missive.
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<pre{{log2}}>
You analyze the silk ribbon and sense that the creator has provided the following information:
Papermaker Award
Congratulations! You've been awarded a bright blue silk ribbon trailing a sterling silver-embroidered missive!
You can interact with your silk ribbon by taking the following actions:
BEAM, COVER, KISS, READ, and WAVE
A bright blue silk ribbon trailing a sterling silver-embroidered missive was designed by someone for you and as such it can never be altered.
</pre>
=== Teaser 2 - Prismatic Curio===
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'''Rumor Woods - Prismatic Curio'''

A brand-new illusionary accessory for the fashion-forward adventurer.

What It Does,
The Prismatic Curio is a wearable item that lets you project illusionary colors, metals, and gems across your worn accessories. When someone LOOKs at you, every eligible accessory appears to feature your chosen accent -- without changing a single item.

Pick a color. Pick a metal. Pick a gem. Or pick all three at once. Your outfit, your rules.

What it affects: Worn accessories (clothing, jewelry, containers, etc.)
What it excludes: Weapons, armor, shields, tattoos, and hidden items.

How It Works,
Configure your illusions by whispering to the curio, then prod it to bring them to life:

WHISPER <curio> COLOR SET <name> Choose a color illusion
WHISPER <curio> METAL SET <name> Choose a metal illusion
WHISPER <curio> GEM SET <name> Choose a gem illusion
WHISPER <curio> <type> LIST Browse available options
WHISPER <curio> <type> VIEW Check your current setting
WHISPER <curio> <type> CLEAR Remove an illusion
WHISPER <curio> HELP Full help menu
PROD <curio> Toggle ALL illusions on/off
TURN <curio> COLOR/METAL/GEM Toggle a single illusion on/off

Tier System,
The curio comes in two tiers:

Tier 1 (Base),
~260 colors (first half of the palette),
10 metals: mithril, ora, imflass, glaes, vultite, eahnor, vaalorn, mithglin, faenor,
Common and uncommon gems (levels 0–4),

Tier 2 (Certificate Upgrade),
Full color palette (~520+ colors),
All 25 metals, adding: drakar, rhimar, zorchar, gornar, golvern, rolaren, kelyn, razern, eonake, veil iron, alexandrite, bronze, obsidian, electrum, platinum,
Rarer gems (levels 0–7),
Half-power mode — apply your illusion to every other eligible item for a subtler, mixed look,

Upgrade from Tier 1 to Tier 2 with a Prismatic Curio Upgrade Certificate. Hold the certificate in one hand and the curio in the other, then REDEEM it. In Palette Perfections you will find the curio priced at 5k and the unlock 1250.

Details & Notes,
The curio is purely cosmetic — it changes only what others see, never the items themselves.,
Works with hyphenated descriptors like mithril-worked, ruby-set, crimson-hued, and more.,
Incompatible with the Shimmer Trinket — only one appearance-altering item can be active at a time.,
A small number of restricted gems (doomstone, urglaes,etc), metals, and colors are permanently disabled.

=== Teaser 3 - Beeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees===
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| date = 4/2/2026
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=== Teaser 4 - Songbirds ===
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| author = GM Ivry
| date = 4/3/2026
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'''[Rumor Woods 2026] - Songbirds Are Here!'''

Songbirds Are Here! ,
Now in Elanthia -- Songbirds -- found in the new Rumor Woods shop, Song Sung Blue.
Each songbird hatches from a unique egg with its own combination of body plumage, wing accents, crest color, tail feathers, and eye color -- over nine million possible appearances. No two birds should look quite the same.

Hatching,
Your songbird begins life as a simple egg that hides its colorful inner shell and bird. Simply EXHALE on it to bond, and watch as the shell cracks and your new companion emerges, shaking off fragments and greeting you with its first chirp. The eggshell becomes a tiny whistle adorned with feathers in your bird's colors -- your way to call them back whenever you need.

A Companion with more life!,
Songbirds aren't just cosmetic. They're living their best life, and they act like it.

They get hungry. Feed them foraged seeds or live insects to keep them healthy and vibrant. A well-fed bird is colorful and lively; a neglected one grows thin, patchy, and eventually falls comatose -- though a meal will always bring them back.,
They hunt on their own. A hungry bird will snatch bugs from the ground when it spots them. (Bugs on Parade),
They react to the world. Your bird notices nearby creatures (and often tries, adorably, to look intimidating), investigates other players, and behaves differently around people it recognizes as friendly versus strangers.,
They worry about you. If you're wounded, your songbird will worry and try to help you, plus more!,

Personality,
Your songbird has opinions about the people around you. It'll chirp friendly greetings and drop tiny gifts at the feet of people it likes -- and pointedly turn its back and fluff its tail feathers at those it doesn't. It might land briefly on a friend's shoulder to say hello, or tuck its head under its wing to ignore someone it finds disagreeable.

Pet-to-Pet Interactions,
Songbirds are social creatures. When two songbirds meet, they might burst into a spontaneous duet, preen each other's feathers, or chase each other in playful aerial spirals. They also interact with other pet types -- riding a fox's tail, landing between a lamb's ears, stealing shiny things from lizards, and engaging in dramatic aerial showdowns with dragonflies.

For Bards,
If you're a bard, your songbird is your duet partner. It listens to how you play and matches your style -- singing a mournful accompaniment to somber melodies, chirping rapid-fire alongside fast tempo pieces, or belting out a rousing harmony when you play something inspiring. It'll even try to sing along during loresinging (emphasis on try).

Message Delivery,
Write a message on a slip of parchment, and your songbird will carry it across town to another player -- up to three times a day. It'll swoop down to the recipient, chirp brightly, and drop the note at their feet before winging its way back to you.

Shoulder Perch & Verbs,
Wear your songbird on your shoulder where it'll nestle in, preen its feathers, and occasionally nod off. You can also PET, RUB, TICKLE, KISS, HUG, and POKE your bird (results vary). And yes -- very rarely, your shoulder companion will leave you a little... surprise. Nothing a good RUB won't fix.

How to Get One,
Songbird eggs are now available at Rumor Woods in the shop Song Sung Blue .

You have two paths to your feathered best friend:
Natural Eggs -- Take your chances with nature. Your bird's colors will be a complete surprise -- you never know what combination you'll get until that shell cracks open.,
Magically Encouraged Eggs -- For those with a specific vision in mind, these eggs have been coaxed into producing a particular set of colors. Pick your palette and hatch with confidence.,

--- * Please note that songbird alters will be rare and exactly none are currently planned.
Happy hatching! ~GM Ivry

=== Teaser 5 - Clockwerke Weapons ===
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| author = GM Mastreforn
| date = 4/3/2026
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Clockwerke Weapons will be available at Rumor Woods 2026!

Tier 1/OTS - comes with some fluff verbs and you can TURN it to pick between slashing, piercing, or crushing standard ability flares. Point-and-click is enable with this feature, titled Modularity.

=== Teaser 6 - Basketifier Update ===
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| messagelink = [https://discord.com/channels/226045346399256576/1489795457021378641 Basketifier Update]
| author = GM Thandiwe
| date = 4/3/2026
}}

This Rumor Woods, the [[Basketifier]] is getting an additional unlock. This new tier, Tier 5, will unlock the ability to have Tableware additions to your basket.

After unlocking the basket, you will see a new analyze addition:

<pre{{log2}}>

'''SPECIAL TABLEWARE UNLOCK'''
Because your basket has been unlocked to the 5th tier, you are now able to add utensils, plates, saucers, or napkins with special certificates. To see which you already have installed, please GAZE at the basket.
'''In Basket Form:'''
'''WHISPER''' - To obtain a single copy of the item.
'''GAZE''' - To see the full list of unlocked tableware items.
'''In Table Form:'''
* Upon becoming a table, your tableware items will be stacked on the table.
* GET will allow you, or anyone using your table, to obtain a tableware item.

All tableware items are marked as junk to allow you to throw them away when you are near trash barrels. This includes the trash basket stored under your table when it is out. Throwing away a tableware item does not destroy those contained in your basket.
</pre>

In addition to this new tier 5 unlock, you may purchase '''tableware''' vouchers that will add the specific type to your basket. For example:

* You glance down to see '''a monogrammed white voucher''' in your right hand and '''a lace-edged slate blue napkin''' elegantly embroidered with kissing wrens in your left hand.
<pre{{log2}}>
You analyze the white voucher and sense that the creator has provided the following information:
Basketifier Tableware Voucher
A monogrammed white voucher is designed to allow you to add specific types of items to your basket. This particular voucher has been created to allow you to add a napkin to a Basketifier basket that is at least Tier 5.

Alterations
Any willing merchant may modify this voucher, however, you can also ADD a napkin that is predesigned to your voucher. [Syntax: ADD {my} {tableware type} to {my} voucher.] Be warned, this will consume your item. Your tableware item may have a long or show.

Tableware Design: a monogrammed white linen napkin with a long description. It is crafted of cloth.
The long description is: a a monogrammed white linen napkin embroidered with bright red whorls

To use a monogrammed white voucher, POINT it at your unlocked basketifier (must be tier 5). [Syntax: POINT {my} voucher at {my} BASKET.] If there is a design in place, then you will be required to CONFIRM that you are updating that particular tableware item.
</pre>

*add my napkin to my voucher
As you bring your a lace-edged slate blue napkin elegantly embroidered with kissing wrens close to a monogrammed white voucher, you realize that the napkin will be completely consumed by the process. If this is acceptable, then ADD napkin to voucher again in the next 30 seconds.
*add my napkin to my voucher
With praticed ease, you lay a lace-edged slate blue napkin elegantly embroidered with kissing wrens in the center of a monogrammed white voucher. It slowly gets absorbed into the piece, leaving nothing behind.

'''[OOC Note: ANALYZE the voucher to see your addition.]'''

<pre{{log2}}>
You analyze the white voucher and sense that the creator has provided the following information:
Basketifier Tableware Voucher
A monogrammed white voucher is designed to allow you to add specific types of items to your basket. This particular voucher has been created to allow you to add a napkin to a Basketifier basket that is at least Tier 5.

Alterations
Any willing merchant may modify this voucher, however, you can also ADD a napkin that is predesigned to your voucher. [Syntax: ADD {my} {tableware type} to {my} voucher.] Be warned, this will consume your item. Your tableware item may have a long or show.

Tableware Design: '''a lace-edged slate grey napkin with a long description. It is crafted of fabric.'''
The show description is: '''a lace-edged slate blue napkin elegantly embroidered with kissing wrens'''

To use a monogrammed white voucher, POINT it at your unlocked basketifier (must be tier 5). [Syntax: POINT {my} voucher at {my} BASKET.] If there is a design in place, then you will be required to CONFIRM that you are updating that particular tableware item.
</pre>

* point my voucher at my bask
It would appear you already have a design in this spot. Adding the voucher to it will override the old design and create a new one. If you want to do this, then please POINT the voucher at the basket again in the next 30 seconds.
* point my voucher at my bask

You point your white voucher at a monogrammed white voucher, allowing the magic stored within the tiny piece of paper to do its thing. After several seconds, the voucher turns into motes of light that descend upon the basket, dissolving into its form.

'''[OOC NOTE: You can now GAZE at the basket to see your tableware addition.]'''
<pre{{log2}}>
> gaze my basket
Gazing over the various tableware items stored within your basket, you mentally catalog each in turn:

'''Fork:''' a fancy sterling silver fork descending into a buttercup handle
'''Spoon:''' a tarnished sterling silver spoon with a bent handle
'''Knife:''' an oak-handled blackened steel knife with a serrated edge
'''Chopsticks:''' a pair of twisted hazel chopsticks left natural at the ends
'''Teaspoon:''' a tarnished sterling silver teaspoon with a bent handle
'''Plate:''' a nacre-edged white porcelain plate center-painted in a blooming rose
'''Saucer:''' a delicate white porcelain saucer painted in overlapping posies
'''Napkin:''' a lace-edged slate blue napkin elegantly embroidered with kissing wrens
</pre>
There will be vouchers for: Tier 5 unlock, fork, spoon, knife, chopsticks, teaspoon, plate, saucer, and napkin additions. You can also buy new baskets and all previous unlocks in Bowl Me Over (A shop designed by Elysani).

Lastly, GM Vanah and Elysani paired up to create an NPC that will work on adding long descriptions to the aforementioned items. This NPC works the same as the other +long description NPCs, charging a nominal fee for the work.

You can find the culter and the potter in Elenesse Atelier, Alcove.

One final note:
<pre{{log2}}>
You analyze the slate grey napkin and sense that the creator has provided the following information:
Basketifier Napkin
Created by a Basketifier, the napkin is a disposable item. You may alter it at your own risk, but be warned that it will not be replaced if you throw it away.
It has access to the following verbs: DUST (flick crumbs off clothing), PUSH (clean a spot on chest-worn), RUB (clean mouth), EXHALE (catch a sneeze), CRY (dab tears), TAP (dab lips), and WAVE (be a bit dramatic)
</pre>

=== Teaser 7 - New Shop: Better in the Saddle ===
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| author = GM Ivry
| date = 4/3/2025
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Rumor Woods has a brand-new shop for all you riders out there! Better in the Saddle is now open on the grounds, featuring saddles crafted for your favorite mounts:

* Bears
* Beetles
* Spiders
* Roltons

Swing by Rumor Woods and gear up your trusty steed — no matter how many legs it has.

Special thanks to GM Elysani and GM Thandiwe for their ongoing assistance!

=== Teaser 8 - Dessert Vibes & Tasty Hands Clothing ===
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| messagelink = [https://discord.com/channels/226045346399256576/1490096507444003006 Dessert Vibes & Tasty Hands Clothing]
| author = GM Kaonashi
| date = 4/4/2026
}}

[[Category:Rumor Woods saved posts]]

Rumor Woods 2026 - Dessert Vibes

From the land of miscommunication and additional lettering, I humbly present a new Rumor Woods shop for 2026: '''Dessert Vibes'''!

Found in an auspicious driftwood shack off a broad caravan trail, Confectioner Brixxior and his financial backer, Gentleman Hoorne, invite you to enjoy a taste of the wastes.

Within and upon our very clean surfaces, you'll find a plethora of confectionary delights that you'll want to preserve in your basketifiers for generations to come. Sweet, sweet scorpions? Check. Sugary serpents? You bet. A marzipan jerboa? So cute you must devour. A candied troll toe? Uh oh.

The main attraction, however, is a new fun, fluffy, and sugar-dusted sartorial delight: '''Tasty Hands Clothing'''.

Tasty Hands Clothing are front-worn aprons that can be stuffed full of tasty treats. You can use one of a few different verbs to interact with any confections stored inside. For example, here's what happens with you FIDGET with an apron:

'''>fidget my apron'''

''You reach into the pocket at the front of your candy pattern apron, running your hand over some links of greasy sausage. You then bring the greasy sausage up to your nose and inhale with all your might. Closing your eyes, you sigh deeply as the fragrances of the sausage lingers in your nostrils and on your hands. Eyes still closed, you quickly slip the morsel back into your apron.''

Want to change targets, just TURN your apron!

'''>turn my apron'''

''You've decided to turn your focus away from some links of greasy sausage and instead focus on a candied troll toe.''

Now, sample the delicate flavors within to your heart's content without consuming a charge of the food!

''Hoorne reaches into a sugar-dusted candy pattern apron and carefully selects a candied troll toe from within. Bringing the toe up to his mouth, he takes a big lick. He takes a deep breath, his eyes unfocused as if he is contemplating the flavors of the toe. Then, nodding in satisfaction, he slips the toe back into his apron.''

This will allow you to enjoy delicious flavor messaging to your heart's content!

'''>lick my apron'''

''You reach into a sugar-dusted candy pattern apron and carefully select a candied troll toe from within. Bringing the toe up to your mouth, you take a big lick. Oh no. Was that a mistake? A wave of sweet sugar leads out a funky, metallic aftertaste that lingers on the tongue. Notes of wet garbage, blooming fungus, and pungent blood soon overwhelm the senses.''

''Nodding in satisfaction, you slip the toe back into your apron.''

Tasty Hands Clothing items can be altered, but must remain something reasonable and front-worn. They come fully unlocked for a mere 1,000 raikhen.

A hearty thanks to GM Thandiwe, Ethereal, and Flannihan for their support on this project!

Enjoy!

=== Teaser 9 - Dhu Impress -- Flower Presses ===
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| author = GM Mariath
| date = 04/04/2026
}}
Rumor Woods 2026 - Dhu Impress

Whether you just like to smell the roses to collect flora as an occasional hobbyist to a professional botanist, we bring you '''dhu Impress''', a new shop for Rumor Woods 2026!

Find that special blossom you've been searching for, put it in your flower press and give it a turn -- voilà -- a dried, permanent specimen for you to affix into your journal.

Organize them by genus, color, location... however you desire!

Rumor Woods/2026 saved posts

2026-04-04T23:28:51Z

GS4-KAONASHI: /* Teaser 8 - Dessert Vibes & Tasty Hands Clothing */

''<big>'''Rumor Woods''' and '''Summit Academy''' are open from April 10th, 2026 at 9 PM EDT to May 3rd, 2025 at 11:59 PM EDT. The box office closes on April 30th at approximately 11:55 PM EDT.</big>''

On Discord, please follow our [https://discord.com/channels/226045346399256576/1120873800712601663 Read Only Updates].

Also, please consider joining our [https://discord.com/channels/226045346399256576/594009994953883648/1226340340227903498 discussion channel] for Rumor Woods.

== Informational Posts ==

=== Information Post 1 - How to Earn Currency===

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| author = GM Thandiwe
| date = 4/7/2024
}}
For those new to Rumor Woods, here's a reminder of how to earn Currency:

* Jousting - There are two entrances to jousting. One will support the Beetle Team and the other the Spider Team. When you enter, you select your equipment (though you can use your own) and a mount (though you can use your own). From there you
* Instructions:
# Present your sunburst marker at the entry table. (GO ENTRY TABLE)
# Select a mount from the paddock. (GET [MOUNT])
# Select a lance from the weapon rack. (GET [LANCE])
# Select a shield from the shield display. (GET [SHIELD])
# Present yourself at the entry table again. (GO ENTRY TABLE)
# Crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and hear the lamentations of their significant others!
Spider Entry - 8208002
Beetle Entry - 8208001
* [[Fox Hunt]] - Bugle is still the rare prize for a fox pet.
* [[Pixie Hunt]] - Bell is still the rare prize for a lamb pet.

=== Information Post 2 - Areas of Interest ===
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| messagelink = [https://discord.com/channels/226045346399256576/1120873800712601663/1226536417438597241 February 2024 - Rumor Woods Reminders]
| author = GM Thandiwe
| date = 4/7/2024
}}
'''[[Rumor_Woods/Areas_of_interest | Areas of Interest at Rumor Woods]]:'''
* '''The Aspen Grove''' has multiple Inn Room-like tents scattered throughout the area as the Aspen Grove itself is just like an Inn. There is a Tavern w. Tables, drinks and food.
* '''Summit Academy''' is a college. It has an Ellipse at its heart that is for socializing and getting warm drinks.
* '''Cysaelotar''' was built by Aelotoi visitors and is a natural area filled witha variety of wonders.

== Announcements ==

=== Announcement 1 - Theme ===
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| author = GM Thandiwe
| date =3/4/2026
}}
This season’s theme draws inspiration from sunbaked sands and wind-carved horizons, bringing a new palette and a new spirit to the woods. As always, our offerings will remain varied, but many of this year’s highlights carry a distinctly desert flavor.

The tournament returns with a new rivalry: Scorpion versus Jerboa.

Each side will bear its own colors:
* A beige jerboa on a field of myrtle green,
* A jet black scorpion on a field of copper,

This year’s festival mount will be the scorpion, accompanied by new lore released alongside it.

For a special twist, the Fox Hunt will change its quarry for one year only. Instead of the fox, participants will have the chance to win a jerboa pet.

Prefer not to run the hunt? No worries. The jerboa will also be available through Ewe Vixen.

Sands are shifting. Rivalries are stirring.

Rumor Woods awaits.

Event begins April 10th, 2026, at 9:30 PM EDT.

=== Announcement 2 - Titles ===
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| date =3/11/2026
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* 100 wins for Jerboa - Companion of the Desert Hopper (any number of wins)
* 500 wins for Jerboa - Knight of the Swift Dunerunner (any number of wins)
* 100 wins for Scorpion - Disciple of the Black Sting (any number of wins)
* 500 wins for Scorpion - Knight of the Paralyzing Strike (any number of wins)
* Jerboa wins & you have 100 runs (plus at least 1 greater than scorpion) - Messenger of the Shifting Sands
* Jerboa wins & you have 100 runs (plus at least 1 less than scorpion) - Witness of the Fractured Burrow
* Scorpion wins & you have 100 runs (plus at least 1 greater than jerboa) - Harbinger of the Burning Venom
* Scorpion wins & you have 100 runs (plus at least 1 less than jerboa) - Scar of the Paralytic Venom

=== Announcement 4 - Summit Academy Customs ===
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| author = GM Casil
| date =4/2/2026
}}
These customs will be added to our current collection, providing you with a wide variety of ways to feel more like you while you destroy your enemies or utter words you shouldn't say in polite company. This year, you'll note many options with a sun-scorched desert flair!

* Spell Preps
* Urchin Guides
* Signature Verbs
* Log Phrases
* Death Messages
* Swears
* Spell and bolt customs
* CMAN customs

These customs are brought to you by Casil, Elidi, Elysani, Gyres, Kaonashi, Mariath, Marstreforn, Sindin, Thandiwe, Valyrka, and Xynwen.

An enormous thank you to Isten, our QCer, who had a monstrous task to review.

=== Announcement 3 - Diriko ===
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| author = GM Thandiwe
| date =4/2/2026
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The last of the scaffolding had come down three days prior, and the landing smelled of fresh-cut stone and linseed oil. The arrow slits had been fitted with glass, their new panes catching the pale alpine light and scattering it in clean lines across the floors. The writing desk, dark and well-oiled, sat precisely where Diriko had placed it on the first day, as though it had always belonged there.

She received the dean of Summit Academy as she received everyone, with stillness, with patience, and with tea that she had prepared before he had finished climbing the stairs.

He was not an unkind man. She had taken care to note that in the years since her arrival. He managed the Academy with the weary competence of someone who had long since traded ambition for endurance, and she respected that quietly, as she respected most things quietly. He accepted the tea, settled into the chair she had placed for him, and began.

Sylinar's name entered the room like bad weather.

She listened without expression as the dean laid out his grievances with the careful precision of a man who had rehearsed them on the stairs. Attendees arriving with devices in need of attention. Requests submitted and unanswered. Correspondence returned unopened or not returned at all. The reputation of the Academy, he said, resting his teacup on his knee, was not well served by a man who could not be found when he was needed. He had sent word four times. Four times. Sylinaar was nowhere to be found.

Diriko folded her hands in her lap and let him finish.

When the last of it had settled into the room, she rose in a single smooth motion and moved to the nearest arrow slit. Below, the grounds of Summit Academy spread themselves in the late afternoon light, the old hedgerows casting long shadows across the cobbled paths. A groundskeeper moved along the far edge, tending to the snow and ice in turn. A student crossed from the east dormitory with her nose in a book, nearly walked into a post, and corrected herself without looking up.

Diriko watched, and said nothing.

The silence stretched. Behind her, she heard the dean shift in his chair. The small sound of his teacup being set carefully on the desk. Another shift.

When she turned, her smile was patient and warm, the smile of a woman who had seen a great deal and found most of it more interesting than alarming.

"I understand your frustration," she said, returning to her place with the unhurried ease of someone navigating familiar waters. "Sylinar's absence has been an inconvenience, and I do not diminish that." She settled, smoothed the front of her sky blue robe, and met his eyes with her own, clear and steady. "But I would ask you to set that frustration aside, because it is no longer necessary."

The dean opened his mouth.

She continued, gently.

"I worked at that man's side for longer than this Academy has stood. What he knows of enhancives, of charge and capacity and permanency, I know also. What he can do with a device brought to him in need, I can do here, at this desk, in this tower, which is no longer his." She paused, letting her words sink in with measured stillness. "Your attendees need not wonder where to bring their concerns. They need only climb these stairs."

She folded her hands into the sleeves of her robes and let the silence return, though this time it was a different kind entirely and she did not let it linger nearly as long.

"More tea?" she asked.

The famed erithi [[Sylinaar|Diriko]], will be available in Sylinaar's tower throughout the festivities to offer the same services that Sylinaar does at Ebon Gate.

=== Announcement 4 - 2026 Shop Announcement ===
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| author = GM Thandiwe
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{| class="wikitable"
|'''New Shops'''
|'''Refreshed Shops'''
|'''Reopening Shops'''
|'''Last Run Shops'''
|-
|Better in the Saddle || Artistic Expressions || All About That Lace || [[RWShop:Common Weaves|Common Weaves]]
|-
|Bowl Me Over || Braid and Mane || Baaarnyard Bounty || [[RWShop:Earthtones|Earthtones]]
|-
|Claws and Effect || Can't Stop That Weaving || Bad Wolf Clothing || [[RWShop:Irons in the Fire|Irons in the Fire]]
|-
|Dessert Vibes || Charmed, I'm Sure || Barn with It || [[RWShop:Lambs Among Wolves|Lamb Among Wolves]]
|-
|Dhu Impression || Colorful Carapace, The || Bee's Knees, The || [[RWShop:Mount'N'Cloak|Mount'N'Cloak]]
|-
|Insurmountable || Common Weaves || Been Shanked Lately? || [[RWShop:Notcher Style|Notcher Style]]
|-
|Moody Jewels || Container Yourself || Born to Adorn || [[RWShop:On The Wing|On the Wing]]
|-
|Secondhand Sorcery || Curio Minds || Brass Ring, The || [[RWShop:Poiret & Company|Poiret & Company]]
|-
|Song Sung Blue || Enlightened Pages || Breaking Bread || [[RWShop:Robes of Resistance|Robes of Resistance]]
|-
|Straight and Arrow || Ewe Vixen || Bugs on Parade || [[RWShop:The Spirits Within|Spirits Within]]
|-
|Sunscar Sanctum || First Class Plane Ticket || Call of the Wild || [[RWShop:Tinkers Toys|Tinkers Toys]]
|-
|Uvaldov's Pinions and Cogs || Folded Lotus, The || Cervidae Corral ||
|-
|Wax Poetic || Galloping Gait, The || Clodhoppers ||
|-
|Webs We Weave, The || Gnomish Gnails || Cog and Zephyr ||
|-
| || Honeyed Gears || Couturier's Retreat ||
|-
| || Horsing Around || Crafter's Hearth ||
|-
| || Knight Way, The || Creative Couture ||
|-
| || Lofty Affair, A || Daily Dip, The ||
|-
| || Moving on Up || Deerner Time ||
|-
| || Palette Perfections || Devote Alloys ||
|-
| || Peaked Interest || Diminishing Demises ||
|-
| || Purls of Wisdom || Eight-legged Innovators ||
|-
| || Tinker's Toys || Ferocious Eyes ||
|-
| || Tomeward Bound || Flanked Bags, The ||
|-
| || Trim and Polish || Fryc and Shives Innovations ||
|-
| || Unfurling Battle || Gallant Groom, The ||
|-
| || Vaunt It and Flaunt It || GemStoned ||
|-
| || Vintage Visions || Gift Horse, The ||
|-
| || What Remains || Gifts of Atan Irith ||
|-
| || || Girlybird, The ||
|-
| || || Goin' Stag ||
|-
| || || Grand Stables ||
|-
| || || Greater of Two Weevils, The ||
|-
| || || Holy Sheaths ||
|-
| || || Horn and Mane ||
|-
| || || ImPressions ||
|-
| || || Leaping Leezards ||
|-
| || || Legendairy ||
|-
| || || Lesser of Two Weevils, The ||
|-
| || || Little Ticker ||
|-
| || || Lizard Nest, The ||
|-
| || || Lizard Vivarium ||
|-
| || || Merited Metalworks ||
|-
| || || Milkin' It ||
|-
| || || Obsidian Raiment ||
|-
| || || Off the Chain ||
|-
| || || Ostler's Den ||
|-
| || || Pitcher Perfect ||
|-
| || || Quit Stallin' ||
|-
| || || Rollin' In The Greens ||
|-
| || || Rolton Pens ||
|-
| || || Roundabout Racers ||
|-
| || || Saddle Me Up ||
|-
| || || Starry Lotus, The ||
|-
| || || Steaming Mugs ||
|-
| || || Tempered Threads ||
|-
| || || Tiu & Qaiteke ||
|-
| || || Tortoise Enclosure ||
|-
| || || Ursine Emporium ||
|-
| || || Ursine Paddock ||
|-
| || || View from a Stag ||
|-
| || || Virelion Hall ||
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=== Announcement 5 - New Lore ===
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| author = GM Thandiwe
| date = 4/3/2026
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Beneath the shifting sands of the Sea of Fire and Southron Wastes, as well as the suffocating canopy of the southern jungles and elsewhere throughout Elanthia, a silent watcher lies in wait. The scrape of chitin against stone and the sharp whistle of a raised stinger descending are often the only warnings a traveler receives before encountering one of the more intimidating members of the arachnid world -- the scorpion. Scorpions have occupied the dark corners of Elanthia since the ancient ages, outlasting empires and surviving cataclysms that claimed far softer creatures.

Enjoy this New Lore Document, providing details about the [[The_Silent_Watch:_Scorpions_of_Elanthia|Scorpions of Elanthia.]]

Created by GM Gyres, Thandiwe, Warlockes, and Xynwen, this document outlines the various cultures that interact with these dangerous animals.

=== Announcement 6 - Pet Adjustment ===
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| author = GM Thandiwe
| date = 4/4/2026
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After careful review, we are making the following adjustment:

* Fox Hunt - This year you will have a 50/50 chance to find a Songbird Egg instead of a Bugle. Starting next year, you will only be able to find a Songbird Egg.
* Pixie Hunt - This year, you'll have a chance to find a Jerboa Rainstick instead of a Bell.

'''Ewe Vixen'''
: Lamb Summoning Devices (bell) are being reduced to 250,000 raikhen.
: Fox Summoning Devices (bugle) are being reduced to 250,000 raikhen.
: Jerboa Summoning Devices (rainstick) will be offered at 250,000 raikhen.

'''Song Sung Blue'''
: Premade Songbird Summoning Devices (egg) are being reduced to 250,000 raikhen.
: Randomizing Songbird Summoning Devices (egg) are being reduced to 200,000 raikhen.

== Teasers ==
=== Teaser 1 - Papermaker Update ===
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| author = GM Thandiwe
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This year at Rumor Woods, the [[Papermaker]] is getting its final update and unlocks. These unlocks can all be found in the shop Enlightened Pages.

The following nouns have been added to the papermaker:
* bookmark
* codicil
* dedication
* deed
* depiction
* dispatch
* doodle
* landscape
* mural
* picture
* portrait
* roll
* rubbing
* scrap
* sign
* sketch
* slip
* tract
* voucher

The following articles have been added to the papermaker:
* a charred
* a damp
* a delicate
* a dusty
* a filmy
* a frayed
* a gauzy
* a grimy
* a heraldic
* a humid
* a large
* a limp
* a matted
* a moldy
* a musk-scented
* a musky
* a notched
* a pale
* a pleated
* a rose-scented
* a scorched
* a sheer
* a smoky
* a soiled
* a sooty
* a spotted
* a stained
* a supple
* a tea-stained
* a vellum
* an ashen
* an illuminated
* an ivory
* an oily

Additionally, the papermaker has 2 new tiers.
<pre{{log2}}>
'''Tier 8'''
In the Common language, it reads:
A gear-painted treat box voucher will unlock your Papermaker from Tier 7 to Tier 8. This will grant it the ability to create treat boxes.```

'''Treat Box'''
You analyze the treat box and sense that the creator has provided the following information:
Papermaker Treat Box
Created using the famous papermaker, the box can be customized to your liking. Please be sure to GLANCE at the box to see what your customization options are. Once you've filled the box and completed the design, close it and WRAP it while holding ribbon or yarn to lock in the design and ready it for gifting.
</pre>

<pre{{log2}}>
glance my box

Treat Box Design<br>
Once the design process is complete, the box will become a wrapped treat box ready to give away. You may customize it in the following ways:

Box Color: (ADD a Dye) not yet designed<br>
Box Shape: (TURN to shape) not yet selected<br>
Valid shapes: heart, round, star, oval, square, hexagonal, octagonal, scalloped, rectangular<br>
Contents: (PUT items into box) empty

To add color, ADD a dye to the box.<br>
To set a shape, TURN the box to a shape name (e.g., TURN box to HEART).<br>
To fill the box with treats, PUT treats into the box.<br>
Once you are done designing and the box is full, close it and then WRAP while holding a ribbon or yarn. This will lock in the design and use the ribbon or yarn for open/close.
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turn my box to heart<br>
You turn a treat box over in your hands, watching as it transforms into '''a heart-shaped box.'''<br>
Add my dye to my box<br>
With careful hands, you uncork a crystalline vial of vibrant papaya dye and allow a few drops to seep into the surface of a heart-shaped treat box, watching as the color blooms across the box in rich, even tones.<br>
put cookie in my box<br>
With a gentle touch, you nestle an oatmeal raisin cookie into a heart-shaped treat box, settling it carefully into its own little compartment within.
<pre{{log2}}>
wrap my box with my ribbon<br>
Please confirm this is the final design you wish to set:

Box Color: vibrant papaya<br>
Box Shape: a heart-shaped<br>
Your final design will be: '''a heart-shaped vibrant papaya treat box tied with a violet-sheened moonflower white chainsil ribbon bow'''

If this design looks correct, then WRAP again in the next 30 seconds to lock in the design.
</pre>

<pre{{log2}}>
> wrap my box with my yarn<br>
Please confirm this is the final design you wish to set:

Box Color: vibrant papaya<br>
Box Shape: a heart-shaped<br>
Your final design will be: '''a heart-shaped vibrant papaya treat box wrapped with lightweight aurora blue angora yarn'''

If this design looks correct, then WRAP again in the next 30 seconds to lock in the design.
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<pre{{log2}}>
> wrap my box with my yarn<br>
You pull a generous length of yarn from a skein of lightweight aurora blue angora yarn and wind it around a heart-shaped treat box with unhurried care, looping it over and under until satisfied, then finish with a neat knot at the top.

Congratulations! Your a heart-shaped vibrant papaya treat box wrapped with lightweight aurora blue angora yarn is ready to be given away.
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<pre{{log2}}>
You analyze the treat box and sense that the creator has provided the following information:<br>
Papermaker Treat Box<br>
Congratulations! You've been given a heart-shaped vibrant papaya treat box wrapped with lightweight aurora blue angora yarn!<br>
You can interact with your treat box by taking the following actions: GAZE (demeanor based), LICK, OPEN, CLOSE, SHAKE, and SMELL<br>
A heart-shaped vibrant papaya treat box wrapped with lightweight aurora blue angora yarn was designed and wrapped by someone just for you and as such it can never be altered.<br>
Once you have eaten the contents, you can TRASH the box to get rid of the evidence!<br><br>
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All verbs work if the box is open or closed.

'''Tier 9'''<br>
In the Common language, it reads:<br>
A gear-painted award voucher will unlock your Papermaker from Tier 8 to Tier 9. This will grant it the ability to create awards.

<pre{{log2}}>
You analyze the simple award and sense that the creator has provided the following information:
Papermaker Award
Created using the famous papermaker, the award can be customized to fit your needs. Please be sure to GLANCE at the award to see what your customization options are. Once you've completed the design, you can TWIST to lock in the design. This will turn it into your award and prevent the recipient from changing the designs and fields.
</pre>

<pre{{log2}}>
>glance my award
Award Ribbon
Once done the design process is complete, the award will become a ribbon. You may design it in the following ways:

Noun of Award: ribbon
Primary Body: (Add a Ribbon) blank
Embroidery: (Add an Ore) blank
Short Missive: (Whisper a Missive) blank
Back Missive: (Write a Missive) blank

The final design will be:
a color fabric ribbon trailing a metal type-embroidered missive

When looked at, it will display: The award is crafted of a color fabric ribbon and fitted with a simple pin that allows it to be worn. A short missive, embroidered in metallic type thread, reads, "Short Award Reason."

To customize any of these fields, TURN the award to the design field and then ADD the necessary item.
To add a short missive, WHISPER to the award MISSIVE followed by your short missive.
To add a readable description, WRITE on the award.
Once done designing, TWIST to lock in the design.
</pre>

add my ribbon to my award <br>
With practiced ease, you lay a brilliant blue silk ribbon in the center of a simple award. It slowly gets absorbed into the piece, leaving nothing behind.<br>
add ore to my award<br>
With practiced ease, you lay a chunk of silver ore in the center of a simple award. It slowly gets absorbed into the piece, leaving nothing behind.<br>
whisp award missive The Best Little Jerboa Hopper<br>
Holding the award close, you whisper your award missive of "The Best Little Jerboa Hopper" and watch as it settles into place on the award.<br>
write my award ; This award goes to Thumble Bump for being the best little jerboa hopper we've ever seen.<br>
You carefully turn your award over and begin inscribing on its back in Common. Your feather quill glides deliberately across the surface, each stroke precise and intentional. Upon finishing, you turn the award over once more and admire your work with a critical eye.<br>
>twist my ribbon
<pre{{log2}}>
Please confirm that this is the design you wish to make:

Long Description: a bright blue silk ribbon trailing a sterling silver-embroidered missive
Look Description: The ribbon is crafted of a bright blue silk and fitted with a simple pin that allows it to be worn. A short missive, embroidered in sterling silver thread, reads, "The Best Little Jerboa Hopper." There appears to be something written on the back.

If this design looks correct, then TWIST again in the next 30 seconds to lock in the design.
</pre>

<pre{{log2}}>
twist my ribbon
Congratulations! You've created a bright blue silk ribbon trailing a sterling silver-embroidered missive.
</pre>

<pre{{log2}}>
You analyze the silk ribbon and sense that the creator has provided the following information:
Papermaker Award
Congratulations! You've been awarded a bright blue silk ribbon trailing a sterling silver-embroidered missive!
You can interact with your silk ribbon by taking the following actions:
BEAM, COVER, KISS, READ, and WAVE
A bright blue silk ribbon trailing a sterling silver-embroidered missive was designed by someone for you and as such it can never be altered.
</pre>
=== Teaser 2 - Prismatic Curio===
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| author = GM Ivry
| date = 4/2/2026
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'''Rumor Woods - Prismatic Curio'''

A brand-new illusionary accessory for the fashion-forward adventurer.

What It Does,
The Prismatic Curio is a wearable item that lets you project illusionary colors, metals, and gems across your worn accessories. When someone LOOKs at you, every eligible accessory appears to feature your chosen accent -- without changing a single item.

Pick a color. Pick a metal. Pick a gem. Or pick all three at once. Your outfit, your rules.

What it affects: Worn accessories (clothing, jewelry, containers, etc.)
What it excludes: Weapons, armor, shields, tattoos, and hidden items.

How It Works,
Configure your illusions by whispering to the curio, then prod it to bring them to life:

WHISPER <curio> COLOR SET <name> Choose a color illusion
WHISPER <curio> METAL SET <name> Choose a metal illusion
WHISPER <curio> GEM SET <name> Choose a gem illusion
WHISPER <curio> <type> LIST Browse available options
WHISPER <curio> <type> VIEW Check your current setting
WHISPER <curio> <type> CLEAR Remove an illusion
WHISPER <curio> HELP Full help menu
PROD <curio> Toggle ALL illusions on/off
TURN <curio> COLOR/METAL/GEM Toggle a single illusion on/off

Tier System,
The curio comes in two tiers:

Tier 1 (Base),
~260 colors (first half of the palette),
10 metals: mithril, ora, imflass, glaes, vultite, eahnor, vaalorn, mithglin, faenor,
Common and uncommon gems (levels 0–4),

Tier 2 (Certificate Upgrade),
Full color palette (~520+ colors),
All 25 metals, adding: drakar, rhimar, zorchar, gornar, golvern, rolaren, kelyn, razern, eonake, veil iron, alexandrite, bronze, obsidian, electrum, platinum,
Rarer gems (levels 0–7),
Half-power mode — apply your illusion to every other eligible item for a subtler, mixed look,

Upgrade from Tier 1 to Tier 2 with a Prismatic Curio Upgrade Certificate. Hold the certificate in one hand and the curio in the other, then REDEEM it. In Palette Perfections you will find the curio priced at 5k and the unlock 1250.

Details & Notes,
The curio is purely cosmetic — it changes only what others see, never the items themselves.,
Works with hyphenated descriptors like mithril-worked, ruby-set, crimson-hued, and more.,
Incompatible with the Shimmer Trinket — only one appearance-altering item can be active at a time.,
A small number of restricted gems (doomstone, urglaes,etc), metals, and colors are permanently disabled.

=== Teaser 3 - Beeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees===
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| author = GM Casil
| date = 4/2/2026
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=== Teaser 4 - Songbirds ===
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| author = GM Ivry
| date = 4/3/2026
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'''[Rumor Woods 2026] - Songbirds Are Here!'''

Songbirds Are Here! ,
Now in Elanthia -- Songbirds -- found in the new Rumor Woods shop, Song Sung Blue.
Each songbird hatches from a unique egg with its own combination of body plumage, wing accents, crest color, tail feathers, and eye color -- over nine million possible appearances. No two birds should look quite the same.

Hatching,
Your songbird begins life as a simple egg that hides its colorful inner shell and bird. Simply EXHALE on it to bond, and watch as the shell cracks and your new companion emerges, shaking off fragments and greeting you with its first chirp. The eggshell becomes a tiny whistle adorned with feathers in your bird's colors -- your way to call them back whenever you need.

A Companion with more life!,
Songbirds aren't just cosmetic. They're living their best life, and they act like it.

They get hungry. Feed them foraged seeds or live insects to keep them healthy and vibrant. A well-fed bird is colorful and lively; a neglected one grows thin, patchy, and eventually falls comatose -- though a meal will always bring them back.,
They hunt on their own. A hungry bird will snatch bugs from the ground when it spots them. (Bugs on Parade),
They react to the world. Your bird notices nearby creatures (and often tries, adorably, to look intimidating), investigates other players, and behaves differently around people it recognizes as friendly versus strangers.,
They worry about you. If you're wounded, your songbird will worry and try to help you, plus more!,

Personality,
Your songbird has opinions about the people around you. It'll chirp friendly greetings and drop tiny gifts at the feet of people it likes -- and pointedly turn its back and fluff its tail feathers at those it doesn't. It might land briefly on a friend's shoulder to say hello, or tuck its head under its wing to ignore someone it finds disagreeable.

Pet-to-Pet Interactions,
Songbirds are social creatures. When two songbirds meet, they might burst into a spontaneous duet, preen each other's feathers, or chase each other in playful aerial spirals. They also interact with other pet types -- riding a fox's tail, landing between a lamb's ears, stealing shiny things from lizards, and engaging in dramatic aerial showdowns with dragonflies.

For Bards,
If you're a bard, your songbird is your duet partner. It listens to how you play and matches your style -- singing a mournful accompaniment to somber melodies, chirping rapid-fire alongside fast tempo pieces, or belting out a rousing harmony when you play something inspiring. It'll even try to sing along during loresinging (emphasis on try).

Message Delivery,
Write a message on a slip of parchment, and your songbird will carry it across town to another player -- up to three times a day. It'll swoop down to the recipient, chirp brightly, and drop the note at their feet before winging its way back to you.

Shoulder Perch & Verbs,
Wear your songbird on your shoulder where it'll nestle in, preen its feathers, and occasionally nod off. You can also PET, RUB, TICKLE, KISS, HUG, and POKE your bird (results vary). And yes -- very rarely, your shoulder companion will leave you a little... surprise. Nothing a good RUB won't fix.

How to Get One,
Songbird eggs are now available at Rumor Woods in the shop Song Sung Blue .

You have two paths to your feathered best friend:
Natural Eggs -- Take your chances with nature. Your bird's colors will be a complete surprise -- you never know what combination you'll get until that shell cracks open.,
Magically Encouraged Eggs -- For those with a specific vision in mind, these eggs have been coaxed into producing a particular set of colors. Pick your palette and hatch with confidence.,

--- * Please note that songbird alters will be rare and exactly none are currently planned.
Happy hatching! ~GM Ivry

=== Teaser 5 - Clockwerke Weapons ===
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| author = GM Mastreforn
| date = 4/3/2026
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Clockwerke Weapons will be available at Rumor Woods 2026!

Tier 1/OTS - comes with some fluff verbs and you can TURN it to pick between slashing, piercing, or crushing standard ability flares. Point-and-click is enable with this feature, titled Modularity.

=== Teaser 6 - Basketifier Update ===
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| author = GM Thandiwe
| date = 4/3/2026
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This Rumor Woods, the [[Basketifier]] is getting an additional unlock. This new tier, Tier 5, will unlock the ability to have Tableware additions to your basket.

After unlocking the basket, you will see a new analyze addition:

<pre{{log2}}>

'''SPECIAL TABLEWARE UNLOCK'''
Because your basket has been unlocked to the 5th tier, you are now able to add utensils, plates, saucers, or napkins with special certificates. To see which you already have installed, please GAZE at the basket.
'''In Basket Form:'''
'''WHISPER''' - To obtain a single copy of the item.
'''GAZE''' - To see the full list of unlocked tableware items.
'''In Table Form:'''
* Upon becoming a table, your tableware items will be stacked on the table.
* GET will allow you, or anyone using your table, to obtain a tableware item.

All tableware items are marked as junk to allow you to throw them away when you are near trash barrels. This includes the trash basket stored under your table when it is out. Throwing away a tableware item does not destroy those contained in your basket.
</pre>

In addition to this new tier 5 unlock, you may purchase '''tableware''' vouchers that will add the specific type to your basket. For example:

* You glance down to see '''a monogrammed white voucher''' in your right hand and '''a lace-edged slate blue napkin''' elegantly embroidered with kissing wrens in your left hand.
<pre{{log2}}>
You analyze the white voucher and sense that the creator has provided the following information:
Basketifier Tableware Voucher
A monogrammed white voucher is designed to allow you to add specific types of items to your basket. This particular voucher has been created to allow you to add a napkin to a Basketifier basket that is at least Tier 5.

Alterations
Any willing merchant may modify this voucher, however, you can also ADD a napkin that is predesigned to your voucher. [Syntax: ADD {my} {tableware type} to {my} voucher.] Be warned, this will consume your item. Your tableware item may have a long or show.

Tableware Design: a monogrammed white linen napkin with a long description. It is crafted of cloth.
The long description is: a a monogrammed white linen napkin embroidered with bright red whorls

To use a monogrammed white voucher, POINT it at your unlocked basketifier (must be tier 5). [Syntax: POINT {my} voucher at {my} BASKET.] If there is a design in place, then you will be required to CONFIRM that you are updating that particular tableware item.
</pre>

*add my napkin to my voucher
As you bring your a lace-edged slate blue napkin elegantly embroidered with kissing wrens close to a monogrammed white voucher, you realize that the napkin will be completely consumed by the process. If this is acceptable, then ADD napkin to voucher again in the next 30 seconds.
*add my napkin to my voucher
With praticed ease, you lay a lace-edged slate blue napkin elegantly embroidered with kissing wrens in the center of a monogrammed white voucher. It slowly gets absorbed into the piece, leaving nothing behind.

'''[OOC Note: ANALYZE the voucher to see your addition.]'''

<pre{{log2}}>
You analyze the white voucher and sense that the creator has provided the following information:
Basketifier Tableware Voucher
A monogrammed white voucher is designed to allow you to add specific types of items to your basket. This particular voucher has been created to allow you to add a napkin to a Basketifier basket that is at least Tier 5.

Alterations
Any willing merchant may modify this voucher, however, you can also ADD a napkin that is predesigned to your voucher. [Syntax: ADD {my} {tableware type} to {my} voucher.] Be warned, this will consume your item. Your tableware item may have a long or show.

Tableware Design: '''a lace-edged slate grey napkin with a long description. It is crafted of fabric.'''
The show description is: '''a lace-edged slate blue napkin elegantly embroidered with kissing wrens'''

To use a monogrammed white voucher, POINT it at your unlocked basketifier (must be tier 5). [Syntax: POINT {my} voucher at {my} BASKET.] If there is a design in place, then you will be required to CONFIRM that you are updating that particular tableware item.
</pre>

* point my voucher at my bask
It would appear you already have a design in this spot. Adding the voucher to it will override the old design and create a new one. If you want to do this, then please POINT the voucher at the basket again in the next 30 seconds.
* point my voucher at my bask

You point your white voucher at a monogrammed white voucher, allowing the magic stored within the tiny piece of paper to do its thing. After several seconds, the voucher turns into motes of light that descend upon the basket, dissolving into its form.

'''[OOC NOTE: You can now GAZE at the basket to see your tableware addition.]'''
<pre{{log2}}>
> gaze my basket
Gazing over the various tableware items stored within your basket, you mentally catalog each in turn:

'''Fork:''' a fancy sterling silver fork descending into a buttercup handle
'''Spoon:''' a tarnished sterling silver spoon with a bent handle
'''Knife:''' an oak-handled blackened steel knife with a serrated edge
'''Chopsticks:''' a pair of twisted hazel chopsticks left natural at the ends
'''Teaspoon:''' a tarnished sterling silver teaspoon with a bent handle
'''Plate:''' a nacre-edged white porcelain plate center-painted in a blooming rose
'''Saucer:''' a delicate white porcelain saucer painted in overlapping posies
'''Napkin:''' a lace-edged slate blue napkin elegantly embroidered with kissing wrens
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There will be vouchers for: Tier 5 unlock, fork, spoon, knife, chopsticks, teaspoon, plate, saucer, and napkin additions. You can also buy new baskets and all previous unlocks in Bowl Me Over (A shop designed by Elysani).

Lastly, GM Vanah and Elysani paired up to create an NPC that will work on adding long descriptions to the aforementioned items. This NPC works the same as the other +long description NPCs, charging a nominal fee for the work.

You can find the culter and the potter in Elenesse Atelier, Alcove.

One final note:
<pre{{log2}}>
You analyze the slate grey napkin and sense that the creator has provided the following information:
Basketifier Napkin
Created by a Basketifier, the napkin is a disposable item. You may alter it at your own risk, but be warned that it will not be replaced if you throw it away.
It has access to the following verbs: DUST (flick crumbs off clothing), PUSH (clean a spot on chest-worn), RUB (clean mouth), EXHALE (catch a sneeze), CRY (dab tears), TAP (dab lips), and WAVE (be a bit dramatic)
</pre>

=== Teaser 7 - New Shop: Better in the Saddle ===
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| author = GM Ivry
| date = 4/3/2025
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Rumor Woods has a brand-new shop for all you riders out there! Better in the Saddle is now open on the grounds, featuring saddles crafted for your favorite mounts:

* Bears
* Beetles
* Spiders
* Roltons

Swing by Rumor Woods and gear up your trusty steed — no matter how many legs it has.

Special thanks to GM Elysani and GM Thandiwe for their ongoing assistance!

=== Teaser 8 - Dessert Vibes & Tasty Hands Clothing ===
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| messagelink = [https://discord.com/channels/226045346399256576/1490096507444003006 Dessert Vibes & Tasty Hands Clothing]
| author = GM Kaonashi
| date = 4/4/2026
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[[Category:Rumor Woods saved posts]]

Rumor Woods 2026 - Dessert Vibes

From the land of miscommunication and additional lettering, I humbly present a new Rumor Woods shop for 2026: '''Dessert Vibes'''!

Found in an auspicious driftwood shack off a broad caravan trail, Confectioner Brixxior and his financial backer, Gentleman Hoorne, invite you to enjoy a taste of the wastes.

Within and upon our very clean surfaces, you'll find a plethora of confectionary delights that you'll want to preserve in your basketifiers for generations to come. Sweet, sweet scorpions? Check. Sugary serpents? You bet. A marzipan jerboa? So cute you must devour. A candied troll toe? Uh oh.

The main attraction, however, is a new fun, fluffy, and sugar-dusted sartorial delight: '''Tasty Hands Clothing'''.

Tasty Hands Clothing are front-worn aprons that can be stuffed full of tasty treats. You can use one of a few different verbs to interact with any confections stored inside. For example, here's what happens with you FIDGET with an apron:

'''>fidget my apron'''

''You reach into the pocket at the front of your candy pattern apron, running your hand over some links of greasy sausage. You then bring the greasy sausage up to your nose and inhale with all your might. Closing your eyes, you sigh deeply as the fragrances of the sausage lingers in your nostrils and on your hands. Eyes still closed, you quickly slip the morsel back into your apron.''

Want to change targets, just TURN your apron!

'''>turn my apron'''

''You've decided to turn your focus away from some links of greasy sausage and instead focus on a candied troll toe.''

Now, sample the delicate flavors within to your heart's content without consuming a charge of the food!

''Hoorne reaches into a sugar-dusted candy pattern apron and carefully selects a candied troll toe from within. Bringing the toe up to his mouth, he takes a big lick. He takes a deep breath, his eyes unfocused as if he is contemplating the flavors of the toe. Then, nodding in satisfaction, he slips the toe back into his apron.''

This will allow you to enjoy delicious flavor messaging to your heart's content!

'''>lick my apron'''

''You reach into a sugar-dusted candy pattern apron and carefully select a candied troll toe from within. Bringing the toe up to your mouth, you take a big lick. Oh no. Was that a mistake? A wave of sweet sugar leads out a funky, metallic aftertaste that lingers on the tongue. Notes of wet garbage, blooming fungus, and pungent blood soon overwhelm the senses.''

''Nodding in satisfaction, you slip the toe back into your apron.''

Tasty Hands Clothing items can be altered, but must remain something reasonable and front-worn. They come fully unlocked for a mere 1,000 raikhen.

A hearty thanks to GM Thandiwe, Ethereal, and Flannihan for their support on this project!

Enjoy!

=== Teaser 9 - Dhu Impress -- Flower Presses ===
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Rumor Woods 2026 - Dhu Impress

Whether you just like to smell the roses to collect flora as an occasional hobbyist to a professional botanist, we bring you '''dhu Impress''', a new shop for Rumor Woods 2026!

Find that special blossom you've been searching for, put it in your flower press and give it a turn -- voilà -- a dried, permanent specimen for you to affix into your journal.

Organize them by genus, color, location... however you desire!

Rumor Woods/2026 saved posts

2026-04-04T22:20:30Z

GS4-KAONASHI: /* Teaser 8 - Dessert Vibes & Tasty Hands Clothing */

''<big>'''Rumor Woods''' and '''Summit Academy''' are open from April 10th, 2026 at 9 PM EDT to May 3rd, 2025 at 11:59 PM EDT. The box office closes on April 30th at approximately 11:55 PM EDT.</big>''

On Discord, please follow our [https://discord.com/channels/226045346399256576/1120873800712601663 Read Only Updates].

Also, please consider joining our [https://discord.com/channels/226045346399256576/594009994953883648/1226340340227903498 discussion channel] for Rumor Woods.

== Informational Posts ==

=== Information Post 1 - How to Earn Currency===

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For those new to Rumor Woods, here's a reminder of how to earn Currency:

* Jousting - There are two entrances to jousting. One will support the Beetle Team and the other the Spider Team. When you enter, you select your equipment (though you can use your own) and a mount (though you can use your own). From there you
* Instructions:
# Present your sunburst marker at the entry table. (GO ENTRY TABLE)
# Select a mount from the paddock. (GET [MOUNT])
# Select a lance from the weapon rack. (GET [LANCE])
# Select a shield from the shield display. (GET [SHIELD])
# Present yourself at the entry table again. (GO ENTRY TABLE)
# Crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and hear the lamentations of their significant others!
Spider Entry - 8208002
Beetle Entry - 8208001
* [[Fox Hunt]] - Bugle is still the rare prize for a fox pet.
* [[Pixie Hunt]] - Bell is still the rare prize for a lamb pet.

=== Information Post 2 - Areas of Interest ===
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'''[[Rumor_Woods/Areas_of_interest | Areas of Interest at Rumor Woods]]:'''
* '''The Aspen Grove''' has multiple Inn Room-like tents scattered throughout the area as the Aspen Grove itself is just like an Inn. There is a Tavern w. Tables, drinks and food.
* '''Summit Academy''' is a college. It has an Ellipse at its heart that is for socializing and getting warm drinks.
* '''Cysaelotar''' was built by Aelotoi visitors and is a natural area filled witha variety of wonders.

== Announcements ==

=== Announcement 1 - Theme ===
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This season’s theme draws inspiration from sunbaked sands and wind-carved horizons, bringing a new palette and a new spirit to the woods. As always, our offerings will remain varied, but many of this year’s highlights carry a distinctly desert flavor.

The tournament returns with a new rivalry: Scorpion versus Jerboa.

Each side will bear its own colors:
* A beige jerboa on a field of myrtle green,
* A jet black scorpion on a field of copper,

This year’s festival mount will be the scorpion, accompanied by new lore released alongside it.

For a special twist, the Fox Hunt will change its quarry for one year only. Instead of the fox, participants will have the chance to win a jerboa pet.

Prefer not to run the hunt? No worries. The jerboa will also be available through Ewe Vixen.

Sands are shifting. Rivalries are stirring.

Rumor Woods awaits.

Event begins April 10th, 2026, at 9:30 PM EDT.

=== Announcement 2 - Titles ===
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* 100 wins for Jerboa - Companion of the Desert Hopper (any number of wins)
* 500 wins for Jerboa - Knight of the Swift Dunerunner (any number of wins)
* 100 wins for Scorpion - Disciple of the Black Sting (any number of wins)
* 500 wins for Scorpion - Knight of the Paralyzing Strike (any number of wins)
* Jerboa wins & you have 100 runs (plus at least 1 greater than scorpion) - Messenger of the Shifting Sands
* Jerboa wins & you have 100 runs (plus at least 1 less than scorpion) - Witness of the Fractured Burrow
* Scorpion wins & you have 100 runs (plus at least 1 greater than jerboa) - Harbinger of the Burning Venom
* Scorpion wins & you have 100 runs (plus at least 1 less than jerboa) - Scar of the Paralytic Venom

=== Announcement 4 - Summit Academy Customs ===
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These customs will be added to our current collection, providing you with a wide variety of ways to feel more like you while you destroy your enemies or utter words you shouldn't say in polite company. This year, you'll note many options with a sun-scorched desert flair!

* Spell Preps
* Urchin Guides
* Signature Verbs
* Log Phrases
* Death Messages
* Swears
* Spell and bolt customs
* CMAN customs

These customs are brought to you by Casil, Elidi, Elysani, Gyres, Kaonashi, Mariath, Marstreforn, Sindin, Thandiwe, Valyrka, and Xynwen.

An enormous thank you to Isten, our QCer, who had a monstrous task to review.

=== Announcement 3 - Diriko ===
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The last of the scaffolding had come down three days prior, and the landing smelled of fresh-cut stone and linseed oil. The arrow slits had been fitted with glass, their new panes catching the pale alpine light and scattering it in clean lines across the floors. The writing desk, dark and well-oiled, sat precisely where Diriko had placed it on the first day, as though it had always belonged there.

She received the dean of Summit Academy as she received everyone, with stillness, with patience, and with tea that she had prepared before he had finished climbing the stairs.

He was not an unkind man. She had taken care to note that in the years since her arrival. He managed the Academy with the weary competence of someone who had long since traded ambition for endurance, and she respected that quietly, as she respected most things quietly. He accepted the tea, settled into the chair she had placed for him, and began.

Sylinar's name entered the room like bad weather.

She listened without expression as the dean laid out his grievances with the careful precision of a man who had rehearsed them on the stairs. Attendees arriving with devices in need of attention. Requests submitted and unanswered. Correspondence returned unopened or not returned at all. The reputation of the Academy, he said, resting his teacup on his knee, was not well served by a man who could not be found when he was needed. He had sent word four times. Four times. Sylinaar was nowhere to be found.

Diriko folded her hands in her lap and let him finish.

When the last of it had settled into the room, she rose in a single smooth motion and moved to the nearest arrow slit. Below, the grounds of Summit Academy spread themselves in the late afternoon light, the old hedgerows casting long shadows across the cobbled paths. A groundskeeper moved along the far edge, tending to the snow and ice in turn. A student crossed from the east dormitory with her nose in a book, nearly walked into a post, and corrected herself without looking up.

Diriko watched, and said nothing.

The silence stretched. Behind her, she heard the dean shift in his chair. The small sound of his teacup being set carefully on the desk. Another shift.

When she turned, her smile was patient and warm, the smile of a woman who had seen a great deal and found most of it more interesting than alarming.

"I understand your frustration," she said, returning to her place with the unhurried ease of someone navigating familiar waters. "Sylinar's absence has been an inconvenience, and I do not diminish that." She settled, smoothed the front of her sky blue robe, and met his eyes with her own, clear and steady. "But I would ask you to set that frustration aside, because it is no longer necessary."

The dean opened his mouth.

She continued, gently.

"I worked at that man's side for longer than this Academy has stood. What he knows of enhancives, of charge and capacity and permanency, I know also. What he can do with a device brought to him in need, I can do here, at this desk, in this tower, which is no longer his." She paused, letting her words sink in with measured stillness. "Your attendees need not wonder where to bring their concerns. They need only climb these stairs."

She folded her hands into the sleeves of her robes and let the silence return, though this time it was a different kind entirely and she did not let it linger nearly as long.

"More tea?" she asked.

The famed erithi [[Sylinaar|Diriko]], will be available in Sylinaar's tower throughout the festivities to offer the same services that Sylinaar does at Ebon Gate.

=== Announcement 4 - 2026 Shop Announcement ===
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{| class="wikitable"
|'''New Shops'''
|'''Refreshed Shops'''
|'''Reopening Shops'''
|'''Last Run Shops'''
|-
|Better in the Saddle || Artistic Expressions || All About That Lace || [[RWShop:Common Weaves|Common Weaves]]
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|Bowl Me Over || Braid and Mane || Baaarnyard Bounty || [[RWShop:Earthtones|Earthtones]]
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|Claws and Effect || Can't Stop That Weaving || Bad Wolf Clothing || [[RWShop:Irons in the Fire|Irons in the Fire]]
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|Dessert Vibes || Charmed, I'm Sure || Barn with It || [[RWShop:Lambs Among Wolves|Lamb Among Wolves]]
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|Dhu Impression || Colorful Carapace, The || Bee's Knees, The || [[RWShop:Mount'N'Cloak|Mount'N'Cloak]]
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|Insurmountable || Common Weaves || Been Shanked Lately? || [[RWShop:Notcher Style|Notcher Style]]
|-
|Moody Jewels || Container Yourself || Born to Adorn || [[RWShop:On The Wing|On the Wing]]
|-
|Secondhand Sorcery || Curio Minds || Brass Ring, The || [[RWShop:Poiret & Company|Poiret & Company]]
|-
|Song Sung Blue || Enlightened Pages || Breaking Bread || [[RWShop:Robes of Resistance|Robes of Resistance]]
|-
|Straight and Arrow || Ewe Vixen || Bugs on Parade || [[RWShop:The Spirits Within|Spirits Within]]
|-
|Sunscar Sanctum || First Class Plane Ticket || Call of the Wild || [[RWShop:Tinkers Toys|Tinkers Toys]]
|-
|Uvaldov's Pinions and Cogs || Folded Lotus, The || Cervidae Corral ||
|-
|Wax Poetic || Galloping Gait, The || Clodhoppers ||
|-
|Webs We Weave, The || Gnomish Gnails || Cog and Zephyr ||
|-
| || Honeyed Gears || Couturier's Retreat ||
|-
| || Horsing Around || Crafter's Hearth ||
|-
| || Knight Way, The || Creative Couture ||
|-
| || Lofty Affair, A || Daily Dip, The ||
|-
| || Moving on Up || Deerner Time ||
|-
| || Palette Perfections || Devote Alloys ||
|-
| || Peaked Interest || Diminishing Demises ||
|-
| || Purls of Wisdom || Eight-legged Innovators ||
|-
| || Tinker's Toys || Ferocious Eyes ||
|-
| || Tomeward Bound || Flanked Bags, The ||
|-
| || Trim and Polish || Fryc and Shives Innovations ||
|-
| || Unfurling Battle || Gallant Groom, The ||
|-
| || Vaunt It and Flaunt It || GemStoned ||
|-
| || Vintage Visions || Gift Horse, The ||
|-
| || What Remains || Gifts of Atan Irith ||
|-
| || || Girlybird, The ||
|-
| || || Goin' Stag ||
|-
| || || Grand Stables ||
|-
| || || Greater of Two Weevils, The ||
|-
| || || Holy Sheaths ||
|-
| || || Horn and Mane ||
|-
| || || ImPressions ||
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| || || Leaping Leezards ||
|-
| || || Legendairy ||
|-
| || || Lesser of Two Weevils, The ||
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| || || Little Ticker ||
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| || || Lizard Nest, The ||
|-
| || || Lizard Vivarium ||
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| || || Merited Metalworks ||
|-
| || || Milkin' It ||
|-
| || || Obsidian Raiment ||
|-
| || || Off the Chain ||
|-
| || || Ostler's Den ||
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| || || Pitcher Perfect ||
|-
| || || Quit Stallin' ||
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| || || Rollin' In The Greens ||
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| || || Rolton Pens ||
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| || || Roundabout Racers ||
|-
| || || Saddle Me Up ||
|-
| || || Starry Lotus, The ||
|-
| || || Steaming Mugs ||
|-
| || || Tempered Threads ||
|-
| || || Tiu & Qaiteke ||
|-
| || || Tortoise Enclosure ||
|-
| || || Ursine Emporium ||
|-
| || || Ursine Paddock ||
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| || || View from a Stag ||
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| || || Virelion Hall ||
|-
| || || Whirl and Twirl ||
|-
| || || Woodn't Yew ||
|}
=== Announcement 5 - New Lore ===
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Beneath the shifting sands of the Sea of Fire and Southron Wastes, as well as the suffocating canopy of the southern jungles and elsewhere throughout Elanthia, a silent watcher lies in wait. The scrape of chitin against stone and the sharp whistle of a raised stinger descending are often the only warnings a traveler receives before encountering one of the more intimidating members of the arachnid world -- the scorpion. Scorpions have occupied the dark corners of Elanthia since the ancient ages, outlasting empires and surviving cataclysms that claimed far softer creatures.

Enjoy this New Lore Document, providing details about the [[The_Silent_Watch:_Scorpions_of_Elanthia|Scorpions of Elanthia.]]

Created by GM Gyres, Thandiwe, Warlockes, and Xynwen, this document outlines the various cultures that interact with these dangerous animals.

=== Announcement 6 - Pet Adjustment ===
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After careful review, we are making the following adjustment:

* Fox Hunt - This year you will have a 50/50 chance to find a Songbird Egg instead of a Bugle. Starting next year, you will only be able to find a Songbird Egg.
* Pixie Hunt - This year, you'll have a chance to find a Jerboa Rainstick instead of a Bell.

'''Ewe Vixen'''
: Lamb Summoning Devices (bell) are being reduced to 250,000 raikhen.
: Fox Summoning Devices (bugle) are being reduced to 250,000 raikhen.
: Jerboa Summoning Devices (rainstick) will be offered at 250,000 raikhen.

'''Song Sung Blue'''
: Premade Songbird Summoning Devices (egg) are being reduced to 250,000 raikhen.
: Randomizing Songbird Summoning Devices (egg) are being reduced to 200,000 raikhen.

== Teasers ==
=== Teaser 1 - Papermaker Update ===
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This year at Rumor Woods, the [[Papermaker]] is getting its final update and unlocks. These unlocks can all be found in the shop Enlightened Pages.

The following nouns have been added to the papermaker:
* bookmark
* codicil
* dedication
* deed
* depiction
* dispatch
* doodle
* landscape
* mural
* picture
* portrait
* roll
* rubbing
* scrap
* sign
* sketch
* slip
* tract
* voucher

The following articles have been added to the papermaker:
* a charred
* a damp
* a delicate
* a dusty
* a filmy
* a frayed
* a gauzy
* a grimy
* a heraldic
* a humid
* a large
* a limp
* a matted
* a moldy
* a musk-scented
* a musky
* a notched
* a pale
* a pleated
* a rose-scented
* a scorched
* a sheer
* a smoky
* a soiled
* a sooty
* a spotted
* a stained
* a supple
* a tea-stained
* a vellum
* an ashen
* an illuminated
* an ivory
* an oily

Additionally, the papermaker has 2 new tiers.
<pre{{log2}}>
'''Tier 8'''
In the Common language, it reads:
A gear-painted treat box voucher will unlock your Papermaker from Tier 7 to Tier 8. This will grant it the ability to create treat boxes.```

'''Treat Box'''
You analyze the treat box and sense that the creator has provided the following information:
Papermaker Treat Box
Created using the famous papermaker, the box can be customized to your liking. Please be sure to GLANCE at the box to see what your customization options are. Once you've filled the box and completed the design, close it and WRAP it while holding ribbon or yarn to lock in the design and ready it for gifting.
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<pre{{log2}}>
glance my box

Treat Box Design<br>
Once the design process is complete, the box will become a wrapped treat box ready to give away. You may customize it in the following ways:

Box Color: (ADD a Dye) not yet designed<br>
Box Shape: (TURN to shape) not yet selected<br>
Valid shapes: heart, round, star, oval, square, hexagonal, octagonal, scalloped, rectangular<br>
Contents: (PUT items into box) empty

To add color, ADD a dye to the box.<br>
To set a shape, TURN the box to a shape name (e.g., TURN box to HEART).<br>
To fill the box with treats, PUT treats into the box.<br>
Once you are done designing and the box is full, close it and then WRAP while holding a ribbon or yarn. This will lock in the design and use the ribbon or yarn for open/close.
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turn my box to heart<br>
You turn a treat box over in your hands, watching as it transforms into '''a heart-shaped box.'''<br>
Add my dye to my box<br>
With careful hands, you uncork a crystalline vial of vibrant papaya dye and allow a few drops to seep into the surface of a heart-shaped treat box, watching as the color blooms across the box in rich, even tones.<br>
put cookie in my box<br>
With a gentle touch, you nestle an oatmeal raisin cookie into a heart-shaped treat box, settling it carefully into its own little compartment within.
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wrap my box with my ribbon<br>
Please confirm this is the final design you wish to set:

Box Color: vibrant papaya<br>
Box Shape: a heart-shaped<br>
Your final design will be: '''a heart-shaped vibrant papaya treat box tied with a violet-sheened moonflower white chainsil ribbon bow'''

If this design looks correct, then WRAP again in the next 30 seconds to lock in the design.
</pre>

<pre{{log2}}>
> wrap my box with my yarn<br>
Please confirm this is the final design you wish to set:

Box Color: vibrant papaya<br>
Box Shape: a heart-shaped<br>
Your final design will be: '''a heart-shaped vibrant papaya treat box wrapped with lightweight aurora blue angora yarn'''

If this design looks correct, then WRAP again in the next 30 seconds to lock in the design.
</pre>

<pre{{log2}}>
> wrap my box with my yarn<br>
You pull a generous length of yarn from a skein of lightweight aurora blue angora yarn and wind it around a heart-shaped treat box with unhurried care, looping it over and under until satisfied, then finish with a neat knot at the top.

Congratulations! Your a heart-shaped vibrant papaya treat box wrapped with lightweight aurora blue angora yarn is ready to be given away.
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<pre{{log2}}>
You analyze the treat box and sense that the creator has provided the following information:<br>
Papermaker Treat Box<br>
Congratulations! You've been given a heart-shaped vibrant papaya treat box wrapped with lightweight aurora blue angora yarn!<br>
You can interact with your treat box by taking the following actions: GAZE (demeanor based), LICK, OPEN, CLOSE, SHAKE, and SMELL<br>
A heart-shaped vibrant papaya treat box wrapped with lightweight aurora blue angora yarn was designed and wrapped by someone just for you and as such it can never be altered.<br>
Once you have eaten the contents, you can TRASH the box to get rid of the evidence!<br><br>
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All verbs work if the box is open or closed.

'''Tier 9'''<br>
In the Common language, it reads:<br>
A gear-painted award voucher will unlock your Papermaker from Tier 8 to Tier 9. This will grant it the ability to create awards.

<pre{{log2}}>
You analyze the simple award and sense that the creator has provided the following information:
Papermaker Award
Created using the famous papermaker, the award can be customized to fit your needs. Please be sure to GLANCE at the award to see what your customization options are. Once you've completed the design, you can TWIST to lock in the design. This will turn it into your award and prevent the recipient from changing the designs and fields.
</pre>

<pre{{log2}}>
>glance my award
Award Ribbon
Once done the design process is complete, the award will become a ribbon. You may design it in the following ways:

Noun of Award: ribbon
Primary Body: (Add a Ribbon) blank
Embroidery: (Add an Ore) blank
Short Missive: (Whisper a Missive) blank
Back Missive: (Write a Missive) blank

The final design will be:
a color fabric ribbon trailing a metal type-embroidered missive

When looked at, it will display: The award is crafted of a color fabric ribbon and fitted with a simple pin that allows it to be worn. A short missive, embroidered in metallic type thread, reads, "Short Award Reason."

To customize any of these fields, TURN the award to the design field and then ADD the necessary item.
To add a short missive, WHISPER to the award MISSIVE followed by your short missive.
To add a readable description, WRITE on the award.
Once done designing, TWIST to lock in the design.
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add my ribbon to my award <br>
With practiced ease, you lay a brilliant blue silk ribbon in the center of a simple award. It slowly gets absorbed into the piece, leaving nothing behind.<br>
add ore to my award<br>
With practiced ease, you lay a chunk of silver ore in the center of a simple award. It slowly gets absorbed into the piece, leaving nothing behind.<br>
whisp award missive The Best Little Jerboa Hopper<br>
Holding the award close, you whisper your award missive of "The Best Little Jerboa Hopper" and watch as it settles into place on the award.<br>
write my award ; This award goes to Thumble Bump for being the best little jerboa hopper we've ever seen.<br>
You carefully turn your award over and begin inscribing on its back in Common. Your feather quill glides deliberately across the surface, each stroke precise and intentional. Upon finishing, you turn the award over once more and admire your work with a critical eye.<br>
>twist my ribbon
<pre{{log2}}>
Please confirm that this is the design you wish to make:

Long Description: a bright blue silk ribbon trailing a sterling silver-embroidered missive
Look Description: The ribbon is crafted of a bright blue silk and fitted with a simple pin that allows it to be worn. A short missive, embroidered in sterling silver thread, reads, "The Best Little Jerboa Hopper." There appears to be something written on the back.

If this design looks correct, then TWIST again in the next 30 seconds to lock in the design.
</pre>

<pre{{log2}}>
twist my ribbon
Congratulations! You've created a bright blue silk ribbon trailing a sterling silver-embroidered missive.
</pre>

<pre{{log2}}>
You analyze the silk ribbon and sense that the creator has provided the following information:
Papermaker Award
Congratulations! You've been awarded a bright blue silk ribbon trailing a sterling silver-embroidered missive!
You can interact with your silk ribbon by taking the following actions:
BEAM, COVER, KISS, READ, and WAVE
A bright blue silk ribbon trailing a sterling silver-embroidered missive was designed by someone for you and as such it can never be altered.
</pre>
=== Teaser 2 - Prismatic Curio===
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'''Rumor Woods - Prismatic Curio'''

A brand-new illusionary accessory for the fashion-forward adventurer.

What It Does,
The Prismatic Curio is a wearable item that lets you project illusionary colors, metals, and gems across your worn accessories. When someone LOOKs at you, every eligible accessory appears to feature your chosen accent -- without changing a single item.

Pick a color. Pick a metal. Pick a gem. Or pick all three at once. Your outfit, your rules.

What it affects: Worn accessories (clothing, jewelry, containers, etc.)
What it excludes: Weapons, armor, shields, tattoos, and hidden items.

How It Works,
Configure your illusions by whispering to the curio, then prod it to bring them to life:

WHISPER <curio> COLOR SET <name> Choose a color illusion
WHISPER <curio> METAL SET <name> Choose a metal illusion
WHISPER <curio> GEM SET <name> Choose a gem illusion
WHISPER <curio> <type> LIST Browse available options
WHISPER <curio> <type> VIEW Check your current setting
WHISPER <curio> <type> CLEAR Remove an illusion
WHISPER <curio> HELP Full help menu
PROD <curio> Toggle ALL illusions on/off
TURN <curio> COLOR/METAL/GEM Toggle a single illusion on/off

Tier System,
The curio comes in two tiers:

Tier 1 (Base),
~260 colors (first half of the palette),
10 metals: mithril, ora, imflass, glaes, vultite, eahnor, vaalorn, mithglin, faenor,
Common and uncommon gems (levels 0–4),

Tier 2 (Certificate Upgrade),
Full color palette (~520+ colors),
All 25 metals, adding: drakar, rhimar, zorchar, gornar, golvern, rolaren, kelyn, razern, eonake, veil iron, alexandrite, bronze, obsidian, electrum, platinum,
Rarer gems (levels 0–7),
Half-power mode — apply your illusion to every other eligible item for a subtler, mixed look,

Upgrade from Tier 1 to Tier 2 with a Prismatic Curio Upgrade Certificate. Hold the certificate in one hand and the curio in the other, then REDEEM it. In Palette Perfections you will find the curio priced at 5k and the unlock 1250.

Details & Notes,
The curio is purely cosmetic — it changes only what others see, never the items themselves.,
Works with hyphenated descriptors like mithril-worked, ruby-set, crimson-hued, and more.,
Incompatible with the Shimmer Trinket — only one appearance-altering item can be active at a time.,
A small number of restricted gems (doomstone, urglaes,etc), metals, and colors are permanently disabled.

=== Teaser 3 - Beeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees===
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=== Teaser 4 - Songbirds ===
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'''[Rumor Woods 2026] - Songbirds Are Here!'''

Songbirds Are Here! ,
Now in Elanthia -- Songbirds -- found in the new Rumor Woods shop, Song Sung Blue.
Each songbird hatches from a unique egg with its own combination of body plumage, wing accents, crest color, tail feathers, and eye color -- over nine million possible appearances. No two birds should look quite the same.

Hatching,
Your songbird begins life as a simple egg that hides its colorful inner shell and bird. Simply EXHALE on it to bond, and watch as the shell cracks and your new companion emerges, shaking off fragments and greeting you with its first chirp. The eggshell becomes a tiny whistle adorned with feathers in your bird's colors -- your way to call them back whenever you need.

A Companion with more life!,
Songbirds aren't just cosmetic. They're living their best life, and they act like it.

They get hungry. Feed them foraged seeds or live insects to keep them healthy and vibrant. A well-fed bird is colorful and lively; a neglected one grows thin, patchy, and eventually falls comatose -- though a meal will always bring them back.,
They hunt on their own. A hungry bird will snatch bugs from the ground when it spots them. (Bugs on Parade),
They react to the world. Your bird notices nearby creatures (and often tries, adorably, to look intimidating), investigates other players, and behaves differently around people it recognizes as friendly versus strangers.,
They worry about you. If you're wounded, your songbird will worry and try to help you, plus more!,

Personality,
Your songbird has opinions about the people around you. It'll chirp friendly greetings and drop tiny gifts at the feet of people it likes -- and pointedly turn its back and fluff its tail feathers at those it doesn't. It might land briefly on a friend's shoulder to say hello, or tuck its head under its wing to ignore someone it finds disagreeable.

Pet-to-Pet Interactions,
Songbirds are social creatures. When two songbirds meet, they might burst into a spontaneous duet, preen each other's feathers, or chase each other in playful aerial spirals. They also interact with other pet types -- riding a fox's tail, landing between a lamb's ears, stealing shiny things from lizards, and engaging in dramatic aerial showdowns with dragonflies.

For Bards,
If you're a bard, your songbird is your duet partner. It listens to how you play and matches your style -- singing a mournful accompaniment to somber melodies, chirping rapid-fire alongside fast tempo pieces, or belting out a rousing harmony when you play something inspiring. It'll even try to sing along during loresinging (emphasis on try).

Message Delivery,
Write a message on a slip of parchment, and your songbird will carry it across town to another player -- up to three times a day. It'll swoop down to the recipient, chirp brightly, and drop the note at their feet before winging its way back to you.

Shoulder Perch & Verbs,
Wear your songbird on your shoulder where it'll nestle in, preen its feathers, and occasionally nod off. You can also PET, RUB, TICKLE, KISS, HUG, and POKE your bird (results vary). And yes -- very rarely, your shoulder companion will leave you a little... surprise. Nothing a good RUB won't fix.

How to Get One,
Songbird eggs are now available at Rumor Woods in the shop Song Sung Blue .

You have two paths to your feathered best friend:
Natural Eggs -- Take your chances with nature. Your bird's colors will be a complete surprise -- you never know what combination you'll get until that shell cracks open.,
Magically Encouraged Eggs -- For those with a specific vision in mind, these eggs have been coaxed into producing a particular set of colors. Pick your palette and hatch with confidence.,

--- * Please note that songbird alters will be rare and exactly none are currently planned.
Happy hatching! ~GM Ivry

=== Teaser 5 - Clockwerke Weapons ===
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Clockwerke Weapons will be available at Rumor Woods 2026!

Tier 1/OTS - comes with some fluff verbs and you can TURN it to pick between slashing, piercing, or crushing standard ability flares. Point-and-click is enable with this feature, titled Modularity.

=== Teaser 6 - Basketifier Update ===
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This Rumor Woods, the [[Basketifier]] is getting an additional unlock. This new tier, Tier 5, will unlock the ability to have Tableware additions to your basket.

After unlocking the basket, you will see a new analyze addition:

<pre{{log2}}>

'''SPECIAL TABLEWARE UNLOCK'''
Because your basket has been unlocked to the 5th tier, you are now able to add utensils, plates, saucers, or napkins with special certificates. To see which you already have installed, please GAZE at the basket.
'''In Basket Form:'''
'''WHISPER''' - To obtain a single copy of the item.
'''GAZE''' - To see the full list of unlocked tableware items.
'''In Table Form:'''
* Upon becoming a table, your tableware items will be stacked on the table.
* GET will allow you, or anyone using your table, to obtain a tableware item.

All tableware items are marked as junk to allow you to throw them away when you are near trash barrels. This includes the trash basket stored under your table when it is out. Throwing away a tableware item does not destroy those contained in your basket.
</pre>

In addition to this new tier 5 unlock, you may purchase '''tableware''' vouchers that will add the specific type to your basket. For example:

* You glance down to see '''a monogrammed white voucher''' in your right hand and '''a lace-edged slate blue napkin''' elegantly embroidered with kissing wrens in your left hand.
<pre{{log2}}>
You analyze the white voucher and sense that the creator has provided the following information:
Basketifier Tableware Voucher
A monogrammed white voucher is designed to allow you to add specific types of items to your basket. This particular voucher has been created to allow you to add a napkin to a Basketifier basket that is at least Tier 5.

Alterations
Any willing merchant may modify this voucher, however, you can also ADD a napkin that is predesigned to your voucher. [Syntax: ADD {my} {tableware type} to {my} voucher.] Be warned, this will consume your item. Your tableware item may have a long or show.

Tableware Design: a monogrammed white linen napkin with a long description. It is crafted of cloth.
The long description is: a a monogrammed white linen napkin embroidered with bright red whorls

To use a monogrammed white voucher, POINT it at your unlocked basketifier (must be tier 5). [Syntax: POINT {my} voucher at {my} BASKET.] If there is a design in place, then you will be required to CONFIRM that you are updating that particular tableware item.
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*add my napkin to my voucher
As you bring your a lace-edged slate blue napkin elegantly embroidered with kissing wrens close to a monogrammed white voucher, you realize that the napkin will be completely consumed by the process. If this is acceptable, then ADD napkin to voucher again in the next 30 seconds.
*add my napkin to my voucher
With praticed ease, you lay a lace-edged slate blue napkin elegantly embroidered with kissing wrens in the center of a monogrammed white voucher. It slowly gets absorbed into the piece, leaving nothing behind.

'''[OOC Note: ANALYZE the voucher to see your addition.]'''

<pre{{log2}}>
You analyze the white voucher and sense that the creator has provided the following information:
Basketifier Tableware Voucher
A monogrammed white voucher is designed to allow you to add specific types of items to your basket. This particular voucher has been created to allow you to add a napkin to a Basketifier basket that is at least Tier 5.

Alterations
Any willing merchant may modify this voucher, however, you can also ADD a napkin that is predesigned to your voucher. [Syntax: ADD {my} {tableware type} to {my} voucher.] Be warned, this will consume your item. Your tableware item may have a long or show.

Tableware Design: '''a lace-edged slate grey napkin with a long description. It is crafted of fabric.'''
The show description is: '''a lace-edged slate blue napkin elegantly embroidered with kissing wrens'''

To use a monogrammed white voucher, POINT it at your unlocked basketifier (must be tier 5). [Syntax: POINT {my} voucher at {my} BASKET.] If there is a design in place, then you will be required to CONFIRM that you are updating that particular tableware item.
</pre>

* point my voucher at my bask
It would appear you already have a design in this spot. Adding the voucher to it will override the old design and create a new one. If you want to do this, then please POINT the voucher at the basket again in the next 30 seconds.
* point my voucher at my bask

You point your white voucher at a monogrammed white voucher, allowing the magic stored within the tiny piece of paper to do its thing. After several seconds, the voucher turns into motes of light that descend upon the basket, dissolving into its form.

'''[OOC NOTE: You can now GAZE at the basket to see your tableware addition.]'''
<pre{{log2}}>
> gaze my basket
Gazing over the various tableware items stored within your basket, you mentally catalog each in turn:

'''Fork:''' a fancy sterling silver fork descending into a buttercup handle
'''Spoon:''' a tarnished sterling silver spoon with a bent handle
'''Knife:''' an oak-handled blackened steel knife with a serrated edge
'''Chopsticks:''' a pair of twisted hazel chopsticks left natural at the ends
'''Teaspoon:''' a tarnished sterling silver teaspoon with a bent handle
'''Plate:''' a nacre-edged white porcelain plate center-painted in a blooming rose
'''Saucer:''' a delicate white porcelain saucer painted in overlapping posies
'''Napkin:''' a lace-edged slate blue napkin elegantly embroidered with kissing wrens
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There will be vouchers for: Tier 5 unlock, fork, spoon, knife, chopsticks, teaspoon, plate, saucer, and napkin additions. You can also buy new baskets and all previous unlocks in Bowl Me Over (A shop designed by Elysani).

Lastly, GM Vanah and Elysani paired up to create an NPC that will work on adding long descriptions to the aforementioned items. This NPC works the same as the other +long description NPCs, charging a nominal fee for the work.

You can find the culter and the potter in Elenesse Atelier, Alcove.

One final note:
<pre{{log2}}>
You analyze the slate grey napkin and sense that the creator has provided the following information:
Basketifier Napkin
Created by a Basketifier, the napkin is a disposable item. You may alter it at your own risk, but be warned that it will not be replaced if you throw it away.
It has access to the following verbs: DUST (flick crumbs off clothing), PUSH (clean a spot on chest-worn), RUB (clean mouth), EXHALE (catch a sneeze), CRY (dab tears), TAP (dab lips), and WAVE (be a bit dramatic)
</pre>

=== Teaser 7 - New Shop: Better in the Saddle ===
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Rumor Woods has a brand-new shop for all you riders out there! Better in the Saddle is now open on the grounds, featuring saddles crafted for your favorite mounts:

* Bears
* Beetles
* Spiders
* Roltons

Swing by Rumor Woods and gear up your trusty steed — no matter how many legs it has.

Special thanks to GM Elysani and GM Thandiwe for their ongoing assistance!

=== Teaser 8 - Dessert Vibes & Tasty Hands Clothing ===
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Rumor Woods 2026 - Dessert Vibes

From the land of miscommunication and additional lettering, I humbly present a new Rumor Woods shop for 2026: '''Dessert Vibes'''!

Found in an auspicious driftwood shack off a broad caravan trail, Confectioner Brixxior and his financial backer, Gentleman Hoorne, invite you to enjoy a taste of the wastes.

Within and upon our very clean surfaces, you'll find a plethora of confectionary delights that you'll want to preserve in your basketifiers for generations to come. Sweet, sweet scorpions? Check. Sugary serpents? You bet. A marzipan jerboa? So cute you must devour. A candied troll toe? Uh oh.

The main attraction, however, is a new fun, fluffy, and sugar-dusted sartorial delight: '''Tasty Hands Clothing'''.

Tasty Hands Clothing are front-worn aprons that can be stuffed full of tasty treats. You can use one of a few different verbs to interact with any confections stored inside. For example, here's what happens with you FIDGET with an apron:

'''>fidget my apron'''

''You reach into the pocket at the front of your candy pattern apron, running your hand over some links of greasy sausage. You then bring the greasy sausage up to your nose and inhale with all your might. Closing your eyes, you sigh deeply as the fragrances of the sausage lingers in your nostrils and on your hands. Eyes still closed, you quickly slip the morsel back into your apron.''

Want to change targets, just TURN your apron!

'''>turn my apron'''

''You've decided to turn your focus away from some links of greasy sausage and instead focus on a candied troll toe.''

Now, sample the delicate flavors within to your heart's content without consuming a charge of the food!

''Hoorne reaches into a sugar-dusted candy pattern apron and carefully selects a candied troll toe from within. Bringing the toe up to his mouth, he takes a big lick. He takes a deep breath, his eyes unfocused as if he is contemplating the flavors of the toe. Then, nodding in satisfaction, he slips the toe back into his apron.''

This will allow you to enjoy delicious flavor messaging to your heart's content!

'''>lick my apron'''

''You reach into a sugar-dusted candy pattern apron and carefully select a candied troll toe from within. Bringing the toe up to your mouth, you take a big lick. Oh no. Was that a mistake? A wave of sweet sugar leads out a funky, metallic aftertaste that lingers on the tongue. Notes of wet garbage, blooming fungus, and pungent blood soon overwhelm the senses.''

''Nodding in satisfaction, you slip the toe back into your apron.''

Tasty Hands Clothing items can be altered, but must remain something reasonable and front-worn. They come fully unlocked for a mere 1,000 raikhen.

A hearty thanks to GM Thandiwe, Ethereal, and Flannihan for their support on this project!

Enjoy!

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''<big>'''Rumor Woods''' and '''Summit Academy''' are open from April 10th, 2026 at 9 PM EDT to May 3rd, 2025 at 11:59 PM EDT. The box office closes on April 30th at approximately 11:55 PM EDT.</big>''

On Discord, please follow our [https://discord.com/channels/226045346399256576/1120873800712601663 Read Only Updates].

Also, please consider joining our [https://discord.com/channels/226045346399256576/594009994953883648/1226340340227903498 discussion channel] for Rumor Woods.

== Informational Posts ==

=== Information Post 1 - How to Earn Currency===

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| date = 4/7/2024
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For those new to Rumor Woods, here's a reminder of how to earn Currency:

* Jousting - There are two entrances to jousting. One will support the Beetle Team and the other the Spider Team. When you enter, you select your equipment (though you can use your own) and a mount (though you can use your own). From there you
* Instructions:
# Present your sunburst marker at the entry table. (GO ENTRY TABLE)
# Select a mount from the paddock. (GET [MOUNT])
# Select a lance from the weapon rack. (GET [LANCE])
# Select a shield from the shield display. (GET [SHIELD])
# Present yourself at the entry table again. (GO ENTRY TABLE)
# Crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and hear the lamentations of their significant others!
Spider Entry - 8208002
Beetle Entry - 8208001
* [[Fox Hunt]] - Bugle is still the rare prize for a fox pet.
* [[Pixie Hunt]] - Bell is still the rare prize for a lamb pet.

=== Information Post 2 - Areas of Interest ===
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| date = 4/7/2024
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'''[[Rumor_Woods/Areas_of_interest | Areas of Interest at Rumor Woods]]:'''
* '''The Aspen Grove''' has multiple Inn Room-like tents scattered throughout the area as the Aspen Grove itself is just like an Inn. There is a Tavern w. Tables, drinks and food.
* '''Summit Academy''' is a college. It has an Ellipse at its heart that is for socializing and getting warm drinks.
* '''Cysaelotar''' was built by Aelotoi visitors and is a natural area filled witha variety of wonders.

== Announcements ==

=== Announcement 1 - Theme ===
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This season’s theme draws inspiration from sunbaked sands and wind-carved horizons, bringing a new palette and a new spirit to the woods. As always, our offerings will remain varied, but many of this year’s highlights carry a distinctly desert flavor.

The tournament returns with a new rivalry: Scorpion versus Jerboa.

Each side will bear its own colors:
* A beige jerboa on a field of myrtle green,
* A jet black scorpion on a field of copper,

This year’s festival mount will be the scorpion, accompanied by new lore released alongside it.

For a special twist, the Fox Hunt will change its quarry for one year only. Instead of the fox, participants will have the chance to win a jerboa pet.

Prefer not to run the hunt? No worries. The jerboa will also be available through Ewe Vixen.

Sands are shifting. Rivalries are stirring.

Rumor Woods awaits.

Event begins April 10th, 2026, at 9:30 PM EDT.

=== Announcement 2 - Titles ===
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* 100 wins for Jerboa - Companion of the Desert Hopper (any number of wins)
* 500 wins for Jerboa - Knight of the Swift Dunerunner (any number of wins)
* 100 wins for Scorpion - Disciple of the Black Sting (any number of wins)
* 500 wins for Scorpion - Knight of the Paralyzing Strike (any number of wins)
* Jerboa wins & you have 100 runs (plus at least 1 greater than scorpion) - Messenger of the Shifting Sands
* Jerboa wins & you have 100 runs (plus at least 1 less than scorpion) - Witness of the Fractured Burrow
* Scorpion wins & you have 100 runs (plus at least 1 greater than jerboa) - Harbinger of the Burning Venom
* Scorpion wins & you have 100 runs (plus at least 1 less than jerboa) - Scar of the Paralytic Venom

=== Announcement 4 - Summit Academy Customs ===
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| author = GM Casil
| date =4/2/2026
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These customs will be added to our current collection, providing you with a wide variety of ways to feel more like you while you destroy your enemies or utter words you shouldn't say in polite company. This year, you'll note many options with a sun-scorched desert flair!

* Spell Preps
* Urchin Guides
* Signature Verbs
* Log Phrases
* Death Messages
* Swears
* Spell and bolt customs
* CMAN customs

These customs are brought to you by Casil, Elidi, Elysani, Gyres, Kaonashi, Mariath, Marstreforn, Sindin, Thandiwe, Valyrka, and Xynwen.

An enormous thank you to Isten, our QCer, who had a monstrous task to review.

=== Announcement 3 - Diriko ===
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The last of the scaffolding had come down three days prior, and the landing smelled of fresh-cut stone and linseed oil. The arrow slits had been fitted with glass, their new panes catching the pale alpine light and scattering it in clean lines across the floors. The writing desk, dark and well-oiled, sat precisely where Diriko had placed it on the first day, as though it had always belonged there.

She received the dean of Summit Academy as she received everyone, with stillness, with patience, and with tea that she had prepared before he had finished climbing the stairs.

He was not an unkind man. She had taken care to note that in the years since her arrival. He managed the Academy with the weary competence of someone who had long since traded ambition for endurance, and she respected that quietly, as she respected most things quietly. He accepted the tea, settled into the chair she had placed for him, and began.

Sylinar's name entered the room like bad weather.

She listened without expression as the dean laid out his grievances with the careful precision of a man who had rehearsed them on the stairs. Attendees arriving with devices in need of attention. Requests submitted and unanswered. Correspondence returned unopened or not returned at all. The reputation of the Academy, he said, resting his teacup on his knee, was not well served by a man who could not be found when he was needed. He had sent word four times. Four times. Sylinaar was nowhere to be found.

Diriko folded her hands in her lap and let him finish.

When the last of it had settled into the room, she rose in a single smooth motion and moved to the nearest arrow slit. Below, the grounds of Summit Academy spread themselves in the late afternoon light, the old hedgerows casting long shadows across the cobbled paths. A groundskeeper moved along the far edge, tending to the snow and ice in turn. A student crossed from the east dormitory with her nose in a book, nearly walked into a post, and corrected herself without looking up.

Diriko watched, and said nothing.

The silence stretched. Behind her, she heard the dean shift in his chair. The small sound of his teacup being set carefully on the desk. Another shift.

When she turned, her smile was patient and warm, the smile of a woman who had seen a great deal and found most of it more interesting than alarming.

"I understand your frustration," she said, returning to her place with the unhurried ease of someone navigating familiar waters. "Sylinar's absence has been an inconvenience, and I do not diminish that." She settled, smoothed the front of her sky blue robe, and met his eyes with her own, clear and steady. "But I would ask you to set that frustration aside, because it is no longer necessary."

The dean opened his mouth.

She continued, gently.

"I worked at that man's side for longer than this Academy has stood. What he knows of enhancives, of charge and capacity and permanency, I know also. What he can do with a device brought to him in need, I can do here, at this desk, in this tower, which is no longer his." She paused, letting her words sink in with measured stillness. "Your attendees need not wonder where to bring their concerns. They need only climb these stairs."

She folded her hands into the sleeves of her robes and let the silence return, though this time it was a different kind entirely and she did not let it linger nearly as long.

"More tea?" she asked.

The famed erithi [[Sylinaar|Diriko]], will be available in Sylinaar's tower throughout the festivities to offer the same services that Sylinaar does at Ebon Gate.

=== Announcement 4 - 2026 Shop Announcement ===
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{| class="wikitable"
|'''New Shops'''
|'''Refreshed Shops'''
|'''Reopening Shops'''
|'''Last Run Shops'''
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|Better in the Saddle || Artistic Expressions || All About That Lace || [[RWShop:Common Weaves|Common Weaves]]
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|Bowl Me Over || Braid and Mane || Baaarnyard Bounty || [[RWShop:Earthtones|Earthtones]]
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|Claws and Effect || Can't Stop That Weaving || Bad Wolf Clothing || [[RWShop:Irons in the Fire|Irons in the Fire]]
|-
|Dessert Vibes || Charmed, I'm Sure || Barn with It || [[RWShop:Lambs Among Wolves|Lamb Among Wolves]]
|-
|Dhu Impression || Colorful Carapace, The || Bee's Knees, The || [[RWShop:Mount'N'Cloak|Mount'N'Cloak]]
|-
|Insurmountable || Common Weaves || Been Shanked Lately? || [[RWShop:Notcher Style|Notcher Style]]
|-
|Moody Jewels || Container Yourself || Born to Adorn || [[RWShop:On The Wing|On the Wing]]
|-
|Secondhand Sorcery || Curio Minds || Brass Ring, The || [[RWShop:Poiret & Company|Poiret & Company]]
|-
|Song Sung Blue || Enlightened Pages || Breaking Bread || [[RWShop:Robes of Resistance|Robes of Resistance]]
|-
|Straight and Arrow || Ewe Vixen || Bugs on Parade || [[RWShop:The Spirits Within|Spirits Within]]
|-
|Sunscar Sanctum || First Class Plane Ticket || Call of the Wild || [[RWShop:Tinkers Toys|Tinkers Toys]]
|-
|Uvaldov's Pinions and Cogs || Folded Lotus, The || Cervidae Corral ||
|-
|Wax Poetic || Galloping Gait, The || Clodhoppers ||
|-
|Webs We Weave, The || Gnomish Gnails || Cog and Zephyr ||
|-
| || Honeyed Gears || Couturier's Retreat ||
|-
| || Horsing Around || Crafter's Hearth ||
|-
| || Knight Way, The || Creative Couture ||
|-
| || Lofty Affair, A || Daily Dip, The ||
|-
| || Moving on Up || Deerner Time ||
|-
| || Palette Perfections || Devote Alloys ||
|-
| || Peaked Interest || Diminishing Demises ||
|-
| || Purls of Wisdom || Eight-legged Innovators ||
|-
| || Tinker's Toys || Ferocious Eyes ||
|-
| || Tomeward Bound || Flanked Bags, The ||
|-
| || Trim and Polish || Fryc and Shives Innovations ||
|-
| || Unfurling Battle || Gallant Groom, The ||
|-
| || Vaunt It and Flaunt It || GemStoned ||
|-
| || Vintage Visions || Gift Horse, The ||
|-
| || What Remains || Gifts of Atan Irith ||
|-
| || || Girlybird, The ||
|-
| || || Goin' Stag ||
|-
| || || Grand Stables ||
|-
| || || Greater of Two Weevils, The ||
|-
| || || Holy Sheaths ||
|-
| || || Horn and Mane ||
|-
| || || ImPressions ||
|-
| || || Leaping Leezards ||
|-
| || || Legendairy ||
|-
| || || Lesser of Two Weevils, The ||
|-
| || || Little Ticker ||
|-
| || || Lizard Nest, The ||
|-
| || || Lizard Vivarium ||
|-
| || || Merited Metalworks ||
|-
| || || Milkin' It ||
|-
| || || Obsidian Raiment ||
|-
| || || Off the Chain ||
|-
| || || Ostler's Den ||
|-
| || || Pitcher Perfect ||
|-
| || || Quit Stallin' ||
|-
| || || Rollin' In The Greens ||
|-
| || || Rolton Pens ||
|-
| || || Roundabout Racers ||
|-
| || || Saddle Me Up ||
|-
| || || Starry Lotus, The ||
|-
| || || Steaming Mugs ||
|-
| || || Tempered Threads ||
|-
| || || Tiu & Qaiteke ||
|-
| || || Tortoise Enclosure ||
|-
| || || Ursine Emporium ||
|-
| || || Ursine Paddock ||
|-
| || || View from a Stag ||
|-
| || || Virelion Hall ||
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| || || Whirl and Twirl ||
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=== Announcement 5 - New Lore ===
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| author = GM Thandiwe
| date = 4/3/2026
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Beneath the shifting sands of the Sea of Fire and Southron Wastes, as well as the suffocating canopy of the southern jungles and elsewhere throughout Elanthia, a silent watcher lies in wait. The scrape of chitin against stone and the sharp whistle of a raised stinger descending are often the only warnings a traveler receives before encountering one of the more intimidating members of the arachnid world -- the scorpion. Scorpions have occupied the dark corners of Elanthia since the ancient ages, outlasting empires and surviving cataclysms that claimed far softer creatures.

Enjoy this New Lore Document, providing details about the [[The_Silent_Watch:_Scorpions_of_Elanthia|Scorpions of Elanthia.]]

Created by GM Gyres, Thandiwe, Warlockes, and Xynwen, this document outlines the various cultures that interact with these dangerous animals.

=== Announcement 6 - Pet Adjustment ===
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After careful review, we are making the following adjustment:

* Fox Hunt - This year you will have a 50/50 chance to find a Songbird Egg instead of a Bugle. Starting next year, you will only be able to find a Songbird Egg.
* Pixie Hunt - This year, you'll have a chance to find a Jerboa Rainstick instead of a Bell.

'''Ewe Vixen'''
: Lamb Summoning Devices (bell) are being reduced to 250,000 raikhen.
: Fox Summoning Devices (bugle) are being reduced to 250,000 raikhen.
: Jerboa Summoning Devices (rainstick) will be offered at 250,000 raikhen.

'''Song Sung Blue'''
: Premade Songbird Summoning Devices (egg) are being reduced to 250,000 raikhen.
: Randomizing Songbird Summoning Devices (egg) are being reduced to 200,000 raikhen.

== Teasers ==
=== Teaser 1 - Papermaker Update ===
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This year at Rumor Woods, the [[Papermaker]] is getting its final update and unlocks. These unlocks can all be found in the shop Enlightened Pages.

The following nouns have been added to the papermaker:
* bookmark
* codicil
* dedication
* deed
* depiction
* dispatch
* doodle
* landscape
* mural
* picture
* portrait
* roll
* rubbing
* scrap
* sign
* sketch
* slip
* tract
* voucher

The following articles have been added to the papermaker:
* a charred
* a damp
* a delicate
* a dusty
* a filmy
* a frayed
* a gauzy
* a grimy
* a heraldic
* a humid
* a large
* a limp
* a matted
* a moldy
* a musk-scented
* a musky
* a notched
* a pale
* a pleated
* a rose-scented
* a scorched
* a sheer
* a smoky
* a soiled
* a sooty
* a spotted
* a stained
* a supple
* a tea-stained
* a vellum
* an ashen
* an illuminated
* an ivory
* an oily

Additionally, the papermaker has 2 new tiers.
<pre{{log2}}>
'''Tier 8'''
In the Common language, it reads:
A gear-painted treat box voucher will unlock your Papermaker from Tier 7 to Tier 8. This will grant it the ability to create treat boxes.```

'''Treat Box'''
You analyze the treat box and sense that the creator has provided the following information:
Papermaker Treat Box
Created using the famous papermaker, the box can be customized to your liking. Please be sure to GLANCE at the box to see what your customization options are. Once you've filled the box and completed the design, close it and WRAP it while holding ribbon or yarn to lock in the design and ready it for gifting.
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<pre{{log2}}>
glance my box

Treat Box Design<br>
Once the design process is complete, the box will become a wrapped treat box ready to give away. You may customize it in the following ways:

Box Color: (ADD a Dye) not yet designed<br>
Box Shape: (TURN to shape) not yet selected<br>
Valid shapes: heart, round, star, oval, square, hexagonal, octagonal, scalloped, rectangular<br>
Contents: (PUT items into box) empty

To add color, ADD a dye to the box.<br>
To set a shape, TURN the box to a shape name (e.g., TURN box to HEART).<br>
To fill the box with treats, PUT treats into the box.<br>
Once you are done designing and the box is full, close it and then WRAP while holding a ribbon or yarn. This will lock in the design and use the ribbon or yarn for open/close.
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turn my box to heart<br>
You turn a treat box over in your hands, watching as it transforms into '''a heart-shaped box.'''<br>
Add my dye to my box<br>
With careful hands, you uncork a crystalline vial of vibrant papaya dye and allow a few drops to seep into the surface of a heart-shaped treat box, watching as the color blooms across the box in rich, even tones.<br>
put cookie in my box<br>
With a gentle touch, you nestle an oatmeal raisin cookie into a heart-shaped treat box, settling it carefully into its own little compartment within.
<pre{{log2}}>
wrap my box with my ribbon<br>
Please confirm this is the final design you wish to set:

Box Color: vibrant papaya<br>
Box Shape: a heart-shaped<br>
Your final design will be: '''a heart-shaped vibrant papaya treat box tied with a violet-sheened moonflower white chainsil ribbon bow'''

If this design looks correct, then WRAP again in the next 30 seconds to lock in the design.
</pre>

<pre{{log2}}>
> wrap my box with my yarn<br>
Please confirm this is the final design you wish to set:

Box Color: vibrant papaya<br>
Box Shape: a heart-shaped<br>
Your final design will be: '''a heart-shaped vibrant papaya treat box wrapped with lightweight aurora blue angora yarn'''

If this design looks correct, then WRAP again in the next 30 seconds to lock in the design.
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<pre{{log2}}>
> wrap my box with my yarn<br>
You pull a generous length of yarn from a skein of lightweight aurora blue angora yarn and wind it around a heart-shaped treat box with unhurried care, looping it over and under until satisfied, then finish with a neat knot at the top.

Congratulations! Your a heart-shaped vibrant papaya treat box wrapped with lightweight aurora blue angora yarn is ready to be given away.
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<pre{{log2}}>
You analyze the treat box and sense that the creator has provided the following information:<br>
Papermaker Treat Box<br>
Congratulations! You've been given a heart-shaped vibrant papaya treat box wrapped with lightweight aurora blue angora yarn!<br>
You can interact with your treat box by taking the following actions: GAZE (demeanor based), LICK, OPEN, CLOSE, SHAKE, and SMELL<br>
A heart-shaped vibrant papaya treat box wrapped with lightweight aurora blue angora yarn was designed and wrapped by someone just for you and as such it can never be altered.<br>
Once you have eaten the contents, you can TRASH the box to get rid of the evidence!<br><br>
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All verbs work if the box is open or closed.

'''Tier 9'''<br>
In the Common language, it reads:<br>
A gear-painted award voucher will unlock your Papermaker from Tier 8 to Tier 9. This will grant it the ability to create awards.

<pre{{log2}}>
You analyze the simple award and sense that the creator has provided the following information:
Papermaker Award
Created using the famous papermaker, the award can be customized to fit your needs. Please be sure to GLANCE at the award to see what your customization options are. Once you've completed the design, you can TWIST to lock in the design. This will turn it into your award and prevent the recipient from changing the designs and fields.
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<pre{{log2}}>
>glance my award
Award Ribbon
Once done the design process is complete, the award will become a ribbon. You may design it in the following ways:

Noun of Award: ribbon
Primary Body: (Add a Ribbon) blank
Embroidery: (Add an Ore) blank
Short Missive: (Whisper a Missive) blank
Back Missive: (Write a Missive) blank

The final design will be:
a color fabric ribbon trailing a metal type-embroidered missive

When looked at, it will display: The award is crafted of a color fabric ribbon and fitted with a simple pin that allows it to be worn. A short missive, embroidered in metallic type thread, reads, "Short Award Reason."

To customize any of these fields, TURN the award to the design field and then ADD the necessary item.
To add a short missive, WHISPER to the award MISSIVE followed by your short missive.
To add a readable description, WRITE on the award.
Once done designing, TWIST to lock in the design.
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add my ribbon to my award <br>
With practiced ease, you lay a brilliant blue silk ribbon in the center of a simple award. It slowly gets absorbed into the piece, leaving nothing behind.<br>
add ore to my award<br>
With practiced ease, you lay a chunk of silver ore in the center of a simple award. It slowly gets absorbed into the piece, leaving nothing behind.<br>
whisp award missive The Best Little Jerboa Hopper<br>
Holding the award close, you whisper your award missive of "The Best Little Jerboa Hopper" and watch as it settles into place on the award.<br>
write my award ; This award goes to Thumble Bump for being the best little jerboa hopper we've ever seen.<br>
You carefully turn your award over and begin inscribing on its back in Common. Your feather quill glides deliberately across the surface, each stroke precise and intentional. Upon finishing, you turn the award over once more and admire your work with a critical eye.<br>
>twist my ribbon
<pre{{log2}}>
Please confirm that this is the design you wish to make:

Long Description: a bright blue silk ribbon trailing a sterling silver-embroidered missive
Look Description: The ribbon is crafted of a bright blue silk and fitted with a simple pin that allows it to be worn. A short missive, embroidered in sterling silver thread, reads, "The Best Little Jerboa Hopper." There appears to be something written on the back.

If this design looks correct, then TWIST again in the next 30 seconds to lock in the design.
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<pre{{log2}}>
twist my ribbon
Congratulations! You've created a bright blue silk ribbon trailing a sterling silver-embroidered missive.
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<pre{{log2}}>
You analyze the silk ribbon and sense that the creator has provided the following information:
Papermaker Award
Congratulations! You've been awarded a bright blue silk ribbon trailing a sterling silver-embroidered missive!
You can interact with your silk ribbon by taking the following actions:
BEAM, COVER, KISS, READ, and WAVE
A bright blue silk ribbon trailing a sterling silver-embroidered missive was designed by someone for you and as such it can never be altered.
</pre>
=== Teaser 2 - Prismatic Curio===
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'''Rumor Woods - Prismatic Curio'''

A brand-new illusionary accessory for the fashion-forward adventurer.

What It Does,
The Prismatic Curio is a wearable item that lets you project illusionary colors, metals, and gems across your worn accessories. When someone LOOKs at you, every eligible accessory appears to feature your chosen accent -- without changing a single item.

Pick a color. Pick a metal. Pick a gem. Or pick all three at once. Your outfit, your rules.

What it affects: Worn accessories (clothing, jewelry, containers, etc.)
What it excludes: Weapons, armor, shields, tattoos, and hidden items.

How It Works,
Configure your illusions by whispering to the curio, then prod it to bring them to life:

WHISPER <curio> COLOR SET <name> Choose a color illusion
WHISPER <curio> METAL SET <name> Choose a metal illusion
WHISPER <curio> GEM SET <name> Choose a gem illusion
WHISPER <curio> <type> LIST Browse available options
WHISPER <curio> <type> VIEW Check your current setting
WHISPER <curio> <type> CLEAR Remove an illusion
WHISPER <curio> HELP Full help menu
PROD <curio> Toggle ALL illusions on/off
TURN <curio> COLOR/METAL/GEM Toggle a single illusion on/off

Tier System,
The curio comes in two tiers:

Tier 1 (Base),
~260 colors (first half of the palette),
10 metals: mithril, ora, imflass, glaes, vultite, eahnor, vaalorn, mithglin, faenor,
Common and uncommon gems (levels 0–4),

Tier 2 (Certificate Upgrade),
Full color palette (~520+ colors),
All 25 metals, adding: drakar, rhimar, zorchar, gornar, golvern, rolaren, kelyn, razern, eonake, veil iron, alexandrite, bronze, obsidian, electrum, platinum,
Rarer gems (levels 0–7),
Half-power mode — apply your illusion to every other eligible item for a subtler, mixed look,

Upgrade from Tier 1 to Tier 2 with a Prismatic Curio Upgrade Certificate. Hold the certificate in one hand and the curio in the other, then REDEEM it. In Palette Perfections you will find the curio priced at 5k and the unlock 1250.

Details & Notes,
The curio is purely cosmetic — it changes only what others see, never the items themselves.,
Works with hyphenated descriptors like mithril-worked, ruby-set, crimson-hued, and more.,
Incompatible with the Shimmer Trinket — only one appearance-altering item can be active at a time.,
A small number of restricted gems (doomstone, urglaes,etc), metals, and colors are permanently disabled.

=== Teaser 3 - Beeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees===
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=== Teaser 4 - Songbirds ===
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| author = GM Ivry
| date = 4/3/2026
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'''[Rumor Woods 2026] - Songbirds Are Here!'''

Songbirds Are Here! ,
Now in Elanthia -- Songbirds -- found in the new Rumor Woods shop, Song Sung Blue.
Each songbird hatches from a unique egg with its own combination of body plumage, wing accents, crest color, tail feathers, and eye color -- over nine million possible appearances. No two birds should look quite the same.

Hatching,
Your songbird begins life as a simple egg that hides its colorful inner shell and bird. Simply EXHALE on it to bond, and watch as the shell cracks and your new companion emerges, shaking off fragments and greeting you with its first chirp. The eggshell becomes a tiny whistle adorned with feathers in your bird's colors -- your way to call them back whenever you need.

A Companion with more life!,
Songbirds aren't just cosmetic. They're living their best life, and they act like it.

They get hungry. Feed them foraged seeds or live insects to keep them healthy and vibrant. A well-fed bird is colorful and lively; a neglected one grows thin, patchy, and eventually falls comatose -- though a meal will always bring them back.,
They hunt on their own. A hungry bird will snatch bugs from the ground when it spots them. (Bugs on Parade),
They react to the world. Your bird notices nearby creatures (and often tries, adorably, to look intimidating), investigates other players, and behaves differently around people it recognizes as friendly versus strangers.,
They worry about you. If you're wounded, your songbird will worry and try to help you, plus more!,

Personality,
Your songbird has opinions about the people around you. It'll chirp friendly greetings and drop tiny gifts at the feet of people it likes -- and pointedly turn its back and fluff its tail feathers at those it doesn't. It might land briefly on a friend's shoulder to say hello, or tuck its head under its wing to ignore someone it finds disagreeable.

Pet-to-Pet Interactions,
Songbirds are social creatures. When two songbirds meet, they might burst into a spontaneous duet, preen each other's feathers, or chase each other in playful aerial spirals. They also interact with other pet types -- riding a fox's tail, landing between a lamb's ears, stealing shiny things from lizards, and engaging in dramatic aerial showdowns with dragonflies.

For Bards,
If you're a bard, your songbird is your duet partner. It listens to how you play and matches your style -- singing a mournful accompaniment to somber melodies, chirping rapid-fire alongside fast tempo pieces, or belting out a rousing harmony when you play something inspiring. It'll even try to sing along during loresinging (emphasis on try).

Message Delivery,
Write a message on a slip of parchment, and your songbird will carry it across town to another player -- up to three times a day. It'll swoop down to the recipient, chirp brightly, and drop the note at their feet before winging its way back to you.

Shoulder Perch & Verbs,
Wear your songbird on your shoulder where it'll nestle in, preen its feathers, and occasionally nod off. You can also PET, RUB, TICKLE, KISS, HUG, and POKE your bird (results vary). And yes -- very rarely, your shoulder companion will leave you a little... surprise. Nothing a good RUB won't fix.

How to Get One,
Songbird eggs are now available at Rumor Woods in the shop Song Sung Blue .

You have two paths to your feathered best friend:
Natural Eggs -- Take your chances with nature. Your bird's colors will be a complete surprise -- you never know what combination you'll get until that shell cracks open.,
Magically Encouraged Eggs -- For those with a specific vision in mind, these eggs have been coaxed into producing a particular set of colors. Pick your palette and hatch with confidence.,

--- * Please note that songbird alters will be rare and exactly none are currently planned.
Happy hatching! ~GM Ivry

=== Teaser 5 - Clockwerke Weapons ===
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Clockwerke Weapons will be available at Rumor Woods 2026!

Tier 1/OTS - comes with some fluff verbs and you can TURN it to pick between slashing, piercing, or crushing standard ability flares. Point-and-click is enable with this feature, titled Modularity.

=== Teaser 6 - Basketifier Update ===
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| author = GM Thandiwe
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This Rumor Woods, the [[Basketifier]] is getting an additional unlock. This new tier, Tier 5, will unlock the ability to have Tableware additions to your basket.

After unlocking the basket, you will see a new analyze addition:

<pre{{log2}}>

'''SPECIAL TABLEWARE UNLOCK'''
Because your basket has been unlocked to the 5th tier, you are now able to add utensils, plates, saucers, or napkins with special certificates. To see which you already have installed, please GAZE at the basket.
'''In Basket Form:'''
'''WHISPER''' - To obtain a single copy of the item.
'''GAZE''' - To see the full list of unlocked tableware items.
'''In Table Form:'''
* Upon becoming a table, your tableware items will be stacked on the table.
* GET will allow you, or anyone using your table, to obtain a tableware item.

All tableware items are marked as junk to allow you to throw them away when you are near trash barrels. This includes the trash basket stored under your table when it is out. Throwing away a tableware item does not destroy those contained in your basket.
</pre>

In addition to this new tier 5 unlock, you may purchase '''tableware''' vouchers that will add the specific type to your basket. For example:

* You glance down to see '''a monogrammed white voucher''' in your right hand and '''a lace-edged slate blue napkin''' elegantly embroidered with kissing wrens in your left hand.
<pre{{log2}}>
You analyze the white voucher and sense that the creator has provided the following information:
Basketifier Tableware Voucher
A monogrammed white voucher is designed to allow you to add specific types of items to your basket. This particular voucher has been created to allow you to add a napkin to a Basketifier basket that is at least Tier 5.

Alterations
Any willing merchant may modify this voucher, however, you can also ADD a napkin that is predesigned to your voucher. [Syntax: ADD {my} {tableware type} to {my} voucher.] Be warned, this will consume your item. Your tableware item may have a long or show.

Tableware Design: a monogrammed white linen napkin with a long description. It is crafted of cloth.
The long description is: a a monogrammed white linen napkin embroidered with bright red whorls

To use a monogrammed white voucher, POINT it at your unlocked basketifier (must be tier 5). [Syntax: POINT {my} voucher at {my} BASKET.] If there is a design in place, then you will be required to CONFIRM that you are updating that particular tableware item.
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*add my napkin to my voucher
As you bring your a lace-edged slate blue napkin elegantly embroidered with kissing wrens close to a monogrammed white voucher, you realize that the napkin will be completely consumed by the process. If this is acceptable, then ADD napkin to voucher again in the next 30 seconds.
*add my napkin to my voucher
With praticed ease, you lay a lace-edged slate blue napkin elegantly embroidered with kissing wrens in the center of a monogrammed white voucher. It slowly gets absorbed into the piece, leaving nothing behind.

'''[OOC Note: ANALYZE the voucher to see your addition.]'''

<pre{{log2}}>
You analyze the white voucher and sense that the creator has provided the following information:
Basketifier Tableware Voucher
A monogrammed white voucher is designed to allow you to add specific types of items to your basket. This particular voucher has been created to allow you to add a napkin to a Basketifier basket that is at least Tier 5.

Alterations
Any willing merchant may modify this voucher, however, you can also ADD a napkin that is predesigned to your voucher. [Syntax: ADD {my} {tableware type} to {my} voucher.] Be warned, this will consume your item. Your tableware item may have a long or show.

Tableware Design: '''a lace-edged slate grey napkin with a long description. It is crafted of fabric.'''
The show description is: '''a lace-edged slate blue napkin elegantly embroidered with kissing wrens'''

To use a monogrammed white voucher, POINT it at your unlocked basketifier (must be tier 5). [Syntax: POINT {my} voucher at {my} BASKET.] If there is a design in place, then you will be required to CONFIRM that you are updating that particular tableware item.
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* point my voucher at my bask
It would appear you already have a design in this spot. Adding the voucher to it will override the old design and create a new one. If you want to do this, then please POINT the voucher at the basket again in the next 30 seconds.
* point my voucher at my bask

You point your white voucher at a monogrammed white voucher, allowing the magic stored within the tiny piece of paper to do its thing. After several seconds, the voucher turns into motes of light that descend upon the basket, dissolving into its form.

'''[OOC NOTE: You can now GAZE at the basket to see your tableware addition.]'''
<pre{{log2}}>
> gaze my basket
Gazing over the various tableware items stored within your basket, you mentally catalog each in turn:

'''Fork:''' a fancy sterling silver fork descending into a buttercup handle
'''Spoon:''' a tarnished sterling silver spoon with a bent handle
'''Knife:''' an oak-handled blackened steel knife with a serrated edge
'''Chopsticks:''' a pair of twisted hazel chopsticks left natural at the ends
'''Teaspoon:''' a tarnished sterling silver teaspoon with a bent handle
'''Plate:''' a nacre-edged white porcelain plate center-painted in a blooming rose
'''Saucer:''' a delicate white porcelain saucer painted in overlapping posies
'''Napkin:''' a lace-edged slate blue napkin elegantly embroidered with kissing wrens
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There will be vouchers for: Tier 5 unlock, fork, spoon, knife, chopsticks, teaspoon, plate, saucer, and napkin additions. You can also buy new baskets and all previous unlocks in Bowl Me Over (A shop designed by Elysani).

Lastly, GM Vanah and Elysani paired up to create an NPC that will work on adding long descriptions to the aforementioned items. This NPC works the same as the other +long description NPCs, charging a nominal fee for the work.

You can find the culter and the potter in Elenesse Atelier, Alcove.

One final note:
<pre{{log2}}>
You analyze the slate grey napkin and sense that the creator has provided the following information:
Basketifier Napkin
Created by a Basketifier, the napkin is a disposable item. You may alter it at your own risk, but be warned that it will not be replaced if you throw it away.
It has access to the following verbs: DUST (flick crumbs off clothing), PUSH (clean a spot on chest-worn), RUB (clean mouth), EXHALE (catch a sneeze), CRY (dab tears), TAP (dab lips), and WAVE (be a bit dramatic)
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=== Teaser 7 - New Shop: Better in the Saddle ===
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Rumor Woods has a brand-new shop for all you riders out there! Better in the Saddle is now open on the grounds, featuring saddles crafted for your favorite mounts:

* Bears
* Beetles
* Spiders
* Roltons

Swing by Rumor Woods and gear up your trusty steed — no matter how many legs it has.

Special thanks to GM Elysani and GM Thandiwe for their ongoing assistance!

=== Teaser 8 - Dessert Vibes & Tasty Hands Clothing ===
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[[Category:Rumor Woods saved posts]]

Rumor Woods 2026 - Dessert Vibes

From the land of miscommunication and additional lettering, I humbly present a new Rumor Woods shop for 2026: '''Dessert Vibes'''!

Found in an auspicious driftwood shack off a broad caravan trail, Confectioner Brixxior and his financial backer, Gentleman Hoorne, invite you to enjoy a taste of the wastes.

Within and upon our very clean surfaces, you'll find a plethora of confectionary delights that you'll want to preserve in your basketifiers for generations to come. Sweet, sweet scorpions? Check. Sugary serpents? You bet. A marzipan jerboa? So cute you must devour. A candied troll toe? Uh oh.

The main attraction, however, is a new fun, fluffy, and sugar-dusted sartorial delight: '''Tasty Hands Clothing'''.

Tasty Hands Clothing are front-worn aprons that can be stuffed full of tasty treats. You can use one of a few different verbs to interact with any confections stored inside. For example, here's what happens with you FIDGET with an apron:

'''>fidget my apron'''

''You reach into the pocket at the front of your candy pattern apron, running your hand over some links of greasy sausage. You then bring the greasy sausage up to your nose and inhale with all your might. Closing your eyes, you sigh deeply as the fragrances of the sausage lingers in your nostrils and on your hands. Eyes still closed, you quickly slip the morsel back into your apron.''

Want to change targets, just TURN your apron!

'''>turn my apron'''

''You've decided to turn your focus away from some links of greasy sausage and instead focus on a candied troll toe.''

Now, sample the delicate flavors within to your heart's content without consuming a charge of the food!

''Hoorne reaches into a sugar-dusted candy pattern apron and carefully selects a candied troll toe from within. Bringing the toe up to his mouth, he takes a big lick. He takes a deep breath, his eyes unfocused as if he is contemplating the flavors of the toe. Then, nodding in satisfaction, he slips the toe back into his apron.''

This will allow you to enjoy delicious flavor messaging to your heart's content!

'''>lick my apron'''

''You reach into a sugar-dusted candy pattern apron and carefully select a candied troll toe from within. Bringing the toe up to your mouth, you take a big lick. Oh no. Was that a mistake? A wave of sweet sugar leads out a funky, metallic aftertaste that lingers on the tongue. Notes of wet garbage, blooming fungus, and pungent blood soon overwhelm the senses.''

''Nodding in satisfaction, you slip the toe back into your apron.''

Tasty Hands Clothing items can be altered, but must remain something reasonable and front-worn. They come fully unlocked for a mere 100 raikhen.

A hearty thanks to GM Thandiwe, Ethereal, and Flannihan for their support on this project!

Enjoy!

=== Teaser 9 - ===
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GS4-KAONASHI: /* Teaser 8 - Dessert Vibes & Tasty Hands Clothing */

''<big>'''Rumor Woods''' and '''Summit Academy''' are open from April 10th, 2026 at 9 PM EDT to May 3rd, 2025 at 11:59 PM EDT. The box office closes on April 30th at approximately 11:55 PM EDT.</big>''

On Discord, please follow our [https://discord.com/channels/226045346399256576/1120873800712601663 Read Only Updates].

Also, please consider joining our [https://discord.com/channels/226045346399256576/594009994953883648/1226340340227903498 discussion channel] for Rumor Woods.

== Informational Posts ==

=== Information Post 1 - How to Earn Currency===

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| author = GM Thandiwe
| date = 4/7/2024
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For those new to Rumor Woods, here's a reminder of how to earn Currency:

* Jousting - There are two entrances to jousting. One will support the Beetle Team and the other the Spider Team. When you enter, you select your equipment (though you can use your own) and a mount (though you can use your own). From there you
* Instructions:
# Present your sunburst marker at the entry table. (GO ENTRY TABLE)
# Select a mount from the paddock. (GET [MOUNT])
# Select a lance from the weapon rack. (GET [LANCE])
# Select a shield from the shield display. (GET [SHIELD])
# Present yourself at the entry table again. (GO ENTRY TABLE)
# Crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and hear the lamentations of their significant others!
Spider Entry - 8208002
Beetle Entry - 8208001
* [[Fox Hunt]] - Bugle is still the rare prize for a fox pet.
* [[Pixie Hunt]] - Bell is still the rare prize for a lamb pet.

=== Information Post 2 - Areas of Interest ===
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| author = GM Thandiwe
| date = 4/7/2024
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'''[[Rumor_Woods/Areas_of_interest | Areas of Interest at Rumor Woods]]:'''
* '''The Aspen Grove''' has multiple Inn Room-like tents scattered throughout the area as the Aspen Grove itself is just like an Inn. There is a Tavern w. Tables, drinks and food.
* '''Summit Academy''' is a college. It has an Ellipse at its heart that is for socializing and getting warm drinks.
* '''Cysaelotar''' was built by Aelotoi visitors and is a natural area filled witha variety of wonders.

== Announcements ==

=== Announcement 1 - Theme ===
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| date =3/4/2026
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This season’s theme draws inspiration from sunbaked sands and wind-carved horizons, bringing a new palette and a new spirit to the woods. As always, our offerings will remain varied, but many of this year’s highlights carry a distinctly desert flavor.

The tournament returns with a new rivalry: Scorpion versus Jerboa.

Each side will bear its own colors:
* A beige jerboa on a field of myrtle green,
* A jet black scorpion on a field of copper,

This year’s festival mount will be the scorpion, accompanied by new lore released alongside it.

For a special twist, the Fox Hunt will change its quarry for one year only. Instead of the fox, participants will have the chance to win a jerboa pet.

Prefer not to run the hunt? No worries. The jerboa will also be available through Ewe Vixen.

Sands are shifting. Rivalries are stirring.

Rumor Woods awaits.

Event begins April 10th, 2026, at 9:30 PM EDT.

=== Announcement 2 - Titles ===
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* 100 wins for Jerboa - Companion of the Desert Hopper (any number of wins)
* 500 wins for Jerboa - Knight of the Swift Dunerunner (any number of wins)
* 100 wins for Scorpion - Disciple of the Black Sting (any number of wins)
* 500 wins for Scorpion - Knight of the Paralyzing Strike (any number of wins)
* Jerboa wins & you have 100 runs (plus at least 1 greater than scorpion) - Messenger of the Shifting Sands
* Jerboa wins & you have 100 runs (plus at least 1 less than scorpion) - Witness of the Fractured Burrow
* Scorpion wins & you have 100 runs (plus at least 1 greater than jerboa) - Harbinger of the Burning Venom
* Scorpion wins & you have 100 runs (plus at least 1 less than jerboa) - Scar of the Paralytic Venom

=== Announcement 4 - Summit Academy Customs ===
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These customs will be added to our current collection, providing you with a wide variety of ways to feel more like you while you destroy your enemies or utter words you shouldn't say in polite company. This year, you'll note many options with a sun-scorched desert flair!

* Spell Preps
* Urchin Guides
* Signature Verbs
* Log Phrases
* Death Messages
* Swears
* Spell and bolt customs
* CMAN customs

These customs are brought to you by Casil, Elidi, Elysani, Gyres, Kaonashi, Mariath, Marstreforn, Sindin, Thandiwe, Valyrka, and Xynwen.

An enormous thank you to Isten, our QCer, who had a monstrous task to review.

=== Announcement 3 - Diriko ===
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The last of the scaffolding had come down three days prior, and the landing smelled of fresh-cut stone and linseed oil. The arrow slits had been fitted with glass, their new panes catching the pale alpine light and scattering it in clean lines across the floors. The writing desk, dark and well-oiled, sat precisely where Diriko had placed it on the first day, as though it had always belonged there.

She received the dean of Summit Academy as she received everyone, with stillness, with patience, and with tea that she had prepared before he had finished climbing the stairs.

He was not an unkind man. She had taken care to note that in the years since her arrival. He managed the Academy with the weary competence of someone who had long since traded ambition for endurance, and she respected that quietly, as she respected most things quietly. He accepted the tea, settled into the chair she had placed for him, and began.

Sylinar's name entered the room like bad weather.

She listened without expression as the dean laid out his grievances with the careful precision of a man who had rehearsed them on the stairs. Attendees arriving with devices in need of attention. Requests submitted and unanswered. Correspondence returned unopened or not returned at all. The reputation of the Academy, he said, resting his teacup on his knee, was not well served by a man who could not be found when he was needed. He had sent word four times. Four times. Sylinaar was nowhere to be found.

Diriko folded her hands in her lap and let him finish.

When the last of it had settled into the room, she rose in a single smooth motion and moved to the nearest arrow slit. Below, the grounds of Summit Academy spread themselves in the late afternoon light, the old hedgerows casting long shadows across the cobbled paths. A groundskeeper moved along the far edge, tending to the snow and ice in turn. A student crossed from the east dormitory with her nose in a book, nearly walked into a post, and corrected herself without looking up.

Diriko watched, and said nothing.

The silence stretched. Behind her, she heard the dean shift in his chair. The small sound of his teacup being set carefully on the desk. Another shift.

When she turned, her smile was patient and warm, the smile of a woman who had seen a great deal and found most of it more interesting than alarming.

"I understand your frustration," she said, returning to her place with the unhurried ease of someone navigating familiar waters. "Sylinar's absence has been an inconvenience, and I do not diminish that." She settled, smoothed the front of her sky blue robe, and met his eyes with her own, clear and steady. "But I would ask you to set that frustration aside, because it is no longer necessary."

The dean opened his mouth.

She continued, gently.

"I worked at that man's side for longer than this Academy has stood. What he knows of enhancives, of charge and capacity and permanency, I know also. What he can do with a device brought to him in need, I can do here, at this desk, in this tower, which is no longer his." She paused, letting her words sink in with measured stillness. "Your attendees need not wonder where to bring their concerns. They need only climb these stairs."

She folded her hands into the sleeves of her robes and let the silence return, though this time it was a different kind entirely and she did not let it linger nearly as long.

"More tea?" she asked.

The famed erithi [[Sylinaar|Diriko]], will be available in Sylinaar's tower throughout the festivities to offer the same services that Sylinaar does at Ebon Gate.

=== Announcement 4 - 2026 Shop Announcement ===
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{| class="wikitable"
|'''New Shops'''
|'''Refreshed Shops'''
|'''Reopening Shops'''
|'''Last Run Shops'''
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|Better in the Saddle || Artistic Expressions || All About That Lace || [[RWShop:Common Weaves|Common Weaves]]
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|Bowl Me Over || Braid and Mane || Baaarnyard Bounty || [[RWShop:Earthtones|Earthtones]]
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|Claws and Effect || Can't Stop That Weaving || Bad Wolf Clothing || [[RWShop:Irons in the Fire|Irons in the Fire]]
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|Dessert Vibes || Charmed, I'm Sure || Barn with It || [[RWShop:Lambs Among Wolves|Lamb Among Wolves]]
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|Dhu Impression || Colorful Carapace, The || Bee's Knees, The || [[RWShop:Mount'N'Cloak|Mount'N'Cloak]]
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|Insurmountable || Common Weaves || Been Shanked Lately? || [[RWShop:Notcher Style|Notcher Style]]
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|Moody Jewels || Container Yourself || Born to Adorn || [[RWShop:On The Wing|On the Wing]]
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|Secondhand Sorcery || Curio Minds || Brass Ring, The || [[RWShop:Poiret & Company|Poiret & Company]]
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|Song Sung Blue || Enlightened Pages || Breaking Bread || [[RWShop:Robes of Resistance|Robes of Resistance]]
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|Straight and Arrow || Ewe Vixen || Bugs on Parade || [[RWShop:The Spirits Within|Spirits Within]]
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|Sunscar Sanctum || First Class Plane Ticket || Call of the Wild || [[RWShop:Tinkers Toys|Tinkers Toys]]
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|Uvaldov's Pinions and Cogs || Folded Lotus, The || Cervidae Corral ||
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|Wax Poetic || Galloping Gait, The || Clodhoppers ||
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|Webs We Weave, The || Gnomish Gnails || Cog and Zephyr ||
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| || Honeyed Gears || Couturier's Retreat ||
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| || Horsing Around || Crafter's Hearth ||
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| || Knight Way, The || Creative Couture ||
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| || Lofty Affair, A || Daily Dip, The ||
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| || Moving on Up || Deerner Time ||
|-
| || Palette Perfections || Devote Alloys ||
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| || Peaked Interest || Diminishing Demises ||
|-
| || Purls of Wisdom || Eight-legged Innovators ||
|-
| || Tinker's Toys || Ferocious Eyes ||
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| || Tomeward Bound || Flanked Bags, The ||
|-
| || Trim and Polish || Fryc and Shives Innovations ||
|-
| || Unfurling Battle || Gallant Groom, The ||
|-
| || Vaunt It and Flaunt It || GemStoned ||
|-
| || Vintage Visions || Gift Horse, The ||
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| || What Remains || Gifts of Atan Irith ||
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| || || Girlybird, The ||
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| || || Goin' Stag ||
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| || || Grand Stables ||
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| || || Greater of Two Weevils, The ||
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| || || Holy Sheaths ||
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| || || Horn and Mane ||
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| || || ImPressions ||
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| || || Leaping Leezards ||
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| || || Legendairy ||
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| || || Lesser of Two Weevils, The ||
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| || || Little Ticker ||
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| || || Lizard Nest, The ||
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| || || Lizard Vivarium ||
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| || || Merited Metalworks ||
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| || || Milkin' It ||
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| || || Obsidian Raiment ||
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| || || Off the Chain ||
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| || || Ostler's Den ||
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| || || Pitcher Perfect ||
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| || || Quit Stallin' ||
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| || || Rollin' In The Greens ||
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| || || Rolton Pens ||
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| || || Roundabout Racers ||
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| || || Saddle Me Up ||
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| || || Starry Lotus, The ||
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| || || Steaming Mugs ||
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| || || Tempered Threads ||
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| || || Tiu & Qaiteke ||
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| || || Tortoise Enclosure ||
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| || || Ursine Emporium ||
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| || || Ursine Paddock ||
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| || || View from a Stag ||
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| || || Virelion Hall ||
|-
| || || Whirl and Twirl ||
|-
| || || Woodn't Yew ||
|}
=== Announcement 5 - New Lore ===
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| author = GM Thandiwe
| date = 4/3/2026
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Beneath the shifting sands of the Sea of Fire and Southron Wastes, as well as the suffocating canopy of the southern jungles and elsewhere throughout Elanthia, a silent watcher lies in wait. The scrape of chitin against stone and the sharp whistle of a raised stinger descending are often the only warnings a traveler receives before encountering one of the more intimidating members of the arachnid world -- the scorpion. Scorpions have occupied the dark corners of Elanthia since the ancient ages, outlasting empires and surviving cataclysms that claimed far softer creatures.

Enjoy this New Lore Document, providing details about the [[The_Silent_Watch:_Scorpions_of_Elanthia|Scorpions of Elanthia.]]

Created by GM Gyres, Thandiwe, Warlockes, and Xynwen, this document outlines the various cultures that interact with these dangerous animals.

=== Announcement 6 - Pet Adjustment ===
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After careful review, we are making the following adjustment:

* Fox Hunt - This year you will have a 50/50 chance to find a Songbird Egg instead of a Bugle. Starting next year, you will only be able to find a Songbird Egg.
* Pixie Hunt - This year, you'll have a chance to find a Jerboa Rainstick instead of a Bell.

'''Ewe Vixen'''
: Lamb Summoning Devices (bell) are being reduced to 250,000 raikhen.
: Fox Summoning Devices (bugle) are being reduced to 250,000 raikhen.
: Jerboa Summoning Devices (rainstick) will be offered at 250,000 raikhen.

'''Song Sung Blue'''
: Premade Songbird Summoning Devices (egg) are being reduced to 250,000 raikhen.
: Randomizing Songbird Summoning Devices (egg) are being reduced to 200,000 raikhen.

== Teasers ==
=== Teaser 1 - Papermaker Update ===
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This year at Rumor Woods, the [[Papermaker]] is getting its final update and unlocks. These unlocks can all be found in the shop Enlightened Pages.

The following nouns have been added to the papermaker:
* bookmark
* codicil
* dedication
* deed
* depiction
* dispatch
* doodle
* landscape
* mural
* picture
* portrait
* roll
* rubbing
* scrap
* sign
* sketch
* slip
* tract
* voucher

The following articles have been added to the papermaker:
* a charred
* a damp
* a delicate
* a dusty
* a filmy
* a frayed
* a gauzy
* a grimy
* a heraldic
* a humid
* a large
* a limp
* a matted
* a moldy
* a musk-scented
* a musky
* a notched
* a pale
* a pleated
* a rose-scented
* a scorched
* a sheer
* a smoky
* a soiled
* a sooty
* a spotted
* a stained
* a supple
* a tea-stained
* a vellum
* an ashen
* an illuminated
* an ivory
* an oily

Additionally, the papermaker has 2 new tiers.
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'''Tier 8'''
In the Common language, it reads:
A gear-painted treat box voucher will unlock your Papermaker from Tier 7 to Tier 8. This will grant it the ability to create treat boxes.```

'''Treat Box'''
You analyze the treat box and sense that the creator has provided the following information:
Papermaker Treat Box
Created using the famous papermaker, the box can be customized to your liking. Please be sure to GLANCE at the box to see what your customization options are. Once you've filled the box and completed the design, close it and WRAP it while holding ribbon or yarn to lock in the design and ready it for gifting.

<pre{{log2}}>
glance my box

Treat Box Design<br>
Once the design process is complete, the box will become a wrapped treat box ready to give away. You may customize it in the following ways:

Box Color: (ADD a Dye) not yet designed<br>
Box Shape: (TURN to shape) not yet selected<br>
Valid shapes: heart, round, star, oval, square, hexagonal, octagonal, scalloped, rectangular<br>
Contents: (PUT items into box) empty

To add color, ADD a dye to the box.<br>
To set a shape, TURN the box to a shape name (e.g., TURN box to HEART).<br>
To fill the box with treats, PUT treats into the box.<br>
Once you are done designing and the box is full, close it and then WRAP while holding a ribbon or yarn. This will lock in the design and use the ribbon or yarn for open/close.

turn my box to heart<br>
You turn a treat box over in your hands, watching as it transforms into '''a heart-shaped box.'''<br>
Add my dye to my box<br>
With careful hands, you uncork a crystalline vial of vibrant papaya dye and allow a few drops to seep into the surface of a heart-shaped treat box, watching as the color blooms across the box in rich, even tones.<br>
put cookie in my box<br>
With a gentle touch, you nestle an oatmeal raisin cookie into a heart-shaped treat box, settling it carefully into its own little compartment within.
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wrap my box with my ribbon<br>
Please confirm this is the final design you wish to set:

Box Color: vibrant papaya<br>
Box Shape: a heart-shaped<br>
Your final design will be: '''a heart-shaped vibrant papaya treat box tied with a violet-sheened moonflower white chainsil ribbon bow'''

If this design looks correct, then WRAP again in the next 30 seconds to lock in the design.

<pre{{log2}}>
> wrap my box with my yarn<br>
Please confirm this is the final design you wish to set:

Box Color: vibrant papaya<br>
Box Shape: a heart-shaped<br>
Your final design will be: '''a heart-shaped vibrant papaya treat box wrapped with lightweight aurora blue angora yarn'''

If this design looks correct, then WRAP again in the next 30 seconds to lock in the design.

<pre{{log2}}>
> wrap my box with my yarn<br>
You pull a generous length of yarn from a skein of lightweight aurora blue angora yarn and wind it around a heart-shaped treat box with unhurried care, looping it over and under until satisfied, then finish with a neat knot at the top.

Congratulations! Your a heart-shaped vibrant papaya treat box wrapped with lightweight aurora blue angora yarn is ready to be given away.

<pre{{log2}}>
You analyze the treat box and sense that the creator has provided the following information:<br>
Papermaker Treat Box<br>
Congratulations! You've been given a heart-shaped vibrant papaya treat box wrapped with lightweight aurora blue angora yarn!<br>
You can interact with your treat box by taking the following actions: GAZE (demeanor based), LICK, OPEN, CLOSE, SHAKE, and SMELL<br>
A heart-shaped vibrant papaya treat box wrapped with lightweight aurora blue angora yarn was designed and wrapped by someone just for you and as such it can never be altered.<br>
Once you have eaten the contents, you can TRASH the box to get rid of the evidence!<br><br>

All verbs work if the box is open or closed.

'''Tier 9'''<br>
In the Common language, it reads:<br>
A gear-painted award voucher will unlock your Papermaker from Tier 8 to Tier 9. This will grant it the ability to create awards.

<pre{{log2}}>
You analyze the simple award and sense that the creator has provided the following information:
Papermaker Award
Created using the famous papermaker, the award can be customized to fit your needs. Please be sure to GLANCE at the award to see what your customization options are. Once you've completed the design, you can TWIST to lock in the design. This will turn it into your award and prevent the recipient from changing the designs and fields.

<pre{{log2}}>
>glance my award
Award Ribbon
Once done the design process is complete, the award will become a ribbon. You may design it in the following ways:

Noun of Award: ribbon
Primary Body: (Add a Ribbon) blank
Embroidery: (Add an Ore) blank
Short Missive: (Whisper a Missive) blank
Back Missive: (Write a Missive) blank

The final design will be:
a color fabric ribbon trailing a metal type-embroidered missive

When looked at, it will display: The award is crafted of a color fabric ribbon and fitted with a simple pin that allows it to be worn. A short missive, embroidered in metallic type thread, reads, "Short Award Reason."

To customize any of these fields, TURN the award to the design field and then ADD the necessary item.
To add a short missive, WHISPER to the award MISSIVE followed by your short missive.
To add a readable description, WRITE on the award.
Once done designing, TWIST to lock in the design.

add my ribbon to my award <br>
With practiced ease, you lay a brilliant blue silk ribbon in the center of a simple award. It slowly gets absorbed into the piece, leaving nothing behind.<br>
add ore to my award<br>
With practiced ease, you lay a chunk of silver ore in the center of a simple award. It slowly gets absorbed into the piece, leaving nothing behind.<br>
whisp award missive The Best Little Jerboa Hopper<br>
Holding the award close, you whisper your award missive of "The Best Little Jerboa Hopper" and watch as it settles into place on the award.<br>
write my award ; This award goes to Thumble Bump for being the best little jerboa hopper we've ever seen.<br>
You carefully turn your award over and begin inscribing on its back in Common. Your feather quill glides deliberately across the surface, each stroke precise and intentional. Upon finishing, you turn the award over once more and admire your work with a critical eye.<br>
>twist my ribbon
<pre{{log2}}>
Please confirm that this is the design you wish to make:

Long Description: a bright blue silk ribbon trailing a sterling silver-embroidered missive
Look Description: The ribbon is crafted of a bright blue silk and fitted with a simple pin that allows it to be worn. A short missive, embroidered in sterling silver thread, reads, "The Best Little Jerboa Hopper." There appears to be something written on the back.

If this design looks correct, then TWIST again in the next 30 seconds to lock in the design.

<pre{{log2}}>
twist my ribbon
Congratulations! You've created a bright blue silk ribbon trailing a sterling silver-embroidered missive.

<pre{{log2}}>
You analyze the silk ribbon and sense that the creator has provided the following information:
Papermaker Award
Congratulations! You've been awarded a bright blue silk ribbon trailing a sterling silver-embroidered missive!
You can interact with your silk ribbon by taking the following actions:
BEAM, COVER, KISS, READ, and WAVE
A bright blue silk ribbon trailing a sterling silver-embroidered missive was designed by someone for you and as such it can never be altered.

=== Teaser 2 - Prismatic Curio===
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'''Rumor Woods - Prismatic Curio'''

A brand-new illusionary accessory for the fashion-forward adventurer.

What It Does,
The Prismatic Curio is a wearable item that lets you project illusionary colors, metals, and gems across your worn accessories. When someone LOOKs at you, every eligible accessory appears to feature your chosen accent -- without changing a single item.

Pick a color. Pick a metal. Pick a gem. Or pick all three at once. Your outfit, your rules.

What it affects: Worn accessories (clothing, jewelry, containers, etc.)
What it excludes: Weapons, armor, shields, tattoos, and hidden items.

How It Works,
Configure your illusions by whispering to the curio, then prod it to bring them to life:

WHISPER <curio> COLOR SET <name> Choose a color illusion
WHISPER <curio> METAL SET <name> Choose a metal illusion
WHISPER <curio> GEM SET <name> Choose a gem illusion
WHISPER <curio> <type> LIST Browse available options
WHISPER <curio> <type> VIEW Check your current setting
WHISPER <curio> <type> CLEAR Remove an illusion
WHISPER <curio> HELP Full help menu
PROD <curio> Toggle ALL illusions on/off
TURN <curio> COLOR/METAL/GEM Toggle a single illusion on/off

Tier System,
The curio comes in two tiers:

Tier 1 (Base),
~260 colors (first half of the palette),
10 metals: mithril, ora, imflass, glaes, vultite, eahnor, vaalorn, mithglin, faenor,
Common and uncommon gems (levels 0–4),

Tier 2 (Certificate Upgrade),
Full color palette (~520+ colors),
All 25 metals, adding: drakar, rhimar, zorchar, gornar, golvern, rolaren, kelyn, razern, eonake, veil iron, alexandrite, bronze, obsidian, electrum, platinum,
Rarer gems (levels 0–7),
Half-power mode — apply your illusion to every other eligible item for a subtler, mixed look,

Upgrade from Tier 1 to Tier 2 with a Prismatic Curio Upgrade Certificate. Hold the certificate in one hand and the curio in the other, then REDEEM it. In Palette Perfections you will find the curio priced at 5k and the unlock 1250.

Details & Notes,
The curio is purely cosmetic — it changes only what others see, never the items themselves.,
Works with hyphenated descriptors like mithril-worked, ruby-set, crimson-hued, and more.,
Incompatible with the Shimmer Trinket — only one appearance-altering item can be active at a time.,
A small number of restricted gems (doomstone, urglaes,etc), metals, and colors are permanently disabled.

=== Teaser 3 - Beeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees===
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| date = 4/2/2026
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=== Teaser 4 - Songbirds ===
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| author = GM Ivry
| date = 4/3/2026
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'''[Rumor Woods 2026] - Songbirds Are Here!'''

Songbirds Are Here! ,
Now in Elanthia -- Songbirds -- found in the new Rumor Woods shop, Song Sung Blue.
Each songbird hatches from a unique egg with its own combination of body plumage, wing accents, crest color, tail feathers, and eye color -- over nine million possible appearances. No two birds should look quite the same.

Hatching,
Your songbird begins life as a simple egg that hides its colorful inner shell and bird. Simply EXHALE on it to bond, and watch as the shell cracks and your new companion emerges, shaking off fragments and greeting you with its first chirp. The eggshell becomes a tiny whistle adorned with feathers in your bird's colors -- your way to call them back whenever you need.

A Companion with more life!,
Songbirds aren't just cosmetic. They're living their best life, and they act like it.

They get hungry. Feed them foraged seeds or live insects to keep them healthy and vibrant. A well-fed bird is colorful and lively; a neglected one grows thin, patchy, and eventually falls comatose -- though a meal will always bring them back.,
They hunt on their own. A hungry bird will snatch bugs from the ground when it spots them. (Bugs on Parade),
They react to the world. Your bird notices nearby creatures (and often tries, adorably, to look intimidating), investigates other players, and behaves differently around people it recognizes as friendly versus strangers.,
They worry about you. If you're wounded, your songbird will worry and try to help you, plus more!,

Personality,
Your songbird has opinions about the people around you. It'll chirp friendly greetings and drop tiny gifts at the feet of people it likes -- and pointedly turn its back and fluff its tail feathers at those it doesn't. It might land briefly on a friend's shoulder to say hello, or tuck its head under its wing to ignore someone it finds disagreeable.

Pet-to-Pet Interactions,
Songbirds are social creatures. When two songbirds meet, they might burst into a spontaneous duet, preen each other's feathers, or chase each other in playful aerial spirals. They also interact with other pet types -- riding a fox's tail, landing between a lamb's ears, stealing shiny things from lizards, and engaging in dramatic aerial showdowns with dragonflies.

For Bards,
If you're a bard, your songbird is your duet partner. It listens to how you play and matches your style -- singing a mournful accompaniment to somber melodies, chirping rapid-fire alongside fast tempo pieces, or belting out a rousing harmony when you play something inspiring. It'll even try to sing along during loresinging (emphasis on try).

Message Delivery,
Write a message on a slip of parchment, and your songbird will carry it across town to another player -- up to three times a day. It'll swoop down to the recipient, chirp brightly, and drop the note at their feet before winging its way back to you.

Shoulder Perch & Verbs,
Wear your songbird on your shoulder where it'll nestle in, preen its feathers, and occasionally nod off. You can also PET, RUB, TICKLE, KISS, HUG, and POKE your bird (results vary). And yes -- very rarely, your shoulder companion will leave you a little... surprise. Nothing a good RUB won't fix.

How to Get One,
Songbird eggs are now available at Rumor Woods in the shop Song Sung Blue .

You have two paths to your feathered best friend:
Natural Eggs -- Take your chances with nature. Your bird's colors will be a complete surprise -- you never know what combination you'll get until that shell cracks open.,
Magically Encouraged Eggs -- For those with a specific vision in mind, these eggs have been coaxed into producing a particular set of colors. Pick your palette and hatch with confidence.,

--- * Please note that songbird alters will be rare and exactly none are currently planned.
Happy hatching! ~GM Ivry

=== Teaser 5 - Clockwerke Weapons ===
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Clockwerke Weapons will be available at Rumor Woods 2026!

Tier 1/OTS - comes with some fluff verbs and you can TURN it to pick between slashing, piercing, or crushing standard ability flares. Point-and-click is enable with this feature, titled Modularity.

=== Teaser 6 - Basketifier Update ===
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This Rumor Woods, the [[Basketifier]] is getting an additional unlock. This new tier, Tier 5, will unlock the ability to have Tableware additions to your basket.

After unlocking the basket, you will see a new analyze addition:

<pre{{log2}}>

'''SPECIAL TABLEWARE UNLOCK'''
Because your basket has been unlocked to the 5th tier, you are now able to add utensils, plates, saucers, or napkins with special certificates. To see which you already have installed, please GAZE at the basket.
'''In Basket Form:'''
'''WHISPER''' - To obtain a single copy of the item.
'''GAZE''' - To see the full list of unlocked tableware items.
'''In Table Form:'''
* Upon becoming a table, your tableware items will be stacked on the table.
* GET will allow you, or anyone using your table, to obtain a tableware item.

All tableware items are marked as junk to allow you to throw them away when you are near trash barrels. This includes the trash basket stored under your table when it is out. Throwing away a tableware item does not destroy those contained in your basket.

In addition to this new tier 5 unlock, you may purchase '''tableware''' vouchers that will add the specific type to your basket. For example:

* You glance down to see '''a monogrammed white voucher''' in your right hand and '''a lace-edged slate blue napkin''' elegantly embroidered with kissing wrens in your left hand.
<pre{{log2}}>
You analyze the white voucher and sense that the creator has provided the following information:
Basketifier Tableware Voucher
A monogrammed white voucher is designed to allow you to add specific types of items to your basket. This particular voucher has been created to allow you to add a napkin to a Basketifier basket that is at least Tier 5.

Alterations
Any willing merchant may modify this voucher, however, you can also ADD a napkin that is predesigned to your voucher. [Syntax: ADD {my} {tableware type} to {my} voucher.] Be warned, this will consume your item. Your tableware item may have a long or show.

Tableware Design: a monogrammed white linen napkin with a long description. It is crafted of cloth.
The long description is: a a monogrammed white linen napkin embroidered with bright red whorls

To use a monogrammed white voucher, POINT it at your unlocked basketifier (must be tier 5). [Syntax: POINT {my} voucher at {my} BASKET.] If there is a design in place, then you will be required to CONFIRM that you are updating that particular tableware item.

*add my napkin to my voucher
As you bring your a lace-edged slate blue napkin elegantly embroidered with kissing wrens close to a monogrammed white voucher, you realize that the napkin will be completely consumed by the process. If this is acceptable, then ADD napkin to voucher again in the next 30 seconds.
*add my napkin to my voucher
With praticed ease, you lay a lace-edged slate blue napkin elegantly embroidered with kissing wrens in the center of a monogrammed white voucher. It slowly gets absorbed into the piece, leaving nothing behind.

'''[OOC Note: ANALYZE the voucher to see your addition.]'''

<pre{{log2}}>
You analyze the white voucher and sense that the creator has provided the following information:
Basketifier Tableware Voucher
A monogrammed white voucher is designed to allow you to add specific types of items to your basket. This particular voucher has been created to allow you to add a napkin to a Basketifier basket that is at least Tier 5.

Alterations
Any willing merchant may modify this voucher, however, you can also ADD a napkin that is predesigned to your voucher. [Syntax: ADD {my} {tableware type} to {my} voucher.] Be warned, this will consume your item. Your tableware item may have a long or show.

Tableware Design: '''a lace-edged slate grey napkin with a long description. It is crafted of fabric.'''
The show description is: '''a lace-edged slate blue napkin elegantly embroidered with kissing wrens'''

To use a monogrammed white voucher, POINT it at your unlocked basketifier (must be tier 5). [Syntax: POINT {my} voucher at {my} BASKET.] If there is a design in place, then you will be required to CONFIRM that you are updating that particular tableware item.

* point my voucher at my bask
It would appear you already have a design in this spot. Adding the voucher to it will override the old design and create a new one. If you want to do this, then please POINT the voucher at the basket again in the next 30 seconds.
* point my voucher at my bask

You point your white voucher at a monogrammed white voucher, allowing the magic stored within the tiny piece of paper to do its thing. After several seconds, the voucher turns into motes of light that descend upon the basket, dissolving into its form.

'''[OOC NOTE: You can now GAZE at the basket to see your tableware addition.]'''
<pre{{log2}}>
> gaze my basket
Gazing over the various tableware items stored within your basket, you mentally catalog each in turn:

'''Fork:''' a fancy sterling silver fork descending into a buttercup handle
'''Spoon:''' a tarnished sterling silver spoon with a bent handle
'''Knife:''' an oak-handled blackened steel knife with a serrated edge
'''Chopsticks:''' a pair of twisted hazel chopsticks left natural at the ends
'''Teaspoon:''' a tarnished sterling silver teaspoon with a bent handle
'''Plate:''' a nacre-edged white porcelain plate center-painted in a blooming rose
'''Saucer:''' a delicate white porcelain saucer painted in overlapping posies
'''Napkin:''' a lace-edged slate blue napkin elegantly embroidered with kissing wrens

There will be vouchers for: Tier 5 unlock, fork, spoon, knife, chopsticks, teaspoon, plate, saucer, and napkin additions. You can also buy new baskets and all previous unlocks in Bowl Me Over (A shop designed by Elysani).

Lastly, GM Vanah and Elysani paired up to create an NPC that will work on adding long descriptions to the aforementioned items. This NPC works the same as the other +long description NPCs, charging a nominal fee for the work.

You can find the culter and the potter in Elenesse Atelier, Alcove.

One final note:
<pre{{log2}}>
You analyze the slate grey napkin and sense that the creator has provided the following information:
Basketifier Napkin
Created by a Basketifier, the napkin is a disposable item. You may alter it at your own risk, but be warned that it will not be replaced if you throw it away.
It has access to the following verbs: DUST (flick crumbs off clothing), PUSH (clean a spot on chest-worn), RUB (clean mouth), EXHALE (catch a sneeze), CRY (dab tears), TAP (dab lips), and WAVE (be a bit dramatic)

=== Teaser 7 - New Shop: Better in the Saddle ===
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Rumor Woods has a brand-new shop for all you riders out there! Better in the Saddle is now open on the grounds, featuring saddles crafted for your favorite mounts:

* Bears
* Beetles
* Spiders
* Roltons

Swing by Rumor Woods and gear up your trusty steed — no matter how many legs it has.

Special thanks to GM Elysani and GM Thandiwe for their ongoing assistance!

=== Teaser 8 - Dessert Vibes & Tasty Hands Clothing ===
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Rumor Woods 2026 - Dessert Vibes

From the land of miscommunication and additional lettering, I humbly present a new Rumor Woods shop for 2026: '''Dessert Vibes'''!

Found in an auspicious driftwood shack off a broad caravan trail, Confectioner Brixxior and his financial backer, Gentleman Hoorne, invite you to enjoy a taste of the wastes.

Within and upon our very clean surfaces, you'll find a plethora of confectionary delights that you'll want to preserve in your basketifiers for generations to come. Sweet, sweet scorpions? Check. Sugary serpents? You bet. A marzipan jerboa? So cute you must devour. A candied troll toe? Uh oh.

The main attraction, however, is a new fun, fluffy, and sugar-dusted sartorial delight: '''Tasty Hands Clothing'''.

Tasty Hands Clothing are front-worn aprons that can be stuffed full of tasty treats. You can use one of a few different verbs to interact with any confections stored inside. For example, here's what happens with you FIDGET with an apron:

'''>fidget my apron'''

''You reach into the pocket at the front of your candy pattern apron, running your hand over some links of greasy sausage. You then bring the greasy sausage up to your nose and inhale with all your might. Closing your eyes, you sigh deeply as the fragrances of the sausage lingers in your nostrils and on your hands. Eyes still closed, you quickly slip the morsel back into your apron.''

Want to change targets, just TURN your apron!

'''>turn my apron'''

''You've decided to turn your focus away from some links of greasy sausage and instead focus on a candied troll toe.''

Now, sample the delicate flavors within to your heart's content without consuming a charge of the food!

''Hoorne reaches into a sugar-dusted candy pattern apron and carefully selects a candied troll toe from within. Bringing the toe up to his mouth, he takes a big lick. He takes a deep breath, his eyes unfocused as if he is contemplating the flavors of the toe. Then, nodding in satisfaction, he slips the toe back into his apron.''

This will allow you to enjoy delicious flavor messaging to your heart's content!

'''>lick my apron'''

''You reach into a sugar-dusted candy pattern apron and carefully select a candied troll toe from within. Bringing the toe up to your mouth, you take a big lick. Oh no. Was that a mistake? A wave of sweet sugar leads out a funky, metallic aftertaste that lingers on the tongue. Notes of wet garbage, blooming fungus, and pungent blood soon overwhelm the senses.''

''Nodding in satisfaction, you slip the toe back into your apron.''

Tasty Hands Clothing items can be altered, but must remain something reasonable and front-worn. They come fully unlocked for a mere 1,000 raikhen.

A hearty thanks to GM Thandiwe, Ethereal, and Flannihan for their support on this project!

Enjoy!

=== Teaser 9 - ===
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2026-04-04T21:22:00Z

GS4-KAONASHI: /* Teaser 8 - Dessert Vibes & Tasty Hands Clothing */

''<big>'''Rumor Woods''' and '''Summit Academy''' are open from April 10th, 2026 at 9 PM EDT to May 3rd, 2025 at 11:59 PM EDT. The box office closes on April 30th at approximately 11:55 PM EDT.</big>''

On Discord, please follow our [https://discord.com/channels/226045346399256576/1120873800712601663 Read Only Updates].

Also, please consider joining our [https://discord.com/channels/226045346399256576/594009994953883648/1226340340227903498 discussion channel] for Rumor Woods.

== Informational Posts ==

=== Information Post 1 - How to Earn Currency===

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| date = 4/7/2024
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For those new to Rumor Woods, here's a reminder of how to earn Currency:

* Jousting - There are two entrances to jousting. One will support the Beetle Team and the other the Spider Team. When you enter, you select your equipment (though you can use your own) and a mount (though you can use your own). From there you
* Instructions:
# Present your sunburst marker at the entry table. (GO ENTRY TABLE)
# Select a mount from the paddock. (GET [MOUNT])
# Select a lance from the weapon rack. (GET [LANCE])
# Select a shield from the shield display. (GET [SHIELD])
# Present yourself at the entry table again. (GO ENTRY TABLE)
# Crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and hear the lamentations of their significant others!
Spider Entry - 8208002
Beetle Entry - 8208001
* [[Fox Hunt]] - Bugle is still the rare prize for a fox pet.
* [[Pixie Hunt]] - Bell is still the rare prize for a lamb pet.

=== Information Post 2 - Areas of Interest ===
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| date = 4/7/2024
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'''[[Rumor_Woods/Areas_of_interest | Areas of Interest at Rumor Woods]]:'''
* '''The Aspen Grove''' has multiple Inn Room-like tents scattered throughout the area as the Aspen Grove itself is just like an Inn. There is a Tavern w. Tables, drinks and food.
* '''Summit Academy''' is a college. It has an Ellipse at its heart that is for socializing and getting warm drinks.
* '''Cysaelotar''' was built by Aelotoi visitors and is a natural area filled witha variety of wonders.

== Announcements ==

=== Announcement 1 - Theme ===
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This season’s theme draws inspiration from sunbaked sands and wind-carved horizons, bringing a new palette and a new spirit to the woods. As always, our offerings will remain varied, but many of this year’s highlights carry a distinctly desert flavor.

The tournament returns with a new rivalry: Scorpion versus Jerboa.

Each side will bear its own colors:
* A beige jerboa on a field of myrtle green,
* A jet black scorpion on a field of copper,

This year’s festival mount will be the scorpion, accompanied by new lore released alongside it.

For a special twist, the Fox Hunt will change its quarry for one year only. Instead of the fox, participants will have the chance to win a jerboa pet.

Prefer not to run the hunt? No worries. The jerboa will also be available through Ewe Vixen.

Sands are shifting. Rivalries are stirring.

Rumor Woods awaits.

Event begins April 10th, 2026, at 9:30 PM EDT.

=== Announcement 2 - Titles ===
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* 100 wins for Jerboa - Companion of the Desert Hopper (any number of wins)
* 500 wins for Jerboa - Knight of the Swift Dunerunner (any number of wins)
* 100 wins for Scorpion - Disciple of the Black Sting (any number of wins)
* 500 wins for Scorpion - Knight of the Paralyzing Strike (any number of wins)
* Jerboa wins & you have 100 runs (plus at least 1 greater than scorpion) - Messenger of the Shifting Sands
* Jerboa wins & you have 100 runs (plus at least 1 less than scorpion) - Witness of the Fractured Burrow
* Scorpion wins & you have 100 runs (plus at least 1 greater than jerboa) - Harbinger of the Burning Venom
* Scorpion wins & you have 100 runs (plus at least 1 less than jerboa) - Scar of the Paralytic Venom

=== Announcement 4 - Summit Academy Customs ===
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| author = GM Casil
| date =4/2/2026
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These customs will be added to our current collection, providing you with a wide variety of ways to feel more like you while you destroy your enemies or utter words you shouldn't say in polite company. This year, you'll note many options with a sun-scorched desert flair!

* Spell Preps
* Urchin Guides
* Signature Verbs
* Log Phrases
* Death Messages
* Swears
* Spell and bolt customs
* CMAN customs

These customs are brought to you by Casil, Elidi, Elysani, Gyres, Kaonashi, Mariath, Marstreforn, Sindin, Thandiwe, Valyrka, and Xynwen.

An enormous thank you to Isten, our QCer, who had a monstrous task to review.

=== Announcement 3 - Diriko ===
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The last of the scaffolding had come down three days prior, and the landing smelled of fresh-cut stone and linseed oil. The arrow slits had been fitted with glass, their new panes catching the pale alpine light and scattering it in clean lines across the floors. The writing desk, dark and well-oiled, sat precisely where Diriko had placed it on the first day, as though it had always belonged there.

She received the dean of Summit Academy as she received everyone, with stillness, with patience, and with tea that she had prepared before he had finished climbing the stairs.

He was not an unkind man. She had taken care to note that in the years since her arrival. He managed the Academy with the weary competence of someone who had long since traded ambition for endurance, and she respected that quietly, as she respected most things quietly. He accepted the tea, settled into the chair she had placed for him, and began.

Sylinar's name entered the room like bad weather.

She listened without expression as the dean laid out his grievances with the careful precision of a man who had rehearsed them on the stairs. Attendees arriving with devices in need of attention. Requests submitted and unanswered. Correspondence returned unopened or not returned at all. The reputation of the Academy, he said, resting his teacup on his knee, was not well served by a man who could not be found when he was needed. He had sent word four times. Four times. Sylinaar was nowhere to be found.

Diriko folded her hands in her lap and let him finish.

When the last of it had settled into the room, she rose in a single smooth motion and moved to the nearest arrow slit. Below, the grounds of Summit Academy spread themselves in the late afternoon light, the old hedgerows casting long shadows across the cobbled paths. A groundskeeper moved along the far edge, tending to the snow and ice in turn. A student crossed from the east dormitory with her nose in a book, nearly walked into a post, and corrected herself without looking up.

Diriko watched, and said nothing.

The silence stretched. Behind her, she heard the dean shift in his chair. The small sound of his teacup being set carefully on the desk. Another shift.

When she turned, her smile was patient and warm, the smile of a woman who had seen a great deal and found most of it more interesting than alarming.

"I understand your frustration," she said, returning to her place with the unhurried ease of someone navigating familiar waters. "Sylinar's absence has been an inconvenience, and I do not diminish that." She settled, smoothed the front of her sky blue robe, and met his eyes with her own, clear and steady. "But I would ask you to set that frustration aside, because it is no longer necessary."

The dean opened his mouth.

She continued, gently.

"I worked at that man's side for longer than this Academy has stood. What he knows of enhancives, of charge and capacity and permanency, I know also. What he can do with a device brought to him in need, I can do here, at this desk, in this tower, which is no longer his." She paused, letting her words sink in with measured stillness. "Your attendees need not wonder where to bring their concerns. They need only climb these stairs."

She folded her hands into the sleeves of her robes and let the silence return, though this time it was a different kind entirely and she did not let it linger nearly as long.

"More tea?" she asked.

The famed erithi [[Sylinaar|Diriko]], will be available in Sylinaar's tower throughout the festivities to offer the same services that Sylinaar does at Ebon Gate.

=== Announcement 4 - 2026 Shop Announcement ===
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{| class="wikitable"
|'''New Shops'''
|'''Refreshed Shops'''
|'''Reopening Shops'''
|'''Last Run Shops'''
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|Better in the Saddle || Artistic Expressions || All About That Lace || [[RWShop:Common Weaves|Common Weaves]]
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|Bowl Me Over || Braid and Mane || Baaarnyard Bounty || [[RWShop:Earthtones|Earthtones]]
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|Claws and Effect || Can't Stop That Weaving || Bad Wolf Clothing || [[RWShop:Irons in the Fire|Irons in the Fire]]
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|Dessert Vibes || Charmed, I'm Sure || Barn with It || [[RWShop:Lambs Among Wolves|Lamb Among Wolves]]
|-
|Dhu Impression || Colorful Carapace, The || Bee's Knees, The || [[RWShop:Mount'N'Cloak|Mount'N'Cloak]]
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|Insurmountable || Common Weaves || Been Shanked Lately? || [[RWShop:Notcher Style|Notcher Style]]
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|Moody Jewels || Container Yourself || Born to Adorn || [[RWShop:On The Wing|On the Wing]]
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|Secondhand Sorcery || Curio Minds || Brass Ring, The || [[RWShop:Poiret & Company|Poiret & Company]]
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|Song Sung Blue || Enlightened Pages || Breaking Bread || [[RWShop:Robes of Resistance|Robes of Resistance]]
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|Straight and Arrow || Ewe Vixen || Bugs on Parade || [[RWShop:The Spirits Within|Spirits Within]]
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|Sunscar Sanctum || First Class Plane Ticket || Call of the Wild || [[RWShop:Tinkers Toys|Tinkers Toys]]
|-
|Uvaldov's Pinions and Cogs || Folded Lotus, The || Cervidae Corral ||
|-
|Wax Poetic || Galloping Gait, The || Clodhoppers ||
|-
|Webs We Weave, The || Gnomish Gnails || Cog and Zephyr ||
|-
| || Honeyed Gears || Couturier's Retreat ||
|-
| || Horsing Around || Crafter's Hearth ||
|-
| || Knight Way, The || Creative Couture ||
|-
| || Lofty Affair, A || Daily Dip, The ||
|-
| || Moving on Up || Deerner Time ||
|-
| || Palette Perfections || Devote Alloys ||
|-
| || Peaked Interest || Diminishing Demises ||
|-
| || Purls of Wisdom || Eight-legged Innovators ||
|-
| || Tinker's Toys || Ferocious Eyes ||
|-
| || Tomeward Bound || Flanked Bags, The ||
|-
| || Trim and Polish || Fryc and Shives Innovations ||
|-
| || Unfurling Battle || Gallant Groom, The ||
|-
| || Vaunt It and Flaunt It || GemStoned ||
|-
| || Vintage Visions || Gift Horse, The ||
|-
| || What Remains || Gifts of Atan Irith ||
|-
| || || Girlybird, The ||
|-
| || || Goin' Stag ||
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| || || Grand Stables ||
|-
| || || Greater of Two Weevils, The ||
|-
| || || Holy Sheaths ||
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| || || Horn and Mane ||
|-
| || || ImPressions ||
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| || || Leaping Leezards ||
|-
| || || Legendairy ||
|-
| || || Lesser of Two Weevils, The ||
|-
| || || Little Ticker ||
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| || || Lizard Nest, The ||
|-
| || || Lizard Vivarium ||
|-
| || || Merited Metalworks ||
|-
| || || Milkin' It ||
|-
| || || Obsidian Raiment ||
|-
| || || Off the Chain ||
|-
| || || Ostler's Den ||
|-
| || || Pitcher Perfect ||
|-
| || || Quit Stallin' ||
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| || || Rollin' In The Greens ||
|-
| || || Rolton Pens ||
|-
| || || Roundabout Racers ||
|-
| || || Saddle Me Up ||
|-
| || || Starry Lotus, The ||
|-
| || || Steaming Mugs ||
|-
| || || Tempered Threads ||
|-
| || || Tiu & Qaiteke ||
|-
| || || Tortoise Enclosure ||
|-
| || || Ursine Emporium ||
|-
| || || Ursine Paddock ||
|-
| || || View from a Stag ||
|-
| || || Virelion Hall ||
|-
| || || Whirl and Twirl ||
|-
| || || Woodn't Yew ||
|}
=== Announcement 5 - New Lore ===
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| author = GM Thandiwe
| date = 4/3/2026
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Beneath the shifting sands of the Sea of Fire and Southron Wastes, as well as the suffocating canopy of the southern jungles and elsewhere throughout Elanthia, a silent watcher lies in wait. The scrape of chitin against stone and the sharp whistle of a raised stinger descending are often the only warnings a traveler receives before encountering one of the more intimidating members of the arachnid world -- the scorpion. Scorpions have occupied the dark corners of Elanthia since the ancient ages, outlasting empires and surviving cataclysms that claimed far softer creatures.

Enjoy this New Lore Document, providing details about the [[The_Silent_Watch:_Scorpions_of_Elanthia|Scorpions of Elanthia.]]

Created by GM Gyres, Thandiwe, Warlockes, and Xynwen, this document outlines the various cultures that interact with these dangerous animals.

=== Announcement 6 - Pet Adjustment ===
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After careful review, we are making the following adjustment:

* Fox Hunt - This year you will have a 50/50 chance to find a Songbird Egg instead of a Bugle. Starting next year, you will only be able to find a Songbird Egg.
* Pixie Hunt - This year, you'll have a chance to find a Jerboa Rainstick instead of a Bell.

'''Ewe Vixen'''
: Lamb Summoning Devices (bell) are being reduced to 250,000 raikhen.
: Fox Summoning Devices (bugle) are being reduced to 250,000 raikhen.
: Jerboa Summoning Devices (rainstick) will be offered at 250,000 raikhen.

'''Song Sung Blue'''
: Premade Songbird Summoning Devices (egg) are being reduced to 250,000 raikhen.
: Randomizing Songbird Summoning Devices (egg) are being reduced to 200,000 raikhen.

== Teasers ==
=== Teaser 1 - Papermaker Update ===
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This year at Rumor Woods, the [[Papermaker]] is getting its final update and unlocks. These unlocks can all be found in the shop Enlightened Pages.

The following nouns have been added to the papermaker:
* bookmark
* codicil
* dedication
* deed
* depiction
* dispatch
* doodle
* landscape
* mural
* picture
* portrait
* roll
* rubbing
* scrap
* sign
* sketch
* slip
* tract
* voucher

The following articles have been added to the papermaker:
* a charred
* a damp
* a delicate
* a dusty
* a filmy
* a frayed
* a gauzy
* a grimy
* a heraldic
* a humid
* a large
* a limp
* a matted
* a moldy
* a musk-scented
* a musky
* a notched
* a pale
* a pleated
* a rose-scented
* a scorched
* a sheer
* a smoky
* a soiled
* a sooty
* a spotted
* a stained
* a supple
* a tea-stained
* a vellum
* an ashen
* an illuminated
* an ivory
* an oily

Additionally, the papermaker has 2 new tiers.
<pre{{log2}}>
'''Tier 8'''
In the Common language, it reads:
A gear-painted treat box voucher will unlock your Papermaker from Tier 7 to Tier 8. This will grant it the ability to create treat boxes.```

'''Treat Box'''
You analyze the treat box and sense that the creator has provided the following information:
Papermaker Treat Box
Created using the famous papermaker, the box can be customized to your liking. Please be sure to GLANCE at the box to see what your customization options are. Once you've filled the box and completed the design, close it and WRAP it while holding ribbon or yarn to lock in the design and ready it for gifting.
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<pre{{log2}}>
glance my box

Treat Box Design<br>
Once the design process is complete, the box will become a wrapped treat box ready to give away. You may customize it in the following ways:

Box Color: (ADD a Dye) not yet designed<br>
Box Shape: (TURN to shape) not yet selected<br>
Valid shapes: heart, round, star, oval, square, hexagonal, octagonal, scalloped, rectangular<br>
Contents: (PUT items into box) empty

To add color, ADD a dye to the box.<br>
To set a shape, TURN the box to a shape name (e.g., TURN box to HEART).<br>
To fill the box with treats, PUT treats into the box.<br>
Once you are done designing and the box is full, close it and then WRAP while holding a ribbon or yarn. This will lock in the design and use the ribbon or yarn for open/close.
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turn my box to heart<br>
You turn a treat box over in your hands, watching as it transforms into '''a heart-shaped box.'''<br>
Add my dye to my box<br>
With careful hands, you uncork a crystalline vial of vibrant papaya dye and allow a few drops to seep into the surface of a heart-shaped treat box, watching as the color blooms across the box in rich, even tones.<br>
put cookie in my box<br>
With a gentle touch, you nestle an oatmeal raisin cookie into a heart-shaped treat box, settling it carefully into its own little compartment within.
<pre{{log2}}>
wrap my box with my ribbon<br>
Please confirm this is the final design you wish to set:

Box Color: vibrant papaya<br>
Box Shape: a heart-shaped<br>
Your final design will be: '''a heart-shaped vibrant papaya treat box tied with a violet-sheened moonflower white chainsil ribbon bow'''

If this design looks correct, then WRAP again in the next 30 seconds to lock in the design.
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<pre{{log2}}>
> wrap my box with my yarn<br>
Please confirm this is the final design you wish to set:

Box Color: vibrant papaya<br>
Box Shape: a heart-shaped<br>
Your final design will be: '''a heart-shaped vibrant papaya treat box wrapped with lightweight aurora blue angora yarn'''

If this design looks correct, then WRAP again in the next 30 seconds to lock in the design.
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<pre{{log2}}>
> wrap my box with my yarn<br>
You pull a generous length of yarn from a skein of lightweight aurora blue angora yarn and wind it around a heart-shaped treat box with unhurried care, looping it over and under until satisfied, then finish with a neat knot at the top.

Congratulations! Your a heart-shaped vibrant papaya treat box wrapped with lightweight aurora blue angora yarn is ready to be given away.
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<pre{{log2}}>
You analyze the treat box and sense that the creator has provided the following information:<br>
Papermaker Treat Box<br>
Congratulations! You've been given a heart-shaped vibrant papaya treat box wrapped with lightweight aurora blue angora yarn!<br>
You can interact with your treat box by taking the following actions: GAZE (demeanor based), LICK, OPEN, CLOSE, SHAKE, and SMELL<br>
A heart-shaped vibrant papaya treat box wrapped with lightweight aurora blue angora yarn was designed and wrapped by someone just for you and as such it can never be altered.<br>
Once you have eaten the contents, you can TRASH the box to get rid of the evidence!<br><br>
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All verbs work if the box is open or closed.

'''Tier 9'''<br>
In the Common language, it reads:<br>
A gear-painted award voucher will unlock your Papermaker from Tier 8 to Tier 9. This will grant it the ability to create awards.

<pre{{log2}}>
You analyze the simple award and sense that the creator has provided the following information:
Papermaker Award
Created using the famous papermaker, the award can be customized to fit your needs. Please be sure to GLANCE at the award to see what your customization options are. Once you've completed the design, you can TWIST to lock in the design. This will turn it into your award and prevent the recipient from changing the designs and fields.
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<pre{{log2}}>
>glance my award
Award Ribbon
Once done the design process is complete, the award will become a ribbon. You may design it in the following ways:

Noun of Award: ribbon
Primary Body: (Add a Ribbon) blank
Embroidery: (Add an Ore) blank
Short Missive: (Whisper a Missive) blank
Back Missive: (Write a Missive) blank

The final design will be:
a color fabric ribbon trailing a metal type-embroidered missive

When looked at, it will display: The award is crafted of a color fabric ribbon and fitted with a simple pin that allows it to be worn. A short missive, embroidered in metallic type thread, reads, "Short Award Reason."

To customize any of these fields, TURN the award to the design field and then ADD the necessary item.
To add a short missive, WHISPER to the award MISSIVE followed by your short missive.
To add a readable description, WRITE on the award.
Once done designing, TWIST to lock in the design.
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add my ribbon to my award <br>
With practiced ease, you lay a brilliant blue silk ribbon in the center of a simple award. It slowly gets absorbed into the piece, leaving nothing behind.<br>
add ore to my award<br>
With practiced ease, you lay a chunk of silver ore in the center of a simple award. It slowly gets absorbed into the piece, leaving nothing behind.<br>
whisp award missive The Best Little Jerboa Hopper<br>
Holding the award close, you whisper your award missive of "The Best Little Jerboa Hopper" and watch as it settles into place on the award.<br>
write my award ; This award goes to Thumble Bump for being the best little jerboa hopper we've ever seen.<br>
You carefully turn your award over and begin inscribing on its back in Common. Your feather quill glides deliberately across the surface, each stroke precise and intentional. Upon finishing, you turn the award over once more and admire your work with a critical eye.<br>
>twist my ribbon
<pre{{log2}}>
Please confirm that this is the design you wish to make:

Long Description: a bright blue silk ribbon trailing a sterling silver-embroidered missive
Look Description: The ribbon is crafted of a bright blue silk and fitted with a simple pin that allows it to be worn. A short missive, embroidered in sterling silver thread, reads, "The Best Little Jerboa Hopper." There appears to be something written on the back.

If this design looks correct, then TWIST again in the next 30 seconds to lock in the design.
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<pre{{log2}}>
twist my ribbon
Congratulations! You've created a bright blue silk ribbon trailing a sterling silver-embroidered missive.
</pre>

<pre{{log2}}>
You analyze the silk ribbon and sense that the creator has provided the following information:
Papermaker Award
Congratulations! You've been awarded a bright blue silk ribbon trailing a sterling silver-embroidered missive!
You can interact with your silk ribbon by taking the following actions:
BEAM, COVER, KISS, READ, and WAVE
A bright blue silk ribbon trailing a sterling silver-embroidered missive was designed by someone for you and as such it can never be altered.
</pre>
=== Teaser 2 - Prismatic Curio===
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'''Rumor Woods - Prismatic Curio'''

A brand-new illusionary accessory for the fashion-forward adventurer.

What It Does,
The Prismatic Curio is a wearable item that lets you project illusionary colors, metals, and gems across your worn accessories. When someone LOOKs at you, every eligible accessory appears to feature your chosen accent -- without changing a single item.

Pick a color. Pick a metal. Pick a gem. Or pick all three at once. Your outfit, your rules.

What it affects: Worn accessories (clothing, jewelry, containers, etc.)
What it excludes: Weapons, armor, shields, tattoos, and hidden items.

How It Works,
Configure your illusions by whispering to the curio, then prod it to bring them to life:

WHISPER <curio> COLOR SET <name> Choose a color illusion
WHISPER <curio> METAL SET <name> Choose a metal illusion
WHISPER <curio> GEM SET <name> Choose a gem illusion
WHISPER <curio> <type> LIST Browse available options
WHISPER <curio> <type> VIEW Check your current setting
WHISPER <curio> <type> CLEAR Remove an illusion
WHISPER <curio> HELP Full help menu
PROD <curio> Toggle ALL illusions on/off
TURN <curio> COLOR/METAL/GEM Toggle a single illusion on/off

Tier System,
The curio comes in two tiers:

Tier 1 (Base),
~260 colors (first half of the palette),
10 metals: mithril, ora, imflass, glaes, vultite, eahnor, vaalorn, mithglin, faenor,
Common and uncommon gems (levels 0–4),

Tier 2 (Certificate Upgrade),
Full color palette (~520+ colors),
All 25 metals, adding: drakar, rhimar, zorchar, gornar, golvern, rolaren, kelyn, razern, eonake, veil iron, alexandrite, bronze, obsidian, electrum, platinum,
Rarer gems (levels 0–7),
Half-power mode — apply your illusion to every other eligible item for a subtler, mixed look,

Upgrade from Tier 1 to Tier 2 with a Prismatic Curio Upgrade Certificate. Hold the certificate in one hand and the curio in the other, then REDEEM it. In Palette Perfections you will find the curio priced at 5k and the unlock 1250.

Details & Notes,
The curio is purely cosmetic — it changes only what others see, never the items themselves.,
Works with hyphenated descriptors like mithril-worked, ruby-set, crimson-hued, and more.,
Incompatible with the Shimmer Trinket — only one appearance-altering item can be active at a time.,
A small number of restricted gems (doomstone, urglaes,etc), metals, and colors are permanently disabled.

=== Teaser 3 - Beeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees===
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=== Teaser 4 - Songbirds ===
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| author = GM Ivry
| date = 4/3/2026
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'''[Rumor Woods 2026] - Songbirds Are Here!'''

Songbirds Are Here! ,
Now in Elanthia -- Songbirds -- found in the new Rumor Woods shop, Song Sung Blue.
Each songbird hatches from a unique egg with its own combination of body plumage, wing accents, crest color, tail feathers, and eye color -- over nine million possible appearances. No two birds should look quite the same.

Hatching,
Your songbird begins life as a simple egg that hides its colorful inner shell and bird. Simply EXHALE on it to bond, and watch as the shell cracks and your new companion emerges, shaking off fragments and greeting you with its first chirp. The eggshell becomes a tiny whistle adorned with feathers in your bird's colors -- your way to call them back whenever you need.

A Companion with more life!,
Songbirds aren't just cosmetic. They're living their best life, and they act like it.

They get hungry. Feed them foraged seeds or live insects to keep them healthy and vibrant. A well-fed bird is colorful and lively; a neglected one grows thin, patchy, and eventually falls comatose -- though a meal will always bring them back.,
They hunt on their own. A hungry bird will snatch bugs from the ground when it spots them. (Bugs on Parade),
They react to the world. Your bird notices nearby creatures (and often tries, adorably, to look intimidating), investigates other players, and behaves differently around people it recognizes as friendly versus strangers.,
They worry about you. If you're wounded, your songbird will worry and try to help you, plus more!,

Personality,
Your songbird has opinions about the people around you. It'll chirp friendly greetings and drop tiny gifts at the feet of people it likes -- and pointedly turn its back and fluff its tail feathers at those it doesn't. It might land briefly on a friend's shoulder to say hello, or tuck its head under its wing to ignore someone it finds disagreeable.

Pet-to-Pet Interactions,
Songbirds are social creatures. When two songbirds meet, they might burst into a spontaneous duet, preen each other's feathers, or chase each other in playful aerial spirals. They also interact with other pet types -- riding a fox's tail, landing between a lamb's ears, stealing shiny things from lizards, and engaging in dramatic aerial showdowns with dragonflies.

For Bards,
If you're a bard, your songbird is your duet partner. It listens to how you play and matches your style -- singing a mournful accompaniment to somber melodies, chirping rapid-fire alongside fast tempo pieces, or belting out a rousing harmony when you play something inspiring. It'll even try to sing along during loresinging (emphasis on try).

Message Delivery,
Write a message on a slip of parchment, and your songbird will carry it across town to another player -- up to three times a day. It'll swoop down to the recipient, chirp brightly, and drop the note at their feet before winging its way back to you.

Shoulder Perch & Verbs,
Wear your songbird on your shoulder where it'll nestle in, preen its feathers, and occasionally nod off. You can also PET, RUB, TICKLE, KISS, HUG, and POKE your bird (results vary). And yes -- very rarely, your shoulder companion will leave you a little... surprise. Nothing a good RUB won't fix.

How to Get One,
Songbird eggs are now available at Rumor Woods in the shop Song Sung Blue .

You have two paths to your feathered best friend:
Natural Eggs -- Take your chances with nature. Your bird's colors will be a complete surprise -- you never know what combination you'll get until that shell cracks open.,
Magically Encouraged Eggs -- For those with a specific vision in mind, these eggs have been coaxed into producing a particular set of colors. Pick your palette and hatch with confidence.,

--- * Please note that songbird alters will be rare and exactly none are currently planned.
Happy hatching! ~GM Ivry

=== Teaser 5 - Clockwerke Weapons ===
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Clockwerke Weapons will be available at Rumor Woods 2026!

Tier 1/OTS - comes with some fluff verbs and you can TURN it to pick between slashing, piercing, or crushing standard ability flares. Point-and-click is enable with this feature, titled Modularity.

=== Teaser 6 - Basketifier Update ===
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This Rumor Woods, the [[Basketifier]] is getting an additional unlock. This new tier, Tier 5, will unlock the ability to have Tableware additions to your basket.

After unlocking the basket, you will see a new analyze addition:

<pre{{log2}}>

'''SPECIAL TABLEWARE UNLOCK'''
Because your basket has been unlocked to the 5th tier, you are now able to add utensils, plates, saucers, or napkins with special certificates. To see which you already have installed, please GAZE at the basket.
'''In Basket Form:'''
'''WHISPER''' - To obtain a single copy of the item.
'''GAZE''' - To see the full list of unlocked tableware items.
'''In Table Form:'''
* Upon becoming a table, your tableware items will be stacked on the table.
* GET will allow you, or anyone using your table, to obtain a tableware item.

All tableware items are marked as junk to allow you to throw them away when you are near trash barrels. This includes the trash basket stored under your table when it is out. Throwing away a tableware item does not destroy those contained in your basket.
</pre>

In addition to this new tier 5 unlock, you may purchase '''tableware''' vouchers that will add the specific type to your basket. For example:

* You glance down to see '''a monogrammed white voucher''' in your right hand and '''a lace-edged slate blue napkin''' elegantly embroidered with kissing wrens in your left hand.
<pre{{log2}}>
You analyze the white voucher and sense that the creator has provided the following information:
Basketifier Tableware Voucher
A monogrammed white voucher is designed to allow you to add specific types of items to your basket. This particular voucher has been created to allow you to add a napkin to a Basketifier basket that is at least Tier 5.

Alterations
Any willing merchant may modify this voucher, however, you can also ADD a napkin that is predesigned to your voucher. [Syntax: ADD {my} {tableware type} to {my} voucher.] Be warned, this will consume your item. Your tableware item may have a long or show.

Tableware Design: a monogrammed white linen napkin with a long description. It is crafted of cloth.
The long description is: a a monogrammed white linen napkin embroidered with bright red whorls

To use a monogrammed white voucher, POINT it at your unlocked basketifier (must be tier 5). [Syntax: POINT {my} voucher at {my} BASKET.] If there is a design in place, then you will be required to CONFIRM that you are updating that particular tableware item.
</pre>

*add my napkin to my voucher
As you bring your a lace-edged slate blue napkin elegantly embroidered with kissing wrens close to a monogrammed white voucher, you realize that the napkin will be completely consumed by the process. If this is acceptable, then ADD napkin to voucher again in the next 30 seconds.
*add my napkin to my voucher
With praticed ease, you lay a lace-edged slate blue napkin elegantly embroidered with kissing wrens in the center of a monogrammed white voucher. It slowly gets absorbed into the piece, leaving nothing behind.

'''[OOC Note: ANALYZE the voucher to see your addition.]'''

<pre{{log2}}>
You analyze the white voucher and sense that the creator has provided the following information:
Basketifier Tableware Voucher
A monogrammed white voucher is designed to allow you to add specific types of items to your basket. This particular voucher has been created to allow you to add a napkin to a Basketifier basket that is at least Tier 5.

Alterations
Any willing merchant may modify this voucher, however, you can also ADD a napkin that is predesigned to your voucher. [Syntax: ADD {my} {tableware type} to {my} voucher.] Be warned, this will consume your item. Your tableware item may have a long or show.

Tableware Design: '''a lace-edged slate grey napkin with a long description. It is crafted of fabric.'''
The show description is: '''a lace-edged slate blue napkin elegantly embroidered with kissing wrens'''

To use a monogrammed white voucher, POINT it at your unlocked basketifier (must be tier 5). [Syntax: POINT {my} voucher at {my} BASKET.] If there is a design in place, then you will be required to CONFIRM that you are updating that particular tableware item.
</pre>

* point my voucher at my bask
It would appear you already have a design in this spot. Adding the voucher to it will override the old design and create a new one. If you want to do this, then please POINT the voucher at the basket again in the next 30 seconds.
* point my voucher at my bask

You point your white voucher at a monogrammed white voucher, allowing the magic stored within the tiny piece of paper to do its thing. After several seconds, the voucher turns into motes of light that descend upon the basket, dissolving into its form.

'''[OOC NOTE: You can now GAZE at the basket to see your tableware addition.]'''
<pre{{log2}}>
> gaze my basket
Gazing over the various tableware items stored within your basket, you mentally catalog each in turn:

'''Fork:''' a fancy sterling silver fork descending into a buttercup handle
'''Spoon:''' a tarnished sterling silver spoon with a bent handle
'''Knife:''' an oak-handled blackened steel knife with a serrated edge
'''Chopsticks:''' a pair of twisted hazel chopsticks left natural at the ends
'''Teaspoon:''' a tarnished sterling silver teaspoon with a bent handle
'''Plate:''' a nacre-edged white porcelain plate center-painted in a blooming rose
'''Saucer:''' a delicate white porcelain saucer painted in overlapping posies
'''Napkin:''' a lace-edged slate blue napkin elegantly embroidered with kissing wrens
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There will be vouchers for: Tier 5 unlock, fork, spoon, knife, chopsticks, teaspoon, plate, saucer, and napkin additions. You can also buy new baskets and all previous unlocks in Bowl Me Over (A shop designed by Elysani).

Lastly, GM Vanah and Elysani paired up to create an NPC that will work on adding long descriptions to the aforementioned items. This NPC works the same as the other +long description NPCs, charging a nominal fee for the work.

You can find the culter and the potter in Elenesse Atelier, Alcove.

One final note:
<pre{{log2}}>
You analyze the slate grey napkin and sense that the creator has provided the following information:
Basketifier Napkin
Created by a Basketifier, the napkin is a disposable item. You may alter it at your own risk, but be warned that it will not be replaced if you throw it away.
It has access to the following verbs: DUST (flick crumbs off clothing), PUSH (clean a spot on chest-worn), RUB (clean mouth), EXHALE (catch a sneeze), CRY (dab tears), TAP (dab lips), and WAVE (be a bit dramatic)
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=== Teaser 7 - New Shop: Better in the Saddle ===
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Rumor Woods has a brand-new shop for all you riders out there! Better in the Saddle is now open on the grounds, featuring saddles crafted for your favorite mounts:

* Bears
* Beetles
* Spiders
* Roltons

Swing by Rumor Woods and gear up your trusty steed — no matter how many legs it has.

Special thanks to GM Elysani and GM Thandiwe for their ongoing assistance!

=== Teaser 8 - Dessert Vibes & Tasty Hands Clothing ===
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[[Category:Rumor Woods saved posts]]

Rumor Woods 2026 - Dessert Vibes

From the land of miscommunication and additional lettering, I humbly present a new Rumor Woods shop for 2026: '''Dessert Vibes'''!

Found in an auspicious driftwood shack off a broad caravan trail, Confectioner Brixxior and his financial backer, Gentleman Hoorne, invite you to enjoy a taste of the wastes.

Within and upon our very clean surfaces, you'll find a plethora of confectionary delights that you'll want to preserve in your basketifiers for generations to come. Sweet, sweet scorpions? Check. Sugary serpents? You bet. A marzipan jerboa? So cute you must devour. A candied troll toe? Uh oh.

The main attraction, however, is a new fun, fluffy, and sugar-dusted sartorial delight: '''Tasty Hands Clothing'''.

Tasty Hands Clothing are front-worn aprons that can be stuffed full of tasty treats. You can use one of a few different verbs to interact with any confections stored inside. For example, here's what happens with you FIDGET with an apron:

'''>fidget my apron'''

''You reach into the pocket at the front of your candy pattern apron, running your hand over some links of greasy sausage. You then bring the greasy sausage up to your nose and inhale with all your might. Closing your eyes, you sigh deeply as the fragrances of the sausage lingers in your nostrils and on your hands. Eyes still closed, you quickly slip the morsel back into your apron.''

Want to change targets, just TURN your apron!

'''>turn my apron'''

''You've decided to turn your focus away from some links of greasy sausage and instead focus on a candied troll toe.''

Now, sample the delicate flavors within to your heart's content without consuming a charge of the food!

''Hoorne reaches into a sugar-dusted candy pattern apron and carefully selects a candied troll toe from within. Bringing the toe up to his mouth, he takes a big lick. He takes a deep breath, his eyes unfocused as if he is contemplating the flavors of the toe. Then, nodding in satisfaction, he slips the toe back into his apron.''

This will allow you to enjoy delicious flavor messaging to your heart's content!

'''>lick my apron'''

''You reach into a sugar-dusted candy pattern apron and carefully select a candied troll toe from within. Bringing the toe up to your mouth, you take a big lick. Oh no. Was that a mistake? A wave of sweet sugar leads out a funky, metallic aftertaste that lingers on the tongue. Notes of wet garbage, blooming fungus, and pungent blood soon overwhelm the senses.''

''Nodding in satisfaction, you slip the toe back into your apron.''

Tasty Hands Clothing items can be altered, but must remain something reasonable and front-worn. They come fully unlocked for a mere 100 raikhen.

A hearty thanks to GM Thandiwe, Ethereal, and Flannihan for their support on this project!

Enjoy!

=== Teaser 9 - ===
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GS4-KAONASHI: /* Teaser 8 - Dessert Vibes & Tasty Hands Clothing */

''<big>'''Rumor Woods''' and '''Summit Academy''' are open from April 10th, 2026 at 9 PM EDT to May 3rd, 2025 at 11:59 PM EDT. The box office closes on April 30th at approximately 11:55 PM EDT.</big>''

On Discord, please follow our [https://discord.com/channels/226045346399256576/1120873800712601663 Read Only Updates].

Also, please consider joining our [https://discord.com/channels/226045346399256576/594009994953883648/1226340340227903498 discussion channel] for Rumor Woods.

== Informational Posts ==

=== Information Post 1 - How to Earn Currency===

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For those new to Rumor Woods, here's a reminder of how to earn Currency:

* Jousting - There are two entrances to jousting. One will support the Beetle Team and the other the Spider Team. When you enter, you select your equipment (though you can use your own) and a mount (though you can use your own). From there you
* Instructions:
# Present your sunburst marker at the entry table. (GO ENTRY TABLE)
# Select a mount from the paddock. (GET [MOUNT])
# Select a lance from the weapon rack. (GET [LANCE])
# Select a shield from the shield display. (GET [SHIELD])
# Present yourself at the entry table again. (GO ENTRY TABLE)
# Crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and hear the lamentations of their significant others!
Spider Entry - 8208002
Beetle Entry - 8208001
* [[Fox Hunt]] - Bugle is still the rare prize for a fox pet.
* [[Pixie Hunt]] - Bell is still the rare prize for a lamb pet.

=== Information Post 2 - Areas of Interest ===
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'''[[Rumor_Woods/Areas_of_interest | Areas of Interest at Rumor Woods]]:'''
* '''The Aspen Grove''' has multiple Inn Room-like tents scattered throughout the area as the Aspen Grove itself is just like an Inn. There is a Tavern w. Tables, drinks and food.
* '''Summit Academy''' is a college. It has an Ellipse at its heart that is for socializing and getting warm drinks.
* '''Cysaelotar''' was built by Aelotoi visitors and is a natural area filled witha variety of wonders.

== Announcements ==

=== Announcement 1 - Theme ===
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This season’s theme draws inspiration from sunbaked sands and wind-carved horizons, bringing a new palette and a new spirit to the woods. As always, our offerings will remain varied, but many of this year’s highlights carry a distinctly desert flavor.

The tournament returns with a new rivalry: Scorpion versus Jerboa.

Each side will bear its own colors:
* A beige jerboa on a field of myrtle green,
* A jet black scorpion on a field of copper,

This year’s festival mount will be the scorpion, accompanied by new lore released alongside it.

For a special twist, the Fox Hunt will change its quarry for one year only. Instead of the fox, participants will have the chance to win a jerboa pet.

Prefer not to run the hunt? No worries. The jerboa will also be available through Ewe Vixen.

Sands are shifting. Rivalries are stirring.

Rumor Woods awaits.

Event begins April 10th, 2026, at 9:30 PM EDT.

=== Announcement 2 - Titles ===
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* 100 wins for Jerboa - Companion of the Desert Hopper (any number of wins)
* 500 wins for Jerboa - Knight of the Swift Dunerunner (any number of wins)
* 100 wins for Scorpion - Disciple of the Black Sting (any number of wins)
* 500 wins for Scorpion - Knight of the Paralyzing Strike (any number of wins)
* Jerboa wins & you have 100 runs (plus at least 1 greater than scorpion) - Messenger of the Shifting Sands
* Jerboa wins & you have 100 runs (plus at least 1 less than scorpion) - Witness of the Fractured Burrow
* Scorpion wins & you have 100 runs (plus at least 1 greater than jerboa) - Harbinger of the Burning Venom
* Scorpion wins & you have 100 runs (plus at least 1 less than jerboa) - Scar of the Paralytic Venom

=== Announcement 4 - Summit Academy Customs ===
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These customs will be added to our current collection, providing you with a wide variety of ways to feel more like you while you destroy your enemies or utter words you shouldn't say in polite company. This year, you'll note many options with a sun-scorched desert flair!

* Spell Preps
* Urchin Guides
* Signature Verbs
* Log Phrases
* Death Messages
* Swears
* Spell and bolt customs
* CMAN customs

These customs are brought to you by Casil, Elidi, Elysani, Gyres, Kaonashi, Mariath, Marstreforn, Sindin, Thandiwe, Valyrka, and Xynwen.

An enormous thank you to Isten, our QCer, who had a monstrous task to review.

=== Announcement 3 - Diriko ===
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The last of the scaffolding had come down three days prior, and the landing smelled of fresh-cut stone and linseed oil. The arrow slits had been fitted with glass, their new panes catching the pale alpine light and scattering it in clean lines across the floors. The writing desk, dark and well-oiled, sat precisely where Diriko had placed it on the first day, as though it had always belonged there.

She received the dean of Summit Academy as she received everyone, with stillness, with patience, and with tea that she had prepared before he had finished climbing the stairs.

He was not an unkind man. She had taken care to note that in the years since her arrival. He managed the Academy with the weary competence of someone who had long since traded ambition for endurance, and she respected that quietly, as she respected most things quietly. He accepted the tea, settled into the chair she had placed for him, and began.

Sylinar's name entered the room like bad weather.

She listened without expression as the dean laid out his grievances with the careful precision of a man who had rehearsed them on the stairs. Attendees arriving with devices in need of attention. Requests submitted and unanswered. Correspondence returned unopened or not returned at all. The reputation of the Academy, he said, resting his teacup on his knee, was not well served by a man who could not be found when he was needed. He had sent word four times. Four times. Sylinaar was nowhere to be found.

Diriko folded her hands in her lap and let him finish.

When the last of it had settled into the room, she rose in a single smooth motion and moved to the nearest arrow slit. Below, the grounds of Summit Academy spread themselves in the late afternoon light, the old hedgerows casting long shadows across the cobbled paths. A groundskeeper moved along the far edge, tending to the snow and ice in turn. A student crossed from the east dormitory with her nose in a book, nearly walked into a post, and corrected herself without looking up.

Diriko watched, and said nothing.

The silence stretched. Behind her, she heard the dean shift in his chair. The small sound of his teacup being set carefully on the desk. Another shift.

When she turned, her smile was patient and warm, the smile of a woman who had seen a great deal and found most of it more interesting than alarming.

"I understand your frustration," she said, returning to her place with the unhurried ease of someone navigating familiar waters. "Sylinar's absence has been an inconvenience, and I do not diminish that." She settled, smoothed the front of her sky blue robe, and met his eyes with her own, clear and steady. "But I would ask you to set that frustration aside, because it is no longer necessary."

The dean opened his mouth.

She continued, gently.

"I worked at that man's side for longer than this Academy has stood. What he knows of enhancives, of charge and capacity and permanency, I know also. What he can do with a device brought to him in need, I can do here, at this desk, in this tower, which is no longer his." She paused, letting her words sink in with measured stillness. "Your attendees need not wonder where to bring their concerns. They need only climb these stairs."

She folded her hands into the sleeves of her robes and let the silence return, though this time it was a different kind entirely and she did not let it linger nearly as long.

"More tea?" she asked.

The famed erithi [[Sylinaar|Diriko]], will be available in Sylinaar's tower throughout the festivities to offer the same services that Sylinaar does at Ebon Gate.

=== Announcement 4 - 2026 Shop Announcement ===
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{| class="wikitable"
|'''New Shops'''
|'''Refreshed Shops'''
|'''Reopening Shops'''
|'''Last Run Shops'''
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|Better in the Saddle || Artistic Expressions || All About That Lace || [[RWShop:Common Weaves|Common Weaves]]
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|Bowl Me Over || Braid and Mane || Baaarnyard Bounty || [[RWShop:Earthtones|Earthtones]]
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|Claws and Effect || Can't Stop That Weaving || Bad Wolf Clothing || [[RWShop:Irons in the Fire|Irons in the Fire]]
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|Dessert Vibes || Charmed, I'm Sure || Barn with It || [[RWShop:Lambs Among Wolves|Lamb Among Wolves]]
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|Dhu Impression || Colorful Carapace, The || Bee's Knees, The || [[RWShop:Mount'N'Cloak|Mount'N'Cloak]]
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|Insurmountable || Common Weaves || Been Shanked Lately? || [[RWShop:Notcher Style|Notcher Style]]
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|Moody Jewels || Container Yourself || Born to Adorn || [[RWShop:On The Wing|On the Wing]]
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|Secondhand Sorcery || Curio Minds || Brass Ring, The || [[RWShop:Poiret & Company|Poiret & Company]]
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|Song Sung Blue || Enlightened Pages || Breaking Bread || [[RWShop:Robes of Resistance|Robes of Resistance]]
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|Straight and Arrow || Ewe Vixen || Bugs on Parade || [[RWShop:The Spirits Within|Spirits Within]]
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|Sunscar Sanctum || First Class Plane Ticket || Call of the Wild || [[RWShop:Tinkers Toys|Tinkers Toys]]
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|Uvaldov's Pinions and Cogs || Folded Lotus, The || Cervidae Corral ||
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|Wax Poetic || Galloping Gait, The || Clodhoppers ||
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|Webs We Weave, The || Gnomish Gnails || Cog and Zephyr ||
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| || Honeyed Gears || Couturier's Retreat ||
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| || Horsing Around || Crafter's Hearth ||
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| || Knight Way, The || Creative Couture ||
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| || Lofty Affair, A || Daily Dip, The ||
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| || Moving on Up || Deerner Time ||
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| || Palette Perfections || Devote Alloys ||
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| || Peaked Interest || Diminishing Demises ||
|-
| || Purls of Wisdom || Eight-legged Innovators ||
|-
| || Tinker's Toys || Ferocious Eyes ||
|-
| || Tomeward Bound || Flanked Bags, The ||
|-
| || Trim and Polish || Fryc and Shives Innovations ||
|-
| || Unfurling Battle || Gallant Groom, The ||
|-
| || Vaunt It and Flaunt It || GemStoned ||
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| || Vintage Visions || Gift Horse, The ||
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| || What Remains || Gifts of Atan Irith ||
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| || || Girlybird, The ||
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| || || Goin' Stag ||
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| || || Grand Stables ||
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| || || Greater of Two Weevils, The ||
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| || || Holy Sheaths ||
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| || || Horn and Mane ||
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| || || ImPressions ||
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| || || Leaping Leezards ||
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| || || Legendairy ||
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| || || Lesser of Two Weevils, The ||
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| || || Little Ticker ||
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| || || Lizard Nest, The ||
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| || || Lizard Vivarium ||
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| || || Merited Metalworks ||
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| || || Milkin' It ||
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| || || Obsidian Raiment ||
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| || || Off the Chain ||
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| || || Ostler's Den ||
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| || || Pitcher Perfect ||
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| || || Quit Stallin' ||
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| || || Rollin' In The Greens ||
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| || || Rolton Pens ||
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| || || Roundabout Racers ||
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| || || Saddle Me Up ||
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| || || Starry Lotus, The ||
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| || || Steaming Mugs ||
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| || || Tempered Threads ||
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| || || Tiu & Qaiteke ||
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| || || Tortoise Enclosure ||
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| || || Ursine Emporium ||
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| || || Ursine Paddock ||
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| || || View from a Stag ||
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| || || Virelion Hall ||
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| || || Whirl and Twirl ||
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| || || Woodn't Yew ||
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=== Announcement 5 - New Lore ===
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Beneath the shifting sands of the Sea of Fire and Southron Wastes, as well as the suffocating canopy of the southern jungles and elsewhere throughout Elanthia, a silent watcher lies in wait. The scrape of chitin against stone and the sharp whistle of a raised stinger descending are often the only warnings a traveler receives before encountering one of the more intimidating members of the arachnid world -- the scorpion. Scorpions have occupied the dark corners of Elanthia since the ancient ages, outlasting empires and surviving cataclysms that claimed far softer creatures.

Enjoy this New Lore Document, providing details about the [[The_Silent_Watch:_Scorpions_of_Elanthia|Scorpions of Elanthia.]]

Created by GM Gyres, Thandiwe, Warlockes, and Xynwen, this document outlines the various cultures that interact with these dangerous animals.

=== Announcement 6 - Pet Adjustment ===
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After careful review, we are making the following adjustment:

* Fox Hunt - This year you will have a 50/50 chance to find a Songbird Egg instead of a Bugle. Starting next year, you will only be able to find a Songbird Egg.
* Pixie Hunt - This year, you'll have a chance to find a Jerboa Rainstick instead of a Bell.

'''Ewe Vixen'''
: Lamb Summoning Devices (bell) are being reduced to 250,000 raikhen.
: Fox Summoning Devices (bugle) are being reduced to 250,000 raikhen.
: Jerboa Summoning Devices (rainstick) will be offered at 250,000 raikhen.

'''Song Sung Blue'''
: Premade Songbird Summoning Devices (egg) are being reduced to 250,000 raikhen.
: Randomizing Songbird Summoning Devices (egg) are being reduced to 200,000 raikhen.

== Teasers ==
=== Teaser 1 - Papermaker Update ===
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This year at Rumor Woods, the [[Papermaker]] is getting its final update and unlocks. These unlocks can all be found in the shop Enlightened Pages.

The following nouns have been added to the papermaker:
* bookmark
* codicil
* dedication
* deed
* depiction
* dispatch
* doodle
* landscape
* mural
* picture
* portrait
* roll
* rubbing
* scrap
* sign
* sketch
* slip
* tract
* voucher

The following articles have been added to the papermaker:
* a charred
* a damp
* a delicate
* a dusty
* a filmy
* a frayed
* a gauzy
* a grimy
* a heraldic
* a humid
* a large
* a limp
* a matted
* a moldy
* a musk-scented
* a musky
* a notched
* a pale
* a pleated
* a rose-scented
* a scorched
* a sheer
* a smoky
* a soiled
* a sooty
* a spotted
* a stained
* a supple
* a tea-stained
* a vellum
* an ashen
* an illuminated
* an ivory
* an oily

Additionally, the papermaker has 2 new tiers.
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'''Tier 8'''
In the Common language, it reads:
A gear-painted treat box voucher will unlock your Papermaker from Tier 7 to Tier 8. This will grant it the ability to create treat boxes.```

'''Treat Box'''
You analyze the treat box and sense that the creator has provided the following information:
Papermaker Treat Box
Created using the famous papermaker, the box can be customized to your liking. Please be sure to GLANCE at the box to see what your customization options are. Once you've filled the box and completed the design, close it and WRAP it while holding ribbon or yarn to lock in the design and ready it for gifting.
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glance my box

Treat Box Design<br>
Once the design process is complete, the box will become a wrapped treat box ready to give away. You may customize it in the following ways:

Box Color: (ADD a Dye) not yet designed<br>
Box Shape: (TURN to shape) not yet selected<br>
Valid shapes: heart, round, star, oval, square, hexagonal, octagonal, scalloped, rectangular<br>
Contents: (PUT items into box) empty

To add color, ADD a dye to the box.<br>
To set a shape, TURN the box to a shape name (e.g., TURN box to HEART).<br>
To fill the box with treats, PUT treats into the box.<br>
Once you are done designing and the box is full, close it and then WRAP while holding a ribbon or yarn. This will lock in the design and use the ribbon or yarn for open/close.
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turn my box to heart<br>
You turn a treat box over in your hands, watching as it transforms into '''a heart-shaped box.'''<br>
Add my dye to my box<br>
With careful hands, you uncork a crystalline vial of vibrant papaya dye and allow a few drops to seep into the surface of a heart-shaped treat box, watching as the color blooms across the box in rich, even tones.<br>
put cookie in my box<br>
With a gentle touch, you nestle an oatmeal raisin cookie into a heart-shaped treat box, settling it carefully into its own little compartment within.
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wrap my box with my ribbon<br>
Please confirm this is the final design you wish to set:

Box Color: vibrant papaya<br>
Box Shape: a heart-shaped<br>
Your final design will be: '''a heart-shaped vibrant papaya treat box tied with a violet-sheened moonflower white chainsil ribbon bow'''

If this design looks correct, then WRAP again in the next 30 seconds to lock in the design.
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> wrap my box with my yarn<br>
Please confirm this is the final design you wish to set:

Box Color: vibrant papaya<br>
Box Shape: a heart-shaped<br>
Your final design will be: '''a heart-shaped vibrant papaya treat box wrapped with lightweight aurora blue angora yarn'''

If this design looks correct, then WRAP again in the next 30 seconds to lock in the design.
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> wrap my box with my yarn<br>
You pull a generous length of yarn from a skein of lightweight aurora blue angora yarn and wind it around a heart-shaped treat box with unhurried care, looping it over and under until satisfied, then finish with a neat knot at the top.

Congratulations! Your a heart-shaped vibrant papaya treat box wrapped with lightweight aurora blue angora yarn is ready to be given away.
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You analyze the treat box and sense that the creator has provided the following information:<br>
Papermaker Treat Box<br>
Congratulations! You've been given a heart-shaped vibrant papaya treat box wrapped with lightweight aurora blue angora yarn!<br>
You can interact with your treat box by taking the following actions: GAZE (demeanor based), LICK, OPEN, CLOSE, SHAKE, and SMELL<br>
A heart-shaped vibrant papaya treat box wrapped with lightweight aurora blue angora yarn was designed and wrapped by someone just for you and as such it can never be altered.<br>
Once you have eaten the contents, you can TRASH the box to get rid of the evidence!<br><br>
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All verbs work if the box is open or closed.

'''Tier 9'''<br>
In the Common language, it reads:<br>
A gear-painted award voucher will unlock your Papermaker from Tier 8 to Tier 9. This will grant it the ability to create awards.

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You analyze the simple award and sense that the creator has provided the following information:
Papermaker Award
Created using the famous papermaker, the award can be customized to fit your needs. Please be sure to GLANCE at the award to see what your customization options are. Once you've completed the design, you can TWIST to lock in the design. This will turn it into your award and prevent the recipient from changing the designs and fields.
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>glance my award
Award Ribbon
Once done the design process is complete, the award will become a ribbon. You may design it in the following ways:

Noun of Award: ribbon
Primary Body: (Add a Ribbon) blank
Embroidery: (Add an Ore) blank
Short Missive: (Whisper a Missive) blank
Back Missive: (Write a Missive) blank

The final design will be:
a color fabric ribbon trailing a metal type-embroidered missive

When looked at, it will display: The award is crafted of a color fabric ribbon and fitted with a simple pin that allows it to be worn. A short missive, embroidered in metallic type thread, reads, "Short Award Reason."

To customize any of these fields, TURN the award to the design field and then ADD the necessary item.
To add a short missive, WHISPER to the award MISSIVE followed by your short missive.
To add a readable description, WRITE on the award.
Once done designing, TWIST to lock in the design.
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add my ribbon to my award <br>
With practiced ease, you lay a brilliant blue silk ribbon in the center of a simple award. It slowly gets absorbed into the piece, leaving nothing behind.<br>
add ore to my award<br>
With practiced ease, you lay a chunk of silver ore in the center of a simple award. It slowly gets absorbed into the piece, leaving nothing behind.<br>
whisp award missive The Best Little Jerboa Hopper<br>
Holding the award close, you whisper your award missive of "The Best Little Jerboa Hopper" and watch as it settles into place on the award.<br>
write my award ; This award goes to Thumble Bump for being the best little jerboa hopper we've ever seen.<br>
You carefully turn your award over and begin inscribing on its back in Common. Your feather quill glides deliberately across the surface, each stroke precise and intentional. Upon finishing, you turn the award over once more and admire your work with a critical eye.<br>
>twist my ribbon
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Please confirm that this is the design you wish to make:

Long Description: a bright blue silk ribbon trailing a sterling silver-embroidered missive
Look Description: The ribbon is crafted of a bright blue silk and fitted with a simple pin that allows it to be worn. A short missive, embroidered in sterling silver thread, reads, "The Best Little Jerboa Hopper." There appears to be something written on the back.

If this design looks correct, then TWIST again in the next 30 seconds to lock in the design.
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twist my ribbon
Congratulations! You've created a bright blue silk ribbon trailing a sterling silver-embroidered missive.
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<pre{{log2}}>
You analyze the silk ribbon and sense that the creator has provided the following information:
Papermaker Award
Congratulations! You've been awarded a bright blue silk ribbon trailing a sterling silver-embroidered missive!
You can interact with your silk ribbon by taking the following actions:
BEAM, COVER, KISS, READ, and WAVE
A bright blue silk ribbon trailing a sterling silver-embroidered missive was designed by someone for you and as such it can never be altered.
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=== Teaser 2 - Prismatic Curio===
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'''Rumor Woods - Prismatic Curio'''

A brand-new illusionary accessory for the fashion-forward adventurer.

What It Does,
The Prismatic Curio is a wearable item that lets you project illusionary colors, metals, and gems across your worn accessories. When someone LOOKs at you, every eligible accessory appears to feature your chosen accent -- without changing a single item.

Pick a color. Pick a metal. Pick a gem. Or pick all three at once. Your outfit, your rules.

What it affects: Worn accessories (clothing, jewelry, containers, etc.)
What it excludes: Weapons, armor, shields, tattoos, and hidden items.

How It Works,
Configure your illusions by whispering to the curio, then prod it to bring them to life:

WHISPER <curio> COLOR SET <name> Choose a color illusion
WHISPER <curio> METAL SET <name> Choose a metal illusion
WHISPER <curio> GEM SET <name> Choose a gem illusion
WHISPER <curio> <type> LIST Browse available options
WHISPER <curio> <type> VIEW Check your current setting
WHISPER <curio> <type> CLEAR Remove an illusion
WHISPER <curio> HELP Full help menu
PROD <curio> Toggle ALL illusions on/off
TURN <curio> COLOR/METAL/GEM Toggle a single illusion on/off

Tier System,
The curio comes in two tiers:

Tier 1 (Base),
~260 colors (first half of the palette),
10 metals: mithril, ora, imflass, glaes, vultite, eahnor, vaalorn, mithglin, faenor,
Common and uncommon gems (levels 0–4),

Tier 2 (Certificate Upgrade),
Full color palette (~520+ colors),
All 25 metals, adding: drakar, rhimar, zorchar, gornar, golvern, rolaren, kelyn, razern, eonake, veil iron, alexandrite, bronze, obsidian, electrum, platinum,
Rarer gems (levels 0–7),
Half-power mode — apply your illusion to every other eligible item for a subtler, mixed look,

Upgrade from Tier 1 to Tier 2 with a Prismatic Curio Upgrade Certificate. Hold the certificate in one hand and the curio in the other, then REDEEM it. In Palette Perfections you will find the curio priced at 5k and the unlock 1250.

Details & Notes,
The curio is purely cosmetic — it changes only what others see, never the items themselves.,
Works with hyphenated descriptors like mithril-worked, ruby-set, crimson-hued, and more.,
Incompatible with the Shimmer Trinket — only one appearance-altering item can be active at a time.,
A small number of restricted gems (doomstone, urglaes,etc), metals, and colors are permanently disabled.

=== Teaser 3 - Beeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees===
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=== Teaser 4 - Songbirds ===
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'''[Rumor Woods 2026] - Songbirds Are Here!'''

Songbirds Are Here! ,
Now in Elanthia -- Songbirds -- found in the new Rumor Woods shop, Song Sung Blue.
Each songbird hatches from a unique egg with its own combination of body plumage, wing accents, crest color, tail feathers, and eye color -- over nine million possible appearances. No two birds should look quite the same.

Hatching,
Your songbird begins life as a simple egg that hides its colorful inner shell and bird. Simply EXHALE on it to bond, and watch as the shell cracks and your new companion emerges, shaking off fragments and greeting you with its first chirp. The eggshell becomes a tiny whistle adorned with feathers in your bird's colors -- your way to call them back whenever you need.

A Companion with more life!,
Songbirds aren't just cosmetic. They're living their best life, and they act like it.

They get hungry. Feed them foraged seeds or live insects to keep them healthy and vibrant. A well-fed bird is colorful and lively; a neglected one grows thin, patchy, and eventually falls comatose -- though a meal will always bring them back.,
They hunt on their own. A hungry bird will snatch bugs from the ground when it spots them. (Bugs on Parade),
They react to the world. Your bird notices nearby creatures (and often tries, adorably, to look intimidating), investigates other players, and behaves differently around people it recognizes as friendly versus strangers.,
They worry about you. If you're wounded, your songbird will worry and try to help you, plus more!,

Personality,
Your songbird has opinions about the people around you. It'll chirp friendly greetings and drop tiny gifts at the feet of people it likes -- and pointedly turn its back and fluff its tail feathers at those it doesn't. It might land briefly on a friend's shoulder to say hello, or tuck its head under its wing to ignore someone it finds disagreeable.

Pet-to-Pet Interactions,
Songbirds are social creatures. When two songbirds meet, they might burst into a spontaneous duet, preen each other's feathers, or chase each other in playful aerial spirals. They also interact with other pet types -- riding a fox's tail, landing between a lamb's ears, stealing shiny things from lizards, and engaging in dramatic aerial showdowns with dragonflies.

For Bards,
If you're a bard, your songbird is your duet partner. It listens to how you play and matches your style -- singing a mournful accompaniment to somber melodies, chirping rapid-fire alongside fast tempo pieces, or belting out a rousing harmony when you play something inspiring. It'll even try to sing along during loresinging (emphasis on try).

Message Delivery,
Write a message on a slip of parchment, and your songbird will carry it across town to another player -- up to three times a day. It'll swoop down to the recipient, chirp brightly, and drop the note at their feet before winging its way back to you.

Shoulder Perch & Verbs,
Wear your songbird on your shoulder where it'll nestle in, preen its feathers, and occasionally nod off. You can also PET, RUB, TICKLE, KISS, HUG, and POKE your bird (results vary). And yes -- very rarely, your shoulder companion will leave you a little... surprise. Nothing a good RUB won't fix.

How to Get One,
Songbird eggs are now available at Rumor Woods in the shop Song Sung Blue .

You have two paths to your feathered best friend:
Natural Eggs -- Take your chances with nature. Your bird's colors will be a complete surprise -- you never know what combination you'll get until that shell cracks open.,
Magically Encouraged Eggs -- For those with a specific vision in mind, these eggs have been coaxed into producing a particular set of colors. Pick your palette and hatch with confidence.,

--- * Please note that songbird alters will be rare and exactly none are currently planned.
Happy hatching! ~GM Ivry

=== Teaser 5 - Clockwerke Weapons ===
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Clockwerke Weapons will be available at Rumor Woods 2026!

Tier 1/OTS - comes with some fluff verbs and you can TURN it to pick between slashing, piercing, or crushing standard ability flares. Point-and-click is enable with this feature, titled Modularity.

=== Teaser 6 - Basketifier Update ===
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This Rumor Woods, the [[Basketifier]] is getting an additional unlock. This new tier, Tier 5, will unlock the ability to have Tableware additions to your basket.

After unlocking the basket, you will see a new analyze addition:

<pre{{log2}}>

'''SPECIAL TABLEWARE UNLOCK'''
Because your basket has been unlocked to the 5th tier, you are now able to add utensils, plates, saucers, or napkins with special certificates. To see which you already have installed, please GAZE at the basket.
'''In Basket Form:'''
'''WHISPER''' - To obtain a single copy of the item.
'''GAZE''' - To see the full list of unlocked tableware items.
'''In Table Form:'''
* Upon becoming a table, your tableware items will be stacked on the table.
* GET will allow you, or anyone using your table, to obtain a tableware item.

All tableware items are marked as junk to allow you to throw them away when you are near trash barrels. This includes the trash basket stored under your table when it is out. Throwing away a tableware item does not destroy those contained in your basket.
</pre>

In addition to this new tier 5 unlock, you may purchase '''tableware''' vouchers that will add the specific type to your basket. For example:

* You glance down to see '''a monogrammed white voucher''' in your right hand and '''a lace-edged slate blue napkin''' elegantly embroidered with kissing wrens in your left hand.
<pre{{log2}}>
You analyze the white voucher and sense that the creator has provided the following information:
Basketifier Tableware Voucher
A monogrammed white voucher is designed to allow you to add specific types of items to your basket. This particular voucher has been created to allow you to add a napkin to a Basketifier basket that is at least Tier 5.

Alterations
Any willing merchant may modify this voucher, however, you can also ADD a napkin that is predesigned to your voucher. [Syntax: ADD {my} {tableware type} to {my} voucher.] Be warned, this will consume your item. Your tableware item may have a long or show.

Tableware Design: a monogrammed white linen napkin with a long description. It is crafted of cloth.
The long description is: a a monogrammed white linen napkin embroidered with bright red whorls

To use a monogrammed white voucher, POINT it at your unlocked basketifier (must be tier 5). [Syntax: POINT {my} voucher at {my} BASKET.] If there is a design in place, then you will be required to CONFIRM that you are updating that particular tableware item.
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*add my napkin to my voucher
As you bring your a lace-edged slate blue napkin elegantly embroidered with kissing wrens close to a monogrammed white voucher, you realize that the napkin will be completely consumed by the process. If this is acceptable, then ADD napkin to voucher again in the next 30 seconds.
*add my napkin to my voucher
With praticed ease, you lay a lace-edged slate blue napkin elegantly embroidered with kissing wrens in the center of a monogrammed white voucher. It slowly gets absorbed into the piece, leaving nothing behind.

'''[OOC Note: ANALYZE the voucher to see your addition.]'''

<pre{{log2}}>
You analyze the white voucher and sense that the creator has provided the following information:
Basketifier Tableware Voucher
A monogrammed white voucher is designed to allow you to add specific types of items to your basket. This particular voucher has been created to allow you to add a napkin to a Basketifier basket that is at least Tier 5.

Alterations
Any willing merchant may modify this voucher, however, you can also ADD a napkin that is predesigned to your voucher. [Syntax: ADD {my} {tableware type} to {my} voucher.] Be warned, this will consume your item. Your tableware item may have a long or show.

Tableware Design: '''a lace-edged slate grey napkin with a long description. It is crafted of fabric.'''
The show description is: '''a lace-edged slate blue napkin elegantly embroidered with kissing wrens'''

To use a monogrammed white voucher, POINT it at your unlocked basketifier (must be tier 5). [Syntax: POINT {my} voucher at {my} BASKET.] If there is a design in place, then you will be required to CONFIRM that you are updating that particular tableware item.
</pre>

* point my voucher at my bask
It would appear you already have a design in this spot. Adding the voucher to it will override the old design and create a new one. If you want to do this, then please POINT the voucher at the basket again in the next 30 seconds.
* point my voucher at my bask

You point your white voucher at a monogrammed white voucher, allowing the magic stored within the tiny piece of paper to do its thing. After several seconds, the voucher turns into motes of light that descend upon the basket, dissolving into its form.

'''[OOC NOTE: You can now GAZE at the basket to see your tableware addition.]'''
<pre{{log2}}>
> gaze my basket
Gazing over the various tableware items stored within your basket, you mentally catalog each in turn:

'''Fork:''' a fancy sterling silver fork descending into a buttercup handle
'''Spoon:''' a tarnished sterling silver spoon with a bent handle
'''Knife:''' an oak-handled blackened steel knife with a serrated edge
'''Chopsticks:''' a pair of twisted hazel chopsticks left natural at the ends
'''Teaspoon:''' a tarnished sterling silver teaspoon with a bent handle
'''Plate:''' a nacre-edged white porcelain plate center-painted in a blooming rose
'''Saucer:''' a delicate white porcelain saucer painted in overlapping posies
'''Napkin:''' a lace-edged slate blue napkin elegantly embroidered with kissing wrens
</pre>
There will be vouchers for: Tier 5 unlock, fork, spoon, knife, chopsticks, teaspoon, plate, saucer, and napkin additions. You can also buy new baskets and all previous unlocks in Bowl Me Over (A shop designed by Elysani).

Lastly, GM Vanah and Elysani paired up to create an NPC that will work on adding long descriptions to the aforementioned items. This NPC works the same as the other +long description NPCs, charging a nominal fee for the work.

You can find the culter and the potter in Elenesse Atelier, Alcove.

One final note:
<pre{{log2}}>
You analyze the slate grey napkin and sense that the creator has provided the following information:
Basketifier Napkin
Created by a Basketifier, the napkin is a disposable item. You may alter it at your own risk, but be warned that it will not be replaced if you throw it away.
It has access to the following verbs: DUST (flick crumbs off clothing), PUSH (clean a spot on chest-worn), RUB (clean mouth), EXHALE (catch a sneeze), CRY (dab tears), TAP (dab lips), and WAVE (be a bit dramatic)
</pre>

=== Teaser 7 - New Shop: Better in the Saddle ===
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Rumor Woods has a brand-new shop for all you riders out there! Better in the Saddle is now open on the grounds, featuring saddles crafted for your favorite mounts:

* Bears
* Beetles
* Spiders
* Roltons

Swing by Rumor Woods and gear up your trusty steed — no matter how many legs it has.

Special thanks to GM Elysani and GM Thandiwe for their ongoing assistance!

=== Teaser 8 - Dessert Vibes & Tasty Hands Clothing ===
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[[Category:Rumor Woods saved posts]]

Rumor Woods 2026 - Dessert Vibes

From the land of miscommunication and additional lettering, I humbly present a new Rumor Woods shop for 2026: '''Dessert Vibes'''!

Found in an auspicious driftwood shack off a broad caravan trail, Confectioner Brixxior and his financial backer, Gentleman Hoorne, invite you to enjoy a taste of the wastes.

Within and upon our very clean surfaces, you'll find a plethora of confectionary delights that you'll want to preserve in your basketifiers for generations to come. Sweet, sweet scorpions? Check. Sugary serpents? You bet. A marzipan jerboa? So cute you must devour. A candied troll toe? Uh oh.

The main attraction, however, is a new fun, fluffy, and sugar-dusted sartorial delight: '''Tasty Hands Clothing'''.

Tasty Hands Clothing are front-worn aprons that can be stuffed full of tasty treats. You can use one of a few different verbs to interact with any confections stored inside. For example, here's what happens with you FIDGET with an apron:

'''>fidget my apron'''

''You reach into the pocket at the front of your candy pattern apron, running your hand over some links of greasy sausage. You then bring the greasy sausage up to your nose and inhale with all your might. Closing your eyes, you sigh deeply as the fragrances of the sausage lingers in your nostrils and on your hands. Eyes still closed, you quickly slip the morsel back into your apron.}}''

Want to change targets, just TURN your apron!

'''>turn my apron'''

''You've decided to turn your focus away from some links of greasy sausage and instead focus on a candied troll toe.''

Now, sample the delicate flavors within to your heart's content without consuming a charge of the food!

''Hoorne reaches into a sugar-dusted candy pattern apron and carefully selects a candied troll toe from within. Bringing the toe up to his mouth, he takes a big lick. He takes a deep breath, his eyes unfocused as if he is contemplating the flavors of the toe. Then, nodding in satisfaction, he slips the toe back into his apron.''

This will allow you to enjoy delicious flavor messaging to your heart's content!

'''>lick my apron'''

''You reach into a sugar-dusted candy pattern apron and carefully select a candied troll toe from within. Bringing the toe up to your mouth, you take a big lick. Oh no. Was that a mistake? A wave of sweet sugar leads out a funky, metallic aftertaste that lingers on the tongue. Notes of wet garbage, blooming fungus, and pungent blood soon overwhelm the senses.''

''Nodding in satisfaction, you slip the toe back into your apron.''

Tasty Hands Clothing items can be altered, but must remain something reasonable and front-worn. They come fully unlocked for a mere 100 raikhen.

A hearty thanks to GM Thandiwe, Ethereal, and Flannihan for their support on this project!

Enjoy!

=== Teaser 9 - ===
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2026-04-04T21:08:31Z

GS4-KAONASHI: /* Teaser 8 - Dessert Vibes & Tasty Hands Clothing */

''<big>'''Rumor Woods''' and '''Summit Academy''' are open from April 10th, 2026 at 9 PM EDT to May 3rd, 2025 at 11:59 PM EDT. The box office closes on April 30th at approximately 11:55 PM EDT.</big>''

On Discord, please follow our [https://discord.com/channels/226045346399256576/1120873800712601663 Read Only Updates].

Also, please consider joining our [https://discord.com/channels/226045346399256576/594009994953883648/1226340340227903498 discussion channel] for Rumor Woods.

== Informational Posts ==

=== Information Post 1 - How to Earn Currency===

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| date = 4/7/2024
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For those new to Rumor Woods, here's a reminder of how to earn Currency:

* Jousting - There are two entrances to jousting. One will support the Beetle Team and the other the Spider Team. When you enter, you select your equipment (though you can use your own) and a mount (though you can use your own). From there you
* Instructions:
# Present your sunburst marker at the entry table. (GO ENTRY TABLE)
# Select a mount from the paddock. (GET [MOUNT])
# Select a lance from the weapon rack. (GET [LANCE])
# Select a shield from the shield display. (GET [SHIELD])
# Present yourself at the entry table again. (GO ENTRY TABLE)
# Crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and hear the lamentations of their significant others!
Spider Entry - 8208002
Beetle Entry - 8208001
* [[Fox Hunt]] - Bugle is still the rare prize for a fox pet.
* [[Pixie Hunt]] - Bell is still the rare prize for a lamb pet.

=== Information Post 2 - Areas of Interest ===
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| author = GM Thandiwe
| date = 4/7/2024
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'''[[Rumor_Woods/Areas_of_interest | Areas of Interest at Rumor Woods]]:'''
* '''The Aspen Grove''' has multiple Inn Room-like tents scattered throughout the area as the Aspen Grove itself is just like an Inn. There is a Tavern w. Tables, drinks and food.
* '''Summit Academy''' is a college. It has an Ellipse at its heart that is for socializing and getting warm drinks.
* '''Cysaelotar''' was built by Aelotoi visitors and is a natural area filled witha variety of wonders.

== Announcements ==

=== Announcement 1 - Theme ===
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| author = GM Thandiwe
| date =3/4/2026
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This season’s theme draws inspiration from sunbaked sands and wind-carved horizons, bringing a new palette and a new spirit to the woods. As always, our offerings will remain varied, but many of this year’s highlights carry a distinctly desert flavor.

The tournament returns with a new rivalry: Scorpion versus Jerboa.

Each side will bear its own colors:
* A beige jerboa on a field of myrtle green,
* A jet black scorpion on a field of copper,

This year’s festival mount will be the scorpion, accompanied by new lore released alongside it.

For a special twist, the Fox Hunt will change its quarry for one year only. Instead of the fox, participants will have the chance to win a jerboa pet.

Prefer not to run the hunt? No worries. The jerboa will also be available through Ewe Vixen.

Sands are shifting. Rivalries are stirring.

Rumor Woods awaits.

Event begins April 10th, 2026, at 9:30 PM EDT.

=== Announcement 2 - Titles ===
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* 100 wins for Jerboa - Companion of the Desert Hopper (any number of wins)
* 500 wins for Jerboa - Knight of the Swift Dunerunner (any number of wins)
* 100 wins for Scorpion - Disciple of the Black Sting (any number of wins)
* 500 wins for Scorpion - Knight of the Paralyzing Strike (any number of wins)
* Jerboa wins & you have 100 runs (plus at least 1 greater than scorpion) - Messenger of the Shifting Sands
* Jerboa wins & you have 100 runs (plus at least 1 less than scorpion) - Witness of the Fractured Burrow
* Scorpion wins & you have 100 runs (plus at least 1 greater than jerboa) - Harbinger of the Burning Venom
* Scorpion wins & you have 100 runs (plus at least 1 less than jerboa) - Scar of the Paralytic Venom

=== Announcement 4 - Summit Academy Customs ===
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| author = GM Casil
| date =4/2/2026
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These customs will be added to our current collection, providing you with a wide variety of ways to feel more like you while you destroy your enemies or utter words you shouldn't say in polite company. This year, you'll note many options with a sun-scorched desert flair!

* Spell Preps
* Urchin Guides
* Signature Verbs
* Log Phrases
* Death Messages
* Swears
* Spell and bolt customs
* CMAN customs

These customs are brought to you by Casil, Elidi, Elysani, Gyres, Kaonashi, Mariath, Marstreforn, Sindin, Thandiwe, Valyrka, and Xynwen.

An enormous thank you to Isten, our QCer, who had a monstrous task to review.

=== Announcement 3 - Diriko ===
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| author = GM Thandiwe
| date =4/2/2026
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The last of the scaffolding had come down three days prior, and the landing smelled of fresh-cut stone and linseed oil. The arrow slits had been fitted with glass, their new panes catching the pale alpine light and scattering it in clean lines across the floors. The writing desk, dark and well-oiled, sat precisely where Diriko had placed it on the first day, as though it had always belonged there.

She received the dean of Summit Academy as she received everyone, with stillness, with patience, and with tea that she had prepared before he had finished climbing the stairs.

He was not an unkind man. She had taken care to note that in the years since her arrival. He managed the Academy with the weary competence of someone who had long since traded ambition for endurance, and she respected that quietly, as she respected most things quietly. He accepted the tea, settled into the chair she had placed for him, and began.

Sylinar's name entered the room like bad weather.

She listened without expression as the dean laid out his grievances with the careful precision of a man who had rehearsed them on the stairs. Attendees arriving with devices in need of attention. Requests submitted and unanswered. Correspondence returned unopened or not returned at all. The reputation of the Academy, he said, resting his teacup on his knee, was not well served by a man who could not be found when he was needed. He had sent word four times. Four times. Sylinaar was nowhere to be found.

Diriko folded her hands in her lap and let him finish.

When the last of it had settled into the room, she rose in a single smooth motion and moved to the nearest arrow slit. Below, the grounds of Summit Academy spread themselves in the late afternoon light, the old hedgerows casting long shadows across the cobbled paths. A groundskeeper moved along the far edge, tending to the snow and ice in turn. A student crossed from the east dormitory with her nose in a book, nearly walked into a post, and corrected herself without looking up.

Diriko watched, and said nothing.

The silence stretched. Behind her, she heard the dean shift in his chair. The small sound of his teacup being set carefully on the desk. Another shift.

When she turned, her smile was patient and warm, the smile of a woman who had seen a great deal and found most of it more interesting than alarming.

"I understand your frustration," she said, returning to her place with the unhurried ease of someone navigating familiar waters. "Sylinar's absence has been an inconvenience, and I do not diminish that." She settled, smoothed the front of her sky blue robe, and met his eyes with her own, clear and steady. "But I would ask you to set that frustration aside, because it is no longer necessary."

The dean opened his mouth.

She continued, gently.

"I worked at that man's side for longer than this Academy has stood. What he knows of enhancives, of charge and capacity and permanency, I know also. What he can do with a device brought to him in need, I can do here, at this desk, in this tower, which is no longer his." She paused, letting her words sink in with measured stillness. "Your attendees need not wonder where to bring their concerns. They need only climb these stairs."

She folded her hands into the sleeves of her robes and let the silence return, though this time it was a different kind entirely and she did not let it linger nearly as long.

"More tea?" she asked.

The famed erithi [[Sylinaar|Diriko]], will be available in Sylinaar's tower throughout the festivities to offer the same services that Sylinaar does at Ebon Gate.

=== Announcement 4 - 2026 Shop Announcement ===
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{| class="wikitable"
|'''New Shops'''
|'''Refreshed Shops'''
|'''Reopening Shops'''
|'''Last Run Shops'''
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|Better in the Saddle || Artistic Expressions || All About That Lace || [[RWShop:Common Weaves|Common Weaves]]
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|Bowl Me Over || Braid and Mane || Baaarnyard Bounty || [[RWShop:Earthtones|Earthtones]]
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|Claws and Effect || Can't Stop That Weaving || Bad Wolf Clothing || [[RWShop:Irons in the Fire|Irons in the Fire]]
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|Dessert Vibes || Charmed, I'm Sure || Barn with It || [[RWShop:Lambs Among Wolves|Lamb Among Wolves]]
|-
|Dhu Impression || Colorful Carapace, The || Bee's Knees, The || [[RWShop:Mount'N'Cloak|Mount'N'Cloak]]
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|Insurmountable || Common Weaves || Been Shanked Lately? || [[RWShop:Notcher Style|Notcher Style]]
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|Moody Jewels || Container Yourself || Born to Adorn || [[RWShop:On The Wing|On the Wing]]
|-
|Secondhand Sorcery || Curio Minds || Brass Ring, The || [[RWShop:Poiret & Company|Poiret & Company]]
|-
|Song Sung Blue || Enlightened Pages || Breaking Bread || [[RWShop:Robes of Resistance|Robes of Resistance]]
|-
|Straight and Arrow || Ewe Vixen || Bugs on Parade || [[RWShop:The Spirits Within|Spirits Within]]
|-
|Sunscar Sanctum || First Class Plane Ticket || Call of the Wild || [[RWShop:Tinkers Toys|Tinkers Toys]]
|-
|Uvaldov's Pinions and Cogs || Folded Lotus, The || Cervidae Corral ||
|-
|Wax Poetic || Galloping Gait, The || Clodhoppers ||
|-
|Webs We Weave, The || Gnomish Gnails || Cog and Zephyr ||
|-
| || Honeyed Gears || Couturier's Retreat ||
|-
| || Horsing Around || Crafter's Hearth ||
|-
| || Knight Way, The || Creative Couture ||
|-
| || Lofty Affair, A || Daily Dip, The ||
|-
| || Moving on Up || Deerner Time ||
|-
| || Palette Perfections || Devote Alloys ||
|-
| || Peaked Interest || Diminishing Demises ||
|-
| || Purls of Wisdom || Eight-legged Innovators ||
|-
| || Tinker's Toys || Ferocious Eyes ||
|-
| || Tomeward Bound || Flanked Bags, The ||
|-
| || Trim and Polish || Fryc and Shives Innovations ||
|-
| || Unfurling Battle || Gallant Groom, The ||
|-
| || Vaunt It and Flaunt It || GemStoned ||
|-
| || Vintage Visions || Gift Horse, The ||
|-
| || What Remains || Gifts of Atan Irith ||
|-
| || || Girlybird, The ||
|-
| || || Goin' Stag ||
|-
| || || Grand Stables ||
|-
| || || Greater of Two Weevils, The ||
|-
| || || Holy Sheaths ||
|-
| || || Horn and Mane ||
|-
| || || ImPressions ||
|-
| || || Leaping Leezards ||
|-
| || || Legendairy ||
|-
| || || Lesser of Two Weevils, The ||
|-
| || || Little Ticker ||
|-
| || || Lizard Nest, The ||
|-
| || || Lizard Vivarium ||
|-
| || || Merited Metalworks ||
|-
| || || Milkin' It ||
|-
| || || Obsidian Raiment ||
|-
| || || Off the Chain ||
|-
| || || Ostler's Den ||
|-
| || || Pitcher Perfect ||
|-
| || || Quit Stallin' ||
|-
| || || Rollin' In The Greens ||
|-
| || || Rolton Pens ||
|-
| || || Roundabout Racers ||
|-
| || || Saddle Me Up ||
|-
| || || Starry Lotus, The ||
|-
| || || Steaming Mugs ||
|-
| || || Tempered Threads ||
|-
| || || Tiu & Qaiteke ||
|-
| || || Tortoise Enclosure ||
|-
| || || Ursine Emporium ||
|-
| || || Ursine Paddock ||
|-
| || || View from a Stag ||
|-
| || || Virelion Hall ||
|-
| || || Whirl and Twirl ||
|-
| || || Woodn't Yew ||
|}
=== Announcement 5 - New Lore ===
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| author = GM Thandiwe
| date = 4/3/2026
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Beneath the shifting sands of the Sea of Fire and Southron Wastes, as well as the suffocating canopy of the southern jungles and elsewhere throughout Elanthia, a silent watcher lies in wait. The scrape of chitin against stone and the sharp whistle of a raised stinger descending are often the only warnings a traveler receives before encountering one of the more intimidating members of the arachnid world -- the scorpion. Scorpions have occupied the dark corners of Elanthia since the ancient ages, outlasting empires and surviving cataclysms that claimed far softer creatures.

Enjoy this New Lore Document, providing details about the [[The_Silent_Watch:_Scorpions_of_Elanthia|Scorpions of Elanthia.]]

Created by GM Gyres, Thandiwe, Warlockes, and Xynwen, this document outlines the various cultures that interact with these dangerous animals.

=== Announcement 6 - Pet Adjustment ===
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After careful review, we are making the following adjustment:

* Fox Hunt - This year you will have a 50/50 chance to find a Songbird Egg instead of a Bugle. Starting next year, you will only be able to find a Songbird Egg.
* Pixie Hunt - This year, you'll have a chance to find a Jerboa Rainstick instead of a Bell.

'''Ewe Vixen'''
: Lamb Summoning Devices (bell) are being reduced to 250,000 raikhen.
: Fox Summoning Devices (bugle) are being reduced to 250,000 raikhen.
: Jerboa Summoning Devices (rainstick) will be offered at 250,000 raikhen.

'''Song Sung Blue'''
: Premade Songbird Summoning Devices (egg) are being reduced to 250,000 raikhen.
: Randomizing Songbird Summoning Devices (egg) are being reduced to 200,000 raikhen.

== Teasers ==
=== Teaser 1 - Papermaker Update ===
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This year at Rumor Woods, the [[Papermaker]] is getting its final update and unlocks. These unlocks can all be found in the shop Enlightened Pages.

The following nouns have been added to the papermaker:
* bookmark
* codicil
* dedication
* deed
* depiction
* dispatch
* doodle
* landscape
* mural
* picture
* portrait
* roll
* rubbing
* scrap
* sign
* sketch
* slip
* tract
* voucher

The following articles have been added to the papermaker:
* a charred
* a damp
* a delicate
* a dusty
* a filmy
* a frayed
* a gauzy
* a grimy
* a heraldic
* a humid
* a large
* a limp
* a matted
* a moldy
* a musk-scented
* a musky
* a notched
* a pale
* a pleated
* a rose-scented
* a scorched
* a sheer
* a smoky
* a soiled
* a sooty
* a spotted
* a stained
* a supple
* a tea-stained
* a vellum
* an ashen
* an illuminated
* an ivory
* an oily

Additionally, the papermaker has 2 new tiers.
<pre{{log2}}>
'''Tier 8'''
In the Common language, it reads:
A gear-painted treat box voucher will unlock your Papermaker from Tier 7 to Tier 8. This will grant it the ability to create treat boxes.```

'''Treat Box'''
You analyze the treat box and sense that the creator has provided the following information:
Papermaker Treat Box
Created using the famous papermaker, the box can be customized to your liking. Please be sure to GLANCE at the box to see what your customization options are. Once you've filled the box and completed the design, close it and WRAP it while holding ribbon or yarn to lock in the design and ready it for gifting.
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<pre{{log2}}>
glance my box

Treat Box Design<br>
Once the design process is complete, the box will become a wrapped treat box ready to give away. You may customize it in the following ways:

Box Color: (ADD a Dye) not yet designed<br>
Box Shape: (TURN to shape) not yet selected<br>
Valid shapes: heart, round, star, oval, square, hexagonal, octagonal, scalloped, rectangular<br>
Contents: (PUT items into box) empty

To add color, ADD a dye to the box.<br>
To set a shape, TURN the box to a shape name (e.g., TURN box to HEART).<br>
To fill the box with treats, PUT treats into the box.<br>
Once you are done designing and the box is full, close it and then WRAP while holding a ribbon or yarn. This will lock in the design and use the ribbon or yarn for open/close.
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turn my box to heart<br>
You turn a treat box over in your hands, watching as it transforms into '''a heart-shaped box.'''<br>
Add my dye to my box<br>
With careful hands, you uncork a crystalline vial of vibrant papaya dye and allow a few drops to seep into the surface of a heart-shaped treat box, watching as the color blooms across the box in rich, even tones.<br>
put cookie in my box<br>
With a gentle touch, you nestle an oatmeal raisin cookie into a heart-shaped treat box, settling it carefully into its own little compartment within.
<pre{{log2}}>
wrap my box with my ribbon<br>
Please confirm this is the final design you wish to set:

Box Color: vibrant papaya<br>
Box Shape: a heart-shaped<br>
Your final design will be: '''a heart-shaped vibrant papaya treat box tied with a violet-sheened moonflower white chainsil ribbon bow'''

If this design looks correct, then WRAP again in the next 30 seconds to lock in the design.
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<pre{{log2}}>
> wrap my box with my yarn<br>
Please confirm this is the final design you wish to set:

Box Color: vibrant papaya<br>
Box Shape: a heart-shaped<br>
Your final design will be: '''a heart-shaped vibrant papaya treat box wrapped with lightweight aurora blue angora yarn'''

If this design looks correct, then WRAP again in the next 30 seconds to lock in the design.
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<pre{{log2}}>
> wrap my box with my yarn<br>
You pull a generous length of yarn from a skein of lightweight aurora blue angora yarn and wind it around a heart-shaped treat box with unhurried care, looping it over and under until satisfied, then finish with a neat knot at the top.

Congratulations! Your a heart-shaped vibrant papaya treat box wrapped with lightweight aurora blue angora yarn is ready to be given away.
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<pre{{log2}}>
You analyze the treat box and sense that the creator has provided the following information:<br>
Papermaker Treat Box<br>
Congratulations! You've been given a heart-shaped vibrant papaya treat box wrapped with lightweight aurora blue angora yarn!<br>
You can interact with your treat box by taking the following actions: GAZE (demeanor based), LICK, OPEN, CLOSE, SHAKE, and SMELL<br>
A heart-shaped vibrant papaya treat box wrapped with lightweight aurora blue angora yarn was designed and wrapped by someone just for you and as such it can never be altered.<br>
Once you have eaten the contents, you can TRASH the box to get rid of the evidence!<br><br>
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All verbs work if the box is open or closed.

'''Tier 9'''<br>
In the Common language, it reads:<br>
A gear-painted award voucher will unlock your Papermaker from Tier 8 to Tier 9. This will grant it the ability to create awards.

<pre{{log2}}>
You analyze the simple award and sense that the creator has provided the following information:
Papermaker Award
Created using the famous papermaker, the award can be customized to fit your needs. Please be sure to GLANCE at the award to see what your customization options are. Once you've completed the design, you can TWIST to lock in the design. This will turn it into your award and prevent the recipient from changing the designs and fields.
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<pre{{log2}}>
>glance my award
Award Ribbon
Once done the design process is complete, the award will become a ribbon. You may design it in the following ways:

Noun of Award: ribbon
Primary Body: (Add a Ribbon) blank
Embroidery: (Add an Ore) blank
Short Missive: (Whisper a Missive) blank
Back Missive: (Write a Missive) blank

The final design will be:
a color fabric ribbon trailing a metal type-embroidered missive

When looked at, it will display: The award is crafted of a color fabric ribbon and fitted with a simple pin that allows it to be worn. A short missive, embroidered in metallic type thread, reads, "Short Award Reason."

To customize any of these fields, TURN the award to the design field and then ADD the necessary item.
To add a short missive, WHISPER to the award MISSIVE followed by your short missive.
To add a readable description, WRITE on the award.
Once done designing, TWIST to lock in the design.
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add my ribbon to my award <br>
With practiced ease, you lay a brilliant blue silk ribbon in the center of a simple award. It slowly gets absorbed into the piece, leaving nothing behind.<br>
add ore to my award<br>
With practiced ease, you lay a chunk of silver ore in the center of a simple award. It slowly gets absorbed into the piece, leaving nothing behind.<br>
whisp award missive The Best Little Jerboa Hopper<br>
Holding the award close, you whisper your award missive of "The Best Little Jerboa Hopper" and watch as it settles into place on the award.<br>
write my award ; This award goes to Thumble Bump for being the best little jerboa hopper we've ever seen.<br>
You carefully turn your award over and begin inscribing on its back in Common. Your feather quill glides deliberately across the surface, each stroke precise and intentional. Upon finishing, you turn the award over once more and admire your work with a critical eye.<br>
>twist my ribbon
<pre{{log2}}>
Please confirm that this is the design you wish to make:

Long Description: a bright blue silk ribbon trailing a sterling silver-embroidered missive
Look Description: The ribbon is crafted of a bright blue silk and fitted with a simple pin that allows it to be worn. A short missive, embroidered in sterling silver thread, reads, "The Best Little Jerboa Hopper." There appears to be something written on the back.

If this design looks correct, then TWIST again in the next 30 seconds to lock in the design.
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<pre{{log2}}>
twist my ribbon
Congratulations! You've created a bright blue silk ribbon trailing a sterling silver-embroidered missive.
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<pre{{log2}}>
You analyze the silk ribbon and sense that the creator has provided the following information:
Papermaker Award
Congratulations! You've been awarded a bright blue silk ribbon trailing a sterling silver-embroidered missive!
You can interact with your silk ribbon by taking the following actions:
BEAM, COVER, KISS, READ, and WAVE
A bright blue silk ribbon trailing a sterling silver-embroidered missive was designed by someone for you and as such it can never be altered.
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=== Teaser 2 - Prismatic Curio===
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'''Rumor Woods - Prismatic Curio'''

A brand-new illusionary accessory for the fashion-forward adventurer.

What It Does,
The Prismatic Curio is a wearable item that lets you project illusionary colors, metals, and gems across your worn accessories. When someone LOOKs at you, every eligible accessory appears to feature your chosen accent -- without changing a single item.

Pick a color. Pick a metal. Pick a gem. Or pick all three at once. Your outfit, your rules.

What it affects: Worn accessories (clothing, jewelry, containers, etc.)
What it excludes: Weapons, armor, shields, tattoos, and hidden items.

How It Works,
Configure your illusions by whispering to the curio, then prod it to bring them to life:

WHISPER <curio> COLOR SET <name> Choose a color illusion
WHISPER <curio> METAL SET <name> Choose a metal illusion
WHISPER <curio> GEM SET <name> Choose a gem illusion
WHISPER <curio> <type> LIST Browse available options
WHISPER <curio> <type> VIEW Check your current setting
WHISPER <curio> <type> CLEAR Remove an illusion
WHISPER <curio> HELP Full help menu
PROD <curio> Toggle ALL illusions on/off
TURN <curio> COLOR/METAL/GEM Toggle a single illusion on/off

Tier System,
The curio comes in two tiers:

Tier 1 (Base),
~260 colors (first half of the palette),
10 metals: mithril, ora, imflass, glaes, vultite, eahnor, vaalorn, mithglin, faenor,
Common and uncommon gems (levels 0–4),

Tier 2 (Certificate Upgrade),
Full color palette (~520+ colors),
All 25 metals, adding: drakar, rhimar, zorchar, gornar, golvern, rolaren, kelyn, razern, eonake, veil iron, alexandrite, bronze, obsidian, electrum, platinum,
Rarer gems (levels 0–7),
Half-power mode — apply your illusion to every other eligible item for a subtler, mixed look,

Upgrade from Tier 1 to Tier 2 with a Prismatic Curio Upgrade Certificate. Hold the certificate in one hand and the curio in the other, then REDEEM it. In Palette Perfections you will find the curio priced at 5k and the unlock 1250.

Details & Notes,
The curio is purely cosmetic — it changes only what others see, never the items themselves.,
Works with hyphenated descriptors like mithril-worked, ruby-set, crimson-hued, and more.,
Incompatible with the Shimmer Trinket — only one appearance-altering item can be active at a time.,
A small number of restricted gems (doomstone, urglaes,etc), metals, and colors are permanently disabled.

=== Teaser 3 - Beeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees===
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=== Teaser 4 - Songbirds ===
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'''[Rumor Woods 2026] - Songbirds Are Here!'''

Songbirds Are Here! ,
Now in Elanthia -- Songbirds -- found in the new Rumor Woods shop, Song Sung Blue.
Each songbird hatches from a unique egg with its own combination of body plumage, wing accents, crest color, tail feathers, and eye color -- over nine million possible appearances. No two birds should look quite the same.

Hatching,
Your songbird begins life as a simple egg that hides its colorful inner shell and bird. Simply EXHALE on it to bond, and watch as the shell cracks and your new companion emerges, shaking off fragments and greeting you with its first chirp. The eggshell becomes a tiny whistle adorned with feathers in your bird's colors -- your way to call them back whenever you need.

A Companion with more life!,
Songbirds aren't just cosmetic. They're living their best life, and they act like it.

They get hungry. Feed them foraged seeds or live insects to keep them healthy and vibrant. A well-fed bird is colorful and lively; a neglected one grows thin, patchy, and eventually falls comatose -- though a meal will always bring them back.,
They hunt on their own. A hungry bird will snatch bugs from the ground when it spots them. (Bugs on Parade),
They react to the world. Your bird notices nearby creatures (and often tries, adorably, to look intimidating), investigates other players, and behaves differently around people it recognizes as friendly versus strangers.,
They worry about you. If you're wounded, your songbird will worry and try to help you, plus more!,

Personality,
Your songbird has opinions about the people around you. It'll chirp friendly greetings and drop tiny gifts at the feet of people it likes -- and pointedly turn its back and fluff its tail feathers at those it doesn't. It might land briefly on a friend's shoulder to say hello, or tuck its head under its wing to ignore someone it finds disagreeable.

Pet-to-Pet Interactions,
Songbirds are social creatures. When two songbirds meet, they might burst into a spontaneous duet, preen each other's feathers, or chase each other in playful aerial spirals. They also interact with other pet types -- riding a fox's tail, landing between a lamb's ears, stealing shiny things from lizards, and engaging in dramatic aerial showdowns with dragonflies.

For Bards,
If you're a bard, your songbird is your duet partner. It listens to how you play and matches your style -- singing a mournful accompaniment to somber melodies, chirping rapid-fire alongside fast tempo pieces, or belting out a rousing harmony when you play something inspiring. It'll even try to sing along during loresinging (emphasis on try).

Message Delivery,
Write a message on a slip of parchment, and your songbird will carry it across town to another player -- up to three times a day. It'll swoop down to the recipient, chirp brightly, and drop the note at their feet before winging its way back to you.

Shoulder Perch & Verbs,
Wear your songbird on your shoulder where it'll nestle in, preen its feathers, and occasionally nod off. You can also PET, RUB, TICKLE, KISS, HUG, and POKE your bird (results vary). And yes -- very rarely, your shoulder companion will leave you a little... surprise. Nothing a good RUB won't fix.

How to Get One,
Songbird eggs are now available at Rumor Woods in the shop Song Sung Blue .

You have two paths to your feathered best friend:
Natural Eggs -- Take your chances with nature. Your bird's colors will be a complete surprise -- you never know what combination you'll get until that shell cracks open.,
Magically Encouraged Eggs -- For those with a specific vision in mind, these eggs have been coaxed into producing a particular set of colors. Pick your palette and hatch with confidence.,

--- * Please note that songbird alters will be rare and exactly none are currently planned.
Happy hatching! ~GM Ivry

=== Teaser 5 - Clockwerke Weapons ===
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Clockwerke Weapons will be available at Rumor Woods 2026!

Tier 1/OTS - comes with some fluff verbs and you can TURN it to pick between slashing, piercing, or crushing standard ability flares. Point-and-click is enable with this feature, titled Modularity.

=== Teaser 6 - Basketifier Update ===
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This Rumor Woods, the [[Basketifier]] is getting an additional unlock. This new tier, Tier 5, will unlock the ability to have Tableware additions to your basket.

After unlocking the basket, you will see a new analyze addition:

<pre{{log2}}>

'''SPECIAL TABLEWARE UNLOCK'''
Because your basket has been unlocked to the 5th tier, you are now able to add utensils, plates, saucers, or napkins with special certificates. To see which you already have installed, please GAZE at the basket.
'''In Basket Form:'''
'''WHISPER''' - To obtain a single copy of the item.
'''GAZE''' - To see the full list of unlocked tableware items.
'''In Table Form:'''
* Upon becoming a table, your tableware items will be stacked on the table.
* GET will allow you, or anyone using your table, to obtain a tableware item.

All tableware items are marked as junk to allow you to throw them away when you are near trash barrels. This includes the trash basket stored under your table when it is out. Throwing away a tableware item does not destroy those contained in your basket.
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In addition to this new tier 5 unlock, you may purchase '''tableware''' vouchers that will add the specific type to your basket. For example:

* You glance down to see '''a monogrammed white voucher''' in your right hand and '''a lace-edged slate blue napkin''' elegantly embroidered with kissing wrens in your left hand.
<pre{{log2}}>
You analyze the white voucher and sense that the creator has provided the following information:
Basketifier Tableware Voucher
A monogrammed white voucher is designed to allow you to add specific types of items to your basket. This particular voucher has been created to allow you to add a napkin to a Basketifier basket that is at least Tier 5.

Alterations
Any willing merchant may modify this voucher, however, you can also ADD a napkin that is predesigned to your voucher. [Syntax: ADD {my} {tableware type} to {my} voucher.] Be warned, this will consume your item. Your tableware item may have a long or show.

Tableware Design: a monogrammed white linen napkin with a long description. It is crafted of cloth.
The long description is: a a monogrammed white linen napkin embroidered with bright red whorls

To use a monogrammed white voucher, POINT it at your unlocked basketifier (must be tier 5). [Syntax: POINT {my} voucher at {my} BASKET.] If there is a design in place, then you will be required to CONFIRM that you are updating that particular tableware item.
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*add my napkin to my voucher
As you bring your a lace-edged slate blue napkin elegantly embroidered with kissing wrens close to a monogrammed white voucher, you realize that the napkin will be completely consumed by the process. If this is acceptable, then ADD napkin to voucher again in the next 30 seconds.
*add my napkin to my voucher
With praticed ease, you lay a lace-edged slate blue napkin elegantly embroidered with kissing wrens in the center of a monogrammed white voucher. It slowly gets absorbed into the piece, leaving nothing behind.

'''[OOC Note: ANALYZE the voucher to see your addition.]'''

<pre{{log2}}>
You analyze the white voucher and sense that the creator has provided the following information:
Basketifier Tableware Voucher
A monogrammed white voucher is designed to allow you to add specific types of items to your basket. This particular voucher has been created to allow you to add a napkin to a Basketifier basket that is at least Tier 5.

Alterations
Any willing merchant may modify this voucher, however, you can also ADD a napkin that is predesigned to your voucher. [Syntax: ADD {my} {tableware type} to {my} voucher.] Be warned, this will consume your item. Your tableware item may have a long or show.

Tableware Design: '''a lace-edged slate grey napkin with a long description. It is crafted of fabric.'''
The show description is: '''a lace-edged slate blue napkin elegantly embroidered with kissing wrens'''

To use a monogrammed white voucher, POINT it at your unlocked basketifier (must be tier 5). [Syntax: POINT {my} voucher at {my} BASKET.] If there is a design in place, then you will be required to CONFIRM that you are updating that particular tableware item.
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* point my voucher at my bask
It would appear you already have a design in this spot. Adding the voucher to it will override the old design and create a new one. If you want to do this, then please POINT the voucher at the basket again in the next 30 seconds.
* point my voucher at my bask

You point your white voucher at a monogrammed white voucher, allowing the magic stored within the tiny piece of paper to do its thing. After several seconds, the voucher turns into motes of light that descend upon the basket, dissolving into its form.

'''[OOC NOTE: You can now GAZE at the basket to see your tableware addition.]'''
<pre{{log2}}>
> gaze my basket
Gazing over the various tableware items stored within your basket, you mentally catalog each in turn:

'''Fork:''' a fancy sterling silver fork descending into a buttercup handle
'''Spoon:''' a tarnished sterling silver spoon with a bent handle
'''Knife:''' an oak-handled blackened steel knife with a serrated edge
'''Chopsticks:''' a pair of twisted hazel chopsticks left natural at the ends
'''Teaspoon:''' a tarnished sterling silver teaspoon with a bent handle
'''Plate:''' a nacre-edged white porcelain plate center-painted in a blooming rose
'''Saucer:''' a delicate white porcelain saucer painted in overlapping posies
'''Napkin:''' a lace-edged slate blue napkin elegantly embroidered with kissing wrens
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There will be vouchers for: Tier 5 unlock, fork, spoon, knife, chopsticks, teaspoon, plate, saucer, and napkin additions. You can also buy new baskets and all previous unlocks in Bowl Me Over (A shop designed by Elysani).

Lastly, GM Vanah and Elysani paired up to create an NPC that will work on adding long descriptions to the aforementioned items. This NPC works the same as the other +long description NPCs, charging a nominal fee for the work.

You can find the culter and the potter in Elenesse Atelier, Alcove.

One final note:
<pre{{log2}}>
You analyze the slate grey napkin and sense that the creator has provided the following information:
Basketifier Napkin
Created by a Basketifier, the napkin is a disposable item. You may alter it at your own risk, but be warned that it will not be replaced if you throw it away.
It has access to the following verbs: DUST (flick crumbs off clothing), PUSH (clean a spot on chest-worn), RUB (clean mouth), EXHALE (catch a sneeze), CRY (dab tears), TAP (dab lips), and WAVE (be a bit dramatic)
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=== Teaser 7 - New Shop: Better in the Saddle ===
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Rumor Woods has a brand-new shop for all you riders out there! Better in the Saddle is now open on the grounds, featuring saddles crafted for your favorite mounts:

* Bears
* Beetles
* Spiders
* Roltons

Swing by Rumor Woods and gear up your trusty steed — no matter how many legs it has.

Special thanks to GM Elysani and GM Thandiwe for their ongoing assistance!

=== Teaser 8 - Dessert Vibes & Tasty Hands Clothing ===
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Rumor Woods 2026 - Dessert Vibes

From the land of miscommunication and additional lettering, I humbly present a new Rumor Woods shop for 2026: '''Dessert Vibes'''!

Found in an auspicious driftwood shack off a broad caravan trail, Confectioner Brixxior and his financial backer, Gentleman Hoorne, invite you to enjoy a taste of the wastes.

Within and upon our very clean surfaces, you'll find a plethora of confectionary delights that you'll want to preserve in your basketifiers for generations to come. Sweet, sweet scorpions? Check. Sugary serpents? You bet. A marzipan jerboa? So cute you must devour. A candied troll toe? Uh oh.

The main attraction, however, is a new fun, fluffy, and sugar-dusted sartorial delight: '''Tasty Hands Clothing'''.

Tasty Hands Clothing are front-worn aprons that can be stuffed full of tasty treats. You can use one of a few different verbs to interact with any confections stored inside. For example, here's what happens with you FIDGET with an apron:

'''>fidget my apron'''

''You reach into the pocket at the front of your candy pattern apron, running your hand over some links of greasy sausage. You then bring the greasy sausage up to your nose and inhale with all your might. Closing your eyes, you sigh deeply as the fragrances of the sausage lingers in your nostrils and on your hands. Eyes still closed, you quickly slip the morsel back into your apron.}}''

Want to change targets, just TURN your apron!

'''>turn my apron'''

''You've decided to turn your focus away from some links of greasy sausage and instead focus on a candied troll toe.''

Now, sample the delicate flavors within to your heart's content without consuming a charge of the food!

''Hoorne reaches into a sugar-dusted candy pattern apron and carefully selects a candied troll toe from within. Bringing the toe up to his mouth, he takes a big lick. He takes a deep breath, his eyes unfocused as if he is contemplating the flavors of the toe. Then, nodding in satisfaction, he slips the toe back into his apron.''

This will allow you to enjoy delicious flavor messaging to your heart's content!

'''>lick my apron'''

''You reach into a sugar-dusted candy pattern apron and carefully select a candied troll toe from within. Bringing the toe up to your mouth, you take a big lick. Oh no. Was that a mistake? A wave of sweet sugar leads out a funky, metallic aftertaste that lingers on the tongue. Notes of wet garbage, blooming fungus, and pungent blood soon overwhelm the senses.''

''Nodding in satisfaction, you slip the toe back into your apron.''

Tasty Hands Clothing items can be altered, but must remain something reasonable and front-worn. They come fully unlocked for a mere 100 raikhen.

A hearty thanks to GM Thandiwe, Ethereal, and Flannihan for their support on this project!

Enjoy!

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GS4-KAONASHI: /* Teasers */

''<big>'''Rumor Woods''' and '''Summit Academy''' are open from April 10th, 2026 at 9 PM EDT to May 3rd, 2025 at 11:59 PM EDT. The box office closes on April 30th at approximately 11:55 PM EDT.</big>''

On Discord, please follow our [https://discord.com/channels/226045346399256576/1120873800712601663 Read Only Updates].

Also, please consider joining our [https://discord.com/channels/226045346399256576/594009994953883648/1226340340227903498 discussion channel] for Rumor Woods.

== Informational Posts ==

=== Information Post 1 - How to Earn Currency===

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For those new to Rumor Woods, here's a reminder of how to earn Currency:

* Jousting - There are two entrances to jousting. One will support the Beetle Team and the other the Spider Team. When you enter, you select your equipment (though you can use your own) and a mount (though you can use your own). From there you
* Instructions:
# Present your sunburst marker at the entry table. (GO ENTRY TABLE)
# Select a mount from the paddock. (GET [MOUNT])
# Select a lance from the weapon rack. (GET [LANCE])
# Select a shield from the shield display. (GET [SHIELD])
# Present yourself at the entry table again. (GO ENTRY TABLE)
# Crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and hear the lamentations of their significant others!
Spider Entry - 8208002
Beetle Entry - 8208001
* [[Fox Hunt]] - Bugle is still the rare prize for a fox pet.
* [[Pixie Hunt]] - Bell is still the rare prize for a lamb pet.

=== Information Post 2 - Areas of Interest ===
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'''[[Rumor_Woods/Areas_of_interest | Areas of Interest at Rumor Woods]]:'''
* '''The Aspen Grove''' has multiple Inn Room-like tents scattered throughout the area as the Aspen Grove itself is just like an Inn. There is a Tavern w. Tables, drinks and food.
* '''Summit Academy''' is a college. It has an Ellipse at its heart that is for socializing and getting warm drinks.
* '''Cysaelotar''' was built by Aelotoi visitors and is a natural area filled witha variety of wonders.

== Announcements ==

=== Announcement 1 - Theme ===
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This season’s theme draws inspiration from sunbaked sands and wind-carved horizons, bringing a new palette and a new spirit to the woods. As always, our offerings will remain varied, but many of this year’s highlights carry a distinctly desert flavor.

The tournament returns with a new rivalry: Scorpion versus Jerboa.

Each side will bear its own colors:
* A beige jerboa on a field of myrtle green,
* A jet black scorpion on a field of copper,

This year’s festival mount will be the scorpion, accompanied by new lore released alongside it.

For a special twist, the Fox Hunt will change its quarry for one year only. Instead of the fox, participants will have the chance to win a jerboa pet.

Prefer not to run the hunt? No worries. The jerboa will also be available through Ewe Vixen.

Sands are shifting. Rivalries are stirring.

Rumor Woods awaits.

Event begins April 10th, 2026, at 9:30 PM EDT.

=== Announcement 2 - Titles ===
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* 100 wins for Jerboa - Companion of the Desert Hopper (any number of wins)
* 500 wins for Jerboa - Knight of the Swift Dunerunner (any number of wins)
* 100 wins for Scorpion - Disciple of the Black Sting (any number of wins)
* 500 wins for Scorpion - Knight of the Paralyzing Strike (any number of wins)
* Jerboa wins & you have 100 runs (plus at least 1 greater than scorpion) - Messenger of the Shifting Sands
* Jerboa wins & you have 100 runs (plus at least 1 less than scorpion) - Witness of the Fractured Burrow
* Scorpion wins & you have 100 runs (plus at least 1 greater than jerboa) - Harbinger of the Burning Venom
* Scorpion wins & you have 100 runs (plus at least 1 less than jerboa) - Scar of the Paralytic Venom

=== Announcement 4 - Summit Academy Customs ===
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These customs will be added to our current collection, providing you with a wide variety of ways to feel more like you while you destroy your enemies or utter words you shouldn't say in polite company. This year, you'll note many options with a sun-scorched desert flair!

* Spell Preps
* Urchin Guides
* Signature Verbs
* Log Phrases
* Death Messages
* Swears
* Spell and bolt customs
* CMAN customs

These customs are brought to you by Casil, Elidi, Elysani, Gyres, Kaonashi, Mariath, Marstreforn, Sindin, Thandiwe, Valyrka, and Xynwen.

An enormous thank you to Isten, our QCer, who had a monstrous task to review.

=== Announcement 3 - Diriko ===
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The last of the scaffolding had come down three days prior, and the landing smelled of fresh-cut stone and linseed oil. The arrow slits had been fitted with glass, their new panes catching the pale alpine light and scattering it in clean lines across the floors. The writing desk, dark and well-oiled, sat precisely where Diriko had placed it on the first day, as though it had always belonged there.

She received the dean of Summit Academy as she received everyone, with stillness, with patience, and with tea that she had prepared before he had finished climbing the stairs.

He was not an unkind man. She had taken care to note that in the years since her arrival. He managed the Academy with the weary competence of someone who had long since traded ambition for endurance, and she respected that quietly, as she respected most things quietly. He accepted the tea, settled into the chair she had placed for him, and began.

Sylinar's name entered the room like bad weather.

She listened without expression as the dean laid out his grievances with the careful precision of a man who had rehearsed them on the stairs. Attendees arriving with devices in need of attention. Requests submitted and unanswered. Correspondence returned unopened or not returned at all. The reputation of the Academy, he said, resting his teacup on his knee, was not well served by a man who could not be found when he was needed. He had sent word four times. Four times. Sylinaar was nowhere to be found.

Diriko folded her hands in her lap and let him finish.

When the last of it had settled into the room, she rose in a single smooth motion and moved to the nearest arrow slit. Below, the grounds of Summit Academy spread themselves in the late afternoon light, the old hedgerows casting long shadows across the cobbled paths. A groundskeeper moved along the far edge, tending to the snow and ice in turn. A student crossed from the east dormitory with her nose in a book, nearly walked into a post, and corrected herself without looking up.

Diriko watched, and said nothing.

The silence stretched. Behind her, she heard the dean shift in his chair. The small sound of his teacup being set carefully on the desk. Another shift.

When she turned, her smile was patient and warm, the smile of a woman who had seen a great deal and found most of it more interesting than alarming.

"I understand your frustration," she said, returning to her place with the unhurried ease of someone navigating familiar waters. "Sylinar's absence has been an inconvenience, and I do not diminish that." She settled, smoothed the front of her sky blue robe, and met his eyes with her own, clear and steady. "But I would ask you to set that frustration aside, because it is no longer necessary."

The dean opened his mouth.

She continued, gently.

"I worked at that man's side for longer than this Academy has stood. What he knows of enhancives, of charge and capacity and permanency, I know also. What he can do with a device brought to him in need, I can do here, at this desk, in this tower, which is no longer his." She paused, letting her words sink in with measured stillness. "Your attendees need not wonder where to bring their concerns. They need only climb these stairs."

She folded her hands into the sleeves of her robes and let the silence return, though this time it was a different kind entirely and she did not let it linger nearly as long.

"More tea?" she asked.

The famed erithi [[Sylinaar|Diriko]], will be available in Sylinaar's tower throughout the festivities to offer the same services that Sylinaar does at Ebon Gate.

=== Announcement 4 - 2026 Shop Announcement ===
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{| class="wikitable"
|'''New Shops'''
|'''Refreshed Shops'''
|'''Reopening Shops'''
|'''Last Run Shops'''
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|Better in the Saddle || Artistic Expressions || All About That Lace || [[RWShop:Common Weaves|Common Weaves]]
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|Bowl Me Over || Braid and Mane || Baaarnyard Bounty || [[RWShop:Earthtones|Earthtones]]
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|Claws and Effect || Can't Stop That Weaving || Bad Wolf Clothing || [[RWShop:Irons in the Fire|Irons in the Fire]]
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|Dessert Vibes || Charmed, I'm Sure || Barn with It || [[RWShop:Lambs Among Wolves|Lamb Among Wolves]]
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|Dhu Impression || Colorful Carapace, The || Bee's Knees, The || [[RWShop:Mount'N'Cloak|Mount'N'Cloak]]
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|Insurmountable || Common Weaves || Been Shanked Lately? || [[RWShop:Notcher Style|Notcher Style]]
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|Moody Jewels || Container Yourself || Born to Adorn || [[RWShop:On The Wing|On the Wing]]
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|Secondhand Sorcery || Curio Minds || Brass Ring, The || [[RWShop:Poiret & Company|Poiret & Company]]
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|Song Sung Blue || Enlightened Pages || Breaking Bread || [[RWShop:Robes of Resistance|Robes of Resistance]]
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|Straight and Arrow || Ewe Vixen || Bugs on Parade || [[RWShop:The Spirits Within|Spirits Within]]
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|Sunscar Sanctum || First Class Plane Ticket || Call of the Wild || [[RWShop:Tinkers Toys|Tinkers Toys]]
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|Uvaldov's Pinions and Cogs || Folded Lotus, The || Cervidae Corral ||
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|Wax Poetic || Galloping Gait, The || Clodhoppers ||
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|Webs We Weave, The || Gnomish Gnails || Cog and Zephyr ||
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| || Honeyed Gears || Couturier's Retreat ||
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| || Horsing Around || Crafter's Hearth ||
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| || Knight Way, The || Creative Couture ||
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| || Lofty Affair, A || Daily Dip, The ||
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| || Moving on Up || Deerner Time ||
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| || Palette Perfections || Devote Alloys ||
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| || Peaked Interest || Diminishing Demises ||
|-
| || Purls of Wisdom || Eight-legged Innovators ||
|-
| || Tinker's Toys || Ferocious Eyes ||
|-
| || Tomeward Bound || Flanked Bags, The ||
|-
| || Trim and Polish || Fryc and Shives Innovations ||
|-
| || Unfurling Battle || Gallant Groom, The ||
|-
| || Vaunt It and Flaunt It || GemStoned ||
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| || Vintage Visions || Gift Horse, The ||
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| || What Remains || Gifts of Atan Irith ||
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| || || Girlybird, The ||
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| || || Goin' Stag ||
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| || || Grand Stables ||
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| || || Greater of Two Weevils, The ||
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| || || Holy Sheaths ||
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| || || Horn and Mane ||
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| || || ImPressions ||
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| || || Leaping Leezards ||
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| || || Legendairy ||
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| || || Lesser of Two Weevils, The ||
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| || || Little Ticker ||
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| || || Lizard Nest, The ||
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| || || Lizard Vivarium ||
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| || || Merited Metalworks ||
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| || || Milkin' It ||
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| || || Obsidian Raiment ||
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| || || Off the Chain ||
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| || || Ostler's Den ||
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| || || Pitcher Perfect ||
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| || || Quit Stallin' ||
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| || || Rollin' In The Greens ||
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| || || Rolton Pens ||
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| || || Roundabout Racers ||
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| || || Saddle Me Up ||
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| || || Starry Lotus, The ||
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| || || Steaming Mugs ||
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| || || Tempered Threads ||
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| || || Tiu & Qaiteke ||
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| || || Tortoise Enclosure ||
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| || || Ursine Emporium ||
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| || || Ursine Paddock ||
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| || || View from a Stag ||
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| || || Virelion Hall ||
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| || || Whirl and Twirl ||
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| || || Woodn't Yew ||
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=== Announcement 5 - New Lore ===
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Beneath the shifting sands of the Sea of Fire and Southron Wastes, as well as the suffocating canopy of the southern jungles and elsewhere throughout Elanthia, a silent watcher lies in wait. The scrape of chitin against stone and the sharp whistle of a raised stinger descending are often the only warnings a traveler receives before encountering one of the more intimidating members of the arachnid world -- the scorpion. Scorpions have occupied the dark corners of Elanthia since the ancient ages, outlasting empires and surviving cataclysms that claimed far softer creatures.

Enjoy this New Lore Document, providing details about the [[The_Silent_Watch:_Scorpions_of_Elanthia|Scorpions of Elanthia.]]

Created by GM Gyres, Thandiwe, Warlockes, and Xynwen, this document outlines the various cultures that interact with these dangerous animals.

=== Announcement 6 - Pet Adjustment ===
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After careful review, we are making the following adjustment:

* Fox Hunt - This year you will have a 50/50 chance to find a Songbird Egg instead of a Bugle. Starting next year, you will only be able to find a Songbird Egg.
* Pixie Hunt - This year, you'll have a chance to find a Jerboa Rainstick instead of a Bell.

'''Ewe Vixen'''
: Lamb Summoning Devices (bell) are being reduced to 250,000 raikhen.
: Fox Summoning Devices (bugle) are being reduced to 250,000 raikhen.
: Jerboa Summoning Devices (rainstick) will be offered at 250,000 raikhen.

'''Song Sung Blue'''
: Premade Songbird Summoning Devices (egg) are being reduced to 250,000 raikhen.
: Randomizing Songbird Summoning Devices (egg) are being reduced to 200,000 raikhen.

== Teasers ==
=== Teaser 1 - Papermaker Update ===
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This year at Rumor Woods, the [[Papermaker]] is getting its final update and unlocks. These unlocks can all be found in the shop Enlightened Pages.

The following nouns have been added to the papermaker:
* bookmark
* codicil
* dedication
* deed
* depiction
* dispatch
* doodle
* landscape
* mural
* picture
* portrait
* roll
* rubbing
* scrap
* sign
* sketch
* slip
* tract
* voucher

The following articles have been added to the papermaker:
* a charred
* a damp
* a delicate
* a dusty
* a filmy
* a frayed
* a gauzy
* a grimy
* a heraldic
* a humid
* a large
* a limp
* a matted
* a moldy
* a musk-scented
* a musky
* a notched
* a pale
* a pleated
* a rose-scented
* a scorched
* a sheer
* a smoky
* a soiled
* a sooty
* a spotted
* a stained
* a supple
* a tea-stained
* a vellum
* an ashen
* an illuminated
* an ivory
* an oily

Additionally, the papermaker has 2 new tiers.
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'''Tier 8'''
In the Common language, it reads:
A gear-painted treat box voucher will unlock your Papermaker from Tier 7 to Tier 8. This will grant it the ability to create treat boxes.```

'''Treat Box'''
You analyze the treat box and sense that the creator has provided the following information:
Papermaker Treat Box
Created using the famous papermaker, the box can be customized to your liking. Please be sure to GLANCE at the box to see what your customization options are. Once you've filled the box and completed the design, close it and WRAP it while holding ribbon or yarn to lock in the design and ready it for gifting.
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glance my box

Treat Box Design<br>
Once the design process is complete, the box will become a wrapped treat box ready to give away. You may customize it in the following ways:

Box Color: (ADD a Dye) not yet designed<br>
Box Shape: (TURN to shape) not yet selected<br>
Valid shapes: heart, round, star, oval, square, hexagonal, octagonal, scalloped, rectangular<br>
Contents: (PUT items into box) empty

To add color, ADD a dye to the box.<br>
To set a shape, TURN the box to a shape name (e.g., TURN box to HEART).<br>
To fill the box with treats, PUT treats into the box.<br>
Once you are done designing and the box is full, close it and then WRAP while holding a ribbon or yarn. This will lock in the design and use the ribbon or yarn for open/close.
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turn my box to heart<br>
You turn a treat box over in your hands, watching as it transforms into '''a heart-shaped box.'''<br>
Add my dye to my box<br>
With careful hands, you uncork a crystalline vial of vibrant papaya dye and allow a few drops to seep into the surface of a heart-shaped treat box, watching as the color blooms across the box in rich, even tones.<br>
put cookie in my box<br>
With a gentle touch, you nestle an oatmeal raisin cookie into a heart-shaped treat box, settling it carefully into its own little compartment within.
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wrap my box with my ribbon<br>
Please confirm this is the final design you wish to set:

Box Color: vibrant papaya<br>
Box Shape: a heart-shaped<br>
Your final design will be: '''a heart-shaped vibrant papaya treat box tied with a violet-sheened moonflower white chainsil ribbon bow'''

If this design looks correct, then WRAP again in the next 30 seconds to lock in the design.
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> wrap my box with my yarn<br>
Please confirm this is the final design you wish to set:

Box Color: vibrant papaya<br>
Box Shape: a heart-shaped<br>
Your final design will be: '''a heart-shaped vibrant papaya treat box wrapped with lightweight aurora blue angora yarn'''

If this design looks correct, then WRAP again in the next 30 seconds to lock in the design.
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> wrap my box with my yarn<br>
You pull a generous length of yarn from a skein of lightweight aurora blue angora yarn and wind it around a heart-shaped treat box with unhurried care, looping it over and under until satisfied, then finish with a neat knot at the top.

Congratulations! Your a heart-shaped vibrant papaya treat box wrapped with lightweight aurora blue angora yarn is ready to be given away.
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You analyze the treat box and sense that the creator has provided the following information:<br>
Papermaker Treat Box<br>
Congratulations! You've been given a heart-shaped vibrant papaya treat box wrapped with lightweight aurora blue angora yarn!<br>
You can interact with your treat box by taking the following actions: GAZE (demeanor based), LICK, OPEN, CLOSE, SHAKE, and SMELL<br>
A heart-shaped vibrant papaya treat box wrapped with lightweight aurora blue angora yarn was designed and wrapped by someone just for you and as such it can never be altered.<br>
Once you have eaten the contents, you can TRASH the box to get rid of the evidence!<br><br>
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All verbs work if the box is open or closed.

'''Tier 9'''<br>
In the Common language, it reads:<br>
A gear-painted award voucher will unlock your Papermaker from Tier 8 to Tier 9. This will grant it the ability to create awards.

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You analyze the simple award and sense that the creator has provided the following information:
Papermaker Award
Created using the famous papermaker, the award can be customized to fit your needs. Please be sure to GLANCE at the award to see what your customization options are. Once you've completed the design, you can TWIST to lock in the design. This will turn it into your award and prevent the recipient from changing the designs and fields.
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>glance my award
Award Ribbon
Once done the design process is complete, the award will become a ribbon. You may design it in the following ways:

Noun of Award: ribbon
Primary Body: (Add a Ribbon) blank
Embroidery: (Add an Ore) blank
Short Missive: (Whisper a Missive) blank
Back Missive: (Write a Missive) blank

The final design will be:
a color fabric ribbon trailing a metal type-embroidered missive

When looked at, it will display: The award is crafted of a color fabric ribbon and fitted with a simple pin that allows it to be worn. A short missive, embroidered in metallic type thread, reads, "Short Award Reason."

To customize any of these fields, TURN the award to the design field and then ADD the necessary item.
To add a short missive, WHISPER to the award MISSIVE followed by your short missive.
To add a readable description, WRITE on the award.
Once done designing, TWIST to lock in the design.
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add my ribbon to my award <br>
With practiced ease, you lay a brilliant blue silk ribbon in the center of a simple award. It slowly gets absorbed into the piece, leaving nothing behind.<br>
add ore to my award<br>
With practiced ease, you lay a chunk of silver ore in the center of a simple award. It slowly gets absorbed into the piece, leaving nothing behind.<br>
whisp award missive The Best Little Jerboa Hopper<br>
Holding the award close, you whisper your award missive of "The Best Little Jerboa Hopper" and watch as it settles into place on the award.<br>
write my award ; This award goes to Thumble Bump for being the best little jerboa hopper we've ever seen.<br>
You carefully turn your award over and begin inscribing on its back in Common. Your feather quill glides deliberately across the surface, each stroke precise and intentional. Upon finishing, you turn the award over once more and admire your work with a critical eye.<br>
>twist my ribbon
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Please confirm that this is the design you wish to make:

Long Description: a bright blue silk ribbon trailing a sterling silver-embroidered missive
Look Description: The ribbon is crafted of a bright blue silk and fitted with a simple pin that allows it to be worn. A short missive, embroidered in sterling silver thread, reads, "The Best Little Jerboa Hopper." There appears to be something written on the back.

If this design looks correct, then TWIST again in the next 30 seconds to lock in the design.
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twist my ribbon
Congratulations! You've created a bright blue silk ribbon trailing a sterling silver-embroidered missive.
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<pre{{log2}}>
You analyze the silk ribbon and sense that the creator has provided the following information:
Papermaker Award
Congratulations! You've been awarded a bright blue silk ribbon trailing a sterling silver-embroidered missive!
You can interact with your silk ribbon by taking the following actions:
BEAM, COVER, KISS, READ, and WAVE
A bright blue silk ribbon trailing a sterling silver-embroidered missive was designed by someone for you and as such it can never be altered.
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=== Teaser 2 - Prismatic Curio===
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'''Rumor Woods - Prismatic Curio'''

A brand-new illusionary accessory for the fashion-forward adventurer.

What It Does,
The Prismatic Curio is a wearable item that lets you project illusionary colors, metals, and gems across your worn accessories. When someone LOOKs at you, every eligible accessory appears to feature your chosen accent -- without changing a single item.

Pick a color. Pick a metal. Pick a gem. Or pick all three at once. Your outfit, your rules.

What it affects: Worn accessories (clothing, jewelry, containers, etc.)
What it excludes: Weapons, armor, shields, tattoos, and hidden items.

How It Works,
Configure your illusions by whispering to the curio, then prod it to bring them to life:

WHISPER <curio> COLOR SET <name> Choose a color illusion
WHISPER <curio> METAL SET <name> Choose a metal illusion
WHISPER <curio> GEM SET <name> Choose a gem illusion
WHISPER <curio> <type> LIST Browse available options
WHISPER <curio> <type> VIEW Check your current setting
WHISPER <curio> <type> CLEAR Remove an illusion
WHISPER <curio> HELP Full help menu
PROD <curio> Toggle ALL illusions on/off
TURN <curio> COLOR/METAL/GEM Toggle a single illusion on/off

Tier System,
The curio comes in two tiers:

Tier 1 (Base),
~260 colors (first half of the palette),
10 metals: mithril, ora, imflass, glaes, vultite, eahnor, vaalorn, mithglin, faenor,
Common and uncommon gems (levels 0–4),

Tier 2 (Certificate Upgrade),
Full color palette (~520+ colors),
All 25 metals, adding: drakar, rhimar, zorchar, gornar, golvern, rolaren, kelyn, razern, eonake, veil iron, alexandrite, bronze, obsidian, electrum, platinum,
Rarer gems (levels 0–7),
Half-power mode — apply your illusion to every other eligible item for a subtler, mixed look,

Upgrade from Tier 1 to Tier 2 with a Prismatic Curio Upgrade Certificate. Hold the certificate in one hand and the curio in the other, then REDEEM it. In Palette Perfections you will find the curio priced at 5k and the unlock 1250.

Details & Notes,
The curio is purely cosmetic — it changes only what others see, never the items themselves.,
Works with hyphenated descriptors like mithril-worked, ruby-set, crimson-hued, and more.,
Incompatible with the Shimmer Trinket — only one appearance-altering item can be active at a time.,
A small number of restricted gems (doomstone, urglaes,etc), metals, and colors are permanently disabled.

=== Teaser 3 - Beeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees===
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=== Teaser 4 - Songbirds ===
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'''[Rumor Woods 2026] - Songbirds Are Here!'''

Songbirds Are Here! ,
Now in Elanthia -- Songbirds -- found in the new Rumor Woods shop, Song Sung Blue.
Each songbird hatches from a unique egg with its own combination of body plumage, wing accents, crest color, tail feathers, and eye color -- over nine million possible appearances. No two birds should look quite the same.

Hatching,
Your songbird begins life as a simple egg that hides its colorful inner shell and bird. Simply EXHALE on it to bond, and watch as the shell cracks and your new companion emerges, shaking off fragments and greeting you with its first chirp. The eggshell becomes a tiny whistle adorned with feathers in your bird's colors -- your way to call them back whenever you need.

A Companion with more life!,
Songbirds aren't just cosmetic. They're living their best life, and they act like it.

They get hungry. Feed them foraged seeds or live insects to keep them healthy and vibrant. A well-fed bird is colorful and lively; a neglected one grows thin, patchy, and eventually falls comatose -- though a meal will always bring them back.,
They hunt on their own. A hungry bird will snatch bugs from the ground when it spots them. (Bugs on Parade),
They react to the world. Your bird notices nearby creatures (and often tries, adorably, to look intimidating), investigates other players, and behaves differently around people it recognizes as friendly versus strangers.,
They worry about you. If you're wounded, your songbird will worry and try to help you, plus more!,

Personality,
Your songbird has opinions about the people around you. It'll chirp friendly greetings and drop tiny gifts at the feet of people it likes -- and pointedly turn its back and fluff its tail feathers at those it doesn't. It might land briefly on a friend's shoulder to say hello, or tuck its head under its wing to ignore someone it finds disagreeable.

Pet-to-Pet Interactions,
Songbirds are social creatures. When two songbirds meet, they might burst into a spontaneous duet, preen each other's feathers, or chase each other in playful aerial spirals. They also interact with other pet types -- riding a fox's tail, landing between a lamb's ears, stealing shiny things from lizards, and engaging in dramatic aerial showdowns with dragonflies.

For Bards,
If you're a bard, your songbird is your duet partner. It listens to how you play and matches your style -- singing a mournful accompaniment to somber melodies, chirping rapid-fire alongside fast tempo pieces, or belting out a rousing harmony when you play something inspiring. It'll even try to sing along during loresinging (emphasis on try).

Message Delivery,
Write a message on a slip of parchment, and your songbird will carry it across town to another player -- up to three times a day. It'll swoop down to the recipient, chirp brightly, and drop the note at their feet before winging its way back to you.

Shoulder Perch & Verbs,
Wear your songbird on your shoulder where it'll nestle in, preen its feathers, and occasionally nod off. You can also PET, RUB, TICKLE, KISS, HUG, and POKE your bird (results vary). And yes -- very rarely, your shoulder companion will leave you a little... surprise. Nothing a good RUB won't fix.

How to Get One,
Songbird eggs are now available at Rumor Woods in the shop Song Sung Blue .

You have two paths to your feathered best friend:
Natural Eggs -- Take your chances with nature. Your bird's colors will be a complete surprise -- you never know what combination you'll get until that shell cracks open.,
Magically Encouraged Eggs -- For those with a specific vision in mind, these eggs have been coaxed into producing a particular set of colors. Pick your palette and hatch with confidence.,

--- * Please note that songbird alters will be rare and exactly none are currently planned.
Happy hatching! ~GM Ivry

=== Teaser 5 - Clockwerke Weapons ===
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Clockwerke Weapons will be available at Rumor Woods 2026!

Tier 1/OTS - comes with some fluff verbs and you can TURN it to pick between slashing, piercing, or crushing standard ability flares. Point-and-click is enable with this feature, titled Modularity.

=== Teaser 6 - Basketifier Update ===
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This Rumor Woods, the [[Basketifier]] is getting an additional unlock. This new tier, Tier 5, will unlock the ability to have Tableware additions to your basket.

After unlocking the basket, you will see a new analyze addition:

<pre{{log2}}>

'''SPECIAL TABLEWARE UNLOCK'''
Because your basket has been unlocked to the 5th tier, you are now able to add utensils, plates, saucers, or napkins with special certificates. To see which you already have installed, please GAZE at the basket.
'''In Basket Form:'''
'''WHISPER''' - To obtain a single copy of the item.
'''GAZE''' - To see the full list of unlocked tableware items.
'''In Table Form:'''
* Upon becoming a table, your tableware items will be stacked on the table.
* GET will allow you, or anyone using your table, to obtain a tableware item.

All tableware items are marked as junk to allow you to throw them away when you are near trash barrels. This includes the trash basket stored under your table when it is out. Throwing away a tableware item does not destroy those contained in your basket.
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In addition to this new tier 5 unlock, you may purchase '''tableware''' vouchers that will add the specific type to your basket. For example:

* You glance down to see '''a monogrammed white voucher''' in your right hand and '''a lace-edged slate blue napkin''' elegantly embroidered with kissing wrens in your left hand.
<pre{{log2}}>
You analyze the white voucher and sense that the creator has provided the following information:
Basketifier Tableware Voucher
A monogrammed white voucher is designed to allow you to add specific types of items to your basket. This particular voucher has been created to allow you to add a napkin to a Basketifier basket that is at least Tier 5.

Alterations
Any willing merchant may modify this voucher, however, you can also ADD a napkin that is predesigned to your voucher. [Syntax: ADD {my} {tableware type} to {my} voucher.] Be warned, this will consume your item. Your tableware item may have a long or show.

Tableware Design: a monogrammed white linen napkin with a long description. It is crafted of cloth.
The long description is: a a monogrammed white linen napkin embroidered with bright red whorls

To use a monogrammed white voucher, POINT it at your unlocked basketifier (must be tier 5). [Syntax: POINT {my} voucher at {my} BASKET.] If there is a design in place, then you will be required to CONFIRM that you are updating that particular tableware item.
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*add my napkin to my voucher
As you bring your a lace-edged slate blue napkin elegantly embroidered with kissing wrens close to a monogrammed white voucher, you realize that the napkin will be completely consumed by the process. If this is acceptable, then ADD napkin to voucher again in the next 30 seconds.
*add my napkin to my voucher
With praticed ease, you lay a lace-edged slate blue napkin elegantly embroidered with kissing wrens in the center of a monogrammed white voucher. It slowly gets absorbed into the piece, leaving nothing behind.

'''[OOC Note: ANALYZE the voucher to see your addition.]'''

<pre{{log2}}>
You analyze the white voucher and sense that the creator has provided the following information:
Basketifier Tableware Voucher
A monogrammed white voucher is designed to allow you to add specific types of items to your basket. This particular voucher has been created to allow you to add a napkin to a Basketifier basket that is at least Tier 5.

Alterations
Any willing merchant may modify this voucher, however, you can also ADD a napkin that is predesigned to your voucher. [Syntax: ADD {my} {tableware type} to {my} voucher.] Be warned, this will consume your item. Your tableware item may have a long or show.

Tableware Design: '''a lace-edged slate grey napkin with a long description. It is crafted of fabric.'''
The show description is: '''a lace-edged slate blue napkin elegantly embroidered with kissing wrens'''

To use a monogrammed white voucher, POINT it at your unlocked basketifier (must be tier 5). [Syntax: POINT {my} voucher at {my} BASKET.] If there is a design in place, then you will be required to CONFIRM that you are updating that particular tableware item.
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* point my voucher at my bask
It would appear you already have a design in this spot. Adding the voucher to it will override the old design and create a new one. If you want to do this, then please POINT the voucher at the basket again in the next 30 seconds.
* point my voucher at my bask

You point your white voucher at a monogrammed white voucher, allowing the magic stored within the tiny piece of paper to do its thing. After several seconds, the voucher turns into motes of light that descend upon the basket, dissolving into its form.

'''[OOC NOTE: You can now GAZE at the basket to see your tableware addition.]'''
<pre{{log2}}>
> gaze my basket
Gazing over the various tableware items stored within your basket, you mentally catalog each in turn:

'''Fork:''' a fancy sterling silver fork descending into a buttercup handle
'''Spoon:''' a tarnished sterling silver spoon with a bent handle
'''Knife:''' an oak-handled blackened steel knife with a serrated edge
'''Chopsticks:''' a pair of twisted hazel chopsticks left natural at the ends
'''Teaspoon:''' a tarnished sterling silver teaspoon with a bent handle
'''Plate:''' a nacre-edged white porcelain plate center-painted in a blooming rose
'''Saucer:''' a delicate white porcelain saucer painted in overlapping posies
'''Napkin:''' a lace-edged slate blue napkin elegantly embroidered with kissing wrens
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There will be vouchers for: Tier 5 unlock, fork, spoon, knife, chopsticks, teaspoon, plate, saucer, and napkin additions. You can also buy new baskets and all previous unlocks in Bowl Me Over (A shop designed by Elysani).

Lastly, GM Vanah and Elysani paired up to create an NPC that will work on adding long descriptions to the aforementioned items. This NPC works the same as the other +long description NPCs, charging a nominal fee for the work.

You can find the culter and the potter in Elenesse Atelier, Alcove.

One final note:
<pre{{log2}}>
You analyze the slate grey napkin and sense that the creator has provided the following information:
Basketifier Napkin
Created by a Basketifier, the napkin is a disposable item. You may alter it at your own risk, but be warned that it will not be replaced if you throw it away.
It has access to the following verbs: DUST (flick crumbs off clothing), PUSH (clean a spot on chest-worn), RUB (clean mouth), EXHALE (catch a sneeze), CRY (dab tears), TAP (dab lips), and WAVE (be a bit dramatic)
</pre>

=== Teaser 7 - New Shop: Better in the Saddle ===
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Rumor Woods has a brand-new shop for all you riders out there! Better in the Saddle is now open on the grounds, featuring saddles crafted for your favorite mounts:

* Bears
* Beetles
* Spiders
* Roltons

Swing by Rumor Woods and gear up your trusty steed — no matter how many legs it has.

Special thanks to GM Elysani and GM Thandiwe for their ongoing assistance!

=== Teaser 8 - Dessert Vibes & Tasty Hands Clothing ===
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Rumor Woods 2026 - Dessert Vibes

From the land of miscommunication and additional lettering, I humbly present a new Rumor Woods shop for 2026: Dessert Vibes!

Found in an auspicious driftwood shack off a broad caravan trail, Confectioner Brixxior and his financial backer, Gentleman Hoorne, invite you to enjoy a taste of the wastes.

Within and upon our very clean surfaces, you'll find a plethora of confectionary delights that you'll want to preserve in your basketifiers for generations to come. Sweet, sweet scorpions? Check. Sugary serpents? You bet. A marzipan jerboa? So cute you must devour. A candied troll toe? Uh oh.

The main attraction, however, is a new fun, fluffy, and sugar-dusted sartorial delight: Tasty Hands Clothing.

Tasty Hands Clothing are front-worn aprons that can be stuffed full of tasty treats. You can use one of a few different verbs to interact with any confections stored inside. For example, here's what happens with you FIDGET with an apron:

'''>fidget my apron'''

''You reach into the pocket at the front of your candy pattern apron, running your hand over some links of greasy sausage. You then bring the greasy sausage up to your nose and inhale with all your might. Closing your eyes, you sigh deeply as the fragrances of the sausage lingers in your nostrils and on your hands. Eyes still closed, you quickly slip the morsel back into your apron.}}''

Want to change targets, just TURN your apron!

'''>turn my apron'''

''You've decided to turn your focus away from some links of greasy sausage and instead focus on a candied troll toe.''

Now, sample the delicate flavors within to your heart's content without consuming a charge of the food!

''Hoorne reaches into a sugar-dusted candy pattern apron and carefully selects a candied troll toe from within. Bringing the toe up to his mouth, he takes a big lick. He takes a deep breath, his eyes unfocused as if he is contemplating the flavors of the toe. Then, nodding in satisfaction, he slips the toe back into his apron.''

This will allow you to enjoy delicious flavor messaging to your heart's content!

'''>lick my apron'''

''You reach into a sugar-dusted candy pattern apron and carefully select a candied troll toe from within. Bringing the toe up to your mouth, you take a big lick. Oh no. Was that a mistake? A wave of sweet sugar leads out a funky, metallic aftertaste that lingers on the tongue. Notes of wet garbage, blooming fungus, and pungent blood soon overwhelm the senses.''

''Nodding in satisfaction, you slip the toe back into your apron.''

Tasty Hands Clothing items can be altered, but must remain something reasonable and front-worn. They come fully unlocked for a mere 100 raikhen.

A hearty thanks to GM Thandiwe, Ethereal, and Flannihan for their support on this project!

Enjoy!

=== Teaser 9 - ===
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2026-04-04T21:05:06Z

GS4-KAONASHI: /* Teaser 8 - */

''<big>'''Rumor Woods''' and '''Summit Academy''' are open from April 10th, 2026 at 9 PM EDT to May 3rd, 2025 at 11:59 PM EDT. The box office closes on April 30th at approximately 11:55 PM EDT.</big>''

On Discord, please follow our [https://discord.com/channels/226045346399256576/1120873800712601663 Read Only Updates].

Also, please consider joining our [https://discord.com/channels/226045346399256576/594009994953883648/1226340340227903498 discussion channel] for Rumor Woods.

== Informational Posts ==

=== Information Post 1 - How to Earn Currency===

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For those new to Rumor Woods, here's a reminder of how to earn Currency:

* Jousting - There are two entrances to jousting. One will support the Beetle Team and the other the Spider Team. When you enter, you select your equipment (though you can use your own) and a mount (though you can use your own). From there you
* Instructions:
# Present your sunburst marker at the entry table. (GO ENTRY TABLE)
# Select a mount from the paddock. (GET [MOUNT])
# Select a lance from the weapon rack. (GET [LANCE])
# Select a shield from the shield display. (GET [SHIELD])
# Present yourself at the entry table again. (GO ENTRY TABLE)
# Crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and hear the lamentations of their significant others!
Spider Entry - 8208002
Beetle Entry - 8208001
* [[Fox Hunt]] - Bugle is still the rare prize for a fox pet.
* [[Pixie Hunt]] - Bell is still the rare prize for a lamb pet.

=== Information Post 2 - Areas of Interest ===
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'''[[Rumor_Woods/Areas_of_interest | Areas of Interest at Rumor Woods]]:'''
* '''The Aspen Grove''' has multiple Inn Room-like tents scattered throughout the area as the Aspen Grove itself is just like an Inn. There is a Tavern w. Tables, drinks and food.
* '''Summit Academy''' is a college. It has an Ellipse at its heart that is for socializing and getting warm drinks.
* '''Cysaelotar''' was built by Aelotoi visitors and is a natural area filled witha variety of wonders.

== Announcements ==

=== Announcement 1 - Theme ===
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This season’s theme draws inspiration from sunbaked sands and wind-carved horizons, bringing a new palette and a new spirit to the woods. As always, our offerings will remain varied, but many of this year’s highlights carry a distinctly desert flavor.

The tournament returns with a new rivalry: Scorpion versus Jerboa.

Each side will bear its own colors:
* A beige jerboa on a field of myrtle green,
* A jet black scorpion on a field of copper,

This year’s festival mount will be the scorpion, accompanied by new lore released alongside it.

For a special twist, the Fox Hunt will change its quarry for one year only. Instead of the fox, participants will have the chance to win a jerboa pet.

Prefer not to run the hunt? No worries. The jerboa will also be available through Ewe Vixen.

Sands are shifting. Rivalries are stirring.

Rumor Woods awaits.

Event begins April 10th, 2026, at 9:30 PM EDT.

=== Announcement 2 - Titles ===
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* 100 wins for Jerboa - Companion of the Desert Hopper (any number of wins)
* 500 wins for Jerboa - Knight of the Swift Dunerunner (any number of wins)
* 100 wins for Scorpion - Disciple of the Black Sting (any number of wins)
* 500 wins for Scorpion - Knight of the Paralyzing Strike (any number of wins)
* Jerboa wins & you have 100 runs (plus at least 1 greater than scorpion) - Messenger of the Shifting Sands
* Jerboa wins & you have 100 runs (plus at least 1 less than scorpion) - Witness of the Fractured Burrow
* Scorpion wins & you have 100 runs (plus at least 1 greater than jerboa) - Harbinger of the Burning Venom
* Scorpion wins & you have 100 runs (plus at least 1 less than jerboa) - Scar of the Paralytic Venom

=== Announcement 4 - Summit Academy Customs ===
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These customs will be added to our current collection, providing you with a wide variety of ways to feel more like you while you destroy your enemies or utter words you shouldn't say in polite company. This year, you'll note many options with a sun-scorched desert flair!

* Spell Preps
* Urchin Guides
* Signature Verbs
* Log Phrases
* Death Messages
* Swears
* Spell and bolt customs
* CMAN customs

These customs are brought to you by Casil, Elidi, Elysani, Gyres, Kaonashi, Mariath, Marstreforn, Sindin, Thandiwe, Valyrka, and Xynwen.

An enormous thank you to Isten, our QCer, who had a monstrous task to review.

=== Announcement 3 - Diriko ===
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The last of the scaffolding had come down three days prior, and the landing smelled of fresh-cut stone and linseed oil. The arrow slits had been fitted with glass, their new panes catching the pale alpine light and scattering it in clean lines across the floors. The writing desk, dark and well-oiled, sat precisely where Diriko had placed it on the first day, as though it had always belonged there.

She received the dean of Summit Academy as she received everyone, with stillness, with patience, and with tea that she had prepared before he had finished climbing the stairs.

He was not an unkind man. She had taken care to note that in the years since her arrival. He managed the Academy with the weary competence of someone who had long since traded ambition for endurance, and she respected that quietly, as she respected most things quietly. He accepted the tea, settled into the chair she had placed for him, and began.

Sylinar's name entered the room like bad weather.

She listened without expression as the dean laid out his grievances with the careful precision of a man who had rehearsed them on the stairs. Attendees arriving with devices in need of attention. Requests submitted and unanswered. Correspondence returned unopened or not returned at all. The reputation of the Academy, he said, resting his teacup on his knee, was not well served by a man who could not be found when he was needed. He had sent word four times. Four times. Sylinaar was nowhere to be found.

Diriko folded her hands in her lap and let him finish.

When the last of it had settled into the room, she rose in a single smooth motion and moved to the nearest arrow slit. Below, the grounds of Summit Academy spread themselves in the late afternoon light, the old hedgerows casting long shadows across the cobbled paths. A groundskeeper moved along the far edge, tending to the snow and ice in turn. A student crossed from the east dormitory with her nose in a book, nearly walked into a post, and corrected herself without looking up.

Diriko watched, and said nothing.

The silence stretched. Behind her, she heard the dean shift in his chair. The small sound of his teacup being set carefully on the desk. Another shift.

When she turned, her smile was patient and warm, the smile of a woman who had seen a great deal and found most of it more interesting than alarming.

"I understand your frustration," she said, returning to her place with the unhurried ease of someone navigating familiar waters. "Sylinar's absence has been an inconvenience, and I do not diminish that." She settled, smoothed the front of her sky blue robe, and met his eyes with her own, clear and steady. "But I would ask you to set that frustration aside, because it is no longer necessary."

The dean opened his mouth.

She continued, gently.

"I worked at that man's side for longer than this Academy has stood. What he knows of enhancives, of charge and capacity and permanency, I know also. What he can do with a device brought to him in need, I can do here, at this desk, in this tower, which is no longer his." She paused, letting her words sink in with measured stillness. "Your attendees need not wonder where to bring their concerns. They need only climb these stairs."

She folded her hands into the sleeves of her robes and let the silence return, though this time it was a different kind entirely and she did not let it linger nearly as long.

"More tea?" she asked.

The famed erithi [[Sylinaar|Diriko]], will be available in Sylinaar's tower throughout the festivities to offer the same services that Sylinaar does at Ebon Gate.

=== Announcement 4 - 2026 Shop Announcement ===
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{| class="wikitable"
|'''New Shops'''
|'''Refreshed Shops'''
|'''Reopening Shops'''
|'''Last Run Shops'''
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|Better in the Saddle || Artistic Expressions || All About That Lace || [[RWShop:Common Weaves|Common Weaves]]
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|Bowl Me Over || Braid and Mane || Baaarnyard Bounty || [[RWShop:Earthtones|Earthtones]]
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|Claws and Effect || Can't Stop That Weaving || Bad Wolf Clothing || [[RWShop:Irons in the Fire|Irons in the Fire]]
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|Dessert Vibes || Charmed, I'm Sure || Barn with It || [[RWShop:Lambs Among Wolves|Lamb Among Wolves]]
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|Dhu Impression || Colorful Carapace, The || Bee's Knees, The || [[RWShop:Mount'N'Cloak|Mount'N'Cloak]]
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|Insurmountable || Common Weaves || Been Shanked Lately? || [[RWShop:Notcher Style|Notcher Style]]
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|Moody Jewels || Container Yourself || Born to Adorn || [[RWShop:On The Wing|On the Wing]]
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|Secondhand Sorcery || Curio Minds || Brass Ring, The || [[RWShop:Poiret & Company|Poiret & Company]]
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|Song Sung Blue || Enlightened Pages || Breaking Bread || [[RWShop:Robes of Resistance|Robes of Resistance]]
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|Straight and Arrow || Ewe Vixen || Bugs on Parade || [[RWShop:The Spirits Within|Spirits Within]]
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|Sunscar Sanctum || First Class Plane Ticket || Call of the Wild || [[RWShop:Tinkers Toys|Tinkers Toys]]
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|Uvaldov's Pinions and Cogs || Folded Lotus, The || Cervidae Corral ||
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|Wax Poetic || Galloping Gait, The || Clodhoppers ||
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|Webs We Weave, The || Gnomish Gnails || Cog and Zephyr ||
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| || Honeyed Gears || Couturier's Retreat ||
|-
| || Horsing Around || Crafter's Hearth ||
|-
| || Knight Way, The || Creative Couture ||
|-
| || Lofty Affair, A || Daily Dip, The ||
|-
| || Moving on Up || Deerner Time ||
|-
| || Palette Perfections || Devote Alloys ||
|-
| || Peaked Interest || Diminishing Demises ||
|-
| || Purls of Wisdom || Eight-legged Innovators ||
|-
| || Tinker's Toys || Ferocious Eyes ||
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| || Tomeward Bound || Flanked Bags, The ||
|-
| || Trim and Polish || Fryc and Shives Innovations ||
|-
| || Unfurling Battle || Gallant Groom, The ||
|-
| || Vaunt It and Flaunt It || GemStoned ||
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| || Vintage Visions || Gift Horse, The ||
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| || What Remains || Gifts of Atan Irith ||
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| || || Girlybird, The ||
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| || || Goin' Stag ||
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| || || Grand Stables ||
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| || || Greater of Two Weevils, The ||
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| || || Holy Sheaths ||
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| || || Horn and Mane ||
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| || || ImPressions ||
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| || || Leaping Leezards ||
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| || || Legendairy ||
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| || || Lesser of Two Weevils, The ||
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| || || Little Ticker ||
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| || || Lizard Nest, The ||
|-
| || || Lizard Vivarium ||
|-
| || || Merited Metalworks ||
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| || || Milkin' It ||
|-
| || || Obsidian Raiment ||
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| || || Off the Chain ||
|-
| || || Ostler's Den ||
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| || || Pitcher Perfect ||
|-
| || || Quit Stallin' ||
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| || || Rollin' In The Greens ||
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| || || Rolton Pens ||
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| || || Roundabout Racers ||
|-
| || || Saddle Me Up ||
|-
| || || Starry Lotus, The ||
|-
| || || Steaming Mugs ||
|-
| || || Tempered Threads ||
|-
| || || Tiu & Qaiteke ||
|-
| || || Tortoise Enclosure ||
|-
| || || Ursine Emporium ||
|-
| || || Ursine Paddock ||
|-
| || || View from a Stag ||
|-
| || || Virelion Hall ||
|-
| || || Whirl and Twirl ||
|-
| || || Woodn't Yew ||
|}
=== Announcement 5 - New Lore ===
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Beneath the shifting sands of the Sea of Fire and Southron Wastes, as well as the suffocating canopy of the southern jungles and elsewhere throughout Elanthia, a silent watcher lies in wait. The scrape of chitin against stone and the sharp whistle of a raised stinger descending are often the only warnings a traveler receives before encountering one of the more intimidating members of the arachnid world -- the scorpion. Scorpions have occupied the dark corners of Elanthia since the ancient ages, outlasting empires and surviving cataclysms that claimed far softer creatures.

Enjoy this New Lore Document, providing details about the [[The_Silent_Watch:_Scorpions_of_Elanthia|Scorpions of Elanthia.]]

Created by GM Gyres, Thandiwe, Warlockes, and Xynwen, this document outlines the various cultures that interact with these dangerous animals.

=== Announcement 6 - Pet Adjustment ===
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After careful review, we are making the following adjustment:

* Fox Hunt - This year you will have a 50/50 chance to find a Songbird Egg instead of a Bugle. Starting next year, you will only be able to find a Songbird Egg.
* Pixie Hunt - This year, you'll have a chance to find a Jerboa Rainstick instead of a Bell.

'''Ewe Vixen'''
: Lamb Summoning Devices (bell) are being reduced to 250,000 raikhen.
: Fox Summoning Devices (bugle) are being reduced to 250,000 raikhen.
: Jerboa Summoning Devices (rainstick) will be offered at 250,000 raikhen.

'''Song Sung Blue'''
: Premade Songbird Summoning Devices (egg) are being reduced to 250,000 raikhen.
: Randomizing Songbird Summoning Devices (egg) are being reduced to 200,000 raikhen.

== Teasers ==
=== Teaser 1 - Papermaker Update ===
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This year at Rumor Woods, the [[Papermaker]] is getting its final update and unlocks. These unlocks can all be found in the shop Enlightened Pages.

The following nouns have been added to the papermaker:
* bookmark
* codicil
* dedication
* deed
* depiction
* dispatch
* doodle
* landscape
* mural
* picture
* portrait
* roll
* rubbing
* scrap
* sign
* sketch
* slip
* tract
* voucher

The following articles have been added to the papermaker:
* a charred
* a damp
* a delicate
* a dusty
* a filmy
* a frayed
* a gauzy
* a grimy
* a heraldic
* a humid
* a large
* a limp
* a matted
* a moldy
* a musk-scented
* a musky
* a notched
* a pale
* a pleated
* a rose-scented
* a scorched
* a sheer
* a smoky
* a soiled
* a sooty
* a spotted
* a stained
* a supple
* a tea-stained
* a vellum
* an ashen
* an illuminated
* an ivory
* an oily

Additionally, the papermaker has 2 new tiers.
<pre{{log2}}>
'''Tier 8'''
In the Common language, it reads:
A gear-painted treat box voucher will unlock your Papermaker from Tier 7 to Tier 8. This will grant it the ability to create treat boxes.```

'''Treat Box'''
You analyze the treat box and sense that the creator has provided the following information:
Papermaker Treat Box
Created using the famous papermaker, the box can be customized to your liking. Please be sure to GLANCE at the box to see what your customization options are. Once you've filled the box and completed the design, close it and WRAP it while holding ribbon or yarn to lock in the design and ready it for gifting.
</pre>

<pre{{log2}}>
glance my box

Treat Box Design<br>
Once the design process is complete, the box will become a wrapped treat box ready to give away. You may customize it in the following ways:

Box Color: (ADD a Dye) not yet designed<br>
Box Shape: (TURN to shape) not yet selected<br>
Valid shapes: heart, round, star, oval, square, hexagonal, octagonal, scalloped, rectangular<br>
Contents: (PUT items into box) empty

To add color, ADD a dye to the box.<br>
To set a shape, TURN the box to a shape name (e.g., TURN box to HEART).<br>
To fill the box with treats, PUT treats into the box.<br>
Once you are done designing and the box is full, close it and then WRAP while holding a ribbon or yarn. This will lock in the design and use the ribbon or yarn for open/close.
</pre>

turn my box to heart<br>
You turn a treat box over in your hands, watching as it transforms into '''a heart-shaped box.'''<br>
Add my dye to my box<br>
With careful hands, you uncork a crystalline vial of vibrant papaya dye and allow a few drops to seep into the surface of a heart-shaped treat box, watching as the color blooms across the box in rich, even tones.<br>
put cookie in my box<br>
With a gentle touch, you nestle an oatmeal raisin cookie into a heart-shaped treat box, settling it carefully into its own little compartment within.
<pre{{log2}}>
wrap my box with my ribbon<br>
Please confirm this is the final design you wish to set:

Box Color: vibrant papaya<br>
Box Shape: a heart-shaped<br>
Your final design will be: '''a heart-shaped vibrant papaya treat box tied with a violet-sheened moonflower white chainsil ribbon bow'''

If this design looks correct, then WRAP again in the next 30 seconds to lock in the design.
</pre>

<pre{{log2}}>
> wrap my box with my yarn<br>
Please confirm this is the final design you wish to set:

Box Color: vibrant papaya<br>
Box Shape: a heart-shaped<br>
Your final design will be: '''a heart-shaped vibrant papaya treat box wrapped with lightweight aurora blue angora yarn'''

If this design looks correct, then WRAP again in the next 30 seconds to lock in the design.
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<pre{{log2}}>
> wrap my box with my yarn<br>
You pull a generous length of yarn from a skein of lightweight aurora blue angora yarn and wind it around a heart-shaped treat box with unhurried care, looping it over and under until satisfied, then finish with a neat knot at the top.

Congratulations! Your a heart-shaped vibrant papaya treat box wrapped with lightweight aurora blue angora yarn is ready to be given away.
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<pre{{log2}}>
You analyze the treat box and sense that the creator has provided the following information:<br>
Papermaker Treat Box<br>
Congratulations! You've been given a heart-shaped vibrant papaya treat box wrapped with lightweight aurora blue angora yarn!<br>
You can interact with your treat box by taking the following actions: GAZE (demeanor based), LICK, OPEN, CLOSE, SHAKE, and SMELL<br>
A heart-shaped vibrant papaya treat box wrapped with lightweight aurora blue angora yarn was designed and wrapped by someone just for you and as such it can never be altered.<br>
Once you have eaten the contents, you can TRASH the box to get rid of the evidence!<br><br>
</pre>
All verbs work if the box is open or closed.

'''Tier 9'''<br>
In the Common language, it reads:<br>
A gear-painted award voucher will unlock your Papermaker from Tier 8 to Tier 9. This will grant it the ability to create awards.

<pre{{log2}}>
You analyze the simple award and sense that the creator has provided the following information:
Papermaker Award
Created using the famous papermaker, the award can be customized to fit your needs. Please be sure to GLANCE at the award to see what your customization options are. Once you've completed the design, you can TWIST to lock in the design. This will turn it into your award and prevent the recipient from changing the designs and fields.
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<pre{{log2}}>
>glance my award
Award Ribbon
Once done the design process is complete, the award will become a ribbon. You may design it in the following ways:

Noun of Award: ribbon
Primary Body: (Add a Ribbon) blank
Embroidery: (Add an Ore) blank
Short Missive: (Whisper a Missive) blank
Back Missive: (Write a Missive) blank

The final design will be:
a color fabric ribbon trailing a metal type-embroidered missive

When looked at, it will display: The award is crafted of a color fabric ribbon and fitted with a simple pin that allows it to be worn. A short missive, embroidered in metallic type thread, reads, "Short Award Reason."

To customize any of these fields, TURN the award to the design field and then ADD the necessary item.
To add a short missive, WHISPER to the award MISSIVE followed by your short missive.
To add a readable description, WRITE on the award.
Once done designing, TWIST to lock in the design.
</pre>

add my ribbon to my award <br>
With practiced ease, you lay a brilliant blue silk ribbon in the center of a simple award. It slowly gets absorbed into the piece, leaving nothing behind.<br>
add ore to my award<br>
With practiced ease, you lay a chunk of silver ore in the center of a simple award. It slowly gets absorbed into the piece, leaving nothing behind.<br>
whisp award missive The Best Little Jerboa Hopper<br>
Holding the award close, you whisper your award missive of "The Best Little Jerboa Hopper" and watch as it settles into place on the award.<br>
write my award ; This award goes to Thumble Bump for being the best little jerboa hopper we've ever seen.<br>
You carefully turn your award over and begin inscribing on its back in Common. Your feather quill glides deliberately across the surface, each stroke precise and intentional. Upon finishing, you turn the award over once more and admire your work with a critical eye.<br>
>twist my ribbon
<pre{{log2}}>
Please confirm that this is the design you wish to make:

Long Description: a bright blue silk ribbon trailing a sterling silver-embroidered missive
Look Description: The ribbon is crafted of a bright blue silk and fitted with a simple pin that allows it to be worn. A short missive, embroidered in sterling silver thread, reads, "The Best Little Jerboa Hopper." There appears to be something written on the back.

If this design looks correct, then TWIST again in the next 30 seconds to lock in the design.
</pre>

<pre{{log2}}>
twist my ribbon
Congratulations! You've created a bright blue silk ribbon trailing a sterling silver-embroidered missive.
</pre>

<pre{{log2}}>
You analyze the silk ribbon and sense that the creator has provided the following information:
Papermaker Award
Congratulations! You've been awarded a bright blue silk ribbon trailing a sterling silver-embroidered missive!
You can interact with your silk ribbon by taking the following actions:
BEAM, COVER, KISS, READ, and WAVE
A bright blue silk ribbon trailing a sterling silver-embroidered missive was designed by someone for you and as such it can never be altered.
</pre>
=== Teaser 2 - Prismatic Curio===
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'''Rumor Woods - Prismatic Curio'''

A brand-new illusionary accessory for the fashion-forward adventurer.

What It Does,
The Prismatic Curio is a wearable item that lets you project illusionary colors, metals, and gems across your worn accessories. When someone LOOKs at you, every eligible accessory appears to feature your chosen accent -- without changing a single item.

Pick a color. Pick a metal. Pick a gem. Or pick all three at once. Your outfit, your rules.

What it affects: Worn accessories (clothing, jewelry, containers, etc.)
What it excludes: Weapons, armor, shields, tattoos, and hidden items.

How It Works,
Configure your illusions by whispering to the curio, then prod it to bring them to life:

WHISPER <curio> COLOR SET <name> Choose a color illusion
WHISPER <curio> METAL SET <name> Choose a metal illusion
WHISPER <curio> GEM SET <name> Choose a gem illusion
WHISPER <curio> <type> LIST Browse available options
WHISPER <curio> <type> VIEW Check your current setting
WHISPER <curio> <type> CLEAR Remove an illusion
WHISPER <curio> HELP Full help menu
PROD <curio> Toggle ALL illusions on/off
TURN <curio> COLOR/METAL/GEM Toggle a single illusion on/off

Tier System,
The curio comes in two tiers:

Tier 1 (Base),
~260 colors (first half of the palette),
10 metals: mithril, ora, imflass, glaes, vultite, eahnor, vaalorn, mithglin, faenor,
Common and uncommon gems (levels 0–4),

Tier 2 (Certificate Upgrade),
Full color palette (~520+ colors),
All 25 metals, adding: drakar, rhimar, zorchar, gornar, golvern, rolaren, kelyn, razern, eonake, veil iron, alexandrite, bronze, obsidian, electrum, platinum,
Rarer gems (levels 0–7),
Half-power mode — apply your illusion to every other eligible item for a subtler, mixed look,

Upgrade from Tier 1 to Tier 2 with a Prismatic Curio Upgrade Certificate. Hold the certificate in one hand and the curio in the other, then REDEEM it. In Palette Perfections you will find the curio priced at 5k and the unlock 1250.

Details & Notes,
The curio is purely cosmetic — it changes only what others see, never the items themselves.,
Works with hyphenated descriptors like mithril-worked, ruby-set, crimson-hued, and more.,
Incompatible with the Shimmer Trinket — only one appearance-altering item can be active at a time.,
A small number of restricted gems (doomstone, urglaes,etc), metals, and colors are permanently disabled.

=== Teaser 3 - Beeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees===
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=== Teaser 4 - Songbirds ===
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| author = GM Ivry
| date = 4/3/2026
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'''[Rumor Woods 2026] - Songbirds Are Here!'''

Songbirds Are Here! ,
Now in Elanthia -- Songbirds -- found in the new Rumor Woods shop, Song Sung Blue.
Each songbird hatches from a unique egg with its own combination of body plumage, wing accents, crest color, tail feathers, and eye color -- over nine million possible appearances. No two birds should look quite the same.

Hatching,
Your songbird begins life as a simple egg that hides its colorful inner shell and bird. Simply EXHALE on it to bond, and watch as the shell cracks and your new companion emerges, shaking off fragments and greeting you with its first chirp. The eggshell becomes a tiny whistle adorned with feathers in your bird's colors -- your way to call them back whenever you need.

A Companion with more life!,
Songbirds aren't just cosmetic. They're living their best life, and they act like it.

They get hungry. Feed them foraged seeds or live insects to keep them healthy and vibrant. A well-fed bird is colorful and lively; a neglected one grows thin, patchy, and eventually falls comatose -- though a meal will always bring them back.,
They hunt on their own. A hungry bird will snatch bugs from the ground when it spots them. (Bugs on Parade),
They react to the world. Your bird notices nearby creatures (and often tries, adorably, to look intimidating), investigates other players, and behaves differently around people it recognizes as friendly versus strangers.,
They worry about you. If you're wounded, your songbird will worry and try to help you, plus more!,

Personality,
Your songbird has opinions about the people around you. It'll chirp friendly greetings and drop tiny gifts at the feet of people it likes -- and pointedly turn its back and fluff its tail feathers at those it doesn't. It might land briefly on a friend's shoulder to say hello, or tuck its head under its wing to ignore someone it finds disagreeable.

Pet-to-Pet Interactions,
Songbirds are social creatures. When two songbirds meet, they might burst into a spontaneous duet, preen each other's feathers, or chase each other in playful aerial spirals. They also interact with other pet types -- riding a fox's tail, landing between a lamb's ears, stealing shiny things from lizards, and engaging in dramatic aerial showdowns with dragonflies.

For Bards,
If you're a bard, your songbird is your duet partner. It listens to how you play and matches your style -- singing a mournful accompaniment to somber melodies, chirping rapid-fire alongside fast tempo pieces, or belting out a rousing harmony when you play something inspiring. It'll even try to sing along during loresinging (emphasis on try).

Message Delivery,
Write a message on a slip of parchment, and your songbird will carry it across town to another player -- up to three times a day. It'll swoop down to the recipient, chirp brightly, and drop the note at their feet before winging its way back to you.

Shoulder Perch & Verbs,
Wear your songbird on your shoulder where it'll nestle in, preen its feathers, and occasionally nod off. You can also PET, RUB, TICKLE, KISS, HUG, and POKE your bird (results vary). And yes -- very rarely, your shoulder companion will leave you a little... surprise. Nothing a good RUB won't fix.

How to Get One,
Songbird eggs are now available at Rumor Woods in the shop Song Sung Blue .

You have two paths to your feathered best friend:
Natural Eggs -- Take your chances with nature. Your bird's colors will be a complete surprise -- you never know what combination you'll get until that shell cracks open.,
Magically Encouraged Eggs -- For those with a specific vision in mind, these eggs have been coaxed into producing a particular set of colors. Pick your palette and hatch with confidence.,

--- * Please note that songbird alters will be rare and exactly none are currently planned.
Happy hatching! ~GM Ivry

=== Teaser 5 - Clockwerke Weapons ===
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| author = GM Mastreforn
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Clockwerke Weapons will be available at Rumor Woods 2026!

Tier 1/OTS - comes with some fluff verbs and you can TURN it to pick between slashing, piercing, or crushing standard ability flares. Point-and-click is enable with this feature, titled Modularity.

=== Teaser 6 - Basketifier Update ===
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| author = GM Thandiwe
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This Rumor Woods, the [[Basketifier]] is getting an additional unlock. This new tier, Tier 5, will unlock the ability to have Tableware additions to your basket.

After unlocking the basket, you will see a new analyze addition:

<pre{{log2}}>

'''SPECIAL TABLEWARE UNLOCK'''
Because your basket has been unlocked to the 5th tier, you are now able to add utensils, plates, saucers, or napkins with special certificates. To see which you already have installed, please GAZE at the basket.
'''In Basket Form:'''
'''WHISPER''' - To obtain a single copy of the item.
'''GAZE''' - To see the full list of unlocked tableware items.
'''In Table Form:'''
* Upon becoming a table, your tableware items will be stacked on the table.
* GET will allow you, or anyone using your table, to obtain a tableware item.

All tableware items are marked as junk to allow you to throw them away when you are near trash barrels. This includes the trash basket stored under your table when it is out. Throwing away a tableware item does not destroy those contained in your basket.
</pre>

In addition to this new tier 5 unlock, you may purchase '''tableware''' vouchers that will add the specific type to your basket. For example:

* You glance down to see '''a monogrammed white voucher''' in your right hand and '''a lace-edged slate blue napkin''' elegantly embroidered with kissing wrens in your left hand.
<pre{{log2}}>
You analyze the white voucher and sense that the creator has provided the following information:
Basketifier Tableware Voucher
A monogrammed white voucher is designed to allow you to add specific types of items to your basket. This particular voucher has been created to allow you to add a napkin to a Basketifier basket that is at least Tier 5.

Alterations
Any willing merchant may modify this voucher, however, you can also ADD a napkin that is predesigned to your voucher. [Syntax: ADD {my} {tableware type} to {my} voucher.] Be warned, this will consume your item. Your tableware item may have a long or show.

Tableware Design: a monogrammed white linen napkin with a long description. It is crafted of cloth.
The long description is: a a monogrammed white linen napkin embroidered with bright red whorls

To use a monogrammed white voucher, POINT it at your unlocked basketifier (must be tier 5). [Syntax: POINT {my} voucher at {my} BASKET.] If there is a design in place, then you will be required to CONFIRM that you are updating that particular tableware item.
</pre>

*add my napkin to my voucher
As you bring your a lace-edged slate blue napkin elegantly embroidered with kissing wrens close to a monogrammed white voucher, you realize that the napkin will be completely consumed by the process. If this is acceptable, then ADD napkin to voucher again in the next 30 seconds.
*add my napkin to my voucher
With praticed ease, you lay a lace-edged slate blue napkin elegantly embroidered with kissing wrens in the center of a monogrammed white voucher. It slowly gets absorbed into the piece, leaving nothing behind.

'''[OOC Note: ANALYZE the voucher to see your addition.]'''

<pre{{log2}}>
You analyze the white voucher and sense that the creator has provided the following information:
Basketifier Tableware Voucher
A monogrammed white voucher is designed to allow you to add specific types of items to your basket. This particular voucher has been created to allow you to add a napkin to a Basketifier basket that is at least Tier 5.

Alterations
Any willing merchant may modify this voucher, however, you can also ADD a napkin that is predesigned to your voucher. [Syntax: ADD {my} {tableware type} to {my} voucher.] Be warned, this will consume your item. Your tableware item may have a long or show.

Tableware Design: '''a lace-edged slate grey napkin with a long description. It is crafted of fabric.'''
The show description is: '''a lace-edged slate blue napkin elegantly embroidered with kissing wrens'''

To use a monogrammed white voucher, POINT it at your unlocked basketifier (must be tier 5). [Syntax: POINT {my} voucher at {my} BASKET.] If there is a design in place, then you will be required to CONFIRM that you are updating that particular tableware item.
</pre>

* point my voucher at my bask
It would appear you already have a design in this spot. Adding the voucher to it will override the old design and create a new one. If you want to do this, then please POINT the voucher at the basket again in the next 30 seconds.
* point my voucher at my bask

You point your white voucher at a monogrammed white voucher, allowing the magic stored within the tiny piece of paper to do its thing. After several seconds, the voucher turns into motes of light that descend upon the basket, dissolving into its form.

'''[OOC NOTE: You can now GAZE at the basket to see your tableware addition.]'''
<pre{{log2}}>
> gaze my basket
Gazing over the various tableware items stored within your basket, you mentally catalog each in turn:

'''Fork:''' a fancy sterling silver fork descending into a buttercup handle
'''Spoon:''' a tarnished sterling silver spoon with a bent handle
'''Knife:''' an oak-handled blackened steel knife with a serrated edge
'''Chopsticks:''' a pair of twisted hazel chopsticks left natural at the ends
'''Teaspoon:''' a tarnished sterling silver teaspoon with a bent handle
'''Plate:''' a nacre-edged white porcelain plate center-painted in a blooming rose
'''Saucer:''' a delicate white porcelain saucer painted in overlapping posies
'''Napkin:''' a lace-edged slate blue napkin elegantly embroidered with kissing wrens
</pre>
There will be vouchers for: Tier 5 unlock, fork, spoon, knife, chopsticks, teaspoon, plate, saucer, and napkin additions. You can also buy new baskets and all previous unlocks in Bowl Me Over (A shop designed by Elysani).

Lastly, GM Vanah and Elysani paired up to create an NPC that will work on adding long descriptions to the aforementioned items. This NPC works the same as the other +long description NPCs, charging a nominal fee for the work.

You can find the culter and the potter in Elenesse Atelier, Alcove.

One final note:
<pre{{log2}}>
You analyze the slate grey napkin and sense that the creator has provided the following information:
Basketifier Napkin
Created by a Basketifier, the napkin is a disposable item. You may alter it at your own risk, but be warned that it will not be replaced if you throw it away.
It has access to the following verbs: DUST (flick crumbs off clothing), PUSH (clean a spot on chest-worn), RUB (clean mouth), EXHALE (catch a sneeze), CRY (dab tears), TAP (dab lips), and WAVE (be a bit dramatic)
</pre>

=== Teaser 7 - New Shop: Better in the Saddle ===
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Rumor Woods has a brand-new shop for all you riders out there! Better in the Saddle is now open on the grounds, featuring saddles crafted for your favorite mounts:

* Bears
* Beetles
* Spiders
* Roltons

Swing by Rumor Woods and gear up your trusty steed — no matter how many legs it has.

Special thanks to GM Elysani and GM Thandiwe for their ongoing assistance!

=== Teaser 8 - ===
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Rumor Woods 2026 - Dessert Vibes

From the land of miscommunication and additional lettering, I humbly present a new Rumor Woods shop for 2026: Dessert Vibes!

Found in an auspicious driftwood shack off a broad caravan trail, Confectioner Brixxior and his financial backer, Gentleman Hoorne, invite you to enjoy a taste of the wastes.

Within and upon our very clean surfaces, you'll find a plethora of confectionary delights that you'll want to preserve in your basketifiers for generations to come. Sweet, sweet scorpions? Check. Sugary serpents? You bet. A marzipan jerboa? So cute you must devour. A candied troll toe? Uh oh.

The main attraction, however, is a new fun, fluffy, and sugar-dusted sartorial delight: Tasty Hands Clothing.

Tasty Hands Clothing are front-worn aprons that can be stuffed full of tasty treats. You can use one of a few different verbs to interact with any confections stored inside. For example, here's what happens with you FIDGET with an apron:

'''>fidget my apron'''

''You reach into the pocket at the front of your candy pattern apron, running your hand over some links of greasy sausage. You then bring the greasy sausage up to your nose and inhale with all your might. Closing your eyes, you sigh deeply as the fragrances of the sausage lingers in your nostrils and on your hands. Eyes still closed, you quickly slip the morsel back into your apron.}}''

Want to change targets, just TURN your apron!

'''>turn my apron'''

''You've decided to turn your focus away from some links of greasy sausage and instead focus on a candied troll toe.''

Now, sample the delicate flavors within to your heart's content without consuming a charge of the food!

''Hoorne reaches into a sugar-dusted candy pattern apron and carefully selects a candied troll toe from within. Bringing the toe up to his mouth, he takes a big lick. He takes a deep breath, his eyes unfocused as if he is contemplating the flavors of the toe. Then, nodding in satisfaction, he slips the toe back into his apron.''

This will allow you to enjoy delicious flavor messaging to your heart's content!

'''>lick my apron'''

''You reach into a sugar-dusted candy pattern apron and carefully select a candied troll toe from within. Bringing the toe up to your mouth, you take a big lick. Oh no. Was that a mistake? A wave of sweet sugar leads out a funky, metallic aftertaste that lingers on the tongue. Notes of wet garbage, blooming fungus, and pungent blood soon overwhelm the senses.''

''Nodding in satisfaction, you slip the toe back into your apron.''

Tasty Hands Clothing items can be altered, but must remain something reasonable and front-worn. They come fully unlocked for a mere 100 raikhen.

A hearty thanks to GM Thandiwe, Ethereal, and Flannihan for their support on this project!

Enjoy!

Rumor Woods/2026 saved posts

2026-04-04T21:01:55Z

GS4-KAONASHI: /* Teaser 8 - */

''<big>'''Rumor Woods''' and '''Summit Academy''' are open from April 10th, 2026 at 9 PM EDT to May 3rd, 2025 at 11:59 PM EDT. The box office closes on April 30th at approximately 11:55 PM EDT.</big>''

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Also, please consider joining our [https://discord.com/channels/226045346399256576/594009994953883648/1226340340227903498 discussion channel] for Rumor Woods.

== Informational Posts ==

=== Information Post 1 - How to Earn Currency===

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For those new to Rumor Woods, here's a reminder of how to earn Currency:

* Jousting - There are two entrances to jousting. One will support the Beetle Team and the other the Spider Team. When you enter, you select your equipment (though you can use your own) and a mount (though you can use your own). From there you
* Instructions:
# Present your sunburst marker at the entry table. (GO ENTRY TABLE)
# Select a mount from the paddock. (GET [MOUNT])
# Select a lance from the weapon rack. (GET [LANCE])
# Select a shield from the shield display. (GET [SHIELD])
# Present yourself at the entry table again. (GO ENTRY TABLE)
# Crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and hear the lamentations of their significant others!
Spider Entry - 8208002
Beetle Entry - 8208001
* [[Fox Hunt]] - Bugle is still the rare prize for a fox pet.
* [[Pixie Hunt]] - Bell is still the rare prize for a lamb pet.

=== Information Post 2 - Areas of Interest ===
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'''[[Rumor_Woods/Areas_of_interest | Areas of Interest at Rumor Woods]]:'''
* '''The Aspen Grove''' has multiple Inn Room-like tents scattered throughout the area as the Aspen Grove itself is just like an Inn. There is a Tavern w. Tables, drinks and food.
* '''Summit Academy''' is a college. It has an Ellipse at its heart that is for socializing and getting warm drinks.
* '''Cysaelotar''' was built by Aelotoi visitors and is a natural area filled witha variety of wonders.

== Announcements ==

=== Announcement 1 - Theme ===
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This season’s theme draws inspiration from sunbaked sands and wind-carved horizons, bringing a new palette and a new spirit to the woods. As always, our offerings will remain varied, but many of this year’s highlights carry a distinctly desert flavor.

The tournament returns with a new rivalry: Scorpion versus Jerboa.

Each side will bear its own colors:
* A beige jerboa on a field of myrtle green,
* A jet black scorpion on a field of copper,

This year’s festival mount will be the scorpion, accompanied by new lore released alongside it.

For a special twist, the Fox Hunt will change its quarry for one year only. Instead of the fox, participants will have the chance to win a jerboa pet.

Prefer not to run the hunt? No worries. The jerboa will also be available through Ewe Vixen.

Sands are shifting. Rivalries are stirring.

Rumor Woods awaits.

Event begins April 10th, 2026, at 9:30 PM EDT.

=== Announcement 2 - Titles ===
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* 100 wins for Jerboa - Companion of the Desert Hopper (any number of wins)
* 500 wins for Jerboa - Knight of the Swift Dunerunner (any number of wins)
* 100 wins for Scorpion - Disciple of the Black Sting (any number of wins)
* 500 wins for Scorpion - Knight of the Paralyzing Strike (any number of wins)
* Jerboa wins & you have 100 runs (plus at least 1 greater than scorpion) - Messenger of the Shifting Sands
* Jerboa wins & you have 100 runs (plus at least 1 less than scorpion) - Witness of the Fractured Burrow
* Scorpion wins & you have 100 runs (plus at least 1 greater than jerboa) - Harbinger of the Burning Venom
* Scorpion wins & you have 100 runs (plus at least 1 less than jerboa) - Scar of the Paralytic Venom

=== Announcement 4 - Summit Academy Customs ===
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These customs will be added to our current collection, providing you with a wide variety of ways to feel more like you while you destroy your enemies or utter words you shouldn't say in polite company. This year, you'll note many options with a sun-scorched desert flair!

* Spell Preps
* Urchin Guides
* Signature Verbs
* Log Phrases
* Death Messages
* Swears
* Spell and bolt customs
* CMAN customs

These customs are brought to you by Casil, Elidi, Elysani, Gyres, Kaonashi, Mariath, Marstreforn, Sindin, Thandiwe, Valyrka, and Xynwen.

An enormous thank you to Isten, our QCer, who had a monstrous task to review.

=== Announcement 3 - Diriko ===
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The last of the scaffolding had come down three days prior, and the landing smelled of fresh-cut stone and linseed oil. The arrow slits had been fitted with glass, their new panes catching the pale alpine light and scattering it in clean lines across the floors. The writing desk, dark and well-oiled, sat precisely where Diriko had placed it on the first day, as though it had always belonged there.

She received the dean of Summit Academy as she received everyone, with stillness, with patience, and with tea that she had prepared before he had finished climbing the stairs.

He was not an unkind man. She had taken care to note that in the years since her arrival. He managed the Academy with the weary competence of someone who had long since traded ambition for endurance, and she respected that quietly, as she respected most things quietly. He accepted the tea, settled into the chair she had placed for him, and began.

Sylinar's name entered the room like bad weather.

She listened without expression as the dean laid out his grievances with the careful precision of a man who had rehearsed them on the stairs. Attendees arriving with devices in need of attention. Requests submitted and unanswered. Correspondence returned unopened or not returned at all. The reputation of the Academy, he said, resting his teacup on his knee, was not well served by a man who could not be found when he was needed. He had sent word four times. Four times. Sylinaar was nowhere to be found.

Diriko folded her hands in her lap and let him finish.

When the last of it had settled into the room, she rose in a single smooth motion and moved to the nearest arrow slit. Below, the grounds of Summit Academy spread themselves in the late afternoon light, the old hedgerows casting long shadows across the cobbled paths. A groundskeeper moved along the far edge, tending to the snow and ice in turn. A student crossed from the east dormitory with her nose in a book, nearly walked into a post, and corrected herself without looking up.

Diriko watched, and said nothing.

The silence stretched. Behind her, she heard the dean shift in his chair. The small sound of his teacup being set carefully on the desk. Another shift.

When she turned, her smile was patient and warm, the smile of a woman who had seen a great deal and found most of it more interesting than alarming.

"I understand your frustration," she said, returning to her place with the unhurried ease of someone navigating familiar waters. "Sylinar's absence has been an inconvenience, and I do not diminish that." She settled, smoothed the front of her sky blue robe, and met his eyes with her own, clear and steady. "But I would ask you to set that frustration aside, because it is no longer necessary."

The dean opened his mouth.

She continued, gently.

"I worked at that man's side for longer than this Academy has stood. What he knows of enhancives, of charge and capacity and permanency, I know also. What he can do with a device brought to him in need, I can do here, at this desk, in this tower, which is no longer his." She paused, letting her words sink in with measured stillness. "Your attendees need not wonder where to bring their concerns. They need only climb these stairs."

She folded her hands into the sleeves of her robes and let the silence return, though this time it was a different kind entirely and she did not let it linger nearly as long.

"More tea?" she asked.

The famed erithi [[Sylinaar|Diriko]], will be available in Sylinaar's tower throughout the festivities to offer the same services that Sylinaar does at Ebon Gate.

=== Announcement 4 - 2026 Shop Announcement ===
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{| class="wikitable"
|'''New Shops'''
|'''Refreshed Shops'''
|'''Reopening Shops'''
|'''Last Run Shops'''
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|Better in the Saddle || Artistic Expressions || All About That Lace || [[RWShop:Common Weaves|Common Weaves]]
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|Bowl Me Over || Braid and Mane || Baaarnyard Bounty || [[RWShop:Earthtones|Earthtones]]
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|Claws and Effect || Can't Stop That Weaving || Bad Wolf Clothing || [[RWShop:Irons in the Fire|Irons in the Fire]]
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|Dessert Vibes || Charmed, I'm Sure || Barn with It || [[RWShop:Lambs Among Wolves|Lamb Among Wolves]]
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|Dhu Impression || Colorful Carapace, The || Bee's Knees, The || [[RWShop:Mount'N'Cloak|Mount'N'Cloak]]
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|Insurmountable || Common Weaves || Been Shanked Lately? || [[RWShop:Notcher Style|Notcher Style]]
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|Moody Jewels || Container Yourself || Born to Adorn || [[RWShop:On The Wing|On the Wing]]
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|Secondhand Sorcery || Curio Minds || Brass Ring, The || [[RWShop:Poiret & Company|Poiret & Company]]
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|Song Sung Blue || Enlightened Pages || Breaking Bread || [[RWShop:Robes of Resistance|Robes of Resistance]]
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|Straight and Arrow || Ewe Vixen || Bugs on Parade || [[RWShop:The Spirits Within|Spirits Within]]
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|Sunscar Sanctum || First Class Plane Ticket || Call of the Wild || [[RWShop:Tinkers Toys|Tinkers Toys]]
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|Uvaldov's Pinions and Cogs || Folded Lotus, The || Cervidae Corral ||
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|Wax Poetic || Galloping Gait, The || Clodhoppers ||
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|Webs We Weave, The || Gnomish Gnails || Cog and Zephyr ||
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| || Honeyed Gears || Couturier's Retreat ||
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| || Horsing Around || Crafter's Hearth ||
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| || Knight Way, The || Creative Couture ||
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| || Lofty Affair, A || Daily Dip, The ||
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| || Moving on Up || Deerner Time ||
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| || Palette Perfections || Devote Alloys ||
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| || Peaked Interest || Diminishing Demises ||
|-
| || Purls of Wisdom || Eight-legged Innovators ||
|-
| || Tinker's Toys || Ferocious Eyes ||
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| || Tomeward Bound || Flanked Bags, The ||
|-
| || Trim and Polish || Fryc and Shives Innovations ||
|-
| || Unfurling Battle || Gallant Groom, The ||
|-
| || Vaunt It and Flaunt It || GemStoned ||
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| || Vintage Visions || Gift Horse, The ||
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| || What Remains || Gifts of Atan Irith ||
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| || || Girlybird, The ||
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| || || Goin' Stag ||
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| || || Grand Stables ||
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| || || Greater of Two Weevils, The ||
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| || || Holy Sheaths ||
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| || || Horn and Mane ||
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| || || ImPressions ||
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| || || Leaping Leezards ||
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| || || Legendairy ||
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| || || Lesser of Two Weevils, The ||
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| || || Little Ticker ||
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| || || Lizard Nest, The ||
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| || || Lizard Vivarium ||
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| || || Merited Metalworks ||
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| || || Milkin' It ||
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| || || Obsidian Raiment ||
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| || || Off the Chain ||
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| || || Ostler's Den ||
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| || || Pitcher Perfect ||
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| || || Quit Stallin' ||
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| || || Rollin' In The Greens ||
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| || || Rolton Pens ||
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| || || Roundabout Racers ||
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| || || Saddle Me Up ||
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| || || Starry Lotus, The ||
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| || || Steaming Mugs ||
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| || || Tempered Threads ||
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| || || Tiu & Qaiteke ||
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| || || Tortoise Enclosure ||
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| || || Ursine Emporium ||
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| || || Ursine Paddock ||
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| || || View from a Stag ||
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| || || Virelion Hall ||
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| || || Whirl and Twirl ||
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| || || Woodn't Yew ||
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=== Announcement 5 - New Lore ===
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Beneath the shifting sands of the Sea of Fire and Southron Wastes, as well as the suffocating canopy of the southern jungles and elsewhere throughout Elanthia, a silent watcher lies in wait. The scrape of chitin against stone and the sharp whistle of a raised stinger descending are often the only warnings a traveler receives before encountering one of the more intimidating members of the arachnid world -- the scorpion. Scorpions have occupied the dark corners of Elanthia since the ancient ages, outlasting empires and surviving cataclysms that claimed far softer creatures.

Enjoy this New Lore Document, providing details about the [[The_Silent_Watch:_Scorpions_of_Elanthia|Scorpions of Elanthia.]]

Created by GM Gyres, Thandiwe, Warlockes, and Xynwen, this document outlines the various cultures that interact with these dangerous animals.

=== Announcement 6 - Pet Adjustment ===
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After careful review, we are making the following adjustment:

* Fox Hunt - This year you will have a 50/50 chance to find a Songbird Egg instead of a Bugle. Starting next year, you will only be able to find a Songbird Egg.
* Pixie Hunt - This year, you'll have a chance to find a Jerboa Rainstick instead of a Bell.

'''Ewe Vixen'''
: Lamb Summoning Devices (bell) are being reduced to 250,000 raikhen.
: Fox Summoning Devices (bugle) are being reduced to 250,000 raikhen.
: Jerboa Summoning Devices (rainstick) will be offered at 250,000 raikhen.

'''Song Sung Blue'''
: Premade Songbird Summoning Devices (egg) are being reduced to 250,000 raikhen.
: Randomizing Songbird Summoning Devices (egg) are being reduced to 200,000 raikhen.

== Teasers ==
=== Teaser 1 - Papermaker Update ===
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This year at Rumor Woods, the [[Papermaker]] is getting its final update and unlocks. These unlocks can all be found in the shop Enlightened Pages.

The following nouns have been added to the papermaker:
* bookmark
* codicil
* dedication
* deed
* depiction
* dispatch
* doodle
* landscape
* mural
* picture
* portrait
* roll
* rubbing
* scrap
* sign
* sketch
* slip
* tract
* voucher

The following articles have been added to the papermaker:
* a charred
* a damp
* a delicate
* a dusty
* a filmy
* a frayed
* a gauzy
* a grimy
* a heraldic
* a humid
* a large
* a limp
* a matted
* a moldy
* a musk-scented
* a musky
* a notched
* a pale
* a pleated
* a rose-scented
* a scorched
* a sheer
* a smoky
* a soiled
* a sooty
* a spotted
* a stained
* a supple
* a tea-stained
* a vellum
* an ashen
* an illuminated
* an ivory
* an oily

Additionally, the papermaker has 2 new tiers.
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'''Tier 8'''
In the Common language, it reads:
A gear-painted treat box voucher will unlock your Papermaker from Tier 7 to Tier 8. This will grant it the ability to create treat boxes.```

'''Treat Box'''
You analyze the treat box and sense that the creator has provided the following information:
Papermaker Treat Box
Created using the famous papermaker, the box can be customized to your liking. Please be sure to GLANCE at the box to see what your customization options are. Once you've filled the box and completed the design, close it and WRAP it while holding ribbon or yarn to lock in the design and ready it for gifting.
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glance my box

Treat Box Design<br>
Once the design process is complete, the box will become a wrapped treat box ready to give away. You may customize it in the following ways:

Box Color: (ADD a Dye) not yet designed<br>
Box Shape: (TURN to shape) not yet selected<br>
Valid shapes: heart, round, star, oval, square, hexagonal, octagonal, scalloped, rectangular<br>
Contents: (PUT items into box) empty

To add color, ADD a dye to the box.<br>
To set a shape, TURN the box to a shape name (e.g., TURN box to HEART).<br>
To fill the box with treats, PUT treats into the box.<br>
Once you are done designing and the box is full, close it and then WRAP while holding a ribbon or yarn. This will lock in the design and use the ribbon or yarn for open/close.
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turn my box to heart<br>
You turn a treat box over in your hands, watching as it transforms into '''a heart-shaped box.'''<br>
Add my dye to my box<br>
With careful hands, you uncork a crystalline vial of vibrant papaya dye and allow a few drops to seep into the surface of a heart-shaped treat box, watching as the color blooms across the box in rich, even tones.<br>
put cookie in my box<br>
With a gentle touch, you nestle an oatmeal raisin cookie into a heart-shaped treat box, settling it carefully into its own little compartment within.
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wrap my box with my ribbon<br>
Please confirm this is the final design you wish to set:

Box Color: vibrant papaya<br>
Box Shape: a heart-shaped<br>
Your final design will be: '''a heart-shaped vibrant papaya treat box tied with a violet-sheened moonflower white chainsil ribbon bow'''

If this design looks correct, then WRAP again in the next 30 seconds to lock in the design.
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> wrap my box with my yarn<br>
Please confirm this is the final design you wish to set:

Box Color: vibrant papaya<br>
Box Shape: a heart-shaped<br>
Your final design will be: '''a heart-shaped vibrant papaya treat box wrapped with lightweight aurora blue angora yarn'''

If this design looks correct, then WRAP again in the next 30 seconds to lock in the design.
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> wrap my box with my yarn<br>
You pull a generous length of yarn from a skein of lightweight aurora blue angora yarn and wind it around a heart-shaped treat box with unhurried care, looping it over and under until satisfied, then finish with a neat knot at the top.

Congratulations! Your a heart-shaped vibrant papaya treat box wrapped with lightweight aurora blue angora yarn is ready to be given away.
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<pre{{log2}}>
You analyze the treat box and sense that the creator has provided the following information:<br>
Papermaker Treat Box<br>
Congratulations! You've been given a heart-shaped vibrant papaya treat box wrapped with lightweight aurora blue angora yarn!<br>
You can interact with your treat box by taking the following actions: GAZE (demeanor based), LICK, OPEN, CLOSE, SHAKE, and SMELL<br>
A heart-shaped vibrant papaya treat box wrapped with lightweight aurora blue angora yarn was designed and wrapped by someone just for you and as such it can never be altered.<br>
Once you have eaten the contents, you can TRASH the box to get rid of the evidence!<br><br>
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All verbs work if the box is open or closed.

'''Tier 9'''<br>
In the Common language, it reads:<br>
A gear-painted award voucher will unlock your Papermaker from Tier 8 to Tier 9. This will grant it the ability to create awards.

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You analyze the simple award and sense that the creator has provided the following information:
Papermaker Award
Created using the famous papermaker, the award can be customized to fit your needs. Please be sure to GLANCE at the award to see what your customization options are. Once you've completed the design, you can TWIST to lock in the design. This will turn it into your award and prevent the recipient from changing the designs and fields.
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>glance my award
Award Ribbon
Once done the design process is complete, the award will become a ribbon. You may design it in the following ways:

Noun of Award: ribbon
Primary Body: (Add a Ribbon) blank
Embroidery: (Add an Ore) blank
Short Missive: (Whisper a Missive) blank
Back Missive: (Write a Missive) blank

The final design will be:
a color fabric ribbon trailing a metal type-embroidered missive

When looked at, it will display: The award is crafted of a color fabric ribbon and fitted with a simple pin that allows it to be worn. A short missive, embroidered in metallic type thread, reads, "Short Award Reason."

To customize any of these fields, TURN the award to the design field and then ADD the necessary item.
To add a short missive, WHISPER to the award MISSIVE followed by your short missive.
To add a readable description, WRITE on the award.
Once done designing, TWIST to lock in the design.
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add my ribbon to my award <br>
With practiced ease, you lay a brilliant blue silk ribbon in the center of a simple award. It slowly gets absorbed into the piece, leaving nothing behind.<br>
add ore to my award<br>
With practiced ease, you lay a chunk of silver ore in the center of a simple award. It slowly gets absorbed into the piece, leaving nothing behind.<br>
whisp award missive The Best Little Jerboa Hopper<br>
Holding the award close, you whisper your award missive of "The Best Little Jerboa Hopper" and watch as it settles into place on the award.<br>
write my award ; This award goes to Thumble Bump for being the best little jerboa hopper we've ever seen.<br>
You carefully turn your award over and begin inscribing on its back in Common. Your feather quill glides deliberately across the surface, each stroke precise and intentional. Upon finishing, you turn the award over once more and admire your work with a critical eye.<br>
>twist my ribbon
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Please confirm that this is the design you wish to make:

Long Description: a bright blue silk ribbon trailing a sterling silver-embroidered missive
Look Description: The ribbon is crafted of a bright blue silk and fitted with a simple pin that allows it to be worn. A short missive, embroidered in sterling silver thread, reads, "The Best Little Jerboa Hopper." There appears to be something written on the back.

If this design looks correct, then TWIST again in the next 30 seconds to lock in the design.
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twist my ribbon
Congratulations! You've created a bright blue silk ribbon trailing a sterling silver-embroidered missive.
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<pre{{log2}}>
You analyze the silk ribbon and sense that the creator has provided the following information:
Papermaker Award
Congratulations! You've been awarded a bright blue silk ribbon trailing a sterling silver-embroidered missive!
You can interact with your silk ribbon by taking the following actions:
BEAM, COVER, KISS, READ, and WAVE
A bright blue silk ribbon trailing a sterling silver-embroidered missive was designed by someone for you and as such it can never be altered.
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=== Teaser 2 - Prismatic Curio===
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'''Rumor Woods - Prismatic Curio'''

A brand-new illusionary accessory for the fashion-forward adventurer.

What It Does,
The Prismatic Curio is a wearable item that lets you project illusionary colors, metals, and gems across your worn accessories. When someone LOOKs at you, every eligible accessory appears to feature your chosen accent -- without changing a single item.

Pick a color. Pick a metal. Pick a gem. Or pick all three at once. Your outfit, your rules.

What it affects: Worn accessories (clothing, jewelry, containers, etc.)
What it excludes: Weapons, armor, shields, tattoos, and hidden items.

How It Works,
Configure your illusions by whispering to the curio, then prod it to bring them to life:

WHISPER <curio> COLOR SET <name> Choose a color illusion
WHISPER <curio> METAL SET <name> Choose a metal illusion
WHISPER <curio> GEM SET <name> Choose a gem illusion
WHISPER <curio> <type> LIST Browse available options
WHISPER <curio> <type> VIEW Check your current setting
WHISPER <curio> <type> CLEAR Remove an illusion
WHISPER <curio> HELP Full help menu
PROD <curio> Toggle ALL illusions on/off
TURN <curio> COLOR/METAL/GEM Toggle a single illusion on/off

Tier System,
The curio comes in two tiers:

Tier 1 (Base),
~260 colors (first half of the palette),
10 metals: mithril, ora, imflass, glaes, vultite, eahnor, vaalorn, mithglin, faenor,
Common and uncommon gems (levels 0–4),

Tier 2 (Certificate Upgrade),
Full color palette (~520+ colors),
All 25 metals, adding: drakar, rhimar, zorchar, gornar, golvern, rolaren, kelyn, razern, eonake, veil iron, alexandrite, bronze, obsidian, electrum, platinum,
Rarer gems (levels 0–7),
Half-power mode — apply your illusion to every other eligible item for a subtler, mixed look,

Upgrade from Tier 1 to Tier 2 with a Prismatic Curio Upgrade Certificate. Hold the certificate in one hand and the curio in the other, then REDEEM it. In Palette Perfections you will find the curio priced at 5k and the unlock 1250.

Details & Notes,
The curio is purely cosmetic — it changes only what others see, never the items themselves.,
Works with hyphenated descriptors like mithril-worked, ruby-set, crimson-hued, and more.,
Incompatible with the Shimmer Trinket — only one appearance-altering item can be active at a time.,
A small number of restricted gems (doomstone, urglaes,etc), metals, and colors are permanently disabled.

=== Teaser 3 - Beeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees===
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=== Teaser 4 - Songbirds ===
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'''[Rumor Woods 2026] - Songbirds Are Here!'''

Songbirds Are Here! ,
Now in Elanthia -- Songbirds -- found in the new Rumor Woods shop, Song Sung Blue.
Each songbird hatches from a unique egg with its own combination of body plumage, wing accents, crest color, tail feathers, and eye color -- over nine million possible appearances. No two birds should look quite the same.

Hatching,
Your songbird begins life as a simple egg that hides its colorful inner shell and bird. Simply EXHALE on it to bond, and watch as the shell cracks and your new companion emerges, shaking off fragments and greeting you with its first chirp. The eggshell becomes a tiny whistle adorned with feathers in your bird's colors -- your way to call them back whenever you need.

A Companion with more life!,
Songbirds aren't just cosmetic. They're living their best life, and they act like it.

They get hungry. Feed them foraged seeds or live insects to keep them healthy and vibrant. A well-fed bird is colorful and lively; a neglected one grows thin, patchy, and eventually falls comatose -- though a meal will always bring them back.,
They hunt on their own. A hungry bird will snatch bugs from the ground when it spots them. (Bugs on Parade),
They react to the world. Your bird notices nearby creatures (and often tries, adorably, to look intimidating), investigates other players, and behaves differently around people it recognizes as friendly versus strangers.,
They worry about you. If you're wounded, your songbird will worry and try to help you, plus more!,

Personality,
Your songbird has opinions about the people around you. It'll chirp friendly greetings and drop tiny gifts at the feet of people it likes -- and pointedly turn its back and fluff its tail feathers at those it doesn't. It might land briefly on a friend's shoulder to say hello, or tuck its head under its wing to ignore someone it finds disagreeable.

Pet-to-Pet Interactions,
Songbirds are social creatures. When two songbirds meet, they might burst into a spontaneous duet, preen each other's feathers, or chase each other in playful aerial spirals. They also interact with other pet types -- riding a fox's tail, landing between a lamb's ears, stealing shiny things from lizards, and engaging in dramatic aerial showdowns with dragonflies.

For Bards,
If you're a bard, your songbird is your duet partner. It listens to how you play and matches your style -- singing a mournful accompaniment to somber melodies, chirping rapid-fire alongside fast tempo pieces, or belting out a rousing harmony when you play something inspiring. It'll even try to sing along during loresinging (emphasis on try).

Message Delivery,
Write a message on a slip of parchment, and your songbird will carry it across town to another player -- up to three times a day. It'll swoop down to the recipient, chirp brightly, and drop the note at their feet before winging its way back to you.

Shoulder Perch & Verbs,
Wear your songbird on your shoulder where it'll nestle in, preen its feathers, and occasionally nod off. You can also PET, RUB, TICKLE, KISS, HUG, and POKE your bird (results vary). And yes -- very rarely, your shoulder companion will leave you a little... surprise. Nothing a good RUB won't fix.

How to Get One,
Songbird eggs are now available at Rumor Woods in the shop Song Sung Blue .

You have two paths to your feathered best friend:
Natural Eggs -- Take your chances with nature. Your bird's colors will be a complete surprise -- you never know what combination you'll get until that shell cracks open.,
Magically Encouraged Eggs -- For those with a specific vision in mind, these eggs have been coaxed into producing a particular set of colors. Pick your palette and hatch with confidence.,

--- * Please note that songbird alters will be rare and exactly none are currently planned.
Happy hatching! ~GM Ivry

=== Teaser 5 - Clockwerke Weapons ===
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Clockwerke Weapons will be available at Rumor Woods 2026!

Tier 1/OTS - comes with some fluff verbs and you can TURN it to pick between slashing, piercing, or crushing standard ability flares. Point-and-click is enable with this feature, titled Modularity.

=== Teaser 6 - Basketifier Update ===
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This Rumor Woods, the [[Basketifier]] is getting an additional unlock. This new tier, Tier 5, will unlock the ability to have Tableware additions to your basket.

After unlocking the basket, you will see a new analyze addition:

<pre{{log2}}>

'''SPECIAL TABLEWARE UNLOCK'''
Because your basket has been unlocked to the 5th tier, you are now able to add utensils, plates, saucers, or napkins with special certificates. To see which you already have installed, please GAZE at the basket.
'''In Basket Form:'''
'''WHISPER''' - To obtain a single copy of the item.
'''GAZE''' - To see the full list of unlocked tableware items.
'''In Table Form:'''
* Upon becoming a table, your tableware items will be stacked on the table.
* GET will allow you, or anyone using your table, to obtain a tableware item.

All tableware items are marked as junk to allow you to throw them away when you are near trash barrels. This includes the trash basket stored under your table when it is out. Throwing away a tableware item does not destroy those contained in your basket.
</pre>

In addition to this new tier 5 unlock, you may purchase '''tableware''' vouchers that will add the specific type to your basket. For example:

* You glance down to see '''a monogrammed white voucher''' in your right hand and '''a lace-edged slate blue napkin''' elegantly embroidered with kissing wrens in your left hand.
<pre{{log2}}>
You analyze the white voucher and sense that the creator has provided the following information:
Basketifier Tableware Voucher
A monogrammed white voucher is designed to allow you to add specific types of items to your basket. This particular voucher has been created to allow you to add a napkin to a Basketifier basket that is at least Tier 5.

Alterations
Any willing merchant may modify this voucher, however, you can also ADD a napkin that is predesigned to your voucher. [Syntax: ADD {my} {tableware type} to {my} voucher.] Be warned, this will consume your item. Your tableware item may have a long or show.

Tableware Design: a monogrammed white linen napkin with a long description. It is crafted of cloth.
The long description is: a a monogrammed white linen napkin embroidered with bright red whorls

To use a monogrammed white voucher, POINT it at your unlocked basketifier (must be tier 5). [Syntax: POINT {my} voucher at {my} BASKET.] If there is a design in place, then you will be required to CONFIRM that you are updating that particular tableware item.
</pre>

*add my napkin to my voucher
As you bring your a lace-edged slate blue napkin elegantly embroidered with kissing wrens close to a monogrammed white voucher, you realize that the napkin will be completely consumed by the process. If this is acceptable, then ADD napkin to voucher again in the next 30 seconds.
*add my napkin to my voucher
With praticed ease, you lay a lace-edged slate blue napkin elegantly embroidered with kissing wrens in the center of a monogrammed white voucher. It slowly gets absorbed into the piece, leaving nothing behind.

'''[OOC Note: ANALYZE the voucher to see your addition.]'''

<pre{{log2}}>
You analyze the white voucher and sense that the creator has provided the following information:
Basketifier Tableware Voucher
A monogrammed white voucher is designed to allow you to add specific types of items to your basket. This particular voucher has been created to allow you to add a napkin to a Basketifier basket that is at least Tier 5.

Alterations
Any willing merchant may modify this voucher, however, you can also ADD a napkin that is predesigned to your voucher. [Syntax: ADD {my} {tableware type} to {my} voucher.] Be warned, this will consume your item. Your tableware item may have a long or show.

Tableware Design: '''a lace-edged slate grey napkin with a long description. It is crafted of fabric.'''
The show description is: '''a lace-edged slate blue napkin elegantly embroidered with kissing wrens'''

To use a monogrammed white voucher, POINT it at your unlocked basketifier (must be tier 5). [Syntax: POINT {my} voucher at {my} BASKET.] If there is a design in place, then you will be required to CONFIRM that you are updating that particular tableware item.
</pre>

* point my voucher at my bask
It would appear you already have a design in this spot. Adding the voucher to it will override the old design and create a new one. If you want to do this, then please POINT the voucher at the basket again in the next 30 seconds.
* point my voucher at my bask

You point your white voucher at a monogrammed white voucher, allowing the magic stored within the tiny piece of paper to do its thing. After several seconds, the voucher turns into motes of light that descend upon the basket, dissolving into its form.

'''[OOC NOTE: You can now GAZE at the basket to see your tableware addition.]'''
<pre{{log2}}>
> gaze my basket
Gazing over the various tableware items stored within your basket, you mentally catalog each in turn:

'''Fork:''' a fancy sterling silver fork descending into a buttercup handle
'''Spoon:''' a tarnished sterling silver spoon with a bent handle
'''Knife:''' an oak-handled blackened steel knife with a serrated edge
'''Chopsticks:''' a pair of twisted hazel chopsticks left natural at the ends
'''Teaspoon:''' a tarnished sterling silver teaspoon with a bent handle
'''Plate:''' a nacre-edged white porcelain plate center-painted in a blooming rose
'''Saucer:''' a delicate white porcelain saucer painted in overlapping posies
'''Napkin:''' a lace-edged slate blue napkin elegantly embroidered with kissing wrens
</pre>
There will be vouchers for: Tier 5 unlock, fork, spoon, knife, chopsticks, teaspoon, plate, saucer, and napkin additions. You can also buy new baskets and all previous unlocks in Bowl Me Over (A shop designed by Elysani).

Lastly, GM Vanah and Elysani paired up to create an NPC that will work on adding long descriptions to the aforementioned items. This NPC works the same as the other +long description NPCs, charging a nominal fee for the work.

You can find the culter and the potter in Elenesse Atelier, Alcove.

One final note:
<pre{{log2}}>
You analyze the slate grey napkin and sense that the creator has provided the following information:
Basketifier Napkin
Created by a Basketifier, the napkin is a disposable item. You may alter it at your own risk, but be warned that it will not be replaced if you throw it away.
It has access to the following verbs: DUST (flick crumbs off clothing), PUSH (clean a spot on chest-worn), RUB (clean mouth), EXHALE (catch a sneeze), CRY (dab tears), TAP (dab lips), and WAVE (be a bit dramatic)
</pre>

=== Teaser 7 - New Shop: Better in the Saddle ===
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Rumor Woods has a brand-new shop for all you riders out there! Better in the Saddle is now open on the grounds, featuring saddles crafted for your favorite mounts:

* Bears
* Beetles
* Spiders
* Roltons

Swing by Rumor Woods and gear up your trusty steed — no matter how many legs it has.

Special thanks to GM Elysani and GM Thandiwe for their ongoing assistance!

=== Teaser 8 - ===
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[[Category:Rumor Woods saved posts]]

Rumor Woods 2026 - Dessert Vibes

From the land of miscommunication and additional lettering, I humbly present a new Rumor Woods shop for 2026: Dessert Vibes!

Found in an auspicious driftwood shack off a broad caravan trail, Confectioner Brixxior and his financial backer, Gentleman Hoorne, invite you to enjoy a taste of the wastes.

Within and upon our very clean surfaces, you'll find a plethora of confectionary delights that you'll want to preserve in your basketifiers for generations to come. Sweet, sweet scorpions? Check. Sugary serpents? You bet. A marzipan jerboa? So cute you must devour. A candied troll toe? Uh oh.

The main attraction, however, is a new fun, fluffy, and sugar-dusted sartorial delight: Tasty Hands Clothing.

Tasty Hands Clothing are front-worn aprons that can be stuffed full of tasty treats. You can use one of a few different verbs to interact with any confections stored inside. For example, here's what happens with you FIDGET with an apron:

'''>fidget my apron'''

''You reach into the pocket at the front of your candy pattern apron, running your hand over some links of greasy sausage. You then bring the greasy sausage up to your nose and inhale with all your might. Closing your eyes, you sigh deeply as the fragrances of the sausage lingers in your nostrils and on your hands. Eyes still closed, you quickly slip the morsel back into your apron.}}''

Want to change targets, just TURN your apron!

'''>turn my apron'''

''You've decided to turn your focus away from some links of greasy sausage and instead focus on a candied troll toe.''

Now, sample the delicate flavors within to your heart's content without consuming a charge of the food!

''Hoorne reaches into a sugar-dusted candy pattern apron and carefully selects a candied troll toe from within. Bringing the toe up to his mouth, he takes a big lick. He takes a deep breath, his eyes unfocused as if he is contemplating the flavors of the toe. Then, nodding in satisfaction, he slips the toe back into his apron.''

This will allow you to enjoy delicious flavor messaging to your heart's content!

'''>lick my apron'''

''You reach into a sugar-dusted candy pattern apron and carefully select a candied troll toe from within. Bringing the toe up to your mouth, you take a big lick. Oh no. Was that a mistake? A wave of sweet sugar leads out a funky, metallic aftertaste that lingers on the tongue. Notes of wet garbage, blooming fungus, and pungent blood soon overwhelm the senses.''

Nodding in satisfaction, you slip the toe back into your apron.

Tasty Hands Clothing items can be altered, but must remain something reasonable and front-worn. They come fully unlocked for a mere 100 raikhen.

A hearty thanks to GM Thandiwe, Ethereal, and Flannihan for their support on this project!

Enjoy!

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''<big>'''Rumor Woods''' and '''Summit Academy''' are open from April 10th, 2026 at 9 PM EDT to May 3rd, 2025 at 11:59 PM EDT. The box office closes on April 30th at approximately 11:55 PM EDT.</big>''

On Discord, please follow our [https://discord.com/channels/226045346399256576/1120873800712601663 Read Only Updates].

Also, please consider joining our [https://discord.com/channels/226045346399256576/594009994953883648/1226340340227903498 discussion channel] for Rumor Woods.

== Informational Posts ==

=== Information Post 1 - How to Earn Currency===

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| date = 4/7/2024
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For those new to Rumor Woods, here's a reminder of how to earn Currency:

* Jousting - There are two entrances to jousting. One will support the Beetle Team and the other the Spider Team. When you enter, you select your equipment (though you can use your own) and a mount (though you can use your own). From there you
* Instructions:
# Present your sunburst marker at the entry table. (GO ENTRY TABLE)
# Select a mount from the paddock. (GET [MOUNT])
# Select a lance from the weapon rack. (GET [LANCE])
# Select a shield from the shield display. (GET [SHIELD])
# Present yourself at the entry table again. (GO ENTRY TABLE)
# Crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and hear the lamentations of their significant others!
Spider Entry - 8208002
Beetle Entry - 8208001
* [[Fox Hunt]] - Bugle is still the rare prize for a fox pet.
* [[Pixie Hunt]] - Bell is still the rare prize for a lamb pet.

=== Information Post 2 - Areas of Interest ===
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| author = GM Thandiwe
| date = 4/7/2024
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'''[[Rumor_Woods/Areas_of_interest | Areas of Interest at Rumor Woods]]:'''
* '''The Aspen Grove''' has multiple Inn Room-like tents scattered throughout the area as the Aspen Grove itself is just like an Inn. There is a Tavern w. Tables, drinks and food.
* '''Summit Academy''' is a college. It has an Ellipse at its heart that is for socializing and getting warm drinks.
* '''Cysaelotar''' was built by Aelotoi visitors and is a natural area filled witha variety of wonders.

== Announcements ==

=== Announcement 1 - Theme ===
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| date =3/4/2026
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This season’s theme draws inspiration from sunbaked sands and wind-carved horizons, bringing a new palette and a new spirit to the woods. As always, our offerings will remain varied, but many of this year’s highlights carry a distinctly desert flavor.

The tournament returns with a new rivalry: Scorpion versus Jerboa.

Each side will bear its own colors:
* A beige jerboa on a field of myrtle green,
* A jet black scorpion on a field of copper,

This year’s festival mount will be the scorpion, accompanied by new lore released alongside it.

For a special twist, the Fox Hunt will change its quarry for one year only. Instead of the fox, participants will have the chance to win a jerboa pet.

Prefer not to run the hunt? No worries. The jerboa will also be available through Ewe Vixen.

Sands are shifting. Rivalries are stirring.

Rumor Woods awaits.

Event begins April 10th, 2026, at 9:30 PM EDT.

=== Announcement 2 - Titles ===
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* 100 wins for Jerboa - Companion of the Desert Hopper (any number of wins)
* 500 wins for Jerboa - Knight of the Swift Dunerunner (any number of wins)
* 100 wins for Scorpion - Disciple of the Black Sting (any number of wins)
* 500 wins for Scorpion - Knight of the Paralyzing Strike (any number of wins)
* Jerboa wins & you have 100 runs (plus at least 1 greater than scorpion) - Messenger of the Shifting Sands
* Jerboa wins & you have 100 runs (plus at least 1 less than scorpion) - Witness of the Fractured Burrow
* Scorpion wins & you have 100 runs (plus at least 1 greater than jerboa) - Harbinger of the Burning Venom
* Scorpion wins & you have 100 runs (plus at least 1 less than jerboa) - Scar of the Paralytic Venom

=== Announcement 4 - Summit Academy Customs ===
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| author = GM Casil
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These customs will be added to our current collection, providing you with a wide variety of ways to feel more like you while you destroy your enemies or utter words you shouldn't say in polite company. This year, you'll note many options with a sun-scorched desert flair!

* Spell Preps
* Urchin Guides
* Signature Verbs
* Log Phrases
* Death Messages
* Swears
* Spell and bolt customs
* CMAN customs

These customs are brought to you by Casil, Elidi, Elysani, Gyres, Kaonashi, Mariath, Marstreforn, Sindin, Thandiwe, Valyrka, and Xynwen.

An enormous thank you to Isten, our QCer, who had a monstrous task to review.

=== Announcement 3 - Diriko ===
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The last of the scaffolding had come down three days prior, and the landing smelled of fresh-cut stone and linseed oil. The arrow slits had been fitted with glass, their new panes catching the pale alpine light and scattering it in clean lines across the floors. The writing desk, dark and well-oiled, sat precisely where Diriko had placed it on the first day, as though it had always belonged there.

She received the dean of Summit Academy as she received everyone, with stillness, with patience, and with tea that she had prepared before he had finished climbing the stairs.

He was not an unkind man. She had taken care to note that in the years since her arrival. He managed the Academy with the weary competence of someone who had long since traded ambition for endurance, and she respected that quietly, as she respected most things quietly. He accepted the tea, settled into the chair she had placed for him, and began.

Sylinar's name entered the room like bad weather.

She listened without expression as the dean laid out his grievances with the careful precision of a man who had rehearsed them on the stairs. Attendees arriving with devices in need of attention. Requests submitted and unanswered. Correspondence returned unopened or not returned at all. The reputation of the Academy, he said, resting his teacup on his knee, was not well served by a man who could not be found when he was needed. He had sent word four times. Four times. Sylinaar was nowhere to be found.

Diriko folded her hands in her lap and let him finish.

When the last of it had settled into the room, she rose in a single smooth motion and moved to the nearest arrow slit. Below, the grounds of Summit Academy spread themselves in the late afternoon light, the old hedgerows casting long shadows across the cobbled paths. A groundskeeper moved along the far edge, tending to the snow and ice in turn. A student crossed from the east dormitory with her nose in a book, nearly walked into a post, and corrected herself without looking up.

Diriko watched, and said nothing.

The silence stretched. Behind her, she heard the dean shift in his chair. The small sound of his teacup being set carefully on the desk. Another shift.

When she turned, her smile was patient and warm, the smile of a woman who had seen a great deal and found most of it more interesting than alarming.

"I understand your frustration," she said, returning to her place with the unhurried ease of someone navigating familiar waters. "Sylinar's absence has been an inconvenience, and I do not diminish that." She settled, smoothed the front of her sky blue robe, and met his eyes with her own, clear and steady. "But I would ask you to set that frustration aside, because it is no longer necessary."

The dean opened his mouth.

She continued, gently.

"I worked at that man's side for longer than this Academy has stood. What he knows of enhancives, of charge and capacity and permanency, I know also. What he can do with a device brought to him in need, I can do here, at this desk, in this tower, which is no longer his." She paused, letting her words sink in with measured stillness. "Your attendees need not wonder where to bring their concerns. They need only climb these stairs."

She folded her hands into the sleeves of her robes and let the silence return, though this time it was a different kind entirely and she did not let it linger nearly as long.

"More tea?" she asked.

The famed erithi [[Sylinaar|Diriko]], will be available in Sylinaar's tower throughout the festivities to offer the same services that Sylinaar does at Ebon Gate.

=== Announcement 4 - 2026 Shop Announcement ===
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{| class="wikitable"
|'''New Shops'''
|'''Refreshed Shops'''
|'''Reopening Shops'''
|'''Last Run Shops'''
|-
|Better in the Saddle || Artistic Expressions || All About That Lace || [[RWShop:Common Weaves|Common Weaves]]
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|Bowl Me Over || Braid and Mane || Baaarnyard Bounty || [[RWShop:Earthtones|Earthtones]]
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|Claws and Effect || Can't Stop That Weaving || Bad Wolf Clothing || [[RWShop:Irons in the Fire|Irons in the Fire]]
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|Dessert Vibes || Charmed, I'm Sure || Barn with It || [[RWShop:Lambs Among Wolves|Lamb Among Wolves]]
|-
|Dhu Impression || Colorful Carapace, The || Bee's Knees, The || [[RWShop:Mount'N'Cloak|Mount'N'Cloak]]
|-
|Insurmountable || Common Weaves || Been Shanked Lately? || [[RWShop:Notcher Style|Notcher Style]]
|-
|Moody Jewels || Container Yourself || Born to Adorn || [[RWShop:On The Wing|On the Wing]]
|-
|Secondhand Sorcery || Curio Minds || Brass Ring, The || [[RWShop:Poiret & Company|Poiret & Company]]
|-
|Song Sung Blue || Enlightened Pages || Breaking Bread || [[RWShop:Robes of Resistance|Robes of Resistance]]
|-
|Straight and Arrow || Ewe Vixen || Bugs on Parade || [[RWShop:The Spirits Within|Spirits Within]]
|-
|Sunscar Sanctum || First Class Plane Ticket || Call of the Wild || [[RWShop:Tinkers Toys|Tinkers Toys]]
|-
|Uvaldov's Pinions and Cogs || Folded Lotus, The || Cervidae Corral ||
|-
|Wax Poetic || Galloping Gait, The || Clodhoppers ||
|-
|Webs We Weave, The || Gnomish Gnails || Cog and Zephyr ||
|-
| || Honeyed Gears || Couturier's Retreat ||
|-
| || Horsing Around || Crafter's Hearth ||
|-
| || Knight Way, The || Creative Couture ||
|-
| || Lofty Affair, A || Daily Dip, The ||
|-
| || Moving on Up || Deerner Time ||
|-
| || Palette Perfections || Devote Alloys ||
|-
| || Peaked Interest || Diminishing Demises ||
|-
| || Purls of Wisdom || Eight-legged Innovators ||
|-
| || Tinker's Toys || Ferocious Eyes ||
|-
| || Tomeward Bound || Flanked Bags, The ||
|-
| || Trim and Polish || Fryc and Shives Innovations ||
|-
| || Unfurling Battle || Gallant Groom, The ||
|-
| || Vaunt It and Flaunt It || GemStoned ||
|-
| || Vintage Visions || Gift Horse, The ||
|-
| || What Remains || Gifts of Atan Irith ||
|-
| || || Girlybird, The ||
|-
| || || Goin' Stag ||
|-
| || || Grand Stables ||
|-
| || || Greater of Two Weevils, The ||
|-
| || || Holy Sheaths ||
|-
| || || Horn and Mane ||
|-
| || || ImPressions ||
|-
| || || Leaping Leezards ||
|-
| || || Legendairy ||
|-
| || || Lesser of Two Weevils, The ||
|-
| || || Little Ticker ||
|-
| || || Lizard Nest, The ||
|-
| || || Lizard Vivarium ||
|-
| || || Merited Metalworks ||
|-
| || || Milkin' It ||
|-
| || || Obsidian Raiment ||
|-
| || || Off the Chain ||
|-
| || || Ostler's Den ||
|-
| || || Pitcher Perfect ||
|-
| || || Quit Stallin' ||
|-
| || || Rollin' In The Greens ||
|-
| || || Rolton Pens ||
|-
| || || Roundabout Racers ||
|-
| || || Saddle Me Up ||
|-
| || || Starry Lotus, The ||
|-
| || || Steaming Mugs ||
|-
| || || Tempered Threads ||
|-
| || || Tiu & Qaiteke ||
|-
| || || Tortoise Enclosure ||
|-
| || || Ursine Emporium ||
|-
| || || Ursine Paddock ||
|-
| || || View from a Stag ||
|-
| || || Virelion Hall ||
|-
| || || Whirl and Twirl ||
|-
| || || Woodn't Yew ||
|}
=== Announcement 5 - New Lore ===
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| author = GM Thandiwe
| date = 4/3/2026
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Beneath the shifting sands of the Sea of Fire and Southron Wastes, as well as the suffocating canopy of the southern jungles and elsewhere throughout Elanthia, a silent watcher lies in wait. The scrape of chitin against stone and the sharp whistle of a raised stinger descending are often the only warnings a traveler receives before encountering one of the more intimidating members of the arachnid world -- the scorpion. Scorpions have occupied the dark corners of Elanthia since the ancient ages, outlasting empires and surviving cataclysms that claimed far softer creatures.

Enjoy this New Lore Document, providing details about the [[The_Silent_Watch:_Scorpions_of_Elanthia|Scorpions of Elanthia.]]

Created by GM Gyres, Thandiwe, Warlockes, and Xynwen, this document outlines the various cultures that interact with these dangerous animals.

=== Announcement 6 - Pet Adjustment ===
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| author = GM Thandiwe
| date = 4/4/2026
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After careful review, we are making the following adjustment:

* Fox Hunt - This year you will have a 50/50 chance to find a Songbird Egg instead of a Bugle. Starting next year, you will only be able to find a Songbird Egg.
* Pixie Hunt - This year, you'll have a chance to find a Jerboa Rainstick instead of a Bell.

'''Ewe Vixen'''
: Lamb Summoning Devices (bell) are being reduced to 250,000 raikhen.
: Fox Summoning Devices (bugle) are being reduced to 250,000 raikhen.
: Jerboa Summoning Devices (rainstick) will be offered at 250,000 raikhen.

'''Song Sung Blue'''
: Premade Songbird Summoning Devices (egg) are being reduced to 250,000 raikhen.
: Randomizing Songbird Summoning Devices (egg) are being reduced to 200,000 raikhen.

== Teasers ==
=== Teaser 1 - Papermaker Update ===
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| author = GM Thandiwe
| date = 4/2/2026
}}
This year at Rumor Woods, the [[Papermaker]] is getting its final update and unlocks. These unlocks can all be found in the shop Enlightened Pages.

The following nouns have been added to the papermaker:
* bookmark
* codicil
* dedication
* deed
* depiction
* dispatch
* doodle
* landscape
* mural
* picture
* portrait
* roll
* rubbing
* scrap
* sign
* sketch
* slip
* tract
* voucher

The following articles have been added to the papermaker:
* a charred
* a damp
* a delicate
* a dusty
* a filmy
* a frayed
* a gauzy
* a grimy
* a heraldic
* a humid
* a large
* a limp
* a matted
* a moldy
* a musk-scented
* a musky
* a notched
* a pale
* a pleated
* a rose-scented
* a scorched
* a sheer
* a smoky
* a soiled
* a sooty
* a spotted
* a stained
* a supple
* a tea-stained
* a vellum
* an ashen
* an illuminated
* an ivory
* an oily

Additionally, the papermaker has 2 new tiers.
<pre{{log2}}>
'''Tier 8'''
In the Common language, it reads:
A gear-painted treat box voucher will unlock your Papermaker from Tier 7 to Tier 8. This will grant it the ability to create treat boxes.```

'''Treat Box'''
You analyze the treat box and sense that the creator has provided the following information:
Papermaker Treat Box
Created using the famous papermaker, the box can be customized to your liking. Please be sure to GLANCE at the box to see what your customization options are. Once you've filled the box and completed the design, close it and WRAP it while holding ribbon or yarn to lock in the design and ready it for gifting.
</pre>

<pre{{log2}}>
glance my box

Treat Box Design<br>
Once the design process is complete, the box will become a wrapped treat box ready to give away. You may customize it in the following ways:

Box Color: (ADD a Dye) not yet designed<br>
Box Shape: (TURN to shape) not yet selected<br>
Valid shapes: heart, round, star, oval, square, hexagonal, octagonal, scalloped, rectangular<br>
Contents: (PUT items into box) empty

To add color, ADD a dye to the box.<br>
To set a shape, TURN the box to a shape name (e.g., TURN box to HEART).<br>
To fill the box with treats, PUT treats into the box.<br>
Once you are done designing and the box is full, close it and then WRAP while holding a ribbon or yarn. This will lock in the design and use the ribbon or yarn for open/close.
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turn my box to heart<br>
You turn a treat box over in your hands, watching as it transforms into '''a heart-shaped box.'''<br>
Add my dye to my box<br>
With careful hands, you uncork a crystalline vial of vibrant papaya dye and allow a few drops to seep into the surface of a heart-shaped treat box, watching as the color blooms across the box in rich, even tones.<br>
put cookie in my box<br>
With a gentle touch, you nestle an oatmeal raisin cookie into a heart-shaped treat box, settling it carefully into its own little compartment within.
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wrap my box with my ribbon<br>
Please confirm this is the final design you wish to set:

Box Color: vibrant papaya<br>
Box Shape: a heart-shaped<br>
Your final design will be: '''a heart-shaped vibrant papaya treat box tied with a violet-sheened moonflower white chainsil ribbon bow'''

If this design looks correct, then WRAP again in the next 30 seconds to lock in the design.
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<pre{{log2}}>
> wrap my box with my yarn<br>
Please confirm this is the final design you wish to set:

Box Color: vibrant papaya<br>
Box Shape: a heart-shaped<br>
Your final design will be: '''a heart-shaped vibrant papaya treat box wrapped with lightweight aurora blue angora yarn'''

If this design looks correct, then WRAP again in the next 30 seconds to lock in the design.
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<pre{{log2}}>
> wrap my box with my yarn<br>
You pull a generous length of yarn from a skein of lightweight aurora blue angora yarn and wind it around a heart-shaped treat box with unhurried care, looping it over and under until satisfied, then finish with a neat knot at the top.

Congratulations! Your a heart-shaped vibrant papaya treat box wrapped with lightweight aurora blue angora yarn is ready to be given away.
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<pre{{log2}}>
You analyze the treat box and sense that the creator has provided the following information:<br>
Papermaker Treat Box<br>
Congratulations! You've been given a heart-shaped vibrant papaya treat box wrapped with lightweight aurora blue angora yarn!<br>
You can interact with your treat box by taking the following actions: GAZE (demeanor based), LICK, OPEN, CLOSE, SHAKE, and SMELL<br>
A heart-shaped vibrant papaya treat box wrapped with lightweight aurora blue angora yarn was designed and wrapped by someone just for you and as such it can never be altered.<br>
Once you have eaten the contents, you can TRASH the box to get rid of the evidence!<br><br>
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All verbs work if the box is open or closed.

'''Tier 9'''<br>
In the Common language, it reads:<br>
A gear-painted award voucher will unlock your Papermaker from Tier 8 to Tier 9. This will grant it the ability to create awards.

<pre{{log2}}>
You analyze the simple award and sense that the creator has provided the following information:
Papermaker Award
Created using the famous papermaker, the award can be customized to fit your needs. Please be sure to GLANCE at the award to see what your customization options are. Once you've completed the design, you can TWIST to lock in the design. This will turn it into your award and prevent the recipient from changing the designs and fields.
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<pre{{log2}}>
>glance my award
Award Ribbon
Once done the design process is complete, the award will become a ribbon. You may design it in the following ways:

Noun of Award: ribbon
Primary Body: (Add a Ribbon) blank
Embroidery: (Add an Ore) blank
Short Missive: (Whisper a Missive) blank
Back Missive: (Write a Missive) blank

The final design will be:
a color fabric ribbon trailing a metal type-embroidered missive

When looked at, it will display: The award is crafted of a color fabric ribbon and fitted with a simple pin that allows it to be worn. A short missive, embroidered in metallic type thread, reads, "Short Award Reason."

To customize any of these fields, TURN the award to the design field and then ADD the necessary item.
To add a short missive, WHISPER to the award MISSIVE followed by your short missive.
To add a readable description, WRITE on the award.
Once done designing, TWIST to lock in the design.
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add my ribbon to my award <br>
With practiced ease, you lay a brilliant blue silk ribbon in the center of a simple award. It slowly gets absorbed into the piece, leaving nothing behind.<br>
add ore to my award<br>
With practiced ease, you lay a chunk of silver ore in the center of a simple award. It slowly gets absorbed into the piece, leaving nothing behind.<br>
whisp award missive The Best Little Jerboa Hopper<br>
Holding the award close, you whisper your award missive of "The Best Little Jerboa Hopper" and watch as it settles into place on the award.<br>
write my award ; This award goes to Thumble Bump for being the best little jerboa hopper we've ever seen.<br>
You carefully turn your award over and begin inscribing on its back in Common. Your feather quill glides deliberately across the surface, each stroke precise and intentional. Upon finishing, you turn the award over once more and admire your work with a critical eye.<br>
>twist my ribbon
<pre{{log2}}>
Please confirm that this is the design you wish to make:

Long Description: a bright blue silk ribbon trailing a sterling silver-embroidered missive
Look Description: The ribbon is crafted of a bright blue silk and fitted with a simple pin that allows it to be worn. A short missive, embroidered in sterling silver thread, reads, "The Best Little Jerboa Hopper." There appears to be something written on the back.

If this design looks correct, then TWIST again in the next 30 seconds to lock in the design.
</pre>

<pre{{log2}}>
twist my ribbon
Congratulations! You've created a bright blue silk ribbon trailing a sterling silver-embroidered missive.
</pre>

<pre{{log2}}>
You analyze the silk ribbon and sense that the creator has provided the following information:
Papermaker Award
Congratulations! You've been awarded a bright blue silk ribbon trailing a sterling silver-embroidered missive!
You can interact with your silk ribbon by taking the following actions:
BEAM, COVER, KISS, READ, and WAVE
A bright blue silk ribbon trailing a sterling silver-embroidered missive was designed by someone for you and as such it can never be altered.
</pre>
=== Teaser 2 - Prismatic Curio===
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'''Rumor Woods - Prismatic Curio'''

A brand-new illusionary accessory for the fashion-forward adventurer.

What It Does,
The Prismatic Curio is a wearable item that lets you project illusionary colors, metals, and gems across your worn accessories. When someone LOOKs at you, every eligible accessory appears to feature your chosen accent -- without changing a single item.

Pick a color. Pick a metal. Pick a gem. Or pick all three at once. Your outfit, your rules.

What it affects: Worn accessories (clothing, jewelry, containers, etc.)
What it excludes: Weapons, armor, shields, tattoos, and hidden items.

How It Works,
Configure your illusions by whispering to the curio, then prod it to bring them to life:

WHISPER <curio> COLOR SET <name> Choose a color illusion
WHISPER <curio> METAL SET <name> Choose a metal illusion
WHISPER <curio> GEM SET <name> Choose a gem illusion
WHISPER <curio> <type> LIST Browse available options
WHISPER <curio> <type> VIEW Check your current setting
WHISPER <curio> <type> CLEAR Remove an illusion
WHISPER <curio> HELP Full help menu
PROD <curio> Toggle ALL illusions on/off
TURN <curio> COLOR/METAL/GEM Toggle a single illusion on/off

Tier System,
The curio comes in two tiers:

Tier 1 (Base),
~260 colors (first half of the palette),
10 metals: mithril, ora, imflass, glaes, vultite, eahnor, vaalorn, mithglin, faenor,
Common and uncommon gems (levels 0–4),

Tier 2 (Certificate Upgrade),
Full color palette (~520+ colors),
All 25 metals, adding: drakar, rhimar, zorchar, gornar, golvern, rolaren, kelyn, razern, eonake, veil iron, alexandrite, bronze, obsidian, electrum, platinum,
Rarer gems (levels 0–7),
Half-power mode — apply your illusion to every other eligible item for a subtler, mixed look,

Upgrade from Tier 1 to Tier 2 with a Prismatic Curio Upgrade Certificate. Hold the certificate in one hand and the curio in the other, then REDEEM it. In Palette Perfections you will find the curio priced at 5k and the unlock 1250.

Details & Notes,
The curio is purely cosmetic — it changes only what others see, never the items themselves.,
Works with hyphenated descriptors like mithril-worked, ruby-set, crimson-hued, and more.,
Incompatible with the Shimmer Trinket — only one appearance-altering item can be active at a time.,
A small number of restricted gems (doomstone, urglaes,etc), metals, and colors are permanently disabled.

=== Teaser 3 - Beeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees===
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| author = GM Casil
| date = 4/2/2026
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=== Teaser 4 - Songbirds ===
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| author = GM Ivry
| date = 4/3/2026
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'''[Rumor Woods 2026] - Songbirds Are Here!'''

Songbirds Are Here! ,
Now in Elanthia -- Songbirds -- found in the new Rumor Woods shop, Song Sung Blue.
Each songbird hatches from a unique egg with its own combination of body plumage, wing accents, crest color, tail feathers, and eye color -- over nine million possible appearances. No two birds should look quite the same.

Hatching,
Your songbird begins life as a simple egg that hides its colorful inner shell and bird. Simply EXHALE on it to bond, and watch as the shell cracks and your new companion emerges, shaking off fragments and greeting you with its first chirp. The eggshell becomes a tiny whistle adorned with feathers in your bird's colors -- your way to call them back whenever you need.

A Companion with more life!,
Songbirds aren't just cosmetic. They're living their best life, and they act like it.

They get hungry. Feed them foraged seeds or live insects to keep them healthy and vibrant. A well-fed bird is colorful and lively; a neglected one grows thin, patchy, and eventually falls comatose -- though a meal will always bring them back.,
They hunt on their own. A hungry bird will snatch bugs from the ground when it spots them. (Bugs on Parade),
They react to the world. Your bird notices nearby creatures (and often tries, adorably, to look intimidating), investigates other players, and behaves differently around people it recognizes as friendly versus strangers.,
They worry about you. If you're wounded, your songbird will worry and try to help you, plus more!,

Personality,
Your songbird has opinions about the people around you. It'll chirp friendly greetings and drop tiny gifts at the feet of people it likes -- and pointedly turn its back and fluff its tail feathers at those it doesn't. It might land briefly on a friend's shoulder to say hello, or tuck its head under its wing to ignore someone it finds disagreeable.

Pet-to-Pet Interactions,
Songbirds are social creatures. When two songbirds meet, they might burst into a spontaneous duet, preen each other's feathers, or chase each other in playful aerial spirals. They also interact with other pet types -- riding a fox's tail, landing between a lamb's ears, stealing shiny things from lizards, and engaging in dramatic aerial showdowns with dragonflies.

For Bards,
If you're a bard, your songbird is your duet partner. It listens to how you play and matches your style -- singing a mournful accompaniment to somber melodies, chirping rapid-fire alongside fast tempo pieces, or belting out a rousing harmony when you play something inspiring. It'll even try to sing along during loresinging (emphasis on try).

Message Delivery,
Write a message on a slip of parchment, and your songbird will carry it across town to another player -- up to three times a day. It'll swoop down to the recipient, chirp brightly, and drop the note at their feet before winging its way back to you.

Shoulder Perch & Verbs,
Wear your songbird on your shoulder where it'll nestle in, preen its feathers, and occasionally nod off. You can also PET, RUB, TICKLE, KISS, HUG, and POKE your bird (results vary). And yes -- very rarely, your shoulder companion will leave you a little... surprise. Nothing a good RUB won't fix.

How to Get One,
Songbird eggs are now available at Rumor Woods in the shop Song Sung Blue .

You have two paths to your feathered best friend:
Natural Eggs -- Take your chances with nature. Your bird's colors will be a complete surprise -- you never know what combination you'll get until that shell cracks open.,
Magically Encouraged Eggs -- For those with a specific vision in mind, these eggs have been coaxed into producing a particular set of colors. Pick your palette and hatch with confidence.,

--- * Please note that songbird alters will be rare and exactly none are currently planned.
Happy hatching! ~GM Ivry

=== Teaser 5 - Clockwerke Weapons ===
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| author = GM Mastreforn
| date = 4/3/2026
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Clockwerke Weapons will be available at Rumor Woods 2026!

Tier 1/OTS - comes with some fluff verbs and you can TURN it to pick between slashing, piercing, or crushing standard ability flares. Point-and-click is enable with this feature, titled Modularity.

=== Teaser 6 - Basketifier Update ===
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| author = GM Thandiwe
| date = 4/3/2026
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This Rumor Woods, the [[Basketifier]] is getting an additional unlock. This new tier, Tier 5, will unlock the ability to have Tableware additions to your basket.

After unlocking the basket, you will see a new analyze addition:

<pre{{log2}}>

'''SPECIAL TABLEWARE UNLOCK'''
Because your basket has been unlocked to the 5th tier, you are now able to add utensils, plates, saucers, or napkins with special certificates. To see which you already have installed, please GAZE at the basket.
'''In Basket Form:'''
'''WHISPER''' - To obtain a single copy of the item.
'''GAZE''' - To see the full list of unlocked tableware items.
'''In Table Form:'''
* Upon becoming a table, your tableware items will be stacked on the table.
* GET will allow you, or anyone using your table, to obtain a tableware item.

All tableware items are marked as junk to allow you to throw them away when you are near trash barrels. This includes the trash basket stored under your table when it is out. Throwing away a tableware item does not destroy those contained in your basket.
</pre>

In addition to this new tier 5 unlock, you may purchase '''tableware''' vouchers that will add the specific type to your basket. For example:

* You glance down to see '''a monogrammed white voucher''' in your right hand and '''a lace-edged slate blue napkin''' elegantly embroidered with kissing wrens in your left hand.
<pre{{log2}}>
You analyze the white voucher and sense that the creator has provided the following information:
Basketifier Tableware Voucher
A monogrammed white voucher is designed to allow you to add specific types of items to your basket. This particular voucher has been created to allow you to add a napkin to a Basketifier basket that is at least Tier 5.

Alterations
Any willing merchant may modify this voucher, however, you can also ADD a napkin that is predesigned to your voucher. [Syntax: ADD {my} {tableware type} to {my} voucher.] Be warned, this will consume your item. Your tableware item may have a long or show.

Tableware Design: a monogrammed white linen napkin with a long description. It is crafted of cloth.
The long description is: a a monogrammed white linen napkin embroidered with bright red whorls

To use a monogrammed white voucher, POINT it at your unlocked basketifier (must be tier 5). [Syntax: POINT {my} voucher at {my} BASKET.] If there is a design in place, then you will be required to CONFIRM that you are updating that particular tableware item.
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*add my napkin to my voucher
As you bring your a lace-edged slate blue napkin elegantly embroidered with kissing wrens close to a monogrammed white voucher, you realize that the napkin will be completely consumed by the process. If this is acceptable, then ADD napkin to voucher again in the next 30 seconds.
*add my napkin to my voucher
With praticed ease, you lay a lace-edged slate blue napkin elegantly embroidered with kissing wrens in the center of a monogrammed white voucher. It slowly gets absorbed into the piece, leaving nothing behind.

'''[OOC Note: ANALYZE the voucher to see your addition.]'''

<pre{{log2}}>
You analyze the white voucher and sense that the creator has provided the following information:
Basketifier Tableware Voucher
A monogrammed white voucher is designed to allow you to add specific types of items to your basket. This particular voucher has been created to allow you to add a napkin to a Basketifier basket that is at least Tier 5.

Alterations
Any willing merchant may modify this voucher, however, you can also ADD a napkin that is predesigned to your voucher. [Syntax: ADD {my} {tableware type} to {my} voucher.] Be warned, this will consume your item. Your tableware item may have a long or show.

Tableware Design: '''a lace-edged slate grey napkin with a long description. It is crafted of fabric.'''
The show description is: '''a lace-edged slate blue napkin elegantly embroidered with kissing wrens'''

To use a monogrammed white voucher, POINT it at your unlocked basketifier (must be tier 5). [Syntax: POINT {my} voucher at {my} BASKET.] If there is a design in place, then you will be required to CONFIRM that you are updating that particular tableware item.
</pre>

* point my voucher at my bask
It would appear you already have a design in this spot. Adding the voucher to it will override the old design and create a new one. If you want to do this, then please POINT the voucher at the basket again in the next 30 seconds.
* point my voucher at my bask

You point your white voucher at a monogrammed white voucher, allowing the magic stored within the tiny piece of paper to do its thing. After several seconds, the voucher turns into motes of light that descend upon the basket, dissolving into its form.

'''[OOC NOTE: You can now GAZE at the basket to see your tableware addition.]'''
<pre{{log2}}>
> gaze my basket
Gazing over the various tableware items stored within your basket, you mentally catalog each in turn:

'''Fork:''' a fancy sterling silver fork descending into a buttercup handle
'''Spoon:''' a tarnished sterling silver spoon with a bent handle
'''Knife:''' an oak-handled blackened steel knife with a serrated edge
'''Chopsticks:''' a pair of twisted hazel chopsticks left natural at the ends
'''Teaspoon:''' a tarnished sterling silver teaspoon with a bent handle
'''Plate:''' a nacre-edged white porcelain plate center-painted in a blooming rose
'''Saucer:''' a delicate white porcelain saucer painted in overlapping posies
'''Napkin:''' a lace-edged slate blue napkin elegantly embroidered with kissing wrens
</pre>
There will be vouchers for: Tier 5 unlock, fork, spoon, knife, chopsticks, teaspoon, plate, saucer, and napkin additions. You can also buy new baskets and all previous unlocks in Bowl Me Over (A shop designed by Elysani).

Lastly, GM Vanah and Elysani paired up to create an NPC that will work on adding long descriptions to the aforementioned items. This NPC works the same as the other +long description NPCs, charging a nominal fee for the work.

You can find the culter and the potter in Elenesse Atelier, Alcove.

One final note:
<pre{{log2}}>
You analyze the slate grey napkin and sense that the creator has provided the following information:
Basketifier Napkin
Created by a Basketifier, the napkin is a disposable item. You may alter it at your own risk, but be warned that it will not be replaced if you throw it away.
It has access to the following verbs: DUST (flick crumbs off clothing), PUSH (clean a spot on chest-worn), RUB (clean mouth), EXHALE (catch a sneeze), CRY (dab tears), TAP (dab lips), and WAVE (be a bit dramatic)
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=== Teaser 7 - New Shop: Better in the Saddle ===
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Rumor Woods has a brand-new shop for all you riders out there! Better in the Saddle is now open on the grounds, featuring saddles crafted for your favorite mounts:

* Bears
* Beetles
* Spiders
* Roltons

Swing by Rumor Woods and gear up your trusty steed — no matter how many legs it has.

Special thanks to GM Elysani and GM Thandiwe for their ongoing assistance!

=== Teaser 8 - ===
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Rumor Woods/2026 saved posts

2026-04-04T20:56:54Z

GS4-KAONASHI: /* Teaser 8 - */

''<big>'''Rumor Woods''' and '''Summit Academy''' are open from April 10th, 2026 at 9 PM EDT to May 3rd, 2025 at 11:59 PM EDT. The box office closes on April 30th at approximately 11:55 PM EDT.</big>''

On Discord, please follow our [https://discord.com/channels/226045346399256576/1120873800712601663 Read Only Updates].

Also, please consider joining our [https://discord.com/channels/226045346399256576/594009994953883648/1226340340227903498 discussion channel] for Rumor Woods.

== Informational Posts ==

=== Information Post 1 - How to Earn Currency===

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| date = 4/7/2024
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For those new to Rumor Woods, here's a reminder of how to earn Currency:

* Jousting - There are two entrances to jousting. One will support the Beetle Team and the other the Spider Team. When you enter, you select your equipment (though you can use your own) and a mount (though you can use your own). From there you
* Instructions:
# Present your sunburst marker at the entry table. (GO ENTRY TABLE)
# Select a mount from the paddock. (GET [MOUNT])
# Select a lance from the weapon rack. (GET [LANCE])
# Select a shield from the shield display. (GET [SHIELD])
# Present yourself at the entry table again. (GO ENTRY TABLE)
# Crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and hear the lamentations of their significant others!
Spider Entry - 8208002
Beetle Entry - 8208001
* [[Fox Hunt]] - Bugle is still the rare prize for a fox pet.
* [[Pixie Hunt]] - Bell is still the rare prize for a lamb pet.

=== Information Post 2 - Areas of Interest ===
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| author = GM Thandiwe
| date = 4/7/2024
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'''[[Rumor_Woods/Areas_of_interest | Areas of Interest at Rumor Woods]]:'''
* '''The Aspen Grove''' has multiple Inn Room-like tents scattered throughout the area as the Aspen Grove itself is just like an Inn. There is a Tavern w. Tables, drinks and food.
* '''Summit Academy''' is a college. It has an Ellipse at its heart that is for socializing and getting warm drinks.
* '''Cysaelotar''' was built by Aelotoi visitors and is a natural area filled witha variety of wonders.

== Announcements ==

=== Announcement 1 - Theme ===
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This season’s theme draws inspiration from sunbaked sands and wind-carved horizons, bringing a new palette and a new spirit to the woods. As always, our offerings will remain varied, but many of this year’s highlights carry a distinctly desert flavor.

The tournament returns with a new rivalry: Scorpion versus Jerboa.

Each side will bear its own colors:
* A beige jerboa on a field of myrtle green,
* A jet black scorpion on a field of copper,

This year’s festival mount will be the scorpion, accompanied by new lore released alongside it.

For a special twist, the Fox Hunt will change its quarry for one year only. Instead of the fox, participants will have the chance to win a jerboa pet.

Prefer not to run the hunt? No worries. The jerboa will also be available through Ewe Vixen.

Sands are shifting. Rivalries are stirring.

Rumor Woods awaits.

Event begins April 10th, 2026, at 9:30 PM EDT.

=== Announcement 2 - Titles ===
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* 100 wins for Jerboa - Companion of the Desert Hopper (any number of wins)
* 500 wins for Jerboa - Knight of the Swift Dunerunner (any number of wins)
* 100 wins for Scorpion - Disciple of the Black Sting (any number of wins)
* 500 wins for Scorpion - Knight of the Paralyzing Strike (any number of wins)
* Jerboa wins & you have 100 runs (plus at least 1 greater than scorpion) - Messenger of the Shifting Sands
* Jerboa wins & you have 100 runs (plus at least 1 less than scorpion) - Witness of the Fractured Burrow
* Scorpion wins & you have 100 runs (plus at least 1 greater than jerboa) - Harbinger of the Burning Venom
* Scorpion wins & you have 100 runs (plus at least 1 less than jerboa) - Scar of the Paralytic Venom

=== Announcement 4 - Summit Academy Customs ===
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These customs will be added to our current collection, providing you with a wide variety of ways to feel more like you while you destroy your enemies or utter words you shouldn't say in polite company. This year, you'll note many options with a sun-scorched desert flair!

* Spell Preps
* Urchin Guides
* Signature Verbs
* Log Phrases
* Death Messages
* Swears
* Spell and bolt customs
* CMAN customs

These customs are brought to you by Casil, Elidi, Elysani, Gyres, Kaonashi, Mariath, Marstreforn, Sindin, Thandiwe, Valyrka, and Xynwen.

An enormous thank you to Isten, our QCer, who had a monstrous task to review.

=== Announcement 3 - Diriko ===
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The last of the scaffolding had come down three days prior, and the landing smelled of fresh-cut stone and linseed oil. The arrow slits had been fitted with glass, their new panes catching the pale alpine light and scattering it in clean lines across the floors. The writing desk, dark and well-oiled, sat precisely where Diriko had placed it on the first day, as though it had always belonged there.

She received the dean of Summit Academy as she received everyone, with stillness, with patience, and with tea that she had prepared before he had finished climbing the stairs.

He was not an unkind man. She had taken care to note that in the years since her arrival. He managed the Academy with the weary competence of someone who had long since traded ambition for endurance, and she respected that quietly, as she respected most things quietly. He accepted the tea, settled into the chair she had placed for him, and began.

Sylinar's name entered the room like bad weather.

She listened without expression as the dean laid out his grievances with the careful precision of a man who had rehearsed them on the stairs. Attendees arriving with devices in need of attention. Requests submitted and unanswered. Correspondence returned unopened or not returned at all. The reputation of the Academy, he said, resting his teacup on his knee, was not well served by a man who could not be found when he was needed. He had sent word four times. Four times. Sylinaar was nowhere to be found.

Diriko folded her hands in her lap and let him finish.

When the last of it had settled into the room, she rose in a single smooth motion and moved to the nearest arrow slit. Below, the grounds of Summit Academy spread themselves in the late afternoon light, the old hedgerows casting long shadows across the cobbled paths. A groundskeeper moved along the far edge, tending to the snow and ice in turn. A student crossed from the east dormitory with her nose in a book, nearly walked into a post, and corrected herself without looking up.

Diriko watched, and said nothing.

The silence stretched. Behind her, she heard the dean shift in his chair. The small sound of his teacup being set carefully on the desk. Another shift.

When she turned, her smile was patient and warm, the smile of a woman who had seen a great deal and found most of it more interesting than alarming.

"I understand your frustration," she said, returning to her place with the unhurried ease of someone navigating familiar waters. "Sylinar's absence has been an inconvenience, and I do not diminish that." She settled, smoothed the front of her sky blue robe, and met his eyes with her own, clear and steady. "But I would ask you to set that frustration aside, because it is no longer necessary."

The dean opened his mouth.

She continued, gently.

"I worked at that man's side for longer than this Academy has stood. What he knows of enhancives, of charge and capacity and permanency, I know also. What he can do with a device brought to him in need, I can do here, at this desk, in this tower, which is no longer his." She paused, letting her words sink in with measured stillness. "Your attendees need not wonder where to bring their concerns. They need only climb these stairs."

She folded her hands into the sleeves of her robes and let the silence return, though this time it was a different kind entirely and she did not let it linger nearly as long.

"More tea?" she asked.

The famed erithi [[Sylinaar|Diriko]], will be available in Sylinaar's tower throughout the festivities to offer the same services that Sylinaar does at Ebon Gate.

=== Announcement 4 - 2026 Shop Announcement ===
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{| class="wikitable"
|'''New Shops'''
|'''Refreshed Shops'''
|'''Reopening Shops'''
|'''Last Run Shops'''
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|Better in the Saddle || Artistic Expressions || All About That Lace || [[RWShop:Common Weaves|Common Weaves]]
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|Bowl Me Over || Braid and Mane || Baaarnyard Bounty || [[RWShop:Earthtones|Earthtones]]
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|Claws and Effect || Can't Stop That Weaving || Bad Wolf Clothing || [[RWShop:Irons in the Fire|Irons in the Fire]]
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|Dessert Vibes || Charmed, I'm Sure || Barn with It || [[RWShop:Lambs Among Wolves|Lamb Among Wolves]]
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|Dhu Impression || Colorful Carapace, The || Bee's Knees, The || [[RWShop:Mount'N'Cloak|Mount'N'Cloak]]
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|Insurmountable || Common Weaves || Been Shanked Lately? || [[RWShop:Notcher Style|Notcher Style]]
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|Moody Jewels || Container Yourself || Born to Adorn || [[RWShop:On The Wing|On the Wing]]
|-
|Secondhand Sorcery || Curio Minds || Brass Ring, The || [[RWShop:Poiret & Company|Poiret & Company]]
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|Song Sung Blue || Enlightened Pages || Breaking Bread || [[RWShop:Robes of Resistance|Robes of Resistance]]
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|Straight and Arrow || Ewe Vixen || Bugs on Parade || [[RWShop:The Spirits Within|Spirits Within]]
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|Sunscar Sanctum || First Class Plane Ticket || Call of the Wild || [[RWShop:Tinkers Toys|Tinkers Toys]]
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|Uvaldov's Pinions and Cogs || Folded Lotus, The || Cervidae Corral ||
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|Wax Poetic || Galloping Gait, The || Clodhoppers ||
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|Webs We Weave, The || Gnomish Gnails || Cog and Zephyr ||
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| || Honeyed Gears || Couturier's Retreat ||
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| || Horsing Around || Crafter's Hearth ||
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| || Knight Way, The || Creative Couture ||
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| || Lofty Affair, A || Daily Dip, The ||
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| || Moving on Up || Deerner Time ||
|-
| || Palette Perfections || Devote Alloys ||
|-
| || Peaked Interest || Diminishing Demises ||
|-
| || Purls of Wisdom || Eight-legged Innovators ||
|-
| || Tinker's Toys || Ferocious Eyes ||
|-
| || Tomeward Bound || Flanked Bags, The ||
|-
| || Trim and Polish || Fryc and Shives Innovations ||
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| || Unfurling Battle || Gallant Groom, The ||
|-
| || Vaunt It and Flaunt It || GemStoned ||
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| || Vintage Visions || Gift Horse, The ||
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| || What Remains || Gifts of Atan Irith ||
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| || || Girlybird, The ||
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| || || Goin' Stag ||
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| || || Grand Stables ||
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| || || Greater of Two Weevils, The ||
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| || || Holy Sheaths ||
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| || || Horn and Mane ||
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| || || ImPressions ||
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| || || Leaping Leezards ||
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| || || Legendairy ||
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| || || Lesser of Two Weevils, The ||
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| || || Little Ticker ||
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| || || Lizard Nest, The ||
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| || || Lizard Vivarium ||
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| || || Merited Metalworks ||
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| || || Milkin' It ||
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| || || Obsidian Raiment ||
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| || || Off the Chain ||
|-
| || || Ostler's Den ||
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| || || Pitcher Perfect ||
|-
| || || Quit Stallin' ||
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| || || Rollin' In The Greens ||
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| || || Rolton Pens ||
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| || || Roundabout Racers ||
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| || || Saddle Me Up ||
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| || || Starry Lotus, The ||
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| || || Steaming Mugs ||
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| || || Tempered Threads ||
|-
| || || Tiu & Qaiteke ||
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| || || Tortoise Enclosure ||
|-
| || || Ursine Emporium ||
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| || || Ursine Paddock ||
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| || || View from a Stag ||
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| || || Virelion Hall ||
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| || || Whirl and Twirl ||
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| || || Woodn't Yew ||
|}
=== Announcement 5 - New Lore ===
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Beneath the shifting sands of the Sea of Fire and Southron Wastes, as well as the suffocating canopy of the southern jungles and elsewhere throughout Elanthia, a silent watcher lies in wait. The scrape of chitin against stone and the sharp whistle of a raised stinger descending are often the only warnings a traveler receives before encountering one of the more intimidating members of the arachnid world -- the scorpion. Scorpions have occupied the dark corners of Elanthia since the ancient ages, outlasting empires and surviving cataclysms that claimed far softer creatures.

Enjoy this New Lore Document, providing details about the [[The_Silent_Watch:_Scorpions_of_Elanthia|Scorpions of Elanthia.]]

Created by GM Gyres, Thandiwe, Warlockes, and Xynwen, this document outlines the various cultures that interact with these dangerous animals.

=== Announcement 6 - Pet Adjustment ===
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After careful review, we are making the following adjustment:

* Fox Hunt - This year you will have a 50/50 chance to find a Songbird Egg instead of a Bugle. Starting next year, you will only be able to find a Songbird Egg.
* Pixie Hunt - This year, you'll have a chance to find a Jerboa Rainstick instead of a Bell.

'''Ewe Vixen'''
: Lamb Summoning Devices (bell) are being reduced to 250,000 raikhen.
: Fox Summoning Devices (bugle) are being reduced to 250,000 raikhen.
: Jerboa Summoning Devices (rainstick) will be offered at 250,000 raikhen.

'''Song Sung Blue'''
: Premade Songbird Summoning Devices (egg) are being reduced to 250,000 raikhen.
: Randomizing Songbird Summoning Devices (egg) are being reduced to 200,000 raikhen.

== Teasers ==
=== Teaser 1 - Papermaker Update ===
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This year at Rumor Woods, the [[Papermaker]] is getting its final update and unlocks. These unlocks can all be found in the shop Enlightened Pages.

The following nouns have been added to the papermaker:
* bookmark
* codicil
* dedication
* deed
* depiction
* dispatch
* doodle
* landscape
* mural
* picture
* portrait
* roll
* rubbing
* scrap
* sign
* sketch
* slip
* tract
* voucher

The following articles have been added to the papermaker:
* a charred
* a damp
* a delicate
* a dusty
* a filmy
* a frayed
* a gauzy
* a grimy
* a heraldic
* a humid
* a large
* a limp
* a matted
* a moldy
* a musk-scented
* a musky
* a notched
* a pale
* a pleated
* a rose-scented
* a scorched
* a sheer
* a smoky
* a soiled
* a sooty
* a spotted
* a stained
* a supple
* a tea-stained
* a vellum
* an ashen
* an illuminated
* an ivory
* an oily

Additionally, the papermaker has 2 new tiers.
<pre{{log2}}>
'''Tier 8'''
In the Common language, it reads:
A gear-painted treat box voucher will unlock your Papermaker from Tier 7 to Tier 8. This will grant it the ability to create treat boxes.```

'''Treat Box'''
You analyze the treat box and sense that the creator has provided the following information:
Papermaker Treat Box
Created using the famous papermaker, the box can be customized to your liking. Please be sure to GLANCE at the box to see what your customization options are. Once you've filled the box and completed the design, close it and WRAP it while holding ribbon or yarn to lock in the design and ready it for gifting.

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glance my box

Treat Box Design<br>
Once the design process is complete, the box will become a wrapped treat box ready to give away. You may customize it in the following ways:

Box Color: (ADD a Dye) not yet designed<br>
Box Shape: (TURN to shape) not yet selected<br>
Valid shapes: heart, round, star, oval, square, hexagonal, octagonal, scalloped, rectangular<br>
Contents: (PUT items into box) empty

To add color, ADD a dye to the box.<br>
To set a shape, TURN the box to a shape name (e.g., TURN box to HEART).<br>
To fill the box with treats, PUT treats into the box.<br>
Once you are done designing and the box is full, close it and then WRAP while holding a ribbon or yarn. This will lock in the design and use the ribbon or yarn for open/close.

turn my box to heart<br>
You turn a treat box over in your hands, watching as it transforms into '''a heart-shaped box.'''<br>
Add my dye to my box<br>
With careful hands, you uncork a crystalline vial of vibrant papaya dye and allow a few drops to seep into the surface of a heart-shaped treat box, watching as the color blooms across the box in rich, even tones.<br>
put cookie in my box<br>
With a gentle touch, you nestle an oatmeal raisin cookie into a heart-shaped treat box, settling it carefully into its own little compartment within.
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wrap my box with my ribbon<br>
Please confirm this is the final design you wish to set:

Box Color: vibrant papaya<br>
Box Shape: a heart-shaped<br>
Your final design will be: '''a heart-shaped vibrant papaya treat box tied with a violet-sheened moonflower white chainsil ribbon bow'''

If this design looks correct, then WRAP again in the next 30 seconds to lock in the design.

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> wrap my box with my yarn<br>
Please confirm this is the final design you wish to set:

Box Color: vibrant papaya<br>
Box Shape: a heart-shaped<br>
Your final design will be: '''a heart-shaped vibrant papaya treat box wrapped with lightweight aurora blue angora yarn'''

If this design looks correct, then WRAP again in the next 30 seconds to lock in the design.

<pre{{log2}}>
> wrap my box with my yarn<br>
You pull a generous length of yarn from a skein of lightweight aurora blue angora yarn and wind it around a heart-shaped treat box with unhurried care, looping it over and under until satisfied, then finish with a neat knot at the top.

Congratulations! Your a heart-shaped vibrant papaya treat box wrapped with lightweight aurora blue angora yarn is ready to be given away.

<pre{{log2}}>
You analyze the treat box and sense that the creator has provided the following information:<br>
Papermaker Treat Box<br>
Congratulations! You've been given a heart-shaped vibrant papaya treat box wrapped with lightweight aurora blue angora yarn!<br>
You can interact with your treat box by taking the following actions: GAZE (demeanor based), LICK, OPEN, CLOSE, SHAKE, and SMELL<br>
A heart-shaped vibrant papaya treat box wrapped with lightweight aurora blue angora yarn was designed and wrapped by someone just for you and as such it can never be altered.<br>
Once you have eaten the contents, you can TRASH the box to get rid of the evidence!<br><br>

All verbs work if the box is open or closed.

'''Tier 9'''<br>
In the Common language, it reads:<br>
A gear-painted award voucher will unlock your Papermaker from Tier 8 to Tier 9. This will grant it the ability to create awards.

<pre{{log2}}>
You analyze the simple award and sense that the creator has provided the following information:
Papermaker Award
Created using the famous papermaker, the award can be customized to fit your needs. Please be sure to GLANCE at the award to see what your customization options are. Once you've completed the design, you can TWIST to lock in the design. This will turn it into your award and prevent the recipient from changing the designs and fields.

<pre{{log2}}>
>glance my award
Award Ribbon
Once done the design process is complete, the award will become a ribbon. You may design it in the following ways:

Noun of Award: ribbon
Primary Body: (Add a Ribbon) blank
Embroidery: (Add an Ore) blank
Short Missive: (Whisper a Missive) blank
Back Missive: (Write a Missive) blank

The final design will be:
a color fabric ribbon trailing a metal type-embroidered missive

When looked at, it will display: The award is crafted of a color fabric ribbon and fitted with a simple pin that allows it to be worn. A short missive, embroidered in metallic type thread, reads, "Short Award Reason."

To customize any of these fields, TURN the award to the design field and then ADD the necessary item.
To add a short missive, WHISPER to the award MISSIVE followed by your short missive.
To add a readable description, WRITE on the award.
Once done designing, TWIST to lock in the design.

add my ribbon to my award <br>
With practiced ease, you lay a brilliant blue silk ribbon in the center of a simple award. It slowly gets absorbed into the piece, leaving nothing behind.<br>
add ore to my award<br>
With practiced ease, you lay a chunk of silver ore in the center of a simple award. It slowly gets absorbed into the piece, leaving nothing behind.<br>
whisp award missive The Best Little Jerboa Hopper<br>
Holding the award close, you whisper your award missive of "The Best Little Jerboa Hopper" and watch as it settles into place on the award.<br>
write my award ; This award goes to Thumble Bump for being the best little jerboa hopper we've ever seen.<br>
You carefully turn your award over and begin inscribing on its back in Common. Your feather quill glides deliberately across the surface, each stroke precise and intentional. Upon finishing, you turn the award over once more and admire your work with a critical eye.<br>
>twist my ribbon
<pre{{log2}}>
Please confirm that this is the design you wish to make:

Long Description: a bright blue silk ribbon trailing a sterling silver-embroidered missive
Look Description: The ribbon is crafted of a bright blue silk and fitted with a simple pin that allows it to be worn. A short missive, embroidered in sterling silver thread, reads, "The Best Little Jerboa Hopper." There appears to be something written on the back.

If this design looks correct, then TWIST again in the next 30 seconds to lock in the design.

<pre{{log2}}>
twist my ribbon
Congratulations! You've created a bright blue silk ribbon trailing a sterling silver-embroidered missive.

<pre{{log2}}>
You analyze the silk ribbon and sense that the creator has provided the following information:
Papermaker Award
Congratulations! You've been awarded a bright blue silk ribbon trailing a sterling silver-embroidered missive!
You can interact with your silk ribbon by taking the following actions:
BEAM, COVER, KISS, READ, and WAVE
A bright blue silk ribbon trailing a sterling silver-embroidered missive was designed by someone for you and as such it can never be altered.

=== Teaser 2 - Prismatic Curio===
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'''Rumor Woods - Prismatic Curio'''

A brand-new illusionary accessory for the fashion-forward adventurer.

What It Does,
The Prismatic Curio is a wearable item that lets you project illusionary colors, metals, and gems across your worn accessories. When someone LOOKs at you, every eligible accessory appears to feature your chosen accent -- without changing a single item.

Pick a color. Pick a metal. Pick a gem. Or pick all three at once. Your outfit, your rules.

What it affects: Worn accessories (clothing, jewelry, containers, etc.)
What it excludes: Weapons, armor, shields, tattoos, and hidden items.

How It Works,
Configure your illusions by whispering to the curio, then prod it to bring them to life:

WHISPER <curio> COLOR SET <name> Choose a color illusion
WHISPER <curio> METAL SET <name> Choose a metal illusion
WHISPER <curio> GEM SET <name> Choose a gem illusion
WHISPER <curio> <type> LIST Browse available options
WHISPER <curio> <type> VIEW Check your current setting
WHISPER <curio> <type> CLEAR Remove an illusion
WHISPER <curio> HELP Full help menu
PROD <curio> Toggle ALL illusions on/off
TURN <curio> COLOR/METAL/GEM Toggle a single illusion on/off

Tier System,
The curio comes in two tiers:

Tier 1 (Base),
~260 colors (first half of the palette),
10 metals: mithril, ora, imflass, glaes, vultite, eahnor, vaalorn, mithglin, faenor,
Common and uncommon gems (levels 0–4),

Tier 2 (Certificate Upgrade),
Full color palette (~520+ colors),
All 25 metals, adding: drakar, rhimar, zorchar, gornar, golvern, rolaren, kelyn, razern, eonake, veil iron, alexandrite, bronze, obsidian, electrum, platinum,
Rarer gems (levels 0–7),
Half-power mode — apply your illusion to every other eligible item for a subtler, mixed look,

Upgrade from Tier 1 to Tier 2 with a Prismatic Curio Upgrade Certificate. Hold the certificate in one hand and the curio in the other, then REDEEM it. In Palette Perfections you will find the curio priced at 5k and the unlock 1250.

Details & Notes,
The curio is purely cosmetic — it changes only what others see, never the items themselves.,
Works with hyphenated descriptors like mithril-worked, ruby-set, crimson-hued, and more.,
Incompatible with the Shimmer Trinket — only one appearance-altering item can be active at a time.,
A small number of restricted gems (doomstone, urglaes,etc), metals, and colors are permanently disabled.

=== Teaser 3 - Beeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees===
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=== Teaser 4 - Songbirds ===
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'''[Rumor Woods 2026] - Songbirds Are Here!'''

Songbirds Are Here! ,
Now in Elanthia -- Songbirds -- found in the new Rumor Woods shop, Song Sung Blue.
Each songbird hatches from a unique egg with its own combination of body plumage, wing accents, crest color, tail feathers, and eye color -- over nine million possible appearances. No two birds should look quite the same.

Hatching,
Your songbird begins life as a simple egg that hides its colorful inner shell and bird. Simply EXHALE on it to bond, and watch as the shell cracks and your new companion emerges, shaking off fragments and greeting you with its first chirp. The eggshell becomes a tiny whistle adorned with feathers in your bird's colors -- your way to call them back whenever you need.

A Companion with more life!,
Songbirds aren't just cosmetic. They're living their best life, and they act like it.

They get hungry. Feed them foraged seeds or live insects to keep them healthy and vibrant. A well-fed bird is colorful and lively; a neglected one grows thin, patchy, and eventually falls comatose -- though a meal will always bring them back.,
They hunt on their own. A hungry bird will snatch bugs from the ground when it spots them. (Bugs on Parade),
They react to the world. Your bird notices nearby creatures (and often tries, adorably, to look intimidating), investigates other players, and behaves differently around people it recognizes as friendly versus strangers.,
They worry about you. If you're wounded, your songbird will worry and try to help you, plus more!,

Personality,
Your songbird has opinions about the people around you. It'll chirp friendly greetings and drop tiny gifts at the feet of people it likes -- and pointedly turn its back and fluff its tail feathers at those it doesn't. It might land briefly on a friend's shoulder to say hello, or tuck its head under its wing to ignore someone it finds disagreeable.

Pet-to-Pet Interactions,
Songbirds are social creatures. When two songbirds meet, they might burst into a spontaneous duet, preen each other's feathers, or chase each other in playful aerial spirals. They also interact with other pet types -- riding a fox's tail, landing between a lamb's ears, stealing shiny things from lizards, and engaging in dramatic aerial showdowns with dragonflies.

For Bards,
If you're a bard, your songbird is your duet partner. It listens to how you play and matches your style -- singing a mournful accompaniment to somber melodies, chirping rapid-fire alongside fast tempo pieces, or belting out a rousing harmony when you play something inspiring. It'll even try to sing along during loresinging (emphasis on try).

Message Delivery,
Write a message on a slip of parchment, and your songbird will carry it across town to another player -- up to three times a day. It'll swoop down to the recipient, chirp brightly, and drop the note at their feet before winging its way back to you.

Shoulder Perch & Verbs,
Wear your songbird on your shoulder where it'll nestle in, preen its feathers, and occasionally nod off. You can also PET, RUB, TICKLE, KISS, HUG, and POKE your bird (results vary). And yes -- very rarely, your shoulder companion will leave you a little... surprise. Nothing a good RUB won't fix.

How to Get One,
Songbird eggs are now available at Rumor Woods in the shop Song Sung Blue .

You have two paths to your feathered best friend:
Natural Eggs -- Take your chances with nature. Your bird's colors will be a complete surprise -- you never know what combination you'll get until that shell cracks open.,
Magically Encouraged Eggs -- For those with a specific vision in mind, these eggs have been coaxed into producing a particular set of colors. Pick your palette and hatch with confidence.,

--- * Please note that songbird alters will be rare and exactly none are currently planned.
Happy hatching! ~GM Ivry

=== Teaser 5 - Clockwerke Weapons ===
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Clockwerke Weapons will be available at Rumor Woods 2026!

Tier 1/OTS - comes with some fluff verbs and you can TURN it to pick between slashing, piercing, or crushing standard ability flares. Point-and-click is enable with this feature, titled Modularity.

=== Teaser 6 - Basketifier Update ===
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This Rumor Woods, the [[Basketifier]] is getting an additional unlock. This new tier, Tier 5, will unlock the ability to have Tableware additions to your basket.

After unlocking the basket, you will see a new analyze addition:

<pre{{log2}}>

'''SPECIAL TABLEWARE UNLOCK'''
Because your basket has been unlocked to the 5th tier, you are now able to add utensils, plates, saucers, or napkins with special certificates. To see which you already have installed, please GAZE at the basket.
'''In Basket Form:'''
'''WHISPER''' - To obtain a single copy of the item.
'''GAZE''' - To see the full list of unlocked tableware items.
'''In Table Form:'''
* Upon becoming a table, your tableware items will be stacked on the table.
* GET will allow you, or anyone using your table, to obtain a tableware item.

All tableware items are marked as junk to allow you to throw them away when you are near trash barrels. This includes the trash basket stored under your table when it is out. Throwing away a tableware item does not destroy those contained in your basket.

In addition to this new tier 5 unlock, you may purchase '''tableware''' vouchers that will add the specific type to your basket. For example:

* You glance down to see '''a monogrammed white voucher''' in your right hand and '''a lace-edged slate blue napkin''' elegantly embroidered with kissing wrens in your left hand.
<pre{{log2}}>
You analyze the white voucher and sense that the creator has provided the following information:
Basketifier Tableware Voucher
A monogrammed white voucher is designed to allow you to add specific types of items to your basket. This particular voucher has been created to allow you to add a napkin to a Basketifier basket that is at least Tier 5.

Alterations
Any willing merchant may modify this voucher, however, you can also ADD a napkin that is predesigned to your voucher. [Syntax: ADD {my} {tableware type} to {my} voucher.] Be warned, this will consume your item. Your tableware item may have a long or show.

Tableware Design: a monogrammed white linen napkin with a long description. It is crafted of cloth.
The long description is: a a monogrammed white linen napkin embroidered with bright red whorls

To use a monogrammed white voucher, POINT it at your unlocked basketifier (must be tier 5). [Syntax: POINT {my} voucher at {my} BASKET.] If there is a design in place, then you will be required to CONFIRM that you are updating that particular tableware item.

*add my napkin to my voucher
As you bring your a lace-edged slate blue napkin elegantly embroidered with kissing wrens close to a monogrammed white voucher, you realize that the napkin will be completely consumed by the process. If this is acceptable, then ADD napkin to voucher again in the next 30 seconds.
*add my napkin to my voucher
With praticed ease, you lay a lace-edged slate blue napkin elegantly embroidered with kissing wrens in the center of a monogrammed white voucher. It slowly gets absorbed into the piece, leaving nothing behind.

'''[OOC Note: ANALYZE the voucher to see your addition.]'''

<pre{{log2}}>
You analyze the white voucher and sense that the creator has provided the following information:
Basketifier Tableware Voucher
A monogrammed white voucher is designed to allow you to add specific types of items to your basket. This particular voucher has been created to allow you to add a napkin to a Basketifier basket that is at least Tier 5.

Alterations
Any willing merchant may modify this voucher, however, you can also ADD a napkin that is predesigned to your voucher. [Syntax: ADD {my} {tableware type} to {my} voucher.] Be warned, this will consume your item. Your tableware item may have a long or show.

Tableware Design: '''a lace-edged slate grey napkin with a long description. It is crafted of fabric.'''
The show description is: '''a lace-edged slate blue napkin elegantly embroidered with kissing wrens'''

To use a monogrammed white voucher, POINT it at your unlocked basketifier (must be tier 5). [Syntax: POINT {my} voucher at {my} BASKET.] If there is a design in place, then you will be required to CONFIRM that you are updating that particular tableware item.

* point my voucher at my bask
It would appear you already have a design in this spot. Adding the voucher to it will override the old design and create a new one. If you want to do this, then please POINT the voucher at the basket again in the next 30 seconds.
* point my voucher at my bask

You point your white voucher at a monogrammed white voucher, allowing the magic stored within the tiny piece of paper to do its thing. After several seconds, the voucher turns into motes of light that descend upon the basket, dissolving into its form.

'''[OOC NOTE: You can now GAZE at the basket to see your tableware addition.]'''
<pre{{log2}}>
> gaze my basket
Gazing over the various tableware items stored within your basket, you mentally catalog each in turn:

'''Fork:''' a fancy sterling silver fork descending into a buttercup handle
'''Spoon:''' a tarnished sterling silver spoon with a bent handle
'''Knife:''' an oak-handled blackened steel knife with a serrated edge
'''Chopsticks:''' a pair of twisted hazel chopsticks left natural at the ends
'''Teaspoon:''' a tarnished sterling silver teaspoon with a bent handle
'''Plate:''' a nacre-edged white porcelain plate center-painted in a blooming rose
'''Saucer:''' a delicate white porcelain saucer painted in overlapping posies
'''Napkin:''' a lace-edged slate blue napkin elegantly embroidered with kissing wrens

There will be vouchers for: Tier 5 unlock, fork, spoon, knife, chopsticks, teaspoon, plate, saucer, and napkin additions. You can also buy new baskets and all previous unlocks in Bowl Me Over (A shop designed by Elysani).

Lastly, GM Vanah and Elysani paired up to create an NPC that will work on adding long descriptions to the aforementioned items. This NPC works the same as the other +long description NPCs, charging a nominal fee for the work.

You can find the culter and the potter in Elenesse Atelier, Alcove.

One final note:
<pre{{log2}}>
You analyze the slate grey napkin and sense that the creator has provided the following information:
Basketifier Napkin
Created by a Basketifier, the napkin is a disposable item. You may alter it at your own risk, but be warned that it will not be replaced if you throw it away.
It has access to the following verbs: DUST (flick crumbs off clothing), PUSH (clean a spot on chest-worn), RUB (clean mouth), EXHALE (catch a sneeze), CRY (dab tears), TAP (dab lips), and WAVE (be a bit dramatic)

=== Teaser 7 - New Shop: Better in the Saddle ===
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Rumor Woods has a brand-new shop for all you riders out there! Better in the Saddle is now open on the grounds, featuring saddles crafted for your favorite mounts:

* Bears
* Beetles
* Spiders
* Roltons

Swing by Rumor Woods and gear up your trusty steed — no matter how many legs it has.

Special thanks to GM Elysani and GM Thandiwe for their ongoing assistance!

=== Teaser 8 - ===
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[[Category:Rumor Woods saved posts]]

Rumor Woods/2026 saved posts

2026-04-04T20:55:25Z

GS4-KAONASHI: Reverted edits by GS4-KAONASHI (talk) to last revision by GS4-THANDIWE

''<big>'''Rumor Woods''' and '''Summit Academy''' are open from April 10th, 2026 at 9 PM EDT to May 3rd, 2025 at 11:59 PM EDT. The box office closes on April 30th at approximately 11:55 PM EDT.</big>''

On Discord, please follow our [https://discord.com/channels/226045346399256576/1120873800712601663 Read Only Updates].

Also, please consider joining our [https://discord.com/channels/226045346399256576/594009994953883648/1226340340227903498 discussion channel] for Rumor Woods.

== Informational Posts ==

=== Information Post 1 - How to Earn Currency===

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| date = 4/7/2024
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For those new to Rumor Woods, here's a reminder of how to earn Currency:

* Jousting - There are two entrances to jousting. One will support the Beetle Team and the other the Spider Team. When you enter, you select your equipment (though you can use your own) and a mount (though you can use your own). From there you
* Instructions:
# Present your sunburst marker at the entry table. (GO ENTRY TABLE)
# Select a mount from the paddock. (GET [MOUNT])
# Select a lance from the weapon rack. (GET [LANCE])
# Select a shield from the shield display. (GET [SHIELD])
# Present yourself at the entry table again. (GO ENTRY TABLE)
# Crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and hear the lamentations of their significant others!
Spider Entry - 8208002
Beetle Entry - 8208001
* [[Fox Hunt]] - Bugle is still the rare prize for a fox pet.
* [[Pixie Hunt]] - Bell is still the rare prize for a lamb pet.

=== Information Post 2 - Areas of Interest ===
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| author = GM Thandiwe
| date = 4/7/2024
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'''[[Rumor_Woods/Areas_of_interest | Areas of Interest at Rumor Woods]]:'''
* '''The Aspen Grove''' has multiple Inn Room-like tents scattered throughout the area as the Aspen Grove itself is just like an Inn. There is a Tavern w. Tables, drinks and food.
* '''Summit Academy''' is a college. It has an Ellipse at its heart that is for socializing and getting warm drinks.
* '''Cysaelotar''' was built by Aelotoi visitors and is a natural area filled witha variety of wonders.

== Announcements ==

=== Announcement 1 - Theme ===
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This season’s theme draws inspiration from sunbaked sands and wind-carved horizons, bringing a new palette and a new spirit to the woods. As always, our offerings will remain varied, but many of this year’s highlights carry a distinctly desert flavor.

The tournament returns with a new rivalry: Scorpion versus Jerboa.

Each side will bear its own colors:
* A beige jerboa on a field of myrtle green,
* A jet black scorpion on a field of copper,

This year’s festival mount will be the scorpion, accompanied by new lore released alongside it.

For a special twist, the Fox Hunt will change its quarry for one year only. Instead of the fox, participants will have the chance to win a jerboa pet.

Prefer not to run the hunt? No worries. The jerboa will also be available through Ewe Vixen.

Sands are shifting. Rivalries are stirring.

Rumor Woods awaits.

Event begins April 10th, 2026, at 9:30 PM EDT.

=== Announcement 2 - Titles ===
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* 100 wins for Jerboa - Companion of the Desert Hopper (any number of wins)
* 500 wins for Jerboa - Knight of the Swift Dunerunner (any number of wins)
* 100 wins for Scorpion - Disciple of the Black Sting (any number of wins)
* 500 wins for Scorpion - Knight of the Paralyzing Strike (any number of wins)
* Jerboa wins & you have 100 runs (plus at least 1 greater than scorpion) - Messenger of the Shifting Sands
* Jerboa wins & you have 100 runs (plus at least 1 less than scorpion) - Witness of the Fractured Burrow
* Scorpion wins & you have 100 runs (plus at least 1 greater than jerboa) - Harbinger of the Burning Venom
* Scorpion wins & you have 100 runs (plus at least 1 less than jerboa) - Scar of the Paralytic Venom

=== Announcement 4 - Summit Academy Customs ===
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These customs will be added to our current collection, providing you with a wide variety of ways to feel more like you while you destroy your enemies or utter words you shouldn't say in polite company. This year, you'll note many options with a sun-scorched desert flair!

* Spell Preps
* Urchin Guides
* Signature Verbs
* Log Phrases
* Death Messages
* Swears
* Spell and bolt customs
* CMAN customs

These customs are brought to you by Casil, Elidi, Elysani, Gyres, Kaonashi, Mariath, Marstreforn, Sindin, Thandiwe, Valyrka, and Xynwen.

An enormous thank you to Isten, our QCer, who had a monstrous task to review.

=== Announcement 3 - Diriko ===
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The last of the scaffolding had come down three days prior, and the landing smelled of fresh-cut stone and linseed oil. The arrow slits had been fitted with glass, their new panes catching the pale alpine light and scattering it in clean lines across the floors. The writing desk, dark and well-oiled, sat precisely where Diriko had placed it on the first day, as though it had always belonged there.

She received the dean of Summit Academy as she received everyone, with stillness, with patience, and with tea that she had prepared before he had finished climbing the stairs.

He was not an unkind man. She had taken care to note that in the years since her arrival. He managed the Academy with the weary competence of someone who had long since traded ambition for endurance, and she respected that quietly, as she respected most things quietly. He accepted the tea, settled into the chair she had placed for him, and began.

Sylinar's name entered the room like bad weather.

She listened without expression as the dean laid out his grievances with the careful precision of a man who had rehearsed them on the stairs. Attendees arriving with devices in need of attention. Requests submitted and unanswered. Correspondence returned unopened or not returned at all. The reputation of the Academy, he said, resting his teacup on his knee, was not well served by a man who could not be found when he was needed. He had sent word four times. Four times. Sylinaar was nowhere to be found.

Diriko folded her hands in her lap and let him finish.

When the last of it had settled into the room, she rose in a single smooth motion and moved to the nearest arrow slit. Below, the grounds of Summit Academy spread themselves in the late afternoon light, the old hedgerows casting long shadows across the cobbled paths. A groundskeeper moved along the far edge, tending to the snow and ice in turn. A student crossed from the east dormitory with her nose in a book, nearly walked into a post, and corrected herself without looking up.

Diriko watched, and said nothing.

The silence stretched. Behind her, she heard the dean shift in his chair. The small sound of his teacup being set carefully on the desk. Another shift.

When she turned, her smile was patient and warm, the smile of a woman who had seen a great deal and found most of it more interesting than alarming.

"I understand your frustration," she said, returning to her place with the unhurried ease of someone navigating familiar waters. "Sylinar's absence has been an inconvenience, and I do not diminish that." She settled, smoothed the front of her sky blue robe, and met his eyes with her own, clear and steady. "But I would ask you to set that frustration aside, because it is no longer necessary."

The dean opened his mouth.

She continued, gently.

"I worked at that man's side for longer than this Academy has stood. What he knows of enhancives, of charge and capacity and permanency, I know also. What he can do with a device brought to him in need, I can do here, at this desk, in this tower, which is no longer his." She paused, letting her words sink in with measured stillness. "Your attendees need not wonder where to bring their concerns. They need only climb these stairs."

She folded her hands into the sleeves of her robes and let the silence return, though this time it was a different kind entirely and she did not let it linger nearly as long.

"More tea?" she asked.

The famed erithi [[Sylinaar|Diriko]], will be available in Sylinaar's tower throughout the festivities to offer the same services that Sylinaar does at Ebon Gate.

=== Announcement 4 - 2026 Shop Announcement ===
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{| class="wikitable"
|'''New Shops'''
|'''Refreshed Shops'''
|'''Reopening Shops'''
|'''Last Run Shops'''
|-
|Better in the Saddle || Artistic Expressions || All About That Lace || [[RWShop:Common Weaves|Common Weaves]]
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|Bowl Me Over || Braid and Mane || Baaarnyard Bounty || [[RWShop:Earthtones|Earthtones]]
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|Claws and Effect || Can't Stop That Weaving || Bad Wolf Clothing || [[RWShop:Irons in the Fire|Irons in the Fire]]
|-
|Dessert Vibes || Charmed, I'm Sure || Barn with It || [[RWShop:Lambs Among Wolves|Lamb Among Wolves]]
|-
|Dhu Impression || Colorful Carapace, The || Bee's Knees, The || [[RWShop:Mount'N'Cloak|Mount'N'Cloak]]
|-
|Insurmountable || Common Weaves || Been Shanked Lately? || [[RWShop:Notcher Style|Notcher Style]]
|-
|Moody Jewels || Container Yourself || Born to Adorn || [[RWShop:On The Wing|On the Wing]]
|-
|Secondhand Sorcery || Curio Minds || Brass Ring, The || [[RWShop:Poiret & Company|Poiret & Company]]
|-
|Song Sung Blue || Enlightened Pages || Breaking Bread || [[RWShop:Robes of Resistance|Robes of Resistance]]
|-
|Straight and Arrow || Ewe Vixen || Bugs on Parade || [[RWShop:The Spirits Within|Spirits Within]]
|-
|Sunscar Sanctum || First Class Plane Ticket || Call of the Wild || [[RWShop:Tinkers Toys|Tinkers Toys]]
|-
|Uvaldov's Pinions and Cogs || Folded Lotus, The || Cervidae Corral ||
|-
|Wax Poetic || Galloping Gait, The || Clodhoppers ||
|-
|Webs We Weave, The || Gnomish Gnails || Cog and Zephyr ||
|-
| || Honeyed Gears || Couturier's Retreat ||
|-
| || Horsing Around || Crafter's Hearth ||
|-
| || Knight Way, The || Creative Couture ||
|-
| || Lofty Affair, A || Daily Dip, The ||
|-
| || Moving on Up || Deerner Time ||
|-
| || Palette Perfections || Devote Alloys ||
|-
| || Peaked Interest || Diminishing Demises ||
|-
| || Purls of Wisdom || Eight-legged Innovators ||
|-
| || Tinker's Toys || Ferocious Eyes ||
|-
| || Tomeward Bound || Flanked Bags, The ||
|-
| || Trim and Polish || Fryc and Shives Innovations ||
|-
| || Unfurling Battle || Gallant Groom, The ||
|-
| || Vaunt It and Flaunt It || GemStoned ||
|-
| || Vintage Visions || Gift Horse, The ||
|-
| || What Remains || Gifts of Atan Irith ||
|-
| || || Girlybird, The ||
|-
| || || Goin' Stag ||
|-
| || || Grand Stables ||
|-
| || || Greater of Two Weevils, The ||
|-
| || || Holy Sheaths ||
|-
| || || Horn and Mane ||
|-
| || || ImPressions ||
|-
| || || Leaping Leezards ||
|-
| || || Legendairy ||
|-
| || || Lesser of Two Weevils, The ||
|-
| || || Little Ticker ||
|-
| || || Lizard Nest, The ||
|-
| || || Lizard Vivarium ||
|-
| || || Merited Metalworks ||
|-
| || || Milkin' It ||
|-
| || || Obsidian Raiment ||
|-
| || || Off the Chain ||
|-
| || || Ostler's Den ||
|-
| || || Pitcher Perfect ||
|-
| || || Quit Stallin' ||
|-
| || || Rollin' In The Greens ||
|-
| || || Rolton Pens ||
|-
| || || Roundabout Racers ||
|-
| || || Saddle Me Up ||
|-
| || || Starry Lotus, The ||
|-
| || || Steaming Mugs ||
|-
| || || Tempered Threads ||
|-
| || || Tiu & Qaiteke ||
|-
| || || Tortoise Enclosure ||
|-
| || || Ursine Emporium ||
|-
| || || Ursine Paddock ||
|-
| || || View from a Stag ||
|-
| || || Virelion Hall ||
|-
| || || Whirl and Twirl ||
|-
| || || Woodn't Yew ||
|}
=== Announcement 5 - New Lore ===
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Beneath the shifting sands of the Sea of Fire and Southron Wastes, as well as the suffocating canopy of the southern jungles and elsewhere throughout Elanthia, a silent watcher lies in wait. The scrape of chitin against stone and the sharp whistle of a raised stinger descending are often the only warnings a traveler receives before encountering one of the more intimidating members of the arachnid world -- the scorpion. Scorpions have occupied the dark corners of Elanthia since the ancient ages, outlasting empires and surviving cataclysms that claimed far softer creatures.

Enjoy this New Lore Document, providing details about the [[The_Silent_Watch:_Scorpions_of_Elanthia|Scorpions of Elanthia.]]

Created by GM Gyres, Thandiwe, Warlockes, and Xynwen, this document outlines the various cultures that interact with these dangerous animals.

=== Announcement 6 - Pet Adjustment ===
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After careful review, we are making the following adjustment:

* Fox Hunt - This year you will have a 50/50 chance to find a Songbird Egg instead of a Bugle. Starting next year, you will only be able to find a Songbird Egg.
* Pixie Hunt - This year, you'll have a chance to find a Jerboa Rainstick instead of a Bell.

'''Ewe Vixen'''
: Lamb Summoning Devices (bell) are being reduced to 250,000 raikhen.
: Fox Summoning Devices (bugle) are being reduced to 250,000 raikhen.
: Jerboa Summoning Devices (rainstick) will be offered at 250,000 raikhen.

'''Song Sung Blue'''
: Premade Songbird Summoning Devices (egg) are being reduced to 250,000 raikhen.
: Randomizing Songbird Summoning Devices (egg) are being reduced to 200,000 raikhen.

== Teasers ==
=== Teaser 1 - Papermaker Update ===
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This year at Rumor Woods, the [[Papermaker]] is getting its final update and unlocks. These unlocks can all be found in the shop Enlightened Pages.

The following nouns have been added to the papermaker:
* bookmark
* codicil
* dedication
* deed
* depiction
* dispatch
* doodle
* landscape
* mural
* picture
* portrait
* roll
* rubbing
* scrap
* sign
* sketch
* slip
* tract
* voucher

The following articles have been added to the papermaker:
* a charred
* a damp
* a delicate
* a dusty
* a filmy
* a frayed
* a gauzy
* a grimy
* a heraldic
* a humid
* a large
* a limp
* a matted
* a moldy
* a musk-scented
* a musky
* a notched
* a pale
* a pleated
* a rose-scented
* a scorched
* a sheer
* a smoky
* a soiled
* a sooty
* a spotted
* a stained
* a supple
* a tea-stained
* a vellum
* an ashen
* an illuminated
* an ivory
* an oily

Additionally, the papermaker has 2 new tiers.
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'''Tier 8'''
In the Common language, it reads:
A gear-painted treat box voucher will unlock your Papermaker from Tier 7 to Tier 8. This will grant it the ability to create treat boxes.```

'''Treat Box'''
You analyze the treat box and sense that the creator has provided the following information:
Papermaker Treat Box
Created using the famous papermaker, the box can be customized to your liking. Please be sure to GLANCE at the box to see what your customization options are. Once you've filled the box and completed the design, close it and WRAP it while holding ribbon or yarn to lock in the design and ready it for gifting.
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<pre{{log2}}>
glance my box

Treat Box Design<br>
Once the design process is complete, the box will become a wrapped treat box ready to give away. You may customize it in the following ways:

Box Color: (ADD a Dye) not yet designed<br>
Box Shape: (TURN to shape) not yet selected<br>
Valid shapes: heart, round, star, oval, square, hexagonal, octagonal, scalloped, rectangular<br>
Contents: (PUT items into box) empty

To add color, ADD a dye to the box.<br>
To set a shape, TURN the box to a shape name (e.g., TURN box to HEART).<br>
To fill the box with treats, PUT treats into the box.<br>
Once you are done designing and the box is full, close it and then WRAP while holding a ribbon or yarn. This will lock in the design and use the ribbon or yarn for open/close.
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turn my box to heart<br>
You turn a treat box over in your hands, watching as it transforms into '''a heart-shaped box.'''<br>
Add my dye to my box<br>
With careful hands, you uncork a crystalline vial of vibrant papaya dye and allow a few drops to seep into the surface of a heart-shaped treat box, watching as the color blooms across the box in rich, even tones.<br>
put cookie in my box<br>
With a gentle touch, you nestle an oatmeal raisin cookie into a heart-shaped treat box, settling it carefully into its own little compartment within.
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wrap my box with my ribbon<br>
Please confirm this is the final design you wish to set:

Box Color: vibrant papaya<br>
Box Shape: a heart-shaped<br>
Your final design will be: '''a heart-shaped vibrant papaya treat box tied with a violet-sheened moonflower white chainsil ribbon bow'''

If this design looks correct, then WRAP again in the next 30 seconds to lock in the design.
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<pre{{log2}}>
> wrap my box with my yarn<br>
Please confirm this is the final design you wish to set:

Box Color: vibrant papaya<br>
Box Shape: a heart-shaped<br>
Your final design will be: '''a heart-shaped vibrant papaya treat box wrapped with lightweight aurora blue angora yarn'''

If this design looks correct, then WRAP again in the next 30 seconds to lock in the design.
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<pre{{log2}}>
> wrap my box with my yarn<br>
You pull a generous length of yarn from a skein of lightweight aurora blue angora yarn and wind it around a heart-shaped treat box with unhurried care, looping it over and under until satisfied, then finish with a neat knot at the top.

Congratulations! Your a heart-shaped vibrant papaya treat box wrapped with lightweight aurora blue angora yarn is ready to be given away.
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<pre{{log2}}>
You analyze the treat box and sense that the creator has provided the following information:<br>
Papermaker Treat Box<br>
Congratulations! You've been given a heart-shaped vibrant papaya treat box wrapped with lightweight aurora blue angora yarn!<br>
You can interact with your treat box by taking the following actions: GAZE (demeanor based), LICK, OPEN, CLOSE, SHAKE, and SMELL<br>
A heart-shaped vibrant papaya treat box wrapped with lightweight aurora blue angora yarn was designed and wrapped by someone just for you and as such it can never be altered.<br>
Once you have eaten the contents, you can TRASH the box to get rid of the evidence!<br><br>
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All verbs work if the box is open or closed.

'''Tier 9'''<br>
In the Common language, it reads:<br>
A gear-painted award voucher will unlock your Papermaker from Tier 8 to Tier 9. This will grant it the ability to create awards.

<pre{{log2}}>
You analyze the simple award and sense that the creator has provided the following information:
Papermaker Award
Created using the famous papermaker, the award can be customized to fit your needs. Please be sure to GLANCE at the award to see what your customization options are. Once you've completed the design, you can TWIST to lock in the design. This will turn it into your award and prevent the recipient from changing the designs and fields.
</pre>

<pre{{log2}}>
>glance my award
Award Ribbon
Once done the design process is complete, the award will become a ribbon. You may design it in the following ways:

Noun of Award: ribbon
Primary Body: (Add a Ribbon) blank
Embroidery: (Add an Ore) blank
Short Missive: (Whisper a Missive) blank
Back Missive: (Write a Missive) blank

The final design will be:
a color fabric ribbon trailing a metal type-embroidered missive

When looked at, it will display: The award is crafted of a color fabric ribbon and fitted with a simple pin that allows it to be worn. A short missive, embroidered in metallic type thread, reads, "Short Award Reason."

To customize any of these fields, TURN the award to the design field and then ADD the necessary item.
To add a short missive, WHISPER to the award MISSIVE followed by your short missive.
To add a readable description, WRITE on the award.
Once done designing, TWIST to lock in the design.
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add my ribbon to my award <br>
With practiced ease, you lay a brilliant blue silk ribbon in the center of a simple award. It slowly gets absorbed into the piece, leaving nothing behind.<br>
add ore to my award<br>
With practiced ease, you lay a chunk of silver ore in the center of a simple award. It slowly gets absorbed into the piece, leaving nothing behind.<br>
whisp award missive The Best Little Jerboa Hopper<br>
Holding the award close, you whisper your award missive of "The Best Little Jerboa Hopper" and watch as it settles into place on the award.<br>
write my award ; This award goes to Thumble Bump for being the best little jerboa hopper we've ever seen.<br>
You carefully turn your award over and begin inscribing on its back in Common. Your feather quill glides deliberately across the surface, each stroke precise and intentional. Upon finishing, you turn the award over once more and admire your work with a critical eye.<br>
>twist my ribbon
<pre{{log2}}>
Please confirm that this is the design you wish to make:

Long Description: a bright blue silk ribbon trailing a sterling silver-embroidered missive
Look Description: The ribbon is crafted of a bright blue silk and fitted with a simple pin that allows it to be worn. A short missive, embroidered in sterling silver thread, reads, "The Best Little Jerboa Hopper." There appears to be something written on the back.

If this design looks correct, then TWIST again in the next 30 seconds to lock in the design.
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<pre{{log2}}>
twist my ribbon
Congratulations! You've created a bright blue silk ribbon trailing a sterling silver-embroidered missive.
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<pre{{log2}}>
You analyze the silk ribbon and sense that the creator has provided the following information:
Papermaker Award
Congratulations! You've been awarded a bright blue silk ribbon trailing a sterling silver-embroidered missive!
You can interact with your silk ribbon by taking the following actions:
BEAM, COVER, KISS, READ, and WAVE
A bright blue silk ribbon trailing a sterling silver-embroidered missive was designed by someone for you and as such it can never be altered.
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=== Teaser 2 - Prismatic Curio===
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'''Rumor Woods - Prismatic Curio'''

A brand-new illusionary accessory for the fashion-forward adventurer.

What It Does,
The Prismatic Curio is a wearable item that lets you project illusionary colors, metals, and gems across your worn accessories. When someone LOOKs at you, every eligible accessory appears to feature your chosen accent -- without changing a single item.

Pick a color. Pick a metal. Pick a gem. Or pick all three at once. Your outfit, your rules.

What it affects: Worn accessories (clothing, jewelry, containers, etc.)
What it excludes: Weapons, armor, shields, tattoos, and hidden items.

How It Works,
Configure your illusions by whispering to the curio, then prod it to bring them to life:

WHISPER <curio> COLOR SET <name> Choose a color illusion
WHISPER <curio> METAL SET <name> Choose a metal illusion
WHISPER <curio> GEM SET <name> Choose a gem illusion
WHISPER <curio> <type> LIST Browse available options
WHISPER <curio> <type> VIEW Check your current setting
WHISPER <curio> <type> CLEAR Remove an illusion
WHISPER <curio> HELP Full help menu
PROD <curio> Toggle ALL illusions on/off
TURN <curio> COLOR/METAL/GEM Toggle a single illusion on/off

Tier System,
The curio comes in two tiers:

Tier 1 (Base),
~260 colors (first half of the palette),
10 metals: mithril, ora, imflass, glaes, vultite, eahnor, vaalorn, mithglin, faenor,
Common and uncommon gems (levels 0–4),

Tier 2 (Certificate Upgrade),
Full color palette (~520+ colors),
All 25 metals, adding: drakar, rhimar, zorchar, gornar, golvern, rolaren, kelyn, razern, eonake, veil iron, alexandrite, bronze, obsidian, electrum, platinum,
Rarer gems (levels 0–7),
Half-power mode — apply your illusion to every other eligible item for a subtler, mixed look,

Upgrade from Tier 1 to Tier 2 with a Prismatic Curio Upgrade Certificate. Hold the certificate in one hand and the curio in the other, then REDEEM it. In Palette Perfections you will find the curio priced at 5k and the unlock 1250.

Details & Notes,
The curio is purely cosmetic — it changes only what others see, never the items themselves.,
Works with hyphenated descriptors like mithril-worked, ruby-set, crimson-hued, and more.,
Incompatible with the Shimmer Trinket — only one appearance-altering item can be active at a time.,
A small number of restricted gems (doomstone, urglaes,etc), metals, and colors are permanently disabled.

=== Teaser 3 - Beeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees===
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| author = GM Casil
| date = 4/2/2026
}}

=== Teaser 4 - Songbirds ===
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| author = GM Ivry
| date = 4/3/2026
}}

'''[Rumor Woods 2026] - Songbirds Are Here!'''

Songbirds Are Here! ,
Now in Elanthia -- Songbirds -- found in the new Rumor Woods shop, Song Sung Blue.
Each songbird hatches from a unique egg with its own combination of body plumage, wing accents, crest color, tail feathers, and eye color -- over nine million possible appearances. No two birds should look quite the same.

Hatching,
Your songbird begins life as a simple egg that hides its colorful inner shell and bird. Simply EXHALE on it to bond, and watch as the shell cracks and your new companion emerges, shaking off fragments and greeting you with its first chirp. The eggshell becomes a tiny whistle adorned with feathers in your bird's colors -- your way to call them back whenever you need.

A Companion with more life!,
Songbirds aren't just cosmetic. They're living their best life, and they act like it.

They get hungry. Feed them foraged seeds or live insects to keep them healthy and vibrant. A well-fed bird is colorful and lively; a neglected one grows thin, patchy, and eventually falls comatose -- though a meal will always bring them back.,
They hunt on their own. A hungry bird will snatch bugs from the ground when it spots them. (Bugs on Parade),
They react to the world. Your bird notices nearby creatures (and often tries, adorably, to look intimidating), investigates other players, and behaves differently around people it recognizes as friendly versus strangers.,
They worry about you. If you're wounded, your songbird will worry and try to help you, plus more!,

Personality,
Your songbird has opinions about the people around you. It'll chirp friendly greetings and drop tiny gifts at the feet of people it likes -- and pointedly turn its back and fluff its tail feathers at those it doesn't. It might land briefly on a friend's shoulder to say hello, or tuck its head under its wing to ignore someone it finds disagreeable.

Pet-to-Pet Interactions,
Songbirds are social creatures. When two songbirds meet, they might burst into a spontaneous duet, preen each other's feathers, or chase each other in playful aerial spirals. They also interact with other pet types -- riding a fox's tail, landing between a lamb's ears, stealing shiny things from lizards, and engaging in dramatic aerial showdowns with dragonflies.

For Bards,
If you're a bard, your songbird is your duet partner. It listens to how you play and matches your style -- singing a mournful accompaniment to somber melodies, chirping rapid-fire alongside fast tempo pieces, or belting out a rousing harmony when you play something inspiring. It'll even try to sing along during loresinging (emphasis on try).

Message Delivery,
Write a message on a slip of parchment, and your songbird will carry it across town to another player -- up to three times a day. It'll swoop down to the recipient, chirp brightly, and drop the note at their feet before winging its way back to you.

Shoulder Perch & Verbs,
Wear your songbird on your shoulder where it'll nestle in, preen its feathers, and occasionally nod off. You can also PET, RUB, TICKLE, KISS, HUG, and POKE your bird (results vary). And yes -- very rarely, your shoulder companion will leave you a little... surprise. Nothing a good RUB won't fix.

How to Get One,
Songbird eggs are now available at Rumor Woods in the shop Song Sung Blue .

You have two paths to your feathered best friend:
Natural Eggs -- Take your chances with nature. Your bird's colors will be a complete surprise -- you never know what combination you'll get until that shell cracks open.,
Magically Encouraged Eggs -- For those with a specific vision in mind, these eggs have been coaxed into producing a particular set of colors. Pick your palette and hatch with confidence.,

--- * Please note that songbird alters will be rare and exactly none are currently planned.
Happy hatching! ~GM Ivry

=== Teaser 5 - Clockwerke Weapons ===
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| author = GM Mastreforn
| date = 4/3/2026
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Clockwerke Weapons will be available at Rumor Woods 2026!

Tier 1/OTS - comes with some fluff verbs and you can TURN it to pick between slashing, piercing, or crushing standard ability flares. Point-and-click is enable with this feature, titled Modularity.

=== Teaser 6 - Basketifier Update ===
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| author = GM Thandiwe
| date = 4/3/2026
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This Rumor Woods, the [[Basketifier]] is getting an additional unlock. This new tier, Tier 5, will unlock the ability to have Tableware additions to your basket.

After unlocking the basket, you will see a new analyze addition:

<pre{{log2}}>

'''SPECIAL TABLEWARE UNLOCK'''
Because your basket has been unlocked to the 5th tier, you are now able to add utensils, plates, saucers, or napkins with special certificates. To see which you already have installed, please GAZE at the basket.
'''In Basket Form:'''
'''WHISPER''' - To obtain a single copy of the item.
'''GAZE''' - To see the full list of unlocked tableware items.
'''In Table Form:'''
* Upon becoming a table, your tableware items will be stacked on the table.
* GET will allow you, or anyone using your table, to obtain a tableware item.

All tableware items are marked as junk to allow you to throw them away when you are near trash barrels. This includes the trash basket stored under your table when it is out. Throwing away a tableware item does not destroy those contained in your basket.
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In addition to this new tier 5 unlock, you may purchase '''tableware''' vouchers that will add the specific type to your basket. For example:

* You glance down to see '''a monogrammed white voucher''' in your right hand and '''a lace-edged slate blue napkin''' elegantly embroidered with kissing wrens in your left hand.
<pre{{log2}}>
You analyze the white voucher and sense that the creator has provided the following information:
Basketifier Tableware Voucher
A monogrammed white voucher is designed to allow you to add specific types of items to your basket. This particular voucher has been created to allow you to add a napkin to a Basketifier basket that is at least Tier 5.

Alterations
Any willing merchant may modify this voucher, however, you can also ADD a napkin that is predesigned to your voucher. [Syntax: ADD {my} {tableware type} to {my} voucher.] Be warned, this will consume your item. Your tableware item may have a long or show.

Tableware Design: a monogrammed white linen napkin with a long description. It is crafted of cloth.
The long description is: a a monogrammed white linen napkin embroidered with bright red whorls

To use a monogrammed white voucher, POINT it at your unlocked basketifier (must be tier 5). [Syntax: POINT {my} voucher at {my} BASKET.] If there is a design in place, then you will be required to CONFIRM that you are updating that particular tableware item.
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*add my napkin to my voucher
As you bring your a lace-edged slate blue napkin elegantly embroidered with kissing wrens close to a monogrammed white voucher, you realize that the napkin will be completely consumed by the process. If this is acceptable, then ADD napkin to voucher again in the next 30 seconds.
*add my napkin to my voucher
With praticed ease, you lay a lace-edged slate blue napkin elegantly embroidered with kissing wrens in the center of a monogrammed white voucher. It slowly gets absorbed into the piece, leaving nothing behind.

'''[OOC Note: ANALYZE the voucher to see your addition.]'''

<pre{{log2}}>
You analyze the white voucher and sense that the creator has provided the following information:
Basketifier Tableware Voucher
A monogrammed white voucher is designed to allow you to add specific types of items to your basket. This particular voucher has been created to allow you to add a napkin to a Basketifier basket that is at least Tier 5.

Alterations
Any willing merchant may modify this voucher, however, you can also ADD a napkin that is predesigned to your voucher. [Syntax: ADD {my} {tableware type} to {my} voucher.] Be warned, this will consume your item. Your tableware item may have a long or show.

Tableware Design: '''a lace-edged slate grey napkin with a long description. It is crafted of fabric.'''
The show description is: '''a lace-edged slate blue napkin elegantly embroidered with kissing wrens'''

To use a monogrammed white voucher, POINT it at your unlocked basketifier (must be tier 5). [Syntax: POINT {my} voucher at {my} BASKET.] If there is a design in place, then you will be required to CONFIRM that you are updating that particular tableware item.
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* point my voucher at my bask
It would appear you already have a design in this spot. Adding the voucher to it will override the old design and create a new one. If you want to do this, then please POINT the voucher at the basket again in the next 30 seconds.
* point my voucher at my bask

You point your white voucher at a monogrammed white voucher, allowing the magic stored within the tiny piece of paper to do its thing. After several seconds, the voucher turns into motes of light that descend upon the basket, dissolving into its form.

'''[OOC NOTE: You can now GAZE at the basket to see your tableware addition.]'''
<pre{{log2}}>
> gaze my basket
Gazing over the various tableware items stored within your basket, you mentally catalog each in turn:

'''Fork:''' a fancy sterling silver fork descending into a buttercup handle
'''Spoon:''' a tarnished sterling silver spoon with a bent handle
'''Knife:''' an oak-handled blackened steel knife with a serrated edge
'''Chopsticks:''' a pair of twisted hazel chopsticks left natural at the ends
'''Teaspoon:''' a tarnished sterling silver teaspoon with a bent handle
'''Plate:''' a nacre-edged white porcelain plate center-painted in a blooming rose
'''Saucer:''' a delicate white porcelain saucer painted in overlapping posies
'''Napkin:''' a lace-edged slate blue napkin elegantly embroidered with kissing wrens
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There will be vouchers for: Tier 5 unlock, fork, spoon, knife, chopsticks, teaspoon, plate, saucer, and napkin additions. You can also buy new baskets and all previous unlocks in Bowl Me Over (A shop designed by Elysani).

Lastly, GM Vanah and Elysani paired up to create an NPC that will work on adding long descriptions to the aforementioned items. This NPC works the same as the other +long description NPCs, charging a nominal fee for the work.

You can find the culter and the potter in Elenesse Atelier, Alcove.

One final note:
<pre{{log2}}>
You analyze the slate grey napkin and sense that the creator has provided the following information:
Basketifier Napkin
Created by a Basketifier, the napkin is a disposable item. You may alter it at your own risk, but be warned that it will not be replaced if you throw it away.
It has access to the following verbs: DUST (flick crumbs off clothing), PUSH (clean a spot on chest-worn), RUB (clean mouth), EXHALE (catch a sneeze), CRY (dab tears), TAP (dab lips), and WAVE (be a bit dramatic)
</pre>

=== Teaser 7 - New Shop: Better in the Saddle ===
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| author = GM Ivry
| date = 4/3/2025
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Rumor Woods has a brand-new shop for all you riders out there! Better in the Saddle is now open on the grounds, featuring saddles crafted for your favorite mounts:

* Bears
* Beetles
* Spiders
* Roltons

Swing by Rumor Woods and gear up your trusty steed — no matter how many legs it has.

Special thanks to GM Elysani and GM Thandiwe for their ongoing assistance!

=== Teaser 8 - ===
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[[Category:Rumor Woods saved posts]]

Rumor Woods/2026 saved posts

2026-04-04T20:54:29Z

GS4-KAONASHI: /* Teaser 8 - Rumor Woods 2026 - Dessert Vibes & Tasty Hands Clothing*/

''<big>'''Rumor Woods''' and '''Summit Academy''' are open from April 10th, 2026 at 9 PM EDT to May 3rd, 2025 at 11:59 PM EDT. The box office closes on April 30th at approximately 11:55 PM EDT.</big>''

On Discord, please follow our [https://discord.com/channels/226045346399256576/1120873800712601663 Read Only Updates].

Also, please consider joining our [https://discord.com/channels/226045346399256576/594009994953883648/1226340340227903498 discussion channel] for Rumor Woods.

== Informational Posts ==

=== Information Post 1 - How to Earn Currency===

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| author = GM Thandiwe
| date = 4/7/2024
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For those new to Rumor Woods, here's a reminder of how to earn Currency:

* Jousting - There are two entrances to jousting. One will support the Beetle Team and the other the Spider Team. When you enter, you select your equipment (though you can use your own) and a mount (though you can use your own). From there you
* Instructions:
# Present your sunburst marker at the entry table. (GO ENTRY TABLE)
# Select a mount from the paddock. (GET [MOUNT])
# Select a lance from the weapon rack. (GET [LANCE])
# Select a shield from the shield display. (GET [SHIELD])
# Present yourself at the entry table again. (GO ENTRY TABLE)
# Crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and hear the lamentations of their significant others!
Spider Entry - 8208002
Beetle Entry - 8208001
* [[Fox Hunt]] - Bugle is still the rare prize for a fox pet.
* [[Pixie Hunt]] - Bell is still the rare prize for a lamb pet.

=== Information Post 2 - Areas of Interest ===
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| author = GM Thandiwe
| date = 4/7/2024
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'''[[Rumor_Woods/Areas_of_interest | Areas of Interest at Rumor Woods]]:'''
* '''The Aspen Grove''' has multiple Inn Room-like tents scattered throughout the area as the Aspen Grove itself is just like an Inn. There is a Tavern w. Tables, drinks and food.
* '''Summit Academy''' is a college. It has an Ellipse at its heart that is for socializing and getting warm drinks.
* '''Cysaelotar''' was built by Aelotoi visitors and is a natural area filled witha variety of wonders.

== Announcements ==

=== Announcement 1 - Theme ===
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| date =3/4/2026
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This season’s theme draws inspiration from sunbaked sands and wind-carved horizons, bringing a new palette and a new spirit to the woods. As always, our offerings will remain varied, but many of this year’s highlights carry a distinctly desert flavor.

The tournament returns with a new rivalry: Scorpion versus Jerboa.

Each side will bear its own colors:
* A beige jerboa on a field of myrtle green,
* A jet black scorpion on a field of copper,

This year’s festival mount will be the scorpion, accompanied by new lore released alongside it.

For a special twist, the Fox Hunt will change its quarry for one year only. Instead of the fox, participants will have the chance to win a jerboa pet.

Prefer not to run the hunt? No worries. The jerboa will also be available through Ewe Vixen.

Sands are shifting. Rivalries are stirring.

Rumor Woods awaits.

Event begins April 10th, 2026, at 9:30 PM EDT.

=== Announcement 2 - Titles ===
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* 100 wins for Jerboa - Companion of the Desert Hopper (any number of wins)
* 500 wins for Jerboa - Knight of the Swift Dunerunner (any number of wins)
* 100 wins for Scorpion - Disciple of the Black Sting (any number of wins)
* 500 wins for Scorpion - Knight of the Paralyzing Strike (any number of wins)
* Jerboa wins & you have 100 runs (plus at least 1 greater than scorpion) - Messenger of the Shifting Sands
* Jerboa wins & you have 100 runs (plus at least 1 less than scorpion) - Witness of the Fractured Burrow
* Scorpion wins & you have 100 runs (plus at least 1 greater than jerboa) - Harbinger of the Burning Venom
* Scorpion wins & you have 100 runs (plus at least 1 less than jerboa) - Scar of the Paralytic Venom

=== Announcement 4 - Summit Academy Customs ===
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| author = GM Casil
| date =4/2/2026
}}
These customs will be added to our current collection, providing you with a wide variety of ways to feel more like you while you destroy your enemies or utter words you shouldn't say in polite company. This year, you'll note many options with a sun-scorched desert flair!

* Spell Preps
* Urchin Guides
* Signature Verbs
* Log Phrases
* Death Messages
* Swears
* Spell and bolt customs
* CMAN customs

These customs are brought to you by Casil, Elidi, Elysani, Gyres, Kaonashi, Mariath, Marstreforn, Sindin, Thandiwe, Valyrka, and Xynwen.

An enormous thank you to Isten, our QCer, who had a monstrous task to review.

=== Announcement 3 - Diriko ===
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| author = GM Thandiwe
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The last of the scaffolding had come down three days prior, and the landing smelled of fresh-cut stone and linseed oil. The arrow slits had been fitted with glass, their new panes catching the pale alpine light and scattering it in clean lines across the floors. The writing desk, dark and well-oiled, sat precisely where Diriko had placed it on the first day, as though it had always belonged there.

She received the dean of Summit Academy as she received everyone, with stillness, with patience, and with tea that she had prepared before he had finished climbing the stairs.

He was not an unkind man. She had taken care to note that in the years since her arrival. He managed the Academy with the weary competence of someone who had long since traded ambition for endurance, and she respected that quietly, as she respected most things quietly. He accepted the tea, settled into the chair she had placed for him, and began.

Sylinar's name entered the room like bad weather.

She listened without expression as the dean laid out his grievances with the careful precision of a man who had rehearsed them on the stairs. Attendees arriving with devices in need of attention. Requests submitted and unanswered. Correspondence returned unopened or not returned at all. The reputation of the Academy, he said, resting his teacup on his knee, was not well served by a man who could not be found when he was needed. He had sent word four times. Four times. Sylinaar was nowhere to be found.

Diriko folded her hands in her lap and let him finish.

When the last of it had settled into the room, she rose in a single smooth motion and moved to the nearest arrow slit. Below, the grounds of Summit Academy spread themselves in the late afternoon light, the old hedgerows casting long shadows across the cobbled paths. A groundskeeper moved along the far edge, tending to the snow and ice in turn. A student crossed from the east dormitory with her nose in a book, nearly walked into a post, and corrected herself without looking up.

Diriko watched, and said nothing.

The silence stretched. Behind her, she heard the dean shift in his chair. The small sound of his teacup being set carefully on the desk. Another shift.

When she turned, her smile was patient and warm, the smile of a woman who had seen a great deal and found most of it more interesting than alarming.

"I understand your frustration," she said, returning to her place with the unhurried ease of someone navigating familiar waters. "Sylinar's absence has been an inconvenience, and I do not diminish that." She settled, smoothed the front of her sky blue robe, and met his eyes with her own, clear and steady. "But I would ask you to set that frustration aside, because it is no longer necessary."

The dean opened his mouth.

She continued, gently.

"I worked at that man's side for longer than this Academy has stood. What he knows of enhancives, of charge and capacity and permanency, I know also. What he can do with a device brought to him in need, I can do here, at this desk, in this tower, which is no longer his." She paused, letting her words sink in with measured stillness. "Your attendees need not wonder where to bring their concerns. They need only climb these stairs."

She folded her hands into the sleeves of her robes and let the silence return, though this time it was a different kind entirely and she did not let it linger nearly as long.

"More tea?" she asked.

The famed erithi [[Sylinaar|Diriko]], will be available in Sylinaar's tower throughout the festivities to offer the same services that Sylinaar does at Ebon Gate.

=== Announcement 4 - 2026 Shop Announcement ===
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{| class="wikitable"
|'''New Shops'''
|'''Refreshed Shops'''
|'''Reopening Shops'''
|'''Last Run Shops'''
|-
|Better in the Saddle || Artistic Expressions || All About That Lace || [[RWShop:Common Weaves|Common Weaves]]
|-
|Bowl Me Over || Braid and Mane || Baaarnyard Bounty || [[RWShop:Earthtones|Earthtones]]
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|Claws and Effect || Can't Stop That Weaving || Bad Wolf Clothing || [[RWShop:Irons in the Fire|Irons in the Fire]]
|-
|Dessert Vibes || Charmed, I'm Sure || Barn with It || [[RWShop:Lambs Among Wolves|Lamb Among Wolves]]
|-
|Dhu Impression || Colorful Carapace, The || Bee's Knees, The || [[RWShop:Mount'N'Cloak|Mount'N'Cloak]]
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|Insurmountable || Common Weaves || Been Shanked Lately? || [[RWShop:Notcher Style|Notcher Style]]
|-
|Moody Jewels || Container Yourself || Born to Adorn || [[RWShop:On The Wing|On the Wing]]
|-
|Secondhand Sorcery || Curio Minds || Brass Ring, The || [[RWShop:Poiret & Company|Poiret & Company]]
|-
|Song Sung Blue || Enlightened Pages || Breaking Bread || [[RWShop:Robes of Resistance|Robes of Resistance]]
|-
|Straight and Arrow || Ewe Vixen || Bugs on Parade || [[RWShop:The Spirits Within|Spirits Within]]
|-
|Sunscar Sanctum || First Class Plane Ticket || Call of the Wild || [[RWShop:Tinkers Toys|Tinkers Toys]]
|-
|Uvaldov's Pinions and Cogs || Folded Lotus, The || Cervidae Corral ||
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|Wax Poetic || Galloping Gait, The || Clodhoppers ||
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|Webs We Weave, The || Gnomish Gnails || Cog and Zephyr ||
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| || Honeyed Gears || Couturier's Retreat ||
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| || Horsing Around || Crafter's Hearth ||
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| || Knight Way, The || Creative Couture ||
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| || Lofty Affair, A || Daily Dip, The ||
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| || Moving on Up || Deerner Time ||
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| || Palette Perfections || Devote Alloys ||
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| || Peaked Interest || Diminishing Demises ||
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| || Purls of Wisdom || Eight-legged Innovators ||
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| || Tinker's Toys || Ferocious Eyes ||
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| || Tomeward Bound || Flanked Bags, The ||
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| || Trim and Polish || Fryc and Shives Innovations ||
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| || Unfurling Battle || Gallant Groom, The ||
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| || Vaunt It and Flaunt It || GemStoned ||
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| || Vintage Visions || Gift Horse, The ||
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| || What Remains || Gifts of Atan Irith ||
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| || || Girlybird, The ||
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| || || Goin' Stag ||
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| || || Grand Stables ||
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| || || Greater of Two Weevils, The ||
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| || || Holy Sheaths ||
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| || || Horn and Mane ||
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| || || ImPressions ||
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| || || Leaping Leezards ||
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| || || Legendairy ||
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| || || Lesser of Two Weevils, The ||
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| || || Little Ticker ||
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| || || Lizard Nest, The ||
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| || || Lizard Vivarium ||
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| || || Merited Metalworks ||
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| || || Milkin' It ||
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| || || Obsidian Raiment ||
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| || || Off the Chain ||
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| || || Ostler's Den ||
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| || || Pitcher Perfect ||
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| || || Quit Stallin' ||
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| || || Rollin' In The Greens ||
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| || || Rolton Pens ||
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| || || Roundabout Racers ||
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| || || Saddle Me Up ||
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| || || Starry Lotus, The ||
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| || || Steaming Mugs ||
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| || || Tempered Threads ||
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| || || Tiu & Qaiteke ||
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| || || Tortoise Enclosure ||
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| || || Ursine Emporium ||
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| || || Ursine Paddock ||
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| || || View from a Stag ||
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| || || Virelion Hall ||
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| || || Whirl and Twirl ||
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| || || Woodn't Yew ||
|}
=== Announcement 5 - New Lore ===
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| messagelink = [https://discord.com/channels/226045346399256576/1489810917716791558 New Lore]
| author = GM Thandiwe
| date = 4/3/2026
}}

Beneath the shifting sands of the Sea of Fire and Southron Wastes, as well as the suffocating canopy of the southern jungles and elsewhere throughout Elanthia, a silent watcher lies in wait. The scrape of chitin against stone and the sharp whistle of a raised stinger descending are often the only warnings a traveler receives before encountering one of the more intimidating members of the arachnid world -- the scorpion. Scorpions have occupied the dark corners of Elanthia since the ancient ages, outlasting empires and surviving cataclysms that claimed far softer creatures.

Enjoy this New Lore Document, providing details about the [[The_Silent_Watch:_Scorpions_of_Elanthia|Scorpions of Elanthia.]]

Created by GM Gyres, Thandiwe, Warlockes, and Xynwen, this document outlines the various cultures that interact with these dangerous animals.

=== Announcement 6 - Pet Adjustment ===
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| author = GM Thandiwe
| date = 4/4/2026
}}

After careful review, we are making the following adjustment:

* Fox Hunt - This year you will have a 50/50 chance to find a Songbird Egg instead of a Bugle. Starting next year, you will only be able to find a Songbird Egg.
* Pixie Hunt - This year, you'll have a chance to find a Jerboa Rainstick instead of a Bell.

'''Ewe Vixen'''
: Lamb Summoning Devices (bell) are being reduced to 250,000 raikhen.
: Fox Summoning Devices (bugle) are being reduced to 250,000 raikhen.
: Jerboa Summoning Devices (rainstick) will be offered at 250,000 raikhen.

'''Song Sung Blue'''
: Premade Songbird Summoning Devices (egg) are being reduced to 250,000 raikhen.
: Randomizing Songbird Summoning Devices (egg) are being reduced to 200,000 raikhen.

== Teasers ==
=== Teaser 1 - Papermaker Update ===
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| author = GM Thandiwe
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This year at Rumor Woods, the [[Papermaker]] is getting its final update and unlocks. These unlocks can all be found in the shop Enlightened Pages.

The following nouns have been added to the papermaker:
* bookmark
* codicil
* dedication
* deed
* depiction
* dispatch
* doodle
* landscape
* mural
* picture
* portrait
* roll
* rubbing
* scrap
* sign
* sketch
* slip
* tract
* voucher

The following articles have been added to the papermaker:
* a charred
* a damp
* a delicate
* a dusty
* a filmy
* a frayed
* a gauzy
* a grimy
* a heraldic
* a humid
* a large
* a limp
* a matted
* a moldy
* a musk-scented
* a musky
* a notched
* a pale
* a pleated
* a rose-scented
* a scorched
* a sheer
* a smoky
* a soiled
* a sooty
* a spotted
* a stained
* a supple
* a tea-stained
* a vellum
* an ashen
* an illuminated
* an ivory
* an oily

Additionally, the papermaker has 2 new tiers.
<pre{{log2}}>
'''Tier 8'''
In the Common language, it reads:
A gear-painted treat box voucher will unlock your Papermaker from Tier 7 to Tier 8. This will grant it the ability to create treat boxes.```

'''Treat Box'''
You analyze the treat box and sense that the creator has provided the following information:
Papermaker Treat Box
Created using the famous papermaker, the box can be customized to your liking. Please be sure to GLANCE at the box to see what your customization options are. Once you've filled the box and completed the design, close it and WRAP it while holding ribbon or yarn to lock in the design and ready it for gifting.

<pre{{log2}}>
glance my box

Treat Box Design<br>
Once the design process is complete, the box will become a wrapped treat box ready to give away. You may customize it in the following ways:

Box Color: (ADD a Dye) not yet designed<br>
Box Shape: (TURN to shape) not yet selected<br>
Valid shapes: heart, round, star, oval, square, hexagonal, octagonal, scalloped, rectangular<br>
Contents: (PUT items into box) empty

To add color, ADD a dye to the box.<br>
To set a shape, TURN the box to a shape name (e.g., TURN box to HEART).<br>
To fill the box with treats, PUT treats into the box.<br>
Once you are done designing and the box is full, close it and then WRAP while holding a ribbon or yarn. This will lock in the design and use the ribbon or yarn for open/close.

turn my box to heart<br>
You turn a treat box over in your hands, watching as it transforms into '''a heart-shaped box.'''<br>
Add my dye to my box<br>
With careful hands, you uncork a crystalline vial of vibrant papaya dye and allow a few drops to seep into the surface of a heart-shaped treat box, watching as the color blooms across the box in rich, even tones.<br>
put cookie in my box<br>
With a gentle touch, you nestle an oatmeal raisin cookie into a heart-shaped treat box, settling it carefully into its own little compartment within.
<pre{{log2}}>
wrap my box with my ribbon<br>
Please confirm this is the final design you wish to set:

Box Color: vibrant papaya<br>
Box Shape: a heart-shaped<br>
Your final design will be: '''a heart-shaped vibrant papaya treat box tied with a violet-sheened moonflower white chainsil ribbon bow'''

If this design looks correct, then WRAP again in the next 30 seconds to lock in the design.

<pre{{log2}}>
> wrap my box with my yarn<br>
Please confirm this is the final design you wish to set:

Box Color: vibrant papaya<br>
Box Shape: a heart-shaped<br>
Your final design will be: '''a heart-shaped vibrant papaya treat box wrapped with lightweight aurora blue angora yarn'''

If this design looks correct, then WRAP again in the next 30 seconds to lock in the design.

<pre{{log2}}>
> wrap my box with my yarn<br>
You pull a generous length of yarn from a skein of lightweight aurora blue angora yarn and wind it around a heart-shaped treat box with unhurried care, looping it over and under until satisfied, then finish with a neat knot at the top.

Congratulations! Your a heart-shaped vibrant papaya treat box wrapped with lightweight aurora blue angora yarn is ready to be given away.

<pre{{log2}}>
You analyze the treat box and sense that the creator has provided the following information:<br>
Papermaker Treat Box<br>
Congratulations! You've been given a heart-shaped vibrant papaya treat box wrapped with lightweight aurora blue angora yarn!<br>
You can interact with your treat box by taking the following actions: GAZE (demeanor based), LICK, OPEN, CLOSE, SHAKE, and SMELL<br>
A heart-shaped vibrant papaya treat box wrapped with lightweight aurora blue angora yarn was designed and wrapped by someone just for you and as such it can never be altered.<br>
Once you have eaten the contents, you can TRASH the box to get rid of the evidence!<br><br>

All verbs work if the box is open or closed.

'''Tier 9'''<br>
In the Common language, it reads:<br>
A gear-painted award voucher will unlock your Papermaker from Tier 8 to Tier 9. This will grant it the ability to create awards.

<pre{{log2}}>
You analyze the simple award and sense that the creator has provided the following information:
Papermaker Award
Created using the famous papermaker, the award can be customized to fit your needs. Please be sure to GLANCE at the award to see what your customization options are. Once you've completed the design, you can TWIST to lock in the design. This will turn it into your award and prevent the recipient from changing the designs and fields.

<pre{{log2}}>
>glance my award
Award Ribbon
Once done the design process is complete, the award will become a ribbon. You may design it in the following ways:

Noun of Award: ribbon
Primary Body: (Add a Ribbon) blank
Embroidery: (Add an Ore) blank
Short Missive: (Whisper a Missive) blank
Back Missive: (Write a Missive) blank

The final design will be:
a color fabric ribbon trailing a metal type-embroidered missive

When looked at, it will display: The award is crafted of a color fabric ribbon and fitted with a simple pin that allows it to be worn. A short missive, embroidered in metallic type thread, reads, "Short Award Reason."

To customize any of these fields, TURN the award to the design field and then ADD the necessary item.
To add a short missive, WHISPER to the award MISSIVE followed by your short missive.
To add a readable description, WRITE on the award.
Once done designing, TWIST to lock in the design.

add my ribbon to my award <br>
With practiced ease, you lay a brilliant blue silk ribbon in the center of a simple award. It slowly gets absorbed into the piece, leaving nothing behind.<br>
add ore to my award<br>
With practiced ease, you lay a chunk of silver ore in the center of a simple award. It slowly gets absorbed into the piece, leaving nothing behind.<br>
whisp award missive The Best Little Jerboa Hopper<br>
Holding the award close, you whisper your award missive of "The Best Little Jerboa Hopper" and watch as it settles into place on the award.<br>
write my award ; This award goes to Thumble Bump for being the best little jerboa hopper we've ever seen.<br>
You carefully turn your award over and begin inscribing on its back in Common. Your feather quill glides deliberately across the surface, each stroke precise and intentional. Upon finishing, you turn the award over once more and admire your work with a critical eye.<br>
>twist my ribbon
<pre{{log2}}>
Please confirm that this is the design you wish to make:

Long Description: a bright blue silk ribbon trailing a sterling silver-embroidered missive
Look Description: The ribbon is crafted of a bright blue silk and fitted with a simple pin that allows it to be worn. A short missive, embroidered in sterling silver thread, reads, "The Best Little Jerboa Hopper." There appears to be something written on the back.

If this design looks correct, then TWIST again in the next 30 seconds to lock in the design.

<pre{{log2}}>
twist my ribbon
Congratulations! You've created a bright blue silk ribbon trailing a sterling silver-embroidered missive.

<pre{{log2}}>
You analyze the silk ribbon and sense that the creator has provided the following information:
Papermaker Award
Congratulations! You've been awarded a bright blue silk ribbon trailing a sterling silver-embroidered missive!
You can interact with your silk ribbon by taking the following actions:
BEAM, COVER, KISS, READ, and WAVE
A bright blue silk ribbon trailing a sterling silver-embroidered missive was designed by someone for you and as such it can never be altered.

=== Teaser 2 - Prismatic Curio===
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| author = GM Ivry
| date = 4/2/2026
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'''Rumor Woods - Prismatic Curio'''

A brand-new illusionary accessory for the fashion-forward adventurer.

What It Does,
The Prismatic Curio is a wearable item that lets you project illusionary colors, metals, and gems across your worn accessories. When someone LOOKs at you, every eligible accessory appears to feature your chosen accent -- without changing a single item.

Pick a color. Pick a metal. Pick a gem. Or pick all three at once. Your outfit, your rules.

What it affects: Worn accessories (clothing, jewelry, containers, etc.)
What it excludes: Weapons, armor, shields, tattoos, and hidden items.

How It Works,
Configure your illusions by whispering to the curio, then prod it to bring them to life:

WHISPER <curio> COLOR SET <name> Choose a color illusion
WHISPER <curio> METAL SET <name> Choose a metal illusion
WHISPER <curio> GEM SET <name> Choose a gem illusion
WHISPER <curio> <type> LIST Browse available options
WHISPER <curio> <type> VIEW Check your current setting
WHISPER <curio> <type> CLEAR Remove an illusion
WHISPER <curio> HELP Full help menu
PROD <curio> Toggle ALL illusions on/off
TURN <curio> COLOR/METAL/GEM Toggle a single illusion on/off

Tier System,
The curio comes in two tiers:

Tier 1 (Base),
~260 colors (first half of the palette),
10 metals: mithril, ora, imflass, glaes, vultite, eahnor, vaalorn, mithglin, faenor,
Common and uncommon gems (levels 0–4),

Tier 2 (Certificate Upgrade),
Full color palette (~520+ colors),
All 25 metals, adding: drakar, rhimar, zorchar, gornar, golvern, rolaren, kelyn, razern, eonake, veil iron, alexandrite, bronze, obsidian, electrum, platinum,
Rarer gems (levels 0–7),
Half-power mode — apply your illusion to every other eligible item for a subtler, mixed look,

Upgrade from Tier 1 to Tier 2 with a Prismatic Curio Upgrade Certificate. Hold the certificate in one hand and the curio in the other, then REDEEM it. In Palette Perfections you will find the curio priced at 5k and the unlock 1250.

Details & Notes,
The curio is purely cosmetic — it changes only what others see, never the items themselves.,
Works with hyphenated descriptors like mithril-worked, ruby-set, crimson-hued, and more.,
Incompatible with the Shimmer Trinket — only one appearance-altering item can be active at a time.,
A small number of restricted gems (doomstone, urglaes,etc), metals, and colors are permanently disabled.

=== Teaser 3 - Beeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees===
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| author = GM Casil
| date = 4/2/2026
}}

=== Teaser 4 - Songbirds ===
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| author = GM Ivry
| date = 4/3/2026
}}

'''[Rumor Woods 2026] - Songbirds Are Here!'''

Songbirds Are Here! ,
Now in Elanthia -- Songbirds -- found in the new Rumor Woods shop, Song Sung Blue.
Each songbird hatches from a unique egg with its own combination of body plumage, wing accents, crest color, tail feathers, and eye color -- over nine million possible appearances. No two birds should look quite the same.

Hatching,
Your songbird begins life as a simple egg that hides its colorful inner shell and bird. Simply EXHALE on it to bond, and watch as the shell cracks and your new companion emerges, shaking off fragments and greeting you with its first chirp. The eggshell becomes a tiny whistle adorned with feathers in your bird's colors -- your way to call them back whenever you need.

A Companion with more life!,
Songbirds aren't just cosmetic. They're living their best life, and they act like it.

They get hungry. Feed them foraged seeds or live insects to keep them healthy and vibrant. A well-fed bird is colorful and lively; a neglected one grows thin, patchy, and eventually falls comatose -- though a meal will always bring them back.,
They hunt on their own. A hungry bird will snatch bugs from the ground when it spots them. (Bugs on Parade),
They react to the world. Your bird notices nearby creatures (and often tries, adorably, to look intimidating), investigates other players, and behaves differently around people it recognizes as friendly versus strangers.,
They worry about you. If you're wounded, your songbird will worry and try to help you, plus more!,

Personality,
Your songbird has opinions about the people around you. It'll chirp friendly greetings and drop tiny gifts at the feet of people it likes -- and pointedly turn its back and fluff its tail feathers at those it doesn't. It might land briefly on a friend's shoulder to say hello, or tuck its head under its wing to ignore someone it finds disagreeable.

Pet-to-Pet Interactions,
Songbirds are social creatures. When two songbirds meet, they might burst into a spontaneous duet, preen each other's feathers, or chase each other in playful aerial spirals. They also interact with other pet types -- riding a fox's tail, landing between a lamb's ears, stealing shiny things from lizards, and engaging in dramatic aerial showdowns with dragonflies.

For Bards,
If you're a bard, your songbird is your duet partner. It listens to how you play and matches your style -- singing a mournful accompaniment to somber melodies, chirping rapid-fire alongside fast tempo pieces, or belting out a rousing harmony when you play something inspiring. It'll even try to sing along during loresinging (emphasis on try).

Message Delivery,
Write a message on a slip of parchment, and your songbird will carry it across town to another player -- up to three times a day. It'll swoop down to the recipient, chirp brightly, and drop the note at their feet before winging its way back to you.

Shoulder Perch & Verbs,
Wear your songbird on your shoulder where it'll nestle in, preen its feathers, and occasionally nod off. You can also PET, RUB, TICKLE, KISS, HUG, and POKE your bird (results vary). And yes -- very rarely, your shoulder companion will leave you a little... surprise. Nothing a good RUB won't fix.

How to Get One,
Songbird eggs are now available at Rumor Woods in the shop Song Sung Blue .

You have two paths to your feathered best friend:
Natural Eggs -- Take your chances with nature. Your bird's colors will be a complete surprise -- you never know what combination you'll get until that shell cracks open.,
Magically Encouraged Eggs -- For those with a specific vision in mind, these eggs have been coaxed into producing a particular set of colors. Pick your palette and hatch with confidence.,

--- * Please note that songbird alters will be rare and exactly none are currently planned.
Happy hatching! ~GM Ivry

=== Teaser 5 - Clockwerke Weapons ===
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| author = GM Mastreforn
| date = 4/3/2026
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Clockwerke Weapons will be available at Rumor Woods 2026!

Tier 1/OTS - comes with some fluff verbs and you can TURN it to pick between slashing, piercing, or crushing standard ability flares. Point-and-click is enable with this feature, titled Modularity.

=== Teaser 6 - Basketifier Update ===
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| author = GM Thandiwe
| date = 4/3/2026
}}

This Rumor Woods, the [[Basketifier]] is getting an additional unlock. This new tier, Tier 5, will unlock the ability to have Tableware additions to your basket.

After unlocking the basket, you will see a new analyze addition:

<pre{{log2}}>

'''SPECIAL TABLEWARE UNLOCK'''
Because your basket has been unlocked to the 5th tier, you are now able to add utensils, plates, saucers, or napkins with special certificates. To see which you already have installed, please GAZE at the basket.
'''In Basket Form:'''
'''WHISPER''' - To obtain a single copy of the item.
'''GAZE''' - To see the full list of unlocked tableware items.
'''In Table Form:'''
* Upon becoming a table, your tableware items will be stacked on the table.
* GET will allow you, or anyone using your table, to obtain a tableware item.

All tableware items are marked as junk to allow you to throw them away when you are near trash barrels. This includes the trash basket stored under your table when it is out. Throwing away a tableware item does not destroy those contained in your basket.

In addition to this new tier 5 unlock, you may purchase '''tableware''' vouchers that will add the specific type to your basket. For example:

* You glance down to see '''a monogrammed white voucher''' in your right hand and '''a lace-edged slate blue napkin''' elegantly embroidered with kissing wrens in your left hand.
<pre{{log2}}>
You analyze the white voucher and sense that the creator has provided the following information:
Basketifier Tableware Voucher
A monogrammed white voucher is designed to allow you to add specific types of items to your basket. This particular voucher has been created to allow you to add a napkin to a Basketifier basket that is at least Tier 5.

Alterations
Any willing merchant may modify this voucher, however, you can also ADD a napkin that is predesigned to your voucher. [Syntax: ADD {my} {tableware type} to {my} voucher.] Be warned, this will consume your item. Your tableware item may have a long or show.

Tableware Design: a monogrammed white linen napkin with a long description. It is crafted of cloth.
The long description is: a a monogrammed white linen napkin embroidered with bright red whorls

To use a monogrammed white voucher, POINT it at your unlocked basketifier (must be tier 5). [Syntax: POINT {my} voucher at {my} BASKET.] If there is a design in place, then you will be required to CONFIRM that you are updating that particular tableware item.

*add my napkin to my voucher
As you bring your a lace-edged slate blue napkin elegantly embroidered with kissing wrens close to a monogrammed white voucher, you realize that the napkin will be completely consumed by the process. If this is acceptable, then ADD napkin to voucher again in the next 30 seconds.
*add my napkin to my voucher
With praticed ease, you lay a lace-edged slate blue napkin elegantly embroidered with kissing wrens in the center of a monogrammed white voucher. It slowly gets absorbed into the piece, leaving nothing behind.

'''[OOC Note: ANALYZE the voucher to see your addition.]'''

<pre{{log2}}>
You analyze the white voucher and sense that the creator has provided the following information:
Basketifier Tableware Voucher
A monogrammed white voucher is designed to allow you to add specific types of items to your basket. This particular voucher has been created to allow you to add a napkin to a Basketifier basket that is at least Tier 5.

Alterations
Any willing merchant may modify this voucher, however, you can also ADD a napkin that is predesigned to your voucher. [Syntax: ADD {my} {tableware type} to {my} voucher.] Be warned, this will consume your item. Your tableware item may have a long or show.

Tableware Design: '''a lace-edged slate grey napkin with a long description. It is crafted of fabric.'''
The show description is: '''a lace-edged slate blue napkin elegantly embroidered with kissing wrens'''

To use a monogrammed white voucher, POINT it at your unlocked basketifier (must be tier 5). [Syntax: POINT {my} voucher at {my} BASKET.] If there is a design in place, then you will be required to CONFIRM that you are updating that particular tableware item.

* point my voucher at my bask
It would appear you already have a design in this spot. Adding the voucher to it will override the old design and create a new one. If you want to do this, then please POINT the voucher at the basket again in the next 30 seconds.
* point my voucher at my bask

You point your white voucher at a monogrammed white voucher, allowing the magic stored within the tiny piece of paper to do its thing. After several seconds, the voucher turns into motes of light that descend upon the basket, dissolving into its form.

'''[OOC NOTE: You can now GAZE at the basket to see your tableware addition.]'''
<pre{{log2}}>
> gaze my basket
Gazing over the various tableware items stored within your basket, you mentally catalog each in turn:

'''Fork:''' a fancy sterling silver fork descending into a buttercup handle
'''Spoon:''' a tarnished sterling silver spoon with a bent handle
'''Knife:''' an oak-handled blackened steel knife with a serrated edge
'''Chopsticks:''' a pair of twisted hazel chopsticks left natural at the ends
'''Teaspoon:''' a tarnished sterling silver teaspoon with a bent handle
'''Plate:''' a nacre-edged white porcelain plate center-painted in a blooming rose
'''Saucer:''' a delicate white porcelain saucer painted in overlapping posies
'''Napkin:''' a lace-edged slate blue napkin elegantly embroidered with kissing wrens

There will be vouchers for: Tier 5 unlock, fork, spoon, knife, chopsticks, teaspoon, plate, saucer, and napkin additions. You can also buy new baskets and all previous unlocks in Bowl Me Over (A shop designed by Elysani).

Lastly, GM Vanah and Elysani paired up to create an NPC that will work on adding long descriptions to the aforementioned items. This NPC works the same as the other +long description NPCs, charging a nominal fee for the work.

You can find the culter and the potter in Elenesse Atelier, Alcove.

One final note:
<pre{{log2}}>
You analyze the slate grey napkin and sense that the creator has provided the following information:
Basketifier Napkin
Created by a Basketifier, the napkin is a disposable item. You may alter it at your own risk, but be warned that it will not be replaced if you throw it away.
It has access to the following verbs: DUST (flick crumbs off clothing), PUSH (clean a spot on chest-worn), RUB (clean mouth), EXHALE (catch a sneeze), CRY (dab tears), TAP (dab lips), and WAVE (be a bit dramatic)

=== Teaser 7 - New Shop: Better in the Saddle ===
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| author = GM Ivry
| date = 4/3/2025
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Rumor Woods has a brand-new shop for all you riders out there! Better in the Saddle is now open on the grounds, featuring saddles crafted for your favorite mounts:

* Bears
* Beetles
* Spiders
* Roltons

Swing by Rumor Woods and gear up your trusty steed — no matter how many legs it has.

Special thanks to GM Elysani and GM Thandiwe for their ongoing assistance!

=== Teaser 8 - Rumor Woods 2026 - Dessert Vibes & Tasty Hands Clothing ===
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}}From the land of miscommunication and additional lettering, I humbly present a new Rumor Woods shop for 2026: '''Dessert Vibes'''!

Found in an auspicious driftwood shack off a broad caravan trail, Confectioner Brixxior and his financial backer, Gentleman Hoorne, invite you to enjoy a taste of the wastes.

Within and upon our very clean surfaces, you'll find a plethora of confectionary delights that you'll want to preserve in your basketifiers for generations to come. Sweet, sweet scorpions? Check. Sugary serpents? You bet. A marzipan jerboa? So cute you must devour. A candied troll toe? Uh oh.

The main attraction, however, is a new fun, fluffy, and sugar-dusted sartorial delight: '''Tasty Hands Clothing'''.

Tasty Hands Clothing are front-worn aprons that can be stuffed full of tasty treats. You can use one of a few different verbs to interact with any confections stored inside. For example, here's what happens with you FIDGET with an apron: <blockquote>>fidget my apron

You reach into the pocket at the front of your candy pattern apron, running your hand over some links of greasy sausage. You then bring the greasy sausage up to your nose and inhale with all your might. Closing your eyes, you sigh deeply as the fragrances of the sausage lingers in your nostrils and on your hands. Eyes still closed, you quickly slip the morsel back into your apron.</blockquote>Want to change targets, just TURN your apron!<blockquote>>turn my apron

You've decided to turn your focus away from some links of greasy sausage and instead focus on a candied troll toe.</blockquote>Now, sample the delicate flavors within to your heart's content without consuming a charge of the food! <blockquote>Hoorne reaches into a sugar-dusted candy pattern apron and carefully selects a candied troll toe from within. Bringing the toe up to his mouth, he takes a big lick. He takes a deep breath, his eyes unfocused as if he is contemplating the flavors of the toe. Then, nodding in satisfaction, he slips the toe back into his apron.</blockquote>This will allow you to enjoy delicious flavor messaging to your heart's content!<blockquote>>lick my apron

You reach into a sugar-dusted candy pattern apron and carefully select a candied troll toe from within. Bringing the toe up to your mouth, you take a big lick. Oh no. Was that a mistake? A wave of sweet sugar leads out a funky, metallic aftertaste that lingers on the tongue. Notes of wet garbage, blooming fungus, and pungent blood soon overwhelm the senses.

Nodding in satisfaction, you slip the toe back into your apron.</blockquote>'''Tasty Hands Clothing''' items can be altered, but must remain something reasonable and front-worn. They come fully unlocked for a mere 100 raikhen, ready for your tender mercies and tasty treats.

I am grateful for the guidance and support of GMs Thandiwe, Ethereal, and Flannihan for helping this sweet vision come to life!

Enjoy!
[[Category:Rumor Woods saved posts]]

Fishing

2026-03-31T18:35:25Z

GS4-KAONASHI: /* Locations */

{{TOCright}}
'''Fishing''' is a popular pastime in [[Elanthia]]. By using certain [[fishing equipment]] - at minimum, a fishing rod with line and a lure attached - in a designated fishing area, anyone can catch fish of all sizes.

The fishing system was updated in December, 2025, by GM Auchand with the "Artisan Fishing System" overhaul. This completely replaced the original fishing system. Instead of relying on luck and stats, fishing instead rewards use of the system by awarding ranks, similar to [[artisan skill]]s. However, it is ''not'' a formal artisan skill and does not count against them when learning how to fish. This update left in place all fishing equipment, which remains fully functional with this new fishing system.

The original [[/Legacy fishing system|legacy fishing system]] utilized only items as part of the fishing experience, with what was described as a very complex back end system designed to mimic real world fishing that took into account time of day and the season with regard to when fish were more likely to bite. It relied heavily on the [[strength]] stat for fishing success as well as a great deal of luck.

==Equipment==
{{main|Fishing equipment}}
The cost of [[fishing equipment]] varies depending on material, design, quality, and quantity. See the [[:Category: Fishing shops|Fishing Shops category]] for inventory.

;[[Fishing equipment#Fishing Rod|Fishing Rod]]
The fishing rod is used as the basis for fishing. A fishing rod needs, at minimum, some [[#Line|line]] attached as well as a [[#Lure|lure]] of some type. Without a [[#Sinker|sinker]], the line can be cast out at just the surface level. Adding a sinker will allow the line to be cast at middle depth or bottom depth, depending on the sinker weight. Attached lures and sinkers can be removed via {{boldmono|GET}}.

While not shown in the analyze, a rod with a line attached can be {{boldmono|CUT}} to remove an already-attached line. Removing a line by this method destroys the line on the rod but also allows for it to be replaced if it has been damaged via use.

All fishing rods are created equal. {{boldmono|[[Verb:RAISE|RAISE]]}} (far), {{boldmono|[[Verb:WAVE|WAVE]]}} (medium distance), or {{boldmono|[[Verb:PUSH|PUSH]]}} (very close) the rod to cast at different lengths. {{boldmono|[[Verb:PULL|PULL]]}} the rod to reel it in. Alternatively, just use the {{boldmono|[[Verb:FISHING|FISH]]}} command for it all.

;[[Fishing equipment#Line|Line]]
A line is required to use a fishing rod. Lines come in the form of a string, line, or wire that is coiled up, and a portion can be cut off of the entire spool via {{boldmono|PULL}}. Once removed from the spool, the cut line can be added to a fishing rod via {{boldmono|PUT}}. Lines can come in different strengths, which can be identified via {{boldmono|LOOK}}. Lines purchased at pay events such as [[Ebon Gate]] are generally the strongest available.

As line is used while attached to a [[#Fishing Rod|fishing rod]], its condition degrades. Weaker lines degrade faster than stronger lines. Using {{boldmono|LOOK ROD}} will indicate the condition of the line. Line condition starts at "excellent condition" then goes to "decent condition", then "showing signs of wear", and finally "frayed and in danger of snapping soon" when it is nearing its end.

More expensive fishing lines last longer. When your line breaks, any lure and sinker that are attached to it are lost.

;[[Fishing equipment#Lure|Lures]]
A lure is required to use a fishing rod. It can be added to a fishing rod via {{boldmono|PUT}}. Lures may be general and work for all depths of fishing, or they may be set up to work best at a certain depth, such as on the surface. Using {{boldmono|LOOK}} with a lure will identify what depths it works best at as well as the bonus it provides for each depth.

The three basic depths for lures are for fishing on the surface, at middle depth, or on the bottom.

;[[Fishing equipment#Sinker|Sinkers]]
A sinker is an optional item to use on a fishing rod. It can be added to a fishing rod via {{boldmono|PUT}}. A sinker will cause the cast line to sink to a lower depth, either middle depth or to the bottom, depending on the sinker's weight. Using either {{boldmono|LOOK}} or {{boldmono|WEIGH}} with a sinker will identify how far it will cause a line's hook to sink in a body of water - either to the middle depth or to the bottom.

No sinker is needed for surface fishing.

;Additional Equipment
Special [[rhimar]]-lined '''[[fishing creel]]s''' and chests preserve caught fish. Without a creel or preserving chest, the fish can go bad or escape.

The '''[[Super-Fish-All Tackle Box]]''' is a multi-purpose container that serves as an "-inator" to store lures, weights, and lines, plus, at higher unlocks, serve as a rhimar-lined creel to weightlessly preserve caught live fish.

The '''[[Bugs 2 Lure Jig]]''' allows for the crafting of fishing lures from fishing line (of any quality) and gemstone bugs caught with a [[Bugs on Parade Bug Jar]].

==Fishing Shops==
Fishing shops are located in a number of towns across Elanthia. In addition to these permanent town shops, both standard and specialty fishing gear is sometimes sold at [[festival]]s and [[pay event]]s.
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==How to Fish==
With the December, 2025, Artisan Fishing System overhaul, fishing is now completely updated to no longer rely on luck and the [[strength]] stat but instead on earned fishing skill ranks. While referred to as the Artisan Fishing System, it is '''not''' part of the [[Artisan skill|Artisan Skill]] system and will not count towards max Artisan Skill ranks. Additionally, fishing does not provide [[EXPERIENCE|EXP]]. Fishing uses fishing skill levels as the basis for its skill check, with 100 being the maximum fishing skill level.

==={{boldmono|FISH}} Command===
{{main|Verb:FISHING}}
Most fishing related actions use the {{boldmono|FISH}} verb. Some items, such as the [[Fishing equipment#Fishing Rod|fishing rod]], emulate the {{boldmono|FISH}} command with verb traps tied to manipulating the fishing rod itself.

The main actions include {{boldmono|FISH CAST {distance}}} to cast the line and {{boldmono|FISH REEL}} to try to reel it back in. Meanwhile, {{boldmono|FISH SENSE}} can identify if your current location is a fishing spot.

In addition, {{boldmono|FISH PERKS}} allows you to view and manage current [[#Fishing Perks|fising perks]] while {{boldmono|FISH STATUS}} lets you view your current fishing level as well as any active fishing perks.

Lastly, {{boldmono|FISH TOTAL}} is a running tally of all of your catches (and misses). This includes all fish caught via the [[/Legacy fishing system|legacy fishing system]] as part of the total. The count of [[#Fishing Line|lines snapped]] is new as of the fishing system overhaul.

=== The Basics ===
Before you can begin fishing, you will first need to locate a fishing hole and bring your fishing equipment. You can determine whether or not you are in a fishing area via {{boldmono|FISH SENSE}}. See the [[#Locations|locations table]] for a list of known fishing areas. Fishing holes respond to fishing pressure and, if too many fish are caught in too short of a time, you will not be able to catch fish there again until some time has passed and the fish have recovered.

At minimum, a [[Fishing equipment#Fishing Rod|fishing rod]] equipped with both [[Fishing equipment#Line|line]] and a [[Fishing equipment#Lure|lure]] is needed to fish while in a fishing area. A [[Fishing equipment#sinker|sinker]] is an optional attachment that can allow you to fish at different depths other than just the water's surface.

{{boldmono|LOOKing}} at lures before attaching them to a rod will indicate the numerical bonus for each depth, with +16 being the highest bonus. Once attached, you can {{boldmono|LOOK ROD}} to see everything attached, including their benefits and bonuses. Lures and sinkers can be removed from a rod with {{boldmono|GET}}. A fishing line can be removed from the rod with {{boldmono|CUT}}, however this will destroy the line in the process.

Once you have all of your equipment in hand and are at a proper fishing spot, use the {{boldmono|[[Verb:FISHING|FISH]]}} verb to begin fishing. Catching fish, reeling, and filleting fish can increase your fishing skill level. Fish now appear with far greater frequency compared to legacy fishing, but the reeling process may last much longer, sometimes ten minutes or more. Fishing allows players to potentially catch fish in the 200-300lb range with frequency. If done correctly, line snaps should be much rarer than prior to the fishing system overhaul.

=== Casting ===
To start, hold your fishing rod - with attached line and lure - in one hand and {{boldmono|FISH CAST {distance}}} while in a fishing area.

When casting a line, you can select {{boldmono|FISH CAST NEAR}}, {{boldmono|MIDDLE}}, or {{boldmono|FAR}}. This is a risk/reward system with the further distances being more difficult to reel but potentially more rewarding with larger or rarer fish. It is recommended to select {{boldmono|NEAR}} until several fishing skill level ranks are earned.

Using a [[Fishing equipment#Fishing Rod|fishing rod]]'s verb traps for {{boldmono|PUSH}} (near), {{boldmono|WAVE}} (middle), and {{boldmono|RAISE}} (far) when manipulating the fishing rod emulate the use of {{boldmono|FISH CAST {distance}}}. They can be used interchangeably with the {{boldmono|FISH}} command.

=== Hooking a Fish ===
Once a line is cast, frequent rolls are made to attract and hook a fish. Using the correct type of lure at the correct depth will provide a bonus to a successful hook. You will know when you catch a fish!

<pre{{log2}}>You feel a brief jerk on your line before it begins to reel out wildly. You manage to yank your black fishing rod back to set the hook. The rod bends and its tip dips as the catch on your line weaves back and forth in a frantic effort to escape!</pre>

=== Reeling ===
Once a line has been cast out, it can be brought in via {{boldmono|FISH REEL}}. (Using {{boldmono|PULL ROD}} with a fishing rod emulates this command.) If no fish is on the line, it can be reeled in very quickly. However, if a fish is hooked on the line, it will fight the reeling process.

When reeling a hooked fish, a roll is made to reel the fish closer (success = rolls 100 or higher), and the fish makes a roll to try and swim further away. Success on a reel attempt means that you will draw the fish in closer. Failure means the line will stay where it is. If the fish succeeds in its own roll, then the line will go out further away from you, up until it reaches its maximum length. The goal is to reduce the distance to zero before the line snaps.

'''Reeling success factors''' contributing to roll success include:
* Fishing skill level
* Size of fish (with larger fish being more difficult to reel in)
* Some fishing perks when activated
* Distance from shore or dock: since the goal is to reduce the distance to zero, casting line to further distances will be more difficult.

The strength stat is ''no longer'' a factor in reeling success.

=== Line Condition ===
[[Fishing equipment#Line|Fishing line]] has both a '''quality''' and a '''condition'''. The quality of a line determines how quickly it degrades, with higher quality lines degrading at a slower rate than lower quality lines. The condition of the line is how much wear and tear it has endured and, ultimately, an indicator of when it might snap.

Condition is of the utmost importance while actively fishing. Fishing line condition degrades with use, and it is recommended to {{boldmono|LOOK ROD}} before each cast. This will show you the current condition of your fishing line. Fishing line will degrade in the following stages: Excellent - Decent - Showing signs of use - Frayed and in danger of snapping soon. Once the line has degraded, use {{boldmono|CUT MY ROD}} to remove the current line and then replace it with a new line. Note that cutting a rod with a lure and weight on the line will deposit these items into the [[Inventory|alongside]] inventory slot.

Fishing lines are sold in various quality levels. {{boldmono|LOOK}} at fishing line to determine its quality levels, which include:
* Exceptionally Strong
* Quite sturdy and strong
* Decently strong

It is recommended to only use the strongest quality line available, as it will degrade much slower thus providing a higher chance of a successful catch. Exceptional quality fishing line is available at [[Flimgrimy's Fishing Finds]] in [[Mist Harbor]] in the form of '''a spool of thin silver wire'''.

If a line snaps while a fish is still hooked and before it has been reeled in completely, anything attached to the rod - line, lure, and sinker - will be '''lost''' in the process.

=== Filleting Fish ===
Fish can be filleted using {{boldmono|CUT MY <FISH> WITH MY <WEAPON>}}, but a skill check is required to produce a successful fillet. Factors impacting fillet success include:
* Fishing skill level
* Weapon type, with a dagger style weapon increasing success.
* Weapon description: the KNIFE noun and FILLET adjectives provide a bonus.
* Weapon enchant level provides a bonus, with a 10x enchant providing the greatest bonus.
Therefore, a 10x dagger style weapon with the description of "fillet knife" will provide the greatest bonus.

Fish fillets can then be cooked over a suitable fire or used as an ingredient in the various [[:Category:Cooking system|cooking]] craft systems. See the [[#Locations|locations table]] for information on the locations of cooking fires.

=== Fishing Perks ===
Fishing perks are granted as skill level increases. Perks are available under the {{boldmono|[[Verb:FISHING|FISH PERK]]}} verb and include:
# Fishbane: Fish stamina falls faster when pulling in a line or struggling against a fish.
# Reel Expertise: Pulling in a line or struggling against a fish strains your fishing line less.
# Angler's Eye: You will see additional information when using FISH SENSE.
# Lucky Lure: You have an increased chance to find higher quality fish.
# Goliath Seeker: Your catches have an increased chance to be heavier.
# Deft Knife: You have an increased chance to successfully fillet fish.

Activating a fishing perk is done via {{boldmono|FISH PERK ACTIVATE {x} {y}}}, with {x} representing the perk number from the above list and {y} representing an available fishing perk slot. One perk slot is awarded at fishing level 10, with an additional perk slot awarded at level 25.

==Locations ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! scope="col"|City or Town
! scope="col"|Location
! scope="col"|Fishing Hole
! scope="col"|Cooking Fire
! scope="col"|Description
|-
| scope="row"|The [[Flotilla]]||Kestral Pier||Y||N||
|-
| scope="row"|Halan Lea||[[Khesta 'Dahl]]||Y|| ||[Shore of Khesta 'Dahl] (8022010) Note: Multiple other rooms in the area are fishing locations
|-
| scope="row"|[[Icemule Trace]]||[[Fenog's Regulars]]||Y||Y||The cooking fire is at the Frozen Pond (Lich #26930).
|-
| scope="row"|[[Icemule Trace]]||[[White Haven]]||Y||Y||The cooking fire is at Ice Pond through the Grand Courtyard (Lich #15698).
|-
| scope="row"|[[Icemule Trace]]||[[Icemulian_Collective_for_the_Improvement_of_Civilian_Life,_Etc._(ICICLE)|ICICLE]]||Y||Y||The cooking fire is at the frozen pond (lich# 34392 / u18019010). ICICLE is entirely open to the public.
|-
| scope="row"|[[Icemule Trace]]||The Frostmain, Black Jetty||Y||Y||[The Frostmain, Black Jetty] (7133028) The cooking fire is inside the small dark shack.
|-
| scope="row"|[[Icemule Trace]]||The Frostmain, Talbot's Point||Y||Y||[The Frostmain, Talbot's Point] (7133030) The cooking fire is E and GO SHACK
|-
| scope="row"|[[Kraken's Fall]]||Fishing Pier||Y||U||[Fishing Pier] (7118266) The pier and shop down the cultivated path four rooms east of The Wandering Eye Market (TSC).
|-
|[[Kraken's Fall]]
|Nereid's Cradle, Canopied Walk
|Y
|N
|Fishing is available along the edges of the Nereid's Cradle, Canopied Walk. From the Wandering Eye Market NW, go through the portal and subsequent tunnel, and then W/NW until you find the rope-strung bridge hung low across the sand.
|-
|[[Kraken's Fall]]
|Nereid's Cradle
|Y
|N
|People may fish along the Nereid's Cradle beaches. From the Wandering Eye Market NW, go through the portal and subsequent tunnel, and then along the beaches!
|-
| scope="row"|[[Locksmehr River]]||Half-Sunk Dock||Y||N||This area is accessible only by a dingy from either Wehnimer's Landing or under the bridge where the [[Locksmehr River Ferry]] used to run.
|-
| scope="row"|[[Locksmehr River]]||Locksmehr Bridge, Dock||Y|| ||This area is accessible by taking a dingy from Wehnimer's Landing or GO DOCK from Vipershroud, River Bank (ROOMID 2190036) [Note: DOCK is not shown in the room description and will not show up as a result of ANALYZE ROOM.]
|-
| scope="row"|[[Mist Harbor]]||Western Harbor, Jetty ||Y ||Y||Northwest of [[Flimgrimy's Fishing Finds]]
|-
| scope="row"|[[Mist Harbor]]||Western Harbor, Pier Three||Y ||N||By the ferry
|-
| scope="row"|[[Nielira Harbor]]||Boardwalk||Y||N||There two fishing holes on the boardwalk.
|-
| scope="row"|[[River's Rest]]||[[Beacon Hall Archive]]||Y||Y||Fireplace in the Common Room. Note that the fireplace is a trash barrel, so {{boldmono|PUT MY FISH IN FIRE IN FIRE}}.
|-
| scope="row"|[[River's Rest]]||Dilapidated Pier||Y|| U||[River's Rest, Dilapidated Pier] (155005) Upper is original fishing pier. Lower is new fishing pier with access to the fishing shop.
|-
| scope="row"|[[River's Rest]]||Fleet Captain's Dock||Y||N||Go to the Fleet Captain's Yard (Lich #10888), then {{boldmono|NORTH, NORTHEAST, NORTHEAST, NORTHWEST, NORTH, GO DOCK}}.
|-
| scope="row"|[[River's Rest]] ||Floating Dock, Tempest River||Y||U||
|-
| scope="row"|[[River's Rest]]||Smuggler's Cove, Landing||Y||U||
|-
| scope="row"|[[River's Rest]]||Underbridge||Y||N||Southeastern side of the Warrens (Lich #10839)
|-
| scope="row"|[[River's Rest]]||[[The Warren]]||Y||N||River walk (Lich #17662), then {{boldmono|GO DOCK}} (Lich #17664)
|-
| scope="row"|[[Solhaven]]||[[Cairnfang Manor]]|| Y||Y||Cairnfang Manor, Pond (u106005/22109). Firepit is one east in the Garden (u106005/22114).
|-
| scope="row"|[[Solhaven]]||Solhaven, Charl's Quay||Y|| N||Roughly west of Liabo Plaza in Solhaven (u4209097/1488)
|-
| scope="row"|[[Solhaven]]||Solhaven, Fishmarket Pier|| Y|| N||West of South Market in South Haven (u4902076/1580)
|-
| scope="row"|[[Solhaven]]||Solhaven, North 'Haven Quay ||Y|| N||Roughly northwest of the locker warehouse in Solhaven (u4209095/1484)
|-
| scope="row"|[[Solhaven]]||Solhaven, Pier's End||Y|| N||Roughly west of North Market in Solhaven (u4209093/32812)
|-
| scope="row"|[[Solhaven]]||Sunderer's Glaive, Bobo's Park||Y||N||From Changeling Bending, which is northeast of South Market in South Haven, {{boldmono|GO SLOPE}} then {{boldmono|DOWN}}
|-
| scope="row"|[[Ta'Illistim]] ||Tyramia Hollow|| N|| Y||To reach the fire pit from the start of the trail, {{boldmono|GO BRIDGE}}, {{boldmono|SOUTH}}, {{boldmono|SOUTHWEST}}, {{boldmono|SOUTHEAST}}. (Lich #13456)
|-
| scope="row"|[[Ta'Illistim]]||[[Veythorne Manor]]||Y||Y||Cooking fire is on the west side of Veythorne Manor in the throwing dagger game room (Lich #13410). To reach the shop (Lich #13402), go to the north of Veythorne Manor, head two east of the west gate of the Garden, and {{boldmono|GO BUILDING}}. To reach the fishing area from the shop, {{boldmono|GO DOOR}}, then {{boldmono|GO BOAT}}.
|-
| scope="row"|[[Ta'Vaalor]]|| [[The Fishing Shack]] ||Y||Y||To reach the fishing pier, go one {{boldmono|WEST}} of the Ta'Vaalor Warrior Guild, go {{boldmono|SOUTH}} twice, {{boldmono|GO DOCK}}. To reach the shop (Lich #10381) from the dock, {{boldmono|GO SHACK}}. The fire is one east of the main room of the shop.
|-
| scope="row"| [[Ta'Vaalor]]||[[Erulk's Fishing Gear]]||Y||N||The shop (Lich #13922) is in the Ravelin. From Wyvern Plaza in the center of town, {{boldmono|DOWN}}, {{boldmono|SOUTHEAST}}, {{boldmono|GO DOCK}} to reach the shop. The fishing pier is one east of the shop.
|-
| scope="row"|[[Teras Isle]]||Aquamarine Street, River's Edge||Y||Y||[Aquamarine Street, River's Edge - 1985] (u3002004), go path
|-
| scope="row"|[[Wehnimer's Landing]]||[[Black Wolves]] Manor||Y||U||Members only
|-
| scope="row"| [[Wehnimer's Landing]]||Middle Dock||Y|| N||[Wehnimer's, Middle Dock] (7112)
|-
| scope="row"| [[Wehnimer's Landing]]||[[Helden Hall]] ||Y||Y||Fire pit down the path leading into a clutch of trees at the Fishing Pond (Lich #17599).
|-
| scope="row"|[[Wehnimer's Landing]]||[[House of the Rising Phoenix]]||Y||Y||Dock and small fire are in the Phoenix Annex (from the Entry, {{boldmono|GO DOOR}}, {{boldmono|GO MODWIR ARCHWAY}}, {{boldmono|GO GRASSY BANK}}, {{boldmono|GO DOCK}}). (Lich #21745)
|-
| scope="row"|[[Wehnimer's Landing]]||[[House Paupers]]||Y||Y||By the pond in the Rose Garden.
|-
| scope="row"|[[Wehnimer's Landing]]||[[House Sovyn]]||Y||Y||At the pond.
|-
| scope="row"|[[Wehnimer's Landing]]||[[Moonshine Manor]]||Y||Y||[Moonshine Manor, Garden Pond] (18006005) is found from [Coastal Cliffs] (67060) by GO GATE, GO DOORS, GO HALL, GO DOOR.
|-
| scope="row"| [[Wehnimer's Landing]]||[[House Sylvanfair]]||Y||Y||At the fishing pond in the Grove
|-
| scope="row"|[[Wehnimer's Landing]]||[[Silvergate Inn]]||Y||Y||In the Meadow with the fishing stream.
|-
| scope="row"|[[Wehnimer's Landing]]||[[Willow Hall]]||Y||Y||At Companion Park, where the lake and dock are. (Lich #19332)
|-
| scope="row"|[[Zul Logoth]]||[[Glarstim Fishing Supplies]]||N||Y||Small fire and fishing shop are all in the room in Glarstim Cavern (go one {{boldmono|EAST}} of the Adventurers' Guild, {{boldmono|GO ARCHWAY}}, {{boldmono|NORTH}}). (Lich #5746)
|-
| scope="row"|[[Zul Logoth]]||Stompeak Region||Y||N||[Thunder Plateau, Kalaz Pond - 34330] (u13150322)
|-
| scope="row"|[[Zul Logoth]]||Glarstim Cavern||Y|| ||[Glarstim Cavern, Dock]
|}

== See Also==
* [[Verb:FISHING]]
* [[Fishing equipment]]
* [[List of fish]]
* [https://discord.com/channels/226045346399256576/1436963553469923432 Official Artisan Fishing Discord post/discussion thread]
* [[/saved posts|Saved posts]]
* [[/Legacy fishing system|Legacy fishing system]] archived information
* [[Fishing guide|Beldannon's fishing guide]] for the Legacy Fishing System

[[Category:Towns]]
[[Category: Area Mechanics]]
[[Category: Recreation activities]]
[[Category:Fishing system| ]]

EHShop:Sockpuppetry/2025

2025-10-11T00:34:20Z

GS4-KAONASHI:

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===Sockpuppetry, White Room===
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|desc=This part of the hovel is spare, with all surfaces painted a snowy white. There were once windows, but they have been boarded over with white-painted driftwood that is further colored by the silhouette of a vivid vermillion marionette. In the room's center, two stone sarcophagi sit side-by-side, each large enough to comfortably fit a small child. Each sarcophagus is a different color and is draped with bright linens. A wide brass plaque is affixed to the wall on one side of the room. A battered driftwood door leads out.
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<blockquote>
{{sign|margin-right=40%|sign='''a dull brass plaque'''<nowiki>
In the Common language, it reads:

SOCKPUPPETRY. Hands ready, Naidem!

Curious patron, behold our Sock Puppets. Various types for sale throughout this hovel, along with their cousins, some stiff-looking marionettes.

Upgrade certificates to unlock each Sock Puppet's potential are in the stone ossuary a few rooms over. We recommend you buy all unlocks, and then tell all of your friends to do the same. Just to be safe.

Merchant work through the curtain from time to time. Enjoy!

~\~The Management
</nowiki>}}
</blockquote>
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{{Container2||container=In the black stone coffin you see:||contents= a small dwarf puppet, a small halfling puppet, a small gnome puppet, a small half-krolvin puppet, a small erithian puppet, and a small aelotoi puppet.}}
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|-
| style="vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap;" | a small dwarf puppet ||style="vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap;"|
|style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"| < 1 lb<br><nowiki>hand-worn</nowiki> ||style="width: 40%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"| <nowiki>
</nowiki> <div class="mw-customtoggle-55032111" role="link" style="text-decoration: underline">Analyze</div>
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" id="mw-customcollapsible-55032111">
'''Analyze:'''<pre style="border: none; font-family: sans-serif; padding: .5em; margin: .25em 0;"><nowiki>

Hello, intrepid adventurer! You are examining a genuine Sock Puppet!

This puppet is able to take on various forms, including a "nature" side that may be freely altered and a "hero" side that you can use to capture the likeness of others!

VERBS

The dwarf puppet responds to the following verbs, depending on Tier:
Tier 1: WEAR, REMOVE, PUSH, BOW AT {player}, WAVE AT {player}
Tier 2: TURN, RUB, POINT AT {player}, DAYDREAM, CLEAN
TURN: Change from "hero" side to "nature" side and vice versa.
RUB: Changes from one slot to another.
POINT: Copies a player's description to a "hero" slot.
PUSH: Adds a forageable item as a puppet's hair adornment or sets a gem as its eyes.
Tier 3: PEER, SWOON, WHISTLE, TREMBLE, APPLAUD
Tier 4: WHINE, GAWK AT {player}, SALUTE AT {player}, JEER AT {player}, PANIC
Tier 5: SHRUG AT {player}, GRIN, PRAISE, MOCK AT {player}, SMOOCH

MECHANICS

This dwarf puppet is currently Tier 1.

CUSTOMIZATIONS

The dwarf puppet may be altered by any willing merchant. The puppet has a total of 5 features that may be customized:
Hair Description: some red-bristled fur hair
Hair Adornment: Not set.
Eyes: a pair of faded orange buttons
Mouth: string-lined cloth mouth
Expression: a blank expression
LOOK: Not set.

NOTE: Copying a player with POINT or using PUSH to change the features of a Nature side will destroy these customizations.
</nowiki></pre>
</div>
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|-
| style="vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap;" | a small halfling puppet ||style="vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap;"|
|style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"| < 1 lb<br><nowiki>hand-worn</nowiki> ||style="width: 40%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"| <nowiki>
</nowiki> <div class="mw-customtoggle-55032110" role="link" style="text-decoration: underline">Analyze</div>
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" id="mw-customcollapsible-55032110">
'''Analyze:'''<pre style="border: none; font-family: sans-serif; padding: .5em; margin: .25em 0;"><nowiki>

Hello, intrepid adventurer! You are examining a genuine Sock Puppet!

This puppet is able to take on various forms, including a "nature" side that may be freely altered and a "hero" side that you can use to capture the likeness of others!

VERBS

The halfling puppet responds to the following verbs, depending on Tier:
Tier 1: WEAR, REMOVE, PUSH, BOW AT {player}, WAVE AT {player}
Tier 2: TURN, RUB, POINT AT {player}, DAYDREAM, CLEAN
TURN: Change from "hero" side to "nature" side and vice versa.
RUB: Changes from one slot to another.
POINT: Copies a player's description to a "hero" slot.
PUSH: Adds a forageable item as a puppet's hair adornment or sets a gem as its eyes.
Tier 3: PEER, SWOON, WHISTLE, TREMBLE, APPLAUD
Tier 4: WHINE, GAWK AT {player}, SALUTE AT {player}, JEER AT {player}, PANIC
Tier 5: SHRUG AT {player}, GRIN, PRAISE, MOCK AT {player}, SMOOCH

MECHANICS

This halfling puppet is currently Tier 1.

CUSTOMIZATIONS

The halfling puppet may be altered by any willing merchant. The puppet has a total of 5 features that may be customized:
Hair Description: some orange-bristled fur hair
Hair Adornment: Not set.
Eyes: a pair of faded tawny buttons
Mouth: string-lined cloth mouth
Expression: a blank expression
LOOK: Not set.

NOTE: Copying a player with POINT or using PUSH to change the features of a Nature side will destroy these customizations.
</nowiki></pre>
</div>
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|-
| style="vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap;" | a small gnome puppet ||style="vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap;"|
|style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"| < 1 lb<br><nowiki>hand-worn</nowiki> ||style="width: 40%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"| <nowiki>
</nowiki> <div class="mw-customtoggle-55032109" role="link" style="text-decoration: underline">Analyze</div>
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" id="mw-customcollapsible-55032109">
'''Analyze:'''<pre style="border: none; font-family: sans-serif; padding: .5em; margin: .25em 0;"><nowiki>

Hello, intrepid adventurer! You are examining a genuine Sock Puppet!

This puppet is able to take on various forms, including a "nature" side that may be freely altered and a "hero" side that you can use to capture the likeness of others!

VERBS

The gnome puppet responds to the following verbs, depending on Tier:
Tier 1: WEAR, REMOVE, PUSH, BOW AT {player}, WAVE AT {player}
Tier 2: TURN, RUB, POINT AT {player}, DAYDREAM, CLEAN
TURN: Change from "hero" side to "nature" side and vice versa.
RUB: Changes from one slot to another.
POINT: Copies a player's description to a "hero" slot.
PUSH: Adds a forageable item as a puppet's hair adornment or sets a gem as its eyes.
Tier 3: PEER, SWOON, WHISTLE, TREMBLE, APPLAUD
Tier 4: WHINE, GAWK AT {player}, SALUTE AT {player}, JEER AT {player}, PANIC
Tier 5: SHRUG AT {player}, GRIN, PRAISE, MOCK AT {player}, SMOOCH

MECHANICS

This gnome puppet is currently Tier 1.

CUSTOMIZATIONS

The gnome puppet may be altered by any willing merchant. The puppet has a total of 5 features that may be customized:
Hair Description: some silver-bristled fur hair
Hair Adornment: Not set.
Eyes: a pair of faded coral buttons
Mouth: string-lined cloth mouth
Expression: a blank expression
LOOK: Not set.

NOTE: Copying a player with POINT or using PUSH to change the features of a Nature side will destroy these customizations.
</nowiki></pre>
</div>
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|-
| style="vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap;" | a small half-krolvin puppet ||style="vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap;"|
|style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"| < 1 lb<br><nowiki>hand-worn</nowiki> ||style="width: 40%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"| <nowiki>
</nowiki> <div class="mw-customtoggle-55032108" role="link" style="text-decoration: underline">Analyze</div>
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" id="mw-customcollapsible-55032108">
'''Analyze:'''<pre style="border: none; font-family: sans-serif; padding: .5em; margin: .25em 0;"><nowiki>

Hello, intrepid adventurer! You are examining a genuine Sock Puppet!

This puppet is able to take on various forms, including a "nature" side that may be freely altered and a "hero" side that you can use to capture the likeness of others!

VERBS

The half-krolvin puppet responds to the following verbs, depending on Tier:
Tier 1: WEAR, REMOVE, PUSH, BOW AT {player}, WAVE AT {player}
Tier 2: TURN, RUB, POINT AT {player}, DAYDREAM, CLEAN
TURN: Change from "hero" side to "nature" side and vice versa.
RUB: Changes from one slot to another.
POINT: Copies a player's description to a "hero" slot.
PUSH: Adds a forageable item as a puppet's hair adornment or sets a gem as its eyes.
Tier 3: PEER, SWOON, WHISTLE, TREMBLE, APPLAUD
Tier 4: WHINE, GAWK AT {player}, SALUTE AT {player}, JEER AT {player}, PANIC
Tier 5: SHRUG AT {player}, GRIN, PRAISE, MOCK AT {player}, SMOOCH

MECHANICS

This half-krolvin puppet is currently Tier 1.

CUSTOMIZATIONS

The half-krolvin puppet may be altered by any willing merchant. The puppet has a total of 5 features that may be customized:
Hair Description: some crimson-bristled fur hair
Hair Adornment: Not set.
Eyes: a pair of faded flaxen buttons
Mouth: string-lined cloth mouth
Expression: a blank expression
LOOK: Not set.

NOTE: Copying a player with POINT or using PUSH to change the features of a Nature side will destroy these customizations.
</nowiki></pre>
</div>
|style="white-space:nowrap; vertical-align: top; text-align: right;"| 1,000
|-
| style="vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap;" | a small erithian puppet ||style="vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap;"|
|style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"| < 1 lb<br><nowiki>hand-worn</nowiki> ||style="width: 40%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"| <nowiki>
</nowiki> <div class="mw-customtoggle-55032107" role="link" style="text-decoration: underline">Analyze</div>
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" id="mw-customcollapsible-55032107">
'''Analyze:'''<pre style="border: none; font-family: sans-serif; padding: .5em; margin: .25em 0;"><nowiki>

Hello, intrepid adventurer! You are examining a genuine Sock Puppet!

This puppet is able to take on various forms, including a "nature" side that may be freely altered and a "hero" side that you can use to capture the likeness of others!

VERBS

The erithian puppet responds to the following verbs, depending on Tier:
Tier 1: WEAR, REMOVE, PUSH, BOW AT {player}, WAVE AT {player}
Tier 2: TURN, RUB, POINT AT {player}, DAYDREAM, CLEAN
TURN: Change from "hero" side to "nature" side and vice versa.
RUB: Changes from one slot to another.
POINT: Copies a player's description to a "hero" slot.
PUSH: Adds a forageable item as a puppet's hair adornment or sets a gem as its eyes.
Tier 3: PEER, SWOON, WHISTLE, TREMBLE, APPLAUD
Tier 4: WHINE, GAWK AT {player}, SALUTE AT {player}, JEER AT {player}, PANIC
Tier 5: SHRUG AT {player}, GRIN, PRAISE, MOCK AT {player}, SMOOCH

MECHANICS

This erithian puppet is currently Tier 1.

CUSTOMIZATIONS

The erithian puppet may be altered by any willing merchant. The puppet has a total of 5 features that may be customized:
Hair Description: some thin white fur hair
Hair Adornment: Not set.
Eyes: a pair of dark black buttons
Mouth: string-lined cloth mouth
Expression: a blank expression
LOOK: Not set.

NOTE: Copying a player with POINT or using PUSH to change the features of a Nature side will destroy these customizations.
</nowiki></pre>
</div>
|style="white-space:nowrap; vertical-align: top; text-align: right;"| 1,000
|-
| style="vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap;" | a small aelotoi puppet ||style="vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap;"|
|style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"| < 1 lb<br><nowiki>hand-worn</nowiki> ||style="width: 40%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"| <nowiki>
</nowiki> <div class="mw-customtoggle-55032106" role="link" style="text-decoration: underline">Analyze</div>
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" id="mw-customcollapsible-55032106">
'''Analyze:'''<pre style="border: none; font-family: sans-serif; padding: .5em; margin: .25em 0;"><nowiki>

Hello, intrepid adventurer! You are examining a genuine Sock Puppet!

This puppet is able to take on various forms, including a "nature" side that may be freely altered and a "hero" side that you can use to capture the likeness of others!

VERBS

The aelotoi puppet responds to the following verbs, depending on Tier:
Tier 1: WEAR, REMOVE, PUSH, BOW AT {player}, WAVE AT {player}
Tier 2: TURN, RUB, POINT AT {player}, DAYDREAM, CLEAN
TURN: Change from "hero" side to "nature" side and vice versa.
RUB: Changes from one slot to another.
POINT: Copies a player's description to a "hero" slot.
PUSH: Adds a forageable item as a puppet's hair adornment or sets a gem as its eyes.
Tier 3: PEER, SWOON, WHISTLE, TREMBLE, APPLAUD
Tier 4: WHINE, GAWK AT {player}, SALUTE AT {player}, JEER AT {player}, PANIC
Tier 5: SHRUG AT {player}, GRIN, PRAISE, MOCK AT {player}, SMOOCH

MECHANICS

This aelotoi puppet is currently Tier 1.

CUSTOMIZATIONS

The aelotoi puppet may be altered by any willing merchant. The puppet has a total of 5 features that may be customized:
Hair Description: some golden-bristled fur hair
Hair Adornment: Not set.
Eyes: a pair of void grey buttons
Mouth: string-lined cloth mouth
Expression: a blank expression
LOOK: Not set.

NOTE: Copying a player with POINT or using PUSH to change the features of a Nature side will destroy these customizations.
</nowiki></pre>
</div>
|style="white-space:nowrap; vertical-align: top; text-align: right;"| 1,000
|-
|}
</blockquote>
<blockquote>
{{Container2||container=In the white stone coffin you see:||contents= a small human puppet, a small giantkin puppet, a small half-elf puppet, a small sylvan puppet, a small dark elf puppet, and a small elf puppet.}}
</blockquote>
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{| class="wikitable col-3-right" {{prettytable}} style="width: 80%;" aria-label="In a child-sized white stone coffin"
|-
! scope="col" style="max-width: 25%;" | Item
! scope="col" style="max-width: 15%;" | Type
! scope="col" | Info
! scope="col" style="width: 40%;" | Details
! scope="col" | Price
|-
| style="vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap;" | a small human puppet ||style="vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap;"|
|style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"| < 1 lb<br><nowiki>hand-worn</nowiki> ||style="width: 40%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"| <nowiki>
</nowiki> <div class="mw-customtoggle-55032104" role="link" style="text-decoration: underline">Analyze</div>
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" id="mw-customcollapsible-55032104">
'''Analyze:'''<pre style="border: none; font-family: sans-serif; padding: .5em; margin: .25em 0;"><nowiki>

Hello, intrepid adventurer! You are examining a genuine Sock Puppet!

This puppet is able to take on various forms, including a "nature" side that may be freely altered and a "hero" side that you can use to capture the likeness of others!

VERBS

The human puppet responds to the following verbs, depending on Tier:
Tier 1: WEAR, REMOVE, PUSH, BOW AT {player}, WAVE AT {player}
Tier 2: TURN, RUB, POINT AT {player}, DAYDREAM, CLEAN
TURN: Change from "hero" side to "nature" side and vice versa.
RUB: Changes from one slot to another.
POINT: Copies a player's description to a "hero" slot.
PUSH: Adds a forageable item as a puppet's hair adornment or sets a gem as its eyes.
Tier 3: PEER, SWOON, WHISTLE, TREMBLE, APPLAUD
Tier 4: WHINE, GAWK AT {player}, SALUTE AT {player}, JEER AT {player}, PANIC
Tier 5: SHRUG AT {player}, GRIN, PRAISE, MOCK AT {player}, SMOOCH

MECHANICS

This human puppet is currently Tier 1.

CUSTOMIZATIONS

The human puppet may be altered by any willing merchant. The puppet has a total of 5 features that may be customized:
Hair Description: some brown-bristled fur hair
Hair Adornment: Not set.
Eyes: a pair of faded black buttons
Mouth: string-lined cloth mouth
Expression: a blank expression
LOOK: Not set.

NOTE: Copying a player with POINT or using PUSH to change the features of a Nature side will destroy these customizations.
</nowiki></pre>
</div>
|style="white-space:nowrap; vertical-align: top; text-align: right;"| 1,000
|-
| style="vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap;" | a small giantkin puppet ||style="vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap;"|
|style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"| < 1 lb<br><nowiki>hand-worn</nowiki> ||style="width: 40%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"| <nowiki>
</nowiki> <div class="mw-customtoggle-55032103" role="link" style="text-decoration: underline">Analyze</div>
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" id="mw-customcollapsible-55032103">
'''Analyze:'''<pre style="border: none; font-family: sans-serif; padding: .5em; margin: .25em 0;"><nowiki>

Hello, intrepid adventurer! You are examining a genuine Sock Puppet!

This puppet is able to take on various forms, including a "nature" side that may be freely altered and a "hero" side that you can use to capture the likeness of others!

VERBS

The giantkin puppet responds to the following verbs, depending on Tier:
Tier 1: WEAR, REMOVE, PUSH, BOW AT {player}, WAVE AT {player}
Tier 2: TURN, RUB, POINT AT {player}, DAYDREAM, CLEAN
TURN: Change from "hero" side to "nature" side and vice versa.
RUB: Changes from one slot to another.
POINT: Copies a player's description to a "hero" slot.
PUSH: Adds a forageable item as a puppet's hair adornment or sets a gem as its eyes.
Tier 3: PEER, SWOON, WHISTLE, TREMBLE, APPLAUD
Tier 4: WHINE, GAWK AT {player}, SALUTE AT {player}, JEER AT {player}, PANIC
Tier 5: SHRUG AT {player}, GRIN, PRAISE, MOCK AT {player}, SMOOCH

MECHANICS

This giantkin puppet is currently Tier 1.

CUSTOMIZATIONS

The giantkin puppet may be altered by any willing merchant. The puppet has a total of 5 features that may be customized:
Hair Description: some yellow-bristled fur hair
Hair Adornment: Not set.
Eyes: a pair of faded orange buttons
Mouth: string-lined cloth mouth
Expression: a blank expression
LOOK: Not set.

NOTE: Copying a player with POINT or using PUSH to change the features of a Nature side will destroy these customizations.
</nowiki></pre>
</div>
|style="white-space:nowrap; vertical-align: top; text-align: right;"| 1,000
|-
| style="vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap;" | a small half-elf puppet ||style="vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap;"|
|style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"| < 1 lb<br><nowiki>hand-worn</nowiki> ||style="width: 40%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"| <nowiki>
</nowiki> <div class="mw-customtoggle-55032102" role="link" style="text-decoration: underline">Analyze</div>
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" id="mw-customcollapsible-55032102">
'''Analyze:'''<pre style="border: none; font-family: sans-serif; padding: .5em; margin: .25em 0;"><nowiki>

Hello, intrepid adventurer! You are examining a genuine Sock Puppet!

This puppet is able to take on various forms, including a "nature" side that may be freely altered and a "hero" side that you can use to capture the likeness of others!

VERBS

The half-elf puppet responds to the following verbs, depending on Tier:
Tier 1: WEAR, REMOVE, PUSH, BOW AT {player}, WAVE AT {player}
Tier 2: TURN, RUB, POINT AT {player}, DAYDREAM, CLEAN
TURN: Change from "hero" side to "nature" side and vice versa.
RUB: Changes from one slot to another.
POINT: Copies a player's description to a "hero" slot.
PUSH: Adds a forageable item as a puppet's hair adornment or sets a gem as its eyes.
Tier 3: PEER, SWOON, WHISTLE, TREMBLE, APPLAUD
Tier 4: WHINE, GAWK AT {player}, SALUTE AT {player}, JEER AT {player}, PANIC
Tier 5: SHRUG AT {player}, GRIN, PRAISE, MOCK AT {player}, SMOOCH

MECHANICS

This half-elf puppet is currently Tier 1.

CUSTOMIZATIONS

The half-elf puppet may be altered by any willing merchant. The puppet has a total of 5 features that may be customized:
Hair Description: some blue-bristled fur hair
Hair Adornment: Not set.
Eyes: a pair of faded violet buttons
Mouth: string-lined cloth mouth
Expression: a blank expression
LOOK: Not set.

NOTE: Copying a player with POINT or using PUSH to change the features of a Nature side will destroy these customizations.
</nowiki></pre>
</div>
|style="white-space:nowrap; vertical-align: top; text-align: right;"| 1,000
|-
| style="vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap;" | a small sylvan puppet ||style="vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap;"|
|style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"| < 1 lb<br><nowiki>hand-worn</nowiki> ||style="width: 40%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"| <nowiki>
</nowiki> <div class="mw-customtoggle-55032101" role="link" style="text-decoration: underline">Analyze</div>
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" id="mw-customcollapsible-55032101">
'''Analyze:'''<pre style="border: none; font-family: sans-serif; padding: .5em; margin: .25em 0;"><nowiki>

Hello, intrepid adventurer! You are examining a genuine Sock Puppet!

This puppet is able to take on various forms, including a "nature" side that may be freely altered and a "hero" side that you can use to capture the likeness of others!

VERBS

The sylvan puppet responds to the following verbs, depending on Tier:
Tier 1: WEAR, REMOVE, PUSH, BOW AT {player}, WAVE AT {player}
Tier 2: TURN, RUB, POINT AT {player}, DAYDREAM, CLEAN
TURN: Change from "hero" side to "nature" side and vice versa.
RUB: Changes from one slot to another.
POINT: Copies a player's description to a "hero" slot.
PUSH: Adds a forageable item as a puppet's hair adornment or sets a gem as its eyes.
Tier 3: PEER, SWOON, WHISTLE, TREMBLE, APPLAUD
Tier 4: WHINE, GAWK AT {player}, SALUTE AT {player}, JEER AT {player}, PANIC
Tier 5: SHRUG AT {player}, GRIN, PRAISE, MOCK AT {player}, SMOOCH

MECHANICS

This sylvan puppet is currently Tier 1.

CUSTOMIZATIONS

The sylvan puppet may be altered by any willing merchant. The puppet has a total of 5 features that may be customized:
Hair Description: some green-bristled fur hair
Hair Adornment: Not set.
Eyes: a pair of faded brown buttons
Mouth: string-lined cloth mouth
Expression: a blank expression
LOOK: Not set.

NOTE: Copying a player with POINT or using PUSH to change the features of a Nature side will destroy these customizations.
</nowiki></pre>
</div>
|style="white-space:nowrap; vertical-align: top; text-align: right;"| 1,000
|-
| style="vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap;" | a small dark elf puppet ||style="vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap;"|
|style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"| < 1 lb<br><nowiki>hand-worn</nowiki> ||style="width: 40%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"| <nowiki>
</nowiki> <div class="mw-customtoggle-55032100" role="link" style="text-decoration: underline">Analyze</div>
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" id="mw-customcollapsible-55032100">
'''Analyze:'''<pre style="border: none; font-family: sans-serif; padding: .5em; margin: .25em 0;"><nowiki>

Hello, intrepid adventurer! You are examining a genuine Sock Puppet!

This puppet is able to take on various forms, including a "nature" side that may be freely altered and a "hero" side that you can use to capture the likeness of others!

VERBS

The dark elf puppet responds to the following verbs, depending on Tier:
Tier 1: WEAR, REMOVE, PUSH, BOW AT {player}, WAVE AT {player}
Tier 2: TURN, RUB, POINT AT {player}, DAYDREAM, CLEAN
TURN: Change from "hero" side to "nature" side and vice versa.
RUB: Changes from one slot to another.
POINT: Copies a player's description to a "hero" slot.
PUSH: Adds a forageable item as a puppet's hair adornment or sets a gem as its eyes.
Tier 3: PEER, SWOON, WHISTLE, TREMBLE, APPLAUD
Tier 4: WHINE, GAWK AT {player}, SALUTE AT {player}, JEER AT {player}, PANIC
Tier 5: SHRUG AT {player}, GRIN, PRAISE, MOCK AT {player}, SMOOCH

MECHANICS

This dark elf puppet is currently Tier 1.

CUSTOMIZATIONS

The dark elf puppet may be altered by any willing merchant. The puppet has a total of 5 features that may be customized:
Hair Description: some black-bristled fur hair
Hair Adornment: Not set.
Eyes: a pair of faded ivory buttons
Mouth: string-lined cloth mouth
Expression: a blank expression
LOOK: Not set.

NOTE: Copying a player with POINT or using PUSH to change the features of a Nature side will destroy these customizations.
</nowiki></pre>
</div>
|style="white-space:nowrap; vertical-align: top; text-align: right;"| 1,000
|-
| style="vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap;" | a small elf puppet ||style="vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap;"|
|style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"| < 1 lb<br><nowiki>hand-worn</nowiki> ||style="width: 40%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"| <nowiki>
</nowiki> <div class="mw-customtoggle-55032099" role="link" style="text-decoration: underline">Analyze</div>
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" id="mw-customcollapsible-55032099">
'''Analyze:'''<pre style="border: none; font-family: sans-serif; padding: .5em; margin: .25em 0;"><nowiki>

Hello, intrepid adventurer! You are examining a genuine Sock Puppet!

This puppet is able to take on various forms, including a "nature" side that may be freely altered and a "hero" side that you can use to capture the likeness of others!

VERBS

The elf puppet responds to the following verbs, depending on Tier:
Tier 1: WEAR, REMOVE, PUSH, BOW AT {player}, WAVE AT {player}
Tier 2: TURN, RUB, POINT AT {player}, DAYDREAM, CLEAN
TURN: Change from "hero" side to "nature" side and vice versa.
RUB: Changes from one slot to another.
POINT: Copies a player's description to a "hero" slot.
PUSH: Adds a forageable item as a puppet's hair adornment or sets a gem as its eyes.
Tier 3: PEER, SWOON, WHISTLE, TREMBLE, APPLAUD
Tier 4: WHINE, GAWK AT {player}, SALUTE AT {player}, JEER AT {player}, PANIC
Tier 5: SHRUG AT {player}, GRIN, PRAISE, MOCK AT {player}, SMOOCH

MECHANICS

This elf puppet is currently Tier 1.

CUSTOMIZATIONS

The elf puppet may be altered by any willing merchant. The puppet has a total of 5 features that may be customized:
Hair Description: some violet-bristled fur hair
Hair Adornment: Not set.
Eyes: a pair of faded green buttons
Mouth: string-lined cloth mouth
Expression: a blank expression
LOOK: Not set.

NOTE: Copying a player with POINT or using PUSH to change the features of a Nature side will destroy these customizations.
</nowiki></pre>
</div>
|style="white-space:nowrap; vertical-align: top; text-align: right;"| 1,000
|-
|}
</blockquote>
===Sockpuppetry, Black Room===
{{RoomDescription|
|roomname=Sockpuppetry, Black Room
|desc=The interior of this section of the hovel is spare, with all surfaces painted a dark, void black. There were once windows, but they have been boarded over with black-painted driftwood that is further colored by the silhouette of a vivid silver marionette. In the room's center, two stone sarcophagi sit side-by-side, each large enough to comfortably fit a small child. Each sarcophagus is a different color and is draped with bright linens.
|realrnum= 8084672
|rnum=
|exits=
|paths= north, south}}
<blockquote>
{{Container2||container=In the violet stone coffin you see:||contents= a darkly inked fetish master marionette, a snarling triton marionette, a grinning orc marionette, a dour Illoke mystic marionette, a stolid Ithzir seer marionette, and a bloodstained wendigo marionette.}}
</blockquote>
<blockquote>
{| class="wikitable col-3-right" {{prettytable}} style="width: 80%;" aria-label="In a child-sized violet stone coffin"
|-
! scope="col" style="max-width: 25%;" | Item
! scope="col" style="max-width: 15%;" | Type
! scope="col" | Info
! scope="col" style="width: 40%;" | Details
! scope="col" | Price
|-
| style="vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap;" | a darkly inked fetish master marionette ||style="vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap;"|
|style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"| 3 lbs<br> ||style="width: 40%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"| <nowiki>
</nowiki>
|style="white-space:nowrap; vertical-align: top; text-align: right;"| 500
|-
| style="vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap;" | a snarling triton marionette ||style="vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap;"|
|style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"| 3 lbs<br> ||style="width: 40%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"| <nowiki>
</nowiki>
|style="white-space:nowrap; vertical-align: top; text-align: right;"| 500
|-
| style="vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap;" | a grinning orc marionette ||style="vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap;"|
|style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"| 3 lbs<br> ||style="width: 40%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"| <nowiki>
</nowiki>
|style="white-space:nowrap; vertical-align: top; text-align: right;"| 500
|-
| style="vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap;" | a dour Illoke mystic marionette ||style="vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap;"|
|style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"| 3 lbs<br> ||style="width: 40%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"| <nowiki>
</nowiki>
|style="white-space:nowrap; vertical-align: top; text-align: right;"| 500
|-
| style="vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap;" | a stolid Ithzir seer marionette ||style="vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap;"|
|style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"| 3 lbs<br> ||style="width: 40%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"| <nowiki>
</nowiki>
|style="white-space:nowrap; vertical-align: top; text-align: right;"| 500
|-
| style="vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap;" | a bloodstained wendigo marionette ||style="vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap;"|
|style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"| 3 lbs<br> ||style="width: 40%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"| <nowiki>
</nowiki>
|style="white-space:nowrap; vertical-align: top; text-align: right;"| 500
|-
|}
</blockquote>
<blockquote>
{{Container2||container=In the grey stone coffin you see:||contents= a small shan puppet, a small troll puppet, a small nedum vereri puppet, a small gnoll puppet, a small zombie puppet, and a small minotaur puppet.}}
</blockquote>
<blockquote>
{| class="wikitable col-3-right" {{prettytable}} style="width: 80%;" aria-label="In a child-sized grey stone coffin"
|-
! scope="col" style="max-width: 25%;" | Item
! scope="col" style="max-width: 15%;" | Type
! scope="col" | Info
! scope="col" style="width: 40%;" | Details
! scope="col" | Price
|-
| style="vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap;" | a small shan puppet ||style="vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap;"|
|style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"| < 1 lb<br><nowiki>hand-worn</nowiki> ||style="width: 40%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"| <nowiki>
</nowiki> <div class="mw-customtoggle-55032119" role="link" style="text-decoration: underline">Analyze</div>
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" id="mw-customcollapsible-55032119">
'''Analyze:'''<pre style="border: none; font-family: sans-serif; padding: .5em; margin: .25em 0;"><nowiki>

Hello, intrepid adventurer! You are examining a genuine Sock Puppet!

This puppet is able to take on various forms, including a "nature" side that may be freely altered and a "hero" side that you can use to capture the likeness of others!

VERBS

The shan puppet responds to the following verbs, depending on Tier:
Tier 1: WEAR, REMOVE, PUSH, BOW AT {player}, WAVE AT {player}
Tier 2: TURN, RUB, POINT AT {player}, DAYDREAM, CLEAN
TURN: Change from "hero" side to "nature" side and vice versa.
RUB: Changes from one slot to another.
POINT: Copies a player's description to a "hero" slot.
PUSH: Adds a forageable item as a puppet's hair adornment or sets a gem as its eyes.
Tier 3: PEER, SWOON, WHISTLE, TREMBLE, APPLAUD
Tier 4: WHINE, GAWK AT {player}, SALUTE AT {player}, JEER AT {player}, PANIC
Tier 5: SHRUG AT {player}, GRIN, PRAISE, MOCK AT {player}, SMOOCH

MECHANICS

This shan puppet is currently Tier 1.

CUSTOMIZATIONS

The shan puppet may be altered by any willing merchant. The puppet has a total of 5 features that may be customized:
Hair Description: some grey-bristled fur hair
Hair Adornment: Not set.
Eyes: a pair of dark black buttons
Mouth: string-lined cloth mouth
Expression: a blank expression
LOOK: Not set.

NOTE: Copying a player with POINT or using PUSH to change the features of a Nature side will destroy these customizations.
</nowiki></pre>
</div>
|style="white-space:nowrap; vertical-align: top; text-align: right;"| 1,000
|-
| style="vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap;" | a small troll puppet ||style="vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap;"|
|style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"| < 1 lb<br><nowiki>hand-worn</nowiki> ||style="width: 40%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"| <nowiki>
</nowiki> <div class="mw-customtoggle-55032118" role="link" style="text-decoration: underline">Analyze</div>
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" id="mw-customcollapsible-55032118">
'''Analyze:'''<pre style="border: none; font-family: sans-serif; padding: .5em; margin: .25em 0;"><nowiki>

Hello, intrepid adventurer! You are examining a genuine Sock Puppet!

This puppet is able to take on various forms, including a "nature" side that may be freely altered and a "hero" side that you can use to capture the likeness of others!

VERBS

The troll puppet responds to the following verbs, depending on Tier:
Tier 1: WEAR, REMOVE, PUSH, BOW AT {player}, WAVE AT {player}
Tier 2: TURN, RUB, POINT AT {player}, DAYDREAM, CLEAN
TURN: Change from "hero" side to "nature" side and vice versa.
RUB: Changes from one slot to another.
POINT: Copies a player's description to a "hero" slot.
PUSH: Adds a forageable item as a puppet's hair adornment or sets a gem as its eyes.
Tier 3: PEER, SWOON, WHISTLE, TREMBLE, APPLAUD
Tier 4: WHINE, GAWK AT {player}, SALUTE AT {player}, JEER AT {player}, PANIC
Tier 5: SHRUG AT {player}, GRIN, PRAISE, MOCK AT {player}, SMOOCH

MECHANICS

This troll puppet is currently Tier 1.

CUSTOMIZATIONS

The troll puppet may be altered by any willing merchant. The puppet has a total of 5 features that may be customized:
Hair Description: some green-bristled fur hair
Hair Adornment: Not set.
Eyes: a pair of dark black buttons
Mouth: string-lined cloth mouth
Expression: a blank expression
LOOK: Not set.

NOTE: Copying a player with POINT or using PUSH to change the features of a Nature side will destroy these customizations.
</nowiki></pre>
</div>
|style="white-space:nowrap; vertical-align: top; text-align: right;"| 1,000
|-
| style="vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap;" | a small nedum vereri puppet ||style="vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap;"|
|style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"| < 1 lb<br><nowiki>hand-worn</nowiki> ||style="width: 40%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"| <nowiki>
</nowiki> <div class="mw-customtoggle-55032117" role="link" style="text-decoration: underline">Analyze</div>
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" id="mw-customcollapsible-55032117">
'''Analyze:'''<pre style="border: none; font-family: sans-serif; padding: .5em; margin: .25em 0;"><nowiki>

Hello, intrepid adventurer! You are examining a genuine Sock Puppet!

This puppet is able to take on various forms, including a "nature" side that may be freely altered and a "hero" side that you can use to capture the likeness of others!

VERBS

The nedum vereri puppet responds to the following verbs, depending on Tier:
Tier 1: WEAR, REMOVE, PUSH, BOW AT {player}, WAVE AT {player}
Tier 2: TURN, RUB, POINT AT {player}, DAYDREAM, CLEAN
TURN: Change from "hero" side to "nature" side and vice versa.
RUB: Changes from one slot to another.
POINT: Copies a player's description to a "hero" slot.
PUSH: Adds a forageable item as a puppet's hair adornment or sets a gem as its eyes.
Tier 3: PEER, SWOON, WHISTLE, TREMBLE, APPLAUD
Tier 4: WHINE, GAWK AT {player}, SALUTE AT {player}, JEER AT {player}, PANIC
Tier 5: SHRUG AT {player}, GRIN, PRAISE, MOCK AT {player}, SMOOCH

MECHANICS

This nedum vereri puppet is currently Tier 1.

CUSTOMIZATIONS

The nedum vereri puppet may be altered by any willing merchant. The puppet has a total of 5 features that may be customized:
Hair Description: some pale white fur hair
Hair Adornment: Not set.
Eyes: a pair of cloudy white buttons
Mouth: string-lined cloth mouth
Expression: a blank expression
LOOK: Not set.

NOTE: Copying a player with POINT or using PUSH to change the features of a Nature side will destroy these customizations.
</nowiki></pre>
</div>
|style="white-space:nowrap; vertical-align: top; text-align: right;"| 1,000
|-
| style="vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap;" | a small gnoll puppet ||style="vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap;"|
|style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"| < 1 lb<br><nowiki>hand-worn</nowiki> ||style="width: 40%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"| <nowiki>
</nowiki> <div class="mw-customtoggle-55032116" role="link" style="text-decoration: underline">Analyze</div>
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" id="mw-customcollapsible-55032116">
'''Analyze:'''<pre style="border: none; font-family: sans-serif; padding: .5em; margin: .25em 0;"><nowiki>

Hello, intrepid adventurer! You are examining a genuine Sock Puppet!

This puppet is able to take on various forms, including a "nature" side that may be freely altered and a "hero" side that you can use to capture the likeness of others!

VERBS

The gnoll puppet responds to the following verbs, depending on Tier:
Tier 1: WEAR, REMOVE, PUSH, BOW AT {player}, WAVE AT {player}
Tier 2: TURN, RUB, POINT AT {player}, DAYDREAM, CLEAN
TURN: Change from "hero" side to "nature" side and vice versa.
RUB: Changes from one slot to another.
POINT: Copies a player's description to a "hero" slot.
PUSH: Adds a forageable item as a puppet's hair adornment or sets a gem as its eyes.
Tier 3: PEER, SWOON, WHISTLE, TREMBLE, APPLAUD
Tier 4: WHINE, GAWK AT {player}, SALUTE AT {player}, JEER AT {player}, PANIC
Tier 5: SHRUG AT {player}, GRIN, PRAISE, MOCK AT {player}, SMOOCH

MECHANICS

This gnoll puppet is currently Tier 1.

CUSTOMIZATIONS

The gnoll puppet may be altered by any willing merchant. The puppet has a total of 5 features that may be customized:
Hair Description: some brown-black fur hair
Hair Adornment: Not set.
Eyes: a pair of dark brown buttons
Mouth: string-lined cloth mouth
Expression: a blank expression
LOOK: Not set.

NOTE: Copying a player with POINT or using PUSH to change the features of a Nature side will destroy these customizations.
</nowiki></pre>
</div>
|style="white-space:nowrap; vertical-align: top; text-align: right;"| 1,000
|-
| style="vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap;" | a small zombie puppet ||style="vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap;"|
|style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"| < 1 lb<br><nowiki>hand-worn</nowiki> ||style="width: 40%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"| <nowiki>
</nowiki> <div class="mw-customtoggle-55032115" role="link" style="text-decoration: underline">Analyze</div>
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" id="mw-customcollapsible-55032115">
'''Analyze:'''<pre style="border: none; font-family: sans-serif; padding: .5em; margin: .25em 0;"><nowiki>

Hello, intrepid adventurer! You are examining a genuine Sock Puppet!

This puppet is able to take on various forms, including a "nature" side that may be freely altered and a "hero" side that you can use to capture the likeness of others!

VERBS

The zombie puppet responds to the following verbs, depending on Tier:
Tier 1: WEAR, REMOVE, PUSH, BOW AT {player}, WAVE AT {player}
Tier 2: TURN, RUB, POINT AT {player}, DAYDREAM, CLEAN
TURN: Change from "hero" side to "nature" side and vice versa.
RUB: Changes from one slot to another.
POINT: Copies a player's description to a "hero" slot.
PUSH: Adds a forageable item as a puppet's hair adornment or sets a gem as its eyes.
Tier 3: PEER, SWOON, WHISTLE, TREMBLE, APPLAUD
Tier 4: WHINE, GAWK AT {player}, SALUTE AT {player}, JEER AT {player}, PANIC
Tier 5: SHRUG AT {player}, GRIN, PRAISE, MOCK AT {player}, SMOOCH

MECHANICS

This zombie puppet is currently Tier 1.

CUSTOMIZATIONS

The zombie puppet may be altered by any willing merchant. The puppet has a total of 5 features that may be customized:
Hair Description: some green-bristled fur hair
Hair Adornment: Not set.
Eyes: a pair of dark green buttons
Mouth: string-lined cloth mouth
Expression: a blank expression
LOOK: Not set.

NOTE: Copying a player with POINT or using PUSH to change the features of a Nature side will destroy these customizations.
</nowiki></pre>
</div>
|style="white-space:nowrap; vertical-align: top; text-align: right;"| 1,000
|-
| style="vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap;" | a small minotaur puppet ||style="vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap;"|
|style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"| < 1 lb<br><nowiki>hand-worn</nowiki> ||style="width: 40%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"| <nowiki>
</nowiki> <div class="mw-customtoggle-55032114" role="link" style="text-decoration: underline">Analyze</div>
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" id="mw-customcollapsible-55032114">
'''Analyze:'''<pre style="border: none; font-family: sans-serif; padding: .5em; margin: .25em 0;"><nowiki>

Hello, intrepid adventurer! You are examining a genuine Sock Puppet!

This puppet is able to take on various forms, including a "nature" side that may be freely altered and a "hero" side that you can use to capture the likeness of others!

VERBS

The minotaur puppet responds to the following verbs, depending on Tier:
Tier 1: WEAR, REMOVE, PUSH, BOW AT {player}, WAVE AT {player}
Tier 2: TURN, RUB, POINT AT {player}, DAYDREAM, CLEAN
TURN: Change from "hero" side to "nature" side and vice versa.
RUB: Changes from one slot to another.
POINT: Copies a player's description to a "hero" slot.
PUSH: Adds a forageable item as a puppet's hair adornment or sets a gem as its eyes.
Tier 3: PEER, SWOON, WHISTLE, TREMBLE, APPLAUD
Tier 4: WHINE, GAWK AT {player}, SALUTE AT {player}, JEER AT {player}, PANIC
Tier 5: SHRUG AT {player}, GRIN, PRAISE, MOCK AT {player}, SMOOCH

MECHANICS

This minotaur puppet is currently Tier 1.

CUSTOMIZATIONS

The minotaur puppet may be altered by any willing merchant. The puppet has a total of 5 features that may be customized:
Hair Description: some grey-bristled fur hair
Hair Adornment: Not set.
Eyes: a pair of dark blue buttons
Mouth: string-lined cloth mouth
Expression: a blank expression
LOOK: Not set.

NOTE: Copying a player with POINT or using PUSH to change the features of a Nature side will destroy these customizations.
</nowiki></pre>
</div>
|style="white-space:nowrap; vertical-align: top; text-align: right;"| 1,000
|-
|}
</blockquote>
===Sockpuppetry, Violet Room===
{{RoomDescription|
|roomname=Sockpuppetry, Violet Room
|desc=The interior of this section of the hovel is spare, with all surfaces painted a bright violet. There were once windows, but they have been boarded over with violet-painted driftwood that is further colored by the silhouette of a vivid indigo marionette. A wide-mouthed stone ossuary, also painted violet, sits in the room's center. A threadbare velvet curtain sections off a small nook at the area's back.
|realrnum= 8084673
|rnum=
|exits=
|paths= north}}
<blockquote>
{{Container2||container=In the stone ossuary you see:||contents= a pale silver voucher, a pale gold voucher, a pale bronze voucher, and a pale vermillion voucher.}}
</blockquote>
<blockquote>
{| class="wikitable col-3-right" {{prettytable}} style="width: 80%;" aria-label="In a wide-mouthed stone ossuary"
|-
! scope="col" style="max-width: 25%;" | Item
! scope="col" style="max-width: 15%;" | Type
! scope="col" | Info
! scope="col" style="width: 40%;" | Details
! scope="col" | Price
|-
| style="vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap;" | a pale silver voucher ||style="vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap;"| [[:Category:Automated_Unlocking_Certificates|unlock certificate]]
|style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"| <br> ||style="width: 40%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"|
Your pale silver voucher will unlock a Sock Puppet from Tier 1 to 2.

|style="white-space:nowrap; vertical-align: top; text-align: right;"| 500
|-
| style="vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap;" | a pale gold voucher ||style="vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap;"| [[:Category:Automated_Unlocking_Certificates|unlock certificate]]
|style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"| <br> ||style="width: 40%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"|
Your pale gold voucher will unlock a Sock Puppet from Tier 2 to 3.

|style="white-space:nowrap; vertical-align: top; text-align: right;"| 500
|-
| style="vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap;" | a pale bronze voucher ||style="vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap;"| [[:Category:Automated_Unlocking_Certificates|unlock certificate]]
|style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"| <br> ||style="width: 40%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"|
Your pale bronze voucher will unlock a Sock Puppet from Tier 3 to 4.

|style="white-space:nowrap; vertical-align: top; text-align: right;"| 500
|-
| style="vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap;" | a pale vermillion voucher ||style="vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap;"| [[:Category:Automated_Unlocking_Certificates|unlock certificate]]
|style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"| <br> ||style="width: 40%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"|
Your pale vermillion voucher will unlock a Sock Puppet from Tier 4 to 5.

|style="white-space:nowrap; vertical-align: top; text-align: right;"| 500
|-
|}
</blockquote>
===Sockpuppetry, Storage===
{{RoomDescription|
|roomname=Sockpuppetry, Storage
|desc=Sectioned off by a threadbare velvet curtain, this back area of the hovel is large enough for a small crowd to gather. The only distinguishing feature is a child-sized pale blue stone coffin, which sits on the white stone floor in the area's center.
|realrnum= 8084674
|rnum=
|exits=
|paths= none}}
<blockquote>
{{Container2||container=In the pale blue stone coffin you see:||contents=some skeletal remains.}}
</blockquote>
</onlyinclude>[[Tempshop name::Sockpuppetry| ]]{{DEFAULTSORT:Sockpuppetry, White Room}}[[Category:Evermore Hollow 2025 shops]]

Announcement: Introducing the Top of the World, Clearing

2025-10-07T17:52:35Z

GS4-KAONASHI: Created page with "{{Announcement |category=World |subject=Introducing the Top of the World, Clearing |author=GS4-KAONASHI |date=2025-10-01 |changelog=2025 }} A loud crashing sound echoes from the upper slopes of Mount Aenatumgana. As flurries of displaced snow settle, a narrow tunnel has opened, leading the way to an ancient and mysterious frozen clearing on Aenatumgana's upper slopes. I am proud to announce the release of the Top of the World, Clearing room off of Mount Aenatumgana,..."

{{Announcement
|category=World
|subject=Introducing the Top of the World, Clearing
|author=GS4-KAONASHI
|date=2025-10-01
|changelog=2025
}}
A loud crashing sound echoes from the upper slopes of Mount Aenatumgana. As flurries of displaced snow settle, a narrow tunnel has opened, leading the way to an ancient and mysterious frozen clearing on Aenatumgana's upper slopes.

I am proud to announce the release of the Top of the World, Clearing room off of Mount Aenatumgana, near Pinefar's frozen reaches. Found via the narrow tunnel carved into the mountain off of room 4561129 (Top of the World, Aenatumgana), this glade is the inspired brain child of our player Falvicar, who purchased a build-a-room package from Simucon 2025.

This room is now avaialble in all Gemstone 4 instances. We welcome you to come explore it for yourself. Mind Aenatumgana's many and varied dangers! My most sincere thanks to GMs Thandiwe, Casil, and Auchand for their help in this project, and also to Falvicar for his collaborative efforts as we worked on this.
===tldr===
A Simucon 2025 build-a-room has produced a new, rich area atop Mount Aenatumgana.

Kraken's Fall

2025-09-11T21:07:46Z

GS4-KAONASHI: /* Locations around Town */

[[File:Kraken's Fall.png|thumb|right|upright=1.5|Map of Kraken's Fall]]

[[File:InkingDen.png|thumb|right|upright=1.5|Map of the Inking Den]]

[[File:Widowmaker's Road.png|thumb|right|upright=1.5|Map of Widowmaker's Road by Rozy]]

[[File:Kraken's Fall - Wizard Guild.png|thumb|right|upright=1.5|Map of the Wizard Guild]]

[[File:Map_atoll_paper.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.5|Map of the Atoll.]]

'''Kraken's Fall''' - often abbreviated KF - is a new port town located off the [[Tenebrous Cauldron]], roughly west of River's Rest, released in [[Prime]] on September 3, 2020 as part of the [[Open Sea Adventures]] system release. {{TOC limit|2}}

==History==

The history of Kraken's Fall is explained in the lore document [[The Tale of Kraken's Fall]]. It is the shore upon which a crew of sailors landed after their fleet was destroyed by a kraken.

==Geography==

According to the sea captain who ferries you to Kraken's Fall, the town is broken into three sections with the Logging Colony as a fourth. There is water on three sides and a giant cliff on the north side of the town, within which some people have built their homes. The [[Inking Den]], which is the town hall, is built into the lowest level of the cliff face. Inside of the Inking Den you can find the [[Cooperative Houses of Elanthia]] and standard [[locker]]s as well as the courthouse, debt office, genealogy, curator, travel, and realtor.

===Wandering Eye Market===

The middle of the town is the Wandering Eye Market, around which you can find the bank, jailhouse, [[Adventurer's Guild]], pawnshop [[Bushybrow's Collectibles]], magic shop [[Mystigoggles Magicorium]], locksmith [[Unburied Treasure]], [[locksmith pool]], herbalist [[The Intoxicating Flora]], gemshop [[Bejeweled Booty]], furrier [[The Naked Fauna]], weapon shop [[Knife's Edge]], and armory [[Irosah's Armaments]]. Just south of the market along Dead Eye's Road, you'll find the pub [[Rising Pint]] as well as ship-related shops [[Fighting the Helm]], [[Chip n' Dwights]] and [[Lean To]]. [[Swabbing Starts]] is on the southwestern edge as well.

===The Head===

To the west, the island slopes gently upward into what most folks know as the head or the mantle. That's where the fancy shops and taverns are such as: the bar [[Captain's Cup]], the coffee and cigar shop [[Leaf and Bean]], the clothing shop [[The Threadbare Admiral]], the inn with tables called [[The Sea Hag's Roost]], the ship upgrade shops [[Sailor's Solace]] and [[Bowsprit's Maiden]], and the restaurant [[Rock Lobster]].

Near to all of these is also the [[Peaceful Porpoise]], a temple to [[Niima]], which has an underground grotto and a shrine. Locals may say in reference to the Lady of the Sea, "May she keep you safe when your feet don't touch land."

===The East===

To the east, the road slopes downward towards the water. Houses are a little more tightly packed and the cliff steals some of the sunlight, but overall it's decent land where most of the artisans have set up. There's the fletcher at [[Storm Petrel's Wing]], the inn [[Kelpie Beds]] with tables, pub [[Brewmaster's Tap]], the restaurants [[The Melting Pot]] and [[The Soup Bone]], Isle of the Four Winds' office [[Molskroen Hall]], the [[cobbling]] warehouse located in the old weather station, the converted lighthouse called [[Kraken's Fall Hall]] for [[Meeting Hall Organizations]], Forges of the Kraken, and the fishing pier.

Shops here that affect your ship include: [[Yardarm's Skirt]], [[Academy of the Bos'n]], [[Maritime Defenses]], [[Vexillology Visions]], [[All Hands]], and [[Grub, Gruel, and Grog]].

===Logging Colony===

Outside of town proper is the Logging Colony where Sunfist has an outpost. There's also a boarding house, stables, the pub [[The Last Frontier]], the Penitent Pass and Gaol Burrow, and some wall defenses for when things get ornery out in the wilds.

The sailor will leave you with one last piece of advice, "Maybe don't mention the Academy of the Bos'n too loudly when you are in the Offices or when you are near the Boarding House. It's a touchy subject."

===The Wilds===

The most prominently known places in the wild are the [[Atoll]], the [[Black Weald]], the [[Rocky Shoals]], the [[Cliffwalk]], [[Hornwort Cavern]], and the [[Muddy Village]]. Most areas you can get to by leaving the Logging Colony behind and traveling west on Widowmaker's Road, but the shoals are closer to the town's fishing pier.

=== Nereid's Cradle ===
A beachside neighborhood, home to lovely vistas, the town's notorious Canopied Walk, and ample beach fishing.

==Getting to Kraken's Fall==
One of the ways to get to Kraken's Fall is to hire an NPC Captain for 25,000 [[silver]] at one of the following locations:

*[[Wehnimer's Landing]]: Wehnimer's, North Dock (Lich Room #250)
*[[Kharam Dzu]]:Copper Avenue, West Docks (Lich Room #1869)
*[[Solhaven]]: Marshtown, Fewr's Pier (Lich room #11756)
*[[River's Rest]]: River's Rest, Underbridge (Lich room #10838)
*[[Ta'Vaalor]]: East Docks (Lich Room #31493) - 35,000 [[silver]]

And to return, you can catch the ferry at Kraken's Fall, First Pier

Alternatively, you can use the [[Chronomage]], [[Premium transport system]], or the sorcerer spell [[Planar Shift (740)]].

==Hunting==

There are several [[:Category: Kraken's Fall Hunting Areas |hunting areas]] adjacent to Kraken's Fall as well as a [[Guardians of Sunfist]] outpost and warcamps.

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: left;"
! width="240px" | Area
! width="100px" | Level Range
|-
| style="border-right: none; border-bottom: none;" | [[:Category:Rocky Shoals creatures | Rocky Shoals]]
| style="text-align: center; border-left: none; border-bottom: none;" | 1-3
|-
| colspan=2 style="border-top: none; font-size: smaller;" | {{addmetext}}
|-
| style="border-right: none; border-bottom: none;" | [[:Category:Muddy Village creatures | Muddy Village]]
| style="text-align: center; border-left: none; border-bottom: none;" | 1-5
|-
| colspan=2 style="border-top: none; font-size: smaller;" | {{addmetext}}
|-
| style="border-right: none; border-bottom: none;" | [[:Category:Cliffwalk creatures | Cliffwalk]]
| style="text-align: center; border-left: none; border-bottom: none;" | 6-10
|-
| colspan=2 style="border-top: none; font-size: smaller;" | {{addmetext}}
|-
| style="border-right: none; border-bottom: none;" | [[:Category:Black Weald creatures | Black Weald]]
| style="text-align: center; border-left: none; border-bottom: none;" | 11-15
|-
| colspan=2 style="border-top: none; font-size: smaller;" | {{addmetext}}
|-
| style="border-right: none; border-bottom: none;" | [[:Category:Hornwort Cavern creatures | Hornwort Cavern]]
| style="text-align: center; border-left: none; border-bottom: none;" |16-20
|-
| colspan=2 style="border-top: none; font-size: smaller;" | {{addmetext}}
|-
| style="border-right: none; border-bottom: none;" | [[:Category:Atoll creatures | Atoll]]
| style="text-align: center; border-left: none; border-bottom: none;" |94-103
|-
| colspan=2 style="border-top: none; font-size: smaller;" |Accessible by the rapids near Widowmaker's Road, the [[:Category:Atoll creatures | Atoll]] is a hunting area for experienced adventurers populated by [[:Category:Triton family creatures | Tritons]].
|-
|}

== Locations around Town ==

===Basic Town Shops and Functions===
<div style="column-count:3;-moz-column-count:3;-webkit-column-count:3">
* Adventurer's Guild
* Alchemist: [[Mystigoggles Magicorium]]
* Armor: [[Irosah's Armaments]]
* Bank
* Cleric: [[The Peaceful Porpoise]]
* Cleric Shop: [[Tledassa's Nook]]
* Cobbling Warehouse: [[Weather Station]]
* Fishing: [[Bait 'N Weight]]
* Fletcher: [[Storm Petrel's Wing]]
* Forge: [[Forges of the Kraken]]
* Furrier: [[Naked Fauna|The Naked Fauna]]
* General Store: [[Happy Hands Odds-n-Ends]]
* Herbalist: [[The Intoxicating Flora]]
* Inn: [[The Sea Hag's Roost]]
* Jail: [[Kraken's Fall Jailhouse]] and Penitentiary
* Jeweler: [[Bejeweled Booty]]
* Lockers: [[Inking Den]]
* Locker Movers: Cartwright
* Locksmith and Pool: [[Unburied Treasures]] (climb ladder outside for locksmith pool)
* MHO: Lighthouse
* Pawnshop: [[Bushybrow's Collectibles]]
* Premium Hall: [[Molskroen Hall]]
* Private Rooms: [[Kelpie Beds]], [[The Sea Hag's Roost]]
* Sunfist outpost
* Tables: [[Kelpie Beds]], [[The Sea Hag's Roost]]
* Town Hall: [[Inking Den]]
* Weapons: [[Knife's Edge]]
</div>

===Food, Drink, and Roleplay===

* Alcohol: [[Brewmaster's Tap]], [[The Captain's Cup]], [[The Last Frontier]], [[Rising Pint]]
* Cigars and Coffee: [[The Bean and Leaf]]
* Clothing: [[Sailcloth Findings]], [[The Threadbare Admiral]], [[Sea's Crossing]]
* Food: [[The Melting Pot]], [[Rock Lobster]], [[The Soup Bone]], [[Copper Potts' Pies and Sundries]], [[Riverside Grocer]]
* Roleplay: Boarding House, Fishing Pier, Guard Tower

===Open Sea Adventures===

* Boatswain: [[Academy of the Bos'n]]
* Cannons: [[Maritime Defenses]]
* Captain's Quarters: [[Sailor's Solace]]
* Cargo Hold: [[Lean To]]
* Crew's Quarters: [[All Hands]]
* Decks: [[Swabbing Starts]]
* Figureheads: [[Bowsprit's Maiden]]
* Flags: [[Vexillology Visions]]
* Galley: [[Grub, Gruel, and Grog]]
* Gangplanks: [[Swabbing Starts]]
* Sails: [[Yardarm's Skirt]]
* Ships: [[Chip n' Dwight's]]
* Wheel: [[Fighting the Helm]]

==Public Gathering Places==
{{#section-h:Node|[[Kraken's Fall]]}}
Players will also gather on the Nereid's Cradle, Canopied Walk for public events and gatherings. The entrance is found off the Nereid's Cradle, West Boardwalk via a rope-strung bridge hung low across the sand (1917008) which leads to the Canopied Walk entrance (7132100).

==See Also==

* [[/saved posts|Saved posts]]
* [[Kraken's Fall Area (map)|Area maps]]
* [[:Category: Kraken's Fall Hunting Areas | Hunting areas]]
* [[The Tale of Kraken's Fall]]
* [[Open Sea Adventures]]

[[Category:Towns]][[Category:Kraken's Fall]][[Category:Open Sea Adventures]]

Kraken's Fall

2025-09-11T19:01:21Z

GS4-KAONASHI: /* Public Gathering Places */

[[File:Kraken's Fall.png|thumb|right|upright=1.5|Map of Kraken's Fall]]

[[File:InkingDen.png|thumb|right|upright=1.5|Map of the Inking Den]]

[[File:Widowmaker's Road.png|thumb|right|upright=1.5|Map of Widowmaker's Road by Rozy]]

[[File:Kraken's Fall - Wizard Guild.png|thumb|right|upright=1.5|Map of the Wizard Guild]]

[[File:Map_atoll_paper.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.5|Map of the Atoll.]]

'''Kraken's Fall''' - often abbreviated KF - is a new port town located off the [[Tenebrous Cauldron]], roughly west of River's Rest, released in [[Prime]] on September 3, 2020 as part of the [[Open Sea Adventures]] system release. {{TOC limit|2}}

==History==

The history of Kraken's Fall is explained in the lore document [[The Tale of Kraken's Fall]]. It is the shore upon which a crew of sailors landed after their fleet was destroyed by a kraken.

==Geography==

According to the sea captain who ferries you to Kraken's Fall, the town is broken into three sections with the Logging Colony as a fourth. There is water on three sides and a giant cliff on the north side of the town, within which some people have built their homes. The [[Inking Den]], which is the town hall, is built into the lowest level of the cliff face. Inside of the Inking Den you can find the [[Cooperative Houses of Elanthia]] and standard [[locker]]s as well as the courthouse, debt office, genealogy, curator, travel, and realtor.

===Wandering Eye Market===

The middle of the town is the Wandering Eye Market, around which you can find the bank, jailhouse, [[Adventurer's Guild]], pawnshop [[Bushybrow's Collectibles]], magic shop [[Mystigoggles Magicorium]], locksmith [[Unburied Treasure]], [[locksmith pool]], herbalist [[The Intoxicating Flora]], gemshop [[Bejeweled Booty]], furrier [[The Naked Fauna]], weapon shop [[Knife's Edge]], and armory [[Irosah's Armaments]]. Just south of the market along Dead Eye's Road, you'll find the pub [[Rising Pint]] as well as ship-related shops [[Fighting the Helm]], [[Chip n' Dwights]] and [[Lean To]]. [[Swabbing Starts]] is on the southwestern edge as well.

===The Head===

To the west, the island slopes gently upward into what most folks know as the head or the mantle. That's where the fancy shops and taverns are such as: the bar [[Captain's Cup]], the coffee and cigar shop [[Leaf and Bean]], the clothing shop [[The Threadbare Admiral]], the inn with tables called [[The Sea Hag's Roost]], the ship upgrade shops [[Sailor's Solace]] and [[Bowsprit's Maiden]], and the restaurant [[Rock Lobster]].

Near to all of these is also the [[Peaceful Porpoise]], a temple to [[Niima]], which has an underground grotto and a shrine. Locals may say in reference to the Lady of the Sea, "May she keep you safe when your feet don't touch land."

===The East===

To the east, the road slopes downward towards the water. Houses are a little more tightly packed and the cliff steals some of the sunlight, but overall it's decent land where most of the artisans have set up. There's the fletcher at [[Storm Petrel's Wing]], the inn [[Kelpie Beds]] with tables, pub [[Brewmaster's Tap]], the restaurants [[The Melting Pot]] and [[The Soup Bone]], Isle of the Four Winds' office [[Molskroen Hall]], the [[cobbling]] warehouse located in the old weather station, the converted lighthouse called [[Kraken's Fall Hall]] for [[Meeting Hall Organizations]], Forges of the Kraken, and the fishing pier.

Shops here that affect your ship include: [[Yardarm's Skirt]], [[Academy of the Bos'n]], [[Maritime Defenses]], [[Vexillology Visions]], [[All Hands]], and [[Grub, Gruel, and Grog]].

===Logging Colony===

Outside of town proper is the Logging Colony where Sunfist has an outpost. There's also a boarding house, stables, the pub [[The Last Frontier]], the Penitent Pass and Gaol Burrow, and some wall defenses for when things get ornery out in the wilds.

The sailor will leave you with one last piece of advice, "Maybe don't mention the Academy of the Bos'n too loudly when you are in the Offices or when you are near the Boarding House. It's a touchy subject."

===The Wilds===

The most prominently known places in the wild are the [[Atoll]], the [[Black Weald]], the [[Rocky Shoals]], the [[Cliffwalk]], [[Hornwort Cavern]], and the [[Muddy Village]]. Most areas you can get to by leaving the Logging Colony behind and traveling west on Widowmaker's Road, but the shoals are closer to the town's fishing pier.

=== Nereid's Cradle ===
A beachside neighborhood, home to lovely vistas, the town's notorious Canopied Walk, and ample beach fishing.

==Getting to Kraken's Fall==
One of the ways to get to Kraken's Fall is to hire an NPC Captain for 25,000 [[silver]] at one of the following locations:

*[[Wehnimer's Landing]]: Wehnimer's, North Dock (Lich Room #250)
*[[Kharam Dzu]]:Copper Avenue, West Docks (Lich Room #1869)
*[[Solhaven]]: Marshtown, Fewr's Pier (Lich room #11756)
*[[River's Rest]]: River's Rest, Underbridge (Lich room #10838)
*[[Ta'Vaalor]]: East Docks (Lich Room #31493) - 35,000 [[silver]]

And to return, you can catch the ferry at Kraken's Fall, First Pier

Alternatively, you can use the [[Chronomage]], [[Premium transport system]], or the sorcerer spell [[Planar Shift (740)]].

==Hunting==

There are several [[:Category: Kraken's Fall Hunting Areas |hunting areas]] adjacent to Kraken's Fall as well as a [[Guardians of Sunfist]] outpost and warcamps.

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: left;"
! width="240px" | Area
! width="100px" | Level Range
|-
| style="border-right: none; border-bottom: none;" | [[:Category:Rocky Shoals creatures | Rocky Shoals]]
| style="text-align: center; border-left: none; border-bottom: none;" | 1-3
|-
| colspan=2 style="border-top: none; font-size: smaller;" | {{addmetext}}
|-
| style="border-right: none; border-bottom: none;" | [[:Category:Muddy Village creatures | Muddy Village]]
| style="text-align: center; border-left: none; border-bottom: none;" | 1-5
|-
| colspan=2 style="border-top: none; font-size: smaller;" | {{addmetext}}
|-
| style="border-right: none; border-bottom: none;" | [[:Category:Cliffwalk creatures | Cliffwalk]]
| style="text-align: center; border-left: none; border-bottom: none;" | 6-10
|-
| colspan=2 style="border-top: none; font-size: smaller;" | {{addmetext}}
|-
| style="border-right: none; border-bottom: none;" | [[:Category:Black Weald creatures | Black Weald]]
| style="text-align: center; border-left: none; border-bottom: none;" | 11-15
|-
| colspan=2 style="border-top: none; font-size: smaller;" | {{addmetext}}
|-
| style="border-right: none; border-bottom: none;" | [[:Category:Hornwort Cavern creatures | Hornwort Cavern]]
| style="text-align: center; border-left: none; border-bottom: none;" |16-20
|-
| colspan=2 style="border-top: none; font-size: smaller;" | {{addmetext}}
|-
| style="border-right: none; border-bottom: none;" | [[:Category:Atoll creatures | Atoll]]
| style="text-align: center; border-left: none; border-bottom: none;" |94-103
|-
| colspan=2 style="border-top: none; font-size: smaller;" |Accessible by the rapids near Widowmaker's Road, the [[:Category:Atoll creatures | Atoll]] is a hunting area for experienced adventurers populated by [[:Category:Triton family creatures | Tritons]].
|-
|}

== Locations around Town ==

===Basic Town Shops and Functions===
<div style="column-count:3;-moz-column-count:3;-webkit-column-count:3">
* Adventurer's Guild
* Alchemist: [[Mystigoggles Magicorium]]
* Armor: [[Irosah's Armaments]]
* Bank
* Cleric: [[The Peaceful Porpoise]]
* Cleric Shop: Cleric Shop
* Cobbling Warehouse: [[Weather Station]]
* Fishing: [[Bait 'N Weight]]
* Fletcher: [[Storm Petrel's Wing]]
* Forge: [[Forges of the Kraken]]
* Furrier: [[Naked Fauna|The Naked Fauna]]
* General Store: [[Happy Hands Odds-n-Ends]]
* Herbalist: [[The Intoxicating Flora]]
* Inn: [[The Sea Hag's Roost]]
* Jail: [[Kraken's Fall Jailhouse]] and Penitentiary
* Jeweler: [[Bejeweled Booty]]
* Lockers: [[Inking Den]]
* Locker Movers: Cartwright
* Locksmith and Pool: [[Unburied Treasures]] (climb ladder outside for locksmith pool)
* MHO: Lighthouse
* Pawnshop: [[Bushybrow's Collectibles]]
* Premium Hall: [[Molskroen Hall]]
* Private Rooms: [[Kelpie Beds]], [[The Sea Hag's Roost]]
* Sunfist outpost
* Tables: [[Kelpie Beds]], [[The Sea Hag's Roost]]
* Town Hall: [[Inking Den]]
* Weapons: [[Knife's Edge]]
</div>

===Food, Drink, and Roleplay===

* Alcohol: [[Brewmaster's Tap]], [[The Captain's Cup]], [[The Last Frontier]], [[Rising Pint]]
* Cigars and Coffee: [[The Bean and Leaf]]
* Clothing: [[Sailcloth Findings]], [[The Threadbare Admiral]], [[Sea's Crossing]]
* Food: [[The Melting Pot]], [[Rock Lobster]], [[The Soup Bone]], [[Copper Potts' Pies and Sundries]], [[Riverside Grocer]]
* Roleplay: Boarding House, Fishing Pier, Guard Tower

===Open Sea Adventures===

* Boatswain: [[Academy of the Bos'n]]
* Cannons: [[Maritime Defenses]]
* Captain's Quarters: [[Sailor's Solace]]
* Cargo Hold: [[Lean To]]
* Crew's Quarters: [[All Hands]]
* Decks: [[Swabbing Starts]]
* Figureheads: [[Bowsprit's Maiden]]
* Flags: [[Vexillology Visions]]
* Galley: [[Grub, Gruel, and Grog]]
* Gangplanks: [[Swabbing Starts]]
* Sails: [[Yardarm's Skirt]]
* Ships: [[Chip n' Dwight's]]
* Wheel: [[Fighting the Helm]]

==Public Gathering Places==
{{#section-h:Node|[[Kraken's Fall]]}}
Players will also gather on the Nereid's Cradle, Canopied Walk for public events and gatherings. The entrance is found off the Nereid's Cradle, West Boardwalk via a rope-strung bridge hung low across the sand (1917008) which leads to the Canopied Walk entrance (7132100).

==See Also==

* [[/saved posts|Saved posts]]
* [[Kraken's Fall Area (map)|Area maps]]
* [[:Category: Kraken's Fall Hunting Areas | Hunting areas]]
* [[The Tale of Kraken's Fall]]
* [[Open Sea Adventures]]

[[Category:Towns]][[Category:Kraken's Fall]][[Category:Open Sea Adventures]]

Kraken's Fall

2025-09-11T18:59:19Z

GS4-KAONASHI: /* Basic Town Shops and Functions */

[[File:Kraken's Fall.png|thumb|right|upright=1.5|Map of Kraken's Fall]]

[[File:InkingDen.png|thumb|right|upright=1.5|Map of the Inking Den]]

[[File:Widowmaker's Road.png|thumb|right|upright=1.5|Map of Widowmaker's Road by Rozy]]

[[File:Kraken's Fall - Wizard Guild.png|thumb|right|upright=1.5|Map of the Wizard Guild]]

[[File:Map_atoll_paper.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.5|Map of the Atoll.]]

'''Kraken's Fall''' - often abbreviated KF - is a new port town located off the [[Tenebrous Cauldron]], roughly west of River's Rest, released in [[Prime]] on September 3, 2020 as part of the [[Open Sea Adventures]] system release. {{TOC limit|2}}

==History==

The history of Kraken's Fall is explained in the lore document [[The Tale of Kraken's Fall]]. It is the shore upon which a crew of sailors landed after their fleet was destroyed by a kraken.

==Geography==

According to the sea captain who ferries you to Kraken's Fall, the town is broken into three sections with the Logging Colony as a fourth. There is water on three sides and a giant cliff on the north side of the town, within which some people have built their homes. The [[Inking Den]], which is the town hall, is built into the lowest level of the cliff face. Inside of the Inking Den you can find the [[Cooperative Houses of Elanthia]] and standard [[locker]]s as well as the courthouse, debt office, genealogy, curator, travel, and realtor.

===Wandering Eye Market===

The middle of the town is the Wandering Eye Market, around which you can find the bank, jailhouse, [[Adventurer's Guild]], pawnshop [[Bushybrow's Collectibles]], magic shop [[Mystigoggles Magicorium]], locksmith [[Unburied Treasure]], [[locksmith pool]], herbalist [[The Intoxicating Flora]], gemshop [[Bejeweled Booty]], furrier [[The Naked Fauna]], weapon shop [[Knife's Edge]], and armory [[Irosah's Armaments]]. Just south of the market along Dead Eye's Road, you'll find the pub [[Rising Pint]] as well as ship-related shops [[Fighting the Helm]], [[Chip n' Dwights]] and [[Lean To]]. [[Swabbing Starts]] is on the southwestern edge as well.

===The Head===

To the west, the island slopes gently upward into what most folks know as the head or the mantle. That's where the fancy shops and taverns are such as: the bar [[Captain's Cup]], the coffee and cigar shop [[Leaf and Bean]], the clothing shop [[The Threadbare Admiral]], the inn with tables called [[The Sea Hag's Roost]], the ship upgrade shops [[Sailor's Solace]] and [[Bowsprit's Maiden]], and the restaurant [[Rock Lobster]].

Near to all of these is also the [[Peaceful Porpoise]], a temple to [[Niima]], which has an underground grotto and a shrine. Locals may say in reference to the Lady of the Sea, "May she keep you safe when your feet don't touch land."

===The East===

To the east, the road slopes downward towards the water. Houses are a little more tightly packed and the cliff steals some of the sunlight, but overall it's decent land where most of the artisans have set up. There's the fletcher at [[Storm Petrel's Wing]], the inn [[Kelpie Beds]] with tables, pub [[Brewmaster's Tap]], the restaurants [[The Melting Pot]] and [[The Soup Bone]], Isle of the Four Winds' office [[Molskroen Hall]], the [[cobbling]] warehouse located in the old weather station, the converted lighthouse called [[Kraken's Fall Hall]] for [[Meeting Hall Organizations]], Forges of the Kraken, and the fishing pier.

Shops here that affect your ship include: [[Yardarm's Skirt]], [[Academy of the Bos'n]], [[Maritime Defenses]], [[Vexillology Visions]], [[All Hands]], and [[Grub, Gruel, and Grog]].

===Logging Colony===

Outside of town proper is the Logging Colony where Sunfist has an outpost. There's also a boarding house, stables, the pub [[The Last Frontier]], the Penitent Pass and Gaol Burrow, and some wall defenses for when things get ornery out in the wilds.

The sailor will leave you with one last piece of advice, "Maybe don't mention the Academy of the Bos'n too loudly when you are in the Offices or when you are near the Boarding House. It's a touchy subject."

===The Wilds===

The most prominently known places in the wild are the [[Atoll]], the [[Black Weald]], the [[Rocky Shoals]], the [[Cliffwalk]], [[Hornwort Cavern]], and the [[Muddy Village]]. Most areas you can get to by leaving the Logging Colony behind and traveling west on Widowmaker's Road, but the shoals are closer to the town's fishing pier.

=== Nereid's Cradle ===
A beachside neighborhood, home to lovely vistas, the town's notorious Canopied Walk, and ample beach fishing.

==Getting to Kraken's Fall==
One of the ways to get to Kraken's Fall is to hire an NPC Captain for 25,000 [[silver]] at one of the following locations:

*[[Wehnimer's Landing]]: Wehnimer's, North Dock (Lich Room #250)
*[[Kharam Dzu]]:Copper Avenue, West Docks (Lich Room #1869)
*[[Solhaven]]: Marshtown, Fewr's Pier (Lich room #11756)
*[[River's Rest]]: River's Rest, Underbridge (Lich room #10838)
*[[Ta'Vaalor]]: East Docks (Lich Room #31493) - 35,000 [[silver]]

And to return, you can catch the ferry at Kraken's Fall, First Pier

Alternatively, you can use the [[Chronomage]], [[Premium transport system]], or the sorcerer spell [[Planar Shift (740)]].

==Hunting==

There are several [[:Category: Kraken's Fall Hunting Areas |hunting areas]] adjacent to Kraken's Fall as well as a [[Guardians of Sunfist]] outpost and warcamps.

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: left;"
! width="240px" | Area
! width="100px" | Level Range
|-
| style="border-right: none; border-bottom: none;" | [[:Category:Rocky Shoals creatures | Rocky Shoals]]
| style="text-align: center; border-left: none; border-bottom: none;" | 1-3
|-
| colspan=2 style="border-top: none; font-size: smaller;" | {{addmetext}}
|-
| style="border-right: none; border-bottom: none;" | [[:Category:Muddy Village creatures | Muddy Village]]
| style="text-align: center; border-left: none; border-bottom: none;" | 1-5
|-
| colspan=2 style="border-top: none; font-size: smaller;" | {{addmetext}}
|-
| style="border-right: none; border-bottom: none;" | [[:Category:Cliffwalk creatures | Cliffwalk]]
| style="text-align: center; border-left: none; border-bottom: none;" | 6-10
|-
| colspan=2 style="border-top: none; font-size: smaller;" | {{addmetext}}
|-
| style="border-right: none; border-bottom: none;" | [[:Category:Black Weald creatures | Black Weald]]
| style="text-align: center; border-left: none; border-bottom: none;" | 11-15
|-
| colspan=2 style="border-top: none; font-size: smaller;" | {{addmetext}}
|-
| style="border-right: none; border-bottom: none;" | [[:Category:Hornwort Cavern creatures | Hornwort Cavern]]
| style="text-align: center; border-left: none; border-bottom: none;" |16-20
|-
| colspan=2 style="border-top: none; font-size: smaller;" | {{addmetext}}
|-
| style="border-right: none; border-bottom: none;" | [[:Category:Atoll creatures | Atoll]]
| style="text-align: center; border-left: none; border-bottom: none;" |94-103
|-
| colspan=2 style="border-top: none; font-size: smaller;" |Accessible by the rapids near Widowmaker's Road, the [[:Category:Atoll creatures | Atoll]] is a hunting area for experienced adventurers populated by [[:Category:Triton family creatures | Tritons]].
|-
|}

== Locations around Town ==

===Basic Town Shops and Functions===
<div style="column-count:3;-moz-column-count:3;-webkit-column-count:3">
* Adventurer's Guild
* Alchemist: [[Mystigoggles Magicorium]]
* Armor: [[Irosah's Armaments]]
* Bank
* Cleric: [[The Peaceful Porpoise]]
* Cleric Shop: Cleric Shop
* Cobbling Warehouse: [[Weather Station]]
* Fishing: [[Bait 'N Weight]]
* Fletcher: [[Storm Petrel's Wing]]
* Forge: [[Forges of the Kraken]]
* Furrier: [[Naked Fauna|The Naked Fauna]]
* General Store: [[Happy Hands Odds-n-Ends]]
* Herbalist: [[The Intoxicating Flora]]
* Inn: [[The Sea Hag's Roost]]
* Jail: [[Kraken's Fall Jailhouse]] and Penitentiary
* Jeweler: [[Bejeweled Booty]]
* Lockers: [[Inking Den]]
* Locker Movers: Cartwright
* Locksmith and Pool: [[Unburied Treasures]] (climb ladder outside for locksmith pool)
* MHO: Lighthouse
* Pawnshop: [[Bushybrow's Collectibles]]
* Premium Hall: [[Molskroen Hall]]
* Private Rooms: [[Kelpie Beds]], [[The Sea Hag's Roost]]
* Sunfist outpost
* Tables: [[Kelpie Beds]], [[The Sea Hag's Roost]]
* Town Hall: [[Inking Den]]
* Weapons: [[Knife's Edge]]
</div>

===Food, Drink, and Roleplay===

* Alcohol: [[Brewmaster's Tap]], [[The Captain's Cup]], [[The Last Frontier]], [[Rising Pint]]
* Cigars and Coffee: [[The Bean and Leaf]]
* Clothing: [[Sailcloth Findings]], [[The Threadbare Admiral]], [[Sea's Crossing]]
* Food: [[The Melting Pot]], [[Rock Lobster]], [[The Soup Bone]], [[Copper Potts' Pies and Sundries]], [[Riverside Grocer]]
* Roleplay: Boarding House, Fishing Pier, Guard Tower

===Open Sea Adventures===

* Boatswain: [[Academy of the Bos'n]]
* Cannons: [[Maritime Defenses]]
* Captain's Quarters: [[Sailor's Solace]]
* Cargo Hold: [[Lean To]]
* Crew's Quarters: [[All Hands]]
* Decks: [[Swabbing Starts]]
* Figureheads: [[Bowsprit's Maiden]]
* Flags: [[Vexillology Visions]]
* Galley: [[Grub, Gruel, and Grog]]
* Gangplanks: [[Swabbing Starts]]
* Sails: [[Yardarm's Skirt]]
* Ships: [[Chip n' Dwight's]]
* Wheel: [[Fighting the Helm]]

==Public Gathering Places==
{{#section-h:Node|[[Kraken's Fall]]}}

==See Also==

* [[/saved posts|Saved posts]]
* [[Kraken's Fall Area (map)|Area maps]]
* [[:Category: Kraken's Fall Hunting Areas | Hunting areas]]
* [[The Tale of Kraken's Fall]]
* [[Open Sea Adventures]]

[[Category:Towns]][[Category:Kraken's Fall]][[Category:Open Sea Adventures]]

Kraken's Fall

2025-09-11T18:57:50Z

GS4-KAONASHI: /* Geography */

[[File:Kraken's Fall.png|thumb|right|upright=1.5|Map of Kraken's Fall]]

[[File:InkingDen.png|thumb|right|upright=1.5|Map of the Inking Den]]

[[File:Widowmaker's Road.png|thumb|right|upright=1.5|Map of Widowmaker's Road by Rozy]]

[[File:Kraken's Fall - Wizard Guild.png|thumb|right|upright=1.5|Map of the Wizard Guild]]

[[File:Map_atoll_paper.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.5|Map of the Atoll.]]

'''Kraken's Fall''' - often abbreviated KF - is a new port town located off the [[Tenebrous Cauldron]], roughly west of River's Rest, released in [[Prime]] on September 3, 2020 as part of the [[Open Sea Adventures]] system release. {{TOC limit|2}}

==History==

The history of Kraken's Fall is explained in the lore document [[The Tale of Kraken's Fall]]. It is the shore upon which a crew of sailors landed after their fleet was destroyed by a kraken.

==Geography==

According to the sea captain who ferries you to Kraken's Fall, the town is broken into three sections with the Logging Colony as a fourth. There is water on three sides and a giant cliff on the north side of the town, within which some people have built their homes. The [[Inking Den]], which is the town hall, is built into the lowest level of the cliff face. Inside of the Inking Den you can find the [[Cooperative Houses of Elanthia]] and standard [[locker]]s as well as the courthouse, debt office, genealogy, curator, travel, and realtor.

===Wandering Eye Market===

The middle of the town is the Wandering Eye Market, around which you can find the bank, jailhouse, [[Adventurer's Guild]], pawnshop [[Bushybrow's Collectibles]], magic shop [[Mystigoggles Magicorium]], locksmith [[Unburied Treasure]], [[locksmith pool]], herbalist [[The Intoxicating Flora]], gemshop [[Bejeweled Booty]], furrier [[The Naked Fauna]], weapon shop [[Knife's Edge]], and armory [[Irosah's Armaments]]. Just south of the market along Dead Eye's Road, you'll find the pub [[Rising Pint]] as well as ship-related shops [[Fighting the Helm]], [[Chip n' Dwights]] and [[Lean To]]. [[Swabbing Starts]] is on the southwestern edge as well.

===The Head===

To the west, the island slopes gently upward into what most folks know as the head or the mantle. That's where the fancy shops and taverns are such as: the bar [[Captain's Cup]], the coffee and cigar shop [[Leaf and Bean]], the clothing shop [[The Threadbare Admiral]], the inn with tables called [[The Sea Hag's Roost]], the ship upgrade shops [[Sailor's Solace]] and [[Bowsprit's Maiden]], and the restaurant [[Rock Lobster]].

Near to all of these is also the [[Peaceful Porpoise]], a temple to [[Niima]], which has an underground grotto and a shrine. Locals may say in reference to the Lady of the Sea, "May she keep you safe when your feet don't touch land."

===The East===

To the east, the road slopes downward towards the water. Houses are a little more tightly packed and the cliff steals some of the sunlight, but overall it's decent land where most of the artisans have set up. There's the fletcher at [[Storm Petrel's Wing]], the inn [[Kelpie Beds]] with tables, pub [[Brewmaster's Tap]], the restaurants [[The Melting Pot]] and [[The Soup Bone]], Isle of the Four Winds' office [[Molskroen Hall]], the [[cobbling]] warehouse located in the old weather station, the converted lighthouse called [[Kraken's Fall Hall]] for [[Meeting Hall Organizations]], Forges of the Kraken, and the fishing pier.

Shops here that affect your ship include: [[Yardarm's Skirt]], [[Academy of the Bos'n]], [[Maritime Defenses]], [[Vexillology Visions]], [[All Hands]], and [[Grub, Gruel, and Grog]].

===Logging Colony===

Outside of town proper is the Logging Colony where Sunfist has an outpost. There's also a boarding house, stables, the pub [[The Last Frontier]], the Penitent Pass and Gaol Burrow, and some wall defenses for when things get ornery out in the wilds.

The sailor will leave you with one last piece of advice, "Maybe don't mention the Academy of the Bos'n too loudly when you are in the Offices or when you are near the Boarding House. It's a touchy subject."

===The Wilds===

The most prominently known places in the wild are the [[Atoll]], the [[Black Weald]], the [[Rocky Shoals]], the [[Cliffwalk]], [[Hornwort Cavern]], and the [[Muddy Village]]. Most areas you can get to by leaving the Logging Colony behind and traveling west on Widowmaker's Road, but the shoals are closer to the town's fishing pier.

=== Nereid's Cradle ===
A beachside neighborhood, home to lovely vistas, the town's notorious Canopied Walk, and ample beach fishing.

==Getting to Kraken's Fall==
One of the ways to get to Kraken's Fall is to hire an NPC Captain for 25,000 [[silver]] at one of the following locations:

*[[Wehnimer's Landing]]: Wehnimer's, North Dock (Lich Room #250)
*[[Kharam Dzu]]:Copper Avenue, West Docks (Lich Room #1869)
*[[Solhaven]]: Marshtown, Fewr's Pier (Lich room #11756)
*[[River's Rest]]: River's Rest, Underbridge (Lich room #10838)
*[[Ta'Vaalor]]: East Docks (Lich Room #31493) - 35,000 [[silver]]

And to return, you can catch the ferry at Kraken's Fall, First Pier

Alternatively, you can use the [[Chronomage]], [[Premium transport system]], or the sorcerer spell [[Planar Shift (740)]].

==Hunting==

There are several [[:Category: Kraken's Fall Hunting Areas |hunting areas]] adjacent to Kraken's Fall as well as a [[Guardians of Sunfist]] outpost and warcamps.

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| style="border-right: none; border-bottom: none;" | [[:Category:Muddy Village creatures | Muddy Village]]
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| colspan=2 style="border-top: none; font-size: smaller;" | {{addmetext}}
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| style="border-right: none; border-bottom: none;" | [[:Category:Cliffwalk creatures | Cliffwalk]]
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| colspan=2 style="border-top: none; font-size: smaller;" | {{addmetext}}
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| style="border-right: none; border-bottom: none;" | [[:Category:Black Weald creatures | Black Weald]]
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| colspan=2 style="border-top: none; font-size: smaller;" | {{addmetext}}
|-
| style="border-right: none; border-bottom: none;" | [[:Category:Hornwort Cavern creatures | Hornwort Cavern]]
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| colspan=2 style="border-top: none; font-size: smaller;" | {{addmetext}}
|-
| style="border-right: none; border-bottom: none;" | [[:Category:Atoll creatures | Atoll]]
| style="text-align: center; border-left: none; border-bottom: none;" |94-103
|-
| colspan=2 style="border-top: none; font-size: smaller;" |Accessible by the rapids near Widowmaker's Road, the [[:Category:Atoll creatures | Atoll]] is a hunting area for experienced adventurers populated by [[:Category:Triton family creatures | Tritons]].
|-
|}

== Locations around Town ==

===Basic Town Shops and Functions===
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* Adventurer's Guild
* Alchemist: [[Mystigoggles Magicorium]]
* Armor: [[Irosah's Armaments]]
* Bank
* Cleric: [[The Peaceful Porpoise]]
* Cobbling Warehouse: [[Weather Station]]
* Fishing: [[Bait 'N Weight]]
* Fletcher: [[Storm Petrel's Wing]]
* Forge: [[Forges of the Kraken]]
* Furrier: [[Naked Fauna|The Naked Fauna]]
* General Store: [[Happy Hands Odds-n-Ends]]
* Herbalist: [[The Intoxicating Flora]]
* Inn: [[The Sea Hag's Roost]]
* Jail: [[Kraken's Fall Jailhouse]] and Penitentiary
* Jeweler: [[Bejeweled Booty]]
* Lockers: [[Inking Den]]
* Locker Movers: Cartwright
* Locksmith and Pool: [[Unburied Treasures]] (climb ladder outside for locksmith pool)
* MHO: Lighthouse
* Pawnshop: [[Bushybrow's Collectibles]]
* Premium Hall: [[Molskroen Hall]]
* Private Rooms: [[Kelpie Beds]], [[The Sea Hag's Roost]]
* Sunfist outpost
* Tables: [[Kelpie Beds]], [[The Sea Hag's Roost]]
* Town Hall: [[Inking Den]]
* Weapons: [[Knife's Edge]]
</div>

===Food, Drink, and Roleplay===

* Alcohol: [[Brewmaster's Tap]], [[The Captain's Cup]], [[The Last Frontier]], [[Rising Pint]]
* Cigars and Coffee: [[The Bean and Leaf]]
* Clothing: [[Sailcloth Findings]], [[The Threadbare Admiral]], [[Sea's Crossing]]
* Food: [[The Melting Pot]], [[Rock Lobster]], [[The Soup Bone]], [[Copper Potts' Pies and Sundries]], [[Riverside Grocer]]
* Roleplay: Boarding House, Fishing Pier, Guard Tower

===Open Sea Adventures===

* Boatswain: [[Academy of the Bos'n]]
* Cannons: [[Maritime Defenses]]
* Captain's Quarters: [[Sailor's Solace]]
* Cargo Hold: [[Lean To]]
* Crew's Quarters: [[All Hands]]
* Decks: [[Swabbing Starts]]
* Figureheads: [[Bowsprit's Maiden]]
* Flags: [[Vexillology Visions]]
* Galley: [[Grub, Gruel, and Grog]]
* Gangplanks: [[Swabbing Starts]]
* Sails: [[Yardarm's Skirt]]
* Ships: [[Chip n' Dwight's]]
* Wheel: [[Fighting the Helm]]

==Public Gathering Places==
{{#section-h:Node|[[Kraken's Fall]]}}

==See Also==

* [[/saved posts|Saved posts]]
* [[Kraken's Fall Area (map)|Area maps]]
* [[:Category: Kraken's Fall Hunting Areas | Hunting areas]]
* [[The Tale of Kraken's Fall]]
* [[Open Sea Adventures]]

[[Category:Towns]][[Category:Kraken's Fall]][[Category:Open Sea Adventures]]

Announcement: Kraken's Fall: Introducing Charl's Spire

2025-07-27T17:56:34Z

GS4-KAONASHI: Created page with "{{Announcement |category=World |subject=Kraken's Fall: Introducing Charl's Spire |author=GS4-KAONASHI |date=2025-07-11 |changelog=2025 }} We are pleased to announce the release of a new area for worship and mischief in Kraken's Fall: Charl's Spire. This Spire represents the culmination of a significant effort involving multiple members of our GM staff. I am especially grateful to GMs Thandiwe, Elysani, Ethereal, Flannihan, and Haxus for their inspiration and work in..."

{{Announcement
|category=World
|subject=Kraken's Fall: Introducing Charl's Spire
|author=GS4-KAONASHI
|date=2025-07-11
|changelog=2025
}}
We are pleased to announce the release of a new area for worship and mischief in Kraken's Fall: Charl's Spire.

This Spire represents the culmination of a significant effort involving multiple members of our GM staff. I am especially grateful to GMs Thandiwe, Elysani, Ethereal, Flannihan, and Haxus for their inspiration and work in helping this project come to fruition.

Charl's devotees have been busy. Driven by a deep love of the sea and its unquestioned Lord, and with funds and administrative support from noted Charl-atan Gentleman Hoorne, they have built a truly in-spire-ing addition to Kraken's Fall: a home for worship and spirtual betterment centering on all things Charl.

Located across from Lady Niima's faithful home, the Peaceful Porpoise, adventurers may proceed over the driftwood walkway in 7118218, located on Kraken's Fall's western beach bluffs. If they do, they will find the Way of Seas and a distant, rising spire.

What secrets await on this rocky islet? How will Charl respond to devotees and well-wishers alike coming to prostrate themselves before his might and magnificence? Only time will tell.

I am deeply honored to present this effort to you. It is LIVE NOW across all of Gemstone IV's instances.

The sea calls. I invite you to venture forth.
===tldr===
We are pleased to announce the release of a new area for worship and mischief in Kraken's Fall: Charl's Spire. Please venture forth from the beach bluffs on the town's western shores and see what mysteries you uncover!

Dust beetle

2025-07-16T19:12:24Z

GS4-KAONASHI: Skin

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The dust beetle appears to be some sort of giant insect. It looks a little like some misshapen scorpion, but the tail on it is not as long as a scorpion's would be, and it flares like the tail of a lobster rather than ending in a poison sting. The segmented body is wide, supported by six short multi-jointed legs. A dull red chitinous shell covers most of its body, and a broad carapace protects its head. Two massive claws provide the creature with formidable weapons.

==Hunting strategies==
{{addmetext}}
==Other information==
Beetles are puncture resistant rather than puncture immune since being converted to BCS.
==Behind the Scenes==
Dust beetles were found in [[Shadow Valley]] before the [[shadow mare|shadow mares]] and other defiant cursed equines returned to defeat the [[Muylari|Terrorite]] demon. It is an allusion to the "beetle civilisation" that is supposed to follow the end of the race of man in [http://www.hplovecraft.com/writings/texts/fiction/sot.aspx "The Shadow out of Time]" by H.P. Lovecraft, which is also relevant for the [[giant fog beetle|giant fog beetles]] in [[The Broken Lands]]. They are variants of the extra-planar insect raced called Dictics of [[Rolemaster]].

The reduction of the valley to a poisonous dust plain with dead trees, no healthy plant life, and miasmal vapours comes from [http://www.hplovecraft.com/writings/texts/fiction/cs.aspx "The Colour Out of Space"]. The insects of the "blasted heath" were described as: ''"In May the insects came, and Nahum’s place became a [[night mare|nightmare]] of buzzing and crawling. Most of the creatures seemed not quite usual in their aspects and motions, and their nocturnal habits contradicted all former experience."'' It was a place where everything ultimately decayed to grey powder, and its residence would cause [[Ghostly pooka|listlessness]] or being driven mad with nightmares. The walls also shifted, and: ''"No bites of prowling things could have brought the virus, for what live beast of earth can pass through [[Spectral miner#Behind the Scenes|solid obstacles]]?"''

== See Also ==
* [[BCS_updates_(saved_posts)#Beetles|Beetles buffed to BCS (saved post)]]

== References ==
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beetle Beetle on Wikipedia]

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Announcement: New beverage cart in Kraken's Fall

2025-06-30T16:01:11Z

GS4-KAONASHI: Created page with "{{Announcement |category=World |subject=Kraken's Fall: new wandering beverage cart now available |author=GS4-KAONASHI |date=2025-06-18 |changelog=2025 }} Keep your eyes peeled, friends. Reports indicate that an aged, weathered bartender, inspired by a mix of Kraken ingenuity, Isle of Ornath pastoral beauty, a big keg of dark rum, and vague threats from Gentleman Hoorne, has appeared on Kraken's Fall's Middle Arm Avenue. Tirelessly pulling his rustic sky blue wooden car..."

{{Announcement
|category=World
|subject=Kraken's Fall: new wandering beverage cart now available
|author=GS4-KAONASHI
|date=2025-06-18
|changelog=2025
}}
Keep your eyes peeled, friends. Reports indicate that an aged, weathered bartender, inspired by a mix of Kraken ingenuity, Isle of Ornath pastoral beauty, a big keg of dark rum, and vague threats from Gentleman Hoorne, has appeared on Kraken's Fall's Middle Arm Avenue. Tirelessly pulling his rustic sky blue wooden cart, he offers tasty beverages for weary adventurers at reasonable prices.

Please search him out and enjoy a pleasurable refresher at any hour of the day. The sun has no clock on our enjoyment, friends!

Context: I am thrilled to offer a wandering beverage merchant to the citizenry of Kraken's Fall, and of course honored guests and foreign dignitaries with or without proper documentation. Please look for the aforementioned aged weathered bartender pulling the rustic sky blue wooden cart across the main avenues and boulevards of Kraken's Fall, LIVE NOW in all supported Gemstone IV instances.

This weary merchant is eager to serve you a number of tasty beverages sourced from Kraken's Fall citizens, originally submitted to the booziest contest in Bericsaba Market, the harbor market of Ornath, not long ago. He keeps a steady pace to ensure people across the town's main drag have access to his booze cart, so keep a weather eye open.
===tldr===
There is a new wandering beverage cart in Kraken's Fall, with its products sourced from a recent player participation contest on the Isle of Ornath.

Announcement: 10 new Kraken's Fall shrines for public use

2025-06-30T15:58:53Z

GS4-KAONASHI: Created page with "{{Announcement |category=World |subject=Ten new Kraken's Fall shrines available for public use |author=GS4-KAONASHI |date=2025-03-31 |changelog=2025 }} Today at the Kraken's Fall Feast of Remembrance and Reconciliation, Gentleman Hoorne announced the opening of ten new shrines to Arkati that have varying degrees of connection to the town. In the spirit of reconciliation, he was joined in this announcement by Sister Tledassa, the proprietor of the Peaceful Porpoise Cleri..."

{{Announcement
|category=World
|subject=Ten new Kraken's Fall shrines available for public use
|author=GS4-KAONASHI
|date=2025-03-31
|changelog=2025
}}
Today at the Kraken's Fall Feast of Remembrance and Reconciliation, Gentleman Hoorne announced the opening of ten new shrines to Arkati that have varying degrees of connection to the town. In the spirit of reconciliation, he was joined in this announcement by Sister Tledassa, the proprietor of the Peaceful Porpoise Cleric Shop and a devotee of Lady Niima.

These new shrines are for the following Arkati: Jaston, Cholen, Ivas, Lorminstra, Ghezresh, Oleani, Tonis, Laethe, Voaris, and Imaera. Praise be.

These additions to Kraken's Fall are LIVE NOW across all supported Gemstone IV instances, accesible via the 10 metal arches that have been constructed across the town. Please search them out and enjoy!
===tldr===
Ten new Arkati shrines are available for public use in Kraken's Fall.

Premium Festival/saved posts Summer 2025

2025-06-28T23:19:23Z

GS4-KAONASHI: /* Teaser 11 - Hornne */

== 2025 Currents of Myth - Premium Festival - Announcements ==

=== Announcement 1 ===

'''Festival Opens:''' June 20th, 2025 at 9pm EDT

'''Festival Closes:''' June 27th, 2025 at 11:45 PM EDT

=== Announcement 2 ===
{{saved-discord-post
| messagelink = [https://discord.com/channels/226045346399256576/1377859468309696563/1381656483917201449 Lore Document]
| author = GM Valyrka
| date = 6/9/2025
}}

As part of the Premium Summer festival, Currents of Myth, please learn about our hosts in this document about the acqsael.

Wiki link [[The_Acqsael]]

=== Announcement 3 ===
{{saved-discord-post
| messagelink = [hhttps://discord.com/channels/226045346399256576/1377859468309696563/1381657887805407414 Visiting the Acqsael]
| author = GM Valyrka
| date = 6/9/2025
}}

For generations, the acqsael have kept to the currents, their shimmering markets hidden deep among the coral beds and bioluminescent grottos of their undersea realm. But now, for the first time, they extend a graceful invitation to the land-bound above.

From June 20th through June 27th, brave explorers and curious wanderers are welcome to descend into the acqsael’s world and experience the wonders of their markets. Rare wares, elegantly-crafted goods, and raffles wrapped in mystery await you in the currents below. A host of underwater merchants and curious vendors will be offering goods unlike any seen above the surface—crafted from materials only the deep can provide.

To allow time for unhurried browsing and discovery, the evening of June 27th through the 29th will be reserved for leisure shopping. The acqsael encourage you to wander the reefs, linger among the glowing caverns, and take in the songs of the sea.
=== Announcement 4 ===
{{saved-discord-post
| messagelink = [https://discord.com/channels/226045346399256576/1383110347572908192 Acqsael - Materials and Gems]
| author = GM Valyrka
| date = 6/13/2025
}}

As part of the Premium Summer Festival, Currents of Myth, please learn about our hosts in this document about the Acqsael.

There is now a new section about [[The_Acqsael#Materials|materials and gems]].

=== Announcement 5 ===
{{saved-discord-post
| messagelink = [https://discord.com/channels/226045346399256576/1377859468309696563/1384987338764980254 The Gift of the Nautilus Amulet]
| author = GM Valyrka
| date = 6/18/2025
}}

Two acqsael floated near the edge of a gently swaying kelp forest, their forms gliding effortlessly in the dappled currents. Between them floated a pearlescent nautilus shell amulet, cradled in a net of braided seasilk, its spiral gleaming with quiet magic.

“Will they know to trust it?” Nymari asked, her gaze fixed on the light above.

“They won’t have to,” Zalien replied softly. “The shell holds the memory of the sea. The moment they wear it, it will begin to hum with their breath, syncing with their heartbeat.”

Nymari brushed a fingertip along the shell’s ridged edge. “And they’ll be able to stay? To breathe without fear?”

Zalien nodded. “They will. The ocean does not open easily to those who come from land. But this,” he gestured to the amulet,“ was shaped for them. It won't soften the sea, but it will let them survive it. It won’t change them, just allow them to exist between the boundaries."

Nymari’s fingers hovered over the shell. “Will it hurt?”

“No. The magic is old, gentle. It wraps around their breath, slows their hearts, teaches their bodies to move through water. They’ll still be who they are, just... protected.”

== Teasers ==
=== Teaser 1 - Lore Tease ===
{{saved-discord-post
| messagelink = [https://discord.com/channels/226045346399256576/1375998494908616714 Teaser 1]
| author = GM Valyrka
| date = 5/24/2025
}}

The Acqsael are a mysterious and ancient merpeople who dwell in the waters off the Western Harbor, near the northwestern region of Charl’s Teeth.

Among the Iyo, the acqsael are known by another name – savsysst – though the exact meaning of this term remains undisclosed to outsiders. This name is rarely spoken beyond the Iyo’s communities, reflecting their reluctance to share knowledge of the acqsael with the wider world.

The acqsael dwell in the breathtaking underwater city of Laeqithe, intricately woven into vibrant coral reefs and sprawling caverns that surround and support it. Their architecture reflects a deep reverence for the sea, with structures formed from coral, seashells, and natural rock, shaped into flowing, organic designs that mirror the gentle curves of ocean currents and the delicate patterns of marine life. Every aspect of their city blends seamlessly with its surroundings, creating an environment where nature and civilization exist in perfect harmony.

The acqsael possess sleek, streamlined bodies perfectly adapted for swift and agile movement through the water. Their torsos resemble those of humans, but instead of legs, they have long, flowing tails covered in iridescent scales that shimmer in shades of blue, green, and silver, reflecting the light as they glide through the depths. These tails end in elegant, fan-like fins that provide both propulsion and control. Along their backs and forearms, delicate fins extend outward, their translucent surfaces glowing faintly with bioluminescent patterns that shift and pulse with their movements.

To be Continued...

Premium Festival will take place June 20 - June 29 with June 27 - 29 for shopping only.

=== Teaser 2 - Lore Tease ===
{{saved-discord-post
| messagelink = [https://discord.com/channels/226045346399256576/1375998494908616714/1376200224321699881 Teaser 2]
| author = GM Valyrka
| date = 5/25/2025
}}

Among the Iyo, the acqsael are known by another name – savsysst – though the exact meaning of this term remains undisclosed to outsiders. This name is rarely spoken beyond the Iyo’s communities, reflecting their reluctance to share knowledge of the acqsael with the wider world.

=== Teaser 3 - Lore Tease ===
{{saved-discord-post
| messagelink = [https://discord.com/channels/226045346399256576/1375998494908616714/1377094661763760169 Teaser 3]
| author = GM Valyrka
| date = 5/26/2025
}}

The acqsael dwell in the breathtaking underwater city of Laeqithe, intricately woven into vibrant coral reefs and sprawling caverns that surround and support it. Their architecture reflects a deep reverence for the sea, with structures formed from coral, seashells, and natural rock, shaped into flowing, organic designs that mirror the gentle curves of ocean currents and the delicate patterns of marine life. Every aspect of their city blends seamlessly with its surroundings, creating an environment where nature and civilization exist in perfect harmony.

=== Teaser 4 - Lore Tease ===
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| messagelink = [https://discord.com/channels/226045346399256576/1375998494908616714/1377094661763760169 Teaser 4]
| author = GM Valyrka
| date = 5/27/2025
}}

The acqsael possess sleek, streamlined bodies perfectly adapted for swift and agile movement through the water. Their torsos resemble those of humans, but instead of legs, they have long, flowing tails covered in iridescent scales that shimmer in shades of blue, green, and silver, reflecting the light as they glide through the depths. These tails end in elegant, fan-like fins that provide both propulsion and control. Along their backs and forearms, delicate fins extend outward, their translucent surfaces glowing faintly with bioluminescent patterns that shift and pulse with their movements.

=== Teaser 5 - Lore Tease ===
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| messagelink = [https://discord.com/channels/226045346399256576/1375998494908616714/1377825078498168843 Teaser 5]
| author = GM Valyrka
| date = 5/29/2025
}}

Communication among the acqsael is a complex and elegant system that blends spoken language, melodic songs, and the intricate light patterns emitted from their bioluminescent fins. These glowing signals pulse in rhythmic patterns that convey subtle nuances of emotion and meaning, allowing them to express ideas and feelings in ways that words alone cannot. This multi-layered form of communication strengthens their bonds and deepens their understanding of one another, reflecting the fluid beauty and complexity of life beneath the waves.

=== Teaser 6 - Shop Item ===
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| messagelink = [https://discord.com/channels/226045346399256576/1381689690498793645 Commanding Canes]
| author = GM Tivvy
| date = 6/9/2025
}}

I've updated and modernized an existing older script for canes and runestaves that was previously just called "Cane Fluff" and is now called "Commanding Cane."

It is now compatible with the flourish system, and existing canes/staves with this script can convert to a flourish version using FLOURISH CONVERT. Remember, this cannot be reverted.

All existing canes/staves with this script will automatically be converted to Tier 2 when you use one of the verbs (including the newly added ANALYZE).

An additional unlock (Tier 3) with 4 new verbs will be available at this year’s Premium Festival. Certificates to add this flourish at Tier 1 to your existing items will also be available at the festival.

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You analyze the ghostwood cane and sense that the item is free from merchant alteration restrictions.

The item has Flourishes that do the following:
This is a Commanding Cane. It may be altered, but the noun must remain either "cane" or, if it is a runestaff, an approved runestaff weapon noun.

It is currently Tier 2 of 3.

Verbs: LEAN, POINT, PULL, TAP, THROW, TURN, WAVE, and PUSH.

You might be able to have a talented merchant lighten the ghostwood cane for you.

=== Teaser 7 - Shop Item ===
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| messagelink = [https://discord.com/channels/226045346399256576/1381689690498793645 Temporary Tattoos]
| author = GM Xeraphina
| date = 6/9/2025
}}

Are you feeling like your current tattoos don't quite match the outfit you have planned?

Do you want to change things up from time to time? How about testing out the look of something without permanent regrets or painful removals?

Stop by Reth-Ink Your Porpoise for temporary tattoos to fit your needs, available at this year's Premium Festival.

=== Teaser 8 - Shop Item ===
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| messagelink = [https://discord.com/channels/226045346399256576/1381689690498793645 Tangled and Tethered Bag]
| author = GM Thandiwe
| date = 6/9/2025
}}

[[Tangled and tethered bag|Tangled and Tethered Bag]]<br>
Discovered in the Tideswept Bazaar at the depths of Mist Harbor, the tangled and tethered bag is designed to be worn on the waist. When worn, it will be "a hip-tied bag," and when not worn, it will be "an untied bag."

Alterations
The bag may have its long or show description customized, but it must always feature a loose-weave construction reminiscent of a diver's collection bag. The opening must include ties of some kind, reflecting its knotted design.

The LOOK description will permanently include the phrase: Hemp and waterlogged jute cords trail from the bag, their ends tied with bits and baubles salvaged from the sea.

Verbs: close, open, pull, push, remove, wearer

Unlocks
Any one of the Acqsael may unlock this for you. Or you may visit the Premium Unlocker freely.
The sack is 1 of 3.

=== Teaser 9 - Shop Item ===
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| messagelink = [https://discord.com/channels/226045346399256576/1382162030064177273 Crab's Abs]
| author = GM Thandiwe
| date = 6/10/2025
}}

Joining the perfume-making collection, the [[Crab's abs shell|Crab's Abs]] utilizes the [[Life Aquatic]] system.

This device uses foraged leaf (or leaves) to modify the opening note, while using grass or wood to create the second sentence. The opening notes are:

* Coconut cream blends with crushed seashells and warm sand, casting a soft coastal sweetness across your skin that is brightened by {leaf/leaves}.
* Creating a patina of scents upon your skin, cool rainwater and sun-warmed stones rise amid the soft caress of dog roses and a breath of {leaf/leaves}.
* Dusky coconut and smoked vanilla drift from your skin like late evening on black sand, grounded in salt-washed driftwood and darkened by {leaf/leaves}.
* Salted skin and sun-warmed musk rise from your skin, layered with fresh ginger and a hint of white blossom, softened by beeswax and a glimmer of fruit, and threaded with {leaf/leaves}.
* Sun-bloated papaya and soured coconut seep from your skin with a skin-slick sweetness, bloated by beeswax gone rancid and softened by mildew-laced amber and the ghost of {leaf/leaves}.
* Haunting petrichor and {leaf/leaves} mist your skin in a melange of green musk-soaked notes, dispersing gently into droplets of sea lavender and rosemary.
* The bracing scent of lime and wet volcanic stone clings to your skin, chased by the faint bite of the open sea and the green lift of {leaf/leaves}.
* Coconut water and driftwood settle on your skin in gentle waves, grounded by the mineral sharpness of ocean spray and softened by {leaf/leaves}.
* Clinging to your skin like a promise, the scent of rain-slick stone and deep river water is touched by mineral grit and a trace of {leaf/leaves}.
* Sun-ripened pineapple and golden papaya melt across your skin in juicy waves, layered with the warm mineral tang of sea salt and a thread of {leaf/leaves}.
* Sea salt and sun-warmed musk rise from your skin, layered with fresh ginger and a hint of white blossom and softened by beeswax and a glimmer of fruit threaded with {leaf/leaves}.
* Lime zest and sun-cured amber rise from your skin, layered over the clean tang of wind-stirred saltwater and a trace of {leaf/leaves}.

The same restrictions as the previous models apply.

=== Teaser 10 - Shop Item ===
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| messagelink = [https://discord.com/channels/226045346399256576/1382838520867066077 Sirenscale Gown]
| author = GM Tivvy
| date = 6/12/2025
}}

From the artisans of Laeqithe come gowns unlike any other, wrought of moonlight and seafoam, threaded with longing, myth, and the shimmer of sirenscale.

One such gown will be offered to the highest bidder. Another may surface by stranger means, for those who place their faith not in silvers but in the turning of the tides.

These rare gowns possess subtle illusions and mysteries yet to be unraveled. Those drawn to beauty, wrath, or the murmur of something old beneath the waves should take heed.

Some claim the gowns are less sewn than summoned... that their reflections hold secrets not yours, their shadows turn restless, and dreams grow unquiet in their wake. Perhaps it is only salt and story. Perhaps not.

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You analyze the ivory gown and sense that the creator has provided the following information:<br>
This ivory gown is a Sirenscale Gown. It is Auction Quality.

It may be altered freely, including both a long and/or show description, but somewhere in the base description there must be mention of scales. The scales should be from a marine creature or may be described as just "scales," but no metal or fabric scales, etc. The material must always be some kind of cloth fabric, and it must make sense with messaging that refers to it being long and flowing. No short skirts, tight skirts, or leather gowns.

The scales on your gown must be in one of the following locations:

overall 2. bodice 3. skirt 4. sleeves (plural),<br>
sash 6. train 7. hem 8. neckline,

The scales location is set to: "cascading the length of the train"

[redacted]

VERBS:<br>
BRUSH, SWEEP, SWAY, CURTSY, SHAKE, TURN, TWIST, FLICK, LISTEN, POKE, PREEN, PROD, and TOUCH.

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wear my gown<br>
The fabric of your ivory gown glides over your skin like water, chilling at first, then warming after a few moments. The scales cascading the length of the train shimmer in a slow, hypnotic surge before stilling.

turn my gown<br>
As you turn, the scales on your ivory gown catch the ambient light in cascading sparkles, shifting from deep abyssal tones to the pale luster of drowned pearls.

flick my gown at Euxinia<br>
Reaching for the scales cascading the length of the train of your gown, you make a quick flicking motion, conjuring a handful of icy seawater and propelling it toward Euxinia. Alas, you missed. How disappointing.

curtsy my gown<br>
You dip into a deep, graceful curtsy, the fabric of your ivory gown pooling at your feet like sea mist rolling over a shoreline.

sway my gown<br>
You sway slightly in place, your ivory gown following your movement in a languid, liquid drift, pulled by some numinous undertow.

* I'll likely be auctioning one off on Saturday (21st) or Sunday (22nd) in the evening (I'm leaning Sunday at the moment). This will be the only item auctioned, and it will be for silvers. (edited)

prod my gown<br>
[You have disabled the ambient messaging on your ivory gown.]

A trickle of cold sensation coils down your spine, like a fingertip tracing the path of a faded memory you can't recall. Your breath halts and you stiffen as a tremor flickers through your gut, chased by a chill that seeps deep into your bones.

An oppressive, bleak sensation overtakes you without warning, and your vision darkens and becomes clouded. Goosebumps awaken on your skin. Just as rapidly as it arose, the feeling vanishes, leaving you uneasy but unharmed.

For a heartbeat, your shadow seems to stretch and distort in the ambient light. Swirling like liquid smoke, it forms the sinuous curve of a feathery, finned tail streaming behind you before shrinking, perfectly mundane once more.

=== Teaser 11 - Hoorne ===
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| messagelink = [https://discord.com/channels/226045346399256576/1382830332088291439 Vignette Teaser: The Six-Sided Grotto]
| author = GM Kaonashi
| date = 6/12/2025
}}

'''Vignette Teaser: The Six-Sided Grotto'''

"Sure, I've got a boat you can rent to take you out on the water," Niro said. He spat a thick glob of mucous on the dock's whitewashed boards and put a hand on his hip. "If you've got the silver."

Hoorne Cornelius nodded curtly and handed the man a small pouch. "It's all there," he said. "Twice over, for your silence."

"Whatever you say," the sailor said as he flashed a toothy grin. "You won't mind if I count it while you're out enjoying the ride. Not that I don't trust the illustrious Gentleman Hoorne, or wonder what he's doing renting one of my pedal boats in the dark of night."

Hoorne shrugged, waved a dismissive hand at the sailor, and tapped the vivid 'I HEART BOATS' inking on his chest. "I won't be long," he said.

The colorful umbrellas attached to the dock's polished railings were lashed shut with thick, weather-worn rope. A sliver of pale moon cast the barest light on dark water, its reflection rippling with the tide's flow. Hoorne untied one of the whitewashed pedal boats at the end of the dock, stepped down into it, and, with one hand on the tiller, began to pedal.

"Steer clear of Charl's Teeth," Niro shouted. "I heart my boats too, but if you run into trouble I'm not pedaling out to save you!"

Hoorne raised a hand in thanks without looking back toward the dock as he laboriously began to push against the boat's pedals. Ahead, the dark of the waterway had a fluid, limitless quality, like a thick pitch drawn against the horizon's edge with just enough give to allow him to be drawn deeper in. He turned his head to look behind him, and by comparison the lantern and torch-lit edges of Mist Harbor and its docks were increasingly diminished.

"Ten minutes east, and then another ten to the south," Hoorne muttered to himself as he adjusted the pedal boat's tiller. "Past the short sea wall, around the first isle, to the black sands."

Hoorne squinted ahead into the dark and continued to pedal, periodically adjusting the boat's tiller. After several long minutes of labored work, he eased off and let the boat coast to a stop. For a few moments he sat in silence, eyes wide, staring into the darkness while breathing in time with the ebb and flow of the tide. He then produced a small oilcloth-wrapped torch and a matchbook from his leather shoulder-slung satchel.

"Here, fishy, fishy, fishy," Hoorne said as he lit his torch with a match. As flames consumed the torch's head, the immediate area was lit in an arc of shadow-crossed, flickering light, revealing a dock that stretched over a black sand beach that lined a nearby, small islet.

Waves lapped against the pedal boat's sides. Somewhere nearby, a large creature breached the water before crashing back down. Hoorne held his torch ahead of him and peered into the distance, idly running his hands over the pearlescent nautilus shell amulet around his neck.

"That you, Miiiiiister Hoorne?" a voice hissed.

"Show yourself, Slymie," Hoorne said. He moved his torch horizontally along the pedal boat's edge.

'I am heeeeere, my loooooyal partner," the voice hissed. A figure appeared alongside the boat. The water’s surface around them was a spray of iridescent color reflecting from the figure’s luminous scales, like a faint, glowing oil paint resting on the water's surface. "The question is, do yoooooou have what I asked foooooor?"

Holding the torch out ahead of him, Hoorne squinted as he slid the satchel off his shoulder. "It's all here," he said. "Gems, crystals,and precious stones from far-flung lands. For our joint effort."

"Excellent, most eeeeeexcellent," the scaled figure said as it reached for the satchel. As it took hold of the satchel, however, Hoorne gripped it tighter, not letting go.

"You remember our deal?" Hoorne said.

"Yes, yessss, of course," the figure hissed. "I intend to honor it." The figure flashed a broad grin. “It's a great way for enterprising swimmers and sand-walkers alike to make a little extra silver, after all.”

Hoorne released his grip on the satchel. "Good. See that you do," he said.

With a guttural, gurgling chortle, the iridescent scaled figure took the satchel and slipped beneath the water, leaving only thin ripples across its surface. Dousing his torch in the water alongside his boat, Hoorne exhaled deeply and put his hand back on the tiller. He began to pedal once more, steering himself back toward Mist Harbor.

What is Gentleman Hoorne up to? Who is the mysterious, scaled figure? What was actually in the satchel?

Find out more at Gemstone IV’s upcoming Currents of Myth Premium Festival, to be held between June 20 and June 27 in the waters alongside Mist Harbor.

Hoorne has promised Premium Festival attendees that he will offer them a “nifty” and “very special” opportunity “to make some fast silver” — whatever that actually means. While he will not be in attendance personally, he has assured me that his scaled friend has “everything in-fin” and that he “cannot wait for you to see their joint venture” at the festival, in the form of a boutique shop he has helped fund with the help of his Purveyor friend.

We look forward to having you at this event, coming in one week to the waters near Mist Harbor!

=== Teaser 12 - Shop Teaser ===
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| messagelink = [https://discord.com/channels/226045346399256576/1383487077718687854 The Comb Murex]
| author = GM Thandiwe
| date = 6/14/2025
}}

[[Comb murex|Comb Murex]]<br>
An artifact of the Acqsael, a comb murex adorned with kelp-wrapped copper wire can change your hair style to one of eight designs when it is worn.<br>
FLIP - changes the available style<br>
WEAR - adjusts your hair style<br>
REMOVE - returns your regular hair style<br>
TOUCH - Fluff Messaging based on demeanor<br>

If you were to wear the murex now, it would change your hair style to: He has raggedly cut, shaggy sandy blonde hair swept upward into a ridge along the crown, held in place by a comb murex adorned with kelp-wrapped copper wire anchored at the temple. The shell's spines jut out like a fin crest, mirroring the natural curl and motion of the sea.

=== Teaser 13 - Shop Teaser ===
{{saved-discord-post
| messagelink = [https://discord.com/channels/226045346399256576/1383775811688992768 Seafoam Cloak]
| author = GM Tivvy
| date = 6/15/2025
}}

Soon to surface at Wrapsody in Blue, Seafoam Cloaks will be making their debut. This is a fluff cloakworn (draped from the shoulders) script that is ocean/water-themed and can be converted to a flourish. These will be sold over the counter (OTS), and a certificate will also be available that can be added to an existing cloak as a flourish at T1. Unlocks will be available during the festival for T2.

These are limited to items with cloak, greatcloak, cape, or burnoose as the noun. You cannot use the certificate to add them to an item with a different noun, and if you alter the item the script/flourish is on to a different noun, the verbs will cease working.

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You analyze the great greatcloak and sense that the item is free from merchant alteration restrictions.

The item has Flourishes that do the following:<br>
This is a Seafoam Cloak. It may be altered, but the noun must remain cloak, greatcloak, cape, or burnoose. If set to any other noun, the verbs will not function.

It is currently Tier 1 of 2.

Verbs: ROLL, SNAP, SPIN, and TAP.
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>wear great<br>
You drape a really great greatcloak from your shoulders.

>roll my great<br>
A slow roll of your shoulders sends your great greatcloak billowing outward, undulating like the sea answering the call of the moons.

>snap my great<br>
You shake out your great greatcloak with a brisk snap, sending a fine spray of seawater flying. The crisp scent of brine lingers in the air.

>spin my great<br>
You turn sharply on one heel, and your great greatcloak spirals around you in a whirl of sea mist and tiny, effervescent bubbles that drift upward and evaporate.

>tap my great<br>
Brushing your fingertips over the shoulder of your great greatcloak causes a pulse of phosphorescent turquoise light to ripple across the fabric, calling to mind the surface of the sea, stirred by some unseen leviathan.

=== Teaser 14 - Shop Teaser ===
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| messagelink = [https://discord.com/channels/226045346399256576/1384528761512398889 Siren Staff]
| author = GM Tivvy
| date = 6/17/2025
}}

Floating up from the depths, the Siren's Staff script will be premiering at Rolling in the Deep. This is a fluff script/flourish for runestaves with aquatic-themed messaging that will be sold over the counter (OTS). A certificate will also be available that can add it to an existing staff as a flourish at T1. Unlocks will be available from Euxinia during the festival for T2.

>lean my scept
You lean heavily against your orase scepter. The faint, briny tang of a sea breeze drifts through the air, stirring memories of your nautical exploits.

>spin my scept
Drawing your orase scepter to your chest, you close your eyes and spin in place for one quick revolution. An ephemeral school of tiny, silver fish encircle you in a whirling blur before dissipating like sea fog banished by the morning sun.

>tap my scept
You drum your fingers lightly along your orase scepter in succession and, for a moment, a tiny ripple of energy pulses outward from it, recalling the surface of a still tide pool disturbed by a lone droplet of rain.

>thump my scept
You thump your orase scepter rhythmically on the floor, producing a hollow sound reminiscent of waves lapping against the wooden hull of a ship.

=== Teaser 15 - Shop Teaser ===
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| messagelink = [https://discord.com/channels/226045346399256576/1384604743455998042 Feature Pavilion]
| author = GM Thandiwe
| date = 6/17/2025
}}

Welcome to Bloomlit Caverns, the Premium Festival Feature Pavilion. Here you will find 10 rooms where you can change your features. The available features that can be changed are:

* Hair Color (50 options)
* Hair Texture (22 options)
* Hair Style (22 options)
* Hair Quirks (48 options)
* Complexion (20 options)
* Eye Characteristics (41 options)
* Eye Color (50 options)
* Facial Characteristics (40 options)
* Height (36 options)
* Body Build (48 options)

The available feature changes are a combination of Feywrote Mire, Caligos, and New offerings.

Feature Changes cost 25,000 silver per feature.

[[Category: Premium Festival saved posts]]
[[Category: Currents of Myth]]

SimuCon 2025

2025-04-23T19:04:42Z

GS4-KAONASHI: /* Game Staff */

'''SimuCon''' is a yearly gathering in St. Louis near [[Simutronics]] headquarters usually taking place near the end of the summer.

'''<u>OFFICIAL</u>''' dates for 2025 are Thursday, July 10 through Sunday, July 13, 2025 at the Sheraton Westport Plaza Hotel. Room reservation link Room reservation link [https://www.marriott.com/event-reservations/reservation-link.mi?id=1741039429417&key=GRP&app=resvlink here].

==2025 Schedule==
===Main Schedule===
All times CST (CENTRAL TIME)
{| class="wikitable"
!Day
!Time
!Activity
|-
|'''Wednesday<br />July 9th'''
| style="text-align: right" |00:00 PM
| Unknown
|-
|'''Thursday<br />July 10th'''
| style="text-align: right" |00:00 PM
| Unknown
|-
|'''Friday<br />July 11th'''
| style="text-align: right" |00:00 PM
| Unknown
|-
|'''Saturday<br />July 12th'''
| style="text-align: right" |00:00 PM
| Unknown
|-
|'''Sunday<br />July 13th'''
| style="text-align: right" |00:00 PM
| Unknown
|}

For the Live Alteration Sessions:<br>
- First come, first served! There are several sessions scheduled, and everyone is allowed to claim one alteration but they MUST make it to one of these sessions.

<nowiki>*</nowiki>This event requires a laptop or use of one of the workstations provided in the main conference room to access the game.

<nowiki>**</nowiki>D&D One Shots: You must pre-register for a session in the Box Office. It is strongly recommended to attend Session 0.

Event Color Coding:<br>
This event is in the main conference room.<br>
<span style="color:blue">This event is in Breakout 1.</span><br>
<span style="color:#BF40BF">This event is in Breakout 2.</span><br>
<span style="color:red">This event is in Breakout 3.</span>

===Streaming Schedule===
The following Gemstone IV panels will be streamed. All times CST (CENTRAL TIME)

Streaming link: TBD

{| class="wikitable"
!Day
!Time
!Panel
|-
|'''Friday, July 11th'''
|00:00 PM
|unknown
|-
|'''Friday, July 11th'''
|00:00 PM
|unknown
|-
|'''Saturday, July 12th'''
|00:00 PM
|unknown
|-
|'''Saturday, July 12th'''
|00:00 PM
|unknown
|}

==Attendee List==
===Prime Players===
<div style="column-count:4;-moz-column-count:4;-webkit-column-count:4">
* [[Altheren (prime)|Altheren]]
* Amerek
* [[Delindra (prime)|Delindra]]
* [[Dergoatean (prime)|Dergoatean]]
* Durakar
* [[Elgrim (prime)|Elgrim]]
* [[Fyg (prime)|Fyg]]
* Liras
* [[Maylan (prime)|Maylan]]
</div>

===Platinum Players===
<div style="column-count:4;-moz-column-count:4;-webkit-column-count:4">
* unknown
</div>

===Shattered Players===
<div style="column-count:4;-moz-column-count:4;-webkit-column-count:4">
* Drekoi
* Omrii
* Tysong
</div>

===Game Staff===
<div style="column-count:4;-moz-column-count:4;-webkit-column-count:4">
* Aergo
* Ivry
* Kaonashi
* Mestys
* Nyxus
* Thandiwe
* Valyrka
* Xeraphina
</div>

==Frequently Asked Questions==
===How much does SimuCon cost?===
Attendance badges have previously cost $40 when purchased in advance. Tickets are available at the door, but will be more expensive. Please see the [[#Ticketing|Ticketing]] section for more details.

=== Where do I sign up?===

Ticketing will likely be handled via the play.net Box Office when available. Please see the [[#Ticketing|Ticketing]] section for more details.

===Who organizes SimuCon?===

Typically GameMasters from Gemstone IV and DragonRealms are the official organizers. However, many players pitch in to plan unofficial events or to offer support. All work is strictly volunteer, so please be sure to thank your organizer team!

===What is it like to attend a SimuCon?===

SimuCon is a gathering of players and GameMasters for Simutronics games, including Gemstone IV and DragonRealms. The convention includes several events, as listed in the [[#2025 Schedule|2025 Schedule]], that are planned by both players and staff. In-between events, attendees typically gather at conference tables similar to a large LAN party to play. Board games and other activities are frequently available as well.

===How many people attend SimuCon and when do they show up?===

SimuCon has experienced a growth spurt over the past three years or so. A current rough estimate would be 100 attendees (GS and DR combined) over the course of the weekend. The main convention days are Thursday through Sunday, although several people arrive on Wednesday and stay through Monday. The convention room is typically setup by Wednesday evening.

===What equipment should I bring? ===

Bring your laptop/computer so that you can play Gemstone during the convention. Internet access and power strips are typically provided. '''Note:''' It is not recommended that you leave your equipment unattended in the conference room.

===Will I need a car?===

Many attendees never leave the hotel. However if you are planning to explore St. Louis, a car is recommended as public transportation options are slim. Lyft and Uber are both operational in St. Louis and are ideal for single trips. For any excursions listed in the schedule, carpool options may be available. A shuttle may be available to and from your hotel for airport travel, but don't forget to bring cash for a tip!

===Is SimuCon family friendly?===

In general, yes. Some attendees do bring children but activities in the convention room may be of limited interest to them. Note the [[#Attractions|Attractions]] section listed below for additional kid-friendly activities available in St. Louis. Please expect to encounter explicit language and consumption of alcoholic beverages, which will increase in the late night hours.

===What is the weather typically like?===

Missouri is nicknamed "Misery" for its hot and humid summers. For a current local forecast, click here: https://www.ksdk.com/weather

===Do I need to bring food or beverages?===

Depending on funds available, basic snacks will be provided. You are generally on your own for meals and can purchase food at the grocery or restaurant options listed in the [[#Dining.2FEating|Dining/Eating]] section. SimuCon is strictly BYOB. Alcohol can be purchased in most grocery stores and gas stations in Missouri.

===What should I wear?===

SimuCon is casual attire unless the schedule for a specific event indicates otherwise. Some events may encourage costumes or themed attire.

=== Is there a pool?===

YES, pack your bathing suit! The Sheraton Westport Plaza has an indoor pool, and their sister property the Sheraton Westport Chalet has an outdoor pool. The Chalet's outdoor pool is very close and is a popular day time destination for attendees. All facilities at both hotels are available to any guest staying at either hotel. There is even a poolside bar with snacks and beverages (open Friday through Sunday), and towel service is available. It is recommended that you pack sunscreen ahead of time, because the hotel and nearby shops do not stock any. It is also recommended that you bring pool noodles, because pool noodles are wicked cool.

==Visitor Information==
The convention is typically held in the St. Louis area, home of Simutronic's headquarters. While the host hotel may very, it is usually held at one of the many convention spaces at or near the Westport Plaza. For specific details on the official hotel, please see the below accommodations list. Also below are some nearby shops and other information for visitors. All distances calculated from the host hotel.

===Accommodations===
https://www.marriott.com/event-reservations/reservation-link.mi?id=1741039429417&key=GRP&app=resvlink

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|-
|'''Sheraton Westport Plaza (Official Hotel)'''||onsite||900 Westport Plaza, St. Louis, MO 63146||[https://www.marriott.com/event-reservations/reservation-link.mi?id=1741039429417&key=GRP&app=resvlink Group Discount Booking Link]
|-
|Sheraton Westport Chalet||onsite||191 Westport Plaza, St. Louis, MO 63146||[https://www.marriott.com/en-us/hotels/stlsi-sheraton-westport-chalet-hotel-st-louis/ Booking Link]
|-
|Staybridge Suites||0.3 miles||25 Progress Pkwy, St. Louis, MO 63146||[https://www.ihg.com/staybridge/hotels/us/en/st-louis/stlsb/hoteldetail Booking Link]
|-
|Comfort Inn Suites||0.7 miles||12031 Lackland Rd., Saint Louis, MO, 63146||[https://www.choicehotels.com/missouri/saint-louis/comfort-inn-hotels/mo608/rates?checkInDate=2022-08-03&checkOutDate=2022-08-79 Booking Link]
|-
|Residence Inn St. Louis Westport||0.6 miles|| 11918 Westline Industrial Drive, St. Louis, MO 63146|| [https://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/stlwr-residence-inn-st-louis-westport/ Booking Link]
|-
|Farfield Inn and Suites St. Louis Westport||0.6 miles||11918 Westline Industrial Drive, St. Louis, MO 63146||[https://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/stlfw-fairfield-inn-and-suites-st-louis-westport/ Booking Link]
|-
|Courtyard by Marriott St. Louis Westport||0.7 miles||11888 Westline Industrial Drive, St. Louis, MO 63146||[https://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/stlwp-courtyard-st-louis-westport-plaza/ Booking Link]
|}

===Dining/Eating===
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|Drunken Fish||Sushi||onsite||639 West Port Plaza, St. Louis, MO 63146 ||https://www.westportstl.com/tenant/drunken-fish/
|-
|Fuzzy's Taco Shop ||Baja Tacos||onsite||302 West Port Plaza, St. Louis, MO 63146|| https://www.westportstl.com/tenant/fuzzys-taco-shop/
|-
|Kobe Japanese Grill||Japanese/Hibachi||onsite||645 West Port Plaza, St. Louis, MO 63146||https://www.westportstl.com/tenant/kobe-steakhouse-of-japan/
|-
|Starbucks||Coffee|| onsite||111 West Port Plaza, St. Louis, MO 63146 ||https://www.westportstl.com/tenant/starbucks/
|-
|Trainwreck Saloon||American/Grill||onsite|| 314 West Port Plaza, St. Louis, MO 63146||https://www.westportstl.com/tenant/trainwreck-saloon/
|-
|Westport Social
|Bar/Games/Karaoke
|onsite
|910 West Port Plaza Dr. St. Louis, MO 63146
|https://www.westportstl.com/tenant/westport-social/
|-
|Jovick Brothers Deli
|Deli
|onsite
|318 West Port Plaza Dr. St. Louis, MO 63146
|https://www.westportstl.com/tenant/jovick-brothers-deli/
|-
|360 Westport
|Rooftop Bar & Lounge
|onsite
|111 West Port Plaza, Suite 1200 St. Louis, MO 63146
| https://www.westportstl.com/tenant/360-westport/
|-
|Soda Fountain Express
|Modern Diner
|onsite
| 147 West Port Plaza Dr St. Louis, MO 63146
|https://www.westportstl.com/tenant/soda-fountain-express/
|-
|O'Fallon Brewery||Beer/American Food||0.3 mi ||45 Progress Pkwy, Maryland Heights, MO 63043 ||http://www.ofallonbrewery.com/
|-
|Giola's Deli||Sandwiches||0.8 mi
| 11855 Adie Rd, Maryland Heights, MO 63043||https://www.gioiasdeli.com/
|}

===Off-Site Dining===
For attendees who want to explore St. Louis cuisine, local players recommend the following restaurants.

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|-
|DD Mau||Vietnamese / Bao||1.3 mi||11982 Dorsett Rd, Maryland Heights, MO 63043
|http://www.ddmaustl.com/
|-
|Gobble STOP Smokehouse|| BBQ Poultry||2.8 mi||1227 Castillon Arcade Plaza, Creve Coeur, MO 63141||http://gobblestopsmokehouse.net/
|-
| Nudo House STL||Ramen / Japanese
|3.0 mi||11423 Olive Blvd, St. Louis, MO 63141||http://nudohousestl.com/
|-
|Dave & Tony's||Premium Burgers||3.2 mi||12766 Olive Blvd, St. Louis, MO 63146||http://www.daveandtonys.com/
|-
|Taqueria Durango|| Mexican||3.5 mi|| 10238 Page Ave, Overland, MO||https://www.facebook.com/TaqueriaDurangoSaintLouis
|-
| Nick & Elena's Pizzeria||Pizza/Italian||5.4 mi||3007 Woodson Rd, Overland, MO 63114||https://www.facebook.com/NICKnELENAS/
|-
|Sugarfire Smokehouse||BBQ||6.0 mi||9200 Olive Blvd, St. Louis, MO 63132||https://sugarfiresmokehouse.com/locations/mo-olivette/

|-
|Salt + Smoke|| BBQ||9.0 mi||501 S Main St, St. Charles, MO 63301 || https://saltandsmokestl.com/
|-
|BEAST||BBQ||17.1 mi||4156 Manchester Ave, St. Louis, MO 63110||https://beastbbqstl.com/
|-
|Pappy's Smokehouse||BBQ||18.7 mi||3106 Olive St, St. Louis, MO 63103||https://www.pappyssmokehouse.com/
|-
|Bogart's||BBQ||20.8 mi||71627 S 9th St, St. Louis, MO 63104||https://www.bogartssmokehouse.com/
|-
|Broadway Oyster Bar||Cajun||23.7 mi||736 S Broadway, St. Louis, MO 63102||http://www.broadwayoysterbar.com/
|-
| Ted Drewes||Famous local frozen custard||21.6 mi||6726 Chippewa, St. Louis, MO 63109|| http://teddrewes.com/
|-
|Bombay Food Junkies||Vegan Options||5.2 mi||3580 Adie Rd, St Ann, MO 63074||https://www.bombayfoodjunkies.com/
|-
|Hi-Point Drive-In
|Burgers
|12 mi
|1033 McCausland Ave, St. Louis, MO 63117
|https://hipointedrivein.com/about/
|-
|Bar Louie
|Bar & Grill
|8.4 mi
|1650 Beale Street Suite 180, St. Charles, MO 63303
|https://www.barlouie.com/
|-
|Sauce on the Side
|Calzones
|9.2 mi
|7810 Forsyth Blvd., Clayton, MO 63105
|https://sauceontheside.com/
|-
|Blueberry Hill
|Landmark restaurant / Americana
|9.4 mi
|6504 Delmar Blvd, University City, MO 63130
|https://blueberryhill.com/
|-
|Fitz's
|Local root beer & burgers
|9.3 mi
|6605 Delmar Blvd, St. Louis, MO 63130
|https://fitzsrootbeer.com/
|}

===Shopping/Groceries===
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|-
|Target||5.9 mi||12275 St Charles Rock Rd, Bridgeton, MO 63044||[https://www.target.com/sl/bridgeton/12 website]
|-
|Costco||13.3 mi||200 Costco Way, St Peters, MO 63376||[https://www.costco.com/warehouse-locations/st-peters-saint-peters-mo-382.html website]
|-
|Schnucks Dorsett (Grocery Store) ||1.5 mi||2030 Dorsett Rd, Maryland Heights, MO 63043||[https://locations.schnucks.com/mo-maryland-heights-117 website]
|-
|Walgreens ||1.6 mi||12509 Dorsett Rd, Maryland Heights, MO 63043||[https://www.walgreens.com/locator/walgreens-12509+dorsett+rd-maryland+heights-mo-63043/id=9481 website]
|-
|BP Gas Station||0.3 mi||11988 Westline Industrial Dr, St. Louis, MO 63146||
|-
|ALDI||2.6 mi||11745 Olive Blvd, Creve Coeur, MO 63141||[https://www.aldi.us/ website]
|-
|Trader Joe's||[https://goo.gl/maps/3aV8WLBakaB2 2.4 mi]||11505 Olive Blvd, Creve Coeur, MO 63141||[https://locations.traderjoes.com/mo/creve-coeur/694/ website]
|-
|D&J Liquor||[https://goo.gl/maps/a6m73h9w4ynWnWqh8 1.5 mi]||1914 McKelvey Rd, Maryland Heights, MO 63043||
|}

===Attractions===

Most attractions are a 15-30 minute drive from the hotel. For tourism information, click here: https://explorestlouis.com/

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|-
|The Gateway Arch||Oh look, it's the Arch||200 Washington Ave, St. Louis, MO 63102|| https://www.gatewayarch.com/
|-
|Busch Stadium ||Cardinals Baseball Stadium||700 Clark Ave, St. Louis, MO 63102||https://www.mlb.com/cardinals/ballpark
|-
|Forest Park||Large public park, home to several free attractions ||5595 Grand Dr, St. Louis, MO 63112||https://forestparkmap.org/
|-
|St. Louis Zoo||Free zoo, located inside Forest Park||Government Dr, St. Louis, MO 63110 ||https://www.stlzoo.org/
|-
|St. Louis Aquarium at Union Station||Opened Dec. 2019, the otters and spitting fish are worth the admission, skip the wheel||201 S 18th St, St. Louis, MO 63103||https://www.stlouisaquarium.com/
|-
|St. Louis Art Museum||Free art museum, located inside Forest Park||1 Fine Arts Dr, St. Louis, MO 63110||https://www.slam.org/
|-
|Creve Coeur Lake Park||[https://goo.gl/maps/7s9nUCbcyBM2 3.4 mi] from the hotel. Trails, kayak rentals, Go Ape||13725 Marine Ave, St. Louis, MO 63146||[https://www.stlouisco.com/Parks-and-Recreation/Park-Pages/Creve-Coeur website]
|-
|The Muny||Outdoor theater, located inside Forest Park||1 Theatre Dr, St. Louis, MO 63112||https://muny.org/
|-
|Missouri Botanical Gardens||Outdoor garden ||4344 Shaw Blvd, St. Louis, MO 63110 ||http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/
|-
|Anheuser-Busch St. Louis Brewery||Main brewery, offers tours||1200 Lynch St, St. Louis, MO 63118||https://www.budweisertours.com/locations/st-louis-missouri.html
|-
|City Museum||Architectural Anomaly/Interactive Art/Climbing Museum||750 N 16th St, St. Louis, MO 63103|| https://www.citymuseum.org/
|-
|Grants Farm||Free wildlife park with tram tours and free beer||10501 Gravois Rd, St. Louis, MO 63123||https://www.grantsfarm.com/home.html
|-
|The Butterfly House||Indoor butterfly pavilion ||15193 Olive Blvd, Chesterfield, MO 63017|| http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/visit/family-of-attractions/butterfly-house.aspx
|-
|Science Center||Kid-friendly interactive museum, includes IMAX and planetarium||5050 Oakland Ave, St. Louis, MO 63110||https://www.slsc.org/
|-
| Magic House ||Kid-friendly interactive museum, includes magic||516 S Kirkwood Rd, St. Louis, MO 63122||https://www.magichouse.org/
|-
|Fox Theatre||Historic theater, offers tours||527 NORTH GRAND BLVD., St. Louis, MO 63103||https://www.fabulousfox.com/visit/tours
|-
|St. Louis Neighborhoods||Shopping/Nightlife/Exploring|| Various||https://explorestlouis.com/things-to-do/neighborhoods/
|-
|Live Music Venues||St. Louis is known for its blues and jazz scene||Various ||https://explorestlouis.com/discover/st-louis-music-lovers/st-louis-live-music-venues/
|-
|Casinos||Gambling||Various||https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attractions-g44881-Activities-c53-Saint_Louis_Missouri.html
|-
|Cahokia Mounds||Ruins of the largest prehistoric civilization north of Mexico, 30 min drive from hotel||30 Ramey Street Collinsville, IL 62234|| https://cahokiamounds.org/
|-
|A Gathering Place||Massages within walking distance of convention center||12140 Lackland Rd, St. Louis, MO 63146 ||https://www.agatheringplace.com/
|}

==Ticketing==
Ticketing is handled through the play.net [https://www.play.net/gs4/quests/ Box Office] page. '''Be sure to click on the Details button in the Box Office to view the specifics of your selection.''' To attend, a badge is required and all attendees must display their badge at all times while in the official event rooms. Badges can be purchased at the door, but will be more expensive.

===Non-Attendee Options===
Not available yet.

===Attendee Ticket Options===
Not available yet.
==See Also==
*[https://discord.gg/ypGH9P4AsB Official Simutronics Discord Server]
*[https://elanthipedia.play.net/SimuCon DragonRealms Simucon Page] (DR's Wiki Page)

[[Category:SimuCon]]

Announcement: Sleeping Dragon Pub updated

2025-03-19T21:20:12Z

GS4-KAONASHI: Created page with "{{Announcement |category=World |subject=[Wehnimer's Landing] Sleeping Dragon Pub updated |author=GS4-KAONASHI |date=2025-02-07 |changelog=2025 }} A Wehnimer's Landing mainstay, the Sleeping Dragon Pub, has undergone minor improvements. The former ordering system has been modernized and updated, with each attached food item brought up to modern standards. The objects in the bar have also been similarly updated, to ensure they work properly. This includes the elderly ba..."

{{Announcement
|category=World
|subject=[Wehnimer's Landing] Sleeping Dragon Pub updated
|author=GS4-KAONASHI
|date=2025-02-07
|changelog=2025
}}
A Wehnimer's Landing mainstay, the Sleeping Dragon Pub, has undergone minor improvements. The former ordering system has been modernized and updated, with each attached food item brought up to modern standards. The objects in the bar have also been similarly updated, to ensure they work properly. This includes the elderly bartender who staffs the Pub, who has been rebuilt for the new system and given a slightly expanded personality.

These improvements and changes are now LIVE in all Gemstone IV instances in the Sleeping Dragon Pub (u700101). Enjoy!
===tldr===
A Wehnimer's Landing mainstay, the Sleeping Dragon Pub, has undergone minor improvements, which are now LIVE in all Gemstone IV instances.

Announcement: Expanding the Walk

2025-03-19T21:18:36Z

GS4-KAONASHI: Created page with "{{Announcement |category=World |subject=[Kraken's Fall] Expanding the Walk |author=GS4-KAONASHI |date=2025-03-07 |changelog=2025 }} Since its release last year, Kraken's Fall's newest happening hang-out has been the Nereid's Cradle - Canopied Walk, otherwise referred to as our town's Night Market. Whether hosting monthly merchanting, player events, or weird, scammy sea kobolds at the behest of even scammier gentlemen, this center of fishing and commerce has quickly beco..."

{{Announcement
|category=World
|subject=[Kraken's Fall] Expanding the Walk
|author=GS4-KAONASHI
|date=2025-03-07
|changelog=2025
}}
Since its release last year, Kraken's Fall's newest happening hang-out has been the Nereid's Cradle - Canopied Walk, otherwise referred to as our town's Night Market. Whether hosting monthly merchanting, player events, or weird, scammy sea kobolds at the behest of even scammier gentlemen, this center of fishing and commerce has quickly become a go-to gathering place for Kraken's Fall citizens and guests... so much so that space is often at a premium.

To help alleviate this issue, today I am releasing a minor expansion to this Canopied Walk. Dug out of the adjacent dunes, driftwood, and discarded fish guts, these rooms are a perfect place for extra roleplay nonsense, shady merchanting, or exuberant feasting.

I would like to extend my sincere thanks to my Kraken's Fall mentorship team for their guidance as I work on ongoing community improvements to the town. I also am extremely grateful for the diligence of GM Itzel and her keen spot-checking eye.

This Aside the Walk expansion is open and LIVE NOW in all supported Gemstone IV instances. Please access it via the driftwood stairs leading down from the Canopied Walk in 7132101.
===tldr===
An expansion to the Nereid's Cradle, Canopied Walk is OPEN and LIVE across all Gemstone IV instances.

Announcement: The Forging Complex of the Kraken opens its gates

2025-03-19T21:16:54Z

GS4-KAONASHI: Created page with "{{Announcement |category=World |subject=[Kraken's Fall] The Forging Complex of the Kraken opens its gates |author=GS4-KAONASHI |date=2025-03-19 |changelog=2025 }} Across the cobbled streets of Kraken's Fall's North Arm Lane, sounds of purposeful hammering can once again be heard coming from a sprawling stone-sided complex. Steam rises in the air above this structure, and intermittently a joyous and deep guttural laugh wafts through the opening to the complex. I am pr..."

{{Announcement
|category=World
|subject=[Kraken's Fall] The Forging Complex of the Kraken opens its gates
|author=GS4-KAONASHI
|date=2025-03-19
|changelog=2025
}}
Across the cobbled streets of Kraken's Fall's North Arm Lane, sounds of purposeful hammering can once again be heard coming from a sprawling stone-sided complex. Steam rises in the air above this structure, and intermittently a joyous and deep guttural laugh wafts through the opening to the complex.

I am proud to announce the release of Kraken's Fall's latest convenience of play feature: the Forging Complex of the Kraken. This structure can be accessed via the sprawling stone-sided complex on North Arm Lane (7118204) and is now LIVE across all Gemstone IV instances for those wishing to forge in our town's splendor by the sea.

This project owes much to many people, and I am grateful for the support I have had in bringing it to life. Thank you to GMs Thandiwe, Elysani, Xynwen, Xeraphina, Aiza, and Tago for their work and advice on this project and the forging scripts related to it. I also wish to extend my generous appreciation to Kutlosa, master Forgemaster, for her joyous and wry personality.

Please do enjoy!
===tldr===
The Forging Complex of the Kraken is OPEN and LIVE in Kraken's Fall.

Bericsaba Market/2025

2025-03-06T00:32:41Z

GS4-KAONASHI: /* Story */

{{TOCright|limit=3}}

On the first weekend of Olaesta, the harbor market of [[Isle of Ornath|Ornath]], closed for much of the year, throws open its gates for a highly anticipated annual event. Farmers, poulterers, shepherds, and artisans from across the island descend upon the bustling square, eager to hawk their wares, test their skills, and stake their claim in the island's most prestigious culinary and craft competitions. For one weekend, the market is a whirlwind of voices calling out their goods, the scent of grilled fish and sweet preserves thick in the air, and the clatter of craftsmen setting up displays of finely woven textiles, carved driftwood trinkets, and freshly fired pottery.

Letters have begun appearing in various towns inviting citizens to take part in the contests of Bericsaba Market. The author appears to be [[Fevronia]] a sister of the [[Order of Lumnasi Viragos]] and a member of the Bericsaba Market planning committee.

<section begin=rundate />'''The 2025 Bericsaba Market runs Friday, April 4th, 2025 at 9pm - Midnight, Sunday, April 6th, 2025 and takes place in [[Sleeping Drake Harbor]] on the Isle of Ornath. It is hosted by the [[Order_of_Lumnasi_Viragos|Order of Lumnasi Viragos]].'''

For announcements and saved posts, see the '''[[Bericsaba Market/saved posts 2025|2025 saved posts]]'''.<section end=rundate />

==Information==
<section begin=primeschedule />
: {| class="wikitable sortable" style="width: 70%"
<noinclude>|+ style="text-align: left" | '''<big>Schedule</big>'''</noinclude>
! scope="col" | Event
! scope="col" | Date
! scope="col" | Time
! scope="col" | Location
! scope="col" | Description
|-
| Tour of Sleeping Drake Harbor
| 4/4/2025
| TBA
| Docks of Sleeping Drake Harbor
| Enjoy a tour of the Sleeping Drake Harbor from a local of the Ornath Tourism Council
|-
| Tour of Sleeping Drake Harbor
| 4/5/2025
| TBA
| Docks of Sleeping Drake Harbor
| Enjoy a tour of the Sleeping Drake Harbor from a local of the Ornath Tourism Council
|-
| Tour of Sleeping Drake Harbor
| 4/6/2025
| TBA
| Docks of Sleeping Drake Harbor
| Enjoy a tour of the Sleeping Drake Harbor from a local of the Ornath Tourism Council
|-
| Closing Ceremonies
| 4/6/2025
| 3pm EDT
| Southern Courtyard of Bericsaba Market
| As the festival winds down, come see the winners of this year's contests.
|-
|}<section end=primeschedule />
<section begin=primeraffle />
: {| class="wikitable sortable" style="width: 70%"
<noinclude>|+ style="text-align: left" | '''<big>Raffles</big>'''</noinclude>
! scope="col" | Date
! scope="col" | Time
! scope="col" | Location
! scope="col" | Description
|-
|}<section end=primeraffle />

== Story ==
* 03.05.2025 - [[/2025 Kraken's Fall Invitation|Kraken's Fall Invitation]]
* 03.04.2025 - [[/2025 Solhaven Invitation|Solhaven Merchantile Guild Invitation]]
* 03.04.2025 - [[/2025 Cysaegir Invitation|Cysaegir Merchantile Guild Invitation]]

==Shops==

[[Category:Bericsaba Market]]

Bericsaba Market/2025/2025 Kraken's Fall Invitation

2025-03-06T00:32:29Z

GS4-KAONASHI: Created page with "Gentleman Hoorne met with the people of Kraken's Fall to share a communication that he had received from the Bericsaba Market Committee on a special contest for longstanding Kraken's Fall citizens. <pre{{log2}}> In the Common language, it reads: Deliver to The Inking Den of Kraken's Fall Day 2 of the month Charlatos in the year 5125 To the Esteemed Gentleman Hoorne of the Kraken's Fall Tourism Council (or equivalent authority): Honored Sir, As Olaesta approaches, t..."

Gentleman Hoorne met with the people of Kraken's Fall to share a communication that he had received from the Bericsaba Market Committee on a special contest for longstanding Kraken's Fall citizens.

<pre{{log2}}>
In the Common language, it reads:

Deliver to The Inking Den of Kraken's Fall

Day 2 of the month Charlatos in the year 5125

To the Esteemed Gentleman Hoorne of the Kraken's Fall Tourism Council (or equivalent authority):

Honored Sir,

As Olaesta approaches, the Isle of Ornath readies itself for the grand spectacle of Bericsaba Market. For one weekend, Sleeping Drake Harbor will swell with the voices of merchants, the clash of rivalries, and the scent of the finest island fare as competitors gather to prove their mastery in their chosen crafts. This year, as we open our gates to new challengers beyond our shores, it seems only right to extend an invitation to the famed islanders of Kraken's Fall -- after all, if anyone knows their spirits, surely it is you and yours.

With great enthusiasm, we invite you and your finest distillers to The Spirited Affair: A Battle of Distilled Delights. This contest is not for the faint of heart nor the merely adequate. It is a test of true craftsmanship, where spirits are judged not simply by their strength but by their depth, their character, and the mastery with which they are blended and aged. From the fiery bite of expertly crafted whiskey to the subtle allure of a well-infused liqueur, this competition will determine who among us truly holds dominion over the art of distillation.

There are few names whispered with as much reverence in matters of drink as those of Kraken's Fall. It would be a fine thing indeed to see your best step forward, bringing their barrels, their bottles, and their boldest creations to stand against the finest Ornath has to offer. Our islanders are eager for the challenge, but they would be all the more eager to test their mettle against those with a true reputation for the craft.

With the Mana Storms receding, travel to Ornath has become far more reliable. The Chronomages have sanctioned a transportation house in Sleeping Drake Harbor, ensuring easy access for those making the journey. For those arriving by sea, the harbor's expansions are near completion and will be ready to receive ships. Our stables are also expected to be finished in time for those whose preferred means of arrival is by mount.

We hope you will join us in raising a glass and in proving, once and for all, whose spirits stand above the rest. Whether as competitors, judges, or honored guests, the people of Kraken's Fall would bring great distinction to Bericsaba Market.

With eager anticipation,
Fevronia, Sister of the Lumnasi Viragos
On Behalf of the Bericsaba Market Committee

</pre{{log2}}>

<pre{{log2}}>
look at parchment

Vivid emerald parchment, thin and textured, carries the warmth of jungle canopies kissed by sunlight. Five interlocking rings form a striking header, their overlapping shapes embossed with subtle depth. Along the left and right edges, a cascade of feathers shimmers with gold foil outlines, each plume curling as if caught in a gentle breeze. Visible fibers lend a tactile richness to the surface, a testament to expert craftsmanship.

</pre{{log2}}>

* Hoorne passed along this information to the people of Kraken's Fall so they may prepare themselves for the contest.

[[Category:Bericsaba Market]]

Bericsaba Market/2025

2025-03-06T00:28:44Z

GS4-KAONASHI: /* Story */

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On the first weekend of Olaesta, the harbor market of [[Isle of Ornath|Ornath]], closed for much of the year, throws open its gates for a highly anticipated annual event. Farmers, poulterers, shepherds, and artisans from across the island descend upon the bustling square, eager to hawk their wares, test their skills, and stake their claim in the island's most prestigious culinary and craft competitions. For one weekend, the market is a whirlwind of voices calling out their goods, the scent of grilled fish and sweet preserves thick in the air, and the clatter of craftsmen setting up displays of finely woven textiles, carved driftwood trinkets, and freshly fired pottery.

Letters have begun appearing in various towns inviting citizens to take part in the contests of Bericsaba Market. The author appears to be [[Fevronia]] a sister of the [[Order of Lumnasi Viragos]] and a member of the Bericsaba Market planning committee.

<section begin=rundate />'''The 2025 Bericsaba Market runs Friday, April 4th, 2025 at 9pm - Midnight, Sunday, April 6th, 2025 and takes place in [[Sleeping Drake Harbor]] on the Isle of Ornath. It is hosted by the [[Order_of_Lumnasi_Viragos|Order of Lumnasi Viragos]].'''

For announcements and saved posts, see the '''[[Bericsaba Market/saved posts 2025|2025 saved posts]]'''.<section end=rundate />

==Information==
<section begin=primeschedule />
: {| class="wikitable sortable" style="width: 70%"
<noinclude>|+ style="text-align: left" | '''<big>Schedule</big>'''</noinclude>
! scope="col" | Event
! scope="col" | Date
! scope="col" | Time
! scope="col" | Location
! scope="col" | Description
|-
| Tour of Sleeping Drake Harbor
| 4/4/2025
| TBA
| Docks of Sleeping Drake Harbor
| Enjoy a tour of the Sleeping Drake Harbor from a local of the Ornath Tourism Council
|-
| Tour of Sleeping Drake Harbor
| 4/5/2025
| TBA
| Docks of Sleeping Drake Harbor
| Enjoy a tour of the Sleeping Drake Harbor from a local of the Ornath Tourism Council
|-
| Tour of Sleeping Drake Harbor
| 4/6/2025
| TBA
| Docks of Sleeping Drake Harbor
| Enjoy a tour of the Sleeping Drake Harbor from a local of the Ornath Tourism Council
|-
| Closing Ceremonies
| 4/6/2025
| 3pm EDT
| Southern Courtyard of Bericsaba Market
| As the festival winds down, come see the winners of this year's contests.
|-
|}<section end=primeschedule />
<section begin=primeraffle />
: {| class="wikitable sortable" style="width: 70%"
<noinclude>|+ style="text-align: left" | '''<big>Raffles</big>'''</noinclude>
! scope="col" | Date
! scope="col" | Time
! scope="col" | Location
! scope="col" | Description
|-
|}<section end=primeraffle />

== Story ==
* 03.04.2025 - [[/2025 Kraken's Fall Invitation|Kraken's Fall Invitation]]
* 03.04.2025 - [[/2025 Solhaven Invitation|Solhaven Merchantile Guild Invitation]]
* 03.04.2025 - [[/2025 Cysaegir Invitation|Cysaegir Merchantile Guild Invitation]]

==Shops==

[[Category:Bericsaba Market]]

Bericsaba Market/2025

2025-03-06T00:22:24Z

GS4-KAONASHI: /* Story */

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On the first weekend of Olaesta, the harbor market of [[Isle of Ornath|Ornath]], closed for much of the year, throws open its gates for a highly anticipated annual event. Farmers, poulterers, shepherds, and artisans from across the island descend upon the bustling square, eager to hawk their wares, test their skills, and stake their claim in the island's most prestigious culinary and craft competitions. For one weekend, the market is a whirlwind of voices calling out their goods, the scent of grilled fish and sweet preserves thick in the air, and the clatter of craftsmen setting up displays of finely woven textiles, carved driftwood trinkets, and freshly fired pottery.

Letters have begun appearing in various towns inviting citizens to take part in the contests of Bericsaba Market. The author appears to be [[Fevronia]] a sister of the [[Order of Lumnasi Viragos]] and a member of the Bericsaba Market planning committee.

<section begin=rundate />'''The 2025 Bericsaba Market runs Friday, April 4th, 2025 at 9pm - Midnight, Sunday, April 6th, 2025 and takes place in [[Sleeping Drake Harbor]] on the Isle of Ornath. It is hosted by the [[Order_of_Lumnasi_Viragos|Order of Lumnasi Viragos]].'''

For announcements and saved posts, see the '''[[Bericsaba Market/saved posts 2025|2025 saved posts]]'''.<section end=rundate />

==Information==
<section begin=primeschedule />
: {| class="wikitable sortable" style="width: 70%"
<noinclude>|+ style="text-align: left" | '''<big>Schedule</big>'''</noinclude>
! scope="col" | Event
! scope="col" | Date
! scope="col" | Time
! scope="col" | Location
! scope="col" | Description
|-
| Tour of Sleeping Drake Harbor
| 4/4/2025
| TBA
| Docks of Sleeping Drake Harbor
| Enjoy a tour of the Sleeping Drake Harbor from a local of the Ornath Tourism Council
|-
| Tour of Sleeping Drake Harbor
| 4/5/2025
| TBA
| Docks of Sleeping Drake Harbor
| Enjoy a tour of the Sleeping Drake Harbor from a local of the Ornath Tourism Council
|-
| Tour of Sleeping Drake Harbor
| 4/6/2025
| TBA
| Docks of Sleeping Drake Harbor
| Enjoy a tour of the Sleeping Drake Harbor from a local of the Ornath Tourism Council
|-
| Closing Ceremonies
| 4/6/2025
| 3pm EDT
| Southern Courtyard of Bericsaba Market
| As the festival winds down, come see the winners of this year's contests.
|-
|}<section end=primeschedule />
<section begin=primeraffle />
: {| class="wikitable sortable" style="width: 70%"
<noinclude>|+ style="text-align: left" | '''<big>Raffles</big>'''</noinclude>
! scope="col" | Date
! scope="col" | Time
! scope="col" | Location
! scope="col" | Description
|-
|}<section end=primeraffle />

== Story ==
* 03.04.2025 - Kraken's Fall Invitation
* 03.04.2025 - [[/2025 Solhaven Invitation|Solhaven Merchantile Guild Invitation]]
* 03.04.2025 - [[/2025 Cysaegir Invitation|Cysaegir Merchantile Guild Invitation]]

==Shops==

[[Category:Bericsaba Market]]

Bericsaba Market/2025

2025-03-06T00:22:04Z

GS4-KAONASHI: Undo revision 234488 by GS4-KAONASHI (talk)

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On the first weekend of Olaesta, the harbor market of [[Isle of Ornath|Ornath]], closed for much of the year, throws open its gates for a highly anticipated annual event. Farmers, poulterers, shepherds, and artisans from across the island descend upon the bustling square, eager to hawk their wares, test their skills, and stake their claim in the island's most prestigious culinary and craft competitions. For one weekend, the market is a whirlwind of voices calling out their goods, the scent of grilled fish and sweet preserves thick in the air, and the clatter of craftsmen setting up displays of finely woven textiles, carved driftwood trinkets, and freshly fired pottery.

Letters have begun appearing in various towns inviting citizens to take part in the contests of Bericsaba Market. The author appears to be [[Fevronia]] a sister of the [[Order of Lumnasi Viragos]] and a member of the Bericsaba Market planning committee.

<section begin=rundate />'''The 2025 Bericsaba Market runs Friday, April 4th, 2025 at 9pm - Midnight, Sunday, April 6th, 2025 and takes place in [[Sleeping Drake Harbor]] on the Isle of Ornath. It is hosted by the [[Order_of_Lumnasi_Viragos|Order of Lumnasi Viragos]].'''

For announcements and saved posts, see the '''[[Bericsaba Market/saved posts 2025|2025 saved posts]]'''.<section end=rundate />

==Information==
<section begin=primeschedule />
: {| class="wikitable sortable" style="width: 70%"
<noinclude>|+ style="text-align: left" | '''<big>Schedule</big>'''</noinclude>
! scope="col" | Event
! scope="col" | Date
! scope="col" | Time
! scope="col" | Location
! scope="col" | Description
|-
| Tour of Sleeping Drake Harbor
| 4/4/2025
| TBA
| Docks of Sleeping Drake Harbor
| Enjoy a tour of the Sleeping Drake Harbor from a local of the Ornath Tourism Council
|-
| Tour of Sleeping Drake Harbor
| 4/5/2025
| TBA
| Docks of Sleeping Drake Harbor
| Enjoy a tour of the Sleeping Drake Harbor from a local of the Ornath Tourism Council
|-
| Tour of Sleeping Drake Harbor
| 4/6/2025
| TBA
| Docks of Sleeping Drake Harbor
| Enjoy a tour of the Sleeping Drake Harbor from a local of the Ornath Tourism Council
|-
| Closing Ceremonies
| 4/6/2025
| 3pm EDT
| Southern Courtyard of Bericsaba Market
| As the festival winds down, come see the winners of this year's contests.
|-
|}<section end=primeschedule />
<section begin=primeraffle />
: {| class="wikitable sortable" style="width: 70%"
<noinclude>|+ style="text-align: left" | '''<big>Raffles</big>'''</noinclude>
! scope="col" | Date
! scope="col" | Time
! scope="col" | Location
! scope="col" | Description
|-
|}<section end=primeraffle />

== Story ==

* 03.04.2025 - [[/2025 Solhaven Invitation|Solhaven Merchantile Guild Invitation]]
* 03.04.2025 - [[/2025 Cysaegir Invitation|Cysaegir Merchantile Guild Invitation]]

==Shops==

[[Category:Bericsaba Market]]

Bericsaba Market/2025

2025-03-06T00:21:48Z

GS4-KAONASHI: /* Story */

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On the first weekend of Olaesta, the harbor market of [[Isle of Ornath|Ornath]], closed for much of the year, throws open its gates for a highly anticipated annual event. Farmers, poulterers, shepherds, and artisans from across the island descend upon the bustling square, eager to hawk their wares, test their skills, and stake their claim in the island's most prestigious culinary and craft competitions. For one weekend, the market is a whirlwind of voices calling out their goods, the scent of grilled fish and sweet preserves thick in the air, and the clatter of craftsmen setting up displays of finely woven textiles, carved driftwood trinkets, and freshly fired pottery.

Letters have begun appearing in various towns inviting citizens to take part in the contests of Bericsaba Market. The author appears to be [[Fevronia]] a sister of the [[Order of Lumnasi Viragos]] and a member of the Bericsaba Market planning committee.

<section begin=rundate />'''The 2025 Bericsaba Market runs Friday, April 4th, 2025 at 9pm - Midnight, Sunday, April 6th, 2025 and takes place in [[Sleeping Drake Harbor]] on the Isle of Ornath. It is hosted by the [[Order_of_Lumnasi_Viragos|Order of Lumnasi Viragos]].'''

For announcements and saved posts, see the '''[[Bericsaba Market/saved posts 2025|2025 saved posts]]'''.<section end=rundate />

==Information==
<section begin=primeschedule />
: <noinclude></noinclude> {| class="wikitable sortable" style="width: 70%" <noinclude>|+ style="text-align: left" | '''<big>Schedule</big>'''</noinclude> ! scope="col" | Event ! scope="col" | Date ! scope="col" | Time ! scope="col" | Location ! scope="col" | Description |- | Tour of Sleeping Drake Harbor | 4/4/2025 | TBA | Docks of Sleeping Drake Harbor | Enjoy a tour of the Sleeping Drake Harbor from a local of the Ornath Tourism Council |- | Tour of Sleeping Drake Harbor | 4/5/2025 | TBA | Docks of Sleeping Drake Harbor | Enjoy a tour of the Sleeping Drake Harbor from a local of the Ornath Tourism Council |- | Tour of Sleeping Drake Harbor | 4/6/2025 | TBA | Docks of Sleeping Drake Harbor | Enjoy a tour of the Sleeping Drake Harbor from a local of the Ornath Tourism Council |- | Closing Ceremonies | 4/6/2025 | 3pm EDT | Southern Courtyard of Bericsaba Market | As the festival winds down, come see the winners of this year's contests. |- |}<section end=primeschedule />
<section begin=primeraffle />
: <noinclude></noinclude> {| class="wikitable sortable" style="width: 70%" <noinclude>|+ style="text-align: left" | '''<big>Raffles</big>'''</noinclude> ! scope="col" | Date ! scope="col" | Time ! scope="col" | Location ! scope="col" | Description |- |}<section end=primeraffle />

== Story ==

* 03.05.2025 - Kraken's Fall Invitation
* 03.04.2025 - [[/2025 Solhaven Invitation|Solhaven Merchantile Guild Invitation]]
* 03.04.2025 - [[/2025 Cysaegir Invitation|Cysaegir Merchantile Guild Invitation]]

==Shops==

[[Category:Bericsaba Market]]

Bericsaba Market/2025

2025-03-06T00:21:25Z

GS4-KAONASHI: Undo revision 234486 by GS4-KAONASHI (talk)

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On the first weekend of Olaesta, the harbor market of [[Isle of Ornath|Ornath]], closed for much of the year, throws open its gates for a highly anticipated annual event. Farmers, poulterers, shepherds, and artisans from across the island descend upon the bustling square, eager to hawk their wares, test their skills, and stake their claim in the island's most prestigious culinary and craft competitions. For one weekend, the market is a whirlwind of voices calling out their goods, the scent of grilled fish and sweet preserves thick in the air, and the clatter of craftsmen setting up displays of finely woven textiles, carved driftwood trinkets, and freshly fired pottery.

Letters have begun appearing in various towns inviting citizens to take part in the contests of Bericsaba Market. The author appears to be [[Fevronia]] a sister of the [[Order of Lumnasi Viragos]] and a member of the Bericsaba Market planning committee.

<section begin=rundate />'''The 2025 Bericsaba Market runs Friday, April 4th, 2025 at 9pm - Midnight, Sunday, April 6th, 2025 and takes place in [[Sleeping Drake Harbor]] on the Isle of Ornath. It is hosted by the [[Order_of_Lumnasi_Viragos|Order of Lumnasi Viragos]].'''

For announcements and saved posts, see the '''[[Bericsaba Market/saved posts 2025|2025 saved posts]]'''.<section end=rundate />

==Information==
<section begin=primeschedule />
: {| class="wikitable sortable" style="width: 70%"
<noinclude>|+ style="text-align: left" | '''<big>Schedule</big>'''</noinclude>
! scope="col" | Event
! scope="col" | Date
! scope="col" | Time
! scope="col" | Location
! scope="col" | Description
|-
| Tour of Sleeping Drake Harbor
| 4/4/2025
| TBA
| Docks of Sleeping Drake Harbor
| Enjoy a tour of the Sleeping Drake Harbor from a local of the Ornath Tourism Council
|-
| Tour of Sleeping Drake Harbor
| 4/5/2025
| TBA
| Docks of Sleeping Drake Harbor
| Enjoy a tour of the Sleeping Drake Harbor from a local of the Ornath Tourism Council
|-
| Tour of Sleeping Drake Harbor
| 4/6/2025
| TBA
| Docks of Sleeping Drake Harbor
| Enjoy a tour of the Sleeping Drake Harbor from a local of the Ornath Tourism Council
|-
| Closing Ceremonies
| 4/6/2025
| 3pm EDT
| Southern Courtyard of Bericsaba Market
| As the festival winds down, come see the winners of this year's contests.
|-
|}<section end=primeschedule />
<section begin=primeraffle />
: {| class="wikitable sortable" style="width: 70%"
<noinclude>|+ style="text-align: left" | '''<big>Raffles</big>'''</noinclude>
! scope="col" | Date
! scope="col" | Time
! scope="col" | Location
! scope="col" | Description
|-
|}<section end=primeraffle />

== Story ==

* 03.04.2025 - [[/2025 Solhaven Invitation|Solhaven Merchantile Guild Invitation]]
* 03.04.2025 - [[/2025 Cysaegir Invitation|Cysaegir Merchantile Guild Invitation]]

==Shops==

[[Category:Bericsaba Market]]

Bericsaba Market/2025

2025-03-06T00:20:56Z

GS4-KAONASHI: /* Story */

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On the first weekend of Olaesta, the harbor market of [[Isle of Ornath|Ornath]], closed for much of the year, throws open its gates for a highly anticipated annual event. Farmers, poulterers, shepherds, and artisans from across the island descend upon the bustling square, eager to hawk their wares, test their skills, and stake their claim in the island's most prestigious culinary and craft competitions. For one weekend, the market is a whirlwind of voices calling out their goods, the scent of grilled fish and sweet preserves thick in the air, and the clatter of craftsmen setting up displays of finely woven textiles, carved driftwood trinkets, and freshly fired pottery.

Letters have begun appearing in various towns inviting citizens to take part in the contests of Bericsaba Market. The author appears to be [[Fevronia]] a sister of the [[Order of Lumnasi Viragos]] and a member of the Bericsaba Market planning committee.

<section begin=rundate />'''The 2025 Bericsaba Market runs Friday, April 4th, 2025 at 9pm - Midnight, Sunday, April 6th, 2025 and takes place in [[Sleeping Drake Harbor]] on the Isle of Ornath. It is hosted by the [[Order_of_Lumnasi_Viragos|Order of Lumnasi Viragos]].'''

For announcements and saved posts, see the '''[[Bericsaba Market/saved posts 2025|2025 saved posts]]'''.<section end=rundate />

==Information==
<section begin=primeschedule />
: <noinclude></noinclude> {| class="wikitable sortable" style="width: 70%" <noinclude>|+ style="text-align: left" | '''<big>Schedule</big>'''</noinclude> ! scope="col" | Event ! scope="col" | Date ! scope="col" | Time ! scope="col" | Location ! scope="col" | Description |- | Tour of Sleeping Drake Harbor | 4/4/2025 | TBA | Docks of Sleeping Drake Harbor | Enjoy a tour of the Sleeping Drake Harbor from a local of the Ornath Tourism Council |- | Tour of Sleeping Drake Harbor | 4/5/2025 | TBA | Docks of Sleeping Drake Harbor | Enjoy a tour of the Sleeping Drake Harbor from a local of the Ornath Tourism Council |- | Tour of Sleeping Drake Harbor | 4/6/2025 | TBA | Docks of Sleeping Drake Harbor | Enjoy a tour of the Sleeping Drake Harbor from a local of the Ornath Tourism Council |- | Closing Ceremonies | 4/6/2025 | 3pm EDT | Southern Courtyard of Bericsaba Market | As the festival winds down, come see the winners of this year's contests. |- |}<section end=primeschedule />
<section begin=primeraffle />
: <noinclude></noinclude> {| class="wikitable sortable" style="width: 70%" <noinclude>|+ style="text-align: left" | '''<big>Raffles</big>'''</noinclude> ! scope="col" | Date ! scope="col" | Time ! scope="col" | Location ! scope="col" | Description |- |}<section end=primeraffle />

== Story ==

* 03.05.2025 - Kraken's Fall Invitation
* 03.04.2025 - [[/2025 Solhaven Invitation|Solhaven Merchantile Guild Invitation]]
* 03.04.2025 - [[/2025 Cysaegir Invitation|Cysaegir Merchantile Guild Invitation]]

==Shops==

[[Category:Bericsaba Market]]

Announcement: Kraken's Fall Night Market

2024-12-22T18:39:35Z

GS4-KAONASHI:

{{Announcement
|category=World
|subject=Announcement: The Kraken's Fall Night Market
|author=GS4-KAONASHI
|date=2024-08-10
|changelog=2024
}}
Built as an extension to the Nereid’s Cradle boardwalk, the Night Market can be accessed by crossing the rope-strung bridge over the sand in Nereid’s Cradle, room 1917008. This attraction is available NOW in both Gemstone IV Platinum and Prime instances.

The Night Market is a canopy-covered extension to the existing boardwalk off the Nereid’s Cradle beach and over the nearby ocean. It features seven new rooms, three dedicated fishing spaces, a muscled half-elf who doesn't mess around, a stout fishmonger who we swear does work, and the all-new Kraken’s Fall Brawling Pit.
===tldr===
A new Night Market socialization space featuring fishing, brawling, food, and fun!

Announcement: Kraken's Fall: Cleric Shop

2024-12-22T18:39:08Z

GS4-KAONASHI:

{{Announcement
|category=World
|subject=Announcement: Kraken's Fall Cleric Shop
|author=GS4-KAONASHI
|date=2024-09-09
|changelog=2024}}
We are thrilled to announce the release of the Krakens' Fall Cleric Shop.

Sister Tledassa, a humble Niima devotee and fine gem enthusiast, welcomes you with open arms. She has prepared a general assortment of holy items for your worshiping needs, as well as a few curiosities of her own creation in the shop's backroom. She is also delighted to offer the supplies necessary for the recently-released Paladin service.

The new Peaceful Porpoise, Shop can be accessed via the small opening in the rock face in the Peaceful Porpoise, Portico. The Peaceful Porpoise itself can be found, of course, off the Kraken's Fall Beach, via the stone-lined angular archway built into the beach's bluffs.
===tldr===
Kraken's Fall's Cleric Shop is now open in the Peaceful Porpoise.

Announcement: Glatoph, Frozen Sanctuary

2024-12-22T18:38:46Z

GS4-KAONASHI:

{{Announcement
|category=World
|subject=Announcement: The Glatoph Frozen Sanctuary
|author=GS4-KAONASHI
|date=2024-11-29
|changelog=2024
}}
The ground shakes in the frozen Glatoph, outside Wehnimer's Landing. As the dust settles, a thin glacial crevice has opened, leading the way to an ancient and mysterious frozen sanctuary.

This is the new Glatoph, Frozen Sanctuary. Found via the glacial crevice off of room 35069 in the Glatoph outside Wehnimer's Landing, this sanctuary is the inspired brain child of our player Ramladu, who purchased the build-a-room package from Simucon 2024.

This room is now available in all Gemstone 4 instances. We welcome you to come explore it for yourself.
===tldr===
We are proud to announce the release of this Frozen Sanctuary, off of the Glatoph near Wehnimer's Landing.

Announcement: Kraken's Fall: Cleric Shop

2024-12-22T18:38:09Z

GS4-KAONASHI:

{{Announcement
|category=Worlds
|subject=Announcement: Kraken's Fall Cleric Shop
|author=GS4-KAONASHI
|date=2024-09-09
|changelog=2024}}
We are thrilled to announce the release of the Krakens' Fall Cleric Shop.

Sister Tledassa, a humble Niima devotee and fine gem enthusiast, welcomes you with open arms. She has prepared a general assortment of holy items for your worshiping needs, as well as a few curiosities of her own creation in the shop's backroom. She is also delighted to offer the supplies necessary for the recently-released Paladin service.

The new Peaceful Porpoise, Shop can be accessed via the small opening in the rock face in the Peaceful Porpoise, Portico. The Peaceful Porpoise itself can be found, of course, off the Kraken's Fall Beach, via the stone-lined angular archway built into the beach's bluffs.
===tldr===
Kraken's Fall's Cleric Shop is now open in the Peaceful Porpoise.

Announcement: Glatoph, Frozen Sanctuary

2024-12-22T18:37:20Z

GS4-KAONASHI:

{{Announcement
|category=Worlds
|subject=Glatoph: Frozen Sanctuary
|author=GS4-KAONASHI
|date=2024-11-29
|changelog=2024
}}
The ground shakes in the frozen Glatoph, outside Wehnimer's Landing. As the dust settles, a thin glacial crevice has opened, leading the way to an ancient and mysterious frozen sanctuary.

This is the new Glatoph, Frozen Sanctuary. Found via the glacial crevice off of room 35069 in the Glatoph outside Wehnimer's Landing, this sanctuary is the inspired brain child of our player Ramladu, who purchased the build-a-room package from Simucon 2024.

This room is now available in all Gemstone 4 instances. We welcome you to come explore it for yourself.
===tldr===
We are proud to announce the release of this Frozen Sanctuary, off of the Glatoph near Wehnimer's Landing.

Announcement: Kraken's Fall: Cleric Shop

2024-12-22T18:35:18Z

GS4-KAONASHI:

{{Announcement
|category=General
|subject=Kraken's Fall Cleric Shop
|author=GS4-KAONASHI
|date=2024-09-09
|changelog=2024}}
We are thrilled to announce the release of the Krakens' Fall Cleric Shop.

Sister Tledassa, a humble Niima devotee and fine gem enthusiast, welcomes you with open arms. She has prepared a general assortment of holy items for your worshiping needs, as well as a few curiosities of her own creation in the shop's backroom. She is also delighted to offer the supplies necessary for the recently-released Paladin service.

The new Peaceful Porpoise, Shop can be accessed via the small opening in the rock face in the Peaceful Porpoise, Portico. The Peaceful Porpoise itself can be found, of course, off the Kraken's Fall Beach, via the stone-lined angular archway built into the beach's bluffs.
===tldr===
Kraken's Fall's Cleric Shop is now open in the Peaceful Porpoise.

Announcement: Glatoph, Frozen Sanctuary

2024-12-22T18:34:11Z

GS4-KAONASHI: Created page with "{{Announcement |category=General |subject=Glatoph: Frozen Sanctuary |author=GS4-KAONASHI |date=2024-11-29 |changelog=2024 }} The ground shakes in the frozen Glatoph, outside Wehnimer's Landing. As the dust settles, a thin glacial crevice has opened, leading the way to an ancient and mysterious frozen sanctuary. This is the new Glatoph, Frozen Sanctuary. Found via the glacial crevice off of room 35069 in the Glatoph outside Wehnimer's Landing, this sanctuary is the i..."

{{Announcement
|category=General
|subject=Glatoph: Frozen Sanctuary
|author=GS4-KAONASHI
|date=2024-11-29
|changelog=2024
}}
The ground shakes in the frozen Glatoph, outside Wehnimer's Landing. As the dust settles, a thin glacial crevice has opened, leading the way to an ancient and mysterious frozen sanctuary.

This is the new Glatoph, Frozen Sanctuary. Found via the glacial crevice off of room 35069 in the Glatoph outside Wehnimer's Landing, this sanctuary is the inspired brain child of our player Ramladu, who purchased the build-a-room package from Simucon 2024.

This room is now available in all Gemstone 4 instances. We welcome you to come explore it for yourself.
===tldr===
We are proud to announce the release of this Frozen Sanctuary, off of the Glatoph near Wehnimer's Landing.

Announcement: Kraken's Fall: Cleric Shop

2024-12-22T18:31:36Z

GS4-KAONASHI:

{{Announcement
|category=General
|subject=Announcement: Kraken's Fall Cleric Shop
|author=GS4-KAONASHI
|date=2024-09-09
|changelog=2024}}
We are thrilled to announce the release of the Krakens' Fall Cleric Shop.

Sister Tledassa, a humble Niima devotee and fine gem enthusiast, welcomes you with open arms. She has prepared a general assortment of holy items for your worshiping needs, as well as a few curiosities of her own creation in the shop's backroom. She is also delighted to offer the supplies necessary for the recently-released Paladin service.

The new Peaceful Porpoise, Shop can be accessed via the small opening in the rock face in the Peaceful Porpoise, Portico. The Peaceful Porpoise itself can be found, of course, off the Kraken's Fall Beach, via the stone-lined angular archway built into the beach's bluffs.
===tldr===
Kraken's Fall's Cleric Shop is now open in the Peaceful Porpoise.

Announcement: Kraken's Fall: Cleric Shop

2024-12-22T18:30:07Z

GS4-KAONASHI:

{{Announcement
|category=General
|subject=Announcement: Kraken's Fall Cleric Shop
|author=GS4-KAONASHI
|date=2024-09-09
|changelog=9-9-24}}
We are thrilled to announce the release of the Krakens' Fall Cleric Shop.

Sister Tledassa, a humble Niima devotee and fine gem enthusiast, welcomes you with open arms. She has prepared a general assortment of holy items for your worshiping needs, as well as a few curiosities of her own creation in the shop's backroom. She is also delighted to offer the supplies necessary for the recently-released Paladin service.

The new Peaceful Porpoise, Shop can be accessed via the small opening in the rock face in the Peaceful Porpoise, Portico. The Peaceful Porpoise itself can be found, of course, off the Kraken's Fall Beach, via the stone-lined angular archway built into the beach's bluffs.
===tldr===
Kraken's Fall's Cleric Shop is now open in the Peaceful Porpoise.

Announcement: Kraken's Fall: Cleric Shop

2024-12-22T18:29:34Z

GS4-KAONASHI:

{{Announcement
|category=General
|subject=Announcement: Kraken's Fall Cleric Shop
|author=GS4-KAONASHI
|date=2024-09-09
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We are thrilled to announce the release of the Krakens' Fall Cleric Shop.

Sister Tledassa, a humble Niima devotee and fine gem enthusiast, welcomes you with open arms. She has prepared a general assortment of holy items for your worshiping needs, as well as a few curiosities of her own creation in the shop's backroom. She is also delighted to offer the supplies necessary for the recently-released Paladin service.

The new Peaceful Porpoise, Shop can be accessed via the small opening in the rock face in the Peaceful Porpoise, Portico. The Peaceful Porpoise itself can be found, of course, off the Kraken's Fall Beach, via the stone-lined angular archway built into the beach's bluffs.
===tldr===
Kraken's Fall's Cleric Shop is now open in the Peaceful Porpoise.

Announcement: Kraken's Fall Night Market

2024-12-22T18:27:57Z

GS4-KAONASHI: Created page with "{{Announcement |category=General |subject=Kraken's Fall Night Market |author=GS4-KAONASHI |date=2024-08-10 |changelog=2024 }} Built as an extension to the Nereid’s Cradle boardwalk, the Night Market can be accessed by crossing the rope-strung bridge over the sand in Nereid’s Cradle, room 1917008. This attraction is available NOW in both Gemstone IV Platinum and Prime instances. The Night Market is a canopy-covered extension to the existing boardwalk off the Nerei..."

{{Announcement
|category=General
|subject=Kraken's Fall Night Market
|author=GS4-KAONASHI
|date=2024-08-10
|changelog=2024
}}
Built as an extension to the Nereid’s Cradle boardwalk, the Night Market can be accessed by crossing the rope-strung bridge over the sand in Nereid’s Cradle, room 1917008. This attraction is available NOW in both Gemstone IV Platinum and Prime instances.

The Night Market is a canopy-covered extension to the existing boardwalk off the Nereid’s Cradle beach and over the nearby ocean. It features seven new rooms, three dedicated fishing spaces, a muscled half-elf who doesn't mess around, a stout fishmonger who we swear does work, and the all-new Kraken’s Fall Brawling Pit.
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A new Night Market socialization space featuring fishing, brawling, food, and fun!