Good morning from The Drift. Scooter Fenn here.
Scooter takes Orbelle Drift for a spin, Candy Story voting closes Nov 7, Bonnie features 5 familiar discoveries, and Bonnie spotlights the Tidewhisker.
Take Flight in Orbelle Drift
Nova Reach has a new game: one tap to pulse, a sky full of motes to collect and debris gates to thread. Mina Rook keeps the field, and she swears a long enough flight draws a curious visitor.
Candy: Story & Art & Lyrics Contests
Candy
Story round
Voting Voting closes Nov 7, 12:00 AM EST
Art round
Entries open Entries close Nov 7, 12:00 AM EST
Lyrics round
Entries open Entries close Nov 14, 12:00 AM EST
5 Familiar Discoveries in Focus
Ready to meet, thanks to the players who discovered them.
#Wispfang Hollow
Born where a phantom fox's glimmer met a shadow wolf's growl, this pup has no true limbs to speak of—just a drifting haze of paws that flicker into ghostly claws when it pounces.
Discovered by @Kiksadi.
#Ripplecoil Grub
Born where a wiggling noodle-drake met a soft spiny beetle, this cozy critter coils like its serpentine kin but wears a beetle's plump segmented body.
Discovered by @Kiksadi.
#Tidepool Purl
Born where a puddle-spirit's memory met a mossy hunter's gaze, this feline familiar carries water in place of blood, its solid gel body holding one shape only when it wants to.
Discovered by @georgiakait201.
#Emberspeckle Prowler
Born of flame-kissed fur and beetle-shell grit, this glowing feline still carries a whisper of chitinous armor beneath its coat.
Discovered by @Kiksadi.
#Lumenpebble Roost
Born of a plume-tailed flier and a stone-backed hopper, this wingless bird glows softly wherever moonlight touches its speckled feathers.
Discovered by @Kiksadi.
Meet the Tidewhisker
Born where a water-cat's dissolving grace met a flying fish's silver glide, this sleek aquatic prowler flows like a wave given fur. It has no fins to spare, but it never truly needs them—it simply ripples where it wishes to go.
#Tidewhisker was first discovered by @Capricious_Fairy.
Long sightlines over Aegis, Plus 6 More Forecasts
Today's outlook across Veloris.
Long sightlines over Aegis
The cape is unusually clear from the request board to the lighthouse rail.
Open sun over Emberhearth
The island is bright and settled, with a gentle breeze crossing the shore and slopes.
Bright ice over the frontier
Clear light is catching the old ice and throwing pale reflections across the settlement.
Salt fog below the cliffs
A cool bank of sea fog is threading between the docks and the lowest crystal sheds.
Restless leaves in the darkwood
A wandering breeze is stirring the high canopy and sending leaves across the path.
A squall crossing Nova Reach
A fast grassland shower is moving past the outer platforms beneath the citadel.
Sunbreaks over Cloudloft
Warm shafts of light are moving across the gardens between high banks of cloud.
That's the desk caught up. If a story gets there before I do, save me a seat!