Good morning from The Drift. Della Brightbrook here.
The Proprietor is packing up the Phantom Pop-Up, Candy Story entries close Oct 31, Bonnie features 5 familiar discoveries, and Bonnie spotlights the Duskmew Loam.
The Proprietor Is Packing Up
The lights were on late at the Phantom Pop-Up last night, and the costume rack looked a little thinner this morning. I asked the Proprietor where the shop goes after Halloween. “Open until the last candle on Hollow’s Eve,” came the answer from inside the pumpkin. “After that, who knows?”
That last candle goes out at midnight Eastern on October 31, the same night goodie bags and Theo’s Halloween Brew wrap up. If a costume has caught your eye, tomorrow is your last full day.
Candy: Story & Art Contests
Candy
Story round
Entries open Entries close Oct 31, 12:00 AM EDT
Art round
Entries open Entries close Nov 7, 12:00 AM EST
5 Familiar Discoveries in Focus
Ready to meet, thanks to the players who discovered them.
#Cairnhum Truffler
Born of tusk and hum, this roly-poly insectoid burrows through garden loam with small stony horns instead of wings.
Discovered by @Kiksadi.
#Veilshade Mewl
Born of a shadow-loving kitten and a sun-warmed desert dragon, this creature kept the cat's sly grace and the dragon's faint desert glimmer, though its wings never fully grew in.
Discovered by @Kiksadi.
#Hushveil Wisp
Born of wind-song and shadow, this feline drifts more than it walks, its glowing swirl-marks flickering like captured breeze.
Discovered by @Capricious_Fairy.
#Duskveil Coatling
Born of a shadow wolf's howl and a phantom fox's flicker, this small canine pads along on paws tipped with claws it hasn't quite decided to show.
Discovered by @DeadlyLuna.
#Emberdrome
Born of a flickering wisp and a wingless desert wanderer, this little reptile carries fire under its scales instead of soaring above the sand.
Discovered by @georgiakait201.
Meet the Duskmew Loam
Bred from a plain grey mouser and a wolf woven from shadow, this quiet feline kept the cat's soft fur and the wolf's night-dark hush. It walks with an ordinary saunter, but its eyes catch a faint violet glint that has yet to be explained.
#Duskmew Loam was first discovered by @DeadlyLuna.
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.
Powder snow across Baltinor
Fine dry snow is crossing the expedition camp and gathering against the old runes.
Rain over the harbor
A soft rain is dimpling the pond and the mangrove channels and running off the cliff stairs.
Rain through the canopy
A gentle rain is filtering through the leaves and pattering on the mossy forest floor.
Electric haze around the citadel
A harmless blue haze is gathering where the spire's field meets the evening air.
Sunbreaks over Cloudloft
Warm shafts of light are moving across the gardens between high banks of cloud.
That's our morning edition. Take care of each other, and leave a little room for a surprise.