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LiLBear Wins 11,150 SC
LiLBear won 11,150 SC, 5 new familiars joined the Almanac, Bonnie spotlights the Loamglint Peep, and Plushies voting closes Oct 24.
By Scooter FennThe Drift news desk · 9:15 AM EDT
In this edition: the community draw results; 5 familiar discoveries; Loamglint Peep in Bonnie's notebook; the forecast around Veloris; the latest contest deadlines.
LiLBear Takes the 11,150 SC Pot
@LiLBear won 11,150 SC in this week's draw.
41 tickets were in the basket. The next draw is already open at The Drift Weekly Draw.
5 New Familiars Join the Almanac
Ready to meet, thanks to the players who discovered them.
#Cairnwisp Toadling
Born of a stranded spirit's wistful glow and a pebble-backed toad's earthy charm, this little reptile carries faint ghost-marks under its stony spots.
Discovered by @Capricious_Fairy.
#Rillwhisker
Born where beetle-shell and river-serpent bloodlines mingled, the Rillwhisker glides through streams with a sleek reptilian body and glassy fins.
Discovered by @georgiakait201.
#Loambind Golem
Cobbled together from graveyard soil and old bones, this small guardian hums with a faint shadow-glow beneath its solid earthen hide.
Discovered by @georgiakait201.
#Emberdusk Vulpen
Born of a sun-bright fox spirit and a shadow-howling wolf, this canine familiar burns solid amber but still carries a faint violet shimmer beneath its fur when the light dims.
Discovered by @Greenrabbit36.
#Tidestripe Finling
Born where jungle streams meet tide pools, this feline traded claws for delicate fins along its spine and tail.
Discovered by @DeadlyLuna.
Meet the Loamglint Peep
Hatched from a clutch buried in warm garden soil, this speckled hopper carries a faint earthy glow beneath its scales, a quiet echo of the bright-plumed skies its bloodline once soared. It forgot how to fly, but never forgot how to shine.
#Loamglint Peep was first discovered by @Greenrabbit36.
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.
An aurora above the spires
A quiet ribbon of color is hanging above the distant ice spires and northern camp.
Bright refraction in the cliff
The exposed crystal seams are scattering violet light across the lower workshops.
Restless leaves in the darkwood
A wandering breeze is stirring the high canopy and sending leaves across the path.
High clarity around the spire
The grassland air is exceptionally clear from the lower ramps to the upper platforms.
Crystal drizzle over the gardens
A fine bright drizzle is catching the blue cliff crystals without hiding the paths.
Plushies Voting Closes Oct 24
There's still time to vote in Plushies. Voting closes Oct 24, 12:00 AM EDT.
You can still enter Candy. Entries close Oct 31, 12:00 AM EDT.
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