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Open Saffron's Pattern Book
Saffron has pictures hidden behind number clues, Candy Art voting closes Nov 14, Bonnie features 5 familiar discoveries, and Bonnie spotlights the Brindlehum.
By Lionel HaleThe Drift news desk · 9:15 AM EST
Open Saffron's Pattern Book
Use the row and column clues to uncover a picture one square at a time. Each page in Saffron’s Pattern Book has a reveal waiting behind its puzzle.
Candy: Art & Lyrics Contests
Candy
Art round
Voting Voting closes Nov 14, 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.
#Umbervine Tabbit
Born from shadow and sprout, this shy feline wears faint leaf-green stripes that only show in dappled light, like moss growing over midnight fur.
Discovered by @Kiksadi.
#Cairnfawn Glider
Born of dappled deer-glades and pebble-backed toads, this small earthy fawn wears butterfly wings stitched with stony stripes.
Discovered by @Kiksadi.
#Mossveil Prowler
Descended from a mossy-eyed garden cat and a shadow-speaking moth, this quiet feline carries only a whisper of its lineage: faint wingless shoulder blades and a coat too smooth to…
Discovered by @Capricious_Fairy.
#Loamwisp Hollowkit
Born where mossy toad-song meets bone-charm burrows, this soft earthen creature pads along on quiet paws that never quite touch the ground.
Discovered by @georgiakait201.
#Stormspeckle Purl
Bred from an unassuming grey mouser and a shadow-puppeting moth, this feline crackles faintly with trapped thunder beneath its indigo-spotted coat.
Discovered by @georgiakait201.
Meet the Brindlehum
A roly-poly fluffball with a shaggy, thistled coat and two proud little horns, Brindlehum hums a quiet tune wherever it trundles. It inherited its mother's cheerful buzz and its father's stubbornness — it will absolutely sit on your feet until you share your snack.
#Brindlehum was first discovered by @Jake.
Harbor mist on the headland, Plus 6 More Forecasts
Today's outlook across Veloris.
Harbor mist on the headland
A low silver mist is sliding past the eastern cape without obscuring the beacon.
Steady rain over Emberhearth
A patient island rain is soaking the terraces, bazaar roofs, and garden paths.
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.
Electric haze around the citadel
A harmless blue haze is gathering where the spire's field meets the evening air.
A thunderhead over Cloudloft
A towering storm cloud has rolled in below the gardens, flickering with lightning.
That's the morning edition. Take a little curiosity with you; the next good story may be yours.