Gather 'round, Userlyngs! This month's newsletter, while on the uneventful side, is no less important than the others, so please give it a read or something will happen!

TABLE OF CONTENTS

EVENT HORIZON: COSMIC COOK-OFF EXTENsion, SECRET STARLYNG REMINDERS

• 2024 Cosmic Cook-Off Extension
  
  

• 2024 Winter Secret Starlyng Reminders
  
  

SYSTEM OVERLOAD: NEW RESEARCH Prompt, NEW SEASON & Festive Prompt, NEW SITE THEME, Image Note Search, Temporary Assets

• New Prompt: Location Field Research Prompt
  
  

• Changing Seasons: December-January Festive Prompt
  
  

• New Site Theme: Winter Wonderland
  
  

• Image Note Search
  
  

• Temporary Site Assets

LUCK OF THE DRAW: January STARDUST ADOPTABLES LOTTERY

UNIVERSE EXPANSION: NEW TRAIT, new trait category, new ITEM ART

• New Trait: Starspots [R]
  
  

• New Trait Category: Legs
  
  

• New Item Art: Heart-Shaped Box of Chocolates & Konpeito
  
  

SHOP 'TIL YOU DROP: resale price changes, IMPENDING ITEM REMOVAL

LORE CHANGELOG

THE ROAD AHEAD: STANDARD PROCEDURE

EVENT HORIZON: COSMIC COOK-OFF extension, SECRET STARLYNG Reminders

2024 COSMIC COOK-OFF EXTENDED

The Cosmic Cook-Off's end date has been extended until December 29th, 11:59 PM, PST! All information and requirements can be found on the Gallery page.

As a reminder, this is a contest-style event. The prizes include a guaranteed 300 Stardust, along with possible prizes of Traits and MYOs up to Mythical Rarity.

— 2024 COSMIC COOK-OFF GALLERY —

🍲 COSMIC COOK-OFF END DATE: December 29, 2024. 🍲

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2024 WINTER SECRET STARLYNG Reminders

For those who applied to the 2024 Winter Secret Starlyng last month, we have a few critical due dates to remind you of!

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SYSTEM OVERLOAD: new RESEARCH PROMPT, NEW SEASON & FESTIVE PROMPT, new site theme, IMAGE NOTE SEARCH, TEMPORARY ASSETS

NEW PROMPT: LOCATION FIELD RESEARCH PROMPT

The Field Research Prompt now allows for locations! Users can depict and describe a new or preexisting (that DOESN'T have any art yet) location that exists within the Starlyng Universe.

The requirements for Location Field Research differ from Flora and Fauna:

• Must at least feature a simple, colored, and minimally shaded landscape of the location.
  
  
  • SEE: Starlyngs Art Grading Guide
    
    
• Image must be at least 300x200 pixels large with a 3:2 (rectangular) aspect ratio. Submissions should be no bigger than 2000x1333px and 72 dpi.
  
  
• Additionally, must at least include a one-sentence long written description of the location free of grammatical errors.
  
  
  • These descriptions will possibly be expanded upon for their official location pages to reflect other entries on the site.
    
    
• Do not submit variations of the same location with only slightly different features.

Artwork that has been accepted into the Field Research Prompt Gallery can be submitted to Location Field Research Prompt for 100 Stardust and 100 Sylver.

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CHANGING SEASONS: DECEMBER-JANUARY FESTIVE PROMPT

It is now meteorological winter in the Northern Hemisphere! Ergo, the Seasonal Prompt will now accept winter/summer-related submissions, and new weather conditions will appear on the site for the Misc. Prompt's x1.2 Weather Bonus!

Also, as it is now December, there is now a returning Festive Prompt: the Bounty of Beginnings! It will last until the end of January.

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NEW SITE THEME: WINTER WONDERLAND

With the arrival of winter (for us, at least) comes a new site theme: Winter Wonderland! The banner was created by denpayo and the background was created lycoris. 

Users can try out the Winter Wonderland theme by going to their Settings and then scrolling down to the Theme section.

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IMAGE NOTE SEARCH

We have introduced an tag-based system for the Image Note Search (Character Masterlist > Show Advanced Image Search Options > Image Note Search). This feature can be used to search for any CBC or media-inspired Starlyngs, and is based on a character's "IP Inspired" label (character/media credits). 

Our tagging system is as follows: NPC, CBC, Inspired, Media Name, Character Name, Event Source. Tags are located under a character's Notes tab. (Non-applicable tags are, of course, excluded.) 

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TEMPORARY SITE ASSETS

We finally replaced the placeholders on our home page (Account, Characters, Inventory, Bank, Awards) with new placeholders by alyeong! Aren't they adorable? Look forward to their completion!

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LUCK OF THE DRAW: january STARDUST ADOPTABLES LOTTERY

This month, we have three cozy Stardust adoptable designs for prospective Userlyngs to purchase! They cost 500 Stardust each.

This frosty trio, themed after "Winter" was created by peeperonipip, MangoPotat, and Accalia! They can be purchased through their Sales page.

— ADOPT A "winter" DESIGN —

Continuing the trend, we're also hosting our December Stardust Adoptable lottery!

• THREE users be chosen as winners.
  
  
• The users who created the previous month's adoptables cannot be chosen again this month. If they are selected, they will be rerolled.
  
  
• Artists that are repeatedly rolled for this position may also be rerolled.
  
  
• Winners will be asked to EACH create ONE "Renewal and Rebirth"-themed Starlyng. (Think new year's festivities, time and clock theming, solar models and astronomical instruments [e.g., armillary spheres, astrolabes], etc.)
  
  
• These adoptables can use any Common, Uncommon, and Rare Traits. The Star [L] Trait is also available for use.
  
  
• Staff MYOs are provided to create these designs; selected artists do not need to spend their own Items.
  
  
• These adoptables will be sold for 500 Stardust each. 

The deadline for these designs will be at the end of the month, with designers being picked on December 8th. Failure to complete a design will disqualify users from participating in the future. 

— ENTER HERE TO BECOME A STARDUST ADOPTABLE ARTIST FOR DECEMBER —

We also have an unsold "Nighttime"-themed Starlyng from November still available for purchase. It can be purchased through its Sales page.

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UNIVERSE EXPANSION: NEW TRAIT, new traIT CATEGORY, NEW ITEM ART

NEW TRAIT: Starspots [R]

We've got a stellar new (previously Early Access) Trait for you: Starspots [R]!

NEW TRAIT CATEGORY: LEGS

For the purpose of better organization, we have added a new Trait category: Legs! 

This category is for any Trait that predominantly applies to a Starlyng's body from the legs down. While a Starlyng's legs typically sport featherless, anisodactyl feet, many modifications to this appearance can be made to better support a Starlyng's locomotion.

The following Traits have been resorted under the "Legs" umbrella: Polydactyl [C], Webbed Feet [C], Munchkin [UC], Snowshoes [UC], Zygodactyl [UC], Digits [L], Paws [M], and Satyr [M].

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NEW ITEM ART: HEART-SHAPED BOX OF CHOCOLATES & KONPEITO

The Heart-Shaped Box of Chocolates and Konpeito Items have received new artwork!

Artwork by astraea.

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SHOP 'TIL YOU DROP: resale PRICE CHANGES, IMPENDING ITEM REMOVAL

The time has come; the resale values of all Items listed below have been equalized to one-fifth of their original price.

The following Items affected by this change are:

• RARE TRAIT: 25 SD → 15 SD
  
  
• MYTHICAL TRAIT: 1000 SD → 400 SD
  
  
• PHANTASMAGORIA: 250 SD → 100 SD
  
  
• COMMON MYO: 25 SD → 10 SD
  
  
• UNCOMMON MYO: 50 SD → 30 SD
  
  
• SOURCECLOCK: 25 SD → 10 SD
  
  
• SOURCEFEATHER: 25 SD → 10 SD
  
  
• PRESTO: 12 SD → 5 SD
  
  
• HOCUS POCUS: 25 SD → 10 SD
  
  
• ABRACADABRA: 37 SD → 15 SD
  
  
• ALAKAZAM: 75 SD → 30 SD
  
  
• EARTHBOUND SOUL: 125 SD → 50 SD
  

Additionally, at the start of the new year, the free Rare Trait (Account-Bound) Item in the Stardust Shop will be removed. If you've not claimed it yet, be sure to do so!

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LORE CHANGELOG

Got some splendiferous new artwork for you all!

(All locations, fauna, etc. are allowed to be drawn or written about. Feel free to engage the lore in your creative endeavors!)

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The Road Ahead: STANDARD PROCEDURE

This month's newsletter thus draws to a close! Factions are still slated to arrive alongside 2025, so please keep your eyes peeled for more news!

Of course, here are our usual links as well! We implore all interested Userlyngs to visit them. (Those who have already submitted their Asset Creator (previously Resource Prompt) applications needn't do so again.)

— DEMOGRAPHIC AND fEEDBACK FORM | asset creator APPLICATION | starlyngs ko-fi — 

And with that...

Have a goort one!  

Greetlyngs, esteemed readers! We are but two months away from a new year—can you believe it? I can't, which is why I'm personally going to acknowledge it no further. Onwards!

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EVENT HORIZON: TRICKS AND TREATS conclusion, COSMIC COOK-OFF, SECRET STARLYNG

• 2024 Reapers' Revelry: Tricks and Treats Conclusion & Late Redemptions
  
  

• 2024 Cosmic Cook-Off
  
  

  • Cosmic Cook-Off Requirements
    
    

  • Cosmic Cook-Off Prizes
    
    

• 2024 Winter Secret Starlyng
  
  

  • Secret Starlyng Primary Information
    
    

  • Secret Starlyng Secondary Information
    
    

  • Secret Starlyng Requirements
    
    

PAGE-A-PALOOZA: UPDATED TERMS OF SERVICE

LUCK OF THE DRAW: december STARDUST ADOPTABLES LOTTERY

UNIVERSE EXPANSION: NEW TRAIT, new TRAIT art

• New Trait: Satyr [M]
  
  

• New Trait Art: Starspots [EA]
  
  

SHOP 'TIL YOU DROP: advance notice of resale price changes

WHAT ELSE? OH, RIGHT: DISCORD REQUESTS CHANNEl, drawlyng game bans

THE ROAD AHEAD: THE USUAL

EVENT HORIZON: TRICKS AND TREATS CONCLUSION, COSMIC COOK-OFF, SECRET STARLYNG?

TRICKS AND TREATS CONCLUSION & LATE REDEMPTIONS

Though the 2024 Reapers' Revelry: Tricks and Treats event has ended, users who submitted an event-compliant Misc. Prompt DURING THE MONTH OF OCTOBER and have not yet redeemed their Tricks and Treats Prompt rewards have until November 30th to do so. Rewards are not automatically gained upon acceptance into the Gallery, so make sure to complete the associated Prompt if you haven't done so already!

(The next Festive Prompt will be during the month of December.)

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2024 COSMIC COOK-OFF

Renowned Universe-wide for her expertise and knowledge in cuisine from all over the cosmos, Five-star(lyng) culinarian and gourmet Brioche is back to judge yet another Cosmic Cook-Off!

While food is inessential to a Starlyng's survival, learning and tasting local recipes not only delights the senses, but also provides an excellent opportunity for Starlyngs to learn about the inhabitants and food sources of the planets they are observing. Thus, Brioche is interested in your Starlyng's findings, alongside seeking novel dishes to taste-test and view.

In this contest, Cheflyngs should aim to use their skills and ingredients local to the planet they are on to create fun dishes, with both grand and participation prizes offered for their efforts.

🍲 COSMIC COOK-OFF END DATE: November 29, 2024. 🍲

COSMIC COOK-OFF REQUIREMENTS:

• ART: Must have a simple background, clean coloring, shading, and be a bust at minimum. Submissions should be no bigger than 2000x2000px and 72 dpi.
  
  
  • SEE: Starlyngs Art Grading Guide
    
    
• WRITING: Must have at least 800 words and be proofread.
  
  
  • SEE: Writing Grading Guide
    
    
• Piece must clearly picture OR describe the creation process AND appearance of a plausible in-Universe dish.
  
  
• Dish does not necessarily need to be cooked or baked, but it should involve some form of preparation.
  
  
• A detailed drawing or description of your dish can be replaced with a photograph of the dish that you created in real life. This can be made of edible ingredients, or synthetic materials like clay or felt.
  
  
• While multiple submissions can be made to the Gallery, only one is eligible for a grand or participation prize. Please make sure to submit this piece to the Cosmic Cook-Off Prompt!
  
  
  • Here is an example submission of last year's first place winner!
    
    

COSMIC COOK-OFF PRIZES:

• 1ST PLACE: x1 Mythical MYO
  
  
• 2ND PLACE: x2 Mythical Trait
  
  
• 3RD PLACE: x1 Mythical Trait
  
  
• 4TH PLACE: x1 Rare MYO + x1 Legendary Trait Item of choice
  
  
• PARTICIPATION PRIZE: 300 Stardust
  
  
  • Multiple submissions can be made to the Gallery, and each piece is eligible to win a grand prize. However, users can only receive ONE participation and ONE grand prize.
     
    • Make sure to submit a piece to the Cosmic Cook-Off Prompt to guarantee the participation prize!
      
      
  • For grand prizes, pieces will be judged based on factors such as finish, composition, creativity, and novel uses of in-Universe ingredients. We encourage multimedia submissions! (EXAMPLE SUBMISSION.)
    
    
  • Winners of a higher tier may choose to exchange their prize to that of a lower tier via claims.
     
  • The first prize winner will be invited to create an asset of their winning dish that will be turned into an award granted to all participants!
    
    
    • Winners will be announced in the December Newsletter, but prizes will be sent out as soon as the winners are decided.

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2024 WINTER SECRET STARLYNG

'Tis almost time for this year's Winter Secret Starlyng! That means it's also time for... Secret Starlyng applications!

For Secret Starlyng, participating users will be randomly matched with a partner and will secretly create a Starlyng for them based on their preferences! Please thoroughly review the information and requirements below before submitting an application. We ask that all users be mindful of their own schedules and make sure that they will have time to participate! 

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PAGE-A-PALOOZA: UPDATED TERMS OF SERVICE

We're on good terms with our service, and we hope you are too.

• TERMS OF SERVICE: Expanded on Term #13 (regarding plagiarism and theft).

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LUCK OF THE DRAW: NOVEMBER STARDUST ADOPTABLES LOTTERY

This month, we have three nocturnal Stardust adoptable designs for prospective Userlyngs to purchase! They cost 500 Stardust each.

This bewitching trio, themed after "Nighttime" was created by Solyxus, Inotcreative, and Ani! They can be purchased through their Sales page.

— ADOPT A "NIGHTTIME" DESIGN —

Continuing the trend, we're also hosting out December Stardust Adoptable lottery!

• THREE users be chosen as winners.
  
  
• The users who created the previous month's adoptables cannot be chosen again this month. If they are selected, they will be rerolled.
  
  
• Artists that are repeatedly rolled for this position may also be rerolled.
  
  
• Winners will be asked to EACH create ONE "Winter"-themed Starlyng. (Seasons changing, snow, cozy warmth, cold briskness, etc.)
  
  
• These adoptables can use any Common, Uncommon, and Rare Traits. The Star [L] and Bubble [L] Trait is also available for use.
  
  
• Staff MYOs are provided to create these designs; selected artists do not need to spend their own Items.
  
  
• These adoptables will be sold for 500 Stardust each. 

The deadline for these designs will be at the end of the month, with designers being picked on November 12th. Failure to complete a design will disqualify users from participating in the future. 

— ENTER HERE TO BECOME A STARDUST ADOPTABLE ARTIST FOR DECEMBER —

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UNIVERSE EXPANSION: NEW TRAIT, new trait art

NEW TRAIT: SATYR [M]

We've got a fun new (previously Early Access) Trait for you: Satyr [M]!

Satyr [M] allows for a Starlyng with one set of hooves. It is incompatible with the Paws [M] Trait.

Artwork by cyto.

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NEW TRAIT ART: STARSPOTS [EA]

Starspots [EA] has received some outstanding new artwork!

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SHOP 'TIL YOU DROP: ADVANCE NOTICE OF resale PRICE CHANGES

By December 1st, 2024, the resale values of all applicable Items will be equalized to one-fifth of their original price. While some Items already meet this criteria, not all do, and we're aiming for consistency! 

The following Items will be affected by this change:

• RARE TRAIT: 25 SD → 15 SD
  
  
• MYTHICAL TRAIT: 1000 SD → 400 SD
  
  
• PHANTASMAGORIA: 250 SD → 100 SD
  
  
• COMMON MYO: 25 SD → 10 SD
  
  
• UNCOMMON MYO: 50 SD → 30 SD
  
  
• SOURCECLOCK: 25 SD → 10 SD
  
  
• SOURCEFEATHER: 25 SD → 10 SD
  
  
• PRESTO: 12 SD → 5 SD
  
  
• HOCUS POCUS: 25 SD → 10 SD
  
  
• ABRACADABRA: 37 SD → 15 SD
  
  
• ALAKAZAM: 75 SD → 30 SD
  
  
• EARTHBOUND SOUL: 125 SD → 50 SD

(Also, as funny as it was to not notice a typo for nearly a year now, the "Alazakam" Item's name has been corrected to "Alakazam".)

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WHAT ELSE? OH, RIGHT: DISCORD REQUESTS CHANNEL, DRAWLYNG GAME BANS

We've updated the #requests channel to a much more user-friendly forums channel!

Additionally, going forward, #drawlyng-game bans will now collectively expire once per year on January 1st. However, users who have been banned more than once will be permanently disqualified from participating. Mind those rules!

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The Road Ahead: FEEDBACK FORM, RESOURCE PROMPT

And thus, this month's newsletter draws to a close. With that, comes the Faction update: Factions are slated to arrive with the new year. We will finally make this happen!

And, of course, here are our usual links as well! We implore all interested Userlyngs to visit them. (Those who have previously submitted their Resource Prompt applications needn't do so again.)

— DEMOGRAPHIC AND fEEDBACK FORM | RESOURCE PROMPT APPLICATION | starlyngs ko-fi — 

And with that...

Have a goort one!  

Did we scare you? We did, right? Surely, there's absolutely nothing scarier than yet another newsletter? Well, aside from a mirror, that is. Oh, the horror! 

I jest, I jest. Mostly, I mean, one of you sends some serious chills down my spine—Whoa, who said that? Are we experiencing some paranormal activity already? ...Other than my lovely boss? Whoa, who said that?

Hahaha. I'm trying to get fired. Happy Reapers' Revelry! Hopefully, this newsletter won't haunt you after the fact, heh.

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EVENT HORIZON: STARLYNG ANNIVERSARY CONTINUED, REAPERS' REVELRY

• Starlyng Anniversary Event Continued
  
  

  • For the Rare MYO
    
    

  • For the Earthbound Souls
    
    

• 2024 Reapers' Revelry: Tricks and Treats
  
  

  • Tricks and Treats Requirements
    
    

  • Tricks and Treats Directions
    
    

PAGE-A-PALOOZA: UPDATED SITE GUIDE & TERMS OF SERVICE

SYSTEM OVERLOAD: NEW PROMPTS, SERVER BOOST REWARD CHANGES, NEW SITE THEME

• New Prompt: Ko-fi Vermyl to Early Access Ticket Exchange
  
  

• Festive Prompt: Reapers' Revelry
  
  

• Server Boost Reward Changes
  
  

• New Site Theme: Reapers' Revelry

LUCK OF THE DRAW: NOVEMBER STARDUST ADOPTABLES LOTTERY

UNIVERSE EXPANSION: NEW TRAITS & REFS + UPDATED DESCRIPTIONS

• New Trait: Polydactyl [C]
  
  

• New Trait: Parasite [L]
  
  

SHOP 'TIL YOU DROP: NEW ITEM AT MAGIMART

ASTRAL ARTISTRY: GUEST ARTIST APPLICATIONS OPEN, NEW OFFICIAL ARTISTS

LORE CHANGELOG

THE ROAD AHEAD: FEEDBACK FORM, RESOURCE PROMPT

EVENT HORIZON: STARLYNG ANNIVERSARY EVENT CONTINUED, REAPERS' REVELRY: TRICKS AND TREATS

STARLYNG ANNIVERSARY EVENT

The celebration continues! Until October 10th, Userlyngs, whether new or old, are eligible to participate in this event to receive x1 Rare MYO and unlimited Earthbound Souls! Users who have already submitted their free Rare MYO for the month of September WILL NOT be able to redeem one in October.

FOLLOWING THE STEPS BELOW IS MANDATORY to receive your rewards, so read closely.

— STARLYNG ANNIVERSARY FORUM POST ON TOYHOU.SE —

FOR THE RARE MYO:

1.) Make sure you're registered on Starlyng.space, our Lorekeeper.

2.) Create a bulletin on Toyhou.se that includes BOTH the Toyhou.se forum link AND your Lorekeeper username. 

3.) Claim your free Monthly MYO. Staff will automatically treat it as a Rare MYO.

4.) Submit your Monthly MYO WITH your Toyhou.se bulletin linked in the MYO submission comments.

FOR EARTHBOUND SOULS:

1.) Submit a redesign request WITH your Toyhou.se bulletin linked in the comments. You may do this as many times as you like until October 10th, 2024.

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2024 REAPERS' REVELRY: TRICKS AND TREATS

Happy Halloween (month)! 'Tis also the season of Reapers' Revelry, and we're celebrating it with Tricks and Treats! Each Oort-ket grants a random Trait or Material Item when opened.

Alongside the usual x1.2 Festive Prompt Bonus, users who submit art or writing to the Misc. Prompt Gallery and follow the instructions below will receive as many Oort-kets as they desire!

(The Tricks and Treats Prompt applies to STARLYNGS ONLY.)

TRICKS AND TREATS REQUIREMENTS:

• ART: Submissions should be no bigger than 2000x2000px and 72 dpi. MUST ALSO FIT AT LEAST ONE OF THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA:
  
  
  • Lined
    
    
  • Cleanly colored
    
    
  • Fully shaded
    
    
  • Have a detailed background 
    
    
  • SEE: Starlyngs Art Grading Guide
    
    
• WRITING: Must have at least 400 words and be proofread.
  
  
  • SEE: Writing Grading Guide
    
    

TRICKS AND TREATS DIRECTIONS:

1. Submit your piece to the Misc. Prompt Gallery.
   
   
2. When adding criteria rewards, make sure your piece meets the requirements above and that you include the "Festive Prompt Bonus" criteria.
   
   
3. Head on over to the Tricks and Treats Prompt and follow the directions there. (This Prompt applies to STARLYNGS ONLY.)
   
   
4. If all is well, you shall receive x1 Tricks and Treats per accepted piece. You can submit works multiple times throughout the month!

Art by lycoris

P.S. We're planning an upcoming Halloween gacha toward the end of the month! Keep an eye out for an announcement in our Discord Server; more information will be revealed then!

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PAGE-A-PALOOZA: UPDATED SITE GUIDE, TERMS OF SERVICE

Another day, another dollar. Figuratively speaking. I've not received a single Oortbuck since day one. Today, I was paid in slop and updated webpages.

• SITE GUIDE: New Transformation: Alternate Posture. Users may now have an additional anthropomorphic OR feral form of their Starlyng pictured on the Masterlist.
  
  
• TERMS OF SERVICE: Edited #03 (regarding resale of non-Starlyng forms) and #14 (regarding splitting Binary Starlyngs).

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system overload: NEW PROMPTS, SERVER BOOST REWARD CHANGES, NEW SITE THEME

NEW PROMPT: Ko-fi Vermyl to Early Access Ticket Exchange

Eligible users may now exchange 20 Vermyl for an Early Access Ticket. (MUST BE a Sterlyng Sylver or Vermyllionaire's Club Member on the Starlyngs Ko-fi!)

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FESTIVE PROMPT: REAPERS' REVELRY

Due to the Universe-wide prevalence of Reapers, festivities for the Reapers' Revelry seek to imitate the collection of Stardust through the exchange of candy. Additionally, Starlyngs celebrating this event often choose to dress up in a myriad of costumes, and use it as a chance to reminisce of what is important to them. It is a celebration of the memories that make up each and every Starlyng, and is a reminder that they will live on even after an individual's death.

The Reapers' Revelry is typically celebrated during the month of October in reference to the founding Reaper and Firstborn, Grimshaw, who is commonly associated with the number eight.

Depict or write about Starlyngs enjoying some Halloween-adjacent festivities via costuming and collecting candy.

Can be applied to any of your Misc. Prompts during October for a x1.2 bonus.

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SERVER BOOST REWARD CHANGES

Our Server Boost Rewards have been changed from 2 Vermyl to 25 Stardust, 25 Sylver, and 2 Vermyl!

Discord users can boost our server and fill out the Server Boost Reward Claim Prompt to obtain said rewards. This Prompt may be submitted up to twice per month, and must be done so in order to receive anything.

Stardust can be spent at the Stardust Shop, Sylver can be spent at the Sylver Lining, and Vermyl can be spent at the Vermyillion Pavillion. 

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NEW SITE THEME: REAPERS' REVELRY

For all the ghasts and ghosts gallivanting the galaxies, we have the perfect new site theme for you: "Reapers' Revelry"! With a sugar-sweet banner by Jade_tanuki and a matching background by lycoris, there is no shortage of eye candy!

Be sure to try out "Reapers Revelry" (and all other themes) in your profile settings!

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LUCK OF THE DRAW: OCTOBER STARDUST ADOPTABLES LOTTERY

This month, we have three spooky Stardust adoptable designs for prospective Userlyngs to purchase! They cost 500 Stardust each.

This bewitching trio, themed after "Carnivals and Festivals" was created by denpayo, Jade_tanuki, and Brandstiftung! They can be purchased through their Sales page.

— ADOPT A "CARNIVALS AND FESTIVALS" DESIGN —

Continuing the trend, we're also hosting out November Stardust Adoptable lottery!

• THREE users will be chosen as winners.
  
  
• The users who created the previous month's adoptables cannot be chosen again this month. If this are selected, they will be rerolled.
  
  
• Artists who are repeatedly rolled for this position may also be rerolled.
  
  
• Winners will be asked to EACH create ONE "Nighttime"-themed Starlyng. (Activities and other things associated with the night/darkness [stargazing, writing by moonlight, candles, so on].)
  
  
• These adoptables can use any Common, Uncommon, and Rare Traits. The Star [L] Trait is also available for use.
  
  
• Staff MYOs are provided to create these designs; selected artists do not need to spend their own Items.
  
  
• These adoptables will be sold for 500 Stardust each.

The deadline for these designs will be at the end of the month, with designers being picked on October 8th. Failure to complete a design will disqualify users from participating in the future.

— ENTER HERE TO BECOME A STARDUST ADOPTABLE ARTIST FOR NOVEMBER —

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UNIVERSE EXPANSION: NEW TRAITS + REFS & UPDATED DESCRIPTIONS

NEW TRAIT: POLYDACTYL [C]

The Stafflyngs have already gone through and edited all Starlyngs this Trait applies to, but as we now have over 1000 Masterlist entries, it's possible we missed one! Please feel free to submit a redesign request if your Starlyng's toes were left out.

• Allows for the addition of one to two extra toes on the front of a Starlyng's foot. 
  
  
  • Can also be used to add dewclaws and a fifth finger to anthro Starlyng hands. 
    
    
  • Additional toes will require the Mutated [R] Trait.
    
    
  • May ONLY be used with the default (Anisodactyl) or Zygodactyl [UC] feet. 
    
    
  • NOT needed for Earthbound Soul Transformations.
    
    

Artwork by lycoris.

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NEW TRAIT: PARASITE [L]

This Trait was previously Early Access!

• A Starlyng with one or more living creatures fully incorporated into its body.
   
  • Requires a new Item: Wormest Regards, which is now available at the MagiMart for 1000 SD!

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SHOP 'TIL YOU DROP: NEW ITEM AT MAGIMART

There is new stock at Magimy's Magical Mythical Moving Market and Motley Menagerie! Wormest Regards, the Parasite [L] Trait Item, can now be bought for 1000 Stardust.

A MIRACULOUS MELANCE OF MACROCOSMIC MERCHANDISE!

"These doxum don't think of me as a very good... host, heh."

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ASTRAL ARTISTRY: GUEST ARTIST APPLICATIONS OPEN, NEW OFFICIAL ARTISTS

With October now upon us, we've officially entered the fourth quarter of our Guest Artist year. Ergo, it's time for yet another round of Guest Artist applications!

To reiterate our FAQ summary about Guest Artists: "Guest Artists (GA) are permitted to make official adopts, customs, and designs for the species as desired for a three month term. Openings for Guest Artist applications occur every three months for one week in our newsletters."

Tickle your fancy? Then hop on over to our Guest Artist Applications! This application period will last from October 1st to October 7th at 11:59 PST, with new Guest Artists being announced on October 8th.

If you aren't chosen this time around, you're more than welcome to apply again during next year's first quarter (January 8th to April 8th).

Lastly, if you chose for us to retain your previous application, you needn't apply again! 

— APPLY TO BECOME A GUEST ARTIST — 

Aaaand, even more excitingly, former Guest Artists denpayo and raijin will now ascend to Official Artist-hood!!! (If you're curious about the difference between an OA and a GA, take a peek at our FAQ!)

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LORE CHANGELOG

Lore! Lore! Get your piping hot lore here!

(All locations, fauna, etc. are allowed to be drawn or written about. Feel free to engage the lore in your creative endeavors!)

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The Road Ahead: FEEDBACK FORM, RESOURCE PROMPT

Factions are almost ready to release! Perhaps with a new year will come new strides...? Please look forward to them!

If you have feedback that you'd like the Stafflyngs to know, from potential species improvement to new Trait ideas, please fill out our Permanent Feedback Form, which is coincidentally always linked under the "Submit" dropdown at the top right of our site. Buuut... here's another, even grander link, just for you!

— PERMANENT STARLYNG DEMOGRAPHIC AND fEEDBACK FORM — 

Keep in mind the Stafflyng team loves feedback, so don't be shy! And if you're shy, the form is fully anonymous, so feel free to be shy!

Furthermore, we are looking to create more holiday banners and unique Item sprites for Items yet without. Thus, we are once again bumping our Permanent Resource Prompt Application! All contributions will be duly rewarded. (Those who have previously submitted their applications needn't do so again!)

— PERMANENT RESOURCE PROMPT APPLICATION — 

And with that...

Have a goort one!  

Welcome to Share Some Starlyngs September! We have some very good news! And some not-so-great news. Let's start with the latter.

Our epic Administrator team has gotten caught up in the complexities of life--that is to say, from medical, to interpersonal, to academic issues: we've been despairingly busy! Our deepest apologies to our very patient Userlyngs for our failure to get out the second August Announcement, and for our lateness on this September Announcement. Everything is evening out where it matters, so we'll be back on track as soon as possible!

The good news would be: the rest of the newsletter! Let's dive into our anniversary month!

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EVENT HORIZON: STARLYNG ANNIVERSARY, STARNIVAL 2024 WINNERS & RAFFLYNG, NEW SEASON

• Starlyng Anniversary Event
  
  

  • For the Rare MYO
    
    

  • For Earthbound Souls
    
    

• Starnival 2024 Winners & Rafflyng
  
  

• New Season: Autumn/Spring

LUCK OF THE DRAW: OCTOBER STARDUST ADOPTABLES LOTTERY

LORE CHANGELOG

THE ROAD AHEAD: RESOURCE PROMPT HELP (PRETTY PLEASE)

EVENT HORIZON: STARlyng anniversary event, starnival 2024 winners & raffle, new season

Hip hip hooray! Yippee, yay, and so on! It's been one year of Starlyngs!!! Thank you for accompanying us on our starry ride through the cosmos, and we hope you continue to join us for the journey ahead! As celebration for this momentous occasion, Starlyngs is holding a special Anniversary Event!

All Userlyngs, whether old or new, are eligible to participate in this event to receive x1 Rare MYO and unlimited Earthbound Souls for one month only (until October 10th, 2024). FOLLOWING THESE STEPS IS MANDATORY to receive your rewards, so read closely. 

Users who have already submitted their Monthly MYO for the month of September will need to wait until October to submit their design.

— STARLYNG ANNIVERSARY FORUM POST ON TOYHOU.SE —

FOR THE RARE MYO:

1.) Make sure you're registered on Starlyng.space, our Lorekeeper.

2.) Create a bulletin on Toyhou.se that includes BOTH the Toyhou.se forum link AND your Lorekeeper username.

3.) Claim your free Monthly MYO. Staff will automatically treat it as a Rare MYO.

4.) Submit your Monthly MYO WITH your Toyhou.se bulletin linked in the MYO submission comments.

FOR EARTHBOUND SOULS: 

1.) Submit a redesign request WITH your Toyhou.se bulletin linked in the comments. You may do this as many times as you like until October 10th, 2024.

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STARNIVAL 2024 WINNERS & RAFFLYNG

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NEW SEASON: AUTUMN/SPRING

It is now meteorologically autumn in the Northern Hemisphere, and spring in the Southern Hemisphere! As such, autumn and spring-themed submissions will now be accepted for our permanent Seasonal Prompt (Gallery link). How are your Starlyngs enjoying the new season? 

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LUCK OF THE DRAW: October STARDUST ADOPTABLES LOTTERY

This month, we have (well, had--they're already sold out!) three spiced Stardust adoptable designs for prospective Userlyngs to purchase! They cost 500 Stardust each.

This eye-catching trio, themed after the "Autumn Harvest", was created by peeperonipip, reybrella, and subsequentibis! They can be purchased through their Sales page. 

— ADOPT A "Autumn Harvest" DESIGN —

Continuing the trend, we're also hosting our October Stardust Adoptable lottery! We have also added a new stipulation that while anyone who has not been disqualified may enter these raffles, artists that get repeatedly rolled for this position will be rerolled.

• THREE users be chosen as winners.
  
  
• The users who created the previous month's adoptables cannot be chosen again this month. If they are selected, they will be rerolled.
  
  
• Artists that are repeatedly rolled for this position may also be rerolled.
  
  
• Winners will be asked to EACH create ONE Festival-themed Starlyng. (Festivals, carnivals, and celebrations!)
  
  
• These adoptables can use any Common, Uncommon, and Rare Traits. The Star [L] Trait is also available for use.
  
  
• Staff MYOs are provided to create these designs; selected artists do not need to spend their own Items.
  
  
• These adoptables will be sold for 500 Stardust each. 

The deadline for these designs will be at the end of the month, with designers being picked on Sept 14th. Failure to complete a design will disqualify users from participating in the future. 

— ENTER HERE TO BECOME A STARDUST ADOPTABLE ARTIST FOR October —

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LORE CHANGELOG

We've got a sumptuous smattering of new lore for you! There may be more than is listed here, so consider it something of an Easter egg if you happen to come across anything unlisted. Memory is a fickle thing. 

(All locations, fauna, etc. are allowed to be drawn or written about. Feel free to engage the lore in your creative endeavors!)

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The Road Ahead: resource prompt help (pretty PLEASE)

Factions are well on their way! Please continue to await them with bated breath. 

Once more, with feeling: we are also looking to create special site banners for Starlyng holidays and to finish certain NPC designs. For assistance on both of these, we are again bumping our Permanent Resource Prompt Application! All contributions will be duly rewarded. (Those who have previously submitted their applications needn't do so again!)

— PERMANENT RESOURCE PROMPT APPLICATION — 

And with that...

Have a goort one!  

Happy August! After a fun and busy summer, we've decided that August will be a break month before our anniversary in September.

You'll also notice that this newsletter is marked as PART ONE. The second half will be released around mid-August, giving Stafflyngs time to tally totals and send out rewards for the 2024 Starnival Event.

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EVENT HORIZON: Starnival 2024 adjusted rewards & Conclusion Notice, Summer Gacha 2024 CONCLUsion

• Starnival 2024 Adjusted Rewards & Conclusion Notice

  • Individual Rewards

  • Collective Rewards
    
    

• Summer Gacha 2024 Conclusion
  
  

LUCK OF THE DRAW: September STARDUST ADOPTABLES LOTTERY

THE ROAD AHEAD: Factions PROGRESS, bannerS & NPC ASSISTANCE

EVENT HORIZON: STARNIVAL 2024 adjusted rewards & Conclusion Notice, SUMMER GACHA 2024 conclusion

STARNIVAL 2024 (ART FIGHT-BASED EVENT) ADJUSTED REWARDS & Conclusion Notice

Due to lack of participation, the rewards for our event this year have been adjusted.

INDIVIDUAL REWARDS:

• 1 RN → 1 RN
  

  • x1 Common MYO + Any collective rewards

• 50 RN → 30 RN

  • x1 Uncommon Trait
    
    

• 100 RN → 60 RN

  • x2 Uncommon Traits
    
    

• 200 RN → 120 RN

  • x2 Rare Traits
    
    

• 400 RN → 240 RN

  • x1 Earthbound Soul
    
    

• 700 RN → 420 RN

  • x1 Rare MYO
    
    

• 1000 RN → 600 RN

  • x1 Mythical Trait
    
    

• 1500 RN → 900 RN

  • x1 Phantasmagoria + x1 Glass Marbles OR x1 Konpeito (Dependent on team selection)
    
    

• 2000 RN → 1200 RN

  • x1 Mythical MYO
    
    

• NEW TIER: 2000 RENOWN

  • x1 Bigfoot’s Hoot Plaster Cast (Account-Bound) + x1 Phantasmagoria + x1 Lilitoile Bouquet + x1 Raindrop Cake Set + x1 Heart-Shaped Box of Chocolates
    

COLLECTIVE REWARDS:

• 3500 RN → 1000 RN

  • x1 Minion Pinion (Account-Bound) + x1 Tick-Tock (Account-Bound) + x1 Uncommon MYO (Account-Bound) + x3 Rare Traits (Account-Bound)
    
    

• 5000 RN → 2500 RN

  • x3 Earthbound Souls (Account-Bound)
    
    

• 7000 RN → 4000 RN

  • x1 Lilitoile Bouquet (Account-Bound) + x1 Raindrop Cake Set (Account-Bound) + x1 Heart-Shaped Box of Chocolates (Account-Bound)
    
    

• 10000 RN → 7000 RN

  • x1 Bigfoot’s Hoot Plaster Cast (Account-Bound) + x1 Phantasmagoria (Account-Bound) + x1 Rare MYO (Account-Bound)

As mentioned in the previous newsletter, the end date for submissions into the Starnival Gallery is August 7th. This gives artists more than enough time to submit their attacks and defenses after the event ends on August 3rd. Please submit them as soon as possible so Stafflyngs can properly tally scores and give out prizes.

The Rafflyng designed after the winning on-site team will be released as soon as it is completed. Be sure to join our Discord as all notifications will appear there!

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SUMMER GACHA 2024 conclusion

We sold out every single one of our designs for the 2024 Summer Gacha! To every artist and user that made this possible, we extend our utmost gratitude. Do look forward to similar events in the future!

The swap period will continue until August 4th.

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LUCK OF THE DRAW: September STARDUST ADOPTABLES LOTTERY

This month, we have three nature-loving Stardust adoptable designs for prospective Userlyngs to purchase! They cost 500 Stardust each.

This lovely trio, created by Mangopotat, deuxvoulier, and misophone, was modeled after the theme "Outdoorslyng"! They can be purchased through their Sales page. 

— ADOPT An "OUTDOORSLYNG" DESIGN —

Continuing the trend, we're also hosting our September Stardust Adoptable lottery! Like usual, this lottery will end in one week on August 7th..

• THREE users be chosen as winners.
  
  
• The users who created the previous month's adoptables cannot be chosen again this month. If they are selected, they will be rerolled.
  
  
• Winners will be asked to EACH create ONE "Autumn Harvest"-themed Starlyng. (Cornucopias, grain, etc.)
  
  
• These adoptables can use any Common, Uncommon, and Rare Traits. The Raindrop [L] Trait is also available for use.
  
  
• Staff MYOs are provided to create these designs; selected artists do not need to spend their own Items.
  
  
• These adoptables will be sold for 500 Stardust each. 

The deadline for these designs will be at the end of the month, with designers being picked one week from August 1st (August 7th). Failure to complete a design will disqualify users from participating in the future. 

— ENTER HERE TO BECOME A STARDUST ADOPTABLE ARTIST FOR september —

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The Road Ahead: FACTIONS PROGRESS, BANNERS & NPC ASSISTANCE

Factions are well on their way! Please continue to await them with bated breath.

We are also looking to create special site banners for Starlyng holidays and to finish certain NPC designs. For assistance on both of these, we are bumping our Permanent Resource Prompt Application! All users that have been previously selected from their submissions have been cleared from the submissions, so please feel free to resubmit yourself if you are interested in helping make Starlyngs beautiful! All contributions will be duly rewarded.

— PERMANENT RESOURCE PROMPT APPLICATION — 

And with that...

Have a goort one!  

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EVENT HORIZON: STARNIVAL 2024 (ART FIGHT EVENT), SUMMER GACHA, RAFFLELYNG PROMPT

• Event: Starnival 2024 
  
  

• Summer Gacha
  
  

• User Rafflelyng Prompt
  
  

LUCK OF THE DRAW: JULY STARDUST ADOPTABLES LOTTERY, Traitacular thursday changes

UNIVERSE EXPANSION: NEUTRON STARLYNG NOW AVAILABLE, TRAIT DESCRIPTIONS UPDATED

SHOP 'TIL YOU DROP: MAGIMY RETURNS, PERMANENTLY 

ASTRAL ARTISTRY: GUEST ARTIST APPLICATIONS OPEN, NEW OFFICIAL ARTIST

THE ROAD AHEAD: GENERAL UPDATES, moderator CHANGES AND applications, HELP AND FEEDBACK WANTED

EVENT HORIZON: STARNIVAL 2024 (ART FIGHT EVENT), SUMMER GACHA, RAFFLELYNG PROMPT

EVENT: STARNIVAL 2024 (ART FIGHT-BASED EVENT)

The Legerdemain is coming around to our part of the Universe, and the Cirque du Cosmos is ready to throw the Art Fight party into full swing! With a whole entourage of encouragement, the Starnival is set up so that your participation will win you prizes based on your Art Fight performance. Userlyngs will first join one of two teams on Starlyng.space - Team Seafoam or Team Stardust, submit their Art Fight pieces to the Starnival Gallery to earn Renown (RN), and get a variety of prizes at the end of the event based on their total Renown! The winning team on-site will have a Starlyng themed after that team raffled out to all participants after the end of the event. Pretty cool, I must say. 

As for guidelines? Here's the gist:

• This event is collaborative, not competitive, and is designed to simply accompany the yearly off-site Art Fight event. Team selections and differences in Renown earned by each team will only impact what theme the Starlyng raffled at the end of the event will have. Please make sure your team selection is consistent with your team on Art Fight!
  
  
• Attacks will only earn you Renown if a Starlyng, Oort, or Boötes is present - attacks containing unrelated species as well are permissible, but points will only be calculated based on the present Starlyngs, Oort, or Boötes. Please calculate your Renown as if the piece contains only Starlyng(s) or affiliated species.
  
  
• All attacks will earn you Renown when submitted to the Starnival Gallery, even if submitted to Art Fight before this announcement's release. Any attack's point total with a decimal will be rounded up, and that number will be the total Renown you earn for your submission. Please be sure to include a Criteria Reward (located at the bottom of the submission form within the Gallery) and list Renown equivalent to your gained points. For your submission to be approved, you must link the Art Fight attack in your submission!
  
  
• Switching teams will reset your Renown total, due to complications with our Faction extension. If you wish to retain your Renown, you are advised to refrain from team switching. We are not responsible for compensating lost Renown.
  
  
• Friendly fire point totals will remain equivalent to their reduced amounts on Art Fight.
  
  
• Rewards will be granted based on the amount of Renown you have accumulated, and all earned rewards are cumulative (i.e., all rewards below the tier you have achieved by the end of the event will also be granted). There will also be Account-Bound collective rewards based on the total amount of points obtained by both teams, which can be earned by anyone who has participated at least once. Rewards will not be granted until the very end of the Starnival, on August 8th.
  
  
  • Individual rewards are freely tradable and include:
    • 1 RN -  x1 Common MYO + Any collective rewards
    • 50 RN - x1 Uncommon Trait
    • 100 RN - x2 Uncommon Traits
    • 200 RN - x2 Rare Traits
    • 400 RN - x1 Earthbound Soul
    • 700 RN -  x1 Rare MYO
    • 1000 RN - x1 Mythical Trait
    • 1500 RN - x1 Phantasmagoria + x1 Glass Marbles OR x1 Konpeito (Dependent on team selection)
    • 2000 RN - x1 Mythical MYO
      
      
  • Collective rewards are Account-Bound and include:
    • 3500 RN - x1 Minion Pinion (Account Bound) + x1 Tick-tock (Account Bound) + x1 Uncommon MYO (Account Bound) + x3 Rare Trait (Account Bound)
    • 5000 RN - x3 Earthbound Soul (Account Bound)
    • 7000 RN - x1 Lilitoile Bouquet (Account Bound) +  x1 Raindrop Cake Set (Account Bound) + x1 Heart-Shaped Box of Chocolates (Account Bound)
    • 10000 RN - x1 Bigfoot’s Hoot Plaster Cast (Account Bound) +  x1 Phantasmagoria (Account Bound) + x1 Rare MYO (Account Bound)

The duration of Starnival 2024 will be July 1st - August 7th, with a week's grace period for late Gallery submissions. 

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EVENT: SUMMER GACHA COMING JULY 21st

We will be hosting our unthemed Summer Gacha on July 21st. Preclaims for the Gacha will be available starting July 20th, with all designs being revealed on the 21st. Each $40 roll guarantees a lined and colored chibi Starlyng, with both our April-July and July-October Guest Artists having the opportunity to participate alongside our Official Artists and upcoming Event Artists. We highly recommend joining our Discord server in advance to be immediately notified when the Gacha begins!

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NEW PROMPT: USER RAFFLELYNG PROMPT

Users may now submit one Starlyng to raffle off to the community every three months! While there are no rewards for raffling off your Starlyng design, there are also no Items required to submit the Prompt. Please click here for the Gallery and here for the submission Prompt to view more information on raffling your designs. 

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LUCK OF THE DRAW: JULY STARDUST ADOPTABLES LOTTERY, Traitacular Thursday changes

This month, we have three abyssal Stardust adoptable designs for prospective Userlyngs to purchase! They cost 500 Stardust each.

These were created by Solyxus, sunpurr, and Inotcreative, with a theme of the "Deep Sea"! They can be purchased through their Sales page. 

— ADOPT A "DEEP SEA" DESIGN —

Continuing the trend, we're also hosting our August Stardust Adoptable lottery! Like usual, this lottery will end in one week on July 8th. We have also added a new stipulation that while anyone who has not been disqualified may enter these raffles, artists that get repeatedly rolled for this position will be rerolled.

• THREE users be chosen as winners.
  
  
• The users who created the previous month's adoptables cannot be chosen again this month. If they are selected, they will be rerolled.
  
  
• Winners will be asked to EACH create ONE Outdoorslyng-themed Starlyng. (Think camping or hiking!)
  
  
• These adoptables can use any Common, Uncommon, and Rare Traits. The Floral [L] Trait is also available for use.
  
  
• Staff MYOs are provided to create these designs; selected artists do not need to spend their own Items.
  
  
• These adoptables will be sold for 500 Stardust each. 

The deadline for these designs will be at the end of the month, with designers being picked one week from July 2st (July 8th). Failure to complete a design will disqualify users from participating in the future. 

— ENTER HERE TO BECOME A STARDUST ADOPTABLE ARTIST FOR AUGUST —

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traitacular thursday Changes

Those in our official Discord Server are likely aware of Traitacular Thursdays, which are our weekly Trait raffle. Going forward,  we will be changing the format so that they will be held only on the second and fourth Thursdays of every month, with two of a select Legendary Trait Item raffled out on the second Thursday, and one Mythical Trait being raffled out on the fourth.

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UNIVERSE EXPANSION: NEUTRON STARLYNG NOW AVAILABLE, Trait DESCRIPTIONS UPDATED

We are excited to finally release the Neutron Starlyng [M] Trait, which has a reference created by the very talented Karmnotic! The Trait describes "A ghostly, undead Starlyng. The body must be partially or fully see-through", and is available starting today with any use of a Mythical Trait or Mythical MYO. 

Additionally, the descriptions of most Traits have been updated with relevant labels for each Trait used in the reference image for clarity. 

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SHOP 'TIL YOU DROP: MAGIMY Returns, permanently

Not only are Mythical Traits once again for sale at Magimy's Magical Mythical Moving Market and Motley Menagerie, but they are now here to stay! Magimy's Mythical Trait tomes will now be available year-round, with the same pricing of 2000 Stardust and 5 stock per-month. Interested in getting a signed copy? 

A MIRACULOUS MELANGE OF MACROCOSMIC MERCHANDISE!

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ASTRAL ARTISTRY: guest artist applications open, new official artist

Guest Artist applications for the term of July 8th through October 8th are now open! To reiterate our FAQ summary about Guest Artists (Moonlet Rank on Lorekeeper): "Guest Artists (GA) are permitted to make official adopts, customs, and designs for the species as desired for a three month term. Openings for Guest Artist applications occur every three months for one week in our newsletters."

Interested? Then head on over to our Guest Artist Applications! There are some standards to be met that the form will bring up, and all further rules will be explained to users upon being selected! This application period will last from July 2st to July 8th at 11:59 PST, with new Guest Artists being announced on July 9th! (Candidates are deliberated and voted on by the Stafflyngs.

TO USERS WHO HAVE APPLIED IN THE PAST: We wipe applications after every term, so if you've applied to be a Guest Artist before and are still interested in the position, please apply again! We have also now added the option to retain your application for one extra term to reduce the number of times you need to apply, so please check that if desired!

Guest and Event Artists who get selected during this term will have the opportunity to design for our upcoming Summer Gacha, so please consider this when applying!

— APPLY TO BECOME A GUEST ARTIST — 

Furthermore, LegendaryPotatoes has been added to our ever-growing roster of Official Artists, while our other Guest Artists from the prior term will be returned to userhood on July 8th. We hope you are excited to see LegendaryPotatoes' continued creations for Starlyngs!

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The Road Ahead: GENERAL UPDATES, moderator CHANGES AND applications, HELP AND FEEDBACK WANTED

There will be no event in August, and activity will likely be slow beyond approvals and general upkeep. We are planning on returning with our 1 year anniversary event in September, so keep your eyes peeled for more news in the following months!

As for moderation news, redcrowz' role has been converted to Lorekeeper Manager and remains the main authority on keeping our Lorekeeper running. Subsequently, our former Lorekeeper Assistants, luparoca and felwinter, have been reassigned to the role of Moderator.

We're also opening Moderator Applications again! The application form will detail the role requirements and expectations, and, as always, you must be 18+ to apply. We look forward to seeing your submission! While we do not guarantee we will take on new Moderators, we are interested in seeing qualified applicants.

— HELP WANTED: Moderation assistance. APPLY NOW! — 

We still need help with writing Faction questlines, so to restate what was said before: we're working on the remaining Covenant Gearsets, NPC references, and updating the website to support an extension that'd allow for equipping Gear. We are direly in need of someone to help us with the writing aspect of these questlines; if you have the requisite skills, please submit a Permanent Resource Application! 

— HELP WANTED: WRITERS FOR FACTION QUESTLINES. APPLY NOW! — 

As a reminder, we have a Feedback Form linked on the site under the Submit dropdown, and a full link below for any occasion you wish to send feedback indirectly. We would always appreciate input on how to make the species better.

— feedback form — 

And with that...

Have a goort one!  

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For today only, you can redeem code OORT (case-sensitive) HERE to receive a free Account-Bound Minion Pinion!

Is it just me, or does it feel like Empyrean is blasting more of its rays onto us at this time of year? Must be nice to be 4.6 billion years old and still as hot as ever. Consider me jealous...

Regardless, it's already June, and we have another short(ish) but sweet newsletter for you all. Enjoy! 

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EVENT HORIZON: New Prompts, Fashion Frenzy Winners, Secret Starlyng, Oort Day

• New Prompts

  • New Festive Prompt: Prismatic Parade

  • New Permanent Prompt: Fauna Field Research

  • Changing Seasons: Summer/Winter Seasonal Prompt
    
    

• Fashion Frenzy 2024: Winners, Prize Tiers Expanded
  
  

• Secret Starlyng Summer 2024: Partners Assigned, Dates to Remember
  
  

• Oort Day: June 9th
  
  

PAGE-A-PALOOZA: Misc. Prompt Guide UpdatES, CBC GUIDELINES

SYSTEM OVERLOAD: Wildflowers and Wallflowers theme, Lilitoile Bouquet

LUCK OF THE DRAW: JUNE STARDUST ADOPTABLES LOTTERY

UNIVERSE EXPANSION: TRAIT DESCRIPTIONS UPDATED

SHOP 'TIL YOU DROP: MA-GAY-MY GOES BYEBYE 

LORE CHANGELOG

THE ROAD AHEAD: Staff Changes, JULY GACHA, Factions, CUSTOM SITE LAYOUT

EVENT HORIZON: NEW PROMPTS, FASHION FRENZY WINNERS, SECRET STARLYNG, OORT DAY

New prompts: the prismatic parade, fauna field research, changing of the seasons

There's a new Pride Month-themed Festive Prompt Bonus in town, and it's ready for you to make a show of it for a x1.2 Stardust bonus on your Misc. Art and Writing Prompts throughout the month of June!

Like usual, Festive Prompts remain inactive outside of their designated months.

We have also expanded our Field Research Prompt so that Userlyngs may now contribute unique fauna to our ever-expanding Universe! Similar to the Flora Field Research Prompt,  the Fauna Field Research Prompt asks Userlyngs to depict an original or preexisting fauna, alongside a short written description of them. This specific Prompt awards 150 Stardust and 50 Sylver for your efforts, so we hope to see your Starlyngs' findings soon! The full description for this Prompt may be read in both the Field Research Prompt Gallery and the Fauna Field Research Prompt itself.

On top of these new Prompts, it is now meteorologically summer in the Northern Hemisphere, and winter in the Southern Hemisphere! As such, summer and winter-themed submissions will now be accepted for our permanent Seasonal Prompt  (Gallery link). How are your Starlyngs enjoying the changing seasons? 

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fashion frenzy 2024 Winners, Prize Tiers Expanded

Now that the Fashion Frenzy 2024 has come to a close, we would like to announce our winners! We had so many stylish submissions that it hard to pick which we wanted to exclusively incorporate into our official gearsets, and as such, we decided to expand our criteria for each tier! 

• TIER 2 PRIZE: Tier 2 winners will receive a Rare MYO and their choice of any one Legendary Trait. Their ideas will be used as minor inspiration for our gearsets. 
  
  
• TIER 1 PRIZE: Tier 1 winners will receive a Mythical MYO. Their ideas will be used as major inspiration for our gearsets.

We hope that with this change, our gearsets will be more inclusive of the excellent ideas our winners had, while also being able to add our own touches to each set. Without further adieu, our winners are... 

TIER 1 WINNER:

Masked by Moonlight by Feline_Evil

TIER 2 WINNERS:

Fellowship of the Trade by Feline_Evil

Masked by Moonlight by subsequentibis

Tier 2 winners will be contacted so that they can select their Legendary Trait of choice. Otherwise, all rewards will be granted by a Stafflyng swiftly. Congratulations to our winners, and thank you to all participants for a fun event!

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Secret Starlyng Summer 2024: Partners Assigned, Dates to Remember

Secret Starlyng Summer 2024 applications have now closed. Applicants will be matched with their partners and contacted by the end of the day via Discord, so please stay alert and mind your inbox! All instructions can be found in your conversation with our shared staff account hentopan (ouroboros), as well as our #event-rules channel in the Starlyng Discord Server. To reiterate, the most important dates applicants need to remember are: 

• Soft Deadline on June 19th: Either ask for a backup artist by this date OR have a work in progress ready to show our staff account (if not already finished with your piece!)
  
  
• Hard Deadline on June 22nd, 11:59 PM PST: Have your completed piece submitted to the relevant Google Form, linked in our Discord Server and your conversation with hentopan.
  
  
• Distribution Day on June 30th, afternoon or evening: All pieces will be passed out by hentopan by the end of the day.

We look forward to once again seeing everyone's wonderful gifts for each other!

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Oort Day: June 9th 

Those of you in our Discord Server may have noticed an event only described as "OORT DAY" looming over us since launch. We have an Oort-related gift planned for you Oortheads on June 9th only, so make sure you check our on-site news or Server announcements on that day if interested!

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PAGE-A-PALOOZA: Misc. Prompt Guide UpdatES, CBC GUIDELINES

Two of our guides have been updated for clarity with visual guides and new text. 

• The Misc. Starlyng Art Grading Guide has been updated with a character size visual guide by lycoris.

• A list of character-based-character (CBC) guidelines has been added to the User Guide, alongside a visual guide by Macross.

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system overload: WILDFLOWERS AND WALLFLOWERS THEME, LILITOILE BOUQUET 

It's a bird! It's a... hamster? No, it's Wildflowers and Wallflowers, our new site theme! With a banner lovingly drawn by the endlessly talented melondawn and a background rendered by the Bosslyng lycoris himself, this beautifully floral theme will surround you with a quiet rainbow of delight!

If you'd like to change your site theme to this magnificent (and very very cute) layout, or any other, head right for your profile settings.

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LUCK OF THE DRAW: JUNE STARDUST ADOPTABLES LOTTERY

As always, we have three refreshing Stardust adoptable designs for interested Userlyngs to purchase! They cost 500 Stardust each.

These were created by Inotcreative, luri_exe, and subsequentibis, with a theme of "Along the Shoreline"! They can be purchased through their Sales page. 

— ADOPT An "Along the Shoreline" DESIGN —

Continuing the trend, we're also hosting our July Stardust Adoptable lottery! Like usual, this lottery will end in one week on July 8th.

• THREE users will be chosen as winners.
  
  
• Winners will be asked to EACH create ONE "Deep Sea"-themed Starlyng. (Think deep sea life!)
  
  
• These adoptables can use any Common, Uncommon, and Rare Traits. The Bubble [L] Trait is also available for use. 
  
  
• Staff MYOs are provided to create these designs; selected artists do not need to spend their own Items.
  
  
• These adoptables will be sold for 500 Stardust each.

The deadline for these designs will be at the end of the month. Failure to complete a design will disqualify users from participating in the future.

Please make sure you have joined the Starlyng Discord server before entering, as we will be using it to contact winners!

— ENTER HERE TO BECOME A STARDUST ADOPTABLE ARTIST FOR JUly —

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UNIVERSE EXPANSION: Trait DESCRIPTION UPDATED

For further clarity, the descriptions of Mutated [R] and Neutron Starlyng [M] have been updated:

• Mutated [R] now clarifies that all Mutated growths, such as bones and organs, are not inherent to a Starlyng's physical form or internal anatomy.
  
  
• Similarly, Neutron Starlyng [M] clarifies that the bones in the reference are there for reference's sake; Neutron Starlyngs [M] have a ghostly vessel. Bones and other non-inherent internality to a Starlyng requires Mutated [R], and to see the Starlyng's core requires Starspots [EA].

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SHOP 'TIL YOU DROP: MA-Gay-my goes byebye

Mythical Traits are once again out of stock at Magimy's Magical Mythical Moving Market and Motley Menagerie. If you missed May's stock, fret not, for Magimy will next return with her beautiful craftslyngship in July!

A MIRACULOUS MELANGE OF MACROCOSMIC MERCHANDISE!

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LORE CHANGELOG

For June, we present 1 (one) new piece of lore: 

GLOSSARY

• UNIVERSAL BROADCASTER: New term.

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The Road Ahead: Staff Changes, JULY GACHA, Factions, CUSTOM SITE LAYOUT

We must sadly announce the departure of our Modlyng palm, who has been with us since launch. We will greatly miss Palm's presence, and we hope you'll wish him well in her future endeavors.

Additionally, we wanted to give an advance notice of our upcoming unthemed Summer Gacha, which will be happening in July. As always, rolls will be $40, with each design in the pool being a chibi Starlyng. Stay tuned for more details as July draws near!

Back to the harrowing struggles of logistics: Factions are being delayed again, with a more clear projected release date of August. Luckily, as it is summer, we will have a lot more free time to work on the writing and make it the best it can be. We are deeply sorry. That said: we're always open to some help!

As stated last month: we're working on the remaining Covenant Gearsets, NPC references, and updating the website to support an extension that'd allow for equipping Gear. We are direly in need of someone to help us with the writing aspect of these questlines; if you have the requisite skills, please submit a Permanent Resource Application and save us! 

— HELP WANTED: WRITERS FOR FACTION QUESTLINES. APPLY NOW! — 

We do, however, have another preview for one of our gearsets! This was designed by solaria, with assistance from lycoris. Check it out below.

Aside from that: we can't share many details yet, but development on a custom site layout by alyeong has begun! We have been using the Starlyngs Ko-fi to help fund these updates, so if you're interested in helping maintain our website, please consider supporting us there!

And with that...

Have a goort one!  

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CLOSING TONIGHT!

Hello Partylyngs, welcome to Secret Starlyng Part 2: Electric Boogaloo. Those of you here with us since last year may remember the Secret Starlyng December 2023 design exchange, where users were able to flex their design skills for a randomly assigned partner. However, this version of Secret Starlyng will instead involve secretly creating a piece of Starlyng artwork for another user. Star-twork? I'll be here all week. [The audience boos.] Either way, applications for Summer Secret Starlyng 2024 are now open!

Be sure to fully read the instructions and information written in the Google Form linked below if you are interested in this art exchange. The form will remain open until May 31st, and users will be contacted by the official Stafflyng account hentopan (ouroboros) on June 1st. At minimum, a sketch must be finished by June 19th, and the final piece must be submitted by June 22nd. All artwork will be distributed on June 30th.

— SECRET STARLYNG SUMMER 2024 APPLICATION FORM —

Hey, it's me, Septentrio, Sovereign of Stars and Seat of Sempiternity. There's no way you haven't heard of me, right? 

I was asked to step in for Ansible this month, since he is, and I quote, "quite frankly, bored to tears". I understand. Iso get it. You wouldn't expect a Lyng like me to have as much downtime as I do, but I actually have quite a lot of it, and no one ever wants to play with me. It getsso lonely and so, so boring. Despite having as many admirers as there are are stars, no one wants to spend any time with me. I'm not so complex, you know? I just want some attention sometimes. Am I asking for too much? I don't think I'm asking for too much.

Anyway, I'm being told that the news isn't the place to mourn my social life, so I guess I'll just have to suck it up. Heh. I'm pretty strong, you know? I can take it.

Now then... In the words of a famous Humi: It's gonna be May.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

EVENT HORIZON: MAKE LIKE A SALAD AND GET DRESSED

• Yvin's Fashion Contest: 2024 Fashion Frenzy
  
  

  • Fashion Frenzy Guidelines
    
    

  • Fashion Frenzy Prizes
    
    

PAGE-A-PALOOZA: SITE GUIDE UPDATE

SYSTEM OVERLOAD: rainy road theme, egg

LUCK OF THE DRAW: JUNE STARDUST ADOPTABLES LOTTERY

UNIVERSE EXPANSION: VELVET HORNS TRAIT

SHOP 'TIL YOU DROP: maY-Gimart returns 

LORE CHANGELOG

THE ROAD AHEAD: FACING THE FACTS...IONS

EVENT HORIZON: make like a salad and get dressed

YVIN'S FASHION CONTEST: 2024 fashion frenzy

Oh, I'm falling apart at the seams! Ohhh, I'm a cardi-goner! There's no way I'll be a shoe-in with such stiff competition! 

...What's with that look? Surely, you've received an invitation to the 2024 Fashion Freakfest by now? Really? Just me? You must not be a true fashion freak, th--What do you mean, "it's not called that"? But in my letter, it said...

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...This month, the cosmopolitan couturier Yvin is hosting a fashion contest for designers across the stars! Join in the 2024 Fashion Frenzy and show off your literal cutting-edge skills to win prizes and glory! Beware, though: in this tailor-made tournament, there are no lifelines, only clotheslines!

Interested? Then let me share this year's premise: designing Gearsets for (visible) Guilds and Troupes. This means brushing up on their information, and being mindful of it during your creation process. Furthermore, several guidelines must be adhered to, which are detailed in the next section. Of course, you're very welcome to consult the experts in our Discord server's #event-chat!

The 2024 Fashion Frenzy will last from May 1, 2024 to May 29, 2024, with winners being announced in June's newsletter! Don't be fashionably late, now!

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FASHION FRENZY GUIDELINES: 

• Contestants are to design a three-piece Gearset for any of the (visible) Guilds and Troupes. This means none of the Covenants and neither the Archivists' Association nor the Symphony of the Stars (the latter two lack descriptions). 
  

THE FOLLOWING GUILDS CAN BE DESIGNED FOR:

• • • Interstellar Wanderers
      
      

    • Fellowship of the Trade
      
      

    • Fleet of the First Light
      

THE FOLLOWING TROUPES CAN BE DESIGNED FOR:

• • • Cirque du Cosmos
      
      
    • Masked by Moonlight
      
      
• Gearsets are to distinctly reflect their respective Faction's lore. Contestants may seek further counsel or insight via the Discord server #event-chat. 
  
  
• Each reference must include three discrete pieces of Gear and be made using our mannequin base. Gearset pieces do not necessarily need to follow the example provided below and can involve things like gloves and boots as one their own pieces. A "discrete piece" just need to be substantial enough to warrant obtaining as Gear. 
  
  
• The mannequin base may be relined to fit the artist's style better or used as-is. Ears, horns, tails, and feathers can be added to the mannequin and the coloring on the mannequin itself should remain one flat color.
  
  
• Each piece of Gear must be on a separate layer, lined, and colored. Please make sure to arrange your references on the canvas like the example provided below.
  
  
• Submit your Gearset to the Fashion Frenzy Gallery. Submissions should be no bigger than 2000x2000px and 72 dpi. (The original canvas size can be anything; it just needs to be resized for the Gallery.)
  
  
• When submitting your piece to the Fashion Frenzy Gallery, you may also submit the Fashion Frenzy Prompt for 250 Stardust. (You may submit your Gallery piece and the Prompt same time; you just need the Gallery link for the Prompt.) You can do this per completed Gearset. Please link to your Gallery submission in the "Submission URL" field when filling out the Prompt. 
  
  
• All designs may be used in some way for Gearsets on our website, either directly or referenced in official materials. By submitting your designs to the Fashion Frenzy Gallery, you will be consenting to their usage in this manner.
  
  
• Please maintain a .PSD file of your Gearset(s) in the event that we do officially add them to our roster! We'll be contacting you for it.
  
  
• Contestants can design and submit as many Gearsets as they please, so long as they abide the rules. Prizes can likewise be won more than once, from within and across tiers!
  
  
• The 2024 Fashion Frenzy will last from May 1, 2024 to May 29, 2024, with winners being announced in June's newsletter! 

— MANNEQUIN .PSD FILE / MANNEQUIN .PNG FILE —

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FASHION CONTEST PRIZES: 

• PARTICIPATION PRIZE: All contestants who properly submit their Gearset(s) to the Fashion Frenzy Gallery and fill out the Fashion Frenzy Prompt will receive 250 Stardust per Gearset. 
  
  
• TIER 2 PRIZE: Tier 2 winners will receive a Rare MYO and their choice of any one Legendary Trait. Their ideas will be repurposed for a new reference. 
  
  
• TIER 1 PRIZE: Tier 1 winners will receive a Mythical MYO. Their works will be directly used on our website.

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PAGE-A-PALOOZA: SITE GUIDE UPDATE 

Not much to see here! Unlike me. There's always something to look at when it comes to me, heh.

• SITE GUIDE: Added information on what is acceptable for the "Extra Info (Optional)" fields when adding Traits during the MYO submission process.

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system overload: RAINY ROAD THEME, egg

Ding ding ding, order up! Got a very special egg for you, with a side of Rainy Road! This new theme has a beautiful banner courtesy of ryvin, and bombastic background divined by yours truly. One might even say our partnership was... written in the stars. 

You can admire this and all other themes by applying it in your profile settings. As for the Oospore, you'll just have to wait until your birthday for answers, now won't you? 

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LUCK OF THE DRAW: JUNE STARDUST ADOPTABLES LOTTERY

This month, we have three spectacular Stardust adoptable designs for interested Userlyngs to purchase! They cost 500 Stardust each.

This trio, brought into being by Solyxus, luri_exe, and Fallen respectively, is themed after "May Flowers" (in our case, all flowers) to follow up last month's "April Showers" set! They can be purchased through their Sales page. 

— ADOPT A "MAY FLOWERS" DESIGN —

Continuing the trend, we're also hosting our June Stardust Adoptable lottery! Like usual, this lottery will end in one week on May 8th.

• THREE users will be chosen as winners.
  
  
• Winners will be asked to EACH create ONE "Along the Shoreline"-themed Starlyng. (Think seashells, coastal critters, fishing, beachside leisure, etc.)
  
  
• These adoptables can use any Common, Uncommon, and Rare Traits. The Bubble [L] Trait is also available for use. 
  
  
• Staff MYOs are provided to create these designs; selected artists do not need to spend their own Items.
  
  
• These adoptables will be sold for 500 Stardust each.

The deadline for these designs will be at the end of the month. Failure to complete a design will disqualify users from participating in the future.

Please make sure you have joined the Starlyng Discord server before entering, as we will be using it to contact winners!

— ENTER HERE TO BECOME A STARDUST ADOPTABLE ARTIST FOR JUNE —

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UNIVERSE EXPANSION: VELVET HORNS TRAIT

Guess what? No, for once, it's not "chicken butt"--it's a new, Uncommon Horns Trait: Velvet [UC]! The reference is, of course, by the masterful spud, LegendaryPotatoes!

Pretty decadent, if you ask me (and everyone is), but who doesn't like to indulge every once in a while? No harm, no fowl, except for all that "chicken butt" you throwing my way. See if I ever ask you to guess anything ever again.

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SHOP 'TIL YOU DROP: MAY-GIMART returns

Mythical Traits are now once again for sale at Magimy's Magical Mythical Moving Market and Motley Menagerie! Like usual, there are only five Mythical Traits in stock, and once the that number drops to zero, Magimy won't restock them until her next rotation. Any remaining stock will likewise disappear at the end of this month, so be sure to get them while they're hot!

Thankfully, even if you miss your chance this around, Miss Magimy will faithfully return with more Tomes in July.

A MIRACULOUS MELANGE OF MACROCOSMIC MERCHANDISE!

"May-be you'd like to pay me a visit?"

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LORE CHANGELOG

There's a wee bit of new lore this month. Just one or two or... several many things. 

(All locations, fauna, etc. are allowed to be drawn or written about. Feel free to engage the lore in your creative endeavors!)

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The Road Ahead: FACING THE FACTS...IONS

Well, here's the part where we get down on our hands and knees and beg for your forgiveness. Coveted Covenant Gearsets and Questlines are, sad to say, being delayed again. There are many cogs in the not-so-well-oiled Faction machine, and it's especially tough to align them all around this time of year. Optimistically-speaking, the (still tentative) projected release for everthing is now June. We deeply apologize.

As it stands, we're working on the remaining Covenant Gearsets, NPC references, and updating the website to support an extension that'd allow for equipping Gear. We're also lost in the torture labyrinth  known as Writing Questlines; some help would genuinely change the trajectory of our lives forever! If you're a bighearted Authorlyng with a penchant for prose, head on over to our Permanent Resource Application and save us! 

— HELP WANTED: WRITERS FOR FACTION QUESTLINES. APPLY NOW! — 

And, yes, as you may have already gathered, that Gearset we used as a Fashion Frenzy submission example was indeed another solaria-and-lycoris-made teaser! Are you as excited as I am to see the finished products? If so, have any idea what Covenant this Gear might be for?

(...Hey, wasn't my newsletter way shorter than Ansible's?)

And with that...

Have a goort one!  

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