Bloom Festival

Event Duration: 3/1/25 - 3/31/25

After a long season of hardship, the arrival of Bloom Season is widely celebrated across the Realm. During the annual Bloom Festival, Faians express their gratitude towards the land and the resources it provides through various seasonally-themed activities, many of which involve helping others. Each village holds their Festival separately with different traditions, but there are several universal Festival activities, such as the communal garden and balloon rides.

In many villages, it is common to to send and receive gift baskets full of native plant seeds (after making sure they won't become invasive in their new environment...), in order for each island's residents to truly appreciate the diversity of Faian flora. Faian fauna plays a large role in the Festival as well, as Faians go to great lengths to ensure the local wildlife continues to thrive after Frost Season. All in all, the Bloom Festival can look very different depending on each village and island, but regardless, it is a time for Faians across the Realm to come together and appreciate the bounty of their lands.

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🌸 collect event Traits & pets! 🌸

Meadow Pixie trait items and Sqovet carriers are available during the Bloom Festival in the Event Shop and Ko-Fi shop! 

Songbird trait items and Birbella carriers are available during the Bloom Festival in the Ko-Fi shop!

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🌱 Unlock the Serpent's glade! 🌱

...The mysterious Candle Noodle is ready with her seasonal challenge...

There are a total of 13 collectibles in the Bloom Festival Figurines collection, which can be obtained at random from Bloom Festival Figurine Boxes. These Boxes are a bonus reward that drop for every event prompt, and are also available in both the Event Shop and Ko-Fi shop.

Once you have completed the collection, claim your Bloom Runestone from the collection page! This Runestone, combined with the three other Runestones from other seasonal events, will grant access to the Serpent's Glade and its contents. More information on the mini-storyline can be found in the Introduction post.

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☘️ new event prompts! ☘️

Explore the unique traditions of Faia's Bloom Festival through 8 new event prompts: Communal Garden, Balloon Rides, Reviving Wildlife, Chalk Art, Plant Seminars, Fun with Buntings, Folk Tales, and Decor Contests! Each prompt awards 150 wisps and a Bloom Festival Figurine Box.

Both art and writing are accepted for submissions, and we encourage you to show off your work in the discord server and gallery!

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March newsletter

🌱 2025, bloom season 🌱

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Event start: Bloom Festival

The Bloom Festival has begun! All info on the event can be found in this news post. From now until April, exclusive event trait items, critters, etc. can be obtained in the Event shop, through event prompts, and more!

Bloom season

Bloom Season has arrived! Which means: new traits and pets have rotated in! All new seasonal items can be found in Botanique or on Ko-Fi, and will be available from now until the end of Bloom Season (June 1st).

Bloom Season Subtypes (left to right): Butterfly CN, Forest Sprite LM, Comet Moth TR, Windweaver RU

Bloom Season Pets (top to bottom): Bonbun, Dewlup, Poffkin, Croket

New Prompts

A new set of monthly prompts have rotated in! Try your hand at this month's prompts: Plen-tea of Tea, Return of the Booshas, and Flower Crowns !

New seasonal prompts have also arrived! Get inspired by Bloom Season's prompts: Picnic, Bouqet Making, Outdoor Sketching, Secret Garden, Puddle Hopping, and Bloom Season Photoshoot !

RAFFLE

TR-160 is being raffled off on ToyHouse! Enter via the TH profile!

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NEW Arrivals!

Seasonal site themes & paint bottles

Who doesn't love a fresh new look to the site! With this update, a new site theme— complete with a unique banner and site coloration— will be available for each season. Bloom Season features a pastel blue, green, and pink theme, unlockable using a Bloom Palette!

HOW TO OBTAIN THE SEASONAL SITE THEME!

1) Purchase the Bloom Palette recipe from the seasonal shop [Botanique] for 1, and use it to unlock the crafting recipe.

2) Complete Seasonal prompts and/or Monthly prompts from March, April, or May. In addition to wisps, these prompts will drop a random seasonal paint bottle. To craft the Bloom Palette, you need one of each paint bottle color: Ruby, Carnation, Rose, Mint, Shrubbery, and Lime.

3) Once you have collected your paint bottles, craft the recipe to receive the Bloom Palette item. From your inventory, redeem the item for the Bloom Season theme. Access and select the theme from Settings and enjoy the seasonal vibes!

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in the works!

1) Skill prompts, careers, job board [expected release: tentative April]

2. Babies and baby MYOs [expected release: ???]

+ more...

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Updates

1) The ARPG is looking for official artists! The application can be found here: https://forms.gle/BH2GW8tyLRALNeaC9

2) In case you missed it, the Serpent's Glade mini storyline was recently introduced! Now that the Bloom Festival has begun, you can get started on collecting those figurines and opening up that gate...

3) The Ko-Fi shop has restocked to contain all new Bloom Seasonal and event items!

The Serpent's Glade

[ a mini storyline ]

Lore Introduction: Opiuchus

For context, read the Legend of the Serpent's Glade first!

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You push yourself to your feet. Your head is reeling from a fall you don’t remember. Through the fog, you barely manage to make out a small, flickering light. Not knowing what else to do, you begin clawing your way towards it.

The ground begins to slope upwards, and you fall down again; or was this your first fall? Exhausted, you search your mind for explanation, but your mind is blank. What is this place? What is this feeling? Did you somehow… die? No, it can’t be. I am alive.

The light bobbles slightly, as if encouraging you. You pick yourself up and focus on your feet, closing the distance step by step. The fog begins to clear, and you can now see a tall, hooded Candle Noodle standing at the top of the hill before you, holding a lantern in one paw. The Candle Noodle sets the lantern down and extends a paw to you, helping you climb up the last few steps. She smiles, somewhat condescendingly, and knocks on a stone wall- no, not a wall- she knocks on a round, stone gate behind her.

“Do you know where we are?”

You shake your head, still gasping to catch your breath.

“This is the Great Gate of Zamna, but we call it by another name. Are you familiar with the legend of the Serpent’s Glade?”

This time you nod. The lost Gate, the Immortal Serpent- the legend has always intrigued you. Your mind begins to clear, and you feel the Candle Noodle’s eyes on you, cool and calculating. From her satchel, she produces four square-shaped runestones. She motions with her tail, and your eyes fall back to the gate, where there are four square-shaped indents. The pieces begin to click in your head… four keys to open a Gate- is this the Gate to the Serpent’s Glade?

“The Serpent’s Glade is a wondrous place, filled with secrets and treasures. We would like to share these treasures, but only with the worthy. You must prove your dedication to the Glade before you join us.”

You listen intently, waiting for some kind of catch. You detect none, but you remain dubious. “What do you need me to do?”

“I’m glad you asked. I am something of a collector, and I believe completing a collection is something that takes true dedication. If you’re up for the challenge, find me at Festivals. For each Festival, I’ll scatter 13 figurines across the island. Once you have collected them all, I’ll give you one of these.”

She tosses a runestone into the air, catching and shuffling it with the rest absentmindedly.

“Four runestones will open the gate…and you know where to find me then. I'll see you soon."

She smirks, then turns towards the Gate. The Gate slides open in response, revealing a dreamy, sunlit meadow. The wind blows her hood to the side, and you catch a glimpse of a crimson, slitted eye…almost snakelike. She looks away, then disappears.

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You wake up in a cold sweat, gasping for air. Was it really just a dream? But all dreams have meaning. You’ll find out soon enough anyways; a Festival is on the horizon.

Overview

The Serpent’s Glade is a mini storyline of the ARPG, and a little something extra to work towards during seasonal events! Unlocking the Glade will require completing four collections of figurines, one for each seasonal event (Bloom Festival, Rite of the Reef/Bay Festival, Harvest Festival, Frost Festival), so definitely a bit of a long term endeavor.

Upon collecting all four runestones, you will unlock access to a shop, where you’ll find: quests, serpent trait items, exclusive critters, possibly Glade loot crates, and most importantly: something to do with baby Faians and imortal forms...

February newsletter

❄️ 2025, frost season ❄️

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New Prompts

A new set of monthly prompts have rotated in! Try your hand at this month's prompts: Fleeting Frost, Planting Prep, and A Little Lost !

RAFFLE

CN-544 is being raffled off on ToyHouse! Enter via the TH profile!

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NEW Arrivals!

Seasonal pets

Frost Season's seasonal pets have arrived! Say hello to (top to bottom) Prickleplobs, Manxres, Liszors, and Borbos!

Prickleplob and Manxre carriers are now stocked in The Hearth, while carriers for all four pets are available in the Ko-Fi shop (alll the way at the bottom). These pets will be available from now until March, the start of Bloom Season. Additional ways to obtain seasonal pets are also planned for future updates... stay tuned!

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in the works!

1) Bloom Season seasonal content [expected release: March]

2) Skill prompts, careers, job board [expected release: March-May]

3) Full map of Faia, info on all villages and islands [expected release: N/A]

+ more...

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Updates

1) Frost Season ends at the end of this month! New content for Bloom Season will be released next month.

2) A custom ping role has been added in the Discord server! Pick it up in #⟡-role-pickup to be pinged for future comm openings.

New raffles!

Raffle batch 8

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Raffle batch 8

A new batch of F2E raffles is live! Enter via the linked Toyhouse profiles for a chance to win the characters!

1. CN-543 by Spectralswan

Enter here! https://toyhou.se/31322833.f2e-raffle

2. CN-548 by whichhats

Enter here! https://toyhou.se/31302231.deep-sea-noodle-faia-f2e

Note: the raffle below was accidentally ommitted from the previous batch announcement, so I'm adding it in here!

3. CN-554 by Piki

Enter here! https://toyhou.se/31262470.f2e-raffle-candle-noodle

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Wishing everyone good luck, and that concludes the LK Launch Event raffles! <3

NOTE: a third raffle has been added to the batch (#3 by Piki) !

New raffles & sales!

Raffle batch 7, sale batch 3

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Raffle batch 7

A new batch of F2E raffles is live! Enter via the linked Toyhouse profiles for a chance to win the characters!

1. CN-563 by LionMushrooms

Enter here! https://toyhou.se/30800350.harvest-cs-raffle

2. CN-542 by Spectralswan

Enter here! https://toyhou.se/31277914.f2e-raffle

3. CN-554 by Piki

Enter here! https://toyhou.se/31262470.f2e-raffle-candle-noodle

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Sale batch 3

A new batch of sales, Cozy Meadows, is live! See the sales post for more information.

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Wishing everyone good luck in the raffles! Expect the next raffle batch to be posted ~January 26th!

New raffles!

Raffle batch 6

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Raffle batch 6

A new batch of F2E raffles is live! Enter via the linked Toyhouse profiles for a chance to win the characters!

1. LM-228 by banabby

Enter here! https://toyhou.se/31189629.raffle-frosty

2. CN-541 by Spectralswan

Enter here! https://toyhou.se/31202647.f2e-raffle

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Wishing everyone good luck in the raffles! Expect the next raffle batch to be posted ~January 23!

New raffles!

Raffle batch 5

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Raffle batch 5

A new batch of F2E raffles is live! Enter via the linked Toyhouse profiles for a chance to win the characters!

1. CN-558 by sslicie

Enter here! https://toyhou.se/31140660.poolrooms-candlenoodle-f2e

2. CN-539 by Spectralswan

Enter here! https://toyhou.se/31160138.f2e-raffle

3. LM-227 by fruitfetti

Enter here! https://toyhou.se/30798298.starlit-shoreraffle

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Wishing everyone good luck in the raffles! Expect the next raffle batch to be posted ~January 19!

New raffles & sales!

Raffle batch 4, sale batch 2

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Raffle batch 4

A new batch of F2E raffles is live! Enter via the linked Toyhouse profiles for a chance to win the characters!

1. RU-067 by Frenkle

Enter here! https://toyhou.se/31074003.realm-of-faia-raffle

2. CN-538 by Spectralswan

Enter here! https://toyhou.se/31088137.f2e-raffle

3. CN-553 by ForonGur

Enter here! https://toyhou.se/30827389.f2e-meteor-flame

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Sale batch 2

A new batch of sales, Gilded Frost, is live! See the sales post for more information.

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Wishing everyone good luck in the raffles! Expect the next raffle batch to be posted ~January 15th!

New raffles!

Raffle batch 3

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Raffle batch 3

A new batch of F2E raffles is live! Enter via the linked Toyhouse profiles for a chance to win the characters!

1. CN-567 by Yasta

Enter here! https://toyhou.se/31022058.f2e-raffle

2. CN-537 by Spectralswan

Enter here! https://toyhou.se/31040510.f2e-raffle

3. LM-223 by C-Side

Enter here! https://toyhou.se/31014665.cinnamon-lumendra-f2e

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Wishing everyone good luck in the raffles! Expect the next raffle batch to be posted ~January 12!