Hollygiving

The snow is falling and the candles in homes are lit. There's magic and yule spirit in the air!

The Story of Hollygiving

Bepotelkh may give out bundles of holly leaves and berries to other beps they think deserve them for doing a good deed or even just brightening their day some time in the last year. This is done in the name of the mysterious Spirit of Yule, an indescribable creature or force that embodies the magic of Yule and encourages reflection and new beginnings. It's said that the Spirit chooses some lucky beps each year on which to bestow some gifts, and that these gifts are presented by the equally mysterious Gifting Stag. The Gifting Stag is said to be a bepotelkh with flaming yellow eyes, growing in power in late December and appearing on the edge of forest clearings and the outskirts of villages. His antlers are draped in silver cone bells.

When a bep receives a bundle of holly, a human friend ties it to one of their antlers. To humans, bep antlers covered in holly are seen as a good luck charm. Beps who lose an antler (or both) while still wearing holly may choose to give one of those antlers to their caretaker or another important human in their life. These decorated antlers can be seen on doors and village gates. With wild and free beps, this tradition is similar, but instead of humans tying the holly on, they have to get the help of other wild creatures like shroomkin! In villages, holly bundles for giving are handed out to beps by their village ambassadors. In the wilds, beps must find holly bushes to snip bundles from with their teeth.

Instructions

• Choose one of your elkh to give holly to other characters. Your elkh can give holly bundles to any characters on the Bepotelkh, Shroomkin and Humans masterlists.
• You may use up to 15 of your own elkh to give out holly (a max total of 45 bundles). Please do not use more than 15 elkh.
• Each of your elkh may give out 3 holly bundles to 3 different characters (but please choose active users)!
  • You may, in ONE instance, have one of your beps give a holly bundle to another of your beps! (we decided this was too cute story-wise to be overlooked, but again, only once and with one bep!)
• Comment on this news post with the name and masterlist number of your elkh, and then write out the names of the characters as well as the owner's name in the comment. (no need to link characters, just please remember to add the usernames!) Example:

You can write out story snippets along with your hollygiving or

Just simply list the names of the characters and their owner/s
NOTE: To help out the mods, please either give the holly to three different users, or all three to one user.

• A moderator will send the holly currency to the recipients you chose.
• Holly currency can then be spent at the Yule Shop, where you will find Gudvin has all kinds of gift boxes!
• The gift boxes each enter you into a different raffle. See the below image to learn what you're entering for and buy the corresponding box.
• Open the raffle ticket box to be entered into the raffle!
• The hollygiving raffle will be rolled on December 27th and winners will be contacted on the same day.
• If we get a high number of entries, we will increase the number of winners for each raffle!
• You can enter all the raffles as many times as you want!

Hollygiving Raffle

Use your holly currency to buy raffle tickets at the Yule Shop! Each box contains 1 entry to its corresponding raffle.

 ✮Raffle Box 1: MYOS✮

Contains 1 raffle ticket to enter you for the chance to win your choice of ONE of the following:

• Aiti MYO ticket +1 restricted trait of your choice +1 large rare trait + 1 small rare trait
• Bep/Sono MYO ticket +1 restricted trait of your choice +1 rare trait +unlimited uncommon traits
• Bep/Sono MYO ticket + 5 rare traits +unlimited uncommon traits

✮Raffle Box 2: Restricted Traits✮

Contains 1 raffle ticket to enter you for the chance to win your choice of ONE of the following:

• uni antler
• dragonhorn potion
• stars of aiti potion
• jacob's antlers
• fallow antlers
• overgrown mane potion
• kirin scale
• kelpie's curse

✮Raffle Box 3: Restricted Traits Small✮
Contains 1 raffle ticket to enter you for the chance to win your choice of ONE of the following:

• feathered wings
• cupie wings
• bat wings
• spade tail
• dark sclera
• shining halo
• runic star
• trailing stars

✮Raffle Box 4: Rare Trait Potions✮
Contains 1 raffle ticket to enter you for the chance to win your choice of 1 ONE of the following:

• Rare trait potion
• Large aiti rare potion
• Large gilde potion

✮Raffle Box 5: Companions✮
Contains 1 raffle ticket to enter you for the chance to win your choice of ONE of the following companions:

• chickalee
• goldlet
• queenfisher
• gracklet
• snowy owl
• red squirrel
• mountain fox
• mountain jay
• jackalope

✮Raffle Box 6: Nopal Custom✮
Contains 1 raffle ticket to enter you for the chance to win your choice of ONE of the following:

• Aiti custom with +1 large rare trait + 1 small rare trait
• Bep/Sono custom + 3 rare traits + unlimited uncommon traits
• Habapi custom with bipedal form + 2 rare traits + unlimited uncommon traits

Hollygiving Prompt

For the month of December, you can also enter the limited Hollygiving Prompt to earn gildes! Draw or write about your bep giving out holly bundles, or maybe even dressing up as the gifting stag!

See WORLD > PROMPTS > LIMITED PROMPTS

Next Destination: Kutoa!

Beautiful new location art by LordStarryFace which has been added to Kutoa's Location Page

The Avian Express is still going strong despite the winter weather! Have your elkh explore the quaint and cozy town of Kutoa. Beloved laid back town filled with sheep, shepards and textile workers! Earn a Kutoa stamp for your elkh's stamp book, a wolfhound companion and a wolfhound plushie by completing this prompt. As a reminder these prompts are here to stay, but it's best to do them as they're released if you'd like to keep up and get more rewards! All Exploration Prompts earn gildes for the first month they are introduced; after that, you can earn the items by doing the prompt anytime, but no base gildes will be awarded (but you can still earn bonus gildes).

Kutoa's wolfhounds have long fur that their caretakers braid for an extra level of protection from predator's teeth and claws.

See WORLD > PROMPTS > EXPLORATION PROMPTS

Winter Shop Update

New winter accessories are available in the Bepotelkh Shop!
Includes a stylish warm shawl and matching mane clips for Silkassan elkh and a matching collar for Miatian elkh! As a reminder, you can adjust the colors of any official accessories to best match your character.

Plushies, plushies and more plushies! You can pick up boarlet, fuzzy familiar (white or black) shroomkin or heldig plushies at the Bepotelkh Shop in December only!
The Heldig plush is the first of what are to be once-monthly collectible NPC plush, so be sure to grab this one while it's available!
Plushies can be added to individual character's inventories for maximum cuteness. They also can be included in prompts for accessory gilde bonus!

All of the above items can be found by going to WORLD > GILDE SHOPS >BEPOTELKH SHOP

2023 Yule advent

Return of the yule advent featuring classic and new guest designers!

Dec 12th Yule Witch by Herboreal
Dec 13th Forest Gnome by Nopalrabbit
Dec 14th Sleigh Ride by Lord-Starryface
Dec 15th Holiday Comforts by Erose
Dec 16th Lights in the Snow by Rainspeak
Dec 17th White Elephant by Thy
Dec 18th Spooky Yule by Gabrielsknife
Dec 19th Yule Tide by Nopal
Dec 20th Yule Bells by Herboreal
Dec 21st  Holiday Treats by TheWyvernAndTheFox
Dec 22nd Yule Spice by Key
Dec 23rd Yule in Pirillo by Nopalrabbit
Dec 24th Yule Log by Herboreal

December raffle

This mischievous turkeytail shroomkin is up for grabs if you enter this month's FREE TO ENTER raffle! Pick up your free ticket in the Yule Shop

See World > Gilde Shops > Yule Shop.

ODDS & ENDS

• There's a new Featured Character on the front page!
• A new advent calendar is up!
• Don't forget about our Yule Letter Exchange and Yule Art Exchange! Letters must be shipped by Dec 11th and Art Exchange presents should be added to the Yule Exchange sub-gallery between DECEMBER 21st until DECEMBER 31st. We will post reminders in the discord!
• A very exciting new Month of the Aiti and a new Beast Trial begin in January, so get ready by honing your aitielkh's magic skills!
• Sock markings have been updated to be used at any height on the leg, see the enclyopedia entries for more information.
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Patreon & server Boost rewards

As a reminder, there are a few Bepotelkh tiers on Herboreal's patreon which award you monthly goodies! Help support the site & its creators by subscribing!
You can also boost the Discord server and earn 1CG per boost per month, as well as access to the Sponsor chat. The sponsor chat get sneak peeks and sponsor-exclusive raffles.

A strange looking debris bunny hops in to bring you mid-month news

The Bepotelkh yule card exchange Returns!

That's right, our snail mail card exchange has returned! In this beloved secret santa style event you will send out a physical card or letter and receive one in return! We will use a google form to collect the participants information will be open until 7PM MST Sunday November 19th and then Nopal will assign the participants on Monday November 20th. 

IMPORTANT: You MUST be 18 or older to participate, and by completing the form you understand and agree that the moderator (Nopal) and one other Bepotelkh.com member will receive your mailing information. All addresses will be kept private and disposed of after the event.

Intructions:

• Cards can be handmade or store bought!

• Some ideas for handmade cards are traditional media like paints or markers or mixed media with paper cutouts! Bepotelkh themed is great but it can also just be celebratory or have animals etc. (please nothing overtly religious).

• It is NOT required but you can also include things in your card like stickers, recipes, poems etc. (just make sure the card isn't too full/heavy!)

• We are expecting to have international members participate so please be aware that the stamp may be a little more expensive (In USA a domestic stamp is $0.66 and an international stamp is $1.50), So please be prepared to use a few extra stamps or buy an international stamp (you can order stamps at USPS.com if you're in the US). We also ask that if you are partnered with a group member outside of your country that you ship your card early!

• The absolute deadline to send your card is Dec 11th. If for whatever reason you sign up but then can't ship your card by the 11th please contact Nopalrabbit via Discord (Nopalrabbit) or TH (Nopal) ASAP.

• Fill out the form **HERE** by 7PM MST Sunday November 19th.

2023 Yule Art ExChange!

Secret Santa art exchange sign-ups are now open!  We are allowing for written entries this year so please make sure to specify if you'd like to receive ART ONLY or EITHER OK. If you are a writer you will automatically be put in the latter pool (this is to ensure enough people will be accepting prose gifts but won't guarentee that you get prose).

Instructions:

• Please read the instructions and fill out your form carefully! Sign-ups end Sunday November 19th.

• Once you are assigned a bep, make your gift by December 21st. All art pieces (traditonal or digital) must be colored, pixel art must be at least 100x100px, written pieces should be no less than 450 words. Art does not have to be full-body but please put love into your entry as this is a gift giving event!

• Please make sure you link to your character's profile (either on site or Toyhouse) with information about your character's personality and background if you are accepting written gifts!
  
  

• Please only enter this event if you believe you can finish and deliver your piece on time. If you realize you can't finish in time, please let Nopalrabbit know as soon as possible so we can find a backup artist! (And if you'd like to volunteer as a backup artist please let Nopal know!)

• Give your gifts out starting DECEMBER 21st until DECEMBER 31st. There will be a reminder in the discord! Make sure you directly message your secret santa with their gift! (or reply to their comment in this post), You may also submit your entry to the Yule Exchange sub-gallery (not until Dec 21st tho!). On December 21st the Yule Exchange turn-in prompt will open under the limited prompts category where you can turn in your entry for your rewards!

  • Remember, this event is about gift giving, people may be shy or busy around the holidays and not give an immediate reply to your gift! This does not mean the receiver is not grateful. If you are not okay with this please do not enter the secret santa.

• There will be an exclusive in-game goodie bag gift for participants in addition to gilde awards (see currency guide for gilde breakdown)
  
  
• Respond to Nopal's YULE ART EXCHANGE comment below with the following form completed. You have until Sunday November 19th to join in, the next day you will receive a DM either on Discord or Toyhou.se with your assigned secret santa.

Lorekeeper Username:
Discord or ToyHou.se Username:
How are you making your gift: ART / WRITING
Would you like to receive Art Only or Either OK: Art Only / Either OK
Link to Bepotelkh character(s) you'd like used for the gift:
Holiday theme: Yes/No/Indifferent

surprise november raffle!

This funny little bunny Habapi is up for Gift-to-Enter raffle!

See World > Prompts > Limited Prompts

ULPUKKA SUBDUED

Aitielkh willing to brave the dark and damp gathered in Glimworm Gulch to subdue Ulpukka. Returned to her former self, she vanished once again into the depths of the bog. Not all walked away unscathed, though; some elkh left the scene forever cursed. Whether they see this as a boon or an embarrassment is up to the individual, but regardless, these special elkh can now breathe underwater! It seems that ambassador Juhla was one such elkh. Though he seems a bit sheepish about it, it seems like he may enjoy his new abilities as he jumps from the docks of Glimworm Gulch, living life to the fullest as always.

You can see Juhla's kelpie-cursed form on his masterlist entry by clicking "IMAGES".

Everyone who participated will receive a Lv2 beast box as the group made the goal! Great work, everyone!

See WORLD >WORLD MAP >FIGURES >UKPUKKA
see BROWSE >NPCS >NPC-029: Juhla >Images

New magic is creeping in...

Introducing Shadow Step and Earth Sense!

New magic abilities have been discovered by aititelkh deep in their magic training. Will your aitielkh learn Shadow Step becoming master of shadows, turning into a shadow at will and unlocking a mysterious teleportation skill? Or will your aitielkh learn Earthsense and be able to use magic to communicate differently with the world around them, even seeing into into the past?

These new magics are ready to be learned through new Aitielkh Magic Trials! Read more in-depth about the new magic abilities over at the encyclopedia.

See WORLD >PROMPTS >AITIELKH MAGIC TRIALS

AUTUMNFOUND PROMPTS (last month!)

Autumnfound Prompts are still open for submissions! There are options for domestic elkh, wild elkh, aitielkh and shroomkin! We have also brought back the special Samhain Night shroomkin prompt! All prompts will be awarded acorns which can be turned in for gildes (1:1) at any time!

See WORLD > PROMPTS >Limited Prompts to find the Autumnfound prompts.

ODDS & ENDS

• The Featured Character is updated on the front page!
• There's a new Daily Calendar!
• We have updated the rule about breeding with mysterious carvings. When you roll fawns with a mysterious carving the combination trait you choose will now only count as one of your kept traits, instead of both. When you use the carving please still mention which traits you want to combine in the comment of the breeding claim. You may also use two mysterious carvings now (or more if you include resin incense on the claim). The design guide has been updated to reflect the rule change.
• Autumnfound continues this month! You can still do the Scavenger Hunt (see previous news post) and Autumnfound prompts to earn acorns to spend in the Autumnfound Shop! The shop closes Dec 1st, so get your purchases in now! Remember you can turn in your acorns for gildes 1:1 anytime by sending in a claim with the amount of acorns you wish to trade in.

Patreon & server Boost rewards

As a reminder, there are a few Bepotelkh tiers on Herboreal's patreon which award you monthly goodies! Help support the site & its creators by subscribing!
You can also boost the Discord server and earn 1CG per boost per month, as well as access to the Sponsor chat. The sponsor chat get sneak peeks and sponsor-exclusive raffles.

Kelpie's Curse

Elkh who encounter Ulpukka may be subject to Kelpie's Curse: a trait which "curses" the elkh to live with a kelpie form which allows them to breathe and swim underwater. In its most extreme appearance, the form includes milky eyes that are missing an iris, glowing pupils, upper tusks, waterweeds in the mane and/or tail, and a greenish appearance overall (we use a 40% color layer with a subdued green).
This form has several options:
-A permanent kelpie appearance (strong curse)
-A semi-permanent kelpie apperance which only occurs when the bep touches water (weaker curse)
-A mixed kelpie appearance where the bep's base form includes an upper tusk (if not already present) and semi-milky eyes (weaker curse). They may still look further kelpie-like when they touch water.
You're free to apply this trait to any bep and decide which option fits your character. Some kelpie-cursed beps (or.. "belpies") may appear typical until they touch water, leading them to try to hide their condition. Others may embrace their new abilities!

You may submit an additional masterlist image of your elkh's kelpie form as an image update if you wish but it is not required when applying the kelpie's curse potion. This potion can be applied to any type of elkh or aitielkh; aitielkh have more control over the curse than regular elkh. In-canon this gives your elkh the ability to breathe and swim underwater.

BEAST Boxes

The reward for participating in this event is a beast box! The level of box you recieve for a prompt correlates directly to the magic your aitielkh used in said prompt. Ritual boxes are gacha boxes with a chance of winning any one of the items inside of them. Chances are listed below.

Beast boxes include beast tokens as well! The amount you get corresponds to the level of beast box (lv 1 gets 1 token and so forth). The beast token shop will open October 1st and remains open through October 31st; you will be able to use your tokens to purchase the prizes unique to this event.

Aiti rare trait potion (small) - 20% chance
Tender Shoot Bundle- 20% chance
Seaweed Wreath- 20% chance
Spectral Growth- 20% chance
Lantern Salamander- 13% chance
Kelpie's Curse- 6% chance

Tender Shoots- 30% chance
Spectral Growth- 30% chance
Lantern Salamander- 30% chance
Kelpie's Curse- 10% chance

Lantern Salamander- 50% chance
Spectral Growth- 25% chance
Kelpie's Curse- 25% chance

Recruitment Event

For October only, we're holding a recruitment event!
Bring a friend to the group! Once they're signed up on the site, send in a claim letting us know which user you referred, and you'll each recieve a Mosstopped Recruitment Box containing all of the following:
1 Fawn Roll Ticket
1 Rare Trait
20 Gildes
Exclusive Debris Bunny companion

Submit >CLAIM

The debris bunny is a wild creature from Rainsong Forest. Its greenish coloration helps it blend in with ground mosses. It picks up sticks and other debris as it shuffles along, adding to its camouflage. In dangerous situations, it plants its face into the moss and appears as an unappetizing pile of debris.

Autumnfound Shop Additions

New this year, you can now find Tufted Squirrel companions for sale in the Autumnfound Shop!
They come in white, gray, or blue.

ODDS & ENDS

• The Featured Character is updated on the front page!
• There's a new Daily Calendar!
• Autumnfound continues this month and on into November! You can still do the Scavenger Hunt (see previous news post) and Autumnfound prompts to earn acorns to spend in the Autumnfound Shop!

Patreon & server Boost rewards

As a reminder, there are a few Bepotelkh tiers on Herboreal's patreon which award you monthly goodies! Help support the site & its creators by subscribing!
You can also boost the Discord server and earn 1CG per boost per month, as well as access to the Sponsor chat. The sponsor chat get sneak peeks and sponsor-exclusive raffles.

Post Worlds-Collide: A changed world

With the portal sealed, lost young ones found, and corrupted friends healed, what's left is a world of beings who have been shaken by the strange happenings that connected Silkkassa and Lunerest. In the scramble to work together to save one another, species that would normally keep to themselves have made themselves known. Humans are aware of aitielkh and shroomkin now, and are thus far treating them with respect and caution. Of course, a few humans have long known that aitielkh are real- the magickers who live on the edges of society allied themselves with the magical bepotelkh counterparts long ago.

Shroomkin and Aitielkh continue to be wary of humans and their villages, but opportunities for friendships have opened up. Aitielkh on principle do not do jobs for humans and thus do not canonically earn gildes or get work permits, nor do they reside within villages. They may pick up accessories as gifts now, but they would not deign have their manes trimmed or braided by human hands. They continue to follow Aiti's path in the wilds, but with newfound possibilities of connections with humans. Shroomkin may feel less inclined to turn up their nose once they know and trust a human. They may appear in villages occasionally, but are unlikely to reside permanently as they will always be called back to the forest and their deep ties to the forest floor and mushrooms.

Habapi are more likely to enter and hang out in villages now, and may freely barter with humans. It's unlikely humans will be entering the jungle in any large numbers, especially due to the difficulty of the journey there, but it's possible. Habapi are unlikely to allow humans to reside in the jungle, and may continue employing tactics to scare them away.

As for Lunerest, some traces remain. Star Moles are here to stay, as are the traits and enchantments found during the chaos. And of course, ambassador Matka will continue to visit Silkkassa and consult with their buddy Noë, who is now healed, if not a bit anxious about what transpired. It seems that, even with the corruption beasts banished, the forces of corruption are still at play in this world as they were before the portal opened, so there may be more mysteries yet to unravel.

The event shop with Worlds Collide related items will be closing August 6th. Anyone with remaining Lunar gildes will be issued regular gildes as the currency vanishes with the closing of the portal to Lunerest!

Storyline focus event

In response to feedback, we've decided to introduce months that focus on Storyline prompts! During these months, you may earn bonus currency for completing Storyline prompts without worrying about missing out on any special events. We hope to have these temporary bonuses occasionally during months where other events aren't scheduled. Storyline prompts include: Village Stories, Wild Pact, Oasis Dreams, The Desert Trail, Followers of Aiti, Trail of Mushroms, and Jungle Delights.

When you submit your prompt, the bonus reward you get (in addition to standard currency) will be randomly generated.

50% chance: 3 Gildes
25% chance: 5 Gildes
20% chance: 7 Gildes
5% chance: 1 Crystal Gilde

Reminder: Recieve a 10CG award for completing any Storylines Path! This reward is available all year.

Habapi Storylines!

New Habapi Traits

Habapi have some new base traits, and can now use the combination trait carving. See the Habapi visual trait index here.

Shroomkin Storylines

Shroomkin prompts have been expanded to become storylines, including their own factions. Characters now earn the 10CG bonus for completing storylines along with the badge trinkets that are collected in their award cabinet. These storylines apply to both Silkkassan and Miatian shroomkin.

The other existing shroomkin prompts are still in the general shroomkin prompt category.

Completion of all storyline prompts by a character awards them the Trail of Mushrooms badge sash!

Odds & Ends

• A new featured character is on the front page!
• There will be a Habapi staff design sale on August 4th.
• This is the last month to purchase Summer accessories from the Elkh Shop! Autumnfound begins next month.
• There's a new Advent Calendar.
• Per request, a new All-Purpose Restricted Trait Potion item has been introduced, which is available only in the USD shop and can be used to add any restricted trait to a MYO design, regardless of what's available in the CG shop during its seasonal rotation.
• Timbre/Herboreal remains on break due to ongoing health issues, but will be a bit more present in the discord again. Any commission openings will be announced in the chat; she is otherwise closed for new work.
• New Patreon tiers are available for site-only rewards, and there are now two different tiers to choose from. If you join a Patreon tier and do not recieve your rewards within 24 hours, please DM herboreal on discord, as it's possible we didn't recognize your name/handle. You are welcome to DM her right away when you join if you'd like your rewards more quickly! Otherwise, rewards are typically delivered on the 1st of each month, though we try to wait until pledges are processed first. Discord boosts continue to get 1CG per boost per month. Both patreon and discord supporters get access to the Sponsor chat which includes game previews, input, and occasional sale previews, and NEW monthly sponsor chat raffles!

light over the horizon

After a long month of darkness, your elkh looks up to see the three moons have vanished, leaving only one, and the light of dawn is rolling in over the horizon. The world is still for a moment while everyone recovers from the onslaught of corruption beasts, but as the sun rises feelings of relief and hope swell in your elkh's heart.

The corruption beasts are gone! It's time to heal and celebrate!

Event prompt

Our Worlds Collide event with LUNEREST continues for the month of July! For this prompt you may depict your characters being healed or helping heal the injured aiti after the attacks! You may also submit prompts showing your characters celebrating their victories and new friends!

As a reminder: The event prompt can be entered by any elkh; not just aitielkh, but please read carefully so you understand the event rules and rewards, as this event is replacing beast trials. You may even include other creatures like lunerestians, shroomkin, habapi, and humans this time around!

See WORLD >PROMPTS >Limited Prompts

Event traits & Prizes

The Event Shop is still Open! Read about the prizes here or at the shop!

All of the event traits and prizes will be available to purchase through the month of July! We will keep the Event shop open only for a brief time after the event so please use your Lunar Gildes promptly! We will be discontinuing the event currency after the event is over. If at any time you would like to exchange your Lunar Gildes into regular gildes, you may send in a claim and your leftover lunar gildes will be converted for you.

See WORLD >GILDE SHOPS >Event Shop

Event Advent Calendar

Advent calendar returns this month with gilde or lunar gilde rewards daily. Check in every day this month to get a random Star Mole companion bonus prize at the end!

**CLICK HERE FOR THE CALENDAR!**

worlds collide Lost baby Raffle

Oh no, fawns and xynlets have been lost in last month's scuffle! Enter the respective raffles here and over at Lunerest for a chance to win a character featuring one of the event traits.
These raffles are our standard "gift art to enter". You may enter a max of 5 times per raffle and will receive +3 lunar gildes in addition to your raffle ticket.

There will be a prompt for each fawn, please make sure you select the prompt for the fawn you want to enter for! When your prompt is approved your ticket will automatically appear in the fawn raffle you selected.

NOTE: Each winner can only win once! So if the first raffle is rolled and person A wins, person A will not be rolled for any of the other raffles. If person B then wins the second raffle, they will not be rolled in the remaining raffles, etc. So please choose carefully! <3

You can check your entries anytime by going to ACTIVITY >Raffles

See WORLD >PROMPTS >Limited prompts

See ACTIVITY >Raffles

art fight 2023

Members participating in Art Fight can turn in their Bepotelkh themed attacks for standard gift art gildes! We have put up a Art Fight 2023 turn-in prompt for your convenience, though you are also welcome to submit multiple attacks via sending in a claim as well! Please make sure gift art follows our guidelines which you can read over at the currency guide HERE! Specifics on requirements and bonuses are listed in the Gift Art section of the Currency Guide

NOTE: You may use your Art Fight attacks for the Lost Baby Raffle instead as long as they follow the raffle guidelines. However you may not enter the same art for both the raffle and the art fight gildes. No double-dipping please!

See WORLD >PROMPTS >Limited Prompts

or  Submit> Submit claim

ODDS & ENDS

• The Featured Character is updated on the front page!
• Make sure to visit Lunerest for additional fun and events!
• Timbre is still on break. Commissions are closed; please do not ask for comms or trades. You can ask to be added to the pinglist anytime! Please only message Nopal or request a mod in the discord chat if you have any group questions!

The corruption beast's scourge

As the battle continues, mages from Lunerest have been studying the effects of the corruption beasts on the affected aitielkh. The aitielkh attacked by the beasts have been left weak, unable to cast their magic and covered in mysterious dark markings. The mages have discovered that the corruption can be healed, although it can leave some lasting effects on the elkh if they are not treated in time or if the corruption has sunken too deep within.

The lunerest scholar Oberon has noted these effects. If the aiti is able to be healed in time, like ambassador Noe, their colors and magic return to normal. If the healing ritual is too late, some aiti do have lasting effects, most notably the corruption marking, that sheds mysterious stars and moons. Once healed, the Aiti are no longer in danger and are able to use their magic again; the marking, however, remains. Other effects have been noted too; some aitielkh's magic has turned dark when once bright, the magic is just the same but the appearance has changed. Some aiti have found the corruption has even effected their flower crowns, leaving their flowers wilted or dry.

(Note: These are optional effects that the corruption marking may have on your aitielkh.)

Oberon and the mages have informed the elkh, they must finish clearing out the corruption beasts! They are almost defeated, and once they have been banished, the healing process can begin!

Event prompt

As a reminder: The event prompt can be entered by any elkh, not just aitielkh, but please read carefully so you understand the event rules and rewards, as this event is replacing beast trials. You may even include other creatures like lunerestians, shroomkin, habapi, and humans this time around!

See WORLD >PROMPTS >Limited Prompts

Thank you everyone who has been fighting the corruption beasts so bravely! We are almost done fighting, but the event is not over yet! Next month the event continues with a new prompt, more raffles and more time to earn lunar gildes for our special prizes!

ODDS & ENDS

• To adjust to the new hair styling rule, we have discontinued the trait Cropped Mane, as this style can now be achieved with a haircut. Beps who have been affected have had their masterlist entries altered and compensated with an uncommon trait if necessary.  The No Mane rare trait will remain in effect as it is technically a lack of long hair growth, and players using haircuts may not shave the whole mane to replicate this trait. 
• As a reminder aitielkh/sonoaitielkh may not have any kind of haircut without thaumaturgy mastery.
• Timbre is still on break. Commissions are closed; please do not ask for comms or trades. You can ask to be added to the pinglist anytime! Please only message Nopal or request a mod in the discord chat if you have any group questions!

Worlds collide

In place of Summer Beast Trials, a special crossover event is taking place!
The world of Lunerest has collided with ours. There are many events taking place both here and over at Lunerest,
so please check them out!

The world of lunerest

This event is a crossover with Lunerest. Lunerest is a world of almost perpetual night, where only brave xyns can dimension-hop (and thus some may indeed have visited Silkkassa!). But this world is dangerous as it contains corruption beasts which need to feed on magic to survive. You can read more about Lunerest species here!

Event prompt

The event prompt can be entered by any elkh, not just aitielkh, but please read carefully so you understand the event rules and rewards, as this event is replacing beast trials. You may even include other creatures like lunerestians, shroomkin, habapi, and humans this time around!

See WORLD >PROMPTS >Limited Prompts

Event traits & PRizes

Restricted event traits include:

Corruption markings: (Aiti only) dark markings that ooze dark stars and moons.
Trailing stars: (Aiti or Bep/Sono) A glowing star enchantment which trails behind the elkh.
Star rune: (Aiti or Bep/Sono) A glowing star enchantment which hovers quietly over the head of the elkh.
Cupie wings: (Aiti only) Feathered or bat wings which are tiny and float above the elkh.
Halo: (Aiti only) A shining, sparkling halo appears above the elkh's head or around the tail or legs.

Starmoles from Lunerest have appeared in Silkkassa and Miatias!
Dusky, Powder, and Pricklypear moles are available in the event shop for Lunar Gildes.

Another enchanted accessory appears! This magical ribbon from Lunerest has magical qualities. If an aitielkh wears it, they can control the ribbons and use them to interact with the world! The colors can change to match with the owner. On a non-magical elkh, it's just very pretty.

And a special elkh accessory has been made by lunerestians to celebrate their arrival in the bepoltekh world! The Lunar Halter features the iconic night sky motif of Lunerest.

Event Advent Calendar

Advent calendar returns this month with gilde or lunar gilde rewards daily. Check in every day this month to get a Matka plush bonus prize at the end!

**CLICK HERE FOR THE CALENDAR!**

Event MYO Moodboard Raffle

These moodboard MYOs will be raffled off on July 1st! You can pick up a ticket using gildes in the Event Shop! Each MYO must use the attached traits and should follow the palette fairly closely. After you buy your raffle ticket, be sure to open it in your inventory or you won't be entered into the raffle!
Each winner can only win once! So if the first raffle is rolled and person A wins, person A will not be rolled for any of the other raffles. If person B then wins the second raffle, they will not be rolled in the remaining raffles, etc. So please choose carefully! <3
You can check your entries anytime by going to ACTIVITY >Raffles

See WORLD >GILDE SHOPS >Event Shop

See ACTIVITY >Raffles

Summer seasonal Shop Rotation

The seasonal shop stock has rotated with some brand new accessories and giftwraps!

The pride accessories, like other official accessories, can have altered color. These can be substituted with any LGBTQIA pride flag in your artwork.

Three new summer giftwraps are available! Sunny skies, constellations, and rainbow celebration.

See WORLD >Gilde Shops >Elkh Shop

Changes to rolled fawn MYO and gilde bought myo RESALE RULES

Going forward, we're disallowing the resale of MYO rolled fawns or any MYO that was bought with in game currency (gIldes). As the group grows and changes, we sometimes feel the need to tweak rules, and this is one of those things we've been considering for awhile now. If you get official custom designs of your rolled fawns (not rebases) by Herboreal or Nopal, they may be resold. If you get a rebase by Herboreal of an adult MYO you may resell the design. If you buy a MYO slot with irl money, the character made with the slot may be resold.

Please note this change does not apply retroactively; any rolled fawn MYOs you own and have already had designed can continue to be resold freely. However, any designs that pass through the system starting June 1st 2023 will be marked as gift/trade only, regardless of how long the slot has existed.

ODDS & ENDS

• The Featured Character is updated on the front page!
• Keep your eyes open for additional events next month!
• A Beast Trial guide has been added to the guides page.
• Redesign potion and trait swap potion information has been updated to specify it's only to be used on previously approved designs (cannot be used on rolled fawns until they've been grown).
• Timbre is taking another break! Commissions are closed; please do not ask for comms or trades. You can ask to be added to the pinglist anytime!

Villoso's Ritual Realized

Thanks to the help of many elkh in protecting the boarlets as they sought out moonflowers, Villoso was able to move forward with his ritual, performed at the aiti pool. Something strange is happening! We'll have to wait for word from Villoso or other Followers of Aiti to find out what's going on.
The Beast Trial Shop is open for the month of May! (WORLD > GILDE SHOPS >Beast Trial Shop)
(Look forward to a special Beast Trial in June!)

New prompts

Chickens return!

There are three fancy new breeds of chicken to be found! Check out the Limited Prompts page to find out how.
Completing a prompt will award you one of three randomly selected new chickens.
Previously available chickens are available in the Event Shop.

See WORLD > PROMPTS > Limited Prompts
See WORLD > GILDE SHOPS > Event Shop

EXplore the Western Isle region

New bird companions are available for those who explore the Western Isle Region!

Every exploration prompt submitted will be awarded a randomly selected bird companion. This is an ongoing prompt that can be entered anytime.

See WORLD > PROMPTS > EXPLORATION PROMPTS

NEW! Advent Calendar!

Check in on this new feature daily to collect one prize every day. Users who check in every day will recieve a bonus prize at the end!

Other new features and news

post-survey updates

Look forward to a special Beast Trial in June! 🌙🌙🌙

Survey Results

First, thank you for answering the survey! Let's look at the results, and we'll share our response in turn.

Events

What Types of Events would you like to see more of?

The results of this poll were primarily in favor of (in order of importance):

• General Art/Writing Prompts
• Specific Scenario prompts (such as beast trials & explorations)
• Character Development Prompts (hollygiving, #bep-games)

Response:

We do plan to do some more general prompts! And of course beast trials and explorations will continue. We're glad they're being enjoyed <3 We will also try to continue character development related prompts and games. Another exploration prompt is set to be released May 1st!

What Topics do you enjoy for events?

The results of this poll were primarily in favor of (in order of importance):

• Lore/plot development for the world
• In-world events and holidays
• Developing individual character stories
• Low plot "fun" events

Response:

We have some big worldbuilding events coming soon- one of which is already unfolding with the latest beast trial :3c We will try to think of some new holiday events as well. Longstanding prompts like storylines are meant for character development, but we will also consider ways in which events may contribute to this goal as well.

What prizes are you most excited to see in events?

The results of this poll were primarily in favor of (in order of importance):

• New and/or Retired Traits
• New and/or Retired Companions
• New accessories
• Character Upgrades
• Premade Characters

Response:

We'll definitely keep this in mind going forward!

For specific retired items, there was mention of getting CG store items at events. This is already a feature, and the CG store is meant to be a way to get the items year-round. Many of these items are available in various gacha boxes during autumnfound, or in the birthday box, or via beast trials. Mimic may be the only one not available anywhere else right now but we'll keep that in mind. We're also working on introducing more ways to earn CG other than paying USD, but the currency was intended to be a "premium" currency so that will remain it's primary function for the sake of funding site development.

The website

Was registration confusing to you at first?

The results were a resounding "no".

Were any parts of submitting to prompts/gallery confusing to you at first?

The results were a resounding "yes, kind of".

Response:

We encourage use of the guides, especially the "getting started" guide, but those weren't necessarily readily available when the site first went up, so this makes sense! It would be nice if the Lorekeeper framework had a built-in way to streamline the prompt submission process, but as-is, it has to remain this way. It's possible that future versions of LK will make this process easier. We're always happy to help via the questions chat on discord, too. However, if you have suggestions for how to improve the way we communicate this information, please let us know!

How do you feel about the process of designing/submitting Characters?

The results were mostly that it's easy/well liked.

Response:

I'll address some specific issues raised:

• One entry mentioned that it's not an enjoyable process. Without knowing any details, we're unsure if this means the mechanics of the submission or the process of the design being approved. Either way, if you need assistance, we encourage you to reach out! We do have a MYO submission guide in the Guides tab that may help as well, and if the issue is that designs get kicked back for edits, please review the Design Guide.
• One entry mentioned that the Design Guide should mention that Subspecies are available for MYOs. We've edited the guide to make clear mention that these are available for MYO usage, and also links to the encylopedia for more information on the subspecies. There are also bases available for all subspecies.
• One entry mentioned that bep rarity doesn't appear to change when trait change items are submitted with a MYO/design update. This is untintentional and a mistake on our part. Due the the Lorekeeper framework, this sometimes can't be changed until after the character is approved, so it's a matter of us noticing and remembering to do it. If you notice this has been missed (or if ANY of your characters rarity does not match the highest rarity trait they have), please submit a claim so it can be fixed. We've gone through and fixed a lot of the recent MYOs.

Is there information you find difficult to access on-site?

The results were largely "no", but when they weren't, lore and location info seemed to be the tricky ones.

Response:

A lot of this is once again the general structure of Lorekeeper, but we hope that as you use the site, it becomes easier to navigate. We tried to place the Guides tab in a more obvious location so it's easier to get to; we will add the locations to the dropdown menu under "WORLD" soon to make those more accessible as well.
A LORE page has been added under "WORLD", but we need to finish filling it out.

Is there information you believe to be missing from the site?

All answers were "no" except for one: "The magic trials are still on the weebly site"

Response:

This was a copypaste error when the guides were set up. The magic trials have been in the prompts for a long time and the copypaste error has been fixed.

Are there features you'd like to see on our site?

Suggestions and our responses:

• A way to link characters (like toyhouse)
  • We really want this too! This just isn't possible with the current LK framework. Perhaps version 2.0 will have a feature like this, or someone will create an extension for it in the future. We're keeping an eye out!
• Being able to see all the traits in one picture
  • The visual trait index serves this purpose. Re-editing and uploading a single image with traits in it over and over was very tedious, so we hope the visual trait index is helpful- we've added it to the navigation under "RESOURCES" to make it easily accessible.
• Access to information about events including past events
  • News posts are left up with information about past events. Unfortunately, if we leave old event prompts up, it creates confusion about what prompts are available to do at any given time. If you have further suggestions about how we can make this information accessible, please let us know! We could perhaps make a guide to events, listing calendar of events that occur throughout the year.

Designs and Sales

We'll skip a lot of these as it's info mostly pertinent to designers, but some things warrented a response, so we'll list those here!

How do you feel about markings as traits? Etc.

Results and responses:

• I like them (x9)
• Specific marking options for aitielkh might be helpful
  • We'd suggest using regular elkh markings if that's the case. While it's not required, you can certainly choose to use them (they still should not be listed as traits on the ML, however)!
• I prefer aiti for the markings freedom but MYOs are hard to get
  • We're making aiti MYO tickets easier to access and reducing the cost of various MYO and upgrade tickets in general.
• Restrictive traits make it hard for newcomers to get into the game/for me to be creative
  
  • After discussion of potentially removing markings as traits, we have opted to keep them for the time being, but we're going to make an effort to provide more options and flexibility where possible. It's difficult because of the breeding system. If things become too flexible, traits don't mean anything anymore. We  have discussed breedings only applying to physical traits and colors, but largely the markings system is preferred by current players, so we're going to do our best to meet this request halfway as we know it can be frustrating!
• Sonos and beps should share markings
  • We feel this keeps them separate and unique; however, you can easily combine traits by making your character a hybrid.

some color palettes you'd like to see more often in premade designs?

• Darker palettes
• Black and white
• More unusual colors on beps/sonos
  • This is just canonically not possible which is why we don't do it ;w; we could utilize more dye, however.
• Less black and gray
• Purple, gold, white, pale
• Yellow, brown
• White, cream
• Blues, greens
• Brown, pink, gray, cream, mulberry, gold

ImmINENT changes

We're changing up some traits to make more sense and offer more versatility!

MYO TICKETS & THEIR PRICES

• Aiti MYO tickets were added to the General Shop
• Prices reduced on elkh MYO tickets, aiti transformations, habapi MYO tickets, and shroomkin MYO tickets.
  USD shop MYO ticket prices reduced

Traits being retired:

• Updo
• Single Braids
• Multiple Braids
• Braided Tail

Players that have beps with these traits will automatically be provided with trait potions for each instance of this trait on beps they own. The potions may be kept and used, or may be resold from the players inventory for gildes. Braids and other hairstyles will be free-for-all now and can be changed at will. Sonoelkh with the UPDO hair style will have the trait changed to Windswept and will be awarded a rare trait potion to compensate.

These changes were discussed with members in the sponsor chat and ultimately decided upon by Nopal and Timbre; however, if you are strongly opposed, please let us know. For that reason, we're waiting a day to implement this change.

Traits becoming restricted:

• Carved
• Paint

These traits just did not make sense as heritable traits from  breedings, so their rarity is being upgraded to Restricted. You can now easily add these traits to your bep by buying a Carving Kit or a Paint Kit from the Elkh shop and applying them to your MYO or design update, just like Hair Dye!
The traits have had their rarity updated and characters with these traits have had their character rarity upgraded.

The removal of braids/updo as traits will happen on Friday April 7, at which time compensatory trait potions will also be sent out! These can be resold to the shop for gildes if desired.

New Traits:

• Shaped Marking (rare)

This trait will allow for one marking on a bep or sono to be any shape of your choice (as long as it fits within the canon of this early 1900s-era fantasy world). You can have multiple shaped markings by purchasing multiple rare trait potions and applying them to the design. This does apply to the typically restricted stars and hearts. To be clear though, it would not look the same as there would only be ONE star per rare trait potion. Bep/sono color restrictions apply.

New Shop:

Meet Rami!

Rami (he/him) helps run a small shop dedicated to beautifying elkh! You can find dye, carving kits, and paint kits here.

See WORLD > GILDE SHOPS >Salon

Thank you!

Thank you again for participating in the survey! We're always going to work on making the game more enjoyable for you. Please do continue to offer suggestions, feedback, and comments whenever you like, using the questions-and-suggestions channel on our Discord.