The Spring Festival Has Begun! [May 28, 2018]

[Tales of Ostlea]

Banner by MonstrHugger

Every year between the dates of May 28th and June 10th a thick layer of strange magic descends on our beautiful country of Ostlea, and with it comes something truly wonderful: the Spring Eggstravaganza!

During this event, you'll be sent on a scavenger hunt and have the opportunity to craft three shelled creatures from past years and our brand new Shelled Tortoises! Please do keep in mind you'll only be able to craft one of each every half hour, we do need to give some time for that magic to work, don't we?

"It's a lump of clay... It seems to be surrounded by a magical aura."

This creature CAN be fed.

Head over to the Spring Festival page to get started!

Updates, Updates, Updates!

As we mentioned last year, Shelled Duckles will be "retiring" from the Spring Festival, but do not worry! This does not mean the creatures will be going extinct! Just like with creatures from other past holidays, Shelled Duckles will continue to breed more of their own kind during their breeding season, however, new lair borns will only be obtainable through the Menagerie for the price of 1 crystal.

From this year on we will continue the trend of "retiring" one Shelled Creature to the Menagerie each year, so craft them while you can!

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As you all are probably aware, we're constantly making updates to help improve the site, make things more interactive and hopefully entertaining for all of you, as a result, the Spring Festival has had a small change: item deterioration. Just as you'd expect with any other art supply in your offline life our paints now have a chance to get used up, paintbrushes may fray and our sparkly gemdust may lose some of its luster. Don't fret though, you will be able to pick up new materials where you originally found them of course. We hope no one finds this too aggravating and you all enjoy our attempt at making everything feel just a bit more real.

Credits:

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Shelled Tortoises: VixenDra

Paintbrush Sprite: ZioCorvid

Paints Sprite: Amphyrre & ZioCorvid

Gemdust Sprite: Rhynn

Eggshells Sprite: Rhynn

Flowers Sprite: Kristhasirah

Feather Sprite: Wilhelm

Clay Sprite: Amphyrre

Hints: Debri & ewe

Moss Sprite: Rhynn

Broken Item Sprites: UserofShadows

Item Descriptions: Debri & Gryffi

And a special thank you to ewe for coding both the original event and the improvements!

Hint Help

*Spoilers ahead, please avoid if you don't want the riddle answers!*

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Paintbrush

Hint: First, you're going to need some brushes. I've seen studious types using brushes somewhere around here before, but I can't recall where.

Answer: The view all section of the Library

Paints

Hint:Next, you'll need some paint. Perhaps you can borrow some from prospective traders.

Answer: Trading Post

Gemdust

Hint: Lastly, to make things really sparkle you'll need some gem dust. Gembats are pretty messy eaters, it shouldn't be too hard to find.

Answer: Mystic Caverns

Eggshells

Hint: I'm open day and night, and serve a dual purpose as well. I help Ostlean creatures grow and reward you for helping me do so.

Answer: The Nursery *Please note: This item is only obtainable by clicking, not merely visiting*

Flowers

Hint: In my biome, I am sustained with humidity and rain. My colors may attract you but beware. They also attract other inhabitants that are not so friendly.

Answer: Lyzta's Jungle *Please note: This item functions the same as junk items, you may need to refresh a few times to obtain it!*

Feathers

Hint: If a tree falls in my biome, and no one is there to hear it, does it make a sound?

Answer: Elegema Forest *Please note: This item functions the same as junk items, you may need to refresh a few times to obtain it!*

Moss

Hint: You'll find me in a place of stone, where silence shrouds the ground. Search through the empty names, and finally, I'll be found.

Answer: Grave digging in the Sintera Tombs or by trading flowers

Clay

Hint: If you are a homeless creature in Ostlea, you may find yourself here.

Answer: The Castle Ruins

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Questions? Comments? Post here! But please remember, bug reports and glitches need to be reported in the help section or through a private message to Gryffi.

[Gryffi]

Happy Spring fun

[ZioCorvid]

happy happy spring spring

[VixenDra]

\ovo/

Happy festival everyone!
Hope you'll like the new shelly^^

[GlitterOcean]

>8D Happy Spring Festival!!

[Laurelin]

Happy Spring festival! So much thanks to all who worked on it! :-)

[JinxVIII]

Happy Spring!

Thank you for the work put in to make this happen, everyone ^^

[Debri]

Yay^^ Spring has Sprung in Ostlea! Happy crafting everyone and I love the new additions this year! Working on wearing out my paintbrush and running out of paint^^lol!

[Oddora]

My first Spring Event on this site,what are we suppose to do with the items we collect,like the Flowers,Paint Brush and such?

[Shadowdancer]

Happy Spring Festival to all!