Hello all! Gosh the month of October seemed to fly by so fast, November crept up on me so quickly!

With the month of November I would first of all like to remind you that the Hallow Event isn't quite over yet! The Event quests for Hallow will stay active till November 12th as well as the Fayewood location quest to defend the city from Sahmaron. With that, Fang and Bone will keep Hallow's Grove open until the end of the month! That means you have till the 12th to keep collecting that tasty Hallow Corn and till the 30th to spend it in the shop this year! Dont fret if you miss that date, I'm sure Fang and Bone will be back next year for even more Hallow trickery.

Next on the agenda is a minor update to the shard system again. As you all know, Painted Relics is still in beta, so all of your participation and quests and feedback helps us determine how to build the best game we can. This can sometimes mean adding rewards, removing rewards, and adjusting rewards.
After the month of october with the hallow event allowing us to see how rewards would be gained in a higher volume, we have decided to reduce the adjustment of shard winnings from simple art back down to 50% of the total instead of 75%. We feel this adjustment helps keep the fair balance between players that submit art of high detail versus the players that draw in a simpler style/chibi art as we never want players feeling that by drawing high detailed art, they do not redeem as much as if they were to take less time with simpler art. As aslways this aims to be a reflection of the time that goes into it, and not the skill level involved.

We'll have a full feedback form sometime this month to ask about the overall aspects of the game as I will try to do this every so often to see how you feel about Painted Relics!

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Speaking of feedback, after the mid month feeeback we did to talk about extensions of quests, specifically event and story quests, story quests will now last a month and a half! This allows players an extra half of a month to complete the quest, and allows the staff to decide where the story heads next and prepare needed content based on the choices of the players. With that being said, it looks like Rhea is following along...

The sun shined bright upon the port town of Ardglass, the wind gently blowing in from the sea bringing with it the fresh scent of salt and seaweed wafting through the cobblestone streets. Rhea took a big sniff as she flapped her wings a few more times to gain some altitude, eyes darting back and forth across the city. In her excitement for adventure her recent promise to Athalie to not push herself had already been forgotten, and Pikk was grumbling their disapproval from within her flapping satchel.

“Oh hush now” Rhea said to her gribble. “Modeous said they were in every city, so this stranger's gotta be here, right? Finding them can't take that long!”

It took that long.

The sky was glowing a burning orange and pink as the sun began to hide itself beyond the horizon. Rhea had long taken from the sky, and now was almost dragging herself through a maze of streets and side alleys, her conviction on finding this stranger not letting her give up now. The sky turned dark fast, Rhea had never quite gotten used to how fast it did this time of year. The only sounds now were the shuttering of windows and the distance clacking of carts returning to their holds for the evening. That, and Pikk's snoring, which was a comforting sound. She rounded a corner, and jumped back a second later than she normally would have, were she full of energy. The shadows made it seem like something was there for a moment, a quick pass of the light. She chided herself on her slow reactions, and continued forward, stopping suddenly after a few steps. No, something was there.

A figure, lithe but bulky, tall yet short. Four legs stretching out of a dark cloak, a hood with... no... without a face. They had a faint aura around them, simmering like they were giving off intense heat, but the air was only colder in their presence. It was clear, but it was dark and oily. They were a contradiction, a mystery, and exactly who Rhea was looking for.

Rhea's ears perked up, eyes alit with new energy she didn't possess a moment ago.

“Found you!” She exclaimed, jumping forward to get a closer look at the being. “Who are you? Who are you really?”

She leaped, paw outstretched to try and catch the stranger by surprise, but as she closed, they disappeared. She turned, confused, and now they were behind her. Still far away, still awash in whatever obscuring aura that was hiding any sense of detail around them. They were darker still than even the disappearing light, no glowing mana sigil betraying use of magic. Rhea's temper began to flare uncharacteristically, the weight behind her eyes growing fast as her continued exertion caught up to her much quicker than she hoped.

“Just what are you?” she snarled, her forehead lighting up the alley as her own mana sigil lit up. The light had no grip on the stranger, still as dark an mysterious as before. As she began to will her magic to the fore, she saw the stranger was no longer there. Disappeared in the span of an eye blink.

Rhea snarled again as her frustration continued to rise, and looked around again, expecting the stranger to be behind her yet again. This time, they were not. After a few moments, she took a big breath, and calmed her magic down, the glowing rune fading into nothing.

“Well that was something, wasn't it, Pikk?” She said wearily, what brainpower she had left after the long day churning with ideas and thoughts about what had just happened. She turned to begin the trek back to Athalie's.

She cried out from surprise as her head hit something hard and cold. A small token, like a large coin, floated in front of her, gently spinning. It was old, rusted and oxidized. Even in the faded light the edges of unrecognizable runes could be seen circling it's edge on both sides. Stood behind the coin was the stranger, a few feet back.

Before Rhea could say anything it gestured at the coin with a paw, the fur along it's arm both long and short, color blended perfectly with the alleyway around it. Rhea paused for a few moments, her tired brain processing this. Whoever this was was not a regular Kyvalorian, with unknown intentions and abilities unmatched by anyone she knew. Would she just take whatever it was they were offering? Could she? But if she didn't, she felt like she'd never get to the bottom of this mystery. It was clear this stranger could only be found when they wanted to be found. After some tense mental back and forth, she snatched the token out of the air. Feeling it's rough edges in her paw, she put it in a side pocket of her satchel, so that the now wide eyed Pikk wouldn't play with it.

“Ok, now wha-” she began to ask the stranger. But they were already gone.

Days passed, and Rhea had almost started to think she may have imagined part of that night, that she really had pushed herself past her breaking point after not taking enough rest. That was, until she was at the market, perusing some breads and meats. She gathered up her order, and brought it to the merchant at the end of the stall, someone she hadn't seen there before.

“This'll be all!” she said, setting it all down to be counted and weighed.

“This and passage, then?” the merchant said in a gruff voice. “To the Isle.” he elaborated to her quizzical look.

“I don't need-” she began.

“The Grave Isle.” He interrupted. “Other side of the mountains from here. That coin is the only thing I accept for travel there. That's the only reason to have that coin.”

Rhea was even more confused now. What coin? What did he mean? Then the realization hit, a cold shiver that, in hindsight, had always been there since that night. She pulled the rusted token out of the same pouch she put it in. He had no reason to know it was there, she had almost forgotten it was there. And yet here he was, paw outstretched to accept it with the same indifference as accepting any other payment dozens of times in a day.

“What is Grave Isle?” she asked, still holding the coin.

“An island to the southeast, on the other side of the mountains. It's a long journey by boat, the waves get rough once we can't follow the shore anymore. We leave tomorrow, before dawn.”

Her common sense screamed at her not to go, to take some time and consider her course of action. Her curiosity and sense of adventure handed the token over to the merchant. The deal was struck. She had to know.

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Strange things are afoot on Kyvalore. A new story quest awaits you if you obtained a strange token from the last story quest, if you decided to not take the token, a quest waits for you as well.
If you happened to miss the strange traveler from the previous story quest, there seems to be a strange stall in a market that could give you one of the needed items to enter one of this months quest.
If you've previously encountered the strange traveler and have the token or the ward but decided you'd like the other... I heard from Rhea the merchant mentioned he will let you trade if you'd like.

Participating in one of these new quests seems like it could earn you a new companion to take with you along your journey as well.


Meet the Lulari an the Rikruk! Two new pets that can be found in Kyvalore, currently only by participation in the story quests to get you to the new locations where they can be found.


I know this is getting long, but I promise we are almost done!
There's just a few minor things that have been added to the game to allow more accessibility to the content!
These items do not have images yet due to life being busy, but I will try to add images for them as soon as life allows!

- Minor Moth Potion 
Grants one(1) Moth trait but does NOT grant the moth subtype.

-Home Token
An item that can be used to bypass the home setting quest. This allows players to jump in, have a home location and set out on their journey even quicker! Think of it like hiring a moving service. :)


Also this is your last month to get the Moth subtype potion! So get it while you can otherwise it will be back next fall!

And last but not least this month is going to be a busy month for me due to prepping for some holiday art events to sell my art, so please be patient and kind with the staff as they work to keep up with prompts and answering your questions on the discord. Of course I will still be around, but I wanted to give a heads up in case you see a noticeable dip in prompt approvals. I promise we are still getting to them, so just be patient with us.

Thank you all again for another wonderful month with Painted Relics, I can't wait to see all the wonderful things you keep creating! <3