Some wait all year for this season. Both good and malicious spirits run about more freely, spirit bonded Kyvalorians more attuned to the world around them through tendrils of mana from spirit to spirit.

Fang & Bone are both more then excited for another season of tricks and treats, sharing their wares, for hallow corn of course, and the spooks that come with the season, but some cant celebrate too much as danger lurks once again among the Umbra Wilds... no. all of Kyvalore...

Of Fog and fury

Autumn rolls over the lands of Kyvalore. The air becomes crisper and sharper, the trees explode in flame blessed hues, the nights darker. AA step deeper into the season, and the enveloping mists, too roll over Kyvalore, through the thick canopied depths of the Umbra Wilds, the red and orange beauty of the Lanris Grove, and even up high embracing the Tree of Life. There's a difference this year, the air thick and dark, shrouding whole swathes of land in an impenetrable blanket. Trade routes are slowed or diverted, hunting parties disbanded, and people gone missing.

Stories begin to circulate about the mist and the strangeness that walks with it. Tales carried like treasures among caravans and travelers, from one town to the next. In Ardglass, the center of all passing trade, the pieces begun to be put together. The mists described in the mountain peaks of Durmur had the same new intensity as those of the Omena Islands. Many afraid to make trips to and from Reim, afraid to get lost at sea. More and more places seemed to be added to this list of afflicted land. Then came reports of people gone missing, unable to be found even after the fog moved on. Stories of quick hulking movement among the shadows. Of a beast. To most, it was a creature of myth, the subject of children's bedtime stories, that somehow stalked through these fields of mists the world over, at the same time. An unlucky few however knew the beast all too well, had stared into it's eyes and had been fortunate enough to live to tell about it. This beast had a name, spoken by panicked spirits the world over to those able to hear them.

Sahmaron.

Sahmaron is haunting Kyvalore once more, and now not restrained to the Umbra Wilds, many Kyvalorians have gone missing and presumed to have met a terrible fate.

A call to action has been sent out, help fight back this monster before it consumes more of the world, but be careful, and try not to get bit!

Ready to take charge?

You can dive into the battle quest with Sahmaron here.

This quest introduces a new mechanic!

Backgrounds - These are new equippable items for your character that give your character a background on their profile! You can read more about Backgrounds and how they work, here.

Hallow Haunt Event

ts that time of year where Hallow's Grove opens it's doors for spooky wares and tasty treats!

You can collect hallow corn through activites and events this month!

To keep things interesting, Fang and Bone have also stocked some new items and recipes for you. Be sure to take a look!

Coming Later this Month

Scavenger Hunt – Now thru October 31^st
Trick or Treat Advent – October 22nd
Hallow Adopt Reveal – October 25<sup>th


By doing event quests during Hallow, your character has a chance to get infected! This gives you the chance to create a werebeast form for your character, or work to remove it to use on another character. Once your character is infected, you are not required to make a werebeast form as you can leave them as a carrier of the curse, or create one later if you wish!
You can read up on the curse of the werebeast, here.

Sometimes you dont quite get enough werebeast mana on your adventures, but you have enough for a small vial...</sup>

Meet the AvAor

Athalie sends her warmest regards, along with cookies and an invitation to tea next tuesday.
So many kyvalorians have gathered together to Athalie's call to help research the new critter.
Meet the Avaor!



Avaor are small timid critters that only emerge in the autumn. Born from the mana of the first rain on a pile of leaves, Avaor can be found anywhere in Kyvalore if you know when and where to look! Their shy quality makes them a hard to find pet as anything that frightens them from loud noise to even just the wrong smell causes them to quickly hide amonst the colors of fall. Finding and taming a avaor is definitely seen as something worthy of bragging due to this!

Autumn Sudoku!

Ready for another game of sudoku?

We've got another puzzle for you featuring fun hallow items!

If you don't know how to play, here is a handy guide to get you started. Complete your puzzle and turn it in here for a prize!

Major Site Update

Character Pages have gotten a huge update!

Every Kyvalorian is unique, and you should be able to show that off! Character pages now display the Kyvalorians inventory and description as well as showing off their companions and equipped gear! This display looks a little different on mobile and desktop in order to optimize it for different screens but all the good things are still there!

Does your character collect anything? Anything they keep on them as a keepsake? What about a favorite snack? You can show it off easily with the new layout! It may even be helpful in time for some mini profile decoration contests coming soon.

Some NPCs even have updated profiles with their own gear, companions, and description so if you're ever looking for an NPC to add into a prompt, there's a good place to start!

With this layout update the max number of pets that a character can hold has been updated to four. Over the next few days if you have more then four pets attached to your character a mod will be swooping through and marking it down to the first four!

This layout update also requires that all Kyvalorians have transparent backgrounds going forward. If you dont have a transparent background on your character right now, thats okay! You can submit a design update for your character to update the image at any time.

Memory of Mana

  Memory of Mana is near it's close, you still ahve a few more hours to submit to the current story quest!

Dont fret if you dont make it in time, as ways to get relic forms, as well as more story quests are just around the corner...

Seasonal Features

The winner of the September avilli raffle is Kurosul !
Congrats!

Fitting the seasonal items, this months raffle is a mutation potion and hallow pet! Dont forget to submit your entry on the questboard to have a chance and this months prize!

Guest Artist and Mod APplications

Guest artist and mod applications are still open for a few more days!

Want to be a staff member of Painted Relics?
Please note that this is a volunteer position, so no real currency will be exchanged, but there are in game benefits to being a staff member of Painted Relics! If you're interested, you can fill out the mod application form here

Not interested in being staff but still looking to get involved? We are also looking for guest artists!
Guest Artists will have the ability to create Kyvalorian adopts for seasonal sales!
You can find more information on how guest artists work in the application here

Shop Rotations

Rhea, Fern, and Athalie are updating their shops today, and Fang & Bone have opened their doors to trade for the seasonal Hallow Corn!

Additional Notes

Theres lots of things this month! Some of it is stuff I've been brainstorming for so long so I am so overly thrilled to finally get to show it to you all.
This time of year is my favorite to theme things after and I'm sure it shows! haha

Sometimes I feel like this little section is silly, but I always want to say each month how much it means to have you here! These last few days working away on character pages to make sure it's the best it can be has been so fun and I'm genuinely so excited to see what you do with this update!
Thank you for your support, you being here and wanting to be a part of Kyvalore means more then I could ever say.

-Wisp