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locations galore! The wilderness has been broken up into a bunch of new areas. We've got deserts, swamps, floating air temples, airship pirate hideouts, a lot more non-Sundial city detail, and more! This means a few things:

• Sundial is no longer the center of the site's focus (though it still plays a very large part) -- instead, it will be Salem as a whole.


• There are new IC technologies to visit places with more developed infrastructure more easily (see the technology note below)


• Coven influence spreads across Salem instead of being city-specific. (I know there were some different covens mentioned in the first Apprentice Exchange Program, but, as of this update, they should instead be treated as different branches of the same covens we all know and love: Helios Knights, Jester's Den, and Silvertongue)


• The covens each have a city/town where they hold more influence than the others (but they all have some degree of influence in all cities).
  • the Helios Knights are most prominent in the city which they themselves founded: Sundial
  • the Jester's Den are more prominent in the most populous city: Mirrorlight Metropolis
  • Silvertongue is most prominent in the lands in most need of mercenaries to protect them from the harsh wildlife: Gale Valley
  • Eclipse Town doesn't seem to have any interest in the three major covens... and I'm sure you can follow the trend and figure out what that means... but for the sake of the newbies: they're Leviathan sympathizers


• the setting post has been updated with descriptions of the primary human settlements of Salem
• We're not done world-building!!! Completing certain missions, quests, and events, may add or unlock new places to explore

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And monsters, too. We've made some clarifications to basic monster information, and set some guidelines of their abilities. A summary:

• Salem's natural wildlife includes fantasy creatures due to the influence of mana
• Animal species sometimes develop elemental abilities
• Wraiths (also known as abominations or antimas) are not part of the natural environment. They are malicious, shadowy beings spawned from ruptures (tears between the inner and outer strata). Wraiths vary wildly in shape and intelligence, and have been known to possess affinity-like abilities.

As an additional ooc note, fantasy pets & familiars will be made rare rewards for certain events. Wraiths are not allowed as pets or familiars, however.
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technologies It's now easier than ever before to fast travel teleport between the four main cities, now that the below spells have become common practice in population centers (eluvian mirrors moreso than gates, due to the rarity of skilled crafters available to maintain the latter):


[break] Also, a fairly new mode of transportation has hit the Mirrorlight scene. Airships have opened up the potential for sky cruises and large-scale raw material transportation. (It has, unfortunately, also prompted the formation of sky pirate crews raiding around the Crystalcliff Peaks).


[break] And, finally, the lamps used to stabilize a rupture are now available to purifiers:

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The activity check is officially over! If your character was archived and you want them back, just post in the notification thread or PM fall or spring.[break][break]

the bonus weekend for this month, in an unprecedented twist of fate, is going to be the during the weekdays of September 24-28. The exact nature of the rewards are classified for now, but you can go here for a past example.[break][break]

a shop update for kiki's shop, as always, will be on the 15th of this month. Many non-regular items will also be switched out, so get them while they're still around! [break][break]

the next IC event is here! Fittingly named "Fantastic Beasts", we're getting a first look at some of Salem's more fantastical creatures! click here for details <3
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the artistic expressions event has been extended to September 30![break][break]

• the bestiary page ////o/