a "fawn" day at the races

This month for Sono Races we have a special Fawn prompt! Draw or Write about your fawn going to the Sono Races or Casa Climb event! For completing this prompt your fawn will get a Sono Races Souvenir Bandana as well as a Growth Ticket. The prompt can only be done once per fawn and the fawn must be a resident of Miatias.

See WORLD > PROMPTS > LIMITED PROMPTS > A "Fawn" Day at the Races

Spring 2024 Accessories & March Plush Collectible

This spring (March, April, May), you can find the Rainy and Frogpond sets in the Elkh Shop! Each set consists of a waxed shawl "rain jacket" with silver embroidery, as well as painted wooden mane (or tail) clips.

The collectible plush toy this month is Ambassador Lita in honor of the Sono Races!

See WORLD >Elkh Shop

Habapi Happenings

As Habapi return to their old home, many are re-learning how to use their ancestors crafting runes. Maybe something good will happen if all the current locations have been collectively explored by the group...

See WORLD > PROMPTS > HABAPI RUINS

Annual Goodie Bag Fundraiser Returns!

Goodie bags are back for this month only! Grab them in the USD shop (be sure to DM Herboreal on discord to let her know you made a purchase, especially if your ko-fi username is different from your discord or site username, as they have to be hand-delivered!)  Your purchases help keep the site running and help us continue to bring you new features! We have some really exciting stuff planned for this year; helping us cover costs of site upkeep, development, and our own cost of living is massively helpful to our ability to bring those plans to life.

Contents:

All possible bag contents are listed on the appropriate encyclopedia entries. Please read carefully so you understand what quantity of items you'll recieve!

-Bep Goodie Bag
(Gildes, CG, a retired accessory, a retired companion)
-Aiti Goodie Bag
(A magic crystal, a random beast trial potion, a random retired aiti companion or  enchanted accessory)
-Habapi Goodie Bag
(A habapi MYO or Breeding ticket, 2 random crafting runes, and one recipe-locked crystal trait potion)
-Plush Goodie Bag
(2CG and a random plush accessory)

The new Plush Goodie Bag contains exclusive plush that will not be sold in the elkh shop or otherwise be easily obtainable!
These plush feature friends we've met during Beast Trials: Villoso, Valasong, Ulpukka, Meridias, Lightning Master, and Furcifer!

See WORLD >USD Shop

Sono Trait artwork adjustments

Herboreal has updated the traits and artwork for a number of sono traits including all the ear types (to better portray the size of the ears), and to provide alternate versions of gilde traits so it's more obvious that they are also available for sonoelkh to use. The affected traits include cloudy mane, cloudy tail, ringlet mane, ringlet tail, cloudy marking, saddle marking, dorsal marking, dun marking, cinnamon roll marking, furry ears, and puffy ears.

See RESOURCES >Bepotelkh Visual Trait Index

Other Fixes/Updates

• Dark mode crafting legibility issue fixed
• Crafting page visuals updated
• Crafting added to navigation (under HOME)
• Companions added to navigation (under HOME)
• Habapi trait index added to navigation (under RESOURCES)

New Feature: USer Shops

You can now open your own shop to sell potions you've crafted, or items you've collected that you don't need!

• See HOME > My Shops to edit your shop
• WORLD > All User Shops to view user shops
• HOW TO USE: Set up your shop under HOME > My Shops first, and then go to HOME >Inventory and click "Quick Stock" on the upper right. Then, return to "My Shops" to price your inventory.
• Advertise your shop in the discord using the User Shops channel if you like!

See RESOURCES >Bepotelkh Visual Trait Index

ODDS & ENDS

• Seasonal wrapping papers have been rotated
• The Featured Character is updated on the front page!
• There's a new Daily Calendar!
• Beast Trials will be taking a break for the spring due to the long string of events. Look forward to a new summer Beast Trial!
• Commissions update: Herboreal is still struggling with health difficulties, so commission openings continue to be on hold. Thank you for your patience.

Patreon & server Boost rewards

There are a few Bepotelkh tiers on Herboreal's patreon which award you monthly goodies like premium currency! 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.

Habapi Breeding

You can now breed Habapi using a Habapi Breeding Ticket, available in the General Shop. The resulting design is insta-grown, so no need to worry about an in-between "fawn" stage for this species. Habapi Breeding will use similar mechanics to bep breeding (rolled in the discord by Nopal) but some things will be different. The player may pick two kept traits when submitting the breeding, however they cannot pick Habapi Crystal traits as one of their two traits. Habapi Crystal traits (see more below) can be inheritable by chance (RNG) unless either both parents have the trait or the player uses a "Blessed Bead" breeding item to automatically pass the trait down.

New Habapi Traits

Base traits

There are new nose and pupil traits available now! Find the visual trait index here.

Crystal Traits

Crystal traits are now available via crafting! Some recipes are automatically unlocked; others will need to be unlocked by doing prompts. All will require using crafting materials which will be obtainable via prompts immediately (as well as via the advent calendar this month), with other options available in the future. Crystal traits work a little differently than Aiti Rare traits and Restricted traits so be sure to read the specifics on the encyclopedia! More Habapi Crystal Trait recipes will be introduced in the future via prompts, events and beast trials.

(a habapi with metallic horns)

Habapi Crafting

Crafting will be added to the navigation soon; for now, you can find the page here.
With the crafting feature, players can now collect crafting materials and bring them together to make new items using recipes! We're excited for all the possibilities of this feature for the game as a whole, starting with crafting Habapi Crystal Traits!

Habapi ruins prompts

After healing Meridias and the corruption she faced, the habapi felt their magic powers coming back, but had no knowledge of how to use it! With the southen dragon's encouragement the habapi returned to their old home deep in the jungle to find secrets of their past culture. Meridias and Tatera explained to the habapi that the little stone runes they found scattered about the jungle and the habapi's old collapsed home were known as Crafting Runes, and that they can store and amplify the habapi's inert magical ability.

Along the ruins, many habapi found funny glass disks, a little smaller than the size of a habapi hand. The disks featured twisted dyed rope, though many were missing rope due to passing of time, and a large hole in the middle. Nearly naked to the eye, super fine etching can be seen along the surface of these disks.

Tatera explained that these were called called records by their ancestors, and that they hold information however she did not know how to retrieve the information off of them. With her giant claw Meridias showed the little habapi how the records work, that they could be placed in the air with magic, and how once placed, the record would project written information on a surface, such as a wall, rock or the ground. These records are strewn all over the ruins and the Habapi must return to gather and clean up the mess they left behind.

Watch out for updates while the Habapi's past unfolds and more prompts are added!

New Aiti Rare Traits

Two new aiti rare traits have been released! Metallic Fur, which gives the overall coat of the aiti a metallic sheen (obtained via Aiti rare potion) and Shaped Pupil, which allows the pupil to becomes any (world/lore appropriate) shape ex: moon, leaf, heart, etc. (Obtained via Small aiti rare potion)

A quick note on new features

Nopal and I have been a bit under the weather for a few months, so we're more behind than we would like on things. Some features involving Habapi may come sporadically, including later this month or at future dates. We appreciate your patience as we slowly flesh this species out!

Crafting is also brand-new, so it may need some things worked out, such as balancing crafting materials needed for recipes. You may see the number of materials needed fluctuate as we feel out what is most balanced for players.

-Herboreal

ODDS & ENDS

• A new monthly collectible plush is available in the Elkh Shop
• The Featured Character is updated on the front page!
• There's a new Daily Calendar!
• Sono races start next month (March!)

Patreon & server Boost rewards

There are a few Bepotelkh tiers on Herboreal's patreon which award you monthly goodies like premium currency! 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.

Southern Dragonhorn Antlers & Dragonmane

Dragonhorn antlers are now Northern Dragonhorn Antlers and there are now Southern Dragonhorn Antlers as well! These antlers look like massive horns reaching up and back, covered with pointed segments that look like scales. These can be applied to all elkh.

Dragonmane is now available as a Rare trait, both for beps and sonos.
This fluffy mane sprouts from the back of the head and neck only. Try combining it with other mane texture types by using a Mysterious Carving!

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. Beast 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 January 1st and remains open through February 7th; you will be able to use your tokens to purchase the prizes unique to this event.

Resin Incense - 30% chance
Rare Trait Potion- 30% chance
Bat Wings Potion- 20% chance
Kirin Scale- 10% chance
Southern Dragonhorn Potion- 10% chance

Aiti Rare Trait Potion- 30% chance
Bat Wings Potion- 30% chance
Kirin Scale- 20% chance
Southern Dragonhorn Potion- 20% chance

Bat Wings Potion- 20% chance
Kirin Scale- 40% chance
Southern Dragonhorn Potion- 40% chance

Free MYO Event

For Month of the Aiti, we're inviting everyone to make one free common MYO aitielkh (bep or sono) fawn!
Visit the event shop to pick up your ticket!

Get Aiti Rare Traits for your myo!

1: Submit your MYO design anytime this month and you can include one aiti rare trait on your design!
2: Advertise the event on the social media of your choice and send us a link or screenshot via claim to recieve one aiti rare trait potion!

Important notes and information:

-There are no color or marking restrictions on aitielkh (do not need to use bep markings!)
-All "base" C/UC/R traits such as manes, tails, ears, and antlers do not have rarity on aitielkh and thus are free to use!
-Aitielkh fawns do not yet sport a flowercrown or pattern, so please omit them from your design until they are grown.
-Antlers should only be single nubs as in the above example, but please pick which type of antlers they will have as an adult and add them to the trait list.
-These free MYOs are giftable and tradeable once created but cannot be sold.

Please use the following to design and submit your MYO:

-Design Guide
-Visual Trait Index
-Bep anatomy
-Bases (optional): Bep Aiti  Sono Aiti
-Masterlist examples of aitielkh fawns
-MYO Submission Guide
-Join our discord for more help!

Gilde Traits are now UC/R Traits

This month, we're consolidating gilde traits into Rare Traits and Uncommon Traits. The site and game have changed over time, and gilde traits just didn't really fit anymore. Furthermore, the prices of rare & uncommon potions are the same as gilde trait potions, so it just made sense! The traits are still available; they're just alongside all the others now! If you have gilde trait potions in your inventory, you may resell them from your inventory or use them as R/UC traits by attaching them to a MYO design!

Heldigs Charm

Introducing a new breeding item: Heldigs Charm! Heldig, the "god of luck", is often given offerings in the community discord when fawns are rolled, as users hope to get good luck in their elkh passing down desirable traits. We're making Restricted Traits more obtainable via breeding using this charm. Present this charm with your breeding claim to get a 50% chance of your choice of restricted trait being passed on to the fawn.

The number of charms able to be used on a breeding is limited only by the number of restricted traits the parents have, but they can only be applied to each restricted trait once. For example, if the parents have 5 different restricted traits, you may use 5 charms and each restricted trait will have a 50% chance of being passed down. You may not use more than 1 charm on 1 trait (in other words, if the roll fails to pass down the trait, you cannot keep using charms until you get a success; there is only one chance).

You can find Heldigs Charm in the Crystal Gilde Shop.

All current and new members of the Patreon will get a free Heldigs Charm this month!

ODDS & ENDS

• MotA aitielkh companions are available for sale in the Aitielkh shop!
• The Featured Character is updated on the front page!
• There's a new Daily Calendar!
• There's a new collectible plush toy in the Elkh Shop!
• Sono races are being moved to March! Get your runners ready!

Patreon & server Boost rewards

There are a few Bepotelkh tiers on Herboreal's patreon which award you monthly goodies like premium currency! 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.

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 last day to give holly is December 25th!
• 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 Jingle All the Way & Dashing Through the Snow by Lord-Starryface
Dec 15th Holiday Comforts & Slay Ride 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 & Jingle Helper 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.

Autumnfound 2023

art by Witchsy

The nights become crisp, the days shorter, and the leaves begin to change. Autumnfound is here and it's time to celebrate!

Acorns

Acorn currency returns for this year's autumnfound! This currency is valued 1:1 with gildes, and can be exchanged for gildes anytime, but it's primary use is in the special Autumnfound Shop, which is now open in the Events Shop!

AUtumnfound Scavenger Hunt

Our Autumnfound scavenger hunt is back and elkh from all over are handing out the items! Can you find all 10?
Start with this clue to begin your hunt: This feisty sonaitieklh shaped like a casa sono has recently begun their magic journey in Thaumaturgy.
The items are hiding in the elkh's profiles. Inquire in the discord server if you need help and a mod will DM you!
Remember to open your scavenger hunt items once you find them!

Here is the scavenger hunt page to keep track of your progress.

AUTUMNFOUND PROMPTS

Autumnfound Prompts will be available all season (September through November), but keep in mind that other events will start in October and November, so September may be the best time to focus on them!
Many are geared toward domestic Elkh, but Autumn Feast and Fall Colors can be entered with wild elkh (including aitielkh). Aitielkh can also participate in the costume contest (on their own terms- not in the village)! Prompts will be awarded acorns.

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

The Autumnfound shop

The Autumnfound Shop is now open! Find retired autumn accessories, exciting gacha boxes, companions, and other items for a lower cost during the event! These items are only available via earning acorn currency by participating in various Autumnfound events. Throughout the entire event, you'll be able to convert acorns to gildes at any time by sending in a claim and attach the amount of acorns you would like converted. You will be able to purchase acorns with gildes (using the shop) during the last week of the event (Nov 23-30). The Autumnfound Shop will close Dec 1st.

See WORLD >GILDE SHOPS >Events Shop to find the Autumnfound Shop.

NEW AUTUMN ACCESSORIES and Giftwraps

Check out the Elkh Shop for the newest seasonal bep accessories, available September through November!  And, as a reminder, accessories can change color as you like to compliment your elkh's look! The colorways provided in the shop are simply options :>

To find the Elkh Shop, go to WORLD > GILDE SHOPS > Elkh Shop

All Aboard!

We have some very exciting news! Silkkassa's very own railways have been finished! Your elkh can now travel much more quickly if they're willing to board specially made trains. Traincars are made for beps and humans both to feel comfortable.

Read about The Avis Regional!

Train Travel exploration prompts

To celebrate the new railways, we've created a new prompt. Your elkh can travel to various villages throughout the contenent to sightsee and collect stamps in their stampbook, as well as a special companion and accessory! The first of these prompts is for the star city of Silkkassa: Kei! Earn a fancy pigeon companion and a jewled key pendant by completing this prompt. 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). New Exploration Prompts will be available sporadically in between other events!

These new village exploration prompts will also include beautiful new location art (by LordStarryFace) which is also added to the corresponding location page.

Meet the royal family!

Since we're exploring Kei, it's time to meet the Royal Family! Silkkassa elects its leaders, but in old tradition, they take the appearance of a ruler and live at the castle. We're delighted to share these beautiful designs created by Faios.

In addition to the human leaders, their bep companions have been fleshed out as well.  Meet Taneli and Mirjam!

Please read all about these characters here! Clicking on any of the royal family characters will take you to their Figures page.

Read about the Royal Family!

To find the Royal Family page, go to WORLD> LORE >Royal Family

Also introducing: Silkkassa's royal crest!

We hope you enjoy this new information about the world!

Odds & Ends + What's ahead

• The featured character is updated for September (see main page)!
• A new Daily Calendar is available!
• The LORE page has been updated with useful links. Species guides have been moved from GUIDES to LORE.
• October will bring a new Beast Trial for aitielkh! Join Patreon or boost the discord server for exclusive previews!
• The site is locked down for new members due to bots. If you are new and wish to start an account, join our discord and let us know and we'll help you! We hope to have registration open again starting September 9th.

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.

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!