Mistic Pets

The vast gardens of the Mistica Kingdom palace were glowing with color under a pale blue sky, the flower’s delicate petals swaying in time to the gentle breeze that brought a slight chill to say that spring was ending. 

Joel had to admit that even in his most elaborate dreams he hadn’t pictured his wedding day as beautiful as this. A silvery white arch of intricate latticework curved over his head, dripping with wild red roses adorned with minute golden bells fastened to their stems. The guests were all sitting, arrayed on either side so an aisle of palest pink silk ran between them. Joel saw the scruffy Captain Jack Skillow looking quite put together in clothes that were at least clean, and around him sat an odd grouping of people that Joel didn’t know.

There were the Imps and Sprites of course, the former having been invited under strict conditions that they not cause trouble (though King Mephitic had declined the offer). Prince Arman and Princess Aisling were beaming at him from the very front row. However, Joel could also see one pale blue woman with wavy hair and purple fins, a dark skinned creature with enormous bat-like wings pressed tight into his body, and a human like himself, along with a similar creature whose ears were sweeping and pointed. The king had informed Joel earlier that these were guests of Captain Jack Skillow, brought on his ship to one of Mistica’s largest land masses.

Suddenly, the band of Sprites set out behind Joel and the king began to play a soft melody, and Princess Alana’s three maids made their way down the aisle. Dressed in soft gold and with a small bouquet of lotuses, they were followed by three of the men who had closest with Joel against the Imps, more somber in simple black tuxedos.

And then everyone rose and turned to the aisle. The music swelled, rising in pitch like an ocean wave, and at the height of it Princess Alana stepped out onto the silken pathway. Joel couldn’t help but stare at his lovely bride, her black hair elegantly knotted and stark against her soft pale skin, the ruffled white gown she wore adorned with colorful flowers – the Sprite’s addition. 

As she reached Joel the Sprites’ music faded away, and the king began to speak.

“We are here after a great trial to celebrate a lifelong union,” he declared, “I give Joel my full blessing, and from now on, he will be as a son to me.” And then the king turned to Joel. “Joel, do you vow to protect Princess Alana, to love her unconditionally, until death?”

Joel swallowed; he could feel his hands shaking, but his voice came out steady: “I do.”

The king nodded and then turned to his daughter; Joel thought he heard the distinguished man blink back a tear. “And Princess Alana, do you vow to stand by Joel, to love him unconditionally, until death?”

The princess’s face lit up with a smile and she nodded. “I do!”

“Then I declare you, before Pandoria and by my right as king, man and wife, Prince and Princess of the realm! You may kiss the bride.”

And Joel did, and the crowd stood to their feet and cheered.

After making their way back down the aisle once again, Joel and Alana led the guests out into the courtyard, where tables draped in silvery white and bearing enormous, elaborate floral centerpieces dotted the marble floor. Joel and Alana went to the small white gazebo set up with their table, standing on the steps to address the guests.

Joel raised his voice, and the crowd hushed to listen. “The Princess and I have a surprise for you all,” he announced, and saw curious eyebrows raised, “we want to reward everyone for their valiant efforts in keeping the kingdom safe, and so we have a tent set up with an assortment of rare things to choose from. Please enjoy yourselves!” And resisting the urge to add in a dig at the Imps, Joel and Alana turned to take their seats.

Plot Shop!

You heard them Mistica, click the happy couple above to access the Plot Shop. You can check your points for all your hard work and pick out your rewards.  Those joining in the fight this year had scores ranging from 1 point, up to above 5,000!! 

We'd like to congratulate our top plot players:
(Overall, those scoring over 2500 points!)
Deedeeme(s)
Caitlingal(s)
 Sherry(s)
Kauri (i)
Special Notice for Melody(s) and Ruthie(i) who both blew us away with the top staff scores!
(s)=Sprite (i)-Imp
Perhaps those with enough points to get Daydream and Nightmare Boxes in the shop may be interested in these amazing new pets? 



Introducting our Legendary Characters!

(CLICK ABOVE TO ACCESS YOUR LEGENDARIES)
The cat is out of the bag, and the Legendary characters are here in Mistica to stay! Head on in to Mistic Chat to read a handy guide, and to get started creating your very own avatar for the world of Mistica. 

The stars randomly appearing on clothing? That means they are now wearable by all six races of Mistica. So let's welcome the Humans, Kelpies, Sprites, Imps, Gargoyles, and Fey to Mistica with a rousing round of applause of the hard work of the entire team that brought them to life!

If you've been dying to dress like a Princess, a royal Prince or an Imp King you are in luck with these amazing new Tags!

Each of these tags, include items to create an ensemble look. When you open it, you will be awarded a random item from the set. The sets are listed in the item description so you may preview them at  your leisure. 
(These are also available in the Plot shop, no MP required. The bags are random to allow us to keep the price lowered at 25MP) 
Flashy Fashion is now carrying some more fantastic clothing, so head in to get yours now!



~Mistic Team 

For Zarabeythe!

Lets all come together and gather in our forums to
wish Zara a wonderful day full of smiles and cheer!

There are some wonderful new items floating around
the site. Good luck finding and collecting them all!

Rosebud, never one to miss a party, has a few new
celebration items mixed in with some of the old!

Last but never least, Arnold has a little gift of his own!

Furthering the Celebration!

Perhaps you have a pet you have been waiting to create?
Check throughout the day for your chance to create
something special!

This Month in Mistica is a quick guide to everything that’s happened on site in the past month. Whether you’re new and want a better idea of what goes on here, an older user who’s returning, or simply too lazy to read the news, this article has all -- okay, most -- of the information you need!

December, of course, is focused on one big holiday: Mistmas!

The very first day we celebrated the birthday of one of Mistica's amazing writers, gemajgall! New presents were also released for wrapping up your Mistmas gifts in, everyone began decorating their Mistmas trees, and the Advent Calendar opened up once again.

On the 3rd, Aurelius began his yearly journey over the skies of Mistica, but suddenly fell out of the sky! That same day Queen Boreal cast off some of her kohals for kind users to adopt.

The 5th brought us a huge new collection of Shooting Star Ornaments! Older items, previously retired from last year's Mistmas, were re-released. You were also able to send friends gifts of MP.

The next day, it was revealed that Aurelius's awful crash gave his amnesia! The always wickedly ambitious Queen Boreal took advantage of this, bringing the star into her castle, pretending to be a friend. Three new avatars were also released.

King Blithe is seen two days later, anxiously pacing in his own palace, trying to figure out how to get Aurelius back. New ornaments, tree skirts and white lights were then released for your Mistmas trees.

We got an update on the 9th telling us what the Advent Calendar prizes had been so far.

On the 10th, King Blithe released a whole host of new alchemy recipes, all to create new Mistmas themed items! These could be turned in to Queen Boreal for Aurelius's ransom, but the jolly king seemed to have something else planned for the star's rescue. The lovely Wintercursed Yehxil was also released.

The 13th was exciting indeed; MeriKlaus had created a powder to help heal Aurelius's memory, and all the items being turned in to Boreal were covered with it, unknown to the queen. It was also announced that Rosebud was stocking a bunch of new stockings and Dala Mericai toys for the holidays!

On the 15th, things started looking up; Aurelius was getting flashes of his memories back, and Queen Boreal's alchemy experiments were still failing! Unfortunately, two days later, we see that her alchemy is beginning to come together, thanks to her studies of the items being turned in to her. At least we also got a new shipment of toys to cheer us up: slinkeroos!

Aurelius, on the 20th, was forced to release more kohals from Queen Boreal's service. He didn't seem too happy about it though, and actually stood up to the woman who he had previously obeyed unswervingly. On a more serious note, the rules were also updated, asking members to keep certain personal topics private.

Xeaviel celebrated her 21st birthday on the 21st!

The next day, however, was not so cheerful; Queen Boreal found out how Aurelius's memory was being healed and locked him in a dungeon! In her fury she also stopped accepting the tainted items members were turning in, promising that the star would rot in her castle forever.

Ken Kratork showed up the next day to announce that some brave Misticans had gone to save Aurelius! Their quest was not easy, however, as Queen Boreal had a powerful ally guarding the star: King Kohal, who seemed to grow more powerful the longer he fought. In addition, a slightly late announcement was posted welcoming Rele to the mod team!

The 24th was Isyli's birthday!

And of course, the next day was Mistmas! And an exciting day it proved to be; over 180 members received a Pet Slot Coin as gift from the staff, along with four new stockings! Other members who had been less active received a 7 Day Champion Dust and one random stocking. It was also announced how much we were able to give because of your purchases of the Giving Angel item: $250! Good job, Misticans!

In addition to all of that, Aurelius finally broke free, tossing Queen Boreal into her own dungeons and seeking refuge with King Blithe, but he wasn't powerful enough to head for the skies again! The 27th came with a call to all Misticans to send out good wishes to fuel Aurelius's power. The Frost Braenon and Kratork were also released.

The next few days were hectic! Mistica got a whole new server, but with delays and technical difficulties, had a very long downtime during the switch. Luckily our fearless leader Zarabeythe was watching over the site the whole time! However, on the 31st everything got sorted out, so we have a whole new server for the New Year.

This month closes out the year of 2010, and for Mistica, it was a great twelve months! We grew, but still stayed tightly knit, like any good community would, and we're showing no signs of being torn apart. Merry Mistmas and Happy New Year, Mistica!