Mistic Pets

The Hug Bug’s gleeful giggles were loud, carrying throughout the townsquare, exciting the lovebugs and cooties gathered around. Their chirping chorus carried loving ideas to everyone present, and even the ever stoic Gordon was feeling a little giddy.

It didn’t take long for a few eager-to-please cooties to collect the supplies the Hug Bug needed, and within minutes he had created one Rougarou-sized pair of sound-blocking ear muffs, and he held them out for the Faction leaders to admire. He then offered them out to the three encouragingly and was met with nervous stares.However, not everyone was happy with this situation.

The Rougarou’s angered howls cut through the celebratory chatter like jagged teeth through chocolate truffles. A few smaller, more timid pets scattered, and Clayton found himself hiding behind Erika without meaning to.

The Hug Bug frowned. Infestation was a time of happiness, for lovely thoughts and caring for all, even the most grouchy…. Horrendous… kidnapping beasts. He was smart enough to know that a hug wasn’t about to solve this problem.

He chittered in thought, crossing one set of arms, cracking the knuckles of the other as he shuffled his feet in thought. Like a thunderclap that The Rougarou would also hate, the idea came to mind.

Someone was going to have to face the Rougarou. In person. As he was rampaging in anger. Gordon considered seeking out Benni to do the deed. Erika, who noticed that Clayton was trying to inch behind her again, had a different idea.

“Well, hey, y’know I thiiink whoever saved the most lovebugs and cooties should get the honour!” She wrapped her tail around Clayton’s legs, forcing him to stumble forward and leaving paint splattered on his fur.

Gordon was pulled out of his pondering and grinned. “Now that is a lovely idea.” He patted Clayton on the shoulder. “You’ve done such a great job, you deserve to be rewarded.”

“W-what? I don’t think this is an honour.” Clayton stammered, putting his paws up in defense.

“Aw, c’mon, one swamp dweller to another. Get on out there!” Erika gestured to the Hug Bug who was still offering out the ear muffs.

Clayton took the ear muffs in shaky paws, found himself caught up in a nearly back-breaking hug courtesy of the master of hugs himself, and then stumbled off towards the roars of The Rougarou.

He wasn’t nervous. He was not nervous. He was calm, cool and collected.

Clayton was lying to himself, and he wasn’t really good at it. The Rougarou towered over him, and had torn up the landscape around them in his rage. Now he paused, huffing, growls escaping his throat, drool dripping from his maw. His fur was matted, and he reeked of swamp water and decaying organic matter, possibly due to the eyes adorning his neck.

Which looked awfully fresh, if Clayton was going to be honest.

“Yes?” Clayton hadn’t expected The Rougarou to talk, and was caught off guard. It took a second for him to recollect his thoughts.

“H-hey, I just wanted to say, I’m really digging your style.” He pointed a finger at the necklace leering back at him. The Rougarou squinted in suspicion.

“…And?”

“Well, I’m just thinking you could use somethin’ else, something stylish and practical.” He held out the ear muffs, and it was obvious The Rougarou did not find them impressive

“You expect me to wear something styled after the leader of those obnoxious critters who have been winding me up all month?” The Rougarou was closer now. Clayton had thought he had smelled bad breath from customers of his who had eaten some of the more questionable menu items, but it was nothing compared to the halitosis he was being choked with now.

Maybe the Hug Bug should have thrown in some breath mints, while he was at it.

“It’s styled after them because it totally blocks ‘em all out. Go ahead, try it! All you’ll hear are your own thoughts, and the sheepzies you count to fall back asleep.” Bloodshot eyes studied him, massive claws reached towards him, and for a second Clayton worried his remaining eye would find its way to that necklace. Instead the ear muffs were picked up with more delicacy than he expected, and fitted onto The Rougarou’s head.

The beast cocked his head to the side, let out a massive howl, and seemed content. Without so much as a nod of thanks, he bounded off towards the swamps, returning to his home.

Mistica was free, the love bugs and cooties were safe, and Clayton shakily picked his way back towards the other faction leaders, who might be finding any celebratory treats they created smashed into their smirking faces.

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Congratulations to the Swamp Swumpies for their win!

Final Tally:
Swamp Swumpies - 915
Darkwood Dandies - 880
Village Valyrs - 767
(Trophies have been awarded) 


Chronicles will be released tomorrow!
Be sure to head to the giveaway for your OWN pair of hugbug ear muffs! They are wearable!


~Mistic Team

The Weekly Raffle has come to a close, and we are very happy to announce the latest super lucky Misticans!!

Congratulations to Resolve, who has won 1st place this week!

And also to Sleep, who has won 2nd place this week!


Resolve has won their choice of Graces in February.







OR the MC pot of 18,238,700 MC!

Be sure to mail Pandoria onsite to choose which pet will be transformed!



Congratulations to our 2nd place winner Sleep!
They will receive the second blessed pet, or their choice if the 1st place winner chooses the pot!

Pandoria will contact you soon!



Be sure to head on over to purchase your tickets now for a chance to win big! Remember, there are two chances to win every Sunday!!

Well done to our feed pal winners! They were:
Beer with 120 fed
sicklymuffin with 63 fed
rdolphingirl with 53 fed

We would also like to take this weekly newspost to remind our members of some useful tips and links to help make your gameplay more enjoyable!

Weekly Game Schedule
Wednesday!

All games: Distorted Pix, Trivia, W/W Am I?, Totally Random, and Giveaway will be updated each Wednesday.

Giveaway will also randomly update, so be sure to check in periodically!


Also, have you met Daily?

Visit Daily every day to help remind you of all the fun and interesting activities here in Mistica!




~Mistic Team.

His smile grew until his face began to ache. It filled him with hope and warmth, happiness and relief. In the distance, he could hear Rougarou howling with annoyance as the lovebugs and cooties were stolen away safely.

They were going to be okay.

A strange feeling came over him, a small itch at first on his chest, another one near his back. Hug Bug frowned, twisting this way and that to relieve the itchiness, yet no matter how hard he scratched, the sensation would not stop. It soon spread over him, until a pink glow surrounded him. Everyone nearby had to look away as the light hid Hug Bug from view.

Was it just him or did everyone seem shorter?

Looks like the Hug Bug has molted! What do you think of his new fancy skin, Mistica? 

Click the Hug Bug above, to be taken to the faction page. Click on your team's mascot there, to turn in all those critters you've been hoarding!

Turn all those cooties and lovebugs, either one at a time, or with the submit all button! (That will submit all cooties and lovebugs pictured in your inventory!)

Let's see which team can come out ahead!

~Mistic Team

The faction leaders plotted and consulted with the Hug Bug on the best way to gather up the cooties and lovebugs that had been captured by the Rougarou.

A plan was beginning to form, but it would take just a bit more time to set into motion. In the meantime; Erika, Gordon, Clayton and all their team members all continued to gather up other cootie and lovebugs to keep them safe!

Please be sure to continue gathering lovebugs and cooties. Tomorrow is when there will be an opportunity in several sessions throughout the day to get your pets bitten by the infestation critters to get them heartsick!
 
If your pet is bitten, your pet will acquire an overlay such as the one above.

Be sure to keep your cooties and lovebugs, as there will be an opportunity to turn them in within the next day or two. These will count in faction points for your team!


~Mistic Team 

Hug Bug arrived expecting to hear playful giggles and see mischievous grins as his little friends frolicked and spread their love. Instead, he was greeted with terrified squeaks and a small cluster of cooties and love bugs charging him for comfort. It took about five minutes to get them to calm down and tell him what was wrong. Finally, an armadilluv squeaked up and confessed everything.

“The Rougarou has them?” he said with shock. All at once the cluster nodded in agreement. “In a cage?”

He hadn't realized there was any capacity in him for any emotion other than love, but right now all he could feel was anger and fury. Misticans had been capturing cooties and love bugs since the first Infestation, but they had always done so under the promise to take care of them. The Rougarou couldn't have had their best interests in mind. Hug Bug's heart dropped when he thought of them all, trapped in a tiny cage, wanting nothing more than to come back out into the open air again.

“Well, we can't free them on our own! Is there someone who can help us?” he asked the swarm.

Wonder who can lend a hand...?
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Feeling crafty Mistica?
Eye the hints for these Infestation craftables, and go see King Blithe to create them! 

~Mistic Team

The Weekly Raffle has come to a close, and we are very happy to announce the latest super lucky Misticans!!

Congratulations to Seme, who has won 1st place this week!

And also to Resolve, who has won 2nd place this week!


Seme has won their choice of Graces in February.







OR the MC pot of 12,304,900 MC!

Be sure to mail Pandoria onsite to choose which pet will be transformed!



Congratulations to our 2nd place winner Resolve!
They will receive the second blessed pet, or their choice if the 1st place winner chooses the pot!

Pandoria will contact you soon!



Be sure to head on over to purchase your tickets now for a chance to win big! Remember, there are two chances to win every Sunday!!

Well done to our feed pal winners! They were:
Ceridwen with 59 fed
JeWeLs with 58 fed
Red with 53 fed

We would also like to take this weekly newspost to remind our members of some useful tips and links to help make your gameplay more enjoyable!

Weekly Game Schedule
Wednesday!

All games: Distorted Pix, Trivia, W/W Am I?, Totally Random, and Giveaway will be updated each Wednesday.

Giveaway will also randomly update, so be sure to check in periodically!


Also, have you met Daily?

Visit Daily every day to help remind you of all the fun and interesting activities here in Mistica!




~Mistic Team.

With one chilling ice storm, the release of winter themed pets for this season comes to a close. Please welcome the WinterCursed Vix!

Be sure to stock up on boxes before they are not available once more!



~Mistic Team 

The sound of laughter, shrieks of anguish, and bitter groans of disappointment woke the Rougarou from his long sleep. His eyes snapped opened, rage filling him as he realized what it could mean. Did no one understand the need for peace and quiet? With a howl of anger, Rougarou stormed through the swamp and towards the source of the noise. Instead of seeing brightly colored beads and clothes or hearing the traditional ear-screeching music being played, it was a different sight than what he was used to.

Pink, everything was pink and red.

The Rougarou ignored how the Misticans stopped in their antics of trying to catch the lovebugs and cooties that were swarming everywhere, focusing on only the fact that it wasn’t Revelry. The sudden silence was broke when Clayton, having been too focused on the task at hand, pounced on something that was rustling in the bushes.

“Caught it!” Clayton’s lopsided smile at catching the Peacootie faded away when he noticed the Rougarou staring at him. Oh dear… Rougarou’s eyes narrowed. So these pink things buzzing around were the reason he had woke up earlier than usual? With a mighty roar, he snatched a cage a Mistican had been holding and began to rampage through the town, throwing lovebugs and cooties alike into it.

If these pests were gone, then there would be no more noise!

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In other parts of the world, winter was taking an opportunity to let Misticans know that its time was not yet up!

Welcome to the wintergala Lysador!

Bernard, in Blizzard Buddies, has a brand new pal, for a special occasion indeed. It's Keshi's Birthday!


Swng on in to get your paws on this adorable Whotter, then, of course, go to the forums and sign her birthday card!

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Fans of My Cutie Shyre will want to hit the holiday shop, and be sure to tune in for the Holiday installment of their favorite cartoon!
 
~Mistic Team 

The cooties and lovebugs were EVERYWHERE!
It was about this time each year, that Misticans across the land were ready to throw in their towels. It was just TOO much.

Luckily, Harmony at Heartsong Music had a few new instruments to perk everyone up!


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Pandoria has been quiet this month, but she has limited stock of two exclusive Infestation pals, better look for yours quick!


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 And if you are in the mood to shut your doors and block out the incessant lovebug humming and all the chattering sounds of the cooties, stop by the Holiday and get your exclusive Lovely Sheepzy Plush!


Or take a moment to observe Gordon, Erika, and Clayton fighting the tide of infestation. Their stores are growing, and soon you will be able to add your hoard of lovebugs and cooties to theirs. Then we will see who is victorious!

(The infestation of these pets will be FINALLY concluded on Feb 25, please take note of the time to gather once collecting has begun.)

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First off, a great big welcome to our newest member (but one of our longest supporters) Juddster! 

Judd has joined our team to work as a collaborative programmer and has already been digging in and becoming more familiar with more of the site. 
He has always been willing to step in and help save the day, and now we are thrilled to have him as a more permanent part of the staff. 

We have utilized a new system for logging and tracking issues and are working through them as fast as we can!

First up, we have two updates from Judd!

1- News comments now have member names properly linked as you read through them, you can now access profiles easily, as was first intended.

2.- Galleries have been fixed, and the phantom default galleries have been addressed.  Now, when someone accesses your gallery from your profile they will be directed to your chosen default gallery. 

Work will continue to log pre-existing issues into this system, and work through them. Please spare us a bit more patience, we will be stomping these past bugs/issues out! 

So welcome Judd to the team!

~Mistic Team 

The Weekly Raffle has come to a close, and we are very happy to announce the latest super lucky Misticans!!

 

Congratulations to Empire, who has won 1st place this week!
And also to Resolve, who has won 2nd place this week!

Empire has won their choice of Graces in February.

  
OR the MC pot of 13,696,600 MC!
Be sure to mail Pandoria onsite to choose which pet will be transformed!

Congratulations to our 2nd place winner Resolve! They will receive the second blessed pet, or their choice if the 1st place winner chooses the pot!
Pandoria will contact you soon!

Be sure to head on over to purchase your tickets now for a chance to win big! Remember, there are two chances to win every Sunday!!

Well done to our feed pal winners! They were:
JeWeLs with 228 fed
Kim with 120 fed
Red with 50 fed

We would also like to take this weekly newspost to remind our members of some useful tips and links to help make your gameplay more enjoyable!

Weekly Game Schedule Wednesday!
All games: Distorted Pix, Trivia, W/W Am I?, Totally Random, and Giveaway will be updated each Wednesday.
Giveaway will also randomly update, so be sure to check in periodically!

Also, have you met Daily?

Visit Daily every day to help remind you of all the fun and interesting activities here in Mistica!


~Mistic Team.

 

The humming of the lovebugs outside...
The shouts of Gordon and Erika as they chased them...
The ballads being serenaded to people’s crushes...

Clayton shut the windows, blocking them out so he could focus. If it was lovebug catching they wanted, it was lovebug catching they were going to get. He fiddled with net materials, deciding against spider webs. While they were sticky and strong enough to catch swarms of lovebugs, they also caught hordes of everything else – dust bunnies, the food he was selling, his fingers.

That and the spiders didn’t seem fond of handing the material over.

After a lot of fiddling, fighting, and finally acceptance that the remaining spiderwebs helped to keep the net in Clayton’s hand – seriously, he couldn’t seem to set the net down! – he was finally ready to participate in some good old lovebug catching. He strutted into the middle of town, waving his net with glee, where Gordon  & Erika were frantically trying to net the critters.

“How ‘bout a little friendly competition?” He drawled.

“What do you think we’ve been doing?” was Gordon's response, and Clayton’s shoulders drooped in annoyance before he shrugged and joined in the catching game.

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Be sure to hang onto your cooties and lovebugs, looks like the factions just may be taking count!  

There are some new goodies stocking around Mistica, be sure to visit the Holiday Shop, Post Office, Mistica Cuisine, Sweets R Us, & the Health Food Store to get your mitts on these!






~Mistic Team
(not all items are seasonal stock!) 

It was a bright and beautiful day, which was also the perfect day to be delivering cupcakes to a dear friend of hers. Carefully balancing the rack of deliciously sweet cupcakes topped with various flavored frostings, Erika strolled down the street, head held high. Although she lost the food fight to Gordon, her team managed to win the snowball fight. Just the thought sent adrenaline pumping through her. She couldn’t wait to compete against the other two again.

Bzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz!!!!!

That next time was about to come sooner than she thought! A light buzzing sound caught her attention, causing her to pause and glance around at her surroundings. Buzzing? The only buzzing that she knew of was – Erika was unable to finish her thought as a pink swarm of lovebugs and cooties invaded the area.



The shopkeeper was only able to take a few steps back, gasping as a portion of some lovebugs and cooties that she had never seen before descended upon her and her treats like a large pink cloud. No amount of shooing them or swatting them away worked, as they had devoured her cupcakes within seconds. A shout echoed to the right of her, and she turned her gaze to see Gordon running down the street, a net in hand.
 

Can you catch these new cooties and lovebugs?


~Mistic Team 

Proud was too simple a word to describe how Gordon was feeling at the moment. Gratified, ecstatic, thrilled. His team had won the first ever food fight between the three teams and he could never be happier. His hand drew back from where it had been polishing two trophies. Set up above the counter in his shop, they were showcased to everyone who walked in for a delicious treat. Next to them was the winning catapult, still frosted over from the snowball fight.

Although his team had been beaten in the snowball fight by Erika, the pride never vanished. They had stayed in second and fought gallantly. Honestly, Gordon could not stand still behind his counter after all of the running and scooping up snow. It was almost sad to realize the fun shenanigans would have to cease as the year moved forward.

Gordon was about to turn back to the register when he paused, hearing a slight buzzing outside his window. Strange, normally customers didn’t ‘buzz’ into his store, it was simply undignified. Whatever he was about to say to the newcomer slipped his mind as a Bumbleluv landed on the glass. Dread welled up within him.

Oh no. They have arrived.

Across the way, he spied a Briken pop out of a bush and got to thinking. If only they had a way to trap and capture the pests… With that, an idea struck him. He knew exactly what to do, or rather, make. Hanging a temporarily closed sign on his door, Gordon hastened to the back of his store. A net, he needed a net!

~Mistic Team

From every street corner and shop window, Misticans gather and look to the clouds to watch as the sky turns pink with the incoming swarms. Cooties collect on windowsills and lovebugs munch on candies carelessly discarded by fleeing civilians as the creatures drop from the skies and land on unsuspecting victims. Pets everywhere begin to show strange side effects, and chocolate cravings soar as denizens stockpile sweets to combat the madness. Reports come in that the Hug Bug himself has been seen lurking around with a smile on his face and love in his heart.

Infestation!
 Yes, it's that time of the year again Mistica and the Cooties and Lovebugs have descended en mass to take over our world!  It's time to take advantage of all this love and care being tossed around as these critters worm their way into every nook and cranny on Mistic. Batten down the hatches and do what you can to protect your pets; unless of course you are looking for a new look?

How it Works!
Lovebugs and Cooties will appear randomly on your pages as you wander through the site, and you'll have to jump on them when you see them. Click them quickly to see if you can capture them!

Keep in mind that you could finish the collections and get a medal or two for your troubles!

sampling of lovebugs

sampling of Cooties

Might be a good time to activate your champion dust, you'll be able to find more cooties and lovebugs during the infestation period!

Important Note!
If you see a cootie or lovebug, you must click on it straight away, if you are on multiple tabs, it will make the critter more apt to 'run away' than be caught. Don't miss out on them, and stay alert!

Only want one or the other of these critters? Utilize these fixes to get rid of one or the other (or both) of these pesky groups!

These stock as very rare items in Rosebud's Holiday Shop 

If you'd care to reverse the effects at anytime, you can pick up the 'antidotes'.

Visit Rosebud, and click her image in the Holiday Goodies Shop. She's teamed up with Maury to deliver some extra goodies this year! Every hour, you may send up to 3 each hour to friends to help with their collecting*. There are also notes and cards you can choose to send!
(*champs can send 5!)

Rosebud has candy boxes, and cards for Infestation stocking. Maury is manning the shop! Check some of the boxes below!

Which ones are your favorites

Be sure to see some of your favorite shopkeepers for some seasonal goodies, stocking now!

And much more

~Mistic Team

The Weekly Raffle has come to a close, and we are very happy to announce the latest super lucky Misticans!!

 

Congratulations to Sar, who has won 1st place this week!
And also to 3dora, who has won 2nd place this week!

Sar has won their choice of Graces in February.

  
OR the MC pot of 19,248,600 MC!
Be sure to mail Pandoria onsite to choose which pet will be transformed!

Congratulations to our 2nd place winner 3dora! They will receive the second blessed pet, or their choice if the 1st place winner chooses the pot!
Pandoria will contact you soon!

Be sure to head on over to purchase your tickets now for a chance to win big! Remember, there are two chances to win every Sunday!!

Well done to our feed pal winners! They were:
rdolphingirl with 34 fed
Red with 13 fed
Milotc with 8 fed

We would also like to take this weekly newspost to remind our members of some useful tips and links to help make your gameplay more enjoyable!

Weekly Game Schedule Wednesday!
All games: Distorted Pix, Trivia, W/W Am I?, Totally Random, and Giveaway will be updated each Wednesday.
Giveaway will also randomly update, so be sure to check in periodically!

Also, have you met Daily?

Visit Daily every day to help remind you of all the fun and interesting activities here in Mistica!


~Mistic Team.

 

Monty's shop location has changed, are you a good enough detective to find where he's hiding out? 

A few new items are stocking in his shop!


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Along with some older favorites!

Better get to reading if you want to make it into Monty's shop this month!

~Mistic Team 

As the sun vanished and darkness descended upon Mistica, the snowballs ceased their relentless barrage. Peace settled across the land and everyone was exhausted from the efforts to keep their factions in the lead.

And without further ado, our results!


Village Valyrs

Darkwood Dandies

Swamp Swumpies

Congratulations!
Trophies have been awarded to everyone that participated. We increased participation by almost 70%!!

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Be sure to visit the giveaway for this special ratty!

And check in tomorrow for Jade Emporium update!

~Mistic Team 

February Credit shop is here, with some great goodies from the past, and the critters from last years Vending Machine! If you missed your chance before, now it is here again!




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Our Champion Gift this month is a little more grisly than normal, but many will enjoy it for just that reason!
 
The Darkheart Staff!


Champion gifts will be sent out this evening for those that activated their dust in February, or have active yearly Champion status.

~Mistic Team 

Vending has been updated!
What lovely items can you gain this February?
Feast your eyes below!


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Congratulations to Pet!
They have won a set of last month's vending items.


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Hold onto your legacy token this month to win your choice of Graces from this February!

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The Crystallized Toadstool has changed, and you can make this beauty during the month of February with the crystallized toadstool!

~Mistic Team 

Infestation is just around the corner, only a few days left to toss your snowballs before the factions plan to enact a cease-fire!

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Around the world of Mistica, the citizens of the fair world were preparing their houses for the onslaught of Infestation with the cooties and lovebugs that were the heralds of this season.  Pandoria happened upon a jubilant Frodrinn, who happened to be constructing some Infestation cards for his friends. He smiled at Pandoria, excitement in his eyes.
"Oh, Pandoria! This is my favorite time of year! With so much love in the air, even the effects of Infestation can't dull my joy! And the best part of all is all the chocolate of course! I would spread love and cheer all year if I could!" the Frodrinn's excitement was contagious, and Pandoria couldn't help but smile in return.
"Dear little frodrinn, you have made my heart smile, and I hope you are happy with your new visage." Pandoria clapped her hands, and the frodrinn changed in a swirl of colors.


With his happy, festive chocolate hearts and paper folded wings, this Frodrinn is sure to summon the Infestation spirit all year round!

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It was not long until Pandoria came up upon a shy daydream Haruba who ducked her head and bowed upon meeting the guardian of Mistica.

Demurely, the haruba gave a bow to Pandoria. Content to let her proceed upon her way, but the goddess paused.

"Little one, I can sense your longing, what is it that you wish to ask?" Pandoria inquired, and waited patiently.
"Oh Pandoria, I love my wings, and I love to be a daydream haruba, but I wish I could mute my bright colors and reflect my more tranquil nature." the haruba ducked her head once more, surprised at her boldness.

"I can do as you wish, and I hope you find joy in your new form!" Pandoria's staff flashed, and the Haruba was transformed, and her smile was dazzling in its sincere joy.


For February, we are happy to introduce the Lace Haruba and Paper Frodrinn blessings for this month!

The Blessed Pets this month may be obtained by participating in the weekly raffle, or as a gift with purchase.  Once Monty has settled into his new location, there will be several of each available for purchase by MC. 

Be sure to read this FAQ, linked above or visit the Mistic Chat forums and look for a useful guide that a member has assembled, full of information!