May 2026 Newsletter
Posted 3 weeks and 4 days ago :: Last edited 2 weeks and 5 days ago by LostInProgresMay 2026 Newsletter
Welcome to another edition of The Flowering Star!
We are excited to announce the permanent lowering of pilgrimage requirements.
Starting today, the first two pilgrimage prompts will require 1 shaded fullbody, with a simple scenic background OR 775 words, and the final prompt (as well as repeat visits) will require 1 shaded halfbody character, complex background OR 1 shaded halfbody character + 1 shaded halfbody guardian, medium background OR 1275 words.
In addition to this, pilgrimages will now be tracked trough the questlines system. This should make tracking pilgrimage progress easier for members and staff alike!
We hope that this makes pilgrimages more inviting for everyone!
View the Pilgrimage info page here
Mana Organ Color Break
Eye Color Break
Color Surge
Third Eye Gem Divergence
Hoof Color Changer
Spacefarer's Mane
Dual Colored Core
Antennae Shape Change
These vary in level, so make sure you can earn them before applying!
Something is stirring in the grasslands outside of town...
With Hollow’s escape seems to have come a great wave of spiritual disturbances. Some townsfolk report strange sightings in the grassier areas on the outskirts of town. Some residents describe running into a small, mesmerizingly beautiful snake they’ve never seen before, while others report sightings of a massive beast whose gaze held them frozen in place before it slithered off and vanished into thin air.
The Guardian Spirits have been slightly unsettled lately...
The council is encouraging pilgrimages to hopefully calm the Guardians down some. With their supplies, pilgrimages to all spirits will temporarily be slightly easier. For the duration of this month, the first prompt completed counts for two! This means you can complete both stages of the "journey" section of a pilgrimage with one image! This image should still follow the standard requirements. The final prompt must be completed as normal.
Deadline for lowered requirements is May 31st, 23:59 site time.
Are you ready to help mister Atlas and his good boy George make Washes?
In an attempt to distract the children (and less brave adults) from current events, Atlas is taking students for his class on wash making! He needs your help in creating Washes for his shop! He's looking for inspiration for washes to offer in his trading post.
The wash class is a series of three prompts, which reward items, access to upgrades, and an exclusive pog!
Additionally, after the class has concluded, Atlas will be picking some washes to officially add to the site!
View the Questline here
Deadline for prompt submissions is May 31st, 23:59 site time.
A new caravan has appeared in the shopping center...
It appears the Traveling Merchant is back in town, and is carrying new stock with them! Some sort of reins?
View the Traveling Merchant's shop here
A building has began construction within Whistler Crest. Newcomers that no one has seen before are busy working about, and after some time of rumors spreading through the town, the answer to what the building is becoming clearer.
A chapel.
What does your character think of it?
View the prompt here
Deadline for prompt submissions is May 14th, 23:59 site time.
Meanwhile in Xaaida...
The weather is still frigid and harsh. Many islanders are growing worried about this year's long winter.
The elders are encouraging pilgrimages to hopefully calm Zuggabug down some. With their supplies, pilgrimages to all spirits will temporarily be slightly easier. For the duration of this month, the first prompt completed counts for two! This means you can complete both stages of the "journey" section of a pilgrimage with one image! This image should still follow the standard requirements. The final prompt must be completed as normal.
View the pilgrimage info here
Deadline for lowered requirements is May 31st, 23:59 site time.
Pilgrimages to Atmos may also be done with lowered requirements; but must be done in a "flashback" to when he was on the island during fall/winter!
With a new spirit also come three new upgrades exclusive to this pilgrimage
Moss Back
Zug Eyes
Wood Pinch Tail
Something has been stirring in the oceans...
... but not one islander has been able to get close enough to investigate.
To settle the children, Vahk’asha tells a story.
"Once, an injured child suddenly appeared in the West Isle Village, in the cold of a winter storm. They claimed to have been attacked by a beast twice the size of a Mountain Pieshu, and their mother had gotten separated. They pleaded with the villagers to help them, and a party of Xaaidans bravely forged into the forest, ready to help the child. One warrior, particularly touched by the child’s plight, gifted them a necklace as a promise that their mother would be found."
"However, when the warriors came to the spot the child led them to, they found no such battle, nor any signs that the child’s mother had been there at all. The winds began to howl, and a sudden squall left them struggling to see. The child disappeared, and the warrior who had gifted them the necklace tried to find them. From the flurries, a pale serpent with a glowing blue mouth full of rows and rows of teeth leapt at the warriors. They fought off the beast, and managed to survive. When the monster was slain, the snows vanished and all that remained where the monster stood was a pile of blue snow and, resting atop the pile, the necklace the child had worn."
Vahk’asha leans back, closing his eyes before looking at the small circle of villagers. His eyes settle on a particularly frightened looking Astralit and he places his hand on their shoulder before giving the group a small smile.
View the prompt here
Deadline for prompt submissions is May 31st, 23:59 site time.
”Lately, I’ve been having dreams of a monster on the mountain…”
While you’re in the west village, busy about your tasks for the day whether they are important or not, a Nyulop in a woolen shawl approaches you.
"It strikes from the blizzard, tearing me apart… It was nothing like those giant birds… it was different— worse."
"The dreams are always very vivid… I think they’re visions of the future. I never have such vivid dreams, and they’re never reoccurring— I barely even have dreams at all."
View the prompt here
Deadline for prompt submissions is May 31st, 23:59 site time.
Teles still wants to practice magic. The prompt "Teaching Teles Magic" has had its deadline extended!
View the prompt here
Deadline for prompt submissions is now June 20th, 23:59 site time.
As a small reminder, we have an anonymous feedback form, as well as the #suggestions channel on our Discord. As we test new systems, requirements, and rewards, any and all feedback will be invaluable to know if these things are running smoothly. We want to make our members' experience enjoyable and take feedback to improve upon these things! If you have a suggestion or feedback, we encourage the use of these options!
With that, we've reached the end of this month's newsletter. See you next month!
DownTooClown He/Him
Hello! I would like to sell the following items to the travelling merchant:
1x candle light wash
1x copper airbrush wash
1x sparkling tinsel wash
1x winter storm wash
2x silver airbrush wash
(EDIT: Im so sorry, i meant to reply to the comment rather than comment directly under the post, apologies for the inconvenience)
2026-05-07 18:23:29 (Edited 2026-05-07 18:24:30)
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