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RE: Quick Updates - admin - 2/24/2026
The moderator vote has concluded, and we’re excited to share the results! Middy and Rosie Partytime are returning, and we’re thrilled to welcome Calico as our newest team member.
As a small treat, check out the Skills page in the Guidebook to explore three brand new Skill Trees as well: Death-Touched, Curator, and Naturalist.
Curator and Gravedigger have been moved from the Miscellaneous tree into their new branches. Thank you to everyone who participated in our close moderator poll - we had some fantastic candidates! Have a wonderful week.
RE: Quick Updates - admin - 3/5/2026
The sea roils and the air hums with a strange, electric pulse. You dream as the Moving Isle stirs again, not as a balm to Mythris’s unstable power, but now as an unexpected agent of wrath. Great fissures have suddenly torn open across all of Mythris, gaping wounds spreading throughout the continent that grow ever more numerous the closer the Isle drifts.
What could this mean for Mythris? And what's this about a two-week timer? Click here to participate in the exciting (maybe, hopefully) beginning to our conclusion of our Board Wide Plot.
RE: Quick Updates - admin - 3/19/2026
The Runes have all been found. The hunt is over.
A final dream falls across the creatures of Mythris, revealing a long-buried tragedy that now turns every gaze toward the Dream Visitor and the role he has played in the calamity now tearing the world apart.
As the land continues to split and fracture, hope begins to fade - but at last your efforts bear fruit. Every Rune uncovered from the past year is called forth from every corner of the continent, drawn together by the Dream Visitor’s will. Their power gathers in a great surge… and before you, three portals open.
You may choose only one. Each path is vital to restoring Mythris and resisting the terrible fate that looms on the horizon.
Only together can you succeed - now, the ending of this story is yours to shape until 4/1.
RE: Quick Updates - admin - 4/1/2026
LOOK WHAT YOU DID! You maniacs blew it up!
Ugh... even worse, the Dream Visitor is April's Character of the Month. He doesn't even have an account! What sorcery is this?!
Well, at any rate, it's Vivarium's 3rd birthday, and you know what that means - cake! Come claim your slice here!
RE: Quick Updates - admin - 4/2/2026
Sike! Our actual April Character of the Month is our beloved Amaranth, not that stinky Dream Visitor guy who regularly hijacks our Narrator account.
On to other important news: seeing as how the team got SUPER busy this month with travel and other external life things, the BWP finale has been postponed to April 14th.
As such, to cause minimal timeline hiccups and ensure people can continue posting present-day until then, it is now assumed that the BWP Door Threads are forward-dated and taking place on the 14th instead of the 1st.
(If you need help handling something related to the shift, feel free to ping staff and we can assist you!)
This also means that any stragglers who haven't gotten their characters in a Door yet still have the opportunity to do so.
I know some of y'all are also anxious to know the outcome of your characters' choices (a light bruise? A lost limb? DEATH?), so those who simply can't wait until then are free to message staff and inquire.
Thanks for hanging in there, and apologies for the delay. <3
RE: Quick Updates - admin - 4/15/2026
At last, the world wakes to a rising sun - and Mythris is reborn anew. Click here to see how your character's choices shaped the ending to this story, and read the conclusion of Vivarium's first Board-Wide Plot! A short summary can be found here as well.
Thank you to everyone who joined in and stuck it out - we hope you enjoyed the ride! If you simply can't wait and want to find out what happened to your character, click here!
… Just here for the rewards? Yeah, we thought so. Go ahead - check it out.
RE: Quick Updates - admin - 4/19/2026
Quick announcement! After discussing a few ideas, we've decided to introduce a new feature: Marked characters can now pass down the potential for a glowing trait to their offspring (whether conceived naturally or via Tree).
For any parents of upcoming litters interested in this opportunity, please contact Staff, who will roll a 1 in 4 chance for each child to inherit a Mark. The parents will be informed of the result and, if successful, may choose any Mark for their child from the table here.
We're also sad to announce that Calico has made the decision to step down from staff to better focus on her IRL health and enjoy the hobby without added stress. We've truly loved our time with her on the team, and look forward to continue reading her stories as they develop!
RE: Quick Updates - admin - 4/22/2026
Thanks to our beloved CJ we have made sure that the Mark of Mythris is displayed prominently in both on our quick view and full profiles. Staff members will be adding the Marks to character profiles from the Rewards Thread as we go so please be patient with us. We’ll keep the Rewards Thread open until May 6th for claiming, so make sure to decide and let us know for each of your participating characters! If you change your mind on what Mark of Mythris your character receives, we’ll just ask that you post in the Help channel to let us know with May 6th as the final day to make changes.
We realized very quickly that without accounts to mark, it will be difficult keeping up with potential inheritance rolls for litters since so much can still change before litters are born. So we will roll for inheritance at birth for the Mark of Mythris for each puppy, still keeping the same odds, and parents will get to choose what Mark *or* allow players to choose what Mark their puppy receives.
We’ll also be finishing up our updates for the Guidebook this weekend to include this information, but in the meantime, if you have any questions or concerns, please reach out to a member of Staff! Thank you!
RE: Quick Updates - admin - 5/4/2026
Final reminder that anyone who has not yet posted with their OOC account in this thread to claim their characters' chosen Marks of Mythris for participating in the finale of the BWP must do so by the end of May 6th.
Once the deadline has passed, accounts that did not claim their characters' Marks will have staff randomly roll to generate those characters' Marks (unless otherwise specified that you do not desire any).
Thanks again for participating in our first major plot, and we look forward to more adventures in the future!
Note: Players whose characters were already rolled for their Marks (those who did not post in any of the final 3 doors at the end) do not need to post; their Marks have been automatically applied.
RE: Quick Updates - admin - 5/7/2026
Hey y'all - just a quick update on the situation with our CAPTCHA being overly aggressive. The root cause is a DNS change that happened the same day that we had so much downtime, like so many other places online. It will be annoying but thankfully shouldn't last that much longer - in the meantime, we'd recommend that you write in another place like word or a google doc to ensure no one loses any posts.
We are elated to (finally) announce that our very first BWP has officially finished!! All rewards have been marked on each account, but if anyone has any questions you can reach out to Staff.