Mistic Pets

2012 is saying goodbye with a bang!  Check out these two winter pets that have joined the party!

The lovely WinterGala Emperon and Frost Tarinooki are ready to party! They stopped by the Trivia  to pick up this new pal, only available for a limited time!


HAPPY NEW YEAR MISTICA!

 

 

~Mistic Team

 

December Chronicles are now published! Please enjoy them, and comment on your favorite articles.

Without further ado, our winners for the month are listed below. Congratulations to them all!  Please make sure to head in when voting opens to get your votes in next month; contests can't exist without member support!  :) 

Art
1- Cassandra189
2- God
3- Capnharris

Remember that we are always on the lookout for writers for the Chronicles. If your entry is published, you could win this exclusive Avatar! Head to the Newsdesk (located in the games section) to get your articles in!



~Mistic Team

(Punka also received a Tasty Arctic Char!)

The Weekly Raffle has come to a close, and we are very happy to announce the latest lucky Mistican to fill their coffers!

Congratulations to punka, who has won 2,179,100 MC in this weeks raffle!

Head on over to purchase your tickets now for a chance to win big!

Thanks, Mistic Team.

Surprises and treats for all of Mistica to enjoy this somewhat spooky Mistmas season!

Rosebud has some creepy new fruitcake, seems like the other shopkeepers were a bit hesitant to stock it!


Meanwhile, fans of the Ratty advent prize, may want to seek out the toy factory for this complimenting toy!


Finally, Creepy Critters has some interesting new additions. Get them while you can!


 
~Mistic Team 

While Aurelius hadn’t mentioned Jasper’s misguided attempt at Mistmas, the jinx knew he still had to face the circus. And with Gregory firmly back on his head, obsession over the holidays had faded into a sort of dread at doing so. He’d let them all down so horribly…

Jasper thus found himself standing at the edge of the circus grounds, looking over the colorful tents and dangerous attractions. He didn’t recall any of that year’s Lanturnacht, not even the bits he’d been awake for, so as he began walking odd things caught his eyes. Ivy’s Scary-Go-Round gleamed under the moonlight, and he saw the Ring Toss lying empty. Both were new to him.

A flash of red ahead made Jasper look up, and suddenly he was face to face with Archie. The jinx attempted his usual cocky grin but it was obviously halfhearted.

“Jasper! You’re…back. What were you thinking?” Archie demanded, seemingly torn between delight that his brother was home and the urge to punch him.

“I’m not entirely sure, with Gregory gone…but, my head is on straight again, you see?” Jasper gestured to Gregory, who growled contentedly. “Things have been set right.”

“But why did you take off in the first place? What happened to Gregory? He should have been with you!”

“Gregory left! Jasssper sssaid,” Gregory interjected.

Jasper huffed. “Yes, we fought,” he admitted, “and when Gregory threatened to leave, I didn’t stop him.”

“Hm,” Archie shook his head, “well, everyone else needs to know. They deserve an explanation and an apology,” he added firmly, all too familiar with his brother’s pride.

Jasper nodded and followed the aetra deeper into the circus. Archie called out, gathering the rest of the employees under the big top where Jasper finally addressed them all.

He started off at a bit of a ramble, quite unused to having all the eyes on him being so hard. While they had shown relief at first, that had quickly faded to anger; Ivy looked ready to impale him on her umbrella and Skreetch hissed under his breath.

“…and I honestly thought I could do Mistmas better! Unfortunately, it was one of the few things I’ve failed at. I don’t intend to do it again.”

“Good to hear,” said Belladonna, her voice heavy with sarcasm.

“We worked very hard for you all of Lanturnacht, Jasper. This was poor repayment,” Ivy pointed out. Her eloquence was slightly ruined by the white-knuckled fists at her side.

Jasper nodded. While it simply wasn’t in his nature to gush an apology, he saw the circus employees loosening up ever so slightly, though it would take time before they all truly trusted him again. The jinx gave a flourishing bow and a smile, and the big top emptied.

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY! 

Jasper and MeriKlaus are both back where they should be and Queen Boreal is probably dealing with some serious castle repairs, but those aren’t the only things to celebrate! Today is the birthday of one of our wonderful writers, Moon! Tormic found this bright little dragon and began stocking it in her honor.

Don’t forget to sign her card in Mistic Chat and wish her a happy birthday!

MeriKlaus is safe, and Mistica rejoices and celebrate Mistmas without Queen Boreal's influence!



MeriKlaus has something to say to all of you!

"Thank you Misticans, for not giving in. For enjoying Mistmas, even with Jasper's influence as it was meant to be. Full of joy and fun. Thank you for not giving  up on me, and helping to reunite Jasper and Gregory once more.  Jasper will always be considered as one of my champions."

Aurelius, Jasper, and King Blithe looked on as MeriKlaus continued.

"A final Mistmas day surprise I bring. Pleaes enjoy these and may it brighten your holiday spirit so it can shine all year long."
or 

(For those Misticans that have picked up 10 or more days of Advent, a special Pet Slot Coin is yours to keep. For those that joined us for at least one day of celebrating, you have recieved a Title Badge.)

MeriKlaus pauses once more.
"We have another visitor for this special Mistmas day. Please welcome the Wintergreen Gourix!"


Merry Mistmas! 

~Mistic Team
(your items can be found in your inventory)

Queen Boreal’s palace, like the woman herself, was all efficiency. High, sheer walls, pale like ice, made climbing impossible, the sides slick so ladders would fall. Tiny arrow slits dotted the walls and towers like black eyes; there were few windows wide enough to even let any light in. And of course, it was surrounded by wintercursed guards and a black gate “decorated” with barbed wire and wicked looking blades.


An Eledon positioned at the gate’s entrance eyed Aurelius, King Blithe and Jasper warily. They weren’t exactly an army, but he knew the star was his queen’s enemy. Undeterred, Aurelius strode right up to the guard.

“Your queen has MeriKlaus. We’ve come to take her back,” he said.

The Eledon grinned and laughed, a sound like ice and gravel scraping together. “MeriKlaus will leave when Her Majesty has used her up. Leave, or I’ll put the whole castle on alert!”

Aurelius sighed. “I wish to do this peacefully. Boreal can no longer use Jasper, and she will not get the chance to use MeriKlaus, either. It’s best to let her go, now.”
 

---

MeriKlaus had been allowed to keep her warm coat and skirt, but even with all the thick layers she still shivered. Boreal’s dungeons were cold as the queen; ice gleamed on the rough stone walls and floor.

The cold didn’t bother the dark guards outside her cell, however. Two wintercursed stignightus stood post right on the other side of the bars, and they began a rather interesting conversation.
  

“That arrogant star has shown up demanding MeriKlaus!” One said with a laugh.

“Who’s with him?” Asked the other curiously.

MeriKlaus thought she stopped breathing, though she dared not move in case the stignightus realized she was listening.

“That’s the thing, just the fat old king and that crazy jinx Jasper!”

Both of the guards dissolved into harsh laughter, saying how they felt sorry for the trio; Queen Boreal wouldn’t show any of them mercy once they were caught! And that would happen quickly.

MeriKlaus feared the stignightus had a point. She had to help her rescuers, somehow...

Loud growling suddenly shook the stones beneath her. MeriKlaus winced; King Kohal, caged, was temperamental as ever. Maybe he could even sense Aurelius so close by and the star agitated him.

And suddenly, MeriKlaus knew what to do.

The mericai stood, bracing herself against the thunderous roars and snarls of her neighbor. She looked around her cell and found a metal bucket that was used to haul her water in daily; the bottom three inches was frozen solid. Good, she thought.

MeriKlaus grabbed the bucket and began smashing it against the wall closest to the kohal. His growls grew louder and the guards banged on her cell’s bars, yelling.

“Stop that, you idiot!”

“Keep quiet if you want us to stay out here!”

But MeriKlaus ignored them. Still shouting, they groped at their belts for the keys to her cell, but before they got to the lock a resounding crack echoed off the icy walls. MeriKlaus gave a cheer and kept up her ruckus; King Kohal screamed his rage and she fell back as the wall shuddered and gave way. The clank of manacles joined the commotion and MeriKlaus saw the guards take off as King Kohal rampaged right by her cell door. MeriKlaus muttered a prayer to Pandoria and one of the manacles miraculously caught one of the bars; King Kohal roared again and with a great groan and creak, ripped half the door right out of the wall and ceiling!

King Kohal kicked the bars loose and rampaged down the dungeon and up the stairs leading into the castle. Elated, MeriKlaus followed, though giving the kohal his distance.

---

Flanked by a gourix and an obsideon, Queen Boreal glided through the black gates, her face impassive even as it settled on Aurelius.

“I hear you’re making demands,” she said, and Aurelius nodded.

“MeriKlaus. We just want her back,” he explained, still quite calm, though he felt his patience wearing thin.

Before the queen could retort, nearly everyone was thrown to the ground as a great quake shook the earth. Queen Boreal snapped orders to her guards, but moments later two stignightus came dashing out of the castle and through the gates, barely pausing to bow.

“Your Majesty, King Kohal is loose!”

“How?” The queen demanded, turning flashing eyes on her guards.

“MeriKlaus, she did it!”

Boreal turned to Aurelius, seemingly considering which threat was greater. Then she whipped around, shouting at her guards as they all ran back to the castle. Blinking and slightly bewildered, Aurelius, King Blithe and Jasper followed.

Inside was bedlam. Yells and roars bounced off the walls and palace servants and guards were either running towards King Kohal’s rampage or trying to find a closet to hide in. Aurelius led King Blithe and Jasper down into the dungeons, but at the top of the stairs, came face to face with King Kohal.

The beast filled the space from floor to ceiling. MeriKlaus cowered behind him, desperate not be noticed, though it seemed his attention was all on the unlucky trio before him now.
 
Jasper stepped forward, grinning. He didn’t seem at all fearful of the kohal, and even Gregory laughed as he hopped off his head. He’d dealt with more fearsome beasts than this before!

“Now give us a show!” The jinx cried, dancing out of the way as King Kohal growled and swiped at him with one massive paw. His black wings flapped and the kohal bellowed, charging after him, but Jasper sidestepped him swiftly.

Aurelius saw an opening. He ran past the kohal and down the stairs to MeriKlaus, who’d already started up, and the two ran up and out into the hall. Laughing, Jasper whipped around and followed with King Blithe on his heels.

A moment later, Queen Boreal rushed past them. She glared at them but couldn’t stop; a whole troop was behind her, armed with whips and chains and spears. Aurelius led as they burst their way through the entrance and past the now unguarded gates to freedom!


MeriKlaus is saved! Huzzah! 

“Are you sure, Gregory? I…don’t see anything…” Aurelius said, frowning in uncertainty at the hat, who had suspended himself above the snow on goopy tentacles.

“Jasssper here!” Gregory declared with a snap of his fangs. Green slime dripped from one limb as he pointed at a rather ordinary looking hill of snow just in front of them. “Gregory feelsss it!”

King Blithe shrugged. Aurelius couldn’t help but admire how calm the king had stayed during this whole fiasco. If ghosts and ghouls had been taking over Mistmas on Aurelius’s watch, Blizzard’s Realm wouldn’t have rested until Jasper had been caught! But it was difficult justifying the arrest of someone the people loved so much and who hadn’t done any real damage…yet.

“His connection to Jasper is powerful,” the king explained, “if Gregory says Jasper is here, I believe it.”

Aurelius nodded and stepped forward. He reached out to touch the powdery white hill, but suddenly, a ground-shaking roar tore through the air! The star jumped back as a powerful wind swept up the snow, slamming it against the group like a miniature blizzard. Another roar sounded and a figure nearly dark as the sky blocked out the stars, breathing ice and glaring down at Aurelius with hard, blank eyes.

“It’s a belragoth,” Aurelius breathed as the creature snarled, flapped its wings and soared away.

“Guarding Jasper?” King Blithe asked, brushing snow from his thick coat.

Aurelius nodded slowly, but any thought of the dragon was tucked away in the back of his mind as he saw what the creature had uncovered. A dark stone structure jutted out of the white snow like an ink stain, and Gregory immediately made right for the entrance.

Inside, it was like someone had taken the darkest shadows of Lanturnacht and covered them in Mistmas lights. Pommekins glowered and silently cackled from corners while wicked looking spiders hung from the ceiling. Gregory slithered over broken ornaments and what looked horribly like eyeballs, growling impatiently.

“Jasssper!”

The jinx himself emerged from the back of the room, an unsettling grin on his face. His coat was buttoned up wrong and hung off one shoulder and his blue monocle dangled from its chain, exposing a black socket where Jasper’s right eye had once been.

“Jasper! Are you alright?” Aurelius gasped, shocked at the state the jinx was in.

Jasper just laughed, a cold cackle that made his monocle bounce off his chest. “Just fine, Aurelius! Just fine…”

“Completely mad,” King Blithe muttered.

“Need! Jasssper need Gregory!” Gregory snapped.

 But Jasper was eyeing his old hat with sharp, suspicious eyes. He crossed his arms. “Just leave; I’m perfectly alright. I have Mistmas to plan!”

Aurelius couldn’t wait; Jasper needed his sanity back now!

“What’s this?” The star asked, bending to pick up a key ornament that had broken in half.

Jasper’s good eye widened. “Touch nothing! It all needs to be perfect!” He cried, running forward. Gregory snarled, pushed off with his tentacles and sprung up, landing right on Jasper’s head. The jinx yelped and grabbed Gregory’s brim, trying to yank the hat off, but he held on tight until Jasper finally stopped.

“Jasssper need Gregory!” The hat declared.

Panting, Jasper stood up straight. He blinked and screwed his monocle back into the empty socket and looked around with a bewildered expression.

“By Pandoria…” He breathed, “I…”

“Went utterly mad and nearly destroyed Mistmas,” Aurelius finished, one eyebrow raised and arms crossed over his chest, “but we can fix it, if you tell us where MeriKlaus is. She is here, right?”

Jasper shook his head. “She was,” he said, still sounding breathless, “but she left. A belragoth took her away.”

And suddenly, the wintercursed belragoth guarding Jasper made sense, and Aurelius knew where he’d gotten the boost to take over Mistmas in one smooth sweep.

“We have to leave. Queen Boreal has MeriKlaus.”

...

A trio of guards in the livery of King Blithe stood at attention around Gregory, watching as lava, hot soup and perfectly good cocoa was all dumped on the frozen orange hat. Several Misticans walked away nursing mild burns on their hands, on account of lava being difficult to transport, but even in the freezing wind of the Blizzard’s Realm the ice began to melt.

Soon, a cold puddle had formed around Gregory, and it was only the constant stream of heat being brought that kept him from completely re-freezing.

After more than a day only Gregory’s brim remained. He was anxious, snarling impatiently and glaring at the guards, who all attempted to reassure the hat that he would be mobile soon. It took a few more blasts of lava but a glowing green tentacle finally poked its way through the ice, and then another; there was a crack as the thin remaining layer shattered, and Gregory was free!

 
“We need you to come with us!” One of the guards said, afraid the hat would take off on his own, “King Blithe needs help finding Jasper. He’s disappeared, and we think he took MeriKlaus as well!”

Gregory looked back, yellow eyes narrowed. “Gregory find Jasssper. Jasssper needsss usss!”

“Yes, we need your help,” the guard continued. He wondered if their best lead was about to speed away on green slime. “We all want to find Jasper.”

There was silence for a few moments as Gregory considered his options. On one hand, he really didn’t care about helping anyone; he just needed to get to Jasper! Then again, on his own, he’d wound up frozen…

“Fine. We help,” he hissed. The guards let out sighs of relief and, the trio now one possessed hat larger, trooped back to King Blithe’s castle.

Edited to add:

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Thanks, Mistic Team.

The state that Misticans had found Gregory in was truly sad.

Aurelius sighed, kneeling down to touch the block of ice that had become the poor hat’s cold prison. The star was sure that Gregory could talk sense into Jasper, maybe even get information on MeriKlaus out of him (Aurelius was sure he knew something), but Gregory had to thaw first!

He turned and saw King Blithe with his big, furry arms crossed over his chest.

“What do you think, Your Majesty? We have to get him out of the ice quickly!”
“Hm…” Then the king snapped his claws and grinned. “If Mistica can find Gregory, they can help free him. With enough hot things, this ice will melt!”

King Blithe wasted no time sending a plea for help, illustrating what he and Aurelius thought to be the most efficient things to free Gregory.
CLICK GREGORY ABOVE TO JOIN IN TO HELP! 

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With the moon hidden behind dark clouds, Jasper found it easy that night to slip away. He tugged his new Mistmas coat about himself and, after setting up a few things for the Advent Calendar, disappeared into the snow.

Join Jasper in the ornament shop to pick up some of these nifty new spooky decorations!
 

If you continue on to the Wrapping station, you'll see some nifty new wrapping supplies! 

 




Meanwhile, while going about your day, keep an eye out for the Delight Pixie, she's out with some special mystery goody bags that have some special treats for your pets to eat!


Within, you could find one of these mouthwatering temptations!



 You may also want to be on the lookout for some of our oldest avent items. As a site, we are too small to keep items out of circulation, however many special items will be kept to rotate in future advent, or for contest prizes.  Merry Mistmas!

Aurelius met with King Blithe, perplexed and worried at MeriKlaus' disappearance. They both knew that Jasper was getting out of hand, and they feared for his recovery the longer that Gregory stayed missing. Aurelius set out to talk to the folks of the Circus.

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Later, Archie found himself browsing the Post Office when an odd greenish glow around the markers caught his eye. He reached out to pick it up then withdrew, grimacing at the thick goo now wrapped around one of his claws. Then his eyes got big as dinner plates, and he snatched the up the marker, barely pausing to pay Maury before running out.

Gregory’s been here! Archie thought excitedly. And if the hat had left a trail, they had a good chance of finding him!

Gregory’s slime trail has been left on five items. If you find them all, maybe King Blithe can use a bit of magic to decipher where Gregory has gone?

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Handy dandy Jasper image to link to the Ornament shop, to access Advent and Gift Wrapping!

Contests!

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We allowed a few days in light of our downtime for entries to make it in, and we'd like to announce that voting is now open for our Art Contests!

Make sure to head on over and cast your vote for your favorite

With a new contest, this also means that it's time to VOTE!
  
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Silver Bells!
Harmony has some new sleigh bell stock that is sure to bring out the Mistmas spirit, even if Jasper's frightened it away!

 
~Mistic Team 

Even Pandoria’s stars couldn’t light up the night sky quite like Aurelius’s comet. For days the white-hot rainbow had hurtled closer to Mistica, until early one morning the star himself finally landed in a white, powdery plume of snow that seemed to melt the moment it touched him. Aurelius paused for a moment to look around and get his bearings, squinting as snowflakes were blown across his face.

As usual, the pristine Blizzard’s Realm was where he’d landed. From the surface it looked like someone had spread a lumpy, plush white blanket over the whole continent, but Aurelius knew cities were just below his feet.

King Blithe would probably want to know he was here, Aurelius reasoned (after all, Queen Boreal was usually up to something awful by now), so he started off towards the underground castle. It wasn’t difficult finding the entrance to the much warmer kingdom underneath; those from the Blizzard’s Realm welcomed visitors and often posted an inarbu to guide them from the cold surface to safety.

Hails and happy shouts greeted Aurelius the moment his head cleared the snow. The star smiled and waved back, wishing everyone a merry Mistmas and quite happy that, so far, Boreal hadn’t sucked everyone’s joy away. In fact, decorations were everywhere! Aurelius saw colorful lights twinkling at him from the windows (and on the windows) of houses, huge green Mistmas trees displayed—

Wait… Aurelius frowned and stepped closer to a house where a couple of obsideons and their pups were lounging. A flickering, fitful glow was coming from inside their Mistmas tree, as though it were housing a tiny fire. Is that a face? Confused, Aurelius thought he saw a cackling, evil-eyed face staring right back at him from the tree itself! But no, that was something reserved for Lanturnacht…except, he was looking right at what could only be described as a Jack O’ Tree!
 
Wondering what this meant, Aurelius knocked on the door and one of the obsideons answered, smiling.

“Aurelius! You’ve come for Mistmas!”

“Well, yes…”

The obsideon grinned, flashing rather sharp teeth. “I saw you in the window, looking at our tree. Brilliant, isn’t it? And the new Advent gifts!” He gestured inside his home with a paw, where a wreath hung above his fireplace. Aurelius felt his heart drop at the gruesome sight; eyes were strung about green needles, all held together with a glaring pommekin!

“Where did this all come from?” Aurelius asked, shocked, “It doesn’t seem like anything MeriKlaus would make!”

“MeriKlaus? Oh no, this is all Jasper!” The obsideon declared, “MeriKlaus hasn’t been seen for awhile now, so he’s been taking care of Mistmas.”

“I see,” said Aurelius, feeling his stomach twist. Maybe it wasn’t Queen Boreal he needed to worry about. “Well, I must go see the king. Merry…merry Mistmas.”

“Merry Mistmas!”

Aurelius turned from the grim decorations and hurried towards King Blithe’s castle. Hopefully, the king was already close to finding MeriKlaus!

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Four coal-black backs struggled under the weight of the burden among them. The kohals grunted with the effort of moving through the snow with so many supplies, their thin feet like knives, stabbing and then sinking right into the snow and ice of the Diamond Glacier Domain.

Queen Boreal watched them go, a list dangling from her fingers. She glanced at it once again to be sure the kohals had what Jasper had requested, and nothing she currently needed, before gathering her skirts and walking back to her castle.

The jinx had been a wonderful tool in the ruination of Mistmas, and she’d barely had to do any of the work! He was quite set on his plans for the holiday and, with a little suggestion, Queen Boreal thought that plan could be a useful step to completing her own.

~Mistic Team 

God has also won a Tasty Tropical Lionfish!

Make sure to get your tickets today, you could be next week's winner! 

The Weekly Raffle has come to a close, and we are very happy to announce the latest lucky Mistican to fill their coffers!

Congratulations to God, who has won 2,888,700 MC in this weeks raffle!

Head on over to purchase your tickets now for a chance to win big!

Thanks, Mistic Team.

Jasper hasn't just taken over the advent calendar, he's taken over all of Mistmas!

Check out some of his new decor, and his snazzy new attire!

 
Will you be joining in his frightful Mistmas with some of these decorations?


 

Merry Mistmas everyone!

 

~Mistic Team 

We are back!

Thank you for your patience and understanding during this time.

We posted updates on our Facebook Page, so please bookmark that in case we ever have to deal with unexpected downtime again!

We are temporarily being housed on another server, while work is being done to deal with the catastrophic power failure that damaged our dedicated server drives. We will be guesting on this server until we move back. That downtime will be planned and scheduled and will not be anything like this last downtime.

It is late, and we have been working around the clock to figure this out and deal with everything. The downtime occurred in the early morning hours, just an hour or two after our latest backup. Any early morning shopping may not have been recovered, but GeekGirl did an AMAZING job recovering everything that she did off of the damaged drive.

I'd like to personally thank her here in this newspost for her dedication to the site and our members. She never once gave up and worked miracles in an effort to not let us all down. 
Thank you so much Piper!

~Mistic Team

NOTES

Advent Prizes are available on the Calendar for the 13th, 14th, & 15th
Please be sure to pick them up! 

Helpsite will be up tomorrow morning. 

Queen Boreal hadn’t expected Jasper to show himself so soon. Now King Blithe was searching for MeriKlaus, and the jinx was a target, out in the open. Did he expect people to simply let him take everything over?

Then again…Mistica loved Jasper, and might still be sympathetic after his severe illness. Boreal wondered just how far Jasper would be allowed to go with whatever scheme he had in motion. He didn’t carry hatred like she did; people wouldn’t dare accuse the jinx of wrongdoing just yet, and he was so desperately off-balance…

Queen Boreal smiled, a cold twitch of her dark lips that didn’t touch her unblinking eyes.

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Since Queen Boreal had abandoned staring out the windows that night, she didn’t see the glittering streak blazing across Mistica’s dark night sky. Aurelius’s comet, like a rainbow on fire, dazzled those Misticans who looked up, pointing excitedly. Mistmas was beginning to take a dark turn, but Aurelius could surely set things right!

~Mistic Team 

“The Blizzard’s Realm?” Archie moaned, scrunching up the note in his claws. He had the sudden, powerful urge to slam his head against the wall, which unfortunately wasn’t possible in a tent. “What in Pandoria’s name is he doing there?”

There was a moment of uncomfortable silence as Archie looked up at the circus employees gathered around him. Everyone was feeling a bit crowded in the small space, but they’d all demanded to know what was in the message King Blithe had sent.

“At least our search be over,” Belladonna pointed out. She’d all but worn out her crystal ball looking for that cursed jinx!

“Not really,” Archie corrected her, “the one we really need to find is Gregory. I haven’t seen him since Lanturnacht ended! They need each other.” Gregory left just when Jasper had received the emotional equivalent of a blow across the head, and of course, no one yet knew what that fever had done to Jasper’s brain. Archie had never been able to fully understand the relationship between the hat and the jinx, but he was fairly certain that Gregory had left at the worst possible time.

Not all is doom and gloom in Mistica! Though these new Candy Canes seem a bit dreary, they still taste good! Go see Rosebud now!

~Mistic Team

Seems as if the winter is having quite an effect on various denizens of Mistica. This Draklaita appears to be having a bit of an argument over the wintergala ribbon!

 A little birdy told me that there's a WinterGala Pandoria Box in the ruins as well, anyone ready for a trip to the desert?


~Mistic Team

High pitched yips and barks had been heard from the Advent Calendar all day, and one had to look closely to see the source. Silvery white wisps half-ran, half-floated about the Blizzard’s Realm, nearly invisible against the banks of snow. But Mistmas wasn’t the time for ghosts to be wandering around!

Some Misticans were puzzled, some delighted and others quite wary of the odd prize. Worse still, MeriKlaus was nowhere to be seen!

And then, quite suddenly, a bright blotch of color appeared against the blue sky and unbroken white terrain. Gathered Misticans, attempting to keep hold of their new ghostly companions, stared with wide, disbelieving eyes, because what they were seeing couldn’t be there.

“That’s…that’s Jasper!” A young Skillow chirped loudly from overhead.
 
Several people opened their mouths to protest but the words died in their throats as the colorful figure came close enough to really see. It was indeed the King of Lanturancht himself, strolling through the snow as though he was quite used to it, with a bit of a lopsided grin on his face. Gregory was nowhere to be seen.

“Surprised?” The Jinx asked, “I don’t quite look the part yet, do I? But someone has to manage the Advent while MeriKlaus is away! Did everyone enjoy today’s prize?”

There was a scattering of incoherent responses. Jasper frowned; he was used to cheering crowds and adoring fans. Why was everyone so confused?

“Don’t you all see?” Jasper cried, “I’ve come to give you a Mistmas unlike any other!”

And while some in the crowd did cheer, others bit their lips and wondered what had happened to their beloved MeriKlaus...


~Mistic Team 

The day had gone as usual for MeriKlaus. She’d set up the day’s prize for Advent, smiling at the happy faces of Misticans as they discovered what the hidden gift was. An icy wind pulled at her thick coat and skirt, whipping about snowflakes in silvery airborne spirals.

Despite this wintery beauty, however, MeriKlaus had looked over her shoulder so often throughout the day that anyone watching might think she had a twitch. Was someone watching her? MeriKlaus crossed her arms and shook her head. That was a stupid question; there was no reason to be spying on someone like her! She wasn’t a king or queen involved in politics and espionage, just a blessed Mericai who wished to bless others.

As if to feed the fire of her fear, a courier dressed in King Blithe’s livery came running up through the snow towards her, holding out a letter. He was breathless and sunk knee-deep into the white powder when he stopped. “From the king,” he panted, motioning MeriKlaus to open the letter quickly.

She obliged, feeling a prickle across her shoulders again. The note was frustratingly short and vague.

Keep watch. Queen Boreal is suspicious of something in her own kingdom and is searching for something.

MeriKlaus checked for the king's seal at the bottom, sighed and handed the letter back to the courier, who bowed, turned and began plowing his way back to King Blithe’s castle. Alone, MeriKlaus suddenly felt quite vulnerable.

Edited to add: Sicklymuffin has also been sent a tasty fish!

The Weekly Raffle has come to a close, and we are very happy to announce the latest lucky Mistican to fill their coffers!

Congratulations to sicklymuffin, who has won 4,562,900 MC in this weeks raffle!

Head on over to purchase your tickets now for a chance to win big!

Thanks, Mistic Team.

4 new default Avatars for our newest pets are now available for use in the forums. Enjoy them!

Something strange has been spotted in the waters of the reef... Looks like this Caribyss is sick!
  

Be sure to take a look at the credit shop. Special sale for the holidays! Need a one of these for a friend's Mistmas Gift?


 As well, any purchase over $25 will receive a 5% bonus. This offer will not be repeated this year.

~Mistic Team 
*Bonus will be given as soon as possible. All credit rewards are manual for the time being. Please include your Mistic member name in the comments section when purchasing. (As well as a note if you wish it to be transferrable.) 

Daniel-san has some amazing new candies so everyone at the reef can get into the Mistmas spirit!


And if you have any caribyss fans on your holiday shopping list, perhaps one of these new toys will brighten Mistmas morning!


(Available in all colors!)
 
If you'd rather not get your feet wet, perhpas you could head over to pick up a new book at the Village book shop!
 

~Mistic Team 

Mistmas is a time for playing in the snow, drinking hot cocoa and enjoying time with loved ones!  

Check out our newest pet, the WinterGala Aetra!

Looks like this aetra is ready for some celebrating!

Keep a look out for various Mistmas stock, showing up ALL over Mistica!


 

~Mistic Team 

Ivy pulled a deep emerald cloak against a cold wind and frowned at the circus around her. She didn’t like it in the off-season, desolate and dark…and so quiet. The quiet was disconcerting; it allowed her own thoughts to become much too loud.

A candy wrapper was blown up against her boot by the wind and then was carried off somewhere else. Ivy frowned. Jasper didn’t usually tolerate trash, claiming it completely ruined the fantastic atmosphere he’d worked so hard to achieve.

Speaking of… She thought as the jinx strode into view up ahead. Ivy stopped, raising an eyebrow; he was pacing amongst the tents, muttering. She shook her head and turned away, leaving him to his fancies. Though no one had seen Gregory or had a clue as to where he went, Ivy secretly suspected that Jasper’s fever had addled his brains even further and the hat had given him up as a lost cause.

Well, she would need to speak to Archie about the trash…
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For the third time that day, Queen Boreal found herself in front of one of the east-facing windows of her palace. The Diamond Glacier Domain was laid out like a sparkling white sea before her, some of its waves frozen at their height to create enormous cliffs and glaciers overlooking undisturbed snow and ice below.

Usually, the queen wasn’t given to such idle activity, but something in her well-ordered and quiet kingdom was pulling at her.

Something is out there that shouldn’t be.

The queen turned with a ruffle of her turquoise skirts to one of the guards who patrolled this wing of the castle. He stopped with a click of a boot heel, saluted, and silently awaited orders.

“Send out a few of the kohal to the east,” Boreal said simply; no need to explain her motivations to a servant, “and tell them to bring along one of the ahbruis.” Otherwise those lumps of coal are likely to walk in circles, she finished in her head.

The soldier saluted again and ran off to carry out the queen’s bidding. Queen Boreal turned back to the window.
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Meanwhile, all of Mistica celebrates during this time of joy!
MeriKlaus has some new ornaments stocking, care for a cup of tea?



Merry Mistmas!

~Mistic Team 

Vending!

December is here, and we have all the Mistmas fun you can stand!  Make sure to stop by and use up any Vending tokens you may have, there's some nifty items to celebrate!




MeriKlaus has hinted that there will be THREE  slot coins available, staggered throughout the month. Perhaps you'll be the lucky winner!
 

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Spotlights!
We are very happy to congratulate and announce our newest Spotlight Winners!

Member Spotlight

Kauri!
Congratulations!
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Pet Spotlight 

Masquerade
Congratulations Nine!
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Profile Spotlight

Venus!
Congratulations!

All winners will receive 50MP and their respective Trophies!
Make sure to get your votes/nominations in and check out the forums for some spectacular entries! Remember, this contest is entirely member driven!

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Kohals!
Deep within her icy domain, Queen Boreal has been very quiet.  Only the small exodus of oddly colored Kohal interrupted the almost deadly silence that stretched across her land.


A few Kohal have been expelled prematurely from the Queen's service. Do you have room to give one of these poor dears a home?

~Mistic Team 

The Weekly Raffle has come to a close, and we are very happy to announce the latest lucky Mistican to fill their coffers!

Congratulations to Krisella, who has won 677,100 MC in this weeks raffle!

Head on over to purchase your tickets now for a chance to win big!

Sorry for the re-alert everyone! Wanted to update this newspost and let Krisella know, that she's also won a random Tasty Fish!


Each raffle in December will be receiving a Tasty Fish as well.
(Awarded manually once I wake up Sunday morning) 
So make sure to get your raffle tickets! 

Thanks, Mistic Team.

Birthdays!
We are celebrating two special birthdays today, for Gemajgall and Skyleigh! Looks like Harmony and Lance have some special gifts now stocking!

Make sure to wish them happy birthday in Mistic Chat!
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Advent and Presents!

Click above for the ornament shop! There are presents and ornaments for you so you can send gifts to your friends for the season! Take note, anything sent will be not be able to be opened before Mistmas morning!

    
   
  
  
 
What will you send?

TREE!
What will you do with your presents once you have them? Why, you can put them under your tree of course!

The choice is yours Mistica, decorate your tree and have fun! You can visit the Ornament Shop, to see MeriKlaus and can access the GiftWrap Station as well! What else can you find? 

Merry Mistmas and Happy December!

~Mistic Team

P.S. Champions, stay tuned to your forum for an exclusive Beta Opportunity that will be posted very soon!