Mistic Pets

February 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! And be sure to check out the puzzle; see if you can earn 5MP and 10k in MC by solving it! 

Art
1- Setsuna
2- God
3- Corrosion

Writing:
1- puredream
2- Ripplesazz

Poetry:
1- Hood
2- puredream
3- Fyrewise

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

Harmony was quite pleased with the reception her new stock of drums and music stands had received. No shortage of Misticans had come in the day before, some older musicians and some just children dragging along apprehensive-looking parents, and Heartsong had its noisiest day of business yet! She was fairly sure that several bands had sporadically formed around the kits set up all over the shop.

The stignightus had kept an eye out for Bayou Benni, the day before and this morning, but hadn’t seen a whisker of the crayfish since his first timid visit. He’d stayed long enough to try out a few of her more obscure instruments, being especially interested in the maracas, but conversation had been scarce.

Harmony didn’t realize, as she organized drumsticks and polished guitars smeared with fingerprints, that yesterday’s cacophony had reached the Banshee Swamp.

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Deep in the thick, low-lying fog that crawled and swirled along the soft ground of the Banshee Swamp, low rumbles were heard. The growling echoed off of trees, drifted in through the windows of the swamp’s citizens and made their skin crawl. Everyone knew that sound, Benni especially.

He thought he’d been playing quietly that morning, but the Rougarou’s sleepy snarls said otherwise. The beast hadn’t awoken yet, but something had gotten his attention…

 

~Mistic Team

Harmony, feeling inspired by Benni's music decided to release some new stock today. Perhaps you or your pets would fancy some new drums?


 

Or perhaps your favorite pet has been pestering you to buy a new music stand?



~Mistic Team 

Benni coughed, his long red whiskers shaking, and was glad he could let his accordion sing on its own for a time. A look back showed him the murky, fog-laden forest of the Banshee Swamp, his home, where the air was warm and moist. He hadn’t gone very far, but the green hills between the swamp and Bamboo Beach Resort lacked trees to keep in any sort of heat or damp. A cool breeze rustled the soft blades and Benni coughed again.

He simply wanted to avoid waking the Rougarou this year, but maybe playing his accordion outside the swamp wasn’t such a great idea after all. Still, he was here, so Benni thought he might as well explore before the dryness became unbearable and he had to go back.

Accompanied by the strains of his accordion the crayfish scuttled over the grass, grateful at least that the morning dew hadn’t completely evaporated. After a short while, just when he was thinking the sun was getting a bit too bright for his own good, Benni spotted a building up on top of a hill. It was pale grey and purple, paneled in huge windows that let in the light and also gave him a perfect view of the inside. What he saw made Benni scuttle faster.

Music! Guitars, flutes, drums, and even some of those fancy MP3 players that Benni always managed to drop in the swampy water practically glittered in those big windows. It seemed a bit of an odd place to put a store, though Benni thought that the Bamboo Beach Resort tourists probably gave good business. And the Rougarou had proven that musicians and their noise wasn’t always welcome in others’ hearing.

Benni found his way up the hill and entered the shop – Heartsong Music, said the bold black letters above the door – gazing about in wonder at the myriad of instruments. They were on shelves, displayed on the floor, hung up on walls…

Then, Benni heard a door behind the counter shut, and a storm stignightus appeared. For a moment, she looked confusedly at the open door of her shop, then glanced down and saw Benni staring around. He blinked and grinned sheepishly, realizing he probably looked quite stupid, and the loveliness of the stignightus didn’t help his brain work any better. She was slender and graceful, with an easy smile as she leaned over the counter to talk to him.

“Looking for anything specific?” She asked.

Benni shook his head. “No, just…curious,” he answered quickly.

The stignightus tilted her head for a moment as though trying to get the measure of him, then slapped one hoof on the counter in sudden realization. “Bayou Benni!” She said loudly, “I thought you seemed familiar. Revelry going smoothly, then? No Rougarou yet?”

Benni shook his head again. He felt like a defective bobble head doll.

“Well, feel free to look around; I figure you know what you’re doing,” she said with another grin, “I’m Harmony, by the way, and I have to go find some more red guitars; they sell so quickly…” And with that, she disappeared behind the door again, leaving Benni quite disoriented.

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Enjoying Revelery? Make sure to toss to your fellow Misticans and get your question done each day everyone!!


Happy Revelry!

 

~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 Sherry, who has won 252,200 MC in this weeks raffle!

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

Thanks, Mistic Team.

Bayou Benni had, as usual, woken up Revelry morning with a song in his heart and a ready and willing accordion by his side. After a few careful glances around the Banshee Swamp, in which he only saw the usual fog and vines and buzzing insects, he grinned and blasted out the first note of the holiday! 

(Bayou Benni is ready for his closeup this year!)
With his little arms working furiously and his beret askew, Benni was celebrating for all he was worth, with the Rougarou absent he intended to make the most of the time he had!

Are you content to let the monster sleep? Benni seems to be, but Harmony’s a bit more concerned! Her shop has been stocked to the ceilings with musical instruments and now seems to be the perfect time to stock up! Can you all make a loud enough noise to get the Rougarou stirring?

Start Tossing all those lovely Revelry items, everyone's going to be searching for these new colors of jugglers!
Orange or Purple anyone?





Once you get enough items stockpiled, you can try your hand with Bayou Benni above, he'll be taking items and handing out Revelry points so everyone can be ready when we wake up the Rougarou!

~Mistic Team

Will you be collecting Revelry items for your collection, or turning everything in, in a quest for Revelry points? It all starts with the Revelry Button on Profiles. Click and send 3 times an hour** to different Community members and see what treasure you get! 

There's all sorts of treasures to collect!!

 

Happy Revelry everyone!

~Mistic Team 

**- Champions are able to toss 5 per hour. You can view your Revelry logs in your preferences under Account. Enjoy! 

Zaffy sure has been in a good mood today, could it be that he is celebrating the release of this little dragonling for someone's birthday?

Head on in to get yours today and make sure to stop by Mistic Chat to wish  Thanatoast  a Happy Birthday!

While you are there, you could keep an eye out for some of Zaffy's other new pals, some are quite creepy...




~Mistic Team 

Tormic has kept his excursions into the deeper parts of the forest a little closer to home over the last few years. We all remember what happened the last time, right??

Hopefully these new additions won't cause any wars, except for the restockers that is!



~Mistic Team 

Visit Bakr at the Desert Cohorts shop to get your paws on a plethora of new misticpals! I'm sure Dr. Erlenmeyer will be qute interested in them!








~Mistic Team 

The final Infestation has arrived! Check out these last pets, now available in the Infestation theme.

Happy Infestation, be sure to turn in your last cooties and lovebugs for potions ASAP!

~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 Deedeeme, who has won 267,700 MC in this weeks raffle!

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

Thanks, Mistic Team.

Dr. Erlenmeyer was in a tizzy over gathering information on the cooties and lovebugs for Infestation. Her own work was woefully behind and she had a feeling that the SPNHM* may soon run out of patience if she didn't get back to work!


"So this is where you come in Mistica!  I need your help as I continue to study the diverse wildlife of the misticpals of the world. Say you'll help me and I will reward you with MC and even some item prizes! If you are quite industrious, you may even earn this amazing new medal!"

"That is of course, if you collect my science items by aiding me in my mission! Look at what you can earn!"





Happy Questing Mistica!
(Click Dr. Erlenmeyer above to participate in her quest. A new game button will join the game garden shortly!) 

 

~Mistic Team 
*Society for the Preservation of the Natural Habitats of Misticpals

Farewell Infestation!

The cooties and lovebugs have ceased their infestation, though the Hug Bug is sticking around to rescue as many of his little brethren as he can before he departs. He's got potions for their safe return, perhaps you'll be tempted by some of the newest Infestation pets?



(don't fret, there are still a few more to be released!)
Contests!

New Contest themes are up, go check them out!

New themes are up, featuring Revelry and Znakes of course!

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!
  
Your votes are super important, so make sure you use them up! 
2 votes in each category! You'll notice that writing is not up for voting this month. We did not receive enough entries to hold voting. 

~Mistic Team

Happy Infestation everyone, we hope everyone is enjoying their day.
Keep in mind that there are many facets of love, and as a community we can support one another and make sure no one feels alone or unloved on this day.  

Speaking of which, the cooties and lovebugs have started BITING our poor pets! They must love how they taste!
How can we retaliate? Eat them! It'll cure your lovesick and heartsick bites! (And most sweet items onsite will help cure as well.)


Rosebud has started stocking her Love Potions again, which will also help heal! (5 bites at a time!)

Fear not if the bites seem insurmountable, Pandoria will work some magic to lessen the totals once the bugs and cooties stop their frenzy.*** 

Look who has come to visit, the HUG BUG!
 
(click the image above!)
He's here to collect all his little brothers and sisters to save them! For turning in 45 cooties or lovebugs, he'll hand you a special Potion to get your own infested pets!


Mistic Team

***- We will make sure totals do not become insurmountable. Those that want to keep the hearsick/lovesick clouds will be able to do so, and those that want to get rid of them will be able to without too many issues. 

Time for the ladies of Mistica to dress up for Infestation!
 

Need a new hairdo?


Or perhaps a new accessory to jazz up your night?
 

Head on over to see Lance at Flashy Fashion for these items!
Has anyone noticed that the cooties and lovebugs are acting a little strange? They just might be getting a little hungry... 

~Mistic Team 

Edited to add!

Be sure to stop by the Giveaway for a new pal to celebrate the year of the Znake! 

We all know that Rosebud started out as a simple flower seller for Infestation many years ago, and it looks like she has a few new flowers for  your sweethearts this year!

Though if you are looking for more traditional flowers, she has those too!



Stock up, she'll only have this for February!

 

~Mistic Team 

Seems like the landlubbers don't have a lock on the Infestation fun!
Head in to visit the Sea Witch's shop to get your hand on these infested pals!


If you find yourself land locked, be sure to head over to say hello to Pandoria, she's got a new mistical egg in stock!
 


~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 God, who has won 1,008,700 MC in this weeks raffle!

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

Thanks, Mistic Team.

A few more of our Mistic Pets are joining the Infestation fun!
Check out the Infestation Kratork, Izabel, Skillow, and Lirionox!

There are still some infestation potions running around. Wonder if the Hug Bug will be back with more this year?

 

~Mistic Team

Aibrean let out a breath of relief as she tucked an ink pen behind one small, pointed ear. A piece of paper in her hand listed the ten new books she’d added to the Mistica Kingdom Library’s shelves…

…which, a moment later, was rolled up and used to swat away a pesky Bumbleluv. Aibrean quickly jumped down off the ladder and ran to the window to shut it against the Infestation swarm, lamenting that such cute little critters could cause so much trouble.

Hopefully, Misticans would come to the Library to read the new stories and take part in her monthly contest despite the danger of being bitten! Humming to herself, Aibrean crossed the round tower room to her desk, surrounded by curving shelves of fascinating stories. She pulled a new piece of paper towards her and began to think, wondering what sort of questions she would ask this time…

Be on the lookout in Mistic Chat for the February ’13 Library thread! Answer Aibrean’s questions correctly and win some amazing prizes!

Keep an eye out, the Hug Bug hasn't been seen yet, but the inital wave of his brethern have definitely already infested the entire world! 
And it looks like we have a few new visitors this year, from both the cooties and lovebugs!

 

Maury on the other hand has some nifty new cards to send to your friends and loved ones!
 


If you are in a more artsy mood, perhaps a visit to Achryli, who has some new art gallery pieces for you to collect!

 

Happy Infestation Mistica!

 

~Mistic Team 

Infestation!

 Yes, it's that time of the year again Mistica and the Cooties and Lovebugs have descended in droves to take over our world!  It's definitely 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?

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 items are in the credit shop, but will also 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'.

Conversation?

Cooties and Lovebugs aren't the only thing to collect this year! Take a gander at these new candies that are sweeping the land of Mistica. Search out Boxes which will randomly give you a Candy Heart when opened. Can you collect them all before the celebrations come to an end?  They will appear all over the site in contests, random events and more!

Go 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!


*5 if you are champion!

You can see the full collection of hearts below!

Lots to read and digest here, so make sure to catch it all Mistica! We are bursting at the seams! We hope you all have a blast during the Infestation of Mistica!

~Mistic Team

 

The Credit Shop has been updated! Now when you visit the credit shop, all the options will be available on one page for ease of browsing.

For February you will see a variety of Infestationed themed premium items. You will also see this Pink Cracker.

Within this cracker are some smaller items from years past. Plushies and jewelry in this case! Would make a sweet gift for your Infestation sweetheart!


Quite the bargain at only 15MP!

Below the monthly items, you'll see Themes and Pets, where you can catch Pandoria Boxes and Poppets. And last, but certainly not least is our account upgrades!

There may still be some adjusting to do, but we feel that this will cut down on confusion on what section to navigate to and in the time it takes to track down certain items.

~Mistic Team 

Infestation Stock!
Shops around Mistica are now stocking up on Infestation themed goodies! Readying themselves for the invasion of Cooties and Lovebugs and celebrating this season of annoy- we mean love.






(And MORE!)

Check out what your favorite shopkeepers could be stocking. Remember, they can be asked for in quests during Feb!

Artists!
We'd also like to welcome some new Art Team members, as well as a returning face!
Welcome Jazmyn, Spookcakes, and Spot to the artistic team!

You'll see more of their art in action in the near future, but if you've taken a look at your legendary base options lately, you'll see some of Jazmyn's contributions!  Spot happily supplied the Droll that was released after the server issues as well.

~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 Mnemosyne, who has won 454,500 MC in this weeks raffle!

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

Thanks, Mistic Team.

Our credit shop revamp should be done tomorrow, we ran into some issues that just couldn't be solved by the time we needed to get the news out. Our apologies!

(You can grab Vending Tokens in Account Upgrades this evening)
First we have our Vending items this month to show off!
If you fancy to try your luck on the Vending Machine, you could win one of these great items!
 
 
Note that you will be able to puchase the book without trying your luck, though it will be a bit more expensive option.
As always, you could get lucky and catch an item worth far more than the price of a vending Token. 
 

Feeling lucky? 

Spotlights! 
We are very proud to announce our spotlight winners, nominations are now clear, so everyone can vote once again for this months' crop, featuring our Staff Members and their creative endeavors!

          

 We are proud to announce our winners.

Member Spotlight
Not awarded due to lack of votes.

Profile Spotlight

Jordan!
Congratulations!

Pet Spotlight 

Halfrax!
Congratulations MrWizard!


 Jordan, and MrWizard both received 50MP and their respective Trophies!

This month, the staff will be competing for your votes for their pets, profiles and bragging rights for the Staff Spotlight. This will only happen once a year, so make sure to watch for their entries and vote!
(Please do not cast votes for Zarabeythe, she is refraining from the competition.) 

It is that time again, and pretty soon we'll be INFESTED with all sorts of fun!  Make sure to head to January's news to check out our Chronicles that was just published, congratulations again to all of our contest winners!

Today, we'd like to introduce the last of our Birthstone Kohal...


And that means there is now a FULL set of Birthstone Kohal, cast out from Queen Boreal's icy domain for daring to follow their hearts and become more than just drudgery workers. Can you find it in yourself to open your heart to one of these poor pets?  Limited numbers are available now!

Remember, you'll need one of the Crystallized Toadstools to create a birthstone Kohal. We will continue to update the newspost with reminders when the Kohals switch out. 

~Mistic Team