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January-February Staff Update 2025

Posted 7 hours ago :: Last edited 7 hours ago by Astr0fish

Hello Alumers,
Here's the January-February staff update for the Species!

During the last two months, staff have been busy with running events! We are currently hosting the Night of the Stars event, and the Alumy 3rd Annual Gift Exchange Discord Event has just ended. 

Admin and Species mods, with the input of other staff, have been working on updating a few of our processes.:

- Masterlisters have opened applications to get more masterlisters on the team.
- Event coordinators have been managing the Night of the Stars Event and giving out crystals, stickers, and any other prizes accordingly.
- Discord Moderators have been running the Alumy Gift Exchange Event, and have been scoring all pieces. All pieces will have crystals sent out soon!
- Vilagyent , MarskyMessier , carlos_claee , and Blu_x_Jay have gotten significantly into trait art creation, and have been posting them on the site! We have also opened applications for Beta Testers, who will be going through the masterlist traits and catching any problems with wording or any loopholes that could occur. Traits should be entirely finalized by the start of February.
- MarskyMessier has added a News widget, dailies, trait expanded and birthday reward extension on site! More will be elaborated upon in a future dev update.

⭐ Jan-Feb GA Results! ⭐

Posted 2 days ago :: Last edited 2 days ago by carlos_claee

⭐ JANURARY - FEBrUARY Guest Artist Results! ⭐

Thank you all 13 users  who applied for guest artist this term! It was an incredibly hard decision to make between all of your gorgeous styles.
That being said....

Please welcome the following members to the Jan-Feb Alumy GA's!

@Crayon
@Artistic_leo.5
Kipzychu
Fromstysauce
EmeryCaprisio

Again, thank you to everyone for submitting their applications and showing an interest in our species. We are forever grateful ❤

ML, BETA TESTER AND GA APPLICATIONS!

Posted 1 week ago :: Last edited 1 week ago by carlos_claee

Masterlister, beta tester and GA apps are open!

We're looking for more help to keep this species rolling! Every two months, we usually open Guest Artist applications for any individuals who would like to be GAs, but this month we're also opening a new beta-tester role.

Applications for GA positions will be open from 12/26/24 12:00pm CDT - 12/31/24 12:00pm CDT (site time)
Applications for ml & tester POSITIONS will be open from 12/26/24 12:00pm CDT - 1/5/25 12:00pm CDT (site time)

Below are some short descriptions of each role, to see the full role-requirements please read the individual form.

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MASTERLISTER

As the community grows, the number of Alumies needing to be uploaded to the Masterlist and people wanting to trade their Alumies also grows! If you want to help people keep track of their Alumies, this is your chance! 


Being a Masterlister requires access to both the AlumyWorld discord and the AlumyWorld Lorekeeper website. A Masterlister should have familiarity with the traits and their rarities in their current capacity and be able to identify them in the case they are missed. Additionally, masterlisters will also need to be able to reference other apps such as toyhouse to verify all Alumies are credited to the right people and have the right sale value attributed to them. It is also important to be able to speak in a kind and professional tone as you will occasionally answer ML related claims on site and tickets through discord. 
 
Masterlisters will receive 100 crystals per month and are allowed to make up to 5 Alumy adopts with unlimited common/uncommon rarity traits and a max of 5 rare traits uses a month

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BETA TESTERS (NEW!)

The trait updates are almost done and we're excited to announce we're looking for three to five people from the community to look them over and give us your feedback and thoughts. These beta testers will receive 100 crystals for their work and will be expected to provide feedback on and find any issues with the traits.
 

-> Apply for BETA TESTERS here <-

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Guest Artist (JANUARY - FEBRUARY)

Guest artists draw Adopts for the species during two months, and have access to Common and Uncommon traits! The Guest Artist position is expected to make adopts during the whole time of being a Guest artist in the species. Guest Artists also keep all profits from adopts!

-> Apply for Guest Artist here <-

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More information is in each of their Google Forms! Please let us know if you have any questions in the Discord.

⭐🌠Night Of The Stars Event🌠⭐

Posted 1 month ago :: Last edited 1 month ago by Astr0fish

Night of the Stars

EVENT FROM: Dec 1- Jan 11 (12/1/2024 - 1/11/2025)

=== Welcome to the Alumy’s end-of-year event, a shimmering night of falling stars ===

On one particular night, stars fall around the highest mountains known to Alumies. Alumies of all kinds travel from far and wide to witness this beautiful night, and make wishes for the next year, but only sky alumies can gather these falling stars. These stars are critical for potion crafting, and potion makers must catch many stars to last throughout the year.

During this event you can earn event-exclusive items and Night of the Stars (NotS) specific currency called Stardust to use in a limited-time event shop. 
As you complete prompts, you will also obtain myth potions/MYOs and raffle tickets to enter a chance to win this year's NotS Alumy design.

This design was made by the lovely Nightspirit and we can't wait to reveal it to you all at the end of the event!
(You can obtain raffle tickets for the design shown above by participating in the prompts below and for purchase in the event shop!)

=== Prompts ===

This year we have three dazzling prompts for the Alumy community to participate in:
Catching Stars: https://alumyworld.com/prompts/16

Sky Alumies take pride in how many stars they can catch during NotS. Star catching is the main event, where Sky Alumy and Sky Alumy hybrids compete and come together to gather stars needed for MYO potions. This prompt is a prompt exclusive to Sky and Sky Alumy hybrids. It is both a writing and art prompt and uses a modified Criterion prompt selection for rewards. Please check out the Criterion Rewards (Art Criteria Guide / Writing Criteria Guide) here for more info.

Lantern Festivities: https://alumyworld.com/prompts/17

Another event Night of the Stars goers can take part in is the lantern festivities. Alumies of all types gather to release lanterns into the lakes and rivers. On these lanterns, they write their dreams and wishes for the future as they celebrate the coming year and enjoy the beautiful sights. This prompt is both a writing and art prompt and uses the modified Criterion prompt selection for rewards. 

New year, New Me: https://alumyworld.com/prompts/18

The last prompt of the year sees a return of a Makeover prompt. This prompt is to encourage you to update or develop your Alumies and has a plethora of options to choose from that are a mix of writing and art options. This prompt can be completed with any Alumy. Make sure to check out the details of the prompt to see what can be done for this prompt!

-> Please make sure to read the prompts and learn more about the requirements for each prompts at this link <-

=== Sky NPC ===

We'd also like to introduce everyone to a new character joining the cast of Alumy NPCs!
Altair is a pure Sky Alumy Potion Maker who can be drawn by anyone looking to earn rewards from prompts regardless of if you own Alumies already! He is an outgoing Alumy, despite living outside any hive, and he looks forward to NotS each year. He’s proud and competitive during the event, wanting to be the fastest and catch the most stars for his potions. Above all he wants everyone to enjoy the event that’s near and dear to his heart!

=== Event Shop ===

Raven's Keep Trading Post

“What do you mean ‘Where's Katak?’ I know he's seen as the go-to potion maker, but Night of the Stars event-goers need nothing less than an experienced star catcher to make these items!”

This year features a temporary event store run by Percival and the Raven's Keep trading company, a respected, albeit chaotically inclined, Potion Maker’s shop who traveled to the Night of the Stars celebration with any and all items you may need for the event. 
Raven’s Keep Trading Post will be open from December 1st - January 11th during which all items will be purchasable with stardust. Percival brings with him a few new items we're excited to introduce to you so make sure to check the store out for yourself!

=== Event Exclusive Items ===
Radiant Goodies Box

This is a glowing box that when opened will have a random stock of items. It can be purchased in the shop for two crystals and obtained by entering prompts. Check out the item page to see exactly what can be obtained from this item.

Ethereal Wings

This item is a harness with a small cage on the back, which when worn, allows an Alumy to gain the ability to fly for a short amount of time. By controlling the creature in the cage, this Alumy can temporarily control translucent astral wings to fly at the speed of a Sky Alumy.

Similar to the Soap Gum item from the Summertime Odyssey event, this item allows an Alumy that does not have a subtype of sky to participate in a Sky Alumy exclusive prompt. The item’s effects expire after the event finishes.

[Alumies using this item wear a harness which the wings sprout out of]

=== New creatures to the World of Alumies ===
Oriowls
[Pet Obtainable]

This relatively small elemental creature makes its home in the highest cliffs and caves of the world. Masters of stealth, these owl-cat-like creatures are rarely seen unless out hunting the falling stars they catch with their bare paws. 
Oriowls feed on the stardust, minerals, and meteorites they catch which gives them their bright colors. Their being consists of a soft body of galaxy-like void similar to galaxy parts seen in alumies and bright glowing star parts that are hot to the touch.
Sometimes mistaken as falling stars themselves, Oriowls are occasionally caught by Sky Alumies on Night of the Stars and can be trained to help star catch as well.
https://alumyworld.com/world/pets/2

Oriowls can be obtained as an ultra rare drop in Radiant Goodies boxes and come with many color selections to choose from. Best of luck to those who try to obtain one of these shy star owl-cats!

Whimmle
[Not Obtainable as Pet]

A small slime-like creature with floating astral wings. These creatures are harmless to Alumies with a diet mainly consisting of bugs and decaying organic matter. Whimmle have short lifespans, living naturally for one to two months, though some Whimmle in captivity have been known to live up to a year.
When controlled by an Alumy, their wings grow to accommodate the Alumy’s size and can be used in astral wings to give the Alumy the ability of temporary flight. When a Whimmle exerts itself in this manner it usually loses its wings for the remainder of its life.

Some Alumies breed and raise Whimmle to sell to non-sky alumies at the Night of the Stars celebration, but they, unfortunately, don't make good pets.

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As a last reminder, to submit your prompts, and get your rewards, please use the submit a prompt button!
You can also submit your prompts at the link here: https://alumyworld.com/submissions/new

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If you have any questions about this event, please contact us through the Alumy Discord!
We have a submission sharing, ref sheet sharing, and a discussion channel for this event! If you are not in the Alumy Discord, we greatly encourage joining so you can interact with the Alumy community. We also have a question channel if you have any questions about any of the prompts, and it's faster to contact us there.

Thank you all and we hope you have a wonderful Night of the Stars!

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Thank you to all of the people who took part in the creation of this event! Event Coordinators Vilagyent , Nightspirit , Rmin JJBum and Admins carlos_claee , MarskyMessier , Blu_x_Jay as well as Catko for the event art

Credit notes:
Event banners - JJBum (Star Catching) Vilagyent (Lantern Festivities) carlos_claee (New year new me)
Event Alumy design - Nightspirit 
Sky NPC - Blu_x_Jay 
Event Shop Art - Vilagyent (sketch/lines), carlos_claee ( color)
Stardust design/sprite - MarskyMessier 
Discord icon - carlos_claee 
Pet and Event Sticker - Rmin
Items/raffle ticket art/extras - Vilagyent carlos_claee 
Lore art - Catko (Reused from last year)

🎃SPOOKY SEASON ADOPT RAFFLE🎃

Posted 1 month ago :: Last edited 1 month ago by Astr0fish

Hello all! Thank you all for taking part in the Spooky Season Event this year! We hope you all enjoyed it as much as we did.
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We know many of you have been waiting for the Halloween Design Raffle! This design was made by carlos_claee and features the Halloween comic made in collaboration between carlos_claee Philologique Astr0fish and Vilagyent as well as phone and desktop wallpaper art made by Nightspirit


Without further adieu,

THE WINNER OF THIS ALUMY IS @Masterwolf!

Congratulations on winning this year's Halloween Alumy! The design will be transferred over shortly.

-> You can view the Alumy here! <-

🎃SPOOKY SEASON EVENT END🎃

Posted 2 months ago :: Last edited 2 months ago by carlos_claee


Hello everyone,
Our time at the ghost hive has wrapped up for the year, the festivities are over and alumies are packing their things to head home. Those who brought tribute happily clutch their gifts, sharing small talk to lessen the lingering fright of the Spooky Season.

We'd like to thank everyone for participating in this year's event! We hope you enjoyed it! We've certainly enjoyed seeing the community's art and will be processing the submissions and distributing all rewards shortly!

We'd like to remind everyone to use your Spooky Season Event Raffle items in order to be entered in to the event design raffle before the date of the raffle. This raffle will take place Novermber 7th . To see your entries and chances of winning in the raffle check here:

 --> https://alumyworld.com/raffles/view/5 <--

Lastly, over the course of the event the community earned over 6k candies! This blew our goal of 4k out of the water! The event shop has been stocked with lots of goodies at a huge discount and is now open for business! The event shop will be open until November 30th, so don't miss out on these amazing deals!

--> https://alumyworld.com/shops/4 <---

November- December Staff Update 2024

Posted 2 months ago :: Last edited 2 months ago by Astr0fish

Hello again Alumers,
It's that time again for the staff newsletter, updating you on everything done in the last few months.

  • First and foremost: Traits
    MarskyMessier , carlos_claee , Vilagyent and Blu_x_Jay began work on the new images for traits in the past two months. They are making steady progress towards having traits fully reworked with new images and descriptions
  • Trait descriptions are currently about 75% done while Trait visuals are around 50% done.
  • It is our hope to release these trait reworks by the new year!

We have some examples to show you what you can expect with these new trait descriptions! We hope they will provide a clear and descriptive trait definition to help any confusion surrounding traits or their appearance.


Ghost Parts: (Item Only/Seasonal - added using the Ghost Potion)
An Alumy has ghost-like ethereal parts that are semi-transparent and wisp-like. These parts are noncorporeal and objects or other beings are able to pass through them.
Some Alumies with this trait can make their legs or tail disappear into a wispy trail as they levitate above the ground.
This trait can also manifest in the form of small wisp-like friends that resemble other creatures.
✔️ Can replace parts of the body
✔️ Can trail off the body
✔️ Can be any color but must be semi-transparent

That's all we'll share for now, but we hope this gets you excited to have the Alumy traits reworks done!

Aside from trait updates:

  • Admins have been busy with their usual duties: picking GAs, managing the staff, and fulfilling their individual jobs as admin.
  • Event coordinators Vilagyent , Philologique , Rmin , JJBum , and Nightspirit alongside carlos_claee designed and are managing this year's Halloween Event. This work entails creating art, written descriptions, and on-site items and prompts, as well as processing claims and submissions from the community. They've also started work on the next event (Night of the Stars) and are looking forward to sharing with you all.
  • Website developer MarskyMessier worked to implement the scavenger hunt extension (and several others) as well as reated art for the event. He also fixed bugs and is still working on UI updates for the site.
  • Discord mods wearycosmos , Plov , SICPARANOIA-PNG , headed by Astr0fish have been managing the DtAA channels as well as ensuring the Discord remains a safe place for everyone there. They also worked on some updates to the Discord, and have recently released the Alumy Annual Gift Exchange sign-ups. More info about that can be found here.
  • Masterlisters Froggy , L_moncello , and mawkatsu have continued their duties uploading new alumy and handling transfers. They are still slowly working through the trait update and BV form! This work continues in to the next months.
  • In similar work, design approvers Blu_x_Jay , carlos_claee and MarshMoshi have been approving adopt designs and on-site MYOs and redesigns and have streamlined their process to be more efficient.

That about rounds up the work being done on the staff currently! In the coming months, we hope to release our trait reworks as well as other updates to documents like our ToS. We are excited to continue working on the species and improving slowly as we adapt to LK. We'd like to thank you for your enjoyment of the species and support and hope you have a great week!

❄️Alumy Gift Exchange sign-ups are open!❄️

Posted 2 months ago :: Last edited 2 months ago by Astr0fish

❄️Alumy Gift Exchange sign-ups are open!❄️

Hello all! It is time for the Alumy Worlds 3rd Annual Gift Exchange! The Gift Exchange is a fun event that is run by the Discord Mods, where we exchange art to other people around the community. This year, we are also allowing Non-Alumy owners to participate and earn in species currency. Sign-ups have just opened in our Discord, so if you have any questions or would like to participate, please join the Discord through the link below.

-> You can join the alumy discord here <-

Future announcements about this event will be coming out through the Discord and the Discord only! Sign ups close on November 12th, and pairings will be sent out on November 16th. Please join if you're interested in participating!

HALLOWEEN COMIC FINALE 🍬

Posted 2 months ago :: Last edited 2 months ago by Astr0fish

"Every year, lots of activities take place during the infamous Ghost Hive's festival, a time for all Alumy to pay tribute to the ghost hive and gather to celebrate the fall season. The journey through their territory is a harrowing one filled with frights, but if an Alumy can make it to the festival on time they will be rewarded handsomely– let's just hope they remembered to bring some candy as tribute…"

The final page of the Halloween comic just dropped:

You can read the other pages of the Halloween comic here: [First page] [Second page] [Third page]

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

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We are now finally able to reveal our 2024 Halloween premade!

The Spooky Times Adopt:


If you'd like to get a ticket to get this adopt, you can take part in our Halloween Event here!
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Credit notes:
Comic: carlos_claee Philologique (sketch), Astr0fish (lines), Vilagyent (color)
Premade: carlos_claee

 

HALLOWEEN COMIC PAGE 3

Posted 2 months ago :: Last edited 2 months ago by carlos_claee

"Every year, lots of activities take place during the infamous Ghost Hive's festival, a time for all Alumy to pay tribute to the ghost hive and gather to celebrate the fall season. The journey through their territory is a harrowing one filled with frights, but if an Alumy can make it to the festival on time they will be rewarded handsomely– let's just hope they remembered to bring some candy as tribute…"

Page three of the halloween comic just dropped!

TO BE CONTINUED…

Today we have some exciting extras to add! nightspirit has made some free to use phone and desktop backgrounds featuring the Halloween alumy in a variety of colors!
     
You can download them here:
--> https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1GKfQSWqukh7quB9WDUofJNkVjPWG0iuP <--

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Credit notes:
carlos_claee Philologique (sketch), Astr0fish (lines), Vilagyent (color)
Nightspirit (wallpapers)