hello hello everyone!!! hope you've all been doing well the past few months ...!!!

can't believe it's december already which means 1. horrifyingly, the end of the year and 2. excitingly...

I'm delighted to announce the first ever Lepitsune Advent Calendar!!!!!!

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[beautiful graphic by cy and kiku!]

We've teamed up together with six incredible guest artists to bring you 27 wintery lepitsunes to be revealed and ready for new homes over the ten days leading up to Christmas! 

Everyone's designs are absolutely gorgeous and we can't wait to share them T__T I hope you'll love them as much as I do! (and god do i love them)

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◆ DESIGN LINEUP ◆

16th - Flatsale: 

Hyperborea - umbral-wind

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17th - Flatsale: 

Snowbird - Talikira

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18th - Auction: 

Winter Solstice - hiu

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19th - Flatsale: 

Overwinter - Sacchim

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20th - Auction: 

Fairy Lights - Fawnspots

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21th - Flatsale: 

Hoarfrost - steeleh

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22th - Dragon Auction: 

North Star - jaywalk

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23th - Flatsale: 

Orion's Belt - kiku

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24th - Flatsale:

Winter Lights - cy

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25th - Dragon Auction: 

Aurora Trails - staff collab between me, cy & kiku

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 ◆ General Design/Ownership TOS ◆

All sales will be hosted on this account, and each day's design(s) will be posted at 9PM EST, previewed 24 hours in advance together with claiming/bidding instructions and rules. 

If you have any questions, please ask away on this post!

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Thanks for reading and hope you're all having a great end to the year!!

as an addendum I know this year we've been a little quiet but we have plans in the works for next year.... 

such as..... MYOs.... and... dragon lepi upgrade event!?

more to come soon.................................

All are sold now, thank you guys for the incredible reception!! 😭🙏

SALE IS NOW OPEN!

Hello, happy April!! I'm happy to bring a very floral guest flatsale by my good friend Fawnspots!
Claims will open in 25 hours, 7th April at 8PM EST. Check the timezone conversion & countdown here!
You may post claims as soon as it hits 8PM, as the sale will be held on this same bulletin. 

(click for bigger view)

1. DANDELION PUFF: Ac3Kat17 --- 2. FLORAL IVY: Kunamei --- 3. GOLDEN HOUR: TerraByte
4. MEADOW BRIGHT: KeyDemon --- 5. ROSE GARDEN: Sadbloom --- 6. POND WATER: Sacchim

◆ RULES: ◆

◆  This is a 25 hour preview before claims open - do not claim during this period, I will post a comment when it opens at 8:00 PM EST on 7th April. You won't be required to reply to it but comments before :00:00 will not be counted. (in the case that my comment is late and your comment is posted after :00:00 but before mine, your comment will be fine!) 

◆ This is a first-come-first-served flatsale. Each Lepitsune design is $50. Please be prepared to pay as soon as you claim, if you do not pay within 24 hours of payment being requested, the design will go back up for sale. Payment is accepted through PayPal only!

◆ While you are allowed to purchase multiple designs, you may only claim one design per comment. Your claim will be disqualified if you try to claim multiple designs in a single comment. You may claim by name and/or number, either is fine!

◆ Note that preferential/back-up claims (eg 'I'd like to claim #5, if that's taken then #4, if that's taken then #3') will not be allowed, and comments with backup claims listed will be disqualified. If you missed your first choice and wish to claim a different design, please make a new comment.

◆ Please do not edit your comment! If the one you wanted got taken, please make an entirely new comment. In the interest of fairness, any edited comment will be passed over regardless of what the edit is (including fixed typos), so please be clear when making your claim.

◆ DESIGN AND OWNERSHIP RULES (TOS): ◆

◆ Once bought, the design may be used and modified according to the terms in the ownership rules linked above.

◆ Resells allowed only at the same price you bought it for or less.

◆ Lepitsune ownership transfers are now monitored on the Lepitsunes Lorekeeper site! While not compulsory, registering for an account is highly encouraged to allow for on-site transfers!

Let us know if you have any questions, and thanks for checking this sale out! o/

(crossposted from the official news post if you'd like to take a look at it here!)

✦ ABOUT THE SITE

Hello hello, Jay here! Happy February and thank you all for your patience! We're happy to finally announce the official launch of the Lepitsune Lorekeeper!!! It took a considerable amount of time and effort to round up and process almost ten years'(!) worth of lepitsunes, as well as finalise traits and give the lore a little brushing-up, but now that it's all done and dusted I hope everyone will enjoy looking around the site! As this is our initial launch, some pages are still subject to change, but adjustments to any important features like site functionality will be preceded by an announcement.

The site is now open for registration, and everyone is welcome to sign up for an account whether or not you currently own a lepi! You can link it to your dA, toyhou.se or both, and if you have ownership recorded under those usernames your lepis should automatically show up in your account. If any of your lepis are not showing up either due to: 

• registering under a different username from our records 
• receiving the lepi in an older transfer we were not notified of

please file a site report here (in the case of the latter, preferably with proof of ownership) and we'll get them to their rightful homes accordingly! Note that these reports are mainly for us to correct any miscredited lepis. If you have done an ownership transfer within the past few months that hasn't been reflected in the masterlist yet, please complete the transfer on-site or notify the other party about registering an account with us.

From now on, we'll be using the Lorekeeper to process all of the following requests, so in the future please submit them through the site instead of PMing a mod!

• design updates, including edits and trait additions
• trade and resale ownership updates
• raffles and Secret Santa-esque exchange events
• MYO submissions - all existing slots that we could track have been added to the site and should show up in your account similarly to regular lepis, but if we're missing any please file a ticket with attached proof

If you are a lepitsune owner and are uncomfortable signing up for the Lorekeeper for any reason, you may still PM a mod regarding design updates and ownership transfers. As the other activities count as active species participation, they will require a registered account on the site!

Lastly, I encourage people to check the updated website and species terms of service (sorry they're long but they're very important!!). Many of my personal artwork usage terms are the same, but with the launch of the website we've standardised some of the vaguer rules. This includes edit rules, of which there are now very few, as well as resale rules - since these vary from species to species, please take the time to familiarise yourself with the specific guidelines we have for lepitsunes, and feel free to ask in Discord or through an onsite ticket if you have any questions or concerns.

✦ SECRET SANTA CLAIMS

For Secret Santa event participants, we've set up a prompt where you can submit your work to claim your Rare Trait Token reward! Please go here to fill out your claims! Thanks so much again for a fantastic turnout, it was great seeing all the completed works and we hope everyone had fun with it!

✦ ABOUT THE FUTURE

I also want to be transparent with a disclaimer of sorts to give an idea of what to expect for the future of lepitsunes... At the start of the project, I had a lot of ambitious plans in mind that I wanted to fulfill for the species and community. For years I've always bounced around little dreams of running a fully-fledged ARPG for everyone as thanks for all the support and enthusiasm you've shown for my little foxmoth fairies, and give people goals and events and things to work towards... But in the process of working on the site, I had to do a lot of reflecting on my personal goals and priorities, and think realistically about the limited time and energy I have available, especially when I work full-time. 

In the end, I've unfortunately had to face the fact that as much as I dearly wish I could, it is unlikely we will ever run a full ARPG for the species.... It's a tough pill for me to swallow, personally, but I want to state that upfront to settle people's expectations... I still aim to run exchanges and raffles and various sales like we've done so far, and I would love to keep the community feel of the species going as much as I can even without a proper ARPG structure. With the help of the site more small community events in the same vein as the Secret Santa will be possible, too! I hope this news isn't too disappointing to people, and I really hope everyone can continue to enjoy their lepitsunes whether in your personal stories or with friends. 

 

✦ MESSAGE FROM JAY...

Lepitsunes were born from me sitting down one night in my lonely little university room in March 2013, thinking it'd be fun to come up with my own closed species. The first thing I doodled was a little foxlike critter with big tufted ears, grabby paws, moth wings and a long, tasseled tail - that's the original lepi base you can see on the site, numbering LEPI-001-017, and today there are currently 436 official lepitsunes out there! They had a hiatus from 2017 when I graduated uni and started working full-time, and I never quite had the confidence people would still be interested if I ever brought them back. It was thanks to my friends who suggested running a gacha for fun in 2020 that I started making them again, this time in a team, and since then I feel like I've seen the community livelier than ever. 

Next month, it'll be the ten year anniversary since I did that first lepi scribble, and in that time both I and them have come a long way - they've seen me grow as an artist and a person, and have helped me make many good friends and meet so many cool people. I'm endlessly grateful to anyone who's ever expressed interest in lepis, and I'm over the moon just seeing people talk about them or even draw them! It makes me really happy to know I could make something that can make people happy, so I just wanted to thank you guys for all your support over all these years! I'll keep doing my best whether with lepis or other creative pursuits, and I hope everyone will stick around!! ♥

hello hello, i hope everyone's been having a good start to the new year so far! crossposting to TH in case some participants aren't in the server, but just a gentle reminder to everyone participating that all lepi SS entries are due in by this weekend! 

originally the deadline was the 14th but we'll be extending it to the 15th so people can have the whole weekend to finish things up if necessary, but if you don't think you can make it in time, please contact me via discord or toyhouse ASAP so we can hit up our pinch-hitters! 🙏 

all the entries have been a blast to see so far and we're excited to see the rest 🥺 thank you guys!!

(apologies i've been a bit behind on messages lately, but if you've messaged me in private or posted your gift in the server so far i've received it and marked off your entry and you're good! thanks again!)

Hello hello, happy December!! I'm excited to present the First-Time Owners Lepitsune batch, featuring 15 designs by cy, kiku and myself!

The sale will open on the 1st of December, 9PM EST! 

You may post claims as soon as it hits 9PM, as the sale will be held on this same bulletin. 

(timezone converter and countdown)

Lepitsunes A to L are $30 each, and M, N & O are $35! 

This batch is intended to welcome new owners to the species, and will be open specifically to those who have never owned one before! 

◆ RULES: ◆

◆  This is a one hour preview before opening for claims! I will post a comment when it opens at 9:00 PM EST. You won't be required to reply to it and can comment to claim once the time hits, but comments before :00:00 will not be counted. (in the case that my comment is late and your comment is posted after :00:00 but before mine, your comment will be fine!) 

◆ This will be a first-come-first-served flatsale.  Claim by stating the letter of which lepitsune you'd like to buy (eg 'I'd like B please!'). 

◆ Please be prepared to pay as soon as you claim, if you do not pay within 24 hours of payment being requested, the design will go back up for sale. Payment is accepted through PayPal, but there are other options if PayPal is not available to you (please ask us in advance).

◆ As this sale is specially for first-time owners, each person will be limited to one lepitsune each! You may ask a friend to help but they must mention who they are claiming for!

◆ For this sale, a first-time owner is defined as someone who has never owned a lepitsune before, so this will not count people who have owned them previously and rehomed them!

◆ General claims will be open to everyone after 24 hours if there are any remaining designs.

◆ Note that preferential/back-up claims (eg 'I'd like to claim C, if that's taken then B, if that's taken then A') will not be allowed, and comments with backup claims listed will be disqualified. If you missed your first choice and wish to claim a different design, please make a new comment.

◆ Please do not edit your comment! If the one you wanted got taken, please make an entirely new comment. In the interest of fairness, any edited comment will be passed over regardless of what the edit is (including fixed typos), so please be clear when making your claim.

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◆ DESIGN RULES (TOS): ◆

◆ Once bought, the design is free to be used and modified as long as it's still recognisable; traits must be kept within the same rarity tiers, please run the changes by me (jaywalk) first. You may also port the design to a different form or species, but it will be bound to the lepitsune form and must go together if traded.

◆ Resells allowed only at the same price you bought it for or less, and in the case of commissioned/extra art the equivalent price can be added on.

◆ Please notify me if you rehome your lepitsune so I can keep track of who it's gone to!

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That's about it! Good luck and have fun!

Lastly, if you'd like to chat with other lepitsune owners, feel free to come on by the Discord server! It doubles as a hub for both my art and the lepitsune community!

You're also welcome to sign up for the Lepitsune Secret Santa Exchange with your new lepitsune!

Hello hello!! Hope everyone is keeping warm as winter approaches (unless you are like me and live on a tropical island with permanent summer)!!

The First-Time Owners Lepitsune sale will open on the 1st of December, 9PM EST! 

(timezone converter and countdown)

Each Lepitsune design will be $30-$35 depending on traits, and are designed by cy, kiku and myself!

This batch is intended to welcome new owners to the species, and will be open specifically to those who have never owned one before! 

teaser:

just some guys....

◆ RULES: ◆

◆  The sale will be posted in a separate bulletin, and will be up as a preview for an hour before properly opening for claims. I will post a comment when it opens at 9:00 PM EST. You won't be required to reply to it and can comment to claim once the time hits, but comments before :00:00 will not be counted. (in the case that my comment is late and your comment is posted after :00:00 but before mine, your comment will be fine!) 

◆ This will be a first-come-first-served flatsale.  Please be prepared to pay as soon as you claim, if you do not pay within 24 hours of payment being requested, the design will go back up for sale. Payment is accepted through PayPal, but there are other options if PayPal is not available to you (please ask us in advance).

◆ As this sale is specially for first-time owners, each person will be limited to one lepitsune each! You may ask a friend to help but they must mention who they are claiming for!

◆ For this sale, a first-time owner is defined as someone who has never owned a lepitsune before, so this will not count people who have owned them previously and rehomed them!

◆ General claims will be open to everyone after 24 hours if there are any remaining designs.

◆ Note that preferential/back-up claims (eg 'I'd like to claim #5, if that's taken then #4, if that's taken then #3') will not be allowed, and comments with backup claims listed will be disqualified. If you missed your first choice and wish to claim a different design, please make a new comment.

◆ Please do not edit your comment! If the one you wanted got taken, please make an entirely new comment. In the interest of fairness, any edited comment will be passed over regardless of what the edit is (including fixed typos), so please be clear when making your claim.

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That should be it! Thanks for reading and please let us know if you have any questions or comments!!

 It's time for the first ever Lepitsune Secret Santa Exchange!!!!

Grant someone's wish for art of their lepitsune, get your own granted in turn, and earn a free rare trait to top it all off! Who will your wish-granter be? 

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• Sign-ups start from today (Nov 24th) and are open until December 3rd (midnight EST)!
• Submit one of your lepitsunes to be drawn! You may link more than one for your Secret Santa to choose from, but art you receive will be limited to just one!
• If you'd like to be a back-up artist in the off-chance we will require pinch-hitting, let us know!
• Assignments will be designated on the 3rd-4th.
• Happy drawing!
• Fill out the form here to join!

Gift Specifications:

• You can upload your gift at any point between December 20th and January 14th.
• If you don't think you'll be able to meet this deadline, please let us know as soon as possible so we can assign a back-up artist to your recipient!
• The finished art must be clean and coloured, and should be fullbody if without a background. 
• If there is a background, it should still have at least 50% of the lepitsune showing!
• Pixel art entries must be at least 100x100 in their original (non-scaled) size.
• While we won't be moderating things in this case, please use your discretion in keeping the character recognisable - think about what you as a recipient would be happy receiving!
• In the case that more than one reference was submitted, please draw only one character in the interest of fairness!
• Lorekeeper functionality will ideally be worked on during the span of the event, so submitting your finished picture to the site once it's ready will net you a free Rare Trait token!
• Back-up artists who end up pinch-hitting and drawing a second pic will receive an extra token. If pinch-hitting is required, allocations will be based on sign-up order!

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That's about it! As my first time running this I'm a little nervous but hope it all goes well and everyone has fun with it!

If you have any questions, feel free to ask here or in the Discord server! 

(note that it doubles as an art server for me as well as a hub for the lepi communtity, and you must be 18 or above to join!)

As for those who don't have a lepitsune but would still like to join in, there'll be a first-time owner sale coming up soon.... 👀

Sale is now closed, thank you everyone!!!

Hello, happy spooky month everyone! This is a flatsale by kiku featuring ""vampire"" lepis (they all have the rare bat wing trait)!
Claims will open in 24 hours, 10/22 at 8PM EST. Check the timezone conversion here!
You may post claims as soon as it hits 8PM, as the sale will be held on this same bulletin. 

In case the on-image text is difficult to read:

1. CORVUS --- 2. DEMONIC CONTRACT
3. PSYCHEDELIC --- 4. IMPERIAL OMEN
5. KINDLING --- 6. ECTOPLASM

◆ RULES: ◆

◆  This is a 24 hour preview before claims open - do not claim during this period, I will post a comment when it opens at 8:00 PM EST on 10/22. You won't be required to reply to it but comments before :00:00 will not be counted. (in the case that my comment is late and your comment is posted after :00:00 but before mine, your comment will be fine!) 

◆ This is a first-come-first-served flatsale. Each Lepitsune design is $90. Please be prepared to pay as soon as you claim, if you do not pay within 24 hours of payment being requested, the design will go back up for sale. Payment is accepted through PayPal, but there are other options if PayPal is not available to you (please ask Kiku in advance).

◆ While you are allowed to purchase multiple designs, you may only claim one design per comment. Your claim will be disqualified if you try to claim multiple designs in a single comment. You may claim by name and/or number, either is fine!

◆ Note that preferential/back-up claims (eg 'I'd like to claim #5, if that's taken then #4, if that's taken then #3') will not be allowed, and comments with backup claims listed will be disqualified. If you missed your first choice and wish to claim a different design, please make a new comment.

◆ Please do not edit your comment! If the one you wanted got taken, please make an entirely new comment. In the interest of fairness, any edited comment will be passed over regardless of what the edit is (including fixed typos), so please be clear when making your claim.

◆ DESIGN RULES (TOS): ◆

◆ Once bought, the design is free to be used and modified as long as it's still recognisable; traits must be kept within the same rarity tiers, please run the changes by me (jaywalk) first. You may also port the design to a different form or species, but it will be bound to the lepitsune form and must go together if traded.

◆ Resells allowed only at the same price you bought it for or less, and in the case of commissioned/extra art the equivalent price can be added on.

◆ Please notify me if you rehome your lepitsune so I can keep track of who it's gone to!

◆ SEMI-CUSTOMS: ◆

◆  Additionally, there will be 2 semi-custom slots available for $100 each. These are artist's choice and not first-come-first-served, do not post a claim for them! When the flatsale opens, kiku will post a comment with a google form link that will be open for another 24 hours. If you're interested in purchasing one, please fill out the form with the required info - you will be contacted by the time the form closes if your request is accepted. Semi-customs will be completed within roughly 1 week.

Let us know if you have any questions and thanks for checking this sale out! o/

a bit over 24 hours until we close orders for our semi-custom mid-autumn festival lepitsune grams, and the free raffle will end at the same time!

go here for more details!

Wishing everyone an early 中秋节快乐!!! Orders for for Lepitsune Mid-Autumn Festival grams are now closed, thank you everyone for your interest!!!

These are semi-customs on a special base exclusively for grams, and designs may come with rare traits! Example grams from the previous round can be seen in my recent designs here.

Order a lantern for a friend, and it'll be sent out between 18th - 31st August! All lanterns will grow into fully-fledged lepitsunes on Mid-Autumn Festival (September 10th), delivered by Jay through your preferred form of contact.

✦ LANTERN SAMPLES ✦

 

✦ GROWTH SAMPLE ✦

GRAM RULES:
◆ Each slot is $90. Payment is upfront, recipients will receive a lantern between 18th and 31st August that hints at their design, and the full image on Mid-Autumn Festival (September 10th)!
◆ Grams may only be sent to other people! You are welcome to organize a gram swap with someone else, but you may not buy a gram addressed to yourself. Feel free to use the server or the trading post to organize swaps!
◆ There are 30 slots total, flaffled through a Google form. Each person may enter 3 forms total. If less than 30 forms are submitted, we will pick all entries up.

◆ In the case that more than 30 forms are submitted and chosen via flaffle, note that all paired grams will be counted as a single unit - that way, if you're intending to swap grams with someone and one of your prompts gets rolled, both of you will get your slots! This is to ensure no one will be left with incomplete pairs!

◆ Upon notification that your order has been accepted, please respond and pay within 24 hours or your slot will be dropped.
◆ You will not get to choose the artist (Jay, Cy, or Kiku), but we will all do our best!!
◆ These are semi- and not full customs, so you will not get to review design WIPs. You are welcome to make edits to your finished design, which must be reviewed by Jay.
◆ If you’ve read all the rules, type “trap for you mv real” into the requested keyword section of the form!
◆ Jay’s standard design and artwork ToS applies to all lepigram designs.

⭐  SUBMIT YOUR FORM HERE ⭐

(closes August 3rd, 11PM EST):  

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✦ GIVEAWAY RAFFLE!!! ✦

✦ PREMADE LEPITSUNE! ✦

(sorry for the slight change in plans!)

This lepitsune is a free fav-to-enter raffle - go here to enter! 

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If you have any questions, feel free to ask them here! 

Thank you for your time and we look forward to sending little lepi lanterns your way soon!!