The Ivratian seasons continue their slow march, and after a mild and foggy autumn, this winter seems like it will be uncommonly cold. But the harvests have been excellent, and shelves and storehouses are filled to the brim—no one is likely to starve this season.

The southern archipelago has already seen snowfall, and a light dusting of snow is expected as far north as Faline. Tailors and cloth merchants may see an uptick in business as people scramble to keep warm.

Read on for a new legendary character, new characters to welcome, and many other things!

💫 new legendary character: labrea

Another Legendary Character is here! Labrea, the Weeping Colossus, has entered the pages of Anathema's history books. The Ivras timeline has been updated with the following:

Winter 1235: Soon after the Wasting Miasma fell, another monster was spotted: The Night-Cursed Crone, located in the southwestern Sunless Jungle. It was brought down quickly, with minimal loss of life and property.

During the hunt, it was first thought that there were two monsters—The Crone and another: The Weeping Colossus. It quickly became clear, though, that the latter was actually a mage, aiding in the efforts of taking down the monster and protecting the inhabitants of the area. After landing the killing blow, songs and tales of her and her heroic deed quickly spread—a monster hunting monsters. Despite her fame, nobody seems to know her name.

Legendary characters like Labrea are created by purchasing a Tattered Banner at the Ley Lodge!

📯 great hunt: the night-cursed crone

Stillness yet again reigns over the Jungle. The Night-Cursed Crone has been soundly defeated, with a minimal loss of life and property, much to everyone's relief. According to rumours, a great deal of the hunters' success was because of an enterprising potion-seller, whose wares helped turn the tide of battle.

Influential voices have already been raised against Miriam's policies against potions, and it is likely that the prohibition of potions, elixirs, and cordials will be eased in the coming weeks.

Mage reputation has gone up, as has the Order's slightly battered standing, owing to its heroic mage protectors. Already new tales are being spun during the ongoing Harvest Masquerade, stories of how a creature of black tar felled the beast, helped by a silver-weaver and a storm-caller…

Killing Blow: Labrea, the Weeping Colossus played by AbigailBozarthArt
Silver Hunter: Arianwyn played by leverage
Bronze Hunter: Ramman played by Kytte

💝 farewell and thank you...

To Silkeye, who is stepping down as a mod! They've been part of the Anathema staff team since the early beginnings of the game and I can't thank them enough for their hard work and countless contributions 🧡

Big big thank you to Silk and we hope to see you around as a player!

📚 lore drive: voting time!

The deadline for submitting your works to the Lore Drive has passed, and now it’s time to crown the best three entries! Vote here, and read all about the submissions here!

🎁🎅 secret santa!

If you signed up for Anathema’s annual Secret Santa, please check your TH inboxes to see who is your lucky recipient! When you’ve finished the gift, doubled the gold count, and added an extra +10, please post your works in the Secret Santa bulletin!

💀 🎃 🌿 event: the thief and the blind

This event has concluded; thank you to everyone who participated! The bulletin has been updated with a badge and story prompt rewards.

Read more about it here.

📌 notes and reminders

Tech level?
The level of technology in Ivras is akin to the real-world 16th century. This is not an aesthetic rule (please design whatever clothes, etc. you like!), just a guideline for the advances in machinery/weaponry (incl. firearms)/architecture available for your creation.

The Ivratian climate
Ivras is situated in the southern hemisphere, which means that north = warm, and south = cold! (How does this work with the seasons? Who knows. Magic)

✨ december 2023 story prompt

Every month, we provide a brief narrative prompt, with four potential choices for your character to make. Draw or write your character's choice, and receive double gold for your response! Mages will earn a mystery stat point based on their choices, which will be revealed with the next month's prompt.

Prompt responses should tag this profile, and must be worth at least 1 gold of art or writing. You are allowed to submit collaborations and roleplay as responses to the monthly story prompts, but every participating character's choice must be clearly indicated for mods.

Click here (or scroll down to this bulletin's comments!) to view the prompt for December!

To see the rewards for November's prompt, click here.

🧾 seeking player-made story prompts!

Players are invited to submit their own story prompts for all Anathema players to enjoy! These prompts are open for two months at a time, and anyone can reply! Draw or write your character's choice, and receive double gold for your response! Mages will earn a mystery stat point based on their choices, which will be revealed with the next month's prompt.

Prompt responses should tag this profile, and must be worth at least 1 gold of art or writing. You are allowed to submit collaborations and roleplay as responses to the monthly story prompts, but every participating character's choice must be clearly indicated for mods.

Click here (or scroll down to this bulletin's comments!) to view the prompt for December!

If you have ideas for a prompt of your own, send them in via Modmail on our Discord server!

🐎🐖🐄🐫🐐🦌 november's new arrivals:

Meet all the characters who joined us during the month of November 2023: