April 2023 Prompt: Sproutin' Spring!
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The rain seems milder than last year.
The brown shades that the snow left behind have started to flourish, revitalising the landscape with all kinds of flowers. Does your pond enjoy this massive bloom?

Draw or write about your pond reacting to or engaging with such a large amount of flowers!

Are they fond of all this greenery? Did they prefer the snow or are they eagerly waiting for summer instead? Do they have any plant allergies? Will they decide to cultivate some flowers or vegetables? Perhaps they'll decorate with them, or wear them, or make a bouquet for a friend?

Rewards: 15 Koi Koins per pond.
Deadline: April 30th 2023 at 11:59pm AoE Time

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Flash Prompt: TBA

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Rules and Requirements

These generally apply to all Monthly and Flash prompt submissions.
If a prompt specifies otherwise, you may follow the prompt's instructions (e.g. no background required this time), and use the remaining requirements for other factors in your work (e.g. colours!)

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Past Prompts

Dragon's Mantle Investigation!

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Sprout: "Hey folks, it's been a while! Hope you had fun in Costa Blanca and got some well-deserved rest."
Kaya: "The storm we weathered before the festival has had a dramatic impact on the rest of the continent. Ponds from all over have been reporting new sights and previously-undiscovered mysteries, so we thought it'd be a good time to kick one of those investigations off!"
Sprout: "Anyone who feels ready for adventure, please get ready... it's time to head back to the Dragon's Mantle!"

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How to Participate

 The event will last a couple of weeks, with some extra time to allow late entries. There will be multiple activities.
Each activity awards 5 Koi Koins.
There is a Rare Vial bonus for entering every activity. 
You may complete the activities once per person and in any order. 
There will also be some extra, themed prompts (e.g. the monthly prompt). These will have their own rules and koin rewards, posted with each prompt.
If you enter one of the event activities or themed prompts, you will be entered into a raffle at the end of the event's story. [It's a secret!]  

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After a little bit of excitement, Kaya and Sprout lead a little fleet of boats over towards the Draconic Isles. A number of ponds, including you, have joined their expedition - with a few who can fly soaring gracefully overhead.

 Your band of would-be explorers and adventurers remain in high spirits as the journey proves smooth and uneventful. You dock on the other side and tie the boats securely to the shore before following Kaya's lead further towards the Dragon's Mantle itself. 

Kaya stops at the sight of a vibrant fruit pond ahead.

Tatsuo: "Hey, glad you all made it!"
He grins, and you could swear he winked in your direction, but there's so many other ponds here - there's no way, right? 

Tatsuo: "Damn, Kaya, you really pull a crowd together. Alright, listen up! There's lots to do but first, I wanna head into a cave system we uncovered near the serpent's mouth. A couple of local dragons say it extends further down, but that's all I've gotten out of 'em, so far."
The fruity type gestures towards the shaped cliff. Somewhere in the distance, you can hear a waterfall roaring. 

Tatsuo: "There's multiple routes to choose from and there's a good chance some of them meet back up, so keep track of where you're headed. Might be an idea to go in groups." 

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You follow Tatsuo with the rest of the crowd.
You enter the serpent's mouth with the others at your heels; an expedition party following rumours and ghost stories, hoping to uncover something hidden within the throat of the great serpent itself. 

As you travel, you can see signs of other explorers from long ago. Other dragons, perhaps? Or... older? 

Still, the left over, decrepit equipment gave your party leads on paths to follow and soon you stood at the face of... something more.
A light was spotted in the distance - some broke into a run to catch a sight of it first - eventually, however, you all stood in silence looking up at your discovery. 

A wall, adorned in fires and bones, in tapestries and gemstones.
Whatever was down here, there was sure to be no going back for a while... 

Once your team is ready,
Step fourth and breech the maze

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Help Tatsuo Through The Caves - Level 1

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Reward:  5 Koi Koins 

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Location Info

Dragon's Mantle:

An island located to the North of the pond lands, inhabited mostly by Dragons and a few other behemoths. Everything here is larger than the average scenery, from gigantic trees to horse-sized flowers; this is a paradise for the larger ponds! 

Some ruins lay shattered across the island, half buried by grass and flowers, with odd marks that some say might be an ancient version of the modern Dragon language. It's difficult to get the locals to talk about it, though. 

If you're lucky, you may be allowed into the expansive caverns hidden within the hills. There is a rumour that deep within the network of tunnels, this remote location is connected to the Crystal lands.

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Your expeditions take you far, through trials and frustration, traps and mis-direction.
Not all of your expedition have the will power to push onwards but those who do? They convene in the centre. 

Within, you find a gilded room of carvings and art, history of... something long worn away by time. You push your hoof against its cold, stone surface, feeling the centuries-old craftsmanship shift and change in texture under your senses. 

The room was built with care, with many artisans putting love and passion into its construction, but what exactly for? 

While you wandered the chamber's walls, your guides pondered with fascination.
It wasn't long before a noise pulled you back from musings of the past, back into the now, where the room shifted and gravel fell from centuries left to rest. 

It seems Tatsuo found a hidden path, a stairway leading below, and now intended to push forward once more.
Kaya followed at his side, a grin of adventure embossed into her face. Sprout, however, decided it was a bit too much for him. 

And so, the party split there, some following Tatsuo and Kaya, with others following Sprout back to the surface.
After all, there had to be just as much to uncover without running into the centre of the terra below!

Deeper into the chambers, you find another door, an unsealed but similarly designed entrance. Clearly, it had been made by the same lives who came before. 

This room was warm, humid even; water cascaded around you, even breaching the brick and stone of the chambers itself.
Vegetation and flora seemed to thrive here, large mega-flora flourishing happily, despite the lack of direct sunlight. 

When you are ready, hop the stepping stones and begin your next adventure!

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Help Tatsuo Through The Caves - Level 2

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Complete the puzzle by drawing a line through the correct route to the centre of the caves.
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Reward:  5 Koi Koins 

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The humid air engulfed the second maze, its cavernous walls seeming to wind and bend forever. Dead ends began to stack up, parties split and reconvened - some ponds turned back entirely, not wanting to lose themselves in the maze forever. The others, however, driven by a sense of adventure or a lack of self preservation? They push onwards, deeper and deeper into the labyrinth before them. 

Waters flowed freely, you noticed as you traveled, unsure how long this had already taken you, or how much longer still stood before you. It was akin to a jungle, deep under the terra’s surface: plants and leaves grew between the bricks, some towering high to the cavern's roof above. Occasional fruit could be seen growing from them - and although you thought better of eating mysterious fruit from a long lost jungle cave, they did linger on your mind. Where exactly were you? 

The center was eventually found, as centers often are, cries of relief and frustration ringing through the chamber you found yourselves in.
More carvings and beautiful gemstones adorned multiple pillars and floor tiles. Works of art, tapestries and writings hung on the walls, not that any of your party could read the text. Alas - maybe if you could, you wouldn’t have to keep moving deeper into the murder maze to find answers. 

Shame, that. 

Once again, another stairwell was found, and once again you traveled down, not ready to give up so easily after coming so far! As you descend, however, a temperature shift makes you start to doubt your choices. 

As the stairs wound down, deeper once again into this mysterious place, it began to grow… colder. At first, you assumed it was moving away from the fires and the jungles above, but no, this was an icy chill that even made the frozen ponds in your party shudder down to their… do ponds have bones? 

Eventually you had your answers: the stairs ended and you were faced with a choice.
Before you, as the party all pooled down, you were forced to tread more and more carefully. Where there should have been floor was an endless chasm, the bottom of which even the keen sighted could not see, and beyond that further still? Another entrance. 

Great fantastical spears of ice forced their way through the stone's approximated face. Snow lay thick and undisturbed on any surface it could, a light flurry of flakes already beginning to settle on your shoulders.
A handful of ice platforms were suspended via chains, old and worn; you were unsure if they could even take one pond’s weight without giving way… let alone all of you. You would have to jump one by one across the gap to progress. 

Kaya put her hoof down here. While usually a pond known to act first and think second, she didn’t want to end up part of the local decor.
Tatsuo however, his eyes seemed to gleam with determination. He hadn’t said much since you entered this place - and that was two mazes ago! - but as you looked at him now, he didn’t need words to tell anyone that he planned to see this through to the end. Whatever the ‘end’ may be. 

Before she could stop him, before anyone with wings could test them, the party leader broke into all the sprint he could with the space he had, jumping onto the first section of his icy path. He slid, the chains juddered, ponds gasped and others covered their eyes, afraid of what they would see.
Undeterred, however, Tastuo kept his pace strong, bounding from one icy platform to the next - before long, he was in the entrance’s maw, looking back towards the others. 

Tatsuo: “Any who wish to follow me are welcome. Those who don’t are probably smarter for it.”
He paused to chuckle, already seeing the look on Kaya’s face.
Tatsuo: “I’ll see you on the other side, Kaya! Say hi to Sprout for me, yeah?” 

He could say ‘hi’ to Sprout himself when he resurfaced… right?
Kaya faced the group and let the ponds decide for themselves. 

Steeling your courage, you ready to make the jumps yourself. One more maze couldn’t be that bad, right?

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Help Tatsuo Through The Caves - Level 3

 Download or print out this puzzle: puzzle image link
Complete the puzzle by drawing a line through the correct route to the centre of the caves.
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Submit your completed puzzle to this Google form: Google form link 

Reward:  5 Koi Koins 

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Past Events

Welcome to the Count's shop

As the bustle of the festival hums vibrantly around you, your ears perk up at the sound of clunking wood. Your gaze weaves hungrily through the passer-bys, curious as to whom or what has caught your attention. A couple of ponds prance out of your way to reveal the source behind them; A large pond with an even larger wooden cart. This pond feels so different to most of the folks you've seen so far; his water shimmers with golden sparkles set against an evening hue; his mane is decorated in such vibrant flowers that you feel like you can still catch their scent; his trio of horns shine brightly in the gorgeous, orange sun; and his shirt crinkles softly in that way that only fresh laundry can. You watch as the owner of the cart continues his work, setting out a careful display of velvet cushions in open, wooden boxes, ready for something to be delicately positioned on top. Each item is placed with precision and care. You decide to trot over and take a closer look, waiting until the merchant has had the chance to settle into place behind his stall.

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The Count nods amicably in your direction as you begin to approach, acknowledging your presence. He turns back to his book, finishing the page and gently setting his bookmark into place just as you reach him. "Ah, good evening! What a joyous occasion we have here," he smiles, placing the tome down at his side and gesturing towards the ongoing festivities. "My name is Count Abacus. Please, continue to peruse at your leisure. I'll be right here should you have any questions or wish to finalise your purchase."

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Welcome to the Frog Pond

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The waters from this pond are known to change features of Pondponies and Fawnponds. You can take a dip if you like as long you have koi koins.
Some legends say that some ponds come here to get a proper new look when they get tired of their old appearance as well.

The Frog Pond accepts Koi Koins as currency.

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QUICK LINKS

Pond Pony Visual Trait Guide || Fawnpond Visual Trait Guide || Pond Types Visual Guide || Fawn Types Visual Guide

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Fawnpond anatomy

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Pond Pony anatomy

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Pondponies are equines that have a body of water on their back. They have the power to make bubbles and control waters. Their manes and tails are always made out of a form of water. While Pondponies can have a wide range of coat colors and body types, every Pondpony has four features in common.

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