[center][img]https://tatteredweave.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/kiths/kith/color/stage3_image/510/turtola_gray_3_lrg.png[/img][/center] [highlight=#545554][color=#e1e3df]Tortillon: Chiaroscuro, visitors! Please forgive us being rather slow to say hello, Iris; things have been rather rough here, as you have noticed. Chiaro… these people came to help.[/color][/highlight] Hm? Oh… Welcome… [center][img]https://tatteredweave.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/forum_attachment/attachment/4527/3clothing.jpg[/img][/center] Ehh… what were you talking about? Oh, the world-destroying giant boat lady…. Yeah… We’ve all seen the giant boat lady… What’s it matter, though…? I don’t really get why you’re so bothered about it, like… Look at this place… It’s been a wreck for a long time, and it only gets worse… So, like, this might as well happen… No point in fighting… No point in… Even everything I’ve tried to make recently hasn’t been worth the effort of taking it past the scribble stage… and who am I even making these things for, anyway…? That other boat, that Lucky Venture, they promised that when I traded them some of my old clothing sketches, people outside the museum would see my work… that… that it would make people smile. And for a while, I’d hoped… But the next boat just brought more problems. Same as always. Might be for the best if these waterfalls finally just wash this pointless, empty museum away…

Wh-what? NO! Wait, but - Chiaroscuro, the Lucky Venture [i]did[/i] sell us some of the clothes that you made years ago! And I know there are students who absolutely love them, and are so excited to finally see your work in person! The students understand how challenging it can be to create art sometimes, but, well, look at [url=https://tatteredworld.com/forum_subcategories/74/forum_topics]all these pieces they’ve been making for the [b]Art Contest[/b][/url]! We ran this contest to lure the Scourge of Doubt out where we could safely fight it, but also to share our passion for art and everything that inspires us! Even those who didn’t make anything for this contest had a chance to enjoy looking at our own little gallery, and cheer for their favorites to win the contest! Here, let me introduce you to the winner! Congratulations, [b][url=/forum_subcategories/72/forum_topics/17365]Canals & Corridors[/url][/b] by [b][url=https://tatteredworld.com/users/profile/Firnen]Firnen[/url][/b]! Since you earned the most Cheers on your entry, you'll receive [b]100 Gems[/b], as well as the [i]In the Spotlight[/i] Achievement, the [b][item]Spotlight T-Shirt[/item][/b], and the [b][item]Spotlight Showcase[/item][/b]! I’ll move the winning thread to the [url=/forum_subcategories/72/forum_topics]Archived Contest Winners[/url] Forum, while all other entries will be moved to the [url=/forum_subcategories/100/forum_topics]Past Contest Entries[/url] Forum! You see, Chiaroscuro? And it’s not just the students who are braving their doubts to help! We’ve had encouragement from D.G., a bright young digital Masterpiece who we met when we first arrived, and Hue, an insightful painting who helped us come up with a plan for our Kith to turn off the waterfalls AND open up travel between the exhibits! Think of how many visitors can come admire your clothes – and other Masterpieces, too! I’m sure that both D.G. and Hue would love to meet you, and they’re probably not the only ones!

You and your Kith… together? Turning off the waterfalls? [i]Opening up[/i] the exhibits? I… [highlight=#545554][color=#e1e3df]Tortillon: Won’t that be nice, Chiaro? I’ll be able to glide through the canals again, just like old times. Only this time, I can introduce you to folks. If you want me to, of course. [/color][/highlight] Huh… Let me look at those contest entries… Ehh… Not bad, I guess… I’m not sure if it was worth it to put so much effort into… into any of this… but I can tell you worked really hard on these. There’s really some good stuff here. You gonna put this much effort into fighting Doubt and turning off the falls…? ….Still not sure if there’s any point in trying to do something like that. But… it sounds like you’ve already inked those lines, so… Good luck, I guess. Looks like you’re about to need it… [center][img]https://tatteredweave.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/destiny/enemy/thumbnail/149/doubt-3cuts.png[/img][/center]

[b][u]New Event Quests and Battle Updates![/b][/u] Hmm, that Chiaroscuro fellow seems a bit too glum to help us fight the Scourge of Doubt’s latest attack right now, but maybe you can motivate him by doing his new Unique Event Quest, [u]Black and White Thinking[/u]! That will unlock Iris’s Hourly Quest, [u]Face Your Doubts[/u], and Chiaroscuro’s Hourly Quest, [u]Drawn Together[/u]! These will replace last week’s quests, though it may take an hour or so for changes to go into effect on your account. Doubt continues to grow stronger - that means we're on the right path! There’s another stage in the fight now and it has some new tricks, but your Kith can now partner up even further and bring up to 3 Kith to the arena! Please note that you [u]cannot continue battling[/u] the previous Scourge of Doubt, so end any battles you were in previously and visit the Gallery Trappings Arena to begin a new battle! [b][u]New Shop: Figure Framing![/u][/b] If you have Gallery Trappings unlocked, you should be able to rummage around in Chiaroscuro’s shop, [url=/npcs/147]Figure Framing[/url], so that you can battle in style! And if you don’t have the Gallery unlocked yet, you can [url=/explore/unlock]unlock it here[/url] or check how many Secrets you need in order to do so! Need more Secrets? You can earn them from characters in Remnants you already have unlocked. To earn a Secret, you must get your relationship with them up to Devoted (4 Hearts) and then complete their Unique Secret Quest where you learn more about each character, found on the [url=quests/unique]Unique Quest[/url] page. Every Remnant except for Cirque Faerial has Unique Quests for you to do, so be sure to click all the tabs for each Remnant in order to check for available Secret Quests. [b][u]New Kith: Gondrawla[/u][/b] Everyone can now Ally with a new Gondrawla Kith at [url=/npcs/11]Iris’s Shop[/url]. [center][img]https://tatteredweave.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/kiths/kith/color/stage1_image/515/Turtola_red_1_lrg.png[/img] [img]https://tatteredweave.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/kiths/kith/color/stage1_image/512/Turtola_orange_1_lrg.png[/img] [img]https://tatteredweave.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/kiths/kith/color/stage1_image/517/Turtola_yellow_1_lrg.png[/img] [img]https://tatteredweave.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/kiths/kith/color/stage1_image/511/Turtola_green_1_lrg.png[/img] [img]https://tatteredweave.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/kiths/kith/color/stage1_image/509/Turtola_blue_1_lrg.png[/img][/center] [b][u]Final Notes[/u][/b] And finally, thank you to everyone who entered the Art Contest and everyone who Cheered for their favorites! Our July Site Contest will be a Clothing Design Contest with a theme of [u]Self Expression[/u], beginning [u]July 16th[/u]! Before then, we've got our next gondola ride coming on [b]July 3rd[/b], as Doubt creeps ever closer...

It's a pleasure to finally meet you [url=/npcs/147][@Chiaroscuro][/url] ...! I really love all your clothing designs - there's so many lovely details and so much variety. So, while this is so late after you sent them out... thank you!! [s]ooc oh no hes hot[/s]

oh good... is it time to stop bailing out the gondolas for a little while? I'm almost out of cleaning supplies! um... hello, [url=/npcs/147][@Chiaroscuro][/url]! I know this probably seems like a bit much with all of us just showing up out of nowhere, talking about Specter and fighting... but I can say for certain your designs and work are [i]very[/i] well loved, and have enchanted tons of us already! I can only imagine the thought and work that went into them...

My, [i]hello[/i], [url=/npcs/147][@Chiaroscuro][/url]! May I say how lovely you look? Your depth and shading are so beautiful, and your lines are so clean! Tell me, how does one learn more about a Masterpiece such as you~?

[Storyteller] ... [i]oh.[/i] Uh. [size=10]It looks like I may be in agreement with some people here- you two, stop laughing.[/size] [url=/npcs/147][@Chiaroscuro][/url]. You seem... discontent. I, uh, can't say I agree with your nihilistic views- the pointlessness of life is exactly what makes it worth the effort, if you ask me. If we're going to die, might as well have fun on the way out, right? That said... well, if we do survive the Scourge, which apparently this is far from the first one we've faced so I'm liking our chances... [size=10]and I can't believe I'm saying this,[/size] would you like to go out for dinner sometime? Or whatever?

I think we found a new friend for Marisol! Anyone else agree? *hugs Chiaroscuro* (At least as well as one can try to hug a painting)

[color=#fada5e]Sylas: Oh for crying out... Tibo, WHY did you buy so much stuff?[/color] [color=red]Tibo: Oh eff off, we promised 20 we'd get plenty of souvenirs![/color] [color=#fada5e]Sylas: But did you have to buy them ALL AT ONCE?[/color] [color=#fc8eac]Kaliki: You're not the only one who has to carry them! We [i]all[/i] do![/color] [color=red]Tibo: Not my fault you're not strong.[/color] [color=#6488ea]Vera: Everyone, stop your squabbling!! *Ahem* Apologies, [url=/npcs/147][@Chiaroscuro][/url] ! It's lovely to meet you, and you as well Tortillon! We appreciate you taking the time to let us into your abode. We're here to help in whatever way we can![/color] [color=red]Tibo: (Ooh, I wonder if he's single, we could maybe set him up with 20!)[/color] [color=#6488ea]Vera: [b]THAT IS ENOUGH OUT OF YOU--[/b][/color] --- (OOC: I have gender envy for Chiaroscuro fr fr)