#mythaura

Hi folks! We're here with the update for the month of July, with a good handful of finished assets, some concepts for one of the areas that will be available at launch, and more!

I'll tag this post with the other tags it currently grabs but feel free to recommend additions to the list. Keep in mind though some game titles might be harder to implement if they have a heavy overlap with unrelated content but I will try to make things work with enough tinkering.

To be honest, I haven't really made firm plans for ANYTHING for Mythaura yet. But I do have some ideas!

A while back I did come up with a couple of beasts that I had intended for my starters, but now I'm not sure. I do want them, but at least for the dragon I'm not sure if I want to commit to so much saturated color XD

Also, a number of other colors have come out since I made these two. I do think I want a pastel unicorn of sorts, and I know I want a dragon as well, but colors are yet to be determined. And my third will be a gryphon, but I currently have no visual plans for him!

As for (brief) lore, the three are a little of a family unit at this point. The dragon is a scholar, but his interests weren't considered acceptable by his peers. After being removed from his previous position, he elected to travel and learn more about the world around him instead of finding a new hole to hide in and bury himself in books and scrolls.

While he is deeply intelligent, he's not the most capable tactician. At one point he found himself in trouble, but ended up being rescued by a lightning bolt of pastel fierceness. The unicorn is a wanderer, having left her home of her own free will to try and find an outlet for her restless energy. While she doesn't seek out others to help, she is always willing to lend a hand. She stayed with the dragon for a few days to make sure he got out of the area she'd found him in, and then just... never left him.

As they continued on their journey, bonding over a shared desire to see and go everywhere they could reach, they eventually stumbled upon a grieving young gryphon. His family had recently died to a raid on his home and he had collapsed where they found him after fleeing for days. The two took him under their care, bringing him to a larger city where he could potentially find lodging and care, but on the way they all grew attached to each other and the young gryphon chose to stay with them.

The dragon and unicorn share a romantic bond, while the gryphon fills a more younger sibling role.

While we wait for Mythaura’s beta, Maggotjuicebox and I have decided to do a creativity challenge for fun, and to help us brainstorm lore and art for our future beasts! We thought it could be a neat community event too, hence this post.

The Mythaura Musings Challenge will take place from September 1st to January 31st. Each month will have one central theme, and there will be 4-5 prompts per month (so one prompt/submission per week). Please see the following calendar (made by Mags!) for the theme prompts, with further details below.

If you would like to join, you can share your creations on Tumblr with the tag #Mythaura Musings Challenge, or on Mythaura's official discord in the Mythaura Musings Challenge #community-events thread. Mags will also be awarding art badges for those who participate (see below). Using the prompts, we hope to encourage us as a community to explore and share our personal lore plans with each other!

Rules for Participation: 1. Please follow Mythaura’s official content rules for all submissions. An overview of their rules can be found in their discord's rules channel. 2. All submissions must be your own work (excluding beast creator images). 3. No AI generated content allowed. 4. For written submissions, there is no minimum or maximum word limit, this is mainly for fun! It is a “challenge” in the sense that we hope the prompts help you to develop future lore and art for your beasts and abode once the site launches. 5. Art submissions can be in any form: traditional, digital, photography, crocheting, mixed media, baking/food, etc, whatever you’d like!

Mags and I look forward to reading and seeing what y’all share!

September: Creatures of Mythaura Week 1 (9/1-9/7): Breeding Projects – starters, planned pairs Week 2 (9/8-9/14): Companions Week 3 (9/15-9/21): Beast Species – Basilisk, Dragon, Griffin, Hippogriff, Kirin, Peryton, Quetzal, Ryu, Unicorn Week 4 (9/22-9/28): Genetics – colors, specials, supers, mutations Week 5 (9/29-10/5): Beast Creator Challenge – Try to make a beast (or a few) with a specific silly theme in the beast creator, and share your creations! Examples: fruits, food, flowers, flags, cat or dog breeds, etc

October: Significance of Time Week 1 (10/6-10/12): Months & Seasons – Hearth’s Embrace, Aurora’s Canvas, Chasm’s Roar, Barrow’s Thaw, Monolith’s Rise, Darksun’s Dominion, Frostcrown’s Flame, Ghostlight’s Pall, Windrider’s Bane, Greenbright’s Close, Deepfrosts Current, Witherlight’s Whisper Week 2 (10/13-10/19): Constellations – Glassblower, Stargazer, Tempest, Gaoler, Jeweler, Prodigy, Magistrate, Widow, Chariot, Physician, Reaver, Flautist Week 3 (10/20-10/26): Birthstones – Carnelian, Hematite, Labradorite, Black Tourmaline, Boulder Opal, Fluorite, Pyrite, Lepidolite, Tiger’s Eye, Malachite, Chrysocolla, Rainbow Moonstone Week 4 (10/27-11/2): Elements – Fire, Arcane, Lightning, Rot, Stone, Dark, Ice, Specter, Air, Nature, Water, Light November: Tales of Adventure Week 1 (11/3-11/9): Classes & Gear – fighter, rogue, sorcerer, healer Week 2 (11/10-11/16): Talon’s Rest – Mythaura’s starting city, further info can be found in their January 2025 Dev Update Week 3 (11/17-11/23): Wild Area Explore – dungeon and wilderness exploration, fishing, discovering treasure Week 4 (11/24-11/30): Faction & Battles – The Vanguard and The Call

December: Culture and Customs Week 1 (12/1-12/7): Holidays, Festivals Week 2 (12/8-12/14): Culinary Traditions – ingredients, recipes, etiquette, symbolism, medicinal use Week 3 (12/15-12/21): Rites of Passage – birthdays, weddings, funerals, graduations, job and role transitions, etc Week 4 (12/22-12/28): Myths & Fables – stories, values passed down through generations Week 5 (12/29-1/4): Beast Creator Challenge (round 2) - Try to make a beast (or a few) with a specific silly theme in the beast creator, and share your creations!

January: Genesis, Synthesis Week 1 (1/5-1/11): Abode – overall theme and lore, geography, biome, etc of your planned abode Week 2 (1/12-1/18): Mythsonas – personal characters’ lore and backstories Week 3 (1/19-1/25): NPC Fanfic/art Week 4 (1/26-1/31): Guilds & Goals – Guild or adventure party lore; short- or long-term game goals Badges! (by Mags) Each month you will have the opportunity to earn two different badges, a normal one (blue ink bottle) and a shiny one (gold ink bottle). The normal badge is earned by completing one prompt, and the shiny by completing all prompts of the month.

Below is a preview of the badges, in order:

Made a peryton on the Mythaura demo, going insane

Appearance settings:

Base: Shadow

Eyes: Thalassa

Top: Shadow

Bottom: Frost

SM 1: Thalassa Galaxy

SM 2: Ghost Prismatic

SM 3: Emerald Prismatic