Update Log

All edits, events, and updates, beginning November 2017, will be cataloged here! This log was moved into Wikia starting 23rd of October, with the original journal (with links) readable here. Newest updates are on top. For future updates and events, refer to the Calendar.
To always receive the latest updates, we recommend joining us on Discord! Although we do our best to inform our members through DA as well, Discord is the best way to keep up to date with the group.
Monthly Prompts and Monthly Challenges are logged on their own pages!
== 2021 ==
Date 	Update
04/01	April Fools Event 2021
03/30	Unprecedented Change - Breim mini
03/17	Added Admin Availability to wikia
03/05	Aodh kirins may now start as Champions, Courtesans, Chevaliers or Sanctum Attendants (in addition to Commoner)
03/02	The White Wyvern Pt III: Usurper
02/17	New moderators were chosen
02/12	Creativity Contest moved to wikia with discord integration
02/01	Clarifications to checkpoints and AP + cleanup of the AP article. Minor update to collabs.
01/30	The White Wyvern Pt II: Momentum
01/27	Moderator search opened
01/14	The White Wyvern Pt I: Rumors
01/14	Unicorn rarity roll change: now allows for 4 distinct horns
01/3 	Goodbye GingerBlues, Welcome Mad-Manx!
== 2020 ==
Date 	Update
12/26	End of Year Micro Event went live
11/29	SA Advent Calendar 2020 began
11/23	Secret Santa 2020 opened for signups
11/22	More detailed instructions on how to apply for a Holy Blessing were created.
11/20	Favor was removed permanently as a currency. Several wiki pages and almost all memes were updated to reflect these changes.
11/10	The Group opened again for new members with a new system.
11/09	Tie-breaker poll for favor changes was closed. Favor was voted to be removed
11/08	Wyverns officially released. Familiar Reference sheet released.
11/02	AP Tracking made into its own page
10/29	Autumn Updates
10/27	Ranks and availability was moved to wikia.
10/25	Annual Halloween Event goes live!
10/22	Reminder notes removed from use
10/21	Admin break ends, group back open for business
09/20	Whole admin team takes a 1 month break. Vacation Mini Event.
09/20	Chapter 9 Wrap-ups go live
09/16	Breeding requests have been moved to Main Group
09/11	Chapter 9 ends
08/18	Chapter 9 extended by 2 weeks
08/9 	SA 5th Anniversary!
07/12	New moderators selected
07/11	Chapter 9 Launches
06/29	Chapter 9 postponed from 4th of July to 11th of July
06/12	Aodh and Heralds of Ash mini event: King's Speech
05/29	SA Group Calendar launched
05/28	Chapter 9 Signups open
05/3 	Heralds of Ash adoptables
05/2 	Poll launched for potential changes to Favor.
05/1 	Group opening for following herds 1st-8th of May: Umare, Kawaru, War Forged, Bloody Flanks, Aodh
04/25	Reopened our search for newbie mentors! To become a mentor, you need to be on Discord
04/24	Major update to kirins and ancient kirin lore.
04/1 	Hireath Goes Forgotten Realms! April Fools Event!
03/28	Limitations removed from perm retirements; 5AP still required, but there is no yearly cap.
03/27	Redesigns for Ignacio and Alya; Ignacio's wiki page updated. Hireath Plot: Again and Again posted
03/24	"Draw a newbie" reward updates to 5FVR; claimable for 30 days after newbies are accepted.
03/22	Umare Masters no longer require an AC
03/21	Added How SA Works to the wiki
03/15	Update to Reaching the Admins - launching of the Gods chat account
03/11	New mods selected
03/10	SA I Hireath Wide Mini Event - A New Year and new mythical familiar, the gryphus, released!
03/8 	Staff changes and Shuffle; queerly is stepping down and SkyOfNewMoon is our new admin: Admin Changes - Hello, Goodbye and Reshuffle
02/29	Adoptable Opening is released!
02/24	War-Forged Mini Event goes live
02/8 	War-Forged Newsletter goes live
02/7 	Staff change; Jennycallie is stepping down and galekxy is our new War Forged admin: Goodbye Jennycallie, Welcome galekxy!
02/3 	Added pingable role for activity check reminders to our discord!
01/26	SA Ongoing Creativity Contest goes live
01/25	Serora Mini Event: Windbreak - Part 2
01/19	Talori Newsletter goes live
01/12	Updated info on the Blessing page to answer some frequently asked questions regarding things like born blessed.
== 2019 ==
Date 	Update
12/20	Serora Mini Event: Windbreak
12/1 	SA's first Advent Calendar
12/1 	Vagabond Newsletter goes live
11/27	Breim Newsletter goes live
11/26	Serora Newsletter goes live
11/24	Monthly Prompt Bundles are launched as a new "checkpoint lite" option.
11/21	SA's annual Secret Santa Signups go live. SA Secret Santa 2019. You have until 2nd of December to sign up!
11/16	Starborn Alignment was once again open to new members in the Serora, Vagabond and Talori factions. Starborn Opening 16-23rd of November
11/3 	All Chapter 8 Wrap-Ups now live. 
10/13	The Halloween event launches Halloween Spoop-a-Thon 2019
10/6 	Meme Directory created on the wiki to ease browsing.
10/1 	We've made major changes to our returning members policy; people who have previously left and come back can retroactively claim: Changes to our Returning Member Policy - IMPORTANT
09/25	Breim Mini Event launched on 25th: Breim World Event: Ascension
09/22	SA FAQ launches: SA Frequently Asked Questions
09/21	Announcement of major changes in the future: [Please Read!] Group-Wide Major Updates!
09/15	Various Vagabond updates
09/1 	Breim Newbie opening
09/1 	Limited rank openings in Serora; wiki updates
08/17	Chapter 8 ended
08/9 	SA celebrated its 4th birthday
07/5 	Chapter 8 went live! 
06/1 	Group closed to new members until fall 2019
05/28	Chapter 8 Sign-Ups Open
05/6 	Bloody Flanks Open for Apps!
05/1 	Group Opening: Vagabond Herd - May 1-7
04/31	References need to be linked in the description of submissions for all characters depicted
04/17	Brandvandet has stepped down from the role of Serora admin, and was replaced by ThatDenver
04/3 	New Talent System Released.
04/1 	Group Opening: Talori Herd - April 1-7
04/1 	SA April Fools Event!
03/01	Group Opening: Serora Herd - March 8-15
02/8 	Group Opening: War Forged
01/22	Group Opening announced: War Forged Herd - Feb. 8-15
01/03	Chapter 7 is live!
== 2018 ==
Date 	Update
12/18/18	Wait times switched to a month
12/14/18	Sketchy Aging Potion added to Magic Shop.
12/14/18	Breim Mini Event is Live!
12/02/18	Chapter 7 Pre-registration
12/1/18 	The Breim herd opened for new members, Dec. 1-8.
11/19/18	Item additions and update
11/12/18	Updates to Birthday Rewards Redemption!
11/12/18	Limited Adviser, Noble and Artisan spots are open for the Aodh herd.
11/12/18	Updates to Activity Check Logging
11/7/18 	Monthly prompts now reward +1 FVR per user for completing the prompt for one or more characters. Also, please stand by while we edit the familiar rank rewards to provide more choices.
11/4/18 	Franknsteins has stepped down from the role of Vagabond admin, and was replaced by leomonyh
11/3/18 	Huge Slave Update, Plus a new Aodh Rank: Champions!
11/1/18 	The Talori herd opened for new members, Nov 1-8.
10/21/18	Minor rules and wiki update! Info on the shapeshifting amulet and foaling rules added to Wiki. NPC foals no longer need breeding items.
10/12/18	New Breim Herd Updates!
10/4/18 	The Halloween Spoop-Tacular 2018 event went live!
10/1/18 	The Vagabonds opened for new members, Oct 1-8.
9/29/18 	Several Talori ranks were overhauled: here: fav.me/dco1wkk
9/26/18 	The Heralds of Ash event went live!
9/25/18 	Several Rule Updates went into effect, regarding tracing stock photos, AP requirement changes and more.
9/24/18 	The Valkyrie rank was removed from the AC registry.
9/16/18 	The Breim Royal Family was removed from the AC registry.
9/16/18 	DawnsComing stepped down from the role of Breim admin, and was replaced by GingerBlues.
9/14/18 	The Rogue Alliance closed for applications.
9/4/18 	Applications for the Breim Arisen rank went live.
9/4/18 	Applications for moderator positions opened. Five new mods were hired: akitapup, blubber-bun, fallenraen, foalish, and mad-manx.
9/1/18 	The Serora herd opened for new members, Sep 1-8.
8/9/18 	The Rogue Alliance reopened for applications. The following Talori ranks were removed from the Activity Check Registry: Guard Commander, Grand Cleric, Mercy, Geminus, and Agent.
8/8/18 	The Aodh herd opened for new members, August 8-14.
7/15/18 	Chapter 6 was extended to August 11th!
7/1/18 	Chapter 6 launched!
6/1/18 	The War-Forged herd opened to new members, June 1-7.
5/29/18 	The Breim herd underwent a major revamp! Check the link for info and Q&A session dates.
5/16/18 	The Flower Festival is running! Celebrate spring with the War-Forged!
5/3/18 	A new group adoptable is available! Check out the Sentinel Commander for info!
5/1/18 	The Talori herd opened to new members, May 1-7.
4/1/18: 	The Vagabonds opened to new members, April 1-7.
4/1/18 	The April Fool's Elemental Switcheroo event has begun!
3/29/18 	Some popular Limited Ranks are open! New Talori ranks were also posted.
3/26/18 	A Chapter Notice was posted, about registration changes to Chapter 6.
3/15/18 	The admin team said Farewell, Gingerblues! Welcome, Poedogs! as the Talori admin changed.
3/15/18 	A Breim Mini Event was launched.
3/1/18 	There's a new god in town! The Rise of Digend updates have begun!
3/1/18 	The Breim herd opened to new members, March 1- 7.
2/26/18 	The 2018 Creativity Contest Has begun! Ends March. 31, 2018 .
2/20/18 	we switched to the New AP System, effective immediately. the change did not affect art submitted before 2/20.
2/11/18 	The Talori Mini-Event Has begun! Ends Feb. 26, 2018 .
2/11/18 	Character Slot Trackers are now a requirement when submitting a new character.
2/11/18 	New Checkpoints  added! Be sure to check them out!
2/2/18 	Vagabond lore updates were added to Hedgewitches, Mercenaries, and Thieves. A new rank, Ranger, was added.
2/1/18 	The Serora herd opened to new members, February 1- 7.
1/31/18 	Chapter 5 Summaries were posted in the group journal.
1/2/18 	New Year updates have been added, including monthly group openings and notice of future changes to the AP system.
== 2017 ==
Date 	Update
12/11/17 	The Vagabond rank Traveling Merchant was renamed Peddler to avoid confusion with the War-Forged Traveling Merchant rank. 
12/9/17 	A 'How to Claim Rank Rewards' section was added to the accessory shop. A page detailing NPC rules and the different types of NPCs was added to the wiki. The SA Update log was created.
12/4/17 	Starborn Alignment's 2017 Secret Santa has begun! Notes have already been sent to participants and signups are closed, but we are still taking backup artists!  
11/26/17 	Winners for the newbie adoptables and member adoptables have been announced. Some 'Runner-ups' were chosen from the Newbie applicants, and welcomed into the group. Signups for chapter 5 ended.
11/23/17 	Serora Mini-Event Part Two has begun! Ends Dec 9th 2017.
11/19/17:	Signups for Chapter 5 have begun! All factions plots will be simultaneous this time around! 
11/14/17 	Marriage Items have been removed from the SA Magic Shop, and are no longer required for character marriages. Those who have purchased marriage items in the past can refund themselves on the original shop note.
11/11/17 	Adoptables for new members (click) and current members (click) have been uploaded! Open until 11/20/17.
11/7/17 	new Vagabond rank info!
11/6/17 	SA is hiring new moderators! Join the Starborn team! Now accepting applications.
11/6/17 	new Serora rank info!
11/5/17 	Shop art contest, ending 11/19! offering Favor, AP and CS rewards to all entrants!
11/2/17: 	New Activity Check registry! If you have a character in a limited rank, they need to be signed up here. Activity Saves have been added for characters removed by AC.
11/1/17 	Starborn Alignment's first monthly prompt went up!
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