Stempo

Stempos are a special item used to fix broken writing streaks, or turn a lost battle against a monster into a win.

## Lore

An extremely rare item that will momentarily disrupt the flow of time, allowing you to make changes to important events that were lost in the past.

## Use in game

### Fixing a Broken Streak

For every consecutive day you write at least 444 words, that adds a day to your streak. You can view your streak by going to your dashboard on the left side bar, then to "Streaks." There are rewards for certain streak-lengths (including wings) to encourage you to maintain a streak.

If you missed a day within the last 30 days, you can repair it for 2 stempos by clicking on the calendar, and clicking the "fix for X Stempos" button. It costs 2 stempos to fix a one-day break and more for longer stretches.

You can also fix streaks in the future in the same manner. You can use this if you know you will be unable to write.

If you know you won't hit your streak *today*, you can fix it for free. This is a great trick. Sometimes you know 444 words is not doable, but you have the time to log in and hit the fix for free button.

### Lost Monster Battles

When you lose a battle against a monster, it shows up in your Battle History. View this by going to "Game" on the left side bar, and then going to "Battle History." You can change a lost battle to a win.

There is no real game play reason to do this. You do not get the monster's drops, and the monster will not count towards any quest. The only reason to fix a lost battle is your own pride.

## Acquiring Stempos

The most straightforward method is to pay for them in the store. Many Dust Warriors, however, find this to be the least interesting or satisfying method.

### Chests

#### Always found in

* Stone Chest opened in Riza Rivertown
* Light Chest opened in City of Light

#### Sometimes found in

* Stone Chest opened in Gansu Watering Hole
* Bones Chest opened in Dark Forest Outpost

#### Rarely found in

* Golden Chest opened in Three Points Crossing

### Crafting

Stempos can be crafted in Gansu Watering Hole at Wynfri of Water after completing the quest First Stempo

Stempos Requires

### Dropped by

* Caravan
* Dark Reflection
* Dusted Luzia
* King Mai
* King Mai (Corrupted)
* Kultalva
* Dust Witch
* Reflection
* Shaman Luzia
* Fools' Mawt (during April Camp 2017)

Though it requires one stempo to fight, the Dust Witch then drops 3 stempos when defeated, resulting in a net gain of 2 stempos. Making use of this fact for stempo farming requires pausing in main quest progress, because the Dust Witch is only available to battle during the Dust to Dust main quest in Gansu, after which it disappears.

### Quest Rewards

Stempos are rewards for the following quests:

* Luciola Forest main quest 4: Spider Nest (2)
* Luciola Forest side quest: Learn to Fight (1)
* Luciola Forest side quest: A Strong Start! (1)
* Luciola Forest side quest: Luciola Forest Creatures (2/2) (3)
* Mama Tree side quest: Quench a Thirst (4)
* Mama Tree side quest: Leafsung Vial Creation (1)
* Mama Tree Station quest: Reach for the Sky (2/3) (1)
* Mama Tree Station quest: Station Raising Rainbow (1)
* Mama Tree Station quest: Float Like a Feather (1)
* Mama Tree Station quest: Owl Be Here (1/3) (1)
* Mama Tree Station quest: Owl Be Here (2/3) (2)
* Mama Tree Station quest: Owl Be Here (3/3) (5)
* Mama Tree Station repeatable quest: Test Your Limit (1)
* Mama Tree Station repeatable quest: Wings of Time (1)
* Base Camp quest: One Hundred Creatures (5)
* Forward Base quest: To Collect Memories (5)
* Stone City quest: A Forest Riddle (3)
* Stone City quest: Slowest Tortoise Wins (2)
* Stone City quest: Stone City Chaos (4)
* Tall Trees quest: Boots Made for Climbing (1)
* Tall Trees quest: Buholi in the Sky (4)
* Guardian's Lair quest: Shadows in Flux (3)
* Three Points Crossing side quest: Tailor (1)
* Three Points Crossing side quest: Sands of Time (5)
* Impact Crater quest: Loving Rocky Roads (2)
* Impact Crater quest: Stabbing Dinti Spikes (3)
* Spaceship quest: Tracking Shooting Stars (3)
* Mining Site quest: Drilling Too Deep (3)
* Research Lab quest: Set Creatures Free! (1/4) (5)
* Research Lab quest: Build a Biodome (3/4) (5)
* Research Lab quest: Encourage an Ecosystem (4/4) (5)
* Research Lab quest: Making Mellow Mowow (1)
* Research Lab quest: Sagacious Sincere Sabu (1)
* Research Lab quest: Silkly Sleek Sulanica (1)
* Research Lab quest: Zappy Zazzy Xombri (1)
* Research Lab quest: Zooty Zanutaki Zings (1)
* Dragon Lair side quest: Flight of Dragons (2/3) (2)
* Ruins quest: Every Tunnel Connects (4)
* Ruins quest: Feathers & Fur (3)
* Gansu main quest 7: Red Witch Of The Southern Coven (1)
* Gansu side quest: Sacred Feathers (3)
* Gansu side quest: White Coat (3)
* Gansu side quest: Protect the Mind (5)
* Gansu side quest: Protect the Spirit (10)
* Gansu side quest: Rebuild the Watering Hole (1)
* Gansu side quest: Respark the Flame (1)
* Gansu side quest: Local Shrine (1)
* Gansu side quest: First Stempo (1)
* Gansu timed, repeatable quest: Sacred Feather & White Fur Run (1)
* Riza Rivertown side quest: Steel Weapons (1)
* Riza Rivertown side quest: Di Production (1)
* Balance side quest: Rudakai Master (5)
* Clouds Area quest: Pink vs. Blue (1/2) (2)
* Dawn Area quest: Managing Mid-Year Mischief (1)
* Tempest Area quest: Overthinking's The Strategy (2)
* Caretaker's Garden quest: 4 the Strength! (2)
* Caretaker's Garden quest: Corrupted Caretaker Concerns (1)
* Caretaker's Garden quest: A Unicorn Spotted! (1)
* Caretaker's Garden quest: Flourishing with Support (1)
* City of Light main quest 13: The Warrior Returns (5)
* City of Light side quest: Have to Tear Down (1/2) (5)
* Dusted Castle main quest 2: Dungeons and Dirt (1)
* Dusted Castle main quest 5: We're Nearly There (2)
* Dusted Castle main quest 9: Attend to History! (1)
* Dusted Castle main quest 10: Attend to the Door! (2)
* Dusted Castle main quest 11: Attend to Perseverance! (2)
* Dusted Castle side quest: Most Haunted Room (1/2) (1)
* Dusted Castle side quest: Most Haunted Room (2/2) (1)
* Dusted Castle side quest: Snakes, Why Snakes? (1)
* Dusted Castle side quest: Anger Burns Brightly (1)
* Dusted Castle side quest: Mirror, Mirror (4)
* Dusted Castle side quest: Suwö's Home Search (2/3) (5)
* Dusted Castle side quest: Azadi's Artifact Hunt (2/3) (5)
* Dusted Castle side quest: Lodo's Water Quest (2/3) (5)
* Nivali Camp side quest: Fire & Flames! (1)
* Nivali Camp side quest: Save the Ship! (2)
* Hunt 2021 Season of Hope quest: Velts' Strong Start (2)
* Hunt 2021 Season of Wandering quest: Battle of the Giants! (2)
* Hunt 2021 Season of Wandering quest: Roping the Arenica (1)
* Hunt 2021 Season of Growth quest: Of Magic & Daggers (1)
* Hunt 2021 Season of Jubilee quest: Return to the Cave (1)

The Red Witch Of The Southern Coven quest rewards a stempo for the specific purpose of preparing Dust Warriors for the next quest, Dust to Dust. Dust to Dust requires battling the Dust Witch, which requires a Stempo to fight. If the one from the quest is your only stempo, do not spend it before battling the Dust Witch, or you will be unable to progress the main story until you find another stempo.

#### Historical Quests

* 2023 Tiny Creatures Tutorial quest: Tiny Kai & Tiny Xin (1)
* Caretaker's Garden quest: Prepare the Soil (2/5) (1)
* Caretaker's Garden quest: Keep Away Enemies (4/5) (3)
* Caretaker's Garden quest: Enjoy Your Shade! (3/3) (4)
* Station Raising Festival quest: Station Raising Rainbow (1)
* Station Raising Festival quest: Float Like a Feather (1)
* Station Raising Festival quest: Test Your Limit (1)
* Airship Expedition quest: A Fearsome Foursome (1)
* Airship Expedition quest: Quest of Prompts (3/4) (4)
* Winter Wonderland 2022 quest: Winter's Fire (1)
* Winter Wonderland 2023 quest: Holiday Care Package (5)

## Required for

### Quests

* Mama Tree side quest: Study Break Time (1)
* Hunt 2022 quest: Morimets' Treasures 3/3 (1)

### Crafting

* Time Dilation Pop (3) in Luciola Forest
* Time Rupture Grenade (6) in Luciola Forest
* Time Fissure Blast (10) in Luciola Forest