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Candycane Plushie

The **Candycane Plushie** is a special variety of Enchanted Plushie that is available from the Menagerie during the month of December. It can be bought for 700 per egg.

They were released during the December 2015 Seasonal Release.

## Descriptions

### Egg

This egg feels like cotton and smells faintly of mint.

### Hatchling

The egg has become a little hatchling! It seems like a plushie, but it keeps bringing you little piles of stuffing.

### Mature Hatchling

The egg has become a little hatchling! It seems like a plushie, but it keeps bringing you little piles of stuffing. The plush hatchling has grown a lot larger, and has started bringing you even more "gifts." The little dragon seems to be moving on to larger clothing now, and while you appreciate the little presents, they seem to be at the expense of your wardrobe.

### Adult

Candycane Plushies are a very amicable species of plushie that enjoy rolling in peppermint leaves. While they enjoy destroying clothing and furniture just as much as their counterparts, they do not devour the materials. Instead, they use them to craft gifts for their owners or anyone else they're fond of. Because Candycane Plushies don't actually have hands, these presents are usually limited to small piles of mint-scented fabric. But at least the sentiment is there, right?

## Credits

* Concept: SpaceNerds (Enchanted Plushie), Rhynn
* Sketches: Rhynn
* Sprites: Rhynn
* Descriptions: xxBurningxx
* Journal sketches: Rhynn

## Links

* Candycane Plushie journal entry.
* Enchanted Plushie fanclub (includes Candycane Plushies)
Feeding

**Feeding** creatures is a way to help them grow quicker, not depending solely on the help of users physically clicking them. Food can be bought from the Farmer's Market on the Bazaar. Each item raises a creature's clicks by a set amount, depending on the item used.

Currently everything from eggs to adults can be fed.
Frigid Potion

The **Frigid Potion** is a potion which can be purchased from the Apothecary during the Winter Holiday event, and which was given out as a promo code during the Christmas 2015 event as part of the Christmas Countdown.

## Description

The liquid inside this blue bottle smells like a mixture of eggnog, cinnamon, and... snow, somehow. Feed this to a Salamander to change it into an Icymander.

## Effect

The Frigid Potion can be used on Salamanders. Doing so will turn the creature into its festive form, with blue skin and fire; the Icymander. Once changed, the Salamander cannot change back to its normal form.

## Credits

* Sprite: ZioCorvid
* Description: ZioCorvid
Flapjack Stingray

**Flapjack Stingrays** are a creature found in the Shop for 1500 per egg. They were released on the 8th of June 2017.

## Descriptions

### Egg

This delicious smelling egg reminds you of fried cake batter.

### Hatchling

This newly hatched pup smells good. The water it swims in seems to smell rather sweet too.

### Mature Hatchling

The critter's back has turned a creamy yellow color! It feels slick and oily.

### Adult

Flapjack Stingrays are strange creatures that bear a strong resemblance to a pancake. It is unknown how they came to be, but nevertheless they are somewhat endangered due to how closely they taste to homemade pancakes. Due to this, they are rather hard to find outside of a local gourmet restaurant's display tank.

## Credits

* Concept: ZioCorvid
* Sprites: ZioCorvid
* Descriptions: ZioCorvid
April Fools 2016 Release

## Event creatures

* Rock

The **April Fools 2016** release saw the release of a very special creature, the Rock. This creature is similar to the Pinecone in that it doesn't grow up; however, it cannot breed. This was also the first time the release announcement was not made by Gryffi, instead having been posted by Novadragon.

## Release Announcement

The sun is shining, the birds are singing and is looking up to be a lovely spring day! Deciding to take a walk you wander along the path... but alas you are betrayed! Something reaches out and trips you! Gathering your wits (and dignity) you glance back to see what sort of foul ruffian has accosted you so! ...oh my but it's a lovely ruffian. The egg shaped thing before you shimmers and glitters in the sun, surely it must hatch into something magnificent!

Gathering your new friend you make all due haste back home eager to shove steaks at it and hope it hatches soon! Oh what could it be?! Go see your newest friend here!

## Links

* Release announcement
* Event biome/page
Notter

The **Notter** is a creature found in the Elegema Forest biome. They were released on the second day of the first Creature Symposium. Their egg and stage one hatchling list them as "Otters" and do not display their proper name until the stage two hatchling stage. This was meant as a little playful joke to tease players.

## Descriptions

### Hatchling

A little otter-like creature has hatched from the egg! It's very sweet and ridiculously cute.

### Mature Hatchling

It's...it's not an otter. As the creature has gotten bigger, its hind feet and bill have turned a distinct shade of blue.

### Adult

Notters are a unique species of platypus with a weak affinity to water. Spending most of their lives in the submerged in freshwater lakes, Notters create burrows along lake-edges where they sleep and stay hidden during the day. Night is when they are most active, and because they eat almost half of their body weight each day, the majority of their time is spent hunting for food. With relatively poor hearing, sight, and sense of smell, they instead rely on the unusual technique of electroreception to locate their prey. Outside of breeding season, Notters are very friendly and amicable creatures that live in packs often ranging between 6-14 platypi per family. However, when the time to mate approaches, the males become particularly hostile. This is one of the few times that it's actually unsafe to approach or attempt to capture a Notter, as they are much stronger than they appear. During this time, males can be quite vicious and do a fair amount of damage with their claws if they are provoked.

## Trivia

Notters were created as a cruel joke for players wanting otters. The Notter's name itself is a pun for not-otters.

## Credits

* Concept: MonstrHugger and xxBurningxx
* Sketches: MonstrHugger
* Sprites: MonstrHugger and Rhynn (tweaks)
* Descriptions: xxBurningxx
Abandoning

**Abandoning** is one of the actions to get rid of your creatures (with the others being Selling and Trading).

## Effect

Abandoning a creature will put it in the Castle Ruins, where it can then be picked up by any other player (including the one who has abandoned the creature). The person abandoning the creature does not get anything in return.

It is not possible to check the lineage of a creature while it is in the Ruins.

Creatures picked up from the Castle Ruins will show 'Ruins' as their Biome.

Zenith creatures will revert to their Adult stage upon abandonment.

## Restrictions

There is only one restriction on abandoning: eggs younger than 1 hour cannot be abandoned. However, this time limit can be avoided by hatching the creature (for instance by feeding it) and then abandoning it, as this restriction only applies to eggs.

There is no restriction on the stage at which creatures can be abandoned; all stages from egg to adult are abandonable.
Early August 2016 Release

Event banner

## Event creatures

* Magma Moray

**August 13th 2016**  saw the release of one new creature. The Magma Moray could be found in Mt. Ekoh.

## Release Announcement

A new discovery has been made in the world of Ostlea!

This new creature has taken up residence around Mt. Ekoh where it will be mass dropping until 11:59 PM on Monday the 15th. This creature currently cannot be fed.

This creature is a permanent release.

## Links

* Release announcement
Mt. Ekoh

**Mt. Ekoh** is one of the biomes. It is sometimes referred to as the Volcano.

## Description

Woah, it suddenly got really hot! You look in the distance only to find a volcano nearby that gives off a vibe of magic. What does one do when they find an active volcano? They go explore it, of course, and that is exactly what you do. Leaping over small rivers of lava, you see orb-shaped items in the distance. On closer inspection, it turns out volcanoes can hold eggs, too!

Will you take one?

## Credits

* Description: Gryffi
* Background: Kristhasirah

## Links

* Mt. Ekoh
Apothecarist's Compendium

The ***Apothecarist's Compendium*** is a Library book containing information about all the items on Tales of Ostlea.

## Item Listings

The Compendium has lists of all items. For each item the same information is shown: the image, its description, its name, what it can be used on/for, its availability, its price and how many of the item players can own at any one time.

## Chapters

### Transformation Items

*"A transformation item, usually a potion though not always, is an item used to change a creature into its alternative form. Typically these items can be bought in Alameda's Apothecary."*
―Apothecar[[src]]

This chapter lists all the potions and other items used for changing creature forms.

### Miscellaneous

*"Aside from transformation items the Apothecary also stocks a variety of other items, their uses range from changing the gender of a creature to unfreezing an egg."*
―Apothecar[[src]]

The Miscellaneous chapter has a list of all items which have some sort of effect on creatures, but are not transformation items.

### Junk Items

*"Though these items seem useless to the average Ostlean, to an apothecarist they're precious potion ingredients they're more than willing to pay for."*
―Apothecar[[src]]

The Junk Items chapter has a list of all the seemingly useless items found while browsing biomes.

### Farmer's Market

*"Alameda's local farmer's market is known for selling a unique selection of foods, though these are not typically used in an apothecarist's craft they do come in handy for growing creatures of all stages and types quickly."*
―Apothecar[[src]]

This chapter is a list of all the food available in the Farmer's Market. It does not list special food items which have been given out during events.

### Special

*"Occasionally, usually around holidays or festivals, a group of special items will pop up in Ostlea with unique uses."*
―Apothecar[[src]]

Special items are items which have been given during events and other special occasions. Some of these may also fit in other item categories.

## Credits

* Cover: Gryffi & ZioCorvid
* Information: Gryffi
* Illustrations: Rhynn

## Links

* Apothecarist's Compendium
Freezing

## 'Frozen' icon

The icon for Frozen creatures

**Freezing** is the act of stopping the growth of a creature. Freezing a creature adds the 'frozen' icon to the creature's name.

Creatures can be frozen from their 'Manage' page.

## Effects

Frozen creatures no longer gain clicks, which means they will never progress to the next stage in their growth. Eggs will not hatch, hatchlings won't gender, and gendered hatchlings will not grow into adults. As such, frozen creatures can never breed.

Because some players prefer their creatures to be frozen at the minimum amount of clicks required to reach that stage, the Rejuvenating Fairy item has been created.
King Robin I

**King Robin I** was a king of Ostlea. He was instrumental in the history of Alameda.

## Ascent to the throne

King Robin I became king when his father either passed away or abdicated. The exact circumstances are unknown.

## Reign

King Robin I's reign did not last long; the exact timeframe is unknown, but it could be as short as a few months. His ideals for ruling Ostlea were radically different from his father, resulting in him firing his entire council and instating his own. This resulted in the formation of the Irvinites, those opposed to his rule; and the Royalists, those who supported him.

The Irvinites kidnapped the king's young son, Prince Irvin, and worked towards crowning him king. However, to do this they needed the Ostlean Amulet, which King Robin carried on his person at all times.

One spring night, the Irvinites attacked the Royal Castle. King Robin fought for what he believed in and defended the castle, but sadly lost his life. However, the amulet was lost during this battle, and remains lost to this day.

## Ideals

King Robin I's ideals for ruling Ostlea were quite radically different from anything Ostlea had seen until then. He found his ancestors' rule to be too soft, too friendly, and too willing to compromise. He believed that the common people ought to look up to their ruler and fear them, to ensure the ruler's absolute control.

While this ultimately resulted in his early death, his ideals are not completely lost. An example is the Ostlean governing bodies realising that opposition is not necessarily a bad thing, which has led to the creation of monthly Council Days, where the council would present the laws they had come up with to the common people and listen to their criticism. The execution of the ideal is far from what King Robin would have wanted, but the core ideal is present.
Lehua Flower

The **Lehua Flower** is a junk item which can be found in Mt. Ekoh.

## Description

A Lehua flower. Also known as "Metrosideros plymorpha", or the "'ōhi'a lehua". Try saying those names five times fast. Together. In a single breath.

## Effect

The Lehua Flower is a junk item and can therefore not be used. It can be sold from the inventory for 30 .

## Credits

* Sprite: Amphyrre
* Description: ZioCorvid
Amorae Forest

**Amorae Forest** is a biome which is only accessible during the Valentine's Day events.

## Description

As you travel north you come across an odd clearing in the middle of a forest. A barrier of magic seems to be separating the clearing from the rest of the world. You realize that you must have stumbled upon the legendary Amorae Forest, where it is rumored that each year on Saint Valentine's Day a new rare species can be discovered here.

Will you take one?

## Credits

* Description: Gryffi
* Background: Kristhasirah

## Links

* Amorae Forest
Grynn's Fairy Tales

**Grynn's Fairy Tales** is the network to which Tales of Ostlea belongs.

## Background

Grynn's Fairy Tales is a network of adoptables sites and other sites owned and/or supported by Gryffi and Rhynn. All sites within the network support each other in various ways, from staff to advertising to knowledge and financial help.

## Announcement

On the 6th of August, 2016, Gryffi announced that Tales of Ostlea was officially part of Grynn's Fairy Tales. This announcement also started a sale on Crystals and released the Reverti Potion.

*Some of you have already noticed the change to the site's footer, as you can see it now has a new addition: Grynn's Fairy Tales. I'm sure you're all wondering what exactly Grynn's Fairy Tales is and what exactly it means for Tales of Ostlea, well take a seat and allow me to explain! Grynn's Fairy Tales (GFT) is a newly established network of sites created by Rhynn and myself, it's main purpose is to offer support to the other sites underneath it's brand whether it be with staff, advertising or even just knowledge and it's not limited to just our own projects, we're very open to welcoming other sites into our little family. If you'd like to read more or see what else we've been up to head over to the GFT site and have a poke around!*

*In honor of this awesome change we're offering a week long sale on crystals, starting today and ending on August 13th at 11:59PM crystals will be buy 4 get 1 free.*

*In addition to the sale we're also taking this time to introduce a new item: the Reverti Potion. You can find this item being sold in the Apothecary for 2,500 silver and may own up to 100 of them at a time. AND because we're celebrating your first potion's on us! Go to the trading post and enter the code "grynnsfairytales" and receive one potion for free! This code will expire on August 13th at 11:59PM, don't forget to claim it!*

## Links

* Grynn's Fairy Tales site
* Grynn's Fairy Tales Facebook
* Grynn's Fairy Tales Twitter
Junk

**Junk items** are items which are found randomly in the biomes. These items can only be sold for Silver through the Inventory.

## Usable Junk

At the time of the site's opening, two Junk items had the option to 'use' them due to a glitch: Four-Leaf Clover and Pile of Snow. However, actually attempting to use them gave the message *"This item has no purpose, what are you trying to accomplish?".*

This glitch was corrected shortly after opening.

## Special Junk

Following server downtime in late October 2015, a promo code for a special Junk item called 'Philip Decoy' was given out. It can be sold for 8000 silver and the code to claim it is 'PhilipKingofCones'. The item is a fake version of Gryffi's pinecone Philip. In the inventory, it is listed as a 'gift' rather than Junk.

During the 2015 Winter Holiday event Christmas Countdown, more special junk was given out: the Christmas Card, the Stocking, the Holiday Cracker and the Christmas Cracker.
Castle Ruins

## Notable locations

* Tree of Souls

The **Castle Ruins** are a location on Ostlea. It is where abandoned creatures go. Creatures picked up from here will list 'Ruins' as their Obtained From location.

## Description

You travel to the outskirts of the town and find an old abandoned castle wrapped in vines. You aren't sure how old this castle is, but it must be hundreds of years old to be this crumbled. Although there is a tower still standing to your surprise. Scattered around the ruins are eggs of all types, some you've seen and others you haven't. Observing the diversity of the eggs, you figure the parents of these eggs have abandoned them and they are safe to claim.

## History

In the Towne of Alameda chapter of *The Guide to Notable Cities and Towns*, it is explained that the Castle Ruins used to be the original Royal Castle of the Ostlean rulers. It was built shortly after Ostlea's founding and was destroyed in the war between Royalists and Irvinites.

## Trivia

The tree on the Castle Ruins image is the Tree of Souls, which has a library story associated with it.

## Credits

* Description: Gryffi
* Background: Kristhasirah

## Links

* Castle Ruins
Bazaar

## Notable locations

* Menagerie
* Farmer's Market
* Apothecary
* Market Place

The **Bazaar** is the hub of shops for Tales of Ostlea. There are four shops: the Menagerie, the Farmer's Market, the Apothecary and the Market Place.

Items bought from the Farmer's Market and Apothecary sell for the same amount they're purchased for.

## Description

Near the center of town you stumble upon a large crossroads, no matter which direction you look you see the streets flooded various shops and stalls selling wares of all kinds.

## Shops

### Menagerie

The Menagerie is the on-site shop to buy exclusive eggs. Every season a new Seasonal creature is released to the Menagerie, and Crystals can be spent here to buy Donation creatures.

### Farmer's Market

The Farmer's Market is the shop to buy Food, which can be used to give clicks to creatures.

### Apothecary

The Apothecary sells potions to change creatures into alternate forms, items to influence or change a creature's gender, and various other items which have an effect on creatures in some way.

### Market Place

The Market Place is where players can buy and sell creatures to other players.

## Credits

* Description: Gryffi
* Header: Kristhasirah

## Links

* Bazaar
* Menagerie
* Farmer's Market
* Apothecary
* Market Place
Grave Digging

**Grave Digging** is the first daily repeatable action to be released. It can be done up to 20 times per day at the Sintera Tombs.

## Purpose

The purpose of the Grave Digging action is to collect bones. These bones can then be used to summon skeletal versions of previously released creatures.

## Process

    Grave Digging is done at the Sintera Tombs, accessible through the side menu under the Explore Ostlea heading. An image of the Sintera Tombs is shown on the page, with all graves and tombs as clickable locations. Each grave/tomb clicked is one grave dug.

When digging a grave, the player will receive one of the following:

* Nothing at all
* Goofer Dust
* Hip Bone
* Large Bone
* Rib Bone
* Skull
* Small Bone Pile

## Summoning

When the player has collected enough bones, it is possible to summon a skeletal creature. This is done at the Resurrection Site, which is accessible through a link at the bottom of the Sintera Tombs page.

The page will show the amount of each bone the player has collected, as well as the summonable creatures and their requirements. If a creature can be summoned, a selectable button will be available.

The table below details how many of each are needed to summon each skeletal creature.

## Links

* Sintera Tombs
* Resurrection Site
Novadragon

## Pinecone

Little Noca Flotsom

**Novadragon** is a writer for Tales of Ostlea.

## Writing

* The Guide to Notable Cities and Towns: Aurora Vale
* The Guide to Notable Cities and Towns: Ekoh Springs
* The Guide to Notable Cities and Towns: Altaris
* The Guide to Notable Cities and Towns: Cradle of the Moon
* The Guide to Notable Cities and Towns: Crystal Sands Oasis
* Gryffi's Fairy Tales: The Toupee Eating Hat
* Gryffi's Fairy Tales: The Cradle of the Moon

## Links

* Forum profile
* Lair
Ekoh Springs

* Location
* Chapter

* The Burning Fenn (Inn)
* Salamander's Den (Tavern)
* Dragon's Roost (Stables & Aviary)
* The Black Forge (Blacksmith)
* Bits and Baubles (General store)
* The Crystalline Wisp (Glassworks)
* The Otter Hole (Bath house)

**Ekoh Springs** is a town on Ostlea near Mt. Ekoh. It is the third chapter in the Library book *The Guide to Notable Cities and Towns*.

## Story

Situated at the base of Mt. Ekoh, Ekoh Springs seems at first to be a rather unimaginative place. Even so this has never failed to draw droves of tourists to the small town, lured by sweet promises of steam baths to cure all ills. Some come to the town with other sweet promises in mind, treasure.

Carefully tended stories spin wonders into the minds of the listeners, gold and riches all for the taking if one can find them. It does not take much to coax the tales from the locals, a bit of curiosity and a willing ear go a long ways. One thing though that is always adamantly stated, and just as adamantly ignored is that none who have sought the treasure have found it and few return.

Aside from the stories and baths those who venture to it are treated with a view unlike any other. Clear skies offer a view of the surrounding lowlands for miles around as well as an unrivaled panorama of the night sky rarely seen by city dwellers. Every so often one may even find themselves treated to a view of courting Fenns or even more rarely a brief, but violent eruption of light said to happen when too much magic gathers in one place for too long. Curiously this last phenomenon seems to happen most frequently after someone has decided to brave the mountain in search of treasure leading to it being commonly called the beacon of the lost.

## Links

* The Guide to Notable Cities and Towns
* Ekoh Springs
Ephalump

* Normal
* Goshenite (Oddity)

## Goshenite Ephalump

**Ephalumps** are tiny elephants which can be bought in the Menagerie for 1 per egg. They were released alongside the Lava Dinks during the Early May 2016 Release.

## Descriptions

### Egg

This small egg shifts its weight a lot, as though it's filled with water.

### Hatchling

A small creature with a trunk came from the egg! It seems fascinated with water, though it's easily depressed and you're not sure why.

### Mature Hatchling

After staying with you for quite some time it has become more trusting, though its sadness still has a strong effect on anyone around it. At least it is sad less often now.

### Adult

Ephalumps are arguably one of the saddest creatures known for absolutely no apparent reason. While the Ephalump itself doesn't seem depressed, one can almost feel the emotion coming off of it in waves, and those with little knowledge of the creatures would have a good reason to be concerned. It is said that Ephalumps are the tears of the Moon Dragon, as they have a surprisingly strong affinity with water magic along with their bewildering mood swings and have the appearance of a polished gemstone. Ephalumps have never been seen in the wild; instead, the first Ephalumps were rumored to be sold by a mysterious merchant, who appeared only on rainy nights and gifted them to those experiencing hardship and grief. The gifts were meant to be heartfelt manifestations of their sorrow, as the recipients would quickly recover from their losses despite the constant aura of sadness surrounding their new pets. Researching these creatures suggest that they somehow absorb and re-emit sad emotions in a fashion similar to a luminescent creature releasing absorbed light, though it's unsure why they do this; hence why owners of Ephalumps tend to be jovial and content in contrast to their companion. While Ephalumps do not require much care or attention to live, they do enjoy the occasional bath, and practice their water magic daily. Some Ephalumps become so skilled in their magic, they can control any liquid with enough water in it, including hot beverages and some poisons!

## Credits

* Concept: skwerl56767
* Sketches: skwerl56767
* Sprites: skwerl56767
* Description: skwerl56767
* Journal sketch: Rhynn
Nursery

The **Nursery** is the on-site clicking site. Growing creatures are automatically added to it for others to click. Each nursery page shows 30 creatures, which disappear after being clicked. After clicking all the creatures, the page will need to be refreshed in order to show the next batch of creatures.

Creatures which the player has already clicked that day, will not show up in the nursery.

The Nursery is seen as the main method for earning silver.

## Description

You come across a field filled with eggs sitting in nests and young creatures playing. A strange presence seems to be protecting them though you cannot see anyone else around. You're sure these creatures are not free for you to take but perhaps you can still give the creatures some care and attention.

## Display

By default, the Nursery shows only eggs. It is also possible to click hatchlings in the nursery however, by clicking the link above the eggs.

## Hidden lairs

Creatures which have been put in hidden lairs will not show up in the Nursery, and will therefore not grow up unless fed by the owner or posted elsewhere.

## Credits

* Description: Gryffi
* Header: Kristhasirah

## Links

* Nursery
Magma Moray

**Magma Morays** are a species of eel found in Mt. Ekoh. The were released during the Early August 2016 Release. They are only available during the summer and fall months, but can breed all year long.

## Descriptions

### Egg

This rough, obsidian-colored egg is hot enough to burn you.

### Hatchling

It's a small eel-like creature! It seems keen on spitting little blobs of molten lava at you.

### Mature Hatchling

As the eel ages, its skin begins to crack, displaying bright crevices that reveal its magma-blood.

### Adult

Magma Morays are a dangerous species of eel that reside exclusively within the hot lakes of Mt. Ekoh and its surrounding areas. While these eels are almost always present within the blazing depths, navigating within the underlava tunnels where they reside, it's rare to see them surface outside of their breeding season. During the warmer seasons of Ostlea—summer and fall respectively—these magnificent creatures return to the surface to lay their eggs, often times choosing hot crevices as the ideal spot to leave their children. It's for this reason that obtaining Magma Morays is somewhat difficult for Ostlean creature tamers, as their eggs can only be found during a specific time of year, and catching a wild one is near impossible without very strong heat-resistance magic as well as the ability to breath underlava.

## Credits

* Sketches: ZioCorvid
* Sprites: ZioCorvid
* Descriptions: xxBurningxx
Enchanted Sock

The **Enchanted Sock** is an item which can be purchased from the Apothecary.

## Description

Feed this enchanted sock to your Plushies anytime after it hatches to randomly change it into one of its elemental forms. \*NOTE: Only works on Non-Magical plushies\*

## Effect

The Enchanted Sock can be used on Enchanted Plushies. Doing so will turn the creature into one of its alternate forms. Once changed, the Plushie cannot change back to its normal (Non-Magical) form. Only one sock can be used per plushie, so it is not possible to use a lot of socks on one plushie to get the desired element.

## Trivia

On the inventory page, the Sock is listed as a Transformation item, a trait it shares with the Ryukoi Pearl. However, since its effect is identical to that of potions, it can be considered a potion.

## Credits

* Sprite: Rhynn
* Description: Gryffi
Nyskra

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* Morningplume (Oddity)
* Wintertip (Oddity)

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Creature of the Month July 2016

## Wintertip Nyskra

**Nyskra** are owls which can be bought from the Menagerie in the Bazaar for 1 per egg. They were released alongside the Snowstepper during the Early January 2016 Release.

## Descriptions

### Hatchling

The egg hatched into a... chick? It's hard to see under all that fluff!

### Mature Hatchling

The chick has shed its silky down, except for a luxurious ruff around its neck. You've had to separate it from your other hatchlings; it keeps trying to carry them off in its talons!

### Adult

Used for centuries by nobles for their skills as aerial predators, Nyskra have been bred to be the perfect hunting companion. Their silky, attractive plumage, a side effect of their centuries of domestication, has made them popular amongst tamers for their looks. But, tamers should beware, Nyskra require copious amounts of dedicated training to become proper hunters. Once fully trained, Nyskra are able to cast devastating ice spells upon their prey to create not only a swift capture, but a breath-taking magical display for their tamers as well.

## Trivia

The name Nyskra comes from the Polish word "iskra" which means spark/gleam/glint etc. (in reference to their bright and spark-like facial feathers) and "Nyctea" which is a classification the snowy owl falls under.

## Credits

* Concept: Amphyrre
* Sketches: Spatio
* Sprites: Amphyrre, Spatio (sprite tweaks)
* Descriptions: Spatio, Amphyrre (egg, tweaks)
* Journal sketch: Rhynn
List of Creatures

***If a creature is not listed on this page, it is may still be in the process of being released. Please wait a few days for it to show up! In the meantime, check out the Current Release page.***

Other helpful pages:

* List of Eggs - a list of all eggs with their descriptions and images
* List of Creatures by Biome - a list of all creatures divided by the biome they're found in
* List of Creatures by Egg Group - a list of all creatures divided by their egg group
* List of Creatures by Element - a list of all creatures divided by their element

## Menagerie

Shop creatures can be purchased infinitely, so they do not have a defined rarity like other creatures.

## Holiday

Holiday creatures are only available around their respective holiday.
Galaxy Dog

The **Galaxy Dog** is a permanent Shop creature that can be found in the Menagerie and purchased for 1000. They were the final released creature during the first Creature Symposium.

## Descriptions

### Hatchling

A pup hatched from the egg with a shimmering, shiny coat that reminds you of the night sky. Your mind drifts when you watch it run.

### Mature Hatchling

As it's grown, a mesmerizing trail of space dust has developed on its feet. The young pup is much harder to keep track of due to it's increasing speed.

### Adult

The Galaxy Dog has been a source of speculation, entertainment and deliberation since the beginning of mankind. Early man thought their brilliant trail of stardust and occasional appearances in the sky was a sign from the heavens. As they studied and watched the travels of the Galaxies through the night skies, they began to keep records and notice patterns. It was discovered that on rare occasions due to changes in Earth's atmospheric pressure these canines would be pulled into the planet's gravity, through its atmosphere and fall to the surface as dusty round objects. If you are lucky enough to come across one of these eggs, nurture it, call it your own and it will remain loyal even as it grows and takes to the night's sky.

## Credits

* Sketches: Infinis
* Sprites: Infinis
* Descriptions: Infinis, Gryffi and Debri
Hellspawn Jelly

**Hellspawn Jellies** are creatures found in Scylla's Cove. They were released during the Late January 2016 Release as a secret release, at the same time as the Tundra Squirrels which were released normally. Up to a few hours after their release, it was pretended they had been on the site from the start.

## Descriptions

### Hatchling

What is this thing? It's very fragile and doesn't look like anything you've ever seen.

### Mature Hatchling

The little creature spawned this and then died. It reminds you vaguely of jellies, yet it's quite different at the same time, having no bell or tentacles. It floats aimlessly with the current.

### Adult

Hellspawn medusae are are among the most venomous creatures in the Ostlean oceans, but you wouldn't know from its appearance. It is innocuous; like most jellies, it minds its own business. The hellspawn's tentacles are unlike those of other jellies, being of uneven and varying widths, but its semitransparent form is nonetheless hauntingly graceful as its tentacles drape down and occasionally catch the sunlight filtering in from above. From a distance, hellspawns almost seem to glitter; up close, it's easy to lose sight of the translucent jelly. Despite warnings, many inexperienced swimmers and divers actually swim toward these jellies in an attempt to get a closer look, only to find themselves caught in a drapery of pain as they make contact with the stinging tentacles. These stings may be fatal in under a minute if many tentacles touch the skin; there is no such thing as a mild sting and with no antivenin, care is often limited to supportive for those who survive. Hellspawns are responsible for a majority of deaths in popular tropical resorts.

## Credits

* Concept: Infinis
* Sketches: Infinis
* Sprites: Infinis
* Descriptions: Infinis
* Journal sketch: Rhynn
Crystal Sands Oasis

* Location
* Chapter

The Convergence (temporal portal with the Mage's college)
The Boundary (edge of temporal bubble)
The Lab (research)
Crystal Chamber (crystallisation chamber)

**Crystal Sands Oasis** is one of the locations on Ostlea. It is the sixth chapter in the Library book *The Guide to Notable Cities and Towns*.

## Story

Originally, the town was chosen for its remote location and unique ecosystem around the Oasis. The mages had hoped to finally find a way to one-up the wizards by supplying easy water access to arid locations. Unfortunately... magic is a bit fickle.
At first it showed in small things: a trinket turning to crystal, or perhaps a small crystalline insect buzzing around. No one really thought much of it until the first signs started appearing in the mages themselves.

Within a year, there was nothing left uncrystallized within half a mile around the Oasis; it appeared only the water itself was immune. That was ten years past. It would take the mages another five years to be able to create a barrier that pulled the Oasis out of sync with the rest of the world to stop the spread.

Since that time, the mages have dubbed the odd magical anomaly the Crystal Malady and guard its origins with a fervor matched only by dragons for their gold. After the first round of Magi who had turned to crystal and returned were placed out in the gardens, a strict rule was instated that none were allowed more than a two-month period at the Oasis without at least as much time away. Since then the mages have spent time studying in shifts and producing the world's finest (and most expensive) source of crystal.

## Crystalline Sentinels

Crystalline sentinels are an order of magi and magi-guardians turned to crystal, which means they are for all intents and purposes immortal and impervious to attacks both magical and non-magical, with the exception of Sonic. 25 Crystalline sentinels are rotated out/permanent.

## Crystal Malady

The malady affects both organic and non-organic materials. Non-organic crystallizes in half the time with complete crystallization at 4 months. Organics retains complete mobility, but ceases to need any of the normal requirements (such as the need to each or breathe), effectively becoming living crystal. Removing an organic creature from the oasis results in loss of animation, turning them into statues.

After 2-3 months of constant exposure without decontamination, hair and nails begin to crystallize.

4-6 months of exposure result in skin and eyes turning into crystal.

7 or more months end in complete crystallization.

## Threat Level

High. Anyone not authorized by the mage's college is considered an intruder and will be attacked on sight.

## The Boundary

To date a person has never returned once crossing the boundary, the mages are unsure what happens to them, any signal is lost after crossing.

## Links

* The Guide to Notable Cities and Towns
* Crystal Sands Oasis
MonstrHugger

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## Pinecone

Spruce Wayne :3

**MonstrHugger** is a spriter, graphic designer, and global moderator for Tales of Ostlea. She's a crazy hamster lady and currently has two dwarf hamsters, Spider and Monkey.

## Creatures

* Lepin
* Notter
* Skullini
* Apilea Bee

## Items

* Christmas Card
* Crate of Steaks

## Graphic Design

* An Egg-cellent Ostlean Halloween Adventure banner
* All 6 Biome signs
* Christmas 2015 event banner
* Christmas Countdown banner
* Halloween 2015 release banners 1 and 2
* New Discovery & New Discoveries banners

## Links

* Forum profile
* Lair
Frost Jackal

###  Diet

Opportunistic feeders, so usually most creatures smaller than it and their eggs, though some are also brave enough to attempt to take down prey many times larger than their size, also berries, some nuts, carcasses

###  Habitat

Occurs sporadically in deep water in Ostlea's coldest oceans

###  Egg group

Medium

The **Frost Jackal** is a creature found in Sunanie Glacier. It was the first released creature of 2017.

Frost Jackals can only breed during winter.

## Descriptions

### Egg

**Stages 1, 2, and 3**: This grey egg is covered in frost and ice.

**Stages 4 and 5**: This grey egg is covered in frost and ice, though it appears to be disappearing as it hatches.

### Hatchling

A small frost covered baby jackal hatched from the egg. Every time you clean it off, more frost accumulates on its fur later. A chunk of ice is also growing on its tail!

### Mature Hatchling

Oddly, with each step the playful jackal pup takes a light wisp of frost seems to form behind it. Its tail also appears to have disappeared and has been replaced by chunks of ice.

### Adult

To most Ostleans who live near Sunanie Glacier, the appearance of wild Frost Jackals usually signals the coming of winter. These wily predators come out during the coldest season, where their ice magic is at its peak, to forage and hunt for food. Praised as one of the country's greatest hunters, these clever beings are able to calculate quickly if larger prey is worth hunting or not and take it down in a matter of minutes. As the season ends and the snow and ice begin to soften, Frost Jackals tend to make themselves scarce, making it nearly impossible to find one without contacting a breeder. Despite attempts to study these canines, researchers still do not know where these creatures seclude themselves during the warmer seasons.

## Credits

* Concept: ZioCorvid
* Sketches: ZioCorvid
* Sprites: ZioCorvid
* Descriptions: ZioCorvid and Gryffi
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List of Creatures by Element

***If a creature is not listed on this page, it is may still be in the process of being released. Please wait a few days for it to show up! In the meantime, check out the Current Release page.***

Other helpful pages:

* List of Eggs - a list of all eggs with their descriptions and images
* List of Creatures - a list of all creatures divided by their rarity
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* List of Creatures by Egg Group - a list of all creatures divided by their egg group
Mochiccino

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## Pinecone

Pinecorn

**Mochiccino** is a concept and sketch artist with creatures released on Tales of Ostlea, who has since retired to Non-Staff Artist. Some of her concept art and sketches can be found in the Library creature journals.

One thing you'll notice about Mochi right away, is her love of coffee. She considers Gryffi one of her closest friends and bros, and can often be seen goofing around with her. The smell of coffee is never far away from Mochi, but neither is Gryffi!

When not hanging out with friends, she's usually drawing, sleeping or procrastinating on her favorite game or MMO.

## Creatures

* Boogie Boo
* Coffee Dragon

## Digital Art

* Gryffi's Fairy Tales: The Tree of Souls
* Anghirro Fish creature journal
* Boogie Boo creature journal
* Coffee Dragon creature journal

## Links

* Forum profile
* Lair
* DeviantArt page
Ewe

## Pinecone

Sheep

**ewe** is a coder for Tales of Ostlea.

## Creature concepts

* Shelled Duckle
* Shelled Rexling
* Shelled Sheeplet

## Descriptions

* Blazing Orb
* Charged Orb
* Doused Orb
* Eggshells
* Frigid Orb
* Glinting Orb
* Goofer Dust
* Growth Orb
* Hip Bone
* Large Bone
* Mistral Orb
* Mystic Orb
* Non-Reactive Orb
* Rib Bone
* Skull
* Small Bone Pile
* Void Orb

## Writing

* Spring Festival 2016 hints
* Ostlea: A Land of Legends - Spring Eggstravaganza Origins
* Ostlea: A Land of Legends - Sheeplet & Rexling

## Links

* Forum profile
* Lair
Elegema Forest

**Elegema Forest** is one of the biomes. It is sometimes referred to as the Forest.

## Description

You find yourself in the middle of a large forest. Nothing looks to be out of the ordinary and the entire forest seems still but you can feel the tinge of magic running across your skin that only seems to get stronger the deeper you travel. You feel as though your legs might give out when you finally spot them, eggs nestled in the long grass of the forest floor. This is what you were drawn here for.

Will you take one?

## Credits

* Description: Gryffi
* Background: Kristhasirah

## Links

* Elegema Forest
Cuddle Plushie

The **Cuddle Plushie** is a special version of the Enchanted Plushie. It is available from the Menagerie during the month of February. They were released during the February 2016 Seasonal Release, alongside the Valierawolf donation creature.

In 2016, these were available a day longer than they should have been (still being listed in the Menagerie on March 1st) due to some real-life issues.

## Descriptions

### Egg

This egg feels like cotton and makes you feel warm and cuddly.

### Hatchling

The egg has become a little hatchling! It seems like a plushie, but it insists upon never leaving your side.

### Mature Hatchling

The egg has become a little hatchling! It seems like a plushie, but it insists upon never leaving your side. The plush hatchling has grown a lot larger, but still refuses to let go of you unless you exert a great amount of force. When it's not clinging to you, it's rolling around in your clothes and occasionally...munching on them?!

### Adult

Cuddle plushies are certainly the most attached and loveable of all the various enchanted plushies. They are incredibly clingy and absolutely love to cuddle, even when it isn't convenient for their owner. In fact, it usually takes a great deal of effort to physically remove yourself from the grasps of one of these plushies, and doing so tends to make them sad. However, they can usually cheer themselves up by playing in the clothes and materials of their owners. While Cuddle Plushies are by far the least destructive of their kind, be warned, as sometimes they still cannot resist the urge to devour their owner's favorite article of clothing.

## Credits

* Concept: SpaceNerds (Enchanted Plushie), Rhynn
* Sketches: Rhynn
* Sprites: Rhynn
* Descriptions: xxBurningxx
* Journal sketch: Rhynn

## Links

* Enchanted Plushie Creature Journal (includes Cuddle Plushies)
* Plushie Enthusiasts fanclub
Nue

**Nues** are a creature which can be bought in the Menagerie for 1 per egg. They are not seasonal.

## Descriptions

### Egg

Egg - Stage 3: This egg is surrounded by a mysterious smoke.

Stage 4: Strange... The smoke seems to have disappeared.

### Hatchling

A monkey has hatched from the egg. It has an unusually scaly tail.

### Mature Hatchling

The monkey has now grown in a fluffy mane. The mane seems oddly... smoky, though.

### Adult

Taming a Nue is believed to be highly risky business, due to their general ill-tempered personalities and the danger they tend to bring. With the ability to transform into a stormy black cloud, inhaling this cloud can lead to severe illness and other life-threatening ailments. Nues generate electricity in this cloud as well, which is a vital aspect in their methods of hunting down and stunning their prey. They are most active during the night, where their terribly eerie cries can sometimes be heard in the distance, signaling an impending storm.

## Credits

* Sprites: ZioCorvid

Descriptions: xxBurningxx & Debri
Nightmare

* Normal
* White (Oddity)

## White Nightmare

**Nightmares** are a donation creature released during the Early November 2015 Release, along with the Shimmerling. They can be bought from the Menagerie in the Bazaar for 1 per egg.

## Descriptions

### Egg

This egg is black as night and radiates heat.

### Hatchling

This foal is already nippy and standoffish. It doesn't seem to like you at all.

### Mature Hatchling

This foal is already nippy and standoffish. It doesn't seem to like you at all. As it grows, this yearling has only become more aggressive but seems to be becoming more tolerant of you - and only you. It refuses all tack except a bridle and at night you are wary of approaching it for fear of the flames. Something about the look in its eyes is unsettling, too.

### Adult

Among the least friendly and most difficult to bond with of all creatures, nightmares are highly unusual horses. In addition to looking like any regular horse, daylight also finds them with a sleepier, more docile, and ultimately more cooperative personality. As the sun falls below the horizon, however, the changes that gave rise to the nightmare moniker come to light. These horses perk up as the darkness progresses, bringing to the surface their aggression and making them much more dangerous to approach, and as the darkness fully takes over their manes and tails ignite in brilliant plumes of fire. At this stage they are too dangerous to be approached except by their chosen companion. A nightmare only takes one companion at a time and it is only this person who is permitted to ride the horse. Over time, though, it becomes clear that the nightmare has some sort of sinister influence. Persons chosen by nightmares seem to slowly lose themselves to an obsession, ignoring important tasks in favor of spending an increasing amount of time with the horse. All of them report an increase in frightening dreams - many of which prominently, frighteningly, feature their horse - and stop sleeping because of the dreams. Most eventually die in a fire thought to be set by the nightmare or while riding the horse. Many ancient peoples feared these horses for these reasons and tried to drive them out of their lands, and against warnings, tales, and better judgement, people have again begun to befriend the once-shunned nightmare.

## Credits

* Concept: Infinis
* Sketches: Infinis
* Sprites: Infinis
* Descriptions: Infinis
* Journal sketch: Rhynn