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April 6
The next part of the Asper Story Quest has been unveiled, themed around exploring the new Corruption Zone in Area 2. Join Dr. Bunya's STORY QUEST 2: Heart of Darknyas!

February 14
The month of love has o-fish-ially started! Ol' Blarney's Valentine's Hookup! is wet and underway, so grab a friend, grab your tackle box, and drop a line anywhere that water Pokemon might be hiding.

January 16
The Tower of Cats has been cleared! You can now re-challenge the Cat Tower, either alone or with your friends. Meanwhile, a new Challenge Tower has begun. Join the fight against legions of Pidgey in the Tree of Worms!

December 3
Patch Notes 1.2 are out! Check out the developer update to learn more.

Also, drop by the Surge Steppes to help Professor Ash in the new side quest: Steel Yourselves!

November 13
Hot, crawling darkness gathers in the settlement, and shadows slither towards a manor on the edge of town. Signups for the Noonlight Raid are now open!

And also please welcome back C0D13, our premier bug-busting AI and diligent customer service assistant!

October 25
Did someone say Halloween Speed Dating? We know you didn't, but it's here anyway! How many so-called 'Spooky Effects' can your character accrue before October 31?

September 23
Everyone ready for Finals Week? Our Back to School event is almost over! Check out everyone's hilarious answers to our Pokemon Essay questions here.

June 6th
The corruption has been pushed back, and Professor Ash also wants your help cataloguing the ecology of the now accessible Asper Region!

Frolic in the fae woods of the Birchwild Grove, get lost in the creeping fog of the Misty Timberland, or marvel at the vast and thunderous Surge Steppes! There's dozens of new Pokemon to catch, or you could set up the coffee shop of your dreams in our new, gothic-themed settlement!

Wondering what happened on Beta Island? Check out the new Codex page here!

For further details, check out our Patch 1.1 Patch notes!

May 16th
With C0D13 and Kyogre defeated, we're ramping up to roll out the next BIG update: Asper! Check out all the balance changes and details in our 1.0 Pre-patch!

April 11th
The STORM is bearing down, so with all the prepping taking place on the island we've done some of our own. Check out the functionality changes for Spawning and Catching, as well as our updated pricing here!

April 5th
With the Beta Island Quest Line finally completed, we are moving into the penultimate arc of this season: THE STORM. Check out the details in the link!

January 17th
New spawn types, an update to the Beta Island questline, and two new forum skins! There's a ton of new goodies packed into this update. Check out the finer details here!

December 28th
Since our Beta launch we've been hard at work adding, tweaking, and fixing. Patch 0.2 is all about quality of life improvements and getting the site running as smooth as Silcoon. You can check it out here!

December 18th
Patch 0.1 is here, and with it, the opening of Beta Island! This glorious, sunlit isle is just a hop, skip and a shipwreck away from the Asper mainland, and is full of lush, untextured jungle, buggy beaches, and Pokemon that run according to their programming.

If you find any glitches or abandoned technology, bring it to Codie at the Glitch Report.

For a deeper look at all of the new features introduced in 0.1, check out our Developer Roadmap.

Looking for a challenge? Check out the team-based mechanical puzzles of the Tower of Cats!

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Tamara • WEEKEND WARRIOR Player Character Posts: 298 Trainer Class: Player Name: Tamara Maddox OOC Username: Lea Arena Points: 40	Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by Tamara on May 21, 2023 2:20:03 GMT 9 The boundary marking the start of the corruption zone was quite apparent. Tamara’s toes nudged up against it now, the swirling dark almost seeming to lap at her feet like playful waves in the ocean. The problem with ocean waves though was that from the shore they seemed playful and harmless, but get caught in an undertow… and they quickly became lethal. Looking out, it was quite clear why Professor Ash did not or would not approve of explorations of the area. It was like all light and warmth had been swallowed up by the zone. At the moment, a heavy mist was present, lying low across the ground and reducing visibility substantially. Tamara had a moment of consideration in which it occurred to her that she should probably bring Obi along if she was going to head in here, but a quick shake of the head dismissed the idea. It’d be fine. She wasn’t completely daft – though the fact that she was preparing to step into the zone rather belied this – she’d heard the whispers of what could happen to Pokemon brought in here. Not willing to risk her starter, she’d taken her time selecting a teammate she figured she could afford to lose for a while, before settling on the Galarian Meowth obtained at the Tower of Cats. She’d really rather not lose him but wouldn’t be too horribly gutted if she did. Of course, she didn’t say any of this to the pokemon in question – that would have been cruel. Tamara was a lot of things, but she wasn’t deliberately unkind. “Ready, little dude?” She asked, taking a step forward when a resolute nod was given in reply. HP: 100/100

[ti]story[/ti]peripheries Posted May 21, 2023 2:20:03 GMT 9 Edited by Tamara May 21, 2023 2:20:40 GMT 9

Tamara • WEEKEND WARRIOR Player Character Posts: 298 Trainer Class: Player Name: Tamara Maddox OOC Username: Lea Arena Points: 40	Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by Tamara on May 21, 2023 2:24:09 GMT 9 Cold wrapped its creeping, skeleton fingers around her like an embrace, and between one blink and the next, Tamara found herself alone. Her companion was gone, and she frowned, turning to look back over her shoulder and feeling her stomach drop when all trace of Asper was gone from view. It shouldn’t have been possible – it had been just there. All they had taken was a single step, but the warmth and light and colour and life was gone. All that remained was this cold, lonely, monochrome world. Tamara took a steadying breath. Okay, this was fine. It’s just a game, there’s nothing to get freaked out about. Silent pep-talk given, she nodded once stubbornly to herself before continuing to move further into the strange greyscale world. As she moved, she found herself growing steadily more and more uncomfortable. So much for that pep talk… Nothing ever seemed off when she was looking directly at it, but at the edges of her vision, something was… wrong about this place. Sometimes she thought she caught movement, but by the time her head whipped around to face the motion, it would be gone. Other times, it seemed as though shadows stretched and crawled closer to her, reaching out as though aching to touch this intruder. But by the time her eyes would dart to them, they’d be back to sitting precisely where they should be, innocuously innocent. There were no sounds, though. Which struck Tamara as odder than anything else. Given everything else that seemed… off here, it seemed strange that an entire sense had been excluded. HP: 50/100

[ti]story[/ti]peripheries Posted May 21, 2023 2:24:09 GMT 9

Tamara • WEEKEND WARRIOR Player Character Posts: 298 Trainer Class: Player Name: Tamara Maddox OOC Username: Lea Arena Points: 40	Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by Tamara on May 21, 2023 2:29:00 GMT 9 Of course, as though it heard her thoughts, the corruption zone took this opportunity to prove her wrong. A strange, low, clicking sound hit the teen’s ears. As quiet as it was, it sounded from so close behind her that it almost seemed deafening as it split the silence. Whirling to face it, she found herself faced with something that would most definitely be haunting her dreams. A nightmare made flesh, it towered over her. Approximately six feet in height, it stood on its hind legs with a hunched, domed back. The skin was pallid and sagging with what looked like moss clinging in patches and each hand ended with three, clawed fingers. But the head… The head was worst of all. There were no eyes. Ears were present, but only as gaping holes on either side of the face. And could it really even be called a face? For the entire space was taken up by a wide, round, yawning mouth. Within were rows upon rows of sharp, yellowing teeth, and as Tamara watched, the jaws flexed, making the rows click together, and in a rush of understanding she knew what the sound had been. Staggering back a step, the teen stared at the creature with wide eyes. She would have turned to run, but at just that moment, something happened that froze her solidly to the spot. A touch. A featherlight, whispering touch ran slowly down her back, unerringly following the curve of her spine. It didn’t hurt or cut, but the sensation seemed to root her to the spot, as though her mind simply couldn’t cope with the idea of turning to see what other incomprehensible horror loomed at her back. For a beat, there was complete stillness. The next moment, the teen’s screams rent the air as the corrupted horros pounced from in front and behind her. And then all she knew was darkness. HP: 0/100 ss3X8bgZ1-20 Tamara has whited out 1-20

[ti]story[/ti]peripheries Posted May 21, 2023 2:29:00 GMT 9 Edited by Tamara May 21, 2023 2:30:01 GMT 9 : Formatting