Brightshine Jubilee 2026!
The audible gasp that escaped my mouth when I saw the banner! Needless to say, the familiar does it for me, and I'm excited for those that will follow. Constellations are a very reasonable choice, and I'm always up for more depictions of the deities (because I just really love their designs). What's more, getting to see actual Sornieth constellations! And space aesthetics in general, very much to my liking. The next familiar will reveal whether they'll all have a similar color scheme, or opt for color-coded accents or overall hues.
Moving on to the apparel, I simply adore the Enlightened Librarian. It's unique and has an intriguing design.
This cycle's new items: whimsies! Is that what we're going to call them? That by itself is quite amusing and, well, whimsical. I like this one a lot, it's a good alternative to auras and necklaces and will be tons of fun to play around with. The coming festivals should reveal more about them. I do have questions, though: What exactly are they? What is this creature? Where did it come from? What does it mean?
Anyway. I can't say I'm disappointed (far from it!), but I'm always craving more scenes, and I still long for elemental effects from the bottomest bottom of my heart. I'm kind of glad they're not this cycle's item because I know that many people aren't fond of them for a variety of reasons, so I hope we'll get them in an effect expansion at some point.
The Hydro Helm! A versatile recolor of a versatile item. I feel like this one could be material for fandragons.
And finally, Brightshine for Vigils (expected) and Aberrations (a surprise)! I had been hoping Thorntails would get it when they were new, although I don't really mind anymore. I think the distribution of the sparkles is fine on Vigils, but the head fans (?) could be a little bigger and look kind of awkward on the M pose in particular. They're far more interesting on all Aberration poses, flared and fish-like.
It should be plainly obvious I'm fond of Light aesthetics, so I won't dwell on that; they're all gorgeous and right up my alley.
I'm overjoyed we got three Everlux skins, one for each pose; as well as a Vigil skin, since they have a lot of catching up to do!
What's more, two Obelisk skins! I'm always struggling to find good skins for them.
Plus, catering to my favorite breeds, one for Ridgebacks and one for Sandsurge.
And ooooh, the Guardian skin!!!
And the last thing I'll mention: two gorgeous Pearlcatcher skins. Not that they were lacking in options, but I will forever need more for my growing horde.
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