#landsofevelon

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We're Back?

Hey guys!

I know this account has been a little inactive for a long while and looking back over the last few years, there's been a lot of change.

For anyone who has been around Evelon for a long time, you’ll know things have been pretty quiet for a while. The site has still been here, people have still been around, but a lot of the old systems were showing their age and our host was threatening on forcing an upgrade that would break the whole site.

Over the last few months I’ve been rebuilding a lot of Evelon’s underlying systems and slowly moving things onto the site itself. Pets have proper records now, inventories have been expanded, trading is now a secure system, shops actually function as shops, hunts can be submitted and rolled through the site, breeding has its own nursery, there's Ttee breeding now, items can be crafted and used properly, and pet progression is starting to become an actual system rather than a collection of disconnected rules.

There’s also been a lot of work going into things that aren’t necessarily flashy but make Evelon much easier to actually use - better pet searching, organisation, histories, genetics records, adoption, daily rewards, notifications, and a lot of little quality-of-life changes.

Hunting has been expanded, pets are beginning to get unique abilities, classes now affect how stats develop, breeding records and lineage are being brought into the site, and there are a number of other systems slowly taking shape behind the scenes.

Not everything is finished. Some things are still held together with duct tape, some pages are definitely going to change again, and I continue to discover that I can test something 100 times and it's going to fail the moment I ship to live.

There is still a ridiculous amount I want to do, and I’m not going to pretend everything is suddenly finished or perfect. This overhaul has always been about giving Evelon a foundation that we can actually build on again rather than trying to keep patching systems that were written a very, very long time ago.

And speaking of things going on...

Evelon's got a pretty big anniversary coming up, and while we've certainly already got some plans, we thought we'd also let all of you in on designing some things to be released during that big anniversary and we have three contests up on the forums for you to particpate in.

So. What contests do we have running?

Create-A-Color

Long long ago the Blossom and Voltage colors were released after Baal hosted a contest for users to create a coloration of their own! We're opening the doors once again for users to submit some official colorations and have a chance at a big prize.

Design a Breedable Marking

The last time we ran a contest to design markings was back when the Soveris was being released. That's been a while! So we're opening up the doors for users to design Lucain, Paragon, and Soveris markings.

Design a Marking Mutation

A few of our current marking mutations were designed by users back during a previous contest! And now you've got a chance to come up with a mutation for the gene pool as well!

So if you're feeling like it, drop by, check out your account and hop on our Discord!

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The Aries, Ovis stellantis, was designed by Evelon’s creator, BaalsBaby, in 2006. This means it’s been around since very early in Evelon’s life span, which is evident in the art that appears a bit outdated by today’s pet standards.

The Aries was placed in the same genus (Ovis) as real world sheep for its resemblance to the bighorn sheep. The specific epitaph, stellantis, translates to “starry; having the appearance of stars; set/adorned with stars” and was chosen in reference to their star speckled pelt.

Like their real life counterparts, a group of Aries would be called a “flock”, an adult male a “ram”, an adult female an “ewe”, and a young Aries would be called a “lamb”. To learn more about the Aries and adopt one today, visit their adoption page; http://landsofevelon.com/adopt/Aries/

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The Anala, Myrmecophaga pulchella, was designed by staff artist Kodai as one of the pets originally classified as a "mini" for the smaller image size. It's also one of the pets that has undergone a revamp in the past, though sadly I don't have the original art to show.

The Anala was placed in the same genus (Myrmecophaga) as real world anteater, and while it looks more like its cousin the giant anteater it's more along the size of a much smaller anteater, the tamandua. Myrmecophaga refers to their diet, being derived from the Ancient Greek words for 'ant' (myrmeco-) and 'eat' (phagos). The specific epitaph, pulchella, means "pretty" and was chosen in reference to their dainty, ornate appearance in comparison to their real life counterparts.

A young Anala would be referred to as a pup, while its mother would be a sow and its father would be a boar. If you managed to find a group of Anala they would be called a candle, but in general they're a solitary species.

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The Rollaby, Wallabia pervolvi, was one of the original pets on Evelon back when it started up back in 2006. Since then, it has undergone a revamp that started out with a sketch done by staff artist Silverin. She and BaalsBaby, site creator, worked together during the revamp of the pet until they reached the final version available on the forums these days.

The Rollaby was placed in the same genus (Wallabia) as a real life animal, the Rock Wallaby. The specific epitaph, pervolvi, refers to their unusual means of locomotion; rolling. Per, meaning "through, thoroughly, or completely" and Volvi meaning "roll, travel in circle/circuit, bring about/around, or revolve." Bring the two together and they travel completely by rolling about.

A young Rollaby would be called a joey, like their wallaby cousins. A group can be refered to as a "court", "mob", or "troupe".

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The Tali, Canis pavonis, was the first pet drawn for Evelon! For the longest time, Baal had a hard time getting a grasp on a revamp for the Tali because she considered it to be so special and wanted to make sure the revamp came out the best it could. Speaking of special, on Evelon will officially be ten years old on September 16th! We're here to talk about the Tali today though, so here's a bit of info about them.

Tali were placed in the genus Canis (the same genus that dogs and wolves are in when it comes to the real world), as they are primarily canine in form. They very much seem like they would fit in with the Spitz family. Their specific epitaph, pavonis, means "peacock" in Latin and refers to their feathers and markings. A group of Tali would be called a pack, while their young would be called pups - just like dogs.

For more information on the Tali or adopt one for yourself, check out their adoption page on our website; http://landsofevelon.com/adopt/Tali/

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The Albie, Canis hircinis, was designed by the founder of Evelon's little sister, known as Lulu_Fantasy on Evelon's forums. Albie were placed in the genus Canis (the same genus that dogs and wolves are in when it comes to the real world), as they are primarily canine in form, looking very much like a dog. Their specific epitaph, hircinis, means "of a goat" or "goatlike" in Latin, a reference to the heavy horns that they use for hunting, courtship, and fighting for dominance.

Ever wonder what a group of Albie would be called? A pack, just like in wolves and dogs. Similarly, Albie young are called pups.

For more information on the Albie or adopt one for yourself, check out their adoption page on our website!

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Trait Updates

Man, shrine traits. It'd be nice if people could actually get those, right? Right. As with every other system (breeding, random event, customs, potions), it takes us a good few tries before we find out just what actually works. Getting to actually roleplay with Evelon's lesser deities seemed like a great idea, but in practice it just left users waiting around for staff members that didn't exactly always have the time to keep up with a roleplay for traits. After a long time in the making, I'm here to announce that there has been an update to acquiring shrine traits! Keirn, Temple of the Voices still exists, and you'll still go there if you're seeking to earn a shrine trait. Instead of roleplaying with a staff member though, one of the deities will appear and give you pet a task right off the bat. You can choose to then roleplay on your own or with a partner, returning to the shrine with a link to the RP once it is done. Then, so long as you met the quest parameters, you get the trait! Further information on just what sort of quest your pet might have to do and how to get your traits, head over here As a little side note, you can follow the name of the gods to look at adorable little chibi pictures of them!

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As one might expect, there are a lot of concepts that get drawn up and never get used. This one, from waaaay back in 2007 never ended up being used for an official pet. It did end up loosely inspire one of the unique lesser deities on Evelon, Selkat’aris. To this day, she remains the only one of her kind.