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Welcome to the first annual Faunids Winter Gala! 

As the world gets cold and dark, many of our animal friends go to hibernate. But not Faunids! They know the best fix for being stuck in dreary weather- second only to a mug of hot chocolate- is to search for the positives our winter season has to offer. Faunids, as a whole, love an excuse to share their crafts and company with one another. The Winter Gala is a time for gathering, games, and fun! 

Despite the strange meteor approaching Atalav, Faunids everywhere are still finding joy in this yearly celebration.

This News Post will be the central hub for information related to the event, and will be updated throughout the month.
You don't have to be in the Discord server to participate. 

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Secret shriekers

Secret Shriekers forms have closed. Thank you to everyone who signed up for this gifting mini-event.
We have a grand total of 34 participants this year! We can't wait to share them all later this month.

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Advent Calendar

Gacha Batch

Like last year, we will be releasing a set of advent gacha adopts. This batch, like last year's, includes some visually unique and atypical Faunids. The Winter Advents are a great chance for new users to obtain a Faunid, and to introduce rare trait combinations, less widely used color palettes, community suggestions, and more.

There are ten gachas this year, all priced at $50. They were designed mainly by MUTT.
You may only win one gacha, and will receive your adopt once payment has been sent. 

Last year’s theme was food. The foods chosen gave hints as to what traits and color palettes could be found on the adopts they represented.
This year’s theme is toys!
If you’re a longtime community member, you may recognize our guest mascot from the toys she often makes to give Faunids when they are newly introduced to our community. Veltruska, more widely known as Velly, is owned by Athenadora. She has made some exceptional toys for our new friends this year!

 

You can view last year's gacha set, including the flavortext that came with them, [HERE]! 

Calendar Overhaul

In addition to the gachas, there has been a HUGE overhaul for our advent calendar.
Every day of December up to the 20th has its own unique prize, with the Winter Wonderwheel opening between the 16th-24th.

Explanation of Prizes

Prizes on even-numbered days will be referred to as "tokens". 

You may not choose which tokens to enter for. This raffle enters you into all possible tokens.
You may only win one for the duration of the event, which does not make you ineligible to win a gacha - they are separate raffles. 

All token prizes may be traded or gifted, but CANNOT be sold. 

Many of these prizes are only possible due to the contributions members have made to the Faunids Fund via submission approvals. Thank you! 

Day 4: Standard tokens include any that can be found in the Barter Shop.

Day 6: This Fawning voucher covers the cost of one Fawn during the season. It does not include helper fees or items purchased - just the base price! 

Day 8: This Half-off Gacha voucher can be used to either 1) halve the cost of any future gacha you win, or 2) gift to a specific user or apply randomly to any upcoming gacha batch. 

Day 10: This will grant you an extra set of 6 randomly generated items from the pool at the Fenris Dispensary, starting in 2026. 

Day 12: Fourth Fawning Slot (For a USER) allows whoever possesses it to order a fourth Fawn during the season if they have already ordered three. It does not cover items/helper fees. Base price for the Fawn will be equivalent to ordering your third Fawn. 

Day 14: Fourth Fawning Slot (For a FAUNID) allows whoever possesses it to bypass the 3-slot limit all Faunids have during the season once. This does not count for both Fauns involved in the pair, only the Faunid it is ‘applied’ to. 

Day 16: No raffle prize. The Winter Wonderwheel will open, which has prizes of its own. 

Day 18: A Faunid of your choice will make an appearance in a very special upcoming Lore Development. It does not have to be a Faunid owned by you, but you do have to have permission from the owner. 

Day 20: Our first MYO Slot: Merfaun! All MYO rules apply. Type of Merfaun must be discussed between the owner and admin to determine what creatures may be used as a ‘base’ for the Merfaun; there is some flexibility here beyond what is generally possible for custom Merfauns.

Referrals

When submitting your entry form for the advents and tokens in the calendar, you will see an option to include whether you were referred by another member. 

If you do not own any non-Corrupt Faunids and were referred to Faunids by a community member, you may share their username in your form.
This will grant both you and the user you’ve referred an extra raffle ticket to any raffles you have entered! 

The Winter Gala is the perfect time to invite some new friends into our community, and we want to celebrate participation from both longtime and brand-new members alike! While I believe our community will be fair and respectful about this, it must be said that it is against our code of conduct to use others who have no interest in participating in Faunids to gain extra raffle tickets. If you are found to be purposefully manipulating this raffle by using your friends in this way, you will be banned from participating from future raffles, and we will likely never grant a reward like this in future raffles for anyone.
Please do not be the person who ruins the fun! 

[Advent Entry Google FOrm]

(Special THANK YOU to Loutta for our event banner, and hearteater for our calendar layout!)

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Winter Gala Updates

There will be no newsletter for December, as our new Winter Gala will be a month-long event and no other news is planned. Expect a news post this weekend that outlines everything happening next month!

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Current Auction Faunid

As a quick reminder, our Auctions now run exactly one week from the day they are posted.
The current Auction, designed by Necrologia, ends Saturday, November 29, 2025 at 8:00 PM CST.

This Faunid has a naturally-occuring Split Tongue mutation. Here is the new lore flavortext:

Faunids with split tongues are often quite adept as navigators. Faunids with this mutation often find themselves in positions as trackers, as it provides them a stronger sense of smell and an ability to pinpoint scent-based trails. Those who are particularly creative have found that the unique structure of their tongues make them very good ventriloquists, mimics, or intimidators in conversation.

Bidding can be done directly in the thread, or on the discord server. A moderator will make sure bids are cross-posted and kept up-to-date.

[Official Sales Thread]

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Lore Development: Constellations

Our newest lore development is now live!
(This page is best viewed in desktop mode).

The sky above Atalav contains 12 distinct constellations, each connected and formed from myth, verbal history, legend and folktales.

It is our first lore page with interactive images. Try hovering or clicking on the constellations to check them out!

This Lore Development marks the introduction to our first ever Faunids ARG Plot line. It gives some clues for what's headed straight for us, and you'll find that the information you gather here will be useful for things to come.

Introducing our next Community Art Project, Secret Shriekers!

This Faunids-Brand Secret Santa spin-off will replace December's monthly Art Challenge. Anyone in our community can sign up to be a Secret Shrieker, which means you will be assigned another user to make a gift for and someone will be assigned to you.

Forms are now open, and will close on Sunday, November 23rd. Pairs will be assigned on this date, with all creations being due to Jack by the end of Friday, December 19th. Please read the Google Form entirely before submitting your entries.

The following prizes will be raffled amongst all participants on the reveal date (December 20th):
- One MYO Faunid Slot (this is not restricted to either Anthro or Quad, it is user choice)
- One Mutation Token
...and possibly more, yet-to-be-revealed!

If you have any questions not answered by the form or this post, please message Jaquiri on Discord or comment on this post.
For the sake of organization, no one other than MUTT should be answering questions posed by other users. 

[SUBMIT YOUR FORM HERE]

The purpose of these newsletters is to keep our community informed about site updates, upcoming events, official artist commission openings, new user guides, highlight different bits and pieces of our species, and build on community engagement. The content of these newsletters will vary by month.

Thank you to everyone who commented on last month’s newsletter! We are posting this Newsletter earlier than usual to prepare for Corruption later this month.

To sign up for a Faunids account, message a moderator for an invite code. Once you have that, you can register on the sign-up page.

View the Faunids Policy Handbook

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Lore Development: Clothing

Our latest lore development is focused on clothing. The way Faunids interact with the world around them is reflected in the outfits they wear, and what materials they might use to create those outfits. We have plans for a quad-specific lore update soon, and future plans to add quad-specific clothing and accesories. For now, this lore development features Minodae and anthro Faunids in various climates. 

As always, this is meant to be a jumping off point as you enrich your own characters, not a hard and fast rule for how every Faunid might dress. 

Thank you hearteater for sharing your knowledge and art to make this page possible. A lot of research and thought was put into all of these! 

[View the full Clothing Lore Development here] 

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Character Appreciation

We want to appreciate all the hard work that goes into turning designs into full-fledged characters.
As part of the Newsletter, we choose community members with well-loved Faunids to tell us a bit more about them!

This month, we wanted to highlight the bonds between Faunids and their non-Faunid companions. 

Up first, owned by Hyenadayy, are Mazi and his shrieker Zul!

1. How did your Faunid come to find/take in their companion?
Mazi found Zul when he was just a baby, stranded and thrown from the nest too early. He spent a lot of delicate time and care fostering him! He very much bonded with him over that time.

2. What is their relationship like? Are they more like a beloved friend, a working companion, or something else?
I would say their relationship is a beloved companion, but also a work partner! Zul is helpful for helping Mazi track down animals and other Faunids. 

3. Why does their companion have the name they do? How were they named?
Zul is named after a character in World of Warcraft. Because Mazi is based around WoW, he is mostly named after the location Zul'aman though!

4. How does your Faunid communicate with your companion?
Mazi communicates with chirps, chitters and whistles to signify commands to him! He has trained him heavily over the years.

5. Are there any special challenges that come with living with their companion?
Yes, Zul has quite the personality and sometimes likes to be disobedient... Mazi can be seen arguing with his shrieker, receiving loud and angry caws back!

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Next up is Kieran and his stagwagon, Brutus, both owned by Grremllin! This interview was held in-character.
 

1. How did you come to find/take in your companion? 
Oh Brutus? My Family has owned a Stag Wagon ranch since I was just a fawn, When I was about toddlin' age my momma brought me out to the grub site while she was tending the larvae dirt. All was well until she stumbled upon a sickly runt, now it was about Leaf Fall, and we couldn't just leave it out to freeze, and she was already taking care of me so she figured, what's one more grub? Haha!

2. What is your relationship like? Are they more like a beloved friend, a working companion, something else? 
He's definitely a beloved friend, and a working companion. We grew up together so he's been by my side for longer than I can remember. He's very dependable. Always there when I need him, even with his hulking size.

3. Why does your companion have the name they do? How were they named? 
Well... his original name was 'Lil Squishy, but. As you can see he's quite large. I had someone say he was quite Brutish, once... so Brutus was a silly joke that kinda stuck!

4. How do you communicate with your companion?
Well, he sorta shutters and chitters, and when he's particularly happy he goes wee wee wee. He's such a gentle little thing. He likes it when you scratch his forehead right up under his pronotum, he's super soft there too. Sometimes I have to clean his face up with a damp cloth, he enjoys fruit as a treat and especially on a hot day. I just speak all gentle with him. He's a giant but he doesn't mean any harm.

5. Are there any special challenges that come with living with your companion?
Stagwagons start out from a Larvae, and then they pupate and must remain in the dark for- well, however long they need. I gotta say my biggest challenge was the anxiety I got from him being under ground for so long. It took everything in me to not go dig him up and roll him around. And of course, when he emerged he was too big to come back inside the hut. I was only a spike then, so my momma had Volo and some of her friends come out to help me build him a special barn. I'm sure it gave her a headache, having just had Séance around that time, but I was so happy to welcome my friend into a warm leaf litter filled space of his own. Of course- in those first few days she's catch me sleeping in the hay next to him. Its definetly a core memory.

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And, last but not least, are owned by a member of our staff, Necrologia. Rún's companion is an avestrich named Ghost. 

1. How did your Faunid come to find/take in their companion?
When Rún, barely out of his teen years, decided to travel up north, he mostly kept to himself and off roads due to him not wanting to socialize with other Faunids. This led to him straying farther off his path than calculated and ending up in an almost tundra-like landscape, not yet covered in snow but draped in thick mist. As he ventured through the fog, he was alerted by a sudden thumping noise behind him, making him freeze in his movement and turn around, just to look into the hazy eyes of a barely mature avestrich, covered in a white and gray coat of feathers. Staying calm yet intrigued, Rún watched the wary creature for a while, staying near it, observing it and studying it. This stretched on for a few days, until the Avestrich finally decided to approach him and forming their bond.

2. What is their relationship like? Are they more like a beloved friend, a working companion, something else?
They are a rather similar pair, both being on the quiet and observing side, yet somehow codependant on each other. Due to Ghost being partially blind, he almost exclusively depends on Rún's communication with him when they leave the ranch. After Rún took in more Avestrichs for training, Ghost took on a natural mentor role for the younger Avestrichs there.

3. Why does their companion have the name they do? How were they named?
As Rún studied him in the fog, his movements spoke to him as fluid and wary, careful to not make a noise unless intended, which reminded him of a snow spirit making itself known to the one entering its territory. Playing into that, the Avestrichs misty eyes made him ultimately decide on 'Ghost' as a name.

4. How does your Faunid communicate with your companion?
Rún works a lot with energy communication, body tensing and loosening muscles as well as breathing. Very rarely he uses vocal commands, but only when Ghost is outside of his vicinity.

5. Are there any special challenges that come with living with their companion?
Given that Ghost is partially blind, there was a lot of new things to learn for Rún as he travelled and bonded with him. Their communication is rather specific and dependant on a calm and collected temper, making it hard for others, including Rún's own sons, to communicate with Ghost. In general Ghost likes to avoid other faunids just as much as Rún and is rather antisocial.

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Upcoming Adopts

There are two Fenris Children up for auction this week.
The first was designed by Loutta and GoryTeeth, and the second was designed by L0sw.

[See more information and place bids here]

There will also be one more auction Faunid in November, created by Necrologia. Be on the look out later this month! 

Auction Bidding

Last month, a Discord poll was held in the server regarding how auctions are run and where bids can be placed. 
"All auctions will continue to be posted to the Faunids website regardless of the outcome of this poll, but I'd like some community feedback regarding in what ways users can bid on auctions." 

There were 51 votes. The results were: 
1. "Bids should only be made on comment threads on-site" - 18%
2. "Bids should also be able to be placed in the server" - 57%
3. "No preference" - 25%

Thank you to everyone for the feedback. As a result of this poll, our moderation and admin team are now monitoring the bidding threads and comments to keep them fully up-to-date across the server and the website! All bid histories within the server will be placed on the website as well. 

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Site Updates

Viewing the Guides Page

We are still in the process of streamlining our dropdown menus on-site. Something we really want is to host all relavant information in one easy place. The page itself is live, though keep in mind some of the pages are still in progress. Here's how you can get to it: 

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Site Error Reporting

If you encounter any errors or bugs while using the site, please report them in the #website-chatter channel of the Discord, or report them directly to MUTT. 

Thank you so much to our incredible coders. bluiestarss has been working incredibly hard on the back end of Faunids to fix errors, increase stability on the site, and so much more that I don't know how to do myself and is immensely valuable to our community. 

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Trait Feature

If you haven't already, please check out the news post on Trait Updates [HERE]! It includes information on new traits and rehauled images for existing ones.

This month's trait is: Beard! 

This is a personal favorite amongst several members of staff, both for how much character it can add, and because it's so dang funny! Look at that thing! 
From unicorn goatees to mutton chops, this trait certainly has the range. 

Here are some Faunids and Minos that showcase their beards gloriously: 

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Art Challenge

Thank you to all our participants for October! Look at all those lovely costumes! 

Our winners were: 
20 Barters - kojoty
20 Barters - L0sw
30 Barters - Banriion
Exclusive Applicator - HatoKnight
Re-ref/Self-Ageup Fee Waiver - darthdadddy

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The November Art challenge is now live! 

What does your Faunid bring to the table?

Following this year's harvest, Faunids across Atalav think this is the perfect time to share a feast. What foods does your Faunid eat? What do they make when invited to share a meal with others? Does your Faunid have a special dish, or a family recipe? Is your Faunid the worst cook in the world? 

Your submission this month must include food of some kind. This is your chance to practice something you may not draw every day! 

Remember that in order to enter for this prompt, you must submit your entry into the art challenge gallery and submit a prompt.

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New December Event (The Winter Gala)

This coming December, we have some really exciting updates for all of you. Expect more information in the following weeks as well! 

Winter Advents

First of all, the Winter Advents will be making a return! The previews for this gacha set were revealed all at once, with participants being able to choose which previews seemed interesting to them. One adopt was rolled each day. 

This year we will have a full advent calendar that runs from December 1st to December 25th. Similarly to Springtide, each day will alternate an adopt being won or another special prize being raffles. During Springtide, these were randomly drawn tokens from a pool. The Advent Calendar, which will be revealed later in November, contains some prizes that cannot be gained through our year-round Barter shop.

...But wait, there's more! A new base set has been made by MUTT for this event. Thank you to hearteater and Cockroach for your pose suggestions.
Enjoy a sneak peek: 

Winter Wonderwheel

You may have stumbled upon my disgusting and horrible test wheel on-site. I'm using it for my nefarious purposes (testing). 
There are more details to come, but December's event will include our first daily mechanic.
Once a day during the event, you'll be able to spin the wheel for a chance at prizes!

Secret Shriekers

This has been suggested in many different ways for quite some time now. So, a big part of the December event will be a community-driven Faunids version of Secret Santa. This arts-and-crafts section of the event will replace December's art challenge. We will be opening forms to apply during the last week of November with more information included on rules, requirements, and FAQs! 

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Monthly Question

October is here!

This year, we thought it would be fun to showcase Corrupted Faunids at different stages of Corruption.

While Corruption is an individual process that looks different on each Faunid, and it's not easy to sort them into perfectly defined "Stages", you can generally make guesses as to how far Corrupted a Faunid is based on a few things: their appearance, how recognizable they are as a Faunid, the severity of how their Corruption effects them, and how much it's begun to warp their mind and body.

Each week of October, we will be releasing a growing set of raffle adopts that highlight what you can expect from a Faunid as they progress through these "Stages". This first week is what we would call "Stage 1" Corrupts, who have most certainly slipped far enough into Corruption to be noticeably different.

In upcoming lore developments, we will explore the first signs of Corruption and how subtle they can be, but for now, enjoy these beasts! Next week will feature a set we would consider Stage 2, the following week will be what we would consider Stage 3, and after that... Fenris has some of his own creations to share with us.

You will see Quads and Anthros in these raffle sets, most of them massively altered from a base set we made for just this occasion! Each will be priced at $60 USD or €60 EURO depending on which artist created them.

Our first two were designed by Loutta and L0sw, who have worked hard on multiple designs for this mini-event alongside our official artist team!

The raffle for this set ended on Wednesday, October 8th. Congrats to ZeusMoose and @c0rvld19

Our second set of adopts were designed by pebb, Necrologia, Loutta, and L0sw!

The raffle for this set ended on Wednesday, October 15rh. Congrats to BelPlasmawolf, Banriion, FatalChimera, and @bluiestarrs!

Our third set of adopts were designed by pebb, Necrologia, GoryTeeth, and Loutta!

This third set of raffles ends on Wednesday, October 22nd!

Enter Here

TraitS! Traits! Traits!

As our artists are currently deep into designing Corrupted Fauns and work on custom orders and adopts has slowed, we felt this was the perfect time to chip away at traits. We want to provide as much notice as possible for any trait changes or additions so that our community is as informed as they can be when they plan for customs, Fawning Season, etc. 

This news post will likely be by far the biggest update, but there may be more minor adjustments posted in the near future for the trickier traits we want to take our time discussing in full. The last thing we want is to rush out any changes without thinking about how anything we do impacts our community! 

Our artist team has had several formal meetings to discuss every trait one-by-one, and all of our proposals were brought to the moderation team as well.
Many traits are perfect as-is! The majority of traits are unchanged and simply need visuals attached to their names, which we are working on at the same time. 

Trait Guidelines Disclaimer

We looked through existing Faunids when we discussed these traits to determine the best general minimum and maximum lengths.
Some Faunids exist outside this standard, especially with some of the unique ways Adopts and Auctions can present these traits.
These Fauns don't all necessarily need to be edited to exist within the standard, and can present a fun element of diversity in the outcomes during Fawning!
The updated standard lengths are meant to be a guide for future Faunids and for those aging up or re-referencing existing Faunids. 
We want to preserve unique stylization, allow future Fauns who are stylized outside the standard range to be special, and make traits visually distinct. 

With each change, I (hi, it's me, MUTT) will be listing our reasoning behind these edits. This reasoning will not be copied into the trait descriptions themselves, just expanded on here. It is important to me that any changes like this have a very strong why  behind them, and if they do not, then they remain unchanged! 

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Updated Visuals

Green = Minimum Coverage 
Blue = Maximum Coverage

Beard (Standard) 

Beard has had a visual update to reflect a longer fur length and may include the muzzle. This trait will override Cheek Fluff. 

Collar Fluff (Standard) 

Collar Fluff has an updated visual. At minimum, this trait flows along the collarbone and at maximum loops around the body below the neck.
There is some overlap between this trait and Shoulder Fluff, however Collar Fluff cannot cover the shoulders. 

Rib Feathers (Standard)

Rib Feathers now have a visual. Unchanged; rib feathers are quite a versatile trait, and we wanted our visual to reflect that.

Back Feathers (Standard) 

Back Feathers have an updated visual. More centralized on the back, they can extend wider out than Dorsal Feathers.

Dorsal Feathers (Standard) 

Dorsal Feathers now have a visual. At minimum, they start at the base of the skull and stop above the tailbone.
On fur tails, Dorsal feathers can travel as far down as there is bone structure beneath the fur.

Hip Feathers (Standard)

Hip Feathers now have a visual. The length is unchanged, with an added note for reference that Hip Feathers start at the hip bone.

Feather Skirt (Standard)

Feather Skirt now has a visual. As an exclusive trait, the minimum is significantly more pronounced than the maximum of Hip Feathers. Since it loops around the back, it overrides Tail Feathers.

Satyr Pants (Standard)

Satyr Pants now have a visual. Originally, this trait was meant to look like fluffy shorts like the trait's namesake. At minimum, Satyr Pants start at the belt line to just above the knee. At maximum, they cover the entire leg. Satyr Pants will override any fur and fluff traits.

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Condensed And Altered Traits

Pectoral Feathers (Bra) (Standard) is now Pectoral Feathers (Standard) 

Pectoral Feathers (Bra) has been renamed to Pectoral Feathers. At minimum, this trait goes along the bottom line of the pectorals. Unlike Chest Feathers, Pectoral Feathers typically flow upwards and are more exaggerated. This can accentuate or obscure the chest, depending on stylization. Some may prefer to go for a 'bra' look that gives the chest a pushed up appearance, and others may simply want to frame the chest more than Chest Feathers can do. 

Sternum + Chest/Pectoral Feathers = Chest Feathers

Chest Feathers now have a visual. Sternum Feathers is being condensed into Chest Feathers. The name change prevents confusion between Pectoral/Bra Feathers. We have combined the maximum range of Sternum and Chest and expanded them, which allows more clarity and more freedom for this trait in one go.

Arm Wings (Bicep Primary) + Arm Wings (Bicep Secondary) have been condensed into Arm Wings (Bicep) 

Minimum coverage must be either Primary OR Secondary feathers. 

The header image for this trait is the Maximum coverage for Bicep Arm Wings. 

Arm Wings (Forearm Primary) and Arm Wings (Forearm Secondary) have been condensed into Arm Wings (Forearm). 

Minimum coverage must be either Primary OR Secondary feathers. 

The header image for this trait is the Maximum coverage for Forearm Arm Wings. 

Other Existing Trait Changes

Sacrum Feathers have been condensed into Tail Feathers. 

The visual for Tail Feathers will be made to include coverage for both.
Tail Feathers were always intended to start above the tailbone, and this trait has caused unecessary confusion for both artists and users. 
(Jack thought Sacrum Feathers would make more sense to match the location, but everyone hates the word Sacrum and he was outvoted.)

Underbelly Scales have been condensed into Belly Scales. 

Belly Scales are, in fact, along the Underbelly.  

Feather Mohawk has been removed as a trait.

This trait has given our entire community so much trouble. It is one of the least consistent traits despite having just slightly over a full page of Faunids. It was initially defined as 'downy feathers', though this often makes it completely indistinguishable from hair and many Fauns with this trait had feathers that were not downy feathers categorized as this trait. Since users are free to stylize Hair and Feather Hair and Hair (Feathered) in numerous ways, including as mohawks, this trait is redundant even though the name is super fun. 

On the staff team, we went through all of the Faunids with this trait and have placed them into either:
Hair
Hair (Feathered)
Feather Hair 

This categorization depended on how they visually presented and there were some we were genuinely stumped about.
If you own a Faunid who previously had the Feather Mohawk trait, you may discuss with MUTT about changing the look slightly to fit one of the above categories better regardless of what it was changed to in the meantime. This will be case-by-case but we will try to honor those requests. 

new trait variation

Shiba Tail and Wolf Tail are being expanded into a broader "Canine Tail" category! 
All four versions of Canine Tails are Standard traits. 

Shiba Tail has been renamed to Canine Tail (Sickle).

Within the breed itself, the most common and preferred standard is referred to as “curled” or “ringed”. “Sickle” is a less common shape, which is slightly less curved and pointed upward. While not an official name, sometimes these tails are referred to as “Naginata” tails due to their resemblance to the weapon with this name. Faunids have been drawn with Shiba tails that present differently, and we want to continue allowing for that freedom with stylization. 
So, the trait itself has not changed! Of all the names, Sickle implied the most freedom. 
Therefore, dog breeds with similarly curling tails may be used as references when ordering customs. Just check with your artist! 

Wolf Tail has been renamed to Canine Tail (Wolf).

It is also unchanged, though the wording implies a bit more freedom. Canine tails under the Wolf category may be stylized to look similar to Siberian Huskies, German Shepherds, etc. Again, please check with your artist.

There are two new variants to Canine Tail. These are available through customs, adopts, or Standard Trait Applicators.
While all of the tails are listed separately, in this specific category they are variations of the same trait, so if you have a Wolf-tailed Faunid you would like to change to Sickle, you would need a Trait Modification token, not a Trait Removal + Trait Applicator. You cannot have your Faunid’s official reference reflect a different Canine Tail without this.

Canine Tail (Silken) 

Canine Tail (Silken) is meant to mimic the feathery tails of Saluki and similar sighthounds. It is distinct from Lung Tail not only by its much smaller length and size, but also by the thinness of both the tail itself and the fur that drapes from it.

Canine Tail (Lycaon) 

Canine Tail (Lycaon) is named after the scientific name for the African Wild Dog. This tail is meant to have a minimum that is most similar to tails you might see on dogs like the beagle, with a maximum that presents more closely to the thin but fluffy tail of the AWD.

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Applicator and Token Updates

"Antler Modification" is now "Accent Adjustor"

The range of edits that come with this token are largely experiemental. When considering alterations to your Faunid's design, please keep in mind that these designs are made with love, care, and attention from the artists, and we take efforts to combine design elements that compliment each other. Please be thoughtful about any alterations you want to make, and consider adjustments with intent to compliment the Faunid that is there already.

Saying all that, we totally get that a minor accent can make or break a connection to a Faunid's design! So, we wanted to try this out and see how it goes.

[View the full list of guidelines on the Accent Adjustor's item page HERE]

Trait Applicator [Mutation]

We wanted to have a clear 'no' list for applied Mutations before we planned to release any during events. 
As of right now, we have decided the only existing Mutations that cannot be obtained via applicator are Behemoth, Chimerism, and Lifesource.

Existing and Upcoming MYO Slots 

We would love to introduce a few more opportunities to gain Faunid MYO slots, as well as make sure that existing ones are used. 
All existing and future MYOs now have an expiry date. 
For all currently existing MYO slots, the expiry date is exactly a year from the date of this news posting, which is October 17th, 2026.

For all future MYO slots, the expiry date will be exactly a year from the date they are granted. 

Thank you all for sticking it out through this update! 

The purpose of these newsletters is to keep our community informed about site updates, upcoming events, official artist commission openings, new user guides, highlight different bits and pieces of our species, and build on community engagement. The content of these newsletters will vary by month.

Thank you to everyone who commented on last month’s newsletter! We are posting this Newsletter earlier than usual to prepare for Corruption later this month.

To sign up for a Faunids account, message a moderator for an invite code. Once you have that, you can register on the sign-up page.

View the Faunids Policy Handbook

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Character Appreciation

We want to appreciate all the hard work that goes into turning designs into full-fledged characters.
As part of the Newsletter, we choose a community member with a well-loved Faunid to tell us a bit more about them!

This month, we wanted to highlight two opposites: A Fenris Child, since this is the month of Corruption, and a Faunid that is a polar opposite! 

We asked Banriion about her Fenris Child, Lorne! 

1. Where does your character's name come from? Who gave it to them?

A lot of Lorne’s in canon lore is up for speculation and based around faunid folklore. It doesn’t have a set beginning (except being handfuls of generations old) and doesn’t have any friends (aside from mal’s mimi, who I’m so excited to see corrupted this year!!) so a lot of his history is theorized on by scholars. He’s the biggest fenris child, and the one most commonly known because of his tendency to wander around atalav. I like to say that “It has been called many things, and none of them are good.” It has a handful of names given to it through these parent-to-child campfire legends, with different regions having different myths about him with different names (the listening tree, the calling man, the kind voice, etc.) but outside of canon I like to just call him Lorne like a shortened version of Forlorn. (:

2. Where did your faunid spend their childhood? What did they want to be when they grew up?

As a Fenris child, he didn’t have a childhood, and technically didn’t grow up. I like to think he started as an idea given life by Fenris. Maybe the legend existed first, and then Fenris made it real? Maybe fenris’s influence was strong in the place the story started and it came to be on its own? But part of the fun is not really knowing where he came from, just that he has always been there, and he’s always been watching and listening.

3. Who is the most important person in their life and why?

Mimic. There isn’t anybody else. Lorne and Mimi’s relationship is complicated. Mimi’s family has a lot of personal trauma regarding corruption and corrupting, and she’s the next to be affected by the curse. Lorne is a faunid-eater, it does not matter what age or species or corruption status. He has an immense, endless memory and perfect recall. Part of his method for luring is his voice replication; he has been watching and listening for so long that he knows the voices of every faunid that has ever been and a vague idea of the relationships they have. He will use the voices of mothers to lure children, lovers to lure lovers, and even the dead to lure the grieving. Mimi found a way to turn this into a game. She piqued his interest on accident. She glows like he does. She doesn’t show any fear of him. With her echolalia, she even echoes the way he does. What he feels for her is a really, admittedly grotesque version of maternal. He isn’t sure why, but she should be more like him. He gives her gifts to try and help her hunt; pinecones packed with teeth, dead shriekers, and the like. It’s like a curse over her house that won’t go away, but she sees her tall friend as someone fun to play with. When she calls a name out to the woods, he talks back to her in their voice. To her family’s dismay, no matter how long he leaves her for, he always comes back.

4. What is their idea of perfect happiness?

Happiness is a concept that Lorne doesn’t particularly understand. It just is. For someone interested in ancient histories, he would be a well of knowledge if they could get him to speak to them. He has seen it all, and lived it all. But he isn’t interested in that, or having a conversation with anyone but Mimi. It’s content shuffling endlessly through atalav, filling himself on fauns and minding himself. Perhaps the secret to him, is through her?

Our next Faunid, owned by Yara_Shep, is quite a different soul altogether! 

1. Where does your character's name come from? Who gave it to them?

Matilda was named after a military tank….an odd choice at first glance, but fitting in its own way. The name was given to her by someone close who thought it suited her mix of inner strength and unexpected charm.

2. Where did your faunid spend their childhood? What did they want to be when they grew up?

She grew up in a quiet, flower filled part of the woods, where she spent most of her time with her best friend, a little rabbit who’s still by her side. As a kid, Matilda dreamed of a lot of things, maybe discovering new constellations, or opening a boutique full of soft, pretty things. She never settled on one goal, and even now, she’s still figuring it out.

3. Who is the most important person in their life and why?

Her rabbit friend means everything to her. They’ve been together through every phase of her life, from childhood to now. They know her better than anyone else, and their quiet support keeps her grounded when things feel uncertain.

4. What is their idea of perfect happiness?

A warm evening under the stars, strawberries to snack on, soft music playing, and not a speck of dirt in sight. Just her favorite outfit, her best friend by her side, and the peace of knowing she’s exactly where she wants to be!

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Corruption Event Reminders

The final day to submit your Corruption Forms is this Sunday, October 12th. 

You can view the full event guide for Corruption [HERE]. 

Finished Corrupts are posted in the Discord and uploaded to the website every Saturday. Here is what our artists have released so far:

 

Corrupt Gachas

Additionally, we have a set of Corrupt Gachas being released weekly throughout the month of October.
You may enter for them [HERE]. 

Note of Thanks

Last year, there were 36 Corrupted Faunids made by our artist team. As of posting this Newsletter, we have received 41 Corrupt forms this season - still with a few days to go! Thank you all so, so much for supporting our artist team and for all of your incredible ideas. We are so happy to be able to host this event and our newest additions to the artist team are learning so much that will prepare us to have an awesome Fawning season next year. 

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Upcoming Adopts

Keep your eyes peeled for the third set of Corrupt Gachas next week, as well as two Auction Faunids which will be posted on October 31st!

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Site Updates

As you may have noticed, we have a fully functional site theme now! Banriion did such an incredible job seeing my vision for a natural, vivid combination of brown and green to capture Faunids and ensure the site can be as accessible to everyone as possible. I love it I love it I love it I love it I love it.
I love it.
We have plans for alternate themes based on different areas on the continent of Atalav, as well as light and dark mode options for users to choose from. 

Additionally, the following pages have been converted from Atalav over to Faunids:

Faunid Subspecies
History
Corruption Guide
Self Age-Ups + Re-References

Our plan is to reformat all existing pages on Atalav over to Faunids, so that we can host everything exclusively on one website.
We will be working hard to continue collecting all of the important lore and event information over, as well as making edits to our dropdown menus to reflect this!

Site Error Reporting

If you encounter any errors or bugs while using the site, please report them in the #website-chatter channel of the Discord, or report them directly to MUTT. 

Thank you so much to our incredible coders. bluiestarss has been working incredibly hard on the back end of Faunids to fix errors, increase stability on the site, and so much more that I don't know how to do myself and is immensely valuable to our community. 

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Trait Feature (With a twist!) 

Instead of posting a trait highlight with this month's newsletter, we have some minor trait updates  as well as an entire section this month dedicated to Mutations.

New Traits

• Pheasant Tail is a new Standard trait, featured first on a Corrupt Faunid. 
• Insect Wings are a new Corrupt trait.
• Predator Mouth (Avian) and Predator Mouth (Reptile) are new Corrupt sub-traits attached to the Predator Mouth trait. 

Trait Description Updates

• Permanent Velvet cannot stack with other antler-altering traits.
• Throat Feathers can stack with Neck Fluff.
• Feather Mane cannot stack with Neck Fluff, Neck Feathers, or Throat Feathers.
• Folded Ears can affect one or both ears.
• Tail Scale Feathers can stack on any tails where bone lies underneath the fur, but not with tails that are made of feathers.

Mutations

As a staff team, we have discussed individual Mutations and the Mutation category as a whole from multiple angles: art, lore, and community.
These changes and updates are up-to-date as of posting this Newsletter.

Brachycephaly/Cleft Lip

These Mutations are being retired.
With Mutations, we want to focus on the fantasy elements of Faunids and what may be advantageous in certain environments and unique visual profiles, as well as create opportunities for members in our community with disabilities to have the chance to create Faunids that reflect their own experiences if they wish. Similar to mobility aids, prosthetic limbs, and other alterations allowed without tokens, you are free to have your Faunids display a Cleft Lip with a note on the reference similar to body modification. 

If you have a Faunid with either of these mutations that was granted as your mutation through Fawning, please message MUTT to discuss options. We would be happy to discuss re-referrencing or rolling new Mutations for these Faunids if requested by the owner.

Gigantism

This trait is being renamed to "Behemoth".
Like the previous two Mutations, we want to lean away from existing conditions that have specific context as it relates to real life humans. Gigantism is a condition that looks very different from the fantasy concept presented by this mutation in Faunids. Behemoth reflects the application of this mutation in Faunids much more directly, as it results in a Faunid being much larger and stronger than other members of that Faunid's Subspecies. 

The following Mutations have had some lore flavor text added to their descriptions.

This lore is optional and may not necessarily be true of all Faunids with these Mutations. Just something fun to think about as you build your characters! 

Third Eye
Faunids with a Third Eye tend to be more commonly predisposed to clairvoyance.

Boney Growth
Faunids with Boney Growth tend to have stiffer joints in the areas affected by Boney Growth, which can be detrimental to movement but advantageous to Faunids who may benefit from having extra armor on their bodies.

Gem Growths
Faunids with Gem Growths might find themselves drawn to chemical and alchemical career paths due to the availability of resources grown directly from their bodies.

Draconic Horns
Faunids with Draconic Horns tend to run hotter, allowing them to persist longer in harsh cold environments. 

Double Ears 
Faunids with Double Ears tend to have keen hearing, and have a wider auditory range.

Paws
Faunids with Paws tend to have less fine motor skills, at the benefit of having stronger grip strength. 

Split/Double Tail
Faunids with these tails tend to have better balance. 

Vestigial Wings
While Faunids with this mutation cannot fly with them, it does tend to make them more aerodynamic - which can be especially useful for Faunids high up on mountain ranges or in precarious lines of work. Unfortunately, they are also very inconvenient to have attached to your body. 

Chimerism
Faunids with this mutation are rumored to have wells of Lifesource within their bodies.

Plant Growth
Heavily dependent on the plant. 
Some Faunids may find that this mutation heightens their medicinal practices, whether this be for good or bad. 
Some Faunids with this mutation can produce fruiting bodies under the right conditions. 

Melanism
Can be advantageous in colder climates, due to the thermoregulation benefits that this mutation can provide.
Useful for camouflage. 
Strong immune systems.

Dragon Feet
Faunids with this mutation tend to be far more sturdy and agile compared to the average Faunid.

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 The Faunids Fund 

Thanks to our community, we have managed to completely cover the annual cost of Atalav.com, as well as nearly fully cover the annual fees of Faunids.com! 
I cannot thank all of you enough. We have learned so much and so quickly how feasible it might be to continue running our websites, and with these costs continuing to shrink as we port over information from Atalav to Faunids, we have put these two things into place: 

We have reduced Self Age-Ups/Re-References from $30 -> $20 for the remainder of 2025.
We have also added vouchers to waive this fee as rewards for our monthly Art Challenges for the remainder of 2025.

At the new year, we will look at the monthly site fees gathered through each month and discuss on staff whether we should reduce these costs further. 

Finding out that Corruption alone was able to cover the bulk of our website hosting expenses, we have discussed extensively on staff what any further income gained through tokens and user submission fees could be used for. We were all in agreement that anything gained through the community should be tracked and organized to best serve our community. 

Our concept for the Faunids Fund will be added in its own tab onto the Policy Handbook. For those who want to read it now, here it is: 

Purpose of the Faunids Fund

To manage monetary resources gained through official Faunids purchases to improve the species in a multitude of ways, prioritizing safety nets for our artist team and projects related to quality of life for staff as well as the community. 

Purchases that go directly into the Faunids Fund

- Fawning item purchases
- Corruption token purchases
- Age-Up Fees
- Re-Reference Fees
- Donations (if specified for this purpose)

Purchases that do not go into the Faunids Fund

- Payment directly to artists, including event designs (Corrupts, Fawns, Springtides), Gachas, Auctions, Customs, and Tips.
- Payment granted to guest artists by the winners of gachas, auctions, raffles, etc.

No money is to be transferred out of the Faunids Fund without full input from all members of the artist team and the species owner (Gory, Necro, Pebb, and Jack). The moderation team will be notified of any purchases made with the Faunids fund and, depending on the circumstance, be asked to provide input as well. 

What the Faunids Fund may be used for, on a case-by-case basis

1. Coverage in the event of an emergency for a member of the artist team (examples: if an artist is injured during Fawning, money might be used to pay another artist to support that artist's workload without jeopardizing the financial situation of a recovering artist /// If an artist becomes ill or injured and needs immediate medical support, funds might be used to support them within reason).
2. Payments made directly to our hired coder for Faunids.com for larger site functions such as fixing crashes, bugs, errors, and implementing new interactive structures for site functionality. 
3. Sponsorship of additional prizes/rewards for events, such as Art Challenges, to cover the cost associated with official artist vouchers (allowing us to potentially offer larger rewards that would normally only be possible through commissions). 
4. Payment to supplemental artists for working on official projects (such as Lore Development pages).
5. Payment to official artists for larger projects such as updating all remaining trait images, creating visual guides (such as Minodae, Freeze Branding, trait guides), and new event-related assets.

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Art Challenge

 Thank you all for your submissions in the month of September! Some of these really freaked me out. YAY! 

Our winners were: 

20 Barters - Zorkia
20 Barters - FatalChimera
30 Barters - darthdadddy
Corruption Voucher - HatoKnight
Re-Reference/Age-Up Submission Fee Waiver - Elk_Montauk

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The October prompt is now live! 

Our prompt this month ties into our next upcoming lore development (Clothing): 

It's Costume Time! 

Dress up for the fall season. Maybe your Faunid has a harvest gathering to attend.
Maybe they're ready to go out trick-or-treating. Maybe they just want to look their best! 
If you have a Faunid that's based on a character, feel free to have fun and dress them up!
Art Challenge submissions don't have to exist in the canon universe.

The RNG winners of the raffle may receive one of these prizes:

20 Barters
20 Barters
30 Barters
One Trait Applicator [Exclusive]
One waiver for an age-up/re-reference fee on approval

(If you wish to contribute to this raffle prize please DM Jaquiri on Discord!)

Remember that in order to enter for this prompt, you must submit your entry into the art challenge gallery and submit a prompt.

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Monthly Question

Who is your favorite Faunid and why? 

Post your answer in the comments to get currency! 

The currency reward window closes 7 days after the news is posted.

Welcome to the month of Corruption.

All Faunids are created in Herne's vision; they are pure and kindhearted beings. However, a subgroup of Faunids have sought to disrupt the restrictions set by their community. Violence and disharmony are rampant in the community labeled as "corrupt.”

Leading this godless cult is Fenris. He is a formidable demi-god who is known for acts of depravity. His speeches and velvety voice travel easily through the chilled air for anyone- living or dead, to hear. Spirits of Faunids have heard his summons and rather than wait to be reborn as a Fawn, they wish to taint the purity of a living Faunid and live through their host through possession.  

Are you willing to aid a vengeful spirit?

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Starting September 14 and through to October 12, you will have the ability to create a Corrupted Faunid of your very own, or allow Corruption to take hold in one of your own existing Faunids. This event hub is where you will find all links and guides to participate in this event. All Corruptions are done on our official Corruption bases, with adjustments per each design. 

Learn more about Corruption in the Faunids world here.

Visit the Event Hub here to view bases, tokens, traits, and more! 

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Event Guidelines

All Corrupted Faunids are relatively de-saturated with only one or two brighter/saturated colors.

2 Corruptions/Re-Corruptions are allowed per user per event.
OR
1 Corrupt semi-custom and 1 Corruption/Re-Corruption per user per event.

Each semi-MYO may have a maximum of:  
4 non-corrupt traits    
3 corrupt traits (1 minimum)  
For a total of 7 traits.

Each corruption of an EXISTING non-corrupt Faunid may have a maximum of 5 additional traits (At least one corrupt trait required)​.
You are allowed to age a Fawn using corruption.  You may put a Faunid through further corruption and submit an existing Corrupted Faunid. 

If corrupting/re-corrupting an EXISTING Faunid or Corrupted, traits from this event will be ADDED to the faun's current traits/edits.
Re-corruption may occur on the existing design or be redone based on complexity.

You don't have to specifically name traits in the form you want if you don't know them or care! Artists will work off of your used tokens.

You may re-roll a finished Corrupt similarly to how Fawning re-rolls work. Additional payment of base price and a new inspiration form submission are required. 

Some of our artists require payment in Euros, not USD due to conversion rates making USD worth less than the EURO. Please keep in mind your artist's conversion rates, as they will be charging €50 base price for Corrupts. 

Design Rules

You may corrupt a Merfaun (or a Hybrid Merfaun), though additional complexity fees may apply.  Minodae are NOT eligible for Corruption this year.

It is generally discouraged to draw an exact idea of what you are wishing for with Semi-custom Corrupts. This can really limit our artists and we cannot copy what you provide for us. 

Sometimes, you can use multiple tokens together in order to get more unique traits. You can view a list of all confirmed combinations HERE. 

Users may NOT request and Official Artists may NOT draw religious symbols or runes from existing human cultures (such as Nordic runes, crosses, pentagrams, etc.) on Corrupts, but may include or create new Faunid Runes. Users may include concepts of Faunid Sigils to include on their Corrupts, or request that their Corrupt has sigils/runes in some way on their body. Runes and Sigils are very flexible in their use and there is not really a 'wrong' way to combine them into new constructions. 

Examples of Runes       Examples of Sigils

Users may request that a Faunid Sigil be made officially to represent their Corrupt as part of their form (which will be its own supplemental art given at the same time as that Corrupt's release). Creation of an official Sigil will include a $5 fee and is purely for fun. This is a purchasable token alongside all other tokens and does not cost a trait slot. 

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Step-By-Step Event Guide

STEP ONE: Receive your 6 free tokens from the Fenris Dispensary.

STEP TWO: If you want to work with the tokens you got, you can skip to STEP THREE. If you want any specific tokens, you'll need to:
1. Trade with other users. Trades may be conducted without needing moderator involvement, but please provide a note in the trade stating what was traded.
2. Obtain additional tokens from the Donation Shop (Users may pick up a maximum of one item per 24 hours, but may donate however many they would like).
3. Purchase Tokens directly. All standard tokens are $5, but Premium token prices vary. DO NOT purchase items through the shop on Atalav.

Token Price Guide              Item Purchase Form 

You will be sent an invoice for purchased items. Once this is paid, items will be added directly to user inventories. 

STEP THREE: Fill out the Corrupt Creation form once you have obtained the tokens you want to use. Templates for both the semi-custom Corrupts and Corruption of existing Fauns are in that form. You can type your answers directly into the form, or you can link a Google Doc. Either way is fine.
Attach any items you are using to this form so they are removed from your inventory.

STEP FOUR: Wait for a moderator to approve your submission. Moderators will be carefully tracking forms so that Corrupts are added to artist queues in the order they are received. Once it is approved, look out for a message from the artist who takes your form for payment! Once your Corrupt is fully approved, it will be added to the official queue. 

STEP FIVE: Wait for your Corrupt's release! Corrupts will be released at least one per artist at minimum every Saturday starting October 4th.

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If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to a moderator or administrator! You may also ask questions in the #event-chatter channel on Discord.

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Quick Links

Corruption Event Visual Guide

Token Guide

Token Combination Guide

Missing Token Form
(If inventory is not accurate)

Token Purchase Form

Artist Queue Spreadsheet

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September 2025 Newsletter

The purpose of these newsletters is to keep our community informed about site updates, upcoming events, official artist commission openings, new user guides, highlight different bits and pieces of our species, and build on community engagement. The content of these newsletters will vary by month.

Thank you to everyone who commented on last month’s newsletter! We are posting this Newsletter earlier than usual to prepare for Corruption later this month.

To sign up for a Faunids account, message a moderator for an invite code. Once you have that, you can register on the sign-up page.

View the Faunids Policy Handbook

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character appreciation

We want to appreciate all the hard work that goes into turning designs into full-fledged characters.
As part of the Newsletter, we choose a community member with a well-loved Faunid to tell us a bit more about them!
This month, we wanted to highlight a few Corrupted Faunids made in previous event years. 

The first Corrupt, owned by msmydeer, is Scrimshaw! 
 

1. Where was your Faunid born? Where's home for him now?
Scrimshaw was born in Veritam! Not much is known about him but he was later chased out of Hernlak as a corrupt and made his way down to around Lavandul. He is naturally drawn towards people and wants to be accepted but after years of isolation and corruption he's struggled with connection!

2. Does your Faunid still have family? Does he know what happened to them? 
If he had any family he doesn't remember much about them, but the most important moment in his life is when he found a family who accepted him! They are teaching him how to speak again and how to reacclimatize to society! 

3. What are some of your Faunid's favorite pastimes?
He loves carving things! He primarily uses his teeth as it's what he's had the most experience with since his corruption but he's been learning to use tools for finer details! He's even learning about paints! He sees the world in a very abstract shapes sort of way so he picks up on patterns and forms before anything else! 

4. What is your Faunid's most treasured possession?
His most prized possession is probably a homemade blanket that he got from his found family. He helped make it when he was trying to learn to work with fabrics! He finds great comfort in it and while it's a little dirty he still treasures it and cuddles with it constantly. 



Our second corrupt, owned by MothDad, is Maliketh! He chose to answer our interview questions himself. 
 

1. Where were you born? Where's home for you now?
"I ain't from 'round these parts. I was born and raised in Veritam, but 'home'? Home is wherever my ass is sat down in front of a fireplace with a good cigar in hands and my little family running around me, chasing at each other and talking crazy loud like only my doll Velly does... Ah... Cozy, right?"

2. Do you remember the family you came from? Who is your family now? 
"Family? Like ma and pa? Nay. If yer talking that, they've been loong gone... I miss them, I really do. But nowadays I do got a family of my own. Little thing I take care of, likes to get bigger and bigger as the years go by... My pride and joy, little star Tali, my daughter. Lottie, a... Close friend of mine, songbird I call him. And doll eyes Velly, that crazy bastard, have been my closest family awhile... Sometimes a few more show up and make the family grow a bit... I ain't ever said no to a hungry mouth ya know?"

3. What are some of your favorite pastimes? 
"Pastimes? Hah! I do got a few! Wood carving has been my go-to whenever I ain't babysitting or working, I make toys for the kiddos, Danny boy's kids used to like em when they were but wee babies. But sometimes, I like to go fishing 'round Atalav. Been everywhere by now... From Vinnde to Lavandul. Only place in which's been hard to get is Makino... Hellish little place that is... But the fish in there do taste different! Maybe it's coz they're just as snobby as the fauns in there, hah!"

4. Is there anything you'd refuse to do under any circumstances? Why?
"Oh there's plenty o' things I wouldn't do under any circumstances! I could think of a list of some pretty disgusting things for ya! But if yer looking for the kind of serious and deeply meaningful answer, then that'd probably be forgive that bastard Herne for what he did to me. That useless little 'god' of the good-mannered faunid may stay as far away from me as I stay from ursas and shadow cats."

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corruption event

We will be doing minor edits to these pages over the next week, but those will be addressing formatting inconsistencies and adding already-existing images.
All of the information you need should be available now! 

Atalav.com Event Hub changes in 2025

• Merfauns are eligible for Corruption
• Minodae are NOT eligible for Corruption 
• New rule regarding the use of existing symbols from real human cultures (Corrupts cannot include Nordic runes, human religious symbols, etc.)
• New note for Corrupt creation encouraging users to incorporate Faunid Runes and Sigils into their design concepts
• New purchasable Sigil Creation token ($5) to have an official Corrupt Sigil made for your Corrupt as supplemental art to be given along with the finished Corrupt's release 
• You may re-roll a Corrupt if you are not happy with what you received. This will work similarly to Fawning, costing Base Price + needing a new mood board at minimum

Reformatting / Website Related

• Reformatted 'Forms and Links' Section to link directly to the prompts, which are now hosted here on the Faunids website! 
• Added the full art for both of our new bases and an antler guide (Caribou - Père David's - Roe - Sambar - Sika - Chinese Water Deer) to the main Event Hub
• Fenris Dispensary Prompt will now grant all users 6 items from the Dispensary pool (which has been pre-tested!) 
• Available artists for 2025 are up-to-date

Event Tokens

• The 'Corruption Token Guide' now includes all Tokens relevant to the event on one page, in order from Standard -> Corrupt -> Premium. This page is still being edited to include visual guides but all of the visuals are still viewable in the meantime on the item pages in the shop. 
• Feather and Fur vials will have new images to show the areas of coverage instead of a selection of traits, so it is more clear that users are not limited to a small selection of traits.
• Crow Foot may be stylized with webbed avian hands
• Eyeball token may be used in areas that are not the face, such as palms, hands, and other relatively 'even' surfaces on your Corrupt's body (check with your artist)
• Retiring Mite token - users may specify mange as a stylization detail just as they can request runes, scars, body modifications, etc.
• Striped Shell outlines that predator mouth refers to all mammalian carnivores. 

New Token Combinations

• Velociraptor Feet has been absorbed into Dragon Feet (Loose Paw/Crow Foot + Scales), with the note that stylization may be specified as dragon, velociraptor, or other specific dinosaurs but may require approval from the artist team. 
• Insect Wings (Locust Leg + Premium: Wings)
• Insect Mandibles (Locust Leg + Broken Tooth)
• Avian Predator Mouth (Crow Foot + Striped Shell)
• Reptile Predator Mouth (Scales + Striped Shell) 

Token Payment / Faunids Business Account

• We have been trying to fix issues with Token checkout preventing users from purchasing items / having payments bounce back from purchases. We're going to reset the whole structure of that section as a last ditch effort and rebuild it to see if that fixes our issues. This shouldn't effect any other part of the website. Please do not purchase tokens until told you can do so. We have a backup plan for if this is going to be a more longterm fix. 
• The Faunids official business PayPal has been made! All age-up and re-reference fees, as well as token purchases, will be sent to and maintained on this account. 

corruption event quick-guide

Our community has requested a guide for steps to follow as they participate in Corruption. Here's a quick step-by-side for how to participate! 

STEP ONE: Receive your 6 free tokens from Fenris with THIS PROMPT

STEP TWO: If you want to work with the tokens you got, you can skip to STEP THREE. If you want any specific tokens, you'll need to trade them with other users or purchase them directly. Purchased tokens can be traded or gifted to other users. 

STEP THREE: Fill out the CORRUPT CREATION PROMPT once you have all the tokens you want to use. Templates for both the semi-custom Corrupts and Corruption of existing Fauns are in that form. You can type your answers directly into the form, or you can link a Google Doc. Either way is fine. Attach any items you are using to this form so they are removed from your inventory.

STEP FOUR: Wait for a moderator to approve your submission. Moderators will be carefully tracking forms so that Corrupts are added to artist queues in the order they are received. Once it is approved, look out for a message from the artist who takes your form for payment! 

STEP FIVE: Wait for your Corrupt's release! We will be posting the Corruption Artist Hub to be visible to the community once the event starts. 

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Upcoming Adopts

Be on the lookout for a pair of auction adopts by GoryTeeth and MUTT some time this month! 

There will also be a handful of special raffle adopts released throughout the month of October.
For those not wanting to Corrupt an existing Faunid or do not want to create a semi-custom, this might be the perfect chance to still obtain a freaky creature of your own! 

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Trait Feature

This month's trait is: Predator Mouth

Predator Mouth has a wide range of uses, and is a very versatile and striking trait category. This year, we are expanding on the trait iself to add birds of prey and reptiles to the mix, but here are some Corrupted Faunids who now count as mammalian carnivores (horrifying to think about)! 


 

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Art Challenge

What a range of skills our Faunid friends showcased last month! THANK YOU to our lovely participants! 

Also, an extra special thank you to our participants last month for your understanding as we had complications with the raffle system attached to the Art Challenge prompt. 
Due to this, we added another set of Barters as rewards to the raffle rewards. 
Our winners were: 

20 Barters - Zorkia
20 Barters - DarotheWolf
30 Barters - Morningdove_s
30 Barters - Ferramora

Headshot Bust with Background by Elk_Montauk - Harmioncs

This month, we have removed the automatic raffle and will be manually doing rolls, as well as changing the end date to match up with the end date on the Discord (which is now always on the last day of the month instead of the 1st). 

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The September Art Challenge is now live! 

It’s Opposite Month! 

Your non-Corrupted Faunid had a nightmare that *they* were Corrupt! What was that like? How did this affect them? What did they *look* like, in that horrible, dark realm? 

Your Corrupted Faunid was like us, once. What were they like, back then? What do you imagine they might have looked like, before becoming twisted up in their own Corruption? 

Remember that in order to enter for this prompt, you must submit your entry into the art challenge gallery and submit a prompt.

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Monthly Question

- Lore EXPANSION NEWS -

- Corruption Event News -

Item Purchases

New Corruption Form Dates

New Corruption Bases

Artists Available For Corruption + Pre-Approvals

Additional Corruption News