🌸 Mother's Day, Dragon Pets & TFs, and much more

Just in time for Mother's Day, a new questline has arrived in Battleon! Visit Yulgar inside the Inn—he’s planning a sweet surprise for Aria and needs your help. While the story’s details are hush-hush to avoid spoilers, there's a special reward waiting at the end, and Spring flower drops are back for house decorating!


[h2]Blue-Eyed Soul Dragon Heroic Essence[/h2]
The Blue-Eyed Soul Dragon, originally released as a free early-game Travel Form, now has new variants! These include armored and ghostly versions, obtainable through Heroic Essence from level 50 endgame bosses. Visit Sir Arthur Lanceler to exchange your essence for pets or Travel Forms—intended as long-term, earnable rewards just for playing.


[h2]Treasure Chest Rewards Bonus Guardians[/h2]
We’re adding bonus features to Treasure Chest rewards, starting with Guardian-exclusive weapon displays! If you own the Void Star Scythe, you can now claim a matching House Display item from the new Guardian Golem Gift Distributor NPC in Battleon. This system will eventually be automated and retroactively applied to older items too.


[h2]Moglin Magic[/h2]
Behind the scenes, we’ve been cooking up tech for AQ3D’s massive main story revamp—including custom Moglins! Thanks to Xero and Astra, Moglins will soon have changeable colors, clothing, and models that match modern NPC quality (like Kajits). It’s still a work in progress, but we’re excited to show off a hilariously cursed Moglin in pants.


[h2]Critters are Coming![/h2]
Astra is also breathing life into Lore by designing critters like cats, dogs, bunnies, and more! These creatures will populate the world and make it feel more alive and immersive. You may have already seen some in the intro maps, but there’s plenty more to come.


[h2]Improving the Little Things[/h2]
This one’s small, but a big win for devs: our quest-building tools just got a major upgrade! Thanks to Spider’s spawn editor and Zhoom’s help, NPCs now behave better when moved mid-questline. No more weird APOP glitches when characters shift locations—this fix made the Wiggly Whompa release a lot smoother.


[h2]Void Star Scythe[/h2]
The Void Star Scythe is in the Treasure Chests. A futuristic weapon made for harvesting kills off your foes!


[h2]House Spotlight[/h2]
Some players build houses. Others craft crazy huge castles. And some forge legendary realms fit for the gods themselves! Venture to Olympus: https://aq3d.com/news/player-housing-spotlight-olympus-by-o-d-y-s-s-e-u-s/


[h2]Guild Spotlight[/h2]
Founded by a close-knit crew of AE Forum friends, Legends of Lore (LOL) is a small, global guild that values friendship over grind. Meet the Legends of Lore: https://aq3d.com/news/guild-spotlight-legends-of-lore/


[h2]Fanart Spotlight[/h2]
Our community has always been bursting with imagination, talent, and love for our games—and nothing shows that better than fanart! Prepare to be wowed :D Check out the Fanart Spotlight: https://www.artix.com/posts/fanart-spotlight-celebrating-community-creativity/


[h2]Last Week's Release[/h2]
May the 4th returned, there's new DuckyDucky housing drops, and a sneak peek at AQ3D's revamped intro in Mossmere! Check out last week's release: https://aq3d.com/news/may-4th-returns-plus-community-shop-update/


[h2]Star Lores Swag @ HeroMart[/h2]
Get the Star Lores Episode IV "A New Hype" Poster, now available at HeroMart! New bonus in-game reward too for AQ3D. Check it out at https://heromart.com/products/starlores-a-new-hype-poster


[h2]New Promo Items: Azure and Veridian Star Scythes[/h2]
The Azure Star Scythe will be awarded to any player who makes an upgrade purchase during the month of May. This includes not only Dragon Crystals but also any Guardian package and the Starter Bundle. Guardians will receive a variant known as the Veridian Star Scythe at no additional cost. In addition to both weapons, each promo will come with an additional house item to hang your fancy weapon off in your home. Simply head over to the Guardian Tower and speak to Fortes after finishing your Guardian initiation. A friendly reminder that all Dragon Crystal packages have a 50% bonus on them!


[h2]Thank you and... next![/h2]
🏆 May the Fourth Screenshot Contest happening NOW! We'll be awarding 2 Grand Prizes, one for best Screenshot and one for best Sandbox Housing build! Contest ends this Sunday, May 11th. Contest deets here.
🧝‍♀️ A beautiful new intro 
📖 Main storyline continuation
🤫 Other stuff I'm not allowed to reveal yet!

Battle on,
Clarion, Artix, Beleen, and the AdventureQuest 3D Team