It’s not often that the sun is hot enough to set the world ablaze, but this month is one of those times. A combination of drought, wildfires, and summer tempests has stretched the resources of every community thin. The heat makes the wild animals even more aggressive, and they’re starting to appear closer and closer to people. While chaos reigns, the lowest of the low are using it to their advantage and snatching resources, positions of power, and all sorts of things. The ‘smallest’ problems are slipping under the radar. Dragons and people alike are lost, hungry, and in need of help.

That’s where you come in: the wanderer. It’s time to fix things.

Form

When you complete a prompt, submit it to [THIS LINK] with this turn-in form:

Task Prompt: 
Emissary/Other Player’s Dragon: (if applicable)
Terrain: (if applicable)
Prize Choice: (if applicable)
Buffs: (familiars, search tools, etc.)

Prizes

Your character must complete a quest to help the world around them. Quests consist of five prompts. Complete each step of the quest to gain the final prize. You can use the same prompt every time, but you get a bonus 1 SC if it’s your first time doing the prompt. You do not need to complete the quest to gain a prize--each prize shown here is rewarded when you turn in the task.

Task One | Prizes: 1 SC, 4 random mats, 20% familiar
Task Two | Prizes: 2 SC, 4 mats matching terrain, 20% familiar
Third Task | Prizes: 3 SC, random crafted item, 20% familiar
Fourth Task | Prizes: 4 SC, crafted item of choice, 20% familiar
Fifth Task | Prizes: 5 SC, 1 legendary egg, 20% familiar

On completion of your fifth task, you complete a Quest. You will receive an optional Expedition prompt, with the type of event influenced by the prompts you pick.  After your first two quests (10 tasks total), the number of tasks to complete a quest goes down to just one. These are optional and are meant to test the waters for an Expedition system. For this test round, there are no negative outcomes. They have awesome prizes–including some unreleased items! If you receive an expedition during this event, you must turn in the response by September 30th. More details on completing the Expedition will be provided when you receive the prompt.

Prompts

Having your character be a mysterious wanderer for the event is completely optional. They may be helping their own communities and dealing with people they know. The Quest does not need the same characters from prompt to prompt, and it doesn't need to be a continuous story. As long as your art meets the prompt, it will count for the event! You pick what prompts you want to do, and they may be done in any order. You can also just do your favorite prompt multiple times in the same Quest.

1. The world is troublesome enough without monsters rolling through and destroying things. Your character must clear the region of dangerous animals and monsters in whatever way they prefer. Depict your character dealing with a threat lurking in the wild.
2. Storms are powerful, destructive, and completely unpredictable. A storm leaves behind a lot of things to fix and find, be it a crumpled building or a memento picked up by the wind. Depict your character weathering a storm with another player’s dragon or helping another player’s dragon recover from the storm. 
3. In all the hustle and bustle, someone lost their way, and everyone is too distracted to help. It can be a child who can’t find their parents, a newly hatched dragon with no Rider to be seen, someone who was dumped out of the Chronoscape and has no idea what’s going on, or some other creature that needs help. Depict your character finding the parent or Rider, helping the lost one get back on their feet, or taking them in until they can find a better solution.
4. The fires devastated the wildlife of the region. Forests were burned to a crisp and animals were sent scattering. Depict your character tending to the wild. They can be rescuing animals, planting new trees, or even putting out residual fires.
5. A strange egg-shaped rock has made its way to your character’s claws. It resembles a gemstone, but there’s something peculiar about it. Depict how your character handles this rock. Do they care for it like an egg? Do they eat it like a tasty gemstone? Do they leave it among a bunch of rocks? It’s up to you!
6. Returning to everyday life is hard after a disaster. Show your character helping another player’s dragon return to normalcy after a terrible event. They can help find food, gather medicine for someone fallen ill, or simply play a game to help take their minds off things.
7. A village’s infrastructure is completely messed up. The opportunists are taking advantage to snatch power and cause problems for people around them. Depict your character dealing with these troublemakers in whatever way they feel is just.
8. After a traumatic event, someone is left with a deep-set fear. Help them work through their emotions, whether it’s by teaching them to face their fear, or by burning down the house to get that terrifying spider. Their work does not have to be successful. 
9. Something strange was awakened by the madness. Your character must investigate the mystery of a folktale that appears to be coming alive. The answer can be as simple as a rock making weird noises in the wind or as dramatic as a mountain-sized dragon waking from its slumber.
10. A special ingredient is needed for the task. It could be kirin hair for an instrument, scales for plate armor, an enchanted fang, or anything else a dragon might have to spare. Depict your character asking for–or taking– what you need from an Emissary.

When you complete a prompt, submit it to [THIS LINK] with this turn-in form:

Task Prompt: 
Emissary/Other Player’s Dragon: (if applicable)
Terrain: (if applicable–leaving this blank will give you random items)
Prize Choice: (if applicable)
Buffs: (familiars, search tools, etc.)

Rules & Boring Stuff

Deadline: August 31st, 11:59 PM, Baker Island Time

Limits: You may do the quest as many times as you like, but after Two Quests (10 tasks total), all task prizes become 1 SC, 4 random mats, and 10% chance of a familiar appearing. The Expeditions at the end of your quest will still happen, no matter how many quests you do. The number of tasks to complete a quest goes down to just one.

Character Requirements: You may use any species as your questing character, as long as all art requirements are met. You may also switch characters in the middle of a quest. Note that pieces will still need an uploaded dragon somewhere, even if they are not the questing character.

Illustration Requirements: Full body, colored, and a background that has four or more elements other than the flat ground and plain sky. There must be an uploaded dragon somewhere in the image. Images must be uploaded to a gallery of some sort, and NOT direct links to the image.

Written Requirements: A minimum of 600 words is required. There must be an uploaded dragon somewhere in the story.

Collaborations: Collaborations are allowed. The minimum wordcount for collaborations is 900 words. If the prompt requires a dragon from another player, your collaborator’s dragon counts! 

Buffs: If you are the artist, you may still apply all your regular buffs, Familiars, and search tools (as long as they apply!).

F.A.Q.

What Familiars drop from the event?
Familiars are most likely to be a Party Parrot…but they could also be something new, depending on what prompt they drop from!

How do I turn things in?
Submit your art to [THIS LINK]. Don’t forget to include the URL of your art! Attach all uploaded characters that contribute to the expedition.

Where do I view extra info on Expeditions?
All the Wayfarer Tale Expedition info can be located by clicking here. Note that these rules might not match final Expedition rules.

How do I turn in Gift Art?
Submit it as a Miscellaneous Art prompt. We will handle the exp. The only buffs that can apply for gift art in this event are: Party Parrot, Robin, Dolphin, and Calendar (if applicable).

Do I have to hatch the eggs during the event?
No, but if you hatch them during the month of August and the first week of September, the eggs will have no lineage.

I have a question that isn't here. Where do I ask?
Drop it in the Discord help channel and I will answer/add it to this list as soon as I can :3 !