New Growth On The Peaktop Path

Skylar hauled themself up over a steep part of the path and paused to rest for a moment, as always finding their gaze drawn up toward the sparkling aurora overhead. It was slow going, but with the help of all the Adventurers' investigations, they were definitely making progress toward the top! The right path simply had to be here somewhere.

Hop was having no such trouble with the rough terrain. The Quibbit could flutter easily over the snowy crags with its glowing wings, and was taking full advantage of its mobility to explore the distant corners of the Celestial Pools.

"Back again, Hop?" Skylar greeted their companion. "What have you found this time?"

Hop croaked proudly and nudged another full gathering pouch into Skylar's hand.

Skylar examined the plants with wonder. "What are these? I've never seen anything like them..." Each and every plant that Hop had discovered was unfamiliar -- a thrilling prospect to Skylar's curious mind.

Skylar held one luminous flower up to examine it more closely, noticing how its glow almost seemed to match the dancing lights of the aurora up above. "If these had grown in the Celestial Pools before now, I'm sure I would have noticed them," Skylar remarked. "They must be growing now because of the superchill -- or maybe the aurora itself! We have to do more research."

"I think we're nearly there," Skylar said, looking back down the mountain to see the distance the investigation had already covered. "The path to the Peak has to be close now. Just a few more clues, and I think we can get there..."

Hop was already leaping a little further ahead, investigating a gap between two icy boulders. Skylar looked over at it when the Quibbit began to squeak and croak excitedly.

"Have you found something else?" Skylar asked, hurrying over to look.

Hop leaped aside to give Skylar room to look.

At first, Skylar couldn't quite tell what they were looking at. The snow was disturbed, but it was hard to tell which tracks were Hop's and which were made before the Quibbit had arrived. And there was a trail of something scattered between the rocks, like small speckles. What was that?

Skylar scooped up a handful of snow with the strange speckles on it, and realized they were crumbs. If they didn't know any better, they'd guess that somebody had messily enjoyed a snack of gingerroot cookies right here in the heights of the Celestial Peaks. But who -- or what -- could be doing such a thing?

"Nice find, Hop!" Skylar praised their friend. "But I'm not sure what to make of this for now..."

"Let's keep exploring, Adventurers!"

Hunt For Wintery Hidden Avatars

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TL;DR

★  6 new plants are now available in Gathering at the Celestial Pools
★  Skylar found some strange gingerroot cookie crumbs on their way up towards the Celestial Peak...
★  2 new hidden avatars can be discovered around Santae
★  A second surprise Winterlight present is being sent to all users via sanMail!