It's the start of February, and we hope the new year has been treating you all well so far! Unfortunately with the start of the school semester for many of us, things haven't been as productive around here as we'd hoped. But we worked really, really hard to bring you something special this month, and that's the return of Glowchus's festival events! We'll be kicking things off starting with the Hearts Festival (February), which will go live at some point later today. We can't make it as grand as we would have liked, considering limitations on everyone's time at the moment, but for our first returning festival, we're fairly proud of the result! Additionally, as an unfortunate result of just a plain lack of time, a lot of the festival rewards/items/currencies aren't functional just yet, but that will (hopefully) be something you'll see within the next week or two here! Thank you so much for your patience! We appreciate you all more than you could ever know <3

https://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/6/68/EggMS3.pngBefore we get started, as most of you probably know by now, one of our longest-standing and most beloved members, Mew, has been facing a lot of unexpected hardship recently. Last month, we put together a GoFundMe for her in hopes that it would provide some support in the midst of her current situation. The campaign is still running and members can show their community spirit by donating to the cause here or directly to Liz's paypal. We've raised a ton of money for her so far, but she's not entirely out of the woods yet. Remeber, every little bit helps! She's currently selling some of her own designs to help with moving expenses. These can be found here. And be on the lookout for one or two more Glowchus fundraising sales on her behalf - all of the proceeds for which will go directly to Liz!

Otherwise, it's going to be a pretty quiet month, but as usual, we've provided a brief outline of changes/adjustments/additions that have occured or that will actively be worked on during the month of February.

Radiance Distribution
Radiance distrubution for prompt has been increased since our previous announcement! Rewards went from 20R to 30R and 30R to 50R respectively depending on the prompt. Similarly, prompts now have a cap on the total Radiance that can be earned based on the base Radiance distrubution rates, which are as follows: 10 = 20, 30 = 50, and 50 = 80. Bonuses can be applied to (some, but not all) prompt submissions up to the cap. Once the cap has been reached, no additional bonuses can be applied. The cap allows for the Amulet Coin bonus, on top of one (or more, depending on the value) additional bonuses.

Monthly Prompts
Our next monthly prompt should be live at the same time the newsletter goes up! Last month the theme was Begin Again. This month, tying in with the theme of February, the theme is Love Yourself. Just as a casual reminder, there's no time limit on monthlies! You are more than welcome to participate in them at your leisure. While you may only make one submission per monthly, you can do so on your own timetable. If you missed January and we're already into December, you can still submit a prompt for January, as long as you haven't already done so! <3

Festivals 
Festivals are getting a revival this month, starting with the Spring Festival (although they probably won't be going live until later today)! Festivals will now be handled seasonally rather than monthly, with specific events that can only be participated in based on specific months of the season. We're going pretty minimal on them for now, but hopefully by the time the next one rolls around (we're skipping summer, so the next will be fall), events/features/systems/etc will be a little more ironed out and less chaotic. As always, we appreciate your patience!