It's December! Winter is here for some of us, but also the bustle of the season is in full swing.

We're gearing up for Winterfest, LissaJo has already started a win a Custom Puma contest (see previous News post), so stay tuned for that and more....





Our TE items this month are sets of cozy dragns! :D Thank you Higgs for these warm and beautiful characters!

¢¢ Coffee Shop Dragn [ 3TE ]
click [ here ] for a sample


¢¢ Not Leaving Bed Today Dragns [ 3TE ]
click [ here ] for a sample

And now from our way back machine, we revisit December of 2016:

Welcome, December. The cold and dark heralds in another Dark Winter Theme.


Our TE Items this month:




Nightengale Feather Set
Celebrate Dark Winter with this beautiful feather set! Includes Wings, Bracers and Headdress.[ 5 TE ]

(Quad has added an environment to this display, it is not included.)

CLICK here for SAMPLE


Ravenheart Set
The Dark Winter cold cannot get to you in this warm cape. Included in this set, Ravenheart Cape and Ice Field environment. [ 5 TE ]

(Quads puma volunteered to model this set as well! Check it out!)

CLICK here for SAMPLE


Thank you, Jamie, for this fun dark winter set and Quad for all the new fun winter paradigms!

Both are now available in the TE Items Shop, as well as our Item Demo if you'd like to see them on multiple Puma breeds.



Remember, the Premium Monthly item is now also available for 5TE if you want one or two.

You can find all on sale now in the TE Items Shop







*The wind and snowflakes are just here because they're pretty, they're not part of the TE items, nor are they new. ;)

Who or what is jolly old Klaus?  As big as a house, or as small as a mouse, few ever seem to agree!  But what is known well, and all happily tell, of the joy he brings every year.   Is he Santa Apollo?  Why, yes!  And why, no!  No matter the name, in both turns of the world, the spirit of the holiday is the same, in all the stories that are told. Feet that clomp, or hooves that stomp?  Antlers that glitter with frost.  A long fluffy mane and a tail the same, that is the basics of jolly old Klaus. But it matters little what he looks like, his feet or his size.  Every year he still frolics and flies, bringing every good girl and good little boy treats and toys to play with and enjoy.  As the winter winds blow and holiday bells toll, he comes in the night to bring joy and delight. What games do pups play, what carols do they sing?  In old Solaria in December what do the holidays bring?  Let us fin

Are you ready for Winterfest? Not quite? Well, LissaJo's got a warm up contest for you!




Click the pretty puma for all the details and to enter :D





This one closes before Winterfest ends, so you might want to be quick about it.

Another chilling winter is about to howl across the realm and dragons everywhere are taking advantage of an unusually bountiful fishing season! Frigidfin Expedition runs from December 4-8, and brings with it many rewards!

Frigidfin Expedition
The Frigidfin Expedition, one of Flight Rising's quarterly micro-holidays, is in full swing! From Thursday, December 4th to Monday, December 8th (06:00 Server Time), all players will experience a couple of battle-related boosts!



Bountiful Battles
For the duration of the Frigidfin Expedition, all all Coliseum enemies will have the chance to drop seafood items in addition to their normal loot. Other site activities such as gathering, breeding, bonding, brewing, and visiting some of the trading post dragons will also yield a chance at the expedition! Dragon clans everywhere are taking this time to stock up on fishes, clams, sharks, sponges, corals, snails, shrimp and more to feed them through the winter.

Battle EXP Boost
During the event, all battles will yield 50% additional EXP, so now is a perfect time for dragons to train. Grab your newest team and head out into battle!



Furry & Finned Fishers
Dragonkind are not the only ones taking advantage of the prosperous fishing season. As the oceans, lakes, and rivers teem with life, enterprising critters rush the shores. A few unique species of beaver and newly emerged Narwin capitalize on this seafood surge, catching fish not only for themselves, but as currency in a barter system with water-faring dragon clans. For the duration of the Frigidfin Expedition, these toothy familiars will drop occasionally in the Coliseum and rarely during Fishing. The Narwin will also drop from the coliseum and rarely from all types of gathering activities.

Once the expedition has concluded, the Narwin go back into hiding, but dragons may still encounter into one or two beavers while Fishing.

A vista and scene have a chance to drop in the coliseum and many other site-related activities.

Splendid Halos
Sophie's Splendid Stitches has new patterns for dragons with a tailoring skill of level 3 and above:

Crystalline Gala Skin Contest
The thirteenth annual Crystalline Gala will begin on Monday, January 26, 2026, and we're running a skin and accent contest in celebration! Please note that the contest ends on a Wednesday. Click here for more information!

Additional Updates

• Frigidfin Expedition got a bit ahead of itself this morning and some extra fishies dropped for players from 06:00 to 07:15 server time. This is now corrected and the Frigidfin Expedition will return at its original start date of Thursday, December 4th at 06:00 server time!
• The item picker used by Sophie's Splendid Stitches can now filter items by locked/unlocked status. By default, only unlocked items will be shown.

New trivia is up!  This time, I decided to delve a bit into some simple site lore.  What are these questions referring to?  Certain wajas have special titles attributed to them.  Those who recognize the names should know quite easily where in the Wajas Library to match the right title with the right waja!   And as a special pre-holiday treat, the WC prizes have been doubled! Remember, the Festival of Frost begins tomorrow!  Also refer to previous news posts on other recent exciting updates!  

Last week's round of What Am I has ended.

The item description was: This Ichie is so full of awesome that awesomeness comes out of its awesome green eyes. Totally awesome!
The answer was: Elle.

1 out of 6 Ichuans answered correctly.

A new round of What Am I has started. Good luck!

New human avatar wallpapers for winter. Available only for premium users! Thank you Nightfury!

The Holiday Bell item has had it's artwork updated by Dz. Thank you Dz!

Our sale for premium memberships has been extended to December 7th.

Congratulations to Novae, who has just won the Ichu Lottery! The jackpot was worth 20,500 iP and the item prize was Mighty Blues IchuCard!

This week's item prize will be Corek IchuCard! Lottery is drawn every Wednesday.

Every week, we will be selecting a random pet's blog from the Pet Zone. Only up-to-date blogs will apply for this.

This week, the award goes to Mya, who has a sore tail. (read the blog to find out more)
For having an up-to-date blog with pictures, they have earned their owner -Chris- a free account upgrade! Congrats!

Make sure you don't forget to put your real life pet images in the Pet Zone and ADD/keep UPDATED BLOGS to your pet images, so you have a chance to win!

Who knows, they might win the next weekly Pet Zone contest.

As we move into December, new Items can be found in the I.C.E Shop for the duration of the month! Head on over to pick up the new Wellness Bundle and Working Hard Dabu Trading Card, along with the returning B-Froze Sun Tan Lotion. Each of these is priced at 500 IceCash (or 450 IceCash for Glacier Tiered Iced Accounts)!



Low on IceCash? Don't fret -- we have something for you as well! Consider stopping by the Plushie Palace for the Nurse Angelic Ori Plush! It'll also be rewarded by the Book Quest, and a week from now, the Plushie Quest will begin requesting it. We're also rolling out the new Meditating Groovy Dabu Figurine! You can find it at the Toy Trunk, though it will not be involved in any quests.





It wouldn't be a proper Aurestal without being able to gift friends presents under their Holiday Tree. These can only be sent to friends until December 24th 23:59:59 IST however, after which everyone can open all their presents. Remember, it's the thought that counts, so don't be afraid to only give what you can!



Are you in need of a colour in the wardrobe to fit the holiday spirit? Head on over to the Snow Jar Igloo to pick up an Aurestal Snow Jar. It will be stocking all of December and it is also be available in the I.C.E Shop for 500 IceCash (450 for Icicle and Glacier Tier Iced Accounts) until the end of month.

Good Morning Friends!  A few reminders and some fun updates.  -  BOGO ends tonight at midnight!!  If you havent taken advantage of this deal, you still have a little bit of time left. Thank you to everyone who has participated! We truly appreciate EVERYONE who continues to return and play on our little site but these BOGO sales have been really important too. Especially now as our economy takes a bit of a punch. Your participation helps keep Wajas running. - CWP Buyers Raffle In addition to BOGO, all CWP purchases enter you into the CWP Buyers Appreciation Raffle. This month's custom is a CUSTOM PATCH ! If you're not familiar with that term, it's a one of a kind accessory. Super rare, super unique and tons of fun.  - Site Raffles If you're unable to purchase CWP, that's A-OK! We also have 3 new site raffles that end on Jan 1, 2026.  Each of these are brand new customs who ALSO have Custom Patches!  WC Raffle: Item Raffle:

 Improvements NextGen improvements Guild Secret Santa improvements Item Tracker: you can now track any item you choose Quick Transfer: added a link to the last step to Send Another WajaDex: added a new category "Not in Inventory" Craft Book: added Craft Preview feature Nostalgia: restored classic home page (non-working) because returning players missed it Bulk Transfers: added SEND NOW button for better UX Waja Showcase: Showcase Slots are now live Referrals: Added some new achievements Color Picker: internal improvements & bug fixes Gifting Tree: topper, lights and garlands can now be hidden; added Sparra's new themes   Bug Fixes Fixed: in Project Stash, clicking on a wand no longer causes the wand image to disappear Fixed: Preview Markings no longer tries to colorize the Chrome and Rainbow markings C der Recap For the month of November Site Coming Soon/Misc Changes made/Reminders: Don

The bait has been hooked, fishing line cast and we have caught barbchin for this weeks aquarium contest winner!

....Congrats!

¢¢Remember, make sure you feed and care for your fish/tank and collect your nessies bonus daily, if you want a chance to win next week!

It's time to head over to Miles Magic Box and see if you can figure out which item is depicted by the artistic rendering. If you do before next week, you'll win a cool prize!

Congratulations to the following winners of Luck of the Draw, winning $100,000 PB :
blueeyes
Pyroz
catavamp
M947382
Pyroz

If you want to be a winner next time, check out the Luck of the Draw - Available at the House of Luck in Badgeria!