This is just a quick reminder that Breeding Contest entries MUST be in by the end of March 10th (so 11:59 PM EASTERN / Wajas time, on March 10th). That said, you should not be waiting until last minute to start putting things in . If there is a situation/issue and you need answers to questions, I may not be around day of (also I'm four hours behind Wajas, so I'm not even usually awake until noon Wajas Time) and if its something that Code needs to deal with, he also may not be around. Do not procrastinate and think you're going to be safe. Ask your questions ASAP, and allow for 24 hours for staff to get back to you. Day of questions / issues are subject to not getting responses in time. This is just a reminder. Any questions should still be posted on The Question & Answers Thread . Please be sure to ping me (@ 84832) if you ask a question!  Thank you! Bluee

The poll booth has a new poll available for you.

This time, we would like to know:
What are your plans for St. Patricks Day 2023 on PowerPets?.

Go There: Poll Booth

Thanks for participating!

With a shriek and a hiss and the cracking of stone, the Mythical Dovu, funded by @Cibola, makes its appearance! This spirited fowl is far from shy--make sure to keep some snacks on you to stay on its good side.



The Mythical Snow Jar is available indefinitely in the I.C.E Shop for 500 IceCash (or 450 for Gold Accounts), so there's plenty of time to save up (or invest in some safety goggles for your soon-to-be Pet).



The stars seem to shimmer with pride as the Scorpio Plush, funded by @AceRabbit, makes its way to Terrafrost. Don't worry, its pinchers are as soft as can be!

This charming little Plushie can be found in the Plushie Palace, or received as a reward from the Book Quest. A week from now, the Plushie Quest will begin asking for it as well.



Next up we have the Slimy Slug Plush, Adorable Black Ant Plush, Adorable Red Ant Plush and the Busy Beetle Plush, all funded by Cowpro! Now you can safely hug critters that are usually too small for cuddles.

All five plushies can be found at the Plushie Palace, or received as a reward from the Book Quest. A week from now, the Plushie Quest will begin asking for them as well.





To lasso wrap things up, we have the Holstein Cowboy Vest, Ayrshire Cowboy Vest, Shorthorn Cowboy Vest, Brown Cowboy Boots, and Black Cowboy Boots, also all funded by @Cowpro! You can find them at the Grooming Parlour.



Is Terrafrost... missing something? A delicious Food? A set of charmingly horrific Plushies? More Crystal Pets? Perhaps an Avatar featuring your favorite Pet (we won't tell the others)? With Feature Requests, you can fund whatever it is your heart desires!

Flourish and Feast winners have been posted and prizes have been distributed.

Congrats to Botanica for winning the Grand Prize!



And congrats to all the other winners for doing an outstanding job, you guys rock!

Everyone who joined in was given a gift and a badge, thank you so much for entering :) it was fun!

I highly encourage everyone to go check out all the entries, there were so many amazing food displays!

[ Click to check out all the entries! ]

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

The item description was: Put that sharp eyesight to good use with this dart set. The favorite toy of bunnies everywhere.
The answer was: Carrot Dart Set.

9 out of 10 Ichuans answered correctly.

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

Congratulations to our Snapz! of the week winner: bellcatsmeow


If you want to have a chance to win next week, make sure to keep your Snapz! updated and current for the season.

Today's winning Mega Money Madness number is: 3712

There were NO winners.

If you want to be a winner next time, check out the Mega Money Madness under the GAMES icon.

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 Cookie, who is being slapped by Sassy. (read the blog to find out more)
For having an up-to-date blog with cute pictures, they have earned their owner map239 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.

Companion Captures and Taming Skill Updates

The companion captures feature and taming skill have both received some large updates to bring them more up to speed with last year's update to realm familiarity.

The taming skill's level cap and experience requirements have been adjusted; the max level is now 10.

A Lythian's taming skill level now determines the maximum number of successful captures a Lythian can have. Success rate is now determined wholly by the companion being captured. (Captures available increase as the Lythian levels up, with level 10 offering infinite captures.)

Following the above, successful captures are no longer per-companion species, but across all companion species. (For example, previously most companions could only be captured once per Lythian ¢ after this update, a Lythian can use all of their captures on one species, if desired.)

As before, a capture still requires a lure item, which is only used on success. However, attempts may now be made multiple times per day ¢ at the cost of Loonoles. A Lythian's first attempt for the day is always free, and subsequent attempts cost an increasing amount of Loonoles (the cost of which resets at midnight).

Lythians now gain taming experience both for successful captures, and failed captures. Successful captures are worth 300 experience; failed captures earn 40 experience for the first, free attempt, and increase in equal value to the Loonole cost of later attempts.

Because the experience earned from captures alone is not enough to reach max level, an art quest has been added which will earn experience in the taming skill.
The Skill: Taming - Experience art quest is an open-ended quest detailed on the skills page, which awards skill experience according to Loonole value (at a rate of Loonole value x 10).

Finally, most numbers related to individual companions have been adjusted. In many cases, success rates were lowered, and realm familiarity level requirements were increased, to better fit familiarity levels after the expansion.

As part of this change, all Lythians which previously unlocked the taming skill, and/or were successful in any captures have now received:
- Experience for their taming skill unlock art quest, at the 1 Loonole to 10 experience rate.
- 300 experience for each successful capture made prior to this update.
However, previous captures ARE included in their total capture counts, which means it may not be possible for some Lythians to make further captures until they level up.

To return your Lythians to their correct level, you will need to visit their profiles and click the "Level up" button(s) under the "Skills" tab!

Fuwa Bozu Crafts and Captures

Thanks to the above updates, Fuwa Bozu at the uncommon and rare tiers can now be captured via companion captures ¢ if you have the right lure, that is. Can you figure out how to craft the Uncommon and Rare Tenugui?

(The variant versions of Fuwa Bozu are listed in tabs associated with the main Fuwa Bozu capture page.)

Igroven Exploration

The Adventurer's Guild is pleased to announce that Igroven's sanctioned exploration is now available to everyone with a familiarity of 2 or higher in Igroven proper! Per usual, new exploration exclusive rewards are available from Igroven's exploration including variant items, new pets, and more!

Lythian Treasure Collections

As of today, you may notice a new option when using an item in your inventory: "Add to Lythian Treasures."

This works very similarly to adding pets to your Lythians: once an item is added to their treasures, it will display on their inventory in a new collection tab, and the treasures can be sorted or removed in the same way as pets.

However, the difference between this and pets is that Lythians have a limited number of slots for treasures. This can be permanently increased (per Lythian) on the same page as sorting treasures, but costs Loonoles to do. Additionally, each slot increase will cost progressively more Loonoles (this progression is per-Lythian, not per total of increases across your whole account).

Miscellaneous Updates

• Shop stock in rotating NPC shops (such as Entai's Completely Edible Food Stand) will now change every 6 hours.
• Items in user shops may now be sold for, and purchased with, gems.
• Added pages to view all Lythian Relationships and all Lythian Keys. (Both are linked from the Owned Lythians page.)

The votes have been tallied, and it's time to announce the winners of Member of the Month (MOTM for short)! For this month's Yet to Win MOTM, everyone congratulate...

@Ame

Thank you for making IcePets a better place!



Next up, the winner of the Free for All MOTM, please congratulate...

@joy3111

Thank you for your continuing contributions to our community!



Both of these fantastic members will receive 100,000 IcePoints and either the exclusive Member of the Month Avatar, or, if they already have it, the Honoured Member Trophy.









While member votes were tallying for MOTM, Staff votes tallied for SOTM, and this month's winner is...

@Shibe

To acknowledge their contributions to the team, we've created the following Item in their honour! You can get this Item once a day by visiting the Staff Page every day this month.


Wizard Orbie





As we move into March, 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 Chortles and Dot Painting Mandala Coin, along with the returning Polka Dot Audril Plush. Each of these is priced at 500 IceCash (or 450 IceCash for Gold Members)!



Low on IceCash? Don't fret -- we have something for you as well! Consider stopping by the Toy Trunk for the Polka Dot Yo-yo! It'll also be rewarded by the Plushie Quest, and a week from now, the Space Quest will begin requesting it. We're also rolling out the new Lilium! You can find it at the Jacobi's Companion Reserve, though it will not be involved in any Quests.

Featured Lythian This month's Featured Lythian is...

Penny - 3812 Owned by: mossyflowerkitty
Congratulations!

Gifting Gacha Increased Rates Items with increased rates in this month's Gifting Gacha are:

Candy Corn Carrot

Fabric

Heart Glasses

Flour

Vine

Chesh

New Monthly Contest A new monthly contest has begun. You can read more on the Monthly Contest: Written Art page!

Congratulations to the winner of last month's Monthly Contest!

Submission by: gravesyard

Congratulations to luvedragon, who has just won the Ichu Lottery! The jackpot was worth 34,000 iP and the item prize was Magical Astro Flarix Mirror Shard!

This week's item prize will be Demon Dragmor! Lottery is drawn every Wednesday.

A brand new month has arrived, which means we also have a new Premium Gift!




This Premium Gift is available until the end of the month for all upgraded users. Head to your Index Control Panel to accept this month's gift whenever you are ready! Don't forget to open it and see what is inside. :)


Not yet Premium? CLICK HERE for more details, or head to the TE Items Shop to buy an upgrade item! Enjoy!

February Monthly Items CWP Shop Phonograph (Sparra) Rose Dome (Estu) Accessory Shop Cameo Necklace Purple (Splinter) Cameo Necklace Green (Splinter) Leaf Exchange Antique Couch Blue (Sparra) Antique Couch Green (Sparra) Cameo Necklace Black (Splinter) Cameo Necklace Pink (Splinter) Lamp Tall (Estu) Standing Plant (Estu) Bonus Barn Wet Plate Camera (Sparra) Gift of Activity Aged Rose Dome (Estu) Midground Shop Parlor Room Green Midground (Sparra) Parlor Room Pink Midground (Sparra) Parlor Room Yellow Midground (Sparra) Raccoon King Antique End Table (Sparra) Antique Couch White (Sparra) Lamp Short (Estu) Raven's Nest Perfume Bottle Em

Here are your new mayors for March!


Labrador City - SkyAllStars
Kuvasz City - michelle2244
Pony City - -Twixy-
Collie City - RainbowGlass
Sheepdog City - Carlyy95
Dolphin City - RedMist
Wolfox City - jandjmom
Eagle City - fifercats
Gecko City - StellaEversole
Polar City - delight
Somali City - RoseC