Here is the official announcement thread for the Winter Festival of 2014!

Start Time: Wednesday, December 17th at 12:00 AM
End Time: Sunday, January 4th at 11:59 PM

The Winter Festival is when Sylestians take time to give and share with their friends and family. It is an especially celebrated time of the year because it marks the yearly return of the Griffies! Over the next two+ weeks, you can participate in many various activities to obtain unique rewards, to find unique pets, and most importantly to have a lot of fun!


New Genes Released

https://www.sylestia.com/forums/?thread=20360#1

We have released 14 new Genes in celebration of the Winter Festival!


New Mutations Released

https://www.sylestia.com/forums/?thread=20364#1

We have released 24 new Mutations in celebration of the Winter Festival!




Explore the Festival Zone

http://www.sylestia.com/explore/newzone/?zone=esiorsfieldswinterfestival
This zone is recommended for players using pets of Level 10 and above!

The above will take you to the Festival Zone for the Winter Festival. Please note, if you are exploring another zone in Astryl's Vale, you will have to exit the zone first. If you are in a battle, you will have to finish your battle first.

The zone is currently host to 16 uniquely themed Sylesties, the Griffi, six Named, themed Sylesti Nests, and a pile of Wrapped Presents waiting to be found! Additionally, Tyrielle and her bandits have struck again. Help Mother Frost save the Winter Festival by thwarting Tyrielle and her bandits. It's also rumored that very rare and limited themed Sylesties can be obtained from Tyrielle herself.




Sylesti Bakery

http://www.sylestia.com/festival/festival_winter/sylesti_bakery/

We have added a brand new feature to this year's festival, the Sylesti Bakery! Meet Pastry Chef Francois and help him bake themed Dessert Sylesties by gathering various ingredients from the festival. There are 16 various Dessert Syleties that require specific recipes to be created. While you will have to figure out the specific recipes on your own, each recipe requires the following:

-A set of Baking Utensils from the Festival Shop
-A Special Spice of a species. These can be collected by using a Special Spice Extractor on Rare or above pets in the Festival Zone. The higher the rarity, the more traits your creation will have!
-A number of Uncommon Ingredients. Gather these by defeating Baking Elves or Named in the Festival Zone.
-A number of Rare Ingredients. Gather these by defeating Baking Elves or Named in the Festival Zone.

Once you have sufficient ingredients, you will have to mix and match ingredients to figure out the correct recipe.




Stuff Player Stockings

https://www.sylestia.com/festival/festival_winter/stocking_stuffing/?userid=1#tottop

Stocking Stuffing is a new feature this year that allows you to stuff other players' stockings! From now through December 25th, visit a fellow player of Sylestia and select an item from Inventory to stuff into their stocking.

When stuffing, please note that only certain items are eligible. Eligible items include almost everything Winter Festival-related, Essences, Avatar Items, and some Philters.

Once it's December 25th, the Grand Winter Feast Day, all players will be able to open their Stockings to see what other players stuffed into them!




Spin the Wheel of Dreams

http://www.sylestia.com/festival/festival_winter/wheel_of_dreams/

Try your luck by spinning the Wheel of Dreams! You can find [Wheel of Dreams Ticket] by exploring the Festival Zone. You can also purchase tickets directly from the Festival Shop.

Additionally, you can purchase [Lucky Wheel of Dreams Ticket] from the Diamond Shop. These tickets have an increased chance of winning the higher tiered rewards from the Wheel of Dreams, including the Themed Pets!

Prizes include all sorts of goodies, with the best prize being one of eight unique, Double or Triple Visible Themed Pets!




Winter Festival Basket

http://www.sylestia.com/shops/diamondshop/#dtop

Interested in obtaining the [Winter Festival Basket]? Be sure to head over to the Diamond Shop and check it out! Every basket includes the following amazing items!

-ONE [2014 Winter Festival Avatar Item] (Epic or Legendary) or an Avatar Item from the Astral, Celestial, and Heavenly Avatar Sets.

-ONE [Lucky Wheel of Dreams Ticket] to spin the Wheel of Dreams

-TWO [Wheel of Dreams Ticket] to spin the Wheel of Dreams

-A chance at receiving an Exclusive Two Visible Themed Pet from the Winter Festival, including the Wheel Pets!




Collect the Winter Festival Avatar Items

http://www.sylestia.com/shops/holidayshop/

There are over 50 Avatar Items available from the Winter Festival, not including the items from the 2013 Avatar Item Box. Be sure to participate so that you don't miss out! You can also obtain last year's items from spinning the Wheel of Dreams or by purchasing 2013 Avatar Item Box from the Festival Shop.


Participate in Forum Games

http://www.sylestia.com/forums/?forum=24

Throughout the Festival, we will be hosting many various Forum Games. Visit the link above and look for any stickied thread that begins with "Winter Festival".

Don't miss out! Participating in many of the games will guarantee you a prize. Others offer such great prizes for winning that you won't want to miss out!

WOOOOO!!!!

*flails excitedly*

yay for my first winter festival <3

Um... this may seem a silly question but where do I find the Winter Festival? do I have to get up to a certain point in the story?

Explore - Seasonal Festival - Winter Festival Zone.

Thank you!!

sounds great~~~

*Looks at Krinadon's avatar* 2 YEAR ANNIVERSARY?!? It's been that long, already? D:

I have tickets I bought but it's not detecting them for the wheel. I've tried going in the inventory and "use"ing them but that doesn't work. Any ideas? Or am I at the wrong place?