Thank you all for a decade of Ketucari!

Ketucari celebrates its 10 year anniversary! The beta week of Ketucari launched June 24th, 2016 and from there we’ve had so much fun developing this species and playing in the world of Velukaelo. We’d like to welcome new and old players alike to celebrate this decade of ketucari with several event prompts and prizes, as well as a walk down memory lane. We’ll also be running an anniversary Beta week for everyone to get a free ketucari geno! Go check it out here if you haven’t: Click!

General rules:
-Each prompt can be completed once per player unless stated otherwise. 
-All prompts have individual art/lit requirements so please ensure your piece meets those when submitting. 
-All prompts should be made by you unless stated otherwise. 
-Colabs are allowed and should feature one of each person’s ketucari.
-If you’d like to participate but don’t have an uploaded ketucari you may use a starter that belongs to Matriarch’s-Haunt instead. 
-Submit your prompts by commenting with a link to the piece below under the respective comment.

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Main Events:

Dramatic Deities: The first group event in Ketucari was Monster Mayhem! Inviting the community to help design a few domain guardians for the game. In the spirit of domain guardians, draw or write about your ketucari interacting with a domain guardian of their choice. 

Requirements: at least a colored Halfbody of your ketucari and halfbody of the domain guardian. or 400 words. (can also count for the second zone objective if it meets minimum group art requirements)

Reward: The associated vestige of the domain guardian and +1 common token of your choice (please state what kind when claiming) 

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Pack Playtime: Next packs were introduced into the game! There are cannon packs that roam the world, as well as several player-made packs that players can join. For this event we invite any ketucari regardless of their status in a pack to partake in a historic “pack games” event: 

THE STRUT-OFF

Possible Prizes: 10-25 gold, possibility of nobility-boosting items, possible nobility stat-boost
Guaranteed prize for the submitter: x1 Deluxe box of chocolates, x1 Replicator 

Description: Fan out those tails and frills, because it's time for your ketucari to strut their stuff! The pack elders are looking to see who has the prettiest pack, so show your ketucari and their rival striking some poses worthy of the catwalk in order to show who's the fanciest.

Requirements: this version of the strut off only requires one artist to make a piece to submit. The piece should meet minimum group requirements and include both your ketucari and someone else’s ketucari (with their permission). Both ketucari will receive prizes! 

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Raid Remembrance: We’ve had several raids by now! The first one was against Hianlian in the Singing Vale. It’s always fun for the community to come together to take down a rampaging deity. Depict your ketucari preparing for a future raid in some way- this could be crafting armor, sparring, or even teaching youngsters about the importance of not angering the domain guardians. 

Requirements: colored full body or 300 words 

Reward: 20 gold and x2 peace offerings 

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Discovery of Doggos: Skipping ahead to 2018 we first introduced a brand new subspecies- the Ryno! Although the group failed to win over the trust of the elder Rynos during the event, Rynos slowly entered the world from their hidden forest. Now there are many Rynos around, and we love our ketu-dogs. A new Ryno, straight from the hidden forest has recently emerged and seeks to see if the world has changed since the old attempt at making a connection. Draw or write about your ketucari interacting with Sonov- trying to show them the good in the world. 

Requirements: colored sketch of your ketucari and Sonov, or 250 words. 

Rewards: small treasure chest, random mastiff puppy, and 1 ticket to win Sonov (winner will be rolled at the end of the event) 

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Arena Action: The Champion Arena introduced laurels, brand new items, and new battle titles to win! Depict your ketucari taking a go at a fight in the arena- you do not need to have any battle skills for this special event, and it will not automatically count as a battle. 

Requirements: colored sketch of your ketucari battling one of the fauna of Velukaelo, or 300 words

Rewards: 6 laurels and a random pet variation of the fauna you include

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Friendly Fights: The Champion Arena also highlighted ketucari vs ketucari battles: aka KvK! Depict your ketucari fighting another ketucari in a friendly match- you do not need to have any battle skills for this special event, and it will not automatically count as a battle. 

Requirements: colored sketch of your ketucari battling another ketucari (can be your own or someone else's), or 300 words

Rewards: 6 laurels and a protein shake

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Colorful Creations: The Colour Carnivale came and went and perhaps we’ll get to see them again in the future! They brought with them exciting acts and brand new colorful genes- including the chromatic gene. Design a chromatic version of your ketucari- either on the official lines or drawing this yourself. You may commission someone else to design this for you.  

Requirements: Fullbody (90%+) of an alternate color pallet (chromatic) version of your ketucari. See the chromatic gene here for guidelines. Note: this does not need to be approved by admins to count for this event, It is just for fun. You may use the official ketucari base. You may commission this event piece. 

Rewards: a chromatic token to be used on any ketucari (not limited to the one chosen for this prompt) 

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Zolkanis Zoomies: We met our new Danuoc friends and the incredible floating zone of Zolkanis! We have a new friend eager to show your ketucari around Zolkanis. Depict your ketucari taking a tour with Penny around a region of Zolkanis.

Requirements: colored sketch of your ketucari and Penny, or 250 words. 

Rewards: small treasure chest, random Otter pet, and 1 ticket to win Penny! (winner will be rolled at the end of the event) 

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Gorgeous Garochs: Yet another zone- Paschmahaa, and a new subspecies of ketucari were released! We dove deep into the dark waters and made friends with the Garochs who’d been living there peacefully, safe beneath the poisonous clouds that had rolled away. Kehn would like to show you around Paschara. Depict your ketucari traveling with them through the city- whether for the first time or returning. 

Requirements: colored sketch of your ketucari and Kehn, or 250 words. 

Rewards: small treasure chest, random Gila monster pet, and 1 ticket to win Kehn! (winner will be rolled at the end of the event) 

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Mini prompts and advertising prize:

Which brings us to today! Beyond the past events of the group, we want to celebrate our ketucari themselves! Below are 3 mini prompts to help celebrate your ketucari and their stories.

-These mini events may be completed up to 6 times total. (These can be completed with the same or different ketucari)
-The first time you submit one of these prompts you will win a Draghortah event pet that comes with the following skill:
The ketucari this pet is attached to’s offspring will inherit 10% of their statistics 
-For each mini prompt you submit you will also gain x20 gold, a 25% chance to win another Draghortah, and the below bonuses.

Bonuses: 

1 total prompt: +1 common gene on the semi custom detailed below these prompts
2 total prompts: +2 common genes or +1 uncommon gene on the semi custom 
3 total prompts: +4 common genes or +1 uncommon and +2common or +2 uncommon or +1 rare (including feathers) 
4 total prompts: tier 3 rewards + 1 common gene
5 total prompts: tier 4 rewards +1 uncommon gene
6 total prompts: tier 5 rewards + 1 rare gene
(You will only get the rewards for the maximum tier you complete- they do not stack to create a crazy genobomb) 

Requirements: colored sketch of your ketucari or 250 words. 

Prompts:
-The Best Memories:  detail your ketucari’s favorite memory(ies)
-Cubhood: -draw/write about your ketucari as a cub
-What The Future Holds: -explore your ketucari’s hopes/goals for the future 

(See bottom of page for semi-custom information) 

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Advertisement Slot reward!

Anyone who advertises the group via a journal, post, etc on an art site that allows such advertisements will win a full slot to a starter of your choice!

(Please note lineage skill starters and Wanderers are not available) 

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Semi-Custom!

By participating in any main event you may claim a semi-custom ketucari! 

Base semi customs include: 

• Ww litter size gene + a lineage
• Player's choice of a Smooth Feathered ketucari of one of the following formats
  • 4 common genes
  • 3 common genes + 1 uncommon gene
  • 2 uncommon genes
  • 1 rare gene
• Uncommon marking may be swapped for horns as horns are considered genes OR an additional common marking
• An uncommon gene may be used to apply tint or any of the Dun Modifier Coats or Sheen Modifier Coats!
• A rare gene may be used to apply a feather type that is NOT smooth!
• Any subspecies build released at the time of June 2026 may be chosen 

Hey guys, I hate to have to do this but the healthcare system in my country is awful and I am frequently, and currently, a very sick individual. Even with health insurance that costs me 400 a month I have wound up almost 7k in medical debt, and with more extensive and complex tests ahead of me that number is just going to grow.

I am dealing with complex neuro/coordination issues and still seeking an answer for them along with a myriad of other already diagnosed issues. Due to these neuro issues I am unable to use my hands very well for complex tasks like drawing. So commissions aren't really an option for me right now.

So with encouragement from others I have decided to host a personal fundraiser. I'm not expecting to reach 7k, not at all, but at this point any amount will be extremely helpful in keeping my head above water.

- Moon

All proceeds from this fundraiser will go to Moon.
Any extra funds that are accrued, should that happen, will go into things like paying server costs.
UPDATE: April 6, 2026: Moon's finances are once again stable!
However Kitsu's kitty Kitty who you may remember from last year's fundraiser had another round of vet issues flare up! As such Kitsu will be piggybacking off of the fundraiser.
Future payments will be allocated between the upcoming server costs, Moon's finances, and Kitsu's vet bills as needed!

UPDATE: July 1, 2026

2026 Wanderer Genes are now available for tokens and semi-customs!

Please allow 48 hours for your purchase confirmation.

END DATE

There is currently NO END DATE for this sale.

PAYMENT

• Payment is through either paypal or PayPal Invoices. Invoices do not require a Paypal account so please let us know if you need that option!
• All prices are in USD.
• E-Checks are not accepted.
• MAKE ALL NON-SEMI-CUSTOM OR PRE-MADE IMPORT PURCHASES >HERE<!
• PURCHASE SEMI-CUSTOMS >HERE<!

STARTER SLOTS

• These are full litter slots. If you snag a breedable pair, you're more than welcome to breed them together or to use your slot with a player-owned ketu!

>Click Here for the starter Tier List<

Exalted Trinkets - 20 usd each, up to four per person

For the first time ever you may purchase freeform exalted trinkets to apply to your own ketucari!

Please see the >Trinket Guide< for more  information.

ROULETTE LITTERS - 15 USD EACH

• “Roulette litter” means that the sire and dam are randomly chosen out of all available starters. Specific starters cannot be requested, as this defeats the purpose of the randomness.
• Each litter will contain 2-4 cubs.
• An admin will randomly roll which sire and which dam will be used for your litter, then roll the resulting cubs. This is done purely by RNG, which will also be determining the litter size. The parents, as well as the litter itself, will be posted to Breeding Requests and you will be notified once it's up! After that, what you decide to do with the cubs is up to you! They are yours to keep, sell, trade, etc. 
•  You may also use your own items on roulette litters as long as they do not require knowing the parents to use. Items such as Herbal Brews/Strong Herbal Brews and Flourishing Elixir may be used. (NEW 4/29/2026)
  
  

  Roulette Litter Booster Pack +$5 (Add On)

• Strong Herbal Brew OR Mutation Potion (pick one)
• Gem Dust
• Flourishing Elixir
• Progenitor (Cubs inherit extra stats)

WILD CUBS - 8 USD EACH

• Wild cubs work exactly like a wild ketucari you’d find with the Charming skill! Their genes are randomly generated and they may or may not have unknown lineage depending on their rarity.

PREMADE IMPORTS - Variable pricing, 5 USD to 135 USD

PLEASE SEE THE KETUCARI DISCORD FOR THESE SALES, we can't host them on the page.

Second Discord Link here for visibility; https://discord.gg/e7tqD7yaes 

GENE TOKENS - 10 USD FOR COMMON GENES, 15 USD FOR UNCOMMON GENES

• Feather types are not available as tokens.
• Common and uncommon genes are available! You can find them here, at the bottom: Breeding 
• Be sure to read the rules for applying tokens here: Obtaining and Applying Tokens

The following genes are NOT Available at this time:
TO BE REVEALED IN MARCH

SEMI-CUSTOMS - 15 USD BASE PRICE

• Base semi-customs include:
  • Ww litter size gene + a lineage
  • 4 common genes OR 3 common and 1 uncommon gene OR  two uncommon genes OR one rare gene
  • Uncommon marking may be swapped for horns OR an additional common marking
  • The base uncommon gene may be used to apply tint or any of the Dun Modifier Coats or Sheen Modifier Coats.!

• Base Coat Add-ons:
  • Please note that genes affecting coat color can only be added via this section. This means that making a blended base is now possible, as vivid and dilute no longer count toward the marking limit, only the base color limit.
  • Uncommon base modifiers (max 2) are +7 USD *Note that Dun and Sheen modifiers are still all mutually exclusive with each other, you cannot have Raven Weathered or Burnished Flaxen or Ocean Rose
  • Rare base modifiers (max 2) +15 USD *This includes Vivid, Dilute, and Coat Mutations such as Axanthic. Mutations are mutually exclusive, you cannot genetically have Chimeric Albino or Erythrystic Maltese.
  • Albino customs are on a sliding scale! 

• • • Basic albino +10 USD
    • Albino covering 6-8 genes +15 USD
    • Albino covering 9+ genes (not including horns) +20 USD
    • You can see a guide to this scale here: Albino Price Guide

• Other Add-ons:
  • Common Modifiers are +5 USD on top of their base gene. They cannot be added without also adding the base gene. They do NOT count against commmon add-on limits.
    • Common modifiers include: Tri, Wave, Unnatural, Tail Rings, Noisy
  • Uncommon Modifiers are +7 USD on top of their base gene. They cannot be added without also adding the base gene. They do NOT count against uncommon add-on limits.
    • Uncommon modifiers include: Blue, Melanistic Pastel, Deep, Patchwork,
  • Extra common genes (max 4)  are +5 USD
  • Extra uncommon genes (max 4)  are +7 USD
  • Rare genes (max 3) are +15 USD
  • Fantail/Lucerne feathers are +15 USD
  • Every other feather type is +20 USD
  • Primary horns are +10 USD *Note that these count toward the uncommon limit
  • Secondary and tertiary horns are +5 USD *Note that these count toward the common limit
  • All subspeciese can be selected for free.

COMMENT HERE TO PURCHASE A SEMI-CUSTOM

ITEM PACKS - Variable Pricing, please open the spoiler to see options

MAKE ALL NON-SEMI-CUSTOM OR PRE-MADE IMPORT PURCHASES >HERE<!

Thank you everyone in advance for supporting the group and allowing us to continue developing this awesome community!

Welcome to the Ketucari Anniversary celebration Beta week! 

We’re celebrating an entire decade of Ketucari! To celebrate the opening of the game and the anniversary of the first Beta week, we’re offering a free Geno to old and new players alike!
Open until August 1st!

I'm interested! How do I get started?

  Here are three good places to start:
Getting Started! 
Your First Week
Activity Requirements

You can find all sorts of useful links there and begin exploring the group to see if it floats your boat!

Make sure to create a ketucari.com account too!

How to get a free Geno:

  Make a journal, post, etc. on an art/lit site that allows advertisements with a link to the website and our anniversary beta event. We want to spread the celebration and free genos as far as we can! 

 Your next task will be to figure out what you'd like for your free semi-custom geno! This is a "thank you" from the group for taking part in our celebrations! Read the limitations below carefully:

Base semi-customs include:

• • Ww litter size gene + a lineage
  • Player's choice of a Smooth Feathered ketucari of one of the following formats
    • 4 common genes
    • 3 common genes + 1 uncommon gene
    • 2 uncommon genes
    • 1 rare gene
  • Uncommon marking may be swapped for horns as horns are considered genes OR an additional common marking
  • An uncommon gene may be used to apply tint or any of the Dun Modifier Coats or Sheen Modifier Coats!
  • A rare gene may be used to apply a feather type that is NOT smooth!
  • Any subspecies build released at the time of June 2026 may be chosen 
    You may want to take a look through our Design guides  to see the various gene options! Common genes are any with a pass rate of 45+. Uncommon have a pass rate of 20-40. Rare have a pass rate of anything below 20. 
  • IMPORTANT TOS NOTE: Free Beta Week semicustoms cannot be sold for real liife currency. They may be traded or gifted.

Finally, make a comment on this news post with a link to your advertisement and the Geno you'd like! You may ask for a randomized Geno if you'd like. 

Advertisement: Link
Phenotype: (Insert the markings you'd like)
Feather Type: (Smooth default) 
Build: (Standard/Ryno/Danuoc/Garoch)
Horns: (Select horn type or delete if not applicable)

Update!

We would like to give a chance to get an even more exciting semi-custom so we are offering the chance to add an additional gene by giving a gift to another player! 

If you create gift art or literature for another player you may upgrade your base semi-custom with your choice of Either a Feather type OR +1 gene of any rarity! Limit of 1 per person.
This would mean with gift art your semi custom format options would look like this
Feather type + 4 common genes
Feather type + 3 common genes + 1 uncommon gene
Feather type + 2 common genes
Feather type + 1 Rare gene
4 common genes + 1 gene of any rarity
3 common genes + 1 uncommon gene + 1 gene of any rarity
2 common genes + 1 gene of any rarity
1 rare gene + 1 gene of any rarity

You can search for ketucari who allow gift art and/or lit by using the advanced search options in the character masterlist page. There’s also a dedicated channel in our discord for people to share ketucari that they’d love to receive gift art/lit for!

This event has now been extended until August 1st to allow for plenty of time to complete art/lit.

Stay tuned for even more celebrations and a big group event to come! There will be even more opportunities for prizes as we continue to celebrate 10 years of Ketucari! 

The Wanderers

Every month, the group will be raffling off one slot to each of the above ketucari!

 There are no restrictions on the usage of these slots.

 Each slot also comes with a "built in" Sundisk of Nyssa, so that you may breed them with a male or female ketucari. They also do not require a litter guard.

 You may enter once per ketucari, but you may only win one Wanderer slot total for the month.

 Wanderers may be bred together if you happen to collect more than one slot over the course of a few months.

 Wanderers are guaranteed to pass on their new gene(s), regardless of rarity, to at least one cub in the litter in breedings they take part in during the first 6 months that they’re active. New genes will be guaranteed to drop through September.

How to Enter

 Simply create a piece that meets our minimum Group Submission Requirements showing one of your ketucari interacting with the Wanderer who's slot you would like to win!THESE PIECES MAY BE COMMISSIONED.  Collaborations are allowed, but in order to count for all involved parties, each must have a ketucari present in the piece. These pieces can double as any group activity but cannot be used in a second raffle here or in another group.

 Only one Wanderer may be included per piece (ie, you cannot depict all six in one piece and use it as an entry for all of them). However, if collaborating pieces, more than one Wanderer may be included at a rate of One Per Person. However each player may only use one piece to enter for one Wanderer.
-i.e. Players 1, 2 and 3 collab on a piece with Glaecalum, Sethyr, and L'grat. Player 1 can use the piece to enter for Glaecalum, Sethyr, or L'grat., but not all three. Player 2 can do the same, as well as Player 3.

 

Remember that until they're raffled off, Wanderers are group owned. R rated entries and entries that are found to be disrespectful to either the Wanderer or any real life person, collective group of people, or culture, can be refused and rejected. They're allowed to be portrayed as creepy, or as villains if you like, but they Must be portrayed with respect, if only for the sake of the future owners.

 

Entries cannot double-dip into multiple raffles unless stated otherwise. Noted exceptions are the Annual WaLoS Raffle, and the Annual Eros and Firn slot raffles. Any other Event Raffles are a "no" unless stated otherwise.
This includes the raffles and draw to adopts in other species.

This mostly applies to literature, as it's harder to have blatant disrespect in visual mediums. However, as a bit of a rubric for the sorts of things that might ping as disrespectful:

-Non-spoken lines making fun of the character (such as calling them "gross")
-high number of "in character" or spoken lines making fun of the character
-calling them "it" (or any other pronoun) in a way that deprives the character of personhood (some Wanderers may use it/its! Respect that if/when it ocurrs!) (Your character is allowed to be mistaken, please try to be clear this is a character mistake and not an authorial one)
-entries that feel like they were written from a place of Disliking the character (we understand this is subjective, and other factors will be looked at)
-entries using the character as a mouthpiece for any sorts of views that deny other characters (or any people, groups of people, or cultures) personhood and basic dignity
-entries using the character as a vessel to insult other characters, players, admins, or other species
-portraying them as an obvious charicature of any ethnic group.
-uses slurs against them or involves them using slurs.

 

There will be up to 6 total winners, labelled 1-6. Winners will be asked to list the Wanderers they want in order of preference based on which number they have and who they put in entries for (you cannot put in a Sethyr entry and win Alcmene, for example, but if you only entered for Sethyr you get priority on Sethyr).
-i.e. if you are the only person to put in an entry on both Galaeth and Emplisi, you may choose which slot you would prefer to get, instead of receiving Galaeth by default.

-As of Season 5, in the event of low slot turnout players may win multiple slots per month! e.g. if you are the only entrant for Sethyr and Alcemne, you get both slots!

You may include multiple entries in one comment.

 Comment your entry here:
June (Current)
May 2026
April 2026 
March 2026 

Yearly Import Raffle
-Closed!-

Each year, the Wanderers will retire from their journey and seek a permanent residence as new pack members take their place. That means they could even end up with you!


Before we get started we need to establish a few things, however. As the Wanderers are not just fancy imports but characters you all have been developing through the year, we want to make the ownership rules clear.

Wanderers may not be redesigned. Tokens may be added if applicable, and accessories, Elemental Blessings, and new backgrounds can be added, but the actual character cannot be redesigned.

Wanderers may Not be resold for USD.

No Deceasing the import. If you don't want them, gift/trade them to someone else or give them back to the group. Imports returned to the group will not be re-raffled without your approval.

The New Owner may Not change their Wanderer's Attunement without use of the Attunement Shift item.

The New Owner will need to complete their Wanderer's Breeding Eligibility. Their Breeding Comment will be "locked" before they are transferred to their new owner. Slots written by the Matriarchs-Haunt account will not count against the Wanderer's used or total Slots.

The new Owner must be aware that their Wanderer will not keep their built in Guardian or Sun Disk.

If a Wanderer is somehow Unclaimed it will remain group-owned as a starter.

The New Owner must be aware that their Wanderer will maintain their "Starter" status and may be added to lineages as needed.

With that established, here is how

 

How to Enter
-Closed!-

As with the Slot Raffle, you must create a piece that meets our minimum Group Submission Requirements showing one of your ketucari interacting with the Wanderer who's slot you would like to win! THESE PIECES MAY BE COMMISSIONED. Commissioned entries may be used by both Commissioner and Commissionee as long as each has a ket present in the piece. Collaborations are allowed, but in order to count for all involved parties, each must have a ketucari present in the piece. These pieces can double as any group activity but cannot be used in a second raffle here or in another group.

UNLIKE with the Slots, you may include up to 3 Wanderers in an entry and it will count for all of them.

There will be up to 6 total winners, labelled 1-6*.  Winners will be asked to list the Wanderers they want in order of preference based on which number they have and who they put in entries for (you cannot put in a Alcmene entry and win Ryven, for example, but if you only entered for Alcmene you get priority on Almene).
*Rolling is done in 3 waves: First we determine if a Wanderer has only one entry, and if so they go to that person, then we determine if that disqualifies anyone from the RNG Process/Leaves another Wanderer with only 1 valid Entry. If there are Wanderers left after this process, RNG is done and the winners are numbered in rolling order to give their preference list.

A player can win more than one Wanderer in the following conditions:

- They are the sole entrant for more than one Wanderer
- There are fewer than 6 total entrants and multiple people entered for multiple Wanderers

- If there is somehow a "leftover" Wanderer who has an entry in, but for whatever reason they didn't go out in the First or Second rolling phase.

 

Reputation System

Starting in 2024, Wanderers will have a Reputation system. What this is, is essentially a reward for commitment towards a given Wanderer. Entering for Slots to that Wanderer will increase your chances of winning Ownership of them if you enter the ownership raffle.

If you have Two entries for slots to any specific Wanderer throughout the year, you can gain +1 entry into the Ownership raffle for that particular Wanderer.

How this works in practice is essentially increased priority over others who Don't have that +1, where if you and one other player both enter for Ryven and no other Wanderer, and no one else entered for Ryven, and you have the +1 and they don't, you're going to be the one to receive Ryven.
If you enter for multiple Wanderers, and we have a year where there's competition for them and we actually need to use the raffle list, your name will be entered twice so you have a higher chance of winning.

 

Comment your entry here: >CLOSED< 

Current Wanderers are due to be adopted out on March 1st, 2027

March General Update

Hey there! We know things have been pretty quiet here on the News page outside of our regular annual events, so this news post was put together to let ya'll know what we've been working on & consolidate some changes. We have some general updates for you all, including some gene updates, system changes, and looking to the future, and more. Get comfy, this is a long one.

Gene Updates

After several discussions, we've decided to update some rules around a few genes to better reflect current design rules and bring a few genes in line in function with other similar genes. We've also added some new smaller gene interactions in an official capacity. Below are the listed genes, the changes, and our reasoning for making those changes where applicable, along with the interactions.

Vapor

Vapor can now have an unlimited number of bright colors

This is a big change that was the result of several discussions over time. The admin team has decided to remove the numerical color restrictions on Vapor. We have a few reasons for doing so, including being able to mimic real life nebulae with more accuracy. So if you really like the Rosette Nebula or Eagle Nebula, you could potentially recreate them on your ketucari! The other major reasoning was that functionally, you could already make a lot of colors by layering/mixing the within the 3 color limit as long as the original 3 were distinct somewhere. This bleeds back into the earlier point of being able to mimic various nebulae as a marking. The other major point is that during design approvals, Vapor hasn't been held strictly to the 3 color rule. Hence, we're dropping the limit.

Radiance

Radiance by default now allows for two  colors to be used in the marking

This is to bring it in line with other any color genes such as Vent, and allow for interesting effects with other markings and mutations!

Blaze

Blaze can now cover up to 60% of a ketucari

The 25% minimum is still in place, but the hope is this allows for more design freedom with the gene.

Luster

Luster can now restrict to Fondue

When Fondue was first made, Luster was overlooked as a gene restrictable to Fondue. When this was found we agreed to let Luster restrict to it.

Spotting + Speckling & Spotting + Moonspots

Spotting and speckling may now interact by officially allowing them to overlap each other's sizes when both are present together.

Spotting and Moonspots may now officially form larger clusters of spots when both are present together.

This one is a twofer and was suggested to allow these different spotty/patchy to officially be allowed to overlap and form clusters together. This was already partially allowed in some circumstances, but this makes these interactions official allowances and to cluster to greater extent.

Pale

Pale has gotten an inheritance pass rate bump. Its new base pass rate is now 40%

Darker Than Marking Update

This is something that's been in practice for awhile in design approvals, but wound up poofed from the main design page. Markings that can be darker than the base coat can increase in saturation by a reasonable amount for the base coat. Like it was mentioned before, this has been in practice for awhile and saturation levels will be continued to be evaluated on a case by case basis.

Regarding Guides

Not all of these changes have been updated in their relevant guides yet along with getting the rest of the new wanderer gene guides up. We've been busy behind the scenes with several things at once while our admin team has also had a lot of things going on in our personal lives so we've fallen behind in this regard. We'll get these updated ASAP, so keep an eye out. 

These changes are available now for use in designs.

Matchmaker Update

You may have already seen it, but for matchmaker this year we decided to allow players to "rent" a starter or use another player's ketucari with permission for the breeding portion of Matchmaker if they don't have any uploaded ketucari with Breeding Eligibility. We decided to allow this so new players are still able to fully participate in the event.

Some Big System Stuff

We have a few big things we're working on related to the game, and here's a few that we're able to share with you all now.

Lorekeeper Porting

So, if you have a ketucari you've submitted activities for recently who's also uploaded on DeviantArt and our website you may have noticed that their activity comments have been ported over to the site. We've been focusing on ketucari who are actively being used/ played, but we will eventually be porting over all activity threads to the site. This will need to be done by hand and we have quite a few kets with long and storied histories, so it'll be a long project. Once a ketucari's activities have been ported to the site, we will no longer be updating their DeviantArt imports outside of breeding slots.

Regarding breeding slots, they'll be ported over to the site, and we plan on updating both locations when slots are used. This is so that way records are all in one place (the site) while recognizing that not all past written slots are owned by people who are on the site. We do ask that if you're sold/traded/given a slot by someone who doesn't have an account and it's on the ketucari's dA import, to please let admins know in our discord so we can get that information updated.

Database Import Number Updating

If you've been here awhile, you may have heard about our Import Database. This is the reference sheet we use when rolling various activities that has information such as stats and skills. Awhile back import numbers fell behind the number of ketucari that are actually in game, and this was discovered when initially putting ketucari on the site. At the time the focus was on getting all existing ketucari onto the site, so it was left be for the time being. The reason this is important is we need the import ID that your ketucari has in the database when rolling, otherwise it'll pull the wrong stats for a different ketucari. 

This is one of the reasons why we have still required players to link both site imports and DeviantArt imports when submitting activities. With the porting of ketucari activity threads to the site, this need has become more pressing.

What we're doing about this now is going back from the last import ID mismatch in the database between the site and DeviantArt and working back to the oldest ketucari with that mismatch. We're doing it in this order so that way there aren't any issues with the roller trying to pull stats for two different kets with the same ID. 

At this time activities that require the database for rolling are on hold until this update is finished. You may still submit activities, they just won't be rolled until it's done. Quests and skills are unaffected and will be processed as normal.

Players don't need to do anything at this time, but you may inquire how far back we've gotten with IDs if you're curious. We'll make a new announcement when this process is finished. 

Alchemy + Archaeology Crafting Update

Some of you may remember that our Alchemy crafting discipline got a fresh new coat of paint last year, making utilizing it both more acessible and making the crafting process feel more like, well, crafting! We also had an update to the artifact pieces system, so that the different pieces are interchangeable. What this looks like is that pieces 1/X are now the default ones that drop from our loot tables, and for crafting you only need however many of those pieces for that particular item.

As an example, how this looks is that you no longer need Ancient Medallion parts 1/3 + 2/3 + 3/3 to craft an Ancient Medallion. 

For more in depth information on these changes please see the Crafting Rebalance Update news page for these changes. We decided to include this information in this update to catalogue what we've worked on in the last year and for returning players who may not be aware of these changes yet.

Site Shuffling

You may have noticed a few things have been moved into the navigation menus and shuffled around! We're working on getting other parts of the site linked up in the navigation menu. We hope this makes finding key areas easier. If you find any broken links please let us know!

Future System Updates

While we don't have anything we can show here today, we wanted to let you all know that we have some other planned system updates, including what's looking to be a complete overhaul of an existing system. We also have some new additions planned that we're excited to show you all when they're closer to being ready for the game!

You're Talented!

If you've been keeping an eye on the Magic and Skills page you'll see that we've added two new talent skills that'll give you benefits in battles! We have some other things we're preparing for you all, but these are the ones that we're ready to release to the player base.

Beast Tamer

Your ketucari has a chance to pacify a creature during battle, guaranteeing they will take home a pet. (passive skill)

Dodge Roll

Your ketucari has the chance to avoid taking damage if an attack hits during a battle. During a raid the attack does half damage. (passive skill)

Events

There's a couple events coming up, both annual and player driven. Here's a brief rundown of what we're looking forward to.

What a Load of Shift!

This April will see the start to our well loved What a Load of Shift event (WaLoS).

We look forward to seeing you all there if you want to participate, and we hope our new players have fun with our take on an April Fool's event that lasts all month long!

The Gods are Displeased...

We've been keeping an eye on the Zone Status page and it hasn't escaped our notice that the Viridian Tangle and Jordskarn have crossed the 200 point mark for triggering a raid! Whatever ketucari are in the activity that tips the zone over the 250 point mark will gain the Harbinger title...

When this happens we'll make an announcement with the acitivity submission and ketucari that have tipped the zone into a Raid, earning the Harbinger title.

We haven't had a raid in nearly two years now, and we've had some new and returning faces since then. As a quick cliffnotes; when a zone reaches 250 points it will be unavailable to adventure in once the announcement is made and will be marked as closed. The raid event will be prepared on our end, and when it's ready we'll announce the start of the raid and post signups! Feel free to check out the Raids page to get an idea of what prep you may need or want to do to participate!

To Be Announced...

As we mentioned earlier, we have a couple events in the works that aren't raids or our regular annual events. While we can't share too many details with you all, they're bound to be out of this world...

Conclusion

There's been a lot going on since we last had a major news update like this, so we wanted to make this announcement to keep you all in the loop of what we've been working on, new changes that go into effect, and future plans!

-Much Love, the Ketucari Admin Team

The Wanderers

Every month, the group will be raffling off one slot to each of the above ketucari!

 There are no restrictions on the usage of these slots.

 Each slot also comes with a "built in" Sundisk of Nyssa, so that you may breed them with a male or female ketucari. They also do not require a litter guard.

 You may enter once per ketucari, but you may only win one Wanderer slot total for the month.

 Wanderers may be bred together if you happen to collect more than one slot over the course of a few months.

 Wanderers are guaranteed to pass on their new gene(s), regardless of rarity, to at least one cub in the litter in breedings they take part in during the first 6 months that they’re active. New genes will be guaranteed to drop through September.

How to Enter

 Simply create a piece that meets our minimum Group Submission Requirements showing one of your ketucari interacting with the Wanderer who's slot you would like to win!THESE PIECES MAY BE COMMISSIONED.  Collaborations are allowed, but in order to count for all involved parties, each must have a ketucari present in the piece. These pieces can double as any group activity but cannot be used in a second raffle here or in another group.

 Only one Wanderer may be included per piece (ie, you cannot depict all six in one piece and use it as an entry for all of them). However, if collaborating pieces, more than one Wanderer may be included at a rate of One Per Person. However each player may only use one piece to enter for one Wanderer.
-i.e. Players 1, 2 and 3 collab on a piece with Hydrangea, Aletha, and Jed. Player 1 can use the piece to enter for Hydrangea, Aletha, or Jed, but not all three. Player 2 can do the same, as well as Player 3.

 

Remember that until they're raffled off, Wanderers are group owned. R rated entries and entries that are found to be disrespectful to either the Wanderer or any real life person, collective group of people, or culture, can be refused and rejected. They're allowed to be portrayed as creepy, or as villains if you like, but they Must be portrayed with respect, if only for the sake of the future owners.

 

Entries cannot double-dip into multiple raffles unless stated otherwise. Noted exceptions are the Annual WaLoS Raffle, and the Annual Eros and Firn slot raffles. Any other Event Raffles are a "no" unless stated otherwise.
This includes the raffles and draw to adopts in other species.

This mostly applies to literature, as it's harder to have blatant disrespect in visual mediums. However, as a bit of a rubric for the sorts of things that might ping as disrespectful:

-Non-spoken lines making fun of the character (such as calling them "gross")
-high number of "in character" or spoken lines making fun of the character
-calling them "it" (or any other pronoun) in a way that deprives the character of personhood (some Wanderers may use it/its! Respect that if/when it ocurrs!) (Your character is allowed to be mistaken, please try to be clear this is a character mistake and not an authorial one)
-entries that feel like they were written from a place of Disliking the character (we understand this is subjective, and other factors will be looked at)
-entries using the character as a mouthpiece for any sorts of views that deny other characters (or any people, groups of people, or cultures) personhood and basic dignity
-entries using the character as a vessel to insult other characters, players, admins, or other species
-portraying them as an obvious charicature of any ethnic group.
-uses slurs against them or involves them using slurs.

 

There will be up to 6 total winners, labelled 1-6. Winners will be asked to list the Wanderers they want in order of preference based on which number they have and who they put in entries for (you cannot put in a Parvana entry and win Chalco, for example, but if you only entered for Chalco you get priority on Chalco).
-i.e. if you are the only person to put in an entry on both Galaeth and Emplisi, you may choose which slot you would prefer to get, instead of receiving Galaeth by default.

-As of Season 5, in the event of low slot turnout players may win multiple slots per month! e.g. if you are the only entrant for Fiiro and Draconis Hart, you get both slots!

You may include multiple entries in one comment.

 Comment your entry here:
Feburary 2026 (Current)
January 2026
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March 2025

METAMORPHIC FLOW / METAMORPHIC CHROMATA

With the release of Metamorphic, we're hosting a special offer:

ALL extant ketucari genos and imports who have Flow or Chromata (marked by "flowing" or "chromatic" in their phenotypes) and were bred or uploaded PRIOR to March 1st 2025, may have Metamorphic added for free if their player chooses.

If you are interested in this offer and have elligible Ketucari, please post >HERE<

Yearly Import Raffle
-Open!-

Each year, the Wanderers will retire from their journey and seek a permanent residence as new pack members take their place. That means they could even end up with you!


Before we get started we need to establish a few things, however. As the Wanderers are not just fancy imports but characters you all have been developing through the year, we want to make the ownership rules clear.

Wanderers may not be redesigned. Tokens may be added if applicable, and accessories, Elemental Blessings, and new backgrounds can be added, but the actual character cannot be redesigned.

Wanderers may Not be resold for USD.

No Deceasing the import. If you don't want them, gift/trade them to someone else or give them back to the group. Imports returned to the group will not be re-raffled without your approval.

The New Owner may Not change their Wanderer's Attunement without use of the Attunement Shift item.

The New Owner will need to complete their Wanderer's Breeding Eligibility. Their Breeding Comment will be "locked" before they are transferred to their new owner. Slots written by the Matriarchs-Haunt account will not count against the Wanderer's used or total Slots.

The new Owner must be aware that their Wanderer will not keep their built in Guardian or Sun Disk.

If a Wanderer is somehow Unclaimed it will remain group-owned as a starter.

The New Owner must be aware that their Wanderer will maintain their "Starter" status and may be added to lineages as needed.

With that established, here is how

 

How to Enter
-Open!-

As with the Slot Raffle, you must create a piece that meets our minimum Group Submission Requirements showing one of your ketucari interacting with the Wanderer who's slot you would like to win! THESE PIECES MAY BE COMMISSIONED. Commissioned entries may be used by both Commissioner and Commissionee as long as each has a ket present in the piece. Collaborations are allowed, but in order to count for all involved parties, each must have a ketucari present in the piece. These pieces can double as any group activity but cannot be used in a second raffle here or in another group.

UNLIKE with the Slots, you may include up to 3 Wanderers in an entry and it will count for all of them.

There will be up to 6 total winners, labelled 1-6*.  Winners will be asked to list the Wanderers they want in order of preference based on which number they have and who they put in entries for (you cannot put in a Emplisi entry and win Fiiro, for example, but if you only entered for Fiiro you get priority on Fiiro).
*Rolling is done in 3 waves: First we determine if a Wanderer has only one entry, and if so they go to that person, then we determine if that disqualifies anyone from the RNG Process/Leaves another Wanderer with only 1 valid Entry. If there are Wanderers left after this process, RNG is done and the winners are numbered in rolling order to give their preference list.

A player can win more than one Wanderer in the following conditions:

- They are the sole entrant for more than one Wanderer
- There are fewer than 6 total entrants and multiple people entered for multiple Wanderers

- If there is somehow a "leftover" Wanderer who has an entry in, but for whatever reason they didn't go out in the First or Second rolling phase.

 

Reputation System

Starting in 2024, Wanderers will have a Reputation system. What this is, is essentially a reward for commitment towards a given Wanderer. Entering for Slots to that Wanderer will increase your chances of winning Ownership of them if you enter the ownership raffle.

If you have Two entries for slots to any specific Wanderer throughout the year, you can gain +1 entry into the Ownership raffle for that particular Wanderer.

How this works in practice is essentially increased priority over others who Don't have that +1, where if you and one other player both enter for Draconis Hart and no other Wanderer, and no one else entered for Draconis Hart, and you have the +1 and they don't, you're going to be the one to receive Draconis Hart.
If you enter for multiple Wanderers, and we have a year where there's competition for them and we actually need to use the raffle list, your name will be entered twice so you have a higher chance of winning.

 

Comment your entry here: >Open!< 

Current Wanderers are due to be adopted out on March 1st, 2026

WELCOME TO THE SOLSTICE FESTIVAL!

(Kaur is mad about festivity by Anarchisme)

It's back!
Once more Suadriga emerges from the far north to bring joy and merriment to those who have survived another year.
And this time, he brought a Feast!

However, to partake in the feast, you must do well unto your neighbor! What does that mean?
Gifts.

So many Gifts.

For Twelve Days, he will be handing out presents.

You may enter for each present only once, and only on the day that it is being offered.

How do you receive a gift?
By giving one!

Daily Solstice Festival

Gifting

The requirements are simple!

Your minimum requirements are a colored headshot OR 100 words.
The catch? The ketucari CANNOT belong to you. No using Co-owns to get around this.

Your headshots may be sketchy, you may INCLUDE your own ketucari, but the focus should be on the recipient.
To account for this, we asked the lovely Draginraptor to fix up our Gift Art settings! They are now fully searchable, gift writing settings are now actually visible, and you can now set your gift setting en-masse if you want specific default settings!

There's one more catch to your gifts, however, in the spirit of trying to include everyone, and that is: You CANNOT gift to the same person two days in a row.
If you want to spoil your bestie rotten, that's fine! But every other day you have to share the love.
You may also only gift to a Starter once (unless additional Starters are Player-Owned Wanderers).

If you use the on-Site Gallery for your piece, please make sure you submit to the Winter gallery!
For anyone hosting their images outside of the site gallery, Please do be sure to share your art on THIS THREAD to ensure your recipient sees it!

Days and Rewards

Entering for even just 1 day enters you into the Holiday Ketucari Raffle!
Rollovers happen at 11:59 PM PST

Day 1 : December 20-21st
POST HERE
Rewards: 2 Laurels, random candy (2-5 Regular or 1-3 Gourmet)

Day 2 : December 21st
POST HERE
Rewards: 3 Laurels, random candy (2-5 Regular or 1-3 Gourmet), Angel Hare

Day 3 : December 22nd
POST HERE
Rewards: 4 Laurels, random candy (2-5 Regular or 1-3 Gourmet), Trinket

Day 4 : December 23rd
POST HERE
Rewards: 5 Laurels, random candy (2-5 Regular or 1-3 Gourmet), Trinket, Bone Growth Shake

Day 5 : December 24th-26th
POST HERE
Rewards: 5 Laurels, random candy (2-5 Regular or 1-3 Gourmet), Trinket, Bamboo Stew

Day 6 : December 24th-26th
POST HERE
Rewards: 5 Laurels, random candy (2-5 Regular or 1-3 Gourmet), Trinket, Tangy Salad, Large Trinket

Day 7 : December 24th-26th
POST HERE
Rewards: 5 Laurels, random candy (2-5 Regular or 1-3 Gourmet), Trinket, Focus Draught x4

Day 8 : December 27th
POST HERE
Rewards: 5 Laurels, random candy (2-5 Regular or 1-3 Gourmet), Stoplight Stuffed Peppers, Sweet and Smokey Dinner, Iron Ore x10

Day 9 : December 28th
POST HERE
Rewards: 5 Laurels, random candy (2-5 Regular or 1-3 Gourmet), Peace Offering, Frostberry Pie, Bone Growth Shake

Day 10 : December 29th
POST HERE
Rewards: 5 Laurels, random candy (2-5 Regular or 1-3 Gourmet), Trinket, Large Trinket, Combo Slammer, Fragrant Roast

Day 11 : December 30th
POST HERE
Rewards: 5 Laurels, random candy (2-5 Regular or 1-3 Gourmet), Banshee Confit, Fertility Feast, Ambrosia Ale

Day 12 : December 31st
POST HERE
Rewards: 5 Laurels, random candy (2-5 Regular or 1-3 Gourmet), Lover's Banquet, Divine Wine, Frostberry Pie

Holiday ketucari Raffle

As per tradition, A new friend has come to join the festivities!
When you post your entry, please say whether or not you are joining the raffle!
As a reminder, free raffle ketucari cannot be sold for real life money.

Firn Slots Return!

This year there is NO limitation on who can enter for Firn slots! It doesn't matter how many Tauratu children or slots you may or may not have, or even if you own Tauratu yourself, you're welcome to enter for Firn's raffle!

This year Five Firn slots will be raffled!

-Firn slots may not be sold for real life currency, or traded outside of Ketucari
-If the Winner of the slot chooses to use the slot in a Split breeding, the Winner of the slot must get Pick of the Litter. This is to prevent more experienced players from taking advantage of newbies, which we have been seeing more of as of late.

Simply comment here to enter for Firn Slots!