Welcome to the Starter's Quest for Stygian-Shade! This quest can be taken by anyone who has ONE OF THE THREE CONDITIONS:

•  (1)  Never owned any Stygian!  (Regular, Guest, Guardian, Hybrid, or MYO)
•  (2) Never owned any MYO OR FREEBIE Stygian.  That means if you for some reason have only ever gotten Stygian you paid for with USD, then you can go ahead and make a Figment starter MYO. To check to see if you won your Stygian for free, go to the masterslist (stygianlist.deviantart.com), search up your username, click your Stygian and search for Can Trade/Gift/Sell: Can Gift / Trade / Sell. If it says anything else, you won it through the ARPG or in a giveaway and will not be eligible. (This goes for all types: Regular, Guest, Hybrid, Guardian, Legendary, MYO/MYOvember)
  • Meaning if you let's say, bought 2 flatsale Stygian recently, and only own those two, you'll be able to make yourself a Figment!
  • Please not that guest Stygian that you create for use during an event and turn them into a full Stygian, this will count as the Figment quest meaning you will not be eligible for this quest!
•  (3) Won a Stygian in any way (sale, trade, event) AND GIFTED it away with no indication of art, money, or other adopts/Stygians being involved, and no longer have any Stygian PRIOR TO NOVEMBER 16 2018. Note: this does not include if you give your Figment away.  
  
  • That means if you decide on November 17th 2018 to give away your 3 Stygian, you still would not be eligible.

 This free starter MYO questline can only be done once per user! Figments cannot be traded, gifted, or rehomed, but they can be turned into the shop/voided.
That's it - have fun and good luck!

 A figment is a temporary Stygian that is still an idea and haven't fully formed quite yet. They're a stray thought, the quiet uncertainty of whether or not you left the water running before you left your home.In adoptables and game mechanics terms, these are a free make-your own starter Stygian. This quest is designed to be an introduction to the Stygian species and allow you to experiment -- meaning if you make a blue design in one step, you can totally change it to another color with different markings in the next step! Once you've completed the questline below, you'll be able to design your very own free make-your-own Stygian!

Please remember to submit all Figment Quest art AS { F-000 UNDER THE QUEST }, even if it's with an existing Stygian. All Figment activities are considered non-canon and cannot be used outside of the Figment Quest!

 This MYO questline will consist of several different prompts, each one based around the different aspects found in this ARPG.  You can choose whether you'd like to write or draw each step. Please note that each step must be unique -- you may not reuse art or use a base for each step.

 { WRITE } - Each step must be a minimum of 250 words.

 { DRAW } - Each step needs to be a unique full body with color! They do not have to be fully lined/shaded, they can be sketchy styled flats too, or pixels, or mini-fied! Backgrounds are 100% optional (except for the step that asks you to basically draw a background). Yes, you will need to redraw your Stygian for each step; please do not use bases.

 { REMEMBER, FIGMENTS ARE TEMPORARY STYGIAN! } - This means what you do in this quest is unofficial and cannot be used outside of the Figment Questline!  Once the questline is done, then your temporary Figment turns into a permanent starter Stygian MYO. This also means that you are more than welcomed to change different aspects about your Figment, meaning you can change their markings/colorations/etc as often as you'd like until the final step.  Once they have been created, you will need to buy potions to change their colors, markings, and traits.

 { FIGMENT MYOs ARE FREE! } - By completing this quest, you are earning a free starter Stygian MYO of either the Standard or Miniature subspecies!

 { REGARDING OTHER STYGIAN SUBSPECIES } - If you discover a subspecies that you really like, the good news is that it's possible to change your starter Stygian into them! If you want them to be a specific subspecies straight out of the gate however, you will need a rebase ticket. You can purchase rebase tickets for uncommon species in the item shop. For other species, the rebase tickets are often given out as prizes in events -- keep an eye out for them!

 { DON'T FEEL LIMITED! } The Figment Quest is all about experimenting and trying out new traits! You are more than welcomed to try out different traits/colors/etc in each step. This quest is not considered cannon so anything you try out here in this quest pretty much stays here in this quest.

 {DON'T BE AFRAID TO EXPERIMENT, BUT...}  - While we fully encourage you to try  out things and consider covering your Stygian in eyes and spikes and crowns and whatnot, please stick to the list of available site traits here: STYGIAN TRAITS

 { SUBMITTING YOUR FIGMENT MYO } - Once your quest is submitted, please also submit your MYO for approval! Check below to see details!

 Think back. Do you remember your latest dream? Was it a nightmare? Either way, it's okay to make up a dream, or turn on your favorite piece of music and take inspiration from that. The main thing is, go ahead and draw or write a design for your Figment Stygian inspired by a (real or fake) nightmare. Or, in other words: draw a basic nightmare deer.

 { FIGMENT STEP ONE DESIGN RULES } 

 { BEFORE YOU BEGIN } You will need to register to the site to submit and claim your finalized MYO! Please make sure to register { here } ! Once done, feel free to review the Stygian Design Guide over on our site, here! The guide will go over basic anatomy, which we'll focus on in this step.

 { FIRST: PICK A SIZE } - All starter Figment Stygians are considered the { standard type } but they can also be the tiny { miniature } version as well! Click on the links to see the difference. Don't forget that you are also free to experiment, meaning you can (for example) draw them as a standard type here in step 1 and as a miniature in step 2!

 { TRAIT #1: HAIR! } - For this step, you're welcomed to give your nightmare deer a short to medium length hairstyle. The length shouldn't exceed the bottom of their chest. You can also leave them bald if you so desire!

 { TRAIT #2: A TAIL! } - You can give your Figment Stygian one of the following: Bird, Horse, Fox, Wolf, Cat, Deer. Please be sure to use an animal that currently exists in real life. and keep it to a "standard" or "common" type of tail. (If it's an animal that has a very fancy tail, it might fall under fantasy tail instead) The maximum length a tail can be is the same length from chest-to-butt of the Stygian.

 { PLEASE DON'T ADD ANY OTHER TRAITS FOR STEP #1 } - Additional traits will come in the next step -- this step is to get you comfortable with drawing a basic Stygian. If you read the guide, you likely got a sneak peek at some traits -- you're free to look, but don't draw any until the next step!

 { ON COLORS AND MARKINGS } - Go wild! The only limitation we have on markings is that they cannot look like traits -- ie, please don't draw patterns that look like scales, or spots that look like eyes. You can also change what colors and markings you use throughout Figment's Quest, so if you make a blue stygian for this step you can totes switch over to rainbow in the next step!

 { HEY! WHAT IF I'M WRITING?} -  Stygian are born from nightmares and get their power from them, however they do NOT interact with the person of being having the dream or nightmare. This means that if you choose to write about a nightmare you had that you please focus on the nightmare and focus on the type of nightmare deer that would be created as a result from it. What do they look like? What kind of personality do they have? If they were suddenly dropped into a coffee shop, what kind of drink or snack would they order? Would they leave without paying?

 

 Stygian come in many different shapes and sizes in the form of different subspecies. If traits are the raincoat and booties you manage to get on your corgi, a subspecies shift would turn your raincoat-wearing corgi into a raincoat-wearing poodle. Each Stygian subspecies comes with unique design requirements.

 { PICK A SUBSPECIES, ANY SUBSPECIES } - In this step, pick ANY subspecies type from our { list of subspecies } and draw your Figment Stygian as them! Keep the general requirements for each species in mind. If you'd like to see some examples, please visit our { Stygian Masterlist } on our website or our { Stygian dA Masterlist } here on deviantart!

 { YES, NOW YOU CAN TRY PRIMORDIAL } - The Primordial Trait will turn your existing Stygian into the Primordial Variant! For some lore about them, please visit this page.

 { FOR WRITERS } - You can jump forward in time and assume that your Stygian has collected enough power to change their form. Did they create a new potion to drink? Is there a special ritual they undergo to change their shape? Or do they just wake up one morning to discover themselves in a different form?

 When you create a Stygian, you are allowed to pick either one animal OR one human form right off the bat. You don't need to post anywhere to lock this choice in place, but if you'd like to have both forms then you will need to have your Stygian complete the Order and Chaos one-time quest which can be found { here }.

 Kingdoms can always change, expand, and grow over time. Just because you designed something for this trial quest doesn't mean you are locked into this, you can always change or revisit the concept once your Stygian becomes an actual one!

 Don't forget to tag the owner when you draw them! If you're stumped for what to have them do, some Stygian owners have also written short bios about their characters that can help inspire you! The other person's stygian you pick to draw also earns a sweet +5 skillpoints too!

 

 { SUBMITTING YOUR STEPS 1 - 6 QUEST } - When you're ready, submit your art to the { AS FIGMENT QUEST F-000 } ! Submit as a compiled image. Do not claim any skp or shadow tokens/items.

This starter MYO is a STANDARD Stygian that comes with 2 FREE COMMON POTIONS. Any additional items you can use from your own site inventory if you own those items.

 Starter MYO  Step 1: Make sure you completed steps 1 - 8 above before starting on this starter MYO!

 { REMEMBER, YOU CAN ONLY GET A FREE STYGIAN FROM THIS ONCE! } After that, dreamers are no longer considered FTOs and must purchase MYO tickets from the items shop!

 { THIS IS A LOT OF WORK can't I just play with traits instead?! } - Have you taken a look at the available Quests yet? Specifically go take a look at D- 004 -- that may be what you're looking for. c:

 { I'M NOT AN FTO, CAN I GET DIFFERENT LOOT? } - Please see quest F- 000 here on the quests page!

[ ] First: did you draw FULL BODIES for each step? If not, please go back and flesh them out! No headshots/bust shots for this quest please!

[ ] Step 1 - Did you draw your figment without any traits?
Veteran quest: You may choose to draw your stygian without ANY traits, or as they appear on their masterlist entry.

[ ] Step 2 - Did you pick 1-2 traits?

[ ] Step 3 - Did you draw that figment (step 1) as a different subspecies?

[ ] Step 4 - Did you pick a human or animal form? Did you make sure the animal is a real, existing animal?

[ ] Step 5 - Did you draw a bit of your your Stygian's nightmare kingdom concept as a background (or 250 words written description?)

[ ] Step 6 - Did you draw/write your Stygian with a buddy?

[ ] Step 7 - Did you submit your quests 1 - 7 to the { AS F-000 @ quest submissions } 

[ ] Step 8 - Did you submit your STARTER MYO as a STANDARD STYGIAN with TWO FREE COMMON TRAITS for { for FIGMENT MYO APPROVAL? }


 SUBMITTING:

 Steps 1-7 go { HERE }As F-000 (the quest), do not claim anything for it @ skp or shadow tokens.

 Make sure to register to site { HERE } 

 Next, please grab your URLs and go fill out the form {HERE} and post it as a reply (if you need form help, see above for samples and how to!). A mod will come by and make sure everything checks out. If everything's great, then congratulations! Your Figment is now an official MYO Stygian! If not the mod will let you know what needs to be adjusted before it can be accepted!