Welcome to Vesper of the Week!

This is a bi-weekly event that allows users in the community to talk about their vesper, as well as get art from folks within the community for a fluctuating fein price!
While we dont have a way of updating the daily fein on the website; our discord has it alongside a 'Stonks' ping!
Below you will be able to find the interveiw for this weeks vesper as well as the reference and rules for this event!

VOTW Rules + Form

https://forms.gle/2iPstQZVLFem8v8q8
The form for submitting your vesper!
Please note: The form opens every other Sunday at 12pm EST and will close the following Saturday at 12pm EST - This meaning they get reset bi-weekly RNG will be utilized through out picking from the pool of people and the person selected will receive the @Vesper of the Week tag [Server Only] for the week as well as be interviewed that Saturday!

1. You must use the form to qualify Keeble  is the one mainly running this event, they will not accept any dm's that have the information needed to submit your vesper 
2. You may only submit 1 (one) vesper per week This does not have to be your vesper but a lot of the interview questions are steered towards the characters information and the owners connection!
3. You may only submit 2 (two) art pieces per round This is set in place so you can not farm fein from this lil event. This event uses a fluctuating fein stock market that changes daily in ✦-votw-fein-market-status [Discord channel]
4. In order to qualify for the title again, you must give back You need to participate in giving art twice before you are able to qualify to get the VOTW title again! Just so people are able to get art as well
5. Bases, Sketched work and Monochrome pieces are not accepted These are rarely if ever accepted for prompts! This goes for this event as well.
6. If you submit in Server; you may still submit in the Gallery but you will receive no reward We are opening up VOTW to being an on-site and on-server sort of event! The Fein amounts for the day will be listed in the market status; we have no convenient way of displaying this on site so itll be what it iS  [ You can subit your VOTW entries on site via this Gallery ]
7. Art Submissions may not be within the same day While yes; we want you to participate and throw two pieces in! The rule is not that it cant be within the same day; Day being counted as a stock market rollover!

The Vesper of the Week

For the timeframe of November 13th-November 26th, The Vesper for these weeks will be that of Riot!

Harbin's Toyhouse || Malcom's Toyhouse || Wish's Toyhouse || Alumnus's Toyhouse
Harbin's ML || Malcom's ML || Wish's ML || Alumnus's ML

Refs & VOTW Images

These vespers belongs to Keeble, Design is by Anoxidd, Dinoberry & Someone out of Community

Vesper of the Week; Interveiw

This interveiw was done between members; Shenzu and Keeble! Please Enjoy :D

Shenzu>
But apart from that, let's kick this interview off!
First off, thank you for taking your time for this interview n secondly, can you tell us something about yourself and about the Vespers you've chosen?

Keeble>

Thank you for taking the time to interview me for thiS, it wouldve felt awkward tryin to interview well,, myself dkkd
Its seriously appriciated

Hello! Im Kibble, Keeble, Kin or Kiwi, however folks know me! Im the founder and owner of vespers! Im a bit of a nerd when it comes to worldbuilding, reading and music and i love developing n drawing mt characters!
The four i picked for this special event sorta set of weeks are Alumnus, Wish, Malcom and Harbin!
Theres a lot that can be said on all of them lmaO
But to give a general snopsis;

Harbin is was a living lie detector for the empire, being hatched into a series of experiments run by the elder council

Wish is a vesper who grew up in solitude and idolizes romance stories! Very in love with the idea of love, hates his glasses and v much traumatized

Alumuns isnt a vesper at her core; she accidently turned herself into one while testing a new spell- which essentially reset her lifespan as she started as a 2 year old kit who was adopted into an Orenda family

Andd last but not least; my boy Malcom!

Malcom is a soft and quiet lad; he comes from acantha and was caught in a snowstorm- being swallowed whole by an earth tremor that came from Teife. He now is suffering form amnesia and is trying to adjust to life in Tiefe

Shenzu>
Oh, definitely, very awkward- But no problem, happy to help you out! uwu And I always love reading about your worldbuilding, it's always amazing to read about what you come up with! Ah, yes, four adorable beans
 Poor Alumnus tho; she's gonna have fun- Since you already gave us a quick introduction about your Vespers, why did you choose them for this interview? And - if I may add - why did you pick multiple characters? owo

Keeble>
Im glad you enjoy it
I love being able to share my work and drag folks in keme

Oh she does lmao, shes still learning how to turn herself back but with the fall of orenda its become more and more difficult! She does have a necklace that lets her shift back to a honse for an hour and a half!
To put it rather simply; I picked these four because they are my primary mascots! Each has very deep attachment for multiple reasons; be it the music they are tied to, how long it took me to get them or random attachment that just spiraled I ended up chosing four as i am, honestly not very attached to majority of my vespers, i wouldve done my truesona but she heavily needs an update n i doubt folks wouldnt get bored of her So variety also plays into it! Considering folks get to double their entries this time round 

Shenzu>
Yess, keep up the great worldbuilding work! And very fair! Attachment can sometimes be such an unstable thing oof N hey, 90 minutes of being a horse is already an improvement! Which also in a sense answered what I eas wondering about, namely whether she remembers that she used to be a unicorn :0 lol
Connecting to that, what are dome of your favorite aspects of these Vespers' designs and/or story? Why?

Keeble>
Goodness i apologize for the wall of information im about to give sjdj
But to answer your question; yes! She does remember her childhood and adulthood she had as a unicorn as she was 23 when she was reverted! So in technicallity shes 45 now! As shes a 22 year olf vesper now

Gettin into fav aspects of designs and storY;
Malcom; I am such a sucker for his overall vibe- the blues and greys + the general shark theme. He has a chokehold on me For his story? I honestly love the trope of overcoming amnesia and slowly remembering where you came from and who you are. It gives someone a second chance at themselves. Malcom wasent a bad person persay but this gives him the opprotunity to reset what he was taught when groeing up; even if thingd like resource guarding are still deeply rooted in his core because of it being more of a survival instinct. I love that he has a slime he accidently named 'thingy', he doesnt really want said slime but the lil dude brings malcom gifts every day!

Harbin; Greens and Grey go bRRrrr Generally story wise though; something i personally find very interesting is the fact of what the aftereffect of his experimentation and conditioning is! He was a living lie detector for the Empire- meaning he gets very nauseous when detecting someone is being untruthful. This can go from slight nausea to extrene vomiting depending on how severe and how badly someone lies. This is at the expense of his health so hes very much not one for being around many folks but he at least knows who he can trust

Wish- Lil deer boY, he honestly gives me so many warm feelings and the dark accents on him just strangely make me love him more Hes an embodyment of my hopless romantic turned up to 10 and given trauma djdjd Which does sound bad buT like It explores what growing up in Olaug can be like when you are sheltered by a mother whos not from the clan and eventurally lsoe her. Wish turned to books and found comfort in what he read; he daydreams constantly and is in love with the theory and idea of love more than the fact that he has a mate somewhere. Hes a lil broken but with the right person hed be alright

Alumnus; Everything about her itches my brain right from the day i saw her shown off; I managed to give up a charc i had loves for ages but slowly lost attachment for to get her But her story; ive mostly covered! I love that despite the roadblock o becoming a kit; she grew up and was goal oriented! Learning and honing her magic to try and create her spells again Since she lost the scrolls in the transformation; it is difficult to recreate the worigjnal spell to reverse it- so lifelong mission right there But honestly? She doesnt really know if she wants to go back But its been so long that she doesnt have a goal if she doesnt, so its a bit of a delemia!

Shenzu>
Welp, you don't gotta apologize to me at least because I enjoy reading walls of text :D in fact, I fear mine may be longer too Mwah, grey with accent is always neat! And I agree! That trope is usually also used to have character affected by it have a very evil secret which brings all the drama to the plot, so this is a refreshing thing to read about uvu I'm also really intrigued by that idea in general of having a Vesper try to break through the evil clan's barrier and try to live a "normal" life. And hello? Thingy is adorable uwu Boi, I guess, knowing when someone lies can sometimes be good, but notttt when you learn about it that way oop I just hope that when he vomits he at least does it on the liar- And yess, Wishhhh
 Also pfff, trauma seems like a common thing in a Vesper's backstory lmao /lh Hopeless romantics are fun though hehe Are there some things you would change about them? If so, why?

Keeble>
Trauma is a huge thing for vespers yes lmaO Though to be fair, theres a lot of dark recesses of the forest and trauma makes for interesting characters sjjd, a lot of my charc trauma revolves around innerworkings of the clans and often time negligence or general ignorance from the vespers around the one kdkd Theres not really anything id rrally change about their current designs or stories; i do know ill be reworking Malcoms story as i am not entierly happy with whst i have right now- i want to keep most of it just make it more into the future of living in tiefe rather than him just arriving :0!! But thats abt it

Shenzu>
That's definitely true! Nobody wants to see the journey of a little miss perfect. Unless you plan to change any previous details, I'd call that developing him further actually hehe owo How long have each of them been with you? And what made you go after them in the first place? :0

Keeble>
Goodness olay i gotta look through my files really quick to give you how long ive had them!
I know ive had Malcom the longest and Alumnus the shortest

I had gotten Malcom; August 8th of 2021! He was a charac i was after for a solid 6 months and went at tortls throat anytime i saw him up djdn
Hes and malcom come from the same batch of charcs! I wanted both for the same reason; their songs got me through my worst relationship and in turn their charcs i attached to heavily- not to mention both have  apiece that made me fall in love with them made by their previous owner; Tortl
Speaking of Harbin, he was obtained on October 21st of 2022!  So he falls in the middle

Wish was a charc i originally obtained to fill a value gap ina  trade who i wound up doodling one day when deattached from vespers and just kinda clickEd hard
He was obtained on June 12th, 2022

And lastly we have Alumnus! She was a charc that her og owner obtained after i got my grubby lil hands on the owners previous Mascot, Prima. Logan got prima for me and she was a charc i held onto with such a tight grip until all attachment fizzled out;
At that point i somehow?? Managed to trade prima for almnus; it was a 200 val dif but i will happily take the loss in val for my beloved lady- i cant even begin to describe my adoration and love for Lumi
I also!! Got logan a mythic design back + two other charcs when getting her so thats a bonus and a half
She was obtained on November 4th, 2022!

Shenzu>
Yep, that sounds relatable! There were also a few of Vespers I annoyed their previous owners till I finally got them xD But honestly? That shows you'll really care for them and that's also one of the best reasons to aim for a character; Malcom and Harbin are definitely in the best and very caring home uwu Not that it'd be any different with Wish and Alumnus :0 Personally, there's no monetary value that makes up for personal attachment, so while yes you did lose some money, you got a character that sparked some huge attachment which is great! And getting some designs for bug back is another great bonus for sure. You already gave some answers to my next question, but what do these four mean to you? owo

Keeble>
Ayeaye!! Honestly the four mean,, a ton to me, they are the vespers i have the most attachment to which is why they are apart of my primary mascots n in the case of Malcom; has stayed there since i got them! They are some of the few vespers i will probably never get rid of n rather retire if i ever lose atachment or leave the species

Shenzu>

Heck yeah, we also already got a glimps of your attachment with the previous question, so very understandable!
Alrighty, let's move over to the artsy side of things: Is there anything you are kooking to get specifically during these two weeks?

Keeble>
Apologies on the delay in responSe
I would love!! Some art of my charcs with their pets [Refs are in their Ths]
For Alumnus specifically; id love to see anything magical! Be it mid-transformation into her pone form or performing spells or whatnot!
Just have fun with em honestly!! Doodle em with ye charcs!!

As for the other part, the question to comE
Theres not really anything per say id like folks to avoid doing? beyond shipping their charcs with mine
And dont put fluff over any of my charcs hooves; Wish doesnt like his glasses but can be drawn with them!
So its p much a free for all!
I always have my vespers wings/scales match as well :0c