โœง ยท The Anemoi blow new winds your way, Eurus bringing forth the season we call Fall. As the seasons change, as do we, within this garden of muses.

โœง ยท In the 7 full months that this server has been open, the garden of muses has undergone a LOT of change. We have experienced new team systems, new activities and events, and a lot of new members. When I first started this project, I was looking for a place that I could call my writing home. I told my loved ones that my goal was to create a small server where writers could share their work and get equal criticism. There was no world in which I would expect to grow by 100 members per month that we have been open. But we have and with that, I have rolled with the punches, put the time in, and helped to develop what we now call the garden of muses.

โœง ยท One of the things that many people find most recognizable with our lovely garden is our team system. A system in which we (like in Harry Potter) work to earn points as a team. With four teams of members working to best develop their writing, members have found this to be a place of warmth and friendly competition. We have had many iterations of what the teams have been, but today, I'd like to announce our changes.

โ˜๏ธ โŽฏโŽฏ ๐“๐‡๐„ ๐€๐๐„๐Œ๐Ž๐ˆ โŽฏโŽฏ โ˜๏ธ

โœง ยท The Anemoi, or the four winds, bring in each of the seasons. Each season will bring forth new teams, new aesthetic and new energy. Rather than having ONE winner per month, we will now be having ONE winner per season. The winner of each season will get a special role including which season that their team won in. I would like to introduce our Anemoi.

โœง ยท Eurus: The god of the east wind, often bringing warmth and rain. This will include the months of September, October, and November. โœง ยท Boreas : The god of the north wind, bringing cold winter air. This will include the months of December, January and February. โœง ยท Zephyrus : The god of the west wind, known for bringing gentle, springtime breezes. This will include the months of March, April and May. โœง ยท Notus : The god of the south wind, associated with the hot wind of late summer. This will include the months of June, July and August.

๐Ÿ โŽฏโŽฏ ๐“๐‡๐„ ๐“๐„๐€๐Œ๐’ โŽฏโŽฏ ๐Ÿ

โœง ยท As many of you have already seen, we have said goodbye to our previous Guardians of the Garden teams and will be welcoming new teams each season. I'd like to give a big hand to our winner of the month of August, Team Aurai. Team Aurai, we commend your efforts, this month was a close race!

โœง ยท Our new teams symbolize the more beastly creatures that protect our garden. Welcoming the new teams:

โœง ยท Hydra | :fire_yellow: โœง ยท Sphinx | :firewhite: โœง ยท Phoenix | :fire_orange: โœง ยท Lamia | :firered:

๐ŸŒ™ โŽฏโŽฏ ๐“๐‡๐„ ๐๐Ž๐ˆ๐๐“ ๐’๐˜๐’๐“๐„๐Œ โŽฏโŽฏ ๐ŸŒ™

โœง ยท SERVER BUMPING | 2 POINTS โœง ยท SERVER LEVELING | 5 POINTS โœง ยท SPRINTS | 10 POINTS โœง ยท INVITING A FRIEND | 25 POINTS โœง ยท FREEWRITES | 30 POINTS โœง ยท POSTING WORK | 50 POINTS โœง ยท OPTING INTO A WRITING GROUP | 50 POINTS awarded at the beginning of the month โœง ยท OPTING TO BE A SESSION LEAD FOR A WRITING GROUP | 50 POINTS awarded at the end of the month โœง ยท DISBOARD REVIEWS | 50 POINTS โœง ยท EVENT SUBMISSIONS | 75 POINTS โœง ยท CRITIQUES | 100 POINTS โœง ยท SERVER BOOSTING | 100 POINTS โœง ยท PARTICIPATING IN A WRITING GROUP | 100 POINTS awarded at the end of the month

๐Ÿ‚ โŽฏโŽฏ ๐“๐‡๐„ ๐ƒ๐„๐Œ๐„๐‘๐ˆ๐“ ๐’๐˜๐’๐“๐„๐Œ โŽฏโŽฏ ๐Ÿ‚

โœง ยท SOFT WARNING | - 10 POINTS โœง ยท HARD WARNING | -35 POINTS โœง ยท CHEATING + SEARCHING FOR LOOPHOLES | - 50 POINTS

๐Ÿ„ โŽฏโŽฏ ๐๐„๐‘๐Š๐’ ๐Ž๐… ๐–๐ˆ๐๐๐ˆ๐๐† โŽฏโŽฏ ๐Ÿ„

โœง ยท Bragging Rights | Within Reason | Friendly โœง ยท Access to unique color roles within the season you won

:Lily: โŽฏโŽฏ ๐†๐”๐€๐‘๐ƒ๐ˆ๐€๐๐’ ๐Ž๐… ๐“๐‡๐„ ๐†๐€๐‘๐ƒ๐„๐ ๐”๐๐ˆ๐“๐„! โŽฏโŽฏ :Lily: