RUMOR WOODS PREVIEW: GM Thandiwe announces New updates and two new unlocks for the Papermaker. But it’s also listed as the Final Unlocks, alas! New tiers are: A) Treat Boxes B) Awards – Details:

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GM Thandiwe
Enlightened Pages – The Final Unlocks and Updates of the Papermaker
on 2 April 2026 at 3:12 PM
from the Official GemStoneIV Discord
on #forums/paid-events channel

This year at Rumor Woods, the Papermaker is getting its final update and unlocks. These unlocks can all be found in the shop Enlightened Pages.

The following nouns have been added to the papermaker:
bookmark
codicil
dedication
deed
depiction
dispatch
doodle
landscape
mural
picture
portrait
roll
rubbing
scrap
sign
sketch
slip
tract
voucher

The following articles have been added to the papermaker:
a charred
a damp
a delicate
a dusty
a filmy
a frayed
a gauzy
a grimy
a heraldic
a humid
a large
a limp
a matted
a moldy
a musk-scented
a musky
a notched
a pale
a pleated
a rose-scented
a scorched
a sheer
a smoky
a soiled
a sooty
a spotted
a stained
a supple
a tea-stained
a vellum
an ashen
an illuminated
an ivory
an oily

Additionally, the papermaker has 2 new tiers.

Tier 8
In the Common language, it reads:
A gear-painted treat box voucher will unlock your Papermaker from Tier 7 to Tier 8. This will grant it the ability to create treat boxes.
**Treat Box**
You analyze the treat box and sense that the creator has provided the following information:
Papermaker Treat Box
Created using the famous papermaker, the box can be customized to your liking. Please be sure to GLANCE at the box to see what your customization options are. Once you’ve filled the box and completed the design, close it and WRAP it while holding ribbon or yarn to lock in the design and ready it for gifting.

glance my box
Treat Box Design
Once the design process is complete, the box will become a wrapped treat box ready to give away. You may customize it in the following ways:

Box Color: (ADD a Dye) not yet designed
Box Shape: (TURN to shape) not yet selected
Valid shapes: heart, round, star, oval, square, hexagonal, octagonal, scalloped, rectangular
Contents: (PUT items into box) empty

To add color, ADD a dye to the box.
To set a shape, TURN the box to a shape name (e.g., TURN box to HEART).
To fill the box with treats, PUT treats into the box.
Once you are done designing and the box is full, close it and then WRAP while holding a ribbon or yarn. This will lock in the design and use the ribbon or yarn for open/close.

>turn my box to heart
You turn a treat box over in your hands, watching as it transforms into a heart-shaped box.
>Add my dye to my box
With careful hands, you uncork a crystalline vial of vibrant papaya dye and allow a few drops to seep into the surface of a heart-shaped treat box, watching as the color blooms across the box in rich, even tones.
>put cookie in my box
With a gentle touch, you nestle an oatmeal raisin cookie into a heart-shaped treat box, settling it carefully into its own little compartment within.
wrap my box with my ribbon
Please confirm this is the final design you wish to set:

Box Color: vibrant papaya
Box Shape: a heart-shaped
Your final design will be: a heart-shaped vibrant papaya treat box tied with a violet-sheened moonflower white chainsil ribbon bow

If this design looks correct, then WRAP again in the next 30 seconds to lock in the design.
wrap my box with my yarn
Please confirm this is the final design you wish to set:

Box Color: vibrant papaya
Box Shape: a heart-shaped
Your final design will be: a heart-shaped vibrant papaya treat box wrapped with lightweight aurora blue angora yarn

If this design looks correct, then WRAP again in the next 30 seconds to lock in the design.

GN> wrap my box with my yarn
You pull a generous length of yarn from a skein of lightweight aurora blue angora yarn and wind it around a heart-shaped treat box with unhurried care, looping it over and under until satisfied, then finish with a neat knot at the top.

Congratulations! Your a heart-shaped vibrant papaya treat box wrapped with lightweight aurora blue angora yarn is ready to be given away.
You analyze the treat box and sense that the creator has provided the following information:
Papermaker Treat Box
Congratulations! You’ve been given a heart-shaped vibrant papaya treat box wrapped with lightweight aurora blue angora yarn!
You can interact with your treat box by taking the following actions: GAZE (demeanor based), LICK, OPEN, CLOSE, SHAKE, and SMELL
A heart-shaped vibrant papaya treat box wrapped with lightweight aurora blue angora yarn was designed and wrapped by someone just for you and as such it can never be altered.
Once you have eaten the contents, you can TRASH the box to get rid of the evidence!

All verbs work if the box is open or closed.

Tier 9
In the Common language, it reads:
A gear-painted award voucher will unlock your Papermaker from Tier 8 to Tier 9. This will grant it the ability to create awards.
push my mec
You depress a button on the side of your violet haon mechanism, causing a simple award to slip out and into your waiting hand.
You analyze the simple award and sense that the creator has provided the following information:
Papermaker Award
Created using the famous papermaker, the award can be customized to fit your needs. Please be sure to GLANCE at the award to see what your customization options are. Once you’ve completed the design, you can TWIST to lock in the design. This will turn it into your award and prevent the recipient from changing the designs and fields.

>glance my award
Award Ribbon
Once done the design process is complete, the award will become a ribbon. You may design it in the following ways:

Noun of Award: ribbon
Primary Body: (Add a Ribbon) blank
Embroidery: (Add an Ore) blank
Short Missive: (Whisper a Missive) blank
Back Missive: (Write a Missive) blank

The final design will be:
a color fabric ribbon trailing a metal type-embroidered missive

When looked at, it will display: The award is crafted of a color fabric ribbon and fitted with a simple pin that allows it to be worn. A short missive, embroidered in metallic type thread, reads, “Short Award Reason.”

To customize any of these fields, TURN the award to the design field and then ADD the necessary item.
To add a short missive, WHISPER to the award MISSIVE followed by your short missive.
To add a readable description, WRITE on the award.
Once done designing, TWIST to lock in the design.
add my ribbon to my award
With practiced ease, you lay a brilliant blue silk ribbon in the center of a simple award. It slowly gets absorbed into the piece, leaving nothing behind.
add ore to my award
With practiced ease, you lay a chunk of silver ore in the center of a simple award. It slowly gets absorbed into the piece, leaving nothing behind.
whisp award missive The Best Little Jerboa Hopper
Holding the award close, you whisper your award missive of “The Best Little Jerboa Hopper” and watch as it settles into place on the award.
write my award ; This award goes to Thumble Bump for being the best little jerboa hopper we’ve ever seen.
You carefully turn your award over and begin inscribing on its back in Common. Your feather quill glides deliberately across the surface, each stroke precise and intentional. Upon finishing, you turn the award over once more and admire your work with a critical eye.
>twist my ribbon
Please confirm that this is the design you wish to make:

Long Description: a bright blue silk ribbon trailing a sterling silver-embroidered missive
Look Description: The ribbon is crafted of a bright blue silk and fitted with a simple pin that allows it to be worn. A short missive, embroidered in sterling silver thread, reads, “The Best Little Jerboa Hopper.” There appears to be something written on the back.

If this design looks correct, then TWIST again in the next 30 seconds to lock in the design.

twist my ribbon
Congratulations! You’ve created a bright blue silk ribbon trailing a sterling silver-embroidered missive.
You analyze the silk ribbon and sense that the creator has provided the following information:
Papermaker Award
Congratulations! You’ve been awarded a bright blue silk ribbon trailing a sterling silver-embroidered missive!
You can interact with your silk ribbon by taking the following actions:
BEAM, COVER, KISS, READ, and WAVE
A bright blue silk ribbon trailing a sterling silver-embroidered missive was designed by someone for you and as such it can never be altered.

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