EBON GATE NEWS: GM Avaluka announced that brand new Taxidermy Kits are now available at Ebon Gate in The Old Ossuary shop. Preserve your favorite animal-like hunt. And SOMEHOW the Sockpuppets are tied into this, too. Detailed announcement;
Text of Discord Post follows:
GM Avaluka
[Ebon Gate] Taxidermy Kits
on 13 Oct 2025 8:40 PM
from the Official GemStoneIV Discord
on #forums/paid-events channel
Debuting this Ebon Gate in the northern room of The Old Ossuary is the Taxidermy Kit, a contraption that will let you make the most of the remains of animal-like creatures you hunt. With a little acid or blood magic, a dagger, and a dead eligible creature, the kit can preserve the remnants of the corpse within. OTS kits can then let you use the parts of the creature, along with foraged cotton or scrap fabric for stuffing, to create museum-quality taxidermy specimens. Unlocks will be available to let you make even more items, add material for eyes, and adjust how your creations will appear.
=Features (OTS)=
Belt worn (non-functional).
Preservation powered by acid or blood magic (via spells or bloodwood/crystal wands).
Uses foraged cotton or scrap fabric (think creature-generated clothes) for stuffing.
Stores up to 5 Creature Remnants.
Create Taxidermy Specimens (Full Body or Head, depending on creature size); these are props you can PLACE in a room or NUDGE to place on a container in the room. They also have a few verbs.
All animal-like huntable creatures have been given a few options for color and pattern that will randomize when you first DROP the dead creature in your kit. Find the right fur/skin for your project!
=Unlockable Features=
Up to 20 extra additional Creature Remnant storage slots.
The ability to make Skeleton or Skull versions of Taxidermy Specimens.
The ability to create Full Body (or Skeleton) Taxidermy Specimens out of Large or Massive sized creatures.
The ability to make: Stuffed Puppy Toys, OTS Sock Puppets, or Animal Skin Rugs.
The ability to POINT at a non-animal creature to use a different noun for your creation (only for Puppy Toys or Puppets).
The ability to change: creation article and creation post-noun (long) description.
The ability to add extra decoration to your creations such as: material for eyes (metal/glass/wood/bone), pelts/skin, or antlers/horns/teeth.
Note: options for articles and long descriptions will change based on the type of Creature Remnant used, as well as what other decorations are added. There is no option for customs at this time, though there are a LOT of unlockable choices!
And yes – I do (did?) have a lot more thoughts on what could be made with this thing in the future (like the Scrimshaw Knives). But these are the options that made it in this year. And the reason I had 0 time to do any Scrimshaw updates this year.
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