EBON GATE: The poor cursed WerePuppies made it to Naidem, but now – now they may have contracted another curse! Quite beyond the story, though, ALL Puppies will interact with random Bugs on Parade bugs they notice in the area! Puppies will be in raffles. Do not miss the story buildup. Poor little puppies! But Tugaroulu takes good care of them.
Text of Discord Post follows:
GM Avaluka
[Ebon Gate 2025] WerePuppy Updates
on 16 Oct 2025 8:29 PM
from the Official GemStoneIV Discord
on #-announcements channel
Tugaroulu gazed absently at the flickering flames in her hearth. Ever since she appeared in Naidem she felt vaguely unsettled. Unsure of where she stood. Looking around her home she constantly felt as though she was forgetting something. Something important. But what …?
Her meandering thoughts were interrupted by the sudden yips and barks of an arriving puppy. Some of the newer additions, who were not yet touched by a curse, had been spending their weeks traversing Naidem. Especially Winterbriar. One of them must have returned from his adventures. Tugaroulu let out a ghostly sigh of relief; ever since the incident at the manor last year she had felt increasingly worried over her charges wandering there, though she could not put a finger on why. Such strange happenings in her new home.
As she floated around to greet the returning puppy, Tugaroulu could not help but stifle a gasp of surprise.
Standing in the light of Naidem spilling from the window was the puppy. But something had happened to him. Blue-tinged frost had coated his body in rime and tiny ice crystals rose from his happily wagging tail. Chilly plumes of mist floated from him with every panting breath.
What had happened to him in Winterbriar … and has this happened to all of them?
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A new curse has befallen some of the WerePuppies this year – the curse of the Ice Hound! There will be some premade versions with this curse available as choices with this year’s raffle; in addition, those who win a Custom Curse Description can choose to give their puppy this curse if they so wish.
Additional messages will be rolling out to all puppies, as well: they will interact with random Bugs on Parade system bugs they notice in the area.
Many thanks to GM Xeraphina,, who crafted all of the Ice Puppy messaging!
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