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Hey, hey, hey! It's your boy Spark signing in with a surprise announcement. Aren't these the best? You get me not once, not twice, but thrice! Without further ado, then, let us dive right in to some celebratory news. The greatest kind, if you ask me!

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1,500 Volties Milestone

So what are we celebrating, you ask? A whole bunch of awesome people living in Voltra! Through determination and a bit of luck, our lovely city has made it to the big leagues. Little over 1,500 of you adorable fans call this place home, and the gang wanted to show their appreciation! Which gang? Have a look around you!


Design by Fozzy | Pixeled by ghost

Yup! All your favorite shopkeeps are here to thank you! Even Virgil hobbled out of his cave long enough to give you one big hug! That, or Violet would probably kill him. Who's keeping tabs though, huh?

This 1,500 milestone item dubbed the V-Crew will be given to all of you for free! If you want more in all its photogenic goodness, go check out Ohm-My-Gosh Imports! It will be available for 150 Ohms or 3,000 Volts respectively. I heard we have stock until April 22nd, so be sure not to miss your chance for extras!

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Vibrance Day Credits

Come to think of it, that Vibrance Day celebration sure was wild! Now we know where my girl Valentina gets her smarts, huh? As the inventor who got me out of that ball, she will always hold a special place in my heart. Oh, but never fear! I have more than enough love to share with all you Volties, and you know what? So does the staff! Take a look at who did what to make Vibrance Day tick!

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Community Discussion

Per usual, Fozzy and staff will be hosting our monthly Community Discussion - Tune in on Saturday, April 27th, at 11 am Voltra time!

Raffle 1
Submit a question pre-discussion for a chance to win the current rare set!
Questions must be submitted by 11:59 pm (Voltra/Central Time) on Sunday, April 21st, to be eligible.
What do you want to know!?

Raffle 2
Join us for the discussion on our Discord server and post your username in our attendance channel.
At the end of the discussion we will raffle off prizes!

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Staff Openings

Voltra's growing, and like any good coop, means we need some more helpers!

Got a list here and turns out we need two more Item Technicians! Patient types who painstakingly do this "upload" thing to make items available for all of us to wear.

Pixel Artists! The super talented peeps responsible for making the items that get uh... "uploaded."

Freelance Developer! You all know Hazer and Aly, yeah? Developers keep our city strong and free of bugs.

If you, lovely, are up for any of the above positions, or know someone who might want to make Voltra a better place, check out the link below for information on roles, incentives, and the application!

Click here for the hiring resource!

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COMING SOON!

Common Surge [April 15th]
Community Discussion [April 27th]
May Crates [May 1st]

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And that will be all here from Voltra Tower, but luckily the 15th is just around the corner! Always a pleasure, Volties, and remember. Have fun, be safe, and most importantly, look out for each other!

Spark out.

My hand is cramping from all these notes, but I'm finally done volties!
I hope I was of assistance to you~ Happy Vibrance Festival!

Spark notes up to date my friends!
Dang, that bird guardian should take a lesson on chill from me!

If Vibrance Day celebrations weren't enough, it seems like the outernet has their own festivities going on!
Too much fun never hurt, right? So we're joining the party too.

Every Voltie has been granted a Lucky St Paddy 2k19 knick-knack as a VIP invitation!
(And if they give you any trouble at the door, tell em Spark sent ya!)

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Thank you Fozzy!

You can pick up extras from OMG Imports! until Monday, April 1st.
Enjoy!

Chapter 2 updated my friends!

@milkdaddy: I couldn't come up with a name so I just named it after myself. That's what most big business men do- right?!

Okie Dokie Folkies! You are free to post now!

Ask questions, discuss the event and lore, pluck my pin feathers~ whatever your little hearts desire.
You are free to post!

Now with the threat gone, everyone is able to let loose and be themselves again.
Vanora gets wrapped up in some of Valentina's gear-head talk and doesn't know how to escape it.
Volkan and Vaughn bicker over smoking in public areas before solidifying Vaughn's work contract for
The Knowledge Base.

And looking on at them all is a pensive Vontell feeling a bit haunted by his own past...witnessing a guardian of Metal coming here to retrieve Val and Vaughn concerns Vontell if his home of Electric would do something similar, if they were to ever be aware he was living here in Voltra...

Before the thoughts can bother him too much, the boisterous laugh of Vaughn, Valentina, Mayor Volkan and Vanora ground him back in reality.

Everyone is back to themselves again and feeling free spirited for now- but much like Vontell's concerns...there are many Volties here who are refugees from other realms.
This leaves a lingering wonder of who is next to be chased down by their past...and how safe is Voltra as a relatively newer in-development realm compared to the rest?

Time will tell.

Successfully restrained by Spark, Cinnabar is brought into Mayor Volkan's office, away from tainting the uplifting Vibrance Day Festival and especially away from harming Val and Vaughn any further.

Volkan instructs Spark to loosen his grip on the hot-head, while Cinnabar and Volkan engage in a verbal battle of wits: Cinnabar trying to justify capturing Val and Vaughn to bring home, and the mayor making arguments to protect them here in Voltra.

During their debate, it is revealed to Cinnabar that Vaughn lost his arm during a tragedy of a high tier beast that devoured his son- and his arm with him.
Vaughn was at one point married to one of the Cyber Elite named Sapphire before she came to fame. She dedicated her life to prosthetic needing to focus on something aside the death of her son which ended up being a lucrative business. Their mutual depression for what happened to their boy resulted in a divorce, which not too long after would be when Vaughn unwittingly adopts Valentina.

Inevitably, Cinnabar's hot-headed nature detracted from his reasoning and was unable to validate his position.
He storms off shamefully back to his mech and heads back home - leaving Val and Vaughn relieved they can be left in peace. For now, anyway.

Valentina is reminiscing still.
At another forced gathering Val had to doll up for, she saw around her mother's neck: the beetle. He was spray-painted gold and had gemstones glued onto him.
The beetle struggled to move, being chained and worn as jewelry but her mother loved the piece.

The concept of living jewelry felt barbaric to Val, and she vowed to save the beetle and herself from this nightmare.
Stealing a maid uniform and retrieving the beetle from her mother's room, she fled out a window and ran to the Steam City as fast as she could - eventually making her way to a cargo area.
She unloaded a crate of goods and locked herself within one to be loaded onto a random airship.

A few hours into flight she broke free, which is where she met Vaughn, the traveling merchant.
He had assumed she was fleeing from extensive child labor - an ongoing large scale crime in the Realm of Metal.
She nodded her head and when he asked her name, she changed it to the most common surname in Metal - Tinker.

He loved the little girl's personality and had been planning on retiring soon.
Impressed she hijacked his ship, and after bonding through travels he decided to full on adopt the young girl as his own.
Raising her and teaching her everything he knew over the course of a decade.

When Val turned 18, he intended on making a quick trip to Metal so to finish packing up his apartment there. He left a note stating he would be back in three months but didn't return until two years later - now.

Now with their stories straight, and having a heart to heart Valentina and Vaughn finally are able to enjoy each other's presence and get out how much they missed each other. They go together to attend the Vibrance Festival and Vaughn shows off his knowledge of the Blooming March and how to steep the best cup of tea with its blossoms.

The party is hijacked however, and both Vaughn and Valentina are violently detained by a giant mech who had been using magic to be invisible.
Within the mech, Metal Guardian Cinnabar cackled out that he caught Vaughn and the missing Valentina Diorite red-handed.

Quickly, other NPCs shuffle in to help their friends - Spark restrains Cinnabar, and Mayor Volkan friendly approaches, but with a threatening aura, forcing Cinnabar to have a debate of legalities and ethics.

Born and raised in one of the four great families that dominated the Realm of Metal, Valentina was expected to act prim and proper, and become the ideal of femininity. Dealing with a narcissistic mother, a barrage of verbal abuse, and ignorance-based physical abuse (such as being forced into a corset that unintentionally snapped one of her ribs) left Valentina as a very broken-down and anxious child.

Tensions between the Realms of Sound and Metal have always been high - their walks of life greatly contrasting.
That doesn't stop diplomats and political powers from trying to find common ground though, as both could benefit from each others resources.
Sound itself has very few options of truly protecting itself.

Valentina reminisces back to an extravagant party the Metal Realm hosted for Sound diplomats.
In attempts to win over the Metal Realm, the diplomat presented a gift for each member of the four great families.
Valentina's mother Ruby, was gifted a very rare beetle said in legend to "open new doors" for their caretakers, but she was unimpressed and absolutely insulted.

Val on the other hand, was enchanted by the beetle.
One of the Metal Guardians, Amethyst, offered Ruby that she could 'add value' to the beetle by creating "living jewelry" to which Ruby promptly agreed, handing the imprisoned beetle over.

Val was left with immense anxiety, worried what would happen to the bug she quickly grew fond of.