Hello NosPlayers!

Over the past few weeks, we’ve been inundated with your exciting storylines. Thanks to everyone for sending in your amazing and creative ideas! Reading through them all, we’ve hardly managed to get any work done, and some of your writing talent has really bowled us over!

Today we can finally reveal the winners!

Winners

Here are the authors behind the best stories:

• 1st Place: Fluffypaw - INT-Valehir
  
• 2nd Place: Poopa - EU-Dragonveil
  
• 3rd Place: »Moonstone« - DE-Alzanor
  
• 4th Place: «Sin» - DE-Alzanor
  
• 5th Place: Bennett•D•Zero - EU-Dragonveil
  
• 6th Place: Tirylee - DE-Alzanor
  
• 7th Place: -Xayah- - DE-Alzanor
  
• 8th Place: Herondale - INT-Asgobas
  
• 9th Place: Kaleinyo - FR-Cosmos
  
• 10th Place: Federaikou - EU-Dragonveil

Prizes

The winners will be awarded with the following:

1st to 3rd

• ‘Wordsmith’ Title
  
• Baby Panda
  
• Retro Wings in their colour of choice

4th and 5th

• ‘Wordsmith’ Title
  
• Crystal Wings

6th to 10th

• ‘Wordsmith’ Title
  
• Onyx Wings

All other participants receive 2 event chests. The prizes will be delivered directly in the game over the coming days.

Thanks to everyone who participated!
The NosTale Team

Between 20th January (11:00 CET) and 23th January (11:00 CET) you have a 50% greater chance of picking up TWO raid boxes instead of one in all raids in NosTale!

Slip into your armour, grab your weapon, call your NosMates and charge into the fray to make sure don’t miss out on any great and rare rewards.

Best of luck!
The NosTale Team

Pick up some amazing offers in the NosMall – between 19th January 2023 (11:00 CET) and 21st January 2023 (11:00 CET) you can save a whopping 30% when purchasing items for trading and swapping NosMates. Enjoy the discount on items such as:

• Specialist Partner Card Holder
  
• Pet Bead
  
• Partner Bead
  
• Fairy Bead

Grab these amazing bargains – head over to the NosMall today!
The NosTale Team

Spin the NosWheel from 18th January (11 AM) and get your hands on the Black Ink Rabbit! Defeat your opponents with ink stains that won’t come out even in the special wash cycle.


This little ink-stained rabbit is one devilishly cunning rascal! He might be cute, but don’t underestimate his nimble brush strokes and magic ink in battle! The Black Ink Rabbit is full of surprises (for your enemies) and gives you powerful effects and buffs!

• 20% increase to the shadow element when attacking.
  
• Has a 40% chance to reduce all incoming attack damage by 80%.
  
• When defending, there is a 7% chance of triggering the ‘Inky Armour’ buff.

Effect – Inky Armour

• Decreases incoming damage by 20%.
  
• Restores 5% HP every 2 seconds.
  
• Restores 5% MP every 2 seconds.

Skill – Shadow Painting

• Grants you the ‘Shadow Energy’ buff: provides a 5% chance to summon the Onyx Dragon’s Shadow. Increases movement speed by 1.

Player Buff – Black Ink Rabbit’s Blessing

• All attacks are increased by 7%.
  
• Gold drop rate is increased by 25%.
  
• Shadow resistance is increased by 10.

From 18th January till 13th February 2023, mysterious New Year Rabbits are causing trouble in NosTale’s Chinese New Year festivities. They played a nasty trick on Mimi Mentor and stole some precious things from her. Help Mimi by finding her stolen items and earn yourself a New Year’s Gift Box.

How it works:

• Talk to Mimi Mentor.
  
• Travel around the world of NosTale and defeat monsters. With a bit of luck, one of these New Year Rabbits will appear (excluding Instant Combat, raids, Time-Spaces, Glacernon, Land of Death and Land of Life).
  
• The thieves won’t defend themselves and can be beaten with just five blows, but make sure those pesky good-for-nothings don’t slip through your fingers.
  
• After every blow, each of them will drop one of the following items:
  
  
  • Gold
    
  • Golden New Year’s Carrot
    
  • Tasty Carrot Snack
    
  • Stolen Gift Bag
    
  • Stolen Lucky Charm
• Return the stolen goods back to Mimi and you’ll earn a New Year’s Gift Box.

The New Year’s Gift Box may contain the following:

• New Year Tiger
  
• Cute Bunny
  
• New Year Lucky Pig Bead
  
• Bushtail Costume Scroll (Event)
  
• Golden New Year’s Carrot (Event)
  
• Fresh Carrot Juice (Event)
  
• Tasty Carrot Snack (Event)
  
• Playful Bunny Costume (Permanent)
  
• Adorable Bunny Costume (Permanent)
  
• Playful Bunny Ears (Permanent)
  
• Adorable Bunny Ears (Permanent)
  
• March Hare Costume (Permanent)
  
• White Rabbit Costume (Permanent)
  
• March Hare Hat (Permanent)
  
• White Rabbit Hat (Permanent)

A Mysterious Bunny
If you’d rather not face the mysterious Black Ink Rabbit in battle, then tame him as your pet from the NosMall during the event! He’ll support you in combat with various powerful effects and buffs.

Good luck on the rabbit hunt!
The NosTale Team

On the hunt for a spectacular bargain? Then check out our special offers! Between 16/01 and 18/01/23 (from 11:00 to 11:00 CET respectively), you can get a 30% discount on some top items in the NosMall.

Pick up the following items for a great price:

• Blessing Amulet
  
• Equipment Protection Scroll
  
• Golden Equipment Protection Scroll

The NosTale Team

Between 14/01 (from 11 AM CET) and 16/01/23 (11 AM CET), spinning the NosWheel is 30% cheaper!

Fortune’s having a bonanza in NosTale! Make the most of the following boost event:

• Give your specialist cards an upgrade – for a short time only you have 50% better chances of success!

13th January 2023 (11:00 CET) – 16th January 2023 (11:00 CET)

Have fun upgrading!
The NosTale Team

Get your hands on some powerful rune and tattoo items at a very special price – now including the new Rune Solvent!
Only available until 14th January (11:00 CET), you’ll find up to 30% off the following items in the NosMall:

• Tattoo Remover
  
• Tattoo Safeguard Scroll
  
• Rune of Fortune Scroll
  
• Repair Rune Anvil
  
• Rune Removal Hammer
  
• Rune Solvent

Have fun with your runes and tattoos,
The NosTale Team

Our Gingerbread Men are good enough to eat! But wait – you don’t want to go nibbling on these tasty little companions who’re waiting to support you in combat! If you can withstand the temptation, then there’s a box waiting for you in the shop which with a bit of good fortune could contain one of these special companions:

Pick up the Gingerbread Fortune Box between 11th January (11 AM) and 18th January (11 AM CET) for a chance to grab a fun Gingerbread companion or other great surprises!

One of the following surprises is waiting for you:

• Gingerbread Warrior Par
• Gingerbread Slinger Pur
• Gingerbread Mage Pir
• 15x Partner Medicine
• 4x Tarot Card Game
• 5x Treasure Chest Skeleton Key
• 99x Huge Recovery Potion
• 30x Sealed Vessel
• Mother Nature’s Rune Pack
• Magic Speed Booster (7 Days)
• 6x Ancelloan’s Blessing

Your Gingerbread Man companion will support you with powerful effects and skills.

• Present and Biscuit Shower inflicts the Present Overload debuff on enemies, slowing them, reducing their dodge, and sending them into a Short Blackout.

Gingerbread Warrior Par:

• The Gingerbread Boxing buff increases all attacks by 5%. In addition, the equipped fairy’s element increases by 5.

Gingerbread Slinger Pur:

• The Gingerbread Marksmanship buff increases critical damage by 20%. In addition, the equipped fairy’s element increases by 5.

Gingerbread Mage Pir:

• The Gingerbread Magic buff provides a 7% chance to reset the cooldown of the attack skill used. In addition, the equipped fairy’s element increases by 5.