Portalarium are holding the Spring Telethon of the Avatar today, to update us on the status of Shroud of the Avatar, and to give away a number of prizes to the game’s fan community:

Avatars! Join us on Twitch and get ready to shrug off the winter blues and welcome back fun in the sun. Today, we’re announcing the Spring Telethon of the Avatar 2017!

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Help us to achieve the following goals during this next event!

As a special bonus, we are offering Telethon Funding Stretch Goal Rewards to any backer that pledges a minimum of $5 from the start of the telethon, until Midnight (Spending Store Credit to make $5 minimum purchase does not apply). The Spring Telethon of the Avatar 2017 Funding Stretch Goal Rewards are:

• $10,000: /flowerleap emote (leap into the air and throw flowers)
  
• $25,000: Butterfly Mask
• $35,000: Stained Glass Hand Lantern
• $50,000: Floral Pattern Stained Glass Oil Table Lamp (3 Pack)
• $65,000: White Flowered Topiary Creature Statues (3 Pack of Dragon, Bear, Satyr)
• $80,000: Leaf Shield and Leaf Spear
• $100,000: Large Spring Themed Fountain with Floating Candles
• $130,000: Thorn Bow and Thorn Sword
• and more to be revealed if we hit these goals…

Additionally, it should be noted that today is the last day to purchase a number of items from the Add-On Store:

At Midnight CST, March 9, 2017 (6:00 UTC, March 10, 2017), we are expiring the following content from the Add On Store (and the in-game Crown Merchants). This means that these items will no longer be available at all.

• Viking Village Home
• Wizard Tower Village Home
• Tower Village Home
• Windmill Village Home
• Druid Town Home
• Tower Town Home
• Brown Nomad Hat
• Red Fez Hat
• Brown Chaperon Hat
• Brown Pilgrim Hat
• Brown Pilgrim Bonnet
• Sigil Cloaks 3 Pack
• Lord British Cloak
• Ornate Flamberge
• Ornate Flamberge Pattern Pack
• NEW: 2017 Valentine Card 5-Pack
• NEW: 2017 Valentine Gift Boxes 3-Pack
• NEW: Replenishing 250-Piece Mystery Fireworks Box

The Telethon livestream will begin — on Twitch, naturally — in about three hours from the time of this writing, and will run for twelve hours thereafter:

The Spring Telethon of the Avatar starts at 12pm CT (Noon) today! We will be streaming for 12 hours with deep dives into game systems and answering your questions. There will be lots of flash sales, items will be expiring, and tons of cool prizes will be given out!

Watch on Twitch from 12pm-Midnight CT.

As always, you’ll want to be in the Shroud of the Avatar Discord chat rooms in order to qualify for the prizes.