Youth is an important aspect of the Winterspring Dawn. Spring is a sign of life renewed, as such, celebration of the young, in addition to celebration of when one was young, became a key theme during the festival.

Due to their creation in a lab, a Xero’s youth may look significantly different from those who are born in more traditional ways. In order to ensure they are properly developing, they are kept in ARC-supported housing and schools, and later adopted out when they are deemed old enough. ARC tries its best to place every Xero in the perfect home for them, but it is up to you to share your Xero’s story of their youth.

Write about your Xero's adoptive parent(s) and what their life was like growing up!

Before written history, the Korso would pass down tales through pictographic patterns, and the importance of this method of storytelling remains. While many species of aliens occupy the Alurizan Reserve, the traditions of the Korso shapes the culture these aliens all share. As such, aliens of all kinds will share stories of their youth with one another during this holiday.

Draw or create a  flag showing at least three (3) life events that your Xero went through, and then write a quick blurb abiut each event.

Draw your Xero enjoying their comfort meal. Be on the lookout for a new iteration of this prompt immediately after it ends.

Think you know the Xero site well? Test your knowledge with the Mystery Picture. This prompt resets every 2 weeks, and will be a different picture each time.

It is said that long ago on the eve of the Reserve’s founding, Alurizans wore long hooded coverings and masks to ward off the Blight’s plague, and their clever disguises are what allowed them to win the war. These days, it's not known if that is truth or legend, but the tradition continues, and many Alurizans sport varying costumes as they navigate the Carnival grounds.

Design a mask for your Xero and write about why they elected to create a mask with that design.

The Twilight Carnival festivities are about to begin, and once again you find yourself rushing to complete the final preparations to decorate your Carnival stall. Unfortunately, it would seem you have misplaced the final piece you need to complete your decorations: the garland! You quickly scramble the materials together to create a new one. After all, no Carnival decorations are complete without the garland. 

Create a garland decoration to celebrate the Twilight Carnival. You may either use the templates provided, or create your own.

Draw or write about your Xero either creating a gift or giving a gift to another Xero to celebrate the Twilight Carnival. This gift should fit within the theme of the Twilight Carnival, and you are encouraged to take inspiration from the Twilight Carnival lore when writing this piece.

The Nevriset B'Xhadari, also known as the Skyfire Festival, has begun! Each member of AREZ will celebrate the festival in a different way. How does your Xero celebrate the Skyfire Festival? Will they stay up all night to view the stars and play games, or turn in early after too many snacks?

This event prompt can be completed by drawing or writing about how Xeros celebrate and participate in the festival.

You can learn more about the Skyfire Festival here!

An integral component of B’Haddu culture is the creation of art using clay, which can range from vessels for everyday use, such as a pitcher or bowl, to decorative sculptures. Clay is a way of life in B’Haddu - it’s important to celebrate that!

Create a creature from the Xero world out of clay, or otherwise paint clay pottery you created. This can be created out of any type of clay, whether it is air dry, kiln fired, or even out of Play-Doh, but it must be created in the real world.

In the spirit of the event, show us an arrangement of stars and either illustrate and/or write a story in the style of traditional constellations, with a dark background and paler lines. The actual stars used as the base for your constellation art may be based on stars in Earth's sky or made up.