The mineral of the month is Hematite which is Earth's primary and most abundant source of iron. Many red pigments come from hematite and the dust on Mars appears reddish because of hematite. The more you know!

If you'd like your very own Carved Hematite Ontra Figurine, head over to the Cash Shop to purchase one as a wearable or to unlock this month's Cash Shop challenger, Karka.

Carved Hematite Ontra Figurine

If you unlock Karka and beat them five times with the same pet, you'll receive these battle loot items.

Crab Claw Bident	Squishy Crab Plushie

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This month's new subscription item is also available. You will receive this item if you have a current subscription of $5.00 or more, or you start a new subscription.

Ruby Circus Tent Charm

The Summer Solstice has arrived, which means that the Millionaire Center has new items in stock.
Sadly, the Quest Shop is no longer stocking new items.  :( 

101 Hotdogs	Unamused Sun Sticker	Frozen Yogurt Fruit Bites	Summer Dolphin Beanbag	Pool Dive Sticks

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As an aside, here's a deep dive into the etymology of the word solstice:  The first part, sol is pretty obvious; it comes from the Latin word for "sun", and it's where we get the word "solar" from.  The second part, stice comes from the Latin "statistis" which was the past tense of a verb which meant "to come to rest".  The solstice was the point where the sun came to rest at its highest point.  We see this root also in the word "armistice" and (through a different historical path) the more common word "stay". 

While we were busy dancing, The Wizard put this new item in the Token Shop:

Can of Cypher Jolt Soda 675 Wizard Tokens

It's both food and clothing, so grab two if you can!

It's time once again for the increasingly-late-in-the-year Masquerade!    Put on your masks and dance for Lounge and Steamworks trinkets!

There are 13 new masks available for you to purchase at Migrating Masks including these:

Rainbow LED Domino Mask	Masquerade Irion Mask	Masquerade Anyu Mask	Masquerade Hikei Mask

The Libertine Lounge has over 40 new alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages for your pet to imbibe, as well as a few yummies to nosh on. 

Geode Fruit Meringue	Electric Pineapple Cyberplume Shot	Corduroll Fruit Mini Cake	Striped Phulon Fruit Smoothie

And if that smorgasbord wasn't enough, the Steamworks Menagerie has received an immense shipment of new clothes, plushies, beanbags, books, and even a few minions and stickers.  Something for everyone, as they say!

Steamwork Elegant Chatelaine	Lower Ziara Reading Tablet	Raving Skelly Plushie	Red Cyber Light Ocular Implant

Masquerade will run through 11:59pm, July 1.  So get your dance on!

If you're a fan of the movie, The Last Unicorn, then you'll want to head over to the Loyalty Shop to spend some points on these beauties.

Red Bull	Regretful Unicorn Horn	Strangely Voluptuous Tree	The Forest of Eternal Spring

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These items transform into each other, with the Cryptic Butterfly Riddles being the item found in the shop.

Ambiguous Butterfly Jokes	Cryptic Butterfly Riddles