Cloud Kingdom
The Rainbow Festival is an annual event in June, celebrating real-life Pride Month.
During the event, limited-time clothing and horse tack is available for purchase, and the Cloud Kingdom is an area only accessible during this event.
History[]
The first formal Rainbow Festival was released in June 2019[1] (this was the first time the event was named), however the Cloud Kingdom was first released in 2018.[2][3]
In August 2018, the Cloud Kingdom was expanded from its original form to its current appearance.[3] Formerly, it was only the Zenith Base Camp island and the large center one.
In June 2022, it received many additions, most notably a new quest in which the colors of the area are removed and the player is tasked with completing various activities to find the Rainbow Crystals to restore the colors one at a time. It also got expanded upon on the main map outside of the Kingdom, with the return of Chaun and his rainbow gold hunting activity and a daily quest.[4]
The festival returned in June 2023, this time for four weeks.[5] It was largely the same as the previous year, but with a new race unlocked through the questline and the addition of Summer Tokens as the main event currency. Two magical horses were added for sale to the Cloud Kingdom, Prisma and Tenebri, which were designed by players through a contest the previous year.
Appearance of Jorvik[]
Fort Pinta Beach during the festival
The decorations for this event are visible mainly in the settlements and stables on the map. They are rainbow- and cloud-themed, and include balloons, flags, and other miscellaneous decorations.
There is also a rainbow parade once every hour from Moorland to Fort Pinta Beach, with rainbow-decorated trellis archways over its path, which can be seen even when the parade is not active. At the end of the parade is a party area on the beach.
Quests and Races[]
The Rainbow Festival has some limited-time quests and races available.
The event's main quest line involves Katja and her removing the color from the Cloud Kingdom, turning it grayscale. The player must then complete the festival's activities to restore the colors. Some smaller quest lines are finding Mica Stoneground's lost equipment in the same area and helping Pico the frog find his owner, Mica, in the initial introduction.
There are two races unique to this event, while there is also a daily quest activity (finding golden horseshoes scattered around the Cloud Kingdom) which rewards horse XP but is not a race. There is another daily quest, helping a raincloud reunite with other clouds, which also rewards horse XP.
Races include:
- Rainbow Race in the Cloud Kingdom
- Katja's Frozen Fury Race in Moorland
Gifts and Rewards[]
Misty Rainbow set for sale at the Cloud Kingdom
Most of the quests and activities in the event reward Summer Tokens, which can be traded for clothes and horse tack. From finding Rainbow Gold at the end of the Rainbow, which appears every 30 minutes and stays for 20 minutes after appearing, rewards can be obtained from trading them to Chaun. Rewards include random items such as junk items from Archaeology, horse XP, café food items, horse food items, Jorvik Shillings, and rainbow-themed set items. They can also be traded once a day for 3 Summer Tokens.
There is also a shop in the Cloud Kingdom selling limited-time tack and clothing, and another shop on Fort Pinta Beach selling LGBTQ+ flag decorative horse bows along with terrier pets.
Trivia[]
- The Cloud Kingdom was first released in March 2018 (returning later that year in August), however the first Rainbow Festival was in 2019.
- 2021 was the first year that it was explicitly stated that the festival was to celebrate Pride Month.[6] Formerly, it was implied but not confirmed.
- Katja's new model made its debut in the event's main quest line in 2022. The following year, her horse, Mortifa, also made an appearance.
- At the start of the 2023 Rainbow Festival season, Star Stable announced that instead of the event only staying around for 2 weeks, it will be staying for 4 weeks.
References[]
- ↑ "The Rainbow Festival!" Star Stable. Star Stable Entertainment, June 7, 2019. https://www.starstable.com/en/article/7021.
- ↑ "Join the Jorvik Egg Hunt!" Star Stable. Star Stable Entertainment, March 28, 2018. https://www.starstable.com/en/article/5085.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "The Return of the Cloud Kingdom!" Star Stable. Star Stable Entertainment, August 15, 2018. https://www.starstable.com/en/article/5701.
- ↑ "The Rainbow Festival Returns!" Star Stable. Star Stable Entertainment, June 8, 2022. https://www.starstable.com/en/article/12121.
- ↑ "The Rainbow Festival Returns!" Star Stable. Star Stable Entertainment, June 7, 2023. https://www.starstable.com/en/article/13489.
- ↑ "The Rainbow Festival is Here!" Star Stable. Star Stable Entertainment, June 9, 2021. https://www.starstable.com/en/article/10361.