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=== [{{MHdomain}}/newspost.php?news_post_id=578 SKY PALACE SPECIALS ENDING SOON] ===
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=== [{{MHdomain}}/newspost.php?news_post_id=730 SHE’S BIG, SHE’S BACK, SHE’S JAQ!] ===
''{{date|6|September|2021}}''
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''{{date|7|February|2023}}''
  
'''Grab them before they're gone'''<br>
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'''And she brought back the Shack!'''
The Sky Palace Starter and Palace Crasher Bundles are leaving soon
 
  
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'''Big, Back, with some new things in the Shack!'''<br/>
 
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Big Jaq is back in the Queso Canyon with all sorts of spicy deals!
==== Sky Palace Specials Ending Soon ====
 
Hunters throughout the Kingdom have been utilizing the powerful rocket booster technology invented by Ronza to reach new heights at the Floating Islands! The special supplies assembled by the King to jump start this exploration are beginning to wane and are nearly out of stock. Today is the final day to pick up the special Sky Palace Starter and Palace Crasher Bundles before they're gone.
 
 
 
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*'''Sky Palace Starter Bundle'''<br>
 
:Try new Extra Rich Cloud Cheesecake
 
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*'''Palace Crasher Bundle'''<br>
 
:Storm Cells, Cyclone Stones, and much more!
 
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'''These incredible deals will be leaving the Premium Store on September 7 at 3:00pm UTC!'''
 
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==== Charting What's Ahead ====
 
With Rocket Booster technology enabling exploration of even higher altitudes, the Floating Islands Cartographer has been busy studying flight logs to understand the supply lines and logistics of the Empyrean Empire. Using this recognizance, the Cartographer is confident they'll be able to chart a new type of treasure map!
 
 
 
This new map will involve up to five hunters exploring Low Altitude Islands, High Altitude Islands, and the Sky Palace itself in search of clues. Tracking down all the clues will reveal the location of an especially valuable Treasure Chest, the rare version of which will always contain at least two Adorned Empyrean Jewels.
 
 
 
The tireless work of constructing Scroll Cases and charting maps requires Ancient Relics, Pirate Seals, and Empyrean Seals. Once the Cartographer's work is complete, hunters can expect to spend these resources in exchange for this new type of Scroll Case.
 
 
 
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'''Coming Soon: Sky Palace Treasure Maps'''<br>
 
''Keep watching this space for more info''
 
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-- {{MHP|502041253|Dave Vanderburg}}
 
 
 
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=== [{{MHdomain}}/newspost.php?news_post_id=565 EXPLORE THE EMPYREAN SKY PALACE] ===
 
''{{date|10|August|2021}}''
 
 
 
'''Fly to new heights to find troves of treasure!'''<br>
 
Unlock Rocket Boosters to ascend above the clouds and collapse the Empyrean Empire!
 
  
 
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==== Collapse the Empyrean Empire ====
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==== Jaqueline the Spice Merchant Returns to Queso Canyon ====
The secret has been revealed! Ronza has completed her research and has invented a means of utilizing Rocket Boosters to provide powerful vertical thrust to any dirigible! Hunters who have proven their mastery of flight by earning a High Altitude Flight License can now construct Rocket Boosters for their own dirigible to explore what lies above the High Altitude Islands of the Floating Islands.
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The travelling spice merchant Jaqueline, or "Big Jaq" as she's known to friends, has once again setup her Spice Shack in the Queso Canyon! Visit any General Store in the areas of the Queso Canyon region to browse her popup shop where all sorts of spicy deals are available.
 
 
Have yet to earn your High Altitude Flight License? Make sure to visit the Cartographer at the Floating Islands where any qualified pilot can pick one up for a modest licensing fee.
 
  
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While Big Jaq is visiting, there are also some unique loot drops to find! Boost your Bland Queso collection by recovering Kegs of Bland Queso from mice throughout the Queso Canyon region.
'''Embark on a new permanent adventure: Collapse the Empyrean Empire'''<br>
 
Hunters with a High Altitude Flight License can now build Rocket Boosters in the Workshop!<br>
 
Upgrade your dirigible now and become one of the first to explore the Empyrean Sky Palace!
 
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==== Building Rocket Boosters ====
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==== Kegs of Bland Queso ====
Once you've proven a capable dirigible captain by fully exploring the Floating Islands, the Cartographer there will be able to issue you a High Altitude Flight License. This license will permit you to retrofit your airship with state-of-the-art Rocket Booster technology invented by Ronza herself! The schematics are relatively simple, only requiring a modest quantity of Sky Glass and Sky Ore to secure the boosters to the balloon. However, fueling the boosters is a more involved process.
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Big Jaq's Bland Queso Kegs have been stolen! Catch mice in Queso Canyon for a chance to get a cheesy reward (she won't mind you keeping the kegs for yourself). The kegs come in three sizes and you can use Wild Tonic to shake loose '''double''' the kegs when mice drop them!
  
The Empyrean Sky Palace lies far above even the highest altitude islands and generating enough lift to nearly leave the atmosphere is no small feat. To generate sufficient thrust, you'll need to safely collect and utilize Storm Cells as an energy source. These powerful and highly volatile cells can only be collected once you possess the Rocket Booster which provides a safe means of handling them. With the Rocket Booster upgrade built, you can find Storm Cells as loot drops from various mice who find them to be a valuable commodity to protect, plunder, and merchant.
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*Small
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:'''250 Bland Queso'''
  
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*Medium
'''Fifty Storm Cells are needed to make the journey to the Empyrean Sky Palace'''<br>
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:'''500 Bland Queso'''
Make sure to build the booster upgrade as soon as possible to start safely collecting this resource!
 
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==== Sky High Exploration Supplies ====
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*Large
The cunning Floating Islands Cheese Shoppe owner has created an extremely decadent and excessively rich flavour of Cloud Cheesecake which you'll find useful throughout the Floating Islands but especially so in the Empyrean Sky Palace.
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:'''1,500 Bland Queso'''
  
Extra Rich Cloud Cheesecake is imbued with the power of Sky Ore and Glass, providing a 20% Power Bonus and +5 Luck bonus throughout the Floating Islands. It's extra rich flavour appeals to the most discerning mice, meaning it will repel Kite Flyer and Daydreamer Mice while also attracting the more lucrative breeds. Use some to overpower the island mice but be sure to save some for your efforts in the Sky Palace itself where it will attract several new and very rewarding types of mice!
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'''150 Wild Tonic'''
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DOUBLE keg drops with Wild Tonic!
  
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These Kegs of Queso can be collected '''anywhere in the region''', including the Queso Geyser! Fortunately, the kegs are heat-resistant and buoyant enough to safely float in the liquid hot queso at the geyser. As a result, the kegs will appear as loot drops directly from mice and not in nests.
'''Bring Extra Rich Cloud Cheesecake'''<br>
 
20% Power Bonus, +5 Luck Bonus, does not attract Kite Flyer or Daydreamer, and lures new mice!
 
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==== Spice Leaf and Cork Material Exchange ====
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*'''100 Extra Rich Cloud Cheesecake'''<br/>
 
:Repel Kite Flyers!
 
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*'''500 Extra Rich Cloud Cheesecake'''<br/>
 
:Power, Luck, and more mice!
 
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==== Prepare for Takeoff ====
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Big Jaq has expanded her wares and offers a Spice Leaf and Cork Material Exchange! You can exchange up your Nachore, Spice Leaves, AND Cork Materials for higher tier items! Make sure you don't miss out!
The Rocket Booster upgrade comes complete with a Launch Console to program your flight path. The Empyrean Sky Palace is a vast complex of a seemingly endless number of vaults that are each loaded with varying quantities and types of treasure. After unlocking the Rocket Booster upgrade you can access your Launch Console while on the Launch Pad to journey to the Sky Palace instead of to a regular Floating Island.
 
  
Using your Launch Console you'll be able to dial and lock in a set of coordinates to arrive at a specific vault of your choosing. Each coordinate on the console can be individually locked and you can use Cyclone Stones to reprogram all the unlocked coordinates. Tinker and experiment with the Launch Console to learn all it has to offer. Once you've chosen and locked all of your coordinates then you're ready to hit the "Launch" button and soar to new heights!
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'''Spice Leaf Exchange'''
  
Were you able to recover at least 200 Chrome Bits during Ronza's visit and claim the Hazardous Materials Crate? If so, this container can now be safely opened to reveal Ronza's gift of 25 Storm Cells to provide you with a massive head start on your first journey to the Sky Palace! The crate provides a safe means of keeping the Storm Cells stable so you can pry it open even before you acquire your Rocket Boosters.
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*Mild Spice Leaf
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:Cost: 6 Nachore
  
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*Medium Spice Leaf
'''Open your Hazardous Materials Crate'''<br>
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:Cost: 3 Mild Leaves
Get a head start on fueling your Rocket Boosters!
 
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==== Exploring a Vault ====
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*Hot Spice Leaf
After locking in your coordinates and journeying to the Empyrean Sky Palace you'll find yourself at one of its endless treasure vaults. Exploring a vault is nearly identical to exploring a Floating Island, however, much greater treasures await your discovery!
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:Cost: 3 Medium Leaves
  
The vaults are where the Empyrean Empire house their extensive stash of loot and treasures. Vast quantities of Sky Ore and Sky Glass, Raw Ancient Jade to construct Ancient Charms, and even the minted currency of the empire itself: Empyrean Seals. Perhaps most valuable though is the Empyrean Treasure Trove you'll find by fully exploring a vault. Inside you'll always find '''at least one Adorned Empyrean Jewel''' along with other valuables!
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*Flamin' Spice Leaf
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:Cost: 4 Hot Leaves
  
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*Cork Bark
'''Find Empyrean Treasure Troves'''<br>
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:Cost: 12 Nachore
Earned by fully exploring a vault and always contain at least one Adorned Empyrean Jewel!
 
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Exploring a vault is not without risk as there are several types of Palace Protectors looking to thwart your effort, new Sky Pirates competing for plunder, and even the Empyrean Empress herself to stand in your way!
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*Rubber
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:Cost: 4 Cork
  
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*Geyserite
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:Cost: 6 Rubber
*'''100 Bottled Wind'''<br/>
 
:Speed up exploration!
 
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*'''500 Bottled Wind'''<br/>
 
:Boost vault drops!
 
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==== Limited Time Exploration Supplies ====
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*Tungsten
With the secret of Rocket Booster technology unlocked the King has assembled some useful offerings to jump start your exploration efforts. These special hunting supply deals will be around until '''Tuesday, September 7 at approximately 3:00pm UTC'''.
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:Cost: 6 Geyserite
  
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==== Blooming Spice Plants ====
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Make sure to tap open the Queso Kegs as you find them to add to your inventory of Bland Queso. Visit Big Jaq's Spice Shack where you can fertilize the Bland Queso into Blooming Spice Plants of various sizes, heats, and materials.
*'''Sky Palace Starter Bundle'''<br/>
 
:Try new Extra Rich Cloud Cheesecake
 
| style="width: 50%; padding: 5px" |
 
*'''Palace Crasher Bundle'''<br/>
 
:Storm Cells, Cyclone Stones, and much more!
 
|}
 
  
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'''Small Blooming Spice Plant'''
These two promotional bundles are available for a limited time only!
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When harvested, you are guaranteed to find '''Mild Spice Leaves'''. This blooming spice plant also contains a handful of either '''Medium''' or '''Hot Spice Leaves'''.
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==== New Hunting Equipment & Rewards ====
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'''Medium Blooming Spice Plant'''
Exploring the Empyrean Sky Palace has some unique benefits beyond looting its stockpiles of treasure. Learn the Empyrean Empress' closely guarded secret of Ancient Charms by recovering the eight pages of her codex, purchase Ancient Charms by providing the Charm Shopkeeper with Raw Ancient Jade, and recover ultimate tier charms from the Consumed Charm Tinkerer!
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When harvested, you are guaranteed to find '''Mild''' and '''Medium Spice Leaves'''. This blooming spice plant also contains a handful of either '''Hot''' or '''Flamin' Spice Leaves'''.
  
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'''Large Blooming Spice Plant'''
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When harvested, you are guaranteed to find '''Mild''', '''Medium''', and '''Hot Spice Leaves'''. This blooming spice plant also contains a handful of '''Flamin' Spice Leaves''', or, more rarely, '''Ember Roots''' or '''Ember Stones'''.
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<div style="text-align: center">
 
'''Empyrean Codex'''<br>
 
Purchase with eight Empyrean Codex Pages
 
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The magic of this codex creates an alchemical result when using Ancient Charms that provides them with a chance to recombine into a higher tiered version when consumed.
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'''NEW Blooming Rubber Plant'''
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When harvested, you are guaranteed to find enough '''Cork Bark''' and '''Congealed Rubber''' for a Medium Cork along with either some '''Geyserite''' or '''Tungsten'''.
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'''Empyrean Seals & Troves'''<br>
 
Purchase more Empyrean Treasure Troves
 
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The General Store owner at the Floating Islands will gladly exchange Empyrean Treasure Troves for any Empyrean Seals that you find while exploring the Sky Palace. The troves cost 3,000 Empyrean Seals and always contain '''at least one Adorned Empyrean Jewel!'''
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'''50 Wild Tonic'''
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Use Wild Tonic and Bland Queso to fertilize these plants!
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'''Pirate Seals'''<br>
 
Even more Sky Pirates!
 
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Hunters are not the only group looking to thwart the efforts of the Empyrean Empire. While exploring the palace you'll no doubt come across vaults being raided by Sky Pirates, including a new adversary: Peggy the Plunderer! Using your Launch Console you can even find vaults overrun with pirates allowing you to loot loads of Corsair Curd or even 10 Pirate Seals in a single hunt!
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==== Big Jaq's Bundles ====
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Visit the Premium Shop to pick up two special one-time deals on some very spicy hunting supplies.
<div style="text-align: center">
 
'''Ultimate Tier Charms'''<br>
 
Hunt the Consumed Charm Tinkerer
 
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Each capture of the tinkerer will reward you with some variety of an ultimate tier charm and on rare occasions even an Ultimate Charm itself!
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These special offers are only available until Big Jaq leaves on Wednesday, February 22!
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'''Raw Ancient Jade'''<br>
 
Looted in Raw Ancient Jade Deposits
 
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Supply these to the Charm Shopkeeper to purchase Ancient Charms directly from the Floating Islands Charm Shoppe.
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Pick up Big Jaq's Budding Bundle to receive 25 Wild Tonic, 10,000 Bland Queso and a Large Blooming Spice Plant. (Limit 1 per hunter)
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Pick up Big Jaq's Blooming Bundle to receive 100 Magic Essence, 200 Wild Tonic, 20,000 Bland Queso, 3 Large Blooming Spice Plants, and 3 Blooming Rubber Plants. (Limit 3 per hunter)
'''Explore the Empyrean Sky Palace!'''<br>
 
Ronza has shared her new Rocket Booster schematics! Grab your High Altitude Flight License, upgrade your airship in the Workshop, and explore the Empyrean Sky Palace for jewels and other treasures!
 
</div>
 
  
<div style="text-align: center; border: 1px solid; border-radius: 5px; padding: 5px; margin-top: 5px">
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Big Jaq's Buddin' Bundle
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Tonic, Bland Queso, and a Large Plant!
'''Chrome Bits have stopped dropping!'''<br/>
 
'''Ronza will be departing Gnawnia on August 17!'''
 
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Big Jaq's Bloomin' Bundle
'''Chrome Bits and Chrome Vouchers Will Be'''<br/>
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Tonic, Queso, and two plants!
'''Removed when Ronza Leaves'''
 
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'''Make sure you spend your Chrome Vouchers and your Chrome Bits before August 17.''' After that date, they will be removed from your inventory!
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<div style="font-size: 115%>'''Travel to the Queso Canyon!</div></div>
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-- {{MHP|502041253|Dave Vanderburg}}
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<div style="font-size: 115%>'''Big Jaq is visiting Queso Canyon until Wednesday, February 22!</div></div>
  
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-- {{MHP|510239199|Franco D'Auria}}
 
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Revision as of 19:34, 7 February 2023

For older updates, visit the Archive.

SHE’S BIG, SHE’S BACK, SHE’S JAQ!

7 February 2023

And she brought back the Shack!

Big, Back, with some new things in the Shack!
Big Jaq is back in the Queso Canyon with all sorts of spicy deals!

Jaqueline the Spice Merchant Returns to Queso Canyon

The travelling spice merchant Jaqueline, or "Big Jaq" as she's known to friends, has once again setup her Spice Shack in the Queso Canyon! Visit any General Store in the areas of the Queso Canyon region to browse her popup shop where all sorts of spicy deals are available.

While Big Jaq is visiting, there are also some unique loot drops to find! Boost your Bland Queso collection by recovering Kegs of Bland Queso from mice throughout the Queso Canyon region.

Kegs of Bland Queso

Big Jaq's Bland Queso Kegs have been stolen! Catch mice in Queso Canyon for a chance to get a cheesy reward (she won't mind you keeping the kegs for yourself). The kegs come in three sizes and you can use Wild Tonic to shake loose double the kegs when mice drop them!

  • Small
250 Bland Queso
  • Medium
500 Bland Queso
  • Large
1,500 Bland Queso

150 Wild Tonic DOUBLE keg drops with Wild Tonic!

These Kegs of Queso can be collected anywhere in the region, including the Queso Geyser! Fortunately, the kegs are heat-resistant and buoyant enough to safely float in the liquid hot queso at the geyser. As a result, the kegs will appear as loot drops directly from mice and not in nests.

Spice Leaf and Cork Material Exchange

Big Jaq has expanded her wares and offers a Spice Leaf and Cork Material Exchange! You can exchange up your Nachore, Spice Leaves, AND Cork Materials for higher tier items! Make sure you don't miss out!

Spice Leaf Exchange

  • Mild Spice Leaf
Cost: 6 Nachore
  • Medium Spice Leaf
Cost: 3 Mild Leaves
  • Hot Spice Leaf
Cost: 3 Medium Leaves
  • Flamin' Spice Leaf
Cost: 4 Hot Leaves
  • Cork Bark
Cost: 12 Nachore
  • Rubber
Cost: 4 Cork
  • Geyserite
Cost: 6 Rubber
  • Tungsten
Cost: 6 Geyserite

Blooming Spice Plants

Make sure to tap open the Queso Kegs as you find them to add to your inventory of Bland Queso. Visit Big Jaq's Spice Shack where you can fertilize the Bland Queso into Blooming Spice Plants of various sizes, heats, and materials.

Small Blooming Spice Plant When harvested, you are guaranteed to find Mild Spice Leaves. This blooming spice plant also contains a handful of either Medium or Hot Spice Leaves.

Medium Blooming Spice Plant When harvested, you are guaranteed to find Mild and Medium Spice Leaves. This blooming spice plant also contains a handful of either Hot or Flamin' Spice Leaves.

Large Blooming Spice Plant When harvested, you are guaranteed to find Mild, Medium, and Hot Spice Leaves. This blooming spice plant also contains a handful of Flamin' Spice Leaves, or, more rarely, Ember Roots or Ember Stones.

NEW Blooming Rubber Plant When harvested, you are guaranteed to find enough Cork Bark and Congealed Rubber for a Medium Cork along with either some Geyserite or Tungsten.

50 Wild Tonic Use Wild Tonic and Bland Queso to fertilize these plants!

Big Jaq's Bundles

Visit the Premium Shop to pick up two special one-time deals on some very spicy hunting supplies.

These special offers are only available until Big Jaq leaves on Wednesday, February 22!

Pick up Big Jaq's Budding Bundle to receive 25 Wild Tonic, 10,000 Bland Queso and a Large Blooming Spice Plant. (Limit 1 per hunter)

Pick up Big Jaq's Blooming Bundle to receive 100 Magic Essence, 200 Wild Tonic, 20,000 Bland Queso, 3 Large Blooming Spice Plants, and 3 Blooming Rubber Plants. (Limit 3 per hunter)

Big Jaq's Buddin' Bundle Tonic, Bland Queso, and a Large Plant!

Big Jaq's Bloomin' Bundle Tonic, Queso, and two plants!

Travel to the Queso Canyon!
Big Jaq is visiting Queso Canyon until Wednesday, February 22!

-- Franco D'Auria