🪻CONTRIBUTOR INTRO🪻 Next up, please welcome Kas! Armed with their love for HSR's purple women, they are going to put their brushes and paints to work to create an artistic vision for our beloved Castorice. "every time ive redownloaded hsr it was for a purple woman"

🪻CONTRIBUTOR INTRO🪻 Next up, please welcome @viviitartt.bsky.social! Her love for sparkles and vibrant colours will lend itself to a stunning piece for our beloved war maiden! "hihi Im vivi! :3 I like painting with vivid colors and drawing pretty girls with flowers and sparkles ✧･ﾟ: *"

🪻CONTRIBUTOR INTRO 🪻 Next up, please welcome cathpalugs! In a project combining two of his greatest artistic loves, he is sure to create a beautiful composition for our beloved Castorice! "I love pretty girls and I love dragons, so this is the best of both worlds!"

🪻CONTRIBUTOR INTRO🪻 Next up please welcome Scarlet Nevermore! We can't wait to see what story they may write for Castorice and her companions! "castorice evaded me thanks to anaxa's banner but on everyone's souls but my own i WILL reunite her and mydei"

🪻CONTRIBUTOR INTRO🪻 Next up, please welcome Absinthe! His adoration for Castorice is bound to create a fascinating tale! "My name is Absinthe I’m so glad to be here ^_^ Castorice is my favorite Amphoreus character to smack together like a Barbie with other characters~ 💜"

🪻CONTRIBUTOR INTRO🪻 Next up, please welcome Pandora! We are all eager to see her expressive style create a masterpiece for Castorice! "Hi, i'm Pandora!! i love drawing and yogurt ❤️ i wish i could open a reading club with castorice so we can share our favs ao3 fanfics >:)"

🪻CONTRIBUTOR INTRO🪻 Next up, please welcome Lin! She creates wonderful traditional pieces filled with texture and vibrant colours. We can't wait to see how she will portray Castorice in her stunning style! "Hi I'm Lin and love drawing in my sketchbook the most. (1/2)

🪻CONTRIBUTOR INTRO🪻 Next up, please welcome asterisksks! Their soulful writing is sure to paint a beautiful picture of our beloved maiden of Death, Castorice, and her numerous journeys!

🪻CONTRIBUTOR INTRO🪻 Next up, please welcome @gardenofapples.bsky.social! Her lighting and atmosphere wonderfully showcases Castorice’s ethereal beauty. "Hi, I'm a digital artist who's in love with Castorice's sweet, little, completely harmless, and totally-not-scary pet bone dragon :D"

🪻CONTRIBUTOR INTRO🪻 Next up, please welcome adrilia! We wonder what her beautiful words may create! "castorice was one of the very first amphoreus characters i was excited for, her design and aesthetic is right up my alley!! so excited to show her some love in this zine <3"

🪻CONTRIBUTOR INTRO🪻 Next up, please welcome PeachMilkTeay! We can’t wait to see her create the sweetest piece for our sweetest maiden of death, Castorice! "Pleasure to be here, I hope I can draw Castorice well! I think Castorice would be a 75% sugar, butterfly-pea milk tea~"

🪻 CONTRIBUTOR LINEUPS 🪻 "The light has returned upon the land of Aidonia, and our beloved maiden of death emerges for another cycle, scythe at hand." Please give your love and support to our dear contributors (1/2)!

🪻CONTRIBUTOR APPS: RESULTS SENT 🪻 All contributor application results have been sent! Please remember to check your emails and spam folders. If you are having any problems, difficulties, or questions, don’t hesitate to dm us or email us at [email protected]

🪻CONTRIBUTOR APPS: CLOSED🪻 "The pages turn until we reach the end of this chapter. Stay tuned to see where the maiden shall leave traces of her warm embrace next!" Thank you so much to everyone who applied! The mod team will be sorting out the results over the next few days!

🪻CONTRIBUTOR APPS: ONE DAY LEFT🪻 "As the darkest hour approaches, and the whispers from beyond start growing louder, a lone figure emerges to reassure them that the sun will always shine, even on the wretched." 📆Contributor Application: July 4th - August 1st📆 🔽LINKS BELOW🔽

🪻CONTRIBUTOR APPS: TWO DAYS LEFT🪻 "Follow the flutters of fate down the river, and let the lost souls reunite in the presence of death." 📆Contributor Application: July 4th - August 1st 🔽LINK BELOW🔽

🪻GUEST INTRO🪻 And finally, welcome saewokhrisz! We are all looking forward to seeing how he plans to capture the deadly beauty of our war maiden Castorice and her trusted dragon companion! "heavily overworked but always have time to love dragons and characters WITH dragons"

🪻CONTRIBUTOR APPS: THREE DAYS LEFT🪻 "The darkened skies have grown quiet as the night draws to a close, and the somber maiden of death lets her steps carry her towards the sunrise that is soon to come." 📆Contributor Application: July 4th - August 1st📆 🔽LINKS BELOW🔽

🪻GUEST INTRO🪻 Next up, please welcome quixie! We are excited to see the gorgeous, soulful artwork she creates to celebrate our beloved Castorice! "So excited to be here & I hope I can help capture all the best parts of our beloved Castorice."

🪻GUEST INTRO🪻 Next, please welcome kurattes! We can't wait to be swept away by the serene atmosphere of their next creation! "Thank you for having me! I love the serene image of Castorice and her field of flowers, so I'm happy for the opportunity to draw more of her."

🪻CONTRIBUTOR APPS: ONE WEEK LEFT🪻 “As the end grows near, our beloved maiden of death shifts her gaze to the night sky, to bid the world farewell once more." 📆Contributor Application: July 4th - August 1st 🔽LINKS BELOW🔽

🪻GUEST INTRO🪻 Up next, please welcome pawnyao! We can't wait to see the masterpiece they create; it is sure to tug at all of our heartstrings.

🪻GUEST INTRO🪻 Up next, please welcome Rachel! We adore how beautiful and expressive her compositions are! "Hello I'm Rachel. Fun fact: I used to be pretty neutral about Cas until I started sobbing and screaming from her story! She's now one of my favourites <3"

🪻GUEST INTRO🪻 Next up, please welcome Bluvianna! Her compositions are so beautiful and soft, we imagine it must taste as sweet as crystalline sugar coated candies! "Hi I'm Bluvianna! I'm honored to be part of this project and to spread the love of Castorice!!"

🪻CONTRIBUTOR APPS: 2 WEEKS LEFT🪻 "The memories left by those who have departed continue to be carried by the maiden of death. Follow her into the sea of flowers where these souls may finally rest." 📆Contributor Application: July 4th - August 1st 🔽LINK BELOW🔽

🪻GUEST INTRO🪻 Please welcome @cavalierious.bsky.social next! We're patiently awaiting to be greeted by their prose that is sure to rival the beauty of our maiden of death. "Hi I'm Ann! I'm old, a little gray, and I've been writing for twenty years. I love Castorice's silly side."

Q: Will contributors also have to buy the zine or will they get the zine for free? A: All contributors will be compensated with the full digital bundle. The zine is for-profit, therefore any remaining profits will be split amongst the mod team and contributors.

🪻GUEST INTRO🪻 Next up, please welcome Coquito! We're all blown away by her use of colours and abstract compositions—they're sure to bring this sea of flowers to life. "Thanks for having me! Very excited to be a part of this project and draw our lovely lady of death :)"

🪻CONTRIBUTOR APPS: 3 WEEKS LEFT🪻 “Let the butterfly rest its weary wings on the delicate branches of fate, and let their flutters bring forth a new cycle of rebirth.” 📆Contributor Application: July 4th - August 1st 🔽LINK BELOW🔽

🪻GUEST INTRO🪻 Welcome our first guest, princesscas! We cannot wait for her to whip up slice of life stories of Castorice and her fellow Chrysos Heirs. "i'm cas! i like how amphoreus is a cute silly story about friends going to college together!! what's the black tide btw"

🪻MOD INTRODUCTION🪻 Please welcome nuanyang as our formatting mod who will do his best to format the zine in a way that it inspires both joyful life and sweet death!

FORMATTING MOD APPS CLOSED! We have sent emails out to our applicants. Thank you all so much for applying!

🪻CONTRIBUTOR APPS OPEN🪻 “When the flowers bloom again, may our promises come true, and our fates intertwine once more.” Contributor Apps are officially open for both Vita Morsque and our SFW ship side zine Psykhē! 📆Contributor Application: July 4th - August 1st 🔽LINK BELOW🔽

🪻INTEREST CHECK RESULTS🪻 Thank you all so much for filling out our Interest Check! We are happy to see so much enthusiasm for our beloved daughter of Aidonia, Castorice! Below are the results from the Interest Check!

We are very sorry to announce that the Interest Check results have been delayed and will be posted on July 2, 2025! Please look forward to it!

🪻MOD INTRODUCTION🪻 And finally, last but not least, we have our Mod Intern, Isabella! She’s grappling with human mortality and is here for Cas and the snacks!

🪻MOD INTRODUCTION🪻 Please welcome Rainbowchibbit, our Finance Mod. She says hi to all our fellow Castorice lovers!

🪻 MOD INTRODUCTION 🪻 Next up, introducing our other Co-Graphics Mod, nycthemera, who loves Castorice’s story so much that she had to stop by!

🪻INTEREST CHECK: CLOSED🪻 The cycle has come to an end, and with it shall we once more return to the land of the living Thank you to everyone who filled out the interest check!

🪻INTEREST CHECK: ONE DAY LEFT🪻 The cycle of life and death draws to a close, but the traces we leave behind will linger into the next life... 📆Interest Check: 06-27 June 🔽LINK BELOW🔽

🪻INTEREST CHECK: 2 DAYS LEFT🪻 The time to return to the land of the living will be upon us soon. Shall we spend the last of this cycle with Castorice? 📆Interest Check: 06-27 June 🔽LINK BELOW🔽

🪻 MOD INTRODUCTION 🪻 Next, here is our socials mod, jay! They may have a weakness for dragons and characters that wield a scythe…

🪻INTEREST CHECK: 3 DAYS LEFT🪻 This cycle is nearing its end, but another will also soon begin. Will you follow Castorice on her destined path? 📆Interest Check: 06-27 June 🔽LINK BELOW🔽

🪻 MOD INTRODUCTION 🪻 Introducing bittersweetresilience, our writing mod! It’s very passionate about Castorice & Phainon!

🪻 MOD INTRODUCTION 🪻 Next up, we have Mushu, who is our Organization Mod! She firmly believes in “live laugh loving Castorice” and is very normal (™) about her.

🪻 MOD INTRODUCTION 🪻 Time to start our quest of introducing our moderator team! First up is our Head, Art & Co-Graphics Mod, Aratribo. She’s gonna put Cas in her mouth and run away, you better watch out!

🪻 Q&A THREAD 🪻 Our lovely maiden of death has heard your queries and has now prepared her answers to share with you all.

🪻INTEREST CHECK: 1 WEEK LEFT🪻 Our dear maiden of death resides amongst a sea of flowers where she has gently embraced her fate. Shall we settle our weary souls here for a moment more? 📆Interest Check: 06-27 June 🔽LINK BELOW🔽

🪻FORMATTING MOD APPS OPEN🪻 Want to help share the love for Castorice? We are looking for a formatting mod to help us with creating the zine PDF and any digital merch! 📆Mod Apps Open: 19 June - 04 July 🔽LINK BELOW🔽

🪻INTEREST CHECK: 2 WEEKS LEFT🪻 Castorice has crossed the other shore of the River of Souls, where even among the dead, the flowers still bloom. Will you walk alongside these lost souls for a little longer? 📆Interest Check: 06-27 June 🔽LINK BELOW🔽