The Void Within Plot Guide

This morning, a short video for The Void Within has been posted to the official Neopets YouTube channel:


The video shows animated scenes of some of the plot's events that have already occured. It begins by featuring the mysterious hand holding a mysterious paint brush that is currently featured as the event icon on the home page.


It then shows Nyx watching as Neopia gets grey-ified, and the tentacles featured in the December 27th Advent Calendar comic warp around the planet. It fades out with a closeup of the glowing pink orb featured in the same comic.

The title of the video is "Neopets: The Void Within - Official Trailer #1" so we can perhaps expect more trailers later on.

There is a notice at the plot hub encouraging you to talk to Baelia in Faerieland. After reading the dialogue there, you will be awarded 1 Plot Point, and the dialogue then appears as Chapter 1, Page 8.



Don't forget to collect your void essences daily! They are currently still appearing at Brightvale, Meridell, and Roo Island.

Today, page 7 of chapter 1 has been made available under the Story tab.

Viewing the message will grant you an additional +1 plot points along with the following item:


Additionally, Void Essence collection day 2 has begun today, and will continue daily for the remainder of the plot.

UPDATE, Friday, June 28th: Day 1 of collecting void essences will run through all of today, Friday June 28th, effectively functioning as a Day 1.5 like the start of many other events. Each day will reset at midnight going forward, with the weekly countdown timer resetting at midnight on Fridays.

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The first real plot step in the Void Within Plot has now begun! After viewing the dialog at the plot hub, Dr. Landelbrot will ask you to begin gathering void essences across Neopia, which look like this:


They will appear in set Neopian lands that will seemingly be changing each day. For today, June 27th, the lands appear to be Brightvale, Meridell, and Roo Island. Once you have located one, click on it to pick it up.

There are 10 essences to collect per day, and they will will award you with 5 plot points each (50 per day). There will be a bonus for finding 80% of the available void essences in a week, as well as a community bonus if players collectively reach 10 million essences located. Reading today's dialog will also grant you an additional 1 plot point.

The FAQ for this section of the plot is now working. Some of the most relevant questions are:

Can I collect essences from past days?
No, you will not be able to collect essences from past days.

What prizes can I get and when?
You can get plot points for gathering individual essences, additionally, if 80% of available essences are collected in a week, you can also get a weekly bonus prize! This includes plot points and 1 random item from the Void Essence Collection Prize Pool.

There are also community goals that the community can work towards to get extra special prizes as well! In order to be eligible for the prizes you’ve had to have collected essences during the milestone goal period.

How long will the event last?
The Void Essence Collection Activity will run from June 27th to the end of the plot!

Today, a message about the council convening has appeared on the plot hub. We'll seemingly get to hear about what they will be discussing later today:


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