It’s time to reveal your Azurian.
Azur Root redemption is now LIVE on the Azurbala Avenue forum, OR feel free to navigate from
Your Azurian journey begins today, welcome to The Jungle
🌀Welcome to Azurbala🌀
We’re giving away 50 WL spots for the upcoming
@jenkinsthevalet
Bored & Dangerous NFT (can be burned for Azurian PFP).
1️⃣Join the Azurbala Discord:
2️⃣RT this post, tag someone you want to explore Azurbala with
3️⃣Follow
@azurbala
We are very excited to share the terms for Azurian PFPs!
You will have FULL UNCAPPED Commercial Rights to monetize your Azurian however you'd like. After all, we're the company that purchased a Bored Ape and built a universe with its IP.
Read on for some key points 🧵
We are excited to welcome all of you brave travelers to the jungle capital of the Metaverse: Azurbala.
To prepare for your journey, please explore our website and immerse yourself in our world and story.
👉 👈 (Please view on desktop with sound on 🔈)
Coming to the Sprawls? Better hide your books.
On October 3rd, you can officially burn your Bored & Dangerous NFTs + pay .08 ETH for an Azur Root.
We’re one step closer to welcoming all future Azurians into our great city. More info to follow in the coming days.
!Bala 🌀
We're excited to announce that we've hired Ty Carter as Creative Director to develop the Azurian PFPs.
Ty's work includes Ice Age, Epic, The Peanuts Movie, Spies In Disguise, Toy Story 3, Cars 2, Bolt, Nimona ('23), Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (unreleased) and Tiana ('25).
Deep in the Monastery is a tribute to Azurians from every corner, Backboned & Bloodsound.
First to some of our legends, each tagged below.
Then to 40 more Azurians of varying influence and expression.
May their essence sustain. And upon the burning of books, may yours as well.
🚨 BREAKING FROM THE SPRAWLS 🚨
FUCK THE 0.08ETH
You’ll just need a Bored & Dangerous book NFT to burn for an Azur Root (Azurian mintpass). Nothing else.
Long live Azurians.
🚨We are pleased to announce the formation of the Azurian Art Council!🚨
Alongside the Community Council and our soon-to-be-announced Creative Director/PFP Artists, this group of industry-leading legends will serve as an advisory board for our Azurian PFPs.🧵
If you so dare to venture to Azurbala, look no further than this image of the Sprawls, full of hidden clues…
Further instructions coming tomorrow. In the meantime, take note of what you find and tell not another soul.
#KnowYourTribe
and !Bala to all.
🧵As part of a recent Azurbala PFP Survey, we asked the community to submit examples of art styles they’d like us to explore for the revamped PFPs.
The 3 moodboards below are a compilation of the community’s submissions. These do NOT represent final art direction of the PFPs.
It appears
@LadyVoTheRich
(Matriarch of House Calypso) has formally requested the presence of
@jenkinsthevalet
in Azurbala to tell the story of her faction.
Jenkins is a Metaverse-renowned storyteller whose skills are in high demand. He just finished a novel set inside the BAYC.
Azur Roots are one of the most sacred items in all of Azurbala. To own an Azur Root is to be one with our sacred land.
If you so choose, you may take your Azur Root to the Monastery to offer it as a tribute to the Gods. In return you will receive an Azurian.
Read on for more🧵
We're pleased to announce the members of the Azurian Community Council, a group of 8 community members who will work closely with our team to develop the PFP art.
We reviewed each nomination and assembled an awesome group of folks with diverse backgrounds, perspectives, + more🧵
The sun rises and sets, and Azurians continue to harvest Marrow.
While doing so, they sing Marrow Harvesting Songs. Some are more pleasant on the ears than others, but it’s said that some of the best singing talent in Azurbala can be found at the Marrow Glades.
We're proud to unveil the Azurbala Member's Portal and its first feature: a survey to give feedback on PFPs.
We're creating this revamped collection with our community. You can tell us what you liked/didn't like and guide the next steps for the art. LFG!
🚨BREAKING NEWS🚨
We have just received word that
@jenkinsthevalet
, a prisoner at the Edokan Prison Camps, has escaped.
The Azurian responsible for aiding his escape is believed to be
@JetTheRogue
from The Sprawls.
We ask that you remain on high alert and report any sightings.
Years ago, Azurians realized that raw Marrow from the Azur Root could be processed/refined and used to power our city in the form of bioluminescent electricity.
House Calypso invented this process. They built Marrow refineries and became unimaginably wealthy in the process.
The Azur Root is a hybrid fungus/plant that breaks down dead or toxic matter in the rainforest.
To harvest Marrow, one must mine deep underground. Unfortunately, this process is very detrimental to our environment...
...But it's also the only way to get Marrow.
Today, we introduce The Azurian Times.
A trusted source of news for all of the happenings within Azurbala, you can look to the Times to share announcements, developments, and more.
They may even have an inside scoop into the whereabouts of
@jenkinsthevalet
…
It’s time to Burn.
Burning your Bored & Dangerous NFT for an Azur Root (Azurian mintpass) is NOW LIVE on the website (link also in bio).
Remember to always double check links and only ever interact with official sites.
GM! Welcome and !Bala to all of our new Azurians.
While Azurbala is beautiful, danger lurks around every corner.
If you do nothing else, study these rules.
As you may have seen from
@jenkinsthevalet
’s tweet, Monday’s burn will be postponed due to feedback from the community on our PFP previews.
Changes will be made. We’d never ask folks to burn for a PFP that they haven’t seen yet.
We’ll publish a go-forward plan early next week.
The smell of burnt paper is long gone in the Sprawls. By now, all Azurians living there know that reading is forbidden…
Little do they know, fires may be lit again sometime soon…no matter how bored & dangerous it may be.
The Syndicate is where Azurians can go to obtain the finest hand-crafted goods in Azurbala.
These craftsmen and artisans have devoted their lives to providing the items Azurians may need.
Whether you seek new apparel, Marrow harvesting tools, or transportation…look no further
🧵Rumor has it that the first 188 travelers who are clever enough to find these hidden clues in yesterday’s puzzle image will be invited to Azurbala with a WriteList spot.
Are you up for the challenge?
If so, read the rules in the next tweet in order to participate. !Bala
In Azurbala, 5 is an unlucky and forbidden number.
There are 5 Gods, thus only they may safely use the number 5.
Azurians: we encourage you to pray to all 5 Gods. But please, NEVER all at once.
!Bala 🌀
(The Many 2:1-2:4)
Libras Ire oversaw the cycle of Essence:
Death is merely the beginning of the next.
He reached into the earth for the Azur Root
And from it, fashioned The Body.
Plan to visit House Calypso? You'll want to do so on a private boat.
The House Calypso estate lies secluded up the Serpent’s Tongue River.
It's guarded by former Edokan Police who were lured away by a much higher salary—and now work as private security for the aristocrats.
Azurian History Week: Part 1 🌀
Before the discovery of Marrow as an energy source, the night was terrifying.
Azurbala wasn’t so much a city, as much as it was a territory.
There weren’t Factions, just different families of Azurians just trying to survive the night.
🚨BREAKING NEWS🚨
From the desk of General Traeger:
We’ve received word that an unauthorized visitor has entered our borders. As a reminder, all visitors must present a visa. Those without one will be detained.
Our officers are no longer accepting bribes for skirting the law.
Sa'Bala (Religion of Azurbala)
(The Dawn 1:1-1:5)
The Seeds were carried across the universe.
Some landed on worlds too harsh to survive.
Others were swept into the void, never seen again.
But Five found their way to a world of perfect conditions
And blossomed into The Gods
Visiting Azurbala doesn’t come without sacrifice 🌀
Soon after the Bored & Dangerous mint, you’ll have the opportunity to head to the Sprawls and burn your book.
If you do so, you’ll be able to mint and Azur Root for a flat fee of .08 ETH in one single seamless transaction 🧵
The Azur Temple, located at the highest point in Azurbala, is run by Sister Rea.
The Azur Monks who study here are distinguished by their blue robes. They study “The Book of Heavens” but other than that, we know very little about them.
What goes on within the Temple’s walls?
(The Many 2:9-2:12)
Miros was above all else an artist of biomimicry:
His greatest muse was the jungle fauna.
His next canvas would be the Azurian Body of Bones and Blood
Which he touched with Influence.
The citizens of Azurbala are certainly finding ways to push Azurian society forward, whether to provide entertainment or earn a good day's wage in Marrow.
We're hearing rumors of Bakers, Leather makers, Diopcide dealers, + more popping up. Even a sports league called BalaBall...
(The Many 2:5-2:8)
Uxna was Mother of Water,
That which sustains, flourishes, cleanses.
She took the Body of Bones and gave it life:
The Blood that pumps through our veins.
Nominations for the Azurbala Community Council are opening soon, the results of the 2nd PFP survey are in, and the 3rd PFP survey is live!
Join
@seeapefollowape
,
@valetjones
,
@notthreadguy
and
@boredapewood
tomorrow to chat all things Azurbala🌀
👉👈
Ready for another Azurbala Community Spaces? We're honored to welcome
@CapetainTrippy
to the stage.
@notthreadguy
and
@filmbookNFT
will chat with him about Azurbala, Azurians and everything in between, tomorrow at 2 PM EST | 7 PM BST.
👉
Harvesting raw Marrow is highly toxic and comes with great risk. It can cause Myrrosis, a form of Marrow poisoning that can only be reversed by Diopcide.
Diopcide is a gem-like mineral that can only be extracted from the caverns of the Temple of Bice in the Monastery...
Azurian History Week: Part 5 🌀
After the smoke cleared on the battlefield, one family emerged victorious from the Great Marrow Rush. They would go on to rule Azurbala for the next five hundred years.
They named themselves House Calypso.
Join us tomorrow, November 18 at 12:45 PM EST to get to know the Azurian Art Council!
This group of industry-leading legends will serve as an advisory board for our Azurian PFPs, alongside the Community Council and Creative Director Ty Carter.
👉👈
Marrow comes from the Azur Root, which grows deep underground. It breaks down dead or toxic matter and helps keep the rainforest healthy.
Azurians started harvesting it in the Marrow Glades years ago and are now using it to power their city with bioluminescent electricity🌀🛠
We’ve just gotten word that attendees of
@jenkinsthevalet
’s NFTNYC event will be receiving printed copies of the Azurian Manifesto.
If you follow those rules, you just might survive in the jungle.
The
@TallyLabsNFT
team is working together in person today strategizing all of the amazing ideas we have for Azurbala.
@AzurbalaBaker
joined us to talk about his ambitions and the character he is creating.
Of course, he provided snacks for the meeting...
Azurian History Week: Part 2 🌀
Every Azurian knows this tale from history, when it was first discovered that Marrow could be an energy source.
This was long before we knew that we could harvest Marrow from the Azur Root!
Sound on 🔊 🔊
Azurian History Week: Part 4 🌀
While Azurian History has not always been pretty, Lora the Poet has always believed in studying the past to help ensure a better future.
Will
@azurbala
and its factions once again become consumed with greed and power once the Marrow blight ends?
We're hard at work with our incredible Creative Director
@tycarterart
on the new Azurian PFPs. The art development is split into 3 distinct phases, each with its own scope, timeline, + subsections.
We'll host a Spaces in the coming weeks and discuss Phase 1 in greater detail.
🚨 BREAKING NEWS 🚨
The token gated reader for Bored & Dangerous (a book written by escaped Edokan inmate
@jenkinsthevalet
) has just launched.
Located in the Sprawls? Then beware...
@FalonTheKingpin
has his ears and eyes everywhere! You don't want to be caught with this book.
We hope these terms encourage countless characters, stories, businesses, universes, and more to emerge. That’s what FULL UNCAPPED Commercial Rights are all about.
Full Azurian terms are here:
Fear, Uncertainty, Doubt
There have been times in our history when the Azurian resolve has been put to the test
But to be an Azurian is to be a fighter...
When Azurians bleed - we let it scar
Yesterday, an Azur Monk addressed our history with the Azurian community 🌀
Upon arriving in Azurbala, you must first enter through the Azur Passage, a checkpoint overseen by the Edokan Police Force.
At one point, it only cost a few Marrow to pass through, but it’s said that law enforcement has tightened its on this formerly porous border.
The Sprawls is known for its massive black market where you can purchase contraband, stolen Syndicate items, or even unsanctioned Diopcide...
But if you're planning to buy something, then be careful: the Edokan have been cracking down on crime in the Sprawls by going undercover.
GM Azurbala 🌀
It's going to be hot and sunny today. If you're headed to the Marrow Glades to harvest, please make sure to hydrate enough. You'll need it.
!Bala
Involved in illegal business dealings in the Underworld (I’m looking at you
@FalonTheKingpin
)? Visiting Azurbala without your proper documents?
Then be careful. You may end up imprisoned by the Edokan, spending your sentence harvesting Marrow…
Let Faction Week begin!
First up, House Calypso:
"A stable Azurbala is one in which power is inherited. Our experience as the aristocrats will usher in a new era of prosperity and save Azurbala."
Did we miss anything,
@LadyVoTheRich
?