Aniimo’s first new region arrives on October 29th. The Whisperwake Isles is a tropical archipelago that beta testers saw briefly in July. It opens with the Season 1 “Departure with the Wind: Part 2” update and replaces the grassy mainland of Breezy Plains with beaches, coral reefs, and giant drifting bubbles. You can’t walk straight in, though. Pawprint has put the islands behind a level requirement, a promotion, and a story quest, so most of the work happens before the patch lands.
Quick answer: The Whisperwake Isles open with the October 29th update. To enter, you need level 55, the Grade I Trailblazer promotion, and the completed story “A Tale of Tide and Song.”
Whisperwake Isles release date and the Season 1 Part 2 window
Part 2 of Season 1 runs from the October 29th update until the next update on December 10th. Its limited events are dated to end on December 9th. Part 1 closes the night before, so expect a hard cutover rather than an overlap.
| Date | What happens |
|---|---|
| Oct 28, 23:59 UTC | Season 1 Part 1 ends on every server |
| Oct 29 | Update goes live, Whisperwake Isles open |
| Oct 29 – Dec 9 | Season events, Prismana Hypnyto and Ekrim |
| Oct 30 – Dec 6 | Weekly Vein Abundance rotation |
| Nov 6 – Nov 19 | Hoptail via Aniimo Discovery |
| Nov 12 – Nov 29 | Prismana Snapshots |
| Nov 20 – Dec 9 | Jaguaraun via Resonance Fantasia |
| Dec 10 | Next update closes Part 2 |
The Whisperwake Isles fit a larger plan. Each Aniimo season lasts 84 days and is split into two 42-day halves, and the developer intends to add a new explorable region every season. Executive producer Jovi Zhang has also described a separate water region with five islands and one undisclosed area. That region has no date yet.
Whisperwake Isles unlock requirements
Logging in after the patch doesn’t unlock the islands. All three of these conditions have to be met:
- Pathfinder level 55
- Promotion to Grade I Trailblazer
- “A Tale of Tide and Song” completed, one of three new stories alongside “Secluded Seas” and “Challenge of the Roaring Rapids”
The promotion is the slowest of the three, and it’s already available in the live game. It runs as the quest “Promotion: Meaning of Exploration.” Dr. Lewis contacts you about the assessment, and the first part is a practical 3v3 duel against Senior Cecelia on the Tideblossom Coast beach. Her team is all Water, with Aniimo named Lying Flat, Slacking Off, and Vacation. Beating her earns the Cleaving Waves endorsement. You then take a multiple-choice theory exam with Dr. Lewis at Polaris Outpost.
You’ll know the promotion worked when your character and Aniimo level caps both rise from 55 to 60. New talents also become available to buy with Report Cards, including Fast Charge, Measured Strike, and Sure Shot.
Missing the requirements doesn’t lock you out of the season. Every season-exclusive Prismana can also be earned in Breezy Plains, and each Vein Abundance week names a mainland area to Nurture alongside its island area.
Crescent Bay and the four Whisperwake Isles areas
The region has four areas: Crescent Bay, Wildwater Gorge, Rosy Mirelands, and Cloudreach Falls. Crescent Bay is the only one anyone has played. It was the part of the map that opened during the Global Closed Beta, which ran from July 9th to July 25th, 2026. The other three are new to everyone.
In the beta, Crescent Bay had sandy beaches, palm trees, shallow turquoise water, and a lake with a single hollow tree at its center. A floating bubble barrier dome sat in the middle of the map, with ruins on the cliffs above the coast. The island ran its own weather and tide systems. The tide went out at night and came back in during the day. Some Aniimo, such as Malangel, only appeared after dark. Rainstorms switched Reefish and Coraliz into Rainstorm Forms.
Traversal relies on Bubble Drift, a skill provided by support Aniimo Bubbeep (No. 088). The skill encloses you in an oversized buoyant sphere, allowing you to hover and move through the air. Use Bubble Drift to reach ledges and tucked-away pockets; it is the sole method for crossing the barrier dome. The isles have separate stamina meters for sprinting and gliding, linked to local infusion upgrades, so stamina progress on the mainland does not transfer. Your initial arrival is covered by the “First Visit to the Whisperwake Isles” event, whose research goals are Island Survey and Field Note.
Everything the beta showed ran on test code, and all beta progress was wiped when it ended. Spawns, layouts, and creature kits may look different on October 29th.
New Aniimo in the Whisperwake Isles
Part 2 adds 32 new species and 51 new Aniimo. The second number includes forms and variants. Pawprint has shown all 32 portraits without naming them. Ten island species were named and playable in the beta: Reefish, Coraliz, Cheekie, Wavwal, Bubbeep, Glameep, Popapus, Gachapus, Malangel, and Malevsera. Five of those lines got full combat kits during the test.
| Aniimo | Element | Role | Core mechanic (beta) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bubbeep | — | Support / movement | Bubble Drift, Pop, Heal, Shield |
| Glameep | Grass/Water | — | Prismana form is Grass/Dark |
| Coraliz | Earth/Water | Support | EP restore, coral traps |
| Popapus / Gachapus |  Water | DPS | Bubble roulette, Jackpot |
| Malangel / Malevsera |  Ice | DPS | HP-for-damage Demonic State |
Glameep is a deer-like forest Aniimo. Its Prismana form adds a crystal coat and crown. In the beta, Crescent Bay’s boss was a level 55 Omega Glameep, reached through a glowing rift inside the hollow tree in the lake. Its hits left small tracking bubbles on you.
Coraliz gives the team EP based on how many Earth Aniimo are in the party. It also drops coral traps that apply Earth debuffs and can inflict Imprisonment. Its Reinsoul form loses the Water element and becomes pure Earth.
Popapus and its evolution Gachapus bring a gacha machine to combat. Attacks spawn colored bubbles. Orange deals area damage, blue restores EP, and purple raises damage. Five bubbles of one color, or the 1% gold bubble, trigger a 10-second Jackpot that adds rainbow bubbles and boosts basic attack damage by 60%. The ultimate can start Jackpot on demand.
Malevsera, the Nova Stage evolution of Malangel, trades health for damage. Its Bloodthirst passive raises damage by up to 40% as HP drops. In Demonic State, skills cost no EP but each cast drains HP. When the state ends, Malevsera heals based on the total damage it dealt.
Isle Prismana and season-limited Aniimo
Four Prismana forms come with the islands: Prismana Whirlbite, Prismana Gachapus, Prismana Jabster, and Prismana Sugartini. They appear when you Nurture the island ecosystems, the same method the game already uses on the mainland. Four more Aniimo belong to the season itself, each with its own source and time limit.
| Aniimo | Source | Window |
|---|---|---|
| Prismana Hypnyto | Companion Handbook | Oct 29 – Dec 9 |
| Prismana Ekrim | Season Achievements | Oct 29 – Dec 9 |
| Hoptail | Aniimo Discovery | Nov 6 – Nov 19 |
| Jaguaraun | Resonance Fantasia | Nov 20 – Dec 9 |
Jaguaraun was designed by a player, @_itosilva, who won a Strongest Bond Award in the first Aniimo Co-Dev Contest. The other three winning designs are planned to follow, and a second contest is on the way.
Vein Abundance Prismana schedule for Part 2
Vein Abundance puts one limited Prismana in the spotlight each week. It pairs an island area with a Breezy Plains area, so locked-out players can still take part.
| Week | Limited Prismana | Isles area | Breezy Plains area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30 – Nov 1 | None | Crescent Bay |  Beast Fang Ridge |
| Nov 2 – Nov 8 | Pouchwisp | Rosy Mirelands |  Tideblossom Coast |
| Nov 9 – Nov 15 | Royalby | Wildwater Gorge |  Sea of Flowers |
| Nov 16 – Nov 22 | Jeburst | Cloudreach Falls |  Russet Highlands |
| Nov 23 – Nov 29 | Glameep | Crescent Bay |  Echoback Landing |
| Nov 30 – Dec 6 | Prismana Carnival | — | — |
PvP modes and Part 2 events
Two PvP modes arrive with the update and are permanent. Two other modes are limited-time.
- Real-time 1v1 duels against other Pathfinders (permanent)
- A fair-play PvP version of Operation: Egg Heist, with equal conditions for everyone (permanent)
- Aniimo Dash, a race across the open world (limited)
- Dark, Earth, and Lightning stages for the Holo-Battle Sim (limited)
Egg Heist exists today as a co-op extraction run. Players enter the Lost Sanctum labyrinth, dig up eggs while avoiding the guardian they wake, and escape on the Egg Boat. The current mode is set at level 50.
The seasonal events lean into Halloween. Fantasy Night Parade has you host Aniimo guests at the Pumpkin House, decorate the Candy House, and mix your own fragrances. Rewards include Aniipod Ultra, Tumbler, Sparkling Crystal, Vein Essence, and a limited avatar frame. Magical Night is an RV Home event with two limited crops, Magic Pumpkin and Memoryglow Fruit. Tidal Path Rewards (logins) and First Visit to the Whisperwake Isles (exploration) both run through December 9th. Prismana Snapshots, a photography event, runs from November 12th to 29th.
Breezy Plains areas on the road to level 55
Leveling to 55 means working through the upper half of Breezy Plains. These areas cover that range, and Tideblossom Coast is both Cecelia’s duel location and a Vein Abundance partner in early November.
| Area | Level range | Chests | Lumin amber |
|---|---|---|---|
 Blitzwood | 40–45 | 46 | 7 |
 Rosetower Woods | 43–50 | 92 | 13 |
 Driftwise Meadow | 50–55 | 40 | 3 |
| Tideblossom Coast | 53–60 | 23 | 3 |
| Area | Blooms | Ecological points | Pathfinder challenges |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blitzwood | 2 | 6 | 3 |
| Rosetower Woods | 3 | 43 | 6 |
| Driftwise Meadow | 2 | 7 | 3 |
| Tideblossom Coast | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Rosetower Woods also has one bonfire and four Lumin collections. Blitzwood has one bonfire and one Lumin collection. Driftwise Meadow has one transporter and one Lumin collection. Driftwise Meadow is a snowy zone with Ice-leaning Aniimo, and its level 50–55 band ends exactly at the island requirement.
Tideblossom Coast runs from 53 to 60, the highest band in the group. It’s also where the Season 1 story chapter “Rainbow of the Ground” ends, with the Irelia fight in the Vein.
Infergon, Prismana Infergon, and the pre-launch build systems
A common pre-launch move is to make a Prismana Infergon a main attacker. Many players own one, since the Prismana Infergon Egg is the rank 12 Season Achievement reward. Its stats match the regular form, but the Prismana version is Fire and Wind instead of pure Fire, with a higher element level.
| Field | Infergon | Prismana Infergon |
|---|---|---|
| Elements | Fire | Fire, Wind |
| Element level | 3 | 4 |
| Role | DPS | DPS |
| Base catch chance | 19% | 19% |
 HP | 95 | 95 |
| Attack / Magic attack | 125 / 125 | 125 / 125 |
| Defense / Magic defense | 70 / 85 | 70 / 85 |
| EP regen | 80 | 80 |
| BP attack | 50 | 50 |
Infergon is No. 67 and the stage 3 end of the Jawling family. It evolves from Helmwhelp, a Wind Breaker. That evolution needs Aniimo level 48, a Perfect Potential rating, a win against the Omega Infergon, and one Blaze Stone. Its kit includes Flaming Claws, Fiery Charge, Gale Charge, Lava Breath, and Hot Breath.
The Prismana form shows its Fire element as violet flames bursting from its armor. Its listed region is Season 1 Keepsakes rather than an area of the open world.
Inheritance between Infergons
Inheritance lets an already-trained Aniimo hand its level progress and stat upgrades to another member of the same family. In practice, a leveled standard Infergon can pass everything to a fresh Prismana Infergon. The option sits behind the exclamation-mark tab in Aniimo management, with an Inherit button at the bottom of the window.
There’s one catch. The receiving Aniimo won’t appear in the selection list while it’s deployed in your active party, so it has to be taken out first. Once both sides are set, the screen pairs the trained source with its recipient.
The transfer costs 20,000 Credits. It carries over level progress and stat upgrades without stripping equipped items or materials. An “Inheritance Successful” screen confirms the move.
Held item contracts and Capability Awakening
Fully upgrading a legendary exclusive held item lets you form a contract between that item and a specific species. The contract permanently upgrades one of that Aniimo’s core skills. On Infergon, a Ferocious Fang +15 changes Lava Breath into its enhanced signature version, raising its Fire Debuff stacks from 8 to 12.
Star Up ascension unlocks more Capability Awakening points as an Aniimo’s star rank rises. Points work best in the stats that match its role. DPS Aniimo like Infergon gain most from Attack and Regen, while Breakers scale with Break. A typical Infergon spread puts points into Regen, Atk, and HP.
The Ferocious Fang +15 itself gives a 20.0% Damage Amp, with tier bonuses of Atk +2 and another 10% Damage Amp. Alpha Aniimo already have these skill upgrades built in, so they don’t need a contract to get them.
What expires when Part 1 ends on October 28th
Part 1 shuts down at 23:59 UTC on Wednesday, October 28th, at the same moment on every server. Several things don’t carry over:
- Unspent Windborn Stamps convert into basic Credits
- The Companion Handbook for Part 1 closes
- Season Achievement progress resets, including the rank 12 Prismana Infergon Egg
Daylight saving changes can shift local times, too. Clocks in the UK and EU go back on October 25th, and in the US on November 1st. After the cutover, the isles’ four areas will be added to the map and their Aniimo to the Aniilog as players find them. Crescent Bay will be the only familiar area, and even it may have changed since the beta.
