The Matchmaker
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It's the season of love! Your packmates and wolves from other packs have been mingling and socializing, and there's been an abundance of frolicking going on. This month, work with a new friend to build long-lasting matches and meet romantic interests of your own!

The Matchmaker event is a recurring event, happening every February and lasting the whole month. The event begins at 00:00 on February 1st and ends at 23:59 on February 28th or 29th.
Event Basics
The Matchmaker event is full of activities and a wide variety of new mechanics to explore. Not only do you get to form matches between other wolves, but you get to date wolves yourself! Alongside this, a variety of new explore encounters can keep you entertained.
This event has an exclusive currency, Lovebugs, which are obtained through exploring, dating, and matchmaking.
Lovebugs can be exchanged in the event shop for special items!
Important Tips for Getting Started
We hope you're prepared... the Matchmaking event tasks you with making a pretty important decision very early on, which will affect the whole rest of the event for you. If you're not paying close enough attention, you might miss the opportunity to make a choice you're satisfied with!
If you choose "Match Me" when meeting Eranthus, or the first time you visit the Dating page otherwise, Eranthis will ask if you identify as Female, Male, or Nonbinary. You can answer any way to want to this question-your lead wolf's sex does not affect your options. Every player gets a pool of NPC wolves they are able to date throughout the month, the potential wolves available depending solely on your answer to this question. Each NPC wolf has a preference for one or more gender identities, and you cannot date wolves who are not attracted to you. For example, if you choose to identify as Female, NPC wolves who are only attracted to Male wolves will not show up as a possibility for you to date.
Besides defining which wolves you'll be able to date, your answer to this question does not affect anything else in the event. If you're not particularly worried about choosing to identify a certain way, we can recommend basing your answer to this question on which wolves you want to be able to date!
The NPC wolves who are attracted to each gender identity are listed below. More NPC wolves will be added in the 2024 event, so we don't know who all will be in each category yet-only the wolves from last year! We'll update this list as quickly as possible as we discover more dateable wolves in 2024. You may notice that the amount of dates available for each gender aren't completely even... don't worry, the developers have assured that this will be remedied in the 2024 run of the event. No matter which gender you choose to identify as, you will be able to date the same amount of wolves as anyone else. If you still want some more information about each dateable before making your choice, you can see all of their details in the All Dateable Wolves section of this page!
Click to view dateable wolves
Click to view dateable wolves
Click to view dateable wolves
Special Event Items
When exploring during this event, you'll happen across some new, unique items! These special items are used in dating-some wolves like them, while other wolves may not. In addition to this, some of these items are used for crafting and others are planned to be so in the future.
The items are found while exploring under specific conditions. Each item and the exploring conditions or biome required to find them are listed below! For example, if the item says "Deciduous Forest", it can only be found while exploring in the Deciduous Forest. If the item says "Sunny", it can be found in any biome, but only while it is Sunny weather in that biome.
Achievements
Alongside this event comes 12 achievements you can work hard to earn! You can find these on the Events tab of your Achievements page, which you can get to from your Profile page or the dropdown by your username. These achievements can only be earned during this event, so get them while you can! None of these achievements provide any reward, but marking them as complete can be satisfying!
| Love of My Life | |
| Reach 50 affection with an NPC. | |
| 10 Things I Hate About You | |
| Reach -30 affection with an NPC. | |
| Speed Dating | |
| Complete a date with 15 different NPCs. | |
| Casanova | |
| Complete 50 dates with any NPCs. | |
| Match Made in Hell | |
| Make a negative match. | |
| Love at First Sight | |
| Make a really good match (+6 score plus). | |
| Can You Feel the Love | |
| Make 10 successful matches. | |
| Matchmaker Extraordinaire | |
| Make 50 successful matches. | |
| Sorted Out the Riff Raff | |
| Kicked out 10 wolves. | |
| Dating Expert | |
| Sent out 100 dates. | |
Meet the Matchmaker - February Storyline
This event introduces a brand-new wolf, Eranthis! They're the owner of a matchmaking business, and are very interested in finding love for other wolves! You'll be able to meet them on the [Events page] by clicking the [Meet the Matchmaker banner]. Eranthis will introduce you to the event's two primary mechanics-Matchmaking and Dating-and help get you set up to start going on your own dates, too!

Click here to view the Meet the Matchmaker storyline!
Explore Encounters
Date Item Encounters
These encounters are guaranteed to give you an event-exclusive lore item-a flower or a gemstone. These items can be used as gifts for dateable wolves!
Flower encounters are biome-specific. You can only find one type of flower in each biome.
| A small ray of light filtering through the trees illuminates a delicate pink flower. | ||
| Pick flower | Gently does it... | +1 Snakemouth Orchid |
| This encounter is available in the Swamp | ||
Gemstone encounters can be found in any biome, but differ based on time of day and weather.
| Information missing | ||
| Take gemstone | Information missing | +1 Emerald |
| This encounter is available in Sleet or Hail weather at any time of day | ||
Encounters in All Biomes
Click on the time of day icons to view the encounter during different times of day.
Event Shop
The Boutique of Delights, found on the Events page, is where you can spend your Lovebugs in exchange for decorations, backgrounds, and applicators!
The event shop is broken up into 3 different tiers which open on specific dates. Each tier opens at the same time for everybody-actions you take individually do not affect the shop opening for you. The dates of the shop openings are currently unknown, as the dates used in the 2023 run of the event were temporary due to the event beginning a bit late.
| Eranthis | |
![]() | Eranthis gives you an eager grin.
"Hi! Taking a break from dating and matchmaking? Perfect! Welcome to my 'Boutique of Delights'! I've got all of this stuff lying around from dates that I'm not sure what to do with... see something you like? I'll trade you for some! Take your pick. Or several, for that matter!" |
Shop Content
Event Applicator Previews
Bases
| Amor | |||
| Special Dark genetics | |||
| Purchased from the Boutique of Delights for 600 |
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| Hydrangea | |||
| Special Dark genetics | |||
| Purchased from the Boutique of Delights for 600 |
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Markings
| Amor | |
| Purchased from the Boutique of Delights for 375 |
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Amor Cracks | Amor Inverted Cross |
Amor Tamaskan Unders | Amor Undersides |
| Hydrangea | |
| Purchased from the Boutique of Delights for 375 |
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Hydrangea Cougar | Hydrangea Ghast |
Hydrangea Lupos | Hydrangea Smudge Heavy |
Eyes
| Passion | |||
| Fails to Blue, Green, Ice, and Red | |||
| Purchased from the Boutique of Delights for 225 |
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| File:Eyes passion preview.png | |||
| File:Eyes passion explorepreview.png |
| Rose | |||
| Fails to Clay, Red, and White | |||
| Purchased from the Boutique of Delights for 225 |
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| File:Eyes rose preview.png | |||
| File:Eyes rose explorepreview.png |
Claws and Leathers
| Rouge | ||
| Claws | Nose | Skin |
| Purchased from the Boutique of Delights for 150 | Purchased from the Boutique of Delights for 150 | Purchased from the Boutique of Delights for 150 |
Matchmaking
Matchmaking is one of two primary activities you can explore during this event. You can access Matchmaking through the [Matchmaker page], and the [Matching banner].
Matchmaking allows you the opportunity to earn Lovebugs, as well as advance the event's storyline!
Upon visiting the Matchmaking page, you'll find three tabs.
The Matching tab is where you can set up wolves to send on dates. The Current Wolves tab is where you can view all of the wolves you currently have in your agency. Finally, the Dates tab is where you can view any of your active dates.
Matchable Wolves
In order to start pairing wolves together and setting up dates, you'll need wolves to join your matchmaking agency. Luckily, you'll start out with seven wolves, eager to meet their matches!
After the introduction, you'll have to work on recruiting your own wolves. You can check for applicants once per hour. Visit the [Current Wolves] page and click the Check for Applicants button in the top right to do so! Every time you check for applicants, you'll get one more wolf interested in joining your agency, who you can then accept to join. In addition to the one wolf per hour, every time you complete a daily quest, you will get 5 new applicants to your agency. You can stack as many applicants as you need until you have enough room to accept them.
The wolves who you can recruit into your agency are randomly generated and can have any combination of traits and preferences! This means it may take a few tries to get wolves who are perfectly compatible, but it may be worth the wait for a larger LB reward!
If you've accepted a wolf who truly seems incompatible with any others, however, you can also remove them from your agency by clicking the trash icon next to their name on the Current Wolves page. This will prompt you with a confirmation to make sure you'd like to remove the wolf. If so, the wolf will politely leave your agency, and open up a spot for another recruit later on. Removing a wolf in this way does not automatically replace them -- you still have to wait to recruit another applicant yourself.
Matching
Once you've gotten some wolves in your agency, the next step is setting them up on dates! On the [Matching] page, you can select a wolf from the first dropdown menu to view all of their traits and preferences.
Wolves you pair must have compatible gender preferences. For example, you may pick any gender to pair with Topher above, since Topher likes all genders, but the wolf must also have a preference for male wolves, since Topher is male. If you do not have any compatible wolves, none will appear in the dropdown, and you will have to recruit more to find a pair.
Each wolf has associated traits, likes, and dislikes. You can view a wolf's traits by click on their name on the Current Wolves page, or by selecting their name in the dropdown on the Matching page.

You will be able to see at a glance how many dates the wolf has been on, which gender(s) they prefer, their base, eyes, and personality, as well as which category of each of these traits and gifts they prefer. These will be helpful with pairing them with the perfect match!
After you have selected two wolves, you will find their opinions listed in the middle of the page, which will be based off of the traits and preferences each wolf has. These will help give you an idea of how the date might go.
After you've confirmed the wolves' compatibility, you can send them on a date! Beforehand, though, you'll have to give the wolves each gifts to give to each other, as well as choose a biome for them to visit. Make sure that the gifts and the biome you picked correspond with each wolves' preferences! Each date will take 15 minutes to complete.
The more matching preferences and shared interests, the better the date will go!
Dating
While you could spend your time pairing other wolves together, what if you want your own match? Luckily, Eranthis is here to help, by finding eligible dateables for you to meet!
Unlocking Dateable Wolves
When you first start out with the event, you will be given three dateable wolves. The wolves you get are completely random.
Besides the three dateable wolves you start with at the beginning of the event, you'll be able to unlock every eligible wolf listed below through completing quests!
Every daily quest will reward you with one new dateable, until you have unlocked all of your eligible options.
At certain milestones throughout the event, you will also unlock more. After you have completed 5 dates, Eranthis will introduce you to two more dateable wolves. After you have completed 15 dates, you will unlock another 2.
Preferences
Base and Eye Categories
Gifts and Dates
All Dateable Wolves
| Axhayet | |||||
| "I'm pleased to meet you. I'm Axhayet. What would you like to talk about? | |||||
| Axhayet's Traits | Likes | Dislikes | |||
| Axhayet's Flavor Text |
| Basic Greetings |
| 2+ Heart Greetings |
| Liked Gift Responses |
| Neutral Gift Responses |
| Disliked Gift Responses |
| Baheti's Traits | Likes | Dislikes | |||
| Baheti's Flavor Text |
| Basic Greetings |
| 2+ Heart Greetings |
| Liked Gift Responses |
| Neutral Gift Responses |
| Disliked Gift Responses |
| Brad's Traits | Likes | Dislikes | |||
| Brad's Flavor Text |
| Basic Greetings |
| 2+ Heart Greetings |
| Liked Gift Responses |
| Neutral Gift Responses |
| Disliked Gift Responses |
| Chariot | |||||
| "You know, I had this feeling someone would come along that I'd like to meet...what an interesting twist! I'm Chariot. I think we should get to know each other better." | |||||
| Chariot's Traits | Likes | Dislikes | |||
| Chariot's Flavor Text |
| Basic Greetings |
| 2+ Heart Greetings |
| Liked Gift Responses |
| Neutral Gift Responses |
| Disliked Gift Responses |
| Cian | |||||
| "Oi, you there! Got any food? I'm starved from my trek here. Oh yes, this is a dating thing, right? Well then, how about a dinner date with me, Cian? See, I know how this works!" | |||||
| Cian's Traits | Likes | Dislikes | |||
| Cian's Flavor Text |
| Basic Greetings |
| 2+ Heart Greetings |
| Liked Gift Responses |
| Neutral Gift Responses |
| Disliked Gift Responses |
| Dera | |||||
| "Hey there, I'm Dera! You're so handsome... I'm just all a-flutter! That's... normal, right? I'm kinda new to this. Do you… "Dera" get to know me?" | |||||
| Dera's Traits | Likes | Dislikes | |||
| Dera's Flavor Text |
| Basic Greetings |
| 2+ Heart Greetings |
| Liked Gift Responses |
| Neutral Gift Responses |
| Disliked Gift Responses |
| Halcyon's Traits | Likes | Dislikes | |||
| Halcyon's Flavor Text |
| Basic Greetings |
| 2+ Heart Greetings |
| Liked Gift Responses |
| Neutral Gift Responses |
| Disliked Gift Responses |
| Jamen | |||||
| "Goodday to ye! Name's Jamen. Yer a fine looking wolf. Came here to find love, I did, but I seem ta be havin' a bit o' a hard time. Are ye willin' ta give it a go wit me?" | |||||
| Jamen's Traits | Likes | Dislikes | |||
| Jamen's Flavor Text |
| Basic Greetings |
| 2+ Heart Greetings |
| Liked Gift Responses |
| Neutral Gift Responses |
| Disliked Gift Responses |
| Lorcan | |||||
| "No way! You're here too? You remember me, right? It's Lorcan! I'm so happy we get a chance to get to know each other better! All that Faelcu nonsense didn't give us much time to hang out..." | |||||
| Lorcan's Traits | Likes | Dislikes | |||
| Lorcan's Flavor Text |
| Basic Greetings |
| 2+ Heart Greetings |
| Liked Gift Responses |
| Neutral Gift Responses |
| Disliked Gift Responses |
| Minerva | |||||
| "You shouldn't have! Really, I mean the whole "shouldn't have" thing..." | |||||
| Minerva's Traits | Likes | Dislikes | |||
| Minerva's Flavor Text |
| Basic Greetings |
| 2+ Heart Greetings |
| Liked Gift Responses |
| Neutral Gift Responses |
| Disliked Gift Responses |
| Moss's Traits | Likes | Dislikes | |||
| Moss's Flavor Text |
| Basic Greetings |
| 2+ Heart Greetings |
| Liked Gift Responses |
| Neutral Gift Responses |
| Disliked Gift Responses |
| Nomia | |||||
| "You're certainly not hard on the eyes. I can't say the same for the last one. I'm Nomia, and I expect you'll make a fine date. Ready to test that?" | |||||
| Nomia's Traits | Likes | Dislikes | |||
| Nomia's Flavor Text |
| Basic Greetings |
| 2+ Heart Greetings |
| Liked Gift Responses |
| Neutral Gift Responses |
| Disliked Gift Responses |
| Oaken | |||||
| "Welcome! I'm getting older now, and it's so hard to find a mate who wants to settle down with me. I'm Oaken, and I hope we will have similar expectations. Let's find that out." | |||||
| Oaken's Traits | Likes | Dislikes | |||
| Oaken's Flavor Text |
| Basic Greetings |
| 2+ Heart Greetings |
| Liked Gift Responses |
| Neutral Gift Responses |
| Disliked Gift Responses |
| Omen | |||||
| "What brings a wolf like you to a place like this? I'm Omen and you'll either love me or hate me. There is no in-between. Ready to find out which it is?" | |||||
| Omen's Traits | Likes | Dislikes | |||
| Omen's Flavor Text |
| Basic Greetings |
| 2+ Heart Greetings |
| Liked Gift Responses |
| Neutral Gift Responses |
| Disliked Gift Responses |
| Ox | |||||
| "I guess you're here to "make my acquaintance" so to speak, hmm? Well I'm Ox. Not much to me, but I promised a friend I'd give this dating thing a go. So hi, nice to meet you and all that." | |||||
| Ox's Traits | Likes | Dislikes | |||
| Ox's Flavor Text |
| Basic Greetings |
| 2+ Heart Greetings |
| Liked Gift Responses |
| Neutral Gift Responses |
| Disliked Gift Responses |
| Ras | |||||
| "So you think you're hot stuff, huh? I'll be the judge of that. If you can impress me, you can impress anyone. The name's Ras. What nonsense shall we get into?" | |||||
| Ras's Traits | Likes | Dislikes | |||
| Ras's Flavor Text |
| Basic Greetings |
| 2+ Heart Greetings |
| Liked Gift Responses |
| Neutral Gift Responses |
| Disliked Gift Responses |
| Sirmiq | |||||
| "You're peculiar. Are you seriously interested in my company or are you just here to waste my time? My name's Sirmiq, and I'm picky. Maybe you'll be the exception." | |||||
| Sirmiq's Traits | Likes | Dislikes | |||
| Sirmiq's Flavor Text |
| Basic Greetings |
| 2+ Heart Greetings |
| Liked Gift Responses |
| Neutral Gift Responses |
| Disliked Gift Responses |
| Swansea | |||||
| "Listen, listen--do you know why I'm called Swansea? Because I'm as beautiful as a swan! Mother told me I should be treated as such, too. Are you that wolf for me?" | |||||
| Swansea's Traits | Likes | Dislikes | |||
| Swansea's Flavor Text |
| Basic Greetings |
| 2+ Heart Greetings |
| Liked Gift Responses |
| Neutral Gift Responses |
| Disliked Gift Responses |
| Tala | |||||
| "Hey, I know you! How's your pack? If I had known you were looking for someone when we first met... well, that doesn't matter now. Go on, think you can win my heart?" | |||||
| Tala's Traits | Likes | Dislikes | |||
| Tala's Flavor Text |
| Basic Greetings |
| 2+ Heart Greetings |
| Liked Gift Responses |
| Neutral Gift Responses |
| Disliked Gift Responses |
| Todd's Traits | Likes | Dislikes | |||
| Todd's Flavor Text |
| Basic Greetings |
| 2+ Heart Greetings |
| Liked Gift Responses |
| Neutral Gift Responses |
| Disliked Gift Responses |
| Vernon's Traits | Likes | Dislikes | |||
| Vernon's Flavor Text |
| Basic Greetings |
| 2+ Heart Greetings |
| Liked Gift Responses |
| Neutral Gift Responses |
| Disliked Gift Responses |
| Violet | |||||
| "Hello, what a beautiful sight! I mean...both you and the weather. I'm Violet, nice to meet you! Would you like to go for a walk? It would be wonderful if you could keep me company." | |||||
| Violet's Traits | Likes | Dislikes | |||
| Violet's Flavor Text |
| Basic Greetings |
| 2+ Heart Greetings |
| Liked Gift Responses |
| Neutral Gift Responses |
| Disliked Gift Responses |
| Willa's Traits | Likes | Dislikes | |||
| Willa's Flavor Text |
| Basic Greetings |
| 2+ Heart Greetings |
| Liked Gift Responses |
| Neutral Gift Responses |
| Disliked Gift Responses |
Special Unlock Dateables
These dateable wolves require that specific conditions are met in order to unlock them. The conditions required will be listed underneath their portrait. After the conditions are met, you must complete a daily quest or story quest in order for the chance to unlock them.
| Inve | |||||
| "Hello there, charming! I'm Inve. Fancy a chat? I'd love to know more about you. We could even go on a nice walk together." | |||||
| Inve can only be obtained during February's Lunar Event. | |||||
| Inve's Traits | Likes | Dislikes | |||
| Inve's Flavor Text |
| Basic Greetings |
| 2+ Heart Greetings |
| Liked Gift Responses |
| Neutral Gift Responses |
| Disliked Gift Responses |
| Wisp | |||||
| "Oh, hi! My name is Wisp. Do you like gems? I love gems. They told me I'd meet someone special today. Is that you?" | |||||
| Wisp can only be obtained during February's Lunar Event. | |||||
| Wisp's Traits | Likes | Dislikes | |||
| Wisp's Flavor Text |










