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Winter Court Fairies have begun to send The [[FaeAnimal Nexus]] creatures into is a cavern formed in a Fae Nexus realm which became connected to [[Eltibule]] through a Strange Gateway. Beyond These ever-shifting, twisted caverns can connect any number of realms, but this one is unusually stable. [[Fae]] creatures, presumably dispatched by the Winter Court have made this gateway lies cave their home and spilled out into the '''Animal Nexus'', a twisting spawning ground for Fey creaturesEltibule region. Already, [[The Mauler]], [[The Mangler]], and [[Fey Panther Groupie]]s have entered Eltibule from this Nexus!The outside of the cavern resembles a standard magical portal, but is classified as a Strange Gateway and is locked.{{Spoiler|Opening Click Expand to view the method to open the Animal Nexus|A key can be obtained by bartering with [[Percy Evans]] after reaching friends favor with him.A [[Enchanted Bear Claw]] or [[Magic Tooth]] must be bartered to receive a key.}}

====Winterprize Crystals====Three {{Item|Winterprize }} is a rare crystal which grows in Fae Nexus caves. These crystals are a valuable crafting ingredient, used to produce Maximized gems. The crystals found in the [[Animal Nexus]] can be found gathered every 3 three hours in . To harvest the dungeoncrystals, a vial of {{Item|Winter Fae Blood}} is needed for each crystal.

Three chests , likely supplies left in the tunnels by Winter Fae and their Trolls, exist that slowly refill with lowLevel 35-medium level items40 Equipment. It is assumed they reset every 3 hoursThese chests are on a 24-hour timer.

==== Minerals & Metals ===={||{{Item|Winterprize}}|}== Trivia ==* Winterprize can be found in When the [[Animal Nexus]] was first discovered, a passage between [[The Masher]] and [[The Magnifier]] allowed direct access to the void, granting the often desired death ''Fell off the dungeonworld. (Blue glowing crystals '' This passage was later blocked off in the map picture)a patch.