Members of Altered’s 2024 Musubi ambassador program are ready to share glimpses of alternate art cards from Beyond the Gates, chosen as one of the group projects. The initiative is one way for Equinox to show appreciation to community members while offering rewards and exclusive projects.

Over the previous year, Musubi members worked together to choose and suggest designs for six reprints of BTG characters, as well as contributing to their lore and flavor text. The reprints will be available to all registered players with one copy of each of the six provided in common, rare and out-of-faction.

While the cards themselves will be revealed soon, we’ve got a quick look at two of the cards chosen by Musubi members with notes giving hints as to which BTG characters were selected.

Alt-art 1:

“Our artwork contains one of the heroes from Beyond the Gates looking at something. I wonder which hero it is and why he is so earnestly looking at that something. He is together with a stout-hearted travelling companion who is fully equipped for all their travels with a cute little knapsack. I wonder what it contains – catnip? But just who or what are they looking at?”

Alt-art 2:

“As I stroll through the forest I feel a slightly chilly breeze sharp on my face and dancing through my hair. I hear the ‘ribbits’ croaking from a nearby pond and hasty footsteps rustling in the berry-filled bushes next to me. A small group of little shrooms suddenly scuttles past my feet. One stops to look up at me for just a moment before it hurries on after the others.
The forest is starting to smell different, the weather is changing and the creatures are restless. When I look up I notice the leaves are shifting from green towards yellow and even orange in some places. While studying the changing leaves I wonder… all those creatures with plant-like features, do they change like the trees change their leaves? As I continue my walk all the signs are clear to me… Autumn has officially begun.”
~ Valerian (A character created by Saphire)

The first group of Musubi ambassadors will be sharing the results of their work in the upcoming weeks, with these two among them. Four additional cards, making one from each faction, will complete the reprint set.

A new set of Musubi members will be announced soon as well, taking the group title of Musubi 2025. Those selected receive free digital unlocks of all sets released until September 2026, not including promotional or organized play cards. They’ll also have access to a group Discord server as a space to collaborate on upcoming projects similar to this alt-art initiative.

Members are chosen for the Musubi Program to represent six different categories related to how they contribute to the community, bringing in players from around the world. Those chosen are unable to win this recognition two years in a row, but remain in the dedicated Discord server to support newcomers in the program. The categories, which have been updated for the 2025 members, include:

• Ouroboros Awards: Fan artists and cosplayers
• Spindle Awards: Community builders
• Kadigir Awards: Content creators
• Monolith Awards: Lore keepers
• Foundry Awards: Developers
• Haven Awards: Special recognition

The Musubi Program is inspired by the bonding ceremony in the game’s lore that links Exalts to their Alter Egos.

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