Every jpeg tells a story — and with thousands of dynamic, unique Citizens of Mantle NFTs available out there with different outfits, headgears, accessories and appearances, we asked the community to write a backstory for their Citizens and give it main character energy. And deliver the community did, with imaginations running wild as they gave color to their NFT companions in every shape and form.

First and foremost, a big congratulations to our two contest winners:

• @Milad6890Stark is gearing up for a wintry season with their Citizen, named Wintera.

• And why go solo when you can form a squad? @bomnguyenx gave us a super squad of three Citizens who are different leaders in their own rights within the Mantle Empire.

Some other notable contributions from the creative side of the community:

• @JoeDiGiovanni7’s NFT companion is a forager and creator all in one in a world where amazing discoveries are still waiting to be made. Anything is possible in this futuristic realm should individuals dare to innovate and venture into the unknown

• Family comes first with @Enrico18586878’s Citizens, two heroic and compassionate brothers who will never be apart

• Get ready for true works of art coming from @szilard_varga’s Citizen, who’s repping the art scene in the world of Mantle with every sculpture that is created from their hands

• Can we gather the four elements in the Mantle ecosystem, starting with water? We’ve got blue hair, blue skies and even a dash of navy and sky blue on the uniform of @_pplppl’s Citizen — we’re waiting for the perfect representatives for the remaining elements of fire, earth and air

• There’s no leaving AI out of the new Mantle world, and we’re thrilled to have @ligia_bang’s Citizen repping the developer community out there

• And finally, the hustle never stops with @copenzafan’s Citizen, who’s a web3 artist living his best working life in a co-working space, where he can bounce new ideas off other Citizens for greater creations