How the Shop Works — FAQ
1. Buy
Spend Haven Coins to purchase items. Earn coins from arcade games, achievements, and events.
2. Equip
Equip profile, chat-flair, card-skin, and presence cosmetics. Emotes and realm-builder unlocks are ready to use as soon as you own them.
3. Enjoy
Your cosmetic is now active! See below for where each type appears.
Where Do Equipped Items Appear?
| Cosmetic Type | Where It Shows Up |
|---|---|
| Profile Borders | A colored ring around your avatar on your Profile Page and user cards. |
| Card Backgrounds | Changes the background gradient of your Profile Page header area. |
| Chat Flair | Colors your username in chat messages. Visible in all chat channels and DMs! |
| Custom Titles | Displays a title badge below your username on your Profile Page. |
| Emotes | Unlocks special emojis in Community Chat immediately; no equip step is required. |
| Card Skins | Changes the appearance of your character cards across the site (Home, Discover, Collections). |
| Badges | Displays an achievement badge on your Profile Page. |
| Character Effects | Adds your selected presence effect while you are inside live Realms. |
| Realm Decor & Backgrounds | Becomes available in the Realm Builder immediately; no shop equip step is required. |
Tip: You can swap equipped items anytime — just equip a different item in the same slot, or click "Equipped" to unequip.
Card Backgrounds
17Obsidian Profile
A sleek, dark profile background.
Storm Caller
Lightning crackles across a dark sky.
Sakura Garden
A peaceful garden beneath cherry blossom trees.
Cyber City
Neon-lit city skyline at midnight.
Golden Sunset
A warm golden sunset over rolling hills.
Ocean Depths
Deep ocean blue gradient with subtle wave patterns.
Starfield
A cosmic starfield background with twinkling particles.
Aurora Borealis
Northern lights dancing across a dark sky.
Holographic Prism
A shifting holographic background with rainbow refraction.
Arcade Carpet
Classic 90s arcade carpet background.
Obsidian Eclipse
A dark metallic profile backdrop with eclipse-ring highlights.
Opal Prism
A soft iridescent profile backdrop with pearl-toned gradients.
Soft Horizon
Theme-safe: a calm blue slate gradient that keeps text readable across both light and dark themes.
Mist Panel
Theme-safe: a misty slate backdrop built to keep profile text legible in dark mode and light mode.
Dawn Notebook
Theme-safe: a bright notebook-style header with balanced readability and subtle blue highlights.
Diamond Ore Background
Sparkle like diamond ore.
End Stone Background
The pale glow of the End dimension.
Badges
7✍️ Prolific Writer
Show the world you live to write.
🎨 Digital Artist
For the visual creatives among us.
🎮 Arcade Champion
Prove your arcade mastery.
💎 Rare Collector
You collect the rarest items in CharHaven.
🏅 Veteran
A seasoned member of the CharHaven community.
🦉 Night Owl
For those who create best after midnight.
📜 Lorekeeper
Guardian of vast fictional histories.
