WELCOME FELLOW NEWBIE WHOO! I'm Lilly/Sheep or whatever else I get dubbed as. Have you figured out how the event works? I just learned - follow the links, get a team, then go back to forums and you'll see the orange buttons. Those get points which help you and your team get power Gems to trade in for transformation awesome items!
If you see Gingerale around, they have a cool charity thread. Maybe in a wee bit I can link it. Stop in, say hello, and pick something nice from the items list. Folks here are absolutely lovely.
The games are a good way to get a daily bulk of feathers. What's your favorite series by the way? Can be book, movie, show, etc.!
P.S. the Lazarus shop is the event shop, so those are the limited feather items. Get 'em while they're hot.