diff --git a/app/controllers/documents_controller.rb b/app/controllers/documents_controller.rb
index a1f5b731..f484adfa 100644
--- a/app/controllers/documents_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/documents_controller.rb
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@ class DocumentsController < ApplicationController
   before_action :set_navbar_actions,    except: [:edit, :plaintext]
   before_action :set_footer_visibility, only:   [:edit]
 
+  # Skip UI-heavy calls for API endpoints
+  skip_before_action :cache_most_used_page_information, only: [:update]
+  skip_before_action :cache_forums_unread_counts,       only: [:update]
+
   # TODO: verify_user_can_read, verify_user_can_edit, etc before_actions instead of inlining them
 
   before_action :cache_linkable_content_for_each_content_type, only: [:edit]
diff --git a/app/models/concerns/has_image_uploads.rb b/app/models/concerns/has_image_uploads.rb
index a59df6d2..9327744a 100644
--- a/app/models/concerns/has_image_uploads.rb
+++ b/app/models/concerns/has_image_uploads.rb
@@ -17,7 +17,14 @@ module HasImageUploads
     end
 
     def random_image_including_private(format: :medium)
-      image_uploads.sample.try(:src, format).presence || "card-headers/#{self.class.name.downcase.pluralize}.jpg"
+      @random_image_including_private_cache ||= {}
+      key = self.class.name + self.id.to_s
+      return @random_image_including_private_cache[key] if @random_image_including_private_cache.key?(key)
+
+      result = image_uploads.sample.try(:src, format).presence || "card-headers/#{self.class.name.downcase.pluralize}.jpg"
+      @random_image_including_private_cache[key] = result
+
+      result
     end
 
     def first_public_image(format: :medium)
diff --git a/app/models/page_types/creature.rb b/app/models/page_types/creature.rb
index 61925486..19ad5da3 100644
--- a/app/models/page_types/creature.rb
+++ b/app/models/page_types/creature.rb
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ class Creature < ApplicationRecord
   include Serendipitous::Concern
 
   include Authority::Abilities
-  self.authorizer_name = 'ExtendedContentAuthorizer'
+  self.authorizer_name = 'CoreContentAuthorizer'
 
   # Locations
   relates :habitats,    with: :wildlifeships
diff --git a/app/views/main/dashboard.html.erb b/app/views/main/dashboard.html.erb
index 692d507d..4e3b32ff 100644
--- a/app/views/main/dashboard.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/main/dashboard.html.erb
@@ -186,8 +186,10 @@
     <% end %>
 
     <div class="grey-text uppercase center">Create something new</div>
+    <% shown_creatures = false %>
     <% @activated_content_types.sample(3).each do |type| %>
       <% klass = content_class_from_name(type) %>
+      <% shown_creatures = true if type == 'Creature' %>
       <div>
         <%= link_to send("new_#{type.downcase}_path"), class: "white-text", style: 'width: 100%' do %>
           <div class="hoverable card-panel <%= klass.color %>" style="margin-bottom: 4px">
@@ -209,6 +211,24 @@
         <% end %>
       </div>
     <% end %>
+
+    <br />
+    <div>
+      <%= link_to new_creature_path, class: "white-text", style: 'width: 100%' do %>
+        <div class="hoverable card-panel <%= Creature.color %>" style="margin-bottom: 4px">
+          <div class="valign-wrapper">
+            <i class="material-icons grey-bordered-text" class="left" style="font-size: 3em;"><%= Creature.icon %></i>
+            <span style="font-size: 1.1em; margin-left: 1em">
+              New Creature<br />
+              <small>
+                Free for all users in October
+              </small>
+            </span>
+          </div>
+        </div>
+      <% end %>
+    </div>
+
   </div>
 </div>
 
diff --git a/config/initializers/content_types.rb b/config/initializers/content_types.rb
index 2644df09..30998968 100644
--- a/config/initializers/content_types.rb
+++ b/config/initializers/content_types.rb
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ Rails.application.config.content_types = {
 
   # Content types to label as "new" around the site
   new: [
-    Lore
+
   ]
 }
 
diff --git a/config/initializers/promos.rb b/config/initializers/promos.rb
index e58bd393..560d1547 100644
--- a/config/initializers/promos.rb
+++ b/config/initializers/promos.rb
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ Rails.application.config.promos[:promo_bogo] = {}
 Rails.application.config.promos[:promo_bogo][:start_date] = 'March 21, 2020'.to_date
 Rails.application.config.promos[:promo_bogo][:end_date] = Rails.application.config.promos[:promo_bogo][:start_date] + 2.weeks
 
-# Lore free during the month of April
+# Lore free during the month of April, 2020
 # Need to change Lore.rb authorizer at the end lol
 if Date.current >= 'March 1, 2020'.to_date
   if Date.current < 'April 1, 2020'.to_date
@@ -14,3 +14,12 @@ if Date.current >= 'March 1, 2020'.to_date
     Rails.application.config.content_types[:premium] -= [Lore]
   end
 end
+
+# Lore free during the month of October
+# Need to change Creature.rb authorizer at the end
+if Date.current >= 'October 1, 2021'.to_date
+  if Date.current < 'November 1, 2021'.to_date
+    Rails.application.config.content_types[:free] << Creature
+    Rails.application.config.content_types[:premium] -= [Creature]
+  end
+end