Moontweg a écrit:love them!...it is a shame I won't be able to purchase them...no money, no gems
I've earned many gems and have bought some shop creatures without spending any money on the site. You can start aggressively and diligently sending your creatures into exploration (Paladins can explore twice a day), and once in a while they might find you a few jewels. (The more creatures you send out, the greater your chances of finding something good.) Additionally, play the Gothi-Lucky game whenever it's available; and there are ads you can fulfill on the jewels page (take surveys, click on things, sign up for offers...most of them aren't any good but every so often there's one that will pay out in jewels). Participate in site events, too; once in a while jewels are awarded.
Also, your creatures can sometimes find other creatures in exploration, and if you find a particularly rare creature, you can use that to trade with somebody for a shop creature. (I did that once with a rare Paladin I'd won in the site birthday event. Somebody bought me a shop creature in exchange for it.)
It's tedious and takes quite a while, but if you keep at it eventually you should acquire some jewels.