Hollow Eve Festival 410

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As spring mellows into summer, Elanthia has settled into an uneasy calm. Abundant crops ripen in the fields, untouched by Asketi's capricious scythe. The people are hale and hearty, as if Ushnish is occupied elsewhere, and ships shelter safe in harbors untouched by Drogor's wrath. Almost everywhere there is prosperity -- yet a sense of dread lurks beneath it all, as if the world is teeters on the precipice of some great, unknown calamity

Moon Mages whisper of disturbing visions. Clerics both Dark and Light cry out to their patrons for succor or shelter or some glimpse of what is to come. For the first time in recent memory, the Sisters of the Ru'atin Peri'el have left their enclave on Aesry Surlaenis'a, seeking answers. So sun sets on another prosperous day, and the world waits for the blow to fall.

The Sky Darkens

Posted on 10/25/2013 12:25 AM CDT by Webstaff

Deep in the forests of Ker'leor in the shrine of Dergati, a dark chrysalis lurked, gleaming silver and leaking strands of dark vapor. Those who interacted with it found that it somehow feasted upon spiritual energy, absorbing the experiences of those who came near it. It whispered in the dark to its visitors, but remained, changing little, for many years. All agreed that it was somehow related to the Lady of Nightmares, Dergati.

The powers in Therengia grew uneasy with its presence and placed a guard on the site, preventing pilgrims and the curious alike from strengthening the entity growing within it. Still it waited in the darkness, seemingly quiescent.

Then, one day, those guarding it were found dead. The chrysalis was gone. A collapsed tunnel, leading away, the only evidence that anything had ever been there at all.

Elsewhere, miners would disappear, only to reappear later missing their eyes and their sanity. The sisters of the Ru'atin Peri'el reported changes in Peri'el's song, and sent a representative, Tasrhhsu, to the mainland to investigate.

The people of Elanthia began reporting strange, nightmarish visions. Moon Mage Seers saw conflicting visions, most of them portending destruction and chaos.

In time, a new subterranean race of mole-like people, the Akul'tiz, emerged under a leader they call The First, Xitoccanemun. In the beginning they emerged only at night, but as summer wore on, they began to appear at other times.

Finally, the Sisters of the Ru'atin reported the unthinkable – Peri'el's song has ceased. Those Clerics who pray to Peri'el find their tongues torn from their mouths. Peri'el's altars no longer accept her sacrifices. Xitoccanemun claims that Peri'el is dead.

With Peri'el dead or incapacitated, the World Dragon has begun to stir. The Greater and Lesser Fists have erupted, destroying Tiv's Moon Mage guild and killing all those present within. The smoke and ash hurled skyward by the eruption has blocked out the sun, plunging Elanthia into endless night.

If Peri'el cannot be healed, the Dragon will surely wake, ending all life on Elanthia. Somewhere, Dergati is laughing.

Tentative Merchants

You've been waiting all year and now, the wait is over!

Hollow Eve 2013: Waking Nightmares will feature raffles, new and exciting games, and enough merchants and shops to keep you occupied for days!

The Haunted House Just Desserts Eternal Moments PrEcIouS DeLigHtS Abandoned Dragon Empty Settings Obscured Visions Shimmers of Silver Turialo's Haven A Game of Chicken Boggle Blast Odiferous Ornaments The Terrific Turnip Stuff It Yarrel's Varmint Vittles Entrail Toss Arena Musical Chairs of Doom Shugar's Cookie Emporium Hot Potato Cloudwalker's Smoke Shop Excess Baggage Fabric Fantasies Forever Faithful The Stylish Stallion Country Style Sibtiem's Creations Hunka's Burning Love Heavenly Entrances The Finer Things Give 'Em the Boot Amulets by Liathe Visions of Holiness See The Light Exaltation Tintinnabulum Nigeyi's Footwear Diamond Deities Blood and Gourd Nectar of the Wisp Witchery The Archivist Basimah's Reinventing the Wheel Acaph's Acquisitions Slay It With Music Wicked Windows Masquer Aid Beastly Behavior The Cutting Edge Nidia's Nightmares Treasures of the Spirit Force of Habit The Toy Box Walk This Way Hide and Silk Crafty Cloaks Slings and Things The Joys of Noise The Merry Hag The Musiceum A Cultured Attire Whimsical Winds Misenseor Goods Relief in the Dark Ilithian Heritage Sputkin's Eye Spy All Wound Up Made for Walking Shiny's Shinies Creature Comforts Birds of a Feather Glythtide's Gifts and Gags Q'tahhl's Place Fires of Autumn Pi'botuk Pel'arsharra Liquid Assets Top Notch Simply Essential Rugged Appeal Scabbards 'n' Sheaths Barbarian Paradise Witch Stitch is Which Blanve's Bounty Dark Delights Dark Defenders Dubiously Dubbed Signs of the Times Elahkti's Metal Arts Fangs for the Memory Chizelli's Charms Clip 'n Dale's The 'Punkin Hatch The Faithful Defender Knightly Attire The Fashionable Panda Damsel In This Dress The Gear Shop Magical Minons Soulful Trinkets Sindah's Silk Sensations Dying to Shop Shh'oi Mhhg Pi'rasha's Pins Gersvinda's Natural Studies Ang'hhsmus Shenneshwi's Stockpile Vatari's Ritual Addiction Famous Last Words The House of Bones Leftovers Tookes's Nook The Eclectic Eccentric Dark Dalliance Mordiv's Fun House

Natural Selections On the Mend Bobbing for Leeches Cuddly Creations Suite of Sweets Grieving Grave This 'N' That Hollow Bellies Obscure Memories Amylia's Attic Once Possessed Smokes 'n' Spirits Ahreusse's Atelier A Second Round House of Bling Armadillo Crush Scarlett's Web Race Fall's Harvest Bizarre Bazaar Spiraling Out of Control Silken Garden Hero to Go Just a Slice Snacky Happiness Cute as a Button Something's Fishy Snookie's Holiday Souvenirs Accents for the Arachnophile Disenchantments Natural Beauty The Male Persuasion Hair Apparant Over the Edge Riding the Range All Aquiver Clear Visions Jewelry In Phases Peaceful Intentions Thee Mottl'd Teoy Shoppe The Clockwork Inquisition Death from Above The Smaller Side of Life Tieheq with the Thirteen Idon Abide the Ten Might Makes Right The Future is Now The Mind of Sdai Ready to Were Frisky Portraits Packrat's Piece of Paradise Spikan's Sporrans Fishy's Pants Mart I'll Eat My Hat Nest o' Snakes Sketchy By Design Tricky Treats The Glass Bubble The Naked Sheep Thick as Thieves Fallen from Grace Everything in Moderation Rissan Roulette Krobble's Karavan Guildly Pleasures Tending the Fold Bobbin' For Bolts Snookie's Divine Spoons Your Inner Animal Asketi's Stop Town and Country Bones Cowsmoopolitan Tweets Blythe Spirits Sleepwalkers Lavender and Lace Jhanine Dering Cloaks NightMares A Walk on the Wild Side Bare Necessities Flower Power Quiver in Fear Tastelessly Tacky A Quick Bite Creepy Costumes Holey Warez Eagle Eye Ratchet Shack Outrageous Fortune Gearanimals Below the Fold Woman At Arms Annex Jynli's Cattery On the Move Korbesh Leathers Heikea Mob Mentality Silken Seams Dark Symphony Behind the Mask One Man's Trash The Pretty Pony Sumptuous Silks Sable's Tent The Perfect Rose Delicate Creations Whimsies Jubby's Tattoos Huffenclaw's Decadent Delights Huffenclaw's Wondrous Wares The Photash School of Butlery Darsam's Drifters Puffindor's Tantalizing Taffy Puffindor's Professional Pieces Findorslyth's Fortifiers

Finally, and most importantly, every character who attends the festival* will also receive a fabulous, wondrous, and mysterious unique gift that has a very powerful ability!

Special Ticketing Information

"Admit One" tickets will provide access to the first character on the account who passes through the Festival Gates, however, there are additional ticket options available to allow access to two, three, or ALL characters on the purchasing account. These higher tiered tickets will allow multiple characters on the purchasing account to participate in the festivities, raffles, games, and special events, as well as allowing them to receive the special gift.