Hallow's Eve 2021

Event Prompts

Each Players first Prompt image will return with a Hallow's Eve Companion of Choice(Shadowcat Cub, Hyena or Blood Parrot).

Each entry will receive a loot roll of three Hollow’s Eve items.

Every rider may participate in this Hollow’s Eve prompt once. If you want to participate with multiple of your own riders, you will have to make a separate full body picture with background for each one. Drawing e.g. both of your riders on the same background, will only give one loot roll to one of the riders. Same with literature entries; multiple submissions with different stories are a requirement.

Requirements:

• All images must depict at least 75% of both horse and rider. (No overly simple, linework or sketched entries. Images with little to no effort will be at the moderators discretion to roll.)

• Color and simple background are required. Greyscale is allowed.

• Shading is optional.

• Literature entries must be 1,000 words minimum.

• Literature collaborations must clearly state who wrote which parts. Each collaborator must contribute a minimum of 500 words to the entry.

• One entry may contain up to 3 collaborators.

• Entries will be rolled per rider and horse pair. You may depict up to three pairs per Entry.

• Additional characters and horses may be depicted, but will not count for any prizes.

• If you do not own a horse, you may use a Group Starter.

• Prompts may only be completed Once per Rider.

Spirits Stirring

Whispers and murmurs all over Moren Ezen are telling stories of the spirits' return. Unlike last year, the spirits are more confident in their mischiefs, affecting animals close to settlements and nomadic travelers. Wild animals are spotted calmly wandering through settlements, while tame pets and working animals are acting feral out of nowhere. Some have reported seeing animals with glowing eyes, but rumours spiral quickly, and stories become warped.

This time of the year hasn't just affected animals, however. Mysterious, weather-related phenomena have been spotted in multiple regions of Moren Ezen. Messengers reported a sandstorm in snowy mountains, snow in the desert, and even a thunderstorm over a single tent in one settlement. Oddly glowing wisps have been spotted wandering around at night too. These are presumed to be physical manifestations of the spirits, and it is unclear whether they are friendly or scheming to cause chaos.

Show how your rider responds to the increase of spirit activity during this time of the year. Do they interact with the curious spirits? Are the spirits they encounter friendly or destructive? If your rider encounters strangely behaving animals, how do they deal with the situation?

Hallow's Eve Ensemble

To please the spirits, to distract from the chaotic phenomena, and to celebrate the bountiful harvest, some settlements decorate and put up festive stalls. Common sights include the best of this season's harvest, red leaves, bonfires and candles. In light of increasing spirit activity, some have gone out of their way to attend the festivities in costumes; outfits are usually inspired by the season's change, or the more mysterious happenings during this time of the year. Connoisseurs of crafting and sewing are especially popular at this time, for those wishing to dress up their equine partners.

Show your rider (and horse) dressing up for the Hallow's Eve ensemble. Did they sew a costume for themselves, or did they source some berries to crush up for a more bloody and spooky look? Does your rider want to honour the warm colours and show off a new wardrobe for autumn? Do they use props in forms of torches and scary figurines made out of twigs and cloths? Some riders might even try to scare other people in their hallows eve costume.