Ebon Gate Festival/saved posts 2025

General Information

General Information - Schedule

Discord Message Link: [1]
Author: GM Thandiwe
Date: 12/29/2024

Join us once again as the Ebon Gates bring us to the distant Realm of Naidem where the Unliving reside in the town of Evermore Hollow.

Enjoy a variety of games, merchants, and more during this month-long festival that begins on Friday, October 10th at 9 PM Eastern, and closes on November 2nd at 11:59 PM Eastern.

Finer details will be added to the calendar as time goes by, but the overall schedule is below:

10/10 - 10/12 - (Suite Key Required) - SPECTRE and SHADOW Conference
10/12 - 10/16 - Storyline & Quest Introduction
10/17 - 10/24 - Merchant Week
10/25 - 10/26 - Live Games
10/24 - 10/31 - Storyline & Quest Closing
10/30 - 11/2 - Luminary Festival

Announcements

Announcement 1 - [Official] October 2025 - Ebon Gate Announcements (Read-only Forum) is Live

Discord Message Link: Ebon Gate Announcements (Read-only Forum) is Live
Author: GM Thandiwe
Date: 9/25/2025

Join us once again as the Ebon Gates bring us to the distant Realm of Naidem where the Unliving reside in the town of Evermore Hollow.

Enjoy a variety of games, merchants, and more during this month-long festival that begins on Friday, October 10th at 9 PM Eastern, and closes on November 2nd at 11:59 PM Eastern.

Finer details will be added to the calendar as time goes by, but the overall schedule is below:

• 10/10 - 10/12 - (Suite Key Required) - SPECTRE and SHADOW Conference
• 10/12 - 10/16 - Storyline & Quest Introduction
• 10/17 - 10/24 - Merchant Week
• 10/22 - 11/1 - Trove Runs
• 10/25 - 10/26 - Live Games
• 10/24 - 10/31 - Storyline & Quest Closing
• 10/30 - 11/2 - Luminary Festival

Ticket Sales end on October 31st at approximately 11:55 PM EDT.

Discord Ebon Gate Channel opens approximately 9:00 PM EDT on September 26th.

Teasers will start on October 1st based on QC clearance.

You can follow our Saved Posts Page on this Player Wiki.

Trove Information will be shared on the Saved Posts Page under TROVE, while Items and Current Raffles are usually found on the Ebon Gate Treasure Trove wiki page. Be kind to the players that keep this updated. The Trove will start on October 22nd and run through November 1st.

You can find the Live Games schedule on the player wiki as well as on the Gemstone Calendar. GHOUL and the Costume Contest should be posted soon.

We will make a major announcement when we are ready to provide details on this year's VAULT.

We will make every effort to quickly have the Shops Page up and live for you. Please give us time to get this going. Due to the number of shops, there will have to be two pages.

We should have the Shop List ready for you by Wednesday, October 1st.

Announcement 2 - Evermore Hollow Hotel Suite Keys and Opening Weekend Event

Discord Message Link: Evermore Hollow Hotel Suite Keys and Opening Weekend Event
Author: GM Thandiwe
Date: 9/26/2025

Greetings and welcome to the first of many posts regarding this year’s Ebon Gate Festival.  We are very excited to have you all join us again this year.  We have exciting new lore to drop, a variety of new materials, some exciting new items to offer, and storyline that has multiple quests attached to it.  We are even incredibly excited to test out the new QUEST system with our quests this year.

This first post is going to be about the Opening Weekend Hotel Event.

Last year, we trialed having entries to the Opening Weekend Hotel Event go out via hunting.  For some people it was incredibly exciting, for others it was the depths of anxiety inducing.

This year, we are trying something different.  Here are the details:

Opening Weekend Event

Total of 30 Suites will be available

It includes:

• 2-room Suite w. 1 key that can be split one-time after opening weekend for a guest
• Access to Guest Only Rooms
• Access to 3 private Alteration sessions (Guaranteeing 3 alterations)
• Access to Guest Only Roleplaying Event for the Weekend
• a Goodie Bag

Before the event, all guests will receive their weekend welcome package that will include their key and an invitation to the Conference taking place in the Hotel.  You will also be given a special item that provides you with access to the conference rooms and a schedule of events taking place as part of the conference.

How to Obtain one of these coveted Hotel Suite Rooms:

Via Raffle

5 will be raffled.  The raffles will be broken down like so:

• 2 Platinum Only Entries will be placed for raffle on Mist Harbor on October 2^nd, 2025
• 2 Premium Only Entries will be placed for raffle on Mist Harbor on October 3^rd, 2025
• 1 Prime will be placed in Zul Logoth, on October 4^th, 2025

Raffle Ticket Cost: 250,000 silvers a ticket.  These raffles will be set up shortly.  You do not need to be logged into the game to win.  You can only purchase one ticket per account.

Via SimuCoin Store

We will be releasing 5 Suites at a time through the SimuCoin Store and our release schedule is as follows:

•  9pm EDT on October 1, 2025
• Noon EDT on October 2, 2025
• 9am EDT on October 3, 2025
• Midnight EDT on October 4, 2025
• Noon EDT on October 5, 2025

We humbly ask that you keep this purchase to 1 per PLAYER.

You can join the discussion on our Forums.

You can see information on last year’s event on our Player Wiki.

Announcement 3 - Evermore Hollow Hotel Update

Discord Message Link: Evermore Hollow Hotel Update
Author: GM Thandiwe
Date: 9/26/2025

Oh, I’m sorry, did you think we were done with the Hotel? Not this year!

Starting this year, there will be non-suite stays available at the Evermore Hollow Hotel in Naidem!

Evermore Hollow Hotel Room

It includes:

• 1-room w. 1 key that can be split one time for a guest
• Access to Guest Only Rooms
• Access to 3 private Alteration Sessions (Maximum of 3 alterations per primary key holder)
• Access to 7-count Alteration Book

There will be 50 rooms available for purchase at a price point of for 5,000 simucoins.

We will be releasing 10 rooms at a time through the SimuCoin Store and our release schedule is as follows:

• 9pm EDT on October 1, 2025
• Noon EDT on October 2, 2025
• 9am EDT on October 3, 2025
• Midnight EDT on October 4, 2025
• Noon EDT on October 5, 2025

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Announcement 3 - Service Pass and Merchant Week

Discord Message Link: Service Pass and Merchant Week
Author: GM Thandiwe
Date: 9/26/2025

This will be our last announcement for tonight and it will be a bit lengthy. So hold onto your cauldron, broom, or whatever spooky thing you can find and get ready for a lot of information!

This year, Ebon Gate’s Merchant Week is being broken down into the following parts to help make it easier for folks to understand and obtain the services that they want:

Merchant Weekend – Returning to the Frenzy of Yore

Starting at noon EDT on Friday, October 17th and continuing through noon EDT on Monday, October 20th, this 72-hour period will see the heaviest offerings of merchant work. It will be restricted to the following offerings:

• General Alterations
• Item Customization (see Item Customization Below)
• Feature Alterations (see Feature Alterations Below)
• Tattoos
• Shop Specific Merchant Work

Continuing from noon EDT on Monday, October 20th until 9pm EDT on Friday, October 24th, merchant week will slow down and have the following offerings:

• General Alterations
• Item Customization (see Item Customization Below)
• Feature Alterations (see Feature Alterations Below)
• Tattoos
• Lightening and Deepening will now be offered

After noon on Monday the 20th of October, you’ll no longer see Shop Specific Alteration sessions, but this doesn’t mean that you can’t still get those items. The exclusive sessions just won’t be around anymore, this will open up more opportunities to more attendees.

During this time, fishhooks will start appearing. What is a fishhook? A fishhook is a mundane item that floats around on the ground of Evermore Hollow. When you GET the fishhook, it will transport you to a one-on-one session with a merchant in a special merchant room. Fishhooks can take on many forms.

At Ebon Gate, we are updating and modifying what we consider a full alteration and what we are charging for these things. Some examples are:

• General Alterations will always be for Silvers. The cost may range, depending on what is being done, from 25,000 – 100,000 silvers.
• General Alterations can include anything quantified at GALD as well as item customization.
• Feature Alterations will be for soul shards. The cost will be 200 soul shards, but each feature alterer will handle ONE FULL LINE of a feature. See more below.
• Tattoo services will also range from 50,000 – 100,000 silvers depending on the type of service.

Feature Alterations at Ebon Gate

All feature alterations must adhere to ALTER RULE 200.
One Line of a Feature includes:

• Eyes and Complexion OR
• Hair Style, Hair Texture, Hair Color, Hair Quirk OR
• Face, Nose, and Distinguishing Mark OR
• Unique Feature Line

Feature Alterers at Ebon Gate will not be allowed to modify the following features: Height, Body, Wings, Wing Quirks

Wherever possible, we’ve updated offerings so that Unlocks can be obtained Off-the-shelf. This means that there will be fewer and fewer merchants offering unlocking services. We will also not have services that are restricted to your membership status or items that only certain members can obtain (for example: premium transport items).

Raffles – Whenever possible, raffles will not require you to be logged into the game. There are exceptions, for example: Raffles for a service that are done live, Raffles for Contest Participation (Group Basket Alterations are a good example of this), Raffles for Changes to a One-time offering (Puppy Raffles are a good example of this), etc.

We will make every effort to keep raffle tickets concise in their wording. Please remember, we are on the third year of the new RAFFLE system and use of the new RAFFLE verb. This verb will allow you to see all raffles you are currently logged into, but it will also list all nearby raffles and you can read a raffle ticket from afar.

Don’t forget to get your Guidebook to the Unliving, too, as this will also list all raffles.

We are also taking a different approach with the service pass this year, the primary one being some guarantees. Here’s what that means:

Every person with a service pass is guaranteed a set number of services that do not include raffle wins or trove items.

We are doing this by changing the pass to work as follows:

It is getting a name change and will instead be called a festival flier. Here’s what your festival flier provides you with:

• Max 15 Live Services
• Access to all raffles
• Access to all trove offerings
• Access to GHOUL
• Access to Live Games
• Access to the Soul Shards Auction (No, we do not have details to share yet)

TEAR turns the flier into an Alteration book OR roleplaying orb. If you obtain the alter book, then it provides you with ten uses. However, if for some reason you were not able to obtain 15 services during the festival, the difference will be added as uses to your alteration book.

What does this mean? If you work really hard during the festival to obtain services but only manage to get 5 live services, then your alteration book will be changed from 10 uses to 20 uses. If you obtain zero live services, then your book is updated to 25 uses.

Not only that, but we are updating the alteration books (more info to follow) so that you can TEAR a page from it, sacrificing a use, to create either a lightening or deepening note.

We are also changing the cost of the Service Pass from 3,000 simucoins to 2,000 simucoins. And the service pass will be offered either solo or as part of the Vault Item (still being offered at 6,000 silmucoins. The service pass will replace the other simucoin items that usually appear in a vault.

Speaking of the Vault, this year’s item (not ready to be discussed) will be a multi-year improvement item. What this means is that we will have a set of available options for it this year and more options for it next year. Not only that, but you aren’t limited to obtaining a second one in year 2.

So, this year vaults will include:

• Two 25-entry keys,
• Two 25-entry cubes,
• Service Pass,
• Special item,
• A death certificate (+50% exp for 30 days),
• Locus oil,

Expires at the end of the event.

I know some of you are wondering, why is the service pass changing to have a maximum limit on the service pass? The answer is simple. Fairness. We’ve been tracking how many service pass holders get alterations during merchant week, and for the few the numbers look amazing, but for the many, they don’t. Here’s some numbers that I can share with you:

18.5% of all service pass purchasers last year did not get a single service. While this is likely because some folks purchased the pass either for the RPA or raffle entries, its still looks bad. However, we are going to exclude that group of zero percenters to work on those that actually obtained services.

52.9% of all service pass purchasers (excluding our zero percenters group) obtained 1 to 10 services.

29.2% of all service pass purchasers (excluding our zero percenters group) obtained at 11 - 20 services.

Leaving 17.8% of service pass holders with anywhere from 21 – 50+ services.

We are hoping that these changes will allow everyone that purchases a pass to feel like their pass was worth the purchase.

Forum Discussion

Announcement 4 - FAQ

We are going to use this space to keep a running list of answers to important questions.

Answers to a few pending questions:

• Purchasing the Vault works as it always has, the person opening it is the one it attunes to.
• Your Service Pass is not attuned until you REDEEM it. Once you do, TEAR attunes the item to you.
• Yes, the Alteration Books are attuned. NO, they do not attune the items that they work on.
• Yes, you can purchase more than one Service Pass on an account. * You can only REDEEM it on one character.
• Sonreeva, yes, the thumb ring should be good to go right off the bat. We are double checking that.
• Sonreeva, no, there are not any changes to it this year.
• When will the Soul Shard Auction be? Sunday, November 2nd, 2025 at 1pm EDT

Announcent 5 - Shop List

Discord Message Link: 2025 Ebon Gate Shop List
Author: GM Thandiwe
Date: 9/29/2024

New Shops!

Naidem is happy to announce its newest shops opening in the various neighborhoods around Evermore Hollow and Bittermere Woods.  They are:

• Chapel of Fading Moments
• Cloak and Mirrors
• Cutting a Figure
• Domicile of the Shapers
• Don't Bug Me
• Eaux de Joy
• Jolly Jinglers
• Neither Here Nor There
• Scales and Shadows
• Sockpuppetry
• Something Borrowed
• Sparked Interest
• Stillwater Timber
• Symbolization
• The Unholy Chapel
• Threads of the Widow
• Twisted Hovel
• Twisted Infusions

Shop Updates!

Several shops have had new additions or unlock certificates added to them.  They are:

• Four Humours, The
• Old Ossuary, The
• Shadowplay
• Sounds Beyond
• Twisted Glory
• Twisted Lodge, The
• Twisted Ways
• Uncouth Wallflower, The
• Whispering Pages
• Witching Flower, The

All of last year's shops will also be returning.  You can see them here at Shop List 1 and Shop List 2 on the Player Wiki.

Join the discussion on Discord!

Announcent 5 - Dabbler Goes Universal

Discord Message Link: Dabbler Goes Universal
Author: GM Thandiwe
Date: 10/8/2024

We have decided to teach the Ebon Gate and Rumor Woods Dabblers a few tricks out of Bloodriven. Going forward, the Ebon Gate and Rumor Woods Dabblers will work the same way that the Duskruin Dabbler does.

Special thanks to GM Estild and GM Nyxus.

Announcent 6 - Reunion Vault

Discord Message Link: Reunion Vault
Author: GM Thandiwe
Date: 10/9/2024

EBON GATE REUNION VAULT – The Spidersilk Apothecary

We are excited to announce this year’s Ebon Gate Reunion Vault item is the Spidersilk Apothecary. This octagonal box is one part alter box and one part-inator, allowing you to customize your items and designs with the aid of a merchant.

Here is a brief description of what it does.

The box stores spiders, these spiders come in (this year) three TYPES. Alteration, Lapidary, or Tinkerer.

You can obtain a spider from the Spiderweb located in Graveyard Temporalis, Outer Rim (eastern side). There are over a hundred spiders.

Each spider, roughly, will look something like this when you analyze them:

ALTERATION

An Apothecary Spider

A molded suede beige jumping spider is a unique specimen that functions with A Spidersilk Apothecary, which can be obtained through an Ebon Gate Vault.

This particular specimen is considered an alteration spider that can only work with items crafted of leather.

It is uniquely crafted to add a long description on qualifying items.  It can transfer one of the following designs:
1. (article) (adjective) (item noun) embossed with curling ivy leaves
2. (article) (adjective) (item noun) tooled in a pattern of wild rose blossoms
3. (article) (adjective) (item noun) raised with a design of a crouched hare

A qualifying merchant can change these designs for you.

To utilize this unique spider, you will need to add it to a Spidersilk Apothecary.
Once this spider is your box, you can place an item that inspects as LEATHER into the box and then ask the spider to provide it with a LONG description based on the options above.

The other type of spider you will find in the web are TRANSMORPHING spiders. This year, there are two varieties of transmorphing spiders and they are:
LAPIDAIRY

An Apothecary Spider

An ebon black widow spider is a unique specimen that functions with A Spidersilk Apothecary, which can be obtained through an Ebon Gate Vault.

This particular specimen is considered a lapidary spider that will transform a foraged item into a gemstone for crafting purposes.

A qualifying merchant can change the base description (15/15/15 only) of your spider for you.

To utilize this unique spider, you will need to add it to a Spidersilk Apothecary.

TINKERER

An Apothecary Spider

A dark brown white-tailed spider is a unique specimen that functions with A Spidersilk Apothecary, which can be obtained through an Ebon Gate Vault.

This particular specimen is considered a tinkerer spider that will transform any effigy, figurine, miniature, sculpture, statuette, or statue into a charm for weaving.

To utilize this unique spider, you will need to add it to a Spidersilk Apothecary.

For full details on the vault, please visit The Spidersilk Apothecary The Spidersilk Apothecary

Announcent 6 - Naidem’s Worst Kept Secret – the Graveyard Crevice

Discord Message Link: Naidem’s Worst Kept Secret – the Graveyard Crevice
Author: GM Thandiwe
Date: 10/9/2024

This year the graveyard crevice has been updated. There are all new items stored in and the restriction is the same (one search per day per person).

However, this year, there are two unique items that can be obtained by the crevice. They are:

The Temporalis Toy Spider You analyze the ebonwood toy spider and sense that the creator has provided the following information:

Temporalis Segmented Spider Toy

Found in a crevice in the Graveyard Temporalis, a segmented ebonwood toy spider connected by red yarn is a simple toy fashioned of some kind of wood.

Its limbs are segmented, and it must be some kind of spider or tarantula.

Alterations are fine so long as the above is adhered to.

Verbs: HUG, PUSH, SHAKE, THROW

Naidem Scrying Glass

You analyze the shard of glass and sense that the creator has provided the following information:

Naidem Scrying Shard

Found in one of the many hidden crevices of the Graveyard Temporalis, the shard, once part of a greater mirror, holds the echoes of Naidem. Each fragment is bound to a single place within the realm, steeped in the memory of what has unfolded there or what is yet to be. The glass reveals only Naidem, never the world beyond, and shows each place as it stands in the present moment, shaped by the weight of its past.

To GLANCE at the shard is to catch a glimpse of the place to which it is attuned, a faint image lingering like a memory trapped beneath the surface. To GAZE more deeply is to let the shard part the veil and reveal what stirs there now. The vision may be ended at will by COVERING the shard, which can also clear the surface of haze and dust.

The glass answers most keenly when INFUSED with mana. Yet this power is not freely given, for Naidem always takes what it is owed. Each minute of spying consumes five points of infused mana, a slow but constant drain said to mirror the realm itself, which never reveals without exacting a price.

Mana may not heed your call, but take no sorrow in that truth. Allow the shard to taste of your life and its reflection will stir. Should you prefer, INFUSING blood will be enough to give it voice.

A thistle-frosted shard of ragged glass is attuned to Thistlegear Enclave, Town Hall.

Live Games

Live Games 1 - Schedule

Discord Message Link: Live Games Schedule
Author: GM Thandiwe
Date: 9/28/2025

Join us for a host of live games during the Ebon Gate Festival. The primary schedule is as follows:

• Monday, October 13, 2025 - 2pm EDT - GHOUL!
• Thursday, October 16, 2025 - 7pm EDT - GHOUL!
• Wednesday, October 22, 2025 - all day - Pre-Registration for the Costume Contest
• Saturday, October 25, 2025 - 1pm EDT - Wheel of Misfortune
• Saturday, October 25, 2025 - 9pm EDT - Cryptic Chronicles
• Saturday, October 25, 2025 - 10:30 pm EDT - GHOUL!
• Sunday, October 26, 2025 - 11am EDT - Haunted Spirits
• Sunday, October 26, 2025 - 3pm EDT - Spooky Ciphers
• Sunday, October 26, 2025 - 5pm EDT - Costume Contest
• Sunday, October 26, 2025 - 8pm EDT - GHOUL!
• Friday, October 31, 2025 - 10pm EDT - GHOUL!

Please follow the Gemstone Calendar to keep up to date on any changes.
Please visit the LIVE GAMES page for 2025 on the player wiki.

Live Games 2 - COSTUME CONTEST: BUG OUT WITH US!

Discord Message Link: Costume Contest
Author: GM Thandiwe
Date: 9/28/2025

COSTUME CONTEST: BUG OUT WITH US!

Get ready to crawl, buzz, scuttle, or flutter into the spotlight! Everyone is welcome to join the fun or simply come admire the wild creativity of your fellow players.

Our judges will be on the lookout for:

• Most Creative
• Most Original
• Funniest
• Spookiest
• Best Couple

The rules are simple, but do not let their simplicity fool you. Failure to follow them will affect your overall score.

RULES

• Your costume presentation can be no longer than 5 minutes. We will be timing you, so watch your pacing!
• Props, bystanders (with their permission), fancy scripts, and buggy antics are all fair game, but do not forget Rule #1.
• HAVE FUN!
• Do not forget to light your votive (just kidding)

So shake out your wings, sharpen those pincers, and get ready to shine. This contest is going to be un-bee-lievable!

Don't forget to pre-register for this event throughout the day on Wednesday, October 22nd. Announcements will be made throughout the day.

Wiki Page: Costume Contest

Live Games 3 - GHOUL

Discord Message Link: GHOUL!
Author: GM Thandiwe
Date: 9/28/2025

Join us for GHOUL! GHOUL is a game similar to BINGO created by GM Zythica and introduced at the 2015 Ebon Gate Festival in Feywrot Mire. It was originally hosted by Master Boring, and Goblyn took over the hosting duties in 2017. It has become a regular live game event during Ebon Gate in both Caligos Isle and Evermore Hollow.

Live Games 4 - LIVE GAMES

Discord Message Link: GHOUL!
Author: GM Thandiwe
Date: 9/28/2025

Wheel of Misfortune

The Wheel of Misfortune is a dagger-tossing game of chance! It will be held below Gallivant Manor in [Under the Manor] (8085066). A volunteer will be strapped to a board, and while they are spinning, a contestant will TOSS BOARD. Each contestant will get 5 tosses. Each toss scores points dependent on the location. After 5 tosses, the huckster will yell out your total score. Top 2 scorers will win prizes. In the case of a tie, the top scorers will go again until there is a clear 1st and 2nd place.

Cryptic Chronicles

Welcome to Cryptic Chronicles, a game of graverubbings and storytelling! At the start of the event, a sign-up list will be available. Those wishing to participate should JOIN (LIST) when it is opened; only the first ten (10) to sign up will be able to participate. Ten minutes before their turn, the contestant will be given a blank slip of graverubbing paper. They will RUB (PAPER NOUN) ON (GRAVE NOUN). This will generate a graverubbing, and they can LOOK at the paper and/or READ it to get information. Contestant should then craft a spooky story, poem, or other unique work based on the graverubbing. They will have then five (5) minutes to tell their story, which must be spooky and related to the graverubbing. They will be judged on Content, Style and Flair, Theme, and Time Management. When it is their turn, the contestant shall give the game runner their paper, so the judges can see for themselves what the prompt was (if the contestant wishes it for a souvenir, they can request it back after the judges read it).

Location: This year's Cryptic Chronicles will be held in the [Abandoned Cemetery] (8085034) on the Gallivant Manor grounds. Once there, you can LOOK MARKERS and LOOK SITES to see the different gravestones that will be available for the contestants to choose.

Haunted Spirits

Haunted Spirits is a creepy, mixed drink game! An hour before the start of the event, the containers in [Gallivant Manor, Kitchen] (8085062) will be opened, so players can see the this year's ingredients. Only ten contestants can participate, so a sign-up list will be posted at the start of the event. You must create a drink using at least 4 of the supplied ingredients. You can also use water for free and one ingredient of your own choosing. Plus, you will also draw a special item that you must incorporate in. You will draw this 10 minutes before your turn starts.

When it is your turn, you will have five minutes to make your drink. You do this using ACTs and other RP verbs, speaking, etc. Judging will be done by NPCs on the four categories of Time Mgmt, Theme, Style and Flair, Content.

Spooky Ciphers

Spooky Ciphers will take place in [Gallivant Manor, Library] (8085065). Your hosts will read out a word that may be a little mixed up, different, or spooky! It is your job to decipher it first. First person to decipher it wins a point. The game continues through ten anagrams or one hour. The contestants with the two highest scores win the game and get prizes.

Shop Teasers

Teaser 1 - Lumber Locker

Discord Message Link: https://ptb.discord.com/channels/226045346399256576/1423418861193007225
Author: Xeraphina
Date: 10/2/2025

Too many sticks cluttering your packs? Time to start logging responsibly! Stillwater Timber is proud to present the Lumber Locker™: the ultimate storage chest for all your woodland odds and ends.

This finely crafted container holds multiple sticks of every sort, neatly stacked away so you can finally clear the clutter. But that’s not all! With the Lumber Locker unlocked, even your weary wooden armaments can be broken down into sticks and tucked inside. A trunk for your trunks, a chest for your chestnut. It’s storage that really branches out!

Stop tripping over timber and wrestling with wayward wood. Get yourself a Lumber Locker today, and you’ll never fir-get where you put your sticks again.

Chop-chop, they won’t last long!

The Lumber Locker will be available at Stillwater Timber this EG. It holds mundane wood alter fooder and when unlocked can convert mundane wood armaments to alter fodder for the sake of storage.

Please use this forum to discuss!

Special thanks to GM Thandiwe for coding this beauty (since she's the Thandiwinator!)

Teaser 2 - Twisted Armaments

Discord Message Link: Twisted Armaments
Author: GM Marstreforn
Date: 10/2/2025

Twisted Armor, Twisted Shields, Twisted Weapons, and Twisted Kicks at Ebon Gate 2025!

This is the place to ask questions and hear the buzz!

Warning! TEASERS/SPOILERS MAY SUDDENLY OCCUR!

• Twisted Infusions is a new shop where you will be able to add the Twisted Armor, Shield, and Weapon scripts for Fire Edition, Frost Edition, Lightning Edition, and Vacuum Edition versions to existing armaments with the appropriate flare type already, and that doesn't already have a script on it.

• Prices should reflect what was offered at the Annex during Duskruin. ATTUNE is available.
• there is also a neat DRAKE CLAIDHMORE for sale there. It's +0 but it's magic and has fire flares.
• The ANALYZE on Twisted Weapons for Fire Edition, Frost Edition, Lightning Edition, and Vacuum Edition has been updated to reflect upcoming unlocks available at Ebon Gate.

Teaser 3 - Chapel of Fading Moments

Discord Message Link: Chapel of Fading Moments
Author: GM Thandiwe
Date: 10/2/2025

This new shop to Naidem is a collection of past items of worship. The "Of the Faith" Line, also colloquially known as "Of the Cloth" has both armor offerings and cloak-worn offerings, as well as all of the unlock certificates. Please be advised, MEDITATE is still a special raffle only unlock.

Also found in this shop is the "[[Alternate Arkati]," which has been brought to more modern standards.

What does this mean?

Previously, a Tier 1 Alternate Arkati had a single verb (Rub).

Now it has: Blink, Brush, Clutch, and Touch (Previously Rub)

Blink, Brush, and Clutch are new.

Previously, a Tier 2 Alternate Arkati had three verbs (Pull, Push, and Tap).

Now it has: Gaze, Pull, Push, Tickle (Previously Tap)

There is now a Tier 3, offering Kiss, Knock, Hum, and Mumble.

All previously unlocked (and locked) Alternate Arkati items get these new verbs appropriate for their levels.

Here is what you can expect:

• BLINK

Player: You close your eyes in a slow blink, your fingertips brushing against the surface of your prayer beads as you murmur a silent prayer.

Viwer: Firstperson closes her eyes in a slow blink, her hand brushing against the surface of her prayer beads as she murmurs a silent prayer.

• BRUSH

Player: You rest your fingertips against your prayer beads, pausing in quiet reflection before letting your hand fall away.

Viwer: Firstperson rests her fingertips lightly against her prayer beads, pausing a moment before letting her hand fall.

• CLUTCH

Player: You briefly clutch your prayer beads tightly, seeking guidance, the tension in your fingers easing as you release it in a slow, deliberate breath.

Viwer: Firstperson clutches her prayer beads tightly for a moment before releasing it with a measured breath.

• GAZE

Player: You lower your gaze to your prayer beads, letting your focus settle on its surface as if seeking silent guidance.

Viwer: Firstperson lowers her gaze to her prayer beads, eyes fixed on the quiescent object in a moment of introspection.

• HUM

Player: You lower your head and hum softly, the sound resonating faintly as you brush a fingertip across your prayer beads.

Viwer: Firstperson lowers her head and hums softly, the faint sound lingering as she brushes a fingertip across her prayer beads.

• KISS

Player: You draw your prayer beads briefly to your lips, pressing a soft kiss upon it in a wordless act of reverence.

Viwer: Firstperson raises her prayer beads to her lips and presses a fleeting kiss against its surface in reverence.

• KNOCK

Player: You lift a single finger and tap your prayer beads once... then twice... and finally thrice, in a silent bid for good fortune.

Viwer: Firstperson lifts a single finger and taps her prayer beads once... then twice... and finally thrice, the rhythm carrying a quiet sense of ritual or superstition.

• MUMBLE

Player: You murmur beneath your breath, the quiet words spoken into the stillness as your fingers graze your prayer beads.

Viwer: Firstperson murmurs beneath her breath, the quiet words barely audible as her fingers graze her prayer beads.

Teaser 4 - Uncouth Wallflower

Discord Message Link: Uncouth Wallflower
Author: GM Thandiwe
Date: 10/3/2025

Plaitime was not a savvy man in life. To say that he was uncouth would be like saying that the moons are far. What I mean to say is that calling him uncouth didn’t cover the depth of slovenliness, griminess, or overall unkemptness of his stature, physique, and demeanor.

Upon arriving in Naidem, as many denizens do, he was gifted with one thing that many other new arrivals are not gifted with. A name. Now, the way he came by this name, which in fact was his own name, was rather unique. At least compared to past arrivals.

You see, he was first found belly and face down in the Gleyminn Anni River, his head bumping into the mushroom cap boats. He was pulled sodden from the lapping waters and rolled onto the ground. As is typical of a new arrival, especially one that arrives unconscious, his pockets were emptied and much to the surprise of those that found him, a name took shape.

Scoundrel. Wanted. Thief. His pockets were full of wanted posted all in the name of Plaitime. As you can imagine, our kind denizens of Naidem tend to stick to their own and, unfortunately for Plaitime, he wasn’t what this group considered, “their own.” So, he woke with a pile of papers on his wet chest, no idea who he was, where he was, or why he seemed to have a second smile.

His first days in this place were confusing, the first months befuddling, but slowly over the course of his first year, he started to know where things were. Pawnshop here, he rather liked that place. Jail here, he had an unhealthy fear of that place that he couldn’t quite put his finger on. And so and so forth.

One day, he found himself in the Neighborhood of Fate’s Holding where he found a shop that suddenly made him feel at home. Was it the dress hanging on the wall that triggered a memory in the slovenly old man? Who is to say? However, as I mentioned before he was rather slovenly, grimy, unkempt, unsavvy, and decidedly uncouth. Sometimes, even death doesn’t take these traits from you.

In his second year in Naidem, Plaitime seldom left the shop and soon, as Naidem does, a second room appeared and within it was a marvel finally fit for the nobility he thought he was. Though, I must remind you, again, that he was definitely none of these things.

A peascod doublet, so fine and fancy, hung on the wall. This was something that Plaitime would come to love, almost as much as the crumped wanted posters he kept stuffed in his back pocket.

Please welcome the Uncouth Wallfower Doublet to the Naidem

Teaser 5 - Cutting a Figure

Discord Message Link: Cutting a Figure
Author: GM Thandiwe
Date: 10/3/2025

Coming this year to Naidem, the shop Cutting a Figure was the answer to "What if there was a Yfane Doublet?"

While I don't think it has quite the flavor of a Yfane, I do hope it fits that niche for folks.

Enjoy!

The Corseted Vest

Teaser 6 - Jolly Jinglers - Part 1

Discord Message Link: Jolly Jingler
Author: GM Thandiwe
Date: 10/4/2025

Located in the misty forest of Bittermere Woods, there is a harlequin tent filled with motes of glowing mushroom spores and the merry sound of bells. It is owned by and named after the Jolly Jinglers.

There are three items in this collection, but for today, we will focus on the Jolly Jingler Hat.

Teaser 7 - Jolly Jinglers - Part 2

Discord Message Link: Jolly Jingler
Author: GM Thandiwe
Date: 10/5/2025

Today, we will focus on the Jolly Jingler Poulaines.

Teaser 8 - Weatherby Symbols

Discord Message Link: Weatherby Symbols
Author: GM Optheria
Date: 10/5/2025

An old, stooped glaistig hunches over a table, polishing the various pieces of merchandise, making sure each is set just right to gleam in the low light of the shop. Humming to herself, she shuffles through some paperwork, making sure everything is in proper order for the coming wave of visitors.

"Yes, yes, things are coming along nicely. This will do, indeed."

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Sister Weatherly invites you to visit her new hovel, Symbolization, on the shores of Icebriar Lake in Winterbriar Orchard. There, you will find artifacts that will help you show your devotion to the Arkati and Lesser Spirits. Sister Weatherly will be around during the month of Jastatos, to help you make these artifacts more personal in nature.

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Weatherby Symbols are returning to Ebon Gate, at the shop Symbolization! With their return, these symbols have also received an upgrade in their nature, notably that they now have tiers (sold off the shelf as Tier 1, with certificates for Tiers 2 and 3 available). Additionally, new Weatherby symbols are now sold with the Chrism Holder functionality! Sister Weatherly will be willing to add this chrism-holding functionality to old Weatherby Symbols, for a price, during the first weekend of EG Merchant Week (12pm EDT Friday (10/17) to 12pm EDT Monday (10/20)).

Current information on Weatherby Symbols can be found at: Weatherby Symbol

New Tiers:

T1: existing fluff, nothing new at this point in time.

T2: when the Weatherby Symbol has 340 on it, there is a 20% chance for the 340 activation to double the AS/CS bonus, and grants an additional charge to the symbol when 340 is cast on it.

T3: adds +5 to the existing AS/CS bonus that 340 gives when activated.

Teaser 8 - Jolly Jinglers Part 3 - Marotte

Discord Message Link: Jolly Jinglers Marotte
Author: GM Thandiwe
Date: 10/6/2025

• And last for this year's offerings of the Jolly Jinglers Ensemble - Marotte.

Teaser 8 - Threads of the Widow

Discord Message Link: Threads of the Widow
Author: GM Thandiwe
Date: 10/8/2025

Visit Threads of the Widow, a new shop located on the southeastern edges of Evermore Hollow Proper. There you will find Metallic Gowns and Metallic Doublets.

While Metallic Gowns have been around for a while, they have had a small update to them. Here is an outline of the update:

Tier 1 – Updated to have the following verb options:

• FLIP, RAISE, REMOVE, and WEAR

Tier 2 – Updated to have the following verb options:

• Pose (with 8 styles: Display, Lift, Rustle, Side, Spin, Step, Sway, or Twirl)

Tier 3 – Updated to have the following verb options:

• Curtsy (demeanor based)

Tier 4 – Updated to have the following verb options:

• Clench

All updates to the gown do no require any special handling and will happen automatically once the script is live.

Both the Metallic Doublet and the Metallic Gown are enhanced with a metallic sheen now. And this light can be modified, provided it makes sense for the metallic threads within the garment. There are default hues selected for each metallic thread, but you can customize them.

Teaser 9 - Domicile of the Shaper

Discord Message Link: Domicile of the Shapers
Author: GM Thandiwe
Date: 10/9/2025

In the glades of Naidem, where the Bittermere trees rise with limbs so vast their crowns vanish into the auroral haze, it is said that every fall of a branch marks an omen. When such a limb breaks and drops to the earth, no hand gathers it, for both cailleach and bodach know that it must lie where it has fallen. Seasons pass, yet the wood does not rot. Instead, the nebula skies pour their shifting light upon it, leeching away the color until all its living hues are drawn forth. What remains is a pale vessel, hollow of beauty, yet heavy with hidden fire.

Only those branches that rest through uncounted years of such transformation undergo what the people of Naidem call Leviel'tharne, the "Release-Burning." In this long, natural curing, the skies inscribe their violet, cyan, coral, and azure energies into the marrow of the wood, though no outward mark betrays the change. When at last the cailleach or bodach takes it up, they do not cut nor carve, but shape it by their ancient craft. From this shaping comes Levielthar, a wood said to scour the curse of vampirism, striking with a flare not of earthly fire but of pale aurora light, as though the skies themselves had chosen to release the afflicted.

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OOC NOTE -----

Levielthar is a new material coming to Ebon Gate.

This lore blurb as been added to Curios and Oddities of Evermore Hollow.

Anyone who purchased this book at Ebon Gate last year will notice that this bit of lore has been added to it. This will be live when the gates open and note before.

Material Specifications

This is a 4x Wood-based material that has disintegration flares w. special Naidem flavor. It is only for weapon bases that have slashing and/or piercing.

It double flares against Vampires.

It flares against Undead.

It does not flare against living creatures.

Storyline

Discord Message Link: Storyline Kicks Off
Author: GM Xynwen
Date: 11/12/2025

As the special conventions at the hotel end, spiders were seen leaving the hotel in disconcerting droves. Soon thereafter, reports came pouring in of webs proliferating across Evermore Hollow and its neighborhoods. Whatever could be happening and how can you help?

This year's storyline has several different ways you can help, and you can type QUEST to see some of them. There are several quests, and your actions taken will definitely impact the outcome of the storyline. We encourage you to do your part as frequently as possible, but what that part is ... well, you may need to make some decisions!

A special note on the Winterbriar quest: The Winterbriar quest is a bit different than the others. There is a "feeder" quest in the QUEST system that is just to get you where you need to go, so there aren't actually rewards with doing this one. There will be similar repeatable rewards, however. Winterbriar is a progressive quest, so after a prologue that lasts a bit over 24 hours, Phase 1 will start, and from there, you will have actions and choices to make, and those will possibly change depending on the collective results of these actions across the storyline. So while you can repeat the quest in QUEST for Winterbriar, you do not have to. However, I do recommend following their directions and getting all the info you can!

So...get out there and type QUEST and start seeing what you can do!

Note: Across all the quests, some of the opportunities may be considered puzzles, so when discussing, please use redacting tags (the double pipe framing your text).

Trove

Trove Announcement 1

Discord Message Link: Teasure Trove
Author: GM Thandiwe
Date: 10/14/2025

Trove Information will be shared on the Saved Posts Page under TROVE, while Items and Current Raffles are usually found on the Ebon Gate Treasure Trove wiki page. Be kind to the players that keep this updated. The Trove will start on October 22nd and run through November 1st.

Trove 1 - Gavelsdown Hall, Parlor

(each bullet point is its own item)

• a gauzy liminalium and river naiquard robe throat-clasped by a star (Tier 4 Of the Faith robes w. Huntress themed Meditation) Liminalium Armor (4x)
• a serrated black ora warsword with an eahnor-inlaid fuller (6x, T4 Unholy/Black Ora),
• a leafwing butterfly mantle of cerulean forest silk (Moth Cloak) - Tier 5
  

a night blue naraina shirt Covert Creatures Tier 4

a twilight blue ataela yll'sulta adorned with zelflyr beads

• a shimmering lily white cloak (Living Cloak from HSN 95)
  
• an orange satin knapsack embroidered with black disks
  

a bone white wand (disk creator wand) the bone white person disk dangling four segmented bone-shaped appendages

a black-feathered wand (disk creator wand) the raven-shaped person disk covered in sleek ebon feathers

a sanguineous ebonwood wand (disk creator wand) the bloody person disk dangling bits of flesh and fur

10 Black Crystals

a black walnut box with a pumpkin-shaped topaz inlay Disk Creator Design: the pumpkin-shaped person disk with a black cat painted on the side

• a multi-chamber ceramic pendant ocarina finished in blue glaze (Master Quality)
• a light willow easel carved with interlocking ravens (fully unlocked easel)
• a shimmering forest green auroralaen longcloak

Boost of 10 to Max Mana (100).
Boost of 10 to Max Health (102).
Boost of 10 to Max Stamina (103).
Boost of 2 to Mana Recovery (104).
Boost of 2 to Health Recovery (106).
Boost of 2 to Stamina Recovery (107).

a sleek sephwir composite bow (6x)

some sleek forest green leathers (6x damage, crit, and spiked

• a leather gear-lined pouch pyrographed with black spiders
  

a void black web-etched blackjack (4x - Extraplanar Bane - Named: THE SQUISHERER)

• a custom prayer idol certificate

Trove 2 - Gavelsdown Hall, Parlor West

• Ranger Companion Grooming (2 offerings - Ranger Only)
• Sonic Alteration (Choice of Swords, Armor, Weapon) (2 offerings - Bard Only)
• Nexus Customizations (2 offerings - Cleric Only)
• Wizard Familiar Customizations (2 offerings - Wizard Only)
• Transfer Customizations (2 offerings - Empath Only)

Trove 3 - Gavelsdown Hall, Parlor East

• Custom Cman (Choice of: Coup de Grace, Headbutt, Spin Attack, Surge of Strength, Tackle) (2 offerings - Warrior Only)
• Custom Cman (Choice of: Groin Kick, Headbutt, Spin Attack, Surge of Strength, Sweep) (2 offerings - Rogue Only)
• Custom Nightmare (2 offerings - Sorcerer Only)
• Custom Blink (2 offerings - Monk Only)
• Custom Divine Word (2 offerings - Paladin Only)

Trove 4 - Gavelsdown Hall, Parlor

This trove is located one NORTH of 1st trove.

• Spirit Servant (2 offerings)
• Custom Sanctuary (2 offerings)
• Custom Illusion Prop (2 offerings)
• Custom Perfume (2 offerings)
• Custom Tea or Coffee (2 offerings)

Trove 5 - Gavelsdown Hall, Parlor North

Pending

Trove 6 - Private Property Trove - Roof Over

• Shrine Addition (2 offerings)
• Workshop Addition (2 offerings)
• Custom Food Addition (5 types) (2 offerings)
• Move a Property Slip (2 offerings)
• Room Addition (2 offerings)