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<div class="alert alert-info"><center>'''Caligos Isle is home of the [[Ebon Gate 2017|2017]], [[Ebon Gate 2018|2018]], and [[Ebon Gate 2018|2018]] [[Ebon Gate Festival]].'''</center></div>
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Caligos Isle debuted as the venue for the [[Ebon Gate Festival]] in 2017, and continued to host it until its ultimate demise in 2021. Prior to this time, it was assumed to be a largely uninhabited island from the [[Origins of Ghezresh]].


==Run Dates & Schedule==
Assumedly the largely uninhabited island from the [[Origins of Ghezresh]], Caligos Isle was home of the [[Ebon Gate Festival]] in 2017, 2018, and 2019.
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
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! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:15em;" | Dates
<includeonly>! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Venue</includeonly>
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Storyline Schedule
! scope="colgroup" colspan="2" | Merchant Week
! scope="colgroup" colspan="2" | Live Games Week
! scope="colgroup" colspan="2" | Services Schedule
! scope="colgroup" colspan="2" | [[Eve of the Reunion Event|Eve of the Reunion]]
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Games Schedule
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Shop Listings
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | [[Ebon Gate Treasure Trove|Treasure Trove]]
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Saved posts
|-
! scope="col" | Prime
! scope="col" | Plat
! scope="col" | Prime
! scope="col" | Plat
! scope="col" | Prime
! scope="col" | Plat
! scope="col" | Prime
! scope="col" | Plat
|-<section begin=schedule />
| scope="row" role="rowheader" | '''October 1 - 31, 2021''' <includeonly>|| [[Caligos Isle]]</includeonly> || '''Pre:''' 9/24 - 10/1<br>'''Finales:''' 10/25 - 10/31 || 10/15 - 10/22 || 10/8 - 10/15 || 10/9 - 10/16 || 10/2 - 10/7 || || || 10/30 - 11:00pm|| 10/31 - 10:00pm || [[Caligos Isle/live games schedule#2021|2021 Live Games & GHOUL]] || [[Caligos Isle/shop listing 2021|2021 Shop Listing]] || [[Ebon Gate Treasure Trove/2021|2021 Prize List]] || [[Caligos Isle/saved posts 2021|Saved Posts]]
|-
| scope="row" role="rowheader" | '''October 2 - 31, 2020''' <includeonly>|| [[Caligos Isle]]</includeonly> || || 10/16 - 10/23 || 10/9 - 10/15 || 10/26 - 10/31 || 10/3 - 10/8 || [[Ebon Gate Festival/services 2020#Prime|Prime 2020]] || [[Ebon Gate Festival/services 2020#Platinum|Plat 2020]] || colspan="2" | - || [[Caligos Isle/live games schedule#2020|2020 Live Games & GHOUL]] || [[Caligos Isle/shop listing 2020|2020 Shop Listing]] || [[Ebon Gate Treasure Trove/2020|2020 Prize List]] ||
|-
| scope="row" role="rowheader" | '''October 1 - 31, 2019''' <includeonly>|| [[Caligos Isle]]</includeonly> || style="text-align: center;" | 10/1 - 10/6 || 10/18 - 10/25 || 10/11 - 10/18 || 10/12 - 10/17 || 10/5 - 10/10 || [[Ebon Gate Festival/services 2019#Prime|Prime 2019]] || [[Ebon Gate Festival/services 2019#Platinum|Plat 2019]] || colspan="2" | - || [[Caligos Isle/live games schedule#2019|2019 Live Games & GHOUL]] || [[Caligos Isle/shop listing 2019|2019 Shop Listing]] || [[Ebon Gate Treasure Trove/2019|2019 Prize List]] ||
|-
| scope="row" role="rowheader" | '''October 1 - 31, 2018''' <includeonly>|| [[Caligos Isle]]</includeonly> || style="text-align: center;" | 10/1 - 10/5 || 10/19 - 10/26 || 10/12 - 10/19 || 10/12 - 10/17 || 10/5 - 10/10 || [[Ebon Gate Festival/services 2018#Prime Service Schedule|Prime 2018]] || [[Ebon Gate Festival/services 2018#Platinum Service Schedule|Plat 2018]] || colspan="2" | - || [[Caligos Isle/live games schedule#2018|2018 Live Games & GHOUL]] || [[Caligos Isle/shop listing 2018|2018 Shop Listing]] || style="text-align: center;" | N/A || [[Caligos Isle/saved posts 2018|Saved Posts]]
|-
| scope="row" role="rowheader" |''' October 1 - 31, 2017''' <includeonly>|| [[Caligos Isle]]</includeonly> || style="text-align: center;" | 10/1 - 10/6 || 10/20 - 10/27 || 10/13 - 10/20 || 10/14 - 10/19 || 10/7 - 10/12 || colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | [[Ebon Gate Festival/services 2017|Services/Raffles]] || colspan="2" | - || [[Caligos Isle/live games schedule#2017|2017 Live Games & GHOUL]] || [[Caligos Isle/shop listing 2017|2017 Shop Listing]] || style="text-align: center;" | - || [[Caligos Isle/saved posts 2017|Saved Posts]]<section end=schedule />
|}


==Named Residents==
==Activities==
<section begin=activities /><includeonly>* '''Caligos Isle''' - Click <span class="mw-customtoggle-ciactivities" role="link" style="color:#0000ff">'''here'''</span> to view information on activities at Caligos Isle.<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" id="mw-customcollapsible-ciactivities"></includeonly>
<noinclude>*</noinclude><includeonly>**</includeonly> '''Automated Games''' - accessible with a games pass
<noinclude>**</noinclude><includeonly>***</includeonly> '''Digging''' - Return of a favorite. Dig for gems, prizes, and seashells on the beach. Dig enough and get the temporary prename [[title]] of '''Beachcomber'''.
<noinclude>**</noinclude><includeonly>***</includeonly> '''[[Caligos Isle/mini games|Mini Games]]''' - Choose from different games to win prizes from (most [[Caligos Isle/mini games prize lists|prizes]] moved to [[CIShop:Jangling Junker|Jangling Junker]] in 2019).
<noinclude>*</noinclude><includeonly>**</includeonly> '''[[Fishing]]''' - One of Elanthia's favorite pastimes arrives, with the chance to win seashells, gems, or premade spell preps or customizations. Entry is 50 [[Ebon Gate seashell|seashell]]s and does not require a games pass.
<noinclude>*</noinclude><includeonly>**</includeonly> '''[[:Caligos Isle/live games|Live Games]]''' - accessible with a merchant pass
<noinclude>**</noinclude><includeonly>***</includeonly> '''[[GHOUL/Caligos Isle information|GHOUL]]''' - Similar to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bingo_(American_version) BINGO], participants can purchase [[GHOUL card|cards]] each year to play with their friends and compete for prizes.
<noinclude>*</noinclude><includeonly>**</includeonly> '''[[Diving Competition]]''' - '''New in 2018''' - For 50 seashells, you can jump off a cliff and dive into the waters surrounding Caligos Isle. Top five divers at the end of each festival will be forever memorialized with the unique post-name title, '''Caligos Diving Champion'''. Prizes are not awarded from the feeders, but it does offer some [[Ebon Gate diving competition gems|unique gems]] not available in other games.
<noinclude>*</noinclude><includeonly>**</includeonly> '''[[Arena of the Abyss]]''': '''New in 2019''' - Missing [[Duskruin Arena]]? For 100 seashells, you can access a similar fighting venue run by demons. Entrants face five undead creatures, one a time, and when complete, prizes are awarded, including a chance at [[necrotic ring]].
<noinclude>*</noinclude><includeonly>**</includeonly> '''[[Trick-or-Treat]]''': '''New in 2020''' - A beloved activity at Ebon Gate, it was reintroduced on Caligos Isle as a [[SimuCoin]] activity. Prizes include seashells, candy, quest items, or Treasure Trove tokens. In 2021, invitations to attend the Eve of the Reunion Event was introduced.
<noinclude>*</noinclude><includeonly>**</includeonly> '''[[Ebon Gate Festival/treasure pile prize list 2021|Treasure Pile]]''': '''New in 2021''' - Pay seashells to pull from various tiers of prizes, ranging from 10 seashells to 25,000 seashells.
<noinclude>*</noinclude><includeonly>**</includeonly> '''[[Deep Sea Diving]]''': Dive into the waters alongside the Isle and explore the remains of the [[Wavedancer]] for prizes and quest items. - '''''Discontinued after 2019'''''<includeonly></div></includeonly><section end=activities />


===Live Games and [[GHOUL]] Schedules===
* Belleva, a tall peglegged dwarf (she works at the Whip and Wight Inn)
Click each to expand for schedule. Times listed in EST.
* Captain Elyssbeth of Niima's Promise, a silver-eyed lithe elven woman
* <span class="mw-customtoggle-1" role="link">'''2021 Live Games'''</span>
* Celesia, a doe-eyed elven child
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" id="mw-customcollapsible-1">{{#section:Caligos Isle/live games|2021}}</div>
* Father Thombe, a hollow-eyed shambling clergyman (name confirmed by Celesia and Rurung)
* <span class="mw-customtoggle-2" role="link">'''2020 Live Games'''</span>
* Jerich, a tawny-haired giantman carpenter
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" id="mw-customcollapsible-2">{{#section:Caligos Isle/live games|2020}}</div>
* Jothi, a rheumy-eyed half-elven sailor (First Mate of Niima's Promise)
* <span class="mw-customtoggle-3" role="link">'''2019 Live Games'''</span>
* Captain Junderthal of the Damsel of the Deep
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" id="mw-customcollapsible-3">{{#section:Caligos Isle/live games|2019}}</div>
* Juugum, a bumbling aelotoi tourist (he sells the multiple-use shovels on the beach)
* <span class="mw-customtoggle-4" role="link">'''2018 Live Games and GHOUL'''</span>
* Keilipso, a gaunt sylvan artist
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" id="mw-customcollapsible-4">{{#section:Caligos Isle/live games|2018}}</div>
* Lyrile, a tall robe-clad solacebringer
* <span class="mw-customtoggle-5" role="link">'''2017 Live Games and GHOUL<sup><small>&dagger;</small></sup>'''</span>
* Nix, an indigo-tailed black cockatoo (former pet of Captain Elyssbeth)
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" id="mw-customcollapsible-5">{{#section:Caligos Isle/live games|2017}}</div>
* Olienne, a lithe indigo-robed Ezreshi (High Priestess to Ghezresh)
* Opus, a slender human playwright
* Percy, a shaggy-haired lanky child, with his toy otter Captain Wiggles
* Rurung, a wan sylvan beachgoer (he sells the single-use shovels on the beach)
* Saults, a garrulous dwarven harbormaster
* Shamire, a scruffy-faced half-elven warden
* Strym, a coin-wielding rotund broker
* Zeeva, a lion-maned shaggy Caligos eagle


==Features==
==Nameless Residents==
===[[Currency]]===
<section begin=currency /><includeonly>* '''Caligos Isle''' - Click <span class="mw-customtoggle-cicurrency" role="link" style="color:#0000ff">'''here'''</span> to view currency infomation.
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" id="mw-customcollapsible-cicurrency"></includeonly>
<includeonly>:</includeonly>Caligos Isle introduced shops that has a mixture of currencies, where some take [[silver]]s and others take [[Ebon Gate seashell]]s, the currency exclusive to Caligos Isle.<includeonly></div></includeonly><section end=currency />


===Shopping===
* a dusky blue-skinned half-krolvin (he's the bartender at the Siren's Call Tavern)
Shopping is available on the grounds, with new items introduced for sale each year.<section begin=shoppinglists />
* a feral black cat
<includeonly>* '''Caligos Isle''' - Click <span class="mw-customtoggle-cishoppinglists" role="link" style="color:#0000ff">'''here'''</span> to view links to shop listings.<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" id="mw-customcollapsible-cishoppinglists"></includeonly><noinclude>* Shopping lists by year:</noinclude>
* a giant black sea slug
** [[Caligos Isle/shop listing 2021|2021 shop listing]]
* a grey-throated great frigatebird
** [[Caligos Isle/shop listing 2020|2020 shop listing]]
* a red-throated great frigatebird
** [[Caligos Isle/shop listing 2019|2019 shop listing]]
* a scrappy sea hawk
** [[Caligos Isle/shop listing 2018|2018 shop listing]]
* a tall sleek-haired incanter
** [[Caligos Isle/shop listing 2017|2017 shop listing]]<includeonly></div></includeonly><section end=shoppinglists />
* a weary seashell collector


===[[Ebon Gate Treasure Trove|Treasure Trove]]===
==Ghosts==
Introduced in 2019, Ebon Gate features a [[Ebon Gate Treasure Trove|Treasure Trove]] raffle area similar to the one found at [[:Category:Duskruin|Duskruin]].<section begin=treasuretrove />
<includeonly>* '''Caligos Isle''' - Click <span class="mw-customtoggle-citreasuretrove" role="link" style="color:#0000ff">'''here'''</span> to view links to Treasure Trove raffle lists.<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" id="mw-customcollapsible-citreasuretrove"></includeonly><noinclude>* Prize Lists:</noinclude>
** [[Ebon Gate Treasure Trove/2021|2021 prizes]]
** [[Ebon Gate Treasure Trove/2020|2020 prizes]]
** [[Ebon Gate Treasure Trove/2019|2019 prizes]]<includeonly></div></includeonly><section end=treasuretrove />


<section begin=eve />; [[Eve of the Reunion Event|Eve of the Reunion]]
* a seaweed and barnacle-covered shade
Debuting in 2021, the Eve of the Reunion event offers those lucky enough to find an invitation [[Trick-or-Treat]]ing opportunity to purchase [[necrotic ring]] charging goo and get one of the remaining trove items not drawn during the raffles.<section end=eve />


===Merchant Work and Raffles===
Barely discernible as an elf, the shade's limbs are tangled in ropes of seaweed, and all exposed bone, bright white in the ambient light, is riddled with barnacles. Appearing like freckles, the barnacles darken his high cheekbones and forehead, while blue lips soundlessly work out some forgotten prayer.
Merchant week during the festival features many merchants and raffles available to those with a merchant pass.<section begin=merchants /><includeonly>
* '''Caligos Isle''' - Click <span class="mw-customtoggle-cimerchants" role="link" style="color:#0000ff">'''here'''</span> to view links to announced services and raffles.<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" id="mw-customcollapsible-cimerchants"></includeonly>
<noinclude>*</noinclude><includeonly>**</includeonly> [[Ebon Gate Festival/services 2020|2020 announced services and raffles]]
<noinclude>*</noinclude><includeonly>**</includeonly> [[Ebon Gate Festival/services 2019|2019 announced services and raffles]]
<noinclude>*</noinclude><includeonly>**</includeonly> [[Ebon Gate Festival/services 2018|2018 announced services and raffles]]
<noinclude>*</noinclude><includeonly>**</includeonly> [[Ebon Gate Festival/services 2017|2017 announced services and raffles]]<includeonly></div></includeonly><section end=merchants />


==Storyline Information==
* a shambling desiccated elf
Starting in 2017, Caligos Isle featured a storyline that continued to progress through its final year in 2021, ultimately leading to the sinking of the island. For additional information on each year's progression or other relevent storyline information, please click the links below.
<section begin=storyline /><includeonly>* '''Caligos Isle''' - Click <span class="mw-customtoggle-cistoryline" role="link" style="color:#0000ff">'''here'''</span> to view information on the Caligos Isle storyline progression.<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" id="mw-customcollapsible-cistoryline"></includeonly>
<noinclude>*</noinclude><includeonly>**</includeonly> '''[[:Category:Caligos Isle NPCs|List of Residents]]'''
<noinclude>*</noinclude><includeonly>**</includeonly> '''[[Caligos Isle/storyline 2021|2021]]''': Unknown at this point.
<noinclude>*</noinclude><includeonly>**</includeonly> '''[[Caligos Isle/storyline 2020|2020]]''': Adventurers side with various factions that want to control the Isle and its inhabitants.
<noinclude>*</noinclude><includeonly>**</includeonly> '''[[Caligos Isle/storyline 2019|2019]]''': Adventurers help discover the whereabouts of [[Caligos Isle/missing residents|missing]] citizens.
<noinclude>*</noinclude><includeonly>**</includeonly> '''[[Caligos Isle/storyline 2018|2018]]''': Adventurers found the ravaged fishing village on the northern side of the island.
<noinclude>*</noinclude><includeonly>**</includeonly> '''[[Caligos Isle/storyline 2017|2017]]''': Adventurers rebuilt [[Ghezresh]]'s Temple<includeonly></div></includeonly><section end=storyline />


==Quest Information==
Transparent in form, the elf appears to be the haunted remains of an Ashrim, decades in the grave. Antiquated clothing, draping from his gaunt form in tattered strips, hints at a time long lost, while ethereal jewelry clings to his skeletal wrists and fingers.
<section begin=quest />Each year, participants had the opportunity to complete a quest that would gain them "favor" as part of the storyline. Gaining favor would unlock [[:Category:mechanical item scripts|mechanical]] benefits associated with the original quest prize, a '''[[ghezyte chelioboros jewelry|ghezyte chelioboros]]''' item. In 2020, the storyline advanced to feature several factions following other [[deity|deities]] working against [[Ghezresh]]. In 2021, five separate quests focusing on different [[NPC]]s and the resolution to their stories were introduced.<includeonly><br>{{main|Caligos Isle}}</includeonly><section end=quest />
===2021 Quests===
* [[A Tale of Desperation]]
* [[A Tale of Love]]
* [[A Tale of Ownership]]
* [[A Tale of Salvation]]
* [[A Tale of Survival]]


===Quest Reward Information===
* a slime-draped ethereal elven skeleton
Participants in the yearly quests gain a [[ghezyte chelioboros jewelry|ghezyte chelioboros]] piece of jewelry that is able to have its worn location swapped based on pre-determined locations. In 2021, the jewelry piece was able to be converted to one of the seven deities that were fighting against Ghezresh prior to the destruction of Caligos Isle.


====Item Conversion====
Ectoplasmic slime hugs the ethereal form of the skeleton, whose lineage speaks of an ancient, forgotten elven descent. Moon-bright bones, transparent and wavering, stand out from the ichor-hued trappings and seem grotesquely twisted as he shambles along.
Listed below are the NPCs capable of converting the ghezyte chelioboros item.
{| class="wikitable alternating"
|-
! scope="col" | NPC || scope="col" | Location || scope="col" | Deity|| scope="col" | Item Page
|-
| scope="row" | Brother [[Aoden]] || [[CIShop:Promise of Winter|Promise of Winter]] || [[Lorminstra]] || [[gold-strung onyx tile jewelry]]
|-
| scope="row" | Priestess [[Lucinne]] || [[CIShop:Mantle of the Elapid|Mantle of the Elapid]] || [[Luukos]] || [[sinuous gheztye serpent jewelry]]
|-
| scope="row" | Seer [[Veidae]] || [[CIShop:A Modest Square Grey Linen Tent|a modest square grey linen tent]] || [[Gosaena]] || [[sterling feathered jewelry]]
|-
| scope="row" | Wise Woman [[Omiko]] || Fishing Village || [[Charl]] || [[imflass wire jewelry]]
|-
| scope="row" | Nereid [[Galaytea]] ||Fishing Village|| [[Niima]] || [[nacre and ghezyte dolphin jewelry]]
|-
| scope="row" | Warden [[Shaemire]] || Caligos Isle, Jungle Coast on a Rickety Pier || [[Imaera]] || [[gold-banded ghezyte jewelry]]
|-
| scope="row" | [[Keilipso]] || Wandering Caligos Proper || [[Zelia]] || [[labyrinthine cresent-woven jewelry]]
|}


====Item Benefits====
* a transparent elven haunt
{{boldmono|POINT}} works for the user, regardless of deity conversion. {{boldmono|COVER}} requires the user to be converted to the deity the the item is attuned to.
{{#section:Ghezyte chelioboros jewelry|chart}}


==Additional Information==
Waif-thin, flesh dangling from every visible space upon his form, the haunt is the broken remains of an ancient elf whose clothing may have been the height of fashion in his day, but is now just a ruinous mess of tattered cloth. Light passes through his emaciated form, which is wreathed in spectral eels that slip in and out of his bones and empty eye sockets.
===Announcement===
09/05/2017 Ebon Gate Dates and Pricing Information by Wyrom, PM
<div {{prettydiv}}>
Here is the Ebon Gate Dates and Pricing information for 2017.


Ebon Gate will launch October 1st, beginning with just the storyline aspect of the grounds. The move from Feywrot Mire to Caligos Isle will be explained during this time. Once you arrive on Caligos Isle, you will be able to explore at your leisure. Shops will be open for early browsing, but wares will not be on sale until roughly 9pm ET on October 6th when shopping, games, and other activities will open up.
* a white-robed fragile elven woman


This year, we're trying something new, which we're pretty excited about. We are moving away from the box office, and that means the main grounds will be open to all players at all times. We are breaking up the cost into an à la carte style event, so you buy into the level you choose to. This was to address some of the concerns we've heard over the years and to help manage expectations of the event overall.
Pearlescent buttons decorate the high-collar, forearms, and spine of a white gown that hugs the fragile elven woman's body, while gossamer robes of a matching moon-white hue dangle in tatters from her ethereal frame. Everything about her seems to drift as if flowing in unseen water.


Ebon Gate pricing is going to be broken up into three parts: shopping, raffles & services, and games. I tried to convey this during our sneak peak at SimuCon, but we weren't 100% ready to announce all the details then. GM Haliste also has been working on this more thoroughly than I have and knew more about it. Some of the recent threads that came up about the cost were left a bit incomplete because we wanted to make sure we can deliver what we publish. It's better to announce accurate information, rather than reaction information (which is something we fall victim to a lot). This is part of us trying to communicate better with our community.
* an ethereal elven waifling


At SimuCon, I mentioned games would be similar to the Duskruin Dig in that you purchase the items from the SimuCon store. The original plan was for a shovel to be offered in the store with a time-based usage (and not a number of DIG uses). After the initial response though, we felt this was just going to be too confusing to explain if you had to buy the actual shovel from the store. The reason for moving to a time-based shovel is this is the first year we're going to be offering digging for nearly the entire month. Typically, digging and games are only available for a little over a week (two in Platinum).
Skeins of seaweed-tangled hair float in a wispy halo about the waifling's head, her face a ravaged waste where barnacles have collected along her aquiline nose. A high-collared, sleeveless coat trimmed in braided embroidery sags on her gaunt form, while bloused pantaloons hide the desiccated flesh of her lower extremities.


The price breakdown is as follows:
==Storyline Progression==
* Shopping Pass: 1000 SimuCoins / Event Duration
* Raffles & Services Pass: 3000 SimuCoins / Merchant Week
* Games and Digging Pass: 1500 SimuCoins / Week


This means you can buy into the level of Ebon Gate that you choose to. Some players have mentioned in the past that there are aspects of the event that they have no interest in or never can line up their schedule for. Now you can make that choice for yourself. You can pick up a service pass only if you know you're getting a service under this new model. You can pick up a game pass only when you actually want to dig. You can pick up a shopping pass only if you find items you actually want to buy.
===2017===


We also have a new activity called Deep Sea Diving. This is a brand new venture that has a pricing model similar to Duskruin/Delirium (roughly 100 SimuCoins per entry), but is not necessary to attend to enjoy Ebon Gate. Much like Delirium Manor was at Ebon Gate 2016, this is a companion piece to Ebon Gate. The difference is this is fully integrated with Caligos Isle, and it isn't a standalone event. Deep Sea Diving has new mechanics and some fun nostalgic areas to explore!
* Adventurers rebuilt Ghezresh's Temple


Ebon Gate will mostly cost silver once inside, but we will be introducing a new currency for the Isle called seashells. These seashells will be useful for a handful of shops at Ebon Gate (similar to Delirium), as well as some services. We'll also have some things available for tickets, for those that saved some from a previous year.
===2018===


Some changes this time that are happening are the cost of shovels and games. Prior to Ebon Gate 2012, digging was 2000 silver and the older games were between 1000 to 5000 silver. In 2017, digging will once again be 2000 silver per shovel, and the various games will start at 1000 silver.
* Adventurers found the ravaged fishing village on the northern side of the island.


Merchants are tentatively scheduled for the following weeks in eastern time:
- Platinum: Friday, October 13, 9:00 PM – Friday, October 20, 8:59 PM
- Prime: Friday, October 20, 9:00 PM – Friday, October 27, 8:59 PM


Lastly, I'll briefly mention we are discussing the exchange of alternative currencies. We are not ready to release any information about this, but when exchanges are possible, it will only be a one-way route into two of our currencies. You will not be able to exchange tickets into bloodscrip, but you would be able to convert bloodscrip into tickets. This isn't pertinent to Ebon Gate, but it does impact the event planning.
==Festival Artwork==


We will have more information for you in the coming weeks.</div>
'''2017'''


===Souvenir===
[[File:eg17mist.jpg|center|800px|link=http://www.play.net/gs4/news.asp?id=1544]]
Each year, attendees had the ability to receive a free souvenir towards the end of the festival. Due to the importance of [[elesine]] on the isle, the souvenirs were items crafted of this material. It is important to note that they were not eligible for [[alteration]], nor could the ready made clothing items be used for alteration fodder.
<section begin=souvenir /><includeonly>* '''Caligos Isle''' - To view a list of yearly souvenirs from Caligos Isle, click <span class="mw-customtoggle-cisouvenir" role="link" style="color:#0000ff">'''here'''</span>.
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" id="mw-customcollapsible-cisouvenir"></includeonly>
<includeonly>:</includeonly> {| class="wikitable"
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Item
! scope="col" | Show
! scope="col" | Addition Information, if any
|-
| scope="row" role="rowheader" style="text-align: center" | '''2021'''
| a medium-sized bolt of elesine cloth || N/A || to be used as alter fodder for medium-sized items, or as trim only for larger items, including cloak-worn items, gowns, and large capacity containers).
|-
| scope="row" role="rowheader" style="text-align: center" | '''2021'''
| some grey elesine sandals with twisted indigo suede ties || While the crisscrossing main straps, heel risers, and heel leashes of the sandals are made of lustrous light grey elesine, the soles and footbed are a dull-finished pewter leather. Woven along the strips of elesine of the upper straps and heel leash are thin cords of indigo suede that extend beyond the base structure of the sandal to serve as ties. The dye work on the suede is inconsistent, ranging from light blue to dark and back again, like the moonlight-dappled waves of a nighttime sea. || N/A
|-
| scope="row" role="rowheader" style="text-align: center" | '''2020'''
| an indigo elesine sack embroidered with coils of shadowy eels || The construction of this sack is double-walled with an indigo exterior, while the interior is a soft, misty grey. Cording in a twisted braid of both colors is fed through the gathered mouth of the container and into a pewter chelioboros clasp to ensure the safety of the items within. Amongst the indigo folds of elesine is subtle eel embroidery a shade or two off from that of the background, and clever tailoring along with the natural sheen of the fabric gives the creatures the illusion of movement. || N/A
|-
| scope="row" role="rowheader" style="text-align: center" | '''2019'''
| a grey-trimmed indigo elesine tunic || Cut to hit the wearer at mid-thigh, the tunic is tailored of fine elesine dyed an uncompromising shade of indigo. Elaborately embroidered swirls in silvered grey threading trim the edges of the lower hem and the keyhole neckline, coiling like errant wisps of fog, while a set of laces slither through electrum eyelets lined from mid-chest to throat. The cuffs of the sleeves bear similar lacing, as do the splits on either side, though both are merely decorative. || N/A
|-
| scope="row" role="rowheader" style="text-align: center" | '''2018'''
| a pair of grey elesine pants || The elesine from which the pants have been tailored is immaculate, and the subtle metallic sheen lent to the sea silk by the interwoven threads of electrum give the garment a flowy drape. Indigo embroidery chases the outer seam of each leg as the bodies of eels woven together end to end all the way to the cuff. From one of the front belt loops, a thin length of chain is fixed, and it dangles a simple ghezyte chelioboros medallion. || N/A
|-
| scope="row" role="rowheader" style="text-align: center" | '''2017'''
| a deeply hooded grey elesine robe || Deep grey in hue, the robe is meticulously tailored and in pristine condition. The elesine from which it is woven has a triaxial pattern accented by the subtle metallic sheen of the sea silk base and thread-thin strands of electrum. Along the edges of the deep hood and belled sleeves are tendrils of indigo satin, the embroidery sinuous and curved like the lithe body of an eel. At the throat, a ghezyte chelioboros clasp closes the robe. ||
|}<includeonly></div></includeonly><section end=souvenir />


===Pricing===
'''2018'''
'''A Shopping Pass is not needed to purchase items for sale for Ebon Gate seashells'''
<section begin=pricing /><includeonly>* '''Caligos Isle''' - Click <span class="mw-customtoggle-cipricing" role="link" style="color:#0000ff">'''here'''</span> to view information on pricing for the Caligos Isle venue.
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" id="mw-customcollapsible-cipricing"></includeonly>
<includeonly>:</includeonly> {| class="wikitable"
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! Item || Cost || Length || Applicability
|-
|[https://store.play.net/store/purchaseitem/400?gameCode=GS Shopping Pass] || 1000 [[SimuCoin]]s || Event Duration || Account
|-
|[https://store.play.net/store/purchaseitem/398?gameCode=GS Raffles & Services Pass] || 3000 SimuCoins || Event Duration<sup><small>&dagger;</small></sup> || Character <br> 10 Characters for Platinum
|-
|[https://store.play.net/store/purchaseitem/399?gameCode=GS Games and Digging Pass] || 1500 SimuCoins || 7 days from [[REDEEM|redemption]] <br> 14 days for Platinum|| Account
|-
|[[Deep Sea Diving]]* || 100 SimuCoins || 10 or 5 searches/30 minutes || Per entry
|-
|[[Trick-or-Treat]] || 100 SimuCoins || 10 "treats" || Per Entry
|-
|Fishing || 25 [[Ebon Gate seashell]]s || Until a fish is caught or person leaves area || Per Entry
|}
<includeonly>:</includeonly><small><sup>&dagger;</sup> The merchant event is scheduled to be 7 days in each instance (Prime and Plat) as noted in the schedule, but the pass is set up for the duration of the event to cover any mishaps or re-scheduling.<br>
<includeonly>:</includeonly><nowiki>*</nowiki> Deep Sea Diving was discontinued after 2019.</small><includeonly></div></includeonly><section end=pricing />


===Saved Posts and Teasers===
[[File:EbonGate2018 CaligosIsle.jpg|center|800px|link=http://www.play.net/gs4/news.asp?id=1544]]
<section begin=savedposts /><includeonly>* '''Caligos Isle''' - Click <span class="mw-customtoggle-cisavedposts" role="link" style="color:#0000ff">'''here'''</span> to view the list of saved posts from Caligos Isle.<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" id="mw-customcollapsible-cisavedposts"></includeonly>
<noinclude>*</noinclude><includeonly>**</includeonly> [[Caligos Isle/saved posts 2021|2021 saved posts]]
<noinclude>*</noinclude><includeonly>**</includeonly> [[Caligos Isle/saved posts 2018|2018 saved posts]]
<noinclude>*</noinclude><includeonly>**</includeonly> [[Caligos Isle/saved posts 2017|2017 saved posts]]
<noinclude>*</noinclude><includeonly>**</includeonly> [[Ebon Gate Festival/teasers 2019|2019 teasers]]
<noinclude>*</noinclude><includeonly>**</includeonly> [[Ebon Gate Festival/teasers 2018|2018 teasers]]
<noinclude>*</noinclude><includeonly>**</includeonly> [[Ebon Gate Festival/teasers 2017|2017 teasers]]<includeonly></div></includeonly><section end=savedposts />

===[[TownCrier]] Articles===
<section begin=towncrier /><includeonly>* '''Caligos Isle''' - Click <span class="mw-customtoggle-citowncrier" role="link" style="color:#0000ff">'''here'''</span> to view the list of '''TownCrier''' articles regarding Caligos Isle.<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" id="mw-customcollapsible-citowncrier"></includeonly>
<noinclude>*</noinclude><includeonly>**</includeonly> [[Ebon Gate primer - Caligos Isle]]
<noinclude>*</noinclude><includeonly>**</includeonly> [[Ebon Gate Teasers Archive by The TownCrier/2021|TownCrier Teasers Archive 2021]]
<noinclude>*</noinclude><includeonly>**</includeonly> [[Ebon Gate 2021 Buyer's Choice]]
<noinclude>*</noinclude><includeonly>**</includeonly> [https://gstowncrier.com/special_reports/buyers-choice-shopping-guide-for-ebon-gate-2020/ Ebon Gate 2020 Buyer's Choice]
<noinclude>*</noinclude><includeonly>**</includeonly> [https://gstowncrier.com/special_reports/buyers-choice-shopping-guide-for-ebon-gate-5119/ Ebon Gate 2019 Buyer's Choice]
<noinclude>*</noinclude><includeonly>**</includeonly> [[Buyer's Choice - Ebon Gate 2018]]
<noinclude>*</noinclude><includeonly>**</includeonly> [[Ebon Gate 2017 Buyer's Guide]]
<noinclude>*</noinclude><includeonly>**</includeonly> [[Hacking Merchant Week with Japhrimel]]<includeonly></div></includeonly><section end=towncrier />

==Artwork Archive==
* [[Caligos Isle/Artwork archive#Yearly Promotional Art|Promotional Artwork]]
* [[Caligos Isle/Artwork archive#Maps|Player-created Maps]]

[[Category:Ebon Gate Festival]]

Latest revision as of 23:46, 17 October 2022

This article is a work in progress!
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Caligos Isle debuted as the venue for the Ebon Gate Festival in 2017, and continued to host it until its ultimate demise in 2021. Prior to this time, it was assumed to be a largely uninhabited island from the Origins of Ghezresh.

Run Dates & Schedule

Dates Storyline Schedule Merchant Week Live Games Week Services Schedule Eve of the Reunion Games Schedule Shop Listings Treasure Trove Saved posts
Prime Plat Prime Plat Prime Plat Prime Plat
October 1 - 31, 2021 Pre: 9/24 - 10/1
Finales: 10/25 - 10/31		 10/15 - 10/22 10/8 - 10/15 10/9 - 10/16 10/2 - 10/7 10/30 - 11:00pm 10/31 - 10:00pm 2021 Live Games & GHOUL 2021 Shop Listing 2021 Prize List Saved Posts
October 2 - 31, 2020 10/16 - 10/23 10/9 - 10/15 10/26 - 10/31 10/3 - 10/8 Prime 2020 Plat 2020 - 2020 Live Games & GHOUL 2020 Shop Listing 2020 Prize List
October 1 - 31, 2019 10/1 - 10/6 10/18 - 10/25 10/11 - 10/18 10/12 - 10/17 10/5 - 10/10 Prime 2019 Plat 2019 - 2019 Live Games & GHOUL 2019 Shop Listing 2019 Prize List
October 1 - 31, 2018 10/1 - 10/5 10/19 - 10/26 10/12 - 10/19 10/12 - 10/17 10/5 - 10/10 Prime 2018 Plat 2018 - 2018 Live Games & GHOUL 2018 Shop Listing N/A Saved Posts
October 1 - 31, 2017 10/1 - 10/6 10/20 - 10/27 10/13 - 10/20 10/14 - 10/19 10/7 - 10/12 Services/Raffles - 2017 Live Games & GHOUL 2017 Shop Listing - Saved Posts

Activities

  • Automated Games - accessible with a games pass
    • Digging - Return of a favorite. Dig for gems, prizes, and seashells on the beach. Dig enough and get the temporary prename title of Beachcomber.
    • Mini Games - Choose from different games to win prizes from (most prizes moved to Jangling Junker in 2019).
  • Fishing - One of Elanthia's favorite pastimes arrives, with the chance to win seashells, gems, or premade spell preps or customizations. Entry is 50 seashells and does not require a games pass.
  • Live Games - accessible with a merchant pass
    • GHOUL - Similar to BINGO, participants can purchase cards each year to play with their friends and compete for prizes.
  • Diving Competition - New in 2018 - For 50 seashells, you can jump off a cliff and dive into the waters surrounding Caligos Isle. Top five divers at the end of each festival will be forever memorialized with the unique post-name title, Caligos Diving Champion. Prizes are not awarded from the feeders, but it does offer some unique gems not available in other games.
  • Arena of the Abyss: New in 2019 - Missing Duskruin Arena? For 100 seashells, you can access a similar fighting venue run by demons. Entrants face five undead creatures, one a time, and when complete, prizes are awarded, including a chance at necrotic ring.
  • Trick-or-Treat: New in 2020 - A beloved activity at Ebon Gate, it was reintroduced on Caligos Isle as a SimuCoin activity. Prizes include seashells, candy, quest items, or Treasure Trove tokens. In 2021, invitations to attend the Eve of the Reunion Event was introduced.
  • Treasure Pile: New in 2021 - Pay seashells to pull from various tiers of prizes, ranging from 10 seashells to 25,000 seashells.
  • Deep Sea Diving: Dive into the waters alongside the Isle and explore the remains of the Wavedancer for prizes and quest items. - Discontinued after 2019

Live Games and GHOUL Schedules

Click each to expand for schedule. Times listed in EST.

  • 2021 Live Games
  • Prime Schedule
    Game Dates Times
    Entrail Toss Saturday, October 9 12:00pm
    Sing Me An Epitaph Sunday, October 10 2:00pm
    Pick Your Poison Monday, October 11 9:00pm
    Anemone Anagrams Tuesday, October 12 9:00pm
    Spooky Storytelling Wednesday, October 13 9:00pm
    Caligos Comestibles Thursday, October 14 9:00pm
    GHOUL Thursday, October 14 Following Caligos Comestibles
    Sunday, October 17 12:00pm
    Tuesday, October 19 3:00pm
    Friday, October 22 9:30pm
    Saturday, October 23 8:00pm
    Sunday, October 31 5:00pm
  • Platinum Schedule
    Game Dates Times
    Entrail Toss Saturday, October 2 1:00pm
    Caligos Comestibles Sunday, October 3 1:00pm
    Spooky Storytelling Monday, 1 October 4 6:00pm
    Pick Your Poison Tuesday, October 5 9:00pm
    Sing Me An Epitaph Wednesday, October 6 9:00pm
    Anemone Anagrams Thursday, October 7 9:00pm
    GHOUL Tuesday, October 12 8:00pm
    Friday, October 15 9:30pm
    Saturday, October 23 10:00am
    Sunday, October 31 3:00pm
  • 2020 Live Games
  • Prime Schedule
    Game Dates Times
    GHOUL Wednesday, October 14 9:30pm
    Saturday, October 17 3:00pm
    Monday, October 19 8:30pm
    Friday, October 23 11:59pm
    Sunday, October 25 12:00pm
    Pick Your Poison Tuesday, October 27 7:00pm
    Costume Contest Tuesday, October 27 9:00pm
    Anemone Anagrams Wednesday, October 28 9:00pm
    Sing Me An Epitaph Thursday, October 29 8:00pm
    Caligos Comestibles Friday, October 20 9:00pm
    Entrail Toss Saturday, October 31 11:00am
    Salvaged from the Sea Saturday, October 31 2:00pm
    GHOUL Saturday, October 31 7:00pm
  • Platinum Schedule
    Game Dates Times
    Entrail Toss Saturday, October 3 11:00am
    Sing Me An Epitaph Sunday, October 4 2:00pm
    Caligos Comestibles Monday, October 5 9:00pm
    Anemone Anagrams Tuesday, October 6 9:00pm
    Pick Your Poison Wednesday, October 7 9:00pm
    Salvaged from the Sea Thursday, October 8 9:00pm
    GHOUL Wednesday, October 14 8:30pm
    Tuesday, October 20 9:30pm
    Sunday, October 25 11:00am
    Saturday, October 31 5:00pm
  • 2019 Live Games
  • Prime Schedule
    Game Dates Times
    Pick Your Poison Saturday, October 12 9:00pm
    Sing Me An Epitaph Sunday, October 13 9:00pm
    Anemone Anagrams Monday, October 14 9:00pm
    Salvaged from the Sea Tuesday, October 15 9:00pm
    Entrail Toss Wednesday, October 16 9:00pm
    GHOUL Wednesday, October 16 9:30pm
    Search and Rescue Thursday, October 17 8:00pm
    GHOUL Thursday, October 17 9:00pm
    Tuesday, October 22 8:00pm
    Friday, October 25 11:59pm
    Saturday, October 26 3:00pm
    Sunday, October 27 6:00pm
  • Prime Schedule
    Game Dates Times
    Pick Your Poison Saturday, October 5 9:00pm
    Sing Me An Epitaph Sunday, October 6 9:00pm
    Anemone Anagrams Monday, October 7 9:00pm
    Search and Rescue Tuesday, October 8 9:00pm
    Entrail Toss Wednesday, October 9 9:00pm
    Salvaged from the Sea Thursday, October 10 11:00pm
    GHOUL Wednesday, October 16 7:00pm
    Sunday, October 20 12:00pm
    Saturday, October 26 9:00pm
    Sunday, October 27 6:00pm
  • 2018 Live Games and GHOUL
  • Prime Schedule
    Game Dates Times
    Salvaged from the Sea Saturday, October 13th 3:00pm
    Search and Rescue Saturday, October 13th 9:00pm
    Sing Me an Epitaph Sunday, October 14th 2:00pm
    Storytelling Sunday, October 14th 8:00pm
    Anemone Anagrams Monday, October 15th 9:00pm
    Pick Your Poison Tuesday, October 16th 9:00pm
    GHOUL Wednesday, October 17th 9:00pm
    Entrail Toss Thursday, October 18th 10:00am
    GHOUL Saturday, October 20th 3:00pm
    Sunday, October 21st 5:00pm
    Saturday, October 27th 9:00pm
    Costume Contest Sunday, October 28th 2:00pm
    GHOUL Sunday, October 28th 7:00pm
    Tuesday, October 30th 10:00pm
  • Plat Schedule
    Game Dates Times
    Salvaged from the Sea Saturday, October 6th 3:00pm
    Search and Rescue Saturday, October 6th 9:00pm
    Sing Me an Epitaph Sunday, October 7th 2:00pm
    Storytelling Sunday, October 7th 8:00pm
    Anemone Anagrams Monday, October 8th 9:00pm
    Pick Your Poison Tuesday, October 9th 9:00pm
    Entrail Toss Thursday, October 11th 10:00am
    GHOUL Sunday, October 14th 9:00pm
    Costume Contest Saturday, October 20th 2:00pm
    GHOUL Saturday, October 20th 5:00pm
    Saturday, October 27th 8:00pm
    Sunday, October 28th 4:00pm
  • 2017 Live Games and GHOUL†
  • Prime Schedule
    Game Dates
    Salvaged from the Sea Saturday, October 14th, 2:00pm
    Storytelling Saturday, October 14th, 8:00pm
    Sing Me an Epitaph Sunday, October 15th, 2:00pm
    Costume Contest Sunday, October 15th, 8:00pm
    Pick Your Poison Monday, October 16th, 9:00pm
    Anemone Anagrams Wednesday, October 18th, 9:00pm
    Entrail Toss Thursday, October 19th, 2:00pm
    Search and Rescue Thursday, October 19th, 9:00pm
    GHOUL, games 1 - 3 Friday, October 27, 5:00pm
    GHOUL, games 4 - 7 Saturday, October 28, 9:30pm
    GHOUL, games 8 - 10 Sunday, October 29, 7:30pm
  • Plat Schedule
    Game Dates
    Salvaged from the Sea Saturday, October 7th, 2:00pm
    Storytelling Saturday, October 7th, 8:00pm
    Sing Me an Epitaph Sunday, October 8th, 2:00pm
    Costume Contest Sunday, October 8th, 8:00pm
    Pick Your Poison Monday, October 9th, 9:00pm
    Anemone Anagrams Wednesday, October 11th, 9:00pm
    Entrail Toss Thursday, October 12th, 2:00pm
    Search and Rescue Thursday, October 12th, 9:00pm
    GHOUL, games 1 - 3 Friday, October 27, 9:30pm
    GHOUL, games 4 - 7 Saturday, October 28, 5:00pm
    GHOUL, games 8 - 10 Sunday, October 29, 3:30pm
† Runner-up Prizes (when applicable) per game: choice of 2 Pre-written Signature Verbs from a limited set list. Prizes are only redeemable by the winning *character*, and custom prizes are not transferrable in any way. Participation in GHOUL requires: (1) a Caligos Isle Service Pass; (2) an unused and valid GHOUL card for each "game". Valid cards can only be purchased at the current festival and denote you as the purchaser; and (3) a dauber in order to mark your GHOUL card. The GHOUL area is located through the rusted gate on the eastern side of the High Plateau. Valid cards and new daubers can be purchased in the Garden Courtyard. The game will be played in the Greenhouse. There is a sign in the Greenhouse that covers all rules and gameplay.

Features

Currency

Caligos Isle introduced shops that has a mixture of currencies, where some take silvers and others take Ebon Gate seashells, the currency exclusive to Caligos Isle.

Shopping

Shopping is available on the grounds, with new items introduced for sale each year.

Treasure Trove

Introduced in 2019, Ebon Gate features a Treasure Trove raffle area similar to the one found at Duskruin.

Eve of the Reunion

Debuting in 2021, the Eve of the Reunion event offers those lucky enough to find an invitation Trick-or-Treating opportunity to purchase necrotic ring charging goo and get one of the remaining trove items not drawn during the raffles.

Merchant Work and Raffles

Merchant week during the festival features many merchants and raffles available to those with a merchant pass.

Storyline Information

Starting in 2017, Caligos Isle featured a storyline that continued to progress through its final year in 2021, ultimately leading to the sinking of the island. For additional information on each year's progression or other relevent storyline information, please click the links below.

  • List of Residents
  • 2021: Unknown at this point.
  • 2020: Adventurers side with various factions that want to control the Isle and its inhabitants.
  • 2019: Adventurers help discover the whereabouts of missing citizens.
  • 2018: Adventurers found the ravaged fishing village on the northern side of the island.
  • 2017: Adventurers rebuilt Ghezresh's Temple

Quest Information

Each year, participants had the opportunity to complete a quest that would gain them "favor" as part of the storyline. Gaining favor would unlock mechanical benefits associated with the original quest prize, a ghezyte chelioboros item. In 2020, the storyline advanced to feature several factions following other deities working against Ghezresh. In 2021, five separate quests focusing on different NPCs and the resolution to their stories were introduced.

2021 Quests

Quest Reward Information

Participants in the yearly quests gain a ghezyte chelioboros piece of jewelry that is able to have its worn location swapped based on pre-determined locations. In 2021, the jewelry piece was able to be converted to one of the seven deities that were fighting against Ghezresh prior to the destruction of Caligos Isle.

Item Conversion

Listed below are the NPCs capable of converting the ghezyte chelioboros item.

NPC Location Deity Item Page
Brother Aoden Promise of Winter Lorminstra gold-strung onyx tile jewelry
Priestess Lucinne Mantle of the Elapid Luukos sinuous gheztye serpent jewelry
Seer Veidae a modest square grey linen tent Gosaena sterling feathered jewelry
Wise Woman Omiko Fishing Village Charl imflass wire jewelry
Nereid Galaytea Fishing Village Niima nacre and ghezyte dolphin jewelry
Warden Shaemire Caligos Isle, Jungle Coast on a Rickety Pier Imaera gold-banded ghezyte jewelry
Keilipso Wandering Caligos Proper Zelia labyrinthine cresent-woven jewelry

Item Benefits

POINT works for the user, regardless of deity conversion. COVER requires the user to be converted to the deity the the item is attuned to.

Year/Total Favor POINT (at target) COVER
Adds an intimidate debuff to the target that reduces the targets DS/TD by: Must be converted to the deity item is attuned to
Lasts 5 minutes, Sheer Fear Boost will increase user's sheer fear effective level by:
2017 - 1000 favor 5/3, 5x/day +1 effective level, 1x/day
2018 - 2000 favor 10/6, 10x/day +2 effective level, 2x/day
2019 - 3000 favor 15/9, 15x/day +3 effective level, 3x/day
2020 - 4000 favor 20/12, 20x/day +4 effective level, 4x/day
2021 - 5000 favor 25/15, 25x/day +5 effective level, 5x/day

Additional Information

Announcement

09/05/2017 Ebon Gate Dates and Pricing Information by Wyrom, PM

Here is the Ebon Gate Dates and Pricing information for 2017.

Ebon Gate will launch October 1st, beginning with just the storyline aspect of the grounds. The move from Feywrot Mire to Caligos Isle will be explained during this time. Once you arrive on Caligos Isle, you will be able to explore at your leisure. Shops will be open for early browsing, but wares will not be on sale until roughly 9pm ET on October 6th when shopping, games, and other activities will open up.

This year, we're trying something new, which we're pretty excited about. We are moving away from the box office, and that means the main grounds will be open to all players at all times. We are breaking up the cost into an à la carte style event, so you buy into the level you choose to. This was to address some of the concerns we've heard over the years and to help manage expectations of the event overall.

Ebon Gate pricing is going to be broken up into three parts: shopping, raffles & services, and games. I tried to convey this during our sneak peak at SimuCon, but we weren't 100% ready to announce all the details then. GM Haliste also has been working on this more thoroughly than I have and knew more about it. Some of the recent threads that came up about the cost were left a bit incomplete because we wanted to make sure we can deliver what we publish. It's better to announce accurate information, rather than reaction information (which is something we fall victim to a lot). This is part of us trying to communicate better with our community.

At SimuCon, I mentioned games would be similar to the Duskruin Dig in that you purchase the items from the SimuCon store. The original plan was for a shovel to be offered in the store with a time-based usage (and not a number of DIG uses). After the initial response though, we felt this was just going to be too confusing to explain if you had to buy the actual shovel from the store. The reason for moving to a time-based shovel is this is the first year we're going to be offering digging for nearly the entire month. Typically, digging and games are only available for a little over a week (two in Platinum).

The price breakdown is as follows:

  • Shopping Pass: 1000 SimuCoins / Event Duration
  • Raffles & Services Pass: 3000 SimuCoins / Merchant Week
  • Games and Digging Pass: 1500 SimuCoins / Week

This means you can buy into the level of Ebon Gate that you choose to. Some players have mentioned in the past that there are aspects of the event that they have no interest in or never can line up their schedule for. Now you can make that choice for yourself. You can pick up a service pass only if you know you're getting a service under this new model. You can pick up a game pass only when you actually want to dig. You can pick up a shopping pass only if you find items you actually want to buy.

We also have a new activity called Deep Sea Diving. This is a brand new venture that has a pricing model similar to Duskruin/Delirium (roughly 100 SimuCoins per entry), but is not necessary to attend to enjoy Ebon Gate. Much like Delirium Manor was at Ebon Gate 2016, this is a companion piece to Ebon Gate. The difference is this is fully integrated with Caligos Isle, and it isn't a standalone event. Deep Sea Diving has new mechanics and some fun nostalgic areas to explore!

Ebon Gate will mostly cost silver once inside, but we will be introducing a new currency for the Isle called seashells. These seashells will be useful for a handful of shops at Ebon Gate (similar to Delirium), as well as some services. We'll also have some things available for tickets, for those that saved some from a previous year.

Some changes this time that are happening are the cost of shovels and games. Prior to Ebon Gate 2012, digging was 2000 silver and the older games were between 1000 to 5000 silver. In 2017, digging will once again be 2000 silver per shovel, and the various games will start at 1000 silver.

Merchants are tentatively scheduled for the following weeks in eastern time: - Platinum: Friday, October 13, 9:00 PM – Friday, October 20, 8:59 PM - Prime: Friday, October 20, 9:00 PM – Friday, October 27, 8:59 PM

Lastly, I'll briefly mention we are discussing the exchange of alternative currencies. We are not ready to release any information about this, but when exchanges are possible, it will only be a one-way route into two of our currencies. You will not be able to exchange tickets into bloodscrip, but you would be able to convert bloodscrip into tickets. This isn't pertinent to Ebon Gate, but it does impact the event planning.

We will have more information for you in the coming weeks.

Souvenir

Each year, attendees had the ability to receive a free souvenir towards the end of the festival. Due to the importance of elesine on the isle, the souvenirs were items crafted of this material. It is important to note that they were not eligible for alteration, nor could the ready made clothing items be used for alteration fodder.

Year Item Show Addition Information, if any
2021 a medium-sized bolt of elesine cloth N/A to be used as alter fodder for medium-sized items, or as trim only for larger items, including cloak-worn items, gowns, and large capacity containers).
2021 some grey elesine sandals with twisted indigo suede ties While the crisscrossing main straps, heel risers, and heel leashes of the sandals are made of lustrous light grey elesine, the soles and footbed are a dull-finished pewter leather. Woven along the strips of elesine of the upper straps and heel leash are thin cords of indigo suede that extend beyond the base structure of the sandal to serve as ties. The dye work on the suede is inconsistent, ranging from light blue to dark and back again, like the moonlight-dappled waves of a nighttime sea. N/A
2020 an indigo elesine sack embroidered with coils of shadowy eels The construction of this sack is double-walled with an indigo exterior, while the interior is a soft, misty grey. Cording in a twisted braid of both colors is fed through the gathered mouth of the container and into a pewter chelioboros clasp to ensure the safety of the items within. Amongst the indigo folds of elesine is subtle eel embroidery a shade or two off from that of the background, and clever tailoring along with the natural sheen of the fabric gives the creatures the illusion of movement. N/A
2019 a grey-trimmed indigo elesine tunic Cut to hit the wearer at mid-thigh, the tunic is tailored of fine elesine dyed an uncompromising shade of indigo. Elaborately embroidered swirls in silvered grey threading trim the edges of the lower hem and the keyhole neckline, coiling like errant wisps of fog, while a set of laces slither through electrum eyelets lined from mid-chest to throat. The cuffs of the sleeves bear similar lacing, as do the splits on either side, though both are merely decorative. N/A
2018 a pair of grey elesine pants The elesine from which the pants have been tailored is immaculate, and the subtle metallic sheen lent to the sea silk by the interwoven threads of electrum give the garment a flowy drape. Indigo embroidery chases the outer seam of each leg as the bodies of eels woven together end to end all the way to the cuff. From one of the front belt loops, a thin length of chain is fixed, and it dangles a simple ghezyte chelioboros medallion. N/A
2017 a deeply hooded grey elesine robe Deep grey in hue, the robe is meticulously tailored and in pristine condition. The elesine from which it is woven has a triaxial pattern accented by the subtle metallic sheen of the sea silk base and thread-thin strands of electrum. Along the edges of the deep hood and belled sleeves are tendrils of indigo satin, the embroidery sinuous and curved like the lithe body of an eel. At the throat, a ghezyte chelioboros clasp closes the robe.

Pricing

A Shopping Pass is not needed to purchase items for sale for Ebon Gate seashells

Item Cost Length Applicability
Shopping Pass 1000 SimuCoins Event Duration Account
Raffles & Services Pass 3000 SimuCoins Event Duration† Character
10 Characters for Platinum
Games and Digging Pass 1500 SimuCoins 7 days from redemption
14 days for Platinum		 Account
Deep Sea Diving* 100 SimuCoins 10 or 5 searches/30 minutes Per entry
Trick-or-Treat 100 SimuCoins 10 "treats" Per Entry
Fishing 25 Ebon Gate seashells Until a fish is caught or person leaves area Per Entry

† The merchant event is scheduled to be 7 days in each instance (Prime and Plat) as noted in the schedule, but the pass is set up for the duration of the event to cover any mishaps or re-scheduling.
* Deep Sea Diving was discontinued after 2019.

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