Category:Ebon Gate Festival

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This article is about the merchant event. For the metaphysical gateway of souls in the afterlife, see Ebon Gate (gate).

Ebon Gate (or EG) is a yearly paid merchant event that occurs at the end of October/beginning of November, and is focused on death and celebrating the Eve of the Reunion. There have been several different ghost towns for EG, each with their own backstory and mini-quests, but the basic mapping of the area for shopping remains the same. The first EG was in 1998, making it the longest running regularly scheduled merchant event.

This article is a work in progress!

Run Dates

Dates Venue Storyline Schedule Merchant Week Live Games Week Services Schedule Eve of the Reunion Shop Listings Ebon Gate Treasure Trove Announcements
Prime Plat Prime Plat Prime Plat Prime Plat
September 30th - October 30, 2022 Evermore Hollow 10/14 - 10/21 10/7 - 10/14 10/7 - 10/14 9/30 - 10/7 Shop Listing Announcements
For a list of previous run dates, shop lists, Treasure Trove Lists, and saved posts, click here.
Dates Venue Storyline Schedule Merchant Week Live Games Week Services Schedule Eve of the Reunion Games Schedule Shop Listings Ebon Gate Treasure Trove Saved posts
Prime Plat Prime Plat Prime Plat Prime Plat
Oct 4 - Nov 3, 2024 Evermore Hollow 10/4 - 10/11 & 10/25 - 10/29 10/18 - 10/25 10/11- 10/18 10/11 - 10/18 10/4 - 10/11 Prime 2024 Plat 2024 - 2024 Live Games & GHOUL Shop List, part 1
Shop List, part 2
2024 Trove Prizes 2024 Announcements
Sept 29 - Oct 31, 2023 Evermore Hollow 9/29 - 10/6 & 10/22 - 10/27
10/13 - 10/20 10/6 - 10/13 10/6 - 10/13 9/29 - 10/6 Prime 2023 Plat 2023 - 2023 Live Games & GHOUL 2023 Shop Listing 2023 Trove Prizes 2023 Announcements
Sept 30 - Oct 30, 2022 Evermore Hollow 10/14 - 10/21 10/7 - 10/14 10/7 - 10/14 9/30 - 10/7 Prime 2022 Plat 2022 10/29 10/30 2022 Live Games & GHOUL 2022 Shop Listing 2022 Trove Prizes 2022 Announcements
October 1 - 31, 2021 Caligos Isle 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 Caligos Isle 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 Caligos Isle 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 Caligos Isle 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 Caligos Isle 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

Services and Raffles

Activities

  • Evermore Hollow
    • Automated Games - entries purchased with SimuCoins. Each offers the ability to earn soul shards.
      • Trick-or-Treat - Returning in 2022 to Evermore Hollow, Trick-or-Treat allows participants to obtain a variety of prizes. Cost for entry is 100 SimuCoins.
      • Herb Hunt - New in 2022, the Herb Hunt allows participants the chance to wander the Gardens of Bittermere woods in search of a toadshade, similar to the Fox Hunt at Rumor Woods. Lucky winners may even find a new Mandrake pet to take home. Cost for entry is 100 SimuCoins.
      • Arena of the Abyss - Returning in 2022 to Evermore Hollow. Entrants face five undead creatures, one a time, and when complete, prizes are awarded, including a chance at necrotic ring. Cost for entry is 10 SimuCoins.
      • Undergrowth of Bittermere Woods - Premiering 2024 to Evermore Hollow. Entrants can complete 1 witch task, and when complete, prizes are awarded, including a chance at Lightweaver's Ocarina. Cost for entry is 10 SimuCoins.
      • Sonreeva - New in 2022 to Evermore Hollow, alternatively known as Newcropolis. More information coming soon. Cost for entry is 10 SimuCoins. **Live Games - accessible with a merchant pass. To view the schedule, click here. Note: All times listed in EDT.
    • Spook Contest - New in 2022, join the contest by visiting the Spectral Waifling at the Spookorium to get started. Top five winners at the end of Ebon Gate will receive special titles.
    • Fishing - Returning in 2022 to Evermore Hollow. As in previous years, participants can throw a line into the water and win various prizes, including new Death Announcement Customizations. Cost will be 50 soul shards per entry.
  • Caligos Isle - Click here to view information on activities at Caligos Isle.
    • 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

Additional Information

Portal or Travel Info

Use QUEST TRANSPORT EBON to transfer to festival ground from any town, or use the portals listed below.

Town Room
Icemule Trace South Barbican, Gate
River's Rest River's Rest, Underbridge
Solhaven Liabo Plaza
Ta'Illistim Ta'Illistim, City Gate
Ta'Vaalor Entrance to Ravelin
Teras Isle Copper Avenue, West Docks
Wehnimer's Landing Town Square, Southeast
Zul Logoth Hall of Arches
Four Winds Isle Oleander and Daisy

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Subcategories

This category has the following 16 subcategories, out of 16 total.