I'm hopefully optimistic about this, but I'm not going to reactivate my trader just yet.

>>if you paid close attention to both last year's HE events and some other Trader, Necromancer, and Moon Mage events and lore, you may be able to figure out what exactly is going on.

I wasn't around for last year's HE and I often get a little overwhelmed by lore stuff, so I don't think I'll be putting the entire puzzle together (without some serious research). But I did get some interesting information from a little bird about the possibility of someone in the guild negotiating what is likely to be a very ill-advised contract...

At any rate, this setup is shaping up to be really cool. I have some unavoidable heavy travel and errands and things right smack in the middle of HE, but I'm looking forward to seeing and interacting with as much of it as I can.

Help out those of us with poor memories. Are we talking about that necromancer pulling people away for body transformations?

Is the implication that traders are making a pact with the demons for their new power/

>K: The state of things is most certainly intentional. It was you [who did it]! And Her. Mostly Her. You helped Her with the completion of Her Work, this glorious creature! This creation is Her Avatar! To reside upon this Plane as She desires!

Heh.

>Is there a cliff notes summary of key events somewhere? Or better yet, bring this up annual history of Hallow's eve lecture in game!

The first link below gives the best summary there is. Surprisingly it isn't on the First Land Herald page but it is a FLH article. I didn't attend HE but I did take part as much as possible in the leadup and saw the transformation itself and it was IMO the most confusingly vague and abrupt event in the history of HE.

http://www.tinyheroes.com/forums/DragonRealms/Events%20and%20Happenings%20in%20DragonRealms%27%20Elanthia/Hollow%20Eve%20Festival/thread/1814927

Here are some other discussions of the event.

http://forums.play.net/forums/DragonRealms/Events%20and%20Happenings%20in%20DragonRealms%27%20Elanthia/In-Character%20Event%20discussions./view/1122

http://www.tinyheroes.com/forums/DragonRealms/Events%20and%20Happenings%20in%20DragonRealms%27%20Elanthia/Hollow%20Eve%20Festival/thread/1814927

https://elanthipedia.play.net/Join_us_for_a_History_of_Hollow_Eve_Wednesday,_October_19th,_2016,_at_9:30_PM_Eastern_-_10/20/2016_-_01:54

>>Help out those of us with poor memories. Are we talking about that necromancer pulling people away for body transformations?

Nope, not at all.


>>Is the implication that traders are making a pact with the demons for their new power

Nothing in any of the HE events in the past, or what is going on currently has pointed to demons in any respect.


>>I didn't attend HE but I did take part as much as possible in the leadup and saw the transformation itself and it was IMO the most confusingly vague and abrupt event in the history of HE.

Some portions of the event that explained what exactly was going on occurred during the festival itself, though a great deal did happen outside of the festival grounds before, during, and after the fest. I'm also pretty sure that players posted about almost everything that happened during the festival.


>>As was said by another, some of us werent here last year or even the beginning of this year.

You won't have needed to be there then to be part of events now, nor to understand them as they play out. But if you are someone steeped in events both current and in the recent past, you're likely to have a better idea of what is occurring faster than those who didn't. That's all!

Events are ongoing folks, so I'm not going to spoil them by walking everyone through all of the connections and explaining it all on the forums outright. You have plenty of time to get involved in game and be a part of things as they play out, including the greater discovery of just what all is really happening, and why.

-Persida

>Nothing in any of the HE events in the past, or what is going on currently has pointed to demons in any respect.

Then there has been some awfully suggestive allusions that are easy to misinterpret, I'd say.

>You won't have needed to be there then to be part of events now, nor to understand them as they play out. But if you are someone steeped in events both current and in the recent past, you're likely to have a better idea of what is occurring faster than those who didn't. That's all!

I do hope that we get some solid and clear answers to things. I've always loved that DR has deep and nuanced lore, but there has historically been somewhat of a 'this is meant to be kept a secret from the players' even after the fact sentiment I know myself at least has felt.