[Threshold]

NOTE: Pumpkin gathering and carving has already begun. The Halloween night party is last part of this event.

IN CHARACTER INFORMATION:

12 years ago, the Kingdom of Sable was under siege by orcs, bandits, and other raiders. Farms were burned, trade routes were disrupted, and food stores were getting dangerously low. Rampant fear of an imminent famine was crippling the populace's spirits.

King Borgia set his wizards to the task of a magical solution and they delivered. Alas, the casting of their mighty spells was disrupted by an orc siege led by Dregnar Cankerstump. The effects of the casting were spread randomly over the continent and its nearby isles. Fortunately, the result was mostly positive, sprouting giant pumpkin patches throughout the wilderness. The adventurers of Sable, Thrace, and beyond rallied to the cause, gathering pumpkins from near and far. Prizes were awarded and much fun was had by all.

To honor this life saving, historical event, King Borgia has tasked his wizards with duplicating this accidental magical effect. Always eager to do their King's will, the wizards succeeded. Once more, pumpkin patches can be found all over the wilderness surrounding Sable and Thrace. As before, King Borgia will host a Grand Pumpkin Festival where, among other games and events, there will be contests and prizes. The categories will be:

1) Largest Pumpkin (in weight)
2) Largest Collection of 10 Pumpkins
3) Smallest Pumpkin
4) Smallest Collection of 10 Pumpkins

You can only enter one of the collection contests.

For carved pumpkins:

1) Best Overall
2) Funniest
3) Scariest
4) A Category to be chosen at the time of the contest.

The Grand Pumpkin Festival will be held on (October 31st, 9:00pm EST).

A special device has been installed in front of the Castle where you can submit pumpkins for the collection contests. You can only submit a maximum of 10 pumpkins. Pumpkins submitted for any collection contest cannot also be submitted for the Largest or Smallest pumpkin. Candidates for Largest, Smallest, and Carved contests must be brought to the actual festival.

There will be other activities and games planned for the celebration as well. King Borgia looks forward to your attendance at the Grand Pumpkin Festival.

OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION:

Recommended Playing Time: Wednesday, October 31st, 2007, 9:30 pm EDT

Gather those pumpkins! They can be found all around the game world in various wilderness locations. This is an event that can be enjoyed by players of any level since the various zones where pumpkins can be found spawn level-oriented pumpkin patches (so high level people cannot raid the pumpkin patches in low level areas). Also, anyone can come up with a creative carving!

There will be all sorts of games and events at the Festival in addition to the prizes awarded for turning in carved and uncarved pumpkins.

Pumpkins can be stored in RP Storage, Armory Storage, and Freezers.

Carved Pumpkins will be judged in the following categories:

1) Best Overall
2) Funniest
3) Scariest
4) A Category to be chosen at the time of the contest.

The categories for non-carved pumpkins are:

1) Largest Pumpkin (in weight)
2) Largest Collection of 10 Pumpkins
3) Smallest Pumpkin
4) Smallest Collection of 10 Pumpkins

Each character can only participate in one of the collection contests. A special device has been installed in front of King Borgia's Castle where you can submit up to a maximum of 10 pumpkins (and you cannot replace one already submitted with a bigger or smaller one you find later).

Teaming up with others and trading pumpkins is allowed. But only the actual submitter will receive a prize.

Have fun! See you Wednesday night!