Hallowtide (Event)

“ Hallowtide arrives in Deepwoken... Seek out the mysterious Floating Keep and complete your tasks to be awarded limited edition loot and cosmetics! ”

― Hallowtide Update Logs

Description

Hallowtide is an event that first started on Halloween Night of 2022, and ended on November 13th, 2022...

It returned in 2023 on October 27th...

Hallowtide returns once more for 2024, this time added on October 31st and ended on November 16th

The first Hallowtide added...

• New Features
• The Floating Keep
• A Hallowtide Mask - crafted with Shell Stock, Paperette, and Fine Ink
• The "Joy" System
• New aspect Variants

• New Helmets
• Familiar Heretic's Helm
• Familiar Knight's Helm
• Familiar Priest's Helm

• New Weapons
• Skull Piercer (Rapier)
• Hallowscleave (Sword)
• Skyreap Blade (Greataxe)

The second Hallowtide added...

• New Features
• Trial of the Gourdskipper
• Harrowing Enchant
• Pumpkin Pitch

• New Helmets
• Mushroom Costume
• Pumpkin Head

• New Weapons
• Drakemaw Gauntlets (Fist)
• Bloodtide Trident (Spear)
• Putrid Edenstaff (Greathammer)

The third Hallowtide added...

• New Features
• Spectral Instrument sets
• "A Light in the Sky" book, which also teach the shantie of the same name

• New Weapons
• Death's Reverie (Twinblade)
• Spectral Grasp (Dagger)
• Wretched Mawblades (Greatsword)

• New Schematics
• Familiar Heretic's Armor
• Familiar Knight's Armor

New Content

The Floating Keep

The Floating Keep is a floating island near the Isle of Vigils and Greathive Aratel that can be accessed by talking to the Hallowtide Caller (a pumpkin) near the mantra shop at the Isle of Vigils or by the corner of the waterfall area at Greathive Aratel. The Floating Keep is also currently the "Battle Bus" of the battle royale mode.

Joy

Main article: Joy

• Joy can be obtained by putting on a Hallowtide Mask (obtained from turning in 1 Shell Stock, 1 Paperette, and 1 Fine Ink), and scaring any Passive/Neutral NPC that has a dialogue option by pressing E. You also gain 40 joy for completing the Trial of the Gourdskipper, Getting 3 each wave and 16 at the final wave.
  • Common NPCs (ex. Blacksmiths, Bankers, Antiquarians) that can be found in almost any town can only be scared once for each. (For example, scaring the blacksmith at Etris means you cannot scare any other blacksmiths until the scaring cooldown is over for that NPC.
  • Experienced characters, such as The Ferryman, The Lord Regent, Polis, Evengarde Rest, and many others have unique interactions when you attempt to scare them.

New Helmets

• The Familiar Priest Helmet, Familiar Heretic Helmet, and Familiar Knight Helmet can be obtained by turning in 30, 35, and 50 "Joy" respectively. Three of the helmets are references to Rogue Lineage, Monad Studios' previous main game.
  • The Familiar Priest Helmet is an exact replica of the Church Knight Helmet from Rogue Lineage.
  • The Familiar Heretic Helmet is an exact replica of the Dark Sigil Knight (Wraith Knight) Helmet from Rogue Lineage.
  • The Familiar Knight Helmet is an exact replica of the Sigil Helmet from Rogue Lineage.
  • The Shroom helmets are a remodeled version of the Scroom from Rogue Lineage.
  • The Pumpkin Head is a a replica of the heads on the Gourdskippers.

Aspect Variants

• The Hallowtide update added a special new variant for each aspect in the game. To unlock the Hallowtide aspect variants, you will have to turn in 70 "Joy" to Lysander Spellhardt who can be found in the hallway directly in front of the entrance. Once you purchase this option, all of your slots will be able to change their aspect variant to the Hallowtide variant upon speaking to him, though you will need to get a Hallowtide Mask to speak to him. You can also switch variants by going to a Barber and asking them to change your variant, or by wiping and choosing your Hallowtide Variant in the character customization screen.

Exclusive NPCs and Variants

Lightborns

• Everis
• Antiquarian
• Blacksmith
• Leaf
• Green
• Tundra
• Mikhail
• Lysander Spellhardt
• Glaive Spellhardt
• Alina
• Galpin Spellhardt, Musicologist Extraordinaire

Unknown/Exclusive

• Hallowtide Caller
• Suspicious Skeleton (Bone Rattler)

The Hallowtide Calling

Hallowtide (Event)
Full Name	Hallowtide Caller
Aspect	Pumpkin(?)
Location	Isle of Vigils, near the distant house

The Hallowtide Caller is a lone pumpkin situated near the house full of Mantra Training Equipment or the waterfall area at Greathive Aratel. When the player interacts with it when The Floating Keep hasn't been spawned yet, it will trigger a set of dialogue.

Dialogue

• When first interacted with

Begin
*A lone pumpkin sits idle upon the grass. When did this get here? This seems out of place. It sounds like it's whispering.*
[Reach out to touch it]						End
*With a sudden crackle, the little pumpkin springs to life.*OI! YOU! You dare approach me... upon the eve of the Hallowtide?!
Hallowtide?			You can talk?	End
THE COMING OF SCARES! The season of mischevious Joy! I did scare you, right? Did I do good? I depend on such validation for the sake of my self-confidence.			What? You've never seen a talkin' pumpkin? Oh, I used to know a real mean one. His name started with a Z, I think. But that doesn't matter, all of us called him the Big Cheese anyway. Real scary guy. We lost him the Hallowtide before last.
..Yes?		End	Hallowtide?
WONDERFUL! Then we shall begin the festivities immediately. My good friend, he calls himself 'Lysander', is moving into town. Right now, actually			See first instance
Moving into town? What are you talking about?	End
*A large booming sound emits from the sky around you. It seems something large is approaching.*Kehehe! Once he's fully arrived.. talk to me once more, and we shall celebrate.
End

• Interacting while The Floating Keep is arriving

Begin

He's coming, he's coming! The Floating Keep is arriving, above us! Talk to me once more upon its arrival...

End

• When interacting with it after the Floating Keep has arrived

Begin

Here we go! Kehehe!

End, you are transported to the Floating Keep

• When Interacting in danger and Floating Keep is there

Begin

Oh! You, you! Your heart is beating too fast to travel right now, friend. High blood pressure is very serious. Come back to me when there aren't blades aimed toward you.

End

Trivia

• The Floating Keep is the only place in the game where you can actually see NPC Lightborns. (Aside from Kaide in New Kyrsa.)
• The Teleportation effect used when being transported to The Floating Keep is similar to the one used when using a Greathive Fountain, though it is purple instead of pale yellow.
• A gif of the floating keep spawning in can be seen below

Floating keep spawning in

• Oddly, the Third Hallowtide (2024) occured outside of the weekly update schedule, instead returning on a Thursday on Halloween Day (31st of October)