• Nightmares Returning to our back-to-back events style, the Serpent has decided it's time to repay the player characters for his lovely face scar. Personally. In this two part event, characters are going to be faced with their darkest fears, their worst nightmares, and ultimately face the possibility that dying in Mandalus will never be taken lightly again. The first part of the event will take place over two weeks.
This event will take place from May 13th - 26th.
• The Event Nightmares will feature our first player designed plot! Created by Mae, the mun of Jack Frost, your characters will be forced to wrestle with their demons as they sleep for the next two weeks. This event features mechanics from Jack Frost's canon - Rise of the Guardians - and thus will be explained below.
As with any event, this event is entirely optional. However, the city is going to be affected by both parts of this event. We ask that even if your character does not suffer the effects from it, that they at least take note of what is going on.
• Mandalus Background After the Serpent devoured The Mother back in October, he gained the stewardship over monsters. He used it to bring back the dead and monsters in several forms in October to torment the living over Halloween. He will now be tapping into that power and re-creating the Nightmares from Rise of the Guardians to torment Player Characters and NPCs alike. Given the Serpent can only stay within the realm of Mandalus for so long, he will be leaving and letting the Nightmares infect dreams.
There is a more sinister twist to all of this that for the sake of the narrative, we will be keeping quiet about. Simply keep in mind what your characters will be dreaming!
• Nightmares (Beings) Nightmares are entities created from the corrupted dream sand from Sandman, made by Pitch Black - the Boogeyman. In the movie, they take over the dreams of children and grow in strength until there are no more good dreams left in the world. When they take on a life of their own, they take the shape of black horses and prance in the darkness.
Your characters will be able to see them if they are fast enough! For those who need references, here are some screenshots as well as a clip from the movie:
• Nightmares (Dreams) This section is entirely up to the player! From what your characters dream to what they experience is in your hands! All we ask is that if you are participating in this event, that you sign in down below. Given this is a two part event, we would like to see how many people are interested in it.
• Jack Frost During the two week period, Jack Frost will be addressing the Mandalus Network about the Nightmares and what it means. Mae will be conducting how to fight against the Nightmares, so make sure you contact her if you have any questions! Her contact information can be found on the Player Contact Page.
• Defeat As the event comes to an end, the Nightmares will slowly fade away as if they were never there to begin with. Dreams will clear up unless the players wish otherwise. It's a little odd, isn't it? Don't worry, Mandalus. Everything will be explained in due time.
• The Event Timeline
- May 13thFlash Event: The System will be holding a memorial service for the Residential District. During this event, the Serpent will arrive to kick start the event.
- May 14th - May 25th: Nightmares will begin to spread over the city and infect character's dreams. During this time, Jack Frost will post about what is going on.
- May 26th: The Nightmares will start to fade and things will calm back down until the Serpent returns.