Soulbloom Feast has begun! Time to dress up!

It's officially spooky season, so that means it's time to dress up for this year's Soulbloom Feast festivities! Whether you made your costume by hand and walk around Chrysalopolis to show it off, or bought something cheap from the discount bin at Sachet's Pillow Fort and just stay at home to hand out treats to trick-or-treaters, the Soulbloom Feast is the perfect time to dress up! How does your pacapillar dress up for the season? Did they win first prize at a costume party? Maybe they outgrew their favorite costume they wear every year? Or perhaps they're still gluing on the finishing touches!

The moon is out and the tree is glowing... Perfect atmosphere for some scary storytelling!

Darkness creeps in, eveloping the forest in shadow, the fair only being illuminated by the glowing of the creepy old tree and the moonlight above. The late night pacas and snekkets start gathering around a campfire, and are passing around a bag of candies to take turns telling scary stories. Does your character cower at all the creepy tales, or is it their turn to give everyone the chills? Maybe they're being mischievous and sneaking up behind unsuspecting guests!

Trick or Treat!

It's time to get mischievous! Though many pacapillars prefer to go door to door in hopes of getting sweet treats to munch on through November, some still like to be troublemakers and prank anyone they can! Is your pacapillar hoping for tricks or treats this year? Maybe they got a king size chocolate bar and brag to all their friends, or maybe they got a rock and decide to T-P the poor soul's house?

It's fun to dress up for Soulbloom Feast, but don't forget to dress your house up too!

Having a great costime is fun during Soulbloom Feast, but to truly be the prettiest peacock on the block, you need to go all out on decorating your home! Is your pacapillar trying to carve the best pumpkin for a contest, or did they blow their entire savings on expensive decorations?

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A tree may not speak, but it can listen and provide safety...

Fading into November, the Tree of Souls starts to lose its magnificent glow that illuminates the Eastern side of Chrysalopolis during the month of October, leaving only a faint aura encircling the enormous tree and a few glowing fallen leaves scattered all over the ground below. As the lustre fades away from the iconic, ancient beacon of nature, the crowds celebrating Soulbloom Feast start to clear out, leaving the grounds in an eerie silence, but somehow it's peaceful... Legends say the souls of everyone ever parted from Chrysalopolis, whether they passed naturally or their core had been shattered, flock to the Tree of Souls, spending their eternal afterlife within its branches. Even with the glow fading from its bark, the tree still has a lot of energy within it, both unsettling and comforting at the same time. Outside of Soulbloom Feast, pacapillars and snekkets will often try and get lost within the forest to find this very tree, simply to talk to their loved ones they have lost, risking running into a Monster or Poison just for one more conversation, even if only one-sided.

How does your pacapillar spend their time with the Tree of Souls? Are they lost in the dark forest trying to find a safe route to the grand tree, or maybe they're huddled up under its roots for shelter as they tell their loved ones about their day, maybe the energy of the tree is too much for them to handle all at once and becomes overwhelming?

It's the seasonal sprouting of the tree of souls!

Chrysalopolis has had a pretty hot and dry Summer this year, which has resulted in a pretty rough drought. This would typically just be a mild inconvenience due to how much moisture is in the air, surrounding the cluster in which the floating city is built upon, only this year, it seems as though the Tree of Souls is struggling to have proper nutrients from rain water, and being an enormous tree that can be viewed from the opposite side of Chrysalopolis, it needs a lot of water to properly help the tree grow.

Due to the dry weather, the Tree of Souls has been trying to absorb water from the oceans of the nearby Gilled Domain. These factors together have resulted in the Tree of Souls blooming less candy berries this year, however, some of these berries have taken on the salts from the sea, giving them a rough, crystal-covered surface, resembling sugar coating. Each one of this year's berries also appear to be quite tart in flavor.

Though some Pacpaillars have raised concerns about how the drought has affected the beloved monumental tree, especially monsters and poisons who are around the tree on a daily basis, most of the population heading to the forest for the annual Soulbloom Feast festival see no issue with these strange sour berries, instead taking to calling the temperamental phenomenon 'Sour Candy Season', making light of the situation as to have their fun at the festival without any worries on their minds.

How is your Pacapillar dealing with the situation regarding the Tree of Souls? Do they love these new sour berry variants that the tree is blooming, or are they concerned for the well-being of the dark forest and the sacred tree?