Good evening! Our Halloween event has started and there appear to be many watchful spirits out tonight! They're waiting for you in the Ghostly Glade, an eerie and mysterious place that resides between The Woods and The Enchanted Forest. It's here that they hope to win you to their faction of conflicting spirits. To do so, they may use various methods: haunting, tormenting, deceiving, and mesmerizing! You'll have little power to resist, so submit freely and you'll not only become more powerful, but will be rewarded with many spooky and magical prizes. Before making our journey through the Ghostly Glade, let's open our Bell Tree lore books to help us understand what happened.
Introduction
Thousands of years ago, there existed an ancient woods with strong trees and many vibrant living plants and animals. The woods were protected and nurtured by the ancient spirits of the trees, led by the most ancient and powerful of spirits, whose original name is no longer known. The woods grew more vibrant and beautiful over many generations until, one day, they were discovered by human settlers. As a perceptive reader, I'm sure you know where our story is headed next.
The sight of the bountiful woods was too much for the human settlers to resist. They came with axes, saws, shovels, nets, carts, and all sorts of cutting machines specifically designed to rip through the mighty woods. Word quickly spread about the valuable wood, ore, and treasures found in the woods, causing the human settlement to exploded in population with ambitious loggers and prospectors from across the world. The ancient spirits of the woods could not protect their home against the rapid invasion. Before long, the woods were all but destroyed.
Among the muddy wasteland of destroyed life stood one last tree, the largest of them all. Its size and strength was so imposing to the settlers, that they had passed it over for easier plunder until, finally, it stood alone as the final gem of the fallen woods. The group stood around the tree together, ready to begin their work tearing it apart. The first swing of an axe clanked against the thick bark. Suddenly, the sky turned dark and the earth began to groan.
A dark and treacherous figure sprung from the tree. It was the most ancient and powerful spirit of the woods, once wise and magnificent, now twisted by its anger. The gathered settlers were thrown down as the darkness spread over them and drifted across the devastated woods. Chaos spread through the settlement as the terrible spirit unleashed its vengeance upon it. Running for their lives, the people poured out of the settlement, leaving their belongings behind. Those who stayed behind to gather their plunder and treasure were among those who were never seen again.
While the invaders were finally driven away, the spirit paid the ultimate price in the end, sacrificing its passion to nurture life in place of a terrible hunger for corruption and decay. The woods slowly grew back among the ruins, but instead of returning to the beautiful forest it once was, it became a twisted and malformed woods in the new vision of the dark spirit. The spirit would come to be known as The Last Tree Ghost and it ruled over The Woods with a watchful malice, ready to oppose all who dared to enter.
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Very many years later, a small group of settlers one again discovered the region and established a village named The Bell Tree. Unlike their predecessors, the group had a strong respect for nature and the village lived in harmony with the plants and animals around them. As the new community grew, so did the surrounding forests. Having learned from ancient stories of the past, the village did their best to help defend the forests from those who sought to exploit them.
One such place, called the Enchanted Forest, was home to many enchanted spirits and mysterious beings, similar to the ancient Woods of the past. However, the spirits of the Enchanted Forest, like the villagers, were not ignorant to the history of The Woods, where many of their spirit friends and ancestors were lost forever. They vigilantly guarded their forest and mistrusted its visitors. Regardless, the villagers were eager to witness its natural splendor and satisfy their curiosities. Some explorers even shared stories of friendly spirits and magical happenings. Others, however, never returned from their journey. Were they taken prisoner? Lost in an eternal trance? No one would ever learn the truth. Despite these dangers, the villagers continued to enter the Enchanted Forest. After all, it was more beautiful and less threatening than the evil Woods.
One summer, the village decided to host their biannual fair in the Enchanted Forest as a symbol of their love and respect for living things. They held many merry events among the trees, all in honor of the forest and its inhabitants. The spirits were pleased by the gesture and rewarded the villagers with with many magical gifts. After a month of festivities, the villagers returned home and the spirits began to sing in unison about their visitors. Their enchanted music resonated, not just all the way to the village, but across the entire region, vibrating through an ancient glade.
This glade acted as the division between The Enchanted Forest and The Woods, separating the spirits and their different philosophies. The sound of the beautiful music pierced through The Woods as a horrible reminder of the greedy settlers that destroyed their home. Now their neighboring spirits were singing joyously of human visitors? The Last Tree Ghost and other dark spirits of The Woods were enraged.
How it Works
The spirits of The Woods and The Enchanted Forest are now at war with each other! Several of your fellow TBTers have received magical potions in the mail which turned them into spirits: joining either The Forest Guardian Spirits of The Enchanted Forest or The Dead Tree Wraiths of The Woods. They will now use their abilities as spirits in The Ghostly Glade to recruit you to their faction before going to battle. You have little say over which faction you'll be recruited to, and it could even change daily as they fight to win you to their side. Each of the two spirit factions are scary and dangerous in their own way, but they are also very different.
| Location | The Enchanted Forest | The Woods |
| Spirit affiliation name | Forest Guardian Spirits | Dead Tree Wraiths |
| Description | The spirits of the Enchanted Forest are mysterious and dangerous beings who are faithful protectors of trees and other living things. They often appear as marvelous figures of nature and light, but are mistrusting of others. | The spirits of The Woods are treacherous and dangerous beings who haunt the trees to scare away unwanted visitors. They appear as dark and corrupted figures, tormenting those who cross their path. |
| Leader | Farley (Or unknown?) | The Last Tree Ghost |
| Colors | Light purple, teal, blues, black | Dark decaying green, grays, browns, black |
Depending on the faction that you're currently a member of, your username will change color, the badge underneath your name will change, and the backdrops that appear behind your profile will look different.
| Backdrop Name | Forest Guardian Spirits Version | Dead Tree Wraiths Version |
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| Bloodlit Copse (returning with another edition) By Chris | 
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| Calcified Calamity By Mick | 
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| Revenant's Rest By Pyoopi | 
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To understand how these warring factions will work on the forum, let's go over the 6 new currencies and points in your profile:
- Ghostly Gold: Earned from events in The Ghostly Glade. Spend on collectibles in the shop.
- Spectral Energy: Earned from some events in The Ghostly Glade. Convert to ATK Points, DEF Points, Forest Essence, or Woods Essence.
- ATK / DEF Points: Build up these points throughout the event for the final battle after it ends. The points for each of the two factions will be added up to determine which one "wins." You can also win personal achievements for ending up with more points than other people (to be announced later).
- Forest / Woods Essence: Whichever essence you have more of at the end of each day determines which faction of spirits you'll be a part of. In some cases, this may change often. Rollover is every day around 11:00 PM ET.
Several spirits of The Ghostly Glade will try to win you to their side by giving you Forest or Woods Essence. Meanwhile, you'll be earning Spectral Energy, which you can convert into ATK and DEF Points to become stronger for the battle at the end of the event. However, you can sacrifice some of your Spectral Energy to attempt to put yourself into your preferred spirit faction instead. By converting your energy to Forest or Woods Essence, you can influence which of the two sides you belong to, but you will have less energy to become stronger through ATK and DEF Points.
Here's 5 free Spectral Energy to start. You'll need a little bit to start The Master of Disguise event and you can also convert some to Essence if the spirits have passed you over so far.
Tasks in The Ghostly Glade
Head over to The Ghostly Glade to participate in its various events, which will earn you Ghostly Gold to spend in the shop and other rewards.
- Curious Cloaks
- At a Crosswords
- Deathly Designs
- Shadow Summoning Circles
- Legends of the Creepy Hollows
- The Master of Disguise
- The Spirit Tree
- Speculative Sweets (Starting October 30th)
Prizes
Once you earn Ghostly Gold, you'll be able to spend it on these spooky new collectibles in the shop!
- Rafflesia
- Spectral Preserves
- Gourdy
- Angel Wings Potion
- Raven Wings Potion
- Shadow Kitty Plush
- Fancy Kitty Plush
- Rainbow Candy (from the Speculative Sweets event only)
UnknownGastly Halloweaster Egg (unlocked by The Spirit Tree event)
Staff Credits
Special thanks to all of the staff who helped create this event!
Event hosts: Mistreil, Pyoopi, Chris, Mairmalade, Oblivia
Event banners: Mick, Mistreil, Pyoopi
Main banner: Mistreil
Collectibles - Rafflesia, Spectral Preserves, Gourdy, Rainbow Candy recolor: Mistreil
Collectibles - Potions, Kitty Plushes: Laudine
Collectibles - Gastly Halloweaster Egg: Thunder
Backdrop - Bloodlit Copse: Chris
Backrop - Revenant's Rest: Pyoopi
Backdrop - Calcified Calamity - Mick
Thread and story: Jeremy
Art coordinator: Mistreil
Calendar and Alerts thread: Chris
Admin setup: Jeremy
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Gourdy is adorable!
i’ve been wanting a black kitty plush collectible for ages ohmygod
