Sniff… no no no, it's not Discord, it's the air here in this Remnant! This place is really ruffling my feathers, because it just... feels... so [i]familiar[/i]. This might sound really sappy, but the flow of this wind under my wings - it's like this whole time, I was missing something and I didn't even [i]know[/i]… But don't worry, I'm still on high alert! Can't have [i]two[/i] of us spacing out randomly with a Scourge on the loose, right Piper? My scouting flight was a success - I've found Pandora like you asked! C'mon, c'mon, follow me!

Good! It's pretty clear that Pandora knew [i]something[/i] was gonna happen, so if we can find a way to get through to them, it's our best chance of getting to the bottom of this ASAP – and finding a way that we can attack the Scourge for real! Epic work, Dizzy! [highlight=black][color=white]Seeba: Yurgh, Pandora always gives me the heebie-jeebies with their cool outfits and ominous aloofness… I'm such a fan! But… How come they're just sitting there, stock still?![/color][/highlight] I'm not sure… Looks like they've got their eyes closed, hands pressed to the ground, murmuring to themself… Are… are the edges of their wings… flickering?

Stretching further… Further… Now, the other Remnants… Hm. I can [i]almost[/i] sense them, just beyond the breach, as of yet uncorrupted by Discord's influence… But its indecisive divisions have cut me off. Just… Just out of reach…! Sigh… [center][img]https://tatteredweave.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/forum_attachment/attachment/3326/forum-clothes.jpg[/img][/center] No. There's nothing more that I can drain. It's not that the channels have dried up, though; the pathways are still present. But they've become so twisted and divided that nothing can get through… Fitting for Discord, I suppose. Though such an oppressive quiet is an ironic contrast from all the chaos I anticipated… Well. This challenge is certainly interesting enough to keep my skills sharp. But it seems I need a break. Strange, to remember how that feels... Just a few moments of rest, though. There isn't much time left…

Huh… Pandora seems like they're trying some kind of magic-searching dealio or something? Ooh, OOH! Piper, Witch, I've got an awesome idea – what if we pull a big switcheroo on them? No way their methodical methods are gonna work against that chaos monster – take it from me, the original chaos monster, eeheeheee! Plus, I'm dying to try out some of this wind magic… Here's the plan! If the magic of other Remnants is just out of Pandora's reach – then let's try offering them some to bridge the gap! Fly into the air and – WHEEE! Pandora, I'm pushing a bunch of this wind your way! You fairies did the Avoreals really dirty back in the day, but I'm not a gal who holds grudges! …Oop, the wind's blowing a bunch of empty Pumpkin Pails around? What prank brought THOSE up here? Well, I guess we'll just have to ROLL with it, eeheehee!

I love this idea! Let me help – I'm an expert at sugarmancy, after all, and snacks are always more fun when you share! [highlight=#FFE5E5][color=#FF1493]((Snack expert!))[/color][/highlight] I'll summon up some of my sweetest creepy-crawlies and my most cooperative ghosties and ghouls…! Time for a helpful haunting that even Discord can't contain! [i][color=#FF1493]Wriggly-squiggly, join the fun - There's enough for everyone![/color][/i]

Hmm… Hope doesn't really have magic - at least none that we know about? But… I guess I [i]did[/i] do something when I was making all of the plushies that the Cirque Kith used for their transformations. And Pandora definitely thought I had something that they wanted… or that I could [i]do[/i] something that they wanted… So I guess I'll just… squeeze my eyes shut and try to focus on how it felt when I was making those toys so I could offer Hope to those Kith? That feeling of stitching stuff up… tying stuff together… [i]knowing[/i] it was all going to work out…

Wait. What's this? Now that's a shift – access to [i]three[/i] Remnants, all suddenly lit up and in easy reach? …Suspicious. But I'll take an advantage if I can get it. Even a different form of trap offers new options… There. Channels connected to my personal cache, and – [center][img]https://tatteredweave.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/forum_attachment/attachment/3327/forum-clothes-saved.jpg[/img][/center] …Hello, girls. The Witch of the Shadow Stage, Dizzy of the Enchanted Forest - and our Pied Piper, of course. Naturally Hope is involved in this rescue attempt. Care to enlighten me on what I've missed… and introduce me to your curious new friends?

…New friends? WOAH, WHAT - Seeba, where did all of THOSE come from?! [center][img]https://tatteredweave.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/kiths/kith/color/stage1_image/469/Pumpkinpede_Stage1_orange.png[/img] [/center] [highlight=black][color=white]Seeba: I-I don't know! I was trying to collect up all of my stolen pumpkin pails that blew in on the wind that Dizzy summoned, but then I got distracted watching you three work, and when I turned back around, these bizarro buggies were skittering everywhere![/color][/highlight] Aww… They're so cute! But we'd better round them up and keep them away from Discord… I can still hear it crashing around in the distance. Yikes, sounds like it's severed another float again… And it's getting closer! Pandora, the Scourge of Discord is shredding your Remnant apart - and everyone here is trapped in its creepy isolation, Kith and fairies and changelings alike! Did you know this was going to happen? Why didn't you WARN us, instead of trying to play meddling mind games with me?! And what were you trying to do exactly, with all those weird… I don't know, were those MAGIC-STEALING ATTEMPTS?

Oh, those? Mm. Nothing that you need to worry about, I'm sure. As for the rest of it… Yes, of [i]course[/i] I was merely playing games with you. Certainly I had no reason to seek collateral before I voiced my suspicions about my Remnant's greatest vulnerability. For who could possibly be more inherently trustworthy than the one outsider in recent memory who's proved adept enough to outwit us? No, no, you're correct, it must have been mere frivolity that stayed my tongue. You're smarter than that. Now tell me. Have you already discovered the key to Discord's defeat? Like Gardening, with the Scourge of Deception. No? Then let me provide an educated guess… While unexpected, this manifestation is also unsurprising. All of this Remnant's stubbornly discordant individuality has strained to a breaking point and been forced to its inevitable conclusion: all connections severed. Given Discord's determination to cut all ties, this time [b]Tailoring[/b] may be the key. I know you've used it to good effect before, so you'll merely require someone to provide a direct channel of that creative magic into the Scourge's heart… The magic required shouldn't give me much trouble... but let's confirm that my theory is correct before I really risk my neck. I'll start by connecting just one pattern to the Scourge: my [b][item]Fairy Legit Pumpkin Pail Pattern[/item][/b]. If [i]that[/i] makes an impact, well… The sky is the limit. You opened a door for me. Now I offer a key to you. Seems like a fair exchange, so let's call it even, shall we? After all, the next few weeks may be a challenge… -- [url=https://tatteredworld.com/forum_subcategories/6/forum_topics/16817][b][Read Next Event Update][/b][/url]

All right, now THIS plan has some promise! And nobody is more eager to help out than our new limited-edition Halloween Kith, [b]Pumpkipede[/b]! This special October Premium Kith is available in the [b][url=/npcs/7]Headmaster's Shop[/url][/b] [u]between now and November 6th[/u]! You'll need to purchase a [b][premium_item]Pumpkipede Charm[/premium_item][/b] before then if you want to ally with a Pumpkipede now or any time of the year! To be clear, the Charm will ONLY be available for sale until November 6th, but you can then use the Charm any time. To welcome our new pals to Hope, Fray and Seeba have worked together to make some [b][item]Candy Corn Pumpkipede Pail[/item]s[/b] that they can wear as Kith Clothing! You can buy them in Fray’s [url=/npcs/72/shelf?shelf=36][b]Kith Fashions[/b][/url] shop all year round! There have been some notable [b][url=/events/22]Event Page[/url][/b] updates as well: There is [u]one new quest from Pandora[/u] as well as [u]a new version of Piper's battle quest[/u]! And most exciting of all… Pandora has returned to their usual form, and due to their magical channels into the heart of Discord, there are now TWO ways to lower the Scourge's event meter and earn event points: [u]Battle AND Tailoring[/u]! To [u]Battle[/u], equip your Kith with strategies from Chrysa's [b][url=/npcs/92]Fallen Temple[/url][/b] shop, then head to [b][url=/explore/2/arenas]the Discord's Severing arena[/url][/b] (found under Battle > Hope Arenas > Discord's Severing). You can bring up to 5 Kith to the fight – don't worry, the Scourge will scale automatically based on the number of Kith, so you shouldn't feel shy about bringing fewer! You only need 1 ally to make a difference together, even if you've only earned a few ability points together so far. The more you raise your Kith, the more effective they'll be in battle against the Scourge! To damage the Scourge via [u]Tailoring[/u], you'll need to craft the new [b][item]Fairy Legit Pumpkin Pail Pattern[/item][/b] that you can get from Pandora's daily quest! They’re also available to purchase for 25 Gems in the [b][url=/npcs/7]Headmaster's Office[/url][/b]. Crafting this item will allow you to [u]exchange those pails directly for any previous year's Pumpkin Pail to get previous Halloweave items[/u], no matter how long ago that year was- H-hey, WAIT A MINUTE! Isn’t that already how last year’s [b][item]Halloweave Gem Pail[/item]s[/b] worked?! The ones that we were selling for [i]50[/i] Gems?! Ugh, those sneaky thieves - now they’re even undercutting the admins! There’s one big difference though: Pandora’s Fairy Legit Pumpkin Pail Patterns will be available from the Headmaster’s Office [u]only during this year’s Discord event,[/u] when Tailoring is a high-priority, whereas the Halloweave Gem Pails will continue to return each year when the Halloweave shop opens. Sounds like you better stock up on these limited-time fairy discounts while you can! Though there may be a way in the future for collectors to get their hands on a couple, we have no plans to mass release them again. An important note, in case it affects your event plans: once we've proved to Pandora that their efforts are worthwhile, [b]starting next week, [u]all Tailoring patterns will damage the Scourge![/u][/b] Note that the Fairy Legit Pumpkin Pail will always offer the most points, though. The admins had originally hoped to debut this feature today, but what can we say – Pandora strikes a hard bargain! After some negotiations and questionable deals, though, they've agreed to sweeten the pot... That's right! Pandora is now [u]offering patterns for all of the items in their shop, [b][url=/npcs/141]Rags to Rigging[/url][/b][/u], with matching [u]achievements[/u] to go with them![spoiler] Finders Keepers: You've discovered a secret Title for Tailoring a collection of stolen fashions in Cirque Faerial! Clowning Around: You've discovered a secret Title for Tailoring a collection of clown clothes in Cirque Faerial! Props to Me: You've discovered a secret Title for Tailoring a collection of handheld props in Cirque Faerial! Faetouched: You've discovered a secret Title for Tailoring a collection of fae attributes in Cirque Faerial! Always Onstage: You've discovered a secret Title for Tailoring a collection of onstage costumes in Cirque Faerial! Cagey: You've discovered a secret Title for Tailoring a collection of caged clothes in Cirque Faerial! Up, Up, And Away: You've discovered a secret Title for Tailoring a collection of clothes that lift you up in Cirque Faerial! Unscrupulous Worker: You've discovered a secret Title for Tailoring a collection of unscrupulous carnie clothes in Cirque Faerial! [/spoiler] There are some [u]new event-specific achievements[/u] as well, with one more to come next week: Enemy of My Enemy: You helped save Cirque Faerial from Discord in the Discord's Severing Event of Fall 2023! Hero of Villains: You earned 100,000 points in the Discord's Severing Event of Fall 2023! Tricky Treat: You crafted a Fairy Legit Pumpkin Pail! ...Huh? Is it just me, or are those achievement numbers way higher than before? (Diana has one final technical update for you on the next page!)