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Part 2 || Candleblight: The Demon of Candletown

★ Prompt 1 || Candletown Canals

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Draw or write your character exploring the Candletown Canals.

What do they find down there? Do they spot any mysterious shadows? Do their lights go out, plunging them into darkness?

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A demon could be hiding in the darker corners of Candletown, so naturally a good place to explore would be the canal tunnels that run under the city. There are many stretches of tunnels that are left dark and abandoned. These tunnels are slowly being overgrown with crystalline structures from magical lines that run through the earth, and many plants attracted to magical auras grow here.

You'll need good lights to explore this place, even if you have good dark vision. Just be warned, there are many places for a demon to hide, keep an eye out and don't let your guard down!

★ Prompt 2 || Gardens of Light

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Draw or write your character exploring the Gardens of Light.
Does your character enjoy the garden? Do they get lost? Do they find any mysterious shadows, or is it simply a relaxing stroll?

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Within the town is a large multi-tier outdoor garden that anyone is welcome to explore. While you can go during the day, visitors will find the best view in the evening when many of the plants begin to illuminate in beautiful oranges, golds, violets, and blues under the moon. During Candleblight, the garden is decorated with candles and lanterns for the occasion.

This is a peaceful place, but there has been reports of the mysterious demon visiting the highest point most nights for some reason. Maybe it will be there this night as well! Or perhaps you can discover what keeps drawing it there...

★ Prompt 3 || Candleblight Festival

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Draw or write your character at the Candleblight Festival.
What do they do at the festival? Do they wear costumes to the festival? Perhaps they play festival games, or sit back and watch the fireworks.  Or maybe they try the festival food!

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Enjoy Candleblight in Candletown-- I mean er... Stand guard to protect the town from the monster that has been sighted! But there shouldn't be any harm in enjoying the fireworks show, playing some festival games, and trying the food while you do...

The festival is bright and lively! Large crowds watch massive, magical floats reenact epic battles above the city with bursts of fireworks during their climactic moments. Lanterns and candles decorate every building, and many people attending are dressed like monsters or heroes! What will you do at the festival?

Choose any of the prompts given and create a drawing based off of it using Celestial Seas characters! You can do them in any order. You do not need to own a Celestial Seas character to participate!

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Use this stargold guide to calculate your stargold earned on an entry!
{ARPG} Stargold Payouts!✦ Updates
April 13th 2020
--> Reintroduced and updated animation payouts!
--> Added the stargold calculator
March 1st 2020
--> Clarified what characters will count for prompts
January 29th 2020
--> Additional character bonus for drawn and comic entries has been changed to 5 max
--> Reduced word count requirement for extra story bonus on drawn entries
--> Increased word count bonus on written entries
--> Increased seasonal bonus for written entries
--> Added gift writing option
--> Updated Comic Payouts 
--> Added a new visual guide for background and character bonus
--> Reworded most information

Please keep in mind your payout estimate does not need to be accurate when submitting an entry, we will always let you know what your entry will earn when you submit!
All payouts in this journal are applied when the reward section states "Standard Stargold Payouts"!

Submit your entry to the Candleblight Event Folder!

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Comment on this journal with your completed entry!

Include this information in your entry comment:
Do not change this format or your entry will not count.

✦ Entry #: 1, 2, or 3
✦ Location: Which area are you in?
✦ Characters: please link to tracker(s) for all characters(s)!
✦ Companions: link your companion or mount if one is used
✦ Items: If you are using an item you have put it here!
✦ Entry: link to your entry
✦ Stargold Estimate:
Write your estimated total SG earned
- and include a breakdown of each bonus in list format.

<s>✦ Monster Guess: Please write your guess to one of the monster's features!</s>

✦ Every user is able to do each prompt once for a total of 3 entries.
✦ Prompts can be done in any order.
✦ You do not have to use the same character for every prompt!
✦ You can create a gift art entry featuring only characters from other users, this option is available to owners and non-owners alike!

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✦ To count, your submission must...

✦ Be full color if you are submitting a drawn entry
✦ Be at least 800 words if submitting a written entry
✦ Show at least 75% of your focus character in drawn entries
✦ Have at least simple background details in drawn entries that match what locations they are in.
✦ Clearly show or describe your character engaging with the prompt presented.

✦ A "full detailed background" bonus would require an entire scene, check the stargold payouts for examples on what counts.

✦ If you wish to gain any item bonuses/buffs from items you own you must clearly show your character holding, wearing, or using the item in some way! It doesn't need to be actively in use, but showing at least part of the item, even on the character's clothing, will count.

✦ A companion or mount included on your entry must belong to you to count for stargold.

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✦ You may...

✦ Draw or write your entry! You can also create comics and animation!
✦ Include other characters in your drawn entries! To count for extra stargold, at least 50% of them must be showing and they should not be so far away that a lot of their detail is lost. You can use your own characters, or check here to see who is available!
✦ Write up to a soft cap of 2200 words!
✦ Include your companions and mounts!
✦ Include valid items if you own them!

✦ You can include up to one clothing item, one use item, and one companion in an entry.

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If you have any questions about the event, please feel free to ask!

Halloween Designs
There are many designs planned for this season, many are being made by guest artists! Please be sure to check them out! Featuring one of this years halloween designs in your entry will also grant the special autumn bonus (+1 stargold each).

All designs will be available for preclaim on patreon!

Shop Additions
All the seasonal items from this event will also be available for purchase in the shop for a limited time! Along with this, last years event items will also be available. If you missed any Candleblight items, now is the time to pick them up!

Other Updates:
--> Many group journals have seen updates! More are planned as well to keep everything tidy and consistent across the group!
--> The Kitbull Section of the website has seen a small update to make the information more consistent with the currently released items!
--> The next trait quest should become available in November! Thank you so much for participating in the first quest!