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Note: This was created for the original thread in 2014. Just a heads up about the quality dip. Since Crash didn't have as much unlocked at the time, I decided to play on the Echo to have some fun with this update. Sadly, because I forgot what an Echo vision looked like, I totally applied the wrong filter and made everything Sepia.
Seasonal Events 2013: All Saints' Wake
It's the All Saints' Wake festival in Eorzea today! It is said that the Twelve would have a large banquet to celebrate a bountiful harvest, and that they invited all of the Saints to feast. This left the realm of Eorzea free for the evils of the night to wander free. To leave their homes, Eorzeans would cloak themselves in guises of those of the monsters that wander, and that became the All Saints' Wake.
There was only one All Saints' Wake festival in 1.0. The seasonal event was added in 2011, and involved a number of Imps breaking free of their confinements after their guards left for home before sunset of All Saints' Wake. They attempted to humiliate the Adventurers' Guild with riddles and such, and they were humoured to avoid civilian [casualties], but were beaten by adventurers and returned to their cells.
It wasn't until 2013 that the event came back for A Realm Reborn, and it's returned again.
Today, I'm going to participate in the new All Saints' Wake, so let's go participate. I'll need to initiate the starting quest in Gridania, so I'll go rent a Chocobo.
For some reason, Crash Screen's suffering a bit of a headache all of a sudden. I wonder what's going on?
While not in the screenshot (you can complain to the me of 2013), the Shifty Thespian here has a quest marker above their head. The quest is available between 6pm and 6am, and is called Not-so-Evil Dead. Level 1 characters are able to do it. I don't have a screenshot of the quest window but it's not really important. The reward is Wailing Spirit outfit, which is also currently available on the item store. But wait, that was an item from last year's event?
From spooks and shadows do not shy~♪ Come one, come all, for All Saints' Wake is nigh!♪ Yes, the ancient tradition of All Saints' Wake has returned to Eorzea. 'Tis a night when the saints feast in the heavens above, and the denizens of the realm below partake in masquerades and mischief.
It sounds like this person, possibly a Lalafell, is dressed in costume for the All Saints' Wake. Looks like I didn't need to go to Gridania at all.
And who am I, you ask? Merely a humble circus performer, come to Limsa Lominsa with my troupe to add some spice to the celebration. My costume is most convincing? Oh, you are far too kind. Heh heh heh... At any rate, we'd be most obliged if you could lend us a helping hand. If you're interested, you need only speak to the leader of our troupe, the Impresario, and obtain a costume of your own. Happy haunting!
The costume is the reward for the quest. Funny, though. I didn't see it as the reward for this year's All Saints' Wake too. Hmm...
The Elezan in the middle is Impresario and talking to him completes the quest. He has lots to say, so I'm going to trim it a little.
Greetings, my adventuring friend. I am the Impresario, manager and stage director of a travelling circus summoned to this nation to enliven the seasonal festivities. It is a pleasure indeed to make your acquaintance.
He explains the observance of All Saints' Wake. I hope your light is dim and your room is silent.
The observance of All Saints' Wake can be traced to eras long past. Legend has it that once each year, come harvest time, the Twelve would show their favor to the saints-those exalted personages that grace guildleves-by inviting them to a lavish feast held in the celestial realm. The townsfolk, not accustomed to being without their guardians for even a night, quickly grew fearful of the common beasts around them. This spurred them to don the guises of specters and engage in a manner of mischief and revelry, that they might ward away the terrors-or at the very least, forget their fears until the dawn.
The Twelve are ever neglectful.
Sadly, such customs have fallen out of favor since the Calamity, with more pressing concerns leaving little time for idle celebration. So did the august leaders of Limsa Lominsa call upon the services of my humble band of thespians, that we might restore the tradition to its former glory. This ghastly guise I wear was crafted by a costumer in my troupe's employ, and it is with pleasure that I furnish you with an outfit of your own. I bid you to take your place among the dead, that a night of delightful terrors can be had by all!
And with that, the quest is complete. I obtain the Wailing Spirit outfit. However that's not the end of the event, and Impresario has something else for me to do. The task is a quest called "Show Me the Candy" and it's only available for level 15 characters. He'll even give me (pumpkin) cookies for doing it! The cookie only provides a Vitality +1 bonus though, besides the well fed 3% bonus exp. It's worth noting that you can't really start the quest without wearing your new outfit, as Impresario wants people to help out with the festivities garbed in costume.
Those tattered rags are most becoming on you, friend. Had I not known otherwise, I would have suspected you were long since dead. Heh heh heh... Now, with no further ado, let the hauntings begin! My troupe has prepared a spine-tingling diversion worthy of the occasion. Thespians under my direction have disguised themselves as ghastly gremlins of all stripes and taken to the streets of the three city-states to haunt the local populace.
A common thing in seasonal events is that they require you to participate in each city-state. I suspect this is to ensure that it's fair to players not currently able to access that city-state. While you can travel between Ul'dah and Gridania on foot, you will be restricted from travel between the Aldenard and Vylbrand until a certain point in the main scenario storyline.
Impresario then explains that I've to give his Thespians a good scare to receive some candy, which I've then to feed to a magic pot for my reward.
The first thespian is this skittish acrobat. What I unfortunately lack is a screenshot of his cowering before you speak to him, but he's covering his head in fear. When you interact with him, you first interact like he's an object. This results in a progress bar and waving your hands around, which looks like a thing a ghost would do actually.
Y-Ye gads! Wh-What's the big idea!? An adventurer like you might not understand, but we zombies are delicate creatures. Why, the last time someone t-tapped me on the shoulder, my arm fell clean off!
I guess this acrobat is playing a zombie acrobat then?
Now look at what you've done! You gave me such a fright that my worm-eaten heart dropped into where my stomach used to be, and the mouldy, maggot-infested cookies I was using to patch up the gaping holes in my body are scattered everywhere! The least you could do is apologize. But noooooo, you just want my candy. Well, too bad─you're not getting anything from me. If you're starving for sweets, eat those cookies. I'll carry on......somehow.
The poor zombie acrobat has dropped his cookies everywhere. As the adventurer, I guess it's my job to pick them up. I guess even after saving a bazaar and a noble, things still haven't changed...
Just for kicks, when you speak to him without costume he'll say:
Wh-Whaaa...!? An adventurer!? Y-You don't scare me! Besides, the boss told me only to answer to my fellow undead.
Hmm...
There are four All Saints' Cookies lying around nearby to be picked up. They take like a couple of seconds to pick up each. When I hand it back to him, he's grateful. Unfortunately, he doesn't have any candy to give me.
Sadly, I've no candy to my name...save for this piece that I've been using as a makeshift eyeball. Just give me one moment to pop it out and wipe the pus off, and... Voilà, good as new!
Oh, right.
This Mucose Mummer is found in the city-state of Limsa Lominsa, in the Lower Decks. Crash Screen does not currently have the ability to travel here, so I will not be showing the city off any time soon. He'll tell you to get lost when you speak to him, but you can choose to say three things. Like with the others, he'll shoo you off if you don't have your costume on.
Nice costume you have there.
Costume...? What cos─ I mean, thank you! But flattery won't get you any treats from me, if that's your plan. Now shoo!
A talking... pudding?
That's right! You got a problem with that!?
To progress, you'll need to say the third option, which is actually first on the list. How would we scare a man in a talking pudding costume?
I'm from the Culinarians' Guild, and...
P-P-Please don't eat me! I swear on every onze of jelly in my body, I taste disgusting! Why, just look at this sickly color! And have you taken a whiff of me? You'll have the entire realm throwing up in their chamberpots! H-Here, take this instead! You have my word, it tastes a hundred times better than I ever could! Now, really, get lost─you're giving me the creeps!
In New Gridania, we have this pair. The shifty thespian on the left is our quest objective, though we're to scare the Somber Strongman on the right.
Well, hullo there. Looking for a treat, are you? Had you come a few bells earlier, I'd have been happy to oblige, but I fear I'm clean out of stock. My oversized companion here, on the other hand, still has plenty to dole out. For some reason, it would appear that you adventurers are hesitant to try your scare tactics on him. Hee hee hee...
I don't know what's so scary. He's just a Roegadyn in a costume? R-right?
Because I'm so nice, I'll clue you in on a secret. My partner might look imposing, but the truth is he's scared to death of loud noises. Don't believe me? Just start clapping and see for yourself.
The idea is that I've got to use the /clap emote on the Strongman to proceed. When you clap, he'll threaten to crush you, but the thespian will encourage you to keep bugging his colleague.
Oh, don't let him frighten you─his bark is far worse than his bite. Why, he hasn't eaten an adventurer in almost three moons! Now give him a rousing round of applause, as if to congratulate him on his aplomb. That'll put the fear of the gods in him, I guarantee.
The congratulate emote involves your character applauding above their head, so it's really just more clapping.
No...n-no hurt me! Scary ghost t-take candy! Take candy and go far, far away!
It works and we get ourselves the last piece of candy. It's time to return to Ul'dah where I can deliver them to the magic pot.
Gimme an elixir! No, that's not right... Gimme some candy! Yes, you heard me─I clamor for candy!
The pot will only ask for one piece of candy at a time, so players can keep coming back until he's satisfied. There are only three events, and all three of them will need finished to finish the quest, so there's no point unless you have them all. In return for handing him the candies, we'll get our cookies. It's time to return to Impresario, just outside of the Adventurers' Guild, though only at night time.
Earth, wind, and fire～♪ That's what I desire～♪ Here, this is for you!
Impresario has a new quest for us, called I Burn For You. The reward is a Jack-o-Lantern, which is food that increases your chance of gathering HQ items with a gathering class.
Ah, you return. I am proud to say that the traditional observance of All Saints' Wake has made a rousing return to Eorzea, thanks in no small part to your efforts. Why, I daresay there might be a place for you in our troupe someday.
Many an adventurer aspires to join one of Eorzea's Grand Companies. Me? I want to join a troupe of horrors.
But the night is still young, and there is work yet to be done. You have, no doubt, observed the warding lanterns about the streets─those that bear a striking resemblance to the mask I wear. This mask, in turn, was crafted in the likeness of the Great Gourd, the patron spirit of All Saints' Wake, who descends upon the realm but once a year... In any event, the lighting of these lanterns is yet another All Saints' Wake tradition, intended to keep evil spirits at bay.
Impresario is worried about the lanterns light going out, and wants me to make sure that these lanterns are kept burning. I've to speak to one of the Thespians behind him to obtain five severed bomb digits to light them; although I'm warned to stay in costume because specters don't like meddling adventurers. At least they're consistent.
The lanterns can be found over various locations in Ul'dah. Each region has their own version of the quest, depending on where you start, but they're pretty much the same. I'm not going to bother with the locations of the lanterns.
Finding a lantern will use up one of the bomb digits in my key item inventory.
Once you've lit all five lanterns, you'll need to return to Impresario.
My troupers tell me that the warding lamps burn brightly once more. The citizens of Gridania have you to thank for keeping the demons of the night at bay. Yes, this has truly been an All Saints' Wake for the ages. But there are still bells before the dawn, and the most terrifying delights are yet to be seen. Do stay a while and enjoy the festivities, friend. Heh heh heh...
With that, the quest is done, and we finally near the end of the event. Just one more quest left to go and we'll be done assisting the troupe in creating the best All Saints' Wake yet! The next, and final quest is Monstrous Mummery.
Back again? I thought I'd given you enough work to keep you out of our─ Ahem! Your efforts on my troupe's behalf have so impressed me that I would entrust to you the most important task of all. What manner of task, you ask? Why, that would be, ah...erm... Yes, I am certain there is some unlit nook or cranny of this city that is in dire need of illumination and you are unquestionably the woman for the job! Now, procure the necessary supplies from my associate over there, and hop to it. I have more important matters to attend to! Heh heh heh...
Sure thing, I'll get right to i-... woman?
I'm given the supplies by the usual thespian. The supplies contain this lantern and another bomb digit. Time to go find a place to put it!
I really like the ghost effect next to where I've to place this lantern. I wonder how the troupe does this? Anyway, this seemed like as good of a spot as any. Mostly because it was sparkling and was in a red area of my map, but yeah!
However, after lighting it a disembodied voice starts to speak...
? Ah, the flames warm my belly. Thank you, living one... The monstrous troupers you consort with...do you not wonder whence they truly hail? Should you be curious, you would do well to speak with their purported patrons. But be warned, friend─some secrets are best left to dwell in the darkness...
Huh, what? Well, I guess I should now go speak with some people around Ul'dah, And who better to speak to than Momodi herself?
No, I've seen enough thieves and tricksters in my day to know when someone's pullin' a fast one on me. Why don't you take this and give that self-styled Impresario a scare of his own? I reckon that'll spook the truth out of him.
She hands me a spooky sparkler. This seems kind of dangerous. I'm so sorry Impresario.
When I met him, I use it to instantly get this cutscene and smoke effect. I hope I don't get sent to the gaol for this one.
Wh-What in the─!?
Oh, that's good. Looks like it doesn't do him any ha-...
Ah.
M-My disguise! It's ruined! What did ya have to do that for!? Bah, seven hells! All right, ya got me. That's right, the self-styled Impresario is a real, honest-to-goodness imp.
Our disguised hero takes a fighting stance, ready for combat. This is getting more dangerous than anticipated. The festival is ruined, and now we have a voidsent invasion going on in our very own Ul'dah!
Whoa! Settle down, little lady! So the whole traveling circus thing was a sham─ya got me there. But, cross my wings and hope to die, I swear we didn't mean ya no harm.
Fun fact, the dialogue here is tweaked a little depending on your nation. Instead of "sham", for example, it's "ruse" in Gridania. A lot of work has went into this localisation, and it's rather interesting that there's even minute differences like that depending on the region.
Back in the old days, when celebratin' All Saints' Wake was in fashion, it was the one time a year when we could leave the dank ol' dungeons we called home, stretch our wings a bit, and mingle with the city folk. Sure, we caused our share of mischief─and occasionally spooked some ol' grandma half to death─but we never hurt no one. Not on purpose, at least... Ever since the Calamity, though, everyone's so godsdamned serious. Can't even come within eyeshot of the city without some overzealous adventurer like yourself wavin' a weapon at me, out for blood. Can ya blame us for wantin' to bring back the old customs? Ah, but what does it matter now? Thanks to your meddlin', our charade is through. And I know exactly what happens next. Yep, you're going to tear off the costume I so kindly provided for you─free of charge, I might add─slip into your favorite suit of armor, and hack my poor little wings off. All for the crime of trying to have a little fun.
Our protagonist sheathes their weapon. There will be no voidsent blood spilled here.
Who'd've thunk it? You adventurers aren't all so bad. Me and my minions, we'll not forget this kindness.
And now we're being watched by a pumpkin. Could it be, perhaps, the Great Gourd? Patron saint of All Saints' Wake?
A pumpkin spilled our secrets, ya say? Hah, that's a good one! Listen, the Great Gourd was just a tall tale that I cooked up to give adventurers like you a good fright! Are you suggesting that some overgrown pumpkin could truly...?
Adventurers and monsters, revelling as one～♪ And with this, my work is done～♪
Additionally, beside the thespian who started the quest is merchant for the seasonal event. He sells items specific to the event. You can buy pumpkin masks, much like those that Impresario was wearing. There are four colours in all, but I'll share them in the bonus area.
I guess that's me done with the event for the year, now that I've gotten my final reward: the Howling Spirit. Rather than sad, it looks rather happy. And I'm rather happy too. I'm happy... happy... to be done...
Oh, that's right. I was in the market place, wasn't I? How strange.
My inventory hasn't increased either. I don't think I've actually done it yet. Was I dreaming? Oh, well. I'll just do this year's seasonal event next!
Bonus:
Here are the key items from the event.
