Summer Festival~

[Admiral Striker General]

Welcome, welcome, one and all, to Era's annual Summer Festival! In place of his cousin, the Duke Akira Naozumi, acting stand-in Duke Nikolai von Einzbern welcomes you to Yukishiro Castle, which will be open to the public all season long for a myriad of exciting games and events! Take a break from the heat and enjoy the comfort of northern summers~

Celebrating the glory of Summer-like Pokemon (Fire, Ground, Rock, and Dragon) this year's primary mascot will be Groudon, while secondary mascots shall be Magmortar, Sandslash, Sudowoodo, and Druddigon. Their likenesses can be seen throughout the festival, and- excluding the primary for obvious reasons- their basic forms will be in the prize exchange all season long~


During these next few months, the courtyard will be transformed into a vast fairground hosting such things as the following:

• A Roulette Tournament
  Trainers will choose three Pokemon each to be mixed and distributed between them at random for the duration of the battle.
  
  
• Summer Appeals Contest.
  An appeals-round-only Pokemon Contest exclusive to Summer's types and Normal Pokemon. Prizes will be offered to the best.
  
  
• Possibly More?
  Last season we didn't have time for all three events scheduled, but it was also the first festival the site actually did. x3 If we get enough interest and admins stay alert, we might find another big thing.
  
  
• Token Exchange Store.
  Even if you don't win a big contest, the festival has plenty of opportunities to win either tokens or money~ Link Here
  
  
• Rides, Games, Food, and More!
  Ferris wheels, tea cups, darts games, guessing games, hot dogs, cotton candy, and just about anything else you can imagine~ (Except roller coasters.. Those are just really hard to transport.. We've got the kiddie ones though? :'3)

For the most part, the last bit and general carnival atmosphere is free-play, and you can play your characters winning inconsequential prizes like stuffed animals or anything that isn't a Usable Item (potions, evo items, etc), money, or tokens. :3

However, a few times through the month Staff will post an announced topic with a special game/event/contest which will give out tokens and other prizes. Think of it as a sort of promo, though depending on the details of each topic, there's no solid guarantee of getting free stuff, just a chance. ;P SOMEONE will win something, but it may or may not be everyone.

For those who haven't been around for past festivals, Tokens are just another form of currency given for various prizes. This is tracked on a per-character basis, not per-player, and all tokens are non-exchangeable. ^^ You can certainly trade the things you've bought with tokens, but in order to win big prizes they must be accumulated on a single character. ;3 This just puts that little extra challenge in, and prevents people with masses of characters (*coughI'mLookingAtYouMahBirdehcough* x3) from having an advantage over those with less~

Feel free to reply with any questions about the festival. Please let us know here if you're interested in the contest or if you have ideas for a third event as well. The apparent amount of interest will help determine exactly when these events will be held.

We hope you enjoy the festival~

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(Note: If you had any prizes you still needed to claim from games in past festivals, you may do so here~

Naturally, any older festival threads may still be played out. You simply cannot make new ones for any festival but the current. :3)

[Admiral Striker General]

GOOD NEWS, EVERYONE!

In light of the err.. "unfortunate disappearance" of Her Grace, the Lady Marcella Velloa of the Western Waters, the Fall Festival cannot be held as usual on the ground of Riptide Castle. In order to compensate, the Lord Nikolai and Lady Adrian have agreed to each extend the summer and winter festivals to compensate.

During this unique Summer-Fall festival, all Summer prizes will STILL BE AVAILABLE ALONGSIDE new Autumn-themed events and prizes. The majority of the decor will change, shifting more toward fall and away from summer as time passes. Please allow up to two days for most changes to appear.

This year, fall's primary mascot will be the image of the Legendary Bird Trio; Articuno, Zapdos, and Moltres (as Autumn's wind mixed with one of each other season's elements) images and merchandise will be found throughout the event. Lesser mascots will be Sharpedo, Jellicent, Drifblim, and Honchkrow. Memorabilia as well as unevolved forms will be available all season long.