Mezo Shouji

Happy New Year, all!

We've had a super busy beginning of the year here in Pumpkin Hollow, doing a number of housekeeping things already and making some changes that we think will benefit the game, with some tidying of mod pages and a very exciting Calloway's refresh on the way. The team is working really hard to bring you guys a fresh and shiny 2026!

We've had some time off from major plot developments, but with the fall of Eligos just around the bend, we only have a few more months before shit starts getting real again. And now that we've had a pretty chill November and December, it's time for things to get meaningfully spooky again! Buckle in--- January's going to be a wild ride!

Since the amount of characters TDMing/apping in has been pretty reduced these past few months, we've elected to spare ourselves a little trouble and stop reprinting the TDM on a monthly basis. We can always bring back the practice if it feels necessary later, but for the moment we're putting a pause on it and just posting each quarterly TDM once!

We have another two months with the Winter TDM, so if you'd like to check out any of those prompts, you still have time! We also have LOTS of new friends with toplevels this time around, so make sure to say hi! (Right after I say we've had more sparse new prospective players, of course. We'll see if the trend continues!) For three years running now, our January event has been dream themed in some capacity. Our first year featured a dream of an alternate timeline where everyone was native to the planet of Concorde and transported to Pumpkin Hollow's past to see the island as it was before the Barrier. Our second year, last year, featured the extremely popular "Nightmare in Dreamland" event that trapped all the residents in a bubble of endless dreaming sleep, blending memory and nightmare. And this year, we get a sneak preview of Nyarlathotep's world--- and the kind of dangers we'll face down during Pumpkin Hollow's Endgame.

Deep within the Dreamlands, a mysterious realm that can only be accessed by the sleeping mind, there exists a hidden city buried deep within the impossible mountains housing a towering palace that is believed to be home to the gods of dreams. In whispers exchanged between cats, the name of this forbidden citadel has been spoken across space and time. Kadath. And it also just so happens to be where our own Nyarlathotep occasionally makes his home. And he thinks you all could use a little vacation. After all, it's been so long since you've been off the island. A little travel would do you some good, wouldn't it?

The specifics of the event are still a work in progress, but currently the intended vibe is a Labyrinth-esque eldritch castle maze exploration with dream logic, nightmare visions, Lovecraftian monsters, and a little bit of that Scooby-Doo chase scene nonsense. We're also plotting for a major reveal to at last come to fruition. It's about time someone had a word with Dr. West. There haven't been any major developments as of late, but we have a bit of a heavy one on the way--- the death of Eligos is intended to be a two-month event taking place over March and April, due to launch on the Ides of March in true treasonous fashion. However, there is a small snag there. Unlike with Mendel and Jean or Efrain and Nimona, there's no clear-cut individual that we can think of off-hand to lead the charge against Eligos. We have until March, but if anyone would like to put forward their character for this or help us decide on a direction for it, we'd appreciate it!