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* [[Edwin-750]], recently “on the outs” with the [[Department of Zoology]], argues with them about the taxonomy of a newly-discovere creature made up of pumpkins regarding whether it's a magical construct, or a naturally-occurring entity. | * [[Edwin-750]], recently “on the outs” with the [[Department of Zoology]], argues with them about the taxonomy of a newly-discovere creature made up of pumpkins regarding whether it's a magical construct, or a naturally-occurring entity. | ||
* “In the middle of the Mainland Cloud”, [[Tracker-764]] is seen telling “frightening tales of his adventures in the outside worlds” to a group of youthful [[Mark XVII|Mark Seventeen]] Cupids, while, “off to the side,” [[Conspiracy-1263]] is busy “loudly disputing not only the existence of spirits, but the existence of All Hallows’ Eve itself”. | * “In the middle of the Mainland Cloud”, [[Tracker-764]] is seen telling “frightening tales of his adventures in the outside worlds” to a group of youthful [[Mark XVII|Mark Seventeen]] Cupids, while, “off to the side,” [[Conspiracy-1263]] is busy “loudly disputing not only the existence of spirits, but the existence of All Hallows’ Eve itself”. | ||
* [[Frankenstein-818]] is “the [[Cupid Homeworld|Homeworld]]'s resident [[Mad Scientist]]”. He briefly apprenticed under, and took the name of, a version of the real [[Baron Frankenstein|Baron Victor Frankenstein]]. His past inventions include the [[Automatic Shark Generator]] and the [[Lightning-Powered Turbo-Toaster|Lightning-Powered Turbo-]][[Toaster]] (which, in spite of [[Igor-1612]]'s claim that it was flawless, “turned all of the [[toast]] into mutant toast monstrosities”). He lives in a “[[Frankenstein-818's Castle|large, gothic castle]]” whose interior is “infamously dangerous and booby-trapped”. | * [[Frankenstein-818]] is “the [[Cupid Homeworld|Homeworld]]'s resident [[Mad Scientist]]”. He briefly apprenticed under, and took the name of, [[Baron Frankenstein (Franenstein's World)|a version]] of the real [[Baron Frankenstein|Baron Victor Frankenstein]]. His past inventions include the [[Automatic Shark Generator]] and the [[Lightning-Powered Turbo-Toaster|Lightning-Powered Turbo-]][[Toaster]] (which, in spite of [[Igor-1612]]'s claim that it was flawless, “turned all of the [[toast]] into mutant toast monstrosities”). He lives in a “[[Frankenstein-818's Castle|large, gothic castle]]” whose interior is “infamously dangerous and booby-trapped”. | ||
* [[Technophile-963]] helped in the construction of the [[Spirit Realm Gateway]], removing additional features Frankenstein had built into it including allowing ghosts to cross into the Homeworld, and running a 50% chance of turning living users ''into'' ghosts. | * [[Technophile-963]] helped in the construction of the [[Spirit Realm Gateway]], removing additional features Frankenstein had built into it including allowing ghosts to cross into the Homeworld, and running a 50% chance of turning living users ''into'' ghosts. | ||
* The [[Interdimensional Tavern]]'s mashup Halloween parties includes “jack o’lanterns lin[ing] the tables as [[Rope-Bellied Sorpwhaggler]]s screeched out the traditional [[ballad of Yorp]],” [[Shangtwister]]s hanging from the ceiling, the walls being painted with “the slime of the [[Gor-gor-gor fish]]”, and performing “the traitional [[Shurukuk Dance]]” while also bobbing for apples, as well as “taking part in the [[ancient ritual of Myerbamnk]] while drinking [[Glooozethyorn]]”. Additionally, a [[werewolf (The Ghosts and the Machine)|werewolf]] has been hired to “provide entertainment”, and the [[Ancient Spirit of Gnollt]], encased in a [[prism]], is used like a disco-ball to “cast speckled patterns across the dining area”, while several live bats and similar creatures swarm through the rooms. | * The [[Interdimensional Tavern]]'s mashup Halloween parties includes “jack o’lanterns lin[ing] the tables as [[Rope-Bellied Sorpwhaggler]]s screeched out the traditional [[ballad of Yorp]],” [[Shangtwister]]s hanging from the ceiling, the walls being painted with “the slime of the [[Gor-gor-gor fish]]”, and performing “the traitional [[Shurukuk Dance]]” while also bobbing for apples, as well as “taking part in the [[ancient ritual of Myerbamnk]] while drinking [[Glooozethyorn]]”. Additionally, a [[werewolf (The Ghosts and the Machine)|werewolf]] has been hired to “provide entertainment”, and the [[Ancient Spirit of Gnollt]], encased in a [[prism]], is used like a disco-ball to “cast speckled patterns across the dining area”, while several live bats and similar creatures swarm through the rooms. | ||
