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From the veiled brambles and branches of the Tangled Wood, an elusive new creature has begun to spread across the realm. These once-hidden dragons are leaving the comfort of their dreary habitats and traversing Sornieth under the cover of darkness. On the winter solstice, the shortest day of the year, Nocturne dragons rule the skies.

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About[]

This event introduced Flight Rising's second limited breed, and initially the only way to obtain a Nocturne was from eggs or breed change scrolls obtained during the event. Now, the dragons can be bred year-round as with other dragon breeds. Simply attain a pair, either during the holiday through the special items or just buying them at any time from other players.

Breed Change Nocturne
Unhatched Nocturne Egg

The breed change scrolls and eggs can be found in Strange Chests—baffling containers left by the breed during their only two weeks of activity. Plotting Nocturnes aren't keen to just shower the realm in gifts, however. Several of these chests have a vicious mind of their own. So tread carefully!

In order to find these chests, go gathering in any elemental region or battle Mimic monsters (special enemies only encountered during the event) in the Coliseum. It will also be rarely possible to find Unhatched Nocturne Eggs while Scavenging in any elemental region. After two weeks have passed, Nocturnes, their eggs, and their Strange Chests will become scarce until next year, when they again return. Specifically, this means that if a Strange Chest is NOT opened during the holiday it will disintegrate permanently into Nocturnal Dust. The dust does NOT turn back into chests for the next Night of the Nocturne.

Festival Bears[]

This event brought back the chance to obtain the flight festival bear familiars from June–December 2014. This event was alluded to during the Brightshine Jubilee for 2014, with the admins stating "..we'll be having these familiars return as a randomized possibility during an all-new December event, but it will be more expensive and more difficult to obtain then simply picking up the familiars during its festive month."[1] Though the bears were not expensive the second time around, they were indeed harder to get as the bears were a rare drop from the Strange Chest. The event also brought about six "doppelganger" bears to go with them. In the second Night of the Nocturne, five more doppelganger bears were introduced, mimicking the bears from the first half of 2015; the other five "real" flight festival bears were able to be obtained as well.

Polarfreeze Defender Icon
Murktooth Bramblekeep Icon
Cloudkeeper Herald Icon
Wavebreak Snarler Icon
Timber Tender Icon
Sunbeam Ursa Icon
Livewire Grizzly Icon
Magma Embear Icon
Hibernal Starbear Icon
Graveyard Guardian Icon
Cragbacked Bouldursa Icon
Bogus Manamonger Icon
Thornthick Thief Icon
Smokebillow Sham Icon
Sunsea Pseudo Icon
Fallbrush Fraud Icon
Sundial Imposter Icon
Voltspire Intruder Icon
Lavaborne Hoax Icon
Slumbering Charlatan Icon
Fungusbearing Phony Icon
Jadecarved Decoy Icon

Removal From Holiday[]

For the 2017 Night of the Nocturne, it was decided by a community poll that all of the bears would be removed from the Strange Chest's item pool. Instead, the bears can now be obtained from Joxar's Spare Inventory Crates like the rest of the elemental holiday items and their recolors.[2]

2014[]

The introduction of the new event. It lasted from December 21st, 2014 through January 4th, 2015.[3]

Three new mimic chest familiars could be obtained and fought in the Coliseum for Strange Chests. They could be encountered in the Woodland Path, Scorched Forest, Waterway, Arena, Kelp Beds, and Golem Workshop, with higher level mimics having a higher chest drop rate.

Snarling Mimic Icon
Ectoplasmime Icon
Jawlocker Icon

Strange Chests could also be obtained by digging in any element's territory. Inside these chests it was possible to find Nocturne eggs, Nocturne breed change scrolls, four different food items, four different trinkets, the six holiday and six mimic bear familiars, and the three chest familiars. Opening a chest yielded two to three items, the most common being the food and trinket items.

Chameleon
Lakebottom Flounder
Leaf Insect
Living Stones

Mirror
Multi-Lens Magnifier
Night Flame
Nocturne Puppet

2015[]

The holiday returned with altered mechanics and tons of new items. It lasted from December 19th, 2015 through January 2nd, 2016.[4]

Ten brand new familiars were introduced to fight in the Coliseum, along with the return of the three mimic chests. A new enemy appeared in every venue aside from the Training Fields, with higher level mimics having a higher chest drop rate as before. The monsters now all drop the special trinkets and food items rather than obtaining them through the chests as in 2014.

Unlikely Alliance Icon
Opposing Forces Icon
Animated Statue Icon
Living Sculpture Icon
Deadly Reflection Icon
Magic Mirror Icon
Wooden Marionette Icon
Painted Marionette Icon
Spellbound Tome Icon
Ensorcelled Volume Icon

This time around, Strange Chests only contained "valuable" items: special familiars and apparel items along with Nocturne eggs and breed change scrolls. They could also be obtained through any gathering type in any element and not just digging. However, opening a chest only yielded one item.

Conjurer's Cloak
Conjurer's Cobwebs
Conjurer's Hat
Conjurer's Herb Pouch
Conjurer's Staff

Eight Swipp trades were introduced. All of them were to make a Strange Chest from the trinket and food items dropped by the mimic monsters in the Coliseum.

Eight Baldwin recipes were available, two of them being recipes for Strange Chests themselves (at levels 2 and 3), a familiar at level 1, and apparel at level 5:

Agol Icon
Magician's Cloak
Magician's Cobwebs
Magician's Hat
Magician's Herb Pouch
Magician's Staff

Three sets of apparel were also available in the Marketplace, two in the treasure tab and one in the gem tab. Both the individual items and set bundles were up for sale.

Sorcerer's Cloak
Sorcerer's Cobwebs
Sorcerer's Hat
Sorcerer's Herb Pouch
Sorcerer's Staff
Sorcerer's Tatters

Witch's Cloak
Witch's Cobwebs
Witch's Hat
Witch's Herb Pouch
Witch's Staff
Witch's Tatters

Enchanter's Cloak
Enchanter's Cobwebs
Enchanter's Hat
Enchanter's Herb Pouch
Enchanter's Staff
Enchanter's Tatters

2016[]

The 2016 event ran from December 18th through December 31st.[5]

It brought back the previous features, enemies, and apparel, and brought new ones. New items were more likely than old items to drop from Strange Chests.

Eighteen new familiars were added to chests and the Coliseum:

Serpentine Lamp Icon
Vulpine Lamp Icon
Animated Armor Icon
Spirit Armor Icon
Glowing Globe Icon
Living Luminance Icon
 
Masked Phantom Icon
Veiled Vision Icon
Crystal Carrier Icon
Orbiting Spirit Icon
Enchanted Armaments Icon
Sorcerous Arms Icon
 
Ball-Jointed Bogsneak Icon
Bogsneak Puppet Icon
Calculating Candelabra Icon
Smoldering Sconce Icon
Axe Mimic Icon
Crooked Hatchet Icon

Six new forum Vistas were released for the event. Two came from Strange Chests, two could be purchased from the Marketplace (one with treasure, one with gems), one came from a Swipp trade, and one came from Baldwin's Bubbling Brew:

Conjurer's Hat Vista Icon
Gossamer Flame Vista Icon
Glowing Globe Vista Icon
Feral Visage Vista Icon
Hourglass Vista Icon
Strange Chest Vista Icon

In addition to the previous year's brews, nine new recipes were added. The familiars can be created starting at level 4, while the apparel is available at level 6:

Autumn Millifae Icon
Spring Millifae Icon
 
Haunted Flame Candles
Haunted Flame Cloak
Haunted Flame Collar
Haunted Flame Headpiece
Haunted Flame Tail Jewel
Haunted Flame Tail Ribbon
Haunted Flame Wing Ribbon

A new Strange Chest-exclusive apparel set was released:

Ghost Flame Candles
Ghost Flame Cloak
Ghost Flame Collar
Ghost Flame Headpiece
Ghost Flame Tail Jewel
Ghost Flame Tail Ribbon
Ghost Flame Wing Ribbon

Three Marketplace sets were released, two for treasure and one for gems:

Ethereal Flame Candles
Ethereal Flame Cloak
Ethereal Flame Collar
Ethereal Flame Headpiece
Ethereal Flame Tail Jewel
Ethereal Flame Tail Ribbon
Ethereal Flame Wing Ribbon
Ethereal Flame Regalia

Solar Flame Candles
Solar Flame Cloak
Solar Flame Collar
Solar Flame Headpiece
Solar Flame Tail Jewel
Solar Flame Tail Ribbon
Solar Flame Wing Ribbon
Solar Flame Regalia

Gossamer Flame Candles
Gossamer Flame Cloak
Gossamer Flame Collar
Gossamer Flame Headpiece
Gossamer Flame Tail Jewel
Gossamer Flame Tail Ribbon
Gossamer Flame Wing Ribbon
Gossamer Flame Regalia

2017[]

The 2017 event ran from December 17th through December 30th. It released many new items, and removed the 2014–2015 bears from the chests, moving them to Joxar's Spare Inventory.[6]

All previous years' items (except the bears) were again available, with new items dropping more often from Strange Chests.

Twelve new familiars and their corresponding monsters were released:

Antique Chair Icon
Spidered Seat Icon
Colubrid Column Icon
Serthis Support Icon
Curious Kettle Icon
Ravenous Cauldron Icon
Inquisitive Shroud Icon
Valorous Cape Icon
Poltergeist Pile Icon
Transmuted Treasure Icon
Tick-Tock Icon
Time Devourer Icon

Four new forum Vistas were released:

Animated Statue Vista Icon
Grimoire Vista Icon
Jester Vista Icon
Living Stones Vista Icon

Ten new brews were released. The familiars can be created at level 4, the vista at level 7, and the apparel at level 8:

Flutterbun Icon
Radiant Flutterbun Icon
Grimoire Vista Icon
Whimsical Jester's Cap
Whimsical Jester's Collar
Whimsical Jester's Cape
Whimsical Jester's Gloves
Whimsical Jester's Stockings
Whimsical Jester's Tail Bell
Whimsical Jester's Wing Cover

A new apparel set was added to Strange Chests:

Jolly Jester's Cap
Jolly Jester's Collar
Jolly Jester's Cape
Jolly Jester's Gloves
Jolly Jester's Stockings
Jolly Jester's Tail Bell
Jolly Jester's Wing Cover

Three new apparel sets were added to the treasure Marketplace:

Clever Jester's Cap
Clever Jester's Collar
Clever Jester's Cape
Clever Jester's Gloves
Clever Jester's Stockings
Clever Jester's Tail Bell
Clever Jester's Wing Cover
Clever Jester's Motley

Deadpan Jester's Cap
Deadpan Jester's Collar
Deadpan Jester's Cape
Deadpan Jester's Gloves
Deadpan Jester's Stockings
Deadpan Jester's Tail Bell
Deadpan Jester's Wing Cover
Deadpan Jester's Motley

Witty Jester's Cap
Witty Jester's Collar
Witty Jester's Cape
Witty Jester's Gloves
Witty Jester's Stockings
Witty Jester's Tail Bell
Witty Jester's Wing Cover
Witty Jester's Motley

And one to the gem Marketplace:

Sarcastic Jester's Cap
Sarcastic Jester's Collar
Sarcastic Jester's Cape
Sarcastic Jester's Gloves
Sarcastic Jester's Stockings
Sarcastic Jester's Tail Bell
Sarcastic Jester's Wing Cover
Sarcastic Jester's Motley

For the first time, an event-exclusive gene was released: the tertiary gene Smirch which can only be found in Strange Chests.

Smirch Gene

2018[]

The 2018 Night of the Nocturne started on December 23rd and ended on January 6th, 2019 at 06:00 server time.[7]

As always, new apparel and familiars were added for 2018 along with the return of previous years' items. New items were more likely than old to drop from Strange Chests.

10 new familiars found in Strange Chests and in the Coliseum:

Dirge Fiddlefiend Icon
Ghosthost Viola Icon
Tricky Telescope Icon
Mischievous Magnifier Icon
Pinpush Mirror Doll Icon
 
Four-Eyed Phylactery Icon
Scroll Stealer Icon
Kyorinrin Icon
Blooming Hedgehide Icon
Overwatered Seedling Icon

3 new vistas were released. The Spectral Shroud vista is found in Strange Chests while the other two are available in the treasure Marketplace.

Spectral Shroud Vista Icon
Eye See You Vista Icon
Dreary Dirge Vista Icon

Nine new items to brew. Familiars are available at level 4 while the apparel is available at level 9:

Fairy Octopus Icon
Melon Squirmscoot Icon
Eerie Cyan Ghastcrown
Eerie Cyan Pendants
 
Eerie Cyan Grasp
Eerie Cyan Forejewels
Eerie Cyan Taildecor
Eerie Cyan Clawrings
Eerie Cyan Nightshroud

A new Strange Chest apparel set:

Haunting Amber Ghastcrown
Haunting Amber Pendants
Haunting Amber Grasp
Haunting Amber Forejewels
Haunting Amber Taildecor
Haunting Amber Clawrings
Haunting Amber Nightshroud

Three new treasure Marketplace apparel sets:

Fiendish Emerald Ghastcrown
Fiendish Emerald Pendants
Fiendish Emerald Grasp
Fiendish Emerald Forejewels
Fiendish Emerald Taildecor
Fiendish Emerald Clawrings
Fiendish Emerald Nightshroud
Fiendish Emerald Trunk

Unearthly Onyx Ghastcrown
Unearthly Onyx Pendants
Unearthly Onyx Grasp
Unearthly Onyx Forejewels
Unearthly Onyx Taildecor
Unearthly Onyx Clawrings
Unearthly Onyx Nightshroud
Unearthly Onyx Trunk

Bewitching Ruby Ghastcrown
Bewitching Ruby Pendants
Bewitching Ruby Grasp
Bewitching Ruby Forejewels
Bewitching Ruby Taildecor
Bewitching Ruby Clawrings
Bewitching Ruby Nightshroud
Bewitching Ruby Trunk

One new gem set:

Spectral Fuchsia Ghastcrown
Spectral Fuchsia Pendants
Spectral Fuchsia Grasp
Spectral Fuchsia Forejewels
Spectral Fuchsia Taildecor
Spectral Fuchsia Clawrings
Spectral Fuchsia Nightshroud
Spectral Fuchsia Trunk

2019[]

The 2019 Night of the Nocturne started on December 22nd and ended on January 5th.[8]

All previous years' items were available once again with new additions. As always, new items were more likely than old items to drop from Strange Chests.

14 new familiars found in Strange Chests and in the Coliseum:

Apparition Lance Icon
Vigilant Spear Icon
Banshee Brooch Icon
Cryptic Cameo Icon
Dancing Chalice Icon
Vigorous Goblet Icon
Swinging Chandelier Icon
Pitfall Fixture Icon
Spritely Portrait Icon
Furious Faun Icon
Seething Stove Icon
Bouncy Broiler Icon
Battered Vase Icon
Glazed Sentry Icon

3 new vistas were released. The Plasmpool Armor vista is found in Strange Chests, the Vigorous Goblet vista is available in gem Marketplace, and the Banshee Brooch vista can be brewed at Baldwin's:

Plasmpool Armor Vista Icon
Vigorous Goblet Vista Icon
Banshee Brooch Vista Icon

11 new items to brew, including the aforementioned vista. Familiars and vista are available at level 7 while the apparel is available at level 10:

Origami Steward Icon
Folded Friend Icon
Banshee Brooch Vista Icon

Echo Eater Armet
Echo Eater Spikescarf
Echo Eater Flightshroud
Echo Eater Tasset
Echo Eater Grimplate
Echo Eater Tailspine
Echo Eater Hindcallouses
Echo Eater Forecallouses

A new Strange Chest apparel set:

Plasmpool Armet
Plasmpool Spikescarf
Plasmpool Flightshroud
Plasmpool Tasset
Plasmpool Grimplate
Plasmpool Tailspine
Plasmpool Hindcallouses
Plasmpool Forecallouses

Three new treasure Marketplace apparel sets:

Tar-Trap Armet
Tar-Trap Spikescarf
Tar-Trap Flightshroud
Tar-Trap Tasset
Tar-Trap Grimplate
Tar-Trap Tailspine
Tar-Trap Hindcallouses
Tar-Trap Forecallouses
Tar-Trap Terrorbox

Dread Dancer Armet
Dread Dancer Spikescarf
Dread Dancer Flightshroud
Dread Dancer Tasset
Dread Dancer Grimplate
Dread Dancer Tailspine
Dread Dancer Hindcallouses
Dread Dancer Forecallouses
Dread Dancer Terrorbox

Voidfollow Armet
Voidfollow Spikescarf
Voidfollow Flightshroud
Voidfollow Tasset
Voidfollow Grimplate
Voidfollow Tailspine
Voidfollow Hindcallouses
Voidfollow Forecallouses
Voidfollow Terrorbox

One new gem set:

Fiendflesh Armet
Fiendflesh Spikescarf
Fiendflesh Flightshroud
Fiendflesh Tasset
Fiendflesh Grimplate
Fiendflesh Tailspine
Fiendflesh Hindcallouses
Fiendflesh Forecallouses
Fiendflesh Terrorbox

2020[]

The 2020 Night of the Nocturne started on December 20th and ended on January 3rd.[9]

As always, eggs, scrolls, and all past items became available to obtain. New items were more likely to drop from Strange Chests than old items.

Fourteen new familiars found in Strange Chests and the Coliseum:

Manticore's Might Icon
Catty Cannon Icon
Wicker Dragon Icon
Tinder Toy Icon
Silverstring Harp Icon
Veilspun Verse Icon
Bewildered Broom Icon
Steadfast Sweeper Icon
Magic Carpet Icon
Raucous Runner Icon
Poltergeist Piano Icon
Killer Keyboard Icon
Writer's Aid Icon
Encouraging Quill Icon

Three new vistas released. The Spidered Seat vista can be found in Strange Chests, the Tinkered Clock vista is available in the treasure Marketplace, and the Broken Mirror vista can be brewed at Baldwin's:

Spidered Seat Vista Icon
Tinkered Clock Vista Icon
Broken Mirror Vista Icon

Three new scenes released. The Strange Chests scene can be found in Strange Chests, the Quaint Parlor scene is available in the treasure Marketplace, and the Dusty Attic scene is available in the gem Marketplace:

Strange Chests Scene Icon
Quaint Parlor Scene Icon
Dusty Attic Scene Icon

Eight new items to brew, including the aforementioned vista. Vista is available at level 7 while the apparel is available at level 11:

Broken Mirror Vista Icon

Murderous Hood
Murderous Gambeson
Murderous Tools
Murderous Gloves
Murderous Footpads
Murderous Presence
Murderous Vial

A new Strange Chest apparel set:

Woeful Hood
Woeful Gambeson
Woeful Tools
Woeful Gloves
Woeful Footpads
Woeful Presence
Woeful Vial

Two new treasure Marketplace apparel sets:

Malign Hood
Malign Gambeson
Malign Tools
Malign Gloves
Malign Footpads
Malign Presence
Malign Vial
Malign Intent

Unlucky Hood
Unlucky Gambeson
Unlucky Tools
Unlucky Gloves
Unlucky Footpads
Unlucky Presence
Unlucky Vial
Unlucky Intent

One new gem Marketplace set:

Sinister Hood
Sinister Gambeson
Sinister Tools
Sinister Gloves
Sinister Footpads
Sinister Presence
Sinister Vial
Sinister Intent

2021[]

The 2021 Night of the Nocturne started on December 19th and ended on January 3rd.[10]

Eight new familiars found in Strange Chests and the Coliseum:

Rock Paper Scissors Icon
Decision Maker Icon
Leisure Loaf Icon
Danger Decor Icon
Brass Knocker Icon
Guest Greeter Icon
Curious Parasol Icon
Splendiferous Sunshade Icon

Two new scenes released. The Enchanted Dungeon scene can be found in Strange Chests and the Haunted Museum scene is available in the treasure Marketplace:

Enchanted Dungeon Scene Icon
Haunted Museum Scene Icon

One new vista was released. The Haunted Museum vista is avaible in the treasure Marketplace:

Haunted Museum Vista Icon

One new item to brew, at level 3:

Smokeswirl

Three new Strange Chest apparel pieces:

Sky Crystal
Basic Book Collection
Golden Starswirl

Two new treasure Marketplace apparel pieces:

Miasma Crystal
Aged Book Collection

Three new gem Marketplace apparel pieces:

Mist Crystal
Enchanted Book Collection
Rainbow Starswirl

2022[]

The 2022 Night of the Nocturne started on December 18th and ended on January 1st.[11]

Ten new familiars found in Strange Chests:

Book Hoard Icon
Book Swarm Icon
Sugar and Spice Icon
Salt and Pepper Icon
Undertide Fidget Toy Icon
Articulated Fidget Toy Icon
Nutcracker Icon
Snapper Nutcracker Icon
Formal Tea Set Icon
Afternoon Tea Icon

Two new scenes released. The Witch's Kitchen scene can be found in Strange Chests and the Enchanted Library scene is available at Higgins' Haunted Hollow:

Scene Witch's Kitchen Icon
Scene Enchanted Library Icon

Two new vistas were released. The Snarling Mimic vista is available at Higgins' Haunted Hollow and the Steadfast Sweeper vista is found in Strange Chests:

Vista Snarling Mimic Icon
Vista Steadfast Sweeper Icon

Two new familiars to brew, at level 12:

Flying Brass Key Icon
Flying Iron Key Icon

Eight new Strange Chest apparel pieces:

Enchanted Wolf Necklace Icon
Enchanted Orca Necklace Icon
Enchanted Raven Necklace Icon
Enchanted Owl Necklace Icon
Enchanted Cat Necklace Icon
Enchanted Stag Necklace Icon
Candle Cascade Icon
Black Candle Cascade Icon

Two new genes were released. The genes Fern and Paisley are found in Strange Chests:

Fern gene
Paisley gene

Two ancient variations of Fern and Paisley could be exchanged at Higgins' Haunted Hollow, but are now found at Glass & Gloss' Genuine Genes[12]:

Banescale fern gene
Veilspun fern gene
Banescale paisley gene
Veilspun paisley gene

2023[]

The 2023 Night of the Nocturne started on December 17th will end on December 31st. [13]

Fourteen new familiars found in Strange Chests:

Band of Companionship Icon
Venom Ring Icon
Crystal Curiosity Icon
Ponder Orb Icon
Dismayed Devilwood Icon
Wallowing Willow Icon
Eerie Baubles Icon
Enchanted Jewelry Icon
Entrapping Shackles Icon
Treacherous Irons Icon
Littlest Snapdragon Icon
Snappish Planting Icon
Rogue Apparel Icon
Whimsical Ensemble Icon

Three new Strange Chest apparel pieces:

Conjured Timepiece
Fanciful Casting
First Wish

Two new familiars to brew, at level 3:

Vile Grin Icon
Wicked Smile Icon

One new familiar to earn from Fiona:

Flying Figurine Icon

Two new familiars to trade for at Higgins' Haunted Hollow:

Cursed Die Icon
Die of Bargaining Icon

One new vista to trade for at Higgins' Haunted Hollow:

Cursed Dice Vista Icon

One new scene to trade for at Higgins' Haunted Hollow:

Cabinet of Curiosities Scene Icon

Seven new apparel pieces to buy at Higgins' Haunted Hollow, five for treasure and two for gems:

Ephemeral Timepiece
Temporary Timepiece
Dire Casting
Second Wish
Third Wish
Evanescent Timepiece
Eldritch Casting

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