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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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:
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.
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:
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:
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:
A new Strange Chest-exclusive apparel set was released:
Three Marketplace sets were released, two for treasure and one for gems:
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:
Four new forum Vistas were released:
Ten new brews were released. The familiars can be created at level 4, the vista at level 7, and the apparel at level 8:
A new apparel set was added to Strange Chests:
Three new apparel sets were added to the treasure Marketplace:
And one to the gem Marketplace:
For the first time, an event-exclusive gene was released: the tertiary gene Smirch which can only be found in Strange Chests.
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:
3 new vistas were released. The Spectral Shroud vista is found in Strange Chests while the other two are available in the treasure Marketplace.
Nine new items to brew. Familiars are available at level 4 while the apparel is available at level 9:
A new Strange Chest apparel set:
Three new treasure Marketplace apparel sets:
One new gem set:
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:
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:
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:
A new Strange Chest apparel set:
Three new treasure Marketplace apparel sets:
One new gem set:
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:
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:
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:
Eight new items to brew, including the aforementioned vista. Vista is available at level 7 while the apparel is available at level 11:
A new Strange Chest apparel set:
Two new treasure Marketplace apparel sets:
One new gem Marketplace set:
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:
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:
One new vista was released. The Haunted Museum vista is avaible in the treasure Marketplace:
One new item to brew, at level 3:
Three new Strange Chest apparel pieces:
Two new treasure Marketplace apparel pieces:
Three new gem Marketplace apparel pieces:
2022[]
The 2022 Night of the Nocturne started on December 18th and ended on January 1st.[11]
Ten new familiars found in Strange Chests:
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:
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:
Two new familiars to brew, at level 12:
Eight new Strange Chest apparel pieces:
Two new genes were released. The genes Fern and Paisley are found in Strange Chests:
Two ancient variations of Fern and Paisley could be exchanged at Higgins' Haunted Hollow, but are now found at Glass & Gloss' Genuine Genes[12]:
2023[]
The 2023 Night of the Nocturne started on December 17th will end on December 31st. [13]
Fourteen new familiars found in Strange Chests:
Three new Strange Chest apparel pieces:
Two new familiars to brew, at level 3:
One new familiar to earn from Fiona:
Two new familiars to trade for at Higgins' Haunted Hollow:
One new vista to trade for at Higgins' Haunted Hollow:
One new scene to trade for at Higgins' Haunted Hollow:
Seven new apparel pieces to buy at Higgins' Haunted Hollow, five for treasure and two for gems:
References[]
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