Editing Hallowmas (historical)

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This is how the holiday of [[Hallowmas]] ("The Feast of Masks") has developed over the years.

==Hallowmas 2010 (1888)==
This was the first year of Hallowmas. There is little record of the event save that it was possible to meet a rubbery man during Hallowmas and either get a [[Tiny Cave Fish]] from it, give it one or hit it on the head. This was available over several days but eventually picking one of the options would give [[A Veteran of All Hallows' Eve]] and conclude the event.

==Hallowmas 2013 (1891)==
In 2013 Hallowmas underwent the first major revamp announced on [https://community.failbettergames.com/t/hallowmas-1891-the-visitors-are-here/10910 the forums] and [https://www.failbettergames.com/hallowmas-1892-destinies/ the blog].

The event started on 24 October 2013 with [[Attract a Visitor at Hallowmas]] which helped increase [[Nightmares]] and [[Making Waves]]. Once those qualities reach 5, it becomes possible to buy a [[Tiny Cave Fish]] or choose/change [[A Possible Future:]] on the [[Visitors at Hallowmas]].

You could also [[Attend a lecture on 'spiritual hygiene' (2 FATE)|Attend a lecture on 'spiritual hygiene']] and spend Fate to obtain valuable (though, at least by 2017, no longer unique) items. This carried a heavy risk for the [[Seeking Mr Eaten's Name|Seekers]], however, as they were liable to hear [[The Sound of His Horn]] in [[The Forgotten Quarter]]. Seekers could also play [[So hungry]].

On 31 October 2013 [[The Gates of Midnight]] opened, for the first time making [[Destiny|Destinies]] available. In addition to an individual destiny you got [[The Mark of Destiny]] and [[A Veteran of All Hallows' Eve]]. [[A Gallery of Serpents]] also premiered staying as regular content after the event.

On 6 November 2013 [[Confessions at the Feast of Masks]] became available. This was a social game that allowed players to gather [[Confessions]] from other players and either honour or betray them in exchange for material rewards. Anyone could gather up to 3 petty confessions (of Curiosity, Violence, Guile and Impropriety); [[A Person of Some Importance -|PoSIs]] could also acquire any number of toothsome confessions (of Pride or Whimsy). Betraying confessions gave better material rewards (including [[Connected: The Masters of the Bazaar]]) but the [[Trust]] and [[Exposed by]] qualities ensured that your betrayal was remembered. (To have Trust 1 with a player meant that they've heard your confession; Trust 2 with them meant that they chose to keep it a secret).

Seekers could [[Revel in the error that others will not speak of]] and send their [[St Destin's Candle]] through [[Let their error be eaten]].

==Hallowmas 2014 (1892)==
The event started on 30 October 2014 with a [https://community.failbettergames.com/t/hallowmas-content-for-2014/12432 forum announcement]. Structurally it was similar to the previous year's with some changes.

[[A Trade in Faces]] {{FontFate}}-only story premiered staying as regular content after the event.

[[Seeking Mr Eaten's Name]] content had gone on hiatus so all related content was no longer available.

Acquiring a Destiny no longer gave [[A Veteran of All Hallows' Eve]].  [[Attend a lecture on 'spiritual hygiene' (7 FATE)|Attend a lecture on 'spiritual hygiene']] Fate cost increased.

Confessions were tweaked so that petty confessions now had a limit of 6 and confessing now  gave [[Spirit of Hallowmas (Historical)]].

From 5 November 2014 you could honour or betray confessions including those you had honoured the previous year. Honouring and betraying confessions gave [[Spirit of Hallowmas (Historical)|Spirit of Hallowmas]]. (Honouring a confession from a past year increased their [[Trust]] with you from level 2 to 3; betraying it removed Trust and gained [[Exposed by]]).

From 12 November 2014 Mr Huffam was available to interview you and publish [[The Hallowmas Edition]]. This gave increasingly valuable rewards based on your [[Spirit of Hallowmas (Historical)|Spirit of Hallowmas]] and gave you [[The Unexpurgated Gazette: Hallowmas Edition of 1892]], which unlocked a new option on [[One's public]].

==Hallowmas 2015 (1893)==
The event started on 26 October 2015 with a [https://community.failbettergames.com/t/hallowmas-1895-is-here/17944/124 forum announcement]. Structurally it was very similar to the previous year's.

The main novelty was the introduction of Confessions of Notable Londoners. At the end of the event you could honour or betray them in [[The Errors of London]]. These confessions gave only material rewards and no [[Spirit of Hallowmas (Historical)|Spirit of Hallowmas]]. The Notable Londoners available in 2015 were
*[[Collect a Confession from the Genial Magician|Genial Magician]]
*[[Collect a Confession from the Haunted Doctor|Haunted Doctor]]
*[[Collect a Confession from the Nacreous Outcast|Nacreous Outcast]]
*[[Collect a Confession from the Presbyterate Adventuress|Presbyterate Adventuress]]
*[[Collect a Confession from the Bandaged Poissonnier|Bandaged Poissonnier]]
*[[Collect a Confession from the Bishop of Southwark|Bishop of Southwark]]

The event concluded with [[The Hallowmas Edition 2015]], which awarded [[The Unexpurgated Gazette: Hallowmas Edition of 1893]]. Structurally these functioned as in the previous year.

==Hallowmas 2016 (1894)==
On 26 October 2016 a major revamp of the event was [https://community.failbettergames.com/t/hallowmas-1894-is-here/16637 announced].

The event started with [[Hallowmas: An Explosion Shakes London!]] which gave a free companion - [[Alluring Accomplice]], [[Devious Henchman]] or [[Grubby Urchin]] - and a [[Opening a Confession|Mysterious Confession]].

[[Hallowmas, 1894: No Secret is Safe]] was the main hub for the event. It included [[A Hallowmas Primer]] to the event.

[[Attract a Visitor at Hallowmas]], [[Visitors at Hallowmas]] and [[Destiny|Destinies]] were all unchanged. [[Seeking Mr Eaten's Name|Seeker]] content was reinstated (with some changes) following the return from its hiatus. For the duration of the festival it was possible to [[A Hallowmas Special: Exceptionally Chilling Stories|purchase or reset]] one of the following Exceptional Stories at a discount: [[The Haunting at the Marsh-House]], [[The Art of Murder]] or [[The Waltz That Moved the World]].

The main change concerned confessions. These no longer granted [[Spirit of Hallowmas (Historical)|Spirit of Hallowmas]] and no longer represented confessions of players. Rather they were confessions of story characters. Confusingly there were two sets of types of character confessions - the Confessions of Notable Londoners from the previous year and the new Mysterious Confessions. The Confessions of Notable Londoners functioned as in the previous year and could not be traded. The Mysterious Confessions were the new core of Hallowmas and could be traded between players.

===Mysterious Confessions===
8 free [[Opening a Confession|Mysterious Confessions]] were available during the event - the original Mysterious Confession from [[Hallowmas: An Explosion Shakes London!]] and 7 free confessions through [[Collect Another Mysterious Confession]] (4 in the first week, 3 in the second). Additional [[Opening a Confession|Mysterious Confessions]] could be acquired either for [[Acquire another Mysterious Confession (1895)|15 Fate]] or [[Use your Notability to procure a Confession|5 Notability]].

During the first week each [[Opening a Confession|Mysterious Confessions]] was a randomly selected from the list of 4 characters:
*Sinning Jenny
*The Kashmiri Princess
*The Soft-Hearted Widow
*The Illuminated Gentleman
During the second week each [[Opening a Confession|Mysterious Confessions]] was a randomly selected from the list of 7 characters including the 3 new ones:
*Lettice
*Feducci
*The Captivating Princess

To acquire a confession of a type that you didn't have you needed to [[Trading Confessions|trade]] with other players. Alternatively, every day a different storylet would appear (and then disappear the following day, possibly returning a few days later) that would allow you to trade specific pairs of confessions:
*[[A Friend of Sinning Jenny Lurks]]
*[[A Friend of the Illuminated Gentleman Accosts you]]
*[[A Friend of the Kashmiri Princess Approaches]]
*[[A Friend of the Soft-Hearted Widow Would Like a Word]]

Once you obtained the right confessions you could either trade them to the [[Interested Parties]] for [[:Category:Favours|Favours]] or you could use them to [[A Companion's Revelation|enhance your companions]]. The upgrades were available for:
{| class="article-table" border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1"
|-
! scope="col" |Base Companion
! scope="col" |New Companion
|-
| rowspan="2" |{{IL|Alluring Accomplice}}
|{{IL|Fabulous Accomplice}}
|-
|{{IL|Esoteric Accomplice}}
|-
| rowspan="2" |{{IL|Devious Henchman}}
|{{IL|Pious Henchman}}
|-
|{{IL|Faustian Henchman}}
|-
| rowspan="2" |{{IL|Grubby Urchin}}
|{{IL|Skullduggerous Urchin}}
|-
|{{IL|Well-Scrubbed Urchin}}
|-
|{{IL|Cheerful Goldfish}}
|{{IL|Haunted Goldfish}}
|-
|{{IL|Watchful Doll}} ({{FontFate}})
|{{IL|Weeping Doll}}
|-
|{{IL|Rubbery Bellringer}}
|{{IL|Rubbery Campanologist}}
|-
|{{IL|Bengal Tigress}}
|{{IL|Extravagantly-Titled Tigress}}
|-
|}

At the end of the event, [[The Hallowmas Edition 1894|Mr Huffam was back]]. This content was changed to be based around the new confessions system. You could cash in spare [[Opening a Confession|Mysterious Confessions]] and arrange an interview to get [[The Unexpurgated Gazette: Hallowmas Edition of 1894]] (and as before, an option on [[One's public]]). The available interview options depended on which companions you managed to upgrade.

==Hallowmas 2017 (1895)==
On 26 October 2017 the return of Hallowmas was [https://community.failbettergames.com/t/hallowmas-1895-is-here/17944 announced]. Structurally it was similar to the previous year but with some major changes.

The event started with [[Hallowmas: An Audacious Theft!]], which gave a free companion - [[Working Rat]], [[Malevolent Monkey]] or [[Ruthless Henchman]] - and a [[Opening a Confession|Mysterious Confession]].

The main hub for the event was [[Hallowmas, 1895: No Secret is Safe]].

In 2017 there were 13 free [[Opening a Confession|Mysterious Confessions]] but additional [[Opening a Confession|Mysterious Confessions]] were now more expensive at 8 [[Notability]] each.

The Confessions of Notable Londoners changed for the first time since their introduction. The Notable Londoners available in 2017 were:
*[[Collect a Confession from the Dauntless Temperance Campaigner|Dauntless Temperance Campaigner]]
*[[Collect a Confession from Clathermont|Clathermont]]
*[[Collect a Confession from the Assured Filmmaker|Assured Filmmaker]]
*[[Collect a Confession from the Sardonic Music-Hall Singer|Sardonic Music-Hall Singer]]
*[[Collect a Confession from the Duchess|The Duchess]]
*[[Collect a Confession from Colonel Molly|Colonel Molly]]

The characters giving [[Opening a Confession|Mysterious Confessions]] also changed (with only the first four available during the first week):
*The Bishop of St Fiacre's
*The Veteran Privy Councillor
*Ambitious Barrister
*The Cheery Man
*The Melancholy Curate
*The Jovial Contrarian
*His Amused Lordship

[[Opening a Confession|Mysterious Confessions]] could be traded (in addition to [[Trading Confessions|trading with players]]) using the following storylets, only one of which appears at a time:
*[[An Urchin Intermittently Associated with the Ambitious Barrister Would Like a Word]]
*[[The Veteran Privy Councillor Has Sent Someone to Speak With You]]
*[[A Friend of the Bishop of St Fiacre's Is Waiting For You]]
*[[A Friend of the Cheery Man Accosts you]]

The companions available for enhancement also changed (with the previous year's enhanced companions [[Speak of Hallowmas past; acquire companions|available for Fate]]):
{| class="article-table" border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1"
|-
! scope="col" |Base Companion
! scope="col" |New Companion
|-
| rowspan="2" |{{IL|Working Rat}}
|{{IL|Minacious Union-Rat}}
|-
|{{IL|Illuminated Rat}}
|-
| rowspan="2" |{{IL|Ruthless Henchman}}
|{{IL|Meticulous Henchman}}
|-
|{{IL|Suave Henchman}}
|-
| rowspan="2" |{{IL|Malevolent Monkey}}
|{{IL|Pernicious Primate}}
|-
|{{IL|Murderous Monkey}}
|-
|{{IL|Lucky Weasel}}
|{{IL|Celebrated Weasel}}
|-
|{{IL|Bat with Attitude}}
|{{IL|Utterly Livid Bat}}
|-
|{{IL|Sister Lydia}}
|{{IL|Sister Lydia, At Peace With Herself}}
|-
|{{IL|Midnight Matriarch}}
|{{IL|Midnight Matriarch of the Menagerie of Roses}}
|-
|}

In addition to upgrading companions (or trading them to [[Interested Parties]]) this year you could also betray your [[Opening a Confession|Mysterious Confession]] to Mayor Feducci in exchange for [[Feducci's Favour (storylet)|his favour]]. Each [[Opening a Confession|Mysterious Confession]] that was available in the first week gave 4 [[Feducci's Favour]] and the [[Opening a Confession|Mysterious Confessions]] unlocked in the second week gave 6 [[Feducci's Favour]] each. [[Feducci's Favour]] could then be traded for many unique benefits such as [[Trade Feducci's Favour for a reduction in your Criminal Record|reduction in Criminal Record]], [[Trade Feducci's Favour to preserve your Making Waves|preserving Making Waves for one week]] or [[Trade Feducci's Favour for a convincing replica of his duelling lance|Feducci's lance]].

No discounted {{FontFate}} content was available but you were encouraged to [[Buy the Empress' Shadow (35 FATE)|try]] [[The Empress' Shadow]] for its usual price.

[[The Hallowmas Edition 1895|Interviewing Mr Huffam]] awarded [[The Unexpurgated Gazette: Hallowmas Edition of 1895]] (with the corresponding option on [[One's public]]). In addition to cashing in spare [[Opening a Confession|Mysterious Confessions]] and interviewing your companions, you could also cash in spare [[Feducci's Favour]] and arrange an interview for yourself based on boons you managed to acquire from Feducci.

==Hallowmas 2018 (1896)==
Hallowmas [https://community.failbettergames.com/t/hallowmas-1896-the-mystery-of-the-rosers/18845 launched] on October 24th, and ran for two weeks, until November 7th. It introduced some significant changes from past years, in mechanics, structure, and rewards.

In contrast to the previous two years, the Mysterious Confessions were not associated with specific characters. Instead were of generic types, namely Confessions of Curiosity, Guile, Impropriety, Pride, Violence, and Whimsy. Moreover, Confessions of Notable Londoners did not return in 2018.

The frame of the event was that an [[The Envoy from Elsewhere|Envoy from the Elder Continent]] had appeared in London and was asking what had happened to the Rosers. A number of notable citizens (namely the [[The Mayor at Hallowmas|Jovial Contrarian]], the [[The Duchess at Hallowmas|Duchess]], the [[The Widow at Hallowmas|Gracious Widow]] and the [[The Princess at Hallowmas|Injurious Princess]]) were involved in the Mystery. By investing Confessions, they could be asked for help and would provide clues or upgrade certain companions (see table below). Starting at 31 October, the player could either solve the mystery themself or witness the solving the mystery. Together with a companion of their choice, they would then [[The City of Arbor|dream themselves to the Elder Continent]] and would find out more details and establish diplomatic relations between the Rosers and London. [[An Ambassador]] would be chosen, with Failbetter promising that the story would be continued at some point after Hallowmas.

The Jovial Contrarian, the mayor of London, would also offer [[Wretched Mog]]s for the player to buy. The following companion upgrades were available (with the previous years' enhanced companions [[Let Slivvy Speak|available for Fate]]):
{| class="article-table" border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1"
|-
! scope="col" |Base Companion
! scope="col" |New Companion
|-
| rowspan="3" |{{IL|Deshrieked Mandrake}}
|{{IL|Protective Mandrake}}
|-
|{{IL|Mandrake Who Sings Haunting Lamentations}}
|-
|{{IL|Very Well-Behaved Mandrake}}
|-
| rowspan="2" |{{IL|Wretched Mog}}
|{{IL|August Feline}}
|-
|{{IL|Princeling of the Wakeful Court}}
|-
| rowspan="2" |{{IL|Fairly Tame Sorrow-Spider}}
|{{IL|Senatorial Spider}}
|-
|{{IL|Spider of Silken Marvels}}
|-
| rowspan="2" |{{IL|Unassuming Judge}}
|{{IL|An Assuming Judge}}
|-
|{{IL|A Very Lenient Judge}}
|-
| rowspan="2" |{{IL|Scuttering Squad}}
|{{IL|The Scuttering Palace Guard}}
|-
|{{IL|The Scuttering Scoundrels}}
|-
|}

In addition, the mayor could be gifted confessions to [[The Mayor at Hallowmas|win his favour]]. With enough Favour, he would grant the player [[Private Debating Lessons with the Jovial Contrarian|private debating lessons]], which can be used as an exceptionally powerful Persuasive weapon. Last year's Mayoral item ([[Feducci's Lance (Replica)|Feducci's lance]]) was made available for Fate.

The option to trade Notability for additional confessions has been removed this year. Players could get a maximum of 20 free confessions (12 regular ones, 5 via an access code, 3 within the first day due to a bug at the start of the event). Additional Confessions were available for Fate, as in previous years. Playing the [[The Duchess at Hallowmas|Duchess]], the [[The Widow at Hallowmas|Gracious Widow]] and the [[The Princess at Hallowmas|Injurious Princess]]) off against each other would also give Confessions, and if you were upgrading companions you could eke out extra confessions from this. Otherwise, this was a net loss, since getting the requirements to do that would require more Confessions than you got out of doing it.

At the end of the festival, [[The Hallowmas Edition 1896|Mr Huffam would ask for an interview]] for [[The Unexpurgated Gazette: Hallowmas Edition of 1896]] (with the corresponding option on [[One's public]]). In addition to cashing in spare Confessions and interviewing your companions, you could also arrange for an interview with the newly chosen Ambassador (different for each of the five possible results) and arrange an interview for yourself  or based on the Debating Lessons with the Jovial Contrarian.

==Hallowmas 2019 (1897)==
Hallowmas [https://community.failbettergames.com/t/hallowmas-1897/19364 launched] on October 24th, and ran for two weeks, until November 7th. It was similar to the previous year in its use of Mysterious Confessions of Curiosity, Guile, Impropriety, Pride, Violence, and Whimsy - albeit with only 13 free Confessions, and three of the six kinds only becoming available in the second week of the festival - and in the absence of Confessions of Notable Londoners. However the return of the (much revamped) [[Spirit of Hallowmas]] was a significant mechanical novelty.

Two new Companions were immediately made available to all (for the price of some items):
* {{IL|Rubbery Feline}}
* {{IL|Sedulous Cryptanalyst}}

The following companion upgrades were available (with the previous years' enhanced companions [[Let Slivvy Speak|available for Fate]]):
{| class="article-table" border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1"
|-
! scope="col" |Base Companion
! scope="col" |New Companion
|-
| rowspan="2" |{{IL|Malevolent Monkey}}
|{{IL|Condolent Monkey}}
|-
|{{IL|Melancholy Monkey}}
|-
| rowspan="2" |{{IL|Winsome Dispossessed Orphan}}
|{{IL|Unforgiving Urchin}}
|-
|{{IL|Dutiful Orphan}}
|-
| rowspan="2" |{{IL|The Chap on the Corner}}
|{{IL|Consummate Wallflower}}
|-
|{{IL|Nimble-fingered Intelligencer}}
|-
| rowspan="1" |{{IL|Rubbery Bellringer}}
|{{IL|Rubbery Herald}}
|-
| rowspan="1" |{{IL|Rubbery Feline}}
|{{IL|Morally and Physically Flexible Rubbery Cat}}
|-
| rowspan="2" |{{IL|Ex-Privateer Charter Clerk}}
|{{IL|Only-Semi-Retired Privateer Charter Clerk}}
|-
|{{IL|Ex-Privateer Illuminator}}
|-
| rowspan="1" |{{IL|Sedulous Cryptanalyst}}
|{{IL|Iconoclastic Cryptanalyst}}
|-
|}

In addition to collecting Mysterious Confessions and enhancing companions, the main activity this year was attending Masques to gain the {{IL|Spirit of Hallowmas}}. 

There were three Masques to attend, associated with a Menace (excluding {{IL|Wounds}}). At the Masques you could gain the corresponding Menace or exchange Mysterious Confessions of different types. Once your Menaces reached 7, you could submit to [[The Fool's Judgement]], which exchanged all of the Menace for the {{IL|Spirit of Hallowmas}}. 

Attending the Masques cost [[:Category:Favours|Favours]]. However, you could also choose to [[Don a Mask|wear one of three Masks]] that were associated with the three Masques. Doing so added an Opportunity card that gave granted free access to the corresponding Masque and unlocked more options at the Masque.

{| class="article-table" border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1"
|-
! scope="col" |Mask
! scope="col" |Masque
! scope="col" |Opportunity
! scope="col" |Menace
! scope="col" |Factions
|-
| rowspan="3" |{{IL|Image=crown2.png|The Crown}}
| rowspan="3" |[[The Wreck of the St Elmo]]
| rowspan="3" |[[The Crown's Splendour]]
| rowspan="3" |{{IL|Suspicion}}
|{{IL|Faction: The Docks|Appearance=The Docks}}
|-
|{{IL|Faction: Urchins|Appearance=Urchins}}
|-
|{{IL|Faction: Tomb-Colonies|Appearance=Tomb-Colonies}}
|-
| rowspan="3" |{{IL|Image=hellgate.png|The Demon}}
| rowspan="3" |[[Saint Dunstan's Sacristy]]
| rowspan="3" |[[The Devil's Gambit]]
| rowspan="3" |{{IL|Scandal}}
|{{IL|Faction: Hell|Appearance=Hell}}
|-
|{{IL|Faction: The Church|Appearance=The Church}}
|-
|{{IL|Faction: Bohemians|Appearance=Bohemians}}
|-
| rowspan="3" |{{IL|Image=keepermoth.png|The Moth}}
| rowspan="3" |[[The Pavilion of Butterflies]]
| rowspan="3" |[[The Flight of Moths]]
| rowspan="3" |{{IL|Nightmares}}
|{{IL|Faction: Society|Appearance=Society}}
|-
|{{IL|Faction: The Great Game|Appearance=The Great Game}}
|-
|{{IL|Faction: Revolutionaries|Appearance=Revolutionaries}}
|-
|}

New cards were added to the relevant menace locations which allow for immediate return to London (leaving the menaces intact), but only if the menace has been reduced to no more than 5:
* [[A repairer of reputations (Hallowmas)|A repairer of reputations]] - in [[Disgraced exile in the Tomb-Colonies]]
* [[A Pile of Stinking Rags]] - in [[New Newgate Prison]]
* [[A friendly visage]] - in [[A state of some confusion]]
* [[A face in the mirror]] - in [[The Mirror-Marches]]

Unlike in the previous year, there was no interview with Mr Huffam. Consequently, the [[Recount tales of a Hallowmas gone by]] option on the [[One's public]] card was not updated and remained linked to the [[The Unexpurgated Gazette: Hallowmas Edition of 1896|previous year's quality]]. Instead of the interview, the event concluded with [[Hallowmas: The Fool's Justice]]. This allowed you to trade in unspent Mysterious Confessions as well as the accumulated {{IL|Spirit of Hallowmas}} for rewards. It was possible to obtain the following unique rewards under certain circumstances:

* {{IL|A Knight of Hallowmas 1897}} ({{IL|Spirit of Hallowmas}} >= 2500)
* {{IL|A Member of the Order of Those Who Will Not Be Caught Red-Handed}} (having [[Nightmares: The Fool's Judgement|submitted Nightmares]] more than other menaces)
* {{IL|A Seat at the Bishop's Table}} (having [[Scandal: The Fool's Judgement|submitted Scandal]] more than other menaces)
* {{IL|A Member of the Crew of the St Elmo}} (having [[Suspicion: The Fool's Judgement|submitted Suspicion]] more than other menaces)

==Hallowmas 2020 (1898)==
Hallowmas [https://www.failbettergames.com/hallowmas-1898/ launched] on October 26th, running for two weeks, until November 6th. It ran very similarly to the previous year, with only the available Companions changed and the number of free Confessions upped to 14. Most notably, this Hallowmas also coincided with the introduction of several new [[:Category:Spouse|Spouse]] options, most of them Hallowmas companions from the past year. Particularly notable were the  [[Platonic Partner in Crime|platonic]] and [[A Bewildering Procession of Companions, Lovers, Suitors, and Paramours|polygamous]] options.

One new Companion, the {{IL|Untried Tracklayer}} was immediately made available to all for free and could be replaced at the cost of {{IL|Favours: The Docks|3 x}} after being upgraded with confessions. The previous year's {{IL|Rubbery Feline}} and {{IL|Sedulous Cryptanalyst}} were also available for the cost of a few items but were no longer able to be upgraded.

The following companion upgrades were available (with the previous years' enhanced companions [[Let Slivvy Speak|available for Fate]]):
{| class="article-table" border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1"
|-
! scope="col" |Base Companion
! scope="col" |New Companion
|-
| rowspan="1" |{{IL|Countess of Thorns}} ({{FontFate}})
|{{IL|Roseate Antagonist}}
|-
| rowspan="1" |{{IL|Honey-Mazed Bear}}
|{{IL|Ursine Honey Connoisseur}}
|-
| rowspan="1" |{{IL|Sulky Bat}}
|{{IL|Cryptographic Chiropteran}}
|-
| rowspan="1" |{{IL|Dashing Debunker}} ({{FontFate}})
|{{IL|Regretful Sceptic}}
|-
| rowspan="3" |{{IL|Untried Tracklayer}}
|{{IL|Nocturnal Tracklayer}}
|-
|{{IL|Tough Tracklayer}}
|-
|{{IL|Obstinate Tracklayer}}
|-
| rowspan="1" |{{IL|Debonair Palaeontologist}}
|{{IL|Buccaneering Palaeontologist}}
|-
| rowspan="1" |{{IL|Rubbery Bellringer}}
|{{IL|Rubbery Yes-Man}}
|-
| rowspan="1" |{{IL|Talkative Rattus Faber}}
|{{IL|Formerly Talkative Bearer of the Sausage About Which Nobody Complains}}
|-
| rowspan="1" |{{IL|Storm-bird}}
|{{IL|Winged Creature of Considerable Speed}}
|-
| rowspawn="1" |{{IL|Forty-Nine-Voiced Warbler}}
|{{IL|Portable Fingerking Moot}}
|}

==Hallowmas 2021 (1899 I)==
Hallowmas [https://www.failbettergames.com/hallowmas-2021-face-your-shame/ launched] on October 25th, running for two weeks with similar mechanics to the past year. This year, all six kinds of Confession were available from the start of the festival, and the masks were changed from qualities to wearable hats.

[[Saint Dunstan's Sacristy]] (the Masque generating Scandal to trade for Spirit of Hallowmas) was not seen this Hallowmas; the Smiling Demon mask "fell out of fashion." This Hallowmas saw the establishment of a new Masque based on Wounds:

{| class="article-table" border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1"
|-
! scope="col" |Mask
! scope="col" |Masque
! scope="col" |Opportunity
! scope="col" |Menace
! scope="col" |Factions
|-
| rowspan="3" |{{IL|The Infant}}
| rowspan="3" |[[The Roof Below]]
| rowspan="3" |[[The Squall of Infants]]
| rowspan="3" |{{IL|Wounds}}
|{{IL|Favours: Rubbery Men|Appearance=Rubbery Men}}
|-
|{{IL|Faction: Constables|Appearance=Constables}}
|-
|{{IL|Faction: Criminals|Appearance=Criminals}}
|}

A card was also added to [[a slow boat passing a dark beach on a silent river|A Slow Boat]], allowing you to return if your wounds were 5 or lower: [[Remember a ruddy set of armour]].

One new Companion, the {{IL|Rubbery Newcomer}} was immediately made available to all for free.

Each of the 3 masks could be upgraded using 30 {{FontFate}} to a version that will remain persistently, even after the end of Hallowmas:

{| class="article-table" border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1"
|-
! scope="col" |Base Mask
! scope="col" |Upgraded Mask
|-
| {{IL|The Moth}}
| {{IL|The Gant Moth}}
|-
| {{IL|The Crown}}
| {{IL|The Cosmogone Crown}}
|-
| {{IL|The Infant}}
| {{IL|The Ephebe, Manifold}}
|}

The following companion upgrades were available:
{| class="article-table" border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1"
|-
! scope="col" |Base Companion
! scope="col" |New Companion/Item
! scope="col" |Comment
|-
| rowspan="2" |{{IL|Rubbery Newcomer}}
|{{IL|Squirming Reprobate}}
|
|-
|{{IL|Liquid Debutante}}
|
|-
| rowspan="1" |{{IL|The Pirate-Poet}}
|{{IL|The Pirate-Poet, Inscribed Anew}}
|
|-
| rowspan="1" |{{IL|Metaphysically Educated Rattus Faber}}
|{{IL|Rodentine Panegyrist}}
|
|-
| rowspan="1" |{{IL|Starry-Eyed Scoundrel}}
|{{IL|Stormy-Eyed Scoundrel}}
|
|-
| rowspan="1" |{{IL|Ex-Privateer Charter Clerk}}
|{{IL|Ex-Privateer Illuminator}}
|
|-
| rowspan="1" |{{IL|The Chap on the Corner}}
|{{IL|Consummate Wallflower}}
|
|-
| rowspan="1" |{{IL|Misplaced Ring}}
|{{IL|Recalcitrant Sculptress}}
|You won't lose the ring.
|-
| rowspan="1" |{{IL|Incognito Princess}} ({{FontFate}})
|{{IL|The Captivating Princess' Third-Best Tiara}}
|The Tiara is a [[Hat]].<br/>You won't lose the Incognito Princess.
|-
| rowspawn="1" |{{IL|Grubby Urchin}}
|{{IL|Relict Catapult}}
|The Catapult is a [[Weapon]].<br/>You won't lose the Urchin.
|-
| rowspawn="1" |{{IL|Rubbery Feline}}
|{{IL|Morally and Physically Flexible Rubbery Cat}}
|
|-
| rowspawn="1" |{{IL|Cheerful Goldfish}}
|{{IL|Haunted Goldfish}}
|
|}

As usual, the previous years' enhanced companions were [[Let Slivvy Speak|available for Fate]]. Starting this year, the following companions that were previously available for Fate during the [[Election (historical)|retired Election events]] were also available alongside Hallowmas companions:
* {{IL|A Venomous Caricaturist}}
* {{IL|A Reactionary Tomb-Colonist}}
* {{IL|An Enfranchised Anchoress}}
* {{IL|A Redoubtable Dame-Harbinger}}

== Hallowmas 2022 (1899 II) ==
The {{IL|The Crown|Appearance=Crown}} mask, its associated Menace ({{IL|Suspicion}}) and its Masque ([[The Wreck of the St Elmo]]) were not available this year, but the {{IL|The Demon|Appearance=Demon}} mask, {{IL|Scandal}} and [[Saint Dunstan's Sacristy]] were available once more.

{| class="article-table mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
!{{IL|The Crown}}/{{IL|Suspicion}}
|-
|'''{{IL|The Wreck of the St Elmo}}''' is found in [[Watchmaker's Hill]] and is tied to {{IL|The Crown}}/{{IL|Suspicion}}. Related factions are: {{IL|Faction: The Docks|Appearance=The Docks}}, {{IL|Faction: Tomb-Colonies|Appearance=Tomb-Colonies}}, and {{IL|Faction: Urchins|Appearance=Urchins}}. Its opportunity card ([[The Crown's Splendour]]), will allow you to either enter for free, or refuse free entry and get {{IL|Volume of Collated Research|1 x}}.
Once inside, you'll be able to exchange Confessions of Pride for Confessions of Impropriety, Confessions of Guile for Confessions of Violence and Confessions of Impropriety for Confessions of Violence, and also gain suspicion. Each basic action (no items spent), when donning no mask, rewards {{IL|Inkling of Identity|1-4 x}}. Faster suspicion gains require {{IL|Tale of Terror!!|5 x}} (no item gains), {{IL|Presbyterate Passphrase|1 x}}, {{IL|Knob of Scintillack|1 x}}, or {{IL|Volume of Collated Research|1 x}} (that last one requires you to be wearing {{IL|The Crown}}).
|}

The following companion upgrades were available (with the previous years' enhanced companions [[Let Slivvy Speak|available for Fate]]): 
{| class="article-table"
|+'''Hallowmas Companions available this year'''  
|-
! scope="col" |Original
!Confessions
! scope="col" | Upgraded Companion
!Stats
!Uses
|-
| rowspan="2" |{{IL|Weary Wayfinder}}
|{{TableList
  |{{IL|A Confession of Guile|Appearance=Guile}}
  |{{IL|A Confession of Pride|Appearance=Pride}}
  |{{IL|A Confession of Whimsy|Appearance=Whimsy}} }}
|{{IL|Epistemological Mapmaker}}
|{{TableList
  |{{IL|Shadowy}} +7
  |{{IL|Respectable}} +1
  |{{IL|Mithridacy}} +1 (Shared non-Fate BiS)}}
|
|-
|{{TableList
  |{{IL|A Confession of Impropriety|Appearance=Impropriety}}
  |{{IL|A Confession of Guile|Appearance=Guile}}
  |{{IL|A Confession of Violence|Appearance=Violence}} }}
|{{IL|Navigator-Elect of the Sea of Spines}}
|{{TableList
  |{{IL|Shadowy}} +7
  |{{IL|Bizarre}} +1
  |{{IL|Shapeling Arts}} +1 (Shared BiS)}}
|
|-
|{{IL|Reprehensible Lizard}}
|{{TableList
  |2={{IL|A Confession of Pride|Appearance=Pride}}|3={{IL|A Confession of Whimsy|Appearance=Whimsy}}}}
|{{IL|Reptilian Darling of the Beau Monde}}
|{{TableList
  |{{IL|Persuasive}} +8
  |{{IL|Respectable}} +2
  }}
|
|-
|{{IL|Genre Painter}}
|{{TableList
  |{{IL|A Confession of Guile|Appearance=Guile}}
  |{{IL|A Confession of Impropriety|Appearance=Impropriety}}
  |{{IL|A Confession of Whimsy|Appearance=Whimsy}} }}
|{{IL|Prescient Automatist}}
|{{TableList
  |{{IL|Watchful}} +9
  |{{IL|Persuasive}} +9
  |{{IL|Bizarre}} +1|{{IL|Glasswork}} +1 (Shared non-Fate BiS)|{{IL|Mithridacy}} +1 (Shared non-Fate BiS)}}
|[[The Prescient Automatist|Helicon House entry]] (equivalent to [[The Genre Painter (Helicon House)|Genre Painter]])
|-
|{{IL|Cloistered Diatomist}}
|{{TableList
  |{{IL|A Confession of Curiosity|Appearance=Curiosity}}
  |{{IL|A Confession of Violence|Appearance=Violence}}
  |{{IL|A Confession of Whimsy|Appearance=Whimsy}} }}
|{{IL|Monastic Diatomist}}
|{{TableList
  |{{IL|Watchful}} +10
  |{{IL|Shadowy}} +6
  |{{IL|Respectable}} +2}}
|
|-
|{{IL|Inquisitive Lamp-cat}}
|{{TableList
  |{{IL|A Confession of Curiosity|Appearance=Curiosity}}
  |{{IL|A Confession of Violence|Appearance=Violence}}
  }}
|{{IL|Feline Pariah}}
|{{TableList
  |{{IL|Shadowy}} +10
  |{{IL|Dreaded}} +1|{{IL|Monstrous Anatomy}} +2 (Shared BiS)}}
|[[Introduce your Feline Pariah|A Cub's Education]]
|-
|{{IL|Efficient Commissioner}} ({{FontFate}})
|{{TableList
  |{{IL|A Confession of Curiosity|Appearance=Curiosity}}
  |{{IL|A Confession of Guile|Appearance=Guile}}
  |{{IL|A Confession of Pride|Appearance=Pride}} }}
|{{IL|Efficient Plenipotentiary}}
|{{TableList
  |{{IL|Watchful}} +10
  |{{IL|Shadowy}} +10 (Shared BiS)
  |{{IL|Dangerous}} +10 (Shared BiS)|{{IL|Respectable}} +1|{{IL|A Player of Chess}} +2 (Shared BiS)}}
|
|-
|{{IL|Alluring Accomplice}}
|{{TableList
  |{{IL|A Confession of Impropriety|Appearance=Impropriety}}
  |{{IL|A Confession of Whimsy|Appearance=Whimsy}} }}
|{{IL|Fabulous Accomplice}}
|{{TableList
  |{{IL|Persuasive}} +7
  |{{IL|Dangerous}} +5
}}
|[[Your Fabulous Accomplice|Entering Helicon House]]; [[Cement your Relationship|Spouse]] option
|-
| rowspan="2" |{{IL|Rubbery Bellringer}}
|{{TableList
  |{{IL|A Confession of Impropriety|Appearance=Impropriety}}
  |{{IL|A Confession of Whimsy|Appearance=Curiosity}} }}
|{{IL|Rubbery Herald}}
|{{TableList
  |{{IL|Persuasive}} +8
  |{{IL|Watchful}} +3
  |{{IL|Dreaded}} +1
  }}
|[[Contribute some extra practitioners|Fitting in at Helicon House]] (with Rubbery Campanologist)
|-
|{{TableList
  |{{IL|A Confession of Impropriety|Appearance=Impropriety}}
  |{{IL|A Confession of Whimsy|Appearance=Curiosity}} }}
|{{IL|Rubbery Campanologist}}
|{{TableList
  |{{IL|Persuasive}} +8
  |{{IL|Bizarre}} +1
  |{{IL|Dreaded}} +1
  }}
|[[Contribute some extra practitioners|Fitting in at Helicon House]] (with Rubbery Herald)
|-
|{{IL|Working Rat}}
|{{TableList
  |{{IL|A Confession of Pride|Appearance=Pride}}
  |{{IL|A Confession of Violence|Appearance=Violence}}
  }}
|{{IL|Minacious Union-Rat}}
|{{TableList
  |{{IL|Dangerous}} +7
  |{{IL|Shadowy}} +5
}}
|[[Introduce her to your Minacious Union-Rat|Introduce to Furnace]] (text-only)
|-
|{{IL|Acquaintance: The Precocious Engineer}}
|{{TableList
  |{{IL|A Confession of Curiosity|Appearance=Curiosity}}
  |{{IL|A Confession of Pride|Appearance=Pride}}}}
|{{IL|The Precocious Engineer (Companion)|Appearance=The Precocious Engineer}}
|{{TableList
  |{{IL|Watchful}} +8
  |{{IL|Dangerous}} +4
  |{{IL|Artisan of the Red Science}} +1 (Shared BiS)}}
|
|}

== Hallowmas 2023 (1899 III) ==
The {{IL|The Moth|Appearance=Moth}} mask, its associated Menace ({{IL|Nightmares}} and its Masque ([[The Pavilion of Butterflies]]) were not available this year, but the {{IL|The Crown|Appearance=Crown}} mask, {{IL|Suspicion}} and [[The Wreck of the St Elmo]] were available once more. As the first Hallowmas since the menace item rework, this year saw significant shifts in the strategies used to gain {{IL|Spirit of Hallowmas}}.

The following companion upgrades were available (with the previous years' enhanced companions [[Let Slivvy Speak|available for Fate]]): 
{| class="article-table mw-collapsible"
|+'''Hallowmas Companions available this year'''  
|-
! scope="col" |Original
!Confessions
! scope="col" | Upgrade
!Stats
!Uses
|-
| rowspan="2" |{{IL|Acerbic Clay Man}}
|{{TableList|{{IL|A Confession of Guile|Appearance=Guile}}|3={{IL|A Confession of Whimsy|Appearance=Whimsy}}}}
|{{IL|Clay Corroborator}}
|{{Item Effects|Clay Corroborator|bis_strict=text|bis_shared=text}}
|[[Employ the services of the Clay Corroborator]]
|-
|{{TableList|{{IL|A Confession of Impropriety|Appearance=Impropriety}}|{{IL|A Confession of Curiosity|Appearance=Curiosity}}}}
|{{IL|Gravel-Voiced Gossip}}
|{{Item Effects|Gravel-Voiced Gossip|bis_strict=text|bis_shared=text}}
|[[Engage in moral rectitude with the Gravel-Voiced Gossip]]
|-
|{{IL|The Precocious Engineer (Companion)}} (Last Year's {{FontHallowmas}} or {{FontFate}})
|{{TableList|{{IL|A Confession of Curiosity|Appearance=Curiosity}}|{{IL|A Confession of Pride|Appearance=Pride}}|{{IL|A Confession of Whimsy|Appearance=Whimsy}}}}
|{{IL|The Eagle, Ascendant}}
|{{Item Effects|The Eagle, Ascendant|bis_strict=text|bis_shared=text}}
|
|-
|{{IL|Starry-Eyed Scoundrel}}
|{{TableList|{{IL|A Confession of Impropriety|Appearance=Impropriety}}|{{IL|A Confession of Guile|Appearance=Guile}}|{{IL|A Confession of Pride|Appearance=Pride}}}}
|{{IL|Silver-Eyed Scoundrel}}
|{{Item Effects|Silver-Eyed Scoundrel|bis_strict=text|bis_shared=text}}
|
|-
|{{IL|Verity}} ({{FontRose}} or {{FontFate}})
|{{TableList|{{IL|A Confession of Impropriety|Appearance=Impropriety}}|{{IL|A Confession of Violence|Appearance=Violence}}}}
|{{IL|Verity of the Savage Lily}}
|{{Item Effects|Verity of the Savage Lily|bis_strict=text|bis_shared=text}}
|
|-
|{{IL|Araby Fighting-Weasel}}
|{{TableList|{{IL|A Confession of Violence|Appearance=Violence}}|{{IL|A Confession of Pride|Appearance=Pride}}}}
|{{IL|Ermine Assassin}}
|{{Item Effects|Ermine Assassin|bis_strict=text|bis_shared=text}}
|[[Attend with your Ermine Assassin]]
|-
| rowspan="2" |{{IL|Ivy}} ({{FontRose}} or {{FontFate}})
| rowspan= "2" |{{TableList|{{IL|A Confession of Curiosity|Appearance=Curiosity}}|{{IL|A Confession of Guile|Appearance=Guile}}|{{IL|A Confession of Whimsy|Appearance=Whimsy}}}}
|{{IL|Timeless Gown}}
|{{Item Effects|Timeless Gown|bis_strict=text|bis_shared=text}}
| rowspan="2" |[[Accept, wearing timeless fashions]]
|-
|{{IL|Timeless Three-Piece}}
|{{Item Effects|Timeless Three-Piece|bis_strict=text|bis_shared=text}}
|-
| rowspan="2" |{{IL|Winsome Dispossessed Orphan}}
|{{TableList|{{IL|A Confession of Violence|Appearance=Violence}}|{{IL|A Confession of Guile|Appearance=Guile}}}}
|{{IL|Unforgiving Urchin}}
|{{Item Effects|Unforgiving Urchin|bis_strict=text|bis_shared=text}}
|
|-
|{{TableList|{{IL|A Confession of Impropriety|Appearance=Impropriety}}|{{IL|A Confession of Pride|Appearance=Pride}}}}
|{{IL|Dutiful Orphan}}
|{{Item Effects|Dutiful Orphan}}
|
|-
|{{IL|Bat with Attitude}}
|{{TableList|{{IL|A Confession of Impropriety|Appearance=Impropriety}}|{{IL|A Confession of Violence|Appearance=Violence}}}}
|{{IL|Utterly Livid Bat}}
|{{Item Effects|Utterly Livid Bat|bis_strict=text|bis_shared=text}}
|
|-
|{{IL|Bengal Tigress}}
|{{TableList|{{IL|A Confession of Curiosity|Appearance=Curiosity}}|{{IL|A Confession of Pride|Appearance=Pride}}|{{IL|A Confession of Whimsy|Appearance=Whimsy}}}}
|{{IL|Extravagantly-Titled Tigress}}
|{{Item Effects|Extravagantly-Titled Tigress|bis_strict=text|bis_shared=text}}
|
|}

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[[Category:Hallowmas|*]]