Competition: Herald's Halloween

Intro

The Shroud Syndicate has assembled a task force to investigate several sites across Nancora where scavenger crews have vanished, fled in terror, or returned speaking of curses and other impossible phenomena. As eerie tales begin to spread and the nights grow longer, the Syndicate sees the premise of opportunity that lies beneath the superstitions. Individuals have been dispatched to investigate and to brave whatever lurks within, to recover relics, technology, valuables— or anything else worth stealing.

The primary site of this haunting is that of an abandoned mining settlement in Nancora’s Badlands, known as Vandor’s Claim, that was evacuated during the planet’s devastation and never resettled. Most of its structures remain standing, along with old speeders, mining equipment, and personal belongings left behind by the former inhabitants. Strangely, a neglected pumpkin grove on the outskirts of town has begun to grow again, its vines spreading through cracked streets and abandoned lots despite the surrounding wasteland. Scavengers report that old power systems sometimes activate without warning, and fragmented holorecordings occasionally begin playing throughout Vandor’s Claim. More troubling are reports of humanoid figures appearing in windows and streets, before vanishing when approached. Syndicate intelligence believes a secure industrial vault or buried storage facility of relics may exist somewhere hidden within the abandoned settlement.

Summary

Welcome back to Nancora.

Earlier this year, the Shroud Syndicate called for aid to further their goals in inhabiting this once abandoned planet. Now they’re once again calling for help. Something spooky in the air is stirring…

Details

This is a Herald-Hosted event. All the competitions are graphics related, but we have prepared a variety of difficulties with hopes of having a competition available for everyone.

All participants will receive a spooky day accessory to place on their dossier.

This event will go on throughout the month of October offering double Clusters of Graphite!

Scoring and Placements

Overall scoring will be done through points. The score will be calculated based on top placements overall in each competition. Ties will be broken by the number of competitions entered, broken further by the number of higher placements.

1st place: 4 points

2nd place: 3 points

3rd place: 2 points

All other participants: 1 point

All entries will be graded using the Graphics Grading Rubric