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[[File:Christmas 2015 badge.gif]] Christmas 2015
''This year, we've created something extra special for everyone: An entire interactive adventure. Play through 12 different storylines (one per day), decide whether you want to be naughty or nice. If you play through all twelve, you'll get a special badge--though there'll be no other rewards for daily participation, so don't feel pressured to take time away from your real holidays. Don't forget to breed all of your past Holiday Dragons. Breeding starts now (00:00 on 12/19) and continues for exactly seven days, ending at 00:00 on 12/26. Past holiday dragons will continue to have no limit, so grab as many as you can find. Restrictions on keeping multiple eggs from a single pair continue to apply. Last (but not least) a new Holiday Dragon will be released at 00:00 on 12/25. It will drop for exactly three days, ending at 00:00 on 12/28.''

General Event Artist Credits
Organizer(s): Marrionetta

Valkemarian Tales Contributors: Birdzgoboom, Odeen

Event Banner: Unknown

Scroll Badge: Unknown

Event Icon: Unknown

New Christmas Dragon
Fact:
 * Will be released at 00:00 on 12/25, dropping for exactly three days (ending at 00:00 on 12/28).

Rumour:
 * To be added.

Additional Information
To be added here.

Holiday Breeding
Previous Christmas dragons can now be bred! Breeding starts at 00:00 on 12/19, and continues for exactly seven days, ending at 00:00 on 12/26. Past holiday dragons will continue to have no limit, so grab as many as you can find. Restrictions on keeping multiple eggs from a single pair continue to apply. Go to the Abandoned Page to catch some of the former holiday eggs. The breeding period will span dates yet to be specified.


 * Abandoned Page on DC

Special Note: All bred Mistletoe Dragons can be influenced from now on.

Valkemarian Tales
Controls:
 * W/A/S/D: Move (Alternate: Arrow keys/ Arrow buttons on left side of game screen for phone users)
 * Space: Activate (Alternate: Enter/ Blue button on right side of screen)
 * Escape: Back (Alternate: Backspace, Tab/ Green button on right side of screen)

Transcripts
Day One Show/Hide "... !"

"..."

"Hey sleepyhead, wake up! What's your favorite color? It's important!"

Choose: 'Blue', 'Green' or 'Red' 

"Ah right, . Just what I thought."

PERL: "Are you ready to go pick out Holiday trees together? I've been looking forward to this!"

"Come on!"

Character steps outside, is lead away to the right

PERL: "... Oh!"

"You don't have an axe, do you?"

"..."

"That's not good! Let's go to the general store and get you one!"

Character is lead off to the general store

Once inside the store, player has the option to speak with Perl again

PERL: "Go talk to Joe. I bet he's got just what we need."

Player has the option to speak with Joe

JOE: "Looking for something specific?"

Choose: 'Axe', 'Children Nuggets', 'Ham', 'Cone of Meat', 'Mushroom Poppers', 'Cancel' 

"You received: "

Option to speak to Perl again

PERL: "You got the axe? Come on, let's go!"

Leave the shop, Perl takes you to a new area east

PERL: "So..."

"I may or may not have come here earlier and scouted out some cute trees for us."

"Well, anyway, come see!"

Lead forward a bit

PERL: "Check them out!"

Should player attempt to leave pen

PERL: "Hey wait, where are you going?"

Inspect left tree ''"This tree is slightly shorter and fatter than the other tree." Inspect right tree ''"This tree is slightly taller and thinner than the other tree."

Speak with Perl again PERL: "They're so dreamy! But... how should we decide who gets which tree?"

Choose: 'I'll pick first (Naughty)' or 'You should pick (Nice)' 

(Nice option)

PERL: "That's so sweet! Thank you!"

She chops left tree down

PERL: "Your turn!"

You chop down the right tree

PERL: "This is so exciting! Meet me back at your house so we can decorate your tree!"

(Naughty option)

PERL: "Oh, ok. Go ahead."

Player chops down any tree

PERL: "Awww... I kind of had my heart set on that one. Oh well, it's just a tree, right?"

Perl chops down the remaining tree

PERL: "This is so exciting! Meet me back at your house so we can decorate your tree!"

Player returns to house

PERL: "It's so beautiful!"

"I had so much fun with you today. I'm going to get you the perfect holiday gift for the big party; I can't wait until you see what it is. I've put so much thought into picking it out!"

"I'm going to go finish decorating my tree now. Bye!"

Day complete!

Should the player interact with their Holiday tree after completion, the following scenarios may occur depending on their previous choice: *watering sound effect*

Nice Option: "You water the tree. It is looking particularly healthy today."

Naughty Option: "You water the tree. It seems a bit droopy today."

Day Two Show/Hide PERL: "Oh good, you're awake!"

"You remembered to water your tree, right?"

Choose: 'No' or 'You have to water it?' 

PERL: "You should water your tree every day to keep it green and happy!"

"Why don't you do it now?"

Player waters the tree; 2 different outcomes possible depending on choices made in Day 1. *watering sound effect*

Nice Option: "You water the tree. It is looking particularly healthy today."

Naughty Option: "You water the tree. It seems a bit droopy today."

PERL: "There you go! It's lookin- inglooking [sic] happier already. Anyway, I need to start preparing for the big party now. Have fun!"

Perl leaves the house.

PERL: "Eeeek!"

Player exits, and is lead to the town center where a Gilded Bloodscale Dragon awaits.

PERL: "He seems upset. You should go talk to him!"

''Perl leaves. Player has the option to speak with the dragon.''

RONIN: "Oh, this is terrible!"

RENO: "One of our cats, Buffy, escaped from the den and went missing. Normally she would just come home again in a couple of days, but-"

RONIN: "There's a storm coming! If we don't find her before it hits, she could freeze to death!"

RENO: "We think she's gotten lost somewhere in this village. Please say you'll help us find her!"

3 new animals have been added to the Town Center

2 new cats are now added to East Nulhora

3 new cats are now added to North Nulhora

Selecting any animal while having no animal in the inventory will issue the following prompt: "A small fuzzy animal whizzes past. Grab it?" Choose: 'Yes' or 'No' 

Selecting any animal while having an animal already in the inventory will issue the following prompt: "A small fuzzy animal whizzes past, but your hands are already full."

If the player brings the opossum to the dragon, the following message is given: RENO: "I... I don't even think that is a cat."

If the player brings any cat except the correct one to the dragon, the following message is given: RENO: "That looks nothing like our Buffy."

RONIN: "She's gone forever, isn't she?"

If the player brings the correct cat, the story continues as follows: "The cat seems to recognise the dragon, but she's awfully cute. What do you want to do?" Choose: 'Keep the cat and lie' or 'Return the cat' 

Returning Option:

RONIN: "That's my Buffy! You saved her!"

RENO: "You have our gratitude. Buffy has always been RONIN's favorite, and I couldn't bear to see him upset."

RONIN: "We won't forget this, tiny human."

Keeping Option:

RENO: "You couldn't find her?"

RONIN: "*weeps loudly*"

RENO: "Maybe she'll find someplace warm to ride out the storm. You never know."

RONIN: "..."

Day complete!

Day Three Show/Hide Player exits home; it's snowing hard outside.

ANSEL: "...!"

"Hey, wait!"

Ansel approaches the player.

ANSEL: "You're , right? I'm the new courier, Ansel."

"I was supposed to deliver a few things to the Mining Outpost west of town, but all this wind and snow have made that bridge awfully unstead- and I'm terrified of heights!"

"The post office is swamped with mail for the holidays and now I'm behind schedule, too!"

"If you could just take these to Foreman Jude out at the Mining Outpost, I'd be beyond grateful."

"Really, you'll help? Thanks, you're a lifesaver!"

Player received: Cask of Oil

Player received: Bag of Beans

Player received: Quark the Magelight Pygmy

ANSEL: "Oh, I almost forgot. Postmaster Hand says that Quark the magelight is a handful. Try to keep him from damaging the goods, okay?"

"Thanks again, and happy holidays!"

Ansel leaves.

Player heads west and attempts to cross the bridge.

"You probably shouldn't carry all this over at once, or you'll slip."

Player lays down the two items as well as the Magelight Pygmy.

"Interact with something to pick it up. Carry the items across one at a time."

If the player attempts to cross having taken none of the items: "Quark might try to eat all of the beans while you're gone." If the player attempt to cross with the Bag of Beans: "Quark might accidentally set the oil alight while you're gone." If the player attempt to cross with the Cask of Oil: "Quark might try to eat all of the beans while you're gone."

Puzzle is solved by: Crossing Quark first, taking one of the other items across, bringing Quark back to other side, take across the other item then return for Quark.

Upon completion, a special sound is played and the player collects up all the items before heading into the Mining Outpost.

JUDE: "Wonderful! You brought the supplies I ordered. Thanks for coming out in all this snow; I expected the shipment to be delayed."

(JUDE takes: Bag of Beans, Cask of Oil)

JUDE: "I need to put these away. If you could watch this little imp for a moment, I'll be right back."

If the player attempts to leave the Outpost: "You shouldn't leave Quark alone. Maybe take a look around the room while you wait?"

Player has the option to activate the trinket on the counter.

Smashing sound effect plays, and the trinket is now smashed on the floor.

"... Ooops! What was once a pretty trinket of some sorts is now mere rubble."

JUDE: "What in tarnation was that?"

"What happened?"

Choose: 'Quark knocked it over' or 'I dropped it'

Player Dropped Option:

JUDE: "Ah, well, thanks for being honest. I never liked that old thing anyway. You did me a favor!"

"And thanks for delivering my supplies in this weather. My crew will definitely appreciate the extra provisions."

Quark Dropped Option:

JUDE: "Oh? That's a crying shame. My father got that back when he first established this mining outfit..."

"Ah well... thanks again for delivering my supplies in this weather."

Day complete!

Day Four Show/Hide "...?"

A person walks by the player and their house.

Player walks up to the town square and has the option to speak with the person, who is circling around the town square.

LIUD: "Not now, kid. Yesterday's snowstorm knocked down a fence at my ranch and all my reindeer escaped! If they find their way into town I'll get fined again- and what if a dragon gets 'em, eh?"

"Why am I tellin' you, anyhow? Kids these days only care about themselves."

"Wait. Ye mean ye'll actually help? That's a shock."

"I bet they got spooked and ran up the mountain pass north of my ranch, but all that fresh snow set off an avalance up there earlier and I'm worried they might've gotten hurt."

"I'd go meself but, well, my arm... Eh, forget it. Just take the road west out of town and then head north, past my ranch. Here..."

Player received: Reindeer Treats

LIUD: "If y'do manage to find them, they'd follow you anywhere for a taste of one those. Luck be with ye."

''Liud continues circling in the town square- he can then be found in front of his ranch when the player heads west. If spoken to, the following message is given:'' LIUD: "Luck be with ye."

''The player approaches an ice skating puzzle. The rocks can be used to stop the player from skating around, and used in the right combination(s) can get the player to the path on the left.''

Player is required to take the following steps: Up, right, down, left, up, right, down, left, up, left.

''Player comes up to a large pile of snow blocking their path. Activating it will cause the following:'' "You dig your way through the snowdrift."

*digging sound effect*

Player must then navigate a labyrinth on the right to reach the other side.

When activating a reindeer, the following message is given: "The reindeer smell their favourite treat and begin to follow you."

This will cause the other 3 reindeer to teleport to the player and follow them.

Digging through the last snowdrift pile at the end of the path will cause the following: "You found a Golden Pocketwatch buried in the snow!"

Reaching the bottom of all the ledges will cause the following: "What would you like to do with the reindeer?

Choose: 'Set loose in town' or 'Lead back to ranch' 

Lead Back Option

Player walks back to the ranch with the reindeer following.

LIUD: "Well I'll be... ye found 'em! This means a lot. My wife, she... well, they were always her pride and joy..."

"..."

"Ahem. Anyway. Thanks for bringing them back in one piece."

Set Loose Option

''Player walks to the east with the reindeer following. The player stands and turns to look in all different directions as reindeer run loose in the town center.''

"Day complete!"

General Interactions
North-west Passage Show/Hide
 * Person on the Western path; dressed in green
 * "Sigh, I wonder how long these are going to take to clean up..."


 * Log blocking path further North
 * "This log must've fallen over from the wind."


 * Person on the Western path; dressed in orange
 * "Wow, the wind must have been really strong to knock these over!"


 * Further up North, a sign to the left of the frozen waterfall
 * "Bittercreek Pass"

West Nulhora Show/Hide
 * Reindeer Ranch; sign outside
 * "Liud's Reindeer Ranch"


 * Person standing next to Reindeer Ranch; dressed in gray
 * "These miniature reindeer are so cute!"


 * Person standing next to Reindeer Ranch; dressed in purple
 * "I heard that Liud the reindeer herder hasn't enjoyed the holidays ever since his wife passed away around this time of year."


 * Path further North; sign
 * "Warning: Dangerous Trail Ahead"


 * Person standing at the path further North; dressed in green
 * "Sorry, we need to clear up the debris before anyone can travel through."


 * Log blocking path further North
 * "This log must've fallen over from the wind."


 * Sign next to bridge
 * "Mining Outpost"


 * Person south of the bridge; dressed in green
 * "That bridge is a little rickety..."

EAST: "Town Square" WEST: "Mining Encampment"
 * Signpost on the path North
 * NORTH: "Northwest Passage"


 * Path heading further North; Hilde can be spoken to (Day 4 and onwards)
 * HILDE: "Whew! Tha' path woz a doozey to clear! Right-o!"

North Nulhora Show/Hide
 * South-east couple; dressed in brown
 * "Oh do you smell that? Baker Ned has something delicious in the oven!"


 * South-east couple; dressed in blue
 * "Ned sure has a way with flowers, too. What a picture of grace!"


 * Person to the North; dressed in brown
 * "This wind is insane, being able to knock over trees like this."


 * Person to the North; dressed in gray
 * "We need to clear the fallen trees before anyone can go through."


 * Person next to the frozen pond East of Galys' Farm; dressed in brown
 * "I love it when the pond freezes over. Ice skating is my favorite."


 * Sign outside the Bakery
 * "Ned's Bakery"


 * Sack of flour near the door
 * "The secret is in the flour!"


 * Ned's Bakery; option to speak with Ned
 * NED: "It's raining dead birds. Oh, sorry. Would you like a pie?"


 * Tailor's house; sign outside
 * "Robyn's Couture"


 * Inside Tailor's store; option to speak with Robin
 * ROBIN: "I pride myself on the finest stitches!"


 * Knitting Pillow Dragon; Tailor's backyard


 * Java's house; pie on the table
 * "Patridge pear pudding pie! Just like mom used to make."


 * Java's house; option to speak with Java
 * JAVA: "My kid keeps me young. He's been down since his gandpa passed. Vala is a good boy."


 * House to the far North-east
 * "This door is locked."


 * Hilde's house; sign outside
 * "Hilde's House"


 * Galys' house; tree
 * "Wow, she has presents from all five of her kids. Galys must be a good mom."


 * Galys' house; present on the table
 * "This package is addressed to Liud."

WEST: "Galys' Farm" EAST: "Tailor, East Nulhora" SOUTH: "Baker, Town Square"
 * Signpost at the crossroads
 * NORTH: "Mountain Route"


 * Sign to the Northern path
 * "Northern Forests Ahead"


 * Log blocking path further North
 * "This log must've fallen over from the wind."


 * Snowman to the North-west
 * "Looks like I got ahead of myself"

East Nulhora Show/Hide
 * Snowman
 * "(I was told carrot noses were out of style.)"


 * Flower patch sign
 * "Stay off flowers!"


 * Inside Rita's house; Christmas tree
 * "How drab. Who doesn't decorate a holiday tree?"


 * Inside Rita's house- bear mat
 * "This bear looks almost as cranky as Rita."


 * Sign outside large pen
 * "Holiday Tree Farm"


 * Snowman outside large pen
 * "(It's a little cold out here!)"


 * Inside Mayor Milo's house; Christmas tree
 * "Aww, so cheery."


 * Inside Alana's house; fireplace
 * "The red one rattles a bit when you kick it."


 * Inside Alana's house; Christmas tree
 * "A lot of love and care went into decking out this festive tree."


 * House next door to Alana's
 * "This door is locked."


 * Person outside to the far North-east
 * "Hum, hum... Sorry, I'll get these out of the way soon."


 * Log blocking path further East
 * "This log must've fallen over from the wind."


 * House next door to Alana's
 * "This door is locked."


 * Signpost at the crossroads
 * "NORTH: North Nulhora" "EAST: Flower Field" "WEST: Town Square"

Nulhora Town Center Show/Hide
 * Person to the South-east; dressed in brown
 * "Poor Romeo. He hasn't been quite the same since the breakup."


 * Person to the South; dressed in green
 * "The wing has been toppling trees at night. Makes getting around a little tricky."


 * Person to the West; dressed in gray
 * "Man, the wind even blew down trees in the center of town!"


 * Person to the North-west; dressed in green
 * "Feeling peckish? Shopkeeper Joe makes some mighty tasty snacks."


 * Person in Town Center; dressed in blue
 * "The air is so fresh! What perfect holiday weather."


 * Person in Town Center; dressed in orange
 * "Thank goodness this winter isn't as bad as the storm last year! Teehee."

EAST: "Tree Farm, Mayor's House" WEST: "Reindeer Ranch, Mining Outpost"
 * Town Center signpost
 * NORTH: "Bakery, Tailor, Farm"


 * Fallen logs
 * "This log must've fallen over from the wind."

East: "East Nulhora" West: "West Nulhora" South: "South Nulhora"''
 * Signposts at roads going North, East, South and West
 * ''North: "North Nulhora"

Nice Option: "You water the tree. It is looking particularly healthy today." Naughty Option: "You water the tree. It seems a bit droopy today."
 * Inside Player's house; watering Christmas tree (message differs depending on choices made during day 1's events)
 * *watering sound effect*


 * House to the East; pie on the table
 * "Did he bake this pie himself?"


 * House to the East; wall stockings
 * "Three stockings all for one person. Well... okay."


 * House to the East; tree
 * "... This is a pretty big tree."


 * Romeo's house; tree
 * "How festive."


 * House next door to Perl's
 * "This door is locked."


 * Post Office; hanging sign outside
 * "Post Office"


 * Post Office; sack to the left
 * "So many holiday letters... it's a wonder that Ansel can deliver them all!"


 * Post Office; sacks next to counter
 * "Sacks of holiday greetings and good wishes for the new year. Looks like Postmaster Hand and CourrierCourier [sic] Ansel will be busy."


 * Post Office; sacks inside counter area
 * "More holiday cards! How sweet!"


 * Post Office; tree
 * "Looks like Ansel brought his holiday spirit to work with him..."


 * Post Office; speak with Hand
 * HAND: "The cold is getting hard on these old bones of mine. Thank goodness for Ansel."

ODIN: "Mrrrow!"
 * Joe's General Store; cat
 * *cat mewling sound effect*


 * Joe's General Store; orb on the counter
 * "This doesn't look like it belongs here."


 * Joe's General Store; gnome:
 * "A rare collectible garden gnome."


 * White cat that occasionally wanders through the Town Center
 * *cat mewling sound effect*

On the path to North Nulhora (from Day 2 and onwards)
 * HILDE: "Whew! That's one log out of the way!"

Trivia

 * Walking over ice patches had caused the player to slow down. Since Day 2, walking over ice turns the walk into a speedy slide. The direction of sliding remains constant until the player is stopped by a shore or another obstacle.
 * After a lot of users reported being able to bypass collision barriers or teleport outside of barriers, Day 2 brought a reset feature that allows users who get stuck to reset the chapter and free themselves.
 * If the player chose to keep the cat in Day 2, they can find the cat staying in their house- it can be interacted with where it will play a cat mewling sound clip.
 * If the player chose to keep the cat on Day 2, they would not have been shown the standing sprite of the Gilded Bloodscale.
 * Should the player find themselves up on a small ledge, they can jump down from it as opposed to finding the path back out again.
 * The tailor's shop sign indicates that the character's name is "Robyn" but speaking with the tailor will show their name as "Robin". It has since been confirmed that the latter spelling is the correct one.
 * The tailor is actually standing on the counter, rather than behind it.
 * When Day 4 events were first released, the ice skating puzzle could be avoided via following a thin ledge to the left and then skating upwards. This was promptly fixed with the addition of a large boulder.
 * The Gilded Bloodscale that appears in Day 2's events is the same one featured in Snow Warning's Bonus Chapter 11.
 * After speaking to Romeo on Day 5, opening the inventory displayed a glitch where all items (including future ones) appeared stacked on the side of the screen. They could not be highlighted to see their names however.