Even in a city where many citizens dress up in costumes to do battle with mystical threats on a daily basis, Halloween is a special time of year. While Paragon City’s Halloween holiday was dampened last year by renewed hostilities from the Rogue Isles, this year’s October events look to be even more promising than before, with record numbers of citizens all over the city ready to welcome trick-or-treaters of all ages.

However, a dark shadow has fallen over the festivities. Word has spread from the shadowed land of Croatoa that strange things are headed south to spoil the holiday with their own evil celebrations. With the location of the Malleus Mundi still a mystery following its disappearance last year, it’s feared that new creatures might appear on the city streets. There have already been rumors that the Unseelie court may be sending fiends to paragon City to join the vampires and werewolves that stalk the night on All Hallows Eve. Now there have even been sightings of the fearsome giant Jack-in-Irons striding south to join the Pumpkin King.

To combat this dark tide, Croatoa’s Ravenwing Cabal has offered to help by encouraging heroes not only to fight these dangers, but also to enjoy the holiday. Heroes are encouraged to look for Ravenwing Cabal member Annah in Croatoa to learn more once the Halloween festivities begin. There are rumors that a rogue member of the Cabal called “Granny Beldam” has plans to offer the same encouragements to villains from somewhere in the Nerva Archipelago. It remains to be seen how the villains of the Rogue Isles will react, despite Lord Recluse’s orders for mandatory Halloween cheer among the populace.