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Most sages agree that the veil between the living world and the land of the dead is thinnest on Hallowe'en. Expect to see spirits and ghosts haunting the places they lived and died in life as you wander around. Haunted places show the most activity, but maybe that's because people seek out haunted places on that one specific night.
But what if Hallowe'en thinned the veils between all the planes?
We would still get ghosts, sure, but what about devils? Almond-eyed and long-fingered fey creatures? Shadowy forms intent on stealing the warmth and strength of living people? Dust devils and floating candle flames as tiny elementals escape their home planes and wander?
What makes Death so special?
For one thing, everyone understands the concept because nearly everyone has been touched by the death of someone they know, or at least know of. Even if your entire family has survived since your birth, kings and community leaders come and go. Disease runs rampant and takes the shopkeeper you bought torches from last week. Accidents snare the unwary and drag their souls out of this world and into the next one.
But just because we of the human, demi-human, and humanoid folk have the most experience with death, I find it downright rude to ignore the wide variety of other planes that touch ours. Plenty of creatures out there need to chat with the living, just like the spirits of our dearly departed. They want to know about us as much as we want to know about them. Just ask anyone with access to the plane shift spell.
So next Hallowe'en, don't just focus on Death. Entertain an elemental with a pioneering spirit. Schmooze with a shadow. Frolic with fey. Meet with Modrons. Visit a Vrock. Serenade a Solar. Gallivant with Githyanki.
Just make sure they head home before morning, or you'll be stuck with them until the veils thin again next Hallowe'en. And that could raise some eyebrows.
Socialize safely.
Part of the Promptober project for 2025.
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