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'''The Tale of Woe''' was a [[plot]] set in the [[Haunted Woods]] that began on 2 October 2006, and concluded on 20 November 2006. It introduced the town of [[Neovia]], whose residents were transformed into monsters when they discovered a potion that promised their hearts desires. | '''The Tale of Woe''' was a [[plot]] set in the [[Haunted Woods]] that began on 2 October 2006, and concluded on 20 November 2006. It introduced the town of [[Neovia]], whose residents were transformed into monsters when they discovered a potion that promised their hearts desires. | ||
It starred [[Gilly]] of [[The Castle of Eliv Thade]] fame, and [[Sophie]] who had previously featured in the ''[[Neopets: The Darkest Faerie]]'' video game. It introduced [[Bruno]] and the mysterious [[wikipedia:Snake oil|Hissi oil salesman]] [[Mr. Krawley]], who taught the Neovians to be satisfied with what they had. | It starred [[Gilly]] of [[The Castle of Eliv Thade]] fame, and [[Sophie]] who had previously featured in the ''[[Neopets: The Darkest Faerie]]'' video game. It introduced [[Bruno]] and the mysterious [[wikipedia:Snake oil|Hissi oil salesman]] [[Mr. Krawley]], who taught the Neovians to be satisfied with what they had. In participating in this plot, players took on the roles of the lead characters and helped them surmount the obstacles they face in the story. | ||
The plot used the [[wikipedia:Frame story|framing device]] that it was a tale being told to the player by a mysterious [[Pink]] [[Elephante]] they met at the gypsy camp - who in fact is Mr. Krawley in disguise. Nested within this story, the Pink Elephante appears again to tell Gilly about the history of Neovia. | The plot used the [[wikipedia:Frame story|framing device]] that it was a tale being told to the player by a mysterious [[Pink]] [[Elephante]] they met at the gypsy camp - who in fact is Mr. Krawley in disguise. Nested within this story, the Pink Elephante appears again to tell Gilly about the history of Neovia. | ||
==Synopsis== | |||
A mysterious stranger, [[Mr. Krawley]], visited the town of [[Neovia]] with a potion that promised to fulfil anyone's heart's desire - but it transformed the townsfolk into twisted, monstrous versions of their desire for their greed. Desperate to save themselves, they made a deal with the [[Spirit of Slumber]], who 'cured' them of the potion by making the entire town into ghosts that only appeared once a year on [[Halloween]]. | |||
Ten years later, after hearing the story of Neovia, [[Gilly]] accidentally reunited the only two survivors, brother and sister [[Bruno]] and [[Sophie]] and together they find a way to summon the Spirit and undo his spell. The Neovians were restored to life, but were still the monsters the potion made of them. Thanks to the surprising assistance of Mr. Krawley himself, Gilly and Sophie were able to devise the potion's antidote. | |||
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Somewhere in the Haunted Woods was a quiet town called Neovia. A [[Gelert]] named [[Bruno]] lived there, who was was besotted by [[Lily]], a local [[Pink]] [[Aisha]]. Bruno wasn't strong enough or charming enough to win Lily's affections from her boyfriend [[Oscar]], and thought that he would always be lonely. | Somewhere in the Haunted Woods was a quiet town called Neovia. A [[Gelert]] named [[Bruno]] lived there, who was was besotted by [[Lily]], a local [[Pink]] [[Aisha]]. Bruno wasn't strong enough or charming enough to win Lily's affections from her boyfriend [[Oscar]], and thought that he would always be lonely. | ||
One day, he met a stranger to the town, a [[Krawk]] with bright gold eyes. He offered to sell Bruno a potion that would | One day, he met a stranger to the town, a [[Krawk]] with bright gold eyes. He offered to sell Bruno a potion, Hissi oil, that would fulfil all his desires. Overnight, the potion made Bruno stronger and more confident. | ||
Bruno wasn't the only Neovian to be offered the potion. His father, Edmund, found it made his business a success again and his debts disappear, and his younger brother Reginald found the potion made him smarter. They encouraged their friends and neighbours to try [[Mr. Krawley]]'s potion, and all their wishes - from being taller, or more beautiful, or younger - began to be answered. Only the innocent, like Bruno's sister [[Sophie]], who wanted for nothing, didn't drink the potion. | Bruno wasn't the only Neovian to be offered the potion. His father, Edmund, found it made his business a success again and his debts disappear, and his younger brother Reginald found the potion made him smarter. They encouraged their friends and neighbours to try [[Mr. Krawley]]'s potion, and all their wishes - from being taller, or more beautiful, or younger - began to be answered. Only the innocent, like Bruno's sister [[Sophie]], who wanted for nothing, didn't drink the potion. | ||