Halloween Spooktacular Quest Guide and Halloween Spirits

Get into the Halloween spirit in CastleVille!  A friendly spirit in need contacted Alistair to let him know Faugrimm has overtaken the realm of Halloween Spirits! Giovanni will be able to help transport those spirits safely to your realm with your help. Give him a hand and earn some fun rewards along the way! 

There are 2 categories of Halloween Spirit - Owl Spirits and Gargoyle Spirits.  Each of them can become one of 3 different types, when it matures.  Share each Spirit with a partner, and feed them special food to make them grow before 7 days are up.  It's very similar to tending Unicorns.

Update 10/15/2012 - Gargoyles are here!

Tips

• Start tending your sheep as often as possible.  If you don't already have the maximum number of sheep in your kingdom, buy more sheep and raise them.  You're going to need a lot of "Sheep's Horns", a new crafting ingredient that you can find by tending adult sheep.
• Stock up on Honey.  It's also a material that you'll need in large quantities.
• Aim to feed each spirit 31 Candy Corn, not just 30, for better rewards (see below).

Halloween Spirits

A Halloween Spirit has 3 growth stages or size categories.  After you feed it a certain number of Candy Corn, it will expand to the next stage.  And when you raise it all the way to maturity, it will transform into one of the 6 Epic Spirit Types.  Watch out for the time limit, however.  You have just 7 days to feed the spirit, and then it stops growing.

If you feed it 30 candy corn within the time limit, a Halloween Spirit reaches Epic stage.  It will transform into one of these special types:

• Trickster Owl * Magical Owl * Ghostly Owl
• Warrior Gargoyle * Fluffy Gargoyle * Chained Gargoyle

After the 7 day time limit expires, you'll see a light bulb appear above the spirit.  Click the spirit to enter the "Strength-o-Meter", measure its strength, and receive a reward.  There are 5 Reward Tiers, for the 5 Spirit Strength Levels that depend on how much Candy Corn the spirit has "eaten".   You'll get some rewards randomly chosen from those listed below for the spirit's strength level / Reward Tier.

Note:  the thresholds for Strength Levels are not the same as for the Growth Stages!  An Epic spirit (30 feeds) doesn't give you better rewards than a Large Spirit - unless you feed it just 1 more Candy Corn for a total of 31!

Halloween Spooktacular Quest Guide

Quest 1: Safe Hauntings!

Quest tasks

• Place Giovanni's Teleportation Machine
• Start to Teleport 2 Halloween Spirits
• Feed Spirits 1 Candy

* Please note that it is possible to have a different number for the sprites needed; it's decided by random chance.

To teleport 2 Halloween Spirits to your Kingdom, click "Show Me" which will prompt you to click on the Teleportation Machine. It will bring up the following menu: 

Choose either Owl or Gargoyle for your spirit type, and then click "Start" to begin.

Place your spirit:

You will them have a popup appear to ask your friends for help feeding the spirit :

Candy Corn Crafting Recipe:

• 1 Boo Brew (post to friends)
• 2 Sheep's Horns (find by tending adult Sheep)
• 5 Honey

Once you've crafted a Candy Corn, click on the spirit you'd like to feed it to:

Quest rewards

• 1000 Coins
• 20 XP

Alastair wonders how long it will take for the spirits to fully teleport. Giovanni states it will take one week. However, if they aren't fed at least 4 Candy Corn (to reach small strength), they will not be strong enough to have their strength measured and will be lost after the week is up.

Quest 2: Paranormal Snacktivity

Quest tasks

• Place the Foundation for the Boo Brew Boiler
• Feed 3 Adult Sheep
• Tend 5 Flowers

Quest rewards

• 1000 Coins
• 20 XP

Alistair likes the opportunity presented by freeing these spirits - the ability to study them. It will help him learn how to better help them. 

Quest 3: Ghoul School

Quest tasks

• Have 3 Book of Spirits (found by clicking the Post to Friends button in the quest window or found on the Newsfeed)
• Build the Boo Brew Boiler
• Feed the Halloween Spirits 3 Times

Items needed to build the Boo Brew Boiler: 

• 6 Book of Spirits (post to friends)
• 10 Wood Plank
• 2 Flaxseed Oil
• 3 Iron Bar

The completed Boo Brew Boiler will reward you with crafting items each time you harvest it.

Continue to feed the spirits candy corn. Once you've fed one their first four, they will then progress to the next strength (medium):

Quest rewards

• 1500 Coins
• 30 XP

Spirits love sweet treats. The more candy corn, the merrier they'll be!

Quest 4: Sweet Tooth

Quest tasks

• Start Teleporting 2 New Spirits
• Craft 7 Candy Corn
• Tend 5 Flowers

Time to start two more spirits. Following the same steps as above, click on the teleporter to "Start" two more. Remember that your friends can help you feed them to help grow them faster (and you can help your friends do the same!)

Quest rewards

• 1500 Coins
• 30 XP

Another things that the spirits like is anything macabre. If it reminds them of Halloween, it works for them. Let's make them feel more welcome.

Quest 5: Everyday is Halloween

Quest tasks

• Have 3 Skeleton Hands (found by clicking the Post to Friends button in the quest window or found on the Newsfeed)
• Upgrade the Boo Brew Boiler
• Feed Halloween Spirits 5 Times

Boo Brew Boiler Upgrade Construction Materials

• 7 Rusty Pipe (post to friends)
• 10 Stone Block
• 2 Caramel
• 4 Steel Bar

After feeding your spirit 5 more times, you will reach the next strength level (large). Note that they get hungrier and hungrier as they grow!

Quest rewards

• 2500 Coins
• 50 XP

Faugrimm has tracked the spirits down, saying you put them right where he wanted them! He hates that the spirits turn "creepy" into "fun" - not his style. 

Quest 6: Spirits and Gloom

Quest tasks

• Banish 3 Gloom Thieves
• Craft 9 Candy Corn
• Have 2 Medium Strength Halloween Spirits

Quest rewards

• 2500 Coins
• 50 XP

Faugrimm admits defeat, for now. Let's hurry up and build up those spirits so they will be out of harm's way for good!

Quest 7: Spirits of Every Size

Quest tasks

• Finish Upgrading the Boo Brew Boiler
• Measure Strength of 2 Halloween Spirits
• Start Teleporting 2 New Halloween Spirits

Boo Brew Boiler Upgrade Requirements

• 1 Hourglass
• 3 Hammers
• 2 Popcorn Balls
• 5 Bronze Bars

To measure the strength of your spirits, you must wait one week from the time you brought them to your kingdom. You will then be able to see how much they've grown (and that will determine your reward!)

Start teleporting 2 new spirits to your kingdom by selecting "Show Me". Click the teleportation machine as you did before and place two more in your kingdoom.

Quest rewards

• 3250 Coins
• 65 XP
• 1 Beamont the Spooky Tree

After completing the strength above (large), your spirit will reach epic strength. At this point you can continue to feed them to earn better rewards after the week is up or leave them as is. This is the last strength, however, they will not grow any bigger than they are at this point.

Below is an example of the screen you will see after a week's time has passed and you are ready to measure the strength of your halloween spirits:

You can continue to teleport more spirits. Each one helped is another one safe from Faugrimm. There are many out there, and they are grateful for all you've done to assist the spirit world thus far!