Gumdrop Grove
Realm: Candia
A wooded clearing and surrounding paths in the gumdrop forests on the lower slopes near Castle Candy. Because the emergency succession left no time for the usual grand multi-day setup in Sugar Square, House Rocks (with help from the other realms) raised a cohesive tent-and-pavilion festival here under the candy trees.
Colorful canvas and striped tents stand among sticky gumdrop foliage. Sugar-lanterns hang from the branches. Banners of every realm snap in the breeze. The mixed smells of caramel, pine-sugar, roasting meats, spiced fruit, and spilled beer fill the air. Mourning mixed with determined celebration. The shortened timeline is obvious — intimate, urgent, and communal rather than a traditional grand plaza festival.
Tickets (Sugar Tokens) are the only accepted currency on the grounds.
| Tickets | Cost |
|---|---|
| 1 ticket | 3 copper |
| 4 tickets | 1 silver |
| 10 tickets | 2 silver |
Master Pippin Fizzwhistle is the unmistakable Festival Master. The official festival map is available to the table (maps/gumdrop_grove.jpg).
Notable stalls & attractions
Section titled “Notable stalls & attractions”| # | Attraction |
|---|---|
| 1 | Entrance Gate / Ticket Booth |
| 2 | The Steaming Sugar Kettle — hot drinks, including exotic “Co’fee” |
| 3 | “Elven Made” Arms — decorative candy-crystal weapons |
| 4 | Sugar Mask & War-Paint Booth — edible face paints |
| 5 | “Sour the Crown” — throw sour berries into a wooden king’s tankard |
| 6 | Sugar-Glass Looking Glasses |
| 7 | Portrait in Sugar-Paint |
| 8 | The Sweet Stage — short free plays |
| 9 | Miracle Syrups & Vanishing Creams |
| 10 | Northern Pelts & Realm Hides |
| 11 | Ink, Scroll & Sugar-Ink Tent |
| 12 | Tome & Treatise Stall |
| 13 | The Bursting Gumdrop Cart — signature Candian sweets |
| 14 | Glow-Sugar Lanterns & Crystal Oil |
| 15 | Foam & Froth Pavilion — the beer tent |
| 16 | King for a Day — fake throne and a mysterious board game |
| 17 | The Open-Air Song Stage |
| 18 | The Sticky Pit / Candy Cane Arena — fighting ring |
| 19 | Rolling Gumdrop Barrel Dash |
| 20 | The Great Feast Pavilion — food from every realm |
| 21 | The Sugar-Bind Healer |
| 22 | The Stringed Sweet Theatre — puppet show |
| 23 | “Mostly Useless” Curios — used magic items |
| 24 | The Weaver of Fates — fortune teller |
| 25 | The Melting Manor — haunted house |
| 26 | Backstage (performers only) |
| 27 | Caravan Master’s Tent |
| 28 | Holding Tent |
| 29 | Levy (outhouses) |
| 30 | Horse Pen |
| 31 | Main Staging Grounds — larger contests |