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Walpurgisnacth Bonfire:

Walpurgis Night, known as Walpurgisnacht in German, is a Spring christian holiday celebrating the canonization of Saint Walpurga, praised for protecting against diseases, pests, and witchcraft - Christians commonly prayed to her for he latter, as she successfully converted an entire town to Christianity. Walpurgisnacht celebrations traditionally include a large bonfire to ward off evil spirits and witches.

Ironically, it is also believed that witches themselves celebrate Walpurgisnacht, and in German folklore in particular, they are said to dance and revel on the highest point of the Harz mountains, the Brocken. This belief was featured in both installments of Johann Goethe's Faust, in which the titular character is taken by Mephistopheles to see the celebration of witches, devils, and monsters on the Brocken.

The Brocken itself is surrounded by mystery and folklore, and is the eponymous source of Brocken spectres, optical illusions of giant shadows projected onto clouds by sunlight from the opposite direction.

In truth, bonfires were originally actually lit by witches themselves and then danced around on the Brocken, projecting their shadows onto the clouds below. Over time, their purpose on Walpurgisnacht was appropriated and warped into what it is today by the fearful Christian populous, and few records exist of their original use.

Now, this pyramid-like pile of wood resides in the Samhain Sector. Should it ever be lit, its unearthly flame will rise much higher than it should, and project even anomalously bigger shadows of reveling humanoids over its surroundings, covering the entirety of even the Warehouse's walls and roof. Proximity must be avoided as much as possible, as ghostly echoes of laughter, music, and singing can quickly entice others to dance around the raging flame, their own shadows projected onto the walls. Should they remain their long enough, they will begin to fade into shadow while their own shadow grows ever larger, until they are nothing more than a projection on a wall, celebrating for the rest of eternity.