Quietus

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**Quietus** is an intermediary season in **Harvestella**, occurring with the changing of the four main seasons. Dubbed the "season of death", these calamities pose a threat to all life, causing  crops to wither and scattering deadly dust which fills the air, preventing people from leaving their homes and walking outside.

During a particular **Quietus**, the  Protagonist, a traveler, collapses in the isolated village of  Lethe. They meet Aria, who claims to have come from the future in research of the mysterious Quietus, as she takes them on a journey to reveal the truth of the world and Quietus. The Protagonist will need to plan their farming and activities to prepare for each approaching Quietus. Initially, it only lasts one day but will persists for longer and longer each year.

Withered Crops can be harvested and serve as a slightly  Filling item. During Quietus, you will only have the continued ability to explore Bird's Eye Brae and Lethe Village, and so, while villagers will not speak with you or allow you indoors, you can still  cook,  craft, and perform limited  harvesting and fishing.

During the story, it is discovered the Quietus previously happened on Lost Gaia, which ravaged the planet and forced Aria's people to go into hibernation to await for a new home.

By the end of the game, it is revealed that Quietus is created by Gaia, who seeks to destroy humanity. After Gaia is defeated, it can be presumed that Lost Gaia is now starting to recover.

## Unique **Quietus** Content

...but there is one notable change during Quietus: The  *Old Well* south of your farm will have an eerie light emanating from it during **Quietus**, and thus offers a unique dungeon, Karenoid, for the Protagonist to explore during these otherwise limited, intermittent seasons. This dungeon has a unique structure compared to the average dungeon, and includes many powerful but familiar  monsters, including beefed-up  FEARs, as well as fishing spots.

## Gallery

### Artwork

Lethe Village during **Quietus**.Nemea Town during **Quietus**.Shatolla during **Quietus**.Holy Capital Argene during **Quietus**.
### Screenshots

Eerie light from the Old WellLow level Quietus Dungeon enemies.Mid level Quietus Dungeon enemies.High level Quietus Dungeon enemies.
## Trivia

* Quietus is not based on any particular real world season, but its purpose as a "season of death" hearkens to many similar real world phenomena of the seasons:
	+ Its occurrence between the seasons is evocative of transitional phases that causes weather to shift according to the season, and in some parts of the world generate rather unpredictable harmful, violent, and destructive weather patterns. Some examples include hurricane and typhoon season around late Summer to Fall, and reoccuring frost around mid Spring.
	+ Its winteresque depiction hearkens to the the week of Yule in classical European calendars, which was often feared as the coldest and bleakest week within Winter, and was commonly associated with death, from its coldest chill able to take the lives of the elderly, and was calculated when vegetable supplies from the fall harvest often ran low, forcing farmers to slaughter their livestock for their meat.
	+ Of some note, post holiday season and snow melt Winter has been viewed as among one of the bleakest times of the year due to barren flora and constant cloudy weather bringing about gloomy airs and atmosphere. Seasonal depression and rates of illness has also been studied to be at its highest around this time.