Halfast was a planet colonized sometime during the Eighth Era.

HyperSilence established it as a new home for Hallowers displaced for years after Dragonhollow winked out of existence at the end of the Seventh Era.

History

Advent

After Dragonhollow was consumed by the arrival of Nyx—the long foretold Eternal Night—the surviving Hollowers spread across the stars and settled on other planets.

With the sting of Retrohollow's failure faded from recent memory, the former Archpriest of Eris HyperSilence created a colony on the distant world of Halfast, having grown nostalgic for the simpler times of yore when he would roam with, live alongside, and occasionally kill his friends and foes.

Using the faster-than-light communications network Discord, he broadcast an open invitation for all Dragonhollow refugees to accompany him in building a new home. The planet was so remote that only those he personally reached out to could find it.

Emergence

HyperSilence's summons was heard far and wide and he was soon joined by a number of fellow expatriates.

Zen broke ground on the river town of Koan, providing an XP farm, fishing hut, and graveyard for the community. Alec settled there and built a hobbit hole. Not far downriver, Sharkberries and Boo built Iolanthe, home to fisher folk.

Jrod defeated the ender dragon Nightfyre.

An unknown thief stole many of Zen's personal belongings, leading Hyper to greatly extend the time taken for claim deeds to expire. At the same time, he made a survival kit available to all residents.

Despite Hyper's reminder that it was never intended to be a direct continuation, many veterans considered Halfast to be the spiritual successor to Dragonhollow. Others such as Wiz and Gabault were disappointed that person-to-person combat was prohibited.

During this period Halfast struggled to find its own identity and emerge from the long shadow cast by Dragonhollow, ultimately awaiting a time when the world became more comfortable with the balance between past and present.

Rise

Sharkberries began an ambitious effort to renew interest in Halfast and grow the community, beginning with word-of-mouth efforts via Discord and the construction of the Camillia city-state, which would eventually became the planetary capital.

Inspired by his efforts, HyperSilence made it possible for anyone in the universe to reach Halfast and launched a promotional campaign designed to convince newcomers to visit the planet. He collaborated with Shark in the creation of the Biodome, a new entrance point featuring parkours and random teleportation into the wilderness.

Ranks were reestablished and perks were added for citizens and veterans. Rules governing combat between residents were changed to be less restrictive in order to appeal to a wider audience without compromising the agency of those wishing to abstain.

HyperSilence chose Jinx, Zen, Sleekit, Tox, and Sharkberries to serve in his new ruling hierarchy as Arbiters of Halfast, charged with upholding the values of Halfast and issuing punishments when necessary.

To ease the struggle of his residents, Hyper introduced a number of quality-of-life improvements including the GPS, variable lighting, and a Bee Breeding Kit.

To encourage and regulate single combat between residents, a number of dueling arenas were built beneath the Biodome.

Jrod and the Scylfings were the planet's primary threats, murdering newcomers and veterans alike, until the return of Greywatch offered refuge and the promise of resistance against deadly banditry. This led to the inception of Eternal Chaos, an alliance of convenience between former foes Alec and Jrod. The rivalry between the two organizations came to dominate the landscape of the Eighth Era.

By popular demand and in collaboration with the magician Lilac, HyperSilence reinstated the Survivor event by hosting Halfast Survivor, pitting his residents against the elements and each other in a battle over who could survive the longest. Alec was the first victor, claiming Phantom Armor that made him unseen to monsters he encountered in the wild.

On 8E:333, warriors gathered to do battle against a fierce ender dragon and each other in the first WeekEnd event with Eternal Chaos securing the lion's share of the loot.

Points of Interest

Picture	Place	Architect	Notes
	Biodome	Sharkberries, HyperSilence	Entrance point for Halfast
	Camillia	Sharkberries	The capital of Halfast
	Halfast Graveyard	Zen	A residential cemetary
	Iolanthe	Boo, Sharkberries	A fisher folk village
	Hobbit Hole	Alec	A hillside habitat
	Delightful Décor	Nico	An interior design shop
	An Ode To My Cock	Retro	A fully erected phallic monument
	Greywatch Hold	Greywatch	The castle town around Castle Skywatch
	MFZ	Zerg	An industrial nexus
	Koan	Zen	A river town
	Silo	Retro	A cylindrical underground residence
	Seudoble Accomodations	Seudo	A beachside dacha
	Arctic Air	Sharkberries	An airship to the tundra
	Hallowshean	Sleekit	A chain of floating islands
	Amaranthine	Immortal	A forest cottage
	PEE UR PANTS	Bruhklyn	just do it
	Windbreaker	Tox	A hot-air balloon
	Altēc	Alec	An undersea temple
	Reivers Rest	Sleekit	A tower house of the Overkingdom
	Vastala	Many	An oasis village in the deep desert
	Toadstool Thicket	Nico	A cozy mushroom house in the forest
	North Island	Eternal Chaos	A floating island
	Co-Op Castle	Panda, Tohbeh, Jinx	A mountain fortress
	Morningthaw	FlyingPokemon	A snow-covered city-state
	Castle Skywatch	Lex	Headquarters for Greywatch
	Gentleman Pigman	Getz	A well-dressed gold farm
	Jungle Jaunt	Sharkberries	An airship to the jungle
	Myrkviðr	Scylfings	A lake town
	THE CUBE	Jinx	A giant stone cube
	SHOP!	Pwn	An automated gear store
	The Basmati Province	Boiled Rice	The ringed nexus of the Rice Empire
	Celestricon	Starsgream	An mountain manufactory
	Tox's Cabin	Tox	The teleporting home of Tox
	Zombie Corner	Azureila	what are you doing in my swamp
	Tree of Eternity	Jrod	gee i'm a tree
	Eternal Flame	Eternal Chaos	A thing
	Ludicrous Lanes	Absurd	A modernist neighborhood

Residents

	HyperSilence	(Heirarch)
	Zen	(Arbiter)
	Sharkberries	(Arbiter)
	Jinx	(Arbiter)
	Sleekit	(Arbiter)
	Tox	(Arbiter)
	Alec
	Tohbeh
	Jack Firebane
	Dolphin
	Elite
	Panda
	Acey
	Wiz
	Boo
	Gabault
	Jrod
	Zerg
	MaccaMan
	Bagger
	Terry
	FlyingPokemon
	King
	Mudkip
	Spidermonkey
	Immortal
	Starsgream
	Dap
	Benedict
	Blindlady
	Absurd
	Strylan
	Lex
	Rolo
	Nico
	Pwn
	Ultrazido
	Tribal
	Pyroviking
	Waffles
	Boiled Rice
	Retro
	Pi
	Spud
	Azureila
	MTL

Behind the Scenes

The following is out-of-universe information about the real world Half-Assed.

Half-Assed was a Minecraft server created by HyperSilence on July 10th, 2019. Though previously whitelisted, it was made public on October 18th, 2019.

The server was officially rebranded as Halfast on February 17, 2020.