From the shadows the Master Assassin Head Hunters have emerged, their encampments bristling with steel and grim purpose. They have no interest in glory, only results. The heads of the enemy, keeps torn from rival hands, and the downfall of the evil that stirs within these keeps. Prove yourself, step forward and accept their commands: slay your foes, sieze the strongholds, and bring down the Headless Paladin, Warrior, and Champion before this evil claims the battlefield!
Those with the thirst for battle can speak the Master Assassin Head Hunter at their encampments in their realm’s relic towns to obtain the below quests:
Dead Heads
Roam the areas of Hadrian’s Wall, Odin’s Gate, Emain Macha, and Ellan Vannin. Kill 20 enemies for their heads, 5 enemies if solo.
- This is a repeatable quest which will auto renew once completed.
- /use the heads once you have 20 collected.
- Note: once you /use a stack of 20 heads, it will use all heads in your inventory (character and saddlebags). Heads are vaultable.
- Heads will only drop in the event areas noted above.
Trophy Hunting
Complete [Head Hunting] Dead Heads twenty times to enhance your home with the heads of the enemy! These trophies can be placed individually, or within your Headhunting Shrine!
- Select one trophy reward per turn in.
- This quest can be completed 10 times.
- The Headhunting Shrine is not offered as part of these trophy quests.
Stronghold Strike
Capture the ruined keeps and slay the enemy in your way!
- This quest requires players to take Caer Benowyc, Bledmeer Faste, Dun Cruachon, and to slay 5 enemies.
- Quest reward includes a Midsummer Battlefield Potion upon first completion, and realm points with all completions.
- Note: First completion requires turn in due to Potion reward, all other completions after that are auto renew, and auto complete.
Relentless Campaign
Complete [Head Hunting] Stronghold Strike twenty times.
- Rewards a Veteran Battlefield Potion upon first completion, and realm points with all completions.
- Note: First completion requires turn in due to Potion reward, all other completions after that are auto renew, and auto complete.
Headless Battle
Slay enemies to summon and defeat the Headless Paladin, Headless Warrior, or Headless Champion.
- The deaths of Albions will spawn the Headless Paladin on the roof of Caer Benowyc
- The deaths of Midgardians will spawn the Headless Warrior on the roof of Bledmeer Faste
- The deaths of Hibernians will spawn the Headless Champion on the roof of Dun Crauchon
- Note: Solo kills will count as a double kill in the spawn counter of that realm’s Headless encounter
- A message will broadcast when each encounter starts, and is defeated.
- This quest is area credit within the region of the Crossroads, however does not reward credit when stealthed or dead passed a certain time.
Additional Notes
[Daily] For the Realm
The [Daily] For the Realm siege kill quest have been replaced with a new chain of [Realm War] quests.
- These quests will scale once completed and auto renew/complete
- You will be able to complete the original quest if currently in your journal, however it will no longer be offered
Investigate Crystals quest and the Doppelganger spawns in the ruined keeps remain for the duration of this event.
- Solo Ports to the ruined areas of Folley Lake, Trellebourg Fortress, and Moydruim Castle have been disabled for the duration of the event.
- The regions of Hadrian’s Wall, Emain Macha, Odin’s Gate, and Ellan Vannin have a 30% realm point bonus active for the event.
The Crossroads Head Hunting event will run until Tuesday, October 14th, 2025.
Source: The Herald