{"id":444,"date":"2022-10-20T20:24:53","date_gmt":"2022-10-20T20:24:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/heathenworkshop.com\/goca\/2022\/10\/20\/halloween-returns-to-the-realms\/"},"modified":"2022-10-20T20:24:53","modified_gmt":"2022-10-20T20:24:53","slug":"halloween-returns-to-the-realms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/heathenworkshop.com\/goca\/2022\/10\/20\/halloween-returns-to-the-realms\/","title":{"rendered":"Halloween Returns To the Realms!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden\">\n<div class=\"field-items\">\n<div class=\"field-item even\">It&#8217;s time for the Pumpkin moon to rise again! Haunted cities, candy and costumes, pumpkin patches in the Frontiers, and the return of the Mournful King instance await you!<\/p>\n<p>Festivities begin today, <span style=\"color:#b22222\"><strong>October 20th<\/strong><\/span> and will conclude on <span style=\"color:#b22222\"><strong>Wednesday, November 2nd<\/strong><\/span>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"rtecenter\">\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"\/sites\/daoc\/files\/images\/images\/PumpkinMoon_2012_2.png\" style=\"text-align: center;width: 564px;height: 468px\" \/><\/div>\n<p><!--break--><br \/>\n<strong>Pumpkin Patch rewards<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n\t\tDefeat the hallowed ghost, mummy, night bat, walking dead, or gooey slime at the pumpkin patches for a rare chance to get Trick or Treat or Keep-Chest potions!<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\tThese rewards drop without needing to be on any quest!<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\tTrick or Treat potions can be used on your realm-mates to give them randomized costumes!<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThese potions will be usable in RvR for the three days surrounding and including Halloween!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\n<strong>Haunt or Be Haunted<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n\t\tJohn Tobin in Cotswold, Foa Muldisson in Mularn, and Nera in Mag Mell have studies to conduct.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\tBe rewarded handsomely with gold, realm points, and the Wings of Haunting cosmetic effect! What lengths will you go to get your hands on a free pair of the wings!?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tNOTE: This quest can be completed again this year but characters who already have the wings will not get another pair.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\tCompleted [Halloween] Haunt or Be Haunted quests that are not turned in by November 2nd will be forcibly removed!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\n<strong>Event Shop<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n\t\tPumpkin Head pre-set patterns, new spooky Consignment Merchant costumes, and the Wings of Haunting cosmetic spell effect are now for sale for mithril at your realm&#8217;s capital city&#8217;s Event Shop!<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\tVisit the Event Shop soon because it disappears on November 2nd!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"rtecenter\">\n\t<strong><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"\/sites\/daoc\/files\/images\/images\/pumpkin%20head%20and%20haunting%20wings.jpg\" style=\"width: 500px;height: 281px;border-width: 5px;border-style: solid\" \/><\/strong><\/div>\n<p>\n<strong>A Ghostly Harvest quest<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n\t\tThe Ghostly Harvest Quest offers players level 45 and up a dangerous adventure in the frontiers. Speak with John Tobin on the Cotswold Bridge, Foa Muldisson outside the Jordheim North Gates, or Nera by the road in Mag Mell to begin the quest. (Note: Players who completed this quest last year will now be offered it again.)<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\tTreat sellers have been spotted selling sugary confections inside Meath, Erikstaad, and Caerwent.<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\tThe consignment merchants would like to show you their Halloween spirit! Pick up the merchant and place it back down on your house porch and he will change into a Halloween outfit for you!<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\tBe aware adventurers! Ghosts haunt the streets of your capital cities as the pumpkin moon rises! Ghosts have also been spotted in Mag Mell, Aegirhamn, and Campacorentin Station.<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\tThe horses you once rode have joined the spirit realm. (This affects stable and merchant horses only &#8211; not player controlled horses.)<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\tSomething strange has happened to all of the puppies.<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\tThe pumpkins have been carved into jack o&#8217; lanterns!<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\tA trio of crazy old women have been spotted selling costume potions inside Camelot, Jordheim, and Tir na Nog.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\tThe costume potions last 15 minutes each and come in a variety of flavors.<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\tThe costume potions work best if you remove your helm and armor.<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\tYou cannot digest another costume potion if you are transformed into any of the monster forms.<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\tThe costume potions&#8217; magics are short-lived and the potions will be useless after the festivities end so don&#8217;t horde them.<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\tSome of the costume potions allow you to take the form of the enemy, so don&#8217;t be scared if you see some in your capital city or housing zones, it&#8217;s just your realm mates playing dress up!<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\tThe costumes and potions only work while you are in the capital cities or housing zones. You cannot use them outside of these zones and if you leave the zone while in costume, you will lose the effect.<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\tAs always, the days before, during, and after Halloween these potions can be used in RvR (With exception to pixies and ghosts potions, which are not usable in the frontiers ever)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\tNOTE: Players will need to logout and re-run the patcher in order to see the pumpkin moon, loot bags, and pumpkin patches<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\n<strong>A Hallowed Lost Quest<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n\t\tLevel 50 players should visit the ghostly queen, Lenore, in each realm&#8217;s capital city to receive the quest &#8216;A Hallowed Lost&#8217; so long as they haven&#8217;t already completed it.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\tVisit the pumpkin patches in the frontier to find the buttertoe candy pieces Lenore needs.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tOnly the pumpkin patches in Ellan Vannin, Pennine Mountains, Jamtland Mountains, and Breifine drop the five buttertoe candy pieces she needs.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tYou&#8217;ll want to get this year&#8217;s Ghostly Harvest quest to help guide you to the pumpkin patches!<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDefeat the hallowed ghost, mummy, night bat, walking dead, or gooey slime at the pumpkin patches to get the candy pieces.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tButtertoe candy pieces no longer drop unless the player has the &#8216;A Hallowed Lost&#8217; quest and hasn&#8217;t completed it yet.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDifferent patches have different candy pieces available.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\tEarn a new friend for your efforts!<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\tPlease note that this quest is only able to be completed once per character, including characters that completed it in previous years.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"rtecenter\">\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"\/sites\/daoc\/files\/images\/images\/Mournful%20King.jpg\" style=\"width: 500px;height: 281px;border-width: 5px;border-style: solid\" \/><br \/>\n\t&nbsp;<\/div>\n<p><strong>Mournful King Event<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n\t\tThe instance dungeon, the Castle of the Mournful King, awaits those willing to brave its powerful ruler&#8217;s fury!<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\tLevel 50 players should speak with Lenore to teleport to the instance.<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\tThis instance is meant to be extremely challenging and is therefore entirely optional and not required to complete the new quest.<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\tRewards include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tRe-skinned hallowed weapons and armor<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tNevermore&#8217;s Broken Bone<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHallowed Effusion of Comprehension potion<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tOtherworldly helms<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tDoppelganger and other rare mythirians<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tSupremacy, celerity, omni-healing, or omni-regen potions<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tA Scroll of Recall<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong><span style=\"color:#b22222\">Hallowed Elixir of Omni-Regen &#8211; new!<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong><span style=\"color:#b22222\">Hallowed Draught of Celerity &#8211; new!<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong><span style=\"color:#b22222\">Hallowed Empowering Elixir &#8211; new!<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n\t\tThe Castle of the Mournful King instance now uses the Loot Chest system:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\tThe Mournful King and Nevermore monsters no longer drop rewards directly other than the king&#8217;s remains.<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\tThe Mournful King now spawns the Mournful King&#8217;s Loot Chest in the center of the Hallowed Ruins when defeated.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThis chest will despawn after 20 seconds, so be sure to grab your loot quickly!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\tCharacters can interact with the chest and receive 1 guaranteed reward per day but can still participate in the instance as many times as desired.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThere is a greater than 50% chance to receive a re-skinned hallowed armor or weapon each day!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n\t\tLenore can be found in the following locations within the capital cities:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\tCamelot: The Church of Albion<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\tJordheim: The Temple of the Aesir<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\tTir na Nog: Alainn Cuir&#8217;s courtyard<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Source: The Herald<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s time for the Pumpkin moon to rise again! Haunted cities, candy and costumes, pumpkin patches in the Frontiers, and the return of the Mournful King instance await you! Festivities begin today, October 20th and will conclude on Wednesday, November 2nd. Pumpkin Patch rewards Defeat the hallowed ghost, mummy, night bat, walking dead, or gooey&hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link-p\"><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/heathenworkshop.com\/goca\/2022\/10\/20\/halloween-returns-to-the-realms\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"false","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-444","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-the-herald-news","xfolkentry","clearfix"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/heathenworkshop.com\/goca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/444","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/heathenworkshop.com\/goca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/heathenworkshop.com\/goca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/heathenworkshop.com\/goca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/heathenworkshop.com\/goca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=444"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/heathenworkshop.com\/goca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/444\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/heathenworkshop.com\/goca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=444"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/heathenworkshop.com\/goca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=444"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/heathenworkshop.com\/goca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=444"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}