Sunday, October 18, 2015

Hallow's End '15

Much like the Brewfest guide, this Holiday has been around since forever and I've never managed to get around to having enough free time available to write out a whole guide for the event. I've done a post-event guide for it before, but never one for the entire event. That changes this year! Especially since the last guide was when mounts and pets were not account-wide, and when my rogue was still a dude. So.. Yeah.

PREPARE YOURSELVES, THE BELLS HAVE TOLLED!
SHELTER YOUR WEAK, YOUR YOUNG AND YOUR OLD!
EACH OF YOU SHALL PAY THE FINAL SUM.
CRY FOR MERCY, THE RECKONING HAS COME!

This in-game Holiday starts well in advance of the Holiday it is based on, but ends around the time that the real-deal takes place. This year Hallow's End runs from October 18th through November 1st. If the name itself doesn't give it away, this particular Holiday is based off of Halloween, or Samhain, or All Saint's Day, etc, etc. Hallow's End is all about collecting candy, putting out fires, and beating up a man with no head. Repeatedly. All for the purpose of collecting Tricky Treat, which is the main currency for this Holiday. There are also tons of changes this year, so I have a lot to tell you!

As with many of the other Holidays represented on Azeroth, Hallow's End has its own holiday boss; The Headless Horseman. As with all of the other holiday bosses, you are required to be at the level cap to be able to access the boss encounter. (You used to be able to cheat the system on this one and run it as a super low level, this has been corrected. Sorry lowbies!) I will include all of the ins-and-outs of this encounter once we hit that particular section of the guide, but as always, we're starting off with the available quests and dailies!

As with all Holidays, your friendly everyday Commoners located in all capital cities will offer you just the right bread crumb quest to get you to where you need to go to get things rolling.

Back at Stormwind and Undercity, there are small festival centers set up outside the main gates of these two capitals. This is where the rest of your dailies are going to be picked up so you can continue to gather the ever-necessary Tricky Treat.

There is a single-time quest that can still be completed for an additional 10 Tricky Treat. It involves traveling to multiple capital cities to get a particular piece of candy from the innkeepers at each town. We'll start with the Alliance quest first
  • Hallow's End Treats for Jesper!: Jesper can't go trick-or-treating ever since Deathwing's attack back during the Cataclysm, but he does still want some candy. He'll even trade you the candy he has for a particular set of candy from the the capital city innkeepers. His candy is better.. For you anyway.
  • Hallow's End Treats for Spoops!: Spoops isn't allowed to trick-or-treat because the Matron won't let him, but he's got a sweet tooth that can only be satisfied with certain candy from other capital cities. He's got some candy already, and he'll even trade you less for more if you can end his sweet tooth cravings.

New to this year's questing is a set of dailies that offer up a new currency called Spooky Supplies. This currency is used for a new vendor in your garrison that lets you decorate your garrison accordingly. Izzy Hollyfizzle showed up during Brewfest to present her decorative selection, but there were no decorations available at the time for Brewfest. She comes to us now during Hallow's End with the real deal. All of these quests take place on the Isle of Shadows in Shadowmoon Valley. Keep an eye out for the Coin of Many Faces Toy, as it can drop off of any Bonefleet crew member.

There's one more quest line that needs to be done for Hallow's End before you can embark on your mission across the worlds for Candy Buckets and Tricky Treats. It's going to be a little tricky.. A little creepy.. But the reward is definitely a.. Crate. As always, Alliance first.
  • A Friend in NeedCandace Fenlow is worried about a friend of hers who normally enjoys Hallow's End. Head over to the Broken Tusk in Orgrimmar to check in on Edgar GoodwinThis is just a breadcrumb quest, it can be easily skipped, but since you're talking to Candace about dailies anyways, why not pick it up?
  • Missing Heirlooms: Edgar is waiting on his belongings to arrive, but the the courier he hired decided to take the goblin ship instead of the zeppelin, now he has no idea where his things are. Seek out the Hired Courier to find out what's going on.
  • Fencing the Goods: You find a dead courier and no sign of any belongings. Follow the mysterious trail of spiders to Auctioneer Drezmit in the Valley of Strength.
  • Shopping AroundAuctioneer Drezmit, who is slightly less shady than most goblins, sends you to the Droffers and Son Salvage in the Drag district. Speak with Delian Sunshade there to learn more.
  • Taking PrecautionsDelian Sunshade doesn't care if Edgar Goodwin is the real owner of this crate, and wants you to help him recover it instead. Help him create his special concoction by gathering two (2) Strange Dust from a friendly Enchanter or the Enchanting supply shop, five (5) Crystal Vial from the Alchemy supply shop, and five (5) Blood Nettle from the Valley of Wisdom. Bottoms up.
  • The Collector's Agent: We know who wants the crate, that loony Archmage Xylem that lives in Azshara. Head to the courtyard of the Ruins of Lordaeron to stop his servant Sanath Lim-yo from making a deal with the thief over the Stolen Crate.
  • What Now?: With the Recovered Crate in hand, you now get to decide if you want to turn it in to Edgar Goodwin at the Broken Tusk in the Valley of Strength or Delian Sunshade at the Wyvern's Tail in the valley of Honor. Either way, Edgar turns into a spider and immediately dies, but the crate is now yours!
  • The Creepy Crate: It's taken a liking to you.

Every four hours there is a small event that takes place at the Wickerman, with a ten minute announcement prior to the event taking place. Genn Greymane makes an appearance to watch the burning of the Wickerman outside of Stormwind and celebrates the resilience of the Worgen. If you are there to witness this event, you receive Greymane's Resolve if you are level 80+ or Greymane's Resolve if you are level 1-79. The same happens on the Horde side, where Lady Sylvanas Windrunner shows up to watch the burning of the Wickerman outside of Undercity and declares it to be a sign of the strength of the Forsaken. If you are there to witness this decree, you receive Decree of the Dark Lady if you are level 80+ or Decree of the Dark Lady if you are level 1-79. Both of these buffs last for an hour and will persist through death.

Alright, with all of the questing out of the way, it's time to take down the main baddie of this event. There is some more to do even after beating him, but it's definitely something that needs to be done every single day to make sure you get every chance you can at The Horseman's Reins if you don't already have it. Before you we go any further, please note that you need to be level 100 to access this boss. You'll have to queue up using the Dungeon Finder tool, since going to the Scarlet Monastery will take you to the standard instance and you will not encounter the Headless Horseman.

To initiate the fight, you have to interact with the Pumpkin Shrine near the end of the pathway through the cemetery. Whoever is the one that interacts with the Shrine first is going to be the one that begins the fight with aggro from the boss. Make sure you can handle the pain, or you're the tank, otherwise back away.
  1. Rise From Your Grave (Phase 1): Tanks should immediately Taunt if they don't already have aggro from being the one to initiate the fight through the Pumpkin Shrine. You're only dealing with the boss throughout the first phase.
    • Headless Horseman
      • Basic Melee - Standard attack on whoever has the highest aggro.
      • Horseman's Cleave - Standard boss tanking procedure activated! Face him away from the group if you're the tank, get behind him if you're melee, don't be near his front if you're ranged or healing.
      • Summon Flaming Heads - Summons a set of Flaming Heads that explode when they make contact.
    • Head of the Horseman - After the body has been dropped to 1%, the head comes flying off as an additional target. Focus this target down. It does no attacks, but it constantly is on the move.
    • Headless Headless Horseman
      • Horseman's Whirl - Labeled a whirlwind, but more like a Bladestorm. He activates this skill once his head has been knocked off. He will continue to spin until his head has been damaged 30% or he heals back to full.
  2. Got My Head Back! (Phase 2): When you hit (or pass) the 60% health mark on the Head of the Horseman, it flies back to the body and he begins his assault on whoever had the highest threat before his head flew off.
  3. Hah! Mine Again! (Phase 3): When you hit (or pass) the 30% health point on the Head of the Horseman, it returns to the body again and we begin the final split-phase of the fight.
      • Pulsing Pumpkin - Four of these will be tossed our during the course of the first half of Phase 3. After a few seconds, they are going to sprout into Pumpkin Fiends. If you have poor DPS, you might get multiple waves of these spawned.
        • Squash Soul - If one of the pumpkins land on a player, they are inflicted with this disease for 20 minutes.
        • Pumpkin Fiend - If they can be corralled by the tank, they are mostly harmless. More of a nuisance during the fight than a real mechanic.
  4. Loot-Filled Pumpkin - Only available on your first kill per day.
  5. Headless Horseman (Loot Phase)

Now that you've slain the Headless Horseman, it's time for the real challenge of this event. Candy Buckets. You need to go trick-or-treating and boy is it going to be a doozy. You have a chance of being tricked, which nets you a debuff, or treated, which awards you a Handful of Treats. If you haven't yet picked up your flying for Draenor, no worries, as no new Candy Buckets were added to Draenor for this holiday. You're going to be going to every other continent though. If I make time during the Holiday, I will update these maps to show the differences between the Alliance paths and the Horde paths on each continent. If not, we will see updated routes and separate maps for next year.

EASTERN KINGDOMS
[ALLIANCE]
Eastern Plaguelands: Light's Hope Chapel (76, 52)
Western Plaguelands: Chillwind Camp (43, 84)
The Hinterlands: Aerie Peak (14, 45)
The Hinterlands: Stormfeather Outpost (66, 44)
Arathi Highlands: Refuge Point (40, 49)
Wetlands: Menethil Harbor (11, 61)
Wetlands: Swiftgear Station (26, 26)
Wetlands: Greenwarden's Grove (58, 39)
Twilight Highlands: Thundermar (47, 30)
Twilight Highlands: Victor's Point (44, 57)
Twilight Highlands: Firebeard's Patrol (60, 58)
Twilight Highlands: Highbank (76, 79)
Loch Modan: Farstrider Lounge (83, 64)
Loch Modan: Thelsamar (36, 49)
Badlands: Fuselight (66, 36)
Badlands: Dragon's Mouth (21, 56)
Searing Gorge: Iron Summit (36, 66)
Dun Morogh: Kharanos (55, 51)
Ironforge: The Commons (19, 51)
Stormwind: Trade District (61, 75)
Kelp'thar Forest: Deepmist Grotto (64, 60)
Shimmering Expanse: Silver Tide Hollow (49, 42)
Shimmering Expanse: Tranquil Wash (50, 57)
Abyssal Depths: Darkbreak Cove (55, 72)
Elwynn Forest: Goldshire (44, 66)
Westfall: Sentinel Hill (53, 54)
Duskwood: Darkshire (74, 44)
Redridge Mountains: Lakeshire (27, 42)
Swamp of Sorrows: The Harborage (29, 32)
Swamp of Sorrows: Bogpaddle (72, 14)
Blasted Lands: Nethergarde Keep (61, 14) Speak with Zidormi to go Time Travelling.
Blasted Lands: Surwich (44, 88) Speak with Zidormi to go Time Travelling.
Northern Stranglethorn: Fort Livingston (53, 67)
The Cape of Stranglethorn: Booty Bay (41, 74)

[HORDE]
Silvermoon City: Silvermoon City Inn (79, 58)
Silvermoon City: Wayfarer's Rest (68, 73)
Eversong Woods: Falconwing Square (48, 48)
Eversong Woods: Fairbreeze Village (44, 71)
Ghostlands: Tranquillien (49, 32)
Eastern Plaguelands: Light's Hope Chapel (76, 52)
Western Plaguelands: Andorhal (48, 64)
Tirisfal Glades: The Bulwark (83, 72)
Tirisfal Glades: Brill (61, 51)
Undercity: Trade Quarter (68, 38)
Silverpine Forest: Forsaken Rear Guard (44, 20)
Silverpine Forest: The Sepulcher (46, 43)
Hillsbrad Foothills: Tarren Mill (58, 47)
Hillsbrad Foothills: Eastpoint Tower (60, 64)
The Hinterlands: Hiri'watha Research Station (32, 58)
The Hinterlands: Raventusk Village (78, 52)
Arathi Highlands: Hammerfall (69, 33)
Twilight Highlands: The Krazzworks (75, 17)
Twilight Highlands: Bloodgulch (53, 43)
Twilight Highlands: Dragonmaw Port (75, 55)
Twilight Highlands: Crushblow (45, 77)
Badlands: Fuselight (66, 36)
Badlands: New Kargath (18, 43)
Searing Gorge: Iron Summit (36, 66)
Kelp'thar Forest: Deepmist Grotto (64, 60)
Shimmering Expanse: Silver Tide Hollow (49, 42)
Shimmering Expanse: Legion's Rest (51, 62)
Abyssal Depths: Tenebrous Cavern (51, 61)
Swamp of Sorrows: Bogpaddle (72, 14)
Swamp of Sorrows: Stonard (47, 57)
Blasted Lands: Dreadmaul Hold (41, 11) Speak with Zidormi to go Time Travelling.
Northern Stranglethorn: Grom'gol Base Camp (37, 52)
The Cape of Stranglethorn: Hardwrench Hideaway (35, 27)
The Cape of Stranglethorn: Booty Bay (41, 74)

DEEPHOLM
Deepholm: Temple of Earth (49, 51)

KALIMDOR
[ALLIANCE]
Northern Barrens: Ratchet (67, 75)
Southern Barrens: Fort Triumph (49, 67)
Southern Barrens: Northwatch Hold (66, 47)
Dustwallow Marsh: Theramore Isle (67, 45) Speak with Zidormi to go Time Travelling.
Dustwallow Marsh: Mudsprocket (42, 74)
Tanaris: Gadgetzan (53, 27)
Tanaris: Bootlegger Outpost (56, 61)
Un'Goro Crater: Marshal's Stand (55, 62)
Uldum: Ramkahen (55, 33)
Uldum: Oasis of Vir'sar (27, 7)
Silithus: Cenarion Hold (56, 37)
Feralas: Feathermoon Stronghold (46, 45)
Feralas: Dreamer's Rest (51, 18)
Desolace: Karnum's Glade (57, 50)
Southern Barrens: Honor's Stand (39, 11)
Stonetalon Mountains: Northwatch Expedition Base Camp (71, 79)
Desolace: Nijel's Point (66, 7)
Stonetalon Mountains: Farwatcher's Glen (32, 61)
Stonetalon Mountains: Windshear Hold (59, 56)
Stonetalon Mountains: Thal'darah Overlook (40, 33)
Stonetalon Mountains: Stonetalon Peak (41, 18)
Ashenvale: Astranaar (34, 49)
Mount Hyjal: Shrine of Aviana (43, 46)
Mount Hyjal: Nordrassil Inn (63, 24)
Winterspring: Everlook (60, 61)
Mount Hyjal: Grove of Aessina (19, 37)
Felwood: Talonbranch Glade (62, 27)
Felwood: Whisperwind Grove (45, 29)
Darkshore: Lor'danel (51, 19)
Darnassus: Craftmen's Terrace (62, 33)
Teldrassil: Dolanaar (55, 52)
Azuremyst Isle: The Exodar (59, 19)
Azuremyst Isle: Azure Watch (49, 49)
Bloodmyst Isle: Blood Watch (56. 49)

[HORDE]
Northern Barrens: Ratchet (67, 75)
Northern Barrens: The Crossroads (50, 58)
Northern Barrens: Grol'dom Farm (56, 40)
Durotar: Razor Hill (52, 42)
Northern Barrens: Nozzlepot's Outpost (63, 17)
Orgrimmar: Valley of Strength (54, 79)
Azshara: Bilgewater Harbor (57, 50)
Winterspring: Everlook (60, 61)
Mount Hyjal: Nordrassil Inn (63, 24)
Mount Hyjal: Shrine of Aviana (43, 46)
Mount Hyjal: Grove of Aessina (19, 37)
Felwood: Whisperwind Grove (45, 29)
Ashenvale: Zoram'gar Outpost (13, 24)
Ashenvale: Hellscream's Watch (39, 42)
Ashenvale: Silverwind Refuge (50, 67)
Ashenvale: Splintertree Post (74, 61)
Stonetalon Mountains: Krom'gar Fortress (67, 64)
Stonetalon Mountains: Sun Rock Retreat (50, 64)
Desolace: Karnum's Glade (57, 50)
Desolace: Shadowprey Village (24, 68)
Feralas: Camp Ataya (41, 16)
Feralas: Stonemaul Hold (52, 48)
Feralas: Camp Mojache (75, 45)
Silithus: Cenarion Hold (56, 37)
Uldum: Oasis of Vir'sar (27, 7)
Uldum: Ramkahen (55, 33)
Un'Goro Crater: Marshal's Stand (55, 62)
Tanaris: Bootlegger Outpost (56, 61)
Tanaris: Gadgetzan (53, 27)
Dustwallow Marsh: Mudsprocket (42, 74)
Dustwallow Marsh: Brackenwall Village (37, 32)
Southern Barrens: Desolation Hold (41, 69)
Southern Barrens: Hunter's Hill (39, 20)
Thunder Bluff: Lower Rise (46, 65)
Mulgore: Bloodhoof Village (47, 60)

OUTLAND
[ALLIANCE]
Hellfire Peninsula: Honor Hold (54, 64)
Hellfire Peninsula: Temple of Telhamat (23, 36)
Zangarmarsh: Cenarion Refuge (79, 63)
Zangarmarsh: Telredor (67, 50)
Blade's Edge Mountains: Toshley's Station (61, 68)
Blade's Edge Mountains: Evergrove (63, 38)
Netherstorm: Area 52 (32, 65)
Netherstorm: Stormspire (43, 36)
Blade's Edge Mountains: Sylvanaar (36, 64)
Zangarmarsh: Orebor Harborage (42, 26)
Nagrand: Telaar (54, 76)
Shattrath City: Aldor Rise (28, 49) OR Scryer's Tier (56, 52)
Terokkar Forest: Allerian Stronghold (57, 53)
Shadowmoon Valley: Wildhammer Stronghold (37, 58)
Shadowmoon Valley: Altar of Sha'tar (61, 28) OR Sanctum of the Stars (56, 60)


[HORDE]
Hellfire Peninsula: Thrallmar (57, 36)
Hellfire Peninsula: Falcon Watch (27, 60)
Zangarmarsh: Cenarion Refuge (79, 63)
Blade's Edge Mountains: Mok'Nathal Village (76, 60)
Netherstorm: Area 52 (32, 65)
Netherstorm: Stormspire (43, 36)
Blade's Edge Mountains: Evergrove (63, 38)
Blade's Edge Mountains: Thunderlord Stronghold (53, 56)
Zangarmarsh: Zabra'jin (31, 51)
Nagrand: Garadar (57, 35)
Shattrath City: Aldor Rise (28, 49) OR Scryer's Tier (56, 52)
Terokkar Forest: Stonebreaker Hold (49, 45)
Shadowmoon Valley: Shadowmoon Village (30, 28)
Shadowmoon Valley: Altar of Sha'tar (61, 28) OR Sanctum of the Stars (56, 60)

NORTHREND
[ALLIANCE]
Borean Tundra: Valiance Keep (59, 68)
Borean Tundra: Unu'pe (78, 49)
Borean Tundra: Fizzcrank Airstrip (57, 19)
Sholazar Basin: Nesingwary Base Camp (27, 59)
Dragonblight: Stars' Rest (29, 56)
Dragonblight: Moa'ki Harbor (48, 75)
Dragonblight: Wyrmrest Temple (60, 53)
Dragonblight: Wintergarde Keep (78, 51)
Grizzly Hills: Amberpine Lodge (32, 60)
Howling Fjord: Westguard Keep (31, 41)
Howling Fjord: Kamagua (25, 60)
Howling Fjord: Valgarde (58, 63)
Howling Fjord: Fort Wildervar (60, 16)
Grizzly Hills: Westfall Brigade (60, 26)
Zul'Drak: Zim'Torga (59, 57)
Zul'Drak: The Argent Stand (41, 66)
Storm Peaks: K3 (41, 86)
Dalaran: Silver Enclave (42, 63)
Dalaran: The Legerdemain Lounge (48, 41)
Dalaran: The Underbelly (38, 45)
Storm Peaks: Frosthold (29, 74)
Storm Peaks: Boldercrag's Refuge (31, 37)

[HORDE]
Borean Tundra: Warsong Hold (42, 54)
Borean Tundra: Unu'pe (78, 49)
Borean Tundra: Taunka'le Village (77, 37)
Borean Tundra: Bor'gorok Outpost (50, 10)
Sholazar Basin: Nesingwary Base Camp (27, 59)
Dragonblight: Agmar's Hammer (38, 46)
Dragonblight: Moa'ki Harbor (48, 75)
Dragonblight: Wyrmrest Temple (60, 53)
Dragonblight: Venomspite (77, 63)
Grizzly Hills: Conquest Hold (21, 65)
Howling Fjord: Camp Winterhoof (49, 11)
Howling Fjord: Kamagua (25, 60)
Howling Fjord: New Agamand (52, 66)
Howling Fjord: Vengeance Landing (79, 31)
Grizzly Hills: Camp Onegwah (65, 47)
Zul'Drak: Zim'Torga (59, 57)
Zul'Drak: The Argent Stand (41, 66)
Storm Peaks: K3 (41, 86)
Dalaran: Sunreaver's Sanctuary (67, 30)
Dalaran: The Legerdemain Lounge (48, 41)
Dalaran: The Underbelly (38, 45)
Storm Peaks: Grom'arsh Crash Site (37, 50)
Storm Peaks: Boldercrag's Refuge (31, 37)
Storm Peaks: Camp Tunka'lo (68, 51)

PANDARIA
[ALLIANCE]
The Jade Forest: Paw'don Village (45, 84)
The Jade Forest: Pearlfin Village (60, 83)
The Jade Forest: Jade Temple Grounds (55, 63)
The Jade Forest: Dawn's Blossom (46, 44)
The Jade Forest: Greenstone Village (48, 35)
The Jade Forest: Sri-La Village (56, 24)
The Jade Forest: Tian Monastery (42, 23)
Kun-Lai Summit: The Grummle Bazaar (64, 61)
Kun-Lai Summit: One Keg (57, 60)
Kun-Lai Summit: Zouchin Village (62, 29)
Kun-Lai Summit: Westwind Rest (54, 83) Finish unlocking the town for the Candy Bucket.
Kun-Lai Summit: Binan Village (73, 92)
The Veiled Star: Tavern in the Mists (55, 72)
Vale of Eternal Blossoms: Shrine of the Seven Stars (87, 69)
Vale of Eternal Blossoms: Mistfall Village (35, 78)
Townlong Steppes: Longying Outpost (71, 58)
Dread Wastes: Klaxxi'vess (56, 32)
Dread Wastes: Soggy's Gamble (55, 71)
Valley of the Four Winds: Stoneplow (20, 56)
Valley of the Four Winds: Pang's Stead (84, 20)
Krasarang Wilds: Zhu's Watch (76, 7)
Krasarang Wilds: Marista (51, 77)

[HORDE]
The Jade Forest: Honeydew Village (28, 13)
The Jade Forest: Tian Monastery (42, 23)
The Jade Forest: Sri-La Village (56, 24)
The Jade Forest: Greenstone Village (48, 35)
The Jade Forest: Dawn's Blossom (46, 44)
The Jade Forest: Jade Temple Grounds (55, 63)
The Jade Forest: Grookin Hill (28, 47)
The Veiled Star: Tavern in the Mists (55, 72)
Vale of Eternal Blossoms: Shrine of Two Moons (62, 16)
Kun-Lai Summit: Binan Village (73, 92)
Kun-Lai Summit: Eastwind Rest (63, 81) Finish unlocking the town for the Candy Bucket.
Kun-Lai Summit: The Grummle Bazaar (64, 61)
Kun-Lai Summit: One Keg (57, 60)
Kun-Lai Summit: Zouchin Village (62, 29)
Townlong Steppes: Longying Outpost (71, 58)
Vale of Eternal Blossoms: Mistfall Village (35, 78)
Dread Wastes: Klaxxi'vess (56, 32)
Dread Wastes: Soggy's Gamble (55, 71)
Krasarang Wilds: Dawnchaser Retreat (28, 61)
Krasarang Wilds: Marista (51, 77)
Krasarang Wilds: Thunder Cleft (61, 25)
Krasarang Wilds: Zhu's Watch (76, 7)
Valley of the Four Winds: Pang's Stead (84, 20)
Valley of the Four Winds: Stoneplow (20, 56)

Before you head back to Stormwind or Undercity to start throwing your stockpiled Tricky Treat at the children vendors who are holding your new Toys, Pets, and Cosmetics hostage.. Take a quick trip back to your Garrison. Head to the cemetery of your base to find Pepe dressed up as a little Scarecrow, where he gives you A Tiny Scarecrow Costume. Pretty easy for a Holiday achievement..

Stocked your bags full of candies, have ya? Well, that's good, because we're chock full of random items for you to spend your hard earned Tricky Treat on. Since I haven't written an actual guide for this Holiday, but have done a single follow-up, everything is technically going to be NEW. We're just going to stick with what came out this year as labeled NEW though. Just to keep things simple.

Dorothy/Chub <Candy & Toy Vendor>

Stymie/Darla <Wand Vendor>

Spanky/Farina <Mask Vendor>

Izzy Hollyfizzle <Events Coordinator>

Are you feeling a little sick from all of that candy you just spent (or consumed, god forbid)? I think it's about time to set all of that aside and start working toward the final apple in the bobbing barrel.

Completing all of the achievements listed below will net you the meta achievement: Hallowed Be Thy Name

    And now for the special bit at the end that needs to be added to appease the pet battlers among you.

    Wednesday, October 7, 2015

    Post-Brewfest '15

    I had this guide done early, it was even posted on the opening day of the event. I was prepared to knock all of the new stuff out, get that new pet and those new Toys to stack up in my Collections tab, but it all went down hill for me after I got enough Brewfest Prize Token to unlock one of the Toys. I never came back to it. That's what happens when you get your hands on a new game that's very time consuming. (Hello, Rust.)

    Paragon the Warrior: Brewmaster of '09. Obtained the Brewfest Banner.
    Railene the Paladin: Brewmaster of '09.
    Xardion the Death Knight: Brewmaster of '10.
    Laviana the Mage: Brewmaster of '11.
    Arcia the Druid: Brewmaster of '10.
    Sollexi the Rogue: Brewmaster of '11.

    Ferenan the Monk: Unofficial Brewmaster of '09. No progress made on any achievements. 100% possibility of completion in '16.

    Shaman: Unofficial Brewmaster of '09. No progress made on any achievements. 75-80% possibility of completion in '16.

    Hunter: Unofficial Brewmaster of '09. No progress made on any achievements. 25-50% possibility of completion in '16.

    Warrior: Unofficial Brewmaster of '09. No progress made on any achievements. 85-90% possibility of completion in '16.

    Warlock: Unofficial Brewmaster of '09. No progress made on any achievements. 100% possibility of completion in '16.

    Warrior II: Unofficial Brewmaster of '09. No progress made on any achievements. 0% possibility of completion in '16.

    Paladin: Unofficial Brewmaster of '09. No progress made on any achievements. 0% possibility of completion in '16.

    Horde Paladin: Unofficial Brewmaster of '09. No progress made on any achievements. 75-80% possibility of completion in '16.

    Horde Warrior: Unofficial Brewmaster of '09. No progress made on any achievements. 75-80% possibility of completion in '16.

    Thursday, October 1, 2015

    Harvest Festival '15

    Here's another holiday that I've never actually written about in the many years that I've (barely) been running this blog. The Harvest Festival! This holiday was originally the anniversary of the US stress test in 2004. It was not implemented for 2005, but it returned in 2006 as the in-game representation of Canada's Thanksgiving, the Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival, or the Korean Chuseok. The 2015 Harvest Festival falls between September 21st through the 28th.

    Unique to the Harvest Festival is the exclusion of any achievements. There is no other in-game holiday event that has no achievements. Even the holidays that are a day, or two days, long have achievements associated with them.

    The Harvest Festival only has a single quest to do, for either faction.
    1. Honoring A Hero: Speak to Wagner Hammerstrike outside of the gates of Ironforge. The point of this quest is to head north to the Western Plaguelands and place Uther's Tribute (different for each race) at Uther's Tomb, west of Chillwind Camp. The immediate quest reward is For the Light!. This item is not soulbound, so it can be traded among your alts, to the Horde side, or even traded on the Auction House.
    1. Honoring A Hero: Speak to Javnir Nashak outside of the gates of Orgrimmar. The point of this quest is to head north into Ashenvale and place Grom's Tribute (different for each race) at the Monument to Grom Hellscream, inside Demonfall Canyon. The immediate quest reward is The Horde's Hellscream. This item is not soulbound, so it can be traded among your alts, to the Alliance side, or even traded on the Auction House.
        • Bounty of the Harvest: This reward will come in the mail a few days following your completion of the quest. This item conjures up 4 Harvest Bread on a 12 hour cooldown. I have yet to find an exact time frame for its delivery, but I will continue to look and update with that information.
        • Alongside the book, you also have a choice of 3x of one of the following items. These are purely cosmetic and are NOT Toys. So use them wisely.
        • -NEW- Anxious Spiritshard: Gives your character a ghostly, neon green appearance.
        • -NEW- Forlorn Spiritshard: Gives your character a ghostly, neon purple appearance.
        • -NEW- Peaceful Spiritshard: Gives your character a ghostly, neon blue appearance.
        • -NEW- Vengeful Spiritshard: Gives your character a ghostly, neon red appearance.
      With that simple quest out of the way, the only other things to keep your interest in this holiday comes from the multiple banquet tables laid out in front of both Ironforge and Orgrimmar. These tables have four different items on them that the player has the opportunity to react with to gain consumables; Harvest BoarHarvest FishHarvest Fruit, and Harvest Nectar.
      1. The boar yields Harvest Boar.
      2. The fish-platter yields Harvest Fish.
      3. The fruit bowl yields Harvest Fruit.
      4. The mug yields Harvest Nectar.
      Once you've collected your mass amounts of good and paid your tributes to your faction's hero, there's only one thing left to do. Buy fireworks! Wagner and Javnir are your vendors, and their prices are susceptible to faction discounts.
      Since there are no bosses, mounts, pets, or achievements to be had from the Harvest Festival, that's the end of this guide. Hope you have fun and enjoy your time stuffing your face on all of the bounties of the harvest. Also, there will be no follow-up to this holiday like there normally is, as I have nothing to follow-up on. Do you REALLY want to know whether I went out and collected a book a bunch of times and got a cornucopia on a bunch of toons? Come on now, be serious.

      I apologize for how poorly done this particular guide ended up. I wrote it back in 2013, but never posted it and didn't do any real revisions to it this year. Plus, it being published late, doesn't help the situation. Next year, I promise (and hold me to this), I will type up a completely new version of this guide to go with the holiday. Even if nothing changes. Again.