Category:Snowflake Festival/2020

In 2020-2021 the Snowflake Festival started December 8th with patch 7.4.0.2923 and ended on January 12th with patch 7.4.0.2924. It was followed by the Festival of Fire.

Zachariel was a Great Mage of the Eye of Wisdom from the time 400 years ago when the Eye of Wisdom was still residing on the Kolydian continent. He was well known because of his benevolent deeds. In the midst of a harsh winter he would provide the needy with supplies.

Once the people of the Eye of Wisdom had come to Candara, they decided to keep this habit in order to foster a peaceful relationship with the local people. When the season of heavy snow had come they would, just as Zachariel had done, wear a red robe and provide the local people with supplies. This gesture helped many endure the long winters and also built trust between the people and the Eye of Wisdom. Soon we were doing this every winter and it became a custom and was named the Snowflake Festival.

After the Phirius Workshops had been set up, they meant to take advantage of this custom and decided to make some modifications to the red robe and thereafter let their people wear these robes while delivering presents to little children. Their actions won many praises from the people and also allowed them to make more money.

The Phirius Workshops taking a fancy to this custom would make the Snowflake Festival an even bigger event in the years to come. Each year more and more people took part in these activities creating this wonderful and exciting atmosphere that we can experience during the winter season nowadays.

During this time of year every mob in the game (so long as it is green or better to you) has a chance to drop. Take these to or  to exchange them for Snowflake Tree ornaments! See Snowflake Tree Decoration.

are dropped by in, ,  and. Beware! While are only level 5 in, they are level 30 in !

The will always be in the same spot, so once you find them you can build them into a route and just keep moving from spawn to spawn. For instance, in there are six. Three are north of : around, just off the road in the Boar area at , and in  at. Three are South of : Just north of, and two more to the south of the path from there to.

World Search will only see three, one in each of, , and.

Item Shop
The following items have been placed in the Item Shop for the season.

Dramatis Personae
In you will find a number of NPCs to talk to about the Snowflake Festival!

in (or  in ) will tell you about, the head of the Phirius Workshops in Candara, and what he needs help with, or you can get your reward. You can also talk to his brother, in.


 * Rewards:
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(near ) - She will take any Festival Fireworks you have and exchange them for something better.
 * Eligible Fireworks:, , , , and
 * Exchange for:
 * Buff: Festival Reward Exchange Certificate - (duration: 24 hours, do this every day to increase the rank on your certificate)
 * Return each day and give her more fireworks after Dailies reset and BEFORE THE BUFF EXPIRES to raise the Certificate's rank. The higher it gets the better the reward! VERY IMPORTANT: Because this is a 24-hour buff (instead of 48-hour like Deer Adoption) it is best to wait until late in your daily playing before doing this for the first time to make sure the window when you MUST do it does not get too small!
 * The following are rewards that have been observed. They are certainly not the only ones you might get at each rank.
 * Rank 0:
 * Rank 1:
 * - equivalent to each
 * - Guild Herb Contribution x 100 each
 * Rank 2:
 * (Value: $.114)
 * Rank 3:
 * (5 uses, expiration 7 days: 900 seconds, current INT +100 x 20% +100, +900 HP)
 * (5 uses, expiration 7 days: 900 seconds, current STR +100 x 20% +100, +900 HP)
 * (5 uses, expiration 7 days: 900 seconds, current WIS +100 x 20% +100, +900 HP)
 * (Value: $.152)
 * Rank 4:
 * (Value: $.19)
 * Rank 5:
 * (Value: $.228)
 * Rank 6:
 * (Value: )
 * (Value: )
 * (Value: )
 * (Value: )
 * (Value: $.266)
 * Rank 6:
 * (Value: )
 * (Value: )
 * (Value: )
 * (Value: )
 * (Value: $.266)

When you claim your reward with a Rank 6 certificate buff, the certificate vanishes.

( or (
 * Exchanges - see Snowflake Tree Decoration for more information

Daily Checklist

 * In
 * 1) IF you have 10, 20, or 50 (dropped by ) you can give them to
 * 2) IF you have 10, 30, or 50 (dropped by every mob in the game) you can give them to  for a Snowflake Tree decoration
 * 3) Hang the Snowflake Tree Decoration on the
 * 4) Collect a reward from the
 * 5) Hand in to  to raise your rank (you may want to do this later, since your Festival Reward Exchange Certificate lasts exactly 24 hours, and you can't hand it in until daily reset, wait until close to expiration to hand in the next day's Fireworks!)
 * 6) While here, gather all 4 gifts
 * 7) Talk to on  and accept all 3 of his tasks. (see Save the Snowflake Gifts)
 * 8) *Find (dropped by every mob in the game),  (gathered from ), and, , and  (capture in )
 * In
 * 1) Pick up your gifts at the tree in town
 * 2) Go west to kobold mines and get  (build up a reserve, but do not spend all day here!)
 * 3) *Be sure to kill and steal their !
 * 4) *While here kill piles of to get !
 * 5) Go to (via Snoop portal from )
 * 6) *Be sure to kill and steal their !
 * 7) perform from  and get
 * 8) Capture the 8 Reindeer for
 * 9) gather 4 gifts from under the tree
 * 10) Speak to, accept her task, give her (or go free the stuck Jingle Brothers), speak to her again to be sent back to
 * 11) Go to and deliver  to  to receive an
 * 12) Go to
 * 13) Talk to on  and complete all 3 tasks.
 * 14) Go to
 * 15) Speak to the to be sent to
 * 16) Be sure to speak with each day to collect  each day
 * 17) Perform as many Snowland quests as you can
 * 18) Speak to the to be sent back to
 * 19) Use Snoop Portal to go to, then
 * 20) Speak to about Adopting a Deer and perform the quest he gives you to increase rank in Deer Adoption.
 * 21) Do 3 quests for (see Save the Snowflake Performance) to earn
 * 22) Do 4 quests for (see Snowflake Festival Clock) to earn
 * 23) Return to your current experience zone and grind mobs to get s and s

Blessings
In addition to whatever rewards they offer, some of the NPCs below may feel moved to Bless you with a one-hour buff.
 * Increase Drop Rate by 35%
 * Increase Drop Rate by 60%
 * Increase Drop Rate by 85%

Gifts of the :
 * Regenerate an additional 6 HP every 2 seconds
 * Increase Maximum HP by 100 points
 * Increase Riding Speed by 10%
 * Regenerate an additional 6 MP every 2 seconds

New Year's Eve:
 * XP and TP gain +10% for 30 minutes
 * Pay to  to receive this buff
 * XP and TP gain +20% for 3 days
 * Every time you enter from 1/1 to 1/10 12:01am PST, you receive  and this buff

Desserts
There are a number of Candy and Cookie items available from this event:
 * +30 Critical Physical Hit Rate for 300 seconds. Expires in 7 days.
 * +30 Critical Magical Hit Rate for 300 seconds. Expires in 7 days.
 * Restores 10% of HP.
 * Restores 10% of MP.
 * Restores 30% HP. Expires in 7 days.
 * Restores 30% MP. Expires in 7 days.
 * Restores 30% of HP and MP. Expires in 7 days.
 * Restores 40% of HP and MP.
 * Restores 50% of HP and MP.
 * Transforms one user into, , or

Costumes
There are four costume sets available for each gender.
 * /There is no Female version of this costume set
 * /There is no Female version of this costume set

Mounts
From or :

For Sale in the Item Shop during this festival:

Found in :

From the quest :
 * - Effect only. NO item received.

Winter Events
The following are events taking place during this festival in 2020. They are not truly a "part" of this festival, and may or may not reappear in future years.

The Advent season is upon us and the first snow is falling over Taborea. People across the land are preparing and getting into the festive spirit…

But new adventures lurk around every corner in this land of magic. This year is no different, as wild monsters walk abroad once more, and we plan a host of exciting events.

So get your weapons polished up ready and come by regularly to find full details on all our winter events. --Celes' Forum post

Fun in the Snow
The snow has fallen through the night, covering Taborea in a soft blanket that sparkles in the rays of the rising sun. Children waking to this piping cold rush out into the deep, cold fleece with peals of laughter to join the great snowball fight. But their good-natured missiles occasionally go astray, hitting monsters who lash out furiously and prime themselves to attack.

Can you protect the children? Earn yourself a boost event in reward!


 * Between December 11th (12:00 AM) time and December 13th (11:59 PM server local time) you will gain +150% Experience from quests and mobs and +150% talent points from mobs.
 * Between December 18th (12:00 AM) time and December 20th (11:59 PM server local time) you will gain +100% boost in drop rates.
 * Between December 25th (12:00 AM) and January 3rd, 2021 (11:59 PM server local time) you will gain +300% Experience from quests and mobs, +300% talent points from mobs, and a +200% boost in drop rates.

Daily Presents from Santa Claus
Do you still remember the days when you wrote letters to Santa? In Taborea, it’s the other way around – over the Christmas season, Santa and his helpers will send you letters containing little gifts!

Don’t miss out on any of these cool deliveries. There’s a surprise in store for you every day between December 14th and January 1st, 2021, and you can look forward to various useful items to help you on your adventures. If you have multiple characters on your account, the presents will land in the mailbox of the first character you log in with. Even if you miss a day during this period, it won’t have any effect on the remaining presents.

Secret Santa
Each day, from December 14th to January 1st, the first character to login will receive a gift, attached to an email, from your Secret Santa. The "day" resets at 6am, CST (we think). If you stay logged-in overnight, the first character you change to after midnight will get the gift.

They are mostly the same items as last year, and mostly on the same day, but a few are rearranged.

Festive Action Feeling
While Taborea glitters under the cold mantle of winter, the people are busy preparing delicious feasts and sharpening their weapons. Meanwhile, what with the Snowflake Festival and New Year’s celebrations, even the most ferocious monsters are getting into the festive spirit. In fact, they’re carrying presents with them that any valiant adventurer can "liberate"… assuming they have the guts to take them by force. If you’re not afraid of diving into the thick of battle, don’t let this opportunity slip away.

During the event from December 15th (12:00 PM) to January 3rd, 2021 (11:59 PM server local time), rally your friends and guild mates together and defeat the monsters all over Taborea and get awesome prizes:


 * In all bosses will drop . Just remember that each boss only carries a certain number of items, irrespective of how many fighters defeat them.
 * in, and in ,  will drop.
 * In the whole world, all monsters will carry special.

In addition, don't forget to visit, , and  from December 15th (12:00 PM server local time) to January 7th, 2021 (until maintenance) at  in  for additional Christmas presents!

They are searching for rare, and  which they’ll exchange for an incredible selection of wares including the  and the.

Tip: you can purchase from Black Codex merchants with.

Collecting Christmas Presents
All mobs have a chance to drop. Take them to at the  in  or  at the  in.
 * Location: Open world
 * NPC: None

He will take them in quantities of 10, 30 or 50.

Once per day you get a, along with other presents, including a decoration for the tree. See Snowflake Tree Decoration.

Collecting Gifts

 * Location: Under the in, , , ,  in , and
 * Objects: Four -  You may get one Package from each, in each town, once per day.
 * Rewards: Icon of package matches object it was received from



There are 4 packages available, one from each of the four, all with the same name but different icons. The icons match the in-game appearance of the object they came from.

You may click on each of the four boxes once per day, receiving each day and from each location.

Items received from the 4 Packages come from the same list and all items expire 7 days after the box is opened. You will receive 1 to 4 of an item from the following list:
 * Restores 30% of HP and MP.
 * Restores 30% MP.
 * +30 Critical Magical Hit Rate for 300 seconds.
 * Restores 30% HP.
 * +30 Critical Physical Hit Rate for 300 seconds

Jingle Brothers Stuck in Chimneys
She tells you that there are Jingle Brothers stuck in chimneys and she needs to free them. She also says how many are stuck in each town and promises a grand reward if you can free all of them (you can only free one per day, though).
 * Location:, , ,
 * NPC: (start with any of them but end where a Jingle Brother needs freeing!)
 * Reward: - package with ancient keys and other surprises (such as !)
 * Grand Reward:

There are 4 stuck in, 3 in , and 3 in. This is a jumping game. You have to work your way up to the roofs to get to each Jingle Brother.

Get from  in, , and.

If you want the easy reward without all the jumping, just give the boar oil to and get your.

If you choose to "Volunteer to Help" she takes your and you receive  and can now proceed to try to rescue the 10 Jingle Brothers. See Rescuing the Jingle Brothers

After turn-in, will gladly transport you to  for free!

Save the Snowflake Gifts

 * Location:
 * NPC:
 * You may collect the rewards for the following tasks once per day. You MUST talk to him and Accept the Quest for each or nothing drops/harvests.
 * Collect !
 * Reward:
 * Drops from every mob in the game
 * Collect from !
 * Reward:
 * Found in the in the, but the  do not appear on your minimap. They are there.
 * After each harvest a appears and you become, , or  for a few seconds after each harvest, or a  (3-4 Elite) attacks you, or you get a  (about 1 in 20 clicks)
 * ''IF you start running the moment you finish digging, you can get out of range of the . He does not chase you.
 * Find the 3, 3 and 2 !
 * Get, , and 
 * Found south of in  (in the same area as the, , and )
 * He gives you and . Find one of the missing reindeer, target it and get close, then use . You may need to use it as much as four times to gain its attention. When you succeed you will get, , or.
 * Reward:

New Year's Eve event

 * Location:
 * NPC:

Choices:
 * Get (he will charge you ) - 10% XP and TP bonus for 30 minutes
 * exchange for a
 * exchange for a
 * Festival Candy x30
 * exchange for a
 * Festival Candy x40
 * hear the history behind the Snowflake Festival
 * exchange for a
 * Festival Candy x30
 * exchange for a
 * Festival Candy x40
 * hear the history behind the Snowflake Festival
 * Festival Candy x30
 * exchange for a
 * Festival Candy x40
 * hear the history behind the Snowflake Festival
 * Festival Candy x40
 * hear the history behind the Snowflake Festival

Goblin Bank Robbery

 * Location: in
 * NPC:

You may find a large (15) in the bank, fighting the s. Defeat him and he shouts  and he bursts into dozens of small s who yell  and run for the exits. Click on as many s as you can to get a from each. Give these to a for a.

NOTE: Thanks to the lag caused by that many mobs appearing and moving, this is almost impossible to do on older PCs.

Snowflake Tree Decoration

 * NPCs (and Location):
 * ( in by the Portal)
 * ( in by the Portal)

You can give him 10, 30 or 50 to receive an ornament.
 * and a 30 minute buff called  which increases drop rate by 85%!
 * and a 30 minute buff called  which increases drop rate by 85%!
 * and a 30 minute buff called  which increases drop rate by 85%!

However many you give him, you also receive a but only with the first exchange per day.

ONCE PER DAY you can click on in  or the  at  to "decorate the Snowflake Tree" (you need an ornament) or "Receive the gift from the Snowflake Tree" (you must have "decorated" the tree first!).

The gift you receive does not depend on the Ornament you used, but the quantity does! Item selection (1-3 items) is random from the following list:.
 * - Restores 20% HP
 * - Restores 30% HP
 * - Restores 40% HP
 * - Restores 50% HP
 * - Restores 20% MP
 * - Restores 30% MP
 * - Restores 40% MP
 * - Restores 50% MP
 * - Increases item drop rate by 30% for 15 minutes for all party members
 * - Herb Seed, requires planting skill of 1, can also be locked and used as furniture
 * - Increases a plant's health by 5%
 * - Promotes plant growth rate by 5%
 * - A high-level pot suitable for Herbs
 * - A high-level pot suitable for all plants
 * - Transport Rune to return to your house from anywhere
 * - use to record a location in your Transport Book
 * - Gendered Costume Package (one item per package)
 * - A high-level pot for Wood plants
 * - Gendered Costume Package (one item per package)
 * - A high-level pot for Wood plants

Great Snowball Fight
You may enter the up to 10 minutes before the fight starts!
 * Location:
 * NPC:
 * Entry times: 00:00-01:00, 04:00-05:00; 08:00-09:00; 12:00-13:00; 16:00-17:00; 20:00-21:00 (PST, add 2 hours for CST, 3 hours for EST)
 * Worldwide Announcement 30 minutes before start time
 * Registration opens 10 minutes before start time
 * Ban: You are banned from using any class skills inside the
 * Maximum Reward: plus  (Min: 1)

Talk to to be teleported to  where you will have to defeat new enemies! Your end score is determined by combining amounts of how many times you hit the enemies and how many times you were hit by the enemy monsters.

In each wave you will face:
 * 1) Wave One: 2
 * 2) *Despite the fact that the two Houses are almost on top of each other, you do NOT get 2 Hits per Snowball
 * 3) Wave Two: a
 * 4) Wave Three: many small

Weaponry and Defenses:
 * - Harvest this to get the skill Snowball Throw - 1 hit
 * - Snowball Cannon - 10 hits
 * - 15 second immunity to Snowflake Tree Transformation. Moves with you.

Speak to after the fight to get  and a number of  based on your score (+1/10 points, rounded up, to a max of 20).

''BIG HINT: Because the rewards are based on number of hits rounded up, you get more by hitting an enemy once, then exiting and collecting rewards, then re-entering (even if you got )! Using this method, in a single 1-hour session, on an older computer without an SSD, I made ''

Snowland

 * Location:
 * NPC:

Talk to the to be transported to  in  (an exact copy of  but with different mobs and quests). All quests in this zone are repeatable ONCE PER DAY.

Note: You cannot ride a mount in this zone, nor can you use any of your class skills.

''Lighting a Fire: In order to light a fire you must use, and then. It does not last very long (30 seconds?), goes out the moment you step away and cannot be re-lit, but it will give you a moments breathing space to thaw out.''

Any source of "Warmth" will keep you alive, including a bonfire, a torch along the road, a hand-built campfire (see Lighting a Fire, above), or

The three greatest hazards of the Fire Swamp are the Flame Spurts, the Lightning Sands, and the R.O.U.S.'s! Wait, wrong epic...

The three greatest hazards of everywhere away from a fire, outside of freezing to death, are the, the , and the.
 * - If you see a message that says you feel the temperature drop suddenly, you are near a ! Smack it before it touches you, or you will be Frozen Stiff!
 * - These bears have never forgotten great-grandbear Smokey's warnings about forest fires, and so they will put out any fire they see (especially the one you just barely got lit). If you can talk to the bear before he reaches you, he realizes your fire is not unattended and he leaves you alone.
 * - He may be very, very late, but that is no excuse for rude behavior! If one of these gets close he will run you over, stunning you for 2 seconds (Little Rabbit's Hammerhead). In the cold those 2 seconds can be a real buzz-kill! Here's the good part, though. If you can click on it before it reaches you, you will smote it and it may drop a !

As you explore, be on the lookout for a !

Khazor's Watchtower
 will return you to

 gives you and. He will do this once per day.

 will exchange for a  and.

 asks you to bring him any you find in.


 * Head northwest to find . Search the body to find a . Search for his son,.


 * - Deliver the to  in the 
 * Reward:


 * - Get from 
 * Reward:


 * - Find in 
 * Reward:


 * - Use your Tool Set to kill and get 
 * Reward: and


 * 1) - Find, save her and get 
 * 2) *Reward:
 * 3) - Collect the girl's three wishes, then discover her true wish
 * 4) *This quest can only be repeated every 2 days
 * 5) *Reward:


 * - Record 4 on northern side of 
 * Reward: and


 * - Solve the Snowman's riddle and bring the, , and to  in 
 * Reward:

Harf Trading Post

 * - Record 4 on north side of  (requires elite jumping skills)
 * Reward:, , and

Sea of Snow Camp
 unlocked the first time you complete 
 * - Find and get 
 * Reward:

Sea of Snow

 * - Record 4 on south shore of the frozen lake in the southern area of   (never found them)
 * Reward:, and

Winternight Valley Camp
The, behind the big skeleton, requires the. You can get this by handing in both the and the  for


 * - Use the to dig places that seem sulphuric  and find the 
 * Reward:


 * - Use the to collect some special warmth and get 
 * Reward:


 * - Defeat and rescue the children.  can only be harmed by !
 * Reward:

 unlocked the first time you complete 
 * - Get a from  before the pond re-freezes!
 * Reward: and

Tower of Wailing Wind
Throughout the tower you may find and, in the room at the top of the tower, the.

Beware the s as any use of fire near them will awaken them and cause them to attack, but your can kill them!

Gift from the Snow

 * Location:
 * NPC:
 * Quest: - ''Get  from an  in,  from  in the , and  from  in
 * Reward:

She also gives you and asks you to deliver it to  in. Don't dawdle, the will expire in 60 minutes! She gives you an for your trouble.

Hold on to the keys you earn! You will need these keys to open any that you earn during this festival!

Snowball Fight with the Frost Snowman King

 * Location:
 * NPC: none

Save the Snowflake Performance

 * Location:
 * NPC:
 * Quests (see ):
 * - Give candy to 10 children
 * - Melt 10 
 * - Defeat the 

Adopting a Deer

 * Location: South of (near the Snoop portal) in
 * NPC:
 * Daily Quests: Tell you want to "Visit the Deer" to open one of the following Daily quests each day.
 * - Get from  in the 
 * - Get from  in  between  and 
 * - Get from  near the 

When you complete a quest you get a 48-hour "buff" on your effects bar, "Deer Adoption". You need to return the next day after the Daily reset and complete another Daily before this buff expires. The highest you can get the rank of "Deer Adoption" to is 6. When it would be increased to 7 it vanishes, resetting to null.

Every time you complete one of the quests you will receive some gift of appreciation. The value of this gift increases with your Deer Adoption rank at the time. Below are some of the gifts that have been received and the Deer Adoption rank before it was increased:

Sometimes you get 2 gifts. When this happens you will also get an extra boost of +1 to your Deer Adoption rank. Also, at each rank, you have a chance to pick up a.


 * Deer Adoption (Rank 0, null):
 * Deer Adoption (Rank 1):
 * - Transforms user into, , or for 1 hour.
 * Deer Adoption (Rank 2):
 * - Transforms user into, , or for 1 hour.
 * Deer Adoption (Rank 3):
 * Deer Adoption (Rank 4):
 * Deer Adoption (Rank 5):
 * Deer Adoption (Rank 6):
 * Deer Adoption (Rank 2):
 * - Transforms user into, , or for 1 hour.
 * Deer Adoption (Rank 3):
 * Deer Adoption (Rank 4):
 * Deer Adoption (Rank 5):
 * Deer Adoption (Rank 6):
 * Deer Adoption (Rank 4):
 * Deer Adoption (Rank 5):
 * Deer Adoption (Rank 6):
 * Deer Adoption (Rank 4):
 * Deer Adoption (Rank 5):
 * Deer Adoption (Rank 6):
 * Deer Adoption (Rank 5):
 * Deer Adoption (Rank 6):
 * Deer Adoption (Rank 6):
 * Deer Adoption (Rank 6):
 * Deer Adoption (Rank 6):
 * Deer Adoption (Rank 6):
 * Deer Adoption (Rank 6):
 * Deer Adoption (Rank 6):

''About Travel: There is no Event or Snoop Portal to transport directly to from. Your three options are: to  then to  from there, Go to  and talk to  to transport to, or use your Transport Book to Portal to  (you did remember to drop ink there, right?). One costs and the other costs a, the cheapest  is 10 gold (transport from  or  to ). Use to get back to  (or wherever you are registered) and use .''

Snowflake Festival Clock

 * Location:
 * NPCs: &bull;
 * Quests (see ):
 * - Help find, so he can give gifts to the children the moment the clock strikes midnight.
 * - Help gather materials to create new .
 * - Help to place the gifts next to the snowmen as fast as you can.
 * - Help find hidden !