Category:Snowflake Festival/2015

Archive of this page as it appeared in 2015.

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.

From 2015.12.12 to 2016.1.1 You may open the Login Gift UI and receive a gift from the devs, starting with a on the 12th. If you are having trouble finding the new Login Gift UI button, look on the rim of your minimap, in the 10 o'clock position. Make sure your other buttons are not hiding it!

'The new Login Gift UI is not functioning properly and has been disabled. Instead, beginning 12/17/2015, the gifts will arrive in your mailbox, from Santa Claus, each day. The icon showing you have mail waiting does not display.'

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

will tell you about, the head of the Phirius Workshops in Candara, and what he needs help with, or you can get your reward.


 * Rewards:
 * exchange for 2 rewards:
 * which may contain:
 * exchange for a
 * That is the same as or
 * exchange for a
 * That is the same as or
 * exchange for a
 * That is the same as or
 * exchange for a
 * That is the same as or
 * exchange for a
 * That is the same as or

(near ) - She will take any event 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)
 * (Value: $.152)
 * Rank 4:
 * (Value: $.19)
 * Rank 5:
 * (Value: $.228)
 * Rank 6:
 * (Value: )
 * Rank 4:
 * (Value: $.19)
 * Rank 5:
 * (Value: $.228)
 * Rank 6:
 * (Value: )

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

Near stands four Event Hosts. They will make a limited number of exchanges, serverwide, per day (5,000 to 10,000/day?). You can only trade with them once per day.
 * Exchange for, , and
 * Exchange (given to you by  at the end of  at  in ) for  and
 * Exchange (given out by members of the Celt Family during the Pumpkin Festival) for
 * Exchange (given to you by  at the end of  at  in ) for

''I have done a little more research on these four and what they offer/want. It appears they are around during every festival. What they are offering are rewards for a few Quest Items that should probably have vanished when the quest was ended but didn't. They do not appear to have any direct relation to the Snowflake Festival. -Bludwyng''

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 ((zonelink|Obsidian Stronghold}} or
 * 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

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
 * After each harvest a appears and you become Scared, Caught, or Weakened for a few seconds after each harvest, or a  (3-4 Elite) attacks you, or you get a  (about 1 in 20 clicks)
 * 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
 * exchange for a
 * - restores 10% MP
 * hear the history behind the Snowflake Festival
 * exchange for a
 * - restores 10% MP
 * hear the history behind the Snowflake Festival
 * 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.

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 Language of Splendidness which increases drop rate by 85%!
 * and a 30 minute buff called Language of Splendidness which increases drop rate by 85%!
 * and a 30 minute buff called Language of Splendidness 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 the 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. It is random and can be more than one from this list.
 * - Restores 10% HP
 * - Restores 30% HP
 * - Herb Seed, requires planting skill of 1, can also be locked and used as furniture
 * - Increases a plant's health by 5%
 * - A high-level pot suitable for Herbs
 * - A high-level pot suitable for Herbs

Great Snowball Fight
Talk to to be teleported to  (yes, that is the zone name. They never replaced the placeholder name.) 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.
 * 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

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 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 !

Khazor's Watchtower
 will return you to

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

 will exchange for a.

 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 
 * Reward:, , and

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


 * - Record 4 on south shore of the frozen lake in the southern area of  
 * Reward:, and

Winternight Valley Camp

 * - 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

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.

Snowball Fight with the Frost Snowman King

 * Location:
 * NPC: none

Adopting a Deer

 * Location: South of 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  near 
 * - 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 a gift of appreciation. The value of this gift increases the higher 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):
 * - 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):

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