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**** Complete Guide to the Wintersday 2009 Event ****
Please PM me directly if you find any mistakes in the guide, and I will take the time to correct them when I'm online Please be aware I live in the UK (GMT Time Zone), so updates to the guide maybe subject to minor delays. Disclaimer: Regardless of the information within this guide. GWG asked that this guide may not be duplicated or reposted on any other fan sites or forums without permission first. PM me directly if you like to discuss it. It is important to note however that some information has been taken from Wikis and credit for this is given where applicable. GWG doesn't claim ownership over this information. However a lot of time goes into compiling all available event information to a single guide for the benefit of the whole community and GWG would like to avoid any unauthorised reposts of the guide - RTS Complete Guide to the Wintersday 2009 Event by RTSFirebat (Luna Silverwood) Please enjoy this guide to the Guild Wars 5th Annual Wintersday 2009 Event. Thanks to Guild Wars.com for Image ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Table of Contents: Note: Use CTRL+F and search for each topic listed below...
How do I acquire them?
How do I enter it?
Lion's ArchOld Nickoles: A Very Grentchie Wintersday (Grenth)Kamadan, Jewel of Istan
Jingle Bear
Wintersday 9 Rings Game (Dwayna Vs Grenth)
Prophecies
Frosty Summoning Stone
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----------------------------------------------------------------------- Special Collectable Item: Candy Cane Shard A Candy Cane Shard is a special item only available during the Wintersday special event. They are classed as both a collectable drop and a Salvage Item. While there is a section later in the guide regarding other collectable items, this one is the most important and I wanted it to be near the top. How do I acquire them?
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----------------------------------------------------------------------- 8v8 ATS-style Snowball Tournaments! This is just a reminder about Snowball Automated Tournaments. Remember that the same restrictions for guild membership also applies for the Snowball ATs. I'm not an expert when it comes to all things PvP, so please excuse me if this section is lacking information. If anyone would like to contribute I'd be very grateful - RTS ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Snowball Fights Arena PvP (Dwayna vs Grenth) The snowball arena is where players can join and fight for Dwayna or Grenth (selected a random) and earn prizes, faction and gamer points! How do I enter it? Simply speak to any any Wintersday Priest to teleport to the starting location. From there you can enter the arena solo. Arena Rules and Map The following rules apply for this arena:
Character Rules:
Snowball Arena Skills Regardless of what your skill bar is when you enter, you skills are replaced with the following skill bar: The skills you are provided with are described as follows:
Avalanche - Skill. Target foe and all nearby foes are Crippled for 7 seconds.
Shout. For 5 seconds, all allies within earshot move 10% faster. You gain 1 strike of adrenaline for each ally affected. Elementalist: Hex Spell. For 5 seconds, target and adjacent foes are struck for 75 cold damage and move 66% slower. Mesmer: Spell. You interrupt target foe's action. That foe is Blinded for 10 seconds. Monk: Enchantment Spell. For 10 seconds, target ally has +5 Health regeneration and anyone striking target ally with an attack is knocked down. Necromancer: This skill has been updated since last year's Wintersday Spell. Sacrifice 50% maximum Health. All nearby foes take 50 damage, and you bring the Holiday Blues to this location. For 30 seconds, foes within the area suffer -15 Health degeneration. Ranger: This skill has been updated since last year's Wintersday Spell. Throw a snowball at up to 4 foes adjacent to your target. These snowballs deal 50 damage if they hit. Spell. Throw a snowball at up to 4 foes adjacent to your target. These snowballs deal 50 damage if they hit. Assassin: This skill has been updated since last year's Wintersday Skill. Shadow Step to a random location in the area. You gain 250 Health. Dervish: The Avatar of Dwayna: This skill has been updated since last year's Wintersday Form. For 30 seconds, whenever you use a snowball skill, you are healed for 30 Health. This skill is disabled for 60 seconds. The Avatar of Grenth: This skill has been updated since last year's Wintersday Form. For 30 seconds, whenever you use a snowball skill, you steal 15 Health from your target. This skill is disabled for 60 seconds. Paragon: Shout. For 10 seconds, the next time each ally within earshot throws a snowball, that snowball moves 100% faster. Ritualist: Binding Ritual. Create a level 5 Jack Frost. This creature deals 50 damage with snowballs. This creature dies after 60 seconds. Playing Tips
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Being by speaking to Vehemus. He wll ask you to collect items to create a Grentch. There are 4 items in total you need to collect. The items have to be collected in order: Note: These items do not show up in your inventory, instead the quest log updates once you speak to the NPC. Location of Termites (Starting from Lion's Arch): Thanks to Guildwiki for image Location of Gunk (Starting from The Temple of the Ages): Thanks to Guildwiki for image Location of Garlic (Starting from from Beetletun): Thanks to Guildwiki for image Location of Unwashed Socks (Starting from Bergen Hot Springs): Thanks to Guildwiki for image Once all the items are acquired, talk to Vehemus then leave from Lion's Arch to pick up the Grentch and destroy the presents, there are 7 in total in the Ascalon Settlement. A map to the Ascalon Settlement is as follows: Thanks to Guildwiki for image To destroy a present, simply click on it. Killing the Brrrls is optional, also if the Grentch dies during the quest you can still completed the quest without it. Old Nickoles: The Greatest Snowman Ever Made (Dwayna) Acquired from Old Nickoles in Lion's Arch:
Start off by speaking to Joy, she will direct you to Scrappy Jhim. He will you to collect 3 items which need to be collected in order. The items themselves can be found from the following NPCs: Note: These items do not show up in your inventory, instead the quest log updates once you speak to the NPC.
Finally you need to save Nebo Village located in Nebo Terrace. You are not actually required to pick up Jhim and Freezie, so starting from Bergen Hot Springs is much quicker as you can go directly to Nebo Village. You can of course go pick them up if you want. Kill all the Humbugs and Grentches, including the boss Grentchus Magnus to complete this final task, then return to Joy in Lion's Arch to claim your reward. Kamadan, Jewel of Istan Note: Nightfall expansion is required to access any of the following quests. Grandfather Kringle (Dwayna) The following 3 quests are done in a chain: 1. Save the Reindeer Acquired from Grandfather Kringle in Kamadan
Fahranur, The First City: Thanks to Guildwiki for image Mehtani Keys: Thanks to Guildwiki for image Note: You must free all 4 Reindeer in each area and speak to the Frost Maiden without leaving the area. If you map travel or leave the area after freeing the Reindeer or failing to speak to the Frost Maiden, you will need to free the Reindeer all over again! 2. Find the Stolen Presents Acquired from Grandfather Kringle in Kamadan, Jewel of Istan
Plains of Jarin: Thanks to Guildwiki for image Issnur Isles: Thanks to Guildwiki for image 3. Spreading the Wintersday Spirit Acquired from Grandfather Kringle in Kamadan, Jewel of Istan
Zehlon Reach: Thanks to Guildwiki for image Thanks to Guildwiki for image Note: The Festive Moa is "not an animal" and cannot be charmed no matter how hard you may try! Elder Skruuj (Grenth) The following 3 quests are done in a chain: 1. White Mist Acquired from Elder Skruuj in Kamadan, Jewel of Istan
Do not map travel otherwise you will need to start all over again! The following map shows the location of the Freezie Wannabes: Freezie Wannabes have a low resistance to Fire damaged, so use fiery weapons and fire magic to take them down easily. Saying that they are pretty weak in general and a team of 4 people can take one down easily. 2. How The Grentches Stole Wintersday Acquired from Elder Skruuj in Kamadan, Jewel of Istan
Or to save yourself some trouble, by entering from Blacktide Den. This way you won't have to meet with the Grentch Squad, which is near the Jokanur Diggings entrance. The quest only requires you to kill all the mobs guarding the Wintersday stocking, so this saves time. The following map shows how: 3. The Gift of Giving Acquired from Elder Skruuj in Kamadan, Jewel of Istan
You should be able to run to all these locations without having to stop to fight anything at all. Maps: Note: The maps are followed from left to right. The first one is starting from Kamadan. Thanks to Guildwiki for image Lion's Arch and Kamadan, Jewel of Istan Takes place in The Underworld Rift Warden: In Grenth's Defense (Grenth) This is a solo quest. The skills are the same ones used in the PvP Snowball fights so please refer to the previous section for more details. Speak to the Rift Warden in Lion's Arch or Kamadan when you are ready to defend the Underworld.
Rift Warden: You're a Mean One, Mr. Grenth (Dwayna) This is a solo quest. The skills are the same ones used in the PvP Snowball fights so please refer to the previous section for more details. Speak to the Rift Warden in Lion's Arch or Kamadan when you are ready to enter the Underworld.
Takes place in the Secret Lair of the Snowmen Rift Warden: Straight to the Heart (Grenth) Note: Eye of the North expansion is required to access this quest. This is a solo quest. The skills are the same ones used in the PvP Snowball fights so please refer to the previous section for more details. Speak to the Rift Warden in Lion's Arch or Kamadan when you are ready to enter the Secret Lair of the Snowmen. Summary
When you start the quest your find yourself at the start area of the Secret Lair of the Snowmen. Nearby will be 5 Shifty Grentches and the boss Grentchus Magnus. Go near them so Grentchus Magnus talks and they will begin to follow you, then head south through the open doorway where you fight some snowmen. The Grentches are pretty weak and will most likely all get killed except for Grentchus Magnus. Try to save as many of them as you can. They make great cannon fodder. Move onward and you will encounter some more snowman, and reinforcement Grentches, who will follow you once this small fight is over. Things begin to get harder from here on depending on how many Grentches you have left following you. Go slowly and remember to let Ice Fort recharge after every fight. You soon move over a bridge and see a large number of snowmen beyond another bridge to your left hand side. There is a Area Map in guarded by those snowmen, but you can avoid them if you want to. Ideally your Grentch army should be getting large by this point (Between 5-10). Continue forward fighting more snowmen along the way. You will likely get hit by a random Avalanche Environmental skill along the way, which will do 100 damage, so be careful. Wait for you and the Grentches to heal. You will soon see another large group of Cordial Snowmen to your left, which you will need to kill in order to get the Dungeon key in order to move further on. The Angry Snowmen carries the Dungeon key, killing him also disables the two Ice Dart traps nearby. Once you have the key head forward fighting a small group of Blessed Snowmen. The next chamber contains a small army of Pious Snowmen and a single Industrious Snowman, take them down and continue forward. Finally you will reach Freezie and his small army of Snowmen, hopefully you will still have a large Grentch army remaining who will make short work of them all. Take them all out and finally open the Wintersday Chest that spawns to complete the quest. Reward
Also upon completing the quest, a Wintersday Chest spawns as well. This will provide 5 random Wintersday items including any of the following:
Thanks to Guildwiki for image You only have 15 seconds to pick them up once you open the chest, so be quick! Known Bugs:
Rift Warden: The Strength of Snow (Dwayna) Note: Eye of the North expansion is required to access this quest. This is a solo quest. The skills are the same ones used in the PvP Snowball fights so please refer to the previous section for more details. Speak to the Rift Warden in Lion's Arch or Kamadan when you are ready to enter the Secret Lair of the Snowmen. Summary
You need to make your way to Freezie in the area where he is normally located within the Secret Lair of the Snowmen Dungeon, right near the end. Along the way you will find a group of Snowmen fighting Grentches (and losing). Help them out since it'll make things a lot easier for you to kill the Grentches with Snowmen taking hits. However any surviving Snowmen won't help afterwards, as they'll flee to the exit. A few Grentches will also pop up along the way but well before they're in your aggro circle, so you can prepare for them. Once you get to Freezie, there will be several waves of Grentches descending upon him and his small army of Snowmen. They'll come from 2 different locations, the groups are randomly composed. Any Snowman that are killed during these waves will automatically respawn after a short while regardless of foes in the corpse's range (for EotN NPC's to respawn under normal circumstances, there can't be a foe within earshot of the corpse, so it's not the case here). If it gets too hot and the snowmen are going down to quickly, you can run outside of aggro range of the Grentches and dodge/Ice Fort their attacks for a while, while the Snowmen respawn under their feet, basically having the Snowmen doing all the work. Reward message: Reward
Also upon completing the quest, a Wintersday Chest spawns as well. This will provide 5 random Wintersday items including any of the following:
Thanks to Guildwiki for image You only have 15 seconds to pick them up once you open the chest, so be quick! Known Bug:
Eye of the North (Outpost) Lieutenant Thackeray The Three Wise Norn Note: Eye of the North expansion is required to access this quest. Summary
Collect three gifts from Vanguard soldiers, all located on the western side in the Eye of the North (outpost) and deliver them to the three Norns outside. The NPCs and items are summarized below:
Thanks to Guildwiki for image There is usually little or no fighting involved and running skills will help speed things up. Reward
Charr-broiled Plans Note: Eye of the North expansion is required to access this quest. Summary
Three groups of Charr are in formation outside the Eye. They are initially friendly, then turn hostile. Area of effect spells and elemental wards are helpful. Nine groups of Charr must be defeated. Try to stay off the ice, as if you remain stationary on it for a moment, you will move slower for a short time. The Charr are also affected by this, so use it to your advantage.
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Wintersday Cheer Note: Eye of the North expansion is required to access this quest. Summary
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Casey Carpenter: Snowball Dominance Note: Eye of the North expansion is required to access this quest. This is a two person party quest. You may bring either another player, a hero, or a henchman. The skills are the same ones used in the PvP Snowball fights so please refer to the previous section for more details. Summary -----------------------------------------------------------------------
All the NPCs from the Eye of the North, along with the three wise norn, will be split into two teams, with Artificer Mullenix as the referee. The NPCs will drop out of the game when their health is reduced to a certain amount. You must take out the entire opposing team without dying. A fast but risky strategy is for one player to rush ahead before the main charge, aggro as much of the opposing force as possible, and catch all their snowballs on a well-timed Ice Fort. The other player should stick back and help their group attack, hopefully causing enough damage during the 10 seconds of free shots that they can win the battle. A safe strategy to use is to stay back and let your allies fight without you. Your team is outnumbered even with your help, so they won't be able to win by themselves, but once they can take out a number of opponents before they all forfeit. Once the rest of your team is down, you can pull the remaining opponents one at a time for an easy (although time consuming) win. A method of softening up the enemy team is to take a necromancer Hero and having it go into the middle of the enemy team and use Holiday Blues to deal AoE damage and degeneration.
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Wintersday Exclusive Pets
Jingle Bear The Jingle Bear is a tamable pet found in Gwen's Garden after finishing all the Wintersday quests in Eye of the North during Wintersday. It has the same appearance as Ursula the White. Thanks to Guildwiki for image Bug: Quote:
The White Jingle Moa is a tamable pet found in Gwen's Garden after finishing all the Wintersday quests in Eye of the North during Wintersday. Thanks to Hammer Drawn for image ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Feature: The Winter Dwarf The Winter Dwarf is a level 10 Dwarf Wintersday NPC found in the town of Kamadan. He is simply a joke character, guarded by a Dwarf Guard who forces him to be happy all the time! Needless to say the Winter Dwarf begs you to ends his life, which you can do so if you wish. However in a cruel twist of fate, his death is very short lived! The Dwarf Guard will quickly bring him back to life again, Each year various rumours are generally started regarding the Winter Dwarf. Particularly that you will get an item or hat if you killed the Dwarf a number of times, or if you waited x number of minutes. They are all false and the Dwarf does nothing but provide mild amusement. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Wintersday Henchman: Enchanted Snowman Enchanted Snowmen are special henchmen available only during Wintersday. They are Elementalists which specialise in Water Magic. Their level varies from 3 to 20 depending on location and which mode (Normal or Hard Mode) your playing the game in. Their appearance is like this: Thanks to Guildwiki for image The Skills Bar they use is:
Also those from Lion's Arch or Droknar's Forge also have:
Note: Try to avoid using Fire Magic or Fire Damage weapons as doing so will negate their Ice Prison hex, which is removed if mobs receive any fire damage. They are also extremely weak against creatures that use fire damage. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Present Hunt Mini-Game This is a mini-game played within Lion's Arch and Kamadan, Jewel of Istan. Here's how it works: Periodically a present will randomly spawned: Players must quickly pick up the present and deliver it to one of the Young Children in town before any of the Grentches reach the present and destroy it. Grentches could also destroy presents held by players if they come within adjacent range. In other words, they don't have to touch you! When a present spawns all the Grentches in the town will run all the way to the spawn point before chasing down whoever is currently carrying the present. Beware that Grentches move much faster than players. However if you use a Sugar Rush sweet item such as Fruitcake you can easily outrun them. In return for the present, the child will hand the player a single Candy Cane Shard. Or if the present is handed to Scrappy Jhim in Lion's Arch, a Winter Gift, which will unwrap into a random Wintersday collectable item. One of these guys after you? You better get moving! ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Wintersday Grand Finale The Wintersday grand finale will take place on Wintersday itself, in Lion's Arch and Kamadan. It begins at 12:01 AM Pacific on Friday, January 1, 2010, and repeats every three hours until 12:01 AM on Saturday, January 2, 2010. The Avatars of Grenth and Dwayna will appeared for their annual challenge. This is a game everyone in each town district can play. Which god wins will affect which hat you will be provided with. Wintersday 9 Rings Game (Dwayna Vs Grenth) Playing is very simple, each game costs 1 candy cane shard to play, so make sure you have some in your inventory. This Wintersday 9 Rings finale game consists of 3 rounds per finale, 5 games of 9 Rings per round, so for a total of 15 games. You will therefore need 15 candy cane shards per finale to play in all the games. Players could stand in blue (Kamadan) or green (Lion's Arch) rings for Dwayna or red rings for Grenth with a Candy Cane Shard as the wager, players standing in the the chosen ring were rewarded with a Wintersday Gift. Players within the winning and adjacent rings are awarded 2 - 5 candy cane shards depending on which ring they stood in, and also had their winning shard count added towards the score of their side's god. Note: Any wagers of candy cane shards do count towards the Lucky and Unlucky Titles. A table of the prizes are as follows: Thanks to Guildwiki for image After the match ended, the god with the highest total was considered the winner, and all players in the district were given a festival hat. In addition to this Wintersday Gifts will appear directly in your inventory over a 15 minute period. This is to ensure that towns don't lag out during gift spawning, as they have done in previous Wintersdays. Hat Information Its important to point out that you do not have to join in the 9 rings game in order to get a hat. Everyone in the district gets the hat of the God who gets the most points in that district. Generally each year there are agreements between players to ensure that that odd numbered districts are for Grenth, and even numbered districts are for Dwayna. Bug: Quote:
Dwayna's Hat Snow Crystal Crest
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Wintersday Collectors
Be on the look out for followers of Dwayna and Grenth All collectors offer Eggnog, Spiked Eggnog, Fruitcake, Snowman Summoner, Wintergreen Candy Cane. Yuletide Tonic however is currently only available through Terum the Tonic Maker and Tina the Tonic Maker and from Wintersday Gifts. The following collectors can be found during the Wintersday event: Prophecies
Dwayna - Priest Erwin collecting 2 Ornate Grawl Necklaces
Dwayna - Priestess Siara collecting 1 Shadowy Remnants
Dwayna - Acolyte Rockhammer collecting 1 Frozen Remnant Nightfall:
Dwayna - Monk Sutoni collecting 3 Sentient Roots Eye of the North:
-----------------------------------------------------------------------Grenth - Erich collecting 2 Superb Charr Carvings Wintersday Gift Giver Wintersday Gift Givers [Collectors] will trade 1 Wintersday Gift in exchange for 5 Candy Cane Shards. They can be found all major cities: The Battle Isles Candysmiths Candysmiths are special collector NPCs who provided candy cane weapons in exchange for Candy Cane Shards. Candysmiths are located in Ascalon City, Lion's Arch, Droknar's Forge, Kamadan, Jewel of Istan and the Snowball PvP arena starting location. The Candy Cane items available are as follows: Candy Weapons Give one of the following Candysmiths
Thanks to Guildwiki for details Off Hands Give Candysmith Marley located in the Dwayna Vs Grenth arena outpost 12 Candy Cane Shards in exchange for 1 of the following: Thanks to Guildwiki for details ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Wintersday Collectable Items This section covers all the collectable items available during Wintersday. Some can be crafted, others can be traded for and others can drop from any monsters during Wintersday. The following collectable items are available during the Wintersday event: Frosty Summoning Stone Double-click to summon a Snowman ally of your level that lasts for 30 minutes or until slain in combat. Summoning stones can only be activated once every 60 minutes per character, and only one summoned ally from a summoning stone can be present in an instance at a time. This item can only be used in explorable areas. Thanks to Guildwiki for details Mischievous Summoning Stone Double-click to summon a Grentch ally of your level that lasts for 30 minutes or until slain in combat. Summoning stones can only be activated once every 60 minutes per character, and only one summoned ally from a summoning stone can be present in an instance at a time. This item can only be used in explorable areas. Thanks to Guildwiki for details Eggnog A collectable item: has only one use. Eggnog makes you drunk. Drinking one while sober boosts the drunkenness level by 1 (Level 1). When used in excess it causes various effects such as a blurred screen and involuntary sitting and other emotes. Mixing normal Eggnog with Spiked Eggnog has extreme graphical effects. Provides 1 minute towards the Drunkard title.
Spiked Eggnog A collectable item: has only one use. Spiked Eggnog makes you drunk. Drinking one while sober boosts the drunkenness level to the max (Level 5). Spiked Eggnog differs from Eggnog in the way that it gives the screen a purple tint and has also been known to temporarily remove the skills on your Skill Bar. Details:
Snowman Summoner A collectable item: has only one use. Double-click to summon a snowman to your current location. If the snowman pops out of the ground, lasts about 10 seconds and then disappears. However, there is a chance the Snowman Summoner will malfunction and result in a snowman plummeting out of the sky at top speed and smashing on the ground at a characters location. They provide 1 points towards the Party Animal title track. They are a random reward from a Wintersday Gift (See below), or can be gained from collectors. Fruitcake A collectable item: has only one use. Eating it while in towns enchants you with Sugar Rush. Sugar Rush ends if you leave the outpost or town your in. Sugar Rush makes you run 25% faster for 5 minutes. This item only works within towns and outposts, so they are very useful for making your way around larger towns. They provide 1 point towards the Sweet Tooth title track. They are a random reward from a Wintersday Gift (See below), or can be gained from collectors. Peppermint Candy Cane A collectable item: has only one use. Double-click to remove all personal Death Penalty. This item cannot be used in PvP. They provide 2 point towards the Sweet Tooth title track. They are a random reward from a Wintersday Gift (See below). Wintergreen Candy Cane A collectable item: has only one use. Double-click to remove 15% of your own Death Penalty. This item cannot be used in PvP. They provide 1 point towards Sweet Tooth title track. They are a random reward from a Wintersday Gift (See below), or can be gained from collectors. Rainbow Candy Cane A collectable item: has only one use. Double-click to give a 5% morale boost to your whole party. This morale boost doesn't cause skills to instantly recharge however. This item cannot be used in PvP. They provide 1 point towards the Sweet Tooth title track. They are a random reward from a Wintersday Gift (See below), or can be gained from collectors. Winter Gift A collectable item: has only one use. This item can be obtained by collecting a present from the ground and giving it Scrappy Jhim in Lion's Arch. Other Young Child NPCs will only give you a single candy cane shard instead. The Winter Gift can be opened to get a random Wintersday item. Winters Gifts can contain any of the following:
Wintersday Gift A collectable item: has only one use. You can gain Wintersday Gifts during the Wintersday finale and from Collectors in exchange for Candy Cane Shards. You can obtain gifts by doing the following:
The Battle IslesThankfully Wintersday Gifts will appear directly in your inventory within a 15 minute period. This is to ensure that towns don't lag out has they have done in previous Wintersdays. Wintersday Gifts can contain any of the following:
Glob of Frozen Ectoplasm A collectable item. A Glob of Frozen Ectoplasm is a collectable drop which drops randomly from Grentches and Snowmen during the Wintersday event guests You're a Mean One, Mr. Grenth (Support Dwayna) and In Grenth's Defence (Support Grenth), including during the end bonuses. These quests take place in the Underworld. Take this item to Tina the Tonic Maker in Kamadan, Jewel of Istan, or Terum the Tonic Maker in Lion's Arch. In exchange they will give you 1 Yuletide Tonic for each Glob of Frozen Ectoplasm. Important Note: Globs of Frozen Ectoplasm cannot be converted into normal rare material Ectoplasm, despite what some people may claim! Don't be scammed by anyone. Frosty Tonic A collectable item: has only one use. This item will give you the appearance of a Snowman for 50 minutes. The only emote that will have an effect is /sit. However, instead of sitting, the snowman will drop into pieces on the floor. The effect will end prematurely if you zone or die. This item cannot be used in PvP. They provide 2 points towards the Party Animal title track. The effect is as follows: Mischievous Tonic A collectable item: has only one use. This item will give you the appearance of a Grentch for 50 minutes. The only emote that will have an effect is /sit, followed by /stand. This will cause the Grentch to fall backwards. The effect will end prematurely if you zone or die. This item cannot be used in PvP. They provide 2 points towards the Party Animal title track. The effect is as follows: Yuletide Tonic A collectable item: has only one use. This item will embody the spirit of Wintersday. When used, you will be granted the Avatar of Holiday Cheer and take on the appearance of a Wintersday Elf for 50 minutes and will perform male Mesmer emotes The effect will end prematurely if you zone or die. This item cannot be used in PvP. They provide 2 points towards the Party Animal title track. The effect is as follows: Thanks to Guildwiki for image ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Guild Wars Wintersday 2009 Art Contest Put your creativity and talent to work by creating Wintersday art with a Guild Wars® theme. This is our annual opportunity to celebrate the Wintersday season with the entire Guild Wars community. Dream up your own way to bring a Wintersday twist to Guild Wars, and enter your art into the contest before 12:00 Noon PST, December 31, 2009! How to Enter: Create an original piece of art with a Wintersday holiday theme and a Guild Wars flavour. You may draw your own art using any media (2D, 3D) at your disposal. You may also use or incorporate Guild Wars screenshots, renders, concept art, icons, photographs, or any other Guild Wars images to create your entry. For more information and to see last year's winners, please visit the Guild Wars website: http://www.guildwars.com/events/contests/wintersday2009/
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Updates to Guide:
Note: Updates at the top of the list are most recent... This is a change from my usually putting them at the bottom.
Contributors: RTSFirebat, Hammer Dawn, Minami Kaori, Aussie Boy, Andrew Dunne, Lex, SmithyBen, Dzjudz and anyone else I missed! Special Thanks Guildwiki, Official Guild Wars Wiki, Imageshack.us,
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Dec 17, 2009, 12:56 AM // 00:56
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Forge Runner
Join Date: Jan 2007
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Fantastic guide! Very well done and thanks!
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Dec 17, 2009, 01:14 AM // 01:14
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Atra esternà ono thelduin
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Madness Incarnate
Guild: [Duo]
Profession: W/P
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as always, excellent in-depth guide ;-)
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Dec 17, 2009, 01:17 AM // 01:17
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Desert Nomad
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Inside the Oblivion Gate
Guild: The Imperial Guards of Istan[TIGE]
Profession: E/Me
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ok i read through the guide and i wasnt sure on 1 thing..... do the wintersday items drop when u farm things like raptors or what? im not really sure on this point b/c its my first technical wintersday and i was just wondering if it worked out similar to holloween?(hopefully w/ better thats tho ;p)
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Dec 17, 2009, 02:34 AM // 02:34
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Furnace Stoker
Join Date: Jun 2005
Guild: gwpvx.com/user:dzjudz
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I believe fruitcake, snowman summoner and eggnog drops as a random drop (from raptors etc). Not entirely sure. Candy Cane Shards as well I think.
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Dec 17, 2009, 04:07 AM // 04:07
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Site Contributor
Join Date: Jan 2006
Profession: R/
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Epic as always RTS.
*throws a cookie
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Dec 17, 2009, 04:29 AM // 04:29
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Alcoholic
 
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Australia
Profession: W/
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Great guide as always but you forgot to list the Mini Polar Bear drop from the chest spawns at the end of the rift warden quests
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Dec 17, 2009, 04:37 AM // 04:37
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...is in denial
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Hyperion
Guild: starcraft 2
Profession: P/Me
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the firebat is back! wooooo!
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Dec 17, 2009, 04:46 AM // 04:46
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Ascalonian Squire
Join Date: Apr 2009
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ctrl + f "jingle bear" yields no results.
Can we get one this year? |
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Dec 17, 2009, 05:14 AM // 05:14
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Ascalonian Squire
Join Date: May 2009
Guild: House Scorpionwitch
Profession: N/W
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A+ guide, Thanks and keep up the good work!
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Dec 17, 2009, 07:22 AM // 07:22
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The Humanoid Typhoon
Join Date: May 2005
Location: UK
Guild: Servants of Fortuna [SoF]
Profession: R/
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Dec 17, 2009, 07:31 AM // 07:31
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Frost Gate Guardian
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Prague (GMT +1)
Guild: FTW
Profession: E/
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in the quest list, there are the EOTN quests missing (in case they will be here again this year)
otherwise great guide, as always 
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Dec 17, 2009, 07:43 AM // 07:43
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The Humanoid Typhoon
Join Date: May 2005
Location: UK
Guild: Servants of Fortuna [SoF]
Profession: R/
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I'll type them up and add them in later.
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Dec 17, 2009, 07:47 AM // 07:47
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Forge Runner
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: AZ
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Not sure, but I dont see the Snowball ATs mentioned anywhere (I know the people who are interested will know, but anyway I thought they should be mentioned within the pvp section).
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Dec 17, 2009, 09:34 PM // 21:34
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Desert Nomad
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Inside the Oblivion Gate
Guild: The Imperial Guards of Istan[TIGE]
Profession: E/Me
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ok ty i was just wondering if u can farm the (i.e tot bags on halloween) so i can go out now w/ confidence and farm like crazy for 2weeks xD
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Dec 18, 2009, 03:59 AM // 03:59
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Jungle Guide
Join Date: Nov 2005
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There is a charmable White Jingle Moa in the Menagarie. It costs 2 Gold Zaishen Coins and 100 gold to spawn a lvl 5. Dont know if there will be a quest to get it or not, but you can charm it now
Shows under exotic pets as ... You cannot death level them and it only spawns one. **edit** Added pic 
Last edited by Hammer Drawn; Dec 18, 2009 at 04:15 AM // 04:15.. Reason: Added Picture |
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