Halloween

This page is for various Halloween events and items. Each year EQ has limited time Halloween events.

Annual events
New Year's
(December – January)
Erollisi Day
(February)
Anniversary
(March – May)
Bristlebane Day
(~April 1)
Rathe Day
(~April 22)
Tempest Festival
(May)
Hardcore Heritage
(June – July)
Living Legacy
(August – September)
Stone Cold Summer
(September)
Halloween
(October – November)
Champion's Festival
(November)
Frostfell
(December – January)
Special
(various times)

In each home town, Spooky Sally gives away costumes and Haunted Jack gives away candy.

Some of these events are from past years and might or might not be available each year.

For 2014, the Nights of the Dead return October 15 to November 5.

• SOE EQ forum: Nights of the Dead Returns to Norrath!

• Allakhazam's list of Halloween quests

Note: Some of the events will not work if you are over level 100:

“	There was a level 100 limit on the script that determined which rock piles you could dig up, as well some of Edmund Strangeways's dialogues. This is now fixed, but since the Nights of the Dead events run until 11/05, it's likely this fix won't be seen until next year.	”
— Prathun, EQ Developer

Quests

• Aragol's Seance
• Carry the Torch
  • Scarecrow Roundup - Someone must complete Carry the Torch in order to spawn mobs needed to get updates for this.
• Digging Their Graves
• Find the Black Cat
• Great Zombie Attack
• Haunted Cave
• Lycanthrope's Cure
• Making Candy Apples
• Monster Mash
• Necromancer's Garden - Shared task (1-6 players).
• Nektulos Ghost Rider
• Skeleton Zapping
• Terror of Illis Taberish - Shared task. Reward is a Vampire Bat for your house.
  • Under Your Skin was introduced in 2010 and is given by Rhaeda Evel in Plane of Knowledge by the main bank. It is necessary to do Terror of Illis Taberish to request the mission from Rhaeda Evel. The reward is a undead rabbit pet for your house.
• The Hunt for Tattooed Flesh - Introduced in 2009. This task is given to you after completing Digging Their Graves. To complete this quest, just do Digging Their Graves five times. There is a lockout on Digging Their Graves of around 18 hours. Completing this quest will give you a Frightening Writ which is used to gain access to the scarecrow mercenaries from "a frightening liaison" in the Plane of Knowledge. You should also receive the title, "the Gravedigger".
• Toadstool Surprise
• Toxxulia Pie Fling
• Troublemakers in Faydark
• Undead Rising

• Bone Mask of Horror - A series of five quests. The reward is the Bone Mask of Horror - Effect: Illusion Frost Bone (Casting Time: 5.0)
  • The Hungry Halfling - Given by Mippie Diggs in Kithicor Forest, at the zone to Rivervale. Reward is a Bristlebane's Ticket of Admission and 5 Dose Essence of Dark Elf.
  • Trick-or-Treat for the Old Man - Collect 10 Candies. Given by Old Man Draykey (Kithicor, North of HHP zone)
  • Missing Costume Pieces (shared task) - Given by A Dressed-Up Halfling (Kithicor, West of WK zoneline, near log.)
  • The Bone Collector - Given by Barsin, the Bone Collector (Kithicor, Lake, West side.)
  • Out With the Old (Story Teller) - Cathil and A Silly Puppet: PoP God Mission - Given by a guy with a puppet in Kithicor. Group task.

Achievements

Added for 2014 are six achievements:

• Nights of the Dead: Pernicious Puppets - Complete one of The Bone Collector tasks, one of the Missing Costume Pieces tasks, The Hungry Halfling, Trick-or-Treat for the Old Man, Out With the Old.
• Nights of the Dead: The Monster Mash - Complete Toadstool Surprise, Aragol's Seance, Making Candy Apples, Find the Black Cat, Skeleton Zapping, Haunted Cave, Great Zombie Attack, Lycanthrope's Cure, Monster Mash.
• Nights of the Dead: Undead Rising - Complete Toxxulia Pie Fling, Nektulos Ghost Rider, Troublemakers in Faydark, Undead Rising.
• Nights of the Dead: Garden Variety Ghouls - Complete Carry the Torch, Scarecrow Roundup, Necromancer's Garden.
• Nights of the Dead: Strange Ways - Complete The Hunt for Tattooed Flesh.
• Nights of the Dead: Altered Beasts - Complete one of Terror of Illis Taberish tasks, Under Your Skin.

History

2009

• SOE Official 2009 Halloween page

For 2009, EQ Halloween ran from October 24th through November 7th.

2010

• SOE Official 2010 Halloween page

For 2010, EQ Halloween ran from October 24th through November 7th.

• Terror of Illis Taberish is a group quest given by Illis Taberish in Plane of Knowledge by the main bank. The reward is reportedly a vampire bat for your house.
• Under Your Skin is a new quest for 2010 given by Rhaeda Evel in Plane of Knowledge by the main bank. It is necessary to do Terror of Illis Taberish to request the mission from Rhaeda Evel. The reward is a undead rabbit pet for your house.

Extended

Due to bugs the 2010 Halloween events were not working properly. As a result SOE decided to have the events return.

Haunting of Norrath Halloween Events Returning 11/22 – 11/30

Greetings!

The Haunting of Norrath event will automatically end on November 7th. However, due to the issues experienced, the EQ team has decided to return the Haunting of Norrath over the period of November 22nd to November 30th.

2011

SOE announces that it will run until November 7 in 2011. It appears that there are no new quests for Halloween 2011.

2012

For 2012, it has a new name, Harvester's Haunt, and it is expected to run from October 19th to November 7th.

In celebration of Harvester's Haunt, look for new items and ornamentations on creatures throughout Norrath.

• SOE Community Webcast: Halloween at SOE

The Haunting of Kithicor

Greetings Norrathians!

As the air fills with an eerie mist, the haunting of Norrath becomes imminent. The undead unearth and the ghouls and other fiends begin to lurk about scaring unsuspecting adventurers in the Kithicor Forest.

The Guides and the Community Team invite you to join us for a chilling event this October. Check out the schedule below to find out when your server will be haunted by our presence!

• The Rathe - Tuesday, October 2nd, from 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. PDT*
• Vox - Tuesday, October 2nd, from 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. PDT*
• Firiona Vie - Wednesday, October 3rd, from 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. PDT*
• Xegony - Thursday October 4th, from 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. PDT*
• Antonius Bayle - Friday, October 5th, from 12:00 noon to 1:00 p.m. PDT*
• Bristlebane - Monday, October 8th, from 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. PDT*
• Bertoxxulous - Tuesday, October 9th, from 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. PDT*
• Povar - Wednesday, October 10th, from 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. PDT*
• Tunare - Friday October 12th, from 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. PDT*
• Luclin - Wednesday, October 24th, from 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. PDT*
• Erollisi Marr - Thursday, October 25th, from 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. PDT*
• Cazic-Thule - Friday, October 26th, from 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. PDT*
• Drinal - Monday October 29th, from 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. PDT*
• Al'Kabor (EQ Mac) - Tuesday, October 30, 2012, from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. PDT*

Location: Kithicor Forest

Do you dare come out of hiding?

*Convert to your local time

The Haunting of Norrath Returns!

“	In addition to our yearly Halloween events (such as The Gravedigger and Scarecrow Roundup), this year we've added a new layer on to the Haunting of Norrath! Simply log into game and defeat enemies for a chance to loot all new Hero's Forge Hats!	”
— EQ Community News - October 2012

2013

For 2013, The Haunting of Norrath began October 19th.

Items

• Bone Mask of Horror - Effect: Illusion Frost Bone (Casting Time: 5.0) - From doing a series of five quests, see: Bone Mask of Horror in Quests above.
• Frightening Writ - Used to gain access to scarecrow mercenaries from "a frightening liaison" in the Plane of Knowledge. You should also receive the title, "the Gravedigger". Reward for completing The Hunt for Tattooed Flesh (above).
• Hero's Forge spooky hats - Random drop off of mobs.
• Stambles the Reincarnate - Reward for completing Under Your Skin.
• Vampire Bat - Reward for completing Terror of Illis Taberish (above).