Scarecrow and Jack O'Lanterns in North Qeynos
For an alphabetic listing of articles related to this topic, see Category:Nights of the Dead.
The Nights of the Dead is the annual Halloween EQ2 Live Event.
The Annual Nights of The Dead Festival
Nights of the dead is an annual festival in Norrath that runs from around mid October to mid November each year.
Aspects of the festival change each year but here are some details that remain the same.
- You can trade in Candy Corn to A Nights of the Dead merchant in most major cities for special rewards.
- Grabby Gigglegibber will give you Candy Corn in exchange for Candy Treats dropped by monsters.
- Gigglegibber Illusionists will cast fun illusions on players so they can scare their friends.
The quests vary from year to year but some quests are the same as well. For information on quests check the specific Nights of the Dead year section you are interested in.
Nights of the Dead 2013
Nights of the Dead 2013 runs from 10/15/2013 through 11/11/2013.
The Letter
All players will receive an in game Letter:
- From:Grabby Gigglegibber
- Subject:Nights of the Dead!
- Boo "Player Name"
- New and returning stuffs to celebrate during Nights of the Dead! Buy costumes or get one of the Gigglegibber cousins to cast an illusion on you! And join us goblins and ghoulies, in your city, but go away from Deekat, Gigglegibber faker! Trap! Instead, visit our haunted house in North Qeynos or West Freeport, or hunt ghosts in Antonica and Commonlands! Help cure-heal a mysterious icky-sick man at the Nektulos Docks. Grab others to help squish the Headless Horseman in Nektulos Forest or the Scarecrow King in Antonica. And no forget to squish creepy crawlies and bump-night things for special treats. They be to craft items! Me tummy rumble for all candy-treats cept candy corn. Icky! So, you come to me with any Nights of the Dead treats and I give you candy corns. Deal? Yay!
- Boo "Player Name"
- Grabby Gigglegibber
Treat Trader
- From:Grabby Gigglegibber
New This Year
- New holiday achievements!
- Closet Full of Skeletons -- Craft a mix of Nights of the Dead bone-themed house items
- Tricky Treats -- Cook up a mix of Nights of the Dead decorations and treats.
- Ghost Hunter Extraordinaire -- Complete the Ghost Hunter competition in both Antonica and Commonlands.
- Nights of the Dead Devotee -- Complete all of the Nights of the Dead quests (replaces the quest that in previous years started with a coin received in the mail)
- The Headless Horseman Epic X2 Event in Nektulos Forest has been updated (including his loot)!
- Illusions/Costumes
- New illusions added to the Gigglegibber Goblin unpredictable illusion costume.
- New costume illusions available from holiday merchants.
- New house items sold by Nights of the Dead Merchant.
- New holiday recipe book Celebrations of the Dead VI available from holiday merchants
Returning Quests, Some New Rewards
- Ghost Hunter race competition in Antonica and Commonlands (Repeatable) – Replaces Trick-or-Treating from prior years. New reward choice: Cursed Scarecrow Mask
- Hedge Hollow (in Nektulos Forest and The Hedge Hollow)
- A Nightmarish Illness
- A Nightmarish Return (Repeatable) – New reward choice: Seeping Shadow
- Train to Zone! (Repeatable daily) – New reward choice: Crow Plushie (This one doesn't cause zombie infestations in your house)
- Survive the Night (in Nektulos Forest) (Repeatable annually) - New reward choices: Bone Bludgeoner or Voodoo Plushie
- Haunted Mansion (picked up from NPC in the starting cities, and leading to Loping Plains)
- This won't end well... (Repeatable annually) – New reward choice: skeletal prowler
- There Will Be Ghosts (Repeatable) – New reward choice: Ghoulish Gravestone
- They won't miss it...
- McQuibble's Farm (in Antonica)
- Petrified Pumpkin Pies
- McQuibble's Mystery
- Scary Scarecrows
- The Troubling Truth (Repeatable annually) – New reward choice: Scarecrow King Mask
- The Haunted House (in North Qeynos or West Freeport)
- The Haunting (Repeatable daily) – New reward choice: Haunted Tombstone
- Guide Quest
Returning Collection
Crafting Materials
The following crafting resources are dropped from spooky-type creatures, even grey ones.
They are required for Night of the Dead recipes.
| Candy Corn | Caramels | Cherry Gumdrops |
| Chocolate Bar | Chocolate Buttons | Cotton Candy |
| Cupcake | Chewing Gum | Fruit Flavored Hard Candy |
| Fudge | Green Chocolate Buttons | Gum Ball |
| Gumdrops | Gummy Worms | Jawbreaker |
| Jelly Beans | Licorice Candy | Licorice Rope |
| Lollipop | Marshmallows | Nutty Chocolate Bar |
| Peanut Brittle | Popcorn Ball | Red Licorice |
| Taffy | Were Cupcake |
Summary
| Feature | Starting quest | First appeared in | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trick or Treating | 2005 | No longer available (2012). Replaced by Ghost Hunting, below | |
| Haunted House | The Haunting | 2005 | Make sure you take the skeleton mask before you leave the Haunted House. |
| The Mystery of McQuibble's Farm | The Troubling Truth | 2005 | |
| Haunted Mansion | This won't end well... | 2008 | Some Lore and Legend quest starters are available in the Haunted Mansion after completing There Will Be Ghosts. Make sure you take the dirty mask before you leave the Haunted Mansion. |
| Gigglegibber Illusionists | 2008 | They give you a random illusion buff when hailed. | |
| Nights of the Dead merchants | 2008 | They sell recipes, charged costume illusions and furniture. | |
| Hedge Hollow haunted maze | A Nightmarish Illness | 2009 | |
| The Hedge Hollow Collection | 2009 | ||
| The Headless Horseman | 2009 | A new Epic x2 encounter located in Nektulos Forest. Updated (2013), including his loot. | |
| Nights of the Dead Devotee Challenge | Nights of the Dead Devotee | 2010 | No longer available (2013). Now completing all the Nights of the Dead quests rewards the player with an Achievement. |
| Ghost Hunting | 2012 | Holiday race competition. Replaces Trick or Treating |
Previous Years NotD Festivals
This Section maintains the previous years information for those interested in how the event worked in the past. Some of the quests and activities listed below are no longer a part of the Annual Nights of the Dead Festival.
Nights of the Dead 2012
Night of the Dead 2012 ran from midnight 10/11/2012 through midnight 11/7/2012. New in 2012:
- Voidspirit Unicorn mount (one of many unicorns to be released)
- Nights of the Dead Bat Cordon house decoration
- Nights of the Dead Pitchfork Cordon house decoration
- Skull Hood appearance item
- jack-o-lantern pet (from Nights of the Dead Devotee)
- Gigglegibber Goblin unpredictable illusion costume
- costume illusions available from holiday merchants
- bristly spinner (from The Haunting)
- Ghoulish Night Banner (from This won't end well...)
- carrion beetle (from There Will Be Ghosts)
- Hollow Banner of the Hedge (from A Nightmarish Return)
- Scare Crow & Cave Spider plushies (from Train to Zone!
- Moldering Mummy Wrap armor set (from Survive the Night)
- Celebrations of the Dead V recipe book
- Ghost Hunting race in Antonica and the Commonlands
Nights of the Dead 2011
Nights of the Dead 2011 started at midnight US/Pacific time on 10/13/2011 and ran until midnight US/Pacific time on 11/7/2011.
New for 2011:
- New Plague Cloud mount!
Additional rewards from old quests:
- Rattlin' Bones Candy Dish (From Nights of the Dead Devotee)
- Asylum's Chandelier (From A Nightmarish Return)
- Troll Zombie Plushie (From Train to Zone!)
- Somborn Double Lightpost (From This won't end well...)
- emerald cave bat (From There Will Be Ghosts)
- Destroyed Scarecrow Plushie (From The Troubling Truth)
- a Bone Sculpture (From The Troubling Truth)
- Condemned Prisoner (From The Troubling Truth)
New quests:
Returning quests:
- Nights of the Dead Devotee
- Hedge Hollow (in Nektulos Forest and The Hedge Hollow)
Be prepared to do around 30 non Halloween quests to earn trust before you can do the quests below.
- Haunted Mansion (picked up from NPC in the starting cities, and leading to Loping Plains)
- McQuibble's Farm (in Antonica)
- The Haunted House (in North Qeynos or West Freeport)
- Guide Quest
Returning collection:
New crafting recipe:
Returning recipes:
- Celebrations of the Dead
- Celebrations of the Dead II
- Celebrations of the Dead III
- Notes on special mirrors
Nights of the Dead 2010
New for 2010:
- Be sure to visit New Halas as they join in the celebration this year.
- Show your holiday spirit with the new Nights of the Dead Devotee quest and get the dish on its cool reward.
- New rewards for many of the returning Nights of the Dead events.
- Check out the new costume illusions, a new recipe book and new house items available from Nights of the Dead merchants.
- The Headless Horseman is back and tougher than ever, and he's carrying some new loot in his pack.
- Wandering through Nektulos Forest might provide some spooky fun, too!
- New crafting recipes, Celebrations of the Dead III, are available from the Nights of the Dead Merchant.
Nights of the Dead 2010 will end November 8th, 2010 @ 11:59pm PST.
Nights of the Dead 2009
Explore the Hedge Hollow maze:
- A Nightmarish Illness starting in Nektulos Forest at the docks.
- A Nightmarish Return
New collection:
New encounter:
New costume illusions:
Additional rewards from old quests:
New Lore and Legend book in Haunted Mansion:
New items in Loping Plains:
- Have a lost necklace from the Hedge Hollow in your inventory and collect a cube in Somborn Village at ( -312, 12, -51 ) (on the floor behind Havras "Hack" Scutter)
New crafting recipe:
New illusions from Gigglegibber Illusionists
Nights of the Dead 2008
Explore the Haunted Mansion:
- This won't end well... - Start with Freid Deekat in West Freeport, Neriak and Gorowyn, or Skeer Deekat in North Qeynos and Kelethin
- There Will Be Ghosts
- They won't miss it...
New NPCs:
New crafting recipe:
Nights of the Dead 2005 - 2007
In North Qeynos or West Freeport you can:
- Go trick or treating with the Gigglegibbers
- Explore the Haunted House
In Antonica you can:
- Solve the mystery of McQuibble's Farm and save Ponchy's pies!
- Petrified Pumpkin Pies (25)
- McQuibble's Mystery (25)
- Scary Scarecrows (25)
- The Troubling Truth (25)
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This article refers to events, personae and activities only present in-game during the annual Nights of the Dead festivities, which come to Norrath each year from (roughly) mid- to late-October through to early- to mid-November. |
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EQ2i credits EQ2 ZAM for some of the info in this article. |