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EverQuest 2 Quest Information

Journal Category	Haunted House
Introduced	Shattered Lands
Journal Level	Scales with player level
Journal Difficulty	Solo
Starting Zone	see Starting the Quest below
How to Start	Speak to Gigglegibber Scalper on the front steps of the The Ironforge Estate and pay him 5s (free the first time only!), or in West Freeport, at the bank.
part of: Nights of the Dead Timeline Preceded by: none Followed by: none
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What does this information mean? This quest scales from level 10 to level 90.

This quest is in North Qeynos and in West Freeport and is part of the Nights of the Dead Live Event.

This is an unlimited repeatable quest

Notes

In the dining room, on the table near the entrance, is a skull. When clicked, you'll receive A skeleton mask.

Killing all the rats and spiders is optional.

Steps

1. You must find and release the following spirits.
   • I will need to find and release the butler's spirit. There may be a note or some other clue nearby to point me in the right direction.
     1. Examine the skeleton on the floor in the entry room by the Butler's ghost
     2. Examine the note on the desk
        1. Sweep the Entryway floor.
        2. Dust the Entryway furniture.
        3. Realign the Entryway paintings.
        • Click on 5 small dust piles
        • Click on the 3 vases, 3 bookshelves, 2 statues, desk, chair, chest, and canoe
        • Click on each of the 4 paintings, placing them on the wall
   • I need to complete the lord's to do list to release his spirit from the house.
     1. Break the 2 boards blocking the archway
     2. Examine the skeleton by the Lord's ghost
     3. Examine the note on the table
        1. Learn to dance with Helin. She hired instructors, they will all be in the cellar.
        2. Spend time with the kids.
        3. Pay the bartender.
     4. Examine the plate of spoiled food at ( -3, -5, -11 ) Copy/waypoint -3, -5, -11 in the basement, which will activate a waypoint wisp to follow
     5. Head upstairs to the 2nd floor and down along the ledge/walkway to the little hidden door in the wall at the end of the ledge
     6. Open the door and kill a large rat, which may reward you with a Rat Plushie
     7. Examine the remains in the small room to find a key
     8. Return to the basement, and open the door behind the tapestry
     9. Free the children's ghosts by standing near them
   • I will need to find and release the lady's spirit. I should attempt to speak with her in the cellar.
     1. Go to the basement, and hail Lady Halcovian ( -6, -5, -9 ) Copy/waypoint -6, -5, -9, after which you will receive 4 dance moves, "Back", "Down", "Spin", and "Sway"
     2. Place the dance moves in an easy-to-reach location on your hotbar, and read the directions carefully
     3. Continue speaking with Lady Halcovian to begin
     4. Watch the skeletons closely, and use the dance moves in the appropriate order
   • I need to find the lord's coin to pay the bartender. It should be in the house somewhere.
     1. Pick up the coin on the table in the room with the children
     2. Click the cup on a table near the entrance to the dining room
2. The house is still haunted for some reason, I must stop this at once.
   1. I must find out what is truly haunting this house and release it from its curse. I should take a look around the attic.
      1. Go upstairs and use the candle on the bannister to burn the spider web
      2. You can kill a large black spider on your way to the attic, which may reward you with a Black Spider Plushie
      3. Go to the attic and examine the book at the base of the "T"-shaped cross near the window
      4. Ward the Undead by clicking on the cross. Now, kill all the zombies while clicking on the cross as often as you can! (Warning! waves...)
         • Note: Instead of clicking the cross you can highlight the cross with your cursor and click F (use button) repeatedly.
         • Note: Clicking on the cross isn't necessary. Just slaughter each wave of zombies.
   2. I will need to speak to the Gigglegibber Goblin again and let him know that I survived the Haunted House

Rewards

• At least 11s 36c at level 27
• At least 3g 56s 78c at level 55
• At least 12g 82s 30c at level 90
• An arrow mask
• Mastered Dance Instructions (new from 2009)
  • Ability: a Haunting Spin
  • Ability: a Haunting Kick
• One of the following:
  • Doomed Prisoner - new for 2010
  • Haunted Tombstone - new for 2013
  • night slither - new for 2011
  • bristly spinner - new for 2012

Past Rewards:

• a Bone Trophy

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.