The Big Bang

Requirements

 * Level 5 or higher.
 * This quest can only be completed during Canthan New Year.

Objectives

 * Obtain fireworks from Nubah Lao so you can defend Kaitan Village in Panjiang Peninsula!
 * Stock up on fireworks to ensure you have enough to defend Kaitan Village. You have [0...5] of 5 fireworks.
 * Destroy the nian before they can doom Kaitan Village to a year of bad luck! Set off a firework near a group of nian to scare them away.
 * See Coordinator Tahyaa for your reward.

Reward

 * 5,000 Experience
 * 500 Gold
 * 25 Lunar Tokens
 * 2 Bottle Rockets
 * 2 Champagne Poppers
 * 2 Sparklers

Walkthrough
When you start this quest you will be directed to speak with Nubah Lao in Sunqua Vale to obtain additional fireworks. (You need only interact with him once to update the quest if you already have 5 fireworks in your inventory.)

Once you have 5 fireworks, go to Tsumei Village, enter Panjiang Peninsula, and head straight towards Kai Ying (the Elementalist instructor). Ignore the mission marker, or you will fail the quest. A yellow ping on your map will reveal the location of the first Nian. Head him off to the east of Kai Ying, and use a firework when in its danger zone. (The danger zone appears as a large glowing ring on the ground surrounding the Nian as they run.)

Next, head north east, up the hill to the left of Herder Tsiyingju, and use a firework to destroy the two Nian who are coming.

Head back west towards Kai Ying and down the path to the last two Nian. Use a firework to destroy them and complete the quest.

Foes

 * 28 Nian

Initial dialogue
Coordinator Tahyaa
 * "Have you heard, ? Nian are swarming through Kaitan Village in Panjiang Peninsula! We have to chase them away or the village will have nothing but bad luck all year. We cannot send any of our fireworks, lest we risk getting overrun here as well. We need your help!
 * Go talk to Nubah Lao to see if he has any fireworks he can spare. The noise from the fireworks is the only way to defeat the Nian, as they are immune to weapons and magic. Oh dear... I cannot bear to imagine what will befall Kaitan if we do not stop this nian invasion!"

Intermediate dialogue
Nubah Lao
 * "Kaitan Village is being attacked by the nian, you say? Hmm...I do not have near enough fireworks to keep both it and the monastery safe! You'll need to bring me more supplies. Luckily, the noise from each firework will scare away nian in a pretty large area. If you are careful and concentrate your attacks on the larger nian groups, you should only need a few fireworks to protect the village. I think five should be plenty. Now, go get those supplies so we can keep the village from suffering a year of bad luck!"

In Panjiang Peninsula:
 * Child: "Oh no! Here they come from the south!"
 * Child: "Look out! More nian northeast of the village!"
 * Child: "Help! The Nian are still coming! Now, they are west of the village!"

Reward dialogue
Coordinator Tahyaa
 * "You did it! You kept the nian away from Kaitan Village! The villagers sent me a very nice letter of appreciation for all that we...and especially you...did for them this day."

Trivia

 * The level 5 requirement was added in Canthan New Year 2008; it was heavily farmed during the 2007 celebration.