Halloween 2012

Halloween 2012 was a Guild Wars in-game event that celebrated the annual return of Mad King Thorn.

Welcome to Halloween 2012!

“

The red moon rises and blots out the sun,

Blanketing Tyria in midnight.

We don our disguises and join in the fun,

But we weren't alone on the invite.

The Lunatic Court continues to churn;

Their efforts not yet quite effective.

But if we are treated to their king's return,

Will the tricks that he plays be elective?

Surprises and terror: they come hand-in-hand,

No matter your cries for cessation.

When fear is revered and it's dark in the land,

It's a spine-chilling, grave celebration!

— Feedback:Game updates/20121018

Mad King appearances

Last update
Saturday, 08:59 UTC

PDT (UTC-7)	UTC / GMT (24 hr format)
12:01 am	07:01
3:01 am	10:01
6:01 am	13:01
9:01 am	16:01
12:01 pm	19:01
3:01 pm	22:01
6:01 pm	01:01 November 1
9:01 pm	04:01 November 1
12:01 am November 1	07:01 November 1

Event calendar

Date	Activity
Friday, October 19	Lion's Arch, Kamadan, Droknar's Forge, and Tomb of the Primeval Kings are decorated in the Halloween spirit. PvE foes start dropping Trick-or-Treat Bags. The Ghoulish Accessory Token quests become available. Costume Brawl opens. Guild versus Guild begins to have altered NPC models and Trick-or-Treat Bags as an additional reward.
Tuesday, October 23	Scarred Psyche challenge mission and all Halloween quests become available.
Wednesday, October 31	Mad King Thorn makes appearances every three hours throughout the day in Lion's Arch and Kamadan. His first appearance will take place at 12:01 a.m. Pacific time and his final appearance will begin on November 1 at 12:01 a.m. Pacific time.
Friday, November 2	Festivities conclude at 1:00 a.m. Pacific time.

Differences from 2011

Headgear

No new headgear will be released this year; however, headgear from previous Halloween events can be obtained by turning a Ghoulish Accessory Token into Erulis in Lion's Arch for a Lion's Arch festival hat or to Aahtan in Kamadan for a Kamadan hat. Ghoulish Accessory Tokens can be obtained by completion of Better You Than Me (given by Gul Terror in Lion's Arch) and Double Your Pleasure and RUN! (given by Malavaka in Kamadan). Only 1 Ghoulish Accessory Token can be obtained per quest per account, granting a total of 2 tokens per account. Accounts that have already completed one or both of these quests prior to the October 22, 2012 update can complete them again for a maximum of four tokens.

New quests

• The aforementioned Ghoulish Accessory Token quests (Better You Than Me, Double Your Pleasure and RUN!).
• Evil Residents, Evil Residents Code: Harmonica, and Mad Little Pony.

Finale

• "Changed the reward Mad King Thorn gives at the end of each finale; he will no longer dispense Halloween accessories" (source). A Minutely Mad King Tonic is added to the inventory of every character who stands in Mad King Thorn's "glowing circle" at the end of each final event.

Other

• New skill bars and double Gamer point rewards for Costume Brawl.
• Quests from the Countess of Hakewood and Emissary of King Thorn of Kryta may now be taken and completed in any order (with the exception of Evil Residents Code: Harmonica).
• No new costumes will be released this year.

Decorated outposts

Droknar's Forge

• Lion's Arch
• Kamadan
• Droknar's Forge
• Tomb of the Primeval Kings

Items

Tomb of the Primeval Kings

Some players participating in the festivities in Kamadan

Icon	Item	Icon	Item
	Candy Apple		Pumpkin Cookie
	Candy Corn		Spooky Tonic
	Ghost-in-the-Box		Squash Serum
	Ghoulish Accessory Token		Transmogrifier Tonic
	Ghoulish Grab Bag		Trick-or-Treat Bag
	Minutely Mad King Tonic		Vial of Absinthe
	Phantasmal Tonic		Witch's Brew

Quests

With the exception of Gul Terror and Malavaka (who appeared on the first day of the event), the quest givers did not appear until Tuesday, October 23.

Lion's Arch and Kamadan

Given by Mad King's Steward

• Something Wicked This Way Comes
  • Don't Fear the Reapers
    • Stemming the Skeletal Tide
      • Every Bit Helps
      • The Waiting Game

Lion's Arch

Given by Gul Terror

• Better You Than Me

Given by The Countess of Hakewood

• An Ingenious Plan
• Commandeering a Mortal Vessel
• Evil Residents
  • Evil Residents Code: Harmonica
• Heirlooms of the Mad King

Kamadan

Given by Malavaka

• Double Your Pleasure and RUN!

Given by Emissary of King Thorn of Kryta

• Mad Little Pony
• Open the Flood Gates of Death
• The Killing Joke
• Til Death Do Us Part...

Challenge mission and mini-game

The Costume Brawl with new skill bars and Scarred Psyche.

NPCs

The NPCs appear gradually throughout the event; only some of the NPCs are present from the first day.

Lion's Arch

• Bobby (Costume Brawl)
• Bruce the Herald
• Buried corpse
• Erulis
• Ghosts
• Gul Terror
• Mad King Thorn (during finale events)
• Mad King's Guard
• Mad King's Steward
• The Countess of Hakewood
• The Sorceress of Kessex
• Transformed Krytans

Droknar's Forge

• Bobby (Costume Brawl)
• Nameless Lich

Great Temple of Balthazar

• Bobby (Costume Brawl)

Kamadan, Jewel of Istan

• Aahtan
• Bobby (Costume Brawl)
• Bruce the Herald
• Buried corpse
• Emissary of King Thorn of Kryta
• Mad King Thorn (during finale events)
• Mad King's Guard
• Mad King's Steward
• Malavaka
• The Harbinger of King Thorn
• Transformed Elonians

Collectors

Halloween collectors are introduced gradually throughout the event; only some of the collectors are present from the first day. Halloween collectors offer Witch's Brew, Ghosts-in-the-Box, Squash Serum, and Vials of Absinthe. Some^§ also offer Transmogrifier Tonics.

Name	Location	Collects	Campaign	Day introduced
Horseman Naramor	Kamadan, Jewel of Istan	2 Mandragor Carapaces	Nightfall	1st
Horseman Garthim§	Kamadan, Jewel of Istan	3 Sentient Roots	Nightfall	2nd
Horseman Aramon	Kamadan, Jewel of Istan	3 Juvenile Termite Legs	Nightfall	3rd
Horseman Maxilus	Sunspear Great Hall	2 Mandragor Carapaces	Nightfall	1st
Horseman Nuher§	Sunspear Great Hall	3 Sentient Roots	Nightfall	2nd
Horseman Jaysin	Champion's Dawn	3 Copper Shillings	Nightfall	1st
Horseman Bishma§	Champion's Dawn	3 Fledgling Skree Wings	Nightfall	2nd
Horseman Kronar	Kodlonu Hamlet	3 Silver Bullion Coins	Nightfall	1st
Horseman Vadir§	Kodlonu Hamlet	1 Chunk of Drake Flesh	Nightfall	2nd
Horseman Vulgamor	Lion's Arch	3 Decayed Orr Emblems	Prophecies	1st
Horseman Malfein	Lion's Arch	2 Glowing Hearts	Prophecies	2nd
Horseman Sorcein	Lion's Arch	1 Feathered Caromi Scalp	Prophecies	3rd
Horseman Nurmangor	Ascalon City	3 Charr Carvings	Prophecies	1st
Horseman Irimund	Ascalon City	2 Ornate Grawl Necklaces	Prophecies	2nd
Horseman Saralim	Henge of Denravi	2 Maguuma Manes	Prophecies	1st
Horseman Darelum	Henge of Denravi	1 White Mantle Emblem	Prophecies	2nd
Horseman Calstein	Droknar's Forge	2 Stone Summit Badges	Prophecies	2nd
Horseman Vilneous	Droknar's Forge	1 Feathered Avicara Scalp	Prophecies	3rd

Guild versus Guild

NPCs in Guild versus Guild have their models altered as follows:

Archer	Bodyguard	Footman and Knight	Guild Lord

The opposing Guild Lord drops 10 Trick-or-Treat Bags for each player of the winning team when he dies. To prevent exploitation, no rewards are offered if (a) the match ends after 28 minutes without either side killing a Guild Lord or (b) the battle ends in under 5 minutes (e.g. due to one team resigning or zoning).

Trivia

• This was the first Halloween event to not have a corresponding Halloween Art Contest.

External links

• Archived GuildWars.com Halloween 2012 Event Page

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