THE HERALD

• The Map Trophy event is now over.
• Any remaining Map Fragments will be removed upon login.
• The Ghost Keep event has begun and will last until February 21st!
• RvR bonuses will remain through the duration of the Ghost Keep event!
• A new quest has been added to this event, with new rewards!

Ghost Keep Event

• Members of each realm should make haste to their ghostly ambassador to strengthen their realm’s cause:
  • Albion – See the Ancient Paladin in the Catterick Hamlet relic town
  • Midgard – See the Ancient Thane in the Godrborg relic town
  • Hibernia – See the Ancient Champion in the Crair Treflan relic town
• Players should ask the ‘Ancient’ NPCs for a [progress] report to be directed to the current task at hand.
  • These NPCs offer two quests during the ‘supply’ phase of the event that can only be obtained and completed during that phase.
  • Once a ghost keep has been triggered by a realm, the ‘supply’ phase ends for all three realms and these NPCs will direct players to defend or attack the appropriate ghostly keep lord!
  • Be sure to visit this NPC at each phase to ensure you pick up any available quests.
• Earn extra realm and bounty points for completing the tasks throughout each phase of the event!
• A successfully summoned ghostly keep lord will offer the Ring of the Summoned reward, along with a quest for the Ghostly Medal of Valor!
  • Please note that players who have already completed the Ring of the Summoned quest can obtain another one or exchange their existing one for another at the ghostly keep lord.
  • Players who obtained the Ghostly Medal of Valor last year can obtain one more with this event.
• The Dynamic Keep Channelers at Caer Berkstead, Nottmoor Faste, and Dun Crimthainn that can teleport players into the inner keep of their respective keeps make their return for the event.
  • The channelers will spawn when their Ghost Keep Lord is active AND the keep is actively under siege (flames on the realmwar map).
• For more in-depth information, our handy guide explains the phases of this event in detail!
• The Ghost Keep event will be available until February 21st, 2023.

Grab your 50’s and get ready for some battleground action!

Cathal Valley is open to all toons from now until Monday, January 9th. Please note, the current 50% bonus RP in NF will carry into Cathal Valley for the event!

Porters will be added to the border keeps mainland side.

Enjoy the weekend, and see you in Cathal Valley! 🙂

Midwinter Gifts are here!! 

Visit the following NPC’s to receive a special gift each day:

• Albion: Santa Nicholas in Castle Sauvage
• Midgard: Kris Kringle in Svasud Faste
• Hibernia: Daidi na Nollag in Druim Ligen

The gift list has changed a little this year, with some gifts moved around to different days and one replaced with a new item (or items!) 🙂
Should you wait until the last day, day 12, to collect, you will need 26 spaces in your inventory!

This event will run from today Wednesday, December 21st, 2022 for the next twelve days, with the last day being January 1st, 2023!

• Bounty points are yours if you can once more assist the surly Festival Steward and the friendly Cargomaster!
• Realm point, experience, and crafting bonuses extended!
• Traveling Merchants stay extended!
• Merlof and yuletide hats return to our MTX store!
• The Frozen Medal of Honor and Frozen Cloaks of Midwinter are once again available!
• Battleground Presents are there to be gathered and are now uncapped!
• The Frozen Cavern instance makes its return, with new weapons in the most challenging dungeon!
• The Twelve Days of Midwinter gifts are being wrapped!
• Enjoy a stroll through housing to see the wreath and candle-adorned doors and windows backlighting the lovely decorations and layouts of your fellow realm-mates!

The Midwinter celebrations will start today and run until January 11th, 2023.
The 12 days of Midwinter event will begin on Wednesday, December 21st!

Read on for more details!

Realm Bonuses Extended

• 50% bonus to RP gain from RvR kills
• 50% bonus to normal XP gain in all classic and shrouded isles zones and dungeons

• 50% bonus to normal XP gain in all classic and shrouded isles zones and dungeons
• 50% bonus to normal RP gain in the capital cities

• 40% Bonus to Crafting Speed
• 20% Bonus to Crafting Skill Gain

• 20% Bonus to Crafting Speed
• 10% Bonus to Crafting Skill Gain
   

Mithril Shop 

 

Our Event Shop is back for the season with cool items!

• Get into the spirit of the season with our Yule Hat!
• Welcome back Merlof, your frosty waddling friend!
• Complete the Roaming with Friends quest for a feathery surprise!
• Three Midwinter consignment merchants have been added to let you sell your wares with a festive flair!

Note: these items are seasonal and will no longer be purchasable once the Midwinter event ends (but will still be usable if you have them!)

Midwinter Festival Event

The days grow short, a chill is in the air, and warm fires glow in our homes. The Midwinter Festival has come once again to the Realms! Visit the festival grounds to take part in the festivities and challenges.

• Level 50 characters can complete the following quest for the duration of the event:
  • Visit your realm’s Cargomaster at the Caer Benowyc, Bledmeer Faste, or Dun Crauchon docks to obtain the repeatable ‘[Midwinter] Roll On’ quest!
• Vanity pets. a stylish Yuletide hat, and Consignment Merchants are available in the Event Shop in each realm’s capital city!
  • Celebrate Midwinter in style with the Yuletide hat!
  • Melt your heart with Merlof’s goofy gait!
  • Nothing can beat a trusty owl to guide you and none’s wiser than Athena!
    • Players who complete the [Daily] Roaming with Friends quest just once from now until the end of Midwinter Festival will earn this wise companion for free!
  • Three vendors have stepped up to serve as consignment merchants.
    • No longer limiting his reach to just the lands of Hibernia, Jack Frost seeks to spread his influence through the Market Boards.
    • After his successful debut last year, Merlof’s ambitions have only grown, and now he wishes to help you sell your wares.
    • After years of practice, a Theurgist has successfully managed to teach one of his ice pets the basics of economics, and now is willing to lend you its services.

Olibar, the Midwinter Tomte, will be paying frequent visits to Castle Sauvage, Svasud Faste, and Druim Ligen seeking assistance. He seems to have lost some Midwinter presents throughout the battlegrounds. Speak to him if you wish to assist him. Players on Gaheris between the levels of 35 to 49 can speak to him to receive a special Frontier Gift Retrieval quest instead.

• Olibar’s Gift Retrieval quests can now be done an unlimited amount of times!

Santa Nicholas, Lucia of the Light, and Jack Frost will arrive with gifts for the people of the realms, but there’s been a bit of a crisis: their presents were hijacked and are now in the possession of dangerous enemies.  They will offer the Saving Midwinter quest to all adventurers level 48 and above. Save Midwinter and earn a Frozen Cloak of Midwinter and a Frozen Medal of Honor! Visit them at the Winter Villages outside of Ludlow, Ardee, and Vasudheim.

In Albion, Clara sets up a giant tree at the festival tents. Speak with her for information on obtaining an appropriately-sized one for your own home or yard (Note: this quest has been changed). Nearby, Sister Samantha is collecting toys for the children of Albion. She offers some fine holiday greenery as a reward to those generous souls who answer her call.

 

In Midgard, Kevin somehow manages to decorate a tree all for himself. Ask him about it and he may give you a few pointers regarding your own arboreal home decorating (Note: this quest has been changed). The Gythja of Frigg is taking donations of toys from passers-by and granting them wreaths and garlands in return.

In Hibernia, the rather small elf Noelle brings her tree to the festival grounds. She will help you start your own holiday tradition if you want one of your own (Note: this quest has been changed). Matron Elleweh is looking for assistance in gathering gifts for the children of Hibernia, with a promise of some festive decorations in return.

The Trinkets for Tots quest is available for all levels.

The Midwinter Tree quests start at level 35, however rumor has it that there may be a more advanced challenge to follow for those of level 48 and up.

• Venture to the Frozen Cavern and test yourself against the chill… and its cunning inhabitant: Jack Frost!
• Visit Njord in the following locations to enter the instance of your choice:
  • Albion: near Merlin’s Tower in Camelot
  • Midgard: near the Burial Grounds in Jordheim
  • Hibernia: near the Chamber of Magic in Tir na Nog
• Two modes exist for this instance: Normal and Challenging
  • The Normal mode has a chance to drop 1 of the following rewards:
    • Frozen chestpieces
    • Frozen and other mythirians
    • Infernal sleeves
    • Darkness Falls jewelry
    • New Extended potions
  • The Challenging mode has a chance to drop 1 of the following rewards:
    • Frozen weapons – including 5 new weapons!
    • Frozen chestpieces
    • Frozen mythirians only
    • Darkness Falls jewelry
    • New Extended potions
    • In addition to having a chance at the weapons, the chance at the mythirians and darkness falls jewelry is much higher. The chest piece chance is the same in both modes.
• Loot no longer drops directly from Jack Frost, instead a loot chest is spawned when he is defeated.
  • Players can interact with the chest and receive 1 guaranteed reward per day but can still participate in the instance as many times as desired.
  • This chest will despawn after 20 seconds, so be sure to grab your loot quickly!

Traveling Merchants

 

Traveling Merchants will remain for the event duration. Players can find the merchants at the below locations. Happy Shopping!

In Albion: Just outside of gates of Castle Sauvage in Camelot Hills
In Midgard: Just outside of Svasud Faste in the Vale of Mularn
In Hibernia: Just outside of Druim Ligen in Connacht

Twelve Days of Midwinter

 

On the first day of Midwinter, Broadsword gave to me…
 

• Login to the game and visit the following NPCs to receive a special reward each day!
  • Albion: Santa Nicholas in Castle Sauvage
  • Midgard: Kris Kringle in Svasud Faste
  • Hibernia: Daidi na Nollag in Druim Ligen
• Speak with the above NPCs to reveal your reward for each day.
  • Each day’s reward will be revealed around 5:30 AM EST / 10:30 AM GMT and last the remainder of that day.
  • If you miss a day, you will be able to catch up and receive the missed rewards by visiting the NPC on subsequent days.
    • This means if you simply login on the twelfth day, you’ll receive all 12 rewards!
      • Make sure you have room in your inventory!
• These rewards are limited to level 50, Veteran (subscribed) account characters and can only be obtained once per character.
• This event will run from Wednesday, December 21st, 2022 for the next twelve days, with the last day being January 1st, 2023!

Midwinter celebrations will start today and run until January 11th, 2023.
The 12 days of Midwinter event will begin on Wednesday, December 21st!

A Happy Midwinter to all from the Dark Age of Camelot team, and we’ll see you in the Frontiers!

The Royal Cartographer has been hard at work crafting his masterpieces, but he needs your help!

• Visit the Royal Cartographer in your realm’s strength relic town or capital city to obtain the [Daily] Map Fragments quest.
• Assist him in gathering intel for his work and be rewarded with 5,000 realm points for each completion plus earn fragments that can be spent on your choice of valuable rewards! (max 5k per toon)
  • Earn the Ellan Vannin Map Trophy for your first quest completion and plan out your next combat tactics on it or use it to bring just the right look to your favorite room in the house!
  • Want to build a full-blown war room? We’ve got you covered there too, choose to unlock one, two, or all three of the realm Frontier Map trophies!
  • Or maybe some extra realm point and bounty point potions are more your speed? Need Loyalty Cloak credit? We got you!
  • Check out the Royal Cartographers full suite of choices in-game!
  • Enjoy a 25% extra realm point bonus (on top of the existing 50% bonuses currently active) in the areas of Pennine Mountains, Jamtland Mountains, and Emain Macha! 
• The Trophy event will last until January 19th, 2023.