Bristlebane Day (EQ2 Live Event)  

Bristlebane Day 2013 is expected to run from March 29th through April 11th, 2013. Special one-day events on April 1st, the Highest of Silly Days!

Jesters, thieves, bards and fans of mischief are invited to enjoy the festivities that surround Bristlebane Day! You never know what riddles, laughs and pranks are to be found during this time of year. Celebrators are present in every home city and the oddest of objects have been spotted in Antonica, The Commonlands, Darklight Wood, Timorous Deep, Greater Faydark and Frostfang Sea. Be sure to keep your eyes peeled for special events, especially in the Enchanted Lands, occurring only on the Highest of Silly Days!

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Quests Crafting Recipe Scrolls and Goodies Holiday Components April Fools Day Crafting Achievements April Fools Pranks Cute Mode The Herald of Bristlebane Special Chests The Archaeologist

Quests

UPDATED! Too many alts? Use our Bristlebane Day Quest Tracker to help keep track of them during the event!

• Blat Bound - Frostfang Sea only; sends you to Blat in Antonica to begin Tin Metal Protection.
• Tin Metal Protection - Introduced in 2008. Not repeatable.
• Card Deals
• Ogled Goggles
• Wine for the Lady
• Fribles's Fate

• Gnary a Joke to Tell - Introduced in 2011. Repeatable once per year.

1. Ratical - Introduced in 2008. Repeatable once per year.
2. Gigglegibber Scavenger Hunt - Introduced in 2008. Repeatable once per year.

• NEW Bristlebane Bounce: Sinking Sands - Introduced in 2013. Infinitely repeatable.
• Bristlebane Day Snack Snatcher: Enchanted Lands - Introduced in 2012. Infinitely repeatable.
• Bristlebane's Memories - Introduced in 2011. Red (tradeskill) shiny collection. Not repeatable.
• Impossibly Rare Objects - Introduced in 2009. Purple shiny collection. Not repeatable.
• If your reward from this collection still needs blessed, be sure to visit The Grand Prankster!

April 1st Only Quests!

1. Riddled Throughout the Land - Introduced in 2010. Repeatable once per year.
2. Riddled Again - Introduced in 2011. Repeatable once per year.

Crafting

Recipe Scrolls and Goodies

Visit a Bristlebane Day merchant in your local tradeskill society to purchase:

• Perfectly Serious Items to Craft - Introduced in 2010.
• Perfectly Serious Items to Craft II - Introduced in 2011.
• Perfectly Serious Items to Craft III - Introduced in 2012
• Perfectly Serious Items to Craft IV - NEW in 2013!

Merchants can be found in city crafting areas:

• Darklight Wood at -409, -63, 232 Copy in Hate's Envy.
• Gorowyn at 2747, 124, 1148 Copy inside The Wards.
• Haven - at 53, -32, -179 Copy in Ekroosik's Replicators.
• Kelethin at 459, 93, 323 Copy , just outside of Tunare's Pages (near the Silverleaf Inn).
• Neriak at -145, -5, 263 Copy , in a room underneath the ramp leading into the crafting area.
• New Halas at -345, 176, -58 Copy in Ravens' Roost.
• North Qeynos at 338, -21, -99 Copy inside the Ironforge Exchange (across from the bank).
• West Freeport at 42, -12, 87 Copy , upstairs within the Coalition of Tradesfolke.

These merchants also have stocked up on some housing items!

• Azure Stained Glass Square - Introduced in 2011.
• Pile of Coin Square - Introduced in 2011.
• Plum Stained Glass Square - Introduced in 2011.
• Fool's Gold Treasure Chest - Introduced in 2012.
• Grand Prankster Cordon - New in 2013!
• Requires completion of the achievement Conniving Confections.
• Grand Prankster Streamer - New in 2013!
• Requires completion of the achievement A Plethora of Pranks.

Holiday Components

Jester's gardens have been spotted in Commonlands, Antonica, Greater Faydark, Darklight Wood, Frostfang Sea, and Timorous Deep.

• On April 1st, the Jester is out in force! Jester's superior gardens can be found all across the Enchanted Lands. Either stock up or go craft--these gardens are only available on that day!

April Fools Day Crafting

On April 1st, a Frostfell Loom, Frostfell Workbench and Frostfell Stove & Keg can be found in the following places:

• In The Enchanted Lands, north of the Rivervale bridge, at -200, -0.01, -363 Copy
• In The Sinking Sands, inside the nomad tents and on the dock of The Skystrider Launch-Dock

They are visually marked by candy canes! A fuel merchant for the Frostfell specific fuels should also be found near the crafting stations, but no recipe books for other events will be available.

Achievements

NEW! Bristlebane Day achievements were introduced in 2013.

A Plethora of Pranks	Craft up a number of festive Bristlebane Day baubles to amuse your friends!
Conniving Confections	Cook up some quirky Bristlebane Day dishes from your Perfectly Serious Items to Craft books!
You Jelly?	Participate in the Bristlebane Bounce: Sinking Sands contest. Bounce your way to victory on the gelatinous cubes, and score 90 or more points in a single round!
Snack Attack	Participate in the Bristlebane Day Snack Snatcher: Enchanted Lands event and gobble down 100 or more goodies in a single round!

April Fools Pranks

Cute Mode

When you log in anytime on April 1, you will be in Cute Mode (All humanoid players and monsters will have ballooned heads) but despair not! If you just cannot stand it, use /cutemode to turn it off!

The Herald of Bristlebane

In the past, if you had died on April 1st Gerald Gigglegibber, the Herald of Bristlebane, just might have shown up to help with your little problem... or not. The hope was that "Bristly Bane" loved us!

Special Chests

Treasure chests that drop on April 1st will have a special Bristlebane Day touch to their appearance!

The Archaeologist

EQ2 Players jokingly announced in 2007 that Game Update 34 would include a new character class that starts in Haven, the Archaeologist.

EverQuest II Wikibase™ Live Events

	Bristlebane Day occurs annually around April Fool's Day. March 29 through April 11, 2013 Special one-day events on April 1st!