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{{Ambox
|border=orange
|type=In-Progress Event!
|info=<span style="color:#c80000; font-weight:bold;">Please be aware that as some aspects of the Halloween 2023 event have not happened yet, information in the Live Parties section may be wrong! </span>}}
[[File:Halloween 2019.png|thumb|An unfortunate bat.]]
{{Quote|source=[[Zhia Lian Event: Kill Skeletons]]|
The undead are extra active right now, so you need to slay them! Start by killing skeletons. You can find them in a graveyard. Or lots of other places, really. Oh, and if you're freaked out about murder, don't worry: it doesn't count as murder when you kill the undead! You can trust me. I'm a god.
}}
'''Halloween''' is a [[Seasonal Event]] celebrated in the Council Lands. For the past few years, strange circumstances have befallen [[Alharth]] during this time, often related to the [[Undead]]. This seems to be a result of the [[The Chalice Saga, Vol 1|Chalice]] being in close alignment with [[Alharth]].
Throughout the season, Skeletons, Ghouls, and other [[Undead]] drop seasonal materials, recipes, and ability scrolls. Magical keys can also be looted, which are used to open chests behind the Inn of [[Serbule Keep]]. The goddess of whimsy and unpredictability, [[Zhia Lian]], has a habit of interfering during this time of year. She often offers promising adventurers lucrative rewards for helping with a far-reaching Undead problem, and issues related to her misguided [[Brandon Mellus|Cult]].
=== Zhia Lian's Undead Removal & Spooky Challenge Quests ===
[[Zhia Lian]] begins by tasking each adventurer with two quests. [[Zhia Lian Event: Candied Apples]] and [[Zhia Lian Event: Kill Skeletons]] are received by characters logged in during the event period. Completing a quest unlocks additional quests in a branching quest tree. Fourteen quests reward a {{Item icon|Live Event Memorabilia|1}} [[Live Event Credit]] when completed, and most others reward [[Event Loot Key (Universal)|Event Loot Keys]] of various levels. A total of seven [[titles]] can be unlocked through completing quests.
[[File:ZhiaQuestMap22.jpg|850px|link={{filepath:ZhiaQuestMap22.jpg}}]]
=== Party Quests - [[Zhia Lian]] ===
Adventurers that complete either [[Zhia Lian Event: Bat Out]] or [[Zhia Lian Event: Kill Pumpkin Mimics]] will be given permission to begin the quest [[Zhia Lian Event: Preparing For The Big Party]] by speaking to [[Brandon Mellus]]. Before work on that quest can begin, Brandon's quest [[Zhia Lian Event: Delivering The Beer]] must be completed. After finishing the beer delivery quest, Brandon will move from [[Amulna]] to the [[Red Wing Casino]] party room. Three quests must be completed to finish [[Zhia Lian Event: Preparing For The Big Party]].
:*[[Zhia Lian Event: Soup Prep]]
:*[[Zhia Lian Event: More Soup Prep]]
:*[[Zhia Lian Event: Pumpkin Rolls]]
Once [[Zhia Lian]] assigns [[Zhia Lian Event: The Unfortunate Cultists]], Brandon will offer four quests to help complete the task. Each quest is completed by finishing another quest related to the cultist in need.
:*[[Zhia Lian Event: Help Westley the Elf]]
:: To help Westley, find him in [[Serbule]] and complete [[Zhia Lian Event: The Elven Medicine]].
:*[[Zhia Lian Event: Help Deville the Donkey]]
:: To help Deville, find him around [[Animal Town]] and complete [[Zhia Lian Event: The Donkey's Cure]]
:*[[Zhia Lian Event: Help Rick the Mirror]]
:: To save Rick, first speak with [[Melandria]] in [[Gazluk Keep]]. Complete the quest [[Zhia Lian Event: The Mirror Breaker]]
:*[[Zhia Lian Event: Help Chaf the Gambler]]
:: Help Chaf by speaking with him in the [[Red Wing Casino]]. Complete the quest [[Zhia Lian Event: The Gambler's Curse]]
=== Unrelated Halloween Quests ===
Speaking with [[Brianna Willer]] will start the quest [[Zhia Lian Event: Brianna's Pumpkins]].
===== The Bat in the Hat =====
A week before the first Halloween Party of the year, [[The Bat in the Hat]] returned to the [[Red Wing Casino]]. Besides handing out the recipe for {{Item|Creepy Jack O' Lantern}}, it also offered two quests. [[Zhia Lian Event: A Hat From a Bat]] first, followed by [[Zhia Lian Event: A Better Hat From a Bat]].
==== Event Time ====
November 11, 2023 - ???
==== Halloween Creatures ====
{{Spoiler|Click expand to view a list of creatures which spawned during various parts of Halloween 2023|
*[[Angry Giant Bat]]
*[[Anhinda]]
*[[Claudia's Minion]]
*[[Drunk Urak]]
*[[Empusa]]
*[[Envy Pump]]
*[[Evil Spider Gang Member]]
*[[Ghostly Spider]]
*[[Giant Beer Beetle]]
*[[Immortal Warrior]]
*[[Invincible Bulwark]]
*[[Lord Serbule]]
*[[Lord Serbule's Retainer]]
*[[Mortimer]]
*[[Mummy Wrapper]]
*[[Noxious Flapskull]]
*[[Nigh-Invincible Warrior]]
*[[Pumpkin (mob)]]
*[[Sickly Giant Bat]]
*[[Skeletal Mega-Gallimimus]]
*[[Skeletal Mega-Triceratops]]
*[[Skeleton Darkweaver]]
*[[Skeleton Frostlord]]
*[[Skeleton Infiltrator]]
*[[Skeleton Intruder]]
*[[Skeleton Swordsman]]
*[[The Main Course]]
*[[Trained Hunting Bat]]
*[[Undead Myconian]]
*[[Visage of Demise]]
}}
=== Live Parties ===
<!--
Adventurers who successfully receive an invitation to the Zhia Lian Party will be able to enter the [[Red Wing Casino]] party room during set times announced beforehand by the [[Developers]]. There were ??? parties in 2023, ??? per day on ??? and ???.
{| class="sortable" border="1" style="background-color: #c9b89f; border: 1px solid black; border-collapse:collapse; text-align:left;" cellpadding="3"
| AUS Primetime Party:
| 4am US EST
|-
| EU Primetime Party:
| 2pm US EST
|-
| US Primetime Party:
| 8pm US EST
|}-->
; Receiving a Party Invite
Adventurers should speak with [[Brandon Mellus]] and try to successfully complete a quiz to receive the '''Cultist of Zhia Lian''' title. If you pass the quiz, you also receive a verbal invite. Those who fail the quiz must complete the quest [[Zhia Lian Event: Delivering The Beer]] to receive an invite. Completing this quest anyways is recommended, as it grants access to the party room throughout the entire Zhia Lian event. Individuals who only correctly complete the quiz and do not complete the quest will only be able to access the party room once an in-game announcement is made shortly before each party stating that the doors are open to guests.
Besides an invite, a party mask is also required. Those without an equipped mask will be automatically teleported out of the party room if they attempt to enter it. Items listed in [[:Category:Items/MasqueradeMask]] can be quipped to grant access. These masks can be looted off of several types of undead mobs during Halloween or crafted through [[Tailoring]].
; Party Activities
Each scheduled live party lasts for about 25 minutes and contains a variety of scripted events. Some of these events may extend or shorten the length of the party.
===== Events which always happen:=====
* Guests are allowed access to the party room.
* A series of consumable food items spawn on tables at timed intervals. Each guest is allowed to take one of each item per party they attend.
* [[Zhia Lian]] appears and takes over the party.
* The path to the storage rooms opens. Monsters inside drop {{Item|Weird Key}}.
* A chest spawns at the end of the party to reward prizes.
* All guests are teleported out of the party room.
===== Events which have a chance to happen:=====
* Zhia Lian spawns an army of [[The Main Course]].
* Zhia Lian spawns one or more armies of [[Evil Spider Gang Member]], [[Casino Ass]], or [[Claudia's Minion]].
* Zhia Lian turns everyone in the room into butterflies.
* Zhia Lian turns everyone in the room into skeletons.
* Zhia Lian turns everyone in the room into bats.
* Zhia Lian smites everyone in the room.
* Zhia Lian revives everyone in the room.
; Party Prizes
At the end of a party, a chest will appear on one of the tables. The chest requires a {{Item|Weird Key}} to unlock. A somewhat random selection of items will be bestowed upon the unlocker. The first chest a character loots at a Zhia Lian party during a given year will also unlock the yearly title. In 2023, that title was '''Party Cultist 2023.'''
{|
|{{Item|Event Loot Key (Universal)}}
|{{Item|Flight Potion}}*
|{{Item|Pumpkin Seedling}}
|-
|{{Item|Shoddy Kajich Medallion}}
|{{Item|Gross Candy}}
|{{Item|Fruit Candy}}
|-
|{{Item|Sardonyx}} x10
|{{Item|Onyx}} x10
| Decoction x3
|}
* The [[Flight Potion]] received is a limited-time potion which is set to vanish when the receiving player logs out.
[[Category:Halloween Event]]
{{Ambox
|border=orange
|type=In-Progress Event!
|info=<span style="color:#c80000; font-weight:bold;">Please be aware that as some aspects of the Halloween 2023 event have not happened yet, information in the Live Parties section may be wrong! </span>}}
[[File:Halloween 2019.png|thumb|An unfortunate bat.]]
{{Quote|source=[[Zhia Lian Event: Kill Skeletons]]|
The undead are extra active right now, so you need to slay them! Start by killing skeletons. You can find them in a graveyard. Or lots of other places, really. Oh, and if you're freaked out about murder, don't worry: it doesn't count as murder when you kill the undead! You can trust me. I'm a god.
}}
'''Halloween''' is a [[Seasonal Event]] celebrated in the Council Lands. For the past few years, strange circumstances have befallen [[Alharth]] during this time, often related to the [[Undead]]. This seems to be a result of the [[The Chalice Saga, Vol 1|Chalice]] being in close alignment with [[Alharth]].
Throughout the season, Skeletons, Ghouls, and other [[Undead]] drop seasonal materials, recipes, and ability scrolls. Magical keys can also be looted, which are used to open chests behind the Inn of [[Serbule Keep]]. The goddess of whimsy and unpredictability, [[Zhia Lian]], has a habit of interfering during this time of year. She often offers promising adventurers lucrative rewards for helping with a far-reaching Undead problem, and issues related to her misguided [[Brandon Mellus|Cult]].
=== Zhia Lian's Undead Removal & Spooky Challenge Quests ===
[[Zhia Lian]] begins by tasking each adventurer with two quests. [[Zhia Lian Event: Candied Apples]] and [[Zhia Lian Event: Kill Skeletons]] are received by characters logged in during the event period. Completing a quest unlocks additional quests in a branching quest tree. Fourteen quests reward a {{Item icon|Live Event Memorabilia|1}} [[Live Event Credit]] when completed, and most others reward [[Event Loot Key (Universal)|Event Loot Keys]] of various levels. A total of seven [[titles]] can be unlocked through completing quests.
[[File:ZhiaQuestMap22.jpg|850px|link={{filepath:ZhiaQuestMap22.jpg}}]]
=== Party Quests - [[Zhia Lian]] ===
Adventurers that complete either [[Zhia Lian Event: Bat Out]] or [[Zhia Lian Event: Kill Pumpkin Mimics]] will be given permission to begin the quest [[Zhia Lian Event: Preparing For The Big Party]] by speaking to [[Brandon Mellus]]. Before work on that quest can begin, Brandon's quest [[Zhia Lian Event: Delivering The Beer]] must be completed. After finishing the beer delivery quest, Brandon will move from [[Amulna]] to the [[Red Wing Casino]] party room. Three quests must be completed to finish [[Zhia Lian Event: Preparing For The Big Party]].
:*[[Zhia Lian Event: Soup Prep]]
:*[[Zhia Lian Event: More Soup Prep]]
:*[[Zhia Lian Event: Pumpkin Rolls]]
Once [[Zhia Lian]] assigns [[Zhia Lian Event: The Unfortunate Cultists]], Brandon will offer four quests to help complete the task. Each quest is completed by finishing another quest related to the cultist in need.
:*[[Zhia Lian Event: Help Westley the Elf]]
:: To help Westley, find him in [[Serbule]] and complete [[Zhia Lian Event: The Elven Medicine]].
:*[[Zhia Lian Event: Help Deville the Donkey]]
:: To help Deville, find him around [[Animal Town]] and complete [[Zhia Lian Event: The Donkey's Cure]]
:*[[Zhia Lian Event: Help Rick the Mirror]]
:: To save Rick, first speak with [[Melandria]] in [[Gazluk Keep]]. Complete the quest [[Zhia Lian Event: The Mirror Breaker]]
:*[[Zhia Lian Event: Help Chaf the Gambler]]
:: Help Chaf by speaking with him in the [[Red Wing Casino]]. Complete the quest [[Zhia Lian Event: The Gambler's Curse]]
=== Unrelated Halloween Quests ===
Speaking with [[Brianna Willer]] will start the quest [[Zhia Lian Event: Brianna's Pumpkins]].
===== The Bat in the Hat =====
A week before the first Halloween Party of the year, [[The Bat in the Hat]] returned to the [[Red Wing Casino]]. Besides handing out the recipe for {{Item|Creepy Jack O' Lantern}}, it also offered two quests. [[Zhia Lian Event: A Hat From a Bat]] first, followed by [[Zhia Lian Event: A Better Hat From a Bat]].
==== Event Time ====
November 11, 2023 - ???
==== Halloween Creatures ====
{{Spoiler|Click expand to view a list of creatures which spawned during various parts of Halloween 2023|
*[[Angry Giant Bat]]
*[[Anhinda]]
*[[Claudia's Minion]]
*[[Drunk Urak]]
*[[Empusa]]
*[[Envy Pump]]
*[[Evil Spider Gang Member]]
*[[Ghostly Spider]]
*[[Giant Beer Beetle]]
*[[Immortal Warrior]]
*[[Invincible Bulwark]]
*[[Lord Serbule]]
*[[Lord Serbule's Retainer]]
*[[Mortimer]]
*[[Mummy Wrapper]]
*[[Noxious Flapskull]]
*[[Nigh-Invincible Warrior]]
*[[Pumpkin (mob)]]
*[[Sickly Giant Bat]]
*[[Skeletal Mega-Gallimimus]]
*[[Skeletal Mega-Triceratops]]
*[[Skeleton Darkweaver]]
*[[Skeleton Frostlord]]
*[[Skeleton Infiltrator]]
*[[Skeleton Intruder]]
*[[Skeleton Swordsman]]
*[[The Main Course]]
*[[Trained Hunting Bat]]
*[[Undead Myconian]]
*[[Visage of Demise]]
}}
=== Live Parties ===
<!--
Adventurers who successfully receive an invitation to the Zhia Lian Party will be able to enter the [[Red Wing Casino]] party room during set times announced beforehand by the [[Developers]]. There were ??? parties in 2023, ??? per day on ??? and ???.
{| class="sortable" border="1" style="background-color: #c9b89f; border: 1px solid black; border-collapse:collapse; text-align:left;" cellpadding="3"
| AUS Primetime Party:
| 4am US EST
|-
| EU Primetime Party:
| 2pm US EST
|-
| US Primetime Party:
| 8pm US EST
|}-->
; Receiving a Party Invite
Adventurers should speak with [[Brandon Mellus]] and try to successfully complete a quiz to receive the '''Cultist of Zhia Lian''' title. If you pass the quiz, you also receive a verbal invite. Those who fail the quiz must complete the quest [[Zhia Lian Event: Delivering The Beer]] to receive an invite. Completing this quest anyways is recommended, as it grants access to the party room throughout the entire Zhia Lian event. Individuals who only correctly complete the quiz and do not complete the quest will only be able to access the party room once an in-game announcement is made shortly before each party stating that the doors are open to guests.
Besides an invite, a party mask is also required. Those without an equipped mask will be automatically teleported out of the party room if they attempt to enter it. Items listed in [[:Category:Items/MasqueradeMask]] can be quipped to grant access. These masks can be looted off of several types of undead mobs during Halloween or crafted through [[Tailoring]].
; Party Activities
Each scheduled live party lasts for about 25 minutes and contains a variety of scripted events. Some of these events may extend or shorten the length of the party.
===== Events which always happen:=====
* Guests are allowed access to the party room.
* A series of consumable food items spawn on tables at timed intervals. Each guest is allowed to take one of each item per party they attend.
* [[Zhia Lian]] appears and takes over the party.
* The path to the storage rooms opens. Monsters inside drop {{Item|Weird Key}}.
* A chest spawns at the end of the party to reward prizes.
* All guests are teleported out of the party room.
===== Events which have a chance to happen:=====
* Zhia Lian spawns an army of [[The Main Course]].
* Zhia Lian spawns one or more armies of [[Evil Spider Gang Member]], [[Casino Ass]], or [[Claudia's Minion]].
* Zhia Lian turns everyone in the room into butterflies.
* Zhia Lian turns everyone in the room into skeletons.
* Zhia Lian turns everyone in the room into bats.
* Zhia Lian smites everyone in the room.
* Zhia Lian revives everyone in the room.
; Party Prizes
At the end of a party, a chest will appear on one of the tables. The chest requires a {{Item|Weird Key}} to unlock. A somewhat random selection of items will be bestowed upon the unlocker. The first chest a character loots at a Zhia Lian party during a given year will also unlock the yearly title. In 2023, that title was '''Party Cultist 2023.'''
{|
|{{Item|Event Loot Key (Universal)}}
|{{Item|Flight Potion}}*
|{{Item|Pumpkin Seedling}}
|-
|{{Item|Shoddy Kajich Medallion}}
|{{Item|Gross Candy}}
|{{Item|Fruit Candy}}
|-
|{{Item|Sardonyx}} x10
|{{Item|Onyx}} x10
| Decoction x3
|}
* The [[Flight Potion]] received is a limited-time potion which is set to vanish when the receiving player logs out.
[[Category:Halloween Event]]
