Bristlebane Day (EQ2 Live Event)
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
Street performers in West Freeport!
- Blat Bound - Frostfang Sea only; sends you to Blat in Antonica to begin Tin Metal Protection.
- Tin Metal Protection - Introduced in 2008. Not repeatable.
- Plethora of Patchcraft Parts Introduced in 2015. Repeatable once per year.
- Gnary a Joke to Tell - Introduced in 2011. Repeatable once per year.
- Ratical - Introduced in 2008. Repeatable once per year.
- Gigglegibber Scavenger Hunt - Introduced in 2008. Repeatable once per year.
- 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!
New features on 4/1:
- Riddled Throughout the Land - Introduced in 2010. Repeatable once per year.
- Riddled Again - Introduced in 2011. Repeatable once per year.
- Riddled Yet Again - Introduced in 2015. Repeatable once per year.
- Bristlebane Bunnies: Complete your April 1st only bunny achievements! Introduced in 2014.
Achievements
Bristlebane Day achievements were first introduced in 2013.
| Year Introduced | Achievement | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | A Plethora of Pranks | Craft up a number of festive Bristlebane Day baubles to amuse your friends! |
| 2013 | Conniving Confections | Cook up some quirky Bristlebane Day dishes! |
| 2014 | Bristlebane Bunnies | Earn three achievements catching bunnies! Only active on April 1st. |
| 2014 | Honorary Gigglegibber | Complete several Bristlebane Day quests. |
| 2014 | Patchcraft Slayer | Slay Patchcraft creatures. There are 8 achievements in this Slayer category. |
| 2013 | Snack Attack | Participate & score 100 points in the Bristlebane Day Snack Snatcher: Enchanted Lands event. |
| 2013 | You Jelly? | Participate & score 90 points in the Bristlebane Bounce: Sinking Sands contest. |
Crafting
2010 Craftables!
Recipe Scrolls and Goodies
Visit a Bristlebane Day merchant in your local tradeskill society to purchase:
- Perfectly Serious Items to Craft (2010)
- Perfectly Serious Items to Craft II (2011)
- Perfectly Serious Items to Craft III (2012)
- Perfectly Serious Items to Craft IV (2013)
- Perfectly Serious Items to Craft V (2014)
- Perfectly Serious Items to Craft VI (2015)
Merchants can be found in city crafting areas:
- Darklight Wood at -409, -63, 232 in Hate's Envy.
- Gorowyn at 2747, 124, 1148 inside The Wards.
- Haven - at 53, -32, -179 in Ekroosik's Replicators.
- Kelethin at 459, 93, 323 , just outside of Tunare's Pages (near the Silverleaf Inn).
- Neriak at -145, -5, 263 , in a room underneath the ramp leading into the crafting area.
- New Halas at -345, 176, -58 in Ravens' Roost.
- North Qeynos at 338, -21, -99 inside the Ironforge Exchange (across from the bank).
- West Freeport at 42, -12, 87 , upstairs within the Coalition of Tradesfolke.
These merchants also have housing items! See any merchant page for a complete list.
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! An Artisan's Fully Trained Pack Pony can really haul in a lot of holiday stuff on this 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
- 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.
April Fools Pranks
A'Capella Load Song
On April 1, 2014, the load song was an amateur a'capella rendition of the original EQ load theme, presumably sung by developers. If you would like to keep the file, search for mx_exp_10_tov_game_intro.
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Cute Mode
The Herald of Bristlebane
a Small Chest?
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.
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| Bristlebane Day Occurs annually around April Fool's Day. Special one-day events on April 1st! |