Halloween 2010

Halloween 2010 was a Guild Wars in-game event, to celebrate the annual return of Mad King Thorn.

Welcome to Halloween 2010!

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Starting Thursday, October 21, at Noon Pacific (-7 GMT) the celebration begins with creepy consumable items, brand-new quests, the annual Costume Brawl, and an appearance by Mad King Thorn himself on October 31st! The fun doesn't end until November 2! For more information, visit http://www.guildwars.com.

— Login screen announcement

This time of year, when fear holds sway

And Mad King Thorn comes out to play,

His trusty servants hope and pray

That Halloween is here to stay.

You’ll get a strange thing from the king

And stranger still from candy,

Beware the pain that bad jokes bring,

And keep your weapons handy.

An ancient evil stains the land,

It reaches from the interior,

The grasp of doom's cold, clammy hand:

Could Tyria get any eerier?

Mad King appearances

The Mad King's first appearance was just after midnight (PDT) on October 31.

Last update
Thursday, 05:25 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
Thursday October 21	Lion's Arch, Kamadan, Droknar's Forge, and Tomb of the Primeval Kings are decorated in the Halloween spirit.
Monday October 25	The new series of Halloween quests starts in Lion's Arch and Kamadan.
Sunday 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.
Tuesday November 2	Festivities conclude at the stroke of midnight.

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		Squash Serum
	Candy Corn		Transmogrifier Tonic
	Ghost-in-the-Box		Trick-or-Treat Bag
	Phantasmal Tonic		Vial of Absinthe
	Pumpkin Cookie		Witch's Brew

Costumes

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Don the courtly garb of the Mad King’s sinister servants with these two brand new costumes. These limited edition Halloween outfits—the Raiment of the Lich and the Lunatic Court Finery—are available from the Guild Wars In-Game Store and the NCsoft Store.

— Official website

Two new costumes were made available from the Guild Wars In-Game Store during this Halloween event. They are available for purchase separately or as a limited-time combination pack together:

Lunatic Court Finery	Raiment of the Lich

Headgear

Participation in one of Mad King Thorn's appearances earned you a festival hat:

Furrocious Ears (Lion's Arch)	Spectercles (Kamadan)

Halloween quests

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The Lunatic Court, an assembly of devoted disciples of Mad King Thorn, has concocted a ridiculous plan to break the seals that keep their insane ruler trapped for most of the year. In this series of quests, you’ll help these courtiers try to achieve their goal of making Halloween an all-year event, but be warned: the Lunatic Court is just as deranged as the Mad King himself!

— Official website

Quests from Halloween 2009

Quests given by Mad King's Steward

(Available in both Lion's Arch and Kamadan starting October 24)

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

Halloween 2010 quests

Quests given by The Countess of Hakewood

(Available only in Lion's Arch starting October 25)

• Heirlooms of the Mad King
• Commandeering a Mortal Vessel
• An Ingenious Plan

Quests given by Emissary of King Thorn of Kryta

(Available only in Kamadan starting October 25)

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

Minigames

The Costume Brawl has returned with new skill sets, more disguises, and a new map.

NPCs

Lion's Arch

• Bobby (Costume Brawl)
• Bruce the Herald
• Buried corpse
• Ghosts
• Mad King Thorn (during finale events)
• Mad King's Guard
• Mad King's Steward (from October 24 onward)
• The Countess of Hakewood (from October 25 onward)
• Transformed Krytans

Droknar's Forge

• Bobby (Costume Brawl)
• Nameless Lich

Great Temple of Balthazar

• Bobby (Costume Brawl)

Kamadan, Jewel of Istan

• Bobby (Costume Brawl)
• Bruce the Herald
• Buried corpse
• Emissary of King Thorn of Kryta (from October 25 onward)
• Mad King Thorn (during finale events)
• Mad King's Guard
• Mad King's Steward (from October 24 onward)
• Transformed Elonians

Collectors

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

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

* NPC offers Transmogrifier Tonics.

In exchange, all collectors offer Witch's Brew, Ghosts-in-the-Box, Squash Serum, and Vials of Absinthe.

Guild versus Guild

NPCs in GvG have their models altered as follows:

Model	NPC	Model	NPC
	Archer		Bodyguard
	Footman Knight		Guild Lord

The opposing Guild Lord drops 50 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 15 seconds (e.g. due to one team resigning or zoning).

Notes

Anomaly.During the finale, Mad King Thorn spoke in All Chat; in previous years, he had always spoken in Team Chat.

Anomaly.In 2009, all festival quests remained in the quest log and one (The Waiting Game) could be completed year-round; but in 2010, all were removed including ones from other special events.

See also

• Halloween Art Contest (2010)

Trivia

• This was the first Halloween event where a Halloween costume was released.

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