Halloween 2013

Halloween 2013 is a Guild Wars in-game event that celebrates the annual return of Mad King Thorn.

Welcome to Halloween 2013!

Mad King appearances

Last update
Tuesday, 23:08 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
Friday, October 18	Lion's Arch, Kamadan, Droknar's Forge, and Tomb of the Primeval Kings are decorated in the Halloween spirit; however, the NPCs in those locations do not appear in their Halloween disguises and the only Halloween NPCs that appear are the Ghoulish Accessory Token-related NPCs (Gul Terror, Malavaka, Aahtan, and Erulis). The Ghoulish Accessory Token quests become available. All starting at noon Pacific Time.
Saturday, October 19	PvE foes start dropping Trick-or-Treat Bags. Costume Brawl, Scarred Psyche challenge mission, and all Halloween quests become available. Guild versus Guild begins to have altered NPC models and Trick-or-Treat Bags as an additional reward. All other Halloween NPCs (e.g. Horseman collectors, Bruce the Herald, and Mad King's Guard) appear. Halloween disguises are applied to NPCs in decorated locations. All starting at noon Pacific Time.
Thursday, 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.
Saturday, November 2	Festivities were supposedly scheduled to conclude at 12:01 a.m. Pacific Time, but were actually scheduled and concluded at 1:01 a.m. Pacific Time.
Friday, November 8	Ghoulish Accessory Token-related NPCs (Gul Terror, Malavaka, Aahtan, and Erulis) continue to appear in Lion's Arch and Kamadan until noon Pacific Time.

Differences from 2012

• Due to a bug, the following began on the second day of the festival instead of on the first day:
  • PvE foes started dropping Trick-or-Treat Bags.
  • With the exception of the Ghoulish Accessory Token-related NPCs (i.e. Gul Terror, Malavaka, Aahtan, and Erulis), Halloween NPCs (e.g. Horseman collectors, Bruce the Herald, and Mad King's Guards) began appearing.
    • Costume Brawl opened after Bobby began appearing.
    • Scarred Psyche challenge mission and all Halloween quests were intended to become available on the first day of the festival instead of being delayed by four days, (source) but became available on the second day of the festival with the appearance of the Halloween quest giver NPCs and the NPCs that provide access to the Scarred Psyche outpost.
    • All Horseman collectors appeared on the second day of the festival instead of some of them being delayed until the third day, but they most likely were also intended to appear on the first day of the festival.
  • Halloween disguises were applied to NPCs in decorated locations.
  • Guild versus Guild began to have altered NPC models and Trick-or-Treat Bags as an additional reward.
• Costume Brawl does not have new skill bars.
• Mad King's Influence no longer provides 10 Command rank.
• Festivities concluded at 1:01 a.m. Pacific Time instead of at 12:01 a.m. Pacific Time.
  • For at least six hours before festivities concluded, the Countess of Hakewood stopped appearing.
• Due to a bug, Horseman collectors, Mad King's Guards, buried corpse, and Transformed NPCs (Transformed Krytans and Transformed Elonians) remained in Lion's Arch and/or Kamadan until the November 5, 2013 update.
• Ghoulish Accessory Token-related NPCs (Gul Terror, Malavaka, Aahtan, and Erulis) are scheduled to remain in Lion's Arch and Kamadan for six days after the end of the event (source #1, #2).

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

In addition to the following items, each account can obtain any two of the past Lion's Arch and Kamadan Halloween headgear from Erulis and Aahtan, respectively, for one Ghoulish Accessory Token each.

Candy Apple	Pumpkin Cookie
Candy Corn	Spooky Tonic
Ghost-in-the-Box	Squash Serum
Ghoulish Accessory Token	Transmogrifier Tonic
Ghoulish Grab Bag	Trick-or-Treat Bag
Minutely Mad King Tonic	Vial of Absinthe
Phantasmal Tonic	Witch's Brew

Quests

Lion's Arch and Kamadan

Given by Mad King's Steward

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

Lion's Arch

Given by Gul Terror

• Better You Than Me

Given by The Countess of Hakewood

• An Ingenious Plan
• Commandeering a Mortal Vessel
• Evil Residents
  • Evil Residents Code: Harmonica
• Heirlooms of the Mad King

Kamadan

Given by Malavaka

• Double Your Pleasure and RUN!

Given by Emissary of King Thorn of Kryta

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

Challenge mission and mini-game

The Costume Brawl and Scarred Psyche.

NPCs

Lion's Arch

• Bobby (Costume Brawl)
• Bruce the Herald
• Buried corpse
• Erulis
• Ghosts
• Gul Terror
• Mad King Thorn (during finale events)
• Mad King's Guard
• Mad King's Steward
• The Countess of Hakewood
• The Sorceress of Kessex
• Transformed Krytans

Droknar's Forge

• Bobby (Costume Brawl)
• Nameless Lich

Great Temple of Balthazar

• Bobby (Costume Brawl)

Kamadan, Jewel of Istan

• Aahtan
• Bobby (Costume Brawl)
• Bruce the Herald
• Buried corpse
• Emissary of King Thorn of Kryta
• Mad King Thorn (during finale events)
• Mad King's Guard
• Mad King's Steward
• Malavaka
• The Harbinger of King Thorn
• Transformed Elonians

Collectors

Halloween collectors offer Witch's Brew, Ghosts-in-the-Box, Squash Serum, and Vials of Absinthe. Some^§ also offer Transmogrifier Tonics.

Name	Location	Collects	Campaign
Horseman Naramor	Kamadan, Jewel of Istan	2 Mandragor Carapaces	Nightfall
Horseman Garthim§	Kamadan, Jewel of Istan	3 Sentient Roots	Nightfall
Horseman Aramon	Kamadan, Jewel of Istan	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

Guild versus Guild

NPCs in Guild versus Guild have their models altered as follows:

Archer	Bodyguard	Footman and Knight	Guild Lord

The opposing Guild Lord drops 10 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 5 minutes (e.g. due to one team resigning or zoning).

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