December promotion – stockings!

Hey folks!

Gobbler season is over, and that means it’s once again time for everybody’s favourite: [0;1;31mst[0m[0;1;37mock[0m[0;1;31min[0m[0;1;37mgs![0m For those unfamiliar, stockings are available from the website in celebration of Celesmas! Ironbeard will fill them up a short while after they are hung, and the owner can then open them and collect their contents! As always, they can be obtained from the Aetolia website at www.aetolia.com/credits under ‘artifact packages’.

See HELP STOCKINGS for all stocking-related commands and for a complete breakdown of prizes! I’ve included a short summary below:

Festive or Trick Stocking, minimum value: 16 credits
Fancy Stocking, minimum value: 45 credits, guaranteed at least 1 relic coffer
Grand Stocking, minimum value: 200 credits, guaranteed at least 2 relic coffers
Extravagant Stocking, minimum value: 600 credits, guaranteed at least 5 relic coffers

This year we have a new relic collection available themed around the treasures of the Hlugnic Empire. See HELP HLUGNIC TREASURES for all the details, but the items include the following:
– a Runeguard’s geomancy badge (hlugnic_badge)
– a brooch of the High Houses (hlugnic_brooch)
– an ancient, cane-sheathed sword (hlugnic_canesword)
– a gavel of finality (hlugnic_gavel)
– a pair of Hlugnic miner’s goggles (hlugnic_goggles)
– a brumal Scornshield insignia (hlugnic_insignia)
– a Scolrysian resonator (hlugnic_resonator)
– an Endorone necrologist’s talisman (hlugnic_talisman)
– a Fabricator’s runic tongs (hlugnic_tongs)
– a High Judge’s restraining writ (hlugnic_writ)

All relic pieces from the Hlugnic set trade in for 30 credits!

Some extra highlights include:
– There is also a steed whistle found in Grand and Extravagant stockings: a garland-draped bull ox!
– Three new minipets are also joining the collection alongside a host of returnees: an enchanted holiday greeting card, a mischievous mistletoe-bearing fairy, and an animated holly bush!
– A new ‘winter’ vox available only in festive/trick stockings!
– And don’t miss out on the brand new style scroll: apologetic!

Speaking of style scrolls, don’t miss the fact that all style scrolls have been updated now to support Ascendril and Bloodborn, and ALSO have additionally been updated to support our upcoming new class, Siderealist, ahead of its release!

Each stocking tier below extravagant also has a very small chance of rolling a big prize in the form of a 400-2000 credit artifact!

Every 150 stockings opened will trigger a global prize where one of the next 50 stockings opened will contain a bonus of 500 credits on top of the other prizes it contains.

Additionally, for every 5 stockings of each type you purchase, you’ll receive either a gold or platinum stocking of that tier! So if you purchase 5 fancy stockings, you’ll get a gold (or platinum) fancy stocking. Gold and platinum stockings are special and fill up only on Christmas and New Year’s Day, respectively! These are tracked cumulatively, so you can safely split up purchases without losing out. Opening one of these stockings acts as if you had opened two of that tier, giving you double the prizes! There’s no difference in prizes between gold and platinum beyond what day they fill on.

You’ll also find a festive stocking to purchase for a gold keystone in the milestone wares shop.

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– All stocking purchases through the website will automatically enter you into a raffle drawn on January 1st for some rare prizes!
– All stocking purchases additionally award “a decorative gift voucher” – these can only be redeemed (LOTTERY EXCHANGE VOUCHER) by someone other than the owner, and provide 1 raffle entry to whoever you gift them to.
– See HELP STOCKING RAFFLE or LOTTERY 43 for info!

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– We haven’t run an Iron Lottery at all this year, so it’s time to run one in the final month!
– Iron Lottery is a prize of 1000 credits for the winner, with tickets available in-game through various means.
– See HELP IRON LOTTERY for full information.

[0;1;37mGrand Duel[0m
Don’t forget December is also the month of the Grand Duel, so expect to see Keroc announcing that in the coming days!

[0;1;37mCelemas Calendar[0m
You’ll find a large Celesmas Calendar floating just outside Esterport at v1422.
– Once per real life day, you can OPEN CALENDAR to claim a random prize.
– To be eligible for opening the calendar, you must have claimed 5 credit milestones for that day so far.
– Prizes include gold, chocolates, credits, lessons, blessings, stockings and more!

[0;1;37mMisc happenings[0m
– There might be other impromptu winter games happening throughout the month.
– As usual, Ironbeard, the Tsinkin villages, and the Flintbeard dungeons will return later in the month.
– The rumours lately have something weird happening people and glowing eyes. Huh.

Enjoy!

Penned by my hand on Tisday, the 12th of Ios, in the year 8 AC.