Hallows End has arrived on World of Warcraft, following the closing off of the somewhat neutered Brewfest (which I never really did do much with again after coming home from my week away).
I’ve already seen a Flying Broom up for sale, since it’s not Soulbound, but it works only in Outlands, requires level 70 and 225 Riding, and has only one charge, so you’d better fly around a lot to make it worthwhile!
Soulbound rewards I’ve seen (confirmed as aquired this year, not last) include things that come from the Innkeepers once an hour when you ask “Trick Or Treat!” and they (on occasion) give you a Treat Bag: Flimsy Female Undead Mask, Flimsy Female Gnome Mask, Flimsy Female Troll Mask, Flimsy Male Tauren Mask, Lollipop, Hallowed Wand - Ninja, Hallowed Wand - Pirate, Hallowed Wand - Leper Gnome, Candy Corn, and some kind of wand that can be used to turn oneself or others into things like Leper Gnomes.
Guildmates have reported seeing players on a flying broom of sorts in Orgrimmar, plus seeing people with a “pumpkinhead helmet”, but I’m not sure if they’re from this year or last.
Interested in getting in on the Hallow’s End fun for 2007 and getting some of the unique rewards to show off later? Read on…
How To Get Started
In major cities there are a pair of Commoners hanging around near the bank / Auction House / mailbox areas , saying things like “Waaah! I don’t want to die! I want to live forever! It’s not fair!” (and then laughing) and “We should attend the next burning of the Wickerman” and “For the Alliance!” but otherwise just standing around silent with exclamation marks over their head.
For us Hordies, they send you to either Silvermoon City or Razor Hill to find the Masked Orphan Matron in order to start the quests that come along with Hallows End. I am much more familiar with Razor Hill, having started and played a lot of time as a Troll, so I chose to do my work there.
The first quest the Masked Orphan Matron gives out is called Fire Training, which requires the player to go west outside of Razor Hill, acquire a Water Bucket from a big bucket by the road, and then progress north towards the fires and throw 5 buckets of water on the fire.
Fun Before Firefighting (before work, I must play)
Before I was able to head out to fight my first fire, a player behind me tossed a Water Bucket at me, and I caught it. So, I turned around, found the bucket in my inventory and tossed it back to him, then thanked him and waved and headed on my way. I guess he was in some sort of costume (while of course I’m just using a Savory Deviate Delight to change my appearance) - maybe from the wand?
Fire Fighting training quest - practice for defending Razor Hill
After tossing the bucket back to the stranger and heading on my way, I headed out the west exit of Razor Hill and ran across the obvious source of water for fighting the fires for this quest. I filled my Water Bucket by getting close to the big bucket and activating the cog that appeared (quest cog). Only one bucket can be obtained, otherwise you get the “you can’t carry any more of these” message.
The actual process of putting out the fires is super easy - take your Water Bucket and put it on your action bar for quick access, look around yourself from the filling station and you’ll see the fires you need to put out quite easily. When you get within range (and the fires won’t burn you), you’re given a casting zone circle to aim with - center it on the fire, and toss in the bucket!
Repeat this 5 times and you’ve completed the quest and can return to the Masked Orphan Matron in Razor Hill
Fire Training Quest Reward
Here’s the quest reward screen you get after completing the quest Fire Training - some simple rewards, plus what is not listed is that you get 75 reputation with Orgrimmar for having done it in Razor Hill, I guess.
I ate my Hallow’s End Pumpkin Treat right away, of course, to see what it did. Turns out that it applied a 20 minute buff that enhanced my size and turned me an orangy color!
Gnome Lepers, Headless Horseman, Putting Out The Fires…
Stay tuned for more entries about the Hallow’s End festivities and quest lines. Part two will show you some screenshots of Gnome Lepers, the Headless Horseman and defending Razor Hill from the fires he sets when he attacks.
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