Harvest Festival 2012
- Each race knows it by a different name
- Harvest Festival for Hobbits
- Harvestmath for Men
- Autumnfest for Dwarves
- Iavasmereth for Elves
- Everywhere you turn in Middle-earth,
- The fall season is in full colors,
- Harvest Festival means harvesting, dancing,
- Drinking, fun games, and trick or treating!
Leaves are turning colors, the air is growing crisp, tricks and treats are ready, and in Middle-earth that means - Harvestmath is here! This year the festival is back and better than ever before. Become a Patron of the Festival and join the fun with new quests, new deeds, and new rewards. Plus, journey beneath the Party Tree and discover the Haunted Burrow. Don't miss out on the spookiest party of the year!
The Harvest Festival is scheduled to run from September 24 until October 14.
Festival Grounds
- Ered Luin - Thorin's Hall's Inn [13.5S, 103.2W]
- Ered Luin - The Festival Garden [24.6S, 93.1W]
- Bree-land - Festival Grounds [24.7S, 51.6W]
- The Shire - The Party Tree [29.9S, 71.5W]
Festivities
The Haunted Burrow
Main article: The Haunted Burrow
The Haunted Burrow is a spooky, fun-filled house of scary sights and sounds. It is only available during the Harvest Festival and accessible after completing the short quest series starting with A Cellar Door Appears and ending with The Haunted Burrow. Along with daily quests which reward Fall Festival Tokens, there are many other hidden surprises to be found within!
Mini-games
Try your hand at games such as Geode-hunting, Scroll-grabbing, Apple Bobbing & Pumpkin Picking. You can participate in each mini-game once each hour.
- Geode Hunting in Thorin's Hall
- Scroll-grabbing in the Festival Garden
- Apple Bobbing at the Party Tree
- Pumpkin Picking at the Festival Grounds
Troves and Trickery
Main article: Troves and Trickery
Troves and Trickery are quests available during the Harvest Festival with the aim of provoking certain NPCs using appropriate emotes on them. The rewards for these quests include festival mask tokens which are different for each location. For instance, a reward for Troves and Trickery -- Thorin's Hall is a Dwarf Mask Token which can be turned in for a Bucket Festival Mask.
General Festival Events
Festival Dances
Main article: Dance of the Races
During all seasonal Festivals, Dance Leaders will teach characters up to eight special racial dances (two from each Race) by completing dance lessons. There is one Dance Leader located in each of the festival grounds of Thorin's Hall Inn and The Festival Garden in Ered Luin, The Party Tree in The Shire, and the Festival Grounds in Bree-land.
Dance lessons take place approximately every 20 minutes, and the quests are available for about 5 minutes before the dance begins. As of U20, the quest start times are random.
When the Dance Leader starts, target the leader and follow their instructions using the commands /dance1, /dance2, or /dance3 as they instruct you. The time to perform each step decreases with the quest's progression.
At the end of the lesson, the Dance Leader returns to their original position and you are able to select your reward: either the first or second dance emote from that race. Complete the lessons again to learn all the dances!
Festival Horse Races
Main article: Festival Horse Races
Each festival brings exciting horse races to The Shire Race-track and the Bree-land Festival Grounds. By completing a race in time, players can win festival tokens which can be exchanged for festival rewards. Starting with Yule Festival 2012, you no longer must win a horse race to purchase exclusive festival mounts from Will Peartree at Hengstacer Farm. At the Anniversary Festival, festival mounts can also be purchased from Henry Peartree at the Bree Market Square
| Item to Receive | Items to Trade |
|---|---|
 Autumnfest Steed
|
 20 Fall Festival Tokens
|
 Harvest-brew Steed
|
60 Fall Festival Tokens
|
A Bit of Drinking
Main articles: The Inn League and The Ale Association
The Inn League and The Ale Association are looking for a few good drinkers to cause mischief at the smug inns of the realm. Raise a mug and check out the available quests and rewards!
In addition to these regular seasonal quests, the Inn League is looking for some vintage wine in the Haunted Burrow and the Ale Association wants to play tricks on some of the already scared hobbits.
Quests
Invitation by mail:
- [1] An Invitation to the Harvestmath
Bree-land - At the Festival Grounds
Ered Luin - The Festival Garden
- A Cellar Door Appears
- Bilbo's Letter
- The Haunted Burrow
- Roaring Maw in the Haunted Burrow
- Wailing in the Haunted Burrow
- Rattling in the Haunted Burrow
- A Stroll Through the Haunted Burrow
- A Race Through the Haunted Burrow
- Valuables Gone Astray
- A Riddle in a Bottle
- The Ale Association -- A Game of Hobbit-harrying
- The Great Hobbit Rescue
- The Inn League Excavation
Ered Luin - Thorin's Hall's Inn
Deeds
- Consume Consumables -- Specimen Jars: Gross Bugs
- Consume Consumables: Applications of 'Coveritol'
- Consume Consumables: Black Silk Gloves
- Consume Consumables: Buckets of Fear
- Consume Consumables: Candles and Mirrors
- Consume Consumables: Potent Bird-seed
- Consume Consumables: Spider-legs
- Harvestmath
- The Haunted Burrow
Festival Items
Fall Festival Traders
Games Masters
Barterer: Bess Forester (Festival Grounds in Bree-land)
| Item to Receive | Items to Trade | |
|---|---|---|
| Fall Festival Token
|
 Small Pumpkin
| |
| 2 Fall Festival Tokens
|
Medium Pumpkin
| |
| 3 Fall Festival Tokens
|
Large Pumpkin
| |
 Beaver Festival Mask
|
 Man Mask Token |
12 Fall Festival Tokens
|
Barterer: Dýri (Thorin's Hall Inn in Ered Luin)
Barterer: Malenfas (Duillond in Ered Luin)
Barterer: Sawlo Puddifoot (The Party Tree in The Shire)
| Item to Receive | Items to Trade | |
|---|---|---|
| Fall Festival Token
|
 Small Apple
| |
| 2 Fall Festival Tokens
|
Medium Apple
| |
| 3 Fall Festival Tokens
|
Large Apple
| |
 Pumpkin Festival Mask
|
Hobbit Mask Token |
12 Fall Festival Tokens
|
Harvest Provisioners
| Item | Cost |
|---|---|
 Cranberry Pudding
|
1  60 
|
 Fall Greens
|
4
|
 Fall Grouse
|
2 20
|
 Fall Sausage
|
1 12
|
 Fall Squash
|
48
|
 Fern Beer
|
48
|
 Pear-blossom Wine
|
48
|
 Perry's Porter
|
48
|
 Pumpkin Ale
|
48
|
 Rootknot's Cider
|
48
|
| Willow Wine
|
48
|
Other items
| Item to Receive | Notes |
|---|---|
 Aged Deed
|
Grants the Painted Skeleton Steed Only found in the Poorly Hidden Chest |
 Sign: Danger!
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Found as a random drop within the Haunted Burrow |
 Sign: Roar!
|
Found as a random drop within the Haunted Burrow |
 Sign: Turn back...
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Found as a random drop within the Haunted Burrow |
Gallery
Cosmetics
Decorations
Emotes
Mounts
New with Harvest Festival 2012
| Special Events |
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