Bristlebane Day

Happy April Fool's Day (don't take any wooden gold pieces!) and Blessed Bristlebane Day! Today the Trickster in everyone gets to come out for a little fun, and the dev's have gotten in on the act. The following banner marks those quests and NPCs related to Bristlebane Day:



2015
Mail

All players should have received the following in-game mail:

Good day,

Jesters, thieves, bards and fans of mischief, alike, are encouraged to enjoy the Bristlebane Day festivities in your city or elsewhere! You never know what laughs and pranks await you during these holy days honoring Fizzlethorpe Bristlebane, The Grand Prankster. Princess Evelynn has a lofty challenge in Sinking Sands, while other celebrators, like Rakshatta, can be found in the Enchanted Lands. She is excited about the arcane patchwork creatures seen roaming Antonica, The Commonlands, Darklight Wood, Timorous Deep, Greater Faydark and Frostfang Sea. You can get more involved by crafting your very own items in celebration of this wonderful holiday. Visit your local tradeskill house to purchase these special recipes!

P.S.

Be sure to keep your eyes peeled for special events, especially in Enchanted Lands, occurring only on the highest of silly days, 4/1/2015!

2014
New in 2014


 * Currency
 * A New Festival Currency Fool's Gold Coin is now available from various monsters, quests, and events during Bristlebane Day.
 * Use Fool's Gold Coins at Bristlebane Day merchants to purchase new rewards.
 * Achievements:
 * Fur Finder for capturing 25 bunnies.
 * Rabbit Nabber for capturing 100 bunnies.
 * Bunny Hoarder for capturing 250 bunnies.
 * Hare Rangler for capturing 500 bunnies.
 * Patchcraft Killer for killing 25 Patchcraft monsters.
 * Initiate Patchcraft Hunter for killing 100 Patchcraft monsters.
 * Accomplished Patchcraft Hunter for killing 250 Patchcraft monsters.
 * Master Patchcraft Hunter for killing 500 Patchcraft monsters.
 * Initiate Patchcraft Slayer for killing 1000 Patchcraft monsters.
 * Accomplished Patchcraft Slayer for killing 2500 Patchcraft monsters.
 * Master Patchcraft Slayer for killing 5000 Patchcraft monsters.
 * Patchcraft Destroyer for killing 10000 Patchcraft monsters.
 * Recipes and Items sold by a Bristlebane Day merchant:
 * Brilliant Bristlebane Day Cap
 * Bristlebane Bouncer
 * Fireworks: 52 Card Pickup
 * Jocular Patchcraft Growler Plushie
 * Jovial Patchcraft Thrasher Plushie
 * Merrymakers Minstrel Crown
 * Merrymakers Salmon
 * Mounted Festival Beads
 * Perfectly Serious Items to Craft V
 * Rivervale Conveyance Blueprints
 * Rivervale Vine Knot Door
 * Wild Boar
 * Wild Boar

Returning From Previous Years


 * Quests:
 * Bristlebane Day Snack Snatcher: Enchanted Lands (Race)
 * Bristlebane Bounce:Sinking Sands (Race)
 * Ratical
 * Gigglegibber Scavenger Hunt
 * Tin Metal Protection quest series.
 * Gnary a Joke to Tell
 * Collections:
 * Impossibly Rare Objects
 * Bristlebane's Memories
 * Recipes from a Bristlebane Day merchant:
 * Perfectly Serious Items to Craft
 * Perfectly Serious Items to Craft II
 * Perfectly Serious Items to Craft III
 * Perfectly Serious Items to Craft IV
 * On April 1st, two quests will be available -- but only for this one day:
 * In Enchanted Lands, the quest Riddled Throughout the Land will be available, with a new reward for 2013.
 * Riddled Again is again available after you've completed Riddled Throughout the Land. It also has a new reward for 2013.
 * Also, Jester's Superior Gardens will appear throughout Enchanted Lands, offering an unexpected supply of crafting goodies from Frostfell, Erollisi Day, Tinkerfest, Brew Day and Nights of the Dead. Frostfell crafting stations will also appear in Enchanted Lands and at the airship docks in Sinking Sands.

2013
The event began on March 29th and runs through April 11th.

The achievements can be found here: Bristlebane Day Achievements.

Or in your Journal, Under "Live Events"/"Bristlebane Day"

New Features for 2013:

New contest – Bristlebane Bounce:Sinking Sands in the Croc Hunter Camp just north of the dock. The contest is similar to Hearts a'Flutter, though much sillier, since it involves bouncing around in the area, rather than riding a mount.
 * Prizes: Bristlebane's Celebrative Courier Uniform parts.
 * 1-24 Choice of: Boots or Gloves
 * 25-28 ?
 * 29-42 Choice of: Shoulderpads, Boots or Gloves
 * 43-44 ?
 * 45-57 Choice of: Tunic, Pants, Shoulderpads, Boots or Gloves
 * 58-68 ?
 * 69-89 Choice of: Tunic, Pants, Shoulderpads, Boots, Gloves, Courier's Mask, Merrymaker's Mask, Jester's Hat or Bovoch house pet
 * 90+ Earns the achievement You Jelly?, Choice of: Tunic, Pants, Shoulderpads, Boots, Gloves, Courier's Mask, Merrymaker's Mask, Jester's Hat or Bovoch house pet

New beasts - Beastlords have the chance of finding a rare creature in a multitude of overlands during the weekend (3/29 - 4/1), for their taming pleasure!

New Tradeskill recipe book, "Perfectly Serious Items to Craft IV". The recipes require holiday harvestables gathered from "Jester's gardens" and other low level harvestables as components.

New holiday acheivements: A Plethora of Pranks, Conniving Confections, You Jelly?, and Snack Attack

2012
It has begun, yet again!

Recipes:

This year there is a new recipe book, Perfectly Serious Items to Craft III, obtained from the Bristlebane Day merchants (the first and second books in the series, Perfectly Serious Items to Craft and Perfectly Serious Items to Craft II, are available again, as well).

Collections:

For master crafters with their Earring of the Solstice, check your local crafting instance and your town's tradeskill headquarters for the returning collection, Bristlebane's Memories.

New Quests:

Festivities include a new quest, Bristlebane Day Snack Snatcher: Enchanted Lands. Speak to Charlotte O'Piesmasher the Snack Master near the Enchanted Lands docks to begin.

Returning from previous years:


 * On the docks of Enchanted Lands, visit the Gigglegibber Hunt Master for the Ratical quest as well as to purchase the Gigglegibber Scavenger Hunt List.
 * The one-time-only quest Tin Metal Protection is available again for those who have not yet completed it.
 * Additionally, for those who have completed the collection quest Impossibly Rare Objects you may once again speak with The Grand Prankster to have him "bless" your reward. If you recevied the reward in previous years but forgot (or didn't realise!) go pick it up from your home and bring it out to him and he will oblige you just the same!

On April 1st, two quests will be available -- but only for this one day:
 * In Enchanted Lands, the quest Riddled Throughout the Land will be available, with a new reward for 2011.
 * Riddled Again (new for 2011) is available after you've completed Riddled Throughout the Land.
 * Also, Jester's Superior Gardens will appear throughout Enchanted Lands, offering an unexpected supply of crafting goodies from Frostfell, Erollisi Day, Tinkerfest, Brew Day and Nights of the Dead. Frostfell crafting stations will also appear in Enchanted Lands and at the airship docks in Sinking Sands.

2011
It has begun, again!

This year there is another book, Perfectly Serious Items to Craft II, obtained from the Bristlebane Day merchants (the first book in the series, Perfectly Serious Items to Craft, is available again, as well).

For master crafters with their Earring of the Solstice, check your local crafting instance and your town's tradeskill headquarters for a new collection, Bristlebane's Memories.

New for this year the quest is available from  on the Enchanted Lands docks.

Returning from previous years:
 * On the docks of Enchanted Lands, visit the Gigglegibber Hunt Master for the Ratical quest as well as to purchase the Gigglegibber Scavenger Hunt List.
 * The one-time-only quest Tin Metal Protection is available again for those who have not yet completed it.
 * Additionally, for those who have completed the collection quest Impossibly Rare Objects you may once again speak with The Grand Prankster to have him "bless" your reward. If you recevied the reward in previous years but forgot (or didn't realise!) go pick it up from your home and bring it out to him and he will oblige you just the same!

On April 1st, two quests will be available -- but only for this one day:
 * In Enchanted Lands, the quest Riddled Throughout the Land will be available, with a new reward for 2011.
 * Riddled Again (new for 2011) is available after you've completed Riddled Throughout the Land.
 * Also, Jester's Superior Gardens will appear throughout Enchanted Lands, offering an unexpected supply of crafting goodies from Frostfell, Erollisi Day, Tinkerfest, Brew Day and Nights of the Dead. Frostfell crafting stations will also appear in Enchanted Lands and at the airship docks in Sinking Sands.

2010
It has begun, find recipes from city merchant shops, and don't throw back any old cabbages!

The tradeskill societies in each city have a new vendor, the Bristlebane Day merchant, who will sell the recipe book Perfectly Serious Items to Craft.

Jester's Gardens throughout Antonica, The Commonlands, Darklight Wood, Timorous Deep, and Greater Faydark provide the raw materials for these recipies.

There are also minstrels and jesters in West Freeport,North Qeynos, and Gorowyn

Quests returning from previous years:
 * Visit Blat Berisen in Antonica, The Commonlands, Darklight Wood, Timorous Deep, or Greater Faydark to begin the Tin Metal Protection quest series (not repeatable if completed in previous years).
 * On the docks of Enchanted Lands, visit the Gigglegibber Hunt Master for the Ratical quest.
 * After completing Ratical, you can obtain the Gigglegibber Scavenger Hunt quest by purchasing the starter from the Hunt Master.
 * The collection quest Impossibly Rare Objects returns, with purple shiny spawns in The Commonlands, Antonica, Greater Faydark, Darklight Wood and Timorous Deep. Don't forget to show the collection reward to Bristlebane in his Grand Prankster form to get a Blessed Gigglegibber Mini-Comfort Crate. You need to have completed the quest Tin Metal Protection to be able to speak to him.

On April 1st, several new quests will be available -- but only for this one day:
 * In Enchanted Lands, the quest Riddled Throughout the Land will be available.
 * Jester's Superior Gardens will appear throughout Enchanted Lands, offering an unexpected supply of crafting goodies from Frostfell, Erollisi Day, Tinkerfest, Brew Day and Nights of the Dead. Frostfell crafting stations will also appear in Enchanted Lands and at the airship docks in Sinking Sands.

2009
The following quests are available for the Bristlebane celebrations this year:
 * Tin Metal Protection (not repeatable from previous years)
 * Ratical (repeatable from previous years and offers a new house item reward)
 * A new collection quest Impossibly Rare Objects available with spawns in The Commonlands, Antonica, Greater Faydark, Darklight Wood and Timorous Deep. Don't forget to show  the collection reward to Bristlebane in his Grand Prankster form to get a Blessed Gigglegibber Mini-Comfort Crate. You need to have completed the quest Tin Metal Protection to be able to speak to him.
 * Right-clicking the Hunt Master in the Enchanted Lands lets you buy a Gigglegibber Scavenger Hunt List to start Gigglegibber Scavenger Hunt.

2008
The was available from the Hunt Master this year as well as a new quest starting on Enchanted Lands docks. All you had to do was kill ten rats.

Tin Metal Protection

Players were asked to seek out Blat Berisen, camped outside of South Qeynos in Antonica, on the Green Knoll outside Kelethin, just outside West Freeport in Commonlands, and north of the Gorowyn Beach Outpost in Timorous Deep to start this year's Bristlebane quest line (there may be other places for other cities). The following quests were available, all of which scaled to the player's level and give AA: Players started the first quest and then started each of the others in order. Once they received the final quest, the remaining quests were completed in reverse order (they were short delivery quests and took little time).
 * 1) Tin Metal Protection
 * 2) Card Deals
 * 3) Ogled Goggles
 * 4) Wine for the Lady
 * 5) Fribles's Fate

2007
Jour de Bristlebane
 * Cute Mode -- When you log in anytime on April 1, you will be in Cute Mode (All humanoid players and monsters will have ballooned heads) but despair not! If you just cannot stand it, use /cutemode to turn it off!
 * The Herald of Bristlebane -- If you die today, don't be so quick with that Revive button! Gerald Gigglegibber, the Herald of Bristlebane, just might be able to help with your little problem... or not. Let's all hope that "Bristly Bane" loves us!
 * The Archaeologist -- eq2players has announced that LU34 will include a new character class that starts in Haven, the Archaeologist.