You may also wish to complete the quest Train to Zone! if you are on your second or later run through the hollow hedge. The Hollow Hedge walkthrough has more details on starting the quest.
This article refers to events, personae and activities only present in-game during the annual Nights of the Dead festivities, which come to Norrath each year from (roughly) mid- to late-October through to early- to mid-November.
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