The Grand Prankster
Overview[]
Bristlebane is the annual live event that honors Fizzlethorpe Bristlebane and celebrates playful pranksters, tricksters, and good humor. It starts just before and ends just after the real-world holiday known as April Fool's Day. On April 1st (PST) each year special activities and fun can be had as well.
To check the exact dates, log into the game and click the EQ2 button in the bottom right of your screen and choose Calendar from the list of options that opens. Hover your mouse over the Event name on the first day of the event to see the times for your timezone. Keep in mind that the start date and end of (most) events is midnight PDT, due to the location of the main office of Daybreak Games.
A Note for Wiki Editors[]
Each year, the previous years' content (quests, notes about event changes, new items) should be incorporated into the main body of the page, in each sub-header category. Only new content should only occupy the New in <Current Year> section below. This prevents redundant information and an unnecessarily long page. Retired quests and notes about changes can be moved to Event History section if necessary.
NEW in 2025[]
This event will be activated on TLE and Live servers on March 28th at 12:01 AM PDT and run until April 12th at 11:59 PM PDT. With special hijinks available on April 1st only.
Like most other annual live events it will automatically start and end without server downtime. NPCs and special locations will simply appear.
TLE servers:[]
Special Rules Servers[]
- Varsoon and Kael Drakkel - The entire event is active with the exception of Mark of a Thief - A Bristlebane Tale (due to expansion availability).
- Zarrakon - The event is active with the following exceptions of Mark of a Thief - A Bristlebane Tale and Riddled Yet Again (due to expansion availability).
Live Servers:[]
- New collection – Jumble of Frivolous Revelry
- New markable holiday signs can be marked in select celebration locations throughout Norrath.
- 9 New Merchant items sold by Hilarity, a Bristlebane Day merchant in city tradeskill houses, including a new mount!
- New Tradeskill recipe book Perfectly Serious Items to Craft XVI sold by Hilarity, a Bristlebane Day merchant in city tradeskill houses. Returning merchant items and recipes are now being sold by Hijinks, a Bristlebane Day merchant, available in all player cities.
- Patchcraft creatures can now also be found in the following zone:
- Sodden Archipelago - patchcraft snappers
NEW in 2025 markable updates for Party Sign! Excellent! achievement. See Markable object section below or the achievement page for locations.
Bristlebane Day Event Tracker[]
Here are two versions of a Printable Bristlebane Day Event Tracker that you can use to keep your characters accomplishments organized.
The Highest of High Silly Days... April 1st ONE DAY ONLY![]
Jester's Superior Garden bushes appear ONLY on April 1st. This bush differs from the normal Jester's gardens during the rest of the event.
Every year and only on April 1st (12:01am PST - 11:59pm), extra quests are available and more can be found in Enchanted Lands.
April 1st exclusive content for Live servers, Varsoon and Kael Drakkel is active. For Zarrakon that day's content is active except Riddled Yet Again (due to expansion availability)
- Beastlords may stumble upon tamable berry-fed bovochs grazing within many lands of Norrath.
- All loot chests have a look of gigglegibber comfort cubes
- Random UI messages
The info below is based on the previous year and can change, so keep your eyes out for anything unusual on that day!
Riddled Quest Series[]
Three quests are available. These are offered consecutively and begin with:
- Riddled Throughout the Land is the first in a series quests offered by the sphinx, Imenand, in the Enchanted Lands.
- Riddle Mei-Theiz is also available.
Collections[]
- Prankster's Novelties -- Collection pieces may be found in Antonica, The Commonlands, Enchanted Lands, Freeport, Qeynos only on April 1.
Tradeskill Materials, Frostfell Stations and Fuel[]
- A one-day-only bush, Jester's Superior Garden, appear throughout Enchanted Lands.
- You can get materials from the following events from this temporary bush: Frostfell, Erollisi Day, Tinkerfest, Brew Day and Nights of the Dead. What you will gather is random, but it is still a good way to replenish.
- Frostfell Crafting Stations will also appear in The Sinking Sands. Climb the wall by the Croc Hunter Camp to reach the stations at the airship docks. Stop and hail the goblin at ( -1398, -163, -764 ) to stock up on Frostfell Fuels too.
- Frostfell Crafting Stations and a Gigglegibber fuel vendor also appear in Enchanted Lands near the entrance to Rivervale ( -201, 0, -363 )
- Heartgar MacInnes appears to exchange your new love notes and hard candies into Barbarian love notes.
- Grabby Gigglegibber, the Nights of the Dead Treat Trader, is available on this day in Qeynos and Freeport to help organize loot obtained from Jester's superior gardens
Achievement[]
- Earn the achievement Fur Finder by hunting 25 rabbits. These rabbits replace the standard unnamed rabbits seen hopping around most zones, are trackable and can be named differently in different zones. In 2025 Sodden hares can be captured for this achievement in Sodden Archipelago
Event Hub[]
Most (but not all) of the quests can be found in Enchanted Lands, close to the docks, with the exception of:
- The Grand Prankster (also found masquerading as Blat Berisen) can be found in multiple zones. While a single quest is offered one-time only, he started offering a new quest in 2016, so keep and eye out for him. See the Blat Berisen page for all of the zones in which he may be found.
- The event merchants (see next section).
Merchants[]
A Bristle Bane Day merchant in West Freeport
Though they look different from city to city, the merchants for this event are easy to spot because of their brightly colored robes. You will find them near the tradeskill area of each city. NEW in 2025 merchant offerings are split between 2 merchants.
- Hijinks, a Bristlebane Day merchant - sells older items and recipe books
- Hilarity, a Bristlebane Day merchant - sells new recipe book Perfectly Serious Items to Craft XVI plus 9 new items, including new mount
- Bristlebane Day merchants can be found in the following locations:
- Darklight Wood at ( -409, -63, 232 )
- The City of Freeport at ( 39, -12, 91 )
- Neriak, City of Hate at ( -145, -5, 263 )
- Frostfang Sea at ( -345, 176, -58 )
- Timorous Deep at ( 2746, 123, 1148 )
- Greater Faydark at ( 458, 93, 325 )
- Qeynos Capitol District at ( 339, -21, -100 )
- Haven at ( 53, -32, -179 )
- See the Bristlebane Day Merchant Items page for a list of items you can purchase.
Event Currency[]
To check the amount of event currency you have on hand, press C to open the Character window and click on the Currency tab.
- Fool's Gold Coin is obtained when you kill various monsters, complete quests, and compete in the races.
Tips and Tricks to Obtain Fool's Gold[]
- Hunting patchcraft creatures for the coins the patchcraft keepers drop upon defeat.
- There are two types of races for this holiday and both offer the option to choose Fool's Gold Coins as the reward.
- Bristlebane Day Snack Snatcher: Enchanted Lands - a race that's common to live events. It is a ground-based race.
- Bristlebane Bounce: Sinking Sands - instead of the usual ground-based race, you launch in the air to get points.
Note - Players with All Access (subscription) accounts earn double the event currency.
Tradeskill Recipes[]
No matter which tradeskill you begin or master, any crafter can make the items in the recipe books.
- The Bristlebane Day recipes can be purchased only while Bristlebane Day is live. The previous year's recipes are always offered and (typically) new recipes are added annually.
- You will also need a variety of harvestables from Jester's garden bushes in specific zones that you can only gather during the event. See the section, Special Crafting Materials below for more details.
- Unlike Frostfell, which requires special crafting stations, you can make these items all year if you stock up holiday themed materials.
- Like most holiday-themed live events, the recipes are primarily items for use in player housing.
Available Recipes[]
Examples of colorful crafted items found in various Perfectly Serious Items to Craft recipe books.
While Brew Day recipes books feature tons of booze-themed items, this event is heavy on food to place in player housing and all things vibrant or silly.
- Perfectly Serious Items to Craft
- Perfectly Serious Items to Craft II
- Perfectly Serious Items to Craft III
- Perfectly Serious Items to Craft IV
- Perfectly Serious Items to Craft V
- Perfectly Serious Items to Craft VI
- Perfectly Serious Items to Craft VII
- Perfectly Serious Items to Craft VIII
- Perfectly Serious Items to Craft IX
- Perfectly Serious Items to Craft X
- Perfectly Serious Items to Craft XI
- Perfectly Serious Items to Craft XII
- Perfectly Serious Items to Craft XIII
- Perfectly Serious Items to Craft XIV
- Perfectly Serious Items to Craft XV
- Perfectly Serious Items to Craft XVI
Special Crafting Materials[]
This shrub has Bristlebane Day recipe ingredients.
In order to craft items from the holiday-themed recipes, you must gather materials from Jester's garden, a small, pale bush with a red particle effect.
- All of the materials have humorous names like High Elf Funny Bone and so on. See the Jester's garden page for the full list.
- The harvests from these nodes are tradeable, so check the broker if you need to stock up.
- If you have completed the Gathering Obsession Timeline and have the Artisan's Fully Trained Pack Pony, it can be sent out to get the holiday-themed materials for you too.
- See the ONE DAY ONLY section above for special materials that can be gathered only on April 1st.
Locations:[]
These can be found throughout most of the zones listed, but the following areas have high concentrations with easy access from adjacent zones:
- The Commonlands outside of the Freeport gate and along Highwayman's Road.
- Antonica outside of the gate for Qeynos Capitol District.
- Frostfang Sea near the dock and up the ramp going to New Halas. Around the outdoor areas of areas of New Halas.
- Timorous Deep north of the docks, around the low-level quest areas.
- Greater Faydark in the woods under the city platforms. For example, around the Green Knoll.
- Darklight Wood just outside of the Neriak, City of Hate, around the low-level quest areas.
Adventure Quests[]
Examples of colors the mount, Horse of a Different Color, might be each time one zones.
See the ONE DAY only section above for special quests only available on April 1st. To make them easier to find unlimited repeatable quests are shown in bold text below.
Repeatable at Least Once per Year[]
- Gnary a Joke to Tell - from Galan Jokepeddler ( 43, 4, 118 )
in the Enchanted Lands. The Horse of a Different Color is one of the rewards you can choose; it changes colors every time you zone. - Pains of Herding - from Turry Goldsworth ( 9, -2, 10 ) in the Enchanted Lands.
- Plethora of Patchcraft Parts - from Rakshatta ( -29, 0, 52 ) in the Enchanted Lands.
- Pot of Luck - from Zruk ( 57, -1, 0 ) in the Enchanted Lands.
- Ratical - from the Gigglegibber Hunt Master ( -3, 4, 36 ) in the Enchanted Lands.
- Gigglegibber Scavenger Hunt - Right-Click the Gigglegibber Hunt Master to purchase the quest starter from him.
- Rescuing the Princess - A Bristlebane Tale - from The Grand Prankster outside any of the 6 city zones. It's a silly Bristlebane Day themed dungeon you can enter. You must complete The Bristlebane Quest Outline before this quest.
- Saddle Up! - harvest Jester's gardens until you obtain a Worn Bovoch Hackamore. Examine the item in your inventory to begin the quest. (added in 2023)
- Mark of a Thief - A Bristlebane Tale with dungeons: Mark of a Thief [Solo] or [Heroic] Adventure level 128+ required. New reward choice in 2025: Essence of Mischief (a NEW weapon aura!)
Non-repeatable[]
One of many gaming dice-themed rewards you can get during the event. Shown here, an option from the Plethora of Patchwork Parts quest.
- The Bristlebane Quest Outline started by Blat Berisen - this is a mini-quest series that replaced the old Tin Metal Protection quest. See the page for details, as where you start matters.
Races (Unlimited Repeatable)[]
- Bristlebane Bounce: Sinking Sands
- Bristlebane Day Snack Snatcher: Enchanted Lands
- New reward choice in 2025: Barb’s Pretty Pink Goggles
Overseer Quests and Agents[]
Offered by: a Silly Billy Talent Scout in Qeynos Province District next to the Ale House ( 813, -23, 27 ) or Freeport ( -246, -55, 3 ) in the harbor.
- Heist Societies - The Sham Plan
- Heist Societies - Recruiting Talent
- Heist Societies - Send in the Clowns
- Heist Societies – Swipe the Swap
- Heist Societies - King of Thieves
Monsters[]
The Patchwork monsters will appear in the following zones:
- Antonica - Patchcraft Thrasher
- Greater Faydark - Patchcraft Growler
- Frostfang Sea
- Darklight Wood - Patchcraft Howler
- Commonlands - Patchcraft Howler
- Timorous Deep
- Obulus Frontier - Patchcraft Snapper
- The Blinding - Patchcraft Zelniak
- Aurelian Coast - Patchcraft Zelniak
- Wracklands - Patchcraft Zelniak
- Savage Weald - Patchcraft Zelniak
- Shadeweaver's Thicket - Patchcraft Zelniak
- Karuupa Jungle
- Takish Badlands
- Splendor Sky Aerie
- Sodden Archipelago - Patchcraft Snapper
Collections[]
- Collection items are primarily found in the same areas as the Jester's gardens - Antonica, Commonlands, Darklight Wood, Frostfang Sea, Greater Faydark, Timorous Deep
- After you complete Impossibly Rare Objects collection, show the reward to the Grand Prankster to get a Blessed Gigglegibber Mini-Comfort Crate. You need to have completed the quest, Tin Metal Protection, to speak to him in this form.
- This Collection isn't listed under Bristlebane Day, it's under the Weird category.
Cloak of the Grand Prankster is a reward for completing Prankster's Piece of the Pie.
- Collection items are found near the docks in the Enchanted Lands, The Sinking Sands, and within the instances for event quests such as Rescuing the Princess - A Bristlebane Tale.
- These collectibles can be picked up on a character who never turned this collection in. Players who already completed it will pick up mostly pieces for new collection: Jumble of Frivolous Revelry.
- The shinies for this are sneaky! The game spawns 3 new shinies around you if you don't pick a correct one, this repeats until you pick up an actual collectible.
- These Shinies can only be collected on April 1st.
- You need to have completed the Artisan Epic Timeline and have your Earring of the Solstice to see these shinies.
- 1 item can be found in the main tradeskill areas of the cities, the rest of the collection is found inside old crafting cellars in Freeport and Qeynos
- Non-crafters can buy them from the broker.
- Must complete and turn in Prankster's Piece of the Pie collection in order to see these new collectibles.
- Collection items are found in: Enchanted Lands around dock, Lookout Stump and Seamist Plains Village. Also in Sinking Sands around airship dock and on beach below and towards the bounce race. Also in instance for Rescuing the Princess - A Bristlebane Tale and instance for quest Gnary a Joke to Tell.
Achievements[]
- A Plethora of Pranks - craft several items from the holiday-themed recipe books. Unlocks the ability to purchase the Grand Prankster Streamer
- Conniving Confections -craft several items from the holiday-themed recipe books. Unlocks the ability to purchase the Grand Prankster Cordon
- Fur Finder capture 25 bunnies. Additional achievement/titles available after. See the Fur Finder page for details (This achievement is ONE-DAY ONLY! on April 1st).
- Patchcraft Killer - kill patchwork creatures for this achievement. Additional achievement/titles available after. See the Patchcraft Killer page for details.
- Honorary Gigglegibber - complete event quests
- Snack Attack - Gobble down 100 or more goodies in a single round of Bristlebane Day Snack Snatcher race!
- You Jelly? - Bounce your way to victory and score 90 points or more in a single round of Bristlebane Bounce race!
- Tall Tale Protagonist - Complete Mark of a Thief - A Bristlebane Tale 3 times
Titles[]
- Fur Finder (suffix title) and many others after attaining this title first. See the Fur Finder page for details.
- The Crafty Killer (suffix title) - kill several patchwork creatures that appear only for this event.
- Snack Snatcher (prefix title) - for completing the Bristlebane Day Snack Snatcher: Enchanted Lands five times.
- The Ridiculous (suffix title) - for completing the Bristlebane Bounce: Sinking Sands five times.
- The Fast and the Furriest (suffix title) for catching 1000 bunnies on April 1st
Rewards and Merchant Items[]
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Bovoch Matriarch
Merrymaker's Salmon
There are too many items to list, but a few worth noting include:
- Bovoch Matriarch - a house pet that looks like The Meatbeast
- Crimson Stone of Chance - a twelve sided die
- Hive Heave - surprise your friends by throwing a bee hive at their heads!
- Merrymakers Salmon - an appearance weapon that looks like a fish
- Spotted Baby Bovoch - pet summon spell for a Bovoch pet.
Beastlord Warders[]
- Bristlebane Day is a good time to look for unusual warders. Specifically, during the quest Rescuing the Princess - A Bristlebane Tale.
Markable objects[]
New feature in 2025 - holiday markable objects. You need to mark just one of them to update that holiday on Party Sign! Excellent! achievement. Below are listed possible locations of special objects visible only when Bristlebane Day is active, in zones and areas related to this holiday's quests and activities, so be on the lookout! They refresh 15 minutes after marking and are always in the same spots, there is more than one spot in each zone
- painting of a bovoch beauty - Enchanted Lands exterior wall of bar on dock at ( 49, 1, 29 ) , Enchanted Lands at Tagglefoot Farm ( -761, -1, -673 ) , Enchanted Lands on a tree by wizard spire at ( -316, 0, 79 )
- Grand Prankster's banner - Darklight Wood on tree at ( -174, -58, 96 ) and on tree at ( 279, -22, 22 ) ; also Darklight Wood in Hate's envy newbie area ( -419, -61, 240 )
- tower of betting tiles - Greater Faydark in Kelethin behind Bristlebane merchants at ( 460, 92, 326 ) ; Greater Faydark in Kelethin close to Thalumbra portal at ( 329, 126, 269 ) ;Timorous Deep in Gorowyn housing/crafting area ( 2747, 123, 1139 )
Retired Quests and Event History[]
- The one-time-only quest Tin Metal Protection still exists, but has been wrapped in The Bristlebane Quest Outline to accommodate added locations.
Event History[]
This event first appeared in 2007.
- 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.
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Event Announcement[]
The following in-game mail is sent to players each year:
From: A Fan of Frivolous Folly
Subject: Bristlebane Day!
Good day,
Jesters, thieves, bards, or simply fans of mischief and frivolity, are all encouraged to enjoy these holy days honoring Fizzlethorpe Bristlebane! Begin your celebration in Enchanted Lands, where you will find plenty of laughs and pranks that await you amongst the congregation of revelers, like Zruk, a troll interested in items of luck. I've also heard there are now patchcraft creatures on Luclin and in Obulus Frontiers! Of course, you can get even 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, April 1st!
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This article refers to events, personae and activities only present in-game during the annual Bristlebane Day celebration, which comes to Norrath each year on and around April 1st. |