Gnooomes! Oh wait-
Ironbeard
Ironbeard has started making the rounds, bearing gifts for the lucky recipients. All you have to do is be online as Ironbeard will find you regardless of where you may be – in a tree, in a submarine, or in a domoth. Once you have received a gift, he will only add you back to his list the next real day. Remember you can check how you are doing on presents with PRESENTS.
Finks! Aiiee!
Flintbeard’s been up to no good and managed to waylay the entire 78th Airborne Division that helps Ironbeard and Jolly Bundy deliver presents. Nevertheless, Jolly Bundy managed to rally the best and the brightest of those who applied and a fink division was born! That’s right! This year you won’t be looking for gnomes but for finks! Keep an eye out for Jolly Bundy sending them out with presents into the Basin of Life every once in a while. When you find one, just influence them with Charity (AB INFLUENCE BEGGING for full details), as per usual, to get a present.
You won’t be able to track these finks so don’t let the lack of their prints in the area mislead you. Remember that you can only get a present this way once an in-game day (once an hour) – so if you find a Solstice fink and you’ve already had a present, share it with your friends.
Finks will not be found swimming, snorkeling, or diving in the seas but could be found in sea-adjacent or related areas (the Cay, Spectre Isle, etc.). You will also not find them on far away continents like Mount Dio or Icewynd, or hard to reach places like Lirangsha, but they have been exploring the Undervault. Keep an eye out for Gaaglin and the Academy too as they have found their way there. They will also stop by cities and communes, but don’t try to find them in the villages as Ironbeard has those covered.
If you are unsure whether it is worth looking for finks when there has not been an announcement about them arriving recently, we got you covered too. Check with either the gnome pilgrim at the pilgrim camp or the gnome at the visitor’s playpen in Solstice Court (once it opens). If you ask either if all the finks returned yet, they will let you know if there’s stragglers out there still!