Solstice Activities

Winter is Here

Frost Spite’s none too happy about winter being associated with joy so
he has cursed the Basin of Life with a frosty spell. Guess Solstice has
as many supporters as it does detractors! The weather has cooled
everywhere and snow has fallen in all nations of the Basin of Life.
Magnagora and Gaudiguch will notice their snow is more of the sooty
variety thanks to the smokestacks and the neighbouring caldera
respectively, but it will work all the same! PROBE the snow to see how
to interact with it.

Solstice Court

The outpost at the pilgrim camp has long been preparing for the arrival
of sleighs that will take you to Solstice Court located upon the Jolly
Drifts. Eager visitors can visit it by CATCHing snowflakes drifting upon
the highways or taking one of the husky-pulled sleighs parked up and
down the Stairs of the Last Nine, right outside the Aetherplex (ENTER
SLEIGH). That scenic route offers room for a party of up to four and the
leader decides how fast the sleigh will go. To return, simply PULL the
rope within the manor or ENTER one of the sleighs at the sleighgrounds
departure site for a quick return.

Once there, be sure to swear the vow with Steward Tombin at the gates to
receive your leaflet which will guide you through the Solstice quest and
the various activities there (READ LEAFLET). The reward is a stocking
that you can hang for yourself or others, along all your dailies, and an
honour line.

You can also visit the bridge where several retired gnomes have taken up
residence and peddle their wares. If you forgot to bundle up before
leaving for such icy climes, you can purchase warm clothes on the bridge
too. If you got a muff from an otherwordly present, you’ll be nice and
toasty!

Be sure to check out the ever more challenging skating experience, meet
the guests, send gifts and postcards, enjoy the ambience, the adorable
penguins and huskies, and more. There is a special Solstice-themed
Vengeance game to be played in the manor and you can initiate it
yourselves.

There is also a new postcard – an empty one – to be bought at the
visitor’s playpen now too. If you hand it to the artist gnome there, she
will paint you, or you and your friends, in a background composition of
your choice. The larger the group, the more crowded the postcard will be
but it’s a great way to immortalise a huge gathering. The largest
composition option needs 12+ people! We’ll expand it with more options
as time allows too.

If you wander over to the northern end you will find the glasshouses
open this year and within everything you need to make a wreath.
Wreathmaking consists of choosing the right hanger, greenery, and
decorations, and the resulting wreaths will reflect your choices in all
elements of their appearance. Be sure to follow instructions on the
signs, the bucket, and the wreath. Once done, you can display the wreath
somewhere, even on the Astral Plane if that suits your fancy, and they
will charm the locale wherever they are hung. The glasshouse also has a
suggestion box for new materials and we’ll be sure to check in on it
often! Feel free to suggest other things through the box too.