Samhain/tsw

Samhain (pronounced like "sow-in") is a Gaelic festival marking the end of the harvest season and the beginning of winter. It is celebrated from sunset on 31 October to sunset on 1 November. On this day, the veils between our world and other worlds are at their thinnest, and doorways to the Otherworld can be found and passed through (which also worked for beings from there passing through into our world).

Dates

The Samhain event was first introduced in 2012

• 2012 - The Samhain event ran from 2012-10-18 until 2012-11-01
• 2013 - The Samhain event started on 2013-10-25 and ran until 2013-11-11
• 2014 - The Samhain event started on 2014-10-30 and ran until 2014-11-12 (Originally scheduled to start on 2014-10-20, but was pushed out)
• 2015 - The Samhain event started on 2015-10-27 and ran until ????
• 2016 - The Samhain event started on 2016-10-26 and will run until ?????

Missions

2012

• The Meowling - Picked up in Kingsmouth, this mission was awarded automatically upon logging in during the Samhain event
• Crossing the Black Path - Awarded automatically upon completion of The Meowling
• The Cat God - The final mission of the event, awarded automatically upon completion of Crossing the Black Path.

2013

• All mission from the 2012 event, plus these:
• Spooky Stories of Solomon Island
  • The Hermit (Requires you to be on the Spooky Stories of Solomon Island mission)
  • The Phantom Email (Requires you to be on the Spooky Stories of Solomon Island mission)
  • The Lantern Man (Requires you to be on the Spooky Stories of Solomon Island mission)
  • The Confession of Ellis Hill (Requires you to be on the Spooky Stories of Solomon Island mission)
  • The Hiker (Requires you to be on the Spooky Stories of Solomon Island mission)
  • The Organ Smugglers (Requires you to be on the Spooky Stories of Solomon Island mission)
  • The Death of Dr. Armitage (Requires you to be on the Spooky Stories of Solomon Island mission)
  • The Gypsy Curse (Requires you to be on the Spooky Stories of Solomon Island mission)
  • The Rogue Groundskeeper (Requires you to be on the Spooky Stories of Solomon Island mission)
  • The Ghost of Jack-o-Lantern (Requires you to be on the Spooky Stories of Solomon Island mission)
• Return of the Cat God

2014

• All missions from 2012 and 2013, plus one new one:
• The Broadcast

2015

• All previous missions, plus:
• The Seven Silences

2016

• All previous missions, plus:
• Quell the Curse

Lore

• Lore:Samhain 2012 - added in 2012 (originally named just Samhain, but was renamed to Samhain 2012 during the 2013 event)
• Lore:Samhain 2013
• Lore:Samhain 2014
• Lore:Samhain 2015
• Lore:Samhain 2016

Achievements

• Added in 2012:
  • Hop-tu-naa, Trol-la-laa - Complete all Samhain achievements
  • Harvester of Horror - Fill out all lore entries in the Samhain 2012 section
  • Tails from the Crypt - Complete the seasonal mission The Cat God
  • Head Start - Find a Head-O-Lantern
  • Dead Ahead - Find a Bloody Pumpkinhead

• Added in 2013:
  • Lord of the Patch - Collect all lore entries in the Samhain 2013 section.
  • Squishy Orange Gourd Guts - Destroy Jack.
  • Keeper of Urban Mythos - Collect all the pages for Danny's Urban Legend book.

• Added in 2014:
  • Box Buddies for Life! - Give a Parcel of Macabre Friendship to another player
  • Party Cubed - Use a Halloween Party Pack on at least ten players at once
  • The Golden Age of Radio - Exorcise all nine radio receivers in The Broadcast
  • Stop the Signal - Complete the mission The Broadcast
  • Ghosts in the Signal - Collect all lore entries in the Numbers Station section
  • Kill the Radio Star - Defeat The Presenter without destroying any of the radio receivers

• Added in 2016:
  • Festival Gang - Use the Hallow's Eve Festival Sack on at least 10 players at once
  • A Horrible Night to Have a Curse - Collect all lore from Lore:Samhain 2016
  • Uncursing the Darkness - Defeat a manifestation of the Rider's curse
  • Curse Crusher - Defeat an empowered manifestation of the Rider's curse

Items

• Added in 2014
  • Spooky sweat suit - Free claim item
  • Halloween Party Pack - Purchasable in the Item Store
  • Parcel of Macabre Friendship - Purchasable in the Item Store
  • Rucksack of Grotesque Garb - Purchasable in the Item Store, item reward from some missions, can be assemblyed from Spooky Cat Toys
  • Angelic costume wings - Purchasable in the Item Store
  • Crooked wizard hat - Purchasable in the Item Store
  • Fiery Nightmare Mask - Purchasable in the Item Store
  • Hexed pumpkinhead - Purchasable in the Item Store

• Added in 2015
  • Haunted Sundries
  • Sack of Samhain Revels

• Added in 2016
  • Hallow's Eve Festival Sack
  • Parcel of Eerie Attire

Trivia

• For more information about the real-world holiday, see Wikipedia - Samhain.