WINTER FEST IS UPON US!!!

                                  The stars are aligned for the Zenith of the Winter Festival!

The festival starts on Thursday, December 17 at 10am PT (19:00 CET)

The festival comes to an end on Thursday, January 7 at 10am PT (19:00 CET)

Hey All,

The Winterfest event is going live this week (Dec 17 after Maintenance). This is of course one of the big three events for farming loot. If you understand how to farm the event you can make it rain: mounts, companions, and even Gondhammer. The next mod is going to make major changes to a lot of things including companions. Several of the companions people have been talking about running in the new mod drop like rain during Winter Fest if you understand how to farm the event. Here is a guide on the event. https://blog.nwo-uncensored.com/winter-festival-guide/ <----Old site not maintained, but guide is still up there.

   Starlight parcels and Bag Key points

1. Get you starlight parcel every day on every alt (there is a minimum character lvl to get starlight parcels, but its pretty low I want to say lvl 20 but it might be lvl 30) 

2. Hoard your starlight parcels for the end of the event. DONT Open the Starlight Parcels to the last couple days of Winter Fest. (REALLY REALLY IMPORTANT if your going to optimize your returns from this event)

3. Starlight Bags drop from simiril gift parties. Open starlight bags to increase your reward tier per character (top tier rewards are open after 20 starlight bags are opened. Some people have speculated that there is another tier beyond 20 that the Devs never mentioned as drops appear to get better somewhere after 100) 

4. Once you are at the top reward tier from opening Starlight bags you can then open Starlight Parcels. (starlight bags and starlight parcels are different things but both count towards increasing your gift count. Simiril Gifts do not affect your gift counts but can drop Starlight Bags that will affect your gift count when opened) 

IMPORTANT NOTES:

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1. Starlight parcels and bags both count towards increasing your reward tier, BUT there is an important reason to open the starlight bags first. Everything in the starlight bags is bound. Almost nothing in the starlight parcels are bound. 2. Starlight parcels are available one per day per character so if you have 10 characters and you get the parcels every day for the 22 days of the event you will net 220 starlight parcels. 3. Reward tiers are on a per character basis, so just because one of your characters has reached top reward tier does not mean the others have. 4. Starlight bags drop from gifts of simiril. People form parties to share gifts of simiril. There are gift scammers in game so its best to run gift parties with people in guild/alliance. 6. There are daily free gifts you need to log in to get during the event. 7. A lot of refinement points can be gained from the Lumens that drop during simiril gift parties 8. Many of the companions people are talking about using with the changes in the new mod drop like rain during this event. Other companins and mounts are available

9. With the introduction of the new profession in 2018, Simril Lightcrafting has been removed as a profession. Players can locate Yimril Starheart, a contact in the fishing area of Twilight Tor, that will perform the old lightcrafting tasks for the same (or less) material cost.

CURRIENCIES

[Star of Fortune]: reward from Omens of the Stars daily quest, and during the Zenith from the Tarmalune Trade Bar store

[Light of Simril]: reward from quests, contests, and Sword Coast Adventures, also looted occasionally from enemies and skill nodes throughout the game, also contained in [Shower of Lights].
[Ring of Lights]: reward from Twilight Run contest and Sword Coast Adventures
[Winterkill Emblem]: reward from "Demons on Ice" contest and Sword Coast Adventures
[Flake of Blacklead]: reward from "Demons on Ice" contest, Simril Lightcrafting task "Open [Sickly Marimo]", completing skirmishes in the Underdark, completing Demogorgon or Epic Demogorgon, completing Demonic Heroic Encounters

You can find additional information for this year 2020 festival at the following neverwinter link! https://neverwinter.gamepedia.com/Winter_Festival

         Lets look at a few new things coming!!!!!

Rewards

The following new rewards are available this year!

Slugs Vanity Pets

Slugs can be purchased for 350 Lights of Simril at the Simril Store (or Last Chance Vendor).

Festive Winter Fashion Set – Chance to drop from Starlight Parcels

Dress up in style for the Winter Festival!

                

Broom of Twilight

This chill mount can be purchased at the Star of Fortune Trader.

Star of Fortune items have been moved to the Zen Market. This includes the Winter Flail Snail, Frozen Throne, and Frost Mimic.

LET THE FUN BEGIN..HERE FROM KNIGHTS OF EMPIRE WE WISH YOUR FAMILY THE BEST OF THE SEASON NO MATTER HOW YOU CELEBRATE!!

SINCERELY,

DUNCAN AND IDEISA