Feast of Winter Veil
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The Feast of Winter Veil, also called the Feast of Great-Winter, is an in-game, end-of-year, several week long holiday event roughly corresponding to Christmas.
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Info from the official site
'Twas the feast of Great-Winter
And all through the land
All the races were running
With snowballs in hand.
The cooks were all frantic
And for those "in the know"
Swoops and owls were crashing
Like new-fallen snow.
Cookies and eggnog
Were consumed by all
As the snowballs flew freely
And drunks smashed into walls.
May your feast of Great-Winter
Be one merry and bright
And from all here at Blizzard
We wish you a fun night!
The Feast of Winter Veil is upon us, and Greatfather Winter is busy spreading holiday cheer in major cites across the land! Here are a few holiday treats players can now experience in-game:
- The Jinglepocket Goblins have set up their seasonal fare shops in major cities. Adventurers can purchase many holiday favorites - including Greatfather's Winter ale, candy canes, gingerbread cookie recipes, and mistletoe.
- All the cheer-spreading is making Greatfather Winter hungry, and he is looking for adventurers to get him his daily fix of milk and cookies.
- Smokeywood Pastures needs a few brave adventurers to investigate the disappearance of a shipment of holiday goods traveling though Alterac.
Other info
- January 2nd is the last day of the Feast of Winter Veil.
- Kissing a '
Winter Reveler' under mistletoe will magically create for you 5 sprigs of [Mistletoe] or 5 [Handful of Snowflakes]... You can also get [Fresh Holly] (x5), which can be used to transform your mount into a reindeer for thirty minutes...
- There are snow mounds, [Holiday Snow], in the snowy parts of the Alterac Mountains (and Dun Morogh[citation needed]) during this event. You can pick up [Snowballs] off them. They used to have a knock back effect, but that has been changed.
- There are special snow mounds, [Hardpacked Snowdrift], in Alterac Valley during this event. You can pick 5 [Hardpacked Snowballs] off them. They have a knock back and dismount effect so use them wisely.
- Around this event, Blizzard forum posters use the portrait shown to the right →
- On December 25, presents appear under the trees close to Greatfather Winter in Ironforge and Great-Father Winter in Orgrimmar. Some presents can be opened by any level character, but others require increasingly higher level to loot.
- The quest
[60] Metzen the Reindeer (Alliance) and 
[60] Metzen the Reindeer (Horde) can be done for players of both factions.The only problem is pick the quest in the opposite faction city.They are different quest allowing do both together
See also
- The Feast of Winter Veil (In-Game Book)
- Greatfather Winter
- Great-father Winter
Special items
There are several special items and plans that are only available during the Feast of Winter Veil.
New for 2007
- Blowing kisses to a Winter Reveler can now give you 5 [Handful of Snowflakes].
- Winter veil of 2007 added a new mechanical vanity pet, the [Clockwork Rocket Bot]. These little guys attack each other and can be summoned as many times as the player wishes.
- Patterns & Recipes
- Alliance Tailors can learn [Pattern: Red Winter Clothes].
- Horde Tailors can learn [Pattern: Green Winter Clothes].
- Cooks can learn [Recipe: Hot Apple Cider].
- Leatherworkers get [Pattern: Winter Boots].
Due to a bug in the delivery system, only a few people were mailed the new recipes, as it had been intended. This lead to some question as to the requirements of getting the new recipes. On December 20th, 2007, Kisirani posted on the US official forums that a hotfix had been put in place, making all the new recipes purchasable from Wulmort Jinglepocket in Ironforge, and Penney Copperpinch in Orgrimmar for around 50s each. You do not even need the tradeskill to buy the recipe, but the recipe is BoP. The hotfix was activated on Tuesday, December 25th for all servers.
On December 16, 2007, a bug with [Pattern: Red Winter Clothes] and [Pattern: Green Winter Clothes] let a tailor get to 375 tailoring, even though the recipe was grey. People reported getting skillups every 3-6 clothes they made. This was later hotfixed.
Previous Items
Smokywood Vendors:
- [Greatfather's Winter Ale]
- [Candy Cane] - Restores 61 health over 18 secs
- [Holiday Spices] - Used to make Gingerbread Cookies and Egg Nog.
- [Holiday Spirits] - Used to make Egg Nog.
- [Snowball] - Throw them around!
- [Recipe: Gingerbread Cookie] - Cookie that restores 61 health over 18 secs, also gain Well Fed (+2 stam & spirit) for 15 mins
- [Recipe: Egg Nog] - Drink that restores 61 health over 18 secs, also gain Well Fed (+2 stam & spirit) for 15 mins.
Quest/Gift rewards:
- [Schematic: Snowmaster 9000] - Makes 1 snowball per day.
- [Formula: Enchant Weapon - Winter's Might] - +7 damage with frost spells
- [Plans: Edge of Winter] - Blacksmithed 1H Axe
- [Pattern: Gloves of the Greatfather] - Leather gloves
- [Recipe: Elixir of Frost Power] - +15 frost damage for 30
- [Pattern: Green Holiday Shirt] - Green Shirt
- [Winter Veil Disguise Kit]
- [Wand of Holiday Cheer]
- [Graccu's Mince Meat Fruitcake]
Drops:
Related quests
- Alliance
- [70] Greatfather Winter is Here!
- [70] The Reason for the Season (Alliance)
- [70] Stolen Winter Veil Treats (Alliance)
- Horde
- [70] Great-father Winter is Here!
- [70] The Reason for the Season (Horde)
- [70] Stolen Winter Veil Treats (Horde)
- Neutral
- Both versions of [60] Metzen the Reindeer.
External links
- Feast of Winter Veil at the official site.
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