Night of Bells Event 2015

Come on in by the fire and listen to the tale of the Night of Bells.

You must be cold! Come in, come in and enjoy the fire by the hearth. The weather is changing and the night hangs high. I can see you’re very weary from your travels from the Arena. Say, have you heard of the Night of Bells? Well, let me regale you with a tale of Pappy Jasper!

One night a year in the dead of winter, Pappy Jasper, the Snow Yeti, travels through the freezing night on his broken-down sleigh, pulled by a giant moose named Zeke. Folklore has it that Zeke the Moose is attracted by the sound of bells, so people will gather to eat, laugh, and randomly ring bells to try and lure Zeke to their home so Pappy Jasper will give them presents.

As the cold night air fills with the sounds of bells, there is a fleeting sense of optimism that maybe this will be the final year of conflict. Alas, come morning, this sense of hope vanishes, as does Pappy Jasper and his sleigh, for another year.

Don’t believe in Pappy Jasper aye? We’ll I believe I have a journal clipping for you from Lord Bernard P. Dunthorpe.

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“As the feeble winter sun becomes swallowed by the bitter night, the denizens of Entrath find various ways to shield themselves from the hostile chill. When I was a wee lad, our family and a multitude of others were warmed by our anticipation of one of the most celebratory of annual occasions. I speak, of course, of the Night of Bells.

I still remember huddling under enormous blankets by the blissfully sweltering hearth with my brothers and sisters as midnight’s implacable breath tried and failed to batter down the walls of our keep. It was the one night a year when my father transformed himself from the stuffy Lord of Dunthorpe into a raconteur worthy of the most prestigious stages of the Royal Sylvan Company.

Father would tell us of Pappy Jasper, the Snow Yeti, and his travels through the winter’s freezing sleet on his broken-down sleigh, pulled by a giant moose named Zeke. We children already knew the stories, but we were nevertheless enraptured by Father’s telling.

Zeke the Moose is attracted by the sound of bells, so folks from Quash Ridge to Monsagi gather in warm places to eat, laugh, and randomly ring bells to try and lure Zeke to their home. Those lucky enough to catch Zeke’s attention would be given presents by Pappy Jasper, which often included such treats as goat jerky, beard combs, roostasaur kabobs, old stained overalls, and something Jasper calls “crunchy onions” that, to anyone’s knowledge, are neither crunchy, nor contain any onions.

Of course, as Father would tell us, what Pappy Jasper’s visit actually represented was not the questionable gifts he gave, but the generosity and sense of hope they engendered. As the icy air filled with the echoes of bells, there was often a fleeting sense of optimism that, just maybe, as the winter days began to conquer the nights on the long slog towards spring, that this would be the final year of conflict.

As father’s stories and the Night of Bells came to an end, and the morning’s unrelenting chill approached, the hearth’s fire would dim and its warmth would vanish. As would Pappy, Zeke, and their sleigh, for another year.”

– From the journal of Lord Bernard P. Dunthorpe

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Night of Bells Celebration



The Night of Bells Celebration starts Monday, December 21, at 10am Pacific (Worldclock) and ends on Monday, January 4 at 10AM Pacific (Worldclock).

For this wintery holiday celebration, we have two cards and a Night of Bells sleeve to warm your heart! All these cards and the sleeve are exclusive to Night of Bells 2015. The sleeve you will receive upon your first log-in during the event period. The Lithe Lyricist AA card is a participation prize that you get for merely jumping into a tournament and celebrating the holidays!

Uncle Sparklestaff is a great new PvE card to add to your collection and he comes with his robe and staff. You can win Uncle Sparklestaff by defeating Tiers 2 & 4. You will also get a random piece of equipment for defeating those tiers. If you complete an entire arena run, you will have a set of four Uncle Sparklestaff cards and 2 pieces of equipment chosen at random.

2-2-1 Flashback Tournaments Party

We had an amazing turnout for our 1-1-1 Tournaments last month. We learned a lot from our tools and looked into resolving any issues that arose and we wanted to run another party during the holidays! We’re going to have these Throwback Draft and Sealed Gauntlet tournament run along-side the Night of Bells event, meaning you will get the Lithe Lyricist participation AA card and it will also reward a IQ Qualifier ticket as well (based on your wins)! As a side note, if you’re in a flashback gauntlet and the event ends before you finish your run, you will be rewarded based on your standing. If you are in the gauntlet, you can finish the game in you’re in but cannot progress further, you will be rewarded your prizes based on your standing but will need to relog to see your rewards. Please be mindful when starting a tournament towards the end of the event, if you do not feel you can finish a gauntlet, then you should not launch one. UPDATE: Flashback tournaments will run until Tuesday, January 5th at 10AM PST (Worldclock)

Night of Bells FAQ

Q: How do I get the sleeve?

A: The Sleeve is auto-granted into your account and you will receive an in-game mail to confirm. If you do not see the sleeve when you log in, try re-logging and it should appear! Please remember that you need to log in during the event period, you do not have to enter any tournaments nor start any arena runs.

Q: How do I get the Lithe Lyricist AA?

A: The Lithe Lyricist AA card is a participation reward that you will get at the end of the tournament. Please note that the Head to Head queue will not reward this as a participation reward.

Q: How do I get the PvE Reward card?

A: You will get two (2) of the PvE reward card each time you defeat the tier 2 and tier 4 bosses respectively. If you only complete tier 2 but not tier 3 or 4 you will still get two (2) Uncle Sparklestaff cards and one (1) piece of equipment (chosen at random).

Q: How do I get the PvE equipment pieces?

A: Each time you defeat Tier 2 or Tier 4 boss of the Arena you will receive one (1) of either Uncle Sparklestaff’s Robe or Uncle Sparklestaff’s Sparkle Staff. (Yes, they pay me to type this stuff up).

2-2-1 Flashback Draft Party FAQ

Q: Will the Flashback tournaments give the Lithe Lyricist AA participation reward?

A: Yes, you will win the participation reward for the Night of Bells at the end/completion of the tournament.

Q: Will I get a Qualifier Ticket from the Flashback Tournaments?

A: Yes! It depends on your ranking at the end of the tournament! For draft, you need to get first place. For the gauntlet, you will need 5 wins.

Q: What will happen if I am in a Flashback Gauntlet when the party ends?

A: If you are in a game when the party ends, you will be allowed to finish that game. You will then be rewarded prizes based on your standing. After, you will need to relog to see your rewards. If you are not in the gauntlet, you will be rewarded prizes based on your current standing. If you are not in game, you will be rewarded the prizes, based on your standing when the party ends, and you can use the rewards when you log in again.

Q: Which champions can we use in the Flashback Tournaments?

A: Only Set 1 and Set 2 Champions are available for these Flashback Tournaments.

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