It’s hard to believe that EverQuest II is officially past two decades old! We are now moving towards a quarter of a century, and we are planning to keep going strong for years past that too. We appreciate every one of you for continuing to enjoy playing the game that we enjoy creating for you! Without further ado, let’s look at what’s new and what’s coming back!  

 

  • New features for '25
    • Special Rules Servers
      • Varsoon – All of the event is active!
    • Zarrakon & Kael Drakkel - the event is active, with the following exceptions (due to expansion availability):
      • a Dream Adventure
      • One Afterlife to Live
    • Live Servers
      • New holiday signs can be marked in select celebration locations throughout Norrath.
      • 18 new items available on the Heroes' Festival house item and equipment merchants. 

 


New Rewards and Merchant Buyables

 

  • Returning features:
    • Players are sent an in-game mail to announce the event.
    • Achievements:
      • Badge of Heroics - complete all repeatable holiday quests
      • Mischeva's Champion - defeat all patchwork bosses
      • Darathar's Reprise - defeat Darathar
      • Djinn Master's Reprise - defeat Djinn Master
      • Trakanon's Reprise - defeat Trakanon
      • Roehn Theer's Reprise - defeat Roehn Theer
      • Baelon's Reprise - defeat Baelon
    • Collections:
      • Samples of Fate
      • Glyphs of Ethernere
      • Icons of Ultera
      • Kunark Runes
      • Desert of Ro Charms
      • Shattered Lands Marks
      • Samples of Destiny
    • Mischeva's Clothworks event - A strange woman and her band of play-actors have been seen travelling around Norrath. Where they set up camp, they bring to life the stories of Norrath's past.
    • Mischeva's Tribute currency, dropped by the clothwork bosses across Norrath.
    • Overseer Quests and Agents:
      • Offered: Laral Spenler in Antonica
        • Winged Troubles - The Alivan Connection
        • Winged Troubles - Tracking Droag
        • Winged Troubles - Scaleborn Sorcery
    •  Quests:
      • 'Scattered Charms" - Annually repeatable
      • "One Afterlife to Live" - Annually repeatable
      • "The Play's The Thing" - Not repeatable
      • "A Heroes' Feast in..." - tradeskill quests in Freeport and Qeynos - Annually repeatable
      • "Festive Flames in ..." quests in Freeport and Qeynos - Repeatable every 2 hours 
      • "Missing Decorations in ..." quests in Freeport and Qeynos - Repeatable every 2 hours 
      • "... Band Aid" quests in Freeport and Qeynos - Not repeatable
      • "Aggressive Advertising in ..." quests in Freeport and Qeynos. - Repeatable every 2 hours 
      • "Thumore's Absence" - Not repeatable
      • "Shattered Remains" - Annually repeatable
      • "A Dream Adventure" - Annually repeatable

 

 

Heroes’ Festival started this morning and will end on November 17, 2025, at 11:59 p.m. PST.    

 

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