Canthan New Year 2007

Canthan New Year is a special event. Canthan New Year 2007 will take place from Friday, February 16 to February 19th.

The event will be based in Shing Jea Monastery, however Lion's Arch and Kamadan will also be redecorated.

Schedule

 * Wednesday, February 14th: Redecoration of the towns, addition of some NPCs.
 * Friday, February 16th, Noon PST (20:00 GMT): Start of the event
 * Sunday, February 18th, every 3 hours from 12:01 PST (8:01 GMT) to (unspecified time): Celestial Pig's first arrival.
 * Monday, February 19th, Noon PST (20:00 GMT): End of the event

Redecorated towns

 * Lion's Arch
 * Shing Jea Monastery
 * Kamadan

Event-specific locations

 * Rollerbeetle Racing (Location)
 * Rollerbeetle Racing (Arena)

Quests
Shing Jea Monastery:
 * Just My Luck : Hapless Chong
 * Fire in the Sky : Coordinator Tahyaa
 * The Big Bang : Coordinator Tahyaa
 * The Knights Who Say Nian : Johai Sohn
 * Hopeless Romantic : Hai Len

Plains Of Jarin:* OR
 * Douse Your Enthusiasm : Elder Nofuun
 * A Burning Desire : Fehj

Note: It appears that if you complete one quest, you cannot do the other. So check which rewards you want before you choose a quest.

NPCs
Lions Arch:
 * Fortune Teller
 * Keiichi
 * Lorespinner Sta Si
 * Lucky Hochei
 * Click to speak with him and pay 1 Lunar Token to play, then type either /rock, /paper or /scissors (or /scis).
 * If you beat him you will receive a Lunar Fortune and a Sugary Blue Drink. If you tie him you get a Lunar Fortune. If you lose you will be knocked down and receive no item.
 * It is MUCH better to play Rock, Paper, Scissors here than to give 3 Lunar Tokens to the Lunar Fortune Giver in Shing Jea Monastery and get only ONE Fortune.
 * Rena
 * Rollerbeetle Trainer
 * Shion
 * Tien the Lamplighter

Rollerbeetle Racing:
 * Hokusai (Beetle Designs)
 * Greased Lightning
 * "The Gooch"
 * Rollerbeetle Racing Commissioner
 * Announcer Spikesan
 * Eldrid the Ancient (Records)
 * Little Jack (Rewards)
 * Lisa the World-Famous Racing Beetle
 * "Shoes" O'Malley

Kamadan, Jewel of Istan:
 * Lien
 * Yeun Bao
 * Rollerbeetle Trainer
 * Fortune Teller
 * Lorespinner Emmah Li

Shing Jea Monastery:
 * Court Astrologer
 * Guff Hufflebeak
 * Fortune Teller
 * Hai Len
 * Jiaru
 * Kuujis
 * Lunar Fortune Giver (Collector)
 * The Lunar Fortune Giver will give you one Fortune for 3 Lunar Tokens.
 * If you have lots of free time and access to Lion's Arch  DO NOT TRADE your Lunar Tokens  with the Lunar Fortune Giver. Instead, go to Lion's Arch and play Rock, Paper, Scissors with Lucky Hochei. If you play 3 times (one Token per game) you will, on average, win 2 Lunar Fortunes and 1 Sugary Blue Drink. The Lunar Fortune Giver will give you only ONE Fortune for 3 Lunar Tokens. This will however take you MUCH longer to redeem your tokens into fortunes this way.
 * Lorespinner Ri So
 * Rollerbeetle Trainer
 * Noonan

Sunqua Vale:
 * Nubah Lao
 * Hapless Chong

Finale
The finale is the Feast of the Celestial Pig, which will appear in Shing Jea Monastery.

Items

 * Sugary Blue Drink: Just the thing when you need a quick boost of energy in town.
 * Champagne Poppers: The classic party favor used to ring in the New Year in style.
 * Bottle Rockets: A single-shot firework. Please point away from body.
 * Sparklers: Shoots sparks around your body. Be careful not to stand near flammable objects.
 * Red Gift Bag: Surprises come wrapped in red during the New Year's festival. Open for a festival gift or, possibly, a small fortune.
 * Lunar Fortune: Will you have good luck or bad luck this year? Only your lunar fortune can tell you.
 * Lunar Token: Collect these tokens throughout the festival and trade them in for prizes or to play Rock, Paper, Scissors.
 * Nian Mask (name unconfirmed): Screenshot
 * Miniature Pig: A random prize from using Lunar Fortunes, these are gold mini pets of a cute variety.

The Celestial Feast
To create dishes to please the great celestial, the Imperial Chefs will be looking for these ingredients. Possessing the ingredients will be rewarded with a Lunar Token - you may not need to possess these items to obtain a hat :
 * 1) Imperial Chef Yan (Appetizer)
 * 2) * Iridescent Griffon Wings
 * 3) * Tangled Seeds
 * 4) * Fiery Crests
 * 5) * Smoking Remains
 * 6) Imperial Chef Reun (Salad)
 * 7) * Alpine Seeds
 * 8) * Guardian Moss
 * 9) * Celestial Essence
 * 10) * Dragon Root
 * 11) Imperial Chef Jiong (Soup)
 * 12) * Archaic Kappa Shells
 * 13) * Mantis Pincers
 * 14) * Kraken Eyes
 * 15) * Naga Hides
 * 16) Imperial Chef Chen (Main Course)
 * 17) * Igneous Spider Legs
 * 18) * Ebon Spider Legs
 * 19) * Bonesnap Shells
 * 20) * Azure Crests
 * 21) * Unctuous Remains
 * 22) Imperial Chef Tian (Dessert)
 * 23) * Truffles
 * 24) * Ebon Spider Webs
 * 25) * Half-Eaten Blobs
 * 26) * Azure Remains
 * 27) * Icy Lodestones

Trivia

 * Canthan New Year is heavily inspired by the Chinese New Year. Not only do the dates match (February 18, 2007), but 2007 is the Chinese year of the pig/boar, and the festival is based in Cantha, the Asian-themed continent.


 * The names of the characters Keiichi, Rena, and Shion, found in Lion's Arch during the Canthan New Year 2007 are from the anime 'Higurashi no Naku Koro ni'.


 * The quest title The Knights Who Say Nian is a play off of 'The Knights Who Say Ni' from the film 'Monty Python and the Holy Grail'.