Third Birthday Celebration

Summary
Between April 25 to April 29, there will be an event celebrating the Guild Wars Prophecies' 3rd birthday, Factions 2nd birthday and Nightfalls 1st birthday. During the weekend all various festival games will be re-opened.

Characters (not accounts) reaching 3 years of age will find a birthday gift of the third series of minipets in their inventory.

Fireworks displays will start to light up the sky every hour in Lion's Arch, Shing Jea Monastery, Kamadan, and the Great Temple of Balthazar.

Schedule

 * Beginning at Noon Pacific (-7 GMT) on Friday, April 25, 2008, players will be able to access the Rollerbeetle Racing and Dragon Arena outposts by speaking with special event NPCs located in the Great Temple of Balthazar, Lion's Arch, Kamadan, and Shing Jea Monastery.
 * Beginning at Noon Pacific (-7 GMT) on Friday, April 25, 2008, players will be able to access the Boardwalk in Shing Jea Monastery.
 * The event will conclude and all special event NPCs will leave at Noon Pacific (-7 GMT) on Tuesday, April 29, 2008.

Redecorated Towns

 * Lion's Arch
 * Shing Jea Monastery
 * Kamadan, Jewel of Istan

Event-specific locations

 * Rollerbeetle Racing (Location)
 * Rollerbeetle Racing (Arena)
 * Dragon Arena
 * Shing Jea Boardwalk

Event-specific items
Birthday Cupcakes
 * Have "some extra qualities that are certain to make you smile. But we doubt these treats will make the vile creatures of Tyria, Cantha, and Elona happy. This is a sugar rush with a vengeance."
 * Cupcakes grant +100 maximum health, +10 maximum energy, and 25% increased movement speed for 10 minutes. They cannot be used in PvP.
 * They are available as random drops and from Zaishen Supply Masters in exchange for 10 Victory Tokens.
 * They count 2 points towards Sweet Tooth

Minigames

 * Dragon Arena
 * Rollerbeetle Racing
 * Dragon Nest (Factions-exclusive)
 * Nine Rings (Factions-exclusive)
 * Rings of Fortune (Factions-exclusive)