# Lunar New Year 2026
**Event Period:** February 1 - March 13, 2026
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## Event Overview
The **Year of the Horse** brings speed, freedom, and prosperity to Rune-Midgard! This event combines community contributions, world boss hunting, PvM activities, PvP quests, and a holiday quest shop into one massive celebration.
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**Contribute Items**
Talk to the **Nian** in **Prontera (144, 177)** and donate items to earn contribution points.
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**Hunt World Bosses**
Track your kills on 8 World Bosses and claim milestone rewards from the **Lunar Festival Coordinator** in **Prontera (141, 176)**.
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**Farm & Fight**
Red Envelopes drop from monsters across Rune-Midgard. Complete daily PvP quests for bonus rewards.
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**Claim Rewards!**
Once the community goal is reached, claim your rewards during the claim period (Feb 25 - Mar 13).
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***
## Event NPCs
| NPC | Location | Description |
| :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------: | ----------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------- |
| 
Nian
| Prontera (144, 177)
@warp prontera 144 177
| Community contribution & reward claiming |
| 
Lunar Festival Coordinator
| Prontera (141, 176)
@warp prontera 141 176
| World Boss milestones, PvM/PvP hub |
| 
Holiday Event Quest
| Prontera (143, 179)
@warp prontera 143 179
| Holiday Quest Shop (Valentine items) |
***
## Phase 1: Community Contribution
**Period:** February 1 - March 8, 2026
Everyone on the server works together to reach a shared goal of **4,000,000 points**! You earn points by giving items to the Nian NPC.
**How to contribute:**
1. Collect the items listed below (from monsters, other players, or the market).
2. Talk to the **Nian** NPC in Prontera — use `@warp prontera 144 177`.
3. Choose which item to contribute and how many.
4. Your points are added to the community total and your personal total.
### Contribution Items
| Item | Item ID | Points Per Item | Notes |
| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- | :-----: | :-------------: | -------------------------------------------------- |
|  Gold Coin | 22552 | 200 | Best value! Farm or buy from players. |
|  Large Firecracker | 12326 | 150 | Great value per item. |
|  Red Envelope | 668 | 5 | Drops from monsters & bonus mail. Easy to collect! |
|  Carrot | 515 | 2 | Cheap and easy to buy from NPC shops. |
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**Rate Limit:** You can make up to 3 contributions per hour to prevent abuse.
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**Helpful Commands:**
* `@ii Gold Coin` — Look up item info for Gold Coin
* `@whodrops 668` — See which monsters drop Red Envelopes
* `@alootid 668` — Automatically pick up Red Envelopes when they drop
* `@alootid 515` — Automatically pick up Carrots
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### Contribution Rewards
Once the community goal is reached and the claim period begins (Feb 25), you can claim rewards based on your total contribution.
| Tier | Requirement | Reward |
| ---------------- | --------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Base Reward** | Minimum 20,000 points | 
1x \[C] Epona Head (31983)
1x Festival Blessing Coupon (32002)
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| **Bonus Food** | Minimum 20,000 points |  100x Bing Tanghulu Booster (31299) |
| **Elite Reward** | Top 100 contributors |  \[C] Striking Mikoshi (31381) + All base rewards |
### Reward Previews
| Preview | Name | Description |
| :------------------------------: | ----------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------- |
|  |  \[C] Epona Head (31983) | Costume Head Top - Base community reward |
|  |  \[C] Striking Mikoshi (31381) | Costume Garment - Top 100 contributor bonus |
|  |  Festival Blessing Coupon (32002) | Grants a 30-day rental blessing item |
***
## Phase 2: Claim Period
**Period:** February 25 - March 13, 2026
After the community goal is reached, you can pick up your rewards! Go back to the **Nian** NPC in Prontera and choose "Claim Rewards". You cannot contribute items during this phase.
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**Important:** You must claim your rewards before March 13, 2026! Unclaimed rewards will be lost.
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***
## World Boss Milestones
Talk to the **Lunar Festival Coordinator** in **Prontera (141, 176)** to track your World Boss hunting progress.
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**New to World Bosses?** Check the [World Boss Guide](/content/pvm-content/world-boss.md) to learn how the World Boss system works, how to join, and when they spawn.
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### How It Works
1. **Kill any World Boss** during the event period. Use `@wb` or talk to the **World Boss Rift** NPC at Prontera (152, 176) to join.
2. Every World Boss you kill counts toward your personal kill total.
3. When you reach a kill milestone (5, 10, 25, 50, or 100 kills), talk to the **Lunar Festival Coordinator** to claim your reward.
4. You get **bonus contribution points** added to the community total for each milestone!
### Tracked World Bosses
These 8 World Bosses count for the event. Any kill on any of them adds to your total:
| Name | Boss ID |
| ---------------------------- | :-----: |
| Magma Dragon (Dragon Red) | 3075 |
| Mizuchi Dragon (Dragon Blue) | 3076 |
| Lauma (Tree Spring) | 3077 |
| Jinmenju (Tree Summer) | 3078 |
| Druanita (Tree Autumn) | 3079 |
| Nariphon (Tree Winter) | 3080 |
| Varbun (Emperium Golem) | 3081 |
| Nalam (Fire Golem) | 3082 |
### Milestone Rewards
Kill **any combination** of the World Bosses above to reach milestones. For example, killing 3 Dragon Reds and 2 Laumas gives you 5 total kills.
| Kills Required | Reward | Bonus Points |
| :------------: | ------------------------------------------------------------ | :----------: |
| **5** |  10x Gold Coin | +500 |
| **10** |  1x Festival Blessing Coupon | +10,000 |
| **25** |  1x \[C] Biosphere Scarf | +25,000 |
| **50** |  20x Uber Coin | +50,000 |
| **100** |  40x Uber Coin | +100,000 |
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**Bonus Points** from milestones are automatically added to your community contribution total!
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***
## PvM Activities
### Nian Beast
The legendary **Nian Beast** invades **prt\_fild08** every hour! **3 Nian Beasts** spawn at the same time in random spots on the map.
**How to find it:**
1. Wait for the server-wide announcement: *"Nian Beasts have invaded prt\_fild08!"*
2. Type `@warp prt_fild08` to go to the map.
3. Search around the map to find and kill the beasts. They spawn in random locations each time.
| Detail | Info |
| ------------------ | ------------------------------------ |
| **Spawn Schedule** | Every hour, on the hour |
| **Location** | prt\_fild08 — use `@warp prt_fild08` |
| **Count** | 3 beasts per spawn |
| **Announcement** | Server-wide when they spawn |
### Fortune Cat
A mystical **Fortune Cat** appears every hour in a random town! It looks like a small green cat. When someone catches (kills) it, the cat teleports to a new spot in the same town. After being caught 3 times, it escapes.
**How to find it:**
1. Wait for the server-wide announcement: *"A Fortune Cat has appeared in \[town name]!"*
2. Warp to the announced town (e.g. `@warp prontera`).
3. Search around the town to find the cat. You have 5 minutes before it disappears!
4. After someone catches it, it teleports — look for the announcement about its new location.
| Detail | Info |
| ------------------ | ---------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Spawn Schedule** | Every hour |
| **Locations** | Prontera, Geffen, Payon, Alberta, Izlude |
| **Duration** | 5 minutes before it escapes |
| **Mechanic** | Teleports to a new spot after being caught (up to 3 times) |
### Monster Red Envelope Drops
 Monsters on certain maps have a chance to drop **Red Envelopes** when killed. Just go to any of the maps below and farm monsters normally — Red Envelopes will drop automatically!
| Map Tier | Maps | Drop Rate |
| ----------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | :-------: |
| **High-Level Dungeons** | Abbey 3, Abyss 3, Geffen Dungeon 2, Ice Dungeon 3, Thor Volcano 3, Odin Temple 3 | 0.3% |
| **Mid-Level Dungeons** | Payon Dungeon 4, Mjolnir Dead Pit 2, Orc Dungeon 2, Ant Hell 2 | 0.2% |
| **Low-Level Fields** | Prontera Field 8, Sograt Desert 2, Payon Forest 2, Geffen Field 7 | 0.1% |
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**Helpful Commands:**
* `@alootid 668` — Automatically pick up Red Envelopes when they drop
* `@mi Nian Beast` — View Nian Beast monster info
* `@warp prt_fild08` — Warp to the Nian Beast spawn map
* `@wb` — Warp to the World Boss Warper NPC
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***
## PvP Activities
### Daily PvP Quest
Every day you can earn a bonus reward just by fighting in PvP. You do **not** need to win — dying in PvP counts too!
**How to complete it:**
1. Go to any PvP map (use `@go pvp` or find a PvP warp NPC).
2. Fight other players — get 3 kills **or** 3 deaths (any mix works).
3. After 3 PvP interactions, talk to the **Lunar Festival Coordinator** in Prontera to collect your reward.
4. You can do this once per day. It resets at midnight.
| Detail | Info |
| ------------ | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Required** | 3 PvP interactions (kills or deaths) |
| **Reward** |  1x Bing Tanghulu Booster + 100 contribution points |
| **Resets** | Daily at midnight |
| **Where** | Any PvP-enabled map |
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## Holiday Quest Shop
The **Holiday Event Quest** NPC at **Prontera (143, 179)** offers special Valentine-themed consumable buff items! Use `@warp prontera 143 179` to find the NPC.
Talk to the NPC, choose the item you want, and if you have all the required ingredients it will give you **10** of the reward item.
| Image | Name | Buff Effect | Ingredients |
| :------------------------------: | ------------------------------------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
|  |  Bing Tanghulu Booster (31299) | INT/DEX/LUK +20, +3% Max SP, heals 5% HP & 10% SP. Lasts 1 min (1% chance for 3 min!) | 1x 
Gold Coin (22552)
1x 
Monkey Fist Card (4172)
300x 
Rookie Badge (20294)
10x 
Gold (969)
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|  |  Cupid's Cocoa Bliss (31300) | STR/AGI/VIT +20, +3% Max HP, heals 10% HP & 5% SP. Lasts 1 min (1% chance for 3 min!) | 1x Gold Coin (22552)
1x Bloody Knight Card (4196)
300x Rookie Badge (20294)
10x Gold (969)
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|  |  Cupid's StatSweet Delight (31301) | All Stats +5, heals 7% HP & 7% SP. Lasts 1 min (1% chance for 3 min!) | 1x Gold Coin (22552)
1x Monkey Fist Card (4172)
1x Bloody Knight Card (4196)
300x Rookie Badge (20294)
10x Gold (969)
|
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**Helpful Commands:**
* `@ii 31299` — Look up Bing Tanghulu Booster info
* `@ii 31300` — Look up Cupid's Cocoa Bliss info
* `@ii 31301` — Look up Cupid's StatSweet Delight info
* `@whodrops 4172` — See where to get Monkey Fist Card
* `@whodrops 4196` — See where to get Bloody Knight Card
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***
## Red Envelope Bonus Mail
On the 14th minute of every hour while the event is active, there is a **25% chance** that all online players will receive a  **Red Envelope** via RoDEX mail from the Nian.
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This will **not** run during any WoE siege.
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***
## Event Schedule Summary
| Phase | Dates | Description |
| ---------------- | --------------------- | ------------------------------------------- |
| **Contribution** | Feb 1 - Mar 8, 2026 | Donate items to earn points |
| **Claim Period** | Feb 25 - Mar 13, 2026 | Claim earned rewards |
| **World Bosses** | Feb 1 - Mar 8, 2026 | Hunt bosses for milestone rewards |
| **PvM Events** | Feb 1 - Mar 8, 2026 | Nian Beast, Fortune Cat, Red Envelope drops |
| **PvP Quests** | Feb 1 - Mar 8, 2026 | Daily PvP quest |
| **Holiday Shop** | February 2026 | Valentine consumable quests |
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## Tips
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* **Gold Coins** give the most points per item (200 pts each) - farm them or buy from other players!
* **Red Envelopes** are easy to collect from monster drops and mail deliveries.
* **World Boss milestones** give massive bonus contribution points - hunt bosses for an easy boost!
* The **Fortune Cat** teleports when caught - listen for announcements to track it down.
* **PvP quests** count deaths too, so just participate in PvP for easy daily rewards.
* Use `@lunar_status` in-game to check event progress, next boss spawns, and your personal stats.
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