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[[Image:Halloween Moon.png|right|250px]]
{{Quotation|[[Login screen announcements]]|At Noon Pacific (-7 GMT) on October 18th, [[Tyria (world)|Tyria]] gets a little eerier as the Halloween celebration begins. Join in for spooky [[quest]]s, creepy [[consumable]]s, and the annual [[Costume Brawl]]. [[Mad King Thorn]] himself will appear every three hours on October 31st, starting at 12:01 AM Pacific. For more information, visit [http://www.guildwars.com/ www.guildwars.com].}}

{{Quotation|[http://www.guildwars.com/en/events Official website]|Get ready for two whole weeks of mischief and mayhem in Tyria, courtesy of Mad King Thorn and his [[Lunatic Court]]. The madness escalates to the final event on October 31, when the Mad King himself appears every three hours—join if you dare!}}

[[Halloween]] or '''Mad King's Day''' is a [[special event]] that occurs annually from October 18, 19:00, to November 2, 08:01 UTC ([http://wiki.guildwars.com/index.php?title=Template_talk%3ASpecial_events_lookup&action=historysubmit&diff=2559921&oldid=2559054 source]), which celebrates the return of [[Mad King Thorn]] from [[the Underworld]]. Some [[outpost]]s celebrate Halloween by decorating them to have an appropriately ghoulish and ghostly appearance. Preceded by his undead herald, [[Bruce the Herald]], and his undead horsemen entourage, the populace is warned of the Mad King's arrival.

[[File:HalloweenCauldron.png|right|200px]]

== Schedule ==
[[File:Mad King Thorn hands clasped.jpg|left|200px]]

{{Event timetable
| event = Halloween 
| pacificzone = PDT
| startutc = October 31 {{CURRENTYEAR}} 07:01
| endutc = November 1 {{CURRENTYEAR}} 07:01
| interval = 180
}}

{| {{STDT}} 
|-style="background:#F4A460;"
! Date !! Activity 
|-
| October&nbsp;18 || [[Lion's Arch]], [[Kamadan, Jewel of Istan|Kamadan]], [[Droknar's Forge]], and [[Tomb of the Primeval Kings]] are decorated in the Halloween spirit. All [[#NPCs|Halloween NPCs]] appear. [[Costume Brawl]], [[Scarred Psyche]] challenge mission, and all [[#Quests|Halloween quests]] become available. [[Player versus Environment|PvE]] [[foe]]s start [[drop]]ping [[Trick-or-Treat Bag]]s. [[Guild versus Guild]] begins to have altered [[Non-player character|NPC]] models and Trick-or-Treat Bags as an additional reward. All starting at 19:00 UTC.
|-
| October&nbsp;31 || Mad King Thorn makes appearances every three hours throughout the day in Lion's Arch and Kamadan. His first appearance will take place at  07:01 UTC and his final appearance will begin on November 1 at 07:01 UTC.
|-
| November&nbsp;2 || Festivities conclude at 08:01 UTC.
|-
| November&nbsp;8 || [[Ghoulish Accessory Token]]-related NPCs ([[Gul Terror]], [[Malavaka]], [[Aahtan]], and [[Erulis]]) continue to appear in Lion's Arch and Kamadan until 20:00 UTC.
|}

=== Finale ===
{{main|Halloween/Finale}}
Mad King Thorn will appear in the circle of ghostly flowers every three hours starting at October 31, 07:01 UTC, and the finale will only affect those in the circle. Throughout the finale, Thorn will shout commands and rewards those who do them with an item (in 2005 and 2006, it was a random item, from 2007 on it is a Trick-or-Treat Bag). Those who fail will be killed. [[Death]]s do ''not'' increase the death count. A [[Minutely Mad King Tonic]] is added to the [[inventory]] of every [[character]] who stands in the circle at the end of each finale.

== Decorated outposts ==

[[Image:Mad King Thorn pointing.jpg|right|250px]]
[[Lion's Arch (Halloween)|Lion's Arch]], [[Droknar's Forge (Halloween)|Droknar's Forge]], [[Kamadan, Jewel of Istan (Halloween)|Kamadan, Jewel of Istan]] and [[Tomb of the Primeval Kings (Halloween)|Tomb of the Primeval Kings]] are all redecorated in a suitably festive (dark) style.

== Quests ==
===Lion's Arch and Kamadan===
; Given by [[Mad King's Steward]]
* [[Something Wicked This Way Comes]]
** [[Don't Fear the Reapers]]
*** [[Stemming the Skeletal Tide]]
**** [[Every Bit Helps]] {{Quest icon|repeatable}}
**** [[The Waiting Game]]

===Lion's Arch===
; Given by [[Gul Terror]]
* [[Better You Than Me]]
; Given by [[The Countess of Hakewood]]
* [[An Ingenious Plan]]
* [[Commandeering a Mortal Vessel]]
* [[Evil Residents]]
** [[Evil Residents Code: Harmonica]] {{Quest icon|repeatable}}
* [[Heirlooms of the Mad King]]

===Kamadan===
; Given by [[Malavaka]]
* [[Double Your Pleasure and RUN!]]
; Given by [[Emissary of King Thorn of Kryta]]
* [[Mad Little Pony]]
* [[Open the Flood Gates of Death]]
* [[The Killing Joke]]
* [[Til Death Do Us Part...]]

== Other festivities ==

Each Halloween will make the [[Costume Brawl]] and [[Scarred Psyche]] available for use as well. [[Trick-or-Treat Bag]]s will also [[drop]] from [[Player versus Environment|PvE]] [[foe]]s for the duration of the event.

=== Guild versus Guild ===
NPCs in [[Guild versus Guild]] have their models altered as follows; they are still considered [[human]]s (e.g. they are [[fleshy]] and do not take double [[holy damage]]):
{| {{STDT}}
|-style="background:#F4A460;"
! [[Archer]] || [[Bodyguard]] || [[Footman]] and [[Knight]] || [[Guild Lord]]
|- align=center
| [[File:Skeleton ranger.jpg|50px]]
| [[File:Zombie Horseman.jpg|110px]]
| [[File:Skeleton warrior.jpg|50px]]
| [[File:Mad King Thorn.jpg|90px]]
|}
The opposing [[Guild Lord]] drops 10 Trick-or-Treat Bags for each player of the winning team when he dies. To prevent exploitation, no rewards are offered if (a) the match ends after 28 minutes without either side killing a Guild Lord or (b) the battle ends in under 5 minutes (e.g. due to one team [[resign]]ing or [[zoning]]).

== Items ==

{| {{STDT}}
| [[Image:Candy Apple.png]] [[Candy Apple]] || [[Image:Pumpkin Cookie.png]] [[Pumpkin Cookie]] 
|-
| [[Image:Candy Corn.png]] [[Candy Corn]] || [[File:Spooky Tonic.png]] [[Spooky Tonic]]
|-
| [[Image:Ghost-in-the-Box.png]] [[Ghost-in-the-Box]] || [[Image:Squash Serum.png]] [[Squash Serum]]
|-
| [[Image:Ghoulish Accessory Token.png]] [[Ghoulish Accessory Token]] || [[Image:Transmogrifier Tonic.png]] [[Transmogrifier Tonic]]
|-
| [[File:Ghoulish Grab Bag.png]] [[Ghoulish Grab Bag]] || [[Image:Trick-or-Treat Bag.png]] [[Trick-or-Treat Bag]]
|-
| [[File:Zaishen Tonic.png‎|link=Minutely Mad King Tonic]] [[Minutely Mad King Tonic]] || [[Image:Vial of Absinthe.png]] [[Vial of Absinthe]]
|-
| [[Image:Phantasmal Tonic.png]] [[Phantasmal Tonic]] || [[Image:Witch's Brew.png]] [[Witch's Brew]]
|}

=== Headgear ===

Starting with [[Halloween 2012]], each Halloween [[festival hat]] from Lion's Arch and Kamadan can be obtained from [[Erulis]] and [[Aahtan]], respectively, for one [[Ghoulish Accessory Token]].

{| {{STDT|+=text-align:center;}}
|-style="background:#F4A460;"
! Year !! Lion's Arch !! Kamadan 
|-
! [[Halloween 2005|2005]] 
| [[File:Pumpkin Crown.png]]<br>[[Pumpkin Crown]] 
| &nbsp;
|-
! [[Halloween 2006|2006]]
| [[File:Furious Pumpkin Crown.png]]<br>[[Furious Pumpkin Crown]] 
| [[File:Wicked Hat m.png]][[File:Wicked Hat f.png]]<br>[[Wicked Hat]] 
|-
! [[Halloween 2007|2007]]
| [[File:Scarecrow Mask.png]]<br>[[Scarecrow Mask]] 
| [[File:Mummy Mask.png]]<br>[[Mummy Mask]] 
|-
! [[Halloween 2008|2008]]
| [[File:Zombie Face Paint.png]]<br>[[Zombie Face Paint]] 
| [[File:Lupine Mask.png]]<br>[[Lupine Mask]]
|-
! [[Halloween 2009|2009]]
| [[File:Charr Hat.png]]<br>[[Charr Hat]] 
| [[File:Skeleton Face Paint.png]]<br>[[Skeleton Face Paint]] 
|-
! [[Halloween 2010|2010]]
| [[File:Furrocious Ears.png]]<br>[[Furrocious Ears]] 
| [[File:Spectercles.png]]<br>[[Spectercles]]
|-
! [[Halloween 2011|2011]]
| [[File:Tricorne.png]]<br>[[Tricorne]]
| [[File:Reaper's Hood.png]]<br>[[Reaper's Hood]]  
|}

== NPCs ==
=== Lion's Arch ===
* [[Bobby]] ([[Costume Brawl]])
* [[Bruce the Herald]]
* [[Buried corpse]]
* [[Erulis]]
* [[Ghost (Halloween)|Ghosts]]
* [[Gul Terror]]
* [[Mad King Thorn]] (during [[#Mad King appearances|finale events]])
* [[Mad King's Guard]]
* [[Mad King's Steward]]
* [[The Countess of Hakewood]]
* [[The Sorceress of Kessex]]
* [[Transformed Krytan]]s

=== Droknar's Forge ===
* Bobby (Costume Brawl)
* [[Nameless Lich]]

=== Great Temple of Balthazar ===
* Bobby (Costume Brawl)

=== Kamadan, Jewel of Istan ===
* [[Aahtan]]
* Bobby (Costume Brawl)
* Bruce the Herald
* Buried corpse
* [[Emissary of King Thorn of Kryta]] 
* Mad King Thorn (during finale events)
* Mad King's Guard
* Mad King's Steward
* [[Malavaka]]
* [[The Harbinger of King Thorn]]
* [[Transformed Elonian]]s

=== Collectors ===
{{main|list of Halloween collectors}}
[[File:Zombie Horseman.jpg|250px|right]]

Halloween [[collector]]s offer Witch's Brew, Ghosts-in-the-Box, Squash Serum, and Vials of Absinthe. Some<sup>§</sup> also offer Transmogrifier Tonics. 

:{| {{STDT}} class="sortable"
|-style="background:#F4A460;"
! Name !! Location !! Collects !! Campaign
|-
| [[Horseman Naramor]] || [[Kamadan, Jewel of Istan]] || 2 [[Mandragor Carapace]]s || ''[[Guild Wars Nightfall|Nightfall]]''
|-
| [[Horseman Garthim]]<sup>§</sup> ||Kamadan, Jewel of Istan || 3 [[Sentient Root]]s || ''Nightfall''
|-
| [[Horseman Aramon]] || Kamadan, Jewel of Istan || 3 [[Juvenile Termite Leg]]s || ''Nightfall''
|-
| [[Horseman Maxilus]] || [[Sunspear Great Hall]] || 2 [[Mandragor Carapace]]s || ''Nightfall''
|-
| [[Horseman Nuher]]<sup>§</sup> || Sunspear Great Hall || 3 [[Sentient Root]]s || ''Nightfall''
|-
| [[Horseman Jaysin]] || [[Champion's Dawn]] || 3 [[Copper Shilling]]s || ''Nightfall''
|-
| [[Horseman Bishma]]<sup>§</sup> || Champion's Dawn || 3 [[Fledgling Skree Wing]]s || ''Nightfall''
|-
| [[Horseman Kronar]] || [[Kodlonu Hamlet]] || 3 [[Silver Bullion Coin]]s || ''Nightfall''
|-
| [[Horseman Vadir]]<sup>§</sup> || Kodlonu Hamlet || 1 [[Chunk of Drake Flesh]] || ''Nightfall''
|-
| [[Horseman Vulgamor]] || [[Lion's Arch]] || 3 [[Decayed Orr Emblem]]s || ''[[Guild Wars Prophecies|Prophecies]]''
|-
| [[Horseman Malfein]] || Lion's Arch || 2 [[Glowing Heart]]s || ''Prophecies''
|-
| [[Horseman Sorcein]] || Lion's Arch || 1 [[Feathered Caromi Scalp]] || ''Prophecies''
|-
| [[Horseman Nurmangor]] || [[Ascalon City]] || 3 [[Charr Carving]]s || ''Prophecies''
|-
| [[Horseman Irimund]] || Ascalon City || 2 [[Ornate Grawl Necklace]]s || ''Prophecies''
|-
| [[Horseman Saralim]] || [[Henge of Denravi]] || 2 [[Maguuma Mane]]s || ''Prophecies''
|-
| [[Horseman Darelum]] || Henge of Denravi || 1 [[White Mantle Emblem]] || ''Prophecies''
|-
| [[Horseman Calstein]] || [[Droknar's Forge]] || 2 [[Stone Summit Badge]]s || ''Prophecies''
|-
| [[Horseman Vilneous]] || Droknar's Forge || 1 [[Feathered Avicara Scalp]] || ''Prophecies''
|}

== Notes ==
* [[Cantha]] does not celebrate this festival.
{{anomaly|From 2014 onward, from the end of the event on November 2 until 20:00 UTC on November 8:
* [[Transformed Krytan]]s and [[Transformed Elonian|Elonians]] continue to only appear in America [[district]] 1 of Lion's Arch and Kamadan, respectively
* [[#Collectors|Horseman collectors]] continue to only appear in America district 1 of Lion's Arch, Henge of Denravi, Ascalon City and Kamadan.
* [[Mad King's Guard]]s continue to only appear (and can be added as henchmen by selecting them or selecting their name(s) in [[Party Search panel]]) in America district 1 of Lion's Arch and Kamadan; however, a number of them will begin appearing in other [[Territory|territories]] and/or [[district]]s if they are added to a [[party]] and then that party [[map travel]]s to a territory and/or district where Mad King's Guards no longer appear.
** E.g. Mad King's Guards will not appear in America district 2 nor International district 1 of Lion's Arch and Kamadan unless one or more Mad King's Guards are added to a party in America district 1 of Lion's Arch or Kamadan and then that party map travels to America district 2 or International district 1 of Lion's Arch or Kamadan. The number of Mad King's Guards that will begin appearing in America district 2 or International district 1 of Lion's Arch or Kamadan is dependent on the number of Mad King's Guards in the party (e.g. map traveling to Kamadan International district 1 from Lion's Arch America district 1 with two Mad King's Guards in the party will cause two Mad King's Guards to begin appearing in Kamadan International district 1).}}

=== Previously held festivals ===
* [[Halloween 2013]]
* [[Halloween 2012]]
* [[Halloween 2011]] — Introduced new [[costume]]s, Costume Brawl disguises, and [[Scarred Psyche]] (a new challenge mission); the rewards for [[GvG]] were reduced. About two weeks after the end of the event, two Halloween 2011 hat givers, [[Aahtan]] and [[Erulis]], were introduced and appeared for one week.
* [[Halloween 2010]] — Added Tyrian and Elonian quest chains; introduced new costumes, Costume Brawl disguises, and a Costume Brawl map; added Trick-or-Treat Bag rewards and new NPC disguises to GvG.
* [[Halloween 2009]] — Added Underworld quest chain.
* [[Halloween 2008 Redux]]
* [[Halloween 2008]] — Added a new map to Costume Brawl.
* [[Halloween 2007]] — Added Costume Brawl and Trick-or-Treat Bags
* [[Halloween 2006]] — Added a finale, decorations, and collectors to Kamadan
* [[Halloween 2005]] — Introduced Halloween; initial decorations were in Lion's Arch, Droknar's Forge, and the Tomb of the Primeval Kings; initial collectors across Tyria; original finale in Lion's Arch.

==Trivia==
* There was a corresponding Halloween Art [[Contest]] for each Halloween from [[Halloween Art Contest (2005)|2005]] to [[Halloween Art Contest (2011)|2011]].

== External links ==
* [http://www.guildwars.com/en/events/halloween Halloween on the official Guild Wars website]

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