The developers at NCsoft's Lineage II have announced "massive holiday activities" that will be taking place between December 19th and January 2nd.

Lineage II Super Holidays

'Tis the Season

The Santa Claus guild trainees are back! The guild has dispatched young apprentices all over Aden to spread holiday cheer and offer blessings and gifts wherever they go.

During this event, monsters will drop an assortment of special items to make the season bright, including unique Echo Crystals that play holiday carols.

• Echo Crystal - 1st Carol: "Jingle Bells"
• Echo Crystal - 2nd Carol: "Joy to the World"
• Echo Crystal - 3rd Carol: "Jingle Bells"
• Echo Crystal - 4th Carol: "Deck the Halls"
• Echo Crystal - 5th Carol: "Deck the Halls"
• Echo Crystal - 6th Carol: "Jingle Bells"
• Echo Crystal - 7th Carol: "Auld Lang Syne"
• Echo Crystal - 8th Carol: "We Wish You a Merry Christmas"
• Echo Crystal - 9th Carol: "Deck the Halls"
• Echo Crystal - 10th Carol: "Joy to the World"

Special Trees

The monsters roaming Aden and Elmore are also carrying tree branches and ornaments that can be given to the Santa Trainee to create your own small Christmas tree.

To make your small Christmas tree, you will need 4 Star Ornaments, 4 Bead Ornaments, 10 Fir Tree Branches, and 1 Flower Pot.

Give the Santa Trainee 10 small Christmas trees and he will give you a special Christmas tree, which has a magical effect of increasing health and magic regeneration while under its branches. Special Christmas trees can be summoned anywhere, but you will not receive the magical effects of the tree if it is summoned inside peace zones.

Santa's Hat

This small guild of the Dwarven Village is led by a mysterious, yet jolly, Dwarf known only as Santa Claus. The apprentices managed to bring along a stock of Santa's Hats with them to the villages. However, they won't give up these hats easily! Collect 10 small Christmas trees and the Trainee will exchange them for a bright red Santa's Hat. This hat can only be worn during the holiday season, and cannot be dropped or exchanged.

Holiday Blessings

The Santa Trainees in the starting villages also give holiday blessings. These buffs will help you in your hunt for both monsters and presents.

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