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Midsummer Fire Festival
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Background
A time of ancient magic and tradition, the Midsummer Fire Festival is a time of joyous celebration which begins on the longest day of the year. Gathered around the great fires built at this special time of the year, revelers pass on tales of the elemental spirits and once forgotten magic. A celebration of flame, it is rumored that adventurers who are willing to brave the hardships and dangers of distant lands may learn to harness the power of the flames... ~ Blizzard
The Event
Dates
Start date: 21st June
End Date: 4th July
Locations
Azeroth and Outland.
Theme
This event celebrates the long sunny days in Azeroth. Fire is a big theme that is involved with many of the tasks and rewards associated with this quest.
New for 2008
Many new loot items and activities have been added for this event in 2008. Here are the rewards players now receive for handing in [Unknown Item: Burning Blossom], see details of the new items below:
Ahune, the Frost Lord
One of the main additions to the Fire Festival this year is a new summonable boss. Level 70 players can undertake this questline that takes you to the Slave Pens to seek and defeat Ahune, the Frost Lord. Ahune is a special summonable boss, similar to the Headless Horseman, that is only available during the Fire Festival. Luma Cloudsister, located just inside the Slave Pens, directs your party to where you can find and defeat Ahune - and loot his special rewards. The loot in Heroic mode is more powerful than on normal mode and includes epic items. See the loot table below:
Normal Mode:
[Unknown Item: Cloak of the Frigid Winds]
[Unknown Item: Frostscythe of Lord Ahune]
[Unknown Item: Icebound Cloak]
[Unknown Item: Scorched Stone]
[Unknown Item: Shards of Ahune]
[Unknown Item: Shroud of Winter's Chill]
[Unknown Item: The Frost Lord's War Cloak]
[Unknown Item: Formula: Enchant Weapon - Deathfrost]
Heroic Mode:
[Unknown Item: Amulet of Bitter Hatred]
[Unknown Item: Amulet of Glacial Tranquility]
[Unknown Item: Choker of the Arctic Flow]
[Unknown Item: Frostscythe of Lord Ahune]
[Unknown Item: Hailstone Pendant]
[Unknown Item: Scorched Stone]
[Unknown Item: Shards of Ahune]
[Unknown Item: Formula: Enchant Weapon - Deathfrost]
Check out the content page for Ahune, the Frost Lord.
Quests and Activities
Dancing Around the Ribbon Pole
At every festival camp, one of these traditional decorations stands tall beside the bonfire. Take up one of the multi-colored ribbons and dance around the pole with your friends and fellow celebrants! The activity may appear a bit frivolous for your average ferocious fighter, but even the most seasoned veteran can appreciate the resulting 10% bonus to experience from killing monsters.
The longer you "dance" around the pole, the longer the experience bonus lasts. The maximum length of time the buff can last is 60 mins.
Torch Tossing
So you want to be a fire juggler? If you think you have what it takes - the dexterity, the reflexes, the courage - this is your chance to prove it! Take the provided torches and look for the braziers with markers flashing above them. While standing near the bonfire, throw a torch at each brazier as soon a mark appears above it. You must hit the marked brazier before the mark fades if you want credit for the toss. It's a good idea to place the practice torch on your action bar for easy access. After you have completed this quest, you unlock a follow-up quest to catch torches, and subsequently, a daily version.
Watch the guide
Torch Catching
After successfully completing Torch Tossing, you're ready to show that you can not only throw torches, but catch them as well. Take the provided unlit torches and stand near the bonfire. Throw a torch in the air by right-clicking it, then follow its flight path (look for the shadow it casts on the ground) and catch it when it lands. After you catch enough torches, you will unlock a daily version of this quest and Torch Tossing which each grant five Burning Blossoms a day. Additionally, you will be able to toss torches to and catch torches from other players.
Watch the guide
Unusual Activity
While celebration has its place, there are graver matters to attend to as well. When the festival began, reports began filtering in from Ashenvale about a sharp increase in Twilight Cult activity. Go to the camp just south of the Blackfathom Deeps entrance, in the ruins, and see if the cultists there will part with this information. This quest line continues on, eventually unlocking a daily quest for ten Burning Blossoms where the objective is to kill a particular enemy NPC.
Honor or Desecrate the Flame
Festival fires burn across the land, in Alliance and Horde settlements alike. If you make time to honor those of your faction, while desecrating those of the opposing faction, you will earn rewards for your efforts. You receive five Burning Blossoms for each same-faction fire you honor and ten for each opposing-faction fire you desecrate, and there are about 30 of each. Each individual fire can only be interacted with once per year. If you find them all, you can collect over 300 Burning Blossoms - which comes in handy if you wish to buy the big prizes. Additionally, if you manage to sneak into an enemy capital city to descecrate their flame, you will be rewarded with gold, a choice of consumable items, and 25 Burning Blossoms. The enemy players and guards likely won't take too kindly to your efforts, however. To add extra incentive to keeping your flame alive, all friendly players in the vicinity of a lit flame for your faction receive a special buff that grants bonus fire damage with every attack -- and this buff gets snuffed out if your flame does.
See the list below to locate bonfires to honor or desecrate.
Fire in the Sky
The lengthy Midsummer Fire Festival traditionally ends with the sky itself being set alight. The goblins of Undermine have lent their considerable skill (and copious amounts of gunpowder) to the task, resulting in a tremendous fireworks show! Take up a festival mug and raise a toast to the season as the multicolored explosions dance across the sky above you!
Midsummer Quests
- Stealing the Flames Quests
Players can steal flames from the opposing faction's fires. Doing so will start a quest. I you successfully steal flames from all four cities, you will be able to do .
Horde Quests
Alliance Quests
- Other Quests
List of Bonfires
| Horde Bonfires in Eastern Kingdoms
| |
|---|---|
| Zone | Coordinates |
| Arathi Highlands | 74,41 |
| Badlands | 4,49 |
| Burning Steppes | 62,29 |
| Eversong Woods | 46,50 |
| Silvermoon City | 70,43 |
| Ghostlands | 46,26 |
| Hillsbrad Foothills | 58,25 |
| Silverpine Forest | 49,38 |
| Stranglethorn Vale | 32,75 |
| Swamp of Sorrows | 47,47 |
| The Hinterlands | 76,74 |
| Undercity | 68,09 |
| Tirisfal Glades | 57,52 |
| Horde Bonfires in Kalimdor
| |
| Ashenvale | 70,69 |
| Desolace | 26,76 |
| Orgrimmar | 47,38 |
| Durotar | 52,47 |
| Dustwallow Marsh | 33,30 |
| Feralas | 72,47 |
| Thunder Bluff | 51,26 |
| Mulgore | 51,60 |
| Silithus | 46,44 |
| Stonetalon Mountains | 50,60 |
| Tanaris | 42,27 |
| The Barrens | 52,28 |
| Thousand Needles | 41,52 |
| Winterspring | 59,35 |
| Horde Bonfires in Outland
| |
| Blade's Edge Mountains | 50,59 |
| Hellfire Peninsula | 55,40 |
| Nagrand | 51,34 |
| Netherstorm | 32,68 |
| Shadowmoon Valley | 33,30 |
| Terokkar Forest | 52,43 |
| Zangarmarsh | 36,52 |
| Alliance Bonfires in Eastern Kingdoms
| |
|---|---|
| Zone | Coordinates |
| Arathi Highlands | 50,44 |
| Blasted Lands | 58,17 |
| Burning Steppes | 80,62 |
| Ironforge | 64,25 |
| Dun Morogh | 46,46 |
| Duskwood | 74,51 |
| Elwynn Forest | 43,65 |
| Stormwind | 41,61 |
| Hillsbrad Foothills | 50,46 |
| Loch Modan | 32,40 |
| Redridge Mountains | 24,59 |
| Stranglethorn Vale | 33,73 |
| The Hinterlands | 14,50 |
| Western Plaguelands | 43,82 |
| Westfall | 56,54 |
| Wetlands | 13,47 |
| Alliance Bonfires in Kalimdor
| |
| Ashenvale | 38,54 |
| The Exodar | 41,26 |
| Azuremyst Isle | 44,53 |
| Bloodmyst Isle | 55,69 |
| Darkshore | 37,46 |
| Desolace | 65,17 |
| Dustwallow Marsh | 62,40 |
| Feralas | 28,44 |
| Silithus | 57,34 |
| Tanaris | 52,29 |
| Teldrassil | 55,91 |
| Teldrassil | 55,60 |
| Winterspring | 62,35 |
| Alliance Bonfires in Outland
| |
| Blade's Edge Mountains | 42,66 |
| Hellfire Peninsula | 62,58 |
| Nagrand | 50,70 |
| Netherstorm | 31,63 |
| Shadowmoon Valley | 40,55 |
| Terokkar Forest | 55,55 |
| Zangarmarsh | 69,52 |
Special Event Items
Over the period of the Midsummer Fire Festival, players can save their [Unknown Item: Burning Blossom]s and purchase items with them. Here's what you can get:
Gallery
| Images of the Midsummer Fire Festival | |||
Unusual Activity |
Sandals of Summer |
Brazier of Dancing Flames |
Brazier of Dancing Flames |
Canal District in Stormwind |
Festival Goers |
Goldshire |
Handful of Summer Petals |
Let's Blow Some Fire |
New Fire |
Pole |
Torch Tossing |
Vestament of Summer |
Fancy Dress |
Fire Breathing |
Fire Dance |
Dancing round the fire |
Flame Juggling |
It Burns! |
Longest Day |
Midsummer Fire |
Ribbon Pole |
Twilight Cultists |
Further Reading
Blizzard's Official page on the Midsummer Fire Festival
