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It's October! Seasoned Guild Wars players know that this means it's time for the Mad King to return.
Halloween has long been a tradition in Tyria. Even 250 years ago, before the Lunatic Court failed to break the seals to release him, the Mad King visited Lion's Arch and left chaos in his wake.
The Mad King Oswald Thorn ruled over Kryta in the 9th century AE, but after his death, he was trapped in the Mad Realm and sealed there, permitted to return to the world only for Halloween. His insanity and tyranny are probably a parody of the latter part of King Henry VIII's reign in England, especially as he is said to have had eight wives, whom he is said to have killed in a variety of gruesome ways. Eventually his own subjects caught up to him, killed him with a carving knife and burned down his castle.
Since their first Halloween, ArenaNet has done a wonderful job of making sure the Guild Wars universe reflects this change in the season. Lion's Arch was decorated in a traditionally spooky fashion, down to the moon grinning down upon you.
Before Halloween, quests and new drops would begin to appear around Lion's Arch and Kamadan, and it culminated in the Mad King's grand visit on Halloween proper, where subjects would be rewarded with trick-or-treat bags for obeying his wishes and death for defiance. Oh, those were the good times, listening to his jokes, playing Mad King Says and watching him pick victims from the audience to play Rock Paper Scissors. Once he left, you would even receive non-armor head items to wear to celebrate Halloween all year long!
This is an idea of how Halloween has been celebrated in Tyria in the past. What about now, in the present-day Guild Wars 2 universe?
You'll have to wait until next time for that...
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