<font size="3" style="line-height: 1.3em;"><b>Winter Veil - Achievements Mini-Guide</b></font><br /><a href="http://www.wowhead.com/?achievement=2144" target="_blank"><b>Merrymaker</b></a> is part of <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/?achievement=2144" target="_blank"><b>What A Long, Strange Trip It&#39;s Been</b></a> to get the <a href="http://static.mmo-champion.com/mmoc/images/news/2008/september/8970/mount_violetprotodrake.jpg" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #A335EE;">Violet Proto-Drake</span></b></a>. I assume that most of you will try to complete it, here is a small guide to help you becoming a Merrymaker! <br /><br /><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://www.wowhead.com/?achievement=273" target="_blank"><b>On Metzen!</b></a></span><br />Complete <img src="http://static.wowhead.com/images/horde-icon.gif" alt="" border="0" /><a href="http://www.wowhead.com/?quest=8746" target="_blank"><b>Metzen the Reindeer</b></a> / <img src="http://static.wowhead.com/images/alliance-icon.gif" alt="" border="0" /><a href="http://www.wowhead.com/?quest=8762" target="_blank"><b>Metzen the Reindeer</b></a>, Metzen is still in the Searing Gorge for the alliance and in Tanaris for the horde, just like all the other years. You can check the <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/?npc=15664" target="_blank"><b>map on wowhead</b></a>. The quests for this achievement start in Orgrimmar / Ironforge depending on your faction. (Like pretty much all the quests for the event) <br /><br /><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://www.wowhead.com/?achievement=259" target="_blank"><b>Scrooge</b></a> / <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/?achievement=1255" target="_blank"><b>Scrooge</b></a></span><br />Another "free" achievement, just buy a <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/?item=17202" target="_blank"><b>Snowball</b></a> and throw it at <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/?npc=2784" target="_blank"><b>King Magni Bronzebeard</b></a> in Ironforge or <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/?npc=3057" target="_blank"><b>Cairne Bloodhoof</b></a> in Thunder Bluff depending on your faction.<br /><br /><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://www.wowhead.com/?achievement=277" target="_blank"><b>&#39;Tis the Season</b></a> </span><br />To complete this achievement you will need a full set of Winter clothing. <br /><ul style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;"><li><a href="http://www.wowhead.com/?item=34085" target="_blank"><b>Red Clothes</b></a> / <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/?item=34087" target="_blank"><b>Green Clothes</b></a> are crafted by tailors. </li><li><a href="http://www.wowhead.com/?item=34086" target="_blank"><b>Winter Boots</b></a> are crafted by leatherworkers.</li><li><a href="http://www.wowhead.com/?item=21524" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #00CA00;">Red Winter Hat</span></b></a> and <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/?item=21525" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #00CA00;">Green Winter Hat</span></b></a> are slightly more difficult to obtain. You will need to drop them from various bosses in instance. </li></ul><br />Just like last year, the drop locations for these hats have been updated for level 80 players to prevent them from being soloable (but the red hat probably is for the stronger classes, the easiest way to complete the achievement is obviously to rush the nexus with a friend). The known drop locations in Wrath of the Lich King are as follow: <br /><ul style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;"><li><a href="http://www.wowhead.com/?item=21524" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #00CA00;">Red Winter Hat</span></b></a> - <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/?npc=26731" target="_blank"><b>Grand Magus Telestra</b></a> (The Nexus), <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/?npc=29310" target="_blank"><b>Jedoga Shadowseeker</b></a> (Ahn&#39;kahet), </li><li><a href="http://www.wowhead.com/?item=21525" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #00CA00;">Green Winter Hat</span></b></a> - <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/?npc=27655" target="_blank"><b>Mage-Lord Urom</b></a> (The Oculus)</li></ul>Feel free to contribute with the missing drop locations in comments.<br /><br />The last part of the achievement is the <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/?item=21215" target="_blank"><b>Graccu&#39;s Mince Meat Fruitcake</b></a> is contained in <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/?item=21216" target="_blank"><b>Smokywood Pastures Extra-Special Gift</b></a> and <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/?item=17685" target="_blank"><b>Smokywood Pastures Sampler</b></a>, they will be mailed to you after freeing Metzen (see the first achievement) or completing <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/?quest=7025" target="_blank"><b>Treats for Greatfather Winter</b></a>.<br /><br /><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://www.wowhead.com/?achievement=279" target="_blank"><b>Simply Abominable</b></a></span><br />Complete the <img src="http://static.wowhead.com/images/horde-icon.gif" alt="" border="0" /><a href="http://www.wowhead.com/?quest=7042" target="_blank"><b>Stolen Winter Veil Treats</b></a> / <img src="http://static.wowhead.com/images/alliance-icon.gif" alt="" border="0" /><a href="http://www.wowhead.com/?quest=6963" target="_blank"><b>Stolen Winter Veil Treats</b></a> questline. They require you to talk to the <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/?npc=13636" target="_blank"><b>Strange Snowman</b></a> in Alterac Mountains to get a <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/?quest=7043" target="_blank"><b>quest</b></a> to kill <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/?npc=13602" target="_blank"><b>The Abominable Greench</b></a><br /><br /><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://www.wowhead.com/?achievement=1686" target="_blank"><b>Bros. Before Ho Ho Ho&#39;s</b></a></span><br />When you&#39;re done laughing at the name of the achievement, you can check the small guides in Wowhead comments for both faction:<br /><ul style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;"><li><a href="http://www.wowhead.com/?achievement=1685#comments:id=439083" target="_blank"><b>Horde</b></a></li><li><a href="http://www.wowhead.com/?achievement=1686#comments:id=415758" target="_blank"><b>Alliance</b></a></li></ul>Alliance players have to talk to a lot more people, but Horde players have to go through Northrend (and eventually end up in Icecrown, it might be a problem for players below level 77). The hardest part of the achievement might be getting the <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/?item=21519" target="_blank"><b>Mistletoe</b></a>, to obtain it just type /kiss while targeting a <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/?npc=15760" target="_blank"><b>Winter Reveler</b></a>. (This is a random "drop", you might have to try it a few times to actually get the Mistletoe)<br /><br /><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://www.wowhead.com/?achievement=1689" target="_blank"><b>He Knows If You&#39;ve Been Naughty</b></a></span><br />Open one of the presents underneath the Winter Veil tree once they are available. You only need to open ONE present and not all of them, it&#39;s basically another free achievement. The presents are only available from December 25th to January 2nd and you&#39;ll have to wait a few days before you can complete this one.<br /><br /><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://www.wowhead.com/?achievement=252" target="_blank"><b>With a Little Helper from My Friends</b></a></span><br /><i>Earn 50 honorable kills as a Little Helper from the Winter Wondervolt machine.</i> The machines are outside Orgrimmar / Ironforge, just step into it to get a 30 minutes transformation buff and enter your favorite battleground to kill a few people! (Note that the transformation does NOT persist through death, you will have to finish/leave the battleground and get another transformation if you die)<br /><br /><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://www.wowhead.com/?achievement=1282" target="_blank"><b>Fa-la-la-la-Ogri&#39;la</b></a></span><br />Complete <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/?quest=11023" target="_blank"><b>Bomb Them Again!</b></a> after transforming your mount with <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/?item=21213" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #00CA00;">Preserved Holly</span></b></a> / <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/?item=21212" target="_blank"><b>Fresh Holly</b></a> rewarded from various quests and Winter Revelers during the event.<br /><br /><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://www.wowhead.com/?achievement=1295" target="_blank"><b>Crashin&#39; & Thrashin&#39;</b></a></span><br />This achievement requires to use the special ability of your <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/?item=37710" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #00CA00;">Crashin&#39; Thrashin&#39; Racer Controller</span></b></a> and smash other player&#39;s racer (<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EF4zHsCtVlY" target="_blank"><b>Video</b></a>. This item is available from the presents under the christmas tree and won&#39;t be available before December 25th. (Except if you still have unopened presents from last year)<br /><br /><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://www.wowhead.com/?achievement=1687" target="_blank"><b>Let It Snow</b></a></span><br /><i>During the Feast of Winter Veil, use a Handful of Snowflakes on each of the race/class combinations listed below. </i>This achievement could be hard because the only way to get <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/?item=34191" target="_blank"><b>Handful of Snowflakes</b></a> is by kissing Winter Revelers once an hour. Hopefully, they&#39;re not soulbound and can be sold / exchanged between your characters, depending on how desperate you are you could just create level 1 characters to get enough of them. (You could also do that to sell tons of them at the AH ... but you wouldn&#39;t do that, right?)<br /><br /><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://www.wowhead.com/?achievement=1688" target="_blank"><b>The Winter Veil Gourmet</b></a></span><br />Depending on your character, this might be the hardest achievement. It requires you to cook <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/?spell=21143" target="_blank"><b>Gingerbread Cookie</b></a> <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/?spell=21144" target="_blank"><b>Egg Nog</b></a> and <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/?spell=45022" target="_blank"><b>Hot Apple Cider</b></a>. The patterns are all available from the NPC, there are only two small problems:<br /><br /><ul style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;"><li>You will need <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/?item=6889" target="_blank"><b>Small Egg</b></a> for two of these recipes, and will probably have to run to a low level zone to farm them along with 30 other players. (Buying them at 50G/stack at the AH is also an option)</li><li><a href="http://www.wowhead.com/?spell=45022" target="_blank"><b>Hot Apple Cider</b></a> require <b>325 cooking skill</b>! If you never took the time to level your cooking, you will have to go through all the leveling just to complete this achievement.</li></ul><br />Needless to say that the price of cooking reagents will most likely skyrocket.<br /><br /><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://www.wowhead.com/?achievement=1690" target="_blank"><b>A Frosty Shake</b></a></span><br /><i>During the Feast of Winter Veil, use your <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/?item=17712" target="_blank"><b>Winter Veil Disguise kit</b></a> to become a snowman and then dance with another snowman in Dalaran.</i> The <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/?item=17712" target="_blank"><b>Winter Veil Disguise kit</b></a> is one of the reward mailed to you after completing <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/?quest=6963" target="_blank"><b>Stolen Winter Veil Treats</b></a>.


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