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When Event Name Event Details
2010-05-28 Events/Bastet/The Great Scavenger Hunt The Great Scavenger Hunt

Begins Saturday, May 29, 2010 12:00 AM All of Egypt Ends Friday, June 4, 2010 10:40 PM It is a beautiful weekend for a scavenger hunt. Scattered across the land are 8 special chests. Clues to each chest's location are scattered near town centers throughout Egypt. Find the clues and you are part way to finding the treasure. Of course, what would treasure be if it were not buried, so pull out your Archeologist shovels and start digging.

For the truly observant, a great prize may be had.

2010-05-22 Events/Bastet/Save The Nile! Save The Nile!

Save The Nile! Begins Sunday, May 22, 2010 6:00 PM All of Egypt, but more in Saqqarah Ends Sunday, May 22, 2010 6:00 PM

Save The Nile! Begins Saturday, May 22, 2010 6:00 PM All of Egypt Ends Sunday, May 23, 2010 6:00 PM Egypts waters are teeming with an over abundance of fish. To conserve the species, we need to practice population control and thin them out a bit. Please practice due diligence and help control the overpopulation. For your efforts, you will be given ample rewards, and will be able to see the fish like the Abdju for generations to come!


For the most total fish caught: 1st Prize: Huntsman's Fishing Pole Top 21 Prize: 21 Ash Top 100 Prize: 21 Lime

Largest Fish Caught of each type: 1 Prize - 7 Wings of Horus (untuned)

7 Portable Cornerstones will be given away by Lottery.

2010-05-01 Events/Bastet/In Search of Thought In Search of Thought

In Search of Thought Begins Sunday, May 2, 2010 7:30 PM All of Egypt, but more in Saqqarah Ends Sunday, May 2, 2010 9:30 PM Search for Scientists from the 7 Disciplines and win their favor. Wahim will provide a hint to the location of the final Monument to the one who pleases the most Scientists.

Furthermore, that winner will receive a Stone Phoenix of Thought that they must show to Wahim to claim the hint.

A pool of 100 Wings of Horus will be awarded based on total Favors gained, and a pool of 500 Lime will be awarded as a participation prize.

Note that the word "Participation" in this context is still a competitive prize, but all yyou need to do to rank highly for Participation is interact with many of the 7 Event Characters plus Wahim.

2010-05-01 Events/Bastet/Honor of our Forefathers Honor of our Forefathers

Begins Saturday, May 1, 2010 10:00 PM All of Egypt Ends Thursday, May 6, 2010 10:00 PM Lo, and heed these words. In the days of our forefathers they strived to build great works. Wonderous momument to all that the people have achieved. Alas, the sands of the desert are a cruel mistress. At first they are just a tickle floating the in the breeze, then a gentle lapping at your feet. Soon it turns to an embrace to smothers you, until at last you have a tomb. But there is a force greater than even the sands of time, the will of the people. Through strength and persistance we can uncover these great works, so that all may bask in their glory once again.

You will need an Archaeologist Shovel to dig up the monuments.

For the person that discovers each monument, there is a Craftsman's Fishing Pole. For the person that turns the last shovelful to uncover it, there is a mining pick. For the person that does the most work on a given monument, there is a Huge Gem. For the person that works on the most monuments, there a Geb's Silver Sickle for that person, and two others should there be a tie. The Top 63 on the number worked on will receive 3 Pepper seeds. By lottery for the number worked on there will be 21 portable cornerstones, and by lottery for the total amount of work done will be another 7 portable cornerstones. For each one there is also a prize based on proportion of the total work you have done such as cuttable gems, papyrus, and other items.

2010-05-01 Events/Bastet/First_Great_Egyptian_Smokeout The First Great Egyptian Smokeout

Begins Saturday, May 1, 2010 10:00 AM All of Egypt Ends Sunday, May 2, 2010 10:00 AM The First Great Egyptian Smokeout Begins Saturday, May 1, 2010 10:00 AM All of Egypt Ends Sunday, May 2, 2010 10:00 AM Now is the time to gather with all your friends and neighbors around the finest hookah's in the land. Kick back and relax and socialize with as many of your peers as you can and increase your fumeology one herb at a time. Prizes will be awarded based on number of peers smoked with and increases in individual fumeology points.

Prizes for smoking with the most peers:

First Prize: 1 Student's Hookah Upgrade Kit (in the event of a tie the prize winner will be selected by lottery) Top 7: 150 Papyrus each Top 14: 50 Lime Top 49: 15 Linen Top 300: 10 Leather One lucky smoker will recieve a Diamond Light Box by Lottery

Prizes for the most improved Fumeology score:

First Prize: 1 Student's Hookah Upgrade Kit (in the event of a tie the prize winenr will be selected by lottery) Top 7: 7 Camelmint Top 14: 14 Cuttable Stones Top 49: 49 Slate Top 300: 5 Sheetglass One lucky Smoker will recieve a Sapphire Light Box by Lottery


2010-04-24 Events/Find, Forage, Fun! Find, Forage, Fun!

Begins Saturday, April 24, 2010 6:00 PM All of Egypt Ends Sunday, April 25, 2010 6:00 PM After the cooking festival it appears our cooks have run low on herbs to create their Masterpiece meals and it is time to help restock the kitchens.

Let us go far and wide in search of herbs common and rare to help our master chefs and our aspiring gourmets.

Most Common Rosemary: First Prize: 1 Stone Pheonix Kit: Endurance Top 3: 7 Royal Rosemary Top 7: 3 Pepper Seeds Top 14: 200 Papyrus Top 21: 10 Sheet Glass Top 49: 14 Copper

Total Herbs Gathered: First Prize: Craftsman's Fishing Pole Top 3: 7 Jaivanti Top 7: 1 Portable Cornerstone Top 14: 1 Basket Top 21: 10 Sheet Glass Top 49: 14 Iron

Most Mystery Herb: First Prize: Emerald Lightbox and Craftsman's Fishing Pole Top 7: 7 Chukkah Top 21: 3 Pepper Seeds 1 Stone Pheonix Kit: Focus by Lottery 7 Prizes of 1 Portable Cornerstone by Lottery

Most Types of Herbs: First Prize: 1 Craftsman's Fishing Pole Top 3: 7 Camelmint Top 7: 1 3000 Quality Scythe Top 14: 3 Pepper Seeds Top 21: 10 Sheet Glass Top 49: 14 Tungsten

Participation Prize: 10 Leather

2010-04-18 Shipwrecked/Bastet Shipwrecked!

Begins Sunday, April 18, 2010 5:26 AM All of Egypt Ends Friday, April 23, 2010 5:26 AM Princess Urbi, daughter of Sami, has shipwrecked with her loyal servant Urbaid. She requests things of Egypt's citizens and promises secret knowledge in return.

2010-04-03 Tar-Rebbiegha ta 'l-Ikel Festival Begins Saturday, April 3, 2010 5:00 AM All of Egypt

Ends Sunday, April 4, 2010 5:00 AM In celebration of Rebbiegha, we will hold a festival to honor the bounty of the land. Your lands master chefs will prepare meals to offer to their fellow Egyptians. This meal must be based on the fruit of bee, the delightful nectar called honey. Honey must comprise the largest single ingredient of the meal. Chefs will be judged on how many people taste their creations. But fear not my culinary challenged friends, you will not be left out in the cold. There will also be prizes for gourmands among you. You will get points based on the dishes you sample. But be warned, some dishes will not appeal to you and you can become overstuffed. Chose your meals wisely. Prizes will be as follows: For Top Chef: A Craftsman's Fishing Pole For the Top Seven Chefs: 3 rare seeds not seen in this land before For the Top Fourteen Chefs: 7 debens of the herb Chukkah For the Top Twenty-One Chefs: 7 debens of the herb Dwarf Wild Lettuce By lottery for Chefs: 7 debens of a very rare herb to one lucky soul For Top Gourmand: A Craftsman's Fishing Pole For the Top Seven Gourmands: 3 rare seeds not seen in this land before For the Top Fourteen Gourmands: 7 debens of the herb Royal Rosemary For the Top Twenty-One Gourmands: 7 devens of the herb Crimson Lettuce By lottery for Gourmands: 7 portable cornerstone to one lucky soul

2010-03-27 Conflict Tournament: Telepathy Telepathy Tournament Begins Saturday, March 27, 2010 8:00 PM Wepwawet Spirit Arena Ends Saturday, March 27, 2010 10:00 PM Tug, Telepathy, a game of the mind. Using the power of your mind you will contest control of a simple object with your opponent. If you are stronger, your influence prevails. Bit if you are the weaker, your opponent controls. Be wary though my friend, your power is limited. Don't spend it all too soon. So come, test the power of your mind against your fellow Egyptians. Travel to the Spirit Arena from any Conflict Shrine to test your mettle. This will be a Tug tournament with three games per match, one match win to advance your standing. Lost three matches and you are eliminated. The prizes will be: One Microphone Fragment to first place. Microphone Fragments are but one part of a microphone. Three fragments are assembled to create an United Microphone. 3 Wings of Horus for the Top 3. 7 Glass Sheets to the top 14. 10 Leather to top 500. Lottery: 1 Cornerstone to each of 7 people.
2010-03-20 Run for the Hills! Begins Saturday, March 20, 2010 3:00 PM All of Egypt Ends Sunday, March 21, 2010 7:00 AM Run for the Hills is an event to test not only how fleet of foot you are but also your planning. In the Events Channel (/join Events) every 30 minutes a Phoenix Stadium will be announced. Be one of the first 7 people to tag the stadium you will get a small model phoenix statue and a small prize. There will be a total of 28 stadiums announced, and they can be anywhere in Egypt. You have 30 minutes (until the next stadium is announced) to get to the stadium, so plan your route carefully. You can use some of your travel time, but only 16 hours in total. For the First 7 Tags per stadium: 3 Medium Stones The Most Total Statues: A Mining Pick The Most Different Kinds of Statues: A Craftsman's Fishing Pole (by lottery if a tie) For the Top 500 Different Kinds: 14 Lime By Lottery for Different Kinds: 1 each Portable Cornerstone to 7 people
2010-03-17 Acro Party Located at the Shabbat Ab UThought Acro Court. Please tell your friends and guildmates. Still some advanced notice so hop on down to pick up Advanced Blacksmithing and get some acro in!
2010-03-16 Dig: Saqqarah A dig will commence at 4:30pm PDT/7:30pm EDT on THURSDAY. All are welcome, and 100% to the diggers. We will have onions and shovels available, and we're just a short walk from Saqqarah Chariot. Thank you.
2010-03-13 Dig Event
2010-02-28 Fishing Tournament