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Happy New Year 2012/Guide
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Note: This is more or less a direct copy of the Guide from 2011, so there is bound to be gaps in the information. Please help out with the editting!!
Walkthrough
While speaking to a starter NPC in one of the three nations may improve the possibility of attaining the gifts, it has been proven that it is NOT a requirement. Simply start out by following the Dragatama and the parade of Wyverns. Now trade Dragatama anything. He takes anything from Christmas candies to Muddy Bar Tabs. As well as receiving your item, you can also receive a random buff. You can still receive buffs even if you already possess all the items listed below or have full inventory at the time of trading.
He will give random items or buffs and say: 
Upon a successful trade:
Known rewards
(3 Hour)
When used you will get the message: "Player eats a galette des rois,but finds nothing inside..." or "Player eats a Galette des Rois. Player finds an item inside!"
- Possible Rewards:
Note: The NPCs run the entire zone, I had to use Wide Scan just to keep up with them.
- East Sarutabaruta
- West Sarutabaruta
- East Ronfaure
- West Ronfaure
- North Gustaberg
- South Gustaberg
- Tahrongi Canyon
- La Theine Plateau
- Konschtat Highlands
- Valkurm Dunes
- Qufim Island
- Meriphataud Mountains
- Jugner Forest
- Pashhow Marshlands
- Sauromugue Champaign
- Batallia Downs
- Rolanberry Fields
- Yuhtunga Jungle
- Yhoator Jungle
- Beaucedine Glacier
- Xarcabard
- The Sanctuary of Zi'Tah
- Western Altepa Desert
- Eastern Altepa Desert
- Buburimu Peninsula
New Year's Gift
Talk to one of the Event Starter NPCs in the 3 nations.
- Bring a New Year's Gift to the Event Starter NPC and choose the second option to obtain the Battledore.
- Bunta, Bastok Markets (D-11)
- Jeanparmand, Northern San d'Oria (D-8)
- Pyru-Copyru, Port Windurst (B-4)
- You need to speak with the event starters to trade the item in, even if you have already obtained a New Year's Gift.
Options:
- Let you ask Grandpa a question.
- Give you something from my pocket.
- Tell you more about Grandpa.
- After obtaining the Battledore, on subsequent trades you will receive fireworks when selecting option 2.
- Note: If you trade the New Year's Gift back, or you "use" the Gift, you will receive Fishing Imagery Support for an hour.
Copy of "Hoary Spire"
- Equip the Battledore and board the Windurst-Jeuno Airship. Travel may originate in either Windurst or Jeuno for this portion of the event.
- Locate the NPC Dilauriome on the West side of the upper deck. Talk to Dilauriome while having the Battledore equipped. Bring him two Black Ink and one Bast Parchment to obtain Copy of "Hoary Spire".
Source entry: Happy New Year 2012/Guide. Cached on this server on 4 November 2026.