EVERQUEST 26TH ANNIVERSARY EVENTS
Where to find them and how to do them!
For your next adventuring quick fix... try the challenge of the twenty-six! - Bonzz
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The 26th Anniversary took place in 2025, during The Outer Brood expansion.
After a two-year drought, they finally added one (1) new item (a mount, noted below) was added to the Anniversary Vendor (a jubilant merchant), giving reason to pursue Commemorative Coins again.
In 2025, EverQuest also put out a free Music Play List for EverQuest: The Outer Brood & EverQuest II Scars of Destruction (Amazon; Apple iTunes; Pandora; Spotify; & You Tube Music).
Additionally, All Access Members were awarded some free items just for logging in between March 16, 2025 & April 20, 2025: Metamorph: Jade Prowler Cub; Level 100 Heroic Character; & a Goblet of Adventure II. All Players were awarded a free Blade of Jade Ornament (convertible to a Staff of Jade Ornament or a Shield of Jade Ornament).
ANNIVERSARY LORE There were no Anniversary Events before the 5th Year of EverQuest. However, upon the 5th Anniversary of EverQuest, a temporary, special Anniversary event was added to the game. After that, it became an annual tradition in EverQuest, with new Anniversary related events being added each year, as well as the old ones being reactivated right along beside them. Anniversary Events generally start around March 16th (EverQuest was launched March 16, 1999), and continue to as late as mid-May. There are now so many Anniversary Events that they are implemented / divided in two parts... "Modern" events (14th Anniversary and forward) and "Legacy" events (5th to 13th Anniversary). The "Legacy" events do not award Commemorative Coins, but do include Fabled MOB's (introduced in 2008). These events do not start until near mid-April. The "Modern" events start right away and generally award Commemorative Coin, which is a specialty coin that can used to buy special items with "a jubilant merchant" in the Plane of Knowledge (near the Nexus stone, and the stuff ain't cheap!). The Mechanical Fortune Teller (near the Crescent Reach stone) was added to the Plane of Knowledge, to help direct you to the events (by year), because now, there are a lot of them. Just hail her and follow along. Download and unzip this file to the 'storyline' folder of your EverQuest directory to have access to a generic, simplified version of these quests, in game, via your Story Window (Alt N)! NOTE: This file can be updated in the event of typo corrections, errors and new events, so you may need a fresh download / install every so often. |
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RELATED ACHIEVEMENTS:
A new type of Achievement was added during the 26th Anniversary... 2025 Live Events (complete certain 2025 Holiday, Season and Anniversary Achievements... except collect sets), four (4) of which are from 2025 Anniversary events (see below).
26th Anniversary Tasks (do the listed tasks, outlined below).
26th Anniversary Missions (beat the listed mission, outlined below).
26th Anniversary Mystery (find the Jade Statues, outlined below, outlined below).
26th Anniversary Special Items (acquire the special items from the three Missions, outlined below).
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DIARY OF THE JADE - THE DISCOVERY (Solo) DIARY OF THE JADE - THE SEARCH (Solo) BACK TO SQUARE ONE (Solo)
ON THE JADE THIEF'S TRAIL (Solo) SOMETHING UNEXPECTED (Solo) THE DOKE TRIO (Solo)
DIARY OF THE JADE - THE TESTS (Mission) THE GREAT JADE IDOL CAPER (Mission) THE SECRET SPONSOR (Mission)
ACHIEVEMENT: 26TH ANNIVERSARY MYSTERY (Solo) ACHIEVEMENT: 26TH ANNIVERSARY TASKS
ACHIEVEMENT: 26TH ANNIVERSARY MISSIONS ACHIEVEMENT: 26TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL ITEMS
OTHER ANNIVERSARY LINKS ARE FOUND HERE
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DIARY OF THE JADE - THE DISCOVERY (Solo)
1) SHADWEAVER'S THICKET: You are looking for Firiona Vie, who is at a building in the southwest (/waypoint -1700, 2140).
Hail Firiona Vie and follow along, or just try saying, "Hunt," to get this task.
You will get a Letter from Firiona Vie.
NOTE: If you are still working on Achievement: 26th Anniversary: Hidden Items, while you are here, you may as well check to see if any new 'a jade statue' are in place that you may still need.
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2) MISTY THICKET: You are looking for Dreezil Stickens, who is hiding by a stump to the southwest (/waypoint -450, 700).
Give Dreezil Stickens the Letter from Firiona Vie and then follow along for an update.
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3) PLANE OF KNOWLEDGE: If you don't all ready have some Gouda Cheese, head over to Chef Denrun (/waypoint -300, 760, -90) and buy one.
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4) DRAGON NECROPOLIS: You are looking for Chex, who is in the rat caves (/waypoint 565, 460, -160).
Give him the Gouda Cheese and then follow along for an update.
You will get a Diary of the Jade Binding (a container).
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5) DRAGON NECROPOLIS: Head to the main Chetari area of the caves (area of /waypoint 520, -520).
You are here to find the missing pages by killing a chetari scrounger and finding ground spawns (all about this area of the caves), as follows:
Once you have all eight (8) pages, put them in the Diary of the Jade Binding and combine them to make a Diary of the Jade Binding, Recompiled.
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6) DRAGON NECROPOLIS: Head back to Chex.
Give Chex the Diary of the Jade, Recompiled (he will give it back) and then hail him for an update.
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7) EMERALD JUNGLE: You are looking for Asarrus, who is in a building at /waypoint 3910, 335.
Hail Asarrus and following along then give him the Diary of the Jade, Recompiled to him.
You will get a Diary of the Jade, Decrypted.
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8) MISTY THICKET: Head back to Dreezil Stickens.
Hail him to finish this task.
REWARD INCLUDES: Ten (10) Commemorative Coin.
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DIARY OF THE JADE - THE SEARCH (Solo)
1) MISTY THICKET: You are looking for Dreezil Stickens, who is hiding by a stump to the southwest (/waypoint -450, 700).
Hail Dreezil Stickens and follow along, or just try saying, "Still Interested," to get this task.
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2) STONEBRUNT MOUNTAINS: You are looking for Mihrr, who is in the tunnel under the camp in the mid-north of the zone. He is on Find (/waypoint 2090, -325).
Hail Mihrr and follow along for an update.
Next, head to the northeast area of the zone to find and a highland kobold warrior (they roam about, mostly in the snowy areas) and loot four (4) Highland Kobold Claw.
Once done, head back and give the four (4) Highland Kobold Claw to Mihrr., then hail him and follow along for some updates.
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3) DULAK'S HARBOR: You are here to:
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4) TOGIRAN MINES: You are here to:
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5) MISTY THICKET: Head back to Dreezil Stickens.
Hail Dreezil Stickens to finish up.
REWARD INCLUDES: Ten (10) Commemorative Coin.
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1) SHADWEAVER'S THICKET: You are looking for Firiona Vie, who is at a building in the southwest (/waypoint -1700, 2140).
Hail Firiona Vie and follow along, or just try saying, "Look," to get this task.
NOTE: If you are still working on Achievement: 26th Anniversary: Hidden Items, while you are here, you may as well check to see if any new 'a jade statue' are in place that you may still need.
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2) SHADWEAVER'S THICKET: Now you need to ask around for some clues, inside the building.
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3) SHAR VAHL: You are here to:
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4) SHADOW HAVEN: You are here to:
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5) SHAR VAHL: Head back to Vernan Finken.
Give the Flask Keepsake to Vernan Finken and then follow along for an update.
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6) SHADWEAVER'S THICKET: Head back to Firiona Vie.
Hail Firiona Vie to finish up.
REWARD INCLUDES: Ten (10) Commemorative Coin.
NOTE: If you are still working on Achievement: 26th Anniversary: Hidden Items, while you are here, you may as well check to see if any new 'a jade statue' are in place that you may still need.
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ON THE JADE THIEF'S TRAIL (Solo)
1) SHADWEAVER'S THICKET: You are looking for Firiona Vie, who is at a building in the southwest (/waypoint -1700, 2140).
Hail Firiona Vie and follow along, or just try saying, "Scout," to get this task.
NOTE: If you are still working on Achievement: 26th Anniversary: Hidden Items, while you are here, you may as well check to see if any new 'a jade statue' are in place that you may still need.
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2) KITHICOR FOREST: You are here to:
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3) SHADWEAVER'S THICKET: Head back to Firiona Vie.
Give the Fractured Security Core (you get it back) to Firiona Vie and then follow along for an update.
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4) PLANE OF KNOWLEDGE: You are here to:
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5) PLANE OF INNOVATION: You are here to:
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6) PLANE OF KNOWLEDGE: Head back to Nulna.
Give the Pepper and the Tip-tap Bunny and the Old Worn Schematic to Nulna., then follow along for some updates.
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7) SHADWEAVER'S THICKET: Head back to Firiona Vie.
Hail Firiona Vie to finish up.
REWARD INCLUDES: Ten (10) Commemorative Coin.
NOTE: If you are still working on Achievement: 26th Anniversary: Hidden Items, while you are here, you may as well check to see if any new 'a jade statue' are in place that you may still need.
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1) SHADWEAVER'S THICKET: You are looking for Faeta Glor, who is near who is near Firiona Vie at the same building in the southwest (/waypoint -1740, 2133).
Hail Faeta Glor and follow along, or just try saying, "Pieces," to get this task.
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2) SHADWEAVER'S THICKET: Go inside the building to target and then /inspect six (6) a jade statue, on the first and second floors, for an update.
Take note that when you inspect them, the resulting pop up window has as many as four (4) of the letters in green font.
Decipher those letters and go back to Faeta Glor, hail him and then tell him what the secret word was, for an update.
SPOILER: Highlight for the answer >>: The letters spell out JADE.
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3) MINES OF NURGA: You are here to:
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4) SHADWEAVER'S THICKET: Head back to Faeta Glor.
Hail Faeta Glor to finish up.
REWARD INCLUDES: Ten (10) Commemorative Coin.
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Achievement 26th Anniversary Tasks
1) SHADWEAVER'S THICKET: You are looking for Alaston Dianthus, who is near who is near Firiona Vie at the same building in the southwest (/waypoint -1750, 2130).
Hail Alaston Dianthus and follow along, or just try saying, "Help," to get this task.
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2) SHADWEAVER'S THICKET: Next you need to:
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3) SHADWEAVER'S THICKET: Head over to Faeta Glor, who is near who is near Alaston Dianthus at the same building in the southwest (/waypoint -1740, 2133).
Hail Faeta Glor to finish up.
REWARD INCLUDES: Ten (10) Commemorative Coin.
This should also finish up Achievement: 26th Anniversary Tasks, if you have finished all six (6) listed tasks.
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DIARY OF THE JADE - THE TESTS (Group Mission)
1) MISTY THICKET: You are looking for Dreezil Stickens, who is hiding by a stump to the southwest (area of /waypoint -450, 700).
NOTE: In order to request this mission yourself, it appears you must first complete the solo tasks.
Hail Dreezil Stickens and follow along, or just try saying, "Up to," to get this task. Then say 'Ready' to zone in.
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2) CRYPT OF NADOX (Instance): After you zone in, in the immediate are, you will see Chex, Asarrus, Mihrr, Firiona Vie and Dreezil Stickens.
Hail and follow along with Dreezil Stickens for an update.
Saying 'first trial,' 'second trial,' 'third trial' and 'guardian' to Dreezil Stickens will reveal some clues about the events you will face.
NOTE: It appears that some MoB's can respawn and is fully populated (at least, in the the southeast area). Invisibility does work.
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3) CRYPT OF NADOX (Instance): Head into the first room to the lever that opens the pathway down (area of /waypoint -90, -565).
Kill Spiritcharmer Hargortaz (who is right there) for an update.
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4) CRYPT OF NADOX (Instance): Click the lever and head down below to the area of /waypoint -560, -500 ('Altar' room) for a location update.
Clear the area if you like, to help avoid possible aggro... or try using invis. Either way, go up to the flaming bowl and sit. Stay seated until a series of emotes happen ('As you sit before the holy flame, you take in the warn glow.' three times & ending with 'Time. Time is on your side, as despite the pressures placed against you and your allies, you remained strong. The Trial of Patience was a success.') and you get a task update.
!!! BONUS ALERT !!!: To get the bonus item from this mission, you need to kill and loot an Edible Ritual Offering The Edible Ritual Offering can potentially drop from a Broken Skull Prophet, who standing up on the altar (nearby). You can also potentially get this item Elder Shaman Elgruk (/waypoint -1370, -195). Give the Edible Ritual Offering to Chex to get the Jade Nimbus (you do not need to finish the mission to do this).
5) CRYPT OF NADOX (Instance): Head to the area of /waypoint -1185, -595 (southeast 'Sanctuary' room) for a location update.
Step though the fake wall (center of the south wall) for another update.
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6) CRYPT OF NADOX (Instance): Head to the area of /waypoint 95, 540 (northwest across the bridge) for a location update, at the Jade Guardian.
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7) CRYPT OF NADOX (Instance): Head back across the bridge to the area of /waypoint -590, -135 ('Vase' room).
Here you will see four (4) large vases with a ground spawn by each one (they look like a collect). Find and pick up the Rune of Air (its the green one, /waypoint -620, -125).
The others, which are not needed, are Rune of Earth, Rune of Fire & Rune of Water.
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8) CRYPT OF NADOX (Instance): Head back to the Jade Guardian.
Hail Jade Guardian and you will get a clue, as to which rune he wants, and then give the Rune of Air to Jade Guardian for an update.
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9) CRYPT OF NADOX (Instance): Head back across the bridge to the area of /waypoint -1005, -145 ('Nautilus' room), for an update.
Kill the three (3) MoB's around the nautilus statue and then /plead for an update.
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10) CRYPT OF NADOX (Instance): Head back to Jade Guardian, hail Jade Guardian and it will attack you. Kill the Jade Guardian.
Lastly open the chest (nearby) to finish up and get some loot (which can include a nice weapon / gear augs (many with procs) and a decent group gear item (belt, shoulder...).
REWARD INCLUDES: Ten (10) Commemorative Coin.
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THE GREAT JADE IDOL CAPER (Group Mission)
1) SHADWEAVER'S THICKET: You are looking for Firiona Vie, who is at a building in the southwest (/waypoint -1700, 2140).
Hail Firiona Vie and follow along, or just try saying, 'Key,' to get this task. Say 'Ready' to zone in.
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2) BOLDVEN'S HIDEOUT: This zone has multiple name references... you see 'Boldven's Hideout' when you zone in; you see 'Grand Guild Hall' in the Guild Tool; the map file is called 'guildhallsng;' and you see it referred to as the 'Thief's Hideout' in NPC narrative.
Once you zone in, you will see Firiona Vie nearby. Hail Firiona Vie and follow along for an update.
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3) BOLDVEN'S HIDEOUT: Head to the left in the last room on the left (/waypoint 155, 65) to find Security Terminal Zero.
Destroy (attack) Security Terminal Zero and Mongrop XV Alpha will spawn and attack. Kill Mongrop XV Alpha.
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4) BOLDVEN'S HIDEOUT: Head around to the other side the center to the last room on the right (/waypoint -145, 65) to find Security Terminal One.
Destroy (attack) Security Terminal One and Mongrop XV Beta will spawn and attack. Kill Mongrop XV Beta.
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5) BOLDVEN'S HIDEOUT: Head into the center room (which should be open now) to find Vault Security Terminal.
Next:
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6) BOLDVEN'S HIDEOUT: Another doorway is now open.
!!! BONUS ALERT !!!: To get the bonus item from this mission, you need to pick up a Blue Crystal Shard and a Yellow Crystal Shard. There is also a Purple Crystal Shard and a Red Crystal Shard, but they are not needed (Hint: Blue & Yellow = Green aka Jade). They are random ground spawns about the zone (corners of rooms, primarily... sometimes middle of a room). The Blue Crystal Shard and Yellow Crystal Shard can be combined in the Jewelry Table (a Jeweler's Kit not work) found at /waypoint 140, -40), to make a Jade Crystal Sconce (placeable bonus item). If you combine the wrong two (2) items, you will get Crystal Junk and have to try again next time.
Clear the way in to avoid unnecessary adds. Be ready for battle and head straight in and to the right to find the Jade idol (/way point -95, -185).
Boldven will spawn and attack. Kill Boldven. At about 50% three (3) a mini max bot (low HP) will also spawn and attack.
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7) BOLDVEN'S HIDEOUT: Upon defeating Boldven, Firiona Vie will appear nearby.
Hail Firiona Vie follow along for an update... then open a jade chest to finish up and get some loot (which can include a nice weapon / gear augs (many with procs) and a decent group gear item (belt, shoulder...).
REWARD INCLUDES: Ten (10) Commemorative Coin.
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THE SECRET SPONSOR (Group Mission)
Achievement: 26th Anniversary Missions
Achievement: 26th Anniversary Special Items
1) SHADWEAVER'S THICKET: You are looking for Faeta Glor, who is at a building in the southwest (/waypoint -1740, 2133).
Hail Faeta Glor and follow along, or just try saying, "Find," to get this task.
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2) SHADWEAVER'S THICKET (Instance): You are here to:
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3) SHADWEAVER'S THICKET (Instance): Head back to a series of holes (big rock plugging a tunnel) (area of /waypoint -1770, 830), for a location update.
Give the three (3) Jade Heart to a series of holes for another updates and a series of holes will disappear.
Once done, head into the cave (west) for a location update (/waypoint -1665, 1055).
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4) SHADWEAVER'S THICKET (Instance): In the next area you should see Ilia Forgor (area of /waypoint -1555, 1175).
Approach Ilia Forgor and the battle is on. Ilia Forgor has an AoE 'Silencing Screech' (25 AoE Range); a single target 'Slashing Strike' push back; and a nasty toss back 30-Second 'Toxin Explosion' DoT (350 AoE Range). Levitation is beneficial here. Kill Ilia Forgor.
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5) SHADWEAVER'S THICKET (Instance): Open a jade chest (nearby) to finish up and get some loot (which can include a nice weapon / gear augs (many with procs) and a decent group gear item (belt, shoulder...).
!!! BONUS ALERT !!!: To get the bonus item from this mission, find and pick up a ground spawn Jade Note in this same area (/waypoint -1575, 1270) (it appears this item will respawn after a short time). After you zone out, give the Jade Note to Faeta Glor for a Metamorph: Jade Sessiloid (a familiar).
REWARD INCLUDES: Ten (10) Commemorative Coin.
This should also finish up Achievement: 26th Anniversary Missions, if you have defeated all three (3) listed missions.
This should also finish up 26th Anniversary Special Items, if you acquired all three (3) special items from the missions (one from each mission).
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BUG NOTES: Metamorph: Jade Sessiloid is bugged -- no click... can't do video / image yet; 26th Anniversary Special Items is MIA; Is the Jade Sconce supposed to be a click item? a series of holes does not open / disappear.
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26TH ANNIVERSARY MYSTERY (Solo)
1) SHADEWEAVER'S THICKET: You are looking for a series of green statues, all within this zone.
Don't fret... they are all essentially in the same place... on the first and second floor of the building beside Firiona Vie (/waypoint -1800, 2210; /waypoint -1775, 2185; /waypoint -1785, 2230; /waypoint -1795, 2240; /waypoint -1810, 2210; & /waypoint -1800, 2190).
Only six (6) of them are up at any given time. It appears three (3) of them rotate out periodically (the other three just change places). The change is announced via an emote each time it happens ('Please allow us a moment to rotate our showings. Thank you for your patronage.'). I stood by once and the change was Five-Hours & 39-Minutes (11:14 AM to 16:53 PM based on in-game timestamps), or basically four (4) times a day. More simply, come back every 6 hours to check for the ones you still need.
Simply go up to each one, target it, /inspect it and a pop-up window will appear with details about the statue (which will update the Achievement).
While the Achievement does not name each jade statue (you will need to keep track), the order that they will be credited in the Achievement:
Once done, you will complete Achievement: 26th Anniversary Hidden Items.
REWARD: Jade Tinted Spectacles Ornamentation.
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This Page Last Updated April 17, 2025
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