Feast of Winter Veil

Feast of Winter Veil
Duration	December - January
Boss	The Abominable Greench
Highlights	Greatfather Winter Winter Veil gifts Metzen the Reindeer
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During the Feast of Winter Veil, many special decorations appear in capital cities.

Goldshire decorated for Winter Veil

The Feast of Winter Veil, also called the feast of Great-Winter, is an in-game, end-of-year, several week long holiday event seeming to be the in-game counterpart of Christmas and other holidays at the end of the year.

A snowman

Info from the official site

'Twas the feast of Great-Winter
And all through the land
All the races were running
With snowballs in hand.

The cooks were all frantic
And for those "in the know"
Swoops and owls were crashing
Like new-fallen snow.

Cookies and eggnog
Were consumed by all
As the snowballs flew freely
And drunks smashed into walls.

May your feast of Great-Winter
Be one merry and bright
And from all here at Blizzard
We wish you a fun night!

The Feast of Winter Veil is upon us, and Greatfather Winter is busy spreading holiday cheer in major cites across the land! Here are a few holiday treats players can now experience in-game:

• The Jinglepocket Goblins have set up their seasonal fare shops in major cities. Adventurers can purchase many holiday favorites - including Greatfather's Winter ale, candy canes, gingerbread cookie recipes, and mistletoe.
• All the cheer-spreading is making Greatfather Winter hungry, and he is looking for adventurers to get him his daily fix of milk and cookies.
• Smokeywood Pastures needs a few brave adventurers to investigate the disappearance of a shipment of holiday goods traveling though Alterac.

Origins

Ever consumed with the research of their origins, the dwarves choose to celebrate the season as a recognition of Greatfather Winter himself. They consider him to be the personification of one of the ancients of Azeroth - the Titans. Much as they claim lineage in one degree or another to these mystical beings, they consider their snowy home of Dun Morogh as the prime example of Greatfather Winter's blessings. The holiday was introduced to the Alliance at large by Muradin Bronzebeard.

The tauren and their shamanistic understanding of winter, along with their recent emergence into druidic endeavors, fit in well with the legend of Winter Veil. They focus almost entirely on the renewing aspects of the lore however, leaving legend worship to those races (as they view it) less in tune with the nature of things. Many tauren choose this time as the right time to give thanks for the blessings of their new home in Mulgore.

Other info

• January 2 is the last day of the Feast of Winter Veil.
• Kissing a ' Winter Reveler' under mistletoe will magically create for you 5 sprigs of [Mistletoe] or 5 [Handful of Snowflakes]... You can also get [Fresh Holly] (x5), which can be used to transform your mount into a reindeer for thirty minutes...
• There are snow mounds, Holiday Snow, in the snowy parts of the Alterac Mountains and across Dun Morogh during this event. You can pick up [Snowballs] off them. They used to have a knock back effect, but that has been changed.
• There are special Hardpacked Snowdrifts in Alterac Valley during this event. You can pick 5 [Hardpacked Snowballs] off them. They have a knock back and dismount effect so use them wisely.
• Around this event, Community Manager avatars would become a festive snowman icon, shown to the right.
• The quest  [80] Metzen the Reindeer are actually Neutral quests, in that they can be done by players of either faction. If a character has both quests, they can be accomplished at the same time. The difficulty in gaining the quest in the opposing faction's city is... the opposing faction.
• The Winter Wondervolt Machine is available in or just outside of several cities to transform your character's appearance into a Winter Veil gnome. Your gnome outfit is randomly red or green.

Winter Veil presents

Near the end of the Feast of Winter Veil (December 25 through January 2), various gifts are available underneath the trees near Greatfather Winter in Ironforge, and Great-father Winter in Orgrimmar.

While some of the gifts are available to all, you must be at least a certain level to receive others.

Winter Veil gifts in Ironforge

#	Gift	Min Level	Quest	Contents
1	[Gently Shaken Gift]	1	A Gently Shaken Gift	*5x [Winter Veil Roast] or 5x [Winter Veil Eggnog]
2	[Winter Veil Gift]	10	A Winter Veil Gift	[Clockwork Rocket Bot] (in 2007) [Crashin' Thrashin' Racer Controller‎] (in 2008) [Red Rider Air Rifle] (in 2009) [MiniZep Controller] (in 2010) [Gaudy Winter Veil Sweater] (in 2011) [The Pigskin] and [Foot Ball] (in 2012)
3	[Carefully Wrapped Present]	1	A Carefully Wrapped Present	5x [Winter Veil Cookie]
4	[Festive Gift]	10	A Festive Gift	a [Wand of Holiday Cheer]
5	[Gaily Wrapped Present]	20	A Gaily Wrapped Present	one of: [Green Helper Box] [Red Helper Box] [Snowman Kit] [Jingling Bell]
6	[Ticking Present]	40	A Ticking Present	[Mechanical Greench], 5x [Preserved Holly], chance of another recipe

See also

• The Feast of Winter Veil (In-Game Book) (In-Game Book)
•  Greatfather Winter
•  Great-father Winter

Special items

There are several special items and plans that are only available during the Feast of Winter Veil.

New for 2012

• New achievement added: [They're Both Footballs?]. The new present for the year is the  [Foot Ball] and  [The Pigskin].

New for 2011

• The Abominable Greench has been changed, and now generally requires multiple players to kill him. New achievement added: A-Caroling We Will Go. A BoE weapon,  [Miniature Winter Veil Tree], and a new pet,  [Lump of Coal], which have a chance to appear in the  [Stolen Present]. The new present for the year is the  [Gaudy Winter Veil Sweater].

New for 2010

•  [MiniZep Controller] was the new gift of the year.

New for 2009

• Another achievement has been added:  BB King (Alliance) /  BB King (Horde), which is not part of the  Merrymaker meta-achievement. The  [Red Rider Air Rifle] required for this achievement will be found in one of the presents under the tree.

New for 2008

• New for 2008 are Winter Veil World Event achievements.
• The Winter Veil Gift, the Clockwork Rocket Bot, is replaced in 2008 by  [Crashin' Thrashin' Racer Controller]. The Crashin' Thrashin' Racer is used to combat other Crashin' Thrashin' Racers by crashing into them. The Racer looks like a goblin rocket on wheels.

New for 2007

• Blowing kisses to a Winter Reveler can now give you 5  [Handful of Snowflakes].
• Winter veil of 2007 added a new mechanical vanity pet, the  [Clockwork Rocket Bot]. These little guys attack each other and can be summoned as many times as the player wishes.

Patterns & Recipes

• Alliance Tailors can learn  [Pattern: Red Winter Clothes].
• Horde Tailors can learn  [Pattern: Green Winter Clothes].
• Cooks can learn  [Recipe: Hot Apple Cider].
• Leatherworkers get  [Pattern: Winter Boots].

Due to a bug in the delivery system, only a few people were mailed the new recipes, as it had been intended. This led to some question as to the requirements of getting the new recipes. On December 20, 2007, Kisirani posted on the US official forums that a hotfix had been put in place, making all the new recipes purchasable from Wulmort Jinglepocket in Ironforge, and Penney Copperpinch in Orgrimmar for around 50s each. You do not even need the tradeskill to buy the recipe, but the recipe is BoP. The hotfix was activated on Tuesday, December 25 for all servers.

On December 16, 2007, a bug with [Pattern: Red Winter Clothes] and [Pattern: Green Winter Clothes] let a tailor get to 375 tailoring, even though the recipe was grey. People reported getting skillups every 3-6 clothes they made. This was later hotfixed.

Previous Items

Great-father Winter's ride

Smokywood Vendors:

• [Greatfather's Winter Ale]
• [Candy Cane] - Restores 61 health over 18 secs
• [Holiday Spices] - Used to make Gingerbread Cookies and Egg Nog.
• [Holiday Spirits] - Used to make Egg Nog.
• [Snowball] - Throw them around!
• [Recipe: Gingerbread Cookie] - Cookie that restores 61 health over 18 secs, also gain Well Fed (+2 stam & spirit) for 15 mins
• [Recipe: Egg Nog] - Drink that restores 61 health over 18 secs, also gain Well Fed (+2 stam & spirit) for 15 mins.

Quest/Gift rewards:

• [Schematic: Snowmaster 9000] - Makes 1 snowball per day.
• [Formula: Enchant Weapon - Winter's Might] - +7 damage with frost spells
• [Plans: Edge of Winter] - Blacksmithed 1H Axe
• [Pattern: Gloves of the Greatfather] - Leather gloves
• [Recipe: Elixir of Frost Power] - +15 frost damage for 30
• [Pattern: Green Holiday Shirt] - Green Shirt
• [Winter Veil Disguise Kit]
• [Wand of Holiday Cheer]
• [Graccu's Mince Meat Fruitcake]

Drops:

• [Green Winter Hat]
• [Red Winter Hat]

Related quests

Alliance

•  [90] Greatfather Winter is Here!
  •  [80] Treats for Greatfather Winter
•  [90] The Reason for the Season
  •  [90] The Feast of Winter Veil
•  [90G Daily] You're a Mean One...
  •  [90] A Smokywood Pastures' Thank You!

Horde

•  [90] Great-father Winter is Here!
  •  [90] Treats for Great-father Winter
•  [90] The Reason for the Season
  •  [90] The Feast of Winter Veil

•  [90G Daily] You're a Mean One...
  •  [90] A Smokywood Pastures' Thank You!

Removed quests

These quests were removed by the 2011 changes.

•  [80] Stolen Winter Veil Treats
•  [80] Metzen the Reindeer
  •  [80] The Hero of the Day

Achievements

	Title	Description	Reward
1	[On Metzen!]	Save Metzen the Reindeer. (You need 1 out of 2)  [80] Metzen the Reindeer	10
1	[With a Little Helper from My Friends]	Earn 50 honorable kills as a Little Helper from the Winter Wondervolt machine.	10
1	[Scrooge] [Scrooge]	Throw a [snowball] at  King Magni Bronzebeard /  Baine Bloodhoof during the Feast of Winter Veil.	10
2	[Fa-la-la-la-Ogri'la]	Complete the  [70] Bomb Them Again! quest while mounted on a flying reindeer during the Feast of Winter Veil.	10
1	['Tis the Season]	While wearing 3 pieces of winter clothing, eat [Graccu's Mince Meat Fruitcake].	10
1	[Crashin' & Thrashin']	Gain 25 crashes with your [Crashin' Thrashin' Racer] during the Feast of Winter Veil.	10
1	[Simply Abominable]	Complete the quest to retrieve the stolen Smokywood Pastures' stolen treats and receive a Smokywood Pastures' Thank You.  [90] A Smokywood Pastures' Thank You! •  [90] A Smokywood Pastures' Thank You!	10
1	[Let It Snow]	During the Feast of Winter Veil, use a [Handful of Snowflakes] on each of the race/class combinations listed below: Alliance: Human Warrior Night Elf Druid Gnome Mage Alliance: Dwarf Paladin Draenei Priest Horde: Orc Death Knight Tauren Shaman Undead Rogue Horde: Troll Hunter Blood Elf Warlock	10
1	[Bros. Before Ho Ho Ho's]	Use [Mistletoe] on all of the Alliance "Brothers" during the Feast of Winter Veil. [40] Brother Nimetz in Stranglethorn Vale [11] Brother Wilhelm in Goldshire [40] Brother Kristoff in Stormwind [45] Brother Karman in Theramore [50] Brother Joshua in Stormwind [44] Brother Crowley in Stormwind [30] Brother Cassius in Stormwind [40] Brother Benjamin in Stormwind [45] Brother Anton in Nijel's Point	10
3	[Bros. Before Ho Ho Ho's]	Use [Mistletoe] on on all of the Horde "Brothers" during the Feast of Winter Veil. [20] Brother Malach in the Undercity [69] Durkot Wolfbrother in Warsong Hold [20] Brother Keltan in Icecrown	10
2	[The Winter Veil Gourmet]	During the Feast of Winter Veil, use your culinary expertise to produce a [Gingerbread Cookie], [Egg Nog] and [Hot Apple Cider].	10
1	[He Knows If You've Been Naughty]	Open one of the presents underneath the Winter Veil tree once they are available.  [80] A Gently Shaken Gift  [80] A Winter Veil Gift  [80] A Carefully Wrapped Present  [80] A Gaily Wrapped Present  [80] A Festive Gift  [80] A Ticking Present	10
3	[A Frosty Shake]	During the Feast of Winter Veil, use your [Winter Veil Disguise Kit] to become a snowman and then /dance with another snowman in Dalaran.	10
2	[BB King]	Pelt the enemy leaders listed below. Baine Bloodhoof Lor'themar Theron Lady Sylvanas Windrunner Garrosh Hellscream	10
2	[BB King]	Pelt the enemy leaders listed below. King Varian Wrynn Tyrande Whisperwind King Magni Bronzebeard Prophet Velen	10
1	A-Caroling We Will Go (Alliance)	Use your Gaudy Winter Veil Sweater to carol in enemy capital cities during the Feast of Winter Veil. Thunder Bluff Orgrimmar Silvermoon City Undercity	10
1	A-Caroling We Will Go (Horde)	Use your Gaudy Winter Veil Sweater to carol in enemy capital cities during the Feast of Winter Veil. Darnassus Stormwind City The Exodar Ironforge	10

Patches and hotfixes

• Patch 1.2.0 (2004-12-18): Added.
  

External links

Info

Wowhead Feast of Winter Veil

Guides

Icy Veins Winter Veil 2011 Guide

WoWcore.nl Dutch / Nederlandse Winter Veil Achievement Guide