The Celebration of the Stars is upon us! The celebration grounds in Delve are now open: PATH FIND CELEBRATION to get to it.

Within the grounds you'll find shops to browse and games to play. Some games may reward tickets that can be exchanged for prizes (such as commemorative items, minipets, mounts) in some of the shops.

There's two types of tickets:
1) blue and gold tickets, marked in shops as 'bt'
2) the much rarer star-stamped tickets, marked in shops as 'ti'

We'll be adding new games and things to buy over the next couple of weeks.

Please note that our rules on automation (HELP TRIGGERS) apply to all the games found on the Celebration grounds, and we'll be monitoring to make sure people adhere to these rules.

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Make sure you read over the EVENTS listing for all the scheduled events we have planned, and also read their EVENTS INFO for more details. Some returning events, such as the Triptycha tournament, have had their format changed so don't be caught unaware.

Placing in the top three for a scheduled event will earn you a certain amount of Celebration points: 8 points for first, 4 points for second, 2 for third. At the end of the Celebration, the top ten people with the most points will receive additional credit prizes (announce #2554 for details).

In addition to the scheduled events, there will also be arena events and other games run throughout the next two weeks. Most of these will be hosted automatically, but you may see some Celani running some impromptu games as well. These unscheduled events will also earn you Celebration points: 3 points for first, 2 points for second, and 1 point for third.

Use the EVENT RANKINGS command to see the current standings.

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Finally, the cities whose citizens collect the most points will also received some rewards.

First place
The city will receive 100 city-specific style scrolls to distribute amongst their citizens as they see fit. They will also unlock two new arena games, Onslaught and Slayer. Details on these games will be announced in the next day, but they'll be in the autoevent rotation for the Celebration.

Second place
The city will received 50 city-specific style scrolls to distribute amongst their citizens as they see fit. They will also get to choose one of the two new arena games to unlock.

Third place
The city will receive 25 city-specific style scrolls.

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Hope you all enjoy the Celebration!

Penned by my hand on Quensday, the 4th of Variach, in the year 460 MA.