One Saradominist priest has had a revolutionary idea: stop mourning the dead, and instead celebrate the lives they lived! That means hosting the 'Festival of the Dead', a gathering of friends where offerings are made, fireworks are set off, and stories are told in memory of those who have fallen.


Father Joakim has researched the Festival of the Dead, back to its (jade) roots in Karamja. The most important centrepiece of the Festival, it seems, is an item that once belonged to the dead, which is where you come in! Scour Gielinor for an item that once belonged to the recently deceased, and offer it as a gift to your chosen spirit. Once that's done, paint clay skulls, offer special flowers, set off fireworks, tell stories and generally party until everyone is in high spirits!

There are five recognisable characters for you to commune with, as long as you have completed the associated quests. By successfully celebrating each of your fallen comrades, you'll unlock a skeleton mask and double XP multipliers for your Prayer training, up to a maximum of 251,000 additional XP!

The XP boost is only valid for the following activities:

• Using Ectofunctus (the bonus stacks with the multiplier).
• Using PoH altars (the bonus stacks with the multiplier).
• Killing ghasts.
• Burying bones, including when using a bonecrusher.
• Scattering ashes, including teleporting completed prayer urns.
• Cremating shades and/or vyrewatch.

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Where to start the Festival of the Dead: Father Joakim is standing by a large coffin, behind the church south-east of Burthorpe, and south of Lumbridge cemetery.

Requirements

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The five celebrations each have a different Prayer and quest requirement, as noted below:

• The Blood Pact
• 40 Combat Level and 20 Prayer
• My Arm's Big Adventure and 40 Prayer
• The Elder Kiln and 60 Prayer
• While Guthix Sleeps and 80 Prayer

If you haven't already, be sure to check out Festival of the Dead in our recent Behind the Scenes video:


In Other News

• 18 new hairstyles - 10 female and 8 male - and 2 painstakingly teased sets of facial hair are now available through Solomon's General Store. This barnet bonanza showcases styles from across Gielinor, and each comes with two-tone colouring! The Customisation Interface has also been updated, to accommodate on-the-go haircuts and shaves. Pay a visit to Solomon's General Store now!
• Animal Antics outfits from Solomon's General Store now come with a matching premium hairstyle. Players who have already purchased these outfits, will have the hairstyle unlocked for them.
• We've made improvements to the balance of the Big Chinchompa Hunter D&D, so there’s never been a better time to head to its lair:
• Higher level players will receive up to a 50% higher rate of XP inside the chinchompa's lair.
• Branches will no longer spawn moths that you don't have the level to catch.
• Certain rewards in the shop have been made cheaper. You'll also earn 5 times the XP when trading your points in for XP at the shop

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