Grand Tour/History

Release 18 Grand Tour
To begin the Grand Tour, speak with the Tour Guide, who can be found near the starting area in Soltown.


 * "Good day, avatar! I offer a special reward for travelling around our fair land! Simply find me in the following locations - the Spectral Mines, the East Perennial Trail, the Necropolis Barrens, the North Grunvald Barrens, and PaxLair! Isn't it grand? If you can find me and speak to me in ALL of these places, I will gift a SPECIAL REWARD that can only be earned this month! I can also update you on your progress if you wish." 

After speaking to each Tour Guide, you will receive an update:


 * "Your visit is recorded! Ask me if you need an update on your progress, and good luck on the rest of the grand tour." 

Speaking with the final Tour Guide will complete the quest:


 * "You've completed the Grand Tour! The Virtue Bycocket Hat shall be yours! Congratulations!"
 * A reward has been added to your account!
 * Item added to your inventory!

Additional responses by the Tour Guide:

The Tour Guide can be found in the following locations:

Reward
Players who complete the Grand Tour are flagged to receive a Bycocket Hat.

Video
Both The Mad Hermit and Envyco Gaming have provided a video on How To Get the Bycocket Hat in the Release 18 Grand Tour

Release 17 Grand Tour
To begin the Grand Tour, speak with the Tour Guide, who can be found near the starting area in Soltown.


 * "Good day, avatar! I offer a special reward for travelling around our fair land! Simply find me in the following locations - the Ardoris Sewers, the Solania Catacombs, the Soltown Sewers, the Owls Head Sewers, and the Savrenoc Stronghold! Isn't it grand? If you can find me and speak to me in ALL of these places, I will gift a SPECIAL REWARD that can only be earned this month! I can also update you on your progress if you wish." 

After speaking to each Tour Guide, you will receive an update:


 * "Your visit is recorded! Ask me if you need an update on your progress, and good luck on the rest of the grand tour." 

Speaking with the final Tour Guide will complete the quest:


 * "You've completed the Grand Tour! The Virtue Fez Hat shall be yours! Congratulations!"
 * A reward has been added to your account!
 * Item added to your inventory!

Additional responses by the Tour Guide:

The Tour Guide can be found in the following locations:

Reward
Players who complete the Grand Tour are flagged to receive a Fez Hat.

Video
Both The Mad Hermit and Envyco Gaming provided a video on How To Get the Fez Hat in Release 17 Tour Guide Walkthrough

Release 16 Grand Tour
To begin the Grand Tour, speak with the Tour Guide, who can be found near the starting area in Soltown.


 * "Good day, avatar! I offer a special reward for travelling around our fair land! Simply find me in the following locations - Soltown, the Spectral Mines, the Solace Forest, Ardoris' town square, and the Necropolis! Isn't it grand? If you can find me and speak to me in ALL of these places, I will gift a SPECIAL REWARD that can only be earned this month! I can also update you on your progress if you wish." 

After speaking to each Tour Guide, you will receive an update:


 * "Your visit is recorded! Ask me if you need an update on your progress, and good luck on the rest of the grand tour."

Speaking with the final Tour Guide will complete the quest:


 * "You've completed the Grand Tour! The Black Lepus Mask shall be yours! Congratulations!"
 * A reward has been added to your account!
 * Item added to your inventory!

Additional responses by the Tour Guide:

The Tour Guide can be found in the following locations:

Reward
Players who complete the Grand Tour are flagged to receive a Black Lepus Mask.

Video
The Mad Hermit provided a video on How To Get the Black Lepus Mask

Release 15 Grand Tour
To begin the Grand Tour, speak with the Tour Guide, who can be found near the starting area in Braemar.


 * "Good day, avatar! I offer a special reward for travelling around our fair land! Simply find me in the following locations - Solania, the Spectral Mines, West Perennial Trail, Restless Woods, the Blackblade Pass, and the Verdantis Shardfall! Isn't it grand? If you can find me and speak to me in ALL of these places, I will gift a SPECIAL REWARD that can only be earned this month! I can also update you on your progress if you wish." 

After speaking to each Tour Guide, you will receive an update:


 * "Your visit is recorded! Ask me if you need an update on your progress, and good luck on the rest of the grand tour."

Speaking with the final Tour Guide will complete the quest:


 * "You've completed the Grand Tour! The Silver Jester Carnival Mask shall be yours! Congratulations!"
 * A reward has been added to your account!
 * Item added to your inventory!

Additional responses by the Tour Guide:

The Tour Guide can be found in the following locations:

Reward
Players who complete the Grand Tour are flagged to receive a Silver Jester Carnival Mask.

Video
The Mad Hermit provided a video on How To Get the Silver Jester Carnival Mask

Release 14 Grand Tour
To begin the Grand Tour, speak with the Tour Guide, who can be found near the starting area in Braemar.


 * "Good day, avatar! I offer a special reward for travelling around our fair land! Simply find me in the following locations - the Wyrmsands, Brightbone Pass, the Moors of Northshore, Deep Ravenswood, and the fearsome Grunvald Shardfall! Isn't it grand? If you can find me and speak to me in ALL of these places, I will gift a SPECIAL REWARD that can only be earned this month! I can also update you on your progress if you wish." 

After speaking to each Tour Guide, you will receive an update:


 * "Your visit is recorded! Ask me if you need an update on your progress, and good luck on the rest of the grand tour."

Speaking with the final Tour Guide will complete the quest:


 * "You've completed the Grand Tour! The Hennin shall be yours! Congratulations!"
 * A reward has been added to your account!
 * Item added to your inventory!

Additional responses by the Tour Guide:

The Tour Guide can be found in the following locations:

Trivia
Early during R14, you might also get a response of "I also noted that I have already spoken to one of the tour guides as part of starting the quest" when speaking to the tour guide in Brightbone Pass. This would create a duplicate journal entry, as shown above, noting the original name for Wyrmsands, Bloodsands. Owl's Nest was also a destination, in place of the Grunvald Shardfall.

Reward
Players who complete the Grand Tour are flagged to receive a Hennin.

Video
The Mad Hermit provided a video on How To Get The Hennin Hat

Release 13 Grand Tour
To begin the Grand Tour, speak with the Tour Guide, who can be found near the starting area in Braemar.


 * "Good day, avatar! I offer a special reward for travelling around our fair land! Simply find me in the following locations - Wynton's Folly, the Plains of Righ Inis, the Graff Gem Mines (both the outskirts and within the mines) and the Owl's Head Market Square! Isn't it grand? If you can find me and speak to me in ALL of these places, I will gift a SPECIAL REWARD that can only be earned this month! I can also update you on your progress if you wish." 

After speaking to each Tour Guide, you will receive an update:


 * "Your visit is recorded! Ask me if you need an update on your progress, and good luck on the rest of the grand tour."

Speaking with the final Tour Guide will complete the quest:


 * "You've completed the Grand Tour! The Yule Hat shall be yours! Congratulations!"
 * A reward has been added to your account!
 * Item added to your inventory!

Additional responses by the Tour Guide:

The Tour Guide can be found in the following locations:

Reward
Players who complete the Grand Tour are flagged to receive a Yule Hat.

(Note: You may need to ask one of the Tour Guides about your "progress" in order to have the reward added to your account.)

Video
The Mad Hermit provided a video on How to Get The Yule Hat

Release 12 Grand Tour
To begin the Grand Tour, speak with the Tour Guide, who can be found near the starting area in Braemar.


 * "Good day, avatar! I offer a special reward for travelling around our fair land! Simply find me in the following locations - Solace Bridge, the Greymark Forest, the Tower of the Shuttered Eye (both the outskirts and within the tower) and the North and South Valeway! Isn't it grand? If you can find me and speak to me in ALL of these places, I will gift a SPECIAL REWARD that can only be earned this weekend! I can also update you on your progress if you wish." 

After speaking to each Tour Guide, you will receive an update:


 * "Your visit is recorded! Ask me if you need an update on your progress, and good luck on the rest of the grand tour."

Speaking with the final Tour Guide will complete the quest:


 * "You've completed the Grand Tour! The Pilgrim's Hat shall be yours! Congratulations!"
 * A reward has been added to your account!
 * Item added to your inventory!

Additional responses by the Tour Guide:

The Tour Guide can be found in the following locations:

Reward
Players who complete the Grand Tour are flagged to receive a Pilgrim's Hat.

Video
The Mad Hermit provided a video on How to Get The Pilgrim's Hat

Release 11 Grand Tour
To begin the Grand Tour, speak with the Tour Guide, who can be found near the starting area in Braemar.


 * "Good day, avatar! I offer a special reward for travelling around our fair land! Simply find me in the following locations - Solace Bridge, the dungeons of Ravensmoor, the Mysterious Swamp, the Kingsport Sewers, the Kobold War Camp, and the Obsidian Keep! Isn't it grand? If you can find me and speak to me in ALL of these places, I will gift a SPECIAL REWARD that can only be earned this weekend! I can also update you on your progress if you wish." 

After speaking to each Tour Guide, you will receive an update:


 * "Your visit is recorded! Ask me if you need an update on your progress, and good luck on the rest of the grand tour."

Speaking with the final Tour Guide will complete the quest:


 * "You've completed the Grand Tour! The Tricorn Carnival Hat shall be yours! Congratulations!"
 * A reward has been added to your account!
 * Item added to your inventory!

Additional responses by the Tour Guide:

The Tour Guide can be found in the following locations:

Reward
Players who complete the Grand Tour are flagged to receive a Tricorn Hat with Carnival Mask.

Video
The Mad Hermit provided SOTA Video - Carnival Mask Tricorn Hat Head Start! for R11:

Release 10 Grand Tour
To begin the Grand Tour, speak with the Tour Guide, who can be found near the starting area in Braemar.


 * "Good day, avatar! I offer a special reward for travelling around our fair land!... Simply find me in the following locations - the Ardoris Castle of the Mountain, the Ardoris Castle of the Winds, the Oracle Confirmatory within Ardoris, the Vertas Pass, the Spectator Area of the PvP Team Arena, and the Challenge Dungeon! Isn't it grand?...  If you can find me and speak to me in ALL of these places, I will gift a SPECIAL REWARD that can only be earned this weekend!" 

After speaking to each Tour Guide, you will receive an update:


 * "Your progress is recorded! Good luck on the rest of the grand tour."

Speaking with the final Tour Guide will complete the quest:


 * "You've completed the Grand Tour! The Cavalier's Hat shall be yours! Congratulations!"
 * A reward has been added to your account!
 * Item added to your inventory!

Additional responses by the Tour Guide:

The Tour Guide can be found in the following locations:

Reward
Players who complete the Grand Tour are flagged to receive a Cavalier's Hat.

Video
The Mad Hermit provided a video on How to Get The Cavalier's Hat in Pre-Alpha R10: