Darkmoon Faire (faction)

Darkmoon Faire
The people of the Darkmoon Faire.
Main leader	Silas Darkmoon
Membership	97
Race(s)	Various
Capital	The Darkmoon Faire
Theater of operations	Darkmoon Island, Elwynn Forest, Mulgore
Affiliation	Independent
Status	Active
Reputation
Token(s)	[Darkmoon Game Token]
Currency	[Darkmoon Prize Ticket]
Quartermaster	Lhara
Notable reward(s)	[Darkmoon Dancing Bear]  [Swift Forest Strider]
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The subject of this article or section is part of Darkmoon Faire, an ongoing event that lasts one week. Once the event has run its course, this will no longer be available until next month.

The Darkmoon Faire showcases the weird and the extraordinary. Gathering the exotic from around the world, Silas Darkmoon presents the Darkmoon Faire as a celebration of the wonders and mysteries found on Azeroth. The Faire spends most of its time on Darkmoon Island, they do stop from time to time in Mulgore and Elwynn Forest to open portals to their private island for all to visit.

Description

Darkmoon Faire from Trading Card Game.

The people of the Darkmoon Faire are neutral, taking no stance on the war between the Alliance and the Horde and can be visited by either faction when accessible. The faire grounds are even flagged as sanctuaries, however, only the faire grounds, the rest of the island is fair game.

• Many exotic vendors live on the island with Silas Darkmoon, offering adventurers hard-to-find items from the far corners of Azeroth.
• Players can earn tickets by performing quests or playing the provided games using game tokens, which can then be turned in for items and special equipment.
• Strange sets of cards have been broken up and scattered across Azeroth, and can also be created by scribes. Players who are lucky enough to collect a complete set of these cards can turn them in at the Faire to receive epic items.

Notable vendors

For the complete list of faction members, see Darkmoon Island NPCs.

Darkmoon Faire under cover of darkness. You are welcome.

•  Professor Thaddeus Paleo <Darkmoon Cards>
•  Gelvas Grimegate <Souvenir & Toy Prizes>
•  Lhara <Pet & Mount Prizes>
•  Carl Goodup <Balloon Vendor>
•  Baruma <Replica Armor Prizes>
•  Barum <Replica Armor Prizes>
•  Daenrand Dawncrest <Heirloom Prizes>

Tickets and tokens

Darkmoon Prize Tickets are used like currency to purchase Darkmoon Faire prizes from several vendors at the faire. Darkmoon Game Tokens are used to play the various games at the faire. The tokens can be purchased from game token vendors: Sazz Coincatcher, Trixi Sharpworth, and Zina Sharpworth.

Earning tickets

Tickets can only be earned through the following quests:

Daily quests

•  [1-70 Daily] The Humanoid Cannonball
•  [1-70 Daily] It's Hammer Time
•  [1-70 Daily] He Shoots, He Scores!
•  [1-70 Daily] Tonk Commander
•  [1-70 Daily] Target: Turtle

Profession quests

•  [1-70] A Fizzy Fusion (Alchemy)
•  [1-70] Baby Needs Two Pair of Shoes (Blacksmithing)
•  [1-70] Banners, Banners Everywhere! (Tailoring)
•  [1-70] Eyes on the Prizes (Leatherworking)
•  [1-70] Fun for the Little Ones (Archaeology)
•  [1-70] Herbs for Healing (Herbalism)
•  [1-70] Keeping the Faire Sparkling (Jewelcrafting)
•   [110] Putting the Carnies Back Together Again (First Aid)
•  [1-70] Putting the Crunch in the Frog (Cooking)
•  [1-70] Putting Trash to Good Use (Enchanting)
•  [1-70] Rearm, Reuse, Recycle (Mining)
•  [1-70] Spoilin' for Salty Sea Dogs (Fishing)
•  [1-70] Talkin' Tonks (Engineering)
•  [1-70] Tan My Hide (Skinning)
•  [1-70] Writing the Future (Inscription)

Monthly quest

•  [1-70] Test Your Strength (While carrying the Darkmoon Field Guide, kill 250 enemies who yield EXP or Honor)

Rewards

For the full listing of items that can be purchased using tickets, see Darkmoon Prize Ticket.

Lhara <Pet & Mount Prizes> Item Cost class  [Darkmoon Dancing Bear] 180 Mount (75)  [Swift Forest Strider] 180 Mount (75)  [Darkmoon Dirigible] 1000 Mount (75)  [Darkmoon Hatchling] 90 Companion  [Darkmoon Monkey] 90 Companion  [Darkmoon Cub] 90 Companion  [Darkmoon Turtle] 90 Companion  [Darkmoon Balloon] 90 Companion  [Darkmoon Tonk] 90 Companion  [Darkmoon Zeppelin] 90 Companion

Gelvas Grimegate <Souvenir & Toy Prizes> Item Cost class  [Darkmoon Top Hat] 10 Buff consumable  [Darkmoon Whistle] 90 Toy  [Darkmoon Balloon] 90 Companion  [Darkmoon "Sword"] 20 Vanity weapon  [Cloak of the Darkmoon Faire] 90 Cloak  [Darkmoon Flower] 1 Off-hand frill  [Darkmoon Storage Box] 1 Bag (16)  [Darkmoon Hammer] 160 2H mace 10x  [Darkmoon "Dragon"] 1 Vanity consumable 10x  [Darkmoon "Gryphon"] 1 Vanity consumable 10x  [Darkmoon "Murloc"] 1 Vanity consumable 10x  [Darkmoon "Rocket"] 1 Vanity consumable 10x  [Darkmoon "Wyvern"] 1 Vanity consumable 10x  [Darkmoon "Cougar"] 1 Vanity consumable 10x  [Darkmoon "Nightsaber"] 1 Vanity consumable 10x  [Darkmoon "Snow Leopard"] 1 Vanity consumable 10x  [Darkmoon "Tiger"] 1 Vanity consumable

Darkmoon Cards

Main article: Darkmoon Cards

An important function of the Darkmoon Faire is to allow the return of decks of Darkmoon Cards. These are collectible sets of cards which may be created through inscription or (for level 60 and level 70 cards) found as loot. When all the cards in a set are collected, they form a deck. Higher-level decks may be returned to The Darkmoon Faire for an epic trinket. Lower-level decks reward the returner with more modest items. Returning any kind of deck also awards reputation with the Darkmoon Faire.

Reputation

All players begin at 0/3000 Neutral with the Darkmoon Faire. You cannot be "at war" with the Faire. Gaining reputation with the Faire is as simple as doing quests and playing their games. Players can complete five daily quests related to the Faire games, as well as six profession quests each month, as detailed above (Test Your Strength gives Tickets, but no reputation). Performing all of the available daily and monthly quests should get the player to Exalted in four to five Faires. [Diplomacy] and item turn-ins will each accelerate the process.

Achievements

•  [Come One, Come All!]
•  [Step Right Up]
•  [Blastenheimer Bullseye]
•  [Quick Shot]
•  [Darkmoon Duelist]
•  [Fairegoer's Feast]
•  [Darkmoon Dungeoneer]
•  [Darkmoon Defender]
•  [Darkmoon Despoiler]
•  [Darkmoon Dominator]
•   [Taking the Show on the Road],   [Taking the Show on the Road]
•  [Faire Favors]
•  [I Was Promised a Pony]

Insane in the Membrane

Exalted reputation with Darkmoon is one of the requirements for the Insane in The Membrane Feat of Strength.

Trivia

• The Darkmoon Faire is reminiscent of real-world Renaissance Faires.
• There is also a real-world Darkmoon Faire based on the World of Warcraft Trading Card Game.

Patch changes

• Patch 4.3.0 (2011-11-29): Darkmoon Faire section re-added to the achievement pane, now with actual achievements.
  
• Patch 4.3.0 (2011-11-29): The Darkmoon Faire has been completely redesigned and moved to Darkmoon Island.
  
• Patch 3.3.0 (2009-12-08): Removed from the achievements pane.
  
• Patch 3.1.0 (2009-04-14): Darkmoon Faire section added to Achievements pane under World Events, like holidays or the Argent Tournament, however the section is currently empty.
  
• Patch 3.0.8 (2009-01-20): The Darkmoon Faire vendors have new items now that trade routes into Northrend have been better established.
  
• Patch 2.2.0 (2007-09-25): Updated the inventory of Professor Thaddeus Paleo and Lhara to include items useful to players over level 60.
  
• Patch 1.10.0 (2006-03-28): Steam Tonks added.
  
• Patch 1.9.0 (2006-01-03): Darkmoon Cannon added.
  
• Patch 1.6.0 (2005-07-12): Introduced.
  

External links

World of Warcraft 

• Wowhead
• WoWDB