Celebration Island
(Party Island)

Party Island
At special occasions, a mysterious Island becomes available. This is sometimes accessible at major holidays, e.g. Easter, Christmas or to celebrate Syrnia's anniversary. Boats are available to the island from Port Senyn, Crabs Nest, Burning Beach and Eylsian Docks.

There are various things that can be done at different times of year. The key part of the island is the Syrnian Celebration Center. At Christmas, Santa will give out one gift per person, at Easter you meet the Easter Bunny and so on. This is also the location of the island's trading post and Cave of Trades. (Please note that any items added to the CoT during Party Island open times must be sold, or they will remain inaccessible for collection until the next Party Island opening time) Also, if there are any contests going on, this is usually where you can submit your items. North of this is Holiday Lake. Here you can either fish with a net or rod for normal fish, or alternatively, if you use a net, you may be able to find a striped red fish. However, at some times of the year, an organisation known as "S.S.S.R.F (Syrnians to Save the Striped Red Fish)" will prevent you from fishing there. Instead there will either be something else available or it will not be used in that event. West of the centre is Festival Forest. Here you can chop down trees and try to get Christmas Trees or you could find Balloons and various other items. Party Island is only available at certain times and it will usually be announced in advance. After it has served its purpose, it will vanish. Any players left on the island will be returned to either Senyn or Crab Nest.

What can I do to prepare for the holiday?
There are several things a player will need in order to participate in and fully enjoy Holiday events:

First thing a player will want is a good speed suit/mount/boat for chasing the NPC. A better speed suit/mount/boat will allow you to get from island to island and town to town faster so you can get more theft attempts in on the NPC. Also, certain holidays have special items and/or flowers that can only be found while walking around during the holiday.

Second thing a player will want is a good stock of cooked/grown HP. Invasions are a huge part of the holidays and a player will want to make sure to have plenty of food ready to fight off the hordes of creatures that will undoubtedly arrive. It will be possible to buy food during the holiday, but due to increased demand, sellers may try to increase the price and a player may end up paying more than normal. Please note that invasions may block access to a player's house so make sure to gather all you think you will need before they begin! This may also mean that you won't be able to harvest your farm crops so plan accordingly during the holidays!

Third thing a player will want is a good combat level (CL). This goes along with number two. Since invasions are a large part of the holiday fun, the higher a players CL is the more monsters they can fight throughout the holiday. Also, the higher a player's CL the less likely they will be to die to a creature. If there is one thing that can ruin a holiday mood, it is dying. Manual > Combat > Creatures for all the holiday creatures that are available (You can type the specific event in the search bar).

Fourth thing is probably not as important but can greatly increase the enjoyment of the holidays for some, gold pieces (GP). Certain holidays will have special animals for riding for sale for 5000 gp. Also, gp can be spent bailing players out of prison at a reduced cost (20% off) if they were trying to thieve while chasing the NPC. Bailers do not often receive items or gp in return for their services, but they do earn the love and appreciation of the community, and after all, is that not what Syrnia holidays are all about, giving back to the community and killing creatures!

Lastly, it is important to know when the holiday starts so that all tools, food, armor, and anything else the player wants can be gotten out of their house or clan stockhouse (SH) beforehand. It is important to make sure a player has everything they need on them before the holiday begins or it may be stuck in the player's house or SH due to an invasion at that town until the holiday is over (Check the specific Holiday tab to show start and end dates). The only town in game that is guaranteed not to have an invasion is Skulls Nose due to the pirate SH being there. So if a player is a pirate, they can safely store items in a giant house or clan SH at Skulls nose.
Thank you to majykhobbit for providing these helpful tips