The Mothman Equinox

Event: The Mothman Equinox is a seasonal event .
==Quick walkthrough==
* Speak to Interpreter Clarence ( 4m)
* Listen to the Interpreter's instructions
* Prepare for the ritual ( 10m)or 8m52s?
** Destroy the vines of containment around each Pyre (0/3)Shoot at the Vine Barricades. They have health and will be destructible, just like workshop objects
** Kill Cultist Prophets (0/6)
** Collect and deposit albino radstag blood in blood troughs (0/15)
** Destroy Totems of Warding (0/10)
* Light pyres (0/3)
* Defend the Ritual Pyres
*# The heretics are approaching the Church Pyre... ( 12s)
*# The heretics are approaching the Bridge Pyre... ( 12s)
*# The heretics are approaching the Waterside Pyre... ( 12s)
** Fend off the first wave
** Fend off the second wave
** Fend off the final wave ( 90s)
* Perform merriment atop the Mothman Museum (0/30) ( 90s)Use emotes to dance. This step is optional. Completing it will grant additional XP and caps, as well as hurry event to conclusion
* Light candles (0/?)
* Harvest perfect mothman eggs (0/?)
Optional:
* Deposit perfect mothman eggs into the Cradle of the Pretenders during the preparation stage. This will replace the vengeful mothmen with mothmen hatchlings.
==Detailed walkthrough==
At the top of the hour (XX:00 AM/PM), players gather in Point Pleasant as they have been summoned by the Wise Mothman's followers, The Enlightened, led by Wise Charles the Forewarned, to commence a ritual to summon the Wise Mothman to share his wisdom with them. Speaking with Wise Charles' assistant and the one in charge of the ceremony, Interpreter Clarence, Clarence asks the players to aid in the summoning of the Wise Mothman by first removing the vines that bind them at the will of the Dim Ones.Interpreter Clarence: "The Dim Ones believe they can darken his glow. Destroy the vines around each pyre. Leave their efforts in ruin."<Br />(Interpreter Clarence's dialogue) There are three pyres in all:
* One by the waterfront.
* One by the collapsed bridge.
* One in the church that served as a Responders outpost.
Once the vines are removed, the observer at each pyre will then ask the player characters to take care of one of three objectives around Point Pleasant:
* Observer Errol requests that the Mothman prophets scattered around the town be slain for contaminating the Wise Mothman's grounds with their heresy. There are six in all. They will easily give away their positions with the radium rifles they are using as the radioactive clicking from the bullets zipping past will be a telltale sign of their whereabouts, along with their camouflage clothing/ghillie suits and Mothman eye goggles.
* Observer Marlon requests that the totems around town be destroyed to prevent them from disrupting the ceremony. The totems give off a red aura to easily give away their locations. At least ten of them need to be demolished to fulfill the objective.
* Observer Johanna requests that the albino radstags around town be slain and their blood collected and deposited in the troughs around town as offerings to the Wise Mothman to help snuff out the stench of the heretic cultists. Fifteen units of blood from the albino radstags are needed. Any extra ones collected after the requirement is met can be held onto for the next attempt.
* Secret - deposit perfect mothman eggs into the Cradle of the Pretenders. This will affect the defense stage, replacing the vengeful mothmen with mothmen hatchlings. Perfect mothman eggs may only be obtained by opening a cultist high priest pack.
Once the observers' requests are completed, Clarence asks that the pyres be lit while he spreads the Wise Mothman's dust into the air to begin the ceremony from two large aerosolizers on the roof of the building across the street from the Mothman Museum and two on top of the museum itself. With all three pyres lit, the sky takes on a purple color as the players are now experiencing things from the Wise Mothman's point-of-view thanks to inhaling the fumes the dust gave off when lit. Clarence, his voice now sounding warped and distorted, warns the players that the Dim Ones have been thrown into a fury by the ceremony and will stop at nothing to destroy the pyres and ruin the ceremony and asks the players to defend the pyres at all costs from the heretics. Three waves of hostile cultists will then attack:
* The first wave targets the pyre in the church.
* The second wave targets the pyre by the bridge, and brings deathclaws with them.
* The final wave targets not just the waterfront pyre, but all three, with hostile mothmen joining them, be they mothman hatchlings or vengeful mothmen, along with the deathclaws. This is the hardest part of this stage of the event as most cultists, deathclaws and mothmen will go after the waterfront and bridge pyres, so players will need to group up to protect them from being overwhelmed and destroyed. Mothmen hatchlings target the church pyre, while vengeful mothmen will go after the waterfront and bridge pyres. Most of the heretic cultists will use melee weapons, such as fire axes, sledgehammers and cultist blades, while some use Gatling guns for their slow rate of fire and high damage.
Once the final wave has been repulsed, Clarence summons everyone back to the roof of the Mothman Museum to emote to summon the Wise Mothman. His voice will return to normal as he calls out to the Wise Mothman to see its "children" asking for his wisdom and to come to pass on its knowledge to them. The emotes have to be done 30 times before the Wise Mothman descends to the altar and the event is completed successfully, and within a minute and thirty seconds, or the event is failed. Communing with the Wise Mothman here awards the temporary buff "True Wisdom of the Mothman" of +15% bonus XP for one hour versus the +5% bonus XP communing with the Wise Mothman summoned in The Path to Enlightenment. After the event is over, the Observers and Clarence will kneel before the Wise Mothman and worship it until one leaves the area for Point Pleasant to reset for the next attempt.
==Rewards==
Each reward in the "Mothman Equinox plan" list has an 3.85% chance to drop. Rewards are determined based on the number of remaining pyres at the conclusion of the event, as well as the quality of the dance party finale. Best performance may only be achieved by successfully defending all three pyres, while Good and Bad performance result from two and one pyres remaining, respectively. If all three pyres are destroyed, or time runs out before speaking to Clarence, during the preparations, or emoting to summon the Wise Mothman, then the event will end in failure. In addition to automatic quest rewards, the Wise Mothman may be communed with in order to receive True Wisdom of the Mothman, a temporary buff which grants +15% XP for 60 minutes.
Bad performance (2 destroyed pyres) 	Good performance (1 destroyed pyre)	Best performance (0 destroyed pyres)
* 300 XP
* 40 + 20 for first completion
* 5 Treasury Notes
* 1 Legendary core	
* 600 XP
* 80 + 20 for first completion
* 7 Treasury Notes
* 3 Legendary core	
* 800 XP
* 100 + 20 for first completion
* 7 Treasury Notes
* 4 Legendary core
* 1-star Legendary item
Bad performance (2 destroyed pyres) 	 	
* 300 XP
* 40 + 20 for first completion
* 5 Treasury Notes
* 1 Legendary core	 	
Good performance (1 destroyed pyre) 	 	
* 600 XP
* 80 + 20 for first completion
* 7 Treasury Notes
* 3 Legendary core	 	
Best performance (0 destroyed pyres)	 	
* 800 XP
* 100 + 20 for first completion
* 7 Treasury Notes
* 4 Legendary core
* 1-star Legendary item	 	
===Tomes===
Inside the Point Pleasant church, adjacent to the pulpit, are two glass display cases containing the sacred tomes of the Enlightened. Each volume contains a lengthy account by various members of the cult. By repeatedly completing The Mothman Equinox, access to these tomes is gradually unlocked.
Tome 	Completions
Catechism of Hilary 	1
Sayings of Alicia 	3
Exodus 	6
Observations, vol. XXVII	10
On the Thesis of Wallace	15
False Gods of Appalachia	21
==Quest stages==
==Enemy encounters==
Enemy encounters 	Enemy encounters 	Enemy encounters 	Enemy encounters 	Enemy encounters 	Enemy encounters 	 	
Enemy 	Weapon 	Level 	Damage 	Combat track 	Notes 	 	
Albino radstag 	Melee 	 	 	Medium-threat 	 	 	
Alpha deathclaw 	Melee 	 	 	Medium-threat 	 	 	
Cultist destroyer 	Cultist blade/Fire axe/Pitchfork/Sledgehammer 	5-75 	 	Medium-threat 	 	 	
Cultist prophet 	Radium rifle 	10-100 	 	Medium-threat 	 	 	
Cultist seeker 	Pipe pistol 	40-75 	 	Medium-threat 	 	 	
Cultist wrathwing 	Gatling gun 	10-75 	 	Medium-threat 	 	 	
Mothman hatchling 	Ranged 	20-60 	1-shot: 40-802-shot: 40-80Rapid: 20-45 	High-threat 	May turn invisible and teleport 	 	
Vengeful mothman 	Ranged 	20-60 	1-shot: 40-802-shot: 40-80Rapid: 20-45 	High-threat 	May turn invisible and teleport 	 	
Cultist high elders are not part of the main event	Cultist high elders are not part of the main event	Cultist high elders are not part of the main event	Cultist high elders are not part of the main event	Cultist high elders are not part of the main event	Cultist high elders are not part of the main event 	Cultist high elders are not part of the main event	Cultist high elders are not part of the main event
Cultist high elder 	Randomized 	1-100 	10-130 	High-threat 	Nearby enemies are mind controlledHigh elder mind control: pinkish highlight effect with tiny spectral moths fluttering about	 	
==Event dates==
Start 	End
December 8, 2021	December 21, 2021
June 28, 2022 	July 12, 2022
April 25, 2023 	May 9, 2023
April 2, 2024 	April 16, 2024
May 14, 2024 	May 21, 2024
== Notes ==
* Depositing perfect mothman eggs in the cradle behind the Mothman statue will replace the vengeful mothmen with mothman hatchlings during the defense stages.
* When the Enlightened arrived in 2104, they set out a basket of offerings on the roof of the Mothman Museum. The bowl contained many varieties of produce from across Appalachia. A red strangler vine grew under the weaved basket and produced a strangler pod up through it, placed among the other offerings.
** When the event is over, the Enlightened leave for the year. Until they return, only this live, harvestable strangler pod remains in the basket.
==Behind the scenes==
* The Mothman Equinox was originally teased as "The Ritual" on the 2021 roadmap as part of the Tales from the Stars update. On September 28, 2021, the roadmap was revised, including a rename for the event. It was released on December 8, 2021 as part of the Night of the Moth update.
* This seasonal equinox event is timed such that it coincides with real-world solstices, not equinoxes.
==Bugs==
 The rewards list for 2 pyres destroyed is missing condition checks, and is rewarded no matter how many pyres survive.
==Gallery==
FO76 object moth cultistpyre02.png|Church pyre (with vine barricades)
FO76 object moth cultistpyre03.png|Waterside pyre (with vine barricades)
FO76 object moth bloodtrough01.png|Blood trough
FO76 object moth bloodtrough03.png|Blood trough
Atx camp statue mothmancultist goattotem l.webp|Totem of WardingThe Totem of Warding is highlighted with a glowing pink mist in game.
FO76 object moth eggs.png|Cradle of the PretendersACTI - [0062FD7A] <E07A_Mothman_dropbox_eggs> "Cradle of the Pretenders"
FO76 icon roadmap theritual.png|2021 roadmap icon
FO76 object moth wisemothmanthrone.png|Wise Mothman throne
76 Holy Mothman at Equinox.png
76 Clarence summoning.png|Interpreter Clarence praying to the Wise One
76 Point Pleasant Equinox.png|A player character wanders the town during the Equinox
FO76 NOTM Successful summoning.png|Several player characters regard the Wise Mothman
FO76 The Mothman Equinox (01).jpg
FO76 The Mothman Equinox (02).jpg|Wise Mothman
FO76 The Mothman Equinox (03).jpg
FO76 The Mothman Equinox (04).jpg
FO76 The Mothman Equinox (05).jpg|Stalking mothman
76 NOTM Influenced mothman.png
FO76 The Mothman Equinox (06).jpg
76 first person torch.jpg| "Equinox" weather
76 NOTM Stags at the Waterfront.png
76 NOTM Influenced mothman.png
76 NOTM Museum block.png
Rewards:
FO76 Reward Lists The Mothman Equinox.png|Reward list
FO76 object workshop moth wisemothmanbeerstein.webp|Wise Mothman beer stein
FO76 object workshop moth wisemothmanthrone.webp|Wise Mothman throne
atx skin backpack cultist l.webp|Cultist backpack
FO76 apparel headwear cultistincarnate.webp|Cultist incarnate helmet
FO76 apparel outfit cultistadept.webp|Cultist adept clothes
FO76 apparel headwear cultistadept.webp|Cultist adept hood
FO76 apparel outfit cultistenlightened.webp|Cultist enlightened robe
FO76 apparel headwear cultistenlightened.webp|Cultist enlightened hood
FO76 apparel outfit cultistneophyte.webp|Cultist neophyte clothes
FO76 apparel headwear cultistneophyte.webp|Cultist neophyte helmet
FO76 apparel outfit cultistelder.webp|Cultist elder clothes (dropped by cultist high priest packs, not event reward)
FO76 apparel headwear cultistelder.webp|Cultist elder helmet (dropped by cultist high priest packs, not event reward)
Characters:
FO76 character moth interpreterclarence.png|Interpreter Clarence
FO76 character moth observererrol.png|Observer Errol
FO76 character moth observerjohanna.png|Observer Johanna
FO76 character moth observermarlon.png|Observer Marlon
FO76 character moth wisecharles.png|Wise Charles the Forewarned
==References==
Category:Fallout 76 seasonal events
Category:Fallout 76 event quests
Category:Night of the Moth quests
ru:Событие: «Равноденствие Молерота»