Happy New Year/Guide

This annual seasonal event features activities that reward furnishings, equipment, and feature Moogles stocked with previous rewards including access a unique mount!
==Lucky Beasts==
Every year is assigned to a Vana'delian beast representing the current cycle of the 12-year Japanese Zodiac. Trade them treats for a chance of unique seasonal rewards. Occasionally there are bonus beasts roaming the lands in specific zones. The rewards for trading them items are identical to the more common beasts.
 Lucky Beasts by Year
Year	ZodiacSign	Monster Names
2025	Snake 	
*Fortuitous Leviathan
*Summoner x3
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*Celebratory Kukulkan/Gleeful Gukumatz
*Jubilant Peiste x3
2024	Dragon 	
*Dragatama
*Wassailer Whitby
*Lucky Ladon
*Delightful Drake
*Auspicous Ajattara
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*Ambitious Arnold
*Assorted worms x4
2023	Rabbit 	
*Celebratory Coney
*Harbinger Hare
*Revelry Rarab
*Bountiful Bunny
*Rejoicing Rabbit
2022	Tiger 	
*Galger/Waghoba
*Auspicious Tiger
*Auspicious Tigress
*Auspicious Cub
*Taruger
2021	Ox 	
*Felicific Buffalo
*Rancher x3
2020	Rat 	
*Lucky Mouse
*Lucky Rat x4
2019	Boar 	
*Rousing Raaz
*Rapturous Raaz
*Rhapsodic Raaz
*Beastmaster
2018	Dog 	
*Festive Fenrir x3
2017	Rooster 	
*Smiling Chocobo
*Felicitous Chocobo x2
*Elated Cockatrice
*Mirthful Hatchling
2016	Monkey 	
*Fortuitous Mandrill
Fortuitous Macaque
Fortuitous Bekantan
Fortuitous Howler
Fortuitous Marmoset
2015	Sheep 	
*Elated Ovis
*Smiling Ovis
*Estatic Ovis
*Playful Ovis
*Mirthful Cat
2014	Horse 	
*Jubilant Alicorn
*Joyous Alicorn
*Joyful Alicorn
*Mirthful Ixion
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*Giddy Sleipnir
*Fablinix
*Goblin Year-ringer x2
2013	Snake 	
*Fortuitous Leviathan
*Summoner x3
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*Celebratory Kukulkan/Gleeful Gukumatz
*Jubilant Peiste x3
2012	Dragon 	
*Dragatama
*Wassailer Whitby
*Lucky Ladon
*Delightful Drake
*Auspicous Ajattara
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*Ambitious Arnold
*Assorted worms x4
2011	Rabbit 	
*Celebratory Coney
*Harbinger Hare
*Revelry Rarab
*Bountiful Bunny
*Rejoicing Rabbit
2010	Tiger 	
*Galger
*Auspicious Tiger
*Auspicious Tigress
*Auspicious Cub
*Taruger
2009	Rat 	
*Lucky Mouse
*Lucky Rat x4
2007	Boar 	
*Wood Bugard
*Fire Bugard
*Earth Bugard
*Gold Bugard
*Water Bugard
2006	Dog 	
*Fortuitous Fenrir
*Summoner x3
2005	Rooster 	
*Bird of Wonder
*Bird of Peace
*Birdling x4
2004	Monkey 	
*Papa Monkey
*Mama Monkey
*See-No-Evil
*Speak-No-Evil
*Hear-No-Evil
2003	Sheep 	
*Fortune Ram
*Bless Ewe
*Merry Mary
*Happy Baabaa
*Lucky Lamb
Trading items to Lucky Beasts has a chance of rewarding an item or a buff for sixty seconds. The item rewards have grown over the years so keep giving items if you want to collect them all!
 Lucky Beast Rewards
Item	Year Introduced 	Storage Slip
 	2025(Year of the Snake exclusive) 	—
 	2025(Year of the Snake exclusive) 	—
 	2024 	22
 	2023 	22
 	2015 	19
 	2016(Year of the Monkey exclusive)	—
 	2011 	—
 	2009(Year of the Ox exclusive) 	—
 	2003 	—
Buffs include Protect, Shell, Enthunder and Shock Spikes.
Lucky beasts can be found prancing through:
West Ronfaure / East Ronfaure / La Theine Plateau / Valkurm Dunes / Jugner Forest / Batallia Downs / North Gustaberg / South Gustaberg / Konschtat Highlands / Pashhow Marshlands / Rolanberry Fields / Beaucedine Glacier / Western Altepa Desert / Eastern Altepa Desert / West Sarutabaruta / East Sarutabaruta / Tahrongi Canyon / Buburimu Peninsula / Meriphataud Mountains / Sauromugue Champaign / The Sanctuary of Zi'Tah / Yuhtunga Jungle / Yhoator Jungle / Qufim Island / Xarcabard
Wide Scan is essential to tracking them down.
==Ake-Ome Spirit==
*A Monstrosity item that unlocks the species called New Year Mandragora (MON). See also: Ake and Ome.
*Talk to Ake or Ome next to the Odyssean Passage.
**Talking to either while in possession of the Ake-Ome Spirit will give you a costume.
==Event Moogles==
These moogles offer rewards introduced in past years in exchange for gil
Locations: 
Synergizing (no skill required) a Snowman Cap with a Brilliant Snow will yield a .
Trading all three cowbells to Macchi Gazlitah in Ru'Lude Gardens will yield a ♪Buffalo mount or BB Vintage.
==New Year's Gift==
Talk to one of the Event Starter NPCs in the 3 nations. Bring any one of the kinds of New Year's Gifts to the Event Starter NPC and choose the second option to obtain the . 
*Bunta, 
*Jeanparmand, 
*Pyru-Copyru, 
**You need to speak with the event starters to trade the item in, even if you have already obtained a New Year's Gift.
Options:
#Let you ask Grandpa a question.
#Give you something from my pocket. (Choose this one)
#Tell you more about Grandpa.
:After obtaining the Battledore, on subsequent trades you will receive fireworks when selecting option 2.
*Note: If you trade the New Year's Gift back, or you "use" the Gift, you will receive a special buff for one hour depending on which language it is written in.
==Copy of "Hoary Spire"==
*Equip the Battledore and board the Windurst-Jeuno Airship. Travel may originate in either Windurst or Jeuno for this portion of the event. 
*Locate the NPC Dilauriome on the West side of the upper deck. Talk to Dilauriome while having the Battledore equipped. Bring him two Black Ink and one Bast Parchment to obtain Copy of "Hoary Spire".
==Bring Cheer To Those In Need==
You heard the Moogles! Grab your Caver's Shovel and saddle up; it's time to trample those Goblins in a race to the cards! Search high and low for the Overturned Soil outside of the nation cities in order to unearth the cards of fortune! But don't forget to bring your friends, because for every extra party member you have, you'll find +1 random card in each spot they've been hidden! Once you've gotten the right cards, return to the Moogles to reap your merry holiday bounty!
*Don't actually need a Caver's Shovel. That was just in the official story.
The moogles are found in the following locations:
*, near exit to West Sarutabaruta
*, near exit to East Sarutabaruta
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*, next to Christina.
===Card Combinations===
Trade in the following cards combos to the Event Moogle for the corresponding rewards and gifts!
===Initial Three===
The initial three combo bestows upon you a fantastical new stove (one from Bastok, San d'Oria and Windurst!) for your cozy Mog House! Just in time for the cold, Winter nights too!
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From San d'Oria
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From Windurst:
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===Secondary Three===
The secondary three combo adds a dazzling new belt with audacious, mooglerific motif to your already-festive raiment (they have mystic transformation abilities too)! Wear it while you help your friends for a +2 to your "In Your Face Goblins!" job trait! 
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From Bastok:
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From San d'Oria:
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From Windurst:
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===Straight Seven===
The straight seven combo is the ultimate combination you can make with the cards of fortune, and for good reason too! Turning in all seven cards at once is going to score you a marvelous piece of attire that'll not only keep your neck warm against the frosty weather, but spirit you away to any one of the three starter nations within the blink of an eye!
Players may only receive this bonus once they have received the rewards from Initial Three and Secondary Three.
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From Bastok:
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From San d'Oria
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From Windurst:
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===Digging up Cards===
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Goblins will run towards where the cards are so following them can allow you to find the next card spawn area. However, because they are on chocobos, without movement speed (such as flee) you will quickly be left behind if they are running far away.
Additionally, each zone seems to have preferences for which cards drop with which frequency. Most common cards in each zone listed below in bolded text
*Ronfaure: Bishamon Card, Daikoku Card, Benten Card, Fukurokuju Card, Hotei Card, Jurojin Card
*La Theine Plateau: Benten Card, Daikoku Card, Bishamon Card, Hotei Card, Jurojin Card, Fukurokuju Card.
*Jugner Forest: Bishamon Card, Hotei Card, Jurojin Card, Benten Card, Fukurokuju Card
*Batallia Downs: Ebisu Card
*South Gustaberg: Bishamon Card, Benten Card, Hotei Card, Daikoku Card, Jurojin Card, Fukurokuju Card, Ebisu Card
*Konschtat Highlands: Benten Card, Hotei Card, Daikoku Card, Fukurokuju Card, Jurojin Card
*Pashhow Marshlands: Fukurokuju Card, Hotei Card, Jurojin Card
*Rolanberry Fields:
*East Sarutabaruta: Benten Card, Daikoku Card, Bishamon Card, Jurojin Card, Fukurokuju Card, Hotei Card, Ebisu Card.
*Tahrongi Canyon: Bishamon Card, Daikoku Card, Fukurokuju Card Hotei Card
*Meriphataud Mountains: Hotei Card, Jurojin Card, Fukurokuju Card
*Sauromugue Champaign: Ebisu Card, Daikoku Card, Jurojin Card, Fukurokuju Card, Benten Card, Hotei Card.
Because of this, it is efficient (especially if working towards the items with friends) to move between areas if you aren't having luck with the "rare cards" in a specific zone.
Ebisu Card is rare everywhere!
==="Overturned Soil"===
Goblin Riders and Fablinix are in every area listed above and are competing with you to find "Overturned Soil." When they dig at one it will vanish, so be fast!
*Being in a party will increase cards dropped by "overturned soil" by the number of members.
*"Overturned soil" can occasionally spawn the Wayward Worm who will immediately cast Bind or Bindga.(Wayward Worm can be attacked but not killed and does not attack but depops after spell is cast.)
*Although the goblins are on a Chocobo , "Overturned soil" cannot be examined while on a mount.
*Movement Speed of some type helps, as well as some way to erase bind if you get a worm. A pet, like Carbuncle, will auto-attack (but not kill the worm, as it can't be killed) and stop it from binding you. Also, having Wide Scan to track the Goblin Riders helps a lot.
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