Search for the Talisman

*Explore Darkwood to find all the mysterious talisman pieces, then put them together to get awesome prizes. The mysterious talisman is divided into four pieces, and each of them is hidden safely in Darkwood's most secluded places. The Fortune Teller's crystal ball will show you which areas you need to explore to find the pieces.*

 The Search for the Talisman mini event is available to all players who have reached game level 16.

Search for the Talisman starts and ends (earlier) at 00:00 UTC. (Most other events and mini events start at 8:00 UTC.) This change took place on June 26, 2023.

Search for the Talisman is divided into 4 stages (or districts). A new stage opens every day.

If you missed the first day(s) of the mini-event, you can immediately access the previous days' stages.

Completing a stage gets you a gift with lots of valuable items and a piece of the Talisman. Complete all 4 stages, assemble the mighty talisman, and get a wonderful *temporary* avatar frame. Complete all 4 stages to complete the event.

Each level takes the player to a random location in Darkwood. Treasure Box or Haunted Lights can be one of the levels.

You won't expend access passes or energy while taking part in the mini-event.

Search for the Talisman has two modes: attempt-based (Stages 1 and 3) and time-based (Stages 2 and 4).

## Stage 1

**Attempt-based** mode

* You are given 3 hearts/lives to play all 10 levels (locations) within the Stage.
* Unsuccessful exploration attempts result in a loss of a heart.
* If you lose three times (loss of all 3 hearts), you'll go back to the beginning of the stage and have to wait 6 hours for the hearts to replenish.

View the Modes/Anomalies for each level

## Stage 2

**Time-based** mode

* You are given a set amount of total time to complete all 10 levels (locations) within the Stage.
* The total time to complete all levels (locations) is divided into sections.
* You are provided 6 minutes to complete Levels 1 through 3. If Levels 1 through 3 are completed in under 6 minutes, an additional 6 minutes is added to the remaining time. This new total time is what you are given to complete levels 4 through 6. Once levels 4 through 6 are completed, an additional 8 minutes is added to the remaining time. This new total time is what you are given to complete the remaining levels 7 through 10.
* Total available time: 20 minutes.
* Treasure Box becomes time-based.
* If the time runs out (fail to complete designated levels in time allotted), the next attempt will be available in 1 hour.

 Levels 4-6
 Levels 7-10
 Total

View the Modes/Anomalies for each level

### Stage 2 History

Stage 2 previously allowed a total amount time to complete all 10 levels (locations). It started with allowing 25 total minutes to complete all levels. It was then changed to 20 total minutes. The timer only runs while exploring the levels. If you run out of time at some point you will go back to the beginning of the stage and need to wait 6 hours for the timer to replenish.

The segmented/divided times format was beta tested at the end of 2022/beginning of 2023 and was introduced for all players into the game with the Dangerous Journey]] 2.34 Update (March 1, 2023).

* *With the Spring Harmony Update (March 23, 2022), Stage 2 time was decreased from 25 minutes to 20 minutes. The time was set back to the original 25 minutes with the Ghostly Beauty Update (April 20, 2022).*
* *With the Walk into the Past Update (June 15, 2022), Stage 2 time was decreased to 20 minutes.*

## Stage 3

**Attempt-based** mode

* You are given one heart/life to complete all the levels (locations).
* If you lose, you will be sent to your last save point. Save points are level 4 and level 7.
* Once you lose, another heart/life will be available in 1 hour.

View the Modes/Anomalies for each level

### Stage 3 History

Stage 3 previously provided 3 hearts/lives to complete all 10 levels (the same as Stage 1).

The One heart/life with save points format was beta tested at the end of 2022/beginning of 2023 and was introduced for all players into the game with the Dangerous Journey 2.34 Update (March 1, 2023).

## Stage 4

**Time-based** mode

* You are given 18 minutes total time to complete all 10 levels (locations).
* If you run out of time at some point you will go back to the beginning of the stage and need to wait 6 hours for the timer to replenish.
* The timer only runs while exploring the levels.
* Treasure Box becomes time-based

View the Modes/Anomalies for each level

### Stage 4 History

* *With the Spring Harmony Update (March 23, 2022), Stage 4 time was decreased from 20 minutes to 18 minutes. The time was set back to the original 20 minutes with the Ghostly Beauty Update (April 20, 2022).*
* *With the Walk into the Past Update (June 15, 2022), Stage 4 time was decreased to 18 minutes.*

## Modes and Anomalies on each Level

The below tables list the various Anomalies/Exploration Modes that appear on a random location at each Stage and Level.