The Twelve Days of Velious – Aether Races

It's the final day of the Twelve Days of Velious, celebrating the launch of Destiny of Velious! You do not want to miss today's in-game event; Aether Races! Log in to take part in this brand new, one-day only in-game air race! Earn special rewards if you win!

Get your first taste of flight! The tinkerers have cobbled together a rattling, wheezing deathtrap of a flying machine, and they want YOU to test it for them! (They're not stupid enough to test it themselves.)

They've disguised their guinea pig flying program as a set of air racing courses that they've sprinkled throughout Norrath. You can go to either Lavastorm, Butcherblock, or Tenebrous Tangle to join in on the racing action. Prizes are awarded for good finish times as incentive for pushing their rattletraps as hard as they'll go.

NOTE: Race course signup NPCs are close enough to globe or wizard spire zone-in positions that *any* level of character can participate in these races, despite the courses being set in zones that are normally too difficult for some folks.

Prizes include:

• Cool new titles that show how awesome you are at racing.
• The ability to toodle around the zone in the racer that you used...as long as you beat the course time when racing. (This goes away when you zone or log out.)
  
• A new mount to use after you complete the Velious flying mount quests! (This is a permanent object and can be used after you complete the Gryphon quests in Velious.)

There are also hazards and boons as you race, so you need to study courses to get the best times, high-score lists, and more.

Look for gnomish pirates at the race starts! The EQII Volunteer Guides will make appearances throughout the day, offering up a quest and a cool reward!