2008 Thanksgiving event

There are two parts to the 2008 Thanksgiving event, the Hidden Turkeys and the Turkey Carnage.

Hidden Turkeys
Much like Penguin Hide and Seek, there are ten turkeys concealing themselves in disguises around Lumbridge, Falador, and Varrock. To start the search mini-quest, you must talk to the Cook's brother in Lumbridge. He will give you a Turkey Book, which will be used to record the turkeys you've found so far. If players spot one (by spying on them in exactly the same way as a penguin), they'll give a hint to find another turkey. If players spot all ten, they will be awarded with a fabulous cornucopia. To help players keep track of these turkeys, players can get a book from the brother of the Lumbridge Castle Cook (who is located next to the Lumbridge Castle Cook), however this book is not required. You can see the turkeys in the map (in yellow, like the other NPCs).

Locations of the turkeys: Note: The turkeys roam around, so it is impossible to give the exact location. However, there are estimated locations.

Locations of the turkeys to spot:


 * The Lumbridge Swamp-- Disguised as a fungus
 * Outside of Lumbridge Castle by the smelting tutor. NOTE: it will roam in the streets-- Disguised as a bush
 * East of the Mining Guild in Falador in the house-Disguised as a bush --- under the party room
 * Near the Al Kharid platelegs store. Generally in Al Kharid city- Disguised as a cactus
 * In the Al Kharid Mine with scorpions-Disguised as a cactus
 * Near to the entrance of the Edgeville Dungeon, south of the bank-disguised as a crate
 * Just outside of Draynor Manor (inside the manor grounds), to the north, and near the Evil turnip patch-Disguised as a barrel.
 * Near the Apothecary in Varrock- Disguised as a bush.
 * Near the Monastery- Disguised as a bush.
 * Mudskipper Point, near the Fairy Ring- Disguised as a rock.

The hidden turkeys are different to normal turkeys and are hiding in some way. For instance the Turkey at Al Kharid Mines is hidden as a cactus.

It is a lot easier to kill turkeys then to find them. You will get the same rewards if you kill the turkeys. All you need to do is kill less then 10 turkeys and you will get a cornucopia and get the Thanksgiving emote.

Turkey Carnage
If players prefer a more direct approach to get to the sweet flavor of turkey drumsticks, they will find groups of undisguised turkey waddling about in groups throughout the previously mentioned cities. Killing them will reward them with raw turkey or raw turkey drumstick (either whole or a single drumstick) or a cornucopia. If you miss your chance to get your hands on a cornucopia they will be dropped by certain birds after the event. The killable turkeys can be found near most Free-to-play cities and are similar stats to goblins.

Trivia

 * This is the first Thanksgiving related "event" in RuneScape.
 * This event is out of the ordinary, considering that it is attached solely to the Thanksgiving holiday of the United-States. This holiday takes place on the second Monday in October in Canada and is not celebrated at all in England where the Jagex company is based. The United States of America celebrates Thanksgiving as a holiday to commemorate the first successful harvest in America by the Pilgrims who had emigrated from England.


 * When a player attempted to cook more than 1 turkey at a time, it would cook 1 and then give you the error "You have run out of raw chicken to cook". This has been fixed. [[Image:Thanksgiving_glitch_2.PNG|thumb|148px|A player holding a [[two-handed sword]] in one hand]]
 * When a player did the Give Thanks emote while holding a 2-handed sword they would only hold it in one hand after the emote is over. However, Jagex seemed to be aware of it, and made a short system update to fix it only about an hour after the release.
 * If an enemy is attacked and then you do the emote, you turn into a giant turkey for the duration of the emote!
 * In the Rusty Anchor in Port Sarim, at world 68 there was a glitch where a turkey was stuck in the wall, and if you killed it another one appeared at the same place. This was a very good way of gaining the Give Thanks emote. Another glitch alike this one in world 104 where a turkey was stuck under the staircases and every time you killed it another turkey would spawn in the same place, but because it was under the staircases the drops received would float above the staircase! This glitch also exists in the Lumbridge local shop.There is also another glitch in world 126 where a turkey is stuck inside the south Edgeville Dungeon entrance west of the west Varrock bank.
 * There is a glitch on the stronghold of player safety, when you kill a turkey it w[[Image:Give_Thanks_emote_glitch|thumb|170px|Player performing Give Thanks emote glitch.]]ill spawn again in the same place
 * As of now, if you use Ring of Stone or Easter Ring but manage to click the Give Thanks emote before transformation into either Stone/Egg, you will instead turn into a Giant Turkey for a minimal amount of time.
 * When you use a tinderbox on a log and rapidly press emote you turn into a giant turkey (This is a bug).
 * When the emote is being used at the end of a Pest Control game, you will remain there after until you finished the emote.
 * In Lumbridge shop there is also a stuck turkey and once you've killed it another will respawn in its place and the drop floats on top of the barrel next to it! This is great for training and collecting meat.
 * In Falador Pub there is a turkey behind the counter that when you have killed it another will instantly re appear! You need a bow and arrow or runes to kill it though.
 * By performing the give thanks emote during a Tightrope act in the circus, the player will return to their regular clothes instead of the tightrope uniform.
 * In Gertrude's house, in the room where Philop is, there is a turkey that respawns automaticly after being killed and in the same spot.