Flagstaff of Festivities

The Flagstaff of festivities is a commemorative item given to those who purchased a ticket to RuneFest 2010.

Including the official logo of the RuneFest, players can wield the flagstaff or place the banner in the ground, allowing other players the option to read the banner and to set off fireworks.

Players can obtain the Flagstaff of Festivities by redeeming an item code from Diango, an option which was introduced on 28 April 2010, but was not possible until 30 April 2010 when tickets were first available for purchase. Those who bought tickets to RuneFest 2010 event were emailed item codes for each ticket for which they have purchased. In-directly, this item has an age requirement of 16, as this is the requirement to attend RuneFest.

The Flagstaff was announced to be receiving several upgrades in the leadup to the RuneFest event date, including setting off fireworks and sounding horns (which the horn on the tip of the staff alludes to). However, the flagstaff already has the ability to set off fireworks and sound a horn when clicked on to read, so it is possible that the upgrades are already in place.

It is possible to perform a glitch with the Flagstaff and the roots of an Evil Tree, where the flagstaff will move as a person being pushed back by the roots and once the roots have been cut the flagstaff moves on top of where they were. There is video of this, which can be viewed Here.

Controversy
A great deal of controversy has been sparked on the official RuneScape forums. As the flag is only obtainable by paying real-world money, some say it is classified as real world trading. Some players feel this is hypocritical to Jagex's stance on in-game status being separated from real-life status. Jagex has however stated that the Flagstaff itself is a gift that is complimentary to the RuneFest ticket, and it gives no advantage over players who do not have the Flagstaff.

Jagex then went on to clarify that "The flag is not real world trading as it's the ticket you're buying not the item" and that "Real World Trading is where an illegal company sells beneficial items, services, or gold for real money. As all content in RuneScape is owned by ourselves, they are selling items that do not belong to them and are usually funded through credit card fraud, account theft, and sweatshop labour." .

Trivia

 * A glitch was known getting multiple flagstaffs. This was fixed after the new Zanaris update.
 * You cannot rest while a Flagstaff of Festivities is equipped.
 * Even though the Flagstaff doesn't have any combat bonuses, it's not possible to take it to Entrana.
 * Its examine info implies that there will be another RuneFest. This is true as Mod Mark said Runefest will be going on tour.
 * One of the joints appears to be a Seeker eye. (these are more round instead of simple slits)