2011 Easter event

The 2011 Easter event, officially named Holly and Hawthorn, was released on 19 April 2011. It involves the player going to the Land of Holly and Hawthorn and transitioning the season from Winter to Spring.

The event is split into two different portions, with one being Members only. Both have to be completed to get all of the rewards.

Walkthrough


Firstly, head south of Falador to the Easter portal. Enter the Easter portal and you will appear in the Land of Holly and Hawthorn. Head north-east until you get to the area around the Season Tree. From here, talk to the Queen of Sunrise to start the Holly portion, or talk to the Queen of Snow to start the Hawthorn portion.

There are two zones in the Land of Holly and Hawthorn, Holly, the Queen of Snow's zone, and Hawthorn, the zone of the Queen of Sunrise. In Holly, it is Winter - Snow has fallen on the ground, and the trees have snow on them. In Hawthorn, it is Spring - The ground is covered with grass, and the trees lack snow. Evil holly trees are used by the Queen of Snow to fight, while Evil Hawthorn trees are used by the Queen of Sunrise.

Holly portion
''This section is for the portion of the event started by talking to the Queen of Sunrise. For the portion started by talking to the Queen of Snow, see below.''

Talk to the Queen of Sunrise to begin. Ask her if she has a task for you. She will explain that her and the Queen of Snow are fighting for the Year using Evil trees instead of peacefully exchanging it as usual. She then explains that the Year is an item which can change what season it is in Gielinor, and it is Winter because it is in possession of the Queen of Snow. Then, she asks the player to chop down an Evil holly tree to obtain the Year for her.

To cut the tree, find some saplings and nourish them. After the evil tree grows, cut it down. Don't forget to cut roots and set the tree on fire using Easter evil tree kindling gained from the roots. You'll need many players and some time to cut it down. You can also join a group in the middle of work. After the tree is cut down, search it. You'll find a Year that you must bring to the Queen.

Spirits
Unfortunately, she'll discover that the Year isn't working. It isn't the true Year! She asks you to find the true Year and to ask the sky, the ground and the water. You must talk to:

Ask each of the spirits where to find the Year and you will get three keys.

Finding the true year
Go to the southwest corner of the Land of Holly and Hawthorn and use the stone key on the rock where the river ends. Enter the cave. There is a pool in the middle; use water key on it. Climb down the ladder and go to the next cave. Use the Cloud key on the steam. You will be moved to the last cave where the Queen of Snow resides. Talk to her. Make sure to say "You stole the Year!" to continue with the conversation. Do Not Say "Give the Year back right now!" or will end the conversation. Once you get to the end finish talking to her, make a sculpture that will show her how beautiful the Spring is. Then she will give you the true year.

Pick up the hammer and chisel in the room and use the chisel on the big block of ice south of the Queen of Snow. You can pick any of the options.

Talk to the Queen of Snow again, then a short cutscene will play and you will be returned to the Queen of Sunnrise. After a short cutscene, you'll be able to claim your reward.

Reward

 * Sunbeam crown
 * Invoke Spring emote

Hawthorn
Talk to the Queen of Snow, she will ask you to chop down an Evil hawthorn tree. Do so, search it, return to the Queen of Snow. Once this is done, she will entrust you with the Icicle crown, which can be used to locate other Evil Trees scattered across RuneScape. Kill more Evil Hawthorn trees to charge it up (you need to wear the crown to see charges).

Music unlocked

 * Lament of the Snow Queen
 * Spring Song

Trivia

 * The examine of the bank chest in The Land of Holly and Hawthorn reads "Interest rates have been frozen".
 * If Jack Frost is spoken to during the event, he will make a remark to the Easter Bunny how people never eat easter eggs as they have become rare items and people leave them in their bank.
 * If you talk to the Antipodean squirrel squirrel and say "G'day, mate," he will talk about himself being a stereotype of an Australian.
 * The Cloud Spirit speaks very full of itself, and since it is a cloud, it is most likely referring to the phrase, "full of hot air".
 * If you obtained a Snow Imp during the 2009 Christmas event (or the other christmas events with snow imps), then the Snow Imp that you obtained during one of those events is right there north of the Queen of Snow.
 * The sculpture you chose to make appears next to the DKS fairy ring after the quest.
 * The main theme of the event is biased towards spring rather than Easter.
 * If you stand in the south corner near the ice, it will display the wildy cross and level -28 in the top right hand corner.
 * If you examined the year obtained from the Evil Holly Tree, it said "Somehow, you can hold the whole Year in your hand."