2008 Thanksgiving event

There are two parts to the 2008 Thanksgiving event, the Hidden Turkeys and the Turkey Carnage. It was available 26-30 November 2008.

Hidden Turkeys
Much like Penguin Hide and Seek, there are ten turkeys in disguises around some corners of the free-to-play world.

To start the search mini-quest, players had to talk to the Cook's brother in Lumbridge. He would then give players a Turkey Book, which was used to record the turkeys found so far. If players spotted one (by spying on them in exactly the same way as a penguin), they would give a hint to find another turkey. Once players had found all ten, they were rewarded with a cornucopia, which can 'store' up to 14 hitpoints by means of combining healing effects of any foods. After killing a certain amount of turkeys, players were also rewarded with the "Give Thanks" emote.

'''Turkeys in the minimap are shown as yellow dots. However, if players need a hint as to the location of the turkeys, they can get a book from the brother of the Lumbridge Castle Cook (who is located next to the Lumbridge Castle Cook).



Locations of the turkeys to spot (The turkeys roam around!):

The hidden turkeys are different to normal turkeys - their head is covered with objects mentioned above, but their tails can be easily observed.


 * {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

! colspan=7 | Turkeys in disguises ! Barrel ! Bush ! Cactus ! Crate ! Rock ! Toadstool
 * [[Image:Turkey in barrel.png|120px|A turkey in a barrel.]]
 * [[Image:Turkey in bush.png|A turkey in a bush.]]
 * [[Image:Turkey in cactus.png|A turkey in a cactus.]]
 * [[Image:Turkey in crate.png|A turkey in a crate.]]
 * [[Image:Turkey in rock.png|A turkey in a rock.]]
 * [[Image:Turkey in toadstool.png|A turkey in a toadstool.]]
 * [[Image:Turkey in toadstool.png|A turkey in a toadstool.]]
 * }

Examine texts

 * Barrel - "The most delicious barrel you have ever seen."
 * Bush - "It rustles deliciously." or "Who would have thought that leaves could smell so edible?" or "You feel a strange urge to pour gravy on that bush. or "Did that bush just pour sauce on itself?
 * Cactus - "Are those spines or feathers? Either way, it looks delicious." or " Prickly, but strangely tasty-looking..."
 * Crate - "A crate. But delicious."
 * Rock - "Now that's a rock I'd try to make into soup!"
 * Toadstool - "A horrible fungus, but there is something strangely tasty about it."

Turkey Carnage
If players prefer a more direct approach to get to the turkey drumsticks, they will find groups of undisguised turkey waddling about in groups throughout the previously mentioned places, notably below the wall of Falador south. Killing the turkeys will drop raw turkey or raw turkey drumstick or a cornucopia.



A cornucopia will be dropped by slaying certain birds even after this event.

Trivia

 * This is the first Thanksgiving-related "event" in RuneScape.
 * The release date of this event follows the Thanksgiving holiday of the United-States, while the 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.
 * ALL turkeys INSTANTLY respawn. However, not all turkeys respawn in the exact same location of death.
 * On the release of the event, the number of scenes for the "log-in screen" were expanded to include several new areas.
 * This event ended Monday 1 December at 0000 GMT. Even though the cook's brother said the event was over the turkeys could still be found for the emote.
 * This event lasted only 5 days which was shorter than most holiday events which last about 2 weeks.

Bugs and Glitches

 * Upon release, when a player attempted to cook more than 1 turkey at a time, it would only cook 1 and then give the error "You have run out of raw chicken to cook". This is fixed.
 * 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 was over. However, this was fixed about an hour after the release.


 * If a player attacks an enemy and then does the emote, they turn into a giant turkey for the duration of the emote! If the enemy is using melee, the player, in turkey form, will twist and bend each time they are hit. This was eventually fixed the following day.
 * If a player uses a Ring of Stone or Easter Ring but manages to click the Give Thanks emote before transformation into a Stone/Egg, they will instead turn into a Giant Turkey for a brief moment. This glitch has been fixed.
 * When one uses a tinderbox on a log and rapidly presses the emote you turn into a giant turkey. However, this was fixed a day after the event's release.
 * When the emote is being used at the end of a Pest Control, Stealing Creation, Castle Wars or Barbarian Assault game, the player will remain there after until the emote is over. This bug is also present with cape of accomplishment emotes.
 * If performing the Give Thanks emote during a Tightrope act in the circus, a player will return to their regular clothes instead of the tightrope uniform.
 * A number of turkeys would continuously spawn in immobilizing locations, allowing players to rapidly kill turkeys without even having to move their pointing device.
 * If a player teleports then quickly clicks the Give Thanks emote they will turn into a giant turkey.
 * Once south of Falador there were very many turkeys gathered in a large group.
 * When in the Penguin agility arena, on the iceberg, if you perform the "Give thanks" emote while in a penguin suit, you will turn into your own character, but still be able to do all the things a penguin can do. When you attempt at the agility obstacles, your character will twist and bend. It has not been fixed yet.
 * After the update on November 27th, all the turkeys and the cooks brother vanished. They returned to the game at around 3pm eastern time that day.
 * If a player performs the Give Thanks emote, then uses the Trick emote just after returning to human form, the bats will appear without the player raising their hands and making a noise. This is also true for the Safety first emote, where the shield appears without the player assuming the correct position. If you operate the Chocatrice cape just as you return to human form, your character will stand and an egg will form around them and break without them moving. If you perform the Freeze emote, you will not assume the position or go into the ground with the ice.