2012 Christmas event



A Stray in a Manger is the 2012 Christmas holiday event.

Walkthrough
Speak to the Snow imp near the Draynor lodestone. The snow imp will explain about the different types of Christmas for different groups. Finish talking with the imp and he will instruct you to find four stray dogs with four Reindeer antlers: a stray Dalmatian, Doberman, Labrador, and Mongrel.


 * The Dalmatian is in the Al Kharid bazaar
 * The Doberman is near Draynor prison
 * The Labrador is in front of the White Knight's Castle in Falador
 * The Mongrel is in Varrock near Aubury and the Blue Moon inn.

After finding all the dogs, return to the Snow imp. He will give the dogs names. The Dalmatian is named Little 'Elper. The Dobermann is named Oddie, after a scientist near Draynor. The Labrador is named Sir Chen Rescoo, because he is from Falador, home of the White Knights. The Mongrel is named Patch.

Soon after, he will whisper that they are Dragon's belly, meaning smelly. He would then like you to clean them and gives you a bucket of water. Clean the four dogs and return to the Snow Imp. The dogs would then become reindeer for his sleigh and a cutscene will play. After a few moments, he would have the presents magically delivered and eating mince snowballs that the pets left for him.

The imp would then ask you to choose a dog so that they can live with someone. He would suggest near Aggie in Draynor Village, outside the Party room with Party Pete looking after it, next to Gertrude in Varrock or in Al Kharid by the Sorcerer's Apprentice. He would give you a Kennel flat pack.

After choosing a location, build the kennel at the kennel hot-spot. The Snow imp will appear after building the kennel and say you deserve a present. He will then give you a genuine Santa beard followed by vomiting a Gift of Giving (active). The Snow imp would then ask you to open the gift.

Quest Complete!

Rewards



 * Santa beard
 * Stray dog pet
 * Gift of Giving (wrapped), which becomes a Gift of Giving (active) and a Gift of Giving through trading with other players and interaction.
 * Main Rewards - customisations for kennel, "Santa" title (members only), Santa sack and up to 200k Bonus Hunter Experience can be a possible reward from Gift of Giving by getting all four Snow Implings and giving them to the Snow Imp. The bonus experience is awarded when players gain Hunter XP, offering a 100% experience bonus. When used together with the Festive aura, it offers a 200% experience bonus.
 * Stocking Stuffers - miscellaneous objects, such as biscuits, monkey nuts, fireworks, confetti, firecrackers, christmas pudding, and snowballs. Receiving these items signals the end of the unique items. (Note: Players must obtain all main rewards before receiving these objects.) Free players can also get an orange, which is a member's only item.

Snow Imps
Members can find four snow imps named Petey, Susy, Eddy, and Lucy respectively. Members can then speak with their Snow imp near the Draynor lodestone to receive 200,000 bonus Hunter experience. This exp is not awarded immediately, it is instead distributed as the player gains Hunter exp through training in the form of a 100% experience bonus. All imps are obtainable by opening Gift of Giving (active). One can also be found south-west of the south Varrock gate, and another can be found in the Draynor area.

Trivia

 * Just like all white knights; the Labrador, Sir Chen Rescoo, is a play on words. In this case, the dog is likely to be named "Search and Rescue".
 * The four snow implings' names (Susy, Petey, Eddy, Lucy) are a reference to the main characters in the Chronicles of Narnia (Susan, Peter, Edmund, Lucy).
 * A Snow imp with a random name has played a part in all Christmas events since 2008 (with the exception of 2010) and the 2012 Easter Event. Once a player obtains a Snow imp in one event, they will get the same Snow imp in subsequent events.
 * All the dogs are named after dogs from popular culture. Snow imp's Little 'Elpe is based on Santa's Little Helper, from The Simpsons. Oddie is based on Odie, from the Garfield franchise.
 * After completing the quest, the Snow Imp will allow the character to build a kennel for their new pet using a simple 'Imp-kea' flatpack. This is a reference to the Swedish DIY warehouse Ikea
 * You can now fully pretend to become Santa if you have the Santa hat and Santa costume.
 * After the cutscene, a scorchmark trail with flames appears behind the sled, a reference to Back to the Future, since the Snow Imp is able to deliver the world's presents in a matter of seconds.