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Sins of the Fathers Guide (2008 - 2009)

 * This is a seasonal quest which can only be done once per year, normally during one week each December.
 * The rewards from this quest vary by level:
 * For level 36 or lower, running this quest results in XP sufficient for one full level for every Gift Box you use.
 * For levels 37-49, running this quest results in 1.5 million experience for every Gift Box you use.
 * For higher level characters your reward for using the Boxes is one of the random rewards (see Item Rewards below). Grand Casino keys seem to be the rarest, and Colosseum Coins the most common.
 * For completing all 12 Boxes you are additionally rewarded with a Polar Ursuin Lair containing a Pet.

Note: A tremendous effort was put forth by all servers to find the twelve locations. See the many, many locations searched on the Talk Page.
 * 1) Travel to 12 locations scattered throughout Dereth to find 12 hidden Gift Boxes.
 * 2) Use each Box for a special reward (experience or one of five trophy rewards listed below) and the title Gifted.
 * 3) Once you've used all 12 Boxes you will be rewarded with a Polar Ursuin Lair that summons the Pet Polar Ursuin Cub and the second title Seasonal Seeker.

Routes in Ascending Order of Difficulty
The following 4 routes are safe for all characters:
 * 1) Plateau Village - 44.3N, 43.4W: Town Network to Plateau Village, then straight ahead into the building at 44.3N, 43.4W and up to the second floor.
 * 2) Neydisa Castle - 69.7N, 17.6E:   Town Network to Neydisa Castle, then through the front gates, straight ahead into the building and up to the third floor.
 * 3) Xarabydun - 41.9S, 16.1E: Town Network to Xarabydun, then run down the tunnel at the drop and stick left until come to the Box under a beam of light.
 * 4) Linvak Tukal - 77.8S, 27.9E: Town Network to Linvak Tukal, turn right and use the ramp on the south wall to go up.  Then go inside and up the internal ramp once, and then west to the Box.

The following routes involve some danger for lower level characters:
 * 1) Empyrean Lighthouse - 26.4S, 97.0E:  Town Network to Tou-Tou, then run NE and up the Lighthouse ramps to the top.
 * 2) Ulgrim's Island - 94.8S, 9.7W:
 * 3) First get Sake and Wah Chon's Winter Lager from the bar in Nanto:
 * 4) * Town Network to Nanto, run to Wah Chon the Barkeep in the Bar at 52.4S, 82.0E.
 * 5) Travel to the Drunken Madman:
 * 6) * If you have access to Ayan Baqur, go there and give Ulgrim the Sake and he'll open a portal to the Drunken Madman. (Safe Route)
 * 7) * If you do not have access to Ayan, go to the Town Network and then Baishi, and then run to the Drunken Madman at 53.0S, 61.0E.
 * 8) Give the Winter Lager to the Drunken Madman for a portal to Ulgrim's Island (discard Sake).
 * 9) The Box is under the stairs inside of the house at the drop.
 * 10) Old Frost Essence Island - 16.3N, 53.5E: Town Network to Rithwic, then run SE to Leafdawning Settlement portal at 8.7N, 60.9E. Then run North into the river.
 * 11) Obsidian Span - 34.6N, 41.2E:  Town Network to Fort Tethana, then run to Hilltop Portal at 1.7N, 71.5W and run to the bridge -OR- there is a tieable portal in the Direlands Subway (lockpick required) -OR- you can run down the road from Holtburg (Safe Route).
 * 12) Festival Stone of Midsong - 0.0N, 0.0E: Town Network to Al-Jalima, then run SSW to Midsong Cottages settlement portal at 5.7N, 4.3E.  Then run to 0,0 which is past the Festival Stone and up against the mountainside.
 * 13) Swamp Temple - 23.4S, 47.9E:
 * 14) First portal to the Swamp:
 * 15) * If you are level 45+, Facility Hub to Level 45+ area Blackmire portal.
 * 16) * If you are under level 45, Town Network to Yanshi, then run East to Swamp Temple Place settlement portal at 10.3S 45.7E.
 * 17) Run to the Bunker at 23.4S, 47.9E.
 * 18) Turn right as you enter and take the stairs up.  The Box is behind a false wall guarded by some Golems.
 * 19) Igloo - 73.8N, 13.7W: Town Network to Stonehold, then run North and then East to the Igloo.  Note: To avoid the cliffs go onto the high plain first by heading North from Stonehold, and then go East.
 * 20) Frost Haven - 68.6S, 26.0E:  Town Network to Qalaba'r, then run West to Mattekar Slopes settlement portal at 74.8S, 17.8E. Run West and up the mountain past Frost Haven (beware) to the Box on the hill.

Maps
A Map of the 12 Gift Box locations for 2012; See the Discussion tab for a larger map.

Quest Issues

 * There was a problem with one of the Gift Box locations in 2012 so Turbine placed the final Gift Box in Hebian-to. Link. As a special reward for the inconvenience Turbine pleaced a Spirit of Mercy, Luminance Wisp and Chest of Trade Notes with the last Gift Box in Hebian-To and the 3 items lasted for 24 hours on a 1 hour usage timer.