These tradeskill collection quests were initially added with GU46, then more collections have been added over time. There are a few special things to note before we go further:
Scattered throughout Norrath, for only the most skilled of crafters to discover, are red collection glowies that can only be seen by those who own the Earring of the Solstice.
Note that the number in parens in the table below indicates the number of unique glowies in that collection.
Fae Lantern Steamfont Fae Fireflies Collection (5) |
Fae Tavern Shelves Loping Plains Fae Bar Glasses Collection (7) |
Norrathian Star Chart Fens of Nathsar Chart Fragments Collection (10) |
Repaired Piano Barren Sky Piano Keys Collection (5) |
Gigglegibber Comfort Crate (housepet) Enchanted Lands Wooden Salvage Collection (6) |
CUBES! (housepet) Down Below OR Thieve's Way Slime Samples (6) images in next row |
cube choice #1 Clear Gelatinous Cube |
cube choice #2 Gelatinous Crate |
cube choice #3 Slimy Gelatinous Cube |
Faydwer Flowers Greater Faydark Fae Lamp Post |
Tunare's Glade Leaves Greater Faydark Fae Arbor |
Zek Blood Iron Forge* |
Lavastorm Sootfoot Forge* |
Maj'Dul Peacock Feather |
New Halas Blizzard Grizzly Trophy |
Paineel Empty Paineel Bath |
examine empty bath to create: Filled Paineel Bath |
Thurgadin Mystic Magefire |
Tranquil Sea Far Seas Fountain |
Phantom Sea Far Seas Snowglobe (Animated) |
Gnemlin Gearworks Maldura Maldura Anvil |
Traditional Dhalgar Forgework Maldura Forge of Brell* |
Eidolon Jungle Eidolon Jungle Spirit Anchor* |
Obol Plains Obol Plains Spirit Anchor* |
Vesspyr Isles Vesspyr Isles Spirit Anchor* |
Vesspyre Isles (Sothsae) Abolisher Companion (fluff pet) |
Vesspyre Isles Etherpine Pet (fluff pet) |
Enchanted Lands: Wooden Salvage Collection, 6 pieces. Expect to find these along the shore of the ocean in Enchanted Lands, especially around the dock area.
I did mention that not all collections required that you complete the quest for the Earring of the Solstice, correct? And that not all of the shinies were lore? The below five red shiny collections come from the Planes of Prophecy Daily Tradeskill Missions. To be clear, these only spawn in the daily tradeskill missions, NOT in the signature line version of the instances. You will receive 3-4 red shinies per mission. If you zone out/camp for any reason, you will not receive any more shinies, even if you have not obtained the 3-4 you should get from the zone, so gobble shinies before you have to camp/zone for any reason.
You do not need to have obtained your Earring of the Solstice in order to see these red shinies. You will, of course, have to have completed the Planes of Prophecy Tradeskill Signature Line in order to gain access to the mission zones. The shinies are completely tradeable, with no Lore tag.
The rewards are: Heart of Scorn Shrine (Ants), Prince of Hate Shrine (Flies), Basilica of Hate Brazier (Moths), Shrine of Eternal Agony (Beetles), Unholy Water Font (Spiders).
Basilica of Hate Brazier Planar Insects: Moths |
Heart of Scorn Shrine Planar Insects: Ants |
Prince of Hate Shrine Planar Insects: Flies |
Shrine of Eternal Agony Planar Insects: Beetles |
Unholy Water Fount Planar Insects: Spiders |
These six collections were added with GU118. You'll need to have completed the Piercing the Darkness line for the 3 BoL overland zones (Blinding, Aurelian Coast, Wracklands) and have completed the RoS tradeskill line for the 3 collections in RoS overland zones (Echo Caverns, Savage Weald, Shadeweaver's Thicket).
Bowl of Stale Spices Failed Omelets Collection The Blinding |
Shadow Haven Square Rug Non-Mysterious Objects Collection Aurelian Coast |
Ssraeshza Transporter Tegi Amulet Making Collection The Wracklands |
Vibrant Purple Crystal Grumbles Collection Echo Caverns |
Unlit Shadeweaver Brazier Lighting the Way Collection Savage Weald |
Pile of Fordel Scrolls Failed Signals Collection Shadeweaver's Thicket |
Woven Kinnahma Bowl from Svarni Scenes |
Stack of Karuupa Cages from Karuupa Knicknacks |
Mahngavi Fence Segment from Mahngavi Mischief |
Red Vacrul Symbol Choice* from Forlorn Flavor |
Yellow Vacrul Symbol Choice* from Forlorn Flavor |
Blue Vacrul Symbol Choice* from Forlorn Flavor |
*=player will have to choose red, yellow or blue, and will receive 3 of the symbols. Symbols place partly into the ground, but are easy to manipulate.
Game Update 122 in April of 2023 added four more base red shiny collections, plus a meta collection. In order to see the collection spawns, you will need to have completed the Researchers of Ro tradeskill signature line for the Renewal of Ro. Each base collection rewards you with a house item and a collection piece that is the same name as the collection it came from. (Such as "More Crafting Nails"). Obtain the four meta-collection pieces and you can obtain the meta reward from "A Plethora of Nails"
Nail-Filled Chair "Cannot Build with These Nails" Raj'Dur Plateaus |
Nail-Filled Fence "More Crafting Nails" Takish Badlands |
Nail-Filled Crate "No Nails in These" Sandstone Delta |
Nail-Filled Table "Other Crafting Nails" Buried Takish'Hiz: Empire of Antiquity |
Nail-Filled Shed "A Plethora of Nails" Meta Collection |