Red Painted Skeleton Horse and other painted horses

Supergirl and Red Painted Skeleton Horse prepare to fly to Draigoch.

"You have acquired the Red Painted Skeleton Horse skill."

If you follow this blog, you will know that I have been seeking the Red Painted Skeleton Horse for a long time. 

• It was one of only 8 horses I previously was not riding in the Gallery... All the Steeds

• I had it on my "Achievable" list, but was losing hope after searching for nearly a year... October-2012: my-84-of-93-steeds

• The ability to buy it from the lotro store was one of my Top 11 things I would change when I rule Middle Earth... top-11-things-i-would-change-when-i-rule-Middle-Earth!

Red Painted Skeleton Horse sniffs at the camera during photo-shoot

The Search: And, finally on the 87th lootbox I opened searching for it, it happened. The Red Painted Skeleton Horse had come to me! 

No, I didn't open all the 87 lootboxes at once. I periodically buy a few here and there from the AH over the past year, hoping for this horse. Yes, it was easy to remember how many lootboxes because this horse was the only reason I was acquiring lootboxes. :) Patience. Determination. Perseverance. 

I got the Red Painted Skeleton Horse on June 24, 2013. The lootbox text says that this horse has a chance to drop from any of the lootboxes. Mine came from a level 50 lootbox. 

I *WAS* wearing my Erebrandir's Horseshoe, which now contradicts what I said last week about not getting anything good while wearing it. It may have absolutely no bearing, but now I am even more superstitious about wearing it. (u11-hobbit-presents-30-day-review).

I tended to buy level 50 lootboxes lately because when they didn't give me a horse, they might give something useful to my team of lildanas who are all around level 50, plus the AH price for them tends to be ≈ 4g versus the Riddermark lootboxes that were listed ≈ 40g. (lildanas @ crafting-to-mordor-part-2).

I cheer at finally bringing home the Red Painted Skeleton Horse.

Redemption of the Lost: After acquiring 100 other steeds, the search for this one became something of the "Parable of the Lost Sheep" (wiki: Parable_of_the_Lost_Sheep) where "a shepherd leaves his flock of 99 sheep in order to find the one sheep who is lost."

Comparison to other Skeleton Horses: The Red Painted Skeleton Horse is identical in look to its siblings, the Skeleton Painted Horse (white) and the Green Painted Skeleton Horse. The White one is a very rare drop from the Haunted Barrow during Fall festival. The Green one was sold in the lotro store only.

The Green one and the Red one are both +68% speed and the White one is +62% speed.

White...

Painted Skeleton Horse - a good complement to the Red and Green.

Green...

Green Painted Skeleton Horse - a good complement to the Red and White.

Red... 

Red Painted Skeleton Horse - a good complement to the White and Green.

Steed of the Jester, and others

Thanks to all the commenters; I am still learning how to use computery things... Celeborn considered it verboten in Lorien. I recently learned how to make "commenting" easier on users visiting here, so let me know if it works! 

It’s time for a lil break from the dailies to have some horse-face time.

I like to see the google searches that lead people to Danania.net!

Because of my Update 7 comments, I’ve gotten several “Steed of the Jester” looks. Let’s start there.

Here is the “Steed of the Jester”. He is obtained via the flower quest “A Fist full of flowers”. The repeatable quest is found in Bree. The task is to collect many of 3 different types of flowers within an hour and exchange them for gift boxes which *might* contain a steed but probably obtains something silly like clothing dye. Of course, visit Casualstrolltomordor.com to learn details about the quest.


Things I've received from the boxes include dyes, lots of "Note of Affection"s, recipes for Tarts and flowers, the Jester, & a couple of Giant Flowers (like the one DanaArodel is holding in Lil Danas).

How many gift boxes did it take to get to the tootsie-roll center of the tootsie pop? For me, it was my 51st box. I had done 50 boxes the first 3 days, and the first box on the 4th day was the Jester. The two other winners I have asked: one only took 6 tries, and the other not many more. Your mileage may vary. Given some persistence, this steed seems very winnable.

The Steed of the Jester has a speed of +68% & morale of 250, similar to any other high end steed.

And certainly, the new Simbelmyne steed is the star of the Spring Festival from Hengstacer Farms. She is a fine grey with lovely turquoise dressing and barters for 2 race tokens, 40 spring leaves, and 200s.

Because it comes up a couple of times a week in google searches coming to danania.net, here is a picture of the Green Painted Skeleton steed. This one was from Fall Festival, only found in the lotro store. (He made an appearance ridden by Batgirl during the Fall Festival post @ Fun Fall Festival).

Less math, more ponies!

Alrighty. That last post was a lot of numbers. Let’s change pace. Less math, more ponies! Since it was my birthday recently, I got a new steed or two. Not that I needed a reason to get a steed… just waking up in middle earth is a good reason to go new steed hunting! Here are a few of my recent ones and a few steed pictures I liked.

Here is the Nimble Black Goat. It was the one I got on my birthday. Named Firefoot, this goat is obtained by finishing all deeds in Moria. Those darn kergrims of Skumfil for slayer-deed were the last hold-out.

I started that Moria deed journey at level 60 on February 3, 2011 when I joined a group to enter the Dark Delvings. Derffel, Behni, Tineytim, Augustuss, & Nimitar were there. I think I was supposed to be healing as I was the only healer of the six. Having never healed a group before nor understood the healer traits, skills, or LIs, I can only imagine that I was dead weight in that group. 

April 6, 2012 saw the end of that deed journey as Macrez, Pengladir, Assmunahi and I overpowered and prevailed in Skumfil.

Malledhrim steed. The next day, I went back to Mirkwood and soloed enough repeatables to finally get my Malledhrim steed. It takes 20 Malledhrim gold stars. (I think the repeatables out of Thangulhad and Taur Morvith give 3 gold stars, 25 silver tokens daily... and 25 silver can be traded for 1 gold star). The Malledhrim also have the Smokey Black steed at the same barter price.

There are two steeds available from Stangard. I bartered for the Limlight one, shown here. I will need to go back for the other Stangard one soon. Each barters for 20 gold Anduin tokens. Repeatable quests for gaining gold tokens are... 4 solo quests: 2 in Brownlands, 1 in Rushgore, 1 in the bog east of Rushgore (the queen bug), and 3 fellowship quests in Limlight: 2 at Wailing Hills (spiders and trolls), and 1 to the far west from the ents (tree chopping).

Treasure hunting Goat! I totally need to do a post on the treasure hunt. The lil danas and I had a ball of fun! Of the three steeds obtainable during the treasure hunt, I got only one, this goat. Danadelion got all three; if you let her, she will tell you all about how she is the "hunt-master".

Threanody, who I believe may have hunted at least as much as I did, appears to have fainted from the non-stop digging.

Skeleton Painted steed. After two fall festivals of visiting the haunted burrow, and with all danas searching for nearly 200 visits to the "secret chest" to look for the special skelehorse, I bought this one. Sometimes, when other options run out, you make your own luck. (This link was the first time I had seen it in 2011.... skelehorse post).

Cremello and Green Painted. Here is a shot of MW and I on the Cremello and the green painted steeds. I like the picture. :) (This link was the day I got my Cremello steed... Cremello post).

Hunter steed. I don't usually pass up a steed if i can help it. Here is the hunter steed. I dressed for the occasion to go riding in Dunland. The outfit is the green Rohirrim outfit.

It is hard for my to say that I have a favorite steed. However, my "go-to" steed is the Steed of Minas Ithil. 

Here is MI and me going into a random scary forest. No idea where that is, but it looked pretty and creepy.

And a closeup of us riding around north Dunland somewhere.

Charge! Storming the gates of Isengard!

The next steeds on my to-do list are 

• (1) that other steed from stangard needs a home, for the low low price of 20 Anduin gold tokens, 
• (2) Anniversary steed (Yay! the anniversary party started last night!) requires 40 anniversary tokens, 
• (3) Isengard war steed requires 99 orthanc sigils (looks like I'm 60/99th of the way there),
• (4) Dunedain war steed is obtained by completing all of the deeds in Eriador (I have only Thorog, the Helegrod dragon to beat... "that dragon has my steed!"),
• (5) Wild Mountain goat is obtained by completing all of the deeds of the Savior of Lothlorien: Lumul-nar, Nala-dum, Halls of Crafting, Dar Nadbugud. (I am no where near complete with this one; it is a long-term project.)
• My aware-they-exist-and-currently-so-far-unlikely-as-to-not-make-the-list: Galadhrim war steed (Dol Guldur deeds), Ost Dunhoth war steed (Ost Dunhoth deeds), Horse of many colors (Isengard deeds), Treasure laden steed and Cave-claw masked steed (treasure hunt), Perlino PAX steed (2012 PAX), Red Painted Steed (random loot box), Mahogany Bay and The People's Courser (Rank 9 and Rank 12 Moors steeds), Ale Association goat (AA isn't very nice, and I went with the Inn League).

I think that is it? hahahaha 

...until Asma tells me last night that while opening envelopes, she got a Steed from the Anniversary quest that isn't the anniversary steed. Oy vey! It begins anew...

Fun Fall Festival, Friends!

(archived from November 8, 2011)

Alas, another Fall festival has come and gone, far too quickly! It probably is a good thing that it does end, one cannot actually party all the time, party all the time, party all the tiiiimme. When festivals start, I rarely ever leave the festival party!

This time for instance, I left the party only to go on two runs of Draigoch (Draigoch, Draigoch spoilers, pictures of Draigoch), spend an evening in Barad Gularan, do some Crafting (Welcome to my Tailor shoppe!), go on a 12-person skirmish a time or three, and visit the Grand Stairs with a group who needed a healer. That really isn't that much for over three weeks worth of login time.

The lil danas and I had a blast though! Here are some of the things we did and people we saw at festival. I'll tell you more about the lil danas some other time!

Of course, visiting the "poorly hidden chest" in the Haunted Burrow is #1 on the list. The idea was to one time, just once, pull a skelehorse out of the chest. We are 0-for-180 on finding a horse over the past 2 years. Better luck next year, right? as a consolation prize, we ended up with 42 haunted trees at one point before we started throwing them away. I'm sure if you want one, we still have a dozen or so sitting around, at least til we cash them in for their 2 silver piece value. Kudos to those who did win skelehorses! Between my bad luck and your good luck, the odds evens out! (Skelehorse and Mounted Rear Up).

I like all the festival quests, especially the ones where I run through the Haunted Burrow. After running through there a thousand times (not really, probably only several hundred), I think I could make it through most of it with my eyes closed. Those tricky Hobbits are fun; I'm glad none of them were actually hurt fooling around in there.

What was more entertaining was trying to watch the lil danas take them out... Danaszar usually had a mug in her hand and no melee weapons. At level 12, Danadalyn looked to be an even match with them when she first met them.

Also, playing with the other hobbits in the Burrow is great entertainment. Danasar enjoyed playing tricks on the other hobbits. "Oh Lobelia.... Boo!"

"Hahahahaha! Calm down Lobelia, it is just Danaszar. Let me take my bear hat off. Aww, you tricker; I'm not just as scary as the bear mask. Fine, fine... let's go mess with some of the other hobbits."

"Oh Noes! A scared hobbit! Aww, the poor dear. You make me so sad... boo-hoo-hoo. Let's have a cry together."

Now this is more like it... Protected by a shield is the best way to go through the Haunted Burrow... kinda like being surrounded by a fellowship of tanks.  The cape will light the way!

We saw lots of people out and about celebrating festival. Here are a few...


Rendien prepares to do venture into the Haunted Burrow.

You never know who you might run into in the Haunted Burrow; here are Leanansidhe and Kilwog in the Basement.

Liriodendron of the Asma family arrives in Hobbiton! Now, the party can start!

Hello Stevia of the family of Stevia! Fancy meeting you under the Party Tree, sir!

Bossman. You have to go in the Burrow! So many good things to see!

Hey... haven't I seen you here before Kilwog? You look much taller through a hobbit's eyes!

Wergil of the house of Werg talks with Danaszar at the Party Tree... I would share, but my mug appears to be empty. Perhaps I shouldn't carry it at my side.

Dirathiel of the house of Dirhallith arrives at festival. She might be Easily Lost, but the Party Tree is just to our north... can't miss it! Good times just up the Hill!

Stryd! Yep, it is a small world when you bump into a renown Guardian metalsmith in the Mystery Wing! Enjoy the festival!

Cymtyr, the Champion extraordinare! Fancy that, fancy hat! Perfect festival attire! I feel festive.  

Nice horse Ilras! The Hunter's Steed! Unfortunately, the hobbits won't let you take him inside. I'm not sure he would go anyway. If a horse won't go into Moria, the Haunted Burrow might be too scary as well.

So many friends who I've seen before. Occasionally, there comes a new one. Here is Takara, dressed in her fine pinks. She either kept the same hours as I did at festival, or she camped on the Hill for a good bit of it!

Always good to see my sis Sansanor! She welcomes me on to join in the fun!

Aloevera of the house of Kalamari channels a "1970's Travolta". It's ok Aloevera; I get excited about festival also!

Kipton of the Asma family and Danadelion prepare to test their riding skills in the Shire.

Brokenstrings of the Doduss family rides out to Henstacker farm to claim his festival pony the same day I went to get my steed.

Danaish waited til the next morning's daybreak, wanting to check the hooves, do a sit test, and pick out her favorite steed.

Bilbo's wine? Ah... the good stuff. Just a sip... I shall soon be muddled... You would think hanging out with the Inn League, I would gain some tolerance...

It has been far too long since I did a round of Shire Inn hopping. Let's go add some calories! "Which do you recommend Bluebell? All of them? Works for me!" 

Ah, Penelas of the house of Elethrandir, you wild hunter. I might be a lil inebre-inebra- pickled. I will provide the drinks; you provide the port-ey knowhow and let's go deliver some drinks to other Inn League members in the far-off reaches and bring some happy festival smiles to them!

Oh my! All this good festival fun and I get party tricks in the shape of consumables too??! AND, if i do enough of them, I learn how to do them permanently? Game on! What better way to spend the time than tricking a bunch of your friends in a group! There were a number of consumable parties. I made 3 or 4 of them.

Hanging out with Macswife, Macmerkin, Wergil, Menelchol, and Taradanag! How can it not be fun to go slap Menelchol around and get paid deeds for it?! Quick, wave the flag! I probably shouldn't be in between Mac and MW when the black gloves come out...

Consumable fun during the day? Consumable fun during the night? It's always a good time. Macmerkin, Nimitar, Byrane, Assmunahi, Daweirdo, and I get ready for some serious trickery. We will even throw in some Summer magic to mix it up. 

Can't get enough? Nope. Nimitar, Assmunahi, Mongoly and I go after it again. Watch out Asma is about to slap someone! Nimitar and I duck, while Mongoly hides behind MotherMongoly (I don't know that she is going to protect you here...)

After a bit too much festival partying, better to just take a quick nap. (Yeah, it was Bilbo's Wine. I "might" have had a bit more than a sip. Or mebbe it was the 40-something drinks in the Inn hopping. Or mebbe there was a "few" spare inn league drinks after all the deliveries were made. Or mebbe dunking my head in the bobbing for apples bucket the 40th time. Or getting black glove slapped several hundred times.) Good thing the Party Tree has nice long benches. My cape looks like it got a bit torn... Wow, what a party! I can't wait til next festival!

Festival comes to an end... Curious about what Supergirl would wear to a costume party??


Yep, you guessed it. I dressed up as Batgirl.


Here is Batgirl riding the Green Painted Skeleton steed as it tries to eat the moon. I earned it. After failing to win a White Skelehorse after trying 180 times, I earned being able to purchase it. The same? No. A consolation? Yep, it'll do.

(lots of happy festival comments from the original post @ final-comments)

(Update 06/01/12: I like this picture of Batgirl on the Green Painted Skeleton steed and apparently it gets attention judging by Google views to this site. I posted another shot of him in the sunlight here @ steed-of-jester-and-others. He is still imposing but shows off his sleekness. :)