Neopets Dailies - Quests. There are 9 different quests available in Neopets that can be performed every day. They have varying reset times, for instance Illusen and Jhudora can be done every 12 hours, and the Brain Tree can be done once per day. If you can perform the quests as required you'll be rewarded.
In the center of the Haunted Woods there is a tree… a very unusual tree. This tree, of course, is the Brain Tree! This (very large) citizen of the Haunted Woods has a constant thirst for Knowledge, and he needs YOU to supply him with it!
To begin one of his quests simply go to the Haunted Woods and click on the Brain Tree. He will boom something out at you in his malevolent tone. Just click on the button that says, “Accept the Quest” and you are on your way.
The Brain Tree will now ask you a question and assign you a time limit to answer it (the time limit is usually less then 3 hours). The question that he will ask will ALWAYS be about WHEN and WHERE a certain Neopian died.
Now, where in Neopia are we going to find out when and where a random Neopian died?
The answer to that is the Esophagor, but to get the info out of him you will need to do something for him… one of his quests!
The Esophagor is very hungry and is always looking for some spooky food to eat (this is where you come in!). Find him the Spooky Food items he request, which could be as many as four, and he will provide you and answer to one of your questions.
Either write it down, copy it to a text file, or open the Brain Tree’s page in a new window or tab and paste it there. Now go back to the Esophagor and take another quest for the other answer. This time he will give you the location upon completing the quest. Be careful because the first quest could have been a reasonable price but the second time cost tens of thousands of Neopoints.
Whew! Almost done. Now you must go to the Brain Tree and submit the answers. Remember to be exact. If the Esophagor says ’26 BN’, type in ’26 BN’. Do not include anything else or misspell it. If done correctly, the Brain Tree will, as promised, give you a reward.
These prizes include:
- The Brain Tree as a Battledome opponent.
- A random number of Neopoints (usually less then 5k).
- A random item.
Here is a list of all of the items he gives out (hover your mouse over the item to see its name):
They sound like good prizes! Sadly, though, most of the items that he gives out are now really common and you won’t get many Neopoints for them, but you should at least be thankful that the Brain Tree gave you something!
Also, here are a few tips to remember when doing Brain Tree quests!
- Quests costing over 5000 Neopoints probably are not worth it.
- The Neoboards cannot help you with answers. You must complete the Esophagor’s quests.
- You can only do his quests once every 24 hours… so if you mess up you are going to have to wait 24 hours to do another one.
- Make sure when you are writing down the answers you get from the Esophagor that you write them down EXACTLY AS YOU SEE THEM. One little mistake and the Brain Tree won’t accept you answer and you will lose.
Well, that is all! I hope you had fun learning about the Brain Tree and his quests! So, why don’t you go do one now?
Key Quest was a flash game that launched on July 3rd, 2008 (in premium beta - it was fully released on July 28th). It was a board game that pitted up to four Neopets users against each other in a competition to gather keys. As part of the move to Jumpstart's servers, key files needed to run Key Quest were lost. As a result, the game did not return when the transition was completed and was effectively removed on September 18th, 2014. It was finally announced at Comic Con in July 2018 that Key Quest will return as a mobile app. Thanks to _Starryeyedsurprise_, ukases, and Blue_Star for some of the images in this section!
Gameplay
Key Quest, unlike most Neopets games which have users playing against computer controlled opponents, involved 2-4 players playing against each other. Each user could select a token to represent them in game, with many to chose from. Most came from real-life merchandise, such as plushies that resembled the tokens you would receive when claiming the Rare Item Code that came with the plushie. Other tokens were awarded from site events on occasion.
A selection of different tokens.
When all users had selected tokens, they were thrown into the game - a board game where players took turns to roll virtual dice to navigate around. The aim of the game was to collect four differently coloured keys scattered around the board and then make their way to the exit. The first player to do this would win the game.
A view of the Key Quest board.
Complicating matters were the other tiles on the board. Several would launch mini-games, competitive games-within-games that had objectives like matching Nova pairs or cleaning a Meowclops. The player who scored highest in each mini-game would be able to select a free key - allowing them to gain an edge in the game.
Two of the mini-games were called Nova Matcher and Petpet Pamper.
Other tiles awarded a random power up, cards that could be played at the beginning of a turn to a variety of effects. Some would give a boost to a player, while others would hinder their opponents.
The Misdirected Compass Power Up would change the direction an opposing player was facing.
There were also 'elemental' aligned tiles. Each token had an alignment based on the key Faerie elements of water, fire, light, dark, air, and earth. Landing on a tile with the same alignment as your token would award you with a positive boost, whereas landing on a tile of a different alignment would curse the player in several possible ways.
The fire alignment tile.
Finally, random events would periodically happen that could potentially be applied to all players in the game.
The Edna's Tower Random Event would award an extra 200 Neopoints to the player.
Boards
As the game went on, the base board was complimented with several different versions that added variety and took players to entirely different lands.
The Neovia board.
Prizes
Players earned Neopoints as they played the game which were awarded upon conclusion. In addition, players were awarded with keys that varied in quality depending on finishing position and players present in the game. The four qualities of key were gold, silver, bronze, and lead. These were not items, but rather tokens that could be turned into the Key Quest Faerie, Bree.
Some of the prizes awarded from the Vault.
Prizes varied in quality, with gold keys awarding some of the best. Up until 2012, TNT also periodically updated the prize pool to include seasonal items that would then rotate out. These were typically themed around holidays like Valentine's Day and Christmas.
Sounds of Key Quest
Each game had three familiar tracks that players came rather familiar with. Below are the MP3 files for you to play at your leisure:
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Lobby Track
Neopets Kitchen Quests
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Game Play Track
Neopets Kaia Quests
Neopets Quests Guide
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Neopets Faerie Quests
Results Screen Track
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This page was written by Herdy and last updated on November 15, 2018.