Spring Cleaning 2008

Spring Cleaning 2008, which ran from May 6, 2008, to September 10, 2008, was an event initiated by the UO development team in order to appease players that had been complaining about spending a majority of their characters' storage space on seemingly useless event items and holiday gifts. It was later expanded to include a wider array of items, including many that were still regularly dropping, in order to make sure that players who had not spent their time hoarding event and holiday items would not be left out. Some event items, such as Ophidian Rations and Slippery Snake Skins, were even reintroduced to give people something to turn in. However, the turn-in point ticket reward from the Royal Council Massacre event most likely accounted for a great deal of the earned points.

Turning In

Similar to the Clean Up Britannia event back in 1999, it involved turning in specific items to various NPCs stationed in strategic city locations for varying amounts of points, based loosely on the rarity of the item turned in. A player would drag the item they wished to turn in and drop it on the NPC that accepted that specific item. The NPC would then spawn a turquoise-colored Spring Cleaning Ticket in the player's backpack that was labeled with the number of points to which the turned in item corresponded. The player would then take the tickets to a special chest located inside the southern guard tower at the gate to Castle British, double click the chest, and then turn in their tickets in the style of a Cooperative Collection. Since the points were distributed first as tradeable, insurable deeds, players could also attempt to sell their points to the highest bidder instead of turning them in themselves.

While the NPCs have since left their assigned areas and headed to parts unknown, the chest still remains and is active. Spring Cleaning Tickets can still be redeemed for points there and the points can in turn still be spent on rewards.

Phases

Spring Cleaning 2008 was released in three phases, with each phase bolstering the turn-in items and rewards of the previous phase.

Phase I

Phase I, which began on May 6, consisted entirely of turning in event items from the Inu the Crone plot, the original catalyst of the Spring Cleaning event. Rewards consisted primarily of wearable items, most having something to do with the Inu the Crone plot, and also the Knight's Armor set.

	Turn-in Items
	Copper Shilling
	Planesword
	Planeshield
	Ophidian Rations
	Ophidian Orders
	Slippery Snake Skins
	Silver Crown
	Power Weapon
	Magincia Rubble
	Vanquishing Weapon
	Mystic Weapon
	Ophidian Journal
	Staff of Pyros
	Vorpal Blade
	Ophidian Weapon (Power)
	Cursed Artifacts
	Ophidian Weapon (Vanquishing)
	Ophidian Weapon (Mystic)
	Berserker's Scythe
	Gold Sovereign
	Ophidian Berserker's Bardiche
	Inavlis's Burchete

	Rewards
	Fancy Shirt with a selectable phrase written on it. Blessed and dyable.
	Nocturne Earrings
	Sherry The Mouse Statue
	Scroll of Alacrity
	Snake Skin Boots
	Royal Britannian Guard Sash
	Knight's Armor (one piece of a set)

Phase II

Phase II, which began on June 10, added many holiday items for turn in, as well as adding many items that still dropped, such as artifacts, powerscrolls, and treasure maps. Rewards added in this phase were mostly items that many had wanted as house decorations for many years.

	Turn-in Items
	Some Holiday & Valentine Gifts
	Grobu's Fur
	SOS and MIBs
	Power Scrolls 105
	Treasure Map
	Cleverly Drawn Treasure Map
	Artifacts Level 1 and 2
	Items "Recovered from a Shipwreck"
	Artifacts Level 3 and 4
	Power Scrolls 110
	Stat Scrolls +5
	Leviathan Minor Artifacts
	Deviously Drawn Treasure Map
	Paragon Minor Artifacts
	Ingenious Map Minor Artifacts
	Special Fishing Net
	Artifacts Level 5
	Power Scrolls 115
	Stat Scrolls +10
	Ingeniously Drawn Treasure Map
	Artifacts Level 6
	Stat Scrolls +15
	Obsidian Blade
	Chaos Shields from Vanguard Controllers
	Artifact Level 7
	Power Scrolls 120
	Stat Scrolls +20
	Artifact Level 8
	Fabled Fishing Net
	Ancient SOS
	Stat Scrolls +25
	Artifact Level 9
	Artifacts Level 10 and 11
	Major Tokuno Artifacts
	Artifacts Level 12 (Note: Does not include Staff of Pyros/Vorpal Blade/Berserker's Scythe, refer to Phase I)
	Seahorse Statuette and Ghost Ship Anchor

	Rewards
	Virtue Tiles (each)
	Yucca Tree
	Bamboo
	Horse Barding
	Dragon Head
	Nest with Eggs
	Fire Pit
	Beehive
	Archery Butte
	Luck Ring (Etoile Bleue)
	Luck Bracelet (Novo Bleue)

Phase III

Phase III, which began on July 11, added the rest of the holiday items, several stealable items and daily rares, and a great many items and consumables associated with the Scenarios and Peerless dungeons. The rewards added were a decorative mousehole and two more sets of armor.

	Turn-in Items
	Holiday, Valentine & Halloween Gifts
	Anniversary Gifts
	Skull of Greed (Barracoon)
	Parrots
	Recipe Scrolls
	Paragon Chests
	Melisande's Fermented Wine
	Mask of Orcish Kin
	Evil Orc Helm
	Tribal Rewards:
	Crystal and Shadow House Deco Items
	Clockwork Assembly
	Power Crystal
	Bag of Sending
	Trammel/Felucca Moonstones
	Music Gear
	Talismans
	Resolve's Bridle
	The Hag's Assistant Rewards
	Legacy Stealables
	Brightly Colored Eggs (Vorpal Bunny)
	Artifacts Level 3 and 4
	Wands/Staves of Item Identification
	Glacial Staff
	Book of Truth
	Plague Beast Cores
	Daily Rares
	Twilight Lanterns
	Origami Paper
	Full Jars
	Golden Skulls
	Peerless rewards specific to:
	Skull of Power (Rikktor)
	Skull of Venom (Mephitis)
	Skull of Pain (Semidar)
	Skull of Death (Neira)
	Bucket
	Halloween Ghoul Statuette
	Skull of Enlightenment (Lord Oaks)
	Anti-Virtue Dungeon Non-Artifact Items

	Rewards
	Mouse Hole
	Sorcerer Armor (one piece of a set)
	Scout Armor (one piece of a set)

NPCs

There were several NPCs spread about Britain and other locations, and each took a different array of items.

Name: Makiko the Samurai
Location: Zento, Rokuon Cultural Center, 1st Floor
Items Accepted: Ophidian Journals, Ophidian Orders
Name: Lozat the Numismatist
Location: Britain (Trammel), East Britain Bank
Items Accepted: Copper Shillings, Silver Crowns, Gold Sovereigns
Name: Calaid the Soldier
Location: Britain (Trammel), North guard tower at Castle Britannia entrance
On Siege Perilous: Guard tower southwest of West Britain Bank
Items Accepted: Ophidian Rations, Slippery Snake Skins
Name: Onoe the Soldier
Location: Britain (Trammel), South guard tower at Castle Britannia entrance
On Siege Perilous: Guard tower southwest of West Britain Bank
Items Accepted: Cursed Artifacts, Magincia Rubble, Planeswords, Planeshields, Staves of Pyros, Vorpal Blades, Magical Weapons (Power, Vanquishing, Mystic), Ophidian Weapons (Power, Vanquishing, Mystic), Berserker’s Scythes, Ophidian Berserker’s Bardiches, Invalis’s Burchetes
Name: Yonns the Collector
Location: Front steps of the Artist's Guild in Britain
Items Accepted: Holiday, Valentine & Halloween Gifts, Grobu’s Furs, SOSes and MIBs, Powerscrolls (105-120), Treasure Maps (Level 1-6), Artifacts (Levels 1-12), SoS/MiB Pre-Chest Loot, Stats Scrolls (+5 - +25), Leviathan Minor Artifacts, Paragon Minor Artifacts, Ingenious Map Minor Artifacts, Special Fishing Nets, Obsidian Blades, Chaos Shields (from Vanguards), Fabled Fishing Nets, Ancient SOSes, Major Tokuno Artifacts, Sea Horses and Ghost Anchors, Anniversary Gifts, Crystal and Shadow House Deco Items, Brightly Colored Eggs, Twilight Lanterns, Ghoul Statuettes, Anti-Virtue Dungeon Non-Artifact Items
Name: Buford the Collector
Location: In front of Premier Gems in Britain
Items Accepted: Skulls of Greed, Parrots, Recipe Scrolls, Paragon Chests, Melisande's Fermented Wine, Orcish Kin Masks, Evil Orc Helms, Tribal Rewards, Clockwork Assemblies, Power Crystals, Bags of Sending, Trammel/Felucca Moonstones, Music Gears, Talismans, Resolve's Bridles, Hag Quest Items, Legacy Stealables, Artifacts Level 3 and 4, Item Identification Wands/Staves, Glacial Staves, Books of Truth, Plague Beast Cores, Daily Rares, Origami, Full Jars, Golden Skulls, Peerless Boss Rewards, Skulls of Power, Skulls of Venom, Skulls of Pain, Skulls of Death, Buckets, Skulls of Enlightenment