For a limited time Neverwinter has a special event group Skirmish available. In this new skirmish, Call to Arms: Straight to Helm for the popular MMO Neverwinter, you must join a group to tackle this quick Skirmish to help out Helm’s Hold. Players can queue for for the event through the in-game system or keep an eye out in chat as there is always a few groups forming. In the event you can earn a few cool items. There is a new ghostly companion you can find, some items to give your gear a unique look, and some new special event only item enchantments.

Here are the details from the Neverwinter website.

Event beginsOctober 3, 2013 at 10 A.M. PDT (Pacific) (When is that for you?)

Event endsOctober 7, 2013 at 10 A.M. PDT (Pacific) (When is that for you?)

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Answer the Call to Arms in Helm’s Hold

Starting at 10 A.M. today until October 7, 2013, players from level 6-60 will be able to queue for Call to Arms at any time during the event period. Taking down devils and the Ashmadai has never been more exciting or rewarding! Speaking of rewards, what could you earn by completing a Call to Arms skirmish? In addition to dye packs, gold, Rough Astral Diamonds (during the bonus Astral Diamonds event for skirmishes), and equipment drops from slain creatures (specific to your character level!), players could receive the following items:


New companion – Helmite Ghost Paladin

In life, the Paladins of Helm swore oaths to the guardian god to protect the world from evil. These vigilant spirits remain true to their vows in death, serving Neverwinter’s heroes in battle.

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The Helmite Ghost Paladin at level 30

The Helmite Ghost Paladin Companion has initial points in Defense and Regeneration, as well as twoOffense slots and one Defense slot for Runestones, one waist slot, and two ring slots. As a green quality companion, the Helmite Ghost Paladin Companion has a Max Rank of 20, providing you with three skins from which to pick before ranking up.

The Helmite Ghost Paladin Companion has three powers:

Shield Bash

  • Melee, 3′ Cylinder, 8s cooldown
  • Deals physical damage
  • Deal damage to target foe.

Sweep

  • 13′ range, 120′ Cone, 3s cooldown
  • Deals physical damage
  • Strike all foes in a forward arc.

Helmite Seal

  • This power unlocks at companion level 30.
  • Shield Bash applies a Helmite Seal to the target for 5 seconds. Attacking a target afflicted with a Helmite Seal heals the attacker.

New enchant – Cruel Enchantment

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Players will receive one rank Rank 2 up to Rank 5 Cruel Enchantment during every Call to Arms skirmish completion! In addition, Rank 1 and Rank 2 Cruel Enchantments may drop from creatures while running the skirmish.


Class-based transmutable items

Completely change how your weapons look with these special Call to Arms-themed weapon transmutes! Don’t be afraid to transmute your items – it’s free!

 

So there you have it, a new cool Skirmish for Neverwinter for little while. Make sure to log in and run it so you can reap the rewards of the special event. Try to keep an eye on the even counter and pound through the new Skirmish when bonus rewards are on for a better change to get the new loot!