Kranodor's Log

Okay, finally it is here.
Again, for those of you who want to know straight away (and spoil the fun of discovering it) or who don’t have the time to find out but still want to get the most out, here are more or less full infos:

SPOILERS (yeah, just in case you didn’t notice the tag)

Pioneers Week has some stuff to offer:
Two mini-missions (1 in Hopitan, 1 in Martis) – the foes during battles drop nothing, but there are quite powerful mission rewards.
Roaming groups in Volum, Plateney, Tiasa, Chaduk, Martuso
Special Arenas in Hopitan, Martis, Chaduk and Tiasa

Only the bosses have droppable items – every boss has a weapon and some of them even have accessories!
The bosses are:
Settler Leader (1) – can be found in Hopitan arena. Has only a weapon to drop. (Archaic Beaconstaff, rating ca. 165)
Settler Leader (2) – can be found in Tiasa (Town and Area). Has a weapon (Ancient Beaconstaff, ca. 190) and an accessory (Ancient Colonists Hat) to drop.
Pioneer Leader – can be found in Martis and Chadukan Haven (Towns only). Has only a weapon (Ancient Beaconsword, ca. 170) to drop.
Expedition Leader (1) – can be found in Chaduk (Town and Area). Has only a weapon (Ancient Cooling Rod, ca. 165) to drop.
Expedition Leader (2) – can be found in Martis (Town and Area). Has only a weapon (Ancient Heating Rod, ca. 165) to drop.
Chieftain (1) – can be found in Volum Forest Area only. Has a weapon (Archaic Thornrod, ca. 160) and an Accessory (Archaic Chieftains Headdress) to drop.
Chieftain (2) – can be found in Plateney Woods Area only. Has a weapon (Ancient Thornrod, ca. 160 (but with higher speed ratings than the Archaic one)) and an Accessory (Ancient Chieftains Headdress) to drop.
Shaman – can only be found in Plateney Area. Has a weapon (Ancient Ceremonil Sword, ca. 160) and an Accessory (Ancient Shamans Headdress) to drop.
Conqueror – can be found in Plateney Area only. Has only a weapon (Ancient Conquerors Sword, ca. 160) to drop.

Warning!
Shaman and Chieftain 2 may appear in the same group, while the Conqueror appears in a different setting. In towns, Expedition and Pioneer Leader may appear in the same group!

Both missions reward Accessories and I strongly suggest you do the Hopitan one first (it may reward up to two Accessories that do not only increase Def Regeneration, but also grant some nice passive (defensive) bonus against the Festival Skill Tree in general).

Possibly more will follow.

About the Accessories:

RANDOM DROPS FROM ROAMERS AND ARENA FOES:
Archaic/Ancient Chieftains Headdress:
Reduces effect of metatherical and melee attacks and saps AP from the attacker (regardless of range)
Ancient saps 2.5x the AP and reduces the effects by 4x the amount that the Archaic does.
Both effects are rather small, though.

Ancient Colonists Hat:
Adds a little amount of AP and MP regen per turn, grants a mediocre bonus to mindwind defense and a small bonus to mindwind action.

Ancient Shamans Headdress:
Almost doubles natural Def regeneration rate, but saps a little amount of AP per turn. Adds a mediocre bonus to flesh actions and gives a mediocre defense bonus against mindwind attacks.

MISSION REWARDS:
Amulet of Movement:
Is supposed to give full movement at the start of the first turn (doesn’t work yet) and increases the regeneration rate of MP.

Amulet of Action:
Is supposed to give almost full action at the first turn of battle (doesn’t work yet) and slightly increases the regeneration rate of AP.

Amulet of Foundation:
Is supposed to give almost full action at the first turn of battle (doesn’t work yet), doubles natural Def regen rate and gives a defense boost against the Festival Skill Tree (base – so it does affect not only Pioneers Week, but also Autumn Harvest and any other Festivals that may come)