Kidnapping Caper
The NC Kidnapping Caper is a Mall event running between May 19 and May 25 2015. It is similar in style to the Great NC Scavenger Hunt, with users given clues to search Neopia in exchange for wearable NC items! Remember to check the FAQ before participating.
Case Files
In order to participate in the event, you need to purchase at least one special Case File from the NC Mall. There are three Case Files, all costing 700 NC, one for each of the three aspects of the event - who did the kidnapping, how they did it, and where they are hiding.
Upon buying the Case File, you will need to activate it, either in your inventory or the main Caper page. Provided you activate your Case File within the first 3 days of the event, you will be awarded with a bonus item corresponding to the Case File you opened.
Once you have an activated Case File, you can take part in the event! Each Case File has a list of suspects or possibilities they need to eliminate from the investigation, and will eliminate a new one each day, giving you a riddle to solve in order to do so. Each Case File has a different set of items and clues, and as such a different set of rewards. You will find the items on pages spread throughout Neopia, looking like this:
Clicking on the item will return you to the Kidnapping Caper page and mark the quest as complete for the day.
Suspects
Day | Clue/Riddle | Location | Prize |
May 19![]() |
The faeries may know something, but they're all off betting on the races. | Visit the Poogle Races. |
![]() Day at the Tracks Background |
May 20![]() |
The Specialty Shopkeeper likes to read the archives for records of unique items; perhaps another Lenny could provide some insight. | Visit the Altadorian Archives. |
![]() Feathered Dress |
May 21![]() |
That Future Fashions girl is always out looking for new items, maybe even searching for buried treasure. | Visit the Treasure of the Black Pawkeet. |
![]() Gold Sequined Skirt |
May 22![]() |
This is a real mystery, not a Roo Island contest! But a clue that rhymes could only be in one place. | Visit the Poetry Contest. |
![]() Paper Hearts Garland |
May 23![]() |
Someone must have seen their getaway. Why don't you try someone who gives tours all day? | Visit Glass Bottom Boat Tours. |
![]() Glass Bottom Boat Foreground |
May 24![]() |
It's a lovely day for berry picking, despite the whole kidnapping thing that is... | Visit Pick Your Own. |
![]() Sparkleberry Wings |
May 25![]() |
Only a couple suspects left! But it might take mystical help; see if a certain Yurble would be willing. | Visit The Mystery Island Mystic. |
![]() Mystic Makeup |
For completing the file, you may choose one of the following rewards:
![]() Baby Bun with Heart Headband (wearable) |
![]() Dark Burning Forest Background (wearable) |
![]() Lighted Spring Dress (wearable) |
![]() Romantic Lake Background (wearable) |
Hideout
Day | Clue/Riddle | Location | Prize |
May 19![]() |
Where did they go? Try starting with a place for people to report suspicious sightings! | Visit the Evil Things and Monster Sightings neoboard. |
![]() Ominous Tunnel of Trees Background |
May 20![]() |
Few really know what happens in the Haunted Woods, but there is a certain camp with a good view. | Visit the Wanderer Camp. |
![]() Red Wanderer Skirt |
May 21![]() |
There's a city that produces all the equipment they'd need to disappear, and some pretty fantastic lights. | Visit Lampwyck's Lights Fantastic. |
![]() Golden Light Shower |
May 22![]() |
To blend in to the crowd, they'd need a change of clothes... probably something second-hand. | Visit The Neopian Second-Hand Shoppe. |
![]() Vintage Collared Blouse |
May 23![]() |
You can see all around when you're up in the air, just ask a Neopian with a fondness for springs. | Visit Springy Things. |
![]() Vase of Springs |
May 24![]() |
To get in the mind of a criminal, who better than someone who deals with them all day and has a... love of logic? | Visit Cellblock. |
![]() Dark Ornate Mask |
May 25![]() |
You should always have some Neopoints on hand when running from the law. There is one national authority on that. | Visit The National Neopian Bank. |
![]() Wishing Fountain Trinket |
For completing the hunt, you may choose one of the following rewards:
![]() Beach Picnic Background (wearable) |
![]() Hidden Among the Grass Foreground (wearable) |
![]() Luminous Lighted Pastel Wig (wearable) |
![]() Snowy Cherry Blossom Side Tree (wearable) |
Method
Day | Clue/Riddle | Location | Prize |
May 19![]() |
Someone with a royal knowledge for potions might be useful here. | Visit the Royal Potionery. |
![]() Shelves of Potions Trinket |
May 20![]() |
We should consult outside sources...maybe someone who deals in mystical surroundings can help. | Visit Mystical Surroundings. |
![]() Mystical Forest Entryway Background |
May 21![]() |
I wonder if they left any tracks in their getaway - a Blumaroo gardener would know! | Visit the Neopian Garden Centre. |
![]() Moonlit Contacts |
May 22![]() |
To avoid being seen, they must have travelled at night, but maybe somebody who studies the skies saw. | Visit the Lunar Temple. |
![]() Jungle Green Gown OR ![]() Flowering Gate Foreground |
May 23![]() |
Follow those marks to a jungle village that is finally free. | Visit Tyrammet Village. |
![]() Jungle Green Gown |
May 24![]() |
That missing machine was the retired Faerie-theme; perhaps a water faerie who loves colors knows more? | Visit the Rainbow Fountain. |
![]() Waterfall Braided Wig |
May 25![]() |
We believe the shipment crate was meant to help feed some orbiting Grundos, wonder if it made it... | Visit Grundos Cafe. |
![]() Silver Metal Shirt |
For completing the hunt, you may choose one of the following rewards:
![]() Dark Mystical Gown (wearable) |
![]() Diamond Circlet Wig (wearable) |
![]() White Picket Fence of Neggs Foreground (wearable) |
![]() Winter Moon Background (wearable) |
Bonus Prize
For completing all 3 Case Files, you'll receive the following item as a bonus:
Eventide Gift Box Mystery Capsule

This article was written by: JN Staff