Is Balios available in Christmas promo? And if it is, what do I have to do to get him?

yes you just have to bring back his tree from the divine forest

I read earlier about the numbers of the trees. So what number of a tree is Balios?

the next Promo is?

When getting trees in the Christmas promo, the higher the skill of the horse, the faster the time the tree gets back right?

Here's another set of numbers:

Using the Nearby Copse *nearest forest*

Percheron Foal - 380.51 gp - 117.23 skill points
Donkey Foal - 306.30 gp - 92.53 skill points
Trip time to get tree from Nearby Copse = 11 hours *rounded up to nearest hour*

Marwari Unicorn - 729.26 gp - 335.97 skill points
Legendary Altair - 3887.05 - 9541.12 skill points
Trip time to get tree from Nearby Copse = 13 hours

Legendary Amira -3768.77 - 9984.40 skills
Legendary Tormenta - 3610.36 gp - 9700.62 skills
Trip time to get tree from Nearby Copse = 15 hours

*Please note - in all 3 cases, I brought back Tree 1 - so its possible that the time gets higher the more you bring back the same tree...

Using the Divine Forest *furthest away forest:

Friesian Unicorn - 445.08 skills - 356.16 gp
Friesian Unicorn - 384.02 skills - 353.17 gp
Time Taken = 5 Days

Donkey Foal - 90.06 skills - 306.02 gp
Donkey Foal - 90.06 skills - 306.02 gp
Time Taken = 3 days

Ocean Divine - 8569.20 skills - 700 gp
Geyser Divine - 8420.30 skills - 700.00 gp
Time Taken = 5 Days

*Different tree brought back each time

In all cases - it actually seems that the younger horses and those with the LOWER skills had the better time

If you have the divine, and you are born in that sign, you get a 5th element on your bday. But isn't that not as fair for Capricorn? Because they need to get Sagittarius to get it, but the others (I'm guessing) they just need their own sign zodiac horse.

Christmas packs

Capricorn is highly favorable for people of his sign due to when he will be on the game for people to have vs. when his Zodiac Calendar is.

The earliest we can expect to see any Capricorns besides Ows would be December 17th *if players use a ton of passes to get Sagittarius on the first days of the promo - and since Divines can't age, we'd have to wait roughly 7 days)

So...let's look at the Zodiac Calendar:

Scorpio (October 23 - November 21)
Sagittarius (November 22 - December 21)
Capricorn (December 22 - January 19)

Compared to the other Zodiacs so far...January (and some December) Capricorns actually get a great deal:

Scorpio - Added November 7th - Calendar is from Oct. 23 to Nov. 21st > Anyone who had a birthday before the 7th has to wait until next year. And it is only those who have a birthday happen after they get him (ex. Get him on the 17th - your birthday is the 18th) will benefit from him.

Sagittarius - Will be added December 10th - Calendar is from Nov. 22 to Dec. 21st. If your birthday is before the 10th - you miss out until next year. Like Scorpio - it is only those with a birthday to happen after they get the Divine who will benefit.

Capricorn:

If the first ones *Capricorn* are born on the 17th - that's 5 days before his Calendar starts...So anyone with a Capricorn born before the 22nd *whose is of that sign* would benefit from him.

Even if no one goes for Sagittarius until the 25th (so the first one born January 1st if the tree is brought back right away using Passes)...that's still 19 days Capricorn's benefit is in play.

*Keep in mind all 'Added' dates are for when the Promo to get them starts (the appearance of them on the game)

So while him being Breed only might seem a bit unfair - if you think about the time he'll be around vs. time Capricorn people have their birthdays vs. the other Zodiac times and benefits...the unfairness of him being breed only is kind of a nice compromise (as by my calculations...if you are a Sagittarius and don't plan on using Passes...you'll need to wait until next year to get a gift from her regardless.

The new promotion is the Shipping Firs promotion.

Send your horses to find Christmas trees. When they return, decorate the trees with the requested decorations to win the present linked to the tree.
The length of a trip depends on the characteristics of your horse as well as the forest selected.
How to get decorations
From certain advent calendar windows.
While riding your horses. (maximum 2 times per day)
When your horses win a competition. (maximum 2 times per day)
By buying them with your passes.
And perhaps there is one more way of getting them, by decorating the Community Christmas Tree.

Do all of the trees require the same decorations for everyone or is it going to be completely random for each person? for example, If two different players bring back the Balios tree would the tree for player one and player two require the exact same decorations or completely random ones? And if the trees are the same for everyone, could someone possibly post a list of each tree and the decorations they need? I would really appreciate it