The Hunt of the Ancients zone has been removed due to a bug that causes it to not spawn the fourth and final pillar the majority of the time. There is no known fix. I am leaving this page on the wiki for reference.
Hunt of the Ancients is a zone that has an automated server-side timed event that pops up notices letting players know when it starts. When the event starts players must capture four pillars in succession and hold each for a period of time. The timer starts by right clicking a pillar and selecting Conquer. The player must remain at a pillar for 1 minute 40 seconds to capture it. If the player is attacked the capture timer stops and they have to start over after killing mobs or players. The first player to capture four pillars wins the event and receives a prize in the form of a HoTA statue automatically delivered to their settlement near the settlement token.
Winning the Hunt rewards a HotA Statue. When opened, these statues yield resources like Glimmersteel and Adamantine, and they offer a random chance to contain a Glimmersteel Medallion, which has no function other than being cosmetic.
The HoTA zone is located on Northlands, on a square island in the very center of the PVP zone (4239,4099). The PVP zone is in the center of the map and takes up 1024×1024 tiles.
At some point I or one of the other GM's will develop a mission series that gives out Hunt of the Ancients statues as prizes, along with the other associated rewards. Or we may choose to keep the statues as an event reward only.